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*** This article originally appeared on LifeBrook in 2008. A number of readers have asked that it be brought forward again, so, in response to these requests, here are a few thoughts on the value of the New Thought teachings…
Each age in which humankind has lived and evolved has had specific tasks or assignments that had to be learned. Early on, it is obvious some of these were very basic types of lessons, but as humanity progressed, these lessons and issues become more complex. It seems to me that Sacred Spirit has a plan and the continual outworking of that plan has been the driving force of all creation.
I think that there are two primary lessons for this exciting yet challenging period in our spiritual and social evolution. First, I believe strongly that one of our primary life lessons of this age concerns the deepening of our understanding of the power of our minds. Up until the last 150-200 years, except for a small number of esoteric spiritual groups, our awareness of just how powerful the mind is was minimal. However, beginning in the mid-19th Century all of that was about to change.
The 19th Century was a time of increasing spiritual awareness around the world, but especially in the West. In Britain, for example, the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution gave rise of a powerful reactionary force, seen primarily in literature and the arts. This movement became known as Romanticism. In Germany, the "Idealist" philosophers grew in both clarity and influence and began to have a particularly strong impact on theology. As the century progressed, America witnessed the emergence of the Transcendentalist Movement, again primarily in literature. Rejecting the rationalism of the Enlightenment and the logic of science, the Transcendentalist spoke of a higher plane of reality and a divine energy that permeated and gave life to all that existed. Writers like Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman challenged the accepted, traditional worldview and, in so doing, infused their ideas into the very core of American culture. The impact of these writers is still felt today in just about every field of study and endeavor.
The divine plan of Sacred Spirit began to take flesh, however, in another American philosophical/theological school that eventually became known as New Thought. A widely diverse movement, New Thought had its origins in the field of healing and quickly spread to other areas of study and practice, including theology.
Phineas Parkhurst Quimby (1802-1866) is traditionally called the "Father of New Thought." Quimby, like many others of his time, was dying of tuberculosis. After a mysterious sort of carriage ride in which he battled with a particularly head-strong horse, Quimby felt mentally invigorated and noticed that his condition improved somewhat. After attending a lecture on "Mesmerism," a technique of hypnosis fashionable in the late 1830's, Quimby began to experiment with hypnotic techniques and eventually became a healer of great renown.
Quimby's techniques and ideas spread quickly through his students and eventually New Thought was born. Christian Science, although not technically New Thought, was certainly born out of New Thought teachings. Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science, eventually acknowledged her philosophical debt to Quimby and his followers. Other early New Thought pioneers included teachers like Emma Curtis Hopkins, Malinda Cramer, and Nona Brooks. This trio especially was involved in the founding of Divine Science, one of the more influential New Thought schools.
Charles Fillmore and his wife Mary were also major New Thought figures, eventually founding the Unity School of Christianity. A little later on, influenced by New Thought writers Ralph Waldo Trine and Christian Larson, Ernest Holmes founded the Religious Science Movement. Holmes is considered one of the most influential teachers of New Thought and his teachings, called "The Science of Mind," have influenced such modern day figures as Norman Vincent Peale, Robert Schuller, Og Mandino, Zig Ziglar, Tony Robbins and, in an indirect and notably bizarre way, the entire Word of Faith Movement, the fastest growing segment of Christianity world wide.
I could go on and on describing the impact of New Thought, which noted psychologist William James called the "school of healthy mindedness," but space does not permit it. Suffice to say the New Thought has been of tremendous impact on our culture, our religions, and especially on psychology. Chances are, if you have been influenced by any type of positive thinking teaching, you have been influenced by New Thought in general and Ernest Holmes in particular.
Turning from a historical perspective, let's take a brief look at some basic New Thought teachings. Keep in mind, we don't have time to go into great detail here. It is my hope that in presenting some of the fundamental teachings of New Thought, you may be motivated to study these ideas further and, if you feel so led, apply them to your life. Below I list the Principles of Divine Unity, one of the newer New Thought Schools.
Principle One – There is One Power
Principle Two – The Kingdom is Within
Principle Three – I am an Individualized Expression of the Divine
Principle Four – My Thoughts and Beliefs Give Specific Form to Spirit
Principle Five – The Principle at the Basis of our Lives is the Law of Cause and Effect
Principle Six – We are Endowed With Free Will and Thus Can Embody Divine Unity by Choosing Compassion
Principle Seven – Evil is not a Separate Force but a Misuse of the Law
Principle Eight – Changing My Thinking Changes My Life
Principle Nine – There are Seven Tools Which Enable Us to Transform Our Consciousness by Enabling Us to Transform Our Thinking and Thereby Our Lives and the World We Live In*
Principle Ten – All These Principles Assist Us in Realizing Our Divine Unity Which Although Always Present May Not Be Realized Because of "Obscurations and Delusions
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Keep in mind that this list is only an outline and time or space does not allow for a very deep analysis here. Suffice to say that New Thought, in its various forms, is of the belief that a divine energy permeates the entire universe and that this energy is not only the source of all life, but also its animating and sustaining principle. This "Divine Mind" or "Sacred Intelligence" operates according to set universal "laws," most notably the Law of Cause and Effect. New Thought also places great emphasis on the Law of Attraction, a principle that gained much popularity recently with the publication of Byrne's book "The Secret." There really wasn't much secret about The Secret. The principles discussed in the pages of Byrne's book are straight out of New Thought.
Although its leading proponents consistently deny it, the Word of Faith Movement within Christianity has also been strongly influenced by New Thought. E.W. Kenyon, considered by many to be the earliest advocate of many of the principles that show up in Word of Faith teachings, was reported to have been strongly influenced by Ralph Waldo Trine, a leading New Thought teacher of the late 19th Century. As stated earlier, Word of Faith advocates go to great lengths to minimize the influence of Trine on Kenyon. No matter, whether from Trine or some other source, the presence of New Thought principles in the works of Kenyon is both unmistakable and undeniable.
What I find most interesting in the Christian traditions that have imbibed New Thought teachings is how they deal with integral aspect of their theology. Let's take a brief look at two examples, Peale/Schuller and Word of Faith.
As just mentioned, Word of Faith teachers, when confronted about New Thought influence, go to great lengths to deny it. Most Word of Faith teachers, as well as most charismatic teachers, define the New Thought Movement to be "occult" and the various schools associated with the movement as being "cults." This is especially true when they speak of Unity, Religious Science, and Christian Science. (It should also be noted that Christian Science is not technically a New Thought entity). If the Word of Faith advocates readily admitted to the influence of any of these sources, it would open the Word of Faith movement to charges of heresy, charges that are levied anyway.
As for Peale, Schuller, and the "Positive Thinking/Possibility Thinking" crowd, they neither admit to nor deny New Thought influence. Schuller is especially interesting in this regard. While never acknowledging New Thought per se, he frequently mentions fairly contemporary teachers of New Thought principles such as Clement Stone, Manly Hall, Napoleon Hill, and Emmett Fox, just to name a few.
Personally, I believe a third option is the most sane and workable approach. If you, your teachings, your writings, and your world view have been impacted by New Thought, just say so. It is as simple as that. There is absolutely no need to dance around the subject with a Texas Two Step like the Word of Faith folks do. Just be up front and admit your influences. After all, no teacher has ever formulated their teachings in a theological/philosophical vacuum.
In the secular "pop psychology" world the influence of New Thought is everywhere you look. Tony Robbins, Wayne Dyer, Gary Zukav – all have been impacted by the school of thought. Some acknowledge the influence, some do not. However, the level and intensity of the denial of New Thought influence is nowhere near that found in Christian circles.
If you are anywhere near a regular reader of this blog, you are surely aware that my world view has been impacted by various New Thought writers. I make no secret of this because I see absolutely no reason to do so. One of my most firmly held beliefs in the conviction that Christ may indeed be able to work and teach through any venue he chooses. He does not need my approval. In addition, I make every effort to avoid rigidity in my thinking and myopia in my theological beliefs. I do this for more than one reason. First, I have found both truth and inspiration from a wide range of sources, including New Thought. Second, I am also aware that someone I have major disagreements with still has the capacity to teach me something if I am open-minded enough to hear it.
For example, I spent the summer of 1972 working in Washington, D.C. at the National Campaign Headquarters for Senator George McGovern. Although I am much more in the center politically now, back in those days I was so far left I made Chairman Mao look like William F. Buckley. At about the same time, life slowly began to unravel for Chuck Colson, Nixon's famous "hatchet man."
As most of you know, during his legal problems associated with Watergate, Colson had a conversion experience while sitting in his car and he became a Christian. It should also be said that I arrived in Washington on June 10, 1972. The Watergate burglary took place on June 17. Colson, after his release from prison, founded Prison Fellowship, a ministry geared toward the spiritual redemption of those serving prison sentences. He has also become a major author in Christian circles and his books are widely read by an eager audience.
What I am getting at here is this. I am about as close to Colson politically and religiously as Kansas is to Katmandu. Colon was and is an arch-conservative Republican. I am an Independent politically, but it is safe to say that I have never voted for a Republican for any office at any level. I have major differences with the ideological stance of the Republican Party and have shed more than one tear over the fact that the Religious Right has abducted my faith tradition and enlisted it in the service of the Republicans.
Not only am I far away from Colson's political tastes, but religiously there is a great gulf between us as well. Colson is a Fundamentalist with a capital "F." I think fundamentalism in any religion is a dangerous commodity and I disagree with much of this school's teachings.
My point is this. Chuck Colson is one of my favorite Christian authors. I can say without reservation that I have learned much from his books and not long ago had the opportunity to finally hear him speak. Do I agree with most of what Colson says? Not on your life! Would I vote for him if he ran for office? You're joking, right? But do I benefit from my exposure to his teaching? You betcha. But it does take an open mind and a willingness to explore the thought of those much different than my own.
As for New Thought, I would encourage readers to explore these teachings for themselves rather than letting someone else do their thinking for them. You may, indeed, be surprised at what you discover.
© L.D. Turner 2008/2010/All Rights Reserved
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Pyromania is defined as a pattern of deliberate setting of fires for pleasure or satisfaction derived from the relief of tension experienced before the fire-setting. The name of the disorder comes from two Greek words that mean "fire" and "loss of reason" or "madness." The clinician's handbook, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , also known as the DSM, classifies pyromania as a disorder of impulse control, meaning that a person diagnosed with pyromania fails to resist the impulsive desire to set fires—as opposed to the organized planning of an arsonist or terrorist.
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Scientists have been warning for decades that climate change is a threat to the immense tracts of forest that ring the Northern Hemisphere, with rising temperatures, drying trees and earlier melting of snow contributing to a growing number of wildfires.
The near-destruction of a Canadian city last week by a fire that sent almost 90,000 people fleeing for their lives is grim proof that the threat to these vast stands of spruce and other resinous trees, collectively known as the boreal forest, is real. And scientists say a large-scale loss of the forest could have profound consequences for efforts to limit the damage from climate change.
In retrospect, it is clear that Fort McMurray, in northern Alberta, was particularly vulnerable as one of the largest human outposts in the boreal forest. But the destruction of patches of this forest by fire, as well as invasions by insects surviving warmer winters, has occurred throughout the hemisphere.
In Russia, about 70 million acres burned in 2012, new statistics suggest, much of that in isolated areas of Siberia. Alaska, home to most of the boreal forest in the United States, had its second-largest fire season on record in 2015, with 768 fires burning more than five million acres.
Global warming is suspected as a prime culprit in the rise of these fires. The warming is hitting northern regions especially hard: Temperatures are climbing faster there than for the Earth as a whole, snow cover is melting prematurely, and forests are drying out earlier than in the past. The excess heat may even be causing an increase in lightning, which often sets off the most devastating wildfires.


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UAE firms targets for cyber crime: Abu Dhabi Police
Officers urge businesses to use safe and modern protection software
Abu Dhabi Police has warned UAE businesses of a surge in attacks by international hackers, urging them to use safe and modern protection software, and abstain from sending business correspondence using personal email accounts.
Colonel Dr Rashid Borshid, director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), revealed that online criminals are hacking into company email accounts to discover when financial claims are due, the WAM news agency reported.
Attackers then set up fake email accounts in order to lure companies into revealing their bank details and other confidential financial information.
As part of the Abu Dhabi Police's awareness-raising initiative to combat cybercrime, Colonel Borshid called on all businesses not to solely rely on routine electronic correspondence for their transactions and payments, particularly when the other party unexpectedly provides new bank account numbers.
"International hacking can be combated by using accredited and reliable anti-virus software, regularly changing their passwords, and updating secure operating systems and reliable applications continuously," he recommended.
"The world is hyper-connected, and once a malware genie is out of the bottle it cannot be put back," Eugene Kaspersky, the co-founder of Kaspersky Lab, and one of the world's foremost cyber security experts, told Arabian Business in a feature published this week.
"It will attack computers in MENA, in Europe, South America - basically every computer having a similar OS, software and vulnerabilities as the initial victim. So the whole world is a hotbed for modern cyber criminals. I would even say it's a cyber criminal's paradise."


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Overview of the posts so far:
Analysis I – EU / US Comparison
Analysis II – How united are the EU-28 on the issue?
Analysis III – EU / US Comparison Revisited
Analysis IV – Male / Female Comparison
In my first post, I stated three main questions:
- Do the EU and the US differ in their beliefs on gender equality?
- Do the EU countries differ in their beliefs on gender equality?
- How did the beliefs change over time?
In this last post, I want to wrap up my explorative analysis of the EVS and WVS data on gender equality in the workplace by summarizing the answers I could find on these 3 questions.
I will turn to question 2 first. The second analysis painted a rather clear picture of an EU-28 with widely differing beliefs on gender equality. There are huge gaps between the country specific agreement rates in the European Union. These differences diminished over the years, but still are clearly visible in the 2010 wave.
With that in mind, I'll try to answer question 1. The first analysis clearly showed distinct differences between the EU and the US. While the agreement to a male prerogative on getting a job is lower in the US than in the EU, the agreement on double-earner households and the importance of a job for female independence is higher in Europe. These differences seem to blur, once the results on the intra-EU differences are introduced in the third analysis step. Only statement 3 still shows a clear difference, while on statements 1 + 2 the US values lie inside the range of EU countries. There are european countries that differ more from the EU mean than the US values do. So there is a difference, but maybe it is not as big as one could believe on a first glance.
In the EU the agreement on all three statements moved towards the support of more equality between genders. While the US mirrored this developement on statement 1, the agreement on statement 2 moved in the opposite direction (I formulated some ideas on why this could be the case in Analysis IV). As there is no US data on statement 3 before 2014, it is not possible to make any statements on the development over time here.
These results are just a first step and spawn a number of new interesting questions themselves. Why are there so big differences between the EU countries? Why is the agreement on statement 2 in the US moving in the opposite direction of the EU over time? What factors may be responsible for the differences?
To answer these and other questions, more detailed data would be necessary. I also think that a deep qualitative analysis would be appropriate to answer the questions on why these differences exist between countries.
Overall I feel that the results leave a positive impression. It seems we are moving towards beliefs and attitudes that support more gender equality in the workplace. What remains, is the question of how the people and governments should tackle this issue and transfer the beliefs into social reality by making employment opportunities and pay more equal between men and women. Like Cecialia showed us in this post, the EU has started this Journey, but we are not there yet.


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Activated protein C resistance (APCR) has emerged as the most common inherited risk factor for venous thrombosis. Heterozygosity for the underlying DNA mutation Factor V Leiden (Arg 506 Gln) is associated with a 5- to 10-fold increased risk of developing a venous thrombotic episode, whereas homozygosity is associated with a 50- to 100-fold increased risk.1 Interaction of APCR with other co-inherited risk factors such as the recently described prothrombin gene variant (G → A transition at position 20210) is expected to synergistically increase the thrombotic risk.2
Therefore, a one-step detection of both genetic variants is very attractive for the diagnosis and management of deep vein thrombosis. We read with interest the recent report by Gomez3 about the rapid screening of Factor V Leiden and the G20210A prothrombin variant. The investigators described a multiplex polymerase chain reaction followed by a combined restriction digest of both the factor V gene and the prothrombin gene PCR products. They simultaneously use two different endonucleases, leading to a complex restriction pattern with several cleavage sites for wild-type and mutated amplified fragments.
In our laboratory, we have developed a very simple method based on multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-mediated site-directed mutagenesis using primers with mismatched 3′-ends. This duplex PCR is followed by restriction using a single and inexpensive endonuclease,HindIII. The electrophoretic patterns can be easily identified whatever the genotypic combination. This method is used as a routine diagnosis strategy for both mutations.
We use either genomic DNA prepared by a standard salting out procedure4 or a rapid extraction procedure using Chelex resin (20 μL of extraction product from whole blood).5
Primers for the factor V gene G1691A determination are those described by Gandrille et al6 and primers for the prothrombin gene 20210A determination have been described by Poort et al.7For each pair of primers, the 3′ antisense has been modified to create a single HindIII cleavage site in the presence of both mutated PCR products.
After HindIII restriction, the digested products can be easily separated on a 2% agarose gel. Figure 1 shows the different migration patterns observed. For both factor V and factor II alleles, the normal genotypes produce undigested PCR products (241 and 345 bp, respectively), whereas mutated homozygous lead to restricted fragments (209 + 32 and 322 + 23 bp, respectively). The heterozygous patterns are characterized by the presence of undigested and digested amplified fragments.
To check the accuracy of the results, we systematically include in each assay two positive controls corresponding to homozygous patients for FV or FII mutations, respectively. Furthermore, a single reaction mix for the digestion, including the restriction endonuclease, is prepared for each sample set. This allows both samples and controls to be assayed with the same conditions.
Our method has at least two main advantages. First, the same inexpensive restriction endonuclease is used for the detection of the mutated alleles in both FV and FII, the size of the PCR digests allowing a simple detection on agarose gels. Second, the electrophoretic patterns can be easily and unambiguously recognized as they are very simple and identical for both mutations. This method thus offers a reliable tool for routine diagnosis.
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Luxe Auto video commercial is now online. Shot on location in 4K. Videography, editing and post production by Roman Design for Team SLE Advertising.
RD Video Productions website is now live. Website runs on WordPress CMS and is showcasing video portfolio for an Oakville, Ontario based videography business. This website features streaming online video in the website header, an effective marketing tool for a modern mobile-friendly website.
New online promo video produced for Team SLE Advertizing is up at YouTube. Green screen key footage is shot at Roman Design studio at 4K UHD, footage color corrected and post-processed, audio mixed and master video is rendered at Roman Design studio. Videography, editing and post by Roman Design. Directed and produced by Team SLE Advertising.
The new website of our long time client Team SLE Advertising is up. The new and completely redesigned website is running on WordPress and a responsive Boostrap framework and has a cool background video demo reel running on the homepage that Roman Design has created to showcase client's works.
Another video is updated to a YouTube version: this time it's a Dynamise Botanicals video.
Another video is updated to a YouTube version. We will be following how replacing videos from local hosting to YouTube affects SEO performance.
We're replacing Roman Design videos in portfolio from a locally hosted and served with HTML5 code to a YouTube-hosted videos. This video produced for Bel Air Lumber is the first one to be replaced.


text: Its great to see that the NLL recognizes that a franchise in Vancouver is still a great idea, and that getting a court ruling wresting the franchise right away from Mayenknecht and his debt load gives potential new owners a clean slate. It will be awesome to have a frachise here in one of the worlds hotbeds for development of lacrosse players. 2010 may be ambitious as there is a little event slated to take place that year here. Maybe big propaganda campaign thru the NHL and Olympics may be the best way to create some buzz for the new franchise (ravens ) or whatever they will be called.


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Author: Toni
Date posted: 2/25/2008 10:34:49 PM
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Glad to see this up - a nice look at life under a dictatorship.
Author: Andraya
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I'd like to thank Tony, Jackie, and Christian for beta-reading this story for me. And the cover artwork here is none other than a fabulous picture by Ralph McQuarrie.
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Date posted: 2/28/2008 10:35:14 AM
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This is a good story. It would make for a good introduction for a good cloak and dagger, nail biting double crossing story between the Professers and the intelligence officer. I was left after reading this, wanting more. My mind is running wild with all kinds of possiblities as to where the story could go. So i'll be looking forward to see where you take this. Thanks Again.
Author: miralys
Date posted: 2/29/2008 5:50:22 PM
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So glad to see this up! The cover art really complements it.
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Read this a little while back. I thought the mundane, daily routine sort of things you put in it added a great feeling of reality to it. The characters were fleshed out nicely (fun cameo from Isard, too) and the idea is definitely interesting. My only critique is, similar to another reviewer, I feel that there should be more.
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How many times does one get real peace and quiet? Sitting here in my kitchen with no one around, and my i-phone nowhere in sight is a great opportunity to get some quiet within. It's time for that 'small, still voice" so speak. I spent many years searching for God through prayer and was always disappointed by the fact that the unnaturalness of reading from a pre-written formulaic text produced a pressure to 'feel spiritual'. It was like 'Now I'm in spiritual mode, time to open up to Hashem.' but it never worked. First, there were a million distractions; Secondly, there was that terrible pressure created by the 'halachic restrictions' of being unable to talk, move or relate to others while I was praying and thirdly, it destroyed any sense of spontaneity. Now I pray freely,when and where I can. My favourite place is in the car, because that is when I most frequently find I am alone. Praying with others, albeit sincere others is still difficult for me. The last time I went to shul I felt totally strangled by the limitations of rabbinically ordained prayer. I found that going out into the countryside produced something much more genuine.
Ideally our very existence should be a prayer, a constant dialogue with God generated from the quiet within. But the quiet within is not so easy to find.
Last night I conversed with God and was given many insights and directions into how I should proceed in my life. I am hesitant to write "I conversed with God' because one might suspect that I am suffering from a mental illness with voices in my head! But on the other hand, crazier things are done in the name of religion than simply conversing with God. Last night, the hurricaine of emotions that had been plaguing me all day unrelentingly, demanding "What now? How? When?What if? I'll never manage! etc" was finally stilled. I had a direction. I had insight. Yes, I'm still walking that tightrope of fear; terrified that I will fall and be swept away by treacherous waters below but God in his mercy continues to reassure me….I have to realise that the tightrope is an illusion – I am being held from Above,
When Jabin king of Hazor heard of this, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon, to the kings of Shimron and Acshaph,and to the northern kings who were in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Kinnereth, in the western foothills and in Naphoth Dor on the west; to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites and Jebusites in the hill country; and to the Hivites below Hermon in the region of Mizpah. They came out with all their troops and a large number of horses and chariots–a huge army, as numerous as the sand on the seashore. All these kings joined forces and made camp together. So Joshua and his whole army came against them suddenly at the Waters of Merom and attacked them,there at the Waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. The LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them, because by this time tomorrow I will hand all of them over to Israel, slain. You are to hamstring their horses and burn their chariots."and the LORD gave them into the hand of Israel. They defeated them and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon, to Misrephoth Maim, and to the Valley of Mizpah on the east, until no survivors were left. Joshua did to them as the LORD had directed: He hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots.
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With the Live Parts™ for SOLIDWORKS Add-in, users can define the walls to which seed cells can be attached. A wall is a volume whose surfaces are considered "sticky" in Live Parts. Cells propagate along walls due to their ability to support portions of the Live Parts object subjected to loads. You can define a wall using the method outlined below.
Defining walls
- Select Wall in the Live Parts for SOLIDWORKS Add-in toolbar.
- Click on the Volume box and select the relevant volume in your SOLIDWORKS assembly. The volume must be a rectangular prism, cylinder, or sphere. The volumes must be simple non-merged geometry in a part within the assembly.
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Ahmad Ould Dadah is the president of the Rally of Democratic Forces Party. He was the leader of the democratic opposition (2007-2014), president of the Union of Democratic Forces-New Era (1992-2007), an economist for the World Bank (1986-1991) and an independent economist consultant (1986-1979). He was the Minister of Finance and Commerce in 1978, the first governor of the Central Bank of Mauritania (1973-1978), the Director-General of the National Import-Export Company of Mauritania (1971-1973), the executive secretary to the Organisation of the Senegal River shared between Mauritania, Senegal, Mali and Guinea (1968-1971), and an economic and financial adviser to the president of Mauritania (1967-1968). He holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Economics from the University of Dakar, Senegal (1970) and a BA in Economics from the Sorbonne in France (1967).


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This week on PUREinfoTech: Apple announces the iPhone X (it's pronounced "ten"), the most expensive iPhone yet with a edge-to-edge Super Retina Display with odd cutout at the top and new A11 "Bionic" processor. Alongside with the $999 iPhone, the company also announced the Apple TV 4K, Apple Watch Series 3, and iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.
On PC, this week, Microsoft quietly increased the device limit for apps and games you download from the Windows Store to 2000 per account. Windows 10 build 16288 rolled out for PCs enrolled in the Fast ring of the Windows Insider Program with minor improvements, and removes the watermark from the bottom right-corner.
In addition, the company released Windows 10 build 16362 for Insiders with PCs enrolled in the Fast ring (Skip Ahead) as part of the Redstone 4 update coming in 2018.
Update KB4038788 rolled out this week for devices running the Windows 10 Creators Update addressing a number of issues, and bumping the build number to 15063.608.
Microsoft also unveiled new privacy settings changes for the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update to make it simpler and clearer the data the company collects.
Help and How-To
This week, you also learned new tips to get the most out of your PC, including the steps to change system font size on Windows 10 now that with the release of the Creators Update, Microsoft removed these option.
If you missed to join in Skip Ahead in the Windows Insider Program, you can use this workaround to enroll your device after branch is close.
Finally, if you're looking to refresh your desktop, don't forget to download the Vintage Journey theme for Windows 10.
The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709) is just around the corner, and even though I have already written a lot of guides and shared a vast amount of information on this new version, remember that you can submit your questions about version 1709 (consumer) in the PUREinfoTech forums. (I'll do my best to answer them all so you can be ready for the update.)
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HBD Thriller! Here's 5 Things You Didn't Know About the Album
Thriller, Michael Jackson's masterpiece/sixth studio album, turns 33 years old today. It may be gettin' up there in years, but it continues to rage on in today's pop culture with youthful vigor. In fact, it's probably the most popular 33-year-old you know. Thriller has sold over a hundred million copies, and is generally believed to be the highest-selling album of all time. At its peak, it sold an estimated one million copies per week. It's been more than three decades, and Thriller continues to sell copies in the hundreds of thousands. Damn. Adele is killing it, but even she has some catching up to do.
Thirty-three is, quite literally, an odd number, and Jackson was, to put it charitably, kind of an odd dude. So, in honor of said strangeness, here are some even weirder facts about the album. For no mere mortal can resist the evil of Thriller.
Michael Jackson had a pet tiger named Thriller
There's no point in being an eccentric pop icon if you can't fill a zoo with your exotic pets, and MJ certainly agreed. While she wasn't the adorable lil cub that posed with Jackson on a special-edition cover of Thriller, Thriller herself was one of the many animals that lived with him on his Neverland ranch. She was thirteen years old when she died of lung cancer in 2012 at a California wildlife preserve, but she will live forever in our hearts.
The zombies from the video still keep in touch
If you thought your family reunions are ugly, remind yourself that at least your brother's green skin isn't falling off of his face. Jokes aside, though, we love knowing that many of the zombie dancers from the video still keep in touch, and sometimes even have reunions. When you spend six weeks rehearsing the same dance with the same people for 18 hours a day, it's hard not to form bonds—or to turn into a literal zombie. They must have been really, really tired.
The album was actually part of an evil plot to kill disco
Sure, it was the highest selling album in history, but commercial success was not the primary goal. According to producer Quincy Jones, he and the singer had something a little more diabolical in mind. "Our underlying plan was to take disco out. That was the bottom line," Jones said, discussing the album on its 30th anniversary. "It had gone far enough."
Jehovah's Witnesses were not happy
MJ was born and raised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses, which would explain why the "Thriller" music video would open up with the text: "Due to my strong personal convictions, I wish to stress that this film in no way endorses a belief in the occult." Despite the disclaimer, the Jehovah's Witness community was upset with the video's imagery. When MJ heard that they wanted to excommunicate him, he ordered to have the film destroyed. Luckily, the director and editor hid the film from him until he changed his mind.
Zombies shop at thrift stores, too
Turns out, you don't actually have to spend a million dollars to dress like someone in a music video–as long as that someone is a decaying corpse. All of the clothes for the zombies in the video, it has been said, were purchased at the Salvation Army. So next time you pick something up from a thrift store and it smells really bad, don't worry—it's probably just because it's been used to clothe the undead.
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TACOMA, Wash. Tacoma scored early and often on Saturday night, as the Rainiers rolled to a 10-3 win over the Salt Lake Bees.
Tacoma roughed up Salt Lake starter Nick Adenhart, as he lasted just five innings and allowed six runs on nine hits. Adenhart (5-8) struck out four and walked two, suffering his fifth straight loss and is now 1-8 since his three-start stint with the Angels.
Jordan Czarniecki had three hits to lead the Bees, including his first career AAA home run in the ninth inning.
Chris Walker also chipped in three hits, two of which were doubles, and one run batted in, while Adam Pavkovich added two hits. Sean Rodriguez singled in a run in the ninth to extend his hitting streak to seven games.


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Mediator, Process Consultant, Etc.: Communication Applied in the Staff Development Coordinator's Role.
Cureton, Bob
The duties of a staff development coordinator at a large residential school for the mentally retarded consist of planning, coordinating, and implementing all training for employees. Such a person must function in the multiple roles of educator, process consultant, mediator, troubleshooter, and manager. Training for such a position should include courses that provide understanding and skills in group dynamics, conflict management, person perception, organizational communication, and supervisory management. Many traditional businesses promote people to training positions from within the company, which might require a specialist to accept a lesser position and work up the ladder. A training director can use such structured experiences as role-plays, case study analyses, and group problem solving, but these must relate to actual job situations. Training for such a position should be practical and situational. (TJ)
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CLAUDE FAUCHET (1744-1793), French revolutionary bishop, was born at Dornes (Nievre) on the 22nd of September 1744. He was a curate of the church of St Roch, Paris, when he was engaged as tutor to the children of the marquis of Choiseul, brother of Louis XV.'s minister, an appointment which proved to be the first step to fortune. He was successively grand vicar to the archbishop of Bourges, preacher to the king, and abbot of Montfort-Lacarre. The " philosophic " tone of his sermons caused his dismissal from court in 1788 before he became a popular speaker in the Parisian sections. He was one of the leaders of the attack on the Bastille, and on the 5th of August 1789 he delivered an eloquent discourse by way of funeral sermon'for the citizens slain on the 14th of July, taking as his text the words of St Paul, " Ye have been called to liberty." He blessed the tricolour flag for the National Guard, and in September was elected to the Commune, from which he retired in October 1790. During the next winter he organized within the Palais Royal the " Social Club of the Society of the Friends of Truth," presiding over crowded meetings under the self-assumed title of procureur general de la verite. Nevertheless, events were marching faster than his opinions, and the last occasion on which he carried his public with him was in a sermon preached at Notre Dame on the 14th of February 1791. In May he became constitutional bishop of Calvados, and was presently returned by the department to the Legislative Assembly, and afterwards to the Convention. At the king's trial he voted for the appeal to the people and for the penalty of imprisonment. He protested against the execution of Louis XVI. in the Journal des arnis (January 26, 1793), and next month was denounced to the Convention for prohibiting married priests from the exercise of the priesthood in his diocese. He remained secretary to the Convention until, the accusation of the Girondists in May 1793. In July he was imprisoned on the charge of supporting the federalist movement at Caen, and of complicity with Charlotte Corday, whom he had taken to see a sitting of the Convention on her arrival in Paris. Of the second of these charges he was certainly innocent. With the Girondist deputies he was brought before the revolutionary tribunal on the 3oth of October, and was guillotined on the following day. See Mernoires . ou Lettees de Claude Fauchet (5th ed., 1793) ; Notes sur Claude Fauchet (Caen, 1842).End of Article: CLAUDE FAUCHET (1744-1793)
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Published: 2006
Length: 445 pages
Genre: Autobiography
Start date: Summer 2009
Finished date: Summer 2009
Where From: Chapters-Indigo
Why Read: I love biographies, heard good things about it, and happened to see it in the Biography section during a memoir kick I was on.
Summary: Actress Ellen Burstyn recounts her early life growing up in Detroit, her start in modeling, training under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, and memorable experiences filming movies, such as The Last Picture Show, The Exorcist, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, and Requiem For a Dream, but also dealing with a bullying mother, trying to care for her schizophrenic husband, and finding a spiritual centre in Sufism.
Ellen Burstyn is the kind of actress you would love to sit down and chat with over a hot cup of tea as she has a warm, personable quality that translates from screen to page beautifully. She addresses many challenges in her life with dignity and develops a sense of self through a respectable spiritualism that took nearly half her life to realize.
Burstyn recounts nearly every film she has made, including her favourite performances in the lesser-seen The King of Marvin Gardens and Resurrection with fond memories of costars such as Cloris Leachman, Alan Alda, and Diane Ladd. The most striking events, however, are off-screen, including a tumultuous relationship with her unimpressed mother, violent interactions with her mentally ill husband, and her devoted use of Stanislavski sense memory techniques that connects an emotional life to her most revered characters, such as Lois Farrow in The Last Picture Show, Alice Hyatt in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, and Sara Goldfarb in Requiem For a Dream.
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Lovell ponders future fate of Mill Pond dam
LOVELL — A group of interested residents turned out last week to what will undoubtedly be the first of several informational meetings concerning the Mill Pond Dam on Route 93 in Lovell.
The dam has seen significant erosion over the years and Lovell selectman commissioned HEB Engineers of Bridgton and North Conway, N.H. to do an engineering study.
HEB Engineers was founded in 1974, and specializes in civil and structural engineering and land surveying.
Christopher Fournier, PE, the study's author presented the findings last Tuesday at the Lovell Town House. At HEB, Fournier is the firm's lead structural engineer and is responsible for project management, structural design and analysis of bridges and other structures, site reconnaissance, field investigation, and construction observation.
The report can be found on the town website: www.lovellmaine.us
The report outlined five options for consideration:
- Do Nothing. The documented condition of the dam has worsened significantly since the 1998 MBPC report. Concrete deterioration has continued to progress, bulging and undermining of the stone walls indicate instabilities in the overall dam structure, which had not been documented previously.
Dam failure, whether partial or a full breach is inevitable without significant construction efforts. Failure would result in the loss of Mill Pond, which would render the town's dry hydrant useless, residential dug wells would dry up or collapse, in addition to the economic and social loss of the ponds existence. Failure would also cause rapid flow as the pond drains into the Kezar River unrestricted and could jeopardize the Route 93 bridge through scouring, for which it was likely not designed.
Cleanup efforts would be necessary, urgent, and unplanned and therefore those efforts would not be cost efficient. Permitting of a replacement dam would be unlikely as environmental agencies have a general goal of encouraging dam removal. For all of these reasons it is not recommended to Do Nothing.
- Dam Rehabilitation. Dam rehabilitation was recommended in 1998 as part of the MBPC report; however, since that time significant changes in the dam have been observed. The overall instability of the dam does not lend itself to rehabilitation efforts, since the components that are existing cannot be repaired, they need to be reconstructed or replaced and reinforced with additional structures. By definition, rehabilitation includes retaining some portions of the original built structure.
At this time, the scope of efforts needed to rehabilitate the dam cannot be considered a rehabilitation and are more in line with a reconstruction. It is not recommended that the dam be rehabilitated.
- Dam Reconstruction. This alternative includes the careful deconstruction and complete reconstruction of the dam from its foundation. The goal of this alternative would be to reuse salvaged materials (granite blocks and suitable fill) to completely rebuild the dam as a reflection of its current state. A modern dam structure would be constructed and concealed to look like the existing dam, and minimal modifications to the spillway configuration could be made.
Considerations for improving public safety and encouraging recreational use of the dam site could easily be incorporated in this alternative. This alternative should only be considered if the aesthetics of the current dam are of significant historical or cultural significance. It is important to realize that the reconstruction of the dam will significantly change its appearance. Because the dam characteristics are not all from the original construction and the resulting composition of the dam is not exceptional, it is likely that this alternative will not be pursued. It is not recommended that the dam be reconstructed in-kind.
Estimated cost: $1.2 million (note: engineer's opinion of probable costs are presented for the proposed alternatives. These costs include a 20% contingency, engineering design fees, and construction administration fees).
- New Dam Construction. This alternative includes the complete demolition and construction of a new dam utilizing modern techniques. The existing dam has remnants of its previous use as a mill and reconfiguration during improvements in 1915.
The goal of this alternative would be to provide an efficient new structure designed and constructed to current standards with a focus of ease of maintenance and operation. Incorporation of a fish ladder system could be implemented into this alternative if desired by the town or recommended by regulatory agencies.
Considerations for improving public safety and encouraging recreational use of the dam site are easily incorporated in this alternative. A minor pedestrian bridge is proposed to span the spillways and preserve pedestrian access at the site.
Based on the 2009 report, hydroelectric generation was not feasible when rates were in the range of $0.09 per kW. At this time, according to the Maine Public Utilities Commission, Central Maine Power rates for residential and small commercial customers are near $0.07 per kW. The hydroelectric report recommended reevaluating the potential if rates rose to $0.20 per kW.
Because of the long lifetime of new dams, in the range of 100 years, and the unknown course of future energy pricing, considerations should be made to accommodate future hydroelectric capabilities, but investing in the infrastructure for hydroelectric at this time is not feasible or recommended. It is recommended that the dam be replaced.
Estimated cost: $950,000.
- Partial Dam Removal. This alternative includes the partial deconstruction of the upper part of the dam. Specifically, the bridge and concrete spillway structures would be removed and upper stonework disassembled and reused to configure falls at the downstream end of the existing dam. Careful drawdown of the pond would ultimately result in a much lower pond elevation or the reestablishment of the Kezar River upstream of the dam location. Efforts to provide supplemental scour protection of the Route 93 bridge abutments may be needed since the bridge was designed to exist over stagnant water and the partial dam removal would result in a flowing water condition.
The future desire to restore a dam at the site would be unlikely based on the current natural resource agency climate. Based on the town's desire to maintain Mill Pond, it is not recommended that the dam be partially removed.
Estimated cost: $400,000.
- Full Dam Removal. This alternative is similar to the partial dam removal, but the scope includes the complete removal of the dam structure including all concrete and stone. The goal of this alternative is to restore the site as the channel of the Kezar River. This scope of work would need to be closely coordinated with the Maine Department of Transportation to not jeopardize the Route 93 bridge. Significant channel restoration downstream would be performed to accommodate a natural elevation change starting upstream near the bridge site.
Again, based on the town's desire to maintain Mill Pond, it is not recommended that the dam be fully removed.
Estimated cost: $550,000.
After reviewing the alternates with respect to environmental impact, cost-efficiency, constructability, and aesthetics, maintaining Mill Pond for recreation, fire protection, water supply and economics in a cost effective manner was the main driver for the recommended alternative to construct a new dam (Alternative D, $950,000).
Alternative C could meet these requirements, but it is not cost effective.
Alternatives A, E and F all result in Mill Pond being eliminated and therefore are not recommended.
More discussion on the issue is expected in the coming months.


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The engine screamed and the wildly spinning rubber track clawed for grip as I tore up the steep hillside. White, powdery snow poured over the windshield and straight into my grinning face. Bursting over the summit and with the throttle still pinned I made a hard right turn and slid through a full 180. I hit the kill switch and stopped just short of the edge. The world around me was suddenly plunged into dead silence except for the sound of my excited breathing and the ticking noise emanating from the snow soaked engine sitting in from of me. I slowly removed my goggles and peered out at the snow covered forest and creek valley that stretched out before me.
It was Grey Cup Sunday, Nov 24, 1974. I was 12 years old and was out riding my snowmobile about a mile from our home near Fort St. John, BC, Canada. The Grey Cup (the Canadian version of the US Super Bowl) had been televised on our lone TV channel earlier that day and I had watched the Montreal Alouettes beat the Edmonton Eskimos, 20 to 7, on a rain soaked field in Vancouver, BC. It was an exciting game and I really enjoyed it. After the last player was interviewed and the last drop of Champagne was doused over someone's head, I flicked the TV off and decided to go for a quick ride in the fading afternoon light. That was one of the great things about growing up in the country; having the freedom to just take off whenever one felt the urge.
As I now sat in the quiet stillness, the deteriorating weather swirling around me……an eerie feeling washed over me and I sensed the presence of danger (this wasn't all that unusual as I had a tendency to worry a lot). The joy and rush of excitement I was feeling vanished.
My mind did a quick scan for any potential explanations of why I felt so spooked. I looked up at the grey sky as heavy snowflakes stung my eyes. Suddenly I realized that my parents and younger brother were flying home this very afternoon in my father's light aircraft after a weekend excursion. My mind quickly flashed to an image of the small plane lumbering thru the winter sky and I felt a chill run down my spine. It was now 4pm and it would be getting dark soon. I often had anxieties about my father flying and I was especially uneasy about him flying in bad weather and this particular day was turning into a real mess, real fast.
I reached for the recoil starter and in one quick motion I started the machine and nailed the throttle with my thumb. I tore down the hill and raced across the valley heading for home.
My ominous feelings were not in vain, for almost at that exact moment, almost 200 miles away in a high mountain pass….. my parent's plane had just slammed into a frozen lake.
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I'm so excited to announce that Chef Kefi, RN is teaming up with The Greek Table to bring freshly-prepared Greek meals to a store near you!
Exhausted after a long shift (is there any other kind?) a few weeks ago, I stumbled upon The Greek Table's line of prepared Greek meals in Whole Foods (also available at Balducci's, Roots, and Costco). Not usually one for prepared foods and wary of most things labeled "Greek" that are not served to me in a vinyl booth by someone named Gus or Kostas, I was skeptical. What a happy surprise to find the vegetarian (and gluten free!) moussaka was authentically delicious and had not even a drop too much olive oil (a difficult feat for anything eggplant). I returned the next day to try all the other vegetarian options (in the name of research, of course) and was thrilled to find the artichoke stew, gigantes, and eggplant with feta were just as good. Flash forward a few twists and turns, and you can find me giving out free samples of The Greek Table line at grocery stores through the DC area. Fear not, meat eaters–there are lamb, beef, and chicken dishes, too!
You can find me tonight at one of DC's most-loved Mediterranean restaurants, Zaytinya. Famed chef Jose Andres and company are showing off the brand new patio with a Greek agorá , featuring happy hour drink specials, live music, and Greek goods for sale. Come find the Demeter's Pantry/Greek Table stand and I'll autograph your ouzo glass. Promise.
Monday, April 22nd, 6-10PM
Agorá Night Market
Experience the grand opening of our newly renovated patio at this festive night market. A live DJ heats up the event with modern Greek music and Zaytinya's bar team cools it down with a special liquid nitrogen ouzo cocktail. Zaytinya will also be passing complimentary tastes of their fresh and inventive mezze for all guests to sample. Come celebrate the tastes and sounds of modern Greece in the heart of the Penn Quarter!


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November. Ahh, we've finally come to a point in the year where those pink, Hello Kitty flannelette pajamas (err, that's probs just me) can go back into hiding and it's kosher to leave the house in less than four layers (unless you're in Sydney or Melbourne right now - in which case the schizophrenic weather is probably
shitting *cough, I mean, moving you to tears). Currently, I'm lounging in a giant wicker chair on Hayman Island, overlooking our gloriously private beach (as you do), silently pondering life. As my sister said earlier, "Emma, you spend a lot of time in fantasy land, don't you?" Err, yep. I think I've spent this entire week dreaming of penthouse suites, huge stadium concerts, starring roles in Broadway musicals and a dreamy French-Riviera wedding with my future James Bond-esque husband (minus the constant near-death experiences and one-night stands with hot Russians). Oh gosh, what is wrong with me?
Moving right along now, as I watch the catamarans sail past, I'm mentally preparing myself to re-enter normal life tomorrow (which really isn't that normal anymore, so I swear I won't complain) to finish writing my album...hurrah, the end is nigh! I've had the most beautiful seven days eating exuberant buffet breakfast's, swimming in the Coral Sea, laughing with my family and recalibrating my immune system. Hayman truly has been nothing short of magical.
Bye for now, as I drift off into an afternoon siesta to accompany this peachy sunset...*sigh
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Because of mobility and changes in Google's search algorithms, a lot of emphasis has been placed on page performance. But what exactly does that mean? Is it page load time? Image optimization? Content strategy and keyword performance? It's all this and more! In this presentation, we'll take a no-holds barred, holistic look at what page performance is and how to deal with it. (Hint: It's all about the user experience!)
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General Information
Residences are located within the Suburbs of the City. They are a set size and identical to each other. Owning a residence grants access to a safe-zone within the server. Residences have unlimited amount of chest protections so that you may place chests that only you can access, thus making your materials and items safe and grief-proof. Any player may only own one residence.
The residence has a basement, which is the only area in the apartment you can alter. You are able to dig down all the way to bedrock under the boundries of your residence.
Each residence costs $10,000 of the ingame currency.
Residence Commands
NOTE! The following commands are case sensitive! Make sure you haven't misspelled anything before contacting an Admin or Mod for assistance (i.e. plots are in the form Spawn.xx, with capitol S!)
/res ? - this command will bring up the default help options.
/res info - this command will give you information on the current residence you are standing in.
/res market - this command will bring up default options for the market feature.
/res market buy <lot name> - this command will purchase the lot you have listed (if applicable).
/res market sell <lot name> <price> - this command will allow you to sell a residence you own.
/res market list - this command will display all residences for sale or rent.
/res market unsell - this command will allow you to take a residence off the market.
/res market rentable <lot name> <cost> <days> <t/f> - this command will allow you to put a residence you own up for rent, the <t/f> choice is if you want the residence to autorepeat the lease.
/res market rent <lot name> <t/f> - this command allows you to rent a lot that is up for rent, the <t/f> choice is if you would like to autorepeat your lease.
/res market release <lot name> - this command allows you to stop renting your current place or take your rented lot off the market.
/res pset <lot name> <player name> [flag] [true/false] - this command sets flags for different players for your residence.
/res set <lot name> [flag] [true/false] - this command sets flags on the residence itself.
Usable Flags
Bolded Flags are for Residences Only, not Players
use: Allow or prevent the use of doors, chests, etc.
build: Allow or prevent building inside of the residence.
container: Allow or prevent use of chests, furnaces, etc.
flow: Allow or prevent flow of liquids
piston: Allows pistons to work.
bucket: Allow the use of placing liquids with buckets.


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or prize fight
a contest between boxers for a prize, a sum of money, etc.; a professional boxing match.
Origin of prizefight
First recorded in 1695–1705
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for prizefight
Historical Examples of prizefight
Biddle: The act of introducing a prizefight in a Sunday School.The Roycroft Dictionary
Elbert Hubbard
He stunned himself with another of the monstrous points in his pet girl's honeymoon: 'A prizefight?'
Who could have guessed when she left my house she was on her way to a prizefight and a greengrocer's in Whitechapel.
a boxing match for a prize or purse, esp one of the fights popular in the 18th and 19th centuries
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