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How iwll this affect your development plans?
From today's story on MSNBC:
"After Windows XP is launched in October, users will be directed to download
a plug-in from Microsofts Web site (www.microsoft.com) to make Java-based
programs work. Without this step, any Web page that contains Java applications
will not run it will be a dead page, said Jan Vitek, a professor of computer
science at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. This favors Microsofts
new technologies, and will inconvenience consumers, he said.
For Web-based businesses, Mr. Vitek added, if you want your Web page accessible
to the largest number of people, you may want to drop Java and switch to
Microsofts competing set of products, which is under development and is
known as .Net."
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Extending its rising streak for the fourth straight session, the rupee today jumped by another 32 paise to trade at a fresh 11-month high of 58.47 against the US dollar in early trade on sustained foreign capital inflows after the BJP-led NDA swept the Lok Sabha elections.
Increased selling of the dollar by banks and exporters amid sustained foreign capital inflows supported the rupee, dealers said.
Besides, a strong rally in domestic equity market in opening trade and the euro's gain against the dollar overseas also helped the rupee, they added.
The rupee rose 50 paise to 58.79 to end at 11-month high against the dollar on Friday.
Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex rose 275.82 points, or 1.14 per cent, to trade at 24,397.56 in opening trade.
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Followers of celebrity gossip have seen a lot of Selena Gomez's driveway over the last few months.
Located off a winding residential street in Tarzana, it's where paparazzi have snapped countless pictures of the former Disney Channel star and where her on-again/off-again boyfriend, Justin Bieber, was photographed one night after a reported argument between the two tween idols at a restaurant in Encino.
Arriving home first, Gomez apparently locked the gate in the driveway, leading to a widely circulated image with this immortal TMZ caption: "Biebs Denied."
None of this action was evident on a recent afternoon in Gomez's tranquil backyard. Sipping a Coke while seated on a patio overlooking a pool and tennis court, the 21-year-old singer-actress exuded a sense of deep calm (or perhaps deep boredom) as she discussed her new album.
Yet behind her studied half-smile, Gomez seemed aware that the tabloid frenzy — and the fixation on her love life — is one sign that things are going right.
"This is a lot different than any of the records I've put out before," she said. "This transition that I'm going through has been really awkward and cool, and I've learned a lot about myself."
Released on Tuesday (when it shot straight to No. 1 on iTunes), "Stars Dance" is the fourth studio disc from Gomez, who after a stint on "Barney & Friends" found fame with her role on the Disney series "Wizards of Waverly Place."
More importantly, though, the album comes in the wake of her appearance earlier this year in "Spring Breakers," the violent, sex-drenched crime drama from director Harmony Korine in which Gomez played one of four girls on a wild rampage through South Florida's neon-colored landscape.
That new adult vibe carries over to the suggestive lyrics and the harsh electronic textures of "Stars Dance," which Gomez said had been influenced by dubstep superstar Skrillex's work on the "Spring Breakers" score. "I just loved his beats," she said. "When you watch 'Spring Breakers' you can physically feel the music in the party scenes."
Gomez described her version of the sound — heard in tunes like the fuzzed-out "Birthday" and the album's throbbing hit single, "Come & Get It" — as "baby dubstep" but admitted it might surprise fans accustomed to the gentler feel of her previous albums. "It's going to throw people off, I'm sure," she said.
Mio Vukovic, head of A&R at Gomez's label Hollywood Records, said his goal for "Stars Dance" was simple: "I only cared about whether she could compete with the artists she loves: Rihanna, Pink, Taylor Swift." (It's probably no coincidence that the album contains a dance hall-flavored track in which Gomez sings about shining bright like a diamond.) "I felt like it was time for her to not be the outsider looking in at radio but part of the fabric of it."
Historically, artists coming out of kids' television have had trouble gaining traction on Top 40 playlists. For Gomez, though, the resistance already appears to be fading.
"The first time I heard 'Come & Get It,' I knew it would be one of the biggest songs of the summer," said Michelle Boros, music director at L.A.'s KAMP-FM (97.1). Boros thinks the song works in part because its "sexier" quality feels like "an authentic reflection of who she is right now. She's speaking in her own way."
That's an impression echoed by Niles Hollowell-Dhar of the Cataracs, who produced several cuts on "Stars Dance." "All young pop stars inevitably reach that moment when they want to be perceived as more mature," he said. "But I think Selena actually has the capacity to do it. Working with her in the studio felt like working with a grown-up artist."
However authentic her maturity, Gomez's image is no less tightly managed than it was during her Disney days.
This month a story in the Toronto Star made waves online for its description of the hoops a writer had to jump through in order to interview the singer. (First rule: No questions about Bieber.) And though Gomez seemed perfectly approachable at her home — which she shares with her mother and stepfather and their new baby — her publicist was quick to jump in after I made joking reference to a crib stationed in the living room. "She didn't have a baby!" he said.
Yet the move from playing a fictional character to doing mainstream pop traditionally requires a lowering of that guard (or at least the illusion of its lowering). Fans want to believe they're getting some sense of what it's like to be a given star; Swift, for instance, is a master at the art of celebrity intimacy.
Gomez said she understands the fascination. "It's in the back of my mind when I record any song," she said, adding that "Stars Dance" is to some degree "about me stepping out of my shell a little bit more." But only a little bit: "There's really two songs [on the album] that kind of have anything that could be made into something big," she said.
One of them, "Love Will Remember," is a pensive mid-tempo tune that appears to be about a breakup with Bieber; Gomez said she plans to give it the solo-acoustic treatment on her upcoming world tour, which launches next month and will stop at Staples Center in November.
"The rest of the songs," she said, "are just about me having fun in my 20s."
If that means some of the club-ready music feels scrubbed of specifics, it's hard to blame her. As we wrapped up our conversation, one of her dancers arrived to discuss a recent rehearsal, while a team of hair-and-makeup artists began preparing Gomez for an awards-show gig that evening. And they weren't alone: Outside, across the street from the singer's driveway, four photographers had shown up, waiting for their target to emerge.


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Pink Recreates 'Try' Video for 2012 American Music Awards Performance
Pink recreated her provocative, physical video for 'Try' at the 2012 American Music Awards tonight (Nov. 18.)
The singer always turns in daring and much talked-about live performances at events like this -- memories of her suspended in the air and soaking wet come to mind. Tonight was no different. It's as though the 'Blow Me (One Last Kiss)' singer was trying to outdo herself and her past work.
Smeared in dirt and colored body paint and accompanied by a buff male dancer, Pink engaged in calisthenics and choreography. It was basically aggressive and sultry dancing with her man. The dancing is an extended metaphor for the song's lyrics about a fractured relationship, filled with push and pull, both literal and figurative.
We said it when the official video aired -- Pink's hubby Carey Hart might be a bit jealous at his wife's physical chemistry with this dancer. They really used their bodies to communicate, and we wouldn't be surprised if Pink hopped up on the massage table, post-performance, to get her muscles worked on. It was that intense.
In addition to flames breaking out on the stage, behind she and her male dancer while they beat the crap out of each other, Pink had to sing as she danced. In her video, she could easily lip sync.
There's no question, she really outdid herself this time.
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Embeds Freemind mindmaps, see Freemind http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page 1 for more details on mindmaps. This plugin makes use of the visorFreeMind.swf http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Flash_browser 2 flash mindmap viewer.
[1] http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page [2] http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Flash_browser
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Existing bugs and feature requests for FreemindMacro are here.
If you have any issues, create a new ticket.
Download the zipped source from [download:freemindmacro here].
You can check out FreemindMacro from here using Subversion, or browse the source with Trac.
Setup & Installation
project/conf/trac.ini you must !add
application/x-freemind:mm to the
mime_map list. This enables Trac to render mindmaps
when previewing attachments.
[mimeviewer] mime_map = application/x-freemind:mm
To render mindmaps when previewing them while browsing your SVN repository, you'll need an
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$ svn propset svn:mime-type application/x-freemind filename.mm $ svn ci
It appears you cannot view mindmaps from different domains, might be a flash issue. For an example, download the file http://evamoraga.net/efectokiwano/mm/index.mm and save it into your projects' htdocs directory.
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Well, the judges have deliberated, and they think they have a winner. Follow the Light Foundation, formed in the honor of the late photo legend Larry "Flame" Moore, is set to choose the fourth recipient of its $5,000 grant dedicated to the art of surf photography.
Each year since Moore's passing in 2005, the foundation has called on all aspiring young photographers to submit their best work and put together a proposal on what they'd do with the money. In years past, winners Chris Burkard (now at Surfline and co-author of the California Surf Project Book) , Matt Clark (New York-based photographer and photo editor) and Todd Glaser (now a staff photog at Surfer with two covers in a year as well as the Surfer-Poll award for Photo of the year), have proposed book and film projects. This year, the judging panel – consisting of SURFING Photo Editor Peter Taras, Sam Olson, Aaron Chang, Leo Hetzel, Steve Wilkings, Jeff Hall, Todd Glaser, Chris Burkard and Candace Moore – considered more than 60 entries and thousands of images.
When it was all viewed and done, they narrowed it down to the following five finalists and picked a winner.
Here are the finalists, in alphabetical order, and why – according to Peter Taras – they impressed the judges:
Ray Collins, Australia
Strengths: "A profound depth to the quality of his photography for only shooting such a short time. Nothing gimmicky, no smoke and mirrors, just a beautiful show of waves and surfing"
Myles McGuiness, Oceanside
Strengths: "Fresh and completely innocent look to photographing California"
Brian Nevins, New Hampshire
Strengths: "His portfolio has a life and soul to it. A very emotional display of photography"
Patrick Ruddy, Florida
Strengths: "A finalist from last years contest, Ruddy displayed a whole new portfolio made up of mostly this years work showing how determined he is for the grant"
Carl Steindler, Laguna Hills
Strengths: "Very modern surf photography without overstretching the boundaries. Cool and hip display of work"
The 4th Annual Follow the Light Foundation Dinner in memory of Larry "Flame" Moore will take place on Thursday October 22nd 2009 at The Surfing Heritage Museum. The winner will be announced at that time.
Thursday October 22, 2009
Generously hosted by
The Surfing Heritage Foundation
110 Calle Iglesia
San Clemente • CA • 92672
(949) 388-0313
$45 per person in advance (paid reservation by Oct. 19)
$55 Oct. 20-22nd
$400 for a table of ten
To pay by check:
Please send name, address, phone number and e-mail address to:
Follow the Light Foundation
23 Terraza Del Mar
Dana Point, Ca.
Make checks payable to "Follow the Light Foundation"
To pay online by credit card go to www.FollowtheLightFoundation.org
For more information contact Celeste Moureaux at:
Special Thanks to The Surfing Heritage Foundation for graciously hosting this event, the judges for their time in selection of the finalists and to our sponsors SURFING, Hurley, SWELL and Oakley.


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There seems to be a sense among many Christians that sins are somehow "less bad" if they were accidental. Leaving aside two salient points, namely:
- The entire point of grace is that sins are forgiven.
- That all sins are equal in the sight of a perfect God
the question is then, how do people get to the place where they look to the intentionality of the sin?
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There will never be a song that touches on the subject
of how deeply I feel rejected.
Stab your lungs. I hope your feeling so much better now.
You don't got 5 than your not hanging out.
But Being friends was all i cared about.
Look at me now.
Ive lost faith in everyone.
I'm burning my bridges no apologies could ever mend this gap.
that you've created to much time has passed you missed your chance to make things right.
Back stabbing murderers.
I hope the handle never leaves you.
And the song ends and the audience stands.
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Spirit's View on Sol 107 in 3-D
This three-dimensional, cylindrical-perspective projection was assembled from images taken by the navigation camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on sol 107 (April 21, 2004) at a region dubbed "site 32." Spirit is sitting east of "Missoula Crater," no longer in the crater's ejecta field, but on outer plains. Since landing, Spirit has traveled almost exclusively over ejecta fields. This new landscape looks different with fewer angular rocks and more rounded, vesicle-filled rocks. Spirit will continue another 1,900 meters (1.18 miles) along this terrain before reaching the western base of the "Columbia Hills."
See PIA05810 for left eye view and PIA05811 for right eye view of this 3-D cylindrical-perspective projection.


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We are looking for a Wordpress theme that creates a character around Radical Russ. Radicalruss.com is a coupon website where consumers come and find great deals on popular online retailers. Radical Russ is the character that finds all the great "deals" for our consumers. We want bright, vivid colors that draw visitors to want to stay and explore Radical Russ' great deals.
We are thinking of a character such as this: http://www.facebook.com/couponmountain
We will be using cutting edge SEO to drive all coupon traffic to our website. Our desired audience is shopping online and wants to find some great discounts.
Feel free to create a character that could become an icon for future shopping. It can be crazy, smart - anything that you want. This is where you can make your creative juices flow! We want the design to be clear and readable for visitors but also catchy and nice.
This will be the Radical Russ homepage. We would like the design quite similar to this: http://www.retailmenot.com/ . Most coupon sites have a similar design.
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i wonder which one is the correct spelling, uppercase "XFCE" or (partly) lowercase "Xfce" ?
the logo reads "XFCE", while within online text i more often tend to see "Xfce" these days.
so, which one is the "official" version - if there is any ?
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Hi, jens.
From the wiki:
"The name Xfce originally stood for XForms Common Environment, but since then, Xfce was rewritten twice and doesn't use XForms toolkit anymore. The name survived, but the F is nolonger capitalized (not "XFce", but "Xfce"). Currently the acronym doesn't stand for anything (suggestion: X Freakin' Cool Environment)."
^ thanks, but i've read that before.
however, there is still a discrepancy between this description and the logo.
and on the bottom line, XFCE/Xfce is no longer an acronym anyway.
given all this, isn't it about time for some new name ?
Last edited by jens (2012-06-04 11:45:33)
^ thanks, but i've read that before.
however, there is still a discrepancy between this description and the logo.
and on the bottom line, XFCE/Xfce is no longer an acronym anyway.
given all this, isn't it about time for some new name ?
I guess that's for the developers to decide! I know some people get confused between Xfce and LXDE. You could propose a naming competition here on the forum, jens.
X11 Free Comon Environment
Xtreme feature-rich Common Environment
X11 Functional Common Environment
Xorg Free Community Environment
X11 Fruit of Community Envirnment
X11 Fork from Common Environments
X11 Free Centric Environment
all this for now
But if Xfce/XFce/XFCE/xfce is the same why no simply use XFCE And Xfce for convenience making both officials??
XFCE :: Arch Linux
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nimble (English)
lerta (Esperanto)
agile (French)
ajil (Creole)
listo (Spanish), lesto (Italian)
laevis (Latin)
cepat (Indonesian)
flink (German, Swedish)
vikkela (Finnish)
OK, so we keep the acronym and try to find a new meaning...
F - Fast / Free / Flexible / Functional
C - Custom / Computer / Computing
E - Environment
how about these ?
my personal preferrence is "X11 Fast Custom Environment".
Last edited by jens (2012-06-05 08:15:36)
In case you may not want to be tied to X11 in the future,
X - Xcellent
X - Xtreme or Xtremely
X - Xistential (OK, that's a stretch)
X - Xisting (that one stinks)
You can probably come up with some others.
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X - eXtensible
if it's extensible, then it's custom(izable) anyway. so how about...
"eXtensible Fast Computing Environment" ?
this is not too bad IMHO. it also gives a clue that XFCE is modular.
(i avoided "extendable" or "expandable" because it sounds much like "expendable".)
Last edited by jens (2012-06-05 17:36:42)
How about "Xtra Fabulous Cool Environment"?
Yeah -- I like that. :-)
Have you heard that Microsoft bought Hoover vacuum? This means that Microsoft finally has a product that doesn't suck!
Someone at Fedora's forum named it 'Cholesterol free desktop environment'.
The fact that it is not an acronym supports my insistence that it should be pronounced suffice x
xtra flexible customizable environment
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Celebrating the IYC 2011 @ Chamchuri Square-CUActivity by Numpon Insin | added on Oct 08, 2011 | Thailand
Sponsor(s): Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, the Chemical Society of Thailand, National Science Museum, and Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Bangkok
Department of Chemistry, CU, the Chemical Society and NSM have planned a variety of activities to join the celebration of the International Year of Chemistry. These activities are set up in order to communicate about the IYC, the important role of chemistry in life, and the significant contributions of women in chemistry.
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, along with the Chemical Society of Thailand and National Science Museum have planned a variety of activities to join the celebration of the International Year of Chemistry. These activities are set up in order to communicate about the IYC, the important role of chemistry in life, and the significant contributions of women in chemistry to general audience, especially to students in primary school to university. Activities include exhibitions, laboratory tours, chemical magic stage show, Chemistry-Got-Talent competition, 'Chemistry for Life and Future' photo contest, chemistry challenge for high school students, and entertaining but educating chemistry games.
With the generous support from Muzeum Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie through the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Bangkok, we will have a rare exhibition of Madam Marie Curie's life to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize awarded to one of the greatest women in chemistry. As importantly, exhibitions on the Chemistry in daily life through eyes of photographers will be on display. After the flooding crisis in Thailand, we have a special exhibition on the chemistry-related tools that Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University manufactured and distributed to help facilitate life of the victims during the crisis.
Audiences will enjoy hands-on activities from laboratory tour. Chemistry students will set up a series of exciting experiments in the laboratory and encourage the audiences to experience the lab activities. Especially for high school students, there will be a one-day-long nationwide competition to test knowledge in chemistry and skill in laboratory.
For people of both artist and chemist characters, photo contest in the topic of 'Chemistry for Life and Future' provides them with a chance to mix arts and chemistry and be awarded. Moreover, various amusing but educating games and other competitions will be taking place here. Basic chemistry knowledge will unexpectedly reward you with pride and prize.
The activities and exhibitions will be running from 10 am to 6 pm during March-April 2012 at the National Science Museum at Chamchuri Square. For more information, please visit www.chemistry.sc.chula.ac.th.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The owner of a house that exploded in Indianapolis, killing two people and damaging dozens of homes so severely officials say they must be demolished, said Monday that a problem furnace could be at fault.
John Shirley, 50, of Noblesville, told The Associated Press that his daughter sent him a text message last week complaining that the furnace in the home where she lives with her mother and her mother's boyfriend had gone out and required them to stay at hotel.
But Shirley also said when he asked if the furnace had been fixed, his daughter said yes, and he wasn't aware of any additional problems until he heard from his daughter again Sunday morning.
"I get a text from my daughter saying 'Dad, our home is gone. Then I called my ex-wife and she said what happened," he said.
His ex-wife, Monserrate Shirley, declined to comment Monday.
Investigators said they have not determined a cause for the Saturday night blast that sparked a massive fire, blew out windows, collapsed ceilings and shook homes up to three miles away. Public Safety Director Troy Riggs said the search for answers could take some time.
Utility workers have been inspecting gas mains in the neighborhood but so far have detected no leaks, a spokesman said.
The blast forced about 200 people out of their homes in the once-tidy neighborhood of one- and two-story single-family houses.
Some were allowed to return Sunday, and others were able to retrieve a few belongings. But those whose homes suffered the most damage will never be allowed back inside, officials said. They have estimated about 30 homes will need to be demolished.
Indianapolis code enforcement officials met Monday with homeowners at a nearby church to discuss insurance and demolition procedures and to make arrangements to take some to their homes for an hour to collect more belongings later in the day.
The blast flattened the house Shirley co-owns with his ex-wife and one next door that belongs to second-grade teacher Jennifer Longworth and her husband, John. The coroner's office has not yet identified the two people killed in the blast, but a candlelight vigil was held Sunday night at the school where Jennifer Longworth teaches.
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Malibu Pier is a recreational area with lots of couples and family oriented activities. Among them: fishing from the pier, tide pools, bird watching, whale watching, biking, sun bathing, swimming, eating, kite flying, surfing, watching the sun set, strolling along the ocean, etc.
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The target audience for this assignment are winter season whale watchers from the Southern California area. This poster will be displayed at merchants in Malibu and nearby Santa Monica. The assets will also be repurposed for an advertisement that will run in Los Angeles area media - albeit, the budget is small for that. This poster may be made into a street lamp hanging banner, if the city tourism bureau gets behind it. The audience is very regional, however, we'd love to have a winning design that we can enter into design competitions so that would create a halo effect with the final poster.
Inspired by deco art, travel posters - see GG Park samples. Simple, iconic elements brand the park posters, we want ours similar. To wit, we are calling for interpretations of our poster art to be "inspired by" the illustrative style of these travel posters, be they French Art, WPA, National Parks, SF Parks.
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One morning when I went to Starbucks for my triple-shot espresso, I couldn't help but notice the young man in front of me who was ordering his drink. He was young, tall, athletic, wearing a baseball cap, sweatshirt, shorts … and a prosthetic leg from the thigh down. As we waited for the barista to complete our orders, I asked him if he was a veteran. "Yes, ma'am," he said. I asked him where he had served. "Afghanistan," he replied.
I thanked him for his service and his sacrifice, and I regretted that I had not been a few moments earlier in line so that I could have purchased his drink as a small token of appreciation. We talked about peace, and I shared that the Bible promises that Jesus will bring peace when the government of this world—and of our lives—is on His shoulders.
As I drove away, I reflected on the fact that the young man had left the security of his home and country to serve in a hostile environment, risking his life and sacrificing his limb for a war that seems to have no real victory in sight. A war that goes on and on. A war where the forces that are lined up against peace seem to prevail again and again.
Then a thought occurred to me: Jesus understands this man's sacrifice. He, too, left the security and safety of His heavenly home, came into a hostile environment, then didn't just lose a limb but laid down His life in a war against sin and death and Satan. While ultimate victory has been declared, the battle seems to go on and on, with forces lined up against the Prince of Peace.
My brief encounter with the young, wounded warrior left me with this question: Was the young man's sacrifice in vain? I thought, Only time will reveal the truth. Then I asked myself, What about Jesus? Was His sacrifice in vain? And I answered, No! A thousand times no! Eternal time has revealed that His death has saved my life!
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John 15:9-11
A. Through Abiding
- What does abide or remain mean as Jesus uses the word in verse 9? Give the dictionary definition that seems most appropriate.
- What does Jesus command us to remain in?
- Describe the relationship Jesus has with His Father, based on John 15:9, John 5:20, John 10:17, Matthew 3:17, Mark 9:7, John 14:31 and John 17:24-26.
- Which of the following best describes your relationship with the Father: a working association, business acquaintance, brotherly friendship, mandatory fellowship, obligatory servitude? Or is it what it's meant to be—a relationship of love?
- How do you develop a deeper love relationship with another person? List practical ways you can develop a deeper love relationship with God.
B. Through Obeying
- What does it mean to obey? Give the dictionary definition and apply it to your relationship with God.
- How did Jesus say we were to love Him? See John 15:10, John 14:21-24 and John 21:15-17.
- What two commands did Jesus say summarized all of the rest? Read Matthew 22:34-40.
- Read through John 13-16, underlining every command Jesus gives. Which ones have you ignored? Disobeyed?
- Would you choose to love Him more by reading His Word daily, then living in obedience to what He says?
C. Through Rejoicing
- What is the result of abiding in God's love and obeying His Word? See John 15:11.
- How does 1 John 1:3-4 confirm this?
- Give the dictionary definition of joy.
- How does Peter describe joy that is independent of circumstances? Read 1 Peter 1:3-9.
- What gives you joy?
- What is wrong with looking to friendships, relationships, possessions, position, reputation, education or health as our source of joy?
- In Philippians 4:4, what does Paul say should be the source of our joy? Would you choose to love Jesus more by obeying this command?
John 15:12-17
A. Love That Is Special
- How many times does Jesus command us to love each other in John 15:12-17?
- Why do you think He repeated Himself?
- What else do you learn about this command from the following passages? Romans 13:8-10; 1 Thessalonians 3:12, 4:9-10 and 5:12-13; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Peter 4:8.
B. Love That Is Sacrificial
- What standard did Jesus set for our love for each other in John 15:12-13?
- What are some of the reasons you and I love others? What are some reasons we don't love others? Be honest. How does this contradict what Jesus is saying?
- Why did Jesus say we are to love others we don't even like? See John 15:14.
- How can you love someone you don't like or who hates you or who has hurt you? Substitute that person's name for "one another" and for "brother" in 1 John 4:7-21. Write out the lessons you learn about loving your "enemy."
- Are we only to love sacrificially when others love us in the same fashion? See Romans 5:8.
- While you and I most likely will not have to die for someone else, what are some other ways we can love sacrificially those who don't love us?
C. Love That Is Essential
- According to John 15:15-16, loving others is essential in order for us to receive what three things from God?
- Loving others is essential also for what else, in John 15:8 and John 13:34-35?
- If you were put on trial for being a disciple of Jesus, would there be enough evidence to convict you?
- If you lack answers to prayer, if you can't seem to discern God's will, if you are ineffective in your witness … could it be that you have overlooked the essentials?
During this month of Valentines, will you thank God for His sacrifice by loving Him—and others—more? ?©2012 Anne Graham Lotz


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And one user from Godenforum says he/she takes the ferry on 3:45p.m. with the teams.And also the go to Cheung Po Tsai cave in Cheung Chau.
The pink F/F Team has stayed in the taxi for 5 mins due to the driver don't understand the English.
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4 teams...at least one more task but i dont know where, 4th team lost in the sauce will be eliminated most likely they are at least 6 hrs behind. 2 all girl teams, 1 Male/ female team
Saw this on twitterI just saw the amazing race people about 2 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® Not sure if this is for TAR or TARA, though.
Quote from: krabbe on June 14, 2010, 03:52:09 PMSaw this on twitterI just saw the amazing race people about 2 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® Not sure if this is for TAR or TARA, though.I was going to post this It doesn't say from where she is, but she mentions Korea in some tweets, so I guess she's Korean.
I just saw 2 groups of 4 with Amazing Race Eco Edition tshirts, I guess the show is in #Toronto. They seemed to be in a hurry about 1 hour ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® Hello amazing race contestants. about 3 hours ago via txt
From Twitter:Cool...the Amazing Race is filming in Melbourne! They were just running up Russell Street with a camera crew chasing them.
I'm the guy who took the video in Gloucester and yes I knew before I said teh words great Race that the Name was Amazing Race I just happened to mess up.Any way here are the latest pics-CBS Amazing Race Orange and Pink Team Aboard Gloucesters Lady J Lobster Boat-http://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/cbs-amazing-race-orange-and-pink-team-aboard-gloucesters-lady-j-lobster-boat/Many more pics to comeHope you enjoy!
I know I am about 18 days behind reading the AR17 threads, but the boat I saw in the 7 minute 52 second Gloucester ship parade was clearly named "Lady S". The commentator with the Boston accent (I guess it's Capt. Joe) just saw it wrong. This is inconsequential, but it was not the "lady J." I want to be among those commending Capt. Joe for that super video.
tweet!On the flight with the last two remaining teams of the future season of The Amazing Race from Seoul to LA. Such a rush.
Quote from: walkingpneumonia on June 15, 2010, 12:47:17 PMtweet!On the flight with the last two remaining teams of the future season of The Amazing Race from Seoul to LA. Such a rush. Yep. It's L.A.And two? Could one of the teams scored an earlier flight? Or a later one?Soon as we can, we should get the scoop from him or her. Wonder who it was on the flight with him or her?
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How is it possible that I had never heard of cake balls before this week? The Dallas News ran an article on them back in February. The AllRecipes.com recipe for "cake balls" has been bookmarked by more than 30,000 people. You can even buy gourmet versions of them at stores like Neiman Marcus.
Somehow, the cake ball phenomenon managed to escape me. Until now. For this week's Mixed Review I decided to give you a detailed account of just what it takes to whip up a batch of the impressive looking yet deceptively simple bite-sized treats. Cupcakes, meet your match.
To make "homemade" cake balls, you will need one box of cake mix, a can of frosting, and chocolate for dipping, all of which can be purchased at any supermarket for under $10. (It's worth noting that The Cake Ball Company sells a six-piece box for $18.) You can use any combination of flavors you like. I chose Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Strawberry Cake Mix ($2.39) because I'd never tasted it before, and because I've always been perversely fascinated by its florescent pink hue. I decided it would pair well (in relative terms, of course) with plain vanilla frosting and a coating of semi-sweet chocolate.
I baked the bubble gum-colored cake according to the package instructions. Then, while it was still barely warm, I crumbled it in a large bowl using clean hands. The artificial strawberry aroma was overwhelming; my kitchen smelled like it employed 1,000 Easy-Bake Ovens. Seriously, I've never felt more like Strawberry Shortcake in my life—not even when I dressed up as her for Halloween.
Once I had reduced the cake to crumbs, I stirred in the entire can of vanilla frosting until it was well incorporated, and then refrigerated the mixture overnight. You don't need to chill it for a full eight hours, but I would suggest a minimum of two. You want the mixture to be cold and firm enough to withstand the heat of your hands as you roll it into balls, and then the heat of the chocolate you dip them in.
I formed my balls using heaping tablespoons of the cake-frosting mixture so that each one was about the size of a ping-pong ball. Next, I melted a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water. (If you're planning to travel with your cake balls or mail them as gifts, you may want to invest in chocolate confectionary coating. It's more stable and won't melt as easily.) Using a fork, I dunked the balls one at a time in the chocolate, then set them on a wax paper lined cookie sheet and let them set up in the fridge.
The final results weren't as gorgeous as fancy store-bought truffles (hey, I never claimed to be a chocolatier) but they were impressive in their own way, and definitely unique. The strawberry cake filling was... well, strangely addictive. I found myself popping the bite-sized bonbons in my mouth with a mixture of oh-I-shouldn't guilt and sugar-fueled glee. The cake-frosting mixture was creamy and moist, like the ladyfingers at the bottom of tiramisu. While the strawberry flavor was anything but authentic, I rather liked it because it reminded me of the birthday cakes devoured as a child.
I would highly recommend that you try your hand at making cake balls. You don't have to spring for strawberry. Next time, I might opt for carrot and cream cheese, or lemon and white chocolate. One or two tied up in a bag with a ribbon would make a fabulous party favor, or the perfect addition to any dessert buffet.
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Midnight Marathon bike ride gets a special commuter rail train
Spontaneous ride has support of MBTA
It was an unlikely marriage.
In one corner: bicyclists with a passion for spontaneous acts of silliness, who have made an annual tradition of an unsanctioned midnight ride along the Boston Marathon route.
And in the other: commuter rail officials — governed by rules and schedules and routines — who were unpleasantly surprised last year when 600 revelers showed up with bicycles at South Station, hoping to take the last outbound train to the starting line.
But, contrary to the spirit of spontaneity, the bicyclists and train officials have come to a surprising compact: For the first time, the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad will provide a train to take 700 cyclists to the starting line the night before the Boston Marathon for the Midnight Marathon.
Started four years ago, the ride has ballooned in popularity, with hordes of participants drawn by Marathon fever, the novelty of biking the region's busy streets without heavy car traffic, and a general appreciation for doing weird things just because.
But in recent years, commuter rail officials had struggled to accommodate the hundreds who showed up to the last outbound Worcester train on an otherwise-quiet Sunday night. A cyclists-only train, they hope, will better allow them to handle the riders.
"I know the group organizers like to do things a little spontaneously,'' said Gillian Wood, chief customer service officer for the commuter rail. "But it's very hard to deal with 600 or 700 bicyclists on a train spontaneously.''
The tickets will cost $15, almost double the normal price, and go on sale Monday at South Station. The train will depart at 10 p.m. April 14, the Sunday night before the race, and make a nonstop trip to Southborough, a short bike ride from Hopkinton, where the race begins.
Rhiannon D'Angelo, spokeswoman for the commuter rail, said the increased cost of the tickets will cover the costs of the extra train.
The Midnight Marathon tradition started in 2009 with Greg Hum, a recent Boston University graduate who came up with "a totally ad-hoc, spur-of-the-moment idea,'' he said: Ride the Marathon route in the middle of the night, when most cars are off the streets, after the barrage of signs and banners appear, but before roads officially close early in the morning.
Hum recruited a few of his friends, and over the years, word spread, reaching Boston SOS — alternately known as the Societies of Spontaneity or a Society of Shenanigans. The group's leaders, responsible for the an annual no-pants subway ride on the T, thought the impromptu bike ride was right up their alley.
"We wanted to find like-minded compadres,'' said James Cobalt, founder and director of the group.
The absurdity, Hum said, has been key to the event's popularity.
"It's become this kind of crazy communal experience,'' Hum said.
"Biking in traffic is stressful,'' he continued. "It's a very different kind of surreal serene experience when you're biking the city at midnight. You feel more connected to Boston.''
Last year, event organizers alerted commuter rail administrators before the race, telling them that 300 people would likely show up with bicycles. Instead, double that number appeared, bicycles in tow, expecting to take the last train out.
"At around 10 o'clock,'' Wood recalled, "it was pretty obvious we weren't going to get everyone on the train.''
Commuter rail staff scrambled to bring an extra train from the railyard to accommodate the extra passengers and bicycles.
This year, event organizers met with the commuter rail months ahead of time, hoping to find a better solution. They feared the commuter rail would bar the group from using the trains to transport their bikes to the starting line, Hum said. A Red Sox game scheduled the same day added to concerns about space. And some of the cyclists' fellow passengers last year were unimpressed with the gush of rowdy, adrenaline-infused revelers, Cobalt said.
"We went into this meeting last week bracing ourselves for no Marathon ride,'' Hum said.
Instead, the commuter rail proposed a cyclists-only train, with a higher price and a capped number of tickets. That way, Wood said, the rail could be sure it had space and staff.
"We're very regimented. We like rules and regulations and plans,'' Wood said. "To be able to plan for it this year was what we wanted to do.''
The commuter rail also asked for 25 volunteers to help load and unload the bicycles.
Some participants find their way to the starting line without help from public transit, as about 100 did last year. Hubway waived fees for cyclists who used the bike-share program to complete the 26.2 miles, which they may do again this year.
Hum stressed that completing the ride did not require a top-tier level of fitness.
"Biking the Marathon is like a jog in the park,'' Hum said. "You don't have to stress yourself out like the Marathon runners do, and you can still feel like you're a part of it.''
Similar premarathon bike rides take place in other parts of the country: Last month, hours before the Los Angeles Marathon 3,000 cyclists rode their own race, which was not-quite-legal but permitted by police who escorted the pack.
Even with commuter rail's blessing, organizers said, they're not worried about damaging a rebellious street creed.
"There are walks for this and rides for that,'' Cobalt said. "And this is something we do simply because it's awesome.''