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Onora Lien, Executive Director, oversees strategic growth, partnership development, preparedness programming and response operations. She led the Network's successful transition from a collaboration between King and Pierce County health departments to a non-profit emergency preparedness healthcare coalition and public-private partnership. Before being appointed in 2014 as Executive Director, Onora served as the Network's program manager for many years, overseeing regional healthcare emergency response and preparedness initiatives. Prior to her work in Seattle, she served as a research and policy analyst in Baltimore, MD., with UPMC Center for Biosecurity and the Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies. She holds an MA, Sociology, from Johns Hopkins University with a focus on the individual and organizational dimensions of public health emergencies and disaster response.
Elya Baltazar, Northwest District Coordinator, is responsible for the implementation of the Network's programs and activities throughout Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap Counties, and works in collaboration with the local community on initiatives. Elya joined the Network in July of 2017 from Kitsap Public Health (KPH). At KPH District's Emergency Preparedness and Response Department, she created and taught preparedness curriculum, chaired the local healthcare coalition, and bolstered emergency plans and procedures for her facility and community. Elya's previous experience also includes many years as an Emergency Medical Technician in various settings before pursuing a BA in Disaster and Emergency Management.
Wilnie Charlot, Senior Accountant, is responsible for accounting and bookkeeping of the organization. In addition to entering transactions and preparing financial reports, she ensures compliance with budgetary guidelines and federal contract rules and regulations. Wilnie has a BS in Accounting from University of Massachusetts.
Marissa Cummings, MPH, High Consequence Infectious Disease Coordinator, is responsible for the development and implementation plan of a multi-year high consequence infectious disease (HCID) work plan to continue building readiness, standardization and response for HCID capabilities among the Coalition, local, regional and state health partners. Her experience includes healthcare, emergency preparedness and response, public health and infectious disease. Prior to joining the Network, she worked as a research assistant at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with the One Health team to understand and prioritize zoonotic and emerging infectious disease events, and also worked as an epidemiology assistant with the CDC Global Waterborne Disease team to analyze environmental disease burden and rotavirus vaccine implementation in Kenya. Marissa holds a BS in Public Health from Oregon State University and a Master of Public Health in Global Environmental Health from Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health.
Mikki deVilla, Office Manager and Compliance Specialist, supports day-to-day and business operations and ensures adherence to human resource, administrative, and operational systems and procedures. She has worked in the biomedical and regenerative medicine fields for the past seven years with over a decade of experience providing administrative support for business operations. She holds a BA in Communication from the University of Washington.
Erin Dufresne, MBA/HCM, Program Support Coordinator, supports the Network's coalition healthcare preparedness, response, recovery initiatives by providing comprehensive coordination for program activities and events. Additionally, Erin serves as the administrative assistant to the Senior Medical Advisor. Erin has an extensive background providing program and administrative support to leaders in the healthcare setting. She holds an MBA/HCM from the University of Phoenix and a BA in Psychology from Argosy University.
Joshua Edrich, MPH, Clinical Support Planner,is responsible for assisting in the development of regional healthcare preparedness and response deliverables under the direction of the Network's Senior Medical Advisor. Josh's current role entails planning support for Washington's Disaster Medical Advisory Committee initiatives, such as supporting the development of pediatric and adult Crisis Standards of Care frameworks and Scarce Resource Cards, development of the ASPR Pediatric Clinical Annex, updating and maintaining review cycles of required projects, and providing NWHRN response activities with clinical engagement in support of the Senior Medical Advisor. Josh holds a Master of Public Health in Health Services from the University of Washington and a B.S. in Healthcare Management and Business Administration from Ithaca College. Josh is also a veteran of the Israeli Defense Forces, splitting his service time as a Combat Patrol Squadron Leader and Strategic Policy Liaison for the Israeli Navy.
Scott Foster, CHSP, Information Management Coordinator, leads the development of information management strategies across the coalition to support healthcare response, including use of WATrac. Scott also works closely with regional healthcare coalitions and the Department of Health. Prior to his current role with the Network, Scott worked for Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department as the Medical Resource and Technology Development Coordinator providing emergency equipment and information management coordination.
Kelly Hill, District Manager & North District Coordinator, is responsible for the healthcare preparedness, response and recovery initiatives across the Network's footprint. She supports the District team in ensuring district specific planning, training and exercises is implemented in support of coalition partners. Additionally, in collaboration with the Planning and Preparedness Manager, she supports the development of comprehensive training and exercise activities throughout Western WA. As the North District Coordinator, she is responsible for the implementation of the Network's programs and activities throughout Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom Counties, and works in collaboration with the local community on initiatives. Kelly joined the Network in Oct 2018 from the Northwest Region of the American Red Cross. Prior to the Red Cross, Kelly worked in animal welfare, responding to large scale disasters and cruelty cases through the ASPCA. Kelly has experience in disaster response, operational planning, preparedness, partnership management and development and volunteer management. Her Board experience includes work with the Washington Federation of Animal Care and Control Agencies.
Bernardo Lactaoen, Executive Assistant and Membership Coordinator, supports the day-to-day operations of the Executive Director, Director of Preparedness and Response, and the Director of Finance and Administration. In his role as Membership Coordinator, he supports the organization's current and future Sustaining Members. Bernardo joined the Network in September 2016, bringing nonprofit and disaster preparedness/response/recovery experience from the Northwest Region of the American Red Cross.
Herakles Li, MPH, Planning Coordinator, supports multiple healthcare sectors and their partners within the coalition jurisdiction as a planning lead. Herakles works closely with healthcare organizations, public health, emergency management departments and emergency management services to support the ongoing development and implementation of the Network's planning program. Prior to joining the Network, he completed a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Associate Program fellowship at Public Health – Seattle & King County, working in Environmental Health and Preparedness. He holds a BA from the University of Chicago, and a Master in Public Health from the University of Washington, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.
Nathaniel Matthews-Trigg, MPH, Exercise Coordinator, develops and coordinates the Network's coalition exercises to strengthen coordination between regional partners, test and validate response plans, identify areas for improvement, and assess capabilities. Prior to joining the Network, Nathaniel was the Disaster Educator for the City of Auburn Emergency Management Division, where he led community preparedness trainings, developed emergency response plans, and was responsible for community outreach and volunteer recruitment. Nathaniel holds a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Washington Department of Global Health, a Graduate Certificate in Climate Change and Health from the UW Center for Health and the Global Environment, and a BA in Psychology from UC Santa Cruz.
Mariah Pede, West District Coordinator, is responsible for the implementation of the Network's programs and activities throughout Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston Counties, and works in collaboration with the local community on initiatives. Mariah joined the Network in October 2018, and brings many years of experience in Fire and EMS. Prior to joining the Network, Mariah worked in the Emergency Room at Mason General Hospital for 13 years while aiding in the development of their Emergency Preparedness Program. She holds many certificates in specialized disciplines including Infrastructure Disaster Management through Texas A&M .
Susan Koppelmann Pelaez, Director of Preparedness and Response, is responsible for leading comprehensive planning, development and management of the Network's programs and services to address the healthcare community's needs. Susan joined the Network in May 2016 from the American Red Cross Western Washington Chapters. Susan has more than sixteen years of experience in disaster planning, response, and humanitarian assistance. She is a seasoned and respected disaster response leader. She has served on several boards focusing on youth issues and disaster preparedness and response, including two consecutive terms as President of Washington Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster.
Aaron Resnick, MA, Planning & Preparedness Manager, is responsible for the Network's coalition healthcare preparedness, response, recovery and information management initiatives. Aaron works in tandem with the District Manager to support the development of comprehensive training activities throughout the Network's footprint. Additionally, Aaron oversees the Network's programmatic support for healthcare members in meeting accreditation, licensing and regulatory compliance standards for emergency preparedness. Prior to joining the Network in September 2014, he served as the emergency preparedness coordinator at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, VA. Aaron holds a BA in Diplomacy & World Affairs from Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA, and an MA in War Studies from King's College London.
Liesa Rose, MHA, Director of Finance and Administration, has led the day to day and strategic business operations of the Network since 2013, including the transition of the Network from a government agency to a nonprofit organization. Her role includes finance, operations, human resources, administration, legal, risk management, and information technology. She has over 20 years of leadership and management experience in government, global health, healthcare and non-profit organizations, and has served on non-profit boards and advisory councils both professionally and within her community. Liesa holds a Master in Healthcare Administration from the University of Washington, and a BA in an international business degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
Vicki Sakata, MD, FAAEM, FAAP, Senior Medical Advisor, leads clinical planning efforts and provides clinical input into the Network's initiatives. Dr. Sakata is double-boarded and residency trained in General Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics as well as sub-specialty board-certified in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. She is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle and also works clinically at Mary Bridge Hospital in Tacoma, WA. Her disaster response experience started with her first job after residency managing a 30-bed NICU in Sialkot, Pakistan. Since then, she has worked and volunteered her medical expertise internationally and nationally. Dr. Sakata is also medical officer for WA-1 DMAT and MAC-T NDMS response teams. She received her M.D. from the University of Colorado, received Pediatric residency training at the University of Washington, and Emergency Medicine residency training at Madigan Army Medical Center.
Ellen Whitely, MA, Readiness Coordinator, maintains the Network's Healthcare Emergency Coordination Center (HECC), as well as develops regional healthcare emergency response and/or recovery plans. Ellen focuses on the HECC's five key mission areas: coordinating healthcare emergency response policies and plans, operations, resource requesting, situational awareness and patient tracking. She also works closely with healthcare organizations, public health, emergency management and Emergency Medical Services. Prior to joining the Network in November 2017, she provided operational and communications coordination for Children's University Medical Group, Seattle Children's Hospital, and UW Medicine. Ellen holds a BA in Political Science/Environmental Studies from Western Washington University and an MA in Environment & Community/Social Change Marketing from Antioch University Seattle.


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Nzxt CA-PH410-W2 Phantom 410 Mid Tower Usb 3. 0 Gaming Case White With Blue Trim
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Enermax Hoplite St Mid Tower Computer Case ECA3261-B, Black
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Cooler Master Haf Xm - Mid Tower Computer Case With Usb 3. 0 And 2 External Drive Docks
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Cooler Master Haf Xb - Test Bench And Lan Box Mid Tower Computer Case With Atx Motherboard Support
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Sherwood Park and District Chamber of Commerce
The Sherwood Park and District Chamber of Commerce has a wealth of business assistance and opportunities. Consider becoming a member and enjoy the benefits, including:
- Business Mentorship Program (co-facilitated with Strathcona County Economic Development and Tourism)
- Credibility for your business
- Networking opportunities with local suppliers and customers
- A voice for business in Strathcona County, Alberta, and Canada
- Many advertising and promotional opportunities
Contact: 780-464-0801
Sherwood Park & District Chamber of Commerce
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New businesses are encourage to contact, Valerie Clarke, Business/Professional Welcome Wagon hostess. She welcomes and congratulates new businesses, professionals and owners to our community by providing information and gifts from other local businesses.
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Artist: Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International Ministry of Worship
Track: The Anthem
Album: One Sound
In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us (Romans 8:37, NIV).
My week has generally been good however, the deceiver has certainly been popping up! At one point at the beginning of the week, disbelief clouded me. Completely. After a while, as I sat at my desk, I found myself singing The Anthem.
Hallelujah, You have won the victory,
Hallelujah, You have won it all for me.
Death could not hold You down, You are the risen King,
Seated in majesty; You are the risen King.
As I listened, the cloud evaporated. He is, after all, the risen King. He won it all for me. I am victorious.
This week, I was reminded again that the enemy will try and do anything he can to break you down but, he can't succeed unless you allow him to. He can't beat you unless you allow his lies to consume you.
Focus on God.
If you've been focusing on the lies recently then it's okay, just don't let the deceiver deceive you any more. Know that the victory was won… for you.
I pray that The Anthem will lift you and strengthen you as it did me. I pray that you will remember Romans 8:37; I pray that you remember that you are more than a conqueror through the Lord.
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A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of paramilitary force Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar early today.
The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam, 32, son of Abdul Gafur of ward no. 4 of the municipality.
Tipped off, a team of BGB-2 conducted a drive at Delpara village around 4:00am, said Shariful Islam Chamakdar, acting commanding officer of BGB-2.
Sensing presence of the border guards, the criminals opened fire on the law enforcers, leaving one dead on the spot.
The BGB team also recovered 7,000 yaba pills and two sharp weapons from the spot.
The body was sent to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.


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Hello, my name is Megan Hill and I am an aspiring biological anthropologist who has found herself enrolled in this one of a kind course at the best university in the South (Roll Tide). Two major parts of my childhood are the prime influences for the topic of this post today. The first one is that while I was growing up, my mom and I would stay up late watching true crime shows such as forensic files, snapped, and cold case files. These shows had a major impact on how I saw the world and ended up shaping the kind of person that I would be. No I don't mean that I'm a psycho who's obsessed with death or anything like that. I mean that I wasn't easily scared or grossed out by blood or the mere idea of death. I saw the field of forensics and homicide investigation as incredibly necessary and deeply fascinating. I knew from a relatively young age that I wanted to go into the criminal justice field. I later refined my dream job down to that of forensic science, then later to the idea of a career in forensic anthropology. I absolutely love the human body and the process to determining what happened to it that resulted in the death of that particular person.
The second major part of my childhood that influenced this post is that my grandmother taught me how to knit when I was 8 years-old. I grew up knitting scarves, pot holders, blankets, and sweaters. This is a skill not most teenagers that I knew possessed. Despite all of the time my friends spent playfully tease me about my "old lady" hobby, I'm glad that I learned how to knit when I did. I learned how to knit because my dad expressed a strong desire for me to learn. His nagging elicited action from my grandmother to reach out to me and offer to teach me. I like to think that this hobby does help me to survive. I am able to use it to make clothes to keep myself and my close friends and family warm throughout the cold winter months. Funny story, almost 2 years ago, I began working on a sweater for my 6'6″ boyfriend who lives in Boston. I still have not finished this sweater because it has required a lot of work from me and as a college student I have not had the time to devote to finishing this sweater. When I was 8 and I first learned how to knit, I was awful at it. There were holes all throughout the project and there were different yarn tensions from where I didn't know how to hold the yarn as I was knitting it. However, as I got older and I kept practicing, the holes got smaller until there were no more holes in my work. I also learned how to keep consistent tension on the yarn throughout the entire project. Eventually all of my projects looked about the same to one another, I mean other than one looks like a scarf and one looks like a sweater but I'm sure you know what I mean.


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SDL Bigwood - owned by Century 21 UK franchise parent company Shepherd Direct Limited - has been selected as the lettings and property manager by a major player in the Build To Rent sector.
Back in January we reported that Shepherd Direct Limited - best known for owning the Century 21 UK franchise - had acquired CPBigwood, the Birmingham-based property and auctions business for an undisclosed sum. SDL has interests in surveying, valuations, lettings, mortgages and agency.
Now Sigma Capital - one of the UK's most prominent players in the burgeoning Build To Rent sector - has chosen SDL Bigwood as 'Letting and Property Management partner' for its fund, which aims to build 1,000 units across England over the next 18 months.
Construction on the first Sigma sites is already underway and SDL Bigwood will be receiving units to let and manage from August.
The developments will feature two, three and four-bedroom homes.
"Our track record of letting properties off-plan, and delivering a professional, ARMA-qualified and customer-focused service to tenants was pivotal in securing this contract, and makes us a market leader in the delivery of [Build To Rent] developments" says a spokesman for SDL Bigwood.


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How A Community Ed Software Solution Can Support District Policies
– January 10, 2017
The policies in place at your district should work to make sure that all stakeholders understand and fulfill their roles and responsibilities. But it can be all too easy to get entrenched in enforcing policies and lose sight of the original objective – to run an effective program.
A community ed software solution can help you communicate and achieve your current district policies.
For example, are your safety policies limited by your ability to communicate quickly? Updates such as food allergies, changes to pickups, medication information, and diet needs have to be communicated timely and clearly. This communication is also important for maintaining parent satisfaction and liability. The means by which you share information within your district will influence how you handle day-to-day operations and events.
Imagine how smart technology could influence your district:
- How would automatic billing for late pickups affect services or invoicing?
- Could the procedure for notifying a parent about a sick child use improvement?
- Do you have to carefully manage staff ratios to stay compliant?
- Are parents anxious about first-come first-serve drop in daycare?
- If your operating costs were lower, how would that affect staffing decisions?
- Would lower operating costs affect decisions about tuition breaks or fee discounts?
- How would self-service affect the way you bill families and accept payment?
Some policies are created to specify the terms of service so you do not overextend yourself on a technicality. Others exist to keep parents or adult education enrollees from walking all over your staff. However, there is a point at which procedure-based policies are overly restrictive for parents and become a turn-off, costing your district numbers that you worked hard to bring in. The next time you review your service plans, ask yourselves how accommodating you could be if other hassles were cleared up with a community ed software solution.
More often than not, problems enforcing policies stem from parents simply forgetting the procedures you are accustomed to. Many conflicts could be prevented if you were better connected with parents. Reaching parents via text and sending email reminders are both effective. Parents are better "customers" when they can access policy documents for themselves using a self-service website.
Could your policies be more accommodating or better enforced with the help of a community ed software solution?


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Can You Be Obese and Healthy?
Many people believe that if someone is obese, they automatically are unhealthy and will develop type 2 diabetes. However, the authors of a new study explain that not only is this not true for everyone who is greatly overweight, but that a certain molecule may explain why.
This discovery is important for several reasons, not least of which is that it may help researchers eventually better treat metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes. Since obesity is such an important risk factor for this metabolic disorder, which is reaching epidemic proportions, the results could be highly significant.
Basically, a scientific team headed by Harald Esterbauer of the Medical University of Vienna found that high levels of a molecule called HO-1 are associated with poor metabolic health and a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes among obese individuals. Therefore, substances that can block HO-1 might represent a future treatment option for this and other metabolic conditions.
It's been observed that not every obese individual goes on to experience poor metabolic health or to develop type 2 diabetes. At the same time, researchers have noted that metabolic inflammation has a role in these health issues. Therefore, a team of researchers decided to look at the relationship between HO-1 (which has been believed to have anti-inflammatory properties) and metabolic disease.
The team found higher amounts of HO-1 in obese, insulin-resistant (a type 2 diabetes risk factor) individuals compared with their obese, metabolically healthy peers. Surprisingly, they also found that when they took away the HO-1 gene in immune cells in mice, signs of inflammation declined. This finding suggested that the HO-1 molecule promotes inflammation rather than helps fight it.
In addition, deleting the HO-1 gene in the liver or certain cells called macrophages in mice who were fed a high-fat diet resulted in an improvement in liver function and better insulin sensitivity or, put another way, they were less resistant to insulin. Insulin resistance means that the sugar in the bloodstream is not taken up adequately by the cells, resulting in high blood sugar levels.
This study is not the first to indicate that obesity can be a healthy state for some individuals. In a study published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism in 2011, for example, the authors noted that not everyone who is obese needs to lose weight to be healthy. Naturally, anyone who is overweight or obese should take steps to screen for health issues commonly associated with obesity, including type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and sleep apnea, among others.
The bottom line for this new study is that the HO-1 molecule is a strong predictor of poor metabolic health among obese individuals. Thus the molecule could help in identifying the onset of type 2 diabetes, especially among significantly overweight patients. The authors concluded that their findings "identify HO-1 inhibition as a potential therapeutic strategy for metabolic disease," including type 2 diabetes.
Jais A et al. Heme oxygenase-1 drives metaflammation and insulin resistance in mouse and man. Cell 2014; 158(1): 25-40.
Kuk JL et al. Edmonton Obesity Staging System: association with weight history and mortality risk. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism 2011 Aug; 36(4): 570-76
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The second invited speaker in the World travelers session is Vörös Lajos, professor at the Balaton Limnological Institute (Tihany, Hungary). The algologist participated at an expedition of 4000 km from Astana to the Lake Aral seeking for the water.
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For many, the wait is finally over and getting your hands on an Amazon Fire Phone is only a click away. With the recent unveiling of the Fire Phone by Amazon, the company has introduced the first line of accessories for their new smartphone. Included in the first line of products for the Fire Phone are official Amazon cases, headphones, chargers and even stylus's. Thrown into the mix of official Amazon items are third-party products from companies such as Incipio and Moshi. For the debut of their first smartphone, they have done a splendid job at putting together a line of accessories that are dedicated to the newcomer in the world of smartphones.
Taking a closer look at what Amazon has introduced, they have two different official Amazon cases. The first on the list is a Leather case that is priced at $35. The leather case comes in two different colors, Black and Cayenne. Next up is their polyurethane case which is priced at $30. This case in particular is available in red, blue, yellow and purple. To follow up with cases, there are third-party items such as the Speck CandyShell Grip Case selling for $35 and the Incipio Feather Case selling for $25. There is also a third party screen protector available for purchase by Moshi. That pretty much wraps up the cases and third party items available for the Fire Phone. Moving on to the smaller items, the fire phone comes with a pair of headphones but Amazon is selling premium headphones available for only $25. So if you need an extra set or just want the premium pair, then the headphones will be sitting there awaiting your purchase.
As of right now this is what Amazon has available for their Fire Phone. Expect this short little list to grow as more third party manufacturers jump on board to create custom cases and accessories for the device. To view the list of products that are being sold by Amazon, you can head on over to their Fire Phone Accessories page on the their website. Don't forget to let us know what you think about the first line of Fire Phone accessories, we would love to hear from you.


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Minecraft is an interesting game for the people of every age. They can play the game in pc and in phone too. The game has developed with multiple features and options by which it becomes so interesting for the players. Minecraft is popular among young generation due to its awesome levels. Pocket edition is basically a mobile version of minecraft game developed by Mojang AB. There are multiple skins offered in PE version of the Minecraft.
Here are some of the ways by which you can customize the skin of your character very easily.
How to Download Minecraft Pocket Edition Skin
For the pocket edition of the game, go to the MinecraftSkins.net and here you will find hundreds of skin to which you can apply on your character.
Select the skin which you like the most. You will find an option on the tab named as 'Download'
After clicking on the download option, the image of the skin will appear.
Now hold onto the picture and you will get an option of 'save image' here with which you can save the skin into the phone's memory.
Now open the game and go into the setting and select the skin option. Select your character on which you want to apply this skin. Now apply the skin on it.
Top 10 Minecraft Skins
Following are the best minecraft pocket edition skins. You can download the skins and make your character unique by applying these skins over it.
JackFrost Miner
This is the coolest skin in the game. It appears very soft in the game and you can easily customize your character by downloading the skin. The option of downloading is available on the tab below
Herobrine is one of the original skins of the minecraft character. This is another sweet skin and can be downloaded easily
Notch, the creator of the minecraft. It's another coolest skin and it has a cap which can also be applied on the character.
Grass Block
This is one of the interesting skins. The character of minecraft would become completely invisible after having this skin.
TNT Troll
The skin has the troll face and TNT present on the body. The character appears completely different after having this skin.
Everyone knows the skin is perfectly amazing and it belongs to the PC games. The character has no eye on the face and looks unique. The character appears totally different after this game.
Open Mouth/ Wide Mouth Steve
The skin makes the character invisible when it jumps. So this skin is helpful during the game play.
As we know, everyone is familiar with superman character. The skin is designed on the same character.
Awesome Girl
This is one of the cutest skins ever. The character looks beautiful with long hair and cap over it.
Minecraft Pocket Edition Mike
The character got glasses with this skin. It appears bright and comes with the combination of two or more colors.


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The modelling of physical objects such as buildings, machines and chemicals has been done using computer systems in addition to traditional representations based on plans, blue prints and schematics since at least the 1970s. Initiatives such as Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES) in the automotive, aerospace, defence and shipbuilding industries became standardised by ISO as the STEP standards in the 1980s, and have been widely used in these industries, as well as the building and construction sector. Their languages and tool frameworks, including the EXPRESS Schema language have become widely used by engineers and architects. Computers have been used to annotate genomic information since 1955, and the term Bioinformatics was coined in 1978. Computational models of proteins and genomes are now used as a primary tool in drug design and medical research. Principled approaches to creation of computational models that seek to support research into complex natural systems are also becoming common.
Two parallel developments in the Information Technology space since that time have seen similar models based on objects/entities and their relationships and interactions used to represent computational abstractions. These are the rise of object-orientation and software modelling, and the use of ontologies to represent conceptual frameworks for the understanding of real world entities. Software modelling underwent standardisation and wider acceptance in the 1990s and with it came a set of new techniques and approaches for model representation and manipulation. These include widely available programming languages and tools, and model transformation approaches.
Recently it has emerged that these approaches for manipulating designs and implementations of software, and the approaches for storing and deducing meaningful relationships from ontologies have begun to be applied to models of physical systems, including those represented by the STEP and EXPRESS standards, as well as other systems and tools used for cataloguing and categorisation of entities in manufacturing, building and construction, and other industries, as well as in scientific communities and their related industries, including medicine, genetics and biology. However, the researchers and practitioners in these disciplines have remained relatively isolated from one another.
This workshop invites contributions from those who wish to see the cross-fertilisation and adoption of techniques and tools emerging in the software domain in the space of modelling the physical world, and vice versa.


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Update:12/03/19 | 8:02 am
|Location: Bogue Inlet Fishing Pier
|Size: maybe knee
|Surface: semi glassy
|Wind: WNW @ 10
|High Tide: 12:33:00 PM
|Low Tide: 7:10:00 PM
|Water Temp: 58 °F
|Sunrise: 6:57:00 AM
|Sunset: 4:56:00 PM
Morning: Not much to it this morning. Small, sideshore conditions. Water emps by Dr Bogus: surf 58, sound 54.


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As mentioned here last month, NBC has a new reality show where nobodies can take on poker royalty for a shot at a million bucks. The show, Face The Ace, premiered last night, and so far the score is: nobodies 3 – poker pros 0.
The show features some of the biggest names in the poker world. And last night, Phil Ivey, Erick Lindgren and Howard Lederer all got their butts handed to them by a pair of amateurs you've never heard of. A player named Jonathan Nygaard beat Phil Ivey and got to walk home with $40,000 for his troubles. But the big story of the night was that a guy who lives in his mom's basement took on both Erick Lindgren, and Howard Lederer, and beat them both. And not only that, on next week's episode, airing on Saturday the 8th, Don Topel will again leave the basement to take on yet another pro for a million dollars in cash.
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It is a recurring conversation in the conservative Church, deliberating over what role our "feelings" are to have as we are conformed to the image of Christ Jesus. It is a confusing topic, especially since we have taken Jeremiah 17:9 and have formed a theology around it.
"The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; who can know it?" Earlier versions of Scripture use the word "wicked" instead of "sick." But, the Hebrew word here, anash, is primarily used to mean sick, desperate, and incurable.
So, our self-imposed theology states that we cannot trust our feelings because they are wicked, or in this case, desperately sick; they are untrustworthy. As a result, we have learned to suppress, in the name of holiness and maturity, our emotions. We have taught ourselves to "not feel," if that is even possible, so we can let logic dictate our existence. And, as reinforcement of our decision, we can always name a person who is driven by their whims and lacks the sure-footedness that a logical person, like you and I, possess.
The flaw in our logic, however, is that we are starting from an errant position. If our logic launches from a platform that is slightly askew, then the path of our logic will also be slightly off-target, or worse yet, substantially off-target.
When we feel emotion, even when we claim we don't, it is a measure of what is occurring within our core. Happiness, anger, depression, frustration, calm, etc, are the indicators of our current condition. THESE ARE NOT THE PROBLEM!
Contrast what we feel, now, with what we feel "like." "I feel like going to Church, or, I don't feel like going to Church. I feel like looking at…or, I don't feel like looking. You see where I am going with this. This is being driven by our whims, and it is different from feeling emotion. Let's look at an example:
You have had a hard day at work. It is almost time to head home. You are frustrated over the events of the day.This is how you feel: Frustrated. There is no problem here. In fact, if you are aware of God's prompting, you may even know how to take that emotion, that frustration, to Him, and tell Him all about it. He wants to connect with you, He wants to hear you be authentic with Him. Remember Cain? "Cain, why are you angry?" God asked. He knows how we feel and He wants to meet with us in it.
However, let's say that you don't go to the Father. Instead, you think about what would alleviate the emotion of frustration. What whim could you pursue that would replace the frustration with something that feels better? Alcohol? Pornography? Spending money? Eating? Working out? Achieving? There are so many ways we can try to replace emotion (authenticity), with the pursuit of whims (falsehood).
This, my friends, is what is desperately sick about our flesh. It is not what we feel that is the problem, it is our responseto it that can lead us into a life of folly. King Solomon himself experienced all of these whims, and he makes no pretenses about it.
"I said to myself, 'Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself.' And behold, it too was futility. I said of laughter, 'It is madness,' and of pleasure, 'What does it accomplish?' I explored with my mind how to stimulate my body with wine while my mind was guiding me wisely, and how to take hold of folly, until I could see what good there is for the sons of men to do under heaven the few years of their lives. I enlarged my works: I built houses for myself, I planted vineyards for myself…I collected for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces…and the pleasures of men-many concubines…ALL THAT MY EYES DESIRED I DID NOT REFUSE THEM. I DID NOT WITHHOLD MY HEART FROM ANY PLEASURE, FOR MY HEART WAS PLEASED BECAUSE OF ALL MY LABOR AND THIS WAS MY REWARD FOR ALL MY LABOR. Thus I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold all was vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun."
If you want an authentic life, an empowered life, it begins with honesty. Not just intellectual honesty, but emotional honesty with ourselves and with God. Why? Because to live counter to our emotions is to miss out on intimacy with God-to miss out on His invitations to us THROUGH our emotions, just like He did throughout Scripture.
Here is some homework: look up the following examples from Scripture where God engaged with people through their emotions, and then decide for yourself whether they matter to Him, and what importance God places on our emotional honesty with Him.
Cain-Anger (Gen 4:6)
Abraham-Doubt (Gen 17:17)
Moses-Reluctance (Ex 4:1)
Jonah-Anger (Jonah 4:9)
Job-Bitterness (all of Job)
David-Terror (Psalm 55:4,5)
Elijah-Fear (1 Kings 19:8-11)
Zacharias-Fear (Luke 1:12,13)
Zacharias-Joy (Luke 1:13,-15)
Here are some additional passages where God displays emotion:
Joy (Zeph 3:17)
Anger (Num 11:1)
Jealousy (James 4:5)
Compassion (Ex 34:6)
Sorrow (John 11:32-38)


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Peacock Alley at the Waldorf Astoria
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It's a beautiful space with a nice view of a golf course and maybe horse racing track (couldn't be sure because nothing was happening on it at the time I went), which I found to be a nice break from the usual tall buildings.
The service was quiet and proper and efficient.
The tea set itself was lovely and lovingly set up. I dined alone and found the set to be way too much / especially with the sweets. I felt wasteful, but just HAD to sample everything! And everything was delicious! I particularly liked the miniature Waldorf salad!
It was a lovely tea afternoon. But I do wish that they had had live music / perhaps a pianist.
Very friendly and professional staff in attending us. The food was beautifully presented and tasted good too. The lounge has a relaxing vibe with a nice view.
What a beautiful restaurant! Yummy food, good view with excellent service! Nice choice for afternoon tea!
We always visit this place on new year day. Peacock is one of the best afternoon tea places in Bangkok you can enjoy your memorable moment.
Great service. Beautiful afternoon tea service with lots of tasty food. Best Afternoon Tea in Bangkok.
High tea good for Instagram photos; however the taste was not up to the expected standard from Waldorf Astoria. The savory items consisted of items that was pre-made well in advance. At least that's how it tasted. No wow effect here. View from the window was horizontally pleasant, but looking down, just ugly construction site.
The service, food and dining place especially corner window seat are good. Good value of money comparing to afternoon tea in Rosewood Bangkok.
Pleasant environment
A fly was found on top of a cake. Very bad experience. Hygiene is bad. It should not happen in 5 star hotel😷😷
My friend and I had afternoon tea. The view from our table was great as my request. Of course savories and cakes were tasty. We totally enjoyed our tea time. If I must say something, some kids were a bit loud.
It was a very pleasant and peaceful afternoon. Service was flawless. I'd love to visit there again.
-beautiful and fancy petit four - good taste of sweets - good seating arrangement - nice staff
Very nice view, helpful and good service, delicious and awesome canapé.
Overall, we had a good afternoon tea experience at Peacock Alley. The service was remarkable. All the staffs were very attentive and polite. However, we can't say the same for the food and sweets. Our teas were good as well.
We had a lovely afternoon. The chef was amazing and was able to accommodate all our dietary requirements. He came out to explain our afternoon tea and how he had catered for each of us. Lovely atmosphere and the staff were brilliant. We will be back.
Totally worth its value, desserts were tasty and great view.
Afternoon tea is great value for money, the food is delicious and there is amazing attention to detail. The chef catered for my food allergies by making different foods for me. The staff were very attentive without being overbearing. There is no rush to complete tea and it is a very relaxing afternoon experience.
Service employees are kind, friendly and helpful. Introduction of menu and how to order are explained well and in detail. Tea and coffee are nice. Cakes, cookies, tapas are specially designed individually, surprising your tongue definitely. This place is good for relaxing with your couple, friends and family.
It would be much better to choose two or more tea flavor or coffee per person. We wanted to taste our drinks more.
Afternoon tea was awesome , service excellent. I must recommend my friend to go.
The afternoon tea set is so impressed
The reserved table is absolutely amazing.
Peacock Alley at the Waldorf Astoria offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at 02 846 8888.
Peacock Alley at the Waldorf Astoria is rated 4.7 stars by 23 OpenTable diners.
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Someone showed me a drawing but I can't find it where the drawing said it is. Can someone show me on a bike or tell me where it is? It's a 1985 K100RT...thanks!!!
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Hunter G Colors V1.1
Tap Date area to cycle colors, 7 in all.
Tap 9 area to cycle 24 hour hand modes, local, UTC, tz1rh, tz2 and tz3.
Tap 6 area to cycle dim modes. Default is On Normal.
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Leckey Mygo Max seating system with hi-lo indoor base is designed to offer all of the features and benefits of the Mygo but with greater comfort, additional growth and more options to suit the larger teenager or young adult.
Features and benefits:
- Sophisticated and stylish upholstery
- Adjustable ramped leg guides can be added to the seat base to achieve the desired ramped angle
- The memory foam option and new thicker cushion will help relieve pressure and give maximum comfort
- Contoured seat with 20" seat width accommodates the large teen or young adult without appearing wide
- Larger femoral guides, 2" higher than standard provides additional support along the length of the leg and will provide better control of abduction
- Adjustment indicators have been added to the back spine, lateral support brackets and calf support lengths; this allows the therapist to record the optimum position for the client
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Visiting my family in LA and I piggybacked onto a Target run. Look what followed me home.
I said before I wasn't into the Ford, but when I found the VW I figured might as well complete the set. That target had no car cultures and mostly crap for mainlines but they were great on these. Datsuns for days.
As for the VW, I think I'll keep it for completion's sake, but I am open to groveling.


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The hottest May in modern history: Earth breaks heat record for 13th month in a row
- Record May heat put global average at 60.17 degrees Fahrenheit
- 1.57 degrees above the 20th-century average says NOAA
- If you live in Arizona, California or Nevada, watch out for temperatures as high as 120 degrees in the next few days.
- That is not a typo
- .Excessive heat warnings are in effect beginning this weekend until as late as next Wednesday for the southern half of Arizona, much of Southern California and a tiny slice at the southernmost tip of Nevada.Those happen to be areas where out-of-control wildfires will only be fueled by the approaching heat.
- Cities in the mercury-popping warning area include Phoenix and Tucson in Arizona; Los Angeles, San Diego, Anaheim and Palm Springs in California; and Las Vegas — just in time for the arrival of as many as 200,000 music lovers for the annual Electric Daisy dance music festival this weekend.
- The total number of people under some form of hot weather advisory into next week — 66 million — represents about a fifth of the entire U.S. population.
- Mail Online
Carbon emission release rate 'unprecedented' in past 66m years
The so-called Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) saw temperatures rise by 5C over a few thousand years. At the start of the PETM, no more than 1bn tonnes of carbon was being released into the atmosphere each year. In stark contrast, we release 10bn tonnes of carbon every year. "The consequences are likely to be much more severe. If you kick a system very fast, it usually responds differently than if you nudge it slowly but steadily." The source of the PETM carbon emissions was probably the mass release of methane which had been frozen as hydrates on the ocean floor, probably triggered by a smaller initial release of carbon.
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120 Degrees! Western Wildfires Explode With Triple-Digit Heat Wave on the Way
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Heat wave, winds feared as southern California wildfire advances
"We're here at the beginning of June and we're seeing very active fires very similar to behavior that we would typically see in the fall,"
India Drought Hits Crisis Point, 330 Million People Affected
Water in 91 of India's major reservoirs currently stands at just 15% capacity
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Will The UK Write History Towards Freedom?
We are one week away from the EU referendum, the moment when the British people will be called upon to make a historic decision – will they vote to "Brexit" or to "Bremain"? Both camps have been going at each other with fierce campaigns to tilt the vote in their direction, but according to the latest polls, with the "Leave" camp's latest surge still within the margin of error, the projected outcome is too close to call.
It is a rare moment in history. The British haven't had their say since they voted to join the European Community back in 1975. What was initially thought of as a project to unite Europe into one common market, with benefits of free trade and great promises of increasing national wealth, has mutated into a completely different entity. The British have, instead, found themselves being dragged into a regional economy of zero growth and a weak Euro, and heavily indebted states. You may have come across the arguments of both camps, but here we wish to address what a "Brexit" or "Bremain" scenario would mean for Britain.
If the UK Bremains..
If the British vote to "Bremain", Britain will start to operate with a "special status" within the union, after Prime Minister David Cameron reportedly renegotiated Britain's relationship with the EU, in anticipation of the referendum. Cameron tried to change some of the rules of the agreement, to address the concerns of the British public that made them favor a Brexit in the first place. The matter of 'sovereignty' came first in the list of the most common anti-EU grievances, as the public felt the country no longer had a say in its own affairs, and was pressured to comply with EU regulations as part of the greater union. Cameron succeeded in having the UK released from any commitment to be politically integrated into the EU body, and there were talks about granting some autonomy and power to national parliaments, through the "red card mechanism" (i.e. if 55% of national parliaments object to one vote, they can block a proposal submitted by the European Commission). This proposal, however, does not in any way alter the UK-EU relationship, while it is also unlikely to be practically enforced, much like the preexisting "yellow" card that has only been used twice so far. Thus, British autonomy, specifically, remains unaddressed.


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To travel to another star in our galaxy, finding another system of planets, and maybe even finding life there. Such has been the dream for scientists, futurists, and dreamers for centuries. But it has only been within the past century or so that human beings have been able to contemplate this as a serious possibility.
And while we are still a long way from being able to venture to other star systems, we are getting closer. In recent years, not one but two robotic spacecraft have managed to venture beyond our Solar System and make it into interstellar space.
These are the Voyager 1 and 2 probes, which explored the outer Solar System during the 1970s and 1980s and entered the interstellar medium in 2012 and 2018, respectively. In the not-too-distant future, they will be joined by two more spacecraft (Pioneer 10 and 11).
However, it will be many thousands of years before these spacecraft reach any of the closest stars to our Solar System. The same goes for any spacecraft that have launched from Earth in more recent years. For example, consider the New Horizons mission, which launched from Earth in 2006 and achieved its historic flyby with Pluto in 2015.
Since then, it became the first spacecraft to rendezvous with a Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) - known as Ultima Thule (2014 MU69) - and the fifth to achieve the necessary escape velocity to leave the Solar System. At its current velocity and heading, it is estimated that the spacecraft will reach interstellar space by 2040.
But like its interstellar peers, it will not reach another star system for thousands of years. In fact, even if we launched a spacecraft tomorrow using our most cutting-edge propulsion technology, it would still be many centuries or millennia before it ever made it to the closest star system.


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My motto when it comes to writing and broadcasting is simple… be brutally honest. So, my next statement is fact, not opinion. The 4 best point guards in the NBA this season have been LeBron James, James Harden, Ben Simmons and Giannis Antetokounmpo. With that said, we are going to break down the "technical definition" of the point guard position. Below you will find:
The Sports Whisperer's Top 5 Point Guards during the 2018 NBA Season.
#5) Kyrie Irving (Boston Celtics):
Before, the man they call "Uncle Drew," went down to a season ending knee injury, he was having one of the most productive seasons of his young career. For most of the year, the Boston Celtics, with no legitimate number two scoring option, were the number 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. In 60 games, Irving shot 49% from the floor, 40% from three-point range and 88% from the free throw line. He averaged 24.4 points, 5.1 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game. When healthy, Irving should be a top PG for the next five years. Boston should get better in 2019, they have surrounded Irving with young talent like Jaylen Brown (14 PPG) and Jayson Tatum (13 PPG).
#4) John Wall (Washington Wizards):
John Wall is the only point guard in the NBA that can average 20 points and dish out 10 assists on a night in and night out basis. He has only played in 40 games this year but when healthy, he is everything to the Wizards. Wall is averaging, 19.2 points, 9.5 assists and 3.6 rebounds. Wall also leads the team in blocks. He still struggles to shoot the ball at times, shooting 41% but his strength is dribble penetration. There is no one in the NBA who goes from "coast to coast" faster with their dribble. For the Wizards to make a deep run in the playoffs, Wall must average 25 points and 10 assists per game in the post-season.
#3) Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors):
Curry won the NBA's MVP Award in 2015 and 2016. Before he got hurt, Curry was a better season than when he won the award in back-to-back years. Curry has only played in 51 games this season, but the numbers don't lie. In 32 minutes per game, the former Davidson star was shooting 49% from the floor, 42% behind the three-point range, and 92.1% from the free throw line. He was averaging 26.4 points, 6.1 assists and an amazing 5.1 rebounds. If Curry didn't miss a ton of games, he would be in the MVP conversation.
#2) Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder):
Last year's MVP, Russell Westbrook, averaged a triple double. This season he is averaging 25.6 points, 9.8 rebounds and 10.1 assists. Say it out loud… That is a career night for most NBA players, Westbrook does this every game. There has not been a player to put up these numbers back-to -back years in decades. With Paul George, Carmelo Anthony and Steven Adams, the Thunder could have the best starting four in the NBA. If they can somehow find bench production, they can make a deep run in the playoffs.
#1) Damian Lillard: (Portland Trail Blazers):
The former 6th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft has been an absolute "work horse" for the Portland Trail Blazers. Lillard has played in 71 games and he is averaging 36 minutes, 26.8 points, 6.6 assists and 4.5 rebounds per contest. Portland will be the #3 seed in the brutal Western Conference. They will play either New Orleans, San Antonio, Oklahoma, Minnesota or Denver. Lillard will have to put up 30 points per game if he wants his team to advance to the 2nd round. I have no doubt, he can do it. The man is an assassin downthe stretch and thrives in crunch time. He has been the best point guard in the NBA from start to finish this year, and his teams' record reflects that.
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Noah also a Sinner
Has it ever occurred to your thoughts, thinking that sin was with Noah in the ark? That even the great flood washed all the sinners, but not sin? The flood cannot wash away sins
Noah was a sinner too. But God sees him as righteous. God did not impute nor account sin to him. Noah even found favor with God.
Now why do we bother telling people to "stop sinning!" or "be holy!"? When obviously nobody can stop sin or even be holy? Can you?
See, not even the Law or the 10 Commandments can stop sin or take it away. Rather it makes sin worst in us and us worst sinner than before. Right?
If no one can stop sin, then we are doom! God is righteous and He will punish us
Before we despair, wait! there's actually someone who took sin away
John 1:29
Behold, The lamb of God, Jesus that takes away the sins (plural) of the world
Jesus took away all the sins of the many, our sins included.
I explicitly said 'our sin', in order to make it personal. In truth, Jesus died for Me. Amen!
He did not just save us from hell. Jesus save us from sin too! get it?
What Is the Gospel?
Luke 7:47
For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little.
Matthew 26:13
Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her
This is the gospel. That those who loves God much knows they are forgiven much. How much is much? All sins, as in Past, Present & Future sins.
Why are we afraid telling believers, all their sins are taken away? Is it because we though they'll go out into all the world and sin like crazy? Something's not right. Sin and its power over us has been taken away by Jesus! we are free. Tell others we are free.
We are no longer slaves of sin and we cannot make ourselves slave of sin anymore. Because Jesus did much more than Adam!
We are to "Go ye into all the world and preach the good news, the (gospel)". This is the gospel 'all their sins are taken away. That they are forgiven of ALL their sins'.
All means : Past, Present & Future
Did you know that the book of John did not have the word "Repentance" in it? What's my point in saying it? That we should not repent? No way!
Don't you know that "Repentance" means "change of mind"? go ahead check the Greek word.
"Jesus is the lamb of God who takes away our sins (plural)"
"Jesus is the lamb of God who takes away our sins (plural)"
"Jesus is the lamb of God who takes away our sins (plural)"
Let us keep on hearing that until we have changed our mind about sin.
In other words we have "Repented" (change of mind) once we knew that "Jesus is the lamb of God who took away our sins (plural)"
Repentance is happening whenever there is change of mind
Stop Sin Consciousness !
We know all our sins are taken away. Why not stop being conscious of sins?
I mean, come on. Can sin unconsciousness take away sins? May it never be! In the same manner, can sin consciousness take away sins? May it never be! Jesus is the lamb of God who takes away our sins.
Don't you know that Jesus, shed His blood for the taking away of sins" ?
There should be no more consciousness of sins, because God took away our sins.
Let us read out loud below
Hebrews 9:13-14
The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled
on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify
them so that they are outwardly clean.
How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!
Hebrews 10:1-2 (GW, ESV)
Moses' Teachings with their yearly cycle of sacrifices are only a shadow
of the good things in the future. They aren't an exact likeness of those
things. They can never make those who worship perfect.
Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have any consciousness of sins?
Going direct to the point
When we have sin consciousness,
It could mean we are obtaining forgiveness of sins on a daily basis,
Or after at each successive confession of sins committed. Tell me, am I right?
Did Jesus perform an incomplete work? or have we not been informed that "Jesus is the lamb of God that took away all the sins of the world?"
Does it look like Jesus leveled down with bulls and goats? If so you think, then the blood of bulls and goats are better then? they can surely cover for 1 year of sins? Come on man! No way! Jesus blood is eternal, forever!
Jesus did much better than covering sins! He TOOK AWAY all our sins.
TOOK AWAY means all our sins are all gone. Past, Present & Future. Not even an iota of sin left.
Know this, in case you sin. God will not impute that sin upon you. Why so? because God is good? not quite yet. But because God is righteous, all our sins has been imputed to Jesus and God punished all those sins.
Yes, God is righteously good.
1 John 2:1
If anyone does sin, we have Jesus Christ our Defense Lawyer, who has God's full approval. He speaks on our behalf when we come into the presence of the Father
Jesus already took away all the sins. It is finished!
Final Words
Let me just say this bluntly to us believers who confesses sins after committing one, It means we still have sin consciousness. Do we honestly confess sin every time we commit one?
Let us renew our minds, brother & sister.
I should better yet say Repent (change your mind)!
Change your mind from sin consciousness!
This is a full message. All our sins are fully forgiven
Hebrews 10:18
Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin.
Could it be that we have no idea at all on, how much Jesus took away of our sins? For the reason why we are still conscious of it?
Change your low estimate of Jesus finish work. There is no more offering for sin because it is finished!


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Overland Park Fire Training Center held a simulation training for firefighters on how to make a rescue in a school bus crash.
Firefighters cut into a school bus donated by Durham School Bus Services to rescue the bus driver who was trapped in the simulation.
They had 30 minutes to make the rescue, and they did it in 20 minutes.
Training instructor Chris Angermuller said firefighters now feel more comfortable and confident if they have to respond to a school bus emergency.
Video of the simulation will be used to train other firefighters.
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Campaign Against Early Marriage Launched
Member of Parliament for Constituency 108 in the Western Urban Area, Hon. Dr. Michel Sho-Sawyer last Friday officially launched "Her Choice" project campaign against early marriage in Sierra Leone. (Photo: Hon. Dr. Micheal Sho-Sawyer, Deputy Min. Sports and others on the high table)
In his statement, the Member of Parliament encouraged the girl-child to always dream big for their future in national development.
The launch ceremony was organized by Children's Forum Network (CFN) on the theme: "Invest in Girl with Disabilities and those without Justice, Equality and Human Rights" at the Atlantic Conference Hall, Siaka Stevens Stadium in Freetown.
Hon. Dr. Sho-Sawyer assured that Members of Parliament always endeavour to put strategies in place for the betterment of Sierra Leonean children in national development.
The MP expressed his appreciation to the organizers of the campaign which he described as timely and a loadable venture to ensure the children of this country to live to expectations.
He assured that the lawmakers will continue to provide support to and work in consonance with the organizers for the security of children.
Hon. Dr. Michel Sho-Sawyer however entreated the organizers to continue lobbying to the appropriate authorities including traditional leaders and law enforcers for the protection of children.
He called on children to pay greater attention to their academic work, improve on their status and think big as the responsibility lies on them, adding that if they dream big, they will think of becoming President, Doctors, Ministers, Directors and other honourable positions in the country.
In his keynote address, the Deputy Minister of Sports, Mr. Al-Sankoh Conteh, expressed delight that there had already been a tradition of organizations succeeding in campaigning against early marriage.
He maintained that the Government is against early marriage regardless of any status that could emanate from poverty and instability.
The Deputy Minister assured that the Government is making tremendous effort to eliminate early child marriage as it is spending huge amount of money on children, citing the establishment of several institutions in the country for the enrolment of the girl-child to substantiate his statement.
He therefore encouraged other civil organizations to continue their advocacy campaign against early marriage, adding that they should stop compromising those issues by prosecuting defaulters.
Other speakers included the Resident Minister East, Mr. Karamoh Kabba, representative from the National Youth Council, Dr. Abdulai Dumbya and a host of others.
By Mohamed Y. Turay
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Welcome to the White County Central JH/HS Counselor's Corner!
My name Stephanie Hill and I am White County Central Junior High and High School Counselor. This is my seventh year as an educator. I taught JH social studies before becoming a school counselor, where I have been blessed to work for the past six years. As the counselor at White County Central Junior High and High School, I have a variety of roles throughout the school.
My goal is to help promote student success in the areas of academic, career and personal/social development. I provide crisis intervention, short-term individual counseling and small group counseling per teacher, student, parent request, or on an as need base. As school counselor it is my role to advocate for students and assist administrators, teachers, staff and families. I also desire to encourage, empower, and equip them with good self-esteem and self-confidence to do great things.
Students may be referred to me for individual guidance if they are having emotional or social challenges that are affecting their education. The role of the school counselor is to help that student cope with the current situation, so they will be able to be successful in the classroom. I am also here to provide referral services for outpatient therapy if the student is in need of longer term counseling.
My personal goal as a school counselor is to provide a warm and safe environment where each person can learn to love who they are, and to facilitate those coping skills needed for everyday life. Each day is a new day. We want our students to know that we care about them as a person; that they are valued.
If you ever need to contact me, my contact information is as follows:
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Daily Observations
This morning after dropping Rowan off at preschool, I went kayaking for a couple of hours. I went out towards Middle Channel, over to the lighthouse and then approached Beardslee Island before heading back to town. Rowan and I went to Swan Lake after I picked her up from preschool. Weather: Winds were calm and … Read more


text: Resist. Persist. Insist. JANUARY – FEBRUARY 2018 LIKE TWEET Greater Together As Liberty Hill continues our fight for a healthy and environmentally just region as part of our Agenda for a Just Future, we are narrowing our lens with a keen focus on ending oil drilling near homes and schools in low income communities and communities of color. Taking on big oil may be intimidating, but with organized residents, dedicated leaders, political allies and donor-activists, communities are mighty. Visit our blog for the latest updates on the fight to advance environmental justice here in Los Angeles. Read More Why We Fight In each area of our Agenda for a Just Future there is an urgent opportunity to improve the quality of life for underserved Angelenos. But in some cases, there is also a deeply personal connection to the work. Liberty Hill's President and CEO Shane Goldsmith shares the experiences that led her to fight for youth justice on our blog. Read More Were you there? Liberty Hill's Advisory Council hosted a special strategy session with L.A. City Councilmembers Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Mike Bonin, focused on how we can resist attacks from Washington while building a more just Los Angeles at the same time. See more in our latest Facebook Photo Gallery. View Photos Video 101s • Story Gallery • Grassroots Groups We Support • Our Blog Visit us at http://www.libertyhill.org


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Like you as I watch the news I am overwhelmed by the images that I see.
Houses gone, hospitals gone, families gone.
Gone in just a brief moment. But the horror of that moment will live on for the people of Haiti for years to come.
In the midst of all the pain and sorrow, the question comes, because it always does. God where are you? Don't you love these people?
The answer lies right at the surface. He is there. He is here. He was there yesterday and he'll be there tomorrow. He'll be with the child that survives when everyone thought they wouldn't. He'll be with the rescue worker who doesn't think they can go one more moment yet they do.
He hasn't moved. His love for ALL people of the world has never changed.
We are now being given the ultimate opportunity to give to our neighbors in need.
The first thing we must do is pray. Pray for every precious person who is trapped. Every baby who doesn't know where it's next meal is coming from. Every mother who can't find her baby. Pray and pray hard.
Next thing we must do is give. Give and give generously.
Be the hands and feet of Jesus. Show the world your love of Jesus by helping someone else in a desperate situation.
We sponsor a child through Compassion International and find them to not only nurture the body but the soul as well as they teach children about Jesus.
http://bit.ly/HelpHaitiCI, please go to their website and give generously, just like you would if Jesus was the one holding the child waiting for it's next drink of water.
Because, don't be mistaken, He is right there!
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Both rear wheel bearings are toast and there was a rock in the brake making the grinding sound. So yeah, they got their pound of flesh.
71,000 miles and it's making a metallic grinding Noise when I release the clutch. It's not even slipping just sounds like shit. I knew I had to much money in my bank account.


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Following years of dedication, Bungie's Marathon trilogy has finally been re-released as an HD collection for every major computer operating system.
The Marathon series wrapped up in 1996 and Bungie made it an open-source project. In the pack, which can be found here, you'll get Marathon, Marathon 2 and Marathon Infinity.
It can be played on Windows, Mac OSX and various Linux-based operating systems, so there's no reason for anybody to skip checking out where Bungie's roots are.
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Eco-friendly cleaning businesses are gaining popularity today. Many environmentally conscious people want to clean their homes using natural, non-toxic cleaners, but do not have the time, energy or knowledge to do so. An eco-friendly cleaning service is the perfect answer to this problem. These businesses can create their own cleaning products themselves using simple, inexpensive ingredients bought in bulk. The recipes for these cleaning solutions can be taught to clients for a fee, or used to clean their homes.
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A couple of years ago, we posted some great, unique alternatives to the traditional wedding guestbook option. Years have past, since that post, and just as years goes by, and the seasons change, so do trends!
Sick and tired of being so traditional? Yeah, us too! Don't come here expecting to see the "been there, done that" photo album guestbook or a wishing well. It's okay to be different!!!
Take a look a what we believe are the TOP FIVE most creative guestbook ideas for 2015/2016 that will WOW your guest but at the same time, look simply AMAZING!!!
#5- Polaroids are back!
This has been trending heavily in 2015. In fact, one of our brides last year, introduced this idea and we swear, it went viral from there! She had an authentic old school polaroid camera, still in working condition. The new school polaraids can be found at any arts & crafts store. Stock up on the film however on websites such as ebay or amazon for great bulk rates.
#4- Quilts last forever!
We don't know about you but we all own one blankie and/or quilt that a relative has sewn together for us at some point in our lives. Quilts tend to last forever. Why not have your wedding guestbook be a quilt that you and your future hubbie can share in your new life together as one. You can either just have the patches laid on a table for easier access or hanging on a wall (as seen below). Either option is a great, super creative option!
#3: Postcard or Globe:
For the Traveling Couple!
Are you and your fiancé that couple that enjoys to travel? If so, be sure to start collecting postcards every trip you take. This makes for a SUPER cute and creative wedding guestbook idea! Find an old mailbox in which you can spray paint into your wedding colors. Have postcards displayed around this. We even love the idea of having a vintage world globe instructing guests to sign anywhere on the map! Love this idea and if properly displayed, will make for some awesome pictures from your photographer!
Who doesn't love wine? Have a favorite wine that you both love? Consider making this your wedding guestbook and popping it open at your first, fifth, or better yet, your tenth wedding anniversary!
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#1: Techi Era!!!In this digital era, it makes the most sense to go with a guestbook that is more in line with this times- a digital guestbook, duah! Companies such as Luma offer this type of service and would absolutely be a hit at your wedding or any special event.


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For the past two weeks, I've had the opportunity to do a pain management elective. I picked this elective rotation because pain management is a field of medicine that has interested since before arriving at medical school.
I'm going to talk about that experience in the next post, but for now, let me explain why I find pain management interesting.
- Pain is a universal problem that touches all people of every age. There will always be people in pain who need relief.
- Watching someone else in pain is just viscerally disturbing. When I see someone in pain, I feel it too. Like watching another guy get kicked in the nuts. You can feel it! Therefore, it would be supremely rewarding to alleviate someone else's pain.
- Pain is a problem that current medical practice handles sub-optimally. There are drugs that reduce pain effectively, but not without significant side effects and addiction. I'm thinking mostly of the opioids. To be sure, there are people who do get relief from what we have to offer, but many, particularly those with neuropathic pain, or with intractable pain syndromes like fibromyalgia, don't get much relief from the current therapies.
- Chronic pain is huge issue that doesn't get enough attention. There are over 100 million chronic pain sufferers in the US alone, according to some estimates.
- From both a clinical and basic science perspective, there are huge gaps in knowledge in pain. There have been great advances made in the past few years about the neurobiology of pain, but there is still a lot we don't know. And for what we do know, translation of that knowledge into new therapies for patients has been very slow. So for someone wanting to be a physician-scientist, pain is an ideal arena. The entrepreneur in me goes to where the unmet needs are and where there are opportunities. More mature areas of study where there are a lot of smart people already working, such as heart disease and cancer, don't really attract me.
- Because pain is such a pervasive and underserved problem, it is now starting to get a lot of attention from the people who control the funding (NIH). The institute of medicine (IOM) just put out a position paper called Relieving Pain in America, in which it calls for more research and more physicians to treat pain. It seems like pain is starting to get hot, so now would be a good time to enter the field. Hopefully during my PhD, I can make my entry by doing some basic research into the mechanisms of pain.
- Since pain is a such a multidimensional problem, so too is the clinical practice of pain management. People come to pain management from anesthesia, neurology, psychiatry, PM&R and even internal medicine. That works because pain requires knowledge in all of these areas. The majority of pain management practitioners are from anesthesia, and thus current pain practice is heavy on interventional techniques, but most everyone acknowledges that excellent pain care requires a multidisciplinary approach. The versatility of pain management is very appealing to me. Depending on my preferences, I can do interventional procedures (epidurals, joint injections, stimulator implants, etc), and non-interventional, medical management of pain. I think such variety in a practice would be intellectually satisfying for sure.
- Pain management is usually not high acuity, unless one is working on an acute pain service. Therefore, I can manage my time more easily and make time for research and see patients when time permits.
- I'd be remiss not to mention the lifestyle is appealing. Pain management is practiced in an outpatient setting. Hours are regular work hours (8-5, usually). Compensation is commensurate with the time it takes to train to be a good pain physician. No call. Practicing pain would allow me to have a lab, be a clinician and have time to be with my family and live a semblance of a life. I like that :)
- Lastly, a personal reason. I was keen on pain management even before medical school because for years, I watched my mother and brother suffer with chronic pain issues. I don't suffer like they do, but watching them be in pain everyday is nearly as bad as having the pain myself. Through their struggles, I became aware of how big a problem chronic pain is and I felt like pain would be as good an area as any to dedicate my efforts to. So I feel an emotional pull toward pain. In working toward becoming a better pain physician, I'd be doing a service for my family too. Perhaps I can bring them relief someday.
I think that's it for now. As time goes on, I'll probably find even more reasons to like pain. And who knows, perhaps something will happen in the next few years that will make me do a complete about-face, but for now, pain is top of the list for the reasons above.


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A Message from Mike Salvino
To all DXC customers, partners, team members and supporters:
Today we announced a new, clear strategy for DXC Technology. I am both excited and confident that this new focused strategy will enable us to better serve our customers' needs and grow in the IT Services market.
Going forward, DXC will be focused on helping our customers across the entire enterprise technology stack with differentiated industry solutions. The enterprise technology stack includes ITO; Cloud and Security Services; Applications and Industry IP; Data, Analytics and Engineering Services; and Advisory.
DXC's Enterprise Technology Stack
We will be reinvesting in our business to operate more effectively and better serve our customers and our people. Core to this new strategy is a reemphasis on our ITO business, which is critical for customers – and when done well, gives them the confidence to turn to us when additional IT services are required.
Today we also communicated that we will seek strategic alternatives for three businesses: Workplace and Mobility, U.S. State and Local Health and Human Services, and Horizontal BPS. These are the only businesses that will be under review. They each are market leading, however they are adjacent to our focused strategy. Throughout this process we will remain closely engaged with our customers and with our people to ensure we are delivering on our commitments to both.
The reemphasis on our ITO business aligns well with what we have heard from our customers and will make DXC an even stronger partner for those who require capabilities across the enterprise technology stack.
Thank you for your continued support of our great company.


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Common genetic variation in ABCA1 is associated with altered lipoprotein levels and a modified risk for coronary artery disease
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BACKGROUND: Low plasma HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) is associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). We recently identified the ATP-binding cassette transporter 1 (ABCA1) as the major ... [more ▼]
BACKGROUND: Low plasma HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) is associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). We recently identified the ATP-binding cassette transporter 1 (ABCA1) as the major gene underlying the HDL deficiency associated with reduced cholesterol efflux. Mutations within the ABCA1 gene are associated with decreased HDL-C, increased triglycerides, and an increased risk of CAD. However, the extent to which common variation within this gene influences plasma lipid levels and CAD in the general population is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: We examined the phenotypic effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the coding region of ABCA1. The R219K variant has a carrier frequency of 46% in Europeans. Carriers have a reduced severity of CAD, decreased focal (minimum obstruction diameter 1.81+/-0.35 versus 1.73+/-0.35 mm in noncarriers, P:=0.001) and diffuse atherosclerosis (mean segment diameter 2.77+/-0.37 versus 2.70+/-0.37 mm, P:=0.005), and fewer coronary events (50% versus 59%, P:=0.02). Atherosclerosis progresses more slowly in carriers of R219K than in noncarriers. Carriers have decreased triglyceride levels (1.42+/-0.49 versus 1.84+/-0.77 mmol/L, P:=0.001) and a trend toward increased HDL-C (0.91+/-0.22 versus 0.88+/-0.20 mmol/L, P:=0.12). Other single nucleotide polymorphisms in the coding region had milder effects on plasma lipids and atherosclerosis. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that common variation in ABCA1 significantly influences plasma lipid levels and the severity of CAD. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 82 (0 UL)
Age and residual cholesterol efflux affect HDL cholesterol levels and coronary artery disease in ABCA1 heterozygotes
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Mutations in ABC1 in Tangier disease and familial high-density lipoprotein deficiency
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