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Did my title offend you?
If it did, I am truly sorry but at the same time, I'm not.
I'll explain if you let me
You see, Oh my god is something I say without much thought
When I am shocked, surprised, in awe or horrified
It just comes out
It is almost an involuntary slip of the tongue
But I was called out the other day and told I was taking the Lord's name in vain
Which of course, is one of the TEN COMMANDMENTS that we are not.s'posed'.tuh.do
So, of course, I dove deep within myself to try and find something
that would help me to feel convicted
After all, I don't want to take the Lord's name in vain
but try as I might
Reading passage after passage in the Bible
consulting with two pastors (one of which has multiple theological doctorates)
I have come to the conclusion that
is not taking the Lord's name in vain
Taking the Lord's name in vain is using it in a way that denies His omnipotence
That denies who He is
That gloats or brags in His name
That acts falsely in His name
Or that swears something untrue in His name
I don't call out to Him when I say this
Nor do I call out to anyone when I say it
to me, it is just a saying
An expression. An exclamation.
Like, Holy Cow! to which my grandma was chastised the other day for saying
"Why would you say holy cow? There's nothing holy about it," she was told.
She was shocked.
She has been saying 'holy cow' the entirety of her 66 years.
See, I think people are getting a bit over zealous when it comes to these things we offhandedly say
As a participant in western Christianity you are taught that this command is supposed to keep God's name from being spoken with disregard or irreverence. From Sunday school onward the exegesis of taking God's name in vain is usually presented without context or explanation. Christian culture doesn't tend to be overly curious about meaning and intent.
People who identify as Christians become visibly uncomfortable when God's name is spoken with apparent irreverence. They are on you like white on rice if you say oh God or oh my Lord."Was that in vain?" you are then asked. Many of them don't even approve of "gosh" because it is just a substitute for the authentically vain version. Christian culture has decried the use of "omg" for the same reason. What if the "g" stands for "gosh," you might ask? We can't know, they say, and we must not give the appearance of evil. End of discussion.
The evangelical definition of taking God's name in vain is so far-reaching that it has become the mainstream (secular) definition. Ask someone what it means to take God's name in vain and regardless of their faith tradition or religious persuasion they will probably tell you that it means using one of God's many pseudonyms in an exclamatory or thoughtless manner. Test it right now. Poll a friend or nine and they will prove this. Jesus Christ, it's universal.
Much of western Christianity doesn't even know that the commandments were issued to the same Israelites who, when they asked God his name, weren't given a straight answer. They still don't have an answer. The story goes that answer was only "I Am," which is why Jews traditionally write the name as G-d. And Christian culture hasn't really publicized the fact that the commandment issued on Mount Sinai wasn't intended to censor careless bandying about of a literal name, but rather was stating we are not to use God to justify or legitimize an action that is not justified or legitimated by God.
Getting this detail wrong has resulted in Christian culture declaring God's position on causes such as war, marriage rights, evolution and megachurches, all while staunchly refraining from typing "omg" lest they blaspheme the name of G-d. The irony is excruciating, and they are able to keep it going as long as people don't ask too many questions.
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I guess I was just really taken back when I was so openly berated for saying, 'oh my god'
If it is to speak the Lord's name in vain
Then isn't saying 'God bless you' when someone sneezes in any flippancy also doing the same?
Or is there a double standard because one is inherently good
and the other neutral or dependent on the situation?
And if you were to switch is up and say Oh my gosh
isn't gosh just a derivative of god?
Like jeez is a derivative of Jesus?
Isn't the Lord's name actually Yahweh or Jehovah?
Or as the article stated above;
though the Lord has many names and titles
perhaps it is not just about any one given name . . .
Afterall, isn't god a title and not a name at all?
Do you think saying 'oh my god' is saying the Lord's name in vain?
I am putting this out there because in my heart of hearts
I feel that saying 'oh my god' is not saying my Lord's name in vain
The holy spirit doesn't give me even a twinge of conviction when I say it
and heaven knows (heaven knows . . . is that saying something in vain?)
that I am heavily convicted of other things I say and do
So chime in . . . tell me what you think . . .
{I have linked up with Making Melissa because I think this is a confession of sorts . . . right?}
{I have linked up with Making Melissa because I think this is a confession of sorts . . . right?}


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Chameleons have specialized cells, chromatophores, which contain pigments in their cytoplasm, in three layers below their transparent outer skin:
- The chromatophores in the upper layer, called xanthophores and erythrophores, contain yellow and red pigments, respectively.
- Below the chromatophores is a second layer of chromatophores called iridophores or guanophores; these contain guanine, appearing blue or white.
- The deepest layer of chromatophores, called melanophores, contain the dark pigment melanin, which controls how much light is reflected.
Dispersion of the pigment granules in the chromatophores sets the intensity of each color. When the pigment is equally distributed in a chromatophore, the whole cell is intensively colored. When the pigment is located only in the center of the cell, the cell appears mainly transparent. Chromatophores can rapidly relocate their particles of pigment, thereby influencing the animal's color.
Active camouflage is present in several groups of animals including cephalopod molluscs, fish, and reptiles.
There are two mechanisms of active camouflage in animals: counterillumination camouflage, and color change.
Counterillumination camouflage is the production of light to blend in against a lit background. In the sea, light comes down from the
surface, so when marine animals are seen from below, they appear darker than the background. Some species of cephalopod, such as Abralia veranyi and Watasenia scintillans, produce light in photophores on their undersides to match the background.[8] Bioluminescence is common among marine animals, so counterillumination camouflage may
be widespread, though light has other functions, including attracting prey and signalling.
Color change permits camouflage against different backgrounds. Many cephalopods including octopuses, cuttlefish, and squids, and some terrestrial reptiles including chameleons and anoles can rapidly change color and pattern, though the major reasons for this include signalling, not only camouflage.[9][10] Active camouflage is also used by many bottom-living flatfish such as plaice, sole, and flounder that actively copy the patterns and colors of the seafloor below them.[11] For example, the tropical flounder Bothus ocellatus can match its pattern to "a wide range of background textures" in 2–8 seconds.

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Salt Lake City,Ut,
Member Since:
Feb 11, 2010
Goal Type:
Running Accomplishments:
I had some success in high school and college. Winner 1985 Rod Dixon Run
Had a fair amount of success as a Masters runner for most of my 40s.
Short-Term Running Goals:
Have fun, not get fat, stay fit.
Long-Term Running Goals:
Keep running in some fashion.
I teach AP European History and other courses at Alta High School. I coached the track and cross country teams at Alta for 16 years.
Married, two kids - Abby and Andy
My Twitter @murphy_rob
16 miles around Sugar House at 7:50 pace. Trying to beat the Blizzardo Diablo that's supposed to be rolling in later today.
PM: 2 mile walk. Push-ups/Sit-ups
4 miles easy on the treadmill.
5 x 1 minute jump rope.
9.25 around Alta Hig Scoo (what our broken sign out front says). Comfy pace. I thought about becomming a writer which is something I do when I'm running. I tell myself that the entire world must be interested in my profound thoughts. But when the run is finished they don't seem that profound anymore.
Easy run around the school environs. Legs are sore from squats yesterday.
I was disappointed to see the raggedy ripped up American flag we are flying out in front of the school. I guess school district budgets are tight.
6.75 miles around Alta. 10 stadiums. Weights and core.
Sitting here at school while Abby does her 2 hour (!) range drive for drivers ed. Evicted from my classroom because we're hosting a debate tournament. These debate geeks have even taken over the faculty room (where I'm sitting now) so I'm stuck here listening to this kid practice that thing where they talk really fast for a long time.
I'm feeling a tiny amount of lower leg pain so I decided to skip the run today and instead do 30 hard minutes on the stair stepper followed by 30 minutes on the spin cycle. Tired after! Then a short swim and long hot tub.
Not a bad day.
AM: 11.5 miles around Sugar House. 7:33 average.


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As a regular runner who is always trying to get a better time, I know all about striving and perseverance. When you first start running any distance your legs hurt, your ankles hurt, your feet hurt, in fact you hurt in places and muscles you didn't even know could.
I still remember the first time I went out for a 5 mile run. I had been running for 2 miles at most so I thought that I was fairly fit. After 15 minutes into that run I thought that I must be near the end but no, I was less than halfway. For a whole week afterwards I ached. Just going up and down stairs was torture on my leg muscles.
However, it didn't deter me. I realised that I thought I was pretty fit but I actually had a long way to being really fit. I built up my runs, eventually deciding on putting running to some good use and ran my first half marathon in 2008. It wasn't an amazing time but I was pretty chuffed with it.
In fact it was during the training for that half marathon that I felt God directing me to this verse in the Bible,
"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching." Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV)
I felt that God gave me this passage from Hebrews during the run as an encouragement not just for myself but also more specifically for the wider Church.
I'll come back to this verse later but first I want to encourage you by considering Hebrews 12:1-13.
This passage from Hebrews draws a metaphor between enduring and persevering through the discipline of God the Father and the running of a race. Both involve discipline, endurance, hard work and determination. Just like our athletes demonstrated at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Hebrews 11, the previous chapter, is of course the great chapter on faith. It details many of the Old Testament saints who attested to the value of living by faith.
At the end of Hebrews chapter 11, it talks about those who were faithful to God and in closing, the chapter states,
"These (that is the Old Testament saints mentioned) were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect." Hebrews 11:39-40.
So it is from this encouragement, that God had planned something better for us, and that something was the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ; the fulfilment of the Law and the prophets. So chapter 12 of Hebrews starts with,
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses…" again those Old Testament saints mentioned in chapter 11, "let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us."
In other words, let us not let those things in life that so easily distract us and entice us into sin; lead us away from the cross of Jesus.
When I was training for the Half Marathon there were many times when I thought, "Well maybe I can get away with not running my long run today" or "Maybe I can run tomorrow instead, even though I know it's unlikely I'll have time to do the run".
I knew however, that even when it was cold and chucking it down with rain I had to run. If I did not, if I was to miss just one run, I would set myself back and would not be able to run as well on the race day. I made the training quite hard for myself since I chose to run up an 800ft hill for my Sunday long run. As the day of the race approached I had to go further and further over this 800ft hill until the week before I ran almost all the way to the next town and back again, just over 12 miles in total.
Just as the writer of Hebrews commends us to do in chapter 12, "let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us". During my training, I had a better understanding of 'running a race with perseverance' because even when it was cold and raining I knew I could not stop because I would then be in danger of getting too cold.
Indeed, on the day of the Half Marathon, the race route was marked out and we were all clear on where we had to run. We had to run in the area marked out for us to qualify and we all in our minds had the finish line, the goal, as our objective. Just as the writer to the Hebrews commends us to do,
"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." Hebrews 12:2
To continue the metaphor, Jesus ran the race first and completed it victoriously giving us the confidence to run with strengthened arms and legs and to make level the path for our feet as it says in verse 12.
Now when you are running a race, you need not to concern yourself on how fast those around you are running. In training, you establish your own running pace and you know how fast you can run. So that, when you are in the race it is important to run at your own pace because you will quickly tire if you run faster than you have being training for. Just as the writer in Hebrews commends us,
"Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart" Hebrews 12:3
Jesus faced opposition from the Pharisees and Sadducees, the religious leaders of the day and His own disciples at times. Those religious leaders who were in authority and who had political power had the power to harm Him and yet Jesus was not afraid of their threats or taunts. He endured their testing, persevered through their attempts at trickery and was determined to finish the race set before Him. He had the goal, His own death to bring salvation to all by faith in Him, in mind. That was the victory and the prize of finishing the race.
Thankfully, we do not face such political opposition in this country (yet) but we may do from our neighbours, friends and work colleagues. Jesus gives us hope though that when we do face such opposition we can endure it and persevere through it. The Bible is clear that,
"In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted," 2 Timothy 3:12.
Therefore, if we are running the race marked out for us then opposition and persecution will happen but we need to "fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith".
Hebrews 12:4 then says,
"In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood"
What is the writer referring to here? Was he referring to the ultimate price that is paid for by standing for our faith, such as the martyrdom of Stephen and James?
Let us examine the verse more closely. He says, "In your struggle against sin", which is in present tense, in other words in our daily struggle against sin. So in our ongoing struggle against sin, we have not yet resisted – to what? To the point of shedding our blood for our own sins because, Jesus was the only one who was qualified to do that so we do not have to.
Therefore, in our daily struggle against sin we do not need to shed blood for our own punishment, indeed we cannot because we are not holy and blameless, because Jesus Christ had already paid the price demanded by God. Therefore, that was an encouragement to the Hebrews and it is to us today.
Hebrews 12:5 continues,
"And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons:
"My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son.""
Here the writer is reminding the Hebrews that even though they might go through times of testing and times when their they feel that their character is under attack, God, rather like a stone mason with a block of stone, is honing their characters into the image of His son Jesus.
In the Kings James Bible the phase "and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son", translates as 'scourgeth every son whom he receiveth'. The original Hebrew word for scourgeth is yosapat (yoss-a-phat) which means 'Yahweh judges', i.e. God judges. Therefore, God judges and disciplines those that He loves and accepts as sons. God does this not only to us but He also has done it repeatedly to His nation Israel. We read twice in Jeremiah these words,
"'Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you but only with justice; I will not let you go entirely unpunished." Jeremiah 30:11 & 46:28.
So why does God discipline those He loves? God disciplines because He loves His children (us) and to not discipline His children would go against His character and nature. The writer to the Hebrews stresses this point in the next few verses,
"Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons" Hebrews 12:7-8
As a father I can relate to these passages and understand that discipline is essential to,
"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." Proverbs 22:6.
Disciplining a child is necessary, not only to teach them what is acceptable and what is right but to also protect them from sin and danger. How much more then, will our Father in heaven, train us in the way that we should go?
Verses 9 and 10 make this point clear,
"Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live! Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness."
This is the key part of this verse that, "God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness". God's desire is that we become more holy through His discipline. God desires holiness within us. In fact the writer encourages us that being disciplined by God is a good process in verse 11,
"No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it."
Therefore, even though God may cause us to go through some painful disciplining the outcome is that it, 'produces a harvest or righteousness and peace'. God's desire for our lives is that we are fruitful in our own characters and fruitful in our relationships with others.
Therefore, what are the main distractions in life that can cause us to not 'fix our eyes on Jesus'? Well anything really. Our relationships: friends, family, partners. The media: TV, magazines, newspapers, the internet. You can probably think of a few more.
What of the ways in which we can stay focused on the 'author and perfecter of our faith'? Well that leads us back to the verse in Hebrews that I mentioned at the beginning of this blog:
Hebrews 10:25, "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching."
We can stay focused on our Lord and saviour by encouraging one another by meeting together. In fact, as the footnote to this verse in my bible says,
"To neglect Christian meetings is to give up the encouragement and help of other Christians. We gather together to share our faith and to strengthen one another in the Lord. As we get closer to the "Day" when Christ will return, we will face many spiritual struggles, and even times of persecution. Anti-Christian forces will grow in strength. Difficulties should never be excuses for missing church services. Rather, as difficulties arise, we should make an even greater effort to be faithful in attendance."
So let us persevere in our faith, in our love for one another and in our love for our Lord and risen Saviour, Christ Jesus. Let us accept the discipline that He causes us to go through and let us run the race with our eyes fixed on the author and perfecter of our faith; Christ Jesus.


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Publication August 3rd 2012
For the Costa Blanca News
Jávea Computer Club
By Reg Cutts
Last week we informed you that a lady popped into the Club and enquired about joining as she's just got herself an iPad and needed some help. Nothing unusual in that you could say, but she is 96 years of age, yes NINETY SIX, now that is unusual. But as the saying goes - you are never too old to learn, and that is exactly what Peggy Skipwith has done, joined the Jávea Computer Club.
Our photographs show Peggy arriving at the Club for her first induction course on her iPad, and also being met by Club President Morris Gray
You can also join like minded people, so why not come along and see what we have to offer in an air conditioned environment.
Our club is not ONLY about computers, it includes pretty much anything to do with Communications, so if you are interested in getting more from your computer, why not pop in for a chat with one of our committee members and ask about joining.
Mondays are our usual Club Days when you can get help to sort out your PC problems, or simply pop in to meet friends, surf the web or just for a chat.
Tuesdays are when our Special Interest Groups meet. They cover Photo editing, Genealogy, Hardware/Hand-Crafted Cards/ Apple-User/ TV by Computer and more, see our website for their schedules. Also on Tuesdays, our new Members can receive help and guidance on whatever topic they may need.
All the information you need is at our Website - www.javeacomputerclub.org.
We are located in the Javea School of Bridge premises, Edificio Arenal 80, Bloque 1 (Sotano), Avenida Tamarits. (In the basement below the alarm company, "Segurija") We are there Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings… 9.30 until 12.30. - and its air con.


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One of the most rewarding things that you can do is raise a puppy. It's also an undertaking that requires a huge amount of responsibility. By welcoming and inviting a new family member into your home, a host of new responsibilities and challenges can present themselves. Watching the dog grow up, while having adequate patience and love, can help you grow as a person as well! We always love to say that "having a puppy can teach you valuable life skills and can also teach you things about yourself". If you have a problem with patience, potty training and learning to be kind to your dog in a patient manner can only benefit you. Here are great tips for puppy owners.
The First Few Weeks of a New Puppy
The first few weeks of a new puppy's life are incredibly important. By being a hands-on owner and being playful and social with your puppy, you can prevent bad personality characteristics from developing. No one wants an anti-social puppy, but if you leave him/her in a cage all day and don't interact with them, this is exactly what could happen. You should be very hands-on, with specific emphasis on play, grooming, and socializing with other dogs and humans. Make it a habit to gently play and touch your puppy as often as possible, so your puppy knows that humans are not creatures to be fearful of.
Many people will sleep with their puppies the first few nights that they are in the new home. Either let them sleep in the bed or set their crate close to the bed the first few nights. This will help make the transition easier for the puppy the first week or two. Always make sure your puppy feels safe and comfortable in the new setting.
Set a Routine
Everyone thrives when they are on a healthy and routine schedule; this includes dogs as well! By setting a standardized schedule, this will help a puppy know exactly what to expect from a day-to-day routine. This will build comfort and trust by maintaining consistency in their life. Try taking your puppy on a walk every morning before breakfast! This will unconsciously tell your puppy to make sure to get done with their business every morning BEFORE eating their breakfast.
Puppy Play Space
One of the decisions you'll have to make is deciding where the puppy is going to spend the majority of the time during the day. Consider high-traffic areas of your house for the puppy to play in. Kitchens and living rooms are great places because there is a lot of room for socialization. Just make sure that no one is feeding them human food that can upset their tummies!
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We all have experience. You get experience by simply living life. However, our experiences really don't matter if we fail to reflect on and learn from them.
Over the last few days, I have been reading a fascinating book titled The Brain that Changes Itself. I haven't finished the book yet, but I really like what I've been learning so far. I'll likely have more insights from this book in the next few weeks.
The key point of today's post is this, experience without reflection is rather pointless.
Here's a quote from the book referencing a study on brain plasticity (changes in brain structure and function) done by mapping brain activity in monkeys:
…Merzenich (the researcher) discovered that paying close attention is essential to long-term plastic change. In numerous experiments he found that lasting changes occurred only when his monkeys paid close attention. When the animals performed tasks automatically, without paying attention, they changed their brain maps, but the changes did not last. We often praise "the ability to multitask." While you can learn when you divide your attention, divided attention doesn't lead to abiding change in your brain maps.
In short, failure to focus – reflect on your experience – does not lead to long-term learning and improvement.
I have often noticed that some people have 20 years of experience and other people have 1 year of experience 20 times.
I'm guessing that the former group thinks about and reflects on the lessons from their experiences and the latter group keeps having the same experiences without ever stopping to reflect or focus on them. The former group "changes their brain map" and the latter group doesn't.
To become a better communicator, parent, teacher, student, or leader, I suggest that you stop to reflect on your experiences so that you can learn from them rather than consistently experiencing interactions on autopilot so that you have the experience but not the learning.
Remember, experience is mandatory but learning is optional.
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Lucky me. I'm at the age where my social media feeds are regularly overflowing with photos of my friend's children. Some post photos just hours after being born. That means the odds of their social media network seeing their newborn child before grandma and gramps and pretty high.
I can understand the exciting of wanting to share a significant milestone such as child birth but to what extent do parents call it quits and let the child develop their own online personality. I have one friend, who will remain nameless, who is actively trying to "get his child famous using hashtags and cute memes".
Have we learned nothing about childhood starts from the 90s and 2000s? Since I respect this person's friendship I had to bite my tongue and quickly move to a new topic of my head was going to explode. But the question still remains.
Is it ok for parents to post dozens or hundreds of photos of their children without permission? My guess is the law would say, as their legal guardian, it's fine. Except, I can't hep but think about what this child is going to grow up into. We're just now seeing the impact of social media on the younger generation but now some have their own social media accounts for their actual date of birth.
NPR release an article with a mother who's child asked if they could not post any more images of him up on social media without his permission. Prior to this it never even crossed the mother's mind. The child bearing generation also seems to forget what happens when you put images up on the internet. They're there forever!
NPR mentions that in some cases photos that parents have put up on the internet have ended up in advertisements and much worse pornographic websites! I'm sure that'll help a child grow up to live a perfectly normal life.
This generation of parents really need to stop and think about what they're doing before they post these photos on social media. They need to review the privacy policies of each of them as best they can but understand they could still be at risk.
"A study done by C.S. Mott Children's Hospital at the University of Michigan found that, 56 percent of mothers and 34 percent of fathers who discussed parenting on social media, 72 percent of them said sharing made them feel less alone and nearly as many said sharing helped them worry less and gave them advice from other parents."
So there is the cry for help right there. Clearly there needs to be a forum for parents to have a safe sense of community to talk about these topics. Thankfully I googled it and found 10,900,000 results some I'm sure don't include shameless memes and hashtags of your children on social media.
I may no be the most credible person on the topic since I'm not father but I do understand the importance of developing your own voice and your own personality and I really believe children are going to struggle as they grow up if we have dictated the for them.


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Private files with sensitive information deserve an extra layer of safeguard. Of course, you can argue that your personal information has enough shield on your macOS device to remain secure. However, it's always better to go for an additional level of defense especially when dealing with highly sensitive data.
Luckily, there are multiple ways to password-protect folders on Mac. For instance, you can use the Disk Utility and even third-party apps like Encrypto and Hider 2 to safeguard your info.
To keep everything simple, I'm going to demonstrate the process using macOS Disk Utility app as it gets the job done a bit more conveniently and therefore anyone can easily get through the process. Without making much ado, let's find out the quick way to encrypt a folder on macOS!
How to Password Protect Folders on Mac Using Disk Utility
Step #1. Launch Disk Utility on your Mac. (You can use the Spotlight search to easily open the app.)
Step #2. Now, click on the File menu and choose New Image → Image from Folder.
Step #3. Next, you need to select the folder you want to protect and click on Choose.
Step #4. Next up, click on the drop-down menu next to Encryption. Now, you have two options:
- 128-bit AES encryption: It's less secure but a bit faster for the encryption process
- 256-bit AES encryption: It's more secure but a little slower
Select your preferred option, as per your need. For enhanced security, I'm going to choose the 256-bit AES encryption.
Step #5. Up next, you have to enter the password and verify it. Then, click on Choose.
Sticky note: As you won't be able to open your protected folder without the password, make sure to write it down in a note app or at the preferred place. It would rescue you when the code may slip out of your mind. So, do get it done.
Step #6. Now, choose the Image Format. To do so, click on the drop-down menu and select from multiple options like read-only, read/write, compressed and more.
I would recommend you to select read/write option so that you can view the file and also make changes.
Step #7. You can also add the tag and select the desired location. Then, click on Save.
The app will start creating the disk image of the folder. So, just wait a few moments until the process is completed. Then, click on Done to finish.
That's it! You've successfully encrypted your folder and now it will be saved as DMG file.
Open the Encrypted Folders on Your macOS Device
One thing worth noting is that your original folder will remain unaffected. Now, you can choose to delete it or continue to keep it. I would recommend you to wipe it out so that the whole purpose is achieved.
Step #1. To open the encrypted (.dmg) file, simply double-click on it and then enter the password. Next, click on OK.
Side note: There is an option to remember the password in the keychain. I wouldn't recommend you to check this box as it will (kind of) take away the main purpose.
Step #2. Finally, the mounted disk image of your folder will appear. Now, go ahead and navigate through the file and even edit it as desired.
Once you've explored your folder, make sure to password protect it again. To do so, right click on it and choose Eject "folder name".
That's pretty much it!
Recently, we created a piece about encrypting PDF files on macOS through a slightly hidden trick. So, if you have some files, which need a bit more defense, do check that out.
Wrapping Up…
Now that you know the trick to add the additional layer of protection to the folder, never forget to use it to ensure all of your important files remain shielded.
I'm really glad that macOS offers a handy built-in tool to provide the desired level of security to the data. Let me know your thoughts about it down below.
You may also like to catch up with these posts below:
- How to View Birthdays in Apple Calendar App on iPhone, iPad or Mac
- How to Stop Mail App from Automatically Downloading Attachments on Mac
- How to View Birthdays in Apple Calendar App on iPhone, iPad or Mac
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Sarah Smith is a Senior Scientific Engineering Associate in the Sustainable Energy Systems group. Her current research focuses on modeling the organic waste management system to better understand the economic and environmental impacts of various landfill diversion and energy recovery pathways. Some of her other work includes electricity use modeling in the areas of data centers and demand response applications. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from U.C. Berkeley.
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"Data center growth in the United States: decoupling the demand for services from electricity use." Environmental Research Letters 13.12 (2018) 124030. .
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Tessa Martyn's brother, Sam, had his wish granted during the summer of 2016 to meet DJ Hardwell at Lollapalooza. In her own words, Tessa reflects on the hope of a wish journey.
My brother Sam was born with a congenital heart defect called Hypoplastic Left-Heart Syndrome, which means that part of the left side of his heart didn't develop completely. When Sam was only five weeks old he received a heart transplant which ultimately ended up saving his life and gave him a second chance to make his life nothing short of amazing.
Most of Sam's life growing up consisted of going through countless surgeries, tests, and doctors' appointments as well as encountering additional health challenges along the way. After his heart transplant, Sam had to take steroids in order to avoid rejection along with other medications he would be taking for the rest of his life.
I have seen Sam at some of his sickest moments, and I've seen him at some of his best moments. Something that always stays consistent is his positive attitude through all aspects of his life (the good, the bad, and the ugly) and his strong faith in God that everything will be okay. Through everything he's endured, my brother has become more admirable in my eyes.
Sam's wish was granted in 2016 and the journey helped him put his medical conditions, and even life, into perspective a little bit more. It made him realize how many people are going through a similar situation that he's going through and it showed him that he has an opportunity to bring those individuals the same joy, hope, and support that Make-A-Wish Illinois brought to him and our family during his wish.
By going through the Make-A-Wish journey, Sam has become more compassionate, humble, and willing to talk about his conditions in order to help spread awareness and hopefully impact others' lives in the process.
After Sam's wish was granted, our family definitely felt closer to one another and I think we all just had a fun time overall. We were truly humbled to be involved in such an amazing experience, and it made us want to become more involved in the medical community and help others as much as possible.
Sam's wish really gave our family perspective not only on what is important in life, but on how truly blessed we are as a family. Having such a strong support system, including the Make-A-Wish Illinois team, really gave our family hope that there are so many people out there willing to help, and that we will never be alone in our battles. It was truly humbling to have an organization like Make-A-Wish Illinois do whatever it took just to make my brother and our family happy, and we are greatly appreciative of them.
As a wish sibling, I think wishes are important for kids with critical illnesses because it helps them forget that they have a critical illness for a moment and allows them to feel like they are just like every other kid in the world, allowing them to just be a kid. Wishes give kids courage and hope, and allows them to gain a sense of optimism. Wishes are most important for kids with critical illnesses because they are able to bring a smile to their faces, helping them regain strength to battle their critical illnesses wholeheartedly and keep on fighting because they deserve it.
From my experience as a wish sibling, nothing is better than seeing a smile on wish kid's face when they get their wish granted. It makes my heart happy.
Due to the steroids that Sam was given post heart-transplant to avoid rejection and the medications that he has had to take all his life, he developed kidney disease at a young age. On July 5th, 2018 we received the news that Sam would be needing a kidney transplant because of his decreased kidney function. His journey puts things in perspective for him because he feels fortunate enough to be able to live a somewhat normal life that he makes the most of each and every day.
Sam just recently graduated college and wants to inspire, encourage, and help kids/others that may be in the hospital or battling a critical illness in whatever way he can. Because of his transplant, donors have given him another chance to make his life amazing he wants to be able to do the same for others.
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Functional Testing is a type of Software Testing in which the system is tested against the functional requirements and specifications. Functional testing ensures that the requirements or specifications are properly satisfied by the application. This type of testing is particularly concerned with the result of processing. It focuses on simulation of actual system usage but does not develop any system structure assumptions.
It is basically defined as a type of testing which verifies that each function of the software application works in conformance with the requirement and specification. This testing is not concerned about the source code of the application. Each functionality of the software application is tested by providing appropriate test input, expecting the output and comparing the actual output with the expected output. This testing focuses on checking of user interface, APIs, database, security, client or server application and functionality of the Application Under Test.
Functional testing can be manual or automated.
Functional Testing Process:
Functional testing involves the following steps:
- Identify function that is to be performed.
- Create input data based on the specifications of function.
- Determine the output based on the specifications of function.
- Execute the test case.
- Compare the actual and expected output.
Major Functional Testing Techniques:
- Unit Testing
- Integration Testing
- Smoke Testing
- User Acceptance Testing
- Interface Testing
- Usability Testing
- System Testing
- Regression Testing
Functional Testing Tools:
1. Selenium 2. QTP 3. JUnit 4. SoapUI 5. Watir
Advantages of Functional Testing:
- It ensures to deliver a bug-free product.
- It ensures to deliver a high-quality product.
- No assumptions about the structure of the system.
- This testing is focused on the specifications as per the customer usage.
Disadvantages of Functional Testing:
- There are high chances of performing redundant testing.
- Logical errors can be missed out in the product.
- If the requirement is not complete then performing this testing becomes difficult.
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Malted cookies & cream vegan freakshake
Prep: 10 mins
This super indulgent vegan freakshake is bursting with cookies and cream. It's the ultimate sharing dessert you can put together in 10 minutes
Nutrition and extra info
- Dairy-free
- Egg-free
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal750
- fat46g
- saturates19g
- carbs70g
- sugars57g
- fibre7g
- protein10g
- salt0.7g
- 200g dairy free dark chocolate, plus a few squares melted, to serve
Dark chocolatedahk chok-o-let
Dark chocolate means the shiny, dark-reddish brown treat produced from the cacao bean, theobroma…
- 450ml dairy free milk (we used oat milk)
One of the most widely used ingredients, milk is often referred to as a 'complete' food…
- 800ml dairy free vanilla ice cream (we used Swedish glace)
- 4 tsp malt extract (available in Holland & Barret)
to serve (optional)
- vegan biscuits (we used Oreos), soya whipped cream, vegan brownies
Blitz all of your ingredients, except the 'to serve' items, together in a blender until smooth. Decorate your glass with melted chocolate and additional biscuits. Pour your milkshake into the glass and top with soya whipped cream and crumbled brownies.
Recipe Tip
Oreo biscuitsOreo's do not contain any animal products in their ingredients list, however they aren't made in isolation so there is the possibility they could contain trace amounts of milk from contact with other products.


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Show that special someone you care with this gorgeous 17oz. stemless wine glass. This Gaelic phrase translates to "My Heart Is Within You", giving a perfect Irish touch to any romantic moment. Etch your place within their heart with this beautiful etched wine glass.
This glass, like all of our glasses, is sandblasted which makes it dishwasher-safe and will never fade out, making it permanent for the life off the glass.
Every item is lovingly packaged and fully insured against accidental breakage or in case of a lost package.
As with all of our glassware, this glass is completely customizable. Simply add what you would like it to say in the note to seller area of your purchase. And please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have!
Benefits of our sandblasted glassware:
- Completely customizable
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Title says it all, folks.
For those unaware, back in 2003 during the 200x line and before Matty Collector, there was virtually no way for folks to get the SDCC exclusives that were offered from Mattel for MOTU. Keldor was the absolute hottest exclusive that year, and many were feeling dismayed that they would be unable to obtain the item. Even folks in attendance had difficulty obtaining this as there was a lottery system set in place.
Val started a thread merely as a gauge to see how many folks who were unable to obtain the Con that year woul d be interested in Keldor, as seen here:
The prevailing theory was that folks who posted their interest would be entered into a drawing of sorts to see who would be the lucky winner of such a drawing. Unbeknownst to all of us, Val and Jeremy Padawar (Brand Manager at the time) convinced Mattel to produce an extra amount for these fans, and sure enough all those folks who posted were able to obtain one. These were dubbed the 'Keldor 500' as roughly 500 or so Keldors were produced for board members only.
Well, after being in my possession for the last 16 years (as I was one of the fortunate recipients), I have moved on from the 200x line and have decided to sell my 200x collection. This version of Keldor was packed in a special white mailer box that was similar to other exclusives offered at the time (Faker/Moss Man/Snake Teela) to distinguish it from the standard Keldor that was packed in a black mailer box. If anyone is interested in this very rare piece (as you rarely see these offered), shoot me an email at [email protected].


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Many people have heard of Enduring Powers of Attorney. For those who haven't, these are legal documents you put in place so if at some point you become incapable of making decisions regarding your personal welfare and property, the person or persons you have appointed makes those decisions for you. When you put Enduring Powers of Attorney in place you need to have what is called "capacity," which is the ability to make informed decisions about your personal welfare and property and to understand the consequences of those decisions.
But what happens if you have failed to put Enduring Powers of Attorney in place and you lose capacity? At that point you are incapable of making decisions about your personal welfare and property, so who does it for you, and what legal right do they have to make those decisions?
The Protection of Personal and Property Right Act 1988 ("PPPR Act") deals with this situation by authorising the Family Court to appoint a Property Manager and or Welfare Guardian. If you lose capacity, someone (often a family member) will have to apply to the Court to be appointed Property Manager and/or Welfare Guardian. These roles are very similar to being an Attorney for Personal Care and Welfare, or as Attorney for Property matters under an Enduring Power of Attorney.
The fact that capacity has been lost has to be shown through medical reports. Once the applications are filed in Court, the person who has lost capacity ("the Subject Person") will have a lawyer appointed to represent their best interests, which will include ascertaining whether the person or people applying to be the Welfare Guardian and/or Property Manager are the right people for the job. Once it is ascertained that it is in the best interests for a Welfare Guardian and/or Property Manager to be appointed for the Subject Person, the Court will make the Orders. The person or people appointed by the Court are now responsible for the decisions regarding the personal care, welfare and property of the "subject person."
The Welfare Guardian and/or Property Manager has to act in the best interest of the subject person. They cannot use the role to furnish their own nest as it were. They are required to report to the Court yearly, and then reapply regularly to ensure they are acting in the best interests of the person. The process of applying for a manager to be appointed, the filing of an annual report, and the regular reviews of the appointments by the Court are expenses which can be avoided by appointment of an Enduring Power of Attorney.
Applications under the PPPR Act are made not just for elderly people suffering from dementia who have not put in place a Power of Attorney. Other such situations where this application would be appropriate would be upon the 18th birthday of a person who suffers from disabilities that impact on their capacity to make appropriate decisions about their care or wellbeing, or a person who has suffered a medical incident or accident that robs them of their capacity. In these situations it is likely that, first, the person never had the capacity to put in place Enduring Powers of Attorney, and, in the second, just never thought it was necessary or was unaware that an Enduring Power of Attorney could be signed.
Ideally, applications for a Welfare Guardian and/or Property Manager would not be necessary, as an Enduring Power of Attorney would be in place. However, it's not an ideal world and events happen that mean that you or a member of your family may require Orders under the PPPR Act. So if you or a family member find yourself in this situation, please talk to us regarding applications under the PPPR Act. We will attempt to make this stressful time as straightforward as possible.


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Current Affairs 04th February 201 9
1. What amount of funds was announced to be allocated under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna in the budget 2019 of Finance Minister Piyush Goyal ?
A. Rs 19 thousand crores |
2. How many dimensions were announced under Vision-2030 in the interim budget presented by Piyush Goyal ?
A. Ten |
3. In the Budget-2013, Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal increased the limit of income tax from Rs 2.5 lakh to how many lakh rupees ?
A. Rs 5 million |
4. Which state government has decided to open 1,200 cowlocks in the state in the next four months under ' Project Gaosha '?
A. Madhya Pradesh |
5.What kind of organization did India sign to sign an international student assessment program in the meantime ?
Answer: Economic cooperation and development organization ( OECD).
6. Which country was ranked 78th in 'Global Corruption Perception Index' issued by Transparency International ?
North India |
7. In the meantime, the Union Tourism Minister K.J. In which state did Alphonas inaugurate the first homeland tourism project ?
North Sikkim |
8. At present, which IIT team tested the power generating device from river stream ?
Answer: IIT-Roorkee |
9. What was given to the shared digital currency launched by UAE and Saudi Arabia ?
Answer: Aber |
10. Which author was honored with the Sri Lankan Shukla Smriti Literature Award at the moment ?
Answer: Ramdhari Singh Diwakar |
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As so often happens on Mother's Day, the bright yellow faces of the dandelions have burst into bloom. For most of the summer they are unwelcome visitors, but in early May, when everything is bursting into life, they are welcome dots of brightness.
Like some sort of insane mantra, the words "one, two, three, cha cha" are ringing in my head - proof of the amount of practice we've done. We still don't have the sweetheart move down, but it is coming, step by step. I've been practicing on my own, and sometimes get the first turn right, and then the next time I I don't do it right and end up on the wrong foot! Argh!!!
Friday night we went to see the village theatre's group (RAPA) version of "The Full Monty". If you've seen the movie you will know that the main jist is that a bunch of un-employed men get together to be strippers for one big show. I wondered how a small amateur group would pull it off (ha ha!), and was surprised at what a great job they did. Sure, the singing wasn't always the greatest and the band was an amateur band, but they put their hearts into it and made it work. The comedic timing was great - the audience roared with laughter many times (and not just at a bunch of local men performing in their underwear).
And, like in the movie, these guys, with friends and family in the audience, bravely took off their shirts, and pants! and even at the end, the rest! None of them had "Chippendales" bodies, but they seemed comfortable with themselves. The men had a better body image than women might have had. They joked about their big bellies and other imperfections, in a way that I'm pretty sure most women would not be comfortable doing in a large crowd (or even a small one). I'm certain I couldn't go on stage and celebrate my fat in quite the same way - heck, I am even self-conscious in a tight shirt!
There were a few numbers where the men were singing in their underwear - the bravery! The laughs!
All this to say that we had a great time, with lots of laughs! The night was made better still with the company of Jo Ellen and Don. They came here for a quick supper (vegetarian chilli and chickpea brownies). We hadn't seen them for quite some time so we had lots to catch on.
Saturday was logical Mother's Day for me and my mother. I drove into town and we went out shopping, and for lunch. We had planned a bit of a family thing that turned into a bust, but I think this was better as it was just me and my mom time :-)
Saturday night Carm and I had (sort of) planned on going to the one hour dance class followed by an actual dance, but we both crashed on the sofa when I got home from town. By the time I woke up it was far too late. We've said that we'd go several times now, but never get our act together enough to actually get in the car and go. I think part of it is that we don't feel confident enough, but I suppose we will never get to that point if we don't get out there.
"A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts." ―Washington Irving


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NC Lawmakers Expected to Make Big Changes to Election Law
RALEIGH, N.C. – It was a late night for the North Carolina Senate on Monday - as members voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of legislation that would eliminate judicial primary elections in 2018, among other things.
The state House is expected to make a similar vote this morning. If the Electoral Freedom Act (SB 656) becomes law, it would allow judges to be elected with much less than the majority vote.
Dawn Blagrove, attorney and executive director of the Carolina Justice Policy Center explains how that might impact next year's ballot.
"What essentially will happen is that you could have anywhere from one to 100 people who decide they want to run for that judicial seat," she explains. "We completely lose the ability to elect someone as a community, by a majority vote."
Critics of the legislation, including Gov. Cooper, say it's intended to make it easier to oust Democratic judges, many of whom have been ruling Republican-led laws unconstitutional. In addition to impacting judicial elections, the bill reduces ballot requirements for third-party candidates. Supporters of the legislation say it will increase access to the ballot for all candidates.
Blagrove says she speculates this is the first step in an attempt to remove the selection of justices from the election process altogether.
"I believe that the end game here is to ultimately end up with the right to elect judges being removed from the people and ultimately having justices be appointed by the General Assembly," she says.
The ability to orchestrate a judicial shake-up in next year's election with the elimination of a primary also could force many African-American and Democratic judges to run against each other. The state's judges are expected to rule in a number of cases that would impact Republican-supported legislation.


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Tour Dates 1991 Olympia, WA
Evergreen State College, TESC Housing in Olympia, WA
January 13, 1991
Other Acts:
Giant Henry, Brent's TV, Fitz of Depression, Witchypoo
- Dave Grohl, Kurt Cobain and Kathleen Hanna were in attendance
- John Kiffmeyer played drums
- Maximumrocknroll #121: "The most well-known punk (or "grunge") bands that have played somewhere on campus have been Fugazi, Nirvana, and Green Day, who played in the modular housing."
- James Maeda: "This show was written about in Pulp Zine #4. Sounds like it was fun!"
- yaledelay: "I know that Unwound played with Green Day in dorm room as Vern [Rumsey] from Unwound told me a funny story about it, back when Unwound was crossing the nation in the late '90s."
- Billie Joe Armstrong: "We were playing Evergreen College in Olympia, Washington, like in 1991 and him [Kurt Cobain] and Kathleen Hanna were up front getting drunk. We were playing, like, someone's house, like a co-op or something. It was before Nirvana blew up. At that point, they put out Bleach and a couple of singles from Sub Pop."
- John Quittner: "By far the most memorable show of that tour had to be a party at a house at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, with the house packed and the floor bouncing up and down until you really thought it would give out, John being carried aloft by the crowd throughout the set, amps on fire. This was Green Day, Brents TV, Fitz of Depression, Giant Henry - who became Unwound later - and Witchypoo. That was how I fell in love with Olympia. I moved there later and still live there. Kurt Cobain was there too, but as with Green Day it was pre-showbiz era and didn't seem especially noteworthy."
- Brandt Sandeno: "We were all avid record collectors and were fans of several Lookout! bands of the day. I remember Operation Ivy and Crimpshrine being favorites among them. We played a Giant Henry show with Green Day and Brent's TV at the Evergreen State College - Nirvana was also slated on the bill, but never showed up. The show was great. This was where we eventually met our longtime friend John Quittner, and zine author Aaron Cometbus. Aaron actually was a roadie/drum tech/tour manager for a small leg of the tour."
- "This show was held at the dorm on the campus of Evergreen State College. We met Green Day and Brent's TV on their way through, and we ask them to please play on the way back down... And with no hesistation they said, 'No problem.' We scurried around to find a place to play... And after looking at all possibilities, we found a dorm room at TESC. Witchypoo played a long, good set. Slim ate a burrito while he sang, 'I guess he missed dinner.' When Witchypoo finished we decided we wanted to make sure the headlining bands played. As I'm sure you know THE MAN (the police) often busts parties. Anyhow, Brent's TV played to a packed dorm room. Pogoing everywhere; everyone caught on and was having a great time. John (lead vocals) got lifted up and pushed around on top of everyone for awhile. They are a great live band. You should write them and encourage them not to break up, 'cuz they are contemplating it. Green Day went on next. Everyone began to sing along. If I would have had a girlfriend the show would have been better rough. You need to have a girlfriend at a Green Day show. Well, they blew the guitar amp that Giant Henry gave them to use and they felt really bad. They did mime stand up comedy when they were waiting for Calvin to get them an amp... Let me tell you that I hate bands that won't loan their equipment. I'm not gonna mention names, but there were bands there that wouldn't loan their amp to Green Day. Green Day ended up with a little talk about the then new WAR and were on their way. We offered both the bands money, but they refused. What a bunch of Kool Kats! The rest of the bands played... And they were great. The police didn't come and everyone was happy."
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Hi! It's time for another edition of Lisa Marie's Favorite Grindhouse and Exploitation Film Trailers!
1) Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal (2001)
Say what you will about this trailer and the idea of having a concert on an airplane, Slade Craven is a great name.
2) Harrad Summer (1974)
This film is a sequel to the Harrad Experiment, which I reviewed earlier this year. From what I can gather, this film is about the values of the future challenging the values of today…
3) Parasite (1982)
Speaking of the values of the future…
4) Score (1974)
"Amyl Nitrate? What's this?" For some reason, that line made me laugh.
5) Screamtime (1983)
This trailer is actually scared me a little. It was the puppet.
6) In Love (1983)
In Love was apparently an attempt to make a "real film" that just happened to feature hardcore sex scenes. For that reason, the trailer's been edited but you can probably guess what's going on behind those "Scene Missing" cards. I just like the trailer because of the theme song.
What do you think, Trailer Possum?*
*The Trailer Kitties have the week off.


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I can't remember that last day it rained here on the Island.
We have had an abundance of sunshine lately.
Hot, dry heat. Air conditioner and heat pump weather yet no humidity.
Still, I was amused when the Weather Network reported Duncan B.C. weather online this morning.
It said "Partly cloudy today. Partly sunny overnight."
Global warming is really real!
For real!
So, the first Victoria Day weekend on the Island for us and I do want to emphasise "Victoria Day Weekend".
What is with this "Long weekend" stuff?
Nada. No and wrong!
What are we? All Jehovah Witnesses all of a sudden?
I worked with a JW once at a radio station.
She refused to perform many aspects of her job because of her JW Religion. She wouldn't say Merry Christmas, Happy Victoria Day Weekend or even Happy Birthday. She even got out of recording Christmas Holiday Greetings all because of her religion and yet- she got paid like the rest of us who had to do the extra work she wouldn't.
Not fair. Not fair at all.
We should have held a sit in or something but since radio broadcasters were a dime a dozen, there were many youngsters willing to do one's job for half the 10 bucks the rest of us were paid.
Oh yes!
Radio paid little except for the morning shows in the big markets. Even there if you were anyone other than Erin Davis- and most of us were, pay was poor.
|Her Majesty- Queen Victoria
Hem. Hem. Hem.
I'd like to be an "Empress" of some small country. Some small warmish country. I would sit royally on my throne all the while being fanned by sturdy young men waving banana fronds above my head to keep me relatively cool and comfortable. I would insist they were rather scantily clad so as not to overheat whilst fanning their "Empress".
I would take care of my subjects!
I really would.
Royalty cares and sets an example.
For instance, I'd say to my pool boy-
"Coco- bring me a lemonade please with two twists of lemon and a shot of gin!".
As he bowed and turned to leave, I'd playfully slap his tush pretending to sting my hand on his rock solid butt.
My subjects would adore their "Royal"- like Dame Edna is adored around the world!
|Dame Edna
Once again, I am not invited. As a proud member of the Commonwealth who flies the Union Jack every Victoria Day Holiday Weekend and has been to England and even knows "English People",
I fully believe an invite would be fair.
Cripes! I'd even walk her down the aisle looking quite British and all-
Fah, Fah, Fah.
I am rather Fah anyway- or is that Fey?
Either way, I could do it with much pomp and circumstance whether I was an Empress or the plain , simple, Island fellah that I am.
Enjoy your Victoria Day Weekend and wave and say hello to your fellow loyal subjects all weekend long.


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Oct 2017
Names of Jesus Christ
October 1, 2017
The Names of Jesus message is an excellent way to help you learn the names, characteristics and attributes of Jesus Christ. This Names of Jesus sermon gives Christ's names along with the symbolism, in-depth meaning, related titles and attributes, and more.
Jesus' names reveal insights that will strengthen your walk as a believer. In about 30 minutes, you will know the Christ's names along with Scripture references from both the Old and New Testament, the meaning of each name, and the reason it is so important to believers. Names of Jesus makes a super Bible Study or adult Sunday school lesson.


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ARRAY = getUnitsCargoFull OBJECT
Returns an array with all the units currently occupying cargo space of a vehicle.
Units are arranged by their respective cargo index while empty seats contain objNull.
Example: getUnitsCargoFull heli; //[ai1,ai2,<obj-null>,player1,player2,<obj-null>,<obj-null>,<obj-null>]
Find out if vehicle can carry cargo and howmany
hint str (count getUnitsCargoFull veh);
find out if what cargo index player is sitting at
hint str ((getUnitsCargoFull veh) find player); //-1 not in cargo
get into first available cargo seat starting from 0
player moveInCargo [veh, (getUnitsCargoFull veh) find objNull];
*Current Problems*
There are about 3 commands in SQF to place unit into cargo position by Index and not 1 to get the cargo position index of the unit.
There are awkward workarounds, using assignAsCargoIndex command but assignedCargo can return units which are not even in the vehicle.
Returning array the length of all possible seats is very flexible solution to a bunch of cargo problems.


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Tuesday, July 17, 2018
I, me, mine.
An autistic retard like the trumpster in the dumpster might well think: I won the presidency because of me and it is mine.
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The adjective mystikos suggests a hidden thing. A postulate is a theory from which a further idea is developed.


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Getting Things Done Like (My) Boss
As many of you know, I love talking to folks and finding out how they're kicking butt and making things happen. I spend a good portion of my Saturdays out in the festivals and craft shows, just talking to these self-made entrepreneurs who have been building their business from the ground up, without venture capital, and long before being an "entrepreneur" was cool. My desire to learn from folks who were just plain "makin' things happen" led me to a great talk with someone who has some serious skin in this game: my own boss.
Jason Collington is the Web Editor for The Tulsa World. He oversees everything we do in pumping out the news to all of our digital products. Under his leadership, www.TulsaWorld.com has grown to be the most popular media site in Northeast Oklahoma, and now gets more traffic per month than the next top 4 news sites combined. Subscribers can get their news in so many ways it's undoubtedly a lot to handle, and yet Jason carries each day with a disciplined finesse that makes it look easy.
As one of the 'World's Web Designers, I'm proud to serve under him, and so I was eager to hear his own process for gathering all the information he takes in at his numerous daily meetings and how he processes it to get it out the door and ultimately into the hands of the subscribers. It was unlike anything else I've heard before, but worth sharing.
He has a single piece of paper, with three columns on it: "Doing Now", "Doing Later", and "Think About" and then he has a space at the bottom for calendar items like meetings and dates he needs to remember. The trick is to always be adding to the "Doing Later" column, and shifting things into the "Doing Now" column. He will rearrange and rewrite that page several times over, changing up the priority based on the amount of time there is to get things done. "Think About" is a column reserved for projects that are still percolating, something we may want to eventually do but can't right now because of time-constraints or just because we don't have enough information. It keeps him from forgetting about what may turn out to be great ideas for Oklahoma's largest family-owned newspaper.
One thing I particularly like is that he uses this process both at work and at home. He has another sheet of paper for "home" stuff, with the same columns and the same process. Disciplining himself in this area has allowed him to do everything from the essentials (like getting a will drawn up) to the lofty goals, such as finishing a screenplay in only 8 months.
In our meeting, he made it a point of stressing that this "is what works for me" and doesn't expect the same process to work well for everyone. Even so, it does indeed work for him, and more of us could probably afford to at least try out his idea.
Jason keeps a running blog called Press Forward, which champions the digital movement of The Tulsa World and our journey to becoming the most sought-after publisher of local news and content. Readers who are interested in seeing what we're doing here are encouraged to check it out!


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AUSTRALIAN Men's Hairdresser of the Year and Educator of the Year, Jules Tognini, took out the award for 'Best New Talent' at the national Online Video Awards in Melbourne last night.
Jules, Founder of 'lil off the top' and Creative Director of AKA Togninis salon in Brisbane, was recognised for his quirky How To video series on men's grooming, via his YouTube channel www.youtube.com/
The digital collaboration saw Jules work with good mate and digital producer Matty Roberts of Projucer on eight new YouTube videos, aimed at bringing hair education to everyday humans.
Jules said winning the award for 'Best New Talent' was a great honour, especially as he is pretty new to the online video world.
"I've realised that mediums like YouTube are paramount to keeping hair styling culture alive because we should be using these channels to keep our work and advice accessible to everyone and not just our clients," Jules said.
"We're a young channel compared to others in the industry, but it is a great medium to be using in such a digitally driven society," he said.
"Men's grooming is the next big thing so I am stoked to be sharing it with people around the world".
Matty Roberts, co-creator & Producer of the 'lil off the top' How To series said they have been making content with a strong male focus, so working with Jules was an easy fit.
"We were mates instantly, our mugs all look better thanks to his grooming tips but most importantly it's because Jules has such a strong education passion so it is easy for him to share this passion on camera in his own environment," Matty said.
"We think men's grooming it is the next vertical to grow in popularity in the online video space, so the question for us was how we could fit Jules into the 'How To' genre online," he said.
"We've been using the word 'edu-tainment' a lot to answer the question of how to mesh entertainment and education in online videos 24/7.
"To have another one of our content projects recognised and awarded is fantastic because there is huge potential in the branded content industry in Australia right now, especially to move away from webcams in bedrooms".
Projucer is a Sydney based multi-platform entertainment company. Check out the website projucer.com.
The Online Video Awards, in association with Film Victoria, Youtube, Pozible and Docklands Studios Melbourne, was launched in 2014 for Australian content creators to enter their work for judging by a panel of industry professionals.
Check out the lil off the top youtube channel or follow Jules on Instagram @liloffthetop.
Media enquires to Olivia King on 0408 157 253 or email email@example.com.


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Global Business Report – Connect Series Interview with SACEEC CEO, Eric Bruggeman
10 Sep 2019/SACEEC News
A team from the Mining in Africa Country Investment Guide, the official guide for African Mining Indaba, were recently in South Africa to conduct research for the 2020 MACIG publication. This report, which features the ten top destinations for mining investment in Africa, will be released at the African Mining Indaba in February 2020 and distributed at numerous major events around the world, including PDAC, ADU, Mines and Money.
As part of the GBR Connect Series SACEEC CEO, Eric Bruggeman was interviewed and asked to provide a background of the SACEEC and a sector overview.
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Welcome to Year 1!
On this page you can find out all about what we get up to in Year 1
During this time of school closure we would like to thank you for your continued support with your child's learning. There are many websites and options for you to access on our school website which provide fun learning activities for your children.
WOW! We are all very proud of the children who have worked so hard this half term. They have produced some amazing writing of There is No Dragon in this Story. They have also made dragon eyes using clay and made some fabulous BIG art for our dragon displays.
This half term our topic is 'Fire and Ice' and we are asking Where do Dragons like to live? During this topic we will look at dragons in fairytale stories, complete fact files on Bearded dragons and use ice as a basis for Science investigations.
So far we have done investigations on how ice melts quickest and how ice is made. We have also thought about ice eggs and how the dragons got inside them as well as completing an investigation to see which method works quickest to get the dragon out. The children really enjoyed this and decided the salt was the quickest method to melt the ice.
In English we have had a mysterious creature come to Driffield and the Fairytale police asked us to help them with their investigation. The children were brilliant and created descriptions with exciting adjectives and designed missing posters for the characters in Fairytale land help find the dragon. We are also going to focus on a new story called 'There is no dragon in this story'.
In Maths we are thinking about number pairs to 20 and using number pairs to 10 to help us. The children have worked really hard on this and should be very proud of themselves, we are certainly proud of them.
In Art we have tried painting with ice cubes which was both fun and very messy!! The children are now completing a project using the research, design, make, evaluate method to create dragon eyes using clay. The children have done the research and will design their own dragon eye next week.
There is lots going on in Year 1 this half term, we will add pictures over the coming weeks so you can see what we are getting up to.
Wow, what a fantastic Christmas party we have had this afternoon. The children enjoyed party games, dancing and party food. They all looked lovely in their outfits and had a great time.
Year 1 had great fun making nature art during our outdoor learning sessions, they were very creative! The children also checked on the plants with Mrs Eling and found lots of worms in the process!
This week we had a visit from Becky and Di who work at Tesco in Driffield. They brought lots of different fruit for us to taste. The children loved talking about the fruit they like, don't like and the textures of each fruit.
We have been continuing our topic 'All about me' and thinking about the big question 'What would you like to know about me?' Thank you for sending in pictures and information about what makes them happy, you can see the collages they created on the pictures below. They had a fabulous afternoon making these and the discussion was lovely between the children.
They also created a mobile about themselves which included their favourite colour, animal and food!
What a busy start to the new year we have had! We are very proud of how the children have settled in and how they are becoming familiar with the new routines of year 1. We will add photos and information about what we are doing during the year so be sure to check the website regularly to see what we get up to!
The children had a lot of fun den building yesterday! Look how great their creations look...
On Tuesday we had some special visitors from Sam's Safari. They brought some animals for us to look at, hold and touch. There was a tree frog, armadillo, snake, tortoise, leaf insect, millipede and a gerbil. We were fascinated by how some of them move so quickly when we are not expecting it! The children were very good and so careful when handling and touching the animals and they asked some good questions to find out more information.
The year one children had a brilliant time at the end of year school disco. There was lots of dancing, prizes for the best dancer and even a custard pie game, Miss Hewitt was the chosen member of staff to play this game! Here are some photos of the fun we had.
Year 1 staff are so proud of all the children from our visit to Dalby Forest. We enjoyed playing on the park, having an ice-lolly and having our lunch together. We also did a walk through the woods and were very excited when we found Zog.
What a lovely afternoon the Caterpillars have had building minibeast habitats. They had really good ideas and suggestions, well done to them all. They also did some tidying up in the gardening area, which smells lovely now all the flowers are starting to grow.
We were really lucky to have a visit from All Star cricket to do a taster session. We played some warm up games to begin with and then played a game of cricket at the end. There was some really good batting and fielding skills. Well done everyone.
Once again, another fantastic outdoor learning session for the Bumble Bee's this afternoon. The children loved making their mini-beast habitats with Mr Holmes and came up with some fantastic creations!
Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who came to the stay and read this morning. It was so lovely to see the children enjoying reading with you all. It was a lovely experience for the children and adults! Click on the photos below to see a larger version.
If you were unable to make it watch out for one in the Summer term at the end of a school day...
This afternoon the Caterpillar class had their gardening and outdoor learning session. They sorted out the planters so they look neat and tidy ready for new plants starting to grow and they also planted lots of new seeds and bulbs. They also did some bird watching, listening for the sounds birds make and learning the names of 12 common birds.
On Monday 18th March we were very lucky to learn Morris Dancing. We learnt all about the instruments used and lots of different steps. We were given some costumes to wear and we also had bells on our wrists. All the staff were very impressed with how the children picked up the steps and kept to the beat as the did the whole thing at the end. Here are some pictures and videos of our Morris dancing.
We have been very busy in Year One during the Spring term. We have planted bean seeds and have discussed what plants need to grow and be healthy. To help us understand this, one of the seeds is not going to be watered and one of them is been watered but will stay in a dark cupboard so we can see if they still grow. We will be measuring our bean plants each week and completing a diary to keep track of how much they have grown! The Bumble Bees have enjoyed doing some bird watching and learned about different bird names and what they look like. Last half term, the Caterpillars completed six weeks of dancing.
This half term we have started to think about our new topic, Where will our wellies take us? We are travelling to the 7 continents in our magic wellies, so far we have been to Africa where we at the landscape and described different animals we saw on our safari adventure. This week we are wrapping up warm as we travel to Antarctica!
We wrapped up warm and went outside! We went to look for different types of birds. We saw some pigeons, blackbirds, sparrows and seagulls! The children went on a search to find pictures of birds hiding outside and marked off on their clipboards when they found them! With Mrs Eling in the gardening area the children were digging and planting and we have got some HUGE leeks from our garden!
Do dragons really breathe fire....?
Ask the children what they think! We had a great half term learning about all things fairy tale and dragons (Including real bearded dragons). We helped the fairy tale police solve the mystery of the missing creature, went to a castle in Jack and the beanstalk to see where dragons might live and we learnt about Bearded Dragons too! On Friday afternoons we did a design and technology project to make our own dragon sock puppets, we researched, designed, made and evaluated them - The children were so excited to take them home at the end of the term!
The Bumble Bee's had a lovely Outdoor Learning session on Tuesday afternoon. They made cheerio bird feeders to take home and hang in the their gardens and also did some gardening with Mrs Eling!
We have had a fabulous time today at our Christmas party, the children were brilliant and enjoyed food, drinks, games and lots of dancing. There was even a visit from a very special visitor.............Father Christmas! Merry Christmas everyone.
We went for a walk down to the church to see the Poppies we made for Remembrance Day - The church looked amazing!
Year One had a brilliant time at the Wolds Gymnastics Club and really enjoyed their sessions there... A big thank you to all the coaches that helped us and taught us new things!
We have been very creative during our outdoor learning sessions this term. We used different natural materials such as conkers, leaves, feathers, sticks and stones to make lots of animals. Here are some photos of some of them, can you guess what we made? We also did some gardening with Mrs Eling. She helped us to pick a pumpkin, plant some bulbs and make some bunches of lavender to take home, we hope you liked these.
We are having a very exciting time in year one. Here is a list of things we have been doing
- A visit from the PCSOs. The children all know how important it is to wear a helmet when out and about riding their bikes and scooters. The children all sat in the back of the van and tried different police helmets on.
- Salt Dough handprints. As we continue with our topic about 'Ourselves' we have made an imprint of our hands in Salt dough which we are going to decorate and bring home.
- Tasting in Science. We have been thinking about our senses in Science and in one lesson we learned about taste. The children tasted some different fruit and vegetables and thought of some adjectives to describe their taste and texture, there were some very funny faces when they tried the lime!
- Fruit and Vegetable portraits. The children looked at the work of artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo who paints portraits using different fruts and vegetables to create the features. We created our own using fruit and vegetables to print with. Who knew a rhubarb would make a good mouth?!
This week we have started to look at the story of Elmer. We looked at the colours and different patterns the other elephants wear on Elmer day. We each designed an Elmer and thought about how the colours make us happy. Here are a few photos to show our amazing designs.
Year One
And with the Year 2's ...When they were in Year 1!
The children has such a good day at Dalby Forest yesterday! We found the Gruffalo and the Highway Rat on the walk and they loved playing in the park! All the children behaved really well and we are all super proud of them! Well done Year 1!
The Bumble Bees has great fun acting out the story of Goldilocks and The Three Bears! Look at how well some of the children did....
"It was amazing!" Said Leo
"It was brilliant" Said Amelia
"I loved it" Said Liam
"It was fantastic" Said Ryan
The children have had a great afternoon with Sam's Safari. They brought in a snake, gecko, stick insect, frog, tortoise, hedgehog and a hissing cockroach! The children all got chance to hold or stroke the animals and they learnt all about where they come from and what they eat. It was such an enjoyable and educational afternoon for all the children and they were all very brave and loved every minute of it!


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Project 12M
Joshua Watson Says Community Service Can Conquer Student Loan Debt
Lenders are beginning to listen
By Nicholas Sella
The average U.S. college graduate enters the job market with more than $35,000 in student loan debt, and a lot of them would've jumped at the chance to begin loan payments before graduation—especially if they were receiving college credits, too. This year, NEA Student Program member Joshua Watson hopes to launch Project 12M—a non-profit program designed to help his fellow students do just that.
"While still actively enrolled, students can participate in community service or service learning to help pay back their loans," says Watson, an Arizona State University graduate student.
Named for the more than 12 million students who take out loans to finance education in the U.S. each year, Project 12M pilots are planned for Arizona State University, plus three other Arizona colleges, Watson says.
The start-up is based largely on potential brokered agreements with federal loan providers, like Sallie Mae, to reduce or partially forgive student loans in exchange for enrolling in service learning courses.
If lenders agree to discount the amount of money students have to repay, even by "one percent or two percent, that support goes a long way," he says.
Watson is earning a master's in Social and Cultural Pedagogy, and he's much like the students he hopes to help. His own student debt—undergraduate and graduate, combined—is about $64,000.
He came up with the idea for Project 12M during his freshmen year while searching for ways to reduce his borrowing. "There had to be some other solution," says Watson who first explored established debt forgiveness programs like AmeriCorps, but didn't find a good match or one that fit into his crammed school-work schedule.
Today, Watson is spirited by his vision for Project 12M, hoping to ultimately take the loan repayment plan nationwide.
And his work is winning praise from ASU campus officials. Melissa Pizzo, the school's executive director of Financial Aid and Scholarship Services says, "[Project 12M] is a great idea. We are always trying to understand the borrowing of our students and [the] ways students might be able to still pursue, achieve and receive degrees by keeping costs at a minimum."
As Watson shepherds his independent venture, he's also organizing on behalf of NEA's Degrees Not Debt campaign. Launched last year, Degrees Not Debt is engaging state affiliates and NEA student campuses like Arizona State University. If you've got student loan debt, you're not alone. Find resources and information you can use today. Want to organize on your campus? Join Watson and thousands of other Student Program members who are speaking up for college affordability. Visit nea.org/degreesnotdebt and learn more.


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Theories of Poker
It is important to know the poker theory. Two texts have been devoted to poker theory and neither attempts to cover up the topic fully. This section is not presented to give review of poker theory, but to provide a summary of how poker theory provides direction to strategic and tactical thinking of poker.
The problem in poker theory is that the poker analysts who write books or any articles about poker don't seem to really understand how theory influences thinking about the strategy and tactics of the game. These analysts have a favorite theory about the game and whenever they are faced with a situation for analysis, they view the situation through their favorite perspective. There are many other alternative theories of poker and a complete analysis of the game requires a frequent shifting of theoretical perspective.
In many cases, it is not unusual for researchers or analysts to identify the distinction between the theory of some phenomena and model based on the poker theory. This is true in poker literature. A theory of poker and a model of poker are two different things and it is crucial to understand that difference when you are thinking and learning about poker.
What is a Theory?
A three contains three characteristics: descriptive, explanatory and predictive. These characteristics are not necessary precise and complete in any particular theory. A good theory is one which can be stated in one or more straightforward declarative sentences which have desirable implications for describing, explaining or calculating observed behavior of the event under study. A good theory doesn't need to do all three of these things. However, a good theory does need to have some strong explanatory power. A theory that doesn't help us understand the game doesn't really help all that much.
An example of the stated theory of poker is poker is a struggle among the players for the rights to the ante. This theory doesn't lend much toward describing poker. It doesn't tell us how the betting is structured to facilitate the struggle among the players. It neither tells us how to determine which player ends up with the pot.
The theory does have a descriptive power for the first round of betting. It explains why it is best to limit your opening poker hands to those hands with self-contained power rather than those that have value through drawing power. Because it does not address the pot growth that comes from multiple betting rounds, it adds nothing to an explanation of the value of such hands as Jack, 10 suited in Hold'em.
The theory has some productive power, but not much. A theoretical prediction of poker should provide us with a prescription for play - it should represent something about the best way to play the game. For poker variants with multiple rounds of betting such as Hold'em, it doesn't do that. It helps to predict things like a tight range of possible hands which a knowledgeable player who started from an early position might have.
The example of poker theory with different kind of predictive power is money flows from bad players to good poker players. This poker theory doesn't have explanatory power; it doesn't describe who the good and bad players are. Assuming we have some other method to identify good and bad players it does help to predict the result of a poker session. A simple mathematical model of that theory is used to develop the recommendations as to when a single really bad player in a game can make an otherwise unprofitable game into profitable one.