text: A former Aberdeen public school district employee entered an innocent plea Friday to a charge of grand theft by deception. Scott G. Sikkink, 51, requested a jury trial. Other theft-related charges against him were dismissed. Lori Ehlers, a deputy state's attorney for Brown County, said there's likely not enough evidence to get convictions for the two dismissed charges. But, she said, by dismissing the counts now "without prejudice" they can be refiled if more information is discovered. Drew Johnson, Sikkink's attorney, said he and Sikkink look forward to a trial at which Johnson said he thinks Sikkink will be exonerated. From 1989 until late last year, Sikkink was the director of buildings and grounds for the school district. He resigned in November and was indicted by a Brown County grand jury in January. Grand theft by deception is a felony punishable by 10 years in state prison and a $20,000 fine. The charge stems from an allegation that while Sikkink was working for the school district, he had repairs made to a personal vehicle and the school was charged for the work. No trial date was set. Charges of grand theft by embezzlement and attempted grand theft by deception were dismissed. Authorities have said they stemmed from Sikkink's allegedly using and possessing property belonging to the school district and his allegedly attempting to get another personal vehicle fixed and have the school district pay for it. Reporter Scott Waltman; (605) 622-2315, 1-800-925-4100 ext. 315; email@example.com


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Ecclesiastes 9:7-10
7-10Seize life! Eat bread with gusto,
Drink wine with a robust heart.
Oh yes—God takes pleasure in your pleasure!
Dress festively every morning.
Don't skimp on colors and scarves.
Relish life with the spouse you love
Each and every day of your precarious life.
Each day is God's gift. It's all you get in exchange
For the hard work of staying alive.
Make the most of each one!
Whatever turns up, grab it and do it. And heartily!
This is your last and only chance at it,
For there's neither work to do nor thoughts to think
In the company of the dead, where you're most certainly headed.
11I took another walk around the neighborhood and realized that on this earth as it is—
The race is not always to the swift,
Nor the battle to the strong,
Nor satisfaction to the wise,
Nor riches to the smart,
Nor grace to the learned.
Sooner or later bad luck hits us all.

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Free sliding sinker gizmo
Start by winding the fishing line, above your hook and barrel swivel.
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You probaly don't use green cotton string for fishing line but if you did your rig would now look like this.
Now pinch the coils closed. A heavier guage wire will probably require pliers for this step but the thin wire I've used can easily be closed or re-opend with just fingers.
Hang your weight on the drop wire and go fishing.
If you don't use a barrel swivel above your hook you can still use the sliding sinker gizmo by adding a split ring or something similar.
Pass a loop of your line through the ring. Pull the loop forward and back over the ring.
Pull up on the ring while pinching the two ends of the line and tug till the line snugs around itself under the ring.
Now go fishing.
Go on, get outta here. Let me know how this works for you. Contact Ted, Email:
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d. 27 Adar, 1960 (5720)
The Rav a prolific writer, contributed many articles to the Hamaor Rabbinical Journal and was a big proponent of Kedushas Bais Haknesses (the sanctity of the synagogue) awareness. It should be noted that it was intended for the Rav to be reinterred in Eretz Yisroel, however to date it is believed that the Rav is still buried at the Beth Israel Cemetery, both according to the Cemetery Management and the legendary Rabbi Pinchos Mandel thus a tombstone was never erected. At the time of his passing the Rav had two children one Adi living in Munich, Germany and another son stuck behind the Iron Curtain with whom contact was lost. It is also a strong possibility that the Rav had a daughter. Another point of note is that at the time of burial the Rav's coffin was placed in a metal transport container. It was suggested by prominent Torah authorities that at this point it should be left that way. In the coming weeks the Beth Israel Cemetery Management will be testing the grave to assure that the Rav is still indeed buried at Beth Israel.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Beth Israel Cemetery
US Highway 1
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
(732) 634-2100
(Section: Chevra Sefard Anshai Poland)
Recently erected tombstone due to the efforts of Rabbi Yaakov Meuller, Lakewood, NJ
Rosh Yeshiva Tiferes Bachurim, Lithuania
Rabbi Hillel Bisko (Bischko)
April 26th, 2010 · 35 Comments
d. 27 Adar, 1960 (5720)
Tags: Beth Israel Cemetery - Woodbridge, NJ · New Jersey · Rosh Yeshiva
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Crazy story, is the wife still alive?
Rebbetzin Sara Bischko died on March 1, 1953 (Adar 14) at the age of 66 and was also buried at Beth Israel. Ironically she too does not have a tombstone marking her kever.
The Matzieves surrounding this empty plot seem to be considebly later then 1960-5720 when Rav Bischko passed away.
Here is what Hamoer wrote on his passing.
Some additional helpful information:
The Rav who reopened his yeshiva in Williamsburg was very close with Rabbi Yonoson Steif. Soon after Rav Steif's arrival to the United State he allowed him to use the second floor of his Bais Medrash where he started a minyan. Of course, Rav Yonoson went on to become the Viener Rav. He also assisted Rav Nosson Wachtfogel, Rav Shmuel Schechter and Rav Mordechai Yaffe with establishing the Kollel in White Plains, NY. In 1943 he worked alongside Rav Aaron Kotler in the establishment of Bais Medrash Gavoha. He was also instrumental in the establishment of Rav Gustman's yeshiva.
There is an affidavit on file from Adi Bischko who lived in Munich Germany and was visiting Tell Aviv at the time giving permission for the cemetery to reinter both the Rav and Rebetzin in Eretz Yisroel. However the cemetery has no records that it was ever done and they maintain that the kevarim are still there.
A member of the Lakewood Yeshiva staff claims that many years ago a grandson came to the yeshiva and introduced himself as a grandson of Rabbi Bischko.
which of these 2 plots is where Rav Bishka z"l is buried.
בעיר קיידאן היה מגיד, בשם ר' הלל הכהן בישקא. הוא נזכר בספר זכרון יעקבל לר' יעקב ליפשיץ כמה פעמים.
האם הוא קשור?
What was his father's name?
Reb Yeruchem from Minsk had a brother Reb Binyamin Bischko, can they be related?
"Reb Yeruchem from Minsk" – you mean the Minsker Gadol. Wasn't that name part of his first name?
Yes I mean the Godol of Minsk, it may very well be that his brother had Bischko as a first name, not sure, Bishko is indeed mentioned in Bies Schmiel as a first name.
The Magis from Keidan was nifter in תרכ"ח, so it can't be him. See Yizkor Book from Suvalk.
Sorry, should say "Magid".
ברור שזה לא הוא.
אבל אולי הוא מצאצאיו, או ממשפחתו הרחוקה.
The cemetery probe came back positive which means that both the Rav and Rebbetzin are still buried in the cemetery.
The next step is to get them tombstones, if anyone is interested in helping out please contact me directly.
Yes, please count me in. Why all of a sudden did they decide to check 'em out.
See this week May 7 th Yated pg 88.
I was asked recently as to my recollection of a minyon at R' Hillel Bischko's kever and whether I recalled a tzion.
Rav Yitzchok Hutner Z"L brought a minyon to R' Hillel Bischko's kever Monday, the day after R' Aharon Kotler's levia. Rav Hutner stated, at the kever, that R' Aharon Z"L had asked him, many years earlier, to do so l'achar mayo v'esrim. I was the person tasked by Rav Hutner to track down the bais olam and the mokom kevurah. When we arrived at the bais olam and were directed to the kever there must have been a tzion. There was no question as to where we were. One of those who was one of the minyon- when we spoke just a few days ago – confirmed my recollection of there having been a tzion.
Reuven Savitz
The plot thickens!!!!!
Perhaps they where removed in preparation for the move to EY.
What happened to them?
I asked Rabbi Dovid Cohen who was at the minyon with Rav Hutner and he said their was no tzion.
@BP: I would hope there are some more pressing issues in the world right now that you wouldn't be required to yell that question.
The cemetary issues permits for every tzion.They have no record of a permit for a tzion for the Rabbi or his wife. I belive that in Dec of 1962 when Rav Hutner went to the kever that a marker that is put by the kever by the chevrah kadesha was still there. That is why they were able to find the kever.
The cost of the 2 matzavos will be $ 2000 each $4000 together. This includes the cemetary fees. Anyone wishing to donate should send checks made out to IJCAH and mail to:
Baruch Amsel (Bisko)
1760 53 Street
Lower Lever
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Please email me for credit card donations.
Ben Menachem What is Your #?
My cell # is 908 783 2222
Raw Hillel Bischko Z"L, was the brother of my mother Doba bat Schaul Z"L.
According to what I was told Raw Hillel had only two sons Aharon (Adi ) Z"L and Yehudah (Yudke) Z"L Yudke was murdered by the Russians.
Rav Yeruchem was not his brother.
There are nieces and nephews still living in Israel
My brother and myself would like to donate for the Matzewah
Imanuel Raibstein
It's been about 1 year since we discovered that, Rabbi Bisko and his wife were buried in Beth Israel Cemetery in Woodbridge NJ, and they did not have Matzeivas on their Kvarim. With the help of many individuals, to name but a few, Dr. Hillel Peltz, Rabbi Mendy Rosenberg, Rabbi Yaakov Lehrfeld, Mr. Emanuel Raibstein and his brother, who are nephews of Rabbi Bisko, Boruch Amsel, Mr. Gershon Peltz, and Rabbi Avrahom Abba Freundlich, we were able to raise the money to put up 2 matzeivas, one on the Rabbi's Kever and one on the Rebbetzins Kever.
There was an eye witness, who was at the funeral, that said that he remembered that Rabbi Bisko was buried in a metal box. We tried working with the cemetery to open up the grave and if necessary rebury the niftar in the traditional wooden casket. The cemetery was very unhappy with this prospect and said that it would cost between 10 and 20 thousand dollars to do what we proposed. We therefore, decided to hire a company out of Pennsylvania that specialized in using ground penetrating radar to determine whether there was any metal at a particular location. I am happy to report to all of you that as of this morning, under the supervision, Rabbi Avrahom Abba Freundlich, from the Lakewood Beis Din, that the company conducted its scan of the kever and determined that there was no metal and confirmed the presence of a casket.
Now that this is behind us, we are scheduling a Hakamas Hamatzava for both the Rabbi and the Rebitzen on Sunday, April 3rd at 12.15 PM at the cemetery. Please either e-mail me or call me if you can attend because we would like there to be a minyan and I will send you directions. Sunday, April 3rd is also the yartzheit of the Rabbi.
Thank you all once again for your participation in this great mitzvah
Any U/D ?
Is it going to be today?
There is a part of the story that people don't know but Rabbi Bishko should get the credit for.
My grandfather, Rav Yitzchok Hoffman, was from the original 8 talmidim who started the kolel in White Plains and then moved on to Lakewood. My grandmother told me how Rabbi Bishko first approached my grandfather in Williamsburg that he was putting together a group to start the kolel in White Plains which he did and for some reason they couldn't stay too long in White Plains so they moved to Lakewood. At the time it was called Bais Medrash Gavoha Kolel Kovna and Rabbi Bishko was considered the Rosh and Meyased of the Kolel. Once they were in Lakewood they decided to look for Gadol to be the Rosh Kolel. First they asked Rav Yechiel Michel Gordon to come and he left after a short period of time. Then a delegation, my grandfather among them, went to ask Rav Ahron to come. I have the original Yeshiva stationary that lists Rabbi Bishko as the Founder and Rav Ahron as the Rosh Kolel of Bais Medrash Gavoha Kolel Kovna. Shortly thereafter there was a dispute between Rabbi Bishko and Rav Ahron regarding the mehalech halimud in the yeshiva. Rav Ahron felt it should be pilpul and Rabbi Bishko felt it should be quicker,similar to they way it was in Europe. Ultimately Rav Ahron won this dispute as he felt the bochurim would get more of a geshmak in the learning if they learnt derech pilpul. Today BMG and all the mosdos stemming from Lakewood proves his decision to be prophetic. Rabbi Bishko moved away from Lakewood as a result of that dispute. However after all is said and done we have to thank Rabbi Bishko for founding the base of Torah in America and thank Hashem for putting the Rosh Yeshiva Rav Ahron Zt'l at the helm.
This would explain the above mentioned story with Rav Ahron and Rav Hutner! Reb Ahron wanted mechilah from Rav Bishko after his 120. Now everything falls into place. Wow!
Dear Rabbi Yaakov Mueller,
Why wasn't his father's name שאול (according to the Rabstein nephews) inscribed on the new Matzieve?
A Hoffman,
Wasn't Reb Nosson Wachtfogel there with them in White Plains?
See comment #4
I am looking for a list of the members of the White Plains Kollel. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Efroim Snyder: Here's who I know:
Rav Nosson Wachtfogel, Rav Shmuel Schechter, Rav Shachne Zohn, Rav Yisroel Bergstein and Rav Mordechai Yaffe.
Yartzeit Tonight Of Rav Hillel ben Shaul Zichronoi Livracha!!! Zechusoi Yagen Aleinu. Amen!!!
He's buried all the way in the 2nd to back row in the Vien chelka.


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So I finished reading Rome Haul, but something more important intruded in my world today. The Concordia Lutheran High School Cadets varsity soccer team had a terrific game, and one member of that team is my son. (It was a tough game for Wayne, but their keeper had real heart--he made some great stops!)
Anyway, before I get serious(!) about literature, I'm going to have fun with real football (not handegg--but that's another matter). And Manchester United won today, too. A good day all around!
Karl uses his head
Karl goes biking
Concordia Cadets vs Wayne Generals on 9-15-2009
This is Lawrence Rast's blog. It deals with stuff that interests him--especially American Religious history, Lutheranism, the Pennsylvania Railroad, obscure music, and Africa.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Tuesday Football Fun
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Monday, September 14, 2009
Rome Haul
One of my many historical interests is transportation history, and within transportation history I have a particular love for the canal era in American history. Of late I've been reading some new and rereading some older books touching on the Wabash and Erie here in Indiana, the Ohio and Erie, Miami and Erie, and the Sandy and Beaver (my personal favorite due to its tunnels) canals in Ohio, the Mainline of Public Works in Pennsylvania, and, of course the wonderful New York Canals. Everyone knows (or should know) the Erie, but the canal system of New York also included a several other wonderful branches, including the Chenango and Black River Canals. The latter has inspired a recent book and video. The book is titled The Forestport Breaks: A Nineteenth Century Conspiracy Along the Black River Canal, and the story is wonderfully told by Michael Doyle. The video is Little Ditch: The Black River Canal. Check out its website at http://www.4thcoastproductions.com/littleditch.htm. Both are worth the effort! Also, you might want to see Black River Canal (NY), which is part of the terrific Images of America series (featuring books on all sorts of cool stuff, including the Horseshoe Curve). The bottom line, however, is that this little excursus has driven me back to Walter D. Edmonds volume, Rome Haul. It's been years since I have read this, but what a great little book. There are some marvelous vignettes in it, and I hope to post a few over the next few days.
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Monday, September 07, 2009
Life is cruel...
I admit that I spend a lot of time thinking about "what might have been." But I don't spend much time regretting the past. in fact, the only meaningful regret I have in my life is not going to Ohio State and playing the Sousaphone in TBDBITL and dotting the "i". In other words, my life is pretty good!
But can you imagine being Pete Best? On the very cusp of success, you get kicked out of your band and replaced by a dorky looking, 2nd-rate drummer. OUCH!
Life is cruel. Read about it here (sorry about the long link - hope it works):
But can you imagine being Pete Best? On the very cusp of success, you get kicked out of your band and replaced by a dorky looking, 2nd-rate drummer. OUCH!
Life is cruel. Read about it here (sorry about the long link - hope it works):
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Honda's Global Design Project has turned this up: the Honda Project 2&4 - a bare-bones track performer, set to go on display at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Powered by Honda's RC213V 999cc MotoGP motorcycle engine which is mid-mounted, the 2&4 weighs just 405kg and will rocket from 0-100km/h in… well, Honda won't say.
Honda has also remained tight-lipped on the 2&4's top speed, but with 158kW and 118Nm available from a V-4 four-stroke engine that can rev to 14,000rpm, we're guessing it won't be slow (to state the obvious).
Power reaches the rear wheels via a six-speed DCT gearbox, and the 2&4 measures 3040mm long, 1820mm wide and 995mm high.
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Didn't see that one coming but I'm happy to see it
So Kristina came in yesterday morning and told me she was going to church with me. Since it wasn't my weekend with the other kids, I gave her the choice:
- We could go to the Russian Orthodox, Russian-language church up north.
- We could go to my English-language Episcopalian Church of the Ascension, where she would understand and be familiar with the service.
- We could go to my Spanish-language Casa de Celebración, which is also where Kinya's friend Daniela and her family go to church, and where the worship band is bar none the best I've ever worshipped with...but where the services are en español, which Kinya doesn't speak. But for the last choice I did offer a compromise: we could leave after the forty-five-minute opening muscial worship jam session, so that Kinya wouldn't have to listen to an additional forty-five-minute sermon in a (to her) incomprehensible language.
Rather to my surprise, she chose the last option.
So we went to la Casa (or, rather, to the Marriott where la Casa has been meeting since Ike rendered the church building unusable) and got there while the band was still doing sound checks. We said my buenos díases and then wandered downstairs, killed a little time at Starbucks, and gave Kinya a chance professionally to criticize the fact that Starbucks, unlike Java Dave's, buys their whipped cream already whipped instead of whipping it in-house. I amused Kinya inordinately by telling her about how last week Pastor Juan Carlos's dad tried to impress me by saying howdy in Russian, but unfortunately chose to do so with an enthusiastic, "Do sfidániya!" -- which is to say, "Good-bye." Then we walked back upstairs, where the party was in full swing, and Kinya filled out a first-time visitor's card...a bit tricky for her since it was in Spanish and she didn't know how to answer because she couldn't understand the questions; but I helped her out with that and the card got filled out successfully. The head usher came over and offered to sit with us and translate, but I explained that, for this Sunday at least, we would be leaving after the music.
And then we went on in, and I sang along whenever I could understand the lyrics (I follow the sermons okay but it's harder for me to piece together sung Spanish through the music than to decipher spoken Spanish, even when there's lots of audience participation in the sermon, as is definitely the case at la Casa), and Kinya watched somewhat bemused and amused and wide-eyed but (as it turned out) most especially VERY impressed with the quality of the drum set and the panache with which the handsome young drummer employed it.
The music ended, and everybody sat down, even including us -- because I knew we weren't quite to the sermon yet. Then the head usher took the mike and explained, in Spanish followed by a careful English translation, that there were two people in the congregation who had never been here before. So she introduced both newcomers, including of course Kristina -- and then, again to Kristina's astonishment, the service came to a halt while all fifty or so people in the congregation got up, came over to Kristina and to the other gentleman, and one at a time shook her hand and smiled and welcomed her to the church.
As everyone returned to his seat, and Juan Carlos took the mike, Kinya and I got up quietly and walked out into the hall. As we headed for the door, Kristina seemed deep in thought.
And then she asked, "Papa, can you help me learn Spanish?"
So the upshot of it all is that I'm going to add Spanish to Kinya's home-school curriculum, and for the time being at least our ordinary Sunday routine will be very similar to my current one, except that now Kinya will join in for part of it:
1. I'll get up and go to 8:00 Rite I Eucharist at the Church of the Ascension.
2. Then I'll eat breakfast with everybody else at Ascension.
3. Then I'll go to Sunday School at Ascension, which will end around 10:15.
4. Then I'll go pick up Kristina and her laptop.
5. Then we'll go to la Casa for the music.
6. Then after the music is over, Kinya will take her laptop to one of the little cafés in the neighborhood and do some schoolwork or play WoW or just drink tea and people-watch, while I listen to the sermon.
So I guess the upshot is that, in answer to a couple of years of praying, Kristina has decided to start going to church with me every Sunday morning -- but at a Spanish-speaking church, of all things.
I'll guarantee you this: in this life of ours, I long ago stopped trying to predict what was going to happen next.


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Four passages in Deutero-Isaiah (Is. 42: 1–4; 49: 1–6; 50: 4–9; and 52: 13–53: 12) describing the person and character of the 'servant of the Lord'. Whether the writer referred to the nation of Israel or to an individual is disputed. By Christians the passages have been interpreted as a prophecy of Christ.
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Major labels blow all their money massively and blame it on the band. (Quote by - Bruce Dickinson)
Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame. (Quote by - Pearl S. Buck)
I really can't blame anyone but myself, because I didn't have to deliver the album. But when you get caught up in the gas, and you're young, and there's so much helium going on around you, you can't decipher the real end. (Quote by - Pras Michel)
He's gotten the blame for a lot of things that really aren't his fault. But that's the way it is. Usually the blame falls on the manager or the head coach in sports. I guess you're looking for a change when things aren't going the way you like them. (Quote by - Mike Maroth)
Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe, and honestly to award. These are the true aims and duties of criticism. (Quote by - William Gilmore Simms)
A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying. (Quote by - John Burroughs)
I envy people who drink - at least they know what to blame everything on. (Quote by - Oscar Levant)
For if you do, then shouldn't we blame the whole fraternity system? And if the whole fraternity system is guilty, then isn't this an indictment of our educational institutions in general? I put it to you, Greg - isn't this an indictment of our entire American society? (Quote by - Tim Matheson)
If there ever was a religious war full of terror, it was the crusades. But you can't blame Christianity because a few adventurers did this. That's my message. (Quote by - Moustapha Akkad)
The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education. (Quote by - Alphonso Jackson)
You don't think people would go on about my looks if I was No. 500 in the world instead of No.12, do you? Anyway, as I keep telling everyone, you can't blame me for looking like this on purpose. (Quote by - Anna Kournikova)
They fight so much for two reasons. One is they don't want to be blamed for breaking the spending caps. And secondly, they don't want to be blamed for spending the Social Security surplus on non-Social Security problems. (Quote by - Robert Reischauer)
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others. (Quote by - Titus Livius)
What to do? We yanked the dress up over her lovely attributes and with the addition of a scarf, the problem was solved. Sorry, guys, blame that stuffy censor. He hated surprises. (Quote by - Audrey Meadows)
The reason people blame things on previous generations is that there's only one other choice. (Quote by - Doug Larson)
It appears fashionable these days, and almost politically correct, to blame hard-working immigrants, especially those from Mexico and Central America, for the social and economic ills of our state and nation. (Quote by - Roger Mahony)
The older you get, the more you realize you're drifting toward a direction, and sometimes your significant other drifts into an opposite direction. You can't blame anybody for it. (Quote by - Dido Armstrong)
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If Senator Kerry understands the nature of this threat and the need to take on terror, then he should immediately repudiate these troubling comments, and stop all efforts on behalf of his surrogates to blame America for these attacks. (Quote by - Marc Racicot)
No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does. (Quote by - Anita Brookner)
You can blame the taxpayers of the city of Niagara Falls. Don't blame us. (Quote by - Richard Sullivan)
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Friday Slide: Winning the Console War
Right now, we have no doubt that there are three handhelds duking it out for all your gaming-on-the-go dollars. You have the Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, and the iPhone, all three of which recently received significant hardware upgrades. If you're reading this website, you might guess which system we're betting our chips on.
Look, we love our DS and PSP. They've served us well for many years. But for most people, they're just not an essential part of the daily routine. You get up in the morning, get ready to leave the house, grab your keys, wallet or purse, and'¦ your phone.
Next to handhelds like the DS and PSP, mobile gaming has always been the ugly, half-mutated sibling that lives in the attic and eats raccoons. But that's been a testament mainly to the wildly different priorities of mobile devices, pre-iPhone. If you've tried buying a mobile game for your older phones, you probably took a chance once and, like most people, vowed never to waste your money on horrible, low-quality cellphone games again.
Finally, though, we have a system in our hands that not only makes it easy to download games when you need them most (like when you're stuck waiting in a doctor's office, auto-repair shop, or police holding cell), but these games look and sound amazing. They're bright and beautiful, fluid and detailed, with high-quality sound and music.
So the iPhone is making up for lost time. They're also gaining on Sony and Nintendo's rear.
Here are the games we think will stand tall next to the DS and PSP's biggest games, for a fraction of the price but with all the playability:
PSP vs iPhone
On the PSP side, we have Hero of Sparta, an Ancient Greek hack-and-slash very much in the style of God of War. Although the iPhone lacks an analog nub (one less than even the PSP), Hero of Sparta controls pretty well and even mimics Kratos's signature quick-time finishing moves. Plus, did we mention this game costs an astounding $1 and will give you around 4-6 hours of excellent gameplay?
Rolling alongside those adorable LocoRocos is Rolando, which just came out with its Must Have sequel. Rolando 2 is beautiful to look at, has natural tilt and touch controls, and even sports a thumping soundtrack. Plus, they refer to you, the player, as "Finger", which is just too cute.
Real Racing may not have a zillion cars to choose from, but we'll put it next to Gran Turismo any day of the week. Plus, you can upload your clips directly to Youtube, and we're pretty sure that's not possible on the PSP.
Finally, the PSP coup is complete with Lumines knock-off Blocks2, which admittedly lack the quality production values of the PSP's best looking-and-sounding puzzler to date. But Blocks2 does take Lumines's gameplay a step further with different types of blocks to pop, and adds chat and leaderboards with Open Feint.
DS vs. iPhone
Right on the DS's tail we have Touch Pets: Dogs, which could prove itself to be a bigger beast than Nintendogs. Online playtime using ngmoco's Plus+ network makes this one mean doggie.
Brain training games are not Nintendo's exclusive property, even if Nintendo did help popularize them, and the original creator of Brain Age lent his name and expertise to Brain Training with Dr. Kawashima. While we didn't think the controls were ideal, there are lots of similar games on the iPhone that will give you a daily dose of puzzles, logic games, and math problems.
DS action-adventure games like Zelda get spin-attacked by Zenonia, a colorful overhead RPG that takes Zelda's cute charm and imbues it with top notch Korean-engineered gaming. You could easily play this game for twenty hours, and it only costs $6. Try finding a copy of Phantom Hourglass for that price.
Lastly, there's ADD, the iPhone alternative to Warioware. While we're still waiting for this game to come out in the App Store, we played a preview build a few months ago and we're hopeful that it's got the style and humor to compete with Wario.
We could go on and on, drawing comparisons between Advance Wars and Mecho Wars, or New Super Mario Bros and Castle of Magic, but we think you get the point. If this is simply a numbers game, the iPhone has a staggering amount of incoming games, and hardware is flying off the shelves. They're taking on Nintendo and Sony in a fair fight, and winning.
Six months ago, Steve suggested that Apple should make their own first-party games to win this war. They haven't, but thousands of other developers have, and it's our job to separate the wheat from the chaff. It's only by praising the really good games (and admonishing the junk) that gamers will flock to the iPhone and leave those other handhelds behind.
Not every iPhone game is a winner, that's for sure. But in the minds of consumers, that line between cellphone gaming and console handhelds has gone out the window. The new PSP and DS models may be slick, but they don't make phone calls or receive text messages, and when the iPhone games look this good, and are this plentiful and this cheap, it's only a matter of time before Apple can declare victory.
Andrew Podolsky is the Managing Editor of Slide to Play.


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Our work / Wild Salmon
The Pacific coast of North America produces some of the best salmon in the world, however, there are concerns by waterkeeper groups that the current process of salmon farming poses risks to both the environment and the community who consume them. We were happy to once again work with Fraser Riverkeeper to create a site that celebrates the conservation and sustainable consumption of wild salmon, with the main target audience being in the U.S., since most farmed salmon is bought in California.
Fraser Riverkeeper is non-profit licensed member of the International Waterkeeper Alliance, one of the world's fastest growing grassroots environmental movements. The Fraser Riverkeeper is dedicated to protecting and restoring the Fraser River and its watershed, while ensuring BC's waters are safe to swim, drink and fish.
The challenge was to market a site, using SEO that would showcase delicious salmon recipes in a competitive online recipe environment. Highlighting the fact that these are specifically wild salmon recipes was important, in establishing how the site would be found and used, and how it was going to give users a unique experience.
We built a clean, sleek site that educates consumers on the differences between farmed and wild salmon, and we brought regionally well-known chefs onboard to showcase some of their tastiest recipes.
Recipes are accessible and easy to follow on this mobile responsive site. Since recipes are sortable and include an interactive ingredient list, users can take their phones with them while they shop for groceries. Consumers can also post their own recipes and photos, and give insight into other recipes with their comments and suggestions.
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March 7th 2007 : Atascadero, California
UFOINFO Sighting Form Report
Location: Atascadero, CA USA
Date: 3/7/7 7:00 PM
Approach Direction: West
Departure Direction: West
Witness Direction: West
Description: Spotted bright light over hills between Morro Bay and Atascadero it moved up and down left and right periodically. It would also get brighter and change from white to green red and blue. Looked at it through binoculars but could not determine any nore defining features.
Color/Shape: Light, white, green, red, blue
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Each morning, by 7, there would be a line out the door of the bakery across the street. Forn de Pan. People would be rubbing their eyes and skimming La Vanguardia for whatever scandal the king was getting into. The customers would walk out with bags of baguettes or pastries for breakfast. Bars would turn their lights back on around the same time. The usuals would pop on in and order an espresso and talk about how they slept, over a plate of eggs and red sausage and baked beans.
That seemed to be the only option for breakfast throughout Barcelona. Really sweet. Like a dessert. Or really salty. Like a dinner. There didn't seem to be an inbetween.
My morning routine palate started to miss the treat of those bagels my mom would drive an hour away to buy. Where they had lines as long as those for the croissants across the street. Where were the bagels in Barcelona? Any small bakery I came across, I stopped in and browsed. I'd take my time and hold up whatever line there was. I'd walk out with a chocolate croissant.
Even my boyfriend who was abroad with me was searching around. He lived on the other side of the city. His own grocery store. His own local bakery with a line out the door. Even the bars that opened for breakfast didn't have anything on the menu.
Our search couldn't stop. Each and every day we continued the search, leaving early for class and wandering around finding new shops to explore.
Our satellite campuses were on the yellow line. One was at Guinardó. There was a mini mart with avocados and other fresh vegetables and fruits in plastic crates. The back had a wall of prepackaged bread like Pepperidge Farm, Sara Lee or Wonder Bread. But no bagels in a plastic sleeve.
Further down the yellow line, off of Girona, there was a café next door to our other campus. All the other students went there for coffee and crowded the shop because of its convenience. There was a large island in the middle of the café with baskets spread around filled with assorted baked goods. But only pastries and loafs of hard crusted breads that could beat like a weapon. We left with a coffee and walked back to the metro stop, heading home in defeat.
We soon found advertisements of Dunkin Donuts. Or Dunkin Coffee as it's known there. The ad had a large cup of coffee with the logo and a bagel, stuffed tight with cream cheese, right on a poster down in the subway. Conveniently placed, there was a Dunkin Coffee at the Universitat cross over from the red to purple line underground. We eyed up the stand. The shelves were covered in donuts. We asked for bagels. We explained we saw an advertisement. Dunkin Donuts was a staple of my bagel diet back home in the United States. But I should remember, this was Dunkin Coffee. And Dunkin Coffee does not carry bagels. Great advertising. We got on the yellow line and made our way to the Girona campus.
Every day the teenage students that went to school nearby would stand outside in a large pack and skateboard around and share their lunches of chorizo baguette sandwiches wrapped in tin foil. One particular group was crowding just at the foot of the metro entrance in the way of the escalator.
I could see a girl head inside the store that they were also crowding around on their lunch break. She came back out with a coffee and a baguette. We never noticed the bakery, every day on our way to class. The sign up top in yellow capital letters read FORN DE PA PASTISSERIA. We put out hands up to the glass to cover the glare and looked in like children at Christmas eyeing toys.
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For the director of music. Of David.
1 The fool [a] says in his heart,
"There is no God."
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no one who does good.
2 The LORD looks down from heaven
on the sons of men
to see if there are any who understand,
any who seek God.
3 All have turned aside,
they have together become corrupt;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.
4 Will evildoers never learn—
those who devour my people as men eat bread
and who do not call on the LORD ?
5 There they are, overwhelmed with dread,
for God is present in the company of the righteous.
6 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
but the LORD is their refuge.
7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
1. Psalm 14:1 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Psalms denote one who is morally deficient.
The King James version of this scripture says, 'only a fool says in his heart, there is no God…
Okay folks, so here's the deal.....I am working on a post for this. There are so many avenues one could go down in talking about this Psalm. There is so much proof of God's existence, so much evidence of Christ's existence and so many stories on how God works in the lives of His believers every second of every day.
When I read this Psalm, I remembered back to a book I read in Biology class when I attended Huntington University. We read, Darwin's Black Box by Michael Behe. It was phenomenal. I am working on a post that discusses some of the evidence talked about within the pages of the book. I am also going to direct you toward stories of miracles as well.
So, stay tuned. I will post it later tonight. But for now, here is the Mister Linky for all you Psalms Sunday participants.


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Another building block of loans that's crucial to understand is interest. Interest is the money that the lender charges for the money you borrow.
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If you have too many monthly payments, a consolidated loan can take them all and put them under one loan. But, be careful -- Doing this can have you owing more, so always check the terms before you apply.
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Hello there, before I introduce myself i saw that a guy with the same name also introduced himself 1 year ago, i've been using this name since i began to play (2005) so that's awkward haha.
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This is the terrifying moment a plane bursts into flames seconds after the passengers get off.
Still in the terminal building travellers, including children, can be seen looking at the drama as it unfolds in front of them.
The Boeing 737's pilot can be seen calmly walking on the tarmac with his briefcase before alerting emergency staff to one side of the plane where flames can be seen beginning to take hold.
The other side of the aircraft was already billowing thick black smoke.
The SCAT airlines plane had just touched down in Aktau in Kazakhstan from Astana, the country's capital
In the clip, filmed by a passenger on a mobile phone, the huge flames can be seen rising higher than the building as the fire rips through the fuselage.
The airport's firefighters then arrive to tackle the blaze with water cannons.
Maintenance was being carried out of the airliner, when an oxygen tank caused an explosion which led to the fire.
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Fatal trust / Kevin McMurray.
Series InformationCrimescape.
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- Publisher: [United States] : RosettaBooks : 2013.
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Josette, a pretty, vivacious, and personable twelve-year-old, is angry with her mother over a delay in driving her to a girlfriend's house. When her mother returns home from work, Josette is not there or at her girlfriend's house. Friends, neighbors, and family members mount a diligent search and talk to people who might have seen her, but they learn very little. Nobody knows anything about what happened to Josette--or so it seems. Police learn that Josette's dislike of her mother's boyfriend caused family tension, and her estranged father lived thousands of miles away. Josette had told her closest friend she wanted to run away. A retired teacher swears she sees Josette in a mall department store. Police are sympathetic, but their investigation is limited: They see Josette as just another runaway youngster. Finally, a shocking discovery demands that police reexamine their theories of Josette's disappearance. As the truth slowly unfolds, the tragedy deepens.
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Mechanical vs. Radiofrequency-Based Debridement in the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Lesions (ACT)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01803880
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Unable to meet enrollment goals)
First Posted : March 4, 2013
Last Update Posted : July 7, 2017
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|First Submitted Date ICMJE
|February 15, 2013
|First Posted Date ICMJE
|March 4, 2013
|Last Update Posted Date
|July 7, 2017
|Study Start Date ICMJE
|March 2013
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|June 30, 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Knee and Osteoarthritis Outcomes Scores (KOOS) [ Time Frame: 52 Weeks ]
Change in Knee and Osteoarthritis Outcomes Scores (KOOS) scores post-operative compared to baseline
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01803880 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Mechanical vs. Radiofrequency-Based Debridement in the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Lesions
|Official Title ICMJE
|A Prospective, Double Blinded, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial to Evaluate Mechanical Debridement vs. Radiofrequency-Based Debridement in the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Lesions
|Brief Summary
|The purpose of this study is to evaluate changes in clinical and imaging outcomes following arthroscopic treatment of a single medial femoral chondral lesion plus partial medial meniscectomy by Radiofrequency-Based debridement or Mechanical Debridement in subjects ≥ eighteen (18) years of age.
|Detailed Description
This is a non-inferiority, prospective, double blinded, multi-center, randomized, controlled, adaptive study design with enrollment of 82 randomized subjects at up to 13 study sites. Study duration will be until the last subject enrolled reaches 104 weeks post-operative.
The study will be comprised of two parts:
Part I: Part I will require all Investigators perform 1 to 3 procedures using the Quantum 2 Controller plus Paragon T2 ICW Wand or the WEREWOLF Controller plus FLOW 50 Wand. Investigators must be qualified by training to perform procedures prior to use of either study device. This purpose of Part I will be to minimize variability with the recommended directions for use established in the instructions for use (IFU). Part I subjects will be followed per protocol follow-up requirements, and will be included in the safety population only. These subjects will be additive (to the safety population) to the 82 randomized subjects planned as part of the primary evaluation in Part II.
Part II: Part II will consist of 82 randomized subjects. Each Investigator may initiate enrollment of subjects in this part of the study following completion of Part I requirements. The Part II study implements a randomized adaptive study design, whereby an interim analysis will be conducted for sample size re-assessment. There is no intention of reducing the sample size as a result of this interim analysis; however, the sample size may be increased to either establish the non-inferiority and/or may be increased sufficiently to establish superiority depending on the results of the interim analysis.
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Phase
|Not Applicable
|Study Design ICMJE
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Condition ICMJE
|Chondral Lesion Plus Partial Medial Meniscectomy
|Intervention ICMJE
|Study Arms
|Publications *
|Not Provided
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Actual Enrollment ICMJE
|Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE
|Actual Study Completion Date
|June 30, 2017
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|June 30, 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria
Subjects MUST meet ALL of the following criteria to be included in the study:
Intra-operative Inclusion Criteria
Subjects MUST meet ALL of the following criteria to be included in the study:
1. Arthroscopic confirmation of a lesion requiring treatment meeting the following parameters:
Exclusion Criteria
Subjects will be excluded from the study, if they meet ANY one (1) of the following criteria:
Intra-operative Exclusion Criteria
Subjects will be excluded from the study, if they meet ANY one (1) of the following criteria:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
|Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
|Listed Location Countries ICMJE
|United States
|Removed Location Countries
|Administrative Information
|NCT Number ICMJE
|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
|Not Provided
|IPD Sharing Statement
|Not Provided
|Responsible Party
|Smith & Nephew, Inc.
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|Smith & Nephew, Inc.
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Investigators ICMJE
|PRS Account
|Smith & Nephew, Inc.
|Verification Date
|July 2017
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Organisational Development and its characteristics
Organisational Development (OD) can be described as the systematic process to change the culture, system and behavior of organization. It is process that helps in solving organizational problems and achieving organizational objectives. Organisational Development works as important mechanism that helps in impressing the organization and its employee through planned and established system. It concentrates on people dimensions like norms, values, attitudes, relationships, organisational culture etc. The strategies of Organisational Development focus on enhancement of organization effectiveness and solving organisational problems. It includes structural and technological changes and focuses on working relationships of employees with the organisation. Organisational Development is the modern approach to management of change for human resources development.
The characteristics of Organisational Development (OD) are as follows:-
1. Organisational Development is an educational strategy that attempts to bring about a planned change.
2. Organisational Development relates to real organisational problems instead of hypothetical cases.
3. Organisational Development uses sensitivity training methods and lay emphasis on the significance of experiment based training.
4. Its change agents are almost external consultants outside of the organisation.
5. The external change agents and internal organisation executives establish a collaborative relationship that involves mutual trust, influence and jointly determined goals.
6. The external change agents are humanists and seek to establish a social and altruistic philosophy within an organisation.
7. The goals that the change agent seeks to achieve through OD tend to reflect human approach and aims for better conflict resolution, increased understanding and more considerable leadership.
8. The required changes in the organisation are usually the result of some immediate problems but it is a long term approach covering three to five years.
9. It is used to describe variety of change programmes and intends to change the organisational philosophies, attitudes and skills of people.
10. It is a dynamic process that involves considerable investment of money and time
11. It is research based activity and aims at conducting surveys, collection of data and evaluation of the situation
12. It works on open and adaptive system concepts and believes that organisational design and managerial performance are mutually interdependent.


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27 February, 2014
The U.S. dollar index (USDIDX) rose to a 2-week high. In the previous report, we noted the attractiveness of the U.S. currency on slowing down Chinese economy. Now there is a similar factor in Europe. Because of the worsening political situation in Ukraine, European investors have begun to consider the U.S. Dollar as a safe heaven. In addition, yesterday's data on new home sales in the U.S. for January were positive, contrary to preliminary estimates. This also helped strengthening of the U. S. Dollar. Today, the U.S. will release several macroeconomic indicators. The main data are orders for durable goods in January and the weekly unemployment rate at 13-30 GMT (0). In our opinion, the preliminary forecasts are positive and they can cause the further strengthening of the U.S. Dollar. At 15-00 GMT (0) the Fed chairman, Janet Yellen will make a statement. Most likely, it will also be positive.
Today, there are a lot of important macroeconomic indicators in the Eurozone to be released. At 8-55 GMT (0), we expect the unemployment data in Germany to be announced. At 10-00 GMT (0), we expect the EZ consumer confidence and Inflation in Germany at 13-00 GMT (0). In our opinion, the forecasts are negative because they increase the possibility of reducing the interest rates by the ECB. The Euro (EURUSD) may fall on the chart. At 23-30 GMT (0), there will be a lot of economic data from Japan released. We believe that the most important data is the inflation for January. Its reduction is expected. Theoretically, this can be a factor increasing the monetary issue by the Bank of Japan and also can weaken the Yen (USDJPY).
Signs of slowing down in Chinese economy and the Yuan weakening had a negative impact on the Australian Dollar (AUDUSD). An additional factor was the weak economic data that came out last night in Australia. Private investment in the fourth quarter decreased by 5.2 %. This is not the most important indicator, but now it has worked out since the fall was the highest in the last four years. Because of this, the likelihood of rate cuts in Australia is increased. Recall that the following important economic indicators will be released in the period from March 3 through March 6.
The Wheat prices are corrected downward and they fell on Wednesday by 2.5%. This is the biggest fall within the month. Investors believe that after the recent rise in Wheat prices, grain from the United States may become less competitive. This week Egypt refused to buy 110 tons of the U.S. Wheat. An additional negative factor was the decision to increase exports to Argentina by 500 tons. Most likely, this volume will be bought by Brazil, which usually imports Wheat from North America. Today at 13-30 GMT (0), the U.S. Department of Agriculture will publish the weekly data on grain and soybeans export. They can affect futures prices. In our opinion, the preliminary forecast of soybean exports is positive, and neutral for grain crops.
Natural gas (Natgas) continued to fall in price. We do not exclude that this was due to yesterday repayment of another futures contract in the New York Stock Exchange (NYMEX). Today investors will be focused on the gas reserve data in the United States for this week. They come out at 15-30 GMT (0) and may be decreased according to preliminary estimates. It can support the quotations.
Copper (Copper) fell because investors fear slowing down in Chinese economy. Its reserve on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose to its peak during last nine months. The Chinese PMI is expected to come out on March 1st and it may have a significant impact on the Copper reserve.
The U.S. Dollar Index (USDIDX) rose on Thursday due to the positive macroeconomic data. The decreased number of unemployed per week and inflation in January...
The Japanese Yen (USDJPY) demonstrated attenuation (growth on the chart) after the Bank of Japan left the basic parameters of its emission of monetary policy without changing. In particular...
On Friday, the U.S. dollar index (USDIDX) decreased due to the weak economic data in the U.S. and strong - in the European Union and China. Falling of the U.S. industrial production in January appeared highest in the last 4.5 years...
Yesterday the British Pound (GBPUSD) significantly strengthened (growth on the chart) after the publication of the quarterly review by the Bank of England...
There were no new macroeconomic data in the U.S. on Monday. The decline in the Dollar Index (USDIDX) continued with low activity due to the weekend in Japan...
|FIBO Group


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This is a little sneak peek at some of what I have been busy stitching the past few months. I'm working on a book so a lot (lot lot!) of my time is devoted to this. Of course, I can't really share what I'm making. It's all hush hush and on the qt. ;-)
So that's the reason for much quietness here on the blog. And why I'm mostly sharing pictures of Blake at the moment over on Instagram. :-)
But I'm almost done and then I can started on the ever growing list of project ideas that have taken a back seat, so far back that it's more like in the boot.
Really looking forward to that. Just gotta push through this last week and a bit. :-)
PS Here's a picture of Blake.
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POMPEY LADIES are giving fans the chance to be the 2017-18 sponsor for Molly Clark for £20.
The talented midfielder has returned to the club for the season and her sponsorship is being raffled ahead of the season.
This year Pompey have decided to raffle off Clark's sponsorship for £20 a time and you can enter as many times as you like.
Once your £20 has been paid your name or company will be entered into a draw with the winner drawn on Saturday, August 19, the night before Pompey's season opener against Cardiff.
The winning sponsor will be announced prior to kick-off on the Sunday.
For more information on sponsoring a Pompey Ladies player contact club director Ann Williams via firstname.lastname@example.com
To enter head to the payments page on Pompey Ladies website and select the £20 raffle sponsorship option.


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Man arrested in wreck
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - The man who walked out of Martinsburg City Hospital three days after a head-on collision was found Monday night and arraigned on a charge of third offense driving under the influence.
Police acting on a tip arrested Richard Keith Holliday at the Martinsburg Motel, 1403 N. Queen St., at about 7:30 p.m. Monday, said Sgt. Rob Blair of the West Virginia State Police.
Holliday, 33, of 222 Shenandoah Village, Apt. 3, left the hospital Sunday afternoon.
Police said Holliday was driving a 1985 Dodge Caravan at about 6:20 p.m. on W.Va. 9 in Hedgesville Thursday when he collided with a 1992 Hyundai sedan driven by 22-year-old Wendy Shanholtz, of Martinsburg.


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The Bernian Expedition
Main Page
Nerthus is a world that has been ravaged again and again by disaster, magical apocalypses, and feuds between supernatural powers. This history has created a large number of ancient ruins, forgotten temples and other forgotten sites with of power and mystery.
Tailaran Empire
Clan of the Illuminating Eye
Temple of Atask


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Mingma G had already been there but this year the weather conditions made it a very dangerous expedition. In add he was just back from Nanga Parbat with a frostbitten footfinger .
In Mingma team there were also two women who were going to make history: Kari Rostad as the first women from Norway to climb Broad Peak and Vanessa O'brien as the first woman from USA to climb K2.
It was Mingma G. himself to introduce it all on July 7:
"K2 and Broad Peak Expedition 2017" he wrote on his fb page" 1.Mr. Mingma G Sherpa, climbed Everest-5, K2, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu,Annapurna and Gasherbrum-I.
2.Mr. Dawa Gyalje Sherpa, climbed Everest- 7 times, Lhotse, Manaslu, Gasherbrum-I, Gasherbrum-II and Sishapangma.
3.Mr. Tsering Pemba Sherpa, Climbed Everest-7 times, Lhotse, Cho Oyu and Manaslu
4. Mr. Nima Tshering Sherpa, Climbed Everst-3times, Lhotse, Cho Oyu and Manaslu
5. Mr. Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa, climbed Everest, Lhotse and Dhaulagiri
6. Mr Nima Nuru Sherpa, climbed Everest-9 times, Cho Oyu, Manaslu and Sishapangma
7. Mr. Mingma Nuru Sherpa Climbed, Everst-4 times, Cho Oyu and Manaslu
8. Mr. Ang Chhiring Sherpa Climbed, Everest-15times, K2-once, Cho Oyu-12, Manaslu-once and other Sishapangma-thrice.
9. Mr. Ngatashi Sherpa, Climbed Everest, K2, Kanchenjugna, Lhotse, Makalu, Dhaulagiri and Manaslu.
10. Mr. Phujung Lama is our Base camp cook.
11.Mr. Ali Reza, Climbed Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum-I, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum-II. (If success-He will be among Pakistani who climbed all 5x8000m in Pakistan. Till now, only 3 have achieved it)
12. Mr. Fazal, climbed K2 and Gasherbrum-II. (If success-only Pakistani to climb K2 twice)
13. Mr Aminlluah, climbed K2, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum-I and Gasherbrum-II. This year going to Broad Peak. (If success-He also will be among Pakistani who climbed all 5x8000m in Pakistan. Till now, only 3 have achieved it)
14. Mr Farman is our head cook
15. Mr Khancho is our assistant cook
16. Mr Mohammad is kitchen helper
17. Mr Sazzad is kitchen Helper
18. Mr Abbaz is also kitchen helper
19. Mr Zhang Liang form China climbed 12X8000m peaks.
20. Mr Liu Yong Zhong from China climbed 9X8000m peaks.
21. Ms Dong Hongjuan from China climbed 8X8000m peaks
22. Mr. Hari Mix from USA climbed Ama Dablam and tried Lhotse and Everest in 2013 and 2014.
23. Ms. Vanessa O'brien from USA completed 4X8000m peaks and this time here to become first American Woman on K2
24. Mr. Kumaran Rasappan from Singapore climbed Everest, Cho Oyu and Ama Dablam. He will be third person from Singapore to climb K2 if success.
25. John Snorri from Iceland climbed Lhotse and Ama Dablam and he is first person from Iceland on K2.
26. Ms Kari Rostad is from Norway and she is here to climb Broad Peak as first Norwegian.
27. Mr Kari Gudmundur from Iceland is here for filming K2 with John Snorri."
On June 28 Mingma G. wrote something in his style, sharp and direct:
"We finished our puja at K2 base Camp yesterday and today our sherpa fixed camp1.
Tomorrow I am going to camp1 and sleep there and we will fix further. We are planning to fix camp4 by July5 or 6.
Report from K2:
Abruzzi Route: 18 foreign climbers+13Nepalese+8 Pakistani.
Sechen Route: 20 foreigners+3Nepalese sherpa+9Pakistani
I got surprised to see climbers here without ropes. On Abruzzi, I am working in coordination with Furtenbach Adventure and I have got 6000m ropes. Furtenbach Adventure will fix ropes on Broad Peak and we will fix on K2. Later on we will use their rope on Broad Peak and they will use our ropes on K2. Here are other teams on Abruzzi.
Karakoram Tour Pakistan: 2 Mexican+2Pakistani- no ropes
Summit Karakoram:1Mongolian+2 Pakistani-no ropes
Karakoram Expedition: 1 Swedish+1 Pakistani- no ropes.
If this is how climbers come on K2 then we can expect Year2008 again on K2."
These words rose a lively discussion. There was time for it because the weather was bad. On July 4 at 9:35 am he wrote: "We finished route to camp2 on K2 and we are waiting for next window to go camp 4. On return back, our chef made Hunza Bread"
In the next days the weather shortly improved allowing the mountaneers to reach the summit of the Broad Peak. "Congratulations on Broad Peak. First summit in Karakoram this morning." he wrote on July 11 at 2:19pm "I am back to Base camp opening route to 7500m yesterday and on rest now because of my toe which almost got frostbite at Nanga Parbat. I started getting blisters on it again so I returned back for some recovery. Today my team made great effort and left rope near by camp4 as they got lost in clouds, too much wind and importantly not enough rope too.
We will wait for next weather window to make further progress. We are done with acclimatization. Only my Singaporean friend with Kami is staying one more night at camp 2, remaining all are back to Base Camp now."
But things didn't go the right way. On July 16 at 6:07am he wrote:
"Big Avalanche in Abruzzi. This morning at 8:12am, we saw big avalanche coming from Abruzzi route. We feel all camp 3 is swept away again. I am sure we have all our deposit near camp 4 because our sherpa team made it on ice cliff but it is likely sure that all the fixed ropes are washed away. Tomorrow our Sherpa team will go up to check. Every morning the weather is clear and it get clouded in evening. Weather forecast shows snow at 8000m every evening and very high wind at summit which delays our summit plan.
Waiting for good weather to come"
And again on July 17 at 6:06 pm:
"K2 is known for bad weather. This year too, K2 is same. She covers herself with cloud in day time and enjoys beautiful stars in night time.
Legendary climber and expedition organizer, Russel Brice says it is equipment eating mountain and I do agree with him. Everyone knows 2015 and 2016, K2 was closed because equipment of all expeditions were lost from camp3. Himex team is covering their 2015's equipment on Cesen route. We are still unknown about our deposited equipment on Abruzzi route. This morning there was snowfall so we cancelled going to camp 2 and above.
Our weather reports say there is no chance to go up till July22. Time is running out and we are just hoping for good weather to come."
I love the fact he calls K2 'she'. Like a woman she covers herself with a veil of clouds and comes at night to enjoy the starred sky, when people sleep and can't admire her beauty. What a poet, Mingma G.! I'm becoming addicted to his writing style...
On July 21 at 6:32pm, another great line:
"Pub Quiz at K2 base camp today. It was fun and quality time with climbers on K2. We are ready Summit push now." ...and you can feel the excitement.
On July 22 at 4:46 pm a perentory: "Ready for K2 summit push. Today first members of the team left from BC. They will join other team members tomorrow at camp 1." But again, it wasn't to be and after a long silence on July 25 at 6:53 am he wrote: "K2 is all about weather. We had 3 days bad weather though weather report showed good. Some team on k2 are closed already and some in my team are going down too. But remaining, We still want to check july 27."
Finally on July 27 the decision is taken: "We'll depart from our camp 4 at 11pm local time. We are now 14 climbers ready for summit push. More news will be given tomorrow after 10am. only my team is pushing for K2 summit." The night was long, the silence heavy of worries and expectation. The tracker was showing the team's progress, steady but slow. The good weather window was very very short and there was a lot of fresh snow still unsettled. I was holding my breath and praying for them.
On July 28 morning - this morning - a new message from Mingma G.: "We 12 people to reach at the summit within 1hour." Glued to the screan now, the tracker was frustrating inesact... some strange moves made me think that maybe they renounced, or worse... but no: Vanessa O'brien was clearly reaching the top! and the message arrived, a little delayed...
"Finally we are at the summit of Mt.K2
Mr. Mingma G sherpa
Mr. Dawa gyalje sherpa
Mr. Tsering pemba sherpa
Mr. Nima tshering sherpa
Mr. lakpa nuru sherpa
Mr. Nima nuru sherpa
Mr. Ang Tsering sherpa
Mr. Azong
Mr. Zhang liang
Miss. Jing xue
Mr.john snorri"
But the summit is just halfaway as Anatoli Boukreev used to say. The descent now.... I'm still praying.
MORE WHEN I'll KNOW MORE
Last night about midnight Mingma G. finally wrote:
"We are all safely descended to K2 Base Camp. Summit pictures will be posted tomorrow.
Thanks for following our K2 team."
THANKS GOD! and CONGRATS!
31 July at 12:16 pm
Mingma G:
"K2 summit on July28, 2017
We are proud of our team because only we made it to top"
Last night about midnight Mingma G. finally wrote:
"We are all safely descended to K2 Base Camp. Summit pictures will be posted tomorrow.
Thanks for following our K2 team."
THANKS GOD! and CONGRATS!
31 July at 12:16 pm
Mingma G:
"K2 summit on July28, 2017
We are proud of our team because only we made it to top"


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Federer shakes off rust to advance at Toronto Masters
Roger Federer launched his North American hardcourt campaign with a workmanlike 7-6 6-3 win over Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela to move confidently into the third round of the Toronto Masters on Tuesday.sports Updated: Aug 11, 2010 13:05 IST
Roger Federer launched his North American hardcourt campaign with a workmanlike 7-6 6-3 win over Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela to move confidently into the third round of the Toronto Masters on Tuesday.
Twice a champion in Canada, it seemed business as usual for Federer when he strolled onto a packed center court to the cheers of an adoring crowd.
But while the surroundings were familiar, the situation was not as Federer has surrendered the number one world ranking he held for 285 weeks and entered a tournament as the third seed for the first time since November 2003.
Playing in his first tournament since a shock quarter-final exit at the All-England Club, Federer needed a few games to knock off some rust.
"It's always nice to come back after six weeks and get the win," Federer told reporters.
"It's normal that you're a bit rusty after six weeks. You have to work your way into playing matches again."
Federer celebrated his 29th birthday on Sunday with cake and talk that his career was on the decline. But if there has been a drop off in Federer's game, there were no signs during the 81 minutes he spent on court against Chela.
The 16-time grand slam winner grabbed the early break to go up 4-2. But the Swiss maestro then began to misfire as he sent shots wide and long to let Chela back into the set before prevailing in the tiebreaker.
Federer again took the initiative in the second set with an early break and this time remained in control cursing to a comfortable win.
"I think I really did some good things out there and a bit of a pity I had a letdown at 5-2 up in the first set, because I think I really had things going my way then," said Federer.
"He played well to come back into it and after that I thought I still was able to dominate."
Coming off a victory at the Washington Classic, Argentine David Nalbandian carried his superb form into Canada battling past 10th seeded Spaniard David Ferrer 7-5 3-6 6-3.
After missing most of last season recovering from hip surgery, Nalbandian was back on the sidelines in April with a hamstring injury that kept him out for two months.
The 28-year-old returned to represent Argentina in Davis Cup against Russia last month by winning both matches and has gone undefeated stringing together nine straight victories.
Robin Soderling, who could replace Briton Andy Murray as the world number four if the defending champion struggles in Toronto, advanced to the third round with a 4-6 6-4 6-4 win over young Latvian Ernests Gulbis.
Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych had a smoother passage with a 6-2 6-4 win over Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky.
First Published: Aug 11, 2010 13:03 IST


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Since I found the excellent Hakuna Matata Wars blog written by Just Jack of the BlackHawkHet blog, I have been deeply, deeply, inspired by the imagi-nation conflict between Hakuna and Matata to create my own imagi-nations and pit them against each other in some early Cold War wranglings.
I've decided what each side will have using Oddzial Osmy 3mm figures:
British supplied force:With 1 pack of each of the above and an extra pack of T55s that would be £33 from Magister Militum and give me enough mini's to run battalion level games. As a note, I know that the aircraft I've chosen were retired before the vehicles came into use, but I like them!
Tanks - Conqueror
APC - Saracen
Recce - Saladin
Infantry - British WW2
Aircraft - Mosquito (will use as Tsetse variant - has 6pdr QF cannon)
Soviet supplied force:
Tanks - T55
Recce - PT76
Infantry - Soviet WW2
Aircraft - PE-2
Campaign rules and imagi-nation generation will be courtesy of Not Just a Brush War and combat rules would be FiveCore Company Command both by Nordic Weasel Games. I'll also try IABSM to get a comparison between the two
Having typed all this out, I'm now even more inspired to place the order and get this idea moving. The only things holding me back now are:
a) not sure I can afford it before I get paid
b) how on earth will I come with names as great as Hakuna and Matata??


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This is an old family favourite and is incredibly fast fun. All you need is a cricket bat and tennis or beach ball.
How to play:
The aim is to hit the batter's legs below the knee with the ball.
One person stands in the middle with the bat held against their legs. The other players stand in a circle around at least 3m away. The players making up the circle throw the ball to try to hit the person in the centre below the knee. They can toss the ball to another player in a better position - and the game is fast and furious when players throw the ball quickly amongst themselves. Meanwhile, the batter in the middle must not turn around or move from their spot, but can defend their legs with the bat, reaching behind if that's where the attack is coming from. The player who throws the winning ball takes the next turn as batter.


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How to Order an Expedited Passport
How to Order an Expedited Passport
Regular passport processing takes about 6 weeks. However, no matter how conscientious you try to be, accidents do happen and you may find yourself needing your passport sooner. Fortunately, there are several different ways to speed up this process so you can be on your way. Whether you have to leave the country at the last minute or just procrastinated, this guide will help you choose the expediting method that's right for you.
Ordering Expedited Processing
If you have a little bit of time before your trip, one option is simply to order expedited service from the government when you apply for your passport. This costs an additional $60, plus the Department of State recommends you pay extra for overnight delivery both to and from the passport office.
If you are applying in person, simply pay the extra fee and let the acceptance agent know you need expedited service. If you are applying by mail for a passport renewal, make sure you write "expedite" on the envelope.
The government's expedited passport service generally takes about 3 weeks to process.
Making an Appointment at a Regional Passport Agency Office
If you are leaving in the next 2 weeks, you can get expedited passport processing by making an appointment at Regional Passport Agency office. This option is also available if you are traveling within 4 weeks and you need a visa. To make an appointment, call 1-877-487-2778. Once you go in for your appointment, as long as you have your paperwork in order you should get your passport the same day.
Using an Expediting Company
Not everyone is located near a Regional Passport Agency office-there are only 19 of them, scattered throughout the country. A private expediting company can expedite your passport for you if you can't or don't want to visit a passport agency office.
If you are applying in person, simply tell the acceptance agent that you will be using an expediting company, and they will "seal" your documents. Then, send the documents to them via a carrier like FedEx or UPS, along with a letter authorizing the expediting company to handle your expedited passport application for you. They will handle dealing with the passport agency office for you and send your passport back to you once it's issued, using overnight shipping if necessary. The downside of using this method is that the fees can be pretty hefty.
Метки: application, delivery, document, mail, plus


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Metal Monkey Mania was at ArtPrize 2011 and these monkeys were hanging out on the Blue Bridge! Dale Rogers, an established metal sculptor and an avid believer in public art, brought a pack of Dogs to ArtPrize 2010 in Grand Rapids, MI – in 2011 he brought a troop of Monkeys!
When Dale saw the Blue Bridge in 2010 he immediately started thinking about what type of sculpture could successfully be hung from the bridge beams He and his team walked the bridge, looking at it from all angles, took measurements, and began to strategize.
He immediately came up with the idea of monkeys hanging from the bridge. When he returned from ArtPrize 2010, he started right away on the artwork and design, rendered it in CAD and created the first prototype in December 2010. Each monkey is 4 1/2 feet tall, 2 feet wide and 6 inches deep and each weighs about 30 pounds. They are made of Steel and are designed to oxidize into a rich brown color.
The monkeys are hanging in groupings of two or three. A grouping of two will be about 9 feet long and three will be 13 1/2 feet long. Safety is always the number one consideration for Dale when planning his artwork and these monkeys were designed and planned to be as safe and secure as humanly possible. The hands of the monkeys have a bolt system so they will be bolted together in their groupings and a cable system secures them to the bridge girders; they can not be lifted off. The monkeys sway a bit in the wind but not excessively.
Dale's exhibit had 100 monkeys hanging on the full span of the bridge. Dale has always believed that art can enhance a community, but also feels that exhibits such as this are highly beneficial. To this end, Dale partnered again with the Humane Society of West Michigan, this time with monkeys instead of dogs, to assist them in reaching their fundraising goals of $100,000.
Here you can see Dale explaining how he hung the monkeys on the bridge. A lot of thought was put into how they would hang so as not to cause any damage to the bridge itself.


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Broadside - 29th May - Thousand Island, Lo…
Thousand Island venue held host tonight to Richmond VA, pop punkers Broadside on their first London …
Broadside - Interview
We caught up with bassist Pat Diaz of Broadside, ahead of their appearance at this years Slam Dunk F…
Community: The Missing Piece in the Music …
Written by Stefan Aronsen - Co Founder After years of attending shows, I found myself with a commun…
Slackrr Release New Single
Pop punkers, Slackrr have dropped their debut single!
The LaFontaines - Common Problem - Album -…
The LaFontaines are back with their new album 'Common Problem'!
Little Time Off are a pop/punk band from Minneapolis Minnesota who have a similar sound to that of All Time Low and Forever the Sickest kids although it isn't to say that they don't add their own style to their pop/punk songs.
HARBOUR – Single 'Colder' – ReviewPublished in News & Reviews
HARBOUR is an alternative pop/rock band from Cheltenham. So who is this band I hear you cry … well the band is made up of Chris Capewell, Mike Elliott, Charlie Pilsworth, Adam Goddard and Andy Oliveri who have all been playing together for some time now and really know how to write a song.
I always love it when I get the opportunity to listen to new music, especially by a new artist. Benjamin Gibbs is a singer - song writer who you should really watch out for.
His Alternative Pop style is like nothing I have ever heard before and very refreshing to hear in an age where a lot of pop music is very generic.
Blink 182 - Neighbourhoods - Album ReviewPublished in News & Reviews
Blink 182's long awaited album Neighbourhoods shows a 21st century version of the band as they have a slightly different style to that of their last album.
Set It Off - Horrible Kids - EP ReviewPublished in News & Reviews
I have decided to write a review on Set It Off's EP Horrible kids, as it's an album I haven't stopped listening to since I bought it.
Letlive. - Fake History - CD ReviewPublished in News & Reviews
It's been a big year for Letlive over here in the UK and even though their last album Fake History came out in April of 2010 and then was re –released in 2011, I still believe it isn't given the credit it deserves.
Lucas Hardy from the city calls - interviewPublished in Interviews
The first ever review I posted on the site was for a band called The City Calls, check out the review here if you haven't seen it already http://www.wix.com/chloebevan/shoutitloudreviews/apps/blog/the-city-calls-a-spark-to-ignite .
An interview with Tom Lynam from riotsPublished in Interviews
A couple of weeks ago I reviewed a band called 'Riots', who when describing themselves said, "(Riots) is not just a band, it's a voice, the voice of a generation that is silenced and hushed by the money grabbing global markets and politicians that are only looking out for themselves. In an ever-growing society where the rich are getting richer and the poor poorer. As Riots we intend to get in your face, onto your streets, into your televisions, onto your radios and make some fucking noise!"