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Sober strike set for January
iDefense has spotted what could be a new Sober variant set to strike early next year. While the warning may thwart the attack, mass-mailer worms aren't going away quietly.
After springing back to life in recent weeks, the prolific Sober worm appears set to strike yet again in the first hours of 2006. Fortunately, an early warning may save security pros a lot of time and trouble.
VeriSign Inc. subsidiary and security intelligence specialist iDefense reported this week that it has discovered hard-coded commands within the recent Sober-X variant that intended to launch the next wave of Sober assaults on Jan. 5, 2006.
According to iDefense, the planned attack was discovered by reverse-engineering the Sober-X variant discovered in mid-November.
Ramses Martinez, director of malicious code operations with iDefense, said that starting on Jan. 5, the worm would begin generating a series of dynamic URLs specific to domains in Germany and Austria. From those domains it would attempt to download the next portion of code to carry out the attack.
"We don't know what the code is going to do, so it may be anything," Martinez said. "Based on the functionality and experiences we've had with Sober, we assume that it will be used for sending spam, but it's really impossible to know for sure."
Sober has unquestionably been the most publicized worm of 2005. Dozens of variants, many of which have been mass-mailers, have been on the loose at various points throughout the year.
One such outbreak happened in May, when the Sober-N worm dropped the Sober-Q Trojan on compromised machines and began spewing messages touting German nationalism. Interestingly, the Sober strike slated for Jan. 5 would be the 87th anniversary of the founding of Germany's Nazi party.
More recently, in addition to the mid-November variants, just after Thanksgiving antivirus firms discovered that the latest iteration, Sober-Z, was spreading spam so quickly that it accounted for a staggering one in 14 e-mails traveling across the Internet.
The early warning though may have largely mitigated any potential damage. Allysa Myers, virus research manager with Santa Clara, Calif.-based McAfee Inc.'s AVERT Research Center, said that it remains to be seen whether the upcoming Sober variant will still be able to download itself on Jan. 5.
"Any number of things could be put into that file location between now and then," Myers said. "It's likely that between now and the fifth, the site where it's trying to get downloads from will be taken down."
Martinez agreed, saying that several antivirus firms along with German authorities and ISPs are working diligently to track down the source of this and past Sober variants.
Though Sober has received copious media attention due to its many iterations, Myers said it shouldn't be considered as great of a threat as some other worms, most notably the IRCbot.
"IRCbot has been spreading much of the spam this year and has been used for all sorts of criminal purposes," she said. "It's been used for DoS attacks against Web sites, for extortion purposes and for sending spam, all sorts of nasty things."
Still, Martinez said this discovery shows that Sober and other types of mass-mailer worms are still a threat.
"It's been said that they are a thing of the past, but they really aren't," Martinez said. "As we saw in the past few weeks, they can still have a pretty big impact. Although e-mail worms aren't as big of a threat to the enterprise as they were two years ago, they can still cause enough disruption to affect them, and we're going to see these things for a while to come."


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Project: Galgenbuck tunnel, Neuhausen/Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Builder: ASTRA ((Federal Swiss Road Department)
Contractors: Marti Bauunternehmung AG, Zurich, and STUTZ AG, Frauenfeld
MEVA Systems: Wall formwork Mammut 350, standard and with timber facing to achieve board pattern, Support frame STB 450
Engineering and support: MEVA Formwork Systems, Seon, Switzerland
The Swiss village Neuhausen near Schaffhausen is famous for the Rhine Falls and will be relieved from heavy through-traffic by a 1,100 m long bypass which includes a tunnel. Contractor Marti Bauunternehmen AG, one of Switzerland's major contractors, is using the Mammut 350 wall formwork and STB 450 support frames to pour the retaining walls and bridge piers for the new road that connects the tunnel with the existing main road.
The building site is located at the bottom of a steep. Thick double retaining walls up to 16 m high need to be poured to contain the steep and keep the soil from moving. As if to complicate matters, the new connecting road is slightly curved and ascending from the main road to the tunnel, i.e. the formwork for the base slabs and wall sections has to be curved and set up at a different heights for each pouring cycle. What's more, governmental safety regulations are very strict. So are the building authorities' specifications with regard to quality and architectural concrete surface.
Thorough planning is a must because each cycle is unique
The size, dimensions, form and thickness of the base slabs and wall sections vary by cycle. A different formwork setup profile had to be created for each of the 25 cycles. The wall sections of all cycles, each approx. 5 m wide, were poured using three ganged panels, two of them 2.50 m wide and one varying in width.
Varying polygonal base slabs
The base slabs, also approx. 5 m wide and up to 9.78 m deep, grow thicker towards the hillside, achieving thicknesses of up to 1.80 m. The surface of the base slabs below and between the retaining walls is horizontal, outside this area it slightly descends towards the valley and hillside.
Double retaining walls
The enormous pressure resulting from the steep can only be contained by two parallel retaining walls. Depending on their location, the wall sections are 71 cm to 1,68 m thick at the bottom. For statical reasons, the valley side and hillside retaining wall sections differ in height.
Tapering structures
The visible parts of the wall sections are tapering towards the top and, depeding on the wall section, one or both sides are inclined. This forming requirement was easy to meet by simply inclining the Mammut 350 panels. Thanks to the articulated flange nuts, tieing is no problem with inclined panels.
Architectural concrete with a board pattern
The visible parts of the retaining walls come with an architectural concrete surface and a board pattern which is achieved by attaching a plywood facing to the panels.
Ascending and curved
All retaining walls are poured on inclined ground requiring a vertical offset of the formwork setup cycle by cycle. Depending on the radius, the curved wall sections are achieved by either setting up the panels in a polygonal form or by curving and rounding out the plywood facing attached to the panels.
"We're making good progress," says site manager Tino Otten. "We opted for the Mammut 350 because it is strong and handles tough loads true to form – and that's an absolute must on this site."
Referencen for Projets in Commercial & Residential Construction, Architectural Construction, High-Rise Construction and Civil Engineering Construction
MEVA STB 450 offers flexible solution for narrow, inclined rail section: Near the municipality of Gretzenbach, the four-track route branches into two separate lines. Here, the two southern tracks gradually descend and pass below the cantonal road before entering the new Eppenberg Tunnel.
BIM stands for Building Information Modelling, a holistic, software-based method for optimised planning and execution of construction projects.
The focus of MEVA's first collaboration with Austrian company GLS was nature conservation and the construction of two fish passes on the River Traun.

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TIFF 2016: 'Elle' Takes The Director Of RoboCop To Shocking New Places
Who's Behind It
Directed by Paul Verhoeven, Written by David Birke, based on the novel by Philippe Djian.
Who's In It
Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny, Charles Berling, Virginie Efira, and Christian Berkel.
Who'll Love It
Fans of Paul Verhoeven's sleazy side (Basic Instinct, most of his early Dutch films), who are also willing to get cerebral about taboo subjects and break free from genre conventions.
What's It About
As Elle begins, we hear (but definitely don't see) a home invasion that culminates in rape. After the masked attacker leaves, his victim calmly cleans up her apartment and continues with her life as the CEO of a successful video game company without contacting the police. In the aftermath of this brutal assault, Michèle (Isabelle Huppert) develops a bizarre obsession with her attacker, hungry for both revenge—and a reunion. On top of this unsettling confusion, she's having an affair with her best friend's husband, her son has a newborn child he clearly didn't parent, her elderly mother's engaged to a man many decades her junior, and her father's a notorious murderer facing parole.
Why You Should See It
Director Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Total Recall, Starship Troopers) has been ruffling feathers for over 40 years with his unique brand of provocation. Now 78, he has managed to deliver one of his most thought-provoking, taboo-busting films to date. While Elle lacks the dramatic impact of Verhoeven's last film (2006's Black Book) and the colourful flourishes of his Hollywood blockbusters, it features his most complex protagonist to date. Some of Michèle's story plays out along genre lines—with all the shock and suspense you'd expect—but she's far more than just a victim. Rather than present her as a tragic figure incapable of anything but suffering and revenge, Verhoeven allows her to develop beyond the parameters of the film's core mystery (which is solved relatively early) through her many unhealthy relationships. Those disturbed by the politically incorrect premise will find no shortage of fuel for the fire, but Verhoeven, writer David Birke, and star Isabelle Huppert keep complicating our understanding of the film's issues. The result is an unusually bold, original, and uncompromising thriller.
When You Can See It
Friday, September 9 at 5:30pm (Elgin – VISA Screening Room); Saturday, September 10 at 9:00am (TIFF Bell Lightbox). Tickets available here. Opens November 18. Watch the intense trailer below.


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How To Tell Someone You Have Herpes
Jenelle Marie Davis, 34, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, will gladly explain why having herpes isn't the end of the world. But she didn't always feel that way. It took years for Davis, founder of The STD Project, which encourages awareness and acceptance of various sexually transmitted diseases, and spokesperson for Positive Singles, a dating site for people with STDs, to come to terms with the diagnosis she got at age 16.
"My mom says the entire way home from my appointment, I cried and said no one would ever love me, no one would ever want me, and I'd never get married," Davis tells SELF.
When she was diagnosed with herpes almost three years ago, Whitney Carlson, 29, a social media editor in Chicago, had a similar reaction. "I mostly thought, 'I'm going to die alone, no one's going to date me ever again," she tells SELF.
Although herpes is one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases, it's shrouded in stigma. The infection, which is caused by the herpes simplex 1 and herpes simplex 2 viruses and passed via skin-to-skin contact, can show up as a cluster of sores on the mouth area or genitals. It can also be asymptomatic, so most people with herpes don't know they have it, which is a large part of the reason why it's so prevalent. Around two-thirds of people worldwide under age 50 have herpes simplex 1, according to the World Health Organization, and around one in every six Americans between ages 14 and 49 has genital herpes, usually caused by herpes simplex 2, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Both Davis and Carlson eventually moved past their initial panic and saw herpes for what it is: an infection many people have that happens to usually get passed through sexual contact. But all the self-acceptance in the world doesn't erase the fact that a herpes diagnosis creates ripple effects of shame and social isolation, and the fallout is especially pronounced when it comes to your dating life.
Dating with herpes means telling potential partners, which can be scary. But it's necessary.
"It's good to have the conversation because there is a potential risk of transmission," Cherrell Triplett, M.D., an ob/gyn who practices at Southside OBGYN and Franciscan Alliance in Indianapolis, Indiana, tells SELF. Although telling someone you're interested in can be intimidating, there are different ways to do it, and you might find one easier than the others.
In the past, Carlson would put the herpes conversation on the table quickly. "I don't like wasting my time or getting my heart broken, so I think it's a self-defense thing to almost always tell the guy on the first date," she explains. "If they want to cut and run, I haven't invested too much of myself in it."
But in the future, she thinks she'll take her time disclosing as long as she gets it done before engaging in sexual activities that would put the other person at risk. "On a first date with this wonderful guy, I told him, and he couldn't handle it," she says. "I really wonder if it would have changed things to wait until we had connected more."
On the flip side, she's also dated "quite a few guys who didn't care at all" even though she told them ASAP.
Davis usually holds off on disclosing to potential sexual partners that she has herpes until she's known them for a bit. "I've always waited a little while before telling people, basically until I thought it was going somewhere," Davis says. "This isn't everyone's experience, but when I started dating with herpes, I found out none of my partners cared."
Although she sees that it's intriguing to potentially avoid attachment—and thus heartbreak—by telling someone right out the gate, she makes an excellent point in favor of taking your time: "Nobody tells you all of the things about themselves that you usually don't find out for a bit, like they have really bad credit or they're a horrible cook, until you get to know each other." Of course, it's different with a health condition you can pass to someone else, but it's worth noting.
How to tell your partner is up to you, but people with the virus say it helps to be direct, transparent, and patient.
Although they tell potential partners at different points in the relationship, Carlson and Davis' actual disclosure process is pretty similar. They both say it can be nerve-racking, but a few things help: sitting the person down in a place that's comfortable for them, trying not to be too emotional, starting off with something like, "Hey, there's something I need to talk to you about," and bringing a wealth of knowledge to the conversation.
"I always try to be calm and not too clinical but explain that I have done the research," Carlson says. Davis agrees, saying she fills people in on key details, like how herpes is transmitted, how transmission can be prevented, whether she's taking medication that keeps the virus from multiplying, thus making it less likely to transmit, and how to find more information about the STD.
To top it all off, she also tells them they don't have to make a decision about whether to continue seeing her—or even respond—right away. "If they have any questions, we can chat. But I usually peace out so they have their space to chew on it," she says.
STD-centered dating sites give people with herpes and other infections a way to skip awkward disclosures altogether.
Davis says the number one question they get on The STD Project is about how to tell a new partner. On sites like Positive Singles and HMates, users are expected to be open about their diagnoses, but because they know everyone else there has an STD, too, it removes a huge barrier—and the question of whether the information will send a potential partner packing.
"It's a great way to see you're still the same interesting, sexy, desirable person," Davis says. "It helps rebuild the confidence that gets hammered down when you get that diagnosis." (She is a spokesperson for Positive Singles, but she's never used any STD-specific dating site.)
Carlson, who got back into dating via this kind of site after her diagnosis, agrees. "After I felt more comfortable with myself and the situation, I went on Bumble and started dating people in the more conventional way," she says.
Some people put an incognito message in their profiles on general dating sites, writing out 437737—it spells "herpes" on a dial pad—in their profiles. Others just write, "I have herpes" in their profiles, and Davis says her friends in this camp still have plenty of people knocking on their online-dating doors.
So, if you have herpes, don't worry that your love life is over. It's not.
You can have great sex, find love, and also cut down on the chance of passing herpes along to your partner, Triplett says. Just keep these few things in mind:
- It's possible to transmit herpes even if you don't currently have cold sores or a genital outbreak. "The virus exhibits something called asymptomatic shedding," Triplett says. "Because of that, we strongly recommend you always use condoms to protect yourself." You can also use dental dams, little latex sheets you place over the vaginal area during oral sex.
- Suppressive therapy medications, like Valtrex, can lessen your chances of getting an outbreak or transmitting the virus. They won't make it impossible, but combined with barrier methods, it's much less likely, Triplett says.
- The right person won't view it as a deal-breaker. "Once you do tell them, if they want to be with you and accept you completely, you can work through it," Triplett says.
Watch: 7 Condom Myths Debunked For Your Protection


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Sunday Morning Worship10:30 a.m. — 11:40 a.m.
Welcome to Hessel Park Christian Reformed Church. We seek to be a community shaped by God's word and Spirit so that we might serve God and our neighbor in all we do. For over sixty years we have been a witness of Christ Jesus and his Kingdom in the Champaign-Urbana community and on the campus of the University of Illinois. We believe that our faith in Christ shapes all of who we are and all that we do so that we might glorify God throughout our whole lives. With "one foot in the community and the other on campus," we welcome people from all walks of life and strive to be a church home to undergrad, graduate, and international students.
Learn more about Who We Are, our Worship, and Ministries.


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Wilhelm Kreisel founded on August 12, 1912 a metalworking and autogenously welding company in Keula. The first product they manufactured were air filters. For more historical details, please watch this video.
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Three, four months ago you sit in your office, a book open on the desk, next to it a set of photocopies and print outs ready to be scrawled on. You are meant to be preparing for tomorrow. A few moments ago you left the room. A radio story took you years before. You switched off, flinching. But it was too late. You were there, and here. And you are struggling to read. Words have shadows behind them. Often this is a sign of an imminent migraine, but there is no pain behind the eyes. No flashes. No spirals. But you can feel your need to hide. The letters jumble. The shapes becoming unrecognisable. You close the blinds. If someone passes and asks you can say it's the late summer sunlight, maybe a glare.
And as you tense, on the pages where sentences can be made out their context vanishes. Words sit on the page with an odd look. Letters reaching up. Letters reaching down. Shapes do not relate to meaning. It is obscured.
And you fidget. You scramble through the papers, the book. They are the same, all of them the same. Black lines and curves on the page. An unreadable incomprehensible mishmash.
They've gone. The words have gone.
You go to your door, lock it, and edge to the corner of the room where your coat hangs.
You crouch there, the coat over you.
Your breathing is erratic, your ears pulsing.
You close your eyes.
Try to concentrate on the rhythm of the breathing.
On the rhythm.
When you open your eyes a few minutes later you can make out titles on the spines of volumes on the shelves.
You unlock the door.
– I'm fine,
whispered to no one in particular, reassuring no one in particular.


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A fine summer morning in Upstate New York. I load the collie into the car. The two of us head off from our place in the Catskills to find the home of Robert M. Coates (1897-1973). It's down the mountain and across the Hudson River in Columbia County. Few today remember Coates or his writing, but he's one of my favorite authors. His novel Yesterday's Burdens is a forgotten classic of 20th century American literature, and his marvelous short story "The Hour After Westerly" reads like an uncanny amalgam of "Rip Van Winkle" and Death of a Salesman.
To find Coates's house, we follow directions provided by the man himself—in a typed letter, written in July of 1951, to his good friend and fellow author Malcolm Cowley. Coates purchased his place in the country the previous summer. In the letter, he directs Cowley—who is coming up from Connecticut—to turn west off Route 22 and head down Route 295 to East Chatham. The collie and I are coming from the south, not the east, so I'll skip to the point in the letter where Coates explains how to find the way from East Chatham: "And there, at the town's small center, you turn right, up a small grade and over a railway overpass." There it is! We park in the town's small center and get out to have a look around.
Late morning now, and it's getting warm. Sunday tourist traffic buzzing through town. Nobody stops. Nearby is a wine store. Its door stands wide open, welcoming. I'm tempted to enter but for the collie. I don't want any trouble. I try to take some pictures while he, tethered to me by a leash, tugs and barks and whines. I convince him it would be fun to walk over the railroad bridge. Alas, this is not a pedestrian-friendly walkway. We have to climb through thick weeds, some of which may be poison-ivy, just to get onto it. The collie has no idea why we're doing this, but he's happy to engage in anything other than standing around waiting for me to take pictures. (Even now, as I'm typing this, he is whining to go for a walk.)
We cross the bridge. On the other side is a traffic mirror, secured at a peculiar angle. Our image appears in it. I find this disorienting. It's like being in two places, or two times, at once. The collie doesn't care about the mirror. He starts to tug and bark and whine some more. He just wants to go, go anywhere. That's the way he is. Always. "Let's go!" So we go. Back over the bridge to the car.
We continue our drive according to the directions and proceed back again over the bridge. "You'll be [on] a dirt road then," writes Coates, "with no turnoffs that I can think of to confuse you, and you follow it for about 3 miles to a sharp left at the end which puts you [on] the little main street of Old Chatham." A sign indicates we're traveling on the Albany Turnpike. Things have changed, somewhat, along this road since Coates wrote those words. For one thing, the surface is now paved, and has been for a long time. For another, the NY State Thruway's "Berkshire Connector" was built in the mid-fifties and runs close by. The Albany Turnpike crosses it on an overpass but there is no exit here from the controlled-access highway. Thus Old Chatham—despite almost being pierced through the heart by a superhighway—remains to this day someplace off the beaten path, just as it was when Coates lived here. The collie and I haven't passed another vehicle since leaving East Chatham, three miles back. Few come this way, and likely nobody has followed these particular directions to get here since Malcolm Cowley, seven years before I was born.
I look again Coates's instructions and consider them. Remarkable how, for the most part, they still work. "Go down that street, past a small lake on your right. . . ." We do, and find the lake has vanished, but the space it once filled remains, now abundant with cattails and loosestrife. We park on the side of the road and get out.
Close by the defunct lake is a quaint Victorian cottage. In the yard, a woman of middle age, with graying hair, is working in her garden. I ask across a stone wall: "What happened to the lake?"
"It's not there anymore," she says.
"What happened?"
"The dam broke in 2009."
"Why didn't they fix the dam?"
"We talked to the town and to the DEC [the NY State Dept. of Environmental Conservation] about fixing it, and they said no. So now it's an official designated wetland." She says this wistfully, and shrugs.
"Too bad," I say. "I understand it was a nice lake."
"Yes," she says, "it was a nice lake."
I expect her to compliment the collie. Everybody does. He's so good looking. But she doesn't. She's suffering from a memory of lost water. I thank her for the information. She swats a mosquito. The collie resumes his whining. It's time to move on. So we do.
Coates continues with his directions: "And just past the lake turn right, on a road leading out between a handsome old brick Colonial house and the Old Chatham Inn." Both structures are still standing, and the inn—according to its Facebook page—is owned by the same family: "The restaurant/tavern has been in the Jackson Family for 70 years and the history is on the walls and in the dark wood beams that span the ceiling. There's a hunting lodge aspect to Jackson's, which is fitting since every October in front of the Old Chatham House a priest comes for a traditional blessing of the hounds. The scene looks little different than it would have on the same spot 150 years ago, hunting dogs barking beside mounted men and boys in tails and top hats."
In front of the handsome redbrick house, the collie makes a deposit in the roadside weeds. He barks at a little dog barking at him. The collie tugs on his leash, wanting to go this way, then that way. He doesn't care—any which way will do. I tell him to stop. He ignores me. He tugs and he tugs and he tugs. I try to take a picture of the center of Old Chatham. Enough! On we go.
We get back into the car and continue following the nearly timeless directions. We turn right on the road between the redbrick house and the Old Chatham House. Writes Coates: "That dirt road is ours, and we're out about 3 miles on it." The road is no longer dirt. It has been engineered, paved, and designated Columbia County Route 13. In 1951: "There are only three places where you might get confused." In 2015, no confusion: it's just smooth driving, a pretty ride in the country.
"At one point," say the directions, "about 1 mile out, a road branches off to the left across a rail road track (you'll see the white-painted warning sign a short way down it.). The road is still there, still dirt. "Ignore that," says Coates, "and bear right, up a small grade." But I can't ignore that. It begs scrutiny. I pull off and drive down to where there's some shade. I park the car and leave the collie. I don't want any trouble. I just want to take a picture without being yanked around and whined at. I walk along the road. Gravel crunches underfoot. Gone is the railroad track and its warning sign. All that remains is a long straight green strip of recovering forest—a swath about the width of a railroad right-of-way—punctuated by teetering utility poles. In both directions the former train line is thick with the high weeds of summer. In the distance is a closed gate posted with a stop sign. Beyond that, the vanishing point. Ignore that.
I hear the collie barking. I head back to the car. He's glad to see me. I take another look at the directions: "Again, about a mile beyond that [railroad turnoff that should be ignored], you'll find yourself in a small community (Rayville), passing a cemetery on your left. . . ." So we drive back to the paved road and head north. The cemetery appears much sooner than expected. We stop.
Route 13 is quiet, little traffic passes this way. The collie is calmer here. We investigate the cemetery. A helpful information box by the cemetery gate provides this intelligence: "You are standing at the gate to the Friends Burial Ground at Rayville." Some graves date back to 1782. If there's any doubt about the presence of the past, ample official signage in this vicinity will serve to eliminate it—though other doubts, mainly metaphysical, may remain. The collie lies down in the ample shade of a venerable sugar maple. I pour water into his collapsible bowl. He takes a big drink. We return to the car and leave the cemetery behind.
Coates says to keep an eye out for "a large farmhouse." There it is, right next to the cemetery, along with a big ole barn. From here, be on the lookout for "an old Quaker meeting house, etc."—on the opposite side from the cemetery. I'm not sure what is meant by that puzzling "etc." Maybe it refers to all the idyllic elements that complete the pretty picture that is this landscape. Or maybe it's Coates's way of referring to what the ancient sages of China called the "ten thousand things." I don't know.
To resume: "Just past the meeting house, a road leads off to the right, with a group of mail boxes including our own at the corner." This is Ford Road. The corner is still there, along with a colonial-era farmhouse that Coates neglected to mention. Gone, though, are the mailboxes, including his. All that stands on the corner now is a yield sign. "Keep left there past a house called 'Landfall'." How will we know this house? By a sign, of course. And there it is, the same one that Coates had in mind, that Cowley then saw, that I am now seeing. Either that or one just like it.
"And then—" says our trusty and abiding guide, "—one more intersection—about ¼ mile past 'Landfall', at the beginning of a rise, a road branches off to the left." We come upon that road. It does indeed branch off to the left, and it's called Riders Mill. To this day it remains unpaved. "Ignore that," says Coates. We do. "And go straight on, up the rise, around a couple of quarter-turns, and a few dips and rises." When this road, many decades ago, was brought up to uniform standards and designated an official county highway, the curves became far less pronounced, and the "dips and rises" all but erased. The capricious dirt road Coates once lived on now looks like any other paved road out here in the country.
But to continue: "And about ½ mile farther on, you'll come down a slight grade, [and] cross a brook." This is Green Brook. Here, according to the only report of it I know, is where the author's ashes were scattered. Most drivers who pass along this road today don't even know they are crossing a brook, much less a funerary ground. The woods are thick with regeneration. The undergrowth along the brook appears, to the casual investigator, all but impenetrable. Any desire to explore those regions will have to be postponed, at least until after the leaves come down in fall. For now, we continue driving.
The journey is nearly finished. According to Coates, you just cross the brook and "you'll be at our house—red barn on your right, the house above the brook on the left." But that's not the way it is today. The road was realigned to run behind the red barn, which now stands on the left side, between the road and the house. The house is still up on the hill above the creek, just as Coates says. I pull into the gravel drive and park the car. The collie looks like he might start barking.
The grounds surrounding Robert Coates's old home look trim and well-kept. The barn is in good shape, obviously not used anymore for keeping livestock. The house is beautifully maintained. All signs indicate the place has become a property owned by "weekenders." This is their haven from the city, their country getaway. It probably looks better now than it did in Coates's day.
He had a rough go of it here during the last few years of his life. His health was steadily deteriorating. He was drinking too much. He had trouble finishing any piece of writing. Yet he always had a certain dread of endings. Decades earlier, in an unpublished passage from Yesterday's Burdens, he wrote: "So should every poem, every picture be regarded—as a last will and testament, bequeathing to all who will have them the possessions of the artist's mind. Every artistic utterance, rightly considered, is a voice from the tomb." I know how he feels. I myself have several nearly-finished book manuscripts. I can see them from where I sit typing these words. Each one is a haunted house. I don't know what's wrong with me. To be honest, I'm having trouble finishing even this little account.
But anyways, I leave the collie in the car—again, I want no trouble—and walk up to the door of the house. On the front porch is a chair with a well-thumbed birding guide sitting on it. The book appears to have been left out in the weather—another sign of "weekenders." Full-timers, at least in this country, have no time for either birds or flights of fancy.
I ring the doorbell. Nobody answers. I peer through the door window and see the kitchen and living room beyond. No books in sight. But the space is nicely appointed—lots of shiny "upgrades", as they say in the real estate business. And no sense that the place is haunted. I don't want to linger in front of this house too long—after all, I'm sort of trespassing. I'll have to come back another day, another weekend, when the current owners are up from the city and I can introduce myself and maybe say a little about what brought me here. Until then, I will wonder if they know anything about the history of their house, how once upon a time it was the home of a writer named Robert M. Coates.


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Franklin Turtles: Materials: vanilla wafers, frosting, shelled pecans, green gumdrops
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I'm on a wave-piercing catamaran, crossing the Coral Sea. We're returning from the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef, where I went snorkeling amongst the aquatic wildlife. Its so beautiful! Hopefully some of my photos worked, and I'll share the good ones here soon. The tide got so low today that the top of the reefs poked above water; apparently this only happens a few days a year.


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When God Spoke English: A review of Adam Nicolson's in depth history of the King James' Bible. By M. Michael Brady
Of all the great books of the English language, the King James Bible stands out. Not even the collected works of William Shakespeare, who was alive when the King James Bible was published in 1611, can match its influence on the growth and scope of the language. Through the centuries, this book speaks to the mind as no other.
How this came about is the theme of English historian Adam Nicolson's in-depth account, first published in 2003 by Harper Collins in England under the title Power and Glory: Jacobean England and the Making of the King James Bible. The political background is historical record. In 1603, King James VI of Scotland ascended the throne of England as King James I. At the time, religion and politics were entwined, and strife between religious factions was commonplace throughout Europe. James immediately set out to stem the strife and thereby unite England.
He was the right man for the task. Baptized Catholic but raised by Scottish Presbyterians, he had been trained from birth to deal with rival political factions. He was an accomplished scholar and the author of works such as Daemonologie, published in 1597. One of his first initiatives as the King of England was to initiate a project to make a new translation of the Bible. His structuring of the project is the first known example of rhetorical teamwork. It assembled a task force from across a quarreling clergy, from the established Church of England to the Puritans.
The goal was not merely the book, as there had been two previous translations into the vernacular, that of 1382 by Oxford scholar John Wycliffe and his followers and that of 1525-1535 by cleric William Tyndale, who had been inspired to the task after visiting Martin Luther at Wittenberg in 1524. This new translation was to uplift and unite. That it did, with phrasings of beauty and godliness that had never before been heard in the street.
The newness was a result of the teamwork that James had initiated. The translators worked in six translation companies, two each at Cambridge, Oxford and Westminster. Their editorial routine comprised working in ledgers, in which drafts were written on the left and comments and revisions on the right. A draft would be read aloud, and a team would listen and comment. That was another first and perhaps the key to the enduring power of the book that still reads like no other.
Aside from the work itself, the translator-writers left few records of their doings. Yet the remnant records might ring true if written today. One translation company quarreled incessantly about language. Samuel Ward, a fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge and a member of the Second Cambridge Company that translated the Apocrypha, left a 95-page, 5 by 6 inch diary, written not about his work, but rather of his penchant for earthly delights. Others left tidbits that have been reconstructed to depict the era and the monumental scope of the task.
This account of the seven-year-long efforts of a group of 47 nearly anonymous, pedantic, self-serving, often drunk divines in creating the King James Bible, Adam Nicolsen has provided a clue as to why English, the vernacular of tribes of quarrelsome peasants living on islands off the west coast of Europe, became a world language.
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I don't normally post about politics but today is an important day in Australia and one that has me very concerned about the future of this country. It really saddens and appalls me that such a right wing and ignorant bigot like Tony Abbott actually has a good chance of becoming prime minister. What a step back for Australia into the dark ages would that be. I just can't believe that people are falling for his rhetoric and hate mongering.
Firstly, I hate the way Abbott is demonising asylum seekers, playing on the fears of Australians in much the same way John Howard did. Here is an excellent video that busts the myths about asylum seekers.
Abbott's attitudes to gay people are appalling. He has been challenged about this a number of times but has been spinning the line that he has no problem with gay people although he is on record as saying that he feels threatened by gay people. So why does his party give their preferences to such extreme religous right wing parties like Fred Nile's party and Family First who are anti gay and anti gay rights?
Abbott's track record on worker rights is just as appalling. He was and still is a big fan of the controversial Work Choices legislation. He may say that the name is dead and buried but what does that actually mean? He still agrees with the principles of it. And lets not forget his political hero, the despicable John Howard who said that he would never, ever bring in a GST (Goods and Services Tax) and then turned round and brought it in.
Both Abbott and Howard have an appalling track record of lying. Abbott has even admitted that he will lie to suit the situatiuon so how can you believe him when he starts sprouting all his rhetoric. He is desperate to win this election after all and will say anything. And who can remember Howard's crap about "core promises" as a justification for lying. Abbott is cut from the same cloth.
People are disappointed with the Labor party, I can see that but why? In its term in government, the Labor Party have made some very positive achievements as highlighted in this humorous clip.
Two other significant achievements have been the apology to indigenous Australians over the stolen generation and the abolishment of discrimination against same sex relationships in Commonwealth legislation.
I didn't agree with the change of political leaders and the way it happened but grow up folks. It is a fact of politics. For all Abbott's noise on this matter, it was exactly the same way that he came to lead his party and the guy before him. And lets not forget the disgusting way that Malcolm Fraser came to lead the country back in 1975. That was much worse thanhow Julia Gillard came into power.
I think that Gillard is a decent person and will make a fine prime minister to lead Australia into the future. I am disappointed by her stance on a few issues and her performance in this election campaign (too much reaction to Abbott's lies and hate mongering, goving too much credence) but overall she is looking to the future whereas Abbott is looking to the past. Julia Gillard and Labor are a much more positive option than Abbott and his cronies.
To finish, I urge you to watch the next two videos. They were an interview that Tony Abbott gave recently. The interviewer actually challenges Abbott with real facts that prove how wrong he is and Abbott just flounders. This is the real Tony Abbott and what he stands for.


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As we head into the Bank Holiday weekend, we were all reminded that while spring may have, in theory, sprung, we are very much still subject to the whims of the notorious UK weather. Having seen a flurry of snow and Liberal amounts of sunshine this week alone, we're preparing ourselves for all four seasons this weekend. In the Brief this Week….
Andalas Energy and Power (ADL) was re-admitted to trading on AIM following its farm-in to the Tuba Obi East concession in Indonesia; Atlas African Industries (AAI) released its results for the 18 months ended 31 December 2015 highlighting its transformational move into the industrial and manufacturing sector; Challenger Acquisitions (CHAL) is well-positioned for growth following transformational acquisitions, highlighted in its final results this week; DekelOil (DKL) is on track to refinance senior debt on improved terms following record palm oil production at its Project in Cote d'Ivoire; Falcon Acquisitions' (FAL) final results reiterate it remains focused on entering the exciting and prospective OTT market through its first acquisition; Highlands Natural Resources (HNR) reported new project acquisition and on the strong progress being made to commercialise its OT Ultravert Technology alongside Schlumberger and following this, was trading 40% higher than its placing price this week after raising over £500k to fund them through 2017; Keras Resources (KRS) successfully delivered its second gold ore batch at the Grants Patch Tribute Project in Australia; Northcote Energy (NCT) elected to acquire a 3.75% interest in Andalas' Concession in Indonesia; Plexus (POS) raised US$5 million and is accelerating its entry into Russia's major oil and gas production wellhead equipment market; while Tlou Energy (TLOU) published a quarterly report that highlights it has achieved sustained gas flows at its Lesedi CBM Project in Botswana.
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Andalas was re-admitted to trading on AIM as an oil and gas operating company following its Farm-in to the Tuba Obi East ['TOE'l Technical Assistance Programme in Indonesia, which constituted a RTO. The Company also raised £2.6 million through a placing, the proceeds of which willbe used to fund the agreed work programme at TOE, which includes drilling and flow testing of a single wellto assess the deliverability, recoverable volumes and gas quality in the Air Benakat Formation.
Atlas released its results for the 18 months ended 31 December 2015 highlighting the Company's transformational shift into the industrial and manufacturing sectors with the establishment of its industrial division and acquisition of a state-of -the-art glass manufacturing facility in Ethiopia. With Ethiopia's rapidly growing consumer market presenting an ever-increasing array of attractive opportunities, the Company's well-timed transition should help to mitigate its Losses from liquidating its Kenyan business.
Challenger released its final results for the period ended 31 December 2015 after making a number of significant and potentially transformational acquisitions including the Starneth Group as well as upping its stake in the New York Wheel Project. The Company also announced an extension of existing convertible notes and the issue of a new £0.5 million convertible note.
DekelOil recently reported record palm oil production at its vertically integrated Ayenouan palm oil project in the Cote d'Ivoire, leaving the Company in a strong position to refinance its senior debt of €6.9 million on materially improved terms. The Company is making excellent progress towards ensuring its balance sheet befits its status as an established producer and the strong momentum should continue through 2016.
Falcon announced its final results this week and they re-emphasised the Company's strategy to make its first acquisition in the rapidly growing OTT market, which has seen significant uptake in recent years thanks to an increase in broadband penetration and the use of mobile devices.
Highlands sparked shareholders· imagination this week after a corporate update showed the Company has made significant progress in commercialising its proprietary OT Ultravert refracking technology with the help of Schlumberger, with first tests planned for June 2016 in the Piceance Basin, Colorado. The Company also announced a cache of other projects including an acquisition in the Gravity Prospect and in-situ uranium mining prospect in Utah. The Company followed this up by successful y raising £500k, which should fund them through to the end of 2017.
Keras announced that it had successfully completed the second ore parcel haulage to the Paddington Mill from the Accord deposit at the Grants Patch Gold Tribute lease, near Kargoorlie in the Western Austral ian goldf ields. With an approximate total of 17,000 tonnes of ore containing an estimated 1,055 ounces of gold having been hauled for processing to date, the Company continues to advance plans for the next open pits.
Northcote elected to acquire a 3.75% interest in Andalas' Tuba Obi East Concession in Indonesia, following Anda las· readmission to trading on AIM this week. This is in line with the Company's strategy to create a diversified oil and gas portfolio and TOE presents an attractive entry point into the Indonesian gas and power market.
Plexus had a good week after its partner in the Russian oil and gas market, Gusar, put its money where its mouth is and acquired US$5m worth of shares in Plexus. In addition, Plexus has extended its relationship with both its Russian partners, Gusar and Konar, to include the supply of its best in class wellhead equipment to Russia's major oil and gas production wellhead equipment market which, thanks to high levels of activity and investment, promises to accelerate its entry into this key market.
Tlou, which owns the most advanced coal bed methane project in Botswana, achieved sustained gas flows at its Lesedi Project, which marks a major milestone ahead of delivering independent reserves for the project. it is focused on delivering power to Botswana, which has a very constrained energy dynamic.
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In an exclusive interview with ITVoice, Mr. Rajesh Doshi, Director, Zebronics India pvt ltd., reveals his strategies forbusiness in India.
Vikas Gupta :- What are Zebronics's focus areas in India in terms of the markets, industries and verticals that will help you maximize the potential?
Mr Rajesh Doshi :-
Zebronics is in IT peripherals business for more than 18 year now. We keep on introducing new products and technology in IT peripherals for the channel and consumers. We have introduced a lot of products in consumer electronics segment and looking forward to take Zebronics to next level in this segment. The recently launched 40″ LED TV is one such product and to make the deal even sweeter this festive season for the consumers we are giving a sound bar free (until stock lasts) with the TV. We have received a great response overall, in the recently introduced television segment. Apart from this as Zebronics specializes in gifting gadgets of all price segments, response has been very good be it our 3G tablet, vast range of speakers, power banks in various capacities, joyful headphones & earphones, bluetooth speakers. As Zebronics products connect to the youth well and it is the best value for money brand.
We also introduced surveillance products earlier this year. There are a lot of new products planned for surveillance segment.
Vikas Gupta :- What is your growth strategy here? What are the engines of growth for Zebronics in India?
Mr Rajesh Doshi :-
First and foremost huge support of channel partners and their trust in the brand Zebronics. Zebronics is known for EQR mantra(Excellence, Quality and reliability) throughout its range of products. Zebronics products are known for their "designer" aspect – premium looks, very good quality, but at reasonable prices. In fact, the common thread that runs through the portfolio is the "value for money". We try to give the consumer best bang for buck. We never compromise on product quality with our strict quality control. The wide range of products is big strength. For every product line, there are multiple options to choose from, whether in terms of features, designs or price.
We also have wide reach in Indian market with 31 branch offices and more than 110 service centers.
Vikas Gupta :- What kind of strategy have you planned to position Zebronics Product successfully in the market?
Mr Rajesh Doshi :-
No compromise on quality there by ensuring the trust of the partner for successful association. Wide and regular updates of product range and ensuring decent margin for the partner. Value for money makes the consumer experience memorable which makes him not only come back but they also do word of mouth marketing.
Vikas Gupta :- What are some of the points where Zebronics products score over the competing forces in India?
Mr Rajesh Doshi :-
Zebronics has an in-house Research and Development department, monitoring the latest developments in the field of technology and innovation to find more suitable products for the market. The R&D team has been able to design products which are more inline with the local requirements. One such product was security UPS ZEB-MLS750, completely designed and developed at our R&D wing. We have also seen a lot of breakthroughs in speakers, the recently introduced tower speakers ZEB-BT9900RUCF and ZEB-BT9990RUCF comes with crossovers which are designed by our R&D wing. In this price range, such audiophile quality speakers are unheard. The R&D team also helps us in Make in India projects. While developing the product the production process is also kept in consideration to make the product as efficiently as possible.
Zebronics is also a brand with widest range of product line – IT periphearals, LED TV, Speakers, surveillance and tablets. More than 110 service centers across the nation for after sales support. We are a responsible brand with various CSR programs like Zeb-Learn, Zeb-Health, Zeb-Tech, Zeb-Environment and more.
Vikas Gupta :- What's new on marketing front?
Mr Rajesh Doshi :-
Marketing we do a lot of ATL and BTL activities. All our marketing efforts are done in house. For our The Sound Monster campaign We have received award from Inc India magazine for The Sound Monster campaign "Most Innovative mid-sized companies – Innovative 100".
We call our speaker range as "The Sound Monsters". When we entered the speaker segment, we felt that there were a lot of products available but very few were designed for India. We Indians listen to our music loud. We started customizing and designing speakers, which were made according to local requirement and to communicate this to the consumers we started the campaign "The Sound Monster". The Sound Monster is a character developed by us. We call our speakers as The Sound Monster because they are loud and powerful like a monster. We have done BTL, Print, TV, Virtual reality promotions for The Sound Monster. The virtual reality promotions is one of its kind in India in this segment of products.
We have done a lot of branding on TV and news papers. Apart from this we do road shows, expos, bus/train branding, shop branding, branding in electronics market, distribution of pop materials, school/college events etc.
Vikas Gupta :- How does the current fiscal look like? What kind of growth do you expect?
Mr Rajesh Doshi :-
We are very strong in IT peripherals segment and one of the fastest growing brand in consumer electronics segment. We have registered 35% CAGR for last 3 years, this year we expect to do even bigger in terms of growth. A lot of this is because of careful and meticulous planning of products. We wish to make technology affordable by giving value for money products to consumers, without any compromise in quality. We are very aggressive about our plans in consumer electronics products such as Speaker, LED TV, Tablet PC, headphone/earphones and power banks.
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Well, this is a bit different, for a Marvel film.
A horror movie, set in the X-Men universe.
Looks interesting.
I saw this trailer yesterday in the theater and honestly didn't care for it. I've seen all the Marvel films so will watch this as well but the trailer failed.
Haven't really thought about this series since the 80s, but making it into a horror movie makes a lot of sense given the nature of many of the members powers and abilities. One is a werewolf. Another is a lord of a pocket hell dimension. Another can perceive when somebody will soon die and can even fight the personification of Death itself. And yet another was an alien technoorganic being that can literally suck the life out of anything and anyone it touches. I also remember a lot of stories being on the dark side, so this direction has a lot of logic going for it.
Loved the New Mutants as a kid. Surprised they get a feature film. Thought this would be a series.
After their success with R-rated movies, let's hope that Marvel aims for that with this one as well.


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Every Sunday morning from 8:30 to 11:30 am, our Early Childhood Center is professionally staffed -- providing care for infants through preschoolers.
Sunday School
Sunday School is provided every Sunday for children aged kindergarten through 5th grade. Children begin their worship experience in the sanctuary with their parents, then leave right after the Children's Time during the service. Teachers escort the kids to the Christian Education wing of our building. (NOTE: There is no Sunday School on the 1st Sunday of each month, as we at First Presbyterian have children to keep all generations of our church family together to participate in Communion Sunday - which is always the 1st Sunday of the month.
LOGOS is for youth preschool through high school, and happens every Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 pm during the fall
and winter months (usually late September through March - with a break for Christmas holidays).
The notion behind LOGOS is patterned after the ministry of Jesus' disciples: gathering to teach, to fellowship, to break bread, and to pray. In action practice, LOGOS has four distinct parts:
There is a fee associated with participation in LOGOS that goes to cover costs of meals as well as some of the crafts materials. Some level of parental involvement/volunteerism is required. Contact Kathy Price for more information.
- Worship Skills: exploring the joy of making music, learning about worship, preparing to lead worship services.
- Recreation: a time for crafts, laughter, play and lots of good-natured fun! The goal of recreation is to have a great time together, learn new skills and enjoy friendship.
- Family Time: time to celebrate relationships as Children of God around the table with a meal, conversation and inter-generational friendships. Dinner is prepared by volunteers and then served family-style. Each meal has a fun theme, and everyone takes a turn serving each other.
- Bible Time: a focused opportunity for children and youth to learn what the Bible says about who God is and how God wants us to live our lives, as Children of God.
On Sunday mornings, adult Bible study is offered both before and after the worship service for your convenience - at 8:30 am and again at 11:45 am -- so you have a choice of times to attend! Pastor Phil leads the study in the Church Library. Choose the time that works best for you, and join us!
Sunday Afternoon Theological Study
A joint theological study joining interested participants from the congregations of Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Episcopal Church of the Ascension and First Presbyterian Church is held at 4:00 pm. Through 21 weekly sessions, we will study "Living the Questions," a powerful curriculum focused on what it means to live the teachings of Jesus Christ in our day-to-day lives. This is a unique community-building opportunity to strengthen our daily walk as followers of Jesus.
Thursday Night Bible Study
Friday Afternoon Bible Study at Bridgeview Estates
Chancel Choir
If you love to sing and are Grade 9 to age 99, you are invited to sing in the First Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir. Enthusiastic singers are needed in all sections of the choir, and if you're not sure what part you sing - we'll help you figure that out! No audition is required. Prior experience is helpful, but not required. We practice Sunday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 am in the sanctuary and perform during the worship service that follows at 10:00 am. Chancel Choir has summers off, so doesn't meet during June, July and August. If you have questions, contact Choral Director Melanie Halsell.
Hallelujah Handbells
First Presbyterian's handbell choir rehearses at 7:00 pm on Wednesday evenings from September through May. We invite anyone interested in ringing to join us, whether you attend First Presbyterian or not. We are happy to include those 6th grade through 106 year of age! Bells are easy to learn to ring, and although it is handy to have some knowledge of music, no musical experience is required. We do request members to commit to attending the weekly practices on a regular basis, as well as our performances, and to arrange for a sub if they cannot attend a performance. We will be ringing for one First Presbyterian Church morning service each month on a Sunday. For more information, contact Barbara Mix.
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- to build an inclusive, caring community of women that strengthens the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and witnesses
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Presbyterian Women (PW) at Twin Falls First Presbyterian Church is comprised of a Board of Officers that serves as a coordinating team, as well as two women's circles: Abigail Circle and Circle 5. Both women's circles meet monthly and are actively involved in mission work both globally and locally, in commitment to Christ.
The focus of Abigail Circle is their focus on Bible study, which is led by Pastor Phil Price. They usually meet the 3rd Thursday of each month in the afternoon. The business meeting portion of the meeting, which includes dessert as well as fellowship, begins at 1:00 pm Bible study follows at 2:00 pm. Contact is Shirley Harris.
The Circle 5 women's group manages the Thrift Shop at First Presbyterian Church. The Thrift Shop is open to the public weekly on Wednesday, as well as the 2nd Saturday of each month, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Donations of used goods, clothing, toys, household items are welcome! So are shoppers looking for gently used items at a great price. Contact Colleen Miltenberger.
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Immediately following worship every Sunday, a time of connecting through socializing and conversation is held in the Fellowship Room at the church -- and all ages are welcome! Coffee, tea, and light snacks are provided. It's a great time to get better acquainted if you're new, and a fabulous opportunity for long-time friends to catch up.
Wednesday Men's Breakfast
The men from First Presbyterian Church community meet together every week on Wednesday at 7:30 am to enjoy breakfast, fellowship and conversation. Men's Breakfast is always at Idaho Joe's, and participants buy their own meal. It is a wonderful mid-week touchstone to bring men of faith together for meaningful time together. For more information, contact, Darryl Norenberg.
Monthly Fellowship Lunch
First Presbyterian Church's "Monthly Fellowship Lunch" group meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 12:00 pm at Idaho Joe's for connection and conversation. Anyone who is interested is encouraged to attend! Every month there is a topic for discussion; for instance, in September attendees were encouraged to share a favorite school memory from grade school through high school. Special invitations are extended each month to anyone having a birthday that month. For more information, contact Joann Irwin or Joan & Kerm Leir.
Cook's Night Out
Once or twice a month, folks in the First Presbyterian Church community gather a t a local restaurant to give the "cook" a night off! Members of the Cook's Night Out group take turns planning the next night out, by selecting the restaurant and making reservations. It's always a convivial experience!
Monthly Book Club
Book lovers meet at noon on the 3rd Thursday of the month at Peking Restaurant (824 Blue Lakes Blvd N in Twin Falls) to discuss a pre-selected book while enjoying lunch together. To find out what they're reading this month, contact Kathy Price.
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New Zealand Energy Corp. (TSX-V: NZ, OTCQX: NZERF) ("NZEC" or the "Company") today announced that it has closed the acquisition of strategic upstream and midstream assets (the "Acquisition") from Origin Energy Resources NZ (TAWN) Limited. NZEC now owns a 50% interest in the Tariki, Waihapa and Ngaere Petroleum Mining Licences ("TWN Licences") in the main Taranaki Basin production fairway, as well as the Waihapa Production Station and associated gathering and sales infrastructure (collectively, "TWN Assets"). NZEC and L&M Energy Limited ("L&M") have acquired the assets jointly and formed a 50/50 joint venture to explore, develop and operate the TWN Assets, with NZEC as the operator. NZEC will immediately commence its development and exploration program for the TWN Assets.
Concurrent with closing of the Acquisition, NZEC has booked additional reserves and resources (Table 1). NZEC's 50% share of Proved and Probable Reserves (2P Reserves)1 attributable to the TWN Licences is estimated to have a before tax net present value ("NPV") of $31.4 million (10% discount rate). NZEC's 50% share of 2P Reserves is estimated at 926,350 barrels of oil, 723.9 million cubic feet of natural gas and 25,350 barrels of natural gas liquids, collectively 1,072,350 barrels of oil equivalent2 ("boe"). NZEC's share of Contingent Resources1 is estimated at 580,000 boe, with Prospective Resources1 estimated at 11,706,000 boe. NZEC's current reserve portfolio is summarized in Table 1. Additional information regarding the Company's reserves and resources is available in the Company's Form 51-101F1 Statement of Reserves Data dated April 22, 2013 and in the Company's Interim Statement of Reserves and Resources dated October 28, 2013, both of which are filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
"This acquisition more than doubles the Company's oil and gas reserves and expands NZEC's presence in New Zealand from both an exploration and infrastructure perspective," said John Proust, Chief Executive Officer and Director of NZEC. "The new properties offer immediate production and cash flow potential from existing wells, and significant exploration potential across multiple horizons, including the Mt. Messenger and the deeper productive Tikorangi and Kapuni formations. We will move quickly to implement our development plans for the TWN Assets and look forward to demonstrating the value of this acquisition as our exploration and development program unfolds."
NZEC also announced that the Company has closed a $16.1 million non-brokered private placement, raising $1.1 million more than the original $15 million objective. Of the funds raised, $8.2 million will be used for financing costs and general working capital while the remainder was used to finance the Acquisition (plus a $6 million deposit paid previously).
The Company issued 48.9 million subscription receipts ("Subscription Receipts") at a price of $0.33 per Subscription Receipt. The Subscription Receipts are convertible into units (the "Units") consisting of one common share (a "Share") and one-half of one non-transferable share purchase warrant (each whole warrant referred to as a "Warrant") of the Company. Each Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one Share at a price of $0.45 with an expiry date of October 28, 2014.
NZEC will file a short form prospectus with the applicable regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada where Subscription Receipts were sold. Each Subscription Receipt will automatically convert into one Unit on the date that a final receipt for the prospectus has been issued by the applicable regulatory authorities. The Shares and the Shares underlying the Warrants will be free-trading on conversion of the Subscription Receipts and exercise of the Warrants.
In relation to the private placement, NZEC paid $1 million in finder's fees and issued three million finder's special warrants. The special warrants will automatically convert into finder's warrants on the date that a final receipt for the prospectus has been issued by the applicable regulatory authorities. Each finder's warrant entitles the finder to acquire one Share at an exercise price of $0.33 with an expiry date of October 28, 2014. The Shares underlying the finder's warrants will be free-trading on conversion of the special warrants and exercise of the finder's warrants.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
John Proust, Chief Executive Officer & Director
1 Reserve and resource estimates for the TWN Licences prepared by Deloitte LLP, with an effective date of April 30, 2013. See Table 1, Cautionary Note Regarding Reserve and Resource Estimates, NZEC's Form 51-101F1 Report and NZEC's Interim Statement of Reserves and Resources.
2 Barrels of oil equivalent (boe) is calculated using a conversion rate of 6 Mcf : 1 bbl and may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. The boe conversion ratio is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead.
About New Zealand Energy Corp.
NZEC is an oil and natural gas company engaged in the production, development and exploration of petroleum and natural gas assets in New Zealand. NZEC's property portfolio collectively covers approximately 2.25 million acres (including permits and acquisitions pending) of conventional and unconventional prospects in the Taranaki Basin and East Coast Basin of New Zealand's North Island. The Company's management team has extensive experience exploring and developing oil and natural gas fields in New Zealand and Canada. NZEC plans to add shareholder value by executing a technically disciplined exploration and development program focused on the onshore and offshore oil and natural gas resources in the politically and fiscally stable country of New Zealand. NZEC is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "NZ" and on the OTCQX International under the symbol "NZERF". More information is available at www.newzealandenergy.com or by emailing email@example.com.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as such term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Forward-looking Information
This document contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively "forward-looking statements"). The use of any of the words "will" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements should not be unduly relied upon. The Company believes the expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct. This document contains forward-looking statements and assumptions pertaining to the following: business strategy, strength and focus; the granting of regulatory approvals; the timing for receipt of regulatory approvals; geological and engineering estimates relating to the resource potential of the properties; the estimated quantity and quality of the Company's oil and natural gas resources; supply and demand for oil and natural gas and the Company's ability to market crude oil, natural gas and; expectations regarding the ability to raise capital and to continually add to reserves and resources through acquisitions and development; the Company's ability to obtain qualified staff and equipment in a timely and cost-efficient manner; the ability of the Company's subsidiaries to obtain mining permits and access rights in respect of land and resource and environmental consents; the recoverability of the Company's crude oil, natural gas reserves and resources; and future capital expenditures to be made by the Company.
Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of the risk factors set forth below and elsewhere in the document, such as the speculative nature of exploration, appraisal and development of oil and natural gas properties; uncertainties associated with estimating oil and natural gas resources; changes in the cost of operations, including costs of extracting and delivering oil and natural gas to market, that affect potential profitability of oil and natural gas exploration; operating hazards and risks inherent in oil and natural gas operations; volatility in market prices for oil and natural gas; market conditions that prevent the Company from raising the funds necessary for exploration and development on acceptable terms or at all; global financial market events that cause significant volatility in commodity prices; unexpected costs or liabilities for environmental matters; competition for, among other things, capital, acquisitions of resources, skilled personnel, and access to equipment and services required for exploration, development and production; changes in exchange rates, laws of New Zealand or laws of Canada affecting foreign trade, taxation and investment; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of acquisitions; and other factors. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Statements relating to "reserves and resources" are deemed to be forward-looking statements, as they involve the implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions, that the resources described can be profitably produced in the future. The forward-looking statements contained in the document are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. These statements speak only as of the date of this document and the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are contained in this document, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Cautionary Note Regarding Reserve and Resource Estimates
The oil and gas reserve and resource calculations and net present value projections were estimated in accordance with the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook ("COGEH") and National Instrument 51-101 ("NI 51-101"). The term barrels of oil equivalent ("boe") may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A boe conversion ratio of six Mcf: one bbl was used by NZEC. This conversion ratio is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. Reserves are estimated remaining quantities of oil and natural gas and related substances anticipated to be recoverable from known accumulations, as of a given date, based on: the analysis of drilling, geological, geophysical, and engineering data; the use of established technology; and specified economic conditions, which are generally accepted as being reasonable. Reserves are classified according to the degree of certainty associated with the estimates. Proved Reserves are those reserves that can be estimated with a high degree of certainty to be recoverable. It is likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will exceed the estimated proved reserves. Probable Reserves are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than proved reserves. It is equally likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will be greater or less than the sum of the estimated proved plus probable reserves. Revenue projections presented are based in part on forecasts of market prices, current exchange rates, inflation, market demand and government policy which are subject to uncertainties and may in future differ materially from the forecasts above. Present values of future net revenues do not necessarily represent the fair market value of the reserves evaluated. Information concerning reserves may also be deemed to be forward looking as estimates imply that the reserves described can be profitably produced in the future. These statements are based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, which could cause the actual results to differ from those anticipated. Contingent resources are those quantities of oil and gas estimated on a given date to be potentially recoverable from known accumulations using established technology or technology under development, but which are not currently considered to be commercially recoverable due to one or more contingencies. Contingencies may include factors such as economic, legal, environmental, political and regulatory matters, or a lack of markets. Prospective resources are those quantities of oil and gas estimated on a given date to be potentially recoverable from undiscovered accumulations. The resources reported are estimates only and there is no certainty that any portion of the reported resources will be discovered and that, if discovered, it will be economically viable or technically feasible to produce.
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While there are several over-the–counter teeth whitening treatments that can be used, like whitening strips or trays, they won't work as effectively as custom whitening trays because they don't give you that made for you treatment. Over-the-counter teeth whitening products can leak bleach from the tray or strip, causing your gums to become irritated or sensitive.
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There's nothing so sweet for an 8-year-old student as the day that school lets out for the summer. It means two whole months of freedom to have fun and play with their friends. Unfortunately, at this crucial age for learning, it can often mean two months to let skills they have built all year in school get rusty.
Summer programs are a great way to keep students active in their communities in the summer and engage with peers they have never met before. A major goal of many summer programs in Boston is to keep students on track for the next school year.
Blackstone Academy Summer Enrichment Program
Blackstone Academy is seven weeks long from July 5, 2013 to August 24, 2013, and serves children from ages 5 to 13.Home to the Blackstone Community Center, the Academy offers activities that serve multiple interests such as science, reading, field trips, arts and crafts, swimming, theater, gym, and more. They even have fun events like field days! Located in the South End, this program is Monday through Friday and even provides breakfast and lunch at no additional cost. The weekly fee per child is $100. For more information visit their website.
Youth Connection Summer Program
Geared toward students ages 10 to 13, this seven-week program connects kids to their community and provides a safe space for different lifestyles and activities. Field trips are included and healthy, active lifestyles are promoted by providing gym and pool activities, dancing, and lessons of general healthy living. This is a great opportunity for children to build relationships with peers in a tolerant and safe environment. The cost is $100 per child including a registration fee and membership fee. For more information, click here.
St. Stephen's B-Safe Summer Program
St. Stephen's B-Safe is a relatively low-cost program! At only eighty dollars per child, you can enroll your child for the whole summer. Another perk is that it is located in multiple neighborhoods of Boston and even outside of Boston in Chelsea. Between academic support and enrichment activities, students are much less likely to slide in their reading and math skills! St. Stephen's also mentors students to build their leadership skills.
Summer Fenn Day Camp
Summer Fenn is a little less than a month in the middle of the summer and is for children ages 5 to 15. The great thing about this camp is that it has many different kinds of camps and activities to be a part of, leaving many choices available. It provides activities based on a wide range of interests, such as: swimming, drama, sports, arts and crafts, photography, and many more. Another perk is that registration is ongoing. Lunch and transportation are provided! Prices vary depending on the program and can be found online. Financial aid is also available, if needed.
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