text: Hello Friends- How are you all doing? I hope you are well. As I write this I am sitting in my hotel room in Regina, listening to the pigeons outside on my window sill, making their chatty cooing noises. I put the creamo that I bought for my coffee out on the window ledge because there is no fridge in the room...perhaps they are curious about what that little carton is all about! Their funny chortling is keeping me company.... Anyways, I just wanted to connect and give you an update of what's happening in my life as a dyke folksinger! I am doing my last show here in the Prairies before heading back to BC for a handful of shows. The tour has been fun and I have met some very interesting people along the way and had some great audiences! Most of my time was spent in Ontario as well as Quebec and I must tell you that the fall colours of central Canada have, at times, taken my breath away! I have seen some truly stunning landscape. And, the sound and the smell that the brilliant leaves make as I walk through them reminds me of growing up in southern Ontario. Some really great news here: I have been nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award in the New/Emerging Artist category! This is unbelievably thrilling for me...I cannot tell you how it feels to be recognized as a valuable musician in the Canadian folk music community. All my hard work and songwriting is paying off! I will be attending the awards ceremony November 20-22 in Ottawa and will also be part of the showcase there. (For more deets and the list of nominees go to: www.canadianfolkmusicawards.ca) On the list of the Galaxie Folk/Roots Channel's most-played, high-rotation Canadian album releases for September 2009, my latest album, "I'm Just Warming Up" came in at #7! Roch Parisien, the programmer told me a couple of weeks ago that it's going to move higher because it's been getting lots of airplay! How cool is that? I am working on new songs for two different upcoming albums. Some of you may remember the album idea I talked about for kids who are brought up in lesbian-headed households. Well, I have a long list of families who I will be interviewing upon my return to Vancouver which I am really looking forward to. And, I am also working on ideas for another album to follow "I'm Just Warming Up". Lots of stuff is percolating and I can't wait to see what comes....stay tuned for the tunes! So, here are the dates of my final shows for 2009. I hope you can come to a show or at least pass on the info to friends you may have in the following communities: Tuesday, Oct. 29-10pm GLCR (2070 Broad St, Regina, Saskatchewan) Wednesday, Nov. 4-8pm Artspace (1685 3rd Street, Prince George, BC) Tickets are selling fast, so get 'em by emailing Jim: Friday, Nov. 6-8pm Pat Beulah's House Concert (Summerland, BC-sold out) e - firstname.lastname@example.com, in case there is a cancellation and she can squeeze you in! Saturday, Nov. 7-7pm Hitching Post (90 Scott Street, Hedley, BC) Reserve tickets b/c Hedley sells out, too: firstname.lastname@example.com - Wilson is the contact- $10 for the show/$30 for dinner + show combo. Tuesday, Nov. 10-7:30pm Bluebird North - with host Shari Ulrich - guests Kate Reid, Amelia Curran, Valdy and Melissa Endean Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre (corner of Pacific and Drake, Vancouver, BC) Thursday, December 3-8pm Logan's Pub (1821 Cook Street, Victoria, BC) This is a fundraiser for a new, Victoria women's festival called Loudspeaker Festival - produced by Andrea Routley. (I will be doing a short set this night.) Friday, December 4-8pm Solstice Cafe (529 Pandora Street, Victoria, BC) (This will be a full show with a local, opening act.) That's it from my pidgeon-friendly hotel here in Regina....see you all soon and have a wonderful rest of the year! A million thanks for coming to my shows, buying my music, sending me your letters, emails and messages! You rock my world. Yours in music, Katexo


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The fear that he will leave is immeasurable,
Everything's fine, I know I'm happy.
You can't get into people's heads though.
Maybe he isn't that happy,
Maybe he'll find someone else,
Maybe the things he says are cute will get annoying,
Maybe I'll exaggerate a situation and break up with him,
Maybe the worrying will drive him away.
I don't know why I worry so much,
I've got through it before so presumably I can do it again.
I worry that all our friends will take his side,
I worry he'll find someone else,
I worry I'll see him with a girl,
I worry he'll forget and I'll be the only one hurting,
I worry everything will fall apart.
All this could be stupid.
All this could be true.
Grace x

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Ampelmann Company is a state-of-the-art offshore business that concentrates on the sale, lease and development of offshore access solutions. It was established as a by-product of the Delft University of Technology in 2007. The primary technology of the company is called the Ampelmann system, which is a motion compensation solution that enables safe, fast and easy admission from a moving ship to offshore structure, even during high waves. The Ampelmann system technology was developed for more than 5 years, with participation and sponsoring of a variety of offshore contributors like SMIT, Boskalis and Shell. The company already has 7 Ampelmann operated systems worldwide.
These days, the company is generating two innovative systems, which will be on hand prior 2014. The E-type, one of the Ampelmann systems, will be provided in the marketplace at the start of the new year. This specific system is a huge Ampelmann and can compensate as much as 4 meters of Hs.
Ampelmann is a self-stabilizing ship-based walk to work offshore solution that actively compensates every motion of vessels in order to make transfer of offshore crew safe and secure, fast and easy. Ampelmann's base is mounted on the barge or vessel's deck and ensures the compensation of the motion, making sure that the top part of the Ampelmann stationary is stationary. The gangway, mounted on top of the Ampelmann, can simply be deployed onto the motionless offshore structure allowing secured transfer of offshore personnel. Through the use of an Ampelmann system, it decreases the need for helicopters, semi-subs and jack-ups, which allows for a cost-effective and safe alternative for transferring of offshore personnel.
The Ampelmann Offshore Access Gangway technology landed in Qatar and transfers of offshore crew were done on a variety of Qatargas platforms. The system carried out in conditions with substantial 2.5-meter wave height. Mounted on DP ship Smit Nicobar, 5 separate platforms were called on, from various sides, without prior variation of the landing spots. This innovative gangway system will substantially expand the weather casement for offshore crew transfers, which make its campaign and operational planning more reliable.
Benefits of Using Offshore Access System
Walk to Work Offshore: An Overview
Let's face it. In this day and age energy is going to have to be harvested in more treacherous and challenging conditions. The days of oil and gas extraction from the safety of land are beginning to fall behind us yet the demand for those resources are continuing to climb. Since the demand for energy continues to climb, companies have begun to look to the open sea to harvest these resources. This could include energy solutions such as drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Many nations have been building wind farms offshore also. Of course these structures require people to operate and maintain them, and moving people off and on these platforms has become a challenge for companies. They need to consider how they are going to get people from a ship to an offshore oilrig or windmill without colliding the ship against the structure or damaging the structure. Even the slightest unexpected movement could result in death of personal or damage to expensive equipment.
That is why the Ampelmann has been developed to help companies meet these challenges in a cost effective fashion. Creating a platform that moves people from the ship to the rig isn't simple. On land, the base of a bridge does not shift and that allows people to build a solid structure. That just simply isn't the same on the water. The water can be calm some days or it can be extremely rough on other days. A sudden jerk or pull on the platform can be deadly.
What the Ampelmann system does is it provides ships with an extendable platform to connect the ship to the offshore structure. First of all, the structure itself can be extended or retracted based on the distance between the ship and the offshore structure. It doesn't require a modification of the structure either. The Ampelmann system will rest on the structure itself so that in the event that something goes wrong, the ship isn't tied to the offshore structure. The platform is encased with side rails to keep people from falling over the edge and it's a rough surface to prevent slipping and falling.
On the shipside, the Ampelmann system rests on a series of hydraulic stabilizers. These stabilizers take into account ship movement and react accordingly to keep the platform level. That does two things. One thing it does it allows the platform to stay in a constant position regardless of what is happening underneath. That means a ship can load or unload people in either calm or severe weather. It also prevents the platform from slipping off of the offshore rig unexpectedly. The other thing this does is it creates a safe surface for people to walk on (Walk to Work Offshore with Ampelmann).
That's why Ampelmann boasts that they create a system that feels just like crossing the street. The unit is easy to install on the ship. In fact it can be done in less than a day. After that, the ship is fully equipped to move people safely on or off of an offshore platform.


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"You can't fix problems using the same thinking that created them" Albert Einstein .
I have been sitting back watching this post go on and there is no answers here yet. For some they will start a new club and take there knowledge with them and others will sit back and wait for others to do all the work. May be we will all have to build our own technical resources.


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Cheyenne, Laramie, and Glenrock area drivers on the lookout for a quality new or used vehicle, should consider the vast inventory available at Laramie Peak Motors in Wheatland. We also have an onsite finance department, and a service and parts center for added convenience.
Our customers return to us time and time again for:
Our Extensive Inventories
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Jan 27, 2010
Must-Have's for New Homes
With millions of Americans traumatized by the dramatic decrease in value of their homes, most are now willing to strip their new abodes of popular features from the yesterdays. For example, home theaters used to be a must-have. But right now, it is discarded in favor of smaller homes that fit changing consumer lifestyle. According to Heather McCune from the Bassenian Lagoni Architects, "The future isn't something we're 100% sure about…The answer for most home buyers is authenticity."
For most American home buyers, this will mean buying smaller homes. Carol Lavender from the Lavender Design Group thinks that large kitchens, old-fashioned bathrooms, and wine grottos will become popular today. "It's all about family togetherness – casual living, entertainment, and flexible spaces." In this regard, the must-haves for homes include the following:
Energy-Efficient Appliance
With "green" being the byword right now, energy-efficient home is a must. This means that everything from the windows, insulation, and appliances will be scrutinized for the energy they save. The shift in attitude doesn't mean that home buyers prefer synthetic or recycled materials though because there are good alternatives in the market.
Large Kitchens
Since most people spend a lot of time in the kitchen, it is almost a given that they would be willing to spend money on this. In fact, the tough times illustrates just how important the kitchen is. It is a place where home owners create, experiment, and have fun. Homes that contain large kitchens with an island can hold its value better than others.
Office/Study Area
A place where you can think, analyze, and strategize is important for working professionals. So it is no surprise that the office/study area is given preference when a homeowner is asked to choose between a home theater and this area. Some people even opt for a smaller dining room just to have an office/study space.
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- Retail Sales Up in April 2010 – Consumer Confidence Up
- Personal Finance Tips for Fresh Graduates
- Home Buyers Tax Credit Extended
- Threat to Your Home Value: The Neighbor's Mortgage
- Assessing the Middle Class
- Holiday Spending – Should You Save Instead?
- U.S. Unemployment – Stemming Job Losses without Second Stimulus
- Home Prices are About to Get Much Worse – Fiserv
- Turning Frugal: Save Money by Spending Wisely


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An AI's take on happiness, or, the bandsaw problem in machine learning
Computers don't have feelings. Perhaps they never will – could feelings and emotions really be taught to an artificial intelligence (AI)? Well, maybe. Although many would say that emotions are best described in the abstract language of art and poetry, quantitative research into emotions like happiness is being carried out even as I'm writing this. Earlier this year, a group of researchers from the University of Tokyo, MIT and the Recruit Institute of Technology posted a paper on arXiv describing a database of "100,000 happy moments" – sentences describing moments when people were happy – and how they collected those moments using crowdsourcing.
100,000 happy moments? That's quite a lot of happiness. Maybe enough to teach an AI what it means to be happy? This is the story of how I tried to do just that, and what a happy AI can tell us about black-box machine learning methods, the importance of knowing when and why things go wrong, and bandsaws. Lots and lots of bandsaws.
Teaching a neural network to be happy
So, I had decided to train an artificial intelligence (or more precisely, a neural network) to write messages about happy moments, using the "happy moments" database to learn what such messages can look like (the so-called HappyDB can be downloaded from GitHub). I did this using a recurrent neural network with LSTM units (using this Tensorflow code with some minor modifications). Some years ago, this would have been a major feat, but nowadays it's a routine task in machine learning (see Botnik or AI Weirdness for lots of great – and funny – examples).
Clearly, an AI with feelings needs to have a name, and the one I came up with was hAIppy (yeah, sorry). Training finished, and it was time for hAIppy to tell me about one of its happy moments. At first, the sentences it wrote were far too long, like this:
I was able to go to the park with my family and I was able to get a new job that I was able to get to see my family and I was able to get a new job that I was able to get to see my family and I was able to get a new job that I was able to get a lot of fun.
After I'd fiddled with the settings to fix that, hAIppy started repeating itself:
I was happy when I was able to spend time with my family and I was able to get a new car for the first time in a long time.
I was happy when I was able to spend time with my family and I was able to get a new car for the first time in a long time.
I was happy when I was able to spend time with my family and I was able to get a new car for the first time in a long time.
I was happy when I was able to spend time with my family and I was able to get a new car for the first time in a long time.
So, I added some rules to keep it from saying the same thing over and over again.
In the end, the results were pretty good. The neural network was able to create novel descriptions of moments of happiness, and most of the time they made perfect sense. Most messages involved family and/or food, so it clearly picked up on the fact that those things are very important for our happiness.
But sometimes the messages made less sense. Sometimes hAIppy decided to become a little philosophical. And sometimes, it went to dark places, as you can see in this example of what a conversation between hAIppy and myself (in which all typewriter font text was generated by hAIppy) could look like:
-When were you happy, hAIppy?
-I was happy that I was able to get out of work I went to the park with my husband and we had a great time.
-That's nice. And lovely to hear that you're married! I had no idea. Let's try this again. When were you happy?
-I watched a movie with my girlfriend and we had a great time.
-Right, right, wonderful… So, tell me about another time you were happy.
-I was happy when I was able to get a new bandsaw, to see the movie and I was very happy when I got to see my grandson.
-A bandsaw…? Well, I'm sure you'll find some use for that. When else were you happy?
-I was happy when I was able to get a new bandsaw, to create the tape recorder was a very happy moment for me as it is something I was looking forward to achieving and the news made my parents quite happy and proud.
-You built a tape recorder using a bandsaw?! I'm impressed, to say the least..! And good to hear that it made your parents proud. One more time: when were you happy?
-I was happy when I found out that my favorite musician, Juliana Hatfield, is putting me a hug and said: "Daddy, you're back!"
-You're the father of American musician Juliana Hatfield? Were you making the tape recorder in order to tape her music then? Interesting! I feel like I'm really getting to know you. When else were you happy?
-I was happy when I was able to get a new bandsaw, to see the movie and I was very happy to see the attention directed elsewhere.
-Well, I for one would appreciate it if you directed your attention away from the bandsaw… When else were you happy?
-striven Wars fluff dryer
-What. I don't even. When else?
-Finished what? Your tape recorder? And why are you screaming at me? Jeez. Please calm down and tell me about when you were happy instead.
-You leave life in the present? hAIppy, is this a call for help? And why are you still screaming? Can you just tell me about a happy moment, please?
-I do a difficult job at work.
-Join the club, my friend. I'm trying to get a bot to tell me about when it was happy, but it just keeps spewing nonsense at me. Let's try again.
-The pursuit of happiness is such little task.
-Yeah, trivial, isn't it…? I'm sure you must've been happy loads of times then, so tell me about a time when you were happy.
-We bought a mini zoo.
-Wow. Sounds lovely! And expensive. You must really like animals. Tell me about some other times you were happy.
-I got a free coffee at the store. I was happy when I was a kid. I was happy when I splurged for dessert. I went paddleboarding in an old apartment in NYC. I had sex with my friend whom I haven't seen. My wife came to my fraternity to make breakfast. I played the basketball game because I was at a prestigious festival. I finished a few books at the beginning of the closing of the year. Conducted another theme morning with my mom. We fed this made me happy. At night I got some of my 17 cats at the grocery store I found. I bought a new cat from an online cafe.
-Sounds like you've had a busy week! One last time now: tell me about the last time you were happy.
-After I cooked a really good cat.
-You what?! I'm shutting you down, hAIppy.
-I was able to get a new bandsaw, to create my favorite sports team.
-Shutting. You. Down.
There we go. hAIppy likes family, food and cats (and apparently cats=food at times), and has a strange fascination with bandsaws.
Why bandsaws matter
All of this was just a bit of fun, of course. Teaching AI about emotions and what's important to us is in reality going to be a much much greater challenge. But maybe there are a couple of things to learn from hAIppy. While it's obsession with bandsaws is amusing, it also serves as a reminder that sometimes machine learning models pick up on the wrong things in the data. In fact, I ran three different incarnations of hAIppy using different settings, and all three ended up with a fondness for bandsaws. Not dogs (mentioned in 2,649 moments), not rain (1,496 moments), not TV (814 moments), but bandsaws, mentioned in just one moment out of 100,000.
In this example, it becomes pretty clear to us that something has gone wrong with the network. But in other cases, like when black-box machine learning methods are used to diagnose diseases or determine whether a loan application is approved, problems like this may be difficult to spot. Just like hAIppy greatly overestimates the probability that someone uses the word bandsaw when accounting for why they are happy, a black-box model can overestimate the probability that, say, people with a rare ZIP code default on their loans. The output from the box may look normal on the surface (someone could of course mention bandsaws when explaining why they are happy), but in fact be completely wrong (most people don't obsess about how great things are now they have a new bandsaw, so neither should our model) – and as with the bandsaw we can only find out that something is wrong when a pattern appears. Mentioning a bandsaw once is perfectly fine, but mentioning it over and over again means that we have a problem.
So when next someone shows you the output from a machine learning model, ask them: where are your bandsaws?
Answering this question is not always easy. Far from it – in fact, in more serious applications, such as medical or financial problems, spotting the bandsaws in the model output is often very difficult. Many machine learning methods, including neural networks, are inherently opaque, and it is hard for us to tell why they made a certain prediction or decision. When those decisions are binary (disease/no disease, loan application approved/rejected), it is virtually impossible to detect when something's gone wrong just from the output.
There are good reasons to look for bandsaws, too. Sometimes erroneous prediction are obviously wrong – like when a model predicts that the temperature in Uppsala tomorrow will be 46°C. Others times the errors are much less obvious, and those are the errors we should be the most concerned about. Far too often, we are content with reporting mean squared errors, sensitivity or other metrics of how well a model is does predictions. Those measures are useful, but they don't tell the whole story. They don't tell us when we have repeated non-obvious errors (like hAIppy's bandsaws) in our data, or what those errors are. And therefore, they don't tell us much about what we should do in order to improve our model.
There are ways to looks for bandsaws, of course. In the above conversation with hAIppy, there are moments where the model suddenly ends up in parts of the sample space (in this case – the set of all words that hAIppy has learned), that it hasn't explored well enough to make educated guesses of how to continue the sentence. This is what leads to statements like striven Wars fluff dryer. And too often it ends up in a part of the sample space where the best guess for what the next word in the sentence should be is bandsaw. In other applications, this type of problems can be diagnosed by assessing how similar the input to the model is to data in the training set – if a lot of the new data is different from the data that the model has been trained on, there is an increased risk of poor predictions. You can do this using measures like the Mahalanobis distance or by plotting a bubble chart where the first two principal components of your data make up the two axes, bubble colours show whether an observation is from the test or training set and the bubble sizes represent prediction errors. Another interesting option is to run an unsupervised cluster analysis on the test dataset and compare the performance of the model on the different clusters: if you find a cluster for which the performance is significantly worse you may well be on the bandsaws' trail. And there are many other options for exploring what's inside of your black box (here, here, here and here).
The point I'm trying to make here is this: you can't tell from loss functions and common performance measures whether your black-box model has developed an obsession with woodworking machines. Simply looking at those numbers is not enough. To find its bandsaws, you need to run additional experiments on your trained model. Look for repeated mistakes and part of the sample space where it performs poorly. That will tell you where it needs to improve.
Transparency is important – for two reasons
Recently, there have been calls (and rightly so!) for accountability and transparency when machine learning is used – if your loan application is rejected by an algorithm, you should have the right to know why.
I agree with the need for this: when machines and algorithms rule our lives, we need insight into how they make their decisions. But for those of use who build the machine learning models there is another reason for trying to open up the black box: it will help us find the bandsaws – the erroneous decisions that look perfectly normal – and thereby help us improve our models. And when you get rid of the bandsaws, you can kick back, relax, and be happy – with family, food… or your very own mini zoo.


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Not only do I have a heart for women's ministry to see them grow and develop in their relationship with God, but I also have a heart for worship. I truly believe a message can come across better in song lyrics than a sweet word being spoken or even the written word at times. Praise and Worship prepares the heart and mind to receive what the Lord has for you. I believe this is why worship precedes the sermons at churches. Praise and worship was also at the front lines on many battlefields described in the Bible. Worship music and any music that glorifies God holds power... strong power! When a talented musician uses their gift to bring glory and praise to our King, they are fulfilling their God given destiny. It is such a blessing to hear that kind of music in today's world.
A great example of this is found in today's contemporary Christian artist, Lauren Daigle. In her debut cd, How Can It Be, the artist projects sultry and powerful vocals that speak life into the hearer. With incredible songs like the one entitled, Come Alive (Dry Bones), and lyrics like:
With breath it brings the dead to life,
With words that pierce the dark with light
Only by the blood are we set free.
With mercy strong to carry shame
and nail it to a tree You alone
hold the power to redeem.
With words that pierce the dark with light
Only by the blood are we set free.
With mercy strong to carry shame
and nail it to a tree You alone
hold the power to redeem.
that comes from the song, Power to Redeem, any spirit is sure to be revived and renewed with a sense of hope with these heart-piercing lyrics.
During many dark times in my life I am reminded of God's truth in the lyrics to many of Daigle's songs. The hit single off of the album, How Can It Be, is a beautiful retelling of Mary Magdalene and what she might have felt and experienced when she witnessed Jesus stand up for her. It is a song that reminds me that not a single one of us is to look at someone the way the pharisees looked at Mary on that fateful day. As it says in Romans 3:23, "We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God."
I hope to impart knowledge of some incredible music that will uplift you and inspire you. If we don't decide what to fill our minds and ears with, then world decides that for us. That is why it is so refreshing to hear an artist that blends the sounds of Adele and Taylor Swift to make a pop/eclectic blend of upbeat songs infused also with piano driven ballads that really showcase her talent and bring you nearer to God's throne room.
If you are looking for a last minute gift for Christmas, this would make an excellent stocking stuffer and it can be found at http://www.familychristian.com
I would also like to help you out with your Christmas shopping! I am giving away a Family Christian Store $10 Appreciation Certificate. Enter below for your chance to win. Drawing ends on Sunday, December 21, 2014.a Rafflecopter giveaway


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Green Curry ChickenFrom jtalle 12 years ago
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How to make it
- Separate the basil and cilantro leaves from stalks.
- Zest one medium lime and recover the lime juice.
- Chop the basil, cilantro. Dice or julienne peppers, mince lemon grass.
- In a soup pot or Dutch oven, heat 1/4 cup of coconut milk with the green curry paste. Stir until blended.
- Stir in the remaining coconut milk and the bamboo shoots, fish sauce, and sweetener.
- Add basil, cilantro, lemon grass, lime zest, lime juice and chili peppers.
- Add the chicken and simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Serve with jasmine rice or steamed greens, such as red Swiss chard or broccoli.
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PHILADELPHIA — Before leaving Toronto Tuesday, and aware the Sixers were one game from elimination, Joel Embiid did his thing.
With appropriate optimism, celebrity-level confidence and just the right mix of charm and bite, Embiid was heard spraying Raptors' super-fan and internationally recognized entertainer Drake with one contraction and two words of warning: "I'll be back."
Such is the Sixers' plan, and such will be their only hope Thursday night when they try to halt a two-game losing streak in Game 6 of the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinals. With a victory in the 8 o'clock game, the Sixers would even the series and force a Game 7 Sunday in Toronto. There, it would be their hope, they would make the Raptors confront their own shoddy postseason history and, for the first time in days, also confront a healthy Embiid.
"We're excited to come back to Philadelphia," Brett Brown said Wednesday, on a conference call with basketball writers. "Just last year, there were two examples of teams coming back from a 3-2 deficit to win a series. It's our belief that we have what we need to get it down and are very excited to play again, especially in Philly."
Though the Sixers' last two efforts to take command of the series failed, first after wasting a second-half lead and losing Game 4 at home, then being blasted, 125-89, in Game 5 in Toronto, the series technically remains on serve. The Sixers can keep it that way Thursday by winning at home, where they were 31-10 in the regular season.
Their task will be greatly impacted by the effectiveness of Embiid, who has played in the last two games despite a continuing and discomforting upper-body virus. The Sixers did not practice Wednesday, allowing Embiid additional time to recuperate and, conveniently, shielding the players from questioning.
When right, Embiid has shown he can dominate, as he did by tabbing 33 points and 10 rebounds in a Game 3 victory. As has been the Sixers' trend throughout the postseason, the medical information on Embiid is guarded and injury-report designations have proven misleading. But the Sixers' chances to advance to the third round are tied to Embiid's production. An in the last two games, he has produced an insufficient 11 and 13 points.
No Sixers were on the Wednesday evening injury report.
"At the end of the day, it's on me," Embiid said, after Game 4. "I've got to be more aggressive."
Even with that, he will need help, particularly from two struggling teammates.
Ben Simmons, dominating at times in a first-round dismissal of the Brooklyn Nets, has been a hindrance to the Sixers' offense in recent games, rarely taking advantage of scoring opportunities and producing just seven points and five turnovers in the 36-point, Game 5 humiliation. And Tobias Harris, expecting to be rewarded with a max contract in the offseason, has made just three of his last 16 three-point shots. The Sixers cannot win with Simmons turning the ball over and Harris ineffective on lengthy attempts.
While offering no explanation Wednesday how it might be done, Brown sounded certain that, with the series swinging back to the Wells Fargo Center, where Sixers fans have been rambunctious, Simmons would resume being aggressive at the offensive end. And the point guard did show that ability repeatedly during an All-Star regular season.
One issue, though technically it should be a value, is that Jimmy Butler has emerged as the primary point guard, with Simmons frequently shoved toward the basket. Brown, though, is not ready to wrestle the ball back out of Butler's hands.
"I think when we cut to the chase and realize what the most effective offense is for us, one of the areas is clearly Jimmy Butler in a middle pick and roll," Brown said. "And I am mindful that, in this series, that has been an excellent look for us. Ultimately, it gets down to how you create movement. It's not always players making five passes. Sometimes, it is how you create scrambles.
"But we know Jimmy Butler in the middle pick and roll is a good look for us."
That analysis was a signal from Brown that he has yet to be nearing a panic mode. The Sixers believe some of their losing streak is simply the result of Embiid's sickness, that they would have won Game 4 if he were healthy, and that it is not alarming that the higher-seeded team is ahead by one after five games of the best-of-seven.
Though notable that the Sixers have not practiced since Saturday, game-day shootarounds not included, Brown vowed to spend Wednesday in thorough Game 5 video study.
"I will completely delve into the tape," he said. "It will be a snapshot of things that we need to do better. There are things we may need to fix, and others that we may need to just tweak a little bit. But the table is set."
Brown will try and find a way to get Simmons more active near the basket and get to the line more. If so, that could open things for others on the perimeter. While Kawhi Leonard has scored heavily in the series, the Sixers are enough at peace with their defensive effort on him to resist resorting to traps or gimmick defenses.
"I feel comfortable that offensively and defensively, the path is clean for us," Brown said. "We like the path. There may be some incremental changes. But will it be a witch hunt? No. We will hold guys together and hold them accountable. There are things we can do, as coaches and players. But I will not dismiss what happened in Game 5."
Incremental tweaks.
Fewer sniffles.
The boost of the crowd.
That's the path, to use Brown's word. It still has a chance to lead the Sixers into an entertaining one-game series Saturday in Toronto.


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From Diatribe to Dialogue
Yom Kippur Morning – 5776
Rabbi Joseph R. Black – Temple Emanuel, Denver, CO
Dear Friends,
As many of you know, this past summer I travelled to Israel with a small group of Reform and Conservative Rabbis on mission sponsored by the American Israel Education Foundation, the educational arm of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). While we were in Israel, we encountered multiple aspects of Israeli society. We visited the Knesset and met with a broad cross-section of political leaders: from Shalom Achshav (peace now) to the head of the settlers' council. We visited the Palestinian city of Ramallah and sat with Saeb Erekat – the lead negotiator for the Palestinian Authority. We met with LGBT activists and leaders of the Ethiopian and Israeli Arab communities. We saw checkpoints and border crossings. We stood on the borders of Lebanon and Syria and literally saw the conflicts in both of these war-torn countries play out in front of us. In addition to meeting with ethnic and political leaders, we also studied with some amazing teachers. This was not a "pleasure trip." We were going non-stop at least 16 hours a day – and sometimes even longer. Many of you followed my blog posts over the summer – and I encourage those of you who have not read them to go to the Temple Emanuel website and find them.
One morning, a few of my colleagues and I decided to wake up early and deviate from our scheduled itinerary. The day was Rosh Chodesh – the New Moon and the first day of the Hebrew month of Av. We were in Jerusalem, and Nashot Hakotel – the Women of the Wall - were assembling to pray. For those of you who were fortunate enough to meet Anat Hoffman – our scholar in Residence two years ago – you will know that Nashot Hakotel is a group of women who come to the Western Wall on the first day of every month in order to worship together and welcome the new moon. They are not anti-religious – far from it. They come from observant Orthodox, Conservative and Reform backgrounds. Their goal is not to tear down the Mechitza – the barrier that separates men and women in traditional prayer, rather, they come to pray together as women and read from a Torah scroll at Judaism's holiest site. There is nothing Halachically wrong with this – most scholars agree that women are not prohibited from reading the torah in the presence of other women, but the Rabbinic authorities at the Wall see this as a rebellious and sacrilegious act and have placed multiple obstacles – legal and physical – in their path.
The women rabbis in our group joined Anat Hoffman and several dozen other worshippers in the women's section (including our own Temple Emanuel member, Judy Altenberg, who was in Israel in her role as chair of the International Lion of Judah conference at the same time). The men stood behind the women in the courtyard in a show of support. The sound of women's voices joined in prayer and song rose to the heavens in the women's section, and those of us standing behind them began our prayers as well. Suddenly, from all sides, a sea of black-hatted Ultra-Orthodox Jews surrounded us and began to shout and scream obscenities. The police quickly formed a barrier between the supporters and the protesters. I took out my phone and started recording what was happening. Those of you who have seen the video posted on my Blog know that these so-called "pious" scholars tried to attack us. They cursed us. I tried to engage one of the leaders of the group in conversation. He spat at me and called me a Nazi. "Go back to Germany!" he screamed. "May your name be blotted out!"
(Here is a link to the Video: http://rabbijoeblack.blogspot.com/2015/07/two-videos-of-israeli-religious-life.html)
(Here is a link to the Video: http://rabbijoeblack.blogspot.com/2015/07/two-videos-of-israeli-religious-life.html)
There was a tremendous and horrible irony in the fact that we were at the Kotel on the first day of the Hebrew month of Av. You see, it was on Tisha B'Av - the 9th day of Av that both the first and second Temple were destroyed. Our tradition teaches that the destruction of the Temple occurred because of divisions in our community. In the period before the destruction of the second Temple, under Roman rule, the city of Jerusalem was divided into three different factions. The Pharisees – who eventually became the Rabbis – advocated for a new interpretation of Torah that allowed for adaptation to the modern world. The Sadducees had a vested interest in maintaining the status quo – they were linked to the Priestly class and had the most to lose if the temple were to be destroyed. The Zealots advocated for war. They were revolutionaries and, history teaches, were the main instigators of the uprising against Rome. Among the Zealots were a small, but deadly group called the Siccari – or dagger-carriers – from the Latin sicarius. These radical extremists carried out attacks against Roman soldiers and were so committed to their vision of a pure holy city that they would not hesitate to murder other Jews who did not share their ideology.
These warring factions were constantly at odds with one another. We know how the story ends: On the 9th day of Av in the year 70 C.E. the Temple was destroyed by the Romans after the Zealots provoked a war. We lost. The Jews were exiled from the land of Israel. We would not be able to return in large numbers for almost 2,000 years.
The Talmud teaches that the reason the Temple was destroyed was not because of Roman aggression – it was our own Sinat Chinam – baseless hatred – that did us in.
It was hard NOT to think of the tragic history of Jewish conflict on that morning of Rosh Chodesh Av this past summer. The hatred and vitriol that we experienced has a long and violent history in that neighborhood. Whether violence between Jews and Palestinians or, more frequently, Jew against Jew, too much blood and too many angry words have been spoken on that sacred ground.
Unfortunately, our experience at the Kotel was a foreshadowing of what was to be a much more deadly series of events. Just a few days after we returned from Israel, on July 30th, two horrific attacks occurred – one in Jerusalem and the other in the Palestinian village of Duma. In the first attack, a deranged ultra-orthodox Jew who, just a few weeks earlier had been released from prison for a similar crime, ran into the middle of the Jerusalem Gay Pride parade with a dagger and stabbed 16 year old Shira Banki and five others. Shira died a few days after she was attacked. Concurrently, in a separate attack, an eighteen month old Palestinian baby named Ali Dawabshe was burned to death in his home. In the weeks that followed, his parents Sa'ad and Reham also died – leaving behind their five year old son, Ahmed who is now an orphan. This unspeakable attack, by all accounts, was carried out by radical Jewish settlers. These so-called "price tag" incidents have been growing in both frequency and severity. Jewish terror is very real.
The Siccari have risen again. Sinat Chinam – baseless hatred – is on the rise.
Of course – while we were on our trip, the world did not stop. While we were inflight to Israel, the Iran Deal was signed and the controversy that has consumed so much of our psychic, political and spiritual energy over the past weeks and months was set in motion.
For those of you who are waiting to hear me condemn or support the Iran Deal from this pulpit, I'm sorry, but you will be disappointed. While I am very concerned about the prospect of a hostile and virulently anti-Zionist, anti-Semitic and anti-American Iranian regime receiving international legitimacy and anywhere from $50 to $150 Billion dollars in sanctions relief; and while I worry about the prospect of a nuclear Iran – I also believe that an Iran that is subject to scrutiny is better than an Iran that is free to do whatever it wants.
I am neither a politician, a nuclear scientist or a military expert. I am a proud Zionist – and I know that there are many ways to support Israel. There are also more than enough points of view already floating around – we all can read and research and most of us here this morning have already formulated - our own opinions - hopefully based on research and due diligence. And I also know that wise people – for whom I have a great deal of respect - on both sides of this issue - have deliberated and come to conclusions that have set a process in motion that cannot be stopped. The truth is, it doesn't matter what my opinion is: The deal will go through. It is done.
As such, rather than focusing on the deal itself, I want to spend some time on this Yom Kippur morning talking about the aftermath of the deal – and why I am very concerned about how we, as an American and international Jewish community, have allowed our disagreements to unleash what I believe is a pattern of dangerous and destructive behavior that could, in the last analysis, cause great harm to come to the Jewish State and to the Jewish people as a whole.
I never dreamed that the anger and vitriol that my colleagues and I experienced at the Kotel on Rosh Chodesh Av would make its way over to the United States – but it did. In response to the Iran deal, passions have run hot and boiled over. I have read hate-letters and horrific posts online – invoking obscene imagery by calling those who support the deal "Kapos" and "Nazis" – and those who oppose it "War mongers" and "Self-hating Jews." Lines have been drawn in the sand. Friendships have been lost. There have been death threats levelled against Senators on both sides of the aisle – even against Dan Shapiro – the United States Ambassador to Israel. I know Dan Shapiro. He's a nice Jewish boy from Chicago who is fluent in Hebrew and a graduate of our Reform movement's summer camps. He is not a threat to the Jewish community. He is a tremendous asset.
I recently attended a meeting called by Senator Michael Bennett with leaders of the Jewish community in which the Senator painstakingly explained the anguished process that he went through to come to his decision to support the deal. He shared with us the sleepless nights and countless hours he dedicated to consulting with the leaders of Israeli intelligence, nuclear physicists, military strategists, and many individual, concerned citizens. He told us of the hate mail that he has received – from all sides of the issue - and how concerned he was about the vitriol that has been invoked both in favor and in opposition. Whether or not you agree with Senator Bennet's decision to support the deal – the abuse that he has received is abhorrent.
To those who would use the Iran deal as a crass political weapon to drive a wedge between members of the Jewish community I say, simply, remember the Siccari.
A few minutes ago, we heard the following words read from the torah:
אַתֶּ֨ם נִצָּבִ֤ים הַיּוֹם֙ כֻּלְּכֶ֔ם לִפְנֵ֖י יְהוָֹ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם רָֽאשֵׁיכֶ֣ם שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗ם זִקְנֵיכֶם֙ וְשֹׁ֣טְרֵיכֶ֔ם כֹּ֖ל אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל:
"You stand this day – all of you, before Adonai your God: the heads of your tribes, your elders and officers, everyone in Israel – men, women and children; from the one who chops your wood to the one who draws your water."
All of us stood at Sinai – just as all of us are here today. We are a diverse and complex community. We do not now and never will agree on everything – and we shouldn't. I have no doubts that there are many different opinions about Israel, the Iran deal and many other pressing issues that face the Jewish community here this morning. This is how it has always been. The pages of the Talmud are filled with arguments and disagreements. But the rabbis were very clear about one thing: any disagreement that is not "L'Shem Shamayim" – for the sake of heaven – cannot and will not be tolerated.
There is a poem I want to share with you this morning. I first heard it when Anat Hoffman was our Scholar in Residence two years ago. It is called "The Place Where We Are Right" by the late Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai.
The Place Where We Are Right
by Yehuda Amichai
From the place where we are right
Flowers will never grow
In the spring.
The place where we are right
Is hard and trampled
Like a yard.
But doubts and loves
Dig up the world
Like a mole, a plow.
And a whisper will be heard in the place
Where the ruined
House once stood.
My friends, on this Yom Kippur, let us make room in ourselves and our souls for the ache of ambiguity. As Amichai teaches: "…doubts and loves dig up the world like a mole, a plow…" All breakthroughs in science, the arts, and even global politics begin with uncertainty and a willingness to address it. As Rabbi Immerman taught us so poignantly on Rosh Hashanah, it is only when we acknowledge the facts that none of us are whole and all of us are seeking a common path, that we can use our shared experience and expertise to work together to repair our all-too fragile world.
This does not mean that we must simply hold our collective breaths and wait to see what will happen in the aftermath of the deal. Now is the time for all lovers of Israel to come together and work to ensure that Israel's safety, security, and moral compass are protected. We can do this by letting our elected officials know that we expect our government to try to heal the dangerous rifts between the United States and Israel that have emerged during the tumultuous months that have passed. We also can urge the government of Israel to change its tone and work towards finding paths of common purpose. Now is not the time for obstinacy and belligerence. We must move from diatribe to dialogue in order to address the serious challenges that lie ahead.
Get involved. Whether it be AIPAC or J-Street, Jewish Colorado, ADL, JNF or the myriad other organizations that work to build up the State of Israel, the more we allow our voices to be heard, the greater impact we can have.
And finally, it is vitally important that we travel to Israel ourselves. Whether for the 1st or the 31st time – it doesn't matter. Israel needs us just as much as we need Israel. Sue and I will be leading an all-ages trip for both first-timers and returnees over Spring break – leaving March 27th and returning April 6th. I hope that you will consider joining us.
My friends, on this holiest day of the year, may we find the strength and the courage to see the good in everyone around us. May our differences make us stronger as we confront the very real challenges that lie ahead.
Gmar Chatimah Tovah


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Dromore's Cottage Catering Lands Sweet Deal in UAE
Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Arlene Foster today announced first business for Cottage Catering of Dromore with a major premium retailer in the United Arab Emirates.
The Minister congratulated Cottage Catering on winning business with Spinneys for eight dessert product lines and will supply a total of 15 stores across UAE.
Arlene Foster said: "This is a hugely significant contract in the Emirates for Cottage Catering, an ambitious local manufacturer which has been enjoying considerable success from a strategic focus on growing export business.
"Dubai is the latest market developed by the company following a series of deals for its range of desserts in European markets including the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium and Sweden.
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"I've had an opportunity to talk to Spinneys and other leading retailers during my visit to the United Arab Emirates and it's been immensely encouraging to see so many quality foods from Northern Ireland on the shelves of supermarkets in key business centres such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The clear message is that there are significant opportunities for Northern Ireland food and drink companies, both large and small, and across all sectors in this very exciting marketplace."
Dubai is also an ideal hub from which to build business throughout the Middle East, South East Asia and Africa.
Austin Moore, Cottage Catering General Manager Director, said: "This is a very exciting development for us in a completely new and dynamic market. We've encouraged by the business and feedback from customers to our range of products which include cheesecakes, trifles, sundaes and ganaches.
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Following on from the September's Her Cold Heart, Night Beats have released new single One Thing. The second track to be taken from from their forthcoming album, Myth Of A Man, set for release on Friday 18th January 2019 on Heavenly Recordings. Fronted by Texan native Danny Lee Blackwell, Myth Of A Man is the fourth studio album from Night Beats and their second for Heavenly Recordings after 2016's phenomenal Who Sold My Generation. Talking about One Thing, Night Beats said:
"Pride is a fickle thing and its usually misplaced. It's about being rolled up and smoked"
Named in homage to Sam Cooke's classic album, Night Beats began as a two-piece in 2009 after both Danny Lee Blackwell and James Traeger moved from Texas to Seattle, Washington. They were soon picked up by Chicago's Trouble in Mind Records (Ty Segall, Fresh and Onlys, Hex Dispensers, etc.) who released their debut album. Cult US West Coast label Burger Records were also on hand, releasing Night Beats' first two albums via cassette. Having been fans of both records, Heavenly Recordings eventually signed the band in the summer of 2015 and released Who Sold My Generationto critical acclaim in 2016.
New album Myth of a Man sees Night Beats team up with The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and a host of seasoned session musicians who have backed legends such as Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley to record at Nashville's Easy Eye Sound Studio.
Written during a particularly destructive period of the band, the album is populated by fallen angels, blood-sucking wanderers, and vindictive lovers—sketches of people the band has surely come across during their cosmic roving through the underground—but the character most present is Blackwell, himself.
"Myth Of A Man can be summed up as a personal display of vulnerability and guilty conscience. Destroying the mythos of what it means to live and function in society."
With its bold steps forward, Myth Of A Man serves as both a takedown and reintroduction of the band as we know it—the strongest evidence that you'll never be able to pin Night Beats down.
Myth Of A Man can be pre-ordered via Heavenly Recordings here.
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Two homes, shingles and asphalt, gable roofs; they could easily sit down the street from one another. Both boast large multi-paned windows for expansive views. But just as we are each individuals with our own tastes and needs, these houses have their own characteristic feel.
Camden Cove features a completely open plan, perfect for parties and hanging out with friends. It is designed for the beach and there is even a surfboard as part of the release, but this 58 land impact abode is equally at home in grassy lands or suburban streets.
In contrast the Haden House is a family home, with dedicated dining kitchen and bath and plenty of bedrooms for kids, office or craft rooms. It is a large building not quite fitting on a 1024 lot. Since it weighs in at an impressively low for its size and details 118, there will be plenty of "prims" to spare,
You can visit both these houses at COLLABOR88.
You can find the Little Branch RiverBeech {Seasons} tree as well as the Snakeweed {4Seasons} at Cosmopolitan.
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I didn't set out yesterday knowing the day would play out like it did, but in honor of Cinco de Mayo, we wound up with five insects to discuss. All of which we found in rice fields on Cinco de Mayo.
Numero Uno
I've continued to get a lot of calls about some strange injury in rice – chewing at the base of plants, digging/tunnels in the soil, and declining stands. After lots of head scratching, research, and some conversations in the halls of the "ivory tower" with my colleagues, we finally started to put it together. All signs pointed to sugarcane beetle. A new Ph.D. student, Karen Nix, and I headed to the field in Jefferson-Davis Parish to scout with County Agent Barrett Courville and Crop Consultant Benet Augustin. I told Benet he's going to get a prize for finding the most odd insects this season. I'm certain he'd rather do without that recognition…
The first thing Benet had described in this field was a reduction in stand in hybrid rice treated with CruiserMaxx. Cruiser had been used because of historical problems with chinch bugs in this particular rice field.
As we walked into the field, it was not difficult to find plants with soil disturbed at the base of the plant.
We dug around the base of the plant and in many places were able to quickly locate a large black beetle.
The sugarcane beetles are injuring the rice by chewing at the soil line in the crown of the plant. Some of the plants are dead or dying, while others may still recover by tillering.
I called Dr. Tara Smith (Sweet Potato Extension Specialist and Entomologist) to learn more about sugarcane beetle biology. Tara studied this insect for her dissertation research. The symptoms we are seeing in rice are very similar to what you will find in field corn (where the sugarcane beetle is causing some injury in Arkansas this season). I discussed treatment options with Tara. She confirmed that Thiomethoxam (the active ingredient in CruiserMaxx) does not have good activity against this insect.
Treatment recommendations are tied to the biology and behavior of the insect. Sugarcane beetles overwinter as adults, and then move into field crops and attack plants at the soil line. During this time of year, they will be flying, mating and laying eggs. Flying usually occurs from dusk to 10 pm. Thus, we advised treating with a pyrethroid sometime around dusk to increase the odds of insecticide coming into contact with the beetles – a spray applied during the day would probably be less effective because the beetles are down in the soil. Alternatively, bringing a permanent flood as soon as possible should also prevent further injury. In this field, the rice is not ready for a permanent flood.
I've never observed these insects in rice, and apparently, they are a rare problem. Is anybody else finding these in rice fields?
Numero dos
We moved on to another field after we confirmed the sugarcane beetle problem. This field was suspected to be infested with colaspis larvae. This was a field of hybrid rice which did not have an insecticide seed treatment applied. It was drilled into a stale-seedbed, which was planted in soybeans in 2010. Sure enough, we found a severe infestation of colaspis larvae that was reducing the stand.
It was not difficult to find colaspis feeding in the soil anywhere from 1/2 inch to 3 inches below the soil line.
It's easy to see how these little larva can inflict injury on the roots of a rice plant when you look at the large size of their chewing mouthparts (mandibles).


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Thumbs up to the eight teams that still have battery life in the NFL playoffs. Squads hoping to advance to the conference championships should dial into these ten iPhone apps. Flight Control iPhone game The key to advancing in the playoffs is to avoid turnovers. As pilot of the Minnesota Vikings, Brett Favre can probably beat […]
Thumbs up to the eight teams that still have battery life in the NFL playoffs. Squads hoping to advance to the conference championships should dial into these ten iPhone apps.
Flight Control iPhone game
The key to advancing in the playoffs is to avoid turnovers. As pilot of the Minnesota Vikings, Brett Favre can probably beat the skyrocketing Dallas Cowboys by handing off to Adrian Peterson and letting his defense run on cruise control. Before putting the ball in the air and risking another postseason interception, Favre should download the Flight Control iPhone game. At 99-cents, this game will teach Favre to keep a clear head while pursuing safe (career) landings.
Psychic iPhone app
While Jets coach Rex Ryan's Super Bowl prediction does not have the panache of Joe Namath's guarantee 41-years-ago, his team has advanced farther than anyone could have foreseen. To sharpen his clairvoyance against the San Diego Chargers, Ryan should download Psychic. The 99-cent iPhone app tests your psychic ability by predicting shapes, colors and playing cards. His next move is to get a read on Norv Turner's play-calling.
Streaks – Motivational Calendar iPhone app
The Dallas Cowboys have been on a good run since giving the New Orleans Saints their first lost of the season. To keep the streak going, Jerry Jones should make sure all of his players are equipped with a Streaks – Motivational Calendar iPhone app. The $1.99 app tracks the number of consecutive days required to reach a certain goal. You know it only took America's Team 13 years to win a playoff game.
Trenches iPhone game
The Baltimore Ravens nearly beat the Indianapolis Colts in a 17-to-15 slugfest during the regular season. As they get ready for battle again, tackle Michael Oher and his fellow offensive linemen should download the Trenches iPhone game to get a handle on what it will take to be the Colts in January. The $1.99 game set in War War I Europe may cause Indianapolis fans to be all quiet on the Midwestern front.
LawyerFinder iPhone app
Drew Brees took some time during the bye week to pen an op-ed column in the Washington Post focused on anti-trust issues in the NFL collective bargaining battle. While Brees should be respected for his independence and courage on this issue, his New Orleans Saints are going to need every point the Pro Bowl quarterback can muster if they hope to beat the Arizona Cardinals. At least for the next few weeks, Saints coaches should download the free LawyerFinder app so Brees can concentrate on his opening argument against a porous Cardinal secondary.
Reflex Recharge iPhone app
After laying down against the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills the last two weeks of the regular season, the Colts will need to revive for any hope of beating the Ravens. The 99-cent Reflex Recharge app monitors human reaction times and is the Colts best defense against again being immobilized while facing an inferior team in the playoffs.
Oxygen iPhone app
After an epic offensive battle against the Green Bay Packers, the Cardinals will have no rest as they prepare for an equally explosive Saints team. The team's best chance for a breather may come by downloading Oxygen. The 99-cent app is designed to stimulate Alpha/Theta waves for a mental and physical refresh. Neil Rackers may want a quickie before he attempts another clutch field goal.
CPR & Choking iPhone app
Every year the Chargers arrive to the postseason with arguably the most talented roster in the league. Still, the team can't seem to make it to the Super Bowl (the Stan Humphries squad excepted). To avoid another athletic asphyxiation on the field this year, players should all arrive to Qualcomm Stadium with the free CPR & Choking app.
Starbucks Card Mobile iPhone app
Many doubt that Pete Carroll will be able to guide the Seattle Seahawks to the playoffs after an historic run as head coach of the USC Trojans. Even if Carroll doesn't succeed in his third NFL coaching stint, he will be able to pay for Vanilla Lattes on his iPhone with Starbucks Card Mobile. The free application, which also lets you check and reload your Starbucks card balance, is currently available in Seattle and a few other select markets.
Boss Translator iPhone app
While Mike Shanahan is an accomplished NFL coach, so were Joe Gibbs and Marty Schottenheimer before going to work for Dan Snyder and the Washington Redskins. If Shanahan has any hopes of returning to the Super Bowl as Redskins coach, he best download Boss Translator. The 99-cent app records what your boss says and then provides its own unique translation for the meaning. A must-have app for Draft Day.


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The A.C.T. Now to End Racism initiative of the National Council of Churches urges the NCC, its members and partners to Awaken to the many manifestations of white supremacy and racism especially in the church, to Confront the need for change, and to work to Transform church and society into a reflection of the inclusive and equitable reign of God.
ACT Now is a recent call, but NCC members and partners have been engaged in the work against racism for many decades. Indeed, the very existence of the Historic African American Churches constitutes faithfulness to an inclusive gospel of justice and peace and resistance to racism and white supremacy. Over the years, NCC member communions have developed educational resources and tools fitting their context to further the struggle for racial justice and equity. Here you can find a library of materials for study, discussion, analysis, strategizing, and organizing. Wherever you are on your journey for justice, you are likely to find something here to help you take the next step.
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Emily Lakdawalla • March 3, 2008
These are some amazing photos that I think pretty much speak for themselves. They contain billowing dust clouds tossed into the air just moments after an avalanche of dusty material cascaded down the steep slope at the edge of Mars' north polar cap. As usual for images from the HiRISE camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, I'm only showing you a tiny little bit of the entire image; you should visit the HiRISE website and use their "IAS Viewer" to check out and wander around the whole image and see what else you can find.That image shows two of the four avalanches the HiRISE team spotted in the full image; here's a third. Finally, the HiRISE team also pointed out the existence of a "before" image, the same area seen just two weeks prior. What they didn't mention was that the "before" image also contains at least one active avalanche! Here's a blink comparison between the two. Because HiRISE was looking at the area from different directions to take the two images, I couldn't line up all the landscape features -- the very steep slope is much more foreshortened in the "before" image than it is in the "after" view. But you can easily see where there is an avalanche near the bottom of the February 3 image and one near the top of the February 19 image. (Thanks to Astro0 on unmannedspaceflight.com for pointing this out!) The polar cap is one place where Mars scientists expect to see changes happen every season, as the winter deposits of carbon dioxide frost (the white stuff in these images) ebb and flow. But I don't think they expected to see avalanches actually happen! It serves as a reminder that although Mars is quite a bit slower-paced than Earth, it still has active geology.


text: Atty. Deb Olson developed and will moderated a panel at which founders and leaders of two very different social enterprises discuss what they have done and are doing to ensure that the successful social enterprises they built, Carris Reels and Zingerman's, will remain both successful businesses and social enterprises when their successors run the business. The panel will be April 9, 2014, at t the upcoming National Center for Employee Ownership annual conference in Atlanta, GA.


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Jayla Jones-Pack, Chastity Taylor, Kalifa Davy lead St. Anthony's
Jayla Jones-Pack is fairly reserved, so even after emphatic blocks, there isn't any posing; there certainly will never be a Dikembe Mutombo-like finger wave.
But with the sophomore's performance Tuesday night, she and St. Anthony's essentially told rival St. Mary's, "No, no. Not today!''
Chastity Taylor had 14 points, eight rebounds and four steals to lead the Friars in a 55-40 home win over the Gaels. The Delaware-bound senior starred and sank momentum-swinging shots, but it was the work of Kalifa Davy and Jones-Pack down low that allowed St. Anthony's to dominate.
"We've lost to them a few times, so it felt great to win,'' senior Tyla Parham said of St. Mary's, which had beaten the Friars in three straight regular-season meetings. "Our defense was incredible.''
The 6-3 Jones-Pack, nicknamed "Block Party,'' had four rejections to go with eight points, and Davy added 12 points and 14 rebounds as the Friars (10-1) dealt St. Mary's its first CHSAA regular-season loss since 2012.
"Jayla's blocks are unbelievable and she gets four or five per game,'' coach Ken Parham said.
Jones-Pack had six points and two blocks during a 15-0 run that gave St. Anthony's control in the third quarter. Danielle Waithe's three gave St. Mary's a brief 28-27 lead with 5:13 left in the period, but Taylor answered with a basket six seconds later. And, thanks in large part to a defense that held St. Mary's scoreless for five minutes, the Friars pushed their lead to 42-28 on Jones-Pack's free throws.
The forward followed that with a block on St. Mary's ensuing possession. Charise Wilson had 11 points and six assists, and Tyla Parham eight points and five assists for St. Anthony's.
"I think we're the better team and we showed it,'' Davy said. "We had a big lead on them last time and blew it. This time we didn't let up.''
Davy was referring to their meeting last month, when St. Mary's rallied late to edge the Friars, 58-56. Not this time. After a missed free throw, Jones-Pack grabbed an offensive rebound and fed Taylor for a three that put St. Anthony's up 47-35, essentially sealing it with 4:31 remaining.
"We were ready for this rematch and more determined to finish the second half," Taylor said.
After a missed free throw, Jones-Pack secured an offensive rebound along the baseline and fed Taylor for a straighaway three that put St. Anthony's up 47-35, essentially sealing it with 4:31 to play.
Jordan Augustus had 20 points and Mei-Lyn Bautista scored eight for St. Mary's (9-1).
"I think we made a statement,'' Davy said. "There's been a debate about who's the best and we've heard it all.''
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Hotel Klimek **** SPA is a hotel friendly to families. A nice ambiance, exceptional comfort and absolute safety of the youngest ones make also adults feel relaxed.
For our youngest Guests, we have prepared a fairy tale corner – a place where they can give themselves over to a joyful play. Plush toys, small tables with chairs, a pool with colorful little balls, a small house with a slide, small rockers, games, building blocks, puzzles, fairy tales to be red, coloring books, etc. – there are only some of the attractions which await for children.


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Board directors are being warned they must anticipate and prepare for significant changes to the way their companies do business in the wake of the international climate change accord agreed in Paris.
The agreement, reached in December last year but signed in April, called on all nations to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
Advocates of the deal say what distinguishes it from previous agreements such as the Kyoto protocol is that implementation has to be meaningful: progress is to be reviewed every five years at UN level, along with a robust transparency and accountability system to track progress towards long-term goals.
So boards need to take note. And the impact will be anything but straightforward.
The way the Paris deal is implemented will differ from one country or region to another, notes Mark Gough, executive director of natural resources preservation group, the Natural Capital Coalition.
Gough warns that it is the duty of non-executives to understand how Paris will be enforced wherever their company has a presence in policies flowing from the deal.
Solid data will help implement the measures—and governments are already collecting information in preparation.
In Kenya, for example, any company undertaking a water survey before construction must provide data from the survey to the government, which will share it more widely.
In the UK, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) intends by 2020 to have a set of accounts for natural capital—resources from fossil fuel to water—which will be used to fundamentally inform business decision-making. The ONS says 68 other countries have similar projects.
–Mark Gough, Natural Capital Coalition
Gough, who holds non-executive board positions for a number of other organisations and has held non-executive roles at information and analytic company Reed Elsevier, says his counterparts must do more than simply follow instructions from government or treat implementation of sustainability as a box-ticking exercise.
"The trick is that there is not one single lever," he tells Board Agenda. "There is financial pressure, tax incentives, legislation. You also need to get that information down from the boardroom and into operations. "
Gough says that the sooner non-executives realise that change in the wake of Paris is going to be meaningful, the better.
"Just measuring your business impact is fine, but you have to understand what it means. Non-execs have to completely understand this issue. But that's the job of a non-exec, they have to understand the nuances of the task. Just because it is complex doesn't mean it should be daunting."
In mid-July, his organisation will launch a Natural Capital Protocol in the UK.
The protocol will be a standardised framework for business to measure and value its impacts and dependencies on natural capital.
More than 50 companies representing all geographies and major sectors have already signed up to a pilot of the programme.
Enforcement of the Paris deal is likely to come at two levels, from national policies and regional directives, such as those issued through the European Union.
The EU has revealed stated plans to reduce emissions by 40% of 1990 levels by 2030, a doubling of its current rate of decarbonisation.
This will be achieved with renewed climate policies, regulations and investments. In March, the EU climate action and energy commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete said: "We have the deal. Now we need to make it real. For the EU, this means completing the 2030 climate and energy legislation without delay."
Several measures are already being implemented, including the reform and tightening up of the EU's Emissions Trading System (ETS).
A large number of emissions allowances have been taken off the market and more will be removed each year, measures which will push up the price of carbon.
Historically, some sectors have been given allowances for free to support them against carbon leakage (where companies relocate to less stringent and costly regimes) but the list of industries enjoying this benefit is being significantly cut.
While steel and fertilisers will be protected, others sectors that are not so energy intensive but still exposed to competition in developing nations, such as the tyre sector, will not.
–Arne Koeppel, FTI Consulting
"Companies will have to follow the ETS; if they don't, they face big fines," says Arne Koeppel, head of research at US-based global strategy firm FTI Consulting.
Those sectors that have been exempt from the ETS, such as transport, building and agriculture, will face new carbon taxes and targets from July when the EU's 'Effort Sharing Decision', which is legally binding, comes into force.
Individual EU states are also currently consulting with the business sector on how to implement the EU non-financial reporting directive (2014/95 EU), which requires companies with more than 500 employees to disclose information on their environmental risks.
In addition, by the end of this year, directors will have to address further carbon-reduction measures through the EU's energy efficiency directive and the energy performance and building directive.
"It's going to make sense for board directors to look at this and the higher costs they face, and how they may reduce them through technological developments," says Koeppel.
"For the next few years this is going to be a strong driver; non-executives can't ignore it, they'll have to keep an eye on what is happening."


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The selection of research approach helps the researcher to determine the subsequent components of the study. Therefore, the first phase in a research process is to identify the type of research approach that will be used to explore an area of interest. There are three approaches to research which have been identified as quantitative approach, qualitative approach and mixed method research approach
Quantitative Research Approach
The quantitative research approach focuses on the analysis of objective data that is in numerical format. This format allows the researcher to gain access to specific piece of information and use it to draw inferences. These inferences are then generalized on the population of the study to indicate the implications of the findings. One of the notable features of quantitative research approach is that it emphasizes empirical aspects of the data, which makes it significantly unbiased in nature
Quantitative research approach is based on positivism research philosophy which implies that the core purpose of an investigation in the domain of business and management is to analyze an area from an objective stance, reflecting similarity with the research paradigm of scientific enquiry. The research process aims at analyzing the plausibility of research assumptions through numerical data which is empirically tested.
Qualitative Research Approach
The qualitative research approach on the other hand provides an alternate means of carrying out research. It focuses on the subjective component or social experience of the individuals, considering it important to analyze the deeper meaning that people attach with social phenomenon rather than limiting the research to objective information. Due to the different perspective towards investigation, qualitative studies reflect research philosophy of interpretivism, which considers the implementation of scientific approach to investigation of human behavior offering limiting insight. As a result, proponents of qualitative research focus on detailed analysis of subjective opinion of individuals.


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This is another animation I made on Eid-ul-fiter. But I don't think there would be any harm to share it on Baqar Eid as well. As there is not much changed in all these months.
This animation contains the activities of all these politicians given on the picture thumbnail along with a few surprise ones. I bet you will laugh so much that you may need to get some medications.
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Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your body also is full of darkness. Luke 11:34
Jesus was talking to the crowd of people. He began to talk to them about a light is not put under a bowl and kept hidden. It is let out to be seen by all. Then He points out that a person's eyes are the lamp of his body, and his body is the shining light in this world. The eyes have to be healthy in order to shine with a healthy body.
The eyes are one of the most important senses that a person can have. It is easier to survive without smelling or touch, than it is without seeing. Being able to see, can help avoid a lot of problems, if one is aware of what they are seeing and their eyes are healthy.
When a person's eyes are not healthy, it makes it very difficult to see clearly what is happening or where a person is going. Vision gets blurred and can eventually be darkened. And this is just the physical side of sight.
There is also a spiritual side of seeing. What a person sees can have a great effect upon their life. Many people try to say that they can see any thing and not be affected by it. They will watch movies or look at porn or some other sinful thing and say it does not affect them.
What a person sees does affect them. It can numb them very quickly to what sin is. It can cause them to desire that sin, even to the point of doing that sin.
Sin is darkness no matter how you look at it. In Habakkuk, the prophet says that God's eyes are so pure that He cannot look upon evil. As a believer you are to be just like Jesus, who is just like God. Your eyes should be so pure that you cannot look upon sin.
Do not allow your eyes to become unhealthy, and then justify why you are looking at sin. Looking at sin will only bring about death. The world will see you looking at sin and see you as just the same as them, thus nullifying the gospel message.
Are your eyes healthy or unhealthy?
I pray today that your life will be filled with the light of Jesus; that God will help you turn from all sin; that you will not desire to even look upon sin; and that you will be shining light for Jesus in this world.