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Comparative Analysis Casts Doubt on Ability to Win in Afghanistan
Byline: Marieke van der Vaart, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The 10-year-old war in Afghanistan could end in a U.S. defeat because of a lack of crucial factors historically necessary to counterinsurgency victories, a new Rand Corp. study said.
The Rand National Defense Institute released a paper Monday that compared the military efforts in Afghanistan to other international struggles against rebels in the last 30 years.
From 1978 to 2008, only eight countries successfully fought national rebels, including Croatia, Turkey, Uganda, Peru and El Salvador. The Rand paper said that factors that all of them held in common are missing in Afghanistan, which casts doubt on the U.S. likelihood of success.
"While every insurgency may be unique, .. the
things that a government needed to do to defeat an insurgency were the same What was different was how difficult doing those things was," said Christopher Paul, a Rand expert who wrote the report.
Last year, Mr. Paul conducted a Pentagon-funded study of insurgency conflicts over the last three decades, entitled Victory Has a Thousand Fathers, and applied the findings to his new paper on Afghanistan.
Every victorious government strategy in the past 30 years accomplished most of 15 factors, such as cutting off rebels' ability to raise money, recruit fighters and maintain supply lines. …

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To design a space that draws people into an experience, sometimes you have to take a walk in your client's shoes…or skydive in their flight chamber.
In my career as a designer, I've had to wear a lot of hats, and sometimes even flight suits. On my current project, I often find myself floating in a pristine glass cylinder wearing a skydiving suit, goggles, and a helmet as a column of air from jet-engine turbines lifts my body. I feel like I have just jumped out of a plane, but I'm actually in one of the facilities we've designed for iFLY, a company whose mission is to "deliver the dream of flight to everyone" with more than 60 indoor skydiving tunnel gyms located around the world. Indoor skydiving (or body flying) has been an important part of my job because in order to design spaces that truly immerse people in an experience, I need to know first-hand what that experience feels like.
I'm part of a buildings team that focuses on designing commercial spaces that encourage people to engage with their surroundings and enjoy human interactions. In a time of online retail where people can order almost anything from their living room, our goal is to use interior, graphic, and environmental design to create spaces that inspire people to get out, gather, and feel connected to one another and their community. When people feel invigorated by their surroundings, we find that economic success for our clients follows: we always like to say "social success equals economic success."
So how do you create a space where people feel emotionally connected to their environment? It's simple. I put myself in the shoes of the people who will be using the space (hence the flight suit). I think of design as a never-ending research project, or a 007-style mission where I must dive in (sometimes literally) and get ready for discoveries along the way.
Here are three ways that you can design an experience by simply understanding what makes people tick:
- It's all about emotion: An experience is shaped by what you feel when you are in a particular moment. When we start a project, we define what emotions our design needs to invoke. When our team was tasked with revamping the iFLY experience by creating multiple building prototypes to be deployed worldwide, we assessed what emotions their current building was creating and if that matched their brand promise. We asked ourselves, what does achieving the dream of flight feel like? We created a list of desired words such as safety, comfort, dream, fun, and exhilaration. We then made sure every aspect of our design complemented those ideas and emotions. In our line of work, we design for emotion first and practical elements second.
- Make the experience the focal point of the design: What is the real reason people are attracted to a space? For iFLY, it was obvious; they want to fly. They also want to connect with other people who share the same passion! That's why we arranged the building interiors to revolve around the flight chamber—the pristine, highly engineered glass cylinder where the magic of flying takes place. The walls of the chamber are curved to react to the energy that emanates from within the chamber and to allow for a better viewing experience from every angle. The result is a theatrical experience where the flight chamber is the central focus of the space and everything else is toned down and acts as a background.
- Be part of the community, be a place for community: Communities are built around neighborhood landmarks. Create a design that serves as gathering place. With iFLY, the building's exterior is an interesting shape and has softly curved lines and a sophisticated color palette that creates a strong invitation to visitors. When you are inside, the building feels more like a social hub than an amusement ride. They are places for the indoor skydiving community to gather and come back to again and again.
The design industry is moving into an era where clients want to integrate design thinking into their company structure. More and more, our role as designers is to become trusted advisors and our business relations are shifting toward long-lasting relationships. The leadership at iFLY trusts us to make every design decision related to what people can see and touch for all their worldwide facilities. If they can't find a tile in Brazil or a certain wood floor in not available in Australia, we get a call. But in order to be trusted advisors, we need to know what their customers want and need from an experience, which means stepping outside our comfort zones … and inside their flight chamber.
Our next assignment is going to be helping a rugby team shape the vision of their future home. This time, I think I'll choose to walk in the shoes of the referee!
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In the study of psychology, we discover that numbness is often a first response to trauma. I feel something of that as I have tried to wrap my mind around what happened in Orlando this weekend. I don't live in that part of the country and no one I know so far was personally affected. But, as others have commented, a gay bar has been sanctuary, "sacred space," in this country for most lgbtq people as we've struggled to find safe space and journey partners in a hostile world. For whatever reasons, the pain of this violation is palpable for me. I thank God that I find safe space and blessed community among you and I thank you as well. May God bless and keep us. May we yet find the grace and peace of God's Beloved Community where no one hurts or destroys anymore.
We had a great time hanging out with and learning from The Lorax last Sunday:
the word of the Lorax seems perfectly clear.
UNLESS someone like you
cares a whole awful lot,
nothing is going to get better.
It's not.'"
Thanks to Daniel Ha for his beautiful playing of movement from a piano sonata by Beethoven. We have certainly been blessed with young musical talent recently. Sunday we will have more as James Poe will play his violin once more before heading for summer in New York City, where he will be studying with famed violinist, Itzhak Perlman.
Our Suessian text for Sunday is the tale of that wonderful elephant Horton, who hatches an egg. It seems to me a wonderful text for Father's Day, as well as a reflection on faithfulness. Jesus says if we had the faith of a mustard seed we could move a mountain. Paul says faith sustains people like Abraham and Sarah on perilous journeys to strange places when God calls. Horton says "an elephant's faithful, one-hundred percent." How about us? Can we make such a claim? The Psalmist says "God's steadfast love endures forever." Isn't that the model for fatherly love, from whomever it comes?
After worship we will enjoy our first cookout of the season on the patio. It's another way to celebrate Father's Day. We can use your help in making this a grand event. Come for worship Sunday at 10:00 AM and stay for the cookout. Invite your family and friends, neighbors and colleagues, acquaintances and strangers to join us on the journey.
Together, let us strive…to know God's love!
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Friday, October 3, 2008
Blogger's Challenge: Falling for You
Happy fall!
33 comments:
- Basement Stamper said...
As always, absolutely gorgeous! Love that punch and the ribbon behind it is WOW!!!
- October 3, 2008 at 8:59 AM
- Nikki Bond said...
Very pretty! Love the ribbon... very nice effect! {SMILES}
- October 3, 2008 at 9:29 AM
- Beth said...
gorgeous Pat simple but elegant
- October 3, 2008 at 9:31 AM
- Lisa Somerville said...
Great technique for that pretty ribbon!
- October 3, 2008 at 9:34 AM
This is just gorgeous Pat!! :)
- October 3, 2008 at 9:43 AM
- Unknown said...
Awesome card and a fabulous technique. Beautiful fall colors really make this card a BIG winner! Great job Pat.
- October 3, 2008 at 9:43 AM
- slbt17 said...
love it! I can do that, what a great use of my patterned paper - so fun!
Thanks for sharing.
- October 3, 2008 at 9:44 AM
- Chrissy D said...
Oh this is FABULOUS! Wonderful card! Love this idea! TFS!
- October 3, 2008 at 10:01 AM
- Barb Hardeman said...
This is just gorgeous Pat. I love your punch, and the wonderful fall colors behind it make this card exceptional.
- October 3, 2008 at 10:05 AM
- Kristen said...
I have never seen the ribbon behind the punch. I love it. Love the card. Very nice.
- October 3, 2008 at 10:47 AM
- Patti Chesky said...
Oh, that technique is SO COOL!!! I love how the different ribbons peek right through!!
- October 3, 2008 at 11:08 AM
- Carolyn said...
Oh Pat, this has to be one of your best! I love the design and the colors.
- October 3, 2008 at 11:26 AM
- Denise ~ Paper Ponderings said...
Very pretty!
- October 3, 2008 at 11:33 AM
- Unknown said...
Beautiful card Pat. TFS!
- October 3, 2008 at 12:07 PM
That is so neat! I've never seen that technique before...love it! All that color peeking out from behind...so pretty!
- October 3, 2008 at 1:10 PM
- Stampin_Melissa said...
So lovely Pat! I must admit, I didn't give the technique a second look when I was perusing on-line, but your card is really great! I may have to go back and relook. ;D
- October 3, 2008 at 1:13 PM
Fabulous Pat, simply fabulous!
- October 3, 2008 at 1:18 PM
- Regina Cornelius email@example.com said...
very pretty...just like always!!! great job!
- October 3, 2008 at 1:28 PM
- Ida said...
Wow! - This is really pretty. I love the flower with all the great colors of ribbon. Beautiful.
- October 3, 2008 at 5:23 PM
- Selene Kempton said...
oh Pat!! This is just gorgeous! I love the ribbon peeking behind the image. Great idea! :)
- October 3, 2008 at 8:21 PM
- kc_froglady said...
I really like the bright colors you used here Pat! Great job!
- October 3, 2008 at 10:08 PM
- mel m. m. mccarthy said...
Absolutely amazing!!! Love this technique! :O)
- October 3, 2008 at 10:22 PM
- Lisa Bohler said...
This is so darling! I just love that ribbon tech...super way to use scrap ribbon ends that I've been hoarding for months (year?)
- October 3, 2008 at 10:34 PM
- Anita Van Hal said...
this is just beautiful! love your choice of colors, and the ribbon technique is just wonderful...thank you so much for sharing!
- October 4, 2008 at 3:08 AM
- Cindy said...
Love the card!
- October 4, 2008 at 7:02 AM
- Amy Caraluzzi said...
Love it!
- October 4, 2008 at 10:17 AM
- Kimberly Gajewski said...
What a wonderful card Pat! Love the ribbons! :D
- October 4, 2008 at 9:45 PM
- Barbara said...
What a fun way to showcase some beautiful ribbons! Lovely!!!
- October 4, 2008 at 9:58 PM
- Lori said...
This is gorgeous, Pat! This technique caught my eye in the newsletter--and here, too.
- October 5, 2008 at 10:00 PM
I love the colors and this has given me the impetus to use some of my misc. ribbon scraps! Did you layer some rust-colored card underneath the green? Or did you use a marker to provide highlights? tfs
- October 9, 2008 at 6:22 AM
- Kerry D-C said...
oooh, Lovely! You have been very clever in your use of ribbon lately! thanks for the inspiration!
- October 9, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Hey Pat....love your card. You did a great job with all the color choices and cs. I jointed the Technique Junkies just recently, mailed to my home but have only received my first several past newsletters and nothing since. I am a bit worried that I have not gotten anything for Sept. or Oct. Could you please check. I can not email you for some reason. Thanks.
- October 10, 2008 at 11:19 AM
- MJ said...
I am so far behind, this is wonderful. What a great technique. I will be trying this one out soon. Great colors.
- October 13, 2008 at 6:38 AM


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Dave has now completed 117 out of 222 laps (as at 11.10 local time). Ibuprofen and compression socks seem to work best on reducing his painful right foot and that is promising. It is coming up to the hottest part of the day and so he is taking a break in the shade rather than risk fainting from heat exhaustion.
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We've had enough of those afternoon showers to keep things pretty and green so far this summer.
So I walked around the yard to take a few pics.
The golf course looks pretty with the big sprinklers on.
And look at the mulch! (hubby has already spread it all! thanks hubby!)
Do you remember what this is?
It looked like this last December.
Probably not everyone has a Poinsettia in their flower bed. I think it's special.
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Within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman) must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with Nazi Germany, or standing firm to fight for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation. As the unstoppable Nazi forces roll across Western Europe and the threat of invasion is imminent, and with an unprepared public, a skeptical King, and his own party plotting against him, Churchill must withstand his darkest hour, rally a nation and attempt to change the course of world history. With Kristin Scott Thomas. "Hidden behind fake jowls and a receding hairline, Gary Oldman delivers one of the great performances of his career as Winston Churchill." - Peter Debruge, Variety
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Shakespeare's most villainous monarch is right at home in pre-WWII England in this boldly reimagined tale of Richard III's murderous rise to power. Ian McKellen brings his acclaimed Royal National Theatre performance to the big screen, with stellar support from Annette Bening, Robert Downey Jr., Kristin Scott Thomas, Jim Broadbent and Maggie Smith. Some of Britain's most iconic buildings are inventively repurposed here; the film's audacious visual style earned Oscar nominations for art direction and costume design.


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Starboard Value LP, an investment management firm and the largest shareholder of Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP), is urging the board of directors of the company to sell its 50 percent stake in its joint venture in Office Depot de Mexico.
In a letter addressed to the board of directors of Office Depot, Starboard Value LP emphasized that the actual value of Office Depot Mexico is not fully reflected in the stock price of the company.
The hedge fund, which owns 14.8 percent stake in office supply chain is encouraging the board of directors of Office Depot to explore the proposal of Grupo Gigante, S.A.B. de C.V.. (ADR) (PINK:GPGJY) to acquire its joint venture interest for $690.5 million, which expires today, February 28.
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In 2008, Gigante offered to buy the remaining interest it does not already own in the joint venture, but the office supply chain rejected it.
The hedge fund urged the board of directors of the company to obtain a consent from OfficeMax immediately under its merger agreement regarding the sale of its interest in Office Depot de Mexico. Starboard Value believes that the sale of the joint venture will maximize value for shareholders and for the best interest of both Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) and OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE:OMX).
In addition, the hedge fund argued that the sale of the assets will make the balance sheet of the combined company stronger, and it would be helpful in executing their potential synergies. Even if the merger will not be completed; Starboard Value believes the sale will still be beneficial for Office Depot because it will strengthen its financial position.
The hedge fund wrote, "In our view, it is the Board's fiduciary duty to monetize the JV Interest given the clear benefit to both Office Depot and OfficeMax as a combined company and Office Depot as a stand-alone company. We believe OfficeMax should be fully supportive of the Board exercising its fiduciary duties. We recognize that OfficeMax is potentially conflicted as a sale of the JV Interest, while beneficial to the combined company, would also be beneficial to Office Depot as a stand-alone business and, therefore, may strengthen a competitor should the merger not be completed."
Furthermore, Starboard Value said if OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE:OMX) will not support Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP)'s negotiation with Grupo Gigante, S.A.B. de C.V.. (ADR) (PINK:GPGJY) regarding the sale of the assets, it will consider its action unreasonable and potentially anti-competitive.


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Openwater Church has a four part missions and outreach plan based on Acts 1:8 called the "Acts 1:8 Principle." OWC's budget reflects these four areas and it is our goal to grow our missions and outreach ministry every year. If you have questions about missions please contact Tonya Towner our Director of Operations and Missions at email@example.com. Below are the different groups and organizations that OWC supports.
1. Jerusalem (Tampa Bay)
Tampa Bay Baptist Association
Openwater Church gives monthly support to the TBBA who helps start and revitalize churches, support pastors in need, and gives needed training to pastors and lay leaders. Mike Kahn is the Executive Director of the TBBA and a good friend of OWC. http://www.tbba.org/
OWC Food Pantry
A bi-weekly ministry at OWC that helps those less fortunate in te community. This ministry supplies food, offers prayer, and helps those want to learn Biblical budgeting.
OWC Children's Mission Project
Our children with their parents go to help migrant workers in the Plant City Area once a year.
Christmas Angel
Every year the people of OWC help families in churches in the Tampa Bay Area that are in low income areas and supplies gifts to the children. Last year we helped over 30 children have a Merry Christmas!
Metropolitan Ministries
OWC does annual food and clothing drives to help Metro Min minister to the people in downtown Tampa. http://www.metromin.org/
2. Judea (United States of America)
National Center for Life and Liberty (NCLL)
OWC gives monthly support to this organization that exists to protect liberty in areas of life defense, constitutional and religious liberties, and education. http://www.ncll.org/
Florida Baptist Children's Homes
Openwater Church gives monthly to support ophaned, abandoned, and displaced children through the Florida Baptist Children's Homes. https://www.fbchomes.org/
Saving Grace Ministries Tampa
Openwater Church gives monthly support to this ministry that helps men coming out of prison that gives transitional housing, support, education, and work all centered on the gospel. It is a ministry from Saving Grace Ministries (Buffallo, NY). OWC also helps prisoners with monthly support so they can call their families and continue to keep connected.
Yearly Student's Mission Trip
Every year Openwater Church supports our students in a summer mission trip to help those less fortunate in different parts of the country.
3. Samaria (Non-English Speaking Groups in the United States)
Infaith: American Mission
Openwater Church gives monthly to support Bruce & Alba Sewell as InFaith field staff members ministering to Hispanics — church planting (Iglesia Biblica de La Communuidad) and InFaith Hispanic Institute director. http://infaith.org/
4. Ends of the Earth (Overseas Missions)
Southern Baptist Convention (Lottie Moon Mission's Fund)
Openwater Church gvies monthly support to help Southern Baptist Missionaries who spread the good news of Jesus Christ around the world.
Back to Jerusalem-China
Openwater Church gives monthly support to help underground churches grow in some of the most hostile and dangerous countries around the world. https://www.backtojerusalem.com
International Justice Mission
Openwater Church gives monthly support to fight human trafficing and slavery around the world. https://www.ijm.org/
Samaritan's Purse (Operation Christmas Child)
Openwater Church participates every year with Operation Christmas Child that helps give children around the world an opportunity to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ and receive gifts during the Christmas season. Last year, the people of OWC gave 109 boxes.
Christian Motorcycle Association
We give a love offering every year to help the worldwide mission of reaching people for Christ through this unique and very productive ministry. http://www.cmausa.org/
Gospel for Asia
Our children's ministry raises money throughout the year to purchase animals for those in need in different parts of Asia. The goal of GFA is to transform communities through Christ's love which perfectly lines up with OWC's Love God and Love others. http://www.gfa.org/
Missions In Asia
Openwater Church gives monthly support to help missionaries spread the good news of Jesus Christ and develop underground churches in countries that are anti-Christian.
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LunchMatcher is a new application that allows business professionals to "match" the place and time of their lunch in order to meet and network.
The application is currently only available in some business hubs around Dubai, and users' information is automatically pulled in from their LinkedIn profiles, further emphasising the "business socalising" aspect.
Kippreport, sister title of GulfRetail, caught up with Aiman Kabli, co-founder of LunchMatcher, who explained exactly how the application works and detailed its true value.
Could you explain, in your words, how the application works?
The intention has always been to make an easy-to-use app. Users quite simply select what time they want to go for lunch and which restaurants they want to have lunch at, and the app does the LunchMatcher magic.
The app remembers your previous day's settings, if you normally have lunch in the same area and at the same time.
We do allow a user to choose not to match with people in their own company as well as an option to not match with a person that they have previously matched with.
As we get more feedback from our members, we will add features to maintain a positive experience from the app.
What level of investment has been put into creating and launching the app?
Between the co-founders, we have spent almost $28,000.
The spending has been for market research, app development, business development and marketing. We even hired a physiologist to consult on the aspect of the app.
Why is the UAE a good place for this app?
Well, first of all, the co-founders are based here and we wanted our app to be "made in the UAE".
Furthermore, this app is beneficial anywhere where there is a concentration of business professionals in one area.
Dubai offers a few of these types of areas, including, but not limited to, Dubai Media/Internet City and DIFC.
Why would you think that this is what professionals are looking for here?
According a recent statistic, there are approximately 45,000 employees in Dubai Media City, Dubai Internet City and Knowledge Village.
Based on our own research, more than 80 per cent of the Dubai expat population are interested in business networking.
Additionally, LinkedIn claims to have 400 million members with a goal of reaching three billion members – and they are growing by two members per second.
Where is the app available and what fees do members have to pay to subscribe, download or use it?
The app is free to download from the iOS App Store and Google Play Store.
How do you ensure that the information you provide is safe – the privacy of all information?
All information is from the user's public LinkedIn profile and a user's profile is only shared with another user once a successful match is made.
Is this app just for users in Dubai or the whole country?
We are currently testing the app in popular office blocks in Dubai to make use of the proximity of business buildings and cafes in those areas. We are rapidly growing the user base of the app so that users in any part of the country will easily find other users to match with for lunch and have a great experience.
There is an option on the app to "purchase credit". What would a user utilise this for?
Credits are used to facilitate continued use of the app to the user's liking: for example, a user would lose points if they "reject" a match given by the app or do not show up for the lunch. In this case, the user may eventually need to replenish their point amount. Points can also be earned within the app by setting availability daily and sharing the app on social media.
Do you have plans to spread across the GCC area?
Yes, we plan to grow into major GCC cities and eventually all major cosmopolitan cities around the world, as [the app] can benefit anyone anywhere looking to grow their network.
Can people meet at any time or just during lunch hours?
Currently, the time frame of the app is confined to lunch hours, at which time most people have a flexible time slot in their schedule to leave the office and meet a new person. After people meet and connect for the first time using the app, they could then set up further meetings to catch up as they wish.
This article was first published on Kippreport, a sister title of GulfRetail
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German demonstrative adverbs of spatial deixis: Evidence from native speakers, L2 learners, and corpora
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Date of Degree
Spring 2011
Degree Name
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
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First Advisor
Fagan, Sarah M B
First Committee Member
Spencer, Bruce H
Second Committee Member
Ehrstine, Glenn E
Third Committee Member
Gavruseva, Elena
Fourth Committee Member
Slabakova, Roumyana
The use of demonstrative adverbs is a function of making reference to a real or abstract location. In German, there are three principle demonstrative adverbs that are used spatially--hier, da, and dort. This thesis provides an overview of the primary theories proposed in the literature to explain the German hier/da/dort system of reference and examines those claims from the context of a study of L2 learners and L1 speakers combined with a corpus-based analysis of the frequency, distribution, and use of the demonstrative adverbs, both in isolation and in unison. The evidence from learner data, native speaker interpretations and grammaticality judgments, adult use corpora, and L1 child corpora all point to da as playing a more significant role than dort in the three-way spatial adverb system of German. Evidence from multiple sources points to the default hier `here' counterpart, there-like equivalent being da. While da is not always used to indicate a non-speaker location, this flexibility is not an indication of its primary or default role. Context often provides semantic information, and even if used in a semi-neutral manner, the use of da often suggests the possibility of a dort-type non-speaker location or of an abstract location/third location. The flexibility that da has in being used in non-contrastive locations or idiomatic expressions to refer to the location of the speaker does not discount the role da has as a primary means of indicating spatial differences in opposition to hier. The presence of dort enables a third location to be identified with a distinct spatial adverb, while hier appears to be highly restricted in its usage. Evidence from child L1 learners is congruent with this analysis. The frequency of da in child L1 learner speech cannot simply be explained by phonetic production, and the child L1 corpora show that dort is only chosen when da and hier are already present (three or more locations are referenced). Native speaker survey data concerning the three spatial adverbs under investigation indicate that locational situation affects the acceptance and interpretation of all three adverbs including da. Da is not shown to be a superfluous double, as it is neither consistently accepted at or near 100%, nor is its acceptance consistently near that of dort or hier. There is evidence that native speaker grammaticality judgments show regional variation when da is used to indicate a speaker location, with northern speakers tending to prefer hier and southern speakers tending to prefer da. L2 speakers show a greater variation from native speakers with respect to their acceptance and interpretations of da as compared with that of hier and dort. Non-native speakers were more likely to accept hier and less likely to accept da than were the native speakers in this study. Elementary, intermediate, and advanced L2 learners showed a significant difference in their acceptance rates of da in at least 50% of the items, while the group of highly-proficient L2 speakers of German showed a significant difference in their acceptance of da in only one item.
corpus linguistics, demonstrative adverbs, German linguistics, second language acquisition, spatial adverbs, spatial deixis
ix, 160 pages
Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-136).
Copyright 2011 Johnathan Lee William Gajdos
Recommended Citation
Gajdos, Johnathan Lee William. "German demonstrative adverbs of spatial deixis: Evidence from native speakers, L2 learners, and corpora." PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) thesis, University of Iowa, 2011.


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The problem as follows:
#pragma PERSISTENT(firststartflg)
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char firststartflg = 0 ;At this point, Why is the generated bin file 512M ?
#pragma location = 0x2005
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#pragma location = 0x20002144
char firststartflg ;At this point,the generated bin file 512M;
My requirement is to define a variable in memory that will not change at every startup, and the generated bin file should be 128K;
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Please see this forum thread for some background on binary files. When the variable firststartflg is placed at a high address, and initialized, it amounts to creating an initialized section far away from all the other initialized sections. This means a large hole in the binary file, which must be filled. In your case, I suspect the best solution it to put firststartflg at an address right next to all the other initialized sections.
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I still don't understand why you cannot put all the initialized sections, including the one for firststartflg, close together in memory.
If the variable firststartflg must be persistent, and at an address far away from all the other initialized sections, then I do not see a way to solve your problem.
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This short is part of the wonderful Uncommon Bodies anthology, but as I am now free to share it, I shall. It grew out of a 250 word free write, and has engendered more negative reactions than anything else I have written...which is strange considering how many boundaries I usually break. So, take a couple minutes, give it a read, and let me know if you agree that I am the most disgusting person ever to put pen to paper.
The irony of his situation was one of its most pleasing aspects. He was, after all, a creature made for submission. To be tied to a master who desired domination almost made up for the past. Almost.
The incident itself was two decades behind him.
He barely recognized himself as the shyly snarky pseudo-intellectual who had so earnestly argued gender politics in an attempt to impress some silly coeds. That he had survived the psychosis his words inspired was, truly, miraculous. Or so he had been told. In truth, most days he considered his current life a cruel joke by an angry god. Personal vengeance, perhaps, for some grand transgression he had already forgotten.
His transit from cocky grad student to genderless thing had been swift, not subtle. He'd walked through that park a thousand times without encountering anyone. It never occurred to him that such seclusion might come at a price. To this day he still marveled that so much loss came so silently. He never even heard the shot.
Looking back, he hates how surprised he was to be confronted by a girl he had so easily cast aside. The trauma surgeon refused to try and rebuild the shredded lump of flesh, realizing that salvaging a gnarled stump of cock would be pointless. The bullet had merely nicked his scrotum, but there wasn't much point to balls without a cock, and the repair was simpler with a single graft.
The surgeon had argued the advantages of gender transition. Hormones would be a part of his life now, no matter what. But it was easy to arrogantly argue the benefits of such a thing when not faced with the reality of it. In the end he knew playing at female would be even less satisfactory than accepting his sexlessness. He still had the heart of a cocksman, even if he lacked the necessary equipment.
At the trial, she laughed when they handed down her punishment. Ten years against his life sentence seemed like a good bargain.
Afterward he tried to go on as if nothing had changed, subsuming his anger in pain pills, liquor and futile, chaste dalliances with women. In the end he found himself neither wiser nor calmer. Even the debates on art and culture he had once so fervently engaged in lost their meaning. His facility with words had vanished with his cock. Listening suited his newly passive nature, until even that required more of himself than he had left to give. The thought that everyone knew drove him into seclusion.
A chance encounter led him to a place he never imagined finding himself. After all, what use is a sex club to the sexless? Five minutes was enough to confirm he longed to be the one wielding the whip. The fact that he was willing to dole out such pain sent him running for the exit.
"Are you leaving because you hate it, or because you despise yourself for not hating it?" The hand latched onto his arm in a death grip forced him to actually consider the question.
"I shouldn't even be here. This is no place for someone like me."
"On the contrary, I think this is exactly where you belong." The retort on the tip of his tongue melted away as he got his first look at man behind the voice. "Why don't we sit down and you can tell me why you don't think you belong here."
Ten years later that voice could still bring him to his knees.
"Aren't you a pretty thing." Such notice from the faceless crowd jerked him back to the present, to the role he was expected to play. It was a toss-up as to which was more unsettling, the crop in his hand, or the massive phallus studded with shiny balls of stainless steel protruding from the codpiece he wore. Both were symbols of how far he had fallen, or risen, he was as conflicted about that as everything else in this scene.
But, as always, that voice had convinced him to push past his conflict with an ease that baffled him. Had he been this easily lead when he was whole? But now was not the time for such philosophical contemplations.
Up on the platform his master shivered in his bonds, inked trails oozing out of the tight corset wrapping his midsection, leather pants jerked down to his knees to expose the pale silky flesh of his ass for all to admire.
Master, the heart of his confliction. The man who had simultaneously saved and condemned him. The sun around which he now orbited, a wayward planet still tugging at its leash. Muscles tensed and twitched in anticipation as he traced idle patterns, afterimages burning a trail that flared into need.
"Are you ready?" As ritual demanded he broke his silent contemplation, more sure of the answer than his question.
"Yes." The husky tremor in his master's voice spurred his resolve. The crop snapped against porcelain flesh, leaving a mark, his mark, and the demon of rage slumbering inside him tore free.
When he finally stopped every inch of exposed flesh bore the record of his madness, reddened welts mixing with tribal tattoos in a cacophony of frustrated desire.
Now came the part he dreaded. The beast inside him tamed, for the moment, leaving him without the will to finish this passion play. That his master was willing, prepped and waiting gave him no comfort. The murmur of the watchers spurred him into action, burying the ridiculous faux-cock to the hilt.
His fingernails dug ragged furrows into reddened cheeks as his mind trumpeted the futility of his actions. Pegging was a game for women, not men. His cheeks flamed as he realized all the silent watchers must know of his peculiar lack. In an effort to disprove that knowledge he redoubled his efforts, plowing into the writhing figure with greater abandon.
As with all good things, his frustrated rage couldn't last. Absent sexual satisfaction or the driving force of anger, their copulation became just another task to complete. He found himself counting the indentations on the soundproofed wall, picturing towering mammatus clouds in their place. When the figure beneath him began to whimper he breathed a silent sigh of relief. The sticky spray of his master's semen meant he could, at last, put aside this facade.
The transit from top to bottom was mercifully brief. The cruel cock discarded, he was stripped, spread, bound, and his soul absolved. Freed from the need to think, able to lose himself in the sensations of the moment.
This was the moment he now lived for, his desire released from the cage in which he kept it securely locked up.
As the first cock slipped inside him his breath caught, by the fifth he was panting, by the tenth, at last, transported. He shuddered through what passed as orgasm and fell into darkness. His last thought that, perhaps, he could stay cocooned in the soft richness of this moment.
His eyes snapped open, Master slumbered beside him, ointment-coated welts glistening in the dim light. And so, it began again, the futile race to oblivion that trapped him in the present. His joy, his terror, his destiny fulfilled.


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The Vibram Five Fingers Performa Jane for women is has the distinctive five-toed "Mary Jane" to it's predecessor the Performa (which by extension would be a "flat"). The Performa Jane further blurs the line between shoes and socks (Jump to posts on the Performa Jane below!). The Performa Jane lacks a single-form sole and instead utilizes the leather sheath of the shoe and seven strategically located "pods" of Vibram rubber (One at heel and forefoot and one for each toe).
Like a driving glove for your foot, the Performa Jane, is sold for indoor-use only. The Performa Jane features an open-topped design and is secured to the foot via a single strap over the top of the foot (note the strap is actually physically attached at both sides, it utilizes an elastic/Velcro setup on the "button" side to secure and tighten the fit).
Given it's limited indoor-only use, the Performa Jane is slated to be used for fitness (like Pilates or Yoga), casual wear, or possibly even for the work environment. I know at least a few Performa Jane wearers are throwing caution to the wind and wearing them out casually though (Shh! Don't tell Vibram!).
Like all Vibram Five Fingers models, the Performa Jane has five separated toe compartments that allow the foot to splay on contact with the ground. The Five Fingers Performa has no arch support and no cushioning or padding — indeed it is little more than a leather glove for your foot with thin rubber "pods" at the major contact points of the foot.
The standout features of the Performa Jane include:
- The Performa Jane has a more stylish, "pretty" look to it with fashion-forward decorative cut-outs in the leather. It really is going for a classic Mary Jane look — well, for toe shoes, anyway!
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If you've never sized your foot for Vibram Five Fingers, you need to consult the Vibram Five Fingers sizing chart (image) and measure the length of your feet as presecribed. Vibram sizing does not correspond to standard shoe sizes!
If you've sized in Vibrams before, note that the Performa Janes size slightly smaller than the same size in the KSO (and other closed-top models). So a 37 Performa will fit smaller than a 37 KSO. For this reason, Vibram prescribes you size up in the Performa Jane compared to the KSO.
Generally, it is better to size up if you're in between sizes — you don't want your toes bending out of lack of room! Also, the Performa's open top design makes it easier to fit "high feet" (as compared to closed-top Vibrams like the KSOs, Flows, Treks, or Bikilas).
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Angie Alt is wife, mother, world traveler & blogger. She's also a warrior in the autoimmunity war. Angie confronts three autoimmune disorders each day, including Celiac Disease, with powerful management techniques like AIPaleo & the Paleolithic lifestyle. She blogs regularly about the emotional side of tackling autoimmunity, adopting Paleo, and how it impacts her, her family, & their way of life. You can read more by Angela Alt at her blog and connect with her on Facebook.
I'm a perfectionist. Sigh . . . I wish it weren't so, but it is. I have always, always wanted all the details of everything I do to be flawless. It doesn't stop with just the things I do though, it is also who I am . . . I want that to be perfect too.
In part, I happily ran down the Paleo path, because Paleo is aiming for ideals. Ideal digestion, ideal blood sugar regulation, ideal vitamins and minerals from ideal foods, ideal body weight, ideal strength, ideal rest . . . and for people like me taking it that extra-step with Autoimmune Protocol, ideal disease management. To begin with, it was a very complicated internal process for me to even wrap my mind around my autoimmunity. "You mean my body is not functioning perfectly?" I felt like I had done something wrong. I'd made a mistake and naturally I had to make a major correction. I knew immediately that the less than ideal standards of typical western medicine were not going to cut it for my perfectionist personality.
Although I still have four months to go before I reach my first "Paleoversary," we are rapidly nearing the end of the calendar year. Just like millions of other people I have been thinking recently about what I achieved in the past year and what I want to achieve in the new year. The more I thought, the more I dwelled on all I have not yet accomplished on my Paleo journey. I don't eat organic, grass-fed meat or wild-caught fish 100% of the time yet. I am coming from a starting point of extreme illness, including Celiac Disease, so I know I need supplementation, but I still haven't worked out exactly what supplements to take and the best sources. I don't have a good routine put together yet for getting outside and using my body. I haven't mastered my sleep patterns. I don't have a good stress management process down.
I have the terrible perfectionist habit of focusing on the areas that I think might be substandard. As I contemplated the past year and tried to begin mentally planning the new one, I didn't take any time to focus on the remarkable successes. I had finally gotten a name for what was wrong for over a decade, Celiac Disease. I had discovered a path to healing through Paleo and jumped head first into the Autoimmune Protocol. Through careful AIP discipline I brought my gluten antibodies from 161 to only 1 point outside the normal range. I learned literally volumes about real nutrition and almost without trying put together an awesome support network. Most importantly, I started using my blog to write about the emotional side of tackling autoimmunity and adopting Paleo as a way to connect with and offer support to others in similar situations.
Learning about Paleolithic nutrition and spreading the word from the basics all the way to the emotional triumphs and challenges culminated for me this week. My co-workers asked me to give a presentation on Paleo. I prepared everything meticulously (ugh, perfectionism) and then passionately gave them my pitch. At the end of it, every single one of them decided to start the new year with Paleo. I was so excited and will totally be cheering for them in their personal health resolutions. And then it occurred to me . . . over and over during the course of my talk, I had emphasized to them that this was a process, that they should not get bogged down in rules, that they should take their time adapting to this new template for living . . . that it was not important to be perfect. I was encouraging them to go easy on themselves, while I was silently running myself down about all the ways I have not yet achieved the Paleo ideal. (I think those of us using Paleo to manage disease are particularly at risk for being too hard on ourselves about achieving perfection, since it can mean profound differences in our physical health and emotional well-being to get it all down just right.)
The truth is, given the time and budget I have to work within, I am doing the absolute best I can in terms of food quality. Long-term undiagnosed Celiac Disease means sorting out proper supplementation and finding high-quality, affordable sources is a larger work in progress, but I continue to work at it diligently. I'm working hard to find the time between working full-time, being a wife and mother, and taking time for my passion, writing, to get outside and move my body. I've had the sleep rhythms down a few times over the course of my Paleo adaptation and I am sure I will find my way back again.
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But then there is still that lacking stress management plan? Maybe it should start with acceptance of my Paleo imperfection? I, as a human being, am by nature one long work in progress. How did we get here from our primal ancestors anyway, if it isn't all about building one piece at a time to reach an ideal? I am moving in the right direction. I can feel it in my cells. I am getting closer to the ideal and that is what counts.
I owe Angie an apology for not posting this post before New Years. I hope this post will resonate with all of you the way it does for me and still seem timely as we contemplate and tackle our own New Years resolutions.


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February 6, 2016
His Holiness Pope Francis
Vatican City
Your Holiness
Greetings and prayerful best wishes! I started writing this letter on August 21, 2013. The time has now come to update it and send it to you.
I will celebrate my 73rd birthday on April 11, 2016. I was ordained to the priesthood in 1968 and to the episcopacy in 1986, and have been the Bishop of Calgary since 1998.
After considerable prayer and reflection, I have come to the conclusion that I should step down as Bishop of Calgary and retire in accordance with Canon 401.2.
The principal reason is my medical condition. I suffer from a type of arthritis known ankylosing spondylitis for which there is no cure. AS is also an autoimmune disease meaning that the body's immune system becomes confused and begins to "attack" the body. In AS, the joints in the spine are the target of the immune attack resulting in pain and stiffness (inflammation) in the neck and back.
The first symptoms of AS typically start in late adolescence or early adulthood. Although I have suffered from a sore back from my early 20s, it wasn't until about 35 that I was diagnosed as having this disease. The inflammation of AS usually starts at the base of the spine, where the spine attaches to the pelvis. This inflammation can spread upwards to involve other parts of the spine. As the inflammation continues, new bones form as the body tries to repair itself. As a result, the bones of the spine begin to "grow together" or fuse causing the spine to become very stiff and inflexible. The discs in my lower back ( lumbar region ) and my neck have fused limiting my basic mobility. I can no longer turn my head sideways but must turn the whole upper body to look left or right. In addition, I can't really look up but have a permanent stoop and my feet are much more familiar to me than the sky.
When the immune system is confused, it can attack other parts of the body than the joints and tendons. Over the years, I have had several bouts of inflammation in my eyes, a condition called uveitis or iritis. These attacks – requiring the taking of two different types of eye drops (atropine and pred forte and sometimes an eye injection ) to deal with the iritis, with good management this is usually short term. I have not had an attack for the last six months – thanks be to God.
It also affects the lungs and the heart. My lung capacity is severely diminished and walking any distance, I am breathing hard after walking only one or two blocks, or climbing stairs is difficult, as is sitting in one position for any length of time.
Although my doctor was concerned about my heart, all the tests turned out negative and my heart condition is comparable to other persons my age. My hearing is also greatly diminished and getting worse.
I have been on the anti–inflammatory drug Naproxen for 37 years and Humera, a new biologic self–injected drug for about 5 and 1/2 years which has brought some pain relief. However, I live with severe chronic pain and stiffness of the spine affecting both posture and daily activity. My condition cannot be reversed. I have jokingly said that "pain is my best friend, we are always together" but it is wearing me out and limiting my ministry.
I believe that someone younger with more energy, stamina and pastoral vision should take over the role of Ordinary for the Diocese of Calgary. The needs of this ever-expanding diocese are enormous. I have given it my best and I am past my "best due date" – it is time to retire. I would like to propose that my retirement take place effective December 31, 2016.
Wishing you all the best, I remain,
Sincerely yours in Christ,
✠ F. B. Henry
Bishop of Calgary


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A root technique for the Snapdragon (US) variation of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has now been given on account of a group from the XDA Developers discussions. The strategy is known as SamFAIL and the people behind it have even figured out how to accomplish it without stumbling Knox.
The technique depends on a changed boot image which can be flashed utilizing Samsung's ODIN utility programming, and you can re-streak the stock Note 8 programming whenever (once more, without tripping Knox). It won't open your Bootloader or SIM open your Note 8, it essentially allows it root benefits.
Knox is Samsung's security framework that can, in addition to other things, void your device warranty as well as disable Samsung Pay permanently. This happens when your device moves toward becoming "traded off/compromised" or you mess with the framework so as to attempt and forestall potential security dangers.
In spite of the fact that your gadget warranty would apparently stay in place, there are a few provisos with the technique that could be major issues. Right off the bat, this root strategy would cause Google's SafetyNet API to fizzle — and you can't Magisk your way around it — meaning certain applications would never again work (like Netflix). More regrettable still, the Note 8 will quit charging at 80% once it had been rooted.
This is something that had been found in a past Samsung root technique, and it has potentially been executed by Samsung to deflect individuals from rooting the Device. All things considered, XDA Developers noticed this might be only a visual pointer, and the device may even now charge as typical.
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'Bifurcation' allows a party to receive a divorce decree prior to having all the economic claims determined by a court.
Bifurcation is a legal mechanism under the Pennsylvania Divorce Code that permits parties to gain the entry of a final divorce decree even though there may be economic claims still pending. This may be important to a party that wants finality so they can remarry and start a new family, clear up their credit, refinance an existing property without the other party's involvement, seek advantages to tax filing as unmarried, or simply move on with their life. However, the Pennsylvania bifurcation statute provides that there must be proof of "compelling circumstances and sufficient economic protections" for the party that may be adversely affected by deferred resolution of economic claims. There is a three-pronged test that must be met:
Three Pronged test for Bifurcation in Pennsylvania
1) The grounds for divorce must be established. There are fault grounds that have been established; the parties have signed affidavits of consent, or the parties have lived separate and apart for two (2) or more years and the marriage is irretrievably broken.
2) Compelling circumstances exist for the entry of the divorce decree. There must be convincing evidence that one or more of the above elements have been established.
3) Sufficient economic claims must be provided to the other party while the other claims remain pending. One party has been paying alimony, child support during a period of 2 or more years. The spouse opposing the bifurcation has developed their own means of support independent of the party seeking bifurcation. The party seeking bifurcation would not be opposed to an order that prohibits the disposition of any marital assets even though a final decree was entered.
As you can see, every case requires a factual analysis and a cookie cutter method of placing a case into this framework will not work. However, the courts of Pennsylvania have certainly provided for a more relaxed review of the standards required for bifurcation over the past 10 years. This signifies a substantial departure from the previous view on bifurcations.


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A study published in the June edition of the Journal of Medicinal Plants Research; suggests that guinea pepper (African pepper), and nutmeg can reduce sickling by more than 70 percent in red blood cells.
Testing the extracts of Xylopia aethiopica (guinea pepper) and nutmeg on blood samples that were collected from patients confirmed to have sickle cell disease, the researchers found that irrespective of whether they used the water, chloroform, methanol or butanol extract of these spices, they were able to prevent red blood cells becoming sickle in shape to varying extents – from 70 per cent to 90 per cent in 15 minutes.
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Getting the STAMP of Approval: Right Connections for Valves & Tubing
Summary: To get the most out of your water treatment system, one must pay special heed to proper valve and tubing connections. By using an easy-to-remember acronym, you'll save yourself a lot of trouble and expense down the road.
Let's face it, many of us have done it ourselves. After spending a lot of time and energy, not to mention money, on certain elements of our water conditioning and purification systems, we shrug off the critical nature of the right connections. For the short-term, we may even save money; but we pay for it in long-term aggravation. A systems approach to conditioning and purification considers the entire flow path -- from the water source to the end user -- while maintaining integrity of both the pure product and the path it travels.
Water is a necessary part of life with which many of us have a love-hate relationship. We love its beauty, the life it supports (ours and those close to us), and the power it generates. We hate the damage it creates when systems leak, pipes burst or freeze, and when other containment or control methods fail. Thus, it's critical that not only each individual element of the circuit be considered, but the way they connect one with another.
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Considering these five elements before installation will greatly reduce the time needed when trying to decide what fitting or tubing is right for your system.
Acetal has been used in the water treatment industry for years. Typically, acetal is used in cold water applications but can see intermittent warm water usage.
If your system temperature requirements are between 180-to-225 degrees F, polypropylene is your answer.
For those applications requiring even higher temperatures, PVDF is the material of choice. Not only does temperature resistance increase with each material, but chemical resistance increases as well. In addition, PVDF is becoming the primary choice for water applications that use ultraviolet (UV) light or ozone as a water treatment method.
For example, if a cold water system requires that a 15 percent sodium hypochlorite solution be used for disinfection, the installer cannot use acetal due to the materials' inability to stand up to the 15 percent solution. Polypropylene would be the logical material choice, taking advantage of the good chemical resistance that polypropylene has with sodium hypochlorite.
It's important to note that the combination of temperature and media may impact the performance of a product as well. Chemical compatibility tables are widely published on the Internet by materials suppliers and numerous manufacturers.
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We've told you about Google Wallet in the past, and even showed you how you could install it on your Nexus S or Galaxy Nexus. Unfortunately, the installation procedure to put it on the Galaxy Nexus was a bit more complicated than simply installing an app. And rightly so!
Google Wallet is more than just a simple app. It has to tie (securely) into the NFC subsystem on the phone, and must be installed as a system application.
After quite a bit of work by the tireless developers over at XDA, there is now a Google Wallet .APK which you can install on your Galaxy Nexus — no root required!
Before you get started, however, we've got to remind you that Google Wallet has access to whatever financial information that you provide it with. Since this particular .apk isn't the official one from Google, we don't have any way of knowing what the developers involved have done to get it to work. Those changes could have security implications — or not. Be careful, and proceed at your own risk.
If you are running Android 4.0.2, simply grab the Google Wallet .apk and install it (you must allow installation of non-Market apps, which you can set in your Security settings).
Once you've installed it, follow the on-screen setup, and you're all set!
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How do your soils handle rain?
Understanding the impact of rainfall in various tillage and cropping systems.
Precipitation that falls on a field either infiltrates the soil, returns to the atmosphere by evapotranspiration or runs off. In order for water from rainfall to have value in crop production, it must enter the soil. Observing how rain infiltrates your farm fields can provide insight into the management of your soils as well as the effectiveness of your cropping system. Infiltration is dependent on soil texture (percent sand, silt and clay) and how these soils are managed. Water moves quickly through large pore spaces in sandy soils and much slower through smaller pore spaces in clayey soils. Water infiltration rate is a good indicator of the soil's ability to allow water to move into the soil profile for storage, making it available for plant uptake.
Management practices that lead to poor infiltration rates include
- Leaving the soil bare after harvest
- Excessive tillage activities that disrupt surface connected pore spaces and prevent the accumulation of organic matter
- Excessive equipment traffic, especially on wet soils, that cause compaction and reduce porosity
Farmers can improve infiltration rates in the soil by incorporating a number of conservation practices including
- Crop rotation
- Cover cropping
- Applying manure or compost
- Reduced tillage
- Residue management
Generally, practices that focus on improving infiltration rates minimize soil disturbance, protect soil from erosion, reduce crusting and compaction, encourage the development of good soil structure and increase aggregation of soil organic matter.
Farmers can learn more about the impact of water infiltration and other soil health topics by attending the Michigan State University Agriculture Innovation Day: Focus on Soils on Aug. 24, 2016, at the Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Experts will deliver innovative information to help producers take the next step in improving their bottom line while maintaining environmentally sound practices on their farms. The program will begin with registration at 8 a.m. and wrap up around 4 p.m. The event is free and includes lunch.
MSU Agriculture Innovations is supported by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, MSU Extension and MSU's AgBioResearch. To learn more, visit the MSU Agriculture Innovation Day web page on the MSU Extension website, or contact Ron Bates at email@example.com.
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LAS VEGAS — Organizers of the annual P&A Leadership Summit have announced that Robert Harkins, vice president of training for American Guardian Warranty Services Inc. (AGWS), will return as master of ceremonies for the fourth consecutive year. The event will be held Aug. 30–31 at Paris Las Vegas.
"Once again, the thankless task of herding speakers and attendees falls to one of the few men who can handle it," said David Gesualdo, show chair and publisher of P&A magazine. "Bob Harkins brings unparalleled professionalism and good humor to every occasion. We are lucky to have him back."
Harkins joins the speaker roster as members of the PALS advisory board build the agenda. The event is designed to meet the needs of leading executives in the F&I product providers and administration segment.
"The P&A Leadership Summit delivers an incredible value to those who are fortunate enough to attend," Harkins said. "I am honored to be a part of it, and I look forward to welcoming you to Las Vegas!"


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When I think of where I am going, I am filled with enthusiasm. I am proud of where I am today because I know it is just the beginning of greater things to come.
I am the master of my future
My tomorrow is dictated by my actions today. How I act today is the blueprint for my future. Daily, I spend time reflecting on my actions and attitudes in order to alter my habits. I practice good habits because they breed success.
I choose to use my time wisely. Therefore my time is spent on activities that benefit me. Every decision I make is carefully thought out and evaluated because I am committed to shaping my future. In the end, I choose to do only that which brings me closer to my goals.
I focus on what I can control and release myself from unnecessary pressures. I control my reactions and I react with wisdom in order to live free from regret. Doing so allows me to enjoy the fruit of my hard work in serenity and peace.
My future is well planned because I set high standards for myself.
I know where I want to go in my career, relationships, and other areas of personal growth. My plan includes strategies on how to become and achieve more.
When I think of where I am going, I am filled with enthusiasm. I am proud of where I am today because I know it is just the beginning of greater things to come. My future is a place that I face with expectation and uncontainable anticipation.
Today, in every decision I make, I am conscious of my future well-being.
"As I Began to Love Myself "
As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth.
Today, I know, this is "AUTHENTICITY".
As I began to love myself I understood how much I can offend somebody. As I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me.
Today I call it "RESPECT".
As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow.
Today I call it "MATURITY".
As I began to love myself I understood that in any circumstance, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment. So I could be calm.
Today I call it "SELF-CONFIDENCE".
As I began to love myself I quit stealing my own time, and I stopped designing huge projects for the future. Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm.
Today I call it "SIMPLICITY".
As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything that drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism.
Today I know it is "LOVE OF ONESELF".
As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrongless of the time.
Today I discovered that is "MODESTY".
As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worrying about the future. Now, I only live for the moment, where EVERYTHING is happening.
Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it "FULFILLMENT".
As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But As I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally.
Today I call this connection "WISDOM OF THE HEART".
We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born.
Today I know THAT IS "LIFE"!
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The Power of Words .50 WORDS Words that Lift, Inspire, Motivate, Elevate and Transform us.
A state of tranquillity: freedom from disturbance. WISDOM
The exercise of sound judgement. Discerning betweentruth and error. PATIENCE
The quality of bearing offenses without anger or revenge;trusting the timetable of the Lord. MERCY
Tenderness of heart which disposes a person tooverlook error.
Exact comprehension, intelligence between two or morepersons.
To place confiedence in, with the belief that it will beobtained.
Increasing in truth and light.
To organize. to bestow intelligence upon.
A Principe of Action through which power is obtainedfrom Heaven.
The present state of existance.
A clear and certain perception of truth and facts.
To bestow or impart to another person without equivalentor reward.
To reduce arrogance and self-dependence.
The free unmerited love and favor of God.
Oneness and Undivided having the same spirit dwellingin them
The Communication of truth to Men by God himself
Holy; Entitled to reverence consecrated to God.
The right of governing, autohority given to a person toact.
Deliverance; Perservation from Destruction,
Danger or great Calamity.
Light and Truth, The possession of which bestowspower.
Without beginning or end of existense.
Elevation to the highest degree in which all powers areincreased.
The sum of all excellence.
The pure love of christ.
To Conquer over the adversary.
Solidity without yielding.
To fill with illumination.
Submissive to the divine will.
Act of Good Will.
A Supreme Reality.
An Assemblage of graces.
A delight of the mind.
Free from impurity ot sin.
Labor for the benefit of another.
To Inspire and give hope.
Guiltless, unspotted, innocent.
Without constraint or control.
Divine Character.
Pertaining to the true God.
Purity of heart.
Conformity to the moral law.
To strive to be equal to.
Remission of a debt or offense.
Act with Integrity and fairness.
Having worth or excellence.
Having full Belief.
Conformity to the divine law.
Compliance with a Command.
Readily receiving instruction.
We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent,virtuous, and in doing good to all men;
Indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul
We believe all things, we hope all things, we haveendured many things, aтв hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praise worthy, we seek after these things.
Thoughts become Words
Words become Actions
Actions become Habits
Habits become Character
Your Character becomes youк Destiny.
What do you desire?
What do you desire? What makes you itch? What sort of a situaion would you like?
Let's suppose — I do this often in vocational guidance of students. They come to me and say,
"Well, uh, we're getting out of college, and we haven't the faintest idea of what we want to do. "
Well, it's so amazing. As a result of our kind of educational system, crowds of students say,
Or another person says, "I'd like to live an out-of-doors life and ride horses. "
I said, "Do you want to teach at a riding school? Let's go through with it. What do you want to do? "
When we finally got down to something which the individual says he really wants to do. I will say to him,
And after all, if you do really like what your'e doing, it doesn't matter what it is, you can eventually become amaster of it.
But it's absolutely stupid to spend your time doing thingsyou don't like in order to go on doing things you don't like


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Gospel Reading: John 12:1-11
1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 There they made him a supper; Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at table with him. 3 Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was to betray him), said, 5 "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" 6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box he used to take what was put into it. 7 Jesus said, "Let her alone, let her keep it for the day of my burial. 8 The poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me." 9 When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus also to death, 11 because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus. 12 The next day a great crowd who had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
As Jesus dines, Mary does something which only love can do. She took the most precious thing she had and spent it all on Jesus. Mary's action was motivated by one thing, and one thing only, namely, her love for Jesus and her gratitude for God's mercy. In humility she stooped to anoint Jesus' feet and to dry them with her hair. Her lovely deed shows the extravagance of love – a love that we cannot outmatch.
Why was Judas critical of Mary's deed? Judas viewed her act as extravagant wastefulness because of greed. A person views things according to what is inside the heart and soul. The greatest temptation we can face will often come in the area of our greatest strength or gifting. Judas used money entrusted to him for wrong and hurtful purposes. He allowed greed and personal gain to corrupt his heart and to warp his view of things. He was critical towards Mary because he imputed unworthy motives. Do you examine your heart correctly when you impute wrong or unworthy motives towards others?
"Give us, Lord, fervor and delight in thinking of you and your grace, your tender compassion towards me. The things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for: through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Prayer of St. Thomas More)
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Radio station BFM announced today it has appointed an independent party to assist in investigations on allegations of sexual harassment in its office.
BFM89.9 founder Malek Ali also said some of the employees involved in the complaints have taken a leave of absence.
"We have started formal investigations and we are engaging with those that have been named," Malek said in a statement.
"The current allegations circulating are upsetting and distressing for all of us at the radio station. Our first priority is and has always been the welfare of our employees and we take any and all allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct seriously."
The business radio station was hit with an anonymous letter circulated last Thursday that alleged a rape incident at an office party last year, as well as sexual harassment complaints against two male staff.
The letter writer, who claimed to be working with BFM, accused the two staff of sexually harassing her and other female colleagues with sexual propositions and comments on their dressing.
Media groups have expressed concern about the sexual harassment claims and urged media outlets to come up with robust reporting mechanisms for such complaints.