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Pursuant to clicking "Accept" with respect to these T&Cs and completing an order to purchase Equipment or Services through the Site (each, an "Order"), Buyer expressly agree to the following terms and conditions of sale.
"Buyer" means the person or entity purchasing Equipment or Services from Deublin Company, which shall include the principal of Buyer if Buyer is acting on behalf of another entity, as well as their permitted successors and assigns.
"Deublin Company" or "Seller" means Deublin Company and its permitted successors and assigns.
"Party/Parties" means either Buyer or Deublin Company, or both together, depending upon the context.
"Contract" or "Contract Documents" means these T&Cs, the Order, any acknowledgement of any Order sent by Deublin Company and any additional terms regarding any Service identified by Deublin Company prior to or at the time of Deublin Company's acceptance of any Order, and excludes any other terms and conditions or documents. In case of any contradictions between the Contract Documents, the terms and conditions of these T&Cs shall prevail.
"Equipment" means the machinery, systems, components, spare parts, materials, hardware, instrumentation and technical documentation offered by Deublin Company through the Site and purchased by Buyer pursuant to an Order.
"Services" means on-site work, training, start-up assistance, testing, extended warranty, maintenance support, and other services offered by Deublin Company through the Site and purchased by Buyer pursuant to an Order.
"Site" means www.deublin.com, the website owned and controlled by Deublin Company.
All Orders of Buyer submitted through the Site are subject to acceptance and approval by Deublin Company and are not binding until and unless so approved and accepted. Written acknowledgment of an Order (including acknowledgements sent in electronic form) will constitute acceptance and will thereby be a binding Contract which cannot be modified or canceled by Buyer without written consent of Deublin Company. Each Order, the corresponding acknowledgment by Deublin Company and these T&Cs shall constitute a separate Contract between the Parties, and shall be separate from the Contract created by any other Order and acceptance.
If in Deublin Company's judgment reasonable doubt exists as to a Buyer's financial responsibility, or if a Buyer is past due in payment of any amount owed to Deublin Company, Deublin Company reserves the right, without liability and without prejudice to any other remedies, to suspend performance, decline to ship, or stop any material in transit until Deublin Company receives payment of all amounts owed to Deublin Company, whether or not due or adequate assurance of such payment.
The Buyer may request in writing changes to the quantity, shipping instructions or shipment schedule of the Equipment for an Order, by contacting Deublin Customer Service at (847) 689-8600. Any such change accepted by Deublin Company may result in a change in price or shipment schedule.
Seller reserves the right, prior to shipment, to make changes in details of design, construction, or arrangement of the Equipment as shall, in its judgment, constitute an improvement over such former practice as may be shown or described in the specifications or on the Site.
a. All prices on the Site are subject to change without notice and the price for any Equipment or Service shall be that price in effect at the time of Seller's acceptance of Buyer's Order.
b. When Buyer submits an Order, Buyer must supply certain information relevant to the Order, including credit card number, the expiration date of the credit card, billing address, and shipping information. BUYER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS THE LEGAL RIGHT TO USE ANY CREDIT CARD(S) OR OTHER PAYMENT METHOD(S) UTILIZED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ORDER. By submitting such information, Buyer grants to Deublin Company the right to provide such information to third parties for purposes of facilitating the completion of the Order initiated by or on behalf of Buyer. Verification of information may be required prior to the acknowledgment or completion of any Order.
c. The prices on the Site do not include any sales, use, property, value added or other taxes or charges, whether federal, provincial, state or local ("Governmental Charges") or any shipping, handling or freight costs ("Shipping Charges"). Buyer shall be liable for all Governmental Charges, and for any exemption therefrom, and for all Shipping Charges. The prices on the Site include Deublin Company's own income taxes, Deublin Company's standard packing, insurance and customs duties (unless excluded). Government Charges and Shipping Charges shall be identified prior to Buyer's completion of an Order.
d. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all invoices are due at the time of Deublin Company's acceptance of Buyer's Order and Deublin Company shall charge Buyer's credit card for the full purchase amount and all Government Charges and Shipping Charges at that time.
e. If Deublin Company permits Buyer to make payment other than at the time of an Order (such as pursuant to a credit arrangement in connection with Buyer establishing an account with Deublin Company), then all invoices are due net thirty (30) days from the date of the respective invoice. All overdue invoices shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month, or the maximum amount permitted by applicable law (whichever is less), accruing from the due date until paid in full. In the event that a payment to Deublin Company remains unpaid more than thirty (30) days after its due date, Deublin Company reserves the right, without any liability and without prejudice to its other rights, (1) to terminate this Contract or to suspend the performance of its obligations under this Contract, and (2) to institute other actions and remedies permitted by applicable law.
f. Any promotions made available through the Site may be governed by rules that are separate from these T&Cs. If Buyer participates in any promotions, Buyer should review the applicable rules on the Site. If the rules for a promotion conflict with these T&Cs, the promotion rules will apply.
a. Unless otherwise identified by Deublin Company, delivery term shall be FOB Waukegan, Illinois, (unloading by Buyer at its cost). Delivery dates shall be as specified during the Order process, in Deublin Company's acknowledgement of the Order, or pursuant to such other method of communication as identified by Deublin Company.
b. If Deublin Company defers shipment at Buyer's request, Buyer shall indemnify Deublin Company against all additional costs incurred by Deublin Company thereby, such as demurrage, handling, storage, and insurance. Transfer to storage at Buyer's request or upon Buyer's delay shall be considered shipment for all purposes, including invoicing and payment. Buyer shall bear risk of loss or damage during storage, or thereafter.
c. Title and risk of loss to Equipment shall pass to Buyer upon:
(i) delivery of the Equipment to the carrier, FOB Waukegan, Illinois; and
(ii) respective payment in full.
d. Intellectual property of any kind, including designs, drawings, copyrights, patents, know-how, inventions, trade secrets, improvements, developments, calculations and spreadsheets, will remain the sole property of Deublin Company. Reuse, reproduction or distribution is strictly prohibited without express written consent of Deublin Company.
e. Seller will use all reasonable diligence to meet the scheduled dates for shipment, but shall not be liable for any loss, damage, expense or charge resulting from delay in shipment. The term "time is of the essence" does not apply.
Delays occasioned by labor disputes, non delivery of acceptable material by suppliers, the elements, other acts of force majeure, or other causes over which Seller has no reasonable control (including those events listed or described in Article 11) shall upon notice by Seller extend the time of performance under the Contract for a period of time equal to the period of delay caused by the force majeure condition plus the delay reasonably incident to the resumption of normal production.
a. Deublin Company warrants that Equipment will be free from defects in design, engineering, materials and workmanship under normal and anticipated use, storage, erection, operation, maintenance, service and handling for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of shipment ("Warranty Period"). If expressly so provided in this Contract or on the Site, a shorter Warranty Period may apply in specific cases or for specific Equipment (e.g., as warranted by sub-vendors of such Equipment). Deublin Company's exclusive liability, and Buyer's exclusive remedy, for breach of this warranty shall be, at Deublin Company's option, the repair or replacement of the Equipment or refund of the purchase price.
b. Deublin Company undertakes, at its discretion and cost, to repair or replace defective Equipment covered by the warranty in Section 8.a, provided that Buyer has notified Deublin Company, within the Warranty Period, in writing of the defects promptly following discovery and has given Deublin Company full and complete opportunity to examine and test the defective part.
c. For replacement parts provided pursuant to the warranty in Section 8.a, a new warranty period shall be granted equal to the original one counted from the date of installation of the replacement parts; provided that any such warranties (whether for replacement parts, latent defects or otherwise) shall expire no later than the earlier of twenty-four (24) months from the date of shipment.
d. For replacements of defective parts, Buyer shall carry out disassembly and reinstallation, and Deublin Company shall be responsible for shipping. All parts of Equipment replaced in connection with warranty replacements shall become the property of Deublin Company.
e. No warranty in this Contract shall apply to, and Deublin Company shall not be liable for:
(i) consumables or parts having a life expectancy shorter than the Warranty Period;
(ii) ordinary wear and tear;
(iii) defects, damages, losses or costs (a) resulting from improper, incomplete or unanticipated handling, storage, erection, operation, maintenance, service or other use of Equipment by Buyer or third parties, or (b) caused by any non-compliance with Deublin Company's manuals or instructions;
(iv) modifications to Equipment made by Buyer or third parties without a prior written consent of Deublin Company, or
(v) any other acts or omissions, including repairs or modifications by Buyer or third parties.
For all Services, Seller warrants that such Services shall be performed in a workmanlike manner. This limited warranty shall be for ninety (90) days from the date Services are provided and notice of any warranty failure must be provided by Buyer with the ninety (90)-day period. Deublin Company's exclusive liability, and Buyer's exclusive remedy, for breach of this warranty shall be, at Deublin Company's option, the re-performance of the Service(s) or refund of the purchase price.
The limited warranties set forth herein are exclusive and in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied by law or trade usage, including any WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE all of which are hereby specifically disclaimed, and shall be the Buyer's sole and exclusive remedy. Buyer waives any other basis for recovery against Seller, and Seller shall not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, including loss of use, or loss of anticipated profits, whether arising in contract, warranty, tort, product liability, strict liability, or any other legal theory. In the event that any of Seller's warranties fails of its essential purpose, or is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the Parties understand and agree that all limitations of liability for special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages will remain in effect.
Neither Party shall be liable for any unforeseen events or circumstances beyond its reasonable control including fire, strike or other labor conflict, acts of God, material shortage, casting failure, war, flood, acts of terrorism, Governmental act or regulation, transportation restriction and the like, and to the extent affecting performance under the Contract. The Party wishing to claim relief by any of such unforeseen event or circumstance, shall notify the other Party promptly on the commencement, effects and cessation thereof.
a. Any notice given between the Parties under this Contract may be given by courier, personal delivery or mail, postage prepaid, or by e-mail or similar electronic methods. Date of service shall be the date on which the notice is received.
b. This Contract or any part thereof, except sub-contracting by Deublin Company, shall not be assigned without written agreement by the Parties.
c. No action arising out of this Contract or any performance thereunder may be brought against the other Party more than three (3) years from the date of delivery of the Equipment.
d. No waiver by either Party of a breach of any provision of this Contract shall constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach of such or any other provision.
e. If any provision of this Contract shall be held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
f. This Contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois (except choice of law provisions).
g. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Contract, which the Parties are not able to settle amicably within three (3) months from the first written request for such settlement, shall be finally settled in accordance with the latest rules for commercial arbitration of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) by one or more Arbitrators appointed in accordance with those Rules. The arbitration shall take place in Chicago, Illinois and shall be conducted in the English language. Judgment upon the award rendered by the Arbitrator(s) shall be binding and final.
h. Any and all trade secrets, specifications, drawings, designs, samples, other technical, financial, product, marketing, sales, production, subcontracting, pricing and other confidential and/or proprietary information of a Party pertaining to Equipment, Services, otherwise to this Contract, or a Party, its products, businesses, operations, or plans, shall not be disclosed to any third party by the other Party. Each Party shall ensure that its directors, officers, employees and agents comply with the obligations herein. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties, confidentiality, non-disclosure and non-use obligations herein shall remain in force to the maximum term permitted by applicable law.
i. Buyer and Deublin Company expressly declare that they require this Contract and any related documents to be drawn up in the English language only.
j. The provisions of this Contract constitute the entire and final agreement and understanding between Deublin Company and Buyer with respect to the supply of Equipment and Services under this Contract and all prior communications between the Parties, whether in writing or verbal, are superseded hereby.
k. The Section headings contained in this Contract are solely for the purpose of reference, are not part of the agreement of the Parties and do not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Contract. Whenever the words "include," "includes" or "including" are used in this Contract, they are deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation." The term "or" when used in this Contract shall not be exclusive. The definitions contained in this Contract are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such terms. Any agreement, instrument, statute or regulation defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument, statute or regulation as from time to time may be amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes or regulations) by succession of comparable successor statutes or regulations. References to a person or an entity are also to its permitted successors and assigns.
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Since 1945, Deublin has grown from a small garage shop to the world's largest manufacturer of rotary unions (rotating unions). Our worldwide distribution network allows OEM's all over the world to specify Deublin rotary unions when purchasing equipment made in another country. Wherever you're located, Deublin has a stocking distributor nearby to meet your fluid handling requirements—quickly. Rotary unions must accommodate a broad range of materials, viscosities, temperatures, pressures and speeds. That's why the Deublin rotary union product line offers over 500 standard rotary unions, over 3,000 separate models, and more than 6,000 individual components to handle them.


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Topic: Sport or Fitness (02/15/07)
TITLE: Gold Medal Gilbert
By Lori Othouse
The camera pulled back to reveal the winners, their gold medals gleaming in the late afternoon sun.
"Here we have the first place winner in the Running at the Mouth event, Fiona Flapgums! Congratulations, Fiona!"
Fiona stepped forward and bowed dramatically, waving and blowing kisses.
"Next we have the winner in the Dodging Responsibility event, Dudley 'not my job' Deadbeat!"
Nodding toward the camera, Dudley gave a quick wave.
Rebecca continued exuberantly, "Our champion in the Conclusion Jump is Fred Factless! Way to go Fred!"
Fred grinned, holding up his medal and mouthing "Thank you" to the camera.
"Our next event is somewhat new, but gaining popularity fast. First place in Throwing Under the Bus is Betty Backstabner! Congratulations!"
Clasping her hands in the air, Betty beamed victoriously.
"Our final competitor is from an event that, after this year, will no longer be featured here at the All-Church Games. Receiving the gold in Fighting the Good Fight of Faith is Gilbert Godly!"
Gilbert smiled politely at the camera.
"So, Gilbert," Rebecca began, "since we won't be seeing your event again, do you have any parting words for us?"
Looking past the camera into the crowd, Gilbert answered, "I'm very, very disappointed that Fighting the Good Fight of Faith is being eliminated. I feel it's probably the most important event and without it, I don't know what will happen within the church."
There was a huffy snort from Fiona, followed by the buzz of whispering.
"Well," Rebecca smiled, continuing, "many people say with the rapid advancement of technology and healthcare in recent years, the event is outdated and unnecessary. That as a culture we've grown beyond the need for 'old-fashioned' faith. How would you respond to that?"
"Faith is absolutely necessary if we are to survive as Christians. The Bible says that without faith it is impossible to please God, and His Word is never outdated because God is never outdated. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. No amount of technology can replace faith in the God of the universe."
"Gee, Gilbert, maybe you should have entered the Preaching to the Choir event!" Rebecca giggled, amused with herself. Seeing Gilbert's sad stare, she quickly regained her composure.
"Uh…obviously, you are a man of some conviction. So what will you be doing now?"
"Oh, I'll keep fighting…fighting for a greater prize. I just hope I won't be the only one."
"Sure! That sounds great!" Rebecca cheered through a saccharin smile. "Keep on keeping on! Maybe….maybe you can return next time in one of the other events!"
Gilbert looked over toward the other medalists. "I don't think so," he answered quietly.
"Well, we wish you, all of you, the best! And a big congratulations to all our competitors; you're all winners! This is Rebecca Stone with Channel 5 News. Good night!"
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An everyday tale of family and political life with a dollop of Formula One and various random thoughts on the side.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Will saltire fly from No 10 if Andy Murray makes Wimbledon Final?
Now that they've set the precedent, it had better happen for all world class sporting achievers these islands produce.
5 comments:
- Hythlodaeus said...
Similar thoughts ran though my head, although it was about Rugby and what would happen if the Scots and Welsh got further then the English team in the World Cup next year.
Suffice to say, there would be press outrage if Salmond (or MacConnell) had done the same thing with the saltire.
- 10:09 am
- Malc said...
Don't be ridiculous Caron... don't you know, Andy Murray's only Scottish when he loses. If he wins Wimbledon, he'll be British... won't he?
- 9:39 pm
I don't think the idea makes a lot of sense to be honest. Tennis is not a sport in which one represents one's country, so an individual competitor's nationality is strictly irrelevant. International football is different, in that the pea-brained primadonnas are there to represent the nation.
- 9:48 pm
- Unknown said...
Agentmancuso, if nationality is irrelevant in tennis, why is there wall to wall media coverage (with its attendant additional pressures) of Andy Murray during Wimbledon?
Malc, you are such a cynic, but you and Hythlodaeueare right unfortunately.
- 11:35 am
It's a good question Caron, but unfortunately I'm in no position to answer for the idiocy of the press.
- 5:20 pm


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Updates to search ranking models in SharePoint Server 2013
Learn about the search ranking models that were updated in SharePoint Server 2013
If you use SharePoint Server 2013, the Cumulative Update package published in August contains an updated and expanded set of ranking models for search.
- Details of the contents of the update, including download information can be found here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2817616
If you use SharePoint Online, you will have access to these ranking models automatically when the service is updated.
Summary of Changes
The TechNet article "Overview of search result ranking in SharePoint Server 2013" contains information on how search results are ordered via the use of ranking models. The article also lists the set of ranking models that are included in SharePoint Server 2013. In our continuing efforts to provide relevant results for search users, we have refreshed the set of General Purpose ranking models:
- We have updated the Default Search Model with an expanded set of ranking features
- We have added a copy of the previous Default Search Model: O15 Main Results Default Ranking Model
- We have added a new ranking model: Search Ranking Model with Two Linear Stages
Default Search Model
We've introduced a new Dynamic ranking feature that boosts search results with anchor text pointing to them that matches the complete query text. Along with a newly introduced boost for the Site result type, all other factors being equal, top-level sites are expected to be ranked higher than the other file types (for example, docx, pdf, etc.). In addition, we noticed a deficiency of the old default ranking model in environments with many documents in different languages. When the query language does not match the main language in the documents, the previous default ranking model boosted short documents for which the language couldn't be detected. We have updated the language matching feature in the new Default Search Model to avoid this.
O15 Default Search Model
For backward compatibility reasons, we retained a copy of the old Default Search Model. If you don't explicitly specify a ranking model, the new default ranking model will automatically be used after the update. If you prefer to continue using the previous default ranking model, you can override the default behavior for either all or some queries to use the O15 Default Search Model.
Search Ranking Model with Two Linear Stages
As indicated in a previous blog post about changing the ranking of search results in SharePoint 2013, we expect that using one of the standard ranking models in combination with query rules will provide a good relevance experience in many scenarios. However, some scenarios will still require a custom ranking model. With a neural network for its second stage, we expect the Default Search Model to provide better ranking of results in a variety of environments. But, it is inherently difficult to customize. The newly introduced Search Ranking Model with Two Linear Stages contains a linear model for its second stage that contains the same set of features as the Default Search Model. Being a linear model (i.e., the rank score is a weighted sum of the ranking features), this model is a more amenable starting point for producing custom ranking models. Read Customizing ranking models to improve relevance in SharePoint 2013 on MSDN to learn more about the most important ranking features in the Default Search Model. That article also explains how to deploy a custom ranking model.
The documentation that we have published on MSDN and TechNet has been updated to provide the keen reader with sufficient information to interpret the intended effect of our updates. Along with gathering more information about the usage of our search product, feedback from our current users is a critical ingredient in the continual improving of our product.
Do leave us a comment on this blog if you have any additional questions, or indeed if you want to provide us with some encouraging feedback!
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I have to admit at first glance the Mazdaspeed 3 looked a little "off" with the smile in the front bumper. After spending quite a few hours with the car I can tell you with a straight face, you don't even notice it. This may be different on a Mazdaspeed 3 that is not Black Mica like ours, where there is a bigger contrast in color between the car body and the bumper insert.
What I can tell you for sure is that cleaning the front bumper is not a lot of fun. Bugs get wedged in the strakes inside the insert quite easily and at weird angles. You have to get down low to get them all out of there. The wheels are not bad to clean nor is the rest of the body. The rear wing is an interesting design, it is basically a smaller wing with another wing over it.
Driving the car is great. The car seems to be planted better on the road compared to the older Mazdaspeed 3. I had a chance to go through some decent corners and get on the throttle a bit. You can feel the differential really pushing the outside tire to get you through the corner. It is quite a rewarding feeling having the car urging you to go faster. The car almost begs you to take a corner as fast as you can. The only two initial changes I would make to the handling are to make the Mazdaspeed 3 a little flatter in corners with some larger sway bars, and lower it around an inch or so to close up the wheel gap. The Dunlop SP 2050 tires seem decent but I have not had a chance to really push them to the limit to see what happens.
The exhaust note is very subtle and is quieter than the older Mazdaspeed 3 stock exhaust. You get a a small hint of the flat exhaust note but not a lot. The dual tips are also much nicer than what the pre-release pictures showed. The angle of the tips matching the bumper contour was a nice design touch as well.
There are a few items I wish Mazda would have given the North American market. Being that the sport model is the only version available we were not able to get the HID headlights and LED tail lights with the car. We'll have to wait and see what kinds of options become available and see about changing the lights out with something better. On the plus side this is the first car I have had to actually "speak" with the car to setup the Bluetooth, and for making phone calls. The navigation works well from the limited places I have driven so far. I really love the boost gauge. It is a nice throwback to the old style of the turbine boost light from the 323 turbo.
So now that we have the car what are we going to do with it? Maybe a better question is what we are not going to do with it. We have quite a few projects planned for the new car. If you want to follow along with updates to this project and other CorkSport products be sure to sign up and follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/corksport or click the "Twitter" buttons above and below.
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What is a produce auction? It's like any other auction, your just bidding on fruits and vegetables. You register and get a number. Sellers lay out the produce on carts and pallets (or leave the really large lots in their wagons) and you can walk around and inspect all the items prior to the start of the sale. The auctioneer starts the bidding and the highest bidder wins the lot. For this particular auction the produce being sold must be grown within 100 miles of the auction house. Special consideration is made for anything not considered local.
When we rolled into our destination I was giddy with excitement at the sites. The auction was mostly supplied if not fully supplied by Amish farmers. There were horses and wagons everywhere and children and men busily unloading produce onto carts and pallets.
I was surprised at how much there was to look at. There was probably 50 different pallets/carts of produce. Some carts would have multiple items on it. For instance it would have 8 boxes of Jalapeno peppers, 4 boxes of tomatoes, 2 boxes of beans, and 6 watermelon. Others would just be a cart full of only one item like watermelon or cantaloupe. I wasn't sure exactly how the bidding was going to go. Would I have to buy the whole cart? Was each item sold separately?
Later down the line was a cart of 16 cantaloupe. The bidder won that cart for $.65 per cantaloupe x 16. It was then I started to realize if I was going to bid I would be bidding on a large about of produce at once. There were a few smaller lots, but not many.
The bidding went quick and you had to listen carefully to what was being auctioned off. I got a fast lesson on bushel, peck, #1 and #2 tomatoes as well as some other produce auction lingo that I still don't think I understand.
I made a mental note of what I had wanted to bid on at the begging of the auction. My list included...
Green Beans
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Our damaged books are now your free books. Though TOON's offices managed to get through Hurricane Sandy mostly unscathed, we have a bunch of books that were waterlogged. Rather than throw them out, we want you to have them.
We have copies of three of our newest books — David Nytra's The Secret of the Stone Frog, Frank Viva's A Trip to the Bottom of the World, and Rutu Modan's Maya Makes a Mess. We have 6 of the Nytra, 8 of the Viva and 4 of the Modan.
As you can see, the pages have been rippled by water, though we've had them drying out since we discovered the damage. But the spines are intact, the pages are all there, and the colors are undistorted — We prefer to think of them as pre-loved rather than defective.
If you want a copy of one (or all three!) of these books, just email us at firstname.lastname@example.com. We'll send them over to you for the cost of postage. We hope you enjoy them.
And if you want to follow us on twitter @toonbooks, on Tumblr at toon-books.tumblr.com or like us on Facebook at facebook.com/TOONBooks to show your appreciation, we won't mind. Likewise, any pictures/stories you send us about reading these books, we'll cherish (and probably post online).


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How Your Golden Key Membership Makes You a Top Job Applicant Today
"Top Employers Say Millennials Need these 4 Skills in 2017," an article Caroline Beaton wrote for Forbes on January 6, 2017, explores the most important traits that hiring companies are looking for today. Ms. Beaton doesn't say it in her article, but if you are a Golden Key member, you are already cultivating the skills she describes.
Employers are Looking for More than Just a College Education
Ms. Beaton writes that employers are looking for employees who have done more than just complete college courses. They want employees who have demonstrated curiosity and commitment to outside projects. Golden Key's foreign study programs, social outreach, and other activities show potential employers that you are the kind of candidate they are looking for.
Proven skills are important to employers. Yet in a world where technology is evolving quickly, they are also looking for employees who can adapt, learn, and adjust quickly. The range of your activities in Golden Key (such as doing research at several universities and studying in other countries) demonstrates just that kind of flexibility and adaptability.
Attention, Concentration and Follow-Through
Ms. Beaton writes that many companies are having a difficult time finding candidates who can complete projects from beginning to end. But actively involved Golden Key members, who are academic achievers, shouldn't have a hard time convincing prospective employers that they possess this needed skill. Participation in Golden Key's community and social outreach projects can do even more to demonstrate those skills.
Ms. Beaton summarizes this trait as, "not taking yourself too seriously." Many of the core experiences you have had through Golden Key – meeting and interacting with people from other countries and cultures, for example, and engaging in charitable work – demonstrate that you have this trait.
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If not, CLICK HERE to learn more about how a Golden Key membership can help you succeed.
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A straightforward wizard to guide you through creating a bootable USB Flash Memory device with ActiveImage Deploy installed and ready to use.
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The 3rd release in this much collected series and in our opinion the best tasting (it's magnificent) .Sold out pretty much everywhere else, we have fortunately managed to locate a small quantity.
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Comic-Con, the once fortress of solitude for the comic book industry, has grown massively in the last decade. Some would say that the event has lost its way, or worse, that it's sold out. Rubbish. Comic-Con is the same as it ever was, only now more inclusive and open to other branches on the nerd tree. At this year's Comic-Con, video games stepped at least into the outer edge of the spotlight.
A lot of attention (i.e., most) is given to the film industry at Comic-Con these days. How can one resist covering the announcement of a joint Batman/Superman film? Even I, tangled up in this mess of news of video games and the like, was tempted to dedicate this article to theorizing. I refuse to theorize on the Batman/Superman film. Wouldn't it be neat if they built that giant Batman/Superman robot from — never mind, let's talk about creativity and world-building; let's talk about Spark.
Team Dakota, a dedicated team within Microsoft, has been working on Spark for a few years now and finally debuted it at E3 and then again at Comic-Con. Spark allows users to literally spark into existence a world based upon their own values and ideals, building villages and mountains from seemingly nothing. When your world is good and ready, a character can be dropped into it. This is where the fun begins.
Imagine being in control of your own role-playing game, in which every decision and every turn is sparked by your input; and there you have Spark. In the demo, users are able to create a landscape — a river, tundra, jungle, etc. — and then put into it villages, taverns, caverns or dungeons. When these are all neatly organized, choose a character and his attributes, and the world is your oyster.
This isn't your granddaddy's RPG maker, though. Despite the obvious features that may take a while to learn, Spark looks rather user-friendly. In one particular moment, a character fights a missile-launching zeppelin. To counter, he creates a wooden robot out of thin air. Fantastic. Let's hope Spark doesn't fizzle and lives up to its expectations on the Xbox One.
Speaking of insanity, let's talk Young Horse's Octodad: Dadliest Catch. You play as an octopus that is married to a human woman and has a human child. The trick is that no one realizes that Octodad is an octopus, and to keep up the illusion, you have to perform menial tasks as if you weren't an octopus and your arms weren't made of jelly.
Our hero, the octodad, cartwheels through the human world, living among unsuspecting friends and family, but that doesn't mean his life is easy. Simple tasks such as retrieving a key or putting on a hat are tantamount to climbing Everest for the player, where every limb — all eight of them — is controlled by a separate key.
Think the recently reviewed Surgeon Simulator, only much more complicated and intentionally hilarious. If Buster Keaton were alive today (and had gone to college to pursue a career in video game development), he'd produce something like Octodad. Absurdity is the name of the game, and it can't all be Batman or Snake or Wiz Khalifa being all serious up in here.
Speaking of Batman, Arkham Origins debuted another one of the eight assassins sent to kill the caped crusader. Copperhead, whose origin has been changed a bit via a rearranging of comic book lore, is the latest. In the Comic-Con presentation, the female assassin slithers through the rafters and takes on Batman as if she were a whirling dervish, whatever that is, poisoning him with a scratch from her claws in true snake form. In all of the previous Arkham titles, Batman has been poisoned one way or another. Perhaps he should carry an antidote in his belt from here on.
Spark will be available for the Xbox One some time after launch; Octodad: Dadliest Catch will be available on Windows, Mac, Linux and Playstation 4 in 2014; Batman: Arkham Origins will be released across multiple platforms Oct. 25.
Chris O'Neal is looking at the man in the mirror and likes what he sees. Follow him on Twitter @agentoneal.


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The Atlanta Board of Education is considering changing the name of a middle school named after Georgia's Civil War governor. WSB-TV reports that school board Chairman Courtney English has assembled a committee to take input from the community over possibly changing the name of Brown Middle School. Founded in 1923, the southwest Atlanta school is named after Joseph E. Brown, who owned slaves. • Article
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US government legalizes iPhone 'jailbreaking,' unlocking
The U.S. government on Monday announced new rules that make it officially legal for iPhone owners to "jailbreak" their device and run unauthorized third-party applications. In addition, it is now acceptable to unlock any cell phone for use on multiple carriers.
According to The Associated Press, the government approved a handful of new exemptions to a federal law that prevents the circumvention of technical measure that prevent users from accessing and modifying copyrighted works. The report noted that every three years, the Library of Congress' Copyright Office authorizes exemptions to ensure existing law does not prevent non-infringing use of copyrighted material.
In addition, another exemption was approved that would allow all cell phone users to unlock their device for use on an unapproved carrier. Currently, Apple's iPhone is available exclusively through AT&T, but unlocking it can allow for voice calls and EDGE data speeds on rival carrier T-Mobile.
Other exemptions announced Monday allow people to break protections on video games to investigate or correct security flaws; allow college professors, film students and documentary filmmakers to break copy protection measures on DVDs to embed clips for educational purposes, criticism, commentary and noncommercial videos; and allow computer owners to bypass the need for external security devices (dongles) if the hardware no longer works and cannot be replaced.


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Norwegian Traverse 1996-1997
Map: Van Den Broeke et al., 1999, p. 296.
Station Information: Van Den Broeke et al., 1999, p. 297. Date of observation within + or - 1 month of given date.
Temperature and Depth: Van Den Broeke et al., 1999, p. 297. Temperature reported in Celsius, depth is in meters. Station A: Temperature from AWS thermistor strings. Station E and G: Temperatures corrected for non-stationarity: -1.1K Causes of error in temperature : Cold wave from previous winter is passing the 10 m depth level, leads to underestimation of annual mean value. Long period for thermistor string to reach thermal equilibrium with surrondings (15 hours). Estimated uncertainty of + or - 1C. "Note that recalibration of the thermistor string after the expedition for temperatures down to -60C resulted in an upward adjustment of 0.8-2.9C comprared to the preliminary temperatures listed in Winther and others (1997)." (Van Den Broeke et al., p. 296)
Density: Density reported in g/cm3.
Accumulation: Average annual accumulation 1965-1997. Accumulation comments from Van Den Broeke et al., 1999, p. 298. Rates were obtained using the depths of the reference levels of March 1955 and January 1965. For S20 and S15 seasonal variations of oxygen isotopes were used for dating. Followed the approach of Venteris and Whillans (1998). Accumulation is reported in cm of water equivelent. Number in parenthesis is the estimated error bar for each measurement.
* Flag: Represents how temperature was derived. Values reported as (S) represent a single point measurement. Values reported as (E) represent an extrapolated measurement.
** Average Density for 0-1m. Van Den Broeke et al., 1999, p. 298.
*** Average Density for 0-10 m. Van Den Broeke et al., 1999, p. 298.
Data Sources
Isaksson, E., M.R. Van Den Broeke, J. Winther, L. Karlof, J.F. Pinglot, N. Gundestrup, 1999. Accumulation and proxy-temperature variability in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, determined from shallow firn cores. Ann. Glaciol., 29, 17-22.
Van Den Broeke, M.R., J. Winther, E. Isaksson, J.F. Pinglot, L. Karlof, T. Eiken, L. Conrads, 1999. Climate Variables along a Traverse Line in Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica. J. of Glaciol., 42(150), 295-302.


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Yep ...... that's what I do too when all that sport stuff is on. Glad you got some sun shine. We've got too much of it over here.ReplyDelete
That's the last thing our peeps saw was Lady Gaga and they went to bed thinking the Falcons were going to be winners. Mom is still in shock!ReplyDelete
I hear there are tasty foodables while the footballs on...you didn't miss those as well did you Chester?????
Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
The best way to watch football is half awake.
Then when the foodables come out we wake up too!
Hope your sun comes back out.
Perfect representation of what my peeps think of football BOLReplyDelete
As we who live in the same place you do know all you have to do is wait 5 (or maybe 20) minutes and the weather will change. Darned lake effect! That half time show was great but our mom didn't really like the ending of the game.ReplyDelete
WE did the SAME thingy during that ball game thingy...
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh we will be so glad when crazy weather everyone is having settles down.
Very cold (for us ) this weekend. Today 66 tomorrow 74. ODD ODD
I slept thru the entire super bowl and Mom watched some stuff she had recorded while dad watched the feet ball
hugs madi your bfff
BOL you slept through Gaga!!!
Lily & Edward
BOL! My mommy sends daddy to his friend's house to watch feetsball, because she hates it! We stay home with her and nap and watch movies!ReplyDelete
Yep...we slept through most of the game too!!
Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo
Our skies keep doing that over and over today and it is warm out there, almost feels and smells like spring.
Great halftime performance and amazing ending to the game.
Woos - Lightning and Misty
OMD, ya slept through Gaga!ReplyDelete
We would have enjoyed snoozing through the game but Mom insisted on yelling like a banshee at every single play. Thank you for the deer video. We shared it on our Facebook page. DO y ou have a page? We were going to tag you but couldn't find you. We did give you a shout-out. ♥ReplyDelete
I don't watch the sports stuff. Too boring!ReplyDelete
Hey, look at your snow! What are you doing on the couch when there's snow outside for bouncing in?? (Says Cobi as she snoozes in her donut bed while the snow falls outside.)ReplyDelete
You made me giggle Chester! I do that sometimes too. I watch a nice show and then I wake up two hours later...
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We mostly slept through the big game too. But, we did enjoy the Purina Dog event that we saw on the TV before the big game. Dogs were running all over that screen!!
Wyatt and Tegan
We did not watch that here either...though petcretary did see some of it at her work. I like the puppy bowl! My kitty brofurs purr-furred the kitty bowl!
Bossboy was happy with the outcome cause he likes Brady who is a University of Michigan grad.


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Five more people have died as a result of extreme heat and humidity in Montreal after a week of record-breaking temperatures, bringing the city total up to 33, public health officials said Saturday.
The number continued to climb in spite of lower temperatures over the weekend.
"The worst days were Tuesday and Wednesday," said Dr. David Kaiser.
On Friday, provincial officials said 54 people had died province-wide, but they could not immediately be reached for updated numbers on Saturday.
Over the past week, temperatures as high as 35 C were reported in Quebec and Ontario, and the temperature is set to rise again in Montreal by the end of the weekend, with the humidex expected to reach up to 36 on Sunday and Monday.
While the stifling weather also hung over Ontario and parts of Atlantic Canada, no deaths had been reported elsewhere, in part because various jurisdictions have different ways of gathering data on heat-related fatalities.
Those who are most at risk are children and seniors, according to the Government of Canada website. In Montreal, almost all were over the age of 50.
"The majority of people who have died in Montreal were part of those vulnerable during extreme heat conditions," said Kaiser.
"Most of the deaths are a result of chronic illnesses, but due to the high temperatures, it is possible to conclude that the heat has contributed to the high number of deaths."
Although the temperature was down over the weekend, Kaiser said the message to people in Montreal stays the same. He encouraged them to check on their neighbours, especially those who are vulnerable and often isolated.
Environment Canada has lifted heat warnings for the affected regions, including Quebec, for the next several days.
"We really hope that the next information we have to give out is the last and total number of deaths for this heat wave."


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Union Pacific and CSX to Introduce a New Produce Service in 2006
Omaha, Neb., August 2, 2005 Fresh Washington State produce will soon make its way to New York State aboard Union Pacific Railroad's and CSX Transportation's new dedicated produce unit train. The service, made available through agreements with Railex LLC, is scheduled to begin in first quarter 2006.
The 55-car train will consist of new refrigerated boxcars that can carry as much as four truckloads of produce each. The high-speed travel time – 124 hours – is achieved partly by keeping the train intact from its loading point until arrival as a "unit" at destination.
"We believe this new service will provide an alternative method to ship perishable produce from Washington to New York other than over-the-road transportation," said John Philp, Union Pacific Railroad, assistant vice president - food and refrigerated products.
"We are very excited about this new service option for shippers of perishable goods, which will fill an existing transportation void by allowing for a fifth-morning arrival from Washington State to the Northeast," said Andy Pollak, CEO and owner of AMPCO Distribution Services Management, LLC.
The refrigerated boxcars are a new generation of 64-foot railcars with enhanced insulation, energy efficient cooling systems and GPS monitoring to ensure proper temperature control. The unit train is designed to carry products such as apples, pears, onions and potatoes. In addition, this new service opens the gateway for a variety of other highly perishable commodities currently transported by truck. The train will provide Washington perishable shippers with both a high-speed and reliable transportation alternative while offering the cost savings that rail provides.
The train, originating in Wallula, Wash., and terminating in Albany, New York, is a joint service offering with CSX Transportation that will include a seamless interchange in Chicago. Railex, LLC, a division of AMPCO Distribution Services, will own and operate both new loading and unloading centers and will manage handling and distribution of product on each end.
Union Pacific Corporation owns one of America's leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, links 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country and serves the fastest-growing U.S. population centers. Union Pacific's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Energy, Industrial Products and Intermodal. The railroad offers competitive long-haul routes from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways. Union Pacific connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major gateways to Mexico, making it North America's premier rail franchise.
CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Fla., owns companies providing rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services that are among the nation's leading transportation companies, connecting 70 river, ocean and lake ports, as well as more than 230 shortline railroads. Its principal operating company, CSX Transportation Inc., operates the largest railroad in the eastern United States with a 22,000-mile rail network linking commercial markets in 23 states, the District of Columbia, and two Canadian provinces. CSX Intermodal, Inc. is a stand-alone integrated intermodal company serving customers with its own truck and terminal operations plus a dedicated domestic container fleet. More information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at the company's Web site, www.csx.com.
AMPCO Distribution Services and its affiliates is a national produce distribution firm established over 30 years ago, procuring and shipping produce domestically and importing produce year round for the retail and foodservice industries. The companies' sales volume is in excess of 300 million dollars a year, and in addition has seven distribution facilities along the eastern seaboard from New Brunswick Canada to Florida. These distribution centers are designed for packing, re-packing, grading, warehousing, and freight forwarding a variety of produce commodities in order to accommodate the industry's "just in time delivery" needs. AMPCO Distribution Services also operates various sourcing and buying offices throughout the United States and Canada and is respected for its innovation in both inventory management and product marketing. Railex, LLC, a division of AMPCO Distribution Services Management, LLC is ready to meet the challenging needs of transporting perishables across the country.
For further information, contact Mark Davis, Union Pacific, (402) 544-5459; Misty Skipper, CSX, (904) 359-1787; or Paul Esposito, AMPCO, (888) 896-1786.
The statements and information contained in the news releases provided by Union Pacific speak only as of the date issued. Such information by its nature may become outdated, and investors should not assume that the statements and information contained in Union Pacific's news releases remain current after the date issued. Union Pacific makes no commitment, and disclaims any duty, to update any of this information.


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Revive returns to celebrate the merging of sustainability and style
Op-shopping sure has come a long way – once purely the domain of quirky arts degree types (and your nan, bless her), the thrill of thrifting has well and truly hit the mainstream. It's a good thing too, because our world is in an increasingly intense state of peril when it comes to fast fashion – bargains may be tempting but the cost to the earth really isn't worth the $20 saving you make on a pair of sweatshop jeans. Brisbane City Council is helping to combat this with Revive, its second annual pop-up celebrating sustainable style solutions. Taking over South Bank's Cultural Forecourt on Friday August 18, the fashion fest is a great place to not only nab some killer finds but to learn awesome tips to take your current wardrobe way, way further.
Celebrating its debut run just last year, Revive is back in fine form to show us all that sustainable fashion is the way of the future. Combining clothing stalls, parades, live entertainment, workshops and food trucks, the festival is a low-key, pressure-free environment to do some shopping and some learning. There will be a curated selection of some of the country's best second-hand clothing companies including Endeavour, Lifeline and St Vincent de Paul as well as treasure from local vintage businesses. Displays and workshops will teach skills such as distressing denim, repurposing old clothes and even some handy repairing tips so you can make your wardrobe staples go the distance.
A speaker's tent will be hosting panels and discussions with a number of big names in the sustainable fashion industry – hear from the likes of Jane Milburn from Textile Beat, visual artist Nancy Brown and self-made style revivalist Faye DeLanty just to name a few. As well as her knowledge of sustainable clothing, Faye will be lending another skill set to the festival in the form of four fabulous curated fashion shows that will highlight how easy (and fun) it is to give second-hand clothes a new life. Everyone knows that shopping on an empty stomach leads to poor decisions, so Revive has got the goods sorted when it comes to food – some of Brisbane's favourite food trucks will be on hand to fuel up budding bargain hunters.
Ready to shop 'til you drop minus the guilt factor? Put your best foot forward when Revive hits the South Bank Cultural Forecourt on Friday August 18.
To find out more about what's on in Brisbane, head to our Event Guide.


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Chapter 32
The three friends, Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar, ceased to answer Job (v.1) – because Job was righteous in his own eyes. However, then comes Elihu (whose God is he (Jehovah)), the son of Barachel (whom God had blessed) the Buzite (from "Buz" – one of the chiefs of the tribe of Gad – 1 Chronicles 5:14, meaning "contempt"). So Eliphaz burned with anger, the man who hails from the tribe who strikes at the heel of his raiders (Genesis 49:19). He identifies himself as one of the young, one of those who would have listened to Job during Job's days of glory (c.f. chapter 29), yet he recognises that the true teacher is the Breath of the Almighty (v.8; indicative of the Holy Spirit; c.f. Genesis 2:7, 7:22, Job 4:9; see also Job 33:4-5). It is the Holy Spirit Who is the Wisdom that makes man understand, the very Wisdom whom Job spoke of in chapter 28. He will not show partiality due to his youth, for the spirit within him shall speak words of truth unveiled and without flattery (v.21-22; c.f. Psalms 5:9; Romans 16:18; 1 Thessalonians 2:5).
It is interesting that Elihu as a character is only verbal between chapters 32 and 37. He was not introduced at the outset, for is he mentioned by the LORD when the LORD rebukes Job's three friends. In the coming chapters, Elihu's words will show that his focus is not on behavioural modifications leading to God's stamp of approval; quite the contrary, it is in the LORD's sovereignty and Ransom (chapter 33.v22-24) by the power of His Wisdom, the Holy Spirit, that Job can plead for this very Mediator. In a sense, Elihu is akin to Elijah – both figures of Christ, but also foreshadows of John the Baptist, he who prepares the way for the LORD's coming. Just as Elihu ceases to speak in chapter 37, so the LORD speaks immediately in chapter 38 as if ushered by this prophetic and mysterious figure.
Chapter 33
The Spirit of God has made Elihu, and the breath of the Almighty gives Elihu life – this is how Elihu's words of truth begin. He does not set a weighty yoke on Job as Bildad, Eliphaz and Zophar did (v.7; c.f. Matthew 11:30). Elihu speaks as though he is the author of the book of Proverbs – "For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it" (v.14; e.g. Proverbs 6:16; 30:18, 30:21, 30:29). So also God's truth is not interpreted merely from one angle of man's perception, but also from the perspective of a dream, in a vision of the night, in deep sleep (v.14-15), to give man a revelation to turn such man aside from pride and evil deed (v.17), to preserve a man from the bottomless pit (v.18, 24) – this is most predominantly shown in the Ransom (v.24), the Angel of the LORD, the Mediator, one and only (v.22-23). It is through the propitiation, intercession and mediation of Christ Jesus that Job's flesh can become fresh with youth, returning to the days of his youthful vigor (v.25), allowing Job to pray to God through the intercessor (v.26; c.f. Book of Hebrews), salvation by the gift of righteousness. The fulfillment of the Kinsman Redeemer in Job 19:25 is thus fulfilled in the words of Elihu in Job 33:28 – Christ has redeemed Job from going down into the pit, and his life shall look upon the light. Behold, God does these things, twice, three times with a man – to resurrect his soul from the pit. Such is the act of the glorious and divine resurrection! So Elihu enlightens Job to the true wisdom whom Job had been alluding to in his self-defence.
Adam Clarke comments:
"It is this that gives efficacy to all the preceding means; without which they would be useless, and the salvation of man impossible. I must think that the redemption of a lost world, by Jesus Christ, is not obscurely signified in Job 33:23, 24. While the whole world lay in the wicked one, and were all hastening to the bottomless pit, God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him might not perish, but have everlasting life. Jesus Christ, the great sacrifice, and head of the Church, commissions his messengers-apostles and their successors-to show men the righteousness of God, and his displeasure at sin, and at the same time his infinite love, which commands them to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and that they who believe on him shall not perish, shall not go down to the pit of destruction, for he has found out an atonement; and that whoever comes to him, through Christ, shall have everlasting life, in virtue of that atonement or ransom price."
Clarke also further provides the following paragraph for v.26-29:
"Ver. 26. He (Jesus Christ, the head and ransom price) shall pray unto God, (shall make intercession for the transgressors, for he is the Mediator between God and man.) And he (God the Father) will be favourable, ( yirtsehu, will manifest his good will towards him.) And he shall see his face ( panaiv, his faces, God the Father, Son, and Spirit) with joy, ( bithruah, with exultation or triumph,) for he will render unto man his righteousness, ( yasheb leenosh tsidkatho, "He will restore to wretched man his righteousness;" i.e., he will create the soul anew, and restore to the fallen spirit that righteousness and true holiness which it has lost, and bring it again to its original state of perfection, through the grand atonement mentioned Job 33:24.) But when is it that wretched miserable man shall be brought to this state of salvation? This is answered in Ver. 27. When God, looking upon men, seeth any of them saying, I have sinned and perverted that which is right, and it hath profited me nothing-has afforded nothing equal to my wishes, and the tribulation which I sustained in seeking happiness in forbidden things. Redeem my soul from going down to destruction, and my life shall see the light, or shall be as the light. This is the prayer of the penitent, which God has promised to hear. This is one of the best, the deepest, the most spiritual, and most important chapters which the reader has yet met with in the Book of Job. It is every way important, and full of useful information. It is a grand exhibition of the WAY of salvation as revealed to patriarchs and prophets."
So, just as Clarke defines the way of salvation, as specifically revealed to the patriarchs and prophets is no different from the way we see it – Job, Elihu and Paul and Peter all look to Jesus Christ the eternal mediator for the restoration of their souls, so that they too, like Jesus (c.f. Psalm 16:10; Acts 2:27), would be resurrected on the Day of the Bridegroom.
Chapter 34
Elihu continues his words, in answer not only to Job but also to his other three friends (v.2). Obviously his words are laced with sarcasm – "Hear my words, you wise men" (v.2). In particular, Elihu charges Job very high upon his words. As Matthew Henry comments:
"Did you ever know such a man as Job, or ever hear a man talk at such an extravagant rate?" He represents him, (1.) As sitting in the seat of the scornful: "He drinketh up scorning like water," that is, "he takes a great deal of liberty to reproach both God and his friends, takes a pleasure in so doing, and is very liberal in his reflections." Or, "He is very greedy in receiving and hearkening to the scorns and contempts which others cast upon their brethren, is well pleased with them and extols them." Or, as some explain it, "By these foolish expressions of his he makes himself the object of scorn, lays himself very open to reproach, and gives occasion to others to laugh at him; while his religion suffers by them, and the reputation of that is wounded through his side." We have need to pray that God will never leave us to ourselves to say or do any thing which may make us a reproach to the foolish, Ps. xxxix. 8. (2.) As walking in the course of the ungodly, and standing in the way of sinners: He goes in company with the workers of iniquity ( 8), not that in his conversation he did associate with them, but in his opinion he did favour and countenance them, and strengthen their hands. If (as it follows, 9, for the proof of this) it profits a man nothing to delight himself in God, why should he not lay the reins on the neck of his lusts and herd with the workers of iniquity? He that says, I have cleansed my hands in vain, does not only offend against the generation of God's children (Ps. lxxii. 13, 14), but gratifies his enemies, and says as they say."
It would appear, then, that Job has somewhat lost sight of the joys of being with the LORD, although his description of God is far more accurate than that of Bildad, Eliphaz and Zophar. Elihu's words can be summed up as follows – "Will he then make repayment to suit you, because you reject it?" (v.33). Elihu, rather than speaking words of what appears to be rebuke, is actually trying to reclaim the Christological perspective in Job's suffering. God will never allow wickedness, and he is neve wrong (v.10); indeed, of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not do wickedly (v.12). However, throughout this, Elihu does not accuse Job as wicked. He is merely reminding Job that, in the midst of Job's suffering, if indeed Job is righteous, then what Job is experiencing is still just. It is still the sovereign act of God; the God who will not pervert justice (v.12, 17); the God who is righteous and mighty and is impartial to men of all stature (v.18-32). Although Job is declaring in the recent chapters his pain and anguish as one who obeys the LORD, and considers that "It profits a man nothing that he should take delight in God" (v.9), he is indeed better off than if he had sinned (chapter 35:3).
Chapter 35
So chapter 35 opens with Elihu comparing the predicament of a sinner and that of a righteous man – what advantage is there, if the guilty flourishes and the innocent perish? Elihu answers, by indicating that those who cry out for help (v.9-11) may not receive an immediate answer (because of the pride of evil men) (v.12). As v. 10 states, such cries are merely cries for deliverance – but they do not cry out to the Deliverer. Yet, that is not the case with Job. However, despite the LORD not yet speaking in the book of Job since Job's afflictions, Elihu reminds Job that the LORD's silence should not be taken as an opportunity for Job to doubt the timing of the LORD's judgment, lest he opens his mouth to proceed in empty talk and multiply words without knowledge (V.15-16). As Adam Clarke comments – "they cry for deliverance from the pride of wicked men; but they are not heard, because they cry not to God… He will not attend to such vain cries; they cry from their oppressions, but they cry not to God." This indeed is timely advice for a day when Christ's Second Coming has been approximately 2000 years in the waiting, with people not girding themselves for His return, perhaps even doubting that He would even return at all. He who was once a righteous man, like Job, would be tempted to grow weary of waiting for the Bridegroom. However, as sure as the sun shall rise from the east to pursue his Bride, the Church, to the west – so also Christ's return is imminent hope for Job and Christian alike.
Chapter 36
So Elihu continues to elaborate on the just timing of the LORD's judgment – as in the days of Noah when the LORD closed the door to the ark at his divine appointment, so also Job should look forward to the appointed climax of Christ's return. He is described as:
- He is mighty in strength of understanding (v.5);
- He will exalt the afflicted by giving them their right (v.6; 15-16);
- His eyes are on the righteous (v. 7 c.f. Psalm 34:15);
- He sets us as kings upon the throne (v.7 c.f. Revelation 1:5-6, 3:21)
- He will bless those who listen and serve him (v.8-11)
- He will allow those who do not listen to perish (v.9-14)
From v.17 onwards, Elihu warns Job to not fall into the camp of those who scoff by being enticed by wrath (v.18), that Job should not long for the night nor turn to iniquity (v.17-21), and remember that the LORD is a powerful teacher (v.22-33). As Elihu sums – "Behold, God is great, and we know him not; the number of his years is unsearchable" (v.26). This humility before God far exceeds that of Bildad, Eliphaz and Zophar who have claimed no knowledge of the vastness of God's personality and yet they still make definitive charges against Job as if they were God Himself.
Indeed – "let not the greatness of the ransom turn you aside" (v.18). This verse is quite difficult to understand although Matthew Henry sees this as regarding a bribe turning Job away:
"Even a great ransom cannot deliver thee when God enters into judgment with thee. His justice cannot be bribed, nor any of the ministers of his justice. Will he esteem thy riches, and take from them a commutation of the punishment?"
No gold is sufficient to satiate the price – except for the "gold" found in the salvation of Christ Jesus, the true Ransom of all ransoms shadowed by the deaths of the innocent sacrifices under the Levitical law.
Chapter 37
Starting with chapter 36:27, after Elihu admits the vastness of God's unsearchable character, he describes God's majestic act of creation in intimate detail:
- The spreading of the clouds, the thundering of his pavilion (v.29)
- Lightning is scattered about him, covering the roots of the sea (v.30)
- Lightning strikes its mark, its crashing declares His presence (v.33)
These themes are carried through and brought to a climactic end in chapter 37, acting as a cloud-like shroud to usher in the LORD's majesty in chapter 38:
- That his words are like a thunder, thundering with his majestic voice (v.2, 4, 5)
- His lightning to the corners of the earth, unrestrained when his voice is heard (v.3, 4)
The Genesis-type language in chapter 37, combined with the LORD's booming voice and Word, are indicative of Elihu's understanding of how creation came into being and his focus on God's intention for man, vs. Job's three "wise-men"'s views of man's intention of God. Elihu's words in this chapter illustrates the powerful and authoritative aspect of the LORD's words and commands – the imperative nature of His Word causing immediate transformation. And yet – God has not actually "spoken" in the way that Job has stated God to be in silence! Elihu is still able to identify the gospel in the creation, that God has not ceased to speak, and that it is only by his Word and anything can be sustained (c.f. Colossians 1:15). So Elihu displays in this chapter to us, fallen man, that God's revelation is just as powerful by his spoken word as can be traced in the sky, in the snow and in the very ice of His breath.
So Elihu goes on immediately in this chapter to describe the life that is breathed from God's Word. From v.6-13, he explains that the LORD's sovereignty in all events of life and uses the winter imagery; that snow shall fall on earth in his mighty downpour (v.6), whilst the hand of every man is sealed and beasts remain in their dens (v.7-8); that by His breath, ice is given and broad waters frozen (v.10) – ultimately, "whether for correction or for his land or for love, he causes it to happen". Even in the nature of this world, God's love is wildly imprinted. Such are the wondrous works of God which, if Job considered further, would reveal the reasons for his current demise (v.14-18). Job is revealed for his over-presumption of the LORD's perspective, with Elihu stringing question after question:
- Do you know how God lays his command upon them and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?
- Do you know the balancings of the clouds…?
- Can you spread out the skies, hard as a cast metal mirror?
Chapter 38
After 37 chapters of apparent silence (which Elihu would of course dispute, as he would affirm the LORD's presence during Job's friends' "wise" counsel), the LORD booms into the scene by answering Job out of the whirlwind (very different to the LORD who spoke a whisper in 1 Kings 19 to Elijah), his first words being:
"Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?"
It is important that the LORD's first words are words of justice. The LORD immediately identifies those with false counsel, just as the LORD, upon reacting to the enemy's work in Genesis 3, immediately adjudicates the situation at hand. Without such justice, there can be no mercy by the power of the Passover Lamb. Yet, the LORD does not begin to provide answers. Instead, as fitting to the precursor by Elihu, He continues with the questions in this chapter with regard to the majesty of his creation (a total of 26 questions including his very first statement!). Several of these questions validate Elihu's position in chapters 36 and 37.
However, whilst these words appear to be directed to the men who have darkened counsel by words, to the men who have misrepresented God in their attempts to be humble; God's questions are most fitting if they are posited against the enemy, the Satan. Just as if God is speaking to the prince of Tyre in Ezekiel 28, or the Day Star, son of Dawn, the king of Babylon in Isaiah 14: WHO is this enemy? Did he lay the foundation of the earth? Where was he when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy? God's accusation is that of the enemy's lack of wisdom and knowledge. "You know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great!" – fitting words of irony against the prince who so heavily relied on his wisdom and understanding (Ezekiel 28:4). Even the enemy has not seen the gates of death and deep darkness, the very Sheol which is the prison the LORD has prepared for the father of lies and his children (John 8:44; 1 John 2:22). While the LORD is clearly speaking to Job here (c.f. Job 42:7), similarly his words directed at the prince of Tyre and king of Babylon and not merely to those men, but to the evil spirit speaking behind those men.
Chapter 39
So the LORD continues his questions, which hones in onto the lives of the creatures He has made (15 questions), covering:
- Mountain goats, from the old giving birth to the young becoming strong (v.4);
- Wild donkey, who has the arid plain for his home, the salt land for his dwelling place, scorning the city (v.5-8);
- Wild ox's unwillingness to serve man, unwillingness to be bound (v.9-12);
- Ostrich, who appear beautiful but can hardly be called pinions and plumage of love (v.13-17)
- Horses, which are mighty, leaping like locusts, with terrifying snorts and great exultation in strength (v.19-25)
- Hawks, which soar (v.26)
- Eagle, which mounts up high and makes his nest, dwelling at his stronghold and where the slain are, spying out the prey and (v.27-30)
The LORD therefore spent two chapters – 38 and 39 – describing His activity in the nature of creation, and in the life of creation. The vastness of his glory which transcends man's feeble understanding and role in His large universe.
Chapter 40
So Job responds in this chapter humbly – "Behold I am of small account; what shall I answer you?" (v.4)
The LORD's response in v.7 is a refrain from chapter 38:3 – "Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me". As Adam Clarke interprets:
"Verse 3. Gird up now thy loins: I will not confound thee with my terrors; dismiss all fearful apprehensions from thy mind; now act like a man, kegeber, like a hero: stand and vindicate thyself. For I will demand of thee-I will ask thee a series of questions more easy of solution than those which thou hast affected to discuss already; and then thou shalt have the opportunity of answering for thyself."
Sometimes we forget the majesty of the Lord. Sometimes we blaspheme, use his name in vain, treat him like a theological topic to be discussed, molded, politicized for our debased desires. Yet have we an arm like God, thunder with a voice like his (v.9)? Can we truly treat our workmanship as though we have adorned ourselves with majesty and dignity, clothe ourselves with glory and splendor, abase those who are proud and bring them low and tread down the wicked where they stand (v.10-12), let alone bind the enemy (v.13)? No – although we are God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do His works (Ephesians 2:10). We are none of these things outside of Jesus – that is the LORD's response. Without the Lord, our own right hand cannot save ourselves (v.14). Even a grand creature such as the Behemoth cannot contend with the Lord himself, although he may be the fear of men (v.19-24)!
It is here that we realize the Lord, at this point, is but using the Behemoth as an analogy both for himself (see Job 41:10) and for us. If we cannot even contend against the Behemoth, how can we contend against God? And yet, even if we think ourselves equal to Behemoths, are they not also humbled by the Father above? No matter how much we boast, we are but the clay of the potter. We who mold are but molded daily by His grace. As Matthew Henry commented:
"The behemoth perhaps is here intended (as well as the leviathan afterwards) to represent those proud tyrants and oppressors whom God had just now challenged Job to abase and bring down. They think themselves as well fortified against the judgments of God as the elephant with his bones of brass and iron; but he that made the soul of man knows all the avenues to it, and can make the sword of justice, his wrath, to approach to it, and touch it in the most tender and sensible part. He that framed the engine, and put the parts of it together, knows how to take it in pieces. Woe to him therefore that strives with his Maker, for he that made him has therefore power to make him miserable, and will not make him happy unless he will be ruled by him."
Chapter 41
The analogy at the end of chapter 40 continues here, from Behemoth to Leviathan. Can we play with Leviathan, a type of the Lord? Can we draw the Lord out with a fishhook, press down His tongue with a cord, put a rope in His nose, pierce His jaw with a hook (v.1-2)? Will He make many pleas to us, speak to us with soft words, make a covenant with us and make Himself a servant forever? (v.3-4) Will we play with Him as with a bird, or will we put him on a leash for our girls? Will traders bargain over Him, divide Him up among the merchants? Can we fill His skin with harpoons or His head with fishing spears? Lay our hands on Him? (v.5-8) Can we strip off His outer garment, come near Him with a bridle, open the doors of His face? (v.13-14)
Yet, all these things we have attempted to do and have done against our Lord Jesus Christ! Is he not the lamb led to the slaughter (Isaiah 53:7)? Was he not whipped and his flesh torn (Psalm 22:6)? Did we not divide his garments (Psalm 22:18)? Did we not spit and laugh at him (Mark 14:65)? Such is the grace of God – that the Lord had the power, majesty and authority to be like the Leviathan, and yet condescended himself incarnate as though a lamb. Here is Jesus, whose very sneeze could have flashed forth light, with eyes like eyelids of the dawn, flaming torches coming out of his mouth, smoke from his nostrils – this is the power imbued in the creature from the Creator. Is our Christ the same one who can make the deep boil like a point, make the sea like a pot of ointment – indeed, is he your king over all the sons of pride (v.18-34)?
Chapter 42
So Job understands – the grace of God found in the Kinsman Redeemer who would humble himself (Job 19:25); the God who is like Behemoth or Leviathan; the Christ who, from Job's sight, would be flogged just like an innocent lamb slain. Job repents in dust and ashes, recognizing the grandeur of the Father's glory and grace, and the Lord turns to Job's "friends" in judgment – a judgment and righteous anger which Job is shielded from (Romans 3:25; Hebrews 2:17).
The Lord is angry with Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar – they have simply spoken lies of Him. He is not a Lord who is a glory-monger; or requires us to work in order to receive glory. Quite the opposite. Look now on the seven bulls and seven rams which Job is honoured to sacrifice as their mediator (v.8). The Lord institutes Job as their mediator and intercessor, as their model of Jesus; it is on Job's basis and merciful prayer that the Father chooses not to deal with the three according to their folly, for they have not spoken of Him what is right, as Job had (v.7-8). In accepting Job's prayer, and witnessing what appears to be a mindless slaughter of bulls and lambs (symbolically numbered at seven, the Lord's rest), the friends should now see that Behemoth and Leviathan are what the Lord is entitled to. Yet, it is the form of the lamb which the Lord took on, in order that even the likes of Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar would be saved, so that they too can be like Job and be the mediators and intercessors of other "friends".
Therefore, from Job 42:10, we see that Job is prosperous again and is restored beyond what he initially had. He had twice more than before – in Job 1:3 it stated he had 7000 sheep, now he has 14,000; 3,000 camels, and now 6,000, and so forth. Although Psalm 90:10 states that a normal man should only have a lifespan of 70 to 80 years, Job 42:16 states he lived 140 years and saw up to four generations. He also had beautiful daughters, named Jemimah ("sunshine", to answer the dark night of his suffering), Keziah ("beautiful smell", like Kaziah, cinnamon, compared against the offensive breath to Job's wife in Job 19), Keren-happuch ("little make-up box" as his youngest, beautiful taughter, compared against Job 16 where Job's face was red with weeping, this beautiful daughter covering Job's sorrow).
More radically, in v.15, Job grants them an inheritance among their brothers, which is not introduced until Moses' time hundreds of years later (Numbers 27; Deuteronomy 25)! Yet, it is also because only by allowing the inheritance to pass through the women can Jesus Christ be the rightful king! Through Job's obedient act, we are on step closer to the birth of the offspring who would stamp on the enemy's head.
We look to Isaiah 61, which Jesus said spoke of himself – in v.7, the Word shows that because of Christ, we too (like Job) would be brought through our suffering to a new body, a new family – a double portion. We are therefore looking forward to a future far outstretching the paradise of Eden, so that we might have a blessing in Christ which we would never have had with Adam. There would be no enemy causing death and destruction, for our hope (which is not in our hope or found independent of God, c.f. Job 41:9) is in the Son.


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Daytime Look
Night out Look
How easy it is to go from a day look to a night look, just by adding a fun pair of heels. I have recently become obsessed with leopard and by my definition it is a neutral, however still a statement piece. The clutches come with detachable straps, so under the arm, or over the shoulder – you still have a beautiful bag. Hope your week ahead is looking bright! Have a fabulous Monday 😉
Tee: vs pink | Cardigan: old, loving this one | Jeans: similar here | Earrings: Celtic | Scarf: Metallic |
Ballet Flats | Leopard clutch: old, loving this one |
Leopard Wedges: old, loving these | Black clutch: on sale!, loving this one |


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Location of Hotel Nehrus
Just 14 Kms away from the Srinagar Airport and only 3 Kms from the main city hub Lal Chowk and Residency Road, Hotel Nehrus is situated on the Boulevard the most sought after locations by the Tourists. It has the vast expance of the famous Dal Lake in front and the awesome backdrop of the tall Shankaracharya Hill.
From the front rooms of the hotel you have exclusive views of the House Boats both during day and at night each exclusive in its own way. On the right of the Hotel are the exquisite looking Green Zabarwan Hills and on the left is the Srinagar old city hub with the Magnanimous Hari Parbhat standing out. Sunset View from the Hotel is awesome.
Being situated on the Lake front, Shikaras are available at its footsteps. It is very close to the most visited tourist spots in Srinagar city like, Nehru Park, Nishat Garden, Shalimar Garden, Chashma Shahi, Parimahal, Tulip Garden, Zishta Devi Temple, Royal Springs Golf Course, Nigin Lake, Hazratbal Shrine, and the Shankaracharya Temple
How to reach the Hotel from Srinagar International Airport
Srinagar is the capital of J&K State and is situated in the center of the Beautiful Kashmir Valley.
Hotel Nehrus' is situated in the heart of the Srinagar city on a prime location on the Boulevard along the bank of the famous Dal Lake just opposite to the popular Nehru Park. It is only 14 Kms away from the Srinagar International Airport and just 2 Kms away from the Srinagar Tourist Bus Stand.
Numbers of flights operate daily between New Delhi and Srinagar starting early morning and ending by late afternoon. Direct flights are also available from Mumbai, Pune and other major cities. It is only an hour's journey by air from New Delhi and Two and Half hours from Mumbai and Pune.
Taxis are available at the Srinagar Airport to take you to the Hotel. In addition, you can also request the Hotel management to arrange airport transfer on chargeable basis.
How to reach the Hotel from the Nearest Rail Head
For those who want to travel by road, the nearest major Rail Head is Jammu which is 300 Kms. away from Srinagar city. Jammu is well connected to various parts of the country by Indian Railway Network. Regular direct trains run from all major cities like Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Kolkatta, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Kanya Kumari and the like.
For those who want to visit Vashno Devi Shrine en-route to Kashmir valley, train services have now been extended to Udhampur and Katra in Jammu Province. Regular Bus and Taxi Services are available to Kashmir Valley from Jammu, Udhampur and Katra railway stations.
Road Travel of about seven to eight hours between Jammu and Srinagar (Kashmir) is very picturesque and a life time experience for the visitor.
For those who prefer to avoid this road journey, a number of daily flights are also available from Jammu Airport to Srinagar. However, these need to be booked well in advance because of heavy rush.


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July 10, 2014
Bradenton, FL – Blake Medical Center received an "A" on the Spring 2014 Hospital Safety Score. The Hospital Safety Score is designed to rate how well hospitals protect patients from accidents, errors, injuries and infections. It is compiled under the guidance of the nation's leading experts on patient safety and is administered by The Leapfrog Group, an independent industry watchdog. The first and only hospital safety rating to be peer-reviewed in the Journal of Patient Safety, the score is free to the public and designed to give consumers information they can use to protect themselves and their families when facing a hospital stay.
"We are proud to be nationally recognized for our exceptional standards of patient safety. At Blake Medical Center, we strive to provide every patient the highest quality of care available," said hospital President and Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Friedrich.
"Safety should come first for our families when we pick a hospital, because errors and infections are common and deadly," said Leah Binder, president & CEO of The Leapfrog Group, which produces the Hospital Safety Score. "No hospital is perfect, but we congratulate the Board, clinicians, administration and staff of Blake Medical Center for achieving an "A" and showing us that you made the well-being of your patients your top priority."
Calculated under the guidance of Leapfrog's Blue Ribbon Expert Panel, the Hospital Safety Score uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to produce a single "A", "B", "C", "D", or "F" score representing a hospital's overall capacity to keep patients safe from preventable harm. More than 2,500 U.S. general hospitals were assigned scores in the Spring of 2014, with only 32% receiving an "A" grade.


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This was a fun and fast (<150 pages) read. It was a good book for me to read on vacation because you can read it a chapter at a time. Each chapter is an independent story taking you through the journey of finding a single software vulnerability. The author, Tobias Klein, is someone whom I was already familiar with by his website and we even reference his tool ScoopyNG in Chapter 17 of PMA.
For someone new to and interested in finding vulns, reading this will help you identify your gaps really quickly and also tell you if you are going to enjoy this type of work. If you aren't very excited by the content, then trust me, you don't want to be an exploit developer. You really need a background in programming and vulnerabilities to comprehend everything in this book. The appendix doesn't cover enough for a beginner. Having a couple pages on defining a buffer overflow or type conversion error is enough to refresh someone who has done this before, but not enough to teach someone new to the material. The good thing is that if you want to be good at malware analysis you need the same solid C background that you will need to read this book. Long story short – learn C if you want to reverse or bug hunt!


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I have moved in to live with Beckham together with Santa. That is because ever since Christmas has her puppies, she has been picking fights with me! I love playing with the puppies but Christmas didn't like that which made me sad. It has been more than two months now and I am happy living with Beckham and Santa.
So now that I am not living with Aunty Diana, we have decided to move this blog too. Aunty Diana is the one who helps us with our blogs. She said it will be easily for her to maintain just one blog and it will also be easier for our friends to follow us. So I'll still be blogging occasionally on Santa's blog.
To all my friends, thank you for being my friends. See you all over at Santa's!