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An abbreviation that is widely used in texting and chat, and on Facebook and elsewhere on the internet, but what does APB mean in slang?
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APB stands for All-Points Bulletin.
Using APB
An APB is issued by U.S. or Canadian law enforcement agencies to its personnel, or to other law enforcement agencies. It typically contains information about a wanted suspect who is to be arrested or a person of interest, for whom law enforcement officers are to look. They are usually dangerous or missing persons. It is also used informally on social media when you are seeking help from others to track someone down.
I've issued an APB for Matthew, who didn't show up at the party last night.
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Stemming the STEM Gap, But Softly
There has been more than $750 million in recent years from tech companies to try to help schools bridge the long-acknowledged STEM skills gap. Much of that money was earmarked for what we would term IT. And though I much prefer STEAM (with an arts and digital humanities inclusion) to STEM, most people in any of those areas would probably agree that the gap hasn't narrowed and may have widened.
Reports say that 33% of American workers are not proficient in the technology required to do their job, and only a tenth of workers believe they have mastered their workplace tech tools.
A new report claims that we are still a long way from being able to adapt technology to the classroom and that the link between having more technology and better learning is not a direct one.
It is not news to say that we don't know exactly what skills students will need to know to succeed in their future. I have heard a half dozen presentations that discuss the idea that the jobs of the near future for high school and college graduates will require skills that only 20% of workers today might have.
All these reports and studies are focused on "hard skills." These skills, like coding, are more tangible and easier to measure than some of the "soft" skills that sometimes allow someone to get a job despite having a hard skills gap.
It is not that education has forgotten about problem solving and being able to learn new things as needed or being able to produce solutions to problems that were never covered in class or in the textbook. But in many cases, the refocusing on the hard skills gap may have widened the soft skills gap.
We frequently champion and applaud innovators and creativity, but we know that those things are difficult to measure and so sometimes more difficult to "sell." It may be that having those soft skills is exactly what is needed by new workers who are required to acquire new hard skills on the job.
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1. The Wage Gap is Mostly Due to Individual Choices Made by Women, Not Discrimination.
It is often said that "women make 77 cents to a man's dollar." This is entirely misleading because it neglects occupation and education. It just compares the median wage for a wage-earning female with the median wage for a wage-earning male. On average, women do earn less than men but that's mostly because of individual choices.
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The gender wage gap is not something that legislation can fix.
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When you compare apples to apples, the wage gap largely disappears. Actually, the wage gap swings the other way: men are paid less than their female counterparts on average. The average salary for a female mechanical engineer is $61,100 a year, while men make $60,400. Young, childless, single urban women earn 8 percent more than their male counterparts. Women who have never had a child earn 113 percent of what men earn. Unmarried college-educated males between the ages of 40 and 64 earn nearly 15 percent less than their female counterparts.
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Paper décor ideas for a low-budget wedding
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Sat, Mar 17, 2018
Wedding décor says a lot about you. And it can weigh heavy on the pocket too, if not taken due care of remaining within the budget. If you're planning a low-budget wedding, one way to stay within the set budget is by getting DIY décor done.
Paper décor is one way you can make your venue look pretty and it doesn't cost a bomb.Of course, it depends on the paper you use, but you can use regular paper, or even newspapers for this. Spray on the colour of your choice and you're set. Here are some ideas to get you thinking!
Paper flowers
Flowers are an important feature in wedding décor. From small paper flowers to use in garlands to big wall décor pieces, paper flowers can be made in different styles. You can make flat 2D flowers by cutting out the floral shape in coloured papers. Embellish them with sparkles or beads to make them look festive. You can stick couple of different coloured and sized flower cut-outs at the centre and have a big bead stuck on top. Crinkle and twist the edges a little to make them look more interesting. If you want to make a 3D flower, you will need coloured crepe paper, glue, scissors, Q-tip and green floral tape. Take the crepe paper, and cut out petal shapes (of your choice) in small and large sizes. Take the green floral tape and Q-tip and wrap the tape around covering one end of it. Take a small crepe petal and attach it to the Q-tip using the floral tape. Keep adding a small petal overlapping each other a little all around the Q-tip. This will form the inner bud. Similarly, attach the larger petals to the bud using the floral tape. Once you have finished making the flower of the size you want, wrap the tape around once more to secure it all in place. Curl the petals' top edges using a pencil to make it look realistic. Cut out the remaining end of the Q-tip keeping a little space so that the tape doesn't unravel. You can make such big-sized flowers and stick them to the walls in different colours and shapes.
Pleated fans
As kids we made paper fans. Use similar style of paper fans, but stick the ends together making it a circle. You can cut out small triangles and circles when the fan is folded and before sticking the ends together. This will make a lace like effect once the pleats open out in the circle. Stick a contrasting colour paper behind to make it look more interesting. You can have fairy lights inside if you make big fan-circles. Or just make many such fan-circles and have them cover the whole wall. All-white or all cream colours can look classy in this kind of décor. You can add just a hint of colour in between with smaller such fan-circles in a different colour, dispersed throughout.
Mega cut-outs
You can have stars, flowers, moon, sun, or any other shape made into a human size cut out and hung from above on a fishing wire. Use a cardboard or such thick paper for this. You can have it spray painted in colour of your choice and with lots of glitter stuck on. Or have stones and crystals stuck on; though make sure they don't weigh a lot. These can make great
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Paper garlands
While these are the most common, there are many ways to make a paper garland. From the children's party style, looped ones to more complex sphere ones and flower ones. Here's an easy method. Take thick paper in the colours of your choice. Cut same sized circles from it. Fold each in half, print side inside. Take 16 such semi-circles. Apply glue to the back of one semi-circle and stick it to another semi-circle. Continue this till the last. Now take the non-glued side of the first semi-circle and the sixteenth, and glue them together carefully. This will create a sphere. Make many such spheres in various colours and sizes. You can string them together by passing a twine or similar sized rope through the hole in between the sphere.
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Triangular flags strung together in different colours and prints also makes for an interesting décor detail. Use interesting and different prints in the same colour for one string of these flags or have them in multiple colours. All you need to do is cut out the papers in an elongated star shape and fold it in half making a triangle. Stick the rope inside at the fold, and stick the ends together.
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You know how sometimes you buy something in bulk and store it away because of the amount of space it takes in the kitchen? And then you know how sometimes you forget about it until a month later? That's must be the reason why a week ago I found a mysterious bag of potatoes stored in one of the cupboards. With the potatoes a little soft and starting to go bad, I had to cook up a big potato meal. A week later we are still eating the mini potato meatloaves (I made like 40) and cursing the day we thought it was a good idea to get anything in bulk.
Ingredients: 4 potatoes (in my case it was 8), 1 lb of ground beef, 1/2 cup milk, 2 eggs, 2 cups breadcrumbs, 2 tablespoons of olive oil (1 to cook the meat and the other to cook the meatloaves), salt and pepper to season
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What: Zoophorus, all day music festival
When: Aug. 31; gates at noon, music 1-9 p.m.
Where: Fairgrounds of the Boot Pub
Moomba is from the Australian Aboriginal word which means "joining together to have fun." The first Zoophorus Festival aims to do just that.
"And its not going to rain!" says Boot manager Paul McNaught.
Zoophorus is an all-day, all-ages outdoor festival featuring four bands, vendors, and a beer garden.
Funk godfather Maceo Parker, formerly with James Brown, Michael Frantis Spearhead, The Living Daylights, and San Franciscos Los Mocosos bring zest and joy to the lineup.
"What were trying to do is create a family-oriented, fun festival," says McNaught, who together with Derek Arrowsmith of Upstream Entertainment came up with the festival concept.
Parents attending other Upstream concerts expressed interest in bringing their children along, and the idea for an all-ages festival in Whistler was born.
Proceeds from the event and ticket sales go to the B.C.-based program Camp Moomba, the summer camp sponsored by the Western Canadian Pediatric AIDS Society.
"Concert goers are guaranteed to have the best Labour Day weekend theyve ever been too, with eight hours of top quality music for a good cause," says Arrowsmith.
"Were super-stoked to have Maceo," adds McNaught.
Tickets for the four-band festival are $45. Considering tickets to see Parker at the Commodore in Vancouver are $38, Arrowsmith says the Zoophorus package is a sweet deal.
"Theres a good range of jazz fusion, Latin and funk music," says Arrowsmith.
Michael Frantis Spearhead brings socially conscious hip hop to the festival.
Franti consistently serves up fresh versions of his own songs, that talk about everyday people in everyday life as he sees it. His improvisational sets generate audience magic he brought down the house this past season with his performance at the Whistler Conference Centre.
Always a treat from the joyous and the serious lyric, Franti performs songs from Stay Human (2001), in addition to previous album including Live at the Badbab (2000).
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Title: The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World
Author: Harry Harrison
Series: The Stainless Steel Rat, #3 (Publication Order)
Format: Paperback
Rating: ★★★★☆
Still Good?
After frustration with other time travel books (think Blackout/All Clear) I'm reminded that time travel stories can be fun. Granted, The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World is pointing out how ridiculous time travel stories can be half the time... so maybe it's not the best example.
Time travel is being used as a weapon, and the Special Corps are being wiped out. It's up to Slippery Jim to save the day (and of course, save Angelina). However, he quickly finds out that time travel is complicated and after he goes back to one spot (on the fabled Earth, of course) he has to go to another spot because that spot was a trap and they knew because time travel.
Things go on like this for a bit, but eventually our intrepid hero ain't getting out of this one. Of course, it helps that he has a wife as skilled at crime as she is beautiful. Angelina shows up to save her husband (with their twin six-year-olds). Naturally, it takes some work, but they eventually get it done.
The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World had never been one of my favorite Stainless Steel Rat books, and looking back, I think I can sort of see why. Right now, it's a refresher after reading too many time travel stories, but when I read it as a kid, I either wasn't fed up with them (likely) or wasn't reading as many of them (also likely).
I certainly had a good enough handle of scifi at that point to understand a lot of the parody, but I don't think most of it hit home. Especially for this book.
I still think this is definitely one of the weaker books in the series, but still absolutely worth every moment. (It's short, so that probably helps.)
Annoying side-note:
So, like I've stated before, pretty much all of these books are out of print. You can get compilation versions: The Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat and A Stainless Steel Rat Trio, which are the first three books and the first prequel books respectively. However. There are four books that are not covered in these two compilations, not counting The Stainless Steel Rat Returns, which isn't out of print yet, I don't think, or the CYOA book.
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"The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one's country" - General George Smith Patton Jr.
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Gary Mann
Gary Mann is an associate at The Mann Law Firm. His practice concentrates on litigating claims for personal injury, wrongful death, product design defects and manufacturing defects.
Due to Mr. Mann's background in engineering and physics, he has been essential in assisting and presenting cases involving complex accident reconstruction and design issues. The following are a sample of Mr. Mann's cases:
- One of the first Toyota runaway acceleration wrongful death cases. The Toyota Camry accelerated uncontrollably on Highway 280 for over 20 miles before rear-ending a vehicle in San Jose, killing our client's father/husband. The case resolved quickly after inspecting the vehicles involved and gathering evidence through extensive tests to prove the defect and causation.
- Mr. Mann co-chaired a trial with Louis Franecke of the Franecke Law Group and Dennis Artese of Anderson Kill & Olick in Los Angeles Federal Court involving a Dassault Falcon 900 airplane crash in Santa Barbara, California. The private jet ran off the end of the runway after a nonresponse at Vr, causing substantial property damage. The trial lasted approximately 4 weeks. The jury returned a verdict for in favor of the Plaintiffs against Defendant Dassault Aviation.
- The Mann Law Firm was retained to help the search efforts and gather community leaders to aid the family in their search for a missing doctor who disappeared one evening in Alameda County. She was eventually found in her own car off a boat ramp in the Alameda Estuary. A lawsuit was filed against the city of Alameda for the defective design of the roadway and lack of warning signs. After an extensive investigation and analysis, the County of Alameda settled with the family for the wrongful death of this well respected doctor.
- Wrongful death of a young woman when she was killed in an under-ride collision against a retailer's company truck and trailer on Highway 152. Liability was contested as the parties disagreed to the percentages of fault involved our client's death. The case settled for a confidential amount in January 2012 after 2 days of jury selection.
- A breach of contract between a multi billion dollar conglomerate and a local company for the sale of assets and business. After months of extensive work, the case was settled immediately after filing the complaint.
- Helicopter crash in Honey Lake, California which resulted in the death of an onboard nurse and the pilot. The case went to trial in Federal Court in Sacramento and lasted approximately 5 weeks. Mr. Mann co-chaired the trial with the Franecke Law Group.
- State Bar of California
- United States District Court (Eastern District)
- United States District Court (Central District)
- Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- American Bar Association
- University of California, Davis – B.S. [Computer Engineering] – 2001
- University of San Diego Law School – Juris Doctor – 2005
- 2014 Trial Lawyer of the Year Nominee – Santa Clara Trial Lawyers Association
- In the News
- San Jose Mercury News
- Fresno Bee
- Modesto Bee


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Tucson Reviews Proposal To Fine Store Owners For Abandoned Shopping Carts
The Tucson City Council is fed up with abandoned shopping carts, and it is reviewing a proposal to fine retailers who are repeat offenders. Store owners would see the fines added to their city water bills each month.
A lot of people in Tucson leave shopping carts at bus stops and apartment buildings, but Tucson is ready to pass an ordinance that would give retailers three days to pick up their shopping carts from a city impound lot or pay a $30 fine for each cart that they do not retrieve in time.
Theresa Williams is the city of Tucson's code enforcement administrator.
"We're hoping that store owners will start to take more control of their carts. Maybe they'll put up barriers up around their parking lots so they can't get out or they'll put up notices to keep the carts on their property," said Williams.
She said the ordinance also would provide $40,000 for the city to hire a new cart wrangler who will pick them up for owners for a fee. Tucson City Council will take a final vote on the proposal in September.


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Classroom activities are one of the four components of the From Words to Wings program.
Each monthly school visit includes a storytime or read aloud that is designed to get children excited about reading and is developed around age appropriate books. We incorporate simple props, participatory activities and instruments into the storytelling. The ideas are designed to motivate children to read and to make storytime magical. We want the storytime to be fun for the kids and at the same time model a variety of storytime techniques for teachers.
Storytime generally begins by spreading out the magic river in front of the children and with the chime of the story bowl. Children and teacher alike dive into the magical world of books and are curious to see which book will be read and what surprises might be hiding in the storytelling box.
After storytime, the class returns the book collection from the previous month, eagerly telling us about their favorite books. Then they are ready to see the new book collection. We show all of the books one by one and highlighting a few which might be of special interest to the class. We always include a copy of the book that was read aloud to the class during storytime as that book is generally a favorite for the children to read on their own or to hear again read by the teacher. The children are all very eager to explore the new book collection!
Future plans….
With future donations, we hope to purchase new books by Latin American authors, instruments and story props made by Ecuadorian artisans. We would also like to provide stipends to local teachers to help develop unique storytimes for these books.


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Okere wins Africa's patriotic personality award
The founder of Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) Plc, Sub-Saharan Africa's largest systems integration company, Austin Okere has been named Africa's Patriotic Personality of the year 2016 by the League of African Development Students (LEADS Africa).
The League of African Development Students (LEADS) is the umbrella body for all democratic students unions in Africa. It was founded at the Bayero University, Kano in 1985, with the objectives of sensitizing members on the best development practices and celebrating remarkable personalities on the continent.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony, President, LEADS, Oluoha Wilson, observed that Austin Okere, who has won several awards and recognitions this year was considered for the honour because he had played a crucial role in the technology revolution experienced by the continent.
"Austin Okere, alongside his indefatigable team, played a prominent role in the entrenchment of a robust IT-development mandate in Nigeria, pioneering Africa's quest for development over the years. He is a recipient of the LEADS Merit Award of Outstanding Pan-Africanist patriotism, remarkable Strides in ICT development, selfless and dedicated service to God, humanity and country", he said.
In reaction to the recognition, Okere appreciated the body for the recognition and dedicated the awards to 'Young Africans' that are striving to make an impact in their communities in spite of the apparent restraints imposed on them by their environments.
"Now is time to celebrate the young Africans, and tomorrow's leaders, as they hone their skills today. If we encourage these aspiring heroes, very soon, their budding efforts will become a mighty wave that will make the Continent the Destination of the very near Future," he said.


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"The country has been moving in recent years toward easing family planning restrictions that were introduced in 1979 as a temporary measure to curb a surging population and limit demands for water and other resources. After the policy was first implemented, rural couples were soon allowed two children if their first-born was a girl.Maybe they'll stop aborting girls now.
In November 2013, the party announced that it would allow couples to have two children if one of the parents is a single child, the first substantial easing of the policy in nearly three decades.
The decision announced Thursday removes all remaining restrictions limiting couples to only one child."


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FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Major Depressive Disorder
On September 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Brintellix (vortioxetine) to treat adults with major depressive disorder (MDD). Six clinical studies in which adults with MDD were randomly assigned to receive Brintellix or placebo demonstrated that Brintellix is effective in treating depression, according to the FDA press release. An additional study showed Brintellix decreased the likelihood of participants becoming depressed again after treatment of their MDD episode. Brintellix is co-marketed by Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Lundbeck, both based in Deerfield, Ill.
Studies were conducted in the United States and other countries, and included more than 4,700 patients aged 18 to 88 years. The clinical trial program included six positive 6-8 week short-term studies, one of which was a dedicated study in the elderly. Takeda and Lundbeck report that the primary efficacy measure was the mean change from baseline to endpoint in the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-24) total score in two short-term studies, including the elderly study, and the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score in the other studies. The most common side effects reported by participants taking Brintellix in clinical trials included nausea, constipation and vomiting.
A joint press release from Takeda and Lundbeck states that Brintellix is expected to be available to patients by the end of the year.
Brintellix and other antidepressant drugs have a Boxed Warning and a Medication Guide alerting patients and health care professionals that antidepressants can increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in children, adolescents and young adults ages 18 to 24 during initial treatment. Studies show adults older than 24 years of age do not appear to have an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior, while adults ages 65 and older appear to have a reduced risk. The FDA advises that patients starting antidepressant therapy should be closely monitored for worsening of their depression and the emergence of suicidal thoughts and behavior.
For more information see the FDA press release at www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm370416.htm and the Takeda and Lundbeck press release at www.lundbeck.com/upload/us/files/pdf/2013_Releases/BrintellixApprovalRelease.pdf.


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Order of Worship
Call to Worship—Psalm 89
"At Calvary"
"Because He Lives"
Meet and Greet
The Lord's Tithes and Our Offerings
"Jesus Messiah"
"What A Day That Will Be"
2 Peter 3:8-15
Open Altar Prayer Time
Weekly Schedule
Today, June 22nd
9:30—Coffee and Donuts
10:00 AM—CrossGroups Sunday school
11:00 AM—CrossView Worship
5:00 PM—Choir practice
6:00 PM—Evening worship
Monday, June 23rd
10:00 PM—Kids depart for camp
Wednesday, June 25th
8:00 AM—Breakfast at Braum's
7:00 PM—CrossView Prayer and Bible study
Thursday, June 26th
9:00 AM—Cleaning Crew
Friday, June 27th
4:00 PM—Kids arrive home from camp
Servant Schedule
June 22nd
First Impressions—Team 4
Donuts/Fruit—Team 4
CrossGroup Reader—Jolene Johnson
Counters—Sherry/Melissa Sue
CrossView Kids—Michelle
June 29th
First Impressions—Team 3
Donuts/Fruit—Team 3
CrossGroup Reader—Ruth Ledbetter
CrossView Kids—Misti
Kids's Camp —Our kids will depart for camp tomorrow at 10 AM sharp. They will need to arrive at the church at 9:30 AM for head checks and loading.
Church board meetings for June and July will be Sunday, June 29th. Church board will meet at 5 PM, Sunday school board at 7 PM.
Patriotic Concert featuring special music from our choir and guests will be on Sunday, July 6th at 4:00 PM in the sanctuary. A time of fellowship will follow.


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Transnet National Ports Authority in the Port of Durban is offering new lease agreements for more than 30 properties and operational sites in the Port's Ship Repair and Bayhead Precincts. The commercial sites, which will be leasable for a minimum of five years, present opportunities for new entrants who have …Read More »
World Class Cruise Terminal For Durban
The plan to position Durban as a world-class cruise capital took a step forward this morning with the announcement of the preferred bidder for the Durban Cruise Terminal – KwaZulu Cruise Terminal Pty Ltd (KCT) – a Joint Venture between MSC Cruises SA (a subsidiary of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company …Read More »
Durban Secures Indaba For Next Five Years
Speaking at the INDABA Travel and Tourism Show's opening ceremony, President Jacob Zuma announced that Durban has secured the rights to host the show for the next five years. Commenting on the announcement, Chief Executive Officer of the Durban ICC, Lindiwe Rakharebe noted, "We are thrilled, honoured and proud to …Read More »
World Economic Forum Africa to elevate KZN's status as mega events destination and attract investment
The convergence of key continental and global players from business, government and civil society under the auspices of the World Economic Forum Conference on Africa will go a long way towards profiling the Province of KwaZulu-Natal as a suitable location for mega events, investment and tourism. This is the upbeat …Read More »
Hilton Durban Finishes Hotel Refurbishment
Well situated adjacent to the Durban International Convention Centre, the Hilton Durban is currently completing a major refurbishment, which was undertaken in five phases at a total capital investment of over ZAR 200 million. The full project will be scheduled for completion in 2018 after completing the meetings and banqueting …Read More »
KZN's Bumper Easter Season To Inject Over R600 Million Into The Local Economy
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is getting ready to welcome over 500 000 domestic holidaymakers for the Easter season. The Easter season which, will span over a two- week period, is expected to also attract international travellers in the region of 65 000 from United Kingdom, Germany, United States of America, France, Netherlands and India. …Read More »
Air Seychelles starts flights to Durban!
Today, the Province of KwaZulu-Natal welcomed the inaugural flight of Air Seychelles to Durban's King Shaka International Airport. Air Seychelles will be flying a twice-weekly non-stop service on Thursdays and Saturdays, connecting Durban and the Seychelles' capital Mahé, using an Airbus A320 Aircraft with a 16-seat business class and 120-seat …Read More »
Durban ICC Achieves Third Clean Audit and Sustained Growth in Profits
The Durban International Convention Centre continued its series of strong financial performances in 2016, growing its profits once again and receiving a clean, unqualified audit from the Auditor-General of South Africa for the third consecutive year. Speaking at the release of the Centre's Annual Report, Board Chairperson, Mato Madlala said, …Read More »
R1.3bn Umhlanga Arch another stunning feather in Umhlanga's increasingly impressive cap
R 1.3 billion iconic development confirmed for Umhlanga A one-of-a-kind development to hit Durban shores, Umhlanga Arch is proudly introduced by The Multiply Group, a Durban-based global investment company offering access to proprietary transactions on the African continent. The Group has a 30% stake in Imbewu Capital Partners, a company …Read More »
Largest Privately Funded Piece of Public Art in KZN Revealed
An enormous piece of permanent public art, depicting the late Anton Lembede has been installed on the corner of Anton Lembede Street (formerly Smith Street) and Six Durban Club Place to mark the start of the regeneration of Durban Club Place, a dedicated professional and legal quarter in central Durban. …Read More »


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Monday, December 05, 2005
STTo be prepared for the coming of our Lord is to be longing for it, to be looking forward to it, and to be living accordingly.Whether it is the public debt, the population explosion, the pollution of our environment, AIDS, or any other catastrophe facing our society, human effort is limited to merely slowing the trend -- not reversing it. The sin and greed that have caused these things are still present. God is long-suffering but He has foreordained a military coup when Christ returns to rule with a rod of iron.Following Christ will cost us everything, and a bill comes due each day as we take up our cross and follow Him.Without Jesus Christ man is damned if he does, and he is damned if does not. He is irrelevant.The only person whose reputation means anything is Jesus Christ. Even the Holy Spirit has elected to subordinate his reputation to that of Jesus. Then shouldn't we?
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The Doctor says, "Please disrobe" and you do it without question.
The Pastor preaches that you should dress modestly and he is getting too personal.
The Pastor preaches that you should pay your tithes and you leave the church.
The Pastor asks how much you pray and it's none of his business.
The Doctor gives you a nasty tasting pill and you take it.
The Pastor feeds you the Word and you say no thank you.
The Doctor's office closes at a certain time.
The Pastor is to be available, awake and ready twenty-four hours a day.
The Doctor tells you how to change your lifestyle to lower your blood pressure.
The Pastor tells you how to change your lifestyle and it raises your blood pressure.
The Pastor says we need more Prayer Meetings and Bible Studies and you are too busy.
The Pastor says, "God can help you", and you give up and say "What's the use."
The Pastor gives you the promises of God's Word and you don't like to "Walk by faith."
To the Pastor, you are a part of the family. He loves you. He prays for you. He helps carry your burdens. He laughs with you and cries with you.


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Sometimes a weekend away from your normal routine is all it takes to jump-start the romance in your relationship. Don't blow your travel budget on a weekend trip; the financial burden could cause friction between you. Most important, try to rethink the concept of the "romantic getaway." If you're a solid couple, you'll have just as much fun doing something silly as you would luxuriating in an upscale hotel.
Pick a Destination
Don't stress over choosing the most romantic setting you can imagine; visiting a tropical island isn't a realistic goal for a budget weekend trip. You'll add romance to whatever trip you plan, so anywhere from the country to the city can be the perfect setting. To make the trip perfect for your partner, surprise her by planning a trip to a place she likes. If she's an adventurer, opt for a camping trip in the closest state park. Find out where her favorite band is playing and make a weekend out of visiting that town, or journey to the closest town with a major university if she loves college basketball. Make it a destination you like too or you'll be unhappy all weekend.
Hit the Road
When you're trying to plan a short vacation for little money, flying is pretty much out unless you manage to find the rare incredible deal. Consider two methods of transportation: driving and taking a train. A bus tends to be an incredibly unromantic way of getting around, but on a train you can sit back in comfort, enjoy the views and gaze at each other. Driving will often be more affordable, and you'll be able to belt our your favorite tunes together and change course anytime, giving your trip an adventurous feeling. Weigh both options when deciding how you'll get around.
Pack Well
As long as you're traveling by car, or even by train, you'll have the freedom to pack plenty of gear to make the weekend memorable and keep costs low. Fill a picnic basket with bread, fruit and chocolate and stow some cheese and gourmet meat in a cooler. Hide a few bottles of champagne or wine in your luggage -- don't forget glasses and a corkscrew -- so you can enjoy after-dinner drinks in your room instead of at a bar. Pack some massage oil, bubble bath and candles to make even a dingy motel room feel like a romantic retreat.
Plan Some -- Not All -- Activities
Having some activities planned, especially if they're surprises, shows your partner that you put effort into the trip. Scheduling every minute of the day, however, is far from romantic. Plan one or two activities for each day. Find a winery to visit, research the museums with the lowest admission prices, or get in touch with your inner children by scouting out some miniature golf courses to visit. Leave the rest of the weekend free for spontaneous adventures. Unless you're both happy early birds, don't plan anything before noon; waking up late in a comfortable bed together is one of the most romantic experiences imaginable.
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- Allow yourself and your loved one a chance to go on inexpensive romantic getaways. There is always a way to make it affordable. For more ideas: Romantic Travel Destinations.


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The final batch of Glastonbury festival tickets sold out after just 15 minutes today (May 16).
A limited amount of returned tickets were re-sold at 12pm (BST), and just after 12.15pm a message on the festival's official Twitter page read: "Tickets have now SOLD OUT – thanks to everyone who bought one and sorry to those of you who missed out."
The bash, which this summer is celebrating its 40th year, with Stevie Wonder, Muse and U2 headlining, previously sold out within 12 hours back in October.
Empire Of The Sun, Orbital, Vampire Weekend and Hot Chip are among a host of acts who are also set to perform when around 178,000 fans descend on Worthy Farm in Somerset for this year's event.
See Glastonburyfestivals.co.uk for more information.


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Vladimir Putin 'wants' to reinstate Russia's royal family and bring back the Tsars
By: Rebecca Perring
The Romanov family's extraordinary return would aim to give the Kremlin a role in unifying Russia
The Romanov family's extraordinary return would not threaten the rule of the Kremlin strongman but would aim to give them a role in unifying Russia.
The move proposed by Vladimir Petrov, a law maker from Putin's party, has prompted speculation that it has the Russian leader's direct approval.
Petrov also plans to introduce a law, which would be implemented by the centenary of the end of Imperial rule, which would "give the Royal family members a special status" and "stimulate their return to Russia".
The legislator has written letters to the heirs of the Romanov dynasty, which ruled the country for two centuries before the abdication of last Tsar Nicholas II ahead of two revolutions in 1917.
Vladimir Putin has spoken about bringing back the Tsars to Russia
Tsar Nicholas II surrounded by his family who were all believed killed in the Russian revolution
The following year the Romanov family - Nicholas and his wife Tsarina Alexandra and their five children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexei - were executed by Bolsheviks led by Yakov Yurovsky under the orders of the Ural Soviet.
Petrov has written to Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna and Prince Dimitri Romanovich urging them to return to Russia to become symbols of national culture in order to "revive the spiritual power of Russian people".
The leaked letter read: "Throughout the history of its reign, the Imperial dynasty of the Romanovs was one of the pillars of Russia's sovereignty."
The country now "goes through a difficult process of restoring the country's greatness and returning its global influence" and "members of the Romanov House cannot stay aloof from the processes taking place in Russia now at such an important historical moment".
Tsar Nicholas II with his cousin King George V
Throughout the history of its reign, the Imperial dynasty of the Romanovs was one of the pillars of Russia's sovereignty
"The Royal family descendants might play an important symbolic role in Russian society.
"Like in many European countries, Romanovs might become a symbol of preserving traditions and national culture."
The royals would be returned to one of the great Romanov palaces including Ropshinsky or Pavlovsky, near St Petersburg, or the grand Livadia Palace in Crimea, annexed by Putin from Ukraine last year.
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Imagine that when you were young, you came home with a shiny new toy bought with the money from your piggy bank, and your parents thought it was a frivolous purchase. Instead of celebrating and being excited with you, your dad might have said something in a critical and angry tone like, "I can't believe you spent your money on that!"
Any statement in which we feel diminished, defined, dismissed, or discounted is a humiliating transaction. Shame is the response to a humiliating transaction. In shame, we comply with the implicit message: there must be something wrong with me; I am not enough.
Shame leads us to retreat within ourselves and withdraw into a compliant place. Over time, we internalize the humiliating voices and start to shame ourselves when we feel we have made a mistake.
Why Can Financial Trouble Cause a Person to Feel Shame?
In our culture, one of the ways we value ourselves and experience a sense of worth is through money. We are told that we should feel better about ourselves when we have a lot of money and worse when we don't.
So, if we come across hard financial times—sometimes as a result of our own doing and sometimes because of unforeseeable outside circumstances—we send a humiliating message to ourselves and then, create a sense of shame.
- How could you let this happen?!
- There must be something wrong with me.
- What's wrong with me that I'm not making more money?
- I should have known better.
We tell ourselves, implicitly, that we are not enough. And, worst of all, we believe ourselves.
How Does Living with Shame Affect an Individual and Impact Their Relationships?
Shame causes us to feel badly about ourselves and withdraw. When we create this internal sense of inadequacy, we begin to avoid the people around us. We become less likely to talk about our feelings, struggles, hurts, and vulnerabilities.
This is the time when we need to reach into relationship for care and support from the people that love us, yet shame tells us to hide away in fear because people will see our self-imposed inadequacy and critique us as well.
When hard times hit us (and they hit us all) here are some ways we can begin working through and overcoming shame:
1. Be Compassionate Toward Yourself
For example, if we find ourselves becoming self-critical, be compassionate toward the self-critique saying, "This critical voice must be here to protect me from making this mistake again. Thank you critical voice for your intention to help. I appreciate your intended care, but I think I can find a better way."
2. Speak Kindly to Your Sadness
We can also speak kindly to that sad and scared part of us: "I understand the sadness and fear that I feel and I will make room for those feelings."
3. Reach Out to Others
In addition to doing that for ourselves, we can reach out to others during these times for their support and understanding. It's best if we care about ourselves and have someone else who cares about us, too.
If you find yourself trapped in your shame and just can't seem to get out, then you might want to consider help from a therapist. Sometimes we get stuck in a feedback loop of self-criticism and negativity. If that's the case, a therapist can lend a compassionate ear and help you to find self-empowerment.
Carl R. Nassar is a professional counselor and director of Heart-Centered Counseling, a comprehensive counseling center located in Fort Collins, Loveland, and Greeley. You can learn more about Carl at carlscounseling.com and all about his counseling center at heartcenteredcounselors.com.


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Cosmic Light 2015 Video Trailer – To celebrate the cosmic light coming down to earth | IAU August 11, 2014Posted by aquillam in Astronomy.
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Cosmic Light 2015 Video Trailer – To celebrate the cosmic light coming down to earth | IAU.
IYA was awesome, and many great things came out of it. I don't know yet if great things will come from IYL, but the trailer sure is cool.
Build a Sun Funnel | Venustransit May 14, 2012Posted by aquillam in Astronomy, Galileoscope, MichiganAstro.
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Build a Sun Funnel | Venustransit.
Got a small telescope and want to SAFELY observe the transit of Venus? Build a Sun Funnel!
If your small telescope happens to be a Galileoscope (or another 'scope with plastic lenses) you'll want to check out this page first: http://galileoscope.org/observing-activity-guides/observing-the-sun-safely/
Not only is the Sun Funnel a safe way to observe the Sun, it can also show the Sun off to several people at once, so it's also ideal for public events and star parties (hey, the Sun is a star!)
Morning planets March 30, 2011Posted by aquillam in Astronomy, Galileoscope, MichiganAstro.
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I just wanted to do a quick post to highlight some upcoming observing opportunities.
First up, tomorrow morning (March 31) the waning crescent moon will be very close to Venus in the pre-dawn sky. Venus is getting low, so the Moon can be a big help if you have trouble finding it.
Venus continues to hang out in the morning skies for April, but the fun comes at the end of the month. In the last few days of the month, Venus is joined by Mercury, Mars and Jupiter. Keep a special eye out on the mornings of April 29 for the apogee cresent moon (one of the smallest of the year) and on April 30, when an old moon joins the planets in a tight cluster. It'll be twilight for all of this, so you'll need a pair of binoculars or a small 'scope for everything except the Moon and Venus.
The end of May brings one of the best aspects of Mercury all year. May 30 should be especially nice with Jupiter, Mars, the old moon, Venus and Mercury all spread out in a line.
Of course all these nice morning planets carries a downside. The only thing out in the evening is Saturn. Of course that is my favorite planet to watch with my Galileoscope!
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It is Sept. 16 2010 as I write this. On Sept 20, Jupiter will be the closest it has been to Earth since 1963, and it won't get as close again until 2022. In other words, it's the best view of the giant planet for decades.
It is at opposition on the 21, so on the 20 it will rise just a little after sunset, and be a it's highest around midnight solar time (that's about 1:30 AM in SE Michigan). After opposition, it moves slowly into the evening sky, so you'll have plenty of convenient opportunities in the next couple of months to watch it slowly shrink in the evening skies. Just look to the east, you can't miss it (unless its cloudy of course…)
It was just over 400 years ago the Galileo turned his telescope on the giant planet and spotted 4 tiny points of light all in a line. We now call those the Galilean Moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. With Jupiter so close, they should be easy to spot, event through a Galileoscope or pair of binoculars. You can figure out which moon is which using this handy JavaScript applet from sky and telescope:
So why are you still reading this? Get out there and look up!


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THE battle of the taxi apps is heating up, with Australia's Cabcharge issuing a new rant against ridesharing company Uber Australia.
It's no secret that Cabcharge has been in a turf war with start up rivals like Uber, GoCatch and Backseat.me for months but CEO Andrew Skelton upped the ante in a statement released earlier today, implying his competitors were unreliable pretenders.
"Some app-based business are notorious for different and unpredictable charges at different times, and for taking up to 20 percent of the driver's fare," he said. "To Cabcharge it's about ensuring your people are safe and your expenses are controllable.
"Cabcharge is constantly updating technologies and offers booking apps which are legal and accountable. In fact, apps like 13CABS, mTaxi and Silver Service have been available to Australians since 2009 and were built in-house at Cabcharge long before the so-called 'innovators' arrived."
But that's nothing compared to what's happening in the US where competition between Uber and Lyft have taken an ugly turn.
The companies, who offer cab rides that can be tracked and booked using a smartphone, are currently at war with accusations that both companies have been cancelling thousands of bookings to disrupt each other's service.
The reports come after CNNMoney obtained data that Uber employees allegedly ordered and cancelled more than 5,000 rides from Lyft since last October.
Lyft claims 177 Uber employees around the US have been getting up to the naughty shenanigans, including alleged Uber recruiters who were exposed by cross-referencing the phone numbers associated with the phantom customers.
One Lyft "passenger" who was identified by several different Lyft drivers as an Uber recruiter had a phone number attributed to 21 different accounts and cancelled over 1,500 rides.
This isn't the first time Uber has been accused of foul play after another black car rival service in New York called Gett claimed Uber attacked the company by doing the same booking and cancelling antics.
But, according to Uber, Lyft is no innocent victim. It has also accused Lyft employees of pulling the same dirty tricks by booking almost 13,000 fake Uber rides. Uber even claimed some of Lyft's investors were trying to convince Uber to purchase the rival service.
Of course, both companies are quick to fling more mud by accusing each other of lying:
"Lyft's claims against Uber are baseless and simply untrue. Furthermore Lyft's own drivers and employees, including one of Lyft's founders, have cancelled 12,900 trips," Uber said in a statement.
In retort Lyft fired back: "Once again Uber is deceiving the public, now with false allegations and an attempt to deflect from their illegal cancel campaign."
To the outsider this all seems like quite a comical soap opera bust-up but the fake taxi bookings can play havoc with both these startup companies as it takes away their drivers' availability and could drive customers straight into the hands of their rival. If these allegations are true, it's an underhand tactic looking to decimate competition.
Like Pepsi and Coke, what Uber and Lyft offer is pretty much the same so there's going to be a bit of a catfight for survival. Uber stared out as a premium service using black luxury cars and is available in cities worldwide, while Lyft (currently only US based) was a cheaper alternative that employed private cars for hire recognisable by the big, pink, fuzzy moustache on the front of the vehicles.
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I'm walking the aisle of a major bookstore, searching for answers on my new modern cuisine. With what must be hundreds of thousands of books, my eye seems to beeline.! " Be What You Are", the book title says. Be What You Are,! I say to myself. I did not know I was in the self help section, but why not? I need help. I need answers.
I skim the book and speed through the tests. What am I? Right now what I am is developing a modern way to eat, to enjoy cooking and understand how the right food for each of us makes a huge difference biologically without calling out food and medicine or reactive food. Sure, this may not be for mainstream guy on the street at this time. But who knows, maybe it is, maybe it will be. It combines my interest in science, my background as a chef, my love for fitness, the body and a lifestyle of low impact, plant based food with a modern approach.
I see the kitchen design magazines on shelves. Close by are groupings of food as entertainment, food as health and wellness. food as living, food as social, food as cultural, food as travel, food for growing and food for showing. Weight watchers, weight losers, weight gainers, Food, Food, Food. Food is everywhere and oddly enough, right around the corner are more magazines that are reactions on food: food for diabetes, gluten free food, cancer and heart disease food, homeopathic food and EAT Right Food, I guess to responding to so many eating wrong food. The list of those magazines wraps itself nicely into magazines on pharmaceuticals and cosmetics using isolated food nutrients in suppliment and cosmetic ways. It is all about food and food extensions. Food as Entertaining runs that full monty extending reversal reality from wrongful eating to Food as Medicine. But still, I cannot find my food magazine nitche yet. What am I? What is my cuisine?
I am looking for a way to recipe ideas that start with ingredients paired to the body, true biology based eating matching me and food. I want to have fun and food and science every day. I want cell matching, digitally presented reasoning behind what I eat and enjoy with fresh forward thinking thoughts. I want a personal teaching cuisine. So, What am I? Suddenly I am a developer of a new modern food style: plant based, low impact, body smart, Vegetable Alchemy, cell smart. I want you to be interested. Start building your link to recipes of a purposeful modern cuisine, fresh flavorful, fun blended with a nod to your biology whenever we eat. This mole below is great for your insides! What does that mean? More on that when I figure out how to tell you in a way that is upbeat without the medicinal flavor of Food as Medicine. Give me feedback or just be patient. We will get there. We cannot do this overnight. Use with pastas, vegetables. seared tofu, seitan, pork and chicken. This is Who I am, my human biology driven teaching cuisine.
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1 cup pumpkin seeds, hulled, lightly toasted
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Dozens of Women, Children Set Free from Boko Haram
At least a dozen kidnapped women and children have been freed from captivity in Nigeria.
Military spokesman Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman released a statement Monday saying the army cleared Boko Haram camps in Borno state in northeastern Nigeria.
Hundreds have been freed so far, but the Islamic terror group continues to use dozens of girls and women in suicide bombings in the area.
More than 1,000 people have been killed since President Muhammadu Buhari was elected in March with a pledge to annihilate Boko Haram. An estimated 20,000 people have been killed in the 6-year-old uprising and some 2.1 million driven from their homes, some across borders.
Earlier this year, troops from Chad and Nigeria drove out jihadists from 25 towns held for months by Boko Haram, which had declared a caliphate aligned with the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.
The army succeeded in rescuing a number of hostages this year, but none of the 219 girls abducted in April 2014 from a school in Chibok were among them.
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Burnett's third inning a flashback to Yankees days
There are no New York teams in the playoffs this year. It's a relief, right? Nothing against the fans of the Yankees and the Mets, but when it comes to national coverage come October, well, those two franchises have a habit of sucking all the air out of the room. Baseball reporters and analysts tend to hate it when you yell "East Coast bias!" at them, partly because they're tired of it and mostly because they know you're right. They don't do it to be mean or dismissive. New York City is where media people live. It's what they know.
So with the Yankees and Mets out detoxifying until spring, the focus of the Tweet-stained wretches tends to become, inevitably, former Yankees and Mets. Specifically, players who left the city's teams in disgrace, or perceived disgrace, or who just decided they no longer cared to have to see a bad pun of their names splashed across a newspaper every time they went 0-for-4. The escapees, basically.
And few got it worse in New York than A.J. Burnett. Burnett was a strange case during his time with the Yankees. He was likable in just about every way you want a player to be, yet still Yankees fans and the media couldn't stand him. But Burnett wasn't horrible as a Yankee. He won 34 games in three years, was the team's best pitcher in their 2011 American League Division Series loss to the Tigers and even notched a win in a 2009 World Series game against the Phillies -- over Pedro Martinez, no less.
Burnett never missed a start, never complained about his manager, never punched a guy in a bar, never dated Madonna. And his teammates adored him. He's the one who started that whole pie-in-the-face craze that briefly throttled Yankee Stadium in '09. Burnett is not typically the type of player you hate.
But bring up his name to a Yankees fan or scribe, and mockery will quickly ensue. This is for two reasons. One: his contract. Signing a contract like the one he did -- five years and $82.5 million -- is an excellent way to draw unwanted negative attention to yourself. (In a pinch, you can always hide by burying yourself under a pile of $100 bills.) But the primary reason Burnett is a figure of ridicule in New York is that, every once in a while, for seemingly no reason, his brain would fall out of his skull, right out there in front of everyone, and he would forget he ever knew how to pitch.
Burnett's implosion innings became legendary in New York, in large part because they were impossible to predict. Burnett would be cruising along, no problem, looking to all the world like the big-money pitcher the Yankees paid him to be. And then he would slowly disintegrate.
It would begin with a leadoff walk, or maybe an error, or an infield single -- something small, seemingly benign. Then, it crumbled. Eventually, he would lose patience, groove a fastball and BOOM, home run, six-run inning, game over. He would be in total control, and then just like that, it would fall apart. This didn't happen every game Burnett pitched, but when it did, you could hear the whispers echo throughout the Bronx: "He's chokin'." "He ain't a Yankee."
When the Yankees finally tired of Burnett and essentially paid him to peddle his wares in Pittsburgh, the assumption among Yankees fans was that he'd be out of baseball in two years, if that. Well, Burnett's been terrific, going 26-21 with a 3.41 ERA and a 3-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He's also a fan favorite in Pittsburgh.
When the Pirates picked him to start Game 1 of their long-awaited National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, no one outside of New York laughed. He was the logical choice. Those days were long behind him. So ... of course he threw two excellent innings and burst into flames in the third. Next thing you know: 7-0 Cardinals, curtains for Burnett and a 1-0 Cardinals lead in the series.
Why does this happen to Burnett? Does he just not like people watching? After all, he was terrific in Toronto and Florida, too. Baseball's advanced analysts are always arguing that matters like "heart" and "fortitude" mean little, and in the long run, they're probably right. But it also looks like every time there are multiple cameras on Burnett, he can hold it together for a short period of time ... and then it all goes away.
Burnett was safe in Toronto. He was safe in Florida. And most of the time, he has been safe in Pittsburgh. But not on Thursday. They're televising these games to the whole country. You can hear the cackles from the Bronx from here. Leave it to Burnett to give Yankees folks something to do in October. They're otherwise unoccupied, after all.
Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow
Neither of the two NLDS games on Thursday were particularly compelling -- a couple of blowouts behind the two best pitchers in the National League in Clayton Kershaw and Adam Wainwright -- which was probably for the best. You will need the rest: This is October, after all.
This is how you're going to feel the rest of this month, after going through all these games. Think about, say, Oct. 12. Your throat is arid and scarred, your knees are buckled and weak, your eyelids are dipping near your nostrils. These games, as wonderful as they are, take their pounds of flesh.
That starts Friday, with a four-playoff game special, starting at 1 p.m. ET and ending roughly 12 hours later, probably more. If the NLDS has no sweeps, we'll do this again on Monday.
This is probably as close as baseball gets to the NCAA Tournament, and it boggles the brain the more you ponder it. We spend all season rising and falling with our teams, investing a little of ourselves in every game. And those are simply one of 162. These playoff games are worth, using bar-napkin math, around 35 regular-season games. And Friday there are four. I actually started to sweat just typing that.
It kicks off in St. Louis (1 p.m. ET, MLB Network), with the Cardinals attempting to take a 2-0 lead back to that lunatic soccer atmosphere at PNC Park. Two hours after first pitch, at 3 p.m. (TBS), the Red Sox-Rays series starts at Fenway Park. That being a game involving two AL East teams and all, it'll probably be in, oh, the fourth inning by the time Game 2 of the Braves-Dodgers series begins at 6 p.m. (TBS). The Tigers and A's take it home at O.co Coliseum at 9:30 p.m. (TBS).
If you were able to bend the laws of space and time and thus able to attend all four games -- this requires the ability to pause live action happening several states away until you are able to instantaneously transport yourself to the stadium, probably using that machine from "The Fly" -- you would travel a total 4,424 miles (that last kick from Atlanta to Oakland is a killer.)
It is difficult to come up with a better use for such a transporting, time-stopping machine. In lieu of such a device, it is recommended you start practicing your fake cough for your boss. You will need it. We have three more weeks of this, at least. You should have slept in September.
By the way, I feel like I should introduce myself. I'm Will Leitch, and I'll be writing a column every weekday morning for MLB.com during the playoffs. I'm a senior writer at Sports On Earth, which, as a daily reader of the MLB.com site, you've probably seen roaming around the homepage from time to time. I write a daily column and run a daily podcast there. Here, though, we'll be focusing solely on October baseball. Any time you want to chat, just drop me a line at [email protected] or hit me @williamfleitch on Twitter. This is the best month of the year. Let's have some fun with this together.


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BRS offers; private and communal studio space, gallery shows of all sizes and types, music and performance space, and a diving board for adventurous Wisconsinites looking to jump in and splash around in the arts. Contact BRS through these links, we wait patiently for your weird and beautiful voice.