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9 pointsDenim and I have been thinking about ways to get more traffic back to the forum, and have a few ideas about contests, like a classifieds contest, were we would pick a random user every month for a prize, but I am sure you guys have some great ideas for contests.... lets come up with a great idea, and get this place back on top of the forum game, once again...
8 pointsAmplifiers are in:
8 pointsI want to extend a thanks to the SSA forum members that have been with us for a while and have supported my expansion of the SSA product offerings. 10 years ago it started with the SSA Icon 12D2, and we have slowly expanded from there. After years of just sub woofers, I was finally able to move into smaller speakers. Our latest offering is the Evil6.5 mid. All that being said, I need to take care of the people who are apart of the SSA family first. So to our SSA forum members, if you want to try out our new Evil6.5, I will place a $10 SSA Store credit on your SSA Store account for each SSA Evil6.5 you want to order. This is available to SSA forum members with an SSA Store account until September 15th, 2016. _________________________________________________________________________ All you have to do is follow the below example and post in this topic: SSA Store account email address: email@example.com Number of Evil6.5's: 2
8 pointsHere are some final production unit pictures. Very excited.
7 pointsA few years late, but we are finally getting a very nice tweeter going that is worthy of being a part of the SSA line. The pictures below show the prototypes, they are really attractive in person and will, in production form, bare the SSA logo. See the attached files for the 4 and 8 ohm versions. They are quite smooth to my ear (aka not super bright like some metal dome tweets can be) and blend well with the Evil6.5's (vital to the design). These are not a PA style, 'screamy' tweet, these are meant for sound quality first and foremost. Possible future home audio plans. Pricing is not set just yet. These will be sold as a pair. Some quick points of info: 28mm Silk Dome, Large Roll Surround Aluminum Faceplace and Housing Sound Transparent Grill Low Fs. for flexibility in both Home & Car Neo Motor with Shallow non-Resonant Chamber 61.9mm (2.44") dia. flange, 21.5mm (.85") depth 65 watts rms
7 pointsThe guys were playing around with some center console ideas.
7 pointsHaha WOW I just remembered that I posted this years ago and had to update! Well the bad news is that I ended up getting all of the way up to 535 pounds a few years ago...the good news is that I am currently 315 pounds and steadily losing! I hope that everyone is doing well! I truly miss my SSA family!
7 pointsA 110lb sub will give you a hernia? That's cute.
6 pointsPre-Order should be open in about two weeks on our all new SSA ICON Series Amplifiers! IC2200.1 & IC150.4 Estimated shipping is middle of May at the moment. #ArriveLoud *We will be adding specs and details in the next few days, please check back for updates. http://store.soundsolutionsaudio.com/categories/amps/shop-by-brand/sound-solutions-audio.html
6 pointsAs the parent of a child with special needs, I assure you that had you said this in front of me you would have way less teeth. You may or may not beat my ass but regardless you would regret the garbage ever leaving your mouth. Think about what you say before you say it! You are a total disruption not only to this forum but as a human being as well. Good day sir!
6 pointsLast chance, wrong place to be making insults which include making fun of handicapped children. Maybe you should read your posts before you type and negatively react to every post in response to you. You are not getting your original point across the first time because you do not take the time to proof read, make changes/correct your post/point, and then click the submit reply.
6 pointsAaron, my apologies in advance Sir ... Billy Jack, It's been fun brother, but You have my vote for the largest fucking troll in the internet. Not to mention ... A stupid one at that. I rarely see someone on a audio forum act like a whiny ass, screaming little bitch like you do when something does not go your way. Grow a pair dude !!! I have NEVER seen anyone carry on like you do on this forum. Honestly, you're a fucking idiot. You best be glad that Aaron and Mark never made me a moderator on this forum. I'd make it my weekly duty to come on here and ban you just so I wouldn't have to read your bull shit over, and over, and over, and over, and over again. Fucking ridiculous. I'll probably get a vacation for making this post but Fuck it, this need to be said. Please, leave people alone and start worrying about your own projects and show (not type) that you actually do know something about Car Audio. Mods on here can be jerks here at times, but do have a common goal of helping people educate themselves about car audio. /Rant ... I'm going to bed.
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6 pointsI will say this ... (LOL Sean, had to ...) I hardly ever run larger than a 10" driver in my setups. But I have had 4 15s in one of my ground pounders. Now after talking to Mark and Aaron personally at show and events, and basically demoing SEVERAL different drivers, If I ever went stupid and built me another ground pounder, I promised Aaron that I would be ordering SSA product s for that ride. Performance along with ownership and customer service is more than enough to run their equipment. So if I was you, I'd order SSA and call it a day brother. You won't be disappointed.
6 pointsI will make an official announcement when production is near done, so please hold off on the flood of questions until then. Attached is a photo of the prototypes (MEANING THEY ARE HOUSE SAMPLE MATERIAL AND NOT THE PRODUCTION COLORS, THINK CAR PROTOTYPES WITH WEIRD PAINT JOBS) I have been testing with our custom heat sink. Loads of surface area so heat is not an issue under normal loads. Starting out with a VERY sturdy mono block and strong 4 channel.
6 pointsThere are two things I have never had since I got "serious" into car audio. A 10" sub, or a decent dual sub setup. So this is my build for two 10" xcons! Im super excited, they should be finished building and arriving soon, I hope. I am fitting the maximum dimensions of my trunk while still being able to fold up the stock floor and access the spare tire. I was left with 3.11 internal cubic feet without sub, bracing, 45s, or port displacement. This is firing into the car, so I also needed the subs and port to be on the same face. The triangle port is unconventional but takes up less volume than a typical slot port inside the box and also has less port wall surface area, so I'm hoping it works out. That angle took some wizardry to figure out, and it still came out a little crooked but oh well. The "45s" are little pine cove trim pieces, figured this is the best I can do without sacrificing internal volume. I used minimal bracing but it should be enough, and undercoated everything with two cans, I honestly dont think it does anything but I like to do it on my boxes. it gives a solid completed look to the inside of the box and its extra leak insurance. Final volume and tuning should be 2.4 cubes at 31 hz with 25 sq in port area. The box is a little too small and the port is a little too small, but its all the space I have. Got some black base down and some custom copper orange pearl, trying my best to match the faceplate of my Crecendo BC3500. All thats left is to carpet it with black felt, wire the drivers in, and go to town!
6 pointsI've stayed out of this until now. This is ridiculous. PERIOD. I understand the rep feature is in place because it's favorable on other types of social media and that is the ONLY reason the software provider has coded it into the forum. Here it serves absolutely NO purpose other than to stir shit. Nothing else. Most people here, come here for no BS, and to get THE best advice. We don't need a rep system to alert people of bullshit or bullshitters. They are easily and readily seen and called out. Billy Jack,I am going to give you some advice. I was once in your shoes, in fact you may be able to find some of my initial posts from when I first joined here to prove it. Perception is reality. You may think you are right, you may FEEL you are right. You may be right. . . . BUT when everyone else perceives you as wrong, you are wrong. You talk about M5's comments on subjective topics. Unfortunately, it is your own subjectivity which denies you the ability to look at things objectively and see things from an open mind perspective. You may be passionate, you my be educated, you may be correct, you may even be one hell of a cool guy, but you carry yourself all wrong, and for that reason, you have ZERO credibility. Aaron, this is your forum,and you do as you please, but the rep system, IMO, is childish and not needed here. I will comment no further.
6 pointsGirls, Girls... Can we all just get along... lol
6 pointsOhio's first post never specified the number of 12s that would be used. You assume a pair. Why ?? 4 12s in a wall tuned around 40 would hair trick easily on adequate power.
6 pointsSorry, I have been leaking little bits here and there. It has been a very long (a year) process to get these off the ground. Because these buggers are NOT a basic overhung 1" or 1.5" coil, it took time to get parts and get the design right. Not to mention some changes at the factory that caused a number of delays. Ok, so these are a copper coil, shorting ring, solid pole, phase plug, underhung design. In final testing, they are a very very clean, warm sound. They were right at home in an IB rig that Neal helped out on big time, so dropping into an average car door is excellent. The Evil6.5's have push terminals that are good for 10 gauge wire. Nomex spiders, so they will able take the same long term abuse that the SSA subs are known for. Also, the glass fiber cones that were available, performed a little better than the poly cones in testing. I will probably be setting these at 120-150rms. Specs are below, on the bottom right. Follow the green slope for the production model. I had put together a slightly different model to see what combination of aspects were the best performing for our goals, so ignore the purple slope and specs on the left.
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5 pointsI'm going to be an uncle again!
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5 pointsGorgeous. If they perform like they look they should take the active audience by storm. With no a priori measurement details and only seeing the plot, I think Aaron's response is conservative. The response curve looks easily adaptable to both almost on and off axis response in car. Obviously nothing will beat a really small diaphragm for off axis response, but the flexibility of such a low Fs will more than counteract that in more than 90% of installs. The last thing I need is another set of tweeters...but pretty sure my curiosity won't be squelched until I own a pair.
5 pointsSmh.....Billy, he isn't paid by ssa or any other brand....as for discounts, a lot of people get below msrp for actually installing & showing products at shows. It also helps to actually know what you're talking about. I've done my best not to disrespect you on here but come on man......this ranting isn't gaining anyone anything but entertainment via drama....


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The following is the second in a three-part series looking at domestic violence in Newton County. Names have been changed to protect the victims and their families.
According to the Georgia Department of Human Resources (GDHR), domestic violence is the leading cause of injury in girls and women ages 15 to 44. More alarming is that Georgia ranks seventh in the country for female homicide where domestic violence is a factor.
For *Mary Smith, who suffered at the hands of her abusive mother, her escape at age 19 was a wonderful chance for her to make a home of her own with her new husband. She was certain that her life would improve.
She met her husband through a teacher and the two married and had two children. Although the marriage lasted more than 17 years, according to Mary, her husband was withdrawn most of that time.
"He didn't want anything to do with me or the kids," she said. "No matter how hard I tried to pull him into the family or get him involved in things that we were doing, he just pulled away. He told me that the only reason he ever married me was because he thought he could turn me into the person he wanted me to be."
According to Melanie Bell, who handles all domestic violence cases for the Newton County District Attorney's Office, derogatory comments such as those are not uncommon in domestic violence cases.
"That's usually how it starts," she said, "with put-downs and emotional abuse. They want to make their victims so low and destroy their self-esteem so that eventually the victim figures that what's happening to her is her own fault."
In 2008, statistics show that 32 percent of domestic violence-related incidents were committed by a present or former spouse, according to the GDHR. In 2006, 96,110 crisis calls were made to domestic violence shelters across the state and Georgia's certified family violence programs provided shelter to 4,588 adults and 4,788 children with a total of 234,834 nights spent in shelters by victims of domestic violence.
Floundering, single and living alone with her children, Mary decided she wanted to try new things. She was visiting an aunt and though her nephew became interested in HAM Radio. The idea of talking to people all around the world appealed to her and she thought one of her sons might be interested as well. She urged him to take the test to qualify as an operator, telling him that she would take it with him. Although both of them took the test, only Mary qualified and through her adventures on the radio met a woman whose grandson would turn out to be Mary's future husband.
Mary and *Bob spoke by HAM Radio frequently. They talked on the phone for hours at a time. By now Mary was 38-years-old and their relationship felt like real romance to her. He sought her out — he wanted to talk to her. After being with a man who was so emotionally unreachable, after being told that she wasn't the type of woman anyone would want for a wife, Bob's attentions were like a balm to her injured ego.
Bob lived in South Carolina at the time and Mary was a para-pro at an elementary school. That summer she decided she would spend her break with Bob. Their romance blossomed and in September 2003, the two married and moved back to Georgia.
At first everything was wonderful, the couple had two children — a boy named *Richard and a girl named *Jane — but then little by little, cracks began to show in the marriage. Bob began verbal assaults and then moved on to throwing items and breaking things.
"You definitely will see an escalation in domestic violence cases," said Bell. "In the majority of the cases it will start with a lot of verbal abuse, then it moves on to emotional abuse — you see a lot of throwing things, grabbing and yelling and then it gradually — or sometimes not so gradually — escalates."
One in every four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime, according to GDHR. And witnessing violence is the strongest risk factor for children to either grow up to become abusers or to be in abusive relationships. Statistics from GDHR also show that between three and 10 million children will witness domestic violence in some form annually.
If Mary ever got sick, Bob would be angry at her as if it were her fault. As punishment, he refused to look after their children or to prepare dinner, cooking something for himself and ignoring their needs, forcing Mary to care for them even when ill.
One day he came home and had been fired from his job for harassing a female co-worker. When Mary was able to view the paperwork filed against him, she saw the harassment against the woman was much like what she suffered at home. Shortly after losing his job, Bob was also diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and was unable to work. The plunge into poverty seemed to intensify Bob's anger.
According to Bell, that sort of reaction is not uncommon and it is one currently being faced in Newton County due to the poor economy.
"It just exploded," she said. "When the economy went down, cases of domestic violence shot up."
Forced to move because of Bob's lost job and inability to work due to his disease, things continued to go downhill for the family. Mary's two eldest children from her first marriage were grown by now, but her two children with Bob — both in their early teens — were still forced to endure life under their father's roof and he was becoming meaner by the day, according to Mary.
Once, she and the kids decided to make peach ice cream. Bob told them he wanted vanilla ice cream so they put their peach in the fridge and went to purchase the items to make vanilla ice cream. When they came back, a whole container of cinnamon had been dumped in their peach ice cream, making it inedible.
Bob had his computer set up at the end of a hallway in the home and one day Jane noticed he was looking at pornography on the computer. She told Mary who informed Bob he needed to move the computer into the living room, but that made him unhappy, so she moved out of the couple's bedroom to allow Bob private time with his computer there. He later told his family that she kept him locked in the bedroom.
Jane, an animal lover, had a favorite cat that her father hated. The cat was high-strung and would climb the curtains, sending Bob into a rage. Jane tried to keep her cat out of her father's way because he would kick the animal. One day the cat — who was pregnant at the time — made the mistake of jumping onto Bob's computer desk and he threw the animal off, causing her to miscarry the litter of kittens. One day the cat disappeared. Mary still does not know what happened to her.
But the breaking point for Mary came when Bob began focusing his anger on Jane herself. Richard tended to fly under his father's radar, but Jane caught his eye. She didn't talk back normally, but she would jump to her mother's defense more readily then her brother.
He had always been verbally abusive to the children, according to Mary.
"Anything they ever did, he could do it better or they weren't doing it right," she said. "There was never a moment's peace. He would just put them down horribly. The whole reason I kept staying with him was for my kids, but he just stayed on them constantly."
One day Bob became angry at Mary because she was in bed and did not want to read a thank you card he had written. He came after her and Jane jumped in front of her mother. During the fuss Bob slammed his daughter's fingers in a heavy wooden door.
Another time, Mary, Bob and the kids were leaving a family get-together at his family's house and he decided after she had loaded the car that he wasn't ready to leave yet. Angry, once again. he slammed a car seat back with all his strength on Jane's knees.
In 2006, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported that law enforcement officers responded to 54,010 family violence incidents with 19,524 children involved in those incidents.
In Newton County, 319 temporary protection orders (TPOs) were issued in 2007 and 560 domestic violence criminal cases. In 2008 the numbers were down with only 194 TPOs and 432 criminal cases and in 2009, 256 TPOs and 444 domestic violence criminal cases.
However, according to Bell there are already 25 open domestic violence criminal cases as of Friday afternoon and that is in only 10 business days since Jan. 1.
After the second time Bob hurt Jane, Mary decided that she had to do something. It was time, no matter how hard it would be or how scared she was, to take a stand.
"I promised her then that I would never allow him to hurt her again," said Mary. "And I never intend to."
The next month, she kicked Bob out of the house — but he didn't go without a fight.
The final article in this series will examine how to escape the vicious cycle of domestic violence and what aiding resources are available locally.


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The Arena Seminar 2018
Friday 16th to 18th March 2018 at the Riviera Hotel, Burnaby Road, Alum Chine, Bournemouth, BH4 8JF
Arena is pleased to announce details of the 2018 Arena Seminar. The Seminar has become established as a major weekend event in the photographic calendar. The Seminar brings together a first-class group of speakers and photography enthusiasts for a weekend of lectures, discussion and the opportunity to share inspirational photography.
This year we are pleased to announce another excellent line-up of speakers: George Georgiou, Hans Strand, Jason Bell, Paul Russell, Polina Plotnikova, and Steve Smith.
In addition to the lectures we will be running the hugely popular 'Print Walk' where guests can show their work to other delegates. The seminar will also feature the well-received 'Arena Print Raffle' together with an opportunity to visit the Fotospeed stand on the Saturday.
We are pleased to be returning to the Riviera Hotel in Bournemouth once more where we can look forward to the excellent service and facilities that we have enjoyed on previous seminars.
Seminar Speakers 2018
This year we are pleased to announce another excellent line-up of speakers: George Georgiou, Hans Strand, Jason Bell, Paul Russell, Polina Plotnikova, and Steve Smith.
George is represented by Panos Pictures, a photo agency for international documentary photographers specialising in global social issues. He focuses on communities split between different cultures and has photographed extensively in the Balkans, Eastern Europe and, in particular, Turkey. He holds two World Press Photo awards and has work included in New York's Museum of Modern Art and the Elton John Collection.
Hans is a multi-award winning professional landscape photographer from Sweden.
A previous Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Hasselblad Master Award winner, he has photographed landscapes ranging from rainforests to deserts and ice caves to volcanoes, viewed from ground level and above, and from the wide to the intimate. He has published five books and his recent exhibition in Sweden reflected his love for the abstract.
Jason is one of the country's leading portrait and fashion photographers. His highly acclaimed images of leading celebrities have regularly appeared in the likes of Vogue and Vanity Fair. He has shot many film, theatre and TV marketing campaigns including The Crown, The Revenant, Victoria and Abdul, Outlander and Billy Eliot, and for English National Ballet and Royal Opera House productions. He has exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, and they hold many of his images in their collection.
A leading street photographer, Paul is a member of the highly regarded and influential 'In-Public' international collective. Capturing the fascinating and quirky side of what is life in general, he has an acute eye for the gently amusing moments that come and go in an instant. His work has been exhibited widely, featured in many magazines and supplements, and profiled in the Thames and Hudson book 'Street Photography Now'.
Russian born Polina has studied Fine Art History in both Moscow and London. A highly creative flower and still life photographer, her many awards include: The International Garden Photographer of the Year finalist and award winner for the past seven years, category winner at the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year, and three gold medals from the Royal Horticultural Society shows – her third one being at the 2017 Chelsea Flower Show.
A passionate street photographer and master printer, Steve is Inspired by those moments which instantly become history. He has a particular affinity for the people of Cuba as they go about their everyday lives. Another project, 'Beneath the Games Umbrella' explored life in and around London at the time of the Olympic Games and was exhibited at the Greenwich Gallery. A Fellow of the RPS he now sits on its Distinction Panel for Fine Art.
The Arena Seminar 2018 has now taken place.
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We are pleased to be returning to the Riviera Hotel in Bournemouth once more where we can look forward to the excellent service and facilities that we have enjoyed on previous seminars.
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On Tuesday night Everton suffered a very surprising 2-0 home defeat against Championship Norwich City in the third round of the EFL Cup.
The loss will have come as a shock to many, including the visitors considering the Toffees stellar start to their campaign.
The reality is that the six changes Ronald Koeman made to his starting line-up cost the Toffees dearly.
Everton have been very solid at the back and good going forward in the Premier League, but there is a major question mark remains over their squad depth.
Just not good enough
Norwich deserves credit, as the Canaries boss Alex Neil also made ten changes to his team. The side from Norfolk's priorities lie in regaining their top-flight status, so Neil probably felt like sacrificing this competition.
Fortunately for the Canaries, the starting eleven that Koeman put out were just not good enough. The dynamism and solidarity of the league campaign went out of the window and exposed Everton's relative lack of squad options.
There are some players that probably cannot believe their luck by being at Everton, for example, former-England midfielder Tom Cleverley. Not only did he come through the United youth system he managed to secure a move to Everton as well, having enjoyed a brief spell on-loan at Aston Villa.
A number of Everton fans were asking the same question as me last night, what exactly does the midfielder offer a team? He is not a defensive midfield destroyer and he is definitely not a dynamic attacking midfielder. What is his purpose?
Ecuadorian striker Enner Valencia joining Everton on loan on deadline day was greeted with delight, by the West Ham fans that is.
One of whom just happens to be a good friend of mine said 'He would drive him to Merseyside himself' offering a further quip of 'He can't shoot, pass or tackle, but apart from that he is okay'
Those words were not exactly encouraging for me as an Evertonian. The striker was brought in as a back-up to first choice striker Romelu Lukaku and hopefully, he will not see much game time, because so far he is not doing a very job of disproving my friend's assessment.
They were not the only players to disappoint against Norwich and Valencia had an effort cleared off the line, but in my humble opinion neither will be good enough for Everton in the long-run if the Toffees are going to move forward in the future.
Koeman is right to calm expectations
Everton boss Koeman had to recently move to dismiss suggestions that the Toffees could be in the title race, stating that other teams had more quality. The Dutchman is right. Everton are in far better shape than they were under Roberto Martinez, as they can defend and attack, instead of just attacking and forgetting about the defending part.
Everton's first eleven now has a nice balance, but the problem is beyond the first 15 or 16 players in the Toffees squad there is little quality cover. Last night's defeat will have taught Koeman a lot of things about his squad and some players are unlikely to be picked again in a hurry.
It is difficult for Everton fans not to get excited about their team. They are second in the Premier League table, having won four of their five games this season, albeit with a kind run of fixtures.
Koeman may have improved things within the team, but the Dutchman will not be able to work miracles overnight. In many ways the defeat may be a good thing, as the players will not be complacent for Saturday's game at Bournemouth and Koeman will no doubt be working the players even harder in training.
A top six finish is realistic
I know we live in an age where Leicester City won the Premier League, but us Evertonians are generally realistic about our team.
The Toffees have an outside chance of making the top four in the Premier League, but a more realistic aim is a top six finish, which the Merseysiders are odds of 7/4 to achieve.
Ronald Koeman has made a good solid start on Merseyside, but he will know that the work has only just begun as he attempts to awaken a sleeping giant of English football.
Will defeat against Norwich derail Everton's season?


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Picking up the pieces in Danbury
But he also knows a thing or two about teaching.
Like many Danbury residents, Noori was shocked by last week's news that Common Council majority leader Pauline Basso and Planning Commission member Joel Urice had circulated racist e-mails about African women, Latinos and Muslims.
He saw the e-mailed photos of masked Muslim extremists holding up signs that read, "Behead Those Who Insult Islam" and "Be Prepared For The Real Holocaust."
And yet, tangled among the choking images of hatred and bigotry, Noori saw a lesson to be learned. Others in Danbury's ethnic community saw it, too.
Together, they're trying to undo the damage caused by Basso and Urice.
"I don't agree with suicide bombings. I don't agree with the hateful and extremist views that were shown in those pictures," Noori said Friday. "But I do want (Basso) and other people to know there's a big difference.
"For the majority of Muslims in America, particularly in Danbury, we are a peaceful people. We contribute to the community," he said. "For me, what hurts the most is that she's a public official. She knows better."
Although Greater Danbury NAACP president Ivan Pitts has agreed to meet with Basso over the e-mails, he's waiting for the door of diplomacy to open. At least, he was still waiting Friday night.
"If there's a heart of reconciliation, then I'm all for it," said the Rev. Pitts, who also serves as pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Danbury. "We have to look for healing now. I'm the recipient of incredible grace and I will gladly share it."
Noori, 32, is just as eager to share his hope.
Noori was a teen-ager when he immigrated to Danbury in 1990. The city never used to be this way, he'll tell you. It was always a welcoming place, a palette where the colors complemented each other.
Hamid Raza, who owns Dollar Discount in Bethel, was also offended by the e-mails. Raza stood behind the counter Friday and shook his head.
"It's a very bad thing. It's not right," said Raza, a Danbury resident whose brother, Ahmed, leads the mosque in Monroe.
"You can't judge people on the basis of their color, or their religion, or their race," he said. "We are all God's children.
"Politicians are supposed to be the bridge that brings communities together," he went on. "They're not supposed to divide them and break them up and create more hate in the world."
Raza is right, of course.
Unfortunately, Danbury is just one screen of a horror movie that's playing all across the country.
At New York City's Columbia University, one of America's finest bastions of higher education, a noose was hung on the doorknob of an African-American professor's office last week.
A few days later, bigoted imagery struck again at Columbia, after someone drew a swastika underneath a cartoon image of a man wearing a yarmulke, a Jewish head covering.
Last Thursday, a second noose was found in New York City, this one hanging from a lamppost near a U.S. Post Office that was damaged on 9/11.
Three more nooses were thrown over a tree at the local high school in Jena, La., last year.
A noose -- a hangman's knot for lynchings -- has long been a symbol of fear and intimidation for racists in America. Sadly, in the 21st century, they still are.
"These kinds of things -- racist e-mails and photos, nooses -- they're symbolic of things that are usually swept under the rug in our society," said Dr. Carina Bandhauer, an associate professor of sociology at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury.
"But these particular symbols indicate there are bigger, unresolved issues with race and power and understanding," she observed.
Bandhauer said the situation becomes more intolerable when elected officials violate the public's trust. The professor also said she doubts Basso's two-paragraph apology to Pitts was sufficient to heal the city's wounds.
"It's particularly offensive when political figures are responsible," Bandhauer said. "(Basso) couldn't possibly have come to terms with what she did, just by writing one brief letter, to understand the issues affecting all of these groups and communities."
Willie Knight, who served as president of the Greater Danbury NAACP from 1984-94, agreed.
"Some of these things, the e-mails and the like, have become too permissible," Knight said. "But collectively, I still believe we have a very good community here in Danbury.
"But when something like this happens, I think it's even more reason to encourage people to take part in the voting process," he added. "You can make a difference. Your vote does count."
It's no different in the Islamic community or the Latino community. The pain might come in different colors, you see, but the votes still count the same.
If enough people keep Basso and Urice out of office Nov. 6, the healing can finally begin in Danbury.
"You can't hide behind the excuse of saying, 'Oh, well. It's just a joke.' This isn't humorous. It's not humorous at all," Knight said.
"When you're an elected official, you have to maintain a higher standard," he said. "Everybody in the city, especially our children, looks up to these people as role models. Martin Luther King said we shall overcome. Well, we're not there yet."
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Just about every night, I go to war in my dreams. I'm constantly locked in combat with entities night after night. Just last night, I got in a fight with a thing that had the head of a cougar and a human skeleton body. I ended up throwing him out the windowof a skyscraper.
But, these dreams don't bother me. I look forward to going to bed. It's really no big deal.
Hello Vincent,
I don't know enough about your circumstances, however I'll offer the suggestions I can.
Many dreams we have are emotionally based, where we work out our 'stuff' from the day's events. However it's up to us to learn how to recognize and differentiate what is emotional, and what is 'something else'. I've been experiencing things for so long, I can differentiate in the same way I can tell the difference between Chocolate and Vanilla ice cream.
Many people who have been warriors in previous lives, may continue doing 'battle' in the 'sandbox' of their dream state. When we are in our ethereal bodies, we can interact with spirit. I've been to schools on the other side, both as a student, and as a teacher.
There may be some influences from your waking reality that may carry over into your dream world. I find this helps me identify with the meanings of something without needing the narration of explanation of what's going on. If you've ever seen the TV show Medium , the main character Alison Dubois, she sees her prophetic dreams involving bits that she is both familiar with , and those that she isn't. It's up to her, to decipher and discern what's really going on.
My experiences are similar to those depicted in the show. For example, I'm a TV show and movie and comic book geek, so If I see George Clooney in my dreams trying to help someone, I know it's in reference to Doctor because of a role I identify him with. This is how it works for me , I've learned by repetition what all the movie characters and comic book characters mean in my dreams. I take the flavor and the nuances to fill in the blanks of what's going on. You might take a second look at your dreams from this perspective, to see if any of it fits for you, it may not.
It's been said that the moles, or birthmarks we have visible on our bodies, is a sign of 'wounds' or injury during battles from previous lives. Many people remember doing battle in previous lives.
I myself, since a child always carried my backpack in my left hand, never switching it to my right, no matter how heavy it was. When teased in grade school about the quirk, and why I never switched over to my right to give my left arm a break, I answered without skipping a beat, and having no idea at the time where it came from- 'That's my shield arm, I need to keep my right free to hold a sword'. Yes….curious indeed…lol, yet there it was.
Now if you're doing battle with Dark Energies of some sort, you must be doing all right! It looks like you have the ability to replace your fear with another emotion, thereby the dark energies can't feed and grow from any fear off you. You also look forward to going to bed, it's almost like a giant playground you get to go to, so it sounds like you're doing just fine. I myself love ethereal paint ball, with glowing balls of colored energy emitting from my hands like Spiderman shooting his web. Well, that's just me…lol.
Enjoy your time in the giant sandbox in your Dream World, and perhaps just set your intention upon going to bed for a safe journey, and put out some protection for yourself that no harm will come to you there.
Thank you for sharing your experience, and I hope this was helpful.
Namaste, Monica
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I too have been mesmerized about the meaning of dreams. I also happen to dream during daylight, and I am wide awake. It seems too good to imagine it. Especially when in my teen years. Like a I was a princess fighting off the dragon. 🙂 But when I reached the adult stage, I try to find some guy who is a warrior who would save me. And in reality, I am just a simple girl who wants to have a decent job and family whom I considered a warrior like in terms of discipline and happily having time to share each dreams. I am now a contented mother and wife.
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Regardless of the fact that I haven't started my new position yet, and I'm back home visiting for a week – I still would have taken on the task I did today on any other day off. Most people would either dread it or look at it as a chore – but to me it's a stress reliever and a relaxing job. I spent 2 1/2 hours bright and early this morning – power washing the barn! It only gets done about once a year – and coincidentally happens to be during the few days I go back home to visit – how nice of you Momma 😉
Buttt I plan on being right back out there tomorrow to clean stalls – which my mom admitted to actually putting off for a few days because she knew I'd be home – and she says its great "physical activity." However, it looks like its been more like a week and half since she's last cleaned those poor horse's 'bedrooms.' That, and the tack room looks horrendous, like it hasn't been entered in years. I've never been so ashamed to show off ribbons and trophies I've won than I am now – full of cob webs – not okay Mom!
Spending time out in that barn doesn't bother me one bit. I'd spend all day out there if I could. It's honestly therapeutic for me, being around my 3 gals out there, while at the same time reminiscing about all the memories wrapped up in the barn itself. After having the entire summer off, I think I can safely say that today was the most relaxing one I've had – I spent it in my happy place with my happy girls 🙂


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A particularly concerning aspect of the Safe Schools Coalition (SSCA) program is how it can lock parents out of being able to monitor what their children are accessing online.
Material that the SSCA program directs students to advises them how to cover their internet browsing history. A consequence is that parents may not know what web-sites their children are accessing. "Cover your Tracks", an article on the website of an organisation called Minus18 to which students are directed by SSCA advises students on "handy tips for you on keeping stealthy while browsing online."
SSCA resource "Standout" advises students to ask teachers why websites such as Minus18 and other GLBT web-sites are blocked at school. They are also advised to ask the reasons.
This is activism which will put pressure on schools to allow access to these websites. The SSCA resource specifically says that, for some students, their family monitors access to the internet at home. The implication is that this is a reason students can say they need the website unblocked at school! (Standout, page 18)
Encouraging children to deceive or go behind their parents' backs drives a wedge between parents and children. And, if parents do not know what their children are accessing on the internet, it undermines their ability to keep their children from influences that are not in accord with their beliefs and values and/or which could cause them harm. It restricts parents' ability to keep their children safe.
One Minus18[1] article describes for female students how to bind your chest. This is a dangerous practice that can be lethal. That article also lists, under "Useful Websites", a few "wicked websites … as somewhere to start" including the website of a sex shop named "Tool Shed"[2] which stocks sex toys and sadomasochistic items such as restraints, gags and whips as well as pornography.
The SSCA booklet OMG im queer directs students to numerous organisations that are either LGBT specific or involved in LGBT activism. It is highly likely that students may choose Facebook or other online communities as their preferred method of connecting with some of these organisations.
The SSCA resource Gender Questioning (on page 19) recommends to students The Seahorse Club Victoria with full contact details, web address, email and phone number. The Seahorse Club recommends the nightclub/fetish club Abode as a "TG friendly venue." Abode is located at the same physical address as the sadomasochistic venue The Parlour Lounge,[3][4][5]which features sex rooms ("intimate play areas").
While being "locked out" of knowing what their children might be accessing online, parents, on the other hand, are "locked in" to their children being exposed to the SSCA program if their school is a member school of SSCA.
There is no way to "opt out" as SSCA is rolled out across the whole curriculum and across all subject areas. SSCA resource "Guide to Kick Starting Your Safe School", Point 5 says: "Actively plan to include same sex attracted, intersex and gender diverse people, histories and events in your teaching area.
"Whatever the subject and your experience, there are always new ways you can better integrate diversity through case studies, texts, and other examples. Challenge gender stereotypes and heteronormativity in discussions inside or outside the classroom. All Of Us is our Health and Physical Education teaching resource mapped to the Australian Curriculum for Years 7 and 8. It utilises short videos and learning activities to introduce students to sexual diversity, gender diversity and intersex topics."
So there is no specific class from which parents can withdraw their children. Further, in Victoria the Labor government policy is to expand the SSCA program into all state high schools by 2018. So parents won't have a high school to choose, to avoid the SSCA program.
Victorian mother Cella White has already withdrawn her children from a state high school for this reason and sent them to a fee-paying non-government school, which is a heavy financial burden on the family. Another Victorian mother, who has five children, says she and her husband will have no choice of an SSCA-free state high school by the time their eldest child starts in a couple of years.
Again the financial burden on the family will be substantial.
What can parents do?
Parents can find out if their children's school is a member of SSCA by searching "Member Schools" on the SSCA website. Except in Queensland where the names of the member schools are not given. Parents can then search their children's school website to see what information, if any, the school provides on the program.
Parents can ask principals if their children's school is a member and how the school is implementing the program and what information is given to students, what handouts/activities it uses with the students.
Education in Australia is supposed to be free, secular and compulsory. For parents who do not want their children exposed to the SSCA program, education, certainly in Victoria at least, will not be free.
They will have to pay fees to opt out of the state education system.
Education is not truly secular when any particular view on such a personal and fundamental issue as sexual identity and expression is imposed on parents even if it is opposed to their beliefs or values.
Secular should mean that no one set of beliefs is taught. And where the SSCA program is effectively compulsory that is small comfort for those parents who do not want it for their children.
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By Suzanne Flint, California State Library Recognizing that many current adult and senior library services do not reflect the character or interests of today's "boomer" generation, the IMLS Western Regional Fellowship: Transforming Life After 50 (TLA50) helps to effectively position public libraries as a resource that can help adults (ages 50+) remain vital and contributing members of their communities. Recently, 80 library professionals from twelve states completed the year-long fellowship, a collaborative effort of the California State Library, Idaho Commission for Libraries, Oregon State Library, and Washington State Library in partnership with the Peninsula Library System. It was funded by a grant from the U.S. Institute for Museum and Library Services, Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, with additional support from the participating State Libraries.
The Fellowship provided continuing education scholarships for library professionals to advance their library and information science skills related to improving services to and engagement with active, older adults. Fellows were introduced to a new framework for working with "baby boomers" and midlife adults ages 50+ that promotes productive aging, lifelong learning, and civic engagement. The Fellowship has concluded and the entire curriculum – including two webinars, podcasts of the major speakers at a 3-day training institute, and course materials from 6 online courses – has been archived and is available free to anyone on the TLA50 website. Partnering states are continuing to support their TLA50 Fellows by providing grant opportunities, offering statewide forums to share lessons learned, and developing strategic initiatives to address the aging demographics in their states. Several Fellows have given TLA50 presentations at their regional and state library association conferences. A panel of Fellows led by the Fellowship's co-designers Suzanne Flint (California State Library) and Stephen Ristau (project consultant) will also be presenting at PLA in March 2012.
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Thus, Johnson County officials responded to the incident. At the scene of the crash, which inflicted mortal injuries on the Tennessee driver, the county coroner pronounced the 28-year-old man dead. The 18-year-old driver suffered significant yet non-life-threatening bodily damage. Emergency medical personnel transported the woman first to Marion Heartland Hospital and, subsequently, to a St. Louis hospital for treatment of injuries that officials categorized as serious.
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The DiMenna-Nyselius Library has planned a week of fun, stress-reducing activities for students to unwind, meet a furry friend, and get into the holiday spirit.
Finals week is upon us and the staff at the DiMenna-Nyselius Library invite you to take part in some of the exciting activities they have planned December 12 – 19. Activities include free study supply giveaways each day at the Circulation Desk, visits with therapy dogs, crafting, and more.
Lisa Thornell, student engagement and outreach librarian, said, "The library organizes de-stress events during finals week each semester to give students studying in the library a quick break so that they don't have to leave the library to find mental relief from their exams and papers. We also offer a free coffee and snack cart available after the Library Café closes at 11 p.m. each night."
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Postcard Writing, 10:30 a.m. (Main Lobby)
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Writing and Research Workshop, 12 - 4 p.m. (Writing Center)
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Avocado Coriander Chilli Spaghetti
Another thing to say about these kind of meals is that I don't often measure the ingredients and judge it by eye, so it never tastes the same the next time round, but always hits the hungry spot.
This Spaghetti Pasta dish is very much like the Butternut Squash dish I made a month or so back, its essentially Spaghetti Pasta Aglio, Olio e Peperonicino or chilli flakes tarted up with soft buttery avocado and zesty herbs, mostly coriander. And to finish it off, some freshly squeezed lemon juice to give it some zing.
The avocado is natures green natural butter and melted, sliding down my throat effortlessly ...it was truly sublime, gently calming the heat from the red chilli flakes.
D's my biggest cooking fan and my most harshest of critics too. And he loved this dish, saying he could easily eat a bowl full again. And guess what, I picked up some more avocados this lunch hour from the Fruit Machine in the town where I work, so who knows.
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Wow...I'd have never thought to put those ingredients with spaghetti...could you give a general recipe? I've got pasta in the pantry and two avocados in the kitchen...Hope you are well!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Cook penne pasta for 2 people.
Meanwhile, heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in a wide pan, then add in a 2 - 4 cloves sliced garlic and 1/2 tsp chilli flakes and cook med. heat for a few minutes, then stir in a handful of coriander/parsley or to taste, that has been minced stir well, before tossing in the cooked spaghetti and 1 - 2 cubed avocados. I also threw in some cherry tomatoes, this was at the same time as the coriander. Serve immediately.
Whoops forgot the squeeze of lemon juice at the end.Delete
I am well, works keeping me busy - but I am having a few days off over Easter and will go to see my MIL. Hope your good.
- Anonymous17 March 2016 at 07:16
Ooh yum, avocado! We have had such a shortage of avos in our house lately as the prices skyrocketed due to a national avo shortage! They were sitting at $7 each for a while! Thankfully they are coming back down so hopefully I can enjoy some more meals like this soon.ReplyDelete
This is a very nice weekday meal, nice combination of ingredients.ReplyDelete
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Education of young nurses and other health professionals is being restricted by the failure to fill nursing vacancies at Auburn Hospital, a rally of more than 50 nurses and supporters was told.
Debra Smith, Secretary of the NSWNA Branch at Auburn Hospital, said the main impact of nurse shortages was heavier workloads and a consequent risk to patient safety.
'There are vacancies across the hospital that we are not allowed to recruit to. It means that every day we walk onto the ward we are starting on the back foot,' said Debra, the pre-admission clinic Nurse Unit Manager.
Debra said that as of 16 March there were 4.36 vacancies in the Emergency Department, which was about to lose even more staff to maternity leave.
'The operating suite has a long-standing vacancy for a Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) and two scrub nurses had taken voluntary redundancy,' she said.
'On top of that, the suite is short 2.28 FTEs due to maternity leave and workers' compensation. The maternity department is short-staffed and has a vacancy for a CNE as well.
'Because there is no Nurse Educator, there is not enough staff and time to adequately educate inexperienced new nurses and medical students on the wards.'
Debra said that despite heavy workloads, the hospital was not even allowed to re-employ its new graduate nurses and midwives and trainee-enrolled nurses who trained at the hospital last year.
'Our staff put a lot into these young nurses' education over the past 12 months yet some are still unemployed and others have gone to Area Health Services that are hiring staff.'
Branch President Dianne Maclean also addressed the rally, which was supported by members of the Health Services' Union and doctors and allied staff such as physiotherapists and pharmacists.
Other supporters included local fire fighters, who attended with their truck, and ambulance workers. The NSW Police Association sent a message of support.
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This month I wrote an article for Saveur.com about Taipei's obsession with coffee. Ironically, a year ago I wrote this semi-snarky post about Taipei cafes…how quickly things change!
For Saveur, I did a phone interview with Taiwan's well-known coffee blogger, Uncle Coffee, to learn about the history and evolution of coffee drinking in Taiwan.
I also visited Fika Fika Cafe and Luguo Cafe in Dadaocheng in one afternoon, spending almost 500NT on two coffees and giving myself an intense caffeine high.
The resulting article was given this provocative headline: Taipei is Becoming The World's Next Great Coffee City. What do you think?
From the introduction:
"Within a five-mile radius, you can sit down and savor an Australian flat white, a Norwegian-style Aeropress, a Japanese siphon brew, an Italian double espresso, or an American-style latte. All in cafes where people talk as much about single origins and roasting as in parts of Brooklyn or San Francisco. It's an eclectic selection, but so is Taipei."
You can read the full article here: Taipei is Becoming The World's Next Great Coffee City


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Scott Sheppard and Gene Gable were kind enough to spend some time with me discussing art, the tools that empower us and some of the inspiration behind some of my artwork on their show Inside Digital Design Radio & TV.
"Drew Trujillo, Designer –better known as Dr. Woohoo! joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Gene Gable this week to share his background and an inside look at his amazing design work. Fusing the best of art, technology, and design Dr. Woohoo's technical and programming background help him to bring his visions to life. Drew explains, although his early background was in traditional mediums he soon became passionate about animation and digital art applications where his current expertise tests the boundaries of Adobe's Creative Suite."
11/15/08- Art 3.0 with Dr. Woohoo!
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After you found the home you like, and done with other essential things before buying a home, the next step is to choose a mortgage lender. Shopping for a mortgage involves more than just looking for a good interest rate; you want to work with only the best local mortgage lenders, top professionals who will explain the ins and outs of the process.
The internet is a good place to start finding the best mortgage loan resource. By doing a broad online search for mortgage rates in Phoenix area, you will get a good sense of the market. I highly recommend emailing a bunch of different local lenders and mortgage brokers around you asking for rates, fees, etc. There is no reason to be loyal to your bank, or a local credit union or any other mortgage lender. As long as you don't default, all lenders are essentially the same. Treat getting a loan like a business transaction and demand lenders to compete for your business.
Get bids, get them to send you a good faith quotes, which they should give you for free. Then send the GFE to other lenders. Read reviews of lenders online. Get the one with the lowest rate.
A local mortgage lender is good choice because of the generally better service you can expect, but there are good brokers out there with the big banks as well. And they sometimes have access to rates the smaller guys don't, so the another best option is to shop around and meet face-to-face with a few different local mortgage brokers. Find one that you're comfortable with and get referrals from others to find out how attentive they are throughout the process. Don't worry so much about which bank they represent; weigh the costs with the expected service and make the choice that's right for you.
Learn how new mortgage rules may help you when you shop for a mortgage.
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Hostal La Buena Vida by ARCO Arquitectura
Hostal La Buena Vida (The Good Life Hostel) is located on Mazatlán Street in Condesa, Mexico City. This neighborhood has an homogeneous architectural style and the objective was to stand out, ARCO Arquitectura Contemporanea´s team proposed the use of a double skin on the facade —to reduce the street noise— full with color and texture that makes the hostel an eye catcher from any point in the street, always respecting rules and regulations as well as the proportions of the adjacent buildings. Attractive geometric shapes on the façade in an intrepid combination of different shades of magenta —also known as Mexican Pink—move in an architectonic allegory that evokes the Mexican style candy wrappers, and is complemented with the serenity and warmth of the Ipe wood lattice.
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What are nurse practitioners, and how do they improve patient care?
Nurse practitioners see patients for a variety of reasons and can help make the experience move along more smoothly.
"As a nurse practitioner, we can practice independently," Ashley Bennett, NP, said. "But in this role, we collaborate with physicians to provide the best care for patients."
Bennett graduated from Clemson University and works at Immediate Care Center-Westside.
"We see anything from little babies with fevers and ear infections, up to diabetic foot wounds and influenza, strep throat, broken bones," Bennett said.
They work closely with doctors to provide the best care.
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Exterity Takes New ArtioGuest Portal on Tour Down Under
Sydney, 9 July 2018 - We will be demonstrating our new hospitality middleware portal ArtioGuest, and new high-performance 4K Media Player at a series of events throughout Asia Pacific.
Announced at ISE 2018 and now available to order, ArtioGuest delivers a seamless, in-room interactive TV and video experience for hospitality guests. We will also demonstrate how, in future developments, the flexible UI can be applied to corporate & finance, education, venues and other verticals with ease. Exterity will also showcase its new AvediaPlayer m9405 Media Player, expected to be available late Q3, which completes Exterity's complete end-to-end 4K IP video and digital signage solution.
Starting their regional tour in Macau before heading to Australia, Exterity's new products will be showcased at the following events:
- HTNG (Hotel Technology Next Generation) Asia Pacific (JW Marriott Hotel Macau, July 24-26)
- Technology in Government (National Convention Centre Canberra, August 7-8, with partner Midwich)
- Australasian Gaming Expo (stand #972, ICC Sydney, August 14-16, 2018, with Midwich)
- Integrate (Midwich stand F34, ICC Sydney, August 22-24).
- Ted's Tech Summit (Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, August 31)
Jamie Hind, Regional Sales Director Asia Pacific at Exterity, said: "By 2022, the APAC proAV market will have an estimated value of $63.96 billion, and a significant chunk of this will be from IP video and digital signage. To help our customers offer the best experience AV experiences today and tomorrow, we are continually extending our product portfolio. We are looking forward to showcasing our new hospitality portal ArtioGuest and 4K Media Player to visitors at events across the region."
We have rapidly expanded our presence in Asia Pacific, driven by accelerated business growth in the region. Among recent news, the company has opened a new office in North Sydney where the company can host regional demos and training. Exterity has also expanded its on-the-ground staff with the appointments of Stanley Chang as Regional Manager Asia, Singapore; Stephen Tsui as Regional Manager Asia, Hong Kong; and Greg Bright as Technical Manager, Asia Pacific, who joined Miguel Mendosa, Solutions Consultant, and Jamie Hind in Sydney, providing local and Asia Pacific-wide pre- and post-sales support.
Existing APAC customers include BAI Hotel Cebu and Okada Manila (The Philippines), Bank of China (Hong Kong), Phoenix TV Beijing (China), the University of Sydney, the Royal Randwick Racecourse and Inglis Riverside Stables (Australia). Exterity also provides solutions to customers in the corporate & finance, education, healthcare, remote/offshore facilities and venues & stadiums industries.


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Forza Motorsport 6
FLASH – Brands Hatch
You're preparing for the Paddock Hills Bend, a tricky right-hander running downhill. Your car, already upset with the camber change, struggles for grip in the wet weather as you gently put your foot down for the short sprint down to Druids Bend. Remember, you tell yourself, watch out for those puddles; put a wheel wrong and you'll be off the track and out of contention…
FLASH – Le Mans
You've made the right hand turn at Tetre Rouge and are now facing what some have called the most dangerous stretch in all of racing: the Mulsanne Straight. You've driven this track before but you've never driven it like this. At night, the Mulsanne Straight becomes a new world – a stark, lightless contrast to the circus atmosphere at the start/finish line. The darkness of the track is practically all-consuming and, at speeds approaching 230 mph, all you have are your headlights to cut your way through the void…
FLASH – Rio de Janeiro
Gorgeous beaches flash by and, beyond them, the unmistakable thumb-shaped slice of Sugarloaf Mountain rises ahead of you. Behind you, brightly colored favelas dominate the landscape like a box of candy spilling out over the hills. If you had a moment of respite, you could pause to enjoy the view of the outstretched arms of the world-famous Christ the Redeemer statue in the distance. As it stands, however, you're surrounded by 23 opponents on the tight, winding streets of Rio, and you have a race victory waiting with your name on it…
Welcome to Forza Motorsport 6, coming exclusively to Xbox One beginning on September 15.
At E3 2015's Microsoft Press Briefing, we unveiled Forza 6 in front of hundreds of fans in Los Angeles, and millions more watching the broadcast live. Here, we'll be taking a deeper look at the game, as well as the ambitious features that make Forza 6 the most comprehensive racing game this generation.
We begin with big numbers. Numbers like 450, 26, 24, 70+, and 1080/60. Let's take a closer look at how those numbers come to life in Forza Motorsport 6.
Cars and Tracks
We start with the biggest number yet: Forza Motorsport 6 will feature more than 450 ForzaVista cars. If you've played a Forza game, you know what that means – each of the 450+ cars in the game will feature painstakingly recreated cars, built from the ground up to be exact replicas of their real-life counterparts. ForzaVista means fully modeled interiors and exteriors, working gauges and headlights, full damage for every car in the game, working doors; all the things you'd expect to see in a car appearing in a racing game on this generation.
The cars in Forza Motorsport 6 represent the tremendous variety and diversity that Forza Motorsport has come to be known for. Like any Forza game, we've got cars from practically every corner of car culture – race cars, sports cars, off-roaders, compacts and classics; hyper cars, super cars, LMP models, and a ton more. In fact, you can scroll to the bottom of this story to see more than 100 of the cars that will be part of the massive car roster in Forza Motorsport 6. You can also go check out our in-depth Loyalty Rewards story to learn what kind of awesome cars you'll have waiting for you when Forza Motorsport 6 launches, and how you can earn even better cars for your Forza 6 garage between now and launch. This list is just the start; we'll be announcing more cars throughout the rest of the summer!
All those cars would be useless without somewhere to race them and, when it comes to tracks, Forza Motorsport 6 will deliver in a huge way, with 26 world-famous locales and more than 100 ribbons. Not only will each and every track from Forza Motorsport 5 return to Forza Motorsport 6 (some with some new wrinkles – more on that in a bit), we're including ten newly built and captured tracks. Here at E3 we're announcing 5 new environments: Rio de Janeiro, Daytona International Speedway, Watkins Glen, and Brands Hatch. In addition, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was recaptured and has been rebuilt after extensive track renovations in 2014.
All of the tracks in Forza Motorsport 6 have been built with the utmost precision and beauty. With advanced lighting and physically based materials, the tracks of Forza Motorsport 6 feel alive and incredibly real. From the specific sounds of the stadium as you zoom by the grandstands, to the precise feeling of the asphalt you're driving, we take pride in making our tracks look, feel and sound precisely as they do in real life.
Wet and Night Racing
Cosmopolitan locales and legendary tracks are just the start. With Forza Motorsport 6 we're bringing two new features to races that will most assuredly be game changers. Night and rain racing are finally coming to a Forza Motorsport game on Xbox One and you've never seen anything like it.
To bring rain to life in the game, we've asked ourselves what it means to really simulate rain – to recreate those chaotic situations in the most realistic and exciting way possible. After all, Forza fans are coming to Forza Motorsport 6 looking for precision. They're looking for tension, to experience what it's like to race in the rain on a real racing circuit. To deliver that experience, we've had to break racing in the rain down to its core components – how it sounds, how it feels, how different cars react on each track; every aspect had to be analyzed and rethought.
With Forza 6, we've increased the capability of our physically based materials system to include porosity and friction values. The result is tracks that feel unlike anything else when the rain begins to pour. When racing in wet weather in Forza Motorsport 6, you'll experience aquaplaning across real physically simulated 3D puddles, each of which has accurate drag properties. Even getting a single wheel in a puddle will affect the car. Rumble strips, incredibly sticky in dry weather, become slick and dangerous when wet. Each of the 148 individual surfaces in Forza Motorsport 6 will include these dry and wet values, and we're using new puddle effects that include values for friction, drag, and elasticity. The result is a kind of wet weather racing unseen in any racing game before it.
Then there's night racing. Let me be clear: Racing in the dark in Forza Motorsport 6 is unlike anything you've played before. After all, tearing down the back straight of Le Mans, and experiencing that suffocating claustrophobia as you sprint down the Mulsanne Straight with just your headlights, is a much different experience than racing under the bright stadium lights of Daytona International Speedway. It's more than visuals however – for example, at night the tarmac cools down, reducing overall grip, which means that racing at night requires a different skillset than racing in the day.
Whether you're racing at night or in the middle of a rainstorm, fighting the spray of the cars ahead of you, the results are a completely new racing experience in Forza Motorsport 6. And it's all running at a rock-solid 60 frames per second at 1080p resolution.
Never Race Alone
There's nothing like a packed field to make you really feel the tension and all-consuming excitement of what real racing is all about. In Forza Motorsport 6, however you want to play the game, you're always going to have amazing opponents to play against. In addition to split-screen racing making its return to Forza, the game will feature 24-cars on track – online or offline – far and away the largest fields we've offered in Forza yet.
When you race, you'll be going up against human opponents online or driving against Drivatar-powered opponents. Millions of players have used the Drivatar system on Xbox One, and we've been able to dig through that data to find race craft elements that the system has now learned. Using the power of the cloud, the Drivatar opponents in Forza Motorsport 6 will deliver even more nuanced aspects of driving – late-braking, locking up a single tire, and so on. It all adds up to opponents that look even more human than ever before, creating unforgettable moments on the track each time you race.
Your Motorsport Career
The career in Forza Motorsport 6 has been completely rebuilt, and this time the focus will be on the "Stories of Motorsport." The new career mode spans more than 70 hours of gameplay and has been designed to stoke the imagination of fans – whether you're a long time car buff or a novice to the world of motorsport.
"Stories of Motorsport" is told in multiple volumes, with each volume being a comprehensive career experience that lets the player travel the world and celebrate the past and present of automotive history. Volumes are further subdivided into series where players can choose precisely the types of cars they want to drive.
As you progress through your career, you'll also unlock Showcase events, which are short vignettes that let the player experience unique race modes – like Autocross and endurance racing – across a huge variety of cars. They also let players experience what it's like to be a professional race car driver, or relive some of the greatest moments in motorsport history. Between a massive career mode and our Showcase spotlights, we're letting the player choose the experience they want to have.
Choice can be found everywhere in Forza Motorsport 6. From the cars you collect to the places you race, there are always new things to find and do in the game. Collectors will be right at home filling up their garage with new cars, then customizing them with our in-depth livery and tuning options. Newer fans can turn on assists that will help them around the track – experts can turn them off and take advantage of our brand new simulation improvements like new tire compounds and improved suspension architecture modeling.
From new cars and tracks to an entirely new career mode and the biggest car fields ever seen in Forza Motorsport game, this is undoubtedly the biggest Forza game yet. And we haven't even told you everything yet – for example, look for more information on our brand new Forza Racing Leagues later in the summer.
As we celebrate our ten year anniversary, we're proud to bring you Forza Motorsport 6; a game that we've poured all of our passion, drive, and experience into. Forza 6 is a game that's been ten years in the making and we can't wait to share it with the world on September 15.
Forza Motorsport 6 Announced Tracks
|Track Name
|Bernese Alps
|Circuit de Catalunya
|Circuit de Spa Francorchamps
|Indianapolis Motor Speedway
|Circuit des 24 Heures Du Mans (Le Mans)
|Long Beach
|Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
|Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit (Bathurst)
|Circuit de Prague
|Road America
|Road Atlanta
|Sebring International Raceway
|Test Track Airfield
|Top Gear
|Yas Marina Circuit
|Brands Hatch
|Watkins Glen
|Rio de Janeiro
|Daytona International Speedway
Forza Motorsport 6 Announced Cars
|2016 Team Forza Mazda MX-5
|Digital Pre-Order Bonus
|2013 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Shelby
|FH2 Game Reward Car
|2011 Koenigsegg Agera
|FH2 VIP Reward Car
|2009 Ford Focus RS
|FM4 Game Reward Car
|2013 Ford Shelby GT500
|FM5 Game Reward Car
|2013 Ferrari LaFerrari
|FM5 VIP Reward Car
|2015 Dodge Team Forza Challenger SRT Hellcat
|Retailer Pre-Order Car
|2015 Subaru Team Forza WRX STI
|Retailer Pre-Order Car
|2015 Audi Team Forza TTS Coupé
|Retailer Pre-Order Car
|2015 BMW Team Forza M4 Coupe
|Retailer Pre-Order Car
|2015 Ford Team Forza Mustang GT
|Retailer Pre-Order Car
|2013 Audi Team Forza R8 Coupé V10 plus 5.2 FSI quattro
|Ten Year Car Pack
|2013 SRT Team Forza Viper GTS
|Ten Year Car Pack
|2008 Aston Martin Team Forza DBS
|Ten Year Car Pack
|2003 Nissan Team Forza Fairlady Z
|Ten Year Car Pack
|2014 Lamborghini Team Forza Huracán LP 610-4
|Ten Year Car Pack
|2009 Ferrari Team Forza 458 Italia
|Ten Year Car Pack
|2012 BMW Team Forza M5
|Ten Year Car Pack
|2005 Honda NSX-R
|Ten-Year Car Pack
|2013 Audi Team Forza RS 7 Sportback
|Ten-Year Car Pack
|2013 McLaren Team Forza P1
|Ten-Year Car Pack
|2014 BMW M235i
|Tier Reward Car (Tier 2)
|2012 Nissan GT-R Black Edition
|Tier Reward Car (Tier 3)
|2015 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe
|Tier Reward Car (Tier 4)
|2013 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S
|Tier Reward Car (Tier 5)
|2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4
|Tier Reward Car (Tier 6)
|2014 Ferrari #62 Risi Competizione 458 Italia GTLM
|Tier Reward Car (Tier 7)
|2014 Audi #2 Audi Team Joest R18 e-tron quattro
|Tier Reward Car (Tier 8)
|2013 Lamborghini Veneno
|VIP Car Pack
|2013 Ferrari 458 Speciale
|VIP Car Pack
|1997 McLaren F1 GT
|VIP Pack Car
|2012 Aston Martin V12 Zagato
|VIP Pack Car
|2016 Ford Shelby GT350R
|VIP Pack Car
|1953 Ferrari 500 Mondial
|2016 Mazda MX-5
|1954 Jaguar XK120 SE
|1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupé
|1956 Jaguar D-Type
|1956 Lotus Eleven
|1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
|1957 Maserati 300 S
|1961 Jaguar E-type S1
|1961 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage
|1962 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso
|1964 Aston Martin DB5
|1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2
|1999 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR
|2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR
|2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
|2007 Civic Type-R
|2009 Honda S2000 CR
|2010 Maserati Gran Turismo S
|2010 Volkswagen Golf R
|2011 Audi RS 3 Sportback
|2011 Ferrari FF
|2011 Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera
|2011 Mazda RX-8 R3
|2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
|2011 Subaru WRX STI
|2012 Aston Martin Vanquish
|2012 MINI John Cooper Works GP
|2013 Ford Focus ST
|2013 Renault Clio RS 200
|2013 Subaru BRZ
|2014 Ford Fiesta ST
|1958 Aston Martin DBR1
|2005 Ford Ford GT
|2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia
|2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR
|2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
|2010 Ferrari 599 GTO
|2010 Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SV
|2010 Nissan 370Z
|2011 Volkswagen Scirocco R
|2012 Ferrari F12berlinetta
|2012 Infiniti IPL G Coupe
|2012 Vauxhall Astra VXR
|2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 Track
|1962 Ferrari 250 GTO
|2013 Ford Formula Ford EcoBoost 200
|2014 BMW #56 BMW Team RLL Z4 GTE
|2017 Ford GT
|1939 Maserati 8CTF
|1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
|1967 Brabham BT24
|1967 Lotus Type 49
|1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1
|1971 Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R
|2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II
|2006 Aston Martin #007 Aston Martin Racing DBR9
|2007 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
|2009 Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster
|2009 Peugeot #9 Peugeot Sport Total 908
|2012 Audi #1 Audi Sport Team Joest R18 e-tron quattro
|2013 Caterham Superlight R500
|2012 Hennessey Venom GT
|2012 Pagani Huayra
|2013 Ariel Atom 500 V8
|2013 KTM X-Bow R
|2014 Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge
|2015 Tesla Model S P85D
|2014 Volvo #1 Volvo Polestar Racing S60 STCC
|2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
|2015 Audi TTS Coupé
|2014 BMW M4 Coupe
|2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat
|2015 Ford Mustang GT
|2013 Audi R8 Coupé V10 plus 5.2 FSI quattro
|2013 SRT Viper GTS
|2014 Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4
|2013 Audi RS 7 Sportback
|2008 Aston Martin DBS
|2003 Nissan Fairlady Z
|2013 McLaren P1
|2005 Honda NSX-R
|2015 Subaru WRX STI


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Romans 4:17 (New International Version)
17 – the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not.
This snippet from Romans 4 reveals two great truths. In reverse order they are
(1) God calls into being things that were not
(2) God gives life to the dead.
These two truths may be stated succinctly by saying that God is Creator and God is Redeemer.
God is creator. This is evident in the first page of the Bible, the first sentence of scripture: "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth"; that is, God created everything. It is echoed in the last book of the Bible: "you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being". The creation and continued existence of all things relies on God. God literally "calls into being" – it is by God's word that things materialise into existence. The answer to the fundamental question of philosophy – Why is there something rather than nothing? – is God.
God is redeemer. God retrieves the trapped, the broken, the lost, the discarded. God revivifies. God gives life to the dead. This aspect of God's character focuses in Jesus and flows on to us. Paul continues on in Romans 4 to say that God "raised Jesus our Lord from the dead" and expanding further, he says that Jesus "was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification". In Jesus dying and rising we who were dead in sins have been given access to life.
The immediate application Paul gives to these truths relate to Abraham and Sarah, both good as dead when it came to procreation. Things that were not – offspring for Abraham and Sarah – were spoken into being by God's promise, God's effectual word. Yet the story of the genesis of Isaac from essentially nothing illustrates two of the most significant abilities of God: to generate something from nothing, and to wrest life from the dead.