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April 10, 2013 Lyn Leahz | Vine of Life News
If today was your last day, and you never walked the face of this planet again, what would people remember you for? What things did you accomplish? Would you be greatly missed, or quickly forgotten? Would you be remembered as a selfish grump who did nothing but complain? Or, a loving, giving person who loved others and served God?
And then there's the big question. In fact, you were probably expecting just one more question, weren't you?
When the time comes, and it is just you and God, what will He say about your life on earth? Will He be well-pleased? Moderately pleased? Or, worse, not pleased at all?
Do know this, and think about it. This life has only one purpose! To live, and breathe, and move and to have our being in Him! Yes! You and I were made to serve God. So if most of your life has been spent serving the flesh, well then, you already know that God is not very happy with you. The good news is that if you are reading this right now, there is still time! Yes! Right now you can repent and turn to God! You can renounce the flesh, along with its corrupt desires, and start living for the Father right this very moment! He is hoping and waiting for you!
What's more, you will have Jesus Christ in your cheering section constantly encouraging you. He has given you a helper, and a counselor, so that you don't have to do it alone! Through the gift of salvation, you can call upon Jesus and be given this wondrous comforter called the Holy Spirit! The Spirit of God Himself will immediately come and live inside of your spirit if you sincerely ask and repent today!
Friend, tonight, tomorrow..next week…could be your last! Is there anything here in this world worth an eternity of suffering? Jesus came that you would have life, and have it more abundantly. He has saved you from eternal Hell and damnation! But in order to take hold of it, you must tell Jesus that you want to serve Him. You must ask God to forgive you of all your sins, and tell Him that you want a new life sealed by the blood of Jesus, and signed in the Lamb's Book of Life in heaven!
What are you waiting for?


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Fabric designs, wallpapers and wrapping papers through Spoonflower. Finished items available at "The Roostery" (napkins, placemats, sheets, pillowcases etc). More fabric designs at My Fabric Designs
If you'd like to know which items are available, and which PODs offer each item I have a master CHART on my main POD page.


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If you've never thought of your vehicle as a food source, chances are you're among the majority of car-owners. But over the past decade, car manufacturers started replacing petroleum with soy to make a variety of auto parts, allowing mice and rats to enjoy a new type of food.
Tires, wiring harness covers, seat cushion foam, interior carpeting, trim, wire insulation and equipment panels can all be tasty treats for hungry rodents. Mice, rats and maybe even squirrels could see your vehicle as an irresistible feast – which could result in costly and dangerous damages.
While our specialties are commercial and residential pest control, Aerex Pest Control loves to provide its customers with the best prevention tips to keep pests from entering your home or office (or car) in the first place. So, how do we prevent rodents from nibbling on our cars? We've come up with some simple preventative measures.
- Prevent rodents from gaining access to your garage. Any crack, crevice or hole larger that 1/4-inch is big enough for entry.
- Fill holes and cracks with materials that animals cannot chew through. Concrete mortar, sheet metal and hardware cloth will do the trick.
- Seal holes around utility wires and pipes.
- Repair broken windows, screens and doors, making sure they close tightly.
- Install rubber sweep seals under the garage door(s).
- Remove shelter, water and food suitable for rodents from around your home.
- Keep firewood at least 18 inches above the ground and away from the side of your home.
- Keep grass, weeds, shrubs, bushes and tree branches trimmed.
- Clean up spilled bird feeder seeds, fallen fruits and nuts from the yard frequently.
- Keep your garage free of water sources near vehicles, and remove clutter, food and water from inside your car.
We're not a top Chicagoland Pest Control Company for nothing! If these prevention practices are not effective, contact Aerex Pest Control for proper pest inspection and removal. Our trained technicians are familiar with the characteristics and habits of rodents and will come up with a safe and effective plan.


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Amic E-Mail Backup – A Good Thing in a Small Package
Good things they say come in small sizes. The Amic free email backup utility proves this idiom to the letter. Behind this 1.3 MB tool is Alexandru Marias, a computer programmer whose belief lies in creating easy to use Windows tools. After using the tool, Alexandru has my vote at least. I am surprised it didn't make to earlier published 5 Ways to Backup Email 5 Ways to Backup your Email Read More .
Amic v2.0 simply is an email backup and restore software program. It supports most of the major email clients like MS Outlook, MS Outlook Express, Eudora, Incredimail, Opera Mail, Pegasus, The Bat, PocoMail and Netscape Messenger. It also covers the entire spectrum of content within an email program – email and news messages, address book, account settings, message rules, signatures, stationery, multiple user identities and also doesn't miss out on the blocked senders list.
There are three core functions which Amic takes care of.
1. Mail backup
2. Mail restore
3. Backup scheduling
Amic gives the user a choice between two interfaces, Standard and Wizard. Both interfaces are simple to understand and use, though my personal mouse click would be for the wizard. The 'cool quotient' beats the blandness of the standard mode hands down.
The Mail Backup Process
Hey! We are not talking rocket science here. The process to backup your mail is as simple as 1-2-3. The software also saves you a bit of trouble by detecting all the mail clients on installation. Select the email client, choose the items to backup, specify the location of the file and presto – it's done.
The Mail Restore Process
Again, simplicity in reverse. Choose the backup file to restore from, choose the items to restore, now choose to directly restore to the mail client or restore to a custom folder (for later import using the mail client), and the job's done.
The Backup Schedule Process
Select the mail client, identities if any and the items to backup. You can now schedule it according to hours, days, weeks or months. A start date for the backup plus the time completes this simple process.
Please note that for scheduled backups, Amic runs as an 'EmailAutobackup' process in the background and it installs a shortcut in the start-up folder. It runs invisibly and in slower computers you might notice a slight performance hit for the minuscule duration of the backup. It took me about 110 seconds to backup a year's worth of data on my machine.
The Options on view
Few but sufficient would be an immediate assessment.
- Gives a choice of backup to a new file or to overwrite an existing one. The files are easy to understand as they have the date appended, which even my four year old can understand.
- Gives an option to keep a fixed number of the most recent backup files or all of them.
- Significantly, a user can password protect all the backup files on the go. (Backup and secure all those emails from your 'ex' maybe!)
- The choice of backups can be broken down to user specified zip sized or CD sized chunks (i.e. if you are an email clutterer, you could request, say, 700 MB chunks that would fit on a CD).
- You can also backup all your IE Bookmarks.
- Supports all versions of Outlook and Outlook Express (i.e. versions 2000, 2002, and 2003). Although the 'Read Me' does not mention compatibility with Vista or Outlook 2007, it ran without a hitch.
Small and nice…but with room for improvement.
Huey Lewis & the News sung 'It ain't a perfect world…' and so it isn't. At the risk of nitpicking here are some of the misses.
- It glaringly does not support 'Thunderbird'. With Mozilla going great guns, this miss is top of the heap.
- It is only compatible with Windows so far among the operating systems.
- It cannot backup e-mail files from a network drive because it reads the email settings from the local Windows registry.
- It can restore only to the same type of email client from which it was created originally.
- An option to specify a default folder path would have been a slight time saver.
For now, let us disregard the five points; for a small adware-free download at 1.3Mb, providing ease of use and a freeware to top it all is worth a distance run.
What email backup programs do you use? Are their features much the same as Amic? Better? Worse? Let us know in the comments.
Explore more about: Data Backup, Email Tips, Microsoft Outlook, Restore Data.


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The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is to introduce plans to make it easier to find black boxes from missing aircrafts in the wake of the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines Flight.
The new proposals will introduce a new frequency that will, in theory, make it easier to find black boxes under water.
The proposals were originally brought forward after the loss of an Air France plane in the Atlantic in 2009 which killed all 228 people. However, since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing on 8 March, strengthening safety and security has once again come into prominence for regulators and aviation firms alike.
EASA executive director Patrick Ky, said: "The tragic flight of Malaysia Airlines MH370 demonstrates that safety can never be taken for granted. The proposed changes are expected to increase safety by facilitating the recovery of information by safety investigation authorities".
EASA has also urged airlines to create black boxes that have a longer life.
"The new EASA requirements include the extension of the transmission time of underwater locating devices (ULD) fitted on flight recorders from 30 days to 90 days," said a statement from EASA.
The Malaysia Airlines flight was carrying 239 people when it went missing on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The location of the plane has yet to be discovered as officials continue to scour the Southern Indian Ocean.
The Malaysian government believes that all 227 passengers and 12 crew members are dead.


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QSI International School of Brindisi believes that it is always unacceptable for a child or young person to experience abuse of any kind and recognizes its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of all children and young people, by a commitment to practice which protects them.
We recognize that:
• The welfare of the child/young person is paramount.
• All children, regardless of age, disability, gender, racial heritage, religious belief, sexual orientation or identity, have the right to equal protection from all types of harm or abuse.
• Partnering with children, young people, their parents, and staff is essential in promoting young people's welfare.
The purpose of the policy:
• To provide protection for the children who attend school or participate in activities at QSI Brindisi.
• To provide staff and volunteers with guidance on procedures they will adopt in the event that they suspect a child or young person may be experiencing, or be at risk of, harm.
This policy applies to all staff, paid or volunteers, students or anyone working on behalf of QSI Brindisi.
We will seek to safeguard children and young people by:
• Valuing them, listening to and respecting them.
• Adopting child protection guidelines through procedures and a code of conduct for staff and volunteers.
• Recruiting staff and volunteers safely, ensuring all necessary checks are made.
• Sharing information about child protection and good practice with children, parents, staff and volunteers.
• Sharing information about concerns with agencies who need to know, and involving parents and children appropriately.
• Providing effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision, support and training.
We are also committed to reviewing our policy and good practice annually


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What's the difference between customer experience and user experience?
The customer, the user – isn't that the same person? Physically they are the same person, but humans aren't made up of just one attribute. Our brains function in two ways, often at the same time. The left side of our brain handles language, analysis and figures. It likes things rational and in sequence. The right side of our brains handle creativity, imagination, relationships, and emotions. It's the side of the brain that helps us form strong emotional attachments to people, animals and even things.
Customer experience is the result of left brain functioning. It could be called the Function Experience. It deals with how the customer navigates your product. The metrics and data analysis of the experience – how many clicks per page - is important to the data analysts.
User experience is the result of right brain functioning and if we were renaming it, we could call it the Emotional Experience - the emotional response the customer has while navigating your product is important. It turns potential customers into profitable, brand-loyal followers. Great websites and products meet both right and left brain needs of the customer.
But does it really matter?
If 'user experience' deals with how a customer responds to and feels after using your website then the fact that 87% of customers who have a negative experience will never go back to that organisation becomes an important point of reference. 87% is a big percentage. Here's another one: 83% of brand marketers agree that the best way to grow your brand's strength, and your business, is through your customers' having a good experience with your brand. If the customer's initial or in fact only point of contact is your website, it's easy to see how vital it is that their customers' user experience is a great one.
Beauty is only skin deep, or is it?
With all the free website creation programmes available online almost anyone can create a website, and a good-looking one at that. But good designers don't rely on making things look pretty. Any designer worth their salt will tell you that good design has a good reason-for-existence backing it up.
Aren't we splitting hairs here?
It may seem as if we are but consider this; Filmmakers know who their audience is and they 'design' the film to meet that audience's expectations and needs. The Bond franchise appeals to a wide spectrum of cinema goers, and even though the actor playing Bond may change and the level of drama or humour may vary accordingly, the franchise itself remains constant. Audiences know what to expect. The filmmakers have a very particular kind of audience expectation and experience in mind when they first start scripting and storyboarding the film. They could have a very 'good-looking' film, but if it doesn't deliver what Bond audiences are expecting, they will have failed. The audience experience is paramount – it's what sells tickets for the next instalment.
And that's how you want your customers to react to your website – always coming back for more. It must not only meet all the design requirements of your brand, but it must meet your customers' 'user experience enjoyment quotient' as well. If possible, it should give them more than they're expecting. Instead of having to resort to the search function, your customers should be thinking, "This product is awesome!"
How are customer feedback and user experience related?
Let's look at it this way. You find customers are asking the same question, or the same kinds of questions, over and over again. Your staff spends hours answering these questions, while you growl in frustration at the supposed idiots they have to deal with and the waste of time and money!
Take for example an APO or FPO. In America, APO stands for Army Post Office. This might be in the USA itself or it might be anywhere in the world. If your company is responsible for shipping goods to your customer's clients and they don't know what APO or FPO (Fleet Post Office) stands for, your customers won't understand why it takes so long for the product to reach their clients or for them to get paid. The user experience won't be a good one.
The end result may be a lot of yelling and shouting at members of your staff and potentially a lost customer. You can guarantee the angry customer will tell others about their experience. Which means not only do you lose that customer, but potentially anyone who hears their story. And that's why your customer's user experience is important to your company. Bad user experience damages the bottom line.
On the other hand, if on the website and hardcopy billing form there's a simple write out of the acronym in the address panel, i.e. APO (Army Post Office), everything changes.
Customer feedback, even in the form of shouting and yelling, is an opportunity to improve the user experience of your website and your company. Customers want to feel cared for, happy, satisfied, served and valued.
Make them feel like that and then they will become your best friend – a brand loyal, money spending customer.
So how do you do this?
Ask yourself, why is your customer visiting your site in the first place. It's not rocket science I can hear you mutter. For example, you are struggling with managing the financials that come with running a business, so clearly they need an accountant. Except that you're wrong. You don't need an accountant. You just want to make all the pain go away. You are completely frustrated with balance sheets that don't add up, the tax office breathing down your neck and your cash-flow draining away. FreeAgent's & Xero's website's main function is to tell you everything is going to be all right. Just reading that makes a potential customer feel better.
Take a look at your website or product and see if it would make a potential customer feel cared for, happy, satisfied, served and valued.
Written by David Fastuca - Co-Founder & Chief Design Officer of Locomote


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Srykos Technologies is dedicated to lone wolves: pilots that value their independence above all else. We do not have any grand agenda, so we offer a no duties deal.
In essence:
- No corporation duties
- Friendly tax rate of 2%
- No plans to take over the galaxy
- Private forum
- Private alliance for joining with your corp
Our only rule is that we do not accept any form of piracy, scamming, griefing, ganking or anything of the sort.
Contact AeonOfTime or Loreena Syrkos to learn more.


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Sky Rise Skinny Black
This variant is currently sold out
You asked and we're delivering! The Sky Rise Skinny Black by Yoga Jeans - exclusive to Shopgirls!
By fusing perfect fit, diagonal stretch, comfort and sexiness into every pair, Yoga Jeans™ denim embraces the natural movement of a woman's body. Flexible enough to do just about anything, they move and bend with you while maintaining their shape.
The super-high-rise waistband sits right below the belly button on most women. Great for hourglass because they offer more coverage for the backside - they also come up higher and narrow in a bit higher up to reduce gapping at the back and give your waist a little hug – perfect for women who have more curves!
- Rise: 10"
- Inseam: 34"
- Fit: Skinny. Snug from hips to ankles.
- Colour: Black.
- Fabric Content: 98% cotton, 2% elastane
We recommend choosing a full size (or two!) down from your regular denim size as they will stretch one half to a full size during the first two wears. Or if you've worn Yoga Jeans before, try your regular Yoga Jeans size!
*Have a question? Don't hesitate to call us or to e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com to ask about sizing and fit!
Model is 5'9" and wearing the Sky Rise Skinny Black jeans in size 28.


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Missing PersonsKevin (เควิน) Khaosan
Leon Adler writes: "I was hoping to find the whereabouts of my friend. We have heard nothing from him since December 2008 when he stayed near Khaosan road a long time. His name is Rory (last name?) about 1.80 tall, normal build and black short hair. Last time we saw him near Khaosan he had an open wound on his forehead, should have left a scar. Any info would be helpful." Any news, let Leon know. Let us know, too.
C. Nageswararao writes: "My son named CHERUKURI RAGHAV SRINIVAS, aged 36, fair and tall, has been living in Thailand in various places like NAKARNPATHOM, PATTAYA & PUKHET since the year 2000. From June 2005 he has been incommunicado. Could you kindly trace him for me. My wife has taken ill and may not recover till he comes back home. I shall be very grateful to you for this act of kindness. Thanks and regards, C Nageswararao Tel: 91-40-23170138 Hyderabad, India."
John Moats
Debbie writes: "I'm looking to find out how my brother is doing in Thailand. We have lost contact and are all very worried. His name is John Moats, he is an English teacher. If anyone knows any information, it would help. Thank you. His last known whereabouts was Khon Kaen working at a high school."
Richard Thomson
Rogier writes:" We are looking for a guy named Richard Thomson. Richard comes from Scotland (Aberdeen I believe) and left his family early 2005. I would like to get in touch with him. He was reportedly seen in a BKK shopping mall around 2005-2006. At the time that he was in Thailand, he was hopping jobs (English teacher). Hopefully somebody can help me get in touch with him." If any can help Rogier, let him know… Let us know, too.
Tang Bich Hang
Tang Bao Can writes: "Tang Bich Hang was born on March 13, 1971 and has a brown birth mark on the top of her right thigh. She was lost when escaping from Vietnam on a boat in 1984. At that time she was 14 years of age. Her parents, Tang Bao Can and Thai Thi Lan, and her brother Tang Duc Khanh, are searching for her. Her picture can be seen here." Any clues, please let Tang know.
Danny Hall (Daniel Christian Hall)
Danny Hall (full name Daniel Christian Hall), a British citizen, arrived in Thailand at the end of January and was last seen on February 24th at the Full Moon Party, Koh Pha Ngan. He was staying at Lam Son bungalows from the 16th February onwards on Hat Yao beach. He has not been seen or heard from since. He is 35 years old, about 5'10" and has an average build. He is into Muay Thai and playing guitar. He was planning on leaving Koh Pha Ngan after the party. If anyone has any information whatsoever regarding his whereabouts, please use the form below or call Roy on: (66) 087 008 0787.


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Former South African Reserve Bank Governor, Tito Mboweni – who signs off most of his tweets at @tito_mboweni as "Gov" (for Governor, I think) – has been his unusual self of late, throwing criticism on Twitter and on newspaper articles. What's up Gov? Continue reading
Facebook 101 or just a bad Sunday morning?
One of the things I have learned over the years is that I can write too much and that there is a lot that I want to write about but sometimes do not have the time to do so. It was only now that I realised that this must have started way back when I used to have what they called "Music Book" often favoured by girls. Even boys had that, silly. Continue reading
Has Mail & Guardian confused you on the Maharaj saga?
I could not help but suspect that Mail & Guardian had left many people confused this weekend after it was successfully advised by President Jacob Zuma's spokesperson, Mac Maharaj – an advice that was also supported by its own lawyers – that publishing information not authorised by the National Prosecuting Authority would be a criminal offence punishable for up to 15 years imprisonment. Continue reading
Why you had #blackberryblackout
As many as 70 million Blackberry Mamas and Papas out there spent their uncomfortable blackberryless three days without any BBMs [Blackberry Messenger], Nokia Papas and Mamas were enjoying ourselves, tweeting and Facebooking such that I almost heard my right-hand thumb saying "ouch". Continue reading
Chief Justice Mogoeng live on Advocate for transformation in the judiciary
On Friday night, 14 October, I had the opportunity to listen to the recently appointed South African Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng on SA FM addressing the University of Western Cape. The Chief justice's address was themed Advocate for transformation in the judiciary. I should add that at first I found the Chief Justice quite lazy that I even wondered if I was going to listen to his address throughout. Continue reading


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Warp Warp (MSX)
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DescriptionIn this game you 're in control of a monster fighter. A warp zone is set in the middle of the screen. Warp to the next level when it flashes. You should attack the monsters before they catch or shoot you. A frog turns up occasionally, shoot it for bonuses. The monsters become more vicious when they change color (they turn from yellow to red to purple). The red and the purple monsters are severe chasers.
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The event program at the stations
Methodological approach
Methodically the weekly program combines different types of events: with "learning by playing" components we achieve a real personal reference with wow factor. With an expert dialogue forum and an artistic presentation of knowledge (art-science dialogue) we reach a profound imprint of knowledge about sustainability and own possibilities of sustainable action in a participatory manner.
Groups, organisations, companies, policy makers, media representatives and people of all ages are involved locally and support the project by providing moral and resources. The program will carried out in the territory of the respective station (urban area, port area including the surrounding environs).
The components of the week programs
The length of stay at each station is 7 days which are broken down as follows:
|Arrival, mooring in the harbor, completing the required paperwork
|Press Conference on the ship with representatives of city/government/projects/organisations
|Preparing the event area, PR groups in the city
|First event day (topical interactive course with competitive character in mixed groups)
|Second event day (Thematic discourses observed by artists and be transformed artistically)
|Third event day (Thematic artistic representations, cultural program, closing party)
|Preparing for departure, press statement on the results, future prospects


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A passenger train struck a herd of elephants this week, killing 7 and injuring 10. The accident took place at dusk in the Chapramari wildlife sanctuary, near West Bengal where approximately 40 elephants were crossing.
The train operator was speeding, even though operators have been "repeatedly urged" to reduce their speed through this part of the tracks because of the number of elephants in the area.
Unfortunately this is not a random occurrence. At least 50 elephants have been killed by trains in West Bengal since 2004.
Human encroachment in elephant territories is a huge problem in India. The habitats are becoming fragmented, the elephant corridors are being stripped away.
What is an elephant corridor?
Corridors are strips of land, pathways, that allow the elephants to move freely from one area to another. Like shortcuts, they keep them connected so they are not cut off from one another or from grazing areas because of roads, logging or developments.
In India there are currently 88 elephant corridors, which are a necessity to the survival of the Asian Elephant. These corridors are difficult to maintain due to human growth and development.
The World Land Trust and the Wildlife Trust of India have been working to keep these corridors open for the elephants, even going so far as to move an entire village (see previous post: Making History for Elephants).
It is a continuing drama, as elephants strive to live and people push to grow. Human development comes with a cost. Unfortunately it is the elephants who are paying the price.
The recent joint railway project connecting Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda, will begin construction this month. It will undoubtedly reduce the cargo trucks on the roads, easing traffic in addition to expediting shipments.
Kenya is also planning railway construction which will connect Kenya to South Sudan.
But in the light of the elephant/train crisis in India, there is a sense of foreboding. In the face of human/animal conflict, the animals always lose.
Please read, sign and share: Stop India's Speeding Trains From Killing Elephants


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An offshoot of episode 3. But with a more down to earth feel. Although scat themes are really down to earth XD
But I mean there's no real insanity, so don't complain about it now feeling like a normal FC ep.
Categories: Fooly Cooly Characters: Eri Ninamori, Haruko Haruhara, Naota Nandaba
Warnings: Desperation, Loli, Pantypoop, Defecation, Voyeur, Wetting, Urination
Series: None
Chapters: 2 Table of Contents
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Editor's Notebook -- Civics 101: Nomenclature
by Rich Grassi
With all the sudden growing pains of a re-born gun rights movement, it's inevitable there be some disagreement about the best way to proceed. Old divisions, made the most of by our enemies, seem to open again. All the misunderstandings, prevarications and class warfare rattle forward, never having been far from our consciousness but suppressed until now. This puts us in the unenviable position of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
It's happened before.
First we have to understand the system under which we live. We can't do that until we arrive at commonly accepted language and the way to do that is through nomenclature. That is a convention for naming things important to our concepts, arguments, and consensus.
As an example, we have the term "civilian." A widely used term by military assets, used less often (and improperly) by civil government bureaucracies, it's often understood to be perjorative. Nothing can be further from the truth.
When I was a young G.I. ("government issue," vernacular for "soldier"), many of us longed to be PFCs (Proud Something-or-Other Civilians). It was an achievement, something to strive for. We had short-timers' calendars, some profane, but all leading us to the goal and home.
A civilian is a person who is not a member of the military service of his or her country. Dictionaries tend to include that the person is not a member of police or fire departments, but that's improper usage. The term comes from international law, the laws of war, and mean "non-military, non-combatant."
We enforce the distinction in the U.S. with 18USC§1385, a statute known as Posse Comitatus . It places limits on the use of the U.S. Military (originally the Army) to enforce civil laws, conduct searches and seizures or to assist the U.S. Marshal in the enforcement of federal criminal codes on non-federal reservation properties, to wit cities and counties.
The term Posse Comitatus apparently means "power of the county" - the ability of a sheriff to call up all adult males of a county to assist in putting down an uprising, help capture escaping prisoners, etc.
The sheriff, an elected official, is placed in office by the electorate - his constituents - not by federal or military mandates. The sheriff is beholding to the people who elected him and to the people who come to be in his county. In some states, the sheriff is constitutionally held to be the chief law enforcement officer of his county, serving as the action arm of the courts.
The sheriff is, therefore, a civilian. I've been a civilian continuously since 1975. I've been a citizen of the United States all my life. For a small part of that time, I was not a civilian.
It was the source of amusement to hear fellow law enforcement officers talk about civilians as if they were any different from us. When "shall issue" concealed carry was being debated locally, I was asked what I thought about civilians carrying guns.
"What's the difference," I asked. "I do it all the time." See, I was a citizen that had a background check and some training - exactly what was required to get a permit!
If I was a permit holder in Kansas and I wanted to go to Utah - assuming there is reciprocity - I'm okay to carry in Utah, subject to Utah rules for their permit holders. If I'm active duty law enforcement in Kansas and I want to go to Utah, I'm okay to carry . . . subject to Utah rules for their permit holders.
Soon, I'll be getting my concealed carry permit as a retired peace officer. The difference? The cost to do the background investigation is a little less since the hardest part was already done before I was hired.
Civilian: any person not a military service member; non-combatant.
Citizen: an inhabitant of a nation; one entitled to the rights and privileges of a citizen (e.g., voting) due to status as native-born or through naturalization.
--- Rich Grassi
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I was in South Cornwall recently. This little gem of a shop serves the local communities of Par, Tywardreath and St Blazey. (My friend Eve will laugh if she reads this, but I was never sure where I was in this conurbation!) I went in asking where the Post Office was and bought some sweet williams and fat asparagus. Although I never went back for any of the tempting produce advertised here, maybe next time?
Andrew Lee
Andrew Lee is an artist whose work has featured previously on these pages. And there's more on his website.


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E&P Design Engineer
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Dominique Reed
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almost 2 years ago
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Unique opportunity with an established, major engineering consultancy based in the UK that are rapidly expanding their teams following their continued success.
Based in their client's Birmingham office, the team are looking for a E&P Design Engineer that has previous track and power experience within the railway industry to support the design and asset discovery phases of the projects.
As the E&P Design Engineer, you will
- Actively contributing to site surveys
- Collating technical information from surveys, inspections and other sources
- Demonstrating a good understanding of the design process
- Ability to undertake design and assessment work
- Engaging in CDM/risk analyses
- Undertaking designs to a level that complies with Network Rail, British and European Standards
- Keeping up to date with current Network Rail, British and European Standards
- Preparing design and assessment reports
- Producing design drawings using CAD
- Support the design team during design submissions
- Effective communication with other design/construction disciplines and sub-contractor
To be considered for the role you must have
- A degree in Electrical Engineering or similar
- Chartered status with the Institution of Engineering and Technology
- A good fundamental understanding of HV Power Transmission, ideally as applied to within railway traction
- Good level of computer literacy in Microsoft Office and Excel
- Good knowledge of Network Rail, British and European electrical and lighting Standards
- Good understanding of systems engineering including the Verification & Validation and SRAM processes
- Good understanding of CDM and CSM processes
- Competent with using electrical design software (e.g. Amtech, etap, etc.)
- Good team player
- Uses clear communication lines within the electrical design team
- Self-motivated and pro-active in terms of producing designs
What will you get in return?
- A competitive salary
- 32 days annual holidays (including bank holidays), with the option to buy more
- Excellent career development opportunities, with access to internal and external training, which you will be encouraged and supported to take part in
- Flexible working
My client is looking to interview in the next couple of weeks, so If you meet the requirements, please apply today to avoid missing out!


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Yeesh, I go on a 6 day (4 work day) vacation and:
- Air Force one buzzes New York Cityon a photo or fundraiser jaunt panicking many.
- Swine Flu hops the border, gets into Texas and arrives in Michigan
- Obama puts Chrysler into bankruptcy
- Michigan Democrats and some Republicans vote in the House for no reason absentee voting (it should be called the Voter Fraud Enhancement act).
- People are actually considering Granholm for a spot on the US Supreme Court now that Souter is announcing he is leaving that august building.
I really can't go on vacation anymore, bad things just happen when I'm not on the job. And where's everyone else keeping up their end hmmmm?
Ok, end of the narcisistic "I'm the center of the universe and this is only happening 'cause I went on vacation" mode.
On the upside the vacation - taking the kids to Disney World was great. Tiring and somewhat athletic but great. Full report to follow (with pictures, commentary about the amusement parks and a certain rental car company to avoid).
Downside, I had to work the equivalent of two weeks in the week preceding it to get away at all -- very tiring and no time for blogging then either.
So I'm back and normal blogging will resume shortly.
Friday, May 01, 2009
I go away for a bit and this place goes to heck in a handbasket
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I have said many times before that defending the Bush administration is impossible. It was catastrophic on so many fronts, and plain abysmal on pretty much every other, that I think its fairly safe to say he was the worst president ever — if to say so isn't already a 'stating the obvious' banality.
Here's a stark measure of his economic performance from Paul Krugman's sublime blog: unemployment rates from 1993 to 2009. So how do the Clinton and Bush administrations match up?
Filed under: Economics, Politics, Bush, Bush Administration, Clinton, Clinton Administration, Economics, Politics, Presidency, Unemployment


text: June is a special month in the animal world: it's Adopt A Cat Month! While any time is a good time to adopt a cat, this time of year is extra purrfect. That's because June is peak kitten season, when shelters are typically overwhelmed with adorable furballs. Read on as a Tipp City, OH vet offers tips on adopting a cat. Finding Fluffy When you adopt from a shelter, you're not only giving one lucky … Read More


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The SL took most accessory manufacturers by surprise and, so far, alternative straps to the standard Leica offering—the SL has S-type slots instead of the standard lugs on the M and other Leica compacts—have been noticeably absent.
Ahead of the game, Evris Papanikolas of the rapidly expanding TieHerUp brand has been notably quick off the mark, encouraged by such luminaries as Thorsten von Overgaard and Jono Slack who have both become TieHerUp addicts.
So much so, in fact, that the Rock n'Roll strap for standard-lug cameras has already attracted a cult following. Now, Evris has adapted the RnR to the extra weight and slot-format lugs of SL.
In common with Thorsten and Jono, I'm already a great fan of the RnR and have one on my Monochrom. Love it. I can see it taking over from Barton's Braidy in my affections. Evris is sending me a sample of the SL version which I will have waiting for when Leica's marketing guru, Jenny Hodge, produces the anticipated road test camera. Optimistic memo to Jenny: I could collect it when I return the T on January 4….
In the meantime you can learn more from the TieHerUp website.


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Thread: Constructor Not Used ?
- 12-26-2012, 01:44 PM #1Senior Member
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Constructor Not Used ?
Consider the following Code:
class Node
int iData; // data used as key value
double fData; // other data
node leftChild; // this nodes left child
node rightChild; // this nodes right child
public void displayNode()
// (see Listing 8.1 for method body)
class Tree
private Node root; // the only data field in Tree
public void find(int key)
public void insert(int id, double dd)
public void delete(int id)
// various other methods
} // end class Tree
class TreeApp
public static void main(String[] args)
Tree theTree = new Tree; // make a tree
theTree.insert(50, 1.5); // insert 3 nodes
theTree.insert(25, 1.7);
theTree.insert(75, 1.9);
node found = theTree.find(25); // find node with key 25
if(found != null)
System.out.println(Found the node with key 25);
System.out.println(Could not find node with key 25);
} // end main()
} // end class TreeApp
In the above class, TreeApp, why the constructor with no arguments is not called while creating the object of the "Tree" class using the following statement:
Tree theTree = new Tree;
Shouldn't it be like the following?:
Tree theTree = new Tree();
Please state the reason.
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Re: Constructor Not Used ?
Yep, there are parentheses needed there if you want to call the no-arg constructor. That book isn't even worth the trees it's made from ...
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Re: Constructor Not Used ?
Any other Java book recommended for Algorithms?
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Don't double post the same question. See the moderator remarks in http://www.java-forums.org/new-java/...tml#post315964
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Re: Constructor Not Used ?
Yes, when you call a constructor, you will always have parentheses.
Also, I found some other problems with the code that you posted:
1. Some places have "node" with a lower-case "n" that should be "Node" with an upper-case "N". "Node" is the class name which begins with an upper-case "N".
2. There were some curly-quotation marks that need to be straight-quotation marks:
System.out.println("Found the node with key 25"); // I fixed this line of code by changing the curly quotes to straight quotes.
3. The method, find() should return a Node rather than having "void" as the return type.
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In recent years, an increasing number of scientific papers, books, essays, commentaries, guides and tools have been exploring different facets of public health policy. The link between science and politics is openly debated in the context of the growing interest in evidence-based public health practice or even evidence-based policy-making. The development of strategies to support the adoption of health-promoting public policies appears to many experts as essential for the future of public health. Political science approaches have also been used, more or less directly, to analyse public health problems related to the social determinants of health and health inequalities, as well as the promotion of healthy lifestyles (tobacco use, alcohol, obesity).Despite progress, close linkages between researchers in public health and in political science are a long time coming.
The social sciences are critical to furthering our understanding of health policy and systems around the world. Political science, anthropology, sociology, economics, among other disciplines, provide a range of concepts that allow us to look at our research in a new light – offering new methodologies (process tracing from political science or extended engagement and observation from anthropology) and analytic tools (political economy analyses). These disciplines are increasingly being interwoven into health policy and systems research, facilitating the development of new lines of inquiry, and enabling us to deepen our understanding and analysis of inequity in health outcomes and access to health services. Researchers are also amplifying the call to apply more varied social science theory to health policy and systems, and are also organizing collaboration in this space through the SHAPES (Social science approaches for research and engagement in health policy & systems). The application of social sciences to health policy and systems is growing, but still in a somewhat nascent stage. Further, there appears to be a perceived overuse of certain theories or the under-utilization of others (theoretical understandings of power for example). These are valid points, but perhaps there are some additional questions that we need to ask. Beyond calling for social science research, we must also consider why the social sciences have not been perhaps sufficiently integrated into HPSR. As crucial as the social sciences are to health policy and systems research, the underlying causes are critically important to understand and address. In my view, the disconnect seems to emerge from a series of interconnected issues – the nature of our training in public health, the accessibility of much social science theory, and the ways in which we build networks.
First, many people engaged in health policy and systems have been trained primarily in public health. Globally, public health training programs have evolved to adopt a somewhat formulaic approach – structured around biostatistics and epidemiology and oriented towards programs and applied research. Factor in the short length of time for these programs and the lack of cross-disciplinary teaching, and there simply isn't the space or ability to adequately teach key social science concepts. Students therefore don't have the opportunity to pursue training in a particular discipline, or have the breathing room to determine what their interests actually might be.
Second, accessing social science theory in the 'real world' is not easy. Exploring these resources often requires good access to a library and an online database, major challenges in most low- and middle-income countries, particularly for those working outside of academic institutions.Engaging with this literature also requires an extended period to sift through materials in attempt to figure out the right kind of social science theory or approach to apply. Such time is often built into doctoral research, but quite rare for other types of researchers facing fast deadlines or competing projects. Social science theory can sometimes feel opaque, and requires a long hard stare before comprehension kicks in. Since self-teaching is often necessary in our field, the combination of dense material and time limitations isa possible barrier.
Third and finally, there is the issue of disparate professional networks and obligations. Despite considerable progress on this front, academics are often incentivized to speak to and write for their 'people' (with of course many notable exceptions), limiting opportunities for cross-network learning. The broader health policy and systems research community particularly benefits from such cross-disciplinary fora, providing more exposure to new methods, concepts and theories. At a recent international studies conference, a theme that emerged in a global health session was the limited opportunities for social scientists to cross boundaries and present their work in trans-disciplinary fora.
These three barriers listed here can be addressed, but will require a concerted and coordinated effort, particularly from academics. The SHAPES community has recently been discussing possibilities of expanding the reach of the social sciences, for example, through accessible learning resources. A group of political scientists has been suggesting avenues for collaboration between their discipline and public health. Other ideas include expanding joint offerings in public health schools between public health and social sciences (more common for example in economics than in political science), and introducing more online courses for those already in the workforce. Finally, a more challenging endeavor will be to bridge divisions, real or artificial, between those squarely in their social science disciplines, and those in the health policy and systems research realm. Taking these steps could allow us to address those structural issues that underpin the lack of social sciences in health policy and systems, and enable us to ask different questions, and go deeper in our analysis and thinking.
Political science and public health thus often have different points of view about the process by which public policy is, or should be, formulated. But there is, nevertheless, common ground in a number of areas and both fields have a shared interest in actions that promote the public good.
The public and institutional character of public health creates interest in institutions, public administration, and governance. The goal of health-promoting public policies creates an interest in policy analysis, i.e., the analysis of the choices to be made, of the resources to be allocated, the knowledge to be used, and of the dynamics of actors trying to influence the content of publicpolicies. Given these areas of common interest, it is important to identify the potential contributions of political science to a better understanding of some of the key challenges faced by public health.
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What is Social Networking?
Social Networking describes websites which connects internet users into social groups based on certain categories such as hobbies and interests. It is seen as a social structure that ties individuals together and which allows these individuals to be part of a viral community. Online social networking sites share the lives of people all around the world and allow individuals to access this information. Connecting through individuals allow social networking to occur.
History of Social Networking
Social Networking started in the early stages with BBS or bulletin board system. These allowed internet users to communicate into a central system where you could download games and chat with other users. As BBS began to grow so did commercial ISP or internet service providers such as Compuserve, AOL and EarthLink. Beverly Hills Internet reformed the concept of BBS and introduced internet users into the world of HTML. This came to be known as GeoCities and it became one of the earliest social networking sites in 1995. Soon Classmates.com came to adopt this format with tens of millions of users looking to rekindle relationships over the web with old Classmates. Instant messaging became to grow with the release of AOL instant messenger. In 2003 Jonathan Abrams combined all of these concepts and put it all together in one website called Friendster. A few months later a group in Los Angeles formed MySpace which turned out to be a hit among internet users. In 2003, Mark Zuckerburg came up with Facebook. Today these trends continue with many social networking sites growing and connecting individuals together within this viral community.
Social Networking Sites
As technology advances, the amount of social networking sites has been increasing as well. From the well-known Live Journal, Asian Avenue, hi5, Friendster and Xanga that were popular back in the late 1990's to early 2000's, to now the widely used Facebook, Youtube and Twitter. As these social networking sites allow users to network, share information and communicate with one another, they have attracted millions of users and have incorporated in our everyday lives. With the countless of social networking sites we have today, some offer different networking features for information sharing and usage. For example, Xanga, Live Journal and Twitter are used for blogging. Asian Avenue and Zuup allow users to create web sites for their friends to check out. Flickr is used for photo/video sharing and Lavalife is used for online dating services and so forth.
Many social websites surfaced such as: as Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and Flickr became part of Web 2.0.These websites enable users to share their ideas, express themselves and to meet new friends through these online applications. Although these types of websites are efficient and fun, however, it generates a major problem, the idea of privacy. With technology rapidly changing, uploading or downloading pictures, photos, videos and data has became a very simple task. People could easily capture moments with their phones and instantly upload on the Internet. People can upload whatever they recorded onto Youtube without the consent of the people in the video. This has become a common trend in the society, where people would capture anything interesting to them, and instantly upload. Another trend is video blogging, where users would record their thoughts onto video and expose all over the world. Facebook, is another website that people can easily check out other people's photos and information. All this might seem harmless, until an unfamiliar person has hold of your information. Twitter, would be another example where people could know where and what the user is doing daily. The problem with web 2.0 is, the users would not have complete control over who screens your profiles.
When using social networking sites, it is very common for most users share a certain degree of personal information. Common issues are privacy infringements when users expose more personal information then intended to other users. At one point, Facebook application creators had full access to user's profile and personal information as long the user was registered to the application. The users themselves were not aware of this and were not fully safe even with their adjusted privacy settings. There has also been known issues about concerns for child safety which involves the risk of encountering a sex predator online. Such issue could take form in false age disclosure and make teenagers believe that they're socializing with a stranger of the same age. The government plans on a technological method to ensure age verification on these social networking sites for safer use in the future. Lastly, the groups formed in social networking can be very negative. Such groups of concern are hate groups which can cause problems for the community. There have been notable hate groups that were forced to be shut down on Facebook for depicting hate on high school teachers. These types of misuse and profanity on social networking sites can be damaging to users as well. In addition, these social networking platforms can magnify the existing cultural divides through formation of cultural-specific groups and encouraging specific cultures while marginalizing others. This can be a major problem because these sites that are suppose to be global communication platforms become cultural dividers.


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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at email@example.com.
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Body size plays a pervasive role in determining physiological and behavioral performance across animals. It is generally thought that smaller animals are limited in performance measures compared to larger animals; yet, the vast majority of animals on earth are small and evolutionary trends like miniaturization occur in every animal clade. Therefore, there must be some evolutionary advantages to being small and/or compensatory mechanisms that allow small animals to compete with larger species. In this dissertation I specifically explore the scaling of flight performance (flight metabolic rate, wing beat frequency, load-carrying capacity) and learning behaviors (visual differentiation visual Y-maze learning) across …
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Power Demand Response
Power Demand Response is a modern application of a utility cost management tool that has been in use for many years. Simply put, Demand Response is the name given to an automatic and intelligent response to a peak power consumption event.
Electric utilities typically attempt to recover the cost of providing the physical plant (including such items as transformers, transmission lines, and production capacity) required to meet grid and the customer's demand peaks. In today's global energy environment, the ability to deliver electricity at above average rates of consumption has become a major factor in the utilities cost structure. This cost is generally passed on to the customer in the form of demand charges to cover the cost of maintaining that ability to deliver the peak power upon demand. Uncontrolled, this cost can have a severe impact on energy budgets and result in lost profits in many manufacturing facilities.
The InfoScan Demand Response Application controls energy-consuming equipment to limit the magnitude of demand peaks. This control is also referred to as load management. While traditional load management is applied only to the control of electric power, InfoScan can perform other curtailment applications for other "line" resources such as natural gas.


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The Guardian reports:
"Private guards at the Olympic park have been filmed forcibly attempting to stop the media taking pictures and footage of the complex in east London, raising new concerns about potentially aggressive and over-intrusive security during the Games.Apparently no one told G4S that photos can be taken from public land.
During the incident two guards from G4S, the security giant which is recruiting at least 10,000 staff for the event, attempted to clamp their hands over the lenses of stills and video cameras, even though the footage is being shot on public land.
While there are numerous rules about photography and filming inside the Olympic complex itself, which is private land, there are no restrictions on the use cameras from public areas."
This "misunderstanding" by G4S over the law does not bode well for the smooth and "harmonious" running of the games.
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Wanted: Student Advisory Board Members at Galvin Library – Extended Till 2/8January 16, 2013 at 2:36 pm | Posted in surveys | Comments Off on Wanted: Student Advisory Board Members at Galvin Library – Extended Till 2/8
Participate in the Galvin Library Student Advisory Board and you can make the library a better place for yourself and others! The Paul V. Galvin Library is committed to enriching and enhancing the educational experience for students and to that end we are establishing a Student Advisory Board. We would like your input on policies, services, collections, and spaces, and we welcome volunteers to serve. The board will be comprised of 8-12 undergraduate and graduate students from various disciplines who will meet a few times each semester to:
• provide feedback and insight on library services, collections, and spaces
• help identify trends in the student use of services and resources
• participate in the development of surveys or focus groups
• assist in decision-making that will affect the student body
In the past Galvin Library has listened to our students and we have added:
• A quiet study zone
• Increased vending options
• More soft and comfortable seating
• Night Owl Lab
• Study Week, an additional week of 24 hour access on both levels
Now we want to find out what you think! If you are interested in participating, send us an email at email@example.com, write "Student Advisory Board" in the subject line and tell us three things:
• Your student status (undergraduate level freshman – 5th year or graduate)
• Major or intended course of study
• Why you would like to serve on the student advisory board
Please submit your email of interest to firstname.lastname@example.com by February 1st. Board members will be notified by Tuesday, February 12.
Be a Book Giver During World Book Night! Applications End January 25January 4, 2013 at 6:00 pm | Posted in events | 2 Comments
IIT's Paul V. Galvin Library is proud to announce our participation in World Book Night U.S. on April 23, 2013. World Book Night is an annual event that celebrates the love of reading, by creating opportunities for person-to-person contact through books. On April 23, tens of thousands of people in the U.S. will go out into their communities to distribute books. Last year more than half a million free World Book Night paperbacks were given to light and non-readers.
Publishers print special editions and authors waive their royalties in support of this literacy effort. April 23 is the UNESCO International Day of the Book, and also happens to be Shakespeare's birthday! Galvin Library will serve as an institutional site where volunteer book givers can pick up their books to distribute in the community, and we also pledge to be an active advocate for both World Book Night U.S. and to spread the love of reading through person to person contact. Couldn't be any easier for us, but we need you and your support.
We need YOU to volunteer to be a book giver (application here) and share your love of reading and books with folks who don't read or don't use libraries. The NEW deadline to apply to be a book giver is January 25, 2013. Book givers can choose from more than 30 titles, and they include all genres – mysteries, romance, science fiction, fantasy, classics, poetry, humor, autobiography, and young adult books. Note there are not book titles for small children on the list, because many programs exist to encourage small children to read, WBN U.S. has the goal of encouraging reading in the adult population, especially those who may not have access to printed books for economic reasons or geography. Volunteer book givers can seek out adult readers wherever they are, in public settings or in places from nursing homes to food pantries, low-income high-schools to mass transit stations, wherever light or non-readers can be found. Book givers select a favorite title to distribute, and the list includes classic titles from Bradbury, Cather, Cisneros, and Twain but the list also features more recent authors like David Sedaris, Tina Fey, and John Green. See the whole list here.
Why participate in World Book Night U.S.? From the WBN home page: "Reading for pleasure improves literacy, actively engaging emerging readers in their desire to read. Reading changes lives, improves employability, social interaction, enfranchisement, and can have a positive effect on mental health and happiness. Book readers are more likely to participate in positive activities such as volunteering, attending cultural events, and even physical exercise. Or more simply put, books are fun—and they can be life-changing."
Still not sure you want to be a book giver? Here's a favorite testimonial posted on WBN's web page from last year's event:
"Gave a book to a woman this morning, who took it with tears in her eyes. She told me that she rarely gets to the library and cannot afford to buy new books on her own. She graciously took the book, opened it up, smelled the pages, said 'God bless you, my child,' and walked away clutching her new found treasure. Makes me tear up too, thinking about what a difference we are making today!" – Adrian
Be ready with some ideas of where you would like to distribute your book – location is crucial to the success of WBN. If you're unsure of locations but want to participate, contact Lynne Meyer in IIT's Office of Spiritual Life and Service Learning (email@example.com or 312.567.3160.) She'll have some great suggestions for places to pass out books to those who need to read. If you need them, here's more FAQS on World Book Night U.S.
Galvin Library welcomes the participation of IIT students, faculty, and staff in World Book Night. Sign up today!
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
BBM 7 also introduces multitasking with split-screen, which allows users to BBM, check email, or use other apps while on a BBM Voice call; new compatibility with Bluetooth headsets and accessories, 16 new emoticons; direct BBM Update Notification that provides in-app alerts when new versions of an app are available and an easier way to synchronize BBM profiles:Groups; and Contacts with BBIDs for simpler backup and restores. BBM 7 is available as a free update for all BlackBerry smartphones running BlackBerry 6 OS or higher. Users on BlackBerry OS 5 will get BBM Voice "early next year." "BBM began as a convenient and effective business messaging tool, and today it is an essential part of daily communications for customers around the world," said T.A. McCann, RIM's Vice President of BBM and Social Communities. "Now, with BBM version 7, customers have a new option: they can text and talk with their BBM contacts near and far, for free."
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When I began Whole30 back in July, my friend Jen said "you make whole30 mayo – its divine."
For serious?
This lady is nuts.
But whatever, I went to Target and picked up a new food processor and headed home… only to create the biggest mess of my life. I followed the instructions (I thought) but what I created was a bitter salad dressing type concoction only a little thicker than milk. I put it in the fridge and it solidified some, but there was no way anyone was eating it. We tossed it out and I just vowed to not eat mayo….
Yeah, right.
Two days later I pulled the food processor down again – determined to succeed. And I finally did. Since then I have been making Whole30 mayo like crazy – taking 16 jars to a local ladies networking meetup where everyone just loved it. (*waving to all of my SBL sisters*) I was asked for the "secret" and since I too had a couple "mayo fails" myself I decided to video the whole process so you can see it. YES it is a long video… making mayo is time consuming. But you will seen even in the video there is just this *moment* where it changes from a liquid to a solid… into pure mayo heaven.
I have to take back calling Jen nuts – because this stuff truly is divine. Between regular Whole30 Mayo and the Whole30 Baconnaise, I survived my first round and am three days in to my second round. I absolutely LOVE Whole30. Total game changer for me. Anyway, here it is – step by step – how to make Whole30 Mayo! Enjoy!
Whole30 Mayo
- one raw egg – room temperature
- 1 tsp lemon juice – room temperatire
- 1 tsp ground mustard
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups light tasting oil
Start by putting the raw egg, mustard, salt and lemon juice in the food processor. Spin the blades just a time or two to mix the ingredients together and break the yolk. Set aside for 30 minutes. This part is really important – it will not work if you do this too soon. The acidity of the lemon juice has to have time to work with the egg. After 30 minutes, turn the blades on high and slowly drizzle the oil in. This part will take 5-10 minutes just keep drizzling. You will be more than half way through the oil before it emulsifies – keep going. Soon you will have thick, creamy deliciousness.
This mayo truly is divine – and we have used it in everything from chicken salad to tuna salad to egg salad – all without any guilt at all.


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I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of silent seas.
Hell and damnation, life is such fun with a ragged greatcoat and a Jerry gun!alexander blok
"Sir Thomas, arrest this No, hold!" His face lighted, and he confronted the ragged candidate with this question "Where lieth the Great Seal? Answer me this truly, and the riddle is unriddled; for only he that was Prince of Wales can so answer! On so trivial a thing hang a throne and a dynasty!"mark twain
My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to its institutions or its officeholders. The country is the real thing, the substantial thing, the eternal thing; it is the thing to watch over, and care for, and be loyal to; institutions are extraneous, they are its mere clothing, and clothing can wear out, become ragged, cease to be comfortable, cease to protect the body from winter, disease, and death.mark twain
God save the pennon, ragged to the dawn, That signs to moon to stand, and sun to fly; And flutters when the weak is overborne To stem the tide of fate and certainty. That knows not reason , and that seeks no fame So! Undismayed beneath the serried clouds, Raise up the banner of forlorn defence A jest to the complacency of crowds Bright-haloed with the one diviner sense: To hold itself as nothing to itself; And in the quest of its imagined star To lose all thought of after-recompense!john galsworthy
On the ragged edge of the world I'll roam, and the home of the wolf shall be my home.robert service
All things that are, Are with more spirit chased than enjoy'd. How like a younker, or a prodigal, The scarfed bark puts from her native bay, Hugg'd and embraced by the strumpet wind! How like the prodigal doth she return, With over-weather'd ribs and ragged sails, Lean, rent, and beggar'd by the strumpet wind!
'Tis a ragged virtue.thomas otway
Her washing ended with the day,Yet lived she at its close,And passed the long, long night awayIn darning ragged hose.But when the sun in all its stateIllumed the Eastern skies,She passed about the kitchen grateAnd went to making pies.phoebe cary
The theatre is the best way of showing the gap between what is said and what is seen to be done, and that is why, ragged and gap-toothed as it is, it has still a far healthier potential than some poorer, abandoned arts.david hare
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100 Years of Grand: The Grand Canyon Centennial Project
A digital archive celebrating the Centennial of the Grand Canyon National Park. A collaborative project of the Arizona State University Library, Cline Library, Northern Arizona University and the Grand Canyon National Park. Additional materials are available via the project website.
- 3 text
- 3 Public
- Legislation
- Bright Angel Trail (Ariz.)
- 3 Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)
- 3 Hayden, Carl Trumbull, 1877-1972
- 2 Moran, Patrick Joseph, 1864-1936
- 2 Roads
- 1 Demaray, Arthur Edward, 1887-1958
- more
- 1 Mather, Stephen Tyng, 1867-1930
- 1 Trails
- 1 United States. Congress
- Tertiary History of the Grand Cañon District with Atlas
- History of the Grand Canyon National Park
- Stage Coach Trip to the Grand Canyon, 1895, by Josephine Frankenberg of Tempe
- Letter from A. E. Demaray, National Park Service to Carl Hayden
- Letter from Carl Hayden to J. R. Eakin, Grand Canyon National Park
Letter from Carl T. Hayden to P. J. Moran concerning the alignment of the road to Bright Angel Trail.
- Contributors
- Hayden, Carl T., Moran, P. J.
- Created Date
- 1926-04-05
Letter from P. J. Moran to Carl T. Hayden inquiring when construction will begin on the approach road to Bright Angel Trail
- Contributors
- Moran, P. J., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1926-03-24
Four letters of correspondence about the purchase of Bright Angel Trail between A. E. Demaray, Acting Director of the Grand Canyon National Park; E. C. Finney, Department of the Interior First Assistant Secretary; Carl T. Hayden, Representative (AZ); and Stephen T. Mather, Director of the National Park Service.
- Contributors
- Demaray, A. E., Finney, E. C., Hayden, Carl T., et al.
- Created Date
- 1924-07-18


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I did something foolish -- or at least unusual -- for Quakers yesterday. I preached from the lectionary at our local meeting. The reading was John 12:20-33. What follows comes from my study of that text -- thought it might not seem like it.
Easter falls on April 1 – April Fool's Day. April 1st is a day for joking around. Which is one reason Nancy and I got married the day after April 1st. This joking around is an old practice. You see April Fool's started almost five hundred years ago.
In sixteenth-century France, the start of the new year was observed on April first. New Year's then was celebrated in much the same way as it is today with parties and dancing into the wee hours. Then, in 1562, Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world. In his calendar the new year fell on January first. There were some people, however, who hadn't heard or didn't believe the change in the date, so they continued celebrating New Year's Day on April first. Other people played tricks on them and called them "April fools." They sent them on "fool's errands" or tried to make them believe that something false was true. In France today, April first is called "Poisson d'Avril." French children fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends' backs. When the "young fool" discovers this trick, the prankster yells "Poisson d'Avril!" (April Fish!) – which doesn't have quite the same ring as "April Fool."
April 1st as a day of foolishness is celebrated around the world – with regional variations. In Scotland, for example, April Fool's Day is actually celebrated for two days. The second day is devoted to pranks involving the posterior. So it is called "Taily Day."
All this foolishness comes to a head on April 1 – and I'm happy that it falls this year on Sunday. Not because of the silliness (which we often call foolishness), but because of the real foolishness that God used that we remember at this time of year. As 1 Corinthians 1:27 reminds us "But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise."
In no way is that more true then it is as we look toward Easter. Easter centers around foolishness. No, not human foolishness – though it may give us some comfort to think that way about Pilate, Herod, Judas, the "crucify him" crowd or even the thick headed disciples. But the foolishness I'm thinking of is foolishness to the extreme – the folly of Jesus. It may make us uncomfortable to think of him that way, but Jesus was the ultimate fool. At least by the world's standards.
Think about it – what sane man would talk about being "one with the Father" and mean it? What great teacher would joke about camels and eyes of needles or tell tales of foolish fathers who forgive even prodigal sons? And what rational person would give himself up, not for his family or friends, but the very people who hated him and despised him? As Paul writes to the Romans: "You see, …when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
What a fantastically foolish thing to do. I doubt any of us can truly comprehend what doing this meant for Jesus. David Citino, a poet, helped me to understand it a bit better when I read his poem "Situation No. 33: The Feast"
You're told the ingredients
have been assembled: for the sake of love,
wine and bread, fennel, honey and leeks;
laurel and bay to represent
your political importance and way with words;
a sampling of fabulous beasts and birds.
Fruits and meats to symbolize labor;
salt, the apple and lamb.
You're told the entertainment
will consist of your slow dismemberment
to the pulse of bass drums,
the plodding cadence of Gregorian chant,
screams of your parents and children.
You're told it will hurt
like nothing else, but after it's over
your very best friends will take you
home with them and place you
on altars in the midst of music and yearning,
place you near fire, teach their children
to sing your name.
Do you accept?
The answer is intelligently clear – no, we do not accept. What kind of fools do you take us for? Fools like Christ? Foolish, foolish Jesus. His actions confound us to this day, if we really stop and think about them.
Yes, "God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise;" – if we think we are wise. The cosmic Christ comes out of chaos and creates everliving love – calling us home to the Father. "Ally, ally in Free" he calls, "the rules are suspended. No one is out. No one is "it." Run home. Run home." He is the "April Fool" of whom Noel Stookey sings:
April Fool
You wear your heart on your sleeve
And though they laugh when they leave
You call it Love and I believe (you)
April Fool
Why must you always play the clown?
You have the edge you laid it down
You give it up without a sound...
Oh April Fool
How can the say "love is cruel"?
They catch the ring but drop the jewel.
Like a teardrop in a pool...
April Fool
As the heart shows through the eyes
Before you were born you were recognized
And unto the losers comes their Prize.
Oh April Fool
Even as the hands were washed, you knew
We'd free the thief instead of you
April Fool
You said the Father was in You
You said we know not what we do
Forgive us...April Fool.
Who, indeed, is the true April Fool – the Christ who comes turning mourning into dancing, dying for his enemies, baking fish by the seaside for his friends, or us, so wise by the world's standards, who guard what we have, repay slights with interest, and pray loud, but not so well?
Let us, when we arrive at this April Fool's Day, remember the greatest Fool of all – the everliving Christ who comes dancing from the grave, who defeats death that we might live, who forgives all prodigals, who gives himself for others. May we become, as Paul urges us, "Fool's for Christ's sake," giving our lives for each other and Him.
And that is no joke.


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Stories that Inspire | September 2014
Sara and Scott Pate
Sara and Scott Pate are passionate about investing in Alaska. They know students at UAA represent the future and helping them earn an education is one of the best ways to ensure that the state's future is a bright one. By helping Alaska students receive a first-class education right here at home, Sara and Scott are encouraging our best and brightest to remain a part of our community.
UAA | Ian Wheeles '04
UAA alumnus Ian Wheeles believes in giving back to his community. This belief is so deeply rooted that 50 percent of all profits generated by his firm, the Law Office of Ian Wheeles, are donated to charitable organizations.
"My real hope is not just to help others, but to help others help others."
"I put myself in the shoes of anybody applying for a scholarship right now. Every dollar they get from a scholarship is one less dollar they have to earn or go without."
UAS | Kristin Brown
Written by UAS social sciences student Carly Ehrisman, and Keni Campbell, UAS Annual Fund & Alumni Relations Manager
For many college students, achieving a Bachelor's Degree is the main goal while enrolled. Kristin Brown has her bar set much higher. Not only has she acquired her Bachelor's in Marine Biology at the University of Alaska Southeast, but she is currently in pursuit of her Master's in Fisheries and Ocean Science. Once that goal is complete, Kristin plans on working toward a Ph.D.
Kristin says living in Juneau has completely re-shaped her life. Since moving here, she has become a more independent person. One could say she has grown into herself since starting her life in Juneau at the University of Alaska Southeast. Her experiences were made possible by the scholarships awarded to her. To the donors who make such opportunities possible, Kristin would like to say a heartfelt thank you.
"I would not be where I am today, holding my Bachelor's Degree, without those generous donors."


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Yes I know these photos were taken in snow, but to be honest, looking out my window at the grey windy day outside with the fan heater blowing on my feet, it doesn't actually feel far off! It occurred to me that actually the jumper dress is the perfect fashion item for spring; particularly when you've had enough of wearing a coat…
Winter this year seems to have dragged on forever, and I think everyone around me has had enough of seeing the same red coat I've been wearing since last October. It's time for a change, but the temperature outside isn't agreeing. Not yet anyway, although I have heard rumours that we'll actually be seeing the sun tomorrow. Let's see how long that lasts shall we?! In the mean time, I thought I would share this jumper dress that I bought from Charlotte Russe, a clothing shop in America that's similar to Britain's New Look. (Scroll down for ideas for similar jumper dresses.)
Now, the problem with this jumper dress, is it is a little itchy, and as it was also a little cold the day we took these photos, I wore a long-sleeved jersey top underneath to help alleviate both issues. Unfortunately, as you can see, the top underneath has caused a sticky-out line at the hip level, which doesn't look too attractive. I must remember this in future, as I could probably tuck the top into my leggings to stop that from happening!
I felt the outfit needed a little something to lift the look, and this off-white chunky knit scarf was just the thing. (I confess, I'd actually bought it as a present, so I was hiding the tag!) It's from Forever 21 and is sooo soft. However, if it is a little warm now for a thick scarf, then I'd wear the jumper dress with a long statement necklace; otherwise I think it would look too plain.
And I mustn't forget to tell you about my new boots! These were a present from Chris for Christmas. He knew the sort of thing I was looking for – I need a pair of knee-length boots to walk into the village in. They need to be waterproof enough to cope with the wet fields, but stylish enough to look good in a social situation. I was very disappointed in the Toggi boots I owned previously – the rubber joining the sole to the leather perished very quickly and I soon got wet feet. So far so good with these ones by Dublin, and I will keep you updated on how well they last.
Shop the look from New Look:
And the same chunky knit scarf is available from the UK Forever 21 website.
By the way, we did this little blogger photo-shoot at a place called Harriman State Park in New York. I stayed nearby for a month at the beginning of this year, and if you'd like to see behind the scenes of that day, please have a watch of this YouTube video (and if you'd like to see more, please click the subscribe button!):
Linking with #iwillwearwhatilike at Not Dressed As Lamb and #VisibleMonday at Not Dead Yet Style.


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I have just received Taylor's contribution to our class rap craze. Some of you have also sent your versions to the blog. Remember to check past tenses. I made some comments to your posts.
The next step will be to memorise your customised rap and prepare a nice coreography. I've been told that Sara and some other students have been working hard on that. Next week you'll present it to the group and we'll record you.
Those of you who have not finished yours or who might want to improve it, you can get some help from rhyming on line dictionaries. There are many, but here follows a link to one of them: Rhyme Zone
When I was one, I learned how to smile
When I was two, I ran my first mile
When I was three, I climbed the tallest mountain
When I was four, I swam in the Trevi Fountain
When I was five, I made my own candles
When I was six, I rode a bike with no handles
When I was seven, I joined a herd of elephants
When I was eight, I was elected state delegate
When I was nine, I earned my first million
When I was ten, I became a Spanish citizen!