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Why does Jesus turn water into wine?
This is the first 'sign' that Jesus is recorded as performing.
In John's gospel there are seven specific signs:
Water into wine
Healing of official's son (John 4:46-54)
Healing of the man paralysed for 38 years (John 5:1-9)
The feeding of the 5000 (John 6:1-14)
Healing of the man born blind (John 9:1-41)
Raising of Lazarus (John 11:1-44)
The death and resurrection of Jesus (cf John 2:18-22)
And John tells us why he has recorded them: in John 20:30-31
"Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name."
So why this one? Why is this the first, and why are we told that this is the first?
'so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God'
Jesus is shown to be the person who can take ordinary things and make them extra-ordinary. He takes water and turns it into wine.
There are, as always with John, many different levels
1. Jesus is shown as the creator: the one who has the power of creation.
In the beginning when God created the heavens and earth, the first stuff God had to work with was water. And at the beginning of John's gospel we are told that Jesus is 'the one through whom all things were made'.
2. Jesus is shown as the one who brings in the new covenant.
He takes the rituals of Judaism, and he transforms them. Here are jars that are to be used to contain the water for purification. There were strict rules about washing. It is a bit like going into the West Suffolk Hospital.
And Jesus takes these jars which were intended to contain something that was no doubt good in the first place (water for ritual washing), but which had become
• a real stumbling block – so that people thought that relationship with God was about washing themselves in the right way: leads to the shallowness that thinks that religion is all about doing 'religious' external things, or it leads to pride: 'the ticking all the boxes' mentality
• a burden to people
• they had become a barrier between people; to add to the barriers of circumcision and the food laws. The Jewish people were not simply told to separate themselves from non-Jews, but to serve non-Jews: to bring God's word and God's law to them.
And by turning water into wine, Jesus is saying that he has come to turn the water of the old covenant, into wine of the new covenant.
The old covenant, which was good, was about an external law. God tells the people of Old Testament that they are his people, and he gives them his promises and his law – so they know how to live as his people. But now Jesus says, 'I've come to turn that water into wine. I've come with better promises and I'm not going to give you an external law. I will put my law in your hearts and minds, so that – when you are facing God – you will want to, choose to obey that law. Nobody will need to tell you to do it because you will freely choose to do it.'
Jesus is saying, 'I have come to turn water for ritual washing (which is something we put onto ourselves), into wine (something which we drink, which we take into ourselves). I have come to take the old system and to transform it so that it becomes something that is not life-draining, but life-giving.
Of course the people at the feast now have a problem. The jars that they use for ritual washing are now full of wine. So they can't fill them again with water. The new promises build on the old, but they replace the old.
3. We are shown Jesus Christ, the Lord of life.
Jesus is not a kill-joy. Turning water into wine not only shows us the power of Jesus, but it also shows us how this-life affirming Jesus is.
He produces 150 gallons of wine (if we say each jar contained 25 gallons). That is 909 bottles of wine. It means that if there were 100 people at the wedding, there would be 9 bottles each. And even if it went on for another two or three days, that was quite a few. And this was not of any sort of wine; this was really good wine.
Michael Macintyre talks of the rituals of restaurant eating. They bring you the bottle of wine. They open it for you. They pour a tiny amount and invite you to taste it. Macintyre is very funny on this. It is a joke. Most of us don't have a clue. We take a sip, and we think, 'This is wine. White wine or red wine'. And then we look at the waiter and we say with great authority, 'Yes. Very good'.
On this occasion Jesus did produce good wine, and the master of the feast said, 'Yes'.
Don't be life deniers. We are commanded not to abuse the gifts that God gives us, but 1 Timothy 4:4 (and it really is an important verse) states, 'For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer'.
4. We are shown Jesus as the rescuer:
He is the one who can step in and rescue, when all other resources have failed. And of course, what he does here – when his hour has not yet come – is a small picture of what he will do when his hour does come – when through his death and resurrection he will fully rescue us, save us from sin and death.
That is why Jesus manifests his glory when he turns water into wine. He demonstrates his creative power, he demonstrates what he has come to do, he demonstrates that he is the Lord of life and he demonstrates that he has come to save.
'and that by believing you may have life in his name'.
I would like to focus on the faith of the servants.
They listen to Mary (and I think when John talks of Mary in John's gospel, she is both the human mother of Jesus, but she is also a picture of the church, of the whole people of God)
It is very interesting to see how John's gospel uses Mary. In fact she is never mentioned by name. She is always 'the mother of Jesus'. She only appears twice. Here (John 2:1-5) and when she is standing at the foot of the cross (John 19:25-27). [She is also mention in John 6: 42, but simply as an aside, when the Jewish leaders say that they know his mother and father.] And in both cases the words that she says and the words that are spoken to her are very significant. Here, she is the one who has faith in Jesus and tells the servants to 'do whatever he tells you to do'. She doesn't fully understand what Jesus is about, and Jesus tells her 'that his hour has not yet come', but he performs this sign as a way of showing how he will rescue those who put their faith in him. In the second Jesus tells her that she is to be the mother of John and he is to be her son. In other words, the mother of Jesus becomes the mother of the beloved disciple. Yes, it shows us Jesus care for her and for John, but I think that something more is going on here. It does not surprise me that in Revelation 12:1-6, the woman who gives birth to 'a male child, one who is going to rule all the nations with a rod of iron', is identified with the Church.
They listen to Mary and they put their faith in Jesus. They do 'what he tells them to do', even when he tells them to serve water to the master of the feast.
You see, when you put your trust, your faith in Jesus, when you obey him, the most ordinary people become extra-ordinary, and the most ordinary things become extra-ordinary things.
Servants who serve the old wine, which runs out, find that they are serving a new wine which is not going to run out.
And I challenge us. Which wine are you serving people?
We offer people advice about health, education, which TV programmes to watch, which gadgets or apps to buy, what clothes or colours to wear, the books to read, the places to go, the best way to invest money. It is not wrong – it is just so sad that we spend so much time doing it when we could be offering people the new wine.
Jesus speaks of how diligent the children of this world are about the things of this world.
The old wine represents the things of this world. The new wine represents life in the Kingdom of God.
Jesus does not need people who have got it sussed. He simply needs people who realise that the old wine has run out. They have understood that the things of this world will never fully satisfy, will never give real life. And so they come to Jesus, the Son of God, prepared to be obedient.
The greatest need for the church of today is for men and women who will work as hard at being servants of the new wine as they do at being servants of the old wine. We need servants, ministers, of the Kingdom. We do not need qualifications, resources, abilities for this. It is simply about putting your faith in Jesus, listening to him and being obedient to him.
So it could well be today that God is calling some of us to get involved with Town Pastors, whether as people who pray or who go out on the streets. It could be that he is calling us to get involved in some gospel outreach work: Passion for Life, visiting ministry, children or young people's ministry, running a parents and toddler group with a specifically evangelistic thrust. And it could well be that God is calling some people here to come forward for some form of recognised ministry: lay pastor, reader or even ordination (whether to stipendiary – paid – or non-stipendiary). It could be that God is calling some of us not into those roles, but to give sacrificially so that those who are called to those roles can be released to fulfil them. It is all about sharing in the work of serving this new wine.
Jesus turns water into wine to show who he is, the Christ, the Son of God. He reveals his glory and his disciples 'believe' in him. They put their trust in him. They become servants of the new wine.
Jesus turns water into wine to show who he is, the Christ, the Son of God. He reveals his glory and his disciples 'believe' in him. They put their trust in him. They become servants of the new wine.


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This section of the blog will be devoted to updating CFUW members about the international work of our organization.
CFUW's international work centres on the International Federation of University Women (IFUW), the United Nations, the Canadian Government's international participation , and arising global issues.
Upcoming events include the United Nations annual meeting for the Commission on the Status of Women, occurring this March and the latest news on the new UN agency for women, UN Women.
Ardith Toogood, Coordinator for International Relations will be blogging here, stay tuned for more information to come.

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1. Introduction
This Policy sets out the obligations of MUSTARD PR Ltd. ('the Company") regarding data protection and the rights of customers and suppliers ("data subjects") in respect of their personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation ("the Regulation").
The Regulation defines "personal data" as any information relating to any identified or identifiable natural person (a data subject); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological genetic, mental, economic cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
This Policy sets out the procedures that are to be followed when dealing wi h personal data.
The procedures and principles set out herein must be followed at all times by the Company, its employees, agents, contractors, or other parties working on behalf of the Company. The Company is committed not only to the letter of the law, but also to the spirit of the law and places high importance on the correct, lawful and fair handling of all personal data, respecting the legal rights, privacy, and trust of all individuals with whom it deals.
2. The Data Protection Principles
This Policy aims to ensure compliance with the regulation. The regulation sets out the following principles with which any party handling personal data must comply. All personal data must be:
- a) processed lawfully, fairly, and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject;
- b) collected for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall not be considered to be incompatible with the initial purposes;
- c) adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which it is processed;
- d) accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date; every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that is inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, is erased or rectified without delay;
- e) kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data is processed; personal data may be stored for longer periods insofar as the personal data will be processed solely for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes subject to implementation of the appropriate technical and organizational measures required by MUSTARD PR Ltd regulation in order to safeguard the rights and freedoms of the data subject;
- f) processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organizational measures.
3. Lawful, Fair, and Transparent Data Processing
The regulation seeks to ensure that personal data is processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently, without adversely affecting the rights of the data subject. The regulation states that processing of personal data shall be lawful if at least one of the following applies:
- a) the data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes;
- b) processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract;
- c) processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject;
- d) processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person;
- e) processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
- f) processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.
4. Processed for Specified, Explicit and Legitimate Purposes
4.1 The Company collects and processes personal data this may include personal data received directly from data subjects (for example, contact details used when a data subject communicates with us) and data received from third parties.
4.2 The Company only processes personal data for the specific purposes set out in Part 21 of this Policy (or for other purposes expressly permitted by the Regulation). The purposes for which we process personal data will be informed to data subjects at the time that their personal data is collected, where it is collected directly from them, or as soon as possible (not more than one calendar month) after collection where it is obtained from a third party.
5. Adequate, Relevant and Limited Data Processing
The Company will only collect and process personal data for and to the extent necessary for the specific purpose(s) informed to data subjects as under Part 4, above.
6. Accuracy of Data and Keeping Data Up To Date
The Company shall ensure that all personal data collected and processed is kept accurate and up-to-date. The accuracy of data shall be checked when it is collected and at regular intervals thereafter. Where any inaccurate or out-of-date data is found, all reasonable steps will be taken without delay to amend or erase that data, as appropriate.
7. Timely Processing
The Company shall not keep personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the purposes for which that data was originally collected and processed. When the data is no longer required, all reasonable steps will be taken to erase it without delay.
8. Secure Processing
The Company shall ensure that all personal data collected and processed is kept secure and protected against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage.
9. Accountability
9.1 The Company's Information Asset Owner is Andrew Durkin, (Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Road, Bucks, SL0 0NH)
9.2 The Company shall keep written internal records of all personal data collection, holding, and processing, which shall incorporate the following information:
- a) The name and details of the Company, its data protection officer, and any applicable third party data controllers;
- b) The purposes for which the Company processes personal data;
- c) Details of the categories of personal data collected, held, and processed by the Company; and the categories of data subject to which that personal data relates;
- d) Details (and categories) of any third parties that will receive personal data from the Company;
- e) Details of any transfers of personal data to non-EEA countries including all mechanisms and security safeguards;
- f) Details of how long personal data will be retained by the Company; and
- g) Detailed descriptions of all technical and organizational measures taken by the Company to ensure the security of personal data.
10. Privacy Impact Assessments
The Company shall carry out Privacy Impact Assessments when and as required under the Regulation. Privacy Impact Assessments shall be overseen by the Company's data protection officer and shall address the following areas of importance:
10.1 The purpose(s) for which personal data is being processed and the processing operations to be carried out on that data;
10.2 Details of the legitimate interests being pursued by the Company;
10.3 An assessment of the necessity and proportionality of the data processing with respect to the purposes for which it is being processed;
10.4 An assessment of the risks posed to individual data subjects; and
10.5 Details of the measures in place to minimize and handle risks including safeguards, data security and other measures and mechanisms to ensure the protection of personal data sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the Regulation.
11. Data Breach Notification
11.1 All personal data breaches must be reported immediately to the Company's data protection officer.
11.2 If a personal data breach occurs and that breach is likely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of data subjects (e.g. financial loss. breach of confidentiality. discrimination. reputational damage, or other significant social or economic damage) the data protection officer must ensure that the Information Commissioner's Office is informed of the breach without delay, and in any event within 72 hours after having become aware of it.
11.3 In the event that a personal data breach is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of data subjects, the data protection officer must ensure that all affected data subjects are informed of the breach directly and without undue delay.
11.4 Data breach notifications shall include the following information:
- a) The categories and approximate number of data subjects concerned;
- b) The categories and approximate number of personal data records concerned;
- c) The name and contact details of the Company's data protection officer (or other contact point where more information can be obtained];
- d) The likely consequences of the breach;
- e) Details of the measures taken, or proposed to be taken, by the Company to address the breach including, where appropriate, measures to mitigate its possible adverse effects.
12. Implementation of Policy
This Policy shall be deemed effective as of 22nd June 2018. No part of this Policy shall have retroactive effect and shall thus apply only to matters occurring on or after this date.


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Teaching Our Youngest - Part 7
08/12/12 07:11 Filed in: Learning English Young | Teaching Young Learners | Primary School English Tutor
Here are some terms that you may encounter as you read more about early childhood education.
Alliteration The same consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence or a line of poetry. For example, the sound of P in Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alphabetic principle The understanding that written letters systematically represent sounds. For example, the word big has three letters and three sounds.
Big books Oversized books that allow children to see the print and pictures as we read them.
Cognitive development Children's developing knowledge, skills, and dispositions, which help them to think about and understand the world around them.
Decoding The translation of the letters in written words into recognizable sounds and combining these sounds into meaningful words.
Emergent literacy The view that literacy learning begins at birth and is encouraged through participation with adults in meaningful literacy-related activities.
Environmental print Printed materials that are a part of everyday life. They include signs, billboards, labels, and business logos.
Explicit instruction Teaching children in a systematic and sequential manner.
Experimental writing Young children experiment with writing by creating pretend and real letters and by organizing scribbles and marks on paper.
Invented spelling Phonemic-based spelling where children create their own nonconventional spelling.
Letter knowledge The ability to identify the names and shapes of the letters of the alphabet.
Journals Writing books in which young learners scribble, draw, and use their own spellings to write about their experiences.
Literacy Includes all the activities involved in speaking, listening, reading, writing, and appreciating both spoken and written language.
Phonemes The smallest parts of spoken language that combine to form words. For example, the word hit is made up of three phonemes (h-i-t) and differs by one phoneme from the words pit, hip and hot.
Phonics The relationships between the sounds of spoken language and the individual letters or groups of letters that represent those sounds in written language.
Phonological awareness The ability to notice and work with the sounds in language. Phonological awareness activities can involve work with alliteration, rhymes, and seperating individual syllables into sounds.
Print awareness The knowledge that printed words carry meaning and that reading and writing are ways to obtain ideas and information. A young child's sensitivity to print is one of the first steps toward reading.
Scaffolded instruction Instruction in which adults build upon what children to per-form more complex tasks.
Sight vocabulary Words that a reader recognizes without having to sound them out.
Vocabulary The words we must know in order to communicate effectively. Oral vocabulary refers to words that we use in speaking or recognize in listening. Reading vocabulary refers to words we recognize or use in print.
Word recognition Using any one of a number of strategies such as recognition by sight or decoding so as to figure out their meaning.
What is Scientifically Based Reading Research?
Some federal programs may have a specific statutory or regulatory definition of this term. In general, scientifically based reading research includes concepts such as those below.
Scientifically based reading research uses scientific procedures to obtain knowledge about how young children develop reading skills, how children can be taught to read, and how children can overcome reading difficulties. Scientifically based reading research has the following characteristics:
1) It uses clear, step-by-step methods of gathering data. These methods involve careful observations and measurements. Often, experiments are used to gather information. For example, an experiment may compare how well children learn to read when they are taught in different ways.
2) It uses established, acceptable ways of measuring and observing. Let's say a researcher is trying to find which type of instruction best helps children learn the meaning of new words. The researcher must decide how to measure the children's word learning. Should the children just be asked whether they know the word? Should they be able to recognize the correct definition among several choices? Or, should they be able to use the new word correctly in their writing? The way the researcher chooses to measure word learning must be acceptable to other researchers as a good, or valid, measure of word learning.
3) It requires that researchers use established, acceptable ways of making sense of, or interpreting, the data they gather. Researchers must show that the conclusions they reach follow logically from the data they collected. Other researchers must be able to draw the same or similar conclusions from the data, and similar experiments must produce similar data.
4) It requires that several other researchers have carefully reviewed the report of the research. The report must include enough specific information about the research so that other researchers could repeat the research and verify the findings. These expert reviewers must agree that the research was done carefully and correctly and that the conclusions follow from the data. Usually, scientifically based reading research is published in professional journals and presented at professional meetings so that other researchers can learn from the work.
Scientifically based reading research provides the best available information about how you can help prepare the young children in your care for learning to read in school.
Here are some books that can provide you with more information about early childhood education.
Adams, M. J., B.R. Foorman, I. Lundberg, and T. Beeler (1997). Phonemic Awareness in Young Children: A Classroom Curriculum. Baltimore, Md.: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
Anderson, R. C., E.H. Hiebert, J.A. Scott, and I.A.G. Wilkinson (1985). Becoming a Nation of Readers: The Report of the Commission on Reading. Champaign, Ill.: Center for the Study of Reading, Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Education.
Burns, M. S., P. Griffin, and C. Snow (Eds.). (1999). Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children's Reading Success. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
Dickinson, D. K. and P.O. Tabors (2001). Beginning Literacy with Language. Baltimore, Md.: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
Hart, B. and T.R. Risley (1995). Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children. Baltimore, Md.: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
National Reading Panel. (2000). Teaching Children to Read: An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and Its Implications for Reading Instruction. Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Neuman, S. B., C. Copple, and S. Bredekamp (2000). Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children. Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Neuman, S. B. and D.K. Dickinson (2001). Handbook of Early Literacy Research. New York: Guilford Press.
Schickedanz, J. (1999). Much More than the ABCs. Washington, D.C.: NAEYC.
Snow, C. E., M.S. Burns, and P. Griffin (Eds.). (1998). Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
Adapted from U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Early Childhood-Head Start Task Force, Teaching Our Youngest, Washington, D.C., 2002.


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Dana L. Brown and Ngaire Woods of Oxford University have just published a collection of essays on Making Global Self-Regulation Effective in Developing Countries
"As companies 'go global' they increasingly use factories and facilities spread across the world. But who regulates their activities in far flung corners of the world economy? In many sectors such as textiles and apparel, chemicals, and forestry, the answer is that companies regulate their own behaviour through codes and standards which they agree among themselves...
The chapters in this volume evaluate the effectiveness of self-regulation compared to other forms of global regulation. Across sectors and states, corporate self-regulation works best when those who are regulated have a voice in deciding the content of codes and standards and when some mechanism of compliance exists at the level of the state. Unfortunately, opportunities for voice and state capacity for regulation are often lacking in developing countries. Given this, the book suggests some minimal forms of government action and participation by global actors that can make global corporate self-regulation more effective in bettering conditions in the developing world."
It's an incredibly important area and hopefully the book will be picked up by influencial policymakers.


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The 7.5t trucks fills an important gap in the supply industry as they are only slightly bigger 'than a 3.5 tons van but they can carry twice as much. Moreover they also have a relatively narrow width and short wheelbases which makes them easy to maneuver around the city.
An important member of this segment is the MAN TGL which is the lightest truck built by the German manufacturer. Thanks to its performances it even received the Truck of the year award in 2006 and today is available in a wide range with models between 7.49–12 tonnes. The MAN TGL comes in 4x2 tipper or rigid form with engines ranging from 150 to 250 HP. The truck is also available in four cab versions including C, L, LX and Crew models.
Horsepower @ RPM:250 @ 2300
Torque @ RPM:738 @ 1200
Displacement:6871 L
Top Speed:75 mph
The MAN TGL looks like a smaller brother of the big TGX model. The truck shares the same design language with its sibling and viewed from afar it could be easy confused with the TGX. The flat body panels give the cabin a simple and conservative look, while the big rectangular grille features the same plane design with its top decorated by a shiny strip. The aerodynamic side deflectors are pretty "shy" and don't have an aggressive design, while the roof deflector is also small.
The plastic bumper features simple lines and looks almost rudimentary, while the rectangular headlights don't add any spice to the overall design either.
Access inside the cab is made very easy thanks to the wide opening doors (90 degrees). The cabin design looks familiar, as it's almost similar with the other models in the company's lineup. However it's much simpler than the one from the bigger TGX and we find those big rectangular air vents a bit dated.
The dash is slightly turned towards the driver, thus enhancing the access to the control area. Talking about the controls, they have a good layout and are intuitively placed being within easy reach. We've always loved the MAN steering wheels, as they are a bit smaller than other units in the segment and this feature makes them easy to grab. The multifunctional steering wheel comes as an option and is fitted with a bunch of controls which permit you to call up on-board status information, receive telephone calls or adjust the radio settings. The instrument cluster is located within the driver field of view and the glare-free instruments provide instant information and are clear to read.
The C cab has the most compact dimensions in the range and it can be used for daily delivery work. Thanks to its low entry height and the wide opening doors the cab offers ease of cross-cab access. The L cab offers more comfort than the C cab and features a large bunk bed and ample stowage space. The LX cab is fitted with a high-roof and comes with a standard bunk bed being also available with a second optional upper bunk or a multifunctional stowage system. The four door Crew cab can accommodate up to seven passengers and features a flexible and generous stowage space.
As most of today's seats the MAN units are also pretty comfortable. You can choose from a wide range of seats including the standard static seat, the comfort air suspended seat and the luxury seat with lumbar support and heating function.
The truck is also available with an optional air-conditioning with automatic temperature control which does a great job in keeping conditions inside the cab close to ideal.
The bunk beds in the L and LX cabs feature a 5-zone slatted frame and offer an adequate comfort. The optional multifunctional stowage compartment in the L and LX cab allows the co-driver to stretch out and rest while the truck is parked up. Half extended, it offers practical stowage space with approximately 200 litres capacity.
Engines and transmissions
The D08 engines in Euro 5 and EEV are among the most reliable units in the segment. The 4- and 6-cylinder engines offer plenty of torque and develop a strong pulling power from low rpms.
All engines are a reliable partner and they provide strong acceleration, being able to deal effortlessly with hill climbs. The TGL 4 cylinder range includes engine ratings of 150 hp through to 250 hp while the 6-cylinder engines offer outputs between 250 hp - 340 hp. Except for the 150 hp unit, they all have two-stage turbocharging for ample pulling power right across the rpm range.
Compared to the previous gearboxes the new ones are a clear improvement and MAN can be considered among the best manufacturers in the segment. The MAN TGM is available with three manual gearboxes with five, six or nine speeds. The range of transmissions is completed by the optional automated TipMatic unit with EasyStart. The TipMatic gears can be also controlled manually by meand of a toggle lever mounted on the steering wheel. The TipMatic features six-speeds when is combined with the 4-cylinder engines and twelve-speeds for the 6-cylinder units.
Ride and suspensions
The MAN TGL comes with standard parabolic-leaf springs with maintenance free rubber bushings. This suspension setup offers a satisfactory ride and soaks most of the bumps without problems. However, if you want a truly good ride, we'll advice you to choose the air suspended seats as they can raise the comfort to a significantly superior level which is much above other trucks in the segment.
The truck is also available with MAN's air suspension, which is similarly maintenance-free and best suited for transporting fragile loads. The ECAS (Electronically Controlled Air Suspension) system maintains the vehicle at a constant ride height, regardless of load. For road-going models, the lifting/lowering ranges of the rear axle are 110 mm/70 mm (TGL).
MAN offers seven different wheelbases for its truck, which range from 3,300 to 5,200mm. The stopping power is assured by either an engine brake or all round discs which include ESP and ABS, and feature a great pedal graduation with a reassuring swift bite.
MAN's trucks have improved significantly over the years and now can be considered among the best in their class. The TGS is also a very capable 7.5 tonner which can carry significant amounts of loads without thinking twice.
Despite the dated feel of the cabin, the interior is pretty comfortable and the ergonomy is among the best in class. You'll also like the reliable and lively engines. The MAN transmissions have improved very much compared to the previous units and now offer sharp performances and low fuel consumptions. Another strength of the German truck is its ride quality which is better than most of its rivals.
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The Center Holds!
The Supreme Court's ruling in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania et al. v. Casey, the abortion decision handed down on June 29, was a great surprise, and astounded many observers. It may prove to be one of the most important Court decisions of this generation, not only because it reaffirmed and strengthened the reasoning behind the Court's 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade that a woman has a constitutional right to an abortion until the fetus is viable, that is, can live outside the womb, but because three key justices also reaffirmed a more general view of the nature of the Constitution which they had been appointed to help destroy. Justices Sandra Day O'Connor, Anthony Kennedy, and David Souter, all of whom were appointed by Ronald Reagan or George Bush, and two of whom had expressed substantial reservations about Roe v. Wade in the past, joined the two remaining liberal justices, Harry Blackmun and John Paul Stevens, in strongly reaffirming Roe. But the three Reagan-Bush nominees also voted to uphold certain regulations of abortion that pro-choice groups deplore, and that Blackmun and Stevens, in separate opinions, voted to strike down.
Though there are good reasons, which Blackmun and Stevens described, to disagree with parts of the decision of the three judges, it would be wrong to underestimate the importance for women of their clear endorsement of a basic right to free choice about abortion until viability.1
They set out their views in a joint opinion that drew partial dissents from the Chief Justice, William Rehnquist, and Justice Antonin Scalia. Each of these dissents was joined by Justices Byron White and Clarence Thomas.2 Scalia's dissent, which was particularly bitter and heavy with sarcasm, emphasized what many observers have come to realize: that the three justices who signed the joint opinion, and who this term have rejected orthodox conservative positions not only about abortion but about freedom of religion and other issues as well,3 seem to have formed a surprising new force reasserting a traditional legal attitude toward constitutional interpretation, a force that has so far partially frustrated the right wing's desire to make the Constitution less effective in protecting individual rights against majority will.
The Casey decision concerned the Abortion Control Act that Pennsylvania had adopted in 1982 to regulate abortion. Among other things, the act required doctors to give prescribed information to women contemplating abortion, forbade doctors from performing an abortion until at least twenty-four hours after the patient had received that information, required parental consent for a teenager's abortion (though with a by-pass procedure allowing a judge to find a teen-ager mature enough to make her own decision), and required married women to inform their husbands before any abortion. Five abortion clinics and one doctor sued for a declaration that the statute was unconstitutional because it violated Roe v. Wade. The federal district court for the Eastern District of Philadelphia agreed that the statute was unconstitutional and struck down all the provisions of which…
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013
These Three Letters
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Amrit.. this is wonderful.. the form of the poem conjures a pending explosion etc.. well penned.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Bjorn :-)Delete
ha. yes i guess we do...etc takes away the naming of them, the significance...and a life among that would not be good i think....ReplyDeleteReplies
Aptly said Brian :-)Delete
- Anonymous11/20/2013 05:25:00 am
This is marvelously written. I love this ;)ReplyDeleteReplies
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Indeed, there is more to life than we can define most often. ETC. describes the rest. Brilliant.ReplyDelete
I love the poem and the fact that etc encompasses every spectrum we could never pass with our words. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank You Anand :-)Delete
So much said n done with these three letters....you did it again brilliantly :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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Ok! That makes me speechless :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks a lot buddy :-)Delete
I never thought about it this way before but you're right...those three letters encompass a lot...ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Keith :-)Delete
Wow, a piece great beyond words! :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank You Irene :-)Delete
- Anonymous11/21/2013 01:27:00 am
I love this wonderful piece!ReplyDeleteReplies
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A clever piece :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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"Encompass the Cosmos", nicely said :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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Trump forced to walk back ridiculous falsehood about Obama
Part of the problem with Donald Trump's presidency is his profound ignorance of history. This tends to get him into trouble because, when Trump does something he's proud of, he boasts that he's the first president to do it – largely because he has no idea what his predecessors did and didn't do during their tenures.After his recent trip to Puerto Rico, for example, the president bragged, "I guess it's one of the few times anybody has done this. From what I am hearing it's the first time that a sitting president has done something like this." And while it's true presidential travel was limited before airplanes were invented, in recent decades, plenty of presidents have traveled to areas affected by natural disasters. Lobbing paper towels at people may have been a presidential first, but the trip itself was routine.
Today, something similar happened. Nearly two weeks ago, four American soldiers were killed in Niger, and before this afternoon, Trump had said literally nothing about it. Asked about his silence at a White House event, the president said he had not yet contacted the fallen Americans' families because he wanted "a little time to pass." He added that he's written letters to those families, but they haven't been sent yet.
Let's note for context that since the ambush that claimed those four servicemen's lives, Trump has golfed five times.
The president then decided to brag about how awesome he thinks he is as compared to his predecessors.
"The traditional way, if you look at President Obama and other presidents, most of them didn't make calls. A lot of them didn't make calls," he said. "I like to call when it's appropriate, when I think I'm able to do it."
Even by Trump standards, this was a breathtaking lie. In fact, Alyssa Mastromonaco, a deputy chief of staff in the Obama White House, quickly explained that Obama (and other previous presidents) often called the families of Americans killed in action. Disgusted by Trump's smear, Mastromonaco went on to describe Trump as "a deranged animal."
But then something interesting happened: the president was fact-checked in real-time, and Trump was forced to backpedal.
Trump's allegation that Obama hadn't made calls was the subject of another question later in the news conference. "How can you make that claim?" NBC News's Peter Alexander asked about Trump's phone-call assertion.
The president admitted that Obama may very well have made calls after all.
"I don't know if he did. No no no. I was told that he didn't often," Trump replied. "A lot of presidents don't; they write letters. I do a combination of both. Sometimes – it's a very difficult thing to do, but I do a combination of both. President Obama I think probably did sometimes and maybe sometimes he didn't. I don't know. That's what I was told. All I can do is ask my generals. Other presidents did not call. They'd write letters. And some presidents didn't do anything. But I like, I like the combination of – I like, when I can, the combination of a call and also a letter."
Notice the shifts. First, Obama didn't call the families, then Obama didn't call them "often." Initially, Trump said he had the facts about what previous presidents did, then Trump said he didn't have the facts and it's the generals' fault if he claims were wrong.
Regardless, this was a rare example of Trump being pressed on one of his lies at the same event in which he told the lie. And confronted with reality, the president folded almost immediately.


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Re-adoption of my sweet girl!
We were so excited when we recieved the notice for the date for re-adoption. (It allowed us to change her name to Bella Zenash Morgan and correct her birthday. Long story but we have braided what she was called in the orphanage, by mistake, what her ET mother named her, and our family name.) A reminder for us though-she may look at things differently than we do though, even though she has been home for 14 months. Bella did not know what to think of this "re-adoption." I agree with her though. It is a silly name. In her little three year old mind, she thought that we might be changing her mind. When we first excitedly told her about it she said "you aren't giving me back, are you?" To which I said, while smothering this sweet face with kisses, "Not on your life! You are mine always and forever, and even when you won't want me." Thank you, Lord! I am just telling you this so when you go to tell your kiddo...stop and think and rephrase.
Game #2
Paperwork phase is to weed out the weak, the not sure if I want to do this, the faint of heart, buy a puppy, instead. Excuse my language....it sucks! Like labor pains, you forget. We are in the paper gathering phase on steroids. The wait seems to get longer each breathe I take and we don't get any younger...so we are trying to do this stage quickly. But, for our bank letter I required 3 redos. First one, signature of signer and the notary were the same; second one, dates did not match. So, what I have decided...it actually is a pretty good indicator of what parenting can be like:) But we are excited. Bella has taken to praying for her little brother or sister (but who is kidding whom...brother...because we are open to either), Teddy Bear. By the way, for all of you who are rolling their eyes...Teddy Bear was her second choice. Allergies was her first. So from now on we will refer to brother or sister as Teddy Bear. But Allergies???? Where did that come from????


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What started as a $100 bet between friends in a bar back in 1985 has become one of the biggest snow- machining/skiing events in Alaska. The Arctic Man is the fourth largest city in Alaska, built seemingly overnight, a city built on camaraderie between snowmachiner, and skier and snowboarder. The race is teams of skilled competitors that test the strength of an athlete and horsepower of a snowmachine. Training and trust are the key elements of this dynamic duo.
The skier or boarder begins at the summit elevation of 5,800 feet and drops 1,700 feet in less than two miles to the bottom of a narrow canyon where they meet up with their snowmachine partner. The snowmachiner meets the skier, on the fly, with a tow rope pulling the skier a little over two miles uphill at top speeds of nearly 90 mph, they then separate, the skier goes over the side of the second mountain and drops another 1,200 feet to the finish line.
The theme of the Arctic Man is "GO FAST or GO HOME." A true adrenaline rush for spectators and competitors alike.
Approximately 13,000 spectators come from around the world to enjoy this spectacular Alaskan event. The location of Arctic Man is some of the best snowmachine riding country in Alaska, and arguably the world. A spring event that you will treasure for a lifetime. Don't miss your opportunity to join in the fun. Go online and register today. There are plenty of spaces available, according to event founder Howard Thies.
Arctic Man has been cranking now for 31 years, and because of its longevity organizers can give participants a pretty good idea of what to do and what not to do. There are plenty of opportunities to have fun, but the man behind the curtain, Howard Thies, warns that common sense is a requirement.
Troopers and medical staff will be present on the Arctic Man compound to help decrease danger, but that is not an invitation for reckless behavior. No one wants to have to rescue you. Because this isn't one of your buddy trips into the mountains, rather a community event, have consideration for others, Thies says. If you plan to ride in the mountains and nearby trails, tell someone where you're going, carry GPS, and proper safety equipment. There are all levels of riders in attendance at Arctic Man, be sure to ride within your limits and use caution around other riders and local wildlife. It is wise to ride with people who are familiar with the area. Steer clear of glaciers, ice bridges and sketchy terrain.
Because alcohol will be present, Thies warns to abstain from drinking and riding. If you drink and ride you'll likely end up in jail, he says. Fighting is another no-no. The Arctic Man compound is like its own city, complete with laws and regulations. Follow the rules, and you'll be fine.
Food vendors will be present, but it is recommended that you bring enough food with you to last the duration of the event. Same goes for fuel and propane, there will not be anywhere to purchase propane at Arctic Man so make sure you top off before you arrive. Fuel is expected to be available for sale on the compound.
April is considered springtime for much of the northern hemisphere, however it is not unheard of to have cooler temperatures while attending Arctic Man. Some have even experienced temps in the minus 20s. Packing riding gear that's sufficient for the cold temperatures and elements is crucial.
The nuts and bolts of enjoying Arctic Man
Following the race
If getting to Arctic Man just isn't an option – maybe the budget is limited or you can't get the time off of work – don't worry. Arctic Man organizers have created many ways in which you can follow the race from the comfort of home. Radio station KZND-FM 94.7 will be announcing times and places to the crowd on site, and hopefully communications will allow it to extend beyond just the venue. There will also be Facebook updates in the morning and evening – find the Arctic Man page at www.facebook.com/pages/Arctic- Man/177882763753. Twitter updates will be at www.twitter.com/ arcticmanalaska.
Getting there
The spectacular Hoodoo Mountains are the venue for this annual event, which attracts nearly 15,000 spectators each year. To get here from Anchorage, follow the Glenn Highway to its intersec tion with the Richardson Highway, at Glennallen. Turn left (north) on the Richardson for approximately 82.5 miles. From Fairbanks follow the Richardson south. Follow the Richardson for another 62.5 miles past Delta Junction. General GPS coordinates for the Arctic Man campground are 63°12'7.21"N, 145°30'35.30"W.
Events & entertainment
Arctic Man race director Howard Thies says to expect the usual forms of entertainment, Alaska Motor Mushers Club races, drags, live music, food, beer tent – all the things that make Arctic Man just that much more fun. Of course, spectators are always encouraged to get creative and make their own forms of family-friendly entertainment as can be seen by the elaborate camps, cookouts and general camaraderie.
Snow conditions
Arctic Man organizers say they are expecting record snow this year. With much of the region lacking in good snowfall, Arctic Man is one of your best hopes for spectacular, spring riding.
Bar tent and shuttle bus
As a free service, Arctic Man guests can be transported from the bar tent back to their camp on a shuttle. The shuttle is for anyone who has been drinking … not just the lightweights. So hop on board and tip the driver. After all, he or she is putting up with a rowdy bunch. If you plan on drinking, walk – don't ride – to the bar. Make a plan to use the shuttle. Watch out for friends and family. If needed, put them on the shuttle to save them the embarrassment of winding up on the Alaska State Troopers TV series. It's a poor representation of Alaska, and gives Arctic Man a bad name.
Roadside services
The Paxson Lodge and fuel station likely will be closed after shutting down two years ago. If driving up from the south (Wasilla, Anchorage, Valdez) fuel up in Glennallen, and plan accordingly.
Cell phone coverage
Arctic Man organizers would like to thank AT&T for the cell phone service they've provided for the past few years. 4G service will again be available.
Do you consider yourself a king of Arctic Man? Then you deserve a proper throne. If you don't want everyone messing up your RV toilet or if you don't think it will function properly in the extreme cold, then call (907) 452-1480 to secure your very own outhouse.
Fires are permitted in your camp area. Arctic Man has not secured a vendor as of yet for purchasing at the compound so be sure to check their website and plan accordingly.
Rules of the camp include no burning of pallets (nails have been a problem in the past) and no throwing glass in the fires. And, as weird as it is to write these words – feel free to bring a couch but do NOT leave it behind, attempt to burn it or dump it in the Dumpsters.
Campground reservations
Campground reservations start at $140 if paid early. Sites are secured for the previous occupant each year until March 1. After that, sites are given up to waiting list. The Arctic Man compound is plowed and constructed annually and offers limited space for campers and RV's. Camping groups must reserve campsites and register with Arctic Man organizers. The cost to do so after February 15 is $145. Paypal credit card pay- ments are available online.
Campsites include plowed parking, access to medical tent, out- houses, garbage dumpster and the opportunity to be close to all the action. Previous Arctic Man campers have the first opportunity to reserve their campsite. After March 1, however, all sites are up for grabs.
You can find the registration form online at www.arcticman.com. Be prepared to be place on a waiting list as sites are often claimed long before the event day.
Putting on the race
We asked Howard Thies, creator and executor of Arctic Man, what goes into putting on an event like this? "To put on Arctic Man is a lot harder than people may realize. Hours and hours of answering emails filled with questions and us contacting sponsors. "We have five days to plow the snow for parking, then we stake all the spaces and set up headquarters, also add in vendor spaces. We groom the race course early so that racers can train for up to four of five days, we also mark the course with a safety fence and offer crowd control for the safety of spectators, racers, and officials. "Once the race is over we take all of this down and haul it some five miles back to equipment/transport to be taken back to town. So yes, it is not just show up to Summit and it happens, many hours of planning, working in tough conditions to pull this event off without a hitch."
Going for the Guinness
How would you like to be part of setting a Guinness World Record?
Arctic Man is giving everyone that opportunity. Currently the largest parade of snowmachines is 1,047, an achievement made by Whitecourt Trailblazers in Alberta, Canada, on Feb. 12, 2015. The parade took place as part of the World Snowmobile Invasion, held in Whitecourt. Howard Thies, Arctic Man founder, is confident attendees at this year's event will be able to make history and beat the record. The parade of snowmachines will be held on Saturday, April 9, and admission is free. Check the Arctic Man website for details at www.arcticman.com.
The A-Man Economic Boom
We become the fourth largest city in Alaska overnight," says Howard Thies of his famed Arctic Man event. "With 900 motorhomes that burn gasoline or diesel propane for heat, food for all these people and events, over 8,000 snowmachines at the event that require fuel and parts, that adds up to a lot of money. I would guess that over a million, maybe even 2 million dollars, are spent in conjunction with the Arctic Man." Those who have experienced Arctic Man first-hand know that's a pretty accurate number. It makes you think of the popular credit-card commercials, and that must be why year after year people continue to make the journey to Arctic Man … the experience is priceless.
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So I currently have a strange chihuahua mix in my apartment that I found running around under the freeway underpass on Silver Lake Blvd earlier this afternoon. He seems well fed and in good health, and he has a tag with two phone numbers on it, but one has a permanent busy signal and the other goes straight to a voice mail box without a recorded outgoing message. I left a message with all my information, of course, but I'm really worried I won't hear anything back.
Could you all keep you fingers crossed that he wasn't abandoned and that his owner calls back soon? He's the sweetest little guy—it took him about two hours to go from being completely terrified of me to just wanting to sit on my lap—but I'm not in a good position to take another dog (Buster is already wildly jealous, and my poor grumpy old man kitty is absolutely furious that I brought ANOTHER one home), plus he's already peed inside twice and pooped on my bed. But the thought of taking him to the pound just breaks my heart.


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Leading Health Care Provider Organizations, Members of Congress Stand with Planned Parenthood
For Immediate Release: Jan. 30, 2014
Oppose Extreme Proposal to Bar Planned Parenthood from Providing Health Services Through Federal Health Programs
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), and leaders from major health care provider organizations, including Dr. Hal Lawrence, executive vice president-elect of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); and Dr. Leonard Weather, president of the National Medical Association (NMA) joined Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, on a conference call to speak out against the extreme proposal to bar Planned Parenthood from providing health services, including preventive health care, lifesaving cancer screenings, breast exams, birth control, HIV testing, and testing and treatment for other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) through federal health programs and the devastating impact this proposal would have on women's health care.
Last month, more than 30 leading medical and public health organizations, including ACOG and NMA, expressed their support for continued funding of Planned Parenthood and the Title X National Family Planning Program in two letters sent to Congressional leadership.
The first letter— signed by the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Nurses Association, the National Medical Association, and 11 other medical and public health groups — states clear opposition to the dual assault on women's health care.
A second letter, signed by 18 leading HIV/AIDS advocacy organizations — including HIV Law Project, the National Minority AIDS Council, and the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) — highlights the critical roles that Planned Parenthood and Title X play in preventing the spread of HIV.
On the call, Rep. Wasserman Schultz said, "It is absolutely imperative for me to stand up and be a strong voice for women's health and ensure Planned Parenthood has the continued ability to provide access to health care, particularly health care that women have nowhere else to turn for. As a breast cancer survivor, I know well that recent threats to take away women's access to lifesaving and preventive health care by barring federal funding for Planned Parenthood are dangerous and irresponsible. Planned Parenthood is facing unparalleled and purely political attacks under the guise of deficit reduction. For millions of women across America, Planned Parenthood health centers are the only place they have to go for primary and preventive care. I know firsthand that early detection through breast exams, which is a service provided by Planned Parenthood, is a matter of life and death. When you have the anvil that is a cancer diagnosis dropped on your head, you need that lifeline that is a Planned Parenthood health center."
Rep. Lee said, "Before I ran for public office, I was a clinical social worker. I know firsthand how Planned Parenthood is providing the kind of counseling and affordable, quality preventive care for low-income women and women of color. I meet with women who are struggling to get by and struggling to stay healthy. They depend on community-based organizations like Planned Parenthood for information, consultation and basic health care needs. If Planned Parenthood is prevented from continuing to provide health care for these women, many of them will have nowhere to go for lifesaving care."
Dr. Lawrence, from ACOG, said, "As an ob-gyn who has practiced for 30 years, I fully recognize the importance of insuring and protecting ongoing well-women's health care. And as an expert in reproductive services and gynecologic care, ACOG simply cannot underscore enough how important the care Planned Parenthood provides is to women's health. Because of Planned Parenthood, women are able to detect cancers early on, and to prevent sexually transmitted infections. As a result, fewer women wind up in doctor's offices with advanced diseases and a lower chance of survival. We strongly support the continued funding for Planned Parenthood and ensuring access for all women to ongoing well-woman's health care, including family planning services."
Dr. Weather, from NMA, said, "As an authority on health care and eliminating health disparities, the National Medical Association knows barring Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funding is dangerous and also ridiculous. Six in 10 women who seek care at family planning health centers like Planned Parenthood consider it their main source of health care. By providing accessible and affordable care, Planned Parenthood plays an especially critical role in the African-American community, and in underserved areas."
Cecile Richards said, "When we hear from leading medical experts, social workers, breast cancer survivors, and elected officials that extreme political proposals to bar federal funding from Planned Parenthood would have highly detrimental effects on our communities, we have to take that very seriously. We urge Congress to listen to these authorities on women's health and to reject plans that would take away critical health services from the women and families who need them the most."
Every year, Planned Parenthood's doctors and nurses see three million people, carry out nearly one million lifesaving screenings for cervical cancer and 830,000 breast exams, and its health centers also provide contraception to nearly 2.5 million patients and nearly four million tests and treatments for sexually transmitted infections, including tests for HIV.
According to a Guttmacher Institute study, six in 10 women who seek care at a family planning health center like Planned Parenthood consider it their main source of health care.
The effort to bar Planned Parenthood health centers from receiving any federal funds would shatter the country's public health safety net and jeopardize women's health. Without access to Planned Parenthood health centers, many women will have no place to go for affordable, basic, preventive health care.
April 04, 2011
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Planned Parenthood Federation of America media office: 212-261-4433
April 04, 2011


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Mittenwald is also famous for being a major violin producing town. The Museum of Violin Manufacturing in the town is a major highlight. The museum features remarkable violin collections and an insight into the instruments' production. A guided tour of the town's heritage sights is available. The town has a lovely Folks Theatre and a monumental catholic church known as Sts. Peter and Paul. Most of the town's buildings have remarkable Frescoe paintings over 200 years old. Mittenwald's spectacular environment goes almost unparalleled any where else in the region, and is a source of relaxation to many. The magical spa park at Burgberg, called Krausegarten and the stunning Krausegarten water baths should not be missed. Concerts are held on these lawns regularly. Pleasant trips on horse drawn coaches can also be had.
The Heimatabende traditional evening programs event in Mittenwald is one of the town's most enjoyable events. Carnival sees thousands turning out for mass celebrations involving traditional costumes and colorful cultural performances. The Bozner Market held annually in August is the main traditional event.
Accommodations in Mittenwald include camp sites, pensions, holiday flats and hotels. Among the most beautiful stays are the Pension Scwalbennestl, Hotel Bichlerhof, Haus Ostler and the pension Gastehaus Bergzauber. Other great stays include Hotel Pension Bavaria, Hotel-Pension Hoffman and Haus Kriner Josef. - Browse the Mittenwald Map or compare Mittenwald accommodation from Hotels, Motels, B&Bs, Lodging & Hostels to Holiday & Caravan Parks.
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Hi guys,
I remember reading somewhere about a special technique to make competent SURE E. coli (because these mutant strains are harder to make competent). I can't seem to find that reference now. Does anyone know what the name of that special technique is? If I remember correctly it's named after a scientist that discovered it.... or even better....If you have the protocol that you don't mind posting, I would really appreciate that also.
Thanks in advance,
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calvin, name calling is not acceptable on this forum.
Steve is just answering Chris's question.
Steve is just answering Chris's question.
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The Wife, and other stories by Anton Chekhov
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
A book one should read if one wishes to understand the Russian society during the times of Anton Chekov's era.
Don't expect anything special in the stories. Most of it reflects how males ruled roost, possibly still do, in Russia.
The last story is about counting your chickens before they hatch. The one story that stays in my memory.


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These days, one of the most frequent questions asked by expectant parents is "Do they need a bouncer or a swing?". The answer to this question is not every baby likes the movement of the swing but all babies universally love a bouncer. Therefore, I am going to introduce the best baby bouncers for those who are keen on this topic. First of all, you need to know that bouncers are lightweight portable option to keep your baby close to you as you move around the house, from the kitchen to the bathroom. By using a bouncer, you can respond to their cues and do not have to worry about what is going to happen with your babies.
To get started, we are going to identify many features of a soothing baby bouncer for all of babies' everyday needs. It is undoubtedly to say that Fisher-Price is considered as one of the best baby bouncers in the market these days since it provides a seat vibration feature as well as a toy bar that hangs over the seat. Moreover, the removable toy bar including a monkey spinning ball and two simple spinners will surely entertain the babies.
When looking at the seat, it is very deep and be able to hug the baby's body well. Furthermore, it is quite convenient for cleaning as this bouncer is well-equipped with a machine washable seat pad. This part comes off easily for a quick wash. Also, the vibration feature is excellent at not only soothing baby to sleep but also engaging with baby. As your baby gets excited, which means that they may kick or move, the bouncer moves itself giving baby a gentle bounce for added fun. Overall, the safety belt for bouncer does not take up a lot of spaces and the soothing graphic fabric stays on your home decoration trends. Lastly, the Fisher-Price Baby's Bouncer requires 1 D battery that is not included. Remember that this product is designed for ages birth until your child is 25 pounds or until she sits up unassisted.
Now, we are going to looking at the BABYBJORN Bouncer Balance Soft, which will definitely earn a spot in the list of the best baby bouncer. This item is the upgrade to the BABYBJORN Baby Sitter Bouncer, thus, the manufacturer has done some changes and update on the fabric. In particular, they have changed this pad harness, which makes it all padded. Moreover, there are two clips attached to the safety part, therefore, it is more of a bound thread with plastic clips now. And they have done a slight change to the sleek base as well. The base has got some rubber around, so that it is not going to skip along when baby is bouncing on the floor. In addition, to adjust the actual height, you just need to change it by grabbing the height controller on the base.
The great thing with the BABYBJORN Bouncer Balance Soft is that they actually have four positions for babies of recommended ages and weight range. Besides, you can fold the bouncer to flat shape so as to store it away when you are not using it or even when you want to go away with the bouncer. This product is powered by baby's natural rocking motion which actually helps develop their motor skills together with their balance. The seat fabric is 100% cotton which is quite fitted on the seat. As a result, it actually molds around the baby's body and distribute their weight evenly, which is important for those young babies. It is also machine-washable. Last but not least, you can unclick it with little elastics underneath and in just a minute, you can pull it straight off and flip it around. Hence, when your baby is able to sit up independently on their own and walk around, they can use this as a toddler chair.
Going to the next place among the best baby bouncer, you can never ignore the fantastic Disney Baby Finding Nemo See & Swim Bouncer. Firstly, you will be interested in the lightweight feature because it is easy to transport everywhere. Moreover, there is a large baby-safe mirror which will attract the baby's attention at the first time. Furthermore, you can easily remove the toy bar as well as the interactive toys hung there. For sure, your child will be immersed into the Nemo and Squirt for quite a while.
Also, this product has the soothing vibration to calm your baby and make them sleep faster. As a consequence, this is regarded as the must-to-buy item for your precious kid since no children in the world will neglect this Finding Nemo theme.
At this moment, we are going to have some review about the Fisher-Price Infant To Toddler Rocker, Dark Safari. When first looking at this bouncer, your baby will absolutely get absorbed into the fascinating pattern with bright colors and interesting images of animals. Also, this rocker has a three-point harness which you can either recline the seat or fold up the kickstand. It is nice and sturdy for feeding time. When your baby is moving in the seat, they will get support from the great rocking motion. Moreover, it has got a toy bar with some hanging toys, especially you can make them play music. For your children's nap time, you can remove this toy bar by snapping it out and then you can turn on the vibration mechanism. After all, this will become a comfy place for babies to both sleep and play. Once your baby can sit up unassisted, this can turn into a rocking chair for your toddler.
This Fisher-Price Infant To Toddler Rocker, Dark Safari is a versatile item for parents that grows with a child. Finally, make sure to notice the maximum weight limit of 40 pounds.
With many people, Fisher-Price Comfort Curve Bouncer has earned it reputation for being one of the best baby bouncers owing to many reasons. This is a traditional and budget friendly bouncing seat for baby. Moreover, it looks really cute with the combination of a toy bar and two fun hanging toys. As a consequence, your child can nap in it or rest when you are busy with house chores. Similar to the above bouncers, this product has a three-point harness in the seat and the pad is removable for washing in case it gets dirty.
Next place in the list will be the familiar name Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rocker but this time we will have other pattern of floral confetti. This is a relatively easy assembly because it does not take really a lot of time and experience to complete. On the front, you will see a little plastic piece of vibration mode which can help soothe the baby when needed. To use this feature, you need to install the batteries in this rocker by using a screwdriver to access the battery compartment. Make sure to read the warnings at the back for your baby's safety.
Furthermore, you should use the safety security latches for your kid by snapping the pieces together. This stuff is preferred when you do not want your child to lay on the floor or when you are making dinner or anything else. In addition, the toy bar is not only used for entertainment but also helps your child to get familiar with grabbing and pulling at the same time. It is great to see them reach up and actually pull the gadgets themselves.
When mentioning Fisher-Price Newborn-to-Toddler Portable Rocker, it is regarded as a must product for every newborn baby and it is suitable for both boys and girls. Moreover, this rocker is long-lasting and designed for children up to 18 kg or 40 pounds. In particular, the baby seat contains a very soft cushioning where we can place the newborn baby directly and hold it safely by a harness system. Furthermore, this is a mighty suitable product, so that you can increase or decrease the positions according to your baby. However, when feeding the baby, you are recommended to adjust this item into the completely static position. Thus, all of these brilliant elements will make you consider this product as one of the best baby bouncers.
Fisher-Price Deluxe Bouncer, My Little Snugabunny deserves to have a certain spot among the best baby bouncer since there are a variety of great features including vibrator used for soothing baby, volume control, removable pads, security three-point harness, non-skit feet, machine-washable pad and insert, 20-minute worth of music as well as a sound of nature sounds. Moreover, it has a soft lining for the baby and a number of little animals around the head area. Especially, the extra-cushy seat and head support will make your children feel more comfortable. Furthermore, the vibrations with three different sounds will help the parents a lot to calm their babies. In summary, this deluxe bouncer will be able to maximize your satisfaction after purchasing it for your beloved child.
Talking about the Bright Starts Playful Pinwheels Bouncer, many people are reminded of the bright and playful item that every baby will love it. First of all, the cradling seat will certainly support and comfort the baby, so that the parents can fully take care of the other issues without much worries. Moreover, this product has the soothing vibration system which is the same as the other bouncers. When your baby lies down, he/she can play with the interactive toys hanging above their heads. This will result in the interest to bat and play alone without any support from either the baby's mom or dad.
However, this stuff requires 1 C batteries and the recommendation for weight limit is 25 pounds, therefore, make sure you know all of these essential factors. Last but not least, the combination of adorable and cheerful characters, gender-neutral fashion together with easy-to-clean fabric, this Bright Starts Playful Pinwheels Bouncer can become a perfect baby shower gift for your close friends and family members. I am pretty sure that you can make them surprised with this fantastic present.
There is no doubt that it has been wonderful sense to have the Fisher-Price My Little Snugapuppy Deluxe Bouncer because of its fascinating features. This product is so durable that you can use for a long time and for a diversity of purposes. Your baby can bounce, engage, sleep and hang out with it. However, you cannot ignore the extremely soft material, so that your baby can feel super comfortable when lying and grasping around. Moreover, everything is removable and machine- washable.
This bouncer is pretty easy to use by pressing the on/off switch on the bottom and then you can discover some different features such as vibration, songs and nature sounds which will soothe the baby eventually. On top of the bouncer, there are two soft toys that will surely catch the baby's eyes. Fisher-Price My Little Snugapuppy Deluxe Bouncer will be great place for your child when you are busy doing the dishes in the kitchen or when you are working your computer. Lastly, this product will make you enjoy the life more and have fun with your baby.
In summary, I hope that all of my sharing related to the best baby bouncer will be a great help for all of the parents. You can also tell me your desired bouncers and do not hesitate to send me your confusion about this matter.
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Hey everyone! Since the last time I posted, I have officially become a Blue Hen (complete with cool, yet slightly culty, induction ceremony)!
Wow it's been a long time since I've posted anything, but college has been keeping' me pretty busy. I've been at the University of Delaware for about 5 weeks, and it's been awesome! I've met a whole bunch of great new people, and I'm enjoying all my classes. It took quite a bit of adjustment in the beginning (it was weird to think that I live here now), but I'm mostly used to it! I still miss my family (and my cat) a lot though.
As for the food, I've been doing pretty well. Most of the time I eat at Caesar Rodney Dining Hall (I talked a little bit about it in this post), since it's the most convenient because of the gluten free station. I can also order a meal ahead of time from Russell Dining Hall, which is literally 5 steps from my dorm room, but I either always forget to do it in time or nothing in there is any better than what's in Rodney. I have ordered from Russell a couple times, but I've found that I like the food in Rodney better. One day I ordered pasta with meat sauce from Russell (which I was really excited about, since we all know I love pasta and I hadn't eaten any since I moved in), but when I got it, the pasta had all completely fallen apart. I had a bowl of pasta mush. But that has been my only bad experience here with food! The quesadillas from Rodney are literally fantastic. How can you go wrong with a good ol' gluten free tortilla filled with chicken, black beans, and melty cheese??? Answer: you can't. I've also eaten at a couple restaurants on Main Street, like California Tortilla, Honeygrow, Home Grown, Panera, and more (there's literally so many options on Main Street). All have been great; maybe if I get some time soon I'll write a full review on a couple of them. Also, for the times I just don't feel like leaving my room or I don't like anything in the dining halls, I just eat a frozen meal or a can of soup in the comfort of my own room.
Overall, college is pretty fantastic so far. I can't wait to share some exciting college stories with you all soon. 🙂


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Andres Valenzuela, a pastor, pioneer superintendent of the Luzon District, and the first Flipino superintendent of the Metro Manila District, passed away 30 October in Urdaneta Pangasinan, Philippines. He was 85 years old.
Valenzuela was born 17 March 1933 in Tabuyoc, Philippines, into a Roman Catholic family. Valenzuela was the oldest son of the late Francisco Valenzuela and his wife, Marina Valenzuela.
After graduation from high school, Valenzuela enrolled in the second class of the Fitkin Memorial Bible Training School (now Philippine Nazarene College) in La Trinidad. During his time at Fitkin, Valenzuela pastored a church in Baguio City, and he and several other students helped plant a church in Barangay Cabaroan in San Fernando City.
In March 1958, Valenzuela graduated from college and was the youngest among the first seven Filipino men who were ordained during the 4th Philippine District Assembly.
After graduation and ordination, Valenzuela was appointed pastor of the Caboroan Church of the Nazarene and served for two years with his younger brother Patricio. In 1960, Andy married Ricareda Verceles just after her graduation from Nazarene Bible College. One year later, Andy and Rica accepted the call to pastor the Church of the Nazarene in Agbannawag. During this pastorate, Andy founded the Tabuyoc Church of the Nazarene in the Pampanga province.
In March 1967, Andy was elected assistant district superintendent of the Philippines District on the third ballot. After a year traveling with Philippines Mission Director Robert McCroskey Sr., Valenzuela was elected the first Filipino district superintendent in the Philippines in a near-unanimous vote. In 1971, Rica became the first woman to be ordained as an elder in the Church of the Nazarene in the Philippines and served as pastor in Binalonan, Laoac, and Tabuyoc churches.
When the Philippines District was divided in March 1973, Andy became the first superintendent of the new Luzon District, which encompassed the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. In June 1976, Rica was elected as the first Asian representative to the Nazarene World Mission Society Council (now Nazarene Missions International) of the Church of the Nazarene. She served for two terms in this position until June 1985.
Andy was elected superintendent of the Metro Manila District in 1980. While serving in Manila, Rica pastored the Central Church of the Nazarene in Cubao and was also the first district children's ministry coordinator.
The Valenzuelas both dual enrolled at Asia Theological Seminary and at Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary when it first opened in November 1983. Andy received Distinguished Service Awards from the Metro Manila District in 1983 and from the Luzon District in 1987.
After graduation from APNTS in 1986, Andy resigned as superintendent of the Metro Manila District and the Valenzuela family migrated to northern California to plant and pastor Filipino churches. The Valenzuelas co-founded the New Life Church in Vallejo, California, serving there until they retired in 2014. Andy also served as the USA/Canada Filipino Ministry facilitator for the Church of the Nazarene from 1991 to 2014.
In June 2017, they returned to live in their hometown in the Philippines. The Valenzuelas were honored in a special service at the Tabuyoc Church in August 2017, and they were presented plaques by Philippines Nazarene College as outstanding alumni in October 2017.
Andy Valenzuela is survived by his wife, Rica, their two children, Abner Valenzuela and Brenda Valenzuela Fortune, and their five grandchildren.
--Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary via NCN News submissions
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This is a reposting of an article I originally wrote on my Developing for Dynamics GP blog.
Many times on the newsgroups, I see questions from developers new to Microsoft Dynamics GP along the lines of:
"How can I customize Microsoft Dynamics GP when I don't have the source code?"
This post discusses the benefits of having access to the Microsoft Dynamics GP source code and explains how it can be used. It also covers how the entire design of Dexterity is such that access to source code is not required to create customisations.
How Dexterity Customisations are Created (Boring Theory Bit)
Dexterity customisations are created by starting with a copy of the Dynamics.dic dictionary from the application folder. This dictionary does not have any source code in it as this is stripped out during the build process. With the Dexterity IDE (Integrated Development Environment), you can add new resources (data types, fields, tables, forms, reports, etc.) and scripts (event scripts, procedures and functions).
You can also modify original forms and reports to create alternate versions. You cannot change any other of the original resources; Dexterity only supports modification to original forms and reports. Once all of your changes are made, you use Dexterity Utilities to extract all your added (3rd party) resources and transfer the modified forms and reports into an extracted dictionary. Then the extracted dictionary is used to create a chunk file (self installing dictionary). The chunk file is normally created with the source code stripped.
Note: Creating alternate forms and reports should be avoided if possible as you can only have one alternate version of a form or report in use for a user and company at any one time. By avoiding alternate forms and reports unless absolutely necessary, the chances of a clash with an alternate resource from another developer is minimised.
So, you ask…
"I now understand how I can add new functionality, but how can I alter existing functionality?"
Dexterity allows the developer to register triggers before and after any script in the original application. Using triggers you can easily extend the functionality of the original code to include the features and functionality added by your code.
To change the behaviour of original code is a little more complex. Unlike an application where you make changes to source code, you cannot just make your alterations to the source. You will need to use before and after triggers to either change parameters to change behaviour, or to undo some the data changes made by the original code and redo the data changes how you want them. This means that it can sometimes be more work to initally create the code to change behaviour than if we did have access to source code.
On the plus side… when it comes to upgrading your application, because you did not change source code, you can just update your changes from the source code repository into the new version of Microsoft Dynamics GP and then test your code. There is no need to do a line by line comparison of source code between the old version, the custom version and the new version. This means that Dexterity customisations (depending on size) can usually be upgraded in a single day.
Do I need Source Code?
A developer does not need source code. There are a number of techniques for identifying what code is run when you perform actions in the application. You can obtain logs using the methods described in the Knowledge Base (KB) article below or by using the Support Debugging Tool, and then identify where your triggers should be registered.
How to use the Dexterity Script Debugger to trace bugs and performance issues in Microsoft Dynamics GP (KB 910982)
How to obtain the parameter lists for the trigger registration is explained in the recent posts showing methods of identifying parameters for procedures, functions and reports:
How can I identify the parameters of a Procedure or Function?
Finding out how to call an existing Report
So while I believe that source code is not required, I also know from experience that access to source code can speed up the development cycle and make it easier to create very tight integrations. With source code you will be able to:
Trace the code using the debugger.
Quickly find the scripts which are performing the actions you need to trigger against.
Easily identify function and procedure parameters.
Be able to see how the original code achieves what it does.
When I first started with Dexterity I did not have access to source code and worked without source code for many years. I wrote Named Printers which triggered on almost every report in the system without source code. As you cannot actually trigger on the report, Named Printers had to trigger on the script that contain the run report command.
Having access to source code though should not change how you write code. The source code is to be used only as a reference. You should not cut and paste entire scripts to replace an original script and then edit it to make your changes. This method (while it can work) is extremely bad practice and will prevent the easy upgrade process mentioned earlier. It is also in breach of the source code license agreement.
Note: A Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP developer will also benefit from having Dexterity knowledge and access to source code.
How do I get Source Code?
To gain access to the source code you must be a Microsoft partner and you must join the Source Code Program. There are fees involved, but the program is much less expensive than it was a few years ago.
[Edit: Links no longer work]
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09-Feb-2010: Added link for APAC Source Code Program and announcement post.
This article was originally posted on the Developing for Dynamics GP Blog and has been reposted on http://www.winthropdc.com/blog.