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Don McCoy, 72, of Spring Hill, KS passed away August 7, 2016 at Olathe Hospice House.
Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at Bruce Funeral Home, 712 South Webster, Spring Hill, KS. Funeral services will be Friday, August 12, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. https://www.gofundme.com/2yzBurial will follow at 1:30 p.m. at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS. Memorial contributions may be made to Bruce Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses. A GoFundMe account has been established for Don . Arrangements by: Bruce Funeral Home, Spring Hill, KS, 913.592.2244.
Condolences may be left at www.brucefuneralhome.com
Don was born on October 18, 1943 in Camden, New Jersey to Dorothy Elizabeth (Laphan) McCoy and Charles Roscoe McCoy. Don served as an altar boy in the church. He graduated from Gloucester Catholic High School in New Jersey in 1962. Don served in the United States Marines from 1962 to 1966. He married Georgia Anne Dean on March 25, 1967 in Alexandria, Virginia. He was a police officer for 14 years in Silver Springs, Maryland. Don and his family moved to Olathe, KS in 1979. Don worked for security for Whelan in KCMO. He was a member of the Life Mission Church, Olathe, KS and the Earl Collier American Legion Post 153, Olathe, KS. Don was a former Little League football coach and a fan of the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs and Colorado Rockies. He enjoyed reading history and investigation books. Don was skilled at redoing old photos on the computer as well as working computer puzzles. He will be missed by family and friends.
Don was preceded in death by his parents and stepfather Samuel A. Ewing. He is survived by his wife Anne of the home, and daughters Lisa Y. Moore (Tim), Olathe, KS and Lorrie Ann McCoy of Spring Hill, sisters Jayne McCoy Harker, Westville, NJ, Carol McCoy Thomson, Gloucester, NJ, and Donna Ewing Erdman, Augusta, SC, and half-brother Charles Roscoe McCoy III of New Orleans, LA and grandchildren Mallorie and Madison Moore and Blake McCoy.


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Matt Brown, RN, Geriatric Nurse Navigator at Sibley, explained his connection to this project by saying, "anytime I am out and about with my father and he is addressed as 'Mr. Brown' he will have to correct them and will say 'Call me Charlie.' My dad is not unique in the sense of he wants to be called what he wants to be called. We should be doing the same for our patients." Matt's leadership on this project is exactly why it has been able to reach the place it is today.
Originally a small piece of the transitions redesign project, the About Me project branched off as we continued to hear feedback: patients want to be known as people and want consistency in feeling like we know them, not just their ailment. About Me empowers patients by providing an intuitive, secure way of sharing conversation starting information with Sibley health providers.
With the About Me board, Patients can add personal details like photos, a nickname, goals, and "you should know" items that are displayed on a screen in their hospital room which provide the "spark" for dialog. An app would allow for patients to customize and adjust the information displayed on the screen. From interviews, we realized that patients are not always most concerned with their health, there are other things on their minds. The About Me is not a new concept, but it is a new effort to connect with patients more as people than just a bed number and a diagnoses. If one conversation happens as a result of a few words on the wall and helps a patient feel better, than that is a success. Someone once said "when you put on a hospital gown it's like putting on a cloak of anonymity." Our patients are lawyers and teachers and church clergy and they like to garden and play basketball, and they worry about world peace and shoveling their neighbor's snow. Fostering more complete relationships with them will help us give better and more effective care.
Our initial prototype consisted of a powerpoint slide with some simple facts about the patient typed in. The slide be personalized, printed, and posted in the patient's room. The proof-of-concept was an overwhelming success with perhaps the most impactful moment being when patients asked for the sheet to move with them as they transitioned to different rooms in the hospital or back home. That was when it clicked. The Hub is currently building out this app to allow for a more scalable system to be used by a wider patient population.


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Zero Waste Travel: 8 Tips for Airports and Flying | Hayley Elizabeth
You might have seen that I just traveled to Florida to see one of my best friends who I hadn't seen in almost a year and a half! When the opportunity arose to visit her and celebrate May the Fourth, I booked my ticket. I traveled a ton last year when I lived and taught English in Spain. Yet, I traveled mostly by public transportation. Europe has some stellar train and bus services. But the US sadly doesn't have the infrastructure. Traveling less is the ultimate goal but I find it hard to balance living green and travel. Because I think traveling is so important! If you can drive or take public transportation, that should be your number one choice. But it's not always practical. My family and friends live all over the US and driving just won't cut it. And not seeing them is also not an option in my book. So I've come up with some tips for traveling eco-friendly by air. 1. Bring a reusable water bottle This one is probably the easiest the follow. I always bring a reusable water bottle with me wherever I go and traveling is no different! Make sure to go through security with it empty and then refill it after going through security. Many airports have bottle-filling station now which is amazing! If the taste of tap water might bother you, consider bringing a water bottle with a built-in filter. 2. Pack snacks and food This one is a bit tricker, but planning ahead can help. If you have to buy food at the terminal (long layovers or the need for a full meal) try to eat at a restaurant. Or if getting it to go, get it wrapped in paper or put in your own container which can then be composted later. Remember, that all carry-on liquids have to be under three ounces (or 100ml) so if packing meals, think of something without sauce or dressing. Sandwiches, sushi, or grain salads are all good bets. Avoid things like soup, salsa, and spreads. I always pack a ton of snacks! My go-to snacks are nuts, dried fruit, granola bars, and chocolate. I have a crazy sweet tooth! Even fresh fruit is allowed through security. Although I've had some experience with squished fruit… Better stick with apples and other denser fruits. 3. Bring your own! Pack everything that will help you avoid single-use plastic. I always bring my bamboo utensil kit, glass or bamboo straw, and a tote bag. If planning on buying food, consider bringing a cloth bulk bag. I also bring most of the things in my zero waste to go kit. 4. Pack light I am quite the skilled packer if I do say so myself. I'm the queen of packing light. My first time to Europe, I fit three weeks worth of clothing in a carry on suitcase. Logistically, the lighter you pack the less the plane has to carry and the less fuel used. Now, this seems a bit inconsequential. But if everyone packed light, then it really would make a difference to the amount of fuel used. Plus, packing light is less of a hassle in my experience. 5. Offset your carbon emissions and fly green There are lots of organizations that you can donate to offset the emissions produced by your travel. I have even seen some airlines offer a "green" flying option where you can add the carbon offset to the price of your ticket. There are plenty of organizations out there where you can donate. Here are just a few: Carbonfund.org: reduce what you can, offset what you can't MyClimate.org: calculate and compensate your emissions to protect the climate CoTap.org: carbon offsets to alleviate poverty Nativeenergy.com: a public benefit corporation 6. Download a digital boarding pass This is convenient now with all the apps out there to help organize your travel tickets. Simply scan the barcode at security and before boarding. It's easy to avoid a paper boarding pass. 7. Pack eco-friendly beauty products This one is close to my heart as I love to talk about eco-beauty here on the blog. Packing your toiletries helps you refuse plastic samples in hotels. I'll be posting my eco-friendly toiletries bag soon. But bar soap, zero waste shampoo/conditioner, sustainable makeup, dental tabs, dental lace, and a clear bag to store it all in. 8. Eco-friendly entertainment We all have phones nowadays so staying occupied on the go is much easier. I always bring a second hand or a library book with me. Did you know most libraries have free audiobook and ebook apps? Just another way to get some free entertainment. Overall, taking fewer flights is the best. Think of opting to stay longer in a location as opposed to flying to multiple locations in the same amount of time. I just love to travel but the impact it has on the environment is not ideal. Do you travel often? How do you stay sustainable at airports? Happy Traveling- Related
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US shark attack teen tells of losing arm
A teenager who lost an arm in a shark attack in the US state of North Carolina says he felt the big fish before he saw it and didn't realise what it was until it was "biting up my left arm".
"We were just playing around in the waves, and I felt a hit on my left calf," 16-year-old Hunter Treschl said in a videotaped interview released on Tuesday night by the hospital where he is being treated.
"I thought it felt like a big fish, and I started moving away. And then the shark bit my arm – off."
Treschl said he was able to make it on to the beach in Oak Island, North Carolina, with the help of a cousin who had been in the water with him.
He said one of the people who ran to his aid had a belt with him that he used as a tourniquet to stop the bleeding, while others "were all helping me kind of stay calm until the ambulance got there".
Asked if he ever saw the shark, Treschl said he first felt it hit his left leg before it hit his arm.
"That was the first time I saw it, when it was biting up my left arm," he said in the videotape released by the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina.
The Colorado teen says he is going to try to live a normal life despite the loss of his dominant hand.
"I have two options: I can try to live my life the way I was and make an effort to do that even though I don't have an arm, or I can just let this be completely debilitating and bring my life down and ruin it," he said.
"Out of those two, there's really only one that I would actually choose and that's to try to fight and live a normal life with the cards I've been dealt."
A little more than an hour before the shark attacked Treschl and about three kilometres away on Sunday, a 12-year-old Asheboro girl, Kiersten Yow, lost her left arm below the elbow and suffered a leg injury when a shark bit her.
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As I discussed in yesterday's post, last week was a crazy week at work. Something about coming back from a vacation the same week as a full moon that caused many, many of my students to make some really poor choices.
Kids make mistakes. Thats how we all learn, right? By trying and failing and trying again. My students are 9th and 10th graders, so they're learning important lessons about social norms and personal responsibility on a daily basis. As an educator who cares about them, I always wish that I could spare them from some of the pain and embarrassment of learning things the hard way.
But I can't. Not always, at least. Last week I had to support students through so many challenges that I know I trudged through myself. But my experiences are not theirs. There are some lessons that can only be learned through cold, hard experience. I can't talk my kids through these situations, or caution them away from them.
So, if you are an educator, or a parent, or just curious, here are a few lessons that just can't be taught, no matter how hard you try.
- It's easier to organize your belongings a little bit every day rather than letting things pile up and only organizing when you lose something and go into crisis mode.
- Sleep is always a priority. Always.
- Saying that you did something does not mean that you actually did it. Similarly..
- Honesty is always the best policy.
- Violence is never the answer.
- Friends don't try to convince you that violence is the answer.
- "I forgot" is not a justifiable reason for anything.
- Your bad day does not give you license to be unkind to others.
- Being "with" someone is not more important than being happy with yourself.
- Asking for help is not a sign of weakness, but not asking for help when you need it is a sign of immaturity.
- Owning your failures is so, so important; never, ever waste time on the blame game.
If the teachers of this world could inject these ideas directly into our teenaged students brains… oh, what a world it would be.
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It might have been the flash of hot weather over the weekend that's got me thinking about festival season or perhaps a few inspiring press previews I've attended recently, but I have to say the focus on dress-up for kids appears to be moving to dizzying new heights of luxury.
Don't get me wrong, neither I, nor the local costume store can deny the importance or usefulness of the generic Spiderman, Superman, Cinderella or Elsa outfit but there is a whole different world out there of high-brow bespoke or dare I even say it, heirloom creations appearing; some so beautiful that I absolutely can't get enough of them.
When it comes to festival outfits for kids, brands such as Petite Pearl Lowe, Animalesque and Fable Heart are becoming increasingly popular as investment pieces to adoring Millennial Parents and their Alpha sons & daughters .
The aspirational middle classes or clearly affluent families currently finding their inner bohemia are trying out the booming family festival circuit such as Glastonbury, Wilderness, Latitude and Port Elliot [ to name only a handful] and increasingly buying into this look.
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Ensemble Studio Theatre and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation presents
by Patrick Link
Directed by William Carden*
April 18 - May 27, 2012
"When you win, nothing hurts." - Joe Namath
Ex-NFL linebacker Duncan Troy played with the greats, and tackled them to the ground. When his son-in-law, a Pro Bowler himself, dies under strange circumstances, Troy and his widowed daughter struggle with their own culpability, and whether the brain trauma he suffered in life was the price of football greatness.
with Ron Canada+ , Tim Cain+ , Alexander Gemignani+ & Nedra McClyde*+
Assistant Director - Francesca Di Cesare
Production Stage Manager - Danielle Buccino+
Assistant Stage Manager - Kelly Ruth Cole+
Sound Designer - Janie Bullard
Lighting Designer - Chris Dallos
Costume Designer - Suzanne Chesney
Set Designer - Jason Simms
Video Designer - David Tennent
Props Manager - Kate Stack
Technical Director - Derek Dickinson
Wardrobe Supervisor - Eileen Lalley
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"Funny, frightening, relevant and enlightening, Headstrong folds the scientific, medical, social and cultural aspects of the sports/CTE story into a dramatic family narrative beautifully with wonderful, engaging characters." - Stone Phillips
"Well-acted and incisively directed by William Carden, Headstrong boasts strong characters and pungently funny dialogue. A chilling final twist suggests that the problems facing this tragedy-plagued household are far from over." - NY Post
"Headstrong is a riveting, character-driven work of art. The piece is a must-see for anyone who has an interest in any form of competition. The writer manages to make the world of football players both unnecessarily tragic and universally heroic. In the last year, many media outlets are beginning to turn their attention to the dangers of competitive sports. All of them would be wise to go watchHeadstrong and see how a brilliant writer, director, and cast show the complexities of this issue." - theateronline.com
"[Patrick] Link has created a universal tale about the struggle between pride and self-preservation, and between honoring the past and creating a workable future. A strong cast helps to make this tight little story a minor home run-I mean, touchdown." - Time Out New York
"Headstrong scores with taut directing by William Carden and great performances all around." - nytheatre.com
On Saturday May 12, we held a post-show discussion with Hall of Fame Linebacker and all-time NY Giants great, Harry Carson, Forensic Pathologist/Neuropathologist/Epidemiologist & Clinical Professor of Pathology at University of California, Davis, Bennet Omalu and veteran news reporter Stone Phillips.
On Wednesday May 2, we held a post-show discussion with clinical neuropsychologist Dr. Jill Brooks & senior writer for ESPN: The Magazine Peter Keating. The discussion was moderated by Ivan Oransky, executive editor of Reuters Health.
On Friday April 27, Headstrong director William Carden, actor Ron Canada, Dr. Annegret Dettwiler-Danspeckgruber & Dr. Jeffrey S. Kutcher from The University of Michigan's Department of Neurology were on Science Friday discussing concussions & the repeated brain injuries suffered by some athletes. Click here to listen.
On Monday, April 23 we held a post-show discussion with Irvin Muchnick, a leading reporter and writer on concussions in sports & Dr. Annegret Dettwiler-Danspeckgruber, Associate Research Scholar at The Princeton Neuroscience Institute, moderated by Headstrong director William Carden. Watch the video below.


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The Inquirer advertised "big changes" to the paper starting this week. So far I see some headline font changes and a little tinkering with layouts. They still haven't dropped Peanuts or Family Circus. Yes, it's all about the comics for me.
I'll be in Pittsburgh the first week of June to see the Phillies play the Pirates. And taking the train out there. Win or lose, you'll find no one happier than me that weekend.
Please, please, please quit yer bitchin about the storms. You live in the Northeast, you deal with the weather. Pansies.
Looking forward to tomorrow's Gang of Four show at the TLA in Philly. Scratch another band I wish I saw when they were relevant.


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Move the pieces and assemble your reflections in this interactive Cubist mirror. How many ways can you put yourself together? In real life and in digital spaces we offer multiple versions of ourselves for numerous reasons. Painting Mirror plays with this idea by proposing continuous ways of seeing and presenting yourself. Using dual camera angles and the open source software, Processing, video reflections are fragmented, resized, duplicated, and scattered across the surface. The pieces blend together and moving them paints the screen anew. The impulse might be to reassemble your image into a whole, but can you? Double-tapping the screen sends your results to Instagram.
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College football: Top Auburn High prospect Reuben Foster declares verbal commitment to Alabama
AUBURN, Ala. -- Reuben Foster is back on board with the defending champions. For now.
Foster, a five-star inside linebacker who attends Auburn High School just a few miles from Auburn University, declared his verbal commitment to Alabama late Monday night in an appearance on Fox Sports South, returning to the Crimson Tide after decommitting from Nick Saban's program last summer.
As always, nothing is official until Wednesday. Foster cannot be signed, sealed or delivered to Tuscaloosa until national signing day, which gives him about 36 hours if he chooses to change his mind.
Admitting his heart rate was through the roof, and nervously rubbing his hands over his face, Foster revealed his decision with his family standing behind him in studio for a pre-recorded segment in Atlanta.
"Well," Foster said, cradling his 4-year-old daughter A'Ziya, "you know, I've got to do it for family. And I love my family, especially this little nugget right here. But I will be attending the University of Alabama."
Foster was clearly in angst announcing his selection of Alabama, with his mother and daughter currently living in Auburn. That had been a presumed major advantage for the Tigers in Foster's recruitment.
At 6-foot-1, 240 pounds, Foster has long been sought-after as one of the nation's top recruiting targets. He played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star and Under Armour All-American games this winter, after helping Auburn High School to an 11-2 record and the Alabama Class 6A semifinals.
Foster was an Auburn commit from July 12 to Dec. 7. On July 12, he held a press conference at Auburn High School to announce his flip from Alabama to Auburn, which he declared by unzipping A'Ziya's jacket and revealing her Auburn cheerleading uniform.
On Dec. 7, Foster re-opened his recruitment for a third time, when it became clear his primary Auburn recruiter, Trooper Taylor, would not be retained to Gus Malzahn's staff. Taylor is expected to take the year off from coaching.
"Coach Trooper showed me something new, and I fell in love with him," Foster said. "But it ain't all about emotion. It's about the business now. I was mad and upset because he left, but it's a business decision."
Foster, who has an AU tattoo on his right arm, originally committed to Alabama in July 2011, sticking with the Crimson Tide for a year before his first change of heart.
"The experience has been overwhelming," he said. "There's been so much pressure. I've been having angry voicemails. It's crazy how fans blow up your Twitter and call you names. It hurt. But you've got to do what's best for your family, and your daughter. That's the important thing to me."
Monday morning, Foster tweeted, "Stress City, Heart Beating Fast, Frog Throat, Best Choice For Me and My Family #commitment"
Foster said he made his final choice "on my way up here" to the studio. He also said he originally decided to decommit from Alabama because he felt he was too young to make a final decision, and thus gave himself time to look around.
"I've been loving Alabama since (I was) a pup, raised as an Alabama fan from my mom and dad," Foster said. "I'm super-excited to know they can put me in that next level, take care of my little girl and my family."
Officially, Foster took visits to Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, San Diego State and Washington. His final official visit was to Auburn this past weekend, but he abruptly left for undisclosed reasons and was reported to later show up in Tuscaloosa. He did earn offers from Florida, Miami, Florida State, LSU, Notre Dame and many others.
Scout.com stats listed Foster's 2012 tallies as 80 tackles (nine for a loss), five sacks and a forced fumble. He also rushed for 16 touchdowns.
His junior season numbers, when he played at Troup County High School in LaGrange, Ga., were fairly more spectacular: 185 tackles, including 144 solo and 34 for a loss, and 18 sacks, which helped him land high school All-American status.
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Dear Ryan,
Thank you for inviting me to attend the Palm Springs trip. I truly appreciate the opportunity to get to know great leaders and hear their bildungsroman-like life stories, as well as begin to create my own personal journey.
During the past year I have undergone an immense change. I feel as if I am a completely different person. As I am sure you remember, during the 2009 trip, I was somewhat shallow and did not completely comprehend your ways. I now understand that that trip showcased my era of "teenage rebellion" and immaturity. Although I still have my flaws, leadership opportunities offered to me within the past year, especially during the 2010 Palm Springs trip, have taught me to mature.
I remember that a year ago I repeatedly said that regrets are not regrets if something was learned. However, now I understand that it is okay, even mature, to feel regret because then one is aware that he/she was in the wrong. The difference between last year's firepit and this year's "firepit," is like night and day. Last year I felt guarded and insecure, while this year I learned to embrace my emotions and show my true personality.
Furthermore, when we were gathered in the conference room to list our strengths and weaknesses, I felt as if I knew myself better. I learned to channel my strengths to benefit me and minimize my weaknesses. For me, the highlight of the trip was when you told me that I was born with the special strength to lead. Although I know obstacles will come in my way and some will try to discourage me, I will definitely hone in on my strengths in order to become a better, more mature person.
Once again, thank you for allowing me to attend this trip.
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You'll be able to incorporate easy, enjoyable abacus instruction into your kid's free time or house-schooling curriculum with Studying Mathematics with the Abacus, a set of books developed particularly for teaching children in grades 2, 3 and four. We provide these books along with the Japanese Soroban abacus, which consists of a wood body divided into 2 components separated by a beam, with one row of beads on the higher deck, and 4 rows on the lower deck.


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Our mission is to improve the bottom line of our clients through our intelligent approach to marketing: effective strategy, application of consumer psychology and tasteful design.
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School's starting off soon and I've just missed the holidays. I dunno if my life in 7th grade will be the same as 8th. The only thing I was looking forward to is my cousin.
Hmm... how miserable?Maybe. The math problems look sort of hard. I dunno, I haven't studied them yet. But hopefully I will.
Ya so school doesn't start till Monday. At least that's a good thing, I guess. The school has a new crest logo and to tell you, it sucks.
Cuz we're merging with another school. And that's not what I had in mind. I dunno if the kids there are aggressive or careless.
Anyways, the crest logo is so simplified. I mean like, not a very good design. But it's okay. I liked the old school crest better.
There MAY be new teachers coming in. I hope my class has the teachers that I recognize. I still have that image of me walking out of classroom after school and seeing my cousin outside the class.
As usual, I took the subway home. And... I just can't wait to meet her, you know. This is natural. I guess.
We have this orientation on the first day of school for the 7th graders that are coming in, including my cousin.
And I forgotten what it looks like in the orientation. So right now I'm just sitting here using my mom's laptop with the family.
My big brother always doesn't join us at all. In fact, he didn't even join us more often. He's always playing Atlantica Online.
I dunno about that game. But it's sort of like war craft. Anyways, I think I've exceeded my typing limit so see you guys on the next post.


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Lenr and Cold fusion Energy in the Uk
LENR is the acronym of Low Energy Nuclear Reactions, also universally known as Cold Fusion. There is also another less common acronym – CANR – which means Chemically Assisted Nuclear Reactions and describes the same "low energy nuclear" phenomenon. Back to history, cold fusion was discovered by Professors Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons, and was offically announced for the first time in the spring of 1989 (March).
Today LENR and Cold fusion, after the e-Cat invention of Andrea Rossi, face the dogmas of science, political conservatism and obscurantism energy interests in place. If one refers to the ancient history of science and the recent cold fusion demonstration by Pons and Fleischmann (in 1989) , we see that we should not miss of tackling the certainties and defend the violent attacks from all sides. Cold fusion has already severely suffered the consequences of being called an "imposture" by media.
Despite some skepticism, Andrea Rossi and others are now fighting against the dogma of a majority of scientists and politicians, media and major energy interests. The battle has just begun and recognition in the public will take some time. However today many people in the Uk starts to be convinced of the validity of the concept of cold fusion and Lenr and its potentials. Also governements and institutions of the United Kingdom are becoming aware that there is a new "energy game" in progress, probably much more effective than the previous, non replicable, "Pons and Fleischmann" experiment.
Recently in England, since the recent advances of Andrea Rossi's E-cat invention, this petion was made to the English Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, to have the LENR – Energy Catalyzer invention – noticed by the Uk government. More information and news regarding the advance of low energy nuclear reaction discovery and the Uk marketg will be soon available on this website.


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The recent down move in GBP-USD has confirmed the triangle breakout which was in the making since early 2009! In fact, on the weekly charts it is below its 21/55/200 moving average. Also, it is in the 5th wave of decline (Elliot Wave Theory). So, all the rallies are to be sold in this market. SCARY? I believe its really very scary! Because the downside target is at least 1.35!! This could happen in next 6-12 months.
In fact the scarier part is the reason behind such a huge decline. It has to be serious fundamental thing which is going on. In the UK, the situation is perhaps not so positive on the policy front too. There is a lack of clarity around core policies and UK's position with respect to EU in the future. There are concerns that the United Kingdom is going into a triple dip recession. Also, the new Bank of England Chairman Mark Carney is ultra-easing!
Surely, this move is negative as far as the precious metals and equity markets are concerned in the future.
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A 72-year-old man was fatally shot early Saturday in his gangway on the Far South Side, officials said.
William Strickland was on his way to dialysis when he was shot in what appeared to be a robbery, police said.
Strickland's family said they're shocked by the "senseless" act and that Strickland, who recently retired from a steel mill after 28 years of employment, was a kind-hearted and generous.
"He was getting up this morning, going to dialysis so he could try and live his life a little longer and they just zapped it from him," said brother-in-law Kevin Smith.
Strickland's daughter said those who knew her father knew he didn't deserve this.
"I'm going to truly, really, really, miss my father," she said.
Police taped off area on the corner of 95th Street and Eberhart Avenue and remained on the scene for much of Saturday morning.
Neighbors said the area is mostly filled with retired or older residents and typically has little violence.
"We're not used to [violence] here. It's a close neighborhood," said Jonathan Garener. "William was a wonderful guy. I feel like I lost a role model."


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Monday Meal Time
Hi Everyone Its Monday Meal time! Every Monday I will post a recipe
So try this yummy
Mac Daddy Mac n Cheese!
Mac Daddy Mac n Cheese
Adapted From Food Network
- 3 TBSP butter
- 2 TBSP flour
- 4 cups cream
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 lb penne pasta
- for topping:
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 2 TBSP butter, melted
- 1 TBSP parsley
- Preheat oven to 350 degree. Grease a 9 x13 baking dish.
- Prepare pasta according to box directions.
- In a saucepan, melt butter. Add in flour and thyme. Cook for about 2 minutes
- Slowly add in cream. Increase heat and let it cook for about 10 minutes to thicken.
- Add in cheddar cheese and stir until melted and smooth.
- Mix cheddar cheese sauce with cooked pasta and pour into baking dish.
- In a small bowl, mix together topping ingredients.
- Sprinkle on top of pasta.
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Posted: Jan 15, 2019
BROCKTON, Mass. ---- The No. 1 ranked Massasoit women's basketball team continued its impressive play, defeating Bristol 101-10 on Tuesday night at the Asiaf Field House.
Nina Robinson (Virginia Beach, Va.) led all scorers with 29 points as the Warriors improved to 14-1 overall and remain perfect in league play at 9-0.
Daja Polk (Fairfield, Conn.) netted 24 points, followed by 16 from Lyric Fortune (Baltimore, Md.).
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HDC Bill: oral submission
We made an oral submission to the Justice and Electoral Select Committee about the Harmful Digital Communications Bill as a follow-up to our written submission.
This oral submission concentrated on two misconceptions that we see as underpinning the bill: that speech should never harm anyone, and that different rules should apply to speech online and offline.
We then discussed problems with the effectiveness of the bill - and how it might not be that useful for victims of digital harms but might be quite handy for people who want to suppress the views of others.
Submission: Harmful Digital Communications Bill
Text of the Tech Liberty submission to the Justice and Electoral Select Committee concerning the Harmful Digital Communications Bill. (Or download PDF of original version with footnotes.)
We believe that this Bill is based on false premises about the nature of freedom of expression and the differences between digital and non-digital speech. We see the Bill as being a well-meaning but misguided threat to the civil liberties of New Zealanders. We fear that the Bill will be ineffective in too many cases where it might be needed most, while being too effective in the cases which are most problematic to civil liberties.
We support the establishment of an agency to assist those harmed by harmful communications and believe that this will go a long way to resolving the types of situations that can be resolved.
We believe that the court proceedings are unfair and unlikely to be of much use. We support the discretion and guidelines given to the court in making a judgement, but believe that the procedures of the court need to better take into account the requirements for a fair trial.
The safe harbour provisions for online content hosts are unreasonable. While online content hosts do need protection from liability, the suggested mechanism amounts to a way that any person can get material taken down that they don't like for any trivial reason. This section needs to be completely rethought in the context of overseas experiences to ensure that freedom of expression is properly protected.
The new offence of causing harm is poorly conceived and criminalises many communications that are of value to society. If not removed in its entirety, defences and an overriding Bill of Rights veto should be added.
We have also made comments on the changes to the Harassment and Crimes Acts.
TICS Bill – Oral Submission
Text of our submission to the Law and Order Select Committee re the Telecommunications (Interception Capability & Security) Bill.
I represent Tech Liberty, we're a group dedicated to defending civil liberties in the digital age.
In general we support the ability of the government to have interception capabilities on telecommunications where possible, when those interception capabilities have suitable oversight and control. However we fear that technological development is slowly making this lawful intercept regime increasingly irrelevant.
We'll be addressing this and some other elements of the first two parts of the bill, before talking about the proposal to make the GCSB responsible for cyber security in New Zealand.
Submission – Telecommunications (Interception Capability & Security) Bill
Full text of the Tech Liberty submission to the Law & Order Select Committee concerning the Telecommunications (Interception Capability & Security) Bill.
In general we support the ability of the government to have interception capabilities on telecommunications where possible, when those interception capabilities have suitable oversight and control. We have made some technical suggestions on how Part 2 - Interception Duties could be improved and clarified:
- Publish a list of service providers with interception responsibilities.
- Remove the ability for the Minister to ban the resale of overseas services.
- Clarify the duty to decrypt to indicate that it does not require network providers to supply deliberately weakened encryption with government backdoors.
We reject the idea that the GCSB should have oversight and control of communications networks in New Zealand. No need for this has been established and the use of an agency whose main focus is spying on external organisations is inappropriate and open to abuse. We therefore recommend the removal of Part 3 - Network Security in its entirety, possibly to be replaced by the establishment of a coordinating and consultative, not controlling, network security body.
Finally, we find the idea of evidence being presented in court that cannot be seen by the defendant and their lawyer to be extremely offensive to the right to a fair trial as promised by section 25 of the Bill of Rights Act. We therefore recommend the removal of Subpart 8 - Protecting Classified Information (sections 96-98). If this is retained we recommend that the appointment of a special advocate as in 97(3)(c) should be mandatory rather than optional.
Submission – Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Bill
Text of our submission to the Select Committee about the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill. Or download the PDF version.
ACTA Submissions 2010
The Ministry of Economic Development recently asked for submissions on the topic of digital enforcement in the ACTA treaty. We submitted a submission, as did 33 other organisations and individuals.
We requested copies of them under the Official Information Act; here they are in PDF format (we'll do another post with the earlier submissions):


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SAP urges technology adoption to solve African problems
by MTHULISI SIBANDA
News Editor
JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH African technology expert said companies could make the most of the opportunities that exists for technology in Africa to end the prevailing challenges the continent was facing.
Derek Kudsee, Chief Operations of at Systems Applications Products (SAP) Africa, the enterprise software firm, said Africa had an enormous opportunity to harness technologies like cloud computing, mobility, social media and big data technologies to get cities working better, create a new wave of entrepreneurship and give millions of people the chance to make a living by helping solve these challenges.
He said the important thing to realise about cloud computing was that it was not only fundamentally changing the way business operates but driving a new wave of job creation opportunities.
By harnessing Africa's natural entrepreneurial spirit, he added, the cloud could boost small and medium businesses and stimulate job creation.
"I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Africa is a Disneyland for entrepreneurs! I firmly believe that the challenges on the continent are massive opportunities for entrepreneurs to create jobs and improve people's lives. One of the clearest opportunities being created by the cloud is in the technology space, where more than 600 million cellphone-using Africans are hungry for local content, apps and services," Kudsee said.
The SAP Africa executive said the cloud was offering African entrepreneurs immense opportunities to explore new business models and create 'home-grown' feature-rich mobile apps, be it for social, finance, investment or business and sports.
Kudsee said cash-strapped city managers across Africa are also starting to sit up and take notice of the ways that cloud and big data could help address urbanisation and sustainability challenges.
"We've only just begun to scratch the surface of what cloud computing can do in Africa. But I have no doubt that it's going to play an important role in our future as a continent," Kudsee said.
– CAJ News
Short URL: http://cajnewsafrica.com/?p=554


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Guttmacher Policy Review During the years of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) the field of the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) were sidelined. In the new agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) the SRHR are explicitly recognized as integrally important in order to achieving the larger goals.
Still many challenges remain: How can the recommended indicators be measured? Why are sexual rights still poorly represented? (Photo: Defending sexual and reproductive health and rights/ © flickr)


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Holland employment may drop 4 percent in 09
HOLLAND — The senior regional analyst at the Upjohn Institute said today he is predicting employment to drop 4 percent the Holland area during 2009, with a possible slight increase in employment during 2010.
George Erickcek, who presented his economic forecast to the Holland Area Chamber of Commerce this morning, said the region's reliance on manufacturing will be a liability, with the area faring worse than other parts of West Michigan where manufacturing isn't such a large part of the local economy.
Signs of a recovery may appear late in 2010, but Erickcek predicts it may only be an increase of one-tenth of one percent.
In 2008, the Holland-Grand Haven MSA had a decrease of about 1.7 percent in total employment. Manufacturing fell by 4.2 percent, while construction employment fell by 5.2 percent.
Erickcek said the steeper drop in employment in the year ahead is due to the national economy and to local "major events and assumptions" that include previously announced plans by Herman Miller Inc. to cut between 400 and 650 jobs, and Tiara Yachts cutting 350, plus further layoffs by auto parts suppliers and further shrinkage in the number of new construction permits issued in Ottawa County in 2008.
On the plus side, there are expansions underway at Perrigo Co., Request Foods and Genzink Steel, he noted. Erickcek also pointed out that the current recession, in terms of jobs lost, appears only slightly worse than the last recession in 2001 and less severe than the 1980 recession.
Erickcek compared the Upjohn Institute forecast for 2008 made one year ago, versus what actually happened during the year. Total job losses were about double what had been predicted, and employment in service-providing industries actually increased .3 percent, as opposed to a prediction of a drop by .2 percent. Goods-producing jobs dropped by 4.3 percent, versus the predicted decline of 1.2 percent.


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Matt Gallizzi from NotixTech.com joins us and talks about how mobile sites are beginning to take ground and dominate the business landscape. We also talk about how he got started in this business and what he does to make a name for himself in the mobile arena.
If you are an entrepreneur, or are looking to start a business, you are going to get some great insight from Matt!
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It neva rains in Southern California
It neva rains in Southern California
It neva rains
It neva rains in Southern California
It neva rains in Southern California
[Verse 1: Tyga]
Fresh off the runway, today gon be a good day
Her first time in L.A., she heard 'bout Secret Sunday
Party on roof top, convertible drop top
Want the Axel Foley life, talkin Beverly Hills cop
2 shots, we sip a lot, one shot, that's all you got
She just wanna be on the scene, stuntin in parking lots
First time she feel at home, second time did it wrong
Third time's a charm, now she ready for it all
I place my bets high, no time for actin shy
Startled by the lights on stage, don't close yo eyes
Thinkin rodeo drive, sweets at the lama ties
Oh she fly but it's gon take more to weaken thighs
Hoping that they gon come, she's saving up her ones
Saying she love to hustle, champagne for fun
A New York stripper, said she left her nigga
La won't tip er, she runnin back to that nigga
I told er
It neva rains in Southern California
It neva rains
It neva rains in Southern California
It neva rains in Southern California
(It neva rains in Southern California)
It neva rains in Southern California
[Verse 2: Game]
Wake up to flowers and she know it's me
Swear to God that body perfect like them rosaries
She got me Skyping when I'm overseas
Swiping when I'm overseas, Chanel with the codeces
Berkin make er twerk it, I pop it while she workin
Niggas poppin in bands when she walk out by them curtains
Make yo rainin honest cuz I swear that she deserve it
Nowhere to nothing, nigga money longer than that suburban
Love er but she a stripper, magnum wrapped just like a turban
We just out further here, I'm going deep enough to hurt it
Yea she a squirter, that pussy homicide
And my dick can murder, them legs suicide
And I click on purpose, we fuckin Oceanside
Keep er wetted in them surface and whenever she resurface
It's tighter than a virgin, like a melon when it's swell up
Whenever she in Cali no need for the umbrella 'cause
[Bridge: Tyga]
To live and die in LA
Shout out my nigga Game
West Coast shit
Shout out to Power 106
Supportin the movement, yea
Shout out to all the west coast rappers
Keepin this LA shit alive one day at a time baby
I see yall
Ain't no place I'd rather be
I'm right here with yall in LA
It's real shit
Shout out to everybody on they fashion tip
Make sure you check out that last king store on fair fact baby
Yea, we doing it big, we doing it big
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We had planned to go to Tonto NM on this last day in the Phoenix area, but it rained last night and forecasts were for more of the same today with thunderstorms in the mountains. So we hung around until I was bored and nagged George into picking someplace in town. We ended up going to the Pueblo Grande Museum. It's close to Sky Harbor Airport so we watched the planes queue for landing.
The park is actually an archeological site where they found prehistoric ruins of a Hohokam town. You start off watching a 10 minute video in the museum theater, then go through the galleries to get an understanding of the people and exhibits. Outside is a Platform Mound, built about 1450 AD, with room walls visible in the excavated end. There's also an excavated Ballcourt close by as well as the Grand Canal.
In order to better understand how the Hohokam lived, they've built replicas of two different styles of Hohokam homes. The Adobe Compound with a walled courtyard would have been about 1300 AD, and the Pithouses, 950 AD. They've put pottery and basket samples inside.
One of the houses in the Adobe Compound has a curtain across the doorway. George snooped and found a sign:
The outdoor trail is paved and directional geckos are painted on the red concrete. Made a nice contrast with black clouds that were coming our direction. All in all, it was a nice way to spend an hour or so before the storm hit.
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Recently I reviewed the Fiio x1, the entry level DAP. Now I've got my hands on the Shanling m1. Have you ever heard the term, don't judge things by its size? Despite its minimalistic design and extremely small size, if you are coming from an entry level DAP like the Fiio x1 or a cell phone, I can confirm that this is an upgrade.
Shanling Began as a developer of audio products in 1988 and produced their first Hi-Fi stereo power amplifier. In 1990 an audio equipment factory within Jieyang Television University was founded, preliminarily defining Shanling's direction of development. In 1996 Shanling moved to Shenzhen and was renamed Shanling Electronic Co., Ltd. With effective management and scientific cultivation to the employees, Shanling managed to produce devices with ideal high quality. Through internal integration and equipment upgrade, Shanling has become one of the several enterprises in China that was capable of independent developing and manufacturing high-end audio products.
Shanling has a wide range of product line – SACD/CD player, high fidelity solid-state and vacuum tube amplifier, advanced mini music center, tuner, audio/video amplifier, etc. Besides, being a DVD, SACD, CD licensee,
Shanling is also qualified for adopting many patented technologies such as Microsoft HDCD, Dolby Digital, DTS, etc. Currently Shanling has established close partnership with many leading high-end suppliers and became one of the most reputable manufacturers of the industry.
This unit was lent to me for review purposes by Shanling. As usual my reviews contain no bias.
Dimensions: 60mm x 50mm x 12.8mm
Weight: 60g
Display: 2.35″ TFT (360×400)
DSD: Supported, converted to PCM by software
Bluetooth Version: 4.0 and APT-X
D/A Chip: AK4452
USB: Type-C
Headphone Amp Chip: MAX97220
Gain: 2 levels
Supported formats: APE, FLAC, ALAC, WMA, AAC, OGG, MP3, WAV, AIFF, DSF, DFF
Sampling rate: 44.1-192 kHz
Outputs: 3.5mm Heaphone Out
Power: 35mW @ 32Ω
FR: 20Hz to 20kHz (-0.5dB)
Distortion: 0.006% (A-weighting, 500mV output)
S/N: > 105dB (A-weighting)
Dynamic Range: > 105dB
Output Z: 0.1Ω
Stereo Seperation: >70dB (1 kHz)
Jitter: 30ps (Typ)
Reference Clock Jitter: 200 femtoseconds
Card Slot: 1 TF (up to 200GB)
Battery: 950mAH, 9-10 hours playback, 3-4 hours of charging time
OS: Windows XP, 7, 8, 10 (32/64 bit), Mac OS X 10.7 or above
Build quality: M1 is made out of plastic so the Fiio x1 wins here with its aluminum body BUT because Shanling m1 is very small, it has many different cases from leather to arm bands, so there is not much to worry about in terms of breaking the product.
EQ functionality: just like the Fiio x1, it has the EQ functionality, which definitely a plus at this price point
Standby mode: on standby mode, the device only uses the dac/amp when used to listen to music to save battery. It lasts 8 days on standby mode !
Line output: The DAC inside the Shanling M1 can be used externally by going to settings and turning the function to "DAC" mode.
Micro SD card slot: supports up to 256 GB SD card, which is more than enough to go crazy with all your high-quality music files.
Gain control: It also has gain control, low gain for sensitive IEMs and high gain for more power demanding headphones
Controls Buttons: extremely easy side buttons for back, last song, next song (from top to bottom in order).
The scroll button: Feels more solid than the rubberized one on the fiio x 1. And you can push on the scroll button for enter or play/pause which is much more convent than the fiio x1's huge center button.
Bluetooth: Also has 4.0 Bluetooth !
This player wins the award for practically if anything because of how small it is and how well the buttons were positioned for easy control in your pocket. Not to mention, having the variety of cases for sale (not included with the dap) for extra protection or activities/ workouts.
The battery life can be short for some people that forget to charge their device overnight. Also, Shanling m1 does not have the strongest amplification to power "demanding headphones." But again, from such a small DAP at this price range, you would be getting these for practically and great sound "on the go," not to drive the most power hungry headphones commonly used on desktops.
I auditioned many different IEMS/headphones across over 100s of different test tracks in lossless flac files. (some include, noble x / LZ A4 / IE80 / HD598cs / m40x / re400 / he400i / hd650 ETC)
Shanling M1 is very similar to Fiio x1 in sound signature but not in quality. Shanling M1 also has that overall warm sounding signature while extending to the highs much more clearly than the Fiio x1. The M1 also provides more clarity in the vocals and cleans up all details through excellent separations. Overall, whereas I would call the Fiio x1 a power monster, Shanling m1 was more of a mature higher end DAP in comparison.


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This seven-part series follows the travels of the apostle Paul through the cities of Antioch, Colossae, Ephesus, Philippi, Thessalonica, Corinth, and Rome. David reveals the failures and successes of these churches, and addresses their unique contributions to our faith. What can we learn from these encounters? How can they help us as a church in pursuit of Christ and the Kingdom? In the final message of the series, David looks at what it means to get life from Christ.
Series Outline:
- Antioch -- Diversity in the Body of Christ
- Colossae -- The Centrality & Supremacy of Christ
- Ephesus -- Passionate Purpose & Plan
- Philippi -- The Power of the Holy Spirit
- Thessalonica -- Hope in Suffering
- Corinth -- People of Reconciliation
- Rome -- Getting Life From Christ Alone
Listen to David and view the slides here.


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Got this for my mom-in-law and she loved the hinged box the cookies came in. They were so soft...but she dunks and they fell apart in her tea. Overall, she loved them as did her daughters who regularly come in to visit! Quite good with delivery, also!
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Mom-in-Law loved them!
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I ordered the flowered hinge box for my mother-in-law for mother's day and she raved about it. She said the cookies were delicious and was quite pleased. This from a life-long wonderful baker!
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I know I write hard stuff. I don't always write it in the right spirit either, but even when I do it's hard stuff. Even when I produce evidence I find that I'm accused of just personally feeling a certain way. That is, I can give evidence that the Roman Church is totalitarian, wants to rule the world, engineers the bringing in of illegal aliens, and even with the best evidence, people, yes usually on the left, insist that I just hate Catholics. It doesn't matter how often or clearly I say it's not about Catholics, it's about the institution, there's a mental set out there that's so fixed the information can't get through.
The same of course with Islam. Just as totalitarian, converted people by violence and murder, rules tyrannically. You can quote from histories of Islam and still it's just you being somehow irrationally personally biased against Islam.
I just encountered an enraged reaction to my complaints about illegal immigration, comparing the law that makes it illegal to Jim Crow. It takes the breath away that an intelligent person can't tell the difference between a law for citizens and a law to keep out illegal noncitizens, an unfair law on the one hand and a necessary law on the other. However, the same person then launched into an amazing litany of all the Marxist accusations made up against America since the sixties, so it's more of a case of the usual educational brainwashing than naivete.
I've been thinking it's the concerted pursuit of evil for good and vice versa that is the worst thing about the time we live in; but this is sort of a naïve version of that, and it's just as irrational and just as destructive and dangerous. Because of such false sympathy, which I suppose is how they see it, we may soon have jihadist attacks as a regular thing in this country. The illegal immigration problem will at least bring us down by crashing the economic system, but also by cultural incompatibility. Another example of the naïve type is the people who are against the death penalty, somehow having no sense of the difference between innocence and criminality. Staggering really.
I sometimes wish I didn't think the thoughts I think, write the posts I write, because I don't see any good coming from it. Those who already think the same way can share it but it's the people who don't who need to be reached. I can tell myself it's the truth against the propaganda and deceitfulness of the Left, but if all it does is get them angrier and more irrational what good does it do?
There is this idea people have that Jesus wouldn't be for keeping people out of the country, that's not "love." Same reasoning about the death penalty, it supposedly isn't showing Jesus' love to execute murderers. I've said a lot about this recently, how it's really hate if it puts other people in danger. There is a general concept involved though that should be spelled out: Watchman Nee said it in answer to the people who call those who defend the head covering for women "legalistic" -- He said we mustn't confuse God's grace with God's government. It's a necessary and important distinction between different categories of God's working in the world, and people do confuse them all the time. We are to cover our heads because of God's creation ordinance about the different roles of the sexes.
Jesus' love never violates God's government. Jesus love' did not rescind God's instruction to Noah that whoever sheds man's blood, by man must his blood be shed. Of course the most venomous hatred is expressed against anyone who argues for God's government, while they are wrongly contending that you should be applying God's grace and love in those cases. Another way to make the distinction is between grace and justice. Justice doesn't become irrelevant because of God's offer of grace to sinners. It is love to honor God's government and respect God's justice; it is hate to dishonor them.
Some of the reversal of morality and values in this country was intentionally produced to destroy the country. Yes, a real conspiracy. I've posted some on the big foundations that rewrote textbooks to favor Communism and denigrate American history, which was investigated by a Congressional committee in the 50s, and is reported by Senator Dodd in an interview you can find at You Tube. I'll have to collect all that information in another post when I can.
Seeking God again
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The mid-'80s spawned a video game series titled Ghosts 'n Goblins, also known as Makaimura in Japan, which featured the lead character, Sir Arthur. In the game, Arthur had to slay all kinds of monsters to rescue Princess Prin Prin, who had been kidnapped by Satan.
Now Union Creative is going to give you the chance to bring Sir Arthur home. They have announced a new figure with multiple points of articulation and removable accessories for recreating scenes from the game.
More details and pre-orders will be available soon. In the meantime enjoy the images below.
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Juvenile Justice Overview
In North Carolina, if a youth is 15 years old or younger and commits a crime, his or her case will be brought to the attention of staff within the Juvenile Justice section of the N.C. Department of Public Safety, Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice. The division focuses on juvenile justice issues and at-risk youth in the state.
Thousands of youth encounter North Carolina's juvenile justice system through interaction with the Juvenile Justice Section's Juvenile Crime Prevention Council services, community programs, juvenile court services and juvenile commitment facilities.
The Juvenile Justice Section is committed to the reduction and prevention of juvenile delinquency by effectively intervening, educating and treating youth in order to strengthen families and increase public safety. Juvenile Justice goals include:
- Fostering communities that are safe from juvenile crime.
- Collaborating with judges, district attorneys, juvenile defense attorneys, law enforcement agencies, schools and other youth service providers to determine and provide the right program for each youth.
- Providing safe and secure housing for youth in care and to provide programming that teaches pro-social skills.
- Providing accurate assessment and effective treatment and education of youth.
- Preventing youth from initial or further involvement in the juvenile justice system through partnerships with local governments and communities.
Who is served – and why – by Juvenile Justice? To fulfill its juvenile justice function, the Juvenile Justice section provides a full continuum of public safety interventions involving all children and youth ages 6-15 alleged to or have been found to have committed an undisciplined or criminal offense; in cases where youth are placed under court jurisdiction before their 16th birthday and youth require further interventions under the Juvenile Code (Chapter 7B), they may remain under juvenile justice court supervision up until their 21st birthday. DPS also serves 16 and 17-year-old youth with undisciplined complaints.
What services are provided to at-risk/delinquent/undisciplined youth? The Juvenile Justice section's philosophy is that the most successful way to approach risk and problem behaviors in youth is through the use of evidence-based and effective prevention, treatment, education and accountability-based sanctions in graduated levels guided by professional, strategic leadership through a tapestry of local and state partnerships. This approach, called the Comprehensive Strategy, requires effectual partnerships in local jurisdictions and values close relationships with families, local resources, law enforcement and the courts to achieve the most effective levels of impact before seeking "state resources" through institutionalizing youth in detention or youth development centers.
How does the juvenile justice process work? When a youth is suspected of committing a crime, a citizen or member of law enforcement can file a complaint against them. At this time, a youth goes through an intake process with a juvenile court counselor, where complaints and evidence are evaluated. Court counselors then determine whether the complaint is serious enough to warrant court action, or obtain assistance from community resources when court referral is not necessary. Within 2-4 weeks, the court counselor must decide whether or not to approve the complaint for court action. Serious felonies such as murder, rape and burglary must be approved for court. If it is found that there is no need for court action or referral to a community resource, the juvenile's case may be closed. If the court counselor believes the youth may benefit from a community resource, a diversion plan or contract may be created with the youth and his or her parents. Court counselors also work with undisciplined juveniles who are placed under protective supervision and with delinquent juveniles who are placed under court supervision. In each case, a juvenile's need for treatment and service is identified and local resources are mobilized.
The primary units of the Juvenile Justice section include: Community Programs, Court Services, Facility Operations, Education Services and Clinical Services and Programs.
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Gold Medal Plates - Canadian Culinary Championships in Kelowna
I have been invited to be a wine judge at the Canadian Culinary Championships (national finals for Gold Medal Plates) in Kelowna next weekend, Feb 10&11, along with Gold Medal Plates national wine advisor David Lawrason and Rhys Pender, Canada's youngest Master of Wine (and one of only a few in the country).
I will be tweeting and blogging during each of the phases of the competition including the Mystery Wine Pairing competition on Friday, February 10th, and the Black Box competition and Grand Finale on Saturday, February 11th. Follow me on twitter @EdmontonWineGuy for up to the second reports and pics of the competition along with the announcement of the chef who wins the national championship.
Gold Medal Plates and the Canadian Culinary Championships support the Canadian Olympic Foundation and Canada's top level athletes in their quest for success at the Olympic games.


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Watch out for Beyond...Clothing, that is!
In my quest to find gear that is manufactured in the US, the most elusive part of the job is clothing. However, there is a new/old company about to enter the outdoor retail scene based in Seattle, WA. Beyond Clothing essentially has a leg up on your typical start up: they have been making clothing for the military for a number of years. New owners have a new mission: enter the retail outdoor industry with varied products ranging from next to skin base layers to jackets and pants. I stopped by their shop unannounced today and turned out to be their first retail customer, as the only thing you can purchase at this time is the base layer top and bottom. However, I tried on some pants as they have example clothing hanging up but couldn't talk them into letting me walk out of the store with them, as these are preproduction samples and they are still tweaking the designs before final production.
Everything is right there in the Seattle shop: design, multimedia, patterning, and stitching to name but a few. They gave me a tour of the facilities and it is obvious that they are well established and equipped to enter the retail outdoor clothing arena. I wouldn't be surprised to see Beyond's line end up in some retail shops like REI within the next year as the clothing comes on line. After trying on the pants, I am itching to get my hands on a pair but the best way to do this is online. When the items are entering final design and production, you can preorder with up to 30 percent savings. My observation is high quality and somewhat rugged designs, but not overly done and not heavy. They are using the latest in materials like Polartech Alpha and seem to be targeting high activity lines that move moisture and breathe well, but at the same time can stand up to some abuse. Gimme!
For local Seattleites, it gets even better. You can walk into the store front and enter a machine that body maps you. They are then able to turn that map into a pattern adjustment and send it immediately to the sewers. Note, unless you are adding something like pockets or doing alterations to the design, this is NO CHARGE! Very tall, burly, large, teeny....if your body type does not readily fit into standard sizes, you can have all your Beyond Clothing made to order for your fit, a huge bonus for many people.
I liked the vibe of the shop, young people abound, lots of activity and super nice. If my treatment is any indication of their customer service, then they are off to a good start. If the pants and jacket come on line before the hiking season, I will use and abuse these items and see how they stand up in both the wear and stink department. But for now I am quite pleased to see a local Seattle company entering the outdoor clothing retail business with lots of experience behind them already. Watch out for Beyond!