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Kailua: Portrait of a Place
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By Tamara Moan
Once you start poking around, you realize Kailua is chock full of artists. They have workshops in every neighborhood, and their designs and artwork pop up not just in local storefronts, but on the national art scene as well. So why is Kailua such a beacon for the artistically inclined? For many, it's Kailua's physical setting, but for just as many it's the town's charm and friendliness. Its relaxed pace also offers fewer distractions than other places, with plenty of space for creative work, too. Let's meet some of Kailua's most talented residents.
Mark Chai
Mark Chai's garage workshop is a hop away from Kailua Beach. The salt-scented air and the sound of the surf permeate the place, which is filled with a jumble of thick plastic sheeting, reinforced corrugated cardboard, PVC pipe and X-ray film bags. Chai's co-workers at The Queen's Medical Center save cast-off materials for him, from heavy plastic containers that he heats and reshapes into tables, to PVC boards that he drills and cuts with a jigsaw into interlocking curled forms to create ceiling lights.
From the inorganic materials, Chai creates organic shapes inspired by the ocean. "I like curves and waves," he says, "and I've always been fascinated by being in the water. The curves resurfaced in my work after I moved back to Kailua in 2003."
Born and raised in Kailua, Chai spent 25 years living in Honolulu, where his work space was limited to his apartment's living room or kitchen table. Away from Honolulu's hubbub, he devotes more time to his art, contentedly spending whole days in his workshop. "It's a different sort of life, living in Kailua. It's gotten more simplified for me. I like the kind of beach-town feel Kailua has," Chai adds. "If you're a water person, getting out in Kailua Bay or Lanikai makes so much difference to your well-being."
Paul Levitt
Painter Paul Levitt landed in Kailua from New York City, moving to his wife's hometown in 1997. Levitt calls Kailua "the Hamptons of Hawaii."
For Levitt the biggest change wasn't the physical differences, but giving up friendships and connections. He says, "Kailua has a good atmosphere and a good feeling in the sense of spirit. There are certain places on the planet that have a certain energy. Kailua's is from the natural configuration of the beautiful bay."
As an abstract painter, Levitt is slow to admit Kailua has seeped into his work. "You're porous and you absorb your surroundings. My job as an artist is to not be obvious about it." But as he talks, it's clear his physical environment has opened up new insights. "One thing we have here is very strong shadows," he says. "I find them as interesting or more interesting than the objects. And I'm much more aware of plants and nature. I paint orchids now and I never thought I'd do that."
Levitt's content in his adopted home. "A New York friend commented that I'm so isolated from my past out here in Kailua, but I don't know that that makes a difference," he says. "There's no doubt this place feels very special."
Esther Shimazu
Chalky footprints lead around the side of Esther Shimazu's house to her ceramics studio, cluttered with bags of clay, glaze jars, brushes and clay tools. Shimazu lives with her sister, Donna, a certified master goldsmith, and they fondly refer to their home as the Shimazu Maiden Ladies' Hobby Center. The sisters bought their house, tucked up under Mount Olomana, in 1989. Manoa and Makiki were no longer affordable. Shimazu prefers Kailua's climate and likes the proximity to Honolulu. "It's not the city, but it's near enough you can pop in and out," she says.
Before moving, Shimazu had only vague memories of Kailua. "Growing up we came out with my dad to go tilapia fishing in the canal. I thought this was the far reaches."
Shimzu soon found other Kailua artists. "The first Kailua person I met was [ceramicist] Kay Mura. She used to substitute for my teacher when I was at Roosevelt. She was my 'in' to this place. It's a neat little town," she says. "It's small and has some quirky restaurants. I love the library and the farmers' market. It seems to be a really nicely diverse neighborhood." Shimazu works alone in her studio most days, creating finely detailed figurative sculpture. "I'm stubborn and just do what I want to do," she says. "The pottery fat girl thing is something I've always needed to do. It gives me a recognizable style. And it's the one thing in life I do well, so I cling to it."


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Europe's Columbus laboratory leaves Earth
ESA PR 7-2008. Columbus, ESA's advanced science laboratory in space, has just been launched into orbit and is now on its way to dock with the International Space Station (ISS).
Columbus was onboard NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis when it lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida at 20:45 CET today. For this one-way trip to Earth orbit, Columbus is in the expert hands of a crew of seven astronauts, including two members of the European astronaut corps: Léopold Eyharts of France and Hans Schlegel of Germany.
Whereas Hans Schlegel will return to Earth after the 12-day Shuttle mission is over, Léopold Eyharts will stay on the ISS for over two more months to supervise the in-orbit commissioning of ESA's Columbus laboratory and its experimental facilities and to perform a programme of experiments.
On Saturday 9 February at 18:23 CET Space Shuttle Atlantis will dock with the ISS. On the following day, the space station's Canadarm2 robotic arm will remove the Columbus module from the shuttle's cargo bay and dock it to the starboard hatch of the Harmony (Node 2) module. Two spacewalking astronauts, including Hans Schlegel, will assist the manoeuvre.
Once the module is docked safely, its commissioning will begin under the responsibility of Léopold Eyharts, who will become part of the ISS resident crew. Science experiments onboard Columbus will start within a few hours.
Two more spacewalks are planned while Atlantis is docked to the ISS, including a second one with Hans Schlegel and a NASA astronaut to install external science payloads and handrails on the Columbus module.
An advanced laboratory for in-orbit science
As a state-of-the-art research facility, the Columbus laboratory is the cornerstone of Europe's contribution to the ISS. Once attached to the orbital outpost, this 7-m long, 12.8-tonne module will provide a shirtsleeve environment for astronauts to operate science equipment and conduct experiments in weightlessness across a wide range of topics in life sciences, human physiology, biology, fluid physics, material sciences, technology and education. It will also feature external accommodation for experiments focusing on space science, Earth observation, materials and advanced space technologies.
With the launch and docking of Columbus, ESA also becomes responsible for the operations and utilisation of the ISS and will thus be entitled to fly its own astronauts for long-duration missions as members of the resident ISS crew, with an actual share proportionate to Europe's investment in the international facility.
Columbus carries 2.5 tonnes of science payloads, consisting of five internal racks housing integrated or modular multi-user research facilities - Biolab, the Fluid Science Laboratory, the European Physiology Modules, the European Drawer Rack and the European Transport Carrier. Two more payloads are carried separately in the cargo bay of the Shuttle and will be mounted on Columbus's external platforms: the Solar observatory and the European Technology Exposure Facility. More internal and external payloads will be added at a later stage.
As soon as it is connected to the ISS, the European space laboratory will be monitored and controlled by ESA's Columbus Control Centre, located within the German space agency (DLR) facilities in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, which will be responsible for its commissioning and the coordination of science operations onboard. The dedicated Control Centre will also manage the European ground communications network, providing links with the US and Russian control centres as well as with other European control and operation centres. A network of User Support and Operations Centres (USOCs) was set up all over Europe to facilitate the interface between the researchers and the science payloads onboard Columbus, and to allow investigators to control their experiments and receive real-time data on their results.
European building blocks for the station
Although Columbus is ESA's major contribution to the ISS, it is neither the first, nor will it be the last to be launched. ESA has already provided a Data Management System for the Russian segment (DMS-R) and several research equipment racks already in operation, such as the Microgravity Science Glovebox or the Minus Eighty degrees Lab for ISS freezer. Under a barter agreement with NASA, ESA also provided the Harmony (Node 2) connecting module, delivered by the previous shuttle flight, in October. In early March an Ariane 5 launcher will also lift the 'Jules Verne' unmanned freighter, the first of a series of Automated Transfer Vehicles which will serve both for servicing and re-boost of the station. Other European contributions scheduled in the future include the European Robotic Arm, the Node 3 module and the Cupola observation post.
"The launch of Columbus marks the onset of a new era. We have long waited for this moment in European human spaceflight and space-related sciences", said Daniel Sacotte, ESA's Director for Human Spaceflight, Microgravity and Exploration Programmes. "The first decision to study Columbus was taken back in 1985. At that time it was planned as a contribution to NASA's Space Station Freedom project. As the world changed, the station was redesigned and became a truly international programme. We were able to initiate full-scale development of Columbus some twelve years ago. Today Columbus is a reality, a laboratory in space far more capable than what we proposed in 1985, and even than what we planned in 1995, as we benefited from the delays in ISS assembly to improve our design and our equipment. Columbus is now a world-class space laboratory, ready for 10 years of exciting science experiments."
"When the hatch is opened and the astronauts enter Columbus to switch on and commission its science payloads, this will be a great day for Europe, and I see this day coming very soon now" said the ESA Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain. "It's been a long road since the early days of our Spacelab laboratory onboard the Space Shuttle. With Columbus and the upcoming ATVs, we've grown from the status of passenger to that of fully-fledged partner. For the first time, a European-manned facility will be permanently operated in orbit, under the control of a European centre. The know-how we acquired to reach this point will be of tremendous importance in preparing for the future of human space flight, in Earth orbit and beyond, with our international partners. I wish to pay tribute to all the teams at ESA and the industrial contractors in Europe for this success as well as to ESA's Member States, which, in spite of all the changes in the configuration of the ISS throughout the years, have lent their support to allow ESA to become a highly trustworthy partner in this endeavour. I take the opportunity also to acknowledge NASA, its Administrator and all his teams involved in this extraordinary achievement, for their dedication in maintaining a robust schedule in their difficult task of assembling the International Space Station".
Space Shuttle Atlantis is due to undock from the ISS on 16 February and to land back in Florida two days later.
Unlike the other crew-members of the STS-122 missions, Léopold Eyharts is due to remain onboard the station, trading places with NASA astronaut Dan Tani as a member of the 16th permanent crew of the ISS. While on the station, Léopold Eyharts will proceed with the commissioning of Columbus and the first experiments onboard. He will return to Earth in about two months with the next shuttle flight, STS-123, currently scheduled for launch on 11 March for a 16 day mission.
Depending on traffic planning at the ISS, Léopold Eyharts could still be onboard the ISS when the 'Jules Verne' ATV arrives, with its first load of goods, propellant and fluids for the station. This will be another major first for Europe's presence in outer space.
For further information, please contact:
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can normal vehicles be converted to electric hybrid?
can normal vehicles be converted to electric hybrid?
1. conversions are possible for experts in that area. Check out ALTe website: www.altellc.com. Feasibility: there are technical and financial limits to converting an arbitrary car.
2. I can imagine a wide range of problems. You cannot do it yourself, lack of components and/or engineering skills. You can have someone else do it, but the cost is prohibitive, or the result does not perform as wished.
3. Any hybrid drive train features ICE, fuel tank, gear box, electric, generator/motor, power control unit, battery. Different concepts of separating or combining components are named serial hybrid, parallel hybrid, micro-hybrid, and so on.
Could you please point out your subject in greater detail?
Answers to your questions will either be common place statements or rather longish without that.
I understand your question like this:
* you ask for aftermarket hybrid component kits.
* kits are specific for a car model to retrofit.
* the kits are for sale and retrofitting is do-it-yourself.
* all kits are designed following a general concept, some components are shared between all kits (e.g. power controller, firmware)
I am by no way an expert in hybrid conversion. But here are some observations:
I understand that several companies do hybrid conversions for ICE cars.
ALTe focuses on fleets of light duty/delivery vehicles.
My conclusions:
Conversions are done by the company that produces the kit. They don't sell the kits for DIY. Probably the kits are only 95% standardized + 5% individual adaption for which you cannot provide the parts and a printed manual.
Focusing on a specific class of vehicles helps to spread kit development costs on a larger number of kits. Looks like designing a kit for a car model is an expensive thing.
ALTe picking fleets of light duty/delivery vehicles indicates to me, the limitations of that conversion (weight, range, speed, cost) would not satisfy private consumers. But they are attractive for a fleet operator who looks into its total cost of ownership and doesn't go for a "great driving experience".
That said, I assume nobody soon will enter the market for hybrid conversion kits with a decently priced set of kits suitable for a large number of car models. Development costs and cost of individual parts (especially battery) seem prohibitive.
It's easier to just do a complete electric conversion. With Hybrid you're introducing a HELLUVA lot of complexity to an already complex system. Just going pure electric is a lot more simpler, although it's still not something everybody can do.
They've got a bunch of pictures on that sight of a EV conversion done to a 2005 Ford Ranger. That'll give you an idea of what you're asking.
Even with an experienced professional doing a conversion to pure electric, it can be troublesome.
Daniel1948 had such a conversion done to a Porsche and ran into a great many problems. It took over a year longer than promised, and even then he had to have a second person work on it for at least several months more. By then he had purchased his Roadster.
As already mentioned, attempting to even convert to an HEV would be a much more formidable task.
The control circuits are fairly straight forward, if tricky to balance (which engine gets used when, how to handle sudden cutouts of one engine, fueling concerns, etc). It's the drivetrain modifications that are the major headache.
A hybrid has two sources of motive power: the gas engine and the electric motor. Both of these have to be connected to the drivetrain so that they can move the car, HOWEVER, they can't be connected simultaneously, otherwise each motor is not only moving the car, but also forcing the other engine to move as well. That connection to the drivetrain also has to be able to withstand the torque of either motor or engine when it's moving the car, including uphill (increased strain) or when there is extra weight in the car (4 people + camping supplies instead of 1 person for example).
The drivetrain in any standard car is designed to accept only 1 motor or engine at a time. Trying to have two in there is just begging for the thing to break each time you apply power to it.
It could be possible to make a hybrid where electric engine runs the front wheels and ICE the rear wheels (but that too requires building at least one drivetrain from scratch). Both engines provide torque to the wheels, so it wouldn't matter if they get a bit different torque amounts as long as they both give zero torque at zero accelerator setting (coasting). You lose ability to get regen braking with that, but it would be doable.
this concept is known as through-the-road hybrid.
As long as the wheels turn, the electric motors can operate as generators and charge the battery. Thus, regen should be possible. If siva seeks an universal, easy-to-implement design, this should qualify.
It's possable, not feasible.
Economical? HELL NO.
feasible - "adj. - Capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are."
possible - "adj. - Capable of happening or existing."
So you're saying it could be done, but siva isn't capable of pulling it off?
Economical depends on comparison; cheaper than buying a new Roadster or S -probably. Cheaper than a second-hand Leaf, maybe not.
There were at least two systems that I can remember that were offered
or proposed : one put a battery in the trunk and powered two electric motors, one on each rear wheel. It was an assist and could maintain a cruising speed on level terrain. The other put an electric drive in a series with the drivetrain and provided a similar assist.
Neither was cheap, as I recall.
I would never attempt to create a hybrid. Much simpler to rip out
power train and install batteries and motor. Getting the electric controls for such a system is fairly easy. Motors vary widely in price. Average Joe could manage to do it, perhaps with a little helpful advice.
Compressed natural gas? Completely different technologies.


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Ebola drugmaker's shares close up 45%
Shares of Tekmira Pharmaceuticals soared Friday after the Canada-based firm said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had allowed potential use of the company's experimental Ebola drug to treat those infected with the deadly virus.
The stock closed up more than 45% at $20.70 on a day when the World Health Organization said the Ebola outbreak that's spreading across West Africa is a "public health emergency of international concern."
The FDA gave verbal approval to change the status on the drug, known as TKM-Ebola Investigational New Drug Application, from a full clinical hold to a partial clinical hold. The action may allow the medicine to be used to treat the growing tally of those stricken by the Ebola virus.
"We are pleased that the FDA has considered the risk-reward of TKM-Ebola for infected patients. We have been closely watching the Ebola virus outbreak and its consequences, and we are willing to assist with any responsible use of TKM-Ebola. The foresight shown by the FDA removes one potential roadblock to doing so," said Dr. Mark Murray, CEO of Tekmira Pharmaceuticals.
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The outbreak, the largest and longest in history, has killed 961 people and sickened 1,779 others, new data issued by WHO showed Friday. It's on track to sicken more than all of the previous Ebola outbreaks combined.
Located in Vancouver, Tekmira focuses its research on RNA interference, a technique that has the potential to take advantage of the body's natural processes to turn off genes. The company says the process may help "treat serious human diseases that often rely on the production of certain proteins at the genetic level."
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NEW YORK — Roger Federer, owner of 17 Grand Slam titles, the most in history, opened his U.S. Open on Tuesday with a sloppy win over Grega Zemlja 6-3, 6-2, 7-5. Federer had originally been scheduled to play Monday night but rain postponed the match.
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The 6-foot-9 John Isner and Sam Querrey, who used to live in Thousand Oaks, both moved on. Isner, seeded 13th, beat Filippo Volandri 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 and made it look easy. Querrey, the 26th seed, struggled before downing Guido Pella 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.
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Lately I have seeing a curious trend in the popular opinion about teachers. The idea that I keep seeing expressed is that teachers are actually overpaid. This doesn't surprise me since I have seen my profession become less esteemed and more and more degraded every year since I became a teacher.
The theory about us being overpaid is that we are paid all year long for a part year job. So I decided to run the numbers to see if that is really true. Most jobs run on a 40 hour work week. Between holidays and vacation days I figure most people work 50 weeks a year. This means that most people work on average 2000 hours a year. Let's see how teachers compare.
My contract is to work 187 days a year. My official work day is 8am-4pm which is an 8 hour day. Most teachers arrive to school at least ½ hour early and stay at least ½ hour late which brings it to a 9 hour day. Add to that a minimal 1 hour at home to grade papers, lesson plan or call parents and that means we typically work at least 10 hours a day. So 187 x 10= 1870 hours a year. However, I am also required to earn 150 Professional growth hours every 5 years so that breaks down to 30 hours a year. So now we are up to 1900 hours a year. I have to turn in progress reports every 3rd week and final grades every 6th week. Each time that adds about 2 hours of extra work as I work with students to make up work, make additional parent contacts and work with our annoying grading software that the district uses. This adds least another 12 hours. So now I am at 1912 hours a year.
If I sponsor a club, attend school sporting events, plays and concerts, volunteer for school improvement committees, keep up to date in new teaching practices, go to required open houses, an annual lighthouse event, department meetings, faculty meetings (which I do) I will easily spend at least a conservative 40 hours a year fulfilling additional duties.
That brings me to 1952 hours. Which means I work 48 hours less than my professional counterpart? But oh, wait, the state has changed the state standards for the subject that I teach so I need to rewrite my curriculum, or my principal asks me to teach a new class, or I decide to film each of my lectures at home so that absent students can watch them and not get behind. Plus, I decide to create a class website where they can get additional help for their homework and a class Facebook page so that I can keep them informed with due dates and upcoming tests. Then my school tried to save money by getting rid of two of our copiers so I either have to arrive super early to school, stay late or come in on the weekend to make my copies. So those 48 hours? They are gone and then some.
Ok, so maybe I work as many hours as a typical professional, but at least I have the luxury of a long summer, two weeks off for Christmas and an Easter break. I do not deny it, and I am grateful for those breaks. It would be hard to be a teacher without those times.
However, even with those perks please remember that I have a job that no matter how hard I work, no matter how much I care for and love my students, no matter how many extra trainings I attend to be a better teacher, I have no possibility of promotion or external recognition. The only "promotion" would be if I got my administrators credential and left the classroom. However, why is the reward for being a great teacher to take me out of the classroom? I became a teacher to teach and I love to do it.
I don't expect a pay raise any time soon, but I do want people to stop demeaning the efforts I make every day by telling me that I am overpaid.
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Lesson 8
May 19 - 25
The Personal Factor
READ FOR THIS WEEK'S STUDY: Eccles. 4:10; Matt. 9:37; Matt. 10:7, 8; Matt. 11:4; 2 Cor. 1:11.
MEMORY TEXT: "How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace" (Isaiah 52:7).
KEY THOUGHT: Too often Christians prefer the easy way of sharing: throw out some tracts, donate money to buy a mission launch, give a quick witness on a bus or airplane, whatever. And then they feel so good about themselves for having done the Lord's work.
But to go out and physically bring people to Jesus, to cut deep into personal time, to take away from the things they want to do for themselves, and to use that time to lead a soul to Christthat's not often so attractive a choice.
THE HARD WORK OF EVANGELISM. A German immigrant working near Otsego, Michigan, went into town one Saturday to get his hair cut. To his astonishment, the only barbershop in town was closed, the sign stating plainly, "Open Monday-Friday." So when he returned, he askedwith a heavy German brogue he never lostwhy the shop was closed on the busiest day of the week. "I'm a Seventh-day Adventistand a German immigrant too" was the unexpected answer.
Now, the barber could have handed the man a leaflet as he left the shop, or he could have mentioned some meetings that were coming to town and invited him to attend. But he witnessed by the most effective techniquehe invited the man home for dinner. He gave of himself, his time, his energy. A friendship ensued, and the man was eventually baptized.
That's true witnessing!
"And when they could not get near him [Jesus] because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay" (Mark 2:4, RSV).
According to Mark, there were four men who, knowing that Jesus was in the house, brought the paralytic to Him. Yet almost nothing has been revealed about these men. Who were they? In what way were they related to the paralytic? Family? Friends? Yet so determined were they to get help, not for themselves, but for the discouraged paralytic (see The Desire of Ages, p. 267), that they climbed onto the roof of the house, broke through it, and then dropped the man down at the feet of Jesus.
Talk about friends! Talk about the personal factor! Talk about a desire to bring someone to Jesus. Imagine if all who believed in Christ were that determined to bring everyone to Him.
Notice what Mark says in verse 5. "When Jesus saw their faith" (emphasis supplied). Jesus was impressed by the faith of those four unnamed men. In response, He said to the paralytic, "Son, thy sins be forgiven thee." Analyze what's going on here. According to the text itself, it was the faith of these men as well (not just the sick one) that promoted Jesus to move in behalf of the paralytic. What does this incident teach us about the role we have in making God real to others?
|"At his suggestion his friends bore him to the top of the house and, breaking up the roof, let him down at the feet of Jesus. The discourse was interrupted. The Saviour looked upon the mournful countenance, and saw the pleading eves fixed upon Him. He understood the case; He had drawn to Himself that perplexed and doubting spirit. While the paralytic was yet at home, the Saviour had brought conviction to his conscience. . . . Jesus had watched the first glimmer of faith grow into a belief that He was the sinner's only helper, and had seen it grow stronger with every effort to come into His presence. "The Desire of Ages, p. 268.
|In this incident three factors are at work: the friends, who bring the person to Jesus; the paralytic, who was open to Christ; and Christ, who alone does the saving and the healing. In what ways does the story exemplify the work of evangelism?
"Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years" (John 5:2, 3, 5).
Hard to imagine, 38 years with a debilitating diseaseand yet no one to help him into the water! The fact that he would be left, trampled by others wanting to get there first, says so much about sinful, selfish humanity. Here is one man who could have used the four friends that the paralytic had in Mark 2. In this case, however, when there was no one to help him, Jesus Himself the Great Physician, came along instead.
The cripple didn't have anyone to bring Him to Jesus; so Jesus came to him. Does this fact in any way lessen our responsibility in the work of evangelism? If we fail to do our part, do we have any assurance that the Lord will seek people out Himself, without us? Explain your answer.
After healing the man, Jesus told him to "Rise, take up thy bed, and walk" (vs. 8), even though it was the Sabbath day. When the leaders saw him carrying his bed, they accused him of breaking the law. "It is the sabbath day," they said, "it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed." (vs. 10). Rather than be amazed about him being healed, or even happy for him who had been sick for so long, they were more concerned about "the law." Though Scripture doesn't say, it certainly would be easy to imagine those who had accused him of violating the Sabbath as being the same ones who would ignore him and let him lay there, without trying to bring him to the water.
How easy it is for us to be concerned with the forms of religion while ignoring the most important things.
|In what ways is it possible for us, as Seventh-day Adventists, to act like those who accused the man of violating the law? We should each look at our lives and ask ourselves In what ways are we facilitators, working to help souls find or better know Christ; and in what ways are we like those who are so involved with sticking to the law that we, in fact, use the law to hinder a person's understanding of Christ and what Christ has done for him or her?
"'Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29b, RSV).
Newly introduced to Jesus, His earliest followers could not be constrained. .. . We have found the Messiah! . . . We have found the Messiah! . . . We have found the Messiah!
Fill in the blanks, noting the rapid transfer of the good news from person to person:
"The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples; and he looked at _______ as he walked, and said, 'Behold, the Lamb of God!" (vss. 35, 36). Then _______, one of the two, searched out his brother __________ and told him (vs. 41). "The next day Jesus . . . found ___________ (vs. 43). Next, Philip found _________ and said to him," 'We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph" (vs. 45).
Not everyone in the time of Christ reacted so positively to Him. The same miracles that converted some people turned others even harder against Christ (see John 11). What causes people to have such divergent reactions to the same message?
This account of those who first accepted Christ shows how important personal witnessing is. Many of those who had met Jesus immediately told others about Him.
In fact, when Christ was here on earth, people could meet Him in the flesh. Since then, the vast majority of souls who have come to know Christ have not seen Him personally, as did the disciples. Instead, they have come to Him through the power of the Spirit and the Word of God. Yet even in many of these cases, it was the work of personal witnessing that first introduced these souls to Christ. Those who want to know about Jesus have to be told about Him, and Christians have been given the commission to do just that.
|A young man found Christ and the Adventist message through the personal witness of a man who, two years later, abandoned Christianity and became an active atheist. What does a story like this tell us about the limits of personal witnessing? In other words, however important the personal factor is, at what point does its crucial role end, if ever?
"Jesus said to him, 'If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.'
"Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, 'Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!' "(Mark 9:23, 24, NKJV).
What an incredible cry, full of irony, even paradox: "Lord, I believe; help my unbelief." In other words, "I believe, sort of, but help me believe and trust more than I do."
To whom did the father first go for help? See Mark 9:18.
|Note to whom Jesus' response of "O faithless generation" was probably directed: "It does not seem likely that Jesus had the father of the demon-possessed boy in mind as He spoke these words, for the father's faith was not the only obstacle in the way of the healing of his son. Because the disciples themselves were primarily at fault (see on Mark 9:29), it would almost seem that the Saviour had them in mind particularly. "The SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 5, p. 633.
Answered and unanswered prayer. This story can cause perplexity if not understood in the context of all Scripture. How many faithful Christians have had prayers for healing (including the apostle Paul [2 Cor. 12]) and others requests not answered as they had hoped? The logical question, in the context of this account alone, would be, "Is it somehow my fault, for not having enough faith?"
Jesus said that "All things are possible to him who believes," (Mark 9:23, RSV, emphasis supplied), not that "all things are guaranteed to him who believes." That's a big difference. He's talking about potential, not guaranteed actuality. Though Scripture talks about the importance of belief, belief doesn't guarantee that prayer will always be answered as we want. In this case, though the immediate context is the demon-possessed child, Jesus seems to be dealing with the broader issue of faith and commitment as a whole; what He's not promising is that if you have enough faith all your prayers will always be answered as you wish.
|A praying, Christian family lost a small child to a disease, even after much prayer and tears were offered in her behalf. How can you help them, especially the parents, not to blame themselves for the death because of lack of faith?
The command is obvious, but the laborers who respond do not always work with the most effective strategies or with the highest integrity, tact, or sensitivity.
Christian history, sadly, shows just how real the problem is. One twentieth-century Jewish writer, talking about church persecution of Jews (often in the context of trying to convert them to Christ) said, "Wouldn't it be something if Jesus did turn out to be the Messiah, but you Christians have kept us from him!"
The Bible itself also has various examples of personal witnessing that have not been very effective.
What group was discriminated against in Mark 10:13?
Note Jesus' reaction: "Let the children come to me, do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God.' . . . And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands upon them" (Mark 10:14, 16, RSV).
What impassioned request did the Canaanite woman ask of Jesus in Matthew 15:22?
Note the disciples' reaction: "And his disciples came and begged him, saying,' Send her away, for she is crying after us.' "In spite of the disciples' request, "Jesus answered her, 'O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.' And her daughter was healed instantly" (vss. 23b, 28, RSV).
Driven desperate by his hopeless condition, the blind beggar Bartimaeus squatted by the road. When he sensed that Jesus was near, what did he cry out? (see Mark 10:47).
Again, those who should have been helping, hindered instead. He who most needed Jesus was told to shut up: "And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent; but he cried out all the more, 'Son of David, have mercy on me!' And Jesus stopped and said, 'Call him'" (vss. 48, 49b, RSV). Once again, Jesus overrides those who were supposed to be helping Him.
As Seventh-day Adventist Christians, called to be personal witnesses for Christ, do we sometimes, unwittingly, get in the way of Christ, as did some of those in today's lesson?
FURTHER STUDY: The War Against Powerful Personal Witnessing. Study the following passages to glean reasons why the powers of darkness do all they can to thwart effective personal witnessing.
Reason one: Anyone brought to Jesus was healed both physically and spiritually; consequently, Satan did whatever necessary to keep people away: "And he [Jesus] answered them, 'Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them" (Luke 7:22, RSV).
Reason two: Those brought to Jesus not only were healed, but they learned about Jesus and consequently about God: " 'I bear witness to myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness to me' "(John 8:18, RSV).
Reason three: Review the story of the cleansed leper as told in Mark 1:40-45. As this incident illustrates, it is impossible to be quiet about what Jesus has done for us. Even though Jesus had instructed the healed man to tell no one, "he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news" (vs. 45b, RSV).
In Thursday's lesson we studied misguided witnesses who prevented people from accessing Jesus. There is, however, an even more evil categorythose who brought people to Jesus for malicious motives.
Example one: Review the story of Judas' betrayal in Mark 14:43-46. "Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, 'The one I shall kiss is the man; seize him and lead him away safely'" (vs. 44, RSV).
Example two: Reread the story of the woman taken in adultery as told in John 8:1-11: "Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him [Jesus], that they might have to accuse him" (vss. 5, 6a). These religious leaders brought someone to Jesus alright, but for what heinous intent.
SUMMARY: Christians have been given the greatest privilege ever given to mortals: that of cooperating with Christ in bringing souls to salvation. How crucial it is that they take this job seriously. Even more importantly, how crucial that they not stand in the way.
Charlotte Ishkanian
Tania Batista, a nurse, cowered with the pastor and his wife in their home following a nighttime attack by a mob. The pastor had been severely beaten and needed a doctor.
The elderly pastor who lived in the area sent a church member by motorcycle 120 miles to the nearest city. Another church member rode his bicycle 60 miles to another outpost.
As the sun set that Friday evening, several church members arrived to protect the three missionaries that night. Sabbath morning found hundreds of believers sitting outside the house. They had heard that their new pastor could not attend church, so they had come to pray and sing and study with him.
A few days later the three workers were evacuated. It was six months before Tania and a doctor could return to the mission to train health care workers and midwives and to treat up to 200 patients a day.
Then guerrilla soldiers attacked a neighboring village. Tania and the doctor were warned to leave immediately. Church members hid them in their village for protection, while other believers guarded the mission hospital. The next day survivors of the attack came for help. Some needed immediate hospital care. As Tania and the doctor prepared to evacuate them, Tania knew that they would not be able to return.
Tania's heart was torn. She longed to return and complete the midwife training program, but it was months before the area was safe enough to return. This time she returned alone and for six weeks only. She still had no electricity, and often she awoke at night hearing noises. But from sunrise to sunset she worked for the people.
The UN troops did not allow her to leave the mission grounds, so she prayed that God would bring the midwives to her. And they came. As she taught them and cared for the sick, she thought of the good she could do if she could remain. But when her six weeks ended, she had to leave. As her car drove out of the mission, the midwives she had trained walked along beside it, bidding her a tearful farewell.
Tania is determined to return to Africa as a missionary nurse. It is what she has always wanted to do.
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History of the Volcano
Santorini is one of the few Greek destinations which attracted scholarly interest from very early on. The history of our planet, spanning hundreds of thousands of years, has left its indelible markings on its Caldera. And this unique geological book remains constantly open and readily accessible to anyone who wishes to study this aspect of history. On the other hand, the active volcano of Santorini, with its intermittent large or small eruptions, is a permanent attraction to both geologists as well as volcanologists.


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An unusually cool March has kept seasonal allergy sufferers in Hampton Roads indoors, out of the line of fire of springtime pollen — and breathing easier because of it.
But the word from climate scientists and allergists is to enjoy it while it lasts: As average global temperatures and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels increase, so does the length of the allergy season and the potency of many allergens.
Experts say it's nothing to sneeze at.
"As the temperature rises, some of the species that cause allergies are going to have a longer growing season," said James Perry at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Gloucester Point. "So you get more pollen over more and more time."
The risk extends beyond those who already suffer from seasonal plant allergies, or what's commonly known as hay fever.
"We have a certain amount of immunity to some of these allergens," Perry said. "But if we're exposed over and over and over again, we'll eventually develop a reaction. …You will wear out your immune system, because it's constantly fighting things off."
At particular risk, he said, are the elderly and the young, whose immune systems are either weaker or poorly developed.
According to Lew Ziska, a research plant physiologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, "Given how many people already have respiratory problems like asthma, a longer, more intense allergy season can be a real public health concern."
Last week, Ziska and others with the Union of Concerned Scientists released a summary of multiple lines of research that indicate real changes have already begun.
Change can vary by year or by region, the group said, but on average March is warmer by 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit since record-keeping began in the 1880s, with many species of flora and fauna struggling to adapt. The time it takes for the so-called "green wave" of trees to leaf out in the spring from Miami to Maine, for instance, has shrunk dramatically from 74.7 days to 59.1 days. And many plants are pollinating days or weeks earlier.
The engine for climate change is greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, or CO2, caused by burning fossil fuels like oil and coal. For plants, CO2 is a kind of Miracle-Gro, supplying the carbon they need for photosynthesis. Greenhouse gases also trap heat in the atmosphere.
"And as the planet warms, the ecosystem responds," explained Bruce Wielicki, senior scientist at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton. "Those responses can be a change in the length of the growing seasons."
There's no research yet to pinpoint change on a scale as small as Hampton Roads, he said, but regional changes are being studied.
"There's no question those changes are going on," Wielicki said.
Those changes could go further still. If we continue with business as usual and fail to curb our appetite for fossil fuels, he said, "we're literally talking about Virginia's climate zone moving down to where Florida is now."
'It'll get worse'
Local doctors say the most troublesome allergens in the spring in Hampton Roads are trees like elm, cedar, birch, poplar, cottonwood and red maple, which pollinate February into May. Grass pollen kicks in during April. The local ragweed season is generally mild, starting around September and going until first frost. Running throughout the season are outdoor mold spores.
A year ago, when March was warmer and milder, all the pollen seemed to arrive at once, said Angela Hogan, a pediatric allergist at the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters in Norfolk.
"We had really heavy pollen loads very quickly," Hogan said. By comparison, this year was a slow start, she said, "but we're catching up now."
In practice since 1990, Hogan says she is now noticing more individuals with symptoms to regional pollens and a longer season for ragweed, which is beginning to crop up locally as early as July.
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, the fall ragweed season has expanded by up to 27 days as late fall temperatures increase. Ragweed pollen production has risen 60 percent to 90 percent, while its potency has likewise increased. It's also shifted from a rural problem to an urban one, since cities have higher temperatures and higher concentrations of CO2.
Slow start this year
In Newport News, pediatrician and allergist Ann Zilliox said she usually has "lots of miserable, tree pollen-allergic folks" in her office in March. Not this year. She blames — or credits — the cold, rainy weather.
"Nobody's been outside to experience it," Zilliox said. "If a tree falls in the forest and no one's around to hear it, does it make a sound? If there's tree pollen outside and nobody's around to breathe it in …"
But she cautioned against being lulled by the mild start to the allergy season. There's a difference between short-term weather and long-term climate, she said, and "really good data" supports warming temperatures and higher CO2 levels, both of which tend to drive up pollen counts and, by extension, allergy statistics.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 16.9 million adults and 6.7 million children had diagnosed hay fever in 2012.
"All the numbers for every allergic disease have been rising for quite some time now," Zilliox said. "I imagine it'll get worse."
Whether there's a limit to how much worse depends on how radically different the climate becomes in the long term, if very different plants show up and what pollens they bring. At this point, she said, it's hard to prognosticate.
"We've never been here before," Zilliox said.
To limit your exposure to pollens
•Keep track of pollen levels and alerts in your area
•Keep windows closed during pollen season, especially during the day
•Stay inside during midday and afternoon hours when pollen counts are highest
•Take a shower, wash your hair and change clothes after working or playing outdoors.
Information comes from the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
For more information and a link to a pollen map, go to http://www.aaaai.org, the website of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.


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The bodies of a woman and a 13-year-old boy were found after a 36-hour standoff at a Trenton, N.J. home, and the suspect, identified as Gerald Tyrone Murphy, was killed, authorities said at a news conference Sunday. Three children who had been held captive were also rescued, authorities said.
Police detonated several flash bombs inside the home overnight. Those flash bombs were followed by a single gunshot. Ambulances were then called to the scene.
"The Trenton hostage situation is resolved, the three children are safe, and the area is secure,'' state police Sgt. Adam Grossman told The Associated Press.
Police officers went to the South Trenton home Friday afternoon after family members of a 44-year-old Carmelita Stevenson told investigators that her 16 and 18 year old daughters had not been to school for 12 days. Officers said they entered the home through a rear door and smelled an odor consistent with that of a decomposing body.
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They found 38-year-old Gerald Tyrone Murphy in an upstairs bedroom, and he told them he was armed with a gun and explosives. Authorities retreated from the home, rescuing a 19-year-old man from the basement, who said he hadn't seen his mother or sisters since about April 24.
The bomb squad, FBI negotiators and State Troopers were all called to the scene. Family members of Stevenson also arrived. Stevenson's sister, Tonya Kelly, says she drove to Trenton all the way from Maryland when she heard news of her sister's death.
"They had a little misunderstanding and the guy killed her and my nephew," said Kelly.
Authorities said at a news conference Sunday that officers stormed the house early Sunday morning and shot Murphy because he was threatening one of the children. Murphy later died of his injuries. Police said Murphy had an extensive record, including aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy and child endangerment convictions.
Authorities found the body of a woman and a 13-year-old boy inside the home. The woman's body was in an advanced state of decomposition, and police said she appeared to have died two weeks ago.
Three of her children — an 18-year-old woman, a 16-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy were rescued and taken to a medical center for evaluation and treatment.
Police say they are currently investigating whether Stevenson's 16 and 18-year-old daughters were abused by Murphy while they were held captive. They also have not yet revealed the exact cause of death of Stevenson and her son.
While police confirmed that Murphy was not the father of any of Stevenson's children, they did not reveal his relationship with the victim. Family members, however, say that Murphy was Stevenson's boyfriend.
"I'm distraught," said Kelly. "What can I do? I met the guy but he didn't seem to be like this. But I'm hurt."
Those who know the suspect say they're shocked by everything that has transpired.
"He's never acted like this," said Haydee Santana, a friend of the suspect. "He has always defended the community. If he sees a lady walking in the streets, he'll walk her home."


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Bal Thackeray cremated with state honours
Lakhs of people paid last tributes to their beloved leader and Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray here Sunday as his mortal remains were consigned to the flames. Thackeray's son Uddhav lit the pyre at 6.17 p.m
Uddhav's cousin and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj stood by him in support as Thackeray's mortal remains were consigned to the flames.
Uddhav was an epitome of compassion and dignity as he lit the funeral pyre of his father. He had earlier broken down at the beginning of the funeral procession.
Amidst the chanting of holy mantras, while conducting the last rites, Uddhav led Raj by his hand, implying they be together during the sad moment, just as his father wished since the past few months.
However, only minutes before the funeral pyre was lit, Raj broke down, with tears streaming down his cheeks.
The public cremation of Thackeray is a first for Mumbai and he was cremated with full state honours, including a gun salute.
A sea of humanity poured out on all roads leading to Dadar's Shivaji Park in central Mumbai where the funeral procession reached seven hours after it started from Matoshri, the Thackeray residence seven kms away.
Thackeray's personal physician Jalil Parkar was present during his last rites all throughout. It was a rare honour for this Muslim doctor who had come to be an important fixture of the Thackeray family. Parkar has been the personal physician of the family since the last four years.
Many VVIPs including businessmen, politicians and members of the Hindi and Marathi films industries marked their presence to pay their final tribute to Thackeray. Senior leaders from all regional and national political parties were present to pay their last respects to the leader popularly known as The Tiger.
Security arrangements at levels never before seen were put in place since Saturday. According to conservative estimates by the Mumbai police, over 19 lakh people, including those gathered at the Shivaji Park, bid adieu to Thackeray. Around two lakh people followed Thackeray's funeral procession.
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Ellen G White named Among Most Significant Americans by Smithsonian Magazine
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"A leading scholar on Ellen G. White welcomed a decision by Smithsonian magazine to name the cofounder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church as one of the 100 most significant Americans of all times.
The magazine places White in a group that includes the likes of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., and Helen Keller in its Spring 2015 issue. The individuals were chosen with the use of an algorithm that measures data taken from Wikipedia pages and Google book scans.
"It is good to see an institution of Smithsonian's caliber giving proper acknowledgement to Ellen White," said William Fagal, associate director of the Ellen G. White Estate, a depository of White's writings.
The cover of the Spring 2015 issue of the Smithsonian magazine that profiles its list of the 100 most significant Amercians of all time.
The cover of the Spring 2015 issue of the Smithsonian magazine that profiles its list of the 100 most significant Amercians of all time.
Read more: Ellen G White named Among Most Significant Americans by Smithsonian Magazine
History AY Emblem
by Dixie Plata
More articles and information at the Adventist Youth Ministries Museum
The Adventist Youth Emblem was designed by Elder John H. Hancock in 1980. Elder Hancock, put himself through academy and college by drawing company logos and cartoons for newspapers. John designed almost all the AY Honors since from 1960 to 1980.
An interesting story (which makes being a Youth Ministry Historian such fun), when the design was first voted Elder Hancock sent a quick letter (no cell phones or e-mail in use at that time) saying "hold it guys, we need to flip the design". It seems that the original design had the cross and then AY which appeared to be TAY. With the design flipped it appeared as we see it today AY and a cross – signifying Adventist Youth are loyal to Jesus Christ. Elder Hancock's letter will be on file at the Adventist Youth Ministries Museum.
In Spanish and Portuguese the same emblem is used with JA signifying Jovenes Adventista - Adventist Youth.
Pathfinder Beginnings
Who started Pathfinders? The short answer is that no one person did, but rather that a diverse group of youth-focused, God-loving, ministry-minded individuals in various location created "Pathfinder-like" clubs in various locations that eventually grew into the ministry we now know as Pathfinders.
The first Pathfinder Club of record was in Anaheim, California directed by John McKim and Willa Steen. This club began in the late 1920's and ran through the 1930's. In 1944 McKim died and the Steens had moved. In 1930 Lester and Ione Martin with co-directors Theron & Ethel Johnston began a club in Santa Ana, California.
History of Pathfinder Song
In the spring of 1949, Henry T. Bergh, John H. Hancock, Clark Smith and Miller Brocket met for the MV Director's Council. Among other items that were worked on, John Hancock suggested to Henry Bergh that he write a Pathfinder song. Henry replied, "I'm no song writer. I've never written a song and I am not a musician."
- 1907
- Missionary Volunteer Society was founded
- 1908
- Junior Reading Course
- First Missionary Volunteer Day January 26, 1908
- 1909
- Junior Missionary Volunteer Societies organized (JMV)
- 1911
- MV Leaflet Series began
- 1913
- First Spanish Reading Course Books
- 1914
- Junior Manual by Ella Iden-Edwards published
- 1917
- Junior Bible Year begun
- 1920
- Harriet Maxson Holt becomes the 1st Junior Secretary (1920-1928)
- 1922
- JMV (now AJY) Progressive Classes introduced Friend and Companion classes, MV classes (now AY Classes) Comrade and Master Comrade (now Guide and Master Guide -- 1951)
- A. W. Spalding and Harriet Hold advocate basic idea of Pathfinder Clubs
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- Junior Manual authored by Harriet Maxson Holt


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- I use Bindpad and Bartender for most of my keybind needs. I like to swap to vehicle/posses keybinds for my main 4 buttons (q, M3, e, and t) and Bartender lets me do that by applying the keybind to the action bar slot, rather than applying the bind straight to the macro as Bindpad does.
I use an old-school G15 keyboard from LogiTech with 18 extra keys along its sides. I use 3 of these for most of my characters, though I am branching out to the G11 key with a couple of alts (too many darn totems!). The newer G15s are backlit orange (mine is blue) and have fewer side keys, but they are in easy reach.
- I have shift-A and shift-D bound to strafe left/right to make up for rebinding q and e.
- I just am not comfortable reliably pressing z, x, c, and v while moving around in combat.
- left-CTRL is my Ventrilo push-to-talk, so I don't use it as a key modifier.
- I use the numpad for quick-swapping gear sets.
I use the WoW MMO gaming mouse from SteelSeries, which is shiny and comfortable and jam-packed with 15 buttons (counting left/right click and scroll wheel). I will probably expand to different binds on the thumb-pad as I grow more comfortable with the mouse.
- The UI for mapping the mouse's buttons is a complete pain, because it refers to the default actions each key is bound to in-game, rather than the actual keystroke. It was worth the headache to set up, though.
- The "steel" coating has started to peel off from where my palm rests, after 3 months of use. A bit of an annoyance, but it doesn't impact the mouse's operation. The LogiTech gaming mice had similar problems, but only after a year or more of heavy use.
- The spines light up and glow. You can choose the color and pulse speed and such... I chose blue to match my keyboard's back-glow, though sometimes I change it up for giggles.


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Honda has 8 car models available in Hyderabad, the lowest price Honda model is the Honda Brio E MT Petrol at Rs 4,70,272 and the highest price model is the Honda Accord Hybrid Rs 43,36,617 (Ex-showroom Price in Hyderabad).
HCIL's first manufacturing unit at Greater Noida began operations in 1997. Set up at an initial investment of over ?4.5 billion, the plant is spread over 150 acres (0.61 sqr km). The initial capacity of the plant was 30,000 cars per year, which was thereafter increased to 50,000 cars on a two-shift basis. The capacity has further been enhanced to 100,000 units annually as of 2008. This expansion led to an increase in the covered area in the plant from 107,000 square metres (1,150,000 sq ft) to over 130,000 m2 (1,400,000 sq ft).
Honda set up its second plant in India at Tapukara in Alwar District of Rajasthan, spread over 450 acres (1.8 km2) with an investment of ?3526 crores. It operates under the ISO 9001 standard for quality management and ISO 14001 for environment management.
HCIL has 331 dealership outlets across 121 cities in 20 states and 3 Union Territories of India.
It sold 189,062 units during the period between April 2014 and March 2015 as against 1,34,399 units during the same period a year ago, recording an increase of over 44%.
Honda, the Japanese carmaker, launched a new compact SUV on the Jazz platform called WRV in March 2017.


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Saturday, September 29, 2012
The Original Construction Guys: Lunch Atop A Skyscraper
Posted by Jay at 8:53 PM
Brian Finke's portrait series of construction workers is the perfect glimpse into the trade as it continues to evolve in the 21st century, but when someone talks about "construction" one particular image almost always comes to mind. This picture depicts the nonchalance of a group of construction guys set against vitality of a growing urban landscape and has forever been associated with 20th century New York City. This is the 1932 photograph "Lunch atop a Skyscraper".
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Brian Finke: Construction Guys
Posted by Jay at 11:31 AM
Photography has always been a wonderful way of revealing everything and nothing, from the majestic landscapes of Yosemite National Park to the hidden faces of plants and flowers. Sometimes it reveals the mystery of deep water creatures, other times it showcases something that's always been in every household. In this case, photographer Brian Finke shows something new in people that have always been part of the urban landscape in his project "Construction".
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Jill Greenberg: Cry Baby
Posted by Jay at 9:32 PM
From kids smiling and playing in their rooms to toddlers crying their eyes out, it's time to close this week's feature on children. The images here aren't anything new, but their impact is so far reaching that it's worth dedicating a post here. These are the controversial portraits of crying babies from Jill Greenberg's "End Times".
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Jonathan Hobin: In The Playroom
Posted by Jay at 11:56 AM
Almost a decade after the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse story first came to public attention, the photographs are still a topic of much controversy. One photographer however has flipped the controversy on its head and made them the inspiration for his portraiture series featuring children, and then some. Jonathan Hobin entered the spotlight a few years ago when his images were deemed just as controversial as the original images from which he based his "In The Playroom" series.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer: The Eternal Prisoners of Guantanamo
Posted by Jay at 11:01 PM
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Tim Flach: More Than Human
Posted by Jay at 8:49 PM
Last week's image feature on Tim Flach's action portrait of an English Springer Spaniel was so striking that it would be a shame not to feature more from the photographer. With a new publication that's about to come out, it's quite timely to have Tim Flach on this blog again, this time on his upcoming book, "More Than Human".
Friday, September 7, 2012
The PDN Photo of the Day Feature
Posted by Jay at 9:00 AM
The previous feature on photographer Tim Flach's action portrait wasn't just picked out of the blue. It's actually one of the beautiful images presented on one of the best photo blogs today: the PDN Photo of the Day blog.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Tim Flach and the English Springer Spaniel
Posted by Jay at 9:43 AM
It's been a while since the last post featuring animal portraits, so while everyone else is enjoying their weekend, here's a picture of man's best friend hard at work. This outstanding action photo is just one of the images in the previously featured book "Dogs" by the talented Tim Flach.
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As Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek continues mulling retirement, the syndicated game show is weighing its options regarding its next host. And according to The New York Post, the current frontrunner is... Today show anchor Matt Lauer.
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The Post reports that Lauer is most likely leaving Today after his contract expires in 2015, which is roughly around the same time Trebek is expected to leave Jeopardy! after three decades. Also on the short list of possible replacements is Anderson Cooper, whose daytime show wraps this year and whose contract with CNN ends next year.
While it remains unclear if Sony, which produces Jeopardy! has approached Lauer's agents, The Post claims that Cooper knows Jeopardy! is interested and that "he likes the idea." It wouldn't be Cooper's first time hosting a competition series, either. Cooper previously hosted The Mole for two seasons in the early 2000s.
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Deadline also reports that NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams and NBC sports anchor Dan Patrick have also been approached by Sony about the gig. However, because of Jeopardy!'s relatively small time commitments, Trebek's potential successor wouldn't necessarily have to leave their day job. For example, Meredith Vieira has hosted the syndicated version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire while juggling her daily commitments to The View, and later Today, before she announced she was leaving the game show earlier this year.
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Due to the fact 1978 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Cars were predicted to be a future collectible, many were put into long term storage and driven very rarely. This particular example was driven only 13 miles.
33 years later, the cars still aren't particularly collectible. This is partially due to the fact finding a low mileage example is still very easy and partially because 1978 Corvettes aren't the greatest cars ever built. Having said that, coming across a barn fresh example of a 1978 Corvette Pace Car with only 13 miles on it is still hardly an everyday occurrence.
This car was pulled from a barn in Detroit, Mi last month and relocated, complete with over a decade of dust, to Plymouth, Ma—a few short miles from Weekend Jalopnik world headquarters. Like many of the other 6,502 Pace Cars built in 1978 this 'Vette was originally purchased as an investment and never driven. It changed hands a few times until the last owner put the car in a barn in 1995 where it sat covered in boxes until last month.
According to the dealer offering the car for sale, this barn fresh Corvette started right up and still has the "new car smell" you might expect from a brand new 33 year old car with a mere 13 miles. Price is currently unlisted, but we're guessing someone might actually make some money on someone else's decision to put a then-new Corvette in mothballs for more than three decades.
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After more than 11 months of preparation, the Buchholz math team sat together at the final award ceremony in San Diego anxiously awaiting results.
After more than 11 months of preparation, the Buchholz math team sat together at the final award ceremony in San Diego anxiously awaiting results.
When Buchholz appeared on the screen as first place was announced in the wee hours of Friday morning, the team stood and erupted in applause, the seniors sharing a group hug. Victory meant Buchholz has now won seven consecutive national championships at the Mu Alpha Theta national math competition.
With the final scores the closest they have been for Buchholz, it made victory that much sweeter, said Will Frazer, coach of the Buchholz team.
"It was very nerve-racking. We hadn't felt the heat in a long time," said Frazer. "It was nice to feel the emotional highs and lows and the butterflies."
Buchholz had been competing since Monday against 44 other schools at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego. Making it all work took strategic planning, according to Frazer, who had to ensure he placed the right students at the right events based on their strengths, along with making sure they got to their events on time.
In all, the team will return to Gainesville with 221 trophies.
"Kids are going to have trouble getting those on the plane, which is not a bad problem to have," Frazer said from San Diego on Friday morning.
This upcoming school year, Frazer said he plans on emphasizing outreach to local middle schools to get younger students excited about Mu Alpha Theta and encouraging the middle schools to improve their already existing programs. That will build the Buchholz team up in preparation for the annual loss of their seniors, he said.
"If you get them early, they'll get hooked," Frazer said.
Alex Song, 17, a senior on the Buchholz team, said he's grateful for the advantage he's been presented by being on the math team.
"The opportunity to pursue harder math and science has been invaluable," Song said. "I've made some of my best friends on the team. It's a really great group of people."
Team member Yi Zeng, 18, echoed that sentiment.
"If there's anything I'll remember, it'll be the friends I've made. There are five other seniors that I've done countless hours of math with," he said.
Song will be attending Duke University in the fall and Zeng will be starting at MIT.
After news of their triumph came Friday morning, Frazer said he took the seniors out to dinner at a local pizza joint and reminisced about the past four years.
Upon their return, the students will have a week of relaxation. Then it's back to work for next year, Frazer said. As for their coach — he said he'll get back to work immediately.


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A milestone was reached on July 19, 2012, with the dedication of the brick paver walkway at the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. Brig. Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of the 45th Space Wing, said, "I stand in awe before you at what we've done with this lighthouse. It has to do with all of you who have that volunteer badge on. This is a great day for the lighthouse."
Ginny Davis, who coordinated the brick project for the Foundation, said the project was a suggestion of former 45th Space Wing commander Ed Wilson. The inaugural section of the walkway began in January 2011. Brick sales will continue as a fundraiser to raise money to build more walkways and help rebuild the Keepers' Cottages that were located at the site.
The inaugural section starts at the monument, surrounds the oil house, covers the area between the oil house and the lighthouse and encompasses the base of the lighthouse. Patrons have the opportunity to be a part of this special section of the project by purchasing your brick now.
Bricks are on sale for $150.00 each including three lines of engraving. Three people can purchase one brick and have three names engraved on the brick for only $50 a person. Organizations may wish to purchase a brick with the name of their organization and members can purchase individual bricks that will surround the organization's brick.
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The brick contractor was Steve Register of Register Pavers and Landscaping of Rockledge and the brick engraving was done by Troy Sovie of Able Monument of Titusville.
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See photos from the dedication at the Dedication Gallery and visit the Keeper's Walkway Gallery of photos showing the beginning installation.
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Oldhamer Legacy Crew 2015 ("Arrr!") - Sign Up and Progress
1 axiom - human pirate (Received)
2 Fimm McCool - Blanchian lovely (Received)
3 Mister Rab - human pirate (Received)
4 MoodyGit - Kim Hawkins, cabin girl (Received)
5 Mr Tough Guy - catperson mercenary (Received)
6 Whiskey Priest - human pirate (Received)
7 antipixi - ork pirate Received
8 cheetor - grot pirate Received
9 daddyorchips - ork pirate Received
10 theottovonbismarck - something unique and awesome Received
11 Niibl - goblin (Received)
12 gerner - plasma engineer Received
13 Warhamster - gretchin (Received)
14 Captain Crooks - cybertroll (Received)
15 Jeff McC - Eldar renegade (Received)
16 Asslessman - renegade marine (Received)
17 Citadel Collector - alien bounty hunter (Received)
18 littleleadperson - human merc (Received)
19 optimus - ork or merc in power armour (Received)
20 symphonicpoet - frog (Received)
21 Lord Chaotl Oml - boardingrobotmachinethingy (Received)
22 Matt in PA - squat engineer (Received)
23 Firebreather - human mercenary (Received)
24 airbornegrove26 - ninja zoat Received
25 theresponsibleone - boson (Received)
26 DAGabriel - slavemaster (Received)
27 Count Von Bruno - scout renegade (Received)
28 Phreedh - human juve (Received)
Current crew status (14/10/15)
More recruits as of 10/11/15:
How does this
Legacy Warband thing work anyway?
As a reminder, all contributors agree to paint and contribute one model to the pre-agreed theme (space pirates - see below). You paint the model and post it to your friendly neighbourhood organiser (me - axiom). All contributors are entered into a draw, and the winner out of the hat wins the warband for their collection.
What's the timeframe involved?
Models to be with me (axiom) by Saturday 28th November 2015, with the draw taking place in 1st week in December (with the ambition to have the warband with the winner by Christmas). I have taken the executive decision to keep the longer timeframe as per the 2014 project, conscious that several potential contributors were concerned about a shorter timeframe and the ability to source, build and paint a suitable model.
What models can I contribute?
The theme is space pirates; suitable models might include human mercenaries, rogue space elves or orks with shoulder squigs and bionic peg-legs. Renegade Space Marines, deserters and ragged scum will also find a home here. Feel free to use a fantasy model and stick a lasgun or bionic claw on it...simply use your imagination and see what happens! The project is an Oldhammer project, but that doesn't mean you need to donate a vintage Citadel model - if you have something that looks right from a modern range or alternative manufacturer, then that's all well and good!
How will this warband look coherent?
Good question; by its nature, a rag-tag band of space corsairs will be varied and individualistic...in fact that's probably part of the appeal with this theme.
Spot Colour: We have agreed to use turquoise as a bright spot colour which should be used somewhere on all models (hat, scarf, gun casing, boots, striped trousers etc) to show the allegience of this disparate gang of scum.
Basing: As for basing, we have agreed that the winner will do the basing for the warband. This will ensure that a) the warband is coherently based and b) the warband fits into their own collection. However, models should be provided on a round slottabase, with the slots filled with putty, greenstuff or similar, and painted black.
How do I take part?
This thread is where you formally stick your hand up and commit to participating. Simply reply to in the thread, stating what model you are likely to contribute (this can change at a later date), and I will amend the contributor list above.
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When landing a helicopter, I guess there are a few basic rules to follow. Make sure you don't land on people likely comes first, but a close second is probably to avoid landing near things that stand a good chance of getting blown away. This pilot didn't remember that part.
Apparently recorded in northwestern Libya, this video shows what looks like a Chinook landing at a festival. And in the process blowing over a giant marquee. I hope nobody got in the way of the metal frame as it landed. [jalparis004 via Reddit]