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The permeabilizing ATP receptor, P2X7.
Tissue distribution of the P2X7 receptor.
The P2X7 receptor is a bifunctional molecule.
Novel P2X7 receptor antagonists.
[Detection of P2z/P2x7 receptors].
Differential expression of P2X-purinoceptor subtypes in circular and longitudinal muscle of canine colon.
P2X7 was absent in both cells.
P2X4 and P2X7 puringeric receptors.
P2X7 receptors in the nervous system.
A role for P2X7 in microglial proliferation.
The role of P2X7 in pain and inflammation.
The P2X7 receptor as a therapeutic target.
Functional P2X7 was also verified.
In this study, the P2X7-mediated cytotoxicity in different type of cells (P2X7(-), P2X7(+) with calcium response, and P2X7(+) without calcium response) was investigated.
P2X7 receptor and apoptosis.
The human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cell-line expresses a functional P2X7 purinoceptor that modulates voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel function.
The presence of a P2X7 receptor was confirmed by western blot studies using anti-P2X7.
Thus, experiments employing P2X7 siRNA and inhibitors supported an involvement of P2X7.
Lymphocytes from P2X7-deficient mice exhibit enhanced P2X7 responses.
The P2X7 carboxyl tail is a regulatory module of P2X7 receptor channel activity.
The P2X7 receptor channel: recent developments and the use of P2X7 antagonists in models of disease.
The P2X7 receptor channel: recent developments and the use of P2X7 antagonists in models of disease.
Tanshinone II A sulfonate, but not tanshinone II A, acts as potent negative allosteric modulator of the human purinergic receptor P2X7.
In all experiments, involvement of P2X7 was verified using established P2X7 antagonists.
Tanshinone II A sulfonate, but not tanshinone II A, acts as potent negative allosteric modulator of the human purinergic receptor P2X7.
TIIAS was less potent at mouse P2X7 and poorly inhibited rat P2X7.
Prognostic value of purinergic P2X7 receptor expression in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after curative resection.
Peritumoral P2X7 expression was significantly higher than intratumoral P2X7 expression.
Targeting the P2X7 receptor in rheumatoid arthritis: biological rationale for P2X7 antagonism.
P2X7 receptors and apoptosis in tuberculosis infection.
Extracellular ATP and P2X7 receptors in neurodegeneration.
P2X7 polymorphism and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
Agonists and antagonists acting at P2X7 receptor.
Regulation of immune response by P2X7 receptor.
Molecular probes for P2X7 receptor studies.
P2X7-mediated chemoprevention of epithelial cancers.
Orthodontic mechanotransduction and the role of the P2X7 receptor.
Genetics of the P2X7 receptor and human disease.
The role of the purinergic P2X7 receptor in inflammation.
P2X7 is important in inflammation and tissue injury.
Uric acid induces caspase-1 activation, IL-1beta secretion and P2X7 receptor dependent proliferation in primary human lymphocytes.
P2X7 inhibitor abrogated lymphocyte proliferation.
Is pannexin the pore associated with the P2X7 receptor?
P2X7 receptors: channels, pores and more.
The effect of anions on the human P2X7 receptor.
P2X7 A1513 polymorphisms and tuberculosis susceptibility.
The role of the P2X7 receptor in infectious diseases.
P2X7 receptor antagonism in the treatment of cancers.
P2X7 expression was determined by immunoblotting and immunocytochemistry.
The immunoreactivity for Panx1 was stronger than that for P2X7.
A truncated P2X7 receptor variant (P2X7-j) endogenously expressed in cervical cancer cells antagonizes the full-length P2X7 receptor through hetero-oligomerization.
The P2X7-j interacted with the full-length P2X7 in a manner suggesting heterooligomerization and blocked the P2X7-mediated actions.
We fused P2X7 receptors with enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) at the amino or carboxy termini (EGFP-P2X7 and P2X7-EGFP).
Experiments employing P2X7 siRNA and HEK293 cells heterologously expressing P2X7 and in vivo experiments further supported an involvement of P2X7.
A truncated P2X7 receptor variant (P2X7-j) endogenously expressed in cervical cancer cells antagonizes the full-length P2X7 receptor through hetero-oligomerization.
A truncated P2X7 receptor variant (P2X7-j) endogenously expressed in cervical cancer cells antagonizes the full-length P2X7 receptor through hetero-oligomerization.
Ecto-nucleotidases and nucleoside transporters mediate activation of adenosine receptors on hippocampal mossy fibers by P2X7 receptor agonist 2'-3'-O-(4-benzoylbenzoyl)-ATP.
Second, experiments using P2X7-/- mice, immunohistochemistry, and electron microscopy showed that the antigen detected by frequently used P2X7 antibodies is not compatible with a plasmalemmal P2X7 ...
Mammalian P2X7 receptor pharmacology: comparison of recombinant mouse, rat and human P2X7 receptors.
NF279 fully blocked human P2X7 receptors, but only partially blocked BALB/c P2X7 receptors and was inactive at C57BL/6 P2X7 receptors.
BzATP, a P2X7 agonist, decreased the viability, while P2X7 antagonist oxATP or P2X7 siRNA reversed the viability of PC12 cells under the condition of OGD.
Then, we compared the proliferation rates of B16 melanoma wild-type cells and B16 P2X7 receptor-knockdown clone (P2X7-KDC) cells in the presence of P2X7 agonists.
The growth and neoangiogenesis of P2X7-expressing tumors was blocked by intratumoral injection of the VEGF-blocking antibody Avastin (bevacizumab), pharmacologic P2X7 blockade, or P2X7 silencing ...
Cloning and functional characterisation of the mouse P2X7 receptor.
Blockade of human P2X7 receptor function with a monoclonal antibody.
Expression of the P2X7-receptor subunit in neurons of the rat retina.
Gene structure and chromosomal localization of the human P2X7 receptor.
Effects of antagonists at the human recombinant P2X7 receptor.
In addition, P2X7 mRNA is present in B and T lymphocytes.
Proteomic and functional evidence for a P2X7 receptor signalling complex.
Activation of the P2X7 receptor resulted in its dephosphorylation.
We confirmed, by immunocytochemistry, the presence of P2X4 and P2X7 protein.
P2Z/P2X7 receptor-dependent apoptosis of dendritic cells.
Expression of a P2X7 receptor by a subpopulation of human osteoblasts.
Induction of proliferation and apoptotic cell death via P2Y and P2X receptors, respectively, in rat glomerular mesangial cells.
P2X7 receptors were distributed heterogeneously in unstimulated cells.
Stress-activated protein kinase/JNK activation and apoptotic induction by the macrophage P2X7 nucleotide receptor.
Several observations indicated that the P2X7 receptor mediated this effect.
Immunohistochemical identification of cells expressing ATP-gated cation channels (P2X receptors) in the adult rat thyroid.
Endothelial cells stained for P2X3, P2X4 and P2X7 receptors.
Tenidap enhances P2Z/P2X7 receptor signalling in macrophages.
Ionic effects on human recombinant P2X7 receptor function.
Differential expression patterns of mRNAs for P2X receptor subunits in neurochemically characterized dorsal root ganglion neurons in the rat.
P2X7 mRNA-expressing neurons were quite rare.
Reanalysis of P2X7 receptor expression in rodent brain.
The P2X7 ATP receptor in the kidney: a matter of life or death?
Production and release of neuroprotective tumor necrosis factor by P2X7 receptor-activated microglia.
The release of TNF appears to be dependent on the P2X7 receptor.
Ecto-nucleotidases and nucleoside transporters mediate activation of adenosine receptors on hippocampal mossy fibers by P2X7 receptor agonist 2'-3'-O-(4-benzoylbenzoyl)-ATP.
First, depression of fEPSPs by BzATP was unchanged in P2X7-/- mice.
In the GCL, most of the ganglion cells showed P2X7 immunoreactivity.
The P2X7 receptor of CLL lymphocytes-a molecule with a split personality.
Association of a polymorphism in the P2X7 gene with tuberculosis in a Gambian population.
Pore formation is not associated with macroscopic redistribution of P2X7 receptors.
P2X7 receptors and UTP-activated receptors mediated these effects.
P2X7 receptors stimulate AKT phosphorylation in astrocytes.
To detect the P2z/P2x7 receptors of human leukocytes.
THP-1 cells have P2z/P2x7 receptors.
No anti-P2X7 immunoreactivity was observed on DRG neurons.
Effects of various inducers on the expression of P2X7 receptor in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
P2X7 receptor mRNA was detected in PBMC and monocytes.
Synaptic localization of P2X7 receptors in the rat retina.
Identification of Thr283 as a key determinant of P2X7 receptor function.
Kinetics of P2X7 receptor-operated single channels currents.
Differentiating keratoacanthoma from squamous cell carcinoma by the use of apoptotic and cell adhesion markers.
The simplest marker to use for this purpose was anti-P2X7.
Properties of presynaptic P2X7-like receptors at the neuromuscular junction.
P2X7-related modulation of pathological nociception in rats.
Establishment of an assay for P2X7 receptor-mediated cell death.
The P2X7 nucleotide receptor mediates skeletal mechanotransduction.
Modulation of P2X7 receptor functions by polymyxin B: crucial role of the hydrophobic tail of the antibiotic molecule.
These findings are important in the search for allosteric modulators of the P2X7 receptor.
Pharmacological characterization of P2X7 receptors in rat peritoneal cells.
The antibiotic polymyxin B modulates P2X7 receptor function.
This strongly suggested that P2X7 receptors in theca cells are functional.
P2X7 receptors on osteoblasts couple to production of lysophosphatidic acid: a signaling axis promoting osteogenesis.
Functional P2X7 receptors are expressed on osteoblasts in situ and in vitro.
The Western blotting showed the expression of P2X7 and P2Y11 receptors.
Human rheumatoid synoviocytes express functional P2X7 receptors.
The expression of the P2X7 receptor was confirmed by Western blot analysis.
Novel P2X7 receptor antagonists ease the pain.


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"Gazing down the 18th fairway at Bowral Golf Club, the clubhouse frames the space beyond the green and that might just be the course's postcard view."
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Played the course today (Friday) with my wife. We were welcomed by the pro who was friendly and helpful. The course was in nice condition with consistently well grassed fairways. It's a short layout - 5406 metres of the blue tees and if you can keep it straight there's not a lot of trouble. Even though short, with a par of 69 for the men and 70 for the ladies, you're kept pretty honest. In addition the greens are tiny and very difficult to hold. Overall a really enjoyable day out where for me the par four third was the strongest & best hole.See More
21 Aug 2015
Excellent using iseekgolf and an excellent time at Bowral golf club. The pro there Stuart is a top guy who can't do enough for you.See More
04 Aug 2014
Beautiful course well looked after. Was surprised to see the price had home up on iseekgolf it was cheaper for me too pay when I arrived at the course saving $5 on Saturday and also the price used to be $30inxluding cart that was at Xmas time it's now $40 during week. Wasn't really happy about that. The guy in pro shop told me that he re used iseekgolf golf because the number of players were dropping but he had increased price by $10 so I think that's very rude when there's a lot better courses in the highlands and charge less. Will play elsewhere now!See More
11 Feb 2014
How this pitch and putt goat track can be rated harder than Highlands Golf Club at Mittagong is beyond human understanding. The members here are not going to be happy when they play other courses. Who rates these couses for slope system?See More
07 Feb 2014
Well kept greens and fairways throughout the whole course. Good mix of distances and shapes. Great day outSee More
30 Dec 2013
Bowral is a fantastic golf course with a brilliant pro named Stuart. There are a lot of challenging holes and the course is well looked after. I played there on Friday 27th December with a couple of guys from the UK and they also loved the course.See More
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Got It Bad
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by Christi Barth
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In USA Today bestseller Christi Barth's last Bad Boys Gone Good novel, the brother who's always followed the rules finally gets to be a little bad.
Kellan Maguire was a semester away from becoming a lawyer when his life imploded. Now he's in Witness Protection, hiding from the mob and mad as hell that his brothers lied to him about, oh, everything. The only bright spot in his new life is their drop-dead-gorgeous U.S. Marshal handler. Yeah, he wants to handle her… a lot.
Federal Marshal Delaney Evans has protected her fair share of dangerous criminals. But Kellan is a whole different kind of dangerous—dangerously hot, to be specific. The charming, handsome, and utterly law-abiding Maguire brother got under her skin the moment they met and the more time she spends with him, the harder it is to deny their attraction. Delaney's willing to give Kellan one night—to get him out of her system—and then it's over.
Except one night isn't enough and soon they're breaking every rule of WITSEC to be together. Kellan's got it bad for her, but Delaney's career, her entire life, would fall apart if anyone found out. And then the biggest complication of all hits…
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"You have my word."
"Great. The word of an almost lawyer," Delaney said mockingly. "That and twelve dollars will buy me a martini."
Then she instantly regretted pushing his buttons. It was habit. It was fun.
It was dangerous.
One thick, dark eyebrow winged up, like an arched frame around his stunning ice-blue eye. "First you call me spoiled, and now you're insulting my near-lawyerness? If I didn't know better, I'd say the lady doth protest too much."
"The lady has her hands full dealing with your troublesome brothers. She doesn't need to waste her energy constantly fending you off, too."
"I think you do." Kellan set his cup down.
Delaney gaped at him. Because she'd been oh-so-careful never to give away with so much as a flicker the fact the she was still interested. How could he tell something that Delaney barely admitted to herself? "You think I want to keep fending you off?"
"Yes." Kellan stepped closer. In fact, he moved in way past what would be polite. Invaded her personal space just as much as he'd been invading her mind. "You like fighting with me. You could ignore my compliments, my flirty remarks. You don't. You rise to the bait every time. I think you're every bit as frustrated as I am."
"You don't know anything about my life outside the time I spend working on your case." Heat flashed across her cheeks and chest. And she stepped in, too. To where the tips of her breasts brushed his chest, and her feet bumped against his. "Don't begin to think you know me."
"I don't think. I know. I know that you may have been on dates since you met me. But none of them distracted you from whatever's simmering between us. You want to turn back the clock to the day I asked you out and follow through on it."
"I don't." Her words were the verbal equivalent of a foot stamp. Then, softer, as if she didn't mean to speak it out loud at all, Delaney said, "We can't."
In response, Kellan framed her face with his hands, tilted her head back more, and kissed her.
Not the light, polite, introduction kiss they'd shared the first time. Delaney had obviously pushed him past that step. Kellan kissed as if he needed her to know just how badly he wanted her. His lips worked across her mouth, moving and kneading. Kellan nipped at her wide bottom lip. It felt like punishment for her making him wait so long
It also felt like a reward for waiting so long, and she rewarded him with a tiny moan.
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As God has blessed me, I have lived a humble but fruitful life. I have had the opportunity to be a part of many notable miracles, served under some mighty men and women of God. Have had great success in the Business world, but my greatest of all achievements is definitely my family and who they have become as people.
I remember the night that the new Texas Stadium opened up, I think that they hosted an OU vs BYU football game, I'm not sure. At halftime they asked Jerry Jones the Guru and owner of all of that monstrosity; "Jerry is this your crowning achievement?" His reply was no, my greatest crowning achievement of my life is not this Billion dollar stadium, but the 7th grade season in football I got to coach my son, THAT Jerry says, was my crowning achievement."
That rang true for me. We moved to Michigan in the summer of 2000, in a strange land, with no family, support, or friends. We went on faith and hope. I can say it was totally a God thing the whole way, I made friends for life. One thing I was blessed with as an independent business owner, is being in control of my schedule. The boys were in the 4th grade when we moved there. I always played and still love all sports. My boys were so awesome at it. I began volunteering on the fourth grade team in football. After football then came baseball, I volunteered. Then after that came summer basketball, I became a coach as well. You see I was blessed to not only attend, every single sporting event for my boys, from 4th grade to college, I was blessed the opportunity to coach them as well. I was able to move from little league, to Jr High, to High School, which I count as a huge blessing. If I died today I would be a fulfilled and happy man believe me, I have been given so many blessings and opportunities that most will never see in a lifetime.
My greatest blessing to date is knowing all of my sons, and wife are all humanitarians, full of love for all mankind. They have no judgement in their hearts, and are not prejudice in any way. This I am the proudest of in all my life. This brings me to reality that brought us to this path. Since the fall and winter of 1999 I was invited by force, to become a mystic with an open mind. My wife and 3 young sons had lost all of our income through ministry. We were betrayed and rejected by prominent ministry friends. At the time for a few months after we lost all of our house and cars, we were living in a two bedroom apartment on the campus at Stillwater OSU. We had no car, my wife took a taxi to work to cook at a sorority house, and I caught rides to work part time remodeling a kitchen for an awesome friend. We were paying 25.00 a month for rent, because of the graciousness of an amazing woman who still thought I was a man of God in spite of what others thought. I mean I have no way to convey to you the history, the magnitude of being lied about on a daily basis, etc…but all the while maintaining an amazing walk with God that honestly I havent seen the like since.
I believe open mindedness is truly achieved through a series of events that force no other course of action. As long as your ducks or in a row ( or appear to be to all those around you) Im sure you think Im nuts; honestly you are supposed to, move on and we will see you later on. If you think I'm crazy, or a loose cannon it's all good, you are just not ready. But to those who have been through some things that don't fit any of your models of training, not understanding of what has happened, then you are at the right place and the right time. Let me tell you the magnitude of events that may cause you to 'Open your eyes NEO', from the Matrix movie. We had a prominant minister friend steal my data base of all of the contacts I had, they had spread damning lies about me and my ministry team. Consequently all of the meetings I had booked for two years straight for every weekend was cancelled. Every single pastor cancelled, without the exception of two, which are still great friends of mine for life. Not one single person called to see how we were doing, or etc.
Believe this………..EVERYONE LOVES you when you are winning…….. NO ONE wants to be associated with a shady loser….You will find your friends when you have nothing to offer them by way of fame or recognition, or pay….believe me, and if there is a great call on your life you may walk the same shoes.
The beauty of the whole story is; it created an open spirit and mind within my heart! I began to question everything and every one that I believed in. My criteria for love, and truth and for what was important changed dramatically. I began the journey of the open mind / open heart.


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Eslina stared out the window of the room she shared with her sister Iduna. Blowing gusts of rain made it nearly impossible to see the street below. Iduna had been gone when Eslina woke that morning, an occurrence that was rare enough to cause Eslina to pace the room in worry. She was sure it had something to do with the Raven's. Since they had arrived in WaterDeep several months before, Iduna had been spending most of her time going on adventures with them, a source of many arguments between the sisters.
Eslina's father had abandoned her and her mother when Eslina was just a baby. Her mother had met and married Iduna's father when Eslina was 3 yrs old, Iduna coming along less than a year later. They had been a happy family, Eslina's stepfather raising her as his own.
A few years ago, their parents were killed in an accident, leaving the girls alone in the world. Eslina had taken the role of both mother and father to Iduna, feeling responsible for taking care of her younger sister. Times had been hard, Iduna sometimes resenting the restrictions Eslina put on her. Eslina and Iduna had both chosen the profession of cleric, in part due to the loss of their parents and the desire to help heal others in need. The time came when their small village no longer held much appeal for the young girls. After several months, it was decided that they would travel to a town called Waterdeep. Their father had often visited there on his travels and told them stories about it.
Eslina cleaned the room and sorted though all of the things they had aquired in their bags. She was restless being stuck inside, but afraid to leave until she knew what had happened to Iduna.
Iduna returned to their room late that night. After several hours of worrying about her, Iduna's cheerful mood inflamed Eslina's temper.
"Where have you been?" Eslina demanded.
Iduna threw herself down on her bed, grinning "I've been having the time of my life!"
Eslina could feel her temper reaching a dangerous level and tried to calm herself, taking a deep breath. After several seconds, Eslina said softly "I have been wondering if you were alive for hours now, and you were having the time of your life? Where have you been and with whom?"
"The Raven's Es! We go to wonderful and dangerous places! It is so exciting!" Iduna bounced on her bed, delighted.
"Iduna, I do not want you going to dangerous places! I especially don't want you going there with strangers!" Eslina shouted at Iduna.
Iduna jumped to her feet shouting back at Eslina "You can't stop me! I'm old enough to take care of myself now, Es, I don't need YOU!"
Eslina turned her back on Iduna, not wanting her to see how those words had wounded her. Iduna had always needed her! How could she be saying such a thing?
Iduna put her hand on Eslina's arm, saying hesitantly "I'm sorry, Es, I didn't mean that to sound so ungrateful. You have to understand that I can take care of myself now and....." her voice trailed off before adding softly "I've taken a job with the Raven's. I'm one of them now."
Eslina turned quickly to look at Iduna in disbelief. "You what? Without talking to me? Iduna, you don't need to do that! I can still take care of us!"
Iduna shook her head. "No, Es, I wanted to. Its what I've always dreamed of! Don't you see? Its time for you to let me go and have a life of your own again."
Eslina's mind whirled with shock. A life of her own? What did that mean? What did she, Eslina, want to do with her life? She had never thought about her life in terms of anything besides what needed to be done to survive.
Eslina sank down slowing onto a nearby chair, staring at the floor lost in thought. Iduna sat down on the floor at her feet, laying her head on Eslina's knees. "Don't be mad at me" Iduna mumbled.
Iduna looked up at Eslina, saying "I'm sorry Es. I should have talked to you about it, I was just having such a wonderful time...."
Eslina brushed Iduna's long hair out of her eyes, smiling softly "You always were impulsive" Eslina chuckled.
"Es, I want you to meet them. They are so nice to me, and I know we could use more help" Iduna said hopefully.
Eslina was silent for several minutes, then said slowly "I will meet with them."
Several uneventful days passed, no more being said about Eslina meeting with the mysterious Raven's. Eslina grew accustomed to Iduna's strange hours of coming and going, biting her tongue to stop herself from questioning Iduna about it.
Eslina glanced at the door when she heard the sound of a key in the lock. Turning, she watched Iduna rush into the room. "It's all arranged Es! You are to meet with the Raven's tomorrow night!"
As usual, Iduna had wasted no time in going after what she wanted. So...the time had come for Eslina to start a new journey, and begin her new life.
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Last time on Searching for God Knows What…
Emily finally fulfilled her promise to her sister. Donald dropped the rules and turned rebel. In a dramatic revelation, he discovered his long-lost Father wants to renew a relationship with him. But will Donald believe God's his real father? DUN-DUN-DUN! *blackout*
Okay, so maybe this book isn't a serial soap opera. (Though, you have to admit it would make a good soap title.) The second chapter goes on to talk about "God impostors" and how they lead us away from the real thing. If I can stretch my analogy a bit here, real life people represent fake gods just like you can never tell whether a soap character is really the next-door neighbor or the victimized daughter who got kidnapped as an infant and is now carrying her brother's child.
Miller relates God impostors to department store Santas. The only difference is when he found out the dressed-up Santas are fakes, he figured this out because his mom finally filled him in that Santa doesn't exist. If Santa isn't real, how can the men sitting kids on their knees be the real thing?
"That is good and fine when we're talking about Santa, but when we're talking about God, the ramifications of an impostor are more upsetting," Miller wrote. "There are, after all, a lot of people who don't believe in God because they can't reconcile their idea of Him with the idea presented on television."
The media shows us pictures of a god who supports only conservative politics and wants us to blindly argue with our opponents, whose followers sexually abuse children and steal money from charities. These impostors show off their inflatable gods that look good on the plastic surface but are filled with air and no substance.
In high school, a psychology class punctured Miller's God and left it deflated on the floor.
"I didn't have a relationship with God; I had a relationship with a system of simple ideas, certain prejudices, and a feeling that I and people who thought as I thought were right," Miller wrote.
Without the system he grew up believing, Miller had nothing left to separate God from his childhood belief in Santa Claus. You can imagine what happened next or read the book for yourself.
There are two questions I think every Christian could ask themselves at this point.
First of all, do I have a relationship with a God impostor or the real thing? How do you tell? The easiest test here is to go to the source, which for Christians, would be the Bible. There are many reasons I trust the Bible as my primary source of information, but let's not go into that just now. To keep this short, your personal picture of God probably isn't right if it doesn't match up with the one the Bible gives. There is no excuse to skip taking this test. If you have internet connection (which I know you do, since you are reading my blog), you can read the Bible and check for yourself whether what everyone else tells you is true about God or not.
Next, if I know God as the Bible describes him, am I representing this God to others or leading them to know a fake? Don't be the one reposting on Facebook those "Photoshopped" images of God. Look at your social media profiles and compare them to what you claim to believe. Do they match up? If you're someone without a metaphorical mirror (or with a warped one), grab a Christian friend/mentor and ask for his or her honest view on the God-image you have taped to your shirt.
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Beacon replaced ready to burn in memory of war heroes
PUBLISHED: 07:52 13 August 2018
Uphill's beacon has been given a face-lift ready to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One.
The beacon on top of Uphill Tower has shone out over the village and across Weston Bay every new year's eve since the millennium.
It is recognised as a national beacon and has been lit to celebrate a number of occasions including the Queen's jubilees and the anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar and VE Day.
The beacon will burn again on November 11 and to prepare it for the occasion, its original iron basket has been replaced by a stainless steel version which is set to last for many years.
Changes to the beacon were funded by Uphill Village Society.
Society chairman Stewart Castle said: "It has marked and will continue to mark many national occasions and is just another example of the important work the society does in keeping the village in Uphill."
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Elegance Defined: The Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance showcases amazingly rare and historic automobiles
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The Holstein Non-Motorized Santa Claus Parade is a small town holiday tradition.
Winter, spring, summer or fall, there's always something happening at Blue
Looking for a family-friendly event? Grey County has plenty of four-season family fun to choose from.
Enjoy a morning of stories, songs, and crafts at Grey Roots! Tammy Cruickshank, Grey County Early Literacy Facilitator, will lead a fun-filled program of hands-on activities for toddlers and pre-school aged children.
Dates: March 10, April 14, 2018 Time:10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Join Richard Thomas for the second presentation of the 2018 Spring Lecture Series. This series takes place on Tuesdays following March Break, March 20 - April 10.
The Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts
Invites you to participate in its
38th ANNUAL JURIED ART SHOW
April 13th to May 26th
The Arts Centre, 163 Hurontario Street, Collingwood.
Reception: Sunday, April 22nd 1:00 to 3:00
We love dining out in Owen Sound, and it's especially delicious during Savour Owen Sound, our mid-winter culinary event featuring local restaurants. Enjoy a specially prepared three-course meal for a set price at Nathaniel's Steak & Seafood, the Sweetwater Restaurant at Cobble Beach Resort, Bishop's Landing at the Best Western Inn on the Bay, Elsie's Diner, Oregano Bistro, Sabitri's Global Cuisine or Jazzmyn's Tapas & Taps.
CALL TO ARTISTS for:
9th Annual Murray J. Clerkson Award
The Murray J. Clerkson Committee is now accepting submissions for this year's
award. The award is presented to a talented emerging artist who resides in the South Georgian Bay region.
The winner will receive a $1000 cash prize. The winner and four finalists will be featured in an exhibition of their work for the month of June at the BMFA Arts Centre.
A general exhibition from Mar 27 – May 5 of varied mediums and subject matter by artists of the South Simcoe Palette Club, who meet once a week to share info and support each other in their work. www.Southsimcoepaletteclub.ca
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Putting Emergency Room Patients on the Fast Track
At Sunnyside Medical Center in the Northwest, patients with minor injuries were waiting up to three hours for care—well above national wait time benchmarks. The UBT standardized criteria for triage and set up a fast track area at the front of the department. Patients use treatment rooms only while being treated; waiting occurs in the fast track waiting area. The team improved service scores, and after four months the length of stay was reduced from 162 minutes to the team's target of 90 minutes.
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- Setting up a fast track area with four patient rooms at the front of the department
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- Keeping patients in treatment rooms only while being treated; waiting occurs in the fast track waiting area
What can your team do to identify areas that need improvement? What else could your team do to shorten the time patients have to wait for service?
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Gautam Gambhir gets DeshFramed; voices support for Armed Forces Flag Week
Cricketer Gautam Gambhir started off promoting Armed Forces Flag Week with a tweet that confused many. But his real intention was revealed when the actor changed his display photo.tabloid Updated: Dec 07, 2017 11:23 IST
Millions of Gautam Gambhir's social media followers began speculating what was up with the cricketer when he posted a cryptic tweet on December 1. "I want to say it on record I am being framed. Need support big time. Will share details soon," he wrote on Twitter.
Within minutes, Twitterati extended support to him in whatever he was doing, only to find out later the actual cause he was supporting.
As India celebrates the Armed Forces Flag Week, from December 1 to December 7, Fever FM, the official radio partner of the Indian Army, ran a national initiative to mark Armed Forces Flag Day today (December 7). With the hashtag DeshFrame, the campaign urged citizens of the country to change their profile picture on Facebook to incorporate the #DeshFrame in it.
Soon after Gambhir changed his profile picture holding a placard that read "Fever FM says Show Your #DeshFrame," the initiative caught momentum, seeing a tremendous response from thousands of users, who followed suit and updated their display pictures on Facebook.
Share your #deshframe selfies with me and @FeverFMOfficial. Let's rise all for #armyflagday. December 7th. pic.twitter.com/TGziV0uE09— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) December 1, 2017
"Share your #deshframe selfies with me and @FeverFMOfficial. Let's rise all for #armyflagday. December 7th (sic)," Gambhir posted on social media.
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Let Hans Grohs inspire your Halloween Decor
Are you looking for something fun, creative, and educational to do but don't have time to book an MMFA studio class?
Many of the Education Department's DIY projects are on our Pinterest page! These are great at-home projects that you can do with your child or your friends using regular household items. Our Hans Grohs-themed project below ties into our exhibition now on view, Hans Grohs and the Dance of Death. Your spooky cat or pumpkin will be a great addition to your Halloween celebrations!
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Aston Villa forward Hogan excited by Henry and Terry links
Aston Villa forward Scott Hogan has claimed that the opportunity to work with Thierry Henry and John Terry would be 'huge', as reported by Sky Sports.
The 26-year-old forward was sidelined due to an injury in the early stages of the season, but recently returned to full fitness and has commented on the speculation surrounding the vacant Villa Park hot seat.
The club have been without a manager since axing Steve Bruce last week.
Premier League legends Henry and Terry have been heavily linked with the role and the prospect of working under them is something that excites the former Brentford marksman:
"They're huge names in football but at the minute there's no one there so the lads back home, we've just got to crack on until someone gets appointed, but to be linked with those sort of people, for me personally, is huge.
"To maybe have the chance to work with Thierry Henry, who is probably the greatest Premier League striker, and obviously JT played with us last year – probably the best Premier League defender.
"Nothing's been appointed or confirmed yet but a club like Aston Villa, the size of it, these names are going to be linked to us.
"Whoever comes in will be looking forward to kicking on and picking up the season basically and trying to finish as high as we can."
Working under Henry and Terry would be surreal for Hogan, who was playing non-league football with Hyde United just five years ago. He broke into the professional game with Rochdale before moving on to Brentford and then Villa.
The Villains return to action on Saturday 20th October, welcoming Swansea City to the Midlands. They will be keen to appoint a new manager during the international break and have also been linked with moves for David Moyes, Rafael Benitez, Eddie Howe and Brendan Rodgers. Former Villa favourite Stiliyan Petrov is also said to be interested in succeeding Steve Bruce and reports understand that the Bulgarian has applied for the role.


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From infants and toddlers to 7-year-olds and adolescents, there's no age limit to experiencing language delays and difficulties speech. Children can experience difficulties forming words, developing new words, using functional words—like was, is, or am, among others—and creating complex, multi-word sentences, or even worse, they can face difficulties in numerous areas at the same time.
Admittedly, we wish there were one, or at least few, causes that we could clearly define for parents and guardians when they come in and speak with us, but the complexity of speech and its use doesn't allow us to pinpoint one solid reason why children may face challenges in speech and language development.
While this can be frustrating, it also allows the speech-language pathologist to take a wholistic approach in looking at children's entire being, rather than boxing them into one category.
From hearing loss and autism to mental disabilities and physical impairments, no sole source bears responsibility for children's difficulties. What we do know is that the source can all be traced back to the child's mind. Language is but one area of a very complex neural network that can create varied skills in development. In the same way that some of us are born with the elevated neural capacity to do certain athletic moves or quickly understand and solve arithmetic problems, we're born with an innate ability to be adept or challenged in language acquisition!
Naturally, as medical technologies advance we'll likely be able to better define and pinpoint the causes of children's language problems. Currently, a circulating thought is that children may be predisposed to language and speech challenges if their parents or relatives faced similar challenges. While it can't be said for sure, it does stand that, as with many medical illnesses or disabilities, a family history may be indicative of future problems.
Despite having undefined causes, we do know that there are ample solutions and treatment protocols that we can use with children to overcome their challenges and accelerate their learning skills!
Two At-Home Activities To Help Your Child
We know parents and guardians want to be as helpful as possible to their child's progress and success in life. While the skillset of a certified speech-language pathologist can't be replicated, we do have some at-home activities that are sure to help you and your child have fun while developing skills!
- Grocery Store Sentence Starters! In helping your child develop and progress to using complex, multi-word sentences, try our grocery store activity! As you go through the store with your young one, ask them to describe what you both are doing, and help them along the way. Simple sentences like: "Mom is buying our milk" or "Daddy buys the juice" can be simplistic ways to start introducing three and four-word sentences to your child in a way that will spur your engagement and make your shopping trip more enjoyable! You can expand this by adding descriptors to what you are buying like: "Red apples" or "Very large watermelon."
- Let's Make Lunch – Making lunch doesn't have to just be another after-dinner task that you keep on your to-do list. With some note cards, a willing young one, and a lunchbox, you can create your own picture-based at-home activity. Select your favorite lunch options, like a sandwich, apples, cookies, juice boxes, vegetables etc. When you have everything prepared, ask your child which thing they'd like packed first and have them pick up or point to the appropriate card. This simple activity will help bolster their communication skills while helping them with their ability to discern objects. As an added bonus, you can make different note cards for different types of sandwiches, like PB&J, Nutella or any of your child's favorites!
Tackling your child's speech and language difficulties can be a challenge, but you don't have to do it alone! If you suspect your child has a language difficulty, or you just want tips and help with your child's progress, reach out to a speech-language pathologist and schedule an appointment!
If you're wanting more tips and professional help, then find a passionate, dedicated professionals like the staff at Greater Learning LP. We're here for you and your family in your journey toward healthier living.
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Please join the Procurement and Space Industry Council on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, from 9:00 am - 11:30 am at the Chamber headquarters (1615 H St NW) for a policy roundtable titled Small Satellite Integration: Implications for Encryption, Interference, and Deorbit Assurance, featuring keynote remarks from Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, and Steve Nixon, President of the SmallSat Alliance. The discussion will focus on the changing structure of the growing space economy and the central role of small satellites.
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Terrible Human Admits To Contaminating Produce At Mid Michigan Stores
A man has been arrested after admitting that he intentionally sprayed a mix of mouse poison and hand sanitizer on produce and salad bars at 15 different stores in Michigan.
The Michigan Department of Agricultural and Rural Development says the stores are in Ann Arbor, Saline, Birch Run, Midland, and Flint. They posted the complete list here. They released a statement to the public concerning the food in question.
Out of an abundance of caution and to protect public health and food safety, consumers should dispose of any foods purchased from salad bars, olive bars and ready-to-eat hot and cold food areas from these stores between mid-March and the end of April
The good news is that there haven't been any illnesses reported yet from the mans actions, and there most likely won't be coming.
The question I have is why? What would make someone do something like this one time, much less 15 different times?! The FBI are currently investigating the man to find out what his motive may have been.
The list of known store locations is listed below.
- Meijer - 9515 Birch Run Rd, Birch Run
- Kroger - 3838 Richfield Rd., Flint
- Millers Mini Mart - 3001 Bay City Rd, Midland
- Walmart - 910 Joe Mann Blvd., Midland
- Family Fare - 2026 N. Saginaw, Midland
- Meijer - 7300 Eastman Ave., Midland
- Busch's - 2240 S. Main St., Ann Arbor
- Cupcake Station - 116 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor
- Meijer - 3145 Ann Arbor-Saline, Ann Arbor
- Plum Market - 375 N. Maple, Ann Abor
- Target - 2000 Waters Rd, Ann Arbor
- Tsai Grocery - 3115 Oak Valley Dr., Ann Arbor
- Walmart - 7000 E. Michigan Ave., Saline
- Whole Foods - 990 W. Eisenhower Pkwy, Ann Arbor
- Whole Foods - 3135 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor


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15 Must Have Free Lightroom Presets
One thing that has improved on the way of processing our images is the introduction of free Lightroom presets. However, presents are available in hundreds online and therefore make it hard for interested parties to download the best. As a result, in this article, we discuss 15 must have free lightroom presents that will make your photography work amazing.
1. The Sleeklens Starter Pack
On the top position of our list is Sleeklens starter pack. You can consider it the best in improving both personal and contract works.
You can use a collection of presets available here to make some global adjustments. It's among the best presets you can consider using. You can learn more if you click https://sleeklens.com/free-lightroom-presets/ link.
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For any wedding events, wedding lightroom preset collections contain all that you want. You can use it when taking wedding or engagement pictures.
You can take advantage of great HDR as well as the matte look that features multiple vignetting. And these are the traits that make your photography work to stand out amazing.
3. Mad Dash
If you want to add contrast and desaturated looks to your photos, this is the lightroom preset you should apply. The preset fills all the dark color spaces popping your pictures and makes them look great.
4. Weddings Look
Weddings Look uses a combination of two Lightroom presets which increases exposure, contrast, sight vignette, sharpens the portrait, adds warmth and vibe. In this way, you're able to include the polished version of the unexposed photos.
5. Fashion Vintage
Fashion Vintage features a collection of 10 Lightroom presets useful for wedding and portrait photographers. Each of the presets offers a new look on to your photos.
6. Quantum Collection
With 16 of its free Lightroom presets, Quantum aims to give high-quality photo conversions that you can manage without necessarily leaving Lightroom. The preset has over a hundred results, organized and refined into a powerful toolkit for simplicity in use.
7. Vintage Wedding
The free Lightroom preset works best for wedding and portrait photos with the aim of reviving the old era.
8. Silky Smooth Skin
If you're doing family shoots, this preset will work in the best way for babies. It works to add a smooth skin to your baby's photos, makes the picture stunning, and reduces the shadow effect. In this way, it makes the image appear softer.
9. Matt Kloskowski's Spotlight
Matt Kloskowski's spotlight features multiple presets that you can use to add spotlights in particular areas. It uses the idea of radical effects present in the Lightroom and keeps everything under your control.
10. Milky Noir
If you want to try headshots, these will be the best option. It allows editing of headshot background by making brighter images with little-washed shadows.
11. Hollywood
As the word suggests, this Hollywood features two free Lightroom presets which works to add a filmy feel into your photos. It changes the simple look to a glamorous feel.
12. Street Photography
With over 15 presets, you can change the look of the images captured from the streets. Its effects are amazing and will add a great feel to your photos.
13. MCP Mini Enlighten
MCP Mini Enlighten is another collection of 15 photographer lightroom presets which applies in a wide area of the shooting. You can consider using the presets separately or combine them for fantastic results.
14. Color Pop
If you need to add some colors to your photos, Color Pop will be the best idea. It's also ideal for adding life into your photos.
15. Newborn Baby
If you're taking pictures of a newborn baby, this will be the best option. Have a chance to experience soft, natural, realistic and subtle look of your photos.
Now there it is folks, an ultimate list of the 15 must have free Lightroom presets you can download. Consider using any among them, and you'll not regret your choices. I hope you find this article of help in your career.


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Am I the only one who gets butterflies in my stomach when I go down the escalator at the Mickey and Friends Parking Structure?
I'm not afraid of heights, I think I'm more afraid how crowded the escalator gets and what I'd have to do to get pass all the people if there were ever a natural disaster.
Why do I think of these things?
See you at Disneyland,
● Photo by Mark Tevin ● Follow our love for Disney on @disneyvisuals!


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How to do hackdays right
Last weekend I went to the Culture Hack East weekend in Cambridge. I didn't get a lot of sleep, but I did have tremendous fun building an app in the company of some very clever people. As hack days go, this was done of the best ones I've been to, with enormously impressive organisation and attention to detail. That got me thinking about what makes for a good hack day as opposed to a mediocre one.
I sometimes question the long term value of my MBA, but one thing it did give me was a grab-bag of theories about motivation and why people do the things they do. One of the better-known is Maslow's hierarchy of needs - basically it says that some needs are more basic than others, and your happiness and motivation will be increased the more of these needs that are fulfilled. The continuum runs from basic biological needs like food and water, up to more abstract concepts like esteem and self-actualisation.
So how does this model, apply to hack days, and what might it tell us about what distinguishes a good one from a not-so-good one? Here's my attempt at crashing the two together.
In Maslowian terms, these are basic biological needs like food, water and shelter. Hackday participants have basic some physiological needs too, especially if you extend their physiognomy to their devices :
Power : hacking needs amps, and delivering amps require sockets. At least 2 per coder to start with, and preferably arranged so that the room doesn't become festooned with tripwires. Not everyone will be connected with MagSafes.
Wifi : network connectivity should be a given. However, hackers have more specific needs that normal - we'll need non-standard ports like 22 and 443 to be open, and wifi services that need a username and password entering into a browser will usually end up getting in the way. Don't underestimate bandwidth, either : a single access point probably won't be able to handle a large event at all, and will probably struggle with more than a few participants.
If you don't personally have control over the network infrastructure, make sure that the person that does will be available, and has been briefed. Crappy connectivity will kill the motivation of participants well before the problems can be fixed.
Food and drink : it's generally considered polite to feed your hackers. Culture Hack East did that almost to extremes - there were looks of incredulity when the "overnight snacks" trolley arrived groaning under the weight of the bacon croissants at 11:30pm. But take a leaf from their book and do us a favour - don't make the tired assumption that all we eat is pizza. It's nice, sure, but lots of hacker types are health-conscious and prefer less cholesterol-ridden fuel. And pizza grease and keyboards don't mix.
A roomful of hackers is a roomful of expensive kit. Make sure that the area is secure from casual pilfering, especially if the hack's taking place in a public space. But at the same time, don't go overboard. If your building needs access cards to get to the loos, make sure all your participants have one. And tell your security and facilities people before the event, too.
If the event is overnight, then allocating a specific area for sleeping which is quiet and dark will really be appreciated by those of us over 30 who can't do a full 48 hours on adrenaline and caffeine.
Although the Hackday community is relatively small and some people will know each other, that's not universally the case. And without wanting to stoop to stereotypes, not all developers are entirely comfortable with networking their way around a room full of strangers.
As the organiser, you can help aid the formation of teams in various ways that will a) get the hacking going quicker and b) make it less likely that people get left in corners.
If you're supplying data, then spend some time at the beginning of the event getting lightning intros to what the data sets are. If you're doing a match-the-developer-with-the-data-provider event, then get the developers to do lightning intros for themselves.
And make sure that you provide as much information as possible before the event, particularly if it's going to involve unusual or novel data sets. That gives participants a chance to have at least thought about what they might do before they actually arrive.
In Maslowian terms, self-actualisation is the touchy-feely, feeling-good-about-ourselves stuff. It's
From an event perspective, there are two areas where you can help to maximise participants' self-actualisation. Firstly, you can help with team formation to find the stuff that people can do, and the stuff that people want to try. Hackdays are an opportunity to broaden out from the day-job and try something new for a chance.
The more fundamental challenge for organisers is picking the right theme. A couple of months ago, Cadburys got on the wrong end of the technosphere with their "Hackathon" - as if the title of the event wasn't gruesome enough, a number of people took them to task over the fact that they were expecting hackers to donate their time and services free to a multinational profit-making corporation.
That's not to say that firms like Cadburys can't run hackdays if they want to. It's just that most geeks and hackers have a very finely-tuned sense of right and wrong - and are acutely good at detecting when their skills and enthusiasms are being taken advantage of.
The payback
From the point of view of a developer, hackdays are an opportunity to contribute to the greater good - if that's not too pretentious a way of putting it. What came out of Culture Hack East was a range of apps, sites and service for organisations that would never otherwise have been able to afford to access the kinds of skills that were on offer. That was aided in no uncertain terms by the efforts that the organisers had put in to making it run smoothly - so you could do a lot worse than follow their examples.


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It was my first day in Chicago, lets just say it didn't go as planned. We were here for a family reunion but that didn't happen. Instead of going to dinner and coming home we went to dinner and never left. Lets start from the beginning. The whole family met for dinner and two vampire looking waiters took us to a tinted dining room. At first I didn't think anything of it, but when we couldn't leave thats when I started to freak out. The only one able to escape was my sister, she pushed over the waiters and ran. So we all just hope she is ok and finding way to help us. Till then I write stories and hope she hears them. The End.


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What you're seeing above is a slow motion capture of light propagating across a piece of fruit. I would call it "super slowmo", but honestly, at one trillion frames a second, "super" just doesn't seem to capture it.
MIT's Media Lab has coined the term femto-photography to describe the system. The camera uses a pulse from a laser for a flash, which lasts for a trillionth of a second and is captured by the image sensor. The vertical field of view is tiny, so the camera uses repeat sampling to create the final images, with the titanium sapphire laser able to emit pulses every 13 nanoseconds. The boffins use a series of mirrors to capture different horizontal slices of the scene, stitching them together to build movies, which you can see above and below.
While it's not going to be put into use in the next F1 season or Wimbledon, this incredible frame rate should help out scientists attempting to capture the minutiae of nanosecond experiments. I can't imagine how much data that camera outputs though -- they must have an absolutely enormous and lightning fast storage array hooked up to that thing. Now if only I could just pinch it for my next trip to Silverstone, I might finally be able to see a thin sliver of the driver's face as he hurtles past at 200MPH. [MIT via SlashGear]


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Can you believe the rebooted mini-series of Battlestar Galactica first aired way back in 2003?
And the rebooted series -- which would go on to run for four seasons -- commenced in 2004?
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Congratulations are pouring down from everyone to Jason Kincaid on a historic accomplishment that has become official as of last night, October 11th. After defending his NWA Smoky Mountain Heavyweight Championship against Jeff Connelly in Tennesse he once again retained the title. Something he's done for the past 3 years now.
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South Korea invites North Korea to compete at ping pong worlds in Busan in 2020
Seoul: South Korea's table tennis governing body said Tuesday it has invited North Korea to participate at the world championships taking place south of the border next spring.
The Korea Table Tennis Association (KTTA) said it extended the invitation to the North through the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The port city of Busan, 450 kilometers southeast of Seoul, will host the World Team Table Tennis Championship from March 22 to 29 next year.
The invitation was signed off by KTTA President Ryu Seung-min, who is also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the ITTF's executive committee.
The KTTA also proposed forming a joint Korean team should Pyongyang decide to send its athletes to Busan.
In May 2018, Ryu played a pivotal role in combining the women's teams from South Korea and North Korea before they were scheduled to face each other in the quarterfinals of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Halmstad, Sweden. The joint Korean team ended up winning the bronze medal.
Two months later, North Korea sent 16 players to compete at the Korea Open in Daejeon, 160 kilometers south of Seoul, where the mixed doubles team of Jang Woo-jin (South) and Cha Hyo-sim (North) won the gold medal.
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These recordings were made digitally in the streets and squares of the historic center of Naples, between 2017 and 2019. The tracks have been subsequently mixed and transferred to a slightly damaged TDK tape, then further edited with a Roland SP404 sampler.
Unedited digital recordings of tracks 1, 2, 3 and 4 contribute to the sound map of radio aporee: aporee.org/maps/work/user.php?u=2249
On the cover: the Spinacorona fountain in Via Giuseppina Guacci Nobile photographed by myself.
Five brief compositions about perception, memories and displacement. How the ear explores the sounds, how the latter is exposed to the mind, absorbed, distinguished and disclosed, confessed.
"U-Bahn, Chattery Kids, A Street Musician And A Vending Machine" is made of sounds recorded on the subways of Berlin, on a journey from the new apartment to my office and back to the old house. These fragments are like candid photographs shot from the hip, developed, printed, assembled in an intricate collage and then re-photographed, redeveloped, reprinted.
In "At Home On My Day Off And The Neighbour's Child Crying" I'm alone in a familiar setting: silence, everything at its place, a peaceful environment.
The mind gets accidentally lost in a maze of dark thoughts, the inside restlessly remodels the surroundings, the ordinary becomes unfamiliar, an inexplicable discord, a child lament turns into a forlorn cry. Everything remains unresolved.
"Somebody Used To Live Here" is a walk in the park, one hot summer afternoon. An abandoned area south of the Tempelhof district with an agglomeration of vacated cottages. Unbroken remembrances that do not belong to my past.
"Calm" is an interlude. An accident, a sequencer left running for a few minutes.
Finally "Somebody Used To Live Here (Coda)" is another walk in the park, in the same place as before. To my surprise, the abandoned cottages are demolished. Probably overnight. Debris and nature and no more memories.
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"Walking is one of Britain's favourite leisure activities, and this guide to Berkshire and Buckinghamshire features 50 mapped walks from two to ten miles, to suit all abilities. The book features all the practical detail you need, accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history and wildlife of the area, and clear mapping for ease of use. Every route has been colour coded according to difficulty. All walks are annotated with local points of interest and places to stop for refreshments. Every walk is given a summary of distance, time, gradient, level of difficulty, type of surface and access, landscape, dog friendliness, parking and public toilets."
– 50 Walks in Berkshire & Buckinghamshire.
"The Chilterns form part of the long line of chalk hills stretching intermittently across southern and eastern England. It is an area characterised by beech woods and dry valleys, and these natural features are explored in the routes. The Thames Valley is steeped in history, from Windsor Castle and Richmond Park to Runnymede Meadows, where the Magna Carta was signed in 1215, and there are opportunities to absorb this evocative atmosphere, as well as genteel towns like Dorchester, Henley and Princes Risborough."
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Free Write: Coming out of this fog
Do what you can with what you have where you are. - Theodore Roosevelt
Ever since I can remember, I've had a heart for the underdog. According to my mom, I made friends with this little boy in daycare and doted on him day in and day out and was heartbroken when our time together in daycare ended. As a kid, I remember often feeling afraid and insecure around kids who were considered popular until someone else was threatened.
In elementary school at St. Sebastians in Milwaukee I spit on a kid who was teasing a friend of mine so I was put on the wall for a 'time out' of sorts during recess. Later on in middle school in Marion, Ohio I managed to confront a bully face to face and convince our mutual friends to leave the bully at a table by herself to sit with me. These instances were years ago but they feel like they were yesterday. The feeling of needing to do something for someone just seems so timely.
Now that I'm in the midst of these moments and weeks and years of raising little kids, I keep finding my heart reverting back to its roots of just caring a lot about those around me. I don't know if my adolescent years or post-college years were just filled with a lot of selfish career-chasing seasons or maybe my head was stuck in my phone... There's something really familiar and like a reunion with my old self as I find my mind and heart really working out the issues of the day and how I can be a force for good.
I strongly disagree with the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy at our borders
As a Christian, I can't keep passing by opportunities to stand up for those around me. As a Mother and a Foster Mom, it's impossible for me to see a policy so clearly incur pain on innocent children.
And, lastly, as a conservative, I cannot condone the Republican party's support of the zero-tolerance policy being a message of deterrence for illegal immigration.
I'm not naïve to the complexities of governmental systems. Our elaborate government branches provide checks and balances to and from different agencies. Getting 'things done' in Congress isn't a cake walk. We, as a people, have serious disagreements as to how we should act as a country that draws illegal immigration at the rate that it does. That's fine. That's how democracy works—a beautiful alignment of different opinions striving toward compromise.
I get it. Policies and laws are always more complicated than they seem.
Except when they aren't.
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Staying in the know on the go
At the ripe age of as-long-as-I-could-remember, my dad asked big questions and talked to me about big things. My mom recounts me including war torn countries and national tragedies in my nightly prayers because current events were included in our dinner conversations before I even entered school.
Staying in-the-know has been a backdrop of my life since I was little without me even knowing it. I went to journalism school for my undergrad at Arizona State University with very little understanding of the industry I was getting into, but with a strong passion for learning and communicating. It was a no-brainer, really.
So, how does this at all relate to my new normal of work/kids/writing/family/all the things? Well, I didn't just stop being me when I got married, or had kids, or started working on my own clock. I still crave to keep up with current events.
Here's a quick and dirty list of the ways I keep up with our nation and the world's happenings.
Top Headlines from Apple - Morning Coffee
I know the mighty algorithm game is guiding what headlines pop up in my top Apple News but for the sake of at least being aware of the basics before 9a, I take a peek at the morning's top news in my phone. I took a second when I got my phone a few months ago to pick my top sources. I haven't adjusted it yet, but for now it's working just fine. Just swipe right and you're golden, friends.
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My Favorite Latest Reads: Issue IV
I'm not sharing this as a way to shock you-- or shove a more liberal-leaning publication down your throat-- but rather as an invitation for you to consider this article as a step toward better understanding the racial realities of adoption and foster care in America.
Unbeknownst to a lot of future or currently-in-the-process adoptive parents, there is a lot of history of difference in opinion of transracial adoption. This article is a good stepping stone to better understand both the sad, unfair current realities and past feelings of hurt or prejudice that affected policy.
As a millennial myself I struggle to say I agree with this out of fear that I'll get the regular "Sigh. You guys always think you know everything..." Except, here I am and I really do believe that 'we' get it.
At the end of the day, companies and organizations are looking for cheaper, more flexible labor force that will be available at the drop of the hat. With that need from the growing, technologically-backed global marketplace, comes the comeback of flexibility.
I'll just leave this right here for you, Mamas.
DHS ISSUES SHOW HOW IMPORTANT CASA's ROLE IS - BY KARRI MIRANDE KARIN HUGHES, LISA ROMAN
CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates. The people in your/our community who volunteer in this capacity are sometimes the only voice that a child hears as an advocate for him or her. This article in the Herald & News (Oregonian Paper) gives a great (quick read!) look at the benefits of this system in our courts.


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For dang sure, it doesn't involve listening to this moron's sports picks.
In between explaining how "close to seven" players expressed their intentions not to play for Dallas if coach Avery Johnson returned this season, promising to be even more hands-on this season and revealing that he'll this week go to a Cubs' playoff game to "drink beer and have fun," Mavericks owner Mark Cuban on Monday also gave us media dorks some financial advice in these troubled times.
With my 401k down to about a 201g, I took notes:
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"Take your two percent and sleep well," he said. "This is the time to be safe and wait it out."
Just shows you how surreal Cuban's life is. While the rest of us are ransacking seat cushions and ash trays for enough coins to pay our light bill, he's got $1 billion burning a hole in his pocket to spend on a baseball team.
Joked Cuban of the slow-moving sale of the Cubs, "I always thought if I wanted to spend $1 billion I'd be able to." -- Richie Whitt