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SARAH PALIN in an actual debate....WARNING...this may scare some democrats...
September 30, 2008, 01:30:46 PM »
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October 01, 2008, 06:00:19 AM »
(I replied in your first thread about this, but I'll repost it here also.)
This should not "scare" anyone. If anything, we can all breathe a sigh of relief that (heretofore) Sarah Palin's reach hadn't always exceeded her grasp. As for her demeanor and clarity on the issues in this debate, it's refreshing to see. It's a pity she didn't bring such class and confidence to the RNC or to any of the handful of real, substantive interviews that the GOP has deigned to permit. Had she done so, I wouldn't have to sit here and wonder which Palin face is the real one and which is the "game face."
I eagerly await tomorrow's VP debate. I want to see Sarah Palin redeem herself and show me how in the world she rose to the highest level in Alaska state government. That said, I also don't want to give her a championship trophy for (what can at most be) a 1-4 season either. I am unimpressed that she's spent the past 3 days cramming knowledge and experience that she should've been acquiring over the past 2 decades. All of us who have ever been students know that you can cram a bunch of information into your head just to perform well on an exam. Ask us the *same* questions the next day, the next month, or worse yet - when you really need to apply the info -- and you have no idea where to begin. I've outgrown this kind of sophomoric approach, and it is not one befitting a world leader a heartbeat away from the presidency.
If Palin debates well tomorrow, I'll give credit where it is due. (I agree with Ms. P here that the bar is set quite low though.) Yet based on the large negative balance of her account right now, the best she could do is raise her credibility level to zero and restore my confidence that she could return to Alaska and finish her gubernatorial term with her remaining ounce of dignity. ymmv
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October 03, 2008, 07:11:09 AM »
Palin meets expectations but still falls short
John F. Harris, Mike Allen
Fri Oct 3, 2:25 AM ET
ST. LOUIS Millions of Americans were watching Thursday nights vice-presidential debate waiting for a demolition derby moment another crash by GOP running mate Sarah Palin, another serving of raw material for the writers at "Saturday Night Live."
By that standard, she got out alive, though there were white-knuckle moments along the way: questions that were answered with painfully obvious talking points that betrayed scant knowledge of the issue at hand, and sometimes little relevance to the question that had been asked.
But recent days have given John McCains team little reason to suppose that not-that-bad is good enough. The Republican tickets sliding polls and narrowing electoral map gave it a different imperative in her showdown against Joe Biden. That was to alter the trajectory of the race in a way reminiscent of how Palin first enlivened Republicansit seems long ago nowwhen she joined the ticket in late August.
Absent new polling, there is little reason to think she cleared that bar in St. Louis.
To the contrary, it is hard to count any objective measures by which Biden did not clearly win the encounter. She looked like she was trying to get people to take her seriously. He looked like he was running for vice president. His answers were more responsive to the questions, far more detailed and less rhetorical.
On at least ten occasions, Palin gave answers that were nonspecific, completely generic, pivoted away from the question at hand, or simply ignored it: on global warming, an Iraq exit strategy, Iran and Pakistan, Iranian diplomacy, Israel-Palestine (and a follow-up), the nuclear trigger, interventionism, Cheney's vice presidency and her own greatest weakness.
Asked which is a greater threat, a nuclear Pakistan or a nuclear Iran, Palin seemed to be stalling, or writing a term paper, when she said: An armed, nuclear armed especially Iran is so extremely dangerous to consider.
Biden was crisper, with a dose of realism: Iran getting a nuclear weapon would be very, very destabilizing. They are more than they are not close to getting a nuclear weapon that's able to be deployed.
Biden relentlessly and clearly delivered a specific message he had been assigned to hammer home: McCain-Palin would be four more years of Bush-Cheney. Biden mentioned President Bush more than a dozen times.
"Look, past is prologue, Gwen," he said at one point. "The issue is, how different is John McCain's policy going to be than George Bush's? I haven't heard anything yet."
By contrast, Palin was in much more of a survival mode, barely delivering on her advisers' hopes that she would be aggressive with Biden, throwing gaffes and policies back at him. For the Alaska governor, it was policy as a second language adequate, but not enlightening.
She twice referred to the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David McKiernan, as "McClellan." Biden did not correct her.
Washington power lawyer Robert Barnett, who helped Biden prepare, said viewers would come away with the sense that Palin "is a nice person, an interesting person but not a qualified-to-be-the-president-of-the-United-States person."
Biden, he said, "was anecdotal, was a little bit emotional" and showed "professionalism, preparation and knowledge."
Of course, there is long experience at this point showing that it is the subjective measures-who strikes more voters as more appealing, more genuine, more plausibleon which these encounters turn.
On this ground both candidates had their moments.
From the moment she blew a kiss as she walked onstage, the Alaska governor was folksy and spunky, dropping a bless their hearts here, a God bless er there, and darn right twice. She showed a cheerful confidence that must have been hard to muster after the humiliating coverage of her amateurish interviews with Katie Couric of the CBS Evening News.
Biden offered a fluent, self-assured performance of the sort that can not be especially hard for him after two presidential campaigns, 35 years in the Senate, countless appearances on Sunday morning programs. People impressed by references to legislation, or citations of his record in world hot spots from Bosnia to Darfur, got these in spades.
But Biden also had the evenings most powerful emotional moment, when he responded to an exchange about how well the candidates relate to the struggles of ordinary Americans by recalling his first wife and daughterkilled in an automobile accident shortly after his election to the Senate in 1972.
Biden seemingly choked up as he said: Look, I understand what it's like to be a single parent. When my wife and daughter died and my two sons were gravely injured, I understand what it's like as a parent to wonder what it's like if your kid's going to make it.
But the past couple weeks have offered little evidence that political theatricsso important in many electionsare what most voters are looking for in the current circumstances, with an economy on the brink and a global financial crisis threatening to push it over.
The debate did nothing to arrest and may even have helped cement a gradual but unmistakable turnabout in the race, with Obama gaining in polls and momentum and McCain losing ground in must-win states. The financial meltdown has put a new premium on competence, and Palin did nothing to show she is ready to be in charge.
After Barack Obama wrapped up the Democratic nomination in June, the Republican knock against him was supposed to be that he was too exotic and too risky.
But in the months since, Obama chose a Washington fixture in Biden, and McCain chose a little-known and little-tested maverick from Alaska. McCain suspended his campaign and elbowed his way into sensitive financial bailout talks, with little to show for his efforts, while Obama kept his distance and made a show of consulting with Robert Rubin and Warren Buffett. Obama and Biden both offered somewhat subdued debate performances that showed technical command of policies.
In many ways, Obama-Biden has taken ownership of the play-it-safe vote, and McCain-Palin have become the more unpredictable and potentially risky choice.
The Obama campaign got a good laugh out of her answer about when nuclear weapons should be put into play: "Nuclear weaponry, of course, would be the be-all, end-all of just too many people in too many parts of our planet, so those dangerous regimes, again, cannot be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons, period."
The "be-all, end-all" is already a punch line around Washington.
Asked about the role of the vice president, Biden was comfortable, after discussing the issue with the boss, to say: "I would be the point person for the legislative initiatives in the United States Congress for our administration."
Palin's answer was more abstract, and obscure: "We have a lot of flexibility in there, and we'll do what we have to do to administer very appropriately the plans that are needed for this nation."
And she had at least a couple harp-seal-on-the-ice moments, as when she wandered into this sentence when trying to rebut a point Biden had made on energy: That is not so, but because that's just a quick answer, I want to talk about, again, my record on energy -- your ticket's energy -- ticket also. I think that this is important to come back to, with that energy policy plan, again, that was voted for in '05.
But if there were some moments that seemed ripe for mockery, there were also many that showed Palins skill in taking debates out of the realm of Washington arcana and to a kitchen-table vernacular.
Sometimes that vernacular came with a sharp edge, as when she lectured Biden, Your plan is a white flag of surrender in Iraq, and that is not what our troops need to hear today, thats for sure.
She was more folksy when she talked about taxes, and even seemed to be channeling Ronald Reagan, the supreme example of a politician who connected to voters even while making Washington elites cringe with his shaky grasp of policy detail.
Now you said recently that higher taxes or asking for higher taxes or paying higher taxes is patriotic, she told Biden. In the middle class of America which is where Todd and I have been all of our lives, that's not patriotic. Patriotic is saying, government, you know, you're not always the solution. In fact, too often you're the problem so, government, lessen the tax burden and on our families and get out of the way and let the private sector and our families grow and thrive and prosper.
If Palin had cleared the expectations who were rooting for or praying to avoid a nationally televised splat, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said she had met his teams expectations almost exactly.
Weve said all along that shes a very talented politician; she proved that again tonight, said Plouffe. But shes selling a failed product.
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I periodically go over to Huffington Post just to see what sort of bullshit they are pushing on any given day and to get stuff for my two widgets on the right of the main page. I saw this stupid ass post by Dan Collins which I won't link to, because I don't want to give those assholes any more clicks than they already get. But here is a bit from his post…
Obama Does New York No Favors
People who don't know New York City often make the mistake of assuming that because we're so wildly diverse, we're wildly tolerant.
Add Barack Obama to the list.
Last week, the president made a stupendously unhelpful entry into the controversy over the so-called Ground Zero mosque.
So by giving a speech where he talks about being tolerant of other religions and spelling out very eloquently what our founding fathers had in mind when it comes to religious freedom, he is being "stupendously unhelpful". And backing up a little on that quote, he says that New Yorkers aren't tolerant, they are diverse, but not tolerant? Really? It's a New York thing, man, you wouldn't understand. It's amazing the extent to which people will contort themselves to try and blame every goddamn little thing on President Obama. This has to be one of the worst examples of the type of horseshit that shows up on Huffington Post and "Fire"bag"lake" multiple times in a day. He goes on with more…
But the issue had been decided legally in favor of the Muslim cultural center. The roar was dying down until the president put it front in center in the national political debate. At a dinner commemorating the Muslim Ramadan, Obama spoke out for freedom of religion and the right "to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in Lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances."
The issue wasn't dying down, if anything it was ramping up and someone had to step up and defend the principles our country was founded on, you putz. And almost everyone with a brain was able to realize that if he hadn't said anything at the Iftar dinner, people would have said he was dodging the issue. I'm sure the author of the bullshit, Dan Collins, would have wrote a slimy piece about the president not stepping up to the plate. Even more of his crap…
Then he backtracked. "I was not commenting and I will not comment on the wisdom of making the decision to put a mosque there," Obama said after he had turned the issue into a national, radioactive debate.
"After he turned the issue into a national, radioactive debate", give me a break. Newt comparing it to Nazi symbols or Peter King going on any cable news show that would put him on….that didn't have anything to do with this "radioactive" debate? Nah, the president talking about tolerance and then clarifying that it is a local issue, but in America, people have religious freedom….that is what made it radioactive? What in the hell is wrong with some people? Like I said before, this is a perfect example of how normally thinking people can twist and contort their own beliefs when they hate someone enough. President Obama didn't backtrack at all, he was asked a question at a rope line that was very specific and he answered it. His speech at the Iftar dinner was perfect, go read it here if you haven't already. Nothing he said on the rope line backtracked from anything he said at the dinner. Backtracking would entail taking something back or changing something he said, he didn't do that and thus, there was no "backtracking". He actually reiterated what he had said at the dinner right after the comment that Collins quoted, he kind of did a Breitbart and conveniently didn't print the whole quote because that would interfere with his real motive, to bash the President.

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Sorry for the delay between posts, won't happen again. (Well, it will, but now it's going to be part of the regular Bowman rotation).
So what have we missed? Some little things we all deal with, sick kids, holidays, doctors and dentists appointments. Oh, and the first goose egg.
Last post was about Brant's vocabulary expanding. It's safe to say from then until now, the boy has turned into another person. Not much baby left in there, much to the dismay of my wife. He's never been a cuddler like his big sister and even though he's not yet 2, there might be some empty-nest stuff settling in there. He loves his 'boks' (blocks), books and cars. And Christmas lights.
I'm as big a nut for holiday exterior illuminations as the next guy, but Brant takes it to the next level. One night we were sitting in the car waiting to pick up Maren from school. It was about dusk and got darker and darker. I was on the phone with a local radio station doing an interview with Brant in the backseat. All of a sudden houses in the neighborhood started to have their holiday lights pop on. "WOOOAAAHHH!" he yelped from the back seat on the first one. "DADDYDADDYDADDYDADDY!" on the next. This went on for 5 minutes. The kid just melts when he sees Christmas lights. One of the saddest days ever when I took the lights off our tree recently.
On to the goose egg. The Thursday before Christmas was the annual holiday party at Brant's daycare. As one of the boys played on a plastic sliding board (much to the concern of parents watching) Brant mulled around. Then he decided he wanted a toy to play with, so he turned and took off. Within three steps he tripped over someone's foot and went head-first right into a bookshelf. By the time he rolled over, he had a goose egg the size of a golf ball sticking out of his forehead. He did not cry. Just stuck his arms in the air. A teacher picked him up, handed him to me and then he broke down.
I talked him off the ledge for a while, although he wanted no part of an ice pack. Then Santa walked through the door and it was melt-down city. So head into bookshelf = no cry. Santa Claus = end of world.
Spent some time in the hospital with him, doc said he was fine, just a bump and a likely black eye for Christmas, which never materialized. Thinking about it now, it was probably best I was the parent on hand when it happened. Sometimes kids react based on others' reaction and if my wife had seen first-hand what I saw, it would have been freak-out city for everyone.
Life's been a little less exciting with Maren recently. Room cleaning remains a gigantic issue. For some reason, a 7-year-old mind cannot process the simple fact that if you put something away when you are done with it, you eventually won't have to waste an entire Saturday cleaning it. I wasn't the biggest fan of cleaning my room either, so now I feel like a bad kid for putting my parents through the same headaches.
One thing we have struggled with in dealing with Maren has at least been a pleasant problem. The kid loves to read. Loves it. She's now digging on the Boxcar Children books. She read a couple before the holidays, then landed a 14-book box set from the grandparents for Christmas. She tore through a bunch of them, but now we are running into an issue where she is staying up a couple of hours after bedtime to read. I feel bad telling her to put a book down, but eventually you've got to sleep.
The other day she came downstairs on Sunday morning carrying two of them. "Why do you need two books, honey?" I asked. "Cuz there's only 58 pages left in this one and I want to have the next one ready," she said never looking up from the page. Good problem to have, I guess.
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Yes it does.... GL on your season... Hopefully you bet on them every game so far which would really be great.....
When you place your hard earned money down, it's quite a bit different than bragging rights in the teams performance's............ We use to call it '' putting your money where your mouth is ''.... Hope you did.... '' talk is cheap''... thats another one...... You still have time, plenty of season to go bro....................
i agree that the B's have a slight edge on the rangers, but not the nucks. Im pretty sure we went up into vancouver and embarrassed them, and havent played any worse since
but who cares about arguing whose best, Rangers are in the #1 spot right now
I'm not an NHL expert, but from what I've seen so far this year the B's are essentially giving the rest of the league a punk test that nobody has passed to this point.
That said, the Rangers appear to have the right blend of defensive fortitude, goaltending, offensive depth, and general grind-it-out mentality that can at least stand a chance against the Bruins. Boston is clearly the better team thus far, but I think you'd be hard pressed to sincerely believe that a B's/Rangers series wouldn't go 6 or 7.
Originally Posted by piroozi: ranger is not a play off team,they suck"""""""""""""""""""BRUINS OR CANUCK WILL WIN IT ALL AGAIN!
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tell me about it!
The Bruins are the best team in the league. The Rangers are great and have a great goalie but they are not as deep as the Bruins lines 1 through 4. The Rangers top line is tremendous and they have better starts, but the Bruins have solid role players in Peverly, Kelly and others to slow Gabby down. The Bruins have a terrific two in Seguin and Marchand. Oh and they also have the Lucic line and a ton of bruisers. The Rangers IMO don't have the D to beat the Bruins over 7 games.
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rmax, I've thot Lydia, altho weak at times in the challenges, is playing smart enuf to go into the Merge at least. (oh puddin, I thot that b4 reading what you jsut posted!) She a bit strange (different!), but a smart cookie IMO!
And our dear Puddin (take a bow, sweetie!) gives 150% in her endless researching to help us all. All your hard work here is soooo much appreciated!
wow, puddin, now I'm more confused than ever! I wish I had the guts to vote for Nakum going to TC, I'm just not sure what the betrayal there would be, or who would be the victim. I'd guess Brooke (Brooke who?), since we've not seen the past two boots coming. I just don't know what her status on Nakum is.I still have Lydia as my pick (going with the betrayal teaser), thinking that Brian is going to cut her loose.Oops, just read the Across the Board Picks, and TDT. Well, it goes along with my theory that the betrayal is key, I just had the players reversed. Guess I'll go with Brian, and be right or wrong with everyone else!
I am not reading spoilers anymore ((^
I am not reading spoilers anymore ((^
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NEW ORLEANS -- A shallow-water production rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded this morning, causing the thirteen crew members aboard to abandon the structure.
Coast Guard rescuers are en route to the scene of the fire, 90 miles
south of Vermilion Bay, Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Colclough said.
Twelve of the workers are in immersion suits, designed to protect them
from hypothermia. One is reported injured.
Once plucked from the Gulf, the injured will be taken Terrebone General Medical Center in Houma, Colclough said.
A helicopter pilot for a private company named Bristow reported the rig on fire around 9:30 a.m. It remained on fire as of 10:55 a.m., Colclough said. The cause is under investigation. As of 10:30 a.m., eight helicopters, two airplanes and four boats were en route from Coast Guard stations in New Orleans and Houston.
The rig is an oil and gas production platform located in 340 feet of water in Vermillion Block 380, according to federal government records. The well was not producing any "product" at the time of the accident, Colclough said.
It is owned by Mariner Energy, headquartered in Houston. Mariner and Apache Corp. entered into a merger agreement in April.
According to its website, Mariner is among the largest lease holders
on the continental shelf with interests in approximately 240 federal
leases and more than 30 state blocks, at year-end 2009.
In deepwater, Mariner holds a working interest in more than 90
blocks. The company has participated in more than 35 deepwater projects,
operating more than half of them.
The offshore oil and gas industry is still in flux following the
April 20 blowout of BP's deepwater exploration well Macondo, also just
off the Louisiana coast. In that accident, 11 rig workers were killed
when they lost control of the well, 115 others escaped from raging
fireballs and the Transocean Deepwater Horizon rig sank two days later,
setting off the largest oil spill in U.S. history.
With all the unwanted attention just starting to wane, members of
industry groups were staggered by the latest accident today, even though
it was on a much smaller scale and appears to have nothing to do with
the deepwater drilling dangers that surrounded the BP incident.
The production work at Vermillion 380 had nothing to do with the
drilling operations that fell under the government's controversial
moratorium after the BP spill.


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Ulan Ude (Russian: Ула́н-Удэ́ oo-LAHN oo-DEH) is the capital of Buryatia.
The town was founded in 1666, and due to its location on trade routes between Russia, China and Mongolia it developed into a prosperous trading town. Ulan Ude is an important commercial and industrial center of Eastern Siberia, located on the 5640th kilometer of the Trans-Siberian railway. It is the capital of Buryatia republic that is a home for Buryat, Evenk and Russian people. The city itself has a distinct Asian-like feel, perhaps because of the cultural mix and proximity to Mongolia. There are about 400 000 inhabitants, but it seems to be very calm and local people are friendly to visitors.
The months of January to March are the coldest, with temperature reaching as low as -27°C in January. April and May are also cold, but usually it is above freezing. June to August are the most pleasant months with lots of sunshine and temperatures rising to the low 20s. September and October are bracing months, but not yet very cold. November and December again sees a return to freezing temperatures of around -10°C to -20°C.
Generally, it is very contrast: in summer it may be very hot, and in winter it may be freezing. The months of January to March are the coldest, with temperature reaching as low as -27°C in January. April and May are also cold, but usually it is above freezing. June to August are the most pleasant months with lots of sunshine. Also, the whole Buryatia, and Ulan-Ude particulary, is considered to be the place where there are the most sunny days during the year, comparing to other places around. The average temperature during the year is: January -27 | February -18 | March -9 | April +1 | May +9 | June +18 | July +20 | August +22 | September +10 | October 0 | November -11 | December –19
Get in
By plane
By train
By bus
Get around
The center of Ulan Ude is relatively compact, and very walkable. Taxis roam the streets for the lazy, but don't expect any of the drivers to speak English. If you don't want to walk, shuttle buses (10-12 seat minbuses) run frequently to all parts of the city for a flat cost of 14 RUB (from 2011), each route is numbered (on the windscreen) so get help to identify the route you want, flag the bus down to get on, pay the driver and indicate when you want to get off. There are also a limited number of tram routes. Main tram line is a circle around the whole city, quite slow soviet era wagons will give you the taste of the place from locals' eyes.
Since 2011 feb there are 2 major local bus stations "Severniy" or North Direction and "Yuzhniy" or South Direction. To get to lake Baikal eastern shore (Barguzin, Ust-Barguzin, Maksimikha, Turka, Gremyachinsk) you need "Severniy" (better to ask a local what's available as time schedule is changed often, phone +7-3012-559927). Take either bus no.30 or no.29 and go to stop called "Baza" (ask a driver). You'll see a sign ABTOBOK3AJI on one of the buildings. "Yuzhniy" is in the center of the city, it's on Sovetskaya str. closer to the river Selenga.
City Center
Datsans and Churches
Buryat cuisine
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Coffee houses
Mid range
Stay Safe
Stay healthy
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Moved into a apartment and have little room for this stuff. My loss is your gain. Everything this pictured is included in the price.
Jt Gun bag
Mafia Joyride w/ tubes
12 belt
5 mag barrels ( one centerfeed in there)
Agd Intelli
Benchmark double trigger
2 remotes ( no asa on both )
4 oz CO2 tank
AGD reverse valve with matching # and lvl 7
ULT kit
AGD valve rebuilt kit
AGD RT Pro Sear
AGD RT rail w/ bushing ( no Pin )
Misc hardlines
Misc drops
lvl 7 foamie bolt
lvl 7 venturi bolt
Misc agd springs
AGD lvl 10 spacers ( maybe full spacer kit )
AGD lvl spacer kite ( more then full )
5 foregrips
I may have missed something in the picture. Questions just ask.
Will be shipped in a large priority USPS box ( maybe 2 )
NO PARTING sorry
SOLD to dboggs79


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When Porsche introduced the Porsche Boxster in 1996 for the 1997 model line, it was the first road vehicle that was designed as a roadster by Porsche since the Spyder 550 in the 1950s. It was also the first completely new car by Porsche in almost two decades. The Porsche Boxster was in production since it was released in 1996 and went through two generations. A third generation was released at the 2012 Geneva Auto Show.
Porsche designed the Boxster to fill its entry-level position in the Porsche model lineup. Over time, Porsche struggled with the production of a lower-priced car that lived up to the Porsche reputation for performance and handling, as well as overall design and style. With the creation of the Porsche Boxster, Porsche was hoping to finally succeed in producing an entry-level sports car worthy of the Porsche name. The first generation had a mid-engine layout with a boxer engine. It is said that the name boxer came from a combination of boxer for the engine and roaster for its car category.
At the Paris Auto Show in 2004, Porsche unveiled the second generation of the Porsche Boxster for the 2005 model year. While the roadster looked similar to the first generation, it received updated styling inside and out, as well as more power compared to the first generation. The base model was equipped with a 2.7-liter engine that was tuned to now produce 240 horsepower, while the Porsche Boxster S had the tuned 3.2-liter engine, which produced 276 horsepower. A five-speed manual transmission was the standard for the base model, while a six-speed manual transmission was standard for the S version. A five-speed automatic TipTronic transmission came as an option for both versions. In 2007, both versions had its engines modified. For the base model, this meant an increase in 5 horsepower, while the S version received a larger 3.4-liter engine that improved the power output by 15 horsepower.
In 2008, the Porsche Boxster underwent a design refresh that was introduced at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. As well as tweaking the style of both versions of the Porsche Boxster, Porsche also modified the mechanical components to provide more power for each of them. The new engine found in the base model was a 2.9-liter flat-six that produced 255 horsepower, while the engine in the S version was modified so that it now produced 310 horsepower. A six-speed manual transmission is standard, but a new seven-speed automatic transmission from Porsche was available in both models as an option.
The first generation of the Porsche Boxster was launched for the 1997 model year sales. It was equipped with a flat-six, or horizontal-six, engine that has its six cylinders laid out horizontally in two rows of three on either side of the crankcase. The 2.5-liter engine produced 201 horsepower and was coupled with either a five-speed manual transmission as standard, or a five-speed TipTronic automatic transmission as an option. The engine was found just behind the two seats to provide an almost front rear balanced car. It was the first water-cooled engine to be used by Porsche.
In 2000, a new version of the Porsche Boxster was added to the lineup, called the Boxster S. This version featured a 3.2-liter flat-six engine that produced 250 horsepower. The standard Boxster received an updated 2.7-liter engine that provided an increase in power up to 217 horsepower. The Porsche Boxster S was fitted with a six-speed manual transmission as standard, and the TipTronic automatic transmission could be chosen as an option.
From the outside, the Porsche Boxster is similar to the Porsche 911. The same hood, fenders, and headlights were used in both the Porsche Boxster and the Porsche 911. To reduce costs of manufacturing cars, Porsche was keen to share components between different models. The style of the Porsche Boxster remained the same until it underwent a minor refresh in 2003. At that time, changes to the design included replacing the rear plastic window with a glass one, a new glove compartment, an updated steering wheel, and slight modifications to the front and rear light clusters.
In 2004, a special edition of the Porsche Boxster was released. The 550 Spyder 50th Anniversary Edition of the Porsche Boxster had a limited production run with only 1953 cars built. All were painted the same GT Metallic Silver, and were fitted with a 3.2-liter engine tuned to provide 266 horsepower. The all leather interior was either dark brown or grey, and had specialized paintwork. The 18-inch wheels, a BOSE audio system, and a plate on the center console with the production number were just some of the upgrades included.
2016 Porsche Boxster
Convertible, Sports
2015 Porsche Boxster
2014 Porsche Boxster
2013 Porsche Boxster
The all new, redesigned 2013 Porsche Boxster is turning some heads.
2012 Porsche Boxster
The Porsche Boxster debuted in 1996 as a 1997 with the second (and current) generation introduced in 2005 as a 2006 model. Porsche tends to make incremental changes to its lineup, adding new features, standardizing old ones, or expanding some like new color choices.
2011 Porsche Boxster
The 2011 Porsche Boxster has become one of the most sought-after roadsters of its time after 15 years of making improvements and creating perfection.
2010 Porsche Boxster
Ok, there are new steering wheels for 2010, but the big news is the arrival of the 2011 Boxster Spyder. Featuring 10 horsepower more than the Boxster S (for a total of 320 hp), a significant weight reduction, and a bodyshell optimized for driving topless, the Spyder truly is a worthy successor to the legendary 550.
2009 Porsche Boxster
2008 Porsche Boxster
The 2008 Porsche Boxster is a powerful yet expensive vehicle choice.
2007 Porsche Boxster
The 2007 Porsche Boxster is a mid-engine sport roadster that comes in two trim levels: the base Boxster and the Boxster S.
2006 Porsche Boxster
The 2006 Porsche Boxster stems from the original model, which debuted in 1997, and serves as a more affordable convertible.
2005 Porsche Boxster
The 2005 Porsche Boxster made its debut on a race track.
2004 Porsche Boxster
The Porsche Boxster is a great-looking, mid-engine sports car with an affordable price.
2003 Porsche Boxster
The 2003 Porsche Boxster continues the trend of fun-to-drive roadsters offering a good deal of performance.
2002 Porsche Boxster
The Porsche Boxster originally made its debut in 1997.
2001 Porsche Boxster
2000 Porsche Boxster
1999 Porsche Boxster
The Porsche Boxster is a two-door convertible roadster replacing the Porsche 968 in 1996.
1998 Porsche Boxster
The 1998 Porsche Boxster is marketed as the automaker's entry-level vehicle, but this is slightly misleading since it's more powerful than even some of its direct competition.
1997 Porsche Boxster
The 1997 Porsche Boxster classifies as a rear-drive, two-seat convertible making its debut to compete against the Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class, BMW Z3, and Jaguar XK8, among others.


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Jennifer Haviland Barker, 57, of Flourtown, a real estate agent who was the owner of Springfield Abstract, a real estate title company in Flourtown, died of lung cancer Feb. 10, at Keystone House in Wyndmoor.
Ms. Barker had worked for several real estate agencies in the area and a real estate title firm before starting her own company in 2005.
Born in Long Valley, N.J., she was raised by foster parents in Collegeville after her mother died when she was 2 years old. She was a graduate of the Parkway High School in Philadelphia.
Ms. Barker was a talented artist with a flair for decoration, but turned enthusiastically to oils in 2007. She attended numerous art workshops throughout the United States, the Bahamas, Costa Rica and Mexico.
Ms. Barker's marriage to Henry Friedburger ended in a divorce.
She is survived by brothers David and Michael.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Plymouth Meeting Friends Meetinghouse, 2150 Bethlehem Pike, Plymouth Meeting.
Donations for a bench dedicated in her memory that will be placed along the banks of the Wissahickon Creek, where she liked to walk, can be sent to the Jennifer Barker Bench Fund, c/o David Barker, 3330 Wiehle St., Philadelphia, PA 19099 . – WF


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Honors: All-East Indoors (DMR - 2009) ... All-East Outdoors (4x800m - 2009, 4x800m - 2011).
2011-12: Indoors, only competed a handful of times during the season but ran a personal record time of 2:26.94 at the New Balance Collegiate to finish in ninth place...Outdoors, finished ninth in the 800m with a personal record time of 1:50.42 at the ACC Outdoor Championships.
2010-11: Did not compete for Duke during the fall due to injury ... indoors, logged a personal-best 2:27.52 in the 1,000m at the Virginia Tech Challenge ... covered the mile in 4:25.25 to take fourth at the Kent Taylor Invite ... ran the third leg of Duke's sixth-place DMR at the ACC Indoor Championships ... during the outdoor season, posted a personal best of 3:48.06 in the 1,500m to claim second at the Duke Invitational ... also placed 14th in the same event at the ACC Outdoor Championships, clocking 3:54.26 ... a week later, was part of the Blue Devils' winning 4x800m relay at the Penn Relays, which established a new program record of 7:25.20 ... also helped the 4x800m relay squad take seventh at the IC4A Championships with a mark of 7:29.16, garnering All-East accolades ... ran the first leg of the winning 4x1,500m team at the Raleigh Relays.
2009-10: Began the cross country season with a 15th-place showing out of 85 finishers at the JMU Invitational ... was Duke's sixth man at the Roy Griak Invitational with a 29th-place effort out of 165 finishers ... ran a 24:49.45 over 8K as the Devils' fifth man at the Panorama Farms Invitational ... as Duke's fifth man at the ACC Championships, ran an 8K personal-best 24:16.01 to help the Blue Devils to a fourth-place team finish ... also turned in a 10K personal-best 31:30.34 at the NCAA Southeast Regional, good for 39th place out of 231 finishers ... at the NCAA Championships, came in 149th after posting a 31:43 for 10K ... competed in two meets indoors, running the 800-meters and 1,000-meters ... did not see action in the outdoor season.
2008-09: Showed his range throughout the season, competing in both cross country and the 4x800m relay ... was Duke's third runner at the ACC Cross Country Championships with an 8K time of 25:26 ... indoors, turned in personal bests in both the mile (4:11.22) and the 3,000-meters (8:28.22) during his rookie campaign ... earned All-East accolades with 1:53 splits for 800 meters in both the trials and the finals of the IC4A distance medley ... outdoors, went under a 1:53 split (800m) for the first time with a 1:52.6 clocking to anchor the Blue Devil sprint medley at the Penn Relays ... that SMR, which was in fourth place prior to Clark taking the baton, was the fifth-best all-time performance in Duke history for the event ... in the Penn Relay finals, split 1:50.90, leading the SMR to a fourth-place showing at the meet ... concluded his outdoor season by earning outdoor All-East honors in the 4x800m relay, clocking splits of 1:51.70 in the trials and 1:52.1 in the finals, and helping the team finish in 7:27.44, the third-best Duke performance in the event.
Prior to Duke: Earned Footlocker All-America status in cross country ... placed 12th at the national championships in San Diego ... finished in third at the West Regional to qualify for the national finals ... won the 5A race at the state meet with a 15:24 for three miles at altitude ... posted a 1:57.15 in the 800-meters at the Simplot Games ... Captured two silver medals and one gold at the Utah State Outdoor Championships ... competed in the Golden West meet and placed third in the mile with a then-personal-best 4:13.87.
Personal: Majoring in sociology ... also pursuing certifications in markets and management studies and human development.
Indoor PRs
800m- 1:54.71 (2/26/2010)
1,000m- 2:26.94 (2/3/2012)
Mile- 4:11.22 (1/24/2009)
3,000m- 8:28.22 (2/6/2009)
Outdoor PRs
800m- 1:50.42 (4/20/2012)
1,500m- 3:48.06 (4/9/2011)


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|Bigger The Hair
Nearly destroyed my hair I was so happy to be shooting. Actually lost a few extensions showering this out. Hahaha! Totally worth it!
For those who don't know, Steve has been at the top of my photographer wishlist since I started modeling. And the two of us have been trying to shoot for a while, but something always got in our bloody way!
Well now you can see our first set: Bigger The Hair... published on zivity. It's a shower set and you all know how much I LOVE showing off in the shower
Working with Steve was an awesome time and a very comfortable experience. You will for sure be able to see that in the set, but most definitely in the vote incentives we have available ;)
I tapped into my wild side and showed the camera a little more than my zivity fans are used to seeing :P So for those who have votes, this is a great day to use them! And those who are not yet on the site, let me know because I have free trial invites for you. (Send me your email and get your free invite)
10 votes - Receive the full high-res published set
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CHECK OUT "BIGGER THE HAIR..." AT THIS LINK and be prepared because we have more in store for you ;) - I'll be unleashing my inner rock demon in our next set
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We're starting to see clear signs of strong momentum towards new digital platforms. Digital natives are flexing their considerable muscles to try and secure a dominant position. Telcos are looking to capitalize on their customer insights and raise their profile in digital video. New entrants continue to innovate with eye-grabbing digital propositions and content. How should traditional content providers respond to make sure they can ride the wave, compete in this rapidly changing market and secure their place in the fast-configuring digital value chain?
Bringing TV to Life: Issue V
About the series
Accenture's "Bringing TV to Life" series aims to build an understanding of the technology and business trends and market drivers that are radically reshaping the video industry. Our perspective reflects our experience with players across the ecosystem and makes use of Accenture's primary industry surveys. Our series aims to help all the players in this rapidly evolving space to accelerate their journey as high performance businesses
Riding the next wave
As digital devices continue to proliferate, with multiple IP devices per hyperconnected consumer increasingly the norm, and the TV just one point among many for digital video consumption, we're seeing a new wave of disruption starting to break over the video industry.
About the 2015 Accenture Digital Consumer Survey
The Accenture Digital Consumer Survey for communications, media and technology companies was conducted online between October and November 2014, with 24,000 consumers in 24 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States. The sample in each country is representative of the online population, with respondents ranging in age from 14 to 55+. The survey polled respondents about their usage, attitudes and expectations related to digital devices ownership, content consumption, broadband constraints, digital trust and the Internet of Things.


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Samantha & Scott necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 26 diseños de 5 diseñadores freelance.
We want potential customers to see a beautiful site and want to use him as a denist.
We want it to be retro '50's but still looking new and fresh. View the flyer I attached as an example of the look he wants.
Here are some examples of retro design, but the flyer I attached is the best example:
The name of his site is on the logo. There is no existing site to show.
His specialties and what people usually come to him for are:
1. Implants
2. Bleaching
3. Family Dentistry
4. Bad Breath
5. Cosmetic Dentistry
The site must be utterly apparent that it is new and designed in 2010.
Although this site is different than what we usually want because of the retro feel, we still want it polished:
I have attached a wireframe of how most of our sites need to be created. You can also use istockphoto or retro clip art (which I'll pay for) if needed.
We judge many of the designs we get by these examples. The images pop and are polished and beautiful:
I also made a video that explains what we need from a design:
http://budurl.com/t8lf. Many of the websites I mention have no use for this design, but you will understand what I need from a "polished website".
Basic requirements to go along with my wireframe:
1. header should have logo, 3 or 4 pages for name, and a phone that can be easily seen in the header saying something like "Call Us Now: 714-555-1212"
2. the form on the side should have a title "schedule your appointment", a field for name, email, phone and a submit button. lastly there will be a privacy statement "We respect your privacy and would never spam you." with a link from privacy to our privacy page.
3. the header shouldn't take up too much space so that most of the imagery will be above the fold.


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Talk about the novels, new and used books that Newman has written!
Author Newman's Book Reviews
Back in the USSA
Alternate history: The USA had a communist revolution in 1917. A collection of novella length stories charting the rise and fall of the USSA from WWI till a Glasnost-style collapse of communism in the 80's. This is some of the most well written alternate history in existence. Some of the stories will move you deeply, like "Teddy Bear's Picninc" - a British private trying to cope with his experiences in an inverted Vietnam war and his return to London at...


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Remembering D-Day
Seventy years ago, Dwight Eisenhower told American troops, "The eyes of the world are upon you."
On Friday, those same eyes were on the 150,000 troops who spearheaded Operation Overlord on D-Day. Some left in the early morning hours from England by plane. Most of them made up the world's largest amphibious attack in history.
All of them put their lives on the line and charged directly through fortified lines of German troops.
What was intended to be three days of fighting lasted almost three months. German General Erwin Rommel was away on leave – reportedly celebrating his wife's birthday - and Adolf Hitler misinterpreted the intent of the attacks, allowing the Allies to secure all five beaches that were targeted in the operation in about a week.
That allowed for the landing of thousands of military machines to join the battle and led to the eventual liberation of France from German control.
It was a terrifying and bloody battle and that was no surprise to planners. More than 30,000 stretchers were in place to treat the wounded and carry the dead.
More than 9,300 American soldiers may be found in their final resting place on in a cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach.
As our remaining World War II veterans are leaving us at an alarming rate, you have to wonder if today's America that their courage and resolve helped create could recreate the mission today.
Do we have the courage to plan a mission that could potentially claim the lives of thousands of our soldiers?
I can't imagine what it was like jumping out of those boats and wading the last few hundred feet up that beach and racing toward bunkered snipers and heavy war machines firing directly at me. But thousands of young men grabbed their guns and raced through a hail of bullets to find and kill their enemy. They weren't defending Chicago or Los Angeles. They were defeating an evil enemy on behalf of an ally in a foreign land.
Even those who weren't sacrificed were willing to sacrifice themselves for the cause of freedom.
It was noble, courageous and selfless.
It is still inspiring.
As those 150,000 troops were preparing to liberate France, Eisenhower told them, ""The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to victory.... We will accept nothing less than full victory!"
On his command, they boarded the boats and made a charge that changed the history of the world forever.
If you know any of these men who served in World War II, buy their dinner and listen to their stories. But more than that, learn from them about what that sacrifice meant and why they were willing to make it.
We can learn a lot from this fading generation, but courage and sacrifice may be the most important things they can pass down to us.


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Merit badge requirements
- 1. Tell a story with a picture or pictures or using a 3-D rendering.
- 2. Do ONE of the following.
- a. Design something useful. Make a sketch or model of your design and get your counselor's approval before you proceed. Then create a promotional piece for the item using a picture or pictures.
- b. Design a logo. Share your design with your counselor and explain the significance of your logo. Then, with your parent's permission and your counselor's approval, put your logo on Scout equipment, furniture, ceramics, or fabric.
- 3. Render a subject of your choice in FOUR of these ways:
- a. Pen and ink,
- b. Watercolors,
- c. Pencil,
- d. Pastels,
- e. Oil paints,
- f. Tempera,
- g. Acrylics,
- h. Charcoal
- i. Computer drawing or painting
- 4. With your parent's permission and your counselor's approval, visit a museum, art exhibit, art gallery, artists' co-op, or artist's workshop. Find out about the art displayed or created there. Discuss what you learn with your counselor.
- 5. Find out about three career opportunities in art. Pick one and find out the education, training, and experience required for this profession. Discuss this with your counselor, and explain why this profession might interest you.
Source: 2007 Boy Scout Requirements (33215)
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This chilling account of the sudden deaths of Ananias (Hebrew, "the Lord is gracious") and Sapphira (Aramaic, "beautiful") makes us face the fact that God deals with sin, especially church members' deceit and lack of integrity. If God acts to preserve the integrity of the community that the gospel produced, we can have increased confidence in the truthfulness of the message itself (Lk 1:4). That's the good news for the inquirer. This narrative is bad news, though, for any who would take a casual approach to entering the kingdom of God.
Living out their unity with the believers, Ananias and his wife Sapphira sold real estate (see 5:3), brought and placed money at the apostles' feet. This action paralleled Barnabas's (4:37), with one significant difference. In collusion with his wife, Ananias kept back part of the money for himself. Literally, he embezzled from the sale price. This is paralleled in the LXX report of Achan's sin (Josh 7:1), in secular sources describing the pilfering of gold dedicated to the god Apollos (Athenaeus Deiporosophists 6.234) and in the keeping back of crops that had been declared common property in the Celtic tribe Vaccaei (Diodorus Siculus Library of History 5.34.3).
Peter exposes the fraud. He knows the truth, whether by hearsay, reading Ananias's face or Spirit-empowered insight. By asking Ananias why Satan has filled his heart for the purpose of lying to the Holy Spirit and embezzlement, Peter exposes the spiritual battle that is raging (compare Lk 4:1-13). Satan now attacks Christ's mission from within as he had done through Judas and Peter (Lk 22:3, 31). The "father of lies" (Jn 8:44) starts in the heart, the source of all decisions concerning possessions and their relation to God (Lk 12:34; 16:14-15; Acts 8:21-22; contrast 2:46; 4:32). Ananias shows not simply a lack of honesty in bringing only a part of the sale price but also a lack of integrity--bringing only a part while pretending to bring the whole (Stott 1990:109).
Peter now exposes Ananias's full responsibility: he had full control over the property before it was sold, and over the sale price before he contributed any portion to the common fund (5:4). This statement can help us understand the arrangements of having all things in common (2:44; 4:32) and the practice of selling property and bringing the proceeds to the apostles as a contribution to a fund for the poor (4:34-37; compare 2:45), for it shows the voluntary, even periodic nature of the process. Peter again asks the piercing question "Why?" This sin, like all sin, is finally not against human beings but against God.
But sin blinds us to the true nature of the offense: that our sin is against God. Sin also blinds us so that we choose short-term gains in this life, heedless of the long-term loss in the next (Lk 9:24-25). For Ananias it was the possibility of being praised for his generosity while keeping a secure nest egg for his wife (Hebrew ktubah, or dowry paid to a wife in the case of a unilateral divorce or at his death--see m. Ketubot; Derrett 1977:196).
As Ananias listens to this expose (NIV's when Ananias heard this does not do justice to the simultaneous action indicated by the present participle), suddenly he falls down and dies (exepsyxen, used primarily in accounts of death as a result of divine judgment--Acts 5:10; 12:23; Judg 4:21). God, the knower of all hearts, has assessed Ananias's unrepentant heart and immediately judged him for his sin (contrast Acts 15:8).
Such a punishment, "death at the hands of heaven," was a recognized penalty in Old Testament and Jewish law. The punishments for partaking of the priestly tithe while ritually unclean and the strange fire of Nadab and Abihu are the closest parallels (Lev 10:1-7; 22:9; m. Keritot; Derrett 1977:197). No wonder great fear comes upon the Jewish Christian bystanders (compare Acts 5:11; 19:17).
Such discipline certainly has its deterrent value. The hasty, unceremonious burial of Ananias shows the believers recognize that God's judgment has fallen on one who by his embezzlement had violated the transparent unity of the Spirit-filled assembly (see Lev 10:6; Semahot 2:8). The young men (young in age, not office) cover his eyes and wrap his body in a shroud (synesteilan; the word systellontos, referring to a functionary related to burials, has been discovered on an inscription in a synagogue in Beth Shearim--see Safrai 1976:776). Without the traditional rituals of mourning, Ananias is taken outside the city and buried.
Three hours later Sapphira arrives. Luke, given his mention of her ignorance, probably intends us to understand Peter's question to be about the agreed-upon false price, not the true price. Either way, his inquiry gives her an opportunity to confess or persist in her sin (compare Lk 22:48).
In response, Peter again uses the penetrating "why" question. The NIV emphasizes Peter's disbelief by phrasing it How could you . . . . He reveals his knowledge of the crime and points out its implications for their covenant relationship with God. In the wilderness the Israelites through their unbelief and murmuring against God were actually putting him to the test to see if he would indeed punish sin. At Kadesh Barnea they discovered that he does (Num 14:20-23; Ps 95:7-11; compare Deut 6:16). So Ananias and Sapphira learn that in this life God can, and when he chooses will, punish sinners either by immediate death or by some other means. This can happen to those who claim to be, and may truly be, a part of his covenant people, enjoy his salvation blessings and yet deliberately sin and remain unrepentant (1 Cor 5:5; 1 Jn 5:16-17).
For Christians today this is still a temptation: to so luxuriate in the love and grace of God that we do not take seriously the consequences of our deliberate sinning. But God will not be mocked (Gal 6:7-8).
In a prophecy and an effective judgment, but not a curse, Peter declares that the young men who buried Sapphira's husband (the feet of points to their function as transporters of the dead) are at the door and will soon carry out another corpse--hers. Luke heightens the impact with the phrase at that moment (5:10).
Thus Sapphira too experiences divine judgment by immediate death, and the believers again respond with dishonorable burial. The lack of reference to wrapping the body may reflect the Jewish custom that women could wrap both men and women, but men could wrap only men (Semahot 12:10).
Great fear comes on the whole church. This is the first reference in Acts to the body of Christians as the "church" (ekklesia). This term, though used in secular Greek to describe citizen assemblies (compare Acts 19:32, 39), derives its special theological meaning from its use by the LXX to consistently translate the Hebrew qahal, the assembly or congregation of God's people. For Christians to use this word to describe their corporate identity was to claim to be the true people of God, the rightful heirs of God's promised salvation blessings. To find it at the climax of this passage only heightens the seriousness of Ananias and Sapphira's sin and gives explicit justification for the severity of their punishment. And Luke lets us know that the dread extended to non-Christians as well.
The message of this for Christian and non-Christian alike is self-evident. Christians must realize that the selfless, transparent fellowship of the church must never be violated by selfish hypocrisy. Further, it is proper to employ discipline to guard the church's integrity, unity and purity. For the non-Christian, this account is a warning: Think twice before joining this holy fellowship. Are you willing to pay the price--fully renouncing wicked ways and full-heartedly embracing Christ and other believers in his body, the church?
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This one, I think, will prove quite useful. I put this little item on my wish list some time ago, and when my mom asked me to send her my Christmas list, I simply copied the link to my Amazon wish list and emailed it to her. I never thought she would choose this from that list.
The Imagelab Slide & Negative Scanner. (cue ethereal music)
When I emptied everything out of the box, I was quite impressed. The scanner is actually smaller than I was expecting. It weighs a touch over a pound, and it's around 7-1/2 inches tall. That's completely a guess because at the time I wrote this, I was unable to find my ruler. The scanner is a little over half as tall as Meresa (my Barbie). Don't judge. I know for sure that she is 11 inches tall. Ergo, the scanner is about 7-1/2 inches tall.
|Meresa: Presenter and measuring standard
The first thing you should know is that you can only use 35mm slides or 35mm negatives. Scanning other sizes could damage your originals.
The second thing you should know is that you should not get the scanner wet. No scanning negatives in the bathtub! You've been warned.
Whew! Glad I read that part first.
You can use the scanner with the provided AC adapter, or you can use 3 AAA batteries. I bought a box of 50 AAA batteries and have not one single thing in my house that uses them (I thought they were AA). Today we're going to use the AAA batteries.
It also takes a standard SD card, or you can use the USB cable to scan directly to your computer. I used the SD card that I use for my digital camera. It's an 8 GB card, and the counter on the scanner says I have 8125 images worth of space.
I found some old negatives - I have no idea how old - and I can't tell by looking at them what the photos are, so I suppose it will be a surprise for all of us! I opened one of the negative trays to place the negatives. The tray was a little tricky for me to get opened at first, but that is probably user error (or what we call a PICNIC problem -- problem in chair, not in computer).
I got the negatives loaded up and slid the tray into the slot. The images show up on the LCD screen (approx. 2-1/2 inches square). I pressed the button that says "negative" on the top to scan the photo to my SD card.
Here is a completely unretouched version of what was on that negative:
That's actually a photo of the quilt that my grandmother made for my (now 21-year-old) daughter when she was very little. This photo was probably taken around 14 years ago, judging by the background.
I don't own any slides, so I couldn't test out that feature.
Bottom line, the scanner is very easy to use. It's a little difficult to get the negatives to stay locked on the little nubs that are supposed to hold them in, but I attribute that to the fact that my negatives were slightly curled. The images are scanned at 9 megapixels, so they aren't too shabby. The images are saved as .jpg, not .tiff, so if that's a feature you really want, you might want to check out other brands.
Now I just have to find the time to scan all the negatives in that box on the closet shelf ...
Disclaimers: I have not received any compensation from Imagelab, Amazon, Rayovac, my grandmother, or Mattel for this review. I am not a professional reviewer -- I simply got a new gift and wanted to show people how it works, in case they were toying with the idea of buying one.


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The Dallas Cowboys have released defensive tackle Jay Ratliff from the reserve/physically unable to perform list today as failed physical.
Ratliff was originally drafted by Dallas in the seventh round (224th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Auburn.
He started 85-of-104 games for Dallas, posting 317 tackles, 27.0 sacks, 25 tackles for loss, 124 pressures, 18 pass breakups, five forced fumbles and 13 fumble recoveries. Ratliff earned four Pro Bowls with Dallas (2008-11).
He injured his groin against Washington (11/22/12) and missed the remainder of the 2012 season before undergoing surgery in the off-season and being placed on active/pup to start training camp in 2013 and then reserve/pup.


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Collaboration: For Good and Bad Alike
As Marie and Pat have mentioned in previous posts, we are busy applying the final edits to the 2009 Cisco Midyear Security Report. Cisco will provide an overview of what Security Intelligence Operations analysts have observed during the first six months of 2009. In this forthcoming update, one theme has become evident: collaboration is a powerful force. Unfortunately, that force does not solely empower the virtuous.To date in 2009, we have seen examples of collaboration on both sides of the security equation. Our industry has rallied together to address challenges such as Conficker, and at the same time our adversaries have matured their operations and increased the potency of the threats they introduce into the wild.While our industry has certainly learned to respond, if we are going to change the security landscape in our favor it's important that we evolve our ability to collaborate in order to move from transactional response to proactive defense.For Good…Let's highlight a few positive instances of collaboration. In February we saw the creation of the Conficker Working Group (CWG). The CWG is an example of collaboration among industry and security community leaders to address a significant security threat. As a community, the CWG actively worked together to disrupt early versions of Conficker and disseminate vital information.Another example of collaboration that yielded positive results was the work to disconnect the ISP "McColo." After McColo—an ISP largely reputed to house malicious servers and domains—was taken offline by its upstream Internet providers, the volume of spam on the Internet dropped dramatically. This marked decrease in spam lasted several months, with daily spam volumes only recently returning to their previous levels.There are also calls for more collaboration in the future. Recently the findings of the 60-day review of the nation's online security were made public. Cisco's Chief Security Officer, John Stewart, a contributor to the Center for Strategic and International Studies report for the Obama Administration, blogged about one of its key recommendations—a stronger, more collaborative public/private partnership. Further details are available at Cisco's The Platform blog.Cisco has even taken the collaborative model beyond the sharing of thoughts or ideas between humans to the sharing of information among networked devices. Cisco SenderBase as well as the Global Correlation capabilities of our Intrusion Prevention Systems demonstrate this progression.…and Bad AlikeUnfortunately the power of collaboration does not only enable those looking to do good. Like other simple but powerful concepts that had nothing but good intentions, it is also clear that collaboration is an equal-opportunity enabler; there is no requirement that ideas shared or problems solved be for the greater good. In fact, technology can be very effective in hiding malicious activity, making it difficult to deter.One significant instance of collaboration for "the bad" is the maturing criminal ecosystem, with criminals increasingly looking to one another to not only consume services, but also to provide them. This may seem obvious on the surface; our analysis suggests that in 2009, the evolution of how criminals do business continues to progress. As an example, current trends indicate that a larger number of criminals are offering smaller, more directed services to their like-minded, nefarious customers. One of the largest security events to date in 2009 is Conficker, and while the CWG represents collaboration for good, Conficker is demonstrating collaboration for "the bad." In April we saw Conficker distributing spam for trial software that included malware of the Waledac botnet. This seems to not only indicate the monetization of the Conficker botnet, but also a collaborative relationship between two botnets, Conficker and Waledac. It is also worth mentioning that the complexity of malware like Conficker and Waledac is substantial. That complexity is a good indicator that this software is the result of a team effort on the part of those who produce these attacks. I'd ask that you absorb the information contained in the Midyear Security Report with the mindset that many of the victims of these crimes are people who are consuming services that they have "trusted" for years, only in a different way. In fact, some may not even be aware that the underlying technology that is providing the information has changed. Collaboration is a powerful idea: bringing together a diverse set of people and perspectives to share ideas and solve problems can overcome almost any challenge. This blog is itself an example of collaboration; we hope it will not only provide you with a looking glass into the thoughts and perspectives of the global Cisco security community, but that it will also give you an opportunity to involve yourself in that community.As Marie aptly stated in her post, securing the network will take a village, but that village should not shift undue responsibility to the users of the services provided. As a security community we must collaborate to deliver transparent, high quality and secure services that just work. Join us by becoming part of the conversation.
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Me.ga Domain Pulled Out From Under New Kim Dotcom Venture
from the well-look-at-that dept
However, even without SOPA/PIPA, there is still the power of diplomatic pressure, and it didn't take long for the Communications Minister of Gabon to announce that the domain was being suspended:
"I have instructed my departments... to immediately suspend the site www.me.ga," announced Communication Minister Blaise Louembe, saying he wanted to "protect intellectual property rights" and "fight cyber crime effectively".Of course, that seems pretty presumptuous on a number of levels. Since the service has not been launched -- and the actual details have not been revealed -- it's a bit premature to declare that the site must somehow violate intellectual property rights or be useful for cybercrime. And if government officials are stepping in to kill off cyberlockers based entirely on rumor and innuendo, will .ga block any other cyberlocker as well? Considering how popular such services are -- including those run by well-established companies like Amazon, Google and Dropbox -- it makes you wonder how Gabon decides who gets to use a .ga domain.
"Gabon cannot serve as a platform or screen for committing acts aimed at violating copyrights, nor be used by unscrupulous people," the minister said.
There may also be a separate issue at play here. As some have noted, the .ga top level domain is administered by Gabon Telecom, which just so happens to be a wholly owned subsidiary of Vivendi... the same company who owns the world's largest music label, Universal Music. I'm sure that's just a coincidence.


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Decide what your logo is for
Will your logo be able to tell people what you do, or does it express your organisation's ethos?
What type of logo do you want?
Should your logo attempt to illustrate what you do, or will it simply be representive of your organisation?
Where will your logo be used?
How many colours can you afford to print? How large will it be? Does it need to work in negative?
How many ideas do you want to see?
Each idea takes time and costs money. Tell your designers how many ideas to come up with.
Know when to say stop
Be brave at making decisions. Indecisiveness or a long decision-chain can cost you a lot.
In some ways, programming a website is the easy bit.
It's fairly simple to write down a list of the things the website needs to do, and to define the specifics of how it should work. There isn't a lot of room for interpretation.
But getting the brand (and logo) design right can easily eat away at your budget, especially if you ask the designers to "experiment". Experimenting means heading off in every direction at once - you'll reach your destination faster if you can narrow down the options from 360° to just 10°.
Unless you give give clear guidance and feedback, the "experimentation" can easily gobble up most of your budget.
This blog explains the best way to think about your brand, give your designers a good, clear brief, and how to provide the best possible feedback about designs.
It'll save you a lot of money.
Your brand isn't just your logo
Your logo is an image which represents your organisation, in the same way a flag represents a country. The Stars and Strips says "America" to you now, because the "brand" is established. But on its own, a few stripes and a few stars doesn't give you any information about the country. It's just a representation.
Similarly, a logo isn't a method of communicating details about your organisation. It's just a flag. You communicate with voices and writing, not with a logo.
And you shouldn't only be thinking about a logo. You should be thinking about the whole brand. A brand isn't just how you look, it's how you communicate throughout your organisation. You need to define how you talk to people, your tone of voice, and the terms and language you use.
- Do you use long words and sentences, or short ones?
- Do you always start your communications by posing a question?
- Do you always use close-up photos, or do you use photos taken against a white background?
- Do you write in a highly formal style, or do you begin letters with the words "Yo dude"?
You can't expect to achieve that level of "brand in depth" if all you consider is your logo. You need to think hard about the entirety of your communications.
Contact Treeline to discuss help with your brand identity and approach to communications.
What is my logo for?
Naturally, you want a logo which seems appropriate: serious if your organisation is serious; informal if your organisation is informal, etc. And you want something which is broadly representative of what the organisation does.
But you shouldn't assume your logo will be a picture of what you do. You should choose an image (specific or abstract) which you feel represents your ethos - ecological, collaborative, innovative, stable etc.
How much information about the organisation should my logo contain?
Movie studios spend a fortune on marketing: the marketing budget for a major movie might be equal to the cost of making the film, hundreds of millions of dollars.
And movies are often "sold" with a very simple, high-concept premise: Frodo gets rid of the Ring, Luke destroys the Death Star, etc.
And yet studios can very rarely distil the essence of the film enough to make it work as a logo. Occasionally the theme of the movie is so big and simple that it can be expressed as a drawing - such as Jurassic Park - but it's very rare.
Even with Jurassic park the designers made no attempt to incorporate themes from the movie such as generic engineering, chaos theory or family. The logo says "it's about dinosaurs" and doesn't attempt to say anything else.
Similarly, your organisation probably undertakes complex tasks with lots of detail. But you shouldn't attempt to describe them in a logo. It probably can't be done. Instead, either:
- Brief the designer with a distillation of your organisation's activities (the "it's about dinosaurs" approach).
- Brief your designer that you are not looking for a direct illustrative definition of what you do, and that the design can be abstract or represent certain ethos or approach. But explain to your designer what that ethos is.
What type of logo do I want?
There are two ways to approach logo design:
|Illustrative design
|Figurative design
The New Line Cinema logo is illustrative. It shows a film slide, and therefore can only really be a logo of a film company.
Although the MGM lion has come to mean "a film company", there is nothing about a lion that directly illustrates movies. This is figurative design, where a non-specific item or shape comes to represent the organisation.
For most organisations it's impossible to do a purely illustrative logo which works. Most organisations perform a wide variety of roles, or provide products or services which are complex or niche, and which can't be sketched in a purely illustrative logo.
In attempting to draw something which encompasses everything, you can end up with a confusing, fiddly illustration which doesn't work as communication, brand identity or design.
Make sure you decide what approach you'd prefer, and tell your designer: it will save a lot of money if you can avoid too much blind guesswork.
Where is my logo going to be used?
Most logos need to work at a variety of sizes, from tiny reproductions in the footer of an email to huge decals on the side of a delivery vehicle. If this is the case, your designers will wish to avoid anything complex or fiddly.
Sometimes, for reasons of print costs, you may need the logo to work in multiple colours or as a single colour. It usually a good idea to consider this, even if you intend to only use your logo on a website (where extra colours cost nothing).
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, the creators of Indiana Jones, decided that Indy should have a silhouette that was instantly identifiable. So his hat was specifically chosen to give him a bold and simple outline. His hat is individual enough to be instantly recognisable. In a sense, Indiana Jones is a "logo" which works in 3D, colour and outline.
So tell your designer if you need your logo to work in one colour, negative, large, small, or simplified.
Would you prefer to see sketches?
You need to consider not only the time required to think of ideas, but also the time required to illustrate those ideas to a standard that makes you able to appreciate them fully.
If you, as an individual, have a good imagination, you can save a lot of design costs by telling your designer to send over sketches. But if you're not able to imagine the finished design from a rough sketch, make sure you tell your designer this - and be prepared to pay a little extra, for the time it takes the designer to produced "finished" illustrations of each idea.
How many ideas would you like to see?
If you have a big enough budget to produce 50 concepts, that's great. But not many people do (typically 50 concepts is going to be 20-40 days of work). So tell your designer to send you (for example) 5 ideas. And based on those ideas, give very good feedback.
The worst type of feedback is "I don't like it". It tells the designer nothing and means another round of blind guesswork. But you can say something like "I don't like it because it's too dark" or "It looks too much like a competitor's logo, but I like the underlying concept - please try a different illustrative style". That will save you a lot of money, because it's more likely that the designer will get it right next time.
Know when to say "stop"
The biggest costs to you will be indeciciveness or a long decision-chain. If you change your mind about what you want, your designers will have to do more work (possibly all of their work again). And if you have to get input, approval or suggestions from lots of people, your designers will struggle to please them all. You need to have one person who is responsible for saying yes.
And if you've seen the logo (or concept) that you like, have the courage to say stop. Your designer will be a creative person, and will thoroughly enjoy the process of coming up with ideas. So unless you tell your design team to stop working, they'll probably keep going indefinitely!
So once you have a concept you like, stop all other work and focus on fine-tuning that to perfection.


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Does anyone know any info about Robert May born Co.Antrim abt 1839 who's profession was a School Teacher. His father's name was Thomas, a farmer.
Robert moved to the Garvagh area and married Ellen Sarah Starrett in 1873. I can't find any info of where in Co.Antrim he was born etc.
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Excellent ergonomic design
Fantastic price point
Solid performance
Easy-to-use interface
Pretty good 5-megapixel camera
Inexpensive, Solid performance, Good LTE speeds
Solid industrial design for a Pantech device
Fast processor and LTE speeds
Solid neat design
Waterproof, and has excellent call quality
Waterproof, Good call quality
Waterproof Android smartphone with decent specifications
Affordable unlimited plan
Crazy-fast 4G LTE speeds
Pretty solid for an eco-friendly device
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