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faith is like child abuse, it continues from generation to generation.
Yes, I don't agree with most of it.
Yeah, I think that it has some points on it that are important, but it seems too "slogany" to have any real arguments in the picture itself. It leaves something to be desired, I think, and may come across as dogmatic.
I fail to see how any of these philosophies do not adhere to natural atheist standards.
However, all must chillax. It's not like atheism is trying to dictate how people should run their lives. :-)
We simply have a higher morality.
"We simply have a higher morality."
bleughhh <sticks fingers down throat>
Give up, man. The clue is in the A . It's like trying to define anarchism. What it is, is the one thing it isn't. That's the only thing all the a-people have in common.
the universe is space, matter and energy
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Skilled Nursing Care Communities
Nursing homes are facilities for seniors in need of 24-hour nursing care. They provide many of the same care options offered in other senior communities such as room and board, personal care, protection, supervision and other types of therapy.
Typically nursing care falls into three levels of care:
- Basic Nursing Care is required to maintain a person's activity of daily living.
- Skilled Nursing Care is for those seniors who require the services of a registered nurse for treatment and procedures.
- Sub-Acute Care requires comprehensive in-patient care for someone who has experienced an acute illness or injury.
Nursing Care Communities Are For You If …
You require the care of a skilled nursing community 24 hours a day. With the help of RNs, LPNs, and nurse practitioners, you'll get all the attention that you need at a skilled nursing facility, or SNF.
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- Does the area seem clean and well maintained?
- Does the atmosphere seem friendly and inviting?
- Is the Residents Bill of Rights posted in the lobby?
- Does the company run background checks on all the staff?
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Apostle Jude
Scriptural Reference(s): Jude; Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13
Background: Sometimes called Levi or Thaddaeus (some English translations call him 'Judas'), St. Jude was the brother of St. James and son of St. Joseph Betrothed to the Theotokos. He protested along with Simon and Hosea when the elderly Joseph wanted to leave a portion of his estate to Jesus upon his death. He was often called 'brother of James' out of humility and shame for he did not believe in Christ at first, yet St. James did.
He was one of the twelve Great Apostles (not to be confused with the Thaddeus of the Seventy Apostles) and after the Acension he preached the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Galilee, Idumea, Syria, Arabia, Mespotamia and Armenia. While preaching in the area around Ararat he was captured by pagans, crucified and killed by being shot with arrows. The Church remembers St. Jude on June 19 and has canonized his epistle in the Holy Scriptures.


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Reading this story allowed me to run across this one, from 2011:
The map above charts firearm deaths for the 50 states plus the District of Columbia. Note that these figures include accidental shootings, suicides, even acts of self-defense, as well as crimes. As of 2007, 10.2 out of every 100,000 people were killed by firearms across the United
States, but that rate varies dramatically from state to state. In Hawaii, at the low end, it was 2.6 per 100,000; in New York and New Jersey it was 5.0 and 5.2 respectively. At the high end, 21.7 out of every 100,000 residents of the District of Columbia were killed by guns, 20.2 in Louisiana, 18.5 in Mississippi, and 17.8 in Alaska. Arizona ranked eighth nationally, with 15.1 deaths per 100,000.
With these data in hand, I decided to look at the factors associated with gun deaths at the state level. With the help of my colleague Charlotta Mellander, we charted the statistical correlations between firearm deaths and a variety of psychological, economic, social, and political characteristics of states. As usual, I point out that correlation does not imply causation, but simply points to associations between variables.
The strongest correlator for a high incidence of gun deaths? Having a high incidence of McCain voters. The strongest correlators for a low incidence of gun deaths? High incidences of college graduates and Obama voters.
And yes, this set the right-wing trolls in the comments thread to screeching like vampires caught in the spray from a firehose filled with holy water.
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Accelerators and Incubators and Content: A Deeper Dive
The amazing worldwide upsurge of start-up accelerators and incubators was reflected at last week's Digital Hollywood conference, which featured three packed sessions exploring the topic.
I moderated a "Think Tank" on incubating digital content that featured Ana Serrano, Founder of ideaBOOST (which I advise), Richard Wolpert, cofounder of Amplify.LA and Chris Gartin, cofounder of io/LA
It used to be simple, there were accelerators and there were incubators. (Here's the difference).
But, check out some of the other programs represented at the DH conference and you'll see a wide range of models that are emerging to meet a lot of different needs than the venture backed early stage seed accelerators, as exemplified by Y-Combinator and TechStars. (DH speakers came from Originate, Cross Campus, Tipping Point Partners, Turner's Media Camp, Portland Innovation Experiment (PIE), Mucker Labs, and Idealab New Venture Group.
Along with crowdfunding, the accelerator phenomenon is the most-buzzed-about innovation in the start-up world, inspired by the success of the investor-backed Y-Combinator and TechStars that apply a combination of mentoring, seed investment, and exposure to help launch tech startups.
The contours of this 'seed capital' model have been widely analyzed, chewed over, contemplated, and copied.
What Accelerators Do Right
If an entrepreneur is willing to give the accelerator equity in their company and devote a few months of intensive work, a host of benefits will come their way, as a recent survey of accelerator graduates suggests.
Accelerators are good at:
1. Generating and validating an idea and a business model.
2. Investing and finding more investors.
3. Providing contacts and opening doors.
4. Providing mentors, advisors and guidance.
5. Providing hands-on help or education.
6. Helping in product development and testing.
7. Helping with product marketing and user acquisition.
8. Providing a peer group in a high-pressure environment.
9. Providing a physical location and support resources.
10. Negotiating and providing discounts, freebies and perks.
Which Accelerators Will Fail?
The proof, of course, is in the pudding, e.g., whether start-ups are able to attract additional capital, customers, and revenues, and, over time, produce an exit (sale or stock offering) that provides returns to the initial investors. It's probably too soon to tally the success of most of these young companies, but industry veteran Peter Relan recently predicted in a controversial post that 90% of accelerators will ultimately fail on financial terms, because they will be unable to produce profits equal to investments.
Nonetheless, Relan believes the accelerator model creates genuine value for the industry and the country beyond simple ROI, because they constitute "a new education system, one where relevant real-world experience has begun to trump degrees. The right program can provide the same connections that accompanied acceptance into the right university 15 years ago."
Beyond VC Expectations
Not all accelerators and incubators are financed by venture investors. There various models – let's call them start-up factories --- sponsored by cities, universities, economic development authorities, even clusters of angel investors in a region. They often have non-market objectives, for instance, creating jobs in a region or improving the performance of a given industry.
A recent example is the "Made in New York" Media Center, an incubator to be launched soon in Brooklyn by the Independent Feature Project in conjunction with General Assembly and the City of New York.
Other accelerators are sponsored by a company, for example ad agency Weiden + Kennedy's sponsorship of the Portland Incubation Experiment (PIE); Turner Broadcasting's launch of Media Camp); and the Canadian Film Centre's launch of ideaBOOST – each has its own reason for making the investment.
Turner is looking for tech companies that address business needs within the broadcasting industry, and which can help Turner thrive. Companies incubated within PIE may also have a media focus, but in addition, are intended to support the Portland tech ecosystem. IdeaBOOST seeks to help the Canadian content business, as well as to encourage its practitioners to build sustainable companies using principles derived from the lean start-up movement.
These and other accelerator models will blend program features to meet their own goals beyond the straight-up ROI expectations of venture investors (fast growth, 10-100x return).
VCs Don't Like Content Companies
The classic seed-accelerator concentrates on technology start-ups, which, if successful, can scale rapidly and deliver a Google-level return on investment. Like a mutual fund, the accelerator spreads investors' risk across a bundle of investments, and then injects the companies with capital, learning, and networking.
Like certain VCs, there are industry-specific accelerators, for example in health care, biotech, nanotechnology, automotive, and others.
But, until recently, not content. In posts here and here, I suggested that maybe the chasm between content and tech is blurring.
VC's historically do not much like content companies, as a recent TechCrunch post articulated, despite the fact that people spend a third of their time online consuming content.
Content companies are tough to "scale" quickly, meaning grow the number of customers, and therefore revenue potential. Certainly not like tech platform superstars like Pinterest, which added 11 million monthly uniques in 9 months.
Furthermore, content companies rarely have huge exits like an acquisition – meaning smaller paydays for investors, and a sale often takes longer than tech businesses.
Finally, the traditional tech investors consider content companies to be lifestyle businesses, and simply are not capable of reaching "$100mm and then $1 billion in revenues – anything less is insufficient."
Enter IdeaBoost
"I'm reluctant to even use the word 'accelerator,'" said IdeaBOOST's Serrano at the Digital Hollywood panel, in part because its model veers from the 'classic' accelerator model in several ways: It is financed with funds from the government and two large private companies, not VCs looking for a big payday from participants; IdeaBOOST does not take an equity stake in its companies; and most importantly, its first group of eight companies are all building content.
IdeaBOOST, which official kick-offs its first four-month cohort on November 5th in Toronto, is a hybrid model that borrows from many sources in order to support aspiring content companies.
Kickstarter and IndieGoGo inspired IdeaBOOST to include the public in the development process. But instead of soliciting funds, applicants ask the online public to "boost" their project, and in the process acquire a database of prospective customer email addresses before even being selected. IdeaBOOST applicants drummed up more than 300,000 votes in just a month.
This focus upon audience engagement is a key differentiator for ideaBOOST, borrowed from the lean startup movement's focus upon customer development. The 8 companies accepted in ideaBOOST will be required to use customer validation processes as they develop their product, business plan, and audience engagement scenarios. Mentors for IdeaBOOST companies include content, business, and tech experts from Canada and the U.S.
Co-working space
Founders of Amplify.LA and io/LA have both tech and entertainment cred, and have recruited talent from across both industries. "Pure" content start-ups are in the minority, says Amplify's Wolpert, but if the company can grow, they consider it. io/LA does feature more involvement by talent, so their hybrid model, just launched this year, will be intriguing to track.
The two programs have also grafted the seed-accelerator model onto another important trend, the co-working movement. Both groups have facilities which house the companies receiving their investments. In addition, other start-ups and creatives are free to work out of the space, with tiered fees based upon what the companies use. Both have active educational programs featuring thought leaders, experienced entrepreneurs and mentors from their accelerator. Both programs foster synergy between and among the membership, with the result that participants can quickly build teams, stronger companies and better products.
If you're looking for a great work environment for your start-up in either Santa Monica or Hollywood, check them out. And chances are, there is a similar opportunity in your community. Just check out these examples from around the world.


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I don't doubt that's true, but he had become a d1ck before the 2008 election. The primary process is what exposed him.
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Constant & Never-ending Improvement – "CANI"
1) Success- Through a consistent increase in the quality of your life.
Pat Riley talks about the key distinction of having an "excellent game" vs. "game excellence," which is consistent. It is the difference between once and a while achieving excellence in a particular game, versus being excellent each and every game like Michael Jordan.
Are you constantly increasing the quality of your life and business? This requires small incremental changes and improvements on a daily basis, which accumulate to create momentum in your life.
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Are you growing mentally, spiritually, emotionally, physically and financially in your personal and professional relationships? You are either climbing or sliding – growing or dying. There is no in between.
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Ok.. I've been feeding a food from Costco called Nutra Nuggets Lamb and rice. The ingredients look good (lamb meal is actually the first inged - rice the second) Now Rose (8 yr old 75 lbs Rotti) has been doing great on this food - good weight, not acting hungry, coat 'looks' healthy and shiny, but she's sheads a horrible amount - I swear she should be bald
Rose has joint problems and is on a Glucosamine/ chondroitin/ MSM pill, which I will keep her on.
So my question is, should i change her food to help the sheading,and if so, what do you suggest and why, or should I add something to her current diet - I heard that oil and/or eggs will help, but I'm just looking for an opinion here, as I know many here are much more knowledgable on this than I.
Oh - right now she is fed twice a day, a little over 1 cup at each meal.
Hey guys any help here? I've been reading up on the different natural brands (nutro, eagle pack and such) but I'm wondering if it's just better to add oil or something to her current feed as she seems to be doing so well on it except for the sheading.
LavendarRott made a suggestion to me that worked wonders. Salmon oil. You can buy it at Walmart in the over-the-counter herbal remedy section (it's for people, but it works for dogs as well). I give my Dane 2000 units per day (gelcaps), and her shedding is now less than half what it was.
I don't know what kind of dog you have, what size, etc. So I don't know what dosage would be proper. Maybe LavendarRott can tell you. All I can tell is that it works!
Fish oil, omega fatty acids and vitamin e will work wonders on a dogs coat and skin. You can see an improvement within a week for sure.
Cats only have nine lives because they stole them from dogs!Teehee
I have a 122 lb female Rottie. Understand they have a very very thick coat of hair. We usually go through 2 sheddings a year so I feel your pain. My dog stays indoors so everything is coated in black. It calls for alot of vaccum time. This is a natural part of life, it is normal. Yes a better quality food can make them shiney and pretty but the hair is still going to shed. I ask my groomer if there was anything I can do to help stop or speed up the process, she said use a shedder blad on her. This is the same thing I use on my horses to help rid of the winter hair.
We also use Eagle Pack food, and the hair still comes out. Each time we go through this it takes around a month. ( But I can still get hair out of her, and its always on my floor) Gotta Love her !!!!!!!!!
Almost forgot, I to give her a egg a day during shedding time. Dont know if it is helping but I feel like Im trying. haha And more important she loves it.
LOL... oh don't worry I haven't disillusioned myself to think a different food will stop her shedding - but Rosie's is a little out of control... shedding season??? You mean it's supposed to ever stop LOL
I do curry her with a rubber horse curry - it helps (and she LUVs it), but I still have a solid layer of hair on everything Approx 2 double handfuls per day - or atleast every second day - It's crazy - I don't know why she isn't bald The strange thing is that she looks great... Super shiny coat, very healthy looking, no dry skin or dandruff... just mass amounts of hair off her.
She's always been a heavy shedder, but it seems to have gotten worse as she gets older. I'll try the fish oils and vitiamin E that Luba and cactus flower suggested - I still haven't decided on whether to add it to her current food or try something new... I think I may look for a food with all that in it and try it for a month or 2 and decide where to go from there.
Thanks everyone
Hi! I feed my 3 Golden Girls Nutro Large Breed. I have had them on Nutro since puppyhood and love it. Nutro is to help ear infections, as well as skin problems. We don't have any of those problems with the girls. I also put 1 tsp. of Flax Seed oil on their food per day, to help with their shiny coat and shedding.
That was the brand I was leaning toward - Probably the Senior Formula, Rosie's 8 this year.
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Hi Everyone,
I also use Nutro Natural Choice, mine is large breed puppy! I do agree Nutro is a great food they make treats too! I also listen to Luba when she wrote me about Fish oil, vitamin e for my Golden Blaze. I give a nice treat called " Old Mother Hubbard " natural, oven baked dog treats. Made with oatmeal real chicken eggs apples and carrots, my kids love them.
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Flax seed oil
Is this oil used for other reasons than shedding and shine, sorry if that is a silly question I just like to ask when I am not sure. I think this is great getting so much help and advice from people who really do have the pets best intrest at heart. I do realize that anything I read does never take the place of Dr Judy our vet.
Could you please tell me more about Flax oil.
Flax seed and flax seed oil are good for joints also. Flax Seed Bread is really good. My mom grinds the seeds coarsely in a small electric coffee grinder which she only uses for this purpose. She puts it in meatloaf, bread, oatmeal, you name it! I even sprinkle whole seeds on my bagel and cream cheese.
I guess it would not hurt to add some to my boys food in the morning. Both boys are good, no bone or joint problem but anything to help them as they grow up is nice too!
I don't give the flax seed oil for joint problems, as they are still young. I give it for the other benefits like shiny soft coat and less shedding. This is from a vet site.
Hexane is a chemical solvent used by many manufacturers to extract the oil from the seed, and can be extremely allergic for dogs and cats. The health benefits of supplementation with flax seed oil for pets are numerous. Flax seed oil is rich in Omega 3 and 6 Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's) which are protective against degenerative disease and illness, including bone and joint problems, cancer, and cardiovascular, kidney and auto immune disease. Flax seed oil is excellent for improving skin conditions such as dandruff or allergic irritation. It also improves the silkiness and sheen of the coat and helps to heal dry, cracked paws. The essential fatty acids found in flax oil are components of nerve cells and cell membranes. Flax oil is also one of the best known sources of lignans, which are compounds that are thought to have powerful anti cancer, antifungal and antiviral properties.
OK... I need more help!
I went out to get the Nutro Large Breed Senior today... then I started reading the Ingredients... Here's the first 5: Rice Flour, Chicken Meal, Rice Bran, Wheat Flour, Corn Gluten Meal.
That just doesn't sound good to me - Shouldn't the first ingred be a protein source? And isn't corn not supposed to be in the top 5?
So I started looking around (I was at Pet Smart)... everything had some sort Corn product in the first 5 Ingredients.... Until i found "Nature's Recipe". In the same price range as the "high quality" brands.... here's the first 5 ingredients.... Chicken meal, ground rice, cracked pearled barley, animal fat, natural flavor.
So is that a better food? I barley good?
I'm just driving myself nuts with this I know... But if I'm going to spend more for a better food I want to make sure it "is" a better food.
I was looking around and one of the foods that looked best to me is Performatrin Ultra (no corn, no by-products, no preservatives...etc)... BUT it is only sold through Pet Valu... and they sell pets (now that I know where the pets come from I'd rather not support them). Oh I'm trying to be politically correct here, but maybe I'm just going to have to bite the bullet and just buy that stuff.
There is lots of food out there with no corn or soya. Canidae, Natural Balance, California Natural, Solid Gold Hundenflunken, Wellness, Wysong, Fromm, and many others. Flax and salmon oil are really good for skin and coat but also a lot of the highter quality foods have glucosamine and condriton in them as well as flax oil. I was wondering in the first post you said that you feed your rottie a little over a cup at each feeding that seems like not enough for an 80 pound dog my dog is 150 and gets 6-8 cups a day and he does not have any fat on him and he is quite lazy. Also when feeding good quality food you dont have to feed as much since it is not a bunch of filler.
Well the scoop that I use for her food is by no means accurate - but I'd guess it holds about 1-2 cups - but certainly not over 2 cups. The food she is on is a pretty good food - so It's not like I'm having to feed a lot because the food is just filler, she does also get dog appropriate table scraps too - so maybe that's why she does so good on that amount of dogfood.
I have to exercise her quite a bit to keep her from getting too plump. She has always been plump and lazy... unless you take her for a walk on leash or I take her to the barn with me - she just basically lies around... she has lots of energy when we do something exciting though - but playing in the back yard - or running around the house just doesn't amuse her anymore (old age I guess). The vet is always after me to get a little weight off her because of her hip problems (she's never been obese but maybe 5 or so lbs over weight and just generally on the "fluffy" side) - and slowly decreasing the amount of food she was getting finally got us to where we are, and now that she has been coming to the barn nearly every night and coming with me on a ride for about and hour she's finally got a "waist" again
It's really only the shedding that makes me worry about the food she is on now - she looks great, acts happy and healthy - just too much hair coming off her - something has to be missing.
I haven't been able to find any of the food you mentioned at any of the stores around here other than Pet Valu (I think they sell a couple of those brands) And they all sell pets. All the other stores around only have the more heard of brands - nutro, Iams, Eukenuba... etc. all of which have corn. I think I'll just go to Pet Valu and buy the Performatrin Ultra.
She is due for her check up at the end of the month anyway - so I'll just mention my concerns to the vet too when I'm there, see what he says.
( Im so happy someone made this post because I have the same question! )
I was feeding my Rott pup Natural Choice after hearing several recommendations. Then I asked my vet and he told me hed give me a sample of Hills Prescription Diet Canine p/d Large Breed to try out and that he recommends that over anything . Now the thing is, the Vet sells this food in his office AND the first ingredient is corn meal, then chicken by product meal .
Should I stick with it or go back to Natural Choice? Or even go on to Canidae?
Oh and I dissolve 1 capsule of Vit E and Vit D in Zeuss water bowl once a week for his skin and coat.
Vets sell science diet because they make money. Every vet I've talked to "swears by" the food they sell in their offices since they make money off of it from the producers. Stick with a holistic brand that ALWAYS puts meat as the first ingredient. Holistic is better than most other foods and is usually cheaper. Hill's makes Science Diet and the prescription diet stuff. It's all crap.
I swear by raw food and I've never been happier with the results. If you don't want raw, stick with holistic like Solid Gold, Innova, or Royal Canin. I've never heard of natural choice so I can't give much input on it. Hope that helps!
No more vet food.... Thanks for the advice!!!
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December 8 – Christmas Cookies
Did your family or ancestors make Christmas Cookies? How did you help? Did you have a favorite cookie?
Everyone seems to love their Christmas cookies. Except me. Call me a fuddy-duddy, but I really generally only like chocolate chip cookies, and then only on occasion. The annual flood of Christmas cookies just doesn't appeal greatly to me. I might have one or two over the season, but more than that would be very unusual.
I remember making them when I was young. We did the cutting out and baking, my mother had a set of Chirstmas cookie cutters. That much was fun, as a kid. Decorating and frosting them was also good.
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So I imagine there is a good cross-section of folks doing this type of photography for a living. What current cameras can produce clean ISO 3200-6400 for commercial use (event photographers especially).Thanks,John
I took delivery of an a99 a week ago and have shot several jobs including a theatrical dress rehearsal. I stuck at 3200 ISO and the noise was very well controlled. Try an a99 before you jump systems. And kudos to Sony for maintaining the same battery in the line of prosumer and professional cameras.


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Xmas Rerun: Guess who the patron saint of pirates is?
When the crew is in port during December, they encounter a strange figure at the tavern:
The old man is short – barely five feet tall -- and heavy-set. A white beard frames his fleshy face and laughing eyes twinkle above a broken nose. His knuckles are calloused – the hands of a brawler – and a length of heavy chain wraps around his thick stomach. Three jingling bags of coins are tied to his belt. He raises his mug to you and smiles.
Rugged sailors and crusty pirates give the old man's table a wide berth. He smiles warmly at the tavern wench who brings his meal and wine and tips her generously from the gold he carries. He says grace and tucks into his hearty meal.
Questioning the tavern staff and guests reveals the following rumors and speculation (one per success or raise on a Streetwise roll):
- He's a Dutch pirate – Nikolaas van Hoorn* – wanted by the Spanish for the sacking of Vera Cruz. (False)
- He's a slaver; his ship is crewed by the ugliest scum on the face of the earth. (Almost False)
- He's looking to pay some young maiden's dowry with the gold he carries – wink-wink, nudge-nudge, say no more. (Almost True)
- He's a sorcerer; he carries the Chain of St. Peter, a holy relic capable of binding demons and spirits. (More True Than False)
- He's really a Greek named Nikolaos who escaped from a Turkish prison. (True – from a certain point of view)
- He's got a mean right hook and he'll punch you in the face if you blaspheme in front of him. (Very True)
The old man is, of course, St. Nicholas of Myra -- also called St. Nicholas the Wonderworker – and patron saint of pirates, prostitutes, sailors, and thieves. His identity will probably be obvious to many players and it is not recommended the GM go to any great lengths to obscure it. Courting his favor can grant the crew several boons; earning his ire will cause them problems.
If the crew buys St. Nicholas a drink or a meal, treat anyone who chips in money as blessed with the Luck Edge until the next time they commit an infamous act (feel free to make it Great Luck if they buy him milk and cookies). If they beseech his aid, he can break the curses of supernatural beings – but he will demand penance and good deeds in return. St. Nicholas is one of the few supernatural beings powerful enough to contend with Dionysus or Atargatis and can free PCs from servitude to one of those pagan gods.
Player characters who assault or steal from St. Nicholas will find themselves hunted by the saint's demonic servants – Bellzebub, Black Peter, Knecht Ruprecht, Klaubauf, Bartel, Pelzebock, and the Krampus (treat as Wild Card Ghost Pirate Captains armed with clubs). These frightening devils will beat the characters senseless and play other cruel tricks on them before leaving them where they can be found by the authorities or taunted by rival crews.
*Nicholas van Hoorn was an infamous Dutch pirate who actually named his ship "Saint Nicholas' Day." Seriously.


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Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which is the greenest of them all? When it comes to green buildings, the issue is never cut and dried. We grappled with it in our recent post on Five Of The Greenest Buildings In The World, but our list likely differs from that of some others who generally know what they're talking about when it comes to sustainable strategies for the built environment. And if that doesn't complicate matters enough, consider the fact that, according to Preservation Lab Green, the greenest building may always be the one that has already been built.
That said, there are some structures that clearly stand head and shoulders above most green build projects. One such building is the Zero Carbon House, located on the United Kingdom's most northerly isle of Unst, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.
Michael and Dorothy Rea have owned land on Unst since 1983. According to the UK's Guardian, this island occupies roughly the same latitude as southern Greenland, and is regularly socked by 100 mile per hour winds — not exactly the environs most of us would chose for a retirement home. But those winds have come in handy in powering, among other things, the couple's converted battery-powered Toyota Yaris.
The Reas' home makes use of two micro wind turbines that supply all of its electricity, bringing the project to net-zero status. But this home goes further — much further. An air-to-water heat pump pulls heat from the air to keep temperatures comfortable year round, with a little help from a water-battery thermal storage system. The Reas grow as much of their own food as possible — using harvested rainwater, of course — via a high-tech greenhouse that employs energy efficient LEDs. These bulbs use just a small amount of energy, but have nurtured the growth of plants like lemon trees and grapevines, despite the home's far-north location.
If you think all this sounds pretty unique, you're not alone in that opinion. In fact, when the Reas applied to the Carbon Trust for funding, the project was turned down because it was deemed "too innovative." Fortunately, there were individuals in the private sector with a little extra cash on hand who were inspired by their vision of a carbon-neutral house. The building project went forward with the help of private sponsorship, and was completed in 2008.
During its construction, the Zero Carbon House attracted attention from all over the world. (In 2007, the Reas woke up to find that their website, www.zerocarbonhouse.com, had become the fourth most popular site worldwide on Google.) Since its completion, the home has become a bit of green tourist attraction, and has been toured by masters degree students from all over the world seeking to make use of the Reas' knowledge and experiences toward their degree project work.
"We have freely passed on information to assist them," said Michael Rea on his blog. "We have also learnt that many schools worldwide…are basing their climate change projects on our house and continuing project. To us, this is very encouraging." He goes on to note that his wife, Dorothy, as a former primary school head teacher, is especially pleased.
More details regarding the Zero Carbon House are available online.
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Huskies Hold on to Beat Red Hot Sun Devils
SEATTLE (AP) — Aziz N'Diaye converted a three-point play off an offensive rebound with 34 seconds left, Andrew Andrews led Washington with 20 points off the bench and the Huskies held off Arizona State 96-92 on Saturday night despite 32 points from Sun Devils' freshman Jahii Carson. The duo of N'Diaye and Shawn Kemp Jr. dominated the interior for Washington (13-9, 5-4 Pac-12), but no rebound or basket was bigger than N'Diaye tapping Scott Suggs' miss to keep the play alive and scoring while being fouled by Jordan Bachynski. The 45 percent free-throw shooter then converted the three-point play.C.J. Wilcox added a pair of free throws after Carrick Felix missed a 3-pointer, but Carson hit a 3-pointer for Arizona State (17-4, 6-3) and Washington committed a turnover on the inbound with 13 seconds left. Carson drove to the rim but his shot was altered by N'Diaye and came up short. Wilcox added two more free throws to clinch the victory that snapped Washington's four-game losing streak.


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And here's a sneek preview of the freebies to choose from...
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But my grandfather also served during World War 2, aboard the USS Brooklyn. He actually re-enlisted in October of 1939, prior to the US entry into the war, due to economic conditions in South Dakota at the time. The Depression was in full swing, and farming wasn't going very well, so he enlisted for training as a diesel mechanic, what would now be called a Machinists Mate, unless they've changed the rating names again.
|USS Brooklyn (CL-40) circa 1939
Estel's brother (Orville) Wayne Dillman also served aboard the USS Brooklyn for a while. The Navy at the time had a policy that separated siblings, but it was not strictly enforced. The loss during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal of the USS Juneau carrying all five sons of the Sullivan family lead to absolute enforcement of the policy from that point onward.
Maritime Monday – Post about anything to do with the sea: ancestors who were sailors, shipwrights, fishermen, or coastguards including images, records and links. Maritime Monday is an ongoing series created by Ros Haywood at the GenWestUK blog. (Blurb shamelessly stolen from Thomas McEntee at Geneabloggers.)


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Here in Harringay the food and drink scene took another leap forward yesterday with the long awaited opening of Local Harringay Store, next to the excellent Café Blend on Green Lanes. Feeling the need to go in on opening day to show support, see what they have on offer and hopefully buy something, I went along. There are lots of decent organic dried goods, a small but very well formed fresh section, plus excellent looking bread and pastries, but no surprises I ended up glued to the wine and beer.
After much deliberation I came away with a bottle of Domaine Lucci Red Blend 2013, from Lucy Margaux Vineyards, in the fairly unknown region Basket Range, which is close to Adelaide but a good 500m above sea level. The altitude allows them to make lighter and fresher wines, as opposed to the more famous block-busters we're most used to from Australia's lower wine zones.
This was an eclectic blend, mainly Merlot, but with Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese and even Chardonnay! No wonder there was no sign of the grape varieties on the label. This is a good example of a growing trend in Australia of letting the wine speak for itself, without bothering describing the blend on the label. The old Australian Mantra of labeling wines by grape variety, as opposed to the Old World way (typically French) of labeling wines according to where they're from, is maturing into a more complex picture. Sure, the vast majority of wines in Australia are still labelled with the grape variety or varieties as the main headline on the label, but there is an increasing minority of wines that are more interested in where the wine is from, or in this case, the ethos of the wine, as this one branded as natural wine, made from grapes grown on biodynamic principles (organic plus moon phases and voodoo), but also with minimal intervention in the winery with no sulphur dioxide except a tad when bottling. OK, I don't believe filling a horn with dung and planting it in the corner of a vineyard can influence the quality of the wine (a biodynamic thing), but it cannot be denied that there are loads of superb biodynamic and natural wines. For me, this is most likely down to the fact that the organic element and lack of additives can't be a bad thing (if the weather is good enough to avoid rot), plus the people involved are typically highly dedicated with lots of attention to detail, which has got to be a good thing.
All well and good, but how was the wine? Well, I'm delighted to say that with this evening's rather splendid cottage pie made with the remnants of Sunday's roast dinner it was absolutely delicious. It's not super-complex, but it's incredibly bright and lively, full of rich berry fruit, lovely and crisp but also with a long lip-smacking finish. At £16 it's not cheap, but it's not expensive either and it's actually really well priced for the quality. If you're anywhere near Harringay Green Lanes I'd recommend popping in to Harringay Local Store and getting a bottle, along with lots of other yummy goodies whilst you're at it.


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After its introduction during the September iPhone and iPod event, iTunes 11 was delayed from its initial October launch date to sometime in November. A more radical departure than previous updates, which included Genius Playlists and the ill-fated Ping social music network, iTunes 11 boats a new, more iOS 6 like interface, and deeper, tighter iCloud. When Apple announced the delay, they said iTunes 11 was taking longer than expected to get right. Jessica E. Lessin of The Wall Street Journal adds a little to that:
The new iTunes has been delayed a month by engineering issues that required parts to be rebuilt, according to people who have seen it.
The WSJ also believes Apple will honor their new launch window and ship iTunes 11 this week, which means tomorrow or Friday. This all comes as part of a profile of Apple senior vice president of internet services, Eddy Cue. Cue, who has traditionally had responsibility for iTunes, the iTunes Store, and the App Store, was given iCloud (then MobileMe), and more recently Maps and Siri following less than successful user experiences following their respective launches.
Services is likely the biggest challenge facing Apple in the near future, and even with Cue's reputation as "Mr. Fixit", he's got his work cut out for him.
Hopefully the extra time spent on iTunes 11 will have been well spent.
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What does the popular mythology of our time tell us about our time?
('OUR' here admittedly means 'WESTERN CULTURE')
Allowing for the fact that I may be reading into things that don't require reading into:
And apocalypse in general. No doubt this is to do with our fear of global warming, and perhaps also the saturation we experience, via news media, of terrible news. Maybe it's even a sort of utopian idea in disguise? Life has become so complex and tangled up that we would like everything to be reduced to a bare bones survival situation.
Zombies in particular are an interesting cultural phenomenon. Part of it is the joy of being able to shoot people in the head without feeling guilty. I think the rise of zombies in the popular imagination has to do with overpopulation (and again with the media populating our minds with other people even if we live in a hamlet in Surrey). We feel there are multitudes of hostile people 'out there'. This also has a cultural dimension, of course, as vividly illustrated by the recent issues around mass migration from the middle east to Europe. (Katie Hopkins openly fantasising about machine gunning boatloads of migrants.)
Zombies also feature in Game of Thrones, one of the most popular myths of the current era. In fact, as well as being all about dragons and all about backstabbing politicians GoT is all about Climate Change, and the fear of mass migration. Obviously 'The Wall' has become particularly charged as an image in recent years.
YES, this could just be a fad, a consequence of CGI advancing sufficiently to make superheroes seem more credible, but there's surely something in the idea of superpowerful people offering a morally ambiguous way to fight crime/disorder which resonates with us more today than it did in, say, the 90s, when superheroes were less common on the big screen and were basically just camp escapism for kids when they were. The themes of surveillance, terrorism, vigilante justice etc. are of course consciously pursued by films like The Dark Knight and Civil War, but the point is these CAN be pursued without financially harming these movies, and perhaps give them a wider appeal and allow them to make a greater impact than the campy superhero movies of old.
I am rather too ill today to do this thread idea justice, but you get the point and can no doubt improve on it. I was also going to bring up HARRY POTTER, which is in many respects derivative of old myths but, it seems to me, is rather unique in fantasy fiction for DA KIDZ in making direct parallels between its villains and fascism. Again, like GoT, this is a myth which seems to be increasingly resonant in our orrible times.


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Product Guide: BPA-Free Canned Foods
Our recent list of Ways to Reduce Your Exposure to BPA included avoiding canned foods, the vast majority of which contain BPA in their linings. However, there do exist a handful of companies and products that are – or at least intend to be – BPA-free.
• Eden Foods: Eden Foods has been at the forefront of BPA-free canning and in 1999 started packing its beans in steel cans coated with plant-derived oleoresinous c-enamel. According to the company's Web site, all of its Organic Beans including Chili, Rice & Beans, Refried, and Flavored are packed in BPA-free cans. (Its tomatoes, however, are packed in BPA-lined cans.) There has been some concern following a recent Consumer Reports study that found a small amount (1 part per billion) of BPA in Eden Baked Beans. CR reported that its tests indicated BPA was probably not used in the can linings. In an article in Natural Foods Merchandiser, Eden's president was quoted as saying that the BPA may have come from canned tomatoes used in the baked beans and the company is exploring alternatives.
• Vital Choice: Vital Choice transitioned to BPA-free containers for its canned seafood last year. The aforementioned Consumer Reports study found an average of 20 ppb of BPA in the company's canned tuna but, again, tests showed the BPA probably did not come from the can linings. In a company newsletter, Vital Choice's president said they are examining the cause – possibly the can lids – and are trying to resolve the issue.
• Oregon's Choice: Oregon's Choice packs its 6-ounce Lightly Salted Albacore in BPA-free cans. The company says it plans to have the rest of its canned seafood in BPA-free cans within two years.
• Trident Seafoods: Trident Seafoods' Web site states that "Bisphenol A has never been in our can lining." The company owns a number of canned seafood labels including Lily, Rubenstein, Prelate, Tulip, Royal, Sea Alaska, Whitney, Sno Tip, Faust, and Bear & Wolf.
• Other brands: Some third-party Web sites suggest that certain canned products from EcoFish (aka Henry & Lisa's Natural Seafood) and The Native Forest are BPA-free but we have not been able to confirm this.
• Pet food: While searching for information on BPA in canned pet food, we found a post on the topic at Truth About Pet Food. While it's not an authoritative source of information, it does provide some starting points.
• A note on aseptic packaging: Aseptic packaging such as Tetra Pak is BPA-free, which is especially good news for those who aren't into canning their own tomatoes or can't find them in glass jars. However, if you're trying to avoid all plastic, be aware that it does contain low-density polyethylene (LDPE).
Related: Ways to Reduce Your Exposure to BPA
(Images: Eden Foods, Vital Choice, Oregon's Choice, Trident Seafoods)


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Baked Fish, Barbecue Chicken, Blood Orange Salad, Homemade Risotto & Roasted Chickpeas
New recipes this past week included easy, tender baked fish with vegetables, and a crowd-pleasing barbecue chicken with tri-color slaw. There was a gorgeous blood orange salad, noodles with miso sauce, a risotto tutorial, and more! Read on for these recipes from Dinner Week — we hope there's something here to whet your appetite over the weekend.
New Recipes from The Kitchn
• Baked Fish, Spinach, and Tomatoes in Foil Packets • Barbecue Shredded Chicken from the Oven or Slow Cooker • Tri-Color Slaw with Lime Dressing • Sicilian-Inspired Blood Orange Salad • Grilled Halloumi and Quinoa Salad • Springtime Soba with Miso Sauce • Blackened Chicken with Creamy Angel Hair Pasta • How to Make Great Risotto at Home • Roasted Curried Chickpeas with Rosemary and Thyme • Hibiscus-Earl Grey Iced Tea
(Images: See linked recipes for full image credits)
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Amazon's iOS Cloud Player app, which allows you to play all of the music you've got stored on Amazon's servers in sky has been around for a while, but until now, actually buying a song from Amazon's MP3 Store from your iPhone has been a pain in the tuchus.
Amazon just launched an HTML5 web version of its MP3 store that's "optimized" for iPhone and iPod Touch. We tried it out on Chrome and Safari on an iPhone, and it's fast and slick enough to compete with iTunes. When you head to the same URL on an Android device, you just get Amazon's boring old desktop site. Obviously, this is just a way to get around Apple's App Store approval goons since, you know, you've been able to buy MP3s from the Android version of the Cloud Player app for time immemorial. [BusinessWire]


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The Slifer Report
An in-depth analysis of real estate activity in Summit County.
Below is our popular market overview, The Slifer Report. Our Six Month Market Review is data gathered from January through June, and our Annual Market Review is an in-depth review of how the market performed in the last calendar year. Both reports are broken down by Summit County area so you can easily find how the market performed in your neighborhood.
Fun fact: The cover photo of the 2018 Six-Month report is of SSF's own Amy Carlson, fishing the Blue River.
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Oracle Principal Network Development Engineer (JoinOCI-Networking) in Trenton, New Jersey
Design, develop, troubleshoot and debug software programs for databases, applications, tools, networks etc.
As a member of the software engineering division, you will take an active role in the definition and evolution of standard practices and procedures. You will be responsible for defining and developing software for tasks associated with the developing, designing and debugging of software applications or operating systems.
Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization. Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others. BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. 7 years of software engineering or related experience.
Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Network Enterprise Group
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Seattle, WA
The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) team can provide you the opportunity to build and operate a suite of massive scale, integrated cloud services in a broadly distributed, multi-tenant cloud environment. OCI is committed to providing the best in cloud products that meet the needs of our customers who are tackling some of the world's biggest challenges
We offer unique opportunities for smart, hands-on engineers with the expertise and passion to solve difficult problems in distributed highly available services and virtualized infrastructure. At every level, our engineers have a significant technical and business impact designing and building innovative new systems to power our customer's business critical applications.
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Are you interested in building large-scale distributed networking solutions for the cloud? Do you love the idea of working in an autonomous environment with the excitement of a start-up, but the financial backing of a Fortune 500 company? You ll be joining near the ground floor of a fast-growing new venture that offers a ton of autonomy and a lot of variety. This role offers huge upside potential, high visibility, and fast career growth without the risk of a typical start-up. It is a unique opportunity to work with smart people who are solving complex problems in distributed systems, networking, multi-tenant Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), and Software Defined Networking (SDN) operating at massive scale.
Customers always want higher availability, more bandwidth, greater network security, less network latency, less network jitter, and lower overall cost. We are reimagining the traditional planning, provisioning, and life cycle by creating SDN services that allow customers to connect their on-premises networks, data center networks, and/or other networks via enterprise-grade links to Oracle s cloud. Customers can then access dozens of leading PaaS and IaaS services that span database, Java, integration, analytics, compute, and storage. At its core, our SDN services provide customers with rapid configuration, pay-as-you go pricing, and seamless scalability.
We are looking for a *Principal Software Engineers *to build services that comprehensively model, provision, secure, scale and operate OPC networks. Network engineers will use the network automation to represent arbitrarily complex datacenter networks and subsequently build, interconnect and scale these networks. Network Operations will be able to centrally administer OPC's networks and automate responses to common operational problems using the network automation API. OPC service teams will be able to augment the rich data provided by the network automation to enable new scenarios.
Mandatory Qualifications:
5 years Network Engineer experience
Folks with strong exposure to commodity Ethernet hardware (Broadcom/Mellanox), protocol experience with BGP/OSPF/IS-IS, TCP, IPv4, IPv6, DNS, DHCP.
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Experience with networking protocols such as TCP/IP, VPN, DNS, DHCP, and SSL
Experience with desktop and server operating systems
Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
Excellent judgment in influence for product roadmap direction, features, and priorities
Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Hardware Engineering or related field
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Masters / PhD degree in Computer Science or related engineering field
Experience with embedded or real-time operating systems
Experience with network configuration management
Position is location in the Oracle Cloud Dev Center Seattle, Washington.
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My children LOVE movies about marine life. More specifically, they love those documentaries like Blue Planet or the old Jacques Cousteau shows. We were watching one today, and my husband started talking about his diving trips. My little ones listened with wide eyes when he described touching the tail of an eel so it would pop out and scare their grandpa! It got me thinking... we should write about life under the sea!
Ever been to the beach? Ever been fishing, or snorkelling, or scuba diving? If not, is that on your bucket list? Have you ever been to an aquarium like the Monterey Bay Aquarium? A trip to Sea World, perhaps? Or maybe you've donated to a group that saves marine life and you're passionate about keeping the oceans pure. Whatever contact you have (or haven't had) with life under the deep blue sea is ready to be written.
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Robertissima Crowned 2014 Melges 32 European Champion
20 July 2014
Riva Del Garda, Italy - Unstable racing conditions did not allow for a final race at the 2014 Melges 32 European Championship making overnight leader Roberto Tomasini Grinover and his Robertissima team newly crowned 2014 European Champions! Aboard with Tomasini Grinover was tactician Vasco Vascotto and crew members Federico Michetti, Giovanni Cassinari, Gunnar Bahr, Simone Spangaro, Steafno Nicolussi and Armin Raderbauer.
"We are delighted with this outstanding results, special thanks to all the crew, the sails and the boat were just perfect," said an elated Tomasini Grinover. "We won here, repeating our victory in Talamone against a really strong fleet. After nine races and gaining leadership on Day Two, then defending our position up until the very end, we are so proud of what we have achieved so far."
A hard fought battle between Richard Goransson's Helly Hansen Inga From Sweden and Valentin Zavadnikov's Synergy GT team has also come to a close, respectively finishing second and third overall. Naofumi Kamei's Mamma Aiuto! finished fourth and Alessandro Rombelli's Azimut by STIG was fifth.
Racing in the fleet for the very first time ever, Claudia Rossi aboard Wilma finished an impressive sixth overall out of seventeen entries. "Sailing the Melges 32 was an amazing experience — a really fantastic boat to race between so many high level crews," commented Rossi post racing. "I managed to grow a lot, even in the windy conditions and inside a close race course, I am fully satisfied with my first time sailing the boat. I only started sailing ten months ago. I will be back soon in the Melges 32 fleet."
And with the close of the fourth act of the 2014 Audi-Tron Sailing Series, another examination of the overall Series Ranking is in order. Still on top is Zavadnikov, followed by Mauro Mocchegiani aboard Fratelli Giacomel Audi e-Tron in second, followed by Edoardo Lupi on Torpyone. With only one more event remaining (Genova), Zavadnikov maintains his significant lead, but points remain tight for second through fifth.
TOP TEN RESULTS (FINAL — After Ten Races, One Discard)
1.) Roberto Tomasini Grinover/Vasco Vascotto, Robertissima; 3-4-3-2-2-1-2-5-[6] = 22
2.) Richard Goransson/Morgan Larson, Helly Hansen Inga From Sweden; 5-[15]-1-9-1-3-1-[5/SCP]-2 = 27
3.) Valentin Zavadnikov/Michele Ivaldi, Synergy GT; 4-1-2-3-3-[13]-4-7-3 = 27
4.) Naofumi Kamei/Manu Weiller, Mamma Aiuto!; [12/SCP2]-10-6-1-7-7-6-1-1 = 39
5.) Alessandro Rombelli/Freddy Loof, Azimut by STIG; 10-8-4-[14]-10-2-5-4-7 = 50
6.) Claudia Rossi/Nicola Celon, Wilma; 2-5-7-10-[15]-5-14-6-4 = 53
7.) Roberto Mazzuccato/Gabriele Benussi, Margherita; 8-[13]-11-8-6-6-3-3-[15] = 58
8.) Aurturo Di Lorenzo/Matteo Ivaldi, Malafemmena; [16]-7-8-6-4-9-8-8-9 = 59
9.) Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio/Hugo Rocha, G Spot; 11-2-10-[15]-5-12-7-10-14 = 71
10.) Pavel Kuznetsov/Evgeniy Neugodnikov, Tavatuy; 9-11-15-11-8-4-[16]-11-5 = 74
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As in the past, the start of the Audi Tron Sailing Series means the return of the Audi test drives too. Anyone can demo the A3 g-tron, S1 Sportback, Admired A1, SQ5 and RS6 Avant. For further details, please call 345.9585343, or e-mail.
The Audi Tron Sailing Series has reconfirmed its innovative style with a brand new mobile app - now available on Google Play and iTunes Apple Store for free.
In addition to main sponsor Audi, the Audi Tron Sailing Series is supported by official sponsors Kuehne+Nagel, Torqeedo electric motors and technical partners Ente Fiera di Genova, Nespresso, Olicor, Movidos, Norda and Frantoi Redoro.


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Once you've appropriately researched your discount-broker alternatives and decided on which one is right for you, you'll probably want to go ahead and open the account (rather than simply resting on your laurels for having done your homework).
Opening an account doesn't require much more than filling out an application. Don't worry about the word "application" -- we haven't heard of anybody getting turned down. However, being approved to open a margin account (i.e., an account that permits you to borrow money from the broker) might be a problem if you have a horrible credit history. But an account that is funded entirely by your own cash is most likely going to be approved.
You download the application forms, sign them, enclose them in an envelope with a check to initially fund your account, and you'll receive confirmation of your ability to start trading in pretty short order. Voila!
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HomeOptionsGroup needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 83 designs submitted by 29 freelance designers.
Home Options Group
We are a residential real estate brokerage in Palm Beach County Florida. We sell homes from small start ups to larger executive homes. Palm BEach is uniques in that we have golf course communities, beachfront communities and equestrian communities.
We primarily work with Buyers, First -time Buyers & Buyers of foreclosed properties. Our second specialty is with Distressed Sellers. The Majority Demographic of our customers are Couples & Singles from age 25-50, with average to above average incomes.
We are looking for a logo to represent our Real Estate Co & stand out, but not too flashy.
We want it to incorporate a house, but not cartoonish, something clear, simple but bold.. Maybe sleek but not very modern. Our current logo attached is a Home puzzle piece & we like that theme, but we also like the profile of a roof line with our company name under or besides it.
We also would prefer if possible that Home Options be more prominent & Group be smaller.
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Study Quotes from Yogi Bhajan
Quote #1
"Your Infinity is you when you stop thinking. Have you stopped thinking? That's the end of it. Awareness takes these things away from you: thinking, reason, logic, argument, fantasies, planning, scheming, knowing and worrying. These nine things must go before you can say that you are on the path of awareness. Do you know why? Because the One who rotates the Earth can take care of your routine. These nine things you do are unwanted. They only satisfy your ego. Where there is ego, there is no amigo.
So we are talking about happiness. What is the principle of happiness? We started 3HO—Healthy, Happy, Holy. Right? Healthy you are, one way or the other. As long as you are not in the graveyard pit, you are okay. Holy you are. Anybody who has nine holes and controls what comes in and goes out is holy. But happy? What is the definition of being happy?
That existence which does not have discipline cannot deliver. That deliverance is the measurement of personal happiness, and that needs discipline in every facet of life. Within your discipline, whether you serve or you de-serve, within your discipline, you live or you don't live, within your discipline you eat or you don't eat, within your discipline, you are the discipline. If you are master of that discipline, which is you, you are all God. There is no other.
Aad pooran mudh pooran ant pooran parmesureh
-Guru Arjan, Siri Guru Granth Sahib, page 705
The Transcendent Lord pervades in the beginning, pervades in the middle and will pervade in the end.
In the beginning you are you, in the middle you are you, in the end you are God. There's nothing else. If you can't close your eyes, you can't open your eyes, that's the end of the eyes. There's nothing to it. Nothing was, nothing is, nothing shall be.
For thousands of years, the Piscean Age has lied to us to make us find God, while they knew that we are gods. Now we cannot take even two days to remember we are gods.
Longitude and latitude are given to everybody. Altitude and attitude are given by Kundalini Yoga. When the spiral rises to penetrate through all the chakras, the man knows he's Brahm. That's why they say Kundalini Yoga is dangerous. It's dangerous because it takes away from the man the ability to be exploited by another man. And for some, life without exploitation has no juice.
I tell you today and I'll tell you tomorrow and I'll tell you every day: You have only one friend—you and your discipline which will give you all that you need. The rest are all promises. After studying every scripture of every religion and what I went through, I have found that there are three words: sadhana, aradhana, and prabhupati. Sadhana means discipline, aradhana means perfecting the discipline, and prabhupati means you will become the Lord Master of God Itself. Now, should I bring you any other news?"
–Yogi Bhajan, July 20, 1996. From The Master's Touch: On Being a Sacred Teacher for the New Age, Kundalini Research Institute, 1997
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"To begin with, all food was considered as human medicine and as something to live with. Food is the medicine which creates equilibrium. That is the beauty of food.
There are two types of food: nutritious food and sustaining food. Nutritious foods are those which allow you to help your body and give you strength. Sustaining foods are those that do the medical job for you, those that maintain your metabolism. So the basic properties of a food must be that it should be nutritious and it should be sustaining. The food should be a balanced food. Balanced food is that food which can get digested without drawing on your health. It should not be a strain on the body of the child or the person.
There are many different foods, but that food which sustains you will always give you more joy in life. Any food which pushes you is going to kill you. You don't grow old by years, you grow old by food. Your sexual behavior, your communicative behavior, your personality behavior, all is understandably very important. But the bottom line is, not how much you know, the bottom line is, how much you eat and what you eat.
We take medicines to get rid of disease. What does medicine do? It fights the disease and gives the body a chance to recuperate. What is a medicine? It is a sustaining food. Chemical medicines are produced because they are inexpensive. The difference between organic medicine and chemical medicine is that chemical medicine is direct, while organic medicine is indirect. Organic medicine affects us slowly but its effects are long term. Eating tasty food is nutritious, but eating the right food is sustaining, too. Eating the right food is a cure in itself.
Sometimes you wonder about what can make you healthy. What has happened with modern medicine is that they have removed the curing properties of foods. They have taken those direct properties, filled the medicine with them, and have shoved them into people. When you take a medicine with the original as well as with the embraced faculty of it, it will never have an adverse reaction. What's more, there are a lot of foods available to us today that were not part of the original Ayurvedic tradition. This knowledge which I am sharing with you has not been added to: there is nothing which is not in the traditional knowledge. We have to keep the knowledge pure from our own ego, and we won't change the information taught by our teachers. We are very proud of this and we want to keep our pride alive. We don't want to go left or right."
–Yogi Bhajan, from the article Food: The Human Medicine in Beads of Truth, Winter 1982.


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Danbury police officers put on paid leave in probe
DANBURY -- Four Danbury police officers have been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation into their handling of an undisclosed incident, authorities said Friday.
Danbury Police Chief Alan Baker declined to identify the officers or disclose the details of the complaint made against them. The complaints apparently stemmed from a March incident.
Baker said the officers were placed on paid leave last week.
"Until we can sort out exactly what happened, we place the officers on administrative leave," he said by telephone Friday.
A fifth officer was also put on leave while officials sort out what Baker deemed "an administrative snafu at the state level" over the officer's "eligibility to carry a firearm."
The latter case, he said, revolves around the officer's efforts to renew his pistol permit, "which the employee's had for many, many years, and now the state doesn't believe he's eligible to possess a pistol."
Baker did not elaborate on what circumstances would preclude the officer from renewing his gun license.
It is unclear whether the two cases are related.
A call to the president of Local 891, the union that represents Danbury police officers, was not immediately returned on Friday.
Lt. J. Paul Vance, a spokesman for the State Police, said the case had not been brought to his attention. Vance said his agency's special licensing and firearms unit is responsible for reviewing gun-permit renewal applications for police.
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text: Lesson Plans Educational Resources > Lesson Plans These lesson plans provide teachers with useful classroom activities and syllabi to help bring history alive for their students. Classroom Activities Space "American-Soviet Space Race as a Product of the Cold War" by David Bisset, Tallwood High School (Virginia Beach, VA); Joan Murray, Tallwood High School (Virginia Beach, VA); Meghan Van Horne, Independence Middle School (Virginia Beach, VA). "John F. Kennedy and the Space Race" by Holly Forman and Lisa Kopacz, Landstown H.S (Virginia Beach, VA). Vietnam "The Tonkin Gulf" by Molly Gunsalus, Landstown M.S. (Virginia Beach, VA); Tom Gunsalus, Salem H.S. (Virginia Beach, VA); Gerald Lombardi, Brandon M.S. (Virginia Beach, VA); and Greg Smith, Brandon M.S. (Virginia Beach, VA). "The Vietnam War" by Sonja Dickerson, Salem M.S. (Virginia Beach, VA)and Beverly Weddle, Independence M.S. (Virginia Beach, VA). Cuba "John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis" by Jaime Brookes, Larkspur M.S. (Virginia Beach, VA); Ann Cain, Tallwood H.S. (Virginia Beach, VA); Shelly Norris, Corporate Landing, M.S. (Virginia Beach, VA). "European Reaction to the Cuban Missile Crisis" by Martha Wheeless, First Colonial H.S. (Virginia Beach, VA). President Lyndon B. Johnson "The Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson" by Linda I. Francis, Princess Anne High School (Virginia Beach, VA); Leon Proffitt, Princess Anne High School (Virginia Beach, VA); Bruce Rowan, Kellam High School (Virginia Beach, VA); Michelle Sturgis, Princess Anne High School (Virginia Beach, VA); Amy Tomasulo, Corporate Landing Middle School (Virginia Beach, VA). The Presidency "The Roles of the President" by Sandra Carter, Independence M.S. (Virginia Beach, VA); Barbara Kennedy, Kemps Landing Magnet School (Virginia Beach, VA). Syllabi KC Johnson, Brooklyn College U.S. History Since 1950 Professor Johnson incorporates materials from the presidential tapes in his Brookly College colloquium on American history since 1950. Chester Pach, Ohio University The United States in the 1960s Associate Professor Chester Pach includes an assignment on the White House tapes in his course on America during the 1960s. Kent Germany, University of South Carolina The Sixties in Stereo: The Johnson Years Assistant Professor Kent Germany, who directed the Lyndon B. Johnson Project for the Presidential Recordings Program at the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs, offered a seminar at Virginia on the Johnson tapes. Jeff Woods, Arkansas Tech University The White House Tapes Assistant Professor Jeff Woods offers a one semester directed seminar on the secret recordings and phone calls of Presidents Roosevelt through Reagan in which students explore the everday events of those administrations and the critical decisions made. ← return to Educational Resources


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RAYNHAM The town's veterans agent has redecorated her office with hundreds of new winter coats. The Raynham Veterans Service Office is giving away free winter coats to veterans and their immediate family members for as long as supplies last.
Recipients don't have to be Raynham residents and there is no income eligibility requirement, Veterans Agent Micaila Britto said.
"They are here for veterans, no matter their means, no questions asked. This is something they've earned after giving so much to their country. We want to give something back to them," Britto said Friday.
Britto drove to Cape Cod on Tuesday to the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation Inc.'s office to pick up the first batch of 300 coats and then picked up another batch of 100 coats at Ocean State Job Lot in Taunton on Friday.
As of Friday, she had already given out 53 coats, she said.
Britto said the coat drive is a joint effort of the nonprofit Massachusetts Military Support Foundation and its corporate partner, Ocean State Job Lot, which donated more than 27,000 new jackets through its "Buy Give Get Jackets" program for distribution to veterans.
Britto said the way the program works is, Job Lot customers purchased the new outerwear at the store and then donated it back to be given to veterans around the region.
Britto had the pleasure of giving the first jackets earlier this week to Raynham Army veteran Phil Donahue and his wife, she said.
"He said it was a relief to have a new coat and not have to worry about how to pay for it," Britto said.
To Britto, that was mission accomplished.
The coats are in adult sizes for both men and women.
Any veteran in need of a winter coat can contact Britto at 508-828-4527 to arrange to stop by the veterans office in Town Hall to pick it up.
Her office is open Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Fridays 8:30 a.m. to noon.
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Group Picnic Pavilion (Capacity 50)
- People per Site: 50
Facility has a capacity of 50 and is equipped with picnic tables, and one group grill. Water is available nearby but no electricity.
- Picnic tables
- Outdoor grill
- Water nearby
- No electricity
- Wi-Fi is available
Group Picnic Pavilion (Capacity 100)
- People per Site: 100
Facility has a capacity of 100 and is equipped with picnic tables, two group grills, three electrical outlets, and water.
- Picnic tables
- Outdoor grills
- Water
- Three electrical outlets
- Wi-Fi is available
- People per Site: 400
Capacity: 400 people with theater seating or 250 with banquet seating.
- 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Wi-Fi is available
Lecture/Meeting Room (Education Center)
- People per Site: 80
- Table and chairs
- Two rooms
- Seating for 50 in large theater
- Seating for 30 in classroom
- Wi-Fi is available
- No food or drink allowed
Lecture/Meeting Room (Brazos Overlook)
- People per Site: 70
This facility is closed for major repairs at least through December 2019. One large room with tables and chairs. A food service bar and caterers pantry, with bar sink, is available. Facility accommodates 70 people with banquet seating. Wi-fi is available.
- Table and chairs
- Wi-Fi is available
- People per Site: 2115
- Wi-Fi is available
Note: Information and prices are subject to change. Please call the park or park information (1-800-792-1112) for the latest updates. The daily entrance fee is charged in addition to any facility fees, unless otherwise stated. A Texas State Park Pass will allow you and your guests to enjoy unlimited visits for 1-year to more than 90 State Parks, without paying the daily entrance fee, in addition to other benefits.
Pets are not allowed in any Texas State Park buildings. For other general pet restrictions check the Texas State Park Regulations. For park specific pet restrictions contact the park.
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Hey, I know what! Let's see who can come up with the least appetizing-sounding disease. Well of course, no diseases sound delicious, but I'm just saying: LEAST appetizing. I'll go first, ready? Okay, here goes: Butt cancer.
I win, right? Like, you're not even going to bother, are you? I expected as much.
So did the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a Chicago-based non-profit nutrition advocacy group. That's why they chose "butt cancer" over "colorectal cancer" when they decided to put up a billboard warning against the risks of processed meats.
Hey, they made their point. Not many people can drive past a billboard with a message like this:
"Hot dogs cause butt cancer: Processed meats increase colorectal cancer risks."
And keep their lunch date at the Chili Dawg Shack!
Look, I get that some people think the billboard was crass and offensive. That's because it's supposed to be. Judging by this country's problems with obesity and heart disease and diabetes, I think it's safe to say that Americans don't really respond all that well to subtleties. Or even ... I don't know, whatever the halfway point between subtle and knock-you-over-the-head obvious is.
Because it's not like the link between junk food and ill health is breaking news anymore. There isn't a single human being who can use "Well, nobody told me!" as an excuse for living on fast food. So maybe it's time we start busting out the big guns of gross: BUTT CANCER.
Pretty hard to ignore. NO ifs, ands or butts about it.
Do you think the billboard about hot dogs and butt cancer went too far?
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For the second time in less than a month, the Ardmore City Commission will review new members for the Ardmore Development Authority Board of Trustees.
In a 3-2 vote, the commission has chosen to maintain current eligibility requirements set forth by the trust indenture. The decision means an amendment will not be considered that would have allowed three board members living outside of Ardmore to continue serving on the board.
Letters were prepared by the City notifying Larry Pulliam, Jessica Pfau and Belinda Morris they were ineligible to serve as trustees and thanked them for their service. The letter also indicated the city will have an agenda item for Monday's meeting to consider and possibly vote to appoint new trustees to fill the positions.
"The next step will be to officially notify the three members they are ineligible to serve on the board based on the address they have sent us," Mayor Bob Geurin said. "This is about policy, it is not about individuals. The most important statement is we are charged with being stewards of the citizens of Ardmore and this is in the best interest of the City of Ardmore."
Geurin also confirmed the City is currently gathering information regarding some transactions that have taken place between the City and the ADA. Although Geurin declined specifics, he said there are three or four issues and requests have been made to the ADA for information regarding those items.
"We have some issues and concerns relating to some transactions," he said. "We have not received all the information we have requested and we need it to make some determinations. We have three or four major issues we are looking at. We are doing some fact finding and requesting information requested by our legal council."
During the course of the meeting, Geurin allotted five minutes each for a spokesperson on behalf of the ADA and an opposing side to speak. Mike Cawley, ADA Trustee, said the vote taken in Thursday's special meeting to name Interim ADA President & CEO Brian Carter led him to rethink the present board's make-up in regard to its relationship with the City.
Cawley said he had believed the ADA was at the dawn of a new age but no votes cast by new board members Gary Farabough and Chris Sandvick made him wonder if there was an agenda.
"I have never been on a board where no votes were issued with no explanation," Cawley said.
He also said if the ADA is to move forward, it must work with the City. He offered the opinion that possibly the City did not like the current board and maybe it should be replaced, him included.
"I'm in support of unity in this community," Cawley said. "We need to go forward in this chapter."
Luke Pollard voiced concerns about changing the indenture in view of current controversy surrounding the ADA.
"With the buzz of rumors going around the community about the ADA, and considering the recent sales tax issue that was defeated by a sizeable margin, I feel it would be disrespectful to the taxpayers to make changes in the rules of the trust indenture when there is so much community turmoil," Pollard said.
Pollard said he had spoken with Commissioner Keith King this week and felt he had a conflict of interest regarding the ADA because of his role as chief financial officer with a local bank, which has several large loans with the ADA.
"I feel, and I believe the taxpayers would absolutely feel, this is a conflict of interest," Pollard said.
King addressed the issue after the meeting and said no conflict of interest is present based on an opinion from the city's attorney Margaret Love.
"There is no conflict of interest," King said. "Our attorney has researched it and said there is no conflict of interest."
King also spoke on behalf of the ADA prior to the vote, noting the many civic and business contributions that Pulliam, Pfau and Morris have made to the city despite not living in city limits. He discussed prior amendments to different boards and said the commissioners are tasked with finding the very best people it can find to serve on the boards.
"Today, we have an opportunity to retain the services of three of the very best people we could find to serve on the board of the Ardmore Development Authority," King said. "We recognized that they were three of the very best when we originally appointed them and through our actions or inactions today, we have the opportunity to confirm or rescind that opinion.
"These are three individuals thoroughly invested in seeing to it that Ardmore succeeds. Their commitment to that success is beyond question but it is their ability to make that success happen that makes them so essential to the board of the Ardmore Development Authority."
Vice Mayor Sheryl Ellis, who made the motion to maintain the indenture as it stands, acknowledged the board's service and also acknowledged that it was unfortunate some very good people had been caught up in administrative mishaps. But she said given the significance of the ADA Board, which is second to the Public Works Authority in dedicated public funds received, the members should be registered voters in Ardmore.
"This is the Ardmore Development Authority, not the Carter County Development Authority," Ellis said.
Ellis also pointed out that a significant number of trust authorities throughout the state have similar residency requirements to serve on the board and defined the issue simply as, "This is about following the rules or changing the rules."
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