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So you have never heard of Posey's Unreported Cases? Or, maybe you have, but you have recurring nightmares in which a judge fixes you with a steely glare and growls: "Well, counsel, it looks like Ms. so-and-so's citation to Posey's is directly on point. What do you say about that?" Fear no more! In this column, you will find what is undoubtedly the most in-depth scholarly investigation ever attempted of Posey's Unreported Cases.
On the surface, the nature of the beast is easily described: Posey's Unreported Cases is a two-volume collection of "consent cases" decided by the old Commission of Appeals between 1879 and 1884. Like many legal explanations, however, this raises more questions than it answers: What is a consent case? What was the old Commission of Appeals, anyway? And, since a published case is "reported," by definition, why is Posey's two-volume book titled Texas Unreported Cases? After all, once Posey reported the cases, they are not unreported any more. . . or are they?
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Jim Paulsen & James Hambleton,
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Tune in every Thursday at 9 p.m. EST for The List with Colleen Lopez and join us on Pinterest to pin your favorite fashion, shoes, and accessories from the show!
Every fall it's a good idea to take stock of our supplies and go over things with a fine tooth comb. More often than not we'll find areas of our wardrobe that could use a little help–things we've outgrown, sweaters riddled with holes, or pants that have been worn ragged. Start off the next season with a solid supply of basics so that when the cool weather fully hits you'll be sitting pretty with everything you need.
Here's our fall fashion checklist:
1. Dark-Wash Denim Jeans
We know we'll be relying on jeans more for fall to keep comfortable as the temperatures cool off but we should especially stock up on dark washes of denim. Dark denim is good for fall and winter because it better disguises wear and tear from daily use in the form of dirt and wrinkles. It also helps casual outfits or those with bulkier layers still look sleek and slim. Grab a pair of the Diane Gilman SuperStretch Skinny Jean with Mesh Shaping Panel for ultra comfort all fall.
2. Light & Heavy Cardigans
The weather is going to be brisk in fall but we'll still have a few of those random, hot and sticky days. Keep a variety of different cardigans in your closet to handle fluctuating temperatures with style and ease. On warmer days reach for the G by Giuliana Lightweight Ultra Luxe Cotton Cardigan. It's perfect for layering and it's jewel-tone color will be on trend this fall! For chillier days go with heavier knit layers like the La Fee Verte Woven Cardigan with Fringe. The added detailing of the colors, patterns, and fringe gives this boxy cardigan more personality and versatility with pairing in your wardrobe.
3. Patterned Pullovers
Fall is synonymous with 'sweater weather' but frequent washing can warp and stretch out sweaters quickly. It's always helpful to have a few new sweaters on hand to flush out your wardrobe for the season. Patterned pullovers are a great way to make a regular cotton sweater look more sophisticated and dressed up. Try a sweater with a small print design like the La Fee Verte Pullover Sweater and pair it with a fitted skirt for a warm but pretty look.
4. Weather-Proof Boots
Come rain, sleet, snow or hail we've got to get to and fro our destinations. Own at least one pair of weather-hardy boots. Choose a boot with some stylish details like the gold buckles on the Vince Camuto "Basira" Over-the-Knee Leather Boot. Trust us, you'll wear this pair more than you can foresee and if you like them for their looks and functionality it'll make those days of bad weather just a little bit brighter.
5. Statement Jewelry
This is definitely the one category we don't think to check on when the season's change but jewelry contributes a lot to our fall wardrobes. Heavier layers call for some adjustments to our jewelry choices, like swapping in bigger statement pieces such as the Rara Avis by Iris Apfel "Chained" Resin Link Necklace for our minimalistic favorites. As we end up rotating through the same warm weather pieces with more frequency statement jewelry can also break up any monotony from forming in your every day looks.
What's one "must-have" that's always on your fall wardrobe checklist?

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I received this book for free from Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Still the One by Jill Shalvis
Series: Animal Magnetism #6
Published by Signet on 04/07/2015
Genres: Chick Lit, Contemporary, Romance
Format: eARC
Source: Netgalley/Publisher
Darcy Stone is game for anything — except sexy Navy veteran and physical therapist A.J. Colten, the guy who'd rejected her when she'd needed him most. Now the shoe is on the other foot and he needs her to play nice and help him secure grants for his patients. Unfortunately, Darcy can't refuse. She needs the money to fund her passion project: rescuing S&R dogs and placing them with emotionally wounded soldiers.
A.J. admits it — Darcy is irresistible. But he's already been battle-scarred by a strong-willed, vivacious, adventurous woman like Darcy, and he's not making the same mistake twice—until he and Darcy are forced to fake a relationship. Growing closer than they'd ever imagined possible, Darcy and AJ have to ask themselves: how much between them is pretend? What's the real thing? And where does it go from here?
2014 was the year of Jill Shalvis for me. I binged on so many of her Lucky Harbor books, and I enjoyed every second of it. So when I saw Still the One by Jill Shalvis on Netgalley, I requested that one immediately and did a little mental happy dance when I was approved for it. And friends, Still the One was totally worth that little happy dance.
Sill the One is part of Shalvis's Animal Magnetism series which is set in Sunshine Idaho. Sunshine doesn't quite have the charm of Lucky Harbor, but still I can never resist a small-town contemporary romance.
Darcy Stone moved to Sunshine somewhat permanently about a year ago after a terrible accident. She needed lots of help with her recovery, and her brother and sister live in Sunshine so they helped her out. I was actually a bit apprehensive that I wouldn't like Darcy. She's a bit abrasive at times, and she's always calling herself a bitch (which I admit got on my nerves a bit). But I did end up really liking Darcy. She's not my favorite Shalvis heroine, but Darcy's well-developed and I was most definitely rooting for her.
Now A.J. is my kind of guy, though. I liked him immediately, and could totally understand why Darcy liked him. He's just that responsible type of person, and seriously, men that are responsible are a major turn on for me. What can I say? He's also gorgeous and really nice and honorable. What's not to like?
I really enjoyed reading about Darcy and A.J. finally getting together. I was rooting for them right away, and their journey was a fun and relatable one. Sometimes Darcy was a little harsh, and she did frustrate me a bit, but moreso because I loved A.J. so much, and I wanted him to be happy. But, of course, things work out in the end (this is a romance, after all). Contemporary romance fans will love Still the One.


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U.S. Amends Rules To Ensure Film, TV Production's Tax Breaks Are Permanent
The U.S. government issued changes to federal regulations so that television and film producers can continue deducting production costs from a company's taxes.
On Oct. 19, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) posted notices on the Federal Register—Deduction for Qualified Film and Television Production Costs—that detail "final and temporary regulations relating to deductions for the cost of producing film and television productions." The latest IRS notices follow a notice posted on Sept. 30 announcing that the film production tax deductions, which were already in use, were made permanent on Sept. 29.
The Oct. 19 Federal Register notice contains amendments to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that direct the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of certain production costs by the producer of a qualified film or television production. To qualify for the deduction, at least 75 percent of the total compensation of a film or television production must be compensation for services performed in the United States by actors, directors, producers and other production personnel, the notice says.
Section 181 of the IRS Code allows the owner of a qualified film or television production to deduct the costs of production "paid or incurred" by the owner for the year the costs are paid or incurred, in lieu of capitalizing the costs and recovering them through depreciation allowances, the notice says.
The regulation also says for qualified film or television productions that commenced before Jan. 1, 2008 (designated as "pre-amendment production"), the tax deduction is available only if the aggregate production costs paid or incurred by all owners does not exceed $15 million ($20 million if a significant amount of the production costs are paid or incurred in certain designated areas; the "aggregate production costs limit").
For productions commencing on or after Jan. 1, 2008 (designated as "post-amendment production"), the aggregate production costs limit does not apply; rather, the aggregate deduction for production costs paid or incurred by all owners of a qualified film or television production is limited to $15 million($20 million if a significant amount of the production costs are incurred in certain designated areas; the "deduction limit").
The second IRS notice provides "cross reference" information on the temporary film and television production tax deductions that had been in place and it lists Jan. 17, 2012 as the deadline for written comments and requests for a public hearing on the tax deductions.


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From the desk of Savory La Fontaine.
Dear Fans of Quantum Leep,
The past will always come back to haunt you. No matter how far away you go, or feel, your world can turn upside down at any moment. Your history, at any time, can decide to jump up and f*#% you with full intention.
Last week for instance, I got a phone call. A deranged fan from days of old has threatened me with the release of incriminating footage. He claims that unless I, Savory, agree to his terms, he will release suppressed, lost, and heretofore unseen footage of Quantum Leep, myself, and every member of the band.
When I refused his nefarious bargain, he sent me the following opening salvo - video, of an embarrassing and amateurish profile of The Leep, concocted by a local fly-by-night TV station. The chess game begun, I choose to release this video of my own accord, as a preemptive strike against the media frenzy certain to ensue.
I remain,
~ Savory La Fontaine


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If you're on a Workable Pro plan the Candidate Breakdown report can be exported to a CSV file. The data included in the export is customizable and will contain information about the candidates in your account.
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Ri and I throwing some crazy fun rock and roll dance parties. Tied together by names taken from song titles, posters printed on lined paper and soundtracks of super-fun soulpopcore, these parties were totally part of some kind of series, although there was never any name for whatever this series was.
That's changing this year. Ri and I will again be throwing a monthly party at Kitchener's, this time under the banner of "High Five Records".
Each High Five party will be presented as a compliation record. Themes will vary month to month, but each "compilation" will be made up of songs selected by a team of 5 DJs. For our launch party we're keeping things simple; there's no theme. This debut High Five will simply be made up of Ri and I, plus 3 DJs who will surely be rather reuglar features in the lable's rotating roster. The musical tastes of Commadore 64, Ash and Nathan Scott Phillips fully embody the kind of fun, rock and roll asthetic that High Five hopes to bring dancefloors and we couldn't be more excited to have them spinning records to cut the red ribbon on our new creation.


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One of the best parts about becoming a network marketer, is that your campaign can grow indefinitely. But that doesn't mean it's guaranteed to grow at all. Don't be one of the know-nothings attempting to get rich through marketing. Read the information provided in this article and you'll understand what it takes to succeed at network marketing.
When trying to successfully network market, it is important that provide the original people with substantial award and praise in order for them to spread your name to their friends and coworkers. Such prizes could be "in the now" electronics, money, gift cards etc. If the original person does not get rewarded for references, they are much less likely to help you.
Avoid comparisons entirely to avoid sending yourself off course. It's human nature to want to look at how everyone else is doing compared to ourselves but it's not going to do you any favors. Every one's path to success is different so pay attention to where you are now and work that path.
Stay away from projects that require you to pay to get in. If you have already paid up then the person doesn't have any real motivation to work with you or help you succeed. They will just get busy pulling in the next person to pay in. Work with people who will have to work with you.
Once you have been involved in network marketing for some time, you will notice that an increasing amount of time will start going to answering questions from prospects and your producers in the network. A simple solution to this is to take the most common questions asked and create a webpage FAQ that is accessible to everyone. Spending time compiling a FAQ page early on will drastically cut down on the time you will later spend answering questions.
As it is with life in general, having a positive attitude towards your network marketing business will help it become a success. While you may have obstacles and problems along the way you should continue along because these setbacks, and how you deal with them, will help guide you towards your future success.
If you're becoming a network marketer because you were recruited by someone else, look for leadership qualities in this person. If they do not possess them, you may not want to stick around for an inept markerter who will make money through your efforts. Perhaps you can branch out on your own.
Monitoring your network marketing downline is hugely important. If you see someone under performing, ask them if they need any help or advice. If someone drops off entirely, maybe they just need some motivation to get back on track. You need to be a mentor to the people below you to ensure they're making you profits as well as themselves.
A flourishing network can mean some serious money for you as a marketer. By taking what you've just learned in this article and applying it to your particular network marketing campaign, you might be able to get the wheels rolling and initiate a successful business that doesn't stop growing for years to come.


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at The Poly in Falmouth. A sit down show in the theatre, a first for us! It's also the first time we've had the pleasure of playing on a bill with Minko and her band, and Playhouse: a new band featuring the vocals and guitar of one of the best and most underappreciated folksinging fingerpickers in England - Andrew Hockey.
Add to that kind of soul a krautrock loving bass player a deft drummer with a intuitive sense of how to tie those two together and some great new songs... you got Playhouse. Exciting. We're first on the bill and tickets can be found here for £5


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As our name suggests:
➔ Expect passion.
We offer the development, industrialization, production and qualification of complex, miniaturized electronics and micro-systems technology. For this purpose we use and combine basic technologies such as hybrid technology, bare die technology, adhesive and solder joints, selective passivation, glob-top and moulding, allowing for applications for high-end miniaturization, for precision sensing, smart power and high temperature applications.
Reliable, flexible and internationally experienced: The foreign trade competence of LUST Hybrid-Technik GmbH is especially appreciated by foreign customers. We serve the Asian and American market.
Founded in 1992, the successful growth soon led us to move to a larger site. With the acquisition of Teltron GmbH in 2006 market and capacity increase for bonding assemblies came along. In 2014 we expanded our site in Thuringia to provide larger capacities for manufacturing and improve working conditions for our employees. Automation and engineering are embedded in a highly efficient quality control system: That is how we guarantee readiness and cost efficiency – and therefore we are optimally prepared for the technological challenges of the future.


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Holiday Market Ribbon Cutting
The Springfield Business Improvement District and Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno invites you to join us at the 3rd Annual Holiday Market Ribbon Cutting to celebrate the opening of the Market's 2017 season.
WHERE: 1341 Main Street, Holiday Market Mercantile
WHEN: Thursday, November 30 at 10:15 am.
This year, you can expect to find dozens of local and regional retailers and artisans selling a wide variety of gifts for everyone's taste including; Jackson & Connor, Luxe Boutique, Kate Gray, Mountain to Seas Knits and Pops Biscotti, Northampton Oil Company, and much more. Shoppers can plan their visit around the varied calendar of events, which can be found at SpringfieldDowntown.Com including a White Lion Wednesday ugly Sweater Pub Crawl, a Winterfest featuring a free holiday concert, ice carvings, and much more.
This month-long shopping event will run through Friday, December22nd. Located at The Shops at Market place, 1341 Main Street. The Downtown Holiday Market will be open Tuesday through Friday 11am – 6pm, Saturday's 10am -2pm (open 'til 7pm December 9th and 16th).
For a full list of Holiday Market events see www.springfielddowntown.com and like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/springfielddowntown
Additional information and photos may be requested from Bridget Delaney of the Springfield Business Improvement District at bridget@springfielddowntown.


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Weather: Hint of SunBy Nikki Prive´
O still, spoiled trees, O city ways,
O sun desired in vain,
O dread presentiment of coming rain
That cloys the sullen days!
-- Robert Louis Stevenson
The low pressure system which brought flurries to the Boston area Monday will linger over the Maritime region until Wednesday, keeping skies partly cloudy. Temperatures will slowly moderate until a cold front passes through tomorrow, with average highs several degrees below normal for this time of year due to a chill northwesterly wind. April showers will return late in the week, as a new system moves in from the Great Plains, bringing cool temperatures and rain showers possibly turning to snow on Friday morning. The track and strength of this system are uncertain, so the duration and amount of precipitation are difficult to predict.
Extended Forecast:
Today: Partly cloudy, highs in the upper 40s°F (9°C).
Tonight: Partly cloudy, lows around 30°F (-1°C).
Wednesday: Partly cloudy, high around 50 F (10 C), overnight lows around 32°F (0°C).
Thursday: Partly cloudy, high around 48°F (9°C), chance of rain and snow overnight, low in the mid 30s°F (1°C).
Friday: Chance of morning snow, changing to rain during the day, high in the mid 40s°F (7°C).


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CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — The Cape May County Veterans Bureau will hold its annual Memorial Day Service 2 p.m. Monday, May 27 at the Cape May County Veterans' Cemetery, 129 Crest Haven Road, Cape May Court House.
Speakers include Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton, Freeholder Kristine Gabor and Capt. William G. Kelly of the United States Coast Guard TRACEN Cape May. Additionally, United States Rep. Frank LoBiondo has been invited to speak at the ceremony.
The United States Coast Guard will provide the ceremonial detail and representatives from Cape May County Veterans organizations will also participate in the program. For additional information, contact the Veterans Bureau at 609-886-2762.


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Living a healthy balanced life means approaching your challenges with compassion, understanding & courage. In the midst of a crisis, this is difficult to do, I'm here to walk that healing journey with you.
Life Coaching is a forward focused way to maximize your life experience.
It can help you discover your passion and manifest it to best achieve your goals.
When we design the spaces around us with conscious intention, we can create live & work in spaces that are soulful & spiritually nourishing. I design residential & commercial spaces nationally & internationally.
My classes are maps of consciousness that explore the inner truths and mysticism of the world's great spiritual traditions, and teach what it means to create sacred space both in our inner and outer lives.
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The performance of agriculture in transition economies : evidence from Poland and Belarus, 1990-2004
Title: The performance of agriculture in transition economies : evidence from Poland and Belarus, 1990-2004
Author: YARASHYNSKAYA, Aksana
Date: 2015
Citation: Florence : European University Institute, 2015
Series/Number: EUI PhD theses; Department of History and Civilization
This thesis contributes to the existing literature on the agricultural reforms that took place in Central and Eastern European countries during the transformational period (1990-2004) and on the agricultural development in Europe in general in the long-term (1960-2004). The study explores the history of the agricultural transformations in Poland and Belarus through a detailed analysis of the agricultural production and productivity dynamics, aiming to answer (i) whether the reforms succeeded or failed in terms of agricultural production and agricultural productivity; and (ii) what were the determinants of the agricultural reforms' success or failure. The research is centered on a comparative analysis of Polish and Belarusian agricultural performance, but it also incorporates the other CEE countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Russia and Ukraine), as well as the advanced Western European economies.
LC Subject Heading: Agriculture -- Poland -- 1990-; Agriculture -- Belarus -- 1990-; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Europe, Central; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Europe, Eastern
Defence date: 18 May 2015; Examining Board: Professor Govanni Federico, EUI and University of Pisa, Supervisor; Professor Youssef Cassis, EUI; Professor Vicente Pinilla,University of Zaragoza; Professor/Academic Director, Alexei Pikulik, European University of St.Petersburg/Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies.
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Butterfly Moments
This tutorial was written by me on December 04, 2013, using my own ideas. Any resemblance to others is coincidental and accidental. This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of psp and is written in PSPX.
Please leave some love when downloading supplies. The artists/creators work hard to make/share their work with us, so let's be appreciative. Please use all correct copyright/license information and follow all TOU's. Let's give credit where credit is due.
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Word Art or saying of choice
Gradient of choice to match tube
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Eye Candy 4000_Swirl, Gradient Glow, Corona
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EC = Eye Candy
GG = Gradient Glow
DS = Drop Shadow
C/P = Copy and Paste
FF = Flood Fill
ANL = Add New Layer
AS = Animation Shop
Open blank 600x250 canvas
FF with gradient of choice
Effects_Distortion Effects_Pixelate_both set on 10
Effects_Edge Effects_Enhance
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Using selection tool, select the areas shown:
Promote selection to layer
Eye Candy 4000_Swirl:
Effects_Art Media Effects_Brush Strokes:
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FF with matching color (#cf9112)
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Engaging and working with customers is the core to delivering change. Running a business that meets customer expectations is crucial to remaining relevant in an ever changing landscape. The following are some of the topics and themes we would like to explore at Ozwater'19. SDG's linked to this theme are also noted and papers specific to the SDG's are encouraged.
● Utility strategy and direction - effective Customer inputs
● Enhancing the Water Industry brand
● Digital customer engagement tools
● Customer Centricity - What and How?
● Community initiatives enhancing liveability
● Case studies of working with customers to provide new products and services
● Transformation from asset centric to customer centric
● What are the current trends/innovations in metering, billing and customer service?
● Moving water from a 'low engagement' product and building a stronger water utility brand-best practice approaches?
● What is the latest thinking on education – schools, community and industry?
● What are the best practice methods for water utilities and government agencies in engaging customers to determine levels of service and capital programs?
● Examples of innovative approaches for engaging with customers to improve water use efficiency
● What information do customers really want from a water utility?
3 - Good health and well-being
11 - Sustainable cities and communities
12 – Responsible consumption & production
13 - Climate action
17 - Partnerships for the goals


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Master of Arts in Economic Development at Vanderbilt University
Ms. Qendresa Kukaj is a master's student of Business Administration at "Haxhi Zeka" University. In July 2014 she graduated in the same major at the same university. During the last student elections she was elected as a member of the Student Parliament. She works as a sales agent for TianDe. Previously she completed two internships in the public sector. She intends to continue her master studies in international economics from where she hopes to be trained in international finance, international trade, and political economy. Upon her return to Kosovo she hopes to develop a career in politics and in scientific research and teaching.


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Doncaster Council has become the 14th local authority to join the The Midlands Highway Alliance procurement group.
Doncaster is using the alliance's (MSF1) contract for delivering the first phase of its £27.8m southern gateway improvement scheme, 'White Rose Way'.
MSF1 contractor, Balfour Beatty Birse, has been selected to deliver the scheme, saving Doncaster an estimated £100,000 in procurement costs, and ensuring the project can be delivered to a very tight timescale.
Peter Davies, Mayor of Doncaster, said: "The White Rose Way scheme is vital to the future development aspirations of Doncaster.
"Improving White Rose Way and the new airport link road will create the right conditions for attracting new investment and economic growth, bringing more jobs and prosperity to Doncaster.
"We are incredibly excited to be taking advantage of the benefits the MHA can offer. Using the well-established, successful MSF1 framework will allow the project to progress more smoothly and enable us to take full advantage of the benefits of Early Contractor Involvement".
Matthew Lugg, Chair of the MHA said "The MHA continues to be a success story attracting new local authority members who are keen to generate efficiency savings across the public sector.
"After around four years of operation, 53 schemes with a total value of around £130 million have been delivered through our medium schemes frameworks.
"We anticipate that our members will benefit from around £15 million of efficiency savings up to 2014. I believe that Doncaster's decision to be a part of this successful collaboration will have mutually positive benefits."


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If you are using 64-bit, then it is recommended to install the following file:
sudo apt-get install libglu1-mesa:i386 libSDL1.2debian:i386You can download the game from the terminal using this command:
wget -c https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/misc/ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/et/linux/et-linux-2.60.x86.runAnd then we make the downloaded file executable:
wget -c https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/misc/ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/et/linux/et-linux-2.60-update.x86.runAnd then we make the downloaded file executable:
chmod +x et-linux-2.60.x86.run
chmod +x et-linux-2.60-update.x86.runAnd we run the file with admin rights
sudo ./et-linux-2.60.x86.runNow you should see a enemy territory icon in your menu .
sudo ./et-linux-2.60-update.x86.runAnd now your game is up to date.
If you have sound problems
A lot of Ubuntu users can't get the old classic Wolfenstein ET to work with sound, but I have good news - I know a fix that works every time.
wget -q -O - http://nullkey.kapsi.fi/et-sdl-sound/et-sdl-sound.gz | gzip -d > et-sdl-sound && chmod a+x et-sdl-sound
(IF you can't download the file due to the server being down, then you can get my modified version from here)(Still remember to use "chmod a+x et-sdl-sound")
then we need to edit the file from the old alsa sound system to our new pulse sound system:
sudo gedit /home/yourusername/et-sdl-sound
Go to line 40 and the change the line from this:
to this:
SDL_AUDIODRIVER="pulse"and also add this:
save the file and close and then you need to make a symbol link, so you can play the game:
If you want to change the screen resolution
Wolfenstein ET is not exactly a new game and you might want to change the resolution so it fits your screen.
You will need to create a new file and name it autoexec.cfg and it should contain the following:
set name ^$PlayernameInsert the above and also remember to change "Playername" to your playername in the game.
bind "i" dropclip
bind "k" kill
bind "rightarrow" "vsay Thanks"
bind "," say_team ^3Please Wait...^4Bar is Recharging!
bind "leftarrow" say ^WMy^1 HP^W is now [s]
bind "downarrow" say Thanks for the ^1Revive! [r]
bind "uparrow" vsay Welcome
bind "h" toggle cg_draw2d
bind "p" toggle cg_atmosphericEffects
bind "m" vsay EnemyDisguised
bind "ins" vsay Thanks
bind "del" vsay Cheer
bind "home" vsay_team FollowMe
set cg_fov "120"
seta com_soundMegs "64"
seta snaps "40"
seta rate "25000" // was 16000
seta com_hunkMegs "250"
seta r_customwidth "1366"
seta r_customheight "768"
seta r_fullscreen "1"
seta cg_drawFPS "1" //DISPLAY FRAMES PER SECOND
seta cg_drawGun "1" //DISPLAY SELECTED WEAPON
seta com_zoneMegs "64"
seta s_volume "0.9"
seta s_musicvolume "0"
seta s_khz "22"
seta s_bits "16"
seta s_channels "2"
gedit ~/.etwolf/etmain/autoexec.cfg
and you will also need to change a line in your playerfile to allow your user to use the custom screen resolution, do that with:
gedit ~/.etwolf/etmain/profiles/Playername/
If you don't have a profile yet, then open the game and make one. Change "seta r_mode" from the default value to "-1" save the file and close it.
That is it
I hope it works for you, enjoy.


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Who was the real Michael Jackson?
With a new documentary about his life due to hit cinemas and his cherished Neverland ranch now all packed up for sale, our reporter asks the vexed question - Who was the real Michael Jackson?
It was to be a 3,000-acre monument to the childhood Michael Jackson dreamed of but never had. "I'm just putting behind the gates everything I never got to do as a kid," he once said, of his theme-park residence Neverland, with its zoo, fairground rides and dolls' houses. Jackson, on stage since he was five, had been driven into stardom by his formidable father - a man whose presence frightened the young singer so much as a child, he once said he'd sometimes vomit at the mere sight of him.
Now, Neverland is up for sale. As the estate agents open the doors of the ranch, which has a price tag of $100m, the public are afforded a previously unseen look inside.
But all traces of the eccentric fantasy Jackson imagined are gone. The zoo is empty, the animals gone. Even the name has been changed to the decidedly more sober Sycamore Valley Ranch. The marketing message is clear - the Jackson circus, and all its sordid associations, has well and truly left the property.
By the time the writer Paul Theroux was invited to visit 10 years ago, the project seemed already corrupted and soured. Theroux described in livid detail the disgruntled animals, the empty fairgrounds, the unmistakable pall of despair that hung over every square metre of this edifice which contrived, yet failed, to manufacture innocent childhood joy.
It's been over six years since the singer died unexpectedly from cardiac arrest. At next week's Sundance Festival, Spike Lee will screen Off The Wall, a look back at the singer's life in music. But the loose ends surrounding Jackson's troubled and troubling persona have still not been tied up. Not least the eternally vexed issue of whether, in the much-scrutinised story of Jackson's life, he was the victim or the villain of the piece.
From almost as soon as he could dance and sing, Michael was the clear, undisputed star of the Jackson family. Born in Indiana in 1958, he was the seventh of nine children shared by Joseph Jackson and his wife Katherine. As a young man, Joe had dreamed of being a rhythm and blues singer, but ended up working in a steel mill. While Katherine, a devout Jehova's Witness, worked in a department store.
Early on, Joe began coaching his children to perform. He was a punishing task-master, regularly pushing his children to the point of exhaustion, and even whipping them when they made a mistake or fell short of expectation. "He practised us with a belt in his hand," Michael once said.
The Jackson 5 started on the road to fame via performances at talent shows and strip-clubs, before they eventually got their big break on television on The Ed Sullivan Show. Even as a child, Michael was ambitious, a perfectionist and a natural performer. But, in spite of this, he always felt decidedly ambivalent about life on stage. "When you're a show-business child, people make a lot of decisions concerning your life when you're out of the room," he once said.
For the rest of his life, he would always feel keenly the wounds of his childhood. To journalist Martin Bashir, he revealed that his father was abusive, saying "If you didn't do it the right way, he would tear you up." As a child on tour with his older brothers, they would sometimes bring girls back to their shared room for sex. Later, those who would defend him against the charges that he molested children would argue that these early, and inappropriately precocious encounters with adult sexuality, along with his father's philandering, instilled in Jackson a lifelong aversion to sex.
His relationship with his family remained troubled throughout his life. When he died, he made no provisions in his will for his father or his siblings, preferring to leave everything to his mother, whom he adored, and made custodian of his children.
Indeed, it was rumoured that he hated his own family so much that he used a sperm donor to father his children, in order to avoid passing on his genetic heritage. Stacey Brown, a family friend quoted in a 2005 profile of Jackson in Vanity Fair, claimed. "He hates dark-skinned people. He did not want to take the chance that a child of his would look like Joseph."
In the early 1980s, Jackson made his triumphant transition from child performer to the biggest pop star in the world. But by the end of the decade, outward signs of inner trouble were becoming manifest. Not least through his changing physical appearance. Some reports suggest that Jackson underwent up to 100 surgical procedures through which he metamorphosed from the wide-smiled, dark-skinned African-American in the Thriller video to the uncanny-looking, sharp-featured oddity he eventually became. Though he always denied that his skin was whitened through bleaching, saying it was Vitiligo, a chronic, long-term condition that causes pale, white patches to develop on the skin.
It's perhaps revealing that his dermatologist, Arnie Klein, was one of his closest friends during his life.
It was Klein who set Jackson up with his assistant Debbie Rowe, who became Jackson's wife - though they never lived together. Later, through surrogacy, she bore two of his children, Paris and Prince. His third, Prince Michael II who later became known as Blanket (the one he dangled off the balcony in 2002) was also conceived via a surrogate and a separate egg donor. Though the identity of both women remains unknown.
By 1993, he was well on his way to morphing into the Wacko Jacko caricature much taunted by the tabloid press. Then catastrophe stuck. Jackson was put under investigation by police following claims made by the family of a 13-year-old boy named Jordan Chandler, a fan who had met Jackson by chance after the star's car broke down. The singer had struck up a relationship with the boy and his mother that seemed at the very least peculiar. He reportedly called the boy often, invited him to Neverland with his mother and sister (they soon began spending every weekend there) and lavished the family with expensive presents.
According to an in-depth report by journalist Maureen Orth published in 1995, Jackson and the boy soon became "inseparable", and eventually started sleeping in the same bed, with Jackson attempting to allay the concerns of the boy's mother by saying, "Why don't you trust me? If we're a family, you've got to think of me as a brother. Why make me feel so bad? This is a bond. It's not about sex. This is something special."
The issue was settled out of court and little has been heard of Jordan Chandler since the trial. He is said to be estranged from his family, and living in New York, presumably in some comfort - he received a pay-off from Jackson rumoured to be in the region of $20m.
But the story did irreparable damage to Jackson's public image. He did little to help his own case when, in 2003, in a sensational interview with Martin Bashir, he was asked about sharing his bed with children, and replied, "Why can't you share your bed? That's the most loving thing to do, to share your bed with someone. You say, 'You can have my bed if you want it. Sleep in it. I'll sleep on the floor. It's yours.' I always give the beds to the company."
Two years later, he was in court answering a litany of charges relating to sexual abuse, brought by another adolescent boy - this time a teenage cancer patient. By then, the singer's life, always chaotic, had gone into a tailspin. One of his lawyers claimed that the settlements from the child abuse suits he'd been fire-fighting had cost him close to $100m.
The trial was a showbiz spectacular, which blew the lid off Jackson's bizarre life, and his mountains of debt reportedly were in the region of $300m.
He faced 10 felony charges - four counts of lewd acts on a child, one count of attempted lewd acts on a child, one count of conspiracy to kidnap a child, false imprisonment and extortion.
If the trial was a circus, Jackson's eccentric image only served to further reinforce his role in it as the circus freak. Unwittingly, through his bizarre behaviour, he had earned a reputation as a kind of creepy, corrupt Willy Wonka, who lured children to his bed using his fame and wealth as bait. During the trial one of his maids memorably described Neverland as "Pinnocchio's pleasure Island".
The defence's main strategy was to claim the whole thing was a trap - an exploitation trick. "If you go into Neverland you are struck by the child-like, Disney-like, fantasy-like atmosphere . . . Michael Jackson met [the accuser's] family because he was contacted and told a young boy had cancer and wanted to meet him and needed his help. And unlike others, who smelled the ruse, he didn't."
No one could deny that Jackson's behaviour was bizarre, and inappropriate at the very least. But there was a persuasive voice of dissent in the form of Macaulay Culkin, who described how he'd slept in the same bed as Jackson many times, though fully-clothed, and insisted that nothing untoward had ever taken place. "I've never seen him do anything improper with anybody." he said.
He was, of course, sensationally acquitted, much to the delight of the devoted fans who gathered outside the courtroom every day in support. The testimony of his accusers was sufficiently discredited by the defence, who cast them as fame-hungry opportunists. And an alternative narrative about Jackson emerged; that of a child-man stuck in a state of arrested development, who had never progressed beyond his pre-pubescent self, and was trapped by almost unfathomable loneliness. Certainly, by then he already seemed the perfect archetype of a star almost entirely isolated by his own fame. "I believe I am one of the loneliest people in the world," he wrote in his autobiography, Moonwalk, in 1998, adding poignantly, "People think you're lucky, that you have everything. They think you can go anywhere and do anything, but that's not the point. One hungers for the basic stuff."
But basic stuff, even normal relationships always seemed to elude him. Only Lisa Marie Presley, whom he married in 1994 (though the marriage lasted a brief two years) ever claimed to have had a sexual relationship with him. She later said that she believed he loved her, "as much as he can, possibly. I don't know how much he can access love, really. I think as much as he can love somebody, he might have loved me. It was always like a mind that was constantly working. It was a scary thing - somebody who's constantly at work, calculating, calculating, manipulating. And he scared me like that."
In the aftermath of the trial, the world divided into two camps, firmly split over the issue of his guilt or innocence. The outcome, though ultimately in Jackson's favour, seemed somehow unsatisfactory, with all parties involved leaving with morale and reputation in shreds.
Financially and psychologically, Jackson never really recovered from the ordeal of the trial. As a result of the trial, his fantasy-ranch was forever tainted. He didn't return to Neverland, instead disappearing into exile, first as a guest of the Sheik Abdullah of Bahrain. It was an ill-fated sojourn, punctuated by further scandal when Jackson was photographed at a mall wearing a face veil and gown, and later, when a member of his entourage was stopped at the airport carrying suitcases full of the powerful prescription opiate Oxycontin.
He had better luck the next year when he moved temporarily to Ireland. He was here for a six-month stay - a rare and apparently "idyllic" window of reprieve from the madness. With just his three children, their teacher, a nanny and a magician in tow (the latter to facilitate the search for leprechauns, naturally), the family spent much of their time at Grouse Lodge in Co Westmeath, where they lived a quiet, low-key existence, far away from the usual barrage of media scrutiny. It was, by some reports, the most stable and normal period of their lives. "He was mad interested in Irish music and the history of the area . . . he felt really relaxed here," Grouse Lodge proprietor Paddy Dunning later told The Guardian.
But his health was already desperately fragile. And even more pressingly, his creditors were closing in. In 2008, he put Neverland up for sale and moved the family to Vegas to negotiate a comeback run of Casino concerts, while also entering into discussions to embark on a run of 50 concerts at London's 02. It was to be a firm and definite step towards rehabilitation. Financially, morally and for his public image. But his comeback never came to pass. He didn't live to see opening night.
It's ironic, perhaps, that though he faced ruin while alive, the year after Jackson's death was one of his highest earning ever. Prompted, by his death into a wave of nostalgia, fans snapped up 31 million albums and contributed $1bn to his children's inheritance.
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Pinakiranjan Mishra is the Partner and National leader, Consumer Products and Retail at EY and Vivette D'cruz is the Director, Consumer Products and Retail at EY
In the Indian jewellery market, the top 7 leading brands registered a CAGR of 10 percent (according to annual reports and financials from ROC, MCA) over the last 3 years driven majorly by store footprint expansion. This growth is commendable given that jewellery demand has been heavily impacted by a slew of regulatory changes like demonetisation and KYC implementation. While, the market recovered in 2017 with a growth of 11 percent, it still remains well much below the demand of 660 tonnes in 2010.
Consumer preferences are changing and jewellers have to compete with other luxury categories, curated travel experiences and equity market assets for a share of the consumer's wallet.
However, inspite of these trends, there are some interesting shifts happening in the jewellery market creating growth opportunities for players.
Firstly, there is a perceptible shift from wedding wear to daily wear or a change in the usage of jewellery. The traditional wedding jewellery driven market has changed, with Indian women choosing wearable pieces, over heavy sets. The daily and occasion wear segment is expected to displace the wedding segment and contribute to 49 percent of the market by 2020.
Secondly, there is an increased acceptance and preference for diamond jewellery. The overall diamond share has consistently climbed and is expected to grow to 25 percent by 2020. National brands have been increasing their diamond assortment to cater to the growing demand; with 30-40 percent of their assortment consisting of diamonds and solitaires, according to annual reports of leading jewellery brands. Investments in marketing are being undertaken to fuel aspiration and demand.
Thirdly, the influence of the online channel cannot be ignored. Consumers are heavily investing in buying jewellery with their purchase journey starting 2-3 months in advance. As per studies, majority of consumers have started browsing online for designs before walking into a store, making it imperative for brands to have an online presence. While this channel may not immediately drive sales, it constantly aids decision-making by offering the consumer improved ease of browsing and comparison. An Omni-channel business model is no more a choice as indicated by leading traditional brands investing in or acquiring pure-play etailers and pure-play etailers opening up physical stores.
Lastly, the importance of schemes to attract consumers from their traditional jewellers. While consumers have started gravitating towards national brands, traditional jewellers are still, by far the largest sales channel. Consumers continue buying jewellery from their neighbourhood jewellers citing loyalty, family heritage, customization and low making charges as the main drivers for purchase. National brands have also come to realise that schemes like exchange and no making charge are the biggest footfall drivers.
However, brands need to answer 4 critical questions to help drive seamless expansion and growth:
1. What is my competitive positioning?
Brands must evaluate their competitive positioning and build their brand proposition carefully to stand out in today's crowded marketplace. This requires brands to go back to the drawing board and define who their customer is, has she changed over time, what are her needs and expectations from the brand, what competition is doing to service these needs.
Building a positioning on pure design may not create the required differentiation on a long term basis especially considering emerging technologies. Brands need to carefully investigate this differentiation and create a sustainable edge.
2. What are the different scenarios for growth?
Once brands have defined their positioning, they need to carefully evaluate the key options:
i) Product offering
ii) Nature of expansion – local, regional or national
iii) Type of store formats – traditional high street, malls, large vs small formats
iv) Channels – offline, online, Omni-channel
v) Marketing, communication and consumer schemes
3. What are the various avenues for expansion?
Brands also need to carefully evaluate their funding decisions –
i) Own funds to control brand – while this gives control, there is need to evaluate the impact on balance sheet and working capital considering the huge investments in inventory and the inventory turns of this industry or
ii) Franchising to bring to the table speed to market, favourable locations and local market know-how or
iii) Acquisitions to build capabilities - recent acquisitions saw traditional jewellers acquire or invest in pure-play online jewellers to build their digital capabilities
4. Internal readiness:
This is the most important measure of timely execution and is often neglected by brands. Internal readiness is characterised by:
i) The right team to support expansion covering retail execution, merchandising & digital functions
ii) Value chain capability to ensure prompt service and product availability
iii) Standardised processes to address scale and efficiency
While the overall jewellery market is going through some tough times, brands by making intelligent use of market insights and being close to their consumers can surely identify avenues of growth. This growth strategy however, needs to be supported by the brand's readiness both externally and most important internally.
-By Pinakiranjan Mishra, Partner and National leader, Consumer Products and Retail, EY and Vivette D'cruz, Director, Consumer Products and Retail, EY


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|A cute old caravan we have purchased so that we can explore this lovely country when we retire.
We have a year to tidy it up.
"It is easier to give birth than raise the dead!" While I value all that the Church has brought into my life I am very much teetering on the edge of the church. Even if I was not of retiring age, if I was true to myself and true to the people employing me, I no longer fit their expectations for "Church minister" and it would be wrong for me to continue. I also value many of the lovely christian people I experience in Church. They are following their religion as best they are able. I have stuck with the Church and ministry when many of my contemporaries have moved on. Tony Campollo has a sentence I identify with. He says, "The Church is my mother but she is a whore." I have, however, come to the conclusion that it is impossible to effect the change in the church that is needed. The people and the institution are held back by distorted, muddied concepts of what following Jesus is all about. It is so engrained in their thinking that it is impossible for people to jump the tracks and see different ways of being "Church". (Many would probably argue that it is I who have the distortion) When people think of change in the Church they immediately ask the wrong questions. "How do we get more bums on pews?" "How do we get more modern worship/music to entertain?" etc. etc. We slip back into imperialistic notions of the Church. My own denomination in NZ is setting targets, "20,000 by 2020!" Even in the secular world people have distorted notions of what Jesus and Church is all about. As far as they perceive it is about getting to heaven when you die. Or it is about not doing bad things and telling others not to do bad things. Or it is about getting people in the door for our brand of religion! In today's world the restoration needed is much more profound than changing the styles of fulfilling traditional goals. The very word "Church" has too much negative baggage in people's minds inside and outside the Church. The questions are; "What does it mean to follow Jesus?" "How does a group of people express the way of Jesus today?" "What does a real, relevant Jesus-centred spirituality look like today?" We live in a multi-culural, pluralistic but very materialistic world. There are deep divisions, lots of suspicions and uncertain fearful people building walls around themselves and their "tribe". There is desperate loss of meaning, disconnection and lots of challenges for the human race. (Global warming - sustainability - economic systems - justice issues - adapting to new technology - lifestyles/ "family" ) Imperialistic "who's in and who's out" religion is more of a problem than a solution! It is not just irrelevant it is damaging! Religion that tries to drag the clock back to old cultural ways of being just tries to stop the relentless tide of change. A "Christendom" religion that assumes an authority it hasn't earned is no longer life-enhancing. I believe that most Churches, even those that are numerically "successful" are missing the point. We started Space2B at our Church. We have as a slogan, "Connecting people, celebrating diversity and engaging communities." To a little extent we have been successful. There are some special times in Drop-in centre, Space2B, chaplaincies and with the community groups we engage with that are profound and deeply sacred. They burst through boundaries. They touch lives. People engage with people. There is something ultimately "right" about them. I see them as the heart of what Jesus would do today. But.... most of my lovely, well meaning Church people don't experience them. They are not part of the traditional way of doing "Church" so they see them as not being their business. They do not connect with their view of Christianity. I will retire not because I am too old to work, but largely because I sense an inability (at least on my part) to change the church in the way I believe it needs to be changed.
Where will I go? I was chatting with a Baptist minister on the edge of his denomination. He commented; "To have a resurrection you need a death first." and "It is easier to give birth than to raise the dead." One of the big issues for me is where will I attend "church" when I retire? My current congregation at least allows me freedom to explore some things even if I find some stuff frustrating. Most other Churches I would find to be extremely irrelevant! Because "Church" for me has too much bad baggage, I am thinking that I need to explore new ways of being JC's helper apart from "the Church". I am starting to dream. I may have to win Lotto to resource it, but how about a "Space2B" type place where people can come, share thoughts and dream of ways they can serve as Jesus served? - A place that does not necessarily have a "Christian" or "religious" label, but a place where people connect? - A place where people can share questions, link lives and express servanthood? I keep encountering people who have given up on Church, but not necessarily given up on Jesus, spirituality or serving. Maybe a group of us "malcontents" could get together and do stuff? I will retire from Church stuff, but I am not finished dreaming. Watch this space.


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For most people in the services business, no matter whether you're in commercial services, human services, or professional services, "the work" is what you actually signed up to do when you chose your career. You want to get out there. You want to deliver your knowledge and expertise. You want to get stuff done and to help people.
And when you've won the business, it's easy to assume that doing good work is all you need to do to keep the relationship humming.
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Good work is an expectation: it's what we get paid to do. So what more do we need to do to keep business that's important to us, apart from doing good work? That's surprisingly simple.
There is a distinct difference between the hard workers, who do good work but don't always retain it, and the clear winners who do both.
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We did a read through of The Flood on Friday night. I made final adjustments, printed it out and sent it off to the Noosa Arts Theatre One-Act Playwriting Competition this morning. I'm happy with it. Fingers crossed!
Now I'm working on an unusual project. In 2014 and 2015 I wrote two stories that paralleled each other – they covered the same events, happening to the same characters, but from the perspective of two very different dimensions – yes, It's strange. Those two stories were "Get Away" and "Forever". I always planned to tie these stories together with some additional content that would provide a meta-view; an explanation for how these dimensions are connected, and over the past year I've tried out a number of theories. During my walk in Sweden this all came together. I sat down on a rock in the middle of the arctic wilderness and made copious notes about what was needed to make a single, large, coherent piece out of these two existing stories. The resulting new amalgamation will be titled: "Movie Night". It will probably fall short of a "Novella" by several thousand words, but it will be a very long, short story. Probably about 13 or 14 thousand words. I'm a few nights into working on this now. It's starting to take shape.


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This award-winning aparthotel delivers plenty for families, including a river-style pool and a splash park.
This place has a long and winding main pool. Better still, there's a children's splash park with chutes, slides and a giant pirate ship. On the dining front, you can choose from a buffet place and an Italian.
The hotel's about a two-minute walk from a small sand-and-shingle beach. Meanwhile, the centre of Cala Bona is about a 10-minute walk away, and it's a little further to Cala Millor, a bigger resort.
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The Human Rights Campaign announced Tuesday that it's making a massive ― and early ― investment in its grassroots mobilization efforts, with a goal of turning the 2018 midterm elections into a rebuke of President Donald Trump and anti-LGBTQ members of Congress.
The LGBTQ rights group is spending $26 million on "HRC Rising," a new campaign aimed at electing pro-equality candidates and fighting homophobic policies in all 50 states. HRC will beef up its staff and volunteers nationwide, but make a particularly strong push in six states: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and Nevada. It will also focus on trying to unseat about two dozen House Republicans with records of voting against LGBTQ rights but who represent districts Hillary Clinton won last year.
It's the biggest investment the organization has made in its 37-year history. It's also more than a year out from the midterms, which is early in the political process for such a coordinated grassroots effort. HRC president Chad Griffin said it's warranted given "the extreme nature" of Trump's administration.
"Mike Pence has spent his entire career attempting to undermine equal rights for LGBTQ people. That's who Trump chose as his No. 2," Griffin told HuffPost. "His secretary of housing and urban development [Ben Carson], charged with enforcing fair housing, doesn't even acknowledge that LGBT people exist. Then, one of [Betsy DeVos'] first acts as education secretary was to attack transgender students."
Griffin is referring to Carson previously describing the LGBTQ community as "a few people who perhaps are abnormal." DeVos, in February, rolled back protections put into place by President Barack Obama for transgender kids. Vice President Pence, meanwhile, has a generally awful record on LGBTQ rights.


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As teachers of the Christian faith and way of life, the fathers were well aware of basic pedagogical principles such as the necessity to practice learned material consistently in order to apply it in real-life situations. Christian virtue, like every other art, requires daily practice and the support of others. The faithful are encouraged to study throughout the day whatever they gather from the texts of the liturgical services, from sermons given by priests, or from the advice of spiritual fathers in confession. According to Saint John Chrysostom, it is fitting for the faithful to form study … [Read more...]
Counsel for Daily Training in the Virtues at Home
Learning How to Read for the Health of the Mind and the Health of the Soul
The intersection of modern bibliotherapy and the ancient rumination on the Law, the Psalter, and the Gospels is found most sharply in one of the main purposes behind both approaches, namely increasing awareness to principles that can be used to navigate one's way through the many difficulties we encounter in life and that hinder us in our attempt to reach important goals, be they normal functioning in one's environment (psychology) or union with God (in Holy Orthodoxy). Of course, sacred books can act as conveyors of grace that affect the soul at a qualitatively different level than clinical … [Read more...]
Reason and Speech: Timeless Truth and Secular Echoes
Introduction to Ancient Christian Wisdom and Aaron Beck's Cognitive Therapy: A Meeting of Minds Could an ancient mystical path of inner transformation, most rigorously pursued and explored by monks and hermits, possibly bear much resemblance to what now seems to be establishing itself as the standard psychotherapeutic approach to living an effective and rational life? Would they not of necessity lie worlds apart, reflecting two different mindsets, one pre-modern and the other modern and indeed post-modern—one rational and secular, and the other mystical and sacred? As the first century … [Read more...]


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Flower Delivery in Chandigarh
Fresh Flowers and flower bouquets are the most lovely gift you can give anyone. they not only symbolise your love but also bring freshness to one's day. When you wish to get flower delivery in chandigarh, order online with Indiagift for same day flower delivery as well.
Send Flowers to Chandigarh
Flower has the different language of love that can't be expressed in any other form. It is a sweet smelling gift that has a sweet fragrance of love that brings sweetness in the relationships with its smell. Flowers has its own beauty and it is a symbolization of purity, beauty and innocence, it has a additional meaning of cheerfulness. Valentine is the occasion of love and flower is the essence of love. Flower synchronizes love with the beauty of nature. It is the way to present the true feeling of the heart with just a simple action. Flowers make for an ideal gift and you can always get gifts delivery in Chandigarh like flowers and cakes with Indiagift.
When you send flowers you're honoring tried and tested tradition. However, sending roses of certain colors may say more than you think. Different colours of flower symbiolises different feelings. Valentine's Day is when we celebrate love, of course, but in the people we love, there is often much more to celebrate. Luckily, for most every feeling and sentiment, there is a color of rose. Nothing says "I love you" like red roses. Red symbolizes love, beauty, courage, respect, romantic love, and even congratulations. You can also order cake online in Chandigarh along with fresh flowers.
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Fresh flower delivery brings joy to everyone's heart. Getting a lovely bouquet of flowers is the feast to our eyes that everyone loves. So if you wish to make someone's day a special one then kickstart it with a dose of flowers that they will cherish for a long time. Send bouquets online through Indiagift and make their day a special one. Be it Birthday flowers or Anniversary Flowers, choose the blooms that your loved ones will adore and give them a visual treat. Order flowers online to Chandigarh and make it a special surprise with midnight flower delivery.


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Yes, I know we have as of now had the Nexus gadgets before which ran unadulterated stock Android, however those were co-marked with different makers. The Pixel and Pixel XL are Google Phones, fabricated spec by spec in view of the organization's information sources and have some interesting elements to recognize them from the crowd of other Android cell phones.
Google Pixel and Pixel XL
Both the cell phones keep running on Android 7.1 Nougat with Snapdragon 821 and 4GB LPDDR4 memory. The real distinction between the two is showcase and battery size. The Pixel has a 5-inch 1080p AMOLED show while the Pixel XL has a 5.5-inch Quad-HD AMOLED board secured by Gorilla Glass 4. Both have a metal body and a unique finger impression sensor at the back. Another change from past Nexus gadgets is the absence of any producer marking, which for this situation is HTC. Rather you see Google's "G" logo on the back again immovably asserting this is a Google telephone and yes, that button is there to remain.
You get a 12.3MP f/2.0 opening back camera with Sony sensor here which is equipped for recording 4K recordings and a 8MP front-confronting camera for selfies. There's HDR+ which enhances presentation control with zero screen slack. The camera application has additionally been enhanced which the organization says is presently quicker than any cell phone camera application. There's video adjustment also. The organization is additionally packaging free Google Photos boundless with the Pixel cell phones which gives you a chance to transfer full determination photographs to the cloud. You additionally get NFC support here to portable installments utilizing the unique finger impression sensor.
As I said some time recently, both telephones likewise vary as far as battery limit, where you have a 2770 mAh battery on the Pixel and 3450 mAh on the Pixel XL. Both bolster quick charging over the USB Type-C port on the cell phones which gets you 7 hours of use with only a 15 minute charge. You do get a 3.5mm sound jack, incase you were pondering. Not at all like it was already reported, Pixel cell phones don't accompany expandable capacity.
On the product front you see the new Pixel launcher with round symbols, and the swipe to open application drawer. Google Assistant is likewise only a long tap away of the home catch or calling a set expression. It additionally comprehends which applications you utilize frequently to texting, listening to music or spilling recordings. For eg, in the event that you request that listen to music from a specific craftsman, it would open YouTube, Spotify, Play Music or whatever other application taking into account which you utilize routinely.
Google Assistant is logically mindful too and comprehends discussions like Google Now.
Pixel Hardware Specifications
Show: 5.0-creep Full HD (1920 x 1080p) AMOLED, 441 PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 821, Quad Core 2.15 GHz
OS: Android 7.1 Nougat
RAM: 4GB, Storage: 32GB, 128GB
Back Camera: 12 Megapixels, f/2.0 Aperture
Front Camera: 8 Megapixels
Availability: 4G LTE, double band WiFi air conditioning, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, GPS
Measurements: 143.8 x 69.5 x 8.6 mm
Weight: 143 g
Battery: 2770 mAh, Quick charging
Pixel XL Hardware Specifications
Show: 5.5-inch Quad HD (1440 x 2560p) AMOLED, 534 PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 821, Quad Core 2.15 GHz
OS: Android 7.1 Nougat
RAM: 4GB, Storage: 32GB, 128GB
Battery: 3450 mAh, Quick charging
Back Camera: 12 Megapixels, f/2.0 Aperture
Front Camera: 8 Megapixels
Availability: 4G LTE, double band WiFi air conditioning, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, GPS
Measurements: 154.7 x 75.7 x 8.6 mm
Weight: 168 g
Battery: 3450 mAh, Quick charging
The Google Pixel 32GB capacity variation has been evaluated at $649 (Rs. 43,200) and it will go on pre-request beginning today in the US on Verizon. The 128GB Google Pixel comes in at $749 (Rs. 49,900). The Pixel XL begins at $769 (Rs. 51,200) while the 128GB stockpiling variation will be accessible for $869 (Rs. 57,900).
Pricing and Availability
The Google Pixel 32GB storage variant has been priced at $649 (Rs. 43,200) and it will be going on pre-order starting today in the US on Verizon. The 128GB Google Pixel comes in at $749 (Rs. 49,900). The Pixel XL starts at $769 (Rs. 51,200) while the 128GB storage variant will be available for $869 (Rs. 57,900).
In India pre-orders for the Google Pixel and Pixel start on October 13th online on Flipkart and these will also be available on Reliance Digital and Chroma stores. You will be able to choose from Very Silver, Quite Black and limited edition Really Blue colors.
In India pre-orders for the Google Pixel and Pixel begin on October thirteenth online on Flipkart and these will likewise be accessible on Reliance Digital and Chroma stores. You will have the capacity to look over Very Silver, Quite Black and restricted version Really Blue colors.


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A dynamic world, dynamic people, dynamic lifestyle! However, is everything at the stake of one's health? Have we ever thought the cheesy pizza and awesomeness overloaded burger which we enjoy all the time is laden with heaps of calories which is adding on to our flab?
Solution to this is simple and comes with certain diet foods which are healthy and at the same time gratifies our foodie palate.
Here is some healthy food ride which will cajole you for more and more:
Sprouts in Lettuce Cups
Take lentils, soak them overnight, drain out water and let them sprout. Once they are sprouted, add salt and black pepper as per taste, drizzle some honey and add a teaspoon of lemon juice. Mix and serve on the lettuce bed and you are ready with your diet full of protein. You can eat the lettuce too which is a great source of Vitamin A, sodium and potassium.


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Threefer: Stupendous Storytellers
June 16, 2012 in Threefers
We'd like to welcome you to one of our regular features: Threefers are quick lists of favorite things.
Generally, they won't be All-Time Favorites as those take way too much time and serious deliberation to compile. Rather these are off-the-top-of-your-head answers, current favorites and sometimes those little treasures we're sad that more people haven't discovered.
While we have enjoyed putting together our own lists, we look forward to you joining in to remind us of great things we've forgotten or turn us on to something new. Take a peek at our choices and then add yours to the comments section below. Also, if you have ideas for future lists, let us know.
Now on to today's Threefer:
Three Stupendous Storytellers
Bliss says:
Jules' choices:
- Sherman Alexie
- Ivan E Coyote
- Henry Rollins
Bullish picks:
- James Thurber
- O.Henry
- Sandra Cisneros
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Color is one of the most powerful of elements. It has tremendous expressive qualities. Understanding the uses of color is crucial to effective composition in design and the fine arts.
The word color is the general term which applies to terms as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, black and white and all possible combinations of these. Hue is the correct word to use to refer to just the pure spectrum colors. Shade and tint are terms that refer to a variation of a hue. Shade is a hue produced by the addition of black while tint is a hue produced by the addition of white.
A color is described in three ways:
[1] Its name
[2] Its purity
[3] Its value
Although pink, crimson, and brick are all variations of the color red, each hue is distinct and differentiated by its chroma, saturation, intensity, and value. Chroma, intensity, saturation and luminance/value are inter-related terms and have to do with the description of a color.
Chroma: How pure a hue is in relation to gray
Saturation: The degree of purity of a hue.
Intensity: The brightness or dullness of a hue. One may lower the intensity by adding white or black.
Luminance / Value: A measure of the amount of light reflected from a hue. Those hues with a high content of white have a higher luminance or value.
A good grasp of color theory is helpful when choosing colours for a design. Choices regarding color are sometimes based on the premise that "it looks right." Sure, some have an eye for color,but there is a science to why some colors work well together while others do not.
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Christmas spirit lives
Christmas miracles come in all shapes and sizes, as I happily learned anew earlier this month.
Fellow member Hugh Williamson and I were volunteering at the Murphy Rotary Club's Christmas tree lot on Dec. 1 when a nice fellow came in to purchase a tree for his family. (Our fresh-cut Fraser firs to benefit local charitable and non-profit agencies sold out early this year, so thank you.) We couldn't find a price tag, and since it looked like the tree next to it marked for $40, that's the price we sold it to him.
The next afternoon, Hugh and I were back on the lot. As we were getting ready to shut down after sunset, the same fellow pulled his truck back in. When I went over to say, "Hi," he handed me a check for $10.
"We found the price tag hidden down one of the branches," he said. "Since it was $50, I wanted to make sure ya'll got the right amount of money since you do such good in the community."
Noted writer C.S. Lewis famously said, "Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching." This gentleman could have gone his merry way, smiling about saving a few bucks. Instead, he demonstrated the kind of character that embodies the spirit of the Savior whose birth we celebrate at Christmastime.
Selling trees also brought to mind one of my favorite family Christmas stories.
In 1974, when I was in the fourth grade, we moved from West Palm Beach to Asheville. On Thanksgiving Day, we played in the snow for the first time while helping push cars up the icy hill we lived on. For a south Florida boy, this was a whole 'nuther layer of fun.
A week or so later, my stepfather thought that since we were mountain people now, it would be fun to go chop down our very own Christmas tree. So my mom, younger sister and I joined him in our Vega – not an easy car to haul something large in – and drove off down the backroads of Buncombe County, searching for the perfect fir.
After driving what seemed like an eternity to youngsters filled with Christmas dreams, we finally found a wooded area with plenty of perfect-looking trees to choose from. However, before wielding his trusty ax, my stepfather took a long look around for signs of life and spotted smoke rising from a nearby chimney. Not wanting to trespass on someone else's land, we headed over to the house to see if the land belonged to them and ask permission to be there.
A grandmotherly woman answered the doorbell. When we told her why we were there, and she saw two shivering kids who hadn't yet bought a coat compatible with the Smoky Mountains, she quickly welcomed us inside.
We talked with her husband, an older man who said his family had owned the land for generations, while the woman served us hot apple cider and cookies. This was our first experience with true Southern hospitality, and it warmed us up even more than the fireplace.
After we sat for a spell, the man told us to take any tree we wanted from his field. So we did, cutting down a 7-footer and somehow managing to tie it to the roof of our subcompact. And another Christmas dream became reality.
My folks were hippies then, so it might have been understandable if the older couple didn't instantly take to them. The fact that they treated us like long-lost family still warms my heart today.
This Christmas, hold your family tight. Make up with anyone you haven't spoken with in too long. And even when you meet someone new, let them feel the love that's the real reason for this wonderful season.
David Brown is publisher of the Cherokee Scout. You can reach him by phone, 837-5122; fax, 837-5832; or email, firstname.lastname@example.com.


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There is a proverb that says "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together," and at Crosstowne Church we, too, believe that we are better together.
There are three ways that, together, we participate in Christ-centered, town-transforming discipleship…
Shared Habits (BELLS)
The church has always embraced a shared pattern of life. Crosstowne Church seeks to form disciples through a shared pattern that consists of five everyday habits. These habits transform hearts to truly, actively, and personally follow Jesus.
Our five habits are found in BELLS…Bless others, Eat together, Learn Christ, Listen to the Spirit, See what God is doing.
neXt Group
This monthly gathering is a place for each person to learn about, grow in, and encourage each other in living out Crosstowne's shared habits (BELLS). These groups will help you grow in the neXt step in your relationship with God and with other people, while joining what God is doing to transform your friends, your family, and your neighbourhood.
This is a weekly or bi-weekly one hour gathering that runs for 1-2 years as a means to equip potential leaders to lead groups of people to be on mission and make disciples together. Participants will receive simple, gospel-centered, and shareable tools that will allow them to lead others in hearing God, living on mission, growing through challenges, living a balanced life, and understanding their distinct calling.
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All the what if's and what about's are brain farts.
There's nothing in the way of life living life.
Nothing bad happens in seeing what we are.
All my hopes and fears about this stuff are tales told by an idiot ('me").
Life wants to live itself, and it IS.
Life is a win win situation, for no-one. There is only life anyway, so big deal if "I" lose!
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