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Sep 28 2021
Getaway To Sunset Bay This Autumn and Winter Season
Plan your Autumn or Winter getaway to Sunset Bay Resort. Nestled along the water at beautiful Emma Lake, Saskatchewan, Sunset Bay is your 4-season vacation destination.
Your Safe Place to Gather
Sunset Bay Resort is the ideal getaway location for any occasion this Autumn and Winter season. Whether it be a Thanksgiving celebration with close family and friends or simply a much-needed holiday with those in your bubble, Sunset Bay is your safe place to gather.
The immaculate accommodations at Sunset Bay Resort allow you to drop your bags and relax, worry-free. Our self-contained cabins ensure you and your bubble are safe in your very own cozy space, or settle soundly in the lodge underneath the pines. Sunset Bay is your home away from home.
Emma Lake is the perfect backdrop for your social distance getaway. Even in the Autumn/Winter seasons, there are countless activities for everyone to enjoy when you plan your getaway to Sunset Bay Resort. Come experience the great outdoors and take in that crisp cool air alongside your loved ones.
Book Online and Save on your next stay at Sunset Bay WITH OUR PROMO
Lawrence and Sonnia invite you to retreat to Sunset Bay and celebrate 35 years of cozy lakeside memories. To commemorate the occasion, there is a special offer for online bookings.
Use promo code CKOM35 when you book online and SAVE on your stay 2021 Autumn and Winter season at Sunset Bay Resort.
To book your stay, navigate to the accommodations tab on our website and let your Sunset Bay experience begin.
Let's continue making memories this Autumn and Winter season. Sunset Bay is a journey worth making, and we cannot wait to have you.
'Our Autumn and Winter welcome is as warm as the Summer sun'. Come out and discover all that Sunset Bay Resort and the surrounding area have to offer this Autumn and Winter season. Sunset Bay Resort is waiting for you! Book your stay now.
Jul 27 2021
Things To Do Within 30 Minutes of Sunset Bay Resort, Emma Lake, Saskatchewan
When visiting Sunset Bay Resort located at beautiful Emma Lake, Saskatchewan, there are countless things to do within a 30 minute distance! Whether it be water-based activities, land activities, or sightseeing, there is something for everyone to enjoy all year round. The best part – all activities are within a 30-minute distance of Sunset Bay Resort, so you will never have to commute far to experience all that Emma Lake has to offer.
Water-Based Activities In And Around Emma Lake, Saskatchewan
Visiting Sunset Bay in the Summer? Get out on the lake!
- Rent a canoe, kayak, or paddle board from the Sunset Bay Marina
- Waterski, knee board, or wake surf
- Go fishing
- Go swimming
- Explore the lake on a Sea-doo/jet ski
Visiting Sunset Bay in the Winter?
No problem, there is so much fun to be had.
Enjoy activities such as:
- Curling
- Playing pond hockey
- Enjoy cross country skiing or snowmobiling
- Ice Fishing
- Skating
Land Activities Around Sunset Bay Resort, Emma Lake, Saskatchewan
Visiting Sunset Bay Resort in the Summer? Hit the beach!
- Play beach volleyball on the court
- Build a sandcastle
- Play in the sand
- Suntan
Looking for a little more adventure? There are a ton of things to do within 30 minutes of Sunset Bay Resort!
- Go exploring on an ATV
- Go camping at Murray Point or Great Blue Heron
- Go hiking
- Geocache
- Play mini-golf at Emma Lake Mini-Golf
- Golf 9 or 18 holes at the Emma Lake Golf Course
- Go Birdwatching
- Go Berry picking
- Have a bonfire
Sightseeing Near Sunset Bay Resort
If sightseeing is up your alley, there are plenty of things to do within 30 minutes of Sunset Bay Resort.
- Visit the Height of Land Lookout Tower at Waskesiu
- Visit the Grey Owls' Cabin at Waskesiu
- Hike the Boundary Bog Trail at Waskesiu
- Visit the Waskesiu Heritage Museum
- Sunsets and Sunrises – We are called 'Sunset' Bay Resort for a reason
- Northern Lights – They call Saskatchewan the "Land of Living Skies" for a reason
- Fireworks
Hungry & thirsty from all the adventure-seeking?
- Visit the local adult watering holes such as the Sunnyside Bar
- Visit Fern's Grocery & Emma Lake Pizza
- Enjoy ice cream from the Sunset Bay Marina
No matter the season, come out and discover for yourself all Sunset Bay Resort and the surrounding area have to offer. Sunset Bay Resort is waiting for you! Book your stay now.
Apr 26 2021
Celebrating 35th Anniversary at Sunset Bay Resort
In 35 amazing years at Sunset Bay Resort, Lawrence and Sonnia Minshull celebrate the countless vacation experiences and a million memories that have been created and cherished by guests who have become family and valued friends. We invite you to experience all we have to offer at Sunset Bay Resort for our 35th anniversary, an oasis nestled on the shores of Emma Lake.
For our 35th Anniversary, we want you to celebrate with us at Sunset Bay! Book and stay at the resort in April & May and receive our SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY RATE of 35% off any room (plus taxes & fees). This rate applies to any 2 consecutive night stay in our lodge or cabins in April or May, excluding long weekends.
Use promo code SUNSET35 when you book online and stay during April or May 2021.
Once you book, your journey at Sunset Bay Resort begins. Let's start making even more memories at the lake to celebrate our 35th anniversary together!


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Yes, sports betting in New Mexico is legal.
Sports betting in New Mexico
Legal sports betting in New Mexico began in August 2018. It was the sixth state in the United States to allow it. Legal sports bets can be placed at some casinos in the state but there is no legal online betting in New Mexico.
Bets on sports involving the University of New Mexico or New Mexico State are not allowed.
Online sportsbooks in New Mexico
Retail sportsbooks in New Mexico
- Hilton Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino, Sante Fe
- Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Mescalero
- Isleta Resort & Casino, Albuquerque
- Santa Ana Star Casino, Santa Ana Pueblo
For sports betting picks and tips, check out SportsbookWire.com and BetFTW. Plus, try out the USA TODAY Parlay Calculator and please gamble responsibly.

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City Box 30 Gallon Deck Box - Graphite
City Box 30 Gallon Deck Box - Graphite
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This is open internationally and if you are under the age of 18, you will need to get your parents' permission before entering. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. The giveaway will end on March 10, 2015 at 12:00am. I will announce the winner here and on my Facebook page, so be sure to check back here and/or there. I will also email the winner, with the email they provided when entering – make sure you provide the correct email and check it! Once announced, the winner will have 48 hours to respond, otherwise a new winner will be chosen.
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North State in brief: June 15, 2016
Video shows man suspected in attack
Police have released a video of the man they believe was involved in the attack on an 83-year-old woman on the Sacramento River Trail on Saturday morning.
The footage was obtained from security cameras at Turtle Bay Exploration Park. The suspect can be seen walking north on the Sundial Bridge about 30 minutes before the attack, police said.
Redding resident Bonnie Smith was beaten by the unknown man around 6:30 a.m. Saturday on the north end of the trail loop below Hilltop Drive.
The suspect was wearing what appear to be pack boots with rubber lowers and leather uppers with fur lining around the top of the boots. The pants appear to have a horizontal strip of reflective tape around the bottom of each leg.
Anyone with information regarding the identity of the man is asked to call the Redding Police Department at 225-4214.
Meanwhile, Secret Witness of Shasta County on Tuesday announced a reward in the attack. Up to $3,000 will be given for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the suspect.
Anyone with information can call 243-2319 to leave an anonymous tip with Secret Witness. Tips can also be submitted online at scsecretwitness.com.
Rider killed while on all-terrain vehicle
A person was killed while riding an all-terrain vehicle in Tehama County, the California Highway Patrol said.
The crash occurred on private property off Highway 99 West north of the Walmart distribution center and south of Red Bluff, according to a statement from the CHP.
The CHP did not have the victim's name, gender or age. The CHP also did not say when the incident occurred or how it happened.
Roadwork planned on three city streets
The city of Redding plans road construction at Canby Road on Wednesday and at Lancers Lane on Thursday.
From 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, roadwork will take place on Canby Road from Browning Street to Tanglewood Drive. Residents on Canby will have access from the Churn Creek Road end.
Thursday's work on Lancers Lane will occur from Churn Creek Road to Burton Drive. Motorists can expect one-lane controlled traffic with some delays.
Meanwhile, the city of Shasta Lake will close Ashby Road to all traffic Wednesday between Shasta Dam Boulevard and San Gorgonio Avenue. Drivers will need to use alternate routes.
Police find $10,000, meth in traffic stop
Police discovered a pound of methamphetamine and $10,000 during a traffic stop in Redding.
Redding police officers pulled over Mark Luke, 43, of Redding around 4:25 p.m. Monday for using a cellphone while driving.
During a search of Luke's car officers allegedly found 1 pound of methamphetamine, packaging materials, a scale and $10,000 in cash, according to agent Tom Moon of the Shasta Interagency Narcotics Task Force.
Officers searched Luke's car because he is on probation for narcotics-related offenses, Moon said.
Due to the amount of methamphetamine and money, Redding police officers contacted SINTF to assist with the investigation.
Luke was interviewed and agents said they determined he was going to sell the drugs. The money was most likely from the sale of the drugs, Moon said.
Luke was booked into Shasta County Jail on suspicion of being in possession of a controlled substance for sale and transportation of a controlled substance, agents said.
Rain falls on 2,296-acre fire
The Pony Fire burning in the Klamath National Forest grew to 2,296 acres and was 20 percent contained Tuesday morning.
Firefighters got a break Tuesday morning when scattered rain fell on the area about 15 miles southwest of Happy Camp and west of Highway 96. More rain is forecast Wednesday with precipitation expected to linger through Friday.
The fire was holding at Swillup Creek and crews had planned to build a direct fire line along the creek to keep the flames from spreading, officials said.
More than 1,000 firefighters are assigned to the fire. One firefighter was taken to a hospital by helicopter Monday when he had difficulty breathing, but he is now recovering.
Trio arrested after drugs, guns found
Three people were arrested Tuesday after sheriff's officials found what they called a marijuana growing operation and honey oil lab in Shingletown.
Shasta County sheriff's officials said they found 186 growing marijuana plants, 30 pounds of processed marijuana bud, packaging material and scales. They also found and dismantled a butane honey oil lab, sheriff's officials said.
Officers with the Shasta County Sheriff's Office Marijuana Investigation Team and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Watershed Enforcement Team served a search warrant Tuesday at 29826 Riekes Ridge Road in Shingletown.
Agents also found 23 firearms and ballistic vests, according to the sheriff's office.
Three people were arrested: Carlon Aronson, 19, his father David Aronson, 62, and Daniel Koltzo, 26, officials said. They were arrested on suspicion of marijuana cultivation and sales, and manufacturing concentrated cannabis. They also face a charge of being armed while committing a felony. They were booked into Shasta County Jail, where they are being held in lieu of $500,000 bail.
Hayfork man gets prison in pot case
A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a 53-year-old Hayfork man to 13-and-a-half years in prison for his role as the manager of a marijuana-growing operation, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Bryan Schweder was indicted on charges of conspiracy to manufacture marijuana and being a felon in possession of a firearm, prosecutors said.
Law enforcement officers searched Schweder's two properties in Trinity County and found nearly 500 marijuana plants, a large processing area with about 300 pounds of drying plants, 120 pounds of processed marijuana and eight guns.
Schweder's criminal history includes two felony convictions for possessing marijuana for sale, two felony convictions for being a felon in possession of firearms and a domestic violence conviction.
Fourteen other co-defendants in the case pleaded guilty and have been sentenced to prison, while a fifteenth will be sentenced next month, prosecutors said.
The case is the product of an investigation by the U.S. Forest Service, the Trinity County Sheriff's Office and the California Department of Justice's North State Marijuana Investigative Team.


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Aug 14, 2020 | Nebraska
Clay Center Nebraska 2.5 Inch Hail Report August 14 2020
Storm Details:
Location: Nebraska
Hail Size: 2.5 Inch
Wind Speed: NE 10mph
Affected Area: Clay Center, Nebraska
In Clay Center, Nebraska, tennis ball sized hail was reported at 6:00 PM CDT 3 miles away from Clay Center on August 14, 2020. The exact location of the report was from 40.5, -98.11. In the past three years, this area had 7 hail reports within a 10-mile radius.
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NJ marijuana mailbag: Medical marijuana conditions, legal weed dispensaries and more
It's amazing how quickly things can change — especially when it comes to the volatile relationship between New Jersey and its "will they or won't they" marijuana soap opera.
The last time I did a marijuana mailbag, it seemed like the Garden State was on the verge of becoming the 11th state to legalize weed.
Now? New Jersey is getting lapped by a state that thinks the shores of Lake Michigan count as "the Shore." The legal weed bill is basically DOA, but the Legislature
is isn't maybe can't make up its mind on a decriminalization bill.
And even medical marijuana expansion — which was supposed to be the "easy" one — may not get the signature of approval from Gov. Phil Murphy.
The New Jersey marijuana landscape is murkier than ever. As the 33rd most powerful person in the New Jersey cannabis industry (I told you I'd amount to something, Mom), I'll try to answer your questions as best I can.
So if you're confused about legal weed, feel free to drop me a line via email or tweet me at @byMikeDavis. And don't forget to check out the video version of this column at the top of the page for even more questions.
(And it should go without saying, but: If you like reading about legal weed, illegal weed, medical marijuana and everything in-between? Subscribe to the Asbury Park Press and USA TODAY NETWORK. We can't do it without you.)
Let's get into it.
Q: Does the new medical marijuana bill expand/increase the qualifying conditions? (Domenico F.)
A: The Honig Act doesn't specifically create new qualifying conditions that make patients eligible for medical marijuana. But it could significantly cut down the length of time it takes for one to be added.
Here's how it works right now:
- The state health commissioner appoints a "review panel," which accepts petitions for new qualifying conditions for one month per year.
- If the panel wants to add one of the conditions, the department schedules a 60-day public comment period.
- The panel then finalizes its request for the commissioner to add the condition.
- The commissioner has six months to approve or deny the request.
For those keeping score at home: It could take nine months from the time petitions are open to the time a new qualifying condition is approved.
The new medical marijuana bill puts the onus squarely on the five-member Cannabis Regulatory Commission, a quasi-independent regulatory authority first proposed in the ill-fated New Jersey marijuana legalization bill. More on that later.
The CRC could essentially add new conditions to the medical marijuana program at their will. The law does not require the commission to follow specific guidelines or timeframes.
RELATED: Everything you need to know about the NJ medical marijuana changes
Q: When will we know about new dispensaries? Three-hour drives are impossible for sick people. (Ellen D.M.)
A: It'll take a while, Ellen.
The Department of Health just issued its request for applications for new medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivators or manufacturers. Applications are due by Aug. 16, but the DOH hasn't put a timeline on when it expects to make a decision.
Last year, it took the department over three months to review the 146 dispensary applications it received. And that was for six new dispensaries — a drop in the bucket compared with the 53 licenses up for grabs this time around.
It's also important to note that those six new dispensaries were supposed to be open by now. Instead, they've been tied up in court, the subject of lawsuits filed by losing applicants alleging that the process wasn't fair.
The Honig Act, if signed into law as written, has its own timeline for new dispensaries. According to the bill, the Cannabis Regulatory Commission will start accepting applications for new dispensaries within 90 days, and approve or reject them within another 90 days.
Q: How will CRC members be chosen? What rules will apply to them? (Jo Anne Z.)
A: Great question, Jo Anne. The Cannabis Regulatory Commission is going to have a whole lot of power when it comes to not just medical marijuana but, I'd assume, recreational marijuana as well, if the Garden State ever actually legalizes weed.
The basics are this: The CRC will be made up of five commissioners, each one a full-time job with a $125,000 salary ($141,000 for the chair).
Three commissioners will be appointed by Gov. Phil Murphy, while Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester, and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, D-Middlesex, each get one.
Remember, the Honig Act includes a lot of the language from the marijuana legalization law, including Murphy's mandate that the governor's office be given the majority of the appointments and that they won't have to be approved by the Senate.
Future appointments will have to go through the wringer of a Senate hearing, similar to a judge.
All five commissioners are expected to have some education, training or experience with either criminal justice issues, industry management, finance or health. And at least one commissioner must be a state representative of a social justice organization.
Mike Davis writes about the seemingly never-ending push to legalize marijuana in New Jersey, including the effects it would have on the economy, the black market and regular people. No, he can't tell you where to buy illegal drugs. Contact him at email@example.com or @byMikeDavis.


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Meet the real-life Spider Boy, Arat Hosseini who can do backflips and somersaults easily and he is only three years old!
The Spider Boy became an internet sensation when a footage of him climbing the interior wall of his parents' living room while his father proudly watches him.
His father said that he first noticed how strong Hosseini is when the toddler wrapped his finger and lifted his tiny feet off the ground
At such a young age, Hosseini has already mastered various yoga poses as well as gymnastic moves like backwards walkovers and somersaults!
Watch the full video of the little boy climbing the wall easily like a Spiderman here


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Reina Bolles crowned Ms. Senior California in San Diego
In Spanish, la reina means the queen. Reina Bolles has long been arts education royalty and has her name on a theater. Now she has a real crown, too.
Bolles was recently crowned Ms. Senior California at the state pageant in San Diego, and is proof that glamour doesn't have to dissipate when the AARP card arrives in the mail.
Neither does talent. The Chula Vista dancer/singer/actress/choreographer can still bring it on the stage and screen, as her Ms. California competitors learned. In October, Bolles will represent the Golden State at the Ms. Senior America Pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Locally, Reina has performed at La Jolla Kiwanis Club, La Jolla Country Club, White Sands, Casa De Mañana and La Jolla Presbyterian Church events.
"It's like that old saying, it's good to be the queen!" Bolles said with a wink. "It was quite a moment when they called my name. They put a glittering crown on my head and handed me a scepter. It was just like being Miss America, but just a little bit older!"
No queen for a day, Bolles, 62, will reign for a year and plans to put her title to good use as an active advocate for arts education. Already an iconic teacher and choreographer in San Diego through her work with the Chula Vista High School SCPA, and the Bonita Vista High School (BVHS) Music Machine show choir, Bolles said she wants to spread the word to a national audience that theater, music and dance can raise students' intelligence, confidence and all-around academic abilities.
For 25 years, Ron and Reina Bolles served as director and choreographer of the national champion BVHS Music Machine, building a renowned program from scratch at the high school with no show choir.
The BVHS theater is named for the Bolles.
The Bolles co-authored an award-nominated book based on their experiences teaching in the Sweetwater Union District schools. "Learning That Lasts a Lifetime" is a collection of testimonials spanning 35 years from BVHS alumni who used their performing arts experiences as springboards for careers in medicine, education, law, social services, business, government, the military, journalism as well as music, dance and acting.
"Children and teenagers learn high-level cognitive skills and have their brains transformed by arts education," she said. "The performing arts grow dendrites in students' brains and form new connections that improve abilities in language, math, special abilities and other forms of human intelligence.
"Participating in the performing arts also helps young people develop their own aesthetic, their own way of understanding the world and their place in humanity."
Bolles' resume as a performer equals her vitae as an educator. She starred as Tiger Lily with Cathy Rigby in "Peter Pan," danced in "Kismet" at the L.A. Music Center, and worked in film and television with the likes of Karl Malden and Rhonda Fleming.
She performed in 18 productions at Starlight Musical Theater and for three years has been a featured soloist for the San Diego Follies. She created and performs in the San Diego Follies Touring Company, which travels to retirement homes and civic organizations throughout the county.
A busy choreographer, Bolles has worked throughout the county. She has always had a soft spot in her heart for active seniors, and currently teaches theater dance to students who demonstrate "chronological excellence," she said with a wry smile. Her most "excellent" student is 87, she said.
Bolles said she will "bring my A game" to the Ms. Senior America Pageant in Atlantic City, but will be a winner if she can use her new platform as a way to help school administrators and elected officials appreciate arts education and direct more resources toward theater, music and dance.
"It's fun to act like a queen with a pretty crown and fancy clothes, but great queens are great leaders who work hard to inspire their people and improve people's lives," she said. "That's the kind of queen I want to be."


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Well another successful day… No photos because we forgot!
72 concrete sleepers were inserted today, with the majority of those clipped up and boxed up ready for a tamp.
Tomorrow will see us meeting at Sawmill Road at 8.30am, clipping up the remainder and tending to a few bolts before we move into Castlemaine to tick off a few outstanding little jobs.


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Night of Bliss Gwagwalada: A prophecy fulfilled
When our Man of God, Rev Chris Oyakhilome D.Sc, many years ago prophesied of a mega crusade by Christ Embassy Church in the city of Gwagwalada in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it may have sounded out of this world considering the location and the time the prophecy was made. However, the "Night of Bliss Gwagwalada" which held on the 31st of August was indeed a prophecy coming to reality.
The Zonal Pastor of Christ Embassy Abuja Virtual Zone, Pastor Dipo Fisho, in his welcome speech at the event, did not mince words when he said: "We are gathered on this ground today as a fulfilment of the prophecies spoken by our Man of God, Rev Chris Oyakhilome (D.Sc) many years ago."
Pastor Dipo who was emphatic that the programme was orchestrated by the Holy Ghost Himself, said the Ministry was in Gwagwalada with the singular aim to rebuild and impact the city with the Gospel of Faith and Grace and to banish evil from the land completely.
He explained to the audience that that Christ Embassy, aka Believers Loveworld Incorporated is a global ministry with a vision of taking the divine presence of God to the peoples and nations of the world and demonstrating the character of the Spirit.
As he said," these are achieved through every available means as the ministry is driven by a passion to see men and women all over the world come to the knowledge of the divine life made available in Christ Jesus."
No doubt, when God visits a people, He gives a location and a date and that was what happened at the Night of Bliss Gwagwalada on the 31st of August 2018.
There was no further confirmation that the programme was indeed orchestrated by the Holy Ghost but from the manifested oppositions both from the authourities, the weather and so many other quarters.
Just when site preparations had gone far, the Authourities for no cogent reasons, revoked the earlier permit granted us to use the venue and placed a stop work order at the location but because we are a people that know their God and bent on doing exploit with the gospel of His son and our Lord, Jesus Christ, we were not deterred by the revocation. As Shedrach, Meshack and, Abednego said in Daniel 3: 16-18, we were not careful to answer them. We know our God is able to deliver us from the burning furnace (conspiracy of government officials), but even if He will not, we will still not bow to your statue. And so despite the embargo, work on the site, which was more or less a virgin ground, did not stop for one day.
The rain also thought it would be an impediment to the programme but because we were fully persuaded like Apostle Paul said that neither death, nor life, nor powers, nor heights, nor depth, nor rain shall be able to separate us from the love of God; Nay, in all these things we are more than conqueror through Christ that loved us (Rom 8: 37-39)." The series of rain that night were defied even by the invitees including the many highly-placed dignitaries who obviously were not careful to praise and worship God under the rain even though they were all drenched to their inner wears.
What shall we say but to give all the glory to our God that amidst the heavy downpour of rain, the presence of God manifested physically and granted us mind-blowing harvests of miracles. How do you explain that over 1000 souls got saved as they without prompting from anybody obeyed the altar call and came out to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and personal saviour? These souls stayed throughout the rain and were not even angry with the church nor with the brethren that invited them rather they participated as if they were already members of Christ Embassy. It is the Lord's doing and it's marvellous in our eyes.
Remarkably, every single person that accepted Christ as his/her Lord and saviour at the crusade went home with a brand new copy of the Rhapsody Bible as promised by the Zonal Pastor of Christ Embassy Abuja Virtual Zone, Pastor Dipo Fisho.
The healing miracles were very outstanding also. Diverse illnesses were healed. The very remarkable thing about the scores of healing miracles recorded at the event was that all the healing miracles pronounced by the Zonal Pastor as he prayed had tens of people come out as recipient witnesses to testify of receiving their healings as the pastor prayed and made pronouncements.
Clearly the President of the Believers Loveworld Incorporated aka Christ Embassy Rev Chris Oyakhilome knew what he meant when he categorically stated that being in Christ Embassy is more than being in a church, it's a vision. At the Gwagwalada Night of Bliss crusade, this assertion was again reaffirmed that Christ Embassy is more than just another church! Glory to God.


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In 2017, the Berkshire Museum was sued multiple times because of the possible sales of 40 works of art at public auctions. The art has long left the building. The winning consignor, Sotheby's auction house, received all property prior to the 2017 public announcement from museum leadership blowing its "New Vision" horn. The art remains on hold at Sotheby's.
At high noon on March 20, 2018, in Courtroom 2 of the John Adams Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts, Justice David Lowy presided over the ongoing Berkshire Museum deaccession litigation. Four attorneys, two for each side, were summoned before the Massachusetts Supreme Court to argue positions. Justice Lowy began the hearing by addressing the elephant in the room. He announced that because the Attorney General Office and the Berkshire Museum, former adversaries, petitioned the court together for necessary relief, he thought it was important to hear opposing views. Therefore, he invited amici to present their arguments, too.
(A third amicus brief by a former director of Museum Services at Bonhams auction house, Martin Gammon, has since been filed and is under review.)
Naturally, this hearing was welcome news for opponents of the museum's plans to liquidate a priceless core collection in favor of a makeover, still reeling from their perception that the Attorney General abdicated mightily February 9, 2018. Trustees, who believe the museum is broke and will shutter any day if not for this new strategy, were disheartened but determined.
Justice Lowy made the stunning announcement upfront that restrictions do apply, and are a given. The Office of the Attorney General (AGO) and the Supreme Court agree about standing. The museum maintains it has the right to liquidate. The only way that any art can be sold is if the legal contracts pertaining to the Berkshire Museum's charter and mission and provenance for the art are abandoned because the museum successfully conveys its pending demise. Then it gets a do-over. The legal term is cy pres (pronounced say, pray. I prefer pray stay!)
IF sold, Norman Rockwell's Shuffleton's Barbershop, which has crystal clear provenance, was estimated to fetch the highest price at auction. Inexplicably, the petition before the court boasted of a breezy compromise between the AGO and Berkshire Museum: an anonymous museum will purchase the painting for 1)an undisclosed price (I guarantee that it's less than public auction), 2) promises a temporary display in Massachusetts, at the Norman Rockwell Museum, and 3)eventually feature it as part of the mystery museum's permanent collection. Where is the museum? What is the sale price and terms? If its destiny is beyond a Massachusetts border, why isn't the Commonwealth protecting its resources?*
*Which museum committed funds for Shuffleton Barbershop and can afford to pounce and avoid driving up the price at auction? Perhaps Crystal Bridges Museum backed by Wal-Mart heiress, Alice Walton, could strike again. Norman Rockwell is already represented in its collection. Is it worth it to add another? The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art could be a contender. George Lucas boasts an impressive Rockwell collection, including ideal examples with cinematic connections or narratives, like the stunning study for charwomen (in movie theater). Is that enough representation to let it go were Berkshire Museum Rockwells cleared to sell?
The other works of art could be sold, or not. One doesn't get the impression that the AGO was stepping in for the underdog. Leave it to Norman Rockwell to capture the attention of a busy world to illustrate a simple maxim: do the right thing. If legal manuevering is necessary, like crazy zoning variances for unfair construction, most collections will be at a disadvantage. It's up to the Massachusetts Supreme Court to remedy this balderdash & betrayal else risk breaking the bank of non profits across the country.
Justice Lowy asked that the attorneys focus their arguments on selling with restrictions: "Is it necessary and impossible or impracticable for the Museum's charitable mission to continue?" All parties stuck to this request, and to their filed briefs more or less. I tried to capture word for word the moments when Justice Lowy interrupted rote statements. Justice Lowy has made no decisions, yet. Eventually, he will decide whether to allow the parties' petition, deny it, or reserve and report which means bringing the case back to the full court.
Proponents side or Opponents side?
Upon arrival, where to sit at the courtroom felt like where to sit at a wedding. The Berkshire Museum Trustees, Director Van Shields, and those in favor of the Berkshire Museum deaccession sale sat together on the left side of the courtroom. Opponents, numbering 2:1, sat in the center, off to the right, and spilled into the hall. With every available chair claimed some were left standing in the back.
Up first – Attorney Nicholas M. O'Donnell
of Sullivan & Worcester LLP law firm and Erika Todd on behalf of 'Berkshire Museum Member Plaintiffs': James Hatt, Kristin Hatt, and Elizabeth Weinberg
O'Donnell excerpt- "Massachusetts stands alone, this decision puts Massachusetts alone …That this court, this petition, this hearing, may be the ONLY obstacle left to account for this action should be unimaginable. IF a conclusory report of operational deficits can support the liquidation for the sale…Make no mistake, I say the art market is watching–"
Justice Lowy cut in- "Maybe they are. I've certainly read your key points, Maybe not. Systemic issues that flow from this are not my focus…"
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Nason's Corner is the neighborhood surrounding outer Brighton Avenue as it heads into Westbrook.
The big-box stores and strip malls near the town line, along with Portland's only strip club, are often mistakenly viewed as part of the smaller city to the west.
Not far from there is Sagamore Village, a 200-apartment Portland Housing Authority complex with many immigrant families.
The neighborhood has by far the largest Asian population in the city at 16 percent, the biggest portion from Southeast Asia and, in particular, Vietnam.
But most of the neighborhood consists of single-family homes in streets off Brighton Avenue between the Fore River Sanctuary to the south and Evergreen Cemetery.
Speed bumps along the winding Capisic Street remind drivers using it as a cut-through between Congress Street and Brighton Avenue that they're in a suburban neighborhood with walkers and recycling bins along the side of the road.
Coming off the other side of Brighton Avenue is a string of dead-end streets lined by moderately sized houses with yards and driveways and basketball hoops.
About 80 percent of the 3,580 residents live in owner-occupied buildings, the highest percentage in the city, and more than a third of households have children under 18 – also the highest percentage in Portland.
The neighborhood is home to Hall Elementary School, as well as the private Breakwater School, where an adjacent park and playground, including a climbing wall, are open to the public.
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Down Starts New V8 Season In Style
August 9th, 2013 by JaimeB
Round One of the 2013 S3 iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series and the start of the new season at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (affectionately known as Mosport); with Tatts dominating last season– winning 10 of 12 races — everyone was wondering if anyone can stop their domination.
Qualifying offered some hope for the non-Tatts contingent as Justin Ruggier posted a 1:18.291 to edge defending champion Madison Down for the pole. Josh Muggleton and Shaun Kelly grabbed the Row Two ahead of Leigh Day and Tony Autridge, with Leigh Ellis and Rens Broekman starting from the fourth row and Matthew Nethercote and Michael Fabian rounding-out the top 10 starters for the opening round.
When the lights went green, however, it was Down getting the jump on the pole sitter Ruggier into Turn One. Into the final corner at the end of Lap Two, Down left a slight gap and Ruggier tried to pounce straight away. With better traction out of the corner, however, Down was able to maintain the lead across the stripe and down into White's Corner (aka Turn One) and keep in the lead. On the same lap Ellis left a gap open into Turn Ten as well, allowing Broekman to get up the inside. Contact resulted, pitching Ellis sideways before he made a great save and managed to lose just four positions in the incident.
The first retirement of the season was recorded by Jeremy R Allen, thanks to a short, sharp, shot in the behind from Tobias Czerny at Moss Corner. Unfortunately, Allen's Ford Falcon was badly damaged in the shunt and unable to continue. This would not be the last incident of the contest. One of the best battles of the race saw Scott Fountain and Scott McLaughlin swapping places multiple times per lap for several tours of the 2.459 mile circuit. The battle came to an end into a (hectic) Turn Ten when Fountain left a gap on the inside and Simon Black filled it. By the time Fountain realized Black was there it was too late, the collision sending Fountain into the outside wall and spinning Black around.
For all that, THE race's most spectacular moment came as Mitchell Abrahall battled with McLaughlin along the back straight. Approaching the high speed Turn Eight some door to door contact was made when Abrahall went for a dive down the inside and the LMR Falcon got sideways over the kerbing. This sent him right on over and into the wall ending his race in dramatic fashion.
But back up front there were no such dramatics, as Down held off the early challenge from Ruggier and motored to the win with Ruggier and Josh Muggleton rounding out the podium positions. Kelly had a strong run to fourth with Leigh Day rounding out the top five. Autridge took a strong sixth place from Broekman and Ellis, with Michael Fabian and Matthew Nethercote completing the top ten after a great, race-long battle.
Top Five Drivers – Championship Points – Overall
1. Madison Down – 280
2. Justin Ruggier – 267
3. Josh Muggleton – 255
4. Shaun Kelly – 243
5. Leigh Day – 231
Split Two Winner: James McKnight
Split Three Winner: Michael Wilson
Split Four Winner: Nathan Bey
Split Five Winner: Luke Betts
Split Six Winner: Colin Boyd
Broadcast done by the crew at www.v8sonline.com.au


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Characters: Laugh With Them, Not at Them!
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Due to how characters change and evolve over a series, The following info has a ton of spoilers in it. Anything from a character's history to their faction to even their real name could give away plot points to what happens later in the series. I've done my best to "fog" out the spoilerific info, but I'd suggest treading lightly through this info or even waiting until you're all caught up with the series before going through.
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- Azer Babaev
- Hypermutation
- His face! His face! It's like a frickin' skull!
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- Check out them muscles. He can lift a planet!
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- The experiment that made him the dashing young man that he is gave him extra resilience to harm
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Meditation is often thought of as sitting quietly and stilling all the thoughts or contemplating the navel while keeping the spine erect and hands placed firmly in the lap in any number of classical mudras. But what is actually going on inside? Is it sufficient to just sit there and do nothing? Is it important to recite a mantra to keep the mind occupied or is it better to empty the mind of all thoughts?
According to Swami Satyananda (1974) there are two types of meditation: active and passive. Passive meditation is where you sit for some time and practise some form of contemplation for introspection, such as any one of the many meditational practices commonly known these days. The aim in passive meditation is to help still the mind and to make it one pointed. There are four stages of proficiency:
Eventually passive meditation, i.e. the sitting and trying part, is meant to fall away and active meditation takes over as a natural progression. This active meditation is where the participant continues in their daily activities and begins co-developing their self-identity as well as practising some form of passive meditation from time to time. There evolves a continuous state of meditation on ones life that stems from a realisation of higher consciousness; a knowing that we are all connected and that we all play a part in each others reality. Active meditation then includes such things as walking, breathing, working, sitting, eating, learning and even includes longer term actions such as obtaining various qualifications over several years to achieve a higher purpose in life or to bring about change in the collective consciousness that can only be done by applying constant effort over time. As we all belong to this collective consciousness, any awareness that we enhance (or pollute) in ourselves also eventually affects the whole in some way. Consciousness is more than the sum of its parts, however, despite some philosophers branding it as merely an epiphenomenon, the noise that comes from the machinations of the mind.
The word consciousness has different meanings to different people. Dictionaries often define it as knowing of external circumstances. A person in a dream, coma or under anaesthetic may appear unconscious, yet on waking or under hypnosis may later report events and conversations that occurred during their unconsciousness (Russell 1983). According to Johnstone (1973, pp. 79), All consciousness is conscious of something. But this is not the only priory principle of specifying the scope of consciousness. There is also the principle of ownership: all consciousness is somebodys consciousness. It is intentionality that makes us human and gives us choice. Consciousness by itself is essentially impotent. It cannot act upon or impinge itself in matter without energy. Thats how we get the Shiva-Shakti dance of consciousness and energy to materialise and manifest intention via duality.
Unfortunately, there is an ongoing and inherent problem with the English language having essentially only one word to convey so many different meanings. Maslow thought there was just one mystical experience, he described it as unitive consciousness or cosmic consciousness. According to Rowan (1983) however, there are at least seven distinct mystical experiences. These are the peak experience, pure energy, real self, higher self, deity as substance, deity as process, and the ultimate consciousness. In Sanskrit, though, there are some twenty different words for consciousness, each with a specific meaning representing many concepts, which in the West are often barely heard of let alone familiar and in common use. For example, chitta is the mind stuff or the experiencing medium of the individual; chit is the eternal consciousness of which the individual mind stuff is a manifestation; turiya is the experience of pure consciousness without an object; dhyana is consciousness focused on an idea; purusha, the essence of consciousness (Russell 1983). Whether the process of objectifying consciousness is more properly in the realm of physiology, psychology or philosophy is open, but the specific phenomenological method required for the study of consciousness is introspection (Dennett 1978) and introspection is the first stage of passive meditation.
This process of introspection is utilised in the same manner as that used by practitioners of Transcendental Meditation (TM). TM consists of mental recitation of a mantra, given according to ones age (Maharishi Mahesh Yogi). This mantra is then used from then on until one reaches an advanced state when the addition of the mantra nama is added to the end of ones personal mantra, and is meant to be kept secret from others. The process of using a simple mantra allows the conscious mind to become sufficiently distracted and occupied so that stillness and quietude can ensue. There are many such simple introspections with and without mantras in many different lineages of yoga.
Woolfolk (1975) and Corby et al. (1978) cite many therapeutic benefits of a TM style of meditation practice such as lowered blood pressure, greater relaxation response etc., and look at EEG and other correlates of TM and other yogic meditation practices. They both essentially found that there are two distinct responses to meditation techniques that seem opposite in effect. TM and other similar contemplative meditation techniques such as Zen, Zazen produce a similar relaxation response with EEGs of subjects showing increased alpha activity that was usually blocked or interrupted by introducing an auditory or visual stimuli as an external distracter. Occasionally, theta waves were also found in the deeper states of meditation.
However, in studies of other meditation styles such as a tantric yoga meditation practised by the Ananda Margas, which is similar in substance to certain of the kundalini kriyas of Swami Satyananda, Corby et al. (1978) found the opposite effect, i.e. one of cortical or higher-brain arousal. They found that experimental subjects became more cortically aroused than their control counterparts as well as having a marked decrease in responsiveness from external stimuli. This means that they were not so easily distracted from their meditative state by external sights or sounds introduced specifically to test them. This style of meditation then was very different from the TM style of simple contemplation and mental recitation of a mantra. Ananda Marga meditation is based on witnessing the breath and consciously following the breath up and down the spine whilst reciting a mantra with each breath.
It would seem, therefore, quite inadequate to describe meditation simply in terms analogous to the TM style of meditation only. In fact, it seems very important to be aware of the effects of different styles and types of meditation practices and to choose one according to the desired physiological and/or psychological outcome. It is no good going to a shop to buy a hammer when what you need is a pair of scissors. They are both tools and very effective at what they do best, but each has different actions and should be chosen according to the required outcome. Meditation is similar. It is a word that is often used in simplistic terms to describe generalised activities that look similar from the outside.
TM style meditation also has similar attributes in common with prayer yet differs in quality from prayer as discussed by Surwillo and Hobson (1978). In prayer, subjects are certainly introspective, often repeating a verse or short collection of words with a focused attention and intention. TM, though similar to introspection, is less directed and less focused on the content and or meaning of the words used. People engaged in prayer have EEG patterns more similar to the tantric Ananda Marga style of meditation, showing higher cortical arousal, than that of the TM practitioners. The faster EEGs during prayer were associated with deeper states of introspection and were not considered to be the result of cognitive activity or due to muscle activity either. It would seem then that there are two distinct effects of meditation, one of arousal and one of alpha style relaxation.
There are also two distinctly separate modes of awareness thought to be comprised of simultaneously existing functional modes (outer and inner) that are involved in and are necessary for perception. Sperry (1984) considered whether split-brain patients possess these two separately co-conscious selves sharing the one cranium. He found that both hemispheres in commissurotomy patients (those who had the corpus callosum in their brain cut out, often to stop uncontrollable epileptic seizures migrating from one side of the brain to the other) still retain high levels of distinct mental functioning with the mute right hemisphere having an inner experience of much the same order as the speaking left hemisphere. The experience differs in quality, process and cognitive faculties, however, despite utilising different cognitive strategies to do so. The right side knows but cannot speak, while the left can speak but does not know (it just thinks it knows).
The process of contemplation and meditation then allows us to explore the nature and substance of consciousness itself by turning consciousness inward upon itself. TM and mantra meditation tends to occupy the generally stronger and more dominant conscious mind with a mental sound or mantra so that the gentler and more passive subconscious mind can unfold and give up its secrets. The conscious mind is so strong in analytical powers and so often absorbed in maintaining the cognitive status quo that it cannot see behind the veil of illusion that it builds for itself in order to make sense of this material world we live in. The more subtle things in life go unnoticed or overlooked in favour of an established reality that is re-created and sustained by endless thoughts and actions each waking day.
Consciousness in Western thought generally signifies a state of the mind or brain activity and as such appears in the world only when the mind is functioning in a certain way or is in a certain state. A person is either conscious or unconscious and consciousness is either there or not there. In Eastern thought, however, consciousness constitutes a self-existent and autonomous principle of awareness itself as an entity or form that is self-luminous and self-transparent. Transpersonal experiences, rather than necessarily being illusory, can thus be valid insights into the nature of human consciousness. Meditation is the process of self witnessing, whether simply on a session by session basis that comes and goes or on a more stable and permanent basis that can only come from an increased and expanded awareness over time and with practice.
Yoga is an intricately detailed science that expounds both in theoretical and philosophical detail, and also in practical, physical methods, ways in which a person can become more aware of the true nature of the self. Yoga provides the groundwork and the basis for beginning the process of expanding awareness. The Vedantic philosophy upon which yogic science is based treats the mind-body dynamic as an inseparable whole where the mental and the physical are regarded as illusory reflections of an implicit, transcendent, structural unity of consciousness binding all that exists. Transcendence implies an intuitive realm that cannot be known intellectually, but can only be (Paranjpe 1985; Castillo 1985).
The Eastern yogic perspective is also supported by Quantum Theory and Particle Physics: The soul is that cause, the presence of which keeps one alive and its absence reduces an animate being into an inanimate object . . . Though the presence of the soul is evident, it cannot be directly perceived by the usual five senses. The souls manifestation is through a conscious mechanism . . . known as consciousness. The operational procedure of consciousness is through desire, (i.e. motivation) . . . the motor action of the body starts and the mechanical work is done. Thus we see that desire (manifest) in a physical entity which, when it triggers the brain, electrochemico-physiological and other physical processes start operating . . . Desire is not essential for the demonstration of consciousness although consciousness operates in the physical world through desire. (Mitra 1993)
Consciousness is definitely a prerequisite for all perceived experience. We not only experience the world around and within us, by a process of observation, we are also conscious of ourselves in that world, whether its the inner world or the outer world that we are aware of, and we are also conscious that we are conscious. We can contemplate and even discuss the various states of consciousness with other conscious beings.
You cannot get the qualitative aspects of consciousness though, such as the experience of the colour red, subjective feelings of pain or intention, from the quantitative computations of the brain and nervous system or electronic circuitry of a computer. Consciousness depends on the complexities of the brain and nervous system to express itself but not to exist. Computations do not explain consciousness (McGinn 1991). If consciousness was dependent on computations, how then would TM and other styles of meditation and introspective analysis work, by witnessing the computations and machinations of the mind? And could we, even theoretically, construct a machine that would have mental states that could equate with human consciousness? Could it choose to meditate or to contemplate: I think, therefore I am? I think not! Could such a machine practice any form of meaningful contemplative meditation? I think not!
Meditation then, either active or passive, is a process whereby consciousness looks in and acts upon itself.
Boudreau, L., (1972) Transcendental Meditation and Yoga as Reciprocal Inhibitors. Journal of Behavioural Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. Vol 3, pp.9798.
Castillo, R. J., (1985) The Transpersonal Psychology of Patanjalis Yoga Sutra (Book I: Samadhi): A Translation and Interpretation. The Journal of Mind and Behaviour. Vol.6, (3) pp.391418.
Corby, J. C.; Walton, T. R.; Zarcone, V. P., Jnr.; Kopell, B. S., (1978) Psychophysiological Correlates of the Practice of Tantric Meditation. Archives of General Psychiatry. Vol.35, pp.571577.
Dennett, D. C., (1978) Toward a Cognitive Theory of Consciousness. (Ch 9) in: Brainstorms, Massachusetts, MIT Press.
Johnstone, H. W. T., (1973) Toward a philosophy of sleep. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. Vol.34, (1) pp.7381.
McGinn, C., (1991) Could a Machine be Conscious. (Ch 8) in: The Problem of Consciousness, Essays Towards a Resolution. Oxford, UK. Basil Blackwell Inc.
Mitra, Dr N. R., (1993) Soul, Consciousness and Physics. In Yoga Sagar, proceedings of the Paramahamsa Satyananda Tyag Golden Jubilee and World Yoga Convention, Bihar School of Yoga, Munger, Bihar.
Paranjpe, A. C., (1985) Parapsychology and Patanjalis Yoga. International Conference on Parapsychology; Eastern and Western Perspectives (1985, Waltair, India). Journal of Indian Psychology, Vol.4, (2) pp.1320.
Rowan, J., (1983) The real self and mystical experiences. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Vol.23, (2) pp.927.
Russell, P., (1983) The Global Brain. Speculations on the evolutionary leap to planetary consciousness. J. P. Tarcher Inc., Los Angeles, pp.4950.
Saraswati, Swami Satyananda, (1974) Meditations from the Tantras, Bihar School of Yoga, Bihar, India, pp.321.
Sperry, R. W., (1984) Consciousness, Personal Identity and the Divided Brain. Neuropsychologia. Vol.22, (6) pp.661673.
Surwillo, W. W. and Hobson, D. P., (1978) Brain Electrical Activity During Prayer. Psychological Reports. Vol.43, pp.135143.
Woolfolk, R. L., (1975) Psychophysiological Correlates of Meditation. Archives of General Psychiatry. Vol.32, (Oct) pp.13261333.
Yogi, Maharishi Mahesh, T.M. Mantra List (17) With Age Brackets, Personal Correspondence. pp.1.


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100 newly activated receivers in April helped us track 4.8 million flights, including our busiest day of the year so far when we tracked 173,815 flights on 28 April. New receivers in Nepal, Australia, China, and around the Caribbean are adding great new coverage.
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Why podiatry? What advice would you give an undergraduate student interested in this profession?
Despite aspiring to pursue a career in healthcare for the better part of my life, like any other major life decision, this one was also poisoned with doubt at times. Like many other students looking to become involved in the medical field, allopathic medical school was initially the only option I considered. My time as a scribe is what finally introduced me to the world of podiatry. As a past chief scribe, I was afforded the opportunity to observe and be a part of the medical environment in various clinics and hospitals. I gained experiences with all kinds of healthcare professionals and one thing that united all of them was how they kept referring their patients to podiatrists. However, I was not convinced if I should consider exploring the field until I started shadowing podiatrists. The podiatrists that I shadowed were the most willing of any of the medical professionals I encountered to allow me to observe them as often as I wished. As such, I ended up returning to clinics several times and reaching out to multiple podiatrists to observe as many clinical and surgical procedures as possible. The podiatric students I encountered were also eager to teach and often allowed me to assist with simple procedures during patient visits.
Shadowing was instrumental in educating me on what podiatry really is.
Shadowing was instrumental in educating me on what podiatry really is. Although the symptoms targeted by podiatrists are confined to the lower extremity, they usually are the most bothersome to quality of life. The processes that cause these illnesses in the first place often affect the rest of the body. The impact of the podiatric treatment is seen in the gratitude etched on patients' faces post visits.
Dumbledore once said, "Our choices, rather than our abilities truly show what we are." Despite working a full-time job before my admittance into BUSPM, I kept setting aside time to actively seek out opportunities to shadow DPM's. In this way, I was able to accumulate a ton of field exposure before becoming occupied with my first-year classes. The array of patient visits observed and interactions with podiatrists all convinced me that this is the profession I belong in. I would strongly encourage any undergraduate student considering this career path to shadow as many podiatrists as they can while also varying their experiences between hospital and private practice clinics as well. Only by shadowing can a student realize the wide breadth of podiatry and decide if this is the path for them.
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"But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience…" -2 Timothy 3:10-13
The way you live your life reflects your core beliefs. In this present evil age, we need men and women of faith who are willing to take a stand for truth and not back down. We need men and women who have godly character. Our young people need godly examples to imitate. –excerpt from Steve Wainright's Sunday Morning Sermon "Needed: Godly Examples!"
- Sunday Morning 8/11 – 2 Timothy 3:10-13
Needed: Godly Examples!
- Sunday Evening 8/11 – 1 Chronicles 10
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- Wednesday Evening 8/7 – Hosea 2:2-15
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This is a subject I am always ranting and raving about, and this week is no different. I present two cartoon/workflows which make my point rather well me thinks.
I live in hope that one day the entertainment industry will come to the conclusion that to get people to pay they have to offer more, not irritating paying customers into not staying paying any more.
Originally from: http://lifehacker.com/5475113/remains-of-the-day-why-piracy-works-edition
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The love of sound
Our fourth published book 'Love of Sound' or in Dutch 'Liefde van klank', about the mysterious healing effect of music, chanting and sound. Dhroeh opens the book of some mystic Indian ancient secrets concerning humanity, our existence and the loving effect of sound. It explains the connection of mantra chanting and the path of yoga…
Wonderful spiritual Indian music with a western touch
Indian singer and composer Dhroeh Nankoe, co-author of our upcoming book 'Yoga-energizers For Children', is going to indulge us with some very special yoga music. In a unique cooperation with Buddha Building, he created a beautiful new sound of Indian classical music with a western touch. The songs are specially created for Spiritual Dance like we describe…


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MIND YOUR BUSINESS: A Spotlight on Local Entrepreneurs
We are starting a new column in the Messenger, "Mind Your Business," which profiles local entrepreneurs. We kick off with Chris Duncan, who is working with Southern Oregon Angels to secure funding to re-launch production for his latest business adventure, Alpaca Guitar.
Rogue Valley Messenger: The Alpaca is a specific and unique guitar—an "go-anywhere adventure guitar." Was this born out of a need that you personally had? Perhaps from taking a guitar camping or to the beach, and finding it didn't do so well in the elements?
Chris Duncan: I'm a go-anywhere kind of guy; love to travel, hike and camp. Having tools as well as instruments that can keep up to the rigors of true adventure is a must. The Alpaca is a rugged, purpose built adventure guitar that sounds fantastic. It is impervious to water, weather.
RVM: I can see why the guitar is named Alpaca—for its durability, ruggedness. Is there a story behind the name?
CD: Whenever we have lived on farm property, our family has raised llamas; and I hiked a portion of the PCT with a pack llama back in 2000. Raised for their incredible wool, the alpaca is a smaller cousin to the llama. With all the distractions of starting a new business, I was a terrible farmer, and our llamas kept escaping my mediocre fencing attempts and running amuck in town. We were the talk of the town, as our "alpacas" kept getting loose and running up/down the highway with a rogue sheep in tow. That's the long story. The short story is that animals make great product names, and are easy to craft logos around. Alpaca also makes a clever double entendre with (say it like you've been drinkin') "I'll pack-a." Much more fun than "Duncan Guitars."
RVM: Was there an "a-ha" moment that you realized you either/both wanted to design a new style of guitar, and/or start your own business?
CD: The a-ha moment for the Alpaca guitar project was after traveling with a guitar on a 12 month sabbatical. Half way through the trip, our wooden guitar was ruined from the changes in temperature, humidity, and wear/tear. When we finally parked the RV to settle down again, I began researching and working on a better design.
RVM: Do you remember the first sketch or drawing of the guitar? Was it on the back of a napkin?
CD: Pfff.. Napkin sketches are for those that don't have modeling clay and paper plates. The first designs came from cardboard templates, bulked up with paper and cardboard, and filled, formed, and textured with plastilina modeling clay. After a few prototypes, I went straight to digital modeling, which is how the current guitars are designed.
RVM: You recently relocated from Vermont, which has a strong tradition of entrepreneurs (perhaps best known are Ben & Jerry's). How does Southern Oregon compare?
CD: Southern Oregon, in my opinion, is just now spreading its wings and realizing the value in a vibrant startup community. What I'm really excited about is it's focus on "real" products. Many cities have placed a high priority on attracting tech focused business, and are really struggling. Southern Oregon start-up community is much more about consumer products and local manufacturing. Products you can hold in your hands. Ideas that are drawn on a napkin (or modeled with clay) that an entrepreneur has been passionate about and now wants to build, or sell.


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Throughout the week, I read a lot of blog-posts, articles, etc., that has to do with things that interest me
- data science
- data in general
- distributed computing
- SQL Server
- transactions (both db as well as non db)
- and other "stuff"
This is the "roundup" of the posts that has been most interesting to me, this week.
- Nikita Ivanov on Apache Ignite In-Memory Computing Platform. You can hardly turn around without "bumping" into a platform offering in-memory computing. Apcahe Ignite is a newcomer to the mix, and - in an InfoQ interview - Nikita Ivanov talks about what Apache Ignite is. To me it is interesting as it supports both both key-value persistence as well as streaming and complex-event processing.
SQL Server
- How to find query plan choice regressions with SQL Server 2017 CTP2. A blog post by Jovan Popovic from Microsoft about how SQL Server 2017 introduces functionality to allow you to easily identify performance regressions in SQL queries. I know some DBA's at Derivco who'd sell their first-born for this.
- SQL Server community-driven enhancements in SQL Server 2017. A post by the SQL Server engineering a.k.a TIGER team, how a lot of new functionality in SQL Server 2017 has been introduced due to ideas/requests from the community. Very cool!!
- How are default column values stored?. Paul from SQLskills "spelunks" about how default column values are stored.
Data Science
- Data Preparation for Data Science: A Field Guide. An InfoQ presentation about a utility written with Apache Spark to automate data preparation, discovering missing values, values with skewed distributions and discovering likely errors within data. This could come in very handy for us.
- Using Microsoft's Deep Learning Toolkit with Spark on Azure HDInsight Clusters. How to do distributed deep learning over big datasets on Azure HSInsight Spark with Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit. This is very, very interesting!!
- R 3.4.0 now available. The guys at Revolution Analytics points out that R 3.4.0 is available, and some of the new functionality in the release. Go and get it before it is sold out!
- Bringing IoT to sports analytics. the morning paper is back after vacation! This is about sports analytics and how IoT devices can help analyzing various things, and potentially replacing very, very expensive high-quality cameras.
- Leveraging Microsoft R and in database analytics of SQL Server with R Services through Alteryx Designer. In the roundup for week 12 I wrote about how Revolution Analytics mentioned this visual designer for R supporting SQL Server R Services: Alteryx. In the post I link to in this roundup, the Microsoft R Product Team tries out the designer against SQL Server R Services. It looks quite a lot like Azure ML. I so need to try it out!
- Microsoft Puts AI Where the Data Is. A very nice article about how Microsoft tries to pu the Data Science / AI where the data is, in the database.
- Performance differences between RevoScaleR, ColumnStore Table and In-Memory OLTP Table. A comparison, by Tomaz, of performance between various data stores and applying data science:ish functions against the data.
- Does Data Science Replace BI?. Buck Woody asks the question whether BI is being replaced by Data Science.
SQL Server R Services
Just an update about where I am with my series about SQL Server R Services. I am busy working on Internals - V, and I had hoped to have it out by now, but there are some things I still want to investigate further. I hope I will be able to publish it early this coming week. In the meantime you can always go back and read the previous posts :):
- [Microsoft SQL Server 2016 R Services Installation] sinst
- Microsoft SQL Server R Services - Internals I
- Microsoft SQL Server R Services - Internals II
- Microsoft SQL Server R Services - Internals III
- Microsoft SQL Server R Services - Internals IV
That's all for this week. I hope you enjoy what I did put together. If you have ideas for what to cover, please comment on this post or ping me.
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From smartwatches to posture-fixing golf shirts, here's the wearable tech you need to know about – GolfDigest.com
The premier golf GPS smartwatch from Garmin, the S62, has an easy-to-read screen with a virtual caddie that factors in wind speed and direction, and makes club suggestions. It's preloaded with 41,000 courses to provide distances to the front, middle and back of the green, along with information on hazards, green-shape and where to play blind shots.
Source: https://www.golfdigest.com/story/wearable-tech-golf-gps-fitness-tracker-whoop-apparel


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You borrowed more money than you knew your house was worth. You stopped making your mortgage payments 5 months ago and are living rent free. When I ask you for the paperwork your bank requires so I CAN SAVE YOU FROM FORECLOSURE AND GETTING KICKED OUT OF YOUR HOUSE, you are too busy. When potential buyers want to see your house, it is not convenient or when I show your home, it looks like a bomb went off. You are going to wind up on the street with ruined credit and will tell everyone you are a "victim" of the system. Sorry–I don't feel sorry for you.
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Yorkshire > West Yorkshire > Stansfield > Winters Mill
Aerial photographic view of Winters Mill (Stansfield, West Yorkshire).
Map of Stansfield with its 31 textile mills.
Get the conversation started by leaving the first comment on Winters Mill using the specific Winters Mill comment form.
Yorkshire textile mills, 2010-23. This site is kindly hosted by Cédula de habitabilidad.


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On Sunday, September 21, 2014, a truck was forced off Interstate 805 in Mission Valley, falling nearly 50 feet onto a Dave & Busters parking lot. This San Diego truck accident occurred at approximately 3:00 p.m. According to the California Highway Patrol, a tan vehicle tapped the Ford pick-up truck, causing it to spin out of control, flip over the guardrail and plummet nearly 50 feet into a parking lot below. The tan SUV or truck fled the scene and the CHP is currently attempting to locate the hit and run vehicle.
The first responders had to pull an unidentified man, believed to be his mid-30's from the pick up truck. He was rushed to Sharp Memorial Hospital with what were believed to be major injuries. The man was the only victim inside the truck.
The truck actually hit the side of the Dave & Busters building as it fell from the freeway and caused damage to the exterior of the building leaving a large hole. According to the fire department, there was no structural damage, but the accident left broken glass and debris in the parking lot. Fortunately, there were no injuries to anyone inside Dave & Busters.
A large truck traveling at a high speed among smaller vehicles is naturally risky, especially to a small car and its passengers. Truck accidents often involve more severe injuries and can present legal issues not present in other car accident cases. Trucking accidents can cause catastrophic injuries such as brain damage, paralysis, burns, broken bones, and even death. If you or a loved one has been involved in a San Diego truck accident, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries and damages. Even if you are somewhat at fault for the accident, California law may still allow you to recover compensation for your injuries. To learn more about the laws in California that permit truck accident victims to seek monetary awards, contact the dedicated San Diego personal injury attorneys at Martinez & Schill LLP. We don't get paid until you do. Call 619-512-5995 to schedule a free consultation today.


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Eskom implements stage 3 load-shedding.
Article by: Dumisane Dube
Eskom has recently announced that it will implement stage 3 load-shedding from 13:00 on Wednesday 10 February.
"Eskom regrets to inform the public that stage 3 load-shedding will be implemented from 13:00 this afternoon until 06:00 tomorrow morning," Eskom said.
Eskom's said Load-shedding will continue until 06:00 AM on Thursday 11 February.
"This load-shedding is necessary as the power generation system is still severely constrained due to high generation unit breakdowns during the past three days, as well as the need to preserve and replenish the emergency generation reserves." Explained Eskom.
"This morning a generation unit each at the Lethabo, Kendal, and Duvha power stations were taken offline for repairs, adding to the high number of breakdowns and units that failed to return to service as planned," stated Eskom.
Eskom further said that there is a high probability of load-shedding continuing on Thursday as the power generation system's outlook is unpredictable.
"We will communicate timeously should there be any significant changes to the power system," Eskom said.
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(January 29, 2023) Maureen McQuillan seeks to comfort a distressed sister…
Dear Pastor Maureen
I'm going through a difficult time. I've prayed and prayed but don't seem to be getting answers, or help. I want to believe that I can trust God but I just feel He hasn't heard my prayer. My heart is sobbing, I cry myself to sleep. Doesn't God care? I am a Christian, I have accepted Jesus. Bella.
Dear Bella
Oh yes, God does hear our prayers… your prayers, and yes, He does care! I'll be open, honest with you, won't mislead you… becoming a Christian doesn't mean we'll have a carefree life. Yes, we will have a good life, sins forgiven and an assurance that we're heaven-bound. But… presently we're still here and things can go wrong, even for God's children! Accidents, sicknesses, disappointments, marriage and family troubles, sudden loss of loved ones, even disasters.
But we can keep trusting God, we can bank on His love, provision, protection in that He will help us and bring us through whatever the issue is! Your prayers are heard by God (1John 5:14-15, 1 Peter 3:12). 1 Peter 5:7 is particularly precious: 'Cast all your anxiety on him because He cares for you.'(more…)


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🎙Voices in your head
In 2018, I was a 33 year old male with the speaking voice of a 16 year old girl:
On February 28, 2019 my doctor ran a series of diagnostics and told me that I was now cured. Now, in 2020 at age 35, I sound like I was always supposed to they tell me:
In this post I wanted to share the lessons I learned as I lived with this disorder (and after).
Oh, just in case you are so curious, I had an undiagnosed case of pubescent falsetto (aka puberphonia). These are few observations from someone who was once considered, not normal:
🔗1. The main question is, what-if?
Thoughts that take us to both good and bad places start with the words "what-if": what-if she doesn't like me, what-if I don't get that promotion, what-if every living human could access clean water.
All forms of meditation, yoga and other spiritual practise help us identify and process such questions
Regardless of technique, the goal is to:
- reduce the number of what-ifs unrelated to current frame of reference (living in the now)
- help identify what-ifs as they occur (silence your mind)
- help process associated emotions with each what-if (be an observer)
So find the practice that most resonates with you and tackle all those wild what-ifs!
🔗2. Struggling in public > private
Having a vocal disorder meant I struggled in public – as well as in private sometimes. I later realized that my struggles were far smaller than those of people who struggle in private.
Most people didn't care how I sounded. They'd take 30 seconds to parse the weird voice and then carry on with the conversation. A vocal minority made sure they'd express their amusement over my "distinctive" voice.
I felt my struggles were easier because I didn't have to hide them. I couldn't hide them. I was already naked and as long as I didn't let it bother me, I didn't suffer much in private. I was luckier than most. Surely, luckier than those struggling in private.
The key is to embrace quirky parts of your personality and not consider them flaws
Everyone is struggling, you are definitely better off than most, be grateful!
🔗3. Being different is a competitive advantage
I know I am not saying something profound here. I just experienced it much more deeply. Being different meant I had to find more accessible ways of doing things that others would do with ease. I had two options in life: hide in a corner or live larger than life. If you know me, you'll know what I did.
I was the annoying kid in college who asked too many questions in his distinctive voice. There was no way you'd not spot me in a crowd of a 1000. And I made sure you heard me. Loud and clear – be it in a high pitched voice.
I figured, I had nothing to lose. I could not stay quiet for the rest of my life. And how people react when I said "hi" to them was the best test of their character.
So, I talked and boy did I talk a lot. In college, I took part in debate competitions, captained a soccer team and vocally joined public protests. What were they going to do? Make fun of me? By my 20s I didn't care, it didn't bother me at all.
Once you accept you are different and remove that attack vector someone can use to deter you (from your path) … you are unbeatable
I am eccentric and outspoken. It has pros and cons. More pros if you ask me, more cons if you ask mature folks. I couldn't have been this eccentric or had such radical candour without my disorder. It became my source of courage to take on the world head-on and keep going.
Turn your weaknesses into sources of energy, don't sulk over them!
🔗4. It takes 30 seconds for lasting impressions to form
People are quick to form impressions and pattern match. Putting others in boxes helps them reduce count of uncertainties around them. It makes their life easy to navigate.
But do you know how long it takes a person to form an opinion about you? Roughly 30 seconds.
During therapy, I was most concerned about how people I already knew would react to my new voice. One of my therapists had the best advice:
They might recognize your voice to be different, spend 30 seconds internalizing it and will move on. That is it. Most people will not even bother asking
And that is exactly what happened. Most people I reconnected with, didn't even notice. That is why you should never care about what people think. You are nothing more than a 30 second blip in their own maze they call life.
But something else I learned here was to give others more than 30 seconds before I formed any opinion. Much later in life (fairly recently) I learned to assume good intent. This has changed my life drastically.
🔗5. Change is life's constant, all we can do is keep growing
I will say the most cliched thing here:
You can achieve whatever you put your mind to. You can bring anything from nothingness into existence if you have the will
Now let me unpack the nothingness bit for you.
When I was young, some friends would explain how I should lower my chin and speak at a lower pitch. They could do it because as they grew older, their brain was able to notice that lower vocal fold and activate it. For them it was like changing gears on a car. For me, that gear didn't exist. Due to the disorder, my brain failed to acknowledge the existence of this fold let alone activate it.
To fix myself, I had to somehow prove to my brain that the lower folds it believed didn't exist, actually existed. I had to keep convincing it day after day until it became natural.
The same is almost true for most other things. We may think they don't exist, they are impossible or we cannot do it. If I an adult can trick my brain into learning things it should've learned as a teen, you can too!


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Some career programs seem like they take forever to complete. Others are in the healthcare field you like, but don't have a career upside or don't pay enough. Well, why not learn how to become a radiologic technologist? It's two years to an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S) college degree, has a high growth outlook, and pays more than twice as much as some healthcare support positions.
Here are three of the top reasons to become a radiologic technologist:
Those who've chosen the rad tech life love the role they play in one of the most exciting aspects of health care today: medical imaging. To become a radiologic technologist is to become a medical professional who is certified and registered to perform diagnostic imaging examinations. Know someone who's had a CT or MRI? It's the job of the radiologic technologist to capture the precise images needed for diagnosis and treatment.
Radiologic technologists are helping transform health by using safe, proven, imaging technologies instead of invasive procedures and out-of-date techniques.
Learn how to become a radiologic technologist, and the full variety of daily activities is quite impressive:
One of the most attractive aspects of learning how to become a radiologic technologist is that it combines two distinct abilities – the capacity to interact well with people and understanding how to operate some of the most advanced equipment being used in health care today.
It's not a surprise that successful rad techs feel as comfortable working on computers and other technology while also being energized by helping others achieve better health.
The first step in how to become a radiologic technologist is to get the highest grades you can in what is called "general education" requirements. General education courses, also known as prerequisites, include classes like communications theory, English composition, Algebra, and anatomy.
Successful completion of the prerequisites helps to form the foundation for professional rad tech coursework to come. Once the prerequisite courses are complete, and you are accepted into the rad tech program, you begin basic and advanced courses in digital imaging, procedures, patient care, and clinical education. In the right rad tech program, you could have your Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in as little as two years.
The imaging field is expanding rapidly. Employers need certified and registered radiologic technologists in hospitals, medical clinics, in group physician practices, mobile imaging facilities, and surgery centers. Once in the workforce, there are opportunities to specialize in areas such as CT (computed tomography), nuclear medicine, mammography, and cardiac-interventional radiography.
Of course, learning how to become a radiologic technologist also means working with other medical professionals in a healthcare facility. So, add to that a career growth of at least 7% through 2031 and a median salary above from $54-$60,000, and the question turns from "why would I become a rad tech?" to "why wouldn't I?"
Cleveland University-Kansas City (CUKC) is a nonprofit, private, healthcare-focused university in Overland Park, Kansas, a suburb of the Kansas City metro. CUKC offers an accelerated, two-year Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) Radiologic Technology degree. Our advantages include:
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When I was a young man,
I ventured to the grain
shaped cave of heavens door.
There the lotus flower
of desire became the grotto
of the white tigers cavern.
Nestled in this hidden pocket,
I found the gift of life,
a sea shell that held a red pearl.
Its priceless treasure house was
the antechamber to a tender trap.
We all are consumed by our minds myth,
however, where the two rivers meet,
where flows a dripping delta, exists
a golden doorway to an everlasting
seat of pleasure, a blessing
from the god's temple of love.
Ah, the exquisite joy, the elation,
the wonder to roam this golden furrow.
To pleasure in its mystery, ancient,
the inner terrace to existence.
Some of you will know of what
I speak, others will only read,
uncomprehending, oblivious to this
jade gate, this tunnel to tomorrow,
this giver of life, this creator,
this succulent apricot goddess, this
female crucible to the door of creation.
You have but to love and it will be opened.
Copyright: 2009, Donald Harbour


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Granite is an igneous Rock, which means that at one time during its development, it was melted like volcanic lava. It remained trapped inside the earth, where it slowly cooled and crystallized, resulting in a very uniform, speckled stone that ranges in color from black and gray to pinks, browns, reds, greens and whites.
Granite will not depreciate with time and will continuously add value to any property where they are installed. It has a luminance that's absent from other surfaces. Regardless of its finish, granite creates an immediate impression of elegance.
Granite is sold in slabs, and is frequently used for kitchen countertops, bar tops, and vanities, but also for walls, floors, fireplace surrounds and windowsills. Its unique variations in color and veining turn makes each specimen a natural work of art. It is cool to the touch, and presents an image of classic grace and beauty.


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It is breakfast time and you're dying for pancakes. Too bad you're in a hurry to get to get to work. You'd be really late if you had to mix the batter and cook them. Sure, there are frozen ones the store, but there's just something wrong about sticking your pancakes in the microwave. Oh yeah, it's that steamy rubbery taste. And in the toaster? You tear 'em every time. What's a pancake lover to do? Simple, heat up the griddle and pull out a can of Batter Blaster.
It's similar in concept to whipped cream or cheese whiz. Compressed gas pushes the prepared batter out like the whipped cream, allowing cooks running late to make as many pancakes they want, as large as they want. Once sprayed into the pan, it's your typical, wait until cake rises and bubbles before you turn 'em. The only downside is that a typical pan has a serving size of only eight – and that's probably of the silver dollar variety. So, if you like 'em large and fluffy like at the Denney's down the street, you're gonna need to go back to the grocery store for more than one. A nice extra feature is the fact that they're organic. And you can also use 'em to make waffles.
Sure beats Pop Tarts.


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Former Gators cornerback CJ Henderson didn't waste much time before making an impact in his first career professional game.
The ninth overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars intercepted veteran quarterback Phillip Rivers, now in his first season with the Indianapolis Colts, early in the second quarter as the Jaguars trailed 7-0.
Rivers underthrew a pass to receiver T.Y. Hilton, who was in double coverage, and Henderson jumped the route and snagged the pick.
1st NFL game.
1st Interception.@HendersonChris_ comes up with a huge play!#DUUUVAL pic.twitter.com/YZGYSz1D22
— #DUUUVAL (@Jaguars) September 13, 2020
The interception, as well as the subsequent 22-yard return by the rookie, set up a six-yard passing touchdown from Gardner Minshew II to D.J. Chark.
Every former Florida Gators football player on active NFL rosters after cut day
The Jaguars selected Henderson to replace Jalen Ramsey, who had an All-Pro season in 2017 but was traded to Los Angeles last season. Jacksonville desperately needed help in the secondary, and Henderson quickly earned a starting job on the outside.
The Jags will hope that this early highlight play is a sign of things to come from the young corner.


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MCCCI faults RBM on inflation, interest rate
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) says Malawi's persistent high interest rates are a result of the Reserve Bank of Malawi-
RBM's faulty way of fighting inflation.
RBM and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have, however, defended the decision to increase the policy rate of interest, saying the move is necessary in the wake of recent developments in the economy.
MCCCI Chief Executive Officer, Chancellor Kaferapanjira, in an interview with the The Daily Times in Blantyre, however, described the increase in lending rates as a "misplaced" and "shortsighted" way of fighting inflation.
He argued that a sustainable way of fighting inflation is to encourage production of goods and services as it is their mismatch with demand that creates inflationary pressures on the market.
He said the current monetary policy stance by the RBM is killing all efforts to move the economy forward.
"No policy maker should take any pride in policies that bear no long term fruits for the country," said Kaferapanjira.
"Malawi needs a monetary policy environment that encourages long term investment, such as manufacturing, for the country to take off," he said.
"This kind of decision making is what has exterminated any prospects for Malawi to move forward economically.
RBM makes decisions that are suitable for developed countries with nearly full employment of its factors of production.
"These decisions are not appropriate for Malawi and cannot help this country advance.
No wonder we are backtracking instead of moving forward," he said.
He said RBM's policies are generally text book oriented and written by Western economists for application in their economies and that they are being implemented in Malawi without modification to take into consideration local realities.
"Malawi like other developing countries needs a more developmental central bank, just as the now developed countries had development oriented central banks that helped them industrialise," said Kaferapanjira.
"The policies currently being employed by RBM are misplaced and cannot take this country anywhere. Malawi needs monetary policy-makers that are practical to the situation, not rigid in their thinking," said Kaferapanjira.
However, RBM governor Charles Chuka has, however, defended the monetary policy stance, saying it was inevitable given the tough times the economy is passing through.
"The expressions of displeasure from some quotas are understandable as we have had high interest rates for more than three years now," said Chuka, who also chairs the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
IMF resident representative Geoffrey Oestreicher also told journalists over the weekend in Mangochi that the policy rate hike was appropriate given the need to fight inflation in the economy.