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Cogito ergo sum.
I think, therefore I am.
We've all heard this phrase before. It's the crux of Descartes' philosophy and it is generally thought to mean that one can know they exist because they know (experience) they exist.
I'm not a dilettante when it comes to spiritual inquiry. I've gone the distance. But once you get to the other side of the gateless gate, there really isn't anything you can bring back and share with others. That's kind of the point, actually.
Gurus and teachers can only point the way to the journey but can't give you the Truth about life, the universe and everything. And if anyone tells you differently, they're trying to sell you something.
There are no spiritual shortcuts (believe me, I've looked for them). You have to do all of the heavy lifting for yourself.
There is one thing I can express, which you can easily test out for yourself, and that is, "What you think actually shapes your experience." If you think the world is unfair, how does it occur for you? If you think men are jerks, how do they treat you? There are always exceptions to the rule (because what you think isn't true) but the world shows up as you generally think it will.
And that leads me back to the above phrase. In the midst of my seeing how my thoughts and beliefs shaped my world, that phrase popped into my head. But instead of hearing it the way I had always heard it said, I heard it with a different emphasis and got it on a completely different level.
I think… therefore, I am.
How I think creates who I am.
Now this is no ordinary thinking. I'm sure people will try and argue stupidly that they don't think the world is round, it just is or that you can't disbelieve in gravity and it will go away. That's not what I'm fucking talking about so knock that shit off right now.
You were born into a thinking world. And thoughts and beliefs were funneled into you long before you were even consciously aware that you existed at all. Back then, you were everything and everything was you. Then you became aware of a certain kind of separation and suddenly everything was over there or over here.
Who we think we are was mostly handed down to us and further cemented by people and experiences that confirmed what we thought. Do you have any idea how much of that shit that plays in your head wasn't originated with you?
I learned to read at an early age so people told me I was smart. I experienced knowing more than my peers at times and doing better in school which confirmed to me that I was smart. So I carried around the thought and belief that I was smart. It shaped who I thought myself to be and when I bumped up against anything that challenged my "smartness", I either shied away from it or resented it but never saw it as evidence that I might not be smart. I had excuses like, "Well, I've just never been exposed to that so how was I supposed to know that." Being Smart was part of my Identity.
Take that and multiply it by 7 Billion. I am this and I am not that. It's true because I have evidence and agreement, right?
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
― Socrates
It's all made up, passed down and believed. There is nothing about human beings that is true and permanent except that we exist. Everything else is conjecture.
Let your thinking parts chew on that for a while and see what happens. I will be coming back to this topic over and over again. The starting point is you and when you work your way out from microcosm to the macrocosm of existence, you may discover something quite startling.
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Rebecca Marchese-DePeri-Grande, 37, Jackson Township, New Jersey and her sister, Meredith Miller, 34, Brick Township, New Jersey, have been charged with second degree Conspiracy, second degree Misapplication of Entrusted Property, second degree Theft by Failure to Make Required Disposition of Property Received, and second degree Misconduct by a Corporate Official. The indictment also charges Miller with one count each of third and fourth degree Bad Checks, and one count of third degree Theft by Deception.
The indictment follows an investigation which was conducted by the Monmouth County, New Jersey Prosecutor's Office. The investigation was initiated in 2005 after numerous individuals complained to law enforcement authorities that after they had refinanced their homes, disbursements which were to have been made to the homeowners' creditors by Marchese-DePeri-Grande's and Miller's title agencies were not made. The victims learned that the disbursements had not been made when they began receiving late notices from the creditors. In addition, some of the victims were served with foreclosure complaints as a result of Marchese-DePeri-Grande's and Miller's failure to have paid off earlier mortgages.
The investigation revealed that initially, Marchese-DePeri-Grande was the owner of R.M.J. Title Agency located in Freehold, New Jersey, and Miller was an employee there. In the Fall of 2004, Marchese-DePeri-Grande and Miller formed Spectrum Title Agency, also in Freehold, New Jersey, as co-owners. The investigation determined that after the victims obtained loans with the banks, the banks entered into agreements with R.M.J. and/or Spectrum regarding disbursement to the various escrow accounts for payments in accordance with the closing procedures set forth in the HUD-1 forms. Instead of making the required disbursements, Marchese-DePeri-Grande and Miller failed to remit the deposited funds to the proper entity or individual and instead unlawfully transferred the funds from their escrow accounts into their own business accounts. Marchese-DePeri-Grande and Miller then utilized the stolen funds for personal expenses. The personal expenses which the stolen funds were used to pay for included high-end vehicles such as Ferraris, lavish homes and travel for Marchese-DePeri-Grande and Miller. The total amount of the theft is approximately $786,152.62. In addition, Marchese-DePeri-Grande and Miller failed to file required documents with the County Clerk's Office in connection with the refinanced mortgages.
Miller's charges of Bad Checks and Theft by Deception relate to her issuance of checks on behalf of her clients which were returned for insufficient funds and her failure to pay the lease for Spectrum's office space.
As Title Agents, Marchese-DePeri-Grande's and Miller's responsibilities included the preparation of closing statements, payment of mortgages and other liens, government charges, taxes and other expenses, disbursement of funds, and the preparation, execution and recordation of all necessary legal documents. From November 2002 through March 2005, Marchese-DePeri-Grande and Miller failed to perform these duties with respect to fifteen of their clients.
Following the return of the indictment, Marchese-DePeri-Grande and Miller were arrested on December 28, 2009, by Detectives from the Monmouth County, New Jersey Prosecutor's Office. The Jackson Township, Brick Township and South Brunswick police departments also assisted in the arrests. Following the arrests, Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Ira E. Kreizman set bail for Marchese-DePeri-Grande and Miller at $150,000 each
The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance opened a parallel investigation in 2005 which remains open. R.M.J. Title Agency and Spectrum Title Agency ceased doing business shortly after the customer complaints were made in 2005. According to the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, the license for R.M.J. Title Agency became inactive on January 31, 2007, and Spectrum Title Agency's license became inactive on April 30, 2008. Marchese-DePeri-Grande's and Miller's individual licenses became inactive on October 3, 2005, and April 30, 2008, respectively.
If convicted of any of the second degree crimes, the maximum potential custodial sentence is a State Prison term of up to 10 years. If convicted of any of the third degree crimes, the maximum potential custodial sentence is a State Prison term of up to five years. The maximum potential custodial sentence for a fourth degree crime is a term of up to 18 months.
Despite these charges, every defendant is presumed innocent, unless and until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, following a trial at which the defendant has all of the trial rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and State law.
The case is assigned to Assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor Barbara Suppa. Marchese-DePeri-Grande is represented by Kevin Moriarty, Esquire, of Red Bank, N.J. Miller is represented by Judy Saunders, Esquire, of New York City, N.Y.

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Fears for Launch
All in all it was a pretty great head start weekend, but there was one big problem that I fear is only going to get worse as we move forward to the official launch tomorrow. Right now the initial datacenter login procedure is having some major issues. What is happening is that several of the highest population servers are all on the Aether data center that I also happen to play on. When you attempt to connect to that data center, if it cannot find a slot the client times out… throws a nasty error and exits. This is like the worst possible way to handle this error, and my hope is that we see a patch soon at that at least takes you back to the start screen allowing you to attempt to connect again. Normally speaking it takes a half dozen tries to get past this screen before getting into the login server queue… at which point you have won and get to play the game. Last night I opted to switch machines and got stuck behind the login issues for roughly fifteen tries before being able to make it into the game. If we are running into these problems on a Sunday evening… I feel like life is going to be unbearable come Tuesday for the official launch of the game.
I love Square but sometimes they just make horrible design decisions when it comes to infrastructure. The way the client works is that you log in on the launcher, and then it launches the game passing in an encrypted token with your authentication information. As a result if anything goes wrong with the client, it essentially crashes back to desktop and to the launcher forcing you to log in again. If you have the mobile authenticator this means entering another one time password and beginning the entire process over again. If you remember the above image from the original launch of the game… and all the infrastructure issues we had to deal with. They all came from the fact that they launched the game without any form of a queue system. The positive is that they have fixed that issue and for the most part the game has been stable if you can get past the Data Center gates. I had some initial lag on the first day, but after that the game has been flawless… once you get logged into it. My hope is that with the launch of the game we see a small patch that changes how the client works, in that it no longer drops back to desktop on timeout errors, but instead allows you to attempt a reconnection.
Lord of the Hive
Yesterday was a big day of taking on new content, and potentially there will be some story spoilers here, so apologies ahead of time. When I wrote my last blog post I mentioned that I had unlocked the first trial and yesterday after dropping my wife off for her next trip I managed to attempt it. Ravana the Lord of the Hive appears pretty quickly through the story as being the primal associated with the Gnath, an insectoid beast tribe from the Dravinian Forelands. Instead of waiting around for a full guild group, I queued for it and managed to get a group relatively easily. In the group was a paladin tank that had apparently done the fight a few times, and helped us through the various pit falls. It was decided that I would end up tanking, since the Paladin was wearing mostly strength gear and since Ravana hits extremely hard. This fight like so many other primals has a hard wipe mechanic that if you do not dps down the adds fast enough a saber falls to the ground. Towards the end of the add phase he sucks the entire group up into a whirlwind and they take damage for each saber that is left on the ground in this fashion… in my experience more than one… maybe two is a full raid wipe.
Now with the Free Company I have, my point of view on dps is a bit skewed. Most of us rolled into this expansion in most of a full set of level 130 gear, and most of our dps do silly amounts of damage. We were flat out failing at the dps check mechanic, so I suggested that I go into my new deliverance stance and help with the adds. That seemed to make all the difference in the world as I was able to shred the adds pretty quickly in my new pseudo dps stance. We made it through the encounter, but took long enough to get a limit break three, and another limit break two… and the group was getting precariously close to a second "saber" phase. I didn't realize our dps was that low, and honestly I walked out of the fight thinking it was just "that hard". Later in the evening yesterday we walked into the encounter with seven of eight members of the group being from our free company. We did not manage to get a limit break three at all before he died, and during the add phase he didn't even get a single saber to hit the ground. With that sort of dps… the fight was actually really easy, but I still am concerned about what the fight will be like on extreme mode.
Sohm Al
The second bit of content that I got to experience new yesterday was the dungeon of Sohm Al. You reach it very shortly after finishing the first trial encounter, and it happens to act as a gate keeper for your final Aether Current that you get upon completing the quest. Thankfully as soon as I got there in the content I had healers and dps ready to go with me, so I was able to get a full guild group for my first experience in there. I have to say I am really liking the dungeon design so far, in that they are extremely fun experiences to go through. They remind me very much of the last set of dungeons that they released as far as difficulty level. Additionally so far they seem to be dropping some interesting looking gear, that I hope to collect a full set of. The tanky set that comes from Sohm Al looks like the armor that the Lucia wears, so it might be my next appearance set that I wear for a bit. The new crafted gear that you get from quests however appears to be influenced from the Varlet set that comes from the previous 2.55 expert dungeons. I've expanded the number of retainers that I have once more, and now I am feeling less constrained about the awesome things that I am collecting.
When the game released originally I did what I always do in MMOs and tried to complete every single quest objective that it places in front of me. The problem being that in Final Fantasy XIV there are a fixed number of quests available for ALL of your jobs. This meant that after my very first job… I was forced to grind them up using FATEs and dungeons with zero quest support. This time around they seem to be flooding us with quests, but I am tackling them in a very methodical method. Essentially I am following the main storyline until I reach a level gate, meaning that I have to have progressed another level to get the next step. At this point I go back and start working my way through the side quests looking for any that unlock Aether Currents, and after I have completed those, I start doing a bare minimum needed to get to the next level threshold. The goal is that I save plenty of side quests for when I start working on my dragoon, and hopefully that eases that process at least a little bit. Last night I hit another level gate in the story content, but thankfully I have maybe an eighth of a level to go before hitting 55 and progressing again. I am not sure if we are going to raid tonight or not, but in any case my hope is to push through to the next level and continue the story, because it is getting really damned good.


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In our previous post on conservation, we discussed the actions that Bodleian conservation staff have taken to repair damaged books, reattaching loose boards or mending torn pages. However, another part of the work of the conservation team is to assess and minimise the risk of future damage. Even minor existing damages can be exacerbated by the handling involved in digitisation, necessitating a more expensive and invasive repair before the book is returned to the shelves. In cases where they have deemed this likely, the Book Team have sought to eliminate the risk by carrying out pre-emptive repairs.
One example is MS. Barocci 74, an item from the Barocci collection of Greek manuscripts, which the Bodleian will be digitizing in full. The Barocci collection contains a significant number of Greek-style bindings, which have distinctive raised endbands extending onto and sewn into the wooden boards. The text-blocks are cut flush with the board edges, which are often decorated with grooves. One of MS. Barocci 74's boards was split along its whole length, meaning that the broken half was held together only by the blind-stamped leather covering it. With further handling, the leather would very soon have given way and torn along the board, making repair more difficult, risking the loss of board and leather fragments, and leaving the text-block vulnerable to damage. The book would also have been extremely awkward to set up and handle in the studio.
To improve ease of handling and prevent further damage, the break in the wood was glued back together using rabbit-skin glue, a traditional wood adhesive that is often used by violin-makers. Once the board had been glued, it was clamped in place until the glue was dry. Then, the split was bridged with small parchment patches to prevent a further breakage along the weak point. The book is now safe to photograph, and also safer and easier for readers to handle.
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Less than 1 percent of Americans have served in the U.S. military, said Chad McFarlane '14, so it's often difficult for civilians to empathize with the struggles of those who have made that sacrifice.
"If you've never experienced it, you don't know. And what fills that void is whatever we happen to hear on the news or in the media or popular culture," said McFarlane, a former M1 Abrams tanker for the U.S. Army and CCRI's Class of 2014 commencement speaker.
Continuing the college's effort to bridge the increasing gap between civilians and veterans and provide veterans with the skills they need to transition from the battlefield to the classroom, CCRI's Student Veterans Organization (SVO) and Alumni Association hosted the Human Library Project at the Knight Campus on Nov. 1.
Eight veterans, including keynote speaker Steven L. Pierce, an associate professor at the U.S. Naval War College who completed 29 combat missions over Afghanistan following 9/11 and spent 23 years on active duty, shared their experiences with an intimate group of civilians and fellow veterans.
Each veteran participating in the event served as a "book" with a title. For example, Anthony Paolino '12, who helped jump-start the SVO in 2010 and is now the head of military and veterans affairs for General Dynamics Electric Boat, was titled, "Service After Service." Attendees who chose to "borrow" a particular book were given 15 minutes of one-on-one time to thumb through the proverbial pages and ask questions, share their own stories or simply enjoy an impromptu conversation.
The Human Library Project not only shed light on the issues facing veterans attempting to reintegrate into society, but also reiterated CCRI's commitment to making the transition as stress-free as possible for its current student veterans, many of whom attended this year's event.
"We know transitioning from service life to civilian life can be challenging and it can be especially challenging to be a student veteran," CCRI President Meghan Hughes said. "We know our college must supply the support and the training that veterans need to graduate, transfer and enter high-quality careers in Rhode Island and we know Rhode Island needs you in our workforce."
The line between perception and reality – what we see glorified in films or shared on social media – is often blurred for civilians when they interact with veterans still haunted by their experiences.
"The fire alarm went off in the house one day and I hit the deck," said Scituate resident Brenna Carnevale, an English major at CCRI and former master-at-arms for the U.S. Navy. Five years after her discharge, she is still triggered by memories from two tours of duty.
"Some people don't understand things like that. Through some things I witnessed, people can't understand why some days I literally cannot get out of my bed."
One of the biggest adjustments, said Carnevale, who will graduate in December and hopes to transfer to Rhode Island College before attending Yale or Harvard, is taking the skills learned and developed in the military and applying them to the real world when searching for full-time employment.
"How do you put down on a resume that you can shoot a 9 millimeter?" she said. "But things like that show so much. They show leadership, attention to detail and all those kind of things. Those are your skills, so why would you hide them from your resume?"
Applying those "intangible qualities," as McFarlane calls them, to employment beyond the military is a constant roadblock for many veterans. As a veterans affairs specialist also working at Electric Boat, he and Paolino assist fellow veterans with that transition.
"When I got out, I kind of missed that sense of purpose, missing something bigger than myself, and coming here and working to help other veterans going through this experience to get to college, I just had a national inclination to want to help," said McFarlane, who moved from New Jersey to Rhode Island 16 years ago and remains a resident since his military discharge in 2007.
Paolino, a Warwick, resident and E-G technical sergeant for the U.S. Air Force who served in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, said assistance with reintegration is a reoccurring theme, either through students like Carnevale looking for answers or civilians wondering what kind of role they can play in bridging that gap.
"You hear a wide variety of questions and I think it's all wonderful because it's all people trying to say more than just, 'Thank you for service,' but, 'What else can we do to get you lined up with more opportunities, success in college or a good career?'" Paolino said. "Those stories need to be replicated and, once they are, shared so other veterans are encouraged in thinking, 'Wow, I did that in the military and I can do this and go on and get a good job, too.'
Everyone handles transition from the military to civilian life differently, Paolino said, but he has seen a lot of commonalities. "Being on the employment side, the biggest thing is the skills gap: what we do in the military, what those skills are and how it translates to a civilian job or in the private sector," he said. "There are a lot of challenges there for employers and prospective employees, so having these conversations with other veterans who've already made that transition is very important in their travels."
Carnevale spoke extensively with Patrick Elkins '14, whose "book" was titled "Military Family Life." Carnevale was forced to leave the Navy when she became pregnant, but re-enlisted for a second tour following the birth of her son. Elkins, an E4 corporal in the U.S. Army who served in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, pointed her toward the SVO, an often untapped resource for the many student veterans at CCRI struggling with the same issues.
Along with Michael Steiner '16, a Scituate resident and former petty officer 1st class in the U.S. Navy, Paolino helped launch the SVO in 2010 upon realizing there was no student group offering assistance for veterans trying to adapt to the college climate.
The SVO, Steiner said, "is about family. Military is about family, CCRI is family, so you help your family out.
"You need role models, and you need examples of success that look like you," he continued. "How can you see a light at the end of the tunnel or a path forward? Maybe you have a mentor who doesn't have the same background as you and they want to see you succeed – and everyone wants you to succeed – but it means 100 times more when that person strapped on those boots and put on that green or blue uniform. That's what it's all about, that continuing service, and I think it gives us that sense of purpose when we don't wear the uniform anymore."
Steiner also continues to serve veterans in his post-military life with Veterans Assembled Electronics, which recruits service-connected disabled veterans and trains them to be electronics technicians.
The three founding fathers of the SVO – Paolino, Steiner and McFarlane – are proud to see the tradition "still going strong" with U.S. Army veteran Arnold Castillo serving as its president, and the work the organization is doing remains a talking point when mentoring current student veterans.
"I wouldn't even be sitting in front of you today if it weren't for the SVO," Paolino said. "I wouldn't be in my role right now with my company if it wasn't for the SVO, and everything I've done in years' past have stemmed from the foundation we built here at CCRI.
"For me, it's opened doors for all of us that wouldn't have been opened if it wasn't for getting involved here on campus. That's really what I try to talk to a lot of students, especially the veterans, about. Whether you like it or not, step out of your comfort zone and get involved with a student body."
Others attending the Human Library Project, such as Steve Allen '12, a retired postal worker and laborer who joined the U.S. Navy and served two additional tours of duty before his final discharge in 2007, enjoy the camaraderie and sharing military stories. But, like others in attendance, Allen also reiterated the importance of veterans earning their college degree despite facing difficulties unlike those of other students.
Allen, who worked in employee relations with the Veterans' Affairs in Brockton, Massachusetts, before retiring in April, said he never would have been offered that position had he not obtained his liberal arts degree – an on-again, off-again process that began in 1974 with Allen failing five classes as a freshman.
"It wasn't easy," he said, "but it opened many doors for me."
Lexx Bonamassa, a graduate assistant in CCRI's Dean of Students Office who is studying for her master's degree in college student personnel at the University of Rhode Island, used the Human Library Project as a trial run for her eventual career in student affairs, where she will undoubtedly cross paths with many student veterans.
"Getting to ask questions to recent grads is really awesome, because this is not a population I'm at all used to or know much about," she said. "I tried to go into it with an open mind that I don't want to put myself in their shoes because I didn't experience this, so, really, I just tried to listen and let them speak from the heart from their experience and get a better idea of what I can do to better help and support my students in the future," she said.
"That's how we're going to gain knowledge and be able to help these people more effectively."
Ken Fuller, a member of CCRI's first graduating Class of1966 and a decorated combat medic for the 101st Airborne U.S. Army who received a Purple Heart in 1970 for his Vietnam War service, found the Human Library Project "therapeutic" in that it allowed him to share his stories while reconnecting with today's generation of veterans.
While Americans are more accepting of veterans returning home, said Fuller, who now works as a portfolio manager, the degree of difficulty in reintegrating to civilian life remains a commonality despite the generational gap, and Fuller finds it refreshing to be surrounded by "young, interesting people" with the same concerns he had more than four decades ago.
"They're asking very intelligent questions. I was afraid I was going to get, 'What's it like to kill somebody?' and I got much more of, 'What's it like to be integrating back and how do you do successful things in college?' so I'm very happy to be here," Fuller said.
The transition from military life to civilian life, the application of skills, the missing sense of purpose – issues student veterans face remain as puzzling and perplexing as they were more than four decades ago, but CCRI continues to bridge the gap through efforts such as the Human Library Project, an important learning tool for both civilians and veterans alike.
"In the '40s, you could throw a rock and hit a veteran or someone who was currently serving, but nowadays it's just not the case," Steiner said. "I'm more than happy to talk to people about these things because I think there's this big problem right with the civilian/military divide. That's why I come back to CCRI."
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After ending my post on California water issues showing up all over the TV with a note about El Niño being next, Sharon Swart at The Hollywood Reporter put out this pretty great article on that very topic. It is filled with some kind of crazy stories, like this one from actress Dyan Cannon on the 1982-83 El Niño landing in her Malibu yard:
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"'I ran downstairs, and the ocean was coming into my living room. Then I saw firemen falling into the pool; they didn't know it was there because it's covered with water.' While her house was drying out in Malibu, Cannon rented a place in Coldwater Canyon, where 'torrential rains came and the roof caved in.' She now lives in an L.A.-area condo, in part due to her El Niño misfortunes."Then, there are these #hollywoodproblems:
"With rapid mega-mansionization from Venice to Beverly Hills' Trousdale Estates and beyond, realtors and clients are curious to see if these new concrete palaces will survive El Niño."
"In 1992, Warner Bros. 'Lethal Weapon 3 shut down a car chase near LAX, with the delay adding $60,000 to a $37 million budget, and in 1998, park rangers had to scuttle production on CBS' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman after Medea Creek overflowed at Paramount Ranch."And then, #hollywoodsolutions:
"The solution for producer Brad Krevoy: 'When I lived on La Costa beach during the last El Niño, I would just put up sand bags for protection and book a room at the Bel Air Hotel, where most of my neighbors ended up. It was like an inland Beach Club.'"
"When a rising creek washed out the road by her Topanga Canyon home during the 1992 El Niño storms, actress Wendie Malick 'had to slide down a fire road on my ass,' she recalls. 'I had a sheriff take me to a Starbucks so they could pick me up and take me to a taping of Seinfeld.'"As always, I recommend reading the whole thing -- lots of fun little anecdotes on everything from the Tonight Show to Transparent. And, look out for umbrellas at the Grammys.
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Website Design
I know I haven't posted anything for awhile. I've been busy creating a proper home for Lemon Inc. You may recall that I mentioned that I was currently designing a website for Lemon Inc. I was doing so in Dreamweaver, a WYSIWYG, (what you see is what you get) editor. This website was alright but it was very limited in terms of both design and features. I realised that it simply isn't practical to be updating a simple HTML site every other week. I also became aware of what could be considered an industry standard of webcomics websites, Wordpress and Comicpress. I am now scraping the site I had previously designed and I'm endeavoring to design a Comicpress site. So far I've really liked using Wordpress and I've found that it's both more functionally and asthetically pleasing and has taken me less time to design thus far than my previous website design. I've included a screenshot of what the site looks like right now. This will probably change a bit but It'll give you a rough idea.
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At this time we are not offering any classes we will be setting up our class schedule as of April. If you have any questions or need immediate help please call (215) 361-9899 or email.
Hand Felting with Rose Kramer
All felting classes are schedule at the convenience of the teacher and the students. Classes are forming all the time, call (215) 361-9899 and join one today.
Hand Felt a Hat - When you walkout of this class you
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you leave class, you will have a pattern and instructions. She will
you how to embellish your hat to fit your own style. Prerequisite
Felted Purse class or equivalent
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Anyone in the blogosphere knows the name ThinkGeek The online retail outlet for just about anything a geek would want…..in their home, their cube, and to wear in order to demonstrate to the world your true geekdom status.
Well, this year ThinkGeek back on April 1st they decided to list a wearable t-shirt that "would play sound effects or a short clip of various types of background music. All controlled via a remote you had in your pocket". Well, since SOOOOOO many people actually bought into the joke, TG is gonna do the right thing and ACTUALLY make the t-shirt.
Here's the TG response, in it's entirety:
Looks like we're the fools here. The Personal Soundtrack T-Shirt was originally an April Fool's Prank… but due to overwhelming positive response and hundreds of e-mails screaming to "make the damn shirt already" we're putting this item in to production ASAP. Keep in mind our army of robotic factory monkeys are a bit slow, and it might take them some time to make the real version of this nifty product. Also although we'll try to keep the Personal Soundtrack T-Shirt as close as possible to what you see here, the final version might deviate slightly in appearance, features or price. Capiche?
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I haven't been active for some time now, but I used to be a regular participant in aus.religion{.christian}.
aus.religion is for discussion of anything to do with Australian religion; much of it is not specific to Australia, however, and there has been very little discussion of Australian Aboriginal religion. aus.religion.christian never seems to have differentiated itself clearly from aus.religion.
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My book reviews in the areas of religion, mythology, philosophy, Christianity, and Islam may also be of interest.


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Chronic Constipation
With so many people affected by constipation, specialists have spent a lot of time researching the underlying causes of the condition. Nearly everyone will experience constipation at some point in their lives. Most cases are quite mild and resolve themselves after a few days. Clinical trials, like the ones we conduct here in DeLand, allow our staff to evaluate new treatments which could better aid people suffering from chronic cases of constipation.
For obvious reasons, constipation is not something that many people like to talk about. It is, however, something that many have experienced before. If you are someone who has routinely experienced the effects of constipation, you know firsthand just how painful and frustrating they can be. It gets even more important to take steps to prevent these complications the older we get.
Constipation Fast Facts
- Bowel movement (BM's) regularity varies widely, so it's okay to go a day or two without one.
- Going three days without a BM qualifies as being constipated.
- Less than one BM in a week could mean there's a more serious issue.
- Chronic constipation is often caused by some more serious underlying complication.
- Going on vacation can cause constipation.
Constipation means that bowel movements either aren't happening or they've become less frequent. After a couple days, the stool becomes much harder to pass. You should know that not everyone needs to go every single day. For some its regular for them to only have a few BMs each week. The general rule is that three days shouldn't pass between BMs.
Doctors often ask the following questions when their patients come in to see them:
- Are you going less than three times a week?
- Are your stools noticeably hard more than 25 percent of the time?
- Do you find yourself straining during a BM more than 25 percent of the time?
- Do you experience the sensation of an incomplete evacuation more than 25 percent of the time?
What Causes Constipation?
This is one of those questions that just aren't easy to answer. In fact, its been the driving factor behind many clinical studies on constipation in general. The research has shown that the root cause in most cases is not a structural issue– it's usually a bowel function problem. Modern constipation drugs are better at addressing the root cause, but these can range wildly from case to case. Essentially, there isn't a single answer that will work for every person.
Some of the most common causes of constipation include:
- Not getting enough water or fiber in the diet
- Low levels of physical activity
- Eating too many dairy products
- High levels of stress
- Travel or other disruptions in normal dieting routines
- Hypothyroidism
- Certain over-the-counter medicines for acid reflux (ones containing aluminum or calcium)
- Prescription painkillers and some varieties of antidepressants
- Resisting the urge to go (usually because of a hemorrhoid)
- Over using laxatives– these have been shown to weaken the muscles of the bowels overtime
- Pregnancy
- Certain eating disorders
- Depression
- Underlying medical conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or Crohn's disease
- Could also be a symptom of colon cancer
- Certain neurological illnesses such as multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's disease
Some people could also develop fairly serious cases of constipation because of poor muscle and nerve function in their bowels. These issues are more difficult to identify, but they're much more rare.
You should understand that participating in a clinical trial here in DeLand does not have to be a demanding experience. Participating in a constipation research study at Avail Clinical Research may only require granting our researchers access to copies of specific test results. Most will require a little more involvement than that.
Qualified participants can receive compensation for time and travel expenses, as well as for any other trial related care. The following are provided for all accepted applicants:
- Physical examinations
- Laboratory services
- Study related medication
Simple Ways to Prevent & Relieve Constipation
Constipation Clinical Trials in DeLand, FL
Avail Clinical Research is currently conducting a wide array of clinical studies targeted towards certain conditions. You may be eligible to participate in one of our Florida constipation clinical trials and contribute to the development and approval of a new drug or treatment. As a participant, there is no cost to you at any point during the study and health insurance is not required. Browse our clinical trials being conducted now to find the study best suited for you.
If you live near Central Florida, click here to learn more about participating in a constipation clinical trial. Also, our sister site Achieve Clinical Research conducts constipation clinical trials in Birmingham, Alabama.


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Nicola Wilson chats to BETV about her horse and her career to date.
About the Championships
Strzegom in Poland will host the 33rd FEI European Eventing Championships since the classification started 64 years ago in 1953.
Stragona Equestrian Centre is based in Morawa near 14 Pulk Ulanow Jazlowieckich Hippodrome where every year over 20 equestrian events at regional, national and international level take place including the biggest in Poland and one of the most known European eventing competition – Strzegom Horse Trials.
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The crowd marched along the river and then headed into downtown Portland with the bike swarm in the lead. Though they immediately took to the streets, the marchers were extremely respectful of buses and the Max train, which, unfortunately, forced a break in the march at several occasions. There was absolutely no police in attendance, at least within sight of the March.
The energy remained high and gathered momentum as they walked up the hill to Shemanski Park, where folks spread out, some setting up tables and tents. It was only here at the Park that law enforcement showed their faces. Salmon and Park re-re-occupied at 11:19PMLINKS - from Occupy Portland Dec 3 Action; Occupy Portland is in Shemansky Plaza Park on SW Main streetUtube video -Occupy Portland protestor is taken from the City Hall ledge by authorities


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Introducing Imogen Holloway Plus (IH+), the latest incarnation of the exhibition space formerly on Partition Street in Saugerties, NY. Exhibiting the same quality abstract paintings and works on paper, IH+ will focus on finding and utilizing unusual spaces in the Hudson Valley and beyond.
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This summer I am doing a fund raising event to raise much needed money for pediatric cancer research. For those that help with this event, close friends and family, I would like to design an angel in Addison's memory to give to them.
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Addison - Named after the road by Wrigley field so a baseball on it would be great.
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Let me guess, you have been playing USA Today crossword and got stuck on the clue Kindle Fire competitor. Well, you have come to the right place to find the answer to this clue.
While some crosswords are much simpler than others, most require that players have a vast knowledge of the language and possibly even various topics. So while crossword puzzles are seen as a more intelligent game, they can be very frustrating for players to complete and even experienced crossword players need some help occasionally.
When finding the answers to the clues becomes too difficult, there's no shame in looking for them online.
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Saturday, 14. July 2018, New Trier Township High School Winnetka, 'Round the Clock Relay
Round the Clock Relay was started by five sophomore runners at New Trier High School. Their goal was to find a way to give back to the community while still involving their love for running. In the end, they created a 12 hour Relay, in which teams of ten would compete for most miles run and most money raised. The relay is set up to have participants gather pledges for each mile they run. All the money raised from this event will go towards the Back On My Feet organization, which strives to help homeless people re-enter the work force. In addition, Back On My Feet uses running as a way to instill confidence in individuals who have been struggling. If you would like to read more about BOMF, their website is linked below: https://chicago.backonmyfeet.org
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text: I wanted to share a few pics from my time in Guatemala a few weeks ago. This was my 4th trip down there and as always it was inspiring, exhausting, and filled with stunning fabrics. While up in the highlands around gorgeous, Lake Atitlan, we went for a little drive around the lake to visit one of Proud Mary's weaving communities. I've been working with this group for almost 4 years and love seeing their kids grown up and their families prospering. My favorite part about traveling is realizing that we are all the same. We might look different, speak different languages, and come from different financial situations but at the end of the day we all want and need the same things. Relationships, love, to take care of and be taken care of. Seeing this adorable group of young girls running around with each other made me smile huge. Girls will be girls no matter if they're speaking Kaqchikel or English. It's a beautiful thing:)


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It seems to me that one of the significant causes of tension around Australia/Survival/Invasion Day is the increasing tendency towards narrowly defined (and increasingly aggressive) nationalism in majority Australian society.
Now, please let me say this clearly: there is nothing necessarily wrong with being proud of one's nation or culture or identity. Having a positive (though not blinkered) view of one's identity is fine; it's when this identity seeks to define itself over and against the other in negative terms that we have the beginnings of the problem.
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In the summit organized by Turkish Exporter's Assembly to promote e-commerce awareness under the aegis of the Ministry of Economy, all the process of the sector is discussed in panes and conferences.
The head of TİM Büyükekşi points out that Turkey is one of the two countries that have the greatest increase in online shopping together with India and adds "This area has a great potential. E-commerce will not only allow our exporters to reach new markets but also we will see a leap in exports and our new companies will join our exporting family. Thus, we will catch a continuous and permanent increase."
The Turkish E-commerce Summit, held under the auspices of the Ministry of economy and with the main support of Turkish Exporter's Assembly, was held with the participation of Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci and many experienced names of the sector, hosted by TİM Head Mehmet Büyükekşi.
In the summit, through which the whole process of the sector is discussed in detail to be able to spread the awareness of e-commerce, e-commerce, e-export, e-transformation and integration along with the e-commerce branding, digital marketing and SEO was discussed in the panels and conferences.
In his speech, TİM Head Mehmet Büyükekşi said that the progress of technological developments and the widespread use of internet has given a great impetus to global trade and according to World Trade Organization, global trade has increased by an annual average of 7 percent in the last 15 years. Büyükekşi added, "In this period, in which the rules of trade are rewritten, Turkey should never be stay behind. Today, the number of customers you can access in a trade delegation or a fuard is limited. But only an e-commerce site, you will have the opportunity to introduce your products to millions of potential customer."
Turkey's Online Shopping Potential is High
Büyükekşi who pointed out that two countries that had the highest increase in online shopping rate last year were India and Turkey, also emphasized, " Our potential on this field is quite high. As representatives of 67 thousand exporters, we are striving to increase our exports further. Moving from here, we want our companies to take more space in their e-commerce portals in order tı catch up with the requirements of the times. E-commerce will not only allow our exporters to reach new markets but also we will see the leap in the exports of our current exporters and will join the export family of our new companies. Thus, we will achieve a continuous and permanent increase." Underlining that the government has provided great support to the exporters in e-commerce, Büyükekşi pointed out that "Now our exporters can join the world's famous e-commerce sites by paying only 20 percent of their membership costs."f
In the panel, which is on e-commerce supports, and which is moderated TİM secretary general Dr. Halil Bader Arslan and held in the summit, E-Glober CEO Orkan Aytulun, Kompass Executive Vice president Mehmet Pişkin, Chairman of Turkish Exporter Ali Gazel took part as a speaker.


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One week ago Hopkinsville Community College President Jim Selbe was reinstated after being placed on un-paid administrative leave for employee misconduct. Now Selbe is requesting to be reassigned to a new position within Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
KCTCS President Michael McCall says he will grant Selbe's request and appoint an interim president early next week to manage the college. KCTCS conducted an investigation into Selbe's misconduct and have since allowed him to return to work. Selbe didn't mention details of his misconduct but did apologize to those involved and his family. Selbe's request letter is below.
Dear Dr. McCall:
I want to thank you for the confidence you have shown me recently by re-instating me as the President of Hopkinsville Community College. Over the past seven plus years, we have made great gains both at the college and in our community. The college was really struggling seven years ago, and until the past few weeks, we were making excellent progress. Unfortunately, following my return it has become apparent that those I offended cannot find forgiveness or the ability to move forward. I believe that under the growing toxic situation the likelihood of greater damage to the college increases. We have worked too hard and come too far for me to allow this to happen.
Therefore, I respectfully request to step aside from the presidency at Hopkinsville Community College and be re-assigned within KCTCS. I still have a great deal to offer KCTCS and would like to have an opportunity to continue to demonstrate such. If you are agreeable to this request I would love to discuss it with you at your earliest convenience.
Jim Selbe
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Well, I'm finished with the mini-series on sentence diagramming, and I'm grateful for all the feedback and interest this series has generated. Several of you have asked for a compilation and a downloadable PDF of the series, and I'm happy to provide that for you. Here's the recap:
Part 1: Overview
Part 2: Set Up
Part 3: Propositions
Part 4: Labels
Part 5: Connections
Part 6: Assimilation
These posts together result in an 18-page PDF document which can be downloaded here.
There has also been some requests by folks willing to give this a try. If there is enough interest, then perhaps we can pick a text, work through it together, and provide a way everyone can share the fruit of their study. If that's you, then let me know in the comments.
Lastly, for those who asked about supplemental resources, there are some books on biblical hermeneutics, homiletics, and Greek syntax that have sections or chapters devoted to this kind of study, but I'm not sure the technical nature would be more profitable (I've tried to simplify the process as much as I could here so that anyone, regardless of their previous experience, could have a starting point accessible to them). In any case, if you would like for some resources, I will be happy to point you to some I have come across in my studies.
Hope the PDF will be a resource for disciple-making and intentional investments in others with the Word of God. The purpose of this series was to that end, and I'm grateful to hear how already that it is being used for that very purpose!


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We have finally made it to 24 weeks. When I was admitted four weeks ago we weren't sure we would get to this point (and it seemed so far away!) but we have. Getting this far will give our little ones a much better chance and everyday from here on out is just one more day for them to grow and get stronger.
Thanks so much to everyone for their prayers, support and help. We couldn't do it without you.
Mark, Jessica, Ashlyn and the babies
Friday, September 7, 2007
24 weeks and counting
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- Aunt Sandy said...
Jessica, You are the poster child for triplet Mom,s in waiting. Your inner strenth is something most of us desire, but never need to use. We are all praying for you,and thinking of you. Although not at your "home off the ground", we are with you. Planning on seeing you after the baby shower.....Cait wants to come too. Hang in there girlie girl!!!!!!!Love you, Aunt Sandy
- September 7, 2007 at 11:25 AM
Good luck! Remember to remain zen!
- September 7, 2007 at 1:03 PM
- Jean Marchyok said...
Your shower was wonderful and Ashlyn and Mom were the perfect hostesses....
Andrea and Rose got sick so no show. I will tell Andreas to call you as she has really wanted to connect with you.
Each day is a blessing.
Love Jean
- September 9, 2007 at 5:17 PM
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Over the past few weeks, I've been covering lots of recent developments in the worlds of nanotech and 3D printing, as well as a brief overview of the concept of fractals (as it pertains to self-replicating patterns). Today, however, I'd like to briefly address an intriguing issue in the world of replication...that of "self replication".
Previously, I mentioned a little bit about the RepRap machine, which can potentially reproduce parts for yet another RepRap machine. The end goal, of course, is to create a machine that can fully replicate itself. So far, the videos I've seen only show the machines making parts, but not actually assembling them. Now, the concept of self-replication is just that...a machine reproducing copies of itself and even assembling that copy without any human intervention. The copying process would likely be driven by software code...much like DNA is used by a cell as a set of instructions.
This idea is all fine in theory, but it's doubtful there will be any error-checking in the copying process. A self-copy is only going to be as good as the original master machine itself...which means if there are any hidden "bugs" in the original, they'll be in the copy, too.
In addition to large scale attempts at self-replication, the race is also on to create self-replicating nanobots. Assembly is much more difficult at the nano scale, and although significant strides have been made to create nanoscale machines, self replication presents a new set of challenges. Despite the impressive engineering involved in such a creation, it seems that the tradeoff for size will also result in an increase in vulnerability and fragility, at least at an individual level.
How does one overcome such an obstacle? One way would be an increase in the volume of individual machines. This idea can be easily found in the world of biology, but in terms of nanotechnology, the best analogy might be bacteria. On the surface, this sounds like a good idea, but there is the potential of a "gray goo" scenario unfolding (as described by Eric Drexler). This scenario involves self-replication that gets completely out of hand...to the point that it could cause chaos on an enormous scale especially if the devices consume local resources in order to reproduce themselves.
Science fiction has a colorful history when it comes to describing possible scenarios with self-replicating machines...from Stargate SG-1 to Star Trek to books/short stories such as Philip K. Dick's Autofac. This is one topic I hope to explore in the next project I'm working on, Fractal Standard Time.
Unfortunately, I think research into this area will end up being more of an afterthought...well after the actual devices are created and released into the world. It would be one thing to deal with RepRap machines run amok, but nanomachines? Depending on the creation, the consequences of flawed design in both hardware and software would be unpredictable at best and maybe even unstoppable at worst. How can you prepare to fend off a device you can't even see?
Next time I'll discuss one of the potential hidden flaws to these theoretical machines: software bugs.


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Hamam, an eclectic mix of Turkish music
Location: Palazzo de Piro, Courtyard
Monday 23rd July 2012, 8pm
Andrew Alamango (oud), Michael Galea (percussion) and versatile singer Maria Pia Meli, three Maltese musicians from the band Hamam, will perform an eclectic mix of Turkish music with a mediterranean flavour on Monday 23rd July 2012 at 8pm.
The last performance of the Off Fringe Festival, this concert will be held in the open air courtyard of Palazzo de Piro in Mdina and will close off the festivities of the 22nd edition of the Jazz Festival.
Andrew Alamango has worked in the field of folk and popular music research and performance for the past decade. Having worked and founded local band Etnika, he has pursued his studies in eastern Medtiterranean and Arab concepts of music on the 'ud (lute) which took him to Cairo and Istanbul where he studied with 'ud masters Necati Celik and Yurdal Tokcan.
Michael Galea has pursued studies in classical, popular and world percussion since 1994. In Malta he has studied under the tuition, and performed with, Nicky Doublet, Charles Gatt, Joe Debono and Sandro Zerafa. In Turkey he has studied with Hikmet Yildirim, Ahmet Yildirim and Kostas Anastasiadis. He continues to be active in various musical projects as a kit drummer and percussionist.
Maria Pia Meli collaborates as singer, tanbur-player, actress, researcher and writer with various groups and musicians in the local music and theatre scene. She has performed with among others Charles 'City' Gatt, Alex Vella Gregory, Alex Spiteri Gingell and Nisġa Project and is currently also collaborating with Hamam.
A mini 'a la carte' dinner menu will be available at Xpresso Café and Bistro at Palazzo de Piro including platters, pasta, quiches, burgers and mouth-watering special Turkish-inspired dishes.
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Evening Lecture
"Trafficking in National Brands: Notes on the Political Economy of Theatre"
a Lecture by David Savran
Distinguished Professor of Theatre
Vera Mowry Roberts Chair in American Theatre
The Graduate Center
The City University of New York
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Christopher Balme, Director of Theater Studies, LMU
Although the producers of popular culture have long endeavored to brand their products, opera companies, museums, orchestras, and theatres around the world have spent millions since the 1990s retaining marketing firms to help them carve out distinctive niches. So when the Broadway League branded itself with the registered trademark "Live Broadway" in 1997, it was marching lockstep with the times. The League understands that Broadway may denote a 15-mile long street running the length of Manhattan and the Bronx, but since the nineteenth century, it has been shorthand for the commercial theatre industry in New York City and half the moniker, Broadway musical, which for theatregoers the world over epitomizes the most distinctively American brand of live entertainment. Most important, the League branded itself at a moment when neoliberal globalization was at once reinforcing and compromising the identity of Broadway as a uniquely American resource. The increasing clout of transnational entertainment conglomerates and the development of Broadway musical-like product in many parts of the world have meant that the one form of theatre that has emblematized the U.S. is becoming increasingly stateless. And this very real thoroughfare has now become a fantasmatic origin and terminus in the global culture industry, the way that Vienna a hundred years ago became inextricably associated with mitteleuropäische Eleganz, Gemütlichkeit, and three-quarter time. By studying the production of musicals in Germany and Korea, I argue that in the twenty-first century, what theatregoers call a Broadway musical no longer need originate or even play in the U.S. to be so labeled.
Venue: Theaterwissenschaft München, Georgenstr. 11, Room 009
31. of July 2013, 6-8 pm, in the context of ProArt Summer School 2013


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Baby's First – BUBBLES
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Thursday, December 27, 2012
Balaam's Donkey (Numbers 21-22)
One day Balak, the king of Moab, was looking out his palace window an he saw a mob of Israelites camped out on the other side of the Jordan River. King Balak was terrified! He knew how the Israelites had destroyed anyone that stood between them and the promised land. ( We know that it was actually God that did it.) King Balak knew about a man named Balaam who said he was able to bless people and curse people.
King Balak called in his messengers and sent them on their way with money to pay Balaam, to deliver his message and bring him back with them. When the messengers arrived at Balaam's house, they explained how King Balak needed Balaam to curse the Israelites and that he would pay him a lot of money to do so. Balaam had to make it look good, so he said, "Let me pray about it and I'll let you know in the morning."
That night, God showed up to Balaam. I bet he was surprised! God told Balaam not to go with these men because He had chosen the Israelites as His people and He had blessed them.. The next morning Balaam was still in shock that God actually spoke to him. He told the messengers that he could not curse the Israelites. So the messengers returned to King Balak.
When the king heard what Balaam had said, he was mad. He hand picked a bunch of his officials to go back to Balaam and try again. When the officials made it to Balaam's house, they told him what King Balak had said. Balaam replied, "Even if the king gave me his palace filled with silver, I could not curse a people that God has blessed. But I will pray again tonight and see what God says."
That night, God spoke to Balaam again. This time God told him he could go with the men. God told Balaam to do only what He directed him to do. In the morning Balaam told the men that he was going with them. I'm sure Balaam thought in his mind, "Woo Hoo! I'm going to be rich!"
This is where I come into the story. Balaam put a blanket on my back, climbed on and away we went. I could hear Balaam whistling a happy tune as we went along the road to Moab. Suddenly there was someting in the middle of the road. I knew that we couldn't keep going, so I bolted off the road and into a field. Balaam was not too happy with me. Couldn't he see what was standing in the road? I guess not because he grabbed a branch and beat me. Then he tugged me back on the road. We went along a little farther and there it was again! Right as the road narrowed and there were walls on both sides! We would both be dead if we kept going straight, so I tried to squeeze by and crushed Balaam's foot between my side and the wall. He was furious and began to beat me again. Finally we got on the road again. The road kept getting narrower and narrower. I hoped that I would not see it again, but just as I was thinking that to myself, There it was again! I had no where to run or to squeeze by so I just laid down.
Then God did two amazing things. First, he caused me to speak. Yep that's right, I spoke to Balaam and I let him have an earful! "Haven't I been faithful to you all these years? Haven't I always done as you asked and wasn't I always ready whenever you needed to go somewhere? Do you think that I would embarrass you on purpose without reason? Have I ever done anything like this before?"
"No." Said Balaam. (He answered him! I would have been like....wow! a talking donkey!)
Then God did the second amazing thing. He opened Balaam's eyes so that he could see what I saw. It was an angel of God standing in the road wielding a large sword!
Then the angel spoke. "Why did you beat your donkey three times? He saved your life! I would have killed you if you would have continued on your way."
"No, go with these men, but change your attitude and your heart. You are going with these men to do as God says, not to make a lot of money." The angel said and then he disappeared.
King Balak was very excited when he heard that Balaam was almost there.
Even when we do the right thing, if we are doing it out of selfishness or greed or pride, then it is the wrong thing. Balaam was doing what God said, but he was doing it for himself. That's not good.
Do you know what "motives" are. Motives are the reason in our heart that we do things. God want's our motives to be pure. When we help someone, or volunteer, or give away something, we do it because we love God. That's a pure motive. (Proverbs 16:2 and 21:18)
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Hi! My name is Ineke, I'm a Sunday School teacher. I will use your work to teach sunday school this Sunday. I think my children will love your work, and it will help me either to teach God's word. Thank you for sharing the illustrations for free. ^^ May God bless the work of your hands. Happy New Year, Mr. Jack Foster.ReplyDelete
Greeting from Jogjakarta, Indonesia. ^^
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[15] Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
[16] And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
[17] Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
[18] And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
Revelation 17
[15] And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
[16] And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
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Gangtok, Aug. 10: Nar Bahadur Bhandari today arrived at the CBI court in a convoy of 21 vehicles to surrender before a special judge but was hospitalised after an hour-long stint in jail.
The three-term former chief minister of Sikkim went out of the court in a Sikkim police car for the mandatory health checkup before being sent to the Rongey jail. But by 4.15pm, he was back in STNM Hospital with complaints of chest pain.
The 70-year-old Bhandari had been sentenced to one month in jail and fined Rs 5,000 by Sikkim High Court in a 27-year-old graft case.
Yesterday, acting Chief Justice S.P. Wangdi upheld the verdict of a CBI court that had found Bhandari guilty of defalcating funds in a rural water supply scheme of 1984.
The judge, however, commuted the six-month jail sentence passed by the trial court in 2008 to a month. Bhandari had been asked by the high court to surrender before the special judge (Prevention of Corruption Act) today.
At 11am, a sombre Bhandari arrived at the district and sessions court at Sichey. The court premises were abuzz with anticipation since morning with lawyers and the general public milling around for a sight Bhandari who had been a three-term chief minister from 1979.
The Sikkim Pradesh Congress chief arrived in his red SUV with another 20 vehicles carrying his followers. The mood was sober with no slogans being shouted. Bhandari was greeted by all as he walked into the CBI court. He stood there without speaking a word for about two hours and 10 minutes while the proceedings took place. State Congress vice-president Kunga Nima Lepcha had accompanied him.
Two hours later, Bhandari boarded a white Maruti Gypsy of the Sikkim police to be taken to the STNM Hospital for the mandatory medical checkup. The check-up was completed and the police set off for the state jail at Rongey, 11km from here, at 3.15pm.
Sources in the jail said Bhandari, after completing the paperwork there, complained of chest pains and was brought back to STNM Hospital in another hour. He has been admitted to Cabin 1 of the cardiology ward of the hospital.
While doctors refused to say anything about Bhandari's health, sources close to him said the former chief minister had been admitted to hospital twice in the past with cardiac problems.
Sources in the jail said two guards would be posted outside the cabin at all times. "We will allow two visitors at a time during visiting hours and he will be allowed home-cooked food," a jail source said.
Yesterday, Bhandari had said he would not move the Supreme Court against the sentence. He had said he would go to jail "for Sikkim and the Sikkimese people".
Sources in his party had said yesterday that Bhandari would make the "best of the situation" at the time of his surrender and try to get "as much publicity as possible to gain the sympathy of the people".
Today, while leaving the district and sessions court, Bhandari said he was being convicted for a scheme for the success of which the Centre had once lauded him.
"I had promised the people of Sikkim that I would do away with their namlos (ropes used to carry water pots), and I have done that by implementing the rural water supply scheme in the state. I was also awarded by the Centre for the success of the scheme. I am now going to jail for the same scheme. I am going to prison for the people of Sikkim. What will happen after I serve out my term will only be known then," Bhandari said.
Yesterday, however, he had hinted that he might leave the Congress and float a regional party. He had said he was upset with the Congress high command in Delhi because it had done nothing to rein in the CBI, which prosecuted him.


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Apple may not have to pay a $2.25 million (Australian dollar) fine for marketing its new iPad as "Wi-Fi + 4G" in the country because Apple provided refunds to customers who had bought the new iPad. However, a judge has requested financial data about the company that could lead it to be fined even more.
Alan Archibald, QC, acting for Apple, stated that because Apple had offered to provide refunds there was no loss to customers, and suggested that the $2.25 million fine should be reduced on this basis.
He said: "This is a case of absence of loss … whatever the level of sales, there cannot be loss because anybody concerned about it could reverse the acquisition," according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
The proposed fine is actually half of a potential $4.4 million fine which could be imposed on Apple.
Apple has already agreed to pay a $2.25m fine as well as $300,000 towards the ACCC's legal costs, but Federal Court judge Mordy Bromberg, who must approve the settlement, has requested information about the number of affected customers and Apple's total worth. He said: "I don't know whether we're talking about a corporation that makes $10m or $300m. How do I know that it (the penalty) is meaningful for Apple if you don't put before me any idea of what its financial position is?" reports The Australian.
The court will reconvene next Wednesday after Justice Bromberg has reviewed sales and financial data provided by Apple.
Apple admitted its new iPad was incompatible with Telstra's 4G networks despite being sold as the new iPad "with WiFi + 4G" but disputes the suggestion that it was wrong to market the device as compatible with 4G. Archibald told judge Mordy Bromberg: "There is a vast area that is controversial here."


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May 25, 2017
Join us for a fun night of networking and learning new skills in career development! The speaker of the evening is William Singleton, DVM, of ACTS Training who will talk about "maximizing your talent".
The nights events are as follows:
The Starr Center
185 Cambridge Street
Second Floor
Boston, MA 02114
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Thursday, June 18, 2015
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From federal credential verification requirements to the latest smartphones, in just a few short years biometric identification has moved from beyond the fringe to the latest must-have technology. Successful iris identification implementations at Georgia Southern and several other university dining halls are proving that the technology works. This presentation will feature discussions on campus biometric applications, addressing system integration and privacy concerns.
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Richard Wynn, Georgia Southern University
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Richard Wynn has been in both the public and private side of university card programs since 1997 working for small startups and large universities. He has championed several innovative technologies to provide campuses with successful biometric, access control, printing, laundry, and stored value systems. Richard is currently the Director of the Eagle Card Program for Georgia Southern University.
David Stallsmith is Director of Product Management for ColorID, a leading provider of identification systems and components across North America. By communicating complicated technical information in understandable terms, he has helped hundreds of government agencies, universities and other institutions with their decision-making processes regarding contactless smart card and biometric technologies. He is an annual presenter at the National Association of Campus Card Users conference and has presented at other card and identification-related conferences in the United States, Canada and Europe.
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