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|Blue jay caught in the cherry tree.
The birds came and ate all of our cherries within just a couple of days.
By the time I made it back to Redding all the cherries, were gone, or half eaten by birds.
I never see these bright yellow and orange birds until the cherries are ripe and then there are many of them. I forget the name so if you know, please leave a comment. Thanks.
|These colorful birds LOVE cherries I tell you.


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M.U.O.S. radar system for DRONES for global control and beam weaponry.
A page in Sicilian history is about to be written, please boost the http://nomuos.org as their activist are fighting daily stop the completing of the installation in Niscemi, Sicily
Gifting needed in Sicily.
from Lockeed Martin
About MUOS
Now a critical element of U.S. national security, military satellite communications delivers vital connectivity to armed forces around the globe, making warfighters safer and more effective.
The U.S. Navy's Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) is a next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system designed to significantly improve ground communications for U.S. forces on the move. MUOS will provide military users more communications capability over existing systems, including simultaneous voice, video and data – similar to the capabilities experienced today with smart phones.
MUOS satellites are equipped with a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) payload that provides a 16-fold increase in transmission throughput over the current Ultra High Frequency (UHF) satellite system. Each MUOS satellite also includes a legacy UHF payload that is fully compatible with the current UHF Follow-on system and legacy terminals. This dual-payload design ensures a smooth transition to the cutting-edge WCDMA technology while the UFO system is phased out.
On Contract
Lockheed Martin is currently under contract to deliver five MUOS satellites and the associated ground system to the U.S. Navy.
MUOS Team
Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, Calif., is the MUOS prime contractor and system integrator. The Navy's Program Executive Office for Space Systems, Chantilly, Va., and its Communications Satellite Program Office, San Diego, Calif., are responsible for the MUOS program.
MILSATCOM Heritage
For MUOS, Lockheed Martin is building on its proven record of providing progressively advanced spacecraft for protected, narrowband and wideband military satellite communications. Lockheed Martin built the legacy Milstar protected communications satellites, as well as the Defense Satellite Communications Systems (DSCS) wideband communications spacecraft for the U.S. Air Force. Lockheed Martin is also the prime contractor on the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program, a next-generation military satellite communications system to deliver vastly improved global, survivable, highly secure, protected communications capabilities for strategic command and tactical warfighters operating on ground, sea and air platforms.

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Procedure to estimate Cavity Balance
A typical graph from an eight cavity mold is shown below.
How to use this information:
(The assumption here is that the gate and runner sizes are the same.)
Check the %variation between the maximum and the minimum fill cavities. In most
cases, the % variation should not be greater than 5%. For tight tolerance
parts, the variation should not be more than about 3%. If the tolerances are
large, variation more than 5% is acceptable. More importantly, it is the final
quality of the part that should be checked to see it there is need to tighten
up the cavity balance. For example, the Cpk values of all the parts from all
the cavities is a good measure. The following should be considered:


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Sourdough Workshop - April 15th
Sourdough Workshop - April 15th
Students will learn how to mix, shape and proof their own loafs as well as practice different kneading and scoring techniques. Everyone will go home with a jar of sourdough culture, a banneton of dough to bake the next day, and three essential recipes for sourdough breads. After this workshop, you will be able to enjoy sourdough bread making in the comfort of your own kitchen.
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Brillian 6501mPB
Brillian may not have the name recognition of Sony or JVC, but that didn't keep its 6501mPB ($5,999 list) rear-projection HDTV from impressing us with a pleasing image that appeared natural and accurate (once properly adjusted). Available from specialty A/V retailers, the 65-inch 6501mPB offers a comprehensive set of image controls that will likely intimidate all but the most hard-core videophiles. In fact, it would almost be a crime not to have this HDTV professionally calibrated and configured to its new surroundings.
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CD Review: Mark Trammell Quartet – Lifetime
Producers: Lari Goss and Mark Trammell
Label: Daywind Records
Website: www.marktrammellministries.com
Song titles: Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah; 'Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus; Way Past Ready; Garden City Tour Medley; Wonderful Time Up There; Too Much To Gain To Lose; Meet Me Over On The Other Side; Footprints of Jesus; I Sing The Mighty Power; The King Is Coming Medley
I'll admit it; whenever I see the description of an upcoming project of "hymns and classics," and the project is supposed to be a mainline release, I cringe. This is because these projects usually just rehash the same old songs that everybody and their brother has recorded, and doesn't really do anything to break the mold, and I just end up wishing it was a table project to tide the listener over for the next major CD. When I saw some of the songs on the track list for this album, I had the same reaction. My interest was piqued a little when I saw some songs that haven't been done to death, but I still had doubts as I gave the CD a first run-through.
The Mark Trammell Quartet has released a collection of material here that, thankfully, exceeded my expectations. Starting with a triumphant rendition of "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah," it's clear that this list of old songs isn't just more of the same. A good example of this is a brassy arrangement of "Wonderful Time Up There." This song is one that could have easily fallen into the problem I mentioned earlier; everybody seems to record it at least once, so it all runs together. Not so this time around; the orchestration gives it a unique flair, and bass singer Pat Barker turns in one of the stronger performances of his career.
Tenor Eric Phillips marks his return to the group on this project, and sounds as if he has not lost a thing in his years off the road. His solo feature on the CD, "'Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus," may not be pitched in the rafters, but it shows a smoother side of his voice that was rarely brought to bear with the Mark Trammell Trio. That's not to say he doesn't do some high singing here; his ensemble work on songs such as "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah," "Wonderful Time Up There," and "Way Past Ready," to name a few, give the listener plenty to enjoy in that regard. Speaking of "Way Past Ready," it is the only original song on the project, and is strong enough to fit in with the rest of the track list.
Baritone Mark Trammell is the frontman for most of the songs, and over the years has perfected a delivery style that is both unique and reliable, hitting notes that few baritones attempt (for example, the high B-Flat during "Golden City Tour Medley.") Though the project was built around the concept of songs from the years of Trammell's life, he is featured on the only "new" song, the aformentioned"Way Past Ready."
While I would have liked to hear the solo feature tracks divided more evenly (Mark Trammell gets the lion's share, with Eric Phillips and Pat Barker getting one each and new lead Nick Trammell getting none), this CD is evidence that the Mark Trammell Quartet has truly found their niche. Lari Goss' production work, coupled with the strength of the vocals, makes for a "hymns and classics" project that is worth pushing through whatever reservations the listener may hold with that description. Lifetime receives 5 stars.


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Most of my current available work will be on display in The Rockridge Cafe from November 16 through January 3, 2017. Before I ever thought of becoming a painter I enjoyed the occasional breakfast or lunch at the Rockridge so I get a personal kick out of my nearly annual show here.
There will be quite a few newer original paintings for sale at this show at reasonable pricing.
Check back for the reception dates for a Christmas sale in December.


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tLb framework
How to construct large programs using MaxMSP and still keep the control…
MaxMSP is a really great programming environment. It makes things even for quite unexperienced users possible, things which they cannot do in other systems without a long time of learning. The advantage of Max is that it hides a lot of the complicated stuff from the user who simply wants a task to be done. But there lays also a danger – Max patches have the tendency of growing exponential and getting more and more confusing and hard to debug. So it makes sense to use proven and documented strategies if you plan to do more than just simple things (and you don't bought Max for simple things?).
The following pages contain a brief introduction on how to use design patterns in Max, the guidelines how to program using the tlb framework, a demo plugin, and the documentation of tLb.
Things to consider
Many Max-patches start their existence from quick ideas on how to solve an (artistic) problem, without much planning or designing beforehand. Max makes it easy to work in this way and this is completely ok as long as the patchers remain small in size. But a patch is never really finished, and from hacking session to hacking session the patch will grow, will do more things, one has to consider special cases, it will be divided into sub-patchers, and so on. So you can save yourself a lot of work later on the debugging if you follow some rules even at the beginning of the work (play?). These rules stems from other programming languages and from professional software engineering, namely from the field of object-oriented programming and are not very complicated to follow.
Max itself is not an object-oriented programming language, even if you push "objects" around on the screen. But you can try to apply object oriented principles, which are not connected to a specific programming language – it is more a way of thinking and solving problems.
Here are the three
main rules
Do not repeat yourselfConsider you worked on the part of the patch and you discover that its functionality is useful in other parts of it, too. Resist the impulse to simply copy and paste it to the other location – if you discover later that there are bugs or other sub optimal things in it, you have to do the corrections on two or even more places. This boosts the probability of making more mistakes.
Instead, save the parts of the patch to a new patcher which can be simply re-used and has to be edited only in one place if things are wrong.
This leads to the second rule:
Separate constant things from things that varyAn example from LVD: each effect maintains its own texture, and its name is being used as the input to the following stage. Or there is no connection, in this case the input texture name is "gl_TexBlack". If you write this down in "pseudo code", you get something like:
"send source matrix to receiver"
"send black matrix to receiver"
In both cases "send xxx to receiver" remains constant, "xxx" is the varying part. Therefore make just one sub-patch and isolate "xxx" into an argument which can vary.
Use "speaking" names for patchers, send-receive pairs, variablesIn the old days memory in computers was precious and real programmers were always lazy and tried to avoid unnecessary keystrokes. This leads to rather cryptic short variable names, and even now it is not simple to fight this long used behavior. Here is an example from another Max framework:
s #0_xxx_rstctbf. Its up to you, if you see this in a patch, to guess what the meaning could be.
Better use intention revealing names, like
r bSavePresets. This name is composed of two parts:
bmeans that a bang is received.
SavePresetsis the action which shall be triggered.
It is a good idea to use a proven naming convention, e.g. like it is found in the Cocoa framework. In tLb you find abstractions like
tLb.FillUmenuFromCollWithIndex. The name reveals for what the patcher is made.


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Recently I recalled a little amigurumi doll
that I had made for my daughter several years back--a Coraline. I asked her to photograph it for me so I could "see" it again.
,,,movable arms, embroidered face, a buttoned-up slicker...
...and even a dragonfly clip in her hair! (This belonged to my daughter when she was a little girl, making it all the more special.)


text: By now everyone in the combat sports world is aware of the rise in popularity of Women's Mixed Martial Arts. New Mexico based fighters Holly Holm, Julie Kedzie, Michelle Waterson and most recently Angela Magana have headlined New Mexico cards. This weekend west Texas will follow suit when Alida Gray (2-0) becomes the first female from Bushido MMA to headline ...Read More »


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Frank Ocean, R&B singer and Odd Future member, made hip-hop history last July after posting a letter to his Tumblr page describing the deep feelings he had for another man, his "first love." The 25-year-old received an outpouring of public support from his peers after the post -- both Russell Simmons and Tyler the Creator praised his courage -- an exceptional moment for an industry that had yet to count a major openly gay artist. In an interview with GQ, Ocean spoke to his motivation for writing the letter that made headlines.
"I was just like, "F*** it. Talk about it, don't talk about it—talk about this." No more mystery. Through with that," Ocean said.
The singer also talked about how he felt after writing the letter:
The night I posted it, I cried like a f***ing baby. It was like all the frequency just clicked to a change in my head. All the receptors were now receiving a different signal, and I was happy. I hadn't been happy in so long. I've been sad again since, but it's a totally different take on sad. There's just some magic in truth and honesty and openness.
Whatever I said in that letter, before I posted it, seemed so huge. But when you come out the other side, now your brain—instead of receiving fear—sees "Oh, s*** happened and nothing happened." Brain says, "Self, I'm fine." I look around, and I'm touching my f***ing limbs, and I'm good. Before anybody called me and said congratulations or anything nice, it had already changed. It wasn't from outside. It was completely in here, in my head.
And on how he felt it his industry might respond:
I had those fears. In black music, we've got so many leaps and bounds to make with acceptance and tolerance in regard to that issue. It reflects something just ingrained, you know. When I was growing up, there was nobody in my family—not even my mother—who I could look to and be like, "I know you've never said anything homophobic." So, you know, you worry about people in the business who you've heard talk that way. Some of my heroes coming up talk recklessly like that. It's tempting to give those views and words—that ignorance—more attention than they deserve. Very tempting.
Ocean, who never referred to himself as gay or bisexual in the Tumblr post, declined to answer when GQ asked him if he was bisexual: "You can move to the next question. ... As a writer, as a creator, I'm giving you my experiences. But just take what I give you. You ain't got to pry beyond that."
Read the whole interview over at GQ.
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In 2012, the National Institute of Health (NIH), the Wellcome Trust, and the African Society of Human Genetics launched the Human Heredity and Health in Africa Initiative (H3Africa). Recognising that African researchers and populations have been, and still are, substantially underrepresented in genomics and environmental research and disproportionately affected by some environmental exposures,
H3Africa is designed to provide new opportunities for African scientists to lead research on the genetic and environmental contributors to health and diseases of importance to Africa through the use of genomics and other cutting-edge approaches.
For further background on the origin and development of H3Africa, see the article "Research Capacity: Enabling the Genomic Revolution in Africa" Science (2014) 344: 1346-1348, and the H3Africa website.
In October 2016, the Wellcome Trust announced it is shifting the centre of gravity of its funding for African science from the UK to the African continent itself. Accordingly, the Wellcome Trust awarded the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) a grant to be managed and delivered through the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA).
AESA was launched in 2015 as an initiative of AAS and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Agency with the support of the Wellcome Trust, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK's Department for International Development (DFID).
AESA 's mission is to drive Africa's research and development agenda and build scientific capacity across the continent. AESA seeks to achieve this mission by pursuing the following strategic goals:
1. Targeting critical gaps in the research landscape
2. Building R&D environments that support a vibrant research culture and leadership development over the long-term
3. Supporting the development of an innovative and entrepreneurial culture
4. Identifying and supporting rising research leaders to stay and build their careers in Africa.
Wellcome has made a £9m grant to AESA to run a second phase of the programme in partnership with the US National Institutes of Health. (NIH). The NIH will manage their awards, while AESA will be responsible for the delivery of the Wellcome Trust component of Phase II awards for the H3Africa initiative and will manage the H3Africa consortium in partnership with the Wellcome Trust and the NIH. In addition, AESA has entered into a collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) as part of the Africa NCD Open Lab initiative, where additional funding will be made available to fund projects aligned to the Open Lab's objectives.
H3Africa is organised as a research consortium that brings participants together in a highly collaborative and synergistic effort. The H3Africa Consortium includes all participants of research and infrastructure projects funded through H3Africa, as well as responsible Wellcome Trust and NIH staff.
Groups funded under this initiative will be expected to participate in the H3Africa Research Consortium and to collaborate effectively with each other to maximise the chances of overall success of the programme.
Each funded applicant is expected to participate directly or via proxy in consortium working groups that establish rules, guidelines, and resources for the Consortium (a list of H3Africa Working Groups can be found here).
Thus far the Collaborative Research Consortium has developed a number of overall policies and guidelines (see http://www.h3africa.org/consortium/documents).
All applicants are expected to recognise and adopt these policies and AAS grant conditions and policies for those funded through AESA (or else provide justification why a particular policy cannot be followed).
In addition, the Principal Investigator(s) are active members of the H3Africa Steering Committee, which meets regularly by teleconference. The H3Africa Consortium generally holds two meetings per year, usually in Africa.
The African Society of Human Genetics will participate as a non-funding partner.
H3Africa Call for Proposals from African Academy of Sciences on Vimeo.
The scientific scope of applications responsive to this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) should be broadly focused on using genomics and other cutting-edge approaches to understand how human genetic variation combined with environmental risk factors affect specific disease outcomes, exposures to specific disease, or impact other specific health-related traits in Africa.
In this document, the term "genomics and other cutting-edge approaches" is used broadly and is intended to include approaches such as genetic epidemiology, phenotyping, biomarker development, pre-clinical research including the use of model organisms, and research on clinical utility, among others. The term "environmental contributors" is also used broadly and includes physical, chemical, biological, behavioural, and social environmental factors, among others.
It is envisaged that studies funded through the initiative will inform subsequent strategies to address the health inequities in both non-communicable (NCDs) and communicable diseases (CDs), leading to new approaches for public health benefits such as the use of precision medicine for Africans.
The scope for NCDs may include but is not limited to cancer, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, mental illness, neurological disorders, and others. Research involving communicable diseases, including HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, schistosomiasis, ebola, lassa fever, and others of significant public health importance in Africa will be considered. Applications that explore the link between infectious disease and NCDs will also be considered.
Objectives and Purpose of the Call
In order to enhance the capacity for genomics and environmental health research, in Africa by African scientists, and to understand the genetic and environmental factors that determine disease susceptibility, H3Africa has four main objectives:
Awards can be up to a maximum of £2.5 million, but projects smaller in scope from emerging African scientists are encouraged. Projects can be up to 4 years in duration and can include the following:
(READ: AAS Cost Guidelines)
The lead institution of each successful H3Africa collaborative project must be based in Africa. Institutions may be required to provide the following additional information at the preliminary application stage, to enable us to assess their eligibility to receive funding:
Awards will be made to the lead institution. We expect the Principal Investigator to be based at the lead institution for the duration of the grant and to be responsible for leading the overall management of the grant.
Strong collaborations between institutional partners within African countries are encouraged, as are collaborations with institutional partners outside the African continent who are able to contribute additional skills, resources, supervision, and mentorship as required.
Applications must be submitted in English.


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In 2001, the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and Act passed into law. The conservation plan encompasses all 160 km of the moraine landform from the Trent River in the east to the Niagara Escarpment. The Act protects the moraine due to its vital ecosystem and unique underground water systems, which functions by recharging water through its sand and gravel, filtering water in underground aquifers and discharging the fresh water in the headwaters of 65 rivers and streams. The Don, Rouge, Humber and Ganaraska rivers begin in the Oak Ridges Moraine.
Due to its vital water function, water conservation is of primary importance on the Oak Ridges Moraine. The plan also protects environmental sensitive areas that naturally cleanse the water, such as kettle lakes, wetlands, meadows and forests. It is home to 300,000 people along with animals, plants and endangered species, which rely on its natural habitats. To experience the forests and fields on the moraine for yourself, consider walking a section of the Oak Ridges Trail.
Measuring the effectiveness of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan will be challenging due to the number of municipalities and the lack of compliance, enforcement and reporting requirements. The Conservation Plan is implemented by 32 municipalities. Municipal decisions must conform to the plan, but there are no reporting requirements for municipalities. As a result, it is unclear how many planning decisions are consistent or inconsistent with the plan. Despite the lack of reporting requirements, some useful data was collected by the Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation, EcoSpark, and the Conservation Authorities Moraine Coalition.


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श्री श्री वृषभानुनन्दिनीनन्दनन्दनौ विजयेताम्
Volume 2 Now Available!
The beautiful story and message of India's most beloved Purana in refreshingly straightforward, direct and artistic language – bringing out the enjoyable storyline, soul-delighting spiritual ecstacy, and philosophical nuances of the original Sanskrit poetry without ever becoming bulky, cumbersome, or dull.
In Śrīmad Bhāgavatam's 2nd Volume, Śuka explains that the first step towards self-realization is to comprehend the divine nature of the world all around us; the second step, to comprehend the divine nature within us; and the third, to comprehend the divine nature in its own right. To vividly illustrate this, he tells the tale of Brahmā's ecstatic darśan with Hari, and the subsequent education of his son, Nārada, during which
Brahmā explains the creation and
proto-evolution of the universe.
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Trebilco, Paul R. Self-Designations and Group Identity in the New Testament. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. xii + 375 pp. £60.00 (hardback), ISBN 978-1107012998.
Paul Trebilco, Professor of New Testament at the University of Otago in New Zealand, explores the source, use, and purpose of seven self-designations found in the NT: brothers and sisters, believers, saints, the assembly, disciples, the Way, and Christians. This densely argued monograph brings together classical lexical methods and sociolinguistics in order to determine the way these terms were used to form group identity in their recipients. Trebilco allows each section of the NT to speak on its own terms and does not downplay the diversity of the authors; rather, distinct theological emphases are acknowledged. Furthermore, the asymmetrical influence of Israel's scriptures and, in other cases, the Greek and/or Roman context, are drawn upon by Trebilco for their heuristic values. This results in a study that provides ample textual evidence for addressing the way naming and labelling in the NT contributed to the formation of group identity among the earliest Christ-followers.
The introduction situates Trebilco's study by noting his interest in two questions: What would Christians have called each other? And how did the various NT authors refer to these individuals in their writings? Thus, throughout the study, Trebilco focuses on both self-designations and labels as a way to distinguish answers to these two questions. He notes that, surprisingly, no full-length monograph has been written on the topic of self-designations in the NT; thus, his work commendably fills this gap. From a methodological standpoint, Trebilco draws on social-scientific insights about the way naming forms identity and about the role that social dialects play in the maintenance of this identity. Here he recognizes the performative nature of identity and the particular significance of insider and outsider discourse in its construction. Trebilco's contribution to the study of labelling and identity formation is his helpful three-fold distinction between: (1) 'insider language for self-designation', (2) 'outward-facing self-designations', and (3) 'outsider-used designations' (10). These categorizations provide much needed precision in the discussion of group labels in early Christian origins, though the way one determines which category is being used remains an open question. Challenges to Trebilco's approach that might have been addressed in the introduction include the following two: (1) several scholars doubt that language can form identity to the extent that Trebilco contends (e.g. Holmberg 2008); and (2) a number of scholars doubt if one could claim extensive use of any label by the Christ-movement(s) at this early stage (e.g. Campbell 2008).
Chapter 2 provides a study of 'brothers and sisters' (adelphoi). Trebilco begins by surveying the use of this term in the Hebrew Bible and other Jewish literature and concludes that it referred to fellow Israelites. In these contexts as well as in the 'Greco-Roman' context, when members of a voluntary association referred to each other, this term could be used metaphorically to cover all ingroup members. Paul, in close continuity with its use in Israel's scriptures, uses this term as insider language, central to his construction of group boundaries. Trebilco finds no evidence that this term was used for outsiders, though he does conclude that it 'goes back to the earliest periods' of the movement and was 'the most common…designation for Christians in the NT' (45, 65). Two further comments are in order. First, Trebilco correctly recognizes, I think, that this term cannot be used to support the idea of a radically egalitarian community. Second, because of the use of kinship discourse in Roman imperial contexts, a discussion of cultural translation might have provided further insights into Paul's use of this group label (see Ehrensperger 2013).
Chapter 3 outlines the use and significance of the ingroup label 'the believers' (hoi pistoi and hoi pisteuontes) and contends that it was a term of self-reference that emphasizes faith as a key marker of early 'Christian' identity. Especially in Romans, Trebilco sees this label creating, for gentiles, a new boundary between insiders and outsiders, replacing circumcision (81-82). This last nuance is rather helpful since this label does not distinguish these early Christ-followers from non-Christ-believing Jews. In fact, Trebilco contends that this term originated as one of self-designation among Jewish Christ-followers under the influence of the stone discourse found in Isa 28.16. Two further observations should be noted. First, Trebilco is undoubtedly correct in his argument that believing is both something that occurs at conversion and is a component of new life in Christ. Second, it may be too stark to claim that Acts 22.19 supports the idea that believing functions as a cipher for distinguishing Christ-followers from synagogue attendees (105).
Chapter 4 highlights the fascinating phrase 'the saints' or 'the holy ones' (hoi hagioi) and contends that this self-designation likely began among Jewish Christ-followers in Jerusalem as they sought to maintain their group identity within two communities. Building on Daniel 7, they aligned themselves with the eschatological covenant people Israel as well as with a more narrowly defined subgroup within Israel following the Jerusalem apostles. Trebilco understands Paul to be doing something similar with regard to this first use, but then he expands the referent to include both Jewish and gentile Christ-followers, a significant development (129, 141). This group label brings to the fore a contentious issue among scholars with regard to the way group descriptors originally applied to Israel are used in the NT to describe both in Christ Jews and gentiles (146). The use of this term with an expanded referent may still be understood as intra-muros discourse and need not imply supersessionism.
Chapter 5 covers 'the assembly' (hē ekklēsia), oftentimes anachronistically translated with the English gloss 'the church' (164). Trebilco thinks this term goes back to the Hellenistic Jewish Christ-followers in Jerusalem and was chosen because 'synagogue' (synagōgē) was already widely used to describe non-Christ-believing synagogues (185, 190). In this way, ekklēsia functions as a social dialect within the movement and suggests a broad relational network, one beyond the local level (181). Two comments are particularly relevant here. First, Trebilco insightfully notes that the earliest members of the Christ-movement saw themselves simultaneously as members of an ekklēsia and a synagōgē (193). Those who argue that the use of ekklēsia indicates an early parting of the ways have overstated their case. Second, though Trebilco does sense the tension (207), a slight corrective may be in order regarding the lack of widespread dispersion of this term since it has recently been persuasively argued that Paul may use hē ekklēsia to refer specifically to the Pauline Christ-movement and not to Christ-followers in general (see Korner 2013).
Chapter 6 discusses the use of 'disciples' (mathētai) as a group identifier, one that is prevalent in the Gospels and then all but disappears in the rest of the NT. Building on the criteria for authenticity from historical Jesus studies, Trebilco contends that Jesus did use this term (i.e. the underlying Aramaic talmîdayyā), thus accounting for its presence in the Gospels. However, he also recognizes that this term was not used as a self-designator (226) because it was too closely associated with the historical Jesus and his itinerant ministry and did not translate into the diverse contexts of the emerging Christ-movement (230). However, the use of the term disciple does re-emerge at the time of Ignatius, who provides a model for the way a label from a previous era may be re-contextualized and re-used (mis-used?) by Christians of a later time.
Chapter 7 overviews the use of the phrase 'the Way' (hē hodos) as a self-designation that emerged in a Jewish context through reflection on Isa 40.3. It was an early way for members of the movement to describe themselves and other members. This term had broader use and is actually one of the few that covers all three of Trebilco's categories (Acts 18.25-26; 24.14; 22.4). It was too imprecise, however, and thus quickly fell out of use as a continuing identifier of group identity (268).
Chapter 8 discusses the group label 'Christian' (christianos), one that Trebilco considers to have been an outsider-developed term imposed on the Christ-followers in Antioch (Acts 11.25-26). His case for this is based on a passive reading of 'to be called' (chrēmatisai). Thus the verse would be rendered, 'the "disciples" were called "Christians" by others' (276). The use of this term is often seen as an early indication that believers in Christ could be identified as distinct from other forms of Judaism, but Trebilco, rightly I think, rejects this assertion. There is nothing in the use of the term 'Christian' to indicate a correlative and not Jewish (279). First Peter 4.16 may be an indication of a development with regard to this term and may suggest that some were starting to socially identify with this originally derisive term. However, Trebilco appears on target when he points out that Christ-followers 'would have been reluctant to use it internally' because it did not sufficiently describe (or say enough about) their transformed identity (more on this below) (292).
The concluding chapter discusses the implications of Trebilco's argument and provides several keen insights with regard to the social implications for the discoveries of the previous chapters. For example, he suggests that there never was simply one overarching self-designator within the Christ-movement; rather, a variety of these emerged for different contextual reasons. Thus, Trebilco and Campbell are not that far apart in their rejection of the presence of a dominant label among the earliest adherents (302). Second, the pervasive presence of social dialects was crucial to the formation of early Christ-movement identity. However, this also raises the issue of the transformation of identity in Christ, and here I would like to have seen Trebilco go a bit further. In this work, identity seemed to be a textual creation almost to the exclusion of ethnicity and social context. Jew and gentile discourse is ubiquitous and used by the NT writers in ways that cohere with all three of Trebilco's categories. Thus, it would seem that one area of self-designation and group identity that should have received further attention is the way these writers negotiated broader ethnic and social discourses in the use of these theological indices. Hence Campbell's reminder to NT scholars: 'identity precedes theology and … in fact theological constructions emerge to solve the problem of identity rather than create it' (2008: 52).
Trebilco has written an insightful and helpful monograph on one aspect of the development of Christ-movement identity, i.e. the way naming forms identity. This book deserves wide readership and engagement from NT and early Christian origins scholars. While his attention to lexicography will undoubtedly be seen as methodologically dated by some, he does provide substantial evidence upon which subsequent scholarship can build. This work is highly recommended and provides several insights into the diverse ways Christ-movement identity was formed throughout the Mediterranean basin.
Campbell, W. S. 2008. Paul and the Creation of Christian Identity. London: T & T Clark.
Ehrensperger, K. 2013. Paul at the Crossroads of Cultures: Theologizing in the Space-Between. London: T & T Clark.
Holmberg, B. 2008. 'Understanding the First Hundred Years of Christian Identity'. In Exploring Early Christian Identity, edited by B. Holmberg, 1-32. WUNT 226. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck.
Korner, R. J. 2013. 'Before 'Church': Political, Ethno-Religious, and Theological Implications of the Collective Designation of Pauline Christ-Followers as Ekklēsiai'. PhD diss., McMaster University.


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Every night I walk outside
In search of some integrity
City lights know how
To flirt perfectly with vanity
Our apathy just fades away
Another empty Saturday
And nothing changes
It's so easy to drink
Straight from our misery
We're educated
To feed our silence
But it feels just fine
And every time
We've fought for something
We've ended up
With less than nothing
In a nation of "alright"
Hey, are you listening?
Hey, are you listening?
Every day I find another a way to lose my dignity
Streets fill up with the very best of mediocrity
Distractions then fade away
When empty Saturday prevails
Nothing changes
We cannot be afraid
To face our misery
But I cannot refrain
From being drawn
Into this silent ground
And we will fight
Until we believe


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text: In the Beginning… During the month of Marpenoth, called Leafall, a single lich was called by Old Lord Skull. Wise in age and adept in magic was this one. Hearing the words of our Master, he set out to gather the Chosen of Myrkul to fulfill His bidding. To his side he called forth only the ones who would have the potential to bring about the Prophecy… to find the way to open the Gate to Hades. The task set before him was not an easy one, he knew. Yet ever faithful to his Lord, the mage gathered a force that soon had Nasher's army at their doorstep. Neverwinter acknowledged the Undead Lords of the Realms as faction to be feared and respected. The winter thaw brought the month of Ches of the Sunsets and the sanctioning of Neverwinter's first undead guild. The lich who accomplished this impossible task was Zerackus. Most of the original founders of the Undead Lords have been called to Myrkul's side. Over the years we have traveled through numerous realms massing our army of Undead Knights. The crown of leadership has been passed to several worthy liches. Each have had their own unique attributes and the UDL have thrived under their scrutiny. Today, the ranks of the undead have swelled beyond the confines of Faerun. By sheer numbers Myrkul will stride through the Gate of Hades and walk among us. His Power will extend over the living and Death shall rule supreme! Games By Year 1994 – 1996: Neverwinter Nights Ultima Online Atlantic Ultima Online Catskills Everquest Ultima Online Siege Perilous Dark Age of Camelot Bedevere Dark Age of Camelot Andred Shadowbane Mourning – Sanctioned Faction Shadowbane Vindication – Unsanctioned Faction Nov. 2004 – Dec. 2007: World of Warcraft – Archimonde and Ravenholdt servers – Sanctioned Faction May 2008 – September 2008: Age of Conan – Sanctioned Faction September 2008 – February 2009: Warhammer -Sanctioned Faction Feb 2009 – July 2009: Darkfall EU Server – Sanctioned Faction July 2009 – November 2012: Darkfall NA Server – Sanctioned Faction February 2010 – May 2010: Global Agenda – Unsanction Faction December 2011 – June 2012: Starwars The Old Republic – Belgoth's Beacon – Sanctioned Faction May 2012 – August 2012: Diablo 3 – Unsanctioned Faction May 2012 – Oct 2012: Tera – Unsanctioned Faction August 2012 – Guild Wars 2 – Stormbluff Isle – Sanctioned Faction April 2013 – December 2013: Darkfall Unholy Wars Na Server – Sanctioned Faction Nov. 2013 – March 2014: DC Universe – Unsanctioned Faction February 20, 2014 Ultima Online An Corp – Unsanctioned Faction March 30,2014: Elder Scrolls Online – Sanctioned Faction January 23,2015 – November, 2015: Archeage Online – NA Server – Sanctioned Faction November 2015: Albion Online – Sanctioned Faction March 2016: Black Desert Online – Sanctioned Faction


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TEASER TUESDAY - Meet Derrick Masters/
The Rebellion (© S.L. SCOTT 2017):
I didn't just miss him. I envied him.
He did it.
He chased his dreams. Made them happen. I was both proud he made it and sad that I didn't. When we were together, I never thought it had to be one or the other. I have no ill will that he found fame, or has made money. It's quite the opposite. I still care. I still cheer. I still smile if I see him on a billboard or hear him on the radio. He was always confident, so damn confident. The irony from the night we went to the Hollywood Bowl still plays in my mind sometimes . . .
"I'm going to play that stage one day. Just you wait, baby." His arm wraps around my shoulders and he pulls me to his side, one of my most favorite places to be. His six-foot-one frame towers over my five-foot-three body so I fit snuggly against him. I feel loved. I feel safe. His smile is contagious when he looks down at me. "You and me and the whole wide world will be ours to see. To own. Hollywood won't know what hit them."
"You think—"
"I don't think, Jaymes. I know. That's gonna be me. And you, my songbird, are going to sing for the world. Every station is going to be playing your songs. Maybe even our songs."
"You dream big."
"As big as the universe. What's the point if any schmuck can do it?"
He's got a point. I close my eyes and lean my head against him. We sway to a ballad that breaks my heart and heals me again. The lyrics of this song remind me of Derrick's. There's a haunting quality that rolls through my soul like a fog creeping out to sea.
. . . A few years later, Derrick Masters joined The Resistance. The announcement spread like wildfire; he was now lead guitarist.


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working title: MOLD
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Hi everybody!
It's time for a closer look on the fauna of Mold, more precisely on the micro brains of all those little (gladly pretty stupid ;) ) critters, which populate the environment.
The hole idea of having free acting / AI (artificial intelligence) controlled insects in the game came when I bought playmaker for Unity :) , which adds finite state machines (FSM) to the mix. I originally planned to simply move a few insects on predefined paths through the sets, but with this addition, even I had a chance to get something more dynamic going ;)
Before we start, let me 'state' that i am by no means an expert on FSMs or AI so take my advice or setups with a big grain of salt. I'm basically just reporting how I did it, and how i got it to work, not how a 'FSM/AI pro' would probably do it. (so in case someone notices a big no-no, please don't hesitate to contact and correct me.)
… but it works and by my understanding everything was done as it should be. (see? apply salt here ;) )
I created the first version of this FSM for the third Mold prototype (v0.03.xx), which, granted, did the job, but had some major (but not very obvious) problems. (like sporadically vanishing ants) The entire setup (still) relies on Unity's pathfinding, but some parts of the FSM (like setting the agents goal) ran incorrectly on 'Update()' (means: every single frame), which probably caused this behavior.
I revisited this AI after i (learned a lot from and) finished the fly, and fixed most of its problems as far I can tell.
The Unity hierarchy looks like this:
[ANT_prefab( FSM1 )] -> [Sprite( FSM2 )] -> [view collider( FSM3 )]
A simple cone/cylinder (acting as trigger), follows the ant and "looks" for the player (it fakes the insects point of view). This event is fed into FSM1, which resides on the main prefab and controls the overall movement and behavior. The view cone itself is randomly (and in steps) rotated around its Y axis, which causes some of the insect-like, erratic movement. FSM2 finally just aligns the sprite to the active camera.
Finally, a forth FSM instantiates the ants, modulates their speed, and registers/add them to the AdventureCreator engine as NPCs.
Unfortunately this (flying) creature needed a completely different approach, so I started from scratch and used the opportunity to improve on my old design. (which is usually pretty easy if your last design was also the first ever :D )
This time i couldn't use pathfinding (well, it flies), so I had to get my hands dirty(er than usual) and transform it manually (basically creating my own tweening inside playmaker)
Unitys hierarchy looks like this:
[FLY_prefab( FSM1+FSM2 )] -> [noise( FSM3 )] -> [Sprite( FSM4 )]
This NPC has 4 basic states. 1. Fly from start to goal, 2. follow player, 3. annoy player, and 4. fly home. This time I didn't use a trigger to detect the player, I simply check the distance between player and fly. FSM2 is just there to generate all global perlin noise vectors (+distance calcs) which get fed into the other FSMs/states when needed.
A big improvement compared to my ant AI is that all states transition smoothly (which is not as trivial as you might think ;) at least for suckers like me), the noise FSM(3) applies additional random transforms to the fly without further complicating the main FSM. (in my opinion it's easier to use Unitys hierarchy instead of trying to calculate every motion or offset in one state)
The Flies are aligned to the FLY_lookAt gameObjects (FSM4), which are moved between the view targets by the main FSM(1) (yellow lines in the animated gif). (the green lines show the camera alignment, the colored label of each fly shows the current state)
that's all I can remember for this time ;) , have a good one!


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Just because you are a beginner to online poker, doesn't mean you have to play like one. There are plenty of excellent players that make a living just pushing around weak players, so you have to do everything you can to hide the fact that you're new to the game.
Here are a couple of the ways you can transform your game and start building a bankroll on a steady basis.
Mixing Up Game Play
The one thing that the better players will do at the online poker tables is to look for weak players betting patterns. If these weak players are betting the same hands, raising the same hands, and folding the same hands, eventually the best players will figure it out. The key here is to make an effort to play hands differently so you are not an easy mark for the better players to come after your stack.
Keeping Your Game A Secret
New players to the online poker tables love using the chat feature to talk about their hands. They are complaining about getting poor starting hands, getting beat at the river with a draw, or being bluffed off the nuts by another pot bully. These same weak players flash their hole cards all the time, giving the table even more free information. The best way to stop players from figuring out your hands is to stop giving them free information. Play the hands tighter, turn off the chat feature, and stop flashing your hole cards after a big bluff.
Avoiding Being a Calling-Station
In the world of agen poker online, a calling-station is someone who keeps calling any bet just to see the next card. Regardless the size of the bet or the quality of the hands, these calling-stations think they can improve their hands, so they simply stay in the game for as long as they can. The calling-station is one who leaks a ton of chips during a game, and the better players spot them quickly and try to be the ones taking those chips. If you have a bad had, let it go early and you'll be in a new hand in minutes.
Choosing the Right Poker Tables
Many new players to online poker don't understand why they can't seem to get moving in a positive direction, regardless the tables they decide to play. What these new players fail to recognize is that you get to see a lot about the players at the poker tables before you have to play a single hand. If the table has a max buy-in, let's say it is $50, and you see an open seat but all the other players are sitting with $100 or more, then you picked the wrong table to play. These players will pick you off or bully you around at will.
These rewarding tips for beginners in online poker will help you to start moving in the right direction and keep the other players from trying to pick you off.


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Mitch Maier breaking in as a coach for Royals at spring training
Rusty Kuntz filled the air with fly balls and enthusiasm on Friday afternoon. With each flick of a fungo bat, another baseball soared toward another Royals outfielder. After each swing, Kuntz accepted a fresh ball from the man standing next to him, a man only a season removed from standing on the other side of drills like this.
Mitch Maier re-signed with the Royals on a minor-league contract in December. He is not bound for the batter's box any time. Maier, the 32-year-old veteran of six seasons in Kansas City, will work as a coach this season. He is spending the spring studying at the feet of Kuntz, a renowned outfield instructor. Consider it a Cactus League apprenticeship.
"If you want to learn how to be a coach, there's no one better to teach you than Rusty," manager Ned Yost said.
Maier is expected to aid the big-league club during home games and spend time with the minor-league affiliates when the Royals are on the road, Yost said. Jason Kendall works in a similar role, assisting as an instructor in Surprise and Kansas City.
Maier was not the only former Royal to return to the organization in a non-playing role. Chris Getz joined the front office as an assistant in the baseball operations department focusing on player development. General manager Dayton Moore also offered veteran Raul Ibañez a job with the organization over the winter.
A first-round pick in 2003, Maier hit .254 in 244 games between 2009 and 2010. His playing time dwindled as the team improved. He took spells with the Red Sox and the Cubs before Chicago released him last March. Maier reported to Class AA Northwest Arkansas, played in 25 games and began the transition into the next phase of his career. He has been paired with Kuntz during drills at camp, with the hope he can absorb information from Kuntz's reservoir of knowledge.
1. To reshape his physique, Danny Duffy refined his diet and reduced his running. His goal? 200 innings in 2015.
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Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kristine McDivitt Tompkins, leader of Tompkins Conservation, today signed a pledge to dramatically expand national parkland in Chile by approximately 11 million acres. The proposal represents the largest land donation in history from a private entity to a country; the area to be protected is three times the size of Yosemite and Yellowstone National Parks combined.
This proposal will help create the "Route of Parks," a 17-park network spanning more than 1,500 miles from Puerto Montt to Cape Horn that Chilean citizens, nature lovers, global adventurers and tourists from around the world can enjoy. The Route will safeguard Patagonia's wilderness and provide a boon to economic development in the South of Chile, with the potential to generate US$270 million in annual, ecotourism-related revenue and employ up to 43,000 people in the region.
Blu Skye is proud to support Tompkins Conservation and our other clients in things that we can touch, taste and feel.
To celebrate this historic event, Zach interviewed Erin Billman on the significance of this announcement. Listen and subscribe on iTunes using this button, or on the SoundCloud player below.


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James Hayward first opened its doors in Enfield in 2003 and has since established itself as one of the most prolific independent agencies in the London Borough of Enfield.
Our success is built upon a wealth of experience from directors Julian and Stirling, both of whom have grown up in Enfield; combined with a hard-working and dedicated team, our extensive knowledge of the property market in and around Enfield, is second to none.
We believe we deliver a strong and positive work ethic, enhanced by a friendly and straight talking professional service. It is these principles that have seen the business grow from strength to strength and establish itself as an integral part of the local community.
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Arista is a leader in 10GB Ethernet switches adopted by large number of financial institutions including High Frequency Trading applications. In today's economy, it has helped companies reduce the cost and inconveniences of travelling, allowing them to meet as often as they could like without having to worry about finding the budget to settle it. Modern technology helps companies reduce their carbon footprint and become green due to the fact that almost anything can be done from a computer.
It has not escaped my notice that the nonprofit sector is predominantly female, while the tech sector is famously male-centric. The style got its name from the book High Tech: The Industrial Style and Source Book for The Home, written by design journalists Joan Kron and Suzanne Slesin and published in November 1978 by Clarkson N. Potter, New York. England is home to 40{d262b02f186098a6d97451bc05e9c9a1a0ac49d34c0ac175118f8e6d643949de} of Europe's unicorns, tech companies valued at $1 billion or more, according to The Financial Times, and London has become the continent's version of Silicon Valley—a hotbed of tech startups and funding. Sans Digital is a provider of high capacity, multi-functional advanced storage solutions. The mission of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Virginia Tech is to attract, recruit, and enroll a highly qualified, talented, and diverse student body in a manner that supports the university's well-being.
Why you should care: Although it will take at least two years for the U.K. to actually leave the EU, the massive significance of the vote—which has already led Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron to announce his resignation—can't be overstated, for tech firms and everyone else.
The International Journal of Modern Manufacturing Technologies has been born as a consequence of the natural necessity of putting into circulation a journal specialized in manufacturing technologies, an area whose topicality is obvious. Its economy is based heavily on high tech firms and the service sector, including research facilities, media corporations etc.
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One Response to "Talk to me"
comment number 1 by: Amanda LampNovember 11th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
Hi Megan.
I live in Bend, Oregon. I was looking at a website of a very cool person I met (Grant Myrdal) and truly enjoyed the website. And the site said you were the one that made it. Kindof random, but I am a horse trainer that works with another trainer, Carrie. She has a fabulous business but did not even own a computer until a few days ago. She gets really stressed in the winter since her only form of advertising is word of mouth and she gets less horses (and thus less money). So I made a deal with one of our clients that if she bought Carrie a computer, I would help her with the website. The long and short of it is I have no idea, beyond how to copy and paste pics onto a site. But I do think the client would be willing to pay a professional like yourself if I could do the really easy stuff (I am also going to teach her to use her computer!). Thanks for taking the time to read this and if you could give me some info and prices, that would be fabulous! THANKS! And if you cant help, do you know of someone as great as you that could??
Best wishes, Amanda
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text: The gun lobby pushed legislation in states around the country this year that would have dismantled state concealed carry permitting systems and let people carry concealed, loaded guns in public without a permit or safety training. These permitless carry bills lower the bar for who may carry hidden handguns in public—allowing violent criminals, teenagers and people with no safety training to carry in crowded town centers and on city streets. This reckless legislation ignores the 88 percent of Americans who support requiring safety training and a clean criminal record in order to carry a concealed handgun in public.


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I thought I'd give you a look at the items I have been wanting lately. Wanting and buying are two separate things so we'll see what products I cannot resist. You understand right?! :)
Topshop Lip Polish in Melba
I was very excited when I heard that Topshop were launching a make-up range. I headed right in on the launch date and swatched everything.
For the most part I was very underwhelmed. I think the price in Ireland may have contributed to my general lack of enthusiasm. The mark-up in Ireland is much greater than in the UK, combine this factor with the euro rate and you end up with a drugstore type make-up range at prices that don't suit the brand or quality.
One product that did appeal to me was Polish in Melba. The image makes it look very orange. In the store it looks more like a peach. I tried it on and really liked the shade and finish. I will be purchasing.
Have you tried any of Topshop's make-up?
Stella Eau de Parfum
Yes, again. Stella my old friend is back on the list. I have just finished my fifth bottle. I don't know why I don't get bored of it. It has become the Amy scent over the last few years with my friends and family noting that anyone who passes wearing it 'She smells like Amy'.
One would think I would need a change. The truth is I do think I need a change. I try lots of perfumes and end up buying new ones but not loving them as much as Stella.
What's your current fragrance favourite?
MAC Prolongwear Foundation
Ok so I don't have a good record with MAC foundations. Studio Finish Powder? Cystic acne breakout. Studio Fix foundation? Cystic acne breakout. Studio Sculpt? Ok, you get the idea.
And yet I find myself tempted to try MAC's new foundation, Prolongwear. I still searching for that stay-put foundation.
That and I'm addicted to buying foundation. Ironically I wear very little foundation. Some days I don't wear any and rely on concealer only.
What foundation are you wearing at the moment? I'm looking for inspiration.
What are you coveting at the moment?
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China's Vice President Li Yuanchao told a Hong Kong delegation that the election of the city's next leader through universal suffrage in 2017 is the genuine hope of the central government and the common wish of most Hong Kong citizens.
All members of the Hong Kong society should grasp the historic opportunity and take a positive, rational and pragmatic attitude to promote the territory's march toward democracy as well as greater prosperity and stability, Li told members of the New Territories Association of Societies who paid him a visit in Beijing, Apple Daily reported Tuesday.
The Hong Kong government is set to unveil its political reform plan for the 2017 election on Wednesday, but pan-democrat lawmakers have vowed to reject it.
President Xi Jinping has stressed that political reform and the 2017 election must be conducted according to the Constitution, the Basic Law and the decisions made by the National People's Congress Standing Committee on August 31 last year, Brave Chan, the association's chairman, quoted Li as saying during the meeting.
Li also said he hopes people in the patriotic camp can urge citizens to support the government's electoral reform package, according to Starry Lee, chairwoman of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong who also serves as honorary adviser of the association.
Wang Guangya, director of the State Council's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, was quoted by Chan as saying that Beijing will stick to its bottom line without any concessions because the guiding principles behind the political reform package remain unchanged.
Meanwhile, legislator Emily Lau, who is also chairwoman of the Democratic Party, said the door of communications with Beijing is open under the premise that the election framework set by the NPC Standing Committee must be revised.
Labour Party leader Lee Cheuk-yan said the pan-democratic camp also allows no room for concession and rejects the "take it first, improve it later" argument in favor of the government's electoral reform plan.
Lee said said any dialogue with Beijing under the NPC framework would be fruitless.
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Voicing concern over the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh, Congress on Friday asked the SP government to take all action in the gangrape and murder case of two Dalit sisters, but said it would not demand a CBI probe into it or President's Rule in the state "right now".
Party spokesperson Shashi Tharoor also said he had no information about a reported plan of Rahul Gandhi to visit Badaun and meet family members of the two sisters.
"We are concerned about lawlessness in Uttar Pradesh. We are urging the state government to investigate and take all action. Uttar Pradesh is a state where particular attention must be paid on law and order," he said, recalling that the state has recently witnessed communal riots.
Replying to questions about the demand for a CBI probe, Tharoor said, "Everything does not require to be handed over to the CBI. Right now the matter is with the police… Right now we are not demanding either President's Rule in the state or a CBI probe."
He, however, caveatted it saying that it was the response right now and can change if situation warranted it. To a question about reports in a section of media that Rahul could visit Badayun, Tharoor said,"I have no idea whether Rahul Gandhi has any plan to go there. If there is some confirmation, we will tell you."
Charging that there has been a spurt in crime cases in Uttar Pradesh after the Lok Sabha polls, BSP supremo Mayawati demanded a CBI probe into the gangrape and murder case. Mayawati also demanded that President's Rule be imposed in the state.


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Ribbon quilting is a great way to give an unusual look to your clutch bag. You can choose the ribbon colour tomatch a particular outfit or shoes for a very stylish look.
Cutting requirements
10″ by 15″ rectangle each of top fabric, wadding and lining fabric
buttons or beads to embellish
clear stud fastener
about 96″ of 1/4″ ribbon with thread to match
Making the bag
Lay the wadding down on the table, smooth gently and lay the lining fabric on top with right side up. Smooth gently and lay the top fabric on top with right side down. I used pink polka dot cotton fabric for the lining and white silk for the top fabric of the ribbon quilted clutch bag.
Fold the triple layer of fabric in half along the long edge, giving you a 5″ by 15″ rectangle and mark a curve across one corner using a plate or something similar.
Cut the corner to a smooth curve following the mark yu have just made. Starting sewing 3″ from the corner of the straight edge of the rectangle (opposite the curve), sew all round the rectangle. Sew slowly round the curve to keep it smooth and stop sewing 4″ from where you began. This will leave a gap for you to turn the bag right side out. Do this by pulling the bag through the gap. Turn under a small seam across the gap and slipstitch to secure it.
Ribbon quilting the bag
Baste all round the edge so that the layers don't slip against each other. using a fabric marking pen and ruler, draw a line from one diagonal to the other and then at 1.1/2″ intervals either side of the first line. Repeat with lines along the diagonal to make a cross hatch pattern.
Place the ribbon so that the end just overlaps the corner of the bag at one end of the first diagonal. Using a fairly wide and long stitch, zigzag the ribbon to the bag along the line.
Snip the end of the ribbon just beyond the end of the bag and begin again on the lines to either side of the first line.
You could stop there – the ribbon quilted bag looks quite attractive with ribbon in one direction only.
Beginning with the central diagonal in the opposite direction, sew ribbon to the bag in the same way.
Finishing the ribbon quilted clutch bag
Fold the bottom of the bag up about 4.1/2″ with wrong sides together and pin in place. Still using the zigzag and the same colour thread, stitch as near the edge as you can up one side, round the curve and back down the other side.
Trim the ends of the ribbons to the zigzag line to avoid fraying.
The points where the ribbons cross each other are obvious places to put any embellishments. I used four pearls to make a diamond shape on the front of the bag.
Sew a clear stud fastener to the underside of the flap of the bag and the front of the pouch of the bag, take care to line them up with each other so that the cross hatching matches from the flap to the bottom of the bag. Your ribbon quilted bag is complete and ready for use.
Once I had tried ribbon quilting, I found it addictive and kept seeing places where I could add a bit of ribbon quilting.


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Monthly Archives: November 2012
You have to be willing to travel in order to travel
We get a lot of people who call us and they want to experience new places that they have only heard about or seen on TV, but they always tell me they don't want to fly long distances. This reminds me of an old saying in the travel business, which is, "If you want to travel, you have to be willing to travel". Let me explain what this means. We just returned from a cruise to the Mediterranean and this saying is worth its weight in gold. As a young child I was forced to learn about world history, and I didn't really appreciate it all in my pre-high school years. But after just returning from this trip, and seeing the gondolas of Venice, the Acropolis in Athens, the Coliseum in Rome, the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City and the Statue of David in Florence with my own two eyes all I can say is….WOW !!!!!! People who are not willing to spend the money or the time to fly to these incredible destinations and experience ancient history and see these amazing sites are truly missing out.
I know air travel is not what it used to be, I will be the first to admit that. But think of it this way, it's the shortest part of your vacation. Yes, it might take you a full day to get there and a full day to get back but you will have a fabulous time for the 7-14 days you are there. Look at the glass as being half full and not half empty and you will come back from the trip with tons of fantastic photos, enrichment and memories that can last a lifetime.
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More ships coming to Texas
Agents Sound Off about Cruise Lines' Plans for Houston Sailings
November 19, 2012By: Susan Young
Cruise ships will be returning to the Port of Houston in 2013 and beyond. The port's new $108 million Bayport Cruise Terminal in Pasadena, TX, has sat empty since being completed in 2008, but now Princess Cruises (www.princess.com) plans 27 departures for the 2013-2014 season while Norwegian Cruise Line (www.norwegian.com) plans to make 75 calls in Houston over the course of three years. Travel Agent asked a sample of trade experts for their feedback about the new cruises.What's the draw for clients? How does the development of Houston's cruise business impact agents? "Now that Norwegian has added more ships to its fleet, it is able to berth a ship at a new home port and Port of Houston is fortunate to have won them over," says Elena Pelsinger of Travel Leaders (www.travelleaders.com/westhoustontx) in Houston, who also says "it's about time the [new terminal] investment will pay off." Pelsinger hopes Norwegian Jewel as a Freestyle Cruising ship might attract more cruisers from the Houston area. That could mean more business for her agency and others. She says most of her agency's past business has gone to Carnival Cruise Lines (www.goccl.com) or Royal Caribbean International (www.cruisingpower.com), both of which sail from Galveston, TX, about 50 miles south of Houston. Carnival is the only year-round operator from Texas. "It is only this year that Disney and Princess have come back to the Galveston area and caused a great sensation with choices for our clients," Pelsinger says. While ships sailing from Houston have a longer transit to the sea than do those sailing from coastal Galveston, embarkation at Houston is often more convenient for passengers. "The Port of Houston is closer to both Houston airports – Bush Intercontinental and Hobby," notes Pelsinger.
Another perk for Houston home porting? "Both Houston and Galveston are convenient to large drive markets, and the entire Southern belt as well as the Midwest will benefit from these particular departure ports," says Scott Koepf, vice president of sales, Avoya Travel/American Express (www.avoyatravel.com). Koepf believes homeport cruising from the Texas ports provides a huge advantage as there are more opportunities for a significant population base to affordably reach a port location. Similarly, Stephanie Flemings, Corporate Travel Planners (www.ctptravelservices.com), a branch of Tzell Travel/Travel Leaders, San Antonio, TX, says: "It's clear that cruisers from the South sail from Texas because they can save money on airfare by driving to the port, but we may start seeing a lot more folks from the Midwest area too, again, since it's closer option than the Florida ports." From Flemings' perspective, "I think the single most important draw of a Princess and Norwegian cruise from Houston is our clients will have more options to choose from, with two new ships and hopefully new itineraries and ports-of-call." In addition, for air travelers from the West Coast, an embarkation from Texas is far easier – and less time consuming – than one from ports further east, according to Christy Jourdan of Ships and Trips Travel(www.shipsandtripstravel.com/christy/), Sacramento, CA. She says most of her clients live in the Sacramento area, so she's always excited when she learns about cruise ships moving westward for home porting. She first sailed out of Houston in 1998, when Norwegian introduced its "Texaribbean" itinerary with visits to Cancun, Cozumel and Roatan. "We left Sacramento (SMF) airport about 6:30 a.m. for Houston on a non-stop Continental flight and were on the ship by noon," Jourdan says. "It was seamless." In addition, "while Galveston is a fun little town and a cool cruise port, sailing out of Bayport [Houston] cuts the time spent in a shuttle bus from the Houston airport in half," Jourdan stresses, echoing Pelsinger's comments about the ease of airport-to-port access. Margie Jordan, president and CEO, Jordan Executive Travel Service, (http://jets-inc.com) Jacksonville, FL thinks any introduction of a cruise line back into a market is a good idea: "It makes the availability of this experience of sailing on Norwegian or Princess more accessible to clients that either love the product or have wanted to experience it." She does hope the cruise lines consider expanding more to her port destination as well. "My only wish is that they'd look closely at making Jacksonville [as] Florida's next big cruise port," said Jordan. "We have an audience just waiting to be tapped." Ruth and John Shaw, Cruise Planners/American Express (www.cruiseplannersonline.com), Lake Lure, NC, previously sailed and also had groups on both lines when Norwegian sailed from the old terminal at the Port of Houston and Princess previously sailed from Galveston. "We always had clients who loved both of those lines, even when it was one of NCL's oldest ships," said John Shaw. "We were fortunate to have one of Princess' newest at that time, the Grand Princess." Ruth Shaw noted that the new terminal at Bayport was built and then sat idle for a few years. "Now, it's time to show off that new terminal as well as having two great, exciting ships," she said. "There will be more jobs, more tourists, more shopping in the area." Yet, some agents still believe Galveston will continue to shine as a home port, no matter what's happening with the Port of Houston. Having been to and sailed from both ports, Janet Hoes, Travel Leaders, Fort Worth, TX, says the draw for Galveston is the availability of hotels and shopping and sightseeing all within walking distance of the pier. "The pier in Houston is right in the middle of shipping warehouses and is very industrial," Hoes says. "The only hotel nearby is more of a truck stop, however, the boardwalk at Kemah is fairly close as is the NASAspace center." Hoes also says ships sailing from Houston must sail out of the Texas channel, which can have rough water, so ships have to travel slower. Personally, Hoes prefers sailing from Galveston, although she acknowledges the port of Houston is closer and easier to reach. Flemings says that while the driving distance to the new Houston terminal is shorter than to Galveston for many, "in the same breath, Galveston Island is great place for pre/post cruise add-ons and we might lose a little of that business for those who sail from Port of Houston." Since Carnival sails year-round from Galveston, Flemings says that will also naturally impact some clients' decisions on which embarkation port to choose, depending on their sail date. But "with more Texas sailings to choose from [at both ports], I definitely think the cruise market will get a boost, Flemings stresses. "At least we're hoping it will!" Will additional sailings from Houston help your business? Will the new sailings benefit your clients? Is Galveston or Houston a better option from your perspective? What other home ports would you like to see expand or develop? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below.


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Letter from Chief Riedener
It is my pleasure to introduce you to the highly trained and dedicated officers that comprise our Department. We are a diversified workforce of sworn and civilian personnel who are well prepared to protect and serve the needs of our community.
The men and women of the Mount Laurel Police Department are professional law enforcement officers who strive to perform their job in a fair, equitable and just manner. Only through a partnership with the residents of Mount Laurel can we best serve the needs of the community. By working together we ensure Mount Laurel continues to be a desirable place to visit, work and live.
It is our honor to serve the residents of Mount Laurel and I am proud of the many achievements of our organization. I hope you find our website informative. I look forward to hearing from you on ways we can better serve the community.
Chief Stephen Riedener


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What we do » Music » Orchestra
Drawn from a wide variety of ages and stages, the orchestra, like our contemporary bands and choir, want to lead our church family to praise God and encourage one another with musical excellence and a heart for the gospel.
Orchestral players are encouraged to contact the Music Coordinator (below) for more inforamtion, or to express an interest.
Music Ministry Handbook
Click Here to download the Music Ministry Handbook, which contains information on the vision and values of our music ministry as a whole, as well as practical information on how each of the Music Ministry areas operates and functions.
Contacts for Orchestra …
Matt Dennis
Music Co-ordinator
Matt joined the staff team in March 2014 having previously served as a Ministry Trainee at Christ Church Fulwood. He is married to Stephi, loves good food and enjoys playing and listening to music. Matt also runs his own business, Resound Audio, with which he often serves the wider church.Contact Matt