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I am among several people who enjoys listening to music. I will now summarize for you, the sensual, gyrating masses, my favorite new music of 2009. Feel free to obtain this music for yourself and thank me later when your life becomes awesome.
Favorite Albums
Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
This was my most enjoyable musical find of the year. This rootsy, North Carolina-based trio has been around for a while, but their new album received a lot of attention because it was produced by the bearded zenmaster Rick Rubin. The album sounds gorgeous and organic, and I just couldn't believe how many songs I loved the first time through. The album felt familiar, yet its warmhearted themes and tight brotherly harmonies were punctuated with plenty of unexpected left turns that kept me guessing.
Doves – Kingdom of Rust
Doves were a moody British band I loved back in the early aughts who I thought had started to slide with their last album. Happily, they rebounded this year with what I felt was their best effort. Doves' best material has a melancholy sweep to it and is able to build and crest under Jimi Goodwin's beautiful alto. This album has no shortage of such cinematic loveliness. Kingdom of Rust is definitely worth checking out and giving a bit of time to let it seep under your skin. (Incidentally, this seemed to be Bridgette's favorite of the new albums I got this year.)
U2 – No Line on the Horizon
Read my full review from earlier in the year here. Many listens later, it's still a great album with tons of layers. I'll only add that the album's elusive, slow-burning songs have gained stature in my mind while the middle stretch of radio-oriented material feels a bit more out of place.
Wilco – Wilco (the Album)
My brother in law and I are each big Wilco fans, but this is an album we disagree on. He's inclined to favor Wilco's fractured, dissonant, "challenging" material from earlier this decade like Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (which I also dig) and A Ghost is Born (not as much). A few years later, lead singer Jeff Tweedy is apparently in a happier, more contented mental space and he's produced another straightforward "mature" album. While its heights aren't as towering as 2007's Sky Blue Sky, this is a great album with warmth, wit (see "Wilco [the Song]"), and impeccable craftsmanship.
Runners Up:
EELS – Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire
E sacrificed some melodic consistency for thematic purity on this album. It's probably destined to be a worthwhile curio in the EELS catalogue, but it doesn't stand up next to their last effort.
Mark Knopfler – Get Lucky
Same as Knopfler's last three albums: expertly-performed, authentic, and relaxed.
Michael Bublé – Crazy Love
A wonderfully tuneful, tasteful album for any pop-jazz vocal afficianado. I'm honestly not sure how much of the artistry is his though, so I can't put it on my most-recommended list.
Joshua James – Build Me This
Singer-songwriter's inevitable band-oriented sophomore effort. Good stuff, but bigger isn't always better.
Peter Bradley Adams – Traces
This guy keeps making the same album, but who cares when they're so damn good?
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – The Live Anthology
Rocking and revelatory.
A Disappointment:
Derek Webb – Stockholm Syndrome
The controversial album from this important Christian artist was a mixed bag for me. The daring production style (see: Yorke, Thom) was great and created a freshness to the material, but the songs just weren't strong enough musically. Christian reviewers (especially those with more progressive inclinations) bent over backwards praising the album's sometimes ham-fisted lyrical content. On the other hand, I just couldn't get past the fact that a lot of melodies felt undercooked. It's a fine album if you're the type to read and reflect on the words without ever desiring to sing along.
Favorite Songs:
Doves – "Kingdom of Rust": A dark, textured epic.
EELS – "Beginner's Luck": Catchy and deserving to be heard.
Rocket Club – "One More Day": Local country-rock effort written by a father who lost his daughter to a fatal illness. Always gets me a bit misty-eyed, like "Christmas Shoes" but better. (FREE DOWNLOAD)
Wilco – "One Wing": Great mix of Wilco's beautiful and artistic ambitions.
Derek Webb – "What Matters More": The best and worst of Webb's album is distilled into this pretty remarkable track that his record label refused to release.
Jars of Clay – "Headphones": A stirring call to Christian love.
Avett Brothers – "I And Love And You": A wonderfully broken, rootsy ballad.
(See also their hilarious video for "Slight Figure of Speech")
U2 – "Moment of Surrender": For me, this was the best, most beautiful, most movingly-performed song I came across this year.


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KidZone Museum's slew of interactive exhibits, indoor jungle gym, and other playful attractions reverberate with the sounds of joviality, pique the curiosity of pint-size patrons, and encourage family bonding. Youngsters dive into an aquatic adventure in the Starfish Enterprise exhibit, which features an imagination playground, reef building, and a research submarine that grant aquatic education without Poseidon's dull office stories. Visitors skid down the slide or skirt the climbing wall of the indoor jungle gym, and mini adventure seekers explore the nature-themed baby zone. The nonprofit museum's creative center proffers washable paints, clay, and other art supplies for crafting miniature magnum opuses, as well as occasional classes on topics such as messy science and imaginary-friend value appraisal.
Helmed by nature photographers Elizabeth and Olof Carmel, the newly expanded, 2,600-square-foot gallery showcases vivid landscape compositions, dramatic panoramas, and crisp still-lifes. Pair the sublime color and unmatched tonal range of Elizabeth's images—which have been featured in outlets including Sierra magazine—with poetry from the likes of John Updike and Richard Wilbur in Brilliant Waters ($49.95), a 104-page book ideal for coffee-table display. Calendars containing Olof's scenic depictions of the Sierra Nevada mountains ($16.95) can help repressed naturalists find peace amid drab cubicles, whereas the glossy, picturesque images on the front of 5"x7" notecards ($9.95) divert attention from the Days of Our Lives fan fiction scribbled inside. More devoted photo fans can vanquish blank wall-space with fine-art prints that range from 10"x15" to 6'x10' ($50–$1,000 and up; individuals can use up to 10 Groupons toward one purchase). The prints are available framed, unframed, or mounted on stretched canvas, and they exclusively employ museum-quality archival inks that, like most moustache dyes, remain fade-resistant for 80 to 100 years.
Since it opened in 1989, the National Automobile Museum has put the history of automotive travel on full display through exhibits, rare collections, and vehicular ephemera. The museum houses more than 200 cars in all, from the first horseless carriages to vintage and classic models to awe-inspiring oddities. Most hail from the garage of the Harrah?s Hotels and Casinos founder and legendary collector Bill Harrah, whose personal fleet reached approximately 1,400 vehicles. The automobiles are set against a backdrop of exacting street scenes, with set pieces and ambient audio recreating the world in which these artifacts roamed. This degree of detail, coupled with a lineup of permanent and rotating exhibits, has established the museum as among the class of the country's automobile museums. In fact, AutoWeek magazine placed it among its top five in the country.
Powers Frameworks can enshrine cherished works of art in your choice of locally made hardwood moldings created specifically for the business. Numerous examples of styles, textures, and colors of wooden frames populate the eclectically patchworked walls. Perusing also reveals a variety of metal frames capable of catching the eye and not giving it back. No matter how they're arranged, owner Mary LaMorte remains at the ready to apply her two-dimensional tailoring skills to any size work, crafting each of her completed pieces on-site.
Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center at the University of Nevada, Reno, fulfills a mission of public science education and K-12 outreach, serving 50,000 visitors per year including 15,000 students through field trip programs. The historic building houses a 60-seat Dome Theater, an Exhibit Hall, and a Science Store.


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You lost me at Denver Style green chili. Still looking for a real California style burrito without the green chili.
Best Burrito Denver 2001 - El Ranchito
Readers' Choice: Chipotle
When most people in this town talk about great Mexican food, they're talking about the kind of burrito you find at El Ranchito. Don't bother telling them that the burrito was invented by Mexicans working in California, not Tijuana; and don't dare suggest that this style of burrito was designed to appeal to the lowest common denominator. In fact, since you can't beat them, you might as well join them in digging into an overstuffed, cheese-covered tortilla smothered with Denver's take on green chile. El Ranchito's burrito supreme is an exemplary version of this quasi-Mex mainstay, bursting with well-seasoned meats mixed with diced tomatoes, and topped by thick, heavy guacamole, lots of sour cream, a quilt of melted yellowish-orange cheese and a sweet, gravylike green.


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I went to college for engineering, now I am in software. I got married in August of 08 to a man who is amazingly perfect for me. We love to be together.
I like to cook and try new things, when I have time. I really want to figure out all the secrets to making food taste amazing, but without adding a bunch of butter or sugar to them. It is a long, slow, but rewarding journey.
I grew up on traditional American food: mac & cheese, meatloaf, spaghetti, lasagna, Hamburger Helper, etc. I was also a VERY picky eater. But I wanted to learn to eat healthy so I've been experimenting and expanding my tastes. Here are some of the foods I have discovered that I really like:
Beans: black, chickpea, black eyed, red. I love salsas with beans. I love bean salads. I love beans in my salads. They just need dressed up a bit with some dressing, no need for heavy BBQ sauces.
Fish: swordfish, halibut, tuna, mahi mahi, salmon, trout, flounder, tilapia. A lot of Americans don't like fish. But think about it: there are DOZENS of different types of fish and you are bound to like one of them. Most think of haddock or cod when they think of fish which have that traditional fishy taste (think fish sticks). I DON'T like either of these fish but I love the above mentioned fish. If you like chicken, you can definitely learn to love fish.
Pineapples. Simply love. Try grilled!
Peppers: green, yellow, red bell peppers. I can't get enough. I have them on salads, in sandwiches, grilled.
Caribbean food. Lime, tequila, blackened anything, fish, chicken, black beans, salsas, pineapples ... love, love, love. Great way to eat tasty and healthy things.
Pork tenderloin. It is as lo cal as chicken but an obvious different taste. Very tender.
Smoothies: strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, peaches. I don't like most fruit alone. I have to have something creamy with it. With milk, fruit, and some sugar sub, fruit can be delicious.
Brussels sprouts. Ok, I don't LOVE them. But I've learned to find tasty ways to eat them and they are a nutritional power house.
Stirfry: usually chicken. Combine soy with some type of sugary liquid like fruit juice ... it's good. Also, a great way to eat vegetables. Homemade is so much better ... I definitely would NOT eat Chinese when I was younger.
Tomatoes. I didn't like tomatoes until I had garden fresh ones. Tomatoes combined with onions or mozzarella or vinegar ... YUM.
And, finally, anything garden fresh. I started to grow my own food and I can't tell you the difference in taste.
1. A good knife is irreplaceable. I recommend a Santoku knife. Don't forget the steel to hone it.
2. A digital thermometer is also irreplaceable. It should have a probe which has a long wire so it can go in the oven with the meat and read the temperature of the meat constantly. Why bother guessing? I had one too many roasts come out not done.
3. Don't EVER put liquid butter on a hot pan, or any fatty substance on a hot pan. It will catch on fire!
4. An oven thermometer is not a bad idea, especially if you have an older oven.
5. Mandolins work great for slicing things (e.g. potatoes) to 3/8" or smaller thickness.


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Started playing golf at the age of 15...Has one brother...Married Jacques Depardon and has two children...Hobbies include cooking, tennis and languages.
Career Highlights
• In 1998, best finish was a tie for 25th at the Rainbow Foods LPGA Classic.
• From 1994-97, did not compete as a member of the LPGA Tour.
• Has nine victories on the JLPGA.
• In 1993, recorded seven top-20 finishes and crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings.
• In 1992, she took a year off from the LPGA Tour to compete on the Japan LPGA Tour.
• In 1991, recorded her second career ace during the second round of the Desert Inn LPGA Classic.
• In 1990, had seven top-10 finishes, including four top-five performances, with a tie for second at the Desert Inn LPGA Classic marking her season-best.
• In 1989, her most successful season, earned $198,868 and won the Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Classic.
• In 1988, won the Sara Lee Classic by defeating three players in a five-hole playoff.
• In 1985, shot her career-best score of 64 during the third round of the LPGA Corning Classic, which she eventually won.
• In 1984, carded her first career hole-in-one during the Uniden LPGA Invitational.
• In 1983, won the Boston Five Classic.
• In 1982, earned Rookie of the Year honors with five top-10 finishes.
Rizzo's outstanding amateur career was highlighted by a near win at the 1981 Florida Lady Citrus in Orlando. She attempted to become the first amateur since JoAnne Carner (1969) to win an LPGA event when she finished regulation play in a five-way tie for first-place. She was defeated by Beth Daniel on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff. However, Rizzo won the World Amateur, Trans-National, Eastern Amateur and Mexican Amateur in 1980 and the North-South, the South Atlantic and the Harder Hall Invitational in 1981. Rizzo also claimed medalist honors and was runner-up at the 1981 U.S. Amateur, as well as at the 1980 and 1981 AIAW National Championships. A 1981 collegiate All-American at the University of Miami, she was Golf Digest's top-ranked amateur in the country in 1980 and GOLF Magazine's top-ranked collegiate player in 1981.


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Jimmy Kimmel Says He Won't Have a Celebrity Officiate His Wedding (VIDEO)
Jimmy Kimmel may have popped the question to girlfriend Molly McNearny this fall, but wedding bells are not on the horizon.
Planning for the big day is still in the early stages, but the funnyman is already sure of one thing: the nuptials won't be star-studded.
"No, no, no," Kimmel said when Celebuzz asked if a famous face would unite him and his fiancé in holy matrimony. "It will be mostly a family affair and there will be a Catholic priest officiating. A non-celebrity priest."
But Kimmel is by no means knees-deep in "I do" details. "I am not that involved in the wedding planning," the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host admitted.
"But I will be there." That doesn't mean all the decisions will be in the hands of the bride, though. "I'll have some jobs," Kimmel added, "but [it's] still a long way off."
While the marriage will be the first for McNearney — who is a co-head writer on the funnyman's late-night talker — Kimmel was wed for 14 years to ex-wife Gina, with whom he has daughter Katie, 21, and son Kevin, 19.
The talk show host proposed to his McNearny — who he began dating in October 2009, a few months after he split from fellow comedian Sarah Silverman — during a late summer getaway to South Africa's Kruger National Forest.
With the wedding on the back burner, Kimmel is concentrating on his nightly hosting gig.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! recently got bumped up to 11:35 PM, beginning as of Jan. 8. The new time slot will see the show go head-to-head with The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Show with David Letterman.
But the move won't change Kimmel stance on Matt Damon, with whom he has had a long-running faux feud.The bad blood dates back to the the third season of Kimmel's ABC show, when he made a tradition of saying, "Apologies to Matt Damong, but we ran out of time," at the end of each episode, despite the actor never been booked to appear.
Then when Damon finally sat down on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, he cursed out the host before storming off stage. And in 2008, Damon teamed up with Kimmel's then-girlfriend Sarah Silverman in a YouTube clip, in which she revealed to Kimmel: "I'm f***ing Matt Damon." Now it seems Kimmel has no plans of ditching his fan-duping dispute with the A-list actor anytime soon.
"Matt Damon is unwelcome on my show," Kimmel said. "We have standards and he does not meet them."


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Dr. Bertha Maxwell Roddey, Lecturer, African-American Studies at USC Lancaster, has been selected as a 2010 Arch of Triumph Award Recipient by Johnson C. Smith University in celebration of the 143rd Anniversary of JCSU's founding. An Awards Ceremony takes place on April 17.
Dr. Roddey has also been selected as the recipient of the Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole Living Legend Award from Mahogany Dime LLC, an arts and entertainment company whose Foundation works with underprivileged African American girls in programs designed to foster healthy self esteem. Their annual event recognizes outstanding African American women who are doing great things in North Carolina and will also be held on April 17.
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Purchased today as a "foliage" houseplant. Looked through two books and didn't see anything to match. Thanks. Charles Woolever |
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Cissus alata 'Ellen Danica' |
Thanks, but it's not an ivy. It almost has a structure like bleeding heart. Charles |
We agree it's not an "IVY" it's a Cissus vine. This is why we try never to use common names which only lead to confusion. |
Here is a link that might be useful: This Cissus is a Succulent! (not a cactus)
I'll go c Cissus, too. Commonly called "Grape Ivy", this name is only half right. It is in the grape family (Vitaceae). Not at all an ivy. |
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"Chivalry is dead," they say.
Many claim that men are no longer opening doors and doing other things to show their respect for women the way their grandfathers did for their grandmothers. A good man is harder to find than he used to be, some add.
Every woman wants to be shown that she is special, to know that a man will go out of his way to show her that he actually does care whether or not she has her hands full or the door hits her in the face.
What used to be seen among men as a sense of responsibility to give that courtesy to women because they are women seems to have turned into a fear of showing any preference to the opposite sex.
If chivalry is dead, it is possible that women contributed to its death; at least, in the sense of what many women tend to mean when they discuss the topic.
There was once a time when women did not have the same opportunities as they do now. It was unheard of at one point for a woman to be a doctor or a lawyer or a company CEO — or even a newspaper reporter.
Now, young women find that job hunting is a much easier task than it was when their predecessors first began to chip away at the glass ceiling. While some women still struggle for the same level of social acceptance or pay within the workplace, most would likely say they feel like they are on equal footing with their male co-workers.
The United States has made great advances in gender equality, especially compared to countries where young women are required to keep their heads covered, stay home from school and concern themselves only with household things.
Still, based on my conversations with male friends, I have long sensed that men have been confused by the ongoing progress of women finding equal opportunities in their careers.
The confusion lies in whether or not they should still be chivalrous if men and women are supposed to be equal.
If Average Joe would not go out of his way to open a door for a male friend or co-worker, does he still need to do so for a woman?
Actions speak a trillion decibels louder than words. Yes, a man may still want to open a door for a woman if he wants his actions to communicate something positive.
There is one major detail that always seems to get left out of conversations about chivalry.
Despite how it has been illustrated in the past, it is not gender exclusive.
"Chivalry" is a word that dates back to the Middle Ages, according to the New Oxford American Dictionary. It is either "the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, esp. courage, honor, courtesy, justice and a readiness to help the weak" or simply "courteous behavior."
While the medieval knights were men, "courteous behavior" is something that should be practiced by both men and women.
I have opened doors for men who have been carrying heavy boxes and had their hands full. I have given up my seat to a man on a moving subway who was struggling to balance on a pair of crutches. That does not make me a saint; I was just treating those men how I would have wanted to be treated.
It is important to help those who need help, even if it means throwing traditional gender roles out the proverbial window.
I make an effort to say thank you to someone who opens a door for me because I appreciate the gesture, not because I think I deserve to have one opened for me just because I am a woman.
To be clear, whether or not a person opens a door for another is not the only issue of concern when it comes to practicing chivalry. There are many different instances in which someone can lend a helping hand to another.
As women and men both ponder what it really means to foster good professional and personal relationships, it is important to remember that things like honor and courtesy are not just tied to one gender.
Again, actions speak volumes. Loving gestures show love, and rude gestures communicate rudeness.
The issue I see to be of the biggest concern today is not whether or not men treat women with a one-sided kind of respect. The problem is that people in general need to be treating those around them with more respect.
If chivalry is dead, resurrect it by trying to treat well everyone you meet, and make "common courtesy" actually become a common thing.
What has long been known as "the golden rule" should still remain even in the absence of a more gender-based sort of courtesy.
Treat others how you would like to be treated, and they may take your lead and treat you the same way — regardless of whether you are a man or a woman.


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While there have been a number of movies (not to mention novels, manga, kabuki, and bunraku) based on Chushingura, there has never really been a single, definitive version, and none that could be called pillars of Japanese cinema (the Mizoguchi version is perhaps the best known). Seven Samurai was an original story, and one of the greatest things ever filmed, period.
Did I hallucinate viewing a version with Toshiro Mifune that blew the top of my head off? I saw it when I was a kid. Top Ten Films 1930-2009. 2014 1.
BOYHOOD (Richard Linklater) 2. INTERSTELLAR (Christopher Nolan) 3. A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (Scott Frank) 4. A MOST WANTED MAN (Anton Corbijn) 5. The Movie Cliches List, part 1. Piston-engine airplanes in the movies are unusually subject to engine failure.
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CASA Colorful 5k and Family Fun Run
2nd Annual Colorful 5k Fun Run benefiting CASA for Children. Registration opens at 8:30am and the race begins at 9:00am.
Additional Information
Mark you calendar for September 13th, CASA for Children is holding the second color run on Trinity Baptist Church's cross country track. The run is named in Amanda Fussell Woodman's honor for her many years of devotion to child abuse prevention in Texarkana and the surrounding 12 counties. Amanda trained advocate volunteers, raised funds and recruited for CASA. The day of the event, we will open registration at 8:30am and the race begins at 9:00am. Runners will enjoy powder stations along the race route. Participants are encouraged to wear all white so that they may be rainbowed with a non-toxic powder. Families will be able to participate in the race and enjoy bounce houses, snow-cones, facepainting, a magician making balloon characters and a cotton candy machine. Come out to Trinity Baptist Church Saturday morning, September the 13th at 8:30am and enjoy the fun benefiting CASA.
CASA is a national non-profit volunteer organization for neglected and abused children. CASA volunteers speak to everyone involved in the child's life. The information they gather and their recommendations help the court make informed decisions for the child.


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Rich, pretty Lucca. What shall we do with you?
Surveying the Lucchese skyline from one of the handful of remaining medieval towers above the city, you'll see a sea of low-lying ocher roofs, bounded by regiments of evergreens, bounded in turn by mountains forming phantom camels against the setting sun. Italian cities make for easy drama. It's all here. Take a walk through Lucca's Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, a sun-bleached ellipse of medieval houses built upon the ruins of a Roman amphitheater. For all the beauty around you, the eye is drawn to a huge pair of boxer shorts hanging from a window. Everything is an open story. Here red-and-black towels indicate a supporter of the soccer squad A.C. Milan, here lives an overweight man, here is someone who pines for a stronger Italian state. One of the region's most conservative cities, a right-wing dinghy floating along in Tuscany's veritable ocean of working-class red, Lucca does go on, reveling, feasting off its very Lucca-ness.
And then a small tempest stirred the world press. The Kebab Controversy.
As newspapers reported last year, the city has banned new ethnic restaurants from opening in the city center in an effort to preserve the purity of its local cuisine. Too many of the town's children were coming home bearing the greasy thumbprints of foreign kebabs. The local left wing quickly decried the "gastronomic racism" and "culinary ethnic cleansing," while Italy's minister of agriculture, a member of the anti-immigrant Northern League, supported the banning of non-regional food, proudly announcing: "I even refuse to eat pineapple."
Lucca's stand against the kebab-bearing Turks brings to mind not only the question, What on earth is happening to Italy? But also, What exactly are we looking for when we travel? Do we want to sift through the contents of a jewel box, or do we want to lean over the balcony of our hotel room and feel the gusts of a strange new breeze? Do we wish to see small pockets of history and tradition, or do we want to open our ears and hear the fresh news the world whispers insistently to us each day? There is no simple answer, although the masses of tourists ping-ponging between Lucca's Renaissance-era walls seem quite happy with the jewel-box approach. And yet, we all crave surprise. Lucca is known for its churches, among them the 11th-century wedding cake of San Michele in Foro and the San Martino Cathedral, its sacristy containing Jacopo della Quercia's magnificent Gothic tomb of a poor young dear who died in childbirth, her noble dog loyally roosting by her feet. But three months after my visit these images are relegated to quick postcard snaps on my phone. The only interior that still echoes in my mind is the Basilica di San Frediano. Not for its simple Romanesque proportions or its relative humility, but because in the sullen emptiness of one afternoon a middle-aged procession of just-off-the-bus Germans with their rolling luggage still behind them unexpectedly take over one of the chapels and, under the guidance of their skinny, polyester-clad pastor, suddenly raise their voices to God.


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Some months ago I stumbled across a video on the internet of somebody giving a very good talk on the impact of memory access latency on the execution of programs. I'm trying to find the video again; maybe you know what video I mean and were I can find it.
This is what I remember about the talk/video:
- I don't remember the title and it may have been broader, but the talk was a lot about impact of memory access latency in modern processors on program execution.
- The talk was in English and most likely the location was in America.
- The speaker was very knowledgeable about the topic, but the talk was in an informal setting (not a conference presentation or university lecture). I think the speaker was known to the audience and may even have been famous (I don't remember)
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VETT 1113 Introduction to Veterinary Technology - 2hrs
This course will introduce the student to the field of Veterinary Technology. The history of veterinary medicine, the origin of veterinary technology, advancements in the field, and laws and ethics will be discussed. During the second portion of this course, the student will learn the groups of dogs, the common breeds of dogs and cats, behaviors, genetic predispositions to diseases, and choosing a pet. Designed for the beginning veterinary technology student as a required course, but is also open for any student interested in the field of Veterinary Technology. Fall Semester. Open to all students.
VETT 1115 Clinical Techniques - 3hrs
Students in the Veterinary Technology Program will be introduced to the basic restraint and handling techniques of dogs and cats. Students will learn about animal behavior and the human-animal bond; as well as animal and human communication. Introductory techniques will be taught and performed, as well as providing the students with hands-on instruction with program animals. Nutrition, basic grooming, hospital design, and practice management will also be addressed. Two hours lecture and two hours lab per week. Fall Semester. PR: Admission to the VT Program.
VETT 1116 Clinical Procedures - 5hrs
The students will study and apply radiographic procedures, basic bandaging and external fixation techniques, surgical nursing, instrument and equipment care, and application of veterinary anesthesiology. The pharmacology of veterinary pre-anesthetics and anesthetics will be covered. Necropsy and tissue sampling techniques will be discussed. Three hours lecture and two two-hour labs each week. Spring Semester. PR: VETT- 1115, 1130, ALLH 1100, BIO or VETT 1170.
VETT 1122 Veterinary Pharmacology - 3hrs
Drug laws and regulations are reviewed. The principles, simplified chemistry, and basic concepts of pharmacology are covered. The more common drugs and their variations among species are presented. A survey of the biochemistry of metabolism and the role of nutrition in disease treatment is covered. Three hours lecture per week. Spring Semester. PR: VETT- 1115, ALLH 1100, VETT or BIO 1170.
VETT 1130 Animal Parasitology - 3hrs
The life cycle, pathologies and management control techniques of the parasites of the common domestic animals will be studied. External as well as internal parasites will be presented. The laboratory techniques for diagnosing these parasites will be practiced. Two hours lecture and two hours lab per week. Fall Semester. VT Majors only.
VETT 1170 Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology - 4hrs
This course is designed to familiarize students enrolled in Veterinary Technology with the architecture of cells, tissues, organs and organ systems in the functional animal body. Using the canine, equine, and bovine species as models, students will study, in detail, the digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular, excretory, nervous, endocrine, and reproductive systems with emphasis on comparative structures and clinical significance of each body system. This course is designed to meet the requirements of the Veterinary Technology Program. It will not count toward any degree in Biology. Three house lecture and one-two hour lab per week. PR: Admission to the Veterinary Technology Program or Instructor permission.
VETT 1181 Pleasure Horse Management - 2hrs
This course will cover all aspects of pleasure horse care and handling. Students will form an appreciation of the complexities of horse ownership, and the respoinsibilities of maintaining a healthy animal. Topics will include an overview of common breeds, nutrition, transport, health and care issues, and breeding. Spring Semester. Open to all students.
VETT 1182 Small Animal Nutrition - 2hrs
Introductory course providing identification and function of nutrients, understanding pet food labels, and applications for wellness, life stage and therapeutic (prescription foods) for dogs and cats. The couse will be a synchronous, interactice internet course with simultaneous audio in the classroom. PR: BIO or VETT 1170
VETT 2210 Laboratory Animal Techniques - 3hrs
The students will study the care, handling and restraint of common laboratory animals. The taxonomy of vertebrate animals is reviewed. Exotics, birds, reptiles, and wildlife will also be covered. Successful completion will prepare the student to take the ALAT certification examination by he AALAS. Two- hour lecture and two-hours of lab per week. Spring Semester. Open to all students.
VETT 2212 Health Management of Farm Animals - 4hrs
The students will study the care, handling and disease prevention of farm animals. They will practice restraint and medication techniques. Interstate regulations and shipping documents will be reviewed. The common domestic breeds of the cow, horse, pig, sheep, and goat will be studied. Several field trips will be included. One-hour lecture and two, two-hour labs per week. Fall Semester. PR: VETT 2271
VETT 2217 Clinical Laboratory Procedures - 4hrs
The students will study the theory and practice the laboratory techniques for complete blood analysis and urinalysis as related to clinical veterinary medicine. Vaginal cytology, biopsies, tissue handling, and histology also covered. Two hours lecture and four hours of lab per week. Fall Semester. PR: VETT 2271.
VETT 2222 Diseases of Domestic Animals - 4hrs
The body's normal defense systems and their responses to pathology will be presented. Infectious, hormonal, traumatic, and toxicological diseases of domestic animals will be covered. Four hours lecture per week. Fall Semester PR: VETT 2271.
VETT 2271 Veterinary Preceptorship I - 4hrs
The student spends 160 hours working with a veterinarian for one summer term. The student will have the opportunity to function as a member of the veterinary staff. The student will be able to apply techniques learned in the classroom. PR: VT Majors.
VETT 2272 Veterinary Preceptorship II -12hrs
The student spends 300 hours in the spring semester working with a veterinarian. The student is expected of function as a full member of the veterinary staff. The student is expected to be able to learn and/or develop variations in techniques learned in the classroom. PR: VT Majors.
VETT 2299 Special Topics - 1-12 hrs
This course will provide an opportunity for students to further their study of priciples and concepts in the field and to apply their knowledge in a variety of applications both in the traditional classroom setting and in work/job related experiences. The class will be an individualized, arranged course, with learning outcomes determined by the instructor. PR: VT Majors.
VETT 2295 - Seminar for Veterinary Technicians - 2hrs
This course is concurrent and interrelated with VETT 2272. It is designed to correlate the academic and applied techniques learned by the technician student. Variations in techniques will be compared; advanced techniques may be presented. Each student will be required to prepare a resume, and write and present a scientific research paper to complete the course requirements. PR: VT Majors. Capstone Course.


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Originally created as a table top game in 1987, Warhammer 40,000 has since expanded into the realms of video games, novels, comics, and even cinema. Now it's marching single-file onto tablets with Warhammer 40,000: Storm Of Vengeance, a lane strategy game for iPad and Android.
We spoke with Fletcher, who works on the game's design team, about how Eutechnyx balanced the tenets of mobile games with the fiction of the long-running sci-fi fantasy series.
TabTimes Games: For people unfamiliar with the Warhammer series, what kind of game is Storm of Vengeance and how do you play it?
Fletcher: Storm of Vengeance is a lane strategy game. There are five lanes of combat, each with building slots at the ends. So you fight your opponent across the five lanes, while also unlocking skills, constructing buildings and units, and using special abilities to defeat your enemies. The complexity and strategy starts to come in as you explore the deep skill tree and discover the endless different tactics and combinations you can employ on the battlefield.
Why did you decide to go with the lane approach, as opposed to making this a real-time strategy game with the traditional box or hexagon battlefield?
We wanted to make the equivalent of a real-time strategy game that you can play in small bursts of time, or on a mobile device. So you'll recognize lots of the elements of an RTSes in here, from unit customization to resource gathering.
But you still fight it out in real-time. Did you ever experiment with a turn-based combat system?
There's some great turn based games out there, but we wanted something faster and more immediate. When you play single player games of Storm of Vengeance, you'll notice that the game will pause when the player opens a menu. But in multiplayer, there's no such respite. It's fast, action-packed, and can be played at a furious rate.
What other lane strategy games on tablets do you think Storm is most similar to?
Total War Battles: Shogun is kind of similar, and we have a title called Ninja Cats vs. Samurai Dogs where we tested out some of the systems that we later developed into Storm of Vengeance.
How about the story of the game, where does it fit in with the Warhammer 40,000 story?
The storyline is based on a novel by Gav Thorpe called The Purging of Kadillus, though much of the Ork narrative is new since the novel is largely told from the Dark Angel perspective. Andy Hall, a great writer from Games Workshop [Warhammer 40,000's parent company], did much of the adaptation.
You've said that there's a "comprehensive DLC plan" for the game. Can you tell us what that will be?
We have a range of DLC accompanying the launch. For starters, on the Dark Angels side, there are the Dreadnought and Terminator units; on the Ork side, the crazy Stormboyz and new clan skins that allow the player to change from the Goff clan to either Bad Moons or Death Skulls. The Dreadnought and Stormboyz will be free to Steam users.
Speaking of free and paid stuff, how will your pay structure work for this game?
Warhammer 40,000: Storm of Vengeance is a premium title with a low price point. There are no microtransactions or pay-to-win mechanics. We felt the free-to-play microtransaction model wouldn't really suit the game we were trying to make. We're trying to tell a story, and encourage people to really immerse themselves into the universe, so we don't want to keep stopping them with pay walls.
The game is coming to both iPad and Android tablets, as well as PCs via steam. Are there any differences between them?
Only in interface and controls, which are designed to fit each platform.
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My understanding is that you'll be able to play people on different systems: iPad vs. Android, Android vs. PC, and so on. Do these matches work any differently than if you're playing on the same system? iPad vs. iPad, for instance.
They work exactly the same. It's the first time we've built a cross platform multiplayer system in one of our titles, and we're really excited about it. We think it's something that is going to become an industry standard in the near future.
Finally, humor has always been a part of the Warhammer series. Given that, and the lane approach, are there any plans to add a bowling mode? Cuz that would be cool.
Ha! I must admit you're the first person to suggest it. Probably not this game. You'll just have to make do with throwing grenades at Gretchins instead.


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For instance, did Calderon launch an internal war to legitimize his presidency? While Calderon was elected in 2006 with the support of the international community, and the church, the elite, and the business class within Mexico, he faced civil unrest in the southern state of Oaxaca and mounting economic problems. A solid half of the Mexican population qualifies as poor, and in the presidential race, a large number of those poor voters supported Calderon's opponent, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
When Calderon appeared in battle gear with the military in a spectacular January 2007 photo op, it indicated to Mexican political commentators that the president was attempting to bolster his weak position and shift the discourse from complex social issues to security. "The images and the way in which the press treats this topic creates an alliance with the most conservative class elite," says Froylan Enciso, a Mexican historian and former journalist. "When all the coverage is around criminals, then you have an enemy and the Mexican government can have its war."
What does victory in this "war" look like, and is it attainable? Is the objective to dismantle the cartels, reduce their size, end the violence, or disrupt drug shipments? Over the last three years, all four have been mentioned by the Mexican and U.S. governments as the goal.
Whatever the goal, is a military offensive the best strategy? In the 1970s, the U.S. funded a succession of drug interdiction programs in the coastal state of Sinaloa, where marijuana cultivation was (and remains) robust. The result: hundreds were arrested and tortured, and the traffickers morphed into today's cartels. But the strongest reason to question a military-based strategy is the story of the U.S.'s effort to stamp out the cocaine industry in Colombia. Between 2000 and 2008, the U.S. poured some $6 billion into that "drug war." Yet, according to a report last year by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, coca production increased by 15 percent over the first six years of this decade.
While American press reports have consistently suggested that Calderon's deployment of the military is evidence of his commitment to the drug fight, Jorge Castaneda, a former Mexican foreign minister, noted in a piece in the May 2007 Newsweek International that the secretary of defense in the administration of Calderon's predecessor, Vicente Fox, had refused to send his troops on the drug mission. "The Mexican military is not trained, equipped or enthusiastic about such chores," Castaneda wrote.
Finally, are Mexico's public institutions, many of which are notoriously weak and corrupt, prepared for a massive crackdown on drug traffickers? In 2008, for instance, after nearly two years of the "drug war," Mexico approved a judicial reform package to address the country's 30 percent conviction rate for alleged narco-traffickers and nearly 5 percent conviction rate in cases of murder and kidnapping.
Without an exploration of such questions, we are presented with a simplistic battle between good guys—macho soldiers with loads of ammo—and bad guys—the tattooed and sinister drug goons. Despite complaints by Mexican human-rights groups about alleged human-rights violations by the military and reports of altercations between civilians and soldiers from the outset of the offensive, rarely does the U.S. press coverage show citizens in confrontation with the Army or the experience of a civilian population under siege by cartel violence. Instead, detailed coverage is lavished on the exotic habits of the drug traffickers, their taste for ostrich-leather cowboy boots, and the romanticized presentation of "narcocultura." Consider this representative passage from the February 21, 2009, edition of The Wall Street Journal: "Mexican drug gangs even have an unofficial religion: they worship La Santa Muerte, a Mexican version of the grim reaper." The rising death toll, which doubled between 2007 and 2008, is explained simply by repeating Calderon's logic: "Officials in both Washington and Mexico City also say the rising violence has a silver lining … the Mexican government is finally cracking down on the drug cartels … ."
Contrast this with Alma Guillermoprieto's article, "Days of the Dead," in the November 10, 2008, issue of The New Yorker, in which she too covers narcocultura and the violence, but her perspective is much broader. The article includes dissenting viewpoints and scrutiny of Calderon's war, its origins, and its tactics, and it places the rise of the cartels in the context of the end of the one-party political system in Mexico.
Guillermoprieto's piece delivers a sober report on an underground economy that has thrived for generations out of economic need and with tacit political approval. She approaches the story from a perspective within Mexico, rather than from the outside looking in. As a result, the reader is informed, rather than coerced by the implicit moral judgments found in articles that paint the cartels as "gangs" or "goons."


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General Member of the Public & I click on advertisers through IGive.com and purchase products from that site, which donates to this group.
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The people running this group are highly dedicated and truly love horses and help as many as possible. I'm so glad there is a group like this.
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(Denver, CO) -- Governor John Hickenlooper is expected to sign a bill today that will help disabled veterans with small businesses get work. Springs state Senator Bernie Herpin sponsored the bill in the Senate. Herpin says the goal is to give at least three-percent of contracts for state work to businesses owned by veterans who are disabled due to their service.


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This short post is not about retirement planning, but I hope it might be helpful for unexperienced fellow bloggers.
I've mostly thought it is best to keep my blog ad free. But I also wondered how much I was potentially leaving on the table by not having ads. I found it to be very difficult to find information about ad revenues for bloggers.
On April 4, I started a little experiment by turning on the ads for Google AdSense. I am finding that I really wasn't leaving much on the table after all, and so I am hereby turning the ads back off.
For those wondering about potential advertising revenues, here are my ad statistics over the period between April 4 and April 21:
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Ad clicks: 14
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Total revenues: $19.08
I think Google requires $100 in revenues before making a payment, so I won't see that $19 bucks, but I think I'd rather just keep my blog ad free.
I should note, I am also experimenting with an Amazon widget. I grouped together a collection of books about retirement planning and investing that I recommend regardless of the circumstances, and Amazon provides a nice setup for sharing these recommendations. There is a side benefit that I can 6% of the purchase price for any books bought through that link... Someone did kindly order a bunch of books on the day I turned that feature on. Thank you very much for that!


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This dress looks very cute on. The v-neck, twisted wrap styling and the dropped seaming on one hip gives it a stylish flair. I bought this in black to dress up with jewelry or sparkly shawl to wear as cocktail dress on cruise. It packs very small and the wrinkles fall right out.
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I've gone from doing zero conferences for a few years, to 6 in the last 13 months. Not as many as some of my chums do, but for me its been quite a contrast. Nice amount of travelling too, as it gives me the chance to see new places!
Last week I delivered the Icon Design Process talk at Beyond Tellerand in Berlin, possibly for the last time as I'm sure everyone is as sick of it as I am! It was a superb conference and I particularly enjoyed the opportunity to watch Stefan Sagmeister. I would love to go back for the Düsseldorf edition next May.
If you would like the slides, you can download the Icon Design Process PDF here
I use Darren Kiley from PushPedal a lot – from servicing and fault finding to full rebuilds every time I change my mind about the frameset I'm currently using. He's a man with a workshop, a van, and a lot of experience. He's one of those great local businesses that you can't help but promote whenever you can.
He's recently had this little video made so that you can all behold is awesome beard! I mean, see what service he offers…
I started cycling because of my commute to my new office, although it's not exactly strenuous. If I go the direct route its barely more than a mile, so I usually extend it a bit, going past the picturesque Cogges Farm Museum (above – a recent location for Downton Abbey doncha know!). I also use my bike for lots of small shopping trips, so even if I'm not 'out on a proper ride' I'm usually on my bike every day.
I've never recorded these little trips on Strava, as it would be like spamming my friends. They don't want to know about a 1.5 mile trip to the Post Office, especially if there a many of these kind of updates a day. Then I worked out that I was missing around 1000 miles a year, and while I'm not too worried about a 'score' I'm interested to know how much I've done on each of my bikes.
Only recently did the light dawn – if I marked each of these little rides as 'private', they still get recorded, but don't bore my friends with it either.
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1 Give ear , O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. | 1 O my people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. |
2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: | 2 I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old-- |
3 Which we have heard and known , and our fathers have told us. | 3 what we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us. |
4 We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done . | 4 We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done. |
5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: | 5 He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children, |
6 That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born ; who should arise and declare them to their children: | 6 so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children. |
7 That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: | 7 Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands. |
8 And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright , and whose spirit was not stedfast with God. | 8 They would not be like their forefathers-- a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him. |
9 The children of Ephraim, being armed , and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. | 9 The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned back on the day of battle; |
10 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law; | 10 they did not keep God's covenant and refused to live by his law. |
11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them. | 11 They forgot what he had done, the wonders he had shown them. |
12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. | 12 He did miracles in the sight of their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. |
13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through ; and he made the waters to stand as an heap. | 13 He divided the sea and led them through; he made the water stand firm like a wall. |
14 In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. | 14 He guided them with the cloud by day and with light from the fire all night. |
15 He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths. | 15 He split the rocks in the desert and gave them water as abundant as the seas; |
16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. | 16 he brought streams out of a rocky crag and made water flow down like rivers. |
17 And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness. | 17 But they continued to sin against him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High. |
18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. | 18 They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved. |
19 Yea, they spake against God; they said , Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? | 19 They spoke against God, saying, "Can God spread a table in the desert? |
20 Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out , and the streams overflowed ; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people? | 20 When he struck the rock, water gushed out, and streams flowed abundantly. But can he also give us food? Can he supply meat for his people?" |
21 Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth : so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel; | 21 When the LORD heard them, he was very angry; his fire broke out against Jacob, and his wrath rose against Israel, |
22 Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation: | 22 for they did not believe in God or trust in his deliverance. |
23 Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven, | 23 Yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened the doors of the heavens; |
24 And had rained down manna upon them to eat , and had given them of the corn of heaven. | 24 he rained down manna for the people to eat, he gave them the grain of heaven. |
25 Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full. | 25 Men ate the bread of angels; he sent them all the food they could eat. |
26 He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind. | 26 He let loose the east wind from the heavens and led forth the south wind by his power. |
27 He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: | 27 He rained meat down on them like dust, flying birds like sand on the seashore. |
28 And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations. | 28 He made them come down inside their camp, all around their tents. |
29 So they did eat , and were well filled : for he gave them their own desire; | 29 They ate till they had more than enough, for he had given them what they craved. |
30 They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths, | 30 But before they turned from the food they craved, even while it was still in their mouths, |
31 The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel. | 31 God's anger rose against them; he put to death the sturdiest among them, cutting down the young men of Israel. |
32 For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works . | 32 In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; in spite of his wonders, they did not believe. |
33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble. | 33 So he ended their days in futility and their years in terror. |
34 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God. | 34 Whenever God slew them, they would seek him; they eagerly turned to him again. |
35 And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer . | 35 They remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer. |
36 Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues. | 36 But then they would flatter him with their mouths, lying to him with their tongues; |
37 For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant. | 37 their hearts were not loyal to him, they were not faithful to his covenant. |
38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away , and did not stir up all his wrath. | 38 Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath. |
39 For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away , and cometh not again . | 39 He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return. |
40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! | 40 How often they rebelled against him in the desert and grieved him in the wasteland! |
41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. | 41 Again and again they put God to the test; they vexed the Holy One of Israel. |
42 They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy. | 42 They did not remember his power-- the day he redeemed them from the oppressor, |
43 How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan: | 43 the day he displayed his miraculous signs in Egypt, his wonders in the region of Zoan. |
44 And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods , that they could not drink . | 44 He turned their rivers to blood; they could not drink from their streams. |
45 He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them. | 45 He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them. |
46 He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust. | 46 He gave their crops to the grasshopper, their produce to the locust. |
47 He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost. | 47 He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamore-figs with sleet. |
48 He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts. | 48 He gave over their cattle to the hail, their livestock to bolts of lightning. |
49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them. | 49 He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility-- a band of destroying angels. |
50 He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence; | 50 He prepared a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death but gave them over to the plague. |
51 And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham: | 51 He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt, the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham. |
52 But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. | 52 But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the desert. |
53 And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies . | 53 He guided them safely, so they were unafraid; but the sea engulfed their enemies. |
54 And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased . | 54 Thus he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken. |
55 He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. | 55 He drove out nations before them and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance; he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes. |
56 Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies: | 56 But they put God to the test and rebelled against the Most High; they did not keep his statutes. |
57 But turned back , and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. | 57 Like their fathers they were disloyal and faithless, as unreliable as a faulty bow. |
58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images. | 58 They angered him with their high places; they aroused his jealousy with their idols. |
59 When God heard this, he was wroth , and greatly abhorred Israel: | 59 When God heard them, he was very angry; he rejected Israel completely. |
60 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men; | 60 He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent he had set up among men. |
61 And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand. | 61 He sent [the ark of] his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy. |
62 He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance. | 62 He gave his people over to the sword; he was very angry with his inheritance. |
63 The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage . | 63 Fire consumed their young men, and their maidens had no wedding songs; |
64 Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation . | 64 their priests were put to the sword, and their widows could not weep. |
65 Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine. | 65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, as a man wakes from the stupor of wine. |
66 And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach. | 66 He beat back his enemies; he put them to everlasting shame. |
67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim: | 67 Then he rejected the tents of Joseph, he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim; |
68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved . | 68 but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loved. |
69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever. | 69 He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever. |
70 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds : | 70 He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens; |
71 From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. | 71 from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance. |
72 So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands. | 72 And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them. |
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Cutting a long story short - I lost my motor a month ago due to a cracked #8 cylinder. After hunting around I decide to go with a GEP long block but GEP were on vacation for two weeks so finally I found an agent W.W. Williams - spoke to a great guy that helped me a lot. I had read a lot about the 6.5 variants and the P400 kept popping up as the hottest new GEP. My WWW guy had just sold one to another Canadian so I took the plunge and ordered a P400 long block just over a week ago.
Another of us was in the same predicament and he had ordered a regular Optimizer long block from WWW. When he found out about the P400 he contacted WWW then GEP to talk more and a GEP guy told him that the P400 doesn't fit Hummers only the new HMMWVs - something to do with the oil pan. Today my new Canadian pal just recieved his new P400 so I called him to discuss the fit issue - completely new topic to him with respect to Hummers although he has read about fit issues with other trucks. His P400 was custom built for his 95 non-turbo; 18:1 compression.
Tomorrow I'm calling GEP then WWW to try and confirm what the issue is. I have read on other H forums that P400s have been seen in Hummers. It is surprising that there is so little P400 discussion on the H forums considering our collective engine woes. I promise to update you with all I find but meanwhile is there anyone out there that has installed a P400 in a Hummer? If so please share!
My fellow Canuk and I can only think that there may be an issue with the UCP - other than that what is under the motor between the rails?
Any comments are most welcome.


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Win This Pressure Cooker!
by Victoria Phillips in Giveaway, September 4, 2013The pressure cooker isn't just a fancy gadget used by Iron Chefs in Kitchen Stadium; it's also the perfect tool for getting dinner on the table in no time. Cook long-braise dishes like this Pressure Cooker Beef Stroganoff any night of the week in under 40 minutes, or check out one of Alton's easy pressure cooker how-to videos.
The Vitaquick pressure cooker adjusts to two speed settings for delicate ingredients like fish and long-cooking dishes like soup. With an easy locking indicator and positioning aid, releasing the pressure when you're done cooking is as easy as pressing a button.
You can buy your own Vitaquick pressure cooker or enter in the comments for a chance to win one. Just let us know, in the comments, your favorite dish to make in a pressure cooker. The contest starts at 10:00 a.m. EST today, and ends on Friday, September 6 at 5 p.m. EST.
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Cybersleuths Uncover 5-Year Spy Operation Targeting Governments, Others
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Among the modules are plugins for MS Office and Adobe Reader that help the attackers re-infect a machine if any of its modules get detected and zapped by antivirus scanners. These plugins are designed to parse Office or .pdf documents that come into the computer to look for specific identifiers the attackers have embedded in them. If the plugins find an identifier in a document, they extract a payload from the document and execute it. This allows the attackers to get their malware onto a system without using an exploit.
"So even if the system is fully patched, they can still regain access to the machine by sending an email to the victim that has these persistent modules in Office or Reader," Raiu says.
The attackers are believed to be Russian-speaking, based on registration data for many command-and-control servers used to communicate with infected machines, which were registered with Russian email addresses. Some of the servers for the command structure are also based in Russia, though others are in Germany.
In addition, researchers found Russian words in the code that indicate native speakers.
"Inside the modules they are using several Russian slang words. Such words are generally unknown to non-native Russian speakers," Raiu says.
One of the commands in a dropper file the attackers use changes the default codepage of the machine to 1251 before installing malware on the machine. This is the code base required to render Cyrillic fonts on a machine. Raiu thinks the attackers may have wanted to change the code base in certain machines to preserve the encoding in stolen documents taken from them.
"It's tricky to steal data with Cyrillic encoding with a program not created for Cyrillic coding," he notes. "The encoding might be messed up. So perhaps the reason to [change the code base] is to make sure that the stolen documents, explicitly those containing Cyrillic file names and characters, are properly rendered onto the attacker's system."
Raiu notes, however, that all of the clues pointing to Russia could simply be red herrings planted by the attackers to throw off investigators.
Although the attackers appear to be Russian speakers, to get their malware onto systems they have been using some exploits — against Microsoft Excel and Word — that were created by Chinese hackers and have been used in other previous attacks that targeted Tibetan activists and military and energy-sector victims in Asia.
"We can assume that these exploits have been originally developed by Chinese hackers, or at least on Chinese code page computers," Raiu says. But he notes that the malware that the exploits drop onto victim machines was created by the Red October group specifically for their own targeted attacks. "They're using outer shells that have been used against Tibetan activists, but the malware itself does not appear to be of Chinese origin."
The attack appears to date back to 2007, based on a May 2007 date when one of the command-and-control domains was registered. Some of the modules also appear to have been compiled in 2008. The most recent was compiled Jan. 8 this year.
Kaspersky says the campaign is much more sophisticated than other extensive spy operations exposed in recent years, such as Aurora, which targeted Google and more than two dozen other companies, or the Night Dragon attacks that targeted energy companies for four years.
"Generally speaking, the Aurora and Night Dragon campaigns used relatively simple malware to steal confidential information," Kaspersky writes in its report. With Red October, "the attackers managed to stay in the game for over 5 years and evade detection of most antivirus products while continuing to exfiltrate what must be hundreds of Terabytes by now."
The infection occurs in two stages and generally comes via a spear-phishing attack. The malware first installs a backdoor onto systems to establish a foothold and open a channel of communication to the command-and-control servers. From there, the attackers download any of a number of different modules to the machine.
Every version of the backdoor uncovered contained three command-and-control domains hardcoded into it. Different versions of the malware use different domains to ensure that if some of the domains are taken down, the attackers won't lose control of all of their victims.
Once a machine is infected, it contacts one of the command-and-control servers and sends a handshake packet that contains the victim's unique ID. Infected machines send the handshake every 15 minutes.
Some time over the next five days, reconnaissance plugins are sent down to the machine to probe and scan the system and network in order to map any other computers on the network and steal configuration data. More plugins follow later, depending on what the attackers want to do on the infected machine. Stolen data is compressed and stored in ten folders on infected machines, after which the attackers periodically send a Flash module to upload it to a command-and-control server.
The attackers steal documents during specific timeframes, with separate modules configured to collect documents across certain dates. At the end of the timeframe, a new module configured for the next timeframe is sent down.
Raiu says the command-and-control servers are set up in a chain, with three levels of proxies, to hide the location of the "mothership" and prevent investigators from tracing back to the final collection point. Somewhere, he says, lies a "super server" that automatically processes all of the stolen documents, keystrokes and screenshots, organized per unique victim ID.
"Considering there are hundreds of victims, the only possibility is that there is a huge automated infrastructure which keeps track of … all these different dates an which documents have been downloaded during which timeframe," Raiu says."This gives them a wide view of everything related to a single victim to manage the infection, to send more modules or determine what documents they still want to obtain."
Of the more than 60 domains the attackers used for their command-and-control structure, Kaspersky researchers were able to sinkhole six of them beginning last November. Researchers have logged more than 55,000 connections to the sinkholes since then, coming in from infected machines at more than 250 unique IP addresses.


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This next horror short could well be described as the epitome of disturbing.
It is so good that it even inspired us to post about it in poem form.
So without further ado, here's To My Mother And Father.
Mom and dad left me all alone,
So I decided to play a game right here at home.
I grabbed my favorite mask and ran into their room,
And I hid myself in the closet till the afternoon.
They finally entered then they locked the door shut.
What I saw mom and dad do,
Hurt more than a cut.