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"WASHINGTON - The political attack ad that ran recently in Arizona had some familiar hallmarks of the genre, including a greedy villain who hogged sweets for himself and made children cry. But the bad guy, in this case, wasn't a fat-cat lobbyist or someone's political opponent. He was a solar-energy consumer. Solar, once almost universally regarded as a virtuous, if perhaps over-hyped, energy alternative, has now grown big enough to have enemies. The Koch brothers, anti-tax activist Grover Norquist and some of the nation's largest power companies have backed efforts in recent months to roll back state policies that favor green energy. The conservative luminaries have pushed campaigns in Kansas, North Carolina and Arizona, with the battle rapidly spreading to other states. At the nub of the dispute are two policies found in dozens of states. One requires utilities to get a certain share of power from renewable sources. The other, known as net metering, guarantees homeowners or businesses with solar panels on their roofs the right to sell any excess electricity back into the power grid at attractive rates. Net metering forms the linchpin of the solar-energy business model. Without it, firms say, solar power would be prohibitively expensive. The power industry argues that net metering provides an unfair advantage to solar consumers, who don't pay to maintain the power grid although they draw money from it and rely on it for backup on cloudy days. The more people produce their own electricity through solar, the fewer are left being billed for the transmission lines, substations and computer systems that make up the grid, industry officials say. "If you are using the grid and benefiting from the grid, you should pay for it," said David Owens, executive vice president of the Edison Electric Institute, the advocacy arm for the industry. "If you don't, other customers have to absorb those costs." The institute has warned power companies that profits could erode catastrophically if current policies and market trends continue. If electricity companies delay in taking political action, the group warned in a report, "it may be too late to repair the utility business model." /oh, who will save of the massive energy conglomerates from the roof-top solar menace? Who? |
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What will finally be too much? These people are sacking this country and have corrupted democracy beyond anything we could have imagined just a couple decades ago. What point will be critical mass, when enough people clue in that we just explode in outrage? |
Although it is a fact that if more than some small percentage of customers are grid-tied with net-zero pv, the grid will fail. |
Personally, I'd be more interested in rigging up some solar system that would run air conditioners, a chest freezer, and my refrigerator on a hot sunny day than worrying about spending a lot more and tying into the grid. |
I agree, cooling is the perfect use for pv, and acts as a battery. |
Being grid tied is fundamental to solar because the sun doesn't shine at night. As surprising as it sounds you might need electricity at night and to have to have your system tied to batteries is not cost effective. It is easy enough to set the price that you get paid for the energy that you feed into the system during the day be established at a point that also supports the infrastructure of the system you are feeding into. Only morons wouldn't figure that out...or evil wealthy people determined to control populations by making sure they control all energy sources. |
- Posted by asleep_in_the_garden Rochopolis Minnesota (My Page) on Sun, Apr 20, 14 at 19:39
- Posted by asleep_in_the_garden Rochopolis Minnesota (My Page) on Sun, Apr 20, 14 at 20:02
Big oil needs to go. We've had the technology to get around it like forever,but there's too much money tied up in it and those who reap the profits are never going to let it happen. Perhaps one day it will change but I don't see it coming anytime soon. Many years ago I dated a girl who's dad was involved in designing a car that would run on water...and he feared(justly so)for his life. Anyone with the answers to the problem is likely to be payed off to keep their advances to themselves. It really does seem hopeless sometimes :( |
Posted by asleep_in_the_garden Rochopolis Minnesota (My Page) on Sun, Apr 20, 14 at 20:02 Big oil needs to go. * Until you use alternative energy instead of fossil fuel to get around, until you get rid of plastic, including your keyboard, you are a hypocrite. "Big Oil" will be replaced by "Big" something else. Do you think solar energy will be free if someone else harnesses it for you? In the meantime, I don't see many people refusing to use it on principles. That means there are none. |
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- Posted by asleep_in_the_garden Rochopolis Minnesota (My Page) on Sun, Apr 20, 14 at 21:56
Very well then. |
What do you imagine "runs on water" means? |
- Posted by asleep_in_the_garden Rochopolis Minnesota (My Page) on Sun, Apr 20, 14 at 22:56
Separating the hydrogen is likely part of it but I know nothing of the details. Never met him. His daughter and I never discussed it. A third party informed me later actually. Wonder if the wiki has any answers. May dig a bit. :) Edited to say I found a link. |
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Hmmm. Unless they could develop an engine to run on SEA water, converting our dwindling supplies of fresh water into profligate driving doesn't sound as great as at initial thought. If it ever does become possible, though, I'll quick buy some RV stock, and, heck, one of those unused RVs parked in back yards all over the country. |
I mention it because there is apparently an idea out there that water can explode in an ICE like gasoline does. Somehow people have confused the reality of water-injection with a fantasy that water can do what gasoline does if only the nefarious big oil guys would let it happen. |
Commercial production of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles starts next year - "The first thing you notice about Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell SUV is that you hardly feel like you're driving. It's more like you're floating. When the engine kicks in, you don't get the jolt that you do with a car that runs on gasoline. It's not even like a typical hybrid, which starts you off on battery power before handing you off to the fossil-fuel engine. |
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If only... those in a position to actually do something about the mess that our power grid system will shortly become... had actually acted to do something proactively, instead of sit idly at the top collecting their gains from dirty energy... they could have moved toward pulling solar and wind power into a workable public position. Instead, they dragged their heels thinking the public would never be able to operate free and clear of the big grid... or would not be in a position to sell excess solar power back to them, leaving them grasping for funds to maintain the grids. Instead of standing up and being the first, instead of initiating research and development, instead of being at the head of solar and wind turbine technology and energy production... they are now scrambling to legislate in their favor, once again sucking the funds out of the public. Oklahoma recently passed some legislation that hits the consumer solar power that furnishes its excess to the power company. OFF the grid. That's where we want to be. Not connected in any way to a commercial source. The key is redundancy in systems... solar, with wind turbine backup... stored in battery banks... backed up by hydro-power or gasifier... or steam power... all the way to wood and beyond. If the sun isn't shining, the wind is blowing... and if the wind isn't blowing, we can utilize a different technology, including geothermal, etc... to produce and store enough power, and use less power. |
Jodik-your scenario is only possible for the few. What about all the people living in condos and apartment buildings? If each and every household had to have the infrastructure to store power-or for that matter to make power, you have a very expensive cranky system that needs maintenance and converters for every family. This is not sensible. We can take the profit out of it by making power systems public as they are in lots of small towns in America. |
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making power systems public as they are in lots of small towns in America. Water and electric utilities are municipally owned in Los Angeles. When the rest of California was fearing rolling black-outs and facing extortion by Enron and Duke Energy, we had few worries. iirc, our home experienced a brief brown-out during this period. From Wiki (with footnotes): Most notable, the city of Los Angeles was unaffected by the crisis because public utilities in California (including the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power) were exempt from the deregulation legislation and sold its excess power to private utilities in the state (mostly to Southern California Edison) during the crises that enabled much of the greater Los Angeles area to suffer only rolling brown-outs rather than long term black outs suffered in other parts of the state.[21] |
I think the erroneous ideas regarding motive power for vehicles are matched by the profound misunderstanding of the difference between very diffuse and very dense energy sources. |
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August 20th, 2012 → 4:22 pm @ Rekha at PRX // Comments Off
Last year, we worked with KPBS in San Diego to launch an iPhone app. Now, they're on Android, too. Both apps run on our station app platform, which offer efficient, affordable development and improved performance thanks to a codebase that powers several apps at once.
While KPBS isn't our first Android station app (that distinction goes to WQXR in New York), it's the first on our latest version of the platform. It has all the features of the iPhone app while being a truly Android experience, using the design guidelines and conventions that people with Android devices expect.
A highlight of this approach is an adaptive design, meaning that the app stretches and shrinks to fit a variety of screen sizes and resolutions, from smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy to tablets like the Nexus 7. So more people can enjoy the app – and KPBS's content – as it was meant to be.
Keep an eye out for more public media stations coming to Android soon via our platform. And get in touch if you want to learn more.
August 15th, 2012 → 4:24 pm @ Rekha at PRX // One Comment
It's been a busy summer here at PRX. True, that statement applies to every summer since our founding, but this one was SO busy that we left an incredible announcement off of this blog.
Radiolab, the beloved show about "science, philosophy, and human experience," now has an app truly worthy of its unique style and spirit. If you have an iOS or Android device, you can experience it for yourself.
Of course, it's highly likely this is old news and you've been enjoying the app since June. Just thought we'd mention anyway.
June 18th, 2012 → 8:46 pm @ Matt MacDonald // Comments Off
When PRX worked with KCRW last year to design and develop the Music Mine app for iPad, we knew that there was a reason we spent time and effort building a reusable API — we just didn't know that we'd be building a Spotify app with it.
Last fall, the popular music-streaming service Spotify announced that they were creating a platform for developers and music-focused companies to create apps that would be available in their desktop music software. Basically it's the ability to have an app inside of an app — in our case Music Mine inside of Spotify.
KCRW recently reached out to PRX, and within a week, we had conceptualized, designed, built, and delivered a fully functional Music Mine Spotify app to KCRW. We got the word from KCRW late last week that the app had been approved. We're excited to be the first public media app on the Spotify platform and are even more excited to see the analytics and numbers once they are available.
If you use Spotify you can click on this link and it'll install the app for you.
Matt & The PRX Tech Team
February 17th, 2012 → 4:08 pm @ Rekha at PRX // Comments Off
With so many public media fans and newbies engaging with us on mobile, it seems only natural that they should be able to donate to their favorite stations and programs on mobile, too. It follows that Apple would make this easy to do. Not so. PRX's CEO Jake Shapiro has spoken out on this issue, but it hasn't changed yet.
Android doesn't have Apple's explicit restrictions, but it does have other barriers to frictionless donation.
PRX has explored solutions for as long as we've been building mobile apps. See a few in action in our station apps.
But there's much room for innovation. Join PRX's Technical Projects Director Matt MacDonald and other user experience experts from public media and beyond for a working session, "Pledge Your Support for Mobile". It will be at the Integrated Media Association (IMA) conference on March 8, just before SXSW. This session is for UX, tech, membership, development, and anyone else who wants to channel our audiences' mobile engagement into support for public media.
January 4th, 2012 → 9:19 pm @ Rekha at PRX // One Comment
When we set out in early 2010 to make a mobile app with WBUR Boston, iOS — the operating system that runs on iPhones, iPods, and iPads — was the natural choice of platform. It still had far more users than Android, Google's mobile operating system, and the iTunes App Store was more user-friendly than the Android Market. Also, the fragmentation of the Android platform across hundreds of different devices seemed to guarantee an unreliable experience for all but people with the most advanced devices.
So we launched WBUR on the iPhone, and we reused much of that code to develop high-quality, affordable apps for several more stations. We call this master codebase the "PRX station app product", with built-in features and things stations can customize.
Like so much in digital technology, things change pretty fast. By mid-2011, Android device adoption was actually ahead of iOS, the Android Market was starting to improve significantly, and the platform was more stable across more devices (though it still has a ways to go, especially for audio/video playback).
In other words, it was time.
Today, we're proud to announce the first station app for Android: WQXR Classical from New York Public Radio. Like the iPhone apps, WQXR for Android is based off of a PRX station app product developed specifically for Android.
Thanks to the efficiency of this master codebase, and the growing demand for Android apps, you'll be seeing more public media stations coming to Android soon.
December 27th, 2011 → 5:41 pm @ Rekha at PRX // Comments Off
It's no small thing to make a mobile app that people will use. Plus, the bar is constantly raising as a flurry of new apps are released each month.
PRX is fortunate to have an excellent development team and public media partners whose great content just begs to be appified.
But what if you're just some guy or gal with an idea? How do you go about making and promoting an app? How do you not only avoid going broke, but possibly even make some money?
This story from NPR's On the Media doesn't have all the answers. But Rekha Murthy, who helps manage PRX's mobile apps business, gave the producer Jody Avirgan a few things to consider. Her description of PRX's app process provided a tinge of reality to Jody's hopes for an app to make him rich quick.
It is commonly accepted that to make an app, you first need a good idea. Listen to the story to learn what Jody's idea is, and how you can help.
December 1st, 2011 → 5:15 pm @ Jake Shapiro // Comments Off
As part of a Knight News Challenge invitation to write occasionally for the terrific MediaShift IdeaLab I've got a new blog post up: "Public Media Should Mind the Developer Gap". This has been a frequent topic in conversations we have here at PRX and with our partners across public media, particularly as we've been building mobile apps and testing the limits of tech capacity at stations big and small.
Here are a few quotes, and you can find the full post here.
As public broadcasting goes through its own turbulent transition to a new Internet and mobile world, the technology talent gap is a risk that looms large. Yes, there are many other challenges: political and policy battles, business model pressures, cultural and structural obstacles, the need for strategic vision and leadership. And there are other recruitment needs across general management, content, fundraising. But the twin coins of the new digital realm are code and design, and with a few notable exceptions, public media is seriously lacking in both.
These days the competition for talent in media technology is fierce, from new ventures to mature enterprises. Public media should be the go-to place for aspiring and experienced technologists who believe in a public service mission, want to collaborate to build products, services and content for millions of people, and seek an alternative from the rapidly commercializing web. There should be natural alliances with open-source software communities, with leading nonprofit web giants Mozilla and Wikipedia, the growing number of web-based local news organizations, and the open/civic data movement.
To keep up with the latest from the PRX tech team make sure to check out the PRX Labs blog.
November 14th, 2011 → 9:48 pm @ Rekha at PRX // Comments Off
PRX continues to colonize California with a new iPhone app for KPBS in San Diego. Get the app now.
Listen and view the station's radio and TV programs and programming schedules. Read up on the latest local, national, and world news. Enjoy KPBS's extensive arts coverage including their blogs, Culture Lust and Cinema Junkie.
For those interested in local programming, check the on-air schedules in the app and tune in live to Midday Edition, Evening Edition, and Envision San Diego, or get past episodes in On Demand. If you're looking for something to do in San Diego, take advantage of KPBS's events picks.
And, while you've got local on the mind, KPBS wants to hear from you – submit text, photos, and audio in response to assignments and help shape their coverage. This feature is a version of PRX's Assignments product, which you can also see in the WBUR, WGBH, and VPR apps.
What's next? We've got a KPBS app for Android in the works, and as with all our apps, we'll continue to partner with KPBS on ongoing improvements.
October 18th, 2011 → 3:49 pm @ Rekha at PRX // Comments Off
We know, this blog has a string of app release announcements. But don't you want to know about the new KQED app for iPhone? Of course you do!
KQED serves Northern California, including the Bay Area. This app is going to keep you busy.
If you're a KQED member, you can enjoy KQED Perks — discounts offered by local businesses — more easily than ever. Scan through a list of discounts, find them on a map, and redeem by launching a virtual member card in the app itself. Just show your device to the business and the discount is yours – no paper card needed! This feature is a result of our integration of member benefits and member validation into the PRX station app platform.
As with all of our station apps, this app makes it easy to support the station. And don't you think, with all this content and technology goodness, they deserve it?
October 14th, 2011 → 7:03 pm @ Rekha at PRX // Comments Off
WNYC's new iPhone app is now live in iTunes, the latest product of our mobile partnership with New York Public Radio. The WNYC app follows on the heels of its classical cousin, WQXR, whose iPhone app launched last month. We're working together on Android versions for both, coming soon.
WNYC is one of the top public radio stations in the country, with an exciting mix of news, culture, and music. The app was designed to present this abundance of content in a way that's appealing and easy to navigate. You can listen to programming, read blogs and news feeds, find local events, pledge your support, and more.
The app is powered by the PRX station app platform, which streamlines the development and updating process while letting WNYC's unique identity take center stage.
Learn more about WNYC and the app in this press release.


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Immigration Judge Takes Oath of Office
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BOSTON - Robin E. Feder was sworn in today as an immigration judge for the Boston Immigration Court during an investiture ceremony at 1:30 p.m. at the U.S. Immigration Court, JFK Federal Building. Chief Immigration Judge David L. Neal, from the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) in Falls Church, Va., administered the oath of office.
Judge Feder joins the ranks of more than 200 immigration judges located in 54 immigration courts throughout the nation. Immigration judges are responsible for conducting formal administrative proceedings to determine whether foreign-born individuals who are charged with violations of federal immigration law should be removed from the United States or may be granted relief from removal. Immigration judges decide each case independently and their decisions are final unless appealed or certified to the Board of Immigration Appeals. In the past year, immigration judges completed more than 300,000 matters. They also are authorized to administer oaths of citizenship to candidates for naturalization.
Robin E. Feder was appointed as an immigration judge in November 2006. She received bachelor of arts degrees in Spanish and French in 1980 from the University of Illinois and a juris doctorate in 1983 from George Washington University. Judge Feder studied at Universidad Ibero-Americana, Mexico City, Mexico, in 1976; Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, from 1977 to 1978; and the Sorbonne, Paris, France, from 1979 to 1980. From April 1996 to November 2006, Judge Feder was an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorneys Office in Rhode Island, serving as the Chief of the Civil Division from April 1996 to January 2005. Judge Feder served as an Assistant Attorney General from January 1987 to August 1990 and as Chief of the Civil Division from August 1990 to April 1996 at the Department of Attorney General, state of Rhode Island. She was in private practice in Providence, R.I., and Chicago from November 1983 to January 1987. She is a member of the Rhode Island and Illinois bars.
EOIR is responsible for adjudicating immigration cases. Specifically, under delegated authority from the Attorney General, EOIR interprets and administers the federal immigration laws by conducting immigration court proceedings, appellate reviews, and administrative hearings. EOIR consists of three components: the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, which is responsible for managing the numerous immigration courts located throughout the United States where immigration judges adjudicate individual cases; the Board of Immigration Appeals, which primarily conducts appellate reviews of immigration judge decisions; and the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer, which adjudicates immigration-related employment cases. EOIR is committed to providing the fair, expeditious, and uniform application of the nation's immigration laws in all cases.
Information about EOIR immigration proceedings is available on EOIRs website at http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/press/subject.htm.
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text: Taken at the Archives of the United States of America, which houses the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, among other documents precious to the US. These two bronze doors, which each weigh 6 1/2 tons and measure 38 feet 7 inches high, almost 10 feet wide and 11 inches thick, guard the Constitution Avenue entrance. I'd like to rework this, but simply don't have time at the moment (was lucky to have been able to rush down there and try to get some shots).


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Little Fingers of Death! Win 'The Aggression Scale' on Blu-ray!
Free Stuff By Rob Hunter on May 24, 2012 | Comments (20)Remember the first time you watched Home Alone? You probably enjoyed it quite a bit, but still, somewhere deep in the back of your head, you knew it was missing something. That something was most likely extreme violence, bloody murder and a hot older sister. Lucky for you director Steven Miller and writer Ben Powell thought the very same thing. Their new film, The Aggression Scale, is about a group of thugs who invade a family's home in search of money and kicks but find an emotionally disturbed boy instead. Owen is prone to violence, knowledgeable in the art of weapon-making and booby traps and very, very angry. He would eat Kevin McCallister for breakfast. The always wonderful Ray Wise stars as the mobster behind it all, and Dana Ashbrook joins him as his right-hand man and lead enforcer. That's right…it's a mini Twin Peaks reunion! Also along for the ride is Derek Mears who should be recognizable to all as the star of Kickpuncher. Anchor Bay is releasing the movie on May 29th, and they're giving away two copies of the Blu-ray to help spread the home invasion fun. Keep reading to see how you can win.
31 Days of Horror: Friday the 13th (2009)
31 Days of Horror By Robert Fure on October 18, 2010 | Comments (3)When the calendar page turns to October, we Rejects have only one thought: horror. To celebrate this grandest and darkest of months, we'll cover one excellent horror film a day for the entirety of the month. That's 31 Days of Horror and 31 Films perfect for viewing on a dark, chilly, October night. If you, like us, love horror and Halloween, give us a Hell Yeah and keep coming every day this month for a new dose of adrenaline. Synopsis: When young Whitney Miller goes missing with a group of friends, thanks to the violent tendencies of homicidal hillbilly Jason Voorhees, her brother Clay goes searching for her in the woods surrounding the abandoned Camp Crystal Lake. With some newfound cannon fodder, his luck doesn't hold out long as the machete wielding, hockey faced killer gets his slash on in this Platinum Dunes reboot. Killer Scene: With thirteen or fourteen people brutally dispatched, there are plenty of scenes of note. In fact, with lots of boobies exposed, there are even more I could note. My favorite scene combines both boobies and blood – the feisty Amanda shows off her breasts and then retreats to her tent with her boytoy. When he goes in search of a noise (big mistake), she gets stuffed in a sleeping bag and hung over a roaring campfire. Boo and Yah.
The new Jason Voorhees takes off his mask and stands alongside other badass (and Adrien Brody) to fight Predators.
Movie Drinking Games: Friday the 13th
Drinking Games By Kevin Carr on February 13, 2009 | Be the First To CommentWe all know that the only thing that Jason Voorhees hates more than teenagers having sex in his woods… is drunken teenagers having sex in his woods. So, be safe and do your drinking in a movie theater with the new Friday the 13th film.
It's the moment you've been waiting for all week. It's Friday the 13th and instead of making the worst decision of your life and going camping, head out to theaters for some Grade A slasher excitement.
Before you catch a midnight showing of the awesome and exciting Friday the 13th reboot, read up on the cast and crew and their adventure in bringing Jason Voorhees back to the big screen.
Trailer Watch: 'Friday the 13th' Can't Come Soon Enough
First Look By Robert Fure on December 5, 2008 | Comments (20)FSR's resident horror expert and blood-loving rag-a-holic Robert Fure stares down the Friday the 13th trailer. When Jason Voorhees looks back, the only emotion that can be felt is excitement, purely sexual excitement.
Footage: Friday the 13th Hacks Up the Scream Awards
First Look By Neil Miller on October 22, 2008 | Comments (16)Some footage from Friday the 13th hit the screen at this evening's Spike TV Scream Awards, and to be honest, it isn't really that impressive.
Friday the 13th: Jason Voorhees Appears Unmasked!
First Look By Neil Miller on September 28, 2008 | Comments (7)The folks over at HorrorBid.com have posted a few pictures from the set of Platinum Dunes' upcoming remake of Friday the 13th, many of which feature an unmasked Jason Voorhees.
Comic-Con Video: Friday the 13th Interviews
Comic-Con 2008 By Neil Miller on August 1, 2008 | Be the First To CommentOur own Robert Fure as he got a chance to talk to the cast and producers of the upcoming horror franchise reboot Friday the 13th. Find out what they had to say for themselves…
Comic-Con: Friday the 13th Poster and Teaser Trailer
Comic-Con 2008 By Neil Miller on July 29, 2008 | Comments (12)One of the last treats of Comic-Con 2008 was the panel for the upcoming horror reboot Friday the 13th. And now, thanks to the wonders of the interwebs, we have both a poster and a bit of footage from the panel.
Derek Mears is confirmed as the new incarnation of Jason Voorhees in the Platinum Dunes remake of Friday the 13th. While final negotiations are still being hammered out (or macheted out, if you prefer), Mears is clearly the final choice for the slasher favorite.
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Bathing with Your Baby
Your baby hates baths. Vehemently! Whines begin with the first drop of water replaced full scale sobbing as you unsnap the onsie. Can the bath time blues be averted?
Your baby hates baths. Vehemently! Whines begin with the first drop of water replaced full scale sobbing as you unsnap the onsie. Can the bath time blues be averted?
Winter weather is tough on the tender skin of young babes. Here are some tips on protecting your baby's skin at a time of year when "dry skin" takes on a whole new meaning.
Like so many celebrities, Christina Aguilera has been under massive scrutiny because she is a little heavier than she had formerly been.
What strikes up a belly laugh in your little one? What tickles your tot? We've asked our Pregnancy.org members to share their tried and true tricks that leave their babies giggling with glee.
Wasn't selling expired baby food always illegal? Apparently not. Until the dawning of 2012, it was apparently legal for retailers to sell expired baby food and baby formula in California.
Sleep. The final frontier. Will you ever reach it? We have a few solutions for you that will almost always transport your baby to the land of nod.
Parents tend to underestimate the effects of early social-emotional experiences on babies and toddlers and to overestimate the extent to which a young child can exercise self-control.
This year's toy recalls are a powerful reminder that toy safety can't be taken for granted. In addition to keeping tabs on product safety recalls, be alert to toy-related hazards.
It's almost time for Santa's helpers to wrap up gifts for the babies in their lives. But with the myriad of toys that line the toy store shelves, what are the best choices?
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Win a pony from WoW.com {WoW}
Apr 15th 2010 10:42PM I like winning?
We Have a Tabard: The green-eyed monster {WoW}
Aug 1st 2009 10:27AM I'd never looked at suicide kings before, but that system is retarded....It encourages passing on loot that is not the piece you really really want, all loot, just in case. It's too absolute about moving to the bottom of the list.
Do tanks get the most out of PuGs? {WoW}
Jul 27th 2009 11:11AM "*Players kept getting one-shot by Ingvar's Smash and the axe AoE. "Why didn't they move out of it?" you (reasonably) ask. I still do not know."
I know why, I play a healer, and I expect stuff like that to happen all the time. When healing, always expect someone to fuck up. And just be happy if they don't. Example, I did H HoS yesterday, my friend just hit 80 and I've been helping him through instances and into groups. We get to the stone boss who pulls a gruul move. Before the fight, I say three times. When you get thrown, stay away from each other. "Is that it?" Yes, just stay away from each other while you turn to stone. "That sounds easy" Yes, it is, just spread out and you'll be fine.
Every single throw hit the tank and one of the melee dps hard, and the final one at 60k health hit 3 people, killing them instantly. I had to dps the boss down after he one shot the mage.
Officers' Quarters: Best in slot {WoW}
Jul 13th 2009 7:32PM It's not my fault that plate is my best and slot and I can't wear it. Go go disc priests.
Officers' Quarters: Best in slot {WoW}
Jul 13th 2009 7:28PM A lot of plate would probably be BiS for disc priests, how do you think we feel? Only being able to go for cloth? Honestly, glad I'm in a guild with a rational set of officers. We use dkp, but we still use first priority for your armor type and primary weapon.
ie. Lotrafen drops, spear from vezax. It's best in slot for hunters, but we have a two-handed melee class who hasn't seen a weapon since halfway through naxx 25. The hunter bids more, but the spear is still a melee weapon, so it goes to the melee. The hunter got his ranged weapon, with no competition, he's not automatically getting a stat stick because it's best in slot. When the melee could benefit from the dps. He got the spear the next week, with no one else bidding on it.
How to configure Grid {WoW}
May 16th 2009 4:40AM I can't stand using grid or healbot, x-perl and decursive for me. The other two did too much or too little. Were too large/small, X-perl takes me about five minutes of set-up and is base enough that when addons go down I'm not completely lost healing without them.
Blizzard did the wrong thing with Ulduar-10 emblems {WoW}
Apr 11th 2009 12:42PM I'm not sure why people say the 10-mans are harder, I've always found 25 mans to be more difficult than the ten mans, we've even learned 10-man sarth faster than we've learned the 25 man version. You just need more strict class balance to do the ten man.
Breakfast Topic: It's gotta happen sometime {WoW}
Mar 20th 2009 6:26PM I farmed 18 hours for the red whelpling, where there are hundreds of spawned whelps that drop it. I only farmed 3 hours for the green, where there are a handful of spawned whelps. The blue was like 25 hours in all :P
Breakfast Topic: Who's the boss? {WoW}
Mar 7th 2009 4:28PM Teron Gorefiend. I had been brought into the raid like two weeks prior, and I was still wearing my dungeon blues and crafted epics. Had read about the fight a few times, but never watched it. I figured I'd get to see someone else kite the adds and then do it later. Sure enough, out of 25 people, the only new person to the fight gets the debuff. I not only killed my adds, but I also killed someone elses and then I started dps'ing the boss. We wipe, and I am the first to go again, and I do the same thing, again.
We went back into black temple recently for a fun run, and one of our hunters who I knew wasn't very good got picked out. I was like oh man, lets see how he does. All four of his ghosts reach the raid. I say to him on vent, congrats, you have wiped the raid.
Patch 3.1 PTR build 9658 Priest changes {WoW}
Mar 7th 2009 4:02PM An escape, something to let us get away, all specs, and I don't mean a movement speed buff. What if fade worked in pvp with all specs, it'd be nice to see fade actually popped the priest into a mini-invisible state.


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We're a little late to the punch on this, but this track popped up in my Twitter feed and I'm scratching my head on how I missed it on the first pass. M.I.A has transformed Beyonce's girl power anthem "Flawless" into an even more power-driven feminist trap tune that will have you throwing shapes from the jump. Apparently M.I.A reached to Queen Bey's camp about sampling "Flawless" "months" ago, but never heard back. What's more unclear is how involved The Partysquad were in on producing the track. "Baddygirl 2″ has "PARTYSQUAD" in the title and tags, and we've seen a few sites incorrectly attribute production to "Party Squad" (their official name being "The Partysquad"), but nothing more solid than that. We've reached out to the 'Squad to see what their involvement was and we'll let you know when we do. In the meantime, try not giving a shit who produced this, because it's the best MIA joint in a hot minute, definitely on par with anything on last November's Matangi album.
Beyonce camp has not replied for months > SO HERE > https://t.co/YuFuLSlswP
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I had to include these because I bought some a few weeks ago and they are AMAZING. So comfortable, so breathable, and don't slip or chafe at all. I've found myself spending more time on the treadmill lately because my feet don't hurt. These socks are that good.


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In the immediate wake of the Peter Laviolette firing yesterday morning, just hours after the team looked like garbage against a team that is itself primed for a truly awful season, a lot of people just kind of shrugged and said, "Well, sure."
Yeah the Flyers are bad and yeah they're 0-3-0 to start the year, having conceded far more goals than they've scored and probably no one is all that surprised by the occurrence. But with that having been said there are so many questions that emerge in the immediate wake of the decision that spring to mind.
Like, "Why?"
"Why?" is the first question that should come up, for sure. Three games is a comically short period of time in which to consider a coaching change and it is in fact the fastest any bench boss has ever been fired in the entire history of the league. This was a team, though, that always looked on the poise of putrid. There was always something there, of course, enough that you'd say to yourself, "Okay this could possibly be a good team if things break for them." After all, before last year's thunderously bad performance, they posted better-than-100-point seasons, and that was after making the Stanley Cup Final in a streak of luck eclipsed only by the Devils' accomplishment of two years ago.
This is a team that considered, for example, Scott Hartnell to be something other than a reliable 20-25 goalscorer who was at least somewhat defensibly responsible. They pay him like a skill guy, giving him more money against the cap than any other forward on the team this year, based solely on the fact that he scored a complete-aberration 37 goals playing with Claude Giroux and Jaromir Jagr. They consider 68-year Kimmo Timonen to likewise be a No. 1 defenseman and both pay and play him commensurately, but largely due to the fact that other, better options simply do not exist.
That Laviolette had to cobble together any success from this roster, given what was being spent on it, is absurd. That he did so successfully for two seasons is a credit to his prowess behind the bench.
Here's another "Why?" for everyone to consider: Why was Laviolette asked to go and not the guy who built that super-expensive roster given how bereft it is of talent? Obviously all eyes and an executioner's axe now turn to Paul Holmgren, but this should be viewed as a worrying organizational decision first and foremost.
Can't fire the players and all that, but Ed Snider saying the team looked "lost" against Carolina doesn't seem a fair criticism. Amerigo Vespucci couldn't draw this team a map to success, and that's the GM's fault. Mark Streit and Vinny Lecavalier should be no one's lifeline for returning to Eastern Conference dominance. It's a poor workman who blames his tools, sure, but being asked to build a contender when your newest tools in the last six months were Streit, Lecavalier, and Steve Mason, it's like being asked to build a house with a Fisher-Price workbench. They all look like they'd work in theory, but in actual practice anyone outside the Emperor's New Clothes-style government in the "Flyers culture" had to see that they'd be a failure in actual practice.
But that Flyers culture, and the institutional need to stick to it until Ed Snider shuffles out of the picture, is what's dooming everything. They make the playoffs a lot, yes, but those who point to their having done so in all but two of the last 18 years or whatever ignore that two of those have been since 2007. That revolving door of goaltenders in the last few years has been like making photocopies of photocopies: every season or two there's a paler and worse-defined imitation of an NHL netminder between the pipes, and resorting to Mason and Ray Emery as your No. 1 seems the logical bottom of that particular brand of drain-circling.
Another why: Why Craig Berube? When he was named as Laviolette'a replacement, it was reasonable, perhaps even wise, to guess that his position came with the prefix "interim" attached, but no, that's bizarrely absent from his job title. Berube is yet another Flyers old-timer who is tough and demands accountability and blah blah blah, but he's also a first-time NHL head coach with 86 games of running a professional or even amateur team (which he did for Philly's AHL affiliate, most recently in 2008). The list of times anyone has seen Berube's name appear on one of those "Here's who we think is a likely future NHL head coach" lists is zero.
Also: Why now? If you thought Laviolette wasn't going to be your coach much longer, it wasn't these last three punchless games that convinced you. If you thought he was, you have to hold out longer than three measly games. The number of replacements available in the offseason was, as many have pointed out, a lot richer than "Craig Berube and an undampened sponge," which is what they had to choose from this morning.
The last question, and maybe the best one, doesn't start with a why. Rather, it's, "What does this get you that sticking with Laviolette doesn't?" Maybe guys get their feet held to the fire a little more than they did before, but all that happens eventually is a bunch of not-very-good hockey players get their toes burned off. This isn't and never was a playoff team, and swapping out coaches, especially now, isn't going to change that.
This is all on Holmgren, obviously. All of it. Everyone knows he's next. So you wonder, at some point, the lengths to which he will go to save his job. How desperate does he get? That's another question, I guess, but it's one to which we will soon have all the answers. The rest, we can only guess at.


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NSFW: 5 Music Videos Banned On YouTube
The-Dream - "Pussy" (2013)
The song title was just a warning. Mr. IV Play released the explicit video to match. At the one-minute mark, there's a close-up shot of a video vixen dressed in lace twerking directly into the camera. Later on, she's shown on a bed rubbing her private area with baby oil. Yeah.. it gets that graphic. YouTube has banned the video, which is better suited for XTube anyway.
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August 8, 2011
Life Group is an incredible gift. I was truly amazed at the sense of warmth, safety, welcome and community the create for their clients. I felt and witnessed spiritual and emotional healing among the attendees at the workshop I attended last year. Its dedicated group of volunteers are also inspired to go out and do even more service in the community beyond the borders of The Life Group. It serves a great need and does it beyond well.
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Attended Life Group workshops as a client. Ongoing communication and collaboration with Life Group volunteers. Attendance at Life Group community fundraisers.
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Work with them to discover new ways to reach and connect with youth and help welcome them into and build community
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How did you find this group?
Recommendation from therapist as well as connections with friends who were previous clients and had become volunteers.
What, if any, change in your life has this group encouraged?
To become more involved in my community.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
Client Served & Attended workshops, fundraisers.


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Diesel's latest advertising campaign is timely to say the least. The campaign depicts a drastically changed world, altered by the effects of Global Warming. Taking on a long time serious issue, but one that has in recent months become a very 'hot' topic (no pun intended!).
The striking and sophisticated images are set in various locations around the world, each having succomb to the effects of Global Warming; From New York sky scrapers emerge from the ocean, with flood waters upto the 50th floor to more subtle interpretations, such as tropical parrots taking the place of pigeons as the native bird in Venice's fames St Marco's Square. In all of the images, shot by fashion bad boy Terry Richardson, the people (dressed in Diesel naturally), seem unperturbed by the new environment, and in most cases are enjoying the new warm conditions. When you first see the images they seem quite normal beautiful fashion images, but it is only on the second look that they reveal their true story. Initially the images could be interpreted as saying that Global Warming might just not be such a bad thing, but it doesn't take much to realise that the radical changes in the portraid environments can only underline the potential disasterous scenarios that could lay ahead. Considering that we are bombarded with tabloid style news with it's hyperbowl horror story approach, this is an interesting and more thought provoking way of bringing attention to the issue, but leaves the viewer the opportunity to draw their own conclusions.


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And doesn't he, and his Spurs staff, look thrilled to become only the seventh coach all-time to win multiple Red Auerbach trophies? He just loves getting a chance to talk about how great his team is and what's made him the coach he is today. That is the definition of a perfect Gregg Popovich afternoon. Hopefully someone asked him about his keys to the game.
Just kidding, except about the Coach of the Year award stuff, which is very true. According to Jerry Zgoda of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Pop beat out Tom Thibodeau, Frank Vogel, Lionel Hollins and Doc Rivers for this year's award on the strength of a 50-16 record, which is the 13th straight season that the Spurs have won 50 or more games. (Plus, the team won the equivalent of 61 games during the last lockout (1998-99), which is the last time they didn't tally 50 in a season. Plus the year before that they won 56 during the 1997-98 season, which means it's really 15 straight seasons with 50 or more wins and now my brain is melting.)
The Spurs finished this year tops in offensive efficiency (110.9 points per 100 possessions) and tied for 10th in defensive efficiency (103.2 per 100) — joining the Thunder, Bulls, Pacers and Heat as the only teams to finish Top 10 in both categories — all while Manu Ginobili played 34 games and Tim Duncan played the fewest minutes of his career. He coaxed an MVP caliber season out of Tony Parker, made Boris Diaw, Stephen Jackson and Danny Green relevant in 2012, and presided over the only three double-digit winning streaks of the season. A shortened season, which you may remember, was supposed to be murder on old teams like the Spurs.
Needless to say, Gregg Popovich is a very deserving winner of this season's Coach of the Year. That's exactly why we picked him in our awards show a week ago. Congratulations to Gregg Popovich and the Spurs. I'm sure the celebrations along the River Walk are already being planned.


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[814] Novel Transcript Fusion SLC45A3-ELK4 Variants in Prostate Cancer
H Cheng, SC Aisner, FD Coffman, V Fitzhugh, AM Chinnaiyan, S Cohen. UMDNJ-NJMS, Newark, NJ; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background: Chromosomal rearrangements and trans-splicing events that result in high level expression of erythroblast transformation–specific (ETS) gene family members are common events in human prostate cancer. Most recently, a novel ETS family fusion transcript, SLC45A3-ELK4, is identified in a subset of prostate cancer and multiple SLC45A3-ELK4 mRNA variants have been reported in both benign prostate tissue and prostate cancer. The objective of this study is to characterize SLC45A3-ELK4 mRNA variants and their expression pattern in prostate cancer.
Design: The prostate and non-prostate cancer cell lines were obtained from ATCC, with the prostate cell lines treated with or without androgen after starvation. 166 human prostate specimens were evaluated with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stain for cancer extent and tumor grade. RNA was isolated using TRIzol Reagent. Reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) was performed using forward primers to SLC45A3 exons and a reverse primer to ELK4 exon 2. PCR products were separated and visualized on the ethidium bromide stained agarose gels and the DNA fragments corresponding to the expected sizes of fusion transcripts were sequenced.
Results: At the transcript level, we identified two novel transcript fusion SLC45A3-ELK4 variants in addition to the previously published ones. One of these variants was highly expressed in the prostate cell line VCaP and its expression level was further induced after androgen treatment. Furthermore, this variant was also detected in several human prostate cancer samples. The evaluation of the expression pattern of these SLC45A3-ELK4 variants in additional human prostate cancer samples are in process.
Conclusions: Based on the current data, we hypothesize that: 1) high expression level of ELK4 induced by androgen regulated elements plays an important role in prostate cancer development; and 2) multiple SLC45A3-ELK4 variants in the prostate cancer samples might result from trans-splicing events.
Category: Genitourinary (including renal tumors)
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This is Charlie. He's the kitty a friend of ours found very sick, in a box thrown away in a trashcan by the road. They brought him to us and it was love a first sight. He keeps us laughing
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I tell you what Ozzi, I'm not normally a cat person, but this little fella has me completely wrapped around his paw.
Some friends of ours really did find him in a trash can near death. She brought him straight to me...guess it's well know I can't pass up a baby. He was so thin and sick.
He was so tiny, he spent the first couple of weeks in my apron pocket.
His favorite thing is going for a car ride.
and next to playing in the laundry basket, playing in the toilet is his all time favorite pastime.
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Wait till he learns what the button on top of the cistern is for. One of my burmese used to push it and then rush down to play with the water as it fell into the bowl. Most disconcerting if I was using it at the time ... Charlie is one lucky puddy tat by the looks of things!!
If you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel - run down there and light the blooming thing yourself!
Lovely and completely black too. Son has a completely black one called Molly, but they think she has some Maine Coon in her as she is very fluffy with short haired boots and some mottling on her sides.
Kittens are lovely, and he looks as if he does have you well wrapped round his little paw. Hope you are both happy together. Sure he gives you lots of pleasure and purrs.
Our 'black' cat was a quarter-bred Siamese. His grandmother was pure ...... there was tabby in there somehwere, when he sat in the sun the tabby markings shone through his dark chocolate brown fur. There are very rarely truely 'black' cats ;-)
THANK YOU for rescuing Charlie. He looks to be one clever Boy!
every change is scarey even if we want it
awwhhh love it!! I remember when you mentioned him when you found him, poor wee soul but he's landed on his paws and I'm very glad for it!!!!


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I have a question about the recipe "Gaufres de Lieges (Belgian waffles from Lieges)" from tuscanfoodie.
I am making these today, and am questioning the volume of yeast. Has anyone made them? How much yeast should I use?
The yeast is specified in the list of ingredients: it is the first item. One bag of yeast is normally 7gr (1/4 oz). I have made them plenty of time, and they come out well. Let me know how they work for you.
Thanks, tuscanfoodie! I wasn't sure if you meant 2.5 teaspoons (about 1 packet) or 2.5 packets.
I have the first batter made. I went with my gut and used a single package of yeast. I will report back once they are done! I can't wait!
They turned out great! I commented on the recipe. The first batter rose really well with a single packet of yeast - at room temperature took less than 2 hours. I did have to add a bit of extra flour as the finished batter was a bit loose. Texture and flavor seemed like the Liege-style waffles I have had in Portland (at the Waffle Window.)
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2006 FRBR Challenge winners announced!
Four people did the hard work of FRBRizing things related to The Lord of the Rings so we could see how well FRBR handles a large, complicated, interrelated set of things one might find in a library. Thanks to all of them! I randomly selected winners, and they are:
- FIRST PRIZE: Kelly Brown wins a Nancy Pearl Librarian Action Figure, a copy of Out On the Rim by Ross Thomas (40 KB PDF), and an S.R. Ranganathan button.
- SECOND PRIZE: Everett Meadors wins a copy of Gone, No Forwarding by Joe Gores and a Ranganathan button.
- THIRD PRIZE: Sarah Elliott wins a Ranganathan button.
- HONOURABLE MENTION: Jennifer Greig also wins a Ranganathan button!
Winners, please e-mail me your postal addresses and I'll get your prizes in the mail soon. Play with your dolls, read your books, and wear your pins with honour. I'll summarize the entries and the challenges they pose to FRBR in an entry later this week.
Who knows what the 2007 FRBR Challenge will bring? If there is one. Who knows what 2007 will bring?


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Carlouel's island lifestyle offers a high level of privacy and amenities. Anchor up and spend a few hours lounging poolside, or stay the night in one of our boat slips, fully equipped with 50 amp full-service hook-ups. Our deep-water floating docks have more than 400 feet of dockage space and six slips that can accommodate luxury yachts up to 35 feet. Nearby anchorage is located one mile south, east of channel marker #16. The Clearwater City Marina in nearby downtown Clearwater, offers gas and diesel fuel, as well as a pump out facility. With 207 boat slips, it's open seven days a week, 365 days a year. There are 23 slips available for transient boaters, and the Marina can accommodate vessels up to 125 feet.
Carlouel's unique location between the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal make it an ideal destination for activities on the water. Members enjoy use of the Club's fleet of kayaks and paddle boards free of charge. Available on a first come, first serve basis, these watercraft are a wonderful option for exploring the mangrove trails and white beaches of Caladesi Island State Park. Members and their families also enjoy water skiing, tubing and other water recreation on the bay. The waters around Carlouel are teeming with fish and wildlife. Spend one day fishing in the area, and you'll be hooked. From manatees and dolphin, to crabs and mullet, you'll be amazed what you find when you explore the waterways around Carlouel.


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Iudge not, that ye be not iudged.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"Do not judge so that you will not be judged.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged.
- Basic English Bible
Judge not, that ye may not be judged;
- Darby Bible
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
- Webster's Bible
Judge not, that you may not be judged;
- Weymouth Bible
Don't judge, so that you won't be judged.
- World English Bible
Nile ye deme, `that ye be not demed; for in what doom ye demen,
- Wycliffe Bible
`Judge not, that ye may not be judged,
- Youngs Literal Bible
7:1 Judge not - any man without full, clear, certain knowledge, without absolute necessity, without tender love. #Luke 6:37|.
Mt 7:1 The Sermon on the Mount (concluded) SUMMARY OF MATTHEW 7: Motes and Beams. Casting Pearls before Swine. Asking and Receiving. The Golden Rule. The Broad and Strait Gates. Wolves in Sheep's Clothing. The Tree Known by Its Fruits. The Kingdom Entered by Obedience. The Wise and Foolish Builders. The Wonderful Teacher. Judge not, that ye be not judged. The term "judge" is used in more than one sense, but Christ's meaning is plain. (1) He does not prohibit the civil judgment of the courts upon evil doers, for this is approved throughout the whole Bible. (2) He does not prohibit the judgment of the church, through its officers, upon those who walk disorderly, for both he and the apostles have enjoined this. (3) He does not forbid those private judgments that we are compelled to form the wrong-doers, for he himself tell us that we are to judge men by their fruits. (See Mt 7:15-20.) What he designs to prohibit is rash, uncharitable judgments, a fault-finding spirit, a disposition to condemn without examination of charges.
Evod's comment on 2014-12-14 19:15:22:
You can take things, especially scripture, out of context and think you know what something means before considering the setting, or without reading the chapter.. that will give you context. It always comes back to the same thing that people ignore. We all behave differently. This 'judge not ' is meant to be a warning not to be prejudiced towards others because of racial or cultural or even personal differences in the way others behave. In other words it is wrong to judge other 's behavior based on your own standards. This scripture applies to other 's behavior or lifestyle, and not someone 's harm to another.
Terry Sharp's comment on 2014-09-03 05:44:40:
I love this web site
MockingBird's comment on 2014-08-30 09:09:12:
I looked the word up in the Greek Bible dictionary. To judge a thing there is a separation select Choose to determine To consider think account .To pass sentence on a thing. Judge not that ye be not judged.
Don West's comment on 2014-08-01 16:11:44:
judge not that that ye may not be judged. romans 7 1
JaySun's comment on 2014-07-12 14:10:13:
"Judge not, lest ye be judged. " Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it. Be careful what you think and feel and project outward into the world from what is inside your thoughts, heart and mind because the world will become that in which you desire most. As human beings, our power is immense, limitless and all pervading just as the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit 's. Our compassionate brother Jesus Christ forewarned us of what we keep in our hearts and minds and the assessments and judgements we make about our life and the lives of others for our world around will become a direct reflection and manifestation of those judgements that we keep in our hearts and minds. Judge not lest ye be judged, except for Jesus...he can judge though right? Now why would Jesus warn us "judge not lest ye be judged, " if he himself was and is judging us by all of our thoughts, feeling and actions? It would be quite hypocritical for our Lord and Savior to be not practicing what he preached. Feel the words, try not to interpret them. Feel the Love, not analyze the hate.
Kathy's comment on 2014-06-25 14:50:53:
Never take Scripture out of context. Scripture interprets Scripture. Most folks have misjudged what the Scripture is actually saying and have totally missed the point. In fact, they exalt their own opinions above the Word of God. Never take Scripture out of context without knowing what it is really talking about.
Sonia's comment on 2013-12-25 00:45:32:
I think the main issue here is that people are confusing discernment with judgment. We really need to understand there is also scripture that says to put these things away from you with a malice, how if you do not discern the evil or sin in these things can you put them away from you. How can you not entertain evil or sin or wickedness if you do not call it by its name? How is it that everyone is afraid to say the truth. I believe the scripture we are discussing reads: judge not, lest ye be judged for with what manner you judge you will be judged. so if your trying to be ugly or hateful then it doesn't really matter if your judging or not because you've already crossed the line. but if you see a friend headed into trouble and you say (with love) this is not what God wants you to do then judging has taken on a totally different aspect.
Carol's comment on 2013-11-11 02:45:48:
It is only God who knows whose ways are pleasing to Him. We cannot use our human knowledge to make conclusions about. The person we should really be judging is ourselves using the light of the word of God. If we judge others we may also be calling judgement upon ourselves as "with the same measure u use it shall be measured back to u...".
Betty's comment on 2013-10-17 18:47:54:
I have a problem with understanding just what this verse means. We all make judgments in life in that we would not want to be in the company of a liar, drug addict, or criminal. How can that be considered being a judge?
Stephanie's comment on 2013-04-05 09:27:30:
I think that noone has the right to judge other people because they may not share the same opinion as you do are you think there way is not right.the only right way is God way no if and about it.
Susan Dalton's comment on 2011-11-12 15:59:16:
Veterans Day, I was sitting at the mall in the food court. I noticed three or four young, uniformed men. They were standing in the middle of the food court. Some people would walk up to them and shake their hand; others would speak to them for a few minutes.
I noticed one young man walk over to a table and extend his hand to an elderly man and woman. The elderly man shook his head no and did not extend his hand. The woman shook her head no also. The young soldier walked away.
How could someone refuse an outstretched hand? What if you differ with someone else's view, can you still honor the other person? Can you esteem the person without rejection? Or will you be filled with animosity and contumacious against love? Will you disdain the outstretched hand?
As I sat and watched, I saw one young, uniformed soldier walk over to a table and take the cup of someone seated and take it to Chic-Fil-A and have it refilled. He walked it back to the table and gave it to the seated man.
As I thought on this, I remembered the elderly man shaking his head no to the outstetched hand. Was the soldier extending his hand to the elderly man asking him did he want his cup refilled? Or was the young soldier extending his hand to the elderly man in acquaintance? I cannot tell for sure.
Many times we can judge what we see with our eye without seeing perfectly clear.
Jesus said, "Judge not..." (Matthew 7:1)
We all should be careful in our judgment.
Blessed Every Day's comment on 2011-07-22 18:03:52:
Its right on point. Jesus Will Draw A Line In The Sand If You D This?
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We are back to the point about buying a Los Angeles home for a bargain. You generally get what you pay for. If you are thinking of buying a home at a foreclosure auction then beware of unknown matters that could pop up, as you will probably not be offered title insurance on the property. In a regular sale, the Seller will be paying for your title insurance. You could be inheriting a bunch of problems which will make it difficult for you when it comes to selling the property. What … [Read more...]
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To the casual observer, Panasonic Avionics' new Fusion integrated seat might seem like just another seat with some sleek IFEC (really sleek…hello highly connected IFE with social networking like Twitter and FaceBook).
But Fusion is much more than that. It could pave the way for a sea change in how IFEC manufacturers, aircraft interiors specialists and seat makers do business – i.e. all the parties get together on a standard solution for the cabin before an airline even places its aircraft order. Sounds logical, huh?
While carriers that live and breath "cabin differentiation" might not be beating down Panasonic's doors for something standard, I wouldn't be surprised if a raft of low-cost carriers will.
And you can be sure they'll come knocking this week at the World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) conference and exhibition in Palm Springs. Check out what I and Flightblogger Jon Ostrower got to see today.


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Beach games are naturally a part of the beach culture of any coastal town. Family reunions, youth retreats, and bachelor or bachelorette groups will often have a time honored tradition and so on any given day while strolling along the shoreline you'll happen upon these different past times in action. Boys will be playing wiffle ball, a young couple hitting a paddle ball back and forth, men competing in an intense game of corn hole, and a family competing against one another in bocce ball. The beach not only affords an opportunity for relaxing and soaking up the sun or enjoying walks along the surf, its also an ideal place to host a wide array of games and competitions. However, it's not everyday you happen upon an event like this….
The 4th Annual Folly Cup is a time honored tradition amongst friends on Folly. Games include throwback events such as tug of war, izzy dizzy, 3-legged race, egg toss, and potato sack race, along with an awards ceremony at the end. So next time you plan to make a trip to the beach with friends or family, spend a little extra time planning for a fun beach games day – guaranteed to be an unforgettably funny and enjoyable experience.