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Leicester maintained their eight-point lead in the Championship after a 3-0 win over Charlton, Burnley beat Derby 2-0 and QPR drew with Leeds.
, with the explosive Jamie Vardy putting them on the front foot in the ninth minute with a cool finish.
Danny Drinkwater doubled the lead at the start of the second half after smashing home on the rebound, while David Nugent put the seal on the win - and ensured the Addicks remain in the bottom three - when his low strike from just outside the area sailed past Charlton goalkeeper Ben Hamer.
The Clarets opened the scoring just before the half-hour mark through David Jones and their hopes were further boosted when their automatic promotion rivals had Chris Martin sent off shortly before half-time, with Dean Marney then sealing victory for the hosts in the 68th minute.
Brian McDermott's men came out all guns blazing, with Ross McCormack missing a penalty in the 10th minute before atoning shortly afterwards to put the visitors ahead, although they would be denied three points when Jenas struck shortly before half-time.
The game was finely poised when Jamie Paterson levelled for Forest early in the second half following Martyn Waghorn's 36th-minute opener, but Latics stormed to victory with three goals in the final third of the match through Emmerson Boyce, James McArthur and Jordi Gomez.
Keith Southern and Daniel Ward put Huddersfield two ahead just after the half hour and second-half goals from Adam Hammill and Sean Scannell either side of Adam Clayton's penalty sealed an emphatic win for the Terriers.
The result left Barnsley bottom of the standings following in a match which saw the visitors have three men sent off.
The Glovers took the led through Shane Duffy but were hanging on when Byron Webster was the first player to be sent off before John Lundstram's own goal levelled things up.
Joe Ralls and Kieffer Moore were also dismissed as Yeovil finished the match with eight men.
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Call it Book Fair Ultra, but not Book Fair Lite.
Thanks to state budget cuts for the arts, the staff at the Florida Center for the Literary Arts had to brew this year's 26th annual Miami Book Fair with a smaller pile of hops, but the product still packs more than the legal limit of intellectual star power.
From rock innovators to former vice presidents to actresses who make puppet porn, this year's fair has a flavor for every cultural thirst. "Miami is the one place where all authors want to come," says chief book bartender and fair chairman Mitchell Kaplan.
Kick the week off right with President Barack Obama's wordsmith of choice, poet Elizabeth Alexander, who reprises her reading of "Praise Song for the Day" from January's inauguration. Her Sunday 5 p.m. reading is followed at 7 p.m. by Canadian authorial bad-ass Margaret Atwood, who drops a new novel, The Year of the Flood (Doubleday, $26.95), for the first time since 2005. The rest of the "Evenings With..." sessions unfold like a choice international selection of taps at the greatest word bar south of Heaven.
Monday feeds the stomach and the soul with a double-header — former Gourmet editor Ruth Reichl at 6 p.m. and perennial best seller Barbara Kingsolver at 8 (each costs ten dollars, FYI). Tuesday quenches your craving for memoir, with former MSNBC gossip columnist Jeannette Walls reading at 7:30 p.m. from her followup to 2005's mega-best seller The Glass Castle, Half-Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel (Scribner, $26). Test your head's tolerance with Wednesday's and Friday's dual award winners: Pulitzer-carrying Richard Powers and Nobel-toting Orhan Pamuk. Powers reads from his tenth novel, Generosity: An Enhancement (FSG, $25), while Pamuk, the first Turkish citizen to win a Nobel Prize, reads from his newest novel, The Museum of Innocence (Knopf, $28.95). Both read at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday's Isabella Rossellini appearance is like that crazy blueberry-infused Trappist ale with a twist of wormwood. The famous actress — who can ever forget her turn as Dorothy Vallens in David Lynch's Blue Velvet (1986)? — screens her series of short films called Green Porno (2008), in which Rossellini and others don animal costumes and act out mating rituals. Schwing!
But a word hound can't stay sloshed on "Evenings With..." alone, and the culminating weekend — beginning with the Friday, November 13 street fair and running until the last event Sunday, November 15 — will likely toss more than a few of us off the wagon. And who better to ask about choice vintages than the perennial imbibers at New Times? Over the next two weeks, our dipsomaniacs will dish out a series of author-tastings online and in print that will have you sneaking out the back door on your wives, husbands, and children.
"What happened, honey?" they'll ask when you stumble home Monday morning covered in paperbacks.
And all you'll be able to muster is: "When it hits your ears, it's just so good..."
To get you started, Homer, here are three authors you can't live without seeing in person:
Minor television personality and big-time genius John Hodgman is an expert on things that don't matter: Presidents who have hooks for hands. The perfect name for a hobo. Monster hunters. His new novel, More Information Than You Require, reads like a gift sent from the god of attention deficit disorders. It's a trivia book full of fake facts, footnotes, and lists — penned with a tone you'd find in the pages of McSweeney's. "Its grab-bag nature wasn't a choice — more of a reflection of my adult brain," Hodgman explains. "And my hatred of long paragraphs or even complete sentences."
Did we mention it's hilarious? Or that Hodgman is somehow able to make the subject "Speaking of Parasites" funny? Perhaps best known as "that guy in the Mac commercials," Hodgman began as a freelance writer in New York City. He then became a literary agent and humor editor for New York Times Magazine. Eventually, he says, he was able "to fool someone into thinking a collection of my insane obsessions might be worth publishing." His first book, The Areas of My Expertise, was written, in part, on the subway and in Central Park. It is also a collection of made-up facts.
After Hodgman plugged the book on The Daily Show, producers liked his comedic style enough to invite him back for a regular gig. He's since been featured as the "Resident Expert" on the show more than 30 times. Those TV appearances have made people "smile at [him] more on the street," he says. But alas, fewer folks are privy to his literary work. One thing he wants us know about his latest: "That it exists!"
John Hodgman reads from More Information Than You Require Saturday, November 14, at 5 p.m. in Building 3, Chapman.
— Natalie O'Neill
Ruth Reichl comes to the Miami Book Fair to plug a huge, 1,000-plus recipe cookbook called Gourmet Today on the heels of the announcement there will be no more Gourmet magazine tomorrow. That's sort of like Bernie Madoff going on a financial self-help book tour in the weeks after his Ponzi scheme imploded. In other words, this will be one of the hottest events at the fair.


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Finding the human touch in a web-based age
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Colin Gilboy, founder of 4specs website, estimates there are only 800 W-2 employed and 1099-independent specification writers currently working in the United States. (By his reckoning, it takes 30 to 50 employees to support a full-time specifier.) The rest of the specification writing is done by people for whom specification writing is not their primary task, such as project architects. Although this number may be relatively small when compared to similarly situated specialists serving other professions, specifiers are a stable and dedicated subset of the design profession. Continue reading


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Former Coventry City forward Leon McKenzie has a new book out on November 29th- My Fight With Life.
The blurb for the book is as follows; "Leon McKenzie is fighting back just like the son of a boxer should. He is proof that football is not just a life of glamour and glory. It's also a life full of stress and pressure.
"Leon travelled from the Premier League to prison with an attempt at suicide in between.
"But now he's a free man again. Free from jail and free enough from his mental torment to start helping others with similar problems. It's been a fascinating and emotional journey and every time Leon has been knocked down he's come back stronger. "when knocked down he's come back stronger"
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Let Us All Try Something New… Peace
Posted by BarbaraZ on December 18, 2012
For how many centuries has the world tried war, hatred, dominance and more to gain or prove superiority.
Now it is becoming acceptable to show the extent of our inner demons.
When it comes to the first, just is not working! Those who end up on the bottom layer of oppression will always seek their freedom from those holding them down. This has been going on for centuries, between religions, cultures and races. In my own country there are those who are still fighting the Civil War. We were once called a melting pot… no more.
Now, if you are upset, angry at another, or feel threatened it seems to be acceptable to grab a gun and 'take out' the source of your problem. Why are assault weapons needed by individuals within the regular population? I am not against guns… but the type of guns that are available.
There is also the need for help to be given to those who need mental counseling. In a country as wealthy as ours, programs that give this help are being shut down. There is also a stigma involved. It is no different then when the mentally ill were locked away… now we do it to ourselves rather then admit that we, ourselves, or our child needs help.
First we have to believe that Peace is a real option! It does not have to be perfect as nothing in life is perfect. It will take real effort by all involved. Much will require each individual looking at life, events, feelings with a new perception or outlook. Sometimes when we look at a feeling or event from the opposite viewpoint or a different angle, our own perception changes. Most importantly we need to learn to listen and get to know each other… as individuals not as generalizations.
Next, we need to be persistence in this quest for Peace. It will not come overnight.
I will hand my belief and love of Peace to you… now it is your turn to believe and hand your belief to another. This needs to be done over and over, until it reaches all areas of the world. It does not have to start with just me! You can start handing off your love of Peace wherever you are and maybe we will accomplish our goal quicker. As my signature says, "Peace begins with each of us, as individuals" Pass it on!


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Ginger Scallion Egg-Drop Soup
Serves2 (light main course) or 4 (first course)
- Active time:15 min
- Start to finish:45 min
December 2008
It's only natural to use leftover chicken broth (from Blade Steaks with Rosemary White-Bean Purée) to make chicken soup. But what a soup! Steeping ginger and scallion greens in the stock and then poaching the chicken in it is a quick way to achieve a depth of flavor. The final soup is enriched with silky ribbons of just-cooked eggs, shreds of tender chicken, and fresh rings of scallion. Best of all, this satisfying soup is easy enough to pull together after work.
- 6 scallions, divided
- 2 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1 (2-inch) piece peeled ginger, sliced
- 1 skinless boneless chicken breast half (6 to 8 oz)
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper (optional)
Asian sesame oil
Smash 3 scallions and cut into 2-inch pieces, then put in a 2-qt saucepan with water, broth, ginger, and 3/4 tsp salt. Bring to a simmer, then poach chicken at a bare simmer, uncovered, until just cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer chicken to a cutting board and let broth steep, covered, 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, chop remaining 3 scallions and shred chicken.
Discard scallions and ginger from broth and bring to a brisk simmer. Add beaten eggs in a slow stream, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in scallions, chicken, and white pepper (if using). Serve drizzled with sesame oil.
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The Virginia Company was formed with a charter from King James I in 1606. The Company was a joint stock corporation charged with the settlement of Virginia. It had the power to appoint the Council of Virginia, the Governor and other officials, and the responsibility to provide settlers, supplies, and ships for the venture. The initial reaction to the Company was favorable, but as the mortality rate rose and the prospect for profit grew dim, the support for it waned. The leadership resorted to lotteries, searching for gold, and silkworm production to increase profits. The charter was finally revoked in 1624 and Virginia became a Crown colony, largely as a result of the Indian Massacre of 1622.
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Real kayakers use ropes. Stronger, safer and easier to use than straps. Ropes do less damage to boats. Just learn to tie a truckers hitch and you can toss your straps away. Stop in for a lesson on tying a truckers hitch.
Bow and stern lines when carrying canoes or kayaks on vehicles. Deck lines and toggles on kayaks. New England Ropes Sta-Set in 3/16" works great. When staff gets new kayaks the first thing many do is to replace the low quality deck and toggle lines that come on kayaks. Sta-Set is strong and low stretch, which makes it great for these uses.
We also use 5/16" Sta-Set to tie boats onto cars and trailers. We have not had one line break in the decade we have been using the New England Ropes Sta-Set. Ropes that come with kayaks do not have an inner core and outer jacket, so when it wears, it is the structural part of the rope wearing. When this type of rope breaks your kayak falls. With good quality rope, you will see the outer jacket wear and have a chance to replace it before the inner core breaks. Good quality lines are cheap insurance for your kayaks. Just ask any of us that have lost a kayak to a broken rope!
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The Harvey house social enterprise offers both community services and residential rehabilitation to individuals suffering from drug and/or alcohol addictions. The residential clinic has a 16 bed inpatient unit for adults who require a medicated detox and further treatment. Harvey House uses the recovery model to deliver not only the medical side of treatment, but also interventions and individually focused treatment. Services are based in the North West of England.
Types of Treatment Services Harvey House offers
Treatment services offered at Harvey house include medicated detox where required, and also psychological treatment and support.
The initial stage of treatment for many clients will be a detox. This is process of removing toxic substances with the aid of medication to allow someone to safely withdraw from drugs or alcohol. An inpatient detox will be provided following an assessment and clients will be supported by nurses and recovery support workers throughout the process. Nutritional deficiencies and health issues created by the addiction will also be assessed and treated.
Treatment programmes are available to also address the behavioural and psychological side of the dependence. Assessments are carried out at Harvey house social enterprise to ensure the needs of each client are met, and to also assess any complex needs or underlying mental health problems that the addiction may have been concealing.
The structured programme is group based, and engagement and participation in group work is encouraged in order for clients to share their experience of addiction. Harvey house also delivers psycho-social interventions and harm minimisation sessions to its clients in order to increase their awareness of the destructive natures associated with addictive illnesses. This works alongside sessions and activities aimed at improving individuals' self worth and self esteem, which can otherwise contribute to an addiction continuing.
The Harvey house social enterprise use a number of approaches in their treatment programme. Evidence based therapies are used including Motivational interviewing and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
The aim of the therapeutic treatment programme is to build clients' resilience and empowerment so that they have the skills and motivation in place to continue with their recovery following treatment.
How long could treatment for drug and alcohol addiction at Harvey House clinic take?
The treatment duration will vary depending on the severity of the addiction and substance being taken.
Typically, full residential treatment programmes including psychological treatment can vary between 4 to 12 weeks in duration. For detoxification alone, those dependent on alcohol may require between 7-10 days, and for drugs a minimum of 14 days is required to safely detox. This can be longer or shorter in some cases, and should be based on individual assessment.
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There are a number of different treatments available across the UK offering treatment for addictive illnesses and it is important that the treatment is tailored to the individual's needs in order to engage and make treatment as comfortable as possible.
Triage Healthcare specialises in the treatment of addictive illnesses and can offer advice and guidance towards treatment options based on the circumstances and needs of the individual.
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I keep thinking we'd all feel a little saner if we produced a little more of our own food. You're never gong to get the supermarkets out of your life, but I've been looking at my own scrubby little quarter acre of God's green earth and wondering why I don't grow a little bit more to eat on it, maybe have a few chickens walking around. And why not a dairy goat? Well, for one thing, chickens are completely illegal where I live. So is hanging your clothes out to dry, but that's another story. One thing at a time.
The thaw is coming soon and it's time to start thinking about what to plant and how to get a little bit more out of our New England soil. The state's organic farmers are thinking about the same thing. What kind of spring is it going to be. How green is your thumb? Do you feel like doing a little more this year -- maybe with a little less of the chemicals. That's what we're talkin about today.
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Great show and a great topic. Things are a changing. Fresh locally grown vegetables are becoming more and more available for those of us who grew up thinking food grew in supermarkets. Remember when they were called grocery stores? The Groton Family Farm is right smack in the middle of the town of Groton. I am fortunate enough to have just enough land so I can supply folks with pasture reised, free range eggs collected the same day. And of course vegtables and fruits picked the same day. Things are a changing.
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Hi, Cynthia... Erica from Hurricane Farm sells, and delivers, adorable, functional chicken coops! You can email me and I'll get you her contact info! Check out the sturdy old breeds like Rhode Island Reds and Barred Rocks. Lots of the feeds stores (Mackey's) will have them soon!
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Could you ask: Do we have to worry about that "late blight" fungus this year. That ruined all of our tomato plants?
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I'm writing a book on magic, I explain, and I'm asked, Real magic? By real magic people mean miracles, thaumaturgical acts, and supernatural powers. No, I answer: Conjuring tricks, not real magic. Real magic, in other words, refers to the magic that is not real, while the magic that is real, that can actually be done, is not real magic.
― Lee Siegel, 'Net of Magic: Wonders and Deceptions in India'
I was thinking a "duel draft".
We have 12 players, tournament format, and drafters play matches against each other with very narrow parameters for the players they can select, e.g "must have played under the captaincy of Strauss or Ponting".
4 groups of 3, 2 group stage matches then semi finals and a grand final.
That would work. Although, probably not too narrow as the person going third will be at a severe disadvantage at having missed out on McGrath and Warne. None of the other bowlers come close.
Even better if the semi-finalists and finalists can all get on line at the same time so we can watch the drama unfold in 'real-time'.
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Just the first idea that came into my head, I doubt we'd use that. Will wait until more people weigh in before going ahead with it
May need to cut the voting time down from the current 1 week. Otherwise the whole thing will drag on for a month or so.
One day voting for sure.
Will the reserve league be running again? Heh, would love to get in to this.
CricZo XI - 3 Draft Winner
Scorecard Draft (2010) V Sehwag, D Amiss, D Bradman (c), C Cowdrey, P Umrigar, A Faulkner, R Marsh +, M Marshall, W Hall, M Hughes, B O'Reilly
Alphabetical Draft (2011) S Watson, G Kirsten, D Bradman (c), K Sangakkara +, C Cowdrey, K Pietersen, A Flintoff, M Marshall, B O'Reilly, F Trueman, T Alderman
The Eras Draft (2014) V Trumper, A Morris, N Harvey, J Kallis, S McCabe, F Woolley, Imran Khan (c), J Dujon +, J Briggs, D Steyn, J Snow
Keen for a draft regardless of the format.
"I will go down as Darren Sammy, the one who always smiles" - Darren Sammy
How about a pre-war draft? It's simple enough to get going immediately and we've only done it once before in the history of CW.
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Should an appropriations lapse occur, Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft said the Coast Guard's workforce, acquisition programs and daily operations would be "adversely affected."
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He vows, "We will not do more with less. Those days are over." With the shadow of shutdown looming, the Commandant gave his State of the Coast Guard address this week. He said aging platforms and crumbling infrastructure threaten mission success. He also vowed to take decisive action to alleviate the strain. Adm. Paul Zukunft is the 25th Commandant of the Coast Guard, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to review the state of the Coast Guard.
Matt Stuck, First Coast Guard District Aids to Navigation Manager
Hundreds of New Englanders are sounding off about a Coast Guard plan to update its coastal foghorns. It wants to replace 1970s technology, which the Coast Guard says has gotten more expensive than replacement. They'll be activated via radio signals by users of marine radios. That will mean fewer soundings. Matt Stuck, the First Coast Guard District Aids-to-Navigation Manager, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss the modernization efforts.
What will the President's immigration plan mean for CBP, ICE employees?
John Adler of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association wondered what impact President Barack Obama's executive order on immigration would have on the resources of CBP and ICE officers.
President's immigration plan pushes DHS to restructure personnel, tighten border security
Under President Obama's executive order on immigration, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson released a slew of memos outlining the agency's push to reform its personnel structure, review premium pay, and better secure the U.S.-Mexico border.
Rear Adm. Joe Vojvodich, Acquisition Programs Director, Coast Guard
The Coast Guard is almost finished unveiling eight new ships at a Navy shipyard in Mississippi. Besides being the most complex ships in service history, the Coast Guard almost had to scrap part of the program because of budget cuts. Rear Adm. Joe Vojvodich is the director of acquisition programs and program executive officer for the Coast Guard. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he explained how the Guard kept the program fully intact.
Coast Guard officer pleads guilty to assaulting wife of fellow guardsman
Lt. Daniel G. Eyer faces 24 months in prison and dismissal from the Coast Guard for allegedly assaulting a fellow guardsman's wife.
Regalbuto helps develop model to assess potential threats to nation's ports
Anthony Regalbuto led the Coast Guard's effort to evaluate America's ports and eliminate vulnerabilities to potential terrorist attacks.
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The Service to America Medals honor federal employees who go above and beyond their job descriptions to serve the public. Anthony Regalbuto, chief of the Coast Guard Office of International and Domestic Port Security, plays a key role in protecting shipping ports from terrorist attacks. He has set up a program to improve security both in the United States and abroad. He told Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp about his program.
Coast Guard convicts petty officer of sexual assault
Petty officer convicted of sexually assaulting a fellow member of the Coast Guard after a get-together in late 2012.
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Criminals on the waterway know no boundaries. The Coast Guard has signed an agreement with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, which will let the two work side-by-side as they enforce laws in the waters. Ensign Jean-Pierre Spence joined Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp to discuss the Shiprider program.
Sequestration forces Coast Guard to get creative
Like many agencies, the Coast Guard continues to feel the effects of sequestration, reducing its operating costs by 25 percent last year. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp talks about where the agency was impacted most and how it worked through the challenges.
Borras leaves DHS more integrated, on better financial path
Rafael Borras spent the last four years as the undersecretary of management for the Homeland Security Department before leaving Feb. 7. He said his goal was to make DHS more business-like by making it easier to apply data to decisions. Under Borras' leadership, DHS launched the Management Cube and received its first-ever clean financial audit opinion.
DHS, DoD strive for new strategy: be smarter with less
Federal officials say the budget environment with or without sequestration is leading agencies to come to grips with the idea that no matter how much they cut, no matter how much they work to become more efficient, they still will not have enough people or money to get everything done. The goal is to install discipline and data into the decision making process.
Coast Guard further streamlines maritime domain awareness data
The Coast Guard decided to implement Ozone Widget Framework architecture into its existing WatchKeeper systems to improve communication and data transfer between the Coast Guard and its partners.
Tons of cocaine entering U.S. due to sequestration cuts, rear admiral says
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Charles Michel, director of the Joint Interagency Task Force South told the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp that cuts from sequestration are limiting the resources available to stop large amounts of cocaine from entering the country.
DHS putting post-FISMA approach to cyber through a trial run
Three Department of Homeland Security components are testing how ongoing authorizations work. The Office of Management and Budget is drafting a memo to require agencies to change from approving the cybersecurity of systems every three years to a more regular oversight schedule.
Coast Guard: Budget cuts to limit flights, patrols
Coast Guard commandant says automatic spending cuts would mean fewer flight hours, sea patrols
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El Paso students honor MLK with a day of service
POSTED: Monday, January 21, 2013 - 6:33pm
UPDATED: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 10:44am
EL PASO — Hundreds of local high school students spent their Martin Luther King Jr. holiday volunteering their time to spread fire safety awareness information.
In a partnership with the El Paso Chapter of the American Red Cross, students went door to door and passed out flyers with information about cooking and heating safety, along with fire escape plans.
"Every 24 hours on average, we respond to a home fire here in El Paso, so it's crucial that every family know what to do, how to prevent a fire," said Mark Matthys with the Red Cross in El Paso.
Students had the holiday off from school, but still woke up early to honor the Reverend Doctor's legacy with a day of service.
"Well it's always good to go around and give back to the community, especially with Martin Luther, he stood for a cause, and today is his day. He gave to the world, so we need to give back," said Hannah Gomez, a student from Eastwood High School.
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Berea City, OH considering texting ban
In Berea, Ohio, a city ordinance to ban texting while driving failed in the past, as it was expected that the state would come up with a law on the issue. Since Ohio lawmakers are slow to make a move, the city council is considering the ban once again.
Councilman Nick Hascka brought the issue back on the table recently to the city's Public Safety Committee. The proposed measure, which would focus on prohibiting texting while driving in the city, is a secondary offense. Therefore, police officers will not be able to pull over a driver unless they can issue a ticket for another violation before issuing one for texting while driving.
The proposal was well received by other council members.
"It's far too dangerous," said Councilwoman Cheryl A. Banaszak. "My father was in an accident due to the other person texting. We need to do something."
For Police Chief Mark Schultz, all driving distractions such as texting while driving are a problem.
"I think having this law would be helpful in alerting public attention to the dangers of texting while driving," Schultz said. "It's a way to show that texting is a distraction."
The proposal should be heard be the council this month. If adopted, the city plans to put up signs to alert motorists of the new texting ban.
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Wednesday, November 27: Group annotations for Tragedy and the Common Man
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Tuesday, December 3: Voc. Unit 3; Identification of the tragic hero: what makes a tragic hero tragic?
Wednesday, December 4: Voc. Unit 3; Begin reading The Crucible
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Inmates learn from mistakes, eagar to curb violence
POSTED: Monday, February 27, 2012 - 2:15pm
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NEW ORLEANS, LA (WDSU) — Inside a Louisiana prison, several inmates told WDSU that they are eager to return home after learning hard lessons behind bars.
WDSU visited Rayburn Correctional Center in Angie, La. and spoke to three inmates originally from New Orleans.
The three were convicted in violent crimes and have been in prison for at least 10 years.
Inmate Charles Edward Boyd said he and other inmates know about the violent crime and high homicide rate even behind bars.
"I lived there, my family is there," Boyd said. "It's sad when I'm in prison and my fear, and my biggest concern I guess you could say that my objective is to get my kids out of New Orleans."
In prison, the inmates said they lose certain rights like privacy and the rules are strict. However, some said that in these conditions, they can find the best in themselves.
"Guys need to think. Make better decisions. My offense happened overnight. and I didn't think," Boyd said. "Split-second decision changed my life. I got sentenced to 50 years. I've done 18 years on that. So it's not a game."
Warden Wayne Cook said he is behind the push for more education in the facility and enjoys seeing the men learning.
"It's really good to see men that have a degree and they are going to be encouraging their children and make something of their lives, and not get involved in the life of crime that they had before."
Inmate Garry Jones said the crime is not worth it, no matter how small.
"Don't do it. It just takes a brief second to get into trouble, and another 20 years to get out of it," Jones said.
Cornell Martin, an inmate said that people can lose, not just with the law, but miss out on living life.
"I used to be on the same corners doing the same crimes," Martin said. "If you are like 25 years old, and you commit a crime, and you get 50 years, that is some serious stuff. You will never see the streets again. You are most likely going to die behind bars."
Boyd said the time he has spent in jail has given time to reflect on the wrongdoings he's committed.
The three men said they have turned their lives around in prison. Two have college degrees and have learned multiple languages.
Martin is an American sign language interpreter, and like Jones, he earned an associate's degree.
Boyd will soon earn a degree, too, through the prison college programs.
The education is a big part in the rehabilitation process. Cook said that getting an associate's degree reduces recidivism to 14 percent, and that a bachelor's degree cuts to under 6 percent. Cutting the violence in the prison was tough, Cook admits. He said to reduce the violence on both inmates and staff, he brought in inmate chaplains who used to be some of the most dangerous inmates in Angola.
With the crime in New Orleans and finding education in prison, Boyd, Martin and Jones said they hope to apply in the street the lessons they learned achieving release for good conduct. "Healing a city is like healing a body," Jones said. "You start from the inside and once you start healing the inside, you'll see the results on the outside."


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Washing machines can be so nasty sometimes, especially the old ones, that the owners get sick of them. If you have ever dealt with a old washing machine – which used to output terrible noises, or used to rust and release rust on the clothes – then you must know what we're talking about.
Though, whenever people are about to buy a new washing machine for their homes, they have to keep in mind several aspects, or otherwise, they might spend some money in vain.
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What is the Tread 1 by Devon Works? It is a watch unlike any other. The just announced timepiece is comprised of four 2/1000th of an inch thin belts each operated by an individual microstep electric motor. An optical recognition system tracks the the status of each belt at all times to ensure extreme precision. The tiny motors are powered by a lithium polymer rechargeable cell that holds enough power to keep the Thread 1 active for two weeks at a time.


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You can easily create widgets using the widget editor. You don't have to know how to write a widget, nor do you have to remember the different possible options each widget has. A simple to use interface will help you through the process of creating a widget, and optionally giving it a name so you can re-use it easily another time you need it.
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The following is a reprint of the market commentary from the July edition of the Option Advisor, published on June 21. Prices and the chart are as of the close on June 21. For more information or to subscribe to the Option Advisor, click here.
A widely quoted analyst of the gold and equities markets recently referred to the gyrations in the stock market as "lunatic," with the implication that it would be wise for investors to avoid serious market commitments under the circumstances.
In fact, I would suggest that the U.S. stock market has been behaving, both in terms of price and volatility, in a rather orderly manner in recent months, albeit one that has been frustrating to those of us of a bullish bent. And in making this case, I will refer to the accompanying weekly chart of the S&P 500 Index (SPX) along with its 80-week moving average and 14-week historical volatility.
As you may be aware, the 80-week moving average is a longer-term construct I prefer in part because it is exactly twice the length of the most commonly examined moving average. Due to its greater length, it is by definition more stable. Due to this stability and the fact that it is not so commonly followed, it has the potential to provide us with much better guidance on the current long-term market trend and whether there is an elevated probability that this trend may reverse. And based on the historical price action of the S&P relative to its 80-week moving average as illustrated and discussed on the accompanying chart, it is pretty easy to conclude that this combination has provided us with guidance that has been of great value over the years.
Note, for example, the supportive nature of the 80-week moving average during the bull market of the second half of the 1990s as well as over the course of the 2003-2007 rally. In addition, breaks below the 80-week moving average (with subsequent unsuccessful retests) have, over the past decade, twice preceded major market declines, with a particularly impressive "one-two punch" occurring first in January 2008 when the 80-week was broken and then in May 2008 when it was unsuccessfully retested with precision after a sharp rally. More recently, the 80-week held in the aftermath of the 2010 "flash crash" sell-off, but it did not hold during the summer 2011 decline (though there was no huge market plunge in the aftermath). But the most recent market pullback (marked as point "A" on the chart) resulted in just a single weekly bar that closed below the S&P's 80-week moving average ahead of the subsequent bounce. So on the basis of this time-tested, trend-based indicator, the strong suggestion is we've thus far experienced a "normal" pullback in an uptrend as opposed to a trend reversal.
With regard to the volatility aspect of so-called "lunatic" market behavior, note from the "volatility" pane in the lower portion of this same chart that the 14-week historical volatility of the S&P peaked during the financial crisis at 74% (point "B" on the chart). And in the aftermath of last summer's Euro market crisis, 14-week S&P historical volatility peaked at 35% (point "C"). While in 2012 this volatility measure has been steadily rising from its low of 11% in March, it is currently just below 17% (point "D") -- less than half its peak of last summer and about one-fifth of its financial crisis peak. While there is something of a bearish case (to which I do not subscribe) to the effect that the market will not bottom until volatility at least approaches the aforementioned peaks, by no means of which I am aware can current market volatility be considered remotely extreme, much less "lunatic" in nature.


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T01 Jerez - Day 1 Circuito de Jerez, Spain - Tuesday 5th February 2013
Driver: Giedo van der Garde, car #21 Chassis: CT03-05 Total laps: 64 Best lap: 1.21.915
Giedo van der Garde, car #21, chassis CT03-05: "First it's great to be back at work and I'm pleased with how day one on track has gone. We completed a very decent number of laps today without any major issues and I was pretty comfortable in the car straight away.
"Day one is all about making sure everything in the car works as it's supposed to and apart from a couple of minor issues with the floor we didn't really have to make any changes to the car straight out of the box. We also ran through a number of procedures that are new to me, particularly starts as we didn't do too many of those last year, but the main thing for me is the tyres. They definitely feel different to what I ran in the Friday sessions I did in 2012 and that's going to be a focus for us in the tests, to get as much as we can out of them.
"It's obviously far too early to make any judgements on the performance levels we can expect from the 2013 package but compared to the car I drove in Brazil it feels like we've made some good progress over the winter. Tomorrow will be more of the same for us - running through more procedures and a few set-up options across the range of tyres we have available here and hopefully getting in as many laps as possible."
Cyril Abiteboul, Team Principal: "I'm happy with what we have achieved today. We began day one of the test by revealing the 2013 car with its new livery and I'm very pleased with the reaction we've had from around the world to the updated car. It's always a risk changing something people feel as passionately as they do about F1 car liveries but we've had some very good responses to it and seeing it out on track proves that we made the right decision.
"Performance-wise it's too early to tell where we're going to line up this season. We're realistic enough to know that it will take a big effort to fight the teams ahead, but we are patient and we've set ourselves achievable targets for the year ahead. One of the keys to helping us reach those goals will be maximum track time in the tests so we have to aim for another three days of clear running and see what we've learnt when we get back to the factory.
"All in all it's been a good day and another bonus for us is to see how well Charles and Giedo have slotted into the team. This bodes well for the year ahead and it's great to see our driver pairing fitting in so well in the very early stages of the season."
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ISRN Oncology
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 249124, 5 pages
High-Dose Therapy and Autologous Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells Transplantation for Recurrent or Refractory Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Analysis of King Hussein Cancer Center Results and Prognostic Variables
1Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation Program, King Hussein Cancer Center, P.O. Box 1269 Al-Jubeiha, Amman 11941, Jordan
2Department of Internal Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman 11941, Jordan
Received 27 August 2011; Accepted 18 October 2011
Academic Editors: M. Emoto and T. S. Ganesan
Copyright © 2012 Fawzi Abdel-Rahman et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Purpose. to evaluate the outcome of patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma who underwent autologous transplantation at KHCC bone marrow transplant program. Patients and Methods. Over 6 years, 63 patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma underwent high dose chemotherapy followed by autologous transplant. There were 25.4% patients in complete remission (CR), 71.4% with chemotherapy responsive disease at the time of transplant. Prior to conditioning regimen, 56% received two chemotherapy lines, and, 44% received more than two lines. Results. The main outcomes of the study are the rate of complete remission at day 100, overall survival (OS), relapse-free survival (RFS), The impact of the following variables on OS and RFS: (a) disease status at the time of transplant, (b) number of chemotherapy lines prior to conditioning, (c) age group, (d) time of relapse < or >12 months were investigated. The CR at day 100 was 57%. The median overall survival for the whole group was 40.6 months; the median RFS was 20 months. The only factor which significantly impacts the study outcomes was the number of chemotherapy lines prior to conditioning on OS in favor of patients received two lines. Conclusion. In our study only the number of chemotherapy lines received before conditioning had statistically significant impact on OS.
1. Introduction
Among patients with early-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) the rate of relapse ranges from 10 to 15% [1] and in patients with advanced stage HL the relapse rate ranges from 30 to 40% [2–6]. In addition, approximately 10–15% of patients experience progression of disease after an initial partial response.
High-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) followed by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation can achieve sustained remission in patients with advanced refractory or recurrent HL [7–14]. Several factors can predict survival and RFS after high-dose chemotherapy and autologous transplant. One of these factors is the number of chemotherapy lines patients received prior to transplant [15–19]. Another factor which was shown in previous studies to predict the risk of relapse was the disease status at the time of transplant, with superior outcomes in patients who were in complete remission (CR), or minimal residual disease in comparison to those with bulky disease [14, 17, 20], and the last factor which was shown to influence the outcome is the time to initial relapse (TTR) >12 months versus <12 months which is measured from the date of diagnosis to that of proven relapse [21]. At the King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) bone marrow and stem cell transplantation program, Amman, Jordan, we performed stem cell transplantation for 63 patients with HL between the years 2003 and 2008. We report herein the outcome of these patients. Since our program is combined for adult and pediatric patients, our study includes, as one of its objectives, the comparison between the two age groups in treatment outcome. To our knowledge there is no data available on the impact of age on transplantation outcome of HL. (Adult patients at our center are defined as 18 years or older.)
2. Patients and Method
The outcome of sixty-three patients who underwent HSCT at KHCC between January 2003 and December 2008 was studied through retrospective chart review after obtaining IRB approval.
The diagnosis was confirmed for all patients at KHCC by pathology review, and they all met the standard criteria to be eligible for autologous transplant. We included all patients who underwent transplant if all data required for the study was available in their files.
We reviewed 70 files for patients with relapsed/refractory HL who underwent transplant at KHCC during the study period. Data about disease status at the time of transplant, number of chemotherapy lines received before transplant, evaluation at day 100, vital status, and disease status at last followup was available for sixty-three patients (90%), so this group composed our study population.
2.1. Treatment
Prior to the conditioning regimen 56% of the patients received only two lines of chemotherapy, and 44% received more than two lines. Chemotherapy and GCSF mobilization followed by stem cell collection was used in 89% of patients, while GCSF alone followed by stem cell collection was used in 11% of cases. The source of stem cells was peripheral blood in all cases.
Sixty (95%) of 63 patients received BEAM (BCNU, Etoposide, Ara-C, and Melphalan) as conditioning. One patient received CBV (Cytoxan, BCNU, VP16), and two patients received TEAM (Thiotepa, Etoposide, Ara-C, and Melphalan). The median CD34 dose delivered was 5.6 × 106/kg (1.51–12.1). All patients received routine prophylaxis with acyclovir, fluconazole, and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.
Patients had followup CT scan at day 30, and CT scan or PET-CT scan at day 100. RECIST criteria were used to assess response by CT scan. The majority of patients had only CT scan for followup.
2.2. End Points
The primary end points were(i)the rate of complete remission at day 100,(ii)overall survival (OS),(iii)relapse-free survival (RFS),(iv)overall survival and RFS according to disease status at the time of transplant, number of chemotherapy lines, age group, and TTR.
The secondary end points were(i)day 100 nonrelapse mortality (NRM),(ii)incidence of grade 3-4 mucositis.
2.3. Statistical Analysis
The rate of complete remission at day 100, as well as the overall survival, and relapse-free survivals were the primary outcomes of this study. Furthermore, day 100 nonrelapse mortality (NRM) and incidence of grade 3, 4 mucositis are secondary outcomes to be investigated in this study. Outcome comparison between groups categorized by disease status at the end of treatment, number of lines of chemotherapy, time to relapse, and age groups was carried out. Kaplan-Meier method was used to present survival curves. Comparison between groups in survival was carried out using Log Rank test.
3. Results
3.1. Patients' Characteristics
The characteristics of the 63 patients at the time of autologous stem cell transplant are listed in Table 1.
Only 16 (25.4%) of the 63 patients were in complete remissions (CRs) at the time of transplantation; the majority of patients in this series had responsive disease, 45 patients (71.4%), and 2 patients (3%) had stable disease. All patients had successful engraftment, with a median time of 10 days for white blood cells and 12 days for platelets engraftment.
3.1.1. Overall Survival
All 63 patients were followed with a median follow-up time of 34.89 months. The median overall survival was 40.6 months, with projected 3-year overall survival of 64.6% as shown in Figure 1 and Table 2.
The overall survival of patients who received two lines before transplant was significantly better than that of those who received more than two lines, 73% versus 43% () Figure 2 and Table 3. However, there was no statistically significant difference between those who were in complete remission versus those with responsive disease. Also, there was no statistical difference in the survival of children or adults who received autologous transplant and no difference in survival according to TTR >12 months or <12 months.
3.1.2. Relapse-Free Survival
The median RFS for the whole group was 20 months. The projected 3-year RFS is 42.3% Figure 3 and Table 4. Exploring the impact of disease status at transplant, number of lines of chemotherapy age group, and TTR on relapse-free survival, it was found that none of these factors significantly affected the time to relapse. It is worth mentioning here that there was a trend for improvement in RFS for patients who received two lines in comparison to those who received more than two () as seen in Figure 4 and Table 5.
3.2. Day 100 Mortality and Incidence of Grade 3-4 Mucositis
Only three patients died in the first 100 days (4.8%), after transplant. The cause of death was sepsis in all of the three cases. This is comparable to the acceptable international figures. As for grade 3-4 mucositis, its occurrence reached 50%.
4. Discussion
High-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation is a well-established potentially curative therapy for relapsed/refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma.
At KHCC sixty-three patients underwent high-dose chemotherapy with autologous transplant from 2003 to 2008. At the time of transplantation 25% of patients were in CR, and at day 100 the number rose to 57%. Prior to the conditioning regimen, 55.6% received two lines of chemotherapy and 44.4% received more than two lines.
The median survival for the whole group was 40.6 months, with projected 3-year overall survival of 64.6%, and the median RFS was 20 months, with projected 3-year RFS of 42.3%.
These results were close to the 5-year OS and RFS published by Engelhardt et al. [21].
All patients engrafted on time. The incidence of grade 3-4 mucositis was 50%, and the day 100 mortality was 4.8%.
The correlation between the numbers of chemotherapy lines received prior to conditioning and survival was statistically significant. This is consistent with some previously published studies [15–19], although this was not shown in the study published by Engelhardt et al. [21]. In our study there was a trend towards improvement in RFS in patients who received two lines of chemotherapy in comparison to those who received more than two lines, but this was not statistically significant, probably due to the small sample size.
The disease status at the time of transplant (CR versus RD) did not affect the OS or RFS, and this is consistent with Engelhardt et al. study [21], but contradicting other studies [14, 17, 20]. We believe that the main reason for this is the small sample size in our study, as there was a trend towards improvement in patients who were in CR over those who had RD, with values of 0.10 and 0.15 for RFS and OS, respectively.
There was no difference in outcome between the two age groups in term of OS and RFS, with the caveat of the small number of pediatric patients. There was no difference in OS and RFS according to TTR.
5. Conclusion
We can therefore conclude from our study that the number of chemotherapy lines received prior to the conditioning regimen is the most important predictor of survival.
Our patients who proceeded to autologous transplantation had to have chemosensitive disease; otherwise changing the chemotherapy line was recommended in case progression or no response after two cycles of therapy. This supports the hypothesis that the tumor biology is the most important predictor of OS, with tumors that were sensitive to the first line of salvage chemotherapy having a better outcome than those that were not, even if the latter responded to further salvage chemotherapy.
Relapse after autologous transplant for HL remains a significant problem with more than 50% of patients relapsing as projected from our study, so it is important to focus on treatment strategies after relapse.
There is a potential durable response with reduced-intensity allogenic transplant for HL patients relapsed after autologous transplant as shown by the study of Peggs et al. [22].
Novel agents like Brentuximab Vedotin are promising with phase II studies showing response rate as high as 75% in relapse/refractory HL. It is currently under investigation in phase III trial for patients with HL at high risk for residual disease following autologous stem cell transplantation [23].
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Comic-Con: "Breaking Bad"
By Perry Michael Simon on July 21, 2013
As if the anticipation for the final eight episodes of Breaking Bad wasn't already intense, a Hall H panel on Comic-Con's final day Sunday featured sneak preview footage from the end of the Walter White saga. Nerdist's Chris Hardwick, calling the AMC series "the best show ever" and announcing that he will be hosting Talking Bad, the aftershow to air after each episode, moderated the panel, which included creator/Executive Producer Vince Gilligan and the cast, including Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, R. J. Mitte, and Bob Odenkirk. Cranston walked the floor before the panel wearing a Walter White mask, surprising the audience when he revealed on stage that he was the mask-wearer posing for pictures with fans. He later put the mask on his mic, leading to Cranston and Aaron Paul speaking into the mask's mouth and appearing to kiss it, drawing gales of laughter from the crowd.
Cranston said that he believes that "anyone can become dangerous" when the right buttons are pushed, and that sent Walter White "from Mr. Chips to Scarface." Paul talked about Jesse's evolution from "lost kid" to Walter's accomplice to being afraid of White; Gunn compared Skyler's outlook to Walter's, thinking she can control the situation even though "each action she takes makes it worse" and believing that somehow things will work out while knowing deep down that they will not. Mitte noted that he has " spent (his) whole life" on the show, adding "most people have high school… I have Breaking Bad. Hank, Norris said, is "saddled by morality," trying to do the right thing rather than the expedient thing; Odenkirk called himself "just a big fan of Breaking Bad who got a good seat" before saying the key to Saul is that "he's good at what he does… He's funny but he gets stuff done." Gilligan discussed hiring actors known for comedy to do drama, asserting that comedy is harder to do than drama.
The cast and Gilligan told stories about some of the show's more memorable moments, including Cranston's first-take success throwing a pizza onto a roof, and how Gilligan made changes along the way to bring characters like Hector back. Also on the agenda was a discussion of moments the actors recall as changing their characters, including Jesse shooting Gale and Jane's death scene showing Walter's culpability. Gilligan, whose turning point was when Walter turned down the Schwartzes' help in season one, also plugged the new interactive e-book Breaking Bad: Alchemy, which serves as a companion to the series.
There is no way its called Walking Bad. Gotta correct to Talking Bad.
You are correct…typo..it is called taking bad
bah! *talking*
That's what they call a nerdian slip.
[…] * Mais "Breaking Bad": tava todo mundo lá: o criador Vince Gilligan e os atores Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, R. J. Mitte e Bob Odenkirk. Mostraram um teaser de um dos últimos episódios (aqui, se não tirarem do ar). De resto, basicamente filosofaram sobre os rumos da história e dos personagens. Cranston disse que acredita que "qualquer um pode se tornar perigoso" quando os botões certos são apertados, e que conduziu Walter White "de Mr. Chips para Scarface" [aqui, aqui] […]
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Apparently a while ago, when scientists gave some mice a calcium pantothenate deficiency, the mice started getting bad skin and losing their hair as a result.
Ever since then, the cosmetics industry has been putting vitamin B5 into their products and advertising about how great it is, even though it's complete nonsense. It doesn't do anything to put it on topically, and it's only going to be useful if you're suffering from such a deficiency that you're losing your hair anyway.
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I can't seem to get away from writing about the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). Several weeks ago I wrote about the first two, love and joy. Today I am going to write about peace. We are surely living in a day when we search for peace in a very troubled world.
Peace is defined as quietness, rest, harmony, order and security in the midst of turmoil and temptation. If we strive to live pleasing to God and His commandments, this is where we find peace.
From The Mountain
Mark J. Tidwell
It's happened once again. On Feb. 2, that weather prognosticating critter known as Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his den to see if winter would continue its bitterness or if there'd be an early spring. The portly groundhog was surrounded by the members of the Groundhog Club's Inner Circle, all clad in top hats and tuxedos, as well as nearly 15,000 noisy spectators when he forecast an early spring for 2011.
Thank you Phil, we needed a break from the winter blahs.
The signs of salvation
"I write this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know you have eternal life" (1 John 5:13, RSV).
Bricks and clocks are not so important there
Sometimes I have to step back, take a deep breath, and look at the bigger picture. Otherwise I can't see the forest for the trees. For this and other reasons, I participated in a short ministry trip to New York City about a week ago. It helped me regain perspective.
Don't allow the candle of hope in your life to go out
What has caused you to feel that the candle of hope in your life is soon to go out? Could it be civil war in your home of some kind? Discord in your marriage? Turmoil in your business or work place? Is the source of your hopelessness nothing you can really pinpoint just a general feeling of depression? Disillusionment? Discouragement? Are you convinced Jesus Christ will reign in the world at some future time, but you don't know what difference that makes in your life today?
The three worst mistakes in life
"And he said to them, 'Take care, and beware of all coveteousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possession.'" (See Luke 12:16-21, RSV).
Sweeping floors and dusting shelves for the Master Himself
"Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God. And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men" (Colossians 3:22-23).
What does it mean to have intimacy with God?
"I Love You," someone whispers, but what does it mean? What is love? If someone asked you to define love, what would you say?
Today the word love is tossed around loosely far too casually. Modern society is confused about love. Motion pictures and TV productions often portray love as a cheap relationship because it is based on a fleeting feeling and not on a deep commitment.


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Just yesterday, digital comics distributor and app developer, Comixology, announced a new initiative which would offer over 700 free comics, many of them first issues and Marvel Now! comics, via their iPad platform. We were excited to share the news with you this morning.
Once we started looking, though, at the Comixology site, we found out that the huge demand for the comics has caused some technical difficulties over on the server side of things. The Comixology CEO, David Steinberger, wrote on the site, "We expected a high degree of excitement for the Marvel initiative – and had believed ourselves prepared – but unfortunately we became overwhelmed by the immense response. We're still struggling to keep our systems up."
Seems like a lot of folks were trying to access the free comics, and weren't able to get their stuff. Steinberger continued, "To that end, we're pausing the Marvel Comics #1 promotion for the time being. For those of you that want to take advantage of the offer – you will get your comics! Until we are able to reinstate this program in our systems, please click here and fill out (a) simple form, so you can be informed as soon as there is an update."
The link to the submission form is here, so head on over and add your email to the list. We'll keep an eye out, as well, and let you know when we see that the system, and offer, is back online.
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Tom Ford made to measure
PUBLISHED: 27 May 2011 00:03:03 | UPDATED: 27 May 2011 00:04:22PUBLISHED: 27 May 2011 PRINT EDITION: 27 May 2011A Tom Ford suit is one of the great fashion statements. A made-to-measure Tom Ford suit, well, that's another level altogether. Antonio Blazevic, the Master Tailor at Tom Ford, will visit Australia for the first time this month for VIP appointments at the Sydney and Melbourne Harrolds stores.
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