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A Crisis in Antioch
Myron Augsburger's book Caring Enough to Confront proves that confronting, when done biblically, is a virtuous act. When confronting Peter, Paul had the greater good of the church in mind. Accept the responsibility to care and confront, and to ...Read More
A Heavenly Gospel
Paul in Galatians often says things like "the gospel that I proclaim" (2:2) in order to set the true message of salvation apart from the different gospel of the Judaizers. Make no mistake, however, Paul knew that it was ...Read More
A Letter to the Thessalonians
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Apostolic Fellowship
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False Brothers in Jerusalem
It is the duty of all believers, not just our pastors and other leaders, to contend for the faith. We must be especially wary of incremental steps to undermine biblical authority and the historic Christian faith. Denominations do not typically ...Read More
Final Words to Colossae
If the apostle Paul could implore those who knew him to pray for him in his condition of suffering, then we should be ready as well to ask others for prayer when we are in need. We should likewise remember ...Read More
First Timothy
Take time to read through the letter of 1 Timothy in preparation for our study over the next few months. Consider the problems and issues Paul discusses in this letter and how they manifest themselves in the church today. Ask ...Read More
God's Designs for Us
Sometimes God gives us a vision that He uses to spark the vision in someone else. In fact, some people in the church seem to have the "gift of vision." They are always seeing things that need to be done ...Read More
Hermes and Zeus
Just as outwardly religious Jews were the Gospel's enemies in the first century, so today the great enemies of the Gospel are the carnal members of the church. Jealous, lukewarm, and liberal "Christians" are the greatest enemies of the ...Read More
Judgment Day in Athens
Paul asserts all kinds of common ground with the Greeks. Paul does not confuse common ground with neutral ground. At every point, the Greeks have misinterpreted this common ground because they suppress the truth. They must repent and change. Don ...Read More
Letters to Corinth
Those who seek to have Christ as Savior only are the "wood, hay, and straw." They will be burned up, because they have torn up the church by their carnal behavior. Read this chapter. If it applies, correct your ways ...Read More
Maligning Paul's Character
The context of Galatians 1:10 refutes any notion that Paul was a people-pleaser. Would a man concerned to win the acclaim of all people call down curses upon some of them (vv. 8–9)? Paul's becoming "all things ...Read More
Our Beloved Brother Paul
Some justify an entirely law-free approach to ethics based on a faulty assumption that the Mosaic law has no bearing on us at all. However, while it is clear that the law of Moses is no longer the defining mark ...Read More
Paul at Corinth
In the holy war conquest of Canaan, enemy cities were burned as whole burnt offerings, almost certainly by God's altar fire. In Acts 2, tongues of fire fell on God's new altar-people, who then take holy war to ...Read More
Paul at Ephesus
With the destruction of the temple, the outward features of the old covenant came to an end. We no longer take Nazirite vows and we no longer expect either defilement or blessing to be transmitted through clothes. The "clothes" of ...Read More


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Kellie was menopausal, and it was entirely possible that biological causes were at the root of her sexual difficulties and lack of desire. However, I also wondered about the quality of her sexual relationship with her husband. Kellie confessed to feeling bored. Their lovemaking had become routine and unexciting. Because her mind would drift during their sexual encounters, she found it challenging to maintain feelings of arousal.
I suggested that she talk to her husband about her feelings and for them to plan ways to introduce some novelty into their time together. Kellie discussed what had turned her on in the past — dressing up, varied positions and locations in their home — and agreed to start doing that again. When Kellie returned that following week, she reported that she had no problems with arousal. She had several strong orgasms, just like in the good old days. Apparently, getting out of their sexual rut was just what the doctor ordered.
If all else fails, be brutally honestI've worked with countless couples where one spouse was so dissatisfied with their sexual relationship that eventually s/he decided to have an affair or leave the marriage. You might be thinking of these alternatives too. Affairs and divorce are lousy solutions. Even if an affair satisfies you temporarily (and it might; newness is a great aphrodisiac), it will only create more problems in the long run. Although an affair can serve as a wake-up call to the low-desire spouse, you can't always count on this. Affairs can also destroy your marriage. And even if your marriage survives, the pain an affair causes is immeasurable.
Divorce isn't a good solution either. It destroys families forever. Plus, if you run from your problems rather than work them out, you might find a more sexually compatible spouse, but since no relationship is problem free, you'll find yourself with a new set of problems in no time flat. The grass truly isn't greener on the other side, even if the other side is more sexually attractive.
However, as the more highly sexed person, you might be at the end of your rope. You might be fantasizing about someone else or about packing your bags and leaving. Before you decide to have an affair or leave, I implore you to make sure your spouse knows in no uncertain terms the seriousness of the situation. Make certain s/he understands what will happen if nothing changes. Don't threaten in the heat of an argument. Don't say nasty things. Don't blame. Don't criticize. Just tell your spouse calmly (or write a letter) that because of the differences in your sexual appetite, you are so unhappy that you are considering doing something you really don't want to do. Spell out what you've been thinking about. Tell your spouse that this is not a threat, but that you are so desperate, you don't know what else to do. Ask your partner one more time to seek help. Then wait and see what happens.
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Hollywood Park publicity official Steve Schuelein asked some of the Southern California trainers who they like in Saturday's 136th Kentucky Derby:
Ron Ellis– "California horses have shown they're the class of the field. Post 20 may not be bad at all for Sidney's Candy, although the rail may be tough for Lookin at Lucky."
Mark Glatt– "I think California is pretty solid. The complexion of the race is a lot different with Eskendereya out. If Sidney's Candy is willing to rate a little, he's got a heckuva chance."
Hall of Famer Jack Van Berg– "I like Sidney's Candy."
Ben Cecil– "I like John Sadler's horse, Sidney's Candy."
Marty Jones– "The California horses."
Carl O'Callaghan (a former Todd Pletcher assistant)– "Any one of the (four) Pletcher horses, but I'm rooting for Sidney's Candy and (jockey) Joe Talamo."
Craig Dollase– "I'd like to see the California horses do well. They're always knocking us on the East Coast that we can't run."
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Any news on software to interface Kinect with DAZ Studio v 4.5? There was some free and some very costly software to do this with DAZ Studio 3.xxx
Reallusion iClone 4 (?) has a reasonably priced module to allow one to use Kinect for real time animation.
Also of interest is Faceshift Studio, which does amazing Facial Mocap. The Freelance version costs $800 /year, and there is a non commercial version for $150. Version for Win and Mac, with Linux in the works.
It would be great for DAZ 3D to work a deal with them, write some bridging software, and make a cheaper version available for Studio users, but they have not shown great interest, other than to offer the very expensive software a while back.
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Because of my career in Natural Resource Management, my wife and I have lived in a variety of places in the Western US, mostly small towns. We've been married for more than 52 years and have had many grand times. I would not have wanted to spend that time with any other person. She is truly my best friend and soul mate, and we love each other deeply. We've had our ups and downs, but overall, we have been on an adventure and it is not over yet.
My desire as a teenager and a young man was to leave the plains and live and work in the mountains, in that order. As a result, we've been blessed to live in and around the Rocky Mountains for most of the last 39 years.
One of our most memorable experiences was moving from a small town in Idaho to Los Angeles to go to school. We were in our mid-forties and changing careers. It was a shock to move from a predominantly English-speaking culture to one where many languages were spoken. It was also a shock to move from a town of 3,300 to a city of millions with long lines at the post office and grocery stores and hours at the DMV to get a driver's license.
We lived just a few blocks off Sunset Boulevard where most of the businesses had bars on their doors and windows. There were bars on the door and windows of our apartment. Police helicopters flew overhead many nights of the week.
But after a month, we began to adapt and drive like everyone else. There was a saying back then that you're either the "Quick or the dead." We learned how to get around the freeways and streets. To support ourselves, my wife worked in Hollywood teaching ESL and I also worked in Hollywood as a custodian. As a result of her job, we got to know and associate with people from many different countries. We loved it and still do greatly enjoy associating with people from other cultures. There were also many in the school we attended.
When our schooling was complete, we would have been content to stay and work in LA, but we knew we were headed back to the Rocky Mountains. Since that time, we've been privileged to travel overseas several times to parts of Asia and Central and South America. We also lived and taught conversational English in South Korea for a time.
Life for us has and is an adventure. Many people don't get the opportunities we've had. But, no matter what one does, life can still be an adventure. Part of it is attitude and our responses to circumstances. Life is not always kind to many people, and it's understandable that it may not be an adventure for them. But I've found that, despite some hard times, my blessings far out number the hardships I've experienced. And, I'm a natural pessimist, but I've discovered that it's better to be an optimist no matter what happens.


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The lid came out nicely without sticking and all looks good. Showing pictures of rock I got at the beach yesterday that I plan to face the upper section of dome suround. Also shown is rock and slate propped up kind of like I plan to place them. Planing now to not do the igloo look with the stucco but rather a round enclosure (similar in diamiter to stand but about 3 feet height) containing the insulation around and on top of the oven and it will also serve as a structural wall to hold up the roof. Would like some feedback on my plans for this as I am a bit unsure of a few things. I was thinking of getting a large piece of reinforcing mesh 3' by 18' and making a big 68" diameter by 36" stucture to place around the oven to act as a guide and holder for mortar and rock to rest against. Thought if I got some masons mortar and added a bit of portland cement to it and applied it like a 2 inch cladding to this mesh and then after it set up mortar my rocks to it. Then this would be my walls for the roof. Sorry I see the middle attachment is the wrong one. Some things I am not so sure about are....
How much cement should I add to the mortar?
Will it be strong and hold out our Canadian winters?(more rain here than snow)
What kind of mesh would be best suited for the job?
Re: Planning next phase & needing help
A round oven covered with pebbles :). Sounds like a cool idea, I like it.
From a bit of experience with cement-based sculptures, I think it should be doable. Could you include some rebar in the wire mesh structure? Say bore some holes in the hearth and place vertical rebar lengths in them? I would also suggest a second layer of wire mesh inside the cladding - clad the first lot of mesh in 1 inch of mortar, wrap the second layer of mesh round it and mash the final inch of cladding over it. I use the wire mesh with hexagonal holes which is used for rabit hutches for my stuff, and it holds up fine.
I don't know If you need any more cement in the mortar - the stuff they sell here is fine without, but of course it may be different where you are.
What kind of roof are you planning?
Hope this helps,
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Frances has got the superstructure nailed, so no need for me to comment. Using rebar is a must. You could either use rabbit hutch wire or wire lath, which might be a bit stronger in the end. Or hutch wire for one layer, lath wire for the second. Frankly, I'd go a bit thicker than two inches to bear the weight of the stones. For the mortar, I'd use Type N and brick sand (3 sand to 1 mortar). Type N is very good for vertical surfaces that will be exposed to rain. You don't need to add Portland to it, although a bit of accelerant (Home Depot) will help the mortar set up more quickly in cold and wet weather. Be sure to tarp your work between sessions.
Thanks guys still a few questions
First to answer your question about the roof, I am not sure yet. I am thinking kind of a mushroom cap look to the roof. Maybee copper or Cedar.Would like it to be suported by the walls here that you are helping me with. The roof will just hang over a bit from the walls, maybee a foot or so. Still a few things I am not so sure about.....
Type N mortar I think is one part cement 1 1/4 lime and 6 or so sand, so a little confused Jim about the 3 to one you mentioned. Should I take the above formula for type N mortar mix that and then add sand at 3 to one? Sounds like too much sand but maybee I am not understanding you right.
If I drill through the hearth for the vertical rebar I will be going through about 4" of the vermiculite concrete before I hit the stuctural concrete. Any issues here? Is this vermiculite conrete got any strength or should I drill out an extra big hole and then mortar the rebar in place?
Thanks again this has been a big help.....wayne
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Apologies; I was a bit sketchy about what you planned. Nope, Type N mortar has no sand in it at all; it's not a mix but a pure cementitious product. You can buy it at HD, and the bag will be marked that way, like Type S and Portland bags are. Just use one part Type N to three parts brick sand. Type N is normally used for pointing, parging or exposed exterior layers. You might want to pour the interior walls (around the rebar and mesh) with ready mix Sakrete (stronger because of the included aggregate), then parge the outside of it with Type N, then use it again for a bed in which to secure your stones. Alternately, you could do a 3:1 mix of Type N (or Type S for that matter) and add washed pea gravel to it for strength. Sakrete, I suspect, would be cheaper. Think of it as the interior core which will be protected from weather by the skin of Type N mortar.
If the roof will be supported by the walls, you should drill directly into the cement layer, not just the vermic. Buy (mine's a $69 cheapo DeWalt that works fine for light duty) or rent (HD or your local rental place) a hammer drill for this, and there are long bits available for such applications. Make sure the bit is new. It would be better if the walls actually touched the structural slab rather than just the vermic layer so you get a good bond. Consider cutting a channel to the thickness of your walls right down to the structural layer.
There are many ways to form a project like this. Thinking about it a bit more and considering the walls will bear a fair bit of weight from the roof, you might want to use standard reinforcing mesh tied to the vertical rebar (it actually does bend fairly well if you're patient until you get the shape you want). Then you could use 1/4" plywood (very well saturated with water) to bend an inside and outside form in the shape you want. It would have to be very well braced/strapped to prevent buldging. You could then pour in the concrete from the top of the form, using a spare piece of rebar or pipe as a plunger to make sure there are no air pockets. Once the pour is complete, it's standard practice to tap the outside of the form all over with a brick hammer to make sure everything has settled. For weight bearing walls, I suspect you'd need at least four inches in thickness. Uno hasn't been active lately, but I'd welcome his input on this.
You'll need to attach plates at the top of the walls to secure the roof structure. If you're using 18 gauge steel studs, they can be attached with Tapcons once the cement has cured. If you plan on wood plates, J bolts should be placed strategically in the wet cement at the top of the walls. They come with washers and nuts. Drill holes in wood plates, slide over bolts, tighten nuts.
To really nail this one down, I'd like to see a rudimentary sketch.
Projects like this can be tough to comment on at a distance. Hope this helps.
Re: Planning next phase & needing help
Thank you Jim. This is a huge help. I still have plenty to do with my landing arch work and vent and chimney. So I dont think I will start this wall and roof for a bit yet but its nice to get the shopping and planning out of the way......wayne
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Sean Reynolds, after travelling the NYC to LA road, begins coloring his career in the motion picture industry this fall with his debut on Cinemax's Hotel Erotica. In the upcoming year, you will be able to catch him in HBO's new series, Black Tie Nights, a Promark Entertainment Production staring opposite Angela Davies. Sean has also appeared in the independent Hollywood comedy, "The January Season", a Hemlock Entertainment production which will be available early in 2005. He has had spots in "Three Picture Deal", a Collaboration Films release as well as various commercials and videos. Sean has been in the modeling industry for five years traveling to Europe and New York, appearing in spots for Tommy Hilfiger and Nobel Apparel.
It wasn't until a trip to New York for an annual talent convention that opened the opportunity for Sean to find representation. After signing with talent manager Gary Shaffer (who is best known for casting shows such as The Original Star Trek, The Brady Bunch, and Trapper John, M.D.), Sean began to embark on the Los Angeles acting scene.
As well as studying at Los Angeles's prominent Howard Fine Studio in his off time, Sean is also a talented writer and musician. Sean is a songwriter who has had a past with numerous LA bands (www.thedrugstorecowgirls.com - www.Gangbox.com ) which have gathered applause on www.garageband.com , www.cdbaby.com , and other mediums. He has recorded and produced with Academy Award nominated production company Agita Productions and also former A&M music label Rondor/Almo Sounds.
As a musician, Sean's time with Gangbox opened up a new genre for his music experience. As if the Hollywood underground wasn't enough - Gangbox, which was Sean and lead singer, Jeremi Brit Handrinos, now under the name Horus8 and the Warewolves, just received #1 standing in Australia under the psychedelic catagory on MP3.com. The Gangbox band is a 60's style acoustic/electric/ poetic justice with fifty years of foresight and is currently preparing for a possible Australian/Asia tour.


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Friday, June 17, 2011 — 4:00pm - 11:00pm
Free to spectators, with donations to the Aquarium greatly appreciated!
Salishan Spa and Golf Resort is proud to be the host site for the 2nd Annual Oregon Coast Exotic Car Show & BBQ to Benefit the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
This year's festivities will be held on Father's Day Weekend, June 17th through 20th, 2011, with the main show event on June 19th from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Oregon Coast Exotic Car Show Awards Will be Presented in the Following:
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Registration is open to all exotic cars and admission is free to spectators (although a donation to support the Oregon Coast Aquarium is appreciated).
2011 Oregon Coast Exotic Car Show Schedule
Friday, June 17:
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (10/11/2010) - Hayley Young and Jenna Leurquin fired first-round scores of 2-over 74 during today's opening session at New Mexico State University's Price's Give`Em Five Collegiate in Las Cruces. The duo is currently tied for 18th-place, nine strokes out of first. The Broncos as a whole recorded their second-best single round score of the fall with a 13-over 301 to finished the day in ninth-place out of 14 teams.
Leading the team competition is Baylor University who shot 3-under 285 on Monday. The Bears hold a one-stroke lead over UC Irvine who sits at 2-under 286. Boise State is in a pack of seven teams that are separated by seven strokes, fourth-place through 10th. The Broncos are six strokes out of fourth-place heading into Tuesday's second round and 16 behind first-place Baylor.
Young and Leurquin are among a group of six tied for 18th after the first day. The 74 (+2) is Young's second-best round of the fall semester to date. Meanwhile, it is Leurquin's, a freshman from Brussels, Belgium, season-low total for a round.
At the top of the individual leaderboard is Baylor's Jaclyn Jansen who carded a 7-under 65 this afternoon to cruise out to a four-stoke lead over a trio sitting in second place.
Lori Harper turned in a solid round as well on Monday tying her season best of 4-over 76. The sophomore from Manhattan Beach, Calif., is currently tied for 32nd out of 78 participants.
Right behind Harper sits Michelle Gooding who fired a 5-over 77 on the opening day in Las Cruces, N.M. The junior from Wilder, Idaho, is in an 11-way tie for 41st.
Rounding out the day for the Broncos was Katie Somers who recorded a 7-over 79 on the first 18 holes of the tournament.
Boise State will look to move up the standings during the second day of three at the Price's Give`Em Five Collegiate. Tomorrow's session will begin at 8:30 a.m. (Mountain) at the New Mexico State University Golf Course.
Day One Summary
Price's Give`Em Five Collegiate
Oct. 11-13, 2010
Las Cruces, N.M.
New Mexico State University Golf Course (6,258 yards / Par 72)
Host: New Mexico State University
Individual Results (Top-5 and Boise State)
1. Jaclyn Jansen, Baylor (65, -7)
T2. Suterra Chanachai, New Mexico St. (69, -3)
T2. Michelle Park, UC Irvine (69, -3)
T2. Patty Chawalitmetha, UC Irvine (69, -3)
T5. Shang Huang, UTEP (71, -1)
T5. Lene Hafsten-Morch, Baylor (71, -1)
T5. Julia Roth, Cent. Arkansas (71, -1)
T5. Demi Mak, New Mexico St. (71, -1)
T5. Ana Pastor, UTEP (71, -1)
T5. Carly Dear, Cent. Arkansas (71, -1)
T18. Hayley Young, Boise St. (74, +2)
T18. Jenna Leurquin, Boise St. (74, +2)
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T41. Michelle Gooding, Boise St. (77, +5)
T60. Katie Somers, Boise St. (79, +7)
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5. North Texas (296, +8)
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T6. Central Arkansas (297, +9)
8. Cincinnati (300, +12)
9. Boise St. (301, +13)
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Check Out Google's New Office in Tel Aviv Israel (pics)
Oompa Loompa do-ba-dee-dee, Googles got a wonderland-style office in Tel Aviv. How many Everlasting Gobstobbers and original Wonka Bars would you guzzle down to get a golden ticket, I mean a job proposal for Google's new enchanted work space in gorgeous Tel Aviv Israel? The new place of work is the product of design mavens Camenzind Evolution working with Setter Architechs and Studio Yaron Tal. The new Israeli stomping grounds are a massive 85,000 square feet across seven floors in the Electra Tower, a skyrcraper of office suites previously known as the Amkor Tower or Elco Tower. The place is stunning inside and out.
The new Tel Aviv home for Google is inspired by Israeli designs and sustainability. It was made to be interactive, open and stimulating for work and communication with "Googlers". Google says "nearly 50%" of the place was designated to provide "communication landscapes" and provide diversity in the work place. Without a doubt this is a truly stunning place to work. Each room lends itself to a different charm and ambiance. Yet I would love to work in any of these settings. Each suite, office and conference room looks like it was either designed by Wonka himself or plucked from blueprints pilfered off the architect who designed the witches house in Hansel and Gretel.
All the wooden themes and nature motifs are breathtaking. It stirs camping themes and weekends away resting by a fire in an elaborate log cabin. But I especially like the room with the warped slid, which I hope is an escape shoot from the rec room to someone office cubicle. What am I saying…? Of course it is.
Freshomes quotes Google stating the following about the new duds,
"It is a new milestone for Google in the development of innovative work environments: nearly 50% of all areas have been allocated to create communication landscapes, giving countless opportunities to employees to collaborate and communicate with other Googler's in a diverse environment that will serve all different requirements and needs."
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JUDGE Francis D. Murnaghan Jr.'s Aug. 31 death made a bad situation worse for the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond.
The bench has been understaffed for years because Republican senators refuse to approve Democratic nominees to fill vacancies created by retirement or death. Judge Murnaghan's death means a full one-third of the chairs on the 15-member court are now empty.


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Biogen (BIIB) and AGTC (AGTC) announced a collaboration and license agreement to develop gene-based therapies for multiple ophthalmic diseases. The collaboration will focus on the development of a portfolio of AGTC's therapeutic programs, including both a clinical stage candidate and a pre-clinical candidate for orphan diseases of the retina that can lead to blindness in children and adults. The agreement also includes options for early stage discovery programs in two ophthalmic diseases and one non-ophthalmic condition, as well as an equity investment in AGTC by Biogen and a license agreement for manufacturing rights. Biogen will make an upfront payment in the amount of $124M to AGTC, which includes a $30M equity investment in AGTC at a price equal to $20.63 per share and certain prepaid research and development expenditures. Biogen will be granted a license to the XLRS and XLRP programs and the option to license discovery programs for three additional indications at the time of clinical candidate selection. Under the collaboration, AGTC is eligible to receive upfront and milestone payments exceeding $1B. This includes up to $472.5M collectively for the two lead programs, which also will carry royalties in the high single digit to mid-teen percentages of annual net sales. In addition, Biogen will make payments up to $592.5M across the discovery programs, along with royalties in the mid single digits to low teen percentages of annual net sales. Biogen obtains worldwide commercialization rights for the XLRS and XLRP programs. AGTC has an option to share development costs and profits after the initial clinical trial data are available, and an option to co-promote the second of these products to be approved in the United States. AGTC will lead the clinical development programs of XLRS through product approval and of XLRP through the completion of first-in-human trials. Biogen will support the clinical development costs, subject to certain conditions, following the first-in-human study for XLRS and IND-enabling studies for XLRP. Under the manufacturing license, Biogen will receive an exclusive license to use AGTC's proprietary technology platform to make AAV vectors for up to six genes, three of which are in AGTC's discretion, in exchange for payment of milestones and royalties. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the expiration of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 in the United States, and is expected to close in the third calendar quarter of 2015.
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When the pain in his infected foot became unbearable, Dutana Mjikijua's family persuaded him to make the long journey from his mud hut in South Africa's Eastern Cape to hospital. On arrival, he was found to be suffering from uncontrolled type 2 diabetes.
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Sabayon 9 KDE and GNOME preview
Sabayon 9 is the latest release of Sabayon, a multi-purpose Linux distribution derived from Gentoo Linux. Made available for download are 32- and 64-bit installation ISO images for KDE, GNOME 3 and Xfce desktop environments.
Sabayon is a rolling-release distribution, so existing users do not have to reinstall to get the latest core and applications of a Sabayon release. That is one of the best features of the distribution.
This article features a few scree shots from test installations of the KDE and GNOME 3 editions. A detailed review should be published by the end of the week. The first four screen shots are from the GNOME 3 edition.
This shows the activities view of the (GNOME 3) desktop. The GNOME 3 edition comes as a standard installation of GNOME 3, which means it comes in a format that many users do not like.
You can tell from this that Firefox is not installed. Chromium is the installed Web browser.
The same desktop as above, showing the date widget.
The Kickoff menu is the default on Sabayon 9.
Rigo is the name of the new graphical package manager on Sabayon 9. It replaces Sulfur.
Rigo is fast and has a clean interface, but it is too "clean" for me. A package manager should at least have a listing of applications by category. That does not seem to be a feature of Rigo. More on what when the review is published. Want to see what the new Sabayon looks yourself? You may download an installation image from here.
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WOW!! by seeing this distro i wanna to move from ubuntu to sabayon/gentoo!!
@jo13, I moved from Ubuntu to Sabayon 10 – KDE. Their terminal is colorised and it really feels like a more polished system in certain areas compare to Ubuntu.
With the KDE blend, it really is taking me a lot of customization to get a look and setup that works for me, I almost wonder if I should have gone with the Gnome 3 Shell blend over KDE and installed extensions.
The Sabayon / Gentoo terminal package installer is great too, simply run commands like apt-get:
# sudo equo install firefox
so great Distru. that give you so stringth Gentoo Linux.
I install Gnome 64bit and it was perfect and make Gentoo easy…
I still looking for some programs to fit what I want (like Jdownloader)..
You may have to add the "nomodeset" option to boot.
Nice pic's. I downloaded the KDE version to check it out myself and couldn't get it to boot beyond the boot screen.
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The health care industry is changing rapidly, and some of those changes could be dangerous to your health. That's why we need Proposition 214, the HMO Patient Rights Initiative. All of us, especially those of us who depend on health care the most--seniors, cancer patients, adults and children with disabilities--must be certain that our health insurance will be there when we need it.
Proposition 214:
Gag rules on doctors and nurses are wrong. Intimidation of caregivers is wrong. Bonuses for denying care that people need are wrong. Secret guidelines for denying care are wrong. Unsafe staffing in hospitals and nursing homes is wrong.
It is dangerous for everyone if HMOs and health insurers worry more about making money than they do about your health when they make decisions about your care.
If you get sick, you have a right to know what care you need, and you have a right to get the care your insurance premiums have paid for.
You should not have to worry whether your doctor is afraid of retaliation for referring you to a specialist or whether nursing home aides fear being punished for speaking up for their patients.
You should not have to worry that your health plan could drop your doctor for no reason.
You should not need to be afraid your doctor is being paid a bonus for denying you the care you need.
You should know how much of your insurance premium is spent on actual patient care and how much on bureaucratic overhead and executive salaries.
Is it important to contain costs to keep health care affordable? Yes.
Should cost controls be used as an excuse to deny patients the treatments they need just because administrators for HMOs and insurers think it will cost them too much money? Never.
214 will be enforced by existing agencies, minimizing enforcement costs. And those costs are necessary in order to make sure the rights of patients are safeguarded.
Proposition 214 is a decision about life and death. Please consider carefully and join us in voting yes on Proposition 214.
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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (November 13) that since the waters off Silverstrand Beach and Clear Water Bay First Beach in Sai Kung District are now suitable for swimming, the red flags have been lowered.
The red flags were hoisted at these beaches after red tides were found.
The department reminds the public that the lifeguard service at Clear Water Bay First Beach is suspended in winter.
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SLIDESHOW: Gillick double puts the shine on Cambridge power and control
Posted: January 06, 2014|
Cambridge 31 Hartpury College 21 - National League 2S
Among the famous quotes by philosopher Plato is the one which reads "the measure of a man is what he does with power".
If you replace 'a man' with team and throw in control then you have the ingredients that suggest Cambridge could be ready to make a serious assault on the National League 2S title.
It may seem a bit outrageous to relate a sodden afternoon at Volac Park to ancient Greece, but what Cambridge did with the power in their side to turn over league leaders Hartpury College is a testament to coaches Rowland Winter and Craig Newby.
And it was not just the fact that they beat the team from Gloucestershire, but it was the manner in which they did it, negating the threat of the visitors and making them look lost for ideas.
The power came through the set piece, with the strength at the scrum matched by a dominant catch-and-drive game at the line-out which brought them so much territory, particularly in the second half when conditions underfoot worsened.
It was undoubtedly Cambridge's best performance of the season, and they were smart about what they needed to do to counter anything Hartpury tried to throw at them.
What stood out most was the way they thought their way through the game, not in a tactical sense but by, primarily, keeping things simple and doing the right things in the right areas of the pitch – not forcing their play or passes if they were not on or would put themselves in trouble.
The quick, high defensive line worked to perfection, particularly in the second half when Hartpury had little room to move and were forced to try to kick in behind.
And with Mike Gillick and Jim Wigglesworth appearing to drop two steps deeper, they fielded comfortably to get back on the front foot.
The official man of the match was Jamal Ford-Robinson, who had the beating of his opposite number at the scrum, but there were other candidates, including Ben Brownlie, who put in a big ball-carrying display at No 8, and Dan Hemingway and Ollie Marriott, for their work at the breakdown.
It was second row Marriott who scored the all-important bonus-point winning fourth try, and he said: "It was unbelievable. We've felt things haven't quite gone for us before but everything just came together, it was a top effort from the boys.
"You can't really fault anything – the work ethic, the intensity at the breakdown, intensity when we carried, line speed, everything just went right.
"Their kicking fell into our hands when it started going to kick-chase, our fitness came through and we really showed what we were about.
"Our kick chase was good and as their only option was to kick it back to us, and we've got one of the best back threes in the league, so we're happy to keep having it kicked down our neck and we will run it back."
One of the daftest terms used in team sports is 'it's a good time to score' – when is a bad time? – but there are certain points in games when a score can have a bigger impact, and Cambridge struck on two of those occasions against Hartpury.
Quick thinking saw Ross Kevan take a tap penalty after three minutes and he drew his man before putting in Gillick to touch down. Billy Burns kicked two penalties for Hartpury but when Hemingway stole Hartpury line-out ball, possession moved to Ford-Robinson, whose legs were moving faster than a hamster's on a wheel as he powered over to make it 14-6.
Burns kicked another penalty before the break but a minute into the second half, Mike Ayrton's persistence on a kick-chase and some calamitous defending saw the winger dive over for Cambridge.
Ross Moriarty touched down five minutes later for Hartpury, but more fumbling under pressure from the visitors allowed Marriott to run a good angle to touch down.
Ben Vellacott's try reduced Cambridge's lead to five points, but they still felt in complete control and the deserved win was wrapped up when Gillick touched down his second try after another kick-chase.
And Marriott added: "It's an unbelievable start to the year. We talked about trying to turn our season around as we'd had a few losses recently so hopefully this is the turning point and we can kick on from here up the league."


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IF YOU'VE ever been part of a crowd spilling out of a late-night bar, you'll be familiar with scenes of drunk people staggering around, the arguments breaking out, not to mention the occasional violent brawl.
Now a model that mimics the movements of drunken crowds might help find ways to design streets so that they direct late-night revellers safely home to their beds rather than into the path of potential conflict.
Simon Moore at the University of Cardiff in the UK and his colleagues wondered how the staggering gait and loss of balance associated with being drunk would affect a model based on the behaviour of sober crowds. Models have been widely used to predict how crowds will behave, for example, during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, to improve crowd control. This is the first time a model has looked at crowds of drunken people, says Moore. ...
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Dr. Bob Arnot is an award-winning television correspondent, international traveler, sportsman, and medical doctor active in international humanitarian issues. Dr. Danger for MOJO on INHD is his latest television project, one which is a culmination of his wide-ranging skills, experiences and passions.
His broadcast career had included stints as foreign correspondent and chief medical correspondent for NBC News (including Dateline, the Today Show and the NBC Nightly News), and chief foreign correspondent and special foreign correspondent for MSNBC News. He was health correspondent for CBS News (including CBS Evening News, CBS This Morning and CBS Morning News). He has also been featured on national television specials in international health and humanitarian topics for Discovery Health, Discovery Military, PAX, the ABC Family Channel, BET, and FOX.
His broadcast accomplishments have earned him an Emmy Award, two Emmy nominations, the Overseas Press Club Award, the Dupont Award, and an award from Vanity Fair for "Best Embedded Reporter," Iraq Campaign. As befitting Dr. Danger, the U.S. Marine Corps made him an Honorary Blue Knight.
He was Founder and Chief of the Lake Placid Sports Medical Center; was physician and member of the Board of Directors for the US Ski Team; and physician for the XIII Winter Olympic Games.
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Arkansas' unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point from December to 7.2 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Monday.
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Love & Marriage: We Eloped In Vegas
Thank you for joining us for the Love & Marriage series. I'm excited to be sharing my marriage journey along with Jenna, Shay, Jenn, Lindsay, and Megan.
Before we dive in I thought it would be appropriate for me to share the story of how my husband and I met and how we got married. It's probably a story I haven't shared here yet {and I'm not sure why}.
I don't want to ruin the end for you, but it goes something like this….
We met in 2002 when he moved in next door to me in college. To say that my roommate and I weren't all like, "Heyyyyy hot new neighbor boy" would be an understatement. A dark complected, fit, overly nice, sweet talking, SINLGE guy? What more could you ask for in a neighbor.
Problem was? I was already in a committed relationship to a man I had planned to marry. Yep. True story.
So the night that "hot new neighbor boy" knocked on our door with his shirt off to borrow peanut butter I tried to convince my roommate she should date him.
Except somehow, in the short 3 minutes he stood in our doorway while my roommate grabbed the Jif, I was intrigued by him.
Eventually {days later}, I learned that he was a finance major. Fitting, because I had a finance class that I desperately needed help with.
A few weeks went by, and feeling like he owed us a favor after the peanut butter borrow, I ask him if he would be willing to teach me how to use my financial calculator. Some would say the rest is history, but unfortunately it wasn't that simple.
Recall I mentioned I already had a boyfriend? Yea, issue numero uno.
But there was something that kept pulling me towards the neighbor boy. I can't say it was something I was hearing from God because at the time I wasn't a follower of Jesus and "to hear from God" would have been something I wasn't familiar with.
But, looking back, I find it no accident that Jeff Rose moved in to apartment B-2.
Our relationship started off rocky. I was still leading on my "ex" while hot neighbor boy continued to be a "playboy" so to speak. We cheated. We lied. We did things that {looking back} neither one of us are proud of. But there was something that could never pull us apart.
The connection I felt with him was like nothing I had felt EVER before with anyone. And you know that silly little saying, "When you know…you know."
Well, I knew.
We spent the better half of our relationship trying to gain the others trust back. Truly, when you cheat and lie…it's so hard to come out of that. In fact, there were times that we both gave up.
It never lasted long.
Then in 2004, and after dating for just over a year, we were no longer neighbors and instead? We became roommates. We moved in together in a 4 bedroom house with 3 of his guy friends. Whoa, buddy.
Nothing like moving the girlfriend in to the bachelor pad.
Literally 3 months after we started living together we found out that he was being deployed {he was in the Army National Guard} to Iraq. And so we did what any young lovers would do…we got engaged.
On Halloween. Dressed as Dorothy and the Tin Man. Ahem.
We had planned to get engaged already, but with the deployment on the horizon
we he decided to push it up. The next logical step was to be married and, being the fact that he was leaving for another country within a month, we decided to elope!
That is correct.
I'm really not the type….to get married in Vegas.
Except I did.
How many of you didn't know that about me? Probably all of ya!
Y'all probably thought I would never run off to Vegas and tie the knot, hey?! Wrong.
To be completely honest with you, one of the main reasons we decided to get married prior to his deployment is so that I could have access to information about him while he was gone. It's much easier to be included if you are a "wife" rather than just a girlfriend or fiance. That's not to say we didn't love each other…we did. But, the deployment definitely expedited our marriage.
We actually already had our trip booked to Las Vegas with my parents to visit his mom {who lives there} and we weren't exactly sure if we were going to get married there or not.
Who does that? Plans a trip and says, "Hey we may or may not get married on this trip."
It was important for me that my parents were on board with it. And, to say that that was an easy conversation….would be a big fat lie. EEEEKK!
I'm an only child and definitely a daddy's girl. I was not about to do anything that my parents did not bless.
Three days in to our Vegas vacation, as we were sitting at In-N-Out Burger {go figure} we brought up the idea to my parents. They knew our history and the long road we had to finally becoming a couple. But I remember very clearly something that my dad said that day.
He said, "I don't want to be the reason you DON'T get married. I want you to do what is going to make you happy."
Not the response I expected from him. In fact, I thought he'd be on the next flight back to IL after he finished his Double Double.
That's all I needed to hear. That's all WE needed….and it was such a huge relief to have him leave the decision in my hands. I guess all those years of good grades made him trust me a little. Finally. Ha!
Not more than 24 hours later we were off to get our marriage license.
We originally booked our wedding at The Little White Chapel. Yes, the same Little White Chapel that Britney Spears got married at when she made that awful decision years ago.
The more I thought about…the more I just couldn't do it. Not get married. I wanted to get married.
But I couldn't get married at The Little White Chapel. It was too fake for me. I needed something more intimate and less baby-blue-tuxedo-ish. You know?
So we forfeited our deposit and decided to get married at the Stratosphere hotel. A much more classy option. As classy as you can get when you elope in Vegas.
Our ceremony was 7 minutes. SEVEN. And I wore jeans {and what looks like a lingerie top}.
That's it. It was me, Jeff, my mom & dad, and his mom and step-dad. Oh, and our Reverend who just so happened to be from Illinois {strange}.
I was honestly so nervous that I drank a vodka/cranberry before we went up to the chapel. And if you know me, you know I don't do alcohol.
Thoughts that went through my head…
Was I giving up my idea of a perfect wedding with the white dress, 12 bridesmaids, gorgeous flowers, and wonderful guests? Was this the right decision? What would our friends back home say? How will we be married and live in a house with 3 other guys?
If I would have truly known how hard the first year would have been…I may have opted out.
As you can see, we had no perfect start. No extravagant wedding. No wedding dress.
But what we did have was the desire to make our marriage work. I'll talk next week about what happened AFTER we eloped in Vegas.
Hard times were on the horizon…
Don't forget to visit Jenna, Shay, Jenn, Lindsay, and Megan and read about how they met their spouse and what the beginning of their marriages looked like.
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Oh friend, I loved this! Seriously! I loved the realness of it, the genuine and authenticity of it. 😉 Um, and it sounds like we have more to discuss the next time we're together!
Jenn @ Munchkin Land´s last blog post ..Love and Marriage, Week 1
I think your openness is refreshing! I can't wait to read the rest of the story. By the way, we honeymooned in Vegas…in August with 115 degree temps… because it was cheap!
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LOVE this! Now, I need to wait to hear what happens next… And, I agree, you just know when you have met the right person for you! Thanks for being so honest and open with your life.
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Thank you so much for sharing your love story. It is so encouraging to me to hear other unconventional love stories, like mine, and then to see that the couple is going strong and have grown in their love for each other and Jesus. Thanks!
I love this story! I went to SIU as a swimmer recruit fall 2002. I only lasted one semester(too cold and lonely for me so back to Phoenix I went), but I did meet my now husband at swim meet at Northwestern. Small world and I can't wait to hear the rest!
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Thanks for sharing your marriage story – I loved learning more about how you and Jeff came to be "The Rose's"! My hubs and I eloped in Vegas last year on 4/24, so we have an anniversary this month. The big white dress is highly overrated!
What a beautiful story! I got teary eyed at the part where you got your dads blessing. We got engaged on Halloween too! Married the following Oct 2nd and that Halloween we found outing was pregnant! Can't wait for the next part to this story.
Love this! My story is sort of similar; no fancy wedding, just meeting the hubby while dating someone else and a rough first year, but a desire to persevere. We celebrate 21 years today!
Love your story and your blog! I feel like we are friends.
What a great story! I never would have pegged you as the "elope to Vegas" type, but it sounds like it was a great wedding. How great that your parents could be there.
I love this! I'm so glad you are a part of this series and I loved your honesty!
I love this story and am happy that I was the "roomie"! The stuff you guys put me through, lol! But I always knew you guys were meant to be. I still remember waking up to J sitting in my room – in the dark – at my desk, you were no where to be found and he was so upset that he had ruined it for real. Man the things you guys have been through together! I have to say I admire you guys so much. In fact so much that when C and I got engaged I thought about seeing if I could convince J to get ordained (sorry Rev. Rick) and marry us becuase I admire your relationship so much!! You know how proud I am of you and I am so happy I picked such a wonderful BF
I LOVE this! Can't wait to read the rest of the story!!! I love finding out new things about you I wouldn't expect!
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I love REAL stories. I met my now husband in a bar and I knew that night I would be marrying that guy. In fact, I had an engagement ring 3 months later. Our engagement lasted longer than our dating. But we both knew going in that it's what we wanted and are willing to put in the effort to make ti work.
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Love this! Never would have guessed! Looking forward to the rest of the story. It's always nice to hear about real marriages.
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Mandy, this is AMAZING! I love it! Drew was in the National Guard too. We got engaged in the middle of his first deployment (it was homeland security for that one), and then were only married a year and a half before his second deployment (to Kuwait). Those deployments are HARD!!!!
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I loved reading your story! Can't wait for part 2!
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I loved reading this post. My hubby and I also eloped right down to city hall with the family in tow…It was the easiest hard decision I have had to make. Thank you again for sharing. I just posted about changing my name and being a newly wed. I would love for you to check it out.
O M G best story ever!
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Loved your love story and your honesty. Weddings are so overrated! ha! We eloped as well….and when I say eloped, I mean eloped! Nothing fancy, $37.50 at the courthouse by the judge
What an amazing story! I LOVED reading it, especially since a lot of it paralleled the beginning of my relationship with my husband!
I can't decide what my favorite part of this story is…is it that you married a man who was in the military? (Because anyone who serves is a HERO in my book!) Is it that you decided the fate of your marriage at a burger joint? Or was it you looking so cute in your jeans on your wedding day? I just really loved it all! I'm so excited to be in this series with you! XOXO
OMG I definitely did not know this about the "perfect" couple ;P Loved reading about your romance and it sounds sooo much like my own (except mine started in high school, eek lol). Thanks for sharing and I look forward to reading what's next.
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I love this Mandy! I remember when you, me, Jenn & Linda were sitting at lunch in Denver and you talked about this story and I loved it! I would do the exact same thing if I knew my husband was about to be deployed because if he is the love of your life (which obviously Jeff is), then the "how" of getting married doesn't really matter. for the record you were adorable as dorothy! xo
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I absolutely loved your story! It`s was true, honest and the love was clearly unevitable!
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I can relate to you guys because you didn't start out in a church. I'm interested to know how your family started the going to church process. I was so bummed that I was sick Easter weekend because I had finally gotten Hubby to agree to go to church with me and now he doesn't want to go next weekend now that I am better! Pray for us!
I have several couples that I want to model our marriage after and you are definitely one of them. You are truly best friends and it shows. My husband is my best friend and I know there are some things I couldn't have done without him. Thanks so much for sharing your story and I look forward to the rest of the marriage series.
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Loved this post! I'm a frequent reader, but comment rarely. This is definitely one of my favorites! Can't wait until next week!
how interesting- peanut butter huh? funny!
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I was engaged too when I met my husband. I feel terrible about the way things ended up — but when you know you know. And I often think that had I gone through with marrying that person that I would have been divorced soon after. I can't imagine the life I would have led.
So fun to read your story and get to know you a bit better!
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Thanks for sharing! You two are so cute. Just a question about linking up since I've never done it before and am new to blogging. If I link on your website does it automatically go onto the other girls sites too, or should I link on each website separately. Thanks Mandy! Love your blog.
Love this. Can't wait to read the next part…..
Funny thing, is that we just got back from Vegas to attend my cousin's wedding. btw: Vegas and little kids do not mix.
You look like a baby! I love the story. I was engaged when I met the hubs and our relationship didn't start out the smoothest (obviously!) but quickly became something great. I can't wait to read more!
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Here via Lindsey's blog, and I just wanted to thank you for sharing your story – it really shows that you don't have to have a fairytale story or be high school sweethearts to have a perfect marriage, and that real relationships take work!
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I just love this story!! My husb and I have a slightly similar story…but we just got engaged 3 days before he deployed to Iraq. We did talk of eloping the next day, but I was only 21, still in college, and we had known each other less than a year.
I don't think I ever knew your husaband was in the military…please thank him for his service
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I loved this post so much I included it in my series, Lots of Link Love! I hope you'll come check it out, maybe visit some other outstanding blogs, and share with your readers! I had no idea you had eloped, it was so fun to read about your story!
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Aw I always think it would be so romantic, but i think you'd end up regretting it..
Did you regret anything?
I've heard stories from a lot of people who look back a few years down the line and wish their friends and family were there, saw a cool infographic on pros and cons of eloping if anyone wan't to see it? – http://bit.ly/1bir7f9
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Oktoberfest Golf and Tennis Tournament 2013, Press Release
The competition is heating up in Sierra Madre for the 9th Annual Oktoberfest Golf and Tennis Tournament on Saturday, October 19, 2013. This fundraiser benefits the Youth Activity Center through which the YMCA provides quality programs and services for youth and teens in Sierra Madre and the surrounding communities.
The golf tournament will be played at the nine-hole Eaton Canyon Golf Course as a foursome, best-ball format with an 8:00 a.m. start time and assigned tee times. The "Best Ball" format makes this event fun for all skill levels! Golfers can sign up as a team or as an individual with individuals assigned to a team. The top team receives individual trophies and immortality on the Oktoberfest Golf Tournament perpetual trophy. NEW THIS YEAR – All Par 3's have Hole-In-One Mega Prizes! Win a Car, Cash, or Dream Vacation! Also, take a chance in the Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive, and Putting contests. For those concerned with their swing, Mulligans are available to ensure a better score. Golf tournament fees are $86.00 per person or $304.00 per team of four (goodie bag and lunch included for both).
The tennis tournament will also start at 8:00 a.m. and will be held at the Memorial Park and Sierra Vista Park tennis courts. All ages and skill levels are welcome! The tournament will be split into two divisions and played as round robin doubles with rotating co-ed partners. The first and second place winners in each division receive a trophy and the first place winners will have their name engraved on the Oktoberfest Tennis Tournament perpetual trophy. Show off your skills prior to the tournament by participating in the serving contest; prizes provided by Rackets Racquets. Tennis tournament fees are $62.00 per person (goodie bag and lunch included).
Following the tournaments is a reception and awards ceremony at the Hart Park House Senior Center, located at 222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Beginning at 12 noon, enjoy an Oktoberfest style feast, provided by Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant. Lunch includes bratwurst, chicken, various sides, and dessert, as well as beers on tap. Purchase tickets for the opportunity raffle or grab another beer or two! Don't play any sports, but still want in on the fun? Attend the lunch reception only, and go home with a commemorative beer stein! Lunch registration is $30.00 per person.
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Zoe Saldana poses nude, says she's open to being with a woman
"Star Trek Into Darkness" star Zoe Saldana takes off all her clothes for the June issue of Allure. She's pretty and understated on the cover, but inside the pages she's downright underdressed. Saldana is not just topless; she's bottomless too, showing off a tattoo behind her left breast, and leaving little else to the imagination.
Saldana makes herself vulnerable to Allure in other ways as well. She opens up the mag about her dating life, calling herself "androgynous," and saying she could possibly end up with a woman as her life partner.
When pressed about whether she's had a relationship with a woman in the past, Zoe responds, "Promise me one thing: You're going to ask this question [in the article] -- if you choose to, just put three dots as my response. That's it." Allure obliges with a " ... "
Saldana is known for dating men, and famously had an on-again, off-again relationship with "The Hangover Part 3" star Bradley Cooper, that ended for good recently. Of dating actors, she tells Allure, "Been there, done that, got the T-shirt."
The June issue of Allure hits stands next week.
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The National Gallery of Zimbabwe in collaboration with Lupane Women's Centre and South Africa's Kingston University is currently showcasing a basket exhibition. Building baskets is a research project curated by South African Kingston graduate Candice O'Brien and Professor Catherine McDermott.
Prof McDermott introduced contemporary African creativity to Kingston University's curriculum.
And the exhibition is showcasing a collection of hand-made basket crafted from natural fibres and grasses.
Some of the beautiful pieces on display include bowls, mirrors, washing and shopping baskets as well as tool boxes, among others.
Recently, two United Kingdom designers - Simon Maidment and Carl Clerkin - led a two-week workshop in Zimbabwe.
The workshop afforded 25 weavers the opportunity to explore their creativity through the process of design, language and thinking.
The artifacts exhibited during London Design Festival in September last year, were the product of manager of the Lupane Women's Centre, Hildegarde Mufukare, who also took part in a week-long professional development trip to the United Kingdom.
Speaking about her experience, she said: "I already have a lot of ideas to put to test. One other thing I learnt is to believe in the products and be fully convinced they are what we want to do."
The second instalment of the exhibition at the gallery will include improved and developed products by the weavers.
The project is multi-disciplinary, aiming to forge equal and sustainable partnerships between world development institutions and experts in the UK and Africa.


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After watching getting knocked out of last week's game against the Ravens, Cleveland Browns kick returner Josh Cribbs says his family doesn't want him playing football anymore.
"Everyone was calling and couldn't stop crying," said Cribbs, per the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, who has two young children. "My brother, who's the reason why I'm playing football, even he wants me to stop."
"They're saying, 'I know you love the game but we don't want you to play anymore,'" he said of his own family. "They're like, 'Family's more important. You've got so many years of your life. You've showed enough good football.'"
Cribbs says he feels great and is ready for this week's game.
"I feel great," said Cribbs, who was limited in practice. "I've had no symptoms and I'm ready to play [Sunday] against the Giants. I'm not scared of taking another hit."


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