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Ameritax Financial Services Inc filed as a Domestic For-Profit Corporation in the State of Texas and is no longer active. This corporate entity was filed approximately eleven years ago on Friday, July 30, 2004 , according to public records filed with Texas Secretary of State.
Shakil Aziz served as the President and has interests in other corporate entities including Emporium, Inc., Automated Services Inc and two more corporations. Shakil's past corporate affiliations include Qma Corporation .
Shakil Aziz is also the registered agent for the company. Also known as a statutory or resident agent, the registered agent is responsible for receiving legal notifications regarding court summons, lawsuits, and other legal actions involving the corporate entity.
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AMOS WINTER, a graduate student at the Massuchusetts Institute of Technology, has a new skill to add to his resumé. "Amos is now a licensed clam digger in the state of Massachusetts," his supervisor, Anette Hosoi, says proudly.
Razor clams retreat rapidly into the sand when threatened, making them elusive prey. The clams move with ease into muddy silt and gravelly sand, despite being able to exert a force only one-tenth that required for a person to push a clam shell into the sand. Winter dug up some clams to observe their uncanny burrowing ability, and then built a "roboclam" that is able to burrow into the sand by mimicking their action.
"That's what got the oil industry interested," says Hosoi. If the clam's technique can be replicated mechanically, it could prove ideal for anchoring offshore rigs in the soft seabed of the Gulf of Mexico and other oil-rich waters ...
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HBO On Cinema: Noah Baumbach & Brian De Palma
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HBO On Cinema: Noah Baumbach & Brian De Palma
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One is a master of suspense; the other a master of human behavior in all its frequent awkwardness and occasional nobility. Both are passionate cinephiles with a mutual respect and admiration for each other's work. Now, as they bring their new films to this year's NYFF, Brian De Palma (Passion) and Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha) will share the stage for this expansive dialogue about their influences, filmmaking choices, and their own personal histories of cinema.
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Storybook Gala
The Friends of the Connecticut Children's Medical Center hosted its 21st annual Storybook Gala Saturday evening, Oct. 19, at the Connecticut Convention Center. This year's the friends were joined by special guest Alan Zweibel, one of the original comedy writers of 'Saturday Night Live.'
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Sunday, 3 May 2015
Another piece from the dark days of computer issues.
This is an example double-page spread from a children's book concept, in which a girl descends through different levels of the ocean in a bathysphere. The full book would have a double page per ocean region, and probably some extra pages in the back with facts about the real sea life that appears and the development of the bathysphere and such.
Tuesday, 21 April 2015
More Civil War
The last of the non-fiction drawings from when I had computer troubles.
This was really common when I was in primary school - comparisons of clothing styles between puritans and catholic royalists. One thing I noticed though is that they tended to show upper-class royalists, and middle or lower-class puritans, so I drew a standard upper-class royalist pair (although they ended up looking too much like the actual king and queen...) and tried to find information on what upper-class puritans would wear.
It turns out puritans were very much in favour of the social hierarchy, and upper-class puritans would have worn richer fabrics and embellishments like ribbons and lace edging to visually indicate their social standing. The open-fronted skirt was apparently a more conservative style at the time, because it required less of the more expensive outer fabric.
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Civil war soldiers
In today's episode of 'things from when I had no computer', some different types of soldiers from the English Civil War.
Researching these turned out to be very hard, there was a lot of conflicting information. For example, would a pikeman have a sword? I found books saying both yes and no. In the end I thought that being in the front line with only a heavy, 3-4 metre spear would practically be suicide, and I couldn't see anyone agreeing to do it unless they also had a close-range weapon.
Anyway, I did my best with the sources I could find, but I won't be surprised if a historian pops up and points out lots of problems!
Friday, 10 April 2015
Cells, bacterium, virus
Today in 'things I couldn't post during computer trouble', cell diagrams.
I was working on the sort of diagrams I remember from school, so I tried plant and animal cells at the two levels of detail you'd see at GCSE and A Level here in the UK, and a virus and bacterium for good measure.
I'd like to also try a more 3D approach, as they're getting more popular in textbooks.
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Plants etc.
I realised I never posted these diagrams I drew last year! I've been working on some non-fiction illustrations to expand my portfolio.
Monday, 10 November 2014
Christmas Card Sets
Remember those Christmas cards I posted last year? I decided to have a go at selling them in these little sets. I'll have these at Thought Bubble this weekend, but I've also put them on my Etsy shop.
It took quite a while to put these all in cellophane like that so I hope I can sell at least a few!
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Friday, 31 October 2014
Inktober 2014 - Happy Halloween!
Last one! Tabitha is very proud to have been entrusted with Granny's Hallowe'en deliveries this year, although she still hasn't quite got the hang of flying with her hat on.
This probably would have turned out an awful lot better if I'd used watercolour instead of coloured ink, but since Inktober is all about getting better at using ink that didn't seem to be within the spirit of the challenge. So I used coloured ink and messed it up, but I'm okay with that.
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Chicago author works with Jazz legend George Benson on autobiographyContinue reading.
Kids' author and cartoonist Stephan Pastis is 'confident about being clueless'
Pearls Before Swine cartoonist Stephan Pastis is syndicated in hundreds of newspapers nationwide (including the Sun-Times) and a bestselling children's author. Shortly before stopping by Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville to promote the second title in his ongoing Timmy Failure series (Timmy Failure: Now Look What You've Done) on Saturday, March 1, Pastis took time out of his no doubt hectic schedule to answer and illustrate a batch of mostly inane questions.
Q: You're a self-taught artist. What's the first thing you drew that was any good?
Stephan Pastis: It hasn't happened yet. But I've only been doing "Pearls" for 12 years, so there's still hope.
Q: The character of your newest and second children's book, Timmy Failure, is "clueless and comically self-confident." In what ways are you clueless and comically self-confident?
SP: I am clueless about which Pearls strips will be hits and which will be misses. And I am confident about being clueless.
Q: You attended UC Berkeley and got a degree in political science, then you got a law degree from UCLA. In what ways did your schooling and previous occupation as an "evil" attorney prepare you to become a beloved cartoonist and eventual author?
SP: Being an attorney was like being in prison. And becoming a cartoonist was like going over the wall. So I try to remain as funny as I can so the guards and bloodhounds never catch up to me.
Q: Your comic strip is nationally syndicated in hundreds of newspapers and very successful. What ridiculous luxuries do you now indulge in that you couldn't afford before?
SP: The reduced-fat turkey bacon sandwich at Starbucks. I eat as many as I want.
Q: Wikipedia says you drew early inspiration from Peanuts and Dilbert. Do you identify more with Charlie Brown or Dilbert?
SP: Charlie Brown. Because I could see him sitting alone and eating the reduced-fat turkey bacon sandwich at Starbucks.
Q: What do you think of journalists who ask questions based on stuff they read on Wikipedia?
SP: I think it's great, because I've been known to anonymously add outrageous lies to the Wikipedia pages of other cartoonists. And it's good to know that someone relies on that.
Q: You've said that Dilbert creator Scott Adams is largely responsible for catapulting you and your strip to national prominence. In what ways and how often do you pay him homage in return for his generosity?
SP: On Tuesdays, I massage his scalp.
Q: You also got to know Peanuts creator and well-known hockey enthusiast Charles Schulz a bit before he died. Did he ever check you into the boards during a pick-up game? Pull your jersey over your head and sucker-punch you?
SP: Much worse. During a face-off, he leaned in and whispered, "I make forty million dollars a year."
Q: You're a second generation Greek-American. What's that like?
SP: It means that when I go to the Billy Goat Tavern, I feel totally at home.
Q: For pandering purposes, since this is for the Chicago Sun-Times, please characterize Chicago's awesomeness in the most unctuous terms possible.
SP: I have two favorite cities: Chicago and I can't remember the other one. And if that doesn't get me a free hot dog at Hot Doug's, I'm going to be very upset.
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Clairton Man Sentenced To Time Served For Participating In Cocaine Distribution Scheme
PITTSBURGH, Pa. ‑ A resident of Clairton, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to time served (24 months), followed by six years supervised release, on his conviction of violating the federal drug laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
United States District Judge Terrence F. McVerry imposed the sentence on Nathan Rowan, 27.
According to information presented to the court, from in or around October 2007, and continuing until in or around September 2008, in the Western District of Pennsylvania and elsewhere, Rowan conspired with others to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 200 grams but less than 300 grams of cocaine.
Assistant United States Attorney Troy Rivetti prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
U.S. Attorney Hickton commended the Pennsylvania State Police, the District Attorney's Office ‑ Violent Crimes/Firearms Task Force, the Allegheny County Sheriff's Department, the Allegheny County Police Department, the Allegheny County Adult Probation, the Internal Revenue Service ‑ Criminal Investigation, the United States Marshals Service, the West Mifflin Police Department, the Coraopolis Police Department, the Jefferson Hills Police Department, the Mount Lebanon Police Department, and the Pennsylvania State Parole.
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text: Some may have heard of it, others may of not heard of this new system, but its the one to watch upon release. The system is called the ProBar. Its a 2 Axis Flybarless system, featuring a led/button type programming options…no laptop needed, which is nice for those who dont have access to one, or own one. Ive personally flown it a few times, the way he had it set up was for a moderate 3D guy, decent throws and a nice overall feel. I remember saying "Man this feels like a flybar"….both times! This thing should be a hit when it hits the market. Its made here in the USA, in Florida actually, and has been tested this past year, maybe even longer. It looks like its about ready for the masses and to be released.


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quote:Originally posted by Duneth DespanaThere is one thing that deeply puzzles me, though: Why was the cargo of the Dragon's Hoard drow children? One would think that the followers of Vhaeraun would hold on to young malleable souls to bolster their ranks (a need that is expressed in chapter eighteen: 'Night Above'). Thanks in advance!
quote:Originally posted by HawkinsAll of Paizo's ePub versions are easily converted to .Mobi (via calibre) and can be imported to the Kindle. I have used this method several times.
quote:Originally posted by HawkinsHi Elaine,I was sad to see that your name was not listed amongst the contributors in Ed's Sessorium. Do you have plans to join them in the future?
quote:Originally posted by ElaineCunninghamquote:Originally posted by Fellfirequote:Originally posted by FellfireStill haven't read that one. I'll get right on it. Thanks.Alas, I cannot find this on my Kindle.Yeah, I don't know why Paizo doesn't have a Kindle version available through Amazon You can get the ePub version from the Paizo website. I'm not sure if you can read ePub files with a Kindle, but if you're interested, here's a link:http://paizo.com/products/btpy8h6j?Pathfinder-Tales-Winter-Witch
quote:Originally posted by Fellfirequote:Originally posted by FellfireStill haven't read that one. I'll get right on it. Thanks.Alas, I cannot find this on my Kindle.
quote:Originally posted by FellfireStill haven't read that one. I'll get right on it. Thanks.
quote:Originally posted by Wooly RupertMarilyn? Is this where the name Arilyn came from?
quote:Originally posted by ElaineCunninghamquote:Originally posted by FellfireStill haven't read that one. I'll get right on it. Thanks.Hope you like the book! It was co-written with Dave Gross. He came into the project after the cover and catalog were done, which is why his by-line isn't on the cover. Oddly enough, Dave wrote most of the "girly' parts--sex and romance and shopping and so on. SOMEONE had to do it. As my Aunt Marilyn once observed, after reading one of my early attempts at women's fiction, "Girl, you don't have a romantic bone in your body. You should be writing something weird, like science fiction or fantasy."
quote:Originally posted by FellfireElaine, quite some time ago, I believe it was you who held some sort of contest in which you asked any who might like to participate to name a housecat-sized dragon. Am I remembering correctly? If so, what became of that project?Not sure how I missed your newsletter. I just signed up. Hope I didn't miss anything;)>
quote:Originally posted by Brian R. JamesHello Elaine. Any chance you'll be attending GEN CON this summer? The theme of this year�s Candlekeep Presents seminar is Women of the Realms, and it would be an honor to have you as a guest.
quote:Originally posted by ElaineCunningham I'm very tempted to finish and post the next scene in this chapter, which gives a glimpse into Elaith's post-dragon-attack fate.
quote:Originally posted by FellfireFirst, Danilo's gift of the book of riddles, were you familiar with the two Treasure Hunt books that were very much like this IRL? I have the first one, where the hidden items were little jeweleries,studded with precious gems, worth quite a boatload, in the shape of grasshoppers and butterflies and the like. I had that book, but could never figure out the riddles. The artwork was beautiful. Just wondered if you drew inspiration from those.
quote:And secondly, the half-elf cabin-boy Azariah rescues in Ch. 3. He is describes as having a jutting lower canine, incisor, tusk? My first thought was half-orc?


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Minnesota man free again after 27 drunken driving convictions
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NEW YORK MILLS People here know Danny Bettcher for all the wrong reasons. Many also know the number: He's had 27 convictions for drinking and driving offenses, believed to be the most ever accrued in the state.
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by Debra Martin Koma
Senior Editor
Just back from Wednesday's Toy Story Midway Mania media preview at Disney's Hollywood Studios and I have nothing but good news to report.
Although it was a very low-key affair, the outcome had to have been better than Disney was hoping for -- everyone I spoke to thoroughly enjoyed the ride, many riding it multiple times not just for research purposes, but because they genuinely had that much fun.
My day at Disney's Hollywood Studios started around noon, when I checked in for the media preview. I was greeted by Justin Muchoney, Disney's first Chief Magic Official, who, it turns out, is from my (original) neck of the woods. His hometown, Seven Fields, Pennsylvania, (and Justin, I think they had it as Seven Field on your nametag!) is about 20 miles north of MY hometown, Pittsburgh. Justin told me that this event is just the first of about eight that he would be present for �" with some occurring at Disneyland, as well. "So far," he said, "it's been amazing. I've had some training and everyone's been great �" this truly is a Dream Job."
And then Justin gave me a wonderful gift �" a pass to ride the new Toy Story Midway Mania that I was to give out to a group of my choosing. Yes, I myself got to bestow a "dream" during this Year of a Million Dreams! What fun! (I eventually gave my dream pass to a mom, dad and son who were lunching at the Studio Catering Company. Son claimed he was a BIG Buzz Lightyear and Toy Story fan, so I thought it was only fitting. I didn't get their names, so Family X, if you're reading this, please drop me a note and let me know what you thought of the ride!
Around 1:30 p.m. in front of the Sorcerer's Hat, an abbreviated version of the imported-from-Disneyland Block Party Bash kicked off the media preview event. Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Bo-Peep and Mr. Potato Head, among other Toy Story favorites and assorted gymnasts and dancers, encouraged young audience members to do the twist and macarena, ending with an explosion of bouncing balls.
Walt Disney World President Meg Crofton was on hand to welcome the media with remarks that reinforced what seems to be a recurring theme at Disney these days. Calling it an example of "classic Disney storytelling" Crofton quoted Mr. Potato Head, the greeter of the new attraction, saying, "It's a ride that's a game. It's a game that's a ride."
Noting that the attraction had been "playtested" exhaustively, Crofton asserted, "It's fun for the entire family. Toy Story Midway Mania joins an impressive lineup of new experiences here at Disney's Hollywood Studios."
She then invited the media to fall in line and head over to "play away" at the attraction located in a soundstage along the former Mickey Avenue, now dubbed Pixar Place.
For those of you who haven't read much about Toy Story Midway Mania, I'll refer you to Mike Scopa's blog about the attraction's Passholder Preview HERE for photos of the exterior and queue. (We also have more photos HERE.) As for the ride itself? Well, at the risk of giving out too many spoilers, the ride is a 4-D experience �" that means in addition to seeing a series of 3-D scenes (yes, you have to wear the dorky 3-D glasses), you're also treated to other sensory effects, like a sudden blast of air or a spritz of water. The ride vehicles are designed to look like a carnival tram ride. Each car holds four riders who sit in couples, back-to-back. In front of you is a "spring-action shooter," a mounted gun that moves freely and has a pull-string with a large ball at the end of it. A monitor on the vehicle shows you your score.
It's a herky-jerky ride, as you whip around corners, pausing for a minute or so at each "game booth," where your shooter spews out darts or rings or balls at a variety of targets. Before you know it, your time at each station is up, ending with a pressure-inducing "5-4-3-2-1!" countdown, and then you're on to the next challenge. After facing five different games, your scores are tallied and the next thing you know you're walking out the door heading back to the entrance to give it another go.
So… my opinion of the ride? I loved it. Rode it five times, and noticed new things each time �" also noticed that my score improved each time, as well �" I ended up with a high for the day of 115,000-plus points. (I think the first time through I scored about 70,000.) Before riding, I was a little concerned about how the ride would be for the less coordinated among us, but I needn't have worried. The string is very easy to grip and pull, and the shooters are very maneuverable.
For those with other challenges, I noticed that there were several cars designed to accommodate wheelchairs or ECVs �" guests can ride their chairs right into the attraction vehicle. I was happy to see that accessibility had been built right into the attraction from the beginning.
It's something I had the chance to speak about with Imagineer Chrissie Allen, who served as senior show producer for Toy Story Midway Mania.
"Obviously, we wanted to make sure that everyone can ride this ride as comfortably as possible," Allen explained. "We made sure that this ride could engage as many guests as possible. That's something that we're passionate about. And," she added with a smile, "did you notice that the monitors onboard the vehicles have closed captioning?"
Allen noted that although this attraction integrates several different technologies in a new way, that was not the main goal in the design process. "Using all the new technologies isn't the imperative," she said. "In this ride, we use all these new tools, along with our usual 3-D and 4-D tricks, but we've incorporated them in a way to further the storytelling. At Disney, we love to tell stories in a seamless way �" storytelling is the imperative."
Rilous Carter, vice president of Disney's Hollywood Studios, added that all the new interactive technology was key to the park's new style.
"What we have started in Pixar Place is going to resonate with people for a long time," he said. "The park has added Block Party Bash, the new Playhouse Disney, new High School Musical show �" these things are all less than a year old. Now we have a new 'toy' for everyone �" no pun intended," he added with a smile.
He stopped short of calling the addition of these new attractions a "revitalization" of the nearly 20-year-old theme park. But Carter noted that with the new attraction based on American Idol coming in the fall, Disney's Hollywood Studios was likely to be noticed more and more, "and we want to enjoy the glory for a little while."
Part of that "glory" is supposed to come from the Block Party Bash, recently brought to Walt Disney World after a few years at Disney's California Adventure. There was a special media viewing area near the Sorcerer's Hat for this 3 p.m. street party, which I took advantage of, since I'd not seen it yet.
Block Party Bash is not so much a parade as it is a moving show that makes two 12-minute stops along its route. It's a vast improvement over the Stars and Motor Cars Parade, in my opinion �" I never cared for the car-themed cavalcade, and I really didn't like its music. The Block Party Bash instead features a mish-mosh of contemporary dance tunes (from "Footloose" to "Shake Your Booty" to "The Twist" and "The Macarena") with choreographed dancing and gymnastics, and plentiful characters from Disney-Pixar movies.
It was entertaining, and the little ones pulled from the crowd to participate really seemed to be enjoying themselves. But as I stood there in one spot in the direct sun for nearly a half-hour I had to wonder if I was the only one who was feeling fried to a crackly crunch? I think I would have felt the fun a bit more if I had been in the shade, or if the performances and been about half the time. Having seen this "bash" once, I don't feel the need to see it again anytime soon... unless it's a cool, cloudy day.
Never mind, there was still one more enjoyable part of the media day to come �" a meet and greet with a new character. The new movie "Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian," opens in theaters on May 16, and so to promote that film, a new Prince Caspian character will begin meet-and-greets in the Studios on that day. We had a chance to meet the new prince in advance of his "official" start date, and what a lucky thing that was. The young actor portraying the handsome prince is both dashing and gallant, as he poses for photos, making small talk with an indefinable accent and in character. (See my photo with him, as he very regally holds my hand in our posed photo. He is quite debonair �" I can imagine he'll be extremely popular when he begins his official "meet-and-greet" duties!)
The Journey into Narnia attraction, located between One Man's Dream and Toy Story Mania in the Studios, is slated to reopen soon with behind-the-scenes footage, sets and props from the new movie. When the attraction opens, the Prince Caspian meet-and-greet will be located near the beginning of the queue, against a backdrop of the "Dancing Lawn," the location where the Narnians first confront Prince Caspian in the film. As someone who avidly read the Narnia books as a child, I can't wait to see both the next installment in the film series, and this new walk-through attraction.
Finally, the very low-key but fun-filled media preview day concluded, and I made my way back home to my mundane existence in the wilds of northern Virginia.
But of course I'm already planning my next visit to the World... which will undoubtedly include a stop (or two) at the new Toy Story Midway Mania... and probably to Narnia, as well!
The previous post in this blog was Whirlwind Weekend Getaway: Part 2.
The next post in this blog is Review of Tales From the Laughing Place Magazine.


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First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Plc has introduced the FirstBank Premium Banking Lounges, a facility designed to provide comfort and convenience to its premium customers.
Speaking during the official launch of the lounges in Lagos yesterday, managing director of the bank, Mr Bisi Onasanya said the lounges were specially designed to include online banking facilities which ensure that customers have private and uninterrupted access to their bank accounts, in addition to other services within the bank premises.
"We recognise your valuable contributions to our bank and believe it is befitting to grant you additional courtesies as we strive to avail you the best banking services possible," he stated.
Onasanya also said that the pilot phase of the premium banking lounges has commenced at selected branches across Lagos and Abuja, and would be extended nationwide in due course.
He however assured premium customers in branches without the lounges yet of continuous special attention and immediate resolution of all their enquiries whilst the bank implement the laounges across the nation.


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Synesius of Cyrene
Mosaic depicting an angel. Museum of Ptolemais
of Cyrene (c.370-c.413) was a Neo-Platonic
philosopher who became bishop of Ptolemais
in the Cyrenaica.
He left behind a small corpus of texts that offer much information
about daily life in Late Antiquity, and about the
of the Roman world.
Letter 46, written in 412, is offered here in the translation by A. Fitzgerald.
Letter 46: A ReproachTo Anastasius
It was not generous of Amasis to steel his heart against tears over the misfortunes of Polycrates, misfortunes which he had forseen. He sent a herald to him while he was still prosperous, to announce the breaking off of the friendship, thus making it evident that he would have also lamented with him had the misfortune preceded this act of rupture.
You also stood by us as long as we did not incur the disfavor of Fortune, then later on you disappeared with her. For the story is circulated by those who have come from Thrace, that you neither say nor think any good of me. This is clearly not to renounce friendship: it is to announce enmity. It was quite enough in any case not to share my sorrow, but to add to these sorrows still further surpasses harshness, and is worthy neither of Amasis nor even of a man.
No doubt you had an eye for your own interests. Do what you must, so long as you do it rejoicing, for it would only be half an evil, if even by the ills I suffer I could bring pleasure to my friends.
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PHILADELPHIA — At the birthplace of America and the site of one of the nation's first gay rights rallies a half-century ago, rainbow-flag waving Philadelphians rejoiced Friday over the Supreme Court's landmark ruling legalizing same-sex marriage coast to coast.
Same-sex couples in Pennsylvania won the right to marry more than a year ago, but Brandon Szeker of the Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus said the 5-4 decision lifting bans in 14 states where it was still not allowed finally made him feel like a "first-class citizen."
"It's amazing. It's about time that we moved in the right direction," said Szeker, 30, outside Independence Hall. "I'm extremely excited — for myself, for everybody, and more so for everybody who fought for this cause for such a long time who can't be with us today."
Middle school students on a class trip from Brentwood, California, watched as more than 100 people rallied in the shadow of the building where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were debated.
"To see it happen here ... and basically live the history instead of learning about it, for a teacher, to me it's an amazing scenario," said Bart Schneider, 47.
The celebration echoed the peaceful rally on July 4, 1965, that activists said was a stepping stone to larger protests and the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City. At the time, homosexuality was considered a mental illness and same-sex couples faced threats of violence.
The jubilant rally Friday night capped the day's quiet celebration in the section of the city known as the Gayborhood, where the crosswalks in a major intersection were painted rainbow colors two days earlier.
"They should paint all the streets rainbow for today," said Joe Di Dio, 73, as he and his husband, Charles Massucci, celebrated outside the National Constitution Center, about 10 blocks away.
Di Dio and Massucci have been together for 45 years. They married six years ago in Connecticut, the third state to recognize same-sex marriage.
"We never thought this would happen in our lifetime," said Massucci, 70. "The world is changing. People are changing."
Bill Novak adopted his partner of more than 50 years in 2000 so they could reduce their inheritance tax liability. He and Norman MacArthur married May 24 after getting a judge to vacate their earlier arrangement.
"The reaction is, 'Hooray!'" Novak said from his suburban Philadelphia home. "It's about time and that the United States has joined the civilized world in legalizing same-sex marriages."
David Dyer, 33, rode his bicycle around the National Constitution Center lawn and waved a large American flag in celebration. Inside, people attended a discussion on the ruling and an exhibit on the history of gay rights.
Among them — Philadelphia politician Ed Rendell, the former mayor and governor whose early campaigns in the 1970s took him to gay bars and clubs before the LGBT community was widely seen as a key voting bloc.
"The perception of Americans has changed dramatically and it will continue to change," said Rendell, crediting popular television shows like "Modern Family" for creating strong gay characters.
Rendell, 71, played his own small part in Hollywood's portrayal of the fight for gay rights: a cameo as mayor discussing the city's tough anti-discrimination stance in the 1993 film "Philadelphia."
Gov. Tom Wolf urged the state legislature Friday to pass a similar law.
Nadia Dowshen, a Philadelphia pediatrician who works with LGBT homeless and HIV-positive youth, heralded the ruling as an "exciting step in the right direction" and wants it to spark even greater change. She called for broader access to health care, education and housing for LGBT youth and programs to teach tolerance for people regardless of their sexual or gender identity.
"This is definitely a time where we need to celebrate the victories but also remember that despite what laws change there are still so many things that we need to do yet to ensure equality for all," Dowshen, 38, said.
David Norse, the city's first openly gay Presbyterian minister, echoed that sentiment.
"There's a lot more struggles ahead, but this is a great step," said Norse, 29.
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How do you use push notification on your iPhone?
How do you use push notification on your iPhone? Apple released the push notification service as part of iPhone 3.0 and since then iPhone and iPod touch (and now iPad) users have been able to get everything from social network updates (Instant Messages (IM), Twitter tweets, Facebook statues) to game challenges to deal notices to.. just about anything you can imagine.
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iPhone OS 4 will add local notifications to the mix, so App Store alarms, for example, could even be set to wake you up in the morning. (Would that iPhone OS 4 also fixed those push notifications pop-ups that obliterate everything that came before and provide no way -- webOS or Android style -- to manage them. Bitter much?).
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How do you use push notification on your iPhone?
I use push for a bunch of different tasks, Twitter, Facebook, games and news mainly. I use Boxcar for both Twitter and Facebook and it works great. I get my game challenges from a bunch of different games and I use the AP news app to get breaking news push.
The one area I'd like a little more push from is weather notifications, I get daily weather pushed to me from an app called Umbrella, but would like to get notifications for things like severe weather alerts and other things. Any suggestions?
I'm using Letmeknow for my push notifications on RSS, Craigslist items I'm looking to purchase, twitter messages, weather alerts, etc.
The best function is it pings my servers to inform me whenever a server or port becomes unavailable.
The app leverages push notifications to work for you.
I get push notifications from Facebook, my weather app, ESPN Sportcenter and I use Boxcar to get my Twitter notifications. Echofon has never had good push support and the new Twitter app, which I like, doesn't support push at all.
@Zach - The Weather Channel Pro supports pushing weather alerts, as does AppNotifications. It's actually a really nice alternative.
I don't I find it too disruptive while I'm at work
Check out Pocket Weather. It supports push temperature information and even better, shows an active badge on the programs' icon.
As far as other push items, I use Todo for task reminders (hopefully these will be local when 4.0 hits), ESPN for Baseball and Football action, Whatsapp for replacing SMS with my iPhone friends and Wife, Bargain Bin for price changes in the App store, CNN Alerts, and AutoPark for reminders when my parking meter is supposed to expire (see ToDo for local push).
Sportacular for sports scores is great. Beejive for Facebook, Yahoo and AIM is also great.
The Facebook app's push is really buggy, and it's not much better on Android. I can't understand how such a big company like Facebook could put out such garbage and then turn a blind eye when it doesn't work correctly. Oh and the "Facebook video is not yet supported" message makes me want to chuck my phone out the window...
Beejive, Scorecenter, and a handful of things I monitor and have pushed to me via Prowl.
On a related note, if developers embrace Local Notifications, then the notification interface is really going to need an overhaul beyond the single-modal-box-obliteration setup it currently has.
I NEED Apple to freaking fix it. Seriously.
I mainly use IM+ which is awesome for these things
• i forward important emails to an AIM account and IM+ notifies me as soon as they come in
• push tweets from certain people.
• push notifications from reQall which pushes todo's , reminders and calendar info for free :)
• push IM as it's always on.
totally changed my life.
I use push on Ebay, Facebook, email mainly ;-)
Everyone is jumping in with their push apps. (I use most of these also) Well, let me poopoo on someone's parade and ask why doesn't Apple's own iPhone have native push support for it's flagship server product, 10.6 Snow Leopard Server??????
I can get push mail using Exchange (wash my mouth out with soap), and a few other third party email clients, but I can't get push mail from my own Mac servers? Huh? Push calendaring on the iphone to Mac Servers? No go there either. Contacts? Nada. As a small business owner, I need native push support from the iPhone - Mac server - vice versa. I don't have the money to buy Exchange and I am not using mobile me or gmail for business. Come on..get serious.
Ok, getting off my soapbox now.
I primarily use it for Facebook, Trillian, Speedster, eBay, and a few others I can't remember.
Whoops: Speedster should be Trapster.
I use Push Notifications for BeejiveIM, Pushmail, Facebook, and Echofon.
Current implementation is better than nothing but I REALLY hope Apple expands Push Notifications soon.
I would like to see 2 thing ASAP:
- Notification Management (and no more single mode disruptive notification popups)
The way I want this to work is to have a place where all notifications are collected and I can view them at any time, mark some or all as read etc.
And then to replace disruptive popups, how about a double height status bar of a color not yet used with text displaying the number of new notifications.
- I think the push notifications should wake the app in question to update with the new information
See, the push notification system shows me something is new, but the app receiving the push notification does not update with that new inforation so I have to wait for the app to pull that new info in when I open it.
How about to go along with the way Apple is approaching multitasking, let the push notification wake the app up in the background, update, then of the user hasn't activated it go back to sleep. That way it's ready to go when I open it.
I definitely use push notifications for several different apps. Love Sportacular notifications, words with friends, and any game that requires me to make my turn. Also love the BeeJive notifications.
Also, I use Prowl AND Boxcar. Prowl for any notifications regarding my home server. I run a server which people use to grab content. I get a notification if someone sends me a message on this server, or whenever someone downloads or uploads something. I use Boxcar for twitter: I set up a separate twitter account (because I don't want to get a notification for every person I follow) and follow just a few people, like Breaking News, Michael Lee (i'm a big Wizards fan), and Ken Pomeroy. Then I get a notification anytime they tweet.
Since I get so many push notifications, it's important to manage them. I don't want to miss any of them either. That's why I use LockInfo. Simply awesome. It puts all of my notifications on my lock screen so that I don't miss any, and it's quick to read them and just a painless way to manage all the notifications I get from different apps.
Use Pushmail (http://dopushmail.com/) to get all my Gmail pushed to my iPhone. Changed the way I use e-mail on the move and I get extra life out of the battery by getting new mail manually.
Great app!
Yahoo messenger. Makes me wish I could alter individual sound volumes however.
I honestly don't use push notifications at all. They're annoying and they don't help much at all. I get an Message/IM/Alert and it only rings once. I don't get to see it. Well same problem as before. I honestly use third part solutions (via jailbreak) to notify me.
I wish that apple would fix this.
I recently began having a lot of text messages sent to me (averaging 120/day) I'm on the 1000 txt message plan, so I knew it wasn't gonna last long needless to say. So I began giving out my google voice number. I use the app Prowl to send me push notifications for my text messages, it them automatically opens the VoiceCentral Black Swan web app so that I can reply back.
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Only things that I really need push for
I use push notifications mostly for gmail because google sync sucks. I use a program called "push Gmail" and it notifies almost instantly when I get a new mail. Chat client eBuddy also supports notifications, I also use that alot. Other than that, facebook notifications are nice too, at least when they work.
Facebook, Gmail (thru the native mail app), and ESPN Scorecenter primarily. Although gmail doesn't always work, and FB hardly ever works so I turned it off recently.
Besides, what's the point if we don't have a proper notofication management tool?? C'mon Apple, OS 4 better have this. AND it better not be 3GS/4G only - don't forget about the millions who jumped on the 3G bandwagon and made the iPhone the success that it is today.
I don't, too much of a battery hog.
The only app I use push for is IM+. Unfortunately it hasn't been too reliable. I'm not sure if it is a problem on apples end, aims end, or with the Im+ service itself but there are times that it take a half hour or more to get alerted of new messages. On two seperate occasions i got my messages pushed to me hours later. I contacted Im+ about this problem twice but never got any more help other than being told to reinstall the app.
Push on stock iPhone is borderline pointless with the "one notification ONLY" method apple uses.
LockInfo for Jaillbroken iPhones solves that problem. It puts notificatons in a list that you can dismiss line by line.
Forget every other use for JB, and Lockinfo would STILL be the reason I will always be jailbroken.
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The Bison are locked and loaded for another run to the playoffs.
Golden Tide return experience from district playoff team.
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Blacklick Valley takes down Conemaugh Valley 31-7 to improve to 6-2 this season.
The Marauders take down the Red Devils 33-0 to improve to 6-1 on the season.
Hollidaysburg holds off Highlands 33-26.
Altoona takes care of Norwin in John Franco's coaching debut 35-14.
Rangers win 6th straight, beating Penn Cambria 24-0 in our Sportsbeat Game of the Week.
The Crimson Crushers of Bishop McCort have a tough act to follow in the new season after making it to the single-A state championship game last year.
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State College roared into the PIAA AAAA final by beating Cumberland Valley, 35-13.
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Bishop McCort beats Millersbug, 33-6 to advance to the class a state finals.
Bedford's dream season comes to an end, losing to Greensburg Central Catholic, 49-12 in the state quarterfinals. Conemaugh Township and Clarion also bow out.
The Little Lions beat WPIAL champion, Woodland Hills, 14-3 to move on the state semi-finals. It's State College's first win over a WPIAL team since 19-87.
Forest Hills went for a two point conversion and the win against Wilmington in the PIAA AA quarterfinals but came up short against the defending state champs. The Rangers lost, 25-24.
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Week 3 of WTAJ Sportsbeat. Central stays unbeaten. Portage blows out Windber. State College moves to 3-0 plus more high school football highlights.
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FAQ Thread for the clueless to ask, and the veterans to answer. Since I got no clue whatsoever, I'll go first...
- How/when do I earn gold? Played a couple of matches. Killed some. Capped some flags. Won some matches. Still no single piece of gold.
- Repair generators and such? How to do it?
- Any pro tips? Especially for capture the flag. Also - if I ever earn enough gold to unlock something, what should I buy first?


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For over two decades Somalia has presented a range of development and security challenges for national, regional and international actors, becoming in recent years a source of considerable security threats for its immediate neighbours, the region, and the international community. These threats, which have combined to push Somalia progressively up the regional and international agenda, include: low human development indicators; high profile incidents of piracy by Somali groups; terrorist attacks claimed by the Somali group Al-Shabab in Uganda 2010 and Kenya more recently, and the formal alliance of Al-Shabab with Al-Qaeda.
Rather than simply re-visiting these challenges and problems, this half-day workshop will focus on solutions, and in particular a dilemma for which Somalia has become a key testing ground: what balance should be struck between the 'African solutions' which donor states and international organisations promote and international responses to such security challenges? The first session will focus on the motives for, and content of, international responses to the challenges Somalia poses, raising questions about the prospects for and limitations of African solutions to security challenges on the content. The second session will explore the responses of two states, Uganda and Kenya, illuminating the relationship between domestic politics in these states and the decisions they make regarding regional policy and participation in 'African solutions.' The workshop will therefore provide a multi-level analysis of the prospects for African solutions in stabilising Somalia, and an opportunity to explore the balance between African and international responses to crises on the continent.
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A Florida restaurant manager caused an uproar on Saturday, when he sent a tweet sympathetic to Occupy protesters advocating cop killing.
On Monday, Rusty Braxton complained that he had received several death threats and said the tweet was a misunderstanding, reports the New York Daily News.
Braxton posted the tweet at about 11:40 p.m. under his Twitter handle "smackema1" on Ustream during a live feed of Occupiers attempting to retake Zuccotti Park on the six-month anniversary of the movement. He wrote, "We won't make a difference if we don't kill a cop or 2."
The NYPD arrested 73 people Saturday during protests that were broadcast via the Internet via Ustream, reports Fox News.
Tags: NYPD, Occupy Wall Street, Social Media, Twitter
Morning Eagle @ 3/19/2012 11:23 PM
A misunderstanding? If the comment above "... kill a cop or 2." is a direct and accurate quote, what is hard to understand about it? I suppose he will claim he was only joking and the NYPD should lighten up and not take his stupid comment seriously. Given the behaviors and statements of some of these 'occupiers' all across the country the NYPD has no choice but to take him serious.
BigRMV @ 3/20/2012 8:39 AM
"Wait a minute, you misunderstood. I wasn't talking about GOOD cops...eh..um..."
Scott from Florida @ 3/20/2012 9:48 AM
Funny (not haha but sad) how the Occupiers get a pass from the main stream press but the Tea Party is on the State Departments Terrorist watch list. As a LEO I have never been threatened nor observed anything remotely considered violent from the Tea Party gatherings I have seen. Unless of course it's considered violent and terroristic to leave the location they gathered in cleaner than when they got there. I guess crapping on police cars and living in filth is the new American way......smh
Jim A @ 3/20/2012 6:31 PM
NYPD would be investigated by the Dept. of Justice if they were to make any comment about killing a restaurant owner or two! I say jam his place and start a food fight. Handle your own credit card fraud, thefts, and burglaries, you big DUMMY!
Bob@Az. @ 3/22/2012 9:01 PM
Hey, Can we get the name of the restaurant? Wouldn't want to eat there by mistake. Or answer any 911 calls. Hope this clown is ready for the s**t storm headed his way. Oops, I'm sorry, you misunderstood what I just typed...........


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Another Monday protest against BART, but this time a counterprotest planned by riders
By dcuff
Monday, August 29th, 2011 at 10:00 am in BART, Uncategorized.
As BART critics plan a 5 p.m. Monday (today) protest at the Civic Center station for a third consecutive Monday, a group of riders plan a protest against the protesters. The new group called Commuters Take Back BART is frustrated by station closures triggered by protests against BART police, according to the group's notice posted on Facebook.
Police may have their work cut out for them averting conflicts between the two protest groups. The original protest group is loosely organized by the shadowy group Anonymous, which is upset with BART's turning off cell phone service in underground stations to thwart a protest of a police shooting. A BART police officer shot to death a knife-wielding homeless man July 3 at the Civic Center station.
The anti-protest group says in its description on Facebook, "Let's take back BART from these misguided protesters and show them they are way out numbered and will not shut down BART again!"
Meanwhile, some of BART's critics are calling for the protests to focus on BART police, not on station closures, as occured in the past. "This is incorrect and counterproductive, and further illustrates the main problem with OpBART: It is replete in revolutionary fervor, but severely lacking in focused ideology," says on online statement posted at OpBARTSF.tumblr.com
Meanwhile, some of BART critics are urging that the protesters upset with BART focus their efforts on criticizing the transit system police force – and not focus on closing stations.
AnonyOps tweeted a message urging protesters to hand out a flier today saying that BART was responsible for closing stations to turn public opinion against the protesters. Protesters have made this claim before, but some protesters also have asserted they have the right to protest inside the station fare gates where BART officials say it's dangerous to have demonstrators on crowded platforms. It is that threat, BART says, that spurred the transit system to close stations.
BART has advised riders to be prepared for possible station closures today and plan accordingly.
So what happens today? Check in later. And share you thoughts below on who should do what about the ongoing protests at BART stations
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Since launching operations in 2008, CFY-Los Angeles has served over 16,000 students and their families and coached hundreds of educators in low-income communities throughout the Los Angeles region.
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Kate leads CFY-Los Angeles' Digital Learning Program to ensure a strong, positive, and sustainable impact in our partner communities. She plays a pivotal role in shaping the program vision and managing program execution. Kate's previous roles at CFY involved management of the Blended Learning Consulting team and the teaching and learning at Family Workshops. Kate's experience as a 2007 Teach For America Los Angeles corps member, where she taught middle school math and science, inspired her life-long pursuit to close the achievement gap. Prior to joining CFY, Kate was an analyst at a consulting firm that advised high profile philanthropists and high-net-worth individuals on their education reform initiatives. Kate holds a double major in human development, psychological services and African American studies from Northwestern University as well as a masters in secondary education from Loyola Marymount University. Kate earned a California teaching credential in secondary science.
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Colleen Rempel works closely with members of the Instructional Design Team and teachers to support the implementation of blended learning as well as the use of innovative digital resources, in order to personalize learning in the classroom. Colleen is a former 2007 Teach For America corps member and experienced 7th and 8th grade science teacher, serving 6 years in various low-income communities in Los Angeles. She has led professional development workshops on blended learning, classroom management and procedures, teacher effectiveness, differentiation, as well as Common Core transitional strategies. Colleen served as a BTSA (Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment) support provider and instructional coach; providing staff members with strategies, resources, and structured planning methods to help develop highly-effective teaching practices and monitor students' progress. She has also received training on cognitive coaching techniques and Critical Friends Protocols (structured conversations), to improve the consistency of school-wide instructional strategies and conflict resolution approaches. She earned a bachelor's degree in Biology and a minor in Chemistry from the University of Puget Sound. She holds a Masters in Secondary Education as well as a clear secondary science teaching credential from Loyola Marymount University and holds a California teaching credential in secondary science.
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Katie works closely with the other members of the Blended Learning & Instructional Design Team to play a pivotal role in closely supporting teachers to implement innovative digital learning strategies in their classrooms to increase student engagement and achievement. Most recently, Katie served as the Los Angeles Manager of Instruction at Revolution Prep, where she managed, trained, and developed a group of 75 instructors and tutors. She previously worked at XAP Corporation, interfacing with state departments of education to enhance digital learning opportunities for K-12 students. Katie discovered her passion for expanding educational opportunities as a 2007 Los Angeles Teach For America corps member at Markham Middle School. She taught seventh and eighth grade math and served as the school's math department chair. She has continued her involvement with Teach For America as a Math Learning Team Leader, running professional development sessions for corps members outside of school hours. Katie holds a bachelor's degree in Finance, Marketing, and Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis. Katie earned a California teaching credential in secondary math.
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Emily Deschanel To Present At The Critics' Choice Awards on June 18th!
Have you heard the news, Baby Christine Worshipers? Bones' very own Emily Deschanel (Temperance Brennan) is going to present at the 2nd Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards! Sigh, one more reason to tune into TV's most exciting night.
Emily will join fellow super-star presenters like Mad Men's Christina Hendricks, Fringe's John Noble, Cougar Town's Busy Philipps, as well as nominees including The Fall's Gillian Anderson and more importantly, RuPaul. That's right, boyfriend is nominated for RuPaul's Drag U — deal with it.
"Our presenters are representative of the best that television has to offer," says BTJA President Joey Berlin. "From series that have been acclaimed over multiple seasons as well as those that immediately connected with us and the audience their first year, and even series we can't wait to start watching."
Well, color us excited speechless. There is nothing else to say except RuPaul + Emily Deschanel + the same stage = bliss. Make sure to tune into the Critic's Choice Awards on Monday, June 18!
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PROMISING young Zimbabwean motor racing driver Axcil Jefferies made his presence felt in his third Formula Two race of the season at Brands Hatch in Kent, England, where he took a credible ninth place on Sunday. Formula Two is one rung behind the world's most popular Formula One racing and Zimbabwe's Jefferies is making his debut appearance in F2 this year.
And Jefferies went into his third event at Brand Hatch at Kent in a"positive frame of mind", after making good progress in the last round at Spa in Belgium a couple of weeks ago.
On Friday in practice, he was 5th fastest in dry conditions and was looking forward to a good weekend.
On Saturday the heavens opened up and it rained all day, Europe has been raining all summer. So Jefferies had to change his car for qualifying on Saturday morning.
He qualified 11th and finished 8th in wet conditions very similar to what he had in Belgium.
In fact, wet racing takes great skill to just keep the car on track at such high levels of speed.
So all in all, F2 race engineers were very impressed with Jefferies' performance to stay on track, while many of his competitors slithered off.
Jefferies was happy to bag points again after his first points scoring in Belgium.
On Sunday, the weather turned for the better, and for a change, the F2 field got a chance to show their stuff on a hot sunny day.
Jefferies went into qualifying in a good frame of mind, according to reports from Kent.
For qualifying the F2 drivers are allocated two sets of slick tyres and are able to use a "boost" button which increases horse power by 50hp,so the power goes over 500hp.
Jefferies chose to use his first set to get a good feeling of track conditions, then the second set to push for his best lap time.
It was a very close qualifying with top 15 drivers separated by a mere one second. Jefferies qualified 14th, which he was disappointed with, and put it down to traffic on his flying laps.
The start of the race went well with Jefferies diving to the inside on first corner and making up a position on British driver Hurst.
On the third corner, again Jefferies made another brave move passing Iranian driver Kouroush Kani and moved into 12th place.
He then paced himself well for the grueling 40-minute race and picked another three places to finish 9th overall and scored more valuable points. After the race, Jefferies commented: "It was my hardest race of my 13-year career so far. My wrists are killing me. This track is very physical on drivers with the high speed corners. "At the end, I was hanging on for dear life.
"I am happy to have scored points in both races, and continue fromwhere I left off in Spa. Each time I am in the car, I am learning and improving.
"I know the fans want a podium, and it will come soon. I am giving 100% and can't wait to step up to the podium, but we must all be patient.
"I feel very honoured as the (Zimbabwean Ambassador to Britain) Gabriel Machinga attended the event and gave his support and motivated me with words of wisdom and encouragement. It was fantastic to see so many Zimbabwean flags around the circuit, so a big thank you to all Zimbabweans and Afri-Hype for making this possible.
"What a pleasure to show the world what great people we are with all the smiles on all the Zimbabwean faces . . . we rocked!!!"
At Brands Hatch, Jefferies was wearing his new race suit in Zimbabwean colours, and he thanked his sponsors - Afri-Hype - for it.
Jefferies now turns his attention to the next event this coming weekend in France at the Paul Riccard Race circuit.


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Finally Alive: What Happens When We Are Born Again
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When Jesus said to Nicodemus, 'You must be born again', the devout and learned religious leader was unsure what Jesus meant. It would seem nothing has changed. Today 'born again Christians' fill churches that are seen as ineffectual at best, and even characterised by the 'mosaic' generation as 'unchristian'.
The term 'born again' has been devalued both in society and in the church. Those claiming to be 'born again' live lives that are indistinguishable from those who don't; they sin the same, embrace injustice the same, covet the same, do almost everything the same.
Being 'born again' is now defined by what people say they believe. The New Testament however defines Christians very differently.
"When Jesus said to Nicodemus, "You must be born again" (John 3:7), he was not sharing interesting and unimportant information. He was leading him to eternal life... If he does that for you (or if he already has), then you are (or you will be) truly, invincibly, finally alive." John Piper
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Alicia Tirrell5 Stars Out Of 5April 15, 2010Alicia TirrellThis book is an amazing read. I have enjoyed every chapter, and studying the Scripture along with the text. It's challenging and seems to always call me to "test myself to see that I am in the faith." Again, another wonderful book from John Piper !!
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Min. Harry AllenBirmingham, Al.Age: 35-44Gender: male5 Stars Out Of 5August 3, 2009Min. Harry AllenBirmingham, Al.Age: 35-44Gender: maleGreat Book I think all young&older christians should read this. Why because it explain truly how regeneration(being saved)work and what roll the individual play in being saved and if the person were to get off track the book explain how to get back in line with the LORD. Finally Alive Great Book!!!!!
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