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Sermons 5/24/2013
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Abilene Bible Church, 3125 Oldham Lane
Services: 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Speaker: Daiqing Yuan
Topic: "Civil Trials — Jesus is the Truth and King" (John 18:28-40)
Baker Heights Church of Christ, 5382 Texas Ave.
Services: 10 a.m. Sunday
Speaker: Wes McAdams
Topic: "Giving to the Work" (Nehemiah 7:70-72)
Synopsis: The vision statement of Baker Heights is, "Involve our members in faithful service, invite our community to hear the Good News, and invest in missions to reach the world." Join us this Sunday and hear about the investment we are making around the world to reach lost souls with the gospel. Find out more at BakerHeights.org.
Belmont Baptist Church, 2117 Palm St.
Services: 10:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sunday
Speaker: Jimmy Griffith
Topic: (a.m.) "A Memorial to Her" (Mark 14:3-9); (p.m.) Hot dog and chili supper and games
Synopsis: (a.m.) Memorial Day is a very important day as we pause to remember those men and women who gave their lives to help keep us free. Jesus said, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man should lay down his life for his friends." Of course, the ultimate fulfillment of that was Christ's death on the cross. It is also a reminder for us this weekend as we observe Memorial Day. The woman in our passage who anointed Jesus was chastised by some of the disciples. However, Jesus commended her for her act of anointing His body for burial. He also stated, "what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her." What kind of memorials will be told about us?
Central Baptist Church, 3232 Grape St.
Services: 11 a.m. Sunday
Speaker: Herbert Wood
Topic: "God's Way of Soul Winning" (Acts 8:25-40)
Synopsis: There are few subjects more popular among Christians than personal evangelism. Ask any Christian the best method to use to achieve this goal, and you will get a myriad answers. Acts 8:25-40 gives us God's method that produces lasting results.
Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602 Meander St.
Services: 8 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday
Speaker: Susanna Brosseau
Topic: "First Sunday After Pentecost, Trinity Sunday" (Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Romans 5:1-5, John 16:12-15)
Synopsis: In our Gospel, Jesus promises to His disciples the gift of the Holy Spirit who will guide them all into truth.
First Christian Church, Fourth and Elm streets, Colorado City
Services: 11 a.m. Sunday
Speaker: Monte Wike
Topic: "A Day to Remember Our Defenders"
Synopsis: Memorial Day is such a special day to give honor and thanks to all those who serve us. For the brave military, first responders, police, sheriff officers, firemen and DPS, we give thanks and a big salute for your services. You are usually out of sight until the need arises, and then we need you in a hurry.
Iglesia Biblica de Abilene, 2801 N. Third St.
Services: 11 a.m. (servicios en Espanol)
Speaker: Carlos Lopez
Topic: "Una Familia Llena de Gozo es Una Familia Que Permanence Unida (A Family Filled With Joy is a Family That Remains Together)"
Synopsis: Con la situación económica, social y de peligro en la que vivimos ha hecho que muchos pierdan el gozo. Esto está afectando nuestras familias y comunidades. Solo Dios nos puede restaurar ese gozo que se ha perdido. (Economic, social and dangerous situations in which we live have made many lose the joy. This affects our families and communities. Only God can restore the joy that has been lost.)
Lawn Church of Christ, 6217 Highway 84
Services: 11 a.m. Sunday
Speaker: Mike Hardaway
Topic: "Parables of Judgment"
Synopsis: In Matthew 25:14-30, Jesus taught a parable that is called the Parable of the Talents. The master of a household entrusted three of his servants with five talents, two talents and one talent respectively. He then went on a journey. The key verse in the parable is verse 19. "Now after a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them." What important lessons did Jesus intend for us to learn? This will be our focus Sunday as we discuss how this parable applies to the inevitable Day of Judgment.
Northwest Church of Christ, 1141 N. Willis St.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Speaker: Ian Shelburne
Topic: "The Final Makeover" (1 Corinthians 15:20-28, 45-49)
Synopsis: As Paul responds to the deadly idea that there is no resurrection from death, he makes the astonishing claim that what we lost through our connection with our forefather Adam, we get back through our connection with Jesus, the "last Adam." In Sunday morning's message, we'll talk about the final makeover and about how this hope changes how we deal with things right now.
Oldham Lane Church of Christ, 5049 Oldham Lane
Services: 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday
Speaker: Chris McCurley
Topic: "Cirrhosis of the Giver: Using God's Time Wisely"
Synopsis: Every minute of every day is either wasted or wisely invested. How are you spending the time that God has granted you? Time is not a commodity that belongs to you. Time is a gift. We talk about "our time" and "our day," but time and days are not ours. Therefore, we cannot spend them in any way that we choose and expect to be pleasing God. All of us are responsible for how we spend God's time.
Plainview Church of Christ of Colorado City, Highway 163 three miles south of Colorado City
Services: 11 a.m. Sunday
Speaker: Larry Fitzgerald
Topic: "Just as When I Pledged My Love"
Synopsis: The greatest enemy of any relationship is not arguments over money, jealousy or misunderstandings. The thing that breaks up more relationships is unforgiveness. In this lesson, we discover God's solution to broken relationships.
Wylie Christian Church, 6250 Buffalo Gap Road
Services: 10 a.m. Sunday
Speaker: Doug Roysden
Topic: "Is the Local Church Relevant?" (Acts 2:37-47)
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Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons performs Saturday, August 31, 2013, at Troy Memorial Stadium during a Gentlemen of the Road Stopover tour in Troy, Ohio. AP Photo.
Ottumwa trying to lure Mumford & Sons to play a show there
Published on September 19th, 2013 | by Associated Press
OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — A small southeast Iowa city is hoping a video of residents performing to Mumford & Sons music will convince the English folk rock band to play for their community.
Organizers behind the Bridge View Center, a venue in Ottumwa that features music concerts and other performances, recently shot about six hours of footage for a promotional video that includes students and city leaders. The video will soon be sent to the band.
The Ottumwa Courier reports the video features the band's hit song, "I Will Wait," but changes the words to "We can't wait."
A message for the band's publicist was not immediately returned Thursday.
Mumford & Sons recently made U.S. stops as part of the Gentlemen of the Road concert series, including to Troy, Ohio, and Guthrie, Okla.

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—Mayor Rob Ford, on whether he was reading during his commute, after the above photo taken on the Gardiner Expressway surfaced (reading while driving isn't technically illegal but it can lead to charges of careless driving). User @RyanGHaughton (who has since deactivated his account) tweeted the photo this morning, saying it was taken when traffic was moving at about 70 km/h. The mayor may be in a fancy new car, but it looks his troubled relationship with road safety endures. Of course, who hasn't glanced at the odd bit of reading material while on the road? [CTV]


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Car racing becomes the popular sports since in the early 60s, among the well-loved car racer of all time is Kenny Wallace. He is a naturally born American. He has proven himself in the car racing field having the record to drive different types of racing cars. His father is a car racer to, in which he patterned himself. He is popular with his nickname Herman. Kenny did not start out as a car racer at the start. He, then first worked as a mechanic in his brother and father's team. It was in the year 1982, that Kenny had his first racing battle at Illinois Street Stock Championship, where he won the game. From then on, he started out his professional racing career and joined the prestigious organization of American Speed Association. It was in the year 1986 that Kenny won the recognition as Rookie of the Year. After that very same recognition, is the countless recognition and praised earned by him in the different car racing body. The love for the said sport is innate for Kenny. It runs in their family. His father is a car racer. This is where Kenny, and his brothers got their love and passion for car racing too. Kenny is married and is a father of three beautiful daughters. He is presently residing in the city of North Carolina.
As a professional car racer, Kenny is adorable and charismatic too. In fact, he is very famous on his time. His personality is famous, and that made him the center of the interview during the racing event. As a matter of fact, he is into NASCAR Busch Series in the year 2006 which made him the number one contender for the said event. The love for the said sport is inborn to Kenny. You will never have to wonder where he gets his passion for cars, as on the first place, he was born to a family car racer. His dad and his mom are car racers. His career on driving was admired not only by his co-racer but by his fans as well. They believe in the determination and focus that Kenny is giving into his every battle. He inspires a lot of people with his enthusiasm in the sport. His passion for his craft is truly infectious. No wonder why he is the most loved personality by those little kids and teens that want to pursue their career in racing. The sport needs enthusiasm, determination, focus, discipline, and most especially the love for your craft, once, you have all of these characteristics, and surely you will also have a bright career in racing. This is the fascination of every man. This is the dream of every person. As everybody knows, car racing is also considered as an extreme sport. So, a lot of discipline and self-determination is necessary. It is always you who determine your game. With a lot of practice, in depth prayer, and devotion, you will always have a bright career at any field that you want.


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Glamour & Grit - June 10, 2013
Of like minds
The year was 1948.
Velcro was invented. Popcorn was sold on a mass scale for the first time. President Harry Truman defeated Thomas Dewey. NASCAR held its first race for modified stock cars at Daytona Beach. And, here at home, a group of women with like minds formed Fort Pierce's first official garden club and became a part of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs.
At a time when so many civic organizations are struggling to stay afloat, the Garden Club of Fort Pierce (GCFP) is still going strong. What's the secret? It's hard to say, but my guess is that the love of plants and flower arranging is not only addictive, but also worth passing on. With today's concern about the environment, members of GCFP have adjusted their focus offering a variety of educational, environmental, social and civic projects that attract a diverse membership. The GCFP is growing strong, still blooming and flourishing.
During its 65-year history, GCFP has installed and maintained gardens and landscaping throughout the city. Members participate in programs at Heathcote Botanical Gardens and Treasure Coast Hospice; support the Salvation Army, the Humane Society of St. Lucie County, the Council on Aging and Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens; hold plant sales throughout the year; offer educational classes and so much more.
The decor for the luncheon was quite unusual in that members chose certain time periods of the club's history and created vignettes using plant materials and props. In the company of greatness, all three of my tablemates, Dotty Greene, Kay Hill and Marilyn Waugh-Stinnette, were recognized for their design efforts.
I'm honored to have been a part of their special day, and hope to actually become a part of their membership. Keep up the good work, ladies (and Joe Mumaw).
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Quarters auctions are a crazy, fun, action-packed way to spend an evening for a good cause. Home Instead Senior Care is hosting a Quarter's Auction from 6-9 p.m. this Wednesday, June 12, at the Port St. Lucie Community Center to benefit the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's. Bring your family, friends and plenty of quarters to bid on Tupperware, Pampered Chef, jewelry, wine, gift baskets and so much more. Bids are in quarters - only one to three at a time - and items are worth $10-$100. There will be plenty of $1 table raffles and a chance to win in the 50/50 raffle. For more, call (772) 205-3900.
Where blue meets green
Looking for a fun and easy way to give back to the community? How about participating in the 6th Annual Treasure Coast Waterway Cleanup, which is scheduled for 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on July 27. Volunteers report to one of 20 registered sites in St. Lucie County, as well as Martin and Indian River counties. More than 125-miles of waterways is included in this all-out effort to clean the waterways of debris. Here's a sample of what was collected last year: a glass eye, bicycles, batteries, boat parts, grills and carpeting. To learn more, call April Price at (772) 285 -1646.
On safari for lionfish
The very invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish have moved onto our reefs, into the inlets and they are setting up for a massive invasion of the Indian River Lagoon. On June 29-30 the inaugural Treasure Coast Lionfish Safari will be held at the Fort Pierce Marina. This is a "lionfish only" event and registered teams, in any waters within the Treasure Coast, can take lionfish without a permit. Boat captains, fishermen and divers are welcome to register for cash prizes and tournament awards. Among the many hosts of the event is Marine Cleanup Initaitive, Inc. For more information, including vendor space, schedule, fees, rules, forms and safety instructions, visit www.TreasureCoastLionfishSafari.com.
Summer cookout
The Lynmoore Assisted Living is hosting its Lynmoore Neighborhood Barbecue/Pool Party from 4-6:30 p.m. on June 20 to benefit Kids at Hope and Mustard Seed Ministries. Expect not only barbecue fare by Chef Jones, but also a live band, outdoor games and prizes. Entry is free, but donated jars of peanut butter and jelly are requested. For additional information or to make your reservations, call Mary at (772) 489-6800.
Stop the Tears
It may have been called an effort to "Stop the Tears," but you would have been hard pressed to find a dry eye in the crowd at the annual breakfast to benefit United For Families, at which foster parents, adoptive parents and young adults who grew up in foster care share their emotional stories with supporters of the organization's mission. And, while all the presenters shared compelling personal stories, one speaker in particular, Mary Power, brought the entire room to tears during her heartbreaking account of her life struggles and how United for Families has been there to support her every step of the way. To learn more about United For Families, visit www.uff.us.
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A Small Loaf Feeding a Multitude
By Eden Grace, FUM Africa Ministries Field Staff
I wanted to share a story of one woman who visited Nakiria Primary School in Turkana and heard stories of the hardship Turkanan women and girls have as they fetch and carry water to their village. She remembered her own childhood in rural Kansas, where her work had been carrying water. She felt again the burden of that labor and experienced a deep sense of solidarity with the local girls. She saw the unused 5,000 liter water tank sitting under a tree near the school. The tank was donated by well-wishers but it was useless because it was not installed. As she reflected on this problem, she knew what God was calling her to do.
Our visitor inquired as to how much it would cost to install the water tank and put it into use. The pastor said "200". As soon as our visitor returned home to the US, wrote a check for $200 and sent it with instructions that the water tank under the tree at Nakiria should be installed as soon as possible.
Clearly there was some misunderstanding between the pastor and the donor.. Yet our visitor was called by God to give her $200, and it became the small loaf that would feed multitudes.
When the gift was received, our office had to decide what to do. We found that there was just enough money remaining in a general-purpose FUM water projects fund to supplement the $200, to install the one tank and to purchase and install a second tank.
Once the tanks were installed, the government committed to filling each of them with potable water once a month.
Seeing that Nakira Primary School had acquired a reliable supply of potable water, a local member of Parliament donated the money to build a girls' dormi tory housing 120 students, enabling girls to continue their schooling beyond 3rd grade, when most of drop-outs have occurred.
Right after that, an international NGO saw the girls dormitory under construction, with a good source of water and decided to build toilets for the girls and to train them in hygiene and sanitation.
What will happen next? How many more feasts of goodness will be multiplied from that one small loaf? Truly, God does pour out blessings on those who are faithful with even the little they have.
From John Muhanji
Above is a picture of 15 young men and women who participated in Kampala, Uganda for discipleship training: seven from Uganda Yearly Meeting, eight from Mt. Elgon in Kenya. It was a pleasure to join the graduation celebration.
Also, I am proud to announce that the harvesting of the seeds for our SEED Project was completed with a total of 4,248 bags delivered to Kenya Seed Company, which doubles the amount from last year.
Immediately after clearing the harvesting and pulling down the shade that was being used to sort clean seeds, the African Ministries Office received information to visit another farm for lease. The owner, a Quaker himself, said that he has always wanted to work with Quakers but he has never found how to connect with them. He was extremely happy to lease 200 acres for the next five years to help our SEED project.
The Kenya USFW had asked me to be their guest speaker at their special day of prayer with a concern for a peaceful election and for growth of the Friends church. I introduced the 40 Days of Prayer for the Future of Friends devotional and explained why they should participate. After the meeting, many people followed me to my truck to be given the devotional booklets. Most could not wait to receive their copy. Above right is a picture of the line waiting for the booklet.
Prayerful Concern
By Joyce Ajlouny, Ramallah Friends School Director
As I was writing an entry for our school's newsletter, the horrific violence against the people of Gaza was erupting. I thought about the irony of my message at this time. While I was planning to report on our school's facilities development, schools and homes were being destroyed throughout Gaza. While I wanted to share how our elementary school students were enjoying the new, safe landscaped areas and sports fields, children were being killed miles to my south; and while I was going to talk about the proud parents and their active engagement with the school, I thought of the hundreds of mourning mothers and fathers in Gaza. As I was receiving reports about our school's academic program from both our principals, our students did their own reporting by sending me their poems, art and audiovisual productions which expressed intense feelings about what is happening to their people. Even if Ramallah is being spared from the bombardment this time around, our hearts and minds are with our people. We pray for their safety, but also for an end to all violence. We pray for peace with justice for all.


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By C.J. MCMANUSSun Advocate reporter
On Oct. 10, Mark Crim from the Utah Department of Environmental Quality addressed the East Carbon City Council regarding a site assessment for 123 East Whitmore Drive.
The environmental scientist reported that a subsurface investigation of the site performed by the UDEQ on Aug. 15 and 16 found three areas of concern at the property.
The first concern is beneath a dispenser island in front of the building.
The second is the location of an oil spill north the above ground tanks (AST's) on the property.
The third is beneath the AST's may need additional work depending on the proposed future use.
"The work to get the area in compliance with UDEQ standards should only entail removing soil from the property," said Crim.
The environmental scientist recommended that cleanup from both sights be done readily.
The UDEQ proposes that for clean-up approximately 30 cubic yards of soil from beneath the dispenser island and about 80 cubic yards of soil from the waste-oil surface spill be removed.
Councilmember David Maggio suggested that the contaminated soil be evacuated and deposited in the ECDC landfill.
Additionally, Crim recommended investigative work to determine if groundwater is affected by the historic petroleum contamination.
The investigation is currently being arranged by the UDEQ.
When conducting the initial study, Crim ran into hard sandstone at a depth of 25 feet that prohibited him from taking ground water samples at that time.
Depending on final land use, UDEQ cleanup may also include the use of institutional controls.
This includes many options concerning land use such as building types, placement of buildings and possibly engineered controls.
"The mutual goal of this project is to turn an under utilized property into a useful and active part of the community," said Crim.
Work on the additional investigation will be led by the UDEQ, while future cleanup or engineered controls would be a joint effort of East Carbon City and the state agency.
For costs associated with the cleanup, Crim pointed to Paul Zahn and the UDEQ representative's expertise in procurring grant monies through the department.
Zahn reported that, in November, applications would be taken for a petroleum brown fields assessment grant.
"The brown fields grant is a competitive funding program that runs nationwide, when the money given to a small community would have a large impact and the fund request will be relatively small, it can have a great chance at getting approved," said Zahn.
According to Crim, East Carbon City needs to decide final land use matters in order to better direct the project and to evaluate what resources it has to offer.
Examples include time and materials, backhoes, dump-trucks, clean fill and soil disposal options.
At this point in the meeting, Councilmember Joyce Caviness inquired whether the city should include removal of the above ground tanks in the cleanup effort.
Crim indicated that, if the city has a good relationship with ECDC, deposing of the tanks would not significantly increase the cleanup costs.
"By conducting this partnership, East Carbon City and the UDEQ are leveraging resources. This environmental partnership for site assessment, cleanup and reuse is a cost effective way to bring an under utilized property into a useful and active part of the community," concluded Crim.


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Battle For Survival 3 2.4
You are a U.S. Army pilot. During regular military exercises enemies suddenly appeared and attacked your plane. Thanks to your piloting skills, you managed an emergency landing and survived. Once you come to, you realize that you are on a strange, uncharted island. Suddenly zombies begin to appear around you, which not plunges you into a shock that is overcome only thanks to years of combat experience. Well, now all you can do is fend off these m
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TwinkiePaste 2.01
TwinkiePaste is the utility to quickly type in commonly used text, dates, greetings, standard responses, Internet URLs, logins, passwords and code templates. TwinkiePaste helps to type a text quickly in almost any application, thus saving a lot of time and saving you from routine.
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Skynet Rampage 1.2
"Skynet: Rampage" is a tactical stealth action game set in a post-apocalyptic future. To survive in this new world is not so easy, because you have to battle robots and other creatures of Skynet. Robots have advanced artificial intelligence that takes into account real sights and sounds. They can think on the fly as we can, only faster. You, in turn, will be able to use a variety of futuristic weapons and accessories, such as a laser rifle, the
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ProbeIT 1.0.1
ProbeIT is a comparison tool to help you diagnose the issues related to missing setup, wrong version of program files or database objects discrepancies. It takes only few minutes to setup & execute, otherwise even few days are not enough to identify the issues to fix.
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AnyMP4 Blu-ray Creator 1.1.00
AnyMP4 Blu-ray Creator allows you to create Blu-ray disc with various prevalent video formats including MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, M4V, WMV, MTS, TS and the similar ones. In addition, you are able to create Blu-ray folder and ISO file with fast speed and excellent quality. Apart from that, you can add the audio track/subtitle, choose your preferred menu, add the background music/ picture and edit the movie effect as your needs. After updating, it is compatible with windows 10. Key features: 1. Burn Blu-ray disc/Folder/iSO files with any video formats This Blu-ray Burner software enables you to create BD 25 or BD 50 with different kinds of videos like MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, M4V, WMV, MTS, TS and more. Meanwhile, you are able to create the Blu-ray folder and ISO file as well. Hence, you can enjoy your loved movies at any time. 2. Edit your video output effects from several aspects With Blu-ray Creator, you are able to edit your movie from following aspects. For example, you can clip your video length by setting the ...
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ClickPuzzle 3.22
ClickPuzzle is a fun arcade-style puzzle game for Windows, it is suitable for all ages. You will spend much time with this game because it is easy and mind free game. The goal of ClickPuzzle is to earn points by removing tiles from the game board. Tiles can be removed only in groups of identical pictures. Game field will be packed after removing tiles. Game is over if all groups removed.
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Feed The Mouse 1.7
A simple puzzle arcade game about a hungry mouse. You are in a room on with scattered pieces of cheese, and each level a certain amount of items are placed that need to be arranged around the room so that the mouse may collect all of the cheese. Each level will be progressively more difficult, and the mouse will need to seek out and collect keys and other trinkets to complete the level. The mouse constantly runs only forward and must help her get
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Mania Rope 1.4
The game is wild and fast like a hurricane. Direct the movements of a funny spider which requires management of remarkable Art and dexterous hands. There are only seven levels, but everything can go wrong at any time. Things can be simple, but if you want to collect all the crystals then it's an adventure for the whole day.
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Bears Dream 3.3
Help the Bear to achieve his child's dream to earn enough to build a ship in this fun time management game! You manage the main character, a hard working Bear, who grows and sells a variety of plants, catches fish and builds devices to produce some new goods. A number of unique upgrades and bonuses are waiting for you! Remember, if the orders are not fulfilled in time, you can lose not only money, but also bonus stars that are necessary to ..
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Desolators 3.1
The last free country on Earth The last stronghold of freedom and democracy Kingdom of the Netherlands American totalitarian barbarians And French renegades ATTACK! The front line of defense Only YOU can stop the crushing tread of DESOLATORS...
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Dark Level 2.4
You control a creature named Elstree, who lives in a strange, dark and abandoned world... The only thing that saves him from the madness is his hobby; collecting figurines....
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Orden Of Scarabey 3.2
Do you think that "betrayal"is just a big word? Do you think if you're the best, you will always stay on top? Do you really think if you know the secrets and you alone, then you will be left alone? If only.. I took part in the raid to seize nukes ... and was betrayed. Now I'm somewhere in the catacombs, lost in the desert with next to no visibility. But ... perhaps, you can get out of this jam? - A mysterious shooter with puzzle elements and ...
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AnyMP4 DVD Creator 6.2.00
AnyMP4 DVD Creator can create DVD disc, DVD folder and DVD ISO files with all kinds of popular videos. Therefore, you can convert MP4 to DVD, AVI to DVD, MKV to DVD and other videos to DVD. Moreover, this DVD maker can help you add the audio track and subtitle. In addition, you can choose your preferred menu templates, frames and button styles and add the background music. Furthermore, you can trim the video length, crop the video frame and add watermark to the video as you like. Meanwhile, this software is compatible with windows 10. Key features: 1. Create DVD with any video formats AnyMP4 DVD Burner can help you burn DVD like DVD+-R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD folder and ISO files with any video formats include MP4, AVI, WMV, MKV, MOV, M4V, TS, MTS and so on. 2. Edit your DVD with trim, crop and so on DVD Creating software is able to help you edit the video effect, such as trimming the video length, cropping the video frame, adding watermark to the video, adjusting the video effect. With these editing fun ...
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AnyMP4 PDF Converter Ultimate 3.1.62
AnyMP4 PDF Converter Ultimate not only can convert PDF files to different documents like Text (*.txt), Microsoft Word (*.doc), Rich Text Format (*.rtf), Microsoft Excel (*.xls), EPUB, HTML, Microsoft PowerPoint (*.pptx)and more, but also convert PDF files to TIFF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TGA, PPM, JPEG 2000 and others with high quality and fast speed. Apart from that, it can allow you to choose page range setting needed pages as the output pages. Meanwhile, it adopts OCR technology to help you convert and can be compatible with windows 10 system. Key Features: 1. Convert PDF file to any document formats AnyMP4 PDF Converter Ultimate is able to convert PDF files to different document like Text (*.txt), Microsoft Word (*.doc), Rich Text Format (*.rtf), Microsoft Excel (*.xls), EPUB, HTML, Microsoft PowerPoint (*.pptx) and more. With these document formats, you can read your file more convenience. 2. Convert PDF file to various images The PDF Conversion software mainly used to convert PDF files to variou ...
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All Billiards 3.1
"Billiards club " is a 3D pool simulator, giving you full reality sensation. The big amount of games, beautiful graphics, realistic ball movements - only some features of this billiard. You can play with your computer in three difficulty levels, with a partner on the same computer and in the network. For each type of games stipulated separate tables. Tables, spheres and cue are made according to their real sizes. In game special tracking mod
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Winter Assault 1.7
Winter Assault is a first person shooter. This combination will create a lot of new experiences, especially because this time you have to fight not only for your own life but also perform a special mission. The storyline of this new shooter tells about a large company of mercenaries that has captured the enemy to find the secret device. Here you are invited to enter into a confrontation with more powerful enemies or perform a task like a ghost an
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Flappy Time 1.6
FlappyTime is an arcade game that perfectly combines classic retro style games of the 80s and 90s with dynamics of modern gameplay. Stylish pixel graphics coupled with unobtrusive music make this a very pleasing game. Help the flying turtle get past many obstacles in the form of pipes and collect the maximum number of coins to set the record. The player can control only a flick of the wings of our character, and a correct calculation of strokes w
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Demonic Mansion 1.4
You woke up in a family's house filled with starving demons. The only way out is to find four key that open the doors to the outside world. But in order to do this, you must avoid the hellish creatures which is very difficult. The only thing that can save you now are quick feet and a bottle of holy water which temporarily stops the demons. Be careful, listening to any sounds that are present, and just maybe you will survive...
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Duck Hunter Dodger Doom 2.3
Duck Hunter Dodger Doom app will certainly remind you your childhood and make smile! If you're hungry for adventures, flying duck hunting is exactly what you need! Duck Hunter Dodger Doom app has many great features,each flying duck is very difficult bullseye.It's very fast,so you'll have a choice ofgunsand shoot any duck, it shouldn't escape! There're more than one duckflying across your display, your goal is to kill not only one duck, but as ma
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YALG is an physics-based puzzle game which will make you sweat pretty hard. Different boxes, ropes, trampolines and machinery will engage your brain. Three game modes: Classic - The main part of game which allows passage to the other two modes - Robot and HARDCORE. Robot mode is based on different machines and their interaction. The last one - HARDCORE, is only for skilled players, few of which can beat it. Achievements, cool music, challenging g
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Danger Zone 4.0
Dander Zone is an addictive 3D shooter. You find yourself in a dark abandoned hospital where they conduct experiments on humans, some of whom have turned into zombies. You'll have to fight these creatures. They know nothing, only that they want to kill you. The only chance to survive is to kill all of them and find the exit from the hospital.
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Just Survive 1.7
Ruined houses, empty streets, and those who once lived in peace here. Now they have only one goal, and that is to survive at all costs! Can you survive in the land of the dead, joining the uncompromising struggle for survival? Think like Zombies, with thirst and hunger being your main enemies. Look fast, because someone might already be taking aim at you from behind. After all, he, too, wants to survive, just like you. be cunning, unscrupulous, a
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Ace Clipboard History 6.05
Free Clipboard History Manager. The Ace Clipboard floats on top of your current work. Whenever you cut or copy, the clip appears in Ace. To paste back a clip, all you have to do is click on the one you want. The clips window only shows the first few words of each clip but when you move the mouse pointer over the window, a preview window appears showing the first several lines of a text clip or a thumbnail of a graphic clip.
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ExcelPipe Find and Replace for Excel 6.9.1
Search and Replace multiple Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Change hyperlinks and UNC paths when servers get renamed; update names, addresses and phone numbers; translate spreadsheets with find/replace lists. Automatically handles read-only files, passwords and other protection. No user interaction required. Replace hyperlinks, bookmarks, text boxes, shapes, drop down fields, document properties and more. Updates ISO versions. Unicode compliant
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Shoot Your Nightmare 2.1
FPS Horror Shooter! Explore Your Nightmares. Try To Wake Up! If you love Slenderman Type of games, you're gonna love this game! You are trapped inside your nightmare. You must fight your way through! You need to collect 12 clocks to wake up. When I first arrived home in May 2013, six months after the latest war had ended, nightmares started. Doctors told me that war veterans are commonly at risk for PTSD. I have those terrible flashbacks, and ni
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West Island
West Island is located off the eastern shore of a pennisula called Sconticut Neck, in the town of Fairhaven, MA. The island is about 2 1/2 miles long and a mile wide and situated along Buzzard's Bay. Views of the Bourne Bridge and Woods Hole along with the Elizabeth Islands can be seen from the Town Beach at the southern end of the island. Nokatay was the Wampanoag Indian name for West Island, it refers to "at the hunting place." According to records the Island was bought by colonists from the Wampanoags for "20 yards of cloth, eight moccasins, eight blankets, 15 axes, 15 hoes, 15 pairs of breeches, two kettles, one cloak and 10 shillings in other commodity." The Island was actually sitting on the town line of Fairhaven and Mattapoisett, with one half in each town until it was declared entirely in Fairhaven.
Early History
Significant historical events that occured at or near West Island include the first naval battle of the War of Independance fought off West Island's shore. Legend says that a British raiding party spotted sheep on the island and came in to steal meat for the troops, but residents saw the ship, slipped away and warned towns folk about the British arrival. Fairhaven residents comandeered a ship and fought off the raiding party. Reports of casualties for both sides differ. the island was the location of two farms and the homes to three families dating back to possibly the early 1700's. West Island is the location of one of the oldest homes in town, about 300 years old, located at the top of Causeway road, across from the Community House. Across the street from the old house was a barn and windmill for the farm on the northern half of the Island. The southern portion of the Island was once deeded as a Poor Farm for the town of Fairhaven.
Early attempts developing West Island included a Yacht Club and later a state prison. The first attempt at building a causeway to further the development of the Island was in 1886, but was never completed. Many individuals and corporations have had the vision of West Island as a valuable community to Fairhaven. A causeway connecting from Sconticut Neck was completed in 1946. It was developed as an exclusive summer colony named West Island, Fairhaven Estates. A diesel powered electric grnerating system was installed and power lines were strung to homes on the Island. Eventually, bankruptcy of West Island, Fairhaven Estates led to a loss of electricity to the entire island. Hurricane Carol in 1954 destroyed the causeway for all but pedestrian traffic. The insolvency of the developers resulted in the need for the state to purchase the causeway for $1, enabling the beginning of repairs.
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Article from New Bedford Evening Standard May 25, 1886 regarding a petition that was signed by boaters who objected to the building of a causeway from Long Island to West Island if it did not include a draw bridge in the design. The article mentions of intent to develop the island and Sconticut Neck. Tedious wording but interesting. This article also appeared in the Fairhaven Star of May 29, 1886.
Various articles from the Fairhaven Star newspaper regarding West Island.
In 1922 a curious castaway was found washed up on the shores of West Island and caused quite a commotion.
Many Ownership Changes Seen in Tiny Tract Where Vikings, Indians and Colonists Roamed By JOHN FLANAGAN, Standard Times March 17, 1946. Article about history of West Island and impending development of "Fairhaven Estates" on uninhabited island.
150 Cottages built in 3 Years On Fairhaven's West Island Standard Times article from June 4,1950
Ground Breaking on West Island for Community House Standard Times article from August 30, 1951
Standard Times article from June 29, 1952 about colonization of "Fairhaven Estates"
Standard Times article from November 13, 1951 about insolvency of West Island Power Co.
Herter to Inspect Causeway DamageI found this article from November 1954 especially interesting. Primarily because of the last paragraph. It describes the attempts to get the causeway reconstructed after the '54 hurricane rendered it impassible to anything but foor traffic. The problems stemmed fron the fact that West Island Estates, the developer of West Island and actual owner of the causeway, was bankrupt. The concern for the 200 or so houses and residents of the island seemed only slightly as important as access as to the Town Beach for visitors. Some things never seem to change.
Sconticut Neck and Ripleys Believe It or Not
Articles about West Island from the Standard Times
Old Fairhaven from the Fairhaven Star of April 4, 1946
Pope Beach off of Manhatten Ave on Sconticut Neck was one of the first developed areas on the Neck. A pavillion and pier were just part of it.
A West Island Mystery cemented into legend
West Island Tower is dedicated for Civil Defense plane spotting, Standard Times July 26, 1956 I wasnt familiar with the GOC, or Ground Observer Corps so I did a google search and came up with this site, among others GOC and a little more on the Tower and it's sister structures Tower page from Millicent Library site listing monuments in town compiled by Jim Cochran
Army Corp of Engineers Map Of the observation installment at West Island, 1943, provided by Chris Wiles, U.S. Coast Artillery Photos, ca.ckwinfo.net
History of Sconticut Neck written by Mabel L. Potter in 1945. Posted on the Millicent Library website.
Fairhaven History Timeline By Chris and Lori Richards.
Was treasure buried in Riverside Cemetary?
I'd like to thank Debbie Charpentier, Archivist of the Millicent Library, for access to their collection. Debbie is wonderfully helpful and extremely knowledgable of most of the old homes in Fairhaven.


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sobees updates
sobees desktop, new Facebook permission
We updated sobees desktop to integrate Facebook new permission. If you experience and issue with Facebook service, please delete your Facebook account in the application options:
Then add again Facebook ("Add a service" menu on the top left of the application). You will be asked to validate the new permission and you should be all set once the new permissions have been granted.
sobees for Facebook on the iPad – Release 1.1
We've just released an update to sobees for Facebook that includes a few improvements and fixes. Thanks to this update, you will have the possibility to:
- Write something on your friends' wall
- View and post comments on photos
- Get a look at the number of Likes on photos
- Click on a direct link to open touch.facebook.com (when clicking on the avatar)
Regarding the bug that prevented the Home page from loading, it is now fixed!
We hope you will enjoy these new features and, as usual, we would be happy to get your feedback! These would help us for the next release, on which we are already working!
sobees desktop 0.8.2.1 – bug fixes release
We've just released a minor update to sobees desktop that includes a variety of fixes and improvements. We have, among others, fixed the "conversation" and "auto complete" issues. The cursor is now correctly positioned when you reply to a Tweet and all the special characters should be accepted.
Regarding Facebook, we added some filters so that you can now filter out different types of information, such as applications updates, links…
We hope you will enjoy this new version and, as usual, we welcome your feedback!
sobees improves its already powerful desktop app (updated)
Here is an important update for our social application sobees beta! We have been working hard to bring not only huge improvements but also great new features and services.
First of all, we worked on our Twitter service. Thanks to xAuth, we now offer higher security as well as more API calls per hour (350 instead of 150). In addition, and since TwitPic does not support oAuth, your pictures will now be uploaded on Tweetphoto!
We also added two new great services that many of you were waiting for: an RSS reader and New York Times, which lets you read the newspapers' news and articles directly into sobees!
Lastly, we have now added Riotwise sponsored content to Twitter in this application too. Since it is linked to Twitter's trending topics and to your own search query in the Search, this sponsored content is highly interesting! No need to worry however: for now, and until we release the premium version of sobees beta, you will be able to disable these ads. Therefore, simply head to the Options.
We have always been doing our very best to provide you with the best applications on the market and are really excited to share such good news with you. We hope you will enjoy this new update!
Update : The option for removing sponsored content from the timeline was unfortunately not visible in the options. We just released an update to fix that (version 0.8.1.5). Make sure to get the latest version if you want to remove the sponsored content and then go in Options – General).
My Social Networks Important Update
Our Yahoo! Mail application, My Social Networks, just got an update!
First of all, we have added LinkedIn to the application! So those of you who use this social network will, from now on, be able to update your own status and get others' updates, view connections and profiles and search LinkedIn.
Apart from that addition, we worked on improving the existing services, most particularly the Twitter one which now includes lists as well as the official retweet APIs.
Thanks to the Twitter lists, you will not have to recreate your groups every single time you launch the application but will instead find the very ones you created on www.twitter.com .
Regarding the retweet functionality, it will now display the avatar of both the person who is being retweeted and the one who is retweeting instead of the usual RT@username. However, should you click within the text entry field, you will recover the old way of retweeting.
My social network is available for the approximately 29 million users in the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy so if you have a Yahoo! Mail account, don't hesitate to try and launch our application and enjoy these brand new improvements!


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Thouron Award
The Thouron-University of Pennsylvania Fund for British-American Student Exchange exists for the promotion of better understanding and closer friendship between the people of the United Kingdom and the United States of America. This academic exchange and experience in international friendship was conceived by and is supported by gifts from Sir John Thouron and the late Esther du Pont, Lady Thouron, of Unionville, Pennsylvania. Through the Program they sought to nourish and develop Anglo-American friendship by ensuring that, in the years to come, a growing number of the leading citizens of these two countries would have a thorough understanding of their trans-Atlantic neighbors. Accordingly the Exchange Program was set up to bring young people of exceptional ability from each country into contact with the ideas and peoples of another country.
- The Thouron Award covers tuition fees plus a living allowance/ travel stipend.
- Thouron Awards are limited to students who will pursue a single degree program or its equivalent at a British educational institution.
- Thouron Awards are granted for one or two years depending on the time required to earn a particular degree. The second year of funding is dependent on reports of satisfactory progress after the first year. For programs expected to last more than two years, Thouron Fellows must seek other support for the third and subsequent years.
- The Thouron Award is sufficiently generous to allow for extensive vacation travel. Students are expected to explore the United Kingdom in some depth before departing for a tour elsewhere. Students planning to hold the Award for only one year are requested not to return to the United States until the completion of that year, except for emergency reasons.
- Thouron Award recipients may not hold duplicate funding. If a recipient has another award the amount of the Thouron Award will be adjusted accordingly.
Eligibility and Qualifications
- Graduating seniors, current graduate or professional students or recent graduates of the University of Pennsylvania are eligible to apply.
- While the Thouron Award has no academic cut-off to accomodate exceptional circumstances, in general those with GPAs below 3.5 are unlikely to become finalists.
- U.S. citizenship or proof of intent to become a U.S. citizen is a requirement of eligibility for a Thouron Award. Applicants must have graduated from a US secondary school and have a US permanent address.
Application Procedures and Selection Criteria
Submit your application through the Thouron Award website. The application includes a form for registering recommenders. Once candidates submit their final applications, the application portal will send emails to registered recommenders to solicit their letters.
Three letters of reference are required. At least two of these should normally be from members of the University of Pennsylvania faculty, including one from the student's major department. References should include comments on the student's personal as well as academic qualifications. Copies of letters used in support of applications to graduate/professional schools, or for employment, will not be accepted.
Candidates are also expected to be in touch with at least one faculty member at their first choice UK institution. These individuals need not ultimately supervise candidates' dissertation work, but should serve as a contact for applicants to become familiar with their intended departments.
Applicants will be selected on the basis of scholarship, as well as clarity of purpose, contribution to community, and other intangible aspects of person.
Applications are due October 15, 2015.
After the applications are received, the Thouron faculty committee will screen the applications. A set of finalists will then be invited in December to attend personal interviews almost always held on the last Saturday of January in Philadelphia. Winners will be announced very soon thereafter.
Dr. Wallace Genser
Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
The ARCH, 3601 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6224
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Doesn't he ever get tired doing the same thing over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over……..
Pregame Superstitions
- Gilbert Arenas always eats a meal from Boston Market
- Drives in the same lane before games
- Parks his car in the same spot
- Listens to the same music in the same order (Lil' John last)
- Tickles Antawn Jamison's armpit before the opening tip-off when the team huddles up
- Gets dressed in the same meticulous order (jersey first)
- Takes a half-court shot before he is ready to play
- Sticks with only one basketball during the shoot-around
During Games
- Changes his sneakers if he did bad during the first half
- When shooting free throws, Arenas spins the ball around his waist and dribbles the ball three times before shooting to help him be more relaxed at the foul line
- Took a shower during halftime against San Antonio — in his uniform and sneakers — and then scored 24 points in the second half (Arenas claims he just put his head in water but got his uniform wet)
- During halftime of Washington Wizards games Gilbert Arenas sits at his locker and plays video poker.
- Gilbert tosses his No. 0 jersey into the stands after every game, home and away
- Before launching a shot, he'll yell out "Hibachi!" which is a reference to a small cooking stove usually heated by charcoal.
- Gilbert wears a size-13 shoe on his size-14 1/2 feet because he's afraid of making his feet look too big.
- He bowls in the 200s, and his high score is 277.
- When he gets a new cell phone, the first thing he does is turn it off and calls himself from his house phone with messages so no one will call and leave voice messages. Messages like: "It's me." "It's me." "This is Gilbert." "It's me." "It's Gilbert."
- Trained himself to sleep on the couch, because he doesn't like women touching him.
- Once ate 12 cheeseburgers while on a road trip with the Wizards in Canada
- Shows up at MCI Center for late-night workouts, rather than sleeping in and risking someone else outworking him.
- Played ridiculous practical jokes as rookie such as hiding his teammates' keys, stealing their jerseys, putting room service on their tabs or grabbing their two-way pagers and sending embarrassing e-mail messages
- Used to train his pit bulls on a treadmill
- Spends most of his free time playing the video game Halo on his Xbox
- When the team is idle he often works out three times a day: first with the team at practice, then to do drills at 8 p.m. and a third time around midnight, when he hoists 300 jumpers with the rebounding machine
- Flipped a coin 10 times to decide between the Los Angeles Clippers and Washington. When the Clippers' side came up eight times, Arenas says he knew what he had to do: go "against the odds" (would later say this was made up for fun and entertainment)
- Got himself in shape for training camp with a week of boot camp with "a military dude in San Francisco"
- Had his house converted to the Colorado altitude so he would always be above sea level
- Sponsors the top professional Halo team in the world, Final Boss
- During his first year in D.C. he gave two pairs of his shoes and a basketball to a sporting goods store in exchange for a whole box of all-star ballots. Then he filled them all out, voting for himself and his teammates.
- He bet teammate DeShawn Stevenson he could make more college 3-pointers one-handed than Stevenson could make with two hands from NBA range. Arenas made 73 of 100 attempts. Stevenson made 68 of 96. The bet was $20,000.
- In preparation for the Takeover Reloaded, Gilbert is planning on making 100,000 shots in 73 days.


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The state's schools superintendent said she was not involved at all in the hiring of a testing company whose technical problems disrupted online tests for more than 9,000 students last month.
Fallout of Oklahoma school testing glitch continues
"I had zero involvement in the entire process from start to finish personally," Janet Barresi said.
The CTB/McGraw-Hill Education online testing system faltered April 29 and 30, forcing students to wait for hours or have to give up on exams, some of which are required for graduation.
The company was hired after the state Education Department switched from another problematic testing company. McGraw was selected by Education Department staffers after a lengthy review process, Barresi said.
But Barresi said she stepped in when the testing system went down.
The punishment for McGraw hasn't been determined yet. Barresi said one option is for the company to provide teacher training and curriculum development.
One thing that is planned, Barresi said, is a study to see whether the disruption affected student scores overall.
Ambitious undertaking
McGraw spokesman Daniel Sieger said the problem wasn't so much that the computer servers crashed. It was more an issue of how the servers were configured. The team at McGraw worked during the week of the testing issues to keep the system going, and on the weekend worked through the night to do major updates.
"By the time testing came back on Monday, the system was in much better shape than when the whole thing began," Sieger said. "Fortunately, the rest of the testing has gone well."
Indiana's school system saw testing issues at the same time. Indiana was testing a much larger group of students, with more than 150,000 testing sessions completed before the testing server issues began that Tuesday.
"They're doing the largest, most ambitious simultaneous online testing in the country at this point," Sieger said.
Growing pains
McGraw and state Education Department officials have been in discussions with the U.S. Department of Education about what will happen next, including whether the company will be fined, he said.
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This is brave-new-world stuff here — the world of online testing and doing all these simultaneous tests. ... We're all making mistakes, we're all learning from it, and in the end, the kids and the teachers will benefit because there's a lot of advantages to doing online testing."
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October 11, 2012 | Vincent Valk
Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America rose 1.8% during the week ended 6 October, to 41,488 cars, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR; Washington). U.S. traffic was up 1.4%, to 29,768 cars. Canadian traffic was up 0.5%, to 10,251 cars, while Mexican traffic rose 19.4%, to 1,469 cars. Traffic fell from the prior week's totals, though it rose in Mexico. Overall, North American freight rail traffic declined 4.7% during the week ended 6 October, to 378,718 cars, AAR says. Year-to-date, the North American chemicals sector...
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The guys from BBC's Earth Unplugged went down to Bath Rugby recently to film a training session in high definition slow motion, giving us a different perspective on the sport we all love.
Rugby Impacts in Slow Motion features clips of the Bath guys training at Farleigh House, with Sam and Simon capturing the full force of the scrum, physics of the grubber kick and perhaps the bit that came out best on camera, the impact on the ball when Gavin Henson kicked it.
There is of course a scientific element to it, and it would have been great to see some big hits and collisions slowed down, but as it was filmed at the start of the season they weren't smashing one another, on that particular day anyway.
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