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4, button is pressed, the eat, drink or burp;
5, fingers poked at the newspaper, he will close the newspaper;
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Last we left you, we were horseback riding in the Bolivian country side near Sucre. After Sucre we went to Potosi. We discovered very quickly that they do not believe in heating in Bolivia...and it was very cold. So a thousand blankets were piled on top of us and we couldn't let a toe peek out for fear of the cutting cold. (Dramatic enough for ya?) Potosi was an interesting city. We were back up a bit in altitude and we could feel it. The main attraction in Potosi is that you can go to the mines and see the mining conditions that many workers go through day in and out for their unfortunately short lived lives (short because of the working conditions). Basically the mines are dark, muddy, and wet. We had watched a documentary in Sucre about a young boy of 14 who worked in the mines. Some of the boys who start there are as young as 8. The whole experience of the mine tour was eye opening above anything else. The highlight was definitely the explosions.
heading into the mines
Don't worry, it was perfectly safe...After two days in Potosi, we headed to Uyuni on the border of salar where the infamous salt flats are. Basically a natural phenomenon where goofy pictures can be taken. The one night we were in Uyuni we froze our butts off, but we were still in a proper town despite the lack of heaters.
Lisa on a dead train.
We went to a really great pizza place owned by a man from Chicago and then to a bar called extreme fun where they put their drinks in various inappropriately shaped mugs...the next day, on our way into the desert, we stopped and took some pictures in the train grave yard.
In the train graveyard
Then we were on our way. We stopped at the piles of salt to take some more pictures and then headed to the "isla de pescado", it is a fish shaped island completely covered in cacti which stands out in the huge white desert.
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More photo ops. were had before lunch and then after lunch we took our goofy pictures in the salt flats, by this time I was ready to move on.
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That night we slept in a salt hotel that had salt pillars in it. Freeeezing. The next day, we drove through the desert once again.
lisa in the salt flats
We saw some pretty amazing scenery (volcanoes and variously coloured lakes) in the two and a half days we spent out in no-man's land. If you can get passed the cold and the lack of plumbing anywhere, it really is quite beautiful.
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Quite a few of the people on our trip at this point were sick. I felt so bad that they had to be so far from modern day comforts including poor Lisa who had a miserable cold. We were all very happy to leave the desert and cross over the Bolivian order into Chile. Bolivia is a strange and beautiful country, in my opinion. Somehow, I felt a little ill-at-ease in it, but Chile is different. We spent two nights in San Pedro, the little border town which is full of tourists. The day we had to do activities, a few of us went to "Valle de la luna". It truly does look like another planet. There are sand dunes and crazy rock formations including salt caves. We climbed up a big dune to watch the sunset. (Not easy when still at high altitude, but totally worth it, especially afterwords when we got to run back down the dune.) After San Pedro, we caught a night bus to La Serena, a town on the ocean. The bus was 16 hours. I am not a fan of night buses and usually can't sleep in them so I was exhausted when we finally got there, but I managed to get a few winks in. The big highlight for us in La Serena was, unfortunately, the mall. At hearing the words "food court", I forgot about my overwhelming urge to nap, threw on a coat and heading to the mall. KFC was very welcome! The next two days in La Serena, we didn't do much beyond hang out in the mall. We had a couple of walks around the city, which was very pretty, and we also went to an Artisan's market where we bought some home-made chocolate. After La Serena, it was only a 7 hour bus ride to get to Santiago. Not much to say about Santiago yet. I didn't get a chance to really explore the city myself, but Lisa checked out some really interesting museums. We'll talk more about it when we get back there. For now, we hopped on a bus, after saying good-bye to our GAP group, and headed to Valparaiso. So far, seems like an amazing city by the sea. Interesting architecture and wonderful colours everywhere. I also took note of the many restaurants on the way to the hostel that looked delicious. It was hard to say farewell to some of the people we bonded with on the trip, but it also feels good to be taking things at our own pace again. Hasta la pr�xima vez!
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Grimerica Continues Talking with Randall Carlson; Sacred Geometry, Catastrophism, and More
Via SacredGeometryInternational.com and Grimerica.ca
Randall Carlson is back in Grimerica to once again smash your paradigm with sacred geometry, catastrophist theories, renegade scholarship and much much more. He's on the quest for the Cosmic Grail.
It is the mission of Sacred Geometry International and The Cosmographic Research Institute to investigate and document the catastrophic history of the world and the evidence for advanced knowledge in earlier cultures; through educational programs to advance a deeper understanding of the implications of this knowledge for both past and the future of planet Earth and Human civilization upon it; and to promote strategies for successfully coping with the inevitable change that is to come.
The guys chat about alternative history – ancient archaeology pre and post ice age. And what a delicate culture we really are with the potential catastrophe via natural planetary disaster or asteroid impact. Throw in a little bit of sacred geometry and anti Al Gorian climate change talk.… Read the rest
Randall Carlson talks The Quest for the Cosmic Grail on the Mathemagical Radio Hour
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Join Visionary scholar Randall Carlson and David Metcalfe for a journey into the Cataclysm Fields – Click Here for more information on Sacred Geometry International's upcoming webinar: The Quest for the Cosmic Grail – Recovering the Lost History of the World"
12.09.14 Episode 17: Randall Carlson, The Harmed Brothers
This week's guests include Randall Carlson from Sacred Geometry International and the musical guest is Portland, Oregon's The Harmed Brothers.
Topics discussed include: Sacred Geometry, The Cosmic Grail, Randall's recent research expedition with best selling author Graham Hancock, Cosmic Patterns and Cycles of Catastrophe, Walter Cruttenden's Luni-Solar theory and Randall's unique theory regarding Sirius, precession and the relationship to ancient cosmological 'myths'.
The Higher Side Chats welcomes Randall Carlson to the Cipher
Today on The Higherside Chats we talked largely about sacred geometry, cosmic patterns, Earth cycles, golden ratios, astronomy, astrology, and the ancient past.
In the Plus show, Randall talks about the public school system, his contributions to home schooling, tracing sacred geometry through history from one group or secret society to another, Catastrophism, ancient sites, and some underlying truth about climate change that the establishment has omitted from it's study.
Check out Randall's amazing website, classes, and wealth of knowledge at: http://sacredgeometryinternational.com/
The Fingerprint of Global Cataclysm – Magicians of the Gods Preview – Graham Hancock
Join Visionary scholar Randall Carlson and David Metcalfe for a journey into the Cataclysm Fields – Click Here for more information on Sacred Geometry International's upcoming webinar: The Quest for the Cosmic Grail – Recovering the Lost History of the World"
Repost from Graham Hancock's facebook feed:
The graphic shows the vast swathe of our planet that geologists call the Younger Dryas Boundary Field. Across this huge "fingerprint" spanning North America, Central America, parts of South America and most of Europe, the tell-tale traces of multiple impacts by the fragments of a giant comet have been found. Some of these fragments, were TWO KILOMETRES or more in diameter and they hit the earth like a blast from a cosmic scatter-gun around 12,800 years ago.… Read the rest
Graham Hancock Praises 'Unsung Genius' Randall Carlson (Audio)
Join Visionary scholar Randall Carlson and David Metcalfe for a journey into the Cataclysm Fields – Click Here for more information on Sacred Geometry International's upcoming webinar: The Quest for the Cosmic Grail – Recovering the Lost History of the World"
A stellar podcast previewing the biblical scale revelations to come in Graham Hancock's Magicians of the Gods, the game changing sequel to Hancock's most renowned work, Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization.
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Graham Hancock joins us for a full 2.5 hour interview/conversation covering his career, recent discoveries, how he writes…what is better: fiction or non-fiction? Floating, smoking and travelling…the real Graham Hancock is with us for the entire show…with a few phone calls thrown in for good measure…great stuff.
"I think you should be aware about the work of Randall Carlson. He is one of the great unsung geniuses who is revealing to us the truth about our past and its been my privilege to spend the last 10 days traveling across the cataclysm fields of the northwest of America, looking through his eyes at the effects of this terrible cometary disaster." – Graham Hancock
If you are interested in getting the inside scoop on a massive story 13,000 years in the making, check out the entire program below and remember… Sacred Geometry International is not responsible for mind's blown.… Read the rest
Grimerica Talks Sacred Geometry with Randall Carlson
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Randall Carlson of Sacred Geometry International is in Grimerica and will proceed to blow your mind wide open. Randall is a master builder and architectural designer, teacher, geometrician, geomythologist, geological explorer and renegade scholar. He has 4 decades of study, research and exploration into the interface between ancient mysteries and modern science, has been an active Freemason for 30 years and is Past Master of one of the oldest and largest Masonic lodges in Georgia. Darren and Graham chat with Randall about the connection between platonic solids, time, our solar system and ancient megalithic structures.
They talk about the drastic changes this ball of mud rotating through space has gone through in just the last 12,000 years alone and they speculate on how old and modern our ancient man may have been. Randall has made a truly eye opening and fascinating 4 hour dvd illustrating the Cosmic Patterns and Cycles of Catastrophe.… Read the rest
Freemason, Scholar and Master Builder, Randall Carlson (Part 2)
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(This is part 2, click here for part 1).
I love conversations like this because they remind us that there are truly massive, un-fuckwithable forces at play in the universe that could crush us in an instant. Why would I like such a thing? It helps me remember to be humble, not take my own personal nonsense too seriously, and to enjoy the shit out of life.
So, until the asteroids hit, (real, or metaphorical) do awesome things, and for God's sake, remember to check your ego every now and then.
Anyway, there's an esoteric library's worth of information over at Sacred Geometry International. Literally hundreds of hours. Go there!
They also have tremendous Twitter and Facebook accounts.
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Randall Carlson on Rewriting History, Bridging the Gap Between Science and Religion and Avoiding Catastrophe
Via Midwest Real
Every night we go to bed taking it for granted that tomorrow will come. Sure, from time to time we have an unpleasant thought along the lines of "worst case scenario, my heart will give out and I won't wake up."
But, what if that wasn't the worst case scenario?
As we speak, massive chunks of instant extinction are flying by the vessel we inhabit at preposterous speeds. If one of them crosses Earth's path, it could easily be game over for the human race.
As long as we've been aware of that inconvenient fact, it's been good for precisely one thing- apathy. That's because the ability to do anything about it was completely absent from the equation. Well, that's not the case anymore. We actually do have the technology and intelligence to do something about it. However, thus far, we've shown a complete and total lack of will to seriously discuss it.… Read the rest
Randall Carlson: My Journey to Catastrophism
"The truth of the matter is that our understanding of climate change is in its infancy and to claim otherwise is a dangerous delusion."
"The evidence proving the reality of mighty catastrophes is scattered all about the face of the Earth, it is everywhere about us. To one who can read the geological record the story revealed is one of repeated world destructions, catastrophe layered upon catastrophe, one world built upon and out of the wreckage of former worlds. The sobering thing to ponder is that the wreckage of the previous world, the one whose destruction and disappearance from the planetary stage cleared the way for the commencement of the present age, is only 10,000 years old. The transition out of the last great ice age, the transition from the Pleistocene Epoch to the Holocene, involved a series of planetary convulsions of almost inconceivable violence and power. With only a few exceptions, the fact that an event of this magnitude stands at the threshold of recorded history and the rise of modern civilization, along with the implications that it portends, remains unrecognized and unacknowledged by virtually the whole of the human race." – Randall Carlson
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A COMPETITIVE and fun run will be staged to celebrate 75 years of the all Baguio boys club, the Baguio Apaches.
"We want the presence of the Baguio Apaches felt in the city," said councilor Richard Cariño, chief of the group.
Cariño said there will be a 10-kilomter open run for the August 30 run that starts at Burnham Lake Drive and culminates at the Botanical Garden where the Apaches has adopted part of the park as venue of its annual celebration on December 30 with a grand bonfire.
Cash prizes and trophy await the winners of the 10K run marking the diamond jubilee of the organization founded in 1939 by members of Baguio pioneers who went on to become war heroes, shakers and builders of the city, among them is the late mayor Ernesto Bueno.
The 10k route starts at the Lake Drive, through Kisad, BGH circle, Kennon Road, up Loakan Road, Session Road Circle through South Drive, Country Club Road, Mines View, Gibraltar, Pacdal Circle and winds up at the Botanical Garden where the winners are also expected to plant pine tree saplings to promote environmental concerns.
Part of the park has been made into an Apache pine tree stand plantation area.
The event will also have a 5K and 3K fun runs that starts at the same area, BGH Rotonda, then left to Military Cut-off and the same route until the Botanical Garden. The Mines View – Gibraltar road is not part, however, of the 3K run.
The run preludes the Apache gala night slated middle of September.
Founded in 1939, the club has some of the most respected locals as members among them mayors, congressmen, councilors, judges, lawyers, educators and military and police generals, businessmen as well as journalists. (PR)
Published in the Sun.Star Baguio newspaper on June 23, 2014.
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2015 Acura MDX
Apple CarPlay will improve the MDX Infotainment System experience, but won't arrive until the 2015 MDX arrives
The 2015 MDX reportedly will hit dealer showrooms around September of this year. Since it is widely documented that the 2014 MDX Infotainment System is not very user friendly, Acura's partnering with Apple CarPlay and integration of CarPlay with the native MDX's head unit will make phone calls, verbal text messaging, navigation and music/tunes much better/more user friendly and safer.
Check out the following links and Apple CarPlay (ACP) demo videos from the 2014 Geneva Auto Show and the 2014 New York Auto Show to get you up to speed with ACP (if you are not familiar with it), and what to expect when it finally arrives in late 2014 or early 2015 on the 2015 MDX. My best guess as to what it will look like, and how it will interface/integrate with MDX's native head unit is more like that of the Volvo's ACP demo that follows.
I am an iPhone fan (like you couldn't already tell!) and plan to get an iPhone 6 in the Fall. Reportedly, ACP will require that you have an iPhone 5, 5c, 5s or later version for it to work, and it will require your wired Thunderbolt connection (Bluetooth wireless will not work, at least initially); iPads will not interface with ACP (perhaps later). I have been so impressed with the ACP demo videos from the Geneva and NY Auto Shows that I will hold off buying an MDX (I will be cross-shopping the 2015 MDX Tech AWD w/ACP and the 2015 Highlander LTD/Platinum AWD w/ ACP) until it has the ACP feature factory installed, which probably won't be until Q4/2014 or Q1/2015.
Apple CarPlay description on Apple's website (page down to see Honda/Acura's partnering plans for ACP): (http:// "http://www.apple.com/ios/carplay/")
ACP demo video on 2015 MB C-Class (at 2014 Geneva Auto Show): (http:// "")
ACP demo video in Volvo Concept Estate/and soon to be released 2015 Volvo XC-90 (at the 2014 Geneva Auto Show): (http:// "")
ACP demo video in 2015 Hyundai Sonata w/CNET staff (at the 2014 NY Auto Show): (http:// "")
CNET's take on ACP, and future ACP competitors (ie, Google/Android, MS tiles?, and Mirror-Link): (http:// "")
What do you think?
Android is by far the largest operating system in the US and also world. In the US Android market share is 52% and iOs 42%. Blackberry is 3.1%, less than even windows phones at 3.4%. Acura has always been on the wrong side of popular smart phone inter connectivity. Right now, only old Blackberry phones (3 in all) integrate for SMS bluetooth on the MDX. I have an Android and would be very disappointed if Acura again decided to go with the runner up operating system.
Regarding the 2015 Acura, dealers are currently ordering 2015 models for June delivery. I do not know where you go the September date from?
Apple CarPlay vs Android in the Car (Open Automotive Alliance) vs Mirror Link for Cars
Ouch! Seems like I touched a sensitive Android nerve upnorth85, by showing my enthusiasm for CarPlay in the upcoming 2015 MDX. Didn't mean to hurt your feelings. Yes it's true many folks use Android phones and I and my family use to use them too. However the reason we switched from Android to the iPhone was reliability and durability issues. The initial cost of the Androids were cheaper for my family, but we had lots of reliability issues from Samsung and HTC, and my kids kept breaking them (even with thick cases) so it ended up costing me a lot of money to keep replacing them . When discussing this with several of my friends who had similar issues with Android phones, they and their kids had much a better experience regarding durability and reliability when they switched to iPhones, so my family made the switch 12-18 mos ago and we haven't had those problems since, and the iPhones still get dropped a lot by the kids. Also, I prefer the Apple ecosystem much more than Google's Android ecosystem. I live on the west coast and iPhones outsell Androids by a factor of 2+ to 1, and in some areas by 3 to 1. I think Samsung and HTC make great phones and a lot of folks like them and buy them; they just didn't work out for my family.
One of the reasons Android has been taking market share away from iPhone is because Apple has been reluctant to adopt a larger form factor/larger screen, which has been a concern of mine too, and the Asian market (China) where those folks prefer more screen real estate than Apple has been offering in the past. But that is about to change with iPhone 6 and I plan to upgrade my current iPhone 5 with an iPhone 6 in the fall as reliable rumors have the iPhone getting bigger to better compete with Samsung S5, Note 3--> 4 and HTC One.
Here's a video of a concept rendering of the iPhone 6 (actually this was going to be the concept for the iPhone 5, but they decided to hold off for a year and bring it out as a 6; just a little typo) increased size 'advantage': (http:// " ")
This iPhone 6 concept is probably closer to what we will actually see, bigger but not too big: (http:// "")
Regarding the 2015 Acura MDX coming out with Android in the Car (as a member of the Open Automotive Alliance), and/or Mirror Link (Honda/Acura also supports this tech, which reportedly will interface with both iPhone and Android) , these systems will probably happen in the MDX some time in 2015, but perhaps upnorth85 you may have some input regarding that time frame roll out/adoption? BTW, regarding when the 2015 MDX starts arriving in June vs September question you posed, I received my info from the sales manager of a high volume MDX dealer on the west coast; if you are correct on ETA, my source may have meant when the MDX would be on dlr lots in decent volume.
The following videos help describe (a little) of what to expect from Android in the Car, and
Mirror Link when they arrive in the MDX:
Android in the Car (@ CES 2014): (http:// "")
CNET's take on Mirror Link: (http:// "")
HTC phone using Mirror Link in a 2015 VW Golf GTI: (http:// "")
Hope this helps alleviate concerns for those using Android phones.
Thanks for posting the links. I have nothing against the iPhone. I use my phone as a workhorse. With the Swype feature, I can rapidly input text compared to the slower text input in an iPhone. Additionally, I get free unlimited Wi-Fi calling from overseas back to the US on Android phones running on T-mobile. But not iPhone. So for me without these two features there is no way I will buy an iPhone. I do use a MacBook Air for the great hardware, but run only in the Windows environment. I also use an iPad Air but miss out on the swype feature of android. I am keen to get the basic ability to send SMS using voice on the 2015 MDX. My dealer has put in orders for the 2015 model, but I believe 2014 model orders are also open. I was told to expect the first 2015 model to hit in June.
Thanks for your comments upnorth85. Those are great points you make regarding Android vs iPhone. Have you heard if there will be any changes to the MDX on the 2015 model?
I was told that there will be some improvement in the navigation system, because currently only 3 old Blackberry phones (no one uses the curve and bold models) are compatible with the SMS bluetooth feature. So that upgrade is long overdue and that an upgrade their is expected, but no information on other features.
2015 MDX Changes that would make it Better
One of the features I would like to see on the 2015 MDX, in addition to CarPlay, is the Surround View Camera System that is currently on the 2014 MDX in Canada on their Elite Pkg (link: (http:// "http://www.acura.ca/mdx/pricing#/mdx/specs")). The 2014 Infinity QX60 has a similar feature on their lower trim Premium Plus pkg, called Around View Camera System (Interior Features) (link: (http:// "http://www.infinitiusa.com/crossover/qx60/models-specs.html")), and even the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder and Rogue models have the Around View Camera System (link: (http:// "http://www.nissanusa.com/suvs/pathfinder")). Check video link: (http:// "")
I would like to see Acura add the Surround View Camera System safety feature on all trim levels, but if not all trim levels then at least as part of the Tech Pkg. The reason this type of camera tech is so important is that it helps parking in tight locations, but more importantly it can act as a security measure to check around the vehicle when approaching it (especially at night) to avoid close encounters with the 'bad guys' to protect our families when the camera tech is activated by your smart phone as you approach your vehicle.
To further increase fuel efficiency, I'd like to see the MDX go to an 8-speed AT (like the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and the 2014 Dodge Durango) which could increase fuel efficiency by another 1-2 mpg. Also, I'd like to see Start/Stop tech added to all trims to the engine/transmission to improve fuel efficiency in stop and go city traffic, like some German (BMW) and other Asian mfgs (Hyundai) utilize. This Start/Stop tech could further increase fuel efficiency by another 1-2 mpg.
Additionally, I'd like to see Heads Up Display (HUD), and auto-dimming/electrochromatic side view mirrors added to the tech pkg, like we see on the 2014 Lexus RX 350.
What changes to the 2015 MDX would you like to see?
Upnorth85 since you use an Android phone, you may be interested in the open-source QNX Car Platform for Infotainment, which Ford recently decided to go to when they dumped MS (link: (http:// "http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9246597/Why_Ford_is_dumping_Microsoft_for_Blackberry_s_QNX_OS")) because of all the problems Ford has had with Sync and My Ford Touch which MS designed and implemented for Ford (Consumer Reports rated Ford Sync and My Ford Touch it's lowest rating ever: (http:// "http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2012/08/23/Consumer-Reports-Believes-That-Ford-Should-Have-Called-It-MyFord-Glitch.aspx")
If you go to the following QNX link you will find that it partners (click on their 'ecosystem' sub menu) with Apple and Google/Android; reportedly Honda/Acura is already (?) partnering with QNX; however, I don't know if QNX is embedded in the current MDX infotainment system now. Do you?: (http:// "http://www.qnx.com/products/qnxcar/index.html#overview")
sonyhome Posts: 4Could 2014 get upgrade to support carplay as well? I would think this capability is more software enabled and leveraging existing hardware.
Probably won't know answer to this question for another 3-6 mos. Dealers don't have much info about MDX/CarPlay as Honda/Acura and Apple are probably still working out contractual and implementation issues.
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I doubt that model for 2015 year will get new Infotainment System.
Now that the 2015 MDX model is announced with pricing (extra $275), anyone know any features which are different?
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Probably won't know answer to this question for another 3-6 mos. Dealers don't have much info about MDX/CarPlay as Honda/Acura and Apple are probably still working out contractual and implementation issues.
Upnorth85, thanks for your link regarding what Acura has in store for the 2015 MDX , and aside from price, there don't appear to be any significant changes. I think CarPlay may still be coming to the 2015 MDX but as a late arrival, perhaps Q1/Q2 2015, or it may be pushed out to the 2016 MY.
BTW. you mentioned in an earlier post that one of the reasons you would not get an iPhone was that it lacked a more efficient/faster swype/text keyboard feature (currently available on Droid phones) which is very important to you. Apple announced today at the 2014 WWDC that it's new mobile device operating system, iOS 8, which will be available in the fall for iPhones and iPads, will incorporate a new keyboard called QuickType that adds SwiftKey-style predictive typing, and if the user doesn't like the QuickType keyboard, iOS 8 will also make third party keyboards available for the first time, like SwiftKey, Swype and others.
Ckeck it out:(http:// "http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/2/5772394/quicktype-ios8-wwdc-2014").
Now if T-Mobile would only come thru with iPhone unlimited overseas wi-fi calling! Perhaps iOS 8
will help you with that too; check it out: (http:// "http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/02/ios-8-wifi-calling/")
Ushy66, thanks for info on Swype feature coming to iOs. Interestingly Tmobile just announced that Apple is also introducing Wi-Fi calling as an option for wireless providers and Tmobile is going to add Wi-Fi calling. As an existing user of IPad and MackBook air I am thrilled I will be finally able to use an iPhone. In the interim I am hoping Acura may have updated their software to allow more cell phone compatibility for the Bluetooth feature. That is the main reason I delayed buying the MDX Advance. I will know this when the new model hits the showroom next month.
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Android Auto in future MDX's for Android users
Google just announced Android Auto, which will compete with Apple's CarPlay for your MDX in-car infotainment experience with lots of voice controls to minimize driver distractions, but we probably won't see it in a new MDX until the 2016 or 2017 MDX.
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Excellent 2015 MDX Video Review
Well right off the bat he is incorrect concerning the Fog Lights. Acura LED fogs ARE available as a dealer installed item. Acura web site states the lights are $500 plus installation.
2016 MDX Changes: New 9-Speed transmission + some mild refinements, with slight price bump
Check it out: http://www.autoblog.com/2015/02/03/2016-acura-mdx-9-speed-transmission-added-refinement/
Apple's Tim Cook yesterday announced CarPlay is coming to 40 car models by the end of the year.
Does this mean the MDX will get the factory installed CarPlay on the 2016 or 2017 model? Anyone with info on this from dealer sales staff?
Check it out: http://www.leftlanenews.com/apple-carplay-to-arrive-in-40-models-this-year.html


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The unfortunate thing about American Teen, the new doc by Nanette Burnstein following the lives of five cracker-ass middle-American high schoolers, is that no one starts shooting.
My Girlfriend Made Me See It
The movie succeeds in reworking the idea that kids these days are getting dumber. The truth is that they are addled by technology and video games, that their emotional relations rely on 140 character text messages, and that they are totally unable to find Canada on a map. But it's also true that they are much, much smarter than their parents and any other past generation that has built the society around them. This becomes the take away point of the movie—that as vapid as you might assume modern day youngsters to be, they are much smarter and have to navigate a new type of complexity and pressure unknown to anyone before them. But you knew that, right? Your parents sure didn't. They're too busy watching Fox News and washing their Camries, wondering when the next Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold are going to snipe their kid over Sloppy Joes.
The Straight Dope. Ps Kids: Stay Off Dope.
Let's drop this into the category of Netflixable date/girlfriend movies. There is a chance that if you are watching it with the right girl, she might wax so nostalgic about her bygone days as the hottest member student council that it could lead to rememberful sex. Just be sure to have a blanket, a box of wine, and some condoms you got from your older brother within arms reach. 6/10
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I've been surfing for as long as I can remember and worked hard to become a professional surfer. In my time competing, I noticed that male surfers were able to earn a living off their prowess and performance and easily picked up sponsorships and large prizes at competitions. Female surfers, on the other hand, had to present themselves as modelesque beach babes in order to get meager sponsorships, and even to move forward in many competitions.
Roxy's recent advertisement for a surf competition features a 5-time World Champion surfer suggestively undressing without showing us her face, and never actually shows her surfing! This tells young girls it's more important to be sexy than to be strong or a good surfer.
In the past, Roxy has portrayed itself as a fun, youthful brand and are at the core of women's surfing culture. Roxy should make young girls feel empowered to surf -- not self-conscious about their bodies.
I'm meeting with Roxy representatives on September 12th and I'll be delivering the signatures from this petition. I'm asking Roxy to step up and be who they say they are -- representatives of the core of women's surfing -- and to represent healthy, empowering images of female surfers in their marketing.
Roxy can set the standard within surfing that is inspiring to women and girls. Join me in asking Roxy to promote healthy images of female surfers in their advertising so that all girls can be inspired to ride waves.
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"The Council is not aware of the case in question", this is the short answer given by the EU Council to the question I tabled in August on the initiatives of Estonian so-called volunteers in the war in Georgia. Should this answer be correct one would wonder what it is the Council is aware of at all. After all the call to send off Estonian volunteers with uniforms to a war is not a petty item but a highly controversial matter.
However, it can hardly be imagined that the Council is unaware of the initiative started by the Estonian Reserve Officers´Association with its call for volunteers to take part in the war in Georgia. After all the initiative was widely discussed in the media in Estonia and beyond. That the EU Council in its succinct one-line-answer nonetheless chooses to go about in the manner of the three wise monkeys who hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil, clearly supports the conclusion that things are heated up behind the scenes making it advisable for the Council not to take sides in this matter.
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Written question P-4782/08 by Sahra Wagenknecht (GUE/NGL) to the Council
Activities of Estonian 'volunteers' during the war in Georgia
Soon after the start of the military confrontation between Georgia and Russia, which was caused by the Georgian attack on the town of Zchinwali in South Ossetia, there was a call from the Estonian Reserve Officers' Association for volunteers to be recruited for a mission to support Georgia in the war against Russia and also for uniforms to be worn on the mission. It was announced that the volunteers would be transported in a government plane which was to take humanitarian aid to Tbilisi and fly Estonian citizens out of Georgia. The call came, among others, from Priit Heinsalu, chair of the Estonian Reserve Officers' Association, and Indrek Tarand, former diplomat and now director of the Laidon Museum. Some 50 people answered the call and flew to Tbilisi, although media reports stated that they did not fly in a government plane. The volunteers are said to have included members of the Estonian paramilitary armed forces, the Kaitseliit, as well as Estonian reservists.
1. What does the Council know about this initiative involving Estonian volunteers? Does the Council know whether members of the Estonian armed forces or official Estonian security forces took part in this initiative, and if so, how many? Does the Council know whether any participants in this initiative are still in Georgia?
2. As far as the Council is aware, did any Estonian citizens take part in the fighting between Georgia and Russia?
3. What does the Council think of the fact that the call to take part in this initiative was made by former members of the Estonian armed forces and government?
4. Has this initiative featured in discussions between the Council and the Estonian Government, and if so, what did this involve?
5. Does the Council consider initiatives involving the sending of volunteers from a Member State to a conflict zone to be a suitable way of helping to reach a peaceful solution? If not, what measures has the Council taken in order to prevent such initiatives in the future?
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The major remodel of Zions Bank in downtown Price is nearly complete with all services back up and running. The bank has set August 15 for their grand opening celebration. There will be ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:30 a.m. that day, and the ribbon will be strewn with bills that will be donated to the United Way.
A free barbecue lunch will be offered to the public from 11:30 to 2 p.m.
There will be a prize drawing for a two-night getaway for two people atTavaputs Plateau Ranch. Besides a complete outside remodel some of the other changes include doubling the drive up facility making it four lanes plus an independant ATM lane. New carpet, new furnishings and more convenient parking are all part of the new look.
Also the United Way of Carbon county is moving this weekend to one of the remodeled offices.
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It has been a busy few weeks for Intel following the recall. The company originally stopped shipments of all Cougar Point chipsets, but later changed course and allowed PC makers to sell hardware with the flawed chipsets provided they disabled the faulty SATA controllers. They also managed to fix the problem much faster than expected, and though it'll probably still be a few weeks until supply is back to normal, the impact of this problem will be limited.


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I'm commonly referred to as a klutz. I could probably trip over an ant on the sidewalk. My klutziness has limited the sports I'm good at. I'm a pretty good swimmer, yet in the past I've somehow made swimming into a contact sport (backstroke, miscount your strokes and head goes hard into the wall) and probably sustained a concussion. Concussions can happen in any sport and to any age person. Everyone needs to know the signs and symptoms.
A concussion is a brain injury caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head. You don't have to be knocked out and even getting "dinged" or having your "bell rung" can be serious. You can't see a concussion, so you have to know the signs and symptoms. You also have to know that signs and symptoms can be show up immediately or can appear days or weeks later.
An injured person may report: headache, nausea, vomiting, balance problems or dizziness, double or fuzzy vision, sensitivity to light or noise, feeling sluggish, feeling foggy or groggy, concentration or memory problems, or confusion.
An observer may report the person: appears dazed or stunned, is confused, moves clumsily or answers questions slowly, loses consciousness, shows behavior or personality changes, can't recall events prior to or after the hit and the athlete may be unsure of the game, score or opponent.
Tell your coach, parent, teacher, health care professional if you, a teammate, or your child has signs and symptoms of a concussion. One should seek medical attention right away if they think they might have a concussion and should not return to play until a health care professional says it's OK. Until your brain is healed, you're much more likely to have another concussion if you return to play too early. Second or later concussions can cause permanent brain damage. A concussion changes the way your brain normally works and you need time to recover from this injury.
Remember, concussions are not just a sports injury. They can happen on the playground, in a crash (bike, skateboard, car and others) from a fall, at amusement parks and many other ways. Educate yourself and visit: www.cdc.gov/concussion/. Educational tool kits are available for high school sports, youth sports, schools, and health care professionals. There you'll learn that "It's better to miss one game than the whole season."


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The scale of the challenge and the glimmer of new possibilities in interreligious understnading is on display at the 16-18 July international interfaith conference convened in Madrid by the Muslim World League.
Britain counts itself as a mature democracy. But what really guarantees freedom and fairness, asks Simon Barrow, and how does the church relate to the will of the people in wider society?
The new Orthodox metropolitan of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia says his priorities include dealing with the Chinese government to bring about the proper recognition of Orthodox Christians in mainland China.
Recent religious conflict in the Indian state of Orissa has been aided by the aggressive evangelising of missionaries from outside the region, says an official with the largest traditional Protestant denomination in northern India.
The seizure by Malaysian customs officials of 32 English-language Bibles from a Christian woman who was bringing them into the country for a study group has prompted an outcry from Christians in the Muslim-majority country.
A world church leader has responded with "strong disappointment and shock" to what he says is the unlawful recent destruction of an historic Orthodox Christian Church by eight officials of a local Ministry of Forestry in Turkey.
Vietnam's national Religious Affairs Committee has announced that it will present a 'Certificate for Religious Activities' to the Vietnam Mennonite Church in early October 2007, following concerted attempts by the church to gain recognition.
Beijing's new Catholic bishop, 42-year-old Joseph Li Shan, reported to have the approval of both the Vatican and the Chinese government, says he will help the development of a "harmonious society". Government officials in say religion can play an important role in building such a society.
A new wave of religious freedom is sweeping across Libya, say Christians in the north African country. This follows three decades during which the tiny community faced restrictions due to the nation's hostile stance towards the West - which people identified with Christianity.
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The Delaware Court of Chancery last week validated a release of liability that extinguished certain claims a recently spun-off company may have had against its former parent and its directors. In re AbbVie Inc. Stockholder Derivative Litig., C.A. No. 9983-VCG (Del. Ch. July 21, 2015). The decision confirms that the mutual releases customary in spin-off arrangements are presumptively appropriate and enforceable.
Abbott Laboratories spun off AbbVie, its research-based pharmaceutical subsidiary, in January 2013. Before the spin, Abbott was a defendant in a False Claims Act action alleging unlawful off-label marketing of an AbbVie product. As part of the spin-off, AbbVie broadly released all claims it might have against Abbott or any Abbott affiliate relating to assets transferred to AbbVie, including liability for the False Claims Act claim.


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In the face of a U.S. housing crisis and a troubled economy, Bush administration officials claim that the past two years have seen a 30 percent drop in the levels of chronically homeless people, crediting the decrease to a strategy of finding permanent shelter for the long-ignored disabled and addicted.
The administration defines chronically homeless as "disabled individuals who have been continuously homeless for more than a year or have experienced at least four episodes of homelessness in the past three years."
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A. You see their lips moving.
However, homelessness is about to increase drastacly due to forclosures from predatory lending AND from financial crises brought on by 20% of our manufacturing jobs leaving the country in the past few years compounded by a doubling of fuel prices in the last year.
We are going to see increased numbers of elderly and disabled homeless who worked hard their entire lives. we are also going to see increased numbers of suicides. To keep the statistical INCREASES on these facts below 30% will be extremely challenging.
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[photogallerylink id=94191]Wow what an amazing night! Green Day filled in for Jane's Addiction at the last minute for Not So Silent Night 2011. We have the full setlist of them taking it back to their early hits. Once again, Thank you so much Green Day!
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Baseball: Spanish Fork slugger 2nd in Triple-A Derby
Kayden Porter was all hyped-up smiles. Wide-eyed and trembling with excitement, Porter was awash with pride with good reason. The Spanish Fork High School star nearly bested the professionals who came to Salt Lake City for the Triple-A Home Run Derby.
Stefan Gartrell of the Gwinnett Braves won the contest.
Porter finished second. However, the 2011 Utah Gatorade Player of the Year made a slew of new fans from among the 9,183 spectators at Spring Mobile Ballpark. They were won over by Porter's long, towering bomb that cleared the 40-foot high batter's eye located more than 420 feet from home plate.
The Titanic blast came during the third and final round of Monday's long-ball extravaganza.
"It was crazy," said Porter, who will be a senior for the Dons next season. "It was the biggest fan-based thing I've ever done. I don't know how many were here, but it felt like a million people.
"I was actually hoping one of the guys would have thrown a wood bat for me to use. [The Triple-A] guys were really great. Even Gartrell had my back."
Of course, Porter used a metal bat. Yet, even Gartrell, who swatted seven dingers in the final round to Porter's five, was impressed.
"When I was 18, I couldn't do that," Gartrell said. "I was trying to give him as much props as possible. He's got lot of pop. I was proud of [Porter]. I just met him, but I was proud of him."
No doubt, there was plenty of muscle on display as six Triple-A professionals and two Utah high school athletes competed for the $500 winner's check.
"When it became possible that I could win, that's when it became competitive," Gartrell said. " 'Hey, I could win this thing.' "
The night that included live music and fireworks began with former Atlanta Braves outfielder Dale Murphy taking the "first swing." He took a bit of ribbing for allowing four pitches to pass by before grounding one toward third.
"I couldn't see them," said Murphy, who gave the winner a signed 1980s Braves jersey.
Bryan LaHair of the Iowa Cubs, Trayvon Robinson of the Albuquerque Isotopes and Jeff Baisley of the Salt Lake Bees competed for the Pacific Coast League. Mauro Gomez and Stefan Gartrell of the Gwinnett Braves, and Dayan Viciedo of the Charlotte Knights represented the International League in advance of Wednesday's Triple-A All-Star Game.
Sam Hall of Bonneville High competed for the PCL.
Porter, Gomez, Baisley and Gartrell advanced to the second round.
"It was awesome," said Kevin Arendse, one of two catchers who saw the power exhibition from the best seat in the house.
As for the Baisley, after a slow start, he hit four dingers in the first round. The Bees third baseman couldn't add to his total in the second.
"It was fun," he said. "It was also tougher [than normal batting practice]. I wasn't picky enough, I guess. But it was fun."
Fun, sure. Yet, eventually each player's naturally competitive personalty took over. Gartrell pumped his fist when his last two homers cleared the fence.
Gartrell, a self-described goofball, was still feeling tired after his flight touched down in Salt Lake City at 1:30 p.m. By the second round, the ball was flying out of Spring Mobile.
"I can see how it be exciting to play here," Gartrell said about Salt Lake City's thin air. "This would be a nice place to play."
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You Don't Need a Second Chance
Well, it has been a long time since I have posted on my blog, and God willing, I will be able to post more frequently. Since I have been away from the keyboard, I have done a lot of reading, listening, and learning. Recently, I just finished R.C. Sproul's book, The Truth of the Cross (As I am writing this it is FREE for Kindle). I really enjoyed the book because it highlighted some truths about Jesus death that I needed to know. It also was great because it cost me nothing to read it! Anyway, something Dr. Sproul wrote struck me profoundly when he after he discussed our need to be perfect in order to be in the presence of a holy God:
We try to get around the helplessness of this situation in modern culture by declaring that everybody deserves a second chance. -(Kindle Locations 226-229). Kindle Edition.
Today, many churches are talking about how God is the God of second chances. You may be asking, "What's wrong with that?" And that is a great question. The problem with a second chance is that for corrupt and sinful human beings a second chance would be futile. It is pointless for a holy and righteous God who knows everything to give fallen people a second chance because they will inevitably mess up again. A second chance doesn't save anyone, it only provides another opportunity to fail. If the standard for being with God forever is perfection, a second chance from God doesn't equal perfection. Sproul follows his statement with these words:
My response is, "Who says so?" Does justice require that everybody get a second chance? A second chance is grace. It is mercy. Grace and mercy are never deserved. So it is nonsense to say that everyone deserves a second chance. But even if that nonsensical, hypothetical condition were true, what good would it do us? How long ago did we use up our second chance?
Sproul highlights the problem with second chances. We, sinful human beings, will eventually blow that second chance. A second chance from a holy God may be gracious and merciful, but it makes no sense because God also knows that we will trade that second chance in for rebellion.
What you and I need is not a second chance, but a savior. A savior that is perfect, holy, and upright in the sight of the Father. We need a savior that can take our place and stand on our behalf before the Creator of heaven and earth. Thankfully, there is a Savior. His name is Jesus and he is the only one that can save.
For our sake he made him [Jesus] to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. -2 Corinthians 5:21, ESV
The only way to God is righteousness. You don't need a second chance, you need Jesus!
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You Can't Make Anyone Believe
During my time in college, I worked so hard to make people believe in Christ. I would try to work through the issues people had with the Gospel. From creation to the resurrection of Christ, I tried to tackle them all. No matter what I said, many of the people I talked to refused to believe. All of my, what seemed at the time pointless, work and the Scriptures made me realize one thing…I can't make anyone believe. Acts 17: 22-31 says:
22 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: 'Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, "To the unknown god." What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. 24 The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, 25 nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. 26 And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, 27 that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, 28 for
"In him we live and move and have our being";
as even some of your own poets have said,
"For we are indeed his offspring."
29 Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. 30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, 31 because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.'
Even though Paul is out of his comfort zone, the synagogue, he makes a compelling argument. He uses the Athenians belief system to introduce them to the Creator and the Savior. As I read this text I expected to see all the people bend their knees to Jesus, but that is not the case. Verse 32a says:
32a Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked.
Though Paul was probably the greatest missionary the world has ever seen, even he couldn't make all the people listening believe. In fact, Paul couldn't make any of them believe. Paul understood this lesson well, but I still had to learn it. I do not have the power to save. That is God's job. I only have the power to speak the Word with courage and confidence, knowing that it contains the salvation every person needs. Once that truth is understood it takes all the pressure off me to try to convince a non-believer to believe. And when we are true to God's call to preach, sometimes he grants us a front row view of salvation:
But others said, 'We will hear you again about this.' So Paul went out from their midst. But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them. -Acts 17: 32b-34
Though it may be my job to proclaim the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, I am certainly glad it is not my job to make other's believe it.
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The past couple of weeks have been crazy. I went back to Minnesota, where I was born and raised, for Christmas. Everyday, I had some sort of obligation, at least that's what it felt like. From family parties to friend gatherings, it was non-stop action. When I am away from home or on the go, I find that I become insensitive to my need for God. I worry about the next thing on the calendar instead of how much time I spend in the Word. This is a problem for me, and you may have a similar problem. Our human nature makes it easy to become callous. Ephesians 4:17-19 says this:
17 Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. 18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. 19 They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.
Paul depicts a vivid picture of the sinner. Though he uses the word, Gentile, he is describing every human here. For the Christian, we were once described here. For the unbeliever, this is a perfect description of them. They are lead by darkness. They are alienated and ignorant of God because their hearts are hard. Then Paul says this, "They have become callous". This callousness can lead to all kinds of sin because it eliminates one's sensitivity to the depth of their sin. After Paul describes the sinner, he moves to what the Christian should look like. Verses 20-24 says:
20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!— 21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
As Christians, we are called to walk in holiness. We are not to solely trust in ourselves for truth, because our minds are not always trustworthy. The unsaved person is guided by darkness but we are to be guided by light. The sinner is separated from God, but we are called to have an intimate relationship with him. The hardness of heart for the sinner leads to ignorance, while the humble heart of a true believer leads to wisdom. We are called to throw away the old self and put on the new self that strives to be righteous.
While this is amazing, it is not easy. Just because you are saved doesn't mean that we are not going to struggle with sin. Struggling with sin is a life-long battle, but we can take refuge in two things. #1 Jesus paid the price for every sin the believer has committed, is committing, and will commit. #2 Struggling with your sin means that you are not content in indulging that sin. Declaring war against sin means that you are not callous.
At the end of the day. It all comes back to Jesus and his work on the cross. I thank God for saving me and I pray that he removes the callouses that may be surrounding your heart, so you can respond to the grace and mercy that he provides.
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