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This warm, elegant restaurant invites with large wooden tables and a great view. Here you can meet, greet and eat in style, and enjoy the relaxed ambience. The open kitchen adds to the warm, comfortable feel and diners can see the chefs in action. Enjoy spectacular views of the Simonsberg and surrounding mountains while enjoying a glass of proudly South African wine.
The ingredients are fresh and complement the clean simple dishes on offer. The restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner and a wide variety of dishes can be found on the extensive and well planned menu.
For a lighter meal option, you can enjoy one of the gourmet sandwiches that incorporates ingredients like camembert, chilli chutney and rocket or the delicious combination of caramelized onion and pear in honey with cheddar. A great dish is the Gorgonzola Fettucini with butternut, gorgonzola cheese, cashew nuts and rocket.
Try the melt-in-your-mouth pork belly on the bone served with cabbage and bacon mash, braised apples and pork sauce. The homemade Venison burger with prune and brandy chutney, brie and walnuts is a must-try for the more adventurous diner. A variety of vegetarian and seafood dishes are also on offer.
With competitive prices, great recipes, an amazing atmosphere and stunning views, this restaurant will struggle to disappoint.
This gorgeous, modern restaurant exudes an ambience that is both bustling and relaxing at the same time. The food is unpretentious, hearty and plenty. Large portions at reasonable prices adorn the plates and the menu is varied and well thought out. Try your hand at a light salad for lunch, plain but tasty. For the hungrier diner the restaurant serves perfectly cooked flame-grilled steaks and large, 200g beef burgers. A big selection of starters, lamb and chicken dishes and seafood is also available.
Share a delectable thin-based pizza with a wide variety of toppings, or treat yourself to a gourmet sandwich. For the more ravenous diner, the restaurant offers a mouthwatering vegetarian sour banana curry and many authentic Italian pasta dishes. Guests can sit indoors or outdoors, the latter offering beautiful views of the vineyards and the on-site lake. There is a kids play area and shallow water so you can enjoy a glass of wine and peace of mind on sauntering summer days.
Set amidst the beautiful plum orchards and overlooking the vineyards and the majestic Stellenbosch mountains, Café Blanc de Noir offers a rustic chic dining space and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. and the friendly staff create the perfect atmosphere for happy and relaxed dining. Enjoy great hearty gourmet breakfasts, rustic wood-fired pizzas, and desserts stemming from secret family recipes.
CinCin is truly a must-visit for the connoisseur and discerning diner. Walk into a world of elegance and chic style with double-storey windows that allow views of the breathtaking Cape Town and Table Mountain.
Start your day with a feast of a breakfast and enjoy the hot and cold buffet; the selection offered is not easily matched anywhere else. Alternatively enjoy an impressive business lunch or the ultimate romantic night out.
An impressive array of options are available, from a really cool gourmet burger menu to elegant, upmarket a la carte cuisine. CinCin even offers a great bar snack menu that will keep you satisfied on your night out. The cocktail bar's look and feel is uber modern and it is filled to the brim with everyone's favourite beverages, from the best champagne to a down-to-earth draught.
Top all this off with great, personalized service, a bustling but warm ambience and, of course, the three-metre Swarovski chandelier that is the centrepiece of this establishment, and you will have an experience fit for royalty.
CinCin is open from 6.30 am to 10.30 am for breakfast, 12.30 pm to 2.30 pm for lunch and 6 pm until 10 pm for dinner. Booking in advance is recommended.
This great, bustling steakhouse offers a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere in which to enjoy hearty food with gourmet flare. Pastas, snacky finger foods, the famous chicken cordon bleu, grills, a variety of salads and seafood and much more can be found on the large menu. Great cocktails and other beverages are also available.
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De Kaggel is a beautiful, unique restaurant in Stellenbosch and offers a warm, friendly environment with an ambience second to none. The food here bursts with flavour and combines wholesomeness and heartiness with a serious touch of gourmet.
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The huge fireplace is the centrepiece and infuses the area with Old World charm. Indoor and outdoor seating is available and families are welcome.
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Desert tempts with decadent chocolate mousse or tropical granadilla mousse, with the Molotov taking charge as diners indulge in decadent taste explosions - as the name suggests.
Filled to the brim? Take a leisure walk through the great boutiques and browse, shop or indulge a little further. Depasco is a well rounded dine and shop eatery in the heart of Cape Town.
On the beachfront, Doodles is landmark in the Table View area. Open for nearly twenty years, it affords patrons some of the best views in Cape Town – Table Mountain, the city, the fabulous new FIFA 2010 world cup soccer stadium, Robben Island and the mighty Atlantic Ocean. Its relaxed, beach bar vibe and history make it a favourite for locals.
The outside deck is the perfect place to chill, whatever the weather. On those perfect balmy Cape Town days sit under the warm African sun and feast on seafood or a selection from the grill. Alternatively, on those blustery days, when the outside deck is protected by the awnings diners can watch the wild sea while feasting on a variety of the fabulous fare on offer.
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Fogo De Chao is a unique palate experience with blended dishes influenced from the Latin and Oriental communities. The two menus at Fogo consist of all-you-can eat dishes. The décor reflects the Latino culture and the darkened lighting sets an intimate mood with bright colours splashed in between. There is the occasional live entertainment and bookings are essential.
Dressed in bold statement colours and vibrant atmosphere warmed by dark wood and clean lines, Green Mango tantalises the palate with delicious fresh sushi and Japanese cuisine.
This modern sushi establishment is a popular haunt with locals and is often vibey and bustling. Diners can tickle the taste buds with delectable sushi and Japanese fare indoors or alfresco.
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Last year, the Lebanon Special Schools District missed the mark when it came to test scores among non-English-speaking students.
This year, city schools are doing something about it.
Federal Programs Director Stan Blades told the school board Monday a program called Spalding is in its second year and appears to be seeing positive results. In 2011, each of the five Lebanon schools was targeted for improvement in Adequate Yearly Progress under the No Child Left Behind Act. New test scores are expected from the state Board of Education in November.
"[Spalding] involves the students seeing, saying, writing and learning, so it appeals to the senses," Blades said. "English is one of the most difficult languages to speak, much less read and write."
Blades said English Language Learner students make up about 9 percent or 290 of the 3,514 students enrolled in city schools. He said those numbers have remained steady over the past five years.
Blades said the Spalding program is equal to a master's level degree for teachers and focuses on intensive reading intervention. He said math teachers also use it one day each week in their classes.
According to Blades, 21 students were within four points of proficiency, and had those students scored four points higher on tests, the system would have been proficient with federal standards.
"And the kids love it," Blades said. "You would think it being so systematic they would be bored. They thrive."
The board, along with director Scott Benson, also honored former Wilson County Sheriff Terry Ashe with a plaque during the Monday meeting.
"We want you to know how much we appreciate you and recognize you as a friend to education," Benson said.
Accompanied by some of the county's school resource officers, Ashe said the SRO program in Wilson County was one of the first two to start in Tennessee.
"Credit to the success of the program goes to the people who do it," Ashe said. "We had the foresight to do this even before Columbine. The protection of our children is paramount."
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• heard from Walter J. Baird Middle School eighth-grade social studies teacher Carrie Pfeiffer and students Amber Evans, Alexis Frye and Samantha Tarpley on a new program that teaches students intensive writing skills and how each applies it to learning.
• approved a new policy regarding multimedia use in the classroom. The policy said all multimedia must be provided by the school or be approved by the principal and must be used for education purposes.
• approved a new policy regarding safe relocation of students in the event of a physical altercations to include physical intervention or relocation.
• approved the annual review of section A of board policies. According to Benson, the policies only had minor changes to include up-to-date wording of terms and grammatical error corrections.
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• Benson presented the latest enrollment report compiled Monday and said 3,514 students are enrolled in city schools, which is one student less than September's report.
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21st May 2011, 07:15 PM #1
Sigma Power Select II, #240, first impression
To add to Clinton's post earlier ...
This stone is intended for hard steel and is all that Schtoo has said about it.
I got it primarily for lapping blade backs to get them flat fast.
Tested on a 1" Titan firmer and a similar chisel (3 clover leaves on the back, can't read the maker's name, but damn hard steel).
Frankly, given my experience of ceramic whetstones, I found this comically odd.
Talk about soak up water, and leak it while in a holder, and see the water bubble up on the trailing stroke of the chisel.
But, it produces a nice paste quick smart and cuts at the same pace.
The Titan was rubbish on the back so I took the worst out by jointing the edge on a bench grinder. About 4 mm off. Then 10 mins on the Sigma and the back was flat to maybe 25mm back.
The clover leaf brand looked an easier job to begin with but it had been rehabbed and there was dubbing over about 3mm back from one edge running on the diagonal to the other corner.
10 mins on that and I had to step back to a #120 ceramic whetstone, and then return to the Sigma.
Next time I'll try Schtoo's advice to add some SiC grit to the #240 stone.
What needs attention with HCS and this stone is to clean and dry it carefully since any remaining steel oxidizes rapidly.Cheers, Ern
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2nd use: it also grows mildew fairly rapidly, despite my taking care to dry it well.
Dunno what effect this may have on the resin bond.Cheers, Ern
26th May 2011, 01:27 PM #3
Boil it if you must, or bleach it.
There is no resin bond in any Sigma Power stone to the best of my knowledge, and in answer to my specific questions, they are all either kiln fired ceramic or sintered (pressure and heat).
Now the Select II I've not performed any durability testing on, but the ceramics are functionally immune to heat or cold to a ridiculous level. I've got a lovely picture of a pair of stones encased in ice, and the next photo is them on the stove being force dried. Thermal shock far beyond what nearly anything is put through, and both stones shrugged it all off without a hint of any trouble.
Contrary to the normal 'care and feeding' of waterstones, I've resorted to simply saying "don't hit them with a hammer and don't drop them on your toes", otherwise go your hardest, they don't get hurt easily.
Although sharpening on a frozen stone doesn't work too well.
The Select II are sintered, so there's nothing in there you can hurt. Bleach away.
(And if something goes wrong, let me know ASAP and I'll replace the stone. Not no questions asked, because I want to know details, details, details, but the replacement is not in question.)
In use, I've had mildewy stones before, and once the surface is cleared I can't notice anything untoward. Still, not a good thing to have in there.
Maybe stick them on the fire before putting them away? It'll dry them out quick. DAMHIKT.
Warning, the above ONLY applies to Sigma Power stones. Any other commerically available stone that I am aware of does require some measure of care and consideration with regards to heat, cold, chemicals and impacts. Most stones are on a sliding scale of fragility, with some disintegrating without much effort at all.
Consider yourself warned. Be careful with stones.
26th May 2011, 08:16 PM #4
Thanks for the low-down Stu.Cheers, Ern
29th May 2011, 01:38 PM #5
The Sigma Power Select II #1000 also had mildew when I pulled it out for its second run.
The aesthetics don't bother me.
Have to repair my son's Global knife after today's family lunch (yeah, he's a brand snob; it was my thank you gift for teaching a couple of my classes & he wouldn't have valued one of the better choices).
So we'll have a father-son session over the whetstones. Reckon I'll have about a 30 sec window to do some instruction. Not his thing sadly.
We'll have the #240, #1000 and #3000 in the IIs and then the Sigma Power #8000.Cheers, Ern
29th May 2011, 05:07 PM #6
... well the stones worked a treat, and are now standing on end on kitchen paper like Stonehenge with the RC air-con drying the shed out. The mildew on the #240 was gone after this session.
We did a deal of work on two Western knives that hadn't had much TLC in a while. Mundial French cook's knife and carving knife.
With the PS II #3000 it was even poss. with a bit of patience to change the bevel angle.
The Global ... good grief. Never seen anything like it.
More here:
http://www.woodworkforums.com/f111/g...-bevel-136004/Cheers, Ern
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Prostitution Goes Digital: Underage Girls Bought and Sold as Sex Slaves in Jacksonville
Recruited. Groomed. Prepared. Chosen. These are just some of the ways that women as young as 14 describe how they were led into the sex slave industry.
The common misconception is that prostitution only happens late at night on the wrong side of town. But in an age where commerce is moving rapidly to the Internet, the buying and selling of young women has also made the digital leap.
"I've been doing this for two years," said "Beth", a 17-year-old Jacksonville resident who currently advertises herself on the popular classifieds website Craigslist. "I'm looking for a sugar daddy. Maybe something long term. Maybe not. I just want someone to take me out. We can go dancing, dinner, whatever, you know? And if anything happens at the end of the night, then whatever. That's up to you and me."
Beth asked that her name be withheld not only for privacy purposes but because she doesn't want her mother to know the life she's leading.
I got to know Beth when I visited the Jacksonville section of Craigslist, a website with countless community-moderated classified postings from all over the world. She is one of the thousands of women who are posted up on the Craigslist classifieds boards as though she were a commodity. We spoke by phone on several occasions and in those discussions she told me about her family, her childhood, where she grew up and how she got on the path she's walking today.
And to be honest, it broke my heart. There was one time I had to tell Beth that I'd call her back, hung up the phone and just wept. What Beth is going through is a possibility for any girl. If you think you're safe because you're a middle class family too busy living the American Dream in the suburbs of Avondale, Mandarin or Riverside to be lured into the world of modern-day prostitution, you're dead wrong.
"I had a boyfriend when I was 15 who put me up on there [Craigslist and MySpace]," said Beth. "I've met a couple of guys o" of there, nothing too big. Most of them cool. Maybe a dozen, two dozen, I don't know. But he said I could make money and I did. I'm 300 dollars a night."
"I got away from my momma when I was 14 and went with him [Beth's boyfriend]. I didn't like my mom. Never there. Always with her man," Beth told me. "My younger sister came with me. He's helping both of us out. I feel good, he feels good. I get bored and I don't want to do nothing else."
"If these girls don't have good role models or a guiding force in their life, they are left wide open to this kind of activity," said Eric Fenner, a leading advocate for the exploited and the executive director of Franklin County Children Services in Ohio. "These are smooth-talking people in most cases who have made coercing these young girls into a science. We need to recognize that these girls are victims."
The U.S. Department of State estimates that between 15,000 to 18,000 women and girls are trafficked in the U.S. each year. Up to 300,000 may be at risk because they live in poverty, have a family history of abuse or are vulnerable for other reasons.
"All prostitution hurts women," said Dr. Melissa Farley, Director of a group called Prostitution Research and Education. "Prostitutes are told they are untouchables', valueless, dehumanized. The very words 'slut' and 'whore' mean subhuman. Prostitutes, no matter what they say, do not want to be prostitutes. They do it out of desperation."
With tens of thousands of women already caught in the trap, and hundreds of thousands more at risk, the face of prostitution is changing and expanding every day, especially here on the First Coast.
A recent survey of Jacksonville's Craigslist postings in the "adult gigs" section shows that pimps frequently include females looking to recruit other females and men pimping themselves.
One call to a start-up massage parlor in Jacksonville had me talking to a woman, Maria, who was recruiting college-aged women "looking to make top dollars" as massage girls. Maria said she was looking for women for "outcalls" for what she called "full body rubs" - a frequently used codeword.
Maria explained that because the process to fully license a woman for massage therapy was both costly and timely, the term "full body rub" is used instead.
These are not the same as massages you'd get from professionals and the girls are chosen after a screening process which Maria said includes simply sending a picture to her cell phone and letting her know that days you'd be available to work.
"We charge eighty dollars an hour, that's the fee for the outcall," Maria said. "Our massages are a little more sensual, light touch, stuff" like that. Most of our clientele is obviously older guys, they're respectable men, with our girls ranging about 300 dollars a day. It's pretty lucrative. Some girls do extra for when they need extra money, but that's up to them."
Even some men have begun prostituting themselves on social networking sites. One man, Will, a 20-year-old self-described bisexual living in the Mandarin area of Jacksonville, posted himself on Jacksonville's Craigslist forum. When I responded to the ad, Will got back to me within thirty minutes, asking me if I'd like a "full body massage" for $130. When I asked him what he meant by "full body massage" he said "until you're done" implying a sexual act. I told him I was not interested and he pleaded with me, telling me he would lower the price "if you're good looking" and that we could even meet at my house if I wasn't
interested in driving all that way.
At the end of my conversation with Will, I asked him what he'd do if I was a cop. He said "there's nothing [anyone] could do since it's only online and it's not the same as in person."


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Adventure Bound Basic
Adventure Bound Basic is a completely free theme for WordPress, released under GNU General Public License.
This theme is with WordPress 3.0 and up in mind.
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While I enjoy my first theme "Adventure" a lot, it was missing something, but it wasn't possible to do with that theme. I wanted to condense the landing page so that it was easily navigated, colorful, and to the point. After many different designs I have come to this beautiful layout I now have, "Adventure Bound Basic." This theme is not completely dependent on using the "Feature Image" options but significantly improves the viewing experience of your blog. Which is why you should know that the recommend feature image will be 610 pixels wide and 355 pixels tall to display properly. The theme does have "widgets" support, but they will not display until you add something to them. I really hope you enjoy it!
Adventure Bound Basic is an up-sell theme, meaning that I have extra premium features built into theme and with additional features also comes extra support for it. For more information on the enabling the premium features of Adventure Bound Basic click here.
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Activate it and you're done.
Under the Appearance tab there is "Background" and "Header" section. Note: The tab labeled "Theme Options" only work with Adventure Bound and Not Adventure Bound Basic. In there respective pages you can select either your own background or header image. On the "Background" tab, I recommend that you choosing "Center" for "Position," "No Repeat" for "Repeat," and "Fixed" for "Attachment" so that the background functions as I intended for it to. Otherwise the background will not take on the CSS3 properties to stretch the background image to best fit each and every screen resolution.
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Just purchase your Adventure 2 theme, I really like the Adventure theme but would like the additional custom features.
Two questions, is there a easy way to have the backgroup images cylce thru a specified lists? The second is on posts is it possible to include the author in section that has Written on date.
I'll be glad to test it for you – sorry for being impatient 😉
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This month marks the eight year anniversary of "Regret the Error," which means I've been reporting on and writing about ethical issues in journalism for close to a decade.
That anniversary and this week's Poynter symposium on journalism ethics in the digital age led me to step back and think about the principles that underpin ethical behavior in the profession, and how journalism ethics can and should evolve.
Rather than focusing on the usual concepts of accuracy, transparency and accountability, I found myself thinking more about humility, honesty, fairness, empathy and vulnerability.
Professional ethics are most effective when they flow from human values, emotions and, of course, action. It's a perhaps obvious point, but one that is easily lost or overlooked at a time when new technologies recurve bows for sale have sparked change and disruption in journalism. Read more
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The fourth annual Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers campaign, Stock the Shelves, raises money for food pantries across the state, including those that partner with the Marathon County Hunger Coalition. The statewide effort encourages readers to donate money for local food shelves. Last year, community members in central Wisconsin, through the campaign, raised more than $73,000.
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Inside Facebook's Not-So-Secret New Data Center
Facebook is giving away the blueprints for what should be the most efficient data center ever built.
Facebook is giving away its blueprint so to encourage open collaboration and thus make the Internet more energy-efficient. While Web firms such as Google and Microsoft invest a lot in improving data-center efficiency, they keep their designs a closely guarded secret.
The new data center, in Prineville, Oregon, covers 147,000 square feet and is one of the most energy-efficient computing warehouses ever built. The building is carefully positioned so that, during both winter and summer, prevailing winds deliver air to the intake vent seen here along the building's side.


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Major Nelson's blog informs us the (still free) clothing comes in the female as well as the male variety, and we've listed below what your options are. We'll just be upfront and say it -- where's the oversized men's jacket with a myriad of patches for various sports teams? And the Kanye shades? Eh? EH?! Hit the break for all the details on the new clothing, gangstas.
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November 30, 2015
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Dozens of people lined up outside a Huntsville dentist office to take advantage of an offer of free dental care for people who can't afford it.
More than 120 people signed up for Complete Dental's "Season of Smiles" program by Thursday.
Dr. Rob Soutoudehnia said the idea originated when someone in the office suggested doing something to help the community's needy - and the proposal quickly caught on with staff.
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Tony Ashford may have picked up a new nickname Sunday at the Region 6 wrestling tournament at Conner High School.
"He looks like a spider out there," said one fan in the stands.
At least one other spectator was heard to use the word "Spider," too, in describing the 5-foot-6, 132-pounder's way of draping himself over, and around, his opponents. ...


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- On November 16th, the International Boxing Hall of Fame hosted a "Night of Champions" featuring heavyweight contender
"Gentleman" Gerry Cooney
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"Irish" Micky Ward
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Gasper (Indian) Ortega
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George Chuvalo
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Carmen Basilio
at the New York State Fairgrounds Empire Room in Syracuse. The evening was fun-filled for all who attended.
"The Hall of Fame's annual 'Night of Champions' was a great success" said Hall of Fame Executive Director Edward Brophy. "It was a memorable night for everyone with plenty of reminiscing about the careers of the great boxing stars in attendance."
A capacity crowd of fans mingled with the celebrity guests who graciously obliged photograph and autograph requests. The evening also included a buffet, silent and live auctions and fight highlights.
The 2007 Central New York Boxing Appreciation Award was presented to Geneva, New York's father/son team of Ralph and Rocky Fratto for their contribution to the sport of boxing in Central New York.
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On Thursday night my husband and I were invited to attend a screening of the movie Courageous that will be opening in theaters on September 30th.
The Synopsis: Honor Begins at Home. Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, David Thomson, and Shane Fuller are confident and focused. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood.
While they consistently give their best on the job, good enough seems to be all they can muster as dads. But they're quickly discovering that their standard is missing the mark.
When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a new found urgency help these dads draw closer to God … and to their children?
Filled with action-packed police drama, COURAGEOUS is the fourth film from Sherwood Pictures, the movie making ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. Riveted moviegoers will once again find themselves laughing, crying, and cheering as they are challenged and inspired by everyday heroes who long to be the kinds of dads that make a lifelong impact on their children.
Protecting the streets is second nature to these men. Raising their children in a God-honoring way? That's courageous.
My Thoughts: I watched the trailer for Courageous before I went to the theater for the screening, so I was really excited to see if the actual movie would be as good as it looked like it was going to be. Let me just tell you that I was blown away by the actual movie. From the opening scene to the final credits I was riveted! About 10 minutes (or maybe less) into the movie I started to notice all the sniffling going on in the theater. The movie is an emotional roller coaster – it's funny, enduring, heart wrenching and inspiring. One minute I was laughing and the next minute I was trying not to run my mascara. I don't want to give anything away about the story line, but ladies – let me just say that you NEED to set aside September 30th right now! Line up the babysitter and take your husband to this movie! Courageous has the potential to be epic – not only in our own families, but in our neighborhoods, church groups, schools and whole communities. Courageous will stretch you, make you think about how you value your family and examine your priorities. While this movie is intended for fathers, every member of the family can benefit from this movie (although I recommend it for teenagers and above).
Since the screening I have been deep in thought about how having an absent father has affected my life. I lost him first at age 6 due to divorce and then completely when he passed away when I was 14. I think as mothers, we have stepped up and tried to fill the gap for fathers that are not emotionally or even physically invested in their children. When did "good enough" become so accepted? There are a few exceptions that I know personally, but there are also so many dads that I know who aren't active in raising their kids. They do not take responsibility for actually teaching their children what it takes to live a full and meaningful life. Do you know fathers that are so engrossed in their favorite TV show, that they don't have time to teach their child responsibility, compassion and right from wrong? This movie will challenge every Father to take a look at themselves and see if they are doing every thing they can do to connect with their children in a meaningful way. You don't want to miss this one!
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Save The Date: Write it on the calender right now – Courageous is opening in theaters on September 30, 2011!
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London - Outflows from emerging bond and equity funds eased slightly in the past week to just under $3 billion, though equity investors pulled out cash for a record 17th straight week, banks said on Friday, citing data from EPFR Global.
The Boston-based fund tracker, which releases data to clients late on Thursday, said that $1.56 billion had fled emerging equity funds in the week to February 19.
This represented a smaller loss than the $5 billion average seen in the past three weeks but brings year-to-date losses to $23.4 billion, versus $15 billion for the whole of 2013 for funds tracked by EPFR.
The 17 lossmaking weeks have brought cumulative outflows in this period to $38 billion or 5 percent of assets under management, analysts at Morgan Stanley calculate. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) accounted for more than half the outflows.
The losses contrast with developed market equity funds which reported inflows of $14.5 billion in the past week.
Emerging bond funds meanwhile posted outflows of $1.25 billion, bringing total year-to-date losses to $9.26 billion.
Last year's outflows amounted to $14 billion. - Reuters
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The New Battle of Algiers
Bouteflika has the upper hand, for now.
Oct 29, 2007, Vol. 13, No. 07 • By ROGER KAPLAN
Overshadowed by Iraq and Afghanistan in the global war on terror, less scrutinized than Turkey as a laboratory of Islam's compatibility with liberal democracy, Algeria remains a crucial testing ground for the ability of postcolonial Islamic societies to develop modern institutions. Algeria is also, since emerging from its own war on Islamist terror in the 1990s, a de facto partner of the United States, as soldiers of both nations patrol the Mediterranean to its north and the Sahara to its south. But like so much in this long war of shadows and mirages, bombs and machine guns, reversals and betrayals, the Algerian scene is opaque. The attempted assassination of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika last month reminds us how ephemeral a success on any front in this war can be, how fragile a truce, how premature a shout of victory.
Who would want to kill Abdelaziz Bouteflika? On the face of it, the question seems absurd. The Algerian president, elected in 1999 and reelected in 2004, is widely perceived as having brought peace and prosperity and even a measure of national reconciliation to a country ravaged by civil war. The war took 150,000 lives in a country of 30 million, according to the government, which rejects the term "civil war" inasmuch as the conflict pitted Islamists--rather than a region or a sect--against an Arab-African society trying to break with its postcolonial system of one-party, socialist, police-state authoritarianism.
Bouteflika is the man who turned the page. Now 70, he was foreign minister during the presidency of Colonel Houari Boumédienne (1965-78), then lived mostly abroad, in the Gulf states and Europe. Returning to Algeria in 1989, Bouteflika stayed in the background, eventually positioning himself on the side of a liberal, multiparty third way between the authoritarian National Liberation Front (FLN) regime of his early years and the theocracy the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) sought to impose. He led cautiously, preferring to let General Liamine Zéroual take the first plunge into a competitive presidential election, in 1994. When Zéroual stepped down in 1999 before the completion of his term, Bouteflika ran with the support of the army leadership. The other major candidates withdrew, claiming a fair election was impossible.
The new president proclaimed an end to fratricide and international isolation (for several years, no non-Algerian airline flew into Algiers, so great was the fear of terrorism). He told people to stop hating one another and get back to work. He sent Algerian diplomats out to reassert a claim to regional leadership. He traveled abroad, reopened the country for business.
Following in Zéroual's footsteps, Bouteflika pursued a strategy of fight, then vote, then reform, then reconcile. It worked, in part because the country was exhausted and the Islamists' original constituency was repelled by their violence. Gradually, as the cycle of terror and counterterror wound down and the fight was reduced to mopping up and policing operations, Bouteflika could play the magnanimity card. He easily won a national referendum in 2005 approving his offer of forgiveness for repentant Islamist fighters.
On the reform side, Bouteflika loosened the fundamentalist-inspired family legislation adopted under Boumédienne, which secularists vehemently opposed and Islamists wanted to strengthen. As a result, women can now sue for divorce, for example, and do not need a male family member's permission to get a passport. Despite his ill-disguised contempt for the Berber-majority region of Kabylie, and his refusal to apologize for the brutal repression of a grassroots movement urging faster democratization there in 2001, Bouteflika continued to insist that Algeria could and would change.
Bouteflika raised the status of Berber languages, doing away with the Arabic monopoly in schools and official business; the military, meanwhile, made English obligatory for career officers. At the same time, he allowed nonviolent Islamist parties to compete in local and parliamentary elections and take portfolios in his governments. Zéroual had already moved in these directions, provoking the same kinds of questions: Did the Islamic parties really accept the democratic ground rules, or were they only fronting for the gunmen? In their heyday, in the early 1990s, the Islamists of the FIS had openly proclaimed that one election sufficed, so long as they won it: "One man, one vote, one time," as the saying goes. Would the amnestied Islamists return to the hills and safe-houses, as some observers, pointing to a recent spike in violence, even now believe?
Today, Bouteflika presides over a cabinet made up of men and women who are not otherwise on speaking terms. Hardliners in the army, called "eradicators," have not publicly challenged the amnesty. No one knows how they will react if the security situation deteriorates.


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At Appleton, the Sabres scored twice in the final 10 minutes of the second period and went on to a Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Lawrence on Friday at the Appleton Family Ice Center.
The game was part of the Battle of Highway 41 series, and Lawrence currently has possession of the traveling trophy after sweeping the series a season ago. All Marian needs is a tie tonight at the Blue Line Ice Center to take back the trophy.
Lawrence's Phil Bushbacher tied the game at 1-1 when he scored a power-play goal off a pass from Brad Scurfield just 3:03 into the second period.
Mitch Kriz gave Marian (9-10-1, 8-7 MCHA) a 2-1 edge when he scored at the 10:51 mark of the second. The Sabres quickly made it 3-1 when Brett Campbell scored at the 16:07 mark.
Neither team was able to score in the final period, as goaltender Josh Baker stopped all 10 of Lawrence's shots in the final 20 minutes. Baker finished with 41 saves as Lawrence (6-12-2, 5-8-2) enjoyed a 42-33 edge in shots on goal.
Fabian Sivnert made 30 saves for Lawrence.
Wisconsin 1, North Dakota 1
At Grand Forks, N.D., goalie Landon Peterson made 21 saves as the Badgers came away with an overtime draw with seventh-ranked North Dakota in their Western Collegiate Hockey Association series opener before a sellout crowd of 11,864.
Nineteenth-ranked UW (11-8-6 overall, 8-5-6 with 22 points in league play) improved its unbeaten streak against WCHA opponents to 11 games (8-0-3) and will try to keep it going in the series finale tonight. The program record is 13 games (8-0-5), set in 2003-04.
Junior right winger Michael Mersch accounted for the lone goal and junior center Mark Zengerle set it up for his 100th career point in 97 outings on a night when the old rivals waged a feisty, passionate duel that produced 28 penalties for 99 minutes.
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London, Jul 26 : Singer Cheryl Cole apparently wants to get rid of a tattoo, which was a dedication to ex-husband Ashley because she feels it is inappropriate now that she is married to someone else. Cole, 31, is desperate to get it removed from the back of her neck following her wedding to Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, 33, earlier this month, reported Daily Star.
"It's (tattoo removal) been on her to-do list for a long time but now she's a married?woman again the 'Mrs C' inking feels even more inappropriate. "Of course, the rush to remove it is as much out of respect for her new husband as it is for herself. She wants Jean to know that she has moved on from her past, especially where Ashley's concerned," a source said. Cole, who was married to soccer star Ashley from 2006 until 2010, tied the knot with Jean-Bernard in a secret ceremony on the Caribbean island of Mustique on July 7 following a three-month romance.


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The Friendship of David and Jonathan
1When#Literally "And it happened as" he finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan became attached to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2Saul took him on that very day and did not allow him to return to his father's house. 3Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul. 4Jonathan stripped off the robe that he was wearing#Literally "which was on him" and gave it to David, along with his fighting attire,#Hebrew "gown," in this context "fighting tunic," perhaps "armor" and even his sword, his bow, and his belt.
David's Successes Arouse Saul's Suspicions
5David went out whenever#Literally "in all that" Saul sent him, and he succeeded. So Saul appointed him over the men of the war, and it pleased#Literally "was good in the eyes of" all the people and even pleased#Literally "was good in the eyes of" the servants of Saul. 6When they were coming back#Literally "And it happened at their coming" after David had returned from striking down the Philistine, the women went out from all the cities of Israel singing and dancing to meet King Saul with tambourines, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments. 7And the women sang as they danced, and they said,
"Saul has struck down his thousands,
but David his ten thousands!"
8Saul became very angry,#Literally "And it was very hot for Saul" and this saying displeased him,#Literally "this thing was bad in his eyes" and he thought, "They have attributed to David ten thousands, but to me they have attributed thousands! What more can he have but the kingdom?"#Literally "And still for him is only the kingdom" 9So Saul was watching#The Masoretic Hebrew text (Kethib) reads "sin"; the translation follows the reading tradition (Qere) which has "eyeing" or "watching" David with suspicion from that day onward.
10On#Literally "And it happened from" the next day, the evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house. Now David was playing the lyre with his hand on that day as usual,#Literally "as day on day" and the spear was in Saul's hand. 11Then Saul hurled the spear and thought, "I will pin David to the wall."#Literally "I will strike David and to the wall" But David eluded him twice. 12Now Saul was threatened by the presence of David#Literally "And Saul was afraid from the presence of David" because Yahweh was with him, but had departed from Saul. 13So Saul removed him from his presence,#Literally "from with him" and made him commander of a thousand, so he#That is, David marched in and out at the front of the army.#Literally "for he was going out and was coming in before the army" 14And David was achieving success in all his ways and Yahweh was with him, 15but when Saul saw that he was very successful, he was severely threatened by him.#Literally "he was terrified from his face" 16However, all of Israel and Judah were loving David, for he was going forth and marching ahead of them.
David Marries Saul's Daughter Michal
17Then Saul said to David, "Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you as your wife. Only be a brave warrior#Literally "a son of valor" for me and fight the battles of Yahweh." For Saul thought, "My hand will not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him." 18But David said to Saul, "Who am I, and who are my relatives, the clan of my father in Israel, that I should be a son-in-law to the king?" 19But#Literally "And it happened" at the time Saul's daughter Merab was to be given to David, she was given instead to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.
20Now Saul's daughter Michal loved David, so they told Saul, and the matter pleased him.#Literally "was right in his eyes" 21And Saul thought, "I will give her to him, so that she may be a snare for him and the hand of the Philistines may be against him." So Saul said to David, "For a second time you can become my son-in-law today." 22Then Saul commanded his servants, "Speak to David in secret, saying, 'Look, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. So then, become a son-in-law of the king.' " 23And Saul's servants spoke these words to David privately.#Literally "in the ears of David" But David said, "Is it insignificant in your sight#Literally "in your eyes" to become the son-in-law of the king, as I am a poor and lightly esteemed man?" 24So the servants of Saul informed him, saying, "This is what David said."#Literally "According to these words David spoke" 25Then Saul said, "This is what you must say to David: 'The king desires no bride price#Literally "There is not a desire for the king for a bride price" except for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to avenge himself on the enemies of the king.' " (Now Saul had planned to allow David to fall by the hand of the Philistines.) 26So his servants told David these words, and the matter pleased David#Literally "was right in the eyes of David" to become the son-in-law of the king as the specified time had not expired.#Literally "the days were not full"
27And David got up, and he and his men went and struck down two hundred men of the Philistines. Then David brought their foreskins, and they presented the full number#Literally "they filled them up" to become the king's son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as his wife. 28When Saul realized#Literally "saw and knew" that Yahweh was with David and his own daughter Michal#Literally "Michal the daughter of Saul" loved him, 29Saul was threatened by David still more,#Literally "added to be afraid from the presence of David" so Saul became a perpetual enemy of David.#Literally "was an enemy with David all the days" 30Then the commanders of the Philistines went out for battle, and as often as they went out, David succeeded more than all the servants of Saul, and his name became very esteemed.
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Windows 7 and plugins
I was able to use a lot of my plugins in Vista 64 by running it as windows xp compatible but only after I installed the dll's my instructer said were required to run them in Vista, well I am one of those people who hated Vista and swithched to Windows 7, 64 bit and none of them will work. Are there different dll's for windows 7 or are they all useless now?
The 64-bit versions of Vista/Window 7 require you to install 32-bit DLLs in the SysWOW64 sub folder of the Windows folder.
Additionally some plugin may require that you change your DEP settings. See here:
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"That doesn't mean hospital employees or patients' visitors can't bring their own sugary drink in," said Karen Cox, the hospital's executive vice president and co-chief operating officer, "but they won't be sold anywhere in our hospital."
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Saturday January 18, 2014Gators Improve Singles Play on Saturday at Illini Open in Fort Myers
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The Florida mens tennis team improved their singles play on Saturday at the Illini Open in Fort Myers, winning six of seven singles matches. The Gators split their four doubles matches.
Elliott Orkin and Gordon Watson, the 13th ranked doubles pair, won again, and seniors Mike Alford and Stephane Piro teamed up for a win.
In singles, six of seven Gators won on Saturday. Maxx Lipman and Spencer Newman won for the second day in a row. Alford and Diego Hidalgo won three-set matches. Orkin and Florent Diep also picked up wins Saturday.
Action will continue on Sunday at 10 a.m. with more doubles play, followed by singles.
As results from the weekend are made available, they will be posted on GatorZone.com.
FROM THE COACH: Head Coach Bryan Shelton
We competed very well today which was great to see. I like the way our guys are getting tougher and committing to doing the work.
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Elliott Orkin/Gordon Watson (UF) def. Roberto Cid/Sasha Gozun (USF) 6-5 (8)
Stephane Piro/Mike Alford (UF) def. Ross Guignon/Brian Page (ILL) 6-3
Diego Hidalgo/Spencer Newman (UF) def. Everth Dzib/Federico Sabogal (USF) 6-3
Gordon Watson (UF) def. Federico Sabogal (USF) 6-2, 6-1
Maxx Lipman (UF) def. Blake Bazarnik (ILL) 6-3, 6-4
Spencer Newman (UF) def. Polarcyzk (USF) 6-3, 6-2
Sasha Gozun (ILL) def. Florent Diep (UF) 6-4, 6-5 (3)
Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (USF) def. Elliott Orkin (UF) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Tim Kopinski (ILL) def. Mike Alford (UF) 6-2, 6-5 (4)
Farris Gosea (ILL) def. Diego Hidalgo (UF) 6-0, 6-2
Saturday, January 18
Mike Alford/Stephane Piro (UF) def. Ross Guignon/Tim Kopinski (ILL) 6-5 (5)
Jared Hiltzik/Alex Jesse (ILL) def. Diego Hidalgo/Spencer Newman (UF) 6-3
Roberto Cid/Sasha Gozun (USF) def. Florent Diep/Maxx Lipman (UF) 6-5 (2)
Elliott Orkin/Gordon Watson (UF) def. Everth Dzib/Federico Sabogal (USF) 6-5 (3)
Jared Hiltzik (ILL) def .Gordon Watson (UF) 6-4, 6-4
Maxx Lipman (UF) def. Sasha Gozun (USF) 6-3, 5-6 (4), 6-5 (4)
Spencer Newman (UF) def. Brian Page (ILL) 6-0, 6-2
Florent Diep (UF) def. Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (USF) 6-4, 6-5 (5)
Diego Hidalgo (UF) def. Ross Guignon (ILL) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Elliott Orkin (UF) def. Everth Dzib (USF) 6-3, 6-3
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That's the number of people who filed for unemployment benefits for the first time in the week ended June 30, according to Labor Department figures. Applications for benefits fell by 14,000 from a revised total of 388,000 in the previous week. The total also was lower than the median of 385,000 predicted by economists.
Alex Kowalski and Lorraine Woellert analyze the jobless claims report, which preceded a Labor Department report tomorrow that may show the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.2 percent.
In other news about the economy, the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index fell to minus 37.5 in the week ended July 1 from minus 36.1 in the previous week. Michelle Jamrisko has more about the index, which asks voters to rate the strength of the national economy, the buying climate and their personal finances.
President Barack Obama is talking about the economy during a two-day campaign bus tour that began this morning in a suburb of Toledo. Kate Andersen Brower has details about the trip, including Obama's announcement in the rust-belt state that his administration filed a claim with the World Trade Organization accusing China of unfair trade practices.
If Republican challenger Mitt Romney wins the election, he "stands up to China" and "demands a playing field for our businesses and workers" on his first day in office, a narrator says in a television ad Romney's campaign is running in Ohio.
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The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) is one of the nation's "Best Value" colleges and universities according to The Princeton Review.
The Princeton Review included ESF in its just-published book, "The Best Value Colleges: 2012 Edition" (Random House / Princeton Review, $21.99, February 7, 2012) and on a special area on its website (log-in required for access to all information).
In its profile of ESF The Princeton Review describes the college as "nationally renowned" and quotes from ESF students surveyed by the Princeton Review who described the college as "a small personal school" where professors "connect real-life problems to all the course work."
Said Robert Franek, Princeton Review's Senior VP/Publisher and lead author of The Best Value Colleges: 2012 Edition, "We commend SUNY-ESF and all of the extraordinary colleges on our 2012 'Best Value Colleges' list for all they are doing to keep costs down and/or offer generous aid to applicants with financial need - all while maintaining excellent academic programs."
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American Fork, Utah (AP) - Federal officials are proposing a new visitor center for Timpanogos Cave National Monument and an interagency government building at the mouth of American Fork Canyon.
The monument's visitor center would replace a double-wide mobile home in use as the park's headquarters ever since a 1991 fire destroyed the main building. The double-wide is also in a hazardous area where rocks sometimes break off from a nearby cliff and hit the building.
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Scott officials prefer to 'do nothing' with parking barriers
Officials in Scott are still searching for ways to appease residents who say newly installed parking barriers in the township are a little too phallic-shaped, but a national animal rights group might have an answer.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has sent a letter to the township offering to pay for part of the flattening of the top of the pillars, known as bollards, through an advertising campaign.
The group would help pay for the flattening by renting space on the bollards for pro-vegan, anti-impotence advertisements reading "Here's a tip: Go vegan to beat impotence! PETA."
"Vegans are far less likely than meat-eaters to suffer from heart disease, diabetes and obesity, each of which is a major cause of erectile dysfunction," PETA executive director Tracy Reiman wrote in an Oct. 3 letter to township manager Denise Fitzgerald. "And by avoiding the cholesterol and saturated animal fat found in meat, dairy products and eggs, men can keep blood flowing to all their organs."
Township commissioner William Wells hadn't heard of the proposal Friday afternoon.
"I've never heard of anything so ridiculous," Wells said. "I think we'd be better to just leave them alone."
Some township residents brought concerns to officials at the Sept. 24 commissioners meeting, saying the bollards were offensively shaped. One resident told commissioners at the meeting that people are calling it "Penis Road."
Township commissioner Pat Caruso said the answer is simple: Do nothing.
"I think it's really much to do about nothing, I really do," she said. "I hope we won't have any further discussion about it."
The story of the phallic-shaped bollards has taken off since then, with the story being featured on late-night comedy talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last week.
Four bollards were installed at a bus stop in front of St. Ignatius Church on Finley Street. Six more were placed on Carothers near Magazine Street.
Officials are unsure what — if anything — they should do.
"I can't imagine we would change them," Caruso said last Thursday, noting the commissioners had not met since Martin brought her concerns to the board. "If we did that, we'd be spending taxpayer money. That doesn't make sense."
The bollards are part of a revitalization project involving Scott, Carnegie and Heidelberg, though the barriers are wholly in Scott.
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