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Comedienne and actress Mo'Nique's Oscar-winning performance in 2009's "Precious" put her on the map in Hollywood, after she spent her career embracing her big girl status, often saying bigger is better. But its what her husband said to her that Mo'Nique revealed on Arsenio that helped change her mind to begin losing weight.
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"When my husband asked me my weight, I answered and he said '…That's too much weight. I want you around for a lifetime and that's not healthy.' It was at that moment that I went through guilt, I went through shame, because of my size. Because I never felt love like that before."
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UMass Announces 2012 Football Schedule
March 29, 2012
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AMHERST, Mass. - Home games against Ohio, Bowling Green, Buffalo and Central Michigan highlight the UMass football program's Mid-American Conference schedule as announced by the league office on Thursday. The MAC schedule will officially begin on Sept. 22 as the Minutemen head to Miami. In all, UMass will play an eight-game MAC schedule with non-conference games at Connecticut, at home against Indiana, at Michigan and at Vanderbilt.
The Football Bowl Subdivision era will officially begin on Aug. 30 at UConn. Season tickets are on sale now and can be ordered by calling 866-UMASS-TIX, going to www.UMassAthletics.com or by going to the Mullins Center Box Office. All home games in 2012 and 2013 will be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.
Times for games will be set at a later date. The game against Central Michigan at Gillette Stadium on Nov. 23 is part of a flex package for ESPNU/ESPN3. The televised league game on that date will be determined 12 days in advance.
UMass will be a member of the East Division of the MAC along side Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Kent State, Miami and Ohio. The league's West Division will be made up of Ball State, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, and Western Michigan.
The 2012 season will mark the first meetings between UMass and nine schools on the gridiron. It will also be a renewal of two series which were last played in the late 1990's as the Minutemen will face UConn and Buffalo once again. UMass and former Yankee Conference/Atlantic 10 rival Connecticut will meet for the first time since 1999 - the year before the Huskies transitioned to the Football Bowl Subdivision. Likewise, the Minutemen will face Buffalo for the first time since 1998 when the Bulls were also in their final year at the FCS level.
As part of the transition process, UMass will not be eligible this season to win the MAC Championship or qualify for a one of the league's five bowl games. The Minutemen will be eligible for both during the 2013 season which will mark the conclusion of UMass two-year transition process in moving from the Football Championship Subdivision to the FBS level.
The 2012 season will be the 130th for the UMass football program. UMass had been a FCS member since 1978 when the division was first formed. In that time span, UMass won 22 conference championships, made eight (8) NCAA Tournament appearances winning the 1998 National Championship Title and played in the NCAA Championship game three times (1978, 1998, and 2006). UMass was a member of the Yankee Conference, the Atlantic 10 and most recently the Colonial Athletic Association.
Leading UMass into the FBS Era will be Charley Molnar who was announced as the program's new head coach on Dec. 8, 2011 after serving as the offensive coordinator at Notre Dame. A 28-year coaching veteran, Molnar is most well known for developing dynamic and prolific offensive attacks at Notre Dame, Cincinnati, and Central Michigan. In his time at those schools, the Morristown, N.J., native helped them to a 59-20 record and seven straight bowl games including Cincinnati's historic 2009 season where the Bearcats won the Big East Conference Championship, played Florida in the Sugar Bowl and finished 3rd in the BCS rankings.
Cleveland, Ohio - The Mid-American Conference announced its 2012 football schedule today with a minimum of nine regular-season national television games on ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 highlighting the conference schedule.
The 2012 season will also once again feature a six-week over-the-air syndication package in September and October produced and distributed by ESPN Regional Television (ERT). The six games, which can also be seen on ESPN Game Plan and ESPN3, will be announced in June.
The regular season will conclude with the 15th MAC Football Championship game on Friday, Nov. 30 at Ford Field in Detroit on ESPN2. This will mark the ninth MAC Football Championship game at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions, Super Bowl XL, and the 2009 NCAA Men's Final Four.
Most of the television exposure will occur with nine mid-week league games during the season which will be televised by ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 as the conference race unfolds in both the East and West divisions. Four games will air on ESPN2, four games on ESPNU and one on ESPN3.
This season will also feature the debut of UMass as the newest member of the MAC. UMass will begin conference play for the 2012 football season and will be eligible for the conference football championship game and a bowl game beginning in the 2013 football season.
For the fifth year in a row, league schools will face a formidable non-conference slate of opponents from the following Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly I-A) conferences - ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, PAC-12 and SEC. In addition, the conference will also face independents Army and Navy, as well as Boise State from the Mountain West Conference.
A total of 12 of the schools' non-conference games will feature an opponent from the Big Ten (Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Michigan, Michigan State (2), Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State and Purdue). The MAC will match up with a foe from the SEC (5--Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Vanderbilt), Big 12 (1--Kansas), ACC (2--Clemson, Virginia Tech), Big East (8-- Connecticut (3), Cincinnati (2), Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida), PAC-12 (1-Arizona), Mountain West (2--Boise State, Wyoming), WAC (2--Idaho, New Mexico State), Conference USA (2--Central Florida, Marshall) and Sun Belt Conference (1--Florida International).
MAC programs continue to increase the number of home or neutral site games against FBS Automatic Qualifying (AQ) Conferences. This season the MAC will host eight games against FBS AQ conference foes including--Northern Illinois hosting Iowa in a neutral site game at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 1; Indiana (Big Ten) at UMass (Sept. 8); Michigan State (Big Ten) at Central Michigan (Sept. 8); UConn (Big East) at Western Michigan (Sept. 22); Kansas (Big-12) at Northern Illinois (Sept. 22); South Florida (Big East) at Ball State (Sept. 22); Cincinnati (Big East) at Toledo (Oct. 20); and Pittsburgh (Big East) at Buffalo (Oct. 20).
In addition, Akron will host Central Florida (C-USA) on Aug. 30; Bowling Green will host Idaho (WAC) on Sept. 8; Ohio will host New Mexico State (WAC) on Sept. 8; and independent Army will visit Eastern Michigan on Oct. 20 and Navy will visit Central Michigan on Oct. 13.
Current MAC schools that hold full membership and the year they joined are -- East Division: University of Akron (1992), Bowling Green State University (1952), University at Buffalo (1998), Kent State University (1951), Miami University (1947), Ohio University (1946). West Division: Ball State University (1973), Central Michigan University (1971), Eastern Michigan University (1971), Northern Illinois University (1975-86, rejoined in 1997), University of Toledo (1950), Western Michigan University (1947). The University of Massachusetts (2012) competes in the East Division in football only.
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Museums of Lowell, Massachusetts: Jack Kerouac's home town
For $6 per adult and $4 per child, the Boott Cotton Mills Museum in downtown Lowell allows visitors experience the immigrants' work and trials on location. The pulse-pounding noise of the fully functional weaving room is enough to make your heart reach out to the women who worked there for roughly 12 hours a day, but the museum is more than that.
Photography and video documentaries show children with dirty faces and hard-working young women surrounded by the city's original backdrop of cobblestone streets and brick buildings.
Through a prop-filled, interactive boarding house, the museum tells a story of the immigrant's path and the human condition that many native citizens take for granted.
Fabric FunIf you've got a flair for textiles, downtown Lowell is also home to the American Textile History Museum. Here you can catch a glimpse into the American textile business from it's beginnings. Exhibits include a look back into American textile history as well as cultural textiles from other areas around the world.
The American Textile Museum also hosts special events and programs for the whole family, such as Free Fun Fridays and textile arts programs for children and for adults.
The New England Quilt Museum also offers a look into the evolution of the art. Here you can find quilting and clothing dating as far back as the 1800s. You can also attend quilting programs as well as lectures to immerse yourself in the history and art of quilting.
Opening times and Prices
Boott Cotton Mills Museum open daily 9:30 am - 5 pm
$6 adults, $3 children
American Textile History Museum open Wedesday to Sunday 10 am - 5 pm
free for children under 6, $6 for kids 6-16, $8 for 17 and older
New England Quilt Museum open Wedesday to Saturday 10 am to 4 pm, Sunday noon to 4 pm during November through April. May through October open Wednesday to Saturday 10 am to 4 pm.
$8 admission, free for kids 12 and under
For more information visit Boott Cotton Mills Museum, American Textile History Museum, and New England Quilt Museum.
Kaitlyn Silva writes from rural Massachusetts.
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When Arizona's Breanna Workman set foot on the hardwood of McKaleCenter in her first game last season, the 6'1 forward was forced to deal with a different atmosphere in more ways than one.
For starters, this isn't CentennialHigh School in Las Vegas where she was a four year starter. The sophomore wasn't playing GreenValley, Desert Oasis, Bishop Gorman or Cimarron-MemorialHigh School anymore. She was playing big-time college basketball against the likes of Oregon, Stanford, UCLA and USC on a weekly basis. She wasn't playing in a high school gym that could only accommodate 300 fans anymore. She was taking the floor of McKaleCenter with nearly 1,500 fans singing Bear Down and Fight Wildcats Fight along with the cheerleaders and the pep-band.
There was one change that probably had more significance than any other. When she stepped on the court this past season, Workman was doing what she had done since she was little. She was passing, shooting and stretching the floor like she was taught, but she it was without her long-time best friend and fellow forward Jada Brown.
Breanna and Jada have played on the same teams since they were in the seventh grade. They started playing for a club team in Las Vegas and later became teammates at CentennialHigh School where they won the state title in 2010. It was there where mere team camaraderie turned into a friendship and from there has turned into nearly a family-like connection.
"She's so funny and outgoing," Breanna said. "We're basically the same person. Some best friends are total opposite, but we are pretty much the same person. We are with each other so much that we are pretty much family to each other. And we look out for one another as well. "
Over the years, Jada has seen the different personality traits of Breanna. She recognizes the work ethic and commitment Breanna has working towards her game, but also sees the relaxed, fun-loving side of Breanna every time they get together.
"She is a very strong-minded person," Jada said. "She's very committed and always keeps her word. We're always joking around with each other and having fun. We just had an instant connection because we were around one another all the time, we just became good friends. We're really more like sisters than anything else. "
The girls like to do something spontaneous every chance they get. They like to try new things, take risks and live their lives to the fullest whenever they are together.
"Whenever we get together, everything we do is hilarious," Breanna said. "We like to live on the edge a little bit. Everything that I've done in my life that is kind of risk-taking, she's always right next to me. We're together 24/7."
From playing two years with the Vegas Bulldogs club team and four years at CentennialHigh school, the two played on the same floor for the better part of six years. They knew how to communicate during a game, each other's tendencies, and if one of them was ever having an off day.
With the on-court success they shared, it was easy to imagine that both girls would be given the chance to play at the next level. Breanna chose to stay closer to home and play for The University of Arizona, while Jada signed on to play at the University of Kansas.
Though the tandem is separated by nearly 1,200 miles, they still find a way to keep in touch on a daily basis. Whether they talk on Facebook, Instagram, via text or on the phone, they still manage to act as if they are back in Las Vegas sitting next to each other having a conversation.
"We talk every day," Breanna said. "Whether we comment on one another's status on Facebook or Instagram, we send each other text everyday. And sometimes they are just random texts. We also like to facetime a lot."
Even with the grueling workout, practice and game schedule that comes with playing division one basketball, the two always find time to call each other and exchange quick words of motivation before games.
"We talk to each other before our games," Jada said. "We'll say good luck and then we will talk to each other after the games to catch up."
But Breanna and Jada have been through some difficult times together.
Breanna's darkest hour came in December of 2011 when she received the horrifying news that her older brother Darnell was severely wounded after he had been shot several times in Breanna's home state of Indiana.
Jada and Breanna were attending the Nike Tournament in Phoenix the weekend of the shooting.
"When I found out about it, Jada was next to me," Breanna said. Our phones were taken up at night, so I didn't read the message until the next morning. Jada was right beside me when I found out and we both just started crying."
"I flew out to Indianapolis the next day," Breanna said. "And I stayed with him through Christmas, then I flew back to Las Vegas."
Darnell's injuries were severe, but he did not die right away. He went through several successful surgeries and it was believed that he only needed one more to make a recovery.
"His first few surgeries went well," Breanna said. "So my mom told me to go on back to Las Vegas. So I went back and I stayed with Jada for a couple of days."
On January 4, 2012, a matter of days after Breanna had flown back to Las Vegas, Darnell had passed away at the hospital. Breanna was at Jada's house when they heard the news about her brother. Jada took the loss just as personally as Breanna.
"It hit me hard," said Jada. "It almost felt like I had lost my brother. He was a good, spirited guy and when my family found out they were just at a loss for words. Both of our families are close and it just felt unreal."
Jada never left Breanna's side. Throughout Breanna's grieving, she stayed with her to comfort and support her.
"Having a friend like Jada really helped me get through that time," Breanna said. "She is my sister and she made the whole experience easier to get through."
Through the good and bad, Jada and Breanna stay side-by-side wherever they go and whatever they do. They follow up on each other's games, giving one another pep talks or advice. They keep up with each other's programs and even think what it would be like if Arizona were to play Kansas.
"If we were playing a game of one-on-one, I think I would take her," Breanna said smiling. "I would tell coach Butts that I want to guard Jada Brown."Whether life takes these two and puts them in different states, or if they end up buying houses right next to each other, Breanna Workman and Jada Brown will always be connected at the hip. They'll always be smiling, laughing or even occasionally singing together. They might even be on the court playing a game of pick-up. They'll both be putting up points and talking trash to try to get the other one off her game. One might even try to get the other one upset. You could try to ask them to "play nice," but that's not how sisters are


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HIGH TIMES Legislative Roundup: June 29
Another week of progress has just passed in the world of marijuana legislation. Read the latest on the federal movement, plus momentum in New Jersey, Delaware, Oregon and Pennsylvania.
Poll: Delaware Voters Support Marijuana Decrim
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We had us a beautiful sunset today as I rode home on my regular commute route from Downtown Denver.
Though temperatures were rapidly dropping as the sun set, I had to stop and snap pictures of the wonderful colors the sun was leaving behind.
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NEW OXFORD, Pa. (AP) — A south-central Pennsylvania man has been charged in connection with a crash that killed a man on a riding lawn mower.
Authorities said 44-year-old Jonathan Giannotto of Abbottstown was driving under the influence when his pickup truck crashed into a riding mower on Aug. 14, killing 55-year-old Charles Ankney of New Oxford.
Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg said Giannotto was arrested Tuesday and taken to Adams County Prison. He is charged with vehicular homicide, DUI and related counts.
His bail was set at $50,000 and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for Nov. 6.
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Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors clinched their second consecutive playoffs in style on Friday against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Curry posted his fourth triple-double of the season and Golden State ended an 11-game road losing streak to the Lakers with a 112-95 victory at the Staples Center. The Warriors also won the season-series against their Pacific Division rival for the first time since the 1994-95 season.
Curry was his usual superstar self. The All-Star had 30 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to help the Warriors make back-to-back playoff appearances for the first time in over 22 seasons.
"It means a lot," said Curry. "We know the history of the franchise and to keep making strides to be a perennial playoff team, contenders, is a big time accomplishment. We've got to appreciate it and continue to move forward and close out the season strong and get ready for hopefully another deep playoff run."
"We are not that far removed from dreaming of this moment," said Warriors coach Mark Jackson. "Obviously, it was different last year. But all we've been through individually and collectively, to fight, to battle and to find ourselves in the playoffs and continuing to chase down history, says a lot about these guys."
Klay Thompson and Marreese Speights provided the secondary scoring for Golden State (49-30) with 16 points apiece. David Lee returned after missing seven games and registered a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in 25 minutes. Steve Blake returned to Staples to play against the Lakers for the first time since he was traded midseason and had 13 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals.
"It was nice to get out here on Staples' floor again and play some basketball and have fun winning with my teammates," said Blake.
"He's (Blake) a big time player," said Jackson. "We went and got him for a reason because of his toughness. He's not afraid of the moment and he understands the game."
Golden State improved to 23-16 away from Oracle Arena and needs only one more win to tie its franchise-record for most road wins in a season. The Warriors have a home game (Minnesota) and two road games (Portland/Denver) remaining on their schedule.
Nick Young led Los Angeles (25-54) with 25 points. Jordan Hill had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Ryan Kelly added 14 points and 11 rebounds. Decimated by injuries, the Lakers dressed just nine players. The Warriors played without Andre Iguodala (right knee tendonitis) and Jermaine O'Neal (left knee).
The game was tied at 26 after the first quarter. Los Angeles shot 45 percent from the floor and held Golden State to 42.9 percent. The Lakers made 6 of 8 3-pointers. The Warriors countered with seven second-chance points and seven fastbreak points.
Golden State took control of the game by ending the first half on a 28-11 run to turn a two-point deficit into a 15-point halftime lead. The Warriors shot 61.9 percent in the second quarter. The Lakers shot 33.3 percent, including missing all seven 3-pointer attempts.
The Warriors scored the first five points in the second half to push the lead to 20. The closest Los Angeles got the rest of the game was 11. Curry picked up his triple-double on a defensive rebound with 41.9 seconds left in the game.
"He's (Curry) a guy that was very upset last night after the game," said Jackson. "What the special players do is that they do something about it in between the lines. His will, his determination, his competitive spirit carried us tonight." The Warriors blew a 20-point lead in a one-point home loss to the Nuggets on Thursday.
Golden State is currently sixth in the Western Conference, 1.5 games ahead of the Dallas Mavericks. If the playoffs started today, the Warriors would return to Staples to take on the Clippers.


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Beach Sky by NancyvandenBoomWatch
©2013-2016 NancyvandenBoom
20 x 20 cm tiny oil painting
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fantastic work! i just wish i had the confidence to paint like this! how long did it take to do?
Thank you so much! I paint since 2004 and like crazy I mean lots of paintings. Experimenting a lot and using big brushes. Just do it Don't try to paint exact or precise, see what the brush and lots of paint do for you! Have fun!
As I said: Better and better! Great job on the snow clouds
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I know this sky and I know this water even though I have never been there... We have this sort of scene over Lake Michigan as well. As a sailor, it is one of the terribly beautiful situations... Beautiful to see, terrible if you are on the water...
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I love your stories Royce. I am looking forward to your story to my next painting. I am counting on you
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Programs and Collaboration Opportunities
"The United States seeks to continue restoring and healing relations with Native Americans and to strengthen its partnership with tribal governments, for our more recent history demonstrates that tribal self-determination -- the ability of tribal governments to determine how to build and sustain their own communities -- is necessary for successful and prospering communities."
President Barrack Obama
Executive order – Establishing the White
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David Agnew, Director of the White House Office of
Intergovernmental Affairs, meets with leaders of the Moapa Band of
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DoD Programs of Interest to Tribal Nations
DoD Programs of Interest Brochure (PDF)
Integrated Product Team
The Native American Integrated Product Team facilitates coordination and communication among parts of DoD on tribal issues and helps DoD meet its responsibilities under Federal law and policy related to tribal issues. This group also advises the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations and Environment). Its members include representatives of each of the Military Departments and Army Civil Works.
IPT Charter (PDF)
Innovative Readiness Training Program
Improves military readiness while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout America. These programs primarily are related to engineering, medical, healthcare, human services, and transportation projects.
Legacy Resource Management Program (LEGACY)
Provides financial assistance efforts to preserve the natural and cultural heritage of the nation. The Legacy program also assists in protecting and enhancing resources while supporting military readiness.
Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP)
DoD created the NALEMP program to address environmental impacts on Indian lands and Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) - conveyed properties from former DoD activities and facilities. DoD is committed to address impacts from weapons testing, practice bombings, field maneuvers, and other activities through government-to-government consultation. DoD works closely with tribes to mitigate environmental impacts with the maximum tribal participation possible.
US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
USACE provides premier engineering and management products and services to the Army, Air Force, other federal agencies, and other governments as assigned. The focus of the USACE's military mission includes:
- Military Construction - DoD-wide support
- Environment - Formerly Used Defense Sites Program, munitions response and clean up
- Civil Works - infrastructure projects
- Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
DoD Office of Small Business Programs
HUB Zone Empowerment Contracting Program
Encourages economic development in historically underutilized business zones "HUB Zones" through the establishment of preferences.
Indian Incentive Program
Provides a 5% rebate to prime contractors on subcontracted work performed by an Indian organization.
Mentor-Protege Program
Assists small businesses to successfully compete for prime contract and subcontract awards by partnering with large companies under individual, project-based agreements.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program
Provides and improves prime and subcontracting opportunities for veteran and service-disabled veteran small-business concerns.
Woman-Owned Small Business Program
Highlights the DoD efforts to achieve the 5% goal for prime and subcontract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by women.
Contracting & Surplus Property Programs
Defense Reutilization & Marketing Service
The DRMS disposes of excess property received from military services through reutilization and surplus property sales to other federal agencies, state, tribal, and local governments.
- DoD surplus property sales
- Disposal of hazardous materials from DoD activities
- Resource recovery and recycling
- Demilitarization program
DoD Surplus Property Program (PPT)
This presentation, developed by the Defense Reutilization Marketing Service (DRMS), provides visual step-by-step instructions on how to utilize the Service's website to assist in one's surplus property requests.
Property Screening and Requisitions (PPT)
This presentation, developed by the Defense Reutilization Marketing Service (DRMS), highlights the DRMS's mission and process toward redistributing excess property while protecting the public and maximizes the sales revenues.
Improving Tribal-DoD Relations: Contracting Programs (PPT)
This presentation helps identify the basic steps, tools, and opportunities in the contracting process. It also details other sources one might find useful when utilizing the contracting process.
Contracting by AFOPO (PPT)
This presentation, developed by the Air Force Outreach Program Office (AFOPO), highlights the Air Forces' community outreach activities, contracting programs and opportunities, as well as other policies and resources.
Tribal Organizations and NGOs
The National Congress of American Indians
The National Congress of American Indians is the oldest, largest and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native organization serving the broad interests of tribal governments and communities. Since 1944, the National Congress of American Indians has been working to inform the public and Congress on the governmental rights of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Walking Shield
A nonprofit organization, Walking Shield works to improve the lives of American Indian families through programs to provide shelter, health care, community development, and educational assistance. DoD coordinates with the program to provide surplus relocatable military housing units for the tribes' use.
United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. (USET)
USET is dedicated to promoting Indian leadership, improving the quality of life for American Indians, and protecting Indian rights and resources on Tribal lands. Although its guiding principle is unity, USET plays a major role in the self-determination of all member Tribes by working to improve the capabilities of Tribal governments. Established in 1969, United South and Eastern Tribes Inc., is a non-profit, intertribal organization that collectively represents its member Tribes at the regional and national level.
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI)
ATNI is a nonprofit organization representing 57 Northwest tribal governments from Oregon, Idaho, Washington, southeast Alaska, Northern California and Western Montana. Through its conferences, forums, networks and alliances, it is the intent of ATNI to represent and advocate for the interests of its member Tribes to national Indian and non-Indian organizations and governments.
Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN)
The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) is the largest statewide Native organization in Alaska. Its membership includes 178 villages (both federally-recognized tribes and village corporations), 13 regional Native corporations and 12 regional nonprofit and tribal consortiums that contract and run federal and state programs. The mission of AFN is to enhance and promote the cultural, economic and political voice of the entire Alaska Native community.
Alaska Inter-Tribal Council (AITC)
The Alaska Inter-Tribal Council is a statewide, tribally-governed non-profit organization that advocates in support of tribal governments throughout the state. The Council promotes indigenous self-determination by providing technical assistance to tribal governments, facilitating inter-governmental and inter-agency communication and collaboration, offering public education regarding Alaska Native cultures and tribal governments, and advocating on behalf of tribal initiatives and self governance.
Western Regional Partnership
In November 2007, state and tribal executive leadership from the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah met with senior leaders from DoD and other Federal agencies to establish a regional-senior policy level partnership. The Western Regional Partnership (WRP) was formed to eliminate redundancies in resource management, create a strong working entity to address issues of regional significance and develop solutions for the five-state region.
Other Federal Agency Programs of Interest to Tribal Nations
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) within HHS promotes the self-sufficiency and cultural preservation for Native Americans by providing social and economic development opportunities, language preservation, development of environmental regulations, and family preservation goals of tribes through financial assistance, training, and technical assistance to eligible tribes and Native American communities.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
The Minority Veterans Program helps ensure that the VA addresses the unique circumstances and special needs of minority veterans. The Veterans Business and Economic Outreach initiative assists minority veterans with business related needs; identifies opportunities and benefits; and provides access to business opportunities and contracts within the federal government and private sector.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The American Indian Environmental Office (AIEO) at EPA coordinates the agency-wide effort to strengthen public health and environmental protection in Indian Country. The Tribal Solid Waste Interagency Workgroup assists tribes to clean up and close non-compliant solid waste sites and developing alternative disposal options and integrated solid waste management plans.
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
The ACHP promotes the preservation, enhancement, and productive use of our nation's historic resources, and advises the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy. The ACHP Native American Program provides technical assistance and outreach on Native American historical matters.
Recognizing Tribal Sovereignty and Cultural Traditions
Working to Fulfill Federal Trust Responsibilities
Protecting Natural and Cultural Resources
Consulting with Tribal Nations


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Data Center Meets Security Standards Mandated by Sarbanes-Oxley Act
West Caldwell, NJ, July 27, 2009 - Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, today announced the move and upgrade of the data center hosting its Software as a Service (SaaS) document management solution, DocumentMall. The facility, managed by Savvis, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVVS), a global leader in outsourced internet infrastructure services for the enterprise, meets Statement of Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) Type II requirements, confirming that proper procedures are in place to safeguard customers' financial data. SAS 70 reports meet the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) for effective internal controls by public companies.Ricoh chose to move DocumentMall to Savvis' data center to offer customers a higher level of assurance that even the most sensitive of data is protected and safeguarded, meeting SOX requirements. The Savvis facility also provides improved application availability and faster processing through multiple redundant utility servers at the web, application and database tiers. Enhanced system monitoring ensures uninterrupted service for those using DocumentMall to share, collaborate, archive and access documents over the Internet 24 hours a day. The increased computing capacity and a scalable architecture of the center offers more growth potential, enabling Ricoh to expand its DocumentMall service offerings and support the needs of a growing customer base. "Ricoh is committed not only to providing customers with SaaS solutions like DocumentMall, but also evolving that software to deliver high-level information security, improved workflow efficiencies, and operational enhancements to help businesses run more effectively," said Hede Nonaka, executive vice president, Ricoh Americas Corporation. Ricoh's DocumentMall provides businesses with a powerful document management solution at a fraction of the cost of traditional server-based solutions. The SaaS solution eliminates large upfront investments in software, hardware and IT support while helping customers improve document security, regulatory compliance and business continuity. DocumentMall's seamless integration with Ricoh multifunctional devices enables customers to easily consolidate paper and electronic documents in a secure environment for storing, managing and sharing via the Internet. The solution also is eco-friendly in that it reduces the need for hard copy files, minimizing paper and ink consumption. "Savvis is one of the world's largest providers of high performance managed hosting providing Ricoh with highly secure facilities to protect its customers' data," said Bryan Doerr, chief technology officer, Savvis, Inc. "We also understand that regulatory and data security concerns are of the utmost importance to organizations today so we are proud to help Ricoh provide its customers with a secure and reliable solution to manage, archive and share information."DocumentMall was introduced in 2001 as a cost-effective alternative to installing expensive computer hardware and hiring a dedicated IT staff for businesses needing to store, share and maintain critical documents. For more information about Ricoh's DocumentMall software, visit www.documentmall.com. About Ricoh Americas CorporationRicoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 73-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2008 sales in excess of $20 billion.Ricoh Americas Corporation is a leading provider of document solutions. Ricoh's fully integrated hardware and software products help businesses share information efficiently and effectively by enabling customers to control the input, management and output of documents. Ricoh Americas Corporation directly or through its network of authorized dealers markets and distributes products in North, Central and South America.Information about Ricoh's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.ricoh-usa.com. For more information about Ricoh's DocumentMall solutions and services, access the World Wide Web at www.documentmall.com. ###
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Discover the historic Loretto mountain near Freiburg! The chapel on the mountain accrued from a battle in 1644, in which the Bavarian and imperial troops of Freiburg successfully defeated the French troops. 100 years later it was again the French who tried to win the city Freiburg for France. King Louis XV. used the mountain as a commanders hill, on which, in agreement, it wasn't allowed to fire. Nevertheless, the head of state was almost hit by a strayed cannonball, which still today sticks in the chapel. Not far away from the chapel, the Hilda tower can be found from which you can enjoy a beautiful view.
The picturesque Konviktstrasse is an old street of craftsmen. The historic and charming street is since the Middle Ages one of the busiest streets of the town. Many craftsmen had their homes here. During the Second World War, the road was badly damaged. During the reconstruction it was made sure, that the historic structure of the district and the scale of the former buildings were considered. Architectural elements of the earlier times were attached to the house fronts. The restoration of historic property is across the boundaries of the city a prime example for successful urban renewal.
In Rust, im Süden Baden-Württembergs, liegt Deutschlands größter Freizeitpark: Der Europa-Park! Hier erwartet Sie ein Tag voller spannender Attraktionen und unterhaltsamer Shows. In den insgesamt 16 Themenbereichen erwarten Sie rasend schnelle Achterbahnen, Karusselle, erfrischende Wasserbahnen, Ausstellungen und vieles mehr. Aber auch die Shows sollten Sie nicht verpassen. Internationale Sänger, fantastische Tänzer und Akrobaten sorgen für Unterhaltung für die ganze Familie.
In the heart of the old town is the landmark of the city located: the Cathedral of Our Lady. The impressive tower is one of the few, whose construction was completed in the Middle Ages. According to the judgment of Jacob Burckhardt is the west tower "The most beautiful tower in the world". The windows of the sacred building are still the original ones as they were kept safe during the war. Gaze at this beautiful and impressive cathedral and absorb the fantastique artistic design.


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By Julie D. Griffin
Love is not a behavior, an attitude, a mannerism. It is not etiquette. It is not convention. Love may express itself in many ways...love can appear meek. ~ Marshall V. Sumners
A documentary film dedicated to the love life of Arthur and Eva Brickler as part of a demonstration that man forms a part of organic life on earth, that life of the whole ensemble represents a very sensitive organ of our planet. Hunger, work, sex, children, complementing not feeding on one another, a documentary written on film more like an article, a study of love which proves that merely making happy thoughts about subjective love does not work, while a person who enjoys you for the person you are makes a more productive love partner. As a gateway to love therefore, the spirit of some use esoteric means to express love through art and music and sometimes change what people believe about love. In short, buffers do not help you to see the world beyond objectivity. Jealousy, envy and other psychic regard confuse and draw many away by mere sexual attraction. If people want a relationship that will last forever, they must consider not falling into a trap of illusory projection or obsession over a person. A friendship is one thing, but love looks a lot more like giving to each other than feeding off of one another.
In 2004, a younger Brickler interviewed his grandpa and grandma about sixty-three years of marriage, and the film maker, composer surmised that he wished he knew more people who lasted. He interviewed people from all walks of life and came to at least one final light. That relationships of those who oppose adultery last for one. All you need is love one truth though, a sound simple enough to bank on, right unless of course you do not realize that what you may think you love a simple idea only. In short, a love of your life not a beefsteak that hits your brain for a moment and gone forever after only to leave your need for real affection and love forever unsatisfied. Why Mick sang I can't get no satisfaction, had a lot more to do with thirteen going on thirty and the deprivation of unconditional love he wanted than about a body. Perhaps the best way to describe the kind of love John Lennon sang about has a lot to do with both a man and a woman being a best friend to each other, which is why it is no mystery that a lot of marriage therapists feature as one of those great portraits of love the relationship between John and Yoko Ono ~ A couple who lives a lot more like a family with each other and a lot more like brother and sister without of course the bio-connotation.
Although the heart and the intellect match up with real love, niceness is not love, but neither is unkindness. And yet just like people who deny the dark shadows of evil caused after a wrong they took supercharge of, this kind of a friend or lover only leads others to forever cease to trust them again. Subjectivity and objectivity not aside, it is the constant and unchained love between us which we love, and are attracted to through a long-term relationship that works because we love each other more than we love our self. It is no secret that self-help gurus from every spirit walk of life including Christians have exploited people and their love relationships for monetary and even selfish personal reasons. It is true, all we need is love. But do we really know what it is? Used too casually in the common everyday conversation of people, most people really only give the serious emotion lip service. Love no mere gratification, sentimentality, obligation, duty or passion of service, in contrast that thing which people write songs and poems about although considered the answer to world problems presents a perplexing message. The problems of the world have yet to be solved with love, and yet you cannot live without it.


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Technology is evolving much faster these days and changing the overall way we live than most of us can keep up with. And since its now 2014, technology as a whole, whether via your mobile device, computer or other gadgets, has also been changing the way that we receive and interpret news tremendously, with print and other ways of media taking a hit in regards to sales/viewership!
The reason behind this "media hit" is because everything we learn comes more from digital sources as a whole than anywhere else. To look back and compare, in 2004 only 54% of Americans were found to have read newspapers and that number is still on the decline as only 23% as of last year (2013). Viewership of cable news broadcasting has dropped 50% overall and 60% in the 25-54 age group. What is even more shocking, 105 newspapers in America have discontinued since 2009, and sales in print media overall have plummeted 30% over the past two years; Even the top 25 American newspapers reported circulation decreases between 7% and 20%. During a recent study, 77% percent of Americans said they distrust news institutions in America - watch out CNN - and print media circulation revenue is projected to slip at an annual compound rate of just 0.2% between 2013 and 2017, helped by a 29.8% increase in digital circulation revenue. It is the way of the digital age and it also seems that people are now looking to each other (friends, family, and acquaintances) to relay current events rather than the morning newspaper. This reason alone is why social networks are becoming the thing of the future; 1.2 billion people worldwide were using mobile apps by the end of last year, and the masses are expected to grow at 29.8% each year to reach 4.4 billion users by the end of 2017.
Technology is meant to advance our lives, comprise it of limitless information with ease of access. This is especially important when it comes to how we get our news… We want to know what's going on the moment it happens! The most popular news in America that people take the most interest in is entertainment news. Individuals in this country want to know what the newest trends in pop-culture, fashion, music, and film are. Readers especially crave to know what's happening with their favorite celebrities whether it's just gossip, scandals, or their latest project endorsement. If you could have one app and with one touch get all you want from your favorite celebrities the instant it happens, wouldn't life be grand? And what if you could even be a part of the experience – even be the one who brought the news to everyone? With the right technology, this is actually simpler than you might think, and with this new mobile application called EXLEY, it's for real. Our research has shown that currently on the free-market it's also the best mobile news app on any mobile device right now considering its capabilities. Through EXLEY, the world's most important lifestyle, entertainment, fashion, and celebrity news stories are controlled by the consumers/crowd-surfing… It's the very first of its kind.
Looking more in-depth to this new application, among its groundbreaking features, the "News Notification" feature sets itself apart from other media news and information providers to allow users (you) to follow existing stories through its entirety by getting push notifications as the story continues and evolves in the days, weeks to come. Most news outlets will follow a story for so long until you have to look to another just to fill in missing pieces of the scoop. Well, not with EXLEY's consistency you won't. Wherever you work, travel, play, you're never behind on what's developing with this awesome feature.
The EXLEY application has made a name for itself mostly though because of its call to "Citizen Journalism". Citizen journalism is a particularly neat feature where EXLEY has given the power to its users/readers. With a badge system, the app has been designed to filter out the garbage from the facts, stats, quotes, and multimedia that are most significant to the reader. With the geo-tagging feature that lets you know when and where the action is, and you can accept an EXLEY assignment to "cover" a hot event in your area for users around the world, or file stories that will influence the experience of users around your area.
Imagine you are the first person to spot a celebrity doing something incredibly cool or outrageously insane: Example, the app recently had a user upload a photo of 24's Keifer Sutherland passed out in a bed after a user allegedly had a sleep over with him. With one snap from your camera, a few lines written, you can upload it all to EXLEY's app, then behold, you just gave everyone the latest scoop on a global scale before any of the weekly magazine and/or newspapers even knew what hit 'em... Swell job, paparazzi! Once your scoop has gone viral, a little fun is added as followers get to rate or share the content for popularity and integrity.
EXLEY's CEO, Tino Dietrich has mastered the way we get and share news by making you feel much like you are part of the experience, part of a celeb's life, and not a stranger. Speaking to The Examiner exclusively, Dietrich says, "We are perfecting the way people can share their stories, news, and ideas. Taking modern technology to help satisfy a need that can be traced back as far as the old cave paintings when our ancestors shared hunting stories by scribbling them on the wall. That is what we believe is one of the most exciting aspects of our app."
According to Dietrich, EXLEY is still on the verge of expanding the consumer's media experience through innovative ways and pairing the app up with celebrity influencers and backers; the app currently has fans in HBO True Blood's Carolyn Hennesy, VH1 star Valery Ortiz, X Factor's Josh Levi and others in the Hollywood community who use it for their own needs. Dietrich states, "We're in the works of launching Version 2.0, which will include a deadly, simple in-app system to post content, sharing your stories and ideas. And creating a system where the poster can monetize on what they publish based off of its viral performance, allowing people to share content anonymously as well." Dietrich, who is originally from the UK, also has big plans as far as direction for the app. "Geographically, we are looking more at Latin America, but as far as subject/vertical we plan to launch categories such as lifestyle, home, and then some."
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram – these are essential tools used to keep in touch with celebs and their fans, but they're often information limited and aren't kept up-to-date. It can also be aggravating having to sign into different networks to find out all the details about one person or thing; Nobody has time to browse TMZ, Perez, Huffington Post, etc., so EXLEY is your one-stop source for all you need and is the most innovative social network on the planet.
Get the fun, get photos, get news, get EXLEY. For more information on and to live the experience yourself, check out their website at http://www.GetExley.com or download the app for free on your iPhone or Android mobile device. Hopefully this app doesn't put us here at The Examiner out of business though!


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Rebuilding communities in Kyrgyzstan
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In June of 2010, the International Rescue Committee launched an emergency response to deadly violence in Kyrgyzstan in the wake of clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks which left hundreds dead in four days of looting and burning in the south of the country. Since autumn of 2010, the IRC has implemented dozens of small quick impact projects, and provided job training and individual grants to those in the most hard-hit communities- aimed both at rebuilding communities and infrastructure. The IRC's Ned Colt provides this video snapshot of our work there.


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RTD changes bike lockers fee
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RTD recently announced in the Denver Post that they will be changing their current bike locker fees. Now riders will have to pay $30 for a six month lease with a $20 one-time padlock fee. Still not a bad deal!
For more information on renting a bike locker see the RTD Bike locker information page
Special thanks to Bike Denver for breaking the story to cyclist


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Local Religion / In Brief
April 5, 2013 '30 Hour Famine' fundraiser scheduled Lahaina Baptist Church will host a World Vision "30 Hour Famine" fundraising event April 26 and 27. more »»
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March 29, 2013 Churches to hold joint service tonight A joint Good Friday service will be held at 7 p.m. more »»
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March 22, 2013 Self-guided exhibit to open Monday Waipuna Chapel will host a free Stations of the Cross exhibit from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through March 29. more »»
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March 15, 2013 Calif. Buddhist to speak as part of lecture series The Rev. more »»
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March 8, 2013 Stewarship meeting set for March 18 The Rev. Monsignor Terry Watanabe is the scheduled guest speaker during a 6:30 p.m. March 18 meeting on stewardship at Maria Lanakila Church in Lahain. more »»
Local Religion / In Brief
March 1, 2013 Church offers discussion group Ala Lani United Methodist Church will launch an ecumenical discussion group about spiritually stirring issues of believers, beginning 6 p.m. more »»
Scientist to speak
February 22, 2013 The Discovery Institute's Stephen Meyer will speak during the 9 a.m. Sunday Adult Bible Fellowship class and the 10 a.m. worship gathering at the Kihei Baptist Chapel. more »»
Suit filed to prevent abuse at Honolulu diocese
February 22, 2013 HONOLULU — A Big Island farmer and five others who say they were sexually abused by clergy are suing the Catholic diocese in Honolulu and other related religious institutions to pressure them to... more »»
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February 15, 2013 Events planned for festival of Purim The Jewish Congregation of Maui will celebrate the festival of Purim at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at Beit Shalom Synagogue in Kihe. more »»
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February 8, 2013 Church to focus on global warming Makawao Union Church will take part in the National Preach-In on Global Warming during its 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service. more »»
Church announces special Lent services
February 1, 2013 Emmanuel Lutheran Church has announced a schedule of special Lent services, as the church prepares for the Christian holy days of Good Friday and Easter. Services include: * Feb. 13, 6 p.m. more »»
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January 25, 2013 Project part of Tu B'Shvat celebration The Jewish Congregation of Maui will celebrate Tu B'Shvat on Sunday, with a morning of work at the Waikikena Farm, the congregation announced. more »»
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January 18, 2013 Meditation, prayer workshop Jan. 26 "Our Father, Who Art in Heaven: Meditation and Study of the Lord's Prayer" will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 26 at Trinity Episcopal Church By-the-Sea. more »»
Authority on Messianic Judaism to teach sessions
January 11, 2013 PUKALANI — Arnold Fruchtenbaum, founder and director of Ariel Ministries, will be teaching at Grace Church in Pukalani next week. more »»
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January 11, 2013 KAHULUI — The Apostolic Ministries of the Pacific is launching its "Friday Nights @ AMP" programs, which will be every Friday at 7 p.m. at 349 Hanakai St. in Kahului. more »»
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January 4, 2013 Awana club to start 2013 on Wednesday Awana, a Christian-based club for children, will launch into the new year beginning at 6 p.m. more »»
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December 28, 2012 Kahului mission to hold Joya-e Kahului Hongwanji Mission will hold its New Year's Eve service (Joya-e) at 6 p.m. Monday. The Rev. Ai Hironaka will officiate. more »»
New Year's Eve, New Year's Day services set
December 28, 2012 Maui churches have announced the following services for New Year's Eve on Monday and New Year's Day on Tuesday: *?Maria Lanakila Church will hold a New Year's Day Mass at 8 a.m. Tuesday. more »»
'Soho Zen' sessions offered in?Lahaina
December 28, 2012 Soho Machida will hold two "Soho Zen" sessions at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 5 and 12 at Lahaina Jodo Mission. "Soho Zen" is a meditation style developed by Machida. more »»
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services and events
December 21, 2012 The following services are planned for Christmas Eve, Monday, and Christmas Day, Tuesday: CENTRAL MAUI * Christ the King, 5 p.m. Christmas Eve family Mass, 7 p.m. Hispanic Mass and 9 p.m. more »»


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The Precious King James Bible
"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12)
Modern Bible Versions are
The Blasphemous Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Edition Bible (KJV)
The 1611 King James Bible is Reliable!
"They're taking the pure Word of God and changing it for a buck and changed it for a dollar. So-called Christian colleges, take your stinking feet out of the Word of God! Quit serving dirty water! So-called Christian seminaries with your intelligencia, which is nothing more than stupidity hiding behind the guise of scholarship, you keep your stinking feet out of my drinking water! Dr. Custer of Bob Jones University, who says that there is no perfect Bible in the English language, you keep you stinking feet out of my drinking water! Greek scholars, so-called, self-styled Greek scholars, who are only called 'Greek scholars' by other Greek scholars, you keep your stinking feet out of my drinking water! ... I am so sick of these guys that go to an institution. I've got more respect for a State university professor who says there's no Word of God, than I have for a man who'll hide behind the sacred desk and change God's blessed Book." —Dr. Jack Hyles
False Bibles
"...for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God." —Jeremiah 23:36
The New King James Version (NKJV) Exposed!
The New Living Translation (NLT) Exposed!
"Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar." —Proverb 30:6
The HERETICS BEHIND the MODERN VERSIONS!
"For there are certain men
crept in unawares, who were
"As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction." —2nd Peter 3:16
"I believe, then, we are witnessing the hand of God, cautioning us to have nothing to do with the corrupt, new bible versions. As we have repeatedly stated, the authorized King James Version (KJV) remains the one, true, untarnished Bible. It is accurate and without mixture of error. No wonder, then, that so many deceivers today seek to cast doubt on the powerful, eternal Word of God contained in the King James Bible.
My friends, the real war in these last days is not in the field of economics. Our major enemy is not political. The greatest battle is not over the conspirators' scheme for the New World Order. What we are engaged in now is the epic contest of the ages. This is a struggle for the spiritual heart of mankind. I thank God that he has provided us with all the ammunition and answers we need to fight in this Holy War and prevail. The mighty weapons we require are found in ample supply in His Book, the majestic and incomparable King James Bible."
SOURCE: Texe Marrs, Mark of the Devil Discovered?
John 8:32,36, "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free ... If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed."
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How to Keep a Pet Squirrel
Four Parts:HousingKeeping the squirrel warmFeeding the squirrelKeeping the squirrel healthyCommunity Q&A
Keeping a squirrel is a big job. You will usually only find yourself in this situation with a baby squirrel as the adults are a little too high strung.
Part 1
1Build a suitable cage. Having some climbing room and some wood (preferably a stick of hardwood) to gnaw on for the squirrel. This is important for the squirrel's dental health and necessary for teething young. The Author made one out of 2 round pieces of wood, held together with 2X4's on the inside, wrapped in chicken wire. Keep in mind that squirrels need a lot of room and if they are not going to be allowed to roam around the house (which is not a good idea if there is anything you don't want chewed, such as electrical wires), you may want to consider an outdoor cage.
2Make sure to staple the chicken wire tight and secure to avoid gaps or sharp points. Set up a shoebox with a folded blanket or other soft bedding such as cotton as a place to sleep. Make sure there is plenty of bedding and a place for it to snuggle in like a pouch. Another idea is a bedding pouch, such as the type you would use for a ferret.
Part 2
Keeping the squirrel warm
1Help the baby squirrel to stay warm. A baby squirrel cannot thermoregulate itself, meaning that it cannot stay warm without assistance. Put a heating pad underneath whatever you are keeping it in, but make sure it does not exceed 100 degrees. Make sure the heating pad is underneath half of the enclosure, so that the baby has a cool half to move to in case the baby gets too hot.
- A good internal temperature for the squirrel itself is between 98 and 102 degrees, which means it should feel warm to the touch, warmer than your hand. A cold baby can die very easily, so this is very important.
- A cold baby can not digest food as well as a warm baby. Never feed a cold squirrel.
Part 3
Feeding the squirrel
1Feed your squirrel properly.
- Food for adults: store bought rodent block such as Harlan Teklad, Mazuri or Henry's Healthy Blocks are great along with fresh vegetables and limited fruits and an occasional nut as a treat.
- For babies: Fox Valley milk replacement is a must. Feed this to the squirrel using a syringe slowly as babies will often aspirate milk out through their nose while sucking which could lead to pneumonia. Esbilac puppy milk was once the food of choice and mentioned on many websites as good for squirrels, but the formula has recently changed and is no longer recommended.
- For ages 2-3 weeks: feed 5 times a day, start at 1 1/2 cc of formula and increase to 3 cc.
- Age 4-5 weeks: feed 4 times a day, start at 3 1/2 cc of formula and increase to 5 cc.
- Age 6-7 weeks: feed 4 times a day, start at 6 cc of formula and increase to 9 cc.
- Age 8 weeks: feed 10 to 14 cc twice a day. Begin weaning onto small pieces of solid food.
2Give the squirrel water. Healthy squirrels will generally drink from a water bottle, such as the type you would use for rabbits and other rodents. If they do not drink from the bottle, set out a shallow dish for them to drink from, but be aware that they may make a mess.
Part 4
Keeping the squirrel healthy
1Keep the squirrel away from infections. If someone in the house has a cold or a virus, keep them away from the squirrel, just to be safe. Wash your hands before and after feeding, touching or cleaning around the squirrel.
2Avoid too much physical contact with the squirrel.
3Take the squirrel to the vet for regular checkups.
Community Q&A
Can I get puppy milk from the pet store?wikiHow ContributorIt depends on the pet store. A very large chain store, probably. A tiny corner store, probably not.
- Get your squirrels from a reputable breeder.
- Get the food and care ideas from the breeder and fill your shopping list from the local pet store. Common foods will make exotic animals sick, e.g., skunks love cat food but it's too rich for them and can actually kill them.
- The CDC does not consider small rodents to be a rabies risk in the United States.
- Never try to tame a wild squirrel. Squirrels are mammals, and mammals may carry rabies among other potential diseases.
- Do not feed a squirrel a kitten milk replacement, Hartz milk replacer, etc. Use only Esbilac puppy milk replacer. It is the closest formula to squirrel milk and anything else can give your squirrel diarrhea (which can kill due to malnutrition) and cause growth problems.
- This is not a guide to the rehabilitation of sick or orphaned squirrels. If you've found a baby squirrel outside, please read the information here or here and locate a wildlife rehabilitator.
Things You'll Need
- Large roomy cage
- Accessories
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Scrabble word: HAT
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Definitions of HAT in dictionaries:
- noun - headdress that protects the head from bad weather
- noun - an informal term for a person's role
- verb - put on or wear a hat
- verb - furnish with a hat
- A covering for the head, especially one with a shaped crown and brim.
- A head covering of distinctive color and shape worn as a symbol of office.
- The office symbolized by the wearing of such a head covering.
- A role or an office symbolized by or as if by the wearing of different head coverings: wears two hats—one as parent and one as corporate executive.
- To talk nonsense.
- To bluff.
- verb - to provide with a hat (a covering for the head)
There are 3 letters in HAT: A H T
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Longtime WYSO Public Radio Director of Business Operations and Development Jacki Mayer has accepted another job and will soon be leaving the station. WYSO has begun advertising for two new positions: director of development and director of finance and accounting.
Banner festival coming soon!
The almost annual banner festival will take place this winter, beginning in mid-February, when original banners will be hung up downtown. An organizational meeting will take place tonight, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. at the Senior Center.
Sixth annual GHA members art show coming
Glen Helen Association members are invited to include their work in the sixth annual members show, which will run Jan. 7-Feb. 28.
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Miyazaki's photos portray the men and women who fought for worker's rights in Wisconsin this year.
A Saint for the season
The Yellow Springs Community Chorus and Chamber Orchestra presented a grand holiday musical spectacle with the performance of Benjamin Britten's "St. Nicolas."
Laura Carpenter exhibit—Through a child's, and painter's, eye
It's been a number of years since visual artist Laura Carpenter left Yellow Springs. A part of her remains here in spirit, though, and a current exhibit of Carpenter's artwork at the Glen House Inn Bed and Breakfast is "very specific to Ohio."
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Despite both growing up in Yellow Springs, local teens Sam Salazar and Rory Papania never really met. But after attending Friends Music Camp together, they started picking a ukulele and guitar in front of Tom's Market and the bluegrass-folk band Wheels was born.
Wheels to play Friends Music Camp benefit
Local bluegrass-folk band Wheels will perform at an annual benefit for Friends Music Camp on Dec. 30 to raise funds for the school that shaped their young musical careers.
Carpenter talks about her 'Art for Desmond' at Glen House
Yellow Springs native Laura Carpenter presents an exhibit of her monoprints at the Glen House.
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It's not clear what you mean by "quality loss". That could mean a lot of different things. Could you post some samples to illustrate? Perhaps cut the same section out of the poor quality and good quality versions (as a PNG to avoid further quality loss). Perhaps you need to use -density to do the conversion at a higher dpi: convert -density 300 file.pdf ...
Try using the -density option. The default resolution is 72 dots per inch. So try something like -density 300. For reference see -density in the ImageMagick command-line options documentation.
Google already provided the tool to decode webp images (in the libwebp package, your uploaed file works on Arch) dwebp file.webp -o abc.png For the encoding tool, check the cwebp command. And you might consider using this online tool.
I am almost certain that what you perceive as a loss of quality in the PDF, is just an effect of your PDF viewer's anti-aliasing feature. If you use evince to view the PDF, you can see the anti-aliasing feature automatically switched off at a certain zoom (300% in my quick test). You can see that vividly when you keep zooming in - you will notice that at ...
I'd agree with the accepted answer of -geometry +0+0 to remove extra tile space, and I'd add -mode Concatenate (under certain conditions). Also, once you have differing sizes with montage, it gets a bit difficult to discern between what is "tile background" (tile space) vs "frame" and "border" - I lose track myself often, so here is a small test case with (...
The other ExifTool suggestions are great if you want to remove or change specific sections. But if you want to just remove all of the metadata completely, use this (from the man page): exiftool -all= dst.jpg Delete all meta information from an image. You could also use jhead, with the -de flag: -de Delete the Exif header entirely. ...
found a solution: identify, part of the imagemagick package, does exactly what I need $ identify color.jpg > color.jpg JPEG 1980x650 1980x650+0+0 8-bit DirectClass 231KB 0.000u 0:00.000
There are quite a few issues with your code. First of all, you are parsing ls which is a Bad Idea. You also need to refer to the variable as $file as you point out and you should also quote it so it won't break on spaces. You are declaring num but it is never used. A safer way would be: find /tmp/p/ -name "DSC*.JPG" | while read file; do convert "$file" -...
If I understood you correctly, you want one animated gif that looks like 5 animated gifs playing in parallel, right? Imagemagick can do that (and much more). Probably even in one line of code, but I'll do it in several steps. Lets assume your gifs are called anim1.gif…anim5.gif and are each 100x100 pixels. #Combine anim1.gif and anim2.gif (first row) ...
I found these 2 method via Google, in this thread titled: Re: Flattening PDF Files at the UNIX Command Line. Method #1 - using Imagemagick's convert: $ convert orig.pdf flattened.pdf NOTE: The quality is reported to be so so with this approach. Method #2 - Using pdf2ps -> ps2pdf: $ pdf2ps orig.pdf - | ps2pdf - flattened.pdf NOTE: This method is ...
Requirements ImageMagick Type the follow line to commmand prompt for intall ImageMagick: sudo apt-get install imagemagick Convert from jpegs to PDF: Go to the work directory (directory of jpegs): cd work/directory/path Convert the JPG files to PDF: convert *.jpg foo.pdf source : http://bitprison.net/jpg_to_pdf
Digikam Add all the photos to your collection. In the menu, select "Tools / Find duplicates". This will look for duplicates accross your whole collection. Findimagedupes A command line tool. Pass all the images you want to compare on the command line. Geeqie (formerly gqview) In the menu, select "File / Find duplicate". Drag and drop image files do the ...
Using ImageMagick: $ convert -crop 800x1000 image.png cropped_%d.png Will create a sequence of files named cropped_1.png, cropped_2.png, and so on. References Tile Cropping, sub-dividing one image into multiple images ImageMagick v6 Examples -- Cutting and Bordering
You want all your photos to be 6x4 with a width of 1024, right? That means they should be 683 pixels high. If that is correct, what you're looking for is ... convert <input_image> -resize 1024x683^ -gravity center -extent 1024x683 <output_image> ... where you would replace with the filename of the image you want to resize, and with the ...
Try something like this: montage file1.jpg file2.jpg -geometry +0+0 -background none output.jpg This will make the border between images as small as possible and whatever is there will be transparent. To see a demo of the difference using builtin images, try these and compare: $ montage rose: -resize 100x60 rose: -geometry +0+0 -background none montage....
Sounds like a job for the montage command. montage -tile 1 -geometry +0+0 *.jpg ../big.jpg
I'd use convert or mogrify from the ImageMagick suite. $ convert -resize 100x50 1.png 2.png # or # $ mogrify -resize 100x50 1.png convert takes a separate output filename; creating a separate file. mogrify doesn't take a separate output filename; modifying the file in place
There are many more resize options in imagemagick. -scale looks like what you need. Also, do not use JPEG for pixel-perfect "miniatures"; use PNG instead (or if impossible, GIF). JPEG is designed for photos and uses lossy compression, resulting in distortion clearly noticeable after scaling your provided JPEG sample. This article on image scaling might ...
Use exiftool instead: exiftool -ext '' '-filename<%f_${ImageSize}.${FileType}' . Would rename all the images in the current directory (.).
If you install the exiftool from CPAN you can run the following script, assuming that all your files are in a directory called "all" #!/bin/sh for i in all/*; do SPEC=`exiftool -t -s -d "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S" -CreateDate "$i"` read X DATE <<<${SPEC} echo "$i:$DATE" touch -d "$DATE" "$i" done
Do not parse ls and the ls is not required here. Furthermore, you should quote your variables in case they contain spaces. for file in *.JPG; do convert -rotate 90 "$file" rotated_"$file" done
A simple method using BASH's PE (Parameter Expansion) is for f in /tmp/p/DSC*.JPG do convert -rotate 90 "$f" "${f%.JPG}"_converted.JPG done
You can do this using the command convert from ImageMagick and Awk: convert *.png *.jp* -format '%w %h %f\n' info: | awk '$1==$2 { $1=$2=""; print substr($0, 3) }' The command above will output the list of images that have exactly the same number of pixels horizontally and vertically. If instead what you want to find is images that only visually ...
You can start like this: for i in "$@"; do dst="${i%pdf}jpg" convert "$i" -resize 612x792 "$dst" convert "$i" -resize 255x330 "${i%.pdf}_thump.jpg" done And call it like $ bash my_script.sh *.pdf For renaming you can use another script. I don't understand your example .csv-file. Does is contain 3 lines for 3 files? Ok, this is the case. You can ...
ImageMagick provides a super-nice set of command-line tools for image manipulation. Check it out at http://www.imagemagick.org/.
you can just use the command "file" to get the informations you need: ~# file cha_2.png cha_2.png: PNG image data, 656 x 464, 8-bit/color RGB, non-interlaced
The EXIF handling tool exiv2 has a builtin option for this: exiv2 -T rename image.jpg sets the time of last file modification, mtime, to the date stored in the EXIF metadata. You asked for using the create time - but that is not used in Unix-like systems - and there are good reasons for that: Why doesn't *nix keep track of file creation time? I'm ...
Gimp I would see if you can open the .cdr files with Gimp. According to this page Gimp supports editing these files. Gimp should be available in the Debian repos, look for the name gimp. I downloaded this sample image, cup.cdr (uncompressed 18K), from this Corel website. However I wasn't able to open it, there might be a plugin for Gimp. Inkscape The ...
Solved it using convert -crop geometry +repage: convert -crop 100%x20% +repage image.png image.png
Here is shell code (bash, ksh, or zsh) that may do what you want: image=clock.jpg size=$( identify -ping -format "%wx%h" "${image}" ) x_upb=${size%x*} y_upb=${size#*x} x_inc=10 y_inc=10 x_tile=100 y_tile=100 for ((x=0; x<x_upb; x+=x_inc)) do for ((y=0; y<y_upb; y+=y_inc)) do convert "${image}" -crop "${x_tile}x${y_tile}+${x}+${y}" "$...
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I FOUND this recipe in an advertisement for pork. I have served it countless times for family and friends. It takes very little prep time and adapts easily to serve any number.
- 1/2 pound pork tenderloin
- 2 tablespoons seasoned bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Dash pepper
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Cut pork into four slices; flatten to 1/4-in. thickness. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the bread crumbs, cheese, salt and pepper. Add pork, one slice at a time, and shake to coat.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, cook pork in oil for 2-3 minutes on each side or until meat is no longer pink. Remove and keep warm.
- Add onion to the pan; cook and stir until tender. Add garlic, cook 1 minute longer. Serve with pork. Yield: 2 servings.
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"My whole family loves this recipe. Quick, easy, and yummy, pretty much sum it up. I also found the recipe in the Comfort Food Diet cookbook. I have been lazy, and use onion powder instead of chopping an onion, and double the amounts on the seasoning, we like things with a bolder flavor. The recipe is also easily doubled. Yummy."
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citizenM recently hosted an opening party for its newest hotel location in Times Square. The concept behind citizenM is to cater to the "mobile citizen," the savvy consumer that's always on the go, traveling the world over and looking for something affordable. The rooms are moderately sized yet quite comfortable. The hotel has a very futuristic feel, with an emphasis on artwork and innovative design. The lobby even has a great setup of overhead lighting and comfy couches.
Guests at the event were served red wine, white wine, Heineken, and assortment of hors d'oeuvres such as mini pizzas, vegetable rolls, Caesar salad crostinis, and chicken skewer bites. There was also an incredible electric violin performance during the event that was synchronized with the music that the event's DJ was playing. What a welcome new addition to the Times Square area!


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With award show performances behind them and chart records to their name, the members of One Direction now have what it takes to serve as mentors on the show that brought them together in the first place. All five guys sat through the performances of the final four groups—WAT, Good Question, D and D and Fortunate—during the Super Boot Camp live show of The X Factor Australia, filmed in London. It's slightly awkward that producers decided to go with "Gold Forever" as a backing track on the final cut, but maybe that was by request? The Wanted have proven to be the only music to get members of 1D grooving in public.
Two years of Very Important Business Meetings have taught the guys how to maintain their poker faces, as each member does little to so much as flinch during the first group's take on "Gives You Hell." But that doesn't mean they didn't like it! "They're just like us," Louis says to Liam mid-song, clearly not afraid of any burgeoning competition in the boy band genre. Australia's jort-clad version of 1D ultimately had the entire group head-bobbing along by song's end. "I think the chemistry reminds me of when we were on stage," explained Harry after the hopefuls exited. "As soon as they finished they all came together in a hug and we did that every week." Still do.
Between all-female renditions of "Love The Way You Lie," including impressive beat-boxing, and an over ambitious approach to Craig David's "7 Days," clearly a group favorite, 1D delivered polite critiques on each's group's attempts to stand out on the reality show. But it was the final act, Fortunate—three brothers and one best friend with a teary backstory—who made them put any stoic strategy aside, with their performance "End of Time."
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Texas Tech Basketball Exhibitions Free To Public
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All three basketball exhibitions are free to the public.
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The Texas Tech men's and women's basketball teams begin their 2011-12 season with three exhibition games inside the United Spirit Arena. The first men's exhibition is scheduled for Thurs. Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. against Southwestern Oklahoma, and the first home women's exhibition is set for Nov. 6 against Metro State at 2 p.m.
The men's team will also play host to Our Lady of the Lake on Saturday Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. in an exhibition game.
Admission to each of the three exhibition games is free, and parking in the west arena lot will also be free to fans.
Texas Tech Athletics representatives will be present on the concourse level of the United Spirit Arena during each game to assist fans in selecting new season ticket packages for both the men's and women's upcoming seasons.
Season ticket packages for the men's basketball season are set at $275, and women's packages have been set at $175.
Fans can also choose a Club Red option for $150, which includes enhanced benefits including exclusive access to Club Red, Tech's pre-game, half-time and post-game grill and bar located on the east concourse of the United Spirit Arena. The plan also includes reduced parking costs and advanced email notifications on upcoming concerts.


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The Milford Police Department is currently searching for 34-year-old Brandon P. Eskridge, of Seaford, after an alleged burglary and breach of a protection from abuse order that occurred in October.
Officers initially responded to a residence in the 400 block of Pierce Street on Oct. 5, following the report of a domestic incident. A police investigation reveal that Eskridge, who fled the scene prior to the officers' arrival, allegedly entered the residence through a window, said Milford Police Department spokesman Cpl. Robert Masten.
Eskridge was discovered by the victim, standing in her bedroom, Masten said.
There was an active protection from abuse order in place at the time of the incident between Eskridge and the female victim, Masten said.
Eskridge is facing charges of second-degree burglary and criminal contempt of a domestic violence protective order, stemming from the October incident.
Eskridge is also wanted by Kent County Family Court and Kent County Superior Court.
Police are asking anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Eskridge to call 422-8081, Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333 or online at www.tipsubmit.com.
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