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2012-13 WHL RADIO SHOW - EPISODE #16Thu Jan 10
Calgary, AB – On this week's edition of the WHL Radio Show presented by Easton we take a look at one of the more active teams leading up to the 2013 WHL Trade Deadline. The Kamloops Blazers have been trying to shape their roster all season long under the guidance of General Manager Craig Bonner. He'll be our guest. Calgary Hitmen forward Cody Sylvester has been named the Denny's WHL Player of the Week. He'll join us as well.
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So, the last 4 times I booted my laptop, a disk consistency check (chkdsk) got launched twice without errors found. It made me wonder what could be reasons for Windows to schedule a chkdsk. Anyone? Please name anything you can think of.
Windows marks the suspected corrupted volume with a "dirty" bit, you could have a hard drive failing, I suggest you back up your Important data Now.
Then test your ram and hard drive http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Lockups-Freezes-Hangs/How-to-test-RAM-and-HDD-Hard-Drive/td-p/301638
Some installed softwares can cause this issue of random chkdsks.
If you suspect Malware follow these instructions in the order given to disinfect the PC.
1.) Make a boot AV disc then boot from the disc and scan the hard drive, remove any infections it finds, I prefer the Kaspersky disc myself. The New 2010 Kaspersky disc can update the AV dat files if you are connected to the internet at the time of scan and is suggested to update before the scan. http://www.techmixer.com/free-bootable-antivirus-rescue-cds-download-list/
2.) Then: Install free MBAM, run the program and go to the Update tab and update it, then go to the Scanner Tab and do a quick scan, select and remove anything it finds.
3.) When MBAM is done install SAS free version, run a quick scan, remove what it automatically selects. http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html
These last 2 are not AV softwares like Norton, they are on demand scanners that only scan for nasties when you run the program and will not interfere with your installed AV, these can be run once a day or week to ensure you are not infected. Be sure you update them before each daily-weekly scan.
Most common are logical errors in the file system, bad sectors on the hard disk, lost clusters, cross-linked files, and directory errors. Viruses could very well cause chkdsk to run as well.
Also, incorrectly shutting down your PC can activate chkdsk to start the next time you boot your laptop.
@Ngen is correct most common is just turning off pc or similar not properly shutting down. Or a driver (app, something) causing the pc to not shutdown correctly.
Could also be a connector if you have a spare drive connect it, or boot of USB, or CD see if you have errors or crashing there. To help eliminate worse errors.
Also under disk mgmt what type of disks are they basic or dynamic?
@Moab is also correct fresh install can cure many problems if you dont mind/ have time and backups.

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Controversy erupts over bus billboards promoting marijuana as safer than alcohol
Category: News | Posted on Fri, October, 4th 2013 by THCFinder
The fight to legalize marijuana is now being waged on the buses of Portland, Maine.
An advertising blitz promoting pot as "less harmful" than alcohol went up on buses and bus shelters in Maine's largest city Wednesday, angering anti-drug crusaders.
"It's highly inappropriate to be promoting Pro Marijuana message in a place that has a large audience of people under the age of 21", Kate Perkins, a spokesperson for 21 Reasons, a drug prevention group, told WCSH News.
Voters will decide the fate of Question 1, an initiative that would legalize recreational pot use for adults in Portland, on Nov. 5, and the Marijuana Policy Project purchased $2,500 worth of ads to try and help pass the measure.
The ads are opposed by 21 Reasons, a group that tries to curb teenage drug use.
"It has a very, very good chance," Mason Tvert, communications director for the Marijuana Policy Project, told the Daily News.
The ads feature rather clean-cut looking individuals along with captions touting phrases used in other campaigns run by the group.
"I prefer marijuana over alcohol because it doesn't make me rowdy or reckless," one of the captions reads. "Why should I be punished?"
Despite complaints to METRO, Portland's public bus service, the ads will remain up until Election Day. The agency said the ads amounted to political advertising, and therefore were in line with its guidelines.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com
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Switzerland Decriminalizes Marijuana, Won't Prosecute For Small Amounts Of Weed
Category: News | Posted on Fri, October, 4th 2013 by THCFinder
As of Oct. 1, possession of marijuana is decriminalized in Switzerland.
Anyone over the age of 18 caught with 10 grams or less of the drug will no longer have to make a court appearance and will not have offenses entered into their permanent record; instead, violators will have to pay a fine of 100 Swiss Francs (approximately $110), then be on their way.
Lawmakers in the country relaxed weed regulations in an effort to unify what had been a patchwork of often confusing policies that varied from one local area to another. Per The Independent, the measure is also expected to save money by cutting back on the 30,000 marijuana-related cases courts have had to handle each year. It will also free up police resources to pursue larger drug trafficking incidents.
But "decriminalized" is not the same as "legal," as a Swiss Broadcasting Corporation report makes clear. Growing marijuana plants, imbibing the drug in any form and dealing it are still forbidden.
Penalties are now stricter for anyone caught selling to a person under the age of 18. The new law also provides greater resources to help children with marijuana habits. A 2013 UNICEF report found Swiss children are the world's second-most likely to smoke marijuana, with just over 24 percent of 11, 13 and 15-year-olds having smoked pot in the last year.
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Balancing crazy, busy lives with the "oh, I want to eat healthy" mentality is often like tiptoeing across a high wire – with no safety net. Thinking back to a favorite quick, but not fast food joint, turned on the clever hash slinger light bulb.
Sadly, that restaurant has closed, however one stellar menu item was simply titled, "Hippie Bowls." Said bowls were a cross between a composed salad and a layered casserole; assorted salad greens were piled with your choice of veggies, meats, tempeh and brown rice, then doused with peanut sauce or creamy wasabi. Scrounging through the kitchen, various ingredients were gathered, placed and combined to build a greens and grains salad bowl.
Greens, Grains and Roasted Roots Salad
(Makes 4 servings)
8 cups mixed salad greens, washed and spun dry
1 cup quinoa
2 cups vegetable or chicken stock
2 cups roasted golden beets cut into wedges
8 tablespoons chevre
Tarragon vinaigrette (recipe below)
Salt and fresh cracked pepper
- Prepare vinaigrette: Whisk together ¾ cup olive oil, ¼ cup white balsamic vinegar, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard and 1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon. Set aside.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees; scrub beets, rub with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, wrap in tin foil and roast for 30 to 45 minutes or until done. Allow to cool to the touch. Slice into wedges and dress with 1 ½ tablespoons vinaigrette.
- Place stock in a 4 quart saucepan and bring to a boil. Add quinoa, reduce heat and simmer approximately 20 minutes. When the quinoa is done the liquid will be absorbed and the kernel will be visible. Cool slightly.
- To assemble the salad bowl, place 2 cups of greens on each plate or wide pasta bowl. Top with one cup of warm quinoa, ½ cup beet wedges and 2 tablespoons of chevre. Generously drizzle with tarragon vinaigrette. Season with salt and cracked pepper.


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Hi:) im trying to download more games but one of my friends sold it to me and its asking for a password… im trying to call the number it says but so far no luck would I be able to reset it myself? I love the product by the way!! My 4- yr old has learned alot and loves it! The password is the only downer:( but jus because id like to add more stuff to it
my mother in law got my son the smartab junior he has used it twice and said to charge it up as it become 0% went to charge it up and it brang up a very funny screen like a wave, nothing else seems to be working how can I reset it to fix it?
I bought the Smartab Jr Model STJR70GR for my 7 year old. He opened it on Christmas. I went through the setup guide but it appears to have been a return. Every time I try to do something it asks for a password. I never created any password. Does anyone know how to do a FACTORY RESET on this thing? Im getting frustrated. I have emailed customer support and have tried calling but the number just rings busy. Not very motivating for this product.
I wanted to comment about the smartab I purchased at big lots. I actually love it for my son, even myself. Only thing I've noticed so far is that you have to hold it a certain angle for it to pick up wifi with no interruption. Also, with wifi being on the battery life is so low. With wifi it lasts average 2-3 hours. Watching videos ofcourse. So what I did was download tv shows and movies for my son on am sd card then I play them there so I wont use up the battery so fast when I'm not home to charge immediately. Alsi camera is very poor. But that didn't really interest me. The volume is very loud. That's a plus.
I bought the SmartTab Jr. yesterday and will be taking it back tomorrow. Frustrated me. I purchased it for my 6yr old because i don't think he is ready for a 3DS like his brother but he enjoys using my Samsung Note 10.1 and I'm tired of sharing with him. I wanted something educational and fun. I purchased this from Big Lots for the sale price of $71.99. After charging it overnight, i tried it out. It kept freezing. I would tape an icon several times and then realize that nothing was happening so I would have to hit the power button for it to go black and hen hit the power button again for it to come back on for it to work. Test #1 – fail. Left it so i could go to work. When I got home and tried it again, no issues with moving around. I downloaded Netflix because my son likes to watch the same movies over and over again. I clicked on a Mater movie that he watches and it was horrible. I could'nt even read the sign that was in the movie. Very poor resolution to put it nicely. Test #2 – fail. So I am resetting the factory settings and taking that sucker back tomorrow. I would rather spend a little extra on a Kindle Fire or something then to have to deal with this. Not happy.
I visited your reviews for the Nabi 2 Nickelodeon, & Nabi 2 Disney.
I can't seem to decide. Which one do you think would be the better buy? I have three children ( 9,6, & 3) and the enjoy watching both networks. I have seen so many reviews that after a while I you forget which had the best apps.
We were looking into the SmartTab, was hoping you had a chance to review it and give us your opinion.
Hi! I was wondering if you have looked into the Samsung kids tablet yet? We have been trying to figure out what tablet to get our boys (7 and 5.5). I have been researching the Kurio family tablet and looking into the Samsung, but have reall found no reviews for the samsung yet. Any advice would be great!! Thanks!!
Have you seen this tablet: Polaroid SmartTab Junior Pro? I saw it in a Meijer Toy ad, and I can not find it anywhere else.
I am guessing it is brand new. Does it have android? Any info you can find, would be helpful!
I had this same problem today! After realizing that it is spelled incorrectly I searched for SmarTab. And found the website for it. Looks like a good tablet and a great price from meijer!! And it does have Android operating system! Hope this helps you.
can you get netflix on this
I bought it this weekend at Big lots for 69.99
What tablet would you suggest for a 2 year old? Not that worried with what the boxes say the age range is. Just durability and apps for games and learning that would best suit his age and grow with him.
I see the Kindle Fire HD ranks third here, but the nearly twice as expensive Kindle Fire HD 8.9 ranks eighth. Is it a case of the 8.9 not having enough bells and whistles to justify the expense?


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Wednesday, Nov. 4
Fight, 3:11 p.m.: Port Orford.
Thursday, Nov. 5
Criminal trespass, 8:59 p.m.: Near restrooms at the Port of Brookings Harbor.
Intoxicated subjects, 10:45 p.m.: 29200 block of Ellensburg Avenue, Gold Beach.
Suspicious conditions, 11:43 p.m.: Cape Ferrelo area.
Friday, Nov. 6
Arrest: 7:52 a.m.: 51 year old man arrested 97900 block of Court Street.
Hit and run, 8:20 a.m.: 16200 block of Lower Harbor Road.
Juvenile problem, 9 a.m.: Driftwood Elementary School, Port Orford.
Repossessed vehicle, 9:55 a.m.: 14700 block of Oceanview Drive.
Abandoned vehicle, 11:41 a.m., Hunter Creek Loop, Gold Beach.
Criminal mischief 12:06 p.m.: 97600 block of North Bank Chetco River Road.
Disturbance 3:31 p.m.: A 34-year-old man arrested in the 600 block of 12th Street, Port Orford.
Illegal hunting, 4:53 p.m.: Ten miles up Elk River Road.
Criminal trespass, 7:17 p.m.: 16000 block Lower Harbor Road.
Suspicious vehicle, 8:14 p.m.: Rainbow Rock pullout, Highway 101.
Saturday, Nov. 7
Abandoned vehicle, 8:50 a.m.: Along Highway 101 a half-mile past Port Orford Loop Road.
Suspicious conditions, 11:58 a.m.: Highway 101 milepost 336.
Unauthorized use of a vehicle, 2:49 p.m.: 97300 block of Floras Creek Road.
Criminal trespass, 3:29 p.m.: 97700 block of South Bank Chetco River Road.
Criminal trespass, 4:05 p.m.: 93200 block Cemetery Loop Road.
Theft, 6:59 p.m.: June Street, Gold Beach.
Theft, 7:21 p.m.: 97900 block block Shopping Center Avenue.
Criminal mischief, 8:48 p.m.: 95700 block Ponderosa Drive.
Sunday, Nov. 8
Suspicious conditions, 12:53 a.m.: 29300 block Ellensburg Avenue, Gold Beach.
Intoxicated subject, 1:54 a.m.: 16100 block Lower Harbor Road.
Found property, 11:16 a.m.: Ocean cliff near Nesika Beach.
Rescue operation, 3:41 p.m.: A 19-year-old man was rescued from the rocks at Whaleshead Beach.
Criminal trespass, 4:14 p.m.: 43600 block Highway 101.


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Derek Wayne Tennell
Position: TE
Height: 6-5 Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: February 12, 1964 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: West Covina
College: UCLA (school history) (Tennell college stats)
Drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 7th round (185th overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 3 (10660th overall since 1950)
Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com
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IMF Executive Board Approves US$79.3 Million Stand-By Arrangement and US$13.2 Million Arrangement Under the Exogenous Shocks Facility for MaldivesPress Release No. 09/444
December 4, 2009
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved blended financing arrangements for Maldives amounting to a combined SDR 57.4 million (about US$92.5 million). The financing is designed to help smooth the country's adjustment to the fallout from the global crisis and support the authorities' strong policy program.
The blended arrangements for Maldives include a 36-month, SDR 49.2 million (about US$79.3 million) Stand-By Arrangement (600 percent of Maldives' quota), and a 24-month, SDR 8.2 million (about US$13.2 million) arrangement under the Exogenous Shocks Facility High Access Component (ESF-HAC, 100 percent of Maldives' quota). The ESF-HAC is an IMF facility designed to provide policy support and financial assistance on concessional terms to eligible low-income countries facing temporary exogenous shocks.
A combined disbursement of SDR 5.13 million (about US$8.3 million) will become available under the arrangements following the Board's decisions.
Following the Executive Board discussion, Mr Takatoshi Kato, Deputy Managing Director and Acting Chair, issued the following statement:
"The Maldivian economy was severely hit by the global crisis through significant declines in Maldives' tourism receipts, capital inflows, and goods exports. Coming after unsustainable public spending over the last few years—partly reflecting post-tsunami reconstruction efforts—the crisis led to a very large fiscal deficit, a sharply weakened balance of payments position, and reserve losses.
"The government's ambitious policy program, supported by the IMF, is aimed at addressing the impact of the global economic crisis and restoring macroeconomic stability and fiscal sustainability. At the core of the program is a very strong effort to bring down the fiscal deficit while protecting social spending. To that end, the authorities are taking immediate action to cut spending, including unwinding part of the recent large wage increases, and are introducing new revenue measures to broaden the tax base. They have also taken steps to reform the civil service, improve the targeting of subsidies to the poor, and transfer enterprises and services to the private sector.
"The program aims to rebuild international reserves to prudent levels while preserving the current exchange rate peg to the U.S. dollar. Monetary policy will support the fiscal adjustment efforts through a tightening of domestic currency liquidity. The authorities have taken key steps in this regard: the monetization of the fiscal deficit has been halted; the government debt stock with the Maldives Monetary Authority has been converted into tradable securities; and open market operations have been introduced to absorb excess liquidity.
"The authorities are committed to strengthening the financial sector. These measures include restructuring the Bank of Maldives' portfolio; ensuring speedy action for the recovery of its collateral on defaulted debt; and, as necessary, securing a capital infusion. The authorities also plan to put in place a stronger legal framework for the operation, supervision, regulation, intervention, and liquidation of commercial banks, and have already introduced regulatory changes to enhance asset classification and loan loss provisioning.
"The authorities' program, while subject to considerable risks, is strong, comprehensive, and well-focused, and deserves strong support of the international community. If fully implemented, it will put the Maldivian economy back on a path of macroeconomic stability and set the conditions for sustained economic growth and poverty reduction," Mr Kato said.
Recent Economic Developments
The Maldivian economy is facing severe fiscal and external imbalances. A rapid fiscal expansion began after the 2004 tsunami, including steep wage bill increases. From mid-2008, the global crisis significantly exacerbated existing imbalances and severely weakened the country's balance of payments position. Tourism revenue has been badly affected by the global downturn, reducing fiscal and foreign exchange earnings and driving the economy into recession. Net capital inflows have also fallen sharply, as have goods exports. The loss in fiscal revenues, combined with the continued growth in public expenditures, led to a dramatic increase in the fiscal deficit in 2008-09, much of which has been monetized. Despite foreign exchange rationing by the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), international reserves had fallen to about 2¼ months of imports by end-September 2009.
Key Program Policies and Objectives
The authorities are undertaking a very significant adjustment program, aimed at addressing the severe impact of the global economic crisis and restoring macroeconomic stability and fiscal sustainability, thereby setting the conditions for renewed economic growth and poverty reduction. In particular, they plan to:
• Reduce the very large budget deficit by curtailing spending and implementing revenue measures, in order to restore economic stability and fiscal sustainability;
• Protect critical social spending and broaden the coverage of the pension system. The targeting of food, medicine and other subsidies to the poor will also be enhanced. For instance, across-the-board electricity subsidies have been eliminated and replaced by a cost-based electricity pricing formula combined with a subsidy mechanism for the poor;
• Reduce excess liquidity of the Maldivian rufiyaa and rebuild reserves to prudent levels; and
• Strengthen the financial system.


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Author: Richard Ford
Copyright: 2012 ISBN: 978-0-06-169203-1
Publisher: Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Have you ever read a book that took time you really didn't what to spend reading, but for some unknown compelling reason you kept reading?
Canada by Richard Ford was that book.
Del Parson, a fifteen year old, experiences life through a looking glass. He participated and yet he did not participate. He fell in love with chess, but had never played the game except with his twin sister, Berner. Every piece had a name, a meaning, a placement, a prescript way of participating in the game. The rules never changed, yet the game always changed.
Del's and Berner's life was defined by their mother, Neeva. Her life changed when she met Bev Parson in Seattle, Washington and she had to get married. She was supposed to be a poet, a college professor, married to someone above Bev Parson's station in life. This simple fact was the cause of disharmony in the harmony of life. Since Bev was in the Service they moved from city to city finally ending up in Great Falls, Montana. She taught her children not to become involved, but to observe those around them.
Bev Parson, loved flying, loved his children, and even loved his wife. His only regret: he would never fly planes for the air force. His southern background, good looks help him to obtain the rank of Major. He was content. Their transfer to Great Falls, Montana was the catalyst of change. After five years of supplying meat to the mess hall, the commander and a little left over for his family, Bev takes the fall for the established means of obtaining meat. He was forced to retire not as a Major, but as a Lieutenant, and for the first time he was on the job market as a civilian. In a town the size of Great Falls the job opportunities were few when you have no education; selling cars, selling land and real estate. Bev tried both, he was never outstanding at either, but he was not a failure. He came up with a scheme to sell meal to the railroad while he learned the land and real estate business; this would provide the money to support his family.
Del was an observer, a believer in his dad's ideas, not knowing this would change his life forever. He listened; he remembered a time in Texas when his dad took him to see the Bonnie and Clyde car. He recalled comments his father had made about bank robbers.
But robbing a bank was something someone else did not your father. As best that Del could understand; the plan was to sell fresh meat to the railroad which came from steeling a cow, slaughtering it, and delivering it to the railroad. The Porter would pay Bev, and Bev would pay the Indians. Sounds simple enough after all it works for many years at the Fort.
But the Porter, would didn't trust the Indians and had little use for Bev, kept needing more and more meat. The night that four cows were butchered and deliver forever changed everyone future. The money owed was four hundred dollars in the beginning. The Porter transfer to Chicago and Bev was left with the debt. Now, anyone who would rustle cattle in the dark of the night isn't exactly an upstanding, understanding person or persons and they demand their money. The debt was up to two thousand dollars by the time everything changed.
Bev's scheme was to rob a bank. It was a simple plan; scout out the area, find a bank in North Dakota take less then ten thousand and the government would cover it and no one would be hurt. He would come back to Great Falls settle down, pay off the Indians and maybe have a little nest egg for learning the land and real estate business. He had a knack for it, he was friendly turning on the southern charm, and this was the right way to clear this matter up. He never once thought about the consequences. Neeva went along with it, maybe they deserved each other. She believed this would give her the money needed to leave Bev after all they weren't suited. She graduated from college he did not. She was a poet, he worked puzzles. She would take the Del and Berner to Seattle. Her life would become the life she was supposed to live.
Yes, they were caught. You drive a red and white Chevrolet into a rural area, talk in a southern accent and wave a gun in front of people; they are going to remember you. The parents went to jail, two fifteen year olds were left on their own. Berner runs away to California and Del is sent to Canada to live with Mildred's brother. Mildred was a friend of their mother's. The brother was something else, Harvard educated.
Del lives for six months with a turbulent future. Once again he is an observer of life; it is a life full of fears, loneliness, and darkness. Del dreamed of something better, he even tried for something better. He could have left Canada gone back to America. He could have taken the bus to California. He chose to stay in Canada.
Decisions made by others have a direct effect on whom we are and who we become. Canada through the eyes of Del deals with how decisions and consequences can and will affect a life.


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Islamabad: 29th,
November, 2008
meeting of the Consultative Committees to review the GRE
Type (GAT-General) test for Pakistani Languages, Arabic and
Islamic Studies was held under the auspices of the Social
Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Pakistan at the
Higher Education Commission (HEC) Secretariat.
Prof. Fateh Muhammad Malik, Chairman, Sub-Committee on
Pakistani Languages chaired the meeting, which was attended
by the faculty members of languages form all over the
country. The main agenda of the meetings was to analyze the
suitability of the GAT-General test for these disciplines
and finalize the recommendations to improve the test as per
requirement of the PhD studies.
The meeting was briefed that the candidates from these
subjects get an average of 65 per cent marks in the verbal
sections of test. A large number of students fall below the
passing marks which reflect a negative skewness in the data.
The quantitative (arithmetic) section provides a supplement
support and candidates obtain marks with an average of 70
while a maximum numbers of candidates fail in the analytical
section of the test.
Dr. Riaz-ul-Haq Tariq, Member (Academics) HEC briefed the
participants about the analysis carried out for verbal,
analytical and quantitative parts of the test and the
problem faced by the candidates of these subjects.
He emphasized over the members to play an active role for
promotion of research and teaching in these disciplines and
to launch four-month pre-doc programme for students aiming
to study MS leading to PhD. He also assured that HEC would
welcome new ideas and suggestions in strengthening Pakistani
Languages in educational institutes in particular.
The Committee members lauded the efforts of Higher Education
Commission for initiating a number of programmes to
strengthen Pakistani Language in general universities of
Pakistan. They also assured their utmost cooperation in this
The Committee showed satisfaction over the current format of
the GAT-General test and declared that test fulfill the
entire requirements for evaluating Gradate Aptitude of a
student. The Committee also emphasized that a uniform policy
regarding HEC's roadmap for PhD should be followed by all
the universities and GAT-General test should be conducted
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The restaurant at Strokestown park is located in a restored 17th century building that would once have formed part of the original fortress structure of the O Conor Roe clan who were dispossessed by the Mahons in 1653. The unique surroundings generate a wonderful ambience where visitors can complement their visit to Strokestown Park by choosing from a selection of wholesome home-baked treats. The restaurant provides free Wi-fi service for all visitors.
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I'm having trouble understanding this proof:
Lemma: Let $\lambda$ be the Lebesgue measure restricted to the Borel sets of $[0,1]$. Then there exists a decreasing sequence $(E_n)_{n\ge0}$ of subsets of $[0,1]$ such that each of them is $\lambda$-thick and $\bigcap E_n = \emptyset$.
Proof: Let $E_n = [0,1]\cap\{f\ge n\}$, where $f$ is a noncontinuous solution $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ of $f(x+y) = f(x) + f(y)$.
A continuous solution of that functional equation is a line through the origin.
Let $\sim$ be the equivalence relation on $\mathbb{R} \setminus \{0\}$ such that $x \sim y \leftrightarrow \exists q\in\mathbb{Q}$ s.t. $x = qy$.
Let $A$ be a set of representatives from each equivalence class. Let $g:A\longrightarrow\mathbb{R}$ be a non-constant "assignment of slopes". Let $f:\mathbb{R} \setminus \{0\} \to \mathbb{R}$ s.t. $x \mapsto x\cdot g(y)$ where $x \sim y\in A$, let $f(0) = 0$.
To put it roughly, a noncontinuous solution is a stack of lines through the origin.
a) Is this description of a noncontinuous solution correct?
No it's not! As TCL helped me realize, this construction does satisfy the desired functional equation only for $x$ and $y$ in the same equivalence class. I need to require something more from g.
b) Why does the proof work? I fail to see why are the $E_n$
measurable, or why are they $\lambda$-thick.
They don't need to be measurable! In fact, the concept of thickness is introduced to get around measurability issues.
Let's construct $f$ this way: let $H$ be an Hamel basis of $\mathbb{R}$ over $\mathbb{Q}$, and $a\in H$. Let $g(x) = x$ for $x\in H \setminus \{a\}$ and $g(a) = 0$. Let's extend this function to $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ by linearity using the Hamel basis.
Using this $f$ we have that $E_0 = [0,1]$, $E_1 = \{1\}$, which clearly isn't $\lambda$-thick.
Where's the flaw?
The flaw is that $E_1 \ne \{1\}$ because... Hamel bases don't work that way :) See the comments for details.
I give up. I will ask my professor about this.


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Muntanyu Great Wall Tour
My niece from California was visiting us in Beijing and we decided to bring her to the Muntayu Great Wall, using Viator Tour.
January 2015
Chairlift up to the wall
On the left side you can see the toboggan route down.
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Exploring the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall
Exploring the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China, with very few people in sight
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First tower we encountered at Mutianyu!
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The Council of Europe published a Handbook for Lawyers Defending Roma and Travellers today. The handbook intended to familiarise those providing legal assistance to NGOs, in particular to Roma and Traveller communities with the European Convention on of Human Rights and the workings of the European Court of Human Rights.
Out of the 25 countries that have ratified the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML), 15 have officially recognised Romani as a minority language traditionally present on their territory. This is the highest number of ratifications for a single language under the Charter and it reflects, among others, the status of Romani as a European language.
Murat&Jose sta svojo uglašenost z vrednotami Sveta Evrope ubesedila takole: "Spoznavanje drugačnosti je nujno za boljše sobivanje, za zmanjšanje napetosti med različnimi kulturami in duhovno obogatitev vseh vpletenih. Vsak človek skriva v sebi bogastva, družba pa mu jih mora pomagati izraziti." Rap "Od Ljudi Za ljudi" confirms it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGZs0q83kMw
On the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the Holocaust of the Roma during the Second World War, the European Roma and Travellers Forum (ERTF) calls on everyone to observe a moment of silence on 2 august 2015, at noon, in memory of the Roma victims. Remembering the Holocaust of the Roma is the key to fighting modern day racism and intolerance.
The idea for a Caravan Memorial to commemorate the Romani Holocaust began in 1996. Adam Bartosz, a curator of the Regional Museum in Tarnów and Adam Adrasz, President of the Roma Association in Tarnów, began the Caravan Memorial tradition together. This year's caravan will take place from 23-26 July.Borrowing horses from local stables and using old wagons from the museum's collection, the Romani residents of Tarnów commemorated the extermination of the Roma from Szczurowa by holding a memorial caravan procession.


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Don't raise the ceiling, lower the floor.
EWM - (July 15, 2011) Eyewitness Muse has learned that White House and congressional negotiators are nearing completion of a novel agreement that would bring an end to the impasse over raising the federal debt ceiling.
The plan would leave the current ceiling in place while lowering the floor from which the calculation of debt begins. Under the new accounting method, a substantial portion of the debt would be sequestered into a "sub-floor" and not counted when computing the total debt. This method would obviate the need to raise the current ceiling.
"It's a bit deceptive," noted a bitter, bleary-eyed staffer. "But it gets everyone out of this mess with their manhood intact. That's what this is really all about. Raising the ceiling is a goddamn pro-forma action required by statute. But the Tea Bag crowd saw it as a way to blow-up government and Eric Cantor was happy to indulge them and Obama's first impulse was to cave instead of call them out. What a ridiculous charade ensued," added the staffer.
The plan, dubbed "don't raise the ceiling, lower the floor," because it doesn't raise the ceiling, it lowers the floor, is being met with varied reactions. House Speaker John Boehner, eager to demonstrate relevance, called it "an historic achievement that I achieved." President Obama says we owe it to "peas, which we ate." But radical House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has chained himself to the table and is screaming "I'll never agree to anything on any subject, anywhere, any time, under any circumstances."
Participants in the negotiations from both sides of the aisle are said to be preparing to beat him senseless with garden hoses.
The plan awaits the approval of Senate leaders Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell, but both will remain in their coffins until sundown when ancient vampires can move among us.
In other news, a crowd of unemployed, homeless Americans is gathering outside the White House in hopes of receiving some peas.
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JERUSALEM – After the temporary five-hour ceasefire requested by the United Nations to get "humanitarian" aid into Gaza ended on Thursday at 3 p.m., the Israel Defense Forces announced they have begun a ground invasion as Israel's Operation Protective Edge enters into the tenth day of the campaign into the Gaza Strip.
Leading up to the Israel ground invasion, it was Wednesday night when Hamas gunmen infiltrated their ground troops into Israel through a tunnel. When emerging from the underground tunnel the gunmen were killed. Israel Defense Forces said is impossible to hit tunnels with airstrikes in an effort to neutralize the situation.
In a statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, it said the IDF is now prepared to launch an expansion of ground operations after the infiltration into Israel using terror tunnels in the Gaza Strip. "Through terror tunnels such as these Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israeli territory early this morning with the aim of carrying out mass terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens," the statement said.
After the temporary ceasefire on Thursday, it was at 6 p.m. when according to witnesses, the Health Ministry of Gaza said an airstrike hit a house in eastern Gaza City killing three children and wounding five others. On Wednesday, four Palestinian boys were killed in Gaza while playing on the beach. The young boys were seen running along the beach to avoid being hit during the first airstrike, however it was the second airstrike by the Israeli military that killed the boys who were all brothers.
The Israeli Defense Forces said 57 rockets were launched by Gaza militants into Israel after the temporary ceasefire on Thursday.. Most of the rockets were intercepted by the anti-missile Iron Dome system however sirens were heard wailing over Tel Aviv again as the fighting resumed requiring people to run for shelters.
The latest Palestinian death toll exceeds 220, mostly civilians. The lopsided death toll in Israel is extremely low thanks to the Iron Dome anti-missile system that intercepts missiles from Gaza. Only one Israeli has been killed since the campaign to rid the Gaza strip of Hamas militants began ten days ago.
Peace negotiations are once again underway in Cairo that include officials from America, Palestine, Israel and Egypt after the previous ceasefire brokered by Egypt was refused by Hamas earlier this week. Negotiators are hoping a ceasefire could take effect Friday morning at 6 a.m. However, according to the Times of India, a Hamas spokesman is insisting there will be no compromising concerning their demands for a ceasefire.


text: The Riyadh-based daily Al-Jazeerah today reported that Vice Chairman of the United Nations agency for the control of drugs, Major General Muhammad Abbas Mansour has praised the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as one of the most successful countries in the world in terms of combating drugs. The government of Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz has realized brilliant success not only in fighting the drug menace and checking the smuggling of drugs into the Kingdom, but also in the efforts made to rehabilitate addicts and prepare them to rejoin society. Major General Mansour warned against those countries which assist drug dealers and called for closer cooperation among members of the international community in the launching of anti-drug campaigns.


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"Balance" characterizes the Briarcrest experience in college prep academics, quality fine arts, and multiple athletic offerings. Students are provided the opportunity to develop their God-given talents in a nurturing, safe, and student-centered environment. Extracurricular activity opportunities are numerous and very popular.
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Ubuntu 11.10 with Unity. How do I disable the orange resizing of windows when I put then up against the edge of the screen. -And instead move then to another workspace next that edge? I have tried everything a could find in ccsm. -many things don't work any more, are unity disabling them?
The orange window is created by the "Grid" plugin. Deactivate it in CCSM if you don't want it.
To change the workspace activate the "Edge Flip" options in the "Edge Flipping" tab of the "Desktop Wall" plugin and activate the binding you want in the "Bindings" tab.
Don't think you could do that, you're trying to emulate old school window management. Anyhow, if you change the unity defaults, then you really can't file bugs against it, and we can't make it better.
To move any window around to another desktop use:
It's actually faster than mouse dragging your window to a new desktop and you keep it's relative position.


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Inspiration: Nick Vujicic, Life Without Limbs
Sometimes life beats you down and you don't want to get back up. Now, meet Nick Vujicic, even though he was born without arms and leg, he doesn't stay down. In this video, Nick says if you fall, get back up, because it doesn't matter how you start, but how you finish. Are you going to finish strong? He will:
Okay, I consider myself a tough guy, but the first time I watched Nick I welled up like a wuss. I know you did too. All this week I've lined up a bunch of super people.
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THE Ordinary of NEWGATE HIS ACCOUNT OF The Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Speeches of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn, on Wednesday the 21st of April, 1714.
AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-baily, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; the 7th, 8th, and 9th days of April, 1714, Ten Persons, viz. Seven Men, and Three Women, that were Try'd for, and Convicted of several Capital Crimes, receiv'd Sentence of Death accordingly. But one of the Women being found Pregnant, and Four of the Men having obtain'd the QUEEN's most gracious Reprieve, which I hope they will duly improve, Five only are now order'd for Execution.
While they lay under this Condemnation, I constantly visited them; and had them brought up twice every Day to the Chapel of Newgate; where I pray'd with them, and read and expounded the Word of GOD to them; shewing them how they ought to repent of all their Sins, and make a right use both of the Time allotted 'em and the Instructions given them, in order to their learning and performing that great and important Work of Repentance, and other Duties of Religion, that so they might redeem the Time, by them formerly mispent, because now their Days were short and evil.
On the Lord's Day, the 11th instant, I preach'd to them, viz. in the Morning, upon Num. 23. the latter part of the 10 Verse, taken out of the First Lesson for that Morning, and the Words these. - Let me die the Death of the Righteous, and let my last End be like his.
These Words I first explain'd in general, shewing both the Occasion upon which, and the Person by whom, they were spoken; and how a Wicked Man, tho' he may sometimes desire to be like the Godly in a happy Death, yet such his Desire will always prove fruitless to him, who cares not to be like the Righteous in a holy Life. Which having demonstrated, I then laid down this Proposition, resulting from the Text, viz.
That to die the Death of the Righteous, and have our last End like his; (i. e. To depart out of this World in a state of Grace, and in Favour with GOD) We must live an Upright, Righteous, and Holy Life here on Earth; keeping our Conscience void of Offence toward GOD and toward Men.
To illustrate this Proposition, I shew'd how we ought to take great Care, and use our utmost Endeavours, That all our Thoughts, Words, and Actions may be according to GOD's Will, and to His Glory.
These, viz. I. Thoughts, II. Words, and III. Actions, I discours'd upon, and explain'd distinctly and seperately.
And in the Afternoon I preach'd upon this Text, John 5. 22. For the Father judges no Man; but has committed all Judgment unto the Son.
From which Words, first open'd and explicated in general, I shew'd these Four Things in particular;
I. That the Original Right and Supream Power of judging the World, belongs to GOD, and to none but GOD.
II. That no Person shall sit to judge Men at the last Day, but the Son of Man, i. e. CHRIST JESUS, who is also the Son of GOD.
III. Why, and for what Cause GOD has committed this Power and Authority of judging the World, unto His Son.
IV. and lastly, How, and in what sense we must understand those other Texts in Scripture, which tell us, That the Saints in general, and the Twelve Apostles in particular, shall judge.
Again, on the last Lord's Day, the 18th instant, I preach'd to the Condemn'd, and other Persons there present (who were many) both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon 1 Pet. 2. 11. (being part of the Epistle appointed for the Day, and also of the Second Lesson for that Evening-Service) Dearly Beloved, I beseech you, as Strangers and Pilgrims, abstain from fleshly Lusts, which war against the Soul.
In speaking to which Words, I shew'd,
I. The Import of the Apostle's Exhortation, or rather Dehortion, which he ushers in with this most pathetic, tender, affectionate, and winning Compellation, Dearly Beloved, I beseech you; and which also he perfectly levels against Fleshly Lusts, as here he calls them; meaning, 1st, Every sensual Desire, (in particular) such as, Adultery, Fornication, Lasciviousness, Uncleanness, Filthiness, Lewdness, Wantonness, and the like, which the Carnal Mind is fill'd with, and actuated by. 2dly, All Sins (in general) which are call'd the Works of the Flesh, by St. Paul; who gives us a black Catalogue of them, and also denounces the terrible Punishment due to them, Gal. 5. 19, &c. at the front whereof he places the Lusts of the Flesh, strictly so call'd.
II. The Twofold Argument, by which St. Peter enforces this his Dehortation in the Text, taken from this weighty Consideration, viz. 1st, That as Christians really are, so they should always look upon themselves to be, Pilgrims and Strangers here on Earth; and this, not only with respect to some particular Place or Country, which they may be driven to, or forc'd to live in, but even with respect to the whole World, wherein indeed they are but Sojourners and Passengers, being continually upon their Journey towards their own proper Country, which is Heaven. 2dly, That those Fleshly Lusts (whether in their more restrain'd, or larger Signification) are directly opposite to Man's greatest and most valuable Interest; in that they deprive him (and for ever shut him out) of the Kingdom of Heaven; for (as our Apostle here says) They war against the Soul. Which we may soon be sensible of, if we do but seriously consider these few Particulars.
1. That Fleshly Lusts stain and defile the Soul in its Celestial Beauty and Perfection
2. That they hinder it from its Noble and Excellent Operations.
3. That they deprive it of its Spiritual Joys and Comforts in this World, and of its most glorious and endless State of perfect Happiness in the World to come.
In all which respects Carnal and Fleshly Lusts make war against the Soul, and will most certainly (if not oppos'd in due time, and with vigour) utterly subdue it, and bring it into Eternal Ruin and Destruction.
Which to prevent, or to cure, I propos'd and offer'd,
III. and lastly, Some proper and effectual Remedies against those Fleshly Lusts, consider'd with regard to both their restrain'd and extensive Signification.
And these (as all other my Discourses before the Condemn'd Prisoners) I concluded with particular Exhortations and Admonitions suitable to them, in whom (save Eliz. Boyle) I observ'd nothing (whether in Publick, or in Private) but what was becoming Persons under their sad Circumstances.
In my Closet-Examinations of them, they gave me the respective Accounts following.
1. Anthony Gery, or rather Gearish, which was his right Name, condemn'd for assaulting Elizabeth Whaley, and taking from her a Silver-Porringer of the value of 45 Shillings, on the 20th day of March last past. He said, he was about 20 years of age, born at Newbury in Barkshire: That his Parents removing from thence, and bringing him up to London, he was bound Apprentice (for 7 years) to a Mountebank, to learn the Arts of Dancing on the Rope, Tumbling, Vaulting , &c. That within the space of two years and a half, which he served of his Apprentiship, he grew very loose and wicked, and then ran away from his Master, being almost starved there for want of Victuals; That after this he went to Sea , and successively served on board the Royal Sovereign, the Neptune, and several other Men of War; and was once cast away; and yet did not take any notice of the Wonderful Works of God in the Deep, nor of his particular Mercy towards him in preserving his Life from so great Dangers; but instead of that, abandon'd himself to commit Iniquity more and more. He own'd he had been Guilty of several Felonies and Robberies, and was once (viz. in February 1711/1712) condemn'd to die for Robbing Mrs. Ann Noel on the Highway, the 21st day of that Month; and that when he had obtain'd the Mercy of a Free Pardon (as he did in August last) he was so far from minding it, and improving it, as he ought to have done, that he presently returned to his old wicked Trade of Thieving; and to that added the Crime, yea, the greater (tho' not in this World the more severely punish'd) Crime of Adultery. I endeavour'd to make him (and I hope he was at last made) sensible of his Sins, which he acknowledg'd to have been very heinous, and to deserve a greater Punishment than he was now to suffer for them in this Life; earnestly imploring God's Mercy, that he might avoid the Severity of his Justice in the next: And to that end desir'd my Prayers and Instructions, which he had, and which (so far as I could perceive) he endeavour'd to improve (and did improve) to the utmost of his Capacity.
2. John Johnson, or rather John Cullum, which was his right Name, condemn'd for Stealing out of the Stables of the Lord Page several Suits of Cloaths, and other things of value, on the 17th of March last. He said, he was about 25 years of age, born at Stow in Suffolk: That being brought up to no Trade, he went to Gentlemen's Service , and was for some years a Domestick in several worthy Families here in London, where he behaved himself faithfully; That afterwards he served at Sea, as a common Sailor , and at Land in the capacity of a private Centinel ; but not being contented with what he might have got by a lawful Employment, he would try his Fortune another way; which he did, and
that to his own Ruin: For having (in September last) committed a Felony, and been Burnt in the Hand and sent to the Bridewel in Clerkenwel for it, he happen'd there to be concern'd in a Riot, wherein an Officer belonging to that Place was unhappily murder'd; and for that Bloody Fact Richard Keele and William Lowther (there in Company with him) were Executed on Clerkenwel-Green the 23d of December last, while he the said John Cullum fled from Justice, and so made his Escape then. Of which Murder I now putting him in mind, in order to the bringing him to a serious Consideration, and sincere Repentance of it, He told me, That it was more his Misfortune than his Fault, that was like to have brought him into the Danger of suffering for that Murder; for he had no such Design, as to assault or hurt any Person at that time: But as to this Fact he now stood condemn'd for, he own'd it, and the Justice of the Sentence past upon him for it. He confess'd also, he had been an Ill-liver in several respects; and gave me some Proofs and Satisfaction that he was now amended and reformed, being greatly concern'd to make his Peace with God and Man, in the clearing of his Conscience, and rectifying (so far as possible) whatsoever he had done amiss. He cry'd very much, and by that and other Demonstrations of Sorrow for his Sins, I have good Hopes, that he was truly Penitent.
3. John Ralph, condemn'd for Stealing a Silver-Tankard, and other Pieces of Plate, out of the House of his Master, Henry Robins, a Victualler in the Parish of St. Clement Danes. He said, he was 21 years of age, born in the City of Durham; That he came up young to London, and was bound Apprentice to one Mr. Armstrong, a Wine-Cooper ; That he faithfully serv'd him the whole time of his Apprentiship, and was, not long after that, hired into the Service of Mr. Robins, whom he robb'd of the Plate above mention'd, and with it went away to Plaistow in Essex; where being apprehended, and the Plate found upon him before he could dispose of it, he was committed to Chelmsford Goal, and there remain'd a Prisoner till brought up to London for his Trial. He said, this was the first time he ever came under the Hand of Justice; but he could not say, and say truly, that it was his first Fact, nor that it might have been his last, if he had liv'd longer in the World. He seem'd to be very sensible of his Faults, and begg'd Pardon of GOD, of his Master, and of all others he had wrong'd, or endaavour'd to wrong; adding, That he never was addicted to Drunkenness, Profane Swearing, Whoring, Gaming, and such-like Debaucheries, and could not tell how he came to take up this wicked Trade of Thieving, being under no great Temptation to it; for he might have liv'd well, and in plenty, if he would have liv'd honestly; which he now acknowledg'd made his Sins so much the more heinous and inexcusable.
4. Elizabeth Boyle, alias Young, alias Betty the Cook, condemn'd upon two Indictments, viz. First, for Stealing three Suits of Head cloaths, a Bible, and other Goods, out of the House of Mr. Daniel Whitfield, on the 17th of March last: And, Secondly, for Stealing also two Gold-Rings, and other Things of Value, out of the House of Mrs. Mary Lambert, on the 23d Day of the same Month of March last. Of these two Facts she own'd her self Guilty; but under her Sentence was at first very uneasie and restless, discovering a hot, violent, and unruly Temper; tho' afterwards she grew milder, and more tractable, giving attention to my Admonitions, and shewing a great Abhorrence of her past Sins, which she confess'd were many, and so much the more heinous, by how much she had committed them wilfully, and drawn others into her own wicked Ways. She said, She was 40 Years of age, born in the Parish of St. Margaret Westminster; That she had formerly receiv'd the Punishment, or Correction, of being Burnt in the Hand, and sent to Bridewell, for a Felony she then had been found Guilty and Convicted of: That the Cause of her following such a wicked Course of Life as
she had done, was her Pride, which rais'd in her a Desire of living above her Condition and Circumstances in the World: And, to compass this, she thought Thieving was the readiest way; but therein found her self much mistaken; for, instead of growing Rich and Great, and able to live at Ease, she brought Poverty, Shame, Misery, and Ruin upon her self, by those very wicked Practices from which she expected to reap great Advantage and Satisfaction. And now she was convinc'd, that as there is no Good, but Evil, to be got in the Ways of Sin, so it had been much better for her to have kept to her former honest Employment, (who once liv'd comfortably enough in the capacity of an Under-Cook in Foreign Ambassadors Houses, and other Noble Families) than to fall from that to the base Trade of Stealing, and thereby advance her self indeed (not to Greatness, as she thought and so much aim'd at, but) to that shameful Death, which now she could not think of without Trouble and Confusion. Under this her present melancholy state I advis'd her to apply herself to GOD for Mercy and Comfort, which she might obtain if she did her utmost to clear her Conscience, to repent of all her Sins, and throughly amend her Life, before Death put an end to it in this World. As she seem'd (at last, tho' not at first) inclinable to receive and comply with this my Advice, so I doubt not but she was sensible of her great Need (and had therefore a strong Desire) of GOD's Pardon and Salvation; considering her great Change then approaching, and (as she was often told) what a dreadful Account she should be call'd to, unless she took care, before that time did come, to make her Peace with GOD and her offended Neighbour. Herein, she said, she would do what she could, and for the rest trust to GOD's Mercy.
5. Lydia alias Elizabeth Cane, alias Taylor, alias Jackson, Condemn'd for Breaking open the House of Mr. John Hatchet, and Stealing thence a Cloth Coat and other Goods, on the 21st Day of December last. She said, she was 25 Years of age, born in the Parish of St. Dunstan Stepney; That her common Employment was to cry China-Ware about the Streets ; but at the same time confess'd, That she also had too much follow'd that of Stealing and Shoplifting, and had formerly been Whipt and Burnt in the Hand for it, and now was deservedly brought to her shameful and untimely End by it. Herein she acknowledg'd her Guilt, and the Justice of GOD and Man, and pray'd she might find Mercy in the other World, which she could not expect (and therefore quietly submitted to her deserved Punishment) in this.
At the Place of Execution, whither they were all carried in 2 Carts from Newgate this Day, I attended them for the last time. I exhorted them well to consider that within a few minutes their Souls were to appear before the Judgment-Seat of GOD, there to receive an irreversible Sentence, either of Absolution or Condemnation; and therefore, while yet in this World, it was both their great Duty and Interest earnestly to pray to GOD to pardon all their Sins, and dispose them, by his Holy Spirit, to die in his Faith, Fear, and Love, that they might have a joyful Admittance into the Kingdom of Heaven: To this blessed End I pray'd with them, and for them; I sung also a Penitential Psalm or two, in which they joyn'd with me; I made them rehearse the Apostles Creed, and wish'd that what they had now made Profession to believe concerning the Forgiveness of Sins, the Resurrection of the Body, and the Life Everlasting, they might obtain, to their Eternal Comfort. After this I withdrew from them, recommending their Souls to GOD's Infinite Mercy, and praying, That the Lord JESUS CHRIST would please to say to every one of them (as He once did to the Converted Thief on the Cross) To day shalt thou be with me in Paradise. As soon as I was gone from them, they spoke these, or Words to this purpose, to the Standers-by: Good People, take Warning by us, and avoid the Sins which have brought us to this Untimely End - &c. And let us have your Prayers for our poor Souls.
When they had done speaking to the People, and their Faces were cover'd, they apply'd themselves to GOD in their private Devotions, for which they had some small Time allow'd 'em: Then the Cart drew away, and they were all turn'd off, while each of them was earnestly calling upon GOD to have Mercy on their departing Souls, in these and the like Ejaculations: Lord, forgive me! Lord, help me, or I perish! Lord, have Mercy upon me! Lord, open unto me the Gates of Heaven! Lord, I come, I come; Lord, take me! Lord, save me! Lord Jesu, receive my Spirit!
This is all the Account to be given of them, by me,
Note, If any be (as I hear some Persons are) offended at such Advertisements as they may meet with, and do not like, in these Papers, I must plainly tell 'em, That therein they do me great Injustice; for I have nothing to do with whatever comes in after my Name, -
Wednesday, April 21st, 1714.
THis is to give Notice to all Gentlemen, Booksellers, and others, That there is lately publish'd a new sett of Cuts, adapted to several sizes of Common-prayers, all new Designs, by Mr. Gocree of Amsterdam; engrav'd by P. Vandergucht. Likewise Mr. Sturt's Cuts. Sold by ROBERT WHITLEDGE, at the Bible and Ball in Ave-Maria-Lane, near Ludgate; where may be had all sorts of Bibles, either in Folio, Quarto, Octavo, Twelves, or other sizes; Common-prayers in Folio, for the use of Churches; Common-prayers in 8� & 12�. A New Edition of the Book of Homilies, in folio. All neatly bound. The Duty of Man's Works of all sizes; Duty of Man in Latin; Latin and Welsh Common-prayers; Tate and Brady's new Version of Psalms, with the new Supplement: Dr. Gibson on the Sacrament, Mr. Clutterbuck on the Liturgy; The Statutes at large, in 3 vol. Bp Beveridge's Sermons and private Thoughts, &c.
Books set forth by Paul Lorrain, before he was, and since he is Ordinary of Newgate .
A Guide to Salvation; or, the Way to Eternal Bliss. Sold by William Meadows near the Royal Exchange in Cornhill. The last Words of the Lady Margaret de la Musse: And, the dying Man's Assistant. Both printed for, and sold by John Lawrence at the Angel in the Poultry. Moral and Divine Maxims. Minutius Felix; or, a Vindication of Christianity against Paganism. Funeral Rites of all Nations. A Discourse of Christianity, with the Character of a true Christian. A Sermon preach'd upon an especial Occasion, and dedicated to the Lord High-Treasurer of Great Britain. Publish'd by John Morphew near Stationers-hall, London.
Just Publish'd, in a neat Pocket Volume, or good Paper, and an Elzevir Letter,
THE Female Orators: Or, The Courage and Constancy of divers famous Queens and illustrious Women, set forth in their Eloquent Orations and Noble Resolutions; worthy the perusal and imitation of the Female Sex. English'd from the French Edition of M. de Scudery. Sold by T. Tebb in Little-Britain, T. Varnam & J. Osborn in Lombardstreet, N. Cliss & D. Jackson in Cheap-side, and J. Graves next White's Chocolate-house in St. James's street.
NOthing in the World so nastily made for the Body of Mankind, as Chocolate upon a Stone, not to mention the many nasty Adulteries, or what is sold about Streets, little better than Poyson; and nothing can be more fine and clean than that ground by Mr. Inwood's new Invention, bright Cast-Iron. If it lies heavy upon the Stomach, or the least Settlement be seen in Cup or Pot, the remoest Person returning it, shall have their Money again; which none will pretend to but the Author, who will continue to sell all Spanish Nut, at 3 s. 8 d. all Martinico Nut, at 3 s. 4 d. to 3 Pound a Quarter, gratis. Notwithstanding, tho' Nuts are advanc'd 8 d. a Pound. He refines Paste Chocolate, at 3 d. a Pound, and makes from the Nuts for 4 d. for Merchants and others, as fine as his own. Remov'd from Swan-yard, and taken a House in Clare-Coxrt, over-against Russel-Court in Drury-Lane. To oblige his City Customers, his best sort all Nut is deliver'd out by Mr. Orton Confectioner, at the Eagle and Child over-against Popins-alley in Fleetstreet.
On Monday next will be publish'd the 3d and last Volume of
The History of the Lives of the most noted highwaymen, Footpads, housebreakers Shoplifters, &c. of both Sexes in and about London, and other parts of Great Britain, for above fifty Years last past; wherein the Secret History of their several Robberies, Thefts, Cheats, and Murthers committed by Malefactors who were executed this last Assizes throughout the Kingdom, with their Confessions, &c. with Rules to prevent Peoples being robb'd for the future. By Capt . Alex Smith. Sold by J. Morphew near Stationers-hall, & A. Dodd without Temple-bar.
Just Publish'd the 9th Edition of
THE WHIGS Unmask'd; or, The Calves-head-Club farther expos'd; in a full Account of the Rise and Progress of that impious Society, since their horrid Rebellion in Forty-One. With all the Treasonable Ballads, sung by the villanous Whigs, as Anthems, on the 30 of January. Much enlarg'd by an impartial Account of all the Plots and Conspiracies form'd by the Low-Church-Faction, against the Queen and present Ministry. With Animadversions in Prose and Verse. Adorn'd with curious Cuts, by the best Hands.
A Water that perfectly cures the Ich, or any Itching Humour in a few Days, without necessity of Purging, or the dangerous use of Mercury, as will be attested by several Persons of sufficient Credit, pr. 1 s. 6 d. the Bottle. Prepar'd by A. Downing, Chymist, at the Golden-ball and Crown in Hand Alley without Bishopsgate. Also a curious Preparation for the Teeth and Gums, which fasten loose Teeth, cures the Scurvy in them, and prevents their rotting, price 2 s. A Remedy for the Tooth-ach, the most general for giving effectual Ease of any yet known, price 1 s. Likewise the true Essential Spirits of Scurvy-grass, Purging and Plain, and the Spirits of Ground Ivy, at 8 d. a Bottle.
On Saturday will be Publish'd,
MEmoirs of the Lives, Intreagues, and Comical Adventures of the most famous Gamesters, and celebrated Sharpers in the Reigns of K. Charles the 2d, K. James the 2d, K. William, and Q. Anne, wherein is contain'd the secret History of Gaming, in discovering all the most sharping Tricks and Cheats us'd at Ricquet, Glerk, Lantaloe, Bankafalet, Bassit, Primerl, Cillbige, Verquere, Ticktack, and all the English, French, Spanish, and Dutch Games, play'd with Cards, Dice, or Tables. The Whole calculated for the Meridians of London, Bath, Tunbridge, and the Groom-Porters, and may serve for all other Places in Great Britain, without any Errors at all. By Theophilus Lucas, Esq ; Printed by Jonas Browne, without Temple-bar, and Ferdinando Burleigh, in Amen-Corner.
London Printed, and are to be Sold by J. Morphew, near Stationers-hall.


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Tax credit now for savings made for tomorrow's retirement
By Kay
Bell Bankrate.com
Contributors to retirement plans
already know the long-term tax advantages of an IRA or 401(k).
Taxes are deferred, and in some cases never collected, on money put away for
the golden years.
Now, a tax credit will let some savers reap the rewards of their
retirement thrift early.
The retirement savings tax credit (also called the saver's credit)
appears on both the 1040 and 1040A tax returns as a way to reward lower-wage
earners who sock away retirement money.
Since the tax break is a credit instead of a deduction, it's a
better deal. Tax deductions reduce taxable income, but credits come into play
after you calculate how much tax you owe and reduce your Internal Revenue Service
bill dollar-for-dollar. For example, if you owe $500 and you are eligible for
a $250 credit, the check you have to write to Uncle Sam is cut in half.
A filer eligible for the saver's credit could shave as much as
$1,000 off his tax bill. The actual credit amount depends upon your income,
filing status and just how much you put into retirement plans. Basically, the
lower your income, the bigger your credit. The precise credit percentages are:
Credit rate
Single, Widow(er) or Married separate
filer income limits
Married, joint
filer income limits
Head of household filer income limits
Up to $15,000
Up to $30,000
Up to $22,500
$15,001 to $16,250
$30,001 to $32,500
$22,501 to $24,375
$16,251 to $25,000
$32,501 to $50,000
$24,376 to $37,500
No Credit
$25,001 or more
$50,001 or more
$37,501 or more
As the table shows, the maximum available credit is 50 percent
of contributions for filers in the lower end of the earnings ranges. There is,
however, a limit on the contribution amount you can use to figure the tax break.
Although tax law allows you to put up to $3,000 a year in an IRA
($3,500 if you're age 50 or older), only $2,000 of that will count in figuring
the saver's credit. That makes it worth at most $1,000 for single taxpayers.
Of course, if you're married and both you and your spouse put away at least
two grand toward retirement, your joint return would reflect a $2,000 credit.
What contributions count?
Contributions to traditional and Roth IRAs as well as to employer-sponsored
401(k) plans count toward computing the credit. So does money you
put into a Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees, or SIMPLE, plan; a 403(b)
annuity; a governmental 457 plan; or a salary reduction Simplified Employee
Pension (SEP). The credit is based on your total contributions to all your eligible
retirement accounts, not for contributions to each. So if you put $2,000 into
a Roth and another $2,000 into your 401(k) at work, you still can only calculate
your credit on the allowable maximum of $2,000.
Enter all your retirement saving amounts on Form
8880, Credit for Qualified Retirement Savings Contributions, and complete
the form to arrive at your exact credit rate and amount. Once you get the dollar
amount, transfer it to line 48 of your 1040 or line 32 if you file the 1040A.
(The credit isn't available for 1040EZ filers, so you may want to consider changing
your choice of returns if you've been putting away retirement cash.)
If your IRA contribution is to a traditional account, you may
be able to get a double tax break. In addition to the saver's credit, look into
whether you're eligible to deduct
your IRA contributions on the front page of your 1040 or 1040A. This tax
break is one of several deductions
available to filers who don't itemize and the IRS says you can claim both
the credit and deduction for your IRA contributions.
The credit also is attractive to workers who are eligible to participate
in a 401(k) plan but who earn just over one of the saver's credit
income limits. By signing up for a company-sponsored account, such workers could
get under the earnings cap while simultaneously boosting the potential credit
amount. Take, for example, a married employee who is the sole earner in her
family and who reports adjusted gross income of $32,000 on her joint tax return.
She's already eligible for a partial credit, but by contributing $2,000 to her
401(k), she will knock her income down enough to take the maximum
Some other restrictions apply
In addition to the income limits, there are a few other restrictions
on who can claim the saver's credit. A taxpayer who is younger than 18, a full-time
student or claimed as a dependent on another's tax return can't take the retirement
savings break.
The saver's credit is also what the IRS calls nonrefundable. That
means you can use it to reduce your tax bill to zero, but you can't take advantage
of any excess credit amount to get a refund. So if you owe no taxes, the credit
is of no use to you.
Still, even if you can't take full advantage of the credit, it's
not too shabby of a break when you take into account the additional tax savings
you get by contributing to a retirement account in the first place.
Just remember, the key to this credit is participation in retirement
accounts. If you haven't put any cash into your IRA yet, you can contribute
until April 15 and use the total (up to $2,000) to claim the saver's credit
amount on your current tax return. You have that same time cushion to open and
contribute to a SEP IRA if you had self-employed income last year.
As for your 401(k), you're locked into your credit
for the 2003 tax year based on the contributions you made last year. Make sure
the W-2 you got from your company reflects the correct amount of all your pension
contributions so that you can get the maximum credit.
If you're not yet participating in your company plan, you can
improve your future saver's credit potential by signing up as soon as you're
eligible. Then contribute as much as you can afford without doing major cash-flow
damage to your paycheck. It could pay off at tax-filing time.
-- Posted: April 6, 2004


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College Hockey:Holy Cross Rallies Past Mercyhurst
Crusaders Stay Atop Atlantic Standings With Win
ERIE, Pa. — Holy Cross scored the final four goals Friday night to defeat Mercyhurst 5-2 before more than 800 fans at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. The win snapped a four-game winning streak for the Lakers, was the first victory ever for Holy Cross at the Ice Center, and was just the second Crusader win in 13 contests between the two teams.
It also left Holy Cross atop the league standings, one of just two unbeaten teams (along with Quinnipiac) in Atlantic Hockey play.
Holy Cross took a 1-0 lead early in the first on the second goal of the season by freshman defenseman Jon Landry. But Mercyhurst sophomore forward Erik Johnson tied the game with a shorthanded strike at 5:03 before putting the Lakers in front, 2-1, with a second shorthanded tally at 16:50.
They were Johnson's second and third goals of the season, and the Coon Rapids, Minn., native nearly had a third shorthanded opportunity late in the period, but the referee stopped play because of a hand pass.
Crusaders head coach Paul Pearl was happy to escape the period trailing only 2-1.
"I thought we were sluggish in that period and were fortunate to be down only a goal. [Goalie] Tony [Quesada] played great and kept us in the game. We played a lot better after that and capitalized on some opportunities," said Pearl.
Holy Cross scored three times in the second period, getting a power-play goal from freshman forward James Sixsmith and even-strength tallies from freshman forward Sean Nappo and junior forward Andrew McKay.
"McKay's goal with under a minute left in the second got the team really feeling good about itself in the dressing room," said Pearl of the momentum-setter.
The Crusaders scored the only goal in the final period as senior forward Jeff Dams lit the lamp at 3:32.
Holy Cross outshot Mercyhurst 32-28 and converted one power play in five tries. Mercyhurst was blanked in five power-play attempts, but scored twice shorthanded.
Holy Cross improved to 5-3-1 overall and to 5-0-1 in Atlantic Hockey. The Lakers fell to 4-2-0, 3-1-0.
The two teams conclude the weekend series Saturday night at 7:30.
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Best Tutorials For Cinematic Visual Effects
Visual Effects are everywhere these days, and everyone wants to try their hand at it. If you're somewhat new to the field, or even if you're an old pro, there's probably something you can learn from one of the tutorials listed over at Smashing Magazine's "Best Tutorials for Cinematic Visual Effects". The tutorials range from basic to advanced, covering every major effect I can think of: The 007 Intro, car hits, craters, droste effects, HUD overlays, tracking vfx onto live video, and manipulating photos into 3D scenes.
Best Tutorials For Cinematic Visual Effects | Tutorials | Smashing Magazine.


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A student will be considered for admission to the College when the following documents have been received by the admissions office:
Admission status will be determined on an individual basis utilizing grade information, ACT/SAT scores, and, when possible, personal interviews. For full admission to Sterling College, first-year students must have a 2.2 cumulative high school grade point average (on a 4-point scale) and have a minimum ACT composite score of 18 or SAT composite score of 1290. Students who do not meet the minimum admission requirements may appeal to the Vice President for Enrollment Services to be considered for acceptance on probationary status. Students are admitted by letter from the Office of Admissions when the following credentials have been received and judged to meet stated requirements:
Gifted high school students completing the 11th grade may apply for admission to Sterling College. The applications are reviewed in the same manner as those of high school graduates. Strong approval by a high school administrator is essential.
Before registration, a security deposit is required to reserve your place in classes, a residence hall and to hold your Financial Aid package. The deposit is $100 for residential students and $50 for commuting students. Deposits are refunded in full, provided there are no outstanding charges, when students graduate or transfer from Sterling College.
1. Application
Complete our Free online application or the Printable Sterling College Admission Application (PDF)
2. Transcript
Ask your high school counselor or college registrar to send an official copy of your academic transcript to:
Office of Admissions
Sterling College
125 W. Cooper
Sterling, KS 67579
Office: 620-278-4275
3. Test Scores
Submit an official copy of either your ACT or SAT scores to the above address.
4. Housing
Complete the Housing Request Form.
5. DepositThe deposit is $100 for residential students or $50 for commuting students. It can be sent to the Office of Admissions, taken by credit card over the phone at 1-800-346-1017, or done online.
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Catholic Charities joined 250 immigrants, community leaders, elected officials, and advocates in Albany earlier this month for the New York Immigration Coalition's 17th Annual Albany Immigrants' Day of Action. Delegation members including families, farm workers and "DREAMers" shared with nearly three dozen state legislators their experiences on issues faced by the four million immigrant New Yorkers.
The event offered an opportunity for one-on-one conversations about the value of the New York State DREAM Act – which was defeated in the New York State Senate by two votes on Monday, thus likely put on hold, at least for this year – and the need for increased funding for legal and social services for immigrants. Together the group presented NYIC's Immigrant Equality Agenda.
Assembly members Marcos Crespo, Ron Kim, Francisco P. Moya, Félix Ortiz, Luis Sepulveda and Senator José Peralta supported the group and joined a series of panel discussions on the priorities laid out by local communities.
Do you need immigration or resettlement assistance, hope to go to college, or have been defrauded by an immigration practitioner?
Call our New York State New Americans Hotline at 800-566-7636.


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Aim: To help the children: to realize that God has put more use and value in things than we usually think of; to appreciate God's greatness and their own value; and to choose to be useful and to trust and follow Him.
Verse Illustrated: Genesis 1:31a God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.
Presentation: Show banana and discuss, show banana stem picture. Discuss many uses for things and God's creativity and provisions. Encourage the children to be open to Him and useful.
Attention Getter: Here is something you should all recognize. (Show banana). What is it? Yes, this is a banana. It is a very tasty fruit and it has a lot of potassium in it that is good for us, so it is a valuable food. Can you tell me how it grows? On a stem with great big leaves. Yes. Can you think of other uses for the stem or the leaves?
Lesson: There are many other uses for the banana plant. You know, God made His creation useful, and He would not make a big plant like the banana that can only do one thing! Besides producing bananas for us to eat, which is really important, consider this:
- The leaves help put out fires. That's right. They are a natural fire truck! They have a lot of water in them, so in some areas where they grow, when there is a fire, people cut the leaves down and run to throw them on the fire! They explode sending out lots of water and help put the fire out.
- The leaves serve as a good umbrella. They are so big, they work well. Children can cut a leaf off and cover themselves with it if they get caught in the rain when they walk home from school. The banana plant keeps growing.
- The leaves make a good wrap for cooking certain foods, like steamed pudding.
- The stem is good for making paper and fine cloth in Japan and rugs in Nepal.
- The stem makes different types of boards and paper. In industries, people chop it, soak it, wash it, beat it, dry it, press it and trim it – and get a useful product!
- Do you see anything here that looks like a banana? (Show banana bark picture). Where? Yes, this is banana bark. Would you have expected that? I wouldn't. But God gave people many talents and He put things like banana stems on earth – and this is what some people have come up with to earn a little money.
Application: God made His things useful. Look around and you may find things right under your nose that are more useful than you first thought! He made you, too. Are you useful to Him? or to others? Of course! There are many ways we can be useful. A good place to start is to believe in Him and to know Him as our Lord and Savior. Then He will show us what to do.*


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Don't believe me? You should see Mark Ashley Fucks Them All, then we'll talk. That guy really does fuck everybody. Pretty well, too.
The massive 2-disc compilation is a Mark Ashley "best of" album with a whopping 13 scenes. Rather than go through them one-by-one, I'll recap some highlights and give you a list of everything presented.
Scene 1: Crystal Ray from "Anal Trainer #5"
Scene 2: Jamie Huxley from "Craving Big Cocks #10"
Scene 3: Holly Morgan from "Craving Big Cocks #13"
Scene 4: Holly Wellin from "Dirty Little Stories"
Scene 5: Courtney Simpson and Goldie Coxx from "Double Play #3"
Scene 6: Sasha Knox from "Erotica XXX #12"
Scene 7: Joey from "I Know You're Watching #5"
Scene 8: Victoria Sweet from "Stuffin Young Muffins Vol. 4"
Scene 9: Tobi Pacific from "Sex with Young Girls #8"
Scene 10: Alicia Alighatti and Marco Duato from "Teen Dreams #11"
Scene 11: Goldie Coxx from "What an Ass!"
Scene 12: Jersey Jaxin from "Young as They Cum #17"
Scene 13: Trisha Ray from "Young as They Cum #19"
The stars of the show are Crystal Ray, proving that all porno directors know to start off with a strong scene, Holly Wellin, Alicia Alighatti and Trisha Ray.
Crystal Ray is the only girl who does anal on the compilation, taking a screw toy deep in her ass before Mark replaces it with his own "screw toy."
Their scene is hot and Ray is gorgeous throughout.
Holly Wellin is a beautiful bride and Mark is a masked man who isn't afraid to steal the booty. Their hot tryst takes place in a bathroom and it keeps the intensity up, because they both seem so into the sex.
Alicia gets double-teamed by Mark and Marco, acting extremely reactive to the meat she's getting. Her enjoyment adds a lot to the scene, as does the fact that she's smoking hot and looks even better when she's getting spit-roasted.
Trisha Ray rounds off the second disc with a great performance. With her sexy shoulder-length hair, she grinds out on Mark and it really builds up to powerful climax when she takes his streaming load on her mouth.
Though taken from different movies, Digital Sin has a certain aesthetic that makes sure even the most deviant sex scenes look beautiful. Great lighting, easy to follow and colorful, Mark Ashley Fucks Them All is a good-looking collection.
Digital stereo gets the point across. The music isn't overpowering and the voices come through fine, though there's not so much talking as groaning, moaning and fucking.
Not much in the way of extras, but the designers of these discs did a favor for those who like one position over another. Much like Vivid's "positions room," Digital Sin offers "Pick Your Pleasure," which takes viewers to whatever part of the sex is their favorite – doggie, cowgirl, even the pre-sex tease.
The scene selection is OK, letting you skip around inside each scene. On the selection page, however, the print is so small it's hard to tell which scene you're going to. And on my big-ass TV, that's a problem.
In Other Words...:
A Digital Sin sampler that revolves around the dick of one man, Mark Ashley Fucks Them All is a good, if not great, collection of varied sex scenes. There's something for everybody, but maybe not enough of it.
Regardless, the consistently sexy girls, the camerawork and the intensity earns this one a Highly Recommended rating, if for no other reason than there's so much sex on these two discs.
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