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This is a REALLY awesome article!
This story from Businessweek profiles IBM's software business, the impact of the recent acquisitions and the importance of service oriented architecture as "the next big thing" for IBM.
A few highlights include;
Here's the big surprise: Big Blue's $16.8 billion software business now contributes even more profit to the bottom line than services, and it's just now emerging as the $91 billion company's most dependable growth engine. "Software is not only the fastest-growing but the most entrepreneurial and the most profitable part of IBM," says analyst Bob Djurdjevic of Annex Research.
The profit picture for software is even prettier. Annex Research estimates that for 2006, software will account for 20% of IBM's revenues but 37% of its profits.
The most successful products fall within the so-called "middleware" segment—software that sits between computer operating systems and run-the-business applications like payroll that a company's executives and employees use day to day. IBM leads the $80 billion middleware market with an 18% share ($12.6 billion in revenues last year), compared with less than 10% shares for Oracle and Microsoft.
Now a fundamental shift is taking place in middleware that could light a fire under IBM's software business. More and more, companies are using a new kind of technology called service-oriented architectures (SOA) for building new computer systems or revamping old ones.
SOA allows companies to build new applications faster, reuse older software, and reuse the new components they create. So it's fast and efficient. No wonder an April survey of chief information officers by Merrill Lynch showed that 87% of them expect SOA to be the " next big thing" in enterprise computing. IBM is already the leader in SOA, and that puts it in a great position to benefit from its soaring popularity.
Mills' group has a 44% share of the market, compared with 13% for second-ranked Sun Microsystems and 10% for BEA Systems, according to WinterGreen Research.
Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson (HDI ) shows how SOA works—IBM-style. The company has a vast portfolio of applications for running every aspect of its business. But it found that once its applications are created they're very hard to change. So it bought IBM software and hired IBM consultants to revamp its systems using SOA technologies so they can be more flexible.
To make life simpler for customers, IBM last month introduced a catalog of premade components and a collection of templates designed for more than 15 industries. It developed these pieces in the course of more than 2,000 SOA engagements. The Webify purchase adds pages to the catalog, since Webify has focused on components and templates for the telecommunications industry and government.
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Sandy Carter: Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) -- Off the Record
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Business Week Article Rocks!!!
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Great news!!! New Wintergreen SOA Marketshare report!
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A new Wintergreen Report is out "Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Market Opportunities, Market Forecasts, and Market Strategies, 2006-2012' July 2006.
IBM increased its market share to 46% in 2005, up from 2004. IBM has SOA business process management (BPM) initiatives that benefit companies by implementing streamlined processes, improved customer service, more effective compliance and risk management, and improved responsiveness to changing business conditions helped drive the results.
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I love Austin and SOA!
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OK...I just landed back home in NY from my old home Austin! I already miss it.
I hit all my favorite restaurants for food I can't find in Westchester....Rudy's Bar b que
Maudies for Tex Mex
Waterloos Ice House
(yes, I am not a fancy restaurant kind of girl. I can get that in NY. I love the spice and the favor of the simple things in life!)
And went to the coolest pottery store...
Clarksville Pottery
You know I've lived all over and Austin is my favorite!
How does this relate to SOA? Well I went down there to visit with Manoj, the CEO of Webify, the company we just acquired. I had a super meeting discussing how to really focus us on the business outcome and value that SOA can deliver through the assets that Webify brings to the table.
I look forward to discussing more about our Point of Views on several key topics as he and I work more closely together!I was truly impressed with his vision and his focus on execution for the customer. It was one of the best meetings I've had in a while!
This great brainstorming about customers and the value we can provide will prove to show up in several interesting blogs! Expect these topics to be rolling off very soon!
Until then.....hookem' horns![Read More]
I can hear the ocean and Tim Berners-Lee!
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I am in NC at Wrightsville Beach. I find nothing as relaxing as the ocean and my dream is that one day, I could live here for months on end. Today, as I was swimming with my 2 girls I could think of nothing better. The weather was perfect, the sky was super blue, and the crowds light! Wow!
So at night while sitting here listening to the waves crashing on the ocean, I decided to surf the site for great podcasts that I could learn from (yes I know, on vacation too -- I also bought a couple of great leadership books to read!!). I listened to the podcast by Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the WWW! Listed by Time magazine as one of the 100 greatest minds of this century, his inspiring work on the Web set the stage for a world of changes in the way people do business, entertain themselves, exchange ideas, and socialize. He talked about his early history with the Web, opportunities and challenges at present, emerging technologies, and his current project: the semantic Web.
Click here for the unique opportunity to hear from the man whose work truly changed the world.
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I love SOA and Austin!
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OK...I just landed back home in NY from my old home Austin! I already miss it.
I hit all my favorite restaurants for food I can't find in Westchester.... Rudy's Bar b que
Maudies for Tex Mex
Waterloos Ice House
(yes, I am not a fancy restaurant kind of girl. I can get that in NY. I love the spice and the favor of the simple things in life!)
And went to the coolest pottery store...
Clarksville Pottery
You know I've lived all over and Austin is my favorite!
How does this relate to SOA? Well I went down there to visit with Manoj, the CEO of Webify, the company we just acquired. I had a super meeting discussing how to really focus us on the business outcome and value that SOA can deliver through the assets that Webify brings to the table.
I look forward to discussing more about our Point of Views on several key topics as he and I work more closely together!I was truly impressed with his vision and his focus on execution for the customer. It was one of the best meetings I've had in a while!
This great brainstorming about customers and the value we can provide will prove to show up in several interesting blogs! Expect these topics to be rolling off very soon!
Until then.....hookem' horns![Read More]
More information on Webify! Some of the frequently asked questions!
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General Q&A
1. What are you announcing today? A. IBM is acquiring Webify Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of industry-specific SOA software and services. Webify is a privately-held company, formed in 2002. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX, with a development lab in Mumbai, India. Webify has approximately 120 employees.
2. When did IBM close this deal?A. This deal closed on August 1, 2006.
3. What was the purchase price?A. We are not disclosing the purchase price.
4. Why did IBM acquire Webify? A. IBM has acquired Webify for its market leading industry-focused SOA software and services. Webify can accelerate the delivery of SOA composite business applications based on pre-built, customizable SOA assets, semantic models and policies. IBM Software Group and IBM Global Services will use Webify's capabilities to enable clients to more quickly and flexibly create SOA applications that can be composed primarily from existing assets. Webify complements and extends IBM's SOA software portfolio, including WebSphere Integration Developer, WebSphere Process Server, and the WebSphere Service Registry and Repository. Webify has received significant industry recognition, most recently receiving two prestigious awards from ACORD, the Global Standards Association for the Insurance Industry.
5. What are the customer requirements that drove this acquisition?A. Clients want the ability to reuse existing assets in flexible SOA applications that can be built and changed quickly. Clients also require SOA applications that are focused on their specific industries. SOA is about reuse, and Webify takes reuse to the next level by putting it in an industry-specific context. Applications built using SOA principles and Webify technology can be assembled, deployed and changed with significantly less time and resources than traditional applications. Customers have asked us to provide the linkage from SOA to their specific industries, and the acquisition of Webify is the continuation of a significant commitment by IBM in that direction.
6. How does this acquisition allow IBM Software and Services to jointly serve clients?A. This is a unique acquisition for IBM – not just software, not just services, but both. Webify allows IBM to serve clients better by pooling the SOA-related efforts of several groups - Software Group, Global Business Services, Global Technology Services, and the Global Business Solution Center.
IBM Software Group will gain the Webify middleware technology, which extends IBM's existing SOA Foundation and complements IBM's SOA Lifecycle and Industry Solutions. IBM Global Services will gain Webify's existing portfolio of SOA composite business services, as well as its methodology for creating new composite business services. Within IGS, Global Business Services (GBS) intends to provide service engagements based on existing Webify industry content and newly developed industry content. IBM's recently announced Global Business Solution Center (GBSC) intends to create new composite business services. Global Technology Services (GTS) plans to host and provision existing and newly developed composite business services.
7. What industries are currently covered by Webify?A. Most of Webify's current customers are in the Insurance and Healthcare industries. Development is currently underway for SOA composite business services in Banking, Telecom, and Public Sector. IBM plans to extend this development across a wide variety of industries. The Global Business Solution Center in India will have the lead role in the development of new SOA composite business services.
8. What is the Global Business Solution Center?A. The Global Business Solution Center in India, which was announced in March 2006, has the primary role within IBM for developing new SOA solution assets, such as the composite business services that are enabled by Webify middleware.
9. What do Webify products do?A. Webify provides middleware tools and runtimes for assembling and deploying industry-specific SOA composite applications. The software includes a wide variety of industry-specific content, including the ability to perform semantic mediation. This semantic mediation capability can significantly speed up the process of providing solutions for industry standards such as ACORD, HIPAA, SWIFT, IAA, HL7, XBRL, FIXML and eTOM, to name just a few. Webify's industry content also includes business process models, product catalogs (insurance industry products, for example), industry message sets, pre-built Web services assertions, interfaces to third party industry services, and pre-built interoperability with the IBM adaptor portfolio.
10. Why did IBM buy Webify instead of one of its competitors?A. Webify is recognized as having the industry-leading SOA software and services focused on vertical markets.
11. How does the Webify technology extend the IBM SOA development and runtime capabilities? A. Webify extends and complements IBM's existing SOA Foundation by adding an industry-specific layer that supports semantic mediation. The semantic and industry standards supported by Webify are those that are important to our clients in those industries. Current industry support is for Insurance and Healthcare, with Banking, Telecom and Public Sector in development. Support will be broadened to cover numerous additional industries. Current semantic and industry standards that are supported include ACORD, HIPAA, SWIFT, WS-I, IAA, HL7, XBRL, FIXML and eTOM.
Semantic mediation increases the industry awareness and focus of SOA composite applications. Webify allows for the concept of business context to be dynamically applied to SOA services. This creates a new pattern of business-aware SOA services that focus on line of business execution, rather than technology limitations. This technology can allow development teams to more accurately and efficiently deliver SOA development in alignment with a line of business vision. The Webify runtime extends IBM's middleware with semantic awareness and the dynamic binding of services, which can allow for a more efficient use of services and a reduction in the quantity of services required.
12. What are IBM's plans for the products acquired with Webify? A. IBM plans to invest in, support, market and sell the Webify middleware portfolio under the WebSphere brand name. The Webify products continue to be sold as-is and without disruption today. In the coming weeks, IBM will announce the rebranded, renamed, and repackaged versions of the Webify products. IBM is also acquiring from Webify a set of SOA composite business services for specific business areas, such as Claims Lifecycle in the Insurance industry. These composite business services will be used by IBM Global Services to help speed the delivery of mission-critical industry applications to clients.
13. Does IBM intend to further develop the Webify products? What is the roadmap plan for these products? A. Yes. IBM recognizes that industry-focused applications are key to the future of SOA. IBM will further develop and integrate these products, based on the needs of the market.
14. How does IBM intend to price these products? A. Initial pricing will be based on the existing Webify pricing model. Further pricing decisions will be announced as the platform is rebranded. More information and announcements on the topic is expected to be available in late 2006 and 2007.
15. How will the Webify portfolio be branded? A. The Webify middleware will be branded as IBM WebSphere. IBM Global Business Services will use an additional set of assets, Webify's SOA composite business services, as part of their engagements and the assets that they provide to their clients. Additional information will be made available in the coming weeks. IBM Global Technology Services will provide hosting and provisioning for Webify composite business services.
16. What challenges do you see in integrating Webify with IBM?A. We see no significant problems or challenges with this integration. Webify has been built on and optimized for IBM technology.
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New External Link to Order SOA for Dummies & Happy Hot Weekend
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Over 2000 Shipwrecks.......!!!!!!
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As I am on the NC coast, I was surprised today to learn that over 2000 shipwrecks have occured off of these coasts, more than any other East Coast area. Why so many? Hurricanes, treacherous shoals, unpredictable weather and war caused the majority of the wrecks! Today we rented jet skis and went exploring around the area .... to check out and learn about the history. It was neat to see how many other captains had "learned" about the ways to predict and avoid such hazards in the area.....and so were able to be successful in getting to the NC Shore!
I know it sounds crazy but that is one reason we kicked off in June, the IBM SOA Business Catalog . No, it is not there to help with shipwrecks but it is there for assisting and teaching others about best practices -- how to harness the knowledge around SOA that already exists in the market. Since its launch, we've had almost 13,000 homepage hits with over 10,000 click-throughs to IBM and Business Partners SOA assets with a 77% hit-to-download rate!
The inclusion of business partner assets are so critical to the SOA Business Catalog, But the only way to get there is by achieving SOA Specialty Status which is why we've made it a direct benefit of achieving the SOA Specialty
The SOA Specialty is really taking off - we have more than 40 business partners that have achieved the specialty so far!
If you're a business partner that wants to be part of the SOA ecosystem and marketplace, you can apply for the SOA Specialty and take advantage of the SOA Business Catalog. It's a fantastic way to both share your knowledge and grow your business.
Until tomorrow's adventure!!!
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The good and the bad! Yea we won the SOA Varbusiness Award!
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So let's start with the good! IBM has won the best company in VarBusiness's ARC awards for SOA! Read me!This is crucial because IBM needs partners to really demonstrate the value that SOA brings to the business. This SOA Business Outcome is a huge thought..we do SOA not because it is cool technology but because it is valuable to the business.
Now the bad......I traveled Yesterday. The airports are a zoo especially in NY...with lines and lines and lots of frustration. I not only waited 1.5 hours to get through security but then had a 6 hour delay. I am wondering about this impact on everyone. I was so thankful for my computer and blackberry and wondered how I could have survived it without these devices!
Has anyone else traveled lately? What are your thoughts on how we deal with making this both safe and efficient!
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Webify Acquisition for SOA Industry Composite Business Services!
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Today is a very exciting day as we announced our acquisition of Webify. To me, this announcement has a few key elements.
1) We acquired Webify for its market leading industry-focused SOA software, industry content, industry accelerators and services. 2) Webify products accelerate the delivery of SOA composite business applications based on pre-built, customizable SOA assets, semantic models and dynamic run-time. 3) We will use Webify products to enable customers to more quickly and flexibly create SOA applications that can be composed primarily from existing assets. 4) Webify complements and extends IBM's SOA software portfolio, focusing on WebSphere Process Server, and WebSphere Service Registry and Repository.
The number of press stories is multiplying!!! Over 35 stories to date.
Early press has been very favorable. At this early hour, articles have been written in already in the Reuters, the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, CNET news, varBusiness and many other publications around the world.
I'd love to know your thoughts on this acquisition.....here is where you can learn more! Click here to learn more!!! [Read More]
What's your favorite.....
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I just got back from filming a segment for IBM on my favorite innovation. I didn't think this would be a hard decision -- but it was. I thought about GPS and how much it helps me in this unfamiliar NY area....virtual communities like this blog that allow you to have a relationship without having ever met, or cell phones and blackberries that keep me connected no matter where I go. I love my digital camera....and the list goes on and on.
How do you pick your favorite innovation? What's yours?
Think about it. It is a hard choice!!
This is one of the reasons I am so jazzed about being able to focus on SOA for IBM . Why are the 2 (innovation and SOA linked)? To me innovation is all about being able to change, see change, be change. SOA allows that change to occur in the business. SOA is a key enabler of innovation!
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1) The time required for a pendulum to complete one round trip of motion is given by T=2pie(squareroof of (g/32). Solve the formula for g. Assume all variables represent positive quantities.
2)A local fitness club is gaining members at a constant rate since its grand opening. There were 75 members when the club opened and after 28 days, there were 271 members. Assume the relationship between the number of members, N, and the number of days since the grand opening, t, is linear. Express N in terms of t.
Two cars leave the same intersection at 10 am. One travels north at a constant rate of 35 mph and the other travels east at a constant rate of 30 mph. At approximately what time will the two cars be 100 miles apart?
The average age of a person when they first get married has been increasing at a constant rate (it is linear). In 1970, the average age was 20 and in 2000, it was 25 years of age. Let t represent the number of years since 1970. Express the average age in years, A, in terms of t.
Sarah has decided to purchase a new vehicle. She has her eye on a new sports car or on a new SUV. The sports car costs $21,500 and has estimated operating costs of $1,800 per year. The SUV costs $19,800, but operating costs are estimated to be $2,300 per year. If x represents the number of years, choose the inequality that describes the number of years the SUV is less expensive than the sports car. Do not solve.
A square garden is to be tilled and enclosed with a fence. The cost of preparing the soil will be $1 per square foot and the fence will cost $3 per foot. Find the dimensions of the garden that can be tilled and enclosed for $220.
A rectangular picture has an area of 50 square inches. The picture is surrounded by a border of uniform width. The outer dimensions (picture with the border) are 8 inches by 10 inches. If the variable represents the width of the border, find the equation that would be used to find . Do not solve the equation. Simplify the equation. (Hint: Draw and label a picture.)
A stone is projected upward with an initial speed of 112 ft./sec. The number of feet, , above the ground after seconds is given by sts=−16t2+112t. When will the stone be 160 feet above the ground?
A manufacturer sells lamps for $6 each. At this price, he sells 3000 lamps. He wishes to raise the selling price and knows that only 1500 lamps will be sold if the selling price is $8 each. Given that the selling price, , and the number of lamps sold, pN, are linearly related, express N in terms of .
First let's define our variables:
Let be the car that travels north
Let be the car that travels east
Let be the point both cars start at
Let be the distance A travels
Let be the distance B travels
Let be the time in hours since 10 am.
Let be speed in general
Let be distance in general
Note that we want the distance AB in the diagram to be 100 miles. also note that we have a right triangle (we will use Pythagoras' theorem to solve our problem).
Thus, the distance car A travels in time is given by:
and the distance car B travels in time is given by:
thus, by Pythagoras' theorem, we want such that,
now solve for . that will give you the number of hours since 10 am the cars were traveling for. then you can tell what time they will be 100 miles apart
then the fence will cost ...since there are four sides of length
the soil preparation cost will be ...since it cost a dollar per unit area and is the area of a square with side length
thus we want:
this is a quadratic equation, solve it for to get the dimensions of the garden.
this quadratic can be factored by foiling, but if you can't see the factors, just use the quadratic formula (you know what that is, right?)
see the diagram below
Let be the width of the border.
Then the length of the picture is
and the width of the picture is
we have that
and you can simplify that to get a quadratic. you don't have to solve it
we know that when ,
also, when ,
thus we have the system of linear equations:
solve this system for m and b and plug their values into to find the desired relationship
recall that, for a line, the slope m, of a line connecting the points and , is given by
here, we can treat the 's as the 's and the 's as the 's
so here,
then we can use any one point in te point slope form to get the equation of the line. call say
Now solve for


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LOVINGTON — It took just one night for the Portales Rams to drop from first to third in the District 4-3A standings.
The Rams lost their first district game at Lovington Friday night 71-55, but Portales coach Mark Gallegos felt it was one of the team's better efforts.
"The game was a lot closer than the score shows," Gallegos said. "We're 1-1, Lovington's 1-1. (New Mexico Military Institute is) 2-0, but we get them here. We've got our next three district games at home, and that helps us a lot."
Portales (6-12, 1-1) has a four-game homestand, beginning Friday against NMMI. The Rams will also host Ruidoso (Feb. 10) and Lovington (Feb. 13), before finishing up with a Feb. 16 non-district game against Artesia.
The Rams went into the locker room with a 27-27 tie at the half and trailed by only six points in the final five minutes.
Portales got season-high scoring totals from junior guard Chris Kirchner and senior forward Russell Knudson with 16 points each, with Nathan Brown adding 10 and Seth Clabaugh eight.
"He moved better than he's moved since he got hurt," Gallegos said of Knudson. "He's getting a little more confidence and his knees are getting stronger."
Tydree Lewis led Lovington (17-4) with 24 points, while Jarred Swinson added 15 and Jawaan Payne 14.


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The Forsyte Saga, Book I: The Man of Property
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Originally published as three separate novels, The Forsyte Saga is John Galsworthy's sprawling epic of the wealthy Forsyte clan, centered around the materialistic Soames Forsyte and his beautiful but rebellious trophy wife, Irene.
In this, the first of three novels, Soames Forsyte is the "Man of Property," a successful upper-middle class lawyer with strict Victorian values in turn-of-the-century England. He pursues the beautiful Irene, who finally agrees to marry him. Irene balks at her husband's controlling rigidity and falls in love with Philip Bosinney, an architect hired by Soames to build his country house. When Soames learns of the affair, the result is a brutal clash of Soames' values with his wife's passions.
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by John Galsworthy (1906)
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ROSEVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) – The underpass of Highway 36 on Fairview Avenue in Roseville is temporarily closed due to flooding after a sudden downpour late Saturday afternoon.
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By Tracy Bedford, Colorado Master GardenerSM, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, Denver County
In case you didn't know, it's the year of mesclun.
So proclaims the National Garden Bureau. Mesclun, we learn, is a mix of young plant leaves that include some not-so-run-of-the-mill greens.
In addition to a lettuce base, spicy greens such as arugula, cress and Japanese mustards add salad excitement to what can otherwise be ho-hum dining.
Spicy salad greens are leafy plants with both a distinct spiciness or assertive flavor and the delicate tenderness to be eaten raw in salads. Many are easy to grow -- some too easy -- often ending up in the weed category. With a short time to harvest, between 21 and 60 days, these greens can offer a summer of tasty salads. Don't neglect to plant a mid-to-late summer planting of the cool weather types for fall harvest.
Arugula is the spicy green enjoying the most popularity today. It's also known as rocket. High in vitamins, this plant has been cultivated in North America for more than 300 years. It's attractive lobed, dark green leaves offer a unique nutty flavor. This plant likes cold weather so, for best results, plant early in spring and late in the summer. For summer harvest, plant in the shade or under floating row covers where it's cooler. Arugula turns bitter in the heat of summer.
Cress is a more challenging plant to grow in Colorado's intense sun. It's ready to harvest in as little as 14 days after spring planting. Part day shade is best particularly when weather turns warm. Both curly cress, also known as peppergrass, and broadleaf cress thrive in ordinary garden soil and provide for repeat harvests before going to seed.
For fiery greens that are a culinary delight, grow Japanese mustards. Varieties include `Osaka Purple,' `Greenwave' and `Red Giant' among others. `Red Giant' is reported to have a Dijon mustard taste. Leaves are ready for harvest when four inches long, usually four to six weeks after sowing. They can withstand some summer heat if planted in partial shade. Do go slow here as these are considered some of the spiciest of greens.
Another savory, easy-to-grow plant in Colorado is vigorous annual nasturtium. Better known for its sunset hued flowers, both flowers and leaves are edible. Nasturtiums grow like crazy in hot weather and the young leaves provide the best peppery bite. Another pesky flower -- or faithful friend, depending on your outlook -- is johnny jump ups. Only their flowers are edible and they add wonderful color to salads.
Milder mibuna and mizuna offer a starting point for those wanting to take a go-slow approach to savory salads. Quick to harvest, pick leaves on an as-needed basis and expect one plant to provide for many salads.
For the lettuce base, butterhead, looseleaf and romaine types grow well in Colorado. Crisphead lettuce rarely sets a hard head according to many years of vegetable demonstration trial results at Colorado State University. Of the butterhead types, `Ermosa,' with smooth, light green leaves, `Dapple,' a beautiful red oak leaf and `Pirat,' with a red tinge to its leaves, have all proven to be Colorado adapted. Looseleaf varieties that do well here are `Green Ice' and `Red Sails.' For romaine, try `Winter Density.'
The no-fuss way to grow these delicacies is to plant seeds early in a big flower planter. Instead of delaying planting until you get time to prepare your garden, you can prepare the planter the previous fall and, early in the spring, scatter seeds in a minute. Grow seeds in a potting soil high in organic material and well supplied with nutrients. Provide consistent moisture during growth. When the seedlings are large enough to transplant to a vegetable bed, divert a few leaves for your salad table. Try this and you will be rewarded with a lovely early season flower planter, a thriving vegetable bed and a full salad bowl.
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OK, in the previous section we described what is meant by a trap-door cipher, but how do you make one? One commonly used cipher of this form is called ``RSA Encryption'', where ``RSA'' are the initials of the three creators: ``Rivest, Shamir, and Adleman''. It is based on the following idea:
It is very simple to multiply numbers together, especially with computers. But it can be very difficult to factor numbers. For example, if I ask you to multiply together 34537 and 99991, it is a simple matter to punch those numbers into a calculator and 3453389167. But the reverse problem is much harder.
Suppose I give you the number 1459160519. I'll even tell you that I got it by multiplying together two integers. Can you tell me what they are? This is a very difficult problem. A computer can factor that number fairly quickly, but (although there are some tricks) it basically does it by trying most of the possible combinations. For any size number, the computer has to check something that is of the order of the size of the square-root of the number to be factored. In this case, that square-root is roughly 38000.
Now it doesn't take a computer long to try out 38000 possibilities, but what if the number to be factored is not ten digits, but rather 400 digits? The square-root of a number with 400 digits is a number with 200 digits. The lifetime of the universe is approximately seconds - an 18 digit number. Assuming a computer could test one million factorizations per second, in the lifetime of the universe it could check possibilities. But for a 400 digit product, there are possibilities. This means the computer would have to run for times the life of the universe to factor the large number.
It is, however, not too hard to check to see if a number is prime--in other words to check to see that it cannot be factored. If it is not prime, it is difficult to factor, but if it is prime, it is not hard to show it is prime.
So RSA encryption works like this. I will find two huge prime numbers, and that have 100 or maybe 200 digits each. I will keep those two numbers secret (they are my private key), and I will multiply them together to make a number . That number is basically my public key. It is relatively easy for me to get ; I just need to multiply my two numbers. But if you know , it is basically impossible for you to find and . To get them, you need to factor , which seems to be an incredibly difficult problem.
But exactly how is used to encode a message, and how are and used to decode it? Below is presented a complete example, but I will use tiny prime numbers so it is easy to follow the arithmetic. In a real RSA encryption system, keep in mind that the prime numbers are huge.
In the following example, suppose that person A wants to make a public key, and that person B wants to use that key to send A a message. In this example, we will suppose that the message A sends to B is just a number. We assume that A and B have agreed on a method to encode text as numbers. Here are the steps:
But since we only care about the result , we can calculate all the partial results in that modulus, and by repeated squaring of 545, we can get all the exponents that are powers of 2. For example, . Then square again: , and so on. We obtain the following table:
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The title of this post – a reference to the persistent winds of Patagonia – is borrowed from Gerald Durrell's 1961 account of a visit to Península Valdés, among other places, on an animal collection and research trip for his zoo in Jersey. Like all of the places Durrell wrote about, my 10-year-old self wanted desperately to visit Valdés. His descriptions of the "golden swarm" of fur seals, the growling sea lions and the "bulbous" elephant seals planted a seed which would later be watered by the David Attenborough documentaries about the legendary pod of orcas who deliberately beach themselves so as to be able to ambush unsuspecting seals in a supposed place of safety. If two of my favourite natural historians thought Valdés was something special, then I would have to go there.
I was 25 when I finally got to Argentina, and I had to wait a few more months to eventually make it as far south as Chubut. Eastern Patagonia – that is to say the coastal section of the Argentine side – has none of the picture book allure of the Lake District or the Pacific Coastline. It is instead desolate, foreboding and monotonous. To truly appreciate the emptiness you have to drive, as I did, from Buenos Aires to Rio Gallegos, but for most holidaymakers the sheer distances involved mean that this feeling has to be cobbled together from glimpses out of airplane windows and snatches read in books. Either way, you can take it from me that the drive to Puerto Madryn – from any direction – is uneventful.
Which is why what happens on the Península is all the more amazing. Once again I will borrow Durrell's words: the Península is "a mass of land rather like an axe-head, some eighty miles long by thirty broad…it is almost as if the Península and its narrow isthmus are a cul-de-sac into which all the wild-life of Chubut has drained and from which it cannot escape." (1961)
Suddenly, after thousands of miles of boredom, Patagonia gets interesting. The vegetation is more abundant; the landscape less windswept; and the fauna concentrated into a space so small that you cannot avoid seeing guanacos, rheas and hares. But – of course – it is for its marine treasures that most people visit Valdés…
I visited out of 'whale season', but every winter thousands of southern right whales go there to calve, offering arguably the best boat-based whale watching in the world. I did get to see the enormous fur seal colony and the truly mammoth elephant seals (the only continental colony in the world) and the comical sea lions, but it was the orcas which were the real drawcard for me. Early January is not the best time to sight them, but our guide humoured us and allowed us to linger at Punta Norte a little longer than the tour groups.
A few seals flopping about in the intertidal sand initially diverted our attention from the pair of scything dorsal fins and their bulging wakes, but soon the intruders could not be ignored. The orcas surged through the shallows, parallel to the beach, occasionally darting shorewards to consider their options. On that afternoon, at that tide, conditions were not quite perfect for beaching, so after about a quarter of an hour they left. But not without silencing everyone present with their sheer size, speed and muscularity.
Valdés also has a smattering of penguins, but if you're really into penguins, the colony at Punto Tomba is as worth a visit as Valdés. Situated a couple of hours south of the Península, Tomba plays host to almost a million magellanic penguins every summer. They come, from their warmer winter waters in Brazil, to nest, hatch and care for their chicks, making Tomba one of the world's biggest nurseries: as with the fur seals, the sheer size of the colony has to be seen to be believed.
Vaya Adventures usually has its guests stay at the Estancia Rincón Chico which is located within the limits of Península Valdés. The value this brings to its guests cannot be overestimated. What others have to glimpse from minibuses, you can savour while hiking the estancia's ten miles of private coastline. What others have to enjoy in hordes while enduring the midday sun, you can enjoy with your biologist guide and the sunrise. This is not to mention the fact that you'll be staying on a real Argentine Estancia with the friendliest hosts imaginable and real home-cooked meals. You'll just have to take my word for it that not all of Patagonia is this perfect!
Take a look at Vaya's tour to Península Valdés here.
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It is 7" tall.
Hand painted polychrome bear and geometric decorations.
Corrugated handle.
The bottom is signed Acoma N.M. R Malie.
Excellent condition.
They are approx 5 1/2" long and have nice high handles.
They are light green with a hint of lavender and are decorated with hand painted pink flowers.
Marked Bavaria on the bottoms.
No chips or cracks.
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It is 9 1/2".
It is light green and is decorated with transferware roses with hand painted highlights.
The edges have gold trim.
The bottom is stamped "Christmas Rose" and there are some handwritten & ink stamped numbers.
The ink makers mark is smudged and is illegible.
No chips or cracks.
It is approx 8 1/2" in length and approx 7" tall.
Excellent condition.
She is 9 1/2" in length.
Blue hand painted details.
Minimal crazing.
Marked Made in Portugal incised # 78 on the bottom.
He is approx 9" L x 7" W with blue eyes.
He has crazing and a chip on the reverse side by the hanger groove that can't be seen unless turned over.
Clay Art sticker on the back states "Clay Art San Francisco U.S.A. 1988."
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She is approx 12" tall with short hair and soft facial details.
The back of the sculpture has a hairline split from her left shoulder to the bottom.
The back of her right shoulder has a circular split. Her nose has a small split on the side.
The splits appear to be from age related wood shrinkage.
She has a few minor dings.
The back is signed E.G. Kahans.
Great patina.
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Helen Hafer was a painter of california landscapes, california missions and still life works.
She died in San Clemente, California on May 18th, 2003.
This is a painting of Holly Hobbie.
The painting is 20"L x 16"W.
The framed measurement is 27"L x 23"W. Holly has colorful thick painted accents.
Signed by Helen in the bottom lower left corner.
Excellent condition.
It is 14" tall and is decorated in blue and purple flowers and a butterfly.
Unmarked. Possibly Los Angeles Pottery Co or N.S Gustin.
No chips or cracks.
The bottom of the jar & lid are marked 10-Y.
The compote is 10" in diameter and approx 5 1/2" tall.
The bowl has a few light scratches. Minimal bubbles.
The candlestick is approx 9 1/2" tall.
There is a straw mark in the base of the candlestick and minimal bubbles.
The edges have and etched pattern.
It is 2 3/4" tall & 8" in diameter.
It is decorated with 8 raised ridges on the inside of the bowl.
No chips.
There is a crackle iridescent finish.
Glows under black light.
Unmarked, possibly manufactured by Tiffin Glass Co.
It is 6 1/2" tall.
It has the initials RH on the front of his hat.
There is a tiny nick at the rim of the base.
Marked Japan on the bottom.
It is 5 3/4" tall.
It has 6 sides with metal flakes inside the glass from midway to the neck of the vase.
It has a slightly frosted finish from the top to about midway down the vase.
Excellent condition. Signed on bottom LLGF.
It is 54"L x 36 1/2" W.
There are twelve 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" embroidered squares with a blue border.
There are squares of families, children, cats, chicks, a leprechaun, service station, fawn and a puppy.
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It is made of carved lacquered stone possibly soapstone.
The teapot is 5" tall and is decorated with a carved dragon on both sides. The handle and spout are dragons also.
The footed tray is 9" x 7" and has 3 carved dragons and a phoenix. The tray has mother of pearl inlaid peaches and carps and men playing a board game.
The cups are 1 1/2" tall and are decorated with a carved dragon on one side and a flaming ball or pearl on the ...
They are approx 5 1/2" tall and very cute.
They have their original rubber corks.
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The frog is admiring a lady bug.
It is approx 3 3/4" tall and 4 1/2" length.
The bottom is marked Kitty's Critters SOLLC (Starlite Originals LLC) 1999.
It is number 514 of 950.
Great condition.
It is 4 1/2" tall and has a 7 1/2" base.
There is a light green band with gold trim around the base and the inside rim of the spittoon.
No chips or cracks.
Light crazing. Yellowing to the pottery along part of the bottom edge of the base. Some tiny rust spots.
Gold trim loss on the lip of the rim.
Based on the markings on the bottom it was made in April 1933.
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ISIS vs. JesusWednesday, October 22nd, 2014 Posted in religions | 11 Comments »
I read the horrific story today of a young woman being stoned to death by a group of men—including her own father. She was accused of adultery, led to a hole in the ground, and placed there with a rope tied around her neck, pleading for her life.
This horrific event was captured on video, and according to the article, "Because the leader of the mob is the woman's father, the man most shamed and humiliated by his daughter's alleged transgressions, he is awarded the group's highest honor: the biggest stone to cast and deliver the death blow. The video fades to black before the father releases the stone."*
These men were ISIS militants, a group that has become infamous for beheading journalists and performing acts of terror.
As this poor young girl called out to her father, begging him for forgiveness, he coldly replied, "Don't call me father!"
Have we heard a story like this before? As a matter of fact we have, but it took place 2,000 years ago.
Instead of ISIS militants, there were religious Pharisees, who cast a woman caught in the act of adultery before Jesus Christ. Jesus quickly surveyed the self-righteous and bloodthirsty group of men. Then He did the following.
"Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, 'If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.' Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground" (John 8:6–8 NIV).
What do you think he wrote?
No one can say with certainty, but my suggestion would be that Christ wrote the "secret sins" of these men, starting with the oldest, and ending with the youngest. That is why they then left.
That's probably because the oldest guys had more to confess than the younger ones. Whatever the reason, all of the would-be rock-throwers left the scene after Jesus said, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."
So, here was this woman, left alone with Jesus. He did not pick up the biggest stone and execute her like the man in the news story I quoted. Instead, He forgave her.
"At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, 'Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?'
'No one, sir,' she said.
'Then neither do I condemn you,' Jesus declared. 'Go now and leave your life of sin'" (John 8:2–11 NIV).
The Bible doesn't say much about this woman's background or character. She might have fallen into sexual sin for the first time that day. Then again, she might have had a reputation for being easy and sleazy. Either way, she was now facing the stark consequences of her action.
What she needed in that moment wasn't a critic, a judge, or the cold curious stares of those who looked on.
She needed a Champion.
She needed a Rescuer.
She needed a Savior.
And she found that, and more, in Jesus.
Maybe you have had to face the consequences for your actions of late.
Perhaps, as the Bible says, "Your sin has found you out."
That unplanned pregnancy.
That addiction.
That wrong thing that you did.
Jesus does not want to condemn you, but He will convict or convince you of your sin so you can find real and lasting relief.
If you will turn from your sin and ask His forgiveness, He will forgive you of all your sin and then say to you, "Go now and leave your life of sin!"
You might ask, "When did this woman believe?" Probably right after Jesus turned away her accusers. She had never met anyone like Him before.
He said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" That word, "woman," probably wasn't the word she was expecting. She'd most likely been called a lot of things in her life—hooker, whore, slut, trash—but never "woman." The word as Jesus used it was a polite term of respect. It would be like saying, "Ma'am," or "Lady." In fact, it's the same term He used to address His own mother as He hung on the cross. So He said to her, "Woman, lady, where are those accusers of yours?"
Why did He say that? She certainly hadn't been acting like a lady. No, but He didn't just see her for what she was in the moment. He saw her for what she would become. He knew that her life was going to change. He knew who and what she would be as the years went by.
God sees the same in you right now. Not just what you are or what you were, but what you can be when you put your faith in Him.
He said to her, "Go now and leave your life of sin." In the New King James Version He tells her, "Go and sin no more."
Because of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we can now personally know and walk with the God who created us. Because of what Jesus did, we can now refer to God almighty as "our Father who art in heaven."
In contrast to the man in the story who said to his daughter, "Don't call me father!" your Father in heaven wants to hear from you.
*Here is the article from the NY Post that I referred to.
This Weekend At Harvest: Answering Difficult Questions That Non-Believers AskSaturday, July 17th, 2010 Posted in Pastor's corner, questions, religions, sermons | 3 Comments »
This weekend, Dinesh D'Souza will be our special guest speaker.
Dinesh is one of the leading thinkers and speakers in the country today. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, and National Review. He has appeared on TV programs, such as The Today Show, Nightline, The O'Reilly Factor, and many others. He speaks at top universities and churches across the nation every year, and has also debated many atheists, including Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens.
He has written a number of books including: What's So Great About America?, What's So Great About Christianity?, and Life After Death-The Evidence.
This Sunday morning, He will speak, and I will interview him and ask him those hard questions that non-believers ask, as a part of our Crossover series.
Questions anyone?
If you have questions you would like to ask, e-mail them to email@example.com.
You can come and join us in person for one of our services, which will be at 7:45 A.M., 9:45 A.M., 11:45 A.M., and 5:00 P.M. You can also watch the live webcast at Harvest.org.
New Harvest iPhone app is here!Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 Posted in essentials, Pastor's corner, questions, religions, sermons, video, worldview | 10 Comments »
You can download it today for free!
After several months of work from the Harvest web programmers and designers, we are launching our new "Harvest: Greg Laurie" iPhone app. We've tried to take our best web content and pack it into one place to help you "know God" and "make Him known" to others. It is unlike any other Christian app I've seen. Let me give you a "sneak peak" of what you'll find when you launch it.
The app includes all of my recent "Messages." You can play messages from my Worldview and Essentials series in both audio and video formats, as well as Parables from the Beach videos and A New Beginning radio programs.
You'll have easy access to my daily devotions, so that every day you'll find fresh inspiration to help you walk with God.
What really makes this app unique are the "evangelism tools" designed to proclaim the gospel and help you share your faith with others. There are videos to share, including a gospel message, first steps for new believers, and answers to tough questions. You'll learn how to share your testimony with others through a One-Minute Message. We've also included Scriptures to memorize and strategies for sharing your faith with people from other religions. If you help lead someone to the Lord, they can register their decision and request a New Believer's Growth Packet directly from the app.
Finally, you'll be able to get "Connected" to all of our social network feeds. You can also share content from the app with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, or by sending an e-mail.
I hope you like the new iPhone app and find it a useful tool to help you draw closer in a relationship with Jesus Christ and for sharing your faith with others.
You can download it for FREE on iTunes: here.
If you like our new app, make sure to write a review in the iTunes store. We are also working on apps for Android phones and one optimized for the iPad. They're coming soon!
Weekend musingsSaturday, January 17th, 2009 Posted in family, Pastor's corner, religions, sermons | 11 Comments »
Get your doctrine straight!
Years ago, C.S.Lewis gave this warning: "If you do not listen to theology, that will not mean that you have no ideas about God. It will mean that you have a lot of wrong ones."
If this has ever been a problem in the church, it is certainly now. Paul warned such a day would eventually come, telling Timothy: "For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to right teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever they want to hear" (2 Timothy 4:3 NLT).
Friends, the "time" that Scripture spoke of is here. I am shocked to see how people who describe themselves as evangelicals can be so ignorant of what the Bible clearly teaches.
For a vivid example, check this out.
That is what I have committed my life to.
People who believe in Jesus wouldn't say such outlandish things if they studied their Bibles. That is why we need preaching and teaching from the Scripture.
Right before that verse are these words: "Preach the word of God. Be persistent, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with Good teaching" (2 Timothy 4:2 NLT).
That is what we are committed to each day at Harvest Ministries. This is what I have committed my very life to, preaching the gospel and teaching the Word.
Weekend teachings
If you would like to check out my newest weekend article at WorldNetDaily, click here. You can also read my long-form weekend devotion on the value of a soul here.
James MacDonald at Harvest
It has been our privilege to have Pastor James McDonald at Harvest while he is in town getting treatment for cancer. The treatments are going well, and James has been giving an amazing series of teachings on the topic of Turning Your Trials Into Gold.
His series continues this Sunday morning at Harvest, with the remaining messages coming at our Wednesday midweek studies.
Back at Harvest
I will be back in the pulpit at Harvest next Sunday, January 25. I have been on vacation with my family, and we have had a restful time. I will be wrapping up my series in the Book of Acts called Upside-Down Living.
Emergent or submergent?Friday, June 6th, 2008 Posted in religions, sermons | 5 Comments »
"There are many ways to God."
"Jesus is just my way."
"All religions are true in their own way."
We have all heard statements like those before. Sometimes, even Christians who don't understand their Bibles will say them.
Have you ever wondered how God reacts to this? It's insulting.
I have mentioned the emergent church before. It's a popular new movement taking place in the evangelical church that has caught the interest of many.
The emergents get it wrong
Here is a statement from one of its unquestioned leaders:
"Missional Christian faith asserts that Jesus did not come to make some people saved and others condemned. Jesus did not come to help some people be right, while leaving everyone else to be wrong. Jesus did not come to create another exclusive religion."
Sorry to disagree, but this is all wrong.
First of all, Jesus Christ came into this world to save sinners. Plain and simple.
As Paul wrote, "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief" (1 Timothy 1:15 NKJV).
He did not come to "help some people be right, while leaving everyone else to be wrong." We ALL were wrong and separated from Him by our sins. The Bible says, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23 NKJV). And only those who believe in in Jesus Christ will be saved.
Another emergent leader I quoted before writes:
"I must add, though, that I don't believe making disciples must equal making adherence to the Christian religion. It may be advisable in many (not all!) circumstances to help people become followers of Jesus and remain within their Buddhist, Hindu, or Jewish contexts."
This sounds very inclusive and loving, but it is flat-out wrong and unscriptural. We want people to become "followers of Jesus" in a biblical context!
The Bible teaches that you become a child of God through faith in Jesus Christ. Acts 4:12 says, "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved" (NKJV).
Jesus plainly said, "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life . . . "
Insulting the Holy Spirit
That brings us to the sin of insulting the Holy Spirit. I have been blogging about specific sins we can commit against the Holy Spirit, and I have briefly dealt with lying to, grieving, and quenching the Holy Spirit.
Now let's consider insulting the Spirit. What is that? It's when we reject the work He has come to do.
It is the office of the Holy Spirit to present the saving work of Jesus Christ to the unbeliever. Jesus said, "And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment" (John 16:8 KJV).
But when someone refuses to accept Jesus Christ, he is really denying the very mission of the Holy Spirit and is saying that he doesn't need salvation. They are saying that Jesus cannot save them and His shed blood was a waste! His death was unnecessary.
This is a blatant insult to the Holy Spirit of God. As it says in Hebrews 10:29, "Think how much more terrible the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God and have treated the blood of the covenant as if it were common and unholy. Such people have insulted and enraged the Holy Spirit who brings God's mercy to his people" (NLT).
To resist the Holy Spirit's appeal is to insult God and cut off all hope of salvation.
The Bible poses this alarming question: "How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?" (Hebrews 2:3 NKJV).
Tomorrow, I want to talk about how insulting the Spirit can actually lead to resisting and ultimately blaspheming Him, which is the only unforgivable sin.
Good FridayFriday, March 21st, 2008 Posted in holidays, religions, sermons | 7 Comments »
Today is Good Friday! This is a special day on the Christian calendar when we remember the death of Jesus Christ for each of us on the cross. It was here that God and man were reconciled once again.
- Here at the Cross, God's righteous demands were satisfied.
- Here, what was lost in the garden was regained again.
- Here, a crippling and decisive blow was dealt against Satan and his minions.
- Here, our Salvation was purchased.
We can never talk about it too much, or contemplate it too often. And because of this we know there is truly life beyond the grave. This is what sets our faith apart from all others.
With Buddhism, Islam, Krishna, and all the rest, you can go to the tomb of their prophets and gurus and pay your respects. But if you go to the tomb of Jesus, you will find it empty! He is alive!
The originator of a new religion came to the great French diplomat-statesman Charles Maurice de Talleyrand and complained that he could not make any converts. "What would you suggest I do?" he said. Talleyrand replied, "I should recommend that you get yourself crucified, and then die, but be sure to rise again the third day."
I encourage you to check out our online Good Friday service today at 12:00 P.M. Pacific Time. Just go here.
Also, our very talented worship team of Billy Batstone, Steve Wiggins, and Hanz Ives have written a brand new song for this Easter weekend that you can download here for free. It is based on the message I will be giving this Easter Sunday.


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Island Chiefdom May Offer Insight Into Complex Societies
DALLAS, TEXAS—Fox News reports that Mark McCoy of Southern Methodist University and his team calculated the age of Nan Madol, a capital ruled by a single chief on the Pacific island of Pohnpei. Using uranium-thorium dating, the researchers found that the tomb where Nan Madol's first chief was buried dates back to A.D. 1180, or about 100 years earlier than similar tombs elsewhere in the Pacific. McCoy described Nan Madol as the first site in the remote Pacific islands to serve as a seat of political power, religious rituals, and monumental burial. This information could help researchers understand how human societies evolved more complex, hierarchical systems. "The main finding here was the discovery of strong archaeological evidence of [the] rise of the first chiefs to rule the island," McCoy said. "Something that of course is described in Pohnpei's own oral histories, but with the results described in our new paper, can now be compared to other islands in the Pacific and societies around the world." To read in-depth about another Pacific island, go to "Letter From the Marshall Islands: Defuzing the Past."
Possible Third 16th-Century Ship Found in Florida Waters
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA—The Pensacola News Journal reports that archaeologists and students from the University of West Florida have found a third shipwreck in Pensacola Bay. All three ships are thought to have been part of Don Tristan de Luna's expedition, which included 11 ships and 1,500 people sent to colonize Florida for Spain. One month after Luna arrived in 1559 on the northern Gulf Coast, a hurricane sank many of the ships and wiped out much of the expedition's supplies. The newly discovered ship, found in shallower water than the two previously discovered, may have been La Salvadora, a smaller ship that had been built in the New World. "We'll take the wood sample soon and see what it's made out of," said historian John Worth, who has been studying the Luna settlement, which was discovered last year. "Is it a New World species or Old World species? If it turned out to be [La Salvadora] that would be really exciting, because that would be the earliest ship built in the New World that's documented," he explained. So far, the team has found ballast stones, iron concretions, an articulated hull, planking, and ceramics. The Luna expedition ended in 1561, when Spanish ships rescued the surviving colonists and returned them to Mexico. For more, go to "Shipwreck Alley."
Homo Habilis May Have Been Right Handed
LAWRENCE, KANSAS—HealthDay News reports that University of Kansas professor emeritus David Frayer has found evidence of right-handedness in a Homo habilis specimen. He and his team conducted experiments to re-create scratch marks similar to the ones found on 1.8-million-year-old Homo habilis teeth found in Tanzania. Most of the marks, located on the lip side of the specimen's upper front teeth, veer from the left down to the right. The team members suggest that the marks were made when the hominin used a stone tool, held in the right hand, to cut food held with the teeth and the left hand. Frayer explained that Homo habilis was already thought to have had lateralization of the brain, meaning that each side of the brain has functional specializations for tasks such as handedness and language. Further research could show that how the brain is organized may be important in identifying the origins of human ancestors. For more, go to "Earliest Stone Tools."
Cache of 8,000-Year-Old Animal Bones Found in Mexico
NUEVO LEÓN, MEXICO—Prensa Latina reports that archaeologist Araceli Rivera of Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has found animal remains that may have been used in rituals some 8,000 years ago. The remains include the teeth, long bones, skulls, ribs, and vertebrae of mammoths, camels, horses, llamas, and prehistoric bison. The bones had been placed in a rock shelter and covered with a rectangular stone that researchers have dubbed La Boveda, or The Vault. The researchers think The Vault may have been illuminated during the winter solstice, at a time when food may have been scarce. For more, go to "Under Mexico City."
Possible Evidence of Roman Attack Found in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL—The Guardian reports that Rina Avner and Kfir Arbib of the Israel Antiquities Authority have found evidence of a 2,000-year-old watchtower and a wall that protected a "new" area of Jerusalem that had developed outside of the city's two existing defensive walls. The Jewish historian Josephus described Titus's breach of such a third wall in A.D. 70, when Roman legions invaded, sacked the city, and destroyed the Second Temple. Large stones that the Romans may have fired from catapults at the sentries in the tower have also been uncovered. It is thought that Roman forces used battering rams on the wall while the catapults provided cover. To read about another discovery in Jerusalem, go to "Rubaiyat Pot."
New Thoughts on Ancient Stone Flakes
OXFORD, ENGLAND—Live Science reports that capuchin monkeys living in Brazil's Serra da Capivara National Park have been observed banging rocks against one another, an action that produces a cobble with a single flat side that is called a "unifacial chopper" by archaeologists. Unifacial choppers bear telltale scallop-shell-shaped breakages called conchoidal fractures. It had been thought that such modified stones were only made by hominins. According to observations made during the study, the monkeys sometimes lick the rocks, perhaps to ingest lichens or minerals, but they don't use them as tools. Instead, they use other rocks to break open nuts. Researcher Tomos Proffitt of the University of Oxford says the study shows that modern primates can produce some types of artifacts that have until now been attributed to hominins alone, and will require scientists to rethink how they determine whether a stone tool was made by a human ancestor or human relative. For more, go to "The Neolithic Toolkit."
Engraved Stone May Have Been a Neolithic Map
BORNHOLM, DENMARK—The Copenhagen Post reports that an engraved stone fragment discovered at the Neolithic site of Vasagård on the island of Bornhom could be a map. Archaeologist Flemming Kaul of the National Museum of Denmark said that other stones inscribed with lines and rectangles have been found at the site, and it had been thought that the markings depicted the sun and its rays. This partial stone is now thought to show the details of an area of the island as it appeared between 2700 and 2900 B.C. Some of the markings may represent plants with leaves. "These are not accidental scratches," he said. "We see the stones as types of maps showing different kinds of fields." To read about another discovery in Denmark, go to "Bronze Age Bride."
Skara Brae Residents May Have Snacked on Rodents
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND—The Los Angeles Times reports that rodents may have been a source of food at Skara Brae, the Neolithic settlement on the Orkney Islands. Biologist Jeremy Herman of the National Museums of Scotland and his team evaluated some 60,000 small mammal bones collected from four trenches at the site in the 1970s. The scientists found that the number of wood mouse bones was equal in all four trenches, but one of the trenches had a greater number of bones from the Orkney vole than the others. And, since voles, which are slightly bigger than mice, are thought to usually stay away from people, the animals may have been brought to the area. Some of the bones also bear burn marks. "The way they are burnt it's pretty clear that they were pretty much whole when they were stuck on the embers of a fire," Herman said. "I haven't tried it myself, but I imagine they got pretty crisp on the outside." He thinks the small rodents may have served as a snack, a food for lean times, or something that children caught and roasted. To read in-depth about excavations on Orkney, go to "Neolithic Europe's Remote Heart."
Drones Used to Map the Plain of Jars in Laos
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA—The Canberra Times reports that CAVE2 technology, based at Monash University, has been used to map three excavation sites on the Plain of Jars, an archaeological site in a remote area of Laos with carved stone jars that stand nearly ten feet tall. Drones are being used to collect the footage for the project. The team of researchers will then create a 3-D replica of the excavations and the entire Plain of Jars landscape. "It hasn't really been researched on this scale since the 1930s and what our project hopes to show is exactly what the jars were for, when they were produced, and who made them," said Dougald O'Reilly of Australian National University. Information collected with ground-penetrating radar was fed into the CAVE2 system to create the underground view of the excavation area. O'Reilly also plans to evaluate the site with lidar technology, which can detect archaeological remains beneath heavy foliage, and add that information to the virtual 3-D reconstruction. For more, go to "Drones Enter the Archaeologist's Toolkit."
German WWI Submarine Found Off the Coast of Scotland
STRANRAER, SCOTLAND—BBC News reports that a German U–boat dating to the First World War was discovered off the coast of Scotland by a team laying subsea power cables. The vessel is thought to be UB-85, one of two UBIII-Class submarines known to have been lost in the Irish Sea. After being picked up by HM Drifter Coreopsis, the captain and crew of UB-85 claimed to have done battle with a sea monster that damaged the vessel so badly that it could no longer submerge. But nautical archaeologist Innes McCartney says that when the British ship approached the submarine on the surface at night, the crew of the German vessel may have tried to submerge quickly, started taking on water, and had to resurface and surrender. Identifying the newly discovered wreck with confidence may be impossible, however, as the UBIII-Class submarines were all very similar. "Unless a diver can find a shipyard stamp, we cannot say definitively, but yes, we're certainly closer to solving the so-called mystery of UB-85 and the reason behind its sinking—whether common mechanical failure or something that is less easily explained," McCartney said. To read about attempts to identify another recently discovered shipwreck, go to "Is it Esmeralda?"


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- Wepster hazelnut ready for confection market
- Official Oregon nut
- Wepster, a new high-yielding, blight-resistant hazelnut, Wepster produces small, round kernels, making it ideal for the chocolate industry.
Oregon grows 99 percent of the U.S. hazelnut crop. Oregon State University has helped the state's growers by developing new varieties of hazelnuts that resist the destructive eastern filbert blight fungus.
Oregon State University has developed a new high-yielding, blight-resistant hazelnut for the baking and chocolate industries.
Known as Wepster, or OSU 894.030, it was bred to be shelled, blanched and sold as kernels as an alternative to the OSU-bred varieties called Lewis, Clark, Sacajawea and Yamhill, said OSU's hazelnut breeder, Shawn Mehlenbacher. He announced the releasein Portland at the annual meeting of the Nut Growers Society of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.
OSU plans to license Wepster to nurseries that agree to pay a royalty of 50 cents per tree. Mehlenbacher expects nurseries to start selling a limited quantity of trees to growers this spring and a larger amount next winter.
Wepster produces small, round kernels, making it ideal for the chocolate industry, which prefers kernels with a diameter of 11-13 millimeters, Mehlenbacher said.
The result of a cross made in 1997, the variety is named after the Wepster family in honor of their contributions to the Oregon hazelnut industry and OSU's hazelnut breeding program. The family also helped create the Oregon Hazelnut Industry Endowed Professorship, which Mehlenbacher holds.
Wepster has several advantages over its peers, Mehlenbacher said. At 15 feet, it's taller than Yamhill, whose shorter stature makes it harder for machinery to get under its canopy and sweep up and collect the nuts, he said. Wepster doesn't require much pruning or training, he added.
The tree also has a high level of resistance to eastern filbert blight, which is present throughout the Willamette Valley where 99 percent of the U.S. hazelnut crop is grown. The fungal disease produces cankers that girdle branches, and it can significantly decrease yields. The tree is also immune to big bud mites, which feed on the flower buds and cause them to swell and die.
Wepster's yields are consistently high, Mehlenbacher said. It came out on top in one trial comparing nine different cultivars planted in 2006. It produced 57 pounds of nuts (including the shells) per tree over five years versus 43 pounds for Yamhill. In another trial, Wepster yielded 43 pounds, or about the same as OSU's Jefferson, Yamhill and Santiam varieties. Additionally, few moldy kernels were observed in Wepster in contrast to Yamhill and especially Santiam.
In trials, about 95 percent of Wepster's nuts lost their husks at maturity. They fell to the ground about a week before the variety known as Barcelona did, allowing them to be collected before the start of the rainy season.


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Bovina police and Parmer County deputies spent much of Tuesday evening hunting for a man who fled police for unknown reasons, according to Parmer County Sheriff Randy Geries.
"The (Bovina) chief of police was dispatched to some disturbance; he was talking with a bunch of kids and was outnumbered quite a bit, so they called in our deputies to help," Geries said.
As officers began to arrive, an unidentified man fled the area and police and deputies began a house-to-house manhunt.
"Of course when they go house to house looking for this guy it makes it look like there is a full-scale search," Geries said. "We always think he must be guilty of something for running, and that's why we went looking for him."
Geries said neither Bovina police nor Parmer deputies had found the man by 10:30 p.m. Central Time. Bovina police chief Leon Sadler could not be reached for comment.


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Rally aims to reload gun control debate
MONTPELIER A well-attended rally on the steps of the Statehouse last month helped kill a proposed ban on assault weapons. Now one woman wants to use a similar tactic to bring it back to life.
Montpelier resident Danielle LaFleur Brooks says the voices of Vermonters who support stricter gun control measures have been drowned out by a better organized opposition. At a rally outside the Statehouse on Saturday morning, Brooks aims to demonstrate to lawmakers the intensity of public support for new curbs on guns.
Im beginning to realize that the other side is really loud and really good at getting their side heard, Brooks said. I just wanted to create a space for the other side to show there are other voices out there.
Brooks said she saw the power of public protest last month, when about 250 activists convened outside the Statehouse one Saturday to decry the assault weapons ban. Less than 24 hours later, Sen. Philip Baruth, the Chittenden County Democrat who introduced it, notified colleagues that he intended to withdraw the proposed ban.
I thought we were at least going to have a conversation about this, Brooks said. And I was just so upset to see it taken off the table like that.
While Brooks event was born out of a desire to realize a ban on assault weapons, she says the rally is designed to spotlight public support for a range of control measures. Rep. Linda Waite-Simpson, an Essex Democrat, has introduced legislation in the Vermont House that would, among other things, impose a statewide ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines and require background checks at gun shows.
Waite-Simpson, who plans to attend the 10 a.m. Saturday rally, said shes heartened to see proponents of gun control coming together.
The pro-gun groups in this state are very well networked and very well organized, and there isnt any equivalent on the other side, Waite-Simpson said. This is an opportunity to show legislators that there are people who support these ideas, and there is an appetite for legislation that really is just trying to limit the carnage.
Rep. Bill Lippert, a Hinesburg Democrat and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said Thursday that he intends to hold a committee hearing on the Waite-Simpson bill at some point this session. But the legislation faces an uphill battle in a chamber where House Speaker Shap Smith, like Gov. Peter Shumlin, favors a 50-state solution over state-specific gun control measures.
We will take testimony, Lippert said. I cant say what will happen after that.
Montpelier Mayor John Hollar, one of several mayors last month to call on lawmakers to take on the gun control issue, is scheduled to speak at the rally.
My interest is in promoting common-sense efforts to minimize these large-scale human disasters where you have people using military-style assault weapons to kill large numbers of people, Hollar said.
Hollar said hes well aware of the political hurdles facing proponents of the gun legislation.
But I think over time public shows of support for these common-sense measures have some impact, he said. Its clear that Congress is very unlikely and unwilling to act, so just like we do on many other subject areas, I think its important for individual states to take the lead.
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8 Top reasons why men cheat
There are reasons galore why men pull woolover the eyes of their wives. Oftentimes, it's out of spite and neglect, while the other times, it's because they feel they will never be caught.
What makes men cheat? Dr Kamal Khurana, relationship counselor, dug through past research on male infidelity, and has even counseled couples and has arrived at the conclusion that most answers are from the wife's point of view. Here, some of his findings:
1. Disturbance in the marriage as the primary reason
When there are regular fights at home with his wife, which are left unresolved, a pattern sets in wherein he continues to be unhappy and 'disturbed'. In this kind of a scenario, either he can fight or he can flee. When he looks for an affair, he is looking to flee from dealing with the issues in the marriage, and be comfortable with that 'other person'. It is telling oneself that the problems do not affect anyone and life can continue in a better way with a parallel support.
2. Cheating men report boredom led to the affair
Some men may find the routine of a married life to be tedious and dull. These men find it easier to shift dominance or primacy to another relationship and feel the spark outside to be a thrilling option; instead of finding ways of charging their marriage. It becomes present moment for gratification versus the hard job that they will have to do in their marriage to resolve an issue. The extra-marital relationship provides them with a readymade and fresh experience, which is appealing enough to take the risk.
3. Cheating men love to experiment sexually
Sex has always been and will always be an integral part of a marriage. While some men are quite content spending the rest of their lives having sex with the same wife for many years, others prefer to experiment more as a need, rather than as an option. They want to sleep with many women, many times, and therefore do not think twice before an extra-marital alliance. It perhaps makes them feel sexually powerful and more adept than others.
4. Cheating men are emotionally dissatisfied
When their wives are too busy with their own lives, working or bringing up children or even looking after in-laws and parents, emotionally, men are left high and dry. But men are emotionally driven beings too. They want their wives to show them that they're appreciated, and they want women to understand how hard they're trying to get things right. Most men consider it unmanly to ask for a pat on the back, which is why their emotional needs are often overlooked. Sometimes the couple may not be compatible so however much the wife may do, the man will always find something to complain about.
It may also happen that the woman he cheats with is his co-worker or boss, someone who praises him, looks up to him, and compliments his efforts. That's another reason why it's so critical that he feel valued at home.