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Battery efficiencies for Solar LED lampThursday, April 9th, 2009
Hi Jeff,
I am building a solar LED lamp, and I am trying to find the overall efficiency of this system.
There are three options of rechargeable batteries that I am looking at and they are NiCd, NiMH and Li-ion. These three batteries have different efficiencies due to their different charge and discharge methods.
Can you tell me how can I find the efficiency of this batteries?
I was wondering if for each one of them I have to build a protection circuit as well.
Which battery will you recommend if I want it to be cost efficient and also reliable?
Thanks a lot.
Several years ago I wrote an article to test which type of flashlight and flashlight bulb gave the most bang for the buck. This article describes how I tested them to see which battery-lamp combination provided the longest run time.
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I had a slice from a Sbarro franchise in a food court last year. It was my first time to eat at one, and I have to say that I'm not surprised they went Chapter 11. It was pathetic, tasteless stuff that conjured up an image of wet newspaper with ketchup and cardboard vegetables on top.I'm more amazed that investors and banks write enormous checks to support this business model. Can you imagine bankers sitting in a room easting some of this stuff and saying, "Wow! This is so great! What a fantastic, original business idea and product. Here, please take these millions of dollars!"
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Some jerk.
So apparently Sbarro's changed over to using San Marzano tomatoes in their sauce that they make fresh in each store. Hand shredding the cheese as well. I wonder how that is going to help their overall quality really. I have always enjoyed their pizzas when I needed a goto slice while shopping, I thought they were pretty flavorful, especially the stuffed variety. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/business/new-sbarro-pizza-recipe-to-drive-chains-turnaround-plans.html?_r=0
sbarro's sauce is tomato paste
Wrong. The stuff they used for years was made from peeled ground tomatoes, puree, salt, sugar and other spices. Now they are using the whole peeled tomatoes from scratch.
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LAKE PLACID (AP) – USA Luge has accepted the resignation of longtime executive director Ron Rossi.
The executive board says it decided to move the organization in a new direction. The change comes less than a year before the Sochi Olympics.
An interim executive director will be appointed while the board conducts a search for a new director.
Rossi, a 1984 Olympian who became the first American luger to finish in the top 10 in the Winter Olympics, was executive director for 28 years. He also served as an athlete representative on the National Luge Committee, executive board and National Team Committee.
Rossi helped oversee the growth of USA Luge, and the team won Olympic doubles medals at the 1998 and 2002 Olympic Winter Games. The U.S. team also has had success at world championships.
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VOSS, Norway (AP) – Olympic and World Cup champion Hannah Kearney of the United States has won the women's gold medal in moguls at the freestyle skiing world championships.
Mikael Kingsbury beat Canada teammate Alex Bilodeau for the men's title.
Kingsbury, the World Cup champion and season leader, and Bilodeau, the Vancouver Olympic champ, bettered their first-round results. In the championship-deciding round for the top six, Kingsbury finished on 27.59 points, and Bilodeau on 26.95.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 13, 2008) – The U.S. Women's National Training Volleyball Team will take a three-week training tour of China that will lead the squad to four different locations for training sessions and exhibition matches against Chinese club teams.
U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach "Jenny" Lang Ping will use the tour as an evaluation tool for the young squad. The U.S. Women's National Team has qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, thanks to a bronze medal finish at the 2007 FIVB World Cup. However, the Team USA Olympic Games roster will not be determined until early July.
"We will test this group's level of volleyball, especially in how they can transfer what they are learning here in Colorado Springs into a competition setting against top international players," Lang Ping said. "We will have a clearer picture in a game situation for each athlete after this tour."
The tour will also expose many of the players to the international world of volleyball with limited substitutions and higher caliber of play.
"This group has been training together in Colorado Springs for two months," Lang Ping said. "We really needed to take them to play some international games and gain international experience, especially since some players have only played at the NCAA level. They have not experienced a different world of volleyball with the international rules."
The will travel with 14 players, including five outside hitters, three middle blockers, two opposites, three setters and one libero. The outside hitters are Therese Crawford (Kalamazoo, Mich.), Juliann Faucette (San Diego, Calif.), Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas), Alix Klineman (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Angie Pressey (Lake Mary, Fla.). The middle blockers for the China Tour are Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.), Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Tracy Stalls (Denver, Colo.). The opposite will be Cassie Busse (Prior Lake, Minn.) and Heather Hughes (Fallbrook, Calif.). The setters are Lindsey Hunter (Papillion, Neb.), Angie McGinnis (Fraser, Mich.) and Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.). The libero for the tour is Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.).
Team USA is scheduled to arrive in China on March 18 and travel to Tiajin in He Bei Province and remain there through March 22. The U.S. will have an autograph session on March 19 and train through March 20. The Americans will play matches in Tiajin on March 21 and March 22.
The U.S. will fly to Changsha in Hunan Province on March 2 with matches tentatively set for March 24 and March 26. Team USA travels to Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province on March 27 with two matches to be played sometime between March 28 and March 30.
The Americans' final training stop will be at Nanjing in Jiangsu Province on either March 30 or March 31. Team USA will play matches at Nanjing on April 1 and April 2, before traveling to Beijing on April 3 for two days visiting the site of the 2008 Olympic Games. The U.S. leaves Beijing on April 6 and arriving back in the United States on the same day.
Team USA will make a second trip to China in May for the four-team, round-robin China Invitational Tournament. The first round will be held May 23-25 at Ningbo, while the second round will be played at site to be announced May 28-30. The U.S. roster for the second trip to China will be heavily weighted with a veteran group who are currently overseas playing in professional leagues.
Other 2008 tournaments on the U.S. schedule include the Pan American Cup held May 28 to June 8 in Mexico and the FIVB World Cup June 20 to July 13.
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1 - Juliann Faucette (OH, 6-2, San Diego, Calif., Texas)
2 - Destinee Hooker (OH, 6-4, San Antonio, Texas, Texas)
3 - Therese Crawford (OH, 5-11, Kalamazoo, Mich., Hawai'i)
4 - Alix Klineman (OH, 6-4, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Stanford)
5 - Angie Pressey (OH, 5-8, Lake Mary, Fla., California)
6 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
7 - Tracy Stalls (MB, 6-4, Denver, Colo., Nebraska)
9 - Lauren Paolini (MB, 6-5, Ann Arbor, Mich., Texas)
11 - Heather Hughes (OPP, 6-2, Fallbrook, Calif., Loyola Marymount)
13 - Nellie Spicer (S, 5-9, Barrington, Ill., UCLA)
15 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-6, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
16 - Lindsey Hunter (S, 5-10, Papillion, Neb., Missouri)
17 - Angie McGinnis (S, 5-11, Fraser, Mich., Florida)
18 - Cassie Busse (OPP, 6-1, Prior Lake, Minn., Minnesota)
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Skip to comments.Stop and Frisk Doesn't Target Minorities, It Protects Them
Posted on 08/23/2013 5:19:37 AM PDT by Kaslin
New York City seems on the verge of making the same mistake that Detroit made 40 years ago. The mistake is to abolish the NYPD practice referred to as stop and frisk.
It's more accurately called stop, question and frisk. People were stopped and questioned 4.4 million times between 2004 and 2012. But the large majority were not frisked.
The effectiveness of this police practice, initiated by Mayor Rudy Giuliani in 1994 and continued by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is not in doubt. The number of homicides -- the most accurately measured crime -- in New York fell from a peak of 2,605 in 1990 to 952 in 2001, Giuliani's last year in office, to just 414 in 2012.
Nevertheless, the three leading Democratic mayoral candidates in the city's September primary all have pledged to end stop and frisk. And last week, federal judge Schira Scheindlin, in a lawsuit brought by 19 men who have been stopped and frisked, found that the practice is unconstitutional and racially discriminatory.
Bloomberg has promised to appeal, and several of Scheindlin's decisions in high-profile cases have been reversed. But the leading Democratic candidates for mayor promise, if elected, to drop the appeal.
The two leading Republican candidates support stop and frisk, but their chances of election seem dim in a city that voted 81 percent for Barack Obama in 2012.
What riles opponents of stop and frisk is that a high proportion of those stopped are young black and Hispanic males. Many innocent people undoubtedly and understandably resent being subjected to this practice. No one likes to be frisked, including the thousands of airline passengers who are every day.
But young black and, to a lesser extent, Hispanic males are far, far more likely than others to commit (and be victims of) violent crimes, as Bloomberg points out. I take no pleasure in reporting that fact and wish it weren't so.
This was recognized by, among others, Jesse Jackson, who in 1993 said, "There is nothing more painful for me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start to think about robbery and then look around and see it's somebody white and feel relieved."
You can get an idea about what could happen in New York by comparing it with Chicago, where there were 532 homicides in 2012. That's more than in New York, even though New York's population is three times as large.
One Chicagoan who supports stop and frisk is the father of Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old girl shot down a week after singing at Barack Obama's second inauguration. "If it's already working, why take it away?" he told the New York Post. "If that was possible in Chicago, maybe our daughter would be alive."
Chicago and New York both have tough gun control laws. But bad guys can easily get guns in both cities.
The difference, as the New York Daily News's James Warren has pointed out, is that frequent stops and frisks combined with mandatory three-year sentences for illegal possession of a gun mean that bad guys in New York don't take them out on the street much.
Stop and frisk makes effective the otherwise ineffective gun control that Bloomberg so strongly supports.
An extreme case of what happens when a city ends stop and frisk is Detroit. Coleman Young, the city's first black mayor, did so immediately after winning the first of five elections in 1973.
In short order Detroit became America's murder capital. Its population fell from 1.5 million to 1 million between 1970 and 1990. Crime has abated somewhat since the Young years, but the city's population fell to 713,000 in 2010 -- just over half that when Young took office.
People with jobs and families -- first whites, then blacks -- fled to the suburbs or farther afield. Those left were mostly poor, underemployed, in too many cases criminal -- and not taxpayers. As a result, the city government went bankrupt last month.
New York has strengths Detroit always lacked. But it is not impervious to decline. After Mayor John Lindsay ended tough police practices, the city's population fell from 7.9 million in 1970 to 7.1 million in 1980.
Those who decry stop and frisk as racially discriminatory should remember who is hurt most by violent crime -- law-abiding residents of high-crime neighborhoods, most of them black and Hispanic, people like Hadiya Pendleton.
There's no way Detroit's policy won't target minorities.
"The effectiveness of this police practice, initiated by Mayor Rudy Giuliani in 1994 and continued by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is not in doubt. The number of homicides — the most accurately measured crime — in New York fell from a peak of 2,605 in 1990 to 952 in 2001, Giuliani's last year in office, to just 414 in 2012.".......
If it isn't broke, why fix it"? If there is nothing to hide (weapons in this case) then I'd suggest the "Stop and Frisk" is a GOOD thing. I'll bet those who have been mugged would support it.
NY is not YET Detroit until they have complete black leadership in control.
That's OK, most of the cops are black too so you won't hear much about it.
For that matter, kinda odd how Detroit leads the nation in defensive shootings by a wide margin but you never hear about it. Seems that stand your ground and open carry are beneficial to blacks in Detroit so the left desperately avoids talking about it.
Sorry, Michael. What is it about "probable cause" that you don't understand? This is NOT a police state in which innocent citizens have to justify their existence to a bunch of goons. Tyranny makes me safer only at the cost of my liberty.
Most of the victims of black crime are fellow blacks - people working for a living. People who are afraid to 'snitch'... They want the thugs off the streets more than we do...
The "stop-n-frisk" policy will certainly be for the (local) majority population---
just say'n...
I agree; stop & frisk is indefensible to anyone who believes in individual rights. Giuliani lowered crime in NYC with a PC police force that simply did their jobs. They got most of the crap off the street by simply busting them for the little crimes they engaged in (turnstyle-hopping, public urination, whatever), rather than simply ignoring the smaller crimes with the excuse that there were more important crimes to deal with.
If it isn't broke, why fix it"? If there is nothing to hide (weapons in this case) then I'd suggest the "Stop and Frisk" is a GOOD thing. I'll bet those who have been mugged would support it.
Detroit's 1990 criminal homicides amounted to 595 cases, whereas its 2011 number was 344. On a per capita basis, the murder rate dropped from 58 cases per 100K population to 48 cases per 100K population. NYC's number went from 31 cases per 100K population in 1990 to 6 cases per 100K population in 2011.
Gun control was a "good thing" as long as it was only applied to minorities.
That's how it was in the South, post-reconstruction.
Bye bye Constitution. It was nice knowing you. Stop and frisk: It's for the children!
I will never welcome being stopped by the police and frisked. Its unconstitutional and free people shouldn't tolerate it. I most certainly don't want my wife and daughters being stopped and groped.
Its a finger in the dike approach to a vast cultural problem.
If there is nothing to hide (weapons in this case) then Id suggest the Stop and Frisk is a GOOD thing.
Then why have a requirement for search warrants at all?
Think of the good we could do and how much safer we'd all be if we just did away with the Constitution all together!
These tactics may do some good, but also look like some of what the Constitution was written to protect us from.
I don't think DUI checkpoints are legal, either. Same for random drug testing.
And don't get me started on the TSA pat down and grope.
"If there is nothing to hide (weapons in this case) then Id suggest the Stop and Frisk is a GOOD thing"
I agree 100%. There's absolutely no reason anyone should have ANY rights as long as it gives us a sense of security.
Fine. If this country was suddenly deluged with a spate of suicide bombers who wore their dynamite vests under coats not plainly observable to the naked eye, and all the people caught with the vests or identified after they blew themselves (and possibly scores of other people) up were determined to be of swarthy-looking-middle-eastern ancestry, would you support stop and frisk on those individuals?
So how many of you live in Detroit?
The hypocrisy of FReepers cracks me up sometimes. Throw a tantrum about the fact that the TSA gives granny a rectal exam to avoid profiling muslims and then turn right around and pretend to be concerned about racial profiling.
Don't like it, don't live in those places.
Democrats want to keep minorities poor and dependent on government. Keeping their crime rate high helps to achieve their goal.
Always beware of government officials who maintain that violating your rights is for your own good.
Looks to me like stop and frisk doesn't drive people out of the cities. Letting the urban ferals run rampant does drive the slightly less feral out of the city and into my neighborhood.
The simple fact is that urban areas have always been places of crime and violence and communities have always responded to those issues in their own way.
Meanwhile I live in a very low crime area where we might see a cop once a month. Laws, ordinances and policies are very much the result of local society and if people create a zoo, they should expect to be treated like apes.
Progov - it's bad form to post private replies that are on-topic to public posts.
"Apparently we dont all agree. (see below message someone sent me and my response to him was, Apparently you havent been mugged YET).
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I will never welcome being stopped by the police and frisked. Its unconstitutional and free people shouldnt tolerate it. I most certainly dont want my wife and daughters being stopped and groped.
Its a finger in the dike approach to a vast cultural problem.
Why have a requirement for search warrants at all?"
My previous response to you in post 16 was sarcasm to the max. Apparently you missed that.
I agree with SampleMan.
Oh No!! You've gone and done it now...never, and I mean never, bring the Constitution into a "discussion" of unwarrented stops, searches, roadblocks etc. What do you want? A bunch of dead children on your hands?
After all, whats a little liberty if we can all just feel a little safer?
Are you arguing for an all out police state? Which of your rights are you going to forfeit to feel "safe" in our dangerous world?
Better yet, why do we have only all or nothing choices? Do you think I'm saying do nothing at all, when I say they're doing too much?
If you're taking away rights, then you seem to be declaring some form of martial law. This may be what is required for many places, like NYC or Detroit, just as curfew laws may be justified in some cases.
Has police work changed such that there aren't ways to protect the many without violating the rights of all?
With government intercourse, I see us doing better with less "protection" than more.
How many of those dangerous cities are the result of GuvCo policies that GuvCo now can't fix?
We, through GuvCo intervention and policy, encourage the conditions and all that come from them.
Less is more when it comes to help from GuvCo.
We have lost our original mission. It's We, the people. Not, we, our GuvCo.
the sad part is that a Terry v Ohio "Stop and Frisk" was originally based on common sense: police detective with a lot of experience sees Terry casing a bank (walking back and forth peering into window and front door but not entering) and decides to approach him. Since Terry was wearing a long overcoat in the middle of summer the detective suspected he was armed so he patted him down and recovered a weapon.
yes, that is a search without a warrant, however SCOTUS decided to carve out a very specific exception due to the detective's ability to articulate, based on his experience and training and observations of Terry, that he believed Terry was armed.
That very specific exception to the warrant requirement then, of course, began to be pushed at by law enforcement to the point that we were 'patting down for officer safety' anyone we came in contact with.
Courts are finally pushing back, noting that Terry did not create an 'officer safety' exception and attempting to reign the practice back in to the original, very/highly specific, exception.
Does that make policing more dangerous? Sure.
But until there is a constitutional amendment allowing blanket stop and frisk (which basically eviscerates the 4th Amendment outside one's home) the practice has to stop.
Freedom is a dangerous proposition, either you are free from government interference which means you are free to be exposed to all sorts of dangerous people and circumstances or you are totally subject to the dangerous people in government.
I prefer the former.
p.s. I was at a rock concert, Fleetwood Mac, in the Twin Cities earlier this year where all males entering the arena (myself included) were stopped and frisked. Did that violate my constitutional rights? I'm an older white male. I don't think it did. Maybe it would you.
I've been stopped and questioned or frisked before myself. As a teenager our local cop did it on occasion and kept us out of bigger trouble by doing so. He'd find a joint on me and scrub it into the pavement and take me home while explaining why it was better him than someone else. I didn't like it but I liked him and knew he was right about other cops would have dealt with it.
I've been pulled over in the middle of the night a few times as well by cops who claimed my car looked like one they were looking for. Its been quite a few years now but middle aged men aren't a major source of crime and I'm usually home before 10.
A few months back I met an old man in Detroit carrying a bag of groceries with an AR-15 slung across his back. The cops drove by and slowed down while we talked but didn't stop. Funny thing is that the cops were probably more interested in me because I was the white guy in a very rough black neighborhood. The cops knew the old guy and knew the pastor I was there with.
A much better bet would be for a NY gun liberty act, followed with the NYPD organizing honest minority citizens to be safely armed, individually and as armed neighborhood watch groups.
Heck, even if they issued them Tasers and cheap, $10 stun guns, it would have a huge impact against crime.
I certainly don't mind profiling. Giving greater scrutiny to those fitting the profile of those currently committing crime is simply good police work, and I can give some leeway to paying greater attention to, and even stopping those currently in the system or under scrutiny. To my thinking, they started it.
However, as soon as GuvCo starts stopping and searching people on the streets, laying hands upon individuals without warrant or probable cause, breaking and entering with a no-knock raid, warrantless wiretapping or any other such war on human nature and individual rights as innumerated in our Constitution "just because" then, in my humblest of opinions, we are doing it wrong.
The more of those types of things you allow, the more you'll accept and eventually end up with.
The world has changed quite a bit from when Fleetwood Mac was first popular as a result of feeding that camel. Now, we're damn near sleeping with it.
Well that's just it...how much security do you want and safety from government overreach? As I've said, nobody likes to be frisked. I didn't like being frisked at the London airport, and I didn't like the far less intrusive one at the concert. But I understand the need for public safety. However, like I stated, the constitution is not a suicide pact. If the police were stopping and frisking people at random in my community (which has an extremely low crime rate,) I'd be upset. But we don't have a high crime rate. If the NYC SAF had not lowered the murder rate, I'd protest that as well. But the policy in NBC has dramatically lowered the rate. Again the constitution is not a suicide pact.
To my perspective, we now favor the rights of the criminal over the rights of the honest citizen, encouraging the actions of the first, while encouraging the control of the latter.
To me, this equation always comes up with the wrong answer.
The Constitution isn't a suicide pact, but the above equation is.
Sin attracts evil. The more we allow, the more we attract, the more we have.
"Those who decry stop and frisk as racially discriminatory should remember who is hurt most by violent crime — law-abiding residents of high-crime neighborhoods, most of them black and Hispanic, people like Hadiya Pendleton."
At what point will you determine the Danube has been crossed and the citizens overwhelmed?
This whole self government thing is HARD. Tough decisions.
The politicians/neighbors just wanted cool stationery, big office, power and an ego boost.
Thank God we are not running. This one is tough.
"Stop and frisk" is still a violation of the 4th amendment
Blacks are not minorities in Detroit, so you could be right
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Skip to comments.'Preachers of L.A.' Brings the Prosperity Gospel to Reality TV
Posted on 07/05/2013 5:23:54 PM PDT by Gamecock
The Story: The prosperous lifestyles of six megachurch pastors in California will be the subject of a new reality show, "Preachers of L.A.," slated for the Oxygen network this fall.
The Background: "The Bible says I wish above all things that you would prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers. I believe that," declares Bishop Clarence McClendon, in the show's trailer. When challenged about this prosperity gospel, McClendon replies, "there is no other kind of Gospel."
"P. Diddy, Jay-Z, they're not the only ones who should be driving Ferraris and living in large houses," says cast member Bishop Ron Gibson, a former gang member who now ministers to 4,500 people each week at Life Church of God in Christ.
Why It Matters: The heretical gospel of "health and wealth" has been a staple of television for decades. But where it was once confined to obscure TV ministry channels like Trinity Broadcasting network, this new reality series will bring the prosperity gospel to a whole new audience.
While it's tempting to think these gold-chain wearing, luxury car driving preachers can be easily dismissed, we shouldn't underestimate the powerful appeal of their message. "It would be easy for young, theologically minded pastors to think of prosperity teaching as so obviously misguided that we don't consider it worthy of attention. This would be a terrible mistake, says Trevin Wax. "As pastors and church leaders, we have an obligation to preach the biblical gospel in a way that takes into consideration our current context, a setting that unfortunately is heavily influenced by the idea that God's blessing is financial and deserved."
The new series may give us an opportunity, though, to explain the difference between this gospel-less gospel and the true good news of Christ. But to do so we need to be prepared to explain why focusing on material riches makes us spiritually poor. As Al Mohler has said, "In the end, the biggest problem with prosperity theology is not that it promises too much, but that it promises far too little."
name it and claim it!
if you dom't get it, it's your fault for not having enough faith.
now send me $100 for my miracle spring water.
I agree with you, Game, 110% percent. Worldly prosperity as an aim is an idol which will always dissatisfy.
Spiritual prosperity is richly living out our role as a "fragrant offering" in the hands of God the Son, given to God the Father. If I can wax a bit sermonish, it's as God the Father says to God the Son, "Mmmm! That smells wonderful, my dear Son! I love it!" And God the Son says back to God the Father, "Yes, dear Father, I agree! It was to die for!" Now, the execution of this on earth MIGHT involve a lot of earthly wealth, but to be rich spiritually, all of it (whether that adds up in earthly terms to a little or a lot) should be involved in doing things that are an offering to God. Like sharing the gospel.
Titus 1:7-11 warns against these preachers.
Yes, preaching the gospel as a means to worldly gain. (Yet Paul is still happy that at least it's getting preached for any reason.)
I've got spiritual riches. Money would be nice but I only need what I need.
Jesus doesn't judge your bank account. He does scrutinize what you're doing with your resources whether much or little.
I remember watching Oral Roberts on television at one time saying that God was like a Coca Cola machine....you put your coin in and you get something good back.....same stupid reasoning as these yahoos.
The Good News can be a hard task master if one thinks that God is only good for giving wealth and prosperity as defined by man. God's greatest gift allows us to prosper in an entirely different manner. Too bad that people don't study enough to know this
That's so sad to see. Oral missed the point if this was more than just a bad metaphor. I mean yes, your true investments in the Lord will be rewarded. They might not be rewarded in what is in earthly terms literally the same kind. You might spend yourself poor on the gospel because you genuinely sensed God asking you to do that and be rewarded later with a degree of spiritual or ministry power you never imagined possible. Your life may begin to draw a good kind of envy, the envy that gets people asking you why you seem so blessed in the middle of such trouble, a perfect opening for sharing the gospel with the unsaved or encouraging the weak Christian.
Nope he was on a roll. He wanted people to get back more than they tithed and it was one of his examples. Hammered on it for quite awhile as I recall. But then this is the guy who saw a 900 foot Jesus so what can I say?
Well, seeing a 900 foot Jesus might or might not be a genuine vision. I couldn't say anything about that alone. Getting back more than one has tithed... well there are sincere Christians who have sworn that their money goes further after tithing than it used to go before. But a machine... it's a bit cringe worthy, though God will start there if that's the best you know. He stoops to great humility. But it's no place to end: God ain't a machine!! God is a loving person!! And a preacher should be at the point where he knows better.
I have friends who belong to one of these "churches". They actually demand 10% of all your earnings (pre-tax of course) and encourage the open mocking of those who are slacking in their tithing. They even go as far to say that you should give the 10% before paying any bills, and not to worry because "God will provide". Oh, and they hold their services in a bar too...
It was during the time that many of these preachers were making ridiculous promises that one would get back ten times their tithes. Like sowing a crop. It was ridiculous.
Does God always meet my needs? Of course. The idea that I would give to a preacher so I could get more back from God is silliness. I should give to a preacher because I have been taught by them.....even Paul said one should do so
That's dangerous. Tithing in the Christian world shouldn't become an idol. God may well press circumstances where it's a better witness to use the money for other things than the church offering plate, and that is perfectly fine. The Old Testament tithe was, in fact, like a required savings account with which one would then throw an annual celebration party.
That's a good thought, thank you.
I have discovered when I do tithe, somehow my desires for worldy things decrease. As I result I have more money at the end of the month.
I think not.
Being as consistent as you can with giving is a good spiritual reminder. There's also no problem with periodically lifting up one's entire resources before the Lord and asking for wisdom about how to use them to glorify Him best.
You can make the bible say whatever you want, and make it say WHATEVER someone wants to hear......disgusting
"And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."
Revelation 3:14-22 KJV
I can't disagree. But isn't it interesting you didn't get MORE what you found was that you were content with what you had.
I find that it isn't necessarily about money (though that does factor in). I give my time as well because it is in the doing that I remain teachable
Well, if the Holy Spirit genuinely is the teacher, the accuracy of the student should be better, or at least improve with time. Doing a good job as a Christian isn't gotten just by reading the bible, any more than driving a car well is gotten just by reading manuals. Practice is required.
The real problem is when a church has preachers living the high life, but only offer their poor members little more than kind words, and there are way too many of these kinds of "churches".
I can remember, maybe 30 years ago, watching Pat Robertson on the 700 Club talking about the "principle of reciprocity," the more money that you donated (to Robertson), the more God would bless you with.
yup....just another version of the prosperity doctrine
My short stint illustrated God as a Flashlight ,turn it on for prosperity!!!
I snapped at that point.
Worldly prosperity as an aim is an idol which will always dissatisfy.
It has to dissatisfy.
I encountered an interesting article last year while preparing a presentation for men's group. Human beings seem to have an interesting little built in Catch-22. We get a bigger neurological payback from seeking things, than from actually getting what we're chasing after.
So where will these preachers stand when/where Christians are persecuted? Would they tell Christians in a house church in Pakistan or China that the reason the police kicked in the door is because they don't have enough faith?
If one the these preachers winds up facing some gubmint lawyers about performing a "gay marriage", where will they stand?
Crunch time is coming, and these preachers are spreading destruction.
No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
- Matthew 6:24
The Bible says that Christians will suffer for their faith.
So the more you give, the more you will suffer.
I want to see somebody preach that.
Wow! Thanks for the heads up Warning. Prosperity as God. Terrible.
they seem to worship God the lottery guy
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. (Psalm 37:24-26)
I was in Bible college, putting myself through, working minimum wage ($1.50 hr.) at as many as three jobs at a time and sometimes wondering if I would have enough money to eat or catch the bus to work between paychecks. I learned the truth about this precious promise from our Lord firsthand. There were so many examples I could tell you of how it was proven true during those times and afterward, but it would need an entire new thread. What I learned most of all is that God uses those times of want and need far more perfectly to teach us to depend upon Him for ALL our needs. There's a song that says, "If I never had a problem, I'd never know God could solve them." and "If we had sunshine all our life, we'd be a desert.".
Paul learned, as I did and as we all must, that we should be content in every state we are in because God will not forsake us. He said:
I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength. (Philippians 4:10-13) and verse 19, "And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus."
I think the so-called Prosperity Gospel preachers are short changing God's people and promising them things that are not in their power to promise nor to grant. It short changes them because it makes people expect God to provide in material ways and, when that doesn't happen, people lose faith in God instead of the false teacher who told them unscriptural things. Our home is NOT of this world.
The Globalists will be hitting these folks up for mega bucks in the future.
Your opinion.
no kidding
Don't you find it funny that the only people who think this are those who don't believe in what the Bible actually says?
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After 17 plus years as a professional acrobat, one of the most important things I've learned is to constantly vary your training program and supplement it with a strong cardiovascular component. There are plenty of fitness systems out there, including AcroFit which focuses on power, fast-twitch strength, and dynamic movement. Acrobatics are the combination of these elements — rapid acceleration of your body over short bursts of time, resulting in back handsprings, back flips, and smooth arcs of flight from a trapeze bar. These finely controlled movements are excellent — if your job depends on maintaining a highly responsive, muscularly dynamic, fast-twitch body at all times. But if you're not a circus artist or a professional MMA fighter, you may want to balance your training with a more rounded approach by including a consistent running regiment.
When I trained at the National Circus School, I was one of the few artists who ran consistently three to four times a week in addition to our 40 plus hours of acrobatic training. I didn't have a penchant for extreme punishment; although being an acrobat means that you enjoy getting bruised regularly. I just knew the beneficial effects of running.
What are the benefits? It was plain and simple for me — it increased my cardiovascular capacity which meant that I had much greater endurance on stage as a performer. I was able to perform acts without fatiguing too much, and it increased my ability to stay on stage longer. For an artist, that equates to more gigs, more work, and greater marketability as an athlete. Think of a hockey player who couldn't stay longer than a 30 second stint on the ice — professional acrobats also have to consider the endurance question as well.
From the point of view of a healthy person looking to create a sustainable training program, it's vital to split your overall training hours so that you are doing at least 40% cardiovascular training. That could include biking, swimming, dancing, aerobics, and Acrofit Power (the class-based version of my training system), but should also include running. Running is free, can be done anywhere, and provides the maximum return for the effort you put into it. One hour of running may not necessarily translate into one hour of biking (especially if you bike downhill to work and take the bus back…).
But running is boring, right? I've heard this complaint from more than one person and it's a reality to work with. Given that running can be turn into a repetitive activity, the key is to vary your training with fun little modifications. Try these suggestions:
B-Line Running
Are you tired of running along the same park pathway, with its smooth, meandering (but totally boring) curves? Do you get sick of passing the same swing set, playground, and bench? Break up the monotony with B-Line Running. In B-Line Running you visually choose a point in the near distance (300-400 yards) and run a direct line to it. If there happens to be benches, garbage cans, or trees in the way, your challenge is to stick to that imaginary direct line as much as possible by circumventing the obstacle in the most creative way possible. You may have to jump over benches, climb over a tree, scale a short wall, or climb stairs to arrive at your destination. Try it, it's fun.
Free Running
Have you heard of "free running"? You may know if by its French name "parkour". It's the wild acrobatic running that you'll see kids on YouTube participating in, careening off parked cars, jumping over barbeque tables, and scaling walls like Spiderman. For the regular health enthusiast, you can tone down the intensity of free running by taking your running path into areas with low obstacles with a ground clear of rocks, glass, and branches. Try running on low walls, hopping over bushes, and climbing over hand railings. That's the start to free running.
As an acrobat, I practiced free running in several shows, and continue to play with it during my regular runs, making sure that I never finish a 6 mile jog without hopping over something.
Partner Running
One downfall of running is that it can be and is usually done as a solo activity. Unless you have a ton of self-motivation, running solo can degenerate into a few extra minutes in bed instead of rising early to hit the trails. Find a running partner to create accountability to your training schedule and meet at least once a week to run together. Distance and time are less important than creating a habit of running. I found my running partner on Craig's List. There are many other creative ways to start, or join a running group, including Meetup.com, or checking in with your local REI or running store.
The bottom line is to mix running into your training program. You may be able to create massive strength through weights, plyometric activity, or other sports, but with time, strength fades as you age or stop training as intensely. Your ability to run (or walk quickly if you have injuries or are just starting) will stay with you for a very long time, much longer than your ability to lift heavy weights or do hundreds of sit-ups or pull-ups. Integrate running as a habit, a way of life, and as a method to ensure your health for a very long, long time.
Alvin Tam
Founder Acrofit – www.acrofit.com
Co-Owner Barefoot Sanctuary – www.barefootsanctuary.com


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Into the Wind: An Addict's Journey Toward Recovery
Into the Wind: An Addict's Journey Toward Recovery
September 23, 2002
When Amanda Myers looks in the mirror today, she sees a blessed person.
Her assessment - void of any physical descriptors - is a major milestone considering the numerous trips to the mirror she made as an anorexic and bulimic sufferer a few years ago. Throughout most of the 1990s, Myers saw only imperfection in herself.
"I was not the best, the prettiest or the most popular," Myers said. "My perfectionism was self-imposed, and where that came from, there's no telling. But I always liked to be recognized for doing something good."
Myers, a straight-A Maryville High School graduate, volleyball standout and magna cum laude graduate of Maryville College, will be recognized for doing something good on Oct. 1, when she shares the story of her recovery and reads from a recently published book Into the Wind: An Addict's Journey Toward Recovery.
The reading and book signing will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Lawson Auditorium of Fayerweather Hall on the MC campus. The event is open to the public at no charge.
Myers, who has shared her story with several small local support groups already, said it's a little discomforting to become known by her imperfections, but if her story helps other people who are starving themselves to death, she can live with the discomfort.
The important thing, after all, is that she's living.
Amanda's story
From middle school through high school, Myers obsessed about her weight. An athlete who played volleyball and softball in high school and stood a lean five-foot-10, she never believed she was skinny enough.
Slushies for breakfast and bread and butter at lunch were her eating routines.
"The way I dealt with stress was not to eat," she remembers. "I was too busy - I just played ball and studied."
A softball accident that left her with a broken, wired jaw helped her see how easy it was to lose weight. In five days, she lost 10 pounds.
Graduating salutatorian from her 1997 MHS class, Myers enrolled at Maryville College and began playing on the Lady Scots volleyball team. She continued to weigh herself daily and watch her caloric intake throughout her freshman year, but it was Myers's sophomore year when life began unraveling and, as she describes in her book, "anorexia and bulimia consumed my mind and dictated my actions."
"I hated having any food in my body," Myers said. "I lived with this horrible fear of getting fat, but it wasn't just that - it was not being perfect by my standards."
Myers said she didn't think of herself as suffering from an eating disorder because her weight never dropped below 100 pounds. But when her hip bones started to show and her spandex volleyball shorts started to sag, Myers' friends knew something was gravely wrong. They took their friend to Maryville College's Director of Student Health Services Cydna Savage.
Savage sent Myers to Blount Memorial Hospital's emergency room, where doctors and counselors urged her to go into treatment immediately. Myers refused treatment, returned to the College and continued to starve herself.
"That time in the emergency room was one of the worst moments of my life," Myers remembered. "I was mad at everybody for confronting me. I didn't think I was going to die. That happened to other people - not me."
After her first addiction assessment, Myers began to withdraw from her friends. A suicide attempt with muscle relaxers took her back to the College's health services office and back to Blount Memorial. It took more, however, to convince Myers that she needed help.
"Each morning I found more bald spots where my hair had fallen out during the night, my skin was dry, scaly, and covered with acne; I suffered from amenorrhea, the absence of menstrual periods," she wrote in her book. "Something had to be done."
Myers's road to recovery began the summer of 1999. Entering a two-month recovery program for addicts of all kinds, she slowly came to terms with her disease and her impossible standards.
Putting pain to paper
Into the Wind is actually Myers' senior thesis. A requirement for graduation at Maryville College, the senior thesis is a two-semester, individual study that is guided by a faculty supervisor.
Following her treatment and recovery ordeals, Myers, an English major and Writing/Communications minor, entered her junior year at the College knowing that she didn't want to "do something traditional" with her thesis topic.
"This idea of using my story in my thesis wouldn't get out of my head," Myers said. "My thesis advisor, Linda Clark, agreed to help me with it as long as it didn't interfere with my recovery."
Myers's book includes four chapters, an introduction and acknowledgement page. As is typical of most senior thesis, the book includes research. Myers's defines anorexia and bulimia in her thesis, and gives estimations of the number of college women who suffer from anorexia and bulimia (25 percent and 19 percent, respectively). She collected anecdotal data from the personal stories she heard from other addicts in recovery.
The longest chapter of her thesis is entitled Treasures of Strength and Weakness. It is where she weaves the experiences of a Spring Break bike trip from Maryville to Savannah, Ga., into her recollections of treatment. Sponsored by the College's Mountain Challenge staff, the 450-mile bike trip took Myers (then a junior) and other college students through the mountains of North Carolina and the hills of upland South Carolina.
"That bike trip made such an impact on me," Myers said. "It was something I had never done before."
That summer, Myers decided that the bike trip needed to be included in her thesis.
"Recovery is just like that bike trip," she said. "Hard at the beginning - up and down, up and down - then you find your rhythm. When you get into it, it really balances out."
Published at 23
It was during another Spring Break Mountain Challenge bike trip that Myers met the future publisher of her book. In 2001, the cyclists biked from Maryville to Memphis. Stopping at Dickson Presbyterian Church outside of Nashville for a night's stay, Myers struck up a conversation with a church member, Bard Young, who was also an editor and publisher.
"Being a biker, I rode with Amanda's group of bikers on the leg of their journey that ended at our church," Young said. "During that time together, we talked about her thesis, and Amanda shared with me her desire to publish her work for the benefit of others who might be suffering, or might suffer in the future, from the syndrome that nearly took her life."
Young said Myers' story brought him to the edge of tears, over and over again.
"Into the Wind is not a handbook for anorexics, but a subtle mirror in which every human soul can see itself, learn how and why we are so flawed by how we handle our cravings, and come to admit and address our favorite weaknesses," Young said. "There is no judgment here; there is, rather, painful honesty and hope."
Young and other members of Dickson Presbyterian Church were so moved by Myers' story that they have included it in the church's curriculum for youth. Other Presbyterian churches may add it to their curriculums, as well.
Myers and Young spent nearly two years taking the story from manuscript to published book. The first copies rolled off the press earlier this month, barely five months after Myers celebrated her 23rd birthday.
Books and blessings
Copies of Into the Wind can be purchased from Myers at a cost of $12 each. Not a penny is going into her pocket, however. Instead, the author is creating a fund entitled the Manna Recovery Fund. The fund will support treatment for other girls and women who are suffering from eating disorders.
Today, Myers is employed as a group counselor at the Helen Ross McNabb Center. She is also working on a master's degree in education. Some day, she said, she would like to get her licensure in school counseling.
She is still in recovery, still taking one day at a time, still counting her blessings.
Recently visiting former professors and staff members, especially those who taught and counseled her during her sophomore year, Myers said she is glad they can see the real Amanda.
"I wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else and go through this," she said. "The professors, the staff, the coaches and trainers, the type of students who are at Maryville College - they're all so supportive. God put some pretty fantastic people in my life. They took care of me, and didn't let me fall through the cracks."
Maryville College is ideally situated in Maryville, Tenn., between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Knoxville, the state's third largest city. Founded in 1819, it is the 12th oldest institution of higher learning in the South and maintains an affiliation with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Known for offering its students a rigorous and highly personal experience that includes an undergraduate research requirement, Maryville College is a nationally ranked institution of higher learning that successfully joins the liberal arts and professional preparation. Total enrollment for the fall 2016 semester is 1,197.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (88 votes).
In short: Brilliant race despite the heat.In full: 27 degree heat in October made this race hellish. Putting the heat to one side, I cannot recommend this race highly enough. The race organisation was superb, the marshalls were incredibly encouraging and the crowd support was the best I have seen at an event. Great T-shirt and medal.Date of review: October 2, 2011
In short: Excellent organisation, good medal and t-shirt. Friendly atmosphere from start to finish! In full: Flat course with great scenery. Don't underestimate the weather though, it was hellishly hot but the other factor to bear in mind is the wind (there is a wind farm en route for a reason) and the stretch between miles 3 and 8 is very open to the elements and very lonely in terms of crowd support. That said the locals provided great support throughout and it is by far the best organised race I have taken part in this year with groups of marshalls everywhere who took the time to encourage every one of us! Well done Mablethorpe, you did yourselves proud today!Date of review: October 2, 2011
Date of review: October 2, 2011
In short: top race - well done to the organisersIn full: I can't understand some of the negative reviews I just read. Yes it was hot - can't be helped. Yes some cars had to wait to leave - people were still running. As for not being able to find the school - What abut the map that was posted out to everyone?Come on, its not exactly the anyone elses fault that you cant read a map.A great race, which I really enjoyed. The marshalls were helpful and the support was great. I hope to come back next year.Date of review: October 2, 2011
In short: Marathon, heatwave. Perfect organisation!In full: Just to say how magnificent the marshalls and organisers were. You guys are stars!I entered this race as a final warm-up (no pun...) before going to Barcelona in 3 weeks, hoping for an English cool October race to push my PB beyond its limits.Suffice to say that temperatures pushing 80 degrees well and truely screwed that.HOWEVER my "slow" time (28 mins off PB, but 10 mins better than VLM '11) would have been measured in days, had it not been for marshalls cycling between runners checking for needs, delivering gels, water, energy drinks, first aid, whatever else was needed (except a lift. Poo!)Support along the rest of the route was exemplary too. Infinitely better than my last visit in 2006, so THANK YOU!Date of review: October 2, 2011
In short: The heat was hideous but that's out of the organisers controlDate of review: October 2, 2011
In short: Fantastically hot, but fantastically well organised - extra water lais on due to heat - very friendl;y, and oodles of marshalls who were very helpfulIn full: This was my first marathon, and I found it exceptionally well organised and catered with the excessive heat admirably, with loads of extra water stations laid on. Very friendly atmosphere - local community really supportive and helped all along the way - I think most of their hands will drop off tonight from all the applause along route. 200 yards from the beach, so plenty for non running companions to do whilst race proceeded. Extremely flat course, well signed, definite PB potential - two lap course fantastic to enable a beginner such as myself to pace on the second lap. Verdict - excellent day out - well done all those who made it happen.Date of review: October 2, 2011
In short: Amazing value, good flat track and great organisation.In full: This was a great race with a really nice atmosphere. Had a shocker, but that's because I set off too fast and suffered in the heat. Definite pb course in the right conditions though. Can't understand the negative comment above - hardly their fault it was hot. There was sufficient water and it's been unseasonally warm for a few days, so people shouldn't have been caught out. As for having to wait to let runners past as you were trying to leave, maybe on your next race the runners could stop to let you out. Get a grip. Well done to all concerned.Date of review: October 2, 2011
In short: Flat fast course if the wind keeps away. Very well organized and marshalledDate of review: October 2, 2011
In short: terrible organisation!!!In full: I don't like to slate races but I was pretty appalled with some of the things that happened with this race. Firstly what was the point in sending numbers out in the post when you still had to queue to get a race chip?!(the fact that nobody knew which queue they were supposed to go in). Secondly, there was no directions to the school, so we ended up going round in circles. At the 10.5 mile point, the housing estate that I ran through was extremely hot and I felt really dehydrated to the point of feeling sick, I saw a marshal and asked 'where the water was?' to be told 'it was on the sea front and it wasn't far'(at the time he was also attending another runner that looked to me to be also dehydrated), there was also several people in front of me asking for water as well. Well 'not far' was another mile nearly!!! (thank you to my club mate that saw I was in destress and went and got a bottle of water and dished it out to both myself and the other runners that were behind me,she was a life saver!).On the seafront I voiced my concern to two other marshals, who basically ignored me, if it wasn't for a lives responder listening and taking action(I found out after finishing that water and medical help was sent up to the estate)who knows what would have happened. Final critism, On trying to leave the event, I was told that I had to wait. I explained to the marshal that my husband had to get to Louth for another race, he strugged his shoulders and walked off. I went to the front of the car queue and spoke to a marshal that was more understanding and finally we got away. This problem wouldn't have happened with the cars not getting away from the venue if more care had been taken in the planning of the finish area. Why have runners crossing the only road exit to the school, surely somebody should have highlighted this safety issue right from the start. Race organiser if you think I am being harsh, them I have no problems in coming forward to speak to you about them(please feel free in contacting me through RW. This is an event that was really good but, is now frault with some very serious safety issues. Date of review: October 2, 2011
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Nutti Sámi Siida is a well established Sámi (Lappish) ecotourism company in Jukkasjärvi village, in northernmost part of Sweden.
The indigenous Sámi peoples' traditional homeland is called Sápmi, a vast area more known as Lapland above the Arctic Circle. Between December and April they invite you to share their unique way of life, traditions and culture. The packages include driving reindeer and sleeping in cosy cabins at the small camp *Reindeer Lodge* and in a lávvu, the traditional Sámi tepee. You will taste the Sámi cuisine, relax while taking a sauna bath and enjoy the northern lights decorating the night sky. Taking care of your reindeer and driving it with a sled through the wintry and breathtaking landscape makes you come close to nature and yourself. There a shorter trips, including "Ráidu" and "Vuoján" and longer trips up to 8 days. You also can extend your visit to Sápmi by staying one night at the world-famous Icehotel which is close by.
These are one of the most remarkable and memorable trip you will ever take, provided by a renowned Sámi ecotourism company that is certified by Nature's Best, the quality label for ecotourism in Sweden, and Sápmi Experience which is a label for responsible and quality secured Sámi tourism.
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Marknadsvägen 84, 981 91 Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
+46980 213 29
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Accidents will happen, but they don't have to happen. This accident is a reminder to all who ride bicycles, either as means of commuting to jobs or for recreation, that safety has to be your first consideration. Bicyclists, kids and adults alike, need to know the rules of the road apply to them as well as to cars. Stop signs and red lights mean you have to stop. One of our readers shared her concerns about seeing a kid zooming across Center Street at Broadway, against the red light, without so much as a look either way. It happens far too frequently, and it is a wonder there aren't more accidents.
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The beliefs and understandings about sexual predation have changed dramatically from 20 or 30 years ago. It is no longer acceptable to keep it quiet, to seek spiritual rehabilitation for the offender and send them to another assignment. We are sure the Diocese believes this as well.
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Three HS football games to be televised in High Definition for the 2nd consecutive year
SportsTime Ohio's OHSAA football coverage concludes this week with the State Championship games. STO will televise all six (6) division state championship games live starting Friday December 4, 2009. Matt Underwood, Al Pawlowski, Greg Frey, Andre Knott, Mike Cairns, LeCharles Bentley, Frank Stams, Jerry Rudzinski, Jim Rosenhaus and Katie Witham will all be involved providing play-by-play, color commentary, and sideline reports. In addition, Dave Bacon, Ryan Cavanaugh and Jim Isabella, the 'Principal of High School Sports' will be in the STO studio providing updates and halftime programming.
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