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y = -7x - 9, -3y = 21x + 7
without graphing, tell whether the graphs of each pair of equations are perpendicular.
Dear sharon,
the first equation
y = -7x - 9
slope= -7
y-intercept= -9
the second equation
-3y = 21x + 7
y = -7x -(7/3)
slope= -7
y-intercept= -(7/3)
To determine whether the two lines are perpendicular
slope of equation 1 X slope of equation 2 must be -1.
But in this case,
slope of equation 1 X slope of equation 2 = 49 instead of -1
so the two lines are not perpendicular.
(However, slope of equation 1 = slope of equation 2 and the y-intercept of the two equations are not the same, so we know that the two lines are parallel to each other.)
Hope it helps!
Wishing you the best of luck,
the slopes are the same, so they are either parallel or the same line.
If you multiply the 1st by -3, the constant term is different from 7, so the lines are parallel.


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Second marriages have been called the triumph of hope over experience, and the same might be said of the annual conferences of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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I'm getting ready to hike the PCT from Stevens Pass to Snoqualmie Pass and am wondering if anyone has info on bear hassles with food. I am from the Seattle area but most of my experience is on very lightly travelled routes where bears are not a problem. This is my first time on a route as heavily travelled as the PCT and I'd like to be prepared. Any info greatly appreciated.Aug 7, 2006 at 11:13 am #1360643
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Tom, I've done parts of the PCT between Stevens Pass and Snoqualmie Pass and in late July was at Surprise and Trap Lakes and off trail to Thunder Mountain Lakes which is between Trap and Square Lakes. There are black bears in the central cascades and God knows there may even be a lost brown bear somewhere, but I haven't read of any reported "problems" on nwhikers.net, (well there was one but that was in a different part of the state and campers just left their food out all night and the following morning a bear walked into camp and helped himself.) Despite that and especially with precautions, and I'm not talking a bear canister here, regarding food storage and preparation which I'm sure you are very familiar with, I can't imagine any problems. Virtually all bear sightings on nwhikers.net are hikers going this-a-way and bears going that-a-way. That has been my personal experience as well in Washington State. However should you or any of your party be eaten or injured by bears I warned you to carry a 12 gauge shotgun. PS, You could go to Seattle REI and pick up some Counter Assault for some peace of mind. Have a great trip!Aug 7, 2006 at 4:53 pm #1360657
Many thanks for the beta, Scott. Sounds like there's not too much to stress about, especially given that my meals are add hot water, wait 5, and slurp it down. Not a lot of sizzle and stink involved. I've got one of the new Aloksack OP bags for my food, too, so I'm inclined now to relax and enjoy the scenery. I think my wariness is due to what I have to prepare for down in the Sierra.Aug 7, 2006 at 11:42 pm #1360674
Your more likely to find your black bear down on the golf course in Leavenworth then between the passes, have a good trip, and consider measures if you are heading into the North Cascades.Aug 8, 2006 at 4:43 pm #1360718
If he makes it into Leavenworth, my guess is he'd head straight to Gustav's for a double order of fries and a "Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwich" washed down with a couple pints of Leavenworth IPA.Aug 8, 2006 at 8:28 pm #1360731
At least the bear doesn't have to fight for parking…[ I work up there one week a month..]Aug 11, 2006 at 3:31 pm #1360955
I'm finishing up my workday Friday when…a mother black bear and three cubs trucked across Icicle Rd in front of me in Leavenworth about a half mile from Gustav's. I could not tell if they had burger stains…Aug 11, 2006 at 5:50 pm #1360964
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There seems to be a lot of bears in the area this year. I was camped south of Tonga Ridge near Burn Creek and we had a bear or bears coming into our camp several times on Saturday night. This was off trail and in thick brush, with no humans around, however. Hunting season is on and we ran into some hunters who had shot a black bear high on Tonga Ridge, and they mentioned there were a lot of bears around. The open season may be moving the bruins around, too. This area is a few canyons west of the PCT, but fairly close as a crow flies. Two years ago I saw a large one between Surprise Lake and Trapper Lake, near the PCT.
From what I hear I don't think these bears are anything like the bears in the Sierras.Aug 12, 2006 at 9:48 am #1361005
Scott ToraasonMember
The Tonga Ridge area because of its' large blueberry or mountain huckleberry crop is one spot where I have always heard of a lot of bear reports and talked to some hikers on the trail who have seen them. I also spooked a mother and her cub there as I was dropping down to Fisher Lake several years ago.Aug 14, 2006 at 7:23 pm #1361126
I was up at trap,hope, and suprise lakes this weekend and way off in the distance there be a black bear nowhere near the trail system…this would make 6 bears sighted in a week.Aug 15, 2006 at 5:04 pm #1361161
Just finisher the trip that initiated this thread. Nary a bear in sight. Sounds like they're all either getting their thrill on blueberry hill or diving Gustav's dumpster.Sep 13, 2006 at 10:52 am #1362950
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I use Bonner peppermint soap when on the trail. Now I am starting to think that I may be cleaning up with something that could make me smell like food to a bear. Anyone had any problems with this?Sep 13, 2006 at 11:29 am #1362954
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You use soap? In the backcountry? Handi-wipes are probably heavier but way more minimum impact, because there's no risk of polluting water when you rinse off, or take a dip in a lake later on.
Seriously, your risk is probably pretty minor. Compared to rotting garbage, beef jerky, or your food bag you probably won't smell that interesting, even with peppermint soap. If the risk is that bad you shouldn't be brushing your teeth, either.
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OAKVILLE, CA– Far Niente winery is one of Napa Valley's oldest winemakers, with operations that began in 1885. Now the winery holds another distinction because it runs almost entirely on solar power from "floatovoltaic" floating panels.
The winery installed floating solar panels to conserve precious land for growing grapes. Land in Napa Valley is very expensive; it would have lost the vineyard about $150,000 in revenue each year to tear out vines currently producing grapes in order to install solar panels on the land.
Instead, Far Niente let the vines alone and installed 994 panels floating on its pond, with another 1,302 land-mounted panels. The "floatovoltaic" installation actually functions slightly better than if they were all land based, says Greg Allen, the winery's Dolce winemaker. Solar panels generate more electricity when they stay cool, and the pond water reduces their temperature. Marine-quality electrical cables with thick insulation are laid in the water between the rows of panels and carry the power. Having the panels in the water also might reduce evaporation, which helps maintain the water level.
Far Niente is casino not just a residence; it is a vineyard and business with onsite staff, requiring more energy than a home would. Yet the solar energy system is meeting all online casino of the winery's power needs for everything from winemaking operations to office lighting. Some people today are skeptical about the reliability and robustness of solar energy, but Far Niente's system has proven it can work for a business as well.
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We travelled up to Denali National Park from Talkeetna on the Alaskan Railway. The train runs all the way from Steward to Fairbanks, but the Talkeetna-Denali stretch is meant to be one of the best sections. The train is a locomotive but only goes at around 30 mph, so you get to see all of the passing wildlife and views. Unfortunately, the train is so loud that the animals can hear it miles away and keep their distance!!! The trip was 4 hours long and took us another 120 miles north. It was a really good trip, much better than being on a coach on the roads. Still not seen a moose up close, but we have now seen a few from a distance.
At Denali we stay in a wooden hut at the Denali Samon Bake (a really famous eating place). They have these huts/tents which are really nice but it does feel like we are sleeping in the garden shed
Dean: Wednesday - Up early and over to the park entrance for 7:30am. We are booked on one of the longer tour buses into the park (cars are not allowed into any of the interior parts of the 6 million acre park). We head out to 'Fish Creek' - 64 miles into the park and one stop short of the furthest point you can travel to by road (Wonder lake). Amazing views - mountains, tundra, wilderness. We got to see lots of wildlife - ground squirrels, hares, birds (including the state bird, the Ptarmigan (tar-mi-gan)), Dall sheep, moose (again, from a distance), grizzly bears...
... this one bear came right onto the road and walked down the side of the bus. It was amazing - a really big bear! They are so big!!! Behind us on the road was a guy on a mountain bike. The bear headed straight for him (I bet he thought his days were numbered!). Any way, one of the vehicles came up behind the bear and spooked him, so he would bolt, which he did, off the road and into the tundra - much to the relieve of the biker! We also saw a wolf, 3 Caribou, and then on the way back we saw another grizzly bear with its cub. It was just off the road and we got some great pictures.


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Death Valley: Where 107 Degrees Fahrenheit Is Your Daily Low
Death Valley is hot. The desert is known to set records with its ridiculously high temperatures. But while last week's high of 128 degrees (the tenth highest temperature in U.S. history) set weather maps aflame, it's another record-temperature that's getting a lot of Internet love today.
With the sun down, in the dead of night, the lowest Death Valley temperature reached last Wednesday (July 11) was a cool 107 degrees. The record low was hotter than the rest of the nation's temperature highs for the day.
MORE: Extreme Weather Linked to Man-Made Global Warming: Now What?
It may be hard to believe, but people are trekking to the Valley to trek through the Valley. Today is the conclusion of the Badwater Ultramarathon, the premier ultra-endurance fitness challenge consisting of two days of nonstop running for 135 miles to Mount Whitney.
Only halfway through July, Death Valley has plenty of time to keep setting temperature records this summer. The one to beat? Ninety-nine years ago, the Valley set the U.S. record for the hottest day in recorded history, with a sizzling 134 degrees.
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This is an e-mail I sent to KPOJ Radio on April 22nd:
I called in at 0830, identified myself to Paul as Joe Walsh, candidate for the US House of Representatives. I wanted some time to talk about two stories that came out on Friday and Monday about the plight of our beloved veterans. These are two stories that must be taken up on your show, and Tom's national show.
We will be hearing no news today because of the horse race taking place in Pennsylvania, and this story will be lost in the dog and pony shows.
I ask that you arrange a time for me to call in and speak to this issue. Blumenauer has free access to your station and I expect something close to a fair amount of time to respond to what is happening to our vets.
For Justice and Peace,
Joe Walsh, Candidate, US House, Dist. 3
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April 24, 2008, AM
Open Letter to KPOJ PROGRESSIVE
RADIO STATION in Portland, Oregon.
Dear Paul, Tom and Carl,
Please stop calling yourself a progressive radio station, you are not in that select group of individuals who call themselves Progressives.
A Progressive stands for equality, truth, and change for the betterment of the human condition.
Your recent coverage of the horse race called Hillary vs. Obama is nothing less than being caught up in the dog and pony show that the Corporate Media has been giving us for months. This is a non story, Sen. Barack Obama will be the candidate and anyone with a brain that works more than twenty minutes a day knows that. You have spent so much time on this race you have excluded local stories, and national stories that directly affect your listeners. For every hour you spend on this self destruction of the democratic party other stories go by the wayside. A progressive station would not have followed the Corporate Media into this pit of "No news." A Progressive station would always look at themselves and ask, "Are we standing for equality in our workplace?"
Why does Heidi not do interviews?
I have met Ms. Tauber on a few occasions inside the studio and outside, she is intelligent, warm and a good radio person, but she plays second fiddle to both Tom and Carl---why is that?
Why is Tom Hartman still on the local radio station when he has moved on to that great Progressive network called Air America? OH, wait---Air America fired Mike Malloy, suspended and lost Randy Rhoads, fired Sam Seder and made a mess out of our first attempt to have a progressive network. Air America is a farce and Tom would be wise to leave. But maybe Tom likes selling cars on the radio, "They get 30 miles to the gallon" Wow Tom, I hope they are paying you good money for that piece of sell out.
When you have politicians on and don't go after them on violating their oath of office, that is not what a progressive would do. Make them take calls or stay off---they need you more than you need them.
The fact that KPOJ is owned and controlled by Clear Channel has always made me nervous, they can pull the plug on your show anytime they decide. Portland is a hot bed of progressives, we should be able to support a radio station that is not controlled by the right wing nuts.
Stop drooling over these politicians who come on your show, hold their feet to the fire. No more of letting them come on for 10 minutes and tell us how wonderful they are, we want truth not fluff.
Joe Walsh, Candidate for US House Dist 3
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LOS ANGELES (Jan. 27, 2005) — In a recent animal study, researchers from the Division of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles, have found that over time, the absorption of nicotine after myocardial infarction (MI) significantly increases the incidence of cardiac fibrosis in canine hearts. This reaction promotes a kind of rapid heart rhythm that has many similarities to typical human atrial flutter, a potentially life-threatening condition that affects approximately a quarter million Americans each year.
In an article published online in the January issue of the American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology, researchers report a study that tested the effects of nicotine on hearts with healed myocardial infarction. Numerous studies have shown that smoking promotes coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction and is a major cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, an independent predictor of atrial flutter. These findings have raised the possibility that a causal link might exist between nicotine and atrial flutter in patients with myocardial infarction.
Atrial flutter is a type of rapid heart rate caused by the upper chambers of the heart (the right and left atria). The resulting rhythm is so rapid (about 400 beats/min) that the atria are not able to fully empty their contents into the ventricles, and the "left behind" blood stagnates, increasing the risk of thromboembolism and stroke. Fibrosis is an abnormal condition in which fibrous connective tissue spreads over or replaces smooth muscle; it is most common in the heart, lung, peritoneum and kidney.
"Although there were anecdotal reports, this hypothesis had not been previously tested systematically as to the reaction between nicotine and disease in promoting cardiac arrhythmias," said Hrayr Karagueuzian, Ph.D., senior research scientist in the Division of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai and senior author on the study. "We knew a significant portion of patients with heart disease had an increased incidence of atrial flutter, but there weren't any explanations as to the mechanistic basis or the need for concomitant disease."
Myocardial infarction, or heart attack, occurs when the supply of blood to the heart is suddenly and severely reduced or cut off, causing the muscle to die from lack of oxygen. In the study, the condition was created surgically in anesthetized lab animal hearts by permanent occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Nicotine was administered for one month using osmotic mini-pumps with a dose similar to that absorbed by heavy smokers. An osmotic pump is a tiny implantable device that functions somewhat like an intravenous tube, delivering agents (in this case, nicotine) through a semi-permeable membrane.
The study included four groups. Those with only an MI and surgery experienced no flutter. Similarly, those that underwent surgery and received nicotine, but had no MI, also did not experience any flutter; nor did those that did not have surgery or nicotine. The final group, however, which had an MI, along with surgery and nicotine, did experience atrial flutter.
"Nicotine caused a significant increase in atrial interstitial fibrosis (a two-fold increase in the left atrium and a 10-fold increase in the right atrium) in the myocardial infarction group but only a two-fold increase in the right atrium in the non-MI group," according to Karagueuzian. Furthermore, "chronic nicotine caused a kind of atrial electrical remodeling (change) that encourages the maintenance of a single stable wavefront allowing the atrial flutter to be sustained unperturbed" added Karagueuzian. The scientists were able to replicate the findings in computer simulations.
According to the American Heart Association, people who smoke a pack of cigarettes a day have more than twice the risk of heart attack than people who've never smoked; and smokers who have a heart attack have less chance of surviving than nonsmokers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that cigarette smoking results in a two-to-three fold risk of dying from coronary heart disease. From 1995 to 1999, an average of 442,398 Americans died each year of smoking-related illnesses; 33.5 percent of these deaths were cardiovascular-related.
"We were surprised to find that nicotine induced a considerable increase in atrial interstitial fibrosis in the dogs with myocardial infarction but only a mild increase in the dogs with no MI," Karagueuzian said. "These differential effects on atrial fibrosis occurred despite the fact that nicotine blood levels were similar in both groups and within the range seen in smokers."
According to Karagueuzian, "To the extent that this animal model may be representative of human atrial flutter, our findings may be valuable in determining the pathogenesis of human typical atrial flutter and eventually helping to identify a therapeutic target for preventing fibrosis and atrial flutter."
More immediately, Karagueuzian hopes the study will give smokers a better understanding of the mechanisms of nicotine-induced heart disease and that they will take a second look at reducing their habit or stopping it entirely and permanently.
The study was funded in part by the University of California-Tobacco Related Disease Research Program (11RT-0058), the AHA National Scientist Development Grant (0131017N) and Cedars-Sinai Electrocardiographic Heartbeat Organization.
One of only four hospitals in California whose nurses have been honored with the prestigious Magnet designation, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the Western United States. For 17 consecutive years, it has been named Los Angeles' most preferred hospital for all health needs in an independent survey of area residents. Cedars-Sinai is internationally renowned for its diagnostic and treatment capabilities and its broad spectrum of programs and services, as well as breakthroughs in biomedical research and superlative medical education. It ranks among the top 10 non-university hospitals in the nation for its research activities and was recently fully accredited by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. (AAHRPP). Additional information is available at http://www.cedars-sinai.edu.
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I recently finished reading Professor Jonathan Haidt's new book The Righteous Mind and found it to be utterly fascinating. The objective of the book is to present readers with a nuanced psychologically based reason for why people of good will and character differ so sharply and so strongly on critical issues. He specifically draws our attention to the subjects of religion and politics but his theory could be applied to any subject on which people passionately and vigorously disagree.This is … [Read more...]
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This dissertation is an ethnographic study of contemporary issues surrounding the incorporation of traditional native religious symbols, sacred objects and rituals in Christian worship. The research project was limited to evangelical native Christian leaders and pastors. They are servant leaders with various tribal affiliations, denominational associations and independent ministries.
The purpose of the study was to identify and compare contemporary, contextualized approaches to Native American Christian worship, as well as conflicts over the use of native religious symbols, sacred objects and rituals in Christian worship.
As I began this research project ten years ago, I anticipated finding greater differences in approaches to contextualization among native Christian leaders. What I discovered is that these native leaders share more in common with one another than either side of this controversy realize.
What they hold in common is the story of Jesus. They are attempting to translate that message into various communities [individual, church, tribal cultures, urban and local contexts]. They are using theological criteria in contextualization and applying it to cultural contextualization through symbols, rituals, stories, myths, and traditions. There are some differences in their approach to theology and their hermeneutical process, particularly where to begin the theological process. Classical theologians begin the exegetical process with Scripture. Post-modern theologians begin exegesis with personal experience. What these contextualizers have in common is that Scripture is their source for authority. However, their hermeneutical approaches to theology are different.
All of the contextualizers agree in areas of Orthodox Christianity concerning the deity of Jesus Christ, his miraculous birth, ministry, death and resurrection. Yet, they have different theological approaches in explaining the redemption story of Jesus Christ. Some begin the story with creation, while others start the story at the Cross of Calvary. These differences are rooted in their worldviews concerning creation and redemption.
There are differing variables concerning worldview and spirituality (which includes past and present native spirituality which has been informed by colonial missions). These variables are coming into play and influencing the current controversy.
They are attempting to reintroduce Jesus of Nazareth to Native Americans in a climate of cultural renewal. The goal of both groups is to discover ways for North American Indians be followers of Jesus Christ and to retain their cultural identity.
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It took a high-speed chase and some gunplay, but two men in Lincoln, Nebraska, are the first to face felony charges for using default passcodes to reprogram retail cash machines to dispense free money.
Jordan Eske and Nicolas Foster, both 21, are in Lancaster County Jail pending an October 1st arraignment. They're each charged with four counts of theft by deception, and one count of computer fraud, for allegedly pulling cash from privately owned ATMs at four stores in the area. The pair allegedly reprogrammed the machines to believe they were loaded with one-dollar bills instead of tens and twenties. A withdrawal of $20 would thus net $380.
Cash machine reprogramming scams first became public in 2006 when a cyber thief strolled into a gas station in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and, with no special equipment, persuaded the Tranax ATM that it had $5.00 bills in its dispensing tray, instead of $20.00 bills. Threat Level later confirmed that default administrative passcodes for ATMs manufactured by industry leaders Tranax and Triton were printed in owner's manuals easily found online. Both companies said they were surprised by the scam, but an industry association of which they are members privately spotted the capers and warned members over a year earlier.
Since then, the scam has also surfaced in Derry, Pennsylvania. But the Nebraska case marks the first reported arrests for the keypad capers.
Eske and Foster were busted on their fourth visit to Lobo's City Mex in August. Manager Raul Omar Lobo, the owner's son, was waiting for them — he'd been tipped off by the company that services the restaurant's Tranax ATM that someone had swiped $1,400 from the machine in three earlier midday visits.
When the two men entered, Lobo recognized them from the surveillance tapes. "So I locked the doors and told them not to move while I had one of the employees call the cops," says Lobo.
According to police, Lobo pulled a gun on the men, who nonetheless managed to wrench the door open and bolt. Lobo grabbed one of them in a headlock, and a wild shot was fired in the scuffle before the men broke free and sped away in their rented Pontiac Grand Prix.
Lobo says he jumped in his car and gave chase, eventually getting the attention of the police, who took over the pursuit. The suspects pulled over and "ran into a building and tried going out the other side to lose the police, but we were waiting for them," says Lincoln Police Department spokeswoman Katie Flood.
Police found $10,000 in cash in the car. The defendants are suspected of stealing $13,600 in the Lincoln area, and pulling an unknown amount from ATMs in New Orleans, where they're from. Asked by police how they did it, "They said it's well-known on the internet," says Flood.
In 2006, both Tranax and Triton issued software patches for new ATMs that force operators to change the default passcodes on first use.
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- ATM Hack Round-Up: Report From the Field
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Managing the Argo Armada, the official student-rewards program for UWF Athletics.
Managing the Argie's Kids Club, the official kids club for UWF Athletics.
Managing the Argo Armada Blue Crew, the official student section of UWF Athletics.
Corporate sponsorship management and fulfillment.
Scheduling for Argie's Reading and Recess Program along with other community service events.
Assisting with home games, events, Gulf South Conference, and NCAA championships.
Providing customer service to students, student-athletes, coaches, sponsors, donors and spectators.
Assisting with the Athletics Marketing Internship program.
Supervision and scheduling of student staff.
Assisting with the oversight and scheduling of the mascot.
Graphic design, social media, and email marketing.
Other administrative duties as assigned by the Athletics Department Administration.
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I do remember several years ago seeing some shotgun shells in a magazine that were connected by some type of wire. They were buckshot and intended to keep the shot in a tighter pattern. Never saw them in any stores and doubt I would want them if I could.
E.T.A. Not what I was looking for, but I was doing a search for the shells I am talking about and came across this. I may have to get some for the next deer season.
Teriyaki Shotgun Shells | Table of Malcontents from Wired.com
I am going to keep looking for the ones I am talking about.


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Don't forget to add a loaf of bread to your shopping list to help feed the poor.
Once again it is that time of the year when the Samaritans start to collect and prepare for the Christmas parcel packing. At this stage we are looking for second hand handbags (to pack toiletries), empty 2L Ice Cream Containers and stationery for school children. Many thanks.
We need donations of RICE, FLOUR, EGGS, BUTTER & SUGAR for the food emporium so please help out if you can.
We need your input and participation to make this fundraising day a roaring success, so please come forward with ideas and offers of help. Please contact Tish Credie at 083 292 2580 (after 14h00 please)
This is also a great opportunity for fellowship with each other and to make you feel that you are part of the Trinity family. So far, apart from the stall owners, we have not heard from anyone regarding donations or any offers of assistance. This is your church and we need the funds, so please help.
Please come forward with an offer to help the Feeding Scheme, even if it is just to help out when someone is away. We desperately need people to help and it only means giving up 1.5-2 hours of your time per week (either Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday). Contact the office if you are interested. Easy work, great rewards!
Instead of going home after the 09h30 service, why not stay and have a picnic in the garden and get to know other members of the congregation and just relax. Don't forget to bring a basket for the food you have ordered, and a blanket/chair.
Please indicate below what you would like in your basket: Hand your completed form in at the info desk or phone Wanita (073 547 7682) during the week with your order. Deadline for booking is 25 September 2015.
Ham and cheese roll or sandwich R6,00
Chicken mayo roll or sandwich R5,00
Mince balls (each) R2,00
Cheese -single wedge R2,00
Fruit tray R10,00
A box of juice R6,00
Coke can R8,00
Crunchy biscuits R3,00
The organisers would really like it if you could lend a hand. If you feel that you could add a stall to the list, please contact Tish (083 292 2580). We need your input and participation to make this fundraising day a roaring success, so please come forward with ideas and offers of help.
MES has a position available for a half-day Resource Developer/Marketer. The person needs to be bilingual and have previous experience in fundraising and marketing. Own vehicle essential. CV's must be submitted by 22 September 2015 to firstname.lastname@example.com
The Disciple Class is about to start a 13 week course on the Louis Giglio videos titled 'Indescribable'.
The course is held between 19h00 – 21h00 every Wednesday from the 9th of September and goes through to the 2nd of December. If you would like to travel with us on this journey please come and join us.
Tea/coffee is served before the class starts.
How Great is our God
To Tell the Truth:
Zoom in before you jump in
Drop the rock
Sink your teeth , save your life
Seeing God as a Perfect Father:
Growing up like dad
What you think about when you think about God
Fearfully and wonderfully
New life, new genes
Who is blessing whom
Supernatural life inside
The Prayer God always answers
We need welcome teams for the 24th of December at 18:00 and the 25th of December at 08:00.
Please contact Ruth or the church office if you can help out.
One of the people we give a Samaritan parcel to (unemployed), has had the misfortune of his shack burning down. He has no money to replace the items lost, but one of the items he needs is a 2nd hand mattress. If anybody has a mattress that they no longer use, please contact Cynthia (011 391 2473).
Many will be shocked to find
When the day of judgement nears
That there's a special place in heaven
Set aside for Volunteers.
Furnished with big recliners,
Satin couches and footstools,
Where there's no committee chairman,
No group leaders or carpools.
No eager team that needs a coach,
No bazaar or cake sale,
There will be nothing to staple,
Not one thing to fold or mail.
Telephone lists will be outlawed,
But a finger snap will bring
Cool drinks and gourmet dinners
And treats fit for a king.
You ask: "Who'll serve these privileged few,
And work for all they're worth?"
Why, all those who reaped the benefits
And not once volunteered on earth.
Those members of the congregation who have been elected by their home groups to represent them on the Summer Celebration Committee, please note that there will be a meeting at T.U.C. on 29 August at 09h30 in the Youth Room.


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21 Ways to Infuse Your Monday With MAGIC!!Monday, August 30, 2010
Happy Monday, Lovelies!
I hope that your weekend was filled with a thousand smiles and a million happy moments!!
21 Ways to Infuse Your Week With MAGIC!!
★ Doodle mermaids all over your notebooks!
★ Bake sparkle cupcakes!!
★ Go on a bicycle adventure!! Make sure to bring some snacks along!
★ Put on a noise machine with the soothing sound of water, and take an afternoon nap. A lot of phones also have a noise-maker application. It's very relaxing to drown out the noises around you. My favorite sound to sleep to is rainfall!
★ Get together with your friends and play hide-and-seek!! You can also play sardines! So much fun!
★ Stop into Starbucks for your favorite sip!
★ Splash a puddle!!
★ Give out lots of hugs!
★ Take some time for yourself to read your favorite blogs and magazines! Put on playlist of your favorite music!
★ Cover your fingernails in sparkley-black nail polish!
★ Hang a dream catcher above your bed to ward off nightmares!
★ Do something nice for someone else!! Brighten someone's day!! Remind someone how wonderful they are! Make their Monday Marvelous!
★ Make a wish!! Dream BIG!!
★ If you are a student, go to school and pretend that you are a witch or wizard who attends Hogwarts!
★ Get outside where the sun is shining!! Run and jump for joy! Summer is almost over! Enjoy the warm weather before autumn gets here!
★ Buy a bag of blow pops and give them out randomly to all of your friends/co-workers! What a lovely little surprise!
★ Imagine what your life would be like if you were a bunny!!
★ Have a Leonardo DiCaprio marathon, and then go see him in Inception! He was my movie star crush in junior high!!
★ Daydream about autumn!! It's almost here!!
★ Bake some cookies!!! Put lots of love into your batter!!
★ Make dolphin noises loudly!! They are such happy animals!!
Sending you lots of positive energy and a wish for a lovely week!! Make everyday count!! Celebrate all of your small victories! Love yourself the most! Smile more!!
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Oh i miss playing hide and seek and sardines!ReplyDelete
also heads down thumbs up! we need to bring all these games back :)
I love your blog so much! All of these posts always make me so happy :D xxxReplyDelete
:) such a fantastic blog!ReplyDelete
These words and pictures have really cheered up a sleepy English girl!!! Secretly needed some cheerfulness today. Thank you for that.


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Nice temps there....6" at the house and falling here! Love the shot of Lynner! Sounds like a nice twisty bike road! Hugs!
Ahhh, Summer in the Winter...
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We were off to Tucson today, but I really didn't want to take another Interstate. I used google maps to set up a route to the east and then down past the Superstition Mountains near Globe. We didn't go as far as globe, but to a town just before it. Then we headed down AZ 177, a "black line" road on Lynn's map. It was narrow, but scenic. I wondered why there were so many motorcycles, until I saw the sign that read the Copper Corridor Scenic Road. It was super twisty and crossed several small mountains with many grades of ten percent. A good time to gear down and take our time. There's a huge open-pit copper mine right by the road, about half way
We couldn't decide whether to stay at Catalina Lake CG or Gilbert Ray, which is closer to Tucson. Ultimately, we wandered further and got lost, kinda, east of Tucson and ended up at Gilbert Ray. It's in the Sonoran Desert, one for our favorite places. The Tucson Desert Museum is not far from here. Our friend Pete took us there last year. He's a member, so had some passes for entry. We're staying here two nights, at least. High winds are forecast for tomorrow with the front coming in, so I'd just as soon be planted in one spot, so to speak, to see what happens.
As usual, the sunset was outstanding
We will be heading down toward Sierra Vista in a few days to visit Joe's wife's Mel's parents. We didn't get together last year, so hope it works out this trip. We plan on staying at Fort Huachuca, just a few miles from them.
Lynn is playing a hot game of solitaire as I write this. She asked it I'd like to play a game of cards and I had to honestly answer, "Not yet."
I don't think I've mentioned it, but Lynn got a new Nexus 10 Android tablet for her birthday/Christmas. She's enjoying it and we're both learning the ins and outs of tablature. I've put a new navigation App called Copilot Premium Live on it and it should be a great help for us as wanderers. It has maps for all of North America, so we're excited to figure out how it all works. It's all good.
Today, Thursday, we took a morning walk around the camp, about two miles. I got a few photos of the area and flora. We saw a few speedy birds which apparently didn't want to be shot, photo-wise, that is.
The wind blew off and on and a cold front should be here this eve, bringing freezing temps. It' still all good.
See you soon, on paper, that is...
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Good to not be here with road conditions. I was traveling from blgs to Helena for appointments at st peters and hit horrendous white out conditioned thru Townsend area. I stopped off a minute in Bozeman to see Healy and told her I had an unsettling feeling about something bad happening. She was headed home to gtf so she got on road 15 min behind me. When I came out of appointments at st Pete's at 3:45 I found out she crashed into guard rail in wolf creek canyon and was being brought to st Pete's. fortunately she just had bad concussion ( the car didn't fare as well). When I told MHP officer at ED that we would try to head home that night he explained he slipped and fell on ice by her car and slid 8 ft on his back in a felt coat.....we checked into the great northern hotel.
Hey....as usual, wonderful sunsets....I still think you should make some kind of slide show with music for all your sunset pictures. Also, we need to borrow about 30 degrees from you so we can pull our temps out of the single digits. Haven't met your renters yet but soon, I am sure. Amongst all your musings, I especially like your walk stories.....guess I am jealous since we can only do that slowly in snow shoes. Good and happy roads to you both.


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Nearly every offensive wizard stresses balance and Turner is no different. But he prefers winning to anything else and he figured if the Chargers could throw as well as they could run, their offense really would be dynamic.
"The book on the Chargers was that if you could stop L.T., you had a good chance to win," Turner said. "Teams were loading up to stop him, and we wanted to give different looks. We passed efficiently during the season, which forced teams to put an emphasis on coverage. Because of that we were able to run better."
Turner is well armed whenever the Chargers' lack of offensive diversity is broached. He notes that on first downs, only eight other units rushed more times than the Chargers. And the Chargers were 12th overall in percentage of rushes (45.6).
Heck, even a hobbled LaDainian Tomlinson was the AFC's fourth-best rusher last season.
"You want to have an identity as an offense, but you can't be stubborn about it," Turner said. "The idea is to be good at a number of different things, so you can adjust when you have to."
QB Philip Rivers
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Leaning on Philip Rivers isn't exactly a bad thing.
Rivers led the NFL and set a franchise record with a 105.5 rating. And his 34 touchdown pass last year also set a team mark, which is saying something on a club with Dan Fouts among its former players.
But Turner does admit that the Chargers could be more productive on the ground.
"There's no question we need to run the football better," Turner said. "The perception is that we became a passing team because we threw the ball extremely well last year. We were in situations where we needed to throw the ball and our quarterback had a great year."
Turner will have a healthy Tomlinson to start the year and that helps. He's also told the road-pavers that if they want to run more, improve their blocking.
"I think we've made some changes in our approach in the running game that are going to help us," Turner said. "We put the onus back on the players. If we want to run the ball better, we need to do these things better. Our guys are working hard at that."
--New year, new team. And new mantra for the defending AFC West champions expected to go deep in the playoffs.
Coach Norv Turner pulled the curtain back on his mission statement for 2009, hoping his team rallies around the message:
"To get something you've never had, you must do something you've never done."
The Chargers know the thrill and drill of the playoffs. They advanced to the divisional game last season before falling to the Steelers. The previous season they qualified for the AFC Championship game but stumbled against the Patriots.
In three seasons the Chargers have won three postseason games and lost three.
This year -- the Chargers hope -- they will reach the second Super Bowl in team history. The organization which is celebrating its 50th season has never won a Super Bowl.
HC Norv Turner
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"Every experience we've had has helped them," said Turner, as he readies for his third season at the Chargers' helm. "I also believe the experience of being touted and talked about as the most talented team ---- I think at times different guys get affected by that. I think our guys have outgrown that. I do believe they understand that if you really want something, you've got to go earn it."
To that end, Turner is upbeat over the team's spring practices as training camp grows near. He admits it's a refreshing bunch to coach, but when it's time to sweat, the players don't beg off.
"We're having a great offseason," Turner said. "They're still having fun, but there's a serious mindset about our guys. They understand that if you want something, you have to go earn it."
It figures the running game has the potential to be better.
Last year the line was in flux. Center Nick Hardwick was battling a foot injury and left tackle Marcus McNeill had issues with his neck.
Plus LaDainian Tomlinson is moving extremely well in the spring workouts and looks primed -- his health, of course, willing -- to have a solid season.
There is a question at the right guard spot after veteran Mike Goff fled to Kansas City. Kynan Forney and rookie Louis Vasquez will have a spirited battle for the spot in training camp; Forney has the early lead.
--Count Chargers coach Norv Turner among those lobbying for ex-Chargers coach Don Coryell to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Turner learned Coryell's offense from Ernie Zampese, when they both were on the Rams' staff. "Their system started in the 1960's," Turner said. "If you think of something you could create that would stand the test of time and be relevant almost 50 years after you created it, it's pretty amazing. It was a cutting edge idea in the 1960's and it's still cutting edge. The Coryell system accommodates players. It plays to their strengths and the belief that, if a player has a particular strength, we'll find a way to make the most of it."
--Most the veterans will be set free after workouts this week. To celebrate the last week, the all went all bowling on Monday. Scott Mruczkowski had the bragging rights among his teammates with a team-best 224 performance to be named the best bowler. "This trophy is going in my locker," Mruczkowski said.
--The Chargers are now offering season tickets in two family sections in which alcohol will not be served.
--C Nick Hardwick is enjoying an offseason far different from last year when he was rebounding from foot surgery. That ailment is no longer a concern. "My foot is fantastic," he said. "I didn't expect it to be this good. I feel like an athlete again."
--WR Vincent Jackson continues to shine in the offseason workouts.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "San Diego is a place I would love to be for the rest of my career." -- Pro Bowl LB Shawne Merriman on his preference to remain a Charger after his contract expires following the 2009 season.FRANCHISE PLAYER: RB Darren Sproles: Tendered at $6.621M (signed April 28).
TRANSITION PLAYER: None.
UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (not tendered)
--C Jeremy Newberry (not tendered as UFA June 1).
RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS: None.
EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENTS: None.
--OT Jeromey Clary: ERFA; $460,000/1 yr.
--WR Malcom Floyd: RFA; $1.545M/1 yr.
--OG Kynan Forney: Potential UFA; $4.8M/2 yrs, SB unknown.
--CB Cletis Gordon: RFA; $1.545M/1 yr.
--RB Darren Sproles: Franchise FA; $6.621M/1 yr.
--LB Kevin Burnett: UFA Cowboys; $5.5M/2 yrs, $2M SB.
--RB Eldra Buckley (released).
--OG Mike Goff: UFA Chargers; $3.5M/2 yrs, guarantees unknown.
--LB Marques Harris: UFA 49ers; 1 yr, terms unknown.
--DE Igor Olshansky: UFA Cowboys; $18M/4 yrs, $8M guaranteed.
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Maori Affairs Minister and Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples may be in the dog box with his party over internal wars over the leadership.
But he is part of a high-powered Maori contingent in the Prime Minister's trade mission to China and expects to continue his work later this month with a Maori-China hui at Orakei Marae.
The delegation had barely stepped out of their hotel yesterday when Dr Sharples re-opened wounds over his refusal to retire.
He took a broadside at the party council saying it should have sorted it.
Dr Sharples led a Maori trade delegation to China last year and in 2010 for the Shanghai Expo.'
He said there would a Maori-China hui at Orakei later this month aimed at enhancing bonds between Maori and Chinese, especially recent arrivals.
"It's really consumating the fact that China's people have been contributing to New Zealand for 200 years and the new wave has come over.
"We want them to be accepted by the tangata whenua as bona fide New Zealanders.
Dr Sharples said that,Jiang Zhaobai, the president of Shanghai Pengxin, which brought the failed Crafar farms, could well be coming.
Dr Sharples said he had spoken the China Development Bank about the opposition by many in New Zealand to the sale.
"Once we established our credentials and talked about papa tuanuku being your mother - and you don't sell your mother - they clicked."
Among the Maori on the delegation is the Maori Trustee Jamie Tuuta, Ngai Tahu leader Sir Mark Solomon, Sir Wira Gardiner, and the chief executive of Te Puni Kokiri, Michelle Hippolite.


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If you are looking for a cookie that's lower in calories than your favorite chocolate chip recipe, whip up a batch of these palate-pleasing bites from pastry chef Heather Norkin. They're easy to make, and almost all of the fat is the heart-friendly unsaturated kind, from the pecans.
130 calories per 2 cookies
9.7 g fat (0.8 g saturated)
9.9 g carbs
1.3 g fiber
1.7 g protein
1 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1 teaspoon orange extract
1 egg white, lightly beaten
Canola-oil cooking spray
Powdered sugar (optional)
Pulse pecans and sugar in a food processor into a sandlike texture. Transfer to a bowl and stir in zest and extract. Slowly stir in egg white until a thin dough forms. Cover and chill at least 2 hours. Heat oven to 350°. Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Measure 16 heaping teaspoonsful of dough and roll each into a ball. Place balls on sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Cool completely before removing from pan. Dust with powdered sugar if desired.
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A gay teacher's firing from his job as a teacher at a Catholic college prepatory school was occasion for MSNBC.com to provide one-sided coverage to the controversy.
In her 14-paragraph December 9 story, "Gay teacher fired after applying for marriage license," the Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell digital producer failed to find anyone to defend the school in question, apart from quoting a press statement from the school's president, Fr. James McCloskey. What's more, Kim suggested to readers that Holy Ghost Prepatory School of Bensalem, Pa., was able to fire foreign language teacher Michael Griffin because the Keystone State did not have sexual orientation as a protected class in the commonwealth's nondiscrimination statutes:
Holy Ghost's decision is currently legal under Pennsylvania state law as the state has not passed anti-discrimination laws for sexual orientation. While Democrats have proposed a House bill that would include clauses protecting sexual orientation, Republican leaders have stalled the bill, arguing that Republican Gov. Tom Corbett, a Catholic himself, would not sign it.
"What the school thinks they did was legal. It certainly doesn't feel legal," said Griffin.
Does the First Amendment not feel legal to Mr. Griffin?
Kim failed to mention in her piece that even if Pennsylvania had a law forbidding employment discrimination against sexual orientation that a religious enterprise like a Catholic school would most likely win a court case against them on First Amendment grounds.
Indeed, in a unanimous ruling in January 2012, the Supreme Court upheld "the firing of Cheryl Perich, a Michigan teacher who had been employed by a school run by the Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church." As ABC's Ariane de Vogue reported at the time (emphasis mine):
Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the court, said that the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment –"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"–bar the government from interfering with the decision of a religious group to fire one of its ministers.
Roberts gave a history lesson in his opinion, noting that "controversy between church and state over religious offices is hardly new." He noted that the founders sought to foreclose the possibility of a national church.
"The Establishment Clause prevents the government from appointing ministers," Roberts said, and the "Free Exercise Clause prevents it from interfering with the freedom of religious groups to select their own. "
"The Supreme Court made clear today that religion is special, " said Luke Goodrich of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a group that defended the Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church in court.
"A religious school under the Constitution is not the same as a secular school. When a religious school chooses who is going to teach the faith to the next generation, it doesn't have to look over its shoulder to see if the government is going to second-guess that choice, " said Goodrich.
The court had harsh criticism for the government's argument that a church should be treated no differently from a labor union or a social club when it came to the organization's freedom to choose its leaders.
"We cannot accept the remarkable view that the Religion Clauses have nothing to say about a religious organization's freedom to select its own ministers, " Roberts wrote.
You can read that full Supreme Court ruling here.
While the 2012 case in question was over a matter of federal law, since First Amendment protections have long been applied to the states via the doctrine of incorporation, it seems pretty certain that federal courts would -- or at least should -- promptly dismiss lawsuits involving gay or lesbian teachers fired from their Catholic school teaching assignments because their sexual behaviors conflict with Catholic teaching on sexuality.