text:
eDrugsDatabase is an add-on database for JFile 4.x containing over 10,000 drug names and dosage forms. Each drug listing gives the generic name, brand name, usual dose, use or class and pregnancy risk, plus most have additional information and notes relating to the drug's usage.
Put your nursing skills to work at testing your own synospis about coma
Helps determine Normal vs abnormal ABGs
This medical calculator determines how ill a patient is.
This is a guide to Anemia in children and adults.
A database to help manage asthma.
This has recommendations for treating some of the most common acute medical conditions.
Drip Calculator 2.10
PICU Tools 2.5
This medical calculator gives cardiac outputs
Improve your memory.
This medical calculator has 46 formulas.
This medical reference text has detailed work-ups, treatment plans, medications and differentials.
A stand-alone program for calculating pediatric medication doses
A single .prc file with the Advanced Cardiac Life Support algorithms.
nursing jobs |
nursing forums |
post your resume |
search nursing jobs |
travel nursing
Copyright © 2002 Nurses Forum. All Rights Reserved.


text:
You've already got 5 items in your shopping cart, so there's no room to reserve another one. If you'd like, you can take something out of your cart to make room for this one.
Redbox Locations near 02134
See a list of Redbox locations in 02134. It's easy to find a convenient location to rent or return DVDs, Blu-Rays™ or Games in 02134
Find a Box Near You
Kiosk A
60 Everett St
Allston, MA 02134-1953
Kiosk B
60 Everett St
Allston, MA 02134-1953

subset: commoncrawl


text:
|From: Petter Egesund (petter.egesund at kunnskapsforlaget.no)
Date: Wed Dec 17 08:28:51 EST 2003
Hi again :-) I have tested the web-server with the 3m-memory collector (web-server-text3m), but without better results. It did not seg-fault but it still eats all the memory on my server - after a while the server can not breethe. This might indicate that the leak happends when the servlet does not end in the bottom of the code - where it is supposed to? Has this something to do with the continuations-based implementasion? Or do I need simply need more memory? Any opinions? I would really, really like to use scheme in our next (larger) project!! Cheers, Petter Egesund ########################################### This message has been scanned by F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange. For more information, connect to http://www.F-Secure.com/
|Posted on the users mailing list.


text:
Categories:20 Subcategories:129 Total:10951 Pending:1508 Today:0
A new natural detox product that you can use to clean your body of toxic metals and other poisons is now available to you, your families and loved ones. It has been well-researched and shown to work at eliminating toxic metals and possibly other toxins from the body such as aluminium, antimony, arsenic, lead, mercury, uranium and many more.
Read more
Rebounding is wholistic exercise! Jumping on a Rebounder exercises every part of your body.Rebounding is fun, easy and efficient. Rebounding for 10 minutes is equivalent to 30 minutes of jogging! Rebounding for 20 minutes is equivalent to 1 hour of jogging!
Online TV portal providing videos about pregnancy, baby care, childbirth and parenting. A valuable resource for first time parents, with reassuring advice for new parents including health care and nutrition advice.Parenting United Kingdom, baby care.
Medical Express offers travel and permanent assignments to nurses and allied health professionals throughout the United States. Includes benefits, application, and nursing information. . . .
Asia Medical Assistance is offering various services such as Worldwide Air Ambulance, Monitoring of Treatment, Facilitation of Hospital Payments, Transfer of Insurance Information to Medical Providers, Vaccine and Blood Transfers, Dispatch of Doctors and Specialists, Transfer of Medical Records.
Ganeden's probiotic bacteria strains exhibits excellent stability for manufacturing probiotic supplements, foods and probiotic cultures. The site offers info on Probiotic foods and supplements. The website also explains the technology which is used.


text:
Football Players Quiz
******FROM THE TEAM THAT BROUGHT YOU THE TOP HIT '2012 FOOTBALL LOGO QUIZ'!*******Test Your Football knowledge with our 2012 Football Players quiz!**Guess the names of the top 250 football players by correctly identifying their face. To help you along the way you can earn hints and tips as well as stars that will reveal the less obvious ones! If you still get stuck you can also ask a friend on Facebook and Twitter to help you with the answer.**So you think you know football? Lets see how far you get....****More Tips for your success:**Type the full name of the player for maximum points or alternatively type just the first name, surname or nickname for a pass.Check your achievements and how you ranked compared to your friends on the Game-centre Leaderboards ..**If you share the game on Twitter via Options menu (not badge sharing in guess menu), you gain 10 hints. You gain additional 10 hints via Facebook share in Options as well.***Add us on Facebook:*Football Players Quiz


text:
Give me LIBERTY... anytime, please: Carnival Liberty Cruise Review by honeychile
Overall Member Rating
Give me LIBERTY... anytime, please
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Miami
PREPARATION & EMBARKATION: We flew to Miami a day ahead, took the tri-rail north and stayed at a less-expensive hotel. The next day we again took the tri-rail south to the airport station where we got a cab to the port, arriving a little later than we usually do, at about 1:30. The lines were long, but moved quickly. Our cabin was ready when we came aboard. We prefer to wheel our own luggage onto the ship, avoiding porter tips and possible loss. Sadly, I've seen cases of lost luggage on several cruises; that would ruin things for me and since we have small rolling suitcases and boarding bags, it's a cinch to roll them on ourselves.
BALCONY: This was my fifth cruise, and my first balcony cabin. I'm 58 years old and traveled with my husband, along with my sister and her husband (in the room beside us). Cabin 6276 and 6274 were not adjoining cabins, but the balcony More divider could be folded away making a much larger space for the four of us to share. Having a balcony really changed the cruise for me. For example, instead of being elbow-to-elbow during the sail-away party, we were sitting on our balcony enjoying bon voyage canapes. For us, the balcony slowed things down and put us apart from the raucous music, dancing, etc. going on above us. Sometimes I did feel that I was missing something by not being part of that melee...but not much and not often.
REST OF THE ROOM: Our room was spacious and comfortable, with plenty of closet space and other storage. Our room steward, Ernesto, gave perfect service, that is, he was nearly invisible. It felt as if some good fairy visited our room, making the bed, refilling the ice, exchanging towels, and making towel critters. The bed was extremely comfortable and I slept well every night.
THE SHIP: The ship is beautiful, clean, and well-cared for. The decor is dark and rich with lots of metallic gold and silver, especially in the dining rooms which are way over the top, decor-wise, but still impressive. There were sufficient deck chairs every time I was on top and the pools (two of them) were not inundated. The general age on this particular cruise seemed to be a little older crowd (possibly because school was still in). The ship was easy to navigate, but it might because I have twice sailed on another Carnival ship almost identical in deck plan. I really enjoyed the Serenity area. One evening, my husband and I got up in the wee hours and snagged one of those huge papasan chairs in the Serenity area and snoozed and watched the dawn.
DINING ROOM: We always eat as many meals in the dining room as possible. This allows me to make good, more healthy choices. It's very easy to overeat on a cruise (I always do), but making sound choices keeps me from jacking my blood sugar up so high (I'm diabetic). We chose anytime-dining which put us in the Golden Olympian dining room. The comedy brunch was held in the Silver Olympian dining room, so we got to experience that, too. The food in the dining room was excellent. I don't remember a single dish that wasn't delicious. The four of us enjoyed the time laughing and re-visiting our day's activities and then enjoying amazing food.
BUFFETS and other FREE VENUES: We ate a few meals at the buffet and found it very good. I personally don't like trying to hold a plate and reach the food, etc., but it was certainly acceptable and much higher quality offerings than the local all-you-can-eat restaurant. I do tend to overeat more in these venues. My husband really liked the Guy Fieri Burger Joint and ate there several times. I tried it once and it was great. We also tried the Wok, which was entirely acceptable and the Fish and Chips. The line at the Fish and Chips was lengthy and the food was a little greasy, but I feel that's to be expected of fried food. My husband thought it was great.
PUNCHLINE BRUNCH: This was fun, with a really wacky menu -- french toast coated with cereal, mac'n'cheese with chicken or steak, and other fun options on this smaller menu. We were able to redeem a drink coupon here that Carnival sent to us, I suppose, in lieu of the VIFP club party which used to be offered to all former Carnival cruisers. Perhaps the higher-ups in the VIFP hierarchy are still offered a cocktail party, but we enjoyed our drinks. The coupon could be redeemed for just about any cocktail, soda, or premium coffee beverages.
CHEF'S TABLE: My husband and I sprung for the $75/each Chef's Table and it was one of the highlights of our cruise. We got to meet the executive Chef, tour the galley, and then enjoy a 7-course special meal with bottomless wine glasses. We also received a photo (taken during the meal and presented at the end) AND the recipe for Chocolate Melting Cake, Carnival's signature rich and gooey dessert. I recouped some of the costs of the cruise by selling this to my brother-in-law -- no, I'm kidding about that part, but it was really cool to get this as a little benefit. I would definitely do this again and count it as an "onboard excursion."
ROCKY SEAS: This was the first time that I've experienced really choppy seas. Really choppy. The dance revue was cancelled one evening because it was just too rough for them to dance safely. Actually, it was switched with another night, so we didn't miss anything. The crew made many accommodations to satisfy passengers even though the ship was really rocking and rolling. We learned during our Chef's Table experience that even some of the newer crew members were ill and had to be excused from duty. The men in our party didn't suffer; my sister and I were slightly nauseous, but I found that a Bonamine tablet took care of that almost immediately and allowed me to fully enjoy time on the ship. We heard that many were unable to visit the dining room and the Chef made special arrangements to assist those who were unable to enjoy special meals (the lobster!) which was served on one of those rocky evenings.
ENTERTAINMENT: We visited the theater several evenings and enjoyed the productions, but I admit that I was winding down during that time and had trouble keeping my eyes open. I always admire those with dancing and singing talent, especially with the challenge of a moving ship and I thought they did an amazing job. There were several comedians and I heard a bit from them before the dance production and during the Punchline buffet. I didn't snort with laughter, but I smiled often and generally enjoyed their efforts.
MEETING OTHER CRUISE CRITIC MEMBERS: We missed the meet'n'greet, but caught up with another roll call member (actually she caught up with us) during the cruise. We put out 50 magnets (stuck them to the door/doorjamb) which were all gone before the last sea day.
DISEMBARKATION: This was smooth and uneventful. We arrived back in Miami on time. We wheeled our own luggage off and waited in line for a cab to take us back to the airport.
WRAP-UP: Before my first cruise, a gal I met online told me that a cruise is what you make it, and I've found this is so true. The Liberty offers tremendous opportunities to experience a wonderful vacation even when seas are rocky, excursions are cancelled, or other passengers or even staff drop the ball. I encourage others to plan ahead, decide even before you step foot on the ship to choose to have a good time, be flexible, and avoid letting minor disappointments unseat your attitude. Happy cruising! Less
Published 12/02/12
Cabin review: 8B6276 Balcony
Very spacious (3 closets), plenty of drawer space, lots of room for toiletries in the bathroom, and much dresser/countertop space. Refrigerator area is a little hot, but drinks stayed fairly cold. Lovely balcony view. I never heard ANY disruptive noise whatsoever from the balcony. BTW, this balcony can be combined with balcony of 6274 if you have friends next door. This room is just by the elevators. We were not disturbed by the elevator or people-traffic, but the music from the atrium three decks down was quite loud. It never really bothered me, but I was aware of it and some might have trouble sleeping as the atrium music goes on until quite late.Read All Balcony (8B) Reviews >>
Port and Shore Excursions
Read Cruise Critic's Carnival Liberty Review >>
Fantastic 40th Anniversary Cru...
A bit too large for me.
Hated, loathed and despised th...
Fun Ship Liberty
More of a CIRCUS than a "Carni...
Fabulous time on Liberty!
Family Cruise
First cruise - The crowds both...
Carnival; never again
Sponsored Links


text:
|Home > World News > Target Iraq > Article
The Bush Administration has received a credible report that Islamic extremists affiliated with al-Qaeda took possession of a chemical weapon in Iraq last month or in late October.
Two officials with first-hand knowledge of the report and its source said US government analysts suspect that the transaction involved the nerve agent VX and that a courier smuggled it overland through Turkey.
If the report proves to be true, it would be the first known acquisition of a non-conventional weapon, other than cyanide, by al-Qaeda or a member of its network. It also would provide firm evidence to support the charge, aired for months by President George Bush and his advisers, that al-Qaeda terrorists receive material assistance from Iraq. If advanced publicly by the White House, the report could be used to rebut Iraq's claim in its 12,000-page declaration handed over on Saturday that it had destroyed its entire stock of chemical weapons.
On the central question of whether Iraqi President Saddam Hussein knew about or authorised such a transaction, US analysts are said to have no evidence. Because Saddam's handpicked Special Security Organisation, run by his son Qusay, has such tightly controlled concealed weapons programs, officials presume it would be difficult to transfer a chemical agent without Saddam's knowledge.
Unauthorised White House officials said information about the transfer came from a sensitive and credible source.
Hundreds of leads are filtered through the Threat Matrix - compiled daily by the CIA. "The way we gleaned the information makes us feel confident it is accurate," said one official whose responsibilities are directly involved with the report. "I throw about 99 per cent of the spot reports away when I look at them. I didn't throw this one away."
So far the reported chemical weapons transfer is not backed by definitive evidence and the intended target is unknown, though speculation is focusing on Europe or the US.
At a time when Mr Bush is eager to link Iraq to al-Qaeda authorised national security spokesmen declined to discuss the substance of their information about the transfer of lethal chemicals. Those who disclosed it have no policymaking responsibilities on Iraq and expressed no views on whether the US should go to war.
"We are concerned because of al-Qaeda's interest in obtaining and using weapons of mass destruction, including chemical, and we continue to seek evidence and intelligence information with regards to their planning activity," said Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge.
The relationship of the Islamic operatives to the al-Qaeda network is also unknown, though Asbat al-Ansar, a Lebanon-based Sunni extremist group that has more recently established an enclave in northern Iraq, is being mentioned. Asbat al-Ansar is affiliated to al-Qaeda and receives funding from it, but officials did not know whether its pursuit of chemical weapons came specifically on al-Qaeda's behalf.
The US also does not know whether the transaction involved a chemical agent alone, or an agent that would be incorporated into a rocket or a bomb. VX is suspected because it is the most portable chemical weapon, capable of inflicting mass casualties with a quantity that a single courier could transport.
The Washington Post
Printer friendly version Email to a friend
Also in World
A fan of Godzilla the nuclear newt makes White House uneasy
To humankind, a clone - or a new-born fraud
We are ready to back US in Iraq, says NATO boss
Israeli Army assassinates string of Palestinians
Converting from Judaism requires faith
Kenyans see hope at start of a rainbow
Parliament votes again to clear way for Erdogan
Critics say ideology is overruling science
Al-Jazeera gives West a new slant on Arab world
Lights go out for Herb Ritts
Bidders rush to buy their own town
|text | handheld (how to)
membership |
conditions |
Copyright © 2002. The Sydney Morning Herald.
|advertise | contact us


text: NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- "Take the money and run" is a concept that has gained currency in popular culture.There's the famous Woody Allen movie, no less than seven books bearing the title and the Steve Miller Band 1970s hit, all with the same name. It's darn good advice, especially as investors face the dawning of the fourth quarter. Remember, year over year the S&P 500 has now risen nearly 20% in the past 12 months, and is up over 11% year to date. At the beginning of 2012,


text:
Does anyone know what the difference is between the various color options of the cabanas on HAL private island of Half Moon Cay? On their website, you can pre-reserve a cabana for the day, and the prices and amenities appear to be the same for all color categories - Is it their location on the island or some other distinction?
Wow, I am a HAL fan but have not been back to Half-Moon Cay for awhile. These cabanas must be something new. I would love to hear more about them. My own cabana sounds pretty cool!
|All times are GMT -7. The time now is 02:05 PM.


text:
An owner of a house which was built by Pitt's charity Make It Right New Orleans says, 'The wood turned gray and it was also black.'
Several houses which were built by Brad Pitt's charity Make It Right New Orleans for the victims of Hurricane Katrina have started to rot. The charity built more than two dozen of houses in the Ninth Ward and they apparently started rotting from the inside out.
"The wood turned gray and it was also black," a homeowner called Nola Verrett, who has been living in the house for four years, told Radar Online. "Also some parts it was buckling and it had mushrooms growing out of it. Different neighborhoods saw it too."
A representative for the charity has responded to the complain and blamed the company which was responsible for providing the plumber. "It was unable to withstand moisture, which is obviously a big problem in New Orleans," Make It Right's Taylor Royle explained to the New Orleans Advocate. Pitt's camp reportedly is considering legal action against the company. Both the company and Make It Right declined to comment on the report.
While the rotting wood in Verrett's house has been replaced with yellow pine, others are still waiting for their turn. "It didn't take no time at all. It's just like they said. If something's wrong, they make it right. We are very happy with our Make It Right home," Verrett said. Another homeowner called Gloria Guy told WDSU News New Orleans, "They replaced a lot of houses but they ain't replaced mine. They're supposed to come pretty soon and do it."


text:
Glenn Whipp remembers 12 classic horror scenes guaranteed to make your skin crawl.
The current horror movies have been doing their darndest to try to scare us or, at the very least, gross us out. They've failed miserably - not that teenagers seem to care.
Fortunately for true believers, a new print of Ridley Scott's Alien is in cinemas, a potent reminder of how much fun a great horror film can be. And while the movie has myriad superlative scenes, the one that sticks in viewers' minds occurs just as everyone is sitting down to dinner and an unwanted guest makes a surprise appearance.
Which got me to thinking: what are the other great stomach-churningly gruesome movie moments, scenes that make you want to turn away and head for the exit?
The Andalusian Dog (1928)
Put Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali together and you know you're in for a freak show. The movie contains the earliest - and probably most horrifying - stomach churner: a man slicing a woman's eye with a razor. It remains one of the most shocking images in film history.
Deliverance (1972)
Ned Beatty, playing a city businessman, squeals like a pig as he's abused by vengeful Appalachian mountain men, and I can still hear that godawful cry sometimes. You know what gets it out of my head? Duelling Banjos. (But how do I get that out of my head?)
Pink Flamingos (1972)
There's all sorts of "fun" here - castration, bestiality, cannibalism - much of it really happening, but the scene everyone remembers comes when transvestite Divine eats dog poo. Billed as the "most disgusting picture of all time" and, for once, the truth matched the hype.
The Exorcist (1973)
The head on the girl goes round and round, round and round, round and round. The head on the girl goes round and round and pea soup gushes forth!
Jaws (1975)
Sure there's the skinny-dipper's severed hand and Ben Gardner's head floating out of his boat, but the real stomach-churner here is watching Captain Quint (Robert Shaw) being bitten in half and that shark's eyes, those "lifeless eyes, black eyes" rolling over white and you hear his terrible high-pitched screaming and the ocean turns red.
Marathon Man (1976)
An obvious choice, not so much for what we see, but for what we hear, that horrible whirring drill as it grinds against Dustin Hoffman's teeth as Laurence Olivier's Szell - a Nazi war criminal on the lam - keeps asking if it's "safe". Legend has it that director John Schlesinger shortened the scene after test audiences started streaming for the exits.
1900 (1976)
Bernardo Bertolucci's greatest stomach-churning achievement came when peasants revolt and pelt an evil fascist (played bravely by Donald Sutherland) with horse manure. What tips the scales is the shot of the angry man prodding his horse to produce a fresh
batch, which is then shoved in Sutherland's face with gusto.
Scanners (1981)
It's hard to pick just one moment from a David Cronenberg movie for a list like this. Let's face it, we could fill all 12 slots here with films from the Cronenberg oeuvre, from Jeremy Irons's gynaecological exploits in Dead Ringers to Rosanna Arquette's leg-brace-fetish sex scene in Crash. But we'll go with the one when a bad psychic makes a lesser's head go ka-blooey in Scanners, which was very cool if you were, like, 16 at the time.
Misery (1990)
Kathy Bates does what any No 1 fan would do to an unappreciative dirty-bird writer: she picks up a sledgehammer, takes a swing and shatters James Caan's ankle into a thousand little pieces.
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Quentin Tarantino's jaunty little torture scene, which is made completely surreal through the use of the Stealers Wheel song Stuck in the Middle With You.
Braindead (1992)
In this breakneck Peter Jackson splatter flick, the film's hero defeats a room full of zombies by grabbing a lawn mower and slicing and dicing the undead, coating the walls with red and green zombie blood in a collage that Jackson Pollock would have envied.
Se7en (1995)
David Fincher's relentlessly assaulting movie in which a serial killer dispatches his victims in a grotesque version of their particular "deadly sin" is a veritable stomach-turning smorgasbord. We'll take the sloth scene simply for its sick shock value.
Los Angeles Daily News
National | World | Opinion | Business | Technology | Sport | Entertainment | Multimedia
|text | handheld (how to)
membership |
conditions |
Copyright © 2003. The Sydney Morning Herald.
|advertise | contact us


text:
3 conference presentation Videos.
See ZeroMQ conferences.
Your current filters are…
from Real-time Web: Gevent and Socket.io at PyGotham, 16th-17th September 2011
Added 5 years ago
from Realtime Analytics Using MongoDB, Python, Gevent, and ZeroMQ at Atlanta MongoDB User Group, 9th August 2011
from Advanced Network Architectures With ZeroMQ at PyCon US 2011, 9th-13th March 2011
Added 6 years ago
Browse and track events by topic
Follow @lanyrd on Twitter.
Lanyrd on Facebook
· Blog
· Services
· Colophon
+ Cookies · Email us


text:
Know more about this business than we do? Cool! Please submit any corrections or missing details you may have.Help us make it right
Be the first NJ.com user to add photos or videos of Jewish Board Family & Children's Service
Jewish Board Family & Children's Service is located at 19 Vedder Ave, Staten Island, NY. This location is in the Graniteville neighborhood. This business specializes in Government and Religion & Spirituality.
Since 2011 the company has been providing Individual And Family Services.


text:
Blast from the past !
1107 Beck Ave
Panama City, FL 32401
Phone: 850-640-2106
Contact: Steve Doss
Monday -Saturday
10:00am- 6:00pm
1:00 pm- 6:00pm
Located in the historic St. Andrew section of Panama City, this delightful mall is home to an amazing array of interesting and varied antique and vintage items. Vendors change their inventory often which makes every visit an adventure.
Items range from hand turned wooden bowls to delicate vintage jewelry. You will also find an interesting collection of marine items ranging from shells to reels and poles. Be sure and check out the primitives, art pottery, silver, china and crystal. Furniture runs the gamut from antique to mid century modern, including up styled and repurposed pieces.
From life long antique lover to shop owner, please be sure to let the knowledgable and friendly propriator know that you found this Panama City/St. Andrew shop on AntiqueTrail.com.


text:
I never had much time for the Greenham Common women. As a mildly reactionary student of the 1980s, I regarded them – and their protest camp outside a British nuclear-weapons base – as silly and misguided. After all, decades of experience taught that nuclear deterrence worked.
© The Financial Times Ltd 2016 FT and 'Financial Times' are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.


text:
Lansing, KS Residents Can Count on Time Warner Cable for TV
It should be obvious that Time Warner Cable is your cable television and telecommunications service provider in Lansing, KS. Maybe you are one of the 94%, or 9,383 people in Lansing who choose to watch 35 hours of TV on a traditional television. You have options with a programming package to meet all of your TV needs.
There's something for everyone; Time Warner Cable gives you what you want. TWC TV™, which gives you the ability to watch TV or program your DVR from your wireless devices, is available from Time Warner Cable as one of the unique features you'll get as a subscriber.


text:
Metal Gear Solid voice actor Quinton Flynn has said he's "in the dark" in regards to whether or not he will be reprising his role of Raiden for MGS: Rising.
Speaking to TheGamingLiberty, Flynn revealed that he's yet to be approached by developer Konami about voicing the floppy-haired hero following appearances in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
"I am completely in the dark. I have no answers. I have no idea," said Flynn. "I have not been approached in anyway shape or form. There has been no communication. There's been no information and I don't know what's going on. I've tried to make efforts to find out what's happening and have not been able to get any answers at all."
Unfortunately, while admitting he'd love to return to the role, Flynn isn't very optimistic over the whole affair, adding:
"I would love for them to make that phone call. I would love for them to give me a jingle and let me know that maybe they've been working on lots of other stuff for this game and now they're ready for me. But I don't have high hopes, let's just put it that way. I'm not expecting anything."
Metal Gear Solid: Rising is due out on PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360. A release date has yet to be announced, though rumors have suggested a 2012 launch.
Rising takes place between MGS2 and MGS4, chronicling Raiden's transition from whiny-voiced protagonist to death-dealing, melon-slicing Ninja swordsman.
via VG247


text:
May 28, 2014
Was able to make this cool prev/next post nav thanks to the awesome tutorial from @codrops.
May 17, 2014
I designed and coded a responsive website for Christopher Huffer, stylist at Carter Barnes Atlanta.
December 12, 2013
Thanks @tweetasnowman for letting me create my own customizable snowman! http://tweetasnowman.com #holidays pic.twitter.com/7DRaDCxOyi
August 26, 2013
Hooray! House Industries, the type foundry powerhouse, will release a range of stationary products through Chronicle Books next month.
July 27, 2013
At some point I started numbering the themes I've created for my website. I recently redesigned my site and felt like archiving a few screenshots of the previous design on my blog.
July 27, 2013
I was going through some old project files and uncovered this little time capsule: my website from 2004.


text:
Need a Blood Titer in Playa Del Rey, CA? Simply order online 24/7 and get a fast, affordable Blood Titer at a lab near you (Find More Locations):
Why would I get a Blood Titer?
A Blood Titer is a blood test that checks the titer level. People in Playa Del Rey, CA order the Blood Titer to demonstrate immunity to certain diseases.
How much does a Blood Titer cost?
Our Blood Titer prices include the doctor's order that you need to get tested in Playa Del Rey, CA, all lab fees and taxes, and a pdf copy of your results. For current prices, please CLICK HERE.
What does a Blood Titer lab report look like?
For a popular Blood Titer lab report, please CLICK HERE.
We are delighted to offer the Blood Titer in Playa Del Rey, CA.
Blood Titer in other cities near Playa Del Rey, CA:Beverly Hills | Culver City | El Segundo | Gardena | Hawthorne | Hermosa Beach | Inglewood | Lawndale | Los Angeles | Manhattan Beach | Marina Del Rey | Redondo Beach | Santa Monica | Venice


text:
Turkey has signed an agriculture cooperation agreement with Sudan, which gives Turkish General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises and Turkish companies several options to operate in the north African state, Anadolu Agency reported.
According to the deal agreed on Monday, the Turkish General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises (TIGEM) and Turkish companies can invest directly in Sudan, engage in partnerships with local partners or fund agro-processing and food production projects.
Sudan has very large agricultural land and the rainwater is enough for irrigation in some regions of the country, said Turkey's Food, Agriculture and Livestock Minister, Mehmet Mehdi Eker, at a signing ceremony in the TIGEM conference center in the Turkish capital of Ankara.
"The agreement is the first for Turkey. Turkey´s TIGEM and an institution from Sudan will establish a joint-venture company. The company will rent 780,000-hectares of land for the long-term in Sudan. We have already set the land for this. Turkey will help with its technology, mechanization and animal breeding. The company will export its production to the world," he said.
The accord aims to use Sudan´s land resources and export surpluses to Turkey and the rest of the world to contribute to solving the world's food shortage before another price hike in food prices, Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid, Minister of Agriculture of Sudan said.
"Food prices in the world have been increasing since the 2008 crisis. Drought in Australia and the U.S. and tensions in Ukraine will hike food prices again. Sudan has fertile land with water facilities and Sudan will benefit from this," said Hamid.


text:
New Orleans — Journalist Cokie Roberts, who was slated to speak Tuesday evening at Loyola University as part of its Presidential Centennial Guest Series, will instead speak there April 4, the university said.
Roberts, a veteran journalist with ABC News and political commentator with NPR, has been called to Rome to cover the pope's resignation.
The lecture will be at 7 p.m. April 4 in Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall.
The next lecture in the Presidential Centennial Guest Series features Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Nicholas Carr at 7 p.m. April 17 in Roussel Hall.
Carr, known for his book "The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains," will examine how growing dependence on the Internet is influencing the way people's minds work.
The talk featuring the Rev. James Martin that was originally scheduled for March 18 has been canceled.


text:
23rd Annual Rosemary Flanigan Lecture
Dr. Damon Tweedy, MD, JD
"Race and Medical Education: Narrative Reflections of a Black Doctor"
"Race and Medical Education: Narrative Reflections of a Black Doctor"
August 9, 2017
St. Joseph Medical Center
Alex George Auditorium, Building D
1000 Carondelet Dr, Kansas City, MO
6:00 pm Reception | 7:15 pm Lecture | 8:15 pm Book Signing
Race was never far from front and center for Damon Tweedy as a medical student at Duke University in the 1990s. He felt underprepared among privileged graduates of Ivy League schools. He worried about being seen as a product of affirmative action. It didn't help when, upon arriving for class, a professor mistook him for a custodian come to change light bulbs. During clinical training, his feelings about black patients vacillated. At times, he felt superior; other times he identified with them.
Dr. Tweedy explores it all in his 2015 New York Times bestseller, Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine. At the Flanigan Lecture, he will share what he learned about the challenges confronting black doctors, the disproportionate health burdens faced by black patients and, ultimately, a way forward to better treatment and more compassionate care.
Dr. Tweedy is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center and staff physician at the Durham Veteran Affairs Medical Center.
He is a graduate of Duke Medical School and Yale Law School. He has published articles about race and medicine in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and Annals of Internal Medicine. His columns and op-eds have appeared in the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Raleigh News & Observer, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
"Current Issues in Bioethics" Lecture Series
"Race, Bioethics, and Medical Education"
August 9, 2017
1:00-1:55 pm
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
1750 Independence Ave., Academic Center AC-200
Kansas City, Missouri
This talk kicks off the 3rd annual "Current Issues in Bioethics Lecture Series" co-sponsored by KCU and the Center for Practical Bioethics. Dr. Tweedy's presentation is free and open to the public, while addressing also the 270 medical students of KCU's class of 2020. No registration is required to attend. It will also be livestreamed on the Facebook page of the Center for Practical Bioethics and archived on KCU's YouTube channel.
Register Online


text:
Persistent Memory
The performance of memory with the persistence of storage.
Why HPE Persistent Memory
As the industry's first server platform offering Persistent Memory in an NVDIMM form factor, HPE ProLiant Servers deliver up to 4x faster database transaction processing. You can harness this speed to quickly discover patterns that can help enhance your competitive edge, identify areas to cut costs and uncover new ways to drive revenue.
Breakthrough Performance
With performance increases up to 4x, HPE Persistent Memory is a game-changer for intensive database and analytic workloads.
Resilient Technology
NVDIMMs have greater levels of endurance compared to the Flash technology that is used in Solid State Drive technology.
Software Ecosystem
HPE is driving the persistent memory software ecosystem with industry-leading operating system and application partners.
NVDIMMs Unlock New Levels of Performance
HPE is the industry leader in persistent memory server technology. Our NVDIMM modules are installed on the server memory bus, which reduces latency, enabling maximum compute power for demanding workloads.
How NVDIMMs Work for You
HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen9 servers and HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 servers with HPE 8GB NVDIMM Modules increase write-intensive workload performance, delivering up to 2x faster database logging and up to 4x faster OLTP replication functions.
This means you can put data to work faster. Using higher endurance DRAM and other components, HPE Persistent Memory has the resiliency of storage technology and can help verify that data is moved to non-volatile technology in the event of a power loss.
Empower Business with IT Modernisation
Learn best practices for accelerating business growth through IT innovation and automation in an insightful Enterprise Strategy Group white paper.
What Customers Have to Say
DreamWorks Animation Reduces Iteration Time
''At DreamWorks Animation, we need to have the best tools and technology to make something as complex as one of our films. We have to focus on being just as innovative in our data centre as we are on the big screen. With HPE Persistent Memory on HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 servers, we will be able to dramatically improve latency and throughput for metadata-heavy artist workflows and analytics, reducing iteration time for our most complex shots.''
Scott Miller, Senior Technologist, DreamWorks Animation
Turkcell Increases Value-added Services
"As the biggest communications service provider in Turkey, Turkcell needs agility in order to quickly provide rich services to our customers, so we are focused on modernising our data centre to gain a competitive edge. With HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 servers, powered by the new Intel Xeon E5-2600 v4 processors and game-changing HPE Persistent Memory, our compute journey has taken a critical leap forward, resulting in reduced deployment time for new business services as well as increased database transactions by up to 2x faster."
Murat Akkaya, Infrastructure Resource Planning Expert, Turkcell
HPE Persistent Memory Explained
NVDIMM 3D Product Demo
See how HPE Persistent Memory maximises intensive workload performance with up to 30x more IOPs, up to 80x lower latency and up to 15x more bandwidth.
Persistent Memory Overview
HPE Persistent Memory is fast, reliable and designed around your workloads. Find out why it is the new future of memory and storage convergence.
Persistent Memory Blog
Discover how HPE Persistent Memory can help you increase your business and find product updates on the HPE Community Blog.
Contact Us
To learn more about which HPE Server Options will meet your computing needs, call your HPE representative or contact HPE directly.
HPE Persistent Memory DLON Video
Reference Guide : Deliver Complete, Validated Configurations for a Wide Variety of Workloads and Infrastructure Platforms
Deliver Complete, Validated Configurations for a Wide Variety of Workloads and Infrastructure Platforms


text:
A Mandurah private school teacher has resigned following claims of an inappropriate relationship with a student last year.
In a letter sent to parents on January 28, the school's principal advised of an "alleged issue relating to child safety".
The principal made no reference to the specifics of the issue, but said the matter was under investigation.
The principal said all individuals concerned were being provided with "appropriate support". The principal also encouraged parents to make an appointment if they had concerns over the issue.
School staff members are understood to have been issued a warning not to speak about the matter.
A spokesperson for the school said the department was notified on January 22 of an allegation involving child safety at "one of its colleges".
"The college's highest priority is the safety and wellbeing of their students," the spokesperson said.
"[Our education policy] is underpinned by extensive child protection policies and procedures and support has been offered to all parties involved. "As the matter is currently being investigated, no further information can be provided."
Police confirmed yesterday a complaint had been made concerning a teacher in a school in the Peel region.
"The matter is currently being investigated," WA Police media spokesperson Ros Weatherall said.
In a message sent yesterday the teacher referred all questions regarding the issue to her lawyer, John Mazza, who made no comment.


text:
Ariana Grande Calls Justin Bieber the Most "Isolated Human Being" She's Ever Met
"I think it's really serious. I've seen tweets of people making fun of the mugshot and all this stuff, and it's so ignorant," Grande said. "It's gotten to a point where I just want him to be okay. It's this very serious thing. It's not just like a kid who's, you know screwing around, it's dangerous. It's very serious and upsetting.
"I just think it's a serious thing," she continued. "And I don't think it's something to make fun of anymore. I don't think it's funny anymore.
"I mean you could throw an egg at a house. Who the hell cares. Just shut up. That was annoying – don't search somebody's house. But it's just the health part that is concerning to me, because he's a great person and a very talented boy, and I want the best for him.
"He's the most visible and yet isolated human being I've ever met," she added.
Rapper Khalil, who raced against Bieber on Thursday, spoke out for the first time since his arrest.
"They'll try & paint whatever image of u that they want," Khalil wrote on Instagram. "God has blessed us so much & put us in these positions to inspire people & help change the world. Soon they'll know whats truly in our hearts."


text:
The 117th Annual Butler Township Farmers Institute will take place Friday, March 8 through Saturday,
Current subscribers have full access to all online news content as part of their subscription. If you are a current subscriber, please log in with your website account information for full access. If you are a current subscriber, but have not yet registered for access to the website, please call our Circulation Department at (419)281-0581


text:
That's the best way to sum up fourth-ranked Ellison's 43-17 destruction of the unbeaten Copperas Cove Bulldogs Friday at Leo Buckley Stadium. It's hard to fathom how the Eagles have lost. They run. They throw. They're tough as nails defensively and they're unbelievably fast. They made a very good football team look not so good.
— Mark W. Miller, Killeen Daily Herald, Oct. 18, 1998.
That was 15 years ago.
Friday, Killeen made everyone say "Wow" once again.
The Killeen offensive line dominated the line of scrimmage, paving the way for Daniel McCants' six touchdowns and 276 yards rushing on 42 carries en route to Killeen's 47-38 upset over Cove.
It was the first time since Ellison's 1998 win over the Bulldawgs that a KISD team beat the squad. And it was Killeen's first win over the Dawgs since 1995, a dominating 37-14 win.
The next season, Cove won 14-13. In 1997, they won 15-12.
Then that same year the Bulldawgs lost to Ellison, they defeated the Roos 58-0.
It was a far cry from what used to be reality.
Going into the Oct. 17, 1998, game, the Eagles had beaten Cove 18 times in 20 meetings. Cove won 29-28 in 1986 and played the Eagles to a 13-13 tie in 1994.
While Cove's program had improved every year, Welch said at the time that he felt his players realized that there is still another level and "they've got to rise up to it."
From there on out, the Dawgs did.
Yes, they got lucky as an influx of talent came to Copperas Cove — Robert Griffin III, Josh Boyce, Vontez Duff, Orlando Thomas.
But it does not really matter if the Bulldawgs have been that good for the last 15 or 18 years or if KISD has been that down since.
All that matters is that it is over.
The win ends the Kangaroos' 11-game losing streak to Cove. And it ends 15 years of frustration and heartbreak for Killeen.
The Roos needed this win.
Not just Killeen High, though. The entire city needed it; the entire school district. Ever since that last win by Ellison, the inferiority complex has grown over the last 15 years.
The excuses were many: The schools were split up, the military influence, the Dawgs steal all of the best players while they are in middle school and the administration does not care.
All of the excuses had a bit of validity.
But the reality was this: The Bulldawgs for all of those years were the better team on the field and won the games they needed to win.
Friday, Killeen was the better team.
Few expected the streak to be broken anytime soon. I didn't think a KISD team would break the streak this season, but not because this is great Cove team. Entering Friday night, the only KISD team that was not 0-3 was Shoemaker, a team that is two seasons removed from losing 31 games in a row.
Friday, though, it happened the same way it did in 1998.
"I don't think it was a matter of intensity because we were very intense. The bottom line is Ellison's got a good ballclub. We got whipped in the trenches there early and I think you've got to applaud them."
— Jack Welch, Oct. 18, 1998.
Then, it was Reggie Duncan. The 5-9, 215-pound senior running back rushed for 206 yards on 13 carries before grabbing a seat on the bench in the third quarter after his 36-yard run made it 33-7.
He had 174 yards at halftime, including runs of 62 and 42.
Friday night, it was Daniel McCants.
The senior running back did what all those before him could not — take down Copperas Cove.
He credited his offensive line. But just having a good offensive line does not make an average back run for 276 yards and six touchdowns.
The back has to be special.
McCants is special.
Sure, Cove's defense was also more susceptible than it has been in the past. It gave up 44 points to A&M Consolidated and was not dominant against Waco — especially in defending kickoffs.
But they had not been that bad against the run. However, McCants and the Roos exploited Cove's defensive front all night long.
Again, and I say this to all the college recruiters who have not been giving him a fair shake because he is a bit undersized, McCants is special.
He and his ridiculous six touchdowns made this win possible.
After the Roos' second loss of the season, I stood on the turf at Leo Buckley Stadium with Jones. Killeen was 0-2 and it looked like it was going to be a rebuilding year.
But, although Killeen coach Sam Jones was disappointed by the loss, he was not fazed by it.
He still had hope. He saw a glimmer of potential. So he was, as always, focused on getting ready for district.
That, he said, is a new season.
And now it really is.
"Our kids felt comfortable in what we had worked on, and they just came out and executed well. The kids just did a great job. I'm so proud, I can't believe it."
— Sam Jones, Sept. 27, 2013


text:
How does plague affect Defensive Matrix? That'd be an interesting thing to add to this page. Brainwasher5 23:56, February 27, 2010 (UTC)
Missing information Edit
Nowhere does the article discuss the game lore information (except for its role in the Zerg Swarm). I can't find my SC1 manual, but I'm fairly certain the book discusses how it's derived strain is unknown, how it might be derived from all the zerg strains, and how it contains the various diseases the Zerg have encountered. Malys88 16:23, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
- This article is about gameplay. Go to unit lore. -- Andra2404 !WARNING! Badge collector !WARNING! 18:12, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
- Which is simply on the defiler page. PSH aka Kimera 757 (talk) contribs) 22:28, September 22, 2010 (UTC)


text:
In preparation for their upcoming '2PM Tour 2012 'What Time Is It?", 2PM has revealed a promotional poster of Nichkhun!
Much like the previous members' posters, Nichkhun is sporting the same fierce vibe as he stands in front of a monochromatic backdrop dressed in black leather with silver accent pieces adding an edgy feel to the concept. The tour will be one of his first group events since his recent hiatus.
After last year's successful Asia tour, 2PM has returned to take the continent by storm once again. Sounding the opening call will be their first concert in Shanghai on November 17th.
Stay tuned for the reveal of other members' posters!
Trainee in T.O.P's marijuana case says she didn't offer it to him
12 hours ago 32,521 3,971 175


text:
Product Spotlight
Featured Research
Quick Stats
You are here
A Beer By Any Other Name Would Taste As Sweet
New "beer" contains no malt or hops, but is it still a beer?
Milwaukee-based Lakefront Brewery has released a new drink being marketed as beer that contains no gluten, a protein found in most grains. The gluten-free beer is intended for those estimated 3 million people suffering gluten intolerance, called celiac disease, the Appleton Post-Crescent reported.
Because gluten is present in many grains -- barley, wheat, oats, and rye -- people with celiac disease cannot ingest products made from grains. Most malt beverages are made from some type of grain, so sufferers cannot enjoy the taste of beer or spirits, the newspaper stated.
Lakefront has developed the beer, called "New Grist Beer," made from sorghum and rice, both of which lack the gluten proteins in their grains. The taste of the beer is more like a cider, according to the Appleton Post-Crescent's Beer Man. He stated that although it is technically a beer, because it is fermented from grain, it tastes fruity, with no malt or hops flavor. He added that the golden-colored beer is sweet, although he recommended that the brewer add some fruit, herbs or spices and market it as a "grain-based beverage."


text:
Among all the ZTE tablets showcased at MWC 2012, the ZTE PF 100 was probably the most interesting one. And how wouldn't it, when it's packed with beloved features such as a 10.1" display, a Tegra 3 quad-core processor and Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich?
Anyways, the device is nothing exceptional when it comes to appearance. It's not very thin, although it kind of has its own unique style. Its main drawback is that it's quite heavy, which isn't good.
The screen of the ZTE PF 100 measures 10.1 inches and has a resolution of 1280x800 pixels, which is pretty decent and in line with the latest trends. As mentioned a quad-core 1.5GHz Nvidia processor lurks inside, ensuring that you'll be having a fun time with the tablet.
Software-wise, the PF 100 was running some version of Android 4 ICS with no personalization whatsoever. We're not sure if there's going to be some custom UI installed on the final unit, but as with many other things in our life, time will tell. The same goes for the ZTE PF 100 release date.
ZTE PF 100 Hands-on Review
2 Comments
posted on 29 Feb 2012, 08:57 0
1. cepcamba (Posts: 717; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
With a not so heavy price tag this tab will definitely be on my wish list :)
posted on 29 Feb 2012, 14:11 0
2. downphoenix (Posts: 3165; Member since: 19 Jun 2010)
ZTE looks to be making a name for itself. I have a coworker that just got the recent ZTE Optik tablet and it was pretty good, fast, good resolution, and pretty solid build, and had some nice rubber grips to make it easy to hold for extended yet.
ZTE PF 100 Hands-on Review | PhoneArena reviews


text:
By MiniJuegos.com
Open iTunes to buy and download apps.
Take the glamour and elegance back to your screen with this wonderful roulette game. Test your luck before betting at the world's best casinos without risking your money.
Mini Roulette is not a conventional game: it's a french and american roulette simulator, with the same kind of bets and odds you can find at a real casino, but without limits. Now you can experience the real excitement of playing the oldest and funniest casino game ever. Faites vos jeux!
Games included:
- American Edition:A roulette wheel with 38 numbers, including the 00, which allows for the 5 number bets.
- French Edition; Similar to the American one but without 00, so the odds of winning are slightly increased
What's New in Version 1.1
Some minors enhancements
- Free
- Category: Games
- Updated: May 15, 2012
- Version: 1.1
- Size: 4.2 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Moosite S.L.
- © 2012 Moosite S. L.
Compatibility: Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.


text:
Genre: House/garden
Premise: Host Karen McAloon brings her experience working in floral and landscape design, interior design and event planning to ``Design Remix.'' She designs new looks for existing rooms on a small budget using things found in other parts of the house. Paint, fabrics and simple makeover ideas also are incorporated to change the look of any room and surprise the homeowners with the finished product.


text:
So this week a friend of mine told me he felt called to missionary work in the middle east, however he was struggling as he'd recently heard a preacher use Galatians 4 to explain why Christians should not only refuse to take the Gospel to the Arab nations we should be openly antagonistic towards them. After all, it's in the Bible…isn't it?
These are the verses (NKJV):
21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. 23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise, 24 which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar– 25 for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children– 26 but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all. 27 For it is written: "Rejoice, O barren, You who do not bear! Break forth and shout, You who are not in labor! For the desolate has many more children Than she who has a husband." 28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise. 29 But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, even so it is now. 30 Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? "Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman." 31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free.
And the following was my reply:
I was concerned that a pastor would use such a tactic, and wonder at what his own personal hang-ups, upbringing or experiences have been to lead him to such an UNgracious position. It's difficult to make this point of view resonate with John's writing in Revelation about "every tribe and tongue". And I wonder what theological gymnastics are required to be able to exclude ANY people at all from the open invitation of Jesus' sacrifice.
Unfortunately, this type of elitist religiosity is still prevalent today, and is in direct contradiction to the Gospel – which by definition is 'Good News' … to ALL. The message is one of Grace – an inclusive Grace.
OK, enough of my rant :-). On to an exegesis …
My take on Galatians is that the central theme of the letter is the "how and why" we are accepted by God and how we continue to maintain that acceptance. I think the verses in question are a great example of this theme, especially in dealing with a specific problem of Jewish-Christians (those who were Jews, but have now accepted Jesus) trying to influence the Gentile-Christians into first becoming Jewish before becoming Christian.
In verses 21 to 31 Paul is helping the Galatians realize that Prophesy has been fulfilled in Jesus in perhaps a different way to what they believed it would be. They knew, from prophesy, that the Gentiles would one day turn in multitudes to God. But what has tripped up the Jewish-Christians in Galatia is that they have never conceived of the Gentiles coming to God without first becoming Jews.
Paul refers to Ishmael as "according to the flesh" which simply means he was conceived, and born in the natural way, requiring no miracle or supernatural promise. And so the Jewish people until the time of Jesus are known as being the people of Promise because that is how Isaac came to be.
But Paul is pointing out in verses 24-25 that the Jews now, having not received Jesus, have traded places with the natural and have become like children of Ishmael.
In verse 26 He goes on to point out that there is a new Jerusalem – a free Jerusalem. The Jews that remain in the old Jerusalem, which is tied to Sinai, by their not accepting Jesus have now become like Ishmael – outside of the promise. But to those Jews who do, AND now to the Gentiles, there is a new Jerusalem.
verses 28-29 therefore are Paul showing the new Gentile Christians that although easy to now see how they have become rightful spiritual heirs (v28) they will also experience the mocking of Ishmael which is a reference to Genesis 29:8-9. In other words, "yes, you are now children of promise, but expect the persecution that comes with that".
The casting out in v.30 is Paul reaffirming that God has not suddenly become more liberal in his acceptance of the Gentiles but that Natural Religiosity cannot co-habit with Supernatural Faith. Christianity is intended to be narrow-minded just as the path it follows is also narrow. There is no nice and civil middle ground. So he is reassuring the Gentiles to stick to their guns and warning the Jewish-Christians that they cannot inject the old into the new somehow. In the end, if they try, Christianity would just become diluted (perhaps we are seeing some of that in these days with such things as inter-faith organizations).
So not only is this passage NOT AT ALL about the right of Christians to persecute or exclude ANY other people group, it is in fact a warning that in becoming Christian we ourselves will be persecuted. And here's the irony, Paul is especially talking about the Religious and Pharisaical persecuting the new people of Promise – the Spiritual … which is exactly what this preacher has done. In his message of exclusivity he has become just like the Jews who hang tenuously on to Sinai wielding their circumcision blades and decreeing that only the Law can save.
OK, so that's pretty heavy I know. But having witnessed in recent months people from all walks of life, and some especially dark and dreary backgrounds, come to know Jesus and completely turn their lives around, I cannot accept a message of Grace tied to a fear-based religion that would drive more people away from the cross than it invites to it. That's not Grace. That's not even true salvation. And so I passionately preach a message of true grace and violently defend against those who would exclude ANYONE from it.


text:
Supporting and Empowering female survivors of sexual violence, throughout Peterborough, South Lincolnshire, Fenland and Huntingdonshire
About UsPeterborough Rape Crisis Care Group was established in 1983 in response to a need amongst women for a safe, confidential, non-judgemental support service.
Learn More»
How to get HelpHave you been raped or sexually assaulted?
PRCCG is here to help and offer advice and support.
Referral FormDownload our Referral Form
Click here»


text:
This themed bathroom is serious business. Every aspect of the room is Portal inspired. Viva Las Segas has the Aperture Laboratories shower curtain, an inflatable turret, and a portrait of Cave Johnson – all must haves. He also has blue and orange towels, a black faucet, and black and white switch plates. Now that's commitment.
See more photos after the break.
(Viva Las Segas via Whitney Drake)


text:
Jacob Tremblay is a Canadian actor. His breakout performance was in "Room", for which he received critical acclaim.
Tremblay made his film debut for the live-action animated film "The Smurfs 2".
In 2016, Tremblay played a supporting role in the comedy film "Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie".
Name: Jacob Tremblay
Known for: Room
BirthDay: 05, Oct ,2006


text:
Emma Stone's Patchwork Dress: Yay or Nay?
Emma Stone stepped out of the fashion box when she showed up at Vanity Fair's Oscars After-Party while wearing a purple Chanel Haute Couture dress with a bizarre train.The normally flawless
The stunning actress paired the patchwork minidress (featuring a floor-length tail) with plum Salvatore Ferragamo platform pumps and a giant emerald ring. Once inside the party, Emma hung out with pals Taylor Swift, Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow, none of which could top her show-stopping frock.
What do you think of Emma's dress – too over-the-top or right on the fashion mark? Play fashion critic in the comments.


text:
Designer Scott Meacham Wood has a Scottsman's love for all things plaid. His new line of fabrics, furnishings and accessories, is chock-full of tartan treasures from throw pillows to tufted sofas. Here is a little peek at some of his plaid clad home in the City by the Bay~~~
And, to help bring some of that plaid love into your life, here are a few things I came across while shopping the internet~~~
/1/2/3/4/5/6 here. /7/8/ here. /9/ here.


text:
Author | Noor Fathima Warsia | Friday, Feb 06,2004 6:21 AM
In television, the name of the game is to provide products of longevity. Indian programmers are incorporating internationally adopted tactics to do just that. Whether it is the entire 'K' band taking the leap forward, inter-linking two shows or making more interactive serials, the idea is to give the viewer something new. And from the ratings report card, the ideas work.
Being one of the longest-standing shows, The Bold and the Beautiful is a case study. And have we learnt from it? Definitely. A few months after Bold… went fast-forward, the first to try it was Kyunki…. The result: success. Soon Kahaani… Shagun, Kahiin… Kkusum and now Kasautii… join the fast forward bandwagon.
Ally McBeal and The Practice do a special including stars of both the serials and we see a marriage between the families of Des… and Kasautii… Heena in CID or Astitva's Dr Simran in Piya ka Ghar. A character leaves the series Buffy… and we have a show for Shhh… Koi Hai's Vikraal. Jassi's one hour show ate into the ratings of Kahaani… only proving further that these international tactics work at home too. So what do these gimmicks mean to programmers?
"I would call them stunts, not gimmicks," says Sunil Lulla, EVP and Business Head, SET India. "Stunts have credibility and they can create spike. We have used various such steps depending on the requirement of a particular programme."
He explains, "With CID, we did contests that accentuated the show's profile. For shows like Jassi… Boogie… our one-hour specials have helped increase viewer sampling. The leap forward with Kkusum helped us get the story back to where it started, which again is working very well for us. So we can use such stunts to attain various objectives."
Sharing a similar line of thought, Deepak Segal, Sr VP, Content and Communication, Star India says, "You have to be smarter with television programming. Every form of story telling is treated differently and in serials that have multiple breaks. You have to keep the audience at a high point to get them back, all the time."
And these international tactics make sense? "Television in India came in much later. International programming has had much more time to fine-tune their style. They have found ways to rejuvenate interest in never ending sagas. In that sense, Indians are bereft of format ideas. We are learning from there," explains Segal.
Are there other such techniques? Rajesh Chadda, COO, BAG Films replies, "In content, such ideas stem from the fact that the story has seen enough of a certain kind of programming. But the key is to use it as part of the story rather than something coming in and going out."
On a different note he adds, "But we need international styles in other aspects of programming as well. We can study them, Indianise it and try to incorporate them in areas of editing like inter-cut between scenes, narratives using music, and in the process give a variance to the audience."
Segal concludes, "You have to give the audience longevity in television. Otherwise it would be like giving different programmes everyday. And if that were the case, people would go to theatres instead."
Programming HeadRadio Mango


text:
Jennifer Catuso works for the Florida Department of Agriculture. She says chances are you don't give much thought to agroterrorism.
"I don't think people are aware as they should be, I don't think they realize how vulnerable we really are," Catuso said.
But Jennifer realizes it, that's why she and dozens of others from around Florida came to Manatee County for a course on heading off- or recovering from-- an attack on our food supply.
"It can be an attack on the animal population with a foreign animal disease, it can be attacks on crops--a plant disease or pest, or can be contamination of food in restaurants and grocery stores or in a manufacturing environment, those are kind of the three scenarios we think about," said Agroterrorism trainer Art Johnstone.
Johnstone teaches agroterrorism courses around the state.
He says it's important to spread the word before it's too late.
"We do know terrorists have plans against food and agriculture targets and we've been lucky to a great degree," he said.
But as Jennifer Catuso will tell you, that luck could easily run out.
"I think this is a real vulnerable point for us in this country, and we need to address it, before rather than after," she said.
After 9/11, Homeland Security gave $100 million a year to Florida in terrorism funding, now that number is about $6 million.


text:
LITTER-PICKERS are working from the early hours of the morning to clear rubbish-strewn beaches and beauty spots of junk.
This picture was sent to us from Christchurch by reader Nigel Helmsley this morning.
Councils across the area are once again urging people to take home their litter to prevent problems with overflowing bins and litter on the beach.
Litter-pickers in Bournemouth are working from as early as 2am, Bournemouth Council said to rid the beaches of the rubbish.
Andrew Brown, operations manager, said: "We have messages along the seafront advising the public to dispose of their rubbish responsibly, ideally taking their litter and recycling home with them.
"During peak season, we also have litter-pickers on the beach who start work at 2am in the morning making sure our beautiful beaches are clean for the enjoyment of everyone."
Last year, the council announced that street teams would be working round the clock in a bid to keep the town tidy.
They had four extra teams over the summer holidays, working in the town centre, Charminster and Winton with special 'hit' teams targeting specific areas.
We love it that so many people come to use our lovely beaches in #bournemouth but please use the bins provided pic.twitter.com/dbjZ47fifL— Chris Wakefield (@CllrChrisW) July 23, 2014


text:
I love: movies, animals (especially dogs, I can't walk past one and not say hello), stand-up comedy, cars, going to brunch, home decorating, BBQs, road trips, really spicy food, the beach, gummy candies, shopping, sandwiches, geography, traveling, coffee, running... But most importantly, I'm a kind, caring, down-to-earth, genuinely good person who treats people well and in a way I expect to be treated.
I'm not interested in going on 1,000 dates; I just want to find someone who's so great I can leave this site for good. I would like to find someone who is career driven, but also has the ability to balance their life and make time for a relationship. Also someone who's confident, smart, and enjoys the finer things in life. Someone who enjoys weekend trips or just staying home to watch a movie, drink wine and cook dinner together. Lastly, I want someone who spoils me, but also likes to be spoiled in return.
-You're not on the rebound or too busy to date
- You're honestly interested in a relationship. Seriously, I'm over the gross bs-hook up seekers need not apply


text:
Arboretum visitors can feed their minds with traditional hunting tactics, foods and wardrobes at Fullerton Arboretum this weekend.
"Seaweed, Salmon, and Manzanita Cider: A California Indian Feast" exhibition features historic as well as modern photographs, American Indian artifacts, foods and memoirs. Native foods, including salmon, abalone, berries and mussels will be included in the display.
The exhibit is based off on Margaret Dubin and Sara-Larus Tolley's 2008 book, "Seaweed, Salmon, and Manzanita Cider: A California Indian Feast." Both the book and exhibit share techniques of harvesting and preparing food.
If the exhibit leaves you hungry for more, pick up recipe cards before you leave to create homemade native feasts of your own.
When: Noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through March 23
Where: Fullerton Arboretum, 1900 Associated Road, Fullerton
Cost: Admission is a suggested $3 for the Fullerton Arboretum
Information: Visit fullertonarboretum.org or call 657-278-7548


text:
Your doctor or physical therapist may advise you to wait to
do this stretch until you have regained most of your range of motion and
strength. You can do this stretch in different ways. Hold any of these
stretches for at least 15 to 30 seconds, and repeat 2 to 4 times.
Last Revised:
November 30, 2011
Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:
William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine & Timothy Bhattacharyya, MD
This information does not replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise, Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information means that you agree to the Terms of Use. How this information was developed to help you make better health decisions.
To learn more visit Healthwise.org
© 1995-2012 Healthwise, Incorporated. Healthwise, Healthwise for every health decision, and the Healthwise logo are trademarks of Healthwise, Incorporated.


text:
After a five-match home stand, the Ohio State men's volleyball team is scheduled to hit the road.
OSU (7-7, 4-3) is set to travel to Fort Wayne, Ind., Wednesday to take on Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (10-3, 3-2).
The Buckeyes are preparing to bounce back from their 3-1 loss to Ball State last week.
"This is an important conference game for us to get back on track after dropping a match against Ball State," redshirt-junior setter Peter Heinen said.
Junior outside hitter Michael Henchy said the team has been working on the same tactic they have been for the past few matches — staying in charge on the court.
"Since our last match, we haven't focused on anything different, the goal is still to improve our level of play and increase our ability to control a match," he said.
The Buckeyes and the Mastodons split matches in the 2013 season, and the final meeting ended with an IPFW victory in five games on its home court. OSU is prepping for another aggressive match.
"It is going to be a big match for them (IPFW), they want to show Ohio State, that they are 'for real,'" coach Pete Hanson said.
The Buckeyes are ready to step up their game and perform at the higher level, Henchy said.
"They play with a lot of passion so it will be important to try and match them in that category and beat them with our focus and aggressive attack," he said.
After having five home matches in a row, OSU has to get in the right mindset and be prepared to tune out the opposing fans, Heinen said.
"They are always very tough to play in their home gym because they play with a lot of emotion and the crowd really gets into it," he said.
Hanson said IPFW is considered a "veteran team." The Mastodons sport 10 upperclassmen on their roster compared to nine for OSU.
"They are a pretty solid volleyball team right now, they have been playing a lot of young guys the past couple of years and now I would consider them a veteran team that has been playing together for a long time," Hanson said.
Finding a way to work together and become more comfortable with each other is something the Buckeyes will have to do to succeed over the Mastodons, Hanson said.
"We are trying to create more opportunities for our top seven guys to just continue to play together and get comfortable with one another and that is just a long, evolving process when you are talking about basically putting five new guys on the floor that have never been together with two older guys … it just takes a period of adjustment," he said.
First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.


text:
A BRAND new nuclear power station could be built in Cumbria creating an estimated 21,000 jobs.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has reached an agreement today with Toshiba and its partner, GDF Suez, over land owned by the NDS at Moorside, near Sellafield.
This, said a spokesman for the NDA, is a 'key step forward' in enabling the development of a new nuclear power station on the site.
"This is a significant step forward for the plan to establish new nuclear in West Cumbria," said NDA chief executive officer, John Clarke.
"Together with our nuclear partners we are seeing the emergence of West Cumbria as a centre of nuclear excellence across the whole span of the industry from new build to decommissioning and waste management."
Toshiba and GDF Suez intend to build three reactors at Moorside, to come online from 2024.
They will deliver around 3.4GW of new nuclear capacity - which is enough to power up to six million homes.
It is estimated that the project will result in 21,000 jobs over the construction period, including peak on-site employment of more than 6,000 people.
In the operational phase the three reactors will sustain around 1,000 permanent jobs over the course of the reactors' lifetimes.


text:
Twofer Tuesday: Letting Go & Saying No
Letting go and saying no are two of the hardest things to do. Here are two articles that caught my eye this week. (See the link at the end to join the conversation on LinkedIn.)
The art of (really good) delegation
I can't claim to be even half-way decent at this. Even with the best of intentions, my delegation process tends to be a passive-aggressive dump and run process that requires at a bare minimum black-belt mind reading from the poor person on the other end of the conversation.
That's why this article struck a chord for me. Sure, it's nominally about how to "on board" a new hire, so they get up to speed fast. But I think these suggested tactics work anywhere, and you could use them to reset your working relationships with those you rely on for help.
What would you add to the suggestions here?
Read: Stop Doing It All Yourself: How to Delegate When You're Overwhelmed
More on the Art of Saying No
You've heard me go on about this before … but I'm not going to stop now. Learning how to say No is at the heart of doing more Great Work, and with it a happier, less overwhelming life.
This short article from Ed Batista gives some subtle insights about saying No. I think his comment on connecting with the emotional impact (on you, not them so much) is particularly powerful.
What strikes a chord here for you?
Read: Learning to Say No is Part of Success
Was this useful? Please feel free to share it… or why not join our LinkedIn Group: Tools for the Time Crunched Manager?


text:
If you would like, please donate:
This is the package signature as generated by The GnuPG. This signature identifies the party that created the package. By verifying it you are sure that the package coming from a trustworty person or organization.
Here is the package signature:
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAk/XfZkACgkQqesEzEdeXBHadQCfcDSYlibWejFvCyn0KnVpSg5B goMAnjdL6AEUmCfbwYicIH3c0q7EUopc =/hGS -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
You can save this signature in a text file (e.g. octave-3.6.2-i486-1gds.txz.asc) in the same directory where the package file (octave-3.6.2-i486-1gds.txz) resides and you can verify it by issuing the following command:
gpg --verify octave-3.6.2-i486-1gds.txz.asc
NOTE: You need to import the public key of SlackPack first:
gpg --import KEY
Filename: octave-3.6.2-i486-1gds.txz
Filesize: 8.74 MB (9 166 724 B)
Date: 2012-06-10 @ 17:56:54
MD5 Hash: fc1aa9fa38d61e15d727053a1ec11458
MD5 Verification:
Signature: View
Contents: View


text:
A MAN was electrocuted on a railway line as he crossed the tracks in Dorchester .
The 24-year-old visitor was killed on tracks near Dorchester South train station in the early hours, British Transport Police said.
It is believed he was trying to cross the line when he stepped on to the third rail which carries a 750 volt current.
An investigation is being carried out but the man's death appears to be a 'tragic accident'.
Train services on the Weymouth-Waterloo line were not affected because it happened so early in the morning and no services were running.
Police and South West Ambulance Service were called to the scene by Network Rail just after 4am on Sunday, where the man was pronounced dead.
A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesman said: "BTP and Dorset Police officers were called to the line near Dorchester South rail station in the early hours of Sunday, August 19 after a man's body was discovered.
"South Western Ambulance Service medics also attended but the man, a 24-year-old from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, was pronounced dead at the scene.
"The incident was reported to BTP at 4.19am and is currently being treated as non-suspicious."
The tracks were handed back to Network Rail at 5.15am.
Both Network Rail, which owns the station, and South West Trains, which manages it and runs Weymouth-Waterloo services, did not wish to comment on the incident.
BTP Inspector Mick Morriss said: "We believe at this stage that the man was electrocuted after trying to cross the tracks.
"Sadly this appears to have been a tragic accident and our thoughts are with the man's family at this difficult and sad time for them."
The man's family have been informed and a post mortem was due to take place yesterday.
Inspector Morriss added: "Officers will now be looking into the full circumstances surrounding this incident as part of the file to be prepared for the coroner."
Residents of Cromwell Road and Alfred Road, which back on to the station, said they were 'shocked' over the tragedy but had not seen it. One, who did not wish to be named, said: "The platform slopes down and you can just walk straight on to the line, it could be quite dangerous.
"It's a through-way into town and it's just open for anyone to go through there.
"You get a few kids hanging about there but nothing like this has happened before."
Another added that the area was very dark at night due to the lack of street lighting.
Dorchester councillor Tim Harries, who works as a taxi driver and often picks up passengers at the station, said: "It's really terrible. The trains are running normally now, there's no sign of an incident.
"You hear about things like this elsewhere, but this is the first I've heard here. It's terrible."
A similar tragedy occurred at Upwey three years ago.
In 2009, young dad Theo Slack died when he accidentally fell on to the line at Upwey train station.
Mr Slack, from Bristol, was killed by a 750 volt current and was hit by a train that passed by three minutes later.
Fatalities linked to trespass
In 2011, there were a total of 34 trespass fatalities on Britain's railway.
Trains can travel up to 125 mph and take the length of 20 football pitches to stop.
Up to 60 people are killed on the railway every year by crossing the tracks, taking short cuts or playing chicken.
The Rail Safety and Standards Board, which runs the Trackoff campaign to teach children the dangers of railway lines, says the only safe places to cross are bridges, subways and level crossings.
Some trains are powered by electricity which is never switched off. In some parts of Britain, the electricity runs through a rail on the track and in others through the overhead power lines.
The electricity is so strong that if you touch a power rail or step on it, you will not be able to get off.


text:
Current Newswire:
7 of the Best Free Linux FTP ClientsMar 24, 2010, 12:02 (0 Talkback[s])
[ Thanks to LinuxLinks for this link. ]
"We appreciate that FTP clients are not going to set your heart racing. However, they are a great tool for both web designers and web programmers alike.
Related Stories:
0 Talkback[s] (click to add your comment)


text:
My understanding of the benefits of Christian fellowship was deepened after meeting Abdoullaye, a Samaritan's Purse beneficiary who recently gave his testimony during morning devotions. Abdoullaye, a quiet elderly Fulani man, opened his talk by stating, "I am grateful for being here, and I feel fortunate to be in the presence of God's people."
To fully grasp the meaning of the genuine appreciation of this statement, it is important to understand Abdoullaye's background. Abdoullaye is from a small village near Niger's border with Burkina Faso. His village is extremely under-resourced. Very few of his nomadic neighbors finished secondary school or speak French. Further, the security situation in this region has deteriorated over the previous few months, which has further inhibited the community's development.
Abdoullaye is also the very first Christian from his village.
Abdoullaye first heard about the Gospel through Pastor Chaibou, a Samaritan's Purse evangelist, who was meeting with Samaritan's Purse's beneficiaries in the area. Samaritan's Purse intervenes in Abdoullaye's community through ALFARI (Assisting Local Farmers to Adopt Resilient Improvements), a program which provides agricultural, nutritional, and financial trainings for farmers. As the population of Niger is less than one percent Christian, the Samaritan's Purse Niger office is frequently unable to employ Christians who can share their faith with our beneficiaries. For this reason, Samaritan's Purse hires and trains local evangelists to provide spiritual and emotional counseling to those we serve.
"I want to share with you how I lived before knowing Jesus," Abdoullaye continued. "I am from a village where no one understood the Word of God, and everyone, including myself, was very resistant to accept the Gospel… One day, the pastor shared the Gospel with me, and he taught me from the word of God, and he taught me how to live according to the Word of God, and how to lead my family, and how to live in the village."
That day, Abdoullaye decided to follow Christ, and Pastor Chaibou began to mentor and disciple him. Abdoullaye's wife and children peacefully accepted his conversion, and even began to join him in praying.
"After [my conversion], even the villagers began noticing how my life changed." As a result, many of Abdoullaye's neighbors expressed interest in the Gospel and began asking Pastor Chaibou to teach them. Together, they constructed a hangar to provide an area with shade for Pastor Chaibou to hold his meetings in.
|Pastor Chaibou teaching Abdoullaye and his neighbors.
As expected however, these changes frustrated the local Islamic witch doctors, also known as marabouts. They began pressuring the new believers to leave the village if they would continue attending Pastor Chaibou's meetings. In one incident, some marabouts urged a group of women to return home as they were walking to Pastor Chaibou's Bible study. One of the women, obviously frustrated, lashed out, "We have been listening to your teachings for years and nothing has changed! You are not our husband. Leave us alone and tell your own wives how to live!"
Tensions also grew after the marabout attempted to burn down the hangar.
"Pastor simply told me to be patient," Abdoullaye recalls.
"Abdoullaye was very discouraged when the community tried to kick him out," recalls Pastor Chaibou. "But I told him, 'Even though your community and family disown you, God has promised to give you a new spiritual family.'"
One of Abdoullaye's family members, the village chief, was approached by the marabout to expel the new believers from the village. For weeks, the local marabouts had been sending community members to report on the content of Chaibou's messages as evidence against the small Christian community.
Tensions between the two groups grew to the extent that Pastor Chaibou realized that he needed to speak face to face with the village chief before things would escalate further. Fortunately, the chief was curious to learn what exactly the pastor was teaching.
"So I preached the gospel to him, and he listened very carefully," recalls Pastor Chaibou. "And he told me, 'if this is really what you are telling people, there is no reason to expel any of them from the village."
|(L to R) Pastor Chaibou, Abdoullaye, and Abdoullaye's wife.


text:
Kite #1
I'll be honest, it's kind of hard for me to get too excited about a kite. I mean... it's a kite. Designed after the Falco Subbuteo, this has to be one of the better and most interesting kits in the world. Don't worry, nothing tricky to put together. Infact, it folds together right out of the packagaing.
what a sweet design for a toddler room... this is going on my Christmas list!Tags: art, tables, wall, wall arts, kites, memories, room, wall decals, dining roomsAdded 6 Years Ago from Tradingphrases
This is a great design that cover a lot of wall or it can be kept smaller if need be. Whimsical and fun, and is based on a customer request for a nursery. Fly me to the moon!Tags: baby, interior design, home decor, Dog, kites, wall decals, design, nursery, moonAdded 6 Years Ago from Tradingphrases


text:
AMA KATARINA MOSCOW TO ST. PETERSBURG : AmaKatarina Cruise Review by Lake Nick
Overall Member Rating
Destination: Europe - River Cruise
Embarkation: Other
Doctor: The doctor on board did not speak English, but the on-board guides were always available to translate. Injuries and illnesses were treated immediately and with professionalism.
Meals: We found that the food exceeded our expectations. Salad/Starter, Soup, entree, and desert were served for both lunch and dinner. The food was a combination of international and Russian cuisine. There were two soup and three entree options available at each meal. Entree selection More generally included a meat (pork, beef, lamb or chicken) and a fish. Although other reviewers found that there was excessive fried foods, we found that there were few fried entrees and that the food was flavorful and the servings were adequate in size. Soups and salads were great and an assortment of cheeses and breads were available. Desert selection was always a cake or pie or ice cream. Vegetarian offerings were available at every meal. The breakfast buffet was hot and always included Russian favorites such as bliny's. Seating in the big dining room can be noisy and cramped. Large groups need to be aware of their impact on other travelers.
On board entertainment: Entertainment was centered on a Russian folk group and a piano player in the lounge. We found that we were so busy with shore excursions and seminars offered on board about Russian culture that we did not miss entertainment offered on other cruises.
Public areas: Although the public areas were small we found them to be adequate for our needs, although large groups can monopolize the areas. Outside seating on the front and rear of the boat was available for all travelers who did not have balconies.
Tours and excursions: The on shore tours were excellent. The local guides were the best we have found anywhere. They all proud of their country and always put everything in a very positive perspective. We found that the ship's guides were always available and when incidents occurred they knew what to do and acted immediately. The ships guides also watched over the groups and made sure that everyone kept together and no one got lost or left behind. Tours and visits went smoothly and I feel we got an excellent overview of all places visited and a better understanding of the Russian people and their history. The small stops along the way were pleasant and relaxing.
Moscow: Standing in Red Square and watching children run around was a moving experience. The Kremlin tour and the Kremlin Armory were awesome.
Uglich: Quaint but overly commercialized.
Yaraslavl: Unique presentation of the Tsar's of Russia and the relationship between the Tsar and the Russian Orthodox Church.
Goritsy: Monastery tour was outstanding. Gained a better understanding of the relationship of the church to the Russian people.
Kizhi: Not to be missed. UNESCO site. Wooden architecture.
Svistroy: Visit with local Russian Family was fabulous and eye opening.
St. Petersburg: Hermitage, Peter and Paul Fortress, Peterhof Gardens, Catherine's Palace are all not to be missed. Travelers were given extra time in all locations for extra viewing. In all cases tour entered the facility before it was opened to the general public so that the crowds were modest.
Port transfers: Went smoothly and without incident.
Weather: Changes from minute to minute. Rains most days at least once. Rain gear or a sturdy umbrella is a must. Casual clothes and good, sturdy walking shoes are a must. Tour groups are organized for types of travelers, both fast and slow groups are available.
Overall, we had a very good time and feel we have seen what we wanted to see in Russia. For anyone wanting to see the two major cities and a little country life, this is the way to do it. Less
Published 07/29/12
Cabin review: D220 Superior with Two WindowsSuperior with Two Windows (D) Reviews >>
Read Cruise Critic's AmaKatarina Review >>
Wonderful voyage to the Douro ...
OK Experience
First time river cruiser would...
Russian Waterways River Cruise...
Fabulous experience!
AMAKaterina, St.Petersburg to ...
Sponsored Links


text:
The book addresses the principles of cleaning operations, water supply issues and the science of detergents and disinfectants.Read More
The fifth volume in the series, Milk Processing and Quality Management, provides timely and comprehensive guidance on the processing of liquid milks by bringing together contributions from leading experts around the globe.Read More
Building on eight years of knowledge and data compiled from Schneider's Most Memorable New Product Launch Survey (MMNPL), The NEW Launch Plan: 152 Tips, Tactics and Trends from the Most Memorable New Products, examines successful launch strategies and tactics used by top tier consumer product companies.Read More
This text provides critical tools and data needed to augment routine food analysis and enhance food safety by aiding in the detection of counterfeit, and potentially deleterious, foods.Read More
Copyright ©2017. All Rights Reserved BNP Media.
Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing


text:
Mthatha - Two people were killed in the Eastern Cape in separate cases at the weekend, police said on Monday.
A woman was shot and killed in her home in Bhukwini village in Nqgeleni near Mthatha, Lt-Col Mzukisi Fatyela said.
The woman, who lived alone, was killed on Sunday around 10pm,
Neighbours heard gunshots and, after a few minutes, they went to check on her. They found her dead on the couch in her living room and alerted police.
In a separate case, a 17-year-old boy was found dead in Xonya in Engcobo on Saturday around 8pm, Fatyela said.
His body was spotted in an open field by a passerby. The boy had stab wounds to his head.
The motive for the killings was unknown. Murder dockets were opened for both cases.
No arrests had yet been made, Fatyela said.


text:
A woman named Lastonia Leviston has filed legal paper against 50 Cent after he reportedly posted her homemade sex clip on his website.
Rapper 50 Cent is facing legal action from a woman who alleges he unlawfully released her homemade sex clip on the internet after editing himself into the video. Lastonia Leviston of Florida filed a lawsuit in New York on Wednesday, February 24 accusing the hip-hop star of posting an adult film she recorded in 2008 on his website in 2009, according to the Associated Press.
Leviston claims the "Still Will" rapper, real name Curtis James Jackson III, blurred out her lover's face and altered the footage to depict himself wearing a curly wig and blue robe, while adding his own narration.
She is suing for unauthorized use of her name or image, as well as emotional distress caused by the public release of the clip.


text:
Citigroup analyst Julian Bu said the renewal of a
It took more than 12 months for Worley to seal a deal with Woodside to renew the maintenance contract, which in itself shows the negotiations were "not smooth sailing".
The $700 million renewal has a base revenue of $200 million a year, which represents a 13 per cent drop from the original contract.
"This is somewhat surprising given that this is a maintenance contract, where costs likely have not fallen, and different from other capital projects," Mr Bu said. "Given that the scope of work is largely unchanged, it seems clear that pricing has dropped."
Mr Bu said that on a real basis, the pricing deterioration was likely greater, especially considering the strong labour inflation in Western Australia over the past four years. Therefore, the renewal is likely to have a negative impact on margins, meaning that to recoup that, Worley and Transfield will need efficiency gains from other sources.
"While this is likely their goal, it is far from clear how this will be achieved," Mr Bu said. "With long-standing client relationships and no other party bidding for the contract, one would be excused for thinking that Transfield/Worley had the bargaining power, which seems not the case. In our view, this is another data point indicating the shift in pricing power."
Mr Bu said he remained cautious on Worley, and noted that since its third profit downgrade on January 13, its shares had fallen by 20 per cent.
The Australian Financial Review


text:
Just because the snow has thawed and we are slowly, and finally, becoming wrapped in spring's gentle embrace doesn't mean you must stop eating hearty meals. A wise man once said, "there's no bad time for mashed potatoes." On that note, here is a burger type thing that uses Thanksgiving's favorite side dish as a bun.
Philadelphia's PYT are no stranger to this blog and now they've outdone even themselves. Introducing the "Hungry Man" Mashed Potato Bun Burger. This sandwich does indeed use mashed potatoes as a bun, however these taters are deep-fried (to your health!) Also, it's not a traditional burger per say, opting instead to use Salisbury steak as the protein. Oh yeah, in case you were wondering if you could eat it with your hands, the whole thing is covered in peas, carrots and gravy. It's the 1970s in sandwich form.