text:
Sign up for our email list for exclusive offers, sales, the latest products in baby, helpful parenting tips and more!
You can opt out at any time. Please refer to our privacy policy for further details.
You have no items in your shopping cart.
By Beaba
In Stock, Available to Ship Now
Burlington Store
In Stock, Available to Pickup
Milton Store
Baby's World by Snuggle Bugz
Out of Stock
London Store
Oakville Store
Etobicoke Store
Stockyards Store
Product will be available for pick up once you receive an email confirmation that your order is complete. Items will be held for pick up for 24 hours.
If you do not have an account, register here to take advantage of faster checkout, instore pick up, order tracking and more!
You will receive a confirmation email in the next 30 minutes with details about your pick up. Items will be held for pick up for 24 hours.
If you need assistance with your order please call us: Our customer service agents will be happy to help.
BEABA's 2nd Stage Cutlery with Case is a fork and spoon set adapted to baby's grasp with a protective storage case for meals on the go. BPA-free, phthalate and lead free.
Be the first to review this product
Only registered users can write reviews. Please, log in or register
Sign up for our mailing list & stay up-to-date on the latest snuggle news, deals. Refer to our privacy policy for further details.
Copyright © Snuggle Bugz Inc. All Rights Reserved. | eCommerce by Demac Media


text:
Archive for January, 2011
Queso Dip
My husband and I love a restaurant by our house that serves our favorite appetizer, queso dip. We both crave this stuff and go there for dinner just to eat this appetizer! I've been meaning to recreate this at home for years. Well, this past week I saw a recipe that looked similar to "our queso dip", and with a few modifications it did taste similar. It wasn't an exact match but it was darn close – and very delicious!
I made this while we watched the Packers vs. Bears game last weekend. It was devoured within minutes. I even saw my brother-in-law's friend lick his plate clean! Yup, it's that good! I knew I had to post this recipe soon since it would be perfect for The Super Bowl!
Queso Dip
1/2 finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon butter
1 tomato, chopped
1/2 4-ounce can jalapeno peppers (or 1 fresh jalapeno pepper)
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
4 ounces mexican-style cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
1.5 teaspoons cornstarch
1 8 oz package cream cheese, cubed
Tortilla chips for dipping
In a medium saucepan cook onion in butter until tender. Stir in tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, and cumin. Heat to boiling, reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Toss shredded cheese with cornstarch. Gradually add cheese mixture to saucepan, stirring until cheese is melted. Gradually add the cream cheese, stirring until cheese is melted and smooth. Heat through. Serve with chips.
Source: adapted from Our Best Bites, originally from Better Homes & Gardens
Cocoa Brownies with Browned Butter and Walnuts
I subscribe to way too many cooking magazines. I love getting them in the mail, reading through them, and admiring the amazing photography. When I received the February issue of Bon Appetit with "The Best-Ever Brownies" on the cover, I knew I had to make them ASAP!
This past weekend my brother-in-law and his friend came to visit. Since they are high school boys (who are always hungry) I knew this was the perfect occasion to make these "best-ever" brownies. I have so many recipes that I have held off making and I'm glad I did not put off making this! These brownies are so easy to make and very delicious!
This was on the cover of the magazine next to this recipe and it's so true:
Cocoa Brownies with Browned Butter and Walnuts
10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder (spooned into cup to measure, then leveled)
2 teaspoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt (generous)
2 large eggs, chilled
1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup walnut pieces
Position rack in bottom third of oven: preheat to 325 degrees. Line 8x8x2-inch baking pan with foil, pressing foil firmly against pan sides and leaving 2-inch overhang. Coat foil with nonstick spray. Set pan aside.
Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Continue cooking until butter stops foaming and browned bits form at bottom of pan, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; immediately add sugar, cocoa, water, vanilla, and salt. Stir to blend. Let cool 5 minutes (mixture will still be hot).
Add eggs to hot mixture 1 at a time, beating vigorously to blend after each addition. When mixture looks thick and shiny, add flour and stir until blended. Beat vigorously 60 strokes. Stir in nuts. Transfer batter to prepared pan.
Bake brownies until toothpick inserted in center comes out almost clean (with a few moist crumbs attached), about 25-30 minutes. Cool in pan on rack. Using foil overhang, lift brownies from pan. Cut into squares.
Source: Bon Appétit, February 2011
Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
I found this amazing chocolate chip cookie recipe in one of my favorite cookbooks, Baking Illustrated. This cookbook is like the bible for bakers. Small font, no pictures (just drawings), and amazing recipes! I love the fact they test every recipe again and again until it's perfect. And when I mean perfect, I literally mean perfect. I have never tried a recipe from Baking Illustrated/Cook's Illustrated that I have not absolutely loved.
These are huge cookies! I am not a fan of thin crispy cookies so if you are like me, you must make these immediately. The hardest part of this recipe was not eating the raw cookie dough (since I'm pregnant). That was tough. Very tough.
These are best enjoyed right out of the oven, but they do store well in an airtight container.
Thick & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Makes about 18 large cookies
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons (10 5/8 oz) all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled until warm
1 cup (7 oz) brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup (3 1/2 oz) granulated sugar
1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 – 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Adjust the oven racks to the upper- and lower- middle positions and heat the oven to 325 degrees. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or spray them with nonstick cooking spray.
Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside.
Either by hand or with an electric mixer, mix the butter and sugars until thoroughly blended. Beat in the egg, yolk, and vanilla until combined. Add the dry ingredients and beat at low speed just until combined. Stir in the chips to taste.
Roll a scant 1/4 cup of the dough into a ball. Hold the ball of dough with your fingertips of both hands and pull into 2 equal halves. Rotate the halves 90 degrees and, with jagged surfaces facing up, join the halves together at their base, again forming a single ball, being careful not to smooth the dough's uneven surface. Place the formed dough balls on the prepared baking sheets, jagged surface up, spacing them 2 1/2 inches apart.
Bake until the cookies are light golden brown and the outer edges start to harden yet the centers are soft and puffy, about 15-18 minutes (mine needed to bake longer), rotating the baking sheets front to back and top to bottom halfway through the baking time. Cool the cookies on the sheets. Remove the cooled cookies from the baking sheets with a wide metal spatula.
Source: Baking Illustrated
Sloppy Joes
I grew up eating sloppy joes and have always loved them. I was never a picky eater growing up but I vividly remember getting excited whenever my mom made sloppy joes for dinner (even though I remember getting excited over most meals). It's such a delicious comfort food. I never had the kind from "a can" (ewe!) but I can bet these are so much better.
I've made these sloppy joes a few times already and my husband and I both love them. They are very easy to make and I love the addition of celery and green bell peppers. They also make great leftovers!
Sloppy Joes
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 yellow onion, diced
1 celery stalk, diced
1/4 cup finely diced green bell pepper
1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
1/2 cup ketchup-style chili sauce
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 tablespoon firmly packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
6 sesame-seed sandwich buns, split
In a large fry pan over medium heat, warm the oil. Add the onion, celery and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion softens, about 5 minutes. Add the beef, increase the heat to medium-high and cook, stirring and breaking up the beef with a wooden spoon, until it is no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup water, the tomato sauce, chili sauce, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring frequently, for about 20 minutes to blend the flavors.
Toast the buns. Place the bottom halves of the buns, cut side up, on warmed individual plates and top with the beef mixture, dividing it equally. Cover with the bun tops and serve immediately. Makes 6 sandwiches.
Source: Williams Sonoma
Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
These are my go-to tried and true vanilla cupcakes! I have made these too many times to count and they have always been devoured within minutes.
These cupcakes are very simple to make and it's great that I always have all of the ingredients on hand. I love to substitute vanilla paste for vanilla extract in most of my recipes. Vanilla paste provides those beautiful vanilla seeds/flecks (and an amazing vanilla flavor) that you would get if you used expensive vanilla beans. You can find vanilla paste all over but I usually get mine from Williams Sonoma.
Last but not least, the frosting! It is AMAZING! I actually came up with this recipe since every other recipe I tried tasted more like butter than delicious buttercream frosting. I think my husband and I both gained a few pounds while testing this frosting again and again. But it was worth it! I'm happy to say this is the only buttercream I will ever make!
Vanilla Cupcakes
Yield: 12 cupcakes
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or vanilla paste!)
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup milk
Evenly fill the muffin cups with the batter and bake for about 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in pan 5 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack and allow to cool completely.
Prepare frosting. Decorate cooled cupcakes as desired.
Source: cupcakes: adapted from Joy of Baking
My Favorite Vanilla Buttercream Frosting!
Yield: enough frosting for 24 cupcakes
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
5-6 cups confectioners' sugar (20 oz)
pinch of salt
2 Tablespoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup heavy cream
In a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat butter at medium-high speed until smooth, about 20 seconds.
Slowly add the rest of the ingredients a little at a time. I usually start by adding a cup of confectioners' sugar along with the salt and vanilla extract. Then I add 1/4 cup heavy cream, slowly add in more confectioners' sugar and heavy cream until all 5-6 cups (or so) of confectioners' sugar and 1/2 cup of heavy cream are added. (Do not add all 5-6 cups of confectioners' sugar at once or you'll have a mess)
Increase the speed to medium-high and beat until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes, scraping down the bowl once or twice.
Decorate cooled cupcakes as desired.
Source: Melissa Bakes Original
Making Something Special…..
Yup, I'm pregnant! I'm a little over 12 weeks and my husband and I are just overjoyed! We are so excited to meet our little peanut in July (20th).
The ultrasound was taken at 11 weeks 6 days. It had a great heart beat of 169. We were both amazed at how it already looks like a little baby! During the ultrasound it was constantly moving around and crossing its legs – just amazing! We were so excited that the ultrasound tech was able to get such a great profile of our little peanut since it was moving around so much!
I am so thankful I have had an awesome pregnancy so far – NO nausea at all! Whoo hoo! My main symptom has been fatigue and that is already starting to subside since I'm almost in the second trimester.
I found out I was pregnant about a month after starting this blog. I have tried my hardest to keep up with it but since I've had some food aversions (and odd cravings – watermelon!) it's been a little difficult. Hopefully I'll be able to blog more in the second trimester.
S'mores Brownies
I went to visit a friend today and wanted to bake something delicious to bring her. Deciding on what to bake is like deciding on what to major in college – I wish I was being sarcastic. I have SO many recipes on my to-bake list it's starting to get out of control. For instance, whenever I see a recipe I want to make while browsing on my iPhone I snap a screenshot of the recipe to save it…..I have over 700 recipes saved on my iPhone! Insane? Yes. Will I be adding more? You bet!
This recipe is so quick and easy to make! I know I say this with most of my recipes but this one is especially true. It would be an awesome dessert for a cookout in the summer……or just for two chatty friends hanging out. It starts out with a nice graham cracker crust, then a delicious brownie, topped with more chocolate, mini marshmallows, and graham crackers.
I apologize for those of you making diet resolutions for the New Year.
S'mores Brownies
Yields: 36 bars
10 graham crackers, broken in half (20 squares), divided
3/4 cup butter
4 oz unsweetened chocolate
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour
2 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks
Heat oven to 350°F.
Line 13 x 9 inch pan with foil (I split the recipe in half and used an 8 x 8 pan); spray with cooking spray. Place 15 grahams in pan, enough to cover the entire bottom of the pan. Break remaining grahams into pieces for the topping, set aside.
Microwave butter and chocolate squares in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min.; stir until chocolate is completely melted. Add sugar, eggs and vanilla; mix well. Stir in flour. Pour over grahams in pan.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.)
Sprinkle with marshmallows and chocolate chunks. Broil for 3 to 5 min. or until marshmallows begin to puff (or use kitchen torch).
Press reserved graham pieces gently into marshmallows. Cool. Use foil to lift brownies from pan before cutting to serve.
Source: Kraft
Peppermint Candy Sugar Cookies
Christmas has come and gone but I just had to share these adorable sugar cookies I made. I saw them on one of my favorite blogs this season and knew I had to make them!
To see more of my decorated sugar cookies, click here!
If you're interested in ordering decorated sugar cookies you can contact me here.
Happy New Year!
Inspired by: Bake at 350, originally by Martha Stewart

subset: commoncrawl


text:
What is JotForm?
JotForm is a free online form builder which helps you create online forms without writing a single line of code. No sign-up required.
At JotForm, we want to make sure that you're getting the online form builder help that you need. Our friendly customer support team is available 24/7.
We believe that if one user has a question, there could be more users who may have the same question. This is why many of our support forum threads are public and available to be searched and viewed. If you'd like help immediately, feel free to search for a similar question, or submit your question or concern.
One of our Accounts is SuspendedAsked by minelobby on August 09, 2013 at 06:04 AM
Recently we have blocked the account that the user is "Yugi55" by a suspected phishing, insist that this was a mistake, what we do with the form is to sell hosting services, we need to enable the account again to offer our services. Thanks for your time, remember that you can check out our hosting server sales http://minelobby.es
JotForm Support
I've check our record,and that account is active. Please kindly check again. You have been automatically suspended by our phishing filter probably because of the terms used to your forms. Please let us know if the same problem will happen again.
Our system filter will auto suspend an account when it finds the following to your forms:
1. Login Fields such as Username and Password
2. Sign in fields such as us Account ID and Password
3. Credit Card fields (manually collecting details using common fields such as textbox).
4. Spam Forms
So please kindly refrain from creating the above mentioned forms to avoid account problems.


text:
Engineering for Kids
Welcome to Engineering For Kids!
Serving Portland Metro Area
We, at the Portland Metro Engineering For Kids,
are passionate about our programs because we believe that early
exposure to STEM education has a lasting impact on a child's future.
At Engineering For Kids, we put the excitement in STEM education by offering fun, hands-on learning for children ages 4 to 14. Our offering includes activities that range from building rockets and roller coasters to making foam and flub to programming video games and robots. The variety of programming is extraordinary!
View more about 2017 Summer Camps
We have Spring No School day Camps at Bethany Bamboo School.
Address: 14695 NW West Union Rd, Portland, OR, 97229
Birthday Parties
Engineering For Kids® parties will entertain your guests with hands-on engineering projects! Invite your friends for a fun, action packed party that is sure to thrill all who attend!


text:
If the proposition is approved, the board of Erste will would issue 100 million shares by 2015, following to set the final price and selling conditions at a later date.
"Erste Group Bank AG wishes to lay the groundwork for meeting the future capital needs consequent to potential changes in the statutory capital adequacy ratio. Furthermore, the future development of the company, that could require the acquisition of other businesses or equity stakes in other companies must be financed. And a capital hike is necessary to serve both purposes", the bank said in the filing to BSE.
The shareholders meeting will also address the €386.75 million dividend distribution issue, as well as the proposed €350,000 indemnity for the supervisory council.
The shareholders of the Austrian-based bank will make a final decision on the board propositions on May 12.
In lipsa unui acord scris din partea InternetCorp, puteti prelua maxim 500 de caractere din acest articol daca precizati sursa si daca inserati vizibil linkul articolului Erste considers capital hike.


text:
MrRCSmith Photographer
Kuro OnyxModel Female Gilroy, California, US
My Website: TwitterMy MM URL: http://www.modelmayhem.com/romanvanessa
Mayhem # 1898304
About MeHello World, I'm Kuro Onyx...But You're More Than Welcome To Call Me Miss Onyx Or Miss(y). I Love Tattoos And Piercings If You Didn't Notice. :) I Work In A Hair Salon Called Dollhouse. I Work In A Tattoo Shop Part Time For Now. And Im A Full Time Mom. Can You Say SUPERMOM!? Yes Thats Me And I Love It. My Main Goal For Being ON MM Is To Get Practice For When Im Ready To Submit My Tattooed Work Into Tattoo Magazines. I Will Reach My Goal Soon After Im Finished Getting Tatted...YAY 4 Tats! :)....[Random] But I Would So Love To Do A Photo Shoot With Marilyn Manson...And It Be The Cover Of Some Tat Mag. That Would Be The Greatest Thing EVER!
***Only interested in taking pics for art...just because i take nude pics DOES NOT mean that i want to do anything erotic. Kay Thanx***
*I dont mind working with male models as well as female.
*Another note. not interested in paying for pics unless i contact you. thank you.
Have you worked with Kuro Onyx? Add Credits for Kuro Onyx! >>
Credit NotesDigiphotoarte [J Town Studio] And Kassandra Langley...I LOVE THEM BOTH!
MrRCSmith Photographer
AltaImages Photographer
JP-the real Streetlow Publication
Project Winters Photographer
bayareaps Photographer
Warren James Photographer
Loading Content


text:
Description:Change the engine sound, KriechbaumAdaptation under 1.28 version
Authors:JAWA, Stas556, Smith, dmitry68, Myshanka, Kriechbaum, Knox_xss
Peterbilt_351.rar – 63.64 MB
Description:-Standalone for 1.27.2.xx-10 trailer Skin-Ai traffic-Advanced coupling– Liftaxles– Every Trailer with Personal Loads 25 Ton.
Authors:Rommi Tz – Jazzycat – Daniel77
Silo_Feldbinder_KIP_Skin_Pack_V2.scs – 37.5 MB
Description:Updated road signsAdded Chinese state numberThe Hainan Island is built and the motorway that connects island settlements with the mainlandGame version: 1.27,1.28
taiwan-map-024.7z – 823.8 MB
Description:Sharing is unquestionably forbidden.Game Version: 1.27Evoked by the sound of a pneumatic hornApplies to all attractorsFor the use of the horn, take the service and press 'N'Skin Setup, Download Linkten File and open it to my documents / Euro Truck Simulator / Mod folder
Authors:Çılgın Bilader
haval___korna_paketi.scs – 2.2 MB
This is a little warehouse customized in Paris.
Download Link
9,125 mods
0 reviews
1 comment
791 users


text:
This one didn't end up being a complete story, instead I think I've stumbled into a new universe and this may end up being an entire book. Or, it could go nowhere. I'm not really sure. The characters seem to be driving this one. Also, I took liberties with the challenge requirements. Because I'm like that. So, this may, or may not be Chapter One of (working title) Enchanted.
The Challenge was:
- Your initial setting: A laundromat.
- Must include: (at least) One character from the Tom Gauld print: "Characters for an Epic Tale"
- Bonus words: Dwarf, peanut butter, contretemps, embrocation, and zeitgeist.
I have to wonder, as I lean over this damnable washing board, how different things would have been if I had just gone to my grandmother's house instead of coming home. I'm almost certain I wouldn't have ended up in a prison laundry. Vassar girls seldom go to prison. Or do laundry, come to think of it. Yet, here I am, scrubbing dwarf underwear to repay my debt to society. In the name of all that is short, fuzzy, and musical, I do hope that stain is peanut butter.
"Everelda!" A jab from my tubmate Belsante brought me back from my reveries. "The matron is coming, and it looks like she has your crown!"
I looked up to see that Queen Drucilla was indeed coming straight for me. Queen Drucilla was a large woman who moved with great speed once she was launched; but her ability to stop without causing casualties was often the subject of small wagers. Having her bear down upon you was like being charged by a bejeweled rhinoceros.
Today the queen had fairy guards flying in formation behind her holding silken tassels attached to her gown. As she approached us, the fairies did an about-face, and starting flying the other way down the hall, the premise being that their velocity would slow her momentum. It almost worked. She barely tapped the washtub this time and Belsante and I were able to sidestep the sloshing water.
"Everelda!" Queen Drucilla barked. "You have a visitor. Come!" she said as she spun suddenly, whipping the fairies around like very surprised maypole ribbons. There was a brief shuffling sound, and then the queen shot off down the hall. I trotted behind her, wondering who could have come to visit. As we traveled, I waved into the rooms of other princesses and queens. "Hey, Dru has Ever's crown!" Queen Mindy called as we passed. "Hey Dru! I want my crown!" Calls from up and down the corridor "Oh, me too please!" "Oh yes, and a scepter!" "Ermine cape for me, please!" called another.
"Stop it all of you!" roared Queen Drucilla. "Or there shall be no partridges for supper, and I shall put peas under all your mattresses!"
"Torturer!" the voice cried. "Bully!" cried others. "You're a meanie-head!" called a tiny voice from the end. I recognized the voice and stopped.
"Gretel?" I asked. "What are you doing here?"
"Probably five hard months." the little tyke replied. "No sweets, no cavorting, flossing three times a day, vegetables with every meal…it's horrible."
"No, I meant, for what reason are you incarcerated in Princess Towers?"
"Oh. I'm sure you saw the news when Hansel and I were held for manslaughter?" I nodded. "Charges were dropped about pushing her in the oven, what with it being self defense and all, but her heirs had us arrested for vandalism. Hansel and I did eat a lot of the gum drop roof, and that let the rain in, and the icing windows dissolved and the gingerbread got all moldy."
"But," I started, but then was lifted into the air by a set of the tower guards. "I'll try to come back later!" I called to Gretel, as the guards flew me down the hall and into Queen Drucilla's office. My conversation with Gretel had caused me to miss the berthing of the queen at her desk; a site that must be seen to be believed. When I arrived, she was already seated on her throne, an array of minions with trays stacked high with paperwork, buzzed around her like worker bees.
Queen Drucilla watched as the guards deposited me gently upon a velvet tuffet. "You should learn to keep up, girl!" she said. "A woman gets nowhere by slowing down, I can tell you that!"
"Yes, your Majesty." I replied. "May I ask who my visitor is?"
"We're not sure who she is." Drucilla replied. "We have never seen her before, but she swept through the gates as though she owned them, came straight to the Towers, and demanded to see you immediately. Normally We are not prone to giving in to demands, but this woman…to be quite honest with you dear, We think she's a witch!"
"A witch? What makes you think that?" I asked
"The black dress, purple skin, red eyes, and the pointed hat is a bit of a giveaway." Drucilla replied.
"But I don't know any witches!" I said.
"Then, you are about to be introduced to one. Now, put on your crown, straighten up your gown, and I'll have Geoffrey show you to the antechamber where the lady is waiting for you."
I was trying to smooth down the steamed-in wrinkles of my dress when the queen's assistant opened the door, pushed me through, and closed the door quickly behind me. I looked up, not sure what to expect. What I saw was an elegant older woman, gorgeously draped in a black Giorgio Armani suit and a resplendent black asymmetrical Philip Treacy hat.
"Grandmother!" I cried as I ran to her.
"Everelda!" she said, enfolding me in her perfumed arms, then holding me out at arms length to look me up and down. "What have they done to you? What is that horrible thing you're wearing? It looks like a pastel cake topper. And why are you shimmering?"
I looked down and realized that I had gold dust up to my elbows. "Would you believe my new embrocation ritual involves gold dust?" I asked.
"No. But I can only imagine that the truth is something horrid that you are too traumatized to share." she replied.
"You have no idea." I said, thinking of the dwarf underwear. "But why did Drucilla think you were a witch?"
"Everyone sees through their own eyes." Grandmother said cryptically.
"And what are you doing here? How did you know I was here?" I asked.
"It was in the newspaper." Grandmother replied.
"The City paper?!" I cried.
"Oh heavens, no. I've had a subscription to the Enchanted Times for eons." she said. "Don't worry, your secret is still safe outside, should you choose to leave the Forest."
I looked outside, to the towers soaring into the clouds, the ground a distant memory from where we were kept. Fairy guards were stationed every few hundred feet, to catch the princesses and queens who regularly threw themselves from their windows. Not in fits of ennui, as one might think, fairy jumping had become a competitive sport. A dangerous one, mind you, as it is possible that the fairies might not catch you before you became a splotch on the cobblestones below, but thus far there had only been a few minor mishaps.
"I do not think leaving the Forest is a real possibility, Grandmother." I said. "To be fair, I did poison Beauregard."
"Yes, I heard that you admitted it in court, and that you didn't have an attorney. Two very stupid things, child. But, all is not lost. Come over here, and start at the beginning."
"Wait. Why do you have a subscription to the ET. How does it even get delivered?" I asked
"That's not important now. What's important is not letting my granddaughter become a cupcake-wearing laundry drudge. It's not as though you killed him. One foppish prince with an upset tummy is hardly a reason for a manicure such as this." she said, holding my hand up to the light. "So, tell Grandmother what happened."
"It all started with Once Upon a Time. These sorts of stories always do. It's the trite and true zeitgeist of the Enchanted Forest." I started.
"Stop!" Grandmother said. "Let me rephrase. Start at the beginning of how you ended up here."
"Can I still start with Once Upon A Time?" I asked.
"I'd rather you didn't." she answered.
"Fine. You know after I graduated, I wasn't having any luck finding a job." I said.
"Yes, although I do recall that I did offer to make a few calls." Grandmother replied.
"And I almost agreed to it, until I got a letter from Father. He said that the Charmings, whom, you may remember live in the kingdom next to Father, wanted to start a school for girls that would be available for all citizens of the Forest, commoners, royal, and even anthropomorphic animals."
"How noble." Grandmother said dryly.
"I thought, and Emily and Jasmine agreed, that it was probably Ella's idea. She and The Evil's had been heavily involved in the Mouse Liberation movement, and supported equal rights for Anthros."
"Who would have thought she'd turn out to be such a firebrand? How are your evil stepsisters, by the way?" Grandmother asked.
"Oh, they aren't so evil, as sisters go." I replied. "And they're fine. Proud wimple-wearers of the Princess Academy. Majored in kingdom management and dispute resolution. Very practical, actually. But to get back to the story, I returned to Father's kingdom, and the three of us reviewed the Charming School prospectus, and we applied to run the school. Naturally, we were accepted."
"Naturally." Grandmother said.
"But not long after the school opened, Prince Charming lost his wife." I said.
"Being a first wife seems to carry a lot of risk in the Forest." Grandmother muttered, perhaps thinking of my mother, who also died young of mysterious circumstances.
"Oh, she didn't die." I replied. "He actually forgot where he left her. They had a fight, she got out of the carriage and started to walk home, and he drove off without her. She's never been seen again. Anyway, after Ella disappeared, Charming started acting very strange. One day he called for an assembly of students in the green, and after the girls were assembled, he brought out a unicorn."
"Nasty vicious beasts, unicorns." Grandmother said.
"I feel the same way. And so did most of the girls. They were terrified. Anyway, Charming was in a mood, so I appeased him by petting the pointy horse. He smiled and said he had a task for me. He handed me a tiny golden seed, and asked me to plant it. But not out in the fields or gardens where you would expect, but deep, deep underground, in a strange round cellar that was lit by glowing rocks."
"How very mythic." Grandmother said. "Do tell me there was a gnome. Those sorts of cellars really need a gnome."
"No, gnome." I replied.
"The Charmings have never had any sense of style. Go on."
"After that, Charming stopped hanging around the school, and I'd pretty much forgotten about the seed, until one day when I was summoned to the throne room, and escorted back down to the grotto, where an enormous tree had grown."
"Wait a minute!" Grandmother said. "Was it a tree with golden leaves and only produced a single golden apple?"
"Yes." I said baffled. "How did you know?"
"And when you got down there, you found that no matter what ladder he used, or how many people he sent up the tree, nobody could get the apple?"
"Yes, but…"
"But when you showed up, the apple just dropped into your hand, didn't it?"
"Yes, but…"
"And then suddenly you found that every single day, you had to make the trip down to the tree and get an apple?"
"Yes! And do you know how many flights of stairs that is? I have thighs like a Clydesdale!" I said. "So one day, I just couldn't bear the thought of going up and down those stairs again, so I coated a regular apple with honey, and rolled it in some gold dust, and took it to Charming. It never occurred to me that he was eating the golden apples."
"Well, the one bite it would have taken for him to know the difference couldn't have hurt him too much." Grandmother said.
"That's what I thought too. But he keeps getting worse. I'm afraid he might actually die."
"Have you been back to the apple grotto since the day he impetuously had you arrested for nefarious apple switching?" she asked.
"No, I've been here in Princess Towers for the last week." I replied.
"Ah." Grandmother said, standing up and brushing off invisible lint. "Then we have many apples in our bargaining basket, to coin a phrase. I'll just drop in on the Charmings for a little visit." She straightened her hat. "But first, I'd like to have a word with Drucilla."
Grandmother stalked to the door, and pulled it open, dragging Geoffrey across the floor in a sweeping arch, as he held on to the handle. "You!" Grandmother said, plucking Geoffrey off the door by his collar, "escort my granddaughter to her room. I emphasize the MY part of that sentence, you should pay attention to that."
"Yes, absolutely, as you wish it!" Geoffrey groveled, his feet running in the air as though he were trying to obey before he even reached the floor.
"Good boy." Grandmother said, putting him down and patting him on the head. "Run along while I speak to the queen."
Geoffrey was behind me, and pushing me out the door as fast as his little legs could churn. "Goodbye Grandmother!" I called "It was lovely seeing you!"


text:
Add our Personalized Red Wine Labels to any bottle, simply peel off the existing label. Whatever the event or occasion, you will be sure to find the perfect Personalized Red Wine Label from our huge selection below. These stunning designs are in keeping with traditional and contemporary Red Wine Labels to ensure you find the exact Personalized Red Wine Label that you're looking for.
Click here to Subscribe and get 10% OFF your next order!


text:
Shore Archery Club
Shore Archery Club is situated at the western side of Thomas Park adjacent to the Sunnybrae Bowling Club and the North Shore Events Center.
Facilities include a 13 Target Archery Range and a modest clubhouse.
The clubs holds a formal shoot once a week on Sundays commencing at 1.30pm.
Visitors are welcome and registration is before 1pm please.
Introductory Classes are held on Saturday Mornings and other times by arrangement.
New members are welcomed and the fee structure can be seen on our website, or call 09 473 0390 for more information.
View Shore AC Club Uniform (pdf)
Website: www.shorearchery.co.nz
Contact Name: Steff Chambers
Contact Email:


text:
The DP-03 is the latest Portastudio in TASCAM's 37-year progression of making recording simple and affordable for...
List: $399.99
Price: $299.99
Ships Free!
1-Yr Warranty
TASCAM's top-of-the-line Handheld Digital Recorder, the DR-100mkIII boasts a signal-to-noise ratio exceeding 100dB,...
List: $499.99
Price: $399.99
Ships Free!
The APH-6 is the perfect companion for your Zoom H6 Handy Recorder RCH-6 wired Remote Controller AD-17 USB-type...
List: $74.99
Price: $59.99


text:
Mirta - Kick-ass massage porn movie with a hot blonde
Released: March 17, 2015
Hot ass massage is what drives all chicks crazy and makes them horny as hell. If you doubt that, just watch this wonderful massage sex video and check out a beautiful blonde who yields to the lewd temptation and goes for steamy fucking at a private massage session. Besides, that naughty babe has truly impressive blowjob skills and an insatiable lust.


text:
Finding the smallest mesh size
Is there anyway to find the smallest axial length of a mesh in ICEM?
When I click the edge parameters it does show the maximum spacing along the edge but I really want to know is the smallest axial length of a mesh.
Usually the Side 1 and Side 2 are the smallest size on an edge...
If you mean you want to find the smallest edge of all you unstructured elements, then go to Edit Mesh => Display mesh Quality, and select the Min Size 2 criterion... You will get a histogram of min edge sizes (min size per element), but it is not really axial...
If this isn't quite what you want, please refine your question...
Thanks for the reply and apologies for the vague question.
What I want is to find the smallest grid node spacing along a particular direction (for example in x-axis direction).
The spacing might not lie on an edge, and the second method you mentioned will give the smallest element in the whole mesh, whereas I want to find the smallest length in x direction.
X Size
1 Attachment(s)
Oh, I know what you need not edge length but min dimension in X, Y or Z for each element plotted in a histogram or by color
Go to Edit Mesh => Display Mesh Quality or Blocking => Pre-Mesh Quality histograms and set the Criterion to X Size or Y Size or Z Size.
Be sure to set the mesh types so that it isnt looking at the quads or lines (those may have zero size in some directions).
Apply and you will get a histogram You can click on columns in the histogram to see where the smallest elements are in that direction. In my case (attached image), I have colored the cut plane by this quality criterion
2Dairfoil balde in gambit
I am having trouble meshing 2D boundary layers in Gambit. The geometry I am working with is the wind airfoil. I have flow inlet and outlet, and inlet/outlet is planar and roughly rectangular. The entire geometry is a sort of rectangular shaped outer airfoil. I can create but when I use the "View 2D Boundary Layer" tool in Gambit, my boundary layers will not even appear in the selection list and cannot be added by shift-left-clicking on them. Does anyone know why they cannot be added to the list?
Gambit Thread...
I think you should start a new thread for this Gambit question... It will get less attention at the end of this thread...
|All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:17.


text:
Those following the BC criminal trial of Dave Basi, Bobby Virk and Aneal Basi might not have been surprised to hear that Special Prosecutor William Bernardino worked out a plea deal that brought an end to the criminal proceedings arising from Basi and Virk's alleged breach of trust concerning the sale of BC Rail. That the deal came before the trial was set to resume with testimony from key political insiders, including former finance minister Gary Collins and Premier Gordon Campbell, was necessarily shrugged off as coincidence. The timing of the deal, coming just before Premier Campbell was set to hit the airwaves with a televised full-throated defence of the HST — and his government's decision to implement the tax despite having unequivocally promised not to during the previous election campaign — was pure happenstance. After all, Bernardino's integrity is above reproach. That's why we have special prosecutors that are fully independent from government and all of its political wants and needs. (more…)
On October 22, 2010, in Canadian Politics, Law, Suits & Deals, by DH
Given that the obvious alternative to reaching a deal was an embarrassingly public airing of the BC Liberals' dirty laundry in open court, we can't help but wonder whether waiving Basi's legal fees was a politically driven call. It certainly wasn't an economically or principle-driven one.


text:
- Trending Now: More Trending:
- Svengali syzygy hegemon repugnant white nationalist, white supremacist
look askance at
Definition of look askance at
: to be doubtful about Most scientists looked askance at the new discovery.
Word by Word Definitions
: to make sure or take care (that something is done)
: to ascertain by the use of one's eyes
: to exercise the power of vision upon : examine
: the act of looking
: glance
: the expression of the countenance
: with disapproval or distrust : scornfully
: with a side-glance : obliquely
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up look askance at? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).


text: life Comments 6 Ninjas in the Modern World By Vadim Newquist Nov 19, 2012 Share! Recommend this on Facebook Share on Tumblr Share on Twitter Back 6 of 10 Next More More Slideshows Perfect Outfits for the First Day of School-ILLUSTRATED! What to Do If You Left Your Summer Reading to the Last Minute Honest T-Shirts for the Socially Awkward Back Next more > Back Next more > Share! Recommend this on Facebook Share on Tumblr Share on Twitter Tags: coldplay, ninjas, slideshows, dancing, life, funniest, carly rae jepsen The Worst Action Movie Scenes Ever The Worst Action Movie Scenes Ever MORE Awesome Geekwear For Girls! MORE Awesome Geekwear For Girls! Related Posts Why Wearing Glasses Is Awesome Let Me Give You Bad Advice: Love Advice 5 Movie Adaptations That DIDN'T Follow the Book...and Were Awful Geek Quiz: A Very, Merry Gary-Claus Quiz Write your own comment! Hold up there partner! Before you comment on a post there's one more step. You'll have to choose a nickname to be displayed on your comment. Give 'er a shot below! Write your own comment! OR Remember me OR Please log in first Email Password Remember me Log in Create an account | Lost password ...or log in using


text:
|Message view
|« Date » · « Thread »
|« Date » · « Thread »
|art yakuba <akyacky...@yahoo.com>
|Message Groups under failover
|Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:52:06 GMT
I have questions surrounding message groups and their behaviour under failover: My configuration: * 2 brokers (A & B) connected to each other using a network connector. Both brokers define a queue called TEST_Q. * BrokerA and BrokerB have their own slave broker (SlaveBrokerA and SlaveBrokerB). * A producing client sends messages to TEST_Q either on BrokerA or BrokerB using a failover uri. The producer attaches a group id (JMSXGroupId) to each JMS message. * Each broker has 3 consumers. The scenario: Say the producer is connected to a TEST_Q on BrokerA and produces 10,000 messages all for group "GROUP01" - so 1 consumer (say consumer01) is selected to handle all 10K messages. Say consumer01 has ACK'd 9K messages and 1K messages are still pending on BrokerA... My questions: 1: If BrokerA dies part-way through consuming these 1K messages, we failover successfully to its slave. - Can I guarantee that messages coming off TEST_Q hosted on SlaveBrokerA are ordered ? - Can I guaranatee that the message grouping is still honored i.e are failover messages still pinned to consumer01 ? 2: What happens if consumer01 has processed 800 of the 1K messages from SlaveBrokerA, but the producer sends more messages for that group (GROUP01)... will consumer01 be pinned to these new messages as well ? Of course the producer has failed over to BrokerB. Many thanks. -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Message-Groups-under-failover-tp27949140p27949140.html Sent from the ActiveMQ - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
|View raw message


text:
Modern Collectible Dolls
This fifth volume contains over 600 beautiful full color photos and brand new listings and values. Many of the more recent glamour dolls, such as the Gene and Madame Alexander lines, are showcased. A companion to the first four volumes with no repeats, this hardcover book is filled with detailed information about each doll, including complete histories, sizes, dates, facts, and current values.2001 values. AUTHORBIO: Patsy Moyer is a leading authority on doll values; she has written articles as the "Doll Detective" for Contemporary Doll Values, queries for an online publication, "I-Dolls", and served on the board of the Modern Doll Collectors, Inc., a non-profit organization that focuses on modern doll collecting, for many years. Her bestselling book series on dolls include: Doll Values, Antique to Modern, Modern Collectible Dolls, and Scouting Dolls Through the Years. REVIEW: This book is the fifth in the popular six-volume series by doll expert Patsy Moyer. It contains more than 600 detailed color photos, and no repeats from the other volumes.
Please visit Help Page for Questions
regarding ISBN / ISBN-10 / ISBN10, ISBN-13 / ISBN13, EAN / EAN-13, and Amazon
Home | ISBN Directory | Affiliate
Program | Contact
Copyright © 2003-2014 AllDiscountBooks.net All rights reserved.


text:
Glenferrie offers free wireless internet and free hot buffet breakfast. All bathrooms are shared, and every room has a TV, bar fridge, ceiling fan and tea and coffee making facilities. There is a guest laundry on site. Irons are available in the guest laundry and hairdryers are available from the desk on request.
View All →
© Copyright 2016


text:
From: Hebrews 6:10-20
The Danger of Apostasy and the Need for Perseverance (Continuation)
The Promises Made to Abraham, Confirmed by Oath, Cannot Be Broken
9-12. The letter now changes to a tone of encouragement. "After speaking harshly
about the position of the faithful, to prevent their falling into despair he now reveals
why he has written what he has: he wants to lead them well away from danger.
And so, in the first place, he tells them what confidence he has in them, and then
gives the reason why they should feel confident themselves—because God is not
unjust" (St Thomas Aquinas, "Commentary on Heb.", 4,3).
The readers are called "beloved"; this was how St Paul normally addressed those
who embraced the faith through his preaching (cf. 1 Thess 2:8; 1 Cor 10:14; 15:
58; 2 Cor 7:1; 12:19; Rom 1:7; Phil 2:12; 4:1; etc.). The writer wants to see the
situation improve, perhaps to see the trials pass or become easier; certainly he
wants his readers to use their tribulation to help them to achieve salvation. He is
moved when he recalls the charity they have shown one another: theirs has been
an active fraternity, shown in deeds of service to the "saints", which was the way
St Paul often referred to the brethren (cf. Rom 1:7; 1 Cor 1:2; 2 Cor 1:1; Eph 1:1;
Phil 1:1; Col 1:2; etc.); their charity is practised "for his sake", for God. In their
present circumstances, in the persecution they are experiencing, God will not
abandon them (cf. Heb 10:33-34), for they have been generous in the almsgiving
and hospitality that is so proper to Christians (cf. Rom 15:25, 31; 1 Cor 16:15;
Eph 1:15; 2 Cor 8:4; 9:1, 12). "Now that we hear this—I beg you—let us serve the
saints!, for every member of the faithful is a saint by the mere fact of belonging
to the faithful [...]. Let us not be charitable only towards monks who live in the
mountains. It is true that their faith and their lives make them saints, but many
of those who live here are also saints: all are saints by virtue of their faith, and
many are saints by virtue of their lives too. So, if you see someone suffering, do
not doubt it for one moment: his very suffering gives him the right to be helped"
(St John Chrysostom, "Hom. on Heb.", 10). It is not enough, however, to have
a history of doing good: it is necessary to persevere in doing good, as if to say:
By seeing through to the end what you have started you shall obtain everything
you hope for. They must do good right "to the end", for he who endures to the
end will be saved (cf. Mt 10:22; 24:13; "Commentary on Heb.", 4, 3). "Eternal life
should be set before those who persevere in good works 'to the end' (cf. Mt 10:
22) and who hope in God; it should be set before them as being the grace that
God, through Jesus Christ, has mercifully promised his sons and 'as the reward
which, according to God's personal undertaking, most assuredly will be given
them for their good works and merits (cf. St Augustine, "De Natura Et Gratia",
VIII, 20)" (Council of Trent, "De Iustificatione", Chap. 16).
However, there is always the danger of slowing down: lazy people often excuse
their inaction by pointing to the suffering and difficulties that doing good involves.
The strength of one's resolutions is shown by the way one copes with difficulties:
"You will convince me that you sincerely want to achieve your goals when I see
you go forward unwaveringly. Do good [...]; practise the virtue of justice, right
where you are, in your normal surroundings, even if you end up exhausted. Fos-
ter happiness among those around you by cheerfully serving the people you work
with and by striving to carry out your job as perfectly as you can, showing under-
standing, smiling, having a Christian approach to life. And do everything for God,
thinking of his glory, with your sights set high and longing for the definitive home-
land, because there is no other goal worthwhile" (St. J. Escriva, "Friends of God",
13-15. Abraham is an example, for every generation, of faith that is full of hope
and patience; he is a man with great strength of character (cf. Rom 5:3-5). Al-
ready in the Epistle to the Romans Abraham is cited as an example of faith and
hope (cf. Rom 4:18-22). There St Paul highlights Abraham's faith in the Lord's
promise that he would have innumerable descendants in spite of the fact that he
was already an old man and unlikely to father children (cf. Gen 15:5; 17:1, 17).
The Apostle may also have been alluding to the episode (cf. Gen 22), when God
asked the patriarch to sacrifice Isaac, the son he had so yearned for: at that
point Abraham did indeed "believe against hope" (cf. Rom 4:18; Gen 22:15-17).
Here, on the other hand, of all the various promises made to Abraham of bles-
sings and numerous offspring (cf. Gen 12:2-3, 7; 13:14-17; 15:5-7; 13:16; 17:4-8,
19), what is explicitly mentioned is the promise made after God prevented him
from sacrificing his son. That was the first occasion the Lord "swore by himself"
to a man. This divine promise, supported by an oath and seen as the most so-
lemn "word of Yahweh", was the foundation of Israel's hope for thousands of
years. Abraham himself recalled it when he was dying (cf. Gen 24:7); it was the
support of Moses in all his great endeavors (cf. Ex 13:5,11; 32:13); David, too,
gave thanks to God for it(1 Chron 16:16; Ps 105:9); and at the dawn of the Re-
demption Zechariah rejoiced over it (Lk 1:73): it was "the oath which God swore
to our Father Abraham" and it was fulfilled in Christ and in the Church (cf. Gal
Abraham "obtained the promise" in the sense that he was enabled to see with
his own eyes his promised son, Isaac, who was born to Sarah despite her old
age. Not alone that: the New Testament tells us (cf. Jn 8:56; Gal 3:8) that he
was given some sort of prophetic vision which allowed him to see the day of
Christ and rejoice at it.
16. Secular writers of antiquity used to define an oath as something attached to
a statement which cannot be proved, to provide a divine guarantee (cf. Pseudo-
Aristotle, "Speech to Alexander"). This meant that they regarded an oath as a
proof at law, to be put alongside the text of the law, the evidence of witnesses,
agreement between the parties, and a confession of guilt. The Jews regarded
an oath as something so awesome, so solemn, that they never dared swear an
oath by God directly; instead they would swear by angels or by the life of men,
such as the Messiah, Moses, Solomon, or by the gates of the temple, etc. (cf.
Mt 5:34-36; 23:16-22). Philo of Alexandria, an heir to Jewish tradition and Greco-
Roman thought, says that "by means of oaths, matters subject to doubt before
the courts are resolved; what was not clear is made clear; and what was regar-
ded as unreliable is rendered reliable" ("De Sacrificio Abel", 91).
St Thomas Aquinas developed and combined these ideas by saying that "an
oath is an act of the virtue of religion which gives reliability to something previous-
ly in doubt. For in the sphere of knowledge nothing becomes certain unless it be
demonstrated from something which is more certainly known. When oaths are
taken, this certainty is obtained because the oath is sworn on God, who is the
greatest and surest there is, since for men nothing is truer than God" ("Commen-
tary on Heb, ad loc."). The Thomist definition has become widely accepted be-
cause it also fits in with the commonly held view that swearing an oath is a way
of honoring the sacred name of God. When an oath is properly made — meeting
the necessary traditional requirements of truth justice and judgment — that is,
when it is made sincerely, for good reasons and not lightly, it is a morally good
and meritorious act because it does honor to God's infinite truthfulness.
On Christ's teachings concerning oath-taking see the notes on Mt 5:33-37 and
17-18. "Through two unchangeable things": in promises made by God his vera-
city is doubly committed—as the taker of the oath and as its guarantor.
God's covenant with Abraham and his oath to give him descendants took place
at separate times (cf. Gen 15:7-18; 22:16-18). However, both episodes stem from
a single act of God's will, in that he wanted to reward Abraham's obedience and
at the same time commit himself by the use of external formalities proper to He-
brew legal practice. Among the Hebrews, when people made a pact, they sacri-
ficed animals; the victims were then quartered and the contracting parties walked
between the carcasses to symbolize that they would die the same death if they
failed to keep the pact. God passed between the pieces of the animals Abraham
sacrificed, in the form of a flaming torch, thereby giving him to understand that
he (God) was under a most solemn obligation to do what he promised. In the se-
cond episode this rite was not repeated, but he "interposed with an oath", rene-
wing as it were the "passing between" rite that accompanied the covenant.
God chose to express his promise by following this human form of contract in
order to make his words more intelligible and to give us greater confidence.
19-20. God's promise and oath are the gateway to our salvation, an anchor
which makes us feel safe no matter what hazards threaten us. The Christian,
who is, through faith, the true descendant of Abraham (cf. Rom 4:12) and the
heir of the promise (cf. Gal 3:14, 16, 29), is therefore certain that God will keep
his word. That is why the text says that we should "have strong encouragement
to seize the hope set before us" (v. 18). Hope is a kind of hold on what is pro-
mised, a kind of anchor that is "sure and steadfast". "For just as the anchor
thrown overboard prevents the ship from moving, even if it is being battered by
countless winds, but instead keeps it in one place, hope has the same effect"
(Chrysostom, "Hom. on Heb.", 11). Greek and Roman authors often used the
simile of an anchor in connection with being steadfast in virtue and hopeful of
happier times. The anchor has always been a motif in Christian art expressive
of much more than a human sense of safety: it symbolizes the Christian's faith,
his certainty in the resurrection of the Lord and in his own resurrection; it is a
symbol of a confidence which stems from his intimate union with Christ. The sa-
cred text brings together all those ideas: in a certain sense the anchor is Christ
himself who through his redemptive sacrifice gives us the conviction that we can
with him enter "into the inner shrine", that is, the heavenly sanctuary. "I have
asked you to keep on lifting your eyes up to heaven as you go about your work,
because hope encourages us to grasp the strong hand which God never ceases
to reach out to us, to keep us from losing our supernatural point of view. Let us
persevere even when our passions rear up and attack us, attempting to imprison
us within the narrow confines of our selfishness; or when puerile vanity makes
us think we are the center of the universe. I am convinced that unless I look up-
ward, unless I have Jesus, I will never accomplish anything. And I know that the
strength to conquer myself and to win comes from repeating that cry, 'I can do
all things in him who strengthens me' (Phil 4:13), words which reflect God's firm
promise not to abandon his children if they do not abandon him" (St. J. Escriva,
"Friends of God", 213). "A man should be tied to hope in the same way as the
anchor is tied to the ship. But there is a difference between the anchor and hope:
the anchor reaches down to get its hold, whereas hope reaches upwards, laying
hold of God" ("Commentary on Heb., ad loc.").
20. The sacrifice, resurrection and glorification of Christ are the grounds of our
hope. In the Old Testament, the high priest entered the Holy of Holies once a
year, on the Day of Atonement; this he did after offering one sacrifice in expiation
of his own sins and another for the sins of the entire people. By his sacrifice on
the cross, Christ entered into the true sanctuary of heaven and gave all men ac-
cess to it. The reason for our firm hope is the fact that Christ has entered heaven.
"It was not into the Holy of Holies (where Moses entered) but behind the curtain,
into heaven, that he, Christ Jesus, went as our forerunner and was made a priest
forever. He went not like Aaron, to offer the sacrificial victims, but to offer prayer
for all the nations, like Melchizedek" (St Ephraem, "Com. in Epist. ad Haebreos",
The description here of Christ as a "forerunner" has great depth and beauty. This
is the only time this word is used in the New Testament, although Christian tradi-
tion soon came to use it, on the basis of the prophecy of Malachi (Mal 3:1), to
describe St John the Baptist, the envoy sent in advance of Jesus to prepare his
way (cf. Mk 1:2; Lk 1:76). Here the perspective is slightly different: it has to do
not with preparing for the proclamation of the Gospel but with attaining final beati-
tude. Christ has gone before us into heaven to prepare a place for us (cf. Jn 14:2):
he is our hope (cf. Col 1:27; 1 Tim 1:1), our life (cf. Col 3:4), our way (cf. Jn 14:6),
whereby we have access to the Father (cf. Eph 2:18-2:7). Christ is a "forerunner"
in the literal sense of the word—one who "runs ahead", who went on ahead of the
party to announce its arrival; or it can be understood in the sense of the first one
to reach the finish, the first to finish the race. For our Lord is the first-born among
the dead, the first in everything (cf. Col 1:18) the first fruits of those who will arise
(cf. 1 Cor 15:20). By his merits he has already obtained the prize that we hope
to win. Christian hope cannot falter, for it is based on the perennial value of the
sacrifice and priesthood of Christ. Thus, the last words of this chapter remind us
of the main theme of the epistle.
Source: "The Navarre Bible: Text and Commentaries". Biblical text from the
Revised Standard Version and New Vulgate. Commentaries by members of
the Faculty of Theology, University of Navarre, Spain.
Published by Four Courts Press, Kill Lane, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland, and
by Scepter Publishers in the United States.


text:
Your browser does not support iframes.
Remember way back in 2009 when the American auto industry was about to go belly up? Obama and the Democrats made a decision to intervene with federal assistance and save hundreds of thousands of jobs, an entire industry, and the global economy from collapse!
And Republicans called it "socialism." So now that Trump has saved 1,000 jobs in Indiana, Trump and Republicans are taking a big victory lap. Funny thing: No one in the Republican Party is complaining about government overreach or calling it socialism.
Editor's note: This editorial was published recently in The Advocate-Messenger in Danville. It's being reprinted with permission through the Kentucky Press News Service.
I love this time of year.
People seem happier.
Food tastes better.
Work seems a little less stressful.
(The election is over. Need I say more?)
But, there is one thing I really dislike about the holiday season - the stress we inflict on ourselves about buying Christmas gifts.
Why do we put so much pressure on ourselves? Why do we care so much? What has created this materialistic monster that seems to take over the real meaning of the season? Our society is so obsessed with things, money, buying, etc.
By Davette B. Swiney
Kecha Richardson wants what any loving parent wants. She wants to provide for her children, and she wants to set an example that gives them the confidence and drive to find their own success.
That common dream can't begin to take shape for Kecha without self-sustaining employment. Often there are barriers to entering or progressing in the workforce.
It may not have generated much publicity, but Kentucky's economy hit a high-water mark in October, when our civilian labor force saw its biggest one-month gain in at least 40 years. It grew by almost 15,000 during those 31 days, putting us just shy of two million people who are either working or actively looking for a job.
I have been immersed in American history lately, particularly with the World War II era. I can't tell you why, to be perfectly honest. Maybe the current political climate has inspired me to study how we got here. Perhaps I long for a different time than the one in which I live.
Honestly, though, I think I am simply in awe of the people who came before us, paving the way for a world where we can be free.
This week, our families and friends will sit down at the dinner table to celebrate Thanksgiving, the oldest of the American-based holidays.
Nearly 400 years have passed since the most famous of these harvest feasts was held by the Pilgrims and Native Americans. It didn't become the holiday we recognize today, though, until President Washington and then President Lincoln helped solidify its place on the calendar, which Congress finalized in the 1940s by declaring it to always be on the fourth Thursday of November.
Copyright © 2017
The Lebanon Enterprise is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Marion County and Lebanon, KY, and the surrounding area.


text: Ok, I know this has been brought up before, but I just thought I would ask, since Blowouts are coming up fast. what everyone charges for Winterization? For residential, We are at 70$ for up to 9 zones and 7$ a zone afte that. We regulate our compresors to o more than 40 PSI. We go through each zone 3X and take quite a bit of time at each location to make sure it is done right. I know of some people doing it for 50 or 55 but it's my guess that thery are not regulating the air pressure, which would take less time and thus. less cost. The customer saves 15$ in the fall but is stuck with a mauch larger bill in the spring to replace damaged rotaty heads caused by excessive pressure. I've also been thinking about increasing our price for lake systems. All of our systems use On shore pumps and most of them use the Alge Queen filter. For those of you who are unfamilar with tis, it's a basket about the size of a 5 gallon pail filled with pea gravel. It does a wonderful job of filtering the water but it is not fun crawling into 40 degree water to pull this thing out. We have been charging 85$ for lake systems up to 9 zones but Iam thinking that this may be a bit too low. All of our lake systems have a blowout point close to the driveway so you do not have to drag a hose too far, but getting into the lake kind of sucks. I believe our pricing is pretty close to other professional contractors in our area. What are you seeing in your area? How do you contact your customers to arrange a time to perform this service? Do you call, send e- mails or Send a postcard? Thanks in advance for your input.


text:
Dr. Hina Dave MD
- Neurology Dallas, TX
Patient Reviews
Reviews reflect patients' level of satisfaction with the care they received from this provider. Dr. Hina Dave xhas an overall rating of 3.7.
Dr. Hina Dave, MD is a Doctor primarily located in Dallas, TX, with another office in New Orleans, LA. She has 9 years of experience. Her specialties include Neurology and Internal Medicine. Dr. Dave is affiliated with Ochsner Hospital For Children and UT Southwestern Medical Center/William P Clements Jr University Hospital. She speaks English.
Find out the languages this doctor/ or staff may speak.
View all
Learn where this doctor attended medical school.
View all
Specialties & Expertise
Dr. Hina Dave has the following 9 areas of expertise and 2 specialties.
For the best health care, select a doctor who specializes in your medical condition.
View all
See areas of expertise for treating specific conditions, procedures and surgeries for this doctor.
View all
Health Guides
Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease in which your body is unable to maintain a normal blood sugar (glucose) level.
more health guides
Locations & Directions
Nearby Doctors
Dr. Hina Dave, MD is similar to these 3 Doctors near Dallas, TX.


text:
Before NASA made 3D printing in a micro-gravity vacuum environment (space) a science fact, the space organization was busy pushing the additive manufacturing process into new realms here on earth. Here are some recent advances in additive manufacturing that prove that NASA is making the most of 3D printing.
Mars Rover 2.0
Forty-six years ago this July, the first human set foot on the moon. Since then, talk of going back – and even farther – has dominated the space exploration conversation. In recent years, advances have been made that could prove critical to taking another big step: putting a human on Mars.
We've all heard of NASA's current batch of Mars rovers (Spirit and Opportunity), but NASA is also developing a new rover named Desert Research and Technology Studies (RATS) for possible inclusion in a future mission to Mars. The RATS rover is significantly different from any rover NASA has built so far.
- The Desert RATS is currently the size of a Hummer. And before you get all bent out of shape wondering why it has to be that large, keep in mind that the Desert RATS is the first rover to sport a pressurized cabin that supports human life.
- Desert RATS is the first rover to be built of 3D printed parts. In cooperation with Stratasys NASA worked to produce about 70 parts that make up the Desert RATS rover. Stratasys used fused deposition modeling (FDM) to form materials such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polycarbonate-acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (PC-ABS), and other polycarbonate materials into flame-retardant vents and housings, camera mounts, large pod doors, the front bumper, and many other custom fixtures.
According to Stratasys, "FDM offers the design flexibility and quick turnaround to build tailored housings for complex electronic assemblies. For example, one ear-shaped exterior housing is deep and contorted, and would be impossible – or at least prohibitively expensive – to machine."
NASA engineers chose 3D printing for various reasons including cost, weight, and strength of finished product. "You always want it to be as light as possible, but you also want it to be strong enough," says NASA test engineer Chris Chapman. [1], [2]
3D printed optics
NASA aerospace engineer Jason Budinoff is building both a camera and a telescope using 3D manufactured components. While this does not sound like anything ground-breaking, Budinoff's next step is to produce the first 3D printed telescope mirror.
Before the 3D printed mirror can become a reality, Budinoff will build a 50mm (2in) camera; its outer tube, baffles, and optical mounts will be printed as a single structure. This camera will be fitted with conventionally manufactured mirrors and lenses, mounted in a CubeSat, and subjected to vibration and thermal-vacuum testing later this year.
The second step toward a 3D printed mirror will come in the form of a 350mm (14i) dual-channel telescope that will be created using additive manufacturing – just like its smaller cousin.
Then comes the real test. Budinoff hopes to demonstrate that he can use powdered aluminum to produce 3D manufactured optics. Under normal circumstances this would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, because aluminum is a porous metal. However, Budinoff believes that after 3D manufacturing an appropriately sized aluminum object, he can subject it to a process called isostatic pressing – simultaneously heating the object and increasing the pressure to 15,000 psi – which will "squeeze" the mirror to reduce the surface porosity and render a polished, mirror-like surface.
The development of the camera, telescope, and optics using additive manufacturing will be invaluable to anyone who builds optical instruments. "I think we can demonstrate an order-of-magnitude reduction in cost and time with 3D printing," concludes Budinoff. [3], [4]
3D printed rocket engines
A rocket engine injector, constructed by Aerojet Rocketdyne using additive manufacturing techniques, recently passed an important hot-fire test. The successful completion of this test moves 3D printed parts one step closer toward being used in rocket engines.
While 3D printing has been used in the past to produce parts for space vehicles, it is usually restricted to less critical components. According to Jeff Haynes, additive manufacturing program manager at Aerojet Rocketdyne, "the injector is the heart of a rocket engine and represents a large portion of the resulting cost." Indeed, injectors may take a year or more to build but, using additive manufacturing technology, Aerojet Rocketdyne can reduce build times to less than four months while simultaneously cutting overall cost by 70 percent.
Aerojet Rocketdyne used selective laser sintering (SLS) to liquefy and fuse metallic powder into the required specifications. The injector was then sent to NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, where it underwent the crucial hot-fire tests. Upon successful completion of the tests, Carol Tolbert, Manufacturing Innovation Project manager, said, "These successful tests let us know that we are ready to move on to demonstrate the feasibility of developing full-size, additively manufactured parts." [5] [6]
So whether it's 3D printing in micro-gravity, 3D printing in the vacuum of space, or relying more and more heavily on 3D printed parts here on Earth, NASA is pushing the edge of innovation in the hopes of sending a human farther from our planet than ever before.
[1] https://www.stratasys.com/resources/case-studies/aerospace/nasa-mars-rover
[2] https://www.diyspaceexploration.com/3dprinting/
[3] https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-engineer-set-to-complete-first-3-d-printed-space-cameras/index.html#.VCRy2_ldWuS
[4] https://www.diyspaceexploration.com/3dprinting/
[5] https://www.space.com/22001-3d-printed-rocket-engine-part-test.html
[6] https://www.diyspaceexploration.com/3dprinting/
License: The text of "NASA is making the most of 3D printing" by All3DP is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.


text:
Saturn Repair Problems? Ask a Mechanic for Answers ASAP
Hello and thank you for using JustAnswer. My name is XXXXX XXXXX I will do my best to help you with your Saturn problem.
Attachments are only available to registered users.
Remove blower motor cover.
Remove nuts securing blower motor.
Reverse procedure to reinstall.


text:
Taco Chicken Nuggets ( OAMC )
Be the first to review
READY IN: 1hr
Recipe by Tina Madden
My daughter and I came up with this recipe today. Prep time is approx. And the yield is approx also.
See Discussion:
Ingredients Nutrition
- 3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into nuggets)
- 1 cup ranch dressing
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 1 (13 1/2 ounce) bagtostitos tortilla chips, crushed
- 1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope taco seasoning mix
Directions See How It's Made
- Mix Ranch dressing and milk in a bowl.
- Place the chicken nuggets into the bowl of ranch mix.
- In blender crush the tortilla chips once finely crushed mix in taco seasoning.
- This step you might need to do a little chips at a time and stir with a rubber spatula to mix.
- (if mix becomes too sticky and wont stick to chicken return to blender and mix again).
- Once chips are crushed spoon out the chicken from the ranch and roll into the chip mixture.
- At this point you can freeze these for 2 hours single layered then placed into a zip lock baggie.
- To bake unfrozen place on a sprayed cookie sheet Bake@ 425 for 15-20 minutes or untill chicken is done and topping is crisp.
- To bake frozen bake for 25 minutes at 425.


text:
Listen to free music played by abukati
Blip.fm is internet radio made social. It's easy to search for, play, and discover free music recommended by real people. Join today to create your own free station and start listening to @abukati.
abukati I Am The Champion | #Motivated #ImInTheMood
I Am The Champion – BoB [ LYRICS + DL ]| play
abukati שיר מפגר, מעלה חיוך ומצב רוח. מת על זה.
abukati GO HARD! | #Motivated #GoodNightBlip
abukati Fuck N... - Gorilla Zoe | #NewShit #GangstaMood
Fuck Nigga – Gorilla Zoe (New 2011) +DL| play
The Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight| play
abukati "I'm on the boat" | #ImInTheMood
abukati New song, 90's style. LOVE IT!
abukati Follow my lead. Trust me.
50 Cent Feat. Robin Thicke – Follow My Lead| play
abukati Only who is crazy enough to think he can change the world, is the one who'll do it. It's just me against the world | #GoodNightBlip
Tupac – Me Against The World| play
abukati One of those tattoos I've always wanted to do - "Only God Can Judge Me"
Tupac – Only God Can Judge Me| play
abukati aspires to climb on top of the world :) | #GoodMood #GoodNightBlip
abukati Yep, That's Me. Yep. | #PartyMood
abukati Nothing to add. That's how #GangstaRap should sound. | #GoodMorningBlip
abukati Well, Good Night guys. It Was a Good Day | #GoodNightBlip
Ice Cube – It Was A Good Day (HD)| play
abukati It's nice to have dreams, but the point is turn them into targets. Dream big. | #LateNightThoughts
abukati Old #Shit is da #Best | #GangstaMood


text:
The Lenovo W520 For Business Professionals
Bringing competition to all the business notebooks out there, comes the Lenovo W520. This bad boy is equipped with an Intel Core i7-2920XM quad-core CPU running at 2.50GHz. Users can opt to upgrade to an 8GB setup of RAM, expandable to 32GB! The laptop comes with a Seagate Momentus 7200 RPM SATA hard drive and preloaded with Windows 7 SP1. The display offers a 1920 x 1080 resolution on a LED backlit anti-glare surface.
Graphics will blow your mind with the Nvidia Quadro 2000M graphics card and 2GB of DDR3. The laptop comes with a 170W AC adapter and runs on a 135W power supply. Users who are looking for peace of mind can purchase a four year warranty with on-site service and optional ThinkPad protection plans for just under $600.
Without the warranty, look to spend about $4,000 for this monster setup. Whenever you pack this much performance in a laptop, you're going to see prices skyrocket, but for the right professional- it will be well worth the cost. Although the computer rolled out just a few weeks ago, it remains a heavyweight in the computing arena. This laptop is sure to offer the performance you need for your most demanding applications and productivity software. Users can even take a break from a hard day at work to play a quick first-person-shooter, making use of the powerful graphics card. Check the videos below to take a closer look at the W520!
Photo Courtesy of Tecnerd
Photo Courtesy of Ronald HN Tan


text:
Chocolate and Nutella Surprise Muffins
Recipe by Jen T
Found this in a magazine and thought I'd post for all the chocoholics!!! You can use squares of Cadbury Caramello or other chocolate in place of the Nutella if you prefer. These are nice sprinkled with some icing sugar or even for dessert with some whipped cream, yogurt or custard.....the choice is yours:)
Top Review by RecipeNut
Wow!! Delicious! I did use the Nutella because we all love it ; ) But Muffins?? I think these are more like dessert, lol! Oh Well, great excuse to have your dessert for breakfast ; ) Thanks so much for this recipe Jen.
See Discussion:13 Reviews
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 1 3⁄4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 cup cocoa
- 1 egg
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 100 g butter (melted)
- 12 teaspoons nutella
Directions See How It's Made
- Pe-heat oven to 200'C/400'F.
- Place caster sugar in a bowl and add all other dry ingredients which have been sifted together.
- Stir to mix well.
- In another bowl combine the egg, yoghurt, milk and vanilla.
- Pour into the midle of the dry ingredients and then add melted butter.
- Mix together gently.
- Place mixture into well greased muffin tins to come just over halfway up the tins.
- Place 1 teaspoon of Nutella into the middle of each (or place a square of chocolate in)and then cover with another spoonful of muffin mixture.
- Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until muffins are cooked and well risen.
- Remove from oven but leave in tins for 5 minutes before removing muffins from tin to cool on a rack.
- Sift over some icing sugar if desired -- this just gives a nice presentation.


text:
Leslie Mann on Ryan Reynolds: He is a Great Kisser! (PHOTOS)
As if being People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" wasn't enough, there's even more evidence that Ryan Reynolds is near perfection. He has good looks, a wonderful personality, and now you can add great kisser to the list!
"I got to kiss the sexiest man alive. Who gets to say they did that? He's a… More »


text:
Molecular Machines in Action
A fundamental property of many biological processes is that they are performed by highly organized, multicomponent macromolecular assemblies, often referred to as molecular machines. My lab studies the structural basis for assembly, regulation, and function of transmembrane molecular machines. We use a multidisciplinary approach, by combining molecular biology, genetic, cellular, biochemical, and a wide-range of structural (EM, X-ray, NMR, X-linking/mass spectrometry) tools. We are developing novel imaging and modeling technologies to visualize dynamic molecular processes in unprecedented detail in situ and in action.
Microbial pathogenesis
Gram-negative pathogens such Yersinia, Shigella, Pseudomonas, enteropathogenic/enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EPEC/EHEC) and Salmonella are the causative agent for many diseases known to animals or humans. They range from mild to deadly outcomes and often originate as food-borne diseases. Bacterial toxins (so called effectors) are a major aspect of their pathogenicity. They are delivered via the type III secretion system (a large membrane-embedded machinery, also known as injectisome) from the bacterium to its host cell. As a consequence, translocated effector proteins have the remarkable capacity to modulate various host-cell pathways, including endocytic trafficking, gene expression, programmed cell death, or cytoskeleton dynamics that induce membrane ruffling and subsequently make the host accessible to bacterial infection.
Type III secretion system: Unfolded protein transport across membranes
Our recent structural analysis (Schraidt & Marlovits, Science 2010) of the injectisome, the most prominent, cylindrical structure of type III secretion system, revealed a potential secretion path through the central part of the membrane embedded complex. However, the inner diameter of this path is too small to accommodate a fully folded effector protein, suggesting that either the injectisome must undergo large conformational changes during transport or effector proteins need to be unfolded.
To investigate type III secretion of human pathogens, we focused (1) to determine the secretion path of injectisomes, (2) to understand the mechanism of transport, and (3) to visualize protein transport in situ. We discovered that substrates are inserted into the secretion path in a polar fashion - N-terminal regions first – and that they are transported in an unfolded state. To establish whether such behavior does in fact occur in situ, we analyzed protein transport across membranes in a near-native state by cryo electron tomography (Radics et al 2014). For the first time, we were able to visualize pathogenic type III secretion systems from Salmonella in action.
Technological development - determination of atomic structure from lower resolution cryo-EM maps
Direct electron detectors are a key aspect of the recent revolution in structural biology because they have enabled the determination of electron density maps at near atomic resolution from non-crystalline sample material, using cryo electron microscopy. However, building accurate models into these 3-5Å maps remains a challenge. We thus recently reported a new modeling approach that integrates Monte Carlo optimization with local density guided moves, Rosetta all-atom refinement, and real space B-factor fitting, yielding accurate models from experimental maps for three different systems with resolutions as low as 4.5Å (DiMaio et al Nature Methods 2015). Recently we expanded this work and developed easily used modeling tools to build accurate models at the highest possible resolution from single particle electron microscopy maps.


text:
Mr. FLEMING. I would like to thank my good friend from Virginia for having this Special Order this evening and the leadership that the gentleman has provided in this area with the Prayer Caucus and so many other things, both on Armed Services and outside of Armed Services, in that realm.
Mr. Speaker, I am greatly inspired and moved this evening with the speeches that I've heard talking about religious liberty and all of the things that we are struggling with right now with religious liberty.
Religious freedom is at the center of who we are as Americans. With foresight and clarity, the Founding Fathers enshrined religious freedom as a First Amendment right. Quote: ``Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof''--the First Amendment.
Despite these undisputed facts, time and again we have witnessed a whittling away of this freedom. The passage of the President's signature legislation, ObamaCare, ushered in a new wave of government oppression for businesses, religious organizations, faith-based schools, charities, and hospitals.
Mr. Speaker, I am very concerned this evening that with ObamaCare and with many other things that we're seeing on the religious front, on the military front, that Washington and this administration is actually substituting its religious beliefs for our own; a very dangerous precedent.
What have we talked about? ObamaCare. You know, we discuss ObamaCare and all the problems, the cost and the rationing board and all of these things, but what's left out of that discussion are some very, very important points.
ObamaCare's HHS mandate requires that all insurance plans cover various items and services that are in direct conflict with deeply held religious beliefs or moral convictions. Three groups are singled out for this:
Number one is health care providers themselves, who in many cases will be forced to participate in certain techniques, certain types of treatment that are against their deeply held religious beliefs, such as abortion, such as getting abortion pills--what we call abortifacients--sterilization procedures, and such as that.
Another important group is religious institutions. The Catholic Church has, for many decades--really, centuries--gone about the work of the Lord to provide health care to individuals but will be required, under the HHS mandates, to actually provide certain procedures, such as sterilization and birth control pills, that are against their deeply held beliefs. Regardless of whether you agree with that or not is beside the point. According to the First Amendment, the church and its institutions should be allowed to do what is right by their own personal religious beliefs.
The third group is private businesses. You have already heard about Hobby Lobby and many others who, because of the HHS mandate, will have to provide coverage through insurance for certain things, which may include abortions, and yet that's against their own deeply held religious beliefs--and suffering fines of tens of thousands of dollars per episode and per day for having done so. That is not right under the First Amendment.
There are 67 cases and over 200 plaintiffs that have filed suit against the administration to protect the First Amendment right to religious freedom. They are working their way through the courts.
Tyndale House, a Christian publishing company, well known for their production of the Bible, as well as family-owned and operated business Fresh Unlimited, Inc., a fresh produce processing and packing company in Ohio, and Beckwith Electric, a Florida-based electric company, are among the 37 for-profit companies seeking relief from the HHS mandate.
Hospitals, charities, Catholic dioceses, and religious colleges, including Louisiana College in my own State, are at various stages of defending their first freedom against the administration's constitutional HHS mandate.
Instead of supporting publishers, grocers, electricians, doctors, nurses, teachers, and professors, ObamaCare strips away the ability for these individuals to live their lives in a manner consistent with their religious beliefs.
This administration has relentlessly lambasted the religious freedom of hardworking Americans, threatening ruinous fines for noncompliance. And again, companies such as Hobby Lobby, a well-known arts and crafts store that started out just as one single store, faced crippling fines for their religious beliefs.
Congressman Fortenberry, Congresswoman Black, and myself have put together a compendium of conscience protections through legislation. We've attempted many times to get this up for a vote and passed through the House and through the Senate that would block many of these HHS mandates that come down from ObamaCare. So far we have not gotten the support from the other side of the aisle to get this done, but we will continue until this is completed.
Then, finally, military religious freedom. We know that the military oftentimes is a microcosm of what happens in the demographics across America. And today, religious freedom is under tremendous pressure. We have situations where military members can no longer put a Bible out on their desk, that somehow that's offending someone and that's breaking a statute or a law.
You heard the recent case of Master Sergeant Monk, who, because he wouldn't champion something that was against his religious beliefs--closely held and taught by his own church--is now facing potential court-martial for speaking out against that. The list goes on and on, Mr. Speaker, of what's happening, and it's very recent.
This is not your father's military. This is not really the military you were in even 5 years ago. This is a new military in which religious freedom is being pushed away and substituting Washington's morality, Washington's faith--this administration's faith--instead.
So with that, I do want to thank my colleagues who are here tonight talking about the important things. What could be more important than religious freedoms? I think many would say that's the foundation, the basic foundation upon which this Nation was created and why many people have immigrated over the centuries here and many people even today continue to immigrate to the United States because of its religious freedom.
Let's hold this dear. Let's not let go of the First Amendment, the ability to not only believe what you choose to believe in religion, but also to speak out and express as well, even to take action. All of these are fundamental and very important.
Source: http://thomas.loc.gov


text:
About Spice Lounge - Rishton
You find the oddest things in the most out-of-reach places. Spice Lounge is one such oddity – a good one though – an Indian restaurant perched on the junction of Wilpshire Road and the road south to Blackburn, about ten minutes drive north of Rishton. Luxuriously appointed with no less than four leather-clad booths for the most intimate and leathery dining experience imaginable, Spice Lounge is the area's most VIP Indian restaurant. There's a big plasma screen TV playing the hottest Asian videos and a heating stove placed underneath the TV to keep things hot all night long – not to mention the spice! Ruby, gold, and crimson are the colours that characterise the interior, and some of these tones are echoed in the food on offer – creative Indian cuisine.
Opening Hours
- Monday 16:30 - 22:30
- Tuesday 16:30 - 22:30
- Wednesday 16:30 - 22:30
- Thursday 16:30 - 22:30
- Friday 16:30 - 23:00
- Saturday 15:00 - 23:00
- Sunday 13:00 - 22:00
2 Reviews
Nice atmosphere, clean, nice staff, very friendly, not badly priced, and the food is amazing! We will definitely be going back there again! I've heard the Sunday buffet is amazing and great value for money, so maybe that's this weekend sorted ;)
Great food and lovely friendly staff. Nice decoration inside and plenty of parking space. Been there three times this last month so I suppose that says enough! :-)


text:
Your browser does not support iframes.
The Levy Board of County Commissioners Tuesday came under criticism during public comments for their handling of recent changes to insurance and wages for county employees.
The Board on July 18 voted unanimously to cap insurance payouts while offering tiered offsets in the form of increased wages.
Sally Ann Collins introduced the issue in public comments, lamenting the lack of transparency over the changes. She criticized the Board for voting on the changes during an afternoon budget meeting, rather than during it's regular morning meeting.
"I'm here in hopes of allowing the public to become more aware of the pros and cons of what's happening, since I had absolutely no idea of the ramifications of these changes until now," Collins said.
Collins then invited up to speak Jeremiah Tattersall, of the North Central Florida Central Labor Council, which represents Florida AFL-CIO, a federation of local labor unions, in the 12-twelve county North Central Florida area.
Never open an email from an unknown sender to prevent successful phishing expeditions on computers.
That's the best piece of advice Miranda Hudson and Justin Schmitz offered members of the Greater Chiefland Chamber of Commerce Friday during the monthly meeting at Haven Hospice. Once an email containing a virus or malicious software (malware), then the sender can take over the recipient's computer.
The College of Central Florida Jack Wilkinson Levy Campus, 15390 N.W. Highway 19, will host an open house celebration Friday, Aug. 11, from 2-4 p.m.
The first permanent facility for higher education in Levy County, the campus features a comprehensive student center, campus bookstore, student lounge, health and wellness area, a large multi-purpose room, a multidiscipline science lab, classrooms, computer labs and faculty offices.
The college is offering 100 scholarships valued at $500 each to students who want to be among the first to attend the new campus. To be eligible, students must take six or more credits at the new campus when classes begin Aug. 21. The scholarships are available to new and returning students, as well as students enrolled at another college or university.
The scholarships are a one-time opportunity to celebrate the opening of the campus, which is the first permanent higher education facility in Levy County. The $30 college application fee will also be waived for students to plan to attend the new campus.
At first glance, it looks like it should be a rebuilding year for the Chiefland varsity volleyball squad.
The team lost six seniors to graduation, including leading hitter Takiya London and setter Lauren Parker, as well as underclassman Madison Baynard, an outgoing transfer who led the team in service aces last season.
But the returning players back this year look improved on the court, and they're embracing their new roles as team leaders.
"We're not quite as talented, but it's a really, really good group," CMHS coach Debra Weeks said at practice Monday. "We've got a couple of the kids that are already stepping up. Our seniors want to be the ones that lead the team."
It's also evident this is an upbeat and close-knit group that is brimming with team camaraderie, eager to prove it can maintain the recent success of the program, which includes three straight state playoff berths and a state final four appearance.
Levy County is on the high end of spending on health insurance for employees among Florida counties, and it's proving costly to keep up with rising insurance costs while still offering competitive compensation packages to recruit and retain its workforce.
At the Board meeting on July 18, the County Commission voted unanimously to cap its health insurance payouts for non-elected county employees who sign up for insurance.
The resolution also increases employee wages while bringing insurance costs for the county more in line with similar-sized counties, as Levy is relatively low on the spectrum in employee pay in the state.
The Board voted to max out its payouts for employee insurance at $9,512 per employee, while increasing the average wage of full-time employees by $2,180. The wage increases will be offered in tiers, with the highest paid employees seeing $1,000 more per year, and the lowest gaining $3,000 in per-year salary.
Commissioner Matt Brooks offered the motion, and it was seconded by Rock Meeks.
The resolution doesn't change the coverage options, so employees can keep their current plans.
By JOHN TYLER NILSEN, Citizen Correspondent
Town clerk Pamela Whitehead announced three qualifying candidates for the town council's open seat during the Aug. 7 council meeting. First District Councilman Aaron Edmundson said he will retire, leaving his seat open. Edith Brown, Robert Partin, and Virginia Phillips are the qualifying applicants. Mayor Bruce Greenlee, fifth district, and Vice Mayor Beatrice Roberts, third district, will run unopposed for their re-election bids. The city election will be held on September 12.
Parks and Recreation director Curtis Stacy announced divisions for fall youth sports. Contact football includes 8U, 10U, and 12U teams. Flag football will be available for ages 7 to 10. Youth soccer will include 6U, 8U 11U teams. Girls' cheerleading will be available for ages 6 to 12. Stacy announced girls' volleyball would be added to for fall as well. Signup for all sports will be held Aug. 12 at James H. Cobb park.
• The date and time for Trunk or Treat activities is Oct. 28 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Levy County was on its way to being unable to pay its bills by the end of 2019, according to budget figures presented by Finance Officer Jared Blanton at the tentative millage meeting Thursday, Aug. 3, in Bronson.
Recent moves by the county commission – most notably, an uptick in millage, a new gas tax, department cuts and reallocations, and, going forward, a cap on employee insurance plans – have helped paint a more optimistic financial future for the county.
The board passed a tentative millage resolution at the meeting that will keep the millage rate at 9.0. The resolution passed unanimously, on a motion by Matt Brooks, backed by Rock Meeks.
The final millage rate can be lower than the tentative rate, but it can't exceed that number. While it's the same rate, it will generate $641,000 (approx. 3.1 percent) in additional tax revenue – and costs to taxpayers – thanks to rising property values.
By KATE SHERIDAN, Citizen Correspondent
The Chiefland FFA Alumni Chapter held its monthly meeting Aug. 1 at the Chiefland High School Ag Barn.
During the treasury report the budget and expense sheets were reviewed. The minutes read from the previous month and the next order of business was the upcoming elections. Lack of attendance due to the summer months with families and members being out of town has pushed back the elections back to the Sept. 5, with the hope of all open seats to be filled. The topic quickly turned to motivation for attendance at the alumni meetings.
Ideas were discussed for representation at the upcoming open house at the high school and Chiefland Middle School with an information table where flyers will be available to students and parents.
New business was opened with Chiefland Middle School Ag Teacher Matt Detloff requesting a donation of 50 percent of the admission fee for each of the six students who will be attending the Chapter President Conference scheduled the last weekend in August. A $300 donation was unanimously approved.
It's difficult enough coping with the challenges of being a new driver on the road.
When you add the kind of distractions and impairments teen drivers might be susceptible to, the effects can be insurmountable.
The Teen Driver Improvement Course, put on annually for 11 years by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, aims to educate prospective and current young drivers on the dangers of texting while driving and driving under the influence of alcohol.
Members of the Bridle Brigade 4-H Club spent Thursday afternoon, July 27, building two robotic fish. The club divided up into two teams with each member taking turns drilling holes and cutting the needed PVC sections for the two robotic sea perches. In the fall, the club will travel to Orlando to compete in a statewide competition. The competition is part of the 4-H State Marine Ecology Event.
The 2017 Sea Perch Remote Operated Vehicle Mini-challenge will be Nov. 4. The Marine Ecology Event offers opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge of the marine and aquatic worlds. To prepare for the event, 4-H leaders and club members go on marine field trips, visit museums and aquariums, have group study sessions, conduct Internet research and develop their own "mock contests." In the process, youth learn important life skills.
Club members will work on the robotic fishes over the next several weeks. The final step is adding the motors. Once completed, an underwater obstacle course will be set up where the club members can hone their robotic fishes' maneuvering skills for the competition in Orlando.
Copyright © 2017
The Chiefland Citizen is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Levy County and Chiefland Florida, and the surrounding area.


text: DEB - Debian Software Package is a very basic type of archive that includes two bzipped or gzipped files. One of these can only be used for installer control while the other can be used for actual data itself. They are mainly used for installing different software packages on to your computer. They include multiple files as well as versions. This is definitely worth using.