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On Saturday brother Ken (MRTJ to the caching world) and I spent the morning and early afternoon finding a few caches in the Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam area before we headed over to a cache meet sponsored by the British Columbia Geocaching Association.
It was late morning but the area was quiet; no doubt the the temperature of 2C was keeping most folks away. The trail from the main parking area to the Lower Marsh was an easy stroll along a well maintained path, perfect for kids and strollers alike.
At the Lower Marsh area I snapped a few pictures while MRTJ zeroed in on the cache itself in no time flat. After months of looking at the cache write up with a blank look on my face, the actual search and find was quick. Almost anti-climatic but it still felt good to cross this off the list
Having conquered our first cache and feeling confident, off we went down the trail for the next cache titled "Feathers, ferns and fungus". This cache is also in the Lower Marsh area so we didn't have to walk too far, which was just as well as the day was staying cold and there was a hint of snow in the air. The temperature was right at the border between rain and snow; it was predicted to get warmer as the day wore on but so far we weren't feeling the change. There was still ice on the water in the southern part of the marsh.
A few minutes of looking and MRTJ had the cache in hand; well, I looked as well but I made MRTJ do all the scrambling up and down the hill while I took the pictures. HEY, it was my camera!
The next cache on the list was a multi called "Unlimited Ducks". A "multi" cache is a cache that leads you to a series of waypoints before the actual cache location. These type of caches are designed to maximize your visit to an area by leading you to various points of interest; locations such as historical signs, dedication plaques, etc. You typically have to find a number or some wording from these points of interest that you incorporate into the final waypoint co-ordinates.
In this case the cache started at Minnekhada Lodge itself; the lodge is situated on a rock bluff overlooking the fields to the west that were once Minnekhada Farms. Near a lovely red bridge over a pond we located the first clue; armed with the numbers we punched in the next set of co-ordinates and off we went.
Here is a good example of a waypoint location in a multi; the above picture is a dedication plaque to a restoration project for the Lower Marsh area. The cache owner wanted all to know how much effort has been put into rehabilitating the area for nature and by making you come and read the plaque you discovered the history of the area.
We found the cache after a few more stops, and then moved onto our next target. "Beside Running Waters" was the next cache on the list; both Ken and I wondered about the name of the cache at the time, as the area didn't exactly match the cache name. However, after reading the history of the park, I now know that minnekhada means "beside running waters".
Near this cache, and coded as part of the clue, was a neat log bridge; while I was expecting a bridge made out of sawn logs, the bridge was in reality a large log with a handrail fastened to it. I thought that was a neat way of using nature to aid in the making of the local trail.
The above picture gives you an idea of how much rain this area receives; the park is tucked up against the mountains in the north east part of Port Coquitlam and as such the mountains catch the clouds and squeeze the rain out of them.
For our last cache search in the park we cheated a wee bit and drove out of the park and turned north to travel along Quarry Road for approx 1/2 of a mile. We parked at the side of the road and followed a side trail back into the park that linked up with Quarry Trail at the north end of the Upper Marsh. This saved us approx a mile of walking and valuable caching time. We were on a schedule today; not only did we want to beat the rain coming in, we also wanted to attend the BCGA Meet in the early afternoon.
Cache #5 in the park called "Quarry Trail" took us a wee bit longer to find than expected. We fell into the trap of looking in the usual places instead of keeping an open mind to potential hiding places. We looked and looked some more, and then looked some more before we found the little treasure. A good hiding spot and the co-ordinates were pretty darn close.
Our next cache on the list was a puzzle cache called "Canada Cup 1976". For this cache you had to determine a selected player's jersey number from teams whom played in the Canada Cup that year. I didn't feel confident on my final answer as I felt I missed a player some where in the solution; and, sure enough when we got to the area we found a great view of the Coquitlam River in it's upper reaches, but we were no where near the cache. At least we weren't close enough to having the correct co-ordinates. We looked around for a while before we gave up and chalked this one up as a "Did Not Find", or a DNF as known to cachers. We'll have another look at the puzzle and have another go at this one in the future.
Kirsh cache is hidden some where in this picture.....where would you look?
Our last cache before the meet was called "Kirsh Cache" located at Heritage Mountain Elementary School. The cache started as a Show and Tell project by one of the Mini Seekers, one of the young members of the caching team called Seek&GoHide. After the Show and Tell part was over, the teacher Mrs. Kirsh helped place the cache in a spot for the rest of the caching community to find. The cache is what is known as a drive up cache as you can park very close to the cache location.
OK, enough caching....On to the BCGA Meet !!!
The sport of geocaching has grown exponentially in the 7 years since it started; as the price of GPSrs come down more and more people buy them for hiking or boating or as driving aids. As these same people research their new toys they come across articles on caching in the papers or on the 'Net, or by even word of mouth. The old adage about "telling two friends and they tell two friends" is very true. In the two short years since I started in the sport more and more non-cachers have heard of the sport than previously.
More and more GPSrs turn up under the Christmas trees, and to capitalize on the new comers to our sport the BCGA timed an event for just after Christmas for those people wondering what they could do with their new gadgets.
The BCGA held 7 event meets across the province to maximize on exposure as well as unite the B.C. caching community. Volunteers in each location made arrangements and acted as hosts for the event, as well as played Santa Claus and gave out caching items as door prizes.
The event was titled 'The ABCs of Geocaching" and as such was aimed at welcoming the new comers as well as giving them an idea of the types of caches they would be looking for in the field. All cachers were welcome and many of the familiar faces showed up, and many of them acted as informal "teachers" for the folks just starting off.
"You mean I have to find these tiny things hidden in nooks and crannies filled with spiders and who knows what else, just waiting to bite some poor cacher's fingers?"
A "Travel Bug"? Just what in the world is a Travel Bug, and where does it travel?
Answer, anywhere you want it to....just attach a small toy such as a car or animal, make up a story that the TB wants to travel around to visit...? where ever in the world you want it to go. Cachers who find the TBs log their find, and then move the TB along to the next cache some where along in the direction of the TBs goal.
Scruffster records the event for future black mail... I mean for posterity...
Team "M.S. The Brain and Pinky" (left and centre) celebrated their 1,000th find by attending the event. Congrats to them!!
Caching really is a family sport; here teams Seek&GoHide and Kittyclan personify the families you'll meet out on the trail.
Caching is represented by all types of folks, and they really are a good crowd of folks as well. It's hard to find a negative person in this sport!
The moment we've all been waiting for....the door prizes are given away. "Pick me, pick me" !!!
We even got to celebrate the birthday of a team member of the 911turbos. I didn't ask how young Irene is....I'm afraid she'd stuff me a really hard puzzle cache that no one could solve and I would never be found !!! Happy Birthday to a great member of the caching world!
There you have it; a day of caching and a day of meeting old friends and finding new ones. See you on the trails.....


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New e-commerce Web site eases comparison shopping
If you like to learn as much as you can about a product before buying, Kip Pendleton can provide you with a quick and convenient source of product knowledge to supplement the information from your local dealer.
Pendleton is president of DirectAg.com, an electronic business that lets you compare, purchase and finance brand-name- services on-line through its Web site. It is designed to save you time in two ways.
First, it allows you to buy direct from the manufacturer at a discount. Second, it lets you quickly compare competitive products at any time of the day or night.
Push-button comparisons. "Today, if you want to compare products, you put the catalogs out on your kitchen table and you take a look at them," Pendleton says. "One of the neat things that the Internet allows you to do is search and compare by product attribute, look at a full range of options and access the best solution for your farm."
For example, DirectAg lets you compare and contrast specific seed products by looking either by trait, company or maturity zone. And it will show you the list of alternatives available along with their prices.
Currently that list of options includes only those companies that have agreed to be a part of DirectAg. Such companies total about a dozen and include Cargill and AgriBioTech.
However, Pendleton and his group are in discussions with more than 63 other companies representing the product categories of seed, crop protection, animal health and machinery, and financial services for future inclusion.
Participating companies do not pay to be featured on the Web site. They simply agree to make DirectAg a dealer or distributor representative for their company. For each sale, DirectAg receives a percentage of the purchase price as compensation.
"So we act exactly like a local dealer or distributor," Pendleton says. "We are paid for our services only if someone buys product from our site."
How to buy. To sign on to the site, you'll need access to the Internet. Once you're connected, buying a product entails these four steps: 1) type in www.DirectAg.com; 2) select the product category you are interested in; 3) select your method of purchase (credit card or operating loan); and 4) select your preferred method of delivery.
All products will be delivered to the farm. Turnaround time varies by product.
Only the company you buy product from will have access to your data. And the same credit card guarantees that currently protect your card against theft or misuse apply to use of the card over the Internet.
Get news, too. DirectAg will be providing other information services free of charge: * Agricultural news
* The Internet's first digital agronomist, provided by the Agri-Growth Group, an independent agronomic education, research and service company. It supplies agronomic advice on request, hosts forums covering crop-related issues and provides educational and diagnostic materials on-line.
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* Ability to build a confidential personal profile, called "My DirectAg," to help you quickly access the information you are seeking and track your orders for quick reference during later visits to the site. It also allows you to customize the above information to meet your needs.
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We don't know exactly what causes GBS but we know its not contagious!
No one yet knows why Guillain-Barré — which is not contagious — strikes some people and not others. Nor does anyone know exactly what sets the disease in motion.
What scientists do know is that the body's immune system begins to attack the body itself, causing what is known as an autoimmune disease. Usually the cells of the immune system attack only foreign material and invading organisms. In Guillain-Barré syndrome, however, the immune system starts to destroy the myelin sheath that surrounds the axons of many peripheral nerves, or even the axons themselves (axons are long, thin extensions of the nerve cells; they carry nerve signals). The myelin sheath surrounding the axon speeds up the transmission of nerve signals and allows the transmission of signals over long distances.
In diseases in which the peripheral nerves' myelin sheaths are injured or degraded, the nerves cannot transmit signals efficiently. That is why the muscles begin to lose their ability to respond to the brain's commands, commands that must be carried through the nerve network. The brain also receives fewer sensory signals from the rest of the body, resulting in an inability to feel textures, heat, pain, and other sensations. Alternately, the brain may receive inappropriate signals that result in tingling, "crawling-skin," or painful sensations. Because the signals to and from the arms and legs must travel the longest distances they are most vulnerable to interruption. Therefore, muscle weakness and tingling sensations usually first appear in the hands and feet and progress upwards.
When Guillain-Barré is preceded by a viral or bacterial infection, it is possible that the virus has changed the nature of cells in the nervous system so that the immune system treats them as foreign cells. It is also possible that the virus makes the immune system itself less discriminating about what cells it recognizes as its own, allowing some of the immune cells, such as certain kinds of lymphocytes and macrophages, to attack the myelin. Sensitized T lymphocytes cooperate with B lymphocytes to produce antibodies against components of the myelin sheath and may contribute to destruction of the myelin. In two forms of GBS, axons are attacked by antibodies against the bacteria Campylobacter jejuni, which react with proteins of the peripheral nerves. Acute motor axonal neuropathy is particularly common in Chinese children. Scientists are investigating these and other possibilities to find why the immune system goes awry in Guillain-Barré syndrome and other autoimmune diseases. The cause and course of Guillain-Barré syndrome is an active area of neurological investigation, incorporating the cooperative efforts of neurological scientists, immunologists, and virologists.
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Freightliner employees have been here before.
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So have educators, work force officials, staffing companies and members of the communities where budgets will tighten in coming months.
Nearly 500 lost jobs will obviously create a ripple throughout the community, says Mount Holly Mayor Brian Hough. He leads the town where 405 people will lose high-wage jobs with the automaker in a matter of months.
Hough doesn�t think the move by the county�s largest industrial employer signals doom for Mount Holly.
�We�ve had it before,� Hough says. �We�ll have it again.�
He thinks it�s important to recognize this year�s job losses are less severe than the recession-era cuts that nearly shut down Mount Holly�s plant in 2009.
Uncertain outlook
The 485 Gastonia and Mount Holly plant workers facing unemployment this spring will enter a shifting job market.
North Carolina owes the federal government $2.5 billion used to pay unemployment claims that business taxes couldn�t raise in recent years.
A proposed measure to deal with the crisis would reduce maximum weekly benefits by a third to $350 a week. People out of work from Freightliner, who will be eligible for unemployment benefits before the proposed cap, might dodge the change.
But unionized Freightliner, even in lean times, remains one of the county�s highest-paying employers, say work force experts.
The salaries there are hard to replace, agrees Kevin Roberge, who owns staffing firm Express Employment Professionals in Gastonia.
�How do you go to your family and say, �I just got a job but because of it I�m going to be making less?�� asks Roberge.
Still, he says manufacturing jobs have been more plentiful than normal early in the year.
The recall quandary
Manufacturers will say privately they can be hesitant to hire people laid off from Freightliner jobs.
Call-back rights at those plants, coupled with wages that are often higher, mean workers are likely to abandon other plant jobs when Freightliner escalates production.
Roberge says some workers are sensitive to the criticism and often start by telling him they don�t plan on heeding another call-back.
Turnover, he adds, is often a bigger concern for employers than is talent.
�It�s one thing to be good or great at what you do,� Roberge says. �It�s another to show up every day to do it. Companies are looking for people they can count on to be there every day.�
On-again, off-again students
At Gaston College, government retraining dollars have long helped former Freightliner employees respond to layoffs.
Sometimes, say officials at the college, a call-back can mean students understandably quit training programs in favor of full-time work.
In the last round of Freightliner job cuts, affected workers qualified for national emergency grant money to help pay for educational programs.
There�s no guarantee the same money will be available again, said Gaston Work Force Development Director Angela Karchmer.
But job readiness money from the state is more stable. That means even if a student hits his or her lifetime limit on aid, there�s still help available, according to Karchmer.
Simply leaving a retraining program before completing it doesn�t disqualify workers who want to begin again, she said.
She adds that in the last cycle of Freightliner layoffs and call-backs, the company was flexible enough with schedules to allow student employees to finish degree programs.
Freightliner�s layoff history
August 2000
Freightliner, then a DaimlerChrysler company, announces 825 layoffs in Mount Holly and 154 in Gastonia.
April 2007
Mount Holly loses 478 employees to layoffs
January 2007
Gastonia�s Freightliner plant cuts 260 jobs
October 2008
Gastonia factory cuts 39 and Mount Holly 500.
March 2009
Gastonia loses 275 while Mount Holly has 572 jobs gone
May 2009
Eighty more layoffs for Gastonia�s parts plant.
April 2010 � September 2011
Rounds of recalls bring back every laid-off worker willing and able to return to Freightliner plants in Mount Holly and Gastonia. Both were making first-time hires. Together, the Gaston County plants employed roughly 2,900 people.
January 2013
Daimler Trucks North America announces 1,200 layoffs at North Carolina Freightliner plants, including 485 in Gaston County.
* Daimler Trucks North America is not required to report worker recalls in the same way it reports layoffs. This list does not include all employee call backs.


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An injunction is sometimes also called a restraining order, protection order or order of protection. There are several different types of injunctions available in Florida, including:
* Injunction for protection against repeat violence
* Injunction for protection against domestic violence
* Injunction for protection against dating violence
* Injunction for protection against sexual violence
When a person needs an injunction, it is often believed that one can simply go to court and handle it themselves. Such a person may think that one can tell his or her side of the situation and the issue will be resolved appropriately. Unfortunately, that isn't always the way it works. While any person may file for an injunction, the requirements for each type of injunction vary. Injunction proceedings are not simple legal matters. One misstep could lead to a negative result.
If one is defending against an injunction, it must be understood that the court takes injunction matters very seriously. Even if the request for an injunction may seem false or frivolous, the court will want to be sure to protect anyone from harm and may be inclined to grant an injunction when there is doubt. When an injunction is entered, it is not easy to undo.
Whether one is filing for an injunction or have been served with an injunction, the litigant may be required to present all evidence at a hearing which could take place in about two (2) weeks from the date of filing the injunction. Two weeks is a very short time frame and, often, more time may be required, particularly when defending against a Petition for Injunction.
If you have been served with a petition for injunction or want to submit a petition for injunction you should contact an experienced Gainesville injunction lawyer at DeThomasis & Buchanan, PA.


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Stressed by social obligations? Tips for an easier holiday season
(BPT) – The holiday season is filled with gatherings of friends and family. As invitations to different holiday events begin to flood your calendar, one of the biggest challenges is figuring out how to attend everything.
But for some, hectic schedules and public gatherings fill the holiday season with additional stress as they are combined with low self-esteem or lack of confidence, making this time of year a nightmare. If the holiday season creates worry and stress for you, rather than joy and excitement, consider these confidence-building tips:
Feel free to say "no." – You don't have to attend every party or gathering. If your stress and worries are caused by overbooking, make it a goal to only attend one event each weekend, and possibly one additional event during the week. Be sure to include any family visits or dinners in your tally. Limiting your activities will give you time to recharge and thoroughly enjoy the events you are attending.
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Pick the perfect holiday wear. – Sometimes much of the stress caused by the holiday season is a result of the outfit chosen for the event. For women, high heels look great, but can quickly hurt the feet, making it uncomfortable to stand and socialize for long. Consider wearing beautiful flats or heels that have protective cushioning. Look for dresses that not only make you feel good about how you look, but are also comfortable to wear. For men, a tie presents a stylish look for a social gathering, but if wearing one feels constricting, try a distinguished look by hanging a scarf over a sport coat, instead.
Enjoy the food and drink. – Sometimes when we're stressed, we tend to overeat or consume too much alcohol. Make a conscious effort to sample the foods and drinks provided at the family dinners and social gatherings you attend without overdoing it. One trick to help achieve this is to use a dessert/appetizer plate for entree items, so you'll take less. This allows you to better mingle, socialize and enjoy the party, and when you go home, you'll feel better – both physically and about yourself – giving you confidence to attend the next scheduled event on your holiday calendar.
Put stress and worry on the back burner this holiday season and look forward to the social events you'll attend this year with a smile on your face.


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Stanislaus County is America's car theft capital, with the highest per capita rate of vehicle theft in the country. But law enforcement is catching up in the race against thieves.
One tool police use is the "bait car," a vehicle rigged with cameras that catches thieves red-handed.
Watch the Stanislaus County Auto Theft Task Force use bait cars in a video posted each week on Modbee.com. Parents, be warned: some of the videos includes objectionable language and actions.
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The Motor Car Act 1903, which came into force on 1 January 1904, required all motor vehicles to be entered on an official vehicle register, and to carry number plates. The Act was passed in order that vehicles could be easily traced in the event of an accident or contravention of the law. Vehicle registration number plates in the UK are rectangular or square in shape, with the exact permitted dimensions of the plate and its lettering set down in law.
You can find out where your personalised registration number plate was originally issued here.
The RTA announced on Wednesday that customers can now check out both available and unavailable numbers as well as those that are likely to be available in the future.
Sultan Al Marzouqi, director of Vehicle Licensing at the RTA's Licensing Agency, said: "This service does not only allow customers to enquire and buy the current codes, but also future codes (Up to Z). Customers can log onto RTA's website (www.rta.ae) by clicking 'Inquiring about Distinctive Number Plates' to know about the available numbers and buy them online."
He added that the system has been developed and programmed to provide information about available and unavailable numbers along with their prices.
The system also enables enquiring about numbers in four different ways: by code, by number of digits, by entering the numbers required, or by the price.
The RTA also offers distinguished number plates through online auction as well as through live auctions, drawing huge interests from enthusiasts with some plates going for millions of dirhams.
Last year, the single-digit plate D5 was auctioned for Dh33 million, the highest priced number in Dubai.
A TOTAL of 58 number plates are due to go under the hammer at Highlands College next week as part of an auction organised by the Infrastructure Department.
During the last two events, the auction raised more than £421,750 with the money going towards buying equipment for Driver and Vehicle Standards – the department's authority which oversee the registration of the Island's vehicles.
In 2013 one anonymous individual paid £71,000 for the plate JSY 1.
Infrastructure Minister Eddie Noel said that he was expecting one number plate to receive particular interest from bidders this year.
The three-letter scheme preserved the area letter codes as the second pair of letters in the set of three, and the single letter area codes were deleted (since prefixing a single letter code would create a duplicate of a two-letter code). In some areas, the available numbers with this scheme started to run out in the 1950s, and in those areas, a reversed sequence was introduced, i.e. 1 AAA to 999 YYY. The ever-increasing popularity of the car can be gauged by noting that these sequences ran out within ten years, and by the beginning of the 1960s, a further change was made in very popular areas, introducing 4-number sequences with the one and two letter area codes, but in the reverse direction to the early scheme (i.e. 1 A to 9999 YY). Often number plates were on hinges, as petrol tank caps were located under the number plates on some cars.
Record numbers of motorists are driving cars fitted with personalised numberplates amid a surge in "auto vanity".
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency sold a record 374,968 registrations last year, up 12 per cent in 12 months and almost five times the total in the mid-90s.
The trade in numberplates made more than £110 million for the Treasury in 2016-17 alone, a record annual total.
The rise coincides with an increase in the number of registrations made available by the DVLA, combined with a sharp rise in the value of rare plates over the past two decades.
In an era when we're all supposed to be flaunting our individuality, the trend for personalised car number plates has apparently never been higher. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), which sells new and never-issued registrations, sold 374,968 last year, an increase of 12%.
Among private dealers, who sell pre-owned plates, business is just as good.
"For the past five years, [the market has] been steadily rising." It is thought one reason is a personalised plate makes the age of the car less obvious. But he also says social media has played a huge part. "It's, 'Hey, everybody, look at me'," he says.
People post pictures of their new cars on Instagram, and adding a private plate "seems to be something that people can use to boost their social media reach".
At the entry-level end of the market, "registrations that start at £250, on average there are 800 of those sold every day." He says one fairly common customer is the parent who buys a personalised plate for their child on passing their driving test, to go with a new car. "My typical client would be someone in their 40s or 50s, they've got a bit of money sitting about and always fancied a personalised number plate."
At the extreme end, plates can fetch more than £500,000. In 2014, one classic-car dealer bought a "25 O" plate, reportedly for his Ferrari 250 GTO, for £400,000 (the final price, including fees, was £518,000) and a "250 L" for £130,000.
"The numbers that were selling for £1,000 in 1980 now sell for £150,000. What probably changed it was in the late 80s, when the government started to sell numberplates. We in the trade all thought it would devalue the numbers, but it didn't, it just got more people interested."
A personalised plate is "a prestigious thing. There's a little bit of vanity about it," says Saperia. As for those of us who believe it's the mark of a bit of a berk, Saperia points out that the DVLA's sale of personalised plates "bring more than £100m every year to the treasury".
The number plate 1D was bought for a record £352,000 at auction yesterday.
Tycoon Nabil Bishara won it in fierce bidding and plans to put it on his wife's Bentley.
His £352,411 offer beats the previous £254,000 best for a DVLA sale, set by 51NGH in 2006. The DVLA's Damian Lawson said after the auction in Claverdon, Warks: We're absolutely over the moon."
Britain's priciest car reg is F1, bought privately for £440,625 in 2008 by Afzal Kahn of Bradford, West Yorks."
Sharjah: Fierce bidding at a Sharjah Police licence plate online auction raked in Dh3.4 million for a single plate numbered "15", said Sharjah Police.
In total, Dh9.8 million was raised from the auction of 100 unique number plates.
Organised by Sharjah Police in collaboration with Emirates Auction from March 27 till April 1, the auction attracted the attention of bidders from across the UAE and beyond.
The online auction witnessed intense bidding on 100 unique number plates, including a pair of two-digit plates: 15 and 66, nine three-digit plates: 120, 121, 200, 202, 221, 313, 660, 801, 888, and 44 four-digit plates, featuring unique combinations such as: 2222 and 5000, in addition to 45 five-digit plates.
The highest bid on two-digit number went to plate number 15, which recorded Dh3,4 million, while plate number 66 recorded Dh1,2 million. The highest price for three-digit numbers went to plate number 888, which recorded Dh700,000.
The four-digit plate number 2222 was sold for Dh600,000 and the highest paid for a five-digit plate (66666) was Dh559,000.
Plate number 200 sold for Dh382,000, while the lowest bid went to plate number 89100 which sold for Dh6,000
The auction was viewed by 500,102 people via Emirate Auction's mobile app and website.
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Corpus Christi, Florida In March of this year, Kevin Davis decided he'd run away from home, so he jumped on his bicycle and peddled his happy ass out of town. Riding along the railroad tracks, he decided to ditch his bike and his backpack behind some brush, walk up to the first house he saw, knocked upon the door and asked the poor residents to call the police because he'd just killed somebody. The most I ever get at my front door are Jehovah's Witnesses and the pissed off neighbors.


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Richard Twiss, who is co-founder and president of Wiconi International, a mission organization focused on working with Native peoples, will present the address "Drumming, Dancing, Chanting, and Other Christian Things" on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. at Hope College in Cook Auditorium of the De Pree Art Center.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Twiss is a member of the Rosebud Lakota/Sioux Tribe. As co-founder and president of Wiconi International, he is committed to seeing Native people worldwide emerge into a powerful place of ministry in reconciliation and healing within the Body of Christ.
He has spoken at more than a hundred churches and at colleges and universities across North America, and has been a national conference speaker for Promise Keepers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. He is a member of the International Reconciliation Coalition, Mission America National Committee, and appeared as a guest on the "Focus on the Family" radio program.
He was a pastor for 13 years and has worked with the International and American Bible societies to help produce scriptures for Native people. He consults with denominational and para?church leaders and dozens of local churches to raise awareness for the Native work. In addition, he is a professional consultant, conducting diversity awareness seminars in the business community. He is a North American leader of the World Christian Gathering of Indigenous People Movement.
Twiss is author of the book "One Church Many Tribes - Serving Jesus the Way God Made You" (Regal Books), which articulates a fresh biblical vision for Native people. He writes a bimonthly column titled "Smoke Signals" for "Charisma Magazine."
In 1972, he was a participant in the forced occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Building, in Washington, D.C., with the American Indian Movement or "AIM."
Twiss is a doctoral student at Asbury Seminary. He currently lives in Vancouver, Wash., with his wife of 30 years, Katherine, and their four sons.
The De Pree Art Center is located at 160 E. 12th St., at Columbia Avenue and 12th Street.


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Mascots and fight songs, red-clad supporters and lots of cheering – just a typical day at Memorial Stadium, right?
But it was anything but ordinary Aug. 22 at the home of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Cornhuskers, as university officials, state and city leaders, representatives of the Big Ten Conference and other supporters staged a celebration for the historic expansion of Memorial Stadium's east side.
NU President James B. Milliken, Board of Regents Chairman Tim Clare, Gov. Dave Heineman, UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman, Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst, and Athletic Director Emeritus and former Husker coach Tom Osborne were among the dignitaries leading the festivities. For many in attendance, the event was their first detailed look at the East Stadium expansion project, a $63.5 million venture made possible primarily through private funds that not only adds significant capacity to the stadium for fans but also includes space for two cutting-edge research initiatives focused on brain science and athletic performance.
In an interview with KLIN's Drive Time Lincoln program following the ceremony, Milliken noted the unique collaboration between athletics and academics at Nebraska, saying others "stand up and take notice" when he mentions the important and timely research being done at Memorial Stadium. "This is a great combination of excellent programs for Nebraska… Nebraskans are going to be proud of the work being done there. It's good for our athletes and it's good for everyone else as well," Milliken said.
The project expanded and elevated the height of the stadium's east side, added 6,000 new seats, 38 suites and a new club level, and will increase Memorial Stadium's average attendance to more than 91,000.
More than football
But the expansion doesn't stop with the added seats. East Memorial Stadium also will house a more than 50,000-square-foot, first-of-its-kind center of innovation that integrates the university's athletic and research endeavors. Located inside the expansion near Gate 20, the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3) will house NU researchers who are at the forefront of the study of genetics, neuroscience, physiology, cognition and other areas of brain science. The center will feature state-of-the-art brain imaging technologies for faculty from an array of fields, including those based at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Concussion research is a cornerstone of the work at CB3, which will be occupied this fall by university researchers. Dennis Molfese, an international expert in brain imaging, and other UNL researchers are studying how the brain functions and processes information before and after concussions. Their focus is on athletes, but research could improve treatment for other head injuries.
A few steps to the north is the Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory, which also will be ready for use later this fall. The laboratory is poised to become a world-leading research and educational center that will enhance the performance, safety, health and well-being of student-athletes. The lab's team, led by Judith Burnfield, unites researchers from diverse clinical and scientific backgrounds with industry partners and academic colleagues from across the nation.
Cutting-edge technology will be used to assess the impact of training interventions on athletic performance. Other work will focus on identifying factors that help predict injuries or chronic conditions later in an athlete's life, with an ultimate goal of reducing this risk. While the research will focus on collegiate athletes, the novel technologies and interventions that emerge are expected to affect the lives of athletes across the ability and age spectrum.
The two research facilities are connected physically by a bridge and feature common working space to foster collaboration.
"This project has always been about more than football," Eichorst said. "The foresight, passion and vision of Chancellor Perlman and Coach Osborne and the generous support of our fans and donors to create a state-of-the-art research collaboration facility has put this university at the forefront of progress. The Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior and the Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory are critical in our continued pursuit of excellence and in improving the experiences of all of our students."
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Perlman said, "This is a celebration of an uncommonly strong partnership between athletics and academics. The new research facilities housed within the East Stadium represent a point of strength few universities can claim: a true collaborative partnership between academics and athletics."
Governor Heineman said, "Memorial Stadium is a Nebraska landmark and the activities housed within its walls – outstanding athletics and world-class research – should make all Nebraskans proud. This addition will ensure even more fans can sit in the stands and cheer on the Huskers. More than 90 years ago, this facility was named Memorial Stadium to honor Nebraskans who died in service of our country. On behalf of all Nebraskans, I salute the many heroes who have served our country for more than two centuries and the memories that continue to build at Memorial Stadium."
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ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — A piano recital by Sam Rotman at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, will close the Friends of Good Music season at St. Bonaventure University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.
The program will present popular piano classics ranging from Bach to Tchaikovsky.
Rotman received his bachelor and master of music degrees from the Juilliard School in New York City. While a student, he was the recipient of nine awards in the form of grants, scholarships and prizes. Subsequently, he has been among the winners in five piano competitions in the United States and Europe.
The most prestigious award was that of Laureate Winner in the 4th International Beethoven Competition in Vienna, Austria. Rotman also participated in the 6th International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, Russia. He has given more than 2,400 performances in 58 countries, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, South and Central America, Africa, South Africa, Europe and Asia.
Rotman has devoted a specific area of his musical life to the study and performance of the works of Beethoven. He began a series of all-Beethoven concerts in 1970 (the Beethoven bicentennial) and performed a special Beethoven concert on PBS. He continues to perform the works of Beethoven in recital and with orchestra.
Rotman has released four recordings: "Portrait of a Piano," which includes the works of Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Debussy and Rachmaninoff; "Impressions: Piano Portraits of Claude Debussy, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition;" "Rachmaninoff Piano Works;" and his most recent recording, "The Piano Music of Beethoven," which includes the Moonlight and Pathetique sonatas.
"We are happy to have the internationally renowned Mr. Rotman return to the area since he is the son-in-law of one of Olean's esteemed citizens, Barbara Chew, and still has many family connections here," said Ludwig Brunner, executive director of the Quick Center. "His recital will be a great ending to another successful Friends of Good Music concert season."
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Area of Study: Chemistry and Mathmatical Sciences
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- Why did you choose your major?
- I am a double major in chemistry and mathematical sciences with a minor in computer science. In high school, I really enjoyed my chemistry classes and decided to take Chemistry I my first semester at Bethel. I loved everything about it and decided that is what I want to continue doing.
- What brought you to Bethel?
- My family brought me to Bethel. Both of my parents and my sister went to Bethel so I have grown up in this community and wanted to be a part of it myself.
- What activities have you been involved in?
- I have been involved in my campus job quite a bit. I work for tech support and audio/visual, which means I help set up and run the technology part of events around campus. I also play intramural games.
- How are you different now from when you first arrived on campus?
- I have branched out a lot more since my first year on campus; trying new activities, new food, meeting new people, and willing to do stuff even if I don't have to.
- What about Bethel gives you the most pride?
- I am proud of Bethel for the academics on campus. Professors will go above and beyond to inspire us to get excited about learning and becoming critical thinkers, something that other colleges don't do.
- What has been your favorite course so far, and why?
- My favorite course so far has been instrumental analysis during interterm of my junior year. It was one of my hardest classes I have taken so far, but I gained so much out of it. Because of how hard it was, all the people in class bonded together to get through the class. Not only did I gain chemistry knowledge, but I made several great friends from that class.
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- During my spring semester at Bethel, I (along with Ben Carlson and Laird Goertzen) were sent an e-mail to help make sword holsters for Audra Miller and Leah Towle for the opera, Pirates of Penzance. Even though it was quite a time commitment, we decided to help with this project. We began to spend several late nights working in the FAC, and I bonded with people who I didn't really talk with. Even though the play is over, we kept the e-mail chain going and we are almost to 1000 e-mails in this thread. We all know that if we need help with something, we can ask each other for anything and the rest of us will help them with it.
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CES is one of the biggest tech-unveilings you can dive into each year.
This year, everything is challenging the status quo, from Alexa-enabled appliances to wireless charging, to all the different TVs that will be coming to market in the next few years.
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Alexa-Enabled, App-Enabled Products From Whirlpool
Alexa-integrated Whirlpool oven hands-on
Whirlpool unveiled a new line of kitchen appliances works with recipes app Yummly to make cooking dummy-proof. The app uses image recognition to identify ingredients in your fridge and give you step-by-step cooking instructions, automatically turning the oven on and off when your meal's done cooking.
Do you want to turn your microwave on with Alexa? Your fridge? Your oven? Well, using that and Yummly App, we can even create food based on WHAT is in your fridge. Once you start cooking, the app will help by prompting you to turn your oven on, and it will turn off when your food is done, slips it into warm mode, or shuts it off completely. You will receive push notifications when your stuff is done. The "smart home" will be the next biggest thing but will run you a pretty penny to do so.
Rollable OLED Screen
CES 2018: LG Display shows off large rollable TV screen- BBC News
LG Display has created the world's first large, rollable, ultra-high definition screen. The 4K display uses OLED technology, allowing it to be more flexible than a conventional LED television. BBC North America technology reporter Dave Lee saw it in action.
LG's got a new OLED which is going to be rollable! Inside the box is a high-quality 4K TV, and right now there are no talks to sell to the general public, but if you were Tony Stark, perhaps, this would be one step down from what you've got in your home. You can roll it up about a quarter and see calendar details and weather, or roll it out all the way to watch a program.
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Charge your devices wirelessly (for real, this time)
No mats, no wires. Meet the PowerSpot Transmitter, which maker PowerCast says can charge up to 30 gadgets from as far as 80 feet away using RF. It charges at up to half a watt at close distance -- the closer you are, the more power you get.
A power block that can transmit up to 80 feet away (24 meters wirelessly), and is meant to charge overnight, and with zero wires. It's going to only be $50, which is honestly super affordable! Look for it in the Fall of 2018.
Samsung 146-inch MicroLED 4K TV
Samsung 146-inch MicroLED 4K TV and 85-inch 8K
Samsung introduced two groundbreaking TVs at CES 2018, including its first MicroLED TV, which includes tech that could give OLED a run for its money. There's also an 85-inch version of a new and improved QLED TV.
Did you ever see 'The Hunger Games' where Katniss was able to watch a screen wall of the forest? Well, that's about to be a reality. This TV is 146-inches, and currently in 4K. Samsung is working on getting an 8K TV on the lines as well - which will drastically change the way we view films, but that won't be coming for a few years at least.
Blade Shadow PC
Blade Shadow subscription desktop service: Power gaming on cheap hardware
At CES 2018, we checked out this subscription service that lets you ditch your personal computer. You rent Blade's high-end Windows 10 PC for a monthly fee, accessible through an app on any device with a screen.
People actually still use desktops? Yes, they do! And this one is going to be super cool. According to Arstechnia, "Using it connects you to eight dedicated Intel Xeon server processor threads and grants you 12GB of RAM. Blade promises 144fps at 1080p, or 60fps at 4K. And the Shadow PC works surprisingly well. In the US, it's at first only going to be available in the state of California, where the company's first North American servers are located." While that may not strike your fancy, look at this price point: $139 for the PC, or you can rent it for $9.95 a month, and then there's also a service contract of $34.95 to $45.95 per month. It's set up for gamers mainly, so no, it's not going to be a new set up for people at work.
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The Celebrity Looks that Killed It At Sundance
This year, 118 feature-length films debuted at Sundance, and roughly 50,000 people attended, including a number of our favourite stylish celebrities. Here's our cheat sheet of some of the festival's standout ladies—from Elle Fanning to Zoe Saldana—and what they wore.
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WHO: Chloe Grace Moretz
WHAT: The 16-year-old joins forces with Keira Knightley and Sam Rockwell in the comedy Laggies.
WEAR: Vivienne Westwood Anglomania Eva Jacket ($720); J Brand 485 Mid Rise Super Skinny Jeans ($218) in Lacquered Pinot; Louis Vuitton bag.
Photo:George Pimentel/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival
WHO: Zoe Saldana
WHAT: Stars alongside Mark Ruffalo in the drama Infinitely Polar Bear.
WEAR: Michael Kors sweater from the F/W 13 collection; Tory Burch shirt; Goldsign Virtual High Rise Skinny Jeans ($218) in Focus; Robert Clergerie boots.
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WHO: Rachel McAdams
WHAT: Stars in A Most Wanted Man, the film adaptation of John Le Carre's psychological thriller by the same title.
WEAR: Max Mara coat; AG Adriano Goldschmied Stilt Roll-Up Jeans ($90) in 14 Years Thrasher; Vita Fede Ultra Mini V Crystal Ring ($150) in Gold; Rebecca Minkoff Elle Mini Bag ($395, available with studs online); CH Carolina Herrera Shearling Boots ($310, 310.276.8900).
Photo:Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival
WHO: Kristen Stewart
WHAT: Stewart toughens up for her role as a military guard at Guantanamo Bay in the drama Camp X-Ray.
WEAR: Vintage Renewal Harrington Jacket ($85); James Jeans Twiggy Jeans ($141) in Slate; Dr. Martens Shoreditch Boots ($95).
Photo:Victor Chavez/GC Images
WHO: Melanie Lynskey
WHAT: Lynskey joins Lena Dunham and Anna Kendrick in the dramedy Happy Christmas.
WEAR: Woolrich coat; Coach sweater; James Jeans Neo Beau Jeans ($72) in Caravagggio; Marc by Marc Jacobs bag; Lacoste Berdine 4 Boots ($140).
Photo:Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival
WHO: Astrid Berges-Frisbey
WHAT: Stars opposite Michael Pitt and Brit Marling as a mysterious love interest in I Origins.
WEAR: Chanel dress.
Photo:Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Variety
WHO: Elizabeth Banks
WHAT: Banks takes on the role of a desperate mother searching for her missing son in Little Accidents.
WEAR: Ralph Lauren Collection black and white Tattersail jacquard sweater dress from the S/S 14 collection.
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WHO: Kate Hudson
WHAT: Stars in Wish I Was Here with Zach Braff, who also wrote and directed the comedy.
WEAR: L'Agence Sweatshirt ($142); Hudson Sid Zipper Super Skinny Crop Jeans ($298); Isabel Marant Nowles Shearling-Lined Leather Concealed Wedge Boots ($840).
Photo:Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Sundance
WHO: Shailene Woodley
WHAT: As a teenager in 1988, Woodley struggles with the disappearance of her mother in White Bird In A Blizzard.
WEAR: Everlane blouse; Citizens Of Humanity Rocket Highrise Skinny Jeans ($178) in Black Diamond; Heyoka Leather necklace; Marni Oxfords ($365).
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WHO: Selena Gomez
WHAT: Gomez returns to the big screen with Billy Crudup and William H. Macy in Rudderless.
WEAR: J Brand Highmore Sweater ($276); H&M Super Skinny Super Low Jeans ($20) in Denim Blue; Steve Madden Topanaa Booties ($100).
Photo:Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival
WHO: Elisabeth Moss
WHAT: The Mad Men star tries to save her marriage in The One I Love and teams up with Jason Schwartzman and Krysten Ritter in Listen Up Philip.
WEAR: Juicy Couture dress; Rag & Bone boots.
WHO: Diane Kruger
WHAT: Kruger plays the stepmom of a young Abraham Lincoln in the drama The Better Angels.
WEAR: Stella McCartney Frederica Coat ($960); Chloe Lace Sleeve Blouse ($1395); Chanel skirt.
Photo:Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival
WHO: Elle Fanning
WHAT: Fanning portrays the daughter of a troubled jazz pianist in the drama Low Down and joins Nicholas Hoult in Young Ones.
WEAR: Louis Vuitton pants from the S/S 14 collection.
Photo:Colby D Crossland/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival
WHO: Emily Browning
WHAT: Browning finds her voice in the indie-pop musical God Help The Girl.
WEAR: Tory Burch coat and sweater; BASE skirt; Topshop shoes.
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WHO: Anne Hathaway
WHAT: Hathaway embarks on a musical journey in New York to learn more about her brother in the drama Song One.
WEAR: Max Mara coat; ASOS scarf.
Photo:Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival
WHO: Anna Kendrick
WHAT: Talk about range! Kendrick is a bit of a twenty-something mess in Happy Christmas, dates a serial killer (Ryan Reynolds) in The Voices, and battles zombies in Life After Beth.
WEAR: Markus Lupfer dress from the Pre-Fall 14 collection.
Photo:Ray Tamarra/GC Images
WHO: Elizabeth Olsen
WHAT: The festival It-girl showed up to support beau Boyd Holbrook, who stars in Little Accidents.
WEAR: Stuart Weitzman Black Nappa 5050 Boots ($598).
Photo:Sonia Recchia/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival
WHO: Brit Marling
WHAT: The indie darling stars in two films: I Origins (from Mike Cahill, director of Another Earth) and The Better Angels with Diane Kruger.
WEAR: Proenza Schouler black garment printed cotton crepe jacket and pant with a tobacco suede clutch, all from the S/S 14 collection.
Photo:Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for HBO
WHO: Hannah Murray
WHAT: The Skins UK actress stars in God Help The Girl, a musical by Belle and Sebastian singer-songwriter Stuart Murdoch.
WEAR: Sandro coat; Trager Delaney shirt and trousers; Jimmy Choo shoes.
Photo:Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival
WHO: Keira Knightley
WHAT: As a 28-year-old not quite ready for adulthood, Knightley befriends a 16-year-old (Chloe Grace Moretz) and her single dad (Sam Rockwell) in Laggies.
WEAR: Valentino sweater, belt, skirt.
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text: The photo that touched many hearts: New York City Police Officer Lawrence DePrimo gives a shoeless man a pair of boots on a frigid night last month. That man was later identified as 54-year-old Jeffrey Hillman. Jennifer Foster/NYPD via Facebook hide caption toggle caption Jennifer Foster/NYPD via Facebook The Two-Way Homeless Man Given Boots By NYC Police Officer Chooses To Go Barefoot Again December 3, 2012 "I could lose my life," Jeffrey Hillman tells The New York Times. He fears being killed for the boots, so he isn't wearing them all the time. A photo of New York City Police Officer Lawrence DePrimo giving Hillman the footwear went viral last week.


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Looking for one or two bedroom apartment in the South of Beijing. Either on line 10 or line 4 preferably close to Jiaomen West.
Planning to move at the beginning of March.
Budget up to 3000 RMB per room.
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Guest Lecturer to Speak on Christianity and Sexualityby Karen Handley • February 21, 2005 Share:
The Wabash College Lecture Committee invite you to hear speaker, Dr. Corinna Delkeskamp-Hayes, at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, in Lovell Lecture Room (room 101) in Baxter Hall. She will talk on "Art, The Erotic, and Chastity: Recovering a Christian Appreciation of the Sexual."
Delkeskamp-Hayes explains "My talk on the erotic in art, chastity and a Christian appreciation of the sexual is about philosophy, a philosophical reflection on the experience of those who 'consume' art and on those who 'produce' art, that is, on from where to draw criteria concerning what kinds of experiences one should expose oneself (and one's children) to given the fact that 'art' and 'higher culture' always seem to suggest something worthy of attention and dedication. Ever since art has become 'for its own sake' (and for the market), defining such criteria has become very difficult. I claim that the erotic dimension of art (in both its formal and material senses) is one area where this problem can be assessed (there are others, of course). My thesis is, that in order to draw a limit in this regard, the concept of chastity is helpful, even though it has been almost lost in an age of increasing secularization. If art is about experience, and (at least in some areas) about ever more invasive and shocking experience, a category like chastity permits us to decide where to draw a limit. But in order to make sense of chastity you must have a very robustly Christian understanding about what sexuality is about. So my second leg is this Christianity."
Delkeskamp-Hayes has served as director of European Programs for International Studies in philosophy and medicine since 1977. She has published numerous articles on moral philosophy and medical ethics for both American and European journals, and she serves as associate editor of Christian Bioethics: A Non-Ecumenical Journal in Medical Morality .
Her lecture is free and open to the public.
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|It's a revolver that's also a shotgun. It can shoot .410 shotshells or .45 Colt cartridges and does so with outstanding accuracy. Do you need it? You be the judge. (I just couldn't resist.)
The Taurus Judge is an interesting gun that's getting lots of attention as both a self-defense arm and an interesting kit gun to carry along on a hunt, hike or camping trip.
It is supremely versatile in that it can serve to provide camp meat and stop predators of either the two-legged or four-legged variety. I mean, you can shoot birdshot at rabbits, squirrels and, depending on your location and the law, birds.
You could also shoot buckshot, shotgun slugs or some nice Silver Tip personal defense rounds.
On the range, I found the judge to be very controllable and the accuracy with Winchester's .45 Colt Silver Tips was outstanding from 15 yards. With bird shot, all I had on hand for the test was #9 shot. That's too small for self-defense, but gave a nice pattern at 15 yards.
The Judge can be a lot of different things and that makes it worth looking at. And it's just plain fun to shoot. Do you need another reason to get your hands on one?
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My latest work shows one of the first tanks in WW1. Together with the colorful camo scheme and the gas masked figures it has some weird looking touch. This was the reason for me to do this.
Resinmodel: Die Waffenkammer
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Christians have often divided over matters not essential to Christian orthodoxy and lobbed charges of heresy at one another. Such actions have created a distaste for theology in the minds of many people, and there is now a tendency to ...Read More
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The Lord is slow to anger, and He is gracious and merciful, but we can never take advantage of that fact. True, there is no condemnation if we are in Christ, but that does not mean we will not feel ...Read More


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About the ProductThis important collection already offering a wide range of choice, has introduced a new item this year: an oval, extending table. The table top is enhanced by the distinctive, geometric pattern of this collection, and its steel legs complete the picture to give a solid table with a winning design to round off the range of rectangular, extending tables. Following the success of this collection we once again wish to propose the steel tubing and pre-galvanised sheet metal chairs and armchairs, the bench, the different sized bistro tables with solid, padded sheet metal tops and sheet metal legs worked into an attractive, basket-weave pattern, the lounge seats and low tables which mirror the perforated pattern of the chairs with semi-circular, tubular steel legs.To complete the series we have a perforated sheet metal sun lounger with the same pattern as the chairs and table tops, and a trolley which mirrors the design of the low tables.
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Organizations need to know which systems their information is stored on as well as the relationship of one system to another; that ability to understand the profile of systems is central in helping today's businesses assess and act on their compliance, litigation readiness, and retention/disposition needs, making timely decisions about information management, including policy, data migration and systems decommissioning.
Many organizations manage the information about their systems, enterprise applications and repositories in an ad-hoc fashion and lack a visual and dynamic map that provides visibility into their high-value and high-risk information, such as personally identifiable information (PII). This is complicated further when it comes to the rapidly growing volumes of unstructured and structured electronically stored information (ESI) – like email, text messages, social media and voicemails – as only 14 percent of organizations claim to have a data map that identifies key repositories for ESI (from Iron Mountain's 2013-2014 Information Governance Benchmark). Inefficient manual methods used by these organizations, coupled with a lack of visibility into ESI, increases their risk of non-compliance, drives up storage costs, and prevents them from achieving true information governance.
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Vita firmware update makes browser usable mid-game
A Vita firmware update due this week brings the portable's operating system to version 2.0, Sony Worldwide studios boss Shuhei Yoshida revealed via Twitter. The update's change list has not yet been released, but Yoshida said the Internet browser app has been made usable at the same time as games, and should also be faster in general.
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text: One of Illinois' best kept secrets, The Strut & Rut Hunting Lodge offers trophy white-tail deer and turkey hunting in Western Illinois. Low hunting pressure in Morgan, Scott and Cass Counties will provide hunters with an excellent hunting experience. Strut Rut is located across the river from Pike County. Just over 2 hours north of St. Louis, Missouri and mid-way between Springfield & Quincy, Illinois, we are easily accessible, yet wonderfully secluded on almost 5,000 private acres. Farmland of corn, beans, clover and alfalfa interspersed with woodland creates abundant cover. Shrubbery, consisting of choke berry, hazelnut and American plum, have been planted on the edges of the fields. These shrubs produce nuts which supplement the diet of the deer. They also provide a thicket for the wildlife. A portion of the Strut & Rut property is enrolled in the Timber Stand Improvement Program through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) which results in a greater production of nut-bearing trees thus enhancing the development of trophy white-tail deer and wild turkey. The Strut & Rut manages prime white-tail deer and turkey habitat for trophy hunting on approximately 4000 acres of our privately owned hunting ground. We only harvest does and trophy bucks on our properties. A majority of the land is reserved for archery hunting only, thus allowing excellent opportunity for late season hunters. All of the Strut & Rut ground is pre-scouted. We have several stands in place, however, hunters are also welcome to bring their own. It should also be noted that there are no poisonous snakes on our properties.


text: Media Bloggers from France's immigrant suburbs provide their own, alternative voice PRI's The World January 14, 2015 The men who are accused of opening fire at the offices of Charlie Hebdo and the man accused of taking hostages at a kosher market in Paris grew up in the rough, immigrant suburbs of Paris. The national conversation in France is now full of questions, fury and fear about those suburbs. Some of those looking for answers are turning to a blog written by youth from the 'burbs.


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In this lesson, students learn about the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. The following activities will help them apply what they have learned.
Activity 1: Massive Resistance
Activity 2: The NAACP
Students may summarize their findings in a written report or create a timeline illustrating the NAACP's history.
Activity 3: The United States Supreme Court
Activity 4: School Segregation in the Local Community
After the research is complete, have each group explain its findings. If possible, have students create an exhibit to display at school, the local library, or historical society. The exhibit should include historical and/or modern photographs of school buildings as well as images of students or newspaper headlines from the period. Complete the activity by discussing with students how local events can have national significance and, in turn, how national events can impact the local community.


text: Tech Talk: Create Strong Passwords October 11, 2012 09:51 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By MILK Editors Email with Dino Giacomazzi One of the best things about living next door to my mother is the joy of providing her with 24-hour tech support. Recently she gave her Yahoo! Mail username and password to Nigerian Internet pirates. These clever fellows took control of her e-mail, sent a virus to all her friends and then deleted her contacts. This created quite a stir among her friends since they all received e-mail from her stating she was stranded in London and needed money. The pirates were able to trick my mother into giving up her information with a little virus that popped up a message that said, "Your Yahoo account is about to be closed permanently. If you would like to keep your account active, log in below." Not knowing any better, she sent her password to the pirates. Lucky for her it was only her e-mail. These scams are happening all the time with banks and credit cards. So here is the lesson: Never enter your login information into a web browser unless you know it to be legitimate. For example, if you bank at Wells Fargo and want to log into your www.wellsfargo.com online account, make sure the address in the web browser is in fact wellsfargo.com, not something like wellsfargo.04.ru. This address gives your bank account information to pirates in Russia. In addition to verifying the authenticity of websites before entering sensitive information, strong passwords help keep your information secure as well. Here are a few tips for strong and secure passwords: • Use a different password for every website you visit. • Make your passwords long, with 10 or more characters. • Include both lower- and uppercase letters as well as numbers, punctuation and symbols. • Don't use common words found in the dictionary; make up acronyms from phrases you can easily remember. Example: "Dairy Today magazine is the best." Use the first letter from each word, and your password would "DTmitb." • Change your passwords often. Bonus Content The Ultimate Guide for Creating Strong Passwords Test Your Password Strength Most people don't follow these rules because it is difficult to remember so many passwords. A simple way to create unique passwords for each website is to build them from a formula. For example: 1. Pick a number you will remember. Don't use your birthday or ATM PIN number. For this example, let's use the number 42. 2. Create an acronym like "DTmitb." 3. Pick some special characters. I'll use "<>." 4. String all of these together and you end up with 42DTmitb<>. This will be the basis for all your passwords. 5. Say this particular password is for Facebook: Add the first and last letters of the name, and your final password will be 42DTmitb<>Fk. For Gmail it would be 42DTmitb<>Gl, and so on. This formula is only one example of millions of combinations. Take some time to sketch out your own formula; then go change all your passwords. Every six months, come up with a new formula and change them all again. They say there is no such thing as a free lunch. But lunch in exchange for fixing your mother's computer is probably the closest thing to it. Back to news


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Carmarthenshire county council chief executive Mark James will be suspended if a police investigation is launched into "unlawful" decisions at County Hall, the Guardian can reveal.
Council leader Kevin Madge will this afternoon (Wednesday) consult Dyfed-Powys Police Deputy Chief Constable Gary Pritchard following a meeting of full council.
Sources at County Hall and within the Welsh Labour Party claim that should a formal police investigation be launched, Cllr Madge will suspend Mr James pending the outcome of the investigation.
Dyfed-Powys Police is liaising with an external force regarding a potential investigation into the Wales Audit Office's findings that the council acted "unlawfully" in granting Mr James a tax-payer funded indemnity to cover legal costs in his High Court libel battle with blogger Jacqui Thompson and also in granting a "pay supplement" for "the avoidance or mitigation" of pension tax legislation.
The council is resisting the auditor's findings and maintains that both decisions were lawful.
However, support for the chief executive appeared to have weakened within the Labour and Independent Group-run authority.
On Friday, veteran Llanelli Labour AM Keith Davies called for Mr James to be "immediately suspended" while Tycroes councillor Calum Higgins called for "an independent investigation" and said the authority should "accept the Auditor's recommendations".
Meanwhile, the council has admitted it had not published "all the information and advice" received before granting the indemnity as claimed last week.
The authority released the advice of two QCs, but failed to publish that of barrister Adam Speker - given to the executive board on the day the decision was made - claiming the advice was only given verbally.
However, the advice of Tim Kerr QC written 14 months after the decision repeatedly refers to Mr Speker's written "Note of Advice dated 17 January 2012".
After being contacted by the Guardian, a council spokesman said: "The report which went before the executive board regarding the indemnity, which included advice given by Mr Adam Speker, will be published shortly. As there is ongoing litigation regarding we need to check that we are able to publish it in its entirety at this time."


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Rabbi Yehuda Seif's new gap year program aims to integrate secular studies, volunteering and internships with the traditional study of Judaism in a Beit Midrash.
As an educator and doctoral student at the University of Pennsylvania, Rabbi Yehuda Seif saw students return from gap year yeshiva programs in Israel on a spiritual high. He also noticed some of those students' interest in Torah gradually wane over their years at college.
"They are trained to learn Torah all day, in a setting where everyone around them is learning Torah, and then they come to a college setting and everything else in their lives is moving forward — science, math, English — but when it comes to Judaism, there's a growing disconnect," said Seif, who worked as a campus rabbi at Penn from 2002 to 2006 and completed his doctorate in religious studies there last year.
It doesn't have to be this way, he thought. So this fall, the modern Orthodox rabbi is debuting a gap year yeshiva program in Jerusalem with separate tracks for men and women that integrates studying the humanities, volunteering and internships with the traditional study of Judaism in a Beit Midrash. The aim is to remedy the "attrition levels" that are "unacceptably high" among college students returning from Israel, he said.
"We're really trying to create a different model" where students learn "what makes Israel this amazing place and not just in a four-wall Beit Midrash that could be anywhere in the world but just happens to be in Israel," said the 36-year-old, who will make aliyah in July with his wife and five boys.
His Torah V'Avodah program will join a growing number of other gap year programs offered in Israel — including well-established yeshiva programs.
At the University of Pennsylvania, between 50 and 80 percent of the Orthodox freshmen begin their studies after taking a gap year at a seminary, said Rabbi Howard Alpert, director of Hillel of Greater Philadelphia.
"I think Rabbi Seif's program will fit a specific niche among students whose goals are not well met by traditional programs," said Alpert.
Despite his criticisms, Seif said he also still sees value in the existing yeshiva programs. He spent several years learning at Yeshivat Har Etzion before attending Columbia University. He eventually received his ordination from the yeshiva and said he "gained tremendously," from the experience.
"Our high schools in America have changed in the last 20 years; their extracurricular offerings are much more rich, and it's time for the gap year programs to also update," said Seif, who was part of a Yeshiva University task force to re-evaluate the gap year experience for modern Orthodox students.
His broad, immersive approach means students will visit a kibbutz and can volunteer at organizations such as Magen David Adom, the national emergency response service. Or, as next year is a shmita year, the seventh year of a cycle in which the Torah commands farmers to stop working the land, students could visit farms to see "how it's actually playing out," said Seif, who is planning to live in Efrat in the West Bank. The program also includes intensive Hebrew instruction, Holocaust education and a trip to Poland to visit former concentration camps.
Participants pay $25,000 for the experience, which is affiliated with and receives funding from Bnei Akiva of U.S. and Canada, a religious Zionist youth education organization, as well as private donors. Seif expects about 30 students in the inaugural class, who will live and learn in Katamon, a neighborhood in central Jerusalem.
He'll measure success, he said, by the students who go on "to really continue an integrated lifestyle with a belief strongly in the ideals of Judaism and how Judaism interacts with everything in their lives."
The idea of incorporating Torah learning and secular studies is not uncharted territory for Seif, who taught an Advanced Placement English class at Kohelet that also included Jewish law and thought.
Sarah Joseph, a student from Cherry Hill, N.J., in that AP class, will participate in Seif's inaugural gap year program before she attends the University of Maryland.
The 18-year-old noted that she has encountered some of the people Seif described who were dissatisfied at an American campus after a year at a yeshiva in the Jewish state.
"Some people's gap year program is a break from living life," she said. "You go learn for a year and then you come back. I didn't want it to be a break from life."


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Dan Walters: California's substandard highway system needs fix
Let's start with the basics about California's highway network, which a few decades ago was considered to be among the world's best.
It was mostly constructed in the three decades that followed World War II, as California's population boomed and vehicular travel exploded.
Eventually, however, just about when Jerry Brown began his first governorship, highway construction slowed dramatically for a wide variety of ideological (both left and right) and financial reasons.
Nevertheless, vehicular travel continued to expand, along with population and economic activity. It's roughly twice what it was 30 years ago, even though California's population has increased by about 50 percent.
The slowing of capacity-increasing construction and the steady growth of auto travel eventually resulted in California having the nation's worst traffic congestion, according to the Federal Highway Administration.
Meanwhile, highways were taking a terrific pounding from that traffic, and as the system aged, it needed more maintenance and, in some cases, reconstruction. But that, too, lagged, leaving California with what the Federal Highway Administration says are the nation's second-worst roadway pavement conditions.
Thus, what was a world-class system became something more like a Third World system – even though California's motorists are paying the nation's highest fuel taxes.
Seven years ago, at the urging of then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, voters approved a $20 billion bond issue to upgrade highways, but almost all of that money has been spent, and Brown, now back in the governorship, has insisted that servicing Schwarzenegger's highway bonds should fall on the separate highway accounts, rather than the state's general fund budget.
Brown is correct in that insistence – highway improvements should be financed by motorists – but with fuel taxes already sky-high and mounting unmet needs for construction and maintenance, how should it be done?
A ballot measure proposed by highway advocates and construction unions would double the annual "vehicle license fee" – a form of property tax that today is just a third of what it once was – to raise about $3 billion a year for highways.
It falls short of what's needed and may not be the best way to raise highway money. Yet just raising the gas tax would largely exempt owners of hybrid and electric vehicles, whose numbers are increasing.
Ideally, we would devise a new levy that's tied more closely to real-world highway use, not only by cars but heavy trucks as well, and that charges motorists more for driving during peak travel hours, since morning and afternoon commutes put the greatest strain on roadway capacity.
And, ideally, Brown and the Legislature would address this vital issue themselves, rather than shuffle it to the initiative process.


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Dear Prospective Service Learning Partner:
Thank you for your interest in participating in the Dallas County Community College District Service Learning program. The program is designed to provide academically based service experiences for the students of the DCCCD, while providing much needed services that benefit the whole community. Service Learning seeks to create a win-win situation, providing both students and community agencies with a relationship that can meet both their needs.
Service Learning students differ from traditional volunteers. They are challenged with connecting their service in the community with a particular learning goal in the classroom. One way they accomplish this is to use reflection, which may come through journal entries or group discussions on campus. Therefore, it is imperative that their service experiences involve as much client or "people" contact as possible. Paperwork or administrative duties will not provide students with the experiences they need to meet Service Learning goals. Although some students stay on at their Service Learning sites as long-term volunteers, they may be required to complete only 15 hours of service beyond training. Because many of the participating students are receiving class credit for their service hours, it is imperative that the Service Learning sites follow the guidelines set forth each semester on the district website,
www.dcccd.edu/service-learning. You are responsible for screening the students, orienting them and signing off on the timesheets that they bring with them. Some of our colleges have additional information that you will need to complete, and the students will provide that to you.
Complete information about the DCCCD Service Learning program is available online at
www.dcccd.edu/ServiceLearning. On the website, you can access the
Community Agencies link to see other sites that participate in the program and read their program descriptions.
For consideration for the next semester, you must complete the
new agency information form (PDF - 87KB) and return it to me via email, postal mail, or fax as soon as possible. I will contact you to schedule a site visit once I receive your paperwork. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me by phone at 214-378-1804 or email,
Again, thank you for your interest, and we look forward to working with you!
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