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More camera equipped bicycles: Yahoo Bike
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Turns out, as always, [good] ideas does not come alone! I was thrilled to read this article on Gadet Lab and this article on PSFK about Yahoo's camera equipped bicycle. The bicycles are equipped with solar powered Nokia N95 mobile phones using the GPS, the camera and direct uploading to Flickr. The camera is also connected to an accelerometer, so that it takes pictures every 60 seconds, making it a "life streaming" bicycle, or maybe a blogject? The project is a part of Yahoo's Start wearing purple campaign, (which I haven´t really got onto yet).
I find it quite exciting to see a very similar project to that of my own in development, especially from a big player like Yahoo, and it will be interesting to see what they do out of it. If you take a look at their flickr stream the images have striking resemblance to the images uploaded by my own flickr streaming city bike. (Do notice that comment which confirms one of my findings), so I look forward more results!
That was a lot of links to this and that, but you get my drift… More will surely follow, but be sure to read my other project blog here in the mean time.
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Tab balloons for city's media campaign
Efforts to defeat HB4 costing big bucks in high stakes political strategy
The Valdez City Council – with two vocal dissenters – approved an additional $473,876.43 to amend its contract with Walsh Sheppard to ramp up its media campaign to promote a large volume gasline and defeat House Bill 4.
"I'm very concerned, the message we will send, not finishing what we started," councilman Mike Wells said after expressing equal concern over the campaign's escalating costs.
Last February, the council elected to approve a contract worth over $400,000 with Walsh Sheppard to rebrand the all-Alaska gasline to the MVP, or Maximum Volume Pipeline, in the eyes of Alaskans outside the Richardson Highway corridor.
The project grew in scope to include a campaign to sway voter opinion against House Bill 4, legislation that will authorize a thin-piped gasline – stripped of its valuable liquid gases such as propane – from the North Slope to a the Anchorage area. The legislature has hired its own PR firm to promote the project it calls ASAP (Alaska Stand Alone Pipeline) in communities throughout the state.
Council members Donna Schantz and Chris Moulton were absent for the February vote and both voiced opposition to expanding the MVP campaign.
"I really don't support this campaign for a lot of reasons," Shantz said during a special council meeting Thursday.
Schantz , who had previously said she supported cheaper outreach alternatives such as one-on-one meetings with state officials, was skeptical Alaskan voters could be swayed by advertising.
She also lamented the large number of hours city staff was dedicating to the project already and pointed out numerous projects the city had not yet funded that are also important for the public good and have not been funded for many years.
She also disagreed with the new Valdez concept in the current campaign that supports a large diameter gas pipeline, but does not specifically promote Port Valdez as its terminus.
Valdez mayor Dave Cobb, who is also chairman of the Alaska Gasline Port Authority, defended the city's stance on not specifically promoting Port Valdez as an LNG terminus.
"Every one of you sitting here said 'we've got to take the high road,'" Cobb said, backing up the council's current public stance, that Valdez will not oppose an LNG export gas line that ends in a competing community, as long as the theoretical project indeed brings cheaper energy for most - if not all - Alaskans and maximizes state revenues.
"When we take care of Alaska we take care of Valdez," Cobb said.
Moulton agreed with many of the arguments postulated by Schantz, but said he agreed with other city spending dedicated to LNG gasline development, such as its recent contract with former Valdez legislator Gene Kubina and a contract for direct public relations with media consultants Strategies 360.
"I think it's reactionary," he said of the Walsh Sheppard campaign. "I think it's too late."
Other council members backed the campaign despite its added expense.
"I think it's important that we integrate all media," council member Jeremy Miner said before the vote, though adding later, "I feel a little taken advantage of."
The Walsh Sheppard contract is not limited to TV, radio and newspaper advertising. It includes maintaining a Facebook page, a website that is maintained to be relevant, tweeting and other modern media campaign tools.
The expanded contract passed without the support of Moulton and Schantz.
The council also approved its proposed contract Taylor Bickford and Strategies 360.
Bickford appeared before council two weeks ago and gave a report on the town hall type meeting held in Seward recently put on by the state's hired guns.
The two contracts required an addition council vote to transfer $564,805.11 from the city's debt service account into its general account to cover the approved contracts.
"No one else can do what we're doing," the city's manager, John Hozey, said before the vote. "This is an investment, that if successful, could bring dividends for years and years and years."

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Adiaphora in Worship
I remember well the student's written response during a summer course on the church and sacraments. One of the course goals was to help students understand biblical and theological guidelines for worship. The response was both encouraging and dismaying. After …Read More
The Service of Worship
I recently shared with my pastors that I attended a course in which the instructor encouraged the class of music directors to view ourselves not merely as musicians, but rather as "church" musicians. One of my pastors responded by suggesting that …Read More
Corporate Reverence
The church growth movement mandates "contemporary worship" styles, which means, in practice, replacing hymns with "praise songs." These consist of simple lyrical phrases, often repeated, set to a simple tune in the style of pop music. The problem with such …Read More
Hymns & Hers?
"What have they done to my favorite hymn?" You may be asking yourself that question after reading the new versions of your old favorites in recent hymnals. "New" is "in" with the multitude of hymnal revisions that have appeared in …Read More


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Media Advocacy 101
Media advocacy is the strategic use of mass media to support community organizers' efforts to advance social or public health policies.
The purpose of media advocacy is to put pressure on policymakers by mobilizing community groups and improving news coverage of health issues. It is not an attempt to overhaul the mass media but rather to change specific policies that influence health.
Unlike with other forms of health communications, media advocacy focuses on the environmental context for health outcomes and looks to policy as the mechanism for changing them. Most health communicators target individuals with information on what they can do to avoid illness or injury or treat a problem they already have. Media advocates instead target policy makers and those who can be mobilized to influence them since they can control the environments that either promote health or foster disease. Delivering the keynote address for the 2008 True Spin Conference in Denver, BMSG's director Lori Dorfman explains our approach to media advocacy, why message is never first, and what public health advocates need to know about framing.
Media advocacy began in the 1980s as a product of increasing collaboration between public health groups and public interest and consumer advocates working on health and social issues. It was a key strategy used to advance policies developed by tobacco control advocates and those working to reduce alcohol-related problems. The strategy has since been adopted more widely, with advocates using it to limit sugar-sweetened beverages in schools, increase access to safe places for people to be physically active, reform hospital policies to support breastfeeding, increase support for affordable housing, and many other public health goals.
Case studies
Issue 3: Oakland shows the way
In the late 90s, the Oakland, Calif.-based Coalition on Alcohol Outlet Issues used media advocacy to impose a one-year moratorium on new alcohol outlets located in low-income areas. This case study offers examples of media advocacy strategies and shows how reducing Oakland's alcohol-related problems required rethinking over time.
Issue 16: Moving from head to heart: Using media advocacy to talk about affordable housing
This is the story of how a group of affordable housing advocates learned to tell their story so it reflected their values and resonated with policy makers. What they thought would be a simple refresher course in working with the media transformed their own understanding of affordable housing, how to talk about it, and, ultimately, what was done about it.
Additional resources
Public health and media advocacy
In this article, published in the American Review of Public Health, BMSG's Lori Dorfman and Ingrid Daffner Krasnow discuss key components of media advocacy and offer tips for advocates, including framing pitfalls to avoid, ways to make data meaningful to broad audiences, and how to use compelling visuals to get a reporter's attention.
News for a change: An advocates' guide to working with the media
This workbook-style guide offers practical applications for social theory. It provides advocates with concrete, step-by-step instructions for using the power of the media and community organizing to improve their social change efforts.
Working upstream: Skills for social change [pdf]
Degree-granting public health programs generally do not provide systematic training in advocacy and social change. In the absence of such formal training, BMSG worked with professor Susan Sorenson and dean Lawrence Wallack to develop a curriculum and resource guide that public health programs could adapt and use to teach social advocacy. This guide will also help public health practitioners to bridge the gap between research and practice and use their findings to inform policymakers and influence policy development.
Making the case for early care and education: A message development guide for advocates [pdf]
Written to help the national child care community communicate effectively with journalists, this guide summarizes public opinion and media research on child care and provides a menu of tested messages for advocates. It is modeled on a similar document created in the 1980s by the Advocacy Institute for the National Cancer Institute to assist tobacco-control advocates.
Bucking tobacco sponsorship at rodeos: Strategies for media advocacy and public engagement [pdf]
BMSG developed this media advocacy plan to help advocates do two things: 1) to counter the tobacco industry's aggressive marketing at family sporting events; and 2) to recast tobacco marketing as an irresponsible industry tactic rather than a children's issue.
For more case studies, see Oxford Encyclopedia entry "media advocacy" and Working Upstream Appendix A: Vignettes & lessons from public health advocacy, p237.
Want to gain the skills needed to become effective media advocates? We provide trainings in various lengths and formats. To learn more, visit our training page or email us at email@example.com.


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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — Long before the Indiana Pacers were dealt the wicked blow of losing All-Star swingman Paul George to a compound fracture of his right leg he suffered during Friday night's USA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas, people were ready to write the Pacers off for the 2014-15 season.
The way the No. 1 seed Pacers finished last season, the wild swings in play throughout their run to the Eastern Conference finals, the upgrades that took place this summer in Cleveland, Chicago, Washington and elsewhere — all that already made it easy to assume that George and the Pacers would fall back to the pack.
But a Pacers team facing the prospect of playing an entire season without its leading scorer and best player — not to mention Lance Stephenson, who departed for Charlotte via free agency — shuffles the deck dramatically in the Eastern Conference.
A seriously wounded Pacers team makes it easier for LeBron James and the Cavaliers and a rejuvenated Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls to make up ground for that top spot. And if anyone knows what life is like without your superstar catalyst available, it's the Cavaliers and Bulls.
When James left Cleveland for Miami via free agency in the summer of 2010, it devastated the Cavaliers, who didn't recover until he decided to come home this summer via free agency. There was no way for the Cavaliers to compensate for the loss of the best player in basketball. No way.
The Bulls were able to remain among the Eastern Conference elite the past two seasons while dealing with Rose's injury issues. But they're the exception and not the rule when it comes to the loss of superstar talent, for whatever reason. And while they remained in the playoff mix, they couldn't scale the mountain in the East without Rose and everyone knew it.
How Frank Vogel holds this Pacers bunch together in the face of this sort of adversity should prove to be one of the most intriguing storylines of the 2014-15 season. The Pacers have to brace themselves for assaults from all directions.
C.J. Miles and Rodney Stuckey were nice pick ups in free agency this summer. But they are not adequate replacements for either George or Stephenson. They certainly cannot be expected to deliver the 35.5 points, 14 rebounds or 8.1 assists George and Stephenson combined for last season.
Pacers veterans David West, Roy Hibbert and George Hill will all have to take on more of the load, both on the court and off the court. The double whammy of losing Stephenson and then George no doubt makes that clear to the Pacers' brass, who are right to make George's recovery their No. 1 priority right now.
Pacers boss Larry Bird acknowledged as much in a statement released by the team (which can be seen in its entirety by clicking here):
"Our first thoughts are with Paul and his family. It is way too early to speculate on his return as the No. 1 priority for everyone will be his recovery. Our initial discussions with our doctors and the doctors in Las Vegas have us very optimistic. We are hopeful at some point next week Paul will return to Indianapolis to continue his recovery.
"There is no question about the impact on our team but our goal is to be as strong-willed and determined as Paul will be in coming back. Our franchise has had setbacks in its history but has demonstrated the abilities to recover. Paul will provide the example of that off the court and it is up to the rest of us to provide that example on the court. Any discussion regarding the future of our team would be inappropriate at this time. Our focus is solely on Paul and doing whatever we can to help."
Pacers general manager Kevin Pritchard got more specific with the Indianapolis Star on Saturday, expressing optimism that George will come back better than ever:
"What I've learned through this process is that it's not [career-ending]," Pritchard said, when he spent time with George at the hospital. "It's actually a good thing. It's bone and bone only. It doesn't look like any soft-tissue damage. We're not trying to project when he's coming back, just trying to get him through this week and then we'll know more, but the biggest risk right now is infection. That looks really good right now. They just changed his dressing and it looks really good.
"I have no fear he'll be back and back in a big way. We're not going to put a timetable on it but I don't think there's any doubt he'll be back."
The lingering question, of course, is what will the Pacers do in the meantime? What can they do to compensate for such a tremendous loss?
Those are questions that, quite frankly, do not have clear-cut answers right now.
What we do know is that the Pacers will have to fight for their playoff lives next season.
The last time a team that finished atop the conference standings during the regular season lost its top two scorers was when the Orlando Magic lost Nick Anderson and Penny Hardaway after the lockout-shortened 1998-99 season, per Elias Sports.
After finishing with identical 33-17 records (Miami and Indiana were the other two teams), the Magic finished the 1999-2000 season with a 41-41 record and in the ninth spot, on the outside looking in at the playoffs.
I'm not ready to write the Pacers off before we know what their contingency plan entails. But they are mighty vulnerable now and until further notice.


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HOUSTON—The daughter of Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale has died at 23.
Alexandra "Sasha" McHale died Saturday, and the team disclosed no other details Sunday.
Kevin McHale has been on leave since Nov. 10 to deal with what the team called a personal family matter. During his absence, Kelvin Sampson has been the interim coach. There is no timetable for Kevin McHale's return.
Team owner Leslie Alexander said in a statement that he extends his "deepest condolences" over the loss of the McHales' "beautiful daughter." He called Kevin and wife Lynn "loving and dedicated parents who will need our continued support throughout this very difficult time." He said the "entire organization is mourning."
Some of the Rockets expressed their support for McHale.
James Harden tweeted: "Praying for coach McHale and his family." Chandler Parsons added on Twitter: "R.I.P. Sasha."
McHale spent several years with the Minnesota Timberwolves as a coach and executive before joining the Rockets following two seasons as a television analyst.
"While Kevin was with our organization, we all watched Sasha grow up and become an outstanding young woman," Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said in a statement. "She will be sorely missed by her family and friends."


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Swimming Pool Blog
by Rob Cox, March 26, 2010
20 Kid's Activities to Promote Water Safety Awareness
Today, March 26, 2010 is Water Safety Awareness Day, and the education and interest in water safety (and pool safety) runs from now until August. Founded by the Virginia Water Safety Coalition, Water Safety Awareness Day has spread to many states through out the U.S..
Many communities are expanding their water safety awareness programs as a proven method of reducing accidental drownings. If your community has had even one tragic loss of a citizen due to drowning in lakes, rivers or swimming pools, be a positive force by bringing Water Safety Awareness to your organization, school, city or town.
Water Awareness Safety Day was developed by the Virginia Water Safety Coalition . The following list of fun ideas for promotion of water safety, was re-written from content originally provided by the Washington State Drowning Prevention Network
1. Have the older kids write and develop a 30-60 second skit about water safety and perform it for the younger kids.
2. Teach younger kids the rules for being safe when in, on, around water and have them draw pictures to illustrate a rule.
3. Take photos of children wearing their personal floatation devices properly or using reaching/throwing aids properly and make a collage.
4. Include a water safety message with the morning school announcements.
5. Hold a water safety awareness poster contest for kids through art classes at school or other organizations. Provide a prize for the top three winners.
6. Hold a water safety slogan contest. Have children write a letter to their local government officials encouraging them to proclaim a week as Water Safety Awareness Week. Contact the media and ask them to cover planned activities to celebrate the week.
7. If the school menu isn't set in stone, provide cake, or some other dessert, and designate it as special for Water Safety Awareness Week.
8. Coordinate safety events with local parks and recreation departments, local rescue squads, local fire stations, or any other appropriate organizations/agencies (Optimists, Lions, Kiwanis, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, etc.).
9. Involve the school nurse, clinic attendant and/or health and physical education teacher to participate in Water Safety Awareness Week activities.
10. Each school could conduct a water safety awareness seminar for all teachers, which could be presented by another teacher, a clinician or a guest from the local parks and recreation department or injury prevention program.
11. Ask the children to create a character who would be the "water safety mascot".
12. Have kids develop a water safety awareness proclamation for their Mayor or other local government official to sign, etc.
13. Have kids research water safety or boating safety legislation in your state and discuss the pros and cons of regulation.
14. Have kids research water safety, boating safety, pool safety, etc. on the Internet. Have them vote on their favorite sites.
15. Have small groups of older kids create a one-minute public service announcement about water safety.
16. Have kids create a water safety rap song/cheer/speech/poem.
17. Have kids write letters to the editor of the local paper, board of supervisors, etc. about water safety issues.
18. Choose water safety related books to read to kids during reading time. Check with a librarian for help in selecting books.
19. Invite a representative from the local Red Cross, YMCA, Coast Guard, fire department, rescue squad, etc., as a guest speaker during Water Safety Awareness Week.
20. Have kids calculate the volume of water in a standard size pool and the velocity of a body entering various depths of water to illustrate the danger of diving into shallow water.


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Plunderball by name, Blunderball by nature?
>> Friday, August 10, 2007
This game was developed by ISG Productions in association with Philips Interactive Media of America. Very little is known about the history of Plunderball except that it was featured in various catalogues by Philips as was the case with many unreleased CD-i games. When show cased to the public for the first time at Classic Gaming EXPO 2002 it certainly was one of the strangest CD-i games ever to grace the system. Probably best described by the games abstract ripped directly from the CD featured below and described by R.W. Creative Director of OlderGames as Wing Commander meets Pinball. This is a great game that surprised all who tried it.
One of Devin's favourite CD-i games, this is one of his only reviews available on The Black Moon Project. Currently, the Game Pages are 'under construction'. Information about Plunderball on CD-i is rare, and Devin may be the one who knows most about it!
Plunderball is a three-layer pinball simulation which combines the thrill of an action game with the depth of an adventure game. Beyond conventional pinball fixtures such as flippers, bumpers, and drop targets, Plunderball features lock wells that activate DYUV movies which provide clues and tell a story.
The story combines a futuristic space warfare theme with a pirate adventure story line. You are a space pirate who has been secretly courting Princess Sarina of Cayden. On the journey to ask her father, Clanlord Braith, for the Princess's hand in marriage, you discover that she has been kidnapped by Cayden's arch-enemy Scorpion. The Clanlord promises his kingdom to the one who rescues his beloved daughter, sending you on a perilous journey through uncharted space to Steeleye's heavily armed armada.
This particular release from OlderGames has come as a bit of a surprise. With prototype games you would expect some problems however small, yet 80% of the game has been tested on various CD-i systems with no problems. All in game and title screen menus work fine. Two out of three pinball tables have been extensively played without any problems and all in game movies play fine. We did suspect a hang up on one scene when a movie was prompted to play, although after waiting 10 seconds it did eventually play. This is not a problem and did not affect gameplay in anyway so it's looking good for Plunderball. As time permits and we get better at Plunderball the third table will be fully tested and as soon as the ending credits roll up it will be given the thumbs up as a full version game!!
Reviews in the present day about games we enjoyed in the past hardly seems fair. Inevitably replaying an old classic that memory views through rose tinted glasses inevitably disappoints trying to recapture those first emotions playing the game for that first time. Although opinions differ from various schools of thought on the subject this is my personal unabashed asessment of what I think about the game in question. Hopefully it'll entertain as you read my musings and maybe you'll learn something in the process... however remote a chance that is!
Consider Pinball Dreams and its' colourful sequel Pinball Fantasies, both solid, playable offerings arguably at the peak of there game. Then look at CD-is' meager attempt with the unimaginative "Pinball", limping from one cliche level to the next. Need examples, well okay with a selection of four tables lets have a futuristic setting ala "Cyber", not forgetting the war in "Dog Fight", throw in "Spring Break" and "Melt Down" then we have a complete set. Slap it in a case and hope for the best! The genre on CD-i seemed doomed to live the rest of its' days in the drawer of mediocrity.
Then something completly unexpected, an emerging retropublisher called oldergames releases Plunderball on CD-i gamers at 2003s' Classic Gaming Expo held in Las Vegas. Although potentially I was the only CD-i fan present at the event (outside of oldergames!), a smattering of videos and images kept most amused waiting for that package to hit the mail box, it was obvious Plunderball looked a little ridiculous...
To quote oldergames description, "What do you get when yoiu mix drugs and game design? If you said E.T. for the Atari 2600 you'd probably be right. If you said Plunderball for the Philips CD-i we'd say that you're in line with our best guess.", they were obviously as clueless as the rest of us! Although to their credit they did encapsulate the core mechanic of this game in six words, "Real Life Space Drama. Pinball Style". Yes you heard that right, a pinball game with a storyline! Incorporating a feature called "Video Drop Wells", when activated a small DYUV Movie plays introducing the crew of a spaceship called Blackcore fighting Scorpio to rescue the kidnapped princess. Cliched, you better believe it, the plot is hammier than hammy the hamster.
Thankfully these clips can be turned off but the sadistic gamer in us all would leave them on, not only to see the predictable conclusion but also for hints to progress through each of the three pinball tables. Bumpers, Side Bars, Flippers, all the regular pinball fixtures are here so nothing special right? Wrong, surprisingly Plunderball forms a tight highly playable game owing much to the pinball physics gamers on other platforms would take for granted. It may come as a shock this game was developed by none other than ISG Productions, one of the same company that created Video Speedway.
Each table consists of three distinct zones of play, without spoliling things too much we'll be taking a look at the first table only. However we can say each table progresses the storyline with an appropriately themed design, the catch... after the time and trouble getting to that next level various traps can just as easily dump you back to square 1 of the previous table. This said it's possible to save the game at any given stage, just make sure you have plenty of pinballs in stock as this is a one slot game save function!
Firing the first pinball into play you discover a large round bumper in the form of a planetary body, Kaden. A name you'll grow tired of very quickly as the engineer harks, "We've decayed into Kadens atmosphere" each time a pinball slips through the flipper and side bars. Although the table is not without forgiveness, for example destroy the lunar body orbiting Kaden and another large moon obstructs the pinballs descent through the flippers. It's even possible block the side bars by rolling over small lights embedded in the table. Achieve this and it's quite easy to activate all the EXTRA letters giving you a free ball and the chance to carry over any bonus's you've achieved including multipliers increasing your high score. Moving into the second zone your presented with Kadens sun and two destroyable Mercury/Venus like planets. Playing much like the previous zone with the opportunity to activate an extra ball, shields can be engaged blocking the pinball from falling back to the first zone. Wheras the first zones video drop wells set the scene, the second progresses the storyline. After you become used to the subtleties of the pinball table it becomes more of a challenge than an annoyance. Using the tilt function, judging the right time and position to strick the flipper... this is the way pinball is meant to be played.
By Devin, The Black Moon Project


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Adam met the love of his life in an unusual way. You never know when or how love will strike you. Adam was a salesman in a classy car showroom. He had a love for the cars there that went a little beyond the ordinary, this passion making him the top salesman month after month. This was fortunate given what transpired one rainy weekend.
He'd always lusted after the kind of cars he sold, though he didn't own one himself. Living only a short walk away he was waiting until he could afford the car he wanted to settle down with. There was little point in settling for second best. At thirty, he was fit enough to walk the mile to work briskly whatever the weather.
SHE was dappled with raindrops the day he met her. The moment he saw her, his heart was hers. He hadn't a chance. He'd never seen one quite like her before. A new concept made by Lamborghini, she was a luscious mix of curves and sharp lines. Think of a stealth fighter, bought up to date and add some sensual curves in just the right place. She pulls your gaze to her body like a black hole sucks in the light. A deep dark grey gave her a menacing moody air.
Walking up to her, he strokes her making tracks through the droplets as he trails his fingertips over her fine paintwork. It's all he can do not to kiss her at this point. He fancies that he feels a slight shudder in her, an awareness of him. Dismissing it as fantasy however he walks past and glances at her beautiful rear.
He stops, jaw dropping as he realises just how perfect she is. Two chrome pipes flow from the lower centre of her behind, each one styled like the exhaust sphincter on an F16 jet fighter. He fantasizes that they open and close, as they do look complete. He finds a need to adjust himself as he stares.
His manager explains to him that she is something called an Embolado, a demonstrator sent for sale directly from Lamborghini. Her price tag is near the half a million mark, however no-one at the garage realises just how well Adam had done with his selling over the years.
His home was a simple expanded garage affair he'd acquired years ago from his Dad. It was a borderline planning violation as it was basically an old triple garage somewhat expanded and upgraded to provide living quarters. At present he didn't share it with a car. Being frugal, his savings were nearly two thirds of the Lamborghini's cost.
He realised he had to have her, it wouldn't take that many months to generate the extra cash. For now he kept silent, realising that he'd get his chance. As one of only three salespeople currently working at Hawthorn's, he was sure he could keep her to himself. Little did he know that fate would step in just a bit sooner.
All day he couldn't keep away from her. He could be found in idle moments simply gazing at her or finding reasons to wipe her beauty a little more clean. Over the following days he grew to know every single line of her alluring body. His hunger for her grew more and more each day. However, he didn't make the first move.
When she did, it was all he could do to remain standing. It was late one evening and he was locking up. Working late gave him a chance to wander through the showroom, touching each car and fantasizing as he went. Never did he take his desires further. Being a gentleman, he wanted to wait until he had his own true love. Now he'd found her, he had to wait a little longer. At least that was his plan. Ah, the plans of mice and men.
She was sitting in the prime window display on that special evening. He'd came up behind her, just gazing misty eyed at her flawless form. Reaching out, he touched her spoiler as if to reassure her that he cared. Abruptly her V12 rumbled to life and her pipes flexed open and closed a little. Adam jumped back in shock. As if impatient she revved and backed into him just enough to touch him.
He backed off some more, not understanding how this was possible. Cars don't drive themselves. He tried to look inside and see if one of his colleagues was playing a practical joke on him. Her cabin was empty. She reversed, chasing him slowly until he found himself trapped against a back wall.
Having no escape she was able to press against him. Adam became really scared, she could hurt him here. He couldn't get his mind round to the idea that she might just want him. She pushed tighter against him as he rested his hands on her spoiler in an attempt to move her. V12 vs his arms, she won.
He still hadn't worked out her intentions, still stuck at the stage where a car comes alive. She pulled forwards and revved in seeming frustration. He made to escape and risked losing his legs when she came back sharply onto him. Suddenly, a vague hope lit up his mind.
He dared not believe it, it was impossible, yet she hadn't hurt him so far. He'd only ever lavished love and care on her since she got here. She was very new, very young, he couldn't imagine where or why she'd understand this idea. Yet, perhaps it was the explanation after all. Having nothing to lose, he began to caress her spoiler and rear end. She responded with a purr, in time with his strokes and pulled away a little, giving him room.
He explored her some more, taking it real slow, not yet certain of what she really wanted. She became a little impatient again, revving and hunting as he worked his hands over her so slowly. He wanted to take his time, if it was a dream then he wanted to remember every detail. If it wasn't, well, he still wanted to savour every sensation. As she sat there rumbling, she lifted on her hydraulics a little, as if offering herself to him. His eyes opened wide as her pipes did the same.
Each single pipe had the most erotic motion, the finely machined steel sphincters truly opened and closed in time to her engine. As he watched they moved a little faster as if impatient to be touched. He reached out and stroked each one, fascinated as it opened to his finger. Holding one open with a gentle probe he admired the delicacy of their operation. It stayed open, only lightly resisting his finger.
He grew hard as her warm exhaust smell rose around his body. Being so young and modern, there was no risk of suffocation from her magnificant engine. His longing for her grew stronger and his inhibitions began to fall…soon his trousers followed. Stripping off totally, warmed by her breath, he put his face to her pipes and began to slowly tongue each one out.
Moist, warm and totally enticing he couldn't resist her any longer. He was ready, she was aching for him. He held onto her spoiler and pulled himself to the right hieght. At this, she thrust backwards, impaling herself onto his perfect sized cock. As the head disappeared into her pipe, the steel sphincter closed a little more firmly than before and he discovered that she was perfectly formed for him.
The sensation of hot Lamborghini wrapped around his cock drove him wild. She was silky smooth, ribbed and pulsating as he began to piston in and out of her delicate seeming pipe. The moisture from her engine served to hieghten each sensation, each motion making him gasp. She began to bounce a little, making him hold on to keep in time. She craved him more than he her if that was possible. Desperate in her need she bounced higher and harder forcing his cock deeper into her steel womb each time. He realised she was going to finish him way too fast at this rate, yet couldn't slow her down, her desire overtaking everything else.
He timed his thrusts to her bounces and finally managed to settle into a rhythm that settled down to a slower less frantic pace, at least for a short time. Smoothly he pushed in and out, steel sphincters flexing in response sending electric tingles throughout his body each time they gripped him anew.
One hand on her spoiler helping him to stay in the right position to give her his best, he allowed his other hand to start exploring her rear end and other pipes. She was enjoying every touch, revving more and more at each caress. She began to get hot now, yet not too hot, just enough to send a rush of blood up his spine as her heat began to spread over his skin.
He reached under her and began to feel her bumper, the smoothness of her skirt as her bouncing became more urgent and she began to roar a little now, as if close to completion herself. Part of him still couldn't believe what was happening to him, yet, his excitement overrode all other considerations. He began to ram into her harder and harder as she rose up and down faster and faster, jerking more and more quickly back and forth. It was getting harder and harder to keep up and stay in position. Her stamina was immense and he got the sense that she could go all night and beyond. He tried to kiss and lick her, yet this was impossible without being hurt by her increasing violent motions.
Suddenly, she arched higher, hydraulics hissing as her roar grew louder reaching her redline. As he moved to match her, he thrust in hard needing to feel her as she shivered and quivered, shuddered and shook in the throes of deepest ecstasy.
He realised she was cumming as her sphincter clamped down painfully hard on his throbbing cock…he could feel the ribbed surface inside contracting, pulling him almost painfully deeper and deeper into her mysterious insides…the pulsations grew ever more frantic and he rapidly reached a point where he could hold back no longer…she was going to make him explode deep inside her. As if she was desperate for his seed inside her body, she somehow managed to back him hard against the wall, pressing painfully into his body, craving for every last inch he had to give.
His mouth was crushed against her rear, bruising his lips as he tried to thrust a little deeper into her . Suddenly in absolute agony and rapturous joy he squirted masses of burning cum deep into her hot steel body…her orgasm quickening as she took his seed, the pulsations in her exhausts grew more and more urgent as if to esure his seed penetrated every part of her.
They froze in place, him holding her as she clasped his cock tightly with her steel embrace, her pulsing contracting finally begining to slow down now. She pulls away a little now, giving him space to lick and kiss her as he came down from his ecstacy.
Sweat pouring from him, puddling around him, he realised that she was getting unbearably hot now. He pulled out with a little difficulty as her pipe was still clamped tight, reluctant to release him.
She drove forwards and left him kneeling there, unable to move from exhaustion. Knees cramping as he finally began to lever himself up, he staggered to his discarded clothes and popped buttons trying to get them on. Eyes glazed, he didn't know where he was as he staggered around trying to get himself straightened up.
He walked gingerly over to her, still in a state of intense shock as if realising what had just happened here. She sat there growling away content. He stroked her body as he walked to her nose. Sitting down at her front bumper, he looked at her enraptured by her beauty.
"What are you?" Adam asked her.
She gave him a gentle nudge in response. Kissing her nose, he just gazed adoringly. She had his heart now. Little did he know that she had more than that.
Silently he left her, still in a state of disbelieving trance yet feeling incredibly good. He didn't want to leave her, yet he knew he'd only fall asleep if he stayed there with her, making things a little difficult to explain the following day.
He made his way home slowly, totally unable to think, walking as if still in a dream.
That night his dreams were of steel and chrome, gleaming glass and the smell of her exhaust. He didn't shower that night, unwilling to lose any of her smell.
Eleanor becomes aware for the second time, when HE touched her. Fire raced from his fingertips to her steel heart. She had no words, just feelings. Her memories are few, coming from the time when she first awoke. She remembered a kind voice, a soft touch now reawakened. She allowed a little of her Life to spark, making her body quiver in response to his touch. She is aware of his gaze tracing a path round her body like angel wings settling on her skin.
He leaves her there aware of the gentle falling rain settling on her skin. One memory comes back to her, of a man, older than Him. Father. As she sits there silent, her thoughts chase the hidden memories from the shadows. How she got here is a blank, yet His presence perhaps held the answer to her enigma.
Each day her Life got stronger, her need began to ache. Every time she sense him near, she had to resist chasing him. Daily he stroked her, polished her and made it harder to her to stay silent. Until one evening, her desire grew too great. She could see, perhaps not in the way you'd expect, she knew where he was however.
They were alone and He was locking up. She could feel His desire, like a miniture sun in her perception. He came to her, reached out and touched her. She tried to keep silent, to let him pass, but her nature took over. She HAD to have Him, inside her now…
Her Life escaped, waking her heart. Revving up, she backed into him, urgent with ardor. Somehow she had to make him understand her need, her ache…
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The first Sydney Roosters team of the National Youth Competition has been announced with Adrian Lam naming an extended bench of 12 players to ensure his squad has a good run against quality competition.
This Saturday marks the first game that the NYC team will play with much anticipation surrounding the new look competition.
Roosters forward Marty Kennedy has seen the transition between the Jersey Flegg Competition and National Youth Competition and is looking make the most of his opportunities.


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Bitesize Theology
by Jeffery, Peter•
Evangelical Press 2000
In this easy-to-read book, Peter Jeffery shows us just how tantalizingly enjoyable Bible teaching can be. With short but solid chapters on key subjects, he outlines the ABCs of the Christian faith.
Each of the chapters is bite-size. There is just enough to manage at one time, and you will find there is much to nourish the mind, as well as warm the heart and inspire the will. Quotations from other writers are also included, as is as a list of recommended books for additional reading. There is also a guide for reading through the New Testament and Psalms in a year.
In the Logos edition, all Scripture passages in Bitesize Theology are tagged and appear on mouseover, and all Scripture passages link to your favorite Bible translation in your library. With Logos' advanced features, you can perform powerful searches by topic or Scripture reference—finding, for example, every mention of "faith" or "grace."
Key Features
- Asks reflection questions at the end of each chapter
- Provides suggestions for further reading
- Offers a year-long Bible reading plan
- Big words
- God
- Jesus
- The Holy Spirit
- The Trinity
- Sin
- Atonement
- Grace
- Regeneration
- Repentance and faith
- Reconciliation
- Redemption
- Justification
- Adoption
- Union with Christ
- Sanctification
- Election
- Eternal security
- The Second Coming
Praise for the Print Edition
Peter Jeffery has a unique gift for presenting difficult concepts precisely, with clear and simple language. Bitesize Theology is both sound and simple—a combination that is all too rare in modern evangelical literature. This is an invaluable resource for both lay people and serious students of theology.
—John F. MacArthur Jr., pastor-teacher, Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, California
Product Details
- Title: Bitesize Theology
- Author: Peter Jeffery
- Publisher: Evangelical Press
- Publication Date: 2000
- Pages: 112
About Peter Jeffery
Peter Jeffery enjoyed a long and successful ministry. Now retired, he continues to be in demand as a Gospel preacher on both sides of the Atlantic. He is the author of numerous books and booklets, including Which Way to God?, Overcoming Life's Difficulties—Learning from the Book of Joshua, and Rainbow of Grace—Learning from the Life of Noah.


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Syngenta announced this week an agreement with Cellulosic Ethanol Technologies, LLC, to license its ACE (Adding Cellulosic Ethanol) technology. The ACE technology, which is designed for dry grind ethanol plants, can increase an ethanol plant's production by about six percent, says Jack Bernens, Enogen marketing and stakeholder relations manager.
In combination with Syngenta's proprietary Enogen corn trait, the ACE technology allows the fiber as well as the starch in a corn kernel to be converted into ethanol. A corn kernel contains about seven percent fiber, so a good percentage of this fiber is converted into ethanol rather than going into dried distillers grains (DDGs) as it traditionally has been, Bernens says.
The ACE technology also increases corn oil production, Bernens says. Using conventional ethanol production processes, ethanol plants generally extract about one-half pound of corn oil per bushel of corn. With the ACE technology, ethanol plants should be able to extract approximately 1.6 pounds of corn oil per bushel of corn. This is because a significant amount of oil is bound to the corn fiber, Bernens says.
Over the last five years, corn oil has become an increasingly important asset to ethanol plants as it can be used as a biodiesel feedstock. Last year, the ethanol industry produced about 13.24 billion gallons of ethanol. Of that, dry grind ethanol plants produced between 11.9 billion and 12.24 billion gallons of ethanol (the remainder came from wet mills).
If every dry grind ethanol plant used the ACE process, they could produce approximately 1.5 billion gallons of corn oil for biodiesel and approximately 800 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol, Bernens says.
In addition, the ACE-Enogen technology will enable ethanol plants to further reduce natural gas consumption by as much as 14 percent, Bernens says. During ethanol production, the Enogen corn enzyme thins the mash, which allows a higher level of solids loading. The energy required to heat the mash is reduced because it takes less energy to heat solids, Bernens says.
Cellulosic Ethanol Technologies is a subsidiary of Quad County Corn Processors (QCCP). In fact, the ACE technology is expected to be launched at QCCP's ethanol plant in Galva, Iowa, next month.
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Lady Gaga Accused of Breaking Russian Immigration Laws, Family Restaurant Infested With Mice
Lady Gaga and her family are dealing with a bit of professional drama in separate instances. First, Ma Monster stands accused of breaking a Russian immigration law, since she allegedly performed on a tourist visa in St. Petersburg and Moscow last year. She made money from these Born This Way Ball gigs -- $1.1 million on the St. Petersburg concert -- which is a no-no on a tourist visa.
Policymaker Vital Milonov has filed a request with the Prosecutor General's office so that an inquiry into whether or not Mommy Monster violated either an immigration or a tax law.
"The visas issued were of the basic cultural exchange sort, which does not grant their bearers the right to engage in any commercial activity," a spokesperson for the office said.
The Foreign Ministry and the Federal Migration Service could be brought in to further investigate the issue and to determine what, if any, laws were broken.
Gaga had previous issues when performing in Russia. An ardent and passionate supporter of gay rights, she was accused of using her show to promote homosexuality among children in the country by the same lawmaker. Sound like he has it out for her.
In other Gaga news, Gaga's father Joe Germanotta (her art 'pop') owns Joanne Trattoria, an Italian restaurant, named after his late sister and Gaga's beloved aunt. It's said to be infested with mice, with an outbreak of vermin taking place this week. Ack!
The rodents scurried about the tables and patio. That's enough to have us standing on tables at the thought of it.
Lastly, Gaga appears for like all of two seconds in a new 'Machete Kills' trailer, which marks her film debut. She appears at the 1:20 mark, brandishing a pistol. But if there is one thing to take away from the preview? It's that Machete don't tweet...
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Grace period
UAE banks seek grace period, exposure limit
Banks in the UAE are seeking a five-year grace period and the exclusion of bonds from planned central bank rules that will limit their exposure to state-linked borrowers, a banking industry body said on Monday. In April last year,More…
UAE considers grace period on cancelled visas
Individuals whose work visas have been cancelled following redundancy, may soon be able to stay in the UAE for a longer period of time to find work, according to a report. At present, UAE labour and immigration laws require expats who haveMore…


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DeCock: Once again, Francis asked to provide new direction for Hurricanes
On a summer day 16 years ago, before the arena where the Carolina Hurricanes now play was even built, Jim Rutherford and Ron Francis sat next to each other at a press conference to announce perhaps the best move in Rutherford's 20-year tenure as general manager: The return of Francis as a free agent in 1998.
There they were again Monday, on either side of Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos, as the chain of events set in motion back then came to complete fruition.
The Hartford Whalers traded Francis away in one of the worst deals in hockey history, long before Karmanos and Rutherford bought the team and moved it to Raleigh. Bringing Francis back as a free agent paved the way for all the success the franchise would have in Raleigh. And now Rutherford steps aside to let Francis assume control of a franchise that has missed the playoffs in five straight seasons, and seven of eight since winning the Stanley Cup in 2006.
"I am my own man," Francis said, and of that there should be no doubt. As a player, as a captain, Francis did things his way. Others fell in line behind him. The same should be true in the front office now that he is free to set his own direction. His success will be determined by the important decisions he has to make, both now and far down the road. They are neither easy nor obvious.
In the short term, he has to make a decision whether to retain coach Kirk Muller, who watched Monday from the back of the room, as well as what to do about Cam Ward, Alexander Semin and, to a lesser extent, the two Staal brothers. Francis' experience as a player may be telling here, especially in dealing with Ward, the most pressing issue.
Unable to agree on a new contract, Francis was the victim of a smear campaign in Hartford that laid the ground for a lopsided trade that helped win two Stanley Cups for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Later, he accepted a late-season trade to the Toronto Maple Leafs to close out his final NHL season in the playoffs in 2004. He knows how difficult it can be to cut ties with an iconic player.
Beyond this summer, Francis needs to articulate a vision for the franchise that will inform every aspect of the team, from drafting and scouting to coaching and contracts. The consistently successful teams in the salary-cap era have a plan starting at the draft table and ending on the ice. The Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks don't all pursue the same players. They each pursue players who fit their unique vision and personality.
The Hurricanes have lacked long-range vision in the draft while veering from quick fix to quick fix at the NHL level in a well-intentioned but ultimately futile attempt to break the playoff drought.
Can anyone honestly say, right now, what kind of team the Hurricanes, as currently constructed, are supposed to be? It's up to Francis to ask that question. And answer it.
Monday, he vaguely tried to order every topping on the pizza: speed, skill, size, character, hockey sense. But pinned down afterward, he said he wanted players with real competitive drive – some big, some fast, some skilled, but all sharing the same burning desire that made Francis successful. If that's the baseline, it's a start.
Sixteen years after Francis returned to the franchise, the Hurricanes have come full circle. They are not in the same desperate situation they were back then, but they are equally in need of new direction. It's up to Francis to provide it.


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Transportation board to set up fees for non-Medicaid riders
SNOW HILL � There�s no such thing as a free ride � or there won�t be anymore unless you�re a Medicaid recipient in Greene County
The county�s transportation department will be eliminating Saturday service and out-of-county Monday service and implementing fees for non-Medicaid riders beginning July 1.
Revenue cuts and a reduction of staff in July when two full-time employees will be retiring are the reasons the department is making changes.
Director Mike Lovett has been saying for at least the past couple of years he believes, eventually, regional brokers will end up in the driver�s seat of transportation service and his department could likely dissolve.
�If we do go to this broker system,� he said, �you would probably dial a 1-800 number. We would probably not even take you. It wouldn�t involve anybody local, anymore.�
Following a public hearing Monday night attended by about 65 people, the Greene County Board of Commissioners approved making the Monday and Saturday service cuts.
The transportation board will be setting up a fee schedule and making a recommendation to the commissioners.
At Monday�s meeting, Brenda Blackmon of Snow Hill asked if dialysis patients are the only riders on Saturdays.
Lovett said the 26 Saturday riders are all dialysis patients being transported to DaVita in Snow Hill, and 17 of them were riding in two shifts last Saturday.
�Most of the homes that I go to,� he said, �at 4:30 in the morning, a quarter to 5, there are other vehicles in the yard.�
Blackmon asked whether volunteers could drive the vans. Lovett said he would have to pay for screening, drug testing and scheduling.
�Most dialysis patients that I transport do not live alone,� he said. �� But here again, I think it�s more of a convenience than it is a necessity to provide our service.�
Lovett said he�s asked DaVita to move the Saturday van riders to Monday, Wednesday and Friday, but that hasn�t happened.
Representatives from DaVita in Wilson would not comment to The Free Press on how they will handle the discontinuation of Saturday service of their patients.
Recently, the board had approved eliminating out-of-county Friday service. Medicaid service is currently provided Monday through Thursday to Greenville, Farmville, Winterville and Kinston for non-emergency medical appointments scheduled from 9-11 a.m.
Reducing the service to three days will fill more seats on the vans. There are fewer riders and more cancellations on Monday, Lovett said.
Exceptions are made for medical appointments that can only be made in the afternoons and Work First passengers heading to Lenoir Community College in Kinston or Farmville or adult day care in Kinston, he said.
Janice Moye of Snow Hill said she has an out-of-county appointment every other Monday. Lovett said changing the day to Tuesday would be preferable, but if Medicaid allowed her to ride the van by herself on Monday, he would do so.
�Normally, you can schedule (routine appointments) Tuesday through Thursday,� he said. �And that forces the riders to fill the vans, which makes it cheaper to operate.�
Vans will continue to run Monday through Friday for in-county service, including transporting seniors to the congregate nutrition site, which is paid by the Home & Community Care Block Grant and EDTAP funds.
Fridays will be reserved for Medicaid passengers going to Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill.
Riders receiving transportation paid through the Rural Operating Assistance Program will have to pay a fee beginning in July to cover the department�s match or the cost of the ride if no ROAP funds become available, Lovett said.
Margaret Fisher can be reached at 252-559-1082 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @MargaretFishr.


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I tried to post last week but a nasty, nasty cold took over our household (thanks to all your nice comments on Twitter!). Glad to feel better and to be able show you some of my baby knits!
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Swire 'considered following Warsi'
Hugo Swire considered following Baroness Warsi out of the Foreign Office in protest at Government policy on Gaza, it was reported tonight.
Channel 4 News named the Minister of State as the Government figure who had discussed resignation with Baroness Warsi, who quit in dramatic fashion yesterday morning by breaking the news on Twitter while Prime Minister David Cameron was on holiday.
Mr Swire denied he was ready to resign over Government policy on Gaza. He said: "I want to be very clear - I have absolutely no intention of resigning whatsoever."
Baroness Warsi branded the UK's policy on Gaza mealy-mouthed and morally indefensible
Lady Warsi's dramatic resignation - which apparently took the leadership by surprise - yesterday won praise from Lib Dems and Labour, but split opinion among Tory backbenchers.
In an interview with Channel 4 News, the peer branded the UK's policy on Gaza "mealy-mouthed" and "morally indefensible".
She said she discussed quitting in private with at least one other minister and described having a telephone conversation with a Conservative backbencher who was in tears at the devastation being shown on television.
In other developments, former international development secretary Andrew Mitchell has called for consideration to be given to imposing an arms embargo on Israel
The Conservative MP for Sutton Coldfield said he believes there is a "strong case" for trying to stop weapons getting into the conflict, while David Cameron faced calls from the Liberal Democrats to suspend arms export licences to Israel.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said he agreed with departing Foreign Office minister Baroness Warsi that there were "serious questions" about the licences.
Fellow Lib Dem Vince Cable, whose Business Department is responsible for administering the licences, said he has been making the case for a suspension inside Government and hoped to get an agreement shortly.
Downing Street said a review of arms export licences was already under way, but stressed that such decisions should not be taken "lightly".
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's World at One, Mr Mitchell said the ceasefire in Gaza must be made permanent before talks move onto addressing the wider issue of the Middle East peace process.
On whether there is a case for an arms embargo for Israel, Mr Mitchell said: "Yes, I would have thought there is a strong case for trying to ensure that weapons getting into this conflict are minimised as much as possible.
"I think it's right an embargo should be considered."
Mr Clegg said he believed Israel has every right to defend itself from rocket attacks by Hamas but added the Israeli military operation had "overstepped the mark".
He said: "This outrageous spectacle of these three UN schools being hit by Israeli military action. That's why I believe that the export licences should now be suspended."
On suspending arms export licences to Israel, Mr Cable said: "We have been making this case inside Government but have not yet been able to get agreement for this position. I hope and expect that to change shortly."
A Number 10 spokesman said: "A cross-Government review of export licences to Israel is under way following the sustained barrage of rocket attacks from Gaza into Israel which prompted Israel to launch Operation Protective Edge. Since then no new licences have been issued for use by the Israeli military.
"Suspending export licences is not a decision we take lightly and it is right that we examine the facts fully. This is the approach being taken by the vast majority of countries.
"We welcome the current ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, and continue to call for a political solution to be found."
Former Foreign Office minister Sir Hugh Robertson said he did not think the Government's policy on Gaza had changed much in the last fortnight.
The Tory MP for Faversham and Mid Kent told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme: "I just don't think... shouting at them from London is going to make a difference.
"What we need to do is do the hard yards of diplomacy."
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Buffalo Billion will support competition and development projects to boost tourism in Niagara Falls
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Thursday the state and the City of Niagara Falls will partner to launch the Downtown Niagara Falls Development Challenge, a major competition to select a team of world-class designers, developers and operators to envision and develop signature projects in the downtown area that will attract significant private sector investment and accelerate the revitalization of Niagara Falls. The goal of the competition is to transform downtown Niagara Falls into the ultimate tourist destination to attract and retain visitors from around the world, by building and enhancing the amenities and attractions available in the area.
"With the launch of this competition, we are challenging talented designers and developers to dream up and propose grand ideas to transform the downtown Niagara Falls area into a premier destination that will attract tourists and fuel private investment," Cuomo said. "This competition is a real opportunity for champions in the development and investment industries to face off right here in the Falls, with the best ideas to be turned into reality. We are looking for creative and innovative projects that will spur private development and, at the end of day, entice visitors to the area so that they will stay longer and spend more in the community. So while this competition is just beginning, we already know who the winners are - and that is the people of Western New York."
City of Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster said, "This is an innovative competition to generate progress in Niagara Falls. The governor's contest will match concept against concept with the best projects winning. Recently we have seen a genuine interest in investing in downtown Niagara Falls. This transformative commitment of $40 million will jumpstart the additional private development needed to create an exciting, family-friendly Niagara Falls experience."
Currently, Niagara Falls attracts 8 million visitors annually - more than most U.S. national parks and nearly double the draw of the Grand Canyon - but overnight stays and visitor spending is less in the region. This loss in revenue can be traced to the limited number and quality of amenities in the Niagara Falls area, which hamper the region's ability to fully capitalize on the millions of visits to the region.
The Downtown Niagara Falls Development Challenge will address this need by creating a compelling plan to drive tourism growth and spur development of improved tourist amenities and more innovative programming and attractions. The competition is aimed at development that will entice tourists to stay longer and spend more while experiencing the natural, cultural, heritage, architectural and retail opportunities available throughout the region, in addition to the natural wonder of Niagara Falls.
A $40 million fund will support the cost of the competition and incentives for development. The fund will consist of $4 million per year from the City of Niagara Falls casino revenue funds matched by $4 million per year from the state's Buffalo Billion investment for five years. Major private investment can be supported by the fund if it leverages public resources; creates significant downtown development, tourist amenities or destination attractions in the downtown area; and is consistent with the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council's Buffalo Billion investment plan, the city's comprehensive plan and USA Niagara Development Corp. design standards.
The competition selection committee will be a partnership between the state and city. The members of the committee will be announced at a later date. The committee will be supported by Empire State Development and its subsidiary, USA Niagara, to design the competition, develop a request for proposal, and ultimately negotiate final deals and contracts for each award.
In December, the committee will announce the release of the RFP to design and develop tourism-related amenities and destinations for the competition with responses due in January. The committee will select the best design-development bids and announce the winners shortly thereafter.
This announcement is the latest in a series of economic development initiatives that Cuomo has prioritized in Niagara Falls including:
"Competition igniting progress - that's the concept here," Lt. Gov. Robert J. Duffy said. "In addition to the millions of dollars as a prize for the best ideas, this initiative will give businesses in the region a chance at shaping the look and feel of Niagara Falls for years to come. I applaud the governor for yet another inventive plan that will spur economic development here in Western New York, and look forward to seeing the growth derived from this competition."
Howard A. Zemsky, Western New York Regional Economic Development Council co-chair and Larkin Development Group managing partner, said, "Tourism is one of the key focus areas of the Buffalo Billion plan. This competition will generate new development, which builds on the success that Gov. Cuomo has realized with the Niagara Falls State Park improvements and the Maid of the Mist agreement."
Dr. Satish K. Tripathi, Western New York Regional Economic Development Council co-chair and president of the University at Buffalo, said, "The Buffalo Billion is designed to invest in the future to create new opportunities that will have a lasting positive effect on Western New York. This competition will create a synergy of ideas that can become reality through the use of funds from the Buffalo Billion initiative. The WNYREDC looks forward to being a part of this unique approach to finding innovative solutions for the revitalization of Niagara Falls by encouraging tourists to extend their stay and enjoy the new family oriented attractions."
State Sen. George Maziarz said, "Who has the multimillion dollar idea(s) that will be victorious in this competition? With the future of Niagara Falls at stake, we are asking that the best and the brightest champions of business step up as New York state signals the beginning of a race to a brighter future for residents and tourists of Niagara Falls. We must build on the momentum that has been created by Gov. Cuomo's transformative investments in the Maid of the Mist and improvements to our one-of-a-kind state park."
Assemblyman John Ceretto said, "The race is on for a fierce competition to create the Niagara Falls of our dreams. Gov. Cuomo has given us this opportunity to set the stage for future private development with this unique challenge. I am asking developers, business people and marketing geniuses to go for the gold - this is your chance to make our city shine."


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- Ideas to Help Children Identify the Doctrine
- Ideas to Help Children Understand the Doctrine
- Ideas to Help Children Share the Doctrine
- Teaching with Symbols
"Teaching our children to understand is more than just imparting information. It's helping our children get the doctrine into their hearts in a way that it becomes part of their very being and is reflected in their attitudes and behavior throughout their lives."
—Cheryl A. Esplin, "Teaching Our Children to Understand," April 2012 general conference
What do you see in this video that could apply to any teacher of children?
Ideas to Help Children Identify the Doctrine
Help the children memorize a phrase or scripture about the doctrine.
|Picture It
|Ask each child to draw a picture or diagram that represents the doctrine.
|Sing It
|Use songs from the Children's Songbook and Hymns in a variety of ways to identify the doctrine.
|Memorize It
|Help the children memorize the doctrine.
|Reveal It
|Reveal one word at a time as the children try to determine what the statement is. Consider covering each word with paper, placing the words around the room, or writing the first letter of each word on the chalkboard.
|Pantomime It
|Have the children create simple pantomimes or hand actions.
|Discover It
|Invite the children to search scripture verses to learn about the doctrine.
|State It
|Ask the children to state the doctrine.
|Write It
|Write the doctrine on the chalkboard.
|Scramble It
|Scramble the words of the doctrine. Ask the children to arrange the words so they make sense.
Ideas to Help Children Understand the Doctrine
|Suggest Words
|Have children suggest words or ideas that come to their minds as they think about the doctrine.
|Do an Object Lesson
|Show an object that illustrates the doctrine. Ask the children how the object illustrates the doctrine.
|Play Matching Game
|Have the children play a matching game to learn more about the doctrine.
|Ask Questions
|Have children search scripture passages and teachings of latter-day prophets to understand the doctrine. Ask them to develop questions that could be answered with the scriptures and the teachings.
|Match a Picture
|Have children match pictures or drawings to scripture passages and teachings.
|Fill in the Blanks
|Write an incomplete statement about the doctrine on the board. Invite the children to look for important words or phrases from the scriptures and teachings of latter-day prophets that could complete the statement.
|Discuss the Doctrine
|Have children search scripture passages or quotations of latter-day prophets and discuss what they learn about the doctrine.
|Look for Answers
|Invite the children to look in the scriptures and teachings of latter-day prophets for answers to questions about the doctrine.
|Make a List
|Have children search the scriptures and teachings of latter-day prophets and then make a list of what they have learned about the doctrine.
Ideas to Help Children Share the Doctrine
|Show Pictures
|Show pictures of individuals living the doctrine. Ask children how the individuals are living the doctrine.
|Share Examples
|Ask children to share examples of how people can live the doctrine.
|Set a Goal
|Invite children to set a goal that will help them live the doctrine more fully.
|Trace Feet or Hands
|Have the children personalize their commitment by writing a way to follow Jesus in their own footstep or writing a way to serve others in their own handprint.
|Make a Spinner Game
|Ask the child to come up with a related application to whatever the spinner points to.
|Teach Each Other
|Let individuals or groups discuss applications. Then let them share what they discussed with the rest of the Primary.
|Music Games
|Have the children pass an object around the room as they sing. Randomly stop the music. Whoever is holding the object shares an application. This will keep everyone thinking of an application they might share.
|Have some of the children role-play an application of the doctrine, and the rest of the children guess what they are doing.
|Visual Reminders
|Make a paper chain. Make road signs. Make class banners. Make salt dough figures. Draw a picture. Make bookmarks.
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The following building permits were issued by Lenoir County from September 2, 2013 to December 20, 2013:*Value assigned is based on Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI) standards.
Clifton Manual; Address: 3764 Boone Trail, residence; Value-10130
Glen Daughety; Address: Country Mudhohle Place, residence; Value-23000
Jonathan Hughes/Pride of Kinston; Address: 327 N. Queen St., office; Value-8000
Jimmy NMN Faulkner; Address: 1319 Loftus Lane, residence; Value-60000
Lynwood Teachey; Address: 251 Asa Lane, residence; Value-75000
Twenty Second Century; Address: 1052 Beaver Creek Road, residence; Value-152000
R.E. Cannon Electric; Address: 2485 Albert Sugg Road, residence; Value-2200
Glenn Penuel; Address: 5571 Watering Pond Road, residence; Value-7500
Timmy NMN West; Address: 2221 Springwood Lane, residence; Value-23000
Aldridge Building Company; Address: 3976 Morris Drive, residence; Value-122199
Ronnie Chapman; Address: 3725 Saw Mill Road, residence; Value-29000
Gay Builders Inc.; Address: 3932 Drew Farmer Road, residence; Value-325500
Gay Builders Inc.; Address: 1063 Beaver Creek Road, residence; Value-251000
Crown Castle; Address: 5899 U.S. 70 W., commercial; Value-19600
Goins Construction; Address: 6046 J.D. Sutton Road, residence; Value-209000
Gay Burton II; Address: 2796 Alton Phillips Road, residence; Value-13600
Lockridge Homes; Address: 3520 Joe Murphy Road, residence; Value-174000
Kent Barrow; Address: 2364 Albert Sugg Road, residence; Value-29500
FDH Inc.; Address: 1634 N.C. 58 S., commercial; Value-50000
Maxwell Builders; Address: 2800 Canady Road, commercial; Value-40000
Asa Stanford Builders; Address: 1305 Kirl Barwick Road, commercial; Value-50000
Tony NMN Kennedy; Address: 4763 U.S. 258 S., residence; Value-8000
Site Resources Inc.; Address: 5266 Grifton Hugo Road, commercial; Value-35000
Horst Construction; Address: 1028 Innovation Way, commercial; Value-500000
Clifton Halso, Inc.; Address: 413 Old Beaulaville Road, commercial; Value-415000
Cathy NMN Gray; Address: 3215 Kelly Road, residence; Value-60000
Gay Builders Inc.; Address: 2671 Brookwood Road, residence; Value-92301
Wiggins Custom Builders; Address: 2337 N.C. 11 S., residence; Value-29000
Tarheel Building Systems of New Bern; Address: 4652 Berkley Avenue, storage; Value-135000
Adam NMN Jones; Address: John Green Smith Road, residence; Value-29000
Adam NMN Jones; Address: 2782 Fred Everett Road, residence; Value-10000
Christopher NMN Turner; Address: 2105/2107 Hatteras Drive, commercial; Value-175000
Lenoir County Schools; Address: 3355 N.C. 11 S., building type not provided; Value-160000
Jarman Construction; Address: 3771 Pine Bush Road, residence; Value-230000
Patsy Buchanan; Address: 1729 Garner Drive, residence; Value-20160
Van Mitchell; Address: 5196 Tick Bite Road, flood zone; Value-7000
Luther Hardee; Address: 910 Institute Road, residential; Value-1000
Oakley Builders; Address: 3768 Pine Bush Road, residence; Value-338000
Ted NMN Howard; Address: 4521 Wellington Drive, residence; Value-7000


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Interview with El Espectador
Originally Published by Pablo Flores on Fri, Jan 18th, 2008
Translated by Paul D. Spradling
I [Pablo Flores] was interviewed yesterday on El Espectador radio by Diego Zaz and Marcela Moretti for the Asuntos Pendientes (Pending Subjects) show. Being the good, integrated in the information society people that they are, they uploaded it to the Internet as soon as it went on air. So for those interested that weren't listening to the radio at the indicated moment, you can listen to is here (if you have Real Player):
Access the radio's webpage with the interview


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ADDISON COUNTY — Relatively low numbers for fall and December archery and muzzleloader deer seasons left the overall 2013 Addison County hunting success rate short of that in most recent years.
The total number of deer weighed at the county's nine weigh stations ended at 807, down by almost 8 percent from last year's total of 875.
The breakdown for this year was:
• Bow season: 132.
• Youth Hunting Weekend: 109.
• Rifle season: 421.


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- Cigarette smoking is the No. 1 cause of preventable death in the U.S. It kills 443,000 Americans and costs $96 billion in health care bills each year.
- 90 percent of adult smokers began at or before age 18, and another 3,500 U.S. kids smoke their first cigarette each day.
- Camel has a long history of marketing cigarettes to kids — and getting in legal trouble for it. Camel even targeted kids with a cartoon character, Joe Camel.
- Camel is one of the three most popular cigarette brands among youth.
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Dancer article on SDJ
Some time ago I was invited to write a Perl article to Software Developers Journal. It is (as far as I could gather) a magazine based on Poland. Their website is at http://en.sdjournal.org/. It is a paid magazine, so to read it you should buy the magazine.
Although the magazine doesn't have good procedures for publication (there isn't a review phase where the authors can check if everything is fine) we think (yes, I co-authored the article with Nuno "smash" Carvalho) that the article is interesting. Probably with some English errors written by us, and probably with some others introduces by the editors. And yes, it is not our fault that they write Pearl instead of Perl… oh shame…
We are working the permission to post the article in the web. Probably we can in some time. For now, buy the magazine.


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just thought I would bring everyone up to speed on the improvement planned for the 3rd Ave lower launch and parking area,
The Foster City Parks and recreation has secured $361K to enhance the location. Several of the users (kiters/windsurfer) have been providing the City input, ideas, suggestions, for what is needed and prioritization. If you didn't know the City of foster City has an extensive network of parks...all excellent and well maintained.
1) City plans to finalize the overall design and specifications in about three weeks
2) they plan to obtain City Council approval for their plan at the Nov meeting. they have already been working with BCDC and others to make sure their plan will be accepted.
3) the current plan is to totally regrade the area for proper drainage and installation of
a) new rigging area with artificial turf where the current windsurf/kite staging area exists
b) new rigging area with artificial turf between the fence and pedway (Bay Trail) starting at the end of the black top parking area towards E 3rd Ave where Leo usually parks
c) new full functioning bathroom, changing area/ and shower at the inside corner where Lakeside Dr and the paved parking lot intersect. If the elevation is not sufficient at that location (their first choice) then this facility will be moved up Lakeside dr on the dirt side of the road..about 1/3 of the way up from the corner
d)All old fencing will be removed and replaced with powder coated metal fencing. Openings in the fencing are not finalized
e) new concrete and powdered coated picnic tables, benches will be installed
f) new signage to be installed in appropriate locations providing emergency call #, acceptable speed on the pedway, etc. Location and signage not finalized at this point
g) lighting for the bathroom may be solar
H) a small bleacher may be installed on small hill between the rigging area and the golf course fence for observation
I) garbage/recology locations to be finalized. There will be the addition of the larger type bin(s)...we do our best to provide bottle and cans for recycling efforts
4) The timeline for the awarding of construction contracts is February 2014
5) The timeline for construction is March-May. We don't know if the entire area will be closed for parking during this timeframe...more to come
6) new access for the Fire Dept will be created. Currently the idea is that it would start at the current gate near E 3rd ave (end of the dead end dirt area where those who use the lower launch park). This access will provide the fire Dept a straight shop to the ramp at the lower launch. This may or may not cause the loss of of few parking spots. There is also the possibility that the Fire Dept may reclaim this entire access road by eliminating parking along the fence closest to the path (Bay Trail)
7) the parking area will be repaved and re-striped, and hopefully Lakeside Dr as well (I think they sd that)
That's all i know about the project. I'll keep you posted as i know more. There are others who have attended meetings, so if I left something out, got something wrong, please make additions/corrections.
It is my opinion as a long time user of the location, and resident of Foster City...this is going to be a VERY NICE addition/improvement. Yes, some or all us may be inconvenience...but in the scheme of things, so what.


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icarusinbound wrote:Does anyone else remember the weird controversies that NASA attempted to defend regarding inaccurate colour/color translation from the pictures sent back from earlier predecessors to the (curiously long-lived) 'Rover' series?
truecolorofmars wrote:There is overwhelming evidence that NASA has been intentionally altering the color of their Mars lander pictures, making the planet's environment appear to be extremely red and inhospitable to life. This practice began in 1976, with the very first color picture to be sent back from Mars during the Viking Mission and it continues on to this day. The question is: Why?
truecolorofmars wrote:Mars Color Comparison: The photo on the left shows the Spirit Rover's "air bag marks" on the surface of Mars. This is the dark, rust-tinted version that NASA released to the public. As you can see, much of the detail in the picture is masked by the dark, muddy shading. The photo on the right is the same picture, but with a more accurate color calibration. It shows the salmon-colored soil of the Spirit Rover's landing site and as you can see, by balancing the color, much more detail is visible.
Hmm, I wonder....Leonid... (niet Brezsnyev, comrad?)I@N wrote:I read this news last week and I tried to figure out who the hell is Leonid Ksanfomaliti
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide wrote:November 16/17, 2012, late night November 16 until dawn November 17 Leonids Radiating from the constellation Leo the Lion, the Leonid meteor shower is famous. Historically, this shower has produced some of the greatest meteor storms in history – at least one in living memory, 1966 – with rates as high as many thousands of meteors per hour
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And anagrammatically KSANFOMALITI= A FILM? I ASK NOT! .....or does it??
simonshack wrote:
So NASA is able to snap sharp, close-up pictures of the MARS surface - but not of the many APOLLO remains on the moon?
icarusinbound wrote:...in fact, fire away, anyone, please, I am genuinely interested to find-out how the hell this works....)
reel.deal wrote:TRIP TO MARS, ANYONE ?
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Martian landscapes
Since 2006, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been orbiting Mars, currently circling approximately 300 km (187 mi) above the Martian surface. On board the MRO is HiRISE, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera, which has been photographing the planet for several years now at resolutions as fine as mere inches per pixel.
Collected here is a group of images from HiRISE over the past few years, in either false color or grayscale , showing intricate details of landscapes both familiar and alien , from the surface of our neighboring planet, Mars. I invite you to take your time looking through these, imagining the settings - very cold, dry and distant, yet real. (35 photos total)
simonshack wrote:TO GAUGE THE EXTENT OF THE HUMAN RACE'S INTRINSIC GULLIBILITY.
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