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There's no doubt that the relationship between Xbox One and Japanese RPGs is a strained one. Xbox's player base frequently begs the powers that be to bring more JRPG goodness to the platform, but somehow Sony maintains a death grip on the genre. It came as quite the surprise, then, when Platinum Games and Square Enix announced that their coveted action JRPG, NieR: Automata, would find its way to the Xbox One with the release of an updated BECOME AS GODS edition. With the masses soothed by the impending release the question that plagued us now became "Was NieR worth the wait?"
The short answer to that is most certainly yes. NieR: Automata is delightfully eccentric, and embraces the world created for it in all of its glory. The story is set in the unimaginable futuristic year of 11,000AD on a version of planet Earth that is so far beyond being post-human that nature has taken over and reclaimed the planet. The juxtaposition of the decayed remains of humanity such as apartment buildings and industrial factories alongside the giant trees and overwhelming wildlife is incredibly striking, and truly sets the tone of a planet that has been abandoned by humans after a race of aliens invaded with a mechanized army. In their efforts to reclaim Earth from the aliens and their machines, humans created their own android army in their likeness (aided by floating Pods) to fight on their behalf while they sought safety on the dark side of the moon.
It is as 2B, a combat android model, that players will explore the world of NieR: Automata and uncover the secrets of the androids, the machines and the seemingly god like humans and aliens that created them. 2B is a part of a larger hive of androids that function as a paramilitary through YoRHa. The goal of YoRHa is to eliminate the machine and alien threat on earth so that humans can safely return to their home planet. There are pockets of resistance to the machines on Earth and it is through them and the command chain at the YoRHa bunker in space that 2B and her assigned support unit, 9S, receive their quests. 2B's relationship with 9S is initially pretty awkward. She'd rather he just not be there at all while he makes a conscionable effort to forge a bond. The dubbed English voice acting, which often times can seem forced or just flat out stale due to translation, is well done. The dialogue feels naturally, and 2B's sharp shut downs of 9S's efforts toward friendship actually leave you feeling pity for the guy.
NieR: Automata takes an open world approach, but looks can be deceiving. The majority of the giant rotted out buildings that litter the landscape are inaccessible to players, and even the more vast biomes like the desert or forest are heavily blocked off with invisible walls. This makes the coveted 'open world' experience far more linear than one would anticipate. It's also far more frustrating that even one would think because the invisible walls are coupled with a nearly illegible mini map. The game explains this rudimentary map design away as being the result of limitations in the satellite technology available to the androids. Which is a really weak plot point when you consider that humans created incredibly high tech android combat units to fight wars while they inhabit the moon, but somehow lost any advances made in satellite mapping technology previously mastered by Google Earth. Once fast travel capabilities are unlocked this becomes less problematic as players don't need to traverse such large areas of the map without any kind of landmarks to help guide them. It does certainly ramp up the difficulty of missions that require searching in an established area, and increase the riskiness of attempting them.
Speaking of risks, death in NieR: Automata comes at a high price. Any experience that has been gained, modifications made to your pod unit, or inventory you're carrying up until the point of your untimely demise remain with your corpse. Players must recover their own body in order to recover their experience and items but there are finite number of attempts that can be made in an effort to recover the corpse. Failure to reach your body and recollect your items results in them being removed from the world and lost. One interesting aspect of NieR, however, is that if a network connection is allowed, the game includes bodies of random strangers who have failed in their own games. You then have the choice to collect their corpse for a handful of rewards, or to repair their android so that it will follow you around in your own game as an AI teammate. While it was possible to stumble upon a stranger's corpse pretty much anywhere in the world, they did appear most frequently prior to large boss fights. If you chose to collect them, you could find yourself going into battle with some helpful healing items or upgraded pod chips, or an extra pair of hands for hacking and slashing at enemies if you repaired them instead.
While NieR: Automata is primarily a 3rd person over the shoulder action adventure, Platinum Games clearly felt no reservation about shifting not just the gameplay perspective but even the entire genre of the game on a whim in order to make a point. The opening sequence, for example, jumps into bullet hell/shmup territory as 2B and a team of combat units take on a swarm of enemies in flying mech suits. Later on 9S's hacking capabilities come into play, illustrated by a twin stick shooter sequence where players guide a small ship around a minimalistic level with cubes and spheres as enemies and objectives. For the 3rd person combat action sequences, Nier: Automata focuses on a hack and slash gameplay loop. The majority of 2B and 9S's attacks boil down to pressing X and Y for light and heavy assaults, which can then naturally stack up to impressive and lethal combinations. The assisting pods do have the ability to fire at enemies, and can be customized to suit the player's attack style by adding chips ranging from charged up lasers to defensive shields. Even whether the pods attack aggressively or passively is up to the player, with the ability to turn on or off auto functionality. Even 9S's attack style can be adjusted from balanced to passive back to aggressive, to suit the style of the player.
The first playthrough of NieR: Automata is impressive in its own right, easily totaling up to 30 or more hours if you're gung ho enough to complete the side quests, and there are plenty of players who will find themselves completely satisfied with the ending they'll attain. Others, however, will find themselves with more questions than answers. It is not until the subsequent playthroughs (yes, that's playthroughs with an S.) that they'll find what they're looking for in the story. Some could even argue that the first playthrough of Nier is merely just an appetizer, and that the truly eccentric storytelling doesn't begin until we experience the world through 9S's eyes. While some aspects of subsequent playthroughs are stitched over and repetitive of the base storyline, there are enough variations to the overall story to keep things fresh with each replay. Platinum Games were also kind enough to include a chapter select option so that players can choose specific areas they want to replay in order to obtain different endings.
NieR: Automata performs beautifully on Xbox (and for the sake of this review was played on an Xbox One S) with stable frame rates and not a single instance of the game crashing. Unfortunately, though, there are some issues with the HDR implementation. With HDR on, some scenes were horribly washed out with excessive brightness, and areas where there was heavy contrast between foregrounds and backgrounds suffered even more so. This was even noticeable with screenshots taken in game. Hopefully a patch can smooth this out in the future, as the world of Nier is jaw droppingly beautiful and the desire to take screenshots of 2B and 9S on a roller coaster without pants can not be denied.
Oh, did I forget to mention that you can choose to have the characters forgo pants? Xbox live does track how many times you attempt to look up 2B's skirt, as well as how long your characters are pantless, meaning you may have some explaining to do if your friends go poking around in your NieR: Automata stats.


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The Lahore High Court ordered on Friday Hamza Shahbaz's name to be taken off the ECL.
It has granted him a one-time exemption to travel abroad.
Hamza, the leader of the opposition in the Punjab Assembly, briefed the court on his travel details. His lawyer presented his ticket in the court and informed it that he will travel to the UK on February 3 and return on February 12.
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Late Riser is the second album from the band named after both Christina Cone's father and grandfather (who share a birthday as well as a name), but the first with partner Andrew Doherty. It has had a long gestation period, with Cone and Doherty spending three years recording songs, making sure every tiny part was just as they wanted it to be. The songs have that feel of weight of behind them that you get when they develop organically, and are slowly shaped into the finished article.
The first single, Arizona, is understandably getting a lot of the attention. The song grew out of her reaction to her brother coming out and introducing her to his first boyfriend. It's a very radio-friendly song, with a wonderful soaring guitar melody, and has already been streamed over eleven million times on Spotify. Wide Awake is the second single, and opens the album to great effect. Described as a coming-of-age story about how to accept your own failures and thoughts, it's the perfect marriage of Cone's delicate vocals and a vibrant guitar driven melody.
Outside of the two singles, there are plenty of other tracks to love. Failure is a catchy and upbeat love song, and features Cone's best vocal performance. The title track was written on the G train in Brooklyn, with Cone singing it into her phone to get it captured. It's a captivating song with a lot going on, so you pick out more detail with every listen. All Along closes the record, and features a reprise of the chorus melody from Arizona, in a song about Cone's mother and their bond. It's a haunting way to end the album, but full of intense beauty.
The patient way in which the album has been created shines throughout, with every part of it sounding well crafted, and full of love. These are tracks with meaning, but just vague enough to allow the listeners to find their own truths within. There's touches of classical music to it, a hint of gospel, but most of all this is intelligent indie pop infused with fragility and genuine emotion that will envelop you and take you on a journey
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Australia's leading source of security and threat news
These search results are from across the Techday network of sites
11 Jan
Security: A miserable job?
The security sector is a tough industry to be in – when all processes are running smoothly, security professionals are invisible.
27 Nov
How Workflow automation can boost competitive advantage
There are six key ways that workflow automation can help businesses achieve a competitive advantage.
20 Nov
What the people say - Gartner's November Customers' Choices
A roundup of the latest Gartner Peer Insight Customers' Choices from Backup and Recovery to Business Intelligence and Analytics, and more.
17 Oct
ServiceNow to launch two new data centres in Japan
The company will be partnering with NTT Communications to launch the facilities and meet surging demand.
26 Sep
ServiceNow invests in Germany with two new data centres
In addition to the new facilities, ServiceNow hopes to double its workforce in the area by the end of next year.
30 Jul
The race to keep ahead of healthcare cyber threats
The healthcare industry is among the most preferred prey of cybercriminals.
05 Jul
How to manage cultural change while adopting DevOps
Cultural change is the number one barrier to DevOps success. Here are 10 tips from ServiceNow on how to tackle this issue.
15 May
ServiceNow overhauls 'antiquated' tiered partner program
We caught up with ServiceNow's global VP for alliances and channel to discuss the all new channel program to benefit partners based off points.
11 May
PHOTO GALLERY: More than 18,000 attend ServiceNow Knowledge18
The event is reportedly the 'world's largest gathering of professionals sharing their digital transformation journeys' and we've been on-site.
10 May
AU companies clean up at ServiceNow application comp in Vegas
ServiceNow's Knowledge18 is ongoing this week with Australian companies taking two of the three top spots in the application creation competition.
09 May
ServiceNow CEO says we're on cusp of working revolution
John Donahoe took the stage for a keynote this morning in Las Vegas at the annual Knowledge18 event with several interesting insights into the future.
09 May
ANZ HR leaders lagging behind global leaders in tech adoption
ServiceNow's Knowledge18 event opened in Vegas this week with news that ANZ companies are struggling to retain talent due to sluggish tech adoption.
08 May
Singapore organizations caught in 'patching paradox'
Singapore organizations say they don't have the resources to keep up with the volume of patches required to remediate software flaws.
04 May
ServiceNow acquires Parlo, AI workforce solution
ServiceNow announced it has agreed to acquire Silicon Valley-based Parlo.
30 Apr
ServiceNow acquires SaaS management company VendorHawk
VendorHawk's platform is designed to help customers discover, track, rationalise and optimise SaaS subscriptions across their organisation.
20 Apr
CrowdStrike's new integrations further expand partner programme
Crowdstrike have partnered with VMware, Google Cloud, Splunk and more to bring greater integration to their partner ecosystem.
20 Apr
Australia the best in the world... at being breached
Australia may have just cleaned up at the Commonwealth Games, but it appears the nation still has a lot to learn when it comes to cybersecurity.
12 Mar
Tenable & ServiceNow partner to address blindspots in cyber risk understanding
"Security teams can't declare 'mission accomplished' after the vulnerability scan alone."
01 Mar
ServiceNow taps former IBM talent for APJ VP position
Young will be tasked with building ServiceNow's customer base and partner ecosystem across the APJ region.
16 Jan
Why Australia leads the world on automation and emerging technologies
ServiceNow's David Oakley breaks down a global survey which found that Aussie CIO's are leading the way for adoption of new technology.
30 Oct
Tenable launches cybersecurity focused partner program
The new ecosystem includes a series of new and enhanced integrations across an initial set of featured partners
25 Oct
Aussies leading the way in machine learning adoption
ServiceNow's "Global CIO Point of View" study reveals that 57% of Australian CIOs rate their organisation's use of machine learning as mature.
24 Oct
ServiceNow awards 'Gold' partner status to Enable
Enable is the first Australian strategic partner to reach the Gold status.
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ServiceNow passes security test - now certified to hold AU Govt. info
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Arum K. Wardani
Student and software developer in Bekasi, Indonesia
Arum K. Wardani
Student and software developer in Bekasi, Indonesia
My friends call me arum, aum, rumi, arumi, mawar, whatever..
I freaking love Japan. I love its cultures, movies, actors, and food especially ramen :9.
I am studying for my master's degree (Management System Information) in Gunadarma University.
femmous. Five woman that interested in Android development. Just find us on google wkwk
I love game but i'm not a game 'addict'. If you meet one character named 'orriku' in online game. maybe that's me :D
My fav. color is red.
I hate insect.
I am a muslim and I am not a terrorist :)
Smile a lot
*I really want to be on the moment when Thomas A. Edison being buried and the USA was turning off lights for 1 minute as a final tribute to him.
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May 5, 2015
by Brian Garside
The Info-Tech Redesign Wireframe
Brian is a digital experience expert, and part time internet superhero. He focuses on digital first design, digital strategies, content management, website usability, and user experience. He was part of the team behind BalanceDo, the co-founder of All New Comics, and the chief strategist at NorthIQ.


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If your company is considering SOA, there are many issues and challenges that need to be addressed in order to improve the chances for a successful implementation. One issue that is often overlooked early on is an assessment of the company's existing skill sets and the application development culture. If distributed computing, abstraction, loose coupling, and service-orientation are foreign concepts in an organization, it will be challenged to implement SOA.
Does Your Organization Have the Skills to Use SOA?
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Silver Foxes: 12 Hot Latinos Who Have Gone Gray
Silver Foxes: 12 Hot Latinos Who Have Gone Gray
Latino silver foxes!
Esai Morales
We have been in loooove with Esai since La Bamba. Today, the 54-year-old How to Get Away With Murder star is still making our hearts skip a beat.
Jamie Camil
The 43-year-old Jane the Virgin star is looking mighty distinguished. We see you, Mr. Camil.
Benjamin Bratt:
Be honest: You had a huge crush on Benjamin Bratt in Miss Congeniality. Believe it or not, the 49-year-old is even hotter now!
Jimmy Smits:
The 58-year-old actor is the definition of distinguished gray.
Antonio Banderas
Poll: Antonio Banderas in Zorro v. Antonio Banderas now?
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz, 44, may be losing his color, but he definitely hasn't lost his sex appeal.
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Heartthrob Freddie Prinze Jr, 37, disappeared from the limelight for several years. When he reemerged, he stunned everyone with his sexy silver locks…and his washboard abs.
Emilio Estefan:
Gloria is one lucky woman! She's been married to 60-year-old Emilio for 35 years, and he gets better looking every year.
Benicio del Toro
Ok, ladies, do you agree? Benicio is just starting to go gray, and we can't wait til the 46-year-old boricua achieves full-fledged silver fox status.
Andy Garcia:
SERIOUSLY? How does he still look so good?
Nestor Carbonell:
You may have to squint to see it, but the 45-year-old Lost actor will be a sexy silver fox before you know it!
Jorge Ramos:
The 55-year-old Noticiero Univision anchor is the ultimate silver fox.
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PUSD Affirms Commitment to Arts Education
April 11, 2018
Jennifer Olson, Arts Education Coordinator, Announces Departure; Interim Coordinator Named
Pasadena, CA -- Arts Education Coordinator Jennifer Olson, who has been a leading force in expanding access to arts education for all students and forging relationships between Pasadena Unified schools and local arts and cultural organizations, is leaving the district in May. Ms. Olson has been named executive director of Think 360 Arts for Learning, an arts education organization located in Denver, Colorado. She is relocating to Colorado in early May. Signalling its commitment to arts education, the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) has named an interim arts education coordinator until the position is filled.
"Jennifer's leadership and vision have created unparalleled opportunities for our schools and students to connect with the arts. We wish Jennifer the best in this exciting new chapter in her career," said PUSD Superintendent Brian McDonald.
Furthering the commitment of PUSD to provide a world-class arts education for all students, Superintendent McDonald has appointed Karen Anderson as interim coordinator of arts education until the position is filled. Ms. Anderson, who has served as a Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) for the district's Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) programs, will retain some GATE responsibilities.
"We are committed to ensuring increased arts education opportunities and integrated arts instruction for students across the district," said Superintendent McDonald.
As Arts Education Coordinator since 2013, Ms. Olson oversaw development and execution of the district's strategic arts plan, written by the District Arts Team/Community Arts Team members with support from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission Arts Education Collective. Highlights include expanding elementary music in PUSD; creating an Early Childhood theater and dance program that puts teaching artists in every TK, K, and 1st grade classroom districtwide; expanding the sequence of 6th-12th grade arts electives; and increasing the profile of PUSD arts through community events such as PUSD Music Festivals and No Boundaries, the district-wide art exhibition. A significant grant from the Rothenberg family secured by Pasadena Educational Foundation supported these initiatives, as well as grants from the LA County Arts Commission Arts Education Collective, Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, The Oboe Foundation, Hollywood Burbank Airport Authority, and Exploring the Arts.
Partnership with the community's arts organizations has been a cornerstone of the work of the Arts Education Office. Prior to stepping into the Arts Coordinator role, Ms. Olson was with Pasadena Educational Foundation, where she led the development of My Masterpieces: Discovering Art in My Community, the Golden Bell Award-winning collaborative arts education program that connects TK-6th grade students with 10 museums and arts partners. A recently completed pilot program called Open Stage, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, brought Pasadena-area theater partners together to explore possibilities for social-emotional learning and history integration through theater in middle schools.
"I have often said this work is like weaving, and we are all threads coming together to create a tapestry of opportunities for all students," noted Ms. Olson. "My work in the PUSD community built upon the prior work of others, including the prior Arts Coordinator, the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs division, supporters within the PUSD administration, principals, teachers, parents, and community members, and, of course, our arts partners who bring so much richness to our overall arts program. I am honored to have played a role in this ongoing community support of arts education and to have worked with such fine colleagues."
Karen Anderson (pictured) has served as the district's Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Teacher on Special Assignment since 2017. She graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Performance Studies and Latin American Studies, and received her Master's degree in Education from the University of Southern California. Ms. Anderson started her career in the Los Angeles Unified School District and has also worked in private and charter schools. Most recently, she was the STEM Coach at Jackson Magnet in PUSD. Ms. Anderson is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at the University of Southern California, where she instructs new teachers in pedagogy and GATE differentiation.
Before entering the world of education, Ms. Anderson worked as an actor and theatre producer in Los Angeles. Most notably, she performed for two years in a bilingual production of Las Mujeres de Juárez/The Women of Juarez at the bilingual Teatro Frida Kahlo. While a teacher in LAUSD, Ms. Anderson supported her school as the Arts Cadre Chairperson, planning, implementing, and evaluating all programming for a bilingual GATE Magnet.
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text: Growing up in multicultural community can mean individuals feel stuck between two worlds of embracing traditions while advocating for progressive and social change. When our communities are under attack or targeted by law enforcement, we instinctively want to protect our families. Even as we work to protect and preserve our cultural traditions, we are challenged with how to transform outdated attitudes and beliefs. Respecting elders is a cultural norm that is passed down through the generations. The respect of elders sometimes includes being silent around sexist, xenophobic, racist, and classist attitudes. How can we talk back to our parents to transform culture? Join us for an interactive workshop where we will share our experiences and best practices for changing culture while navigating tradition. We will also brainstorm to create collective tools to use to continue to improve our communities.Speakers: Jaspreet ChowdharyWinnie YeTime slot: Saturday Session 2: 3:15PM - 4:45PMGroups audience: 2019 Conference


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AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Bears No. 1 seed in District 22 playoffs
Bears top seed in District 22 playoffs
Pitching and defense, defense and pitching.
The Metro East Post 199/Post 126 Bears have plenty of it, no matter which way one slices it, and because of it, the Bears believe there is a deep run to be made now that the American Senior Legion playoffs are about to begin.
For the Bears and five/four other teams, it all starts with the District 22 Tournament, which begins tonight and runs through Friday around various sites.
The Bears (29-7), who closed the regular season with a doubleheader win on Saturday over Shelby County Post 289/Post 611/Post 725 by winning 3-2 in the opener and 9-0 in the nightcap, head into district postseason play as the No. 1 seed and will be hosting games at home sites as long as they are in the double-elimination tournament.
Belleville Post 58 goes in as the No. 2 seed, followed by third-seeded Highland Post 439. Valmeyer Post 901 will be the fourth seed and play at Highland tonight, and Smithton/Freeburg Post 907/Post 550 will play at Belleville tonight in another first-round game.
The Bears feel they are pitching deep despite the uncertainty of Andrew Yancik (bicep strain) and having lost hard-throwing righty and Evansville-bound Austin Ruesch because of elbow issues.
The Bears can stack any of the following on the mound, including Kade Burns, Storm Coffman, Brandon Hampton, Andrew Frank, Isaac Garrett, Tyler Lewis, Tage Wargo and Zach Seavers on the front end or in relief mode and perhaps Corey Price in a closer's role.
Having a deep pitching staff, one that doesn't accumulate a ton of strikeouts but does get its fair share and one that relies on a strong defense will be key for Metro East's chances moving forward.
"You'd like to have Andrew Yancik back in there, but yes, we have the depth of throwing a lot of guys," Bears manager Ken Schaake said. "Garrett is probably only at three or four innings, but everybody else are somewhere at least over 10. I think Hampton is around 30 or 40 innings. Burns, same way, maybe a little more now that he threw seven (on Friday). We have a lot of guys who can throw, and we made it a point in throwing them here.
"… Pitching and defense, yes. The offense will take care of itself. If you've got pitching and defense, you can win the one-run, two-run ballgames. If you don't have the pitching, then you better be scoring a lot of runs."
The depth of a pitching staff with this ballclub reminded Schaake of recent past teams that did quite well in the postseason.
"In 2003, I had six starters," he said. "I had Shaun Seibert, Nathan Culp, David Scott, Nick Sievers, (Steve) Mueller and Jonathan Goebel. I had six pretty good ones, and 2008 was a good staff also when we were down in Marion (for the Fifth Division Tournament).
"This one, I probably used nine guys over 10 innings thus far in the season. Tate Wargo's probably got 16 innings. But yes, this is a good one. Unfortunately, I told Ruesch we could not use him any longer because his elbow would just never recover in a timely fashion and I didn't want him to go to Evansville with a bum arm."
The Bears locked up the top seed with a 6-0 win over Smithton/Freeburg last Friday and finished 8-2 in the district, which was tied with Belleville but by virtue of going 1-1 against east other, Metro East won out in the tiebreaker based on run differential in the two head-to-head meetings.
The Bears remembered what it meant to be at a disadvantage last year losing out to Highland with Highland having the advantage of a bye.
"Home field advantage is definitely big, especially after last year, what happened in Highland," catcher Steven Pattan said. "Our pitching is deep. I think we have more consistent starting pitching. I think that can take us a long way."
"It makes a huge difference to at least start off with a bye," Schaake said. "By the time you face some people, you're one pitcher ahead in your rotation than they are at least."
The winner of the district tournament punches a ticket to the Fifth Division Tournament, which will be hosted by Highland this year, so Post 439 gains an automatic spot into that tournament.
Games will be played at Optimist Field's Glik Park July 17-20.
"We're excited going into the postseason," Burns said. "We're looking to make a pretty deep run."
District 22 Tournament
Seeds: (1) Metro East, (2) Belleville, (3) Highland, (4) Valmeyer, (5) Smithton/Freeburg
Tuesday, July 11
Game 1: Valmeyer at Highland, TBA
Game 2: Smithton/Freeburg at Belleville, TBA
Wednesday, July 12
Game 3: Winner Game 1 at Metro East, 7 or 7:30 p.m.
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, TBA
Thursday, July 13
Game 5: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, TBA
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, TBA
Friday, July 14
Game 7: Loser Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, TBA
Game 8: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 7, TBA
Saturday, July 15
Game 9 (if necessary): Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 8 (if first loss)
* Winner advances to the Fifth Division Tournament in Highland July 17-20.


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Outside of reading and music-which seem to be a recurrent theme in my family-N's blog title says it all: Game Freak 17 (I will let the '17' remain a mystery). N plays the family Wii, has a Nintendo DS, and our Playstation 2 lives in her bedroom. Birthday and Christmas wish lists are usually topped with games. She has an amazing memory and often surprises us with quotes from books, things that happened on a specific date, etc. She has a strong dislike for tomatoes, although we tease her about liking ketchup, salsa, and spaghetti sauce. I think she will grow up to be quite an ambassador for pit bulls or rescue dogs in general. She absolutely loves our dogs, especially Nandy.
I'll admit I was nervous the first time N rode the bike. She's my youngest and what I describe as tiny; at ~80 lbs Dan has commented that he both doesn't feel her weight on the bike and that he actually can't see her in the mirrors! While the other girls can wear my gear it's all far too large for her.
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I get asked a lot of questions about my food photography so I thought I would share you with you guys a little behind the scenes of what I do!
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My Photography Photo Shoot Checklist – save this one for later!
I get asked a lot of questions about my food photography so I thought I would share you with you guys a little behind the scenes of what I do!
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Peach, Raspberry and Blueberry Summer Pie – easy, delicious and the perfect way to use your summer fruit!
I hope you guys had a wonderful weekend! Mine was seriously awesome. Even though the hubs was out of town (sad face), I got to spend the entire weekend with my mom and brother (and the girls), just hanging out at home, cooking and (trying) to stay cool (it was SO hot here!). But, my most favorite part of the weekend was making this beauty of a pie with my Mom ? She taught me how to cook and how to be brave in the kitchen and there we were making up a recipe for my very own food blog (she totally schooled me, as usual).
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Fresh Summer Strawberry Vinaigrette – a vibrant, simple and delicious summer salad dressing!
I know strawberry season is just about over, but before it goes, you NEED to give this salad dressing a try! It is as fresh as can be and ridiculously delicious!
Fresh Melon Mint Caprese Salad + Pomegranate – a bright, vibrant summer salad that is fresh and delicious!
Summer! It's here! (I know technically summer isn't "official" for another couple of weeks, but I don't care). School it out and it is finally warm out = it's summer in my book. And that means all the wonderful fruits and veggies are baaaaack and filling up all of our refrigerators ? I am in a cantaloupe phase… not sure why…. but I just keep picking the best ones and have slowly become addicted (I suppose there are worse things) so naturally, I decided to create a new recipe around my obsession. This Fresh Melon Mint Caprese Salad + Pomegranate is a modified classic caprese salad (which would normally have tomatoes, mozzarella and basil). Instead of the tomatoes – cantaloupe; instead of the basil – mint; instead of the mozzarella — okay I kept the mozzarella (but feel free to skip that part if you are non-dairy or Whole30). Then add some proscuitto (because cantaloupe and prosciutto are ah-mazing together) and some pomegranate (for the pop of extra flavor). It is amazing and wonderful and I hope you guys give it a try!
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One of the leading realty players of India, Sushil Mantri needs no introduction. The founder and chairman of Mantri Developers has various milestones like Morgan Stanley and Mantri Mall in his professional journey. As much as the real estate of multiple metropolitans has grown with his efforts, the impact on his family has been an avenue, less discussed. Here is how Sushil Mantri has influenced his own family members:
Mr Family Man
Sushil Mantri has a family of four, including his wife, Snehal and two children, Pratik and Priyanka. The tycoon has a totally different family side. The swift decision-maker has to wait for the green signal of his son and daughter while planning a vacation. He expressed that Snehal Mantri has been a constant source of strength and love. While she fulfils the responsibilities of a mother, her contributions to Mantri Developers as HR & Marketing Director are unparalleled. Despite the fact that the entire family is involved in the company, there is a definitive line between personal and professional life. Instead of business matters, Sushil Mantri promotes personal family discussions as the topic of dinner table conversation.
Business role model for children
Priyanka Mantri is the Director of Marketing whereas Pratik Mantri is a Director at Mantri Developers. Sushil Mantri served to be the source of inspiration for Pratik. He added that the passion with which his father worked was unreal. Pratik realized the importance of dedication and a straight-forward attitude from Sushil Mantri. He believes that if you follow these three rules, then the sky is the limit. On the other hand, Priyanka Mantri expressed that her father always encouraged her to take decisions because they are always fruitful. Even in the case of a wrong one, learning never stops.
Sushil Mantri believes that his wife has doubled his capacity of making a positive impact on the company as well as society. Since both of them are open to ideas, their common ideology leads to fruitful discussions, which have made a significant impact in the growth of Mantri Developers. INSIGNIA and PROPCARE, the customer programs launched by Mantri Developers, are the shining examples of their combinative efforts. Keeping the customer inputs in minds, the power couple decides the design and concept of projects.
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Passion, sincerity and time management are the key aspects of Sushil Mantri's life. He has been definitive about the fact that whenever a task is assigned to a person, they have to do it whole-heartedly. Passion to do justice to a task will always get the results, but clock is of the essence. If there is an error in scheduling, nothing can be achieved. Time and again, he has emphasized on the idea of taking big risks and bold steps. He believes that after a certain point, a decision becomes a leap of faith and the person willing to go the extra mile will always emerge victorious.
Prioritizing his responsibilities has been instrumental in maintaining the work-life balance. The combinative approach of these steps have helped him to not just become a leading industrialist, but also a successful husband and father.


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He was a gentleman of retirement age and being a widow he no longer wanted the responsibility, expense or the demands of being a homeowner. He had placed his home up for sale and he was interviewing assisted living residents.
He didn't need assistance but he would have the company of others his own age as well as the safety of the environment. He still had the opportunity to come and go as he pleased and he was comfortable with such an arrangement.
Since he had turned fifty he had received regular prostrate exams as most men do to fend of cancer. He had also discovered that these visits gave him an intense erection that made him jack off immediately upon leaving the dr. office and there had been times he had to go to the restroom because he got so excited.
Over the years he had found himself in search of someone who would play dr. to his patient and he was willing to go as far as to pay the right female "dr." to enjoy. He was online when he ran across her picture and he was immediately struck by her appearance.
She was wearing sexy lingerie and she had that "come hither" look in her eyes which excited him. He could imagine her wearing a lab coat with a stethoscope around her neck and slipping her hands into the rubber gloves for his exam.
He could also imagine her saying to him " my, my it is so warm in here do you mind if I remove my lab coat"? And of course his response was no mam please feel free to get comfortalbe.
He could see her slowly unbuttoning her white knee length lab coat and slowly removing it and all she wore underneath was a half cup bra, panties and thigh high stockings and of course her black high heels.
The more he thought of this the more excited he got and he could actually envision her telling him to remove his boxers and lean over the end of the examining table so she could examine his prostrate.
This was all so embarrassing to him but that gave him an intense erection and then she placed one hand on his lower back and the other hand he could feel probing his ass and as she slipped her finger into his anal cavity he got even more excited.
She probed his rectum until she found the walnut sized gland that she had been seeking. She massaged it with her finger as found that it was fine without any growths protruding.
The more she probed the more his cock began to drip and he couldnt hold back any longer and he came all over the examining table. He couldnt help himself as she was sexy as hell dressed the way she was and she smelled so good.
He wanted to climb her like a tree but his good sense kicked in and he apologized profusely to her. He was literally mortified that his body took on a life of it's own and he couldn't keep himself in check.
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CGS, a leading global provider of technology solutions, announced today that Western Glove Works has chosen the BlueCherry Enterprise Suite. BlueCherry will help boost efficiency and productivity, while improving planning, costing and financial reporting.
Established in 1921, Western Glove Works is a family owned company that produces denim products such as the Silver Jeans Co. and Jag brands. Western Glove Works will utilize BlueCherry ERP, BlueCherry EDI, BlueCherry Advanced Warehouse System, BlueCherry Data Warehouse/BI, eCommerce Integration and Microsoft Dynamics AX Financials.
Due to continuing sales growth, the company has found that their current systems were inadequate and inefficient. With the implementation of BlueCherry, Western Glove Works anticipates improved information flow, increased efficiency of transactions, and application of best business practices.
"We searched high and low for a vendor that was the best functional match for our needs and could provide a system that allowed for easy integration and collaboration across our various departments," said Mark Lamont, Vice President of Western Glove Works. "We decided upon BlueCherry due to the positive feedback we received from other organizations as well as CGS's abundance of resources and large, active community of users. All of these factors led us to the conclusion that BlueCherry and CGS was the best possible choice for our operation."
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Used in industrial applications around the world, the V1505 is designed to operate over 10,000 hours before major overhaul. Backed by worldwide support and service.
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In order to follow the progress of our players a new page has been started in this site where the results of these events and, where possible, some pictures and reports from the players will be recorded.
The most notable performance of the season so far came last week when Henri Lahdenperä managed an excellent 8th place finish in the Finnish Tour event at Lohja with a score of 69-70-76 = 215 (-1). Congratulations to Henkka! Has any player managed a better result on the FT while representing Kytäjä? You can see the results of the event and some words from Henkka from the page linked here.
It has been great to see the first pictures coming in for the new Kytäjä photography competition! So far there have been nine entries for the competition and one of my favourites so far is this one which was taken by Mari Velama.


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I have created an image note to share if we have free internet we can learn everyday and we will be smart when we grow up like our parents or like people that inspire us.
Welcome to our Room 10 blog! We are looking forward to learning, creating and sharing on our personal blogs and class blog. Leave a comment and stay connected. We hope to see that learners from our Manaiakalani cluster are viewing and learning from what we share. If you're from anywhere else in New Zealand or even the world... Welcome!
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Friday, 11 November 2016
A fantastic film festival
Room 9 was very fortunate to attend the 2016 film festival. We got comfortable red seats in front of the gigantic extreme screen at Sylvia Park. It was so exciting! Sitting in our seats, it hit 1pm and the lights went dim. Who was presenting first? Mrs. Grant! Our cybersmart teacher... She was just talking about the film festival. Anyway, we watched films from Glen Innes Primary, Tamaki College and Te Kura Kaupapa Puau. Created by students and shared with the world. It was awesome to see that room 9 can create something to go on the big screen as well. Well done Ruapotaka for the awesome films!
Walking the famous red carpet. We had to take a photo near on the carpet all the famous directors and actors walk on.
Ready to watch the awesome manaiakalani films. Our big red comfortable seats. We were ready for an hour of awesome films, especially the ones created by Ruapotaka. It was great to see our friends.
An awesome display created by Mrs. Buchanan and her helpers. Right in the middle of the theater.
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Was Zach Wrong to Show Up on War of the Worlds?
One of the biggest topics at the War of the Worlds reunion was Zach showing up. Apparently, he knew he'd leave and he didn't want to make it far in the game. People knew this, and Bananas wanted to use it to their advantage. Specifically, Bananas wanted Zach to throw their elimination so he'd have an easy victory on the Killing Floor. Obviously, this did … Continue reading Was Zach Wrong to Show Up on War of the Worlds?


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Memories of life. Popping up here on my blog from time to time, so that some day my daughters will have a piece of their father to remember and maybe show to their children, who maybe will ask about a photograph on a table or discovered in an old album.
There are some things that are felt but never said. Some questions that get asked, for which are no answers.
Why didn't this one work?
"Your head just inches from my own, your toes cradled beneath mine. Your breathing slow and measured. You lay beside me, safe, content and deeply asleep. Ever so gently your hand slips into mine. Loosely, then tight, then loose again. You are drifting, immersed in some far away dream. Quiet lovers, in soft cadence, intertwined. I could have stayed forever."
These moments I write about; No finer gifts could ever touch my life.
But stories always end,
And if you read between the lines,
You'd know that I'm just tryin' to understand
The feelin's that you lack.
I never thought I could feel this way
And I've got to say that I just don't get it.
I don't know where we went wrong,
But the feelin's gone
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You gotta be able to laugh at yurself as well as with others
After my wife died, I couldn't even look at another woman for 10 years. But now that I'm out of jail, I can honestly say it was worth it.Got an e-mail today from a "bored housewife 32, looking for some action!" I've sent her my ironing, that'll keep her busy.The wife's been hinting she want's something black and lacy for her birthday. So I've got her a pair of football boots.Growing up with a dyslexic father had its advantages. Whenever he caught me swearing, he used to wash my mouth out with soup.My wife asked if she could have a little peace and quiet while she cooked the dinner, so I took the batteries out of the smoke alarm.Anyone got an owner's manual for a wife? Mine's giving off a terrible whining noise!My wife apologised for the first time ever today. She said she's sorry she ever married me.My wife said I needed to be more in touch with my feminine side, so I crashed the car, burnt the dinner and ignored her all day for no reason.Scientists have discovered a certain food that diminishes a woman's sex drive by 90 percent. It's called wedding cake.Things turned really ugly at my house last night. The wife removed her make up.My wife shouted at me this morning for not opening the car door for her. I would have, but I was too busy swimming to the surface.


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Our major indices have been consolidating for many weeks and that's enabled many individual stocks to consolidate in bullish continuation patterns. Dycom Industries (DY) is one such stock as it formed a long-term cup from early-August to late-February before printing a handle throughout March. The right side of the cup showed very heavy volume before volume tailed off as the handle formed. This week DY has broken out on extremely heavy volume as you can see below:
The blue arrow shows that volume is about double of any week over the past six weeks and there's still one more day left this week. A pullback to test the breakout level just below 100 would be the best entry price, while the target would be the measurement of this pattern. That measurement would be roughly 125.
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The Functional Tools Coach Workshop by the Functional Training Institute (Global/AUS) was designed to give you a basic understanding of the exercises, principles and programming around the following tools:
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As announced on August 13th, 2018, we have partnered with LT GAME JAPAN, a subsidiary company of our partner, Pixel Companyz, a Tokyo Stock Exchange listed company.
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It was a glimpse of exposure.
In the exposure were flaws, imperfections I don't want to see. And I could not help but feel ugly.
Exposure is disclosure of something private or secret Today was not the first time I have felt like this. I have been exposed before and it has not always been in the privacy of a locked bathroom. My words have exposed me worse than that mirror. Words of discontentment, jealousy, anger or pride (just to name a few) have left me feeling ashamed. Glimpses in the wrong direction expose my weaknesses. Thoughts too unacceptable to speak expose the depravity of my humanness.
But this one glimpse exposed it all. From the skin, to the heart, to the mind and soul.
I found myself asking a familiar question. It is a question I have repeatedly asked this last year. It is my defense against the enemy when those flaming arrows start flying.
What is the Truth here, Rachael?
The truth revealed in the x-ray of that mirror was this: I AM NOT PERFECT. But the one I married to whom I am most often exposed, has grace for my imperfections. And the Lord who is my El Roi (the God who sees), is exposed to even more and in His graciousness has called me His own.
Intimacy requires exposure. In Exodus 33: 12 the Lord said to Moses, "I know you by name, and you have also found grace in My sight." In John 15:4 Jesus says, "Abide in Me and I in you."
Exposure is necessary in relationship and grace is essential. The Lord sees all and looks upon all with grace. I must allow the exposure of the ugly in order to receive grace from the One who makes all things beautiful
Ugliness saps me of self-confidence and makes me want to bury myself under a pile of fig leaves. But in that place of hiding, I cannot receive the grace He so desperately desires to lavish over me.
So, I drop the towel. And I look into the mirror and see. . . .
grace, forgiveness, and mercy like a robe of the finest silk concealing the ugliness, the imperfections, and the sins, making the exposure beautiful
"Let us therefore, come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:16
"For you say, I am rich; I have prospered and grown wealthy, and I am in need of nothing; and you do not realize and understand that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.
"Therefore I counsel you to purchase from Me gold refined and tested by fire, that you may be [truly] wealthy, and white clothes to clothe you and to keep the shame of your nudity from being seen, and salve to put on your eyes, that you may see.
"Those whom I [dearly and tenderly] love, I tell their faults and convict and convince and reprove and chasten [I discipline and instruct them]. So be enthusiastic and in earnest and burning with zeal and repent [changing your mind and attitude]." Revelation 3:17-19 AMP
So I have to ask: What are you wearing today? What is the message of the garment that clothes you?
Is it time for a change of clothes?
Just remember in the taking off of the garments of wretchedness, before the putting on of the garment of grace is nakedness and exposure.
And it is hard. And it is ugly. But it is necessary.
So in the exposure raise your arms in surrender and receive the garments of grace that He so graciously offers.


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Birthday Balloons and More
Hello, I hope you are having a great day. I am plugging away at birthday cards. I thought I would share 3 of them with you today. Grab some Daffodil and Harvest Orange 3 Girl JAM ribbon and come and play along.
I must admit that this card was really easy to make and I had a lot of fun doing it. Here's what I used along with the 3 Girl JAM ribbon:
Basic Grey - "Life of the Party" 6X6 paper pad and element stickers.
Blue cardstock cut at 5.5"X8.5"
Dusty Durango ink - Stampin' Up
Hero Arts - All Occasion Messages (inside sentiment)
Operation Write Home - Bonus Sketch #13 (Click here to get yours)
Now for the bonus cards...
If you look at the purple ones closely, you can see that the purple floral paper is slightly different on each of them.
Paper - Paper Trey Inc - Plum Pudding and Vintage Cream; My Mind's Eye - So Sophie 6X6 pad
Rich Razzleberry ink - Stampin' Up
Daffodil crinkle ribbon - 3 Girl JAM
Stampendous - Happy Messages (Happy Birthday sentiment)
Hero Arts - All Occasion Messages. This is not pictured here, but on the third card I used this stamp set for the inside sentiment. It said "Hello Friend". Isn't it neat how a sketch can be tweaked just a little bit to make very different cards?
Operation Write Home's current throwdown challenge is to use your favorite color combination. I love mixing purple and green. Plus the "Hello Friend" card is going to OWH. I plan to enter this challenge by clicking here.
I made a video that I hope you will enjoy.
Did you know that today is the last day to link up your "Pastel Colors with Ribbon" card at 3 Girl JAM? Tomorrow we will start a new challenge. I've seen some sneak peeks and there are some really cute projects coming. Thanks so much for stopping by. Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things today.


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|The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) repository holds full-text theses and dissertations submitted for higher degrees at the University (including submissions from former Cape Technikon and Peninsula Technikon).
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Flicker prediction techniques for sawmills
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The aim of the thesis is to investigate and develop a technique for predicting the flicker emission of sawmill loads. The technique makes use of an empirical formula to calculate the characteristic coefficient of a sawmill ...


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text: 06/09/13You children heard a line of the song. Whose gathering is this? The Ocean of Knowledge. People also call this the gathering of Indra, the Court of Indra. Many people think that Indra rains water. You children understand that this is the court of the Ocean of Knowledge, the Supreme Father, the Supreme Soul, and that you moths are sitting here to belong to Him while alive, that is, you are dead to this world because you embodied souls don't like this old world. Here, everyone continues to fight with one another. The Father says: I establish heaven. You children are numberwise too. Some are one type of gem and others are another type of gem. There are many names. This comparison has been made. Some children become very good and sensible and become engaged in serving others. Who would remain engaged in sen'icel Those who have surrendered themselves to the Flame completely. This is a very big gathering. You know that Baba has come into the gathering of souls. However, those who know Him very well are personally in front of Him in a practical way. At this time, only a handful out of multimillions know this. Only those who are moths and who surrender themselves and belong to Baba know this. It has been explained to you that this is dying alive. Baba, I belong to You. At first, when we stay with You, we are bodiless. Then we come here and take bodies. The knowledge that you children receive cannot be given by anyone else because no one else knows the Father. The Supreme Father, the Supreme Soul, comes and teaches you children. It has been said that all the Vedas and scriptures are leaves of the Gita. Whose leaves are all the human beings on this world stage? All have emerged from this deity religion. This is why you will see in the picture of the tree that there are no leaves at the beginning. The leaves grow later, and so they have been shown higher up. The foundation is the deity religion. At first, there is just the one trunk, then the branches and twigs emerge from that and then the leaves emerge. It is in the intellects of you children that this is the tree of the various religions of the human world. The Government of today doesn't believe in religion. They say that they can all live together with one another. However, there is so much conflict with one another. There is always some war going on between them. It is as though a sacrificial fire has been created for war. They continue to fight and quarrel somewhere or other. This is also fixed in the drama. They create such methods that they fight and kill one another. Earlier, Hindustan and Pakistan were not separate. They were all united and the Government was also strong. They couldn't fight one another because they had big lords above them, just as there are now big UN. committees for the whole world. However, there is no lord or master for all of them. They have become divided into two. Sorrow continues to grow. They continue to kill one another. Just look at the secrets of the drama. If they fight one another, the sin of that would not be attributed to the Father. We observe everything as detached observers. You know that everyone is going to fight and die. When an eminent person dies, they have some special programmes for him for eight to ten days; they have a holiday etc. For you, there is nothing like that. You are becoming angels. You don't even feel sorrow about destruction. They will all now die like a swarm of mosquitoes, so who will look after whom? Only you children know this secret. Those who are to live in the new world have to be first class. If anyone here dies, you are not going to feel sorrow. You observe as detached observers that that soul went and took another body to play his part. Among you too, not everyone has faith in the intellect. While living at home, your mercury of happiness is now rising from your feet to your head. Some people have less intoxication and others have more. Some don't have even a pennyworth of intoxication; it is like a pinch of salt in a sackful of flour. Such ones would be called dry. You can tell which ones have the intoxication of becoming Narayan and are doing the Mother and Father's service. It isn't that they can't do service while living at home with their families. They can do even more service; they can glorify the name of the Parents even more. While living at home with their families, they live like a lotus. They become unshakeable and immovable and then make others the same too. So, there is greater praise of them. You emerged at the beginning. That too is the drama. A bhatthi had to be created. In that too, some weak bricks emerged and some strong bricks emerged. Not everyone passes the ICS examination because the Government would then have to pay them a large salary. It is the same here. A lot of property has to be given to them. Eight main ones pass. Then the rosary of 108 is created. You have to make effort and claim a high status. You have to reserve your first-class and air-conditioned tickets. You don't feel the heat in air-conditioned compartments. You should also not feel the heat or attack of Maya in this old world. You should become that strong. Eight pass with first class. Then there are the 108. There are the names 'maharathis' (elephant riders), 'horse riders' and 'infantry'. Each one of you can understand which ticket you are buying. Each one of you has to buy a ticket. The husband has to buy his ticket and the wife has to buy her own ticket. The wife receives more chances because whatever the husband does, she receives half of that as her share. Her husband doesn't receive a share of whatever deal the wife makes, or whatever she gives, because the husband is the creator and the money is in his hands. However, whatever he does, his wife receives a share of that. In heaven, both are masters. They have one son and he receives the inheritance. According to the law, even the daughter claims her share. Whatever laws there were in the previous cycle, they are the ones that will continue. You should not be concerned about the customs and systems of that place. Baba has granted many visions of how the kingdom will be transferred. Here, when a transfer takes place, they invite brahmins and gurus etc. The earlier customs and systems used to be very good. When they went into retirement, they would sit their son on the throne with a lot of love and say: "You now look after everything." Now, they don't let go of anything even when they have become very old. Earlier, children had a lot of love for their mother. Now they are against their mother. They even catch hold of their mother's plait and throw her out. This is known as having clouded vision and going against the mother. Such things don't happen in the golden age. You should have a lot of happiness. You have the feeling of the happy gathering here. There is a mela wherever this Ocean of Knowledge is. There is a mela of rivers. You rivers continue to meet among yourselves. This is the mela of the Ocean of Knowledge and the rivers. This one is Jagadamba Saraswati. Her name is also glorified. So many used to come to meet the mother because her murli was very good. The daughters also felt that Mama's murli used to attract everyone very much. This is the gathering of the Ocean and the rivers. Many children come. First, there is the Ocean, then the rivers and then there are the small rivers and canals. Each one of you can understand whether you are a small river or a big river. The big rivers are invited to come and give lectures. So they are definitely clever. They used to invite Mama so much: Come and give us the treasures you have received from Shiv Baba. You daughters go and donate the jewels of knowledge. Each version of knowledge is worth hundreds of thousands of rupees. There are no versions of knowledge in the scriptures. If there were, then Bharat would have been very wealthy. You now receive so many jewels with which you become wealthy for 21 births. Now, at the confluence age, you are the highest. Then, in the golden and silver ages, your degrees decrease. You are now sitting in God's Court. You know that Baba is going to give you an inheritance for 21 births. Everyone remembers Him. All others are those who cause sorrow. Anyone who causes you sorrow is forgotten. O Baba, You alone and none other are mine. However, because they have heard Krishna's name, they continue to remember him. You used to be in Krishna's kingdom. The Father makes this land of Kans into the land of Krishna; from the devilish land, it will become the divine land. They have also shown a battle taking place between devils and deities and the deities becoming victorious. Deities reside in heaven. In fact, your battle is with the five vices. Now, there will be great eagerness for the Ramayana because Dashera is coming. Even the Government celebrates that. They have the Rama leela (divine activities of Rama), but they don't know what Ravan is. Some children say: Have someone conduct meditation for us. In fact, you have to have remembrance while walking and moving around. However, for those who don't have remembrance throughout the day, they are especially made to sit in meditation so that by sitting here, they have a little bit of remembrance. There are many who stay in remembrance when they go to a centre, but when they go back home, everything is finished. They don't have the practice of remembrance. Their intellects continue to wander in other directions. It has been explained to you children that a soul is a star and it is also called a dot. A star has many sharp points, whereas a dot doesn't. Souls are called stars to make a comparison. They are also called lucky stars. There is the sparkle of knowledge in the soul, the point. The whole part is in the soul, the point. The Father says: I, the point, have in Me such and such part which I have been playing on the path of devotion. You children have the biggest part because you go all round the whole cycle. So, you will be the ones who become kings, the rulers of the globe. Whether it is sorrow or happiness, you receive it. My part is not as much as yours. I go into the stage of retirement. Then My service begins on the path of devotion. Everyone remembers Me. According to the drama, whatever deities they worship, I am the One who grants them visions of those. This is My part in the drama. They believe that they have been given visions by those deities and that there is God in them too. They believe that, because they had a vision of Ganesh, the Supreme Soul is in Ganesh. It was from this that they took the notion of omnipresence. All of you children say: All of us remember Baba, that is, there is remembrance of Baba in each one of us. That is why they believe Him to be omnipresent. The Father says: Everyone has remembrance of Me, numberwise, according to the effort they make. The more you remember Me, the more your sins will be absolved. There is a soul present in each one. I can enter any child and benefit anyone. However, a wrong meaning has been taken from that. That too is fixed in the drama. According to the drama, everyone has received his own part. There is also the part in the drama for those scriptures etc. to be created. Those who wrote them earlier will write them again. They relate the Gita and they will relate the same Gita after a cycle. So, the Father is now sitting in the gathering of you children. It seems right for Me to be in the midst of those who know Me. However, what would be the use of Me sitting in this gathering of those who don't know me? When you give lectures etc., so many people come. Theirs is not a happy gathering (mehfil) with the Flame. It is here that you have a happy gathering with the Flame. Some surrender themselves and then their intellect's yoga becomes diverted somewhere else. Until you become perfect your intellects will keep wandering. You cannot say that you have the karmateet stage or the completely viceless stage now. That will be at the end. Then, you will shed your old bodies. This is an old skin. The soul does everything through these old physical organs. Achcha.


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NHCO is always happy to assist local students with their senior projects, Eagle Scout or other community service project and volunteer requirements.
To learn more about our youth leadership opportunities, contact Alyssa at 412-307-0069 ext. 3311.
Youth volunteers can…
Collect food or items for sharing projects. All hours you spend on your project count toward your service hours!
Sponsor your own fundraising event to benefit NHCO. All hours you spend on your project count toward your service hours!
Perform yard work for seniors through Open Your Heart to a Senior (with a registered adult).
Maintain our garden and grow food for the food pantries.
Ring bells during the Salvation Army red kettle campaign.
Unload, inspect and carry fruit at our annual Citrus Sale.
Run groceries at the North Boroughs Food Pantry on Thursday evenings.
Sort and assemble backpacks and supplies in July and August.


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Thursday, November 06, 2008
By Larry Walsh, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The floor has been swept.
The lighting has been improved.
The parts and tools are within arm's reach at each of the work stations.
Jerry Kraynick and his volunteer bicycle mechanics are ready.
All they need are bikes, especially children's bikes. And that's the problem.
Collecting enough bikes for needy children ages 3 to 12 has been getting harder every season for Mr. Kraynick, now in his fifth year as co-director of the Bike Before Christmas program with Pittsburgh police Officer Melissa Gutch.
"We'd like to make even more kids happier this Christmas," said Mr. Kraynick, who owns and operates Kraynick's Bike Shop in Garfield.
"It's a wonderful program that brings the police and community together," said Officer Gutch. Read more»
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Sirin Labs – a new startup established out of Israel – has released its first smartphone, the premium $14,000 USD Solarin smartphone.
Perhaps the old adage 'a fool and his money are easily parted' should get an addendum; 'by extremely pricey smartphones'. Being extremely pricey, at least, is the premise of the Solarin; a $14,000 USD smartphone developed by Israeli startup Sirin Labs.
The Solarin – which we've covered previously – joins the ranks of the Vertu Phone and Turing Phone with its own physical store in London's Mayfair neighbourhood.
Read: Sirin Labs AG teases a $14,000 USD smartphone
The Solarin doesn't target average consumers, and is instead positioned towards executives, CEOs, and titans of industry with its $14,000 USD price tag.
What do you get for that price? The device arrives with a unique design, and anti-cyberattack software suites from the likes of Zimperium. Further consumers can expect chip-to-chip encryption, a Snapdragon 810 processor, and downlink and uplink speeds of up to 450mbps and 150mbps respectively.
A 23.8 megapixel primary and 8 megapixel secondary camera and a 5.5″ IPS LED 2k resolution round out a package complemented by 4GB of RAM, 128GB of internal storage, and a 4,040mAh battery.
For all the mention of security, the Solarin arrives running Android 5.1.1 under the hood.
The device is significant for raising over $72 million USD in its seed round from entrepeneurs Moshe Hogeg and Kenges Rakishev.
If you feel – or rather, are able to – part with the device's stunning price tag, the Solarin is expected to begin shipping within the week.
Read: Turning Robotics unveils the "˜unbreakable' Turing Phone
What are your thoughts on Sirin Lab's latest effort? Is there any need for hyper premium devices in an already saturated Android market? Be sure to let us know your opinion in the comments below!
Follow Bryan Smith on Twitter: @bryansmithSA
Check out the device here, and order it if you dare