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I understand that there is a movement being put into action on Facebook in which women can write down #metoo when they have been sexually harassed, abused, etc, by men 'to create awareness of how big this problem is'. To me, writing #metoo is stating the obvious. One way or the other EVERY WOMAN on earth has experienced this during her lifetime. Only writing down #metoo also won't REALLY change the way men have treated us and how we have let us be treated by them. We women ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING to realize the change we deeply desire. Instead of asking attention for what has happened to us – putting energy in an itself endlessly repeating old timeline – we have to create a new timeline – A 5D – NEW EARTH – TIMELINE – and heal and (FIRE)POWER ourselves during this process.
Having said this, I am glad though, that one of my sisters started the #metoo action. I feel that it has opened something in which each of us women ACTUALLY do can make a change happen. Maybe my experience can be of use to you.
This past year, while An-Ra G Breider and I travelled through South America, we did our part in ACTUALLY realizing the Ascension and creating OUR NEW EARTH. Our Ascensionwork in service to all, took place through our own bodies and relationship. We worked through EVERYTHING that is illusion and we healed THÉ male and THÉ female ego. That where men and women are not whole. We experienced that it is from our deepest wounded-ness that we have been (sexual) perpetrators and have allowed ourselves to be victims.
Every time I encountered THÉ male ego during this year, I courageously had to fully receive and become my FIREPOWER. Which is LIFE-ITSELF or God. I had to forcefully say 'NO' to THÉ male ego, tell him that he hurt me, that he time and again destroyed our amazing experiences – took the life out of them – and that that was no longer acceptable to me. Ánd, I had to turn around and walk away from THÉ male ego again and again and again.
In doing so I gave THÉ male ego the chance to choose for himself ánd in his own time, whether he wanted to keep being separated, angry, hurt, afraid, alone and to stay being a perpetrator. Or have the tremendous courage to follow his deepest desire to BE ONE WITH ME – THE DIVINE FEMININE -, to actually come to me, go through his deepest pain together with me and become whole again – CONSCIOUS GOD.
By going through this process, I STEPPED OUT OF the programming and behavior of countless generations of women everywhere and healed THÉ female ego in doing so. Since I was "the first woman" who went through this liberation process, I became isolated from all other women and from all men as well, I became vulnerable, naked and completely visible. Ánd more POWERFUL than ever. I became GODDESS ALIVE, that what I AM meant to BE.
During our one year Journey I had a vision: 'I am standing alone on a huge stage on Times Square, New York, and I already went through the above mentioned process. In front of me, as far as I can see are standing women with their backs toward me. They are looking up at the television screen – at the pedestal – on the middle building that divides the street. They are looking up at THÉ male ego – the wounded man who has been hurting her, her mothers, her daughters over and over and over again for such a long, long time.
I know that each of their deepest desire is to finally walk away from him, to walk away from being a victim, to walk away from the pedestal they put and kept him on, to walk away from hiding behind him AND START LIVING THEIR OWN LIVES – become GODDESS ALIVE.
I also have contact with their fear to ACTUALLY do this. Fear that also has caused to continually betray and backstab their own sisters.
To fulfill their Divine desire, they only have to turn around and face ME – face their GODDESS SELF. With that movement they ACTUALLY start following the road I already took. When I look at all the women of earth, I see that only a few of them have the courage TO DO so.'
Now, I am still standing in silence on this Times Square stage. I am curious to what will happen. Will my sisters passively continue a timeline that is very well known to each of us and that contains sexual harassment, abuse, etc. Or, will they find the courage within themselves to also 'turn around and face ME' and ACTUALLY start creating a NEW EARTH TIMELINE where men and women are ONE. NOW, what will you DO?
Men and women are ALL deeply hurt. Ánd we both have the deepest desire to experience that we ARE INFINITE ONE. It is my experience that when a man acts from his Male ego – from his wounded-ness – he has no contact with his DIVINE SELF. He hurts women because he is too afraid to feel whatever it is he is feeling. Apparently it is up to us women to make him aware of this. To powerfully share our Consciousness and – most importantly – LIVE OUR OWN LIVES. When men do not want to or dare to go through their healing process and – as a result – keep hurting women, we women HAVE TO WALK AWAY. When their BEHAVIOR shows us time and again that they really want to do their part in the process though, we women have to be patiënt with them. Thus, men and women finally will BE ONE and create and experience OUR NEW EARTH.
Extensive information about male and female ego: 'De Weg door De Kelken, Teachings'; author: SARA Minken.


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Dr. Todd Gladieux has been in practice for over 25 years specializing in the field of spinal bio-mechanics and pain relief. One of our primary goals is to correct misalignment of the spine due to postural changes that were either brought on gradually over time or traumatically induced (i.e. auto accidents and work injuries). At our office we emphasize the importance of structure and function and it's effect on the nervous system. A healthy functioning nervous system means a healthy functioning person, free of pain and disease. We also recognize the importance of good nutrition, exercise, and rest. Dr. Gladieux uses several chiropractic adjusting techniques and physiotherapy (when needed). A unique point about the precision procedures used in our office is the program of general and specific corrective exercises which are prescribed to each patient and which will enable the patient to maintain more of a permanency in his or her chiropractic adjustments. This allows the patient to take an active role in their care and to help rehabilitate the surrounding spinal soft tissues. Having the doctor and the patient working together helps establish a more normal mechanical and physiological functioning of the entire spine.
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Shallow relief carving of an elephant on the Mahanavami Dibba, Vijayanagara
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Photograph of a shallow relief carving of an elephant on the Mahanavami Dibba at Vijayanagara, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, c.1880. The ruins of Vijayanagara are divided into two main groups, the sacred centre and the royal centre. The Mahanavami Dibba is situated in the Royal centre. It is a multi-storeyed granite platform covered with remarkable reliefs depicting various aspects of contemporary courtly life, such as processions of animals, hunting scenes, warriors involved in martial activities, dancing girls, musicians. The vigorous but quite primitive style of these carvings seem to belong to the 14th century, the earliest period of Vijayanagara. This view shows a detail of the carvings of an elephant. The platform was associated with the Mahanavami festival, the most important annual festival at the capital. The kings sat on the platform and viewed the royal rites, processions and entertainments which were held on this occasion.


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Written by Jean Ritchie. Performed live at the Walthamstow Folk Club in London on May 9, 2010.
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Traditional Scottish ballad.
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Traditional song in French. Condensed translation: 'The wool of the sheep. It is we who shear it, wash it, card it, spin it, sell it, and sing about it.' Duet with the late Marilyn Maltzer.
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Traditional country and western song of lost love. Great for geography quizzes. Back-up vocals by Evy Mayer on choruses.
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Classic western style song written by James Grafton Rogers and John H. Gower in 1911. Original copyright lapsed in 1967. Modern arrangement by Anne Price.
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A positive message for women of my age -- middle age -- and older.
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Traditional British coal miners' song.
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Chelsea Art Gallery Highlights – September 2011
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Here's some cool art you can see this month if you are in the Chelsea area in New York in September 2011.
"Word Up! A Survey of Recent Text Based Work" at Benrimon Contemporary (located at 514 West 24th Street, 2nd Floor). The exhibit features works from Tracey Emin, Jenny Holzer, Barbara Krueger, Robert Indiana, Richard Prince, Jason Rhoades, SONIC, Trey Speedle, Do-Ho Suh and John Waters. Through October 22, 2011.
Tomokazu Matsuyama – "East Meets West" at Joshua Liner Gallery (located at 542 West 28th Street, 3rd Floor) through October 8, 2011.
Aaron Johnson – "Freedom From Want" at Stux Gallery (located at 530 West 25th Street) through October 22, 2011.
Miler Lagos – "Home" at Magnan Metz Gallery (located at 521 West 26th Street) through October 15, 2011.
Josh Dorman – "Lost Divers" at Mary Ryan Gallery (located at 527 West 26th Street) through October 22, 2011.
Stefanie Gutheil – "Dreckige Katze" at Mike Weiss Gallery (located at 520 West 24th Street) through October 8, 2011.


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BREAKING: HTC Jetstream Landing on AT&T for $700 on Contract
Damn, that's one expensive tablet. Apparantly the HTC Puccini will be landing on AT&T for $700 on a two-year contract as the HTC Jetstream. For that price, you'll be getting AT&T's first 4G LTE tablet and the carrier's first Android 3.1 Honeycomb device. The LTE netowrk is espected to go live in five markets this summer, but the tab will also be compatible with the carrier's HSPA+ network
Jetstream will offer a 10.1-inch WXGDA HD touch screen, a 1.5 GHz processor by Qualcomm, rear-facing 8-megapixel camer, and a 1.3 megapixel camera round the front. A stylus will come standard.
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Not only is Saturday the biggest day in the life of Rathfriland Rangers, it could also be be one of the most memorable days in the life of their young manager.
Clifford Sterritt's side are off to Seaview to take on Premiership champions Cliftonville in the fifth round of the Irish Cup. But their boss might not even be there to witness it as his wife is expecting a child, due on exactly the same day.
It'll be a case of one eye on the match and one eye on his phone - if Sterritt makes it to Seaview at all.
"Should Clifford have to make the trip to the hospital, we will have Dennis Niblock to look after things along with Lee Feeney and Johnny Black, who help out with the coaching as well," said a typically jovial Rathfriland chairman Junior Murray.
"There could be a good omen in it all. What a gift it would be! You just never know."
Rangers will need all the lucky charms they can get in what is a massive fifth round tie against the Premiership champions in their own back yard. It's a match hailed as the biggest in the club's 53 year history and amongst all the excitement in his family life, Sterritt is finding it all hard to take in.
"It's just about starting to sink in now," he said.
"When I came in, it was a dream of mine to reach the fifth round of the Irish Cup. It's an honour to take a junior side to the Irish League champions because it's not every day that happens.
"The supporters deserve it. They come out every week and cheer on the boys."
On the pitch, a lot of Rathfriland's stars will be well used to the highest stage. Defenders Aaron Black and Ross Black along with attackers Lee Feeney, James Costello and Marty Havern all have experience at Premiership standard and will have to perform if they are to stand any chance.
"Aaron Black won the Irish Cup with Crusaders and it will be great for him to go back up there," said Sterritt, who marks a year in charge of the Whites this month.
"Crusaders have a team of quality players though. They're sitting top of the Irish League with a goal difference of 32 at the start of January - that's scary."
Nonetheless, the manager isn't ruling out a New Year miracle.
"There's always a chance," he said. "First and foremost, we want to be solid and make sure we keep the score down but we will put up a damn good fight.
"We're going there to have a go. We have good attacking players and it's not in our team to sit back. If we nick an early goal though, then it could become about defending. Or as Jose Mourinho would do, park the bus."
Rathfriland have only reached the fifth round of the competition once before, when they travelled to Premiership side Institute in 2013. They pushed their senior opposition all the way in a narrow 2-1 defeat that day. Can they go one better this time round?
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The TalkTalk cyber-attack fiasco and data outsourcing
by Jeremy Coward
After being subjected to a cyber-attack, which resulted in the theft of the private financial information of up to four million customers, the fiasco surrounding TalkTalk and its data security continues.
Most recently, police arrested a 15-year old boy in Northern Ireland in connection with the crime. The week before, TalkTalk claimed it had received a ransom demand from an organisation, suspected by the Metropolitan Police cybercrime unit to be Islamic extremists.
Unsurprisingly TalkTalk shares fell sharply after the telecoms group reported the attack. They have since jumped back by 9 per cent since news of the arrest in Northern Ireland came about.
In February, TalkTalk took legal action against a third-party supplier after a similar breach that led to the exposure of customer data. However, when writing for Sourcingfocus on the subject of outsourcing to manage security risks, Csaba Krasznay, product manager at BalaBit, suggested this sort of case is an anomaly.
He argued that an increasing number of companies are outsourcing IT and data responsibilities precisely in order to vamp up cyber security, and suggested how this might be done:
"An approach which organisations are adopting in order to close the blind spot of traditional security monitoring tools and uncover risks that many security tools cannot identify, is through the use of examining a user's behavioural patterns. This is carried out through analysing how we interact with IT systems which can leave a recognisable fingerprint that can then be detected."
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The 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival rolled over all other glam events this weekend. Exciting films and just as exciting starlets drew oohs and aahs from oglers tracking hair, eyes, dress, and shoe styles across the globe. We have highlights of intoxicating beauties showing up in Cannes Saturday for their photocalls and premieres.
Candice Boucher and Diane Von Furstenberg Medusa
Model Candice Boucher joined the "AAZAAN" photocall on Saturday at Majestic Beach Pier. We sensed a Diane Von Furstenberg moment, with the smashing Diane Von Furstenberg Medusa Platform Wedge Tan Leather. Candice can carry the shoe magic of spellbinding texture, gemetric cutouts, vechetta leather, and stylish rear-zip entry. Bravo!
Wei Tang and Andre Assous Anouka
Actress Wei Tang at the Palais des Festivals on Saturday posed in a mezmerizingly gay vest and senorita skirt, for which the king of espadrilles, Andres Assous, has the finishing response. The Andre Assous Anouka Black Fabric has summertime-easy stretch fabric and rich rope outsoles.
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Posing poolside Saturday at a Cannes hotel, actress Stephanie Sigman of the film "Miss Bala" looked resort-ravishing in white. Tory Burch has a sun-sational response in the Sav Sandal by Tory Burch Gold Leather.


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Amanda Stevenson, Director of Bands
Amanda Stevenson is the Director of Bands at William H. Taft High School in San Antonio, TX. Throughout her career she has instructed various students in music ranging from beginners to collegiate members. Her instructional experience extends throughout Texas including Texas State University, Georgetown High School, Winston Churchill High School, Bowie High School and Harlingen High School. Mrs. Stevenson has been with the Taft High School music program as Conductor of the Wind Ensemble, Director of Jazz Studies, Director of the Raider Marching Band and instructor of Instrumental Ensembles since Fall 2015. Prior to her time at Taft, Amanda was the Associate Band Director at Georgetown High School since 2007.
Amanda has a strong affiliation with Drum Corps International (DCI). She recently finished her second summer on Brass Staff for the World Class Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps. She has also served on Brass Staff for the Phantom Regiment and Visual Staff with Revolution Drum and Bugle Corps. Though her primary instrument is Saxophone, Mrs. Stevenson played Euphonium with Capital Regiment and started her corps career on Baritone with Revolution Drum and Bugle Corps. Through these experiences, she has worked with many top educators throughout the country.
Mrs. Stevenson received her Bachelor Degree in All-Level Music Education from Texas State University in 2007. She studied Wind Conducting with John Stansberry, Howard Hudiburg and Dr. Rod Schueller. Amanda has continued a close relationship with the School of Music as the Texas State Summer Band Camp Coordinator for about a decade.
Since her time at Texas State, Mrs. Stevenson has had continued success with Superior Ratings at the University Interscholastic League Concert, Sightreading and Marching Contests. She has been a Texas Music Educator Association Clinician, has been the recipient on numerous grants for her programs and has achieved the Mark of Excellence in National Jazz Honors Award.
Mrs. Stevenson is an active clinician, performer and adjudicator in the United States. Her professional affiliations include Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Jazz Educators Association, and Sigma Alpha Iota. Amanda currently lives in San Antonio, Texas where she continues to educate and instruct students of all levels.
Greg Mills, Associate Director of Bands
During his time at ASU, Mills served for three years as the drum major for the 400 member, Sudler Trophy winning Sun Devil Marching Band under the direction of Mr. James Hudson. Mills also composed and arranged selections for the band while taking composition lessons from breathing gym creator Samuel Pilafian (tuba chair of the Boston Brass). In addition to his time with the Athletic Band program, Mills was a member and officer of the Beta Omicron chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi, the national honorary band fraternity, the principle saxophonist of the ASU wind ensemble, a low brass member of the Academy Drum and Bugle Corps, and the soprano saxophone chair of the nationally competitive Paradigm Shift Saxophone Quartet.
Since his relocation to Texas, Mills was hired as the associate director of bands of Taft High School in Northside Independent School District. As a woodwind specialist, his primary responsibilities include the instruction of the woodwind program at Taft. He conducts the Taft Symphonic Band and assists with the marching band, wind ensemble and concert band programs, and co-teaches the jazz ensemble with director Amanda Stevenson in addition to instructing the music theory program. Mills also actively teaches saxophone privately. His students have gone on to be accepted into region bands, area bands, and national programs such as the Interlochen Summer Arts Academy in Michigan. He is a member of the Texas Bandmaster's Association, the Texas Music Educators Association, and a lifetime member of Kappa Kappa Psi- National Honorary Band Fraternity.
Greg and his wife Leslie both live and teach band in San Antonio. They enjoy hiking on the weekends and are frequent movie-goers.
Rick Astorga, Associate Director of Bands
Mr. Astorga taught for two years at Jefferson Middle School in San Antonio Texas. There he directed Jefferson's Night of Percussion, the Jazz Band and the Concert Band which received Sweepstakes at UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest in 2013. While at Jefferson, Rick Astorga had several percussion students earn a spot in the Region 11 MS Band which included 1st chair spots. Rick Astorga has also taught percussion with George Garza at Sandra Day O'Connor High School which earned 1st place in the Percussive Arts Society's International Convention High School Small ensemble competition as well as 22nd in the 2012 Texas UIL State Marching Competition. In 2014 Jefferson Middle School percussion under Astorga's direction had the privilege of perform alongside great artist Lalo Davila for the O'Connor Percussion Concert.
Currently, Mr. Astorga is the Associate Director of Bands and the Director of Percussion at William Howard Taft High School in San Antonio which has qualified numerous times for the UIL State Marching Competition including 2014 with the production "H". Taft premiered their first ever steel drum ensemble under the direction of Mr. Astorga and has performed as a musical showcase at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in 2016. Taft percussion also participated in the 2015 Percussive Arts Society International Convention Marching Competition. Aside from his teaching assignments at Taft, Mr. Astorga is a percussion judge for The Texas Educational Colorguard Association. He has also performed as a percussionist for the San Antonio Wind Symphony and the Bandera Road Community Church. He is also the co-founder of Lime Drop Steel which actively performs in the Austin area. Mr. Astorga currently instructs the 5 Points Indoor Drumline and Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps.
Currently, Rick Astorga serves as a coordinator for the Texas State Percussion Summer Camp since 2008 and has worked alongside educators such as Murray Gussack, Mike Macintosh, Bill Bachman, Ney Rosaro, Ndugu Chancler, Arthur Lipner, Gary Gibson, Tom Aungst, Paul Wortico, Chris Hanning, Ed Soph, Butch Miles, Rick Latham, and Zoro.
Rick Astorga is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association, the Texas Band Masters Association, the Percussive Arts Society, the National Association for Music Education, and is an endorser and a member of the Education Team for Vic Firth, the world's largest drumstick and mallet manufacturing company.
Ruben Alejandre, Color Guard Director
Currently, Ruben resides in San Antonio, where he is working on his college degree in Dance. He is currently the Color Guard Director at William Howard Taft High school.
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Duplicate Content Newton Daly / Getty Images Spam sites sometimes try to collect page views by duplicating the same content on multiple pages. This isn't the same as using headers or footers on your pages with the same content. We're talking about repeating the same body copy or using very slight variations on the same theme. Don't copy and paste large amounts of text from your own pages, and certainly don't violate copyright by copying content from elsewhere. Google has been known to ban sites that duplicate too much content or at least severely penalize their ranking in search results. This can occasionally cause problems because some spamming Web site might be duplicating your content. If you find someone violating your copyright this way, you can let Google know. Have a Robot Write Your Text iLexx / Getty Images It's a bad idea to duplicate content, and it's a worse idea to get a machine to write your content for you. There are programs out there that skim content from other sites or duplicate the same content but make a few changes here and there. If Google catches you, and they're pretty good at catching this, you can kiss your page views goodbye. Write your own content. That's as simple as it gets. Don't buy "instant AdSense" Web sites. If this sort of instant affiliate website made lots of passive money for anyone but the seller, they wouldn't be selling them. They'd just be making them. Add Keywords That Don't Relate to Your Content bortonia / Getty Images Meta keywords aren't that important to Google anymore. However, when you list keywords, do list keywords that directly relate to your site, and don't repeat the same keyword multiple times. Spamming keywords by listing every word in the dictionary is a great way to have your ranking lowered in Google. Likewise, don't use the trademarked names of products made by your competitors as keywords. At best it's a bad user experience, at worse it can get you sued by those competitors. Link Exchanges and Bad Neighborhoods South_agency / Getty Images Linking ordinarily would make you a good neighbor and a good citizen of the internet. However, just because someone links to you does not obligate you to link back to them. Sometimes you do get judged on the quality of the friends you keep. Google calls spamming sites bad neighborhoods, and linking to them could lower your PageRank. Link exchanging programs, paid link placement, and other schemes to manipulate PageRank are far worse sins. You may get away with it for a while, but eventually, Google will catch onto the scheme, and your search results will drop like an anchor. This is essentially what happened in the JC Penny's incident. The SEO firm they hired (and subsequently fired) created an artificial web of links on unrelated websites. Hidden Text pkline / Getty Images Don't try to hide keywords by making the background color the same as the font color—also known as fontmatching. This is an old-school trick, and it hasn't worked for ages. Google and other search engines are sophisticated at catching this, and they'll likely demote any offending Web sites on their search engine index. This goes back to our earlier rule about not making content that gives search engines and humans very different experiences. Likewise, watch how small you make the text. In a variation of keyword stuffing, some people try to put teeny tiny text at the bottom of a page. It doesn't work. It just makes your website look like spam. Title Stacking Chalirmpoj Pimpisarn / EyeEm / Getty Images This another trick from way back in the ancient days when dinosaurs roamed the web. The old way people used to title stack was by using extra tags to try and add more keywords into the very important field. The new way people try to do this is by adding titles with dashes and stacking up key phrases "Pie Crust Recipes - Cherry Pies - Apple Pies - Peach Pies." That sort of titling system was highly recommended by SEOs at one point. Use it these days, and it will probably lower your search engine ranking. You're better off figuring out a clever title for social media sharing instead of using it as a way to stuff in extra keywords. Write your titles for people to read, not search engines. Distribute Viruses, Trojans, or Other Badware Iaremenko / Getty Images If your site is distributing a virus, trojan, or other badware, Google's going to remove you from their index for the public good. This should be a no-brainer. Double check any software you agree to distribute to make sure it isn't harmful and confirm that your server is secure so that hackers don't decide to hijack your Web site and distribute malicious software for you. If you've been hacked and clean up your site, you can contact Google to let them know you've rectified the problem. Doorway Pages Mark Lewis / Getty Images Doorway pages or Gateway pages are pages that are optimized for one key term but are really designed to be gateways to lead you to different content. For instance, the "blueberry," "strawberry," and "orange" gateways might all be designed to get you to go to "fruit punch." Doorway pages usually have very little in the way of original content and often cloak or redirect users to the intended Web site. It's really a variation of duplicate content issues. Beware of affiliate programs, because some of these may look like doorway pages to Google. Occasionally stores and other sites can run into problems with this, so it's important to work with Google Webmaster Tools to make sure you've structured your site in a way that makes sense both to users and to Google and other search engines. Automated Inquiries Ryan Etter / Getty Images Google doesn't appreciate robots writing your content, and they're even less appreciative of robots checking your ranking. Automated Google queries and automated link submission are both against Google's terms of service, and both of them can get your site banned. They tie up computing resources for everyone. So Basically, Don't Be a Jerk RichVintage / Getty Images Don't be a jerk. Optimize your Web site for Google by designing a clear, well-organized site that is written for people instead of machines. Gather traffic by writing quality original content. Don't try to trick people or take the lazy way out. Continue Reading


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Book Signing: Jocelynn Drake! Brought to you by OBS reviewer Heidi In honor of Joceylnn Drake's upcoming Asylum Tales release, Dead Man's Deal, she is hosting a book signing at Schuler's Books and Music in Okemos, Michigan! The event takes place this Thursday, May 9th, from 7-9 pm! If you're already planning … Continue reading →
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Our Primrose Plain Pencil Dress is a classic wiggle dress, in an evening-perfect fabric. Primrose has a flattering V-shaped neckline, with pretty bow detail at waist, and spiral steel boned bodice for shaping. She has a fitted pencil skirt with back vent, and a flirty low back and centre back zip. Primrose is made from a luxurious stretch satin fabric, and she's available in black or fuchsia. Wear with our delicate knitwear options for a charming evening ensemble.
Fit is true to size.
Approximate Total Length (size 12): 43.5 inches
Body length from shoulder seam to waist seam (size 12): 16 inches
Fabric: 97% Polyester 3% Spandex
Washing Advice: Dry Clean Only.
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The famous Castle Combe Circuit is available for hire Monday to Saturday all year round. The circuit, and surrounding estate, can have a variety of uses including product launches, large scale hospitality, press launches, vehicle demonstration days, film shoots and club days.
From the basic hire of the circuit for a private track day through to major events, our experienced track hire team can advise on availability and prices. We can also work with you to advise on how to get the best from your day to suit your needs and all operational requirements.
Your private day can include hospitality, small exhibitions and a variety of driving experiences, benefitting from our excellent facilities:
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The Garden At Grand View
Phone: 218-963-8745
The Garden course is a nine hole executive course originally created in the 1930s and is located on the main property at the resort. This par 35, 2500 yard golf course is set up with 6 inch "big cups" to make it very playable and fun. This relaxing golf experience is a perfect place for a fun group scramble or a chance for you to play 9 with your family. The Garden provides the perfect amount of challenge and forgiveness for players of all abilities.


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In my personal pantry, I am proud to announce you will find an array of clean, healthy foods. I have eliminated all toxins including processed sugar, bleached flours, and food colorings to the best of my ability. Do the kids like it? Um… I find them occasionally sneaking to the local convenience store for crappy chips and sour patch kids. But guess what? They now KNOW what is and isn't a healthy choice and that I have made their health my number one priority. What will you find in Mom's health pantry? A wide variety of protein bars and protein shakes. EVERY family member has a different favorite, and we all enjoy variety. Sprouted chips, dried fruits, and nuts are plentiful in the pantry. You'll find organic all natural cereals in multitude. In the fridge, you'll find non-dairy milk and non-dairy yogurts in a variety of flavors, along with fresh fruits and veggies. The no-nos we are getting rid of our sugar, wheat, and dairy. Boy, do we see a difference here in personalities….
Many people ask for my suggestions on the nutrition side, and I am always glad to share my knowledge and experience, as I have lived and learned a lot through trial and error. Please feel free to connect with me for any questions you may have.
Below you will find a few links to foods I stock in my pantry as well as product info. These are household stables.
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Who can start a TESOL Certificate?
You can start a TESOL course if you:
- you are at least 18 years old and have finished high school or had equivalent work experience
- you are literate and are a native English speaker, or speak English fluently with minimal accent
- you are interested in travel and other cultures
- you are comfortable with strangers and have good social skills
Each qualification will have some entry requirements. You should refer to your selected course page for details.
"Originally I wasn't sure whether I needed to take a course to teach overseas. My career spans 26 years of teaching. I decided to pursue my dream of teaching abroad, and from research and word of mouth I discovered that it was necessary and advantageous to be certified in TESOL training."


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Due to our brains being in a constant state of information overload, we tend to stash trivial facts far away in the recesses of our memories. As a result of this unfortunate but necessary behavior, we may sometimes find ourselves in need of relaxation. During this time, the only thing that feels right is letting go of all serious business and delve into the trivial things in life. A great idea for car lovers is to think about these funny facts about cars whenever they feel the need to unwind.
To start this unbelievable list, let us think about speeding fines. These are quite common in the U.S. and they are usually not too hefty. Crossing over to Switzerland, we find ourselves stack in the middle of one of the worst places to pick up a speeding ticket. This is because in Switzerland, the amount of your speeding fine is calculated based on the speed you are travelling and your income. The biggest speeding fine was slapped on a guy who was caught doing 180 mph in Switzerland. He was fined $1 million for going well over the speed limit!
Anybody ever heard of the Smart Car? This is one of the smallest motor vehicles in the world and it is so small that it can easily and conveniently be parked in any kind of parking space. The car is less than 8 feet long hence it's easy maneuverability. The capacity of the cabin surprises many people. Although the car looks very small, a group of 19 Pakistanis managed to fit in the car in 2010 which is incredible if you look at the size of the car.
Recycling is a modern way of undoing the harm that we have done to the world. Today almost anything can be recycled and to make a guess, you would probably think that something like paper is the most recycled thing on earth. This is where the car astonishes yet again because it is, by far, the most recycled consumer product. Makes you wonder where all the milk cartons go.
Almost everybody likes to sing even if they are not blessed with the smooth and silky voice of jazz singers or the unique rasp of rock and roll artists. A long drive might make singers out of even the most timid people when encouraged by a tune playing on the stereo. More than 90% of car owners admit that they sing while driving. The other 10% probably lied about singing in the car.
Now that we have mentioned singing and car radios, let us go back in time to when radios were introduced in motor vehicles. Paul Gavin invented the car radio back in 1929. The radio was quite rudimentary with extremely limited functionality. It was however better than nothing to keep drivers from getting bored behind the steering wheel. This little technological advancement took decades after the first car was sold – it must have been very boring to drive a car for those few years.


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Fire Escape Plan
In a fire, you and your family have less than 3 minutes to get out safely before the poisonous gases in the smoke overcome you. In the past 30 years, there have been 100 fire deaths in Regina. To avoid increasing this statistic, it's important to create an escape plan and practice it with all family members before a fire occurs.
Creating your plan
- Go into every room in your home. Identify and write down 2 ways to get out each room (e.g., door and window).
- Teach family members to crawl low if there is smoke. Since smoke rises, this is where the good air is.
- Teach family members to close the door and go to the window if they are trapped in a second storey, or higher, room.
- Designate a family meeting place.
- Instruct family members to call 9-1-1 from a neighbour's house. NEVER call from inside the home.
- Check that smoke alarms are properly located and in good working condition.
- Video tape or photograph your home and belongings for insurance purposes and store a copy outside your home.
Present your plan to family members
- Hold a family meeting.
- Walk through your home with family members. Discuss escape routes.
- Demonstrate to young children how to get out of the house safely: - how to crawl along the floor underneath the smoke to exit a room - how to check if fire is behind a door (Place your hand on the door; if it is hot, DO NOT open the door. If it is cool, open the door slowly and crawl out.) - where everyone should gather once they exit the home
- Ensure everyone knows where the family meeting place is located.
- Stress to children that they should not hide when they hear the smoke alarm. They should get out quickly.
- Children should be taught not to wait for adults, but to get out quickly.
Practice your escape plan twice a year
- Ask family members to go into the rooms they normally sleep in and shut the door.
- Push the test button on the smoke alarm.
- Ensure family members check the door to see if it is hot before opening it.
- Meet with other family members at the designated family meeting place. Do a head count to ensure everyone is out of the house.


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The elementary curriculum consists of a series of lessons that open up the different areas of study to the child: the story of the universe (geography), the coming of human beings and their accomplishments (history), the coming of life (biology), and the development of language and numbers. The Montessori Elementary program is based on the developmental needs common to this age group, but it is highly individualized to facilitate growth and nurture the child's curiosity. It offers an open-ended approach to learning so that children, with the guidance of adults, are allowed to creatively explore topics of interest to them.
Through these lessons, the students discover that geography is the story of the earth and its origins and that biology is the study of life. They investigate history as the story of human beings through time. The study of language helps them understand how humans communicate, not only in spoken and written word, but through art and music as well. Through the study of mathematics and science, they explore how human beings translate their ideas into inventions. Often these explorations take the child beyond the confines of the classroom for further investigation.
The Montessori Method is a research-based curriculum that encourages children to follow up on materials introduced by the guide and to conduct research on subjects that are chosen by the children. Through this research, they explore various facets of the chosen subject, either individually or in small collaborative groups. Because the classrooms are multi-age, peer learning and mentoring opportunities are encouraged, developing community through collaboration.
The Montessori curriculum also includes specialized materials in language, arithmetic, algebra, and geometry that help to round out the topics the children research on their own. These materials are progressive and lead the children through at an individualized pace.
The Montessori Elementary program gives children the opportunity to set their own goals, budget their time, and appraise the results of their own work so that they become self-starters who work from genuine interest and enthusiasm for their work. The noncompetitive environment emphasizes respect for the individual and cooperation with the group.
Evaluation of a student's progress is partially inherent in the materials and also made through student/guide conferences, written evaluations given to parents at conferences, and standardized testing. The guides at White Bear Montessori also monitor and evaluate children's progress according to the academic standards defined by the State of Minnesota but within the context of the highly individualized learning environment of a Montessori classroom.
Age Range: 6-12 years
Weekly Schedule: M-F 8:30am - 3:30pm
Enrichment Center Availability:
Before School: 7:30am - 8:30am
After School: 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Paying for school was never in our plan, but leaving WBMS before both our two children are through the 6th grade is something we would never consider now.
The elementary age child is naturally drawn to working in a group and challenging herself.
Tuition for the upcoming year are published in January of the year prior.
Download the full Statement of Tuition and Fees for this program.
Care is available as either a contracted or drop-in option. Contracts are available in the office. Please see office staff for more information.
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Configuring the Spark history server
Load the event logs from Spark jobs that were run with event logging enabled.
The Spark history server provides a way to load the event logs from Spark jobs that were run with event logging enabled. The Spark history server works only when files were not flushed before the Spark Master attempted to build a history user interface.
To enable the Spark history server:
Create a directory for event logs in the Cassandra file system (CFS):
dse hadoop fs -mkdir /spark/events
On each node in the cluster, edit the spark-defaults.conf
file to enable event logging and specify the directory for event logs:
#Turns on logging for applications submitted from this machine spark.eventLog.dir cfs:/spark/events spark.eventLog.enabled true #Sets the logging directory for the history server spark.history.fs.logDirectory cfs:/spark/events
Start the Spark history server on one of the nodes in the cluster:
The Spark history server is a front-end application that displays logging data from all nodes in the Spark cluster. It can be started from any node in the cluster.
dse spark-history-server startNote: The Spark Master web UI does not show the historical logs. To work around this known issue, access the history from port 18080.
When event logging is enabled, the default behavior is for all logs to be
saved, which causes the storage to grow over time. To enable automated cleanup
edit spark-defaults.conf and edit the following options:
spark.history.fs.cleaner.enabled true spark.history.fs.cleaner.interval 1d spark.history.fs.cleaner.maxAge 7d
For these settings, automated cleanup is enabled, the cleanup is performed daily, and logs older than seven days are deleted.


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Are Apple's datacenters and Akamai really up to the task of delivering iCloud? Apparently not and hours to go before the Iphone 4s hits the airwaves. Shame, once again everyone wants in and Apple makes everyone stand in line. Hard to believe people pay for all this frustration.
The printed word from Apple.
- MobileMe Moving from MobileMe to iCloud
- Due to high demand, we are temporarily limiting the number of users moving from MobileMe to iCloud. Please try again later. We apologize for any inconvenience.


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The folks at Machinima present us with a remake of the Grand Theft Auto 5 trailer using LEGOs. Directed by The Four Monkeys, the video recreates all the scenes of the original trailer in almost perfect detail.
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Improving Government Performance in the Era of Big Data: Opportunities and Challenges for Federal Agencies
A big data workshop hosted by White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy's Massive Data Institute.
June 19, 2014
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Georgetown University
Rafik B. Hariri Building (MAP)
Fisher Colloquium
37th and O Sts., NW
Washington, DC 20007
Advanced registration for this event is required.
Register here.
About the Workshop
On June 19, 2014, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy's Massive Data Institute will co-host an event entitled Improving Government Performance in the Era of Big Data: Opportunities and Challenges for Federal Agencies. This event will convene key stakeholders and thought leaders from across government, academia, industry, and civil society at Georgetown University to share their individual views and insights.
This event is part of ongoing efforts by the Obama Administration to engage both subject matter experts and the public in a national discussion about the future of data innovation and policy. Drawing from the recent White House working group report, "Big Data: Seizing Opportunities, Preserving Values", this event will focus on the opportunities and challenges posed by Federal agencies' use of data, best practices for sharing data within and between agencies and other partners, and measures the government may use to ensure the protection of privacy and civil liberties in a big data environment. It will build on other workshops held by OSTP in collaboration with MIT, NYU, and UC Berkeley. Learn more about these workshops and the big data review from the White House.
This event is open to the public, and will include remarks from Counselor to the President John Podesta and Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer Nicole Wong.
About the Massive Data Institute
As part of the McCourt School of Public Policy's founding in October of 2013, we are building a Massive Data Institute devoted to the study of high-dimensional data for public policy. The Institute will use big data sets to increase understanding of society and human behavior and thus improve public policy decision-making.
Incredible advances in public policy may be possible by bringing together the scientists who can analyze these data and the policy practitioners in the government and nonprofit sectors that can design and implement policies.
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Opening Remarks
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Panel One: Open Data & Information Sharing
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Panel Two: Big Data & Privacy
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Panel Three: Big Data & Discrimination
|4:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Closing Keynote
Georgetown's campus is located in Washington, DC at the corner of 37th & O Streets, NW. You can drive to campus, but public parking is extremely limited. Plan your visit here.
This event will be webcast live at http://www.ustream.tv/GeorgetownLive
Lauren Mullins
Director of Communications
McCourt School of Public Policy
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After approximately three years at Gradwell Communications, Nick Thompson has resigned as Chief Executive Officer. Everyone at Gradwell Communications would like to wish Nick the best of luck with his future endeavours and to thank him for his years of service.
New Chief Executive Officer
Simon Mewett has been named as the new Chief Executive Officer. Simon has previously held leadership positions within INS, Easy Group and most recently C4L.
Simon has joined Gradwell with a view to drive forward the company's strategy and vision of being simpler to work with; and to provide a solid platform for the business to grow and succeed.
Gradwell will continue to focus on its promise to always deliver a great experience for its Calls, Connectivity and Cloud customers.
"I am delighted to work with such an established company and look forward to building compelling customer propositions" Simon Mewett, Gradwell Communications CEO


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Archives of News & Events
New Jersey MOD-IV database tables updated for tax year 2015
The 30th Annual NJDEP GIS Mapping Contest is Scheduled for Thursday, April 13, 2017
MAC-URISA Spring Meeting 2011 presents 2010 Census Data for Geospatial Professionals, May 18th at Rowan University
Spatial data outage on Sat., March 28, 2009
May 2019
YOU can make a short presentation at the next Geospatial Forum meeting!
April 2019
32nd Annual GIS Mapping Contest - Thursday April 18th.
March 2019
Burlington County GIS Users Group meeting April 15th in Mt. Laurel
Workshop on Drones, and Identifying Cyber Risks on April 5th in Sayreville
New URLs for Imagery services and ArcGIS Server map services
New URLs for Imagery services and ArcGIS Server map services
NJ Geospatial Forum meeting Thursday March 14
110th-meeting of DVRPC's Information Resources Exchange Group (IREG) in partnership with MAGTUG
December 2018
NJ Geospatial Forum Meeting
November 2018
Trails Taskforce meeting Nov. 14
Planned NJGIN downtime from 9pm Nov 7, to 8am Nov 8
October 2018
Updated Road Centerlines Data now available from NJGIN Open Data
Statewide and County Parcel and MOD-IV data now available on NJGIN GIS Open Data
August 2018
Issues with data downloads from NJGIN due to problem with the state network
July 2018
Bid solicitation announced for new GIS Services Term Contract (T1841)
2017 Natural Color (NAIP) imagery is now available
June 2018
Go to our new LiDAR page - New elevation product resources available!
All GIS domains to become https on June 26th, 2018
Updated NJ Public, Private and Charter Schools available for 2017-2018 School Year
May 2018
Free, one-day Geospatial Metadata Training Class - June 22, 2018
March 2018
Current GIS Services Term Contract (T1841) extended to 12/18/2018
February 2018
Local Government Joint Constituency Group Meeting, Feb 22
December 2017
NJGIN outage planned for Dec. 14
November 2017
Change to web service for 1977 Tidelands imagery
Local Census Bureau training offered for updating residential addresses
NJ MODIV database tables updated for tax year 2016 now available
Open Space and Preservation Resources Inventory (OSPRI) in PAD - US schema available for New Jersey
September 2017
Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute hosts Super Storm Sandy: Five Years Later in Lyndhurst NJ, October 26th and 27th, 2017
Click here for information about the change to NJDEP's NJ Water Supply Areas layer (Envr_mon_water_supply_bnd)
August 2017
Application outage from 5:30 p.m. Sunday, August 13th through 8 a.m. Monday, August 14th.
The NJ Geospatial Forum will meet Friday, September 15th, at Douglass College in New Brunswick, NJ. All are welcome.
May 2017
The NJ Office of GIS will be retiring a REST endpoint on Thursday, May 25th 2017
Sign up to give a Lightning Talk at the next Geospatial Forum
April 2017
Esri software is available to state agencies and cooperative purchasing participants through the M7003 contract
Public, charter school, and non-public school information for 2016-2017 school year updated as of March 2017
NJ road centerline data for NJ updated as of January 2017
March 2017
Graduate Certificate in Digital Mapping program at the University of Kentucky accepting applications for the next session - deadline April 2nd
February 2017
Call for Abstracts - Super Storm Sandy: Five Years Later Meadowlands Conference
January 2017
The NJ Geospatial Forum will meet Thursday, March 16th at OIT. All are welcome.
December 2016
University of Kentucky announces new, entirely online mapping education program New Maps Plus
SurvCon 2017, the NJ Society of Professional Land Surveyors 38th Annual Conference and Exhibition, will be February 1 - 3, 2017
Esri Public Safety Symposium is December 9th, in Philadelphia, PA
Esri ArcGIS User Seminar Schedule
Boundaries Task Force will meet Tuesday, December 13th, 2017
The County Archives & Records Management Association of NJ Meeting is Thursday, December 8th, at 10 a.m.
November 2016
The NJ Geospatial Forum will meet on Friday, December 2nd, 2016
The NJGF Trails Taskforce Kick-off Meeting will be Tuesday November 15, 2016
October 2016
GIS Day at Rowan College at Burlington County is Wednesday, November 2nd
Nominations for the NJGF Executive Committee are due this Friday, October 21st, 2016
Few seats remain in the free geospatial metadata training class to be held Friday, November 4th.
August 2016
Register now for the November session of Authoring Geospatial Metadata in ArcCatalog with Edith and Dan
Parcels data updated November 01, 2017
July 2016
Municipal, county and state boundaries data for New Jersey updated as of July 2016
June 2016
Guide to Public Web Services Available From the NJ Office of GIS
NJ Geospatial Forum meets this Thursday, June 9th for the Ninth Annual Showcase of Lightning Talks
May 2016
Working on the Delaware River Watershed Initiative (DRWI)? Click here for links to data
April 2016
Address and Geocoding Resources
NJ NENA -Street and Addressing Tools for NG911 - Don't Be Left Behind
March 2016
The 29th Annual NJDEP GIS Mapping Contest will be April 21st, 2016. Rules, categories and registration information available here.
2015 Orthos now available for download in the Information Warehouse
           Additional Class Added!  Authoring Geospatial Metadata with ArcCatalog will be Thursday July 21st, 2016 Register now to attend this hands-on course led by Edith and Dan
February 2016
Save the Date - NJ Geospatial Forum Meets Thursday, March 10th
2015 NJ Orthoimagery now available through WMS
November 2015
NJ Geopatial Forum meets Thursday, December 3rd, 2015 in Trenton, NJ
NJ Geospatial Forum Zoning Task Force will meet on November 17th at the Bloustein School in New Brunswick, NJ
October 2015
Burlington County Map Gallery and Contest Runs November 9 - 13th
GIS Day at Rowan College at Burlington County is Thursday, November 5, 2015
September 2015
NJ Geospatial Strategic Business Plan revised September 2015
August 2015
NJ Geospatial Forum will meet on Friday, September 18th at MERI
May 2015
The NJ Geospatial Forum will meet Thursday, June 4th, in Trenton
Attend 'Enterprise GIS 101: Challenges of Managing GIS Data within an Organization's Enterprise' at MAC URISA 2015 Spring Meeting
April 2015
NENA 2015 Conference Presentation
March 2015
New Jersey Transit, PATH and PATCO Rail, Light Rail, and Subway Currently Operated Right-of-Way lines and Passenger Rail Stations updated March 2015
New Jersey Transit, PATH, PATCO Rail, Light Rail, and Subway Currently Operated Right-of-Way lines and Passenger Rail Station points were updated in March 2015
28th Annual NJDEP GIS Mapping Contest - April 16th, 2015
The NJ Geospatial Forum will meet Thursday, March 19th in Trenton
Road Centerlines Data have been updated as of March 9th, 2015
February 2015
Preliminary (draft) parcels data available for Essex County
Taking Care Of Business - Site Evaluator Application Update
November 2014
1-week professional training course on Open Source GIS at Hunter College, NYC
Somerset County celebrates GIS with events November 24th - December 5th
University of Connecticut now offering online graduate certificate in GIS
Check out the NJGIN job postings section
October 2014
Nomination period for seats on the NJGF Executive Committee ends Friday
Rutgers University GIS Awareness Day is Wednesday, November 19th, 2014
NJ Geospatial Forum will meet Friday, October 24th in Atlantic City, NJ
September 2014
MAC URISA 2014 Conference will be in Atlantic City, October 22-24.
July 2014
Free and Open Source GIS training course offered by Hunter College Continuing Education
June 2014
NJ Geospatial Forum Lightning Talk Presentations now available for download
New Jersey Broadband Service availability data representing the Spring 2014 NTIA submission from NJ providers have been published.
May 2014
The NJ Landscape Project Training and Information Webinar Session will take place on May 28, 2014, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
The NJ Geospatial Forum's 7th Annual Lightning Talks - this Friday, June 6th, 2014
April 2014
ESRI releases patch ArcGIS 10.2 for Desktop to stop ArcMap crashing when attempting to open certain shapefiles.
FEMA releases preliminary FIRMs for Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean Counties and NYC
March 2014
Instructions for accessing imagery through our WMS have changed.
Planned Outage For State's GIS Environment This Sunday, March 23rd.
NJ Society of Professional Land Surveyors Offering Two Seminars for CEU Credit.
NJ Municipal Boundaries Updated March 17th
Road Centerlines Update Posted March 17th
February 2014
'GIS - Keeping New Jersey Safe' is the theme of the 27th Annual NJDEP Mapping Contest, April 10th, 2014
Preliminary parcels data available for Essex County
January 2014
New Jersey Road Centerlines Data Updated January 31st, 2014
ArcGIS 10.2 WMS Service Layer Backward Compatibility Patch
NAIP 2013 added to statewide imagery layers available through our WMS
December 2013
NJ Geospatial Forum meets Friday, December 13th, in Trenton.
November 2013
The New Jersey Transit Rail, Light Rail and Subway Currently Operated Right-of- Way lines have been updated.
New Jersey Broadband Service availability data representing the Fall 2013 NTIA submission are available.
NJDEP Landscape Project Training and Information Session at Rutgers University, December 3rd.
October 2013
The 2013 Burlington County GIS Map Gallery and Contest runs from November 18th through the 22nd.
Celebrate GIS Day at Burlington County College on November 13th, 2013
September 2013
The NJ Geospatial Forum meets this Friday, September 13th, at 10 a.m.
Esri releases patch to fix compatibility issues with WMS and ArcGIS 10.2
August 2013
Register now for GIS courses at the Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education
June 2013
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Congressional Research Service GIS Report
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"That first covenant between God and Israel had regulations for worship and a place of worship here on earth.There were two rooms in that Tabernacle. In the first room were a lampstand, a table, and sacred loaves of bread on the table. This room was called the Holy Place.Then there was a curtain, and behind the curtain was the second room called the Most Holy Place. In that room were a gold incense altar and a wooden chest called the Ark of the Covenant, which was covered with gold on all sides. Inside the Ark were a gold jar containing manna, Aaron's staff that sprouted leaves, and the stone tablets of the covenant. Above the Ark were the cherubim of divine glory, whose wings stretched out over the Ark's cover, the place of atonement. But we cannot explain these things in detail now." Hebrews 9:1-5
Reading the first few verses of this chapter appear to us as the book of Leviticus – with so many boring regulations. In a certain sense, the Epistle is like the conclusion of the book of Leviticus. The book of Leviticus showed us so many rules and regulations that new believers would yawn at reading them. The author is actually pointing out that under the old covenant there were so many regulations for worship. Is not that discouraging to be surrounded by laws and not be free to worship God? On earth we have buildings call churches or "places of worship". But under the old covenant there was only the tabernacle for the Israelites in Jerusalem. We Christians can worship God wherever we are in our spirit. There's not really a dedicated place for worship, our heart is itself the temple of the Holy Spirit. Note well that it's not the author's objective to explain in detail what the loaves, lampstand etc were used for. The authors are in fact saying "But we cannot explain these things in detail now".
Aaron's staff that sprouted, the golden jar manna, the stone tablets reminded the miracles God did to get the Israelites out of Egypt to Canaan. All these are very significant for the Jews and were kept safely in a holy place. As mentioned earlier the design of the tabernacle and the cherubim of divine glory stretching out their wings were a shadow of the actual tabernacle in heaven. In heaven there're actually angels surrounding God's throne like that. It will take too much time to go through each item mentioned in the first 5 verses. I'll pick up the veil for extrapolation since the authors of the gospels kept some space for it in their writings.
The veil or curtain.
The veil separated the Most Holy place from the rest of the holy places in the temple. This veil was made of many layers of cloth(2m thickness). The Most Holy place was actually where God manifested His presence and where the High Priest feared to tread once a year on the Day of atonement(Exodus 30:10). God's presence was therefore shielded from the eyes of sinful men. God wanted man to have fellowship with Him but this proximity ended at the veil. The high priest himself had to offer a sacrifice for himself before presenting himself to God there. The day of atonement was therefore a solemn moment for the Jews.
Why was the veil torn when Jesus died?
"Then Jesus shouted out again, and he released his spirit. At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart,and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead. They left the cemetery after Jesus' resurrection, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people.The Roman officerand the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all that had happened. They said, "This man truly was the Son of God!" Mat 27:50
Do you think this curtain of 2 meters thickness got torn just by luck? Let's go through Exodus 26:1
"Make the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim worked into them by a skilled craftsman. All the curtains are to be the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide.Join five of the curtains together, and do the same with the other five. Make loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and do the same with the end curtain in the other set. Make fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other. Then make fifty gold clasps and use them to fasten the curtains together so that the tabernacle is a unit."
The temple at Jesus' time probably had a different curtain but it more or less resembled the one in Exodus. If the veil was not really torn, anyone in this era could have argued against what was written by the gospel writers. Let's think about it, the veil of the Most Holy place is very symbolical and it would not have gone unnoticed if this veil was not actually torn. Anyone could have said "Hey dude, you gotta be kidding, can't you see the veil hanging over there?"
Anyone could have said that bodies of the godly men were never raised from the dead and discredit what the gospel writers said. One great missionary in my country once said that it was as if some turbulence occurred in the dead's resting place when Jesus died. An earthquake occurred and dead people rose from the dead when the immortal Son of God went down there to preach repentance to those who died in their sins(1 Peter 3:19, 4:6)!
Take a ream of paper and try to tear it. No matter how strong you are I bet you'll not be able to tear even an inch of this ream. It required mighty strength to tear down this thick veil. God Almighty Himself tore down this veil! But wait, was not God himself strict on putting this veil and hiding His presence from sinful men? Yeah but at the instant Jesus died the old covenant and all its laws became obsolete. What do you do when a contract is no longer valid, huh? You tear it down, right? Jesus established a new covenant and God almighty no longer dwelt in the temple but in the heart of His people through the Holy Spirit He promised. Emmanuel, God with us is now living in our hearts. This is a mystery that God dwells in the heart of mere human beings.
"This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God's people. For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory." Col 1:26
The door has now been opened to non-Jews and the destruction of the temple of Solomon did not decrease worship to God. It's destruction by the Romans in AD 70 confirmed that this temple was no longer needed since God was no longer dwelling in it. God's dwelling place was only on Jewish land and people from the whole world had to go to the holy land, Jerusalem to worship.
Remember what Jesus said to the Samaritan woman?
"Jesus replied, "Believe me, dear woman, the time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.You Samaritans know very little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews.But the time is coming—indeed it's here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way.For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth." John 4:21
The veil reminded sinful man that there is a separation between them and the Holy God. The removal of the veil proved that this separation was removed. No more barriers between God and man. Why? Because of the perfect sacrifice of Jesus.
Dear friend, look at what Jesus did:
"And so, dear brothers and sisters,we can boldly enter heaven's Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. By his death,Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God's house, let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water." Hebrews 10:19
Enter boldly! No more fear! Remember that Uzza died on the spot when he touched the ark (1 Chr 13) ? When I read that even an animal had to be stoned if it came near mount Sinai, I feared God's holiness and presence.
"Put limits for the people around the mountain and tell them, 'Be careful that you do not approach the mountain or touch the foot of it. Whoever touches the mountain is to be put to death.They are to be stoned or shot with arrows; not a hand is to be laid on them. No person or animal shall be permitted to live.' Only when the ram's horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain." Ex 19:12
But what Jesus did is marvelous.He did not just open the door to earth's tabernacle but He opened the door to God's dwelling place in heaven- the Most Holy Place!
Yes this is where we should go, bow down and worship. Do not fear going there for Jesus is with you. He'll bring you there to worship God. This is the place Jesus went to prepare for us. Are not we priests of the living God (1 Peter 2:9)?
He said "Here I am with the children I purchased by my blood. Open heaven's tabernacle for them to worship the Mighty and Holy God!".
In Hebrews 2:13 Jesus said :
"And again,'I will put my trust in him.'And again he says,'Here am I, and the children God has given me.'
If Jesus who is God brings us in the most Holy Place, why fearing to worship in this place? The veil is torn my friend. There is NOTHING now which stands as a barrier between God and you lest sin dwells in you. What can you ask more? Jesus is the One who rules over God's house. So run there with a heart of worship!
The blood of the new covenant makes us whole and guarantees our sanctification.
"For this is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many." Mat 26:28
Here's a pertinent song to this theme:


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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Author Lori Copeland
The Christmas Lamp
Zondervan (October 1, 2009)
by Lori Copeland
Lori Copeland has been writing for twenty-five years and has over three million copies of her books in print. She began her writing career in 1982, writing for the secular book market. In 1995, after many years of writing, Lori sensed that God was calling her to use her gift of writing to honor Him. It was at that time that she began writing for the Christian book market.
To date, she has more than 95 books published, including Now and Always, Simple Gifts, Unwrapping Christmas, and Monday Morning Faith, which was a finalist for the 2007 Christy Awards. Lori was inducted into the Springfield Writers Hall of Fame in 2000.
Lori lives in the beautiful Ozarks with her husband Lance. They have three sons, two daughter-in-laws, and five wonderful grandchildren. Lori and Lance are very involved in their church, and active in supporting mission work in Mali, West Africa.
Christmas trees, twinkling lights, skating in the park, and holiday displays are the hallmark elements for celebrating Jesus birth for the sentimental residents of Nativity, Missouri. Will fiscal responsibility replace Christmas their traditions when times are tough? Though their priorities and methods clash, Roni Elliot and Jake Brisco want the same thing, for the town to prosper. As the two get to know each other better, each begins to gain a new perspective on what the real wealth of Nativity and the season might be.
The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0310272270
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Video Games and Film to Pay Tribute to the WW2 Event in Their Own Fashion
Wargaming.net has announced their new partnership with Warner Bros. to remember the events that took place from May 26th to June 4th, 1940. The feature film that pays homage to the event, Dunkirk, arrives in theaters on July 21st, and Wargaming intends to celebrate the release with all-new video game content.
As a renowned publisher of free-to-play WW2 video games, Wargaming.net will deliver new events related to the historic evacuation and battle. Thus, any of its 180 million registered players can experience new battles with the vehicles involved in Dunkirk. As the publisher stated in a press release, there will be themed events across all three of their gigantic platforms: World of Tanks, World of Warships and World of Warplanes.
"We believe Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk will be an unforgettable film about one of the most momentous accomplishments of World War II," stated Erik Whiteford, Head of Marketing, Wargaming America, "and we are honored to be in a partnership with a creative endeavor that shares our passion for honoring and preserving the incredible events that define that era."
Coming up upon the 77th anniversary of the event,"Remember Dunkirk" will be the running theme of Wargaming's online sphere as players battle it out in multiplayer on land, sea, and air. For more information on this commemoration, you can visit rememberdunkirk.com.
Are you a registered member of Wargaming.net? If so, let us know your thoughts on this partnership with Warner Bros. Or maybe you're hyped for the movie? Just as well, comment down below.
About Wargaming
Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher and one of the leaders in the free-to-play MMO market. Founded as a privately held company in 1998, Wargaming has shipped more than 15 titles. Currently, Wargaming is focused on its team-based MMO war series dedicated to the mid-20th century warfare that include the armored World of Tanks, the flight combat World of Warplanes, and the naval World of Warships. The three intertwined titles form a common gaming universe integrated within the portal www.wargaming.net.
As part of its multiplatform line-up, the company has introduced World of Tanks on Xbox and World of Tanks Blitz on mobiles, tablets, Windows 10 PCs and Mac OS X. Launched in 2014 and 2015, World of Tanks on Xbox introduced epic tank-on-tank battles to console gamers and offers the first cross-platform gaming experience between Xbox 360 and Xbox One. In 2016, Wargaming released World of Tanks for Sony's PlayStation®4, continuing its console campaign.