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Today: 6 leisurely morning miles; 8:18 pace
Yesterday: 2 hours of flag football (more on this below!)
So the cooler weather has finally made its way to Austin. This week has been amazing, with morning temps in the low 60s and daytime highs around mid 80s. Running in this cooler weather has been awesome! On Monday I had a great run in the dark/dawn light. I was watching my friend's dog Ike who is an amazing running partner. He is some kind of catahoula/boxer mix, but ultimately one of the fastest dogs I know and he has lots of endurance. He loves running with me, so I took him for a 6 miler along the Shoal Creek Trail, so he was off leash most of the time. Ike is a very unique dog; for example, he likes fishing for rocks. Check out this video:
This morning I could not run with Ike, instead I ran on my own; 6 miles with two loops around Mueller Lake, which is just east of I-35. I enjoyed the run because it was cool out and I started just as the sun was coming up. But, my legs were pretty tired. That is because I played two hours of flag football last night.
As I mentioned in my first post, I am a ChemE grad student at UT Austin. For the past 6+ years, the ladies in my department have maintained an all girls IM flag football team called the CHEetahs (get the pun?). This is my third year on the team and because a lot of the older girls have graduated in four years, it also makes me the most experienced girl on the team. For this reason, I inherited the captain duties, which include recruiting new people to join, holding practices, teaching the new people the rules, registering our team, and sadly playing the quarterback position. See out previous captain was very athletic and motivated and could throw well. Because of her, we went to the Women's finals the last two years and because much more competitive and organized. But, she graduated this summer and because she can't play anymore we needed a new quarterback. No one else really wanted to do it, which left me. Having never played any competitive ball sports except soccer (in which throwing the ball is almost always illegal), I was not well equipped to QB.
Our first game was on Sept 12, and we got creamed, 19-0. Granted, the team we played against was very good and athletic and experienced (I recognized almost everyone from previous seasons), it was demoralizing for me. I wasn't able to move the ball up field efficiently at all, and we only got 2 first downs. I did notice massive improvements in our defense from the first to second half, though. All of the other teams TDs were in the first half, none in the second.
Our second game was last night and in between the two we have been practicing twice a week and working through the kinks. We are a relatively young team, with only 3 experienced players. In IM football, there are 7 girls on the field at once. With only a 9 person team, scrimmaging at practice has been a real challenge. We try to drag guy friends out to play with us, but it can be hit or miss. Fortunately, my patient boyfriend is willing to throw the football around for hours with me and my range and accuracy are getting better. And while determination/practice have led to significant improvements, I still feel quite limited in my abilities.
Last night's game was a relative success, we won 24-0. Granted, the team we played was much less skilled than our first opponent, but they weren't terrible. Two of the TDs were running plays with the running back, one was a pick-6, and one was run in by me! Overall, the throwing game wasn't great, I still need to work on that, but it was a big morale boast for me and my teammates to have a successful game. We of course celebrated with a trip to Amy's ice cream, where I had a delicious fruit smoothie (I hadn't eaten dinner yet!)


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Another Experience with Ashes to Go
When I received the email from Chris Harris regarding Ashes to Go I was very hesitant to respond one way or the other. I thought it was a clever idea, but wasn't quite sure if I agreed with such an unconventional method of giving ashes and I certainly was not sure if I could be involved in such a public display of my faith. But I kept being urged to give it a try and step out of my comfort zone.
I have several friends who have some strong opinions against organized religion. They know I'm a Christian and how much I love my church but we seldom discuss religion. What if some of my friends would see me and think I was being a "sidewalk evangelist." But what was the chance that any of them would see me. So I agreed to participate.
Ash Wednesday arrived, I showed up at the early service and went through the quick training. They put a vestment on me and next thing you know, our team is out there in front of the courthouse. Within 15 minutes who should walk up but one of my dearest friends I had hoped wouldn't see me! She had jury duty. The gig was up!! After we discussed her jury duty she asked what I was doing. After a brief explanation I asked if she would like ashes and she said, "Sure, why not." And there I was giving ashes and God's blessings to my friend. I stood there after she left simply overcome by what had just happened and the joy I felt.
God does work in strange and mysterious ways. If we are obedient, although reluctant to His call, He does the rest! I can't wait to participate again next year and encourage you all to do the same.
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1876 Early Protestant Armenian Missions and Missionaries in Harpoot (Kharpert)
Grace Illustrated; A Bouquet From Our Missionary Garden 1876. Authored by Harpoot (Kharpert) missionaries Crosby and Susan Wheeler. Published Congregational Publishing Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1876. A book dedicated to the several young missionaries who had traveled to Harpoot as Protestant Christian Missionaries and succumb to sickness and early death. Book also documents early missionary efforts for converts and education within Harpoot and surrounding villages. http://archive.org/stream/
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|1876 Armenian Priest
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This is Noah. He is three and he can write and count. He has been able to put the alphabet in order since he was two. He can sort shapes and colours, name animals, body parts and really likes to spell words with blocks. LOVE was one of the first words he spelt. He is extraordinary.
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Opposite of optional word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the opposite of optional.
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Well, here we are in our sixteenth year of University ringette. The progress that has been made over the past fifteen years has been absolutely remarkable!
This year, the team has made a quantum leap forward in its on ice skills and performance. We are looking forward to our upcoming January 2019 trip to compete in the University Challenge Cup (UCC) against several other university ringette teams from across Canada. To-date, the University Ringette team has won four Canadian National University Championship gold medals and one bronze medal.
In June 2014 the University Ringette Team was inducted into the Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame. This honour was bestowed on the team in recognition of its outstanding contributions to the community through events such as Ringette Scores on Cancer, its three weeks of outstanding summer camps and the extensive school visitation program it conducts. It also acknowledged the three consecutive national championships the team has won (2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014).In June 2015 the four coaches of the University Ringette Team were inducted into the City of Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame in the Sports Builder category. Their induction recognizes the significant long term efforts the four coaches have shown in establishing university level ringette in Edmonton and all across Canada through the creation of the Canadian University Ringette League. As well, their outstanding contributions to the community through events such as Ringette Scores on Cancer, which has raised in excess of $625,000 for cancer research to-date, were recognized.I am thrilled to see the growth of university ringette in Canada. This year, there are more than two dozen Canadian universities that have competitive ringette teams. Additional Canadian universities are currently working toward having their ringette teams ready for the 20189/2020 season. I believe that over the next few years university ringette will continue explode in Canada as more and more girls proudly wear the jersey of their university, while aspiring to obtain the significant post secondary ringette scholarships that are beginning to appear. For more details on university ringette in Canada refer to www.CanadianUniversityRingette.ca
A significant feature of the University Ringette program are the scholarships, totaling more than $50,000, that are available to the players. Strong corporate sponsorship of the University Ringette program makes funding these various scholarships possible. Additional corporate sponsors are continuing to inquire about university ringette sponsorship and this bodes well for a strong financial future.
This year's University Ringette team is an overwhelming success due to the incredible efforts of so many people. First, the coaches, who all give so much of their own time and resources. Second, the sponsors and supporters of University ringette, without their contributions of goods/services and money nothing would be possible. Finally, there are the 18 young women who are the players on this year's team. These highly motivated girls continually have to balance the significant requirements of post secondary education, part time jobs and University Ringette. As part of their team responsibilities, each girl contributes significant amounts of her time towards an intense schedule of ringette practices, dryland training and games, team fundraising and ringette development activities in the community at large.
Of particular note was the outstanding effort put forth by the players and coaches of the University Ringette team in hosting the nineth annual Ringette Scores on Cancer event at West Edmonton Mall in January 2018. To-date, the event has raised in excess of $750,000 to support the Alberta Cancer Foundation in its efforts to find a cure for cancer.


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Brings full-color 3-D to any display & projector right out of the box
ColorCode 3-D is a new patented 3-D Stereo system. It is the only in the world to reproduce 3-dimensional images in a simple way with full color- and depth information on all display types.
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Shade of Eranikus
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- Shade of Eranikus yells: This evil cannot be allowed to enter this world! Come my children!
GainsAfter killing this NPC you will gain:
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- 300 reputation with Tushui Pandaren
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- Deep Slumber – The Shade of Eranikus lulls a player into a deep sleep for 8 sec, stunning them and making them invulnerable.
- Thrash – The Shade of Eranikus thrashes his current target, attacking 2 additional times.
- War Stomp – The Shade of Eranikus stomps, stunning all players within 5 yards for 4 sec.
- Acid Breath – The Shade of Eranikus breaths acid, inflicting Nature damage instantly and additional Nature damage every 3 seconds for 30 sec to all players in front of him.
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I'm looking for local people to submit films for a monthly film showcase for local talent. All films are welcomed, short films, documentaries, music promos, skate / snow / surf movies, everything will be given a play. All we need is for you to get in touch and hopefuly we can create a new relaxed cinema experience.
The main aim of the night is to give local video makers a platform for getting their work seen by a wide audience, kind of a mix between showing your films to friends and family and going to the cinema so see a blockbuster. I know there's a lot of you out there so dont hesistate to get in touch. E Mail me on firstname.lastname@example.com .
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A Houston man found breaking up really hard to do with his girlfriend according to Harris County investigators.
According to documents filed by the Harris County District Attorney's Office 32 year old Carl Wayne McGraw wanted revenge after his girlfriend of five months broke up with him.
So, what did he allegedly do?
According to a probable cause McGraw created fake internet profiles for his ex-girlfriend on Facebook and Cellpals website.
Cellpals specializing in hooking up women in the free world with men behind bars.
McGraw's ex soon began receiving multiple letters from inmates in prisons around the country.
As a result of his actions a warrant has been put out for his arrest for the crime of online impersonation.
So, let this be a lesson for you, once you decide to break up just go your separate ways or you could be facing a criminal charge!


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Good Monday Morning!
I was up early and decided to play the Splitcoaststamper Monday Challenge
You should check it out! Impression Obsessions own Kelli is hosting the challenge today
If you add Pink into your card, it will also qualify for our Think Pink Challenge over on the Impresison Obsession Blog
For this quick card, I used the following stamps:
I LOVE the quote by Coco Chanel. There is truly not a more beautiful feeling than being comfortable in your own skin. Making no excuses for beliefs or behaviour and appreciating the uniqueness in each and every one of us. Sometimes that isn't always easy to achieve, but I feel that when i'm striving toward that, I am more appreciative of the beauty that surrounds me both in my relationships and environment. Remaining mindful to be in the moment makes it a little easier.
This card was exactly in compliance with the challenge, which was to make a card that showcases as sentiment. No extra stuff here, save for the glittery orb that dots the "i".
Sunshine and matching Sunshine Die
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The Potential of Drones in Personal Services
The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that was once just a dream has now become a reality. The concepts related to this technology are becoming clearer with each passing day. Very soon, we will see drones and UAVs become a part of our everyday lives. One concept associated with drones is their use in the domain of personal services. Efforts are being made to make this a reality and it is only a matter of time. Different researchers as well as companies are trying to search for new avenues where drones can be utilized and personal service is one of those areas. People need assistants in order to smoothly carry out their everyday work. Usually, a human is hired for such work but what if a drone could be used in place of an assistant? There are many who have even conceptualized the use of drones for providing personal services like taking aerial selfies and making family videos. Keeping a parking space secured for you, ensuring that the street that you are walking down is safe for you as well as providing you personal protection are some of the other personal services for which drones can be utilized. There are many who are trying to develop drones to provide specialized services but the only problem that is coming in the way of this highly ambitious project is safety at http://www.droneaddicts.net.
The safety of the people and their property cannot be ensured because of the unpredictability of drones at http://www.droneaddicts.net.
They can stop working at any time and fall to the ground. This may be a great hazard for the people going about their businesses on the roads and streets. Moreover, if the drone causes any kind of damage to the property then its owner will be held liable for it. There is always a danger of the use of drones by anti-social and anti-national elements. Rules and regulations regarding the use and ownership of drones need to be put in place before these aerial vehicles can be used for personal services. The FAA is fully aware of the misuse drones can be subjected to. This is why it delayed the process of bringing drones into the commercial sector until this year and is very selective when it comes to giving airworthiness licenses to businesses. Though these concerns are genuine but these have always been there whenever a new technology has been launched into the market. When TVs were introduced for the first time, people used to be issued license for keeping and using TVs in their houses. Similarly, there were many other things that were seen with suspicion but when they became prevalent, their use became indispensable. Probably, it is the same with drones as far as the personal services are concerned. As soon as the FAA gives its approval there would be drones all over the place. There are companies that already have everything ready for the launch of the drones in various sectors of the market at http://www.droneaddicts.net.


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Those Who Are Loved
Those Who Are Loved is set against the backdrop of the German occupation of Greece, the subsequent civil war and a military dictatorship, all of which left deep scars.
Themis is part of a family bitterly divided by politics and, as a young woman, her fury with those who have collaborated with the Nazis, drives her to fight for the communists. She is eventually imprisoned on the notorious islands of exile, Makronisos and Trikeri, and has to make a life or death decision. She is proud of having fought, but for the rest of her life is haunted by some of her actions. Forty years after the end of the civil war, she finally achieves catharsis.
Victoria Hislop sheds light on the complexity of Greece's traumatic past and weaves it into the dynamic tale of a woman who is both hero and villain, and her lifelong fight for justice.
Sublime and Mundane
(in The Guardian, Saturday 29 July 2017)
When I visited Patra for the first time, I was baffled. Driving in from Athens through the modern sprawl along the coast, I couldn't understand how the third largest city in Greece could be so lacking in charm. Where were the string of seafront restaurants that I was expecting, the sixth-century fortress and the museum? The two images that I took away then were of a kitsch hotel modelled on a castle, complete with crenellations: its windows were boarded up and weeds grew from the entrance. It was like something from a nightmarish, abandoned Disneyland. And then there was a sad, rusting ferry languishing in the port, its name, Ionian Queen, only emphasising the sense of a lost but glorious past.
On a return trip last year, though, I found another side to this city. In Patra, as in so many Greek towns and cities, beauty lives cheek by jowl with dereliction. Neoclassical nestles next to 1970s. To love Greece, you have to embrace rather than despair at this chaos, typified by the crumbling mansions, the black sheets at their windows flapping in the breeze. These buildings are funereal, dramatic, precarious, waiting to be saved, but even now adding to the city's fascinating texture.
On that second visit, I approached the city from a different direction. It was via one of the most beautiful bridges I have ever seen. The graceful curve of the 2km Rio-Antirrio suspension bridge, which links the Peloponnese with mainland Greece, makes an exhilarating approach and, at dusk, when lit, is even more magical. (read the full article in The Guardian)
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The comments come after Moniz said last week in his first congressional testimony since being sworn in that he would lead some management changes at the department. He earned plaudits from some House Republicans after that House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Energy and Power hearing.
Maintaining Chu's solar agenda, though, isn't going to win him any points with the GOP.
Currently, solar provides just a small portion of U.S. power. Its share of the nation's power mix has increased in recent years thanks to a mix of state renewable energy targets, an expansion of solar on federal lands and new financing models, among other things.
But President Obama's awarding of federal stimulus dollars to individual solar firms has been the subject of much criticism from the political right.
Republicans used the 2011 bankruptcy of solar panel maker and DOE federal loan guarantee recipient Solyndra to bash Obama's green energy policies.
The California firm's flop after receiving a $535 million stimulus loan guarantee proved an albatross for the White House and Chu. Other solar firms that received federal backing later filed for bankruptcy, a point Republicans seized to slam renewable energy subsidies.
Chu said the solar struggles were a result of state-backed Chinese firms flooding the market, which unexpectedly caused solar panel prices to plummet. That made it difficult for U.S. firms to operate, leading many to shut their doors.
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BOSTON - A Massachusetts pet owner was emotionally reunited with her dog after more than a year apart.
The owner, Cheryl Kelly, had adopted the 7-pound terrier mix named Carl from the MSPCA Adoption Center in Jamaica Plain in 2007.
Then, the journey came full circle when she took home the dog from the same location Thursday.
Carl had gone missing more than a year ago, and was nervous and groggy before the reunion after coming out of anesthesia.
Meanwhile, Kelly had feared the day for a reunion would never come. Then, she was able to walk toward her beloved pup Thursday and embrace him for the first time in far too long.
"Oh my God, Carl!" Kelly said when they reunited.
Carl went missing in July 2017 when he was 14 years old, and Kelly and her friends posted flyers, knocked on doors and filed lost dog reports as they searched for Kelly's missing companion.
"It's unreal," said Kelly's friend, Shamus Moynihan. "I mean, a year-and-a-half ago, he went missing. After a while, you still want to have hope, but a year and a half is a long time."
They had hope during their search at first, but so much time had passed.
"I missed you so much," said Kelly's friend, Bethany McIvor. "I never thought this would happen."
With his ears cleaned and his matted fur shaved, Carl is healthy and very happy to be back home.
"I just wanted to know where he'd been and what he'd seen," McIvor said. "If he could only talk and tell us where he was for a year and a half."
The reunion was made possible after someone found Carl on the street, decided to keep him and brought him into the Jamaica Plain MSPCA's clinic Thursday for a neuter and grooming. Staff quickly realized Carl, who had been microchipped, belonged to someone else.
"This is the first dog that I can think of that we've had come in for an appointment, and then be able to reunite them with somebody who had been looking for them for so long," Anna Rafferty-Fore, associate director of the MSPCA Boston Adoption Center, said.
After all of this time, Kelly knows how lucky she is to have Carl back in her life.
"I'm going play my numbers later," Kelly said.
Though Carl is going home to be nurtured and spoiled, he'll be sharing the attention with a new addition from the last 17 months.
"I had a baby," Kelly said. "Carl hasn't met the baby yet. We'll see how that goes."
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Tips and Tricks for THE best roast chicken.
I love cooking, like really LOVE it.
One thing i like to claim to be THE master of and will gladly tell anyone i know is... I make the best damn roast chicken around! It brings me great joy to cook it and even more joy seeing the people i love eating it.
There are a few tips and tricks to achieving this perfection that i'm willing to share with you all, aren't i nice!
1. Pick the right bird.
Like good shoes, you pay for what you get. Don't think a cheap, skinny, sad old chicken from god knows where will end up being a beautiful, succulent, glorious bird when you take it out of the oven. Spend the money and get yourself a free range, hormone free, organic, happy, hefty and beautiful bird and do that bird proud by cooking her with love!
2. A shallow and snug dish.
You want consistent coverage of heat when you roast this baby. This is the key to evenly cooked, crispy skin goodness while roasting. I learnt from a chef friend that your chicken needs just enough but not too much space when roasting. You want the heat to travel around the chicken, not just over the top. Give your bird her own tray too, don't cram her in with the spuds! I use a small paella dish. It fits a chicken beautifully and is nice and shallow.
3. An orange.
Yes it's sounds strange, but the orange is key. Slice it in half and then shove it, well you know where. Yes, it's not pleasant but the moisture it will inject into the chicken while it gets all steamy inside the cavity when it's roasting will be worth it. Not to mention the beautiful citrus-y aroma it gives the chicken and your kitchen. If you don't have an orange handy you can substitute for a lemon or i've even done mandarin's before. Whatever you pick roll it around on your kitchen counter first to get it good and juicy.
4. Olive oil and Salt.
These two really are what makes the outside beautifully crispy and gives the chicken it's golden glow. Be generous with both of them and of course, buy the good stuff. Extra virgin olive oil always and invest in a good salt. I'm a Maldon girl, it's glorious flakes really are second to none. Pat dry your bird, you want all the excess water/moisture off it before you slather her in olive oil and cover her liberally, very liberally with salt. Just salt, pepper after she's done.
5. A hot, hot oven.
Get your oven pre-heating well before you start preparing your bird. You want it screaming hot! 200 degrees is perfect. When your'e ready to put her in, make sure your oven rack is in the middle of your oven and give your chicken 10 mins at 200 then turn it right down to 175 degrees. You want to shock that skin into crispiness! Now each bird depending on it's weight will vary in cooking time. Test your bird by inserting a small knife into the thickest part and check the juices are clear. Be mindful not to over cook and when you drag her out of the oven give her 10 mins resting time. Don't fret, it won't get cold. You want all the juices to evenly distribute throughout the bird and the meat to relax for easy carving.
So, the quick run down again...
Get a great quality chicken, pat her dry, liberally apply olive oil and salt, a halved orange right up in there, shallow tray, hot oven, lower the oven, watch the timing, rest her then enjoy her!
I promise you it will become your go to for Sunday dinner and put a smile on the dial of your entire family. Enjoy!


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Aerial Photographers: Map Shows Where You Can and Cannot Fly Drones in the US
While the FAA tries sort out the guidelines and laws surrounding where people can fly their unmanned aerial vehicles, aka drones, data analysts Bobby Sudekum and Amy Lee have developed a helpful interactive map using Mapbox showing places across the US where you cannot fly a drone.
While the commercial use of drones is completely banned, for the hobbyist, there are three places that are always prohibited and designated no fly zones- military bases, national parks and within a 5 mile radius of medium to large airports. Now, by using Don't Fly Drones Here, you can quickly locate on the map the areas where you cannot take your quadcopter.
This list isn't comprehensive, as it doesn't include local bans, but the map is a good guideline to help you stay on this side of the law – just be sure to check if your city has its own regulations. "There are still many uncertainties around where and how one can fly a remotely operated aircraft. This map is a just a start," says the creator. The map is an open source project so people are invited to add their no fly regions on the site's public Github repository.
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Wednesday, 13 April 2016
Gareth Thomas 1945-2016
We are very sorry to hear about the death of Gareth Thomas earlier today. Gareth had been a friend of Magic Bullet for decades, reprising his role as Blake in the two Blake's 7 plays "The Mark of Kane" and "The Logic of Empire", as well as appearing with Brian Croucher in our satirical play "When Travis Met Blake." He will be very much missed.
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text: Customers of the Dutch bank DSB have forced it into bankruptcy by withdrawing £550m of their savings in just 12 days. They were encouraged by campaigner Pieter Lakeman who runs the Mortgage Grievances Foundation. He appeared on Dutch television on Thursday 1 October and told customers it was "in their personal and collective interest to take their money out". Professor Jacob de Haan of Groningen University said Mr Lakeman was protesting about the way the bank lent money. He told Radio 4's Money Box programme: "The bank was under attack and being criticised for being aggressive. Many people borrowed much more than they could afford and as a consequence some were in severe financial troubles." He added that Pieter Lakeman believed it to be in the interest of those borrowers if the bank went bust. Failed rescue Within hours of the broadcast the bank's website collapsed, the bank blamed hackers and money was draining out. By the weekend the bank was discussing a possible rescue by a consortium of five other Dutch banks. Before this bank run occurred, although the bank was not in the best of all possible positions, it was not near bankruptcy. Professor Jacob de Haan, Groningen University Those talks failed and after leaks in the press customers began withdrawing their money en masse. Reports in the Dutch press said that â¬600 million euro (£550 million), about a quarter of the bank's assets had been taken out. On Monday afternoon the court placed the bank into receivership. Professor de Haan says that those mass customer withdrawals ruined the bank. "Before this bank run occurred, although the bank was not in the best of all possible positions, it was not near bankruptcy. A few weeks before this bank run, the central bank issued a statement saying DSB had sufficient capital and sufficient liquidity." Further attempts were made to save the bank and the court gave owner Dirk Scheringa until noon on Friday 16 October to find a solution. Despite an extension of that deadline, further talks with the bank consortium failed and at midnight they concluded there was no hope. But Dirk Scheringa told the court he had a credible enquiry from a Texas bidder and the deadline was extended until Monday morning. That deal came to nothing and on Monday 19th the court declared DSB bank bankrupt. Compensation That did no favours to the majority of savers who had not taken their money out. The Dutch deposit guarantee scheme pays up to â¬100,000. The cost - estimated at â¬3.25 billion - falls on other Dutch banks. Up to â¬100k euros is guaranteed so they will get their money back, at least after some time. Professor Jacob de Haan, Groningen University An initial payment of â¬3,000 per depositor has been agreed. But it could take a while for the balance to be paid. And there is no guarantee for those with more than â¬100,000, as Professor de Haan explained. "Up to â¬100k euros is guaranteed so they will get their money back, at least after some time. People with more than £100k on deposit might get more after the administration process." Despite Pieter Lakeman's appeal to depositors bringing down the bank, Professor de Haan says it could not happen again. "No, I don't think so. This is a very special case and not representative of any other Dutch bank." Dirk Scheringa claimed his bank had been destroyed and called for a parliamentary enquiry. ABN Amro Bank has seized 130 paintings from the Scheringa Museum of Realist Art claiming it had lent Mr Scheringa $48 million. The Alkmaar football club AZ which is owned by Dirk Scheringa will have to find a new sponsor after the bankruptcy of DSB. Dutch News reports the Midreth construction company has asked the court to sequester its ground, the DSB Stadium, over unpaid bills on other Scheringa projects. And the American US Speedskating team is trying to replace $300,000 sponsorship currently provided by DSB, before it competes in the Vancouver winter Olympics in February 2010. Pieter Lakeman refused to give the BBC an interview. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8323991.stm


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As many of you have noticed, I haven't had many posts lately.
IRL stuff, my significant other had some surgery, and needed help 24/7 for some time afterwards.
Very happy to say that everything went very well for her, and that she is recovering quickly, though not quickly enough to make her happy ^_^
Things are to the point where I can start posting regular again, though it will probably start slowly and build back up to normal pace.
I didn't get to follow CES 2014 news very closely, so I would welcome anything of interest or comment about that, either in comment section or on Twitter @CliffsEsport or link https://twitter.com/CliffsEsport
I have been following the Target Credit Card Hack with great interest though, working on blog post about it, but can strongly reccomend Brian Krebs articles on it http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/01/a-first-look-at-the-target-intrusion-malware/
IIRC Brian was the one that broke the story originally, http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/12/sources-target-investigating-data-breach/, I remember seeing his Tweet about his Mom being interviewed about it at Target, while my girlfriend was still in the hospital.
Thanks to all my readers!
And a special thanks to everyone who offered good wishes, support, & prayers for my girlfriend's surgery & recovery, it was greatly appreciated by both of us!
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the good ol' days
I've been having vivid dreams for the past couple of nights. The dream I had two nights ago is something I can't post here, but the one last night involved playing the cello. I tell people I play the cello, but the real situation is that I am trying to hang on to my identity as a musician. Sure, some of my closest friends are musicians, which means that I hear the gossip and participate by osmosis, but it isn't quite the same. Last night, I had a dream that I was playing principal cello in some orchestra piece with a big solo. During our first rehearsal, I totally botched the solo, and was lectured by the conductor after the rehearsal was over. It was in a big hall and everything. I guess dreams do parallel things going on in real life, eh?


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Beginner Blogger Tips
So you have just started your own Blog but not entirely sure on the best way forward? The world of blogging has exploded, but what approach should you take with your new blog to get noticed and the foundations set?
Here is a list of tips for beginners bloggers to get started:
1. Create your Content Generation Strategy
This single most important aspect of blogging is writing quality content. So what is your strategy for getting new ideas for content creation? Research, case studies, interviews, other blogs, Google alerts etc? Figure out the best way for you to write quality unique content. It's also important that you can create content in a time efficient manner. If it takes you all day to write a blog post, it better be a pretty damn good blog post!
Ideally look to write posts between 400-800 words, and if you can do this in under half an hour – you will be ahead of other bloggers.
Calendar/ Timeline
Keep track of upcoming topics/posts, deadlines you need to have content produced by, and working with other bloggers into your schedule.
Guest Blogging
Invite guest bloggers and contributors onto your blog. They will often bring a fresh approach and your readers may enjoy reading content from a new author. I encourage guest blogging as much as possible and if you are interested in posting on SocialMediaNews.com.au then check out my guest blogging page.
Posting Frequency
It is imperative that you are constantly posting fresh content to your blog, for 2 main reasons.
1. You want to keep your readers interested and remembering what you have to offer
2. Consistent posting will get you more attention from the search engines and therefore more organic traffic. Then we are back to point 1 – keep posting to keep these new readers interested. It's a vicious cycle of content generation and satisfying your users (people and search engines).
As mentioned above, if you are efficient at content creation (ie 30 minutes to make a quality blog post), try to post 2 a day. The search engines will love this and so will your readers.
Incorporate Social Media
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Promote your RSS / Email Subscription feeds
You want to get people subscribing to your RSS and email subscription feeds so they can check your content even when not on your blog. Incorporate these in highly visible areas on your blog to encourage signups.
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This planted tank will appeal both to the nature lover and the seasoned fishkeeper.
Green and serene, this aquascape looks simply timeless and the combination of moss, fern and hairgrass foreground appear to blend seamlessly with the hardscape.
This set-up should involve quite a low level of maintenance once grown in and would look great with a simple shoal of Cardinal tetras or Green neon tetras. The mosses and Cryptocoryne in this tank also tolerate lower lighting levels, making it less expensive to run.
What you will need
90 x 45 x 45cm/36 x 18 x 18" tank and cabinet £500
Twin T5 luminaire lighting £160
Pressurised CO2 system £150
Heater £20
Substrate fertiliser £50
Substrate £25
Liquid fertilisers £20
Test kits £20
Decor £60
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Women-owned companies employ almost 9 million employees and are one of the fastest growing segments of the small business community.
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Research cited on the Barking Up the Wrong Tree website says "almost any sign with a number promotion leads us to buy 30% to 100% more than we normally would". But other studies – including an in depth evaluation of pricing and shopping published on the United Kingdom's Office of Fair Trading website – suggest ways shoppers can tip the balance back towards their favour.
1. Don't be pressured to "buy now" When offers are only available for a short-time, pressure to buy now or miss out can mount and change the way we think about them. Made "scarce", evidence suggests we might think an item itself (or the deal offered on it) is better. So be aware – consider shopping around despite time pressure – and try to objectively think through the costs and benefits.
2. Do research the market When we know what a TV, roast chicken or hotel room should cost, research says our memories can kick in and past experience helps us weigh up if an item on sale is a good deal. Apply the logic more widely on less known items, by shopping around and checking prices in store or online before buying.
3. Don't just go for the middle Presented with a low, medium and high cost options, there may be a bias to go for the middle. In behavioural economics terms, the highest or lowest price may "frame" what we expect to pay. Stop and consider what's important – if it's a classic piece, such as a refrigerator expected to last decades, the higher priced appliance might be justified.
4. Do ask if the pre-discount price is realistic Simply seeing the word "sale" can make us think reduced items are a good deal – studies (including Princeton University research from the 1980s) have shown it. But question if the pre-discount price was market rate or whether it was already high.
5. Don't be sucked in by "free" So-called free deals include buy-one-get-one-free, free delivery and children travelling free with an adult. Academic and writer Dan Ariely has written widely on the lure of this f-word but, as they say, there's no such thing as a free lunch. Costs can be worked in another way. Even the buy-one-get-one-free deal offers sellers potentially higher sales than simply giving a 50% discount.


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I started this blog because I was watching the Meg Whitman commercial with my husband. She brought forth three points to restore California to its previous glory: (1) bring back jobs, (2) cut spending, and (3) fix education. As the commercial wore on, I realized that I'm not sure that a Governor, on their own, could bring forth serious change.
I voted for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Yes, he's been a terrible disappointment. But quite frankly, he didn't do it alone. While trying to figure out the economy, our state legislature decided to consider having a "No Cussing Week". Really? I prefer not to cuss, and I try my best not to do it at all, but seriously, do we need our politicians stopping thought on serious issues to even contemplate whether or not to enact a "No Cussing Week"?
Every day, I work to put money into my community. And you know what? At least once a month, my son is asked to raise funds for his schools because the district doesn't have the money to finance some basic school supplies. We don't live in a poor area. The schools actually are close to the top of the state's education. If this is what we have to do in this area, what do poor communities have to do? When I was growing up, I remember, possibly, one fundraiser per semester.
Anyway, I'm way off track. My point is that since we've tried all the rest, we tried who we thought was the best, maybe we need to try all new. Try people who aren't indebted to the lobbyists and who can actually think and function separately from what's good for themselves, but what's good for the state.
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Pipeline infrastructure brings flow of job opportunities
The pipeline infrastructure industry is booming, with ongoing projects and many on the horizon.
"The industry is robust, and in the past 12 months we have acquired a number of companies, due to the opportunities going forward to build cross-country pipelines and midstream infrastructure. We saw this as an opportunity to grow our construction business," said Mark Crowson, president and chief executive officer, PLH Group Inc.
PLH recently purchased Southeast Directional Drilling (SEDD), M&M Pipeline Services and Energy Services South, Pipeworx, and IPS Engineering.
SEDD is a horizontal directional drilling contractor for the midstream pipeline construction and utility industries. Utilizing proprietary drilling equipment and industry experience, SEDD has completed more than 185 miles of HDD projects and is able to complete crossings of up to 56-inch pipe with lengths of up to 10,000 feet. M&M offers specialized services for the energy pipeline construction and maintenance market, including site preparation, environmental restoration, project closing and maintenance services for the energy infrastructure market. Pipeworx delivers infrastructure services to the oil and gas industry across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin; and IPS Engineering performs construction, repair, upgrading and maintenance of compressor, pump and meter stations, as well as fuel-loading facilities.
PLH's projects are in a number of the active areas, such as the oil fields of the Permian Basin, Balkan shale, Marcellus and Utica shale plays, but also in the oil sands in Alberta, Can., and they may be moving into the Eagle Ford shale.
"Business is strong, and we are continuing to bid on projects," Crowson said.
Doug Doyle, officer, Pipeliners Association of Houston, agreed that members have backlogs and are busy.
"One thing many people do not realize is the massive work required in midstream, and the domino effect from upstream and then to downstream. In midstream there are pump stations, compressors, meter stations, instrumentation, electrical work, control panels, and of course the pipelines, all of which require work and staff," Doyle said.
Plus when it comes to jobs, they are plentiful, as midstream requires operations staff, management, field service, landmen, welders, project managers, superintendents, foremen, backhoe operators, painters and others.
"This is a huge industry, especially if you add vendors. Every project needs equipment, and projects cannot get these items fast enough. In fact, companies used to buy backhoes for their projects, but there is such a shortage that we are now renting them, and often there is a waiting list to rent," Doyle said.
Eagle Ford shale has approximately 33 major pipeline companies and many other smaller ones. Eagle Ford continues to possibly be the largest single economic development in the recent history of the state of Texas and ranks as the largest oil and gas development in the world based on capital invested, according to the website, www.eaglefordshale.com.
According to the jobs website for Eagle Ford, most, if not all, of these pipeline companies listed also are looking for personnel.
When PLH is ready to mobilize for a project, such as a cross-country pipeline, it needs to hire at least 500 people in 40 days, Crowson said.
"The demand for personnel is at an all-time high and there is a shortage, which means there is a lot of competition. Companies are all competing for the same limited number of good people," Doyle said.
Moreover, the baby boomers are looking at retirement, which is going to leave major gaps in companies, and there is no one with the needed experience to fill these jobs. Therefore, many companies are hiring retired baby boomers back or enticing them to delay retirement for another couple of years not only for their 30-50 years of experience but also to mentor the younger generation to help fill these staff gaps in the years to come.
Also, according do Doyle, operators or project owners are competing for engineers along with the contractors.
"Engineers in all disciplines continue to be in high demand," Doyle said.
Another of the drivers for this expanding industry is integrity work. America's pipelines are aging, and owners are having them inspected, validated or having maintenance done, which takes manpower, especially when you consider America has in excess of 2.6 million miles of pipelines.
One of the best signs that the industry is booming is the Pipeliners Association of Houston has doubled its membership in the past year.
"We have members who live across the country, and they come in every month for meetings and for fundraisers. Our fundraisers for scholarships sell out in minutes, all of which is an indicator that the industry is booming and people are looking to connect with others in the industry for services, goods and projects, as well as support education for the next generation," Doyle said.


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From the holidays to the start of the 2017 spring season, it's been a busy time for The Starlets. With performances for Gridsmart, and Fox Theatre – these southern sweeties have been razzle - dazzling audiences all over the place. Check out a few of the highlights below. And be sure to CONTACT US if you're in need of entertainment for the spring and summer season. Aloha Atlanta is a hit for all ages and guaranteed to wow your party or event guests! In the meantime, be sure to LIKE or SHARE on Facebook or Twitter! Merci. :)
The Starlets headed up to the Relix Theatre in Knoxville, TN last season for a Vegas Casino party with Elvis in tow - followed by a Western theme event with Line Dancing, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers for Gridsmart produced by Obrien Productions.
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Bioimage Informatics draws upon advances in signal processing, optics, probe chemistry, molecular biology and machine learning to provide answers to biological questions from the growing numbers of biological images acquired in digital form. Microscopy is one of the oldest biological methods, and for centuries it has been paired with visual interpretation to learn about biological phenomena. With the advent of sensitive digital cameras and the dramatic increase in computer processing speeds over the past two decades, it has become increasingly common to collect large volumes of biological image data that create a need for sophisticated image processing and analysis. In addition, dramatic advances in machine learning during the same period set the stage for converting imaging from an observational to a computational discipline and allow the direct generation of biological knowledge from images.
Specialization Electives (3 credits/9 units)
Bioimage Informatics
Automation of Biological Research
This course covers principles and applications of optical methods in the study of structure and function in biological systems. Topics to be covered include: absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy; interaction of light with biological molecules, cells, and systems; design of fluorescent probes and optical biosensor molecules; genetically expressible optical probes; photochemistry; optics and image formation; transmitted-light and fluorescence microscope systems; laser-based systems; scanning microscopes; electronic detectors and cameras: image processing; multi-mode imaging systems; microscopy of living cells; and the optical detection of membrane potential, molecular assembly, transcription, enzyme activity, and the action of molecular motors. This course is particularly aimed at students in science and engineering interested in gaining in-depth knowledge of modern light microscopy.
Computer Vision
This course introduces the fundamental techniques used in computer vision, that is, the analysis of patterns in visual images to reconstruct and understand the objects and scenes that generated them. Topics covered include image formation and representation, camera geometry and calibration, multi-view geometry, stereo, 3D reconstruction from images, motion analysis, image segmentation, object recognition. The material is based on graduate-level texts augmented with research papers, as appropriate. Evaluation is based on homeworks and final project. The homeworks involve considerable Matlab programming exercises.
Medical Image Analysis
The fundamentals of computational medical image analysis will be explored, leading to current research in applying geometry and statistics to segmentation, registration, visualization, and image understanding. Student will develop practical experience through projects using the National Library of Medicine Insight Toolkit (ITK), a new software library developed by a consortium of institutions including CMU. In addition to image analysis, the course will describe the major medical imaging modalities and include interaction with practicing radiologists at UPMC.
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A graduate course in Computer Vision with emphasis on representation and reasoning for large amounts of data (images, videos and associated tags, text, gps-locations etc) toward the ultimate goal of Image Understanding. We will be reading an eclectic mix of classic and recent papers on topics including: Theories of Perception, Mid-level Vision (Grouping, Segmentation, Poselets), Object and Scene Recognition, 3D Scene Understanding, Action Recognition, Contextual Reasoning, Image Parsing, Joint Language and Vision Models, etc. We will be covering a wide range of supervised, semi-supervised and unsupervised approaches for each of the topics above.


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First June Dog Winner of 2015: Bear
Congratulations to Bear for being chosen as our first June Dog Winner of 2015! Thank you to Regina Goodell for permitting me to publish these pictures of Bear.
Bear is part German Shepherd but as lovable as can be. He loves greeting new visitors at the door, following you around the house, chasing squirrels and other critters that get in the backyard and playing outside.
We found him and his brother in our church parking lot when he was just 4 months old. He has lived with us ever since. He is now 11 years old.
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A teenager born on Mars seeks love on Earth in this oddly-fashioned YA misfit.
Review by Matt CummingsThe road to the Sci-Fi/YA movie The Space Between Us has been marked by almost as many delays as Elon Musk's SpaceX. First, the film was set for an October release, then a December one, and there was even talk of it crash-landing somewhere in dreaded January, a month where the unwanted, unworthy, and unlucky find solace. It's finally set to premiere this Friday, providing a gorgeous landscape to tell a story filled with planet-sized plot holes but bolstered by mostly good performances. Facebook. On Twitter, follow us at @SandwichJohnFilms, and follow author Matt Cummings at @mfc90125.


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Religious Freedom!
3 Comments · Posted by Andrew Stuttaford in Church & State
It's not just the HHS contraception mandate. Another front opens up in the 'religious freedom' debate. The Daily Telegraph reports:
As beads of sweat slithered down his temples, Andrew Hamblin stared in wide-eyed wonder at the three-foot timber rattlesnake he had thrust towards his congregation.
"I am a soldier in the army of the Lord," he boomed in a thick southern drawl, stomping a foot on the hardwood floor. "And the enemy has been fighting me this week harder than ever before".
In this shed tucked into a dark valley of the Appalachian Mountains, before 60 adoring followers speaking in tongues, throwing up their hands and dabbing tears from their eyes, Mr Hamblin was breaking the law. The 22-year-old preacher is facing up to a year in prison after being charged with illegally possessing 53 venomous snakes seized from his church by Tennessee wildlife agency officers earlier this month. Yet the charismatic young pastor, part of a century-old Pentecostal tradition in the region that takes literally an instruction in the Gospel of Mark that "they shall take up serpents", remains piously defiant.
Since appearing in court, he has continued wielding poisonous snakes during his raucous services at Tabernacle Church of God, after fresh creatures were snuck inside by his allies.
"I'm willing to fight this, because here in the United States we're supposed to be guaranteed our religious freedom under the first amendment of the constitution…"We're Christians who believe in being saved by the blood of Jesus Christ just like any other – it's not like we're part of some different religion. I do feel it is an attack upon our religious freedom."
His followers claim they are victims of a state crackdown. Mr Hamblin's mentor Jamie Coots, a a preacher based just over the border in Kentucky, had three rattlesnakes and two copperheads confiscated after being stopped while driving home through Tennessee earlier this year.
Mr Hamblin said he was called on by God to handle the creatures, and that their appearances were shows of divine power. He likened the practice to "Catholics using wine".
Yet Matthew Cameron, a wildlife agency spokesman, dismissed all talk of persecution and said Mr Hamblin's storage of the snakes in a back room was simply a serious "public safety hazard".
"We treat him just as we would anyone else found to be storing venomous snakes in their home," said Mr Cameron, who stressed that zoos and circuses must obtain permits to possess snakes in the state. Several pastors have died from bites in recent years. Mack Wolford of West Virginia, who led one of the best-attended snake-handling churches out of an estimated 125 in the region, made international headlines after being killed by a timber rattlesnake in May last year. During Mr Hamblin's service on Friday night, several young children, including some of his own five, wandered around just yards from the snake's box, while their parents prayed and sang.
Mr Hamblin stressed that only adults may handle the creatures. "I can understand not wanting to endanger another's life," he said. "That's perfectly understandable. But in 100 years, there have been only 10 deaths in Tennessee from serpents." He is himself unable to make a fist with his right hand, after being bitten on a knuckle in 2010 and ending up in hospital. "I was at death's door," he said. "Me and death were just about ready to smoke a cigarette together".
Yet God told him to continue, he said, and showed that he would be safe by allowing another snake to bite him on the back of the neck soon after. While Mr Hamblin's shirt was soaked in blood, he escaped serious injury. "I never swelled, I never itched, I never suffered nothing but bleeding," he recalled. And his congregants are intensely devoted to his style of worship. "Just weeks ago I was far from God," said Jeremy Henegar, 20, with a piercing stare.
"Whisky, beer or moonshine – I was a full-blown alcoholic. But when I took up serpents I was right there in the presence of God. I felt approval for the first time. What once was deadly, he made harmless."
While dozens of his fellow pastors hold their services in secret and close their doors to outsiders, Mr Hamblin is determined to bring his sect into the mainstream. He hopes to found America's first snake-handling mega-church. He is due back in court next month, and may face additional charges. Yet his followers have no intention of allowing the state to stop them. "If I were to be sent to be prison," he said, "boy – I think that would set off such a blast".
Skeptical as I am about so many of the claims made in the name of 'religious freedom' (too often a crude assertion of religious privilege), there's a part of me that hopes that Tennessee can, through regulation (Proper storage facilities? No children present?), find a way to accommodate this little slice of the old, weird America.
Or perhaps I'm just over-influenced by Mr. Hamblin supplying me with a lovely, fantastic, nutty image so saturated in (probably unconscious) disrespect for contemporary pieties that it merits a hallelujah or two:
"I was at death's door. Me and death were just about ready to smoke a cigarette together".
Happy Thanksgiving.
Christian fundamentalism · First Amendment · snake-handling · superstition · Tennessee
Darwin the Candidate
1 Comment · Posted by Andrew Stuttaford in politics, Religion
The election results didn't give me much to smile about, but here's one exception.
The Athens Banner-Herald reports:
Charles Darwin, the 19th-century naturalist who laid the foundations for evolutionary theory, received nearly 4,000 write-in votes in Athens-Clarke County in balloting for the 10th Congressional District seat retained Tuesday by five-year incumbent Republican Rep. Paul Broun [who was running unopposed].
A spot check Thursday of some of the other counties in the east Georgia congressional district revealed a smattering of votes for Darwin, although it wasn't always clear, based on information provided by elections offices in those counties, whether those votes were cast in the 10th District race. And because the long-dead Darwin was not a properly certified write-in candidate, some counties won't be tallying votes for him, whether in the congressional race or other contests.
A campaign asking voters to write-in Darwin's name in the 10th Congressional District, which includes half of Athens-Clarke County, began after Broun, speaking at a sportsmen's banquet at a Hartwell church, called evolution and other areas of science "lies straight from the pit of hell."
2012 Elections · Charles Darwin · Christian fundamentalism · creationism · evolution · Paul Broun · The Devil
"A Gift in a Very Broken Way"
21 Comments · Posted by Andrew Stuttaford in politics, Religion
Via Think Progress (I know, I know), here's Rick Santorum explaining why a woman left pregnant should be compelled to give birth:
Well, you can make the argument that if she doesn't have this baby, if she kills her child, that that, too, could ruin her life. And this is not an easy choice. I understand that. As horrible as the way that that son or daughter and son was created, it still is her child. And whether she has that child or doesn't, it will always be her child. And she will always know that. And so to embrace her and to love her and to support her and get her through this very difficult time, I've always, you know, I believe and I think the right approach is to accept this horribly created — in the sense of rape — but nevertheless a gift in a very broken way, the gift of human life, and accept what God has given to you. As you know, we have to, in lots of different aspects of our life. We have horrible things happen. I can't think of anything more horrible. But, nevertheless, we have to make the best out of a bad situation.
abortion · Christian fundamentalism · Fundamentalism · Rick Santorum
A Multitude, Maybe Missing
7 Comments · Posted by Andrew Stuttaford in politics, Religion
It's likely not the response Rick Perry was expecting.
Earlier this year, the Texas Governor called on Christians across the U.S. to come to Houston for a prayer event aimed at bringing God's help to a "nation in crisis." Organizers of the religious gathering, dubbed "The Response," say only 8,000 people have registered on-line to attend this Saturday's event at Houston's Reliant Stadium, a venue with a seating capacity of 71,000.
Eric Bearse, a "Response" spokesman and former speech-writer for the potential GOP presidential candidate, says attendance numbers are a non-issue.
"Not concerned whatsoever. We think it will be a powerful event whether it is 8,000 or 50,000. The only people concerned about numbers are press," Bearse said.
Satanic Versus: Ayn Rand as Scarecrow (4)
13 Comments · Posted by Andrew Stuttaford in culture, philosophy, politics
Here's Joe Carter writing in the theocon journal, First Things:
Devotees of Rand may object to my outlining the association between [Rand and vintage Satanist Anton La Vey]. They will say I am proposing "guilt by association," a form of the ad hominem fallacy. But I am not attacking Rand for the overlap of her views with LaVey's; I am saying that, at their core, they are the same philosophy. LaVey was able to recognize what many conservatives fail to see: Rand's doctrines are satanic.
Oh dear.
Ayn Rand · Christian fundamentalism · First Things · Satanism
Blow Ye The Trumpet in Houston
4 Comments · Posted by Andrew Stuttaford in culture, politics, Religion
A message from Texas governor, and possible GOP presidential hopeful, Rick Perry:
Fellow Americans,
Right now, America is in crisis: we have been besieged by financial debt, terrorism, and a multitude of natural disasters. As a nation, we must come together and call upon Jesus to guide us through unprecedented struggles, and thank Him for the blessings of freedom we so richly enjoy.
Some problems are beyond our power to solve, and according to the Book of Joel, Chapter 2, this historic hour demands a historic response. Therefore, on August 6, thousands will gather to pray for a historic breakthrough for our country and a renewed sense of moral purpose.
I sincerely hope you'll join me in Houston on August 6th and take your place in Reliant Stadium with praying people asking God's forgiveness, wisdom and provision for our state and nation. There is hope for America. It lies in heaven, and we will find it on our knees.
Rick Perry,
The language of politics will always reflect the traditions and the culture of the constituency to which it is designed to appeal, but, blimey…
Incidentally, check out Joel 2 (King James Version), if you haven't already done so. It's bonkers, of course, but rather beautiful.
2012 Elections · Christian fundamentalism · petitionary prayer · Republican Party · Rick Perry
4 Comments · Posted by Andrew Stuttaford in politics
If Mike Huckabee decides to run again, I'll again be waiting excitedly to see if he releases the texts of some or all of the sermons he gave in his earlier years.
In the meantime, (via Mother Jones), there's this:
…Huckabee has joked that he "answers" to "two Janets." One is his wife, Janet Huckabee. The other is Janet Porter, the onetime co-chair of Huckabee's Faith and Values Coalition. And Porter, the former governor has said, is his "prophetic voice." But that voice has said some weird things over the years: Porter has maintained that Obama represents an "inhumane, sick, and sinister evil," and she has warned that Democrats want to throw Christians in jail merely for practicing their faith. She's attributed Haiti's high poverty rate to the fact that the country is "dedicated to Satan," and she suggested that gay marriage caused Noah's Flood. And there's this: In a 2009 column for conservative news site WorldNetDaily, Porter asserted that President Barack Obama is a Soviet secret agent, groomed since birth to destroy the United States from within.
Porter's long history in the Christian right made her a natural ally for Huckabee, a former Baptist preacher, as he laid the foundations for his presidential run in 2007. An acolyte of the late televangelist D. James Kennedy, Porter rose quickly through the ranks of the Christian right, first as director of the Ohio Right to Life chapter in the 1990s. Later, she founded and served as president of Faith2Action, a right-wing group that promotes a theory known as Christian Dominionism—in which Christians are duty-bound to control the instruments of government in advance of the second coming of Christ.
Porter, in turn, seemed enamored with the candidate. In WorldNetDaily, she lavished praise on Huckabee. At one point, she composed a medieval ballad in which Huckabee, referred to as "Sir Mike-A-Lot who we all Like a lot," slayed Hillary Clinton (represented by the "the evil queen and her dragon of slaughter"). Huckabee eventually signed Porter up as co-chair of his Faith and Family Values Coalition, a prestigious group of evangelical who's-who's tasked with reaching out to religious voters.
Porter had strong words for Huckabee's competition, as well. She publicly suggested that former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson might be the anti-Christ. In the lead-up to the Iowa caucuses, she cut an ad attacking Huckabee's two most serious rivals, Mitt Romney and John McCain. The ad was paid for by RoeGone, a short-lived 527 formed by a Porter deputy with the stated ambition of becoming the conservative MoveOn.org (it fizzled).
Porter's most dramatic arguments for Huckabee centered on what she believed was the impending prohibition on Christianity—the subject of her 2004 book, The Criminalization of Christianity: Read This Book Before it Becomes Illegal! In her view, the 2008 election represented a make-or-break moment for people of faith. "I'm writing this letter from prison, where I've been since the beginning of 2010," she began one column. "Since Hillary was elected in '08, Christian persecution in America has gotten even worse than we predicted."
Her efforts for Huckabee did not go overlooked by the candidate. In his campaign memoir, Do the Right Thing, he calls her a "prophetic voice," and includes Porter on a short list of evangelicals—including Left Behind creator Tim LaHaye—who made his rise possible. He singles her out for praise for helping to organize the Values Voters Debate and credits her prayers and fasting with his strong performance at a "turning point" in the campaign…
If Huckabee actually believes any of this, he belongs in a straitjacket, not the White House.
Now, about those sermons….
2012 Elections · Christian fundamentalism · Fundamentalism · Mike Huckabee · Republican Party
Monkey Business
2 Comments · Posted by Andrew Stuttaford in culture
The self-righteousness oozing out of Bill Maher on the clip from his show linked to here by the Washington Monthly's Steve Benen was neither a new phenomenon nor pleasant to watch. On the other hand, the comments from Republican congressman Jack Kingston were low comedy:
"I believe I came from God, not from a monkey….If it happened over millions and millions of years, there should be lots of fossil evidence."
Good lord (so to speak).
Possibly more revealing than Kingston's difficulties with science are the difficulties that he has in expressing them, particularly his insistence that he believes in "adaptation". There was also his (faulty) assumption that the National Review writer on the panel would bail him out.
The former might suggest (yes, I'm being an optimist) that the congressman does sort-of-believe in evolution after all, the latter that he believes anti-evolutionism has now become part of the standard right-wing package. That could explain why he might defend creationism in terms traditionalist enough (the monkey business) to satisfy any litmus test, while preserving enough intellectual honesty to seem a little hesitant about doing so.
Then again maybe he just doesn't know what he's talking about. That wouldn't be a first for the political class – and it won't be the last.
Bill Maher · Christian fundamentalism · creationism · Fundamentalism · Jack Kingston
Albert Mohler!
3 Comments · Posted by Andrew Stuttaford in culture, debate
Albert Mohler serves as president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary — the flagship school of the Southern Baptist Convention and one of the largest seminaries in the world—and he blogs. It's worth taking a look there from time to time.
Here he is ruminating on the question of whether "science trumps the Bible" (in some ways, a false dichotomy, but that's a discussion for another day):
"[C]ount me in as being lost to the assertion that science trumps the Bible "about the natural world" or about anything else. In his original response to Jerry Coyne, Giberson made the argument in more striking words: "Empirical science does indeed trump revealed truth about the world as Galileo and Darwin showed only too clearly." That statement, with its reference to "revealed truth," is even more shocking than the first.
In the economy of a few words, Giberson throws the Bible under the scientific bus. We should be thankful that his argument is so clear, for it puts the case for theistic evolution in its proper light — as a direct attack upon biblical authority.
What's interesting about this is not Mohler's biblical literalism, but the intensity of his assault on "Giberson", a professor at East Nazarene College, and, clearly, no atheist. To make a public exhibition of your faith by attacking those somewhat further along the dial is a classic sectarian trait whether political or religious. And it's not going away.
Albert Mohler · Biblical inerrancy · Christian fundamentalism · creationism · Fundamentalism · Sectarianism · Southern Baptists
DeMint Speaks!
9 Comments · Posted by Andrew Stuttaford in politics
Minority Jim speaks out:
"People are beginning to see that there's no way we can pay the interest on our debt and every week, we're borrowing money to pay the debt we have and are creating new programs that are costing more money," he said. "Hopefully in 2012, we'll make headway to repeal some of the things we've done, because politics only works when we're realigned with our Savior."
Well, fair enough about the spending, but quite where "our Savior" comes into it, I'm not sure.
And then there's this:
DeMint said if someone is openly homosexual, they shouldn't be teaching in the classroom and he holds the same position on an unmarried woman who's sleeping with her boyfriend — she shouldn't be in the classroom.
Good grief.


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Graduates of the two-year programs offered by the County College of Morris soon will be able to complete Rutgers University undergraduate degrees at CCM's campuses in Morristown and Randolph.
The partnership, to be formalized next week, is scheduled to start in the 2014 fall semester, CCM announced on Wednesday.
Initially, Rutgers University-Newark will offer majors in psychology, journalism, criminal justice, graphic design and public and non-profit administration at CCM. More majors are anticipated in the future, according to CCM.
Participants will have access to programs at other Rutgers sites as well, and Rutgers academic advisers will be available at CCM campuses. Rutgers tuition rates will apply.
"The communities served by CCM are experiencing both population and workforce growth, creating new educational demands and needs," said a statement from CCM.
"To respond to these changing needs, CCM wants to offer increased academic opportunities through its learning resources and facilities."
Described as a "non-competitive, mutually supportive and complementary relationship," the partnership is similar to Rutgers degree-completion arrangements with Atlantic Cape Community College, in the southern Jersey Shore region; Brookdale Community College, serving the northern Shore; and Mercer Community College and Raritan Valley Community College, serving central New Jersey.
CCM opened a Morristown campus at Headquarters Plaza in 1992, and moved to the Morris County Administration Annex Building at 30 Schuyler Place in 2012.


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ENER-G's new E200 biogas CHP unit maximises financial returns on both the highest rate Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and Feed in Tariffs (FIT).
(PRWEB UK) 6 July 2015
ENER-G has won a top renewable energy industry award for innovation in anaerobic digestion and biogas CHP generation.
The UK-based renewable energy specialist won the UK AD & Biogas Industry Award for Innovation in process efficiency/optimisation.
Judges recognised ENER-G's design and technical achievements in creating a new biogas CHP system that opens up the possibilities of anaerobic digestion for smaller organisations.
ENER-G's new E200 biogas CHP unit maximises financial returns on both the highest rate Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and Feed in Tariffs (FIT). This is helping to stem the shortfall from FIT degression and is increasing viability of anaerobic digestion for a wider customer base, particularly smaller farms and dairies, as well as industrial processors.
ENER-G has cracked the complex challenge of maximising heat efficiency (at an unmatched output of 40.7%) without compromising on electrical efficiency (37.6%). The new technology provides a thermal output of 195kWth (qualifying for the highest rate RHI of 7.5p per kWth), together with an electrical output of 205kWe - at a total efficiency rating of 77.1%.
At current RHI and FIT rates, a typical small farm operating the E200 on a 24-hour cycle at 92% availability could receive a total guaranteed 20-year income of up to £5.7 million from its farm waste.
Martin Wager, Business Development Manager for ENER-G Combined Power Ltd, said: "We're honoured to win this prestigious award from the UK AD & Biogas Association. It's a tribute to the talents of our UK design, engineering and manufacturing teams. The E-200 is the most efficient sub 200kwth on the market and by qualifying for maximum financial incentives it offers a more attractive commercial proposition to the traditional, industry standard 190kwth systems."
ENER-G has manufactured, installed and operates in excess of 170 MW of biogas power generation from anaerobic digestion, wastewater, landfill and associated gases. The company is a leading specialist in biogas utilisation, with a number of AD projects in operation within farming, food and drink, dairy and municipal waste sectors. Its award winning technologies are powering renewable energy AD projects at North British Distillery, Nestle and BV Dairy, as well as many water treatment facilities.
Further information: http://www.energ-group.com/combined-heat-and-power/


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text: We went to Samui Aquarium and Tiger Zoo this afternoon. Although it's at the opposite end of the island to Baan Pimalai, near Ban Harn, it's a great drive and a nice way to see the island. To be honest, it's an expensive visit at ThB 750 per adult (we seemed to benefit from some sort of family deal) and we missed the 1.30pm tiger show but the kids enjoyed it and there are some big sharks, turtles and wrasses there, which I suspect would have been released into the wild in other aquariums. After the aquarium, you get to see tigers in their compound (although the wire mesh separating us from so much orange tiger flesh didn't fill me with confidence and knowing how much daughter 2 can annoy the cat at 20 paces, we moved on fairly quickly). You can have your picture taken with a fairly sleepy (tranquilized no doubt) full size tiger – again we prefer our tigers further away. You can walk through a garden with cages of parrots, otters, monkeys and various squirrel-type animals to the beach. There is a little cafe with a great sea breeze and we even saw someone taking their buffalo on a walk along the shore. After a brief activity of shell-collecting, it was time to head back … along the other half of the ring road.


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There was a time when selling stock photos was a good way to make money, and during that time it was possible to go for a general walkabout and capture several stock photos you could submit to stock photography sites and actually sell. That was a few year backs now, times have changed and the stock photos bubble has burst – in a big way.
The introduction of digital cameras has not only made photography more accessible, but cheaper too. Digital photography is very popular and almost every person over the age of about twelve has the ability to take photos. Capturing awesome photographs requires skill and knowledge, but capturing photographs good enough for the average website, to submit to print on demand stores (to put on wall art, posters, postcards, mousepads, mugs etc.) and make money from can be done with a (cheap) point and shoot camera.
Modern day point and shoot digital cameras are exceptionally good and using them is stupidly easy, requiring (as the name suggests) pointing the camera at the scene and pressing the shutter button. The camera will process the digital file itself (i.e. apply the correct white balance, sort out the colours, deal with highlights and shadows, apply the right amount of sharpening etc.) and churn out a high resolution photograph.
There was a time when people looking for images for their websites, blogs, sales pages and social media pages went to stock photography sites and bought stock photos, however with today's modern day digital cameras these people can easily capture the photos themselves.
Okay, there are some people who still use stock photos from the stock photography sites for their websites and blogs but these people don't go to stock photography sites and use stock photos they have to pay for. Nowadays there are loads of stock photography sites giving away free photos that anyone can download, and there isn't even a requirement to sign up. All you need to do is go on one of these sites, search for the type of sock photos you want, hit "download", type in a captcha and the stock photos are instantly downloaded to your computer.
With these sites offering free stock photos the opportunities to earn money selling stock photos have gone through the floor. It wouldn't be too bad if the free stock photos were poor quality and not very good, but this isn't the case. There are plenty of amateur photographers out there who, with their modern day digital cameras, are capturing stunning high resolution images they are submitting as free stock photos. These amateurs don't want to make money from their stock photos, and are looking for an outlet for their images. These amateur photographers provide free stock photos (for both private and commercial use) and are just happy people like, and are using the photographs they have taken.
There is still a market for exceptional photographs (what constitutes exceptional is subjective) however it is a very small market and, with so many photographers fighting for a piece of the action, competition is fierce. Traditional stock photography sites aren't the best choice any longer and most photographers try and sell their photos through print on demand stores, such as Fine Art America.
Even though the opportunities to make money selling stock photos has gone through the floor I admit I still take photos for stock sites when I am out and about with the camera. I am selective over the types of stock photos I submit and I will do little marketing once submitted, if any at all. A few years back (i.e. when I was making money selling stock photos) I would spend many hours marketing and promoting my stock photos, however I don't anymore because I think it is a waste of time. I do add keywords and tags for the stock photos, but that's all I do.
Rather than selling stock photos to the traditional stock photography sites I spend more time submitting photos to print on demand stores, where I now make a lot more money. Yep, rather than spending time on the traditional stock photography sites where the return is very low I spend my time more wisely on other print on demand stores that are far more lucrative.
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