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The Anti Christ System is EmergingThe Anti Christ System is Emerging
We know that there are many theories about the Antichrist and his system.
The word Antichrist is made up of two roots: αντί + Χριστός (anti + Christos). "Αντί" can mean not only "against" and "opposite of", but also "in place of",[3] "Χριστός", translated "Christ", is Greek for the Hebrew "Messiah" meaning "anointed," and refers to Jesus of Nazareth[4] within Christian, Islamic and Messianic Jewish theology.
The core of the Antichrist system is to not only oppose The Lord Jesus Christ, but it is geared to replace Him. It is the same old deception that the devil used in the Garden of Eden. It says that God is not a good God, but He only wants to do harm to humanity by setting forth a guide book called The Bible that gives mankind a bunch of rules and regulations to obey.
Lucifer says that The Bible is a book that restricts mankind, and keeps him from his potential to be "like" God. He puts out a total lie that mere mortals can become like god through reincarnation and through following the fallen angels and the demonic, dark realm.
The anti Christ system of today is the same as in the Garden of Edan because Satan has no creative ability. All of Satan's ideas are just in opposition and rebellion to what God speaks and sets forth in His Kingdom.
The various types of churches under the umbrella of the "emerging church" and other false churches are attempting to set up a new order which is opposed to the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ. They are attempting to appeal to mankind's selfish and prurient desires which are very popular in many societies at this particular time.
Definition of PRURIENT
: marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire; especially : marked by, arousing, or appealing to sexual desire
These false pastors will never come to your community as servants of Satan, but they will come to your local area as angels of light who will actually be there to steal, kill, destroy, deceive, trick and undermine everything of our Lord Jesus Christ and His beloved saints that are attempting to live a godly life. They use new and unidentifiable names that appeal to the unlearned, but you will always know them by their fruit.
They very craftily pervert the Word of God. I heard one of them say boldly (as if he knew what he was talking about), "The will of God is whatsoever". If a person knows the word of God; they will quickly realize that statement is a total misquote, and cannot be found in the Bible.
The Bible tells us that "To rejoice evermore, prayer without ceasing and in everything to give thanks is the will of God in Christ Jesus'. However, most of the people who attend these false churches would not know that, as these teachings are very popular with those who have no desire to know The Bible, and they do not have a love for The Truth.
In these last days, we all need to have a very strong love for the Truth, and we need to study The Truth, The Word of God with all of our hearts or we will be deceived, tricked and led astray. Many of the newer translations of the Bible change words and take out the power words, IE. "fasting".
Jesus was constantly warning the people about how we are to be very careful not to be deceived by the wolves in sheep's clothing.
Satan was an angel created by God, but he became very arrogant and jealous of Jesus Christ and so he rebelled and tool 1/3 of the other holy angels with him to oppose our Lord Jesus Christ and to try and take away God's heritage by deceiving humanity. Satan actually wanted to be equal with almighty God, and that is an exercise in futility. There is absolutely no entity that even comes close to being equal with our all power, all knowing, and omnipresent God who created us and the entire universe.
One the powerful and holy angels rebelled against God; they immediately submitted themselves to the fallen angel Lucifer. By committing this act of blasphemy; they lost all of the honor and power of their original place and position.
It is similar to a person who is walking with The Lord Jesus Christ, and who has all authority over the devil, but then they rebel, sin and make the devil their god. They immediately lose all of their esteemed abilities, and they come under the jurisdiction of the occult.
The occult realm has some weired, and strange powers, but compared to almighty god; their powers are nominal and their power to attack God and His people is limited to what The Lord Jesus Christ allows as in the case of Job, Joseph, Daniel, Paul, etc.
The devil's authority is under the dominion of almighty God, and it is also temporary until The Lord Jesus comes to earth, destroys the wicked, and sets up His glorious Kingdom of this earth.
That does not mean that God condones what the devil does through people who are under the control of Satan. God gives every human being a totally free will, and God has given us His handbook that tells us what to do to avoid the lies of Satan, and to be able to live a victorious life through Him.
However, the enemy of our souls, has tried to destroy the Word of God in every way he can. He has not been able to do that, and he is doomed. He knows it, and so he is busy trying to lead as many human beings as he can to the slaughter.
The fallen angels that came down to earth left all of their angelic characteristics behind, and they became corrupted in their natures. They wanted to have intercourse with the women of the earth, and so they did. They also wanted to defile the earth, because it was the magnificent creation of almighty God.
They killed their own children as sacrifices, and they went about doing every type of abomination in order to destroy the purposes of God and His Son Jesus Christ. That is why God had to bring the flood to wipe out these evil creations.
That is why God had to send His only begotten Son to earth to die on the cross to redeem all those who put their trust in Jesus Christ. God made this provision at a great cost to Himself. Jesus Christ was able to live a sinless life, thus making Him the Lamb of God; slain for our sins.
Jesus was crucified and rose again on the third day, and then He ascended into heaven, but He did not leave us comfort less, but He sent His Holy Spirit to lead us, guide us and to bring us into All Truth.
Today, we have the result of the evil Satan has wrought on the earth. People are being fed delusions of grandeur by way of lying wonders, false doctrines, disinformation and the like, and so they are so confused about what is true and what is false.
They are being tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine, but The Lord Jesus tells us we need to grow up, mature and be strong in Him and He will always cause us to triumph.
WHAT IS OUR GOAL AS CHILDREN OF GOD? Ephesians 4:10-16,
[10]He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
[11] And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
[12] For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
[13] Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
[14] That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
[15] But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
[16] From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
The Antichrist system is underground and their most heinous crimes are in the lowest parts of the earth. These criminals know that all the money in the world will not save them from the anger of the people if they learned of what went on covertly.
The kidnappings, the killings, the pedophile molestations, the torture of innocent people and the sacrifices that they do to worship their god Satan,. These criminals use covens, cults, secret societies to trick people into joining their groups, and once these unlearned people get tricked; they are then blackmailed if they try to get out of the dark groups. Why? Because all of their immoral and insidious underground and covert rackets, rings and gangs of every type do the most illegal activities known to mankind.
Because many people today are rebelling against the God Who created them, and they are turning to darkness; they have come under a strong delusion. These people are trying to justify their lives by trying to turn normal people to their delusional lifestyle. They believe that this will somehow bring them to a place in society that is acceptable.
For example, pedophiles are one of the most hated people in our society, and yet these criminals try every conceivable method to legitimize it so that they will be considered normal. After all, if they can get enough VIPs and others to join up with them; their most horrible crimes will become acceptable.
The type of people hate the Word of God because it tells it like it is.
Luke 17:2, James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
"It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones."
These people have no knowledge of God and so they are perishing. They do not seek after the truth or God because if they did seek Him with all of their hearts; they would find Him. He is the Truth, The Way and The Life, but they have decided to follow after their own selfishness, greed and lusts of every kind. They will have their reward. God is not mocked; whatsoever you sow; that is what you will reap. Those that live by the sword; die by the sword.
Those that kill the innocent will die the same way, and it is better that they were never born.
I notice many "Christians' today have never really become born again. They warm a pew, but many have never been born of the Holy Spirit of God. They need to realize that fact, and start seeking the Lord Jesus with their whole hearts, and He will come to them, and He will transform their entire lives for good.
Fort many years, I thought I was a born again Christian because I loved God, I believed in God, and I went to church, etc. However, when I read the Bible; it was not open to me as it should have been.
I started going forward in several churches to received Christ, and the well meaning altar workers told me that I was indeed a Christian, but my life was still the same.
Being a born again Christian is not just believing in God, because the demons believe and tremble, but it is in seeking Him first, loving Him first, and obeying Him first and foremost. Our very lives devoted to Him is just our reasonable service.
I would like to pray for you:
Dear Heavenly Father,
Please deliver the people of today from the snare of the enemy of our souls. Please give all of us a daily love for the Truth.
Please save the people who are being led to the slaughter by scrupulous, false leaders and counterfeit churches that are rising up to distort, deceive and destroy the innocent and unlearned. Their purpose is to get as many as they can to submit to the Antichrist system and to follow after their own pernicious and diabolical practices for their own profit, power and satanic motives.
Please Father God, expose all of the evil deeds of Lucifer and his servants, and please destroy all of his works, hiding places, finances, army, weapons, vehicles and their authority which should be dissolved and given to the righteous in Jesus' precious Name. Amen and amen.
The Lord Jesus preached for us to beware of these reprobates, hypocrites, den of thieves ant deceivers.
Jesus wants His house to become a House of Prayer, love, unity, and worship. They Kingdom come, and Thy perfect will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Amen, amen and amen.
Peggy Kannaday has been the Managing Editor for "Church Growth International" since 1991 (chgrint.homestead.com), and she hold a M.Ed. Degree in ESE/Counseling (3.82 GPA) 1981,and a B.A. Degree in Clinical Psychology/Sociology.
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Richard Sager Internship Summer Social Action Awards
Steps to Take | Past Recipients
Available Awards and Internships
The Summer Social Action Awards (S2A2) support students in the current sophomore and junior classes to spend ten weeks, full time (35 hours per week) performing advocacy and/or service through a host non-profit organization. All students are encouraged to attend information sessions (see list below), spend some time during the fall semester and winter break identifying possible internship hosts, and prepare an application for the S2A2 program. Financial support includes a weekly stipend to offset modest living expenses, and the provision of the summer earnings requirement. In the summer of 2010, the total S2A2 support was $4,350.00 per selected student.
The Richard Sager Internship, administered through the S2A2 program, supports one student interested in working with a non-profit organizational host whose mission focuses on LGBTQ issues. While the Sager Internship funds can only provide support for one student per summer, please note that applications are evaluated on their own merits. Therefore, more than one student who has been offered a full-time placement with an LGBTQ organization may serve through a "general" S2A2 grant. Students applying as a result of their academic involvement in the Gender and Sexuality Studies program may also be funded through a Nason grant, which funds students who are proposing to do work which relates to their academic studies.
Steps to Take
Read about the S2A2 and CCF awards on the Lang Center web site.
Fall Break - research possible site hosts. You may serve near "home", near Swarthmore, or as far away as your imagination and travel budget will allow. The award does not pay for travel (commuting support is included) and be aware that the weekly stipend is grossly insufficient to support a student serving in a large U.S. urban area such as Washington DC, New York City or San Francisco. If you need additional support to cover this expense, the Career Services Office keeps lists of alums that are happy to host you in their homes.
November/December - attend an S2A2/CCF information session.
Winter Break - find a host site and obtain a letter from them indicating that they will offer you a placement if you are selected, then complete the application form and request faculty letters of reference.
Past Recipients
- 2007: Matthew Armstead - The Attic Youth Center (Philadelphia, PA)
- 2008: Cecilia Marquez - National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce (Washington, DC)
- 2009: Erika Slaymaker - Southerners on New Ground (Durham, NC)
- 2010: Hillary Pomerance - Queers for Economic Justice (New York, NY)

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Friday, June 21sth, 20137:00 – 11:00 PM Public Star Night at the Little Thompson Observatory, 850 Spartan Ave at Berthoud High School (park east of the high school; directions are posted on our website, www.starkids.org).
Our guest speaker is Suzanne Metlay, faculty member at Western Governors University, and the title of her talk is "Tides In & Out of the Solar System".
Imagine tides without water and see the effects of tidal forces throughout the cosmos. Tides are the result of gravitational interactions and they create some of the most beautiful structures in space. Please join Suzanne Metlay for a livelydiscussion of these lovely, ever-changing features in and beyond our solar system.
Suzanne Metlay is full-time faculty in Geoscience Teacher Education at Western Governors University, a fully online non-profit university founded in 1997 by 19 governors of western states, including Colorado.
Previously, Suzanne taught astronomy and geology at Front Range Community College in Longmont and Fort Collins, was Operations Director for Secure World Foundation in Superior, and served as Education Programs Manager at CU-Boulder's Fiske Planetarium.
The doors will open at 7:00pm and the presentation will start at 7:30pm. Weather permitting after the presentation (around 8:30 PM), visitors will be invited to observe various celestial objects through our 6" Astro-Physics Refractor, and 18" Tinsley and 24" Cole Reflector telescopes.
Public star nights at LTO are held the third Friday of each month (except July,when we are closed for annual maintenance). No reservations are necessary for these nights. Just come and join us for the talk and some observing afterwards. If you have any questions, please call the observatory information line at 970-613-7793 or check the LTO web site at: www.starkids.org
Public Star Nights at the Pioneer Museum, 224 Mountain Avenue in Berthoud, home of the historical 6" Brashear Refractor from John Bunyan, are held on the first Friday of each month. If you have any questions, please call the Bunyan observatory information line at 970-532-2147 or check the museum web site at:http://www.berthoudhistoricalsociety.org/bunyan.htm
Meinte Veldhuis, President, Little Thompson Science Foundation


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Sabah shootout: Timeline to slaughter
In just 10 days, the standoff in Sabah has spiraled from a firefight between Malaysian security forces and followers of the sultan of Sulu who landed in the village of Tanduao, Lahad Datu town, on Feb. 9, into a war of extermination mounted by both the Philippine and Malaysian governments, conspiring with each other, to evict the sultan's men under siege in their enclave.
In their first encounter in the morning of Friday, 12 of the 235 men led by the brother of Sultan of Sulu Jamalul Kiram III were killed when superior Malaysian forces attacked them.
The Filipinos sailed to Sabah from Tawi-Tawi island, in the Sulu Archipelago, to press the sultanate's bid to reclaim its ancestral land in the former British North Borneo.
This is a curious conflict where the Philippine government has gone to war against its own citizens from the Muslim southern region, assisting Malaysia in its mailed-fist action to expel the sultan's followers after they refused to heed pressure/ultimatum from Manila and Kuala Lumpur authorities to leave and return to the Sulu Archipelago or face dire consequences.
This Malaysian-Philippine collaboration—in which the Philippine government has played second fiddle and subservient to Kuala Lumpur—in the gang-up on the recalcitrant sultanate's followers was clearly evident on Day One of the hostilities.
The first wire services and press reports on the shootout in Sabah on March 1 said that Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Raul Hernandez told reporters in a press briefing that Malaysian Ambassador Mohammad Zamri Mohammad Kassim met with Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario at 2 p.m. of that day to inform him that "the standoff has ended."
The DFA apparently took this report on its face value. There were no attempts from the DFA to inquire whether the attack on the sultan's men was carried out with maximum restraint.
Although details were to follow shortly, the DFA appeared overly anxious to see the end of the standoff. It was echoing the position of Malaysia, or acting as an extension of the Malaysian Embassy in Manila.
The Malaysians told the DFA they had resolved the standoff their own way—at the cost of 12 Filipino lives. The standoff turned into violence after Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak declared that his patience had "run out" after the sultan's men refused to obey demands for them to leave Sabah.
Preserving ties
It was only later that President Aquino ordered an investigation to determine what really happened in Sabah in the face of conflicting reports from Malaysian authorities and the sultanate's followers.
Apparently disturbed by the violent turn of events and its implications on Philippine-Malaysian relations and the administration's initiative to set up a Bangsamoro region in Mindanao to end decades of Moro insurgency, the President held emergency meetings with senior Cabinet members to take steps to prevent the clashes in Sabah from further spreading.
Malaysia has acted as an intermediary to facilitate the sealing of the Compromise Framework Agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
A spokesperson for the sultan of Sulu, Abraham Idjirani, denounced the raid on the group led by Rajah Mudah Agbimuddin Kiram, brother of Sultan Kiram, as a "massacre." The "first shot was fired by the Malaysian commando forces," according to Idjirani.
Before the clash, representatives of the sultan were on their way to the Malaysian Embassy for an "informal dialogue" with the Malaysian ambassador." But reports of the clash in Tanduao came while the group was on the road. The sultan recalled the representatives "because the shooting had started."
The Star newspaper of Malaysia reported that Prime Minister Najib had given security forces authority to take whatever action they thought necessary to end the standoff. Najib claimed that Agbimuddin's group had ventured 1.5 kilometers from the area they had occupied.
Earlier, Najib warned Agbimuddin's group to leave before the authorities took action. "Do not test our patience, our patience has reached the limit," he said.
Sabah Police Commissioner Hamza Taib said the shootout began when the sultan's followers fired at security forces as they were tightening their cordon around Tanduao.
"The intruders fired at us, then we returned fire," he said. "As a result of the fire, two of my men died, three were injured and … 12 intruders died."
Statement of capitulation
Agbimuddin told radio station dzBB in Manila that Malaysian police surrounding Tanduao opened fire at midmorning and his group fought back.
"They suddenly came in," he said. "We fought back to defend ourselves."
The threat of further bloodshed in Tanduao village—even the extermination of the sultan's men still holed up there—loomed larger as Malaysia issued an ultimatum on Saturday that it would take "drastic action" against the sultan's men.
President Aquino, as in the first shootout, poured oil on the fire, took the side of Malaysia and sent a message to the besieged group: "Surrender now, without conditions."
The statement had two effects: It not only emboldened Malaysia to carry out its threat; it also made the sultan more defiant. Referring to the President's statement, Sultan Jamalul said: "The only thing they know is surrender. Why should we surrender in our own home? They did nothing in their own home."
Agbimuddin, the leader of the cornered men, sent a text message to the sultan, saying his remaining men (224) were "prepared to die." The spokesperson for the sultanate said that Agbimuddin's group went to Sabah to compel a peaceful resolution of the sultanate's claim to Sabah.
The Malaysian prime minister told reporters that after talking with Mr. Aquino on Friday night, he decided to give Agbimmudin's group two choices: "Surrender or face the action of our security forces."
Succumbing to the Malaysian threat, the President, rather than trying to restrain the hands of the Malaysians from further mayhem, gave them clearance. He issued the statement of capitulation:
"To our citizens in Lahad Datu, from the very start, our objective has been to avoid the loss of lives and the shedding of blood. However, you did not join us in this objective. Because of the path you have taken, what we have been trying to avoid has come to pass. If you have grievances, the path you chose was wrong. The just, and indeed, the only correct thing for you to do is to surrender."
With that the President has driven the last nail on the coffin of the Philippine claim to Sabah. What he didn't say to the sultan's men was: If you get slaughtered by the Malaysians, that's your fault. Condolences.
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This is a random post, so sorry!!!
I have really been worried a lot lately. Worried about Archer's health (no reason, just being mom), worried about getting everything done that needs to get done, worried about Ava and how she will adjust to life with a baby brother, worried about how WE will adjust to having a newborn... I could go on and on. And I know I shouldn't worry. The Lord will take care of it all and I need to trust him. I was texting with Cole the other day while he was at work (don't worry, he wasn't flying!) and telling him how crazy it is that we are going to have a newborn in 59 days or less and how stressed it makes me feel... and he texted back Luke 12:25... "And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?" I needed that. Life is so precious and short to worry with things that I have no control over. Let go and let God. Amen!
We visited my mom at work today. They have a long hallway full of offices. She spent about 10 minutes walking up and down the hallway visiting with everyone, climbing in laps, stealing things off of desks... they just love her! And who can blame them! I finally grabbed my phone thinking as soon as I turned the camera on, she would want to sit and crawl. NOPE! She showed off BIG TIME! And she didn't even have on her good walking shoes! So incredibly proud of my sweet girl!!!
Here is the video I took...couldn't you just eat her up!?!?!
I am going to get in trouble by her PT for the Toms. But they are so cute and easy! For those that are wondering, her "good" walking shoes are her Nike tennis shoes. Her PT says that Nike has the best support for early walkers, so if you have a toddler just starting to walk, I highly suggest investing in a pair of Nikes for them!!! Her's also have inserts, but she does well without the inserts too. They just help keep her from turning her feet out so much.
We have a big weekend ahead! I have a hair appointment, baby shower, and we are going to be doing the board and batten in Archer's room. I have taken measurements and am working on figuring up how much wood we need. This is not my strong suit. At all. Thankfully Cole is MUCH better at this stuff than me, so I will have him check everything when he gets home. I am excited about doing the work. Cole has never used a chop saw before. I have, and feel very comfortable with that part. The part that worries me is the angles. I have never been good at figuring out angles, so it should be interesting! Those that have done board and batten treatments (and this is the wondering...), what was the hardest part to you???


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|STS-113 Shuttle Mission Imagery
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|STS113-E-05448 (2 December 2002) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space, this full view of the International Space Station (ISS) was photographed by a crewmember on board the Space Shuttle Endeavour following the undocking of the two spacecraft. Endeavour pulled away from the complex at 2:05 p.m. (CST) on December 2, 2002 as the two spacecraft flew over northwestern Australia. The newly installed Port One (P1) truss now complements the Starboard One (S1) truss in center frame.
Curator: JSC PAO Web Team | Responsible NASA Official: Amiko Kauderer | Updated: 11/09/2012


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You all probably know how much I adore my aprons!
I decided to whip up a version of my own using some of my fabric stash…
and came up with
Here's how:
** Gather some fabrics that go together but
don't MATCH exactly.
{I personally think the end result is
when you mix it up!}
* Select your base lining size (mine was leftover cotton from another project)
* Cut rectangles of the 3 ruffle fabrics
(1 1/2 times as wide as your lining piece)
* Hem 3 sides of each of these
(one long side and the two short sides)
* Gather the top side of each of these ruffle pieces
* Pin the bottom ruffle piece to the bottom of the lining piece
* Sew that bottom ruffle on with a topstitch
* Determine where you want your second ruffle to be attached so that it overlaps the top of the bottom ruffle a bit
* Pin and Sew it On
* Same for your top ruffle piece
* Cut three long pieces of fabric for your waistband and each apron string
* Press each apron string in half the long way to make a long tube
*Sew along the long side and one end and turn right side out
*Sew the apron strings to the SIDE of your top layer piece
* Press your waistband piece wrong sides together (turn the long edges under 1/4 inch & press for a built in hem)
* Place this over the top of your top ruffle layer and over the apron string connections
* Topstitch in place
Now put on your apron, feel super cute and domestic, go make a cake, and flirt with your hubby!
{He'll now officially think aprons are HOT!! }
{tee hee!!}
I adore the look of an apron wrapped around to skirt a chair
Go be sassy and
wear an apron!
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My three-year-old is really into letters right now, so we're working on recognizing his name. Yep, that's the teacher in me… giving my kids educational toys for Christmas.
And I know that the nerdy, educational parent part of you wants to help your littles learn their letters too!
- Three coordinating fabrics
- Chalk or water soluble marker
- Sewing machine
- Scissors
- Coordinating thread
- Needle
- Scissors
- Fray Check
- Beans, rice, or poly-fil to stuff
1. Cut three squares of your fabric for each bean bag [only two squares are shown… obviously]. The size you cut will depend on how big you want the bean bags to be. Mine were cut about 5in x 5in.
2. On one of the three fabrics, draw out your letters, using either chalk or water soluble marker.
3. Carefully cut the letters out.
4. Put one of the coordinating fabrics behind the letter cut out and pin the fabrics together.
5. Straight stitch very carefully around the letter. Using a thread that doesn't coordinate will make more of an impact and make the letter stand out a little more [in other words, it's way more fun]. But if you are worried about your sewing mistakes showing, use a coordinating thread color that will blend in.
6. Put the three fabrics together, right sides together. Zig-zag stitch around all four sides, leaving an opening to turn the fabrics right side out.
7. Cut around all four sides with pinking shears to stop the fabric from fraying.
8. Turn right side out.
9. Stuff with beans, rice, or poly-fil [the poly-fil makes it more of a pillow than a bean bag… but pillows thrown across the room are much less dangerous in a house full of boys]. Hand-stitch closed.
10. If you're using a fabric that will fray, apply Fray Check to the cut edges of the letters. [Fabrics like knit or fleece will not fray, however, and you wouldn't need to use it]
Now you have a fun way for your boys to learn their letters and recognize their name!
I'm super excited about today's giveaway. Elizabeth from Sew Chatty is giving away this aDORable elephant softie! [this giveaway is now closed]
Seriously, SO cute. To enter the giveaway, all you need to do is leave a comment telling me who you would get this little lovey. That's it!
If you want an additional entry, like Sew Chatty on Facebook and leave another comment to let me know. The giveaway will be open until Sunday.
Now don't forget to head over to Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy to see the awesome tutorial Stacey has today. I know my boys will LOVE this one.
P.S. The Fabric Fairy giveaway closes tonight and the See Kate Sew pattern giveaway is open through tomorrow!


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Early effects of the Fifteenth Amendment
The purpose of the Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was to give African American male citizens the right to vote. Ratification by Southern states was, in most cases, a condition of their readmission to Congress. As a result, all the former Confederate states except Tennessee ratified the amendment within a few months. However, Tennessee, already readmitted to the Union (1866), refused to ratify, in part because the state had passed a law in 1867 allowing blacks to vote. In fact, Tennessee did not ratify the 15th Amendment until more than a century later, on April 2, 1997. Most of the other Southern states were much more tightly constrained by Federal Reconstruction restrictions, so they complied quickly, and the amendment passed into law on February 3, 1870.
Tennessee's first statewide election to include black voters took place in 1867. That September voters in Nashville elected an African American to the Board of Aldermen, but he was not permitted to take his seat because Tennessee law still prohibited blacks from holding office. A year later, in September 1868, the state ban having been overturned, one of Mayor A. E. Alden's ten newly-elected aldermen and at least five of the twenty members of the Nashville City Council were black. By early 1868 Southern lawmakers of both races were working together in constitutional conventions, the first political meetings in U.S. history to include significant numbers of black men. Later that same year, two African American delegates to the Republican National Convention voted for U.S. Grant, and a former slave, Oscar J. Dunn, was elected governor of Louisiana.
Chapter 130 & the Black Vote in Tennessee
by Kathy Lauder
"Tennessee was the last Confederate state to secede from the Union (June 8, 1861) and the first to return (July 24, 1866), having already rewritten the state constitution to prohibit..." read more
Another insidious method of eliminating African American votes was the use of literacy tests. Surviving copies of these tests indicate that they were designed to cause the test taker to fail. One commonly used test asked the voter to explain complex passages from the United States Constitution; another test asked confusing, ambiguous questions that could be interpreted in a number of ways, so that every answer could be judged as wrong; some tests were so long, no one could finish them in the allotted time. Some voting places offered "help" – a Tennessee law made it possible for illiterate voters to obtain help marking their ballots . . . if they had voted in 1857! Thus black voters were not permitted to receive help, while illiterate white voters were protected, at least for a while.
Perhaps the most effective way to understand how complex the tests were is to take them yourself. Our sincerest gratitude to Bruce Hartford and to the Civil Rights Movement Veterans (http://crmvet.org) for permission to use the voter applications and literacy tests on this website.
"Literacy & Voter test examples"
African American communities were terrorized by the KKK and other nightriders: a pandemic of lynchings created an atmosphere of fear for decades. Journalist Richard Lacayo called lynching in the American South "a semiofficial institution of racial terror." In the 1890s an average of 187 lynchings occurred every year, particularly (but not only) in the South. Journalist Ida B. Wells, who traveled across America speaking out against these illicit mob executions, compiled a list of "reasons" given for particular lynchings, many based on perceived insults, of "not knowing one's place," rather than on actual crimes: "insubordination, talking disrespectfully, striking a white man, slapping a white boy, writing an insulting letter, a personal debt of fifty cents, a funeral bill of ten dollars, organizing share-croppers, being too prosperous." The most commonly stated reason for lynching was rape, although few rapes were ever actually proven.
Lynchings were widely viewed as social events. Rather than hiding their identities, members of lynch mobs lined up to have their photographs taken in front of the battered corpses of victims, and many people brought their children along. So many postcards of lynchings were sent through the U.S. mails that an outraged Postmaster General banned them in 1908. Sometimes onlookers arrived in trains reserved for the occasion; newspapers advertised the dates and places of upcoming lynchings. It was a rare lynching that was a mere hanging or burning. Victims were usually tortured first, sometimes for hours, and spectators frequently took souvenirs of clothing, hair, or body parts, both before and after death. The Tuskegee Institute has recorded the lynchings of 3,446 blacks and 1,297 whites between 1882 and 1968. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Leon F. Litwack claims the number of African Americans lynched during that period was at least 4,742. It was a devastating form of social control.
Legal challenges to segregation failed for many years.
The Civil Rights Acts of 1875, which prohibited discrimination against African Americans on public transportation or in buildings or events that were open to the public, was declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1883. The Court ruled, however, that the 14th Amendment did not apply to discrimination by individual citizens.
The case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), which also went to the Supreme Court, was an important case challenging the segregated streetcar law. Homer Plessy, only 1/8 black, looked like a white man. When he deliberately sat in the white section of a streetcar and was arrested, his lawyer said such segregation denied Plessy's rights under the 13th and 14th amendments, hammering on the point that mixed-race individuals made segregation laws meaningless and unenforceable. The Court ignored his argument, ruling that racial segregation was legal as long as segregated facilities were comparable – "separate but equal." The sole dissenting justice was John Marshall Harlan, who wrote, "In view of the constitution, in the eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class of citizens. There is no caste here. Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens. In respect of civil rights, all citizens are equal before the law."
In a Mississippi case two years later (Williams v. Mississippi, 1898), the state supreme court ruled that poll taxes and literacy tests were legal.
Read about the history of miscegenation laws.
*"Jim Crow" laws were named for a popular character in antebellum minstrel shows. His name is thought to have come from the expression "black as a crow." The character was portrayed by a white actor who blackened his face with burnt cork, wore ragged clothing, and performed a song-and-dance act that used exaggerated accent, pitch, and movements in a malicious parody that audiences seemed to find hilarious.


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Fishing rules
If you want to go fishing in New Zealand, you're legally required to follow the fishing rules. These change often and are different around the country. Check your local rules each time before you go fishing.
Choose your fishing area to check the rules
New Zealand has 7 fishing areas. You need to follow the specific fishing rules for the area where you're fishing. Click on the map of your fishing area to check the rules, closures, and restrictions:
|Auckland and Kermadec area
|Central area
|Kaikōura area
|Challenger area
|Fiordland area
|Southland area
It is illegal to buy, sell or swap recreationally caught seafoodThese are offences against the Fisheries Act which can result in fines up to $250,000.
Ways to keep informed about the rules
You can:
- download a brochure – links are available on the web pages for each fishing area
- get the free NZ Fishing Rules app. It's available on Apple and android devices. After you've downloaded the app, it works without an internet connection
- send a free text to 9889 with the name of a species – for example, "blue cod" or "pāua". You'll be sent legal bag and size limits for that species by return text.
- get a brochure from our offices
- read the rules for your area on this website
- follow us on Facebook – we have 4 regional Facebook pages
You'll also see signage about rules at many fishing spots.
Note, you don't need a licence to fish in saltwater seas around New Zealand but you do need a licence to fish in freshwater (lakes and rivers).
Follow us on Facebook
We have some regional pages to bring you information about the fishing rules and how we manage and protect local fisheries.
Follow the Facebook page for:
Find out more
Rules apply to all recreational fishers in all areas of New Zealand waters.
While the 7 fishing areas have area-specific rules and limits, they have some common features:
1. It is illegal to sell or trade your recreational catch
It is illegal to buy, sell or swap recreationally caught seafood – finfish, shellfish, or rock lobster. These are offences against the Fisheries Act which can result in fines up to $250,000.
You must have a registered and verified commercial licence to fish for commercial purposes.
2. Daily catch limits apply
The daily catch limit sets out the maximum number of finfish, shellfish, and rock lobster that any one person can take or possess on any one day.
Only those people physically involved in fishing or the gathering of shellfish are entitled to claim a catch within the daily limit.
Any shellfish caught and eaten during a fishing trip is also counted as part of the daily catch limit.
Stick to the daily catch limits for your fishing area or face large penalties for breaking the law.
3. Legal size limits apply
There are legal size limits when catching fish recreationally. Limits are set at levels that allow species to breed at least once before being caught and taken home.
Shellfish, like pāua, scallops, or dredge oysters, must also be left in their shells if uneaten, to allow fishery officers to measure them if required.
Stick to the legal size limits for your fishing area. Measure your catch carefully to help keep local fisheries sustainable. Fines and penalties apply for breaking the rules.
If you catch an undersized fish, remember to release it carefully so that it survives to reach a larger size. Don't continue fishing in an area where most of the fish are small, or try using a larger hook.
Learn more about measuring and releasing undersize fish
4. Areas may be closed or restricted
Some specific areas may have fishing restrictions in place or be closed off to all kinds of fishing.
It is illegal to use restricted fishing methods and gear (including mesh, pots, nets, and lines) in an area which has specific restrictions for such equipment.
Heavy penalties apply for breaking fishing rules including:
- infringement notices (fines) of up to $500
- court fines of up to $10,000 or $250,000
- seizure of any fish, gear and property (including vessels and vehicles) used to break the rules.
If you are caught breaking the law by a fishery officer, you must:
- be co-operative and frank
- answer pertinent questions
- supply proof
- provide other necessary information.
If MPI is not satisfied with your explanations, we may take you to court.
Infringement notices
An infringement notice (fine) will be sent to fishers who break recreational fishing rules.
The infringement notice brochure explains what to do if you get an infringement notice including:
- how to pay
- how to write in requesting a waiver
- how to request a court hearing
- what to do when the infringement is referred to the District Court for collection.
Download the infringement notice brochure [PDF, 306 KB]
Rules are based on the Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 2013 and are set by MPI in consultation with local communities.
Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 2013 – NZ Legislation website
Report poaching
Report poaching, suspicious, or illegal activity – call 0800 4 POACHER (0800 47 62 24) or email firstname.lastname@example.com
You can help us by providing:
- the location
- vehicle/trailer registration number
- boat name
- description of the person
When reporting any suspected poaching put your personal safety first. All calls and personal details are treated as confidential.


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Laid-off Indiana educator urges Congress to fund education jobs
NEA members from N.C., Ill., Ind. and Calif. take their stories to Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON - June 23, 2010 -
As Congress continues to grapple with the emergency supplemental funding bill, Lisa Koester, a special education teacher from Evansville, Ind., joins National Education Association (NEA) members from North Carolina, Illinois and California—who have all received pink slips—to urge their members of Congress to pass the "Education Jobs Fund." Without this infusion of money to state education budgets, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan estimates up to 300,000 educators across the nation could lose their jobs.
"The nation's economic crisis has pushed public education to a tipping point, but there is still a chance to stave off more damage," said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, "Congress can choose to put students first by supporting emergency education job funding that will keep teachers and other essential personnel and programs in our schools. All students deserve the highest quality education, and their education shouldn't be diminished because we lack the political will to act. Every parent, community member and elected official needs to understand the real consequences to this funding crisis."
Lisa Koester was told earlier this year that after 31 years, her contract would not be renewed. She shared her story today with Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) and told him about thousands like hers who are losing their jobs in Indiana. Koester, who holds two master's degrees, will lose her income and her health insurance at the end of the summer.
"One third of the special education teachers in my district were cut," said Koester. "Unless Congress acts, our special needs students will get a minimum of services instead of an optimum.
"These children will still be expected to pass the high-stakes tests like ISTEP and ISTEP plus, but now they will be expected to do so with less support."
School budgets across the country have been cut to the bone, forcing massive layoffs of teachers and education support professionals. Some districts are moving to four-day school weeks, cutting critical services and programs for kids, or even closing schools. These layoffs and cuts are coming at the same time that schools are facing rising demands for better academic outcomes.
"We are closing in quickly on the end of the fiscal year, and it's incomprehensible that our children are being forced to bear the brunt of the nation's economic woes," said Van Roekel. "Enough is enough. The time to speak up for education and kids is now."
Follow the Speak Up for Education & Kids campaign on Facebook at www.facebook.com/speakupforkids.
Follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/NEAMedia.
The National Education Association is the nation's largest professional employee organization representing 3.2 million elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, education support professionals, school administrators, retired educators and students preparing to become teachers.
CONTACT: Samantha Kappalman (202) 316-3980, firstname.lastname@example.com


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Thumbs up, thumbs down
Thumbs up to Tom and Lisa Hansen for all the work they went to in order to make Christmas on the Farm a great success last Saturday at the Peterson Point Historic Farmstead, Tom for bringing his team of draft horses and bobsled, and Lisa for her wonderful lefse. Thanks should go too to the people who visited to help keep this wonderful tradition going.
Thumbs up to Guardian Angel Preschool for an enchanting Christmas program Wednesday morning. A lot of hearts were warmed with the Christmas spirit.
Thumbs up to Jaimie Furnish, new manager of the Verizon Wireless store, and Brad Jungers, new vice president at Bank Plus in Estherville, who were greeted by the Estherville Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors last Wednesday.
Thumbs up to the United Methodist Men who donated $500 to CAASA on Wednesday, plus $150 in items to the Emmet County food pantry. The men have also donated $500 to the Heifer Project and $250 to the Community Christmas Project. Proceeds come from the pancake suppers held 5-7 p.m. the third Wednesday of every month. Thanks should also go to all the people who patronize the suppers. Your money goes to a lot of great causes.
Thumbs up to Jack and Anne Vedder for making everyone's Christmas a lot brighter with their Christmas display – timed to Christmas music – at their home at 326 N. 16th St. in Estherville. If you're passing by, tune in to 107.1 FM and listen to the music synced to the lights.
Thumbs up to Estherville Lincoln Central teachers and staff for helping put together a charming preschool concert Thursday. These events are far more work than most people realize, and your efforts should not go unrewarded.
Thumbs down to Mother Nature for teasing us with a couple warm days before hitting us with a cold spell again.
Thumbs up to the West Bend-Mallard's third-grade class who raised funds to help Swea City youth Dylan Bradford. Their presentation and enthusiasm to help another person was inspiring.
Thumbs up to Carol Solberg's first-grade class at Demoney Elementary for donating to the Emmet County Animal Shelter on Friday.


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Never expected this to be an issue but suddenly in the last month with the heat my dog likes to excavate anywhere moist and lay in her hole. First she started with the new grass ripping it up to reach dirt. That required a cyclone fence to keep her out of half the yard.
Next was the elevated flower bed in her half of the yard. Tried chicken wire, chicken wire with rope and boards .... and finally new posts with barbed wire, chicken wire and a few strategically placed blocks.
It's been two days now and the blocks will come out if this is a proven remedy. Animals are a responsibility and often a pain
Cyclone protecting the lawn
Barbed and chicken wire for garden


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Major stream systems of the northern and central portions of California, rendered as an urban transit network. I had originally intended to cover all of California on this map, until I noticed that most of the rivers in the south were quite small compared to those elsewhere in the state, and wouldn't work well at the scale of the map. I'll have to get to them another time.
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- Canadian GP - Race
Perez hit with grid penalty for Massa shunt as both released from hospital
Both Felipe Massa and Sergio Perez have been discharged from hospital following their huge accident on the final lap of the Canadian Grand Prix, for which Perez was penalised five places on the grid at the next race in Austria.
Perez was deemed to have moved across on Massa under braking for the first corner, resulting in contact that pitched both cars out of control and into the barriers. Both drivers climbed out of their cars unaided but were taken to hospital after the race for precautionary checks.
FIA statement confirms that both Checo and Felipe have been discharged from the Hospital where they had been taken for precautionary checks.— Sahara Force India (@clubforce) June 8, 2014
The stewards found Perez to blame for the accident and he will start five places down from wherever he qualifies at the Austrian Grand Prix as a result.


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Basic Training
This story appears in the June 1997 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Entrepreneurs have taken a little knowledge a long way by meeting the increased demand for training services.
We have a lot to learn. The technology we mastered yesterday is already obsolete. The management skills we learned in college no longer fit today's workplace. We lack confidence and direction. And we face unprecedented change. Few of us will be doing the same jobs the same way 10 years from now or even two years from now. The gold watch is officially a relic: Multijob careers are now the norm.
The new realities of the workplace don't apply just to employees. Employers, too, are feeling the burn. To stay competitive, organizations of all kinds are downsizing staff and raising standards, putting increased pressure on their employees to perform, perform, perform.
Transformation of this magnitude doesn't happen by itself; it wouldn't exist without active learning. This is precisely why employers spent some $55.3 billion on training in 1995, up from $30 billion in 1983, according to the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). And employer-sponsored training is only part of the picture. Individuals also comprise a ready market for training in employment skills, job hunting and career advancement.
Career training is a vast and intricate market. Its players include major national firms, individual consultants, boutique training organizations, private seminar companies, community colleges and career schools. While some of these formats aren't appropriate for the average entrepreneur wanting to break into this industry, many are, and new opportunities open daily. Here is an industry with ample room for innovation and growth. The only real prerequisite is having knowledge to share.
Marketplace Of Ideas
Job and career training is hardly a new concept, but it's become a more compelling entrepreneurial opportunity for a few good reasons. For starters, says Ed Schroer, vice president for new business development at ASTD, "Corporations are outsourcing more of their training services to independent consultants and suppliers."
Why? One reason is that in-house training often isn't cost-effective. Employers want cutting-edge expertise, but they don't necessarily want to pay for full-time trainers for each technical application they use. The same holds true for nontechnical training. Why keep a top-flight motivational trainer on staff when all a company really needs is an occasional shot in the arm?
Cost savings isn't the only advantage that independent trainers can offer. "Clients want rapid deployment of new technology and, with it, a rapid deployment of technical training," says Patricia Roberts, founder of technology training firm PTS Learning Systems in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. "They want just enough [training], just in time, just when they need it. They don't want to sit through an intro course or deal with a lot of extraneous information." Independent training firms provide instant access to top-level expertise.
Even outside the traditional corporate milieu, demand for training is strong. Through seminars, Cambria, California, career trainer Lucia Capacchione helps corporate and individual students cope with layoffs and career changes. Using techniques developed in the book she co-wrote, Putting Your Talent to Work (Health Communications), Capacchione guides students toward their true callings. "People want work that is meaningful, enjoyable, and that resonates with their values," she says. "No one was talking about this in the '70s, but interest in it has skyrocketed in recent years."
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Understanding the demand for training is relatively simple. Tapping into the market is a bit more complex, however. Training today takes many forms, from one-on-one tutoring to seminars, public speaking, "help desk" services, classroom teaching and even interactive multimedia instruction.
Opportunities abound, but not all opportunities are created equal. For example, says Doug McBride, executive director of the Information Technology Training Association, "there is certainly a large number of people who are behind the leading edge in terms of their technical skills. For this reason, the market for [high-tech] training continues to grow."
Specialization, and even customization, are the new buzzwords. Of course, emphasizing a specialty can be either a boon or a bane. Choose the wrong focus, and your company may never leave the ground.
Choose the right one, however, and it's possible to create a business that's not only tailored to your clients' needs but also to yours. Take Roberts, for example. She co-founded PTS Learning Systems in 1986, when PCs were just hitting the business scene. "I had a background in education, but I was really interested in the corporate world," Roberts explains. "In the mid-'80s, people were buying PCs but weren't necessarily up to speed in knowing how to use them. I saw an opportunity there and went after it."
Eleven years later, PTS employs 150 people and is active in the emerging field of interactive computerized training. Eventually, Roberts hopes to take the company public. "Because of our size and experience, we're able to offer customers total solutions," she says, including everything from individualized instruction to computerized tutorials.
In contrast, Ivory Dorsey, founder of Golden Eagle Business Services Inc. in Atlanta, prefers to keep her business small and agile. Through consulting, classes and keynote addresses, she motivates employees at corporations such as Lucent Technologies and Bell South to embrace change, champion innovation and take chances. Golden Eagle is virtually a one-woman show--and that's just how Dorsey and her clients like it.
What Dorsey does is unique. Part mentor and part evangelist, she creates individualized programs to meet client needs, whether this means working with small groups of sales executives or addressing large conferences of financial officers. If this description of Dorsey's work sounds vague, that's because flexibility is her forte. "People often call me knowing they want something but not knowing what it is," she says. And when the only guidance her clients give her is that they want their people to be at the next level, it's up to Dorsey to create a program to achieve that goal.
Dorsey's talent has won her a sizable following, but it isn't likely to propel her company to multinational proportions. Why? "To grow this business by conventional standards, I'd need to bring in other people," says Dorsey. "And I don't find many people who can do what I do."
Head Of The Class
Fortunately, the scale of Dorsey's business suits her just fine, just as Roberts' burgeoning company fits her aspirations. And though this field is not for everyone, the wide range of formats accommodates a spectrum of entrepreneurial types.
Are you born to teach? Take a cue from Dorsey and Capacchione, and go to the head of the class. Or consider curriculum design, creating training products that duplicate or enhance the work of great teachers. Is marketing your best subject? Hire or contract with talented trainers, and focus your efforts on sales.
Of course, successful entrepreneurs in this field possess some degree of both educational and marketing savvy, and most are good students, to boot. Keeping the working world up to date means staying current yourself--both in terms of trends and client needs. "[Clients] are more motivated, more demanding and less patient today," says Roberts.
New entrepreneurs who expect to tap effortlessly into a geyser of opportunity may be in for a jolt. While it's possible to launch a training business with little inventory, a modest location and meager amenities, undercapitalization is a serious threat to fledgling firms. "You have to allow a significant amount of time to establish clients or design your products," says ASTD's Schroer. "Ideally, new entrepreneurs should have a year's worth of income available to them."
Marketing costs may also be substantial. David Holcombe, co-founder of technology training firm Influent Technology Group in Framingham, Massachusetts, initially sent out 120,000 information packages to launch a series of interactive technology seminars. "The only practical way for a company like us to come in is as a boutique player," says Holcombe. But niche playing may also necessitate an expanded geographical reach. As a result, says Holcombe, "the barrier to entry is higher."
In fact, expectations are high overall in this field. Workers and companies alike may be eager to learn, but they're also discerning about how their time and money are spent. Firms that don't deliver won't survive for long.
On the other hand, those who can offer skills, guidance, knowledge and support to a lightning-paced workplace find that the market is ready and the rewards are rich. Those who can, teach.
Want to Know More?
For information on training opportunities, contact the American Society for Training and Development at 1640 King St., Box 1443, Alexandria, VA 22313-2043, (703) 683-8100 or visit its Web site at (http://www.astd.org).
Entrepreneurs interested in technology training can contact the Information Technology Training Association at (512) 502-9300 or write to ITTA, 8400 Mopac Expwy., #201, Austin, TX 78759.
Influent Technology Group in Framingham, Massachusetts, sponsors conferences and expos for the information technology training industry. For more information, call (888) 333-9088 or visit its Web site at (http://www.influent.com).
Contact Sources
Golden Eagle Business Services Inc., P.O. Box 43447, Atlanta, GA 30336-0447, (404) 881-6777;
Influent Technology Group, 498 Concord St., Framingham, MA 01702-2357, (508) 872-9088;
Information Technology Training Association, (http://www.itta.org);
Lucia Capacchione, P.O. Box 1355, Cambria, CA 93428;
PTS Learning Systems, 1150 First Ave., Parkview Tower, #700, King of Prussia, PA 19406, (610) 337-8878.
Gayle Sato Stodder covers entrepreneurship for various publications. She lives and works in Redondo Beach, California.


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Micromeritics has recently launched an Instrument Grant Program intended to provide materials characterization instruments to non-profit universities and research organizations for the purpose of fostering and supporting meritorious research projects. Micromeritics is now accepting applications for its newly instituted Instrument Grant Program. Researchers at non-profit universities and institutions will now have the opportunity to acquire the use of expensive particle characterization instrumentation not generally available through other means. Types of instrumentation that will qualify as Donated Equipment include particle size analyzers, gas adsorption analyzers, mercury porosimeters, gas pycnometers, and chemisorption instrumentation. Since the nature and scope of the instruments that may be requested will vary, it is anticipated that the value of awards will vary also. Major recipients of a Program Grant of the Donated Equipment may include individual researchers or a group of researchers within the same department or from several departments at one institution. In addition, the Donated Equipment may be donated for shared use by two or more institutions provided that the grant application demonstrates the feasibility of such shared use. The president of the company has set up a special committee to review the merits of all applications. A maximum of one instrument/integrated system will be awarded per calendar quarter. Program Grants are also limited to a maximum of one instrument/integrated instrument system per application. Applications may be submitted at any time in accordance with the application instructions. Applications are good for a period of one year from the date of submission.
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Office hours are Monday though Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, or you may obtain the forms from the Texas Secretary of State website and submit the application to the City Secretary's Office. The uniform election date for municipalities is the first Saturday of May, per Chapter 41 of the Texas Election Code.
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- Have not been determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court
- Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the disabilities
- Have resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory as applicable, for 6 months immediately preceding the deadline for filing an application for a place on the ballot
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Colorado takes technology traditionally used for perimeter security at prisons and airports, and uses it for detecting wildlife along highways and warning drivers in real time.
Technology that's traditionally been used for perimeter security at prisons and airports is getting a new role in Colorado: detecting wildlife along highways and warning drivers in real time. A cable buried nine inches underground detects changes in the Earth's electromagnetic field, like the presence of a large animal, and transmits that information to a sensor. An onsite control then activates electronic signs to warn drivers that wildlife is nearby.
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Wildlife detection systems have been installed in three other areas since the pilot began in 2008. Although fencing off roadways is the most reliable way to prevent these accidents, it's not viable on animal migration routes. At the latest installations, detection systems are placed at the ends of wildlife fencing, giving CDOT a multipronged approach to human and animal safety. The new sites also are less complicated — they don't use technology like data recording found in the pilot system, reducing costs and simplifying installation.
A full analysis of the data from the US 160 project hasn't been completed, however, CDOT's preliminary information shows a 38 percent decrease in wildlife-vehicle collisions in that area.
While the system has garnered interest from other agencies, even internationally, CDOT is unaware of the technology being used this way anywhere else. Now the department is looking into a portable system to test in other areas prone to animal-vehicle collisions. "We feel we're on the right track," Curry said.
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Hey Samuel Thanks For The Request And Welcome To TA
The cruelty of mother nature is certainly in our face. And as emotional creatures we often times have a hard time absorbing the harsh realities of survival of the fittest. Evolution and natural selection are certainly indifferent to the plight of individual creatures. With the invention of supernatural agents humans discovered a way to cope with our world and appease our minds.
As a student you're probably swamped with reading assignments. When you get some spare time check out the book 'Religion Explained' by Pascal Boyer. It covers the evolutionary origins of religious thought. It will open you're eyes to many things about why people believe what they do. It also shoots down many of the common misconceptions about why people are inclined to be religious.
If you're not familiar with it "Addall.com" has a used book section that is an excellent source for finding books on the cheap. I rarely buy new books any more. Of course, you young up and comers are all in to the e-book scene now.....
Hi Samuel. Welcome aboard TA. We welcome all perspectives here and hope you can benefit from interacting with us.
"So for me all I have to do is look at the hostile indifferent nature of the universe to get an idea of what God might be like."
Indifference to the needless suffering and plight of the very beings it (god) is supposedly responsible for creating is testament to the convoluted thinking of it's followers.


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