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"Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea" Floods the Competition
As many fans can attest, the Pokémon movies have been getting steadily better, at least dubbing-wise. Last year, we got arguably the best movie in the franchise yet, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew. Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea isn't as good as Lucario, but it has its own charms and is an excellent entry in the series.
The story opens on the high seas, where the pirate Phantom captures a strange egg only to lose it to a Pokémon Ranger named Jack Walker. To hide the egg, Jackie joins a traveling water circus, which just happens to meet up with Ash, May, Brock, and Max. However, Phantom soon crashes the party, and in the ensuing chase the egg hatches in May's arms to reveal the Prince of the Sea, Manaphy. Thinking that May is its mother, Manaphy ends up guiding our heroes towards an undersea temple where the Sea Crown rests. He who gains the power of the Sea Crown will control the world's oceans, and Phantom wants that power for himself. As Ash and Jackie team up to stop the dangerous pirate, May struggles to accept that she and Manaphy will soon be separated forever.
The film's biggest positive is its sense of adventure and fun. Previous entries have had villains/antagonists who are very angst-ridden, tragic, or cruel. Here, Phantom is just a good, old-fashioned, bad-guy pirate with some really cool technology: he doesn't have a tragic past, a chip on his shoulder, or a plan to wipe out all life on Earth. This general attitude and set-up gives Temple of the Sea a lightness lacking in the other movies. Phantom's antics almost remind me of Captain Barbossa from Pirates of the Caribbean (and I would be shocked if PotC didn't at least partially inspire this movie), with Jack Walker acting like a combination of Jack Sparrow and William Turner. This is best seen during the opening scene in the movie, with Phantom cackling at his coup only for Jack to appear, steal the egg, and make a mockery of Phantom's crew in a very humorous way.
However that's only half the film. The other half is taken up with the May/Manaphy relationship, which many people have said mirrors the plot of Jirachi Wish Maker, in which Max and Jirachi bond and are then forced to separate. The many similarities to Jirachi Wish Maker include: an appearance by Brendan (the male trainer from Ruby/Sapphire) during the opening narration and a plot that takes the Legendary Pokémon to an out-of-the-way place to fulfill its destiny. It even features an appearance by Kyogre at the end, whose counterpart was the main focus of the previous movie.
But there are big differences, too, most obviously how May treats Manaphy like a beloved child while Max and Jirachi were essentially two little kids playing with each other. This change adds a lot of new wrinkles to the plot, such as scenes of May teaching Manaphy how to talk or May getting broken up near the middle of the film when she starts to consider what will happen when they reach the Sea Temple. Manaphy itself is also a bit more interesting than Jirachi, due to its endearing naiveté about the outside world (the scene where Manaphy runs smack into the submarine window and starts to cry is so cute) and its Heart Swap ability, which amusingly transfers people's souls to other bodies. The May/Manaphy relationship also seems deeper than the Max/Jirachi relationship—possibly because of this film's longer running time—making their separation that much more intense.
While I do like the increased running time for the movies now that the Pikachu shorts have been moved to Japan's ANA Festival, this movie does seem to drag, especially during the Manaphy-dominated middle. And while Manaphy's Heart Swap yields some really funny scenes, it matters little to the overall plot. My biggest complaint though is with the finale, where Ash suddenly jumps from the sidelines into the spotlight and does all the work. This leaves May, the "mother" of the featured Pokémon, and Jackie, who's in the freaking title, with little to do. Ash even gains an energy barrier power thing to battle Phantom with. It seemed like the writers didn't know how to conclude the story and came up with the most random thing they could think of. Oh, and Kyogre's appearance was just a waste and could have easily been replaced a random Gyarados.
The dub is in beautiful widescreen, complete with the Japanese Toho logo in the beginning. I'm still not sure why Nintendo/Pokémon USA don't want Americans to learn Japan exists with these Pokémon dubs (as we still don't have a Japanese track) but at least we get some Japanese writing and the widescreen printing, which automatically makes the movie better. Even though this movie isn't nearly as beautiful as Lucario, it's still really nice to look at, with some great backgrounds, excellent settings, fluid animation, and amazing water CG. It really makes you appreciate how much time director Kunihiko Yuyama spends trying to create a special feel for each movie.
This is the first DVD release featuring the new dub cast since the Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon special that was packed with Lucario last year, and it's amazing how much better the voice cast is with the original Japanese music. In the series, the often boring or overbearing American music makes the dub sound worse than it should, but here everything sounds wonderful. Ash, Brock, and Max could still use better voice direction (much like Naruto, the voices only work if given proper direction), but May is good for most of the picture, and all the new characters have excellent voices, especially Jackie and Phantom. We get a different ending song, and while it's less cheesy than the one in the last movie's dub, it still isn't all that memorable. But the quality orchestral score more than makes up for it. Now if only Pokémon USA would be smart and use it in the series as well.
The main extra on this release is the addition of a second disc featuring Pikachu's Island Adventure. Meowth and his cronies take over an island paradise, kicking out a bunch of Wynaut, Pichu, and a Buoysel. Pikachu and the rest of the main Pokémon (sans Sceptile, Swellow, and poor, forgotten Forretress), teach the Pokémon how to fight and try to take back the island. The short itself isn't as good as "Gotta Dance," but it's not that bad, either, and the storybook backgrounds add some flavor to the short. However, the highlight is easily Ken Gates, the narrator. Now, many of the Pikachu/Pichu shorts have had the narrator speak as the Pokémon for years now, but 4Kids has always changed this to some other narrator (usually Meowth). Well, Pokémon USA fixed this and gave Ken Gates all the lines, and he is excellent in a role, providing charm and cuteness where the film would otherwise be boring. He makes this short worth watching. Unfortunately, this disc also shows off the Hoenn Pokérap, which is somehow worse than the Johto Pokérap. Why couldn't Pokémon USA just dub "Glory Day" or something? Also, why is this short on its own disc instead of packaged with Pokémon Ranger? If they're going to put this as a separate disc, then why not add the other two ANA shorts and the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon special?
There are other extras, too. The main disc includes a look at Kunihiko Yuyama scouting various locations in Italy to use as the setting in the film. It's fun to see how much of the setting of the film is based on real life and how much effort was put into this project. Luckily, Pokémon USA gives us this in the form of a ten-minute featurette instead of the thirty seconds or so 4Kids did in previous films. The only problem is that the voice-overs sound rather flat, making me wish they had just subtitled the entire thing. There are also various other extras depending on where you buy your DVD from. Amazon will give you the first volume of Pokémon Advanced Battle; Target offers a sampler CD from the 10th Anniversary Soundtrack (featuring the horrible Hoenn Pokérap); Best Buy will have the Pikachu 10th Anniversary DVD; Suncoast/Sam Goody/FYE will have a special foil cover; and Wal-Mart copies will include a special Pokémon charm. If you never got the 2.B.A. Master soundtrack from back in the early days, I'd go with the Target version. Otherwise, go for either the Wal-Mart or Amazon versions.
Overall, if you're willing to accept that Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea isn't as good as Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, you will probably like this film. I know it surprised me.


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I had a great childhood friend called 'Sky' - nothing but positive feelings for the name but if you're going to go hippy my policy is 'go hard or go home', omit the 'e'
Ariadne - ugly/impossible to pronounce, no one can spell it, WTH?
Hermione - for obvious Harry Potter associations (I love Harry Potter but it's a pity such a lovely name was sacrificed at the altar of popular culture, that said, before Harry Potter no one would have been able to pronounce or spell it...)
Thomasina - "You just put 'ina' on the end of a boy's name, give her a proper girl name" - few feminine versions of masculine names have escaped the purge of the last century, though there's still Georgina and Roberta which I feel will come back in force, and let's not forget Nigella...
Lorelei - Gilmore Girls or some such, never watched it... Also, a more generalised fear of Germans? (at least from my partner)
Ender - "Like Ender's Game?" - Yes, so what?
Turing - "Like that gay guy who did the stuff with computers?" - Like...that genius who helped save his country and was still shat on from a great height subsequently just because he was gay...why yes (I like tribute names)
Wilde - "Like that gay guy...didn't he write plays?" - Like that awesome...etc, you get the point (I like tribute names)
Lysander - "Isn't that from Shakespeare or some crap?" - Yes, yes it is... *sigh*
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Justine? Unless you know someone with that name (and can't stand them) what could possibly be wrong with Justine?! It's feminine but very strong, an excellent, classic name (I would put it in that category with Joan and similar). Add a trendier but maybe 'weaker' mn and you're on to a winner.
Justine Rose/Pearl has a nice ring to it and when she's all grown up she can be anything without raised eyebrows.


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Mariners stumble at Wrigley
CHICAGO -- There might not be a better place than Wrigley Field to take a walk in the park on a sunny afternoon. But Mariners rookie reliever Brandon Morrow picked a bad time for such a stroll. He walked the first two batters he faced in the eighth inning, both of them scored, and for the first time this season, Seattle lost a game it led after seven innings. The free passes and one-out double to left field by Cesar Izturis sent the Mariners to a 5-4 Interleague loss to the Cubs in front of 39,846 on Thursday afternoon. The loss was surprising, because the Mariners were 30-0 when leading after seven innings.
Making it doubly tough was the fact right-hander Jeff Weaver was in position to win his first game of the season, thanks to his own abrupt turnaround after another rocky first inning and left fielder Raul Ibanez's three-run double that capped the Mariners' four-run sixth inning. But this was a lead that did not stand up and Seattle lost its second straight one-run game after beginning the four-city, 10-game road trip with five consecutive wins. This was a tale of two pitchers. Morrow and Weaver had adjoining lockers in the visiting clubhouse during the three-game series and as one of them explained what went right in the series finale, the other explained what went wrong. "I have been getting myself in trouble with walks all season, and eventually it was going to get me," Morrow said. "That was today." The Mariners' first-round draft choice in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft earned a spot in the bullpen during Spring Training, largely because he had such good command of the strike zone. While he has done an excellent job as the right-handed setup man for closer J.J. Putz, reeling off 18 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings before surrendering one run to the Indians on Monday, Morrow's walks have steadily increased -- from seven in 10 1/3 innings in April, to 10 in 10 innings in May and nine free passes in 5 1/3 innings in June. "I don't know why," he said. "I do know that I have to start throwing more strikes." Catcher Jamie Burke said Morrow wasn't missing by a lot, and a couple of borderline pitches were called against the young right-hander. But he also put the inning in perspective.
"It was one of those days," he said. "Brandon has picked us up plenty of times this season, and everyone's going to have these days once in awhile."There was no indication that the increase in free passes is diminishing manager Mike Hargrove's faith in the rookie right-hander. "It's not the first time he has walked some people, but it's the first time it came back to bite him," Hargrove said. "He has the kind of stuff that he can do that and still pitch out of it. But he just didn't do it today. It was one of those things. "We felt good about where we were in the ballgame and the guys we had coming in," he added. "It just didn't happen for us today." On the flip side, Weaver continued to show improvement -- once he got past the first inning. The Cubs came out swinging, scoring three runs in the first inning. Alfonso Soriano greeted Weaver with a leadoff broken-bat double to left field, which ended an 0-for-21 slump, and he scored when Felix Pie tripled to right-center. After Derrek Lee popped out, Cliff Floyd singled to center field to make it 2-0 and Floyd scored on Mike Fontenot's two-out triple to right field. The early barrage was the latest in a string of rough starts for Weaver. In the first inning alone this season, opposing hitters are 24-for-44 (.568) against him with seven doubles, three triples, one home run and 20 RBIs. But whatever Weaver did between the first and second innings worked wonders. "From the second inning on, he was lights-out," catcher Jamie Burke said. "I have caught him two previous times and his stuff today was as good as anybody's. Not to use it as an excuse, but like Wash [Jarrod Washburn] was saying the other night, the mound here is a little different than most. He said it seemed like he was throwing uphill." "I have been here before and know there is a difference [in mounds]," Weaver said. "You just have to make sure your pitches are down. The mound is pretty flat and that causes you to be up in the zone, but I don't know if that had anything to do [with the first inning]. "The only thing I was really upset with in that first inning was the third run I gave up. I felt that if I had stayed with cutters inside on Fontenot, he might have hit a ground ball to first base, but I got a pitch up more than I wanted. Other than that, I was pleased with the execution of my pitches, and it's another step in the right direction." Though he allowed at least one hit in each of the next five innings, Weaver held the Cubs scoreless, hoping his offense would find a way to score against right-hander Jason Marquis. It took awhile and the solution began when, with one out in the sixth, Weaver was hit by a pitch. Ichiro Suzuki walked and Jose Lopez reached on an error by third baseman Mark DeRosa, who had a potential inning-ending double play skip through his legs, allowing Weaver to score. After Jose Guillen walked, loading the bases, Ibanez drilled a line drive into the gap in left-center, scoring all three runners. The play ended with Guillen accidentally brushing against plate umpire Tim McClelland, who was standing on the first-base side of home plate. The ump took exception to the incidental bump and pointed his finger at the Mariners right fielder. Hargrove and third-base coach Carlos Garcia finally had to settle down both parties. "Jose was trying to avoid running over Tim," Hargrove said. "For whatever reason, [McClelland] thought Jose was mad at him. It was more Tim than anything else." After the game, the Mariners optioned left-handed pitcher Jake Woods back to Triple-A Tacoma and are expected to activate left-hander Ryan Feierabend before Friday night's series opener against the Astros in Houston.
Jim Street is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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14 Then Jehu, Jehoshaphat's son and Nimshi's grandson, plotted against Joram. Now Joram along with all of Israel had been guarding Ramoth-gilead against Aram's King Hazael, 15 but King Joram[a] had gone back to Jezreel to recover from wounds that the Arameans had given him when he fought Hazael. So Jehu said, "If this is the way you feel, then don't let anyone escape from the city to talk about it in Jezreel." 16 Then Jehu got on a chariot and drove to Jezreel because Joram was resting there. Judah's King Ahaziah had also come to visit Joram.
17 The guard standing on the tower at Jezreel saw a crowd of people coming with Jehu. He said, "I see a crowd of people."
Joram said, "Take a chariot driver. Send him out to meet them to ask, 'Do you come in peace?'"
18 So the driver went to meet him and said, "The king asks, 'Do you come in peace?'"
Jehu replied, "What do you care about peace? Come around and follow me."
Meanwhile, the tower guard reported, "The messenger met them, but he isn't returning."
19 The king sent a second driver. He came to them and said, "The king asks, 'Do you come in peace?'"
Jehu said, "What do you care about peace? Come around and follow me."
20 The tower guard reported, "The messenger met them, but he isn't returning. And the style of chariot driving is like Jehu, Nimshi's son. Jehu drives like a madman."
21 Joram said, "Hitch up the chariot!" So they hitched up his chariot. Then Israel's King Joram and Judah's King Ahaziah—each in his own chariot—went out to meet Jehu. They happened to meet him at the plot of ground that belonged to Naboth the Jezreelite.
22 When Joram saw Jehu, he said, "Do you come in peace, Jehu?"
He said, "How can there be peace as long as the immoralities of your mother Jezebel and her many acts of sorcery continue?"
23 Then Joram turned his chariot around and fled. He shouted to Ahaziah, "It's a trap, Ahaziah!"
24 Jehu took his bow and shot Joram in the back. The arrow went through his heart, and he fell down in his chariot. 25 Jehu said to Bidkar his chariot officer, "Pick him up, and throw him on the plot of ground belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. Remember how you and I were driving chariot teams behind his father Ahab when the Lord spoke this prophecy about him: 26 Yesterday I saw Naboth's blood and his sons' blood, declares the Lord. I swear that I will pay you back on this very plot of ground, declares the Lord. Now pick him up, and throw him on that plot of ground, in agreement with the Lord's word."
27 Judah's King Ahaziah saw this and fled on the road to Beth-haggan. Jehu chased after him. "Do the same to him!" he commanded. They shot him[b] in his chariot on the way up to Gur, near Ibleam. Ahaziah fled to Megiddo and died there. 28 His servants carried him back in a chariot to Jerusalem. He was buried in his tomb with his ancestors in David's City. 29 Ahaziah had become Judah's king in the eleventh year of Ahab's son Joram.
30 Jehu then went to Jezreel. When Jezebel heard of it, she put on her eye shadow and arranged her hair. She looked down out of the window. 31 When Jehu came through the gate, she said, "Do you come in peace, Zimri, you master murderer?"
32 Jehu looked up to the window and said, "Who's on my side? Anyone?" Two or three high officials looked down at him. 33 Then he said, "Throw her out!" So they threw her out of the window. Some of her blood splattered against the wall and on the horses, and they trampled her. 34 Jehu then went in to eat and drink. He said, "Deal with this cursed woman and bury her. She was, after all, a king's daughter." 35 They went to bury her, but they couldn't find her body. Only her skull was left, along with her hands and feet. 36 They went back and reported this to Jehu. He said, "This is the Lord's word spoken through his servant Elijah from Tishbe: Dogs will devour Jezebel's flesh in the area of Jezreel. 37 Jezebel's corpse will be like dung spread out in a field in that plot of land in Jezreel, so no one will be able to say, This was Jezebel."
10 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the senior officers of the city,[c] the elders, and the guardians of Ahab's sons.[d] 2 The letters said: "Your master's sons are in your possession, along with horses and chariots, a fortified city, and weapons. Now when this letter reaches you, 3 look for the best and most capable of your master's sons. Place him on his father's throne. Then fight for your master's family."
4 But they were frozen with fear. They said, "Not even two kings could resist him! How can we?" 5 So the palace administrator, the mayor, the elders, and the guardians sent a letter back to Jehu that read, "We are your servants. We will do whatever you tell us. We won't make anyone king. Do whatever seems right to you."
6 Jehu wrote them a second letter: "If you are loyal to me and ready to obey me, take the heads of your master's sons and bring them to me at Jezreel at this time tomorrow."
Now the king's seventy sons were with the city leaders who were raising them. 7 So when the letter came to them, they took the king's sons and slaughtered all seventy of them. They placed their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.
8 A messenger came and told Jehu, "They have brought the heads of the king's sons."
He responded, "Pile them in two stacks at the entrance of the gate where they will stay until morning." 9 In the morning he went out and stood there to address all the people. "You are innocent. I'm the one who plotted against my master and killed him, but who killed all these people? 10 Know this: Nothing that the Lord has said against Ahab's dynasty will fail to come true. The Lord has done what he said he would do, speaking through his servant Elijah." 11 Then Jehu struck down all those belonging to Ahab's family who were left in Jezreel, so that not one of his leaders, close acquaintances, or priests remained.
12 Next Jehu set out for Samaria. Beth-eked of the Shepherds was on his way. 13 There Jehu met up with the brothers of Judah's King Ahaziah. "Who are you?" he asked.
"We're Ahaziah's relatives," they replied. "We've come down for a visit with the king's sons and the queen mother's sons."
14 Jehu then commanded, "Take them alive!" His soldiers took them alive, then slaughtered them at the well of Beth-eked. There were forty-two of them, but not one was left.
15 Jehu departed from there and encountered Rechab's son Jehonadab. Jehu greeted him, and asked, "Are you as committed to me as I am to you?"
Jehonadab responded, "Yes, I am."
"If so," said Jehu, "then give me your hand." So Jehonadab put out his hand, and Jehu pulled him up into the chariot.
16 Jehu said, "Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord." So Jehu had Jehonadab ride with him in his chariot. 17 When Jehu arrived in Samaria, he killed all those belonging to Ahab who were left in Samaria until they were completely wiped out, in agreement with the Lord's word that was spoken to Elijah.
18 Then Jehu gathered all the people, saying to them, "Ahab served Baal a little. Jehu will serve him a great deal! 19 So invite all of Baal's prophets, all his worshippers, and all his priests to come to me. Don't leave anyone out, because I have a great sacrifice planned for Baal. Anyone who doesn't show up won't survive." But Jehu was lying so that he could wipe out Baal's worshippers. 20 Jehu called for a holy assembly for Baal, and it was done. 21 Jehu then sent word throughout Israel. All Baal's worshippers came. No one stayed away. They entered Baal's temple until it was packed from one end to the other. 22 Then Jehu said to the person in charge of the vestments, "Bring out the special clothes for all Baal's worshippers." So he brought out robes for them. 23 Then Jehu and Jehonadab, Rechab's son, entered Baal's temple. They said to Baal's worshippers, "Make sure there are no worshippers of the Lord here with you. There should be only Baal worshippers." 24 Then they went in to offer sacrifices and entirely burned offerings. But Jehu had stationed eighty soldiers outside and told them, "I'm handing these people over to you. Whoever lets even one of them escape will pay for it with his life." 25 So when Jehu finished offering the entirely burned offering, he said to the guards and the officers, "Go in and kill everyone! Don't let anyone escape!" They killed the Baal worshippers without mercy. The guards and the officers then disposed of the bodies and entered the inner part of Baal's temple. 26 They brought the sacred pillar[e] out of Baal's temple and burned it. 27 They tore down Baal's sacred pillar and destroyed Baal's temple, turning it into a public restroom, which is what it still is today.
28 This is how Jehu eliminated Baal from Israel. 29 However, Jehu didn't deviate from the sins that Jeroboam, Nebat's son, had caused Israel to commit—specifically, the gold calves that were in Bethel and Dan.
30 The Lord said to Jehu: Because you've done well by doing what is right in my eyes, treating Ahab's family as I wished, your descendants will sit on Israel's throne for four generations. 31 But Jehu wasn't careful to keep the Lord God of Israel's Instruction with all his heart. He didn't deviate from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
17 Paul and Silas journeyed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, then came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. 2 As was Paul's custom, he entered the synagogue and for three Sabbaths interacted with them on the basis of the scriptures. 3 Through his interpretation of the scriptures, he demonstrated that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. He declared, "This Jesus whom I proclaim to you is the Christ." 4 Some were convinced and joined Paul and Silas, including a larger number of Greek God-worshippers and quite a few prominent women.
5 But the Jews became jealous and brought along some thugs who were hanging out in the marketplace. They formed a mob and started a riot in the city. They attacked Jason's house, intending to bring Paul and Silas before the people. 6 When they didn't find them, they dragged Jason and some believers before the city officials. They were shouting, "These people who have been disturbing the peace throughout the empire have also come here. 7 What is more, Jason has welcomed them into his home. Every one of them does what is contrary to Caesar's decrees by naming someone else as king: Jesus." 8 This provoked the crowd and the city officials even more. 9 After Jason and the others posted bail, they released them.
10 As soon as it was dark, the brothers and sisters sent Paul and Silas on to Beroea. When they arrived, they went to the Jewish synagogue. 11 The Beroean Jews were more honorable than those in Thessalonica. This was evident in the great eagerness with which they accepted the word and examined the scriptures each day to see whether Paul and Silas' teaching was true. 12 Many came to believe, including a number of reputable Greek women and many Greek men.
13 The Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul also proclaimed God's word in Beroea, so they went there too and were upsetting and disturbing the crowds. 14 The brothers and sisters sent Paul away to the seacoast at once, but Silas and Timothy remained at Beroea. 15 Those who escorted Paul led him as far as Athens, then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to come to him as quickly as possible.
16 While Paul waited for them in Athens, he was deeply distressed to find that the city was flooded with idols. 17 He began to interact with the Jews and Gentile God-worshippers in the synagogue. He also addressed whoever happened to be in the marketplace each day. 18 Certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers engaged him in discussion too. Some said, "What an amateur! What's he trying to say?" Others remarked, "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods." (They said this because he was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.) 19 They took him into custody and brought him to the council on Mars Hill. "What is this new teaching? Can we learn what you are talking about? 20 You've told us some strange things and we want to know what they mean." (21 They said this because all Athenians as well as the foreigners who live in Athens used to spend their time doing nothing but talking about or listening to the newest thing.)
22 Paul stood up in the middle of the council on Mars Hill and said, "People of Athens, I see that you are very religious in every way. 23 As I was walking through town and carefully observing your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: 'To an unknown God.' What you worship as unknown, I now proclaim to you. 24 God, who made the world and everything in it, is Lord of heaven and earth. He doesn't live in temples made with human hands. 25 Nor is God served by human hands, as though he needed something, since he is the one who gives life, breath, and everything else. 26 From one person God created every human nation to live on the whole earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands. 27 God made the nations so they would seek him, perhaps even reach out to him and find him. In fact, God isn't far away from any of us. 28 In God we live, move, and exist. As some of your own poets said, 'We are his offspring.'
29 "Therefore, as God's offspring, we have no need to imagine that the divine being is like a gold, silver, or stone image made by human skill and thought. 30 God overlooks ignorance of these things in times past, but now directs everyone everywhere to change their hearts and lives. 31 This is because God has set a day when he intends to judge the world justly by a man he has appointed. God has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead."
32 When they heard about the resurrection from the dead, some began to ridicule Paul. However, others said, "We'll hear from you about this again." 33 At that, Paul left the council. 34 Some people joined him and came to believe, including Dionysius, a member of the council on Mars Hill, a woman named Damaris, and several others.
144 Bless the Lord, my rock,
who taught my hands how to fight,
who taught my fingers how to do battle!
2 God is my loyal one, my fortress,
my place of safety, my rescuer,
my shield, in whom I take refuge,
and the one who subdues people before me.
3 What are human beings, Lord, that you know them at all?
What are human beings that you even consider them?
4 Humans are like a puff of air;
their days go by like a shadow.
5 Lord, part your skies and come down!
Touch the mountains so they smoke!
6 Flash lightning and scatter the enemy!
Shoot your arrows and defeat them!
7 Stretch out your hand from above!
Rescue me and deliver me from deep water,
from the power of strangers, whose mouths speak lies,
8 and whose strong hand is a strong hand of deception!
9 I will sing a new song to you, God.
I will sing praises to you on a ten-stringed harp,
10 to you—the one who gives saving help to rulers,
and who rescues his servant David from the evil sword.
11 Rescue me and deliver me from the power of strangers,
whose mouths speak lies,
and whose strong hand is a strong hand of deception,
12 so that[a] our sons can grow up fully, in their youth, like plants;
so that our daughters can be like pillars carved to decorate a palace;
13 so that our barns can be full, providing all kinds of food;
so that our flocks can be in the thousands—
even tens of thousands—in our fields;
14 so that our cattle can be loaded with calves;
so that there won't be any breach in the walls,
no exile, no outcries in our streets!
15 The people who have it like this are truly happy!
The people whose God is the Lord are truly happy!
27 Wise are those who restrain their talking;
people with understanding are coolheaded.
28 Fools who keep quiet are deemed wise;
those who shut their lips are smart.
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text: It's the hottest, sweatiest day of the year, and Tina's new friend Ness -- who clearly has a thing for Jason -- invites the gang to a party way out in Bushwick. On the way, a huge, citywide blackout boils hidden tensions to the surface: Stacey's possible pregnancy, and a longstanding feud between Jason and Tina. Hot, dark, and sans subway, things start to get a little Mad Max on the streets of Brooklyn. Directed by Doug Liman.


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Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by xploPR, Mar 3, 2013.
*sues google
Google Glasses => iGlasses == Lawsuit. Though Google has a history of being too nice to Apple, personally I would hate for apple to get away with actually creating a real iGlass, they might end up suing regular glasses and would cause major automobiles accidents world wide.
Apple. Must. Die.
The only thing they are innovative at is making lawsuits against other people and companies over patents they didn't make.
If apple comes out with glasses they gonna call it "innovative" just like the iwatch they making they probably gonna call that "innovative" even tho other companies already got it. Apples definition of innovative----take somebodys stuff edit it slap a apple on it and sue the people that originally came up with it
Yet another Apple hate thread moved to the Lounge.
I don't hate apple
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That was my nice way of saying , please no more Apple threads.:banghead:
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Can't imagine any company being happy with this state of affairs.
i just dont understand..
is apple just lazy?
using tape?
and right in the middle of the screen.. where your main sight of vision!
Cook is really running apple into the ground!
just not up to apple's past level of quality and refinement.
even i can do better with a small funding..
maybe a jumpstart project.
all i need is 10,000 pledges at $99.
i could create/innovate a 3D printer to fashion a brace to hold the idevice to any eye-wear.
no more messy tape!!!!
I don't hate Apples! I love Apples. Particularly when they're crunchy. Underfoot.


text: Both Lew & I are participating in a bunch of these challenges (S&S, AFI, 1930s) and while the challenges are certainly serving their primary purpose for both us (exposing us to new films), the ensuing discussions are often hampered by the fact that everyone is watching these films at different times. For myself, if I haven't seen a film yet, I avoid the discussion to avoid spoilers, and when I do see it, the disussion is long since over. But that's just the nature of the beast with these challenges. Anyway, Lew & I thought it might be fun to challenge each other to watch 5 films that the other one loves. At least we could have some discussion of why we agree (or more likely, disagree (amicably of course)) with each other about these. Of course, everyone is welcome to watch the films and join in the discussion. The films (in alphabetical order) are: All That Heaven Allows Double Indemnity A Hard Day's Night Hopscotch I'm All Right Jack Ordet Planes, Trains & Automobiles Spirited Away Throne of Blood Toy Story And if you don't know who's being challenged to watch which film, you don't know Lew or I very well.


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Calcutta, IN
Somi Chatterjee is an architect from the Bengal Engineering College (Bengal Engineering and Science University), Shibpur and has done her specialisation in Architectural Conservation from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, with a gold medal. Since her post-graduation in 2009, she has worked in projects both in India and abroad.
She began working as a project architect, revising competition entry for Designing of the Sanchi Museum and went on to work with Prof Nalini Thakur as a project architect and a research assistant. With Prof. Thakur, she was exposed to a more comprehensive overview of the varied cultural resources in India. With her, Somi worked on the World Heritage Sites of Hampi and Khajuraho and other heritage sites like the Radha Kanta Math, Puri which was also a CSR project. She started as an independent consultant since 2010 with the framing of the Comprehensive Conservation Plan for the Hampi World Heritage Site, done as a team of two (with Saparya Varma). The CCP was intended as a plan document to provide guiding framework for all interventions and decision-making processes pertaining to all cultural resources of Hampi. As an extension, she was involved with framing the Retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal Values and assisting in Periodic reporting for Hampi World Heritage Site. After her stint with Hampi, she project consultant for INTACH Delhi Chapter for Statistical support and Data analysis pertaining to Visitor Management for nomination of Delhi as a World Heritage City.
Based on her experience at the Romiri Project, Greece (organised by the DIADRASIS, in collaboration with the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, ICCROM and University of York) and other exposures she is now executing the project – Conservation and Development of Ahom Monuments, Sibsagar, Assam India.
Apart form work, she enjoys photography and traveling.
INTACH, Delhi Chapter, New Delhi, IN, Consultant Conservation Architect
Phase I- Scope of work includes data collection and compilation of tourism footfall, experience, capacity and variations in Delhi, as a tourist destination.
Phase II- Assisting in preparation of Visitor Management Plan for Delhi.
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This is the best option for those who do not have the initial time to establish obedience or maybe your dog might have multiple issues needed to be addressed. I also recommend this for high anxiety or misplaced aggressive issues. This is also a great option for basic obedience commands
Exercise is incredibly important and I can teach your dog to help manage its energy through properly structured exercising then demonstrate it for you. The ultimate goal is to try to help your dog to manage its energy in a calm fashion, until its time to exercise.
Dogs these days are still the very same; their roles in the family and households have changed throughout the years. More families in most regions are not keeping their dogs outside overnight in dog houses. They have been taking on more of a family member role more and more.
With my experience thus far, I have developed methods based on classical conditioning and various adolescent psychological theories. While finding a balance between obedience and behavioral work I believe that I can help any person or family bond with their dog better than ever. Owning a dog may be trying at times but it should overall be a wonderful, bonding experience that helps both dog and owner grow together in a fun, stable fashion. I will do everything I can to help achieve the most positive connection between any family and their dog.
Whether it is meeting at your home, a park, or a business; I can come and meet you and your dog to discuss any and all issues that may need a little guidance or shaping. Example: Potty training, Food/water aggression, loose leash walking, overbearing excitement.


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An outbreak of deadly swine flu in Mexico and the United States has raised the specter of a new virus against which much of humanity would have little or no immunity. The outbreak of the new multi-strain swine flu virus transmitted from human to human that has killed more than 160 people in Mexico is a "serious situation" with a "pandemic potential", the head of the World Health Organization said.
US medical authorities expressed strong concern Friday about an unprecedented multi-strain swine flu outbreak that has killed at least 60 people in Mexico and infected seven people in the United States. "It's very obvious that we are very concerned. We've stood up emergency operation centers," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spokesman Dave Daigle told AFP.
Swine influenza, also mknown as Swine Flu, or Pig Flu, refers to influenza caused by any strain of the influenza virus endemic in pigs (swine). Strains endemic in swine are called swine influenza virus.
The 2009 flu outbreak in humans that is widely known as "swine flu" apparently is not solely due to a swine influenza virus. It is due to a new strain of influenza A virus subtype H1N1 that derives from one strain of human influenza virus, one strain of avian influenza virus, and two separate strains of swine influenza virus. The origins of this new strain are unknown, and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) reports that this strain has not been isolated in swine. It passes with apparent ease from human to human, an ability attributed to an as-yet unidentified mutation. The strain in most cases causes only mild symptoms and the infected person makes a full recovery without requiring medical attention and without the use of antiviral medicines.
The World Health Organization went on high alert, dispatching top experts to the United States and Mexico amid concern that the new virus could become a global epidemic.
"It's a virus that mutated from pigs and transmitted to some humans," Cordova said earlier.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said tests show some of the Mexican victims died from the same new strain of swine flu that affected eight people in Texas and California, who later recovered.
"It's very obvious that we are very concerned. We've set up emergency operation centers," CDC spokesman Dave Daigle told AFP.
The WHO said Canadian laboratory testing had confirmed 18 cases of swine fever among almost 1,000 Mexicans found to have an influenza-like illness in three regions — of whom 62 died.
"Because there are human cases associated with an animal influenza virus, and because of the geographical spread of multiple community outbreaks, plus the somewhat unusual age groups affected, these events are of high concern," the Swiss-based body said in a statement.
"The majority of (the Mexican) cases have occurred in otherwise healthy young adults. Influenza normally affects the very young and the very old, but these age groups have not been heavily affected in Mexico," the WHO said.


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The president and CEO of Baptist Healthcare System has announced his plans to retire next year.
Tommy J. Smith is a 37-year administrator of one of Kentucky's largest healthcare systems and has led the organization since 1995.
He will retire effective April 15, 2013.
Oldham County Judge-Executive David Voegele has issued an excutive order prohibiting all open burning in Oldham County until further notice.
The burn ban took effect at noon June 28.
The ban includes burning for agricultural and recreational purposes, but does not prohibit fireworks.
Residents who plan to light fireworks are urged to use extreme caution.
Any group planning a large-scale fireworks display during the Independence Day holiday needs to notify Oldham County Dispatch at 222-0111.
Though set to take place nearly 40 miles away, the Quaker State 400 expects to bring plenty of money to the region when it comes to the area over the coming weekend. The only problem? Many local business say they don't expect to see a dime.
Part of that is due to a new race getting off the ground, Discover Downtown La Grange Executive Director Linda Goin noted.
A year nearly 13,000 fans missed last year's Quaker State 400 because of traffic problems, Kentucky Speedway officials think they have a plan to make this year's edition run smoothly.
In addition to widening the exit ramp connecting Interstate 71 to Ky. 35 to three lanes, and widening Ky. 35 to seven lanes, the Speedway has added nearly 20,000 more parking spots and constructed a pedestrian tunnel to connect 170 new acres of parking to the original speedway
Taking to the Cardinal Club in Simpsonville from June 19-21, five local golfers made the cut in the 2012 Kentucky State Amateur Championship with two of those finishing inside the top-3.
Crestwood's Ryan McCann led the way for the local group, checking in just four strokes behind the winner, Murray State's Patrick Newcomb.
McCann started the final round five strokes back of the lead in fifth place but was able to move ahead in the pack after firing a 70.
For nearby residents, Falling Rock Park is like a summer radio megahit — suddenly immensely popular, and just as suddenly, you can't stand to hear it.
The old quarry in La Grange has become a warm weather hot spot, drawing thousands of weekend visitors from surrounding counties.
Two teenagers are dead after a high-speed crash early Saturday morning in Buckner.
According to police, Michael "Tanner" Wheat, 15, and Autumn Foree, 14, were spotted about 3:15 a.m. Saturday on Ky. 146 in a Lexus traveling more than 100 mph without headlights on.
An Oldham County Sherriff's deputy attempted to stop the vehicle as it sped down Ky. 146 near Dawkins Road.
Three Oldham County teens have been charged after the June 15 mutilation and death of a kitten.
Those charged include Crestwood resident Tanner Hublar, 18, and two juveniles.
Hublar faces one charge of animal cruelty.
A 17-year-old Crestwood male is charged with cruelty to animals and felony burglary. A juvenile La Grange female is charged with burglary.
Four kittens were stolen from the barn of Lynn and Gordon Robinson overnight, with three later returned and one found dead.
With the rising popularity of soccer around Kentucky, it was only a matter of time until the talent around the state would be showcased at the national level.
That time is now.
The River City Rovers are the first team in the state to join the Premier Development League, a subcomponent of the United Soccer League.
The PDL is similar to minor league baseball in that it gives players the opportunity to climb the ladder to professional levels.
Though their seasons ended a little over a week ago, two local players picked up some hardware late last week as South Oldham's Jordan Simons and Oldham County's Jessica Leanhart were named to respective All-State teams.
Simons, the 8th Region Player of the Year and future Louisville Cardinal, had a hot spring at the plate, registering a .312 batting average while chipping in 24 RBIs, seven doubles and three home runs for the 20-16 Dragons.
That said, the senior might have been better from the mound, tossing an 8-2 record with a 1.30 ERA in 61 innings of work.
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Many throughout the Thoroughbred world are mourning the tragic death of young John Fernando, the 17-year-old son of pedigree expert S.H. (Sid) Fernando. John Fernando, a high school senior, died of head injuries suffered Friday night from a fall at a rooftop party in Queens, N.Y.
Those of us who never met Johnny knew of his passion for baseball through his father's blog, Sid Fernando + Observations on Racing + Breeding + Youth Baseball . Johnny was a member of the Beacon High School team and had played throughout his life on youth teams, where Sid served many years as coach.
Multiple stories have been published on this tragedy, including two in the New York Daily News (here and here), one in Thoroughbred Times, and one at Francis Karon's blog. Sid Fernando, former bloodstock editor of Daily Racing Form and a contributor to many Thoroughbred publications globally, is president of Werk Thoroughbred Consultants and eMatings.com
The Fernando family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to 78th Precinct Youth Council, 123 7th Ave., PMB 202, Brooklyn, New York, 11215. A private ceremony is being held.
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Owens hosting clothing swap
Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:37:40 GMT —
Owens Community College is reaching out to those with a limited clothing budget by hosting a clothing swap October 16th.
The event called "Swap It Up" will be from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Audio/Visual Classroom Center, Rooms 125-128. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees should bring gently used, folded clothing of all sizes for adult men and women. All donated items must be freshly washed and not have stains, holes, broken zippers, or missing buttons. Individuals will be given a ticket voucher for each item donated to the event. That voucher will enable attendees to choose from the already donated clothing selection.
Items not claimed with be donated to Cherry Street Mission Ministries.
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This stunning detached property has been the subject of a complete renovation by the current owners to an incredibly high specification which is on par with a new build. The property comprises of five double bedrooms, a master suite, four bathrooms (three of which are en-suite), large kitchen, dining room, substantial family room with HD cinema, separate reception room (with wired surround sound), store room, utility room, downstairs WC, gated coach driveway for at least four cars, side access and a stunning garden stretching to over 80' long and 50' wide. Downstairs the kitchen has been finished to a very high specification complete with integrated appliances and stunning tiling running throughout in to the open plan dining area. The garden is accessed via three sets of sliding doors that open on to a stunning raised decked area. The garden is one of a handful of houses which has private access to a dog free fenced area of Tooting Common with access to the common beyond. On the first floor there are five double bedrooms, three of which have built-in wardrobes, one bathroom and two en-suite shower rooms while the top floor is taken up by a master suite complete with its own private terrace through sliding doors giving far reaching views of the commom and the City of London. No onward chain. Abbotswood Road is a popular residential street within reach of Bedford Hill and the many amenities of Balham High Road. Access north of the river is via Streatham Hill mainline which has direct access to Victoria, London Bridge, Clapham Junction and Balham mainline and underground station (Northern Line). The wide open spaces of Tooting Bec Common are also nearby. The local schools include Streatham and Clapham High, a GPDST school, and Broomwood Hall and close to the Dulwich schools.
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Looking to buy 2013 Compass, what to get.
My wife is wanting to get a new compass. I am against it but I have only driven ZJs and WJs. We want to get the Limited with leather seats and all the bells and whistles but still want it to have a decent offroad drive train and decent MPG. I know you don't buy a jeep for MPG. As long as it can avg. 18 I will be happy. Both my ZJ and WJ average 12 on a good day. Anything to look out for or make sure I get when we get a Compass? How does the 4x4 work on the compass? I am use to having the 242 case and being able to physically shift. How are the axles? Do they have anything equal to a LSD or vari-lock? What is the life expectancy on the 4cyl engine? For the people who have bought a Compass, do you like it, would you buy it again? I have looked at them at 5 different local dealerships but they only have 2wd sport models on the lot. Plenty of Libertys and Grand Cherokees.
Good description of how the 4wd works on jeep.com. My patriot freedom drive 2 averages about 18 mpg.
As far as 4wd i go with the freedom drive 2 if your ever going offroad extra ground clearance, skids, tow hooks, hill decent control, and a low range gear. As far as the engine either engine is pretty reliable, they are just noisy. Ive seen the 2.4 last 200k easy no problems in lancers ( mitsubishi makes the engine). The cvt in my opinion is not bad, i got used to it pretty quick, very smooth. The compass definitely is no speedster though, but its not bad. I average about 20 in town, 23 highway which is sticker. The only thing id change about mine is i would get the touch screen radio and maybe the leather.
From what I see the leather is only offered in the Limited models.
Yup that sounds right leather on limited only
What happened to ordering a base model of a vehicle and having any package you wanted added to added.
I got a sport patriot pretty basic but with fdII, for an all wheel drive independent suspension vehicle it is very respectable off road. See pictures I've posted on my blog, www.notthemomma.com. I am pretty easy on the gas pedal and get about 25mpg's. I have about 4500 miles is all but no issues whatsoever.
My Limited FD I averages 19 City, 27 Highway. The 4x4 works well -- so far, I've not spun the wheels a single time during inclement weather days when the locking lever was engaged. The animation on Jeep.com Fujative mentioned shows you exactly what it's all about. The Leather seats are nice (wish they had more thigh support tho), great rear legroom, the BA sound is pretty good for stock, and the GPS is easier to use than my wife's Mercedes. Make sure you have the full Bluetooth package - on 2011 & 12's at least, as I recall it was possible to get the voice command without the voice actuated calling. I also have the remote start, a feature I didn't know I couldn't live without until I had it. If a CVT isn't your bag, the 2014 FD I's have a conventional 6 speed. Good luck in your search!
OP, when looking at the different packages, you will see a lot of people say "get FD-II! get FD-II! get FD-II!" they want a loaded up jeep, or they want to pretend like they can go offroad. then in 3 months you're going to be back here complaining about the fuel mileage. the FD-II is worthless for most people, because most people don't buy an MK for the purposes of going offroad. the FD-I is a much more popular option, and will net you much better fuel economy. if you want all the goodies that go along with the FD-II package other than the piss-poor fuel mileage, you can opt for the all-weather capability group. that will give you everything except for the different transfer case.
I would like to have some offroad capabilities. It does carry the Jeep name so.... As long as it will avg 18 or better I will be happy. I can sacrifice a few mpgs for a better t-case. My wife and I do a lot of kayaking, mountain biking, and camping and would like to be able to get off the beaten path a little with it, still got my WJ or ZJ if I really want to go offroading. I definitely want a good awd option for my wife since she is not use to driving in the snow like I am from being raised in the midwest. She is a southern girl and has very limited experience in the snow. I love how both of my Grand Cherokees drive in the snow with the awd option and I am hoping the compass is the same. What is the exact difference in the FDI and FDII in real world applications? From first hand experience, not what jeep.com says.
I'm also looking into a new Compass, but I decided to wait for the 2014 in a couple of months.
I was going to get the FD2 option or at least try and test drive one and see, mostly just because I want the extra height. I honestly won't be driving off any paved surface unless the zombie apocalypse happens. So the winter package will have the extra height and other goodies, but be FD1? Can FD1 still lock it into real 4WD? I don't want cheapy AWD that everyone else makes, where your back wheels don't kick in till your fronts are already sliding all over the place. But FD1 in 4WD doesn't have a low gear, only FD2? I pretty much keep it in low all the time in snow, in my AWD ford escape.
I traded my 08 wrangler unlimited for my escape.. big mistake :(
I would like to be able to take it off road, not just dirt and gravel roads. Some of the places when go kayaking at is pretty rough and a lot of off camber situations. My Wj can handle it no problem but a regular car or a small suv like the compass might have a problem. My wife is only 5'5 but has no problem getting out of my ZJ with 33s so Im sure the Compass would be no problem.
My FD2....as low as 14 mpg in the summer with A/C on, and light city driving. Its been 17ish lately. There is no possible way to get the advertised 20 out of it. (we here on the forum suspect its the 10% ethanol gas we get in california). It does get the 23 highway though. Runs about 3,000 rpm at freeway speeds. No overdrive.
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How can I sense the movement of my two cats throughout my house, easily and cheaply?
Hire some kid to sit in your house and text you their location every 5 minutes?
You could buy a PIR motion sensor and wire the output to an esp wifi module, then hook that up to a thingspeak account. Then, it's just a matter of ON or OFF.
If you somehow have more than 2 pulses at any one time, you might have other problems.
Didn't see the other guy who suggested this. I stand by my first suggestion though.
. I'd stay away from active UV - you probably wouldn't need enough power to harm the animals, but why take the chance?
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After the the hostilities of the Brazil 2014 World Cup, African nations have returned to the turf to battle for qualification ahead of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted by Morocco.
Fourteen teams will play over two-legged ties to fill the remaining seven places in the group stage. Some of the matches decided yesterday include Sierra Leone who went into their second-round match against Seychelles on the heels of a suspension slammed on 15 of their players for match-fixing. Two of the suspended group were in the national team.
Botswana also saw action at home against Guinea-Bissau in Gaborone. Botswana are another team with controversy hanging over them – Fifa has threatened to ban them because of tournaments being held in the country that football's world governing body believes are not under control of the Botswana football association.
They have been given until 22 September to comply with Fifa's directives. In Saturday's other fixture Uganda took on Mauritania , who lost in the previous round but were reinstated after Equatorial Guinea were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in the tie. Today, Lesotho and Kenya meet in the first of the day's matches. Kenya must do without several first-choice players who have been refused permission to play because the game falls outside Fifa's international match calendar.
Among them is Norway-based goalkeeper Arnold Origi and France-based captain Denis Oliech.
But Victor Wanyama has been given permission by English Premier League side Southampton to play in Maseru.
Reserve keeper Jeremy Onyango believes Kenya "only need to believe in ourselves and we will do well in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers".
Tanzania host Mozambique in Dar-es-Salaam also on Sunday. They hope they can take advantage of new Dutch coach Mart Nooij's experience of four years in charge of Mozambique from 2007 to 2011.
Nooij told BBC Sport: "I know Mozambique rather well, I built their team myself, practically. I know the players and I will tell the Tanzania players where we can strike them and how to beat them.
"At the back we can be very safe – that is one of our characteristics. we have four defenders and a goalkeeper that can save us. And up front we have some killers.
"We must get the ball up front so our attackers can score." Tanzania have been boosted by the availability of star front men Mbwana Samata and Thomas Ulimwengu, who were freed by Democratic Republic of Congo outfit TP Mazembe.
Malawi have axed full-back and captain Moses Chavula and must do without injured midfielder Robert Ng'ambi when they meet Benin in Cotonou.
Coach Young Chimodzi has also handed late call-ups to three local players to help ease the absence of defender Limbikani Mzava and striker Gabadihno Mhango, who have not been released by their South African club side Bloemfontein Celtic.
Striker Atusaye Nyondo has also been ruled out because his travel documents are with the South Africa department of Home Affairs pending processing of a work permit.
Benin will again rely heavily on West Bromwich Albion midfielder Stephane Sessegnon scorer of three goals in the second-round triumph over Sao Tome e Principe.
Rwanda, who shocked Libya in the last round, visit Congo-Brazzaville.


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Are tube fed and detachable magizines bound by the same rules and a few other ?'s
I know this seems like a very odd question, but I would like to know if they are considered the same in regards to capacity laws. All I have read so far are specific to say detachable magazines limited to either 10 rnds in some locations and 30 in others.
A tube should not fall under detachable magazine class correct?
Now a second separate set of questions.
Would modifying a tube magazine setup (still a tube) to accept say 80 rounds as long as it was not detachable still be considered a tube fed magazine?
Here is why I ask, I am a fairly skilled custom fiberglass guy and have dabbled in metal fabrication to be considered savvy
I had a vision of a total setup that would allow a 80 round setup like this if used in connection with a custom designed stock that sort of just came to me. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that it would work extremely well!
I even drew it out on paper and realized that this has not been done before.Nothing even close to it has been done. I actually got a very warm feeling come over me, probably like the guy who invented the bar code.
So.... yet another question, would a setup like this need some sort of ATF approval in drawing and details before it could be fabricated?
Would a working/non working mock up be required?
Should I just approach an already established manufacturer and hope they do not steal my design?
I did already do the poor mans copyright on the initial design and to be honest I see no way to improve upon it unless it is materials used.
Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated. I know I have been a little vague of the actual design but I feel I gave enough details to be able to get the answers I am looking for.
And just a note to mention, nothing about my intended design changes the way the firearm was intended to fire or function from its stock manufacturer specs, only its tube capacity and full length stock would be changed.
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Beijing Smog Rules Would Shut Factories When Pollution Spikes
The city of Beijing proposed rules that would shut down factories and take cars off the road when smog reaches dangerous levels, as officials stepped up efforts to address pollution that reached record levels this month.
Under the new rules, drivers could face 3,000 yuan ($482) in fines if their vehicles exceed emissions limits, while the construction of new cement and steel plants would be outlawed. A draft was posted on the Beijing government's website Jan. 19 and the public will have until Feb. 8 to comment.
The stricter anti-smog efforts appeared a week after pollution levels in the city hit a level that was almost 40 times recommended World Health Organization limits. State-run media expressed skepticism that the new rules would have much effect, underscoring the challenges the government faces in tackling pollution.
"New regulations intended to kick in when pollution in Beijing reaches extreme levels will likely be as ineffective as the previous law," the Global Times said in an article today, citing environmental experts in the city.
Official measurements of PM2.5, fine airborne particulates that pose the greatest health risks, rose as high as 993 micrograms per cubic meter on Jan. 12, a record high, according to the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs. The World Health Organization recommends 24-hour exposure to PM2.5 levels no higher than 25.
After pollution levels fell during the week, smog rose again over the weekend and children and the elderly were advised to stay indoors as the air became "heavily polluted," according to Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center classifications.
Quality Improves
Air quality in Beijing improved yesterday after snowfall slowed the accumulation of pollutants, and will remain "relatively good" for the next couple of days, the city's environment monitoring center said on its official Weibo microblog on Sina.com.
Levels of PM2.5 levels hit 155 at 9 a.m. near Tiananmen Square, according to government readings. The U.S. Embassy's pollution monitor said PM2.5 levels were 198, or "unhealthy."
The draft regulation proposed that construction sites and transportation operators should take measures to control the release of particulates.
Long-term exposure to fine particulates raises the risk of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases as well as lung cancer, according to the WHO. The official English-language China Daily newspaper said Jan. 14 that Beijing was becoming better known for "Beijing Cough" than it was for Peking Duck or Peking Opera.
Most Polluted
China, which the World Bank estimates has 16 of the world's 20 most-polluted cities, is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases. The burning of coal is the main source of pollution, accounting for 19 percent, while vehicle emissions contribute 6 percent, according to a study by Greenpeace and Peking University's School of Public Health published Dec. 18.
Li Keqiang, set to become China's next premier, called for the nation's citizens to be patient as authorities work to reduce pollution.
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A federal crackdown on illicit foreign supplies of human growth hormone has failed to stop rampant misuse, and instead has driven record sales of the drug by some of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies, an Associated Press investigation shows.
The crackdown, which began in 2006, reduced the illegal flow of unregulated supplies from China, India and Mexico.
But since then, Big Pharma has been satisfying the steady desires of U.S. users and abusers, including many who take the drug in the false hope of delaying the effects of aging.
From 2005 to 2011, inflation-adjusted sales of HGH were up 69 percent, according to an AP analysis of pharmaceutical company data collected by the research firm IMS Health. Sales of the average prescription drug rose just 12 percent in that same period.
Unlike other prescription drugs, HGH may be prescribed only for specific uses. U.S. sales are limited by law to treat a rare growth defect in children and a handful of uncommon conditions like short bowel syndrome or Prader-Willi syndrome, a congenital disease that causes reduced muscle tone and a lack of hormones in sex glands.
The AP analysis, supplemented by interviews with experts, shows too many sales and too many prescriptions for the number of people known to be suffering from those ailments. At least half of last year's sales likely went to patients not legally allowed to get the drug. And U.S. pharmacies processed nearly double the expected number of prescriptions.
Peddled as an elixir of life capable of turning middle-aged bodies into lean machines, HGH — a synthesized form of the growth hormone made naturally by the human pituitary gland — winds up in the eager hands of affluent, aging users who hope to slow or even reverse the aging process.
The supposed fountain-of-youth medicine can cause enlargement of breast tissue, carpal tunnel syndrome and swelling of hands and feet. Ironically, it also can contribute to aging ailments like heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.
Others in the medical establishment also are taking a fat piece of the profits — doctors who fudge prescriptions, as well as pharmacists and distributors who are content to look the other way. HGH also is sold directly without prescriptions, as new-age snake oil, to patients at anti-aging clinics that operate more like automated drug mills.
Years of raids, sports scandals and media attention haven't stopped major drugmakers from selling a whopping $1.4 billion worth of HGH in the U.S. last year. That's more than industry-wide annual gross sales for penicillin or prescription allergy medicine. Anti-aging HGH regimens vary greatly, with a yearly cost typically ranging from $6,000 to $12,000 for three to six self-injections per week.
Across the U.S., the medication is often dispensed through prescriptions based on improper diagnoses, carefully crafted to exploit wiggle room in the law restricting use of HGH.
HGH is often promoted on the Internet with the same kind of before-and-after photos found in miracle diet ads, along with wildly hyped claims of rapid muscle growth, loss of fat, greater vigor, and other exaggerated benefits to adults far beyond their physical prime. Sales also are driven by the personal endorsement of celebrities such as actress Suzanne Somers.
Pharmacies that once risked prosecution for using unauthorized, foreign HGH — improperly labeled as raw pharmaceutical ingredients and smuggled across the border — now simply dispense name brands, often for the same banned uses. And usually with impunity.
Eight companies have been granted permission to market HGH by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. By contrast, three companies are approved for the diabetes drug insulin.
The No. 1 maker, Roche subsidiary Genentech, had nearly $400 million in HGH sales in the U.S. last year, up an inflation-adjusted two-thirds from 2005. Pfizer and Eli Lilly were second and third with $300 million and $220 million in sales, respectively, according to IMS Health.
On their face, the numbers make no sense to the recognized hormone doctors known as endocrinologists who provide legitimate HGH treatment to a small number of patients.
Endocrinologists estimate there are fewer than 45,000 U.S. patients who might legitimately take HGH. They would be expected to use roughly 180,000 prescriptions or refills each year, given that typical patients get three months' worth of HGH at a time, according to doctors and distributors.
Yet U.S. pharmacies last year supplied almost twice that much HGH — 340,000 orders — according to AP's analysis of IMS Health data.
While doctors say more than 90 percent of legitimate patients are children with stunted growth, 40 percent of 442 U.S. side-effect cases tied to HGH over the last year involved people age 18 or older, according to an AP analysis of FDA data. The average adult's age in those cases was 53. The oldest patients were in their 80s.
Some of these medical records even give explicit hints of use to combat aging, justifying treatment with reasons like fatigue, bone thinning and "off-label," which means treatment of an unapproved condition
Even Medicare, the government health program for older Americans, allowed 22,169 HGH prescriptions in 2010, a five-year increase of 78 percent, according to data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
"There's no question: a lot gets out," said hormone specialist Dr. Mark Molitch of Northwestern University, who helped write medical standards meant to limit HGH treatment to legitimate patients.
And those figures don't include HGH sold directly by doctors without prescriptions at scores of anti-aging medical practices and clinics. Those numbers could only be tallied by drug makers, who have declined to say how many patients they supply and for what conditions.
First marketed in 1985 for children with stunted growth, HGH was soon misappropriated by adults intent on exploiting its modest muscle- and bone-building qualities. Congress limited HGH distribution to the handful of rare conditions in an extraordinary 1990 law, overriding the generally unrestricted right of doctors to prescribe medicines as they see fit.
Despite the law, illicit HGH spread around the sports world in the 1990s, making deep inroads into bodybuilding, college athletics, and professional leagues from baseball to cycling. The even larger banned market among older adults has flourished more recently.
Steve Kleppe, of Scottsdale, Ariz., a restaurant entrepreneur who has taken HGH for almost 15 years to keep feeling young, said he noticed a price jump of about 25 percent after the block on imports. He now buys HGH directly from a doctor at an annual cost of about $8,000 for himself and the same amount for his wife.
Many older patients go for HGH treatment to scores of anti-aging practices and clinics heavily concentrated in retirement states like Florida, Nevada, Arizona and California.
These sites are affiliated with hundreds of doctors who are rarely endocrinologists. Instead, many tout certification by the American Board of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, though the medical establishment does not recognize the group's bona fides.
The clinics offer personalized programs of "age management" to business executives, affluent retirees, and other patients of means, sometimes coupled with the amenities of a vacation resort. The operations insist there are few, if any, side effects from HGH. Mainstream medical authorities say otherwise.


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Medical Errors Bring Calls For Change
By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN
Published: July 18, 1995
A FEW hours after the chief neurosurgeon at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City operated on the wrong side of a patient's brain on May 26, hospital officials knew he had made a horrendous error. The doctor had operated on the healthy part of the brain after looking at another patient's X-rays. Two weeks later, on June 10, after an initial inquiry, the cancer center suspended the doctor, Ehud Arbit, from his surgical and administrative duties. On June 21, and only in response to a reporter's inquiries, the hospital publicly acknowledged the error.
People going into hospitals expect to be made better, not worse. Yet a large number of preventable errors occur in the nation's hospitals, and the mechanisms for quality control are not firmly enforced. Critics say that the main hospital accrediting agency, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., is an unaggressive watchdog that announces most of its visits in advance and rarely bites anyone hard enough to leave a mark.
"There is a pervasive lack of accountability in medicine that extends from the most newly qualified doctor right through to the most senior professors," said Dr. Richard Horton, the new editor of The Lancet, a leading medical journal published in London.
Individual doctors have made errors since Hippocrates. But the debate on overhauling the health care system has revived suggestions that hospital errors could be caught systematically through management techniques and computer systems analogous to those used in industry to control the quality of manufactured products.
Within recent months, an array of incidents have come to light:
*At the University of Chicago Hospital, a 41-year-old man with a usually curable form of testicular cancer died after he received an overdose of a chemotherapeutic drug despite the many checks and balances the hospital said it had in place.
*Surgeons performing an amputation at University Community Hospital in Tampa, Fla., cut off the wrong leg of a man with diabetes-related circulatory disease.
*Large overdoses of an anti-cancer drug prescribed for two women with breast cancer at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston killed one and permanently disabled the other.
*A 5-year-old boy under treatment for a seizure disorder at Children's Hospital in Boston was mistakenly giv-en an anti-cancer drug but was not harmed.
*A 4-year-old child bled to death four days after a tonsillectomy at St. Luke's Hospital in New York City.
*A Brooklyn doctor was sentenced to jail after he mistakenly pumped a feeding solution through a dialysis tube in the abdomen of a nursing home patient and then delayed sending her to a hospital.
*A 78-year-old man died after receiving a transfusion of mismatched blood at a hospital in Albany where staff members failed to follow standard policy.
*A Milwaukee laboratory was charged with reckless homicide after its misreading of Pap smears led to the deaths of two women from cervical cancer.
Statistics are scarce, and no one can say whether the number of errors is increasing, and, if so, how much the increasing complexity of medicine or effects of cost-cutting are responsible. But one large recent study found that the number of deaths from preventable errors was twice the number of deaths from automobile accidents each year.
Medical errors that escaped attention in years past are now being recognized because of public pressure that has led to increased accountability and improved detection. Assessing Hazy Numbers, Persistent Secrecy
Errors in prescribing and dispensing medications "exist in every hospital in this country to some degree -- a few hundred errors a month in some instances -- and most of those are minor problems of delayed or forgotten medications that do not hurt anybody," said Dr. Dennis S. O'Leary, the president of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. "But some are fairly serious," he said.
Dr. James S. Todd, executive vice president of the American Medical Association in Chicago, was more critical: "This situation is unacceptable; none of these cases is defensible." Still, he said, "put in perspective of the total picture, it is still a very small percentage of physician-patient interactions, and they are newsworthy because they are so rare."
Nevertheless, if even a tiny percentage of the more than seven million patient encounters each day result in adverse events, a large number of patients may suffer.
The medical profession has long preferred to handle errors in a secretive manner, but as a number of doctors, hospitals and health officials have begun to emphasize the value of learning from errors a few cracks in the secrecy have appeared in recent years. Among these efforts is a study done in New York State in 1991 that analyzed the records of more than a million patients. The study found a large number of preventable errors, but it has had "very little impact," said Dr. Mark R. Chassin, who was the state's Commissioner of Health until January.


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March 5, 2010
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February 27, 2010
Editor-In-Chief Jessie Lilley is recognized for her contributions to the horror genre at San Francisco's Women In Horror convention. Watch the video here. See the photos here.
January 19, 2010
Dear MPP Supporter :
Last night, Gov. Jon Corzine (D) signed New Jersey's medical marijuana legislation into law. As a result, New Jersey is now the 14th state to protect seriously ill patients from arrest and jail for using medical marijuana with their doctors' approval.Read more...
January 13, 2010
Dear MPP Supporter :
Today marked a significant milestone for marijuana policy reform: In California, legislation that would remove penalties for adult marijuana use was approved by a major committee in the state legislature. Read more...
January 12, 2010
NJ Legislature Approves Medical Marijuana Bill
by Angela Delli Santi, AP
TRENTON, N.J. (Jan. 12) -- The Legislature on Monday approved a bill that would make the state the 14th to allow chronically ill patients access to marijuana for medical reasons. Read more...
January 8, 2010
Dear MPP Supporter :
MPP had a big day in Nevada on Wednesday. Our ballot advocacy group, Nevadans for Sensible Marijuana Laws, submitted language to the secretary of state for a ballot initiative to tax and regulate marijuana in the state. Read more...
December 15, 2009
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Same-sex marriage rights a step closer in District of Columbia by Ed Hornick -- On the same day that Vermont's House and Senate voted to override GOP Gov. Jim Douglas' veto of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the state, the Washington City Council voted 12-0 Tuesday in favor of allowing same-sex marriages performed in other states to be recognized in the nation's capital. Read more...
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Actor Gene Barry, dapper TV hero, stage star, dies
by Bob Thomas - AP LOS ANGELES Gene Barry, who played the well-dressed man of action in the television series "Bat Masterson," "Burke's Law" and "The Name of the Game," has died at age 90 of unknown causes, his son said Thursday. Read More at The Associated Press...
December 10, 2009
Artist's Son Swipes $20M In Paintings
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) ― A Pennsylvania man used a backhoe to break into a museum owned by his father — the pioneering fantasy artist Frank Frazetta — in an attempt to steal 90 paintings valued at $20 million, police said Thursday.
December 1, 2009
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There's a lot of free-living wildlife in the sea that's hurting, but one charismatic marine animal is still hanging tough. On a recent weekend here on the Maine coast, Ada and I ordered four nice-sized lobsters from a local fishermen. We ate two of them boiled on Friday, one in a stew on Saturday, the other in a salad on Sunday. The total cost of the four crustaceans: ten bucks.
The conversation around the country these days is about bulls and bears. But here in eastern Maine the talk is mostly about wildlife-lobsters, to be precise, which have plummeted in price to 20-year lows. In 2007 the price to fishermen on the wharf was $4.44 per pound. It dropped below $3.00 this fall and in some places kept right on tumbling to $2.00. Every "lobstertrician" I know is singing the blues.
This time of year generally sees the best fishing for that delectable item marine biologists call Homarus americanus, and the lobster fishery hasn't experienced the catastrophic results of over-harvesting that crippled so much of the finfish industry. What's happened is there's a glut in the traps, and on the market.
Prices are linked to the tumult on Wall Street. Whipsawed investors are eschewing fancy fare like lobsters, champagne, and caviar, and for all I know subsisting on beer and burgers. Anyway, they're not buying lobsters. The fact that Maine lobstermen ordinarily sell much of their catch to Canada hasn't helped, because Canada isn't buying either. Canadians process much of the seafood they buy from the U. S., but the failure of several banks in Iceland (ripple, ripple!) has dried up the source of loans those dealers need to wheel and deal.
Meanwhile, fishermen's expenses have soared. Costs for diesel fuel for their boats, and not-so-incidentals like bait, buoys, and traps, have reached extravagant highs. Now the state is coming together to help fishermen over the hump before winter arrives. An industry campaign is aimed at coaxing restaurants and supermarkets to lower their prices, to levels below what they paid originally for the inventory. One town created a fall lobster festival, producing a holiday atmosphere with costumes and seafood dinners, all proceeds going to fishermen.
And so, while the nation's fat cats grub along on grits and gruel, we pore folk Down East are living high on the crustacean. Tamalley, anyone?