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|Of Coffee and Zipfizz®
By: Kate Karman
A couple of weeks ago, I spent five days helping out with a play at a summer camp for first through third-grade kids. In five days I got a total of 17 hours of sleep. The real hardship came in the fact that my beloved Triple Grande Vanilla Non-fat Latte wasn't anywhere near. So I survived on a cup or two of black coffee when the dining hall was open, and some chocolate and a very little Dr. Pepper when it wasn't. And somehow, I lived through it all.
I'm not going to say there weren't times when I could have used a boost in energy. I did miss unlimited access to coffee, and I fell asleep in the middle of the stage once. But it was good to be stretched, to go without the caffeine. And it gave me the chance to learn (or re-learn) an important lesson:
What God calls you to do, He will give you the strength to do.
This is the All-powerful God of the universe we're talking about here. He made shadows move backwards and the sun stand still. He can give you the strength you need to do His work. The nerve-wracking part is that He will often give you just enough strength and no more. But then you have to stop and think about who God is again. This is the All-knowing God in question here. He knows how long a particular task or trial will last, and He knows exactly how much strength you need to get through it.
These things shouldn't be new to us. But allow me a whimsical analogy by way of a refresher:
I survived camp on very little sleep and (comparatively) very little caffeine. Some of the guys I worked with also got very little sleep… but by the third day, they had discovered an energy drink called Zipfizz®. Now, Zipfizz® has two years' worth of vitamin B-12. Kind of a freaky thought. The Zipfizz® did give them energy… too much energy, if you ask me. But they kept going back to it. I could always tell when Dan was running on Zipfizz®. Not that he normally ever sat still, but he was all over the place. As we choreographed and rehearsed sword fights, the extra energy from the Zipfizz® sent him nearly into orbit. "It's OK," he'd tell us, "I'll have some more right before the kids get here!"
Nehemiah tells us that the joy of the Lord is our strength, and Isaiah tells us to wait upon the Lord to renew our strength. How do we get this strength if it isn't spending time with God, talking to Him, reading His words, meditating on His law and fellowshipping with His people? Like Dan and the Zipfizz®, we need to keep going back over and over again. We can't expect one dose in the morning to get us through a tough day.
Since I steered clear of the Zipfizz®, I think of it more like filling up that coffee cup. How many times do I go back to the coffee machine when I'm in the middle of a deadline or wading through a tough project? How much more should I be taking my stresses, my writer's block, my lack of inspiration, to God, casting my cares on Him and resting in His peace? Am I as addicted to the life-giving Word of God as I am to coffee?
He has promised, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you" (Hebrews 13:5b). He knows what you're going through. Are you up to your ears in summer activities? Are you dreading the coming school year? Are you overwhelmed with curriculum choices and lesson plans? He's with you all the way. He wants you to lean on Him and look to Him for strength.
This leads me to my favorite Bible picture: Peter walking on the water. As he kept his focus on his Lord, he was able to do something impossible. But the minute he got distracted by his surroundings, he started sinking. His only hope was to wrench his focus back to the right place and keep it there no matter how many waves threatened to pull him under.
I don't know how many times I've looked at the "waves" around me and despaired. But something else I've been learning lately is that God is God of the Universe, and I am not. I need to let the stuff that's out of my control go, because there's nothing I can do about it. I need to present my requests to Him and then trust that He will do the best, even if that doesn't end up looking like I think it should. That means that I need to put God in His proper place first and then view my surroundings with a right perspective.
So trust God and wait on Him for your strength. Just remember that next time you reach for your cup of coffee… and thank Him that He created caffeine, too.
© 2007 by Kate Karman
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Outreach at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral is inspired by these words from Matthew's Gospel: For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me. (Matthew 25:35)
In the tradition of the earliest Cathedrals, we are a place unconditional hospitality and welcome to all who walk through our open doors. We minister to the hungry seeking physical sustenance through the Cathedral's many feeding programs, as well as to the despairing seeking spiritual solace and sustenance through prayer, fellowship, and pastoral care.
The Cathedral has a rich tradition of outreach and hospitality in serving vulnerable populations and those in need. Our outreach ministries, which continue to grow, take place in the Cathedral. We are grateful for a dedicated group of volunteers and the other agencies we have partnered with that include Philabundance, the Clothes Closet, and Episcopal Community Services.
Mondays: 10 am until 150 families are served or 12 noon
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a resident of Cuernavaca
on Mar 28, 2014 at 6:39 pm
This is like news of a comic book store or a baseball card shop opening up in the '80s.
Time told us how well that went.
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Mar 31, 2014 at 8:03 pm
Too good to be true . The bankers get bypassed and they will be greatest opposing lobbiests .hope bankers and their govt lobby don't win. Long live BITCOIN , the hope of the future to get out of bankers stranglehold on our lives. Well done BITCOIN folks . Long live and thrive BITCOIN !
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Apr 1, 2014 at 8:42 am
Doesn't bitcoin being subject to capital gains tax make it lose all appeal?
a resident of Monta Loma
on Apr 1, 2014 at 2:51 pm
You can keep your stinking bit coin!! There value goes up and down, it's way too volatile for the long run.
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on Apr 1, 2014 at 4:03 pm
>It uses "biometric authentication" which means that
>along with your government I.D. and a personal
>identification number, you will have to let the
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That's the most Orwellian description of an ATM I've ever seen -- all to use a machine that converts YOUR OWN dollars into Bitcoins. So much for the anonymity of Bitcoin. Those wishing to maintain anonymity had best stick with cash.
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Last December the Law Society became the first UK regulatory body to issue guidance on the use of social media. The guidance targets practising lawyers and law firms' compliance officers and highlights the importance of adhering to professional ethics and standards online in the same way as in the workplace. The guidance re-enforces the importance of having clear distinctions between the professional and personal aspects of one's life. A copy of this guidance is available at: http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/productsandservices/practicenotes/socialmedia/5049.article
Social media has become an integral part of many law firms' marketing strategies due to a greater understanding of the potential it offers. While social media provides opportunities to develop existing relationships, as well as developing new client contacts through the marketing opportunities, the potential pitfalls are substantial.
This article will suggest that while the guidance is welcome, it should only be one stage in establishing a firm's comprehensive and workable strategy for their employees. The guidance sets out the aspects that the firm must be aware of when setting their policies in order to ensure that they are compliant.
Social Media
Social media covers a number of different platforms that enable a user to interact and share information such as comments, photographs, videos and audio, publically or privately with another user online. The most well-known social media platforms include LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. Nearly 50% of partners and employees at the top 50 law firms have a LinkedIn account, (twice the previous year's figure), demonstrating the increased acceptance of social media platforms in the workplace.
The advent of social media has facilitated the ability to initiate and maintain connections in ways which would have been impossible during the early days of networking. It is possible, even common, to look at the profile of a contact to understand their expertise, connections and background in a few minutes rather than relying upon word of mouth recommendations. However, with social media uncertainty remains around who owns what and what is the most successful strategy to implement.
The Guidance
The guidance runs to thirteen pages and is designed to highlight some of the important issues to be considered by firms and employees when using social media. The SRA's Solicitors Code of Conduct 2011 established ten key principles, which act as a base in determining whether a solicitor is meeting the standards expected of them. The principles are to be used both when examining a legal issue as well as an ethical dilemma. Therefore when engaging with social media, solicitors are required to adhere to the key principles set out in the SRA handbook.
Three principles which the practice note specifically highlights as those most likely to be tested due to the use of social media are:
- Requirement to act with integrity (Principle 2);
- Not to allow one's independence to be compromised (Principle 3); and
- Behaviour in a manner that maintains public trust in you and the profession (Principle 6).
Additionally, the guidance identifies a number of potential areas of risk that can be presented by the use of social media e.g. confidentiality, control over information and defamation. The guidance does not offer a single solution to the potential problems that can be created by social media, but seeks to raise understanding and awareness. In addition to the apparent danger of posting ill-conceived comments, it is possible to inadvertently fall short of the high standards expected. This guidance uses examples concerning client confidentiality such as giving advice based (at least in part) on experience for previous clients or giving your location which in turn shows you are meeting with a particular client.
Whitham v Club 24 Ltd t/a Ventura (2011) explored the potential pitfalls which may be encountered by employees. Ms Whitham posted comments on Facebook complaining about her colleagues and she was dismissed for putting the company's reputation at risk. However, the Tribunal found that Mrs Whitham's comments were relatively mild, were not about a major client and did not involve any confidential information. No individuals were identified in her comments and her privacy settings meant that only her friends could see her Facebook page. Moreover, it was highly unlikely that such mild comments by a junior employee could jeopardise the commercial relationship between her company and their major client. However this case raised the important question to the employer of risk management in the law firm when ensuring that client relationships are adequately protected.
A key issue raised in the guidance is the importance of keeping the professional and personal uses of social media separate. While to many this is common sense, in practical terms this may not always be possible e.g. a number of professionals will develop friends into clients. The guidance suggests a divide between professional and personal and utilising different social media channels to achieve this. Although this may help, it is important, as discussed below, to remember that private, may not be completely private and therefore should avoid posting any content you would prefer not to be associated with. Personal use of social media should be regularly reviewed to ensure that the choice of platform and content is always suitable.
Best practice for the firm's policy
To establish an effective firm-wide social media policy, in addition to certain safeguards that must be implemented, the policy must meet the aims and strategy of the firm and allow for development as the firm's requirements change. The firm's compliance officer should take an active role in ensuring the firm is adequately protected against breaches of the policy (and the Solicitors Code of Conduct) and damage to its public image.
The guidance should act as a platform for the creation of a suitable social media policy (and strategy if one is not already in place). The requirements and demands of clients change over time and an increased expectation of using social media as a viable, and practical, method of communication with the firm is now commonplace amongst many. A "one size fits all" policy is unlikely to be as effective as one that is tailored to the specific needs (and opportunities) of the firm. Some areas should however always be covered including:
- Anti-harassment and bullying policies;
- Confidentiality obligations;
- Data protection policies;
- Electronic information and communications systems policies;
- Equal opportunities policies;
- Ethics and standards of conduct policies or other policies dealing with misconduct;
- Intellectual property aspects (concerning 'ownership' of content and contacts);
- Monitoring procedures; and
- Reporting procedures and contacts for queries.
Best Practice in the Employment Context
A number of UK cases have considered when dismissal will be reasonable for social network-related misconduct. The contents of the firm's social media policy are therefore likely to be vital. In Lerwill v Aston Villa Football Club Ltd (unreported ET/1304758/10) the employer was found not to have informed the employee sufficiently of what the implications would be of failure to comply with the social media policy and the dismissal was therefore found to be unfair.
In Preece v JD Wetherspoons Plc ET2104806/10. the employer was found to have acted reasonably in dismissing a manager for posting derogatory comments about a customer on Facebook during her shift. She thought only a handful of people would see them but in fact hundreds did, including the daughter of the abusive customer. Wetherspoons relied on its clear social networking policy which prohibited disparaging customers on Facebook, the availability of an employee hotline and that the remarks took place during an ongoing conversation rather than in the heat of the moment. Significantly the Tribunal held that even if the comments were made in the employee's own time Wetherspoons may still have been able to act in the same way.
However, in Grant & Ross v Mitate Property Services Limited (unreported) employers were reminded of the need to set out clearly the parameters of the policy to avoid confusion. In Grant two sisters won their claim for unfair dismissal for excessive internet usage as the employer's policy (which permitted access outside "core working times"), was too vague. A policy therefore is only as good as its drafting and its consistent implementation. In the context of law firms it is suggested that the burden of protection should be higher and clients offered "ring fenced" protection to maintain the key SRA principles outlined above.
As part of a firm delivered training programme it is prudent for employees to:
- Familiarise themselves with the firm's social media policy;
- Regularly review the content of their personal social media channels;
- Ensure all privacy settings are up to date;
- Understand where the line between professional ends and private begins;
- Logout of social media platforms when not at the computer; and
- Think before uploading content as they may not be able to control who reads it.
In addition to establishing a policy, firms should train staff on areas such as privacy settings, potential legal consequences of breaching the policy, template formats to be used etc. In Stephens v Halfords Plc ET/1700796/10, an employee who was being consulted over a workplace reorganisation put up a Facebook page entitled "Halfords workers against working 3 out of 4 weekends". When he read the company's social networking policy two days later and realised his page might be in breach of the policy, he immediately took it down. His dismissal was held to be unfair as he had a clean disciplinary record, had removed the page as soon as he realised it was in breach of the company's policy and he had apologised.
Once the policy has been implemented and any teething troubles worked out the firm must ensure that the policy is adequately monitored and compliant with legislation for example the Data Protection Act 1998, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and the Human Rights Act 1998.
The "European element" has introduced potentially useful guidelines for the employer when seeking to define the line between the public and the private. The impact of the ECHR and specifically Article 8 in the social media context was considered in Crisp v Apple Retail UK Limited (unreported ET/1500258/2011), where an Apple employee was dismissed as a result of posting derogatory statements on Facebook about his employer and their products. The employee his Facebook posts were only visible to his "friends", as a result of the privacy settings he had set up, and were therefore private. However, the tribunal held that the employee could have no reasonable expectation that the posts would always remain private and as such Article 8 was not engaged. The tribunal observed: "The nature of Facebook, and the internet generally, is that comments by one person can very easily be copied and passed on." Indeed, the posts had initially come to light because one of the claimant's Facebook "friends" had passed copies to Apple, their mutual employer.
Further, the tribunal considered that, even if the employee had had a reasonable expectation of privacy, the use of the information by the employer was justified in the circumstances to protect its own rights, i.e. its reputation, in accordance with Art 8(2) of ECHR.
When formulating the policy employers should be minded that monitoring should be proportionate and involve employees in the process where possible. Prior to the implementation the firm's compliance officer, in conjunction with IT, HR and marketing, should undertake an "impact assessment" to ensure that all legislative requirements are adhered to. The assessment should be regularly repeated to take account of changes in technology and the law.
Who owns the benefit?
Social media also raises the issue of who owns the benefits derived from it. In the business relationship context it will be harder to see a justification for an employee having any reasonable expectation of privacy as against his employer. This would particularly be the case where the employee has linked to his employer on his profile. In Flexman v BG Group (unreported), Flexman, an HR executive for BG Group resigned in June 2011 after putting his CV online and advertising his interest in other "career opportunities" through his LinkedIn profile. Flexman was ordered to remove his CV from the profile after a 'complaint' about his profile and was called to a disciplinary hearing for "inappropriate use of social media."
Employees should be encouraged to raise questions when uncertain over the policy, its implementation and monitoring. The Solicitor's Code of Conduct specifically draws the employee's attention to their requirement to know and adhere to the rules and policies of the regulator and the firm.
By adopting a social media policy which interacts with the different requirements and challenges facing the departments within the firm, there will be a practicable, flexible and dynamic policy which complements the firm's strategy and business development. The firm must be able to show, and market, itself as being willing to develop and embrace new opportunities.
Social media is now established as part of everyday life both professionally and personally. It is therefore prudent for firms to establish clear policies and strategy for its implementation. While many may see its implementation as a threat, particularly in light of unwitting potential breaches of the Solicitors Code of Conduct as raised in the guidance, its opportunities far outweigh these threats.
Firms should see social media as an opportunity to embrace the potential of new technology to develop themselves in terms of communication with their clients. By setting out, monitoring and enforcing a well-designed and drafted social media policy the firm can ensure that they are complying with all necessary regulations and expected standards of conduct.
It is crucial to involve the employees at all stages of such a policy from its creation through to its enforcement. Many potential areas of concern can be eliminated through training and education e.g. danger of blurring the lines between professional and personal. Each employee should recognise their own importance in ensuring that both they and the firm are complying with their obligations and where necessary seek additional training. The social media guidance is helpful and provides firms with a useful map from which they can begin to establish a strategy and policy to achieve their medium term goals. Disappointingly it fails to draw out the point at which the employee may be in breach of their professional obligations to the extent that many had wished. However Crisp may offer a level of guidance. To many social media is not yet a central part of their business (or marketing), and it will take time and effort for it to be fully integrated as part of day to day business, as was the case with email. Each firm has its own personality and culture and these should be incorporated into a social media policy as the aim of such a policy is not to curtail the freedoms of the firm but to enable it to flourish.
People buy People. Would the client want to buy you and the services you provide?
- Establish a clear Social Media policy
- Involve employees in its creation
- Have an Implementation Strategy
- Effectively deliver the policy at a firm wide level
- Undertake regular "impact assessments"
- Remember that compliance is a "two way street" between employer and employee


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|2009-07-27, 18:43
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Working the bags...
Join Date: Mar 2009
I'm sorta rooting for our Goddess Medaka to come down with a rarity and get sick for a day or two. Then let the real star, Shiranui take over as temp student council president. I would be waiting like a whino wanting booze for that release. As of now I read this past chapter while waiting on my clothes to dry...
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|2009-07-27, 21:49
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Pfjaklsq of Greatness
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Internets
I'm all for Shiranui becoming the queen! She's much more interesting and funny
but the real reason i posted was because i felt i had to say Johnny's avatar captured my attention more than anything else in this thread
|2009-07-27, 22:53
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Kani Fascination
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|2009-07-31, 18:53
|Link #367
Know who you are
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Resides within the depths of Ned infested Glasgow
Well seems to me it might not be a reverse harem after all but since I don't have a clue whats being said will have to wait and see.
but onec again Shiranui is the highlight of the chapter
|2009-08-01, 10:01
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Lets be reality
Join Date: May 2007
1 Naruto
2 One Piece
3 Reborn
4 Toriko
5 Bleach
6 Baku-man
7 Gintama
8 Psyren
9 Belzeebub
10 Medaka Box
11 Nurarihyon no Mago
12 Akaboshi
13 Kuroko no Basket
14 ToLove
Following are unranked due to color pages.
Kochi (Cover & Color Page)
Inumaru (Color Page)
Sket Dance (Color Page)
New series are unranked until the 9th chapter.
Ane Doki
Waji Mania
And Jaguar is always unranked.
Considering Belzeebub is the "one" from this years batch than Medaka isn't exactly doing bad.. Mago which is below Medaka this week was ranked #3 last week... just two weeks ago Gintama and Reborn were in the bottom 5 while Medaka wasn't.
Unless you're in the bottom part of the bottom 5 all the time I doubt you have to worry about being canceled. Mago and Pysren were in the bottom 5 a lot for a long time.. and now they are ranking around the mid and Mago has a drama cd on the way...
Akaboshi and Kuroko no Basket (though Jump has given this a lot of Color Pages in an attempt to respark interest..) are more than likely going to get the chop.. though I doubt any choices are made until the 3 new series are unranked as well. If Medaka is ranked above Kagijin, Ane Doki and Waji Mania once those series are ranked than it's clearly not in danger...
Also we don't know if Medaka has some sort of TLR effect... for one people figured out that's what happened with To Love Ru since it's manga volumes sell over 200,000 copies per volume... which is a "tad" to much for something ranked so low...
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|2009-08-01, 15:37
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Spoiler for la:
I was surprised that Zen got so much attention - I already forgot that he was supposed to be main characters, rather than one of the side-characters that he was lately.
|2009-08-01, 16:02
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Senior Member
Probably because he has barely any presence at all due to is character being forgettable and rather insignificant (compare him to Kyon from Haruhi and you will see a difference between character who has a presence and the one who does not).
|2009-08-01, 16:10
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Age: 23
Yes, Medaka obviously overshadows him when she is around, but comparing Zen to Kyon in that way is not fair. A good chunk of scenes in Haruhi take place without Haruhi being around Kyon, whereas Medaka is nearly always shown with Zen.
|2009-08-01, 16:43
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Lets be reality
Join Date: May 2007
Btw for people who think the current arc is causing the low rankings, wrong. Rankings for WSJ 36 are related to Chapter 5 (Hi Akune!) of Medaka Box.
|2009-08-01, 19:31
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Cracow
Age: 39
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I know what you're saying. "Um, what's 'Project X'?" Well, it's a movie called "Project X", starring no one you've ever heard of (but produced by Todd Phillips of "The Hangover" and "Old School" fame, which at this point seems to be it's one big selling angle), shot in "Paranormal Activity"-style, which is to say, another found footage movie. But no, it's not a horror movie. Unless, of course, you consider teenagers thrashing their parent's house just so they can be cool to be horrific, in which case, yes, it's pretty horrific. It's a little hard to get a handle on the film's tone, though the official plot synopsis (below) claims it's an "out-of-control comedy". I see a lot of out-of-control stuff happening in the trailer, but not a whole lot resembling "comedy". There seems to be a healthy dose of hot dancing girls, though, which is always a bonus.
"Project X" is an out-of-control comedy that follows a group of buds who set out to throw the most epic 17th birthday party ever. The film documents a high school party that gets completely out of control, shot from the perspective of the digital cameras that the kids have with them.
Starring Thomas Mann, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Oliver Cooper, Dax Flame, Miles Teller, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Nichole O'Connor, Alexis Knapp and directed by Nima Nourizadeh.
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12 July 2014 | Issue No. 4
Due to the dramatic escalation in violence over the past few days and the massive assault on Gaza, UNRWA has declared an emergency in all five areas of the Gaza Strip. It is closely monitoring the situation and stands ready to mount an emergency response should that become necessary. The priority for the Agency at this time continues to be its regular operations, however, urgent funding needs persist.
Past 24 hours: Communities in Gaza continue to suffer as heavy airstrikes, death, injuries and damage to infrastructure continues to take its toll on everyday life. The human impact was further exacerbated over the past 24 hours when public services were hit particularly hard. Electricity was disconnected in major areas of Gaza City and an electricity line from Egypt to Rafah was damaged three times in the past 48 hours. It was reportedly repaired early evening yesterday, only to be struck again shortly after. Early morning reports indicate that 75 per cent of Gaza City is without power, after two of the three functioning lines bringing power from Israel were damaged by airstrikes.
The Gaza Strip is supplied with electricity from three sources: purchases from Israel (120 megawatts, MW) and from Egypt (28 MW), and production by the Gaza Power Plant (GPP) (currently 60 MW). Even prior to the recent escalation in violence, this supply was meeting just 46 per cent of the estimated demand. This amounts to an average of rolling power outages of up to 12 hours per day.
The impact of damaged electricity lines should not be under estimated. The chronic electricity deficit already affecting Gaza over the past few years has disrupted the delivery of basic services - including water supply, waste management and health - and undermined already vulnerable livelihoods and living conditions. UNRWA has received USD 2.5 million from the Islamic Development Bank to provide fuel to critical installations, a need which will only become more urgent if the situation in Gaza further deteriorates.
As reported by OCHA, other public services have also been badly affected – water and sewage infrastructure in eight locations have sustained damage so far. This has affected more than 350,000 Gazans.
The alarming situation in the Gaza Strip has attracted new international concern, particularly regarding the alleged Israeli targeting of civilians, as the death toll continues to climb. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for an investigation into Israeli air strikes on Gaza, on the grounds that the targeting of Palestinian homes – resulting in a high death toll among civilians, including many children – could violate international law.
Over the past 24 hours, 25 deaths and 100 injuries have been reported. Amongst the dead are three woman and three children – one girl and two boys. At least 28 children have been killed since Tuesday, 8 July, which is almost a quarter of the 130 recorded fatalities. It is reported that children are believed to constitute such a high proportion of the dead partly because they are often the most afraid to leave their homes whilst their neighbourhoods are being bombed.
To date, only limited displacement has taken place and no UNRWA emergency shelters have yet been formally opened at this stage, but some nearby residents continue to seek the temporary, relative security of UNRWA installations. Four people took shelter in an UNRWA school in Khan Younis, and a family used a school in Nuseirat as temporary shelters on the evening of 11 July.
UNRWA's preparedness levels are high but history shows that the organization can expect to shelter up to 50,000 displaced Gazans in its schools if a ground invasion occurs. Yet, the organisation holds NFI stock for less than 35,000, a legacy of scarce financial resources that did not allow UNRWA to replenish contingency supplies after the devastating flooding in December, 2013.
Reportedly, 361 missiles were fired by Israel to the Gaza Strip. 231 rockets and were fired towards Israel. The Israeli navy fired 190 shells at targets in Gaza, and 56 houses in Gaza were bombarded by Israel. IDF positioned at the border fired 45 tank shells.
There were 25 deaths and 100 injuries reported. This takes the reported total death toll since Tuesday, to 130, with more than 680 injured. Reports indicate that at least 28 children have been killed over this time period.
A total of 31 UNRWA installations have been damaged since Tuesday, 8 July.
In the past 24 hours, nine UNRWA schools were damaged - in Gaza City, Middle Area, North Area, Khan Younis and Rafah.
A concrete factory in east Gaza City was also damaged, which regularly supplies UNRWA contracted construction projects.
Although operations for UNRWA continue in all five Areas, there is an urgent need for funding to cover the $22 million Emergency Appeal shortfall already projected by the Agency. Currently, the most urgent funding needs include funding to continue the food assistance programme and additional resources to procure additional non-food items ($1 million) and fuel for critical installations ($2.5 million).


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RAIFORD, Fla. - Firefighters in Bradford County responded to a three-building fire near the New River Correctional Facility in Raiford, according to Michael Heeder with Bradford County Emergency Management.
"This fire is located in a vacant area in the rear of New River East, located across the street from the New River Correctional Facility," Heeder said. The main facility is on 185th Street near State Road 16 in Raiford.
One building is a total loss. The roof collapsed, flattening the building.
The third building was salvaged with minor damage.
The units were wood-framed structures, about 40 feet wide and 200 feet long. The units contained plumbing materials and maintenance supplies.
Firefighters with the Bradford County Fire Rescue were still working the fire early Tuesday morning.
The State Fire Marshal was called in to investigate. It was unknown whether the fire was started intentionally.
"As of Tuesday morning, we're looking at smoldering hot spots we're dealing with. We don't want to sir up the area too much with a lot of water because we want the State Fire Marshal to come in, and if there's any evidence that needs to be salvaged, we want them to focus on that," said Heeder.
One firefighter was taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion and fatigue.
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It's in my DNA, cause my pops like to get fucked up the same way
It's in my DNA, cause my moms like to get fucked up the same way
DNA, DNA cause my fam like to get fucked up the same way
DNA, DNA cause my fam like to get fucked up the same way
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Waking up, drooling on Versace pillowcases
I ain't smoke an eighth a day, I might end up a mental patient
Terry cloth bathrobes, blunts and ashtrays
White wine in flute glass, early morning Saturdays
Food plates and grape Ape, crepes and OJ
Bitches swimming topless in Chlorine off morphine
Emails on iPads don't answer when phone rings
Text message full coming down on four beans
Everynight like a bachelor party in Sin City
Bitches sniffing coke off each other titties with rolled 50's
Life I live like Charlie Sheen and Rick James
Going hard 'til it ain't a dollar to my name
This that Triple X shit nigga, how ya feel?
Groupies like glam rock, poison logo pills
Sniffing molly off amps blond haired tramps
When I'm on my way to the stage every night I rage
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Warhols all on the wall of the villa
Adderall popping got me jumping to ceiling
Perceived as a villian no sentiment in my sentence
For instance in instants they'll be calling forensics
If incidents occur remember these ain't just words
Go from talking shit to organs preserved
You soft serve rappers just hide behind your reverb
And even without effects you'll end up dessert
I research and homework, make you dig ya own dirt
On beats buried alive, ratting wiseguys
I'm with a latin bitch, fat ass, well porportioned thighs
And love to see it cumming so I squirt it in her eyes
I'm hopping out that new shit like narcs on Tuesday
The grill on it shiny like LL Cool J's
What's on my waist could make a nigga meet ya doomsday
To describe ya mixtape that shit was like a toothache
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Mobile gun safe?
I own a pretty large SUV and i was thinking (its an old beater so i dont mind making hack n slash "modifications" to it. My problem is that I do a lot of transporting of firearms (mostly long guns (AR's and stuff like that) for a side job, sometimes I stop to get a bite to eat on lunch but i end up having to hit the crappy fast food places because I'm afraid to leave my truck in a parking lot full of weapons (even locked its a huge weight on my conscience) So i want to install (weld) a gun safe into the back of my truck. Has anyone heard of anyone doing this or have any ideas about it? (positive or negative feedback is fine) and since i live in the amazing state of NY does anyone know if the local law enforcement would have any kind of problem with this for some weird New Yorky reason.
Get a bolted down tool chest like most construction workers have. It won't stick out at all, add a nice lock to it and your good to go. And I'm sure local law enforcement would prefer that you have something to lock them up in.
You could even go as far as adding one of those sliding covers that go over the bed of the truck as an additional cover for the chest. I've seen some nice ones that are like those rolling metal doors on liquor stores.
Its an SUV so i dont worry about it being exposed that much i just dont like having gun cases in the truck because in buffalo NY thats like begging someone to break into your vehicle thats why i wanna just take one of my spare gun safes (i sold a bunch of my older rifles so i dont need it anymore and just weld that into my SUV
Really though I didn't think suv, in that case I would go for it. I would think of maybe lining the outside of it with carpet about the same color as your interior so it blends in a little better and doesn't look like a giant steel box in the back of rig.
Are you putting the safe in the vehicle in a standing position? You will need to find a way to keep the rifles from shifting around in there or they will beat the hell out of eachother. If you lay the safe down on its side you might be able to use the shaped parts where the rifles normally lean as a place to rest them, but won't be able to transport as many weapons.
I'm gonna lay it down flat and i have a bar that lockes them into individual barrel notches so they cant bound around anywhere except in their padded specific grooves
I usually only move 7 or 8 at a time and i do it about 3 times a week
Sounds like you got it figured out now man. Would love to see some pics of it when your done
Will do, I'm taking measurements for it right now and I'm thinking of bolting instead of welding so when my vehicle does die I can take it out
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Greenville, PA - The Geneva College women′s basketball team opened the Presidents′ Athletic Conference schedule on Wednesday night and posted its best offensive game of the year. Unfortunately, the Golden Tornadoes, which has the top defense in the PAC coming into action, allowed a season high 78 points in a 78-58 loss to Thiel. The loss dropped Geneva to 0-5 overall and 0-1 in conference play.
One of the main reasons for the season high 58 points came in the name of Leah Prisuta. Prisuta scored 19 points on 7-15 shooting from the field and a pair of three point field goals. She also tied for the team lead with five rebounds. Heidi Mann scored 12 points and Chelsea D′Urso added ten in the loss.
While Geneva was outscored by just one point in the second half, it was the first half that proved to be the difference. Thiel scored 47 points in the first half while opening up a 19 point advantage in the first 20 minutes. The Tomcats shot 53% from the field in the first half including 6-14 from three point range. Geneva trailed by as many as 30 points at 64-34 with 11 minutes remaining in the second half. In the first half, Thiel scored ten of the first 12 points of the game and never trailed.
Geneva will hit the road again on Saturday in another PAC match-up. The Golden Tornadoes head to Pittsburgh to take on Chatham in search of their first victory of the season.
Geneva College is a comprehensive Christian college of the arts, sciences and professional studies. Founded in the tradition of the Reformed Christian faith, Geneva prepares students to serve Christ in all areas of society: work, family and the church. Geneva College′s philosophy of education is based on the Foundational Concepts of Christian Higher Education. Geneva is a founding member of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU).
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Improved vision of the right to live or die
Any of us could face the possibility at some time of standing at the bedside of a loved one who is in a comatose or vegetative state, without any hope of recovery and dependent on artificial life support. That such patients are no longer able to convey their wishes as to the health care they want, including any treatment to prolong life, can place a heavy burden on relatives.
Any one of us, too, could be the patient in the bed, dependent for our best interests on agreement between family and doctors as to whether life-prolonging measures should be continued, or whether they no longer serve any useful humane purpose, and may indeed cause unnecessary suffering.
This dilemma is as old as modern medicine. The ultimate arbiter of any moral and ethical conflict between the sanctity of life and compassion - for example the wishes of the family and the medical realities - is the law, which forbids euthanasia.
It can help everyone, including the law, if the patients' wishes are known - expressed in advance in the form of directions about health care if and when they no longer have the capacity to make decisions. In Hong Kong, however, even then the family may oppose these wishes. Nor is a doctor necessarily protected from legal action if he follows them, although he may appeal to higher authority.
The Law Reform Commission report issued yesterday on decisions about medical treatment for people who are comatose or in a vegetative state, or terminally ill, does not propose radical changes such as more legal protection for doctors treating them. It has still run into flak from both the medical profession and patients' rights groups, a reminder that the subject is ethically and culturally sensitive.
Nonetheless, any initiative that seeks to remove some of the uncertainties from a difficult situation for family and doctor is to be welcomed. The commission's report amounts to a proposal that patients can leave a kind of will giving a written directive in advance about the health care they want if they are one day incapable of making decisions.
The commission recommends a model form of directive at this stage rather than a version prescribed by legislation, to give the community time to come to terms with the concept.
People may already give such advance directions, which are recognised as valid if they are clear and untainted by the suggestion of incapacity or undue influence. But the lack of an agreed form in which they should be set out can present difficulties for both patient and doctor.
A standard form of directive is only a small step towards addressing fundamental issues of the right to live and the right to die with dignity.
But such a document might have made a big difference, for example, to the seven-year legal battle over the widely publicised case last year of the severely brain-damaged American woman, Terri Schiavo. In the end, a judge relied on her husband's testimony - not documentary evidence - that she had expressed a wish not to have treatment that would prolong life in a vegetative state, despite her parents' objections.
The commission recommends sensible safeguards, including appropriate witnesses to advance directives and a person's right to revoke them at any time. It believes that if the form is correctly completed, an individual can be reasonably assured that their wishes will be carried out.
The idea is an improvement for both doctors and patients that could also have educational value on an issue about which most people know little until they are confronted with it. But it is important to emphasise the voluntary nature of it. Any suggestion of compulsion or persuasion would give rise to moral and ethical concerns.
Since such directives might exist for many years during which personal circumstances may change, they may be more convincing evidence of a patient's wishes if they have to be reaffirmed from time to time.
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Coolway AutoSense Styler Reviews
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CoolwayI was a bit skeptical at first because my hair generally doesn't *stay* straight after being flat ironed. I've tried just about every product on the market from the flat iron that blow dries your hair as it straightens to the ceramic (and very expensive) Chi. The results were invariably the same; I'd have beautiful stick straight hair for a few hours. I noticed that part of the problem wa...read mores that living in Texas we can have a lot of humidity during our blistering hot summers and hairstyles just don't hold up to that kind of temperature change. I resigned myself to either carrying a flat iron in my car for touch ups or wearing my hair up later in the evening. Then I found Coolway. I was excited to try it out so the first time I test drove it I didn't use the product that comes with it. Even without the product my hair stayed stick straight for days. The only flaw I could see with this product is that something about the way it's designed causes it to occasionally pull at strands of your hair while you're using it. However, it didn't cause any breakage; it just gave it the occasional tug. Given the results, it's absolutely worth it! — 4 years, 3 months agodecaf_shifflett | 1 reviews
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CoolWay Flat Iron systemI didn't think it would work as well as it did. I was pleased with the first time use, but my hair just kept getting better with each use. It does take some time to get use to, and now I won't use anything else. — 4 years, 3 months agoAMiano | 1 reviews
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julie31I love my Coolway! I've been using it for about 5 months now, I think? My hair gets better and better. At first the results were nice, I was able to flat iron at a lower temperature and actually touch my hair, which I loved, the autosense feature in the iron is cool, and my hair looked good. But the best part is that over time my hair has looked better and better, I'm in my 40's and my hair is...read more looking more like back in my 20's or 30's - those first few times I had no idea what was in store. I get compliments on my hair all the time - how shiny it looks, how soft, did you just get it coloured... I quite often just blow dry with the transform spray; my hair is naturally pretty straight. I saw a review where the woman was curling her hair with it, I will have to try that - but glad to see this award, I think it totally deserves it! — 4 years, 5 months agojulie31 | 4 reviews
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Coolway Styling SystemI LOVE THIS SYSTEM! Finally, a flat iron that will not damage my hair. I always had problems with the tiny hairs around my face. My old flat iron was constantly "burning" them, but I had to use it to get them straight. The Coolway system makes my hair shiny, thick and has repaired the damaged strands. The products smell nice and the price is reasonable. — 4 years, 11 months agoBrwnEydGrl | 1 reviews
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Rogue Valley Continues the New Century Sessions Series,
Friday, Nov. 8, at the New Century Theatre
Tickets Go On Sale at 10 a.m., Friday, October 11
Sponsored by Park Nicollet Health Services
MINNEAPOLISHennepin Theatre Trust announced today that Rogue Valley, lauded local folk-rock band, is the next featured act in its New Century Sessions, at 7 p.m., Friday,
Nov. 8, 2013. This new Minnesota music series, sponsored by Park Nicollet Health Services, gives artists a chance not only to play, but to share the evolution of their work and commune with the audience. The series runs at the Trusts intimate New Century Theatre in downtown Minneapolis and opened in September with a sold-out Jeremy Messersmith show. Twin Cities band The Starfolk (Brian Tighe/Allison LaBonne) opens. New Century Sessions will showcase four more performances to be announced later.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 11 and range from $16 to $22 with a limited number of VIP packages available for $36. Tickets can be purchased online at HennepinTheatreTrust.org, in person (no fees) at the New Century Theatre Box Office (615 Hennepin Ave., ground floor, City Center, downtown Minneapolis) or by calling 1-800-987-2787. Doors open to the public at 6:30 p.m., VIP seating begins at 6 p.m.
Rogue Valley, based in Minneapolis, is among the most consistently engaging and impressively dynamic acts on the local scene (City Pages). Chris Koza is the lead singer/songwriter and guitarist with Luke Anderson on drums, Paul Engels on bass, Linnea Mohn on keyboards and vocals, Peter Sieve on guitar and vocals and keyboardist/composer Joey Kantor, plus a variety of string players and percussionists as regular contributors. Recognized as one of the Twin Cities most compelling young groups, they make music that fills a dynamic spectrum from surging electric guitar rock to woodsy finger-picking ballads. The unifying trait is the bands soaring, lush vocal harmonies and cinematic arrangements matched with impeccable production and thoughtful songwriting.
Art and artists are at the heart the Hennepin Cultural District, commented Tom Hoch, President/CEO of Hennepin Theatre Trust. This series enables us to offer some of Minnesotas most talented musicians another platform to share stories about their life and creative process in a comfortable venue like the New Century Theatre and as part of this special partnership with Park Nicollet Health Services.
Park Nicollets support for local community artists and the healing comfort of music is an extension of its long-time commitment to the power of music. Park Nicollet offers patients music therapy at its Frauenshuh
Cancer Center, Struthers Parkinsons Center, Melrose Center for eating disorders and Methodist Hospital.
Rogue Valley performs regularly at top Minneapolis/St. Paul venues including First Avenue, The Fitzgerald Theater, the Basilica Block Party and the Minnesota State Fair in addition to prestigious national bookings including the South by Southwest festival. They have worked with such influential artists as Spoon, Weezer, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Andrew Bird, Justin Vernon, The Jayhawks, Lucinda Williams, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Mason Jennings, Eric Hutchinson, Nellie McKay, Céu, Cloud Cult, Jeremy Messersmith and Haley Bonar.
In one recent, ambitious year, they wrote, recorded and successfully released four, full-length albums each tied to a changing season and telling a sweeping story of love, loss, regret and hope linked to American wanderlust. Rogue Valley continues to work on new songs and explore new directions for an upcoming 2014 release, delving into dueling surf guitars, bossa nova rhythms and ethereal synth while maintaining a textural layering of vocals and instruments.
As the band describes itself, Imagine Ralph Waldo Emerson and Jeff Tweedy sharing a dugout canoe across a calm river; Jack Kerouac and My Morning Jacket sitting around a campfire; John Steinbeck and Fleet Foxes hitch-hiking along county roads and highways from coast to coast.
New Century Sessions featuring Rogue Valley with opener The Starfolk is set for 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 at Hennepin Theatre Trusts New Century Theatre. (615 Hennepin Avenue, Mpls., 55403). Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 11, 2013 and range from $16 to $22 with a limited number of VIP packages for $36. All prices include applicable facility fees. Tickets can be purchased online at HennepinTheatreTrust.org, in person (no fees) at the New Century Theatre Box Office (ground floor of City Center in downtown Minneapolis) or by calling 1.800.982.2787.
PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES is an integrated care system that includes Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, Park Nicollet Clinic, Park Nicollet Foundation and Park Nicollet Institute. Park Nicollet Health Services is based in St. Louis Park and has more than 8,200 employees, including 645 physicians on staff. Park Nicollet is part of the HealthPartners family of health care companies that serves 1.4 million medical and dental health plan members nationwide.
HENNEPIN THEATRE TRUST, owner of the historic Orpheum, State, Pantages and New Century Theatres, is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to arts-inspired community cultural development. We achieve our mission by presenting a rich mix of live performances, creating inspiring arts education experiences and advancing a thriving Hennepin Avenue Cultural District in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Trusts activities include presenting Broadway touring productions and the related Broadway Confidential series, concerts, comedy, speakers and other variety entertainment plus educational initiatives including our SpotLight Musical Theatre and SpotLight Critical Reviewer programs for high schools, Teen Ushers, the Access Program and Family Day events.
Karen R. Nelson | Communications Director
612.455.9526 | 612.455.9502 fx
615 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 140 | Minneapolis, MN | 55403


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