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Visual range estimation is one of the most difficult elements of long-range marksmanship. You can have an amazing rifle, match ammo and perfect trigger control, and you can memorize the ballistic and atmospheric charts for your favorite handload, but you'll never pass for Carlos Hathcock or Matthew Quigley if you don't know the range to your target within a handful of yards. Laser rangefinders like the Leupold RX-800i/TBR make this challenging task a whole lot easier.
Leupold sent me their RX-800i/TBR rangefinder for testing earlier this summer. It's my first experience with a laser rangefinder, and I've used it in good weather and foul to arrange shooting stages, zero my .308 at specific distances, and lase the distance to every landmark within 800 yards of my house. (I took a birdwatching guide and a notebook, just in case anybody called 911 to report a creepy voyeur in the neighborhood.)
Here's what I learned:
The RX-800i/TBR is a 6x23mm monocular with an integrated 800-yard laser rangefinder. In addition to simple rangefinding, it performs a slew of trigonometric and ballistic functions which can be extensively customized.
Basic use is controlled by a single on/off button, and it couldn't be simpler: point it at the target, push the button and put the target in the middle of the reticule. There are several reticules to choose from, but they're all variants on the crosshair and quadrant lines shown above. Advanced functions are all displayed whenever you press the on/off button, and they're selected in advance using a series of menus. (More on those later.)
The RX-800i/TBR features a built-in inclinometer, and the little display over the F-150's rear tire tells you the angle up or down to your target. RX-800i/TBR then does the math to calculate the true horizontal distance to uphill or downhill targets. (Raise your hand if you know what Soh-Cah-Toa means.)
True Ballistic Range
It's intuitive that shooting downhill requires less holdover than a flat shot at the same line-of-sight distance. It's not quite as intuitive that uphill shots also require less holdover. Bullet drop (and thus, the proper holdover to correct for it) depends on the corrected horizontal distance to the target, instead of the line-of-sight distance. The RX-800i/TBR has you covered either way, because it displays either the 'LOS' (line-of-sight) range or the 'TBR' (True Ballistic Range, or the corrected horizontal distance) to the target.
When you know the ballistic tables for your cartridge (or more ideally, the dope for your specific rifle and load) this TBR distance is the distance you use to calculate your holdover.
Automatic Holdover Calculation
If you don't care to memorize your rifle's holdover for known ranges, you can set the RX-800i/TBR to simply tell you what your approximate holdover is, measured in inches, centimeters, mils or minutes of angle. By working your way through the menu functions, you can select which rough class your cartridge is in based on the profile of its trajectory.
The holdovers it provides are only approximations, because there are only nine 'classes' to choose from. For instance, the .308 150-grain and 168-grain loads are lumped in the same category and display the same holdover, but any .308 shooter knows that these two bullets do not have the same trajectory at 600+ yards. Personally I would use the RX-800i/TBR's holdover function as a good way to get on paper faster, while I developed a dope sheet for my specific rifle and favorite load.
But I don't think I would depend on it if I needed to put my first bullet into the vitals of a game animal beyond 300 yards.
Other Functions
If you're an amateur surveyor or a really geeky sightseer, the RX-800i/TBR can calculate the vertical height (relative to you) of any object within range that you point it at like buildings or trees or even small mountains. When your kids ask you "Daddy, how tall is that tree/building/small mountain?" you'll never have to guess again.
In addition to the 'RFL' mode which calculates the corrected horizontal distance (and holdover, if desired) for rifle shooters, the RX-800i/TBR also has a 'BOW' setting which calculates the ballistics of arrows at ranges to 125 yards. Not being into archery these days, I didn't play with this function much.
The RX-800i/TBR can also be set to help you estimate an animal's height (or the width of a trophy buck's antlers) with adjustable stadia. I don't have too many whitetails in my suburban 'hood (and housecats don't have antlers) so I didn't play with this function enough to render an opinion.
It Can Swim
It weighs just six ounces dripping wet (I test these things) and like any rangefinder worth its lenses, the RX-800i/TBR is completely waterproof. It even floats.
All the range measurements and trigonometric functions in the world are completely useless if they're not accurate. To test the RX-800i/TBR against real-world measurements, I used some old-school technology: I fact-checked it with a surplus military range measuring cable, marked in meters, and I took it to my shooting range and checked it against the posted target distances.
From one end of the taut 50-meter cable (me) to the other end (my incredibly bored daughter), the RX-800i/TBR measured 50.1 meters. This is probably 100% accurate, since I was ranging on my daughter's jacket and not the end of the cable in her hand. At worst, this measurement represents an accuracy of .998 at this range. (Foghorn, feel free to double-check my math here.) Ganz gut so far, eh?
Next I took it to my local shooting range, where I found that the 100-yard line was spot-on but the 10-yard pistol line was actually only 9 yards. What a ripoff.
Then I posed as a harmless birdwatcher and ranged a dozen or so neighborhood landmarks from 34 yards out to 674 yards, once in dry sunshine and once in the rain. The RX-800i/TBR's displayed range never varied by more than 1 yard from one day to the next. This discrepancy is meaningless, since I can't be sure I was standing on exactly the same reference points on the two different testing days. My notes weren't incredibly precise, so I might have been off by one sidewalk square which would account for a 1-yard difference. My bad.
Steady There!
The RX-800i/TBR is a handy, palm-sized package that weighs next to nothing in your hand, and it's got a rubberized texture on top for a better grip. It's very comfortable to carry and hold, and the secondary 'Mode' button is located where it's just about impossible to accidentally activate it while you're ranging targets.
The unit's 6x magnification is fairly high for a monocular. It's a little hard to hold steady at 6x magnification with one hand, and you'll find yourself bracing your elbow on your chest or using two hands to steady it at small targets. It's no biggie, but worth mentioning.
Another Brief Lesson In Optics
The term 'exit pupil' describes the width of the column of collimated light that emerges from the ocular (eyepiece) of an optical device. Shooters often call it the 'lightbox' or 'sweet spot,' and it's where you put your eye to get a full (un-vignetted) view through your scope. For binoculars or rifle scopes, the size of the exit pupil equals the diameter of the objective (front) lens divided by the magnification of the device.
The exit pupil of large 8×50 field binoculars is 6.25mm, which is why field binoculars are very bright and easy to get your eye behind. The RX-800i/TBR's exit pupil is much smaller than that: its 23mm objective, divided by its 6x magnification, yields an exit pupil (sweet spot) of only 3.6mm. Bigger objective lenses will always have a larger sweet spot than smaller lenses of the same magnification, so the only way to increase the exit pupil is to reduce the magnification or increase the size of the objective lens.
…And Here Endeth The Lesson
The RX-800i/TBR has a smallish exit pupil, and it takes a steady hold to point it precisely at a small target, but these are necessary tradeoffs for a rangefinder that reaches out to nearly a half-mile. The extra magnification comes in very handy at those longer ranges, because it lets you aim precisely at a particular animal or tree (or in my case, car or street sign) instead of just pointing at an area and hoping you're getting a good reading.
Shorter-range laser rangefinders don't need the extra magnification, but the RX-800i/TBR puts it to good use.
Target Reflectivity
I couldn't find a target that the RX-800i/TBR couldn't range for me, even when I aimed at the tiny insulators of a far-off transmission line tower. Whether pointed at dry trees, fire hydrants or wet pavement, it always gave me a quick and consistent range to target. No problems there.
Yes, It Does Windows
The RX-800i/TBR is programmed to ignore the first really close laser reflections, so you can use it to range distant targets even when there's a closed window in the way. Not that you'd be shooting through your living-room window, but you can still range through it if you're curious.
The menu system is kind of a hassle. It's impossible to have a Mac-worthy user interface when you've only got two buttons and a limited display to work with, and this one is no exception; you'll probably have to go through it several times to properly set every function you want. Once you get it set the way you want it it stays that way, but do not lose the owner's manual. You'll really need it when it's time to replace the battery in a few years. Or after your nephew pushes all the buttons and scrambles all the settings.
The rangefinder's display offers only cryptic clues as to what you're doing, and I'd hate to have to decipher it in the field without the manual to help me. Luckily, the manual is small enough to fit handily into the padded carrying case.
Since this is my first laser rangefinder and I'm still getting over how cool it is to absolutely know the distance to my target without any guesswork, you're free to take my conclusions with several grains of salt. I've tried to be thorough, however, and test the RX-800i/TBR under many conditions.
The RX-800i/TBR is an accurate and easy to use rangefinder for a long-range hunter or marksman. It demonstrated itself to be at least as accurate as any of my methods for testing it, and its 'point and shoot' interface is incredibly easy to use once you get it set up.
If you like to shoot at really long ranges (in my book, really long range starts at about 750 yards) the RX-800i/TBR will leave you guessing your holdover as you get way out there; it just doesn't have the range to keep up with a 6.5 Creedmoor or .338 Lapua at their limits. If you play at these ranges you'll need a top-end, extreme distance rangefinder, and the compact $280 RX-800i/TBR is not in that class.
On the other side of the coin, there are many lower-priced (and less-capable) rangefinders that may fit the needs of shooters who rarely attempt targets beyond 300 yards.
The RX-800i/TBR's high magnification and small exit pupil mean that it takes a hair longer to line up on target than a lower-magnification rangefinder, but these fairly minor drawbacks seem to be worth it when you're lasing something at 600-800 yards. If you haven't done much rangefinding, it can be surprising just how far 600 yards is.
If you need a rangefinder that gets the job done in rain or shine out to 800 yards and compensates for uphill and downhill shooting, the RX-800i/TBR is strongly recommended.
Maximum Range: 800 yards
Dimensions: 3.0″ x 4.2″ x 1.6″
Weight: 6.0 oz
Battery: CR-2032
Includes: Padded Carrying Case, Adjustable Neck Strap, Battery
1-Year Warranty
Street Price: $280-300
RATINGS (Out Of Five Stars):
Operating Range * * * * 1/2
Most rangefinders don't reach out to 800 yards, and neither do most riflemen.
Size/Weight * * * *
Comparable in size and weight to many less-capable rangefinders.
Ease Of Use * * * *
Hold it steady, then point and shoot.
Ease Of Programming * *
Thankfully you'll only have to do it every few years.
Accuracy/Repeatability * * * *
I only withheld the fifth star because I lack the means to test it more rigorously.
Overall Rating * * * *
Leupold delivers. This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.
20 Responses to Gear Review: Leupold RX-800i/TBR Rangefinder
Good Grief Charlie Brown! Some 35 years ago I shot a hog in the neck from 250 yards and didn't need a friggin math teacher to do it. OK, I was aiming for the head. By the time you youngsters figure out your gear, us Kentucky windage folks will be skinning our deer. Or shooting your eye out, which ever is necessary.
Kentucky windage is alot harder if you can't see your bullet strikes.
Great review, answers many of the questions I've had about the sub-$500 rangefinders. Definitely have to move this one to the top of my Amazon wish list.
If TRAG reviews included Amazon links with referral codes, I'd be happy to support TTAG by buying via your link.
Damn iOS autocorrect. I fixed that first "TTAG" twice before posting, and it still came through as something else.
Isn't one of the Romney boys named Trag? 🙂
Since this is my first laser rangefinder and I'm still getting over how cool it is to absolutely know the distance to my target without any guesswork, you're free to take my conclusions with several grains of salt.
Nope, you pretty well nailed it all.
But this does bring up one of those meta-points that always puzzles me about the firearms community in general and has for 40 years.
How does anyone with even a few guns not have at least a couple of lasers by now? Quickest, easiest, most accurate, bore sighting? I've used laser for the last 20+ years. Ranging? Same thing. It's like not owning a good cleaning kit or screwdrivers. Lasers are a basic tool for anyone who shoots at any distance. Or who likes that little red dot on your close-up targets.
I get that some people don't want to use them as a crutch, or rely heavily on them, but not using them is like building a house without a tape measure or power tools. One can do it, but why?
Obscure the license plate tags in the photo. Jeez, a blind man could read those through a wool blanket.
See your bullet strikes? You might need to do that if you are shooting 1000 yards for competetion. At practical hunting ranges a Remington model 700 and Leupold 4X will put meat on the table all day once zeroed. In any wind or weather, if the shooter knows what he's doing. Which means they know when not to shoot. The information age has made many possible good shooters into bullet strike aficionados…who don't put many groceries on the table. Go back to watching TV sonny.
Not everything is about hunting.
Listen, if you want to be a real traditionalist go back to using a simple handmade longbow or a spear to hunt. The industrial age brought in such advancements as the ones in your Remington 700, but if I hunt with more primitive tools it doesn't make me a better hunter. "Hurr Durr, I'm a better hunter cause I hunt with piece of crap gear, sonny" – No, you just hunt differently, and saying that makes you look like a moron.
My surplus .303 Brit took several 100 yard deer with iron sights back when I was a kid, no scope required. So what? I could have placed my hit better with a scope and even better with the exact range to dial in. Didn't need it, but it would have been better.
You can make a car run with a carb, but I can always make it quicker/faster/better with fuel injection. Always. I can kill a buffalo at 200 yards with a .45-70 and iron sights, but I'd rather use the .458 Win Mag and a scope. It's simply better.
Tech can become a crutch and eliminate the need for understanding basic processes. It can also be used as a tool to improve performance. You can Kentucky windage mythology all you want, if it comes down to who can hit, properly applied tech wins every time. If it didn't, we'd still use Norden bombsights…
Nice review and I was genuinly surprised at how affordable this is. Looks like a nice piece of equipment!
I get the point that not everything is about hunting, and I would love one of these gadgets for reasons that don't even have to do with firearms. But a fair share of rifle cartridges, if sighted to hit 2″ high at 100 yards, will hit a deer or elk in the boiler room out to 300-350 yards without any compensation. No calculations involved. And beyond that, most of us can't hit reliably anyway, because no matter how exactly you know the range, you also have to allow for wind, and for how far an animal can move between the time you pull the trigger and the time the bullet arrives. Not to mention that at longer distances you might not get reliable enough bullet expansion for a clean kill. It would be great for varmints though.
So I have a confession.
During my youth, hunting with family, and later during my time as a Reservist, I learned that I SUCK at guessing ranges.
Absolutely suck. Beyond 75 yards I'm guessing- and failing badly.
So- do I need a range finder?
Need no. I can, as some in the comments suggested, get closer or sight in high, or use any one of numerous methods.
Want? Yes. Very much so yes.
Does using a range finder make me less of a hunter?
I don't think so- I think it helps me gain confidence and take ethical shots at game. My personal opinion is that any equipment that assists a hunter take an ethical shot and hit cleanly is good. Now, learning skills to make those same shots with out equipment is always a good idea.
Even though I rarely see wild game at more then 200 yards where I hunt, I like rangefinders.
Even though I'll happily shoot at paper at any range, I don't hunt beyond 100 yards- because I know I can stalk game and get within 100, and I know that in any position I can place a round where I want at 100 yards.
Because I hunt so close, and still use a rangefinder, many old hands around me choose to make jokes and poke fun at me. Well and good- I know I can have a successful hunt, and get meat in the freezer- and at the end of the day, that (and having fun) is the point- right?
Great review on the leupold, as my Nikkon Circled the drain last year, I'll be looking into this model more- thanks
The thing is, that once you actually start using a rangefinder, it will help you not actually need one.
Some folks are born with that calibrated eyeball, some aren't. There's nothing wrong with being in either camp, and if the laser makes you better, so be it. Use the tools, that's why we humans invented them.
It will help your "mental chart" of the ballistics of what ever you shoot, because it's actually accurate.
Thanks for the review, Chris. It's always funny how a review pops up around the times I'm looking for things. I just spent a half hour yesterday starting my investigation into these.
Haha you're combining him and Palin. Her son is Trig, his is Tagg.
Hunting from a tree stand with a muzzleloader and or slug rifle, what would be the best set up for the Leupold RX-800i/TBR Rangefinder?
Great review!
Recently bought an AR with an Eotech holographic sight that's good out to several hundred yards. I don't know Kentucky windage like some who've commented here, nor do I have the willingness to spend countless hours learning. Doesn't make me a bad person.
If I can use something like the Leupold 800i to speed up my ability to be on target at distance (I so totally suck at range-guessing by eyeball it's pathetic beyond twenty+- yards), then it's a winning solution for me. Coming on 55 years old with eye-sight that's beginning to wane, a solution like this is even more valuable to me.


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Also known as Bourguignon noir, Petit Bourguignon, Gamay Beaujolais, Petit Gamai, Blauer Gamet, Gamay noir a jus blanc, and Gamay noir,Gamay is a very old grape that has been certainly mentioned as early as the mid-14th century, though further speculation puts the presence of Gamay grapes in the Burgundy region of France even as early at the 3rd century (unconfirmed). During the mid-14th century, Gamay was thought to have helped in the recovery of the Black Death, though was later outlawed in 1395 by the Duke of Burgundy Philip the Bold, due to its harshness and overall poor quality relative to its abundance.
The edict that the Duke of Burgundy signed demanded that Gamay vines be ripped up as they were "despicable and disloyal". Later in 1459, the grandson of Philip the Bold, the new Duke of Burgundy Philip the Good, reiterated his family's disdain for the grape, stating that it could "fool foreigners" (a.k.a. the Christian church). The Duke continued to urge Burdundy to produce Pinot Noir instead of Gamay, though Gamay was still being produced further south in Beaujolais.
Gamay is grown primarily in the Burgundy-Beaujolais region of France, as well as the Loire Valley in France and Valais in Switzerland. Other plantings of Gamay are hard to come by, though it can sometimes be found in vineyards in California after it was introduced there in 1973, and also in regions of Italy, Austria, Romania, Argentina, Chile, and other regions throughout the United States.
In Beaujolais, Gamay is found in Beaujolais Nouveau wines, which are released in a big celebratory manner the third Thursday in November. Not only are Gamay grapes used in Beaujolais Nouveau wines, but they are also used for Beaujolais Villages, as well as the 10 Beaujolais Crus (Brouilly, Chénas, Chiroubles, Côte de Brouilly, Fleurie, Juliénas, Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent, Regnié and Saint-Amour).
Gamay vines are considered to have relatively early bud break, with moderately vigorous growth. Gamay vines are best suited for relatively cool climates, with few known limitations in regards to soil type preferences, though does well in soils with granite and limestone. It is often recommended that Gamay vines be planted on hill slopes, in order to avoid potential high productivity and vigorous vines producing grapes with lower fruit anthocyanins and tannins. In general, it is recommended to plant Gamay vines in a similar manner to Pinot Noir vines, in medium fertility soils.
In terms of the wines Gamay grapes produce, they are often higher in acidity, low in tannin, more lightly colored, and fruit forward red wines. Those that do not enjoy Gamay wines liken the flavor to "melted black cherry Jell-o". In order to avoid too high of acidity, Gamay winemaking often employs the use of carbonic maceration (fermenting grapes with carbon dioxide), in order to intensify the grape's fruity and floral notes, including banana, bubblegum, cotton candy, and vanilla. Wines produced from Gamay grapes tend to be light-bodied, sometimes with a purple tint. Most wines made from Gamay grapes are designed to be consumed in their youth, however, some Crus, such as Chénas, Juliénas, Morgon, and Moulin-à-Vent may age up to 10 years. The younger wines tend to be more fruitful and tropical, whereas the aged wines may have black currant and cherry notes.
So, "Who's Your Daddy", Gamay?
Genetic research performed in the late 1990's at the University of California at Davis has revealed the genetic parentage of many grape varieties, including Gamay.
Without further ado, Gamay grapes are a product of the parent grapes:
Pinot Noir……
……Gouais Blanc
Interestingly, these are the exact same parents as the Chardonnay grape! Looks like Gamay and Chardonnay are sisters!
Are you familiar with Gamay or Beaujolais wines? Any favorites? You're welcome to comment by leaving your thoughts below!
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Multiple suicide attacks on churches in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state and subsequent rioting by Christian youths targeting Muslims killed at least 36 people today, officials said.
Police said 16 people died after blasts at three churches, while a Red Cross official in Kaduna city said aid workers "so far have recovered over 20 bodies" of people killed by rioters.
Authorities arrested one of the bombers who survived, said Kaduna State police chief Mohammed Abubakar Jinjiri, but he declined to say who police suspect was responsible for the bombings.
It was the third Sunday in a row that deadly attacks have been carried out against Christian churches in northern Nigeria.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the latest one, but suspicion fell on the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram because it took responsibility for the two earlier weekend assaults.
Boko Haram is waging an increasingly bloody fight with security agencies and the public in Nigeria.
More than 560 people have been killed in violence blamed on the sect this year alone, according to an Associated Press count.
Today, the suicide bombers drove explosive-laden cars to the gates of two churches in different parts of the city of Zaria and detonated them within minutes of each other.
A similar attack targeted a church in the city of Kaduna about half an hour later at about 9.25am, police said, prompting reprisals by Christian youths.
The attacks in the northern state of Kaduna killed a total of 21 people and wounded at least 100, said an official who works with a relief agency involved in rescue efforts.


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Things are not looking good for Zappos. You have probably heard that the company suffered from a massive data security breach affecting 24 million consumers. To make matters worse, it looks like the company has a lot more on their hands . . . plaintiff lawyers. A court recently struck down Zappos's Terms of Use agreement which was in part, intended to protect the company against class action lawsuits.
A terms of use is the agreement that users agree to when they use your website or mobile application. It can be a binding agreement between the company and the user. Through a Terms of Use agreement, users agree to certain contractual obligations important to protecting your company. Learn more about best practices for your terms of use. One of the contractual promises that is of utmost importance is the "arbitration clause" found at the end of the terms of use. By agreeing to this, users forgo their ability to join a class action against the company, and instead agree to an arbitration arrangement to settle any dispute with the company in one-on-one arbitration (vs. in a class action lawsuit). Most recently, these arbitration clauses have become increasingly enforceable and have deterred many class action suits. Learn more about how arbitration clauses can avoid class action lawsuits.
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The Zappos terms of use also allows the company to amend the the terms of use at any time. This isn't as much a concern for an e-commerce site, where the user is signing up to a new agreement every time they enter into a new transaction, but for sites that provide continued services, it gets a bit more complicated. In the later case, it sounds like the court is suggesting that services must have users agree to the new terms of use each time it is amended (i.e. users agree upon logging in following a terms of use update). There is a substantial amount of grey area here as the line between e-commerce and continued service is constantly fading.
With no arbitration clause in place, users will be able to join into class action suits against Zappos. With 24 million users affected this will turn out to be an expensive baffle. Zappos will survive, but their mistake should signal to everyone to take their Terms of Use seriously. Not only should you have your Terms of Use professionally drafted, but you should take measures to have users agree to it. This is especially important as you grow your company and you begin to bring on thousands and potentially millions of users. Your Terms of Use is one of the most important protections your company has, it should not be take lightly.


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CALUM Elliot is back home and restless.
Homesickness is a recurring problem for Scottish footballers who move abroad during their careers yet Elliot seems not to have been affected. Having been with Zalgiris Vilnius since January this year, scoring freely and enjoying football more than he has for several years, he is looking for a new club. Unusually, and refreshingly, he is enthusiastic about only using Scotland as a pit-stop before swapping Lithuania for another foreign adventure.
Elliot uprooted himself from Scotland to begin a new chapter in Vilnius after nearly nine years on Hearts' books and loan spells at Motherwell, Livingston and Dundee. He needed something he had never enjoyed since a series of persistent knee injuries began to derail his progress: regular first-team football.
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A director at Zalgiris Vilnius – a club in Lithuania, but not under Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov's control – had a previous Tynecastle connection and was interested when he heard Elliot was available. An offer was made and the rangy, talented striker, now 25, took the plunge. It began one of the happiest spells of his career.
"A year ago I felt like I had to start again," he said. "In Lithuania I've had my best year in terms of consistency. It was probably the first time I've enjoyed playing football again for God knows how long, because I didn't have injuries and was actually training every day. In the past I was training maybe once or twice a week and then trying to play on a Saturday. I don't have any problems with the knees now. It's probably the best condition I've been in for years."
He signed a two-year deal with Zalgiris but had made his mind up to stay for only one, intending to move on once his fitness and form had returned. Zalgiris said they would not make things difficult, grateful for the 30-plus goals he scored in their colours in more than 50 appearances.
"Before the end of the season I spoke with the chairman and he asked my thoughts on the next season and I told him I wouldn't be coming back. He understood that I only ever really wanted to stay for a year, to get back to playing regularly. As far as I'm led to believe, I would be free to join anyone else in January. He said he wouldn't stand in my way. I want to play at a higher level again now.
"Lithuania was difficult at times because it was the first time I'd been away from home for a long period. I spent a lot of time alone and it's not a predominantly English-speaking country, so that was quite difficult, but it does make you grow up as a person as well; it's good to experience that and it opens your eyes to a lot. But in terms of football it was everything I could have wanted. I could have gone to a bigger club and just been a squad player but I didn't want that, I just wanted to be playing."
For now, he is back in his home city, Edinburgh, and may contact former colleagues at Hearts while he is here. The club played Celtic at Tynecastle this week and one of his finest games came in that fixture on New Year's Day, 2006, when he gave Stephen McManus a rough time before Celtic came from behind to win 3-2. The match was played in a pulsating atmosphere and larger crowds is one thing he missed while in Lithuania.
"There has been some interest from clubs in different places and I would like to try a different experience again. I'd like to go abroad again, I think it would be good for my career.
"The easier option is to just to take an offer back in Scotland. But I like the idea of going to a good club somewhere. I wouldn't want to go back to the same kind of place as before – no disrespect to them – but maybe somewhere with big crowds."


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On July 11, EUCantina's Summer for Children's Literacy (SCL) will kick off, sparking two months of contests and content designed to promote reading, childhood literacy, and funding for the Reading is Fundamental charity organization. This program will be spearheaded by our Star Wars Summer Reading Club – an opportunity to read Star Wars books and comics and have a chance to win a fantastic prize!
Members of our Star Wars Summer Reading Club will all have a shot at winning the Grand Prize package, our largest giveaway of the SCL. The package will include the following items, generously donated by Del Rey and the official Star Wars Books Facebook page in support of children's literacy:
- A copy of The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, with signed bookplates containing the signatures from all seven authors.
- A hardcover copy of Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi – Backlash, signed by author Aaron Allston.
- A hardcover copy of Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi – Allies, signed by author Christie Golden.
- A San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Revan mask, signed by artist Chris Trevas.
How can you win the great prizes listed above? All you have to do is read one Star Wars novel or comic trade paperback this summer! The Summer Reading Club entry form, along with the official contest rules, will be released on July 11. To enter the contest, simply fill out a minimum of one entry on the form. You will be asked to include the title of the novel or trade paperback, the author, and 1-2 sentences telling us why you liked the book. Each book listed on the form is equal to one entry into the contest, with a maximum of ten entries per person. The more you read, the more your chances of winning increase!
We'll also begin our fundraising effort for RIF on the 11, and though your donations will have no impact on the outcome of any of our contests, we ask that you deeply consider supporting this cause during the summer.
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia is a three-volume hardcover set from an impressive list of authors that includes Steve Sansweet, David Wallace, and Pablo Hidalgo. This 10-pound box set is a definitive source on "all things Star Wars–ranging from science and technology to history and geography, culture and biography to ecology and cosmology".
Backlash is the fourth novel in the Fate of the Jedi series, and was released on March 9, 2010. Allies is the fifth novel in the series, and was released on May 25, 2010.
The Revan The Old Republic masks were given away as a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive by Del Rey in 2011. The masks promoted Drew Karpyshyn's novel, Revan, and were designed by Chris Trevas.
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Sen. McCaskill talks with Truman students
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U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) made her way to Truman State University's campus Wednesday as she continued her "On Our Campus, On Our Side" statewide listening tour.
She was in Kirksville to discuss the differences in views she and her opponent, U.S. Representative Todd Akin, have on affordable college education.
McCaskill said she has been on the side of Missouri students and families, supporting pell grants and federal student loans.
Her take-home message for the students in attendance Wednesday was that her opponent would make it difficult for the majority of kids to attend college.
"No pell grants, no more federally backed student loans: that's really going to change the America we know and love. That means rich kids and obviously for a community like Kirksville and a campus like Truman that would have dramatic consequences," said McCaskill.
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Darkest Hour Guitarist Talks Touring With Machine Head, Fatherhood + More
During Darkest Hour's New York City stop on Machine Head's 'Eighth Plague' tour, we had the chance to sit down with guitarist Mike Schleibaum for an engaging interview.
Schleibaum gave us the inside info on touring the world with Machine Head, being away from his infant daughter, maintaining a fulfilling creative balance and much more.
Check out Loudwire's exclusive interview with Darkest Hour guitarist Mike Schleibaum below:
This tour with Machine Head and Suicide Silence has been pretty huge. What has the experience been like?
It's been pretty sick. We went all over Europe first in November and December — and I don't want to say that it was "the trip of a lifetime" or anything, but we got to go everywhere cool and we got to play arenas and the crowds were super awesome. It was so much fun being on tour with Machine Head, DevilDriver and Bring Me the Horizon. Then we get over here for the second leg and America is sort of like your comfort zone.
This tour has been a lot more eventful than the other tours we've been. We're only 2 1/2 weeks in and he's [points to a bandmate] already been robbed, we've already almost slammed into a semi truck with our van, we've had all sorts of different, long drives. It's just more of an adventure when you're touring in a van around the U.S. This whole touring cycle with Machine Head has been an adventure for sure.
Is this the first tour that you've been away from your infant daughter?
It's the third.
Is it getting any easier to be away from your daughter?
I think my wife and I have a pretty good grasp on the teamwork it takes to balance leaving and staying. The thing that's interesting is that Darkest Hour has toured so much over the past 15 years. We've toured so much that I think you're going to see us not playing as many shows in America, but we'll be making it matter when we do — because yeah, everybody is getting a little bit older, the band is a little bit older. The band is a lot more refined too, so it's definitely more of an event now when we play. I cherish that because there's something special and different about that now.
I think most musicians, when they go to college, sort of dream about one day dropping out. That's the goal – to go to college and drop out …
That's the goal? To go to college and drop out? [Laughs]
Well that was my goal. But you finished college even when the band was already signed.
We had signed to Victory Records and I was in college when we did the 'So Sedated, So Secure' record. Then the summer that I graduated was the summer we started touring full-time and really going at it.
What did you major in?
Social Work. It was a five-year program, which is accredited so you can get your Masters in six years. George Mason University, where I went, is a super cool school. They've got a really good Social Work program, so it was definitely valuable. It definitely shaped who I was as a musician even though the entire time I was there the only thing I wanted to do was not be there.
Do you think if Darkest Hour ever decide to call it a day, you would get into some sort of social work?
I don't know. I think when you start working with people's lives you need to be very focused at it. Not only dedicated, but very focused with doing it. I just enjoy the path I'm on right now and I'm not sure if I'll be in a place where I can focus on that — what it takes to be a really good social worker. There's a lot of time left in my life hopefully, so we'll see. There is some social work that happens here behind the scenes. [Laughs]
Tell us about this writing project you're doing with Filipino music magazine 'Pulp.'
Our friend Vernon Go is the head editor and is also a promoter who has taken us over there. He contacted me about doing a monthly column in there just talking about the crazy s–t that happens on tour. I've been lending him some really good stories just because it's really funny to chronicle this weird s–t that's happened. I've given him our best stories for sure.
Could you ever see yourself becoming a professional writer?
Oh, I don't think so. I can't spell. [Laughs] I'd like to stay a professional musician, so I would like to not change professions, you know?
You do a ton of stuff. You play with other bands, you produce, you compose for TV, you write. Is there a creative balance there that's necessary to keep Darkest Hour going?
I think if you want to have a well-rounded life when you're living in this band fantasy world, you need to focus on other things so you don't become one-dimensional. When people do become one-dimensional, they become hard to be around and they end up hating the thing that makes them one-dimensional. So I think having a creative life is about not depending on one thing, so that you act desperately. When you depend on something, you do things out of desperation sometimes if it's the only thing you're depending on.
Those things help me think a little more clearly about what my long-term goals are. If you want to make money you can go out and do a lot more awesome things and make a lot more money a lot faster. If you want to get famous, you can do that a lot of other easy ways too. You need to have the right goals to be able to look at them long-term.
Darkest Hour recently finished their North American tour with Machine Head and the band's seventh studio album 'The Human Romance' is available at music stories everywhere.


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I'm a low-dimensional topologist specializing in the topology of smooth and symplectic 4-manifolds, using Lefschetz fibrations and tools from Heegaard Floer homology and gauge theory. I arrived here at Virginia in the fall of 2006.
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My current work is focused on the study of smooth 3- and 4-dimensional manifolds, and contact and symplectic structures on them. Central tools are Lefschetz fibrations, Heegaard Floer homology and the associated invariants of 4-manifolds, gauge theory, and techniques from symplectic topology and geometry.
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Seoul, Korea (South), 2012/06/25 - Fingerprint Cards (FPC) and CrucialTec have signed another Joint Development & Production Agreement for an enhanced new asic that will target mobile phones as well as numerous other consumer products.
FPC will, under the new Agreement, develop the new asic, that will address and target completely virgin segments and markets for FPC. CrucialTec will integrate the new FPC asic into Crucialtec's new modules, which will be targeted to various customer products like mobile device, digital cameras and remote controller as well and targeting on potential market size that may have several tens of millions units starting early 2013.
This new cooperation is an extension of the already successful cooperation between the two companies. In May 2012, the companies announced a cooperation around Biometric Track Pads (BTP), where FPCs leading swipe silicon technology has been combined with CrucialTecs leading experience in development, production and sales of Track Pads to Tier 1 mobile phone manufacturers.
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We are glad to expand the collaboration with FPC again in this new product category. Since our initial collaboration in Biometric Track Pad solution has begun, two companies have seen, in our partnership, pleasing our customers with valuable product. With this new engagement, both companies will be able to expand feasible market size to a great extent and bring another big milestone in our business history.
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We are proud and pleased to announce that we have entered into this second Joint Development and Production Agreement with CrucialTec. This shows that our cooperation regarding the already announced Biometric Track Pad has been very fruitful and is yet another recognition of FPCs world-leading asic and biometric technology. We are very pleased with the cooperation with CrucialTec and are extremely impressed with how fast they can bring our silicon into customized products for Tier 1 mobile phone manufacturers.
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Crucialtec is total input solution provider who provides Mobile Track Pad(MTP), module packaging and one layer TSP solution with controlling IC(Matrix Switching TSP). The company has launched the world first MTP called Optical Trackpad in year 2006 and has supplied it to world leading mobile makers, with accumulated number of 200 million devices. Today the company holds market share of 95% supplying products to Korea based global customers, and leading mobile makers worldwide such as RIM, Motorola, Sony, HTC, Sharp and many other mobile phone makers.
By introducing BTP recently, Crucialtec adds more variety in the product line-up of MTP category.
In non Trackpad line-up, the company holds worlds only flash module solution for mobile camera module which enhances light efficiency to provide better picture quality. In year 2011, Crucialtec has reshaped the business model to include touch panel business after introduction of Matrix Switching Touch Screen Panel(MS-TSP) & controlling IC which is known to provide competitiveness in production cost, manufacturing process as well as leading edge technology which is unique from any other existing TSP solutions
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Fingerprint Cards AB (fingerprints.com) markets, develops and produces biometric components and technologies that through the analysis and matching of an individuals unique fingerprint verify the persons identity. The technology consists of biometric sensors, processors, algorithms and modules that can be used separately or in combination with each other. The competitive advantages offered by the FPCs technology include unique image quality, extreme robustness, low power consumption and complete biometric systems. With these advantages and the ability to achieve extremely low manufacturing costs, the technology can be implemented in volume products such as smart cards and mobile phones, where extremely rigorous demands are placed on such characteristics. The companys technology can also be used in IT and Internet security, access control, etc.
Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC) is listed on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm (FING B) and has its head office in Gothenburg.
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Performance Network Announces 30th Anniversary Gala Lineup
The seven shows scheduled this season at Performance Network are just the last in a long line of plays and musicals staged at Ann Arbor's professional theatre, now celebrating its 30th Anniversary Season. To mark this milestone, PNT is holding an inspiring Anniversary Gala, entitled "Home Grown, World Class," which will showcase the plays, musicals, and talents featured over the past 30 years, from the early 80's "Waiting for Godot" to 2010's 'The Drowsy Chaperone." This fund raising event will be held on Saturday March 24th at 6pm at Kensington Court Hotel. Tickets are still available and will be sold through March 16.
Emceed by Scott Crownover, star of "The Drowsy Chaperone," the evening will feature a humorous musical montage telling the story of the theatre's history. Written by Executive Director Carla Milarch, the cabaret-style show will feature musical performances by Cheryl Dawdy, best known as one-third of the Chenille Sisters ; Broadway performer, Naz Edwards; and theatre favorites Phil Powers, Brian Thibault, BJ Love, Tobin Hissong, Jennifer Joy, Mark Hammell, Linda Rabin Hammell and Artistic Director, David Wolber.
Audiences will recognize tunes from "She Loves Me," "Little Shop of Horrors," "The Three Penny Opera," "The Fantasticks," and "Man of La Mancha," BUT -- with a bit of a twist.
Also joining the theatre for the evening will be PNT founding members Jim Moran and David Bernstein, coming together after 30 years to perform a scene from "Waiting for Godot," one of the first shows ever seen at Performance Network.
In addition to the evening's entertainment, the 30th Anniversary Gala will include a seated dinner, live and silent auctions, and the Angel of the Arts Awards presentations to Bob and Marina Whitman, underwriters of such productions as "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "The Seafarer," as well as actor/writer/director Malcolm Tulip, a familiar face to many Network audiences.
Individual tickets for the event are $125 and available until March 16. Tickets can be purchased through the box office at 734-663-0681, at 120 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, or www.performancenetwork.org.
Kensington Court is located at 610 Hilton Blvd., Ann Arbor, 48108.
Founded in 1981, Performance Network Theatre has grown from a fledgling company to Ann Arbor's only resident, professional theatre. The Network reaches 40,000 theatre patrons and children each year through the year-round Professional Series and the Children's Theatre Network. Performance Network also presents the Fireside Festival of New Works and a series of classes on theatre-related topics. The Network provides uncompromising artistic leadership in the region and produces works that engage, challenge and inspire audiences and artists.


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Hi everyone
I got my botox done two weeks ago and i am regretting every bit of it.
The nurse said she is going to left some drooping on my jaw by putting some injection on two side of my jawline and also she said she can smooth the lines on two sides of my nose (bunny line) She put 2 units on each side of my nose and also 3 units on each side of my jaw line for jaw drooping. One side of my face is completely different from the other side. When I am laughing my lips on the left side goes up and on the right side the corner of my lower lip pulls down. I went back to her. She said one side of my face has stronger muscles than the other side and she has to put more units. So she again injected 1 ½ units on my jaw line where my lower lip pulls down. And 1 unit on the same side near my nose to smooth the lines on my right side.
The problem has been fixed a little bit but my lower lip on the right side sill pulls down on the corner when I am talking or laughing.. botox actually disfigured the lower part of my face. Also I have drooping on my upper lips bcoz of the botox on two sides of my nose. It is horrible. I don't want to talk to anyone bcoz one side of my mouth goes up and my lower lip on the other side pulls down. I know botox will take around 3 to 4 months to fade away, but can you guys pls tell me when the effect of botox will start getting softer.


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What is 'Financial Repression'
Financial repression is a term that describes measures by which governments channel funds to themselves as a form of debt reduction. This concept was introduced in 1973 by Stanford economists Edward S. Shaw and Ronald I. McKinnon. Financial repression can include such measures as directed lending to the government, caps on interest rates, regulation of capital movement between countries and a tighter association between government and banks. The term was initially used in response to the emerging market financial systems during the 1960s, '70s and '80s.
BREAKING DOWN 'Financial Repression'
In 2011, economists Carmen M. Reinhart and M. Belen Sbrancia hypothesized in a National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper entitled "The Liquidation of Government Debt" that governments could return to financial repression to deal with debt following the 2008 economic crisis.
Reinhart and Sbrancia indicate that financial repression features:
- Caps or ceilings on interest rates
- Government ownership or control of domestic banks and financial institutions
- Creation or maintenance of a captive domestic market for government debt
- Restrictions on entry to the financial industry
- Directing credit to certain industries


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Design Group Facility Solutions, Commerce, CA, US, Project Architect
Justin is a project architect whose responsibilities include building design, project coordination, contract drawing set production, specifications, and building department approval.
Barth Architects, Anaheim, CA, US, Principal Architect
Justin owned and operated a full service architectural firm providing commercial health care, senior care, and industrial design.
Mark J. Paone, Orange, CA, US, Staff Architect
Duties included CAD drawing production, building and planning department corrections, product research, construction details, and building code analysis.
MJB Architect, Inc, Anaheim, CA, US, Project Leader
Architectural design and management of large construction projects and coordinate information, specifications, and drawings among engineers, municipal authorities, contractors/subcontractors, and clients. Overseeing submittals to local, state and federal review personnel including planning departments, building departments, city council reviews, OSHPD, fire & environmental authorities. Maintain timelines for project development and construction while isolating critical paths. Estimate and update project budgets and construction costs. Research building codes, construction materials, new products and techniques.
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, US, BArch, Environmental Design
I enrolled as an Architecture major with an emphasis in computer applications directly after attending Servite High School in Anaheim, CA.
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Classic Residence by Hyatt at La Jolla Village - La Jolla, California
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Peter Bugden knows just how important it is to maintain strong employee morale, so it irked him to no end when he saw people crossing the street to avoid his workers. The owner of a Nutri-Lawn franchise in Halifax, Nova Scotia said these harsh incidents led employees to feel like pariahs, and productivity suffered as a result.
When the incidents occurred, a pesticide ban had just been passed in the municipality of Halifax. Nutri-Lawn had stopped using pesticides for spot treating weeds as soon as the ban became law, yet in the case of pesticides, Bugden said, perception is reality.
"The perception of lawn care companies in our area was low, even though we didn't use pesticides anymore," he said. "The guys felt bad about what they were doing."
Yet over time, Bugden addressed the problem of low employee morale by hiring new workers who were able to cope with the pesticide ban, teaching his employees about new products that were permitted, and helping workers to better educate customers.
"We tried our best to make it a fun place to work and make them feel good about themselves," said Bugden. "We used it as an opportunity, and as a result, our employees started feeling better about their work and their customers."
Bugden cited the example of a new employee who started working at Nutri-Lawn in 2008. He recently surpassed $1 million in production and sales with the company, and this spring Nutri-Lawn threw a celebration to mark his contributions to the company.
"We've been fairly successful at minimizing turnover, and now I've got a great manager here," he said. "My philosophy is, 'Give the customer more than they expect, and do it with a smile.'"


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Telus Studio Theatre is within the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, situated at the western tip of Vancouver's Point Grey Peninsula, on the University of British Columbia (UBC) campus. The Centre, which opened in 1997, also features the Chan Shun Concert Hall and the Royal Bank Cinema, a film screening/lecture room.
The Telus is a flexible theater with ability to seat between 160 and 275 people, in various configurations. Designed as an experimental, empty "black box," Telus Studio Theatre accommodates several stage arrangements that can be adjusted to meet specific production needs. The arrangements fall into two primary set ups - end stage and thrust stage - yet each features several variation options. A theatre trap system allows stage access within any and all configurations. Seating is arranged on three levels of 12 towers, which are most often placed in a horseshoe shape. Telus Studio Theatre is equipped with a catwalk system for lighting and rigging access. The venue's shared dressing rooms can support up to 32 people.
Due to its unique features, the innovative space is an attractive venue for avant-garde and classical drama productions, as well as small music ensembles looking for an intimate space.
Artec provided Design and Planning services covering Auditorium Acoustics Design, Specialized Performance Equipment Systems (sound & communication systems) design and Background Noise and Vibration Control consulting for the project. The architect for the Chan Centre was Bing Thom Architects.


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- About the Book
- A Short Course
- Answering the Critics
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'Shari'a and Violence in American Mosques'
by Mordechai Kedar and David Yerushalmi
A random survey of 100 representative mosques in the U.S. was conducted to measure the correlation between Sharia adherence and dogma calling for violence against non-believers. Of the 100 mosques surveyed, 51% had texts on site rated as severely advocating violence; 30% had texts rated as moderately advocating violence; and 19% had no violent texts at all. Mosques that presented as Sharia adherent were more likely to feature violence-positive texts on site than were their non-Sharia-adherent counterparts. In 84.5% of the mosques, the imam recommended studying violence-positive texts. The leadership at Sharia-adherent mosques was more likely to recommend that a worshipper study violence-positive texts than leadership at non-Sharia-adherent mosques. Fifty-eight percent of the mosques invited guest imams known to promote violent jihad. The leadership of mosques that featured violence-positive literature was more likely to invite guest imams who were known to promote violent jihad than was the leadership of mosques that did not feature violence-positive literature on mosque premises.
Read 'Shari'a and Violence in American Mosques'
by Mordechai Kedar and David Yerushalmi
Middle East Quarterly, Summer 2011
A Short Course on Shariah & the Muslim Brotherhood
- 1. What Is Shariah?
- 2. How Does Shariah Define Jihad?
- 3. 'Civilization Jihad' – the Muslim Brotherhood's Potent Weapon
- 4. True Lies – the Paradox of Debating Shariah
- 5. Taqiyya – A Concept of Deceit that Security Professionals Must Know
- 6. Slander – How it is Used and Abused Under Shariah
- 7. How Shariah 'Blasphemy' Laws are Being Imposed On Us
- 8. What is the Muslim Brotherhood and How Does it Operate?
- 9. Genesis of the Muslim Brotherhood
- 10. Movement of the Muslim Brotherhood into the West
- 11. The Muslim Brotherhood's Westward Infiltration
- 12. The Muslim Brotherhood in America
- 13. The Holy Land Trial: On the Trail of the Muslim Brotherhood
- 14. The Muslim Brotherhood's 'Strategic Plan'
- 15. Penetration of the US Government: A Case Study
- 16. Mapping the Muslim Brotherhood in America
- 17. Who's Who in the American Muslim Brotherhood


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Do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe in Jesus?
Yes. We believe in Jesus, who said: "
I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6) We have faith that Jesus came to earth from heaven and gave his perfect human life as a ransom sacrifice. (Matthew 20:28) His death and resurrection make it possible for those exercising faith in him to gain everlasting life. (John 3:16) We also believe that Jesus is now ruling as King of God's heavenly Kingdom, which will soon bring peace to the entire earth. (Revelation 11:15) However, we take Jesus at his word when he said: "
The Father is greater than I am." (John 14:28) So we do not worship Jesus, as we do not believe that he is Almighty God.
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Who Is Jesus Christ?
Learn why Jesus died, what the ransom is, and what Jesus is doing now.
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The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Chicago White Sox 3-1 to earn a series sweep and improve to a season high 9 games over .500 at 49-40. The Chicago White Sox lost their 9th game in 11 days and fall to 34-51 on the year.
David Price (3-4, 4.18 ERA) tossed the Rays first complete game of the year and the first since James Shields final start against the Orioles in Game #161 last season (October 2, 2012 vs Baltimore). He allowed 8 hits (7 singles), 1R/1ER on a home run by Josh Phegley, striking out 5, and walking 0. He was once again pitch efficient needing only 98 pitches, 72 for strikes, and threw a first pitch strike to 22 of 33 hitters he faced.
His velocity was slightly down compared to his last start against the Astros. According to Brooksbaseball.net he threw 46 two-seam fastballs at an average velocity of 93.97 with a maximum of 96.42. In his start against the Astros he threw 26 two-seam fastballs at an average velocity of 95.68 with a maximum of 97.26.
Jose Molina said the difference between the start in Houston and his start today was command. "The one in Houston was more, he hit the spot better, today he missed some at crucial times, but hey most of the time he was good."
The key to his performance today was his command of the strike zone. Maddon said, "He pounded the strike zone. Zero walks…maybe he did not have the same sharpness on the outside edge, maybe not. But really good stuff. Got stronger as the game progressed."
For the 8th game in a row the Rays played error free baseball and have only committed one error in their last 13 games. The defense behind him did not go overlooked by David Price, "Just like five days ago, having that defense out there and having the offense-getting that one run in first makes my job a lot easier to just go out there and make my pitches." Shortstop Yunel Escobar continues to shine at shortstop playing in his 45th straight errorless game at shortstop just 7 games behind the franchise leader Chris Gomez 52 game streak back in 2002.
A big part of jumping out to early leads has been the play of Desmond Jennings since returning to the leadoff spot. In the 7 games since returning to the top spot in the lineup Jennings has hit .414 (12 for 29) with 9 runs scored, 5 RBI, 5 walks, and 4 stolen bases. After the game Joe Maddon said "Desmond has just been doing that. Desmond has been really working that leadoff rle extremely well. Not only hitting the ball, but his at bats-he's been drawing some walks, he's been working deep counts, he's getting on base again more often which means more stolen bases andm ore havoc. It's all about him."
The lead was extended to 2-0 in the bottom of the 5th on rally that started with 2-out and nobody on base. Yunel Escobar singled, moved to second on a walk to Desmond Jennings, and came in to score on a broken bat single past a diving 3rd basemen.
Josh Phegley delivered his first career home run, a 2-out solo shot, in the top of the 6th to cut the Rays lead in half.
The Rays added an insurance run in the bottom half of the 7th to extend the lad to 3-1. Luke Scott led the inning off with a triple off the top of the wall in right and came in to score on a sacrifice fly by Jose Molina.
James Loney went 0 for 3 on the afternoon and sees his 16 game hitting streak come to an end. His hit streak tie Evan Longoria for the longest streak by a Rays player in 2013 (May 6 through 22nd). The team record belongs to Jason Bartlett at 19 games in 2009.
John Danks (2-6, 4.21 ERA) took the loss for the White Sox.


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OTTAWA (Jul. 10)
A special Parliamentary committee recommended today amendment of the Civil Service Act that would limit the right of the Civil Service Commission to fix qualifications for government jobs so as to prevent establishment of racial or religious qualifications.
The section setting out the Commission's authority to fix qualifications will be amended according to the committee recommendation, to include the proviso that "in so doing, the Commission shall not discriminate against any person by reason of race, national origin, color or religion."
The amendment, proposed to the committee by the Canadian Jewish Congress, was made necessary by the fact that the Federal Fair Employment Practices Act was not binding on the Crown.


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The Android security model is based in part on the concept of application sandboxes. Each application runs in its own sandbox. Prior to Android 4.3, these sandboxes were defined by the creation of a unique Linux UID for each application at time of installation. Starting with Android 4.3, Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is used to further define the boundaries of the Android application sandbox.
As part of the Android security model, Android uses SELinux to enforce mandatory access control (MAC) over all processes, even processes running with root/superuser privileges (a.k.a. Linux capabilities). SELinux enhances Android security by confining privileged processes and automating security policy creation.
Contributions to it have been made by a number of companies and organizations; all Android code and contributors are publicly available for review on android.googlesource.com. With SELinux, Android can better protect and confine system services, control access to application data and system logs, reduce the effects of malicious software, and protect users from potential flaws in code on mobile devices.
Android includes SELinux in enforcing mode and a
corresponding security policy that works by default across the Android Open Source Project. In
enforcing mode, illegitimate actions are prevented and all attempted violations
are logged by the kernel to
dmesg and
logcat. Android
device manufacturers should gather information about errors so they may
refine their software and SELinux policies before enforcing them.
SELinux operates on the ethos of default denial. Anything that is not explicitly allowed is denied. SELinux can operate in one of two global modes: permissive mode, in which permission denials are logged but not enforced, and enforcing mode, in which denials are both logged and enforced. SELinux also supports a per-domain permissive mode in which specific domains (processes) can be made permissive while placing the rest of the system in global enforcing mode. A domain is simply a label identifying a process or set of processes in the security policy, where all processes labeled with the same domain are treated identically by the security policy. Per-domain permissive mode enables incremental application of SELinux to an ever-increasing portion of the system. Per-domain permissive mode also enables policy development for new services while keeping the rest of the system enforcing.
In the Android 5.0 (L) release, Android moves to full enforcement of
SELinux. This builds upon the permissive release of 4.3 and the partial
enforcement of 4.4. In short, Android is shifting from enforcement on a
limited set of crucial domains (
vold and
zygote) to everything (more than 60
domains). This means manufacturers will have to better understand and scale
their SELinux implementations to provide compatible devices. Understand
- Everything is in enforcing mode in the 5.0 release
- No processes other than
initshould run in the
- Any generic denial (for a block_device, socket_device, default_service, etc.) indicates that device needs a special domain
Supporting documentation
See the documentation below for details on constructing useful policies:
https://events.linuxfoundation.org/sites/events/files/slides/ abs2014_seforandroid_smalley.pdf
https://www.nsa.gov/resources/everyone/digital-media-center/publications/ research-papers/assets/files/ implementing-selinux-as-linux-security-module-report.pdf
https://www.nsa.gov/resources/everyone/digital-media-center/publications/ research-papers/assets/files/configuring-selinux-policy-report.pdf


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A joint venture from BrickArms and Omni Consumer Products, the Auto-9 is truly the future of law enforcement sidearms. Staggeringly powerful, the Auto-9 is the perfect selection to bring in the criminals, dead or alive.
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