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Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have announced a combined pledge of up to $20 million in support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, the largest commitment to date to address needs created by the devastating storm, which dumped trillions of gallons of water on southeastern Texas and parts of coastal Louisiana over the past week and caused catastrophic flooding in and around Houston.
The commitment by the country's largest retailer includes $10 million in support of American Red Cross shelters and $2 million in support of the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund at the Greater Houston Community Foundation (GHCF). As part of a customer-facing campaign, Walmart also will match customer contributions two-for-one with cash and product donations of up to $10 million. The company's initial focus will be on making sure that mega-shelters in the region are able to meet the demand for basic items such as water, infant formula, diapers, underwear, and personal hygiene products. And, with an eye to making shelters more comfortable for the thousands who may need them for the foreseeable future, the company also will provide items such as TVs, DVDs, games, and stuffed animals for children, as well as healthy snacks, including fresh fruit.
As of 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, an analysis by Foundation Center had identified pledges and commitments, primarily from corporations and their foundations, totaling nearly $120.8 million for relief and recovery efforts in the region, including fifty-five gifts of at least $1 million. The the majority of the largest corporate pledges and commitments were directed to the American Red Cross, with groups like the Salvation Army, the United Way of Greater Houston, and GHCF also receiving multiple six- and seven-figure commitments.
"In the midst of the worst storm this region has ever seen, it is wonderful to see corporate partners such as Walmart step up and help Houstonians," said Houston mayor Sylvester Turner. "We are rebuilding, and with these funds we will be able to help Houstonians return to normality."


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hat do you think of when you hear the term non-traditional student?
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At the end of August, we were invited to come to Hamburg to attend the press meeting of Olympus. During this European meeting, Olympus introduced their latest compact digital cameras, together with a preview of the new Olympus digital SLR camera: the Olympus E-400. During the press conference, there was a thick queue of four rows of journalists all trying to catch a glimpse of a trio of E400s; making it impossible to get a proper impression of this FourThirds DSLR. Therefore, we are grateful to Olympus for providing us with a pre-production model, so that we can share an extensive first impression with you. Olympus did not yet reveal the retail price at the press meeting, but it will surely be a very competitive price!
Olympus E400 - Compact SLR camera
To get down to business: the Olympus E-400 is small, super small even, and combined with its weight of merely 380 grams for the housing, this ensures the new Olympus E-400 is the smallest and most light-weight digital SLR camera in the world. It is the FourThirds system in particular that enables Olympus to keep the Olympus E400 this compact. Several years ago, Olympus already predicted that this size would indeed be realistic, but to actually see and experience the compact and light-weight end result remains remarkable.
Olympus E-400 - Supersonic Wave Filter
The Olympus E-400 is a camera thats exceptionally easy to use. Its ultra-compact dimensions and low weight give E-400 users the freedom to take professional quality photos wherever they wish. Yet despite its modest proportions, the E-400 is packed with 10.0 million pixels worth of image resolution and a treasure-trove of other high tech features. As with all E-System cameras, the E-400 is protected by a Supersonic Wave Filter. This unique Olympus technology prevents dust and dirt from sticking to the CCD and spoiling photos. And being Four Thirds Standard-compatible, the E-400 gives the photographer practically unlimited flexibility with a complete system of lenses and other accessories.
Olympus E-400 DSLR camera - 31 Shooting modes
Suitable for use on virtually any occasion, the E-400 is equipped with a great balance of manual control for creativity and automatic options for ease of use. A total of 31 special shooting modes have been included for completely automatic operation in situations as diverse as Fireworks, Landscapes, Macro, and Sunsets. A variety of colour modes are also on hand, as are special Black&White filters that can be applied to photos to improve black and white portraits and landscapes.
Olympus E400 SLR camera preview
With the introduction of the Olympus E-400, Olympus prove to have a quick and fitting answer to the 10 Megapixel power of their rivals. Lately we have seen the rapid rise of a new Megapixel segment, which promises fierce competition over a large group of potential users. Nikon have their D80, Sony the DSLR A100, Canon have the EOS 400D, and soon we will also see others, such as Pentax and Samsung, follow suit, and -together with the Olympus E400- claim the much desired market share. The digital SLR market truly is developing, which is very positive progress indeed for the digital photography market. The following preview will give you more in-depth information about the new Olympus E-400 SLR camera, including a comparison chart and a product gallery.


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IKEA is now selling solar systems, no Allen key required
So far the panels and batteries are only offered in the UK but it might spread to sunnier North American climes.
Watch out, Elon Musk! Tesla's subsidiary SolarCity recently changed its marketing to what Bloomberg calls "the Apple Store Strategy" of upscale stores in shopping malls and high traffic areas, but soon might have to compete against the master of marketing, IKEA.
So far IKEA is only offering solar in the UK, and you can't just drive to a store and pick up a system in a box like a Billy Bookcase; it's a joint venture with Solarcentury, a UK supplier and installer of solar panels. But they are giving it the IKEA touch, saying "At IKEA, we believe in simplicity." In fact, what they are doing isn't much different than what anyone else does:
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It's also not really IKEA that is delivering the product:
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And why are they doing it?
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To help tackle climate change, we want our operations to become energy independent. One of our goals is to produce as much renewable energy as we consume by 2020. We have already installed over 700,000 solar panels on our stores and buildings and we feel it's a natural step to give our customers the opportunity to do the same
Is this a big deal?
Yes and no. IKEA isn't really getting into the solar business, they are sending prospects to Solarcentury. But again, look at what Tesla has done since acquiring SolarCity; it got rid of all the door to door salespeople and started selling to the walk-in crowds in Tesla stores. According to Bloomberg, "Initial trials found the new strategy was 50 to 100 percent more effective than at the best non-Tesla locations selling SolarCity products." It's all about the halo effect. Despite all of the jokes, IKEA is admired and trusted and wow, do they know how to move product. There will be a halo effect here too; this will sell a lot of solar.
We will probably see this happen in North America soon, where IKEA teams up with an American supplier and installer. And who knows, it might even be Solarcity and Tesla; if it is anyone else, it will give Tesla a serious run for their money.


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Then we looked at the "Why?" Why did God speak His word to us? We saw number one was so that we may know Him. Every single person who ever lives knows that there is something or someone greater than themselves—but they may not know God specifically. They may build statues and temples to honor the one they think is the Creator. But in order for us to know God, then He needed to speak His word to us so we could know Him and obey Him. And also that we may know Jesus Christ, and we may know that we have eternal life in Him. So, with all that out of the way, let's continue by looking at "What?"
What books do we have to show us God and to show us how to find eternal life in Christ? Before we do that, however, I want to take a moment and look at what books have been left out. And why? A word we're going to talk about real quick is the term "Apocrypha." The word literally means, "hidden" or "concealed." If you go into a Catholic Church, or many Episcopal churches—they're actually kinda joined at the hip; Episcopals are really just Catholics who can be gay and can get divorced—you will find that their Bibles have about 80 books in them, whereas a Baptist or Methodist or Pentecostal church will only have 66. Which one is correct? The one with 66. There are 15 books in the Apocrypha. Books like 1st and 2nd Macabees, Judith and Tobit and Esdras.
Why are these books not in Protestant Bibles? Or, rather, why are they in Catholic Bibles? They are in Catholic Bibles because without them Roman Catholicism would not have a lot of their beliefs. Salvation by works comes from Tobit 4:11—"For alms deliver from all sin, and from death, and will not suffer the soul to go into darkness." 2nd Macabees 12:43—And making a gathering, he sent twelve thousand drachmas of silver to Jerusalem for sacrifice to be offered for the sins of the dead, thinking well and religiously concerning the resurrection.
Ever hear the word "Purgatory?" This is where the Papists developed their system called "indulgences." Send us your money, and grandpa gets a hundred years knocked off of his time in Purgatory. Johann Tetzel, the famous Roman priest who went around Wittenburg selling indulgences--the action that led Martin Luther to nail his 95 Theses to the door at Castle Chruch (not, as many people believe, to split from Catholicism, but rather to reform it)--Tetzel is famous for making this sales pitch--
"As soon as a coin in the coffer rings
the soul from purgatory springs."
Some more errors in the Apocrypha:
- Judith 1:5—Now in the twelfth year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of the Assyrians, who reigned in Nineveh the great city, fought against Arphaxad and overcame him. Nebuchadnezzar was not the king of the Assyrians, he was the king of the Babylonians.
- Baruch 6:2—"And when you are come into Babylon, you shall be there many years, and for a long time, even to seven generations: and after that I will bring you away from thence with peace." Baruch 6:2 says the Jews would serve in Babylon for seven generations where Jeremiah 25:11 says it was for 70 years. Jeremiah 25:11--"And this whole land shall be a desolation and a horror, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years."
And as I mentioned before, it's not a narrative story. It's not something that was written to entertain us. It was written so that we may know God. Some people will ask, "Well, why isn't it easier to understand?" Because God knows how our minds work. If it was too easy, we would read it once, put it down, and probably never pick it up again. You read a comic book, maybe a couple times, then out it goes. The reason the Bible—it's not really hard to understand, but you do have to study.
2nd Timothy 2:15—Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. God made this word in a way that we would have to number one, seek Him and His wisdom to understand. Because He wants His children to know that He is willing to give us whatever we need. But also, He spoke it so that we would set time aside to study it, to not just rush through it. That's why it's called the HOLY Bible. That word "holy" means "set apart." We are to "set apart" time to study this book that is "set apart" from all other books.
The word "Scripture" is used 53 times in the New Testament. When you see that word in the New Testament, keep in mind that until the New Testament was written, the only Scripture people had was the Old Testament. There's a reason Jesus did not quote from 2nd Peter. It hadn't been written yet. In fact, one of the verses I used last week, 2nd Timothy 3:15—from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. The only Scripture Timothy had was the Old Testament. So, in all actuality, read the Old Testament and find salvation through Christ. The Romish contention that "Sola Scriptura is not a concept found in Scripture" is asinine. The idea comes from Scripture itself--they just don't want to admit it. So, that's the "What?"
The "Where" and "When" we really need to look at together. Where and when were the books of the Bible written? If you ever had a paper to write for school. Your history teacher said, "Your assignment is to write a 5-page paper on Ben Franklin" you could probably knock it out in your room in an hour. But books of the Bible are quite a bit different from a 5th-grade book report. The events they record, the ideas they express, didn't just happen all at once. You pick up the paper and they have four or five stories on the same event. A warehouse fire, or the election. But some of the books of the Bible books contain, literally, a history that covers hundreds of years.
And as I mentioned earlier, they are not all arranged chronologically. If you go through your Bible, you will find that some books are placed before others, even though the events of the second took place before or at the same time as the first. The first book you find would be Genesis. However, many scholars believe that the book of Job was actually written before Genesis. Micah wrote at the same time as Isaiah. The same is true for the New Testament.
That said, it is truly amazing that we have the Bible we have, because the different parts were written over thousands of years in places thousands of miles apart. Of course, most of the Old Testament was written in Israel, whether in the desert, or in Jerusalem. But one thing we need to keep in mind is Israel did not always live in peace with its neighbors--or even with each other. What you see going on in the Middle East right now is about 5000 years old. Twice the nation of Israel was taken captive. Once into Babylonia, modern-day Iraq. And once into Assyria. Not Syria, but Assyria. A nation that does not exist anymore, but they literally bordered Babylonia. It was kinda like Minneapolis/St. Paul. They didn't like each other. But they didn't like the Jews even more. For many years, Israel was divided into two kingdoms, Israel and Judah. So there were times when Israel was threatened with being wiped out. The book of Esther tells about one such instance. The book of Daniel was written during one of these captivities. The books of Jeremiah and Joel also; Nehemiah, Ezra.
The fact that these books have survived these thousands of years, shows that what we have today is truly a work of God. And the same is true for the New Testament. We are reading through Philippians. Philippians was written to a church in a city controlled by Rome, which spent about a couple, three hundred years doing everything it could to destroy the church. if you were found to be a Christian—one who worshipped Jesus Christ as Lord—you could either confess, renounce Christ, and be spared. Or you could be killed in some of the most horrific ways imaginable. Yet the church grew, and it grew very quickly as a matter of fact. And the writings of men like Paul and Peter and James and Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, survived. And when you look at the Old and the New Testament, being written in such widely scattered places, and by about 40 different authors—some were farmers, some were prophets to kings, some were kings, some were fishermen, and some were tentmakers. And yet everything they wrote, all their words, all their writings, all pointed to one supreme truth—Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Now, some people might say, "Well, we don't have the original writings of Moses and Isaiah and Matthew Mark Luke John. So how do you know that what we have here is actually what they wrote?" I'm glad you asked. When copies were made of the Scriptures—well, for one thing, did they have scanners and fax machines, and copiers? You may remember that old Xerox™ commercial with the monk in a monastery, and the priest asks him to make 5000 copies of this book, and he sneaks into an office and runs them through a Xerox™ machine. Eh, not so much.
For the Old Testament, the process of copying was remarkable. It was very strict, very precise, you didn't just, "Well, that's a whole lot of words, is there an easier way to write that? Maybe I coould leave out a few words so it's not so hard to understand." Today we have the Living Bible and the NLT, the CEV, and one dreadful one called "The Message." These are "paraphrases." They convey the meaning of the Scripture, but it's not a word-for-word translation. Jewish scribes did not paraphrase. I found an article that details what the Jewish scribes had to go through when making copies of the Scriptures:
1. They could only use clean animal skins, both to write on, and even to bind manuscripts.
2. Each column of writing could have no less than forty-eight, and no more than sixty lines.
3. The ink must be black, and of a special recipe.
4. They must verbalize each word aloud while they were writing.
5. They must wipe the pen and wash their entire bodies before writing the word "YHVH," every time they wrote it.
6. There must be a review within thirty days, and if as many as three pages required corrections, the entire manuscript had to be redone.
7. The letters, words, and paragraphs had to be counted, and the document became invalid if two letters touched each other. The middle paragraph, word and letter must correspond to those of the original document.
8. The documents could be stored only in sacred places (synagogues, etc).
9. As no document containing God's Word could be destroyed, they were stored, or buried, in a genizah - a Hebrew term meaning "hiding place." These were usually kept in a synagogue or sometimes in a Jewish cemetery.
It was a whole lot different than popping a quarter into a copying machine and spitting out 100 copies. Now, someone may say, "Yeah, that's nice, but after Christ, they went back and changed the Old Testament to match what the New Testament said." Not so fast there Hoss.
About 1947, a young boy was wandering out in the Qumran area of Judea, in Israel. He had lost the sheep or the goat or whatever animal it was that he was supposed to have been watching. so he's wandering around, calling out for it. He's frusrated, he picks up a stone, tosses it into a cave, and hears something shatter. Sounded like a clay pot. Well, come to find out, it wasn't just "a" cave. It was a system of 11 caves, and there were many, many, clay jars containing over 800 very old papyrus scrolls. Among these scrolls, they found fragments of every book in our Old Testament, except for Esther. The contents of these scrolls were published between the years 1950-1956. And since these scrolls were found near the Dead Sea, what do you suppose they called them? Hey, you guessed it! These were the "Dead Sea Scrolls."
Why are the Dead Sea Scrolls important? It is because they were found to have been written about 200 BC. 200 years before the birth of Christ. And one of the scrolls is of particular importance—they found 22 copies of the scroll of Isaiah. The entire book, all 66 chapters! Well, they didn't have chapters back then but you know what I mean. Isaiah wrote more prophecies about Christ than anyone other than probably King David. Much of the book of Isaiah is made up of prophecies about the Messiah. Isaiah 9:6 and Isaiah 7:14 and Isaiah 53 are some of the clearest prophecies about Christ. If any part of the Old Testament could be accused of being changed to make it sound like it was talking about Christ, it would be Isaiah. Guess what? After examining these scrolls of Isaiah, they found that the only differences were in the spellings of a few words, and none of these variations affected the meaning of what was written. In other words, what we have today as the book of Isaiah is probably pretty doggone close to what was originally written.
Now, how did we get it into English? Well, it wasn't easy. The Roman Catholic system did not particularly care for people reading the Bible in their own language. Because if they did—well, the charge was, "People will teach heresies!" This coming from the mother of so many heresies. What they were actually afraid of was that people just might find that many of Rome's teachings could not be found in the Bible. So the Roman Catholic system was very intent on making sure that anyone who dared translate the Bible into English was to be made......um, dead. The first man to translate the Scriptures into English was a fellow named John Wycliffe in 1380. He did not have the Greek or Hebrew, so he had to translate using the Latin Vulgate. He survived, died a natural death, but Pope Martin V, being as kind and gracious a tyrant as any of the medieval popes, ordered Wycliffe's bones dug up, crushed, and thrown into the River Swift.
The first man to translate the Bible out of the original languages was a fellow named William Tyndale in 1525-1526. He was the first to make an English translation from the Greek and Hebrew. Anmd although he finished the work, he was betrayed to Rome by a man he thought to be a friend, was ordered by to be strangled while being burned at the stake (Boy, gotta love those popes!)
Then about 85 years later, a group of about 50 scholars was commissioned, and using Tyndale's Bible and Coverdale's Bible, the Geneva Bible, the Great Bible, and a couple other English translations, they finished this new translation of, quote, "The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments: translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's special command" for the man who had commissioned the work, and can you guess who is being referred to as "His Majesty?" You guessed it, a fellow named King James I of England, in 1611.
Then of course you got the Revised Version, the New Revised Version, the New King James, the American Standard, the New American Standard, and so many more. So there is a rough overview of the Bible, from God to us. Again I would refer you to my previous post on this subject for more resources on how we got our Bible. Next week, we're going to look at a thumbnail sketch of the apostle Paul, his life and why I keep talking about this guy so much.


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Master Rickson Gracie has had a very busy year with several trips to the US and abrod conducting his highly sought after seminars. Amongst his many stops were Abu Dhabi where he met with Sheik Tahnoon and Renzo Gracie. Shortly after Rickson was in England to help coach his son Kron in the ADCC. (read more)
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We are so excited for Darkly, Deeply, Beautifully, the fifth and final book in the Ceruleans series by Megan Tayte!
This cover is beautiful, and we can't wait to get our hands on the final installment in this incredible series.
Title: Darkly, Deeply, Beautifully (Ceruleans #5)
Author: Megan Tayte
Publisher: Heaven Afire
Expected Publication Date: February 16, 2016
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Author: Megan Tayte
Publisher: Heaven Afire
Expected Publication Date: February 16, 2016
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With her mother's life hanging in the balance, Scarlett is devastated – and done with being in the dark. She wants answers, all of them.
But when was her pursuit of the truth ever straightforward?
Pulling a single thread triggers a great unravelling. And each revelation will force Scarlett to rethink what she thought she knew about the Ceruleans, the Fallen, her family – herself.
All that came before was a mere prelude to this, the last journey. From London to Twycombe to Hollythwaite to Cerulea, Scarlett will be stalked by the ghosts of what has been, what may have been and what may come to pass. Until she reaches the place where it all began, and it all must end.
But in the final reckoning, none will survive unscathed. And some will not survive at all.
In this explosive conclusion to The Ceruleans series, all must be defined by their actions: sinner, saint… or something more beautiful entirely?
About the author:
Once upon a time a little girl told her grandmother that when she grew up she wanted to be a writer. Or a lollipop lady. Or a fairy princess fireman. 'Write, Megan,' her grandmother advised. So that's what she did. Thirty-odd years later, Megan writes the kinds of books she loves to read: young-adult paranormal romance fiction. Young adult, because it's the time of life that most embodies freedom and discovery and first love. Paranormal, because she's always believed that there are more things in heaven and on earth than are dreamt of in our philosophy. And romance, because she's a misty-eyed dreamer who lives for those 'life is so breathtakingly beautiful' moments. Megan grew up in the Royal County, a hop, skip and a (very long) jump from Windsor Castle, but these days she makes her home in Robin Hood's county, Nottingham. She lives with her husband, a proud Scot who occasionally kicks back in a kilt; her son, a budding artist with the soul of a paleontologist; and her baby daughter, a keen pan-and-spoon drummer who sings in her sleep. When she's not writing, you'll find her walking someplace green, reading by the fire, or creating carnage in the kitchen as she pursues her impossible dream: of baking something edible.
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San Francisco, CA 94103
The Pivotal offices are on Market Street between 3rd and 4th Streets, near the Powell and Montgomery BART stations. They are wheelchair accessible. Secure bike parking available inside.
Melanie Archer and Amy Chen
This workshop is intended to reach out to women who are new to Ruby and Rails. To register, you must identify as a woman. Men, you are welcome to come if you find a woman who wants to learn Ruby and Rails who will register and bring you as a guest.
In this workshop, we'll take you through building a complete web application using Ruby on Rails. By the end of the workshop, you'll have an application on the internet that connects to a database and reads and writes information. We'll meet up Install Fest day to install all of the software you need, and then spend workshop day learning and writing code.
Total programming novices, system administrators, developers in other languages, and folks who attended our previous workshops are all welcome. We'll have 5-7 different classes separated by experience level. Each participant needs to bring his or her own computer.
When you RSVP you'll be asked a few question about your operating system, level and type of programming experience, and whether you will require childcare. Childcare and private space for nursing or pumping is available -- just let us know.
We are looking for additional volunteers, both folks who know Ruby on Rails to TA and people who are willing to help with logistics. Please sign up here: http://www.meetup.com...
If you have questions or ideas for us, the best way to get in touch is to send a message to the organizers (Melanie Archer and Amy Chen).


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Directed by the incomparable Steven Spielberg, The Post is a drama about how the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, Katherine Graham (Meryl Streep) and editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) find themselves in a race against time to uncover major government secrets in the Pentagon Papers that spanned over three decades and four U.S. presidents. These pioneers in American publishing risk their reputations, their careers, and even their freedom, to ensure their readers learn the truth about what the United States has been hiding from the people, including baffling facts about the Vietnam War.
You might be surprised to find this is the first time this particular trio has worked together, but it's apparent why Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep were chosen for these roles. Their acting was on point, along with the chemistry they shared whenever they appear onscreen together. Whether it was how the script was written or how Spielberg chose to direct their scenes, I found it annoying how the two main characters were often forced to communicate by phone, even when their characters were in the midst of a crisis or a major decision.


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It's a while since I bought my Scarpa Infinity GTX boots, one pair of which is still going after over 2,400 kilometres. Since buying those I've gone through a pair of Hi-Tec's top of the range offering.
With the TGO Challenge coming up, and my usual plan to keep my feet dry during that 220 mile walk across Scotland, a new pair of boots was in order. Scarpa have moved on from the Infinity, but Jose and Hugh at Alpenstock in Stockport assured me that the Mustang was their current successor. That was a few months ago, so the Scarpa product range may well have moved on again since then! But at the time of writing this link provides some technical data.
The boots stayed in their box until our recent weekend in Wales, during which they enjoyed 33 km under my new MEC gaiters. I can now put the boots away until that big walk in May (or a Lakes backpack over Easter) as they already fit like slippers, and the old Infinities remain fine for day walks.
I do hope these Mustangs will be as durable as the Infinities. I'll be using Sidas insoles with them and will report back in due course.
The boots weigh in at 1480 gm including insoles, marginally lighter than the Infinities. Retail price is about £160, on which at least a 10% discount should be achievable.


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As event professionals (and humans), failure is inevitable. We are taught to highlight our successes and downplay our failings, causing them to repeat. At PCMA Capital Chapter's 2017 REBOOT we will embrace our failures, analyze how they can create change, and share with others! You will apply this "forward" thinking to crisis management, technology, advocacy, globalization, and more.
You will:
- Embrace the fear associated with failure and how it can get in the way of the progress
- Analyze past failures for tips and tricks to use at your meetings
- Change the way your organization feels about change
- Share your failures with others to strengthen your relationships
Learning from these experiences, we can REBOOT our thinking, making us better professionals and move our organizations forward.
- Judi Holler, DES, Speaker – HOLLA! Productions
- Mike Surick, Founder & CEO – CounterThreat Consulting
- Cara Banasch, MBA, Senior Vice President Business Development & Strategy – New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Lancey Cowan, JD, CAE, Senior Director, Meetings/Awards & Grants – The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- Christopher Durso, Executive Editor – Convene, The Magazine of PCMA
- Charlie Jones, CAE, Senior Vice President, Global Brand Development – Futures Industry Association
- Jim Kelley, Vice President – Production Resource Group
- Karen Kotowski, Chief Executive Officer – Events Industry Council
- Joe Maloney, Partner – Locust Street Group
- Mike Moulton, Executive Vice President – Transportation Management Services
- Monika J. Nielsen, CMP, Assistant Vice President, Corporate Events – Aerospace Industries Association
- Lauren Parr, Vice President of Meetings – American Geophysical Union
- Christine Parker, Division Chief, Outreach and Inquiries – Office of Field Operations, Visa Services, U.S. Department of State
- Ellen Shortill, Director, Convention & Meetings – American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Gerald Wilson, Director, Public Safety – Walter E. Washington Convention Center
This year's program includes sessions like:
Failing Forward: How to REBOOT From Failure and Embrace Fear
On My Watch – Event Security & Crisis Management (Two Parts)
Advocacy and Public Affairs: Failures and Successes
Challenges of International Attendees Coming to US Conferences (Two Parts)
How PCMA Gets It Right by Getting It Wrong
Fail Greatly – Achieve Greatly
Fear is for Suckers! How To Embrace Failure and Make Fear Your Homeboy
The Omni Shoreham Hotel has parking for this event at a discounted rate of $25.00 The closest parking garage is at 2300 Calvert St NW. Find more parking garages here. The Omni Shoreham Hotel is one block from the Woodley Park/Zoo Metro Station on the red line.
Attention Planner Members:
You may be eligible to receive a PCMA Capital Chapter-PRG Scholarship to cover your registration for this education program. You must be a PCMA Capital Chapter Planner Member and have not received any previous scholarships for 2017. Simply submit the application and if you are eligible, you will automatically be enrolled in the program and receive an electronic confirmation.
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You are automatically registered for this event by staff. Please DO NOT register again. If you are unable to attend, you may send a substitute.
Cancellation Policy:
Registrants may cancel up to 7 business days before the event for a full refund, minus a $10 administration fee. No refunds thereafter. Cancellation must be in writing and sent to firstname.lastname@example.com. Substitutions are accepted. If you do substitute, please include the following information:
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Registration Fees:
- Planner Member/Nonmember: $20.00/$40.00
- Supplier Member/Nonmember: $55.00/$75.00
- Student Member/Nonmember: $20.00/$40.00


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See our Rome vacation selection of all our Rome tours featuring "skip the line" to the Vatican Museums, Sistine chapel and St Peter's basilica.
Travel to Tuscany or the Castello Romani region and sample some of the best Italian wines.
Rome, the Eternal City, is a historical as well as an artistic city and is a literary representation of the ever unfolding of European civilization. To visit this great city of Italy is to be immersed in beauty: centuries-old histories have left Rome deeply marked by many periods and many cultures, and its appearance is sometimes still unchanged from those formed by the princes, kings, popes and emperors who once ruled. Affordable Italy offer all-inclusive packages to Rome, Florence or Venice which are the foundation for any trip to Italy.
Our unique Rome vacation packages. Choose between 2 to 9 day tours of Rome and its regions.
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Birthday Parties & Events
Our specially-trained pet counsellors bring a variety of pets to your home. A one-hour presentation is delivered consisting of an informative session about each pet with emphasis on animal care, interesting facts and interaction with children. Perfect for children ages 2–12.
School / Day Care Presentations
Our specially-trained pet counsellors bring a variety of pets to an educational facility or classroom. A one-hour, age-targeted information session is delivered for each pet with focus on child-animal interaction. An interactive, fun and educational experience!
In-Store Tours
In-store tours offer a fun learning experience for children and adults alike and a chance for groups to fulfill certain requirements for badges, or goal-oriented tasks.
Some of the pets you may encounter at a birthday party or on an in-store tour include:
Birds: Budgies, Canaries, Cockatiels, Finches, Lovebirds, Parrots
Small Animals: Bunnies, Ferrets, Gerbils, Guinea Pigs, Hamsters, Mice
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About This Lesson
A mat class designed for those seeking restorative movement through gentle exercises that align the bones, calibrate the muscles, and help the body return to the quality of life sought through Pilates.
The Instructor
My Pilates journey began with finding a way to alleviate back pain caused by scoliosis. I have always loved movement and sports but after years of impact on a misaligned spine, I struggling with pain through my first pregnancy. Pilates was the remedy. With practice, I was soon pain free.


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On Track app
Your questions about Thameslink's On Track app answered here…
How can I get the app?
How much will the app cost to download?
Nothing, the app is absolutely free.
Why isn't there an app for other Smartphones such as Windows and BlackBerry?
We are looking at the possibility of other apps. In the meantime, please use our mobile site with these devices.
What if I cannot get the app to work?
Please contact our customer services team on 0345 026 4700.
What if I have some comments or feedback on the app?
We would love to hear your feedback.
You can contact us directly through the app by using the customer services menu option. Or you can call our customers services team at 0345 026 4700 or leave feedback in either of the app stores.
Can I plan journeys and buy tickets for stations and journeys outside of Thameslink?
Yes, you can plan and buy tickets for any journey in the UK, with no commission charges.
Can I pay for car parking and claim Delay Repay through the app?
Yes you can. Please follow the menu options for car parking and customer services respectively.
How do I add a railcard?
Once you have planned a journey, select the three dots on the top right of the screen to see more options. You will see an option to 'add a railcard'.
Please note that once a railcard is selected, all prices displayed in the app will reflect the railcard discount. Railcards will automatically apply to all journeys planned subsequent to selecting a railcard.
To remove a railcard, repeat the steps above and select 'none' on the railcard screen.
How do I select specific train operators for journeys?
Once you have planned a journey, select the three dots at the top tight of the screen to see more options. Select 'edit a journey', followed by the 'prefer Thameslink trains' option.
This will only apply to the specific journey you are planning and will not automatically apply to future planned journeys. You will need to follow these steps for each journey you plan.
Where do I find out which operator is running a service?
Once you have planned a journey and selected your preferred train and time, you will see each section of the journey beneath a map.
Click into the specific leg or stage of the journey and you will see the name of the train operator at the top of the screen, above the stops on that stage of your journey.
How can I find out how to get to a station?
Select the menu option by swiping left or tapping the yellow/green menu icon at the bottom left of most screens.
Select station information from the menu and chose the station you wish to find. By clicking on the map at the top of this screen you will be able to see your own position in relation to the station you have selected.
Please note: for this feature to work, you will need location services turned on within the app. To check if location services are on go to settings, privacy, location services and select on for the app (iOS only).
How do I personalise my dashboard?
You can personalise your dashboard by removing widgets, adding or deleting information within widgets or re-ordering your widgets.
To re-order items within your dashboard select the eye icon in the top right corner of the screen. This allows you to re-order or hide any widgets.
To update an individual widget select the cog in the top right corner of the widget, where you can add, delete or re-order information.
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Sometimes it's not bad to dumb it down a bit. I mean, I enjoy some movies like Bad Boys which almost require you to turn off your brain prior to watching. However, this time I think I overshot the mark and delved straight past into the valley of stupidity. No, seriously, Jumper is quite possibly one of the most idiotic things I've ever seen and anyone with any semblance of logic will find themselves wondering "What the hell?" every few minutes in addition to why on earth they ever bothered watching this "movie".
Jumper is about David Rice (Hayden Christensen), a guy with a genetic mutation that allows him to "jump" between two places instantaneously. I don't know what kind of genetics class the writers were taking but out of all the strange genetic mutations in the world, I'm almost sure that teleportation isn't one of them. Even if you could accept this Nightcrawler from X-men idea, the movie just says "Oh, because of a genetic mutation." like it's some afterthought. Actually, the explanation for…everything is an afterthought.
For example, Samuel L. Jackson is the leader of a group called Paladins, who are apparently the natural enemy of Jumpers although we're not quite sure why other than that they're pissed they can't do it themselves so no one else should be able to. There's apparently a huge war between these two groups although we never see too many of either at the same time. Of course, the war causes a huge ton of damage as they throw cars, destroy buildings and drive in the wrong direction but the rest of the world just seems to get by not really noticing. I'm almost sure I'd notice a dude appearing instantaneously right in front of me.
That's not the end of the absurdity, really. Rachel Bilson's character, Milly, who hadn't seen David for eight years after he disappeared under some thin ice, just gets up and goes to Rome with him as soon as he shows up at a bar she's working at. "Oh yeah, hi…how's it going? Had a good eight years? Cool."
Even the jumping seems to be confused with itself. Sometimes they arrive in a massive explosion that breaks everything around them and causes massive torrents of wind but other times, it doesn't even cause a light breeze.
If my writing seems a bit incoherent at this point, it's because the movie is just as difficult to make sense of. Diane Lane shows up as David's mother, briefly, for little or no reason. There really isn't anything going on that isn't all jumbled and confusing. No one has a particularly good outing here, including Jackson, who I'm sure is regretting even being part of this right now. Bilson is gorgeous as usual but looks vapid and it doesn't help that all her lines are cliche. But nothing is as bad as Hayden Christensen, whose expressions look canned and…well, he only really has one facial expression. I'm not sure who on earth told this kid he could act but no one in the history of the world has been more wrong, including the guys who thought the earth was flat and that everything was invented by 1900.
On the bright side, the special effects are fun but they get tiresome. All the exotic locations are mostly wasted since the characters are never in any given spot for more than a few minutes. Sure, it looks cool to stand on top of the Pyramids but they could've just put him on top of anything and used the plane ticket money to hire some real writers instead of the ones that write for the backs of cereal boxes.
This isn't the worst movie I've ever seen and it's not in the "so bad, it's funny" category either. For some reason, I also heard that this might become a franchise and the film's lack of resolution at the end hints at a sequel. While I probably won't watch it, that is probably what this movie needs since there's so many unexplained (or poorly explained) plot points. Heck, the premise isn't terrible but someone needs to re-do it altogether. It's perhaps too short and could've probably used another 20 or so minutes of explosition. However, as it stands, it just feels oh so long and horribly painful to watch.
Verdict: 1.5 out of 10


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Reminder: Call for 38th IAMSLIC Conference presentations
Dear colleagues,
We would like to remind you that the Call for Conference Presentations is open until March 30, 2012.
The submission deadline for poster presentations is extended until April 30, 2012.
Proposals for panel discussions are also welcome.
For complete details, including what to include in your proposal, please see the conference website.
Thank you very much and looking forward to seeing your proposals.
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By Encompass Productions, Jun 29 2017 12:03PM
After producing 4 time Offie-nominated show CHUMMY, Encompass returns to bringing you London's best reviewed new writing night BARE ESSENTIALS. We're still at the heart of the West End, but now at a swanky new venue: The Arts Theatre in Covent Garden!
BARE ESSENTIALS has received repeated critical acclaim for bringing 'Micro Theatre' to new audiences since 2012. Featuring texts from the world over, brought to life by emerging and established theatremakers, every show promises to both move and surprise by presenting dynamic new work at its most elemental - all for just a tenner!
Expect thrilling drama, hilarious comedies and more, fresh from the pens of award-winning playwrights and the hottest up-and-comers. Join us for 'an outstanding international new writing night' (London Pub Theatres).
**Recommended by British Theatre, YPlan, Empty Pocket Guide, Theatre Bubble and London Pub Theatres**
Sat 15 July, 7.30pm & Sun 16 July 4.00pm
Above The Arts - Arts Theatre
Great Newport Street, London WC2H 7JB (map)
Tickets £10
Available through the Arts Theatre Box Office
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Chummy by John Foster completed its run earlier this month, our neo-noir thriller proudly finishing with 4 Offie nominations. Here's what the critics had to say:
'Wonderful...poetic and stylishly genre. A proper thriller.' **** West End Wilma
'Enthralling and chilling tale of murder, misery inner demons.' **** LondonTheatre1
'Psychologial food for thought.' **** Breaking The Fourth Wall
'Provocative and edgy. A sleek and polished production.' - London Pub Theatres
'Charismatic and inventive.' - The Reviews Hub
Nominated for 4 Off West End Awards including:
Best New Play - Best Director - Best Male Actor - Best Set Designer
We've been working on Chummy for two years and we are immensely thankful for the many of you who came to see it and told others to see it too! Here's a lovely picture of the production team and cast prior to the get out (and the aftershow party...):
Feeling the post-show blues like we are? You can listen to Alex Burnett's highly acclaimed soundtrack for the production below. We hope to see you all at Bare Essentials July 15 & 16!


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One of the often repeated refrains from the vile Cult of Resentment is that so much Fantasy is just rehashed, Tolkien fanfiction. Unfortunately, there is some truth in this, a lot of modern multi-volume fantasy is quite derivative of Middle Earth. Pale imitators lacking the poetic and moral compass of JRRT. Due to the popularity of the imitators, and the almost systematic erasure of most pre-Tolkien fantasy from the public sphere, a new reader often thinks of Middle Earth as ground zero for fantasy, myself included.
But that is starting to change, big thanks to Jeffro's Appendix N for one, and also a revival of the pulp aesthetic by indie magazines like Cirsova and Storyhack and the many new writers affiliated with the PulpRev movement.
In order to educate, and also hopefully find some great reading material for myself, I propose a challenge to all my blogger friends.
Pre-Tolkien Short Story Challenge
- Identify 3 Fantasy stories written before Lord of the Rings was published. 3 stories written before 1954.
- Review all three on your blog, focusing on pre-Tolkien differences of similarities, and making sure you let us know where we can find them for ourselves.
- Share the challenge.
I think this will be an interesting exercise. I hope a lot of people join me so I can compile a great collection of reviews that hopefully will inspire others to read older Fantasy.


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We provide free monthly external and interior pest control service. However, if you feel you also need additional interior service you will need to fill out a maintance request form each time that services are needed. This is a free service.
Our goal is to make you happy and to do everything possible to ensure that you live in a pest free environment.
Our objective is to provide you with a quality well maintained residence. Please contact us at the first sign of a water leak and your request will move to the High Priority List. Due to the high lime content in Shelby County it is common for hot water elements to fail. We do our best to have these request fixed within 48 hours. Hot water elements do not go out all at once, you will notice that your hot water runs out sooner than normal. When this occurs, you should request maintenance.
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If you have only just bought an Xbox 360, or are missing some of the classics for the system, then a new triple pack of games from Capcom may be about to join your preorder list.
Via the Capcom-Unity blog the Xbox 360 Platinum Hits Triple Pack has been announced. Set to arrive on September 8th the pack will include Dead Rising, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition, and Devil May Cry 4. The price is just $39.99 or just over $13 a game.
According to the press release:
Each of these games has been awarded Platinum Hits "Best Seller" status and together have sold over 3 million units in North America alone. Any gamer who had the bad luck of missing these legendary titles, will now have a chance to redeem themselves for a great low price.
Unfortunately, Eurogamer.net has confirmed that the pack will be limited to the U.S. only.
Read more at the Capcom-Unity blog


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Claire Foy attended the 2017 Met Gala on Monday (May 1).
For the occasion, she wore a bespoke Erdem gown with a striking floral print.
I really love this springy print, and the color tone against her porcelain skin. I also love the unique sleeve length and the translation of a very prevalent streetwear trend to a red carpet gown.
Of course whether this falls in line with the night's theme is, once again, a different story, but Claire looks gorgeous, and I'm not going to fight her on it!
Keeping a fresh face with that bright pop of red on the lips is not only beautiful with Claire's flawless skin, it's also a great pairing with the print.
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Los Angeles - Brad Pitt offered to drop out of a movie to care for Angelina Jolie.
The Maleficent actress had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed last month after markers indicated she could have signs of ovarian cancer and her husband - with who she raises six children - promised to be by her side as much as she needed but was told to stick with his commitment to The Big Short in New Orleans.
A source said: "He offered to pull out of filming but that's the last thing Angelina wanted. Instead, he'll come back at least once a week and his mother has offered to help with the children."
Meanwhile, Angelina's uncle Ron Martin - who was married to her late aunt Debbie - has spoken of how proud he is that the 39-year-old beauty, who carries the BRCA1 gene, meaning she has a high risk of cancer, has spoken out about her recent operation.
He told Grazia magazine: "I'm very happy for her. It was tearful reading the article [about her operation] because you felt her pain whether she had cancer or not.
"She's done a great thing and she's a very private person, for her to expose her personal medical history to the public, she's doing it for a cause. She can save hundreds of lives."
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The Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens in Escondido was the spot Rebecca and Devon picked for their rehearsal dinner. I didn't know anything about this place, but I was really impressed with the interior and the vast garden on the grounds. It's not really clear what it is from the road (Stone – seriously get a sign!), but once you get in you realize it's huge. We don't get the opportunity to shoot many rehearsal dinners, and usually when we do we are in pretty tight indoor spaces. Stone was a totally different environment, and I could see how it would be a great spot for events of all kinds.
Speaking of events I literally can't wait to share Rebecca and Devon's wedding. Rehearsal dinners are a great opportunity to give your most important guests a chance to get to know the photographers, as well as get a little used to the camera. Lots of great little moments were shared, but only a taste of what was to come the next day. Stay tuned!