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2nd Bible Study to Start November 1, 2016
Join the Women's Bible Study Group by clicking the link.
Past Studies:
The Armor of God by Priscilla Shirer.
All day, every day, an invisible war rages around us. A cunning, devilish enemy seeks to wreak havoc on everything that matters to you- your emotions, your mind, your family, your future. But his reign stops right here, right now. With you. The enemy always fails miserably when he meets a woman dressed for the occasion. A woman who is armed and dangerous. This Bible Study is an action plan for putting on your armor and developing a personalized strategy to secure victory against the enemy. Yes. A strategy. Targeted. Specific. Precise. Detailed.~by Priscilla Shirer
I'm so excited to be able to bring my readers the opportunity to participate in this Bible Study. I have purchased the complete set of videos and will be sharing them in a Private Facebook Group just for women.
My friend Desirae will be helping me to coordinate everything and you will meet her in the group, but you can read about her and her husband right here. We are looking forward to putting on the Armor of God together! This is a powerful Bible Study you will not want to miss, as the lessons you learn are simply life changing.
I read the book Fervent in 2015 and it completely changed my prayer life. When I heard that Priscilla Shirer had created the Armor bible study, I knew God wanted me to start this group. Not a day goes by that I don't hear from one of my friends some way that the enemy has been attacking. I know personally the enemy knows my weak points. I have been waging a war against him this year and plan to be fully armed. Remember that Prayer activates the Armor!!! Welcome to our group!
Our first meeting will be this Thursday, April 14 at 7:00 CST/ 8:00 EST! We will be posting details in the Facebook group with details and instructions through out the week! We also ask that you be in prayer for this group and ask God what he would have you receive from it!
We believe God wants us to connect on a personal level and we feel in our spirits that God wants to move mightily in this group and when we are willing he is able! So come on over and join us:
Join the Women's Bible Study Group
You can purchase a copy of the Bible Study workbook by clicking on the book below, it is also available for purchase at Lifeway Christian Bookstores.
Week one has been a huge learning time for me! It's not too late if you want to join our group, you can still watch the videos! I will be sharing something that I am learning from time to time. The first thing that jumped out at me is the following quote from Priscilla Shirer.
Wow! This weeks lesson is amazing! We are learning how the enemy has a strategy and detecting this strategy is the first step in defeating him. Knowing that he uses bait specifically designed to tempt you will help you to begin targeting your true enemy. If you haven't figured it out yet, it's not your husband, your mother in law or that kid who cut you off in traffic!
Feel free to share these memes I created using Priscilla Shirer quotes!
God is moving and teaching us so much in this Bible Study with Priscilla Shirer! This weeks lesson is on the Peace of God. I love how she uses analogy to help us understand! I made this meme as a reminder for myself!


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Episode 4 - The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters (corn, beans and squash) are the staple foods of the Six Nations. They worked together in symbiotic relationships. The corn supported the beans, the beans gave nitrogen to the corn and squash. The squash covered the ground to keep out weeds and keep in moisture. Learn more about the foods and farming of the Iroquois.


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The Needles Rocks
The Needles on the Isle of Wight is surely one of the most photographed groups of rocks in the world. This row of three distinctive chalk stacks features in all the classic views of the island, a truly unforgettable image – and a photographer's delight. But what of the Needles' history – where does the name come from and when did nature create it?
How did the rocks get their name?
From end to end
Look but don't touch
We bought the Needles Headland in 1975. From our Old and New Batteries and the headland you can enjoy unrivalled views of the majestic Needles and the Dorset coast.
You can even go down an underground tunnel in the Old Battery for a really close-up view, or enjoy a meal with a view in the tea-rooms. Don't try and get to the Needles though, because the rocks and tides are very dangerous.


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Meeting Asia
As islanders separated from the Asian mainland, we sometimes tend to get ourselves engrossed in our own little universes, like the Hobbits you'd come across in Tolkien's Middle Earth. Even though this is comforting, it could lull someone into a false sense of security while the world moves on. So once in a while, we travel outside to mingle with the crowd.Last week Sameera and I attended the RedDot Ruby Conference in Singapore. As a microcosm of Asia, Singapore is a wonderful place to get to know people from all parts of the continent and beyond. We were pleasantly surprised to see the large Ruby community in Singapore. We were also introduced to the colourful life and delicious food of the city state by our fellow geeks.As a general rule, Ruby community is one of the most progressive ones and conferences tend to have many a new things to talk about. Keeping up with the tradition, RedDot hosted some key speakers such as Jim Weirich, Aaron Patterson, José Valim. We enjoyed many other lively sessions too.As the largest population center on Earth, it's always nice to see Asia rising as a technology hub. For startups this is especially welcoming news because of the growing developer base. Thanks RedDot Ruby conf for the fantastic opportunity to meet such great people. Here's for more worthy contributions from Asia in the future!


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Programme "Polar Regions and Coasts in a Changing Earth System" : PACES II
The polar and coastal regions both play a key role within the Earth system. The Arctic and Antarctic represent a very special environment, are home to a yet largely unknown biodiversity and exert a great influence on the global climate. The coastal and shallow seas are areas of most intense human activities and at the same time harbour most of the marine food resources. Both regions are subject to substantial environmental change due to human impact and climate change. During the period 2014 - 2018 the Helmholtz Centre Geesthacht and the Alfred Wegener Institute will work together in PACES II to further our understanding of the polar regions and coasts in a changing Earth system and to provide the information necessary for society to manage the opportunities and risks associated with anthropogenic change.


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This is an early novel by a now terrifically accomplished and well-known author. The plot revolves around a vacation to the seductive island of Jamaica by an American college professor and his wife. They rent a home with patio and swimming pool on the outskirts of Port Antonio. Servants come on each day to cook and clean. The couple is protected from the turbulence of the island's cultural and political life by a fence made of both wire and social class (not to mention race). But the professor, the narrator of this tale, soon finds himself enjoying the company of the locals; in particular a young Rastafarian who has plenty of powerful Jamaican ganja he is willing to share. Sure enough, before too much time has elapsed, the professor is smoking all the day long and providing transportation in his rental car to a small group of Marroons and Rastas who stay in Port Antonio for short periods of time but live up in the mountains with their families.
There are several trips back to the island after the narrator's life is completely transformed by his experiences during the first. His wife no longer accompanies him however as their marriage was one of the first casualities of his abrupt new fascination with Rastfarianism, Marroon culture, and ganja. You can imagine! But what starts out as an adventure full of promise, unfortunately follows an inevitable course ending in sorrow and not a little horror. Any attempt to blithely transcend differences of race and class are doomed, the author seems to be saying. And ganja will not of its own power make a story turn out all right, regardless of it's enormous capacity to create an internal state that seems to be mystically protected from all outward harm. In fact the opposite may be true. Ganja may release traits and fuel decisions that create a trend which rushes towards confrontation with dis-associated, unwanted self-aspects and a pressing need to re-assess one's relationship with the basics of self-preservation and the will to continue living.
This is a compelling, well-written novel that has the advantage of having marijuana as one of its central characters. The role marijuana plays in the story and in fueling the psychological development of the protaganist is handled skillfully and raises interesting questions about what effect heavy use may have on the trajectory of one's life. As a Jamaican travelogue, the book will spellbind as it is really a tour de force of gritty observational writing. Banks obviously harbours a deep love for Jamaica and a well-earned respect for the raw power of Jah Rastafari as expereinced through the taking of his sacremental offering; the holy herb ganja.
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MILTON — Here is a list of scheduled faith-based services and events.
Saturday, July 28: 8 a.m. United Methodist men's breakfast meeting in CCC; 11 a.m. Meagan's Love in kitchen.
Contact 994-5608 or email@example.com to learn about more FUMC events. FUMC of Pace is located at 4540 Chumuckla Highway.
WOODBINE CHURCH: August 10 and 11, Woodbine Church at 5200 Woodbine Road, Pace will air the broadcast of the two-day 2017 Global Leadership Summit.
In the fall, the Summit goes global in 60 languages, reaching 128 countries to inspire an anticipated 400,000 leaders to greater Kingdom impact.
Faculty members offer uniquely different perspectives, enabling Summit participants to challenge their learning. Each member of the faculty is purposefully selected for their expertise, proven success and innovative approaches in non-profit, government, education and faith-based sectors.
Contact Brenda Lewis at 995-0007 or email@example.com for additional information.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF MILTON: Worship services are 9 a.m. Sundays, followed by a coffee social at 10 a.m. and Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. at 5203 Elmira St., Milton. FPC Milton's Open Hearts Ministry, a Bible study group for adults with special needs, meets 6 p.m. Wednesdays.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF MILTON: 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. regular Sunday worship services
DESTINY BIBLE CHURCH: Worship service is 10 a.m. Sundays. Wednesday's Reflect, Share, Study is 7 p.m. at 4867 W. Spencer Field Road, Pace.
PLEASANT GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH: Events include 10 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. worship service, 6 p.m. men's and women's studies and 7 p.m. worship service. Wednesday night Building Tomorrow's Church meetings are at 7 p.m. The church is located at 11130 Highway 87 N., Milton.
MILTON FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD: Worship 10:30 a.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Wednesdays at 6163 Dogwood Drive, Milton. Details: 623-2854.
BAGDAD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 8:30 a.m. contemporary worship service, 10 a.m. traditional worship service at 4540 Forsyth St., Bagdad.
SHEPHERD'S HOUSE MINISTRIES INC. OUTREACH DELIVERANCE MINISTRY CHURCH: Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship 11 a.m.; and Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m. at 5739 Stewart St., Milton. Bishop Cecil Downing is the founder and senior pastor. Details: 530-4011.
THE WAY, A UNITED METHODIST CONGREGATION: 10 a.m. Sunday worship; 5:30 p.m. Wednesday dinner and Bible study at 4701 School Lane, Pace.


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Lenny Molotov has been teaching at NYC Guitar School since its inception in 2003. He specializes in classic American styles. Lenny is an accomplished finger picker and applies this technique to both folk and blues. You could say he wrote the book on finger picking–literally, since he is the author of the book "Finger Style Basics for Guitar", which is published by the Guitar School. His interest in the blues is focused mainly on acoustic delta variety (as in Robert Johnson, etc.) and related ragtime styles as in (Mississippi John Hurt, etc.) He enjoys transcribing the old recordings and providing the resulting tabs to his students.
He is also a singer-songwriter in the Bob Dylan/Leonard Cohen vein and is the creator and instructor of the Songwriter's Circle course at the Guitar School. In his latest performing venture, Lenny is exploring vintage jazz. He sings, plays and arranges for his swinging vocal harmony band, the Fascinators.
Lenny Rocking Out At Rockwood Music Hall In NYC
Lenny playing slide guitar with Pete
Lenny jamming with a slide
Lick Of The Month- Country Style With Lenny
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Suppose you have just bought a used mobile home for yourself and due to some reason you are intending to get it repaired which is probably because previously it was being used roughly and there are things around your mobile home that should be changed or they would be down in the dirt.
In such a situation we would first like to recommend that you should pay attention to from where you will get it repaired and also mark out the items that you want to replace. Now, knowing the fact that the re-arrangement of the whole mobile home would be done at a wallet-bursting rate, what other choices are left to be rendered?
So, before buying a used mobile home you should consider checking aspects like:
Exterior Walls
Doors and Windows
Heating and Air Conditioning Systems
Washing Machine and Dryer.
These were some of the main aspects that should be looked after before buying a mobile home but do not worry as these are only limited to check on the 'used' mobile home, you will do well with the new one. What we have carved out from the owners of the home is that your basements and the bathroom parts are suffered from leakage of water and thus you must run for a solution to stop it.
Surely, adding something to the basement would probably double your living space. However, it is best to let expertise do this job and a long process is followed to avoid any problems with your basement. If you think there is something wrong going at your basement then call the expertise and describe this problem.
Leakage of Bathrooms:
The leakage of your bathroom is connected with your drainage line and if you dig a little deeper you would know that how easily your flooring is also involved in this matter. When this type of problem comes up what you see is that the roof of your bathroom starts to swell and as a result the paint begins to get off from the walls of the bathrooms which pretty much destroy the look of this place.
So, it is important to check the type of flooring you have and your drainage system, off-course you will not encounter these kinds of problems everyday but who knows what could happen. This is also one reason of inspecting while buying used mobile homes.
We would recommend buying a new mobile home instead of a used one. By doing so, you will not only be able to ignore these problems but you would also set it up according to your mind. As we have stated earlier that the re-arrangement of the whole mobile home could be costly and nobody accepts doing that.
Also, check more on double wide mobile homes and get an idea; you might want to try it out as well. On the other hand we hope that you may get the best available mobile home ever.


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Today I discovered that there are ACTUALLY hills in Florida! Who knew?!
Before setting out to tackle 50km of hills, I filled up with a blueberry bagel and peanut butter.
Mark's breakfast was a little more involved: PB bagel, banana, yogurt, and CLIF bar. That boy can eat!
We drove out to Clermont, about 45 minutes away from Orlando, for the Breakaway to Sugarloaf bike ride. The event had three distances: 18 mile, 31 mile, and 62 mile rides.
Mark and I decided a while back to only complete the 31 mile ride, since we were unsure about hills and lack of training. We met up with our friends to wish them good luck before they set out on the 62 mile bike ride!
The crazy 62 mile group:
…and Caitlin's dad.
After waving goodbye, I met up with blog reader Kristen. She was also completing the 31 mile distance, and we decided a few days ago to stick together during the ride.
Before setting out on the ride, we consulted the map. I am not at all familiar with this part of town and I was so glad to have this with me.
After only about two miles, it sunk it just how hard this ride was going to be. Training on flat surfaces does not prepare you for hills. Not at all.
The first aid station was around mile 8. I was so happy to get off and stretch.
Each aide station had a place to hang up bikes so riders could walk around, stretch their legs, and get a snack.
I had two fig newtons at the first station.
Sadly we had to get back on our bikes and start pedaling. We rode about 9 more miles and then it happened. Caitlin told us we would pee our pants when we saw Sugarloaf mountain… and I almost did!
This picture, which I stole from Caitlin because I didn't want to lose momentum on the hill, does NOT do this hill justice. It was HUGE. Kristen burst out laughing, and I said, "is this a sick joke!?!" It was insane!
The worst part is that there is a "false flat" which is about 20 yards. You can see what you think is the top of the hill and then it keeps going up. You are tricked!
I had to get off my bike and walk it up the hill. I was so proud of Kristen who hung in there and pedaled all the way up. She looked like she was working as hard as possible and only going about 4mph. GAH!
I felt a little lame, but a few other cyclists had to do the same thing. I caught Mark walking a couple times, but mostly just to encourage me along. 😀
Once we got to the top of the hill, I was so extremely excited to see the second aide station. We stopped for about 10 minutes. Obviously, we were not in a rush!
I had a donut hole (epic!)
…and refilled my water bottle half way with gatorade.
Once again, we got back on the bikes.
As the saying goes, "what goes up, must come down." Whoever said this must have been a cyclist on Sugarloaf. The downhills were the BEST part. I loved speeding down the hills.
I am a very timid cyclist, and I can't go down the hills without a little break resistance. Mark however pedaled his bike as fast as he possibly could, and managed to get his bike up to 43.0 mph at one point! INSANITY! The speed limit was 35… luckily there were no cops around! 😉
It started to rain around mile 25. This is also when my left knee (not the same one that I injured during the marathon) started hurting in the same location as it did on the right. YIKES!
I took it pretty slow and just told myself that I couldn't give up. I knew that I could ice it and take ibuprofen when I got to the car, but there is NO GIVING UP!!! Giving up would be MegaLame.
As we approached the end of the ride, it was pretty anti-climatic. There were no screaming fans and no finish line. I literally just rode straight to my car! I was so happy to see my car.
I did one of these numbers. Remember my twenty mile run during marathon training? Similar concept!
I immediately grabbed a banana to quiet my growling stomach.
Then, posed for a group picture: Kristen, Me, Mark.
Go team!
I finished feeling wiped. I am so glad that I didn't do the 62 mile death ride!
It took a total of two hours, 52 minutes, and 13 seconds including stops to complete 30.35 miles of intense hills. I was proud!
Honestly, it was a really hard ride for me. It wasn't really the distance that was a challenge, but the fact that I was not used to riding on hills. I pretty much had to learn which gears to shift to and the right timing. I wish that I could have practiced before today!
My chain kept popping off when I tried to switch gears. It was really frustrating me at first, because I had to keep stopping and figure out what was wrong. UGGGH! It fell off about 4 times before I figured out the problem!
It was a fun ride, but I don't really think hills are awesome. I felt unprepared for them! I really want to do a full metric century (62 miles) but ONLY on flat ground!
Here is a map of the elevations… Crazy, right?!
My knee is hurting, and I'm falling asleep at the computer. I'm off to rest!
❤ MegaNerd
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Sagas on thin ice – group exhibition | Miami, USA
Anna Líndal, Kjánska Collective, Rúrí, Bryndís H Snæbjörnsdóttir & Mark Wilson, Ósk Vihjálmsdóttir
Bakehouse Arts Complex, 561 NW 32nd Street, Miami, USA
November 17, 2017 – January 21, 2018
Six Icelandic artists make their debut at the Bakehouse Arts Complex in a group exhibition opening November 17 at the Bakehouse Arts Complex. Curated by Ombretta Agró Andruff, Sagas on Thin Ice features Icelandic artists and collectives who employ a broad range of media to comment, highlight and take an activist stance against those who threaten the stunning yet fragile Icelandic ecosystems, and document how climate change, often fueled by human actions driven by economic interests, is impacting the natural environment, with potentially disastrous consequences.
Inspired by the topography of lakes and glaciers, as well as the impact of climate change and Iceland's sustainability efforts, the exhibition showcases contemporary artists whose creations address the significant issues of our time. "In the wake of one of the worst Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, we are so pleased to offer a different context to the climate change dialogue to our audiences through this inspired work," stated Bibi Baloyra, Bakehouse Executive Director.
Anna Líndal and Ósk Vihjálmsdóttir have explored Iceland's and Greenland's highlands and ice caps over the course of several years, often in collaboration with climate change scientists and experts, leading to a variety of projects exhibited at home and internationally. The melting ice caps are the starting point of Rúrí's Future Cartographies, maps created in collaboration with geographer Gunnlaugur M. Einarsson as the result of an investigation of predicted topologies of coastal regions around the world threatened to disappear due to sea level rise.
Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir & Mark Wilson conduct their interdisciplinary and collaborative practice from bases in the north of England and Iceland. With a strong research grounding, their often socially-engaged projects explore contemporary relationships between human and non-human animals in the contexts of history, culture and the environment. They present here photographs from the nanoq: flat out and bluesome series and Matrix, three sculptures based on polar bear maternity dens.
Lastly the Kjánska Collective, operating from 2006 to 2009 in Iceland, presents The Ground-Breaking Tour 2008, a series of absurd performative acts conducted around the country addressing the rhetoric of corporate greed, masked as the 'savior' of the decaying countryside, and its potentially devastating impact on the environment, documented with the videos and photographs featured in the exhibition.
The exhibition opening reception is Thursday, November 17th. A private closing reception made possible in part by the Embassy of Iceland will feature a panel discussion with artists Anna Líndal and Steinunn Gunnlaugsdóttir from Kjánska Collective, as well as Jane Gilbert, Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Miami.


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Solar System.
1840 (undated) 10 x 8.5 in (25.4 x 21.59 cm)
1840 (undated) 10 x 8.5 in (25.4 x 21.59 cm)
This is a fine example of W. Lowery's c. 1840 Lowry map of the Solar System. The map shows the orbit of the primary planets transferred to the plane of the ecliptic with the place of aphelion. The upper left and right quadrant contains a key identifying the planets from Mercury to Uranus. At the time Uranus was known as Herschel, after its discoverer William Herschel, one of the greatest astronomers of all time. The map also identifies four large asteroids, viz. Ceres (1 Ceres, the dwarf planet and largest asteroid in the solar system discovered in 1801), Pallas (2 Pallas, discovered in 1802), Juno (3 Juno, discovered in 1804) and Vesta (4 Vesta, discovered in 1807). The map bottom features 'Vertical sections of the plane of the ecliptic shewing the indinations of the orbits of the primary planets to it.' This map was drawn and engraved by W. Lowry and published by Perrins Fairman & Heath.
Very good. Original platemark visible. Blank on verso. Typical wear on original centerfold.


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I recently treated my Marantz 125 AM/FM Stereo Tuner to a very careful alignment and upgrade. This beautiful tuner, with upgraded power supply and output buffer, is easily the best sounding tuner I have had the pleasure of listening to.
After modification and alignment, I compared Marantz 125 to a Sansui TU-717 and several modern digital tuners including the gorgeous Kenwood L-1000T.… Read more


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Kolkata Knight Riders 140 for 5 (Gambhir 63, Ashwin 2-22) beat Chennai Super Kings 139 for 5 (Raina 44, Kallis 2-21) by five wickets
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Kolkata Knight Riders continued their impressive run, picking up a hard-fought win over the defending champions with an all-round performance that included a disciplined effort with the ball and another Gautam Gambhir-anchored batting display. Each of his four half-centuries have contributed to wins for his team and yet again, on a slow track, Gambhir guided the chase with determination. With the ball keeping low and not coming on well enough, Chennai Super Kings managed a par score but it was to be insufficient, with their opponents, largely, ensuring the mistakes made by batsmen in the first innings were not repeated.
The game went in to the last over but the Knight Riders were on top for 18 overs in the chase. Gambhir approached the target positively, dispatching the bad balls with ease, not taking any undue risks, knowing that there was ammunition down the order even if some momentum was lost in the quest for stability. He lost Brendon McCullum early, but, after two boundaries through the off side, settled down to build a steady stand of 70 with Jacques Kallis.
While there was a regular flow of singles, Gambhir and Kallis did indulge in some power-play, keeping the required-rate well in control. Kallis slog-swept R Ashwin over square leg, Gambhir charged out and launched Shadab Jakati over long-on and the Super Kings bowlers didn't help their case with a spate of wides, eight of them in all. Extras aside, the pair ran 32 singles and two twos, using their feet well, playing the ball late, using the sweep, cuts and dabs in a period of busy accumulation. The required-rate rose when Kallis fell, and the equation was 48 off 36, but Dwayne Bravo gave width, and then dropped too short, to be punished for consecutive fours by Gambhir on either side of the pitch.
With 16 needed off 12, the Knight Riders were still in control but the fall of Gambhir, trapped in front while trying to swing Bravo over midwicket, caused a scare in the visitors' camp. Debabrata Das put that to temporary rest, flicking his first ball past short fine for four and then erased it completely following another failure from Yusuf Pathan, smashing Ashwin over midwicket for four to finish the game. That role in the finish prompted Gambhir to hand over his Man-of-the-Match award to Das.
Greater maturity in batting and a superior performance in the field were two significant factors that separated the teams. While Super Kings missed out on chances to run-out Gambhir and Kallis, Brett Lee was excellent in catching Michael Hussey short early after the hosts chose to bat. Suresh Raina and Dwayne Bravo had helped Super Kings recover with a 42-run stand, one that should have continued in its steady vein for a few more overs. But the two couldn't wait to infuse the innings with more urgency. Both fell to Kallis, who mixed up his pace well; a slower one was holed out to long-on by Bravo and, in Kallis' next over, Raina's slog only went as far as midwicket.
The spin pair of Iqbal Abdulla and Sunil Narine, together with Rajat Bhatia's dibbly-dobblies, kept further check on Super Kings, doing their bit to produce a boundary-drought of 47 deliveries. Stepping up proved a difficult job but even though Super Kings took 21 off the final two overs, it wasn't enough to withstand a controlled response from Knight Riders.


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Southern Hospitality Wall Decor
Decorating the home and business shouldn't cost a fortune. I'm a stickler for finding decor that represents your interests while not breaking the bank. And, having lived in the deep South for a decent portion of my life, I'm officially in love with classic Southern sayings, humor and color schemes. So when a new lineContinue reading
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In Honor of Valentines Day, I researched some military "love" (or at least romance) stories. By the way, you can read the REAL story behind the photo at the left by clicking here.
There are countless…Continue
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I am excited to announce that I have just added the five branch service songs to this website.
You can find them below, and soon permanently under the Great Resources tab at the top under Music. Whenever you want or NEED to hear the Caissons rolling along, go off into the wild blue yonder, or have your anchors go away, just click and turn up the volume!
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The Atlantic news publication has once again put together a fabulous set of little or never before seen photographs of World War II. Many of them are color, and all deserve a look. Make sure to read the captions for a real education!…Continue
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text: This is The Liberation of Gracemeria, a track featured in Ace Combat 6, which was exclusive to Xbox 360. Displaced after a sudden, brazen attack on theirhome soil, the Emmerian military fights a long, desperate campaign to free their country from the grip of the Estovakians, eventually reaching a wonderful climax as they retake their capital city, Gracemeria. The Liberation of Gracemeria is a harmonious track that is the full embodiment of accomplishment and hope, the latter being the driving force behind this game. It is, without a doubt, one of the best songs in Ace Combat's history.


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Welcome to Comparing Covers where I will showcase a book title that has multiple covers; from first editions, re-releases, and international releases.
This weeks' Comparing Covers is dedicated to my mom. She's a huge Christine Feehan fan and has all of her books. I haven't read any of her books yet, much to my mother's chagrin, but I do like the covers, if that helps. 🙂
Today, we're looking at the covers for Dark Prince. I thought there were some interesting ones to compare and I definitely want to hear your opinions on them.
I don't really have an absolute favorite, but overall I do like the US-1 version the best. It's better than the somewhat cheesy looking "throwback" covers that they released. Now, I have nothing against the retro style covers, but for this book, the theme just did not fit in with those. And I seriously LOL'd on the cape factor.
Something to note: The one that I'm labeling US-1 is actually the cover for the extended version of the book.
Carpathians are an immortal race of beings with animal instincts. Every Carpathian male is drawn to his life mate: a Carpathian or human female able to provide the light to his darkness. Without her, the beast within slowly consumes the man until turning vampire is the only option.' Raven Whitney is a psychic who has used her gift to help the police track down a serial killer. Now she is determined to escape the glare of recent publicity for the peace and quiet of the Carpathian Mountains. Prince Mikhail Dubrinsky is the leader of his people but, as his ancient Carpathian race grows ever closer to extinction, he is close to giving in to the heavy weight of loneliness and despair. From the moment their minds touch, Raven and Mikhail form a connection. But there are those who incorrectly view all Carpathians as vampires, and are determined to give their extinction a helping hand.


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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 3 - Advanced)
Topic: Hot and Cold (04/09/09)
- TITLE: Samson; Unsung Hero
By Connie Dixon
I never wanted another dog; they are so much work, they make messes, they dig holes, they tie you down…
As Mike and I fought to hold back the tears, our emotions ran hot and cold. This ride would be his last. No more trips to the grocery store, no more over-nighters at Grandma's house, no more episodes of Animal Planet, no more games of "tug", no more "I love your dog, Mister" from the neighborhood kids, no more…
It was five and a half years ago when Mike brought this skinny, timid, seven-month old "rescue" dog into our home for the week-end. The frightened pup sat there shaking for an entire night. Mike assured me, "We'll just try him out for a couple of days. If you don't like him, we'll find him another home."
My stomach was in knots. My forehead beaded up with perspiration; a cold damp cloth eased the sudden nausea. The deadly diagnoses devastated our lives more than either of us could have ever imagined.
The weather was finally getting nice enough to be outside. Samson loved his morning walks more than he loved ice-cream…almost.
When it came time to say good-bye, we were overwhelmed with grief; tears fell unashamedly to the floor, our bodies quivering inside and out. This Samson who had spent his whole life trying to please us, who left his paw print on our hearts, had to be "put down".
I expected him to come running around the corner when we first entered the house…but of course, there were no footsteps, only silence, a deafening quiet. Not the kind of quiet you look forward to after a long day at work…but the kind of sad desolation you experience when your heart has been irreparably shattered.
Is there any doubt why the sorrow reaches so deep? If you've ever lost a pet, you know what I'm talking about. Call it unconditional love. Are you in a bad mood? He adores you. Are you sad? He licks your face. Are you angry? He wags his tail. Are you lonely? He sits by your side. Are you in the mood for ice cream? He's willing to share.
Heads spun around as he paraded proudly in the back seat of my Volkswagen convertible; white chest puffed out, ears flapping in the breeze. I adored my "Handsome Samson" and I am convinced he knew it.
No one expected our young, invincible Boxer to get Lymphoma. It is the horrifying nightmare that never lets you rest. The bad dream persists each time the back door is opened, every time the doorbell rings, whenever we go to the mailbox. With every subtle reminder, our hearts break a little more.
The day after we got the conclusive test results, I prayed for a miracle. Please God, please heal him. I know that You have the power…I'm begging You. I know I don't deserve any favors, but please…hear my prayer.
When I recall that last moment, the instant the life went out of Samson's body, I seek comfort in believing that he is in Heaven, relieved of the pain, free from cancer. I imagine him racing at top speed through colorful meadows, splashing through mountain streams and stopping abruptly to gaze back – hoping to see us close behind. But my sorrow does not cease and the void in my spirit remains.
Some might call it blasphemy to compare God's love with that of an animal. If you've ever been loved by one, you'll recognize God in him. Your pet has the capacity to love you and expect nothing in return. This is similar to the unconditional love that God lavishes upon us. When you think about it, unconditional love is rare in humans, but incredibly common in our canine (and feline) companions. For what it's worth, a simple thought that popped into my mind is this: the word d-o-g spelled backwards is: G-o-d! Who else would put up with our selfish, sinful behaviors besides God and our four-legged friends?
I know that I am a better person because God loaned us one of His most magnificent animals, but I...we…are heartbroken that He reclaimed him so soon.
*A tribute to the best dog ever: Samson ~ May 4, 2003 – April 9, 2009
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|Burj Al Arab
The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: ??? ??????, Tower of the Arabs) is a luxury hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Of the tallest hotels in the world, it is the fifth tallest, although 39% of its total height is made up of non-occupiable space. Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (920 ft) from Jumeirah Beach and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. The shape of the structure is designed to resemble the sail of a ship. It has a helipad near the roof at a height of 210 m (689 ft) above ground.Source: Wikipedia
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The Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), or simply St. Peter's Basilica (Latin: Basilica Sancti Petri), is an Italian Renaissance church in Vatican City, the papal enclave within the city of Rome. Designed principally by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, St. Peter's is the most renowned work of Renaissance architecture and the largest church in the world. While it is neither the mother church of the Catholic Church nor the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome, St. Peter's is regarded as one of the holiest Catholic shrines. It has been described as "holding a unique position in the Christian world" and as "the greatest of all churches of Christendom".Catholic tradition holds that the basilica is the burial site of Saint Peter, chief among Jesus's apostles and also the first Bishop of Rome. Saint Peter's tomb is supposedly directly below the high altar of the basilica. For this reason, many popes have been interred at St. Peter's since the Early Christian period, and there has been a church on this site since the time of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great. Construction of the present basilica, which would replace Old St. Peter's Basilica from the 4th century AD, began on 18 April 1506 and was completed on 18 November 1626.St. Peter's is famous as a place of pilgrimage and for its liturgical functions. The pope presides at a number of liturgies throughout the year, drawing audiences of 15,000 to over 80,000 people, either within the Basilica or the adjoining St. Peter's Square. St. Peter's has many historical associations, with the Early Christian Church, the Papacy, the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-reformation and numerous artists, especially Michelangelo. As a work of architecture, it is regarded as the greatest building of its age. St. Peter's is one of the four churches in the world that hold the rank of major basilica, all four of which are in Rome. Contrary to popular misconception, it is not a cathedral because it is not the seat of a bishop; the cathedra of the pope as Bishop of Rome is in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.Source: Wikipedia


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Clean Beauty Swaps
Many years ago, amongst beauty devotees, organic and natural beauty products were admired, but generally paired with hushed comments about their efficacy. We're happy to report that in 2018, this is far from the case. Clean beauty brands have come leaps and bounds, and the product offerings are better than ever. Here are our top clean beauty swaps, many of which easily outperform their chemically-laden counterparts.
Oil Cleanser: Fun fact – One Love Organics Vitamin B Cleansing Oil ($42) was one of the OG clean beauty swaps we made. It works so well and smells so delicious, you'll never want to be without it either.
Deep Cleanser: Allies of Skin Fresh State Purifying Cleanser + Mask ($42) is jam-packed with kaolin clay and Cacao antioxidants, this formula will deep clean without stripping skin of moisture.
Acid Treatment: In all honesty, most natural chemical-exfoliators felt a bit underwhelming until we met Drunk Elephant T.L.C Sukari Babyfacial ($80). This packs a serious punch with no irritation.
Zit-Zapper: Indie Lee Blemish Lotion ($26) will clear up even the nastiest and largest of pimples, yet magically doesn't include any scary chemicals.
Eye Cream: While technically a mask, we like to leave the Tata Harper Boosted Contouring Eye Mask ($120) on overnight for some serious fine-line smoothing.
Sunscreen/Tinted Moisturizer: Drunk Elephant Umbra Tinte Physical Daily Defense ($36) is perfect to replace your standard tinted moisturizer when you want sun protection with sheer coverage.
Long-Wear Lipstick: ILIA Satin Cream Lipstick ($24) has a geniusly narrow tip to line your lips before full-application, and will stay on well throughout a meal. Considering hints of lipstick are more than likely to be ingested while you eat, we can't think of a more important clean product to have in our arsenal.
Blush: Many organic beauty products feel overly creamy (chemicals often help thin out a formula), but W3ll People Nudist Cream Stick ($24) provides a sheer wash of color that feels moisturizing, yet never greasy.
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The At Home Training Camp with some Olympic inspiration 2
As my last block of training before heading into full blown race season, I had planned a training camp at altitude but I wanted to do it at home, in Victoria. Following the "sleep high, train low" philosophy, I decided to sleep at about 6000 feet while continuing to follow my VERY demanding training schedule without modification. This can be facilitated by using an altitude tent by Hypoxico. This year I have pushed to new levels not only cycling but definitely with my swimming and running, but using altitude can improve your aerobic fitness quicker and with less damage on your body because it will challenge your cardiovascular physiology without impact/training. There is a lot of debate over the effectiveness of altitude but I find it is mostly scientists that are debating whether it works. Coaches and athletes are just doing it and winning and not worrying about debates over scientific evidence. I truly believe that altitude, whether it is real altitude training or in a tent, works well for developing endurance fitness.
However, altitude is very demanding. There were some very ugly days in the pool, on the bike and trudging through some runs because altitude adds another heavy load to your body beyond what you are treating it to while training. Because I was still training at sea level, I could still do all of the quality work that I had planned, which really isn't possible when you go to altitude to train (at least until you are acclimated). It is important to use every physiological marker you can to determine how your body is recovering: your morning heart rate, your weight, an evaluation of how you are feeling and, particularly while training with altitude, your blood saturation (as determined with an oximeter). While training at altitude I use an oxygen monitor to determine exactly what % oxygen is inside the tent and an oximeter to see how this % oxygen is affecting me. HOWEVER, if one of these markers should be inaccurate, say due to an oximeter that is a piece of junk, you may make unfortunate decisions based on the marker. One of these poor decisions might be increasing the altitude. And thus begins the story as to why I skipped the NORBA in Fontana….. Read more


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If your company is enjoying a successful SEO strategy, then it means you are most likely creating a content that your users find valuable. Have you ever thought that the same content which you are creating for SEO purpose can also be used for other platforms like email marketing, e-books, social media, etc.
Well, before we proceed further, it is important to note that SEO mainly involves around content marketing.
Apart from increasing search engine visibility, it is important that SEO content should be valuable and relevant for your target audience. Its purpose should be driving more traffic to the website, better user engagement and high conversions. Both content marketing and SEO share the same goals, however, they are often discussed separately.
Nevertheless, SEO is the content marketing which offers benefits like high visibility, with the added benefits of increased search visibility. Let's look at the various ways through which your SEO content can be re-purposed.
As your company is already writing content that is relevant for customers, share the same on different social media platforms where you can find your audience. By adopting this strategy, you can not only increase the search visibility of your website, but it will also help in increasing its social visibility, and which would help in increasing traffic to the company's website.
Apart from social media, you should also promote your SEO content through email marketing, but avoid including the entire article. Use a teaser to attract readers so that they can click through to reach to your company's website where they can easily read the entire article.
It has been seen that many companies send out too many emails with bulk information about the achievements which they've made during the period, like awards, business contracts, new hiring, etc. But the problem with this strategy is that most of the information is useless from the receiver's point of view. So, it is important that you let customers know how well your company is working once in a while, and the email should contain information from which your audience can actually learn.
The important point is that content marketing is not only aim towards driving new customers, but the objective is to encourage customers to come back to you repetitively.
Downloadable white-papers and e-books are useful for generating leads from your company's website. So, take the SEO content which you've written over the past six months or more, and then re-purpose it into downloadable white-papers or you can also compile it into an e-book. When you give your visitors a chance to get free white-papers and e-books, then it will not only allow help in generating leads, but it will also position your company as the leader in the respective field.
It is feasible to promote white-papers and e-books by using social media and email marketing. You should give your readers enough time to satisfy their appetites.
To sum up, while a content which is written for SEO is intended to increase the visibility of a website but it is also a great idea to promote the same content through different channels, like email, social media, etc. It will improve your content marketing strategy.
Social media provides major brands, companies as well as small businesses some powers to reach out to target audience. Irrespective of the fact that the social media is playing an indispensable role, it is scarcely used for branding, direct sales or indirect marketing. However, these actions could prove to be fatal to the growth of a business.
Businesses often ask the questions pertaining to the use of social media for branding efforts, but sadly, few actions are taken. It is advised to give it a try instead. With the low investment in social media efforts, an experiment with social media branding can produce enormous returns, all with relatively low level of risk. You should develop a simple plan and test your ability to grow & expand your brand.
SEO field was once the domain of spammy events and low quality link generation. However, the social media has given a new life to the SEO field and cliché 'SEO is spam', is no more exist in the market, thanks to the growth & development of social media. Each social media asset is considered as an exciting opportunity to produce high quality outbound & inbound linking, and social media facilitates the sharing of links that actually add more values.
Now Twitter tweets and YouTube videos regularly come in Google's standard search results, it means the line between social media and search is now blurred. Businesses that use social media gets major SEO boost.
Although social media can not be considered as the right sales platform, but it is a good resource to generate some sales. Marketers that were earlier dependent on direct lead generation, now have a different platform, mainly in social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook.
Businesses that are mainly built on lead based sales have excellent things to explore. With the further development of the social media, sales models will also be built and marketers can look forward to a viable platform that is sales-friendly and refined.
You may be surprised to know that both web designing and online marketing have changed dramatically over the last few years. Nowadays, web designing is strongly influenced by people who are more commonly using mobile devices to browse, read news and stay connected via social media platforms. In order to reach out to customers, a website needs to possess some crucial features. Below are some of the important web design features which should be present in every website-
This is must to do. Responsive websites make adjustment to the device which is being used by the visitor. Although, it is a new generation website which is much more complex than a classic website, but it is worth to invest in types of websites as they help businesses to reach every customer on any device.
Effective content management-
It is important that businesses should make frequent updating of their website content in order to quickly respond to customers with time-sensitive query. There are various content management systems and therefore, you should choose the one that allows you to frequently update your page content along with special attributes like photos, downloads and other elements.
It is important that the homepage design should engage the visitor immediately with some enticing slide shows, graphics and call to action. There has been quite a change in the navigation too, and it is pivotal to pay attention towards this area.
A blog which is embedded into your website is useful as it helps in driving traffic to your website as you can share its link on social media platforms. Moreover, blog posts which are placed on content websites have important back links to your websites. Blogs also help in adding pages to your website and prove to be an effective mode to drive traffic.
If your website doesn't pay attention towards integration with social media, then you may find it hard to reach to reach to customers. Social media integration may include feeds, tweet, like and more. You can easily customize your buttons to suit with the theme of the website.
It is considered as a classic marketing tool and a very important tool to stay in touch with customers. It is necessary that email marketing features should carefully integrate with CRM, analytic and website modules. If done properly, email marketing can help in generating traffic for your website.
Make sure customers are getting an automated email messages whenever a person fills out a form or takes any action on the site.
It has been seen that web platforms become obsolete over time and need to be update by a web professional; therefore, you should choose a web platform that gets automatically updated by the software company. The chosen platform should be efficient enough to rebrand or retool without building a new website from scratch.
When you think of developing a new website, it is important to see how well you can blend the above web features to expand your online customer base. A well planned website will not only help in reaching out to customers, but you can easily modify them in order to adjust according to the marketplace.
Are you looking for creative ways to use your blog content to improve your conversion process? Are you searching for creative ways to use your blog content for improving your conversion process?Let's find out how you'll identify the problematic areas and will look for the right way to write content.
Written content works in different ways. Some writing attracts your audience and builds awareness. Other content helps in building trust and compels your audience to take any action. In other words, content can be used for strengthening digital marketing strategy.
What follows below are the many tips to help you generate leads with your written content-
If your conversion rate from visitors into leads is fine but your traffic is low then there are some tactics that should be followed to increase your overall traffic-
The aim of your content marketing strategy should be to:
Persuade visitors to go deeper in order to subscribe to your email newsletter and follow you on social media platforms.
If you website has few shares, if traffic from campaigns is low in contrast to expectation and your email list isn't flourishing or very few visitors returning to the website, it clearly indicates that the middle of your content strategy is weak. Try below tactics and create a stronger content-
Write only detailed posts/pages- How to-posts strongly position your brand and visitors also love them. How-to's are the posts that persuade visitors to subscribe and follow, and these actions help in repeating visitors.
The aim of your content marketing strategy should be to:
If the conversion rate on your website is low and if your site doesn't have a daunting lead generation process then it means the problem is probably with your content. Below tactics will persuade your visitors to action-


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Statewide Secondary Offices
By: Constitution Staff
In addition to the governor's office, a host of secondary statewide offices, and one seat for the Corporation Commission are up for election in 2018. The Primary Election was held on June 26, the Runoff Primary Election will be on August 28, and the General Election on November 6.
Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb was elected to the office in 2010 and reelected in 2014. He was term-limited and could not run for reelection in 2018. With the post open in 2018, four Republicans, two Democrats, and an Independent filed for the seat. Independent candidate Ivan Holmes, 81, of Oklahoma City is a former chairman of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. He is a retired college professor and ran for Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2014, losing in the Democrat primary. He will be on the November ballot along with the Republican and Democrat nominees selected in the respective primary elections.
Republican Primary
Since there were four candidates running for the Republican nomination, the nomination was not expected to be settled until the August 28 runoff primary. There were 429,483 votes cast in the GOP primary.
Dominque Damon Block of Oklahoma City is a private investigator. In 2010 he was a Republican candidate for the Oklahoma House of Representatives in District 88. Block, who is a Black, was probably the most conservative of the Republican candidates. However, he was not able to complete with the media campaigns of the other candidates. He finished in last place with 4.72 percent of the vote.
State Sen. Eddie Fields (R-Wynona) is a rancher and small businessman from Osage County. He was first elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 2010 after serving one term in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He was reelected in 2014. While he could have run and been reelected in 2018, due to the 12-year legislative term limits he would not be able to complete a full term because of his time in the House. He has a cumulative average of 53% on the Oklahoma Conservative Index. He finished in third place with 13.74 percent of the vote.
Former Oklahoma Republican Party Chairman and small business owner Matt Pinnell finished in second place with 35.69 percent of the vote, securing a place on the August 28 runoff ballot. Pinnell, now 38, was the youngest state Republican Party chairman in the country at the time of his election to the post. In 2010, he helped the Oklahoma party secure all five congressional seats and every statewide elected office simultaneously for the first time in Oklahoma history. In 2013, former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus appointed Pinnell as the RNC's National State Party Director to serve as the chief liaison between the RNC and state parties. In that role, Pinnell traveled to all 50 states and played an integral role in Republicans taking control of the United States Senate in 2014 and helping Donald Trump win the White House in 2016.
Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy of Edmond finished first with 45.84 percent of the primary vote and will join Pinnell on the runoff ballot. Murphy, 58, was first elected to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission in 2008 in a Special Election to fill the remainder of the term of Denise Bode who resigned. Murphy won reelection in 2010 for a full six year term. She did not have a Republican challenger in 2016, and the Democrat withdrew from the race. She can continue to serve in the position while running for Lieutenant Governor, and remain in office if she is not elected. She had a large campaign fund that she was able to transfer to the current race, which gave her a fundraising advantage.
Democrat Primary
Since there were only two Democrats making the race, the winner of the June 26 primary election secured the Democrat nomination and advances to the November election. There were 374,661 votes cast in the primary.
Anna Dearmore, 65, of Okmulgee finished a close second with 49.58 percent of the vote. She was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 16 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, losing in the primary election. She has more than 30 years experience in marketing the tourism industry and brokering real estate.
State Sen. Anastasia Pittman (D-Oklahoma City) was term-limited and could not run for reelection in 2018. Pittman, 47, has a cumulative average of 26% on the Oklahoma Conservative Index. She is a public relations consultant and tutor. She secured the Democrat nomination with 50.42 percent of the vote, about 3,000 votes ahead of Dearmore.
Gary Jones, a Certified Public Accountant and a former Republican State Chairman, was elected State Auditor and Inspector in 2010 and reelected in 2014. He was term-limited in 2018. Three Republicans and a Libertarian filed for the office. Since no Democrats filed, the Republican nominee will face John Yeutter, 63, of Tahlequah who is an accountant and financial planner in the November election.
Republican Primary
There were 413,050 votes cast in the June 26 primary. Accountant John Uzzo of Tahlequah finished in third place with 8.47 percent of the primary vote. Charlie Prater, 66, of Edmond, is an accountant and a former healthcare company executive. He finished second with 42.08 percent of the vote, securing a spot on the runoff primary ballot. He will face Deputy State Auditor Cindy Byrd, 45, who took first place with 49.45 percent of the vote, which was almost enough to gain the nomination without a runoff. Byrd is a Certified Public Accountant and has spent more than 20 years in state government.
Former state senator Scott Pruitt was elected Attorney General in 2010 and was reelected in 2014. Due to term limits, Pruitt would not be able to run for a third term in 2018. In the weeks following the presidential election, President-elect Trump announced that Pruitt was his choice to head the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate for the cabinet level department last year and resigned as Oklahoma Attorney General. Gov. Fallin then appointed Secretary of State Mike Hunter to fill the post. Hunter, and two other Republicans filed for election to the position. Mark Myles, 61, of Oklahoma City was the only Democrat to file and will appear on the November ballot. He is an attorney and ran unsuccessfully for the Democrat nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2010.
Republican Primary
There were 430,702 votes cast in theJune 26 primary. Attorney Angela Bonilla of Owasso finished in third place with 17.09 percent of the vote. Gentner Drummond, 54, of Hominy is an attorney, rancher, and businessman. He served as an Air Force pilot during the Gulf War. Drummond has not previously been active in the Republican Party and contributed to liberal Democrat candidates who ran against Sen. Jim Inhofe, Sen. Tom Coburn, and Rep. Jim Bridenstine. He finished in second place with 38.45 percent of the vote. This gained him a spot in the runoff primary with Hunter who received 44.46 percent of the vote.
Mike Hunter, 61, served as first assistant attorney general under Pruitt until Fallin named him Secretary of State and special legal counsel. As first assistant attorney general from June 2015 until October 2016, he served as chief legal adviser and oversaw a staff of over 200 lawyers, law enforcement agents and support staff. From 2010 to 2015, Hunter was the chief operating officer of the American Bankers Association (ABA). Prior to joining the ABA, Hunter was secretary of the Commissioners of the Land Office, a $4 billion public land and investment trust in Oklahoma. From 2002 through 2009, Hunter was executive vice president and chief operating officer of the American Council of Life Insurers. He also served as Oklahoma's Secretary of State under then-Gov. Frank Keating. He was chief of staff to then-U.S. Rep. J. C. Watts Jr., of Oklahoma, from 1995 to 1999. While in private practice he worked as an energy and real estate lawyer. He also served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1985-1990 where he had a cumulative average of 61% on the Oklahoma Conservative Index. He has been active in protecting religious liberties and stepped in to protect the cross at a university chapel when a group outside the state tried to force its removal.
Former state representative Ken Miller was elected State Treasurer in 2010 and reelected in 2014 and was term-limited. Only one Republican filed for the office. State Rep. Randy McDaniel, 50, of Edmond, serves as the Chairman of the House Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Committee. In the Legislature he authored and passed a series of pension reforms. McDaniel has a cumulative average of 72% on the Oklahoma Conservative Index.
No Democrats filed, but Charles De Coune, 46,of Oklahoma City, filed as an Independent. He is a loan manager. The two candidates advance to the November election.
Joy Hofmeister, 53, of Tulsa is the current Superintendent of Public Instruction and filed for reelection. She defeated Janet Barresi, the Republican incumbent, in the 2014 Republican primary and defeated the Democratic candidate, John Cox, in the general election. Her reelection campaign for 2018 appeared to be in jeopardy last year when Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater filed charges against her and several others alleging they illegally colluded with an independent expenditure group to win election in 2014. Prosecutors alleged Hofmeister used the group, Oklahomans for Public School Excellence, to accept illegal excessive donations and illegal corporate donations. Prosecutors alleged they helped create and fund the group which raised $300,000 to pay for ads critical of Barresi. However, the charges were dropped, without explanation, last summer. She was supportive of the recent teacher strike.
Republican Primary
There were 429,090 votes cast in the June 26 primary. In addition to Hofmeister, two other Republicans filed for the post. Will Farrell, 32, of Tulsa finished in third place in the GOP primary with 22.12 percent of the vote.
Linda Murphy took second place with 31.05 percent, earning her a spot on the August 28 runoff primary ballot. Murphey, 66, was the Republican candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1994 and narrowly lost the election to Democratic incumbent Sandy Garrett, taking 49.5 percent of the vote. She was appointed by Governor Frank Keating as Secretary of Education. She later served as Deputy Commissioner of Labor; Administrator of the Eastern Oklahoma Department of Labor; member of the State Job Training Coordinating Council; and served on the Governor's School-to-Work Council, and the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women. She was also the Republican nominee against Garrett in 1998. More recently Murphy traveled statewide speaking to Republicans about the need to repeal Common Core State Standards which was successfully accomplished in 2014. She is a longtime columnist for the Oklahoma Constitution newspaper, writing on education issues., and offers a clear alternative to Hofmeister, who is a much more status quo educrat.
Murphy says, "Oklahoma public schools need new leadership in the State Department of Education that will work for Local Control of education. I will work with teachers to bring the best-proven practices into the classroom. It is time to let teachers teach and share what works best and stop the 'top-down' control! We must work for the goal that is our passion and desire, Education Excellence in Oklahoma Public Schools!"
Hofmeister fell short of the 50 percent mark, receiving 46.83 percent of the primary vote, and will face Murphey in the August 28 runoff primary. The winner will face a Democrat and an Independent in the November election.
Dr. John Cox, 54, of Peggs, is a career government educator and will again be the Democrat nominee for the post. He lost to Hofmeister in the November 2014 general election. He is in his 24th year as a school superintendent and his 32nd year in the field of education. He also serves as an adjunct professor of education at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah. Cox earned a doctorate at Oklahoma State.
Independent candidate, Larry Huff, 76, of Oklahoma City is a retired teacher.
Melissa Houston is currently serving as Labor Commissioner and did not file for the seat in 2018. She was appointed to the post by Gov. Fallin after the murder of Labor Commissioner Mark Costello in 2015. Costello, was elected in 2010 and reelected in 2014. Prior to his election, he was President and CEO of Oklahoma City-based USA Digital Communications which he founded in 1998. He was murdered by his mentally ill eldest son, Christian. Three Republicans, two Democrats, and an Independent filed for the post.
Republican Primary
There were 419,950 votes cast in the June 26 primary. Three Republicans filed for the seat. Keith Swinton of Norman worked for the past 28 years for the United States Postal Service's National Center for Employee Development. He finished in third place with 20.82 percent of the vote.
State Representative Leslie Osborn (R-Mustang) finished in second place with 35.92 percent of the vote, giving her a spot in the runoff primary. As chair of the Oklahoma House Appropriations and Budget Committee during the 2017 Legislative Session she spearheaded approval of tax and fee increases, some of which were ruled unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Osborn, 54, has a cumulative average on the Oklahoma Conservative Index of 51percent.
Cathy Costello, widow of the former Labor Commissioner, finished in the top spot with 43.26 percent of the vote. "I do not want anyone's vote because of the tragedy of my past. I am asking for everyone's vote because of my vision for the future." Costello plans to implement reforms to improve workplace safety, promote STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education to cultivate Oklahoma's future workforce, and reduce the loss of wealth and productivity due to untreated mental illness. Since her husband's death, Costello, 58, has become an advocate for reforming mental health policies. "Mental illness is the leading cause of lost workplace productivity and accounts for 30% of disability costs," says Costello.
The AFL-CIO announced its endorsement of Leslie Osborn in the Oklahoma Labor Commissioner race and Cathy Costello said she is happy to see the union is supporting her opponent. "The AFL-CIO kingpins have no interest in what is best for the people of Oklahoma," Cathy Costello says. "The leadership of the AFL-CIO is notoriously liberal, operating as a political machine, that has prioritized its agenda above the interest of workers across the country. Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly passed Right To Work, yet AFL-CIO bosses have relentlessly fought to reverse that law so they can strong-arm our workers into paying union dues. I proudly stand against the entire AFL-CIO agenda."
Democrat Primary
There were 367,149 votes cast in the Democrat primary. Since only two Democrats filed, the nomination was settled in the June 26 primary. Sam Mis-soum of Tulsa, is a businessman and a testing engineer. He finished in second with 26.57 percent of the vote. The winner was Fred Dorrell, 63, of Broken Arrow who took 73.43 percent of the vote. He is a human resources professional.
The Republican and Democrat nominees will face Independent candidate Brandt Dismukes, 63, of Oklahoma City on the November general election ballot.
John Doak was elected State Insurance Commissioner in 2010 and reelected in 2014 and was term-limited in 2018. Two Republicans and one Democrat filed for the post.
Republican Primary
There were 400,042 votes cast in the June 26 primary. Donald Chasteen of Inola finished in second place with 45.25 percent of the vote. State Rep. Glen Mulready (R-Tulsa) won the GOP nomination with 54.75 percent of the vote. Mulready, 57, led efforts to reform the state's insurance laws in his capacity as a state legislator. He was first elected to represent House District 68 in 2010 and currently serves as the Majority Floor Leader. He has a cumulative average of 61% on the Oklahoma Conservative Index. He has worked in the insurance industry for more than 33 years. He spent 13 years on the executive teams of Oklahoma's two largest health insurance companies and for the last eight years has been self-employed as an independent agent.
Mulready will face the lone Democrat in the race in the General Election. Kimberly Fobbs, 52, of Tulsa is the chair of the Tulsa County Democratic Party, and is a business consultant. She was the Democrat nominee for a state Senate seat in 2016.
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission regulates oil and gas drilling, electric and gas utilities, trucking, pipelines, and telecommunications in Oklahoma. There are three Corporation Commission seats with six-year staggered terms. So, every two years one of the seats is up for reelection. The seat held by Bob Anthony is up for election in 2018. Anthony, 69, is running for a sixth term. While the term limits law for state offices only allows two terms for members of the commission, the law did not apply to the seat until 2012 when Anthony was reelected. He is therefore allowed to seek reelection in 2018. Three Republicans, four Democrats, and an Independent filed for the seat.
Republican Primary
There were 418,541 votes cast in the June 26 primary. Harold Spradling of Cherokee finished in third place with 14.42 percent of the vote. The retired businessman and social worker was a candidate for the Oklahoma House in 1994.
Former Oklahoma Senate Pro-Tempore Brian Bingman finished in second place with 38.42 percent of the vote and will be in the August 28 runoff primary. Bingman, 64, began his career as a petroleum landman for Continental Oil Co. (now Conoco-Phillips) soon after graduating from college. Today, he is vice president of land and operations for Uplands Resources. He served 12 years in the Oklahoma Legislature, and served as the Senate leader for six years before being term-limited from office in 2016. He was one of the more moderate Republicans in the Legislature with a cumulative average of 59% on the Oklahoma Conservative Index.
Bingman regularly voted for new spending projects, such as the Oklahoma Pop Museum and the Indian Cultural Center. In addition, he supported the National Popular Vote scheme, which would have given all of Oklahoma's electoral college votes to Barack Obama. Channel 9 TV in Oklahoma City reported in 2010 that Bingman was one of the biggest spenders in the Senate in 2009 in taking trips, paid for by the taxpayer. When reporter Amy Lester asked Bingman if there was a benefit for the taxpayers in the trips, he responded, "Uh, there's probably, I'd have to think about that."
Bob Anthony finished in first place with 47.16 percent of the vote. Anthony is the grandson of C. R. Anthony, the founder of one of Oklahoma's greatest department store chains. In 1988, Anthony ran for a seat on the Corporation Commission and won that race easily. When Anthony took office at the Commission, he found a cesspool of corruption. William "Tator" Anderson, a utilities lobbyist was bribing commissioners, and he attempted to bribe Anthony. Anthony worked undercover with the FBI which enabled federal prosecutors to send Anderson and a fellow commissioner to prison. He was reelected by large margins in subsequent elections in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012.
The voters evidently place great trust in Anthony's honesty and integrity.
Democrat Primary
There were 370,417 votes cast in the Democrat primary. Ken Reich of Idabel finished in last place with 10.21 percent of the vote. Beau Williams of Edmond, is an attorney, and finished in third place with 18.83 percent of the vote. Blake Cummings finished in second place with 22.17 percent of the vote, which gave him a spot on the August 28 runoff ballot. Cummings, 58, of Maud is an oil/gas consultant. He was in the election for the vacant Oklahoma House District 28 seat, and lost in the primary. Ashley Nicole McCray, 34, of Norman, is an historian and Native American community activist. She took the top spot with 48.79 percent of the primary vote, almost enough to gain the nomination in the June 26 primary election.
Independent candidate Jackie Short, 66, of Oklahoma City will join the Republican and Democrat nominees on the November general election ballot.
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Earl Sweatshirt - "Hive"
Listen to another song from Earl Sweatshirt's debut album, Doris.
Earl Sweatshirt has his long-awaited debut album, Doris, coming out on August 20th. Check out the fourth track Earl's shared from the LP, "Hive," featuring Odd Future associates (and very capable rappers) Vince Staples and Casey Veggies. It comes with a pretty fantastic and eerie video directed by Hiro Murai, perfectly matching the menacing beat.
Earl Sweatshirt - Doris Tracklist:
01. Pre
02. Burgandy
03. 20 Wave Caps
04. Sunday
05. Hive
06. Chum
07. Sasquatch
08. Centurion
09. 523
10. Uncle Al
11. Guild
12. Molasses
13. Whoa
14. Hoarse
15. Knight


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A look at the latest version of Lightroom released by Adobe in October 2018.
Adobe have decided to split Lightroom into 2 versions (to add more confusion to their enormous plethora of overlapping products). Lightroom as we know it today will continue to exist as Lightroom Classic. While it feels like this product is being sidelined, Adobe have assured us that 'old' Lightroom will be supported and developed 'indefinitely'. Alongside it, Lightroom CC has been released.
It seems that we have reached a tipping point in our connected world. 24/7 internet, cheaper mobile data tariffs, low cloud storage costs and good data transfer speeds mean that Google have decided to launch Google Drive where nothing is stored locally anymore. Your cloud drive is just a fully integrated network drive. In a similar fashion, Adobe now believe that RAW photo files are now manageable enough to store, manage and transfer in the cloud. This means they can be available on multiple devices (smartphone, web and desktop). This offering seems to work very well, however, not only does this tie you into Adobe yet further, it also allows them to sell their storage to you. So rather than you using the cloud storage provider that you've had for years (Dropbox or whatever), you now have to use a different provider for your photos.
Lightroom CC is based entirely around this concept. It's a sleek, minimalist redesign of Lightroom Classic but does offer the same level of develop functions. It also immediately transfers your photos to the 'Creative Cloud' the moment you import them. This is nothing new. Adobe have been moving Lightroom to this way of working for years now but it's now a fundamental and unavoidable part of the application. Some features have been removed but you probably didn't use them anyway.
Take a look at the video to see how the software looks now and probably how we can expect it to look in the future.
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The land upon which Mission Viejo is developed was part of the 52,000-acre Rancho Mission Viejo. The chain of title to the land dates back to July 27, 1769, when a Spaniard named Gaspar de Portola led an expeditionary force from Mexico across the southern border of the ranch and claimed the land for Spain.
Seven years later, the ranch witnessed the first attempt to found Mission San Juan Capistrano. Although lack of water forced the friars to relocate and the whereabouts of this old mission remain a mystery, the name Mission Viejo bears testimony to this structure's sojourn in San Juan Canyon more than two hundred years ago.
After Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, a new flag flew over California and a new spirit filled the air. The missions, which had been established to further the spread of the Christian faith, became secularized, and their vast landholdings were granted as ranches to prominent citizens.
One man who happened to be standing in the right place at the right time was an English trader named John Forster. John or Juan, as the name reads on the old land grant, married the Mexican governor's sister and acquired the three ranchos historically known as El Trabuco, Mission Viejo, and Los Potreros. But fate frowned on Don Juan Forster. Fencing 205,000 acres drained his capital, droughts destroyed his cattle, and futile efforts to attract settlers dried up his last remaining credit. When Forster died, his estate was in shambles, and his sons were forced to sell.
In 1907, an Irish cattleman named Richard O'Neill acquired an undivided interest in Rancho El Trabuco and Rancho Mission Viejo. When a 1963 study indicated that urbanization was spreading south from the Los Angeles area, his grandchildren, Richard O'Neill and Alice O'Neill Avery, decided to sell 10,000 acres. Donald Bren, Philip J. Reilly, and James Toepfer purchased the property and organized the Mission Viejo Company.
In 1965, a master plan for Mission Viejo was approved by the Orange County Board of Supervisors. One year later, Forster's dream of attracting settlers became a reality as families stood in line to pay $21,000 for homes on his former cattle range. In April 1966, these pioneering residents moved into the new neighborhoods near the intersection of La Paz Road and Chrisanta Drive.
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Those jetties are meant for dropping off and picking up anglers/passengers, so you're not suppose to fish there. The jetties isn't wide or strong enough to hold many people, plus it's not very well maintained. You'll get in the way of people trying to board and your lines may hinder boats trying to dock.
If you somehow can and must fish there, try not to fish at the busy hours of the day when people go out fishing or when they're coming back. Step away from the jetty when there's lots of people and reel in your line when there's a boat coming in.
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Making Your Site More User-Friendly With SEO in Mind
Much ado has been made about on-site SEO. Some of the techniques out there are extremely technical, involving split-testing and other ways to split the hairs on a website, and some techniques are extremely easy to implement.
At any rate, Internet marketers of all levels can utilize some of the basic techniques to improve their site. The essential rule to good onsite SEO is that it's all about making your site more user-friendly without forgetting that it must be easy for search engines to navigate as well. Here are just a few ways you can improve usability and SEO on your website.
SEO Rule 1: Make Your Site Easy to Read
Most visitors make a snap judgment once they reach your homepage and are easily overwhelmed by huge blocks of text, clusters of ads and randomly scattered images and videos.
There are just some of the essential problems that can make a visitor hit the back button. When most of us visit a website, we know just what we are looking for and if we don't see it in the first few seconds; we navigate onto the next search query result.
With the implementation of Google +1 on query results, visitors who decide that a site is poorly placed in search results may see a penalty over time. Aside from that, you will experience a high bounce-rate and the chance of receiving return visitors is very slim.
*How do You Clear the Clutter?
Website clutter happens when elements that are supposed to support the message in the content overwhelm the content. You want your visitor's eyes to be drawn to your text, and this simply cannot be done when there are too many affiliate links, images and videos. Make sure that there is a huge contrast between your content and its background, and this will help immensely.
The text in your content should be broken up into as small paragraphs as possible. Even lists, bullet points and other grouping tactics can make the text easier to read. Large blocks of text are daunting to the average visitor, and they're less likely to stay on your page to read the content if it's not broken up into smaller pieces. Both of these elements of your website are important both to the visitor and the search engine spiders.
SEO Rule 2: Make Your Site Easy to Navigate
Ease of navigation is another huge part of making your site more user-friendly. Both your visitors and the search engine spiders will prefer being able to easily find the other pages on your site over having to hunt for the internal links. Again, don't tempt the visitor to hit the back button –make your message noticeable to both spiders and readers alike.
One effective way to remedy the problem is by including a navigation menu bar at the top of each web page. If you allow a search bar on your site, you can also use tracking and analytics programs to see exactly what the visitors to your site are looking for. This in turn can give you great content ideas.
SEO Rule 3: Slash Your Page Loading Speed
This rule goes hand in hand with the rule about website clutter. Simply put, many "extra" elements that can be added to a website will make it take longer for the page to load. After waiting for so long for a page to load, many visitors will abandon the site.
Many website design programs include a page loading speed test. You will want your page to take less than five seconds to load. Avoid the temptation to use pop-ups, background music and anything else that needlessly slows down your loading speed. The landing page design should be purposed for usability and functionality, the goal should never be to just "make the site look good," it should be designed with both search engines and actual viewers in mind.


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Back in April, there was a pair of Tales of Vesperia related announcements. While loli pirate characters are nice and all, the second announcement of a Tales of Vesperia anime has me all aflutter. Produced by Production I.G., the anime takes place before the events of the video game. It is being released October 3rd in Japan on the big screen under the name Tales of Vesperia ~ The First Strike ~. Famitsu posted a couple of new images on their site to hold you over until October. No words on an domestic release, but I'm sure some of you more clever readers will find a way to make that sooner rather than later.
New Fate/Stay Night Movie Confirmed!
January 23, 2010 is the data announced for the premiere of the new Fate/Stay Night movie: Unlimited Blade Works. Series director Yuji Yamaguchi, script supervisor Takura Sato, and animation director Megumi Ishihara along with Studio DEEN are on board. ANN futher reports that all the seiyuu are back, as well.
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Comic-Con 2009 Adds Big Anime Name to Guest List
What has been rumored for awhile now appears to be confirmed. The LA Times report Hayao Miyazaki is slated to appear at Comic Con 2009 to promote his newest film, Ponyo. Miyazaki's previous films that had made it to the big screens in the US, Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle, were both critically acclaimed but did poorly in the domestic box office, only taking in $10 million and $4.7 million respectively. Both have grossed over $200 million internationally.
It seems that Miyazaki is trying to combat this but not only appearing a major pop culture event, but also by casting many top names for the English adaptation. The voice talent features Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cate Blanchett, Liam Nesson, Betty White, Lily Tomlin and Cloris Leachman. Will it be enough to make Ponyo a domestic hit after it has already grossed $182.1 million internationally?


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Janet Short
Jan concentrates on commercial real estate transactions. Her transactional experience includes assisting in the acquisition and sale of industrial and commercial buildings and vacant land for residential and commercial development. Her skills include the review of title commitments, surveys and underlying title documents for purchase and loan transactions, preparation of memorandum related to title and survey matters for purchase transactions and preparation of closing documents for sale transactions. She works closely with attorneys, title companies and surveyors to resolve title and survey matters to facilitate the closing of the transaction.
Prior to joining the Firm, Jan worked over 15 years with a boutique residential real estate transactions firm. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, with honors, from the University of Illinois at Chicago and her Paralegal Certificate from Roosevelt University.