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Guess What? She Shreds has a special treat for you this holiday season: Our first annual Shred Guide. In anticipation for the release, we're giving away two pedals courtesy of Ernie Ball.
UPDATE: Congrats to Tilda Bergsten from from Sweden for winning the Ernie Ball Expression Series Pedals!
She Shreds' 2016 Shred Guide will be available December 12th in a physical version for subscribers and a free digital version for everyone. In addition, we'll be announcing a new giveaway each week for the next four weeks with some of our favorite products from the guide, starting with the Ernie Ball Expression Series Ambient Delay and Overdrive pedals. Full info on both pedals is available here.
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Google App Engine – Eclipse plugin issues
January 29, 2016 1 Comment
When you start with a maven project and import that into Eclipse, you might run into issues while importing. You might get An internal error occurred during: "Updating Maven Project". java.lang.NullPointerException right after you do a maven import. If that is the issue, make sure you have installed the "appengine m2e plugin" and the App Engine SDK. Then delete your .metadata directory and .project file. And redo the import. This time it should take more than a minute as Maven starts downloading all the required dependencies.
Then you should be able to import the project without errors and run the project by right clicking and selecting 'run on server' -> 'Google App Engine'. If the project didn't import correctly, you might get Error: Could not find or load main class com.google.appengine.tools.development.DevAppServerMain error. More on that here. Just repeat the above steps to fix the error.

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Pakistan's jaunt to Abu Dhabi for three ODIs against West Indies may not be the most high-profile series in this year's cricket calendar but for the displaced home side, the contest has significance.
This will be Pakistan's first ODI since July in a Test-less year; between the Asia Cup in June-July and next week when they take on West Indies, Pakistan have only played four Twenty20 internationals. They go to Abu Dhabi with a brand new coach and management team and hoping for an upturn in cricketing fortunes.
At a two-day practice camp in Karachi before they depart, the relief at an international assignment was apparent. "Any series is important," said coach Intikhab Alam. "After this India is coming so this is a challenge for the new management."
Ever the poster-boy for optimism, Intikhab wasn't willing to dwell unnecessarily on the lack of international cricket for Pakistan in 2008. "I don't believe in making excuses that we haven't played that often. Okay, we haven't played but we can't look at that negatively and use it as an excuse. This is an important series because when you win and settle down on a combination confidence is built and winning can become a habit."
Pakistan trained energetically, mostly under the guidance of Aaqib Javed, the new assistant coach, whose role may well become more significant over time. Intikhab and the new manager Yawar Saeed held a long meeting with the team in the morning, a start of sorts to lay a new agenda.
"We had a very open meeting today with the team," said Intikhab. "We talked mostly about discipline and how there will be no compromise on that. We also talked about how our aim should be to move up [in the rankings] from six to two or one."
The entire squad has at least benefited from playing in the ongoing Pentangular Cup and as Shoaib Malik, the captain, pointed out later, most have been in good form. Pakistan's squad has five fast bowlers and they, more than others, have felt the benefits.
Umar Gul is fit again and Sohail Tanvir and Rao Iftikhar come in with a good number of overs behind them. Above all, Shoaib Akhtar is approaching full match fitness and the management was impressed by his performances in the Pentangular. David Dwyer, the team trainer, is also working closely with Shoaib, who has played little cricket this year, to have him ready and primed for the India series early next year. And unlike a couple of other coaches, Intikhab has no plans to ask him to reduce his run-up.
"I watched Shoaib Akhtar in the Pentangular in Islamabad and he was very good," said Intikhab. "I had a long chat him as well and he is on board. All coaches have their own thinking on his run-up. He is a genuine fast bowler and his run-up is important. If you shorten it, it might affect his bowling. But we will work on making sure he takes four minutes for an over.
"We have other really good bowlers as well and I'm hoping Mohammad Asif can come back soon as well because he is a match-winner."
Another big winner this week, revealed Intikhab, was used as an unusual source of inspiration in his first proper team meeting. "I asked the team in the meeting today what the miracle of the century was. One said it is Barack Obama getting into the White House. An African-American in the White House, imagine? And he did it with focus and discipline. That proves anything is possible and Pakistan should take inspiration from that."


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Alliance for Cooperation and Legal Aid Bangladesh - ACLAB
A national non-government development organization was established in 1987 to improve the socio-economic conditions of the poor and disadvantaged people of the country. ACLAB is registered with the Department of Social Services (DSS) under Ministry of Social Welfare and the NGO Affairs Bureau, GOB. The organization is affiliated with the Directorate of Family Planning under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; the Directorate of Youth Development under Ministry of Youth and Sport. In 1998, ACLAB started work on the issue of HIV/AIDS/STI with the people at risks. Its works with the high risks people were financially supported by HASAB, UNICEF, UNDP, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Social Welfare etc.


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We extract and isolate the active ingredients of our selected plants, at our own environmentally friendly, certified herb extraction unit (ISO 9001, ISO 14001), the outcome of an over five year-long effort.
This, first in Greece, unit was created with the Pharmacy School of the University of Athens based on our homeopathy pharmacy heritage, our deep understanding of herbs, their properties and clinical benefits and innovative extraction methods.
It enables us to extract and gently isolate active ingredients in order to produce premium quality, clinically effective organic extracts. A processed herb's liquid extract can be condensed so that we can take both semi-liquid and dry extracts and isolate those to produce various active agent families in liquid, semi-liquid and dry form. We are also able to isolate the plant's scent and essential oils.
One single herb offers us up to 11 extracts and active agents that can be used independently or combined for greater efficacy. To avoid burdening the environment we have made the decision to use natural instead of chemical solvents despite the higher cost, while the extraction process residue is turned into organic soil and sent back to our network of organic farmers. A literally no-waste operation.


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Visit Vocations Toronto at www.vocationstoronto.ca, a resourceful site in answering these questions.
In the Gospel we find that Peter speaks for those who have heard Jesus:
You are the Christ. We know that later, Peter and the others still deny
Jesus. Hearing helps us to know the other person but that knowledge must
continue to grow in love.
The second reading, from the letter of James, tells us that faith of
itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
Faith comes from hearing and recognizing the truth of what we hear. Faith
has to show itself in action in order to remain alive and to grow. Each of
us has received a gift of faith and we have to work to keep that faith
alive and growing. Just because we have received the gift is not enough.
We must remember that Jesus told other stories about people who received
talents and money from their Lords and did not do anything with them. In
the end, they lose even what they have received.
We need to come to Church, to share with others who believe in Jesus, and
to witness to the faith that has been given to us. Both inside and outside
of Church we must do the works of faith: love, mercy, compassion, sharing
what has been given to us, seeking the good of the other, etc.
As we hear the Word of God today, may our ears be open, may our hearts
respond and may our lives continue to be converted, so that all our life is
given over to living this gift of faith that has been given to us.
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Seed: The Untold Story
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Equal parts fascinating, horrifying, inspiring and infuriating, this brilliantly directed documentary uses animation, verité footage and traditional interviews to tell the story of human-kind's history of cultivating, storing and breeding plant seeds, through to the modern practices of industrialization, patenting and commodifying seeds, practices that puts our species' survival at risk.
In the last century, 94% of our seed varieties have disappeared. SEED: The Untold Story follows passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000 year-old food legacy. As biotech chemical companies control the majority of our seeds, farmers, scientists, lawyers, and indigenous seed keepers fight a David and Goliath battle to defend the future of our food. In a harrowing and heartening story, these reluctant heroes rekindle a lost connection to our most treasured resource and revive a culture connected to seeds.
Taggart Siegel and Jon Betz's previous films include the theatrically released, multi-award winning documentaries, Real Dirt on Farmer John (IDFA, Al Gore "Reel Current" Award recipient, Independent Lens) and Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us? (IDFA, New York Times Critic's Pick).
"Chronicles the disappearance of something that's absolutely elemental to human existence...Portland filmmakers Jon Betz and Taggart Siegel deliver a wake-up call." The Georgia Straight
"A beautiful piece of art, careful, deeply colored, and poetic…" Hollywood Report Card
Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 6:00pm
Yukon Arts Centre
- Directed by Taggart Siegel and Jon Betz
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Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems
An MIT Energy Initiative Low-Carbon Energy Center
CANES aims to hasten the development of new and transformative technologies, materials, and methods that will make nuclear fission more affordable, more rapidly and securely deployable, and even safer than is currently the case. More →
In an op-ed in Science Magazine, members of The Future of Nuclear Energy study team discuss preserving existing nuclear power plants and the importance of nuclear for decarbonization.
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Please note: where possible below I have gotten the items on sale and have been slowly acquiring these items over the last two years. I started all the planning for this in April of last year when I started reading PCT blogs and realized I was not anywhere near ready to just drop everything and go. Some of the items I had from previous years hikes in Yosemite, Zion and the Grand Canyon. I realize that the items listed amount to a huge expense. Thru-hiking with ultra-light gear is prohibitively expensive to set up and I have chosen lighter/expensive over heavier/cheaper in nearly every instance. I am not listing prices here, I actually don't want to know the total cost and I would not want to discourage anyone in thinking they need these items and need to hike this way. This is how I have chosen to do this and don't consider this any kind of recommendation or guide, once I am done with the PCT I will have a review of all this stuff after daily use for five months, then and only then will that will be a recommendation. In other words, Hike your own hike.
Total weight below: ~13.3lbs base weight, which is ~7.35lbs of main stuff, light clothes and stove etc, 5.98 for the big three, then in the Sierra my base weight has an extra 4.2lbs for special gear. The 7.35lbs is mostly based on the amazon listed weight which I am really not sure about because they list underwear as 1lb so I am mostly guessing over. Their electronics weights are accurate but it appears they approximate the weights of clothes with the packaging when the exact weight is not listed. I will not know my exact base weight until all items are delivered and I get on a scale. 12 was my goal so if I start chucking stuff, I won't have to chuck much.
Big three (95.7oz/5.98lbs):
Pack (39oz) : ULA Circuit this is basically my dream pack, and the pack I knew I would be using from the start of planning, I love this thing. Feels great, is light with ample side pockets and tons of places to hook stuff onto it. When it came there was a live spider in the box. For some people that would be a bad thing, for me I was like "HELL YEA!! This is the real deal!!". This is also one of the most popular thru-hike packs. I gave very careful consideration to the other pack manufacturers (zpacks, gossamer, etc) and after all my research this is the one. If I was sponsored or something I might consider another one, but really at the end of the day, this is the end-all-be-all of lightweight long-distance packs.
Tent (26oz) : Henry Shires Tarptent Notch (get the seam sealing kit with it!), with a z lite sol (14oz) pad to sleep on all over a polycro ground sheet (3.65oz-not in count above) by gossamer gear to keep all my stuff off the dirt. The ground sheet things feel very light and frail but the stuff is next to impossible to destroy. The tent has what is called a bathtub floor which can be a lifesaver in the instance of unexpected rain at night, bugs, and such. Oddly, bathtub floors are a topic which gear-geek hikers like to argue about. The pad is yet another contentious issue, but there is NO way I am going to fiddle around with an inflatable and carry a patch kit with me, I would rather sleep on the ground … in ants.
Sleeping system (16.7oz) : Z-Packs 20 degree, three season sleeping bag, great reviews (linked from page) and great product. I also have a silk liner to keep the bag from getting skank too fast. This is not cheap, and in fact is my single most expensive piece of gear but for the big three you need to not skimp, these are things you depend on daily and in my experience, if you get crap you will have a crappy experience.
Clothes (no cotton):
Shoes: The absolute go-to PCT shoe is the Brooks Cascadia 8 (11.9oz), and is what I will be wearing. Note that the Cascadia's are so popular for thru-hikers that they have had to add a note on the official Brooks page for this shoe saying it is not 'pack rated'. For snow and ice I will be carrying Hillsound trail crampons (16oz/1lb) starting in Kennedy Meadows. For camp shoes I might have teva's (~16oz night bathroom runs etc, I may toss these though)
Socks: kirkland trail socks, with liners and one pair compression socks. (12.8oz total 4oz worn) I will have socks in every single resupply box, so the main thing is liners with socks and keep rotating socks out and keep feet clean and dry.
Underwear: 2x Ex-Officio boxer (3oz ea) and Under Armour HeatGear (3oz, anti-chaff), one worn, both of these are also anti-microbial so you don't have any issues with that.
Hat/head: buff (1.9oz many uses) / sunhat (2.5oz mesh to breathe) / MH beanie (2oz) I found.
Gloves: Hyper-light all weather gloves (0.3oz) not really for warmth, more for just basic protection as needed as my hands adjust to gripping trekking poles all day long.
Shorts/Pants: Need to pick up pants still at REI, one pair Columbia running shorts (2oz)
Jacket: Mountain hardware ghost whisperer (8oz) which is stupid expensive but is lightweight, compact and sort of the 'go-to' jacket for thru-hikers. Seriously, look at pictures and read gear lists, this is always present.
Rain shell: Marmot Aegis Jacket (~10oz) this has a hood.
Shirts: one worn, two in pack (7/14oz) Columbia and Northface quick dry fabrics.
Long johns: I have a black set of smartwool long johns(top and bottom 6oz ea) I will be bringing, these are light and fairly expensive, but should be worth every penny.
Stove: Jetboil SOL ti (16oz/1lb I am not sure if this is with fuel or what they based this on). It is the lightest one they have and has some very good reviews, in fact the cons are basically non-existent. They don't ship canister fuel, but lucky me I have an REI down the street to pick some up ahead of time.
Charger: Suntactics solar (12.8oz). I will try to keep my Anker 10 amp battery (8.6oz) charged up with it. Also a usb battery recharge kit for my Petzl tikka 2 headlamp. The suntactics I chose after reading many reviews and a lot of post-hike gear reviews (which are the ones I really trust). All the other brands people seemed to ditch, this one made it to the end of thru-hikes every time it seems like.
Phone: Nexus 4 with Bluetooth keyboard (~6oz), I am looking to replace this before I leave with a Note 3 and one of the smart watches. However I am not settled on this just yet, I have a few weeks to decide.
Personal locator beacon: I pulled the trigger on a Fast find Ranger PLB (11.2oz) instead of the SPOT device I was originally going for. This was picked after reading horrible reviews of the SPOT devices about how the company who makes them has very bad billing practices, has a crap website for it and even 'bad manuals' made it into more than one review. I was actually going to entirely not have any kind of PLB rather than deal with a company like them. However I thought about the stories I have read of people stranded and realized I should have 'something'. These were recommended as they have no monthly or seasonal costs. Thanks to the PCT Class of 2014 Facebook group for the recommendations for this.
Music: Sandisk Sansa (0.8oz) 8GB, not much to say, simple and cheap little mp3 player that is lighter than an ipod and lasts a long time on a charge.
Camera/video: Camera TBD, I do have an Eye-Fi card however to get pictures posted as I go and I own a GoPro. Weight is an issue here, I would love to take my Canon 7D but obviously I can't and still be in the weight class I am going for.
Water filtration: Steripen freedom (2.9oz, primary), Sawyer squeeze (~3oz single for chunky water), Aquamira drops (~2oz backup for if my battery dies and squeeze freezes). Because I am a planner, and everyone has a special thing they need, this topic is heated when people discuss water treatment online and every thru-hiker has an opinion (and are not afraid to speak it). Because of this I am simply going to bring them all and see what works. On previous hikes I used a camelbak charcoal filter bottle and drops and have never once had an issue, however for this trip the weight of the bottle is a consideration and some of the water sources will need actual treatment.
Black Diamond trekking poles with cork handles (amazon says 1.9lbs, that is wrong). And black diamond gaiters (I do not like rocks in my shoes).
2x eVent dry compression sacks (~8oz total, one for clothes and one for sleeping bag)
Aloksak bags (~4oz) for electronics and passport.
Trowel (4oz), because I am not gross and you need to bury this stuff. People who just put a rock on it are causing serious problems on the trail and I would not want to leave a present for anyone coming after me.
Mosquito headnet for after Kennedy Meadows.
Bear vault 500 (51.2oz/3.2lbs – ugh), for after Kennedy Meadows it is the standard for the Sierra section where you need to sometimes take a lot of food between towns.
Custom Medical kit (~3oz) – this is mostly for foot care and things like anti diarrhea medicine for if I drink bad water and such, however has some other items for medical care and sewing which comes in handy.
Unscented trash compactor bag for a pack liner and extra layer against moisture.
I also bring some twine because having some comes in handy often for things like hanging your food, keeping a tent up, making a makeshift little shelter with your ground cover etc. It is just smart to have.
For personal care, you need to keep baby wipes because you are not near a shower and you want to clean your face once in a while and wipe the pits. Also, chafe.. nobody wants chafe. I will be mailing myself some in every one of my care packs.
Food and water:
I am going to be able to pack eight liters of water (total) if needed. I have various bag and hose setups for about 6 liters water and will also have a Gatorade bottle or two.
For food, I am going all re-hydrate meals and have not ordered these yet, that is my next big TODO and I should have an entire blog post about that. One thing though is making sure to pack small plastic bottles of olive oil in every resupply to add calories to food.
Things I am considering or may or may not make it:
Big permanent marker dual-tip. For signs and such. I will probably bring it.
Small notebook, I think I should bring one and a pen.
Things I want to bring but am not letting myself:
Kindle, I am a reader, alas this cannot come.
Sketchbook and pens/pencils – as an artist I would want to pack one everywhere.
Hammock.. I might just throw it in the bag though, I have a backpacker one and a then a lightweight one that I can use as a tarp.. it is multi-use.. maybe..
My Ribz frontpack, I have not had a chance to use it and keep trying to tell myself that it will be good for town stops. *sigh*


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Even before coming to Seattle for the first time on MIT Sloan's Tech Trek, I had a feeling that I'd like this place. I'd heard how it's laid back and outdoorsy. Yeah, rainy weather, but I'd also heard how friendly everyone is. Having just returned from our visit, I can say that the city lived up to its reputation. I really liked the vibe.
We visited three big tech companies on our visit: Amazon, Microsoft and Groupon. They had all given formal presentations on MIT's campus and are always in the news, so we were all pretty well-informed about them. Visiting on their home turf, however, gave us a unique opportunity to observe and experience their culture, get a feel for the environment, and ask more probing questions. We also visited the venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group, which hosted a startup panel discussion.
Our first stop was Microsoft. We'd heard about its giant campus, but it was incredible to experience the scale of it in person. We started with a tour of a few buildings, the cafeteria and a full-size soccer field for employees. We met with MIT Sloan alumni for a discussion about what it's like to work there. Collaboration is very important, but there also is a very high degree of ownership over work. I got the sense that there is no micromanagement there. The focus is on achieving results.
Microsoft is shifting toward selling devices and services, which means an emphasis on the Xbox, Surface and Windows Phone and creating a similar user experience across the devices. The company also recently went through a reorganization to become a more functional-based organization. It eliminated stack rankings during the annual review process, and is now waiting for a new CEO to take over. It was clear to us that this is a really exciting and transformational time for the company, with more to come with the new CEO.
Next up was Groupon. Its Seattle office is relatively small with about 180 people. However, it has grown significantly in the past few years. A senior director, who was one of the first employees in the Seattle office, discussed how the company's business model is changing to focus on local and mobile. Using its data on customer preferences, it's building analytical, tailored local solutions for customers. For example, if you've just arrived in Seattle you could use its app to get recommendations for food, drinks or other attractions based on what you've liked in the past.
It was really interesting to hear about how the company is putting mobile first. Typically, a company's mobile page is scaled down, but for Groupon it's the full experience. That just goes to show the increasingly important role of mobile in the consumer tech space. I would love to be at the intersection of tech and retail, so I'm keeping my eye on Groupon.
Our third company visit was to Amazon. I expected a campus setting similar to Microsoft, but Amazon is integrated into the heart of the city with cafes, restaurants and shops sprinkled in between its buildings.
A number of Sloan alumni came to our panel, and we talked about what it's like to work at Amazon and live in Seattle. One thing that stood out for me was how employees don't use PowerPoint very much. Instead, they use thoroughly written white papers that explore issues in depth. They ensure that the supporting data and details (that are often glossed over during PowerPoint presentations) are scrutinized before discussion and debate commences. This is pretty unique to Amazon, but it wasn't too surprising because the company is known for its analytic depth and attention to detail.
Panelists also stressed the company's mission to become the "Earth's Most Customer-Centric Company." As one of the earliest Amazon Prime customers, I sure appreciate that!
We also visited Madrona, which brought in senior people from several of its startups, who are all interested in hiring interns.
The panel included the CEO of Rover, a site that connects dog sitters with people in need of that service. He gave an inspiring presentation of his business model, explaining how dogs in the U.S. are viewed as members of the family and people feel bad leaving them when they go on vacation.
We also heard from the real estate site Zillow, which has an enormous amount of data about the real estate market. It's just scraping the surface in terms of creating products that customers and businesses could be interested in. It's also just beginning to monetize a lot of these opportunities.
Qumulo's talk focused on how it's making the next generation of storage systems both for enterprise and the cloud. I hadn't realized that the market opportunity in storage is so tremendous. The company expects 50x growth in storage by 2020. Working in data storage seems like a really good space to be, with interesting scalability challenges.
Simply Measured discussed its focus on the social media impact of companies' marketing efforts, and Context Relevant explained how it's building software for real-time predictive analytics. Rounding out the panel was Apptio, which works in the technology business management space.
It was clear from our discussion with these startups that analytics is playing a significantly greater role in business models. There are a lot of opportunities to apply analytics in various settings and industries, which is great news for students from MIT Sloan where big data is an area of great interest and strong expertise.
Overall, it was a terrific visit. I could definitely see myself working and living in Seattle, with its vibrant energy fueled by innovative tech companies. Not only are those companies pushing the envelope with new products and services, they are doing it in their own unique ways.
Jarek Langer is a first-year MBA student at MIT Sloan School of Management and vice president of treks for the Technology Club.


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Miami Federal Bail Bonds Attorneys
Protecting Your Rights & Fighting for Your Freedom
Often, people are arrested in the early morning hours when law enforcement agents storm their home. Many people are arrested by federal authorities on Friday afternoon so that they remain incarcerated until Monday, when they appear in court before a United States Magistrate Judge. Agents also enjoy arresting people before holidays, so that they remain in jail until the next workday. They want the person arrested to feel the full impact of being in jail, knowing that most defendants will be released on bond soon after their arrest and after hiring an attorney. Then, the chances of an arrestee providing a confession or other incriminating statements drop drastically. There is a saying in law enforcement that "you can beat the rap, but you can't beat the ride." In other words, you may ultimately win the case, but you are going to go to jail and spend time there prior to being released. Most police and federal agents like that. Contact our Miami federal bail bond attorneys for more information.
Bail / Posting Bond
If you are arrested, you will want to be released from custody as soon as possible on the lowest possible bond, and you will want to use the services of a reputable bail bondsman. A respected criminal defense lawyer specializing in federal criminal cases can recommend an honest, reliable bail bondsman.
In federal courts, bonds are typically posted by licensed bondsmen who work for insurance companies that promise to pay the full bond amount to the court if you fail to appear in court when you are required to do so. The typical charge for their services in federal cases is 15% as their "premium." In Florida, bond premiums are 10% when a corporate surety bond is posted. In other words, if your bond is set at $100,000, you will need to pay $15,000 dollars to the bondsman, and often post collateral equal to the full amount of the bond. Using our example of $100,000 corporate surety bond, in addition to the $15,000 premium, you will usually be required to post assets (such as a mortgage on your home, real estate, jewelry, or other property) to collateralize your bond. That way, if you fail to appear for court when required to do so, the bonding company will move against your posted assets to recover the money that they will have had to pay to the court due to your non-appearance.
Once you are arrested, the first thing you should do is hire a respected and experienced criminal defense attorney in Miami to represent you. Your criminal defense attorney will coordinate all matters relating to bond with your family and friends so that the process goes quickly and efficiently and so you can be released at the earliest possible time.
It is a common mistake to call a bail bondsman before retaining a criminal defense attorney. Not all bondsmen are reputable, and you will be well-advised to discuss which bondsman should be called with your criminal defense attorney.
Eligibility for Bond
Many people believe that when you are charged with a federal crime, you are always eligible to be released on bail. But that is not the case. Section 3142 (f) of the Bail Reform Act specifically lists six types of cases for which a person charged can be held in custody without bail (the ability to post a bond and be released).
Those six cases are:
- Where the defendant is charged with a crime of violence.
- Where the maximum statutory penalty for the crime charged is life imprisonment or death.
- Where the defendant is charged with a Title 21 drug offense carrying a maximum penalty of 10 years or more.
- Where the defendant is charged with any felony and has two previous convictions for crimes described in the categories above.
- Where there is a serious risk of flight – in other words, that the defendant will flee jurisdiction.
- Where there is a serious risk that the defendant will obstruct justice or intimidate, injure, or threaten a prospective juror or witness.
Pre-Trial Detention
If a person is charged with a federal crime listed in the above paragraph or when the federal prosecutor alleges one of the risks set forth above, the right to post a bond may be denied. When the defendant appears in court for his or her initial appearance, the federal prosecutor (with the title of "Assistant United States Attorney" or "Trial Attorney with the United States Department of Justice") will request pretrial detention. When that happens, the lack of fairness in the federal criminal justice system becomes immediately apparent. As a result of the prosecutor's request, the court can continue the detention hearing (or bond hearing) for three days or for up to five days if the defendant requests a delay. Weekends and holidays are not counted, and the defendant (the person charged) remains in custody during the continuance, regardless of who requested the continuance.
The government may have spent months or years investigating someone. They then arrest the person and are guaranteed to keep that person in custody for at least three days and often five or six days, depending on their timing of the arrest. Even if a defendant is ready for and requests an immediate bond hearing at his or her first appearance in court (called an initial appearance), the government can keep the person in custody for at least three days simply by requesting pretrial detention.
The Detention – Or Bail – Hearing
At the detention hearing, the "burden of proof" is on the prosecutor to prove that the defendant is either a flight risk or a danger to another person or to the community. The prosecutor need only prove to the judge that there is a risk of flight or a danger in order to have the person further detained. The prosecutor does not need to prove risk of flight and a danger to another or to the community.
At the hearing, there are standards of proof which the judge must follow. At initial appearances and at most federal bond hearings, the judges are almost always United States magistrate judges. Magistrates are judges appointed by the higher-ranking United States district judges, who are lifetime appointees.
In order to detain a person, a judge must find that the government has proven that the defendant is a flight risk by a "preponderance of the evidence." If the prosecutor is arguing that the defendant is dangerous, they must convince the judge by "clear and convincing evidence."
To further complicate matters, there is a rebuttable presumption favoring pretrial detention in certain cases. Your Miami criminal defense lawyer will advise you.
The bottom line is this: Retain an experienced federal criminal defense lawyer at the earliest stage of a federal criminal case. You want your criminal defense attorney by your side whenever you appear in court and always before you speak with law enforcement (should you and your lawyer decide to do so).
Keep in mind that although there is a theoretical presumption of innocence that we all enjoy, that presumption is theoretical only. The reality is that when someone is charged criminally in federal court, almost all of the federal court judges and magistrate judges believe that the person charged is guilty. In federal court, the deck is stacked in favor of the prosecution at every turn. That's another reason that it is essential that you have a top-notch criminal defense attorney representing you. Your criminal defense lawyer's reputation and experience can go a long way toward ensuring fairness for you and in making sure that the presumption of innocence governs every step of the proceedings.
In bond and detention hearings, there are many strategic and tactical matters that must be considered. Federal criminal court is not the place for real estate, bankruptcy, corporate, or family lawyers. Representing people in federal criminal cases requires lawyers to have special knowledge, experience, skill, and expertise in defending federal criminal cases. We have seen many times when well-meaning family lawyers appear on a defendant's behalf at a bond hearing, only to handle the matter in ways that ultimately hurt the defendant's chance to be released on bond, or jeopardize the case in general.


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McLaren has allegedly filled out the entire order book for the 675LT (Long Tail).
McLaren has filled out the entire order book for the 675LT (Long Tail).
The long-tailed McLaren made its debut a couple of months ago in Geneva and apparently it has already reached sold out status which means that all 500 units have found a rightful owner. Most of the cars will be heading to people who already own a McLaren and have agreed to pay at least the £259,500 starting price. An optional £5,090 McLaren Club Sport package brings a fire extinguisher as well as a titanium roll hoop with four-point harnesses.
The coupe-only McLaren 675LT is 100 kg (220 lbs) lighter than the 650S and benefits from an extra 25 PS & 22 Nm which means the 3.8-liter V8 engine now delivers 675 PS (496 kW) and 700 Nm (517 lb-ft) of torque. The hardware setup grants a 0-62 mph (0-100 km) sprint in only 2.9 seconds while the top speed stands at 205 mph (330 km/h).


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My Sister Is Dead. Who Am I?
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In this video you may experience the essence of The Work of Byron Katie. As with all her work, you needn't look very hard. It's right there in front of you.
Katie conducts an inquiry into the beliefs of a woman whose sister died when the woman was only a girl of twelve. With her characteristic skillful means, Katie allows her to look deeply at that moment years ago, when she stood beside a cold steel table where her sister's body lay, to feel what she felt and the beliefs that she formed.
Using The Work, she sees that the beliefs that took root then can be transformed in the present moment. The twelve-year-old girl's "She should breathe" becomes the adult woman's "I should breathe"—the truth.
Then this beautiful woman says to Katie, "Arguing with reality just doesn't work."
Katie's gentle smile, at that startling moment,is all of us who can see through our beliefs to reality.
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Successful Weight Loss
Over the years, I have been lucky not to have had to worry too much about my weight. I have played a lot of sport, and kept myself healthy. At the age of 40, I was still actively involved in squash, tennis and golf, although the latter 2 were not as strenuous as squash. At the age of 41, I gave up competitive squash, and over the next 6 months put on over 5 kg's (11 pounds). By my early 50's, I was about 84kg (185lb), diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, depressed, and wondering where my life was going. At only 170cm (5'8"), my BMI was much too high. I had to find a way to slim down.After getting the doctors advice on my diabetes, I started to try to do the right thing and lose weight. I ate a diet of cardboard and grass, or if you will, crackers and salad. I tried to starve, ate just protein, all the usual fads, and lost a bit. Christmas came around and I was back to top weight and again feeling depressed. After trying all sorts of diets, I would always fail. I then began to understand that losing weight was not an easy thing to do. I have subsequently read how many people embark on diets, and how many fail to lose weight, or simply stack the weight back on after the diet is over. I was one of them. It became apparent that the only way I was going to succeed was to change my mindset. I began to see that there was no miracle diet. I had to reduce my calorie intake or burn more calories through work or exercise. I began to read as much as I could on the subject, and the internet was a fabulous tool. A great resource is http://www.o-weightloss.com where there are over 1400 pages of information. There is also a lot of diet information there. I became a bit of an expert, especially as I began to lose more weight. I found that providing I cut out the saturated fats, and cut down (not out) desserts, and ate smaller meals I continued to lose weight. I cut down beer, and drank mostly wine. In essence, I continued to enjoy all the foods I had previously enjoyed, but with the motto, everything in moderation.A simple exercise regime was begun; I walked for just 40 minutes a day, 4 days per week. I play golf at least once per week, and during the warmer months, tennis once a week. This is not body breaking stuff. The reality of all this is that with serious diabetes or obesity, you can lie around all day and night in a cemetery if you do not confront your weight problems. Now at the age of 55, I am down to 75kg (165lbs), the last blood test showed I was no longer diabetic, and I feel better in myself. While I know diabetes cannot be cured, I firmly believe that it can be controlled by controlling your weight, and in particular, your fat percentages.I also firmly believe that information is king and you can never have too much information. Sites like http://www.o-weightloss.com can be of great use. Obesity is a health hazard, so let's beat it.
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Getting An Edge on Diabetes
For anyone who had Diabetes, or knows someone with Diabetes, it is easy to understand the difference between Diabetes Type 1 & 2. Anyone that does not have experience with it, or was just diagnosed, it can be confusing and overwhelming. While the two types are similar, they are also very different. Here is some compare and contrast between the two types:
Type 1 Diabetes Cause: Autoimmune disease – the immune system attacks the body's cells that create insulin in the pancreas. It usually presents in childhood, but can present right after birth.
Type 2 Diabetes Cause: Genes, lifestyle, and environmental. While a predisposition for diabetes can be inherited, it does not make it inevitable. Scientists have determined that diet and lifestyle have an importance in whether a person develops diabetes. This is usually diagnosed in in mid-life at age 40, but it has recently started developing at earlier ages. The body still makes insulin, but the body becomes resistant to insulin, and it makes it more difficult for the body to have the same blood sugar response.
Symptoms: High/low blood sugar, thirst, fatigue, hunger, and progress with damage to nerves, internal organs, and blood vessels. These symptoms are usually much faster to present in type 1 whereas type 2 can take years for damage to become apparent.
Diagnosing: Diabetes is diagnosed with a blood test. The result of the offending antibody will also determine which type of diabetes is present.
Treatment: A good diet and regular exercise is prescribed for both types of diabetes. Type 2 will progress from only diet and exercise to oral insulin medications and eventually can result in insulin injections and blood sugar monitoring. Type 1 will require insulin right away. They are also required to check their blood sugar levels up to 4 times a day. In more severe cases of type 1, a person may need to use an insulin pump that will continuously deliver insulin to keep their levels even. It is important to keep track of meals, medications, and blood sugar checks in either case. Developing an efficient reminder system can keep your sugar on track. If you carry a smartphone, using an app like MedsMinders will keep you on time.
Prognosis: For type 1, there is no way to cure or prevent it as of now. With more research there may eventually be though. Prevention is the best way to cure type 2. It is best for anyone at risk or with a family history to prevent it by a good diet and regular exercise. In the early stages, it is possible to reverse some of the damage by converting to a healthy diet and exercise, but the risk will not go away. The longer you can prevent the need for insulin, the better.
Managing diabetes via MedsMinders will be a great help in managing your health, communicating with your care givers and family.


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For a child, music education can make all the difference in the world. Not only can the experience improve academic performance, but it's also known to build self-esteem. Music therapy can even help children who have experienced trauma or abuse. For all of these reasons, Care2Rock, a social enterprise business born in Austin, is providing access to music lessons and mentorship for children in foster care.
Kids in foster care often don't have access to music, but Care2Rock is working to change this. Care2Rock allows anyone, nationwide, to take online music lessons. When you purchase a music lesson, you are providing a child in foster care at least one year of mentorship and music education. With over 400,000 children in foster care across the United States, Care2Rock stands to make a huge impact.
What Is Care2Rock?
Through the initiative, anyone seeking music lessons can take advantage of this online option with quality music teachers. Teachers looking for meaningful work are sought out directly by Care2Rock. They go through a rigorous application process, which involves being triple-vetted.
The goal is to provide quality instruction to paying customers. In turn, the teachers volunteer to provide at least one year of mentorship and free music lessons to foster children. Because this program is available online, customers have access to their music lessons any time, anywhere.
Outcomes That Can't Be Ignored
Care2Rock is achieving amazing results. Participating foster children currently have a 100 percent high school graduation success rate. The children involved set goals and take ownership of their role in the program. Often times, this leads to better grades and faster healing for those who have suffered abuse.
Currently, Care2Rock is partnered with Texas CASA, Foster Angels of Central Texas, and One Simple Wish to discover foster children in need of mentorship. Through a pilot project, CASA has provided laptops to applicants who have put in requests, so these kids have the technology necessary to participate in the Care2Rock program.
What to Expect
The program itself is straightforward and simple. Paying customers who are interested in learning a new talent need to do the following:
- Visit Care2Rock's website
- Search by instrument or browse through the teachers
- Book a lesson (if you're unsure about a teacher, you can schedule 10 free minutes to get a better feel for their teaching style)
Through a video learning portal, customers have one-on-one interaction with their music teacher. The high-tech learning platform allows split screens and recording capabilities. In order to use the program, you will need a computer with a camera, a high-speed Internet connection, and the instrument you want to learn.
Even if a match can't be made right away between a teacher and child in foster care, Care2Rock still donates $2 from each lesson to one of its partner organizations.
How to Help
Get involved with Care2Rock by spreading the word. The more people who know about it, the more children benefit. Instrument donations are always needed, especially guitars. One of my favorite things about Austin is the fact we really are a community. While speaking with founder Karyn Scott, she told me, "Alone we may be fragile, but together we rock."
For more information, visit Care2Rock's website.
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Israeli troops shot at unarmed Palestinian bird hunters that were using nets Wednesday morning at the eastern borders of the Khan Yunis district in the southern parts of Gaza Strip.
According to Ma'an news agency, witnesses reported that soldiers deployed at Israeli military watchtowers launched fire at borderlines alongside the al-Fukhari, al-Umour, Abasan al-Jadida, Khuzaa, Abasan al-Kabira, and al-Qarrara villages.
No injuries have yet been reported.
An Israeli army spokesman said the military was looking into reports.
Israeli army, on a nearly daily basis, ignites conflicts inside the besieged Gaza Strip and near the buffer zone which is located on both land and sea sides of Gaza.
Palestinians working near the buffer zone between the Palestinian city and Israel are often faced with fire from Israeli military forces.
Israeli army has not yet made clear the precise area of the designated zone.
This is while the military forces regularly open fires at Palestinian fishermen and farmers near the border areas, despite a truce between the two sides that ended the 2014 war on Gaza.
A week ago, Israeli forces opened fire at two Palestinians and injured them during conflicts in the eastern parts of Gaza Strip.
The two people were shot and injured by Israeli forces, and another Palestinian man suffered from tear gas inhalation as the Israeli forces opened fire at a protest east of Gaza city.


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Although there is some confusion, the Associated Press reported yesterday that Rep. Charlie Rangel's reelection margin over Adriano Espaillat had shrunk all the way down to 2.8% with still more precincts left to report. And, Mr. Rangel said multiple times last night, he really doesn't know anything about it.
"I'm not hearing anything because I've been on the floor, I've been at legislative meetings, I've been at caucuses," he explained on Inside City Hall. "Quite frankly, since last night, the New York people have been dealing with the numbers, and then I have to go with my family to this picnic. So, I'm anxious to analyze what the figures mean and so long as the victory is there, I think I'll just proceed with my present term and then see what we have to do better or whatever the situation may be."
Mr. Rangel went on to explain that the unique timing of Tuesday's election depressed turnout and muddled everything as it comes to discussing the specificity of the results.
"You know, last night was a very strange race," he continued. "No one really knew why we were voting on June 26th rather than September [or] November. And we had a low turnout as we expected. How that turned out where the numbers are, I don't know. I really don't know yet."
Errol Louis, the host of the show, later asked Mr. Rangel if he's heard of any rumors of voting irregularities, causing the congressman to respond with shock.
"No! As a matter of fact you are the first person to use that language as it relates to any of the voting in New York City," he exclaimed. "I have no clue, I read all of the newspapers and none of that kind of stuff was in it. So, no, I can't have any exchange here. Had I known you needed answers for these types of things, I could have called New York. But they pulled me straight from the floor to be with you now."


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Prostate cancer is a common type of cancer that occurs in many older men. There are several types of therapy designed to effectively treat it, one of the most popular of which is radiation therapy. Like most treatments, radiation therapy for prostate cancer has its pros and cons. The main advantages are that it quickly kills the cancer cells and usually prevents the cancer from spreading to other areas in the body. Disadvantages are that radiation can also result in normal cells being killed and produce other short term side effects like sexual dysfunction, urinary problems and bowel problems.
Radiation therapy for prostate cancer works by targeting and killing the cancerous cells. There are two types of radiation treatment available. External beam radiation therapy points a concentrated beam at the cancer cells from outside the body. Brachytherapy is the other type of treatment, and works by placing the radiation inside the body directly at the cancer's source.
The biggest advantage of radiation therapy for prostate cancer is that it's a quick way eliminate the malignant cells. This treatment is also beneficial because it usually stops the cancer from spreading elsewhere and can prevent future cancer in other parts of the body. Radiation can also be a necessary option if the patient is unable to undergo surgery or other types of treatment.
It's important for potential patients to be aware of the negative side effects that can result from radiation therapy for prostate cancer. One of the downsides of radiation is that it can also kill some normal cells in the process of destroying malignant cells. Doctors will naturally try to minimize the amount of normal cells affected.
In addition to this, there are several negative short term side effects that can result from radiation. Sexual dysfunction is a common problem experienced by many men undergoing this treatment, and primarily includes difficulty achieving and maintaining erections. Problems reaching orgasm and a temporary reduction in the amount of sperm can also result from radiation.
Urinary problems are also fairly common after radiation therapy. Feelings of burning and discomfort while urinating can often last for over a month. Frequent urination is another common side effect. These issues are uncomfortable, but usually clear up on their own over time.
Radiation therapy for prostate cancer can also result in some mild bowel problems. Issues like bloody stools, small amounts of excrement, and diarrhea are the most common issues patients experience. Sometimes a doctor will prescribe a medication to ease the discomfort, but the bowel problems that result from radiation also usually clear up on their own.
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You did not choose Him, but Christ the Lord has chosen you; and He has called you to Himself by the preaching of His Holy Cross, that you should follow Him through death into life, in order to be with Him where He is, and that you should bear much fruit to the Glory of His Holy Name.
It is in Christ Jesus that you come up to worship at this Feast, that is, the Feast of His Holy Cross, the celebration of His servant Pastor Loughran's anniversary, and the Eucharist of His Body and His Blood, given and poured out for you and for the many. You come up to worship the Lord in this Feast by the way and the means of Christ the Crucified, as He, the incarnate Son of God, is glorified in His flesh and goes to the Father on your behalf by the way and means of His Cross.
Now is the Hour of His Glory, which here unfolds for you against the backdrop of this Feast in the Holy Gospel from St. John. As per the Word of the Lord in Leviticus, the crowds have come up to Jerusalem for the Passover, and for the Feast of Unleavened Bread that follows immediately afterwards for a full week. It is one of several pilgrim festivals, in which the people are gathered together in the place where the Lord has caused His Name and His Glory to dwell among them.
It is also during these celebrations, on the day following the Sabbath in the week of Unleavened Bread, that the first fruits of the year are offered and consecrated to the Lord on behalf of Israel. If you do the math, you'll realize that these first fruits are offered on that Easter Sunday when our Lord Jesus rises from the dead. It involves the waving of a sheaf of grain before the Lord in His Temple, the sacrifice of a one-year-old male lamb without defect as a whole burnt offering, as well as a grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and a quantity of wine as a drink offering. Until then, the people are not to eat anything made from the grain of the new year's harvest; but after the harvest is dedicated to the Lord with this offering of the first fruits, then they are able to enjoy the produce of the good Land, which the Lord gives to His people according to His promise.
So, I want you to think about this Old Testament Feast with its God-given rites and ceremonies in light of the Word that Jesus speaks to you this morning: The grain that was buried in the ground has now, by the grace of God, brought forth a great harvest; and with the returning of the first fruits back to Him, He opens up His hand to satisfy His people with the bounty of the Land, flowing with its milk and honey, abundant with its bread and wine; so also to provide for the poor and needy, for the widows and orphans in distress, and for the strangers, as well, in order that all might feast.
Now, then, is the Hour when the Son of Man is to be glorified, when the Christ is to be lifted up as the Sacrifice of the Lord in fulfillment of the entire Feast. He is the Passover Lamb, and He is the Whole Burnt Offering, the Grain and Drink Offering, and the First Fruits of the New Creation. He is the Grain which is buried in the dust of the earth, who by the Tree of His Cross now bears much fruit after His own kind — fruits including you and your life, in, with, and under His Cross.
It is in and with Christ Jesus, the incarnate Son of God, in His death upon the Cross, in His Body crucified and risen, that you are buried to this world and born again from death to a new life, and that you now bring forth the good fruits of His Cross within your own vocation and stations in life.
That Holy Cross of Christ, which you now bear and carry after Him as a disciple, is such a foolish and offensive scandal in the eyes of the world, and no less so in your own fallen and perishing flesh, in your native way of thinking, and in your feelings and emotions. Even so, that scandalous Cross is the very power and wisdom of God for the reconciliation, resurrection, and righteousness of the whole world; and for your salvation, too; all because of the crucifixion of Christ. It is His Body that sanctifies the Tree with its hard branches; His Blood that stains it a royal purple.
Pastor Loughran may recall from our days together in Fort Wayne, some twenty-four years ago now, that the children of the seminary students were given little ceramic crosses that a women's group had made for them. My daughter DoRena, who was three at the time, received one of those crosses, which featured spring flowers in the center, no doubt in celebration of the Resurrection. Well, it was shortly after she received that gift, that she was with me shopping for a crucifix for our home. As I was looking at the variety of crosses, she got my attention and pointed to one of them, telling me that she wanted one for herself. When I pointed out that she had just gotten a new cross, she immediately answered, "That cross has flowers on it, Daddy. But flowers didn't die for me! Jesus died for me! I want a cross with Jesus on it." Needless to say, I got her one that day.
My three-year-old DoRena had it exactly right: It is the Body of Jesus, nothing else and nothing less, that makes the Cross holy. Not suffering and death for its own sake, but the suffering and death of Jesus Christ, the Son of God in the flesh, His Cross and Passion, for your sake! That is what sanctifies, not only His Cross then, but the Cross and suffering that you bear in His Name.
His Cross is the power and wisdom of God, and the Glory of God in Christ Jesus, because His death upon the Cross is the defeat of death and the devil, and the judgment of God for the salvation of sinners. Because sin is condemned in the Body of Christ, and atonement is made by His Blood, so that man is reconciled to God and justified in the Resurrection of this same Lord Jesus Christ.
The Father is thus glorified in Christ, His beloved and well-pleasing Son, by the way and means of His Cross, by His obedience even unto death. And the Father glorifies and honors His Son by raising Him from the dead and seating Him at His right hand in the heavenly places. As the Son of God thus returns to the Father by the way of the Cross, so do all those who follow after Him.
The Father honors those disciples from all nations, whatever their genealogy may be, who follow Christ and serve Him in life and death, in faith and love. The same is true for you, who have been called to repentance and faith, to take up the Cross and follow Jesus through the waters of your Holy Baptism, through death and the grave into the Resurrection and the Life. Whereas clinging to your life in this world can only end in death, because the whole world is perishing, yet, dying with Christ Jesus brings you into life everlasting with Him in both body and soul.
This dying and rising of repentant faith in Christ is what it means to have the Lord as your God, and to worship Him above all other gods: Namely, that you look to Him and trust Him for all that you need and for every good thing; that you entrust yourself entirely to Him, to the point of death; and that you gladly receive all things from His hand, both the Cross and the Resurrection.
Dying to yourself and to all of your selfish ambitions, you live unto God and unto righteousness in Christ, and you bear much fruit for the benefit of others, to the Glory of His Holy Name. Or, to say it better, it is Christ who bears the good fruits of His Cross in your body and life on earth.
They are the fruits of His Cross, because it is by His Cross, by the proclamation of His Cross, that Christ calls you to Himself, and draws you to Himself, and brings you to the Father in Himself.
There is this attractive power to His Cross. Certainly not for those who are perishing in unbelief, but for all those who are being saved by grace through faith in Christ. I've noticed this especially in the case of very small children, such as the Lord Jesus described in last Sunday's Holy Gospel.
If you'll indulge me another example from our bygone seminary days: I remember my eldest son, Zachary — he's in his mid-twenties now, but he was just a little guy then, barely a toddler at the time I'm thinking of — whenever I'd have him with me on campus, each time we'd go in and out of the Seminary library, there was this large crucifix right by the door, and he'd make me stop and get close to it, so that he could lean forward in my arms to kiss Jesus' ouchies. Like his big sister, he recognized the power and significance of the Body of Jesus on the wood. He was so drawn to that crucifix, so captivated by it, and so moved with love for his dear Lord Jesus on the Cross.
Thankfully, it is not only little children who have been taught to love the Lord Jesus. You also, by the grace of God, have become like a little child and are drawn to Christ the Crucified by the preaching of His Cross. As He was lifted up and His Father was glorified in that Hour, so is He now lifted up and glorified through the Ministry of the Gospel of His Cross. It is by that Ministry that He draws all people to Himself, even from the ends of the earth, and even you. Which is how that one Grain which died and was buried now brings forth a great harvest from all the nations.
The Cross bears good fruits after its own kind, both for you and in you, in this life and in death, unto the Resurrection of your body and the Life everlasting of your body and soul in Christ Jesus.
That is true for every Christian within his own vocation and stations in life. All the more so for those servants of the Word who follow in the footsteps of Christ and His Apostles, so that you may see Christ portrayed before your eyes as the Crucified One in the preaching of His Gospel.
The preaching of the Cross is not only news and information about the Cross. It is itself the fruit of the Cross, and it bears the Cross in the world. The preaching and the preacher alike suffer the ridicule and rejection of the world, even as the Word of the Cross calls the whole world of sinners to die the death of repentance. The same preaching must put the preacher himself to death, as well.
So it is that your Pastor Loughran is a fruit of the Cross, in whom the Lord bears good fruits for your benefit, and through whom the Lord brings forth good fruits in you for the benefit of others.
He was and could have been a salesman. Or a professional musician, perhaps, playing his trumpet in a metropolitan symphony somewhere. Maybe even a golfer on the pro circuit. The fact that you can't picture Pastor Loughran actually doing any of those things for a living is not due to a lack of ability or aptitude on his part; not really. It is because you have learned to know the calling and compassion of his heart, which has been conformed to the Image of God by the Cross of Christ.
The truth is that Pastor Loughran has been called and ordained by God to preach and administer the Gospel of the Cross. And that calling of the Lord, that ordering of this man's life in the world, crucifies and puts to death the frailties of his flesh, and whatever other ambitions and aspirations would compete with the Ministry of the Gospel. He is put to death and raised up to preach.
The Lord your God is thus glorified in the Ministry of your Pastor. And the same Lord glorifies you by your Pastor's preaching of the Gospel in the Name and stead of Christ Jesus.
This Voice is for your sake! The rolling thunder of the Law and the sweet message of the Gospel are the ways and means of the Cross by which the Lord calls you to repentance and faith, that is, to die and to rise with Christ Jesus. As Pastor Loughran preaches the crucified and risen Christ; as he serves the Lord by serving you with Holy Baptism and the ongoing catechesis of the Word of Christ, by hearing your confession and absolving you in Jesus' Name; and as he celebrates the Sacrament of the Altar with praise and thanksgiving, for the remembrance of the Lord Jesus Christ and the proclamation of His death until He comes — by each and all of these fruits and benefits of the Cross (for that is what they are), sin and death are defeated; the devil with his assaults and accusations is cast out of your conscience; and you are drawn to Christ in faith, and to the Father in Him, in the Peace and reconciliation of His Spirit and the righteousness of His Resurrection.
For as surely as the Son of Man is now lifted up in the Ministry of His Gospel, so are you lifted up and exalted in Him, in His Body crucified and risen, by the life-giving fruits of His Holy Cross.
So does the Father glorify His Name in you. And He glorifies you in Christ Jesus, wherever He has called you to be. He does not promise to protect you from pain and suffering, nor to preserve your body and life in this perishing world. But He does protect your faith and life in Christ, in order to preserve your body and soul for the Life everlasting with Him. He draws you to His Son, and He brings you to Himself in Him, in the Body and the Blood that were given into death upon the Holy Cross for your atonement, which are also given and poured out for you here in this Feast for the forgiveness of all your sins, that you may see Jesus face to face, now and forevermore.
In the Name + of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.


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It's Wednesday night, and Punch Bowl Social, the 24,000- square-foot eating, drinking and gathering space at Broadway and First Avenue, is buzzing with hundreds of bicyclists.
Until the end of September, the costume-clad Denver Cruisers are as solid a Wednesday night fixture at the restaurant as the three-tiered, elk-horn chandelier.
"Cruisers," gearing up for their weekly group ride, order drinks from the high-capacity bar and snap smartphone pictures of one another in advance of the group ride through Denver's streets. The theme of tonight's ride is "dresses."
A city of Denver proclamation issued earlier this year by Mayor Hancock made it official: "Denver Bike Night will take place from May 15 to Sept. 25, 2013, when on each Wednesday night bicycle riders all over the city will enjoy the many benefits of riding, community and fun."
DCR organizer and spokesman Brad Evans, with the self-assigned title of Professional Cat Herder, wrote the copy the mayor signed into effect. It is a substantial achievement for a weekly tradition started in 2005 with fewer than 20 cyclists gathering at Paris on the Platte.
But as the DCR grows, new challenges emerge. Local residents complain about noise and trash, and motorists claim cyclists often flout traffic laws.
"Every Thursday during the daytime I'm picking up trash — mostly beer cans and cigarette packs — from my yard," said Baker neighborhood resident Jason Cain. "I don't even go out on South Broadway on Wednesday night anymore because it's these people who are blackout drunk, riding their bicycles on the sidewalk and basically getting in the way of people who live here."
And according to Denver Police Department public information officer Betty Hale, "there have been complaints (about) people not staying in their lanes, and cyclists riding while drinking."
Hale says that police have reached out to the Cruisers to "self-educate" about safer operations. The goal is to help the department address "concerns of the community at large, to include the bicyclists and other motorists. The bicyclists also complain that motorists are not sharing the roadway. It's a two-way street."
Volunteer marshals
In 2011 the DCR created a "chain guard" of about 25 volunteers to function as ride marshals for the rides, which can attract over 2,000 people. This year, the DCR hired four off-duty police officers for additional support.
Evans estimates a 2013 budget of roughly $60,000 for "costs like permits, portable toilets and security." These expenses are covered by donations, making it possible for the event to remain free for participants.
But if these measures are insufficient, who picks up the slack?
Punch Bowl social manager Drew Lewis says the restaurant sponsors a weekly trash clean-up for the neighborhood.
"We've been doing this actively for the past three or four months, and we've invited people in our community to stop by on Sunday afternoon around 3 p.m. We give volunteers trash bags and gloves. They clean up trash for an hour and then come back here, and we give them pizza, beer and bowling for the time they've contributed."
Ultimately, Lewis welcomes the DCR because "it's great exposure for the Baker neighborhood and for Punch Bowl Social."
Not all venues have had similar success hosting the rides. Brooklyn's, a restaurant on the grounds of the Pepsi Center, stopped hosting the group "to be a good neighbor to the Pepsi Center," according to manager Buster Kyle.
"For a large group they were a great group," he said. "I would still have it here if it made sense. I loved all the costumes and good energy."
But Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, which manages the Pepsi Center grounds, "wasn't seeing any reward," according to Kyle. "They saw property damage. It was hurting my relationship with KSE."
Baker resident Sarah Yeargan claims she avoids Punch Bowl, not just on Wednesdays but in general, because of the DCR. "The crowd that comes around for this bicycle ride, they don't seem like people I want to be around any other day of the week," because she prefers to associate "with people who respect the neighborhood."
Neighbor Henry Malmgren disagrees. "I hear them go by my house, and it sounds like people are having fun. I'd rather hear that than illegal fireworks on the Fourth of July."


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ALERT Parts 11 & 12: Fine Structure Constant, Mintaka, & Mycerinus Pyramid / Base Slope-Angle Connection to "Y2K" Galactic-Nodes ..
Michael Lawrence Morton Fine Structure Constant, Mintaka, & Mycerinus Pyramid .. Sat Jun 14 06:54:56 2003 18.104.22.168 If you simply follow, and confirm/research this evidence .. (which is itself simply empirical evidence) .. you will hopefully see that the "ASM" is valid, real, and needs to be taken very seriously. And I'm not talking_just_about this "Part 11" of this "ALERT" series of postings, here. I'm talking about the whole body-of-work that I've done .. that Carl Munck has done .. that Robert Carl has done, etc. But; this "Part 11" is, I think, very special because of its focus on_some_aspects of the "Orion Belt-stars" correlation to the 3 main Giza pyramids {Robert Bauval, et al} .. and more. Please check-out the "Astrolog 5.40" database-source online .. written by Walter Pullen. This is the source for all_SKY-LOCATIONS_data that I've used .. {{ OK; please_also_check-out the "Astrolog 5.30f" database .. http://users.cwnet.com/~sidereal/mag/astfixst.htm }} The_"Astrolog 5.30f"_was the first program-data I used .. and I think it has been simply incorporated into the "Astrolog 5.40", by now. But, *just-in-case* .. I'm giving you that "old" URL, here. OK ? If you see, in fact, that the "fixed-stars" data is THE SAME in those 2 programs .. that's good. (-; But; you need to click-on the proper "menu-items" on the_"Astrolog 5.40"_program .. in order to get .. 1) Sidereal zodiac 2) GMT 3) New Year's Eve at midnight 4) 1st of Jan. 2000 A.D. 5) Neutral ("00", "00") latitude and longitude 6) include arc-seconds ---------------------------------- One of the things I'd like to think our work ("archaeocryptography") HAS done .. is to prove, by now, beyond a reasonable doubt .. that the 3 main Giza pyramids_ARE_definitely depicting the 3 Orion Belt-stars, as Robert Bauval, et al, first proposed .. via an aerial-view from above Giza, and; looking South at the 'ground'_from_that aerial-perspective. This is_also_going to tie-in what I have termed as, an "Ideal-limit" to the Fine Structure Constant. The FSC is sometimes called, the "holy grail of physics", in these "modern" times. It is very important in physics, at least .. that's for sure. I think I have found the "Ideal-limit" to the FSC, and I think this is supported_by_the "ASM". Specifically; I think the_relationship_between the exact centered-location of The Mycerinus Pyramid of Giza {Munck's figures, 1993} .. and the_Y2K_Ecliptic Grid Point Value for MINTAKA (in Orion's Belt) .. {Morton} .. is_displaying_the exact decimal-harmonic for the "Ideal-limit" of the FSC. Implicitly .. this also supports the evidence that the_360_system is, in fact, the system used in the encoded "ASM", itself. Munck's work (1993} has shown the following Grid Point Value (centered) for The Mycerinus Pyramid of Giza .. (46756.36371 / 20.67085113) = 2261.946711 This is where; longitude is 20.67085113(sec) W.Giza .. or; West of the ASM prime meridian. The ASM Earth-surface prime meridian passes through the center of The Great Pyramid of Giza {Munck, 1993}. And, this is where; 46756.36371 North .. = 29(deg) * 58(min) * 27.79807593(sec) North. As if to reinforce this ASM_Grid Point Value_for The Mycerinus Pyramid of Giza .. Munck has found its apparent (self-evident) original Apex-height, in *regular feet* .. to be_indicated_as .. 226.1946711 .. which, by the way, is .. (72 * 3.141592654) regular feet. A "high-precision" Pi constant_is_an integral factor. I have found MINTAKA's_Y2K_Ecliptic sky-location to be .. Ecliptic-latitude S. 23561.9449 .. = 23(deg) * 33(min) * 31.04340567(sec) S.Ecliptic. This is where; 23561.9449 = (7500 * 3.141592654). Ecliptic-longitude W.ALNITAK 759.9088773 .. = 02(deg) * 19(min) * 19.99760203(sec) W.ALNITAK. MINTAKA's Grid Point Value at Y2K (Ecliptic) .. (23561.9449 / 759.9088773) = 31.00627668 .. = (3.141592654^3) .. a "high-precision" Cube of Pi. Yes; ALNITAK is the Ecliptic_Prime Meridian_marker-star for the "ASM", as I have 'dubbed' this self-referential encoded system, which calibrates its *sky-locations* according to the "Y2K-moment" at Greenwich Mean Time, using the Sidereal zodiac, at neutral lat/long .. which is exactly what the "Astrolog 5.40" is giving me !! The ALNITAK "key" is the theory of Mary Anne Weaver .. as of early in 1999. I have proven her theory as true and correct, as the results of over 4 years of intensive work have attested_using_the database-source referenced earlier in this posting. ALNITAK is assumed to be at an ecliptic-longitude of .. Sidereal 29 deg Taurus 56' 50" .. as of "Y2K". Now I have come to the ratio .. of_Y2K_MINTAKA and the exact current_location_of The Mycerinus Pyramid of Giza .. in terms of the "ASM" .. (2261.946711 / 31.00627668) = 72.95125222 This is .. 720 / (3.141592654^2) .. 720 divided-by a "high-precision" Square of Pi. 720 is_double_360, of course. And; 720 is the total number of "corner-angle-degrees" on the_surface_of a Tetrahedron. My proposed "Ideal-limit" for Fine Structure (constant) is .. [72 / (3.141592654^2)] / (10^3). {M.L.Morton; Internet}. This is .. 0.007295125222 The inverse is .. 137.0778389 Notice .. (137.0778389 / 3.141592654) = 43.63323131 This is where .. (15707.96327 / 360) = 43.63323131 .. the Y2K Ecliptic Grid Point Value for ALNITAK, itself !! The Y2K S.Ecliptic-latitude for ALNITAK is .. 25(deg) * 17(min) * 36.95991358(sec) S.Ecliptic .. = 15707.96327 S.Ecliptic. And; this is where_15707.96327_is a decimal-harmonic of a "high-precision" Half Pi .. (3.141592654 / 2) = 1.570796327 The_function_of ALNITAK within the "ASM" is the Ecliptic Prime Meridian marker-star .. which assigns its Ecliptic-longitude as "360" .. just as its analog on Earth, The Great Pyramid of Giza .. has the self- evident value of_360_as its ASM-longitude. If you look at yet-another decimal-harmonic of the Grid Point Value {Munck} for The Mycerinus Pyramid .. 2.261946711 .. and then take the reciprocal of that .. you get .. 0.442097064 The "ASM" .. (at least its sky-locations) .. is calibrated to the very beginning of year-2000 A.D., which is_also_the year_5760_of the ancient Nippurian-Hebrew Calendar. Please notice .. [0.442097064 * (5760 / 2000)] = 1.273239545 And; 1.273239545 is a "high-precision" (4 / Pi) .. (4 / 3.141592654) = 1.273239545 And; 1.273239545 is the_tangent_of the *high-precision* base slope-angle {Munck} for_both_The Great Pyramid of Giza and of The Mycerinus Pyramid of Giza. Munck states, in his writings, that there is at least one actual casing-stone, from The Great Pyramid, in The British Museum, which was meticulously measured, and an angle was found of .. 51 deg 51' 14.305" .. which then_translates_via the "ASM" logic .. to .. TAN 51.853974 deg = 1.273239544 AND; this angle_also_translates to the following condensed-sexagesimal-mode in the "ASM" encoding .. as found by Munck (1993) .. (51(deg) * 51(min) * 14.30508728(sec) .. = 37207.53202 .. = 1200 * (3.141592654^3). Notice, please .. that the "high-precision" Cube of Pi, is .. my Y2K Ecliptic Grid Point Value for MINTAKA. --------------------------------------- If physicists would use an "Ideal-limit" assumption involving the Fine Structure Constant .. of .. [72 / (3.141592654^2)] / (10^3) .. could they maybe make some new and valuable discoveries ? I don't know .. but, I'm just giving the suggestion. -- Michael Lawrence Morton ------------------------ Michael Lawrence Morton Base slope-angle Connection to "Y2K" Galactic-Nodes .. Sun Jun 15 09:27:26 2003 220.127.116.11 This is "Part 12" of this "ALERT" Series of postings. This will hopefully explain the fundamental connection which I've observed .. involving the "Y2K"-moment_Galactic-Nodes_and the precisely-measured Base slope-angle of both The Great Pyramid_and_The Mycerinus Pyramid, of Giza. This will then tie-in directly with "Circa-2000 A.D." MINTAKA as it appears on the horizon from Earth, at *June Solstice* Heliacal Rising. Please refer to the "Part 11" of this "ALERT" Series, which goes into details about the *Base slope-angle* under-discussion here. Munck (1993) found this Base slope-angle .. to have the *tangent* of a "high-precision" (4 / Pi) .. and which (angle in the_360_degrees-system) he_also_found to be correlating-precisely to a condensed-sexagesimal- mode figure of 37207.53202 .. = 51(deg) * 51(min) * 14.30508728(sec). That was a_huge_discovery. While working on proving Mary Anne Weaver's theory of an ALNITAK ecliptic prime meridian "marker" .. I found that the_*Y2K*_ecliptic-latitude of SOLAR APEX (in the "Astrolog 5.30f" database .. now apparently part of the "Astrolog 5.40" database) .. is .. 37207.53202 N.Ecliptic .. = 53(deg) * 26(min) * 27.00111177(sec)N.Ecliptic. Notice the arc-seconds-tag. It strikes me as quite conspicuous. I think that's rather intentional .. on the part of "The Elohim". Well; I can't really think of a more appropriate term, so far, for the "designers/creators" of our "immediate exosphere". The Anunnaki are probably "babes" compared to the people who set up (or who at least "continued" ?) the "ASM-format" into this sector of The Milky Way. I'd say the Anunnaki have been the most-recent people to be "locally" in-charge of "care-taking" and of "maintaining" the local ASM over the past half-million years or so. But .. we're apparently all related !! From "Elohim" .. to "Anunnaki" .. to .. "us". (Yikes). As I've written before on the Internet .. the "year-2000" node, in our 'timeline' here on Earth .. is also showing (in our sky) an_*ecliptic-longitudinal*_alignment of .. the Galactic-Nodes and our Solstices. This is one of the_key-alignments_in this "Circa-2000 A.D." set of major_"ground-sky"_correlations. Yes .. "as Above .. so Below", of course. This alignment is due, of course, to our Earth-precession cycle. Can you imagine "making-sure" that the_exact_base slope-angle of The Great Pyramid and of The Mycerinus Pyramid, is going to "multiply, in its degrees * minutes * seconds" .. to_precisely_a recognizable-enough "condensed-sexagesimal-mode"_figure_that will *match* the observed (in-the-sky)_ecliptic-Grid LAT_of SOLAR APEX at the_"Y2K-moment"_as observed from Earth at Greenwich Mean Time ??!! Well; apparently .. they managed to do it. I projected the_same_ecliptic-latitude for the South Galactic Node .. at the "Y2K-moment". ("Solar Apex" is also called the North Galactic Node). So; in terms of the "ASM" encoding, apparently "they" have intended "us" to_recognize_the *ecliptic- longitudinal* alignment of our Solstices_with_the Galactic Nodes .. as of "Y2K". This is a_tremendous_moment in our history. And that pronoun, here, involves_all_of us .. including The Elohim. ------------------------------- Back to MINTAKA .. Mark Vidler's book, "The Star Mirror" .. discusses the "Star-in-the-East" phenomena. This involves SPICA at "00" B.C./A.D. .. and .. MINTAKA at "Circa 2000 A.D." .. as Vidler explains. By "Star-in-the-East", it is meant .. the star that heliacally-rises_Due-East_on Earth's horizon at JUNE SOLSTICE. Again; our Earth-precession cycle, and also our main Obliquity-to-the-Ecliptic (angle) cycle, must be precisely "tracked" .. in order to know exactly "when" and to "what-fractional-degree" (pun intended) these 'sky-horizon-ground' correlations will occur. This requires, of course .. relatively-advanced knowledge and/or some "high-tech". This is NOT something that "Primitive Humans" would have "indigenously" possessed. As of JUNE SOLSTICE in this (current) "Circa-2000 A.D." time-node, MINTAKA (in Orion's Belt) heliacally- rises DUE-EAST on our (Earth) horizon. And; as Vidler points-out in his book, we are "now" also at the_Earth-precessional_time when MINTAKA approaches (as-observed-from-Earth) to within a "hair" (south) of the Celestial Equator .. again; observed at JUNE SOLSTICE .. "now". This is the ("relative") *beginning* .. "now" .. of the Earth-precessional "Culmination of Orion" in our (observed-from-Earth) sky. I've found that "Y2K" REGULUS and "Y2K" MINTAKA are_displaying_our mathematical expression for .. the Right-Angle. This figure is .. Half Pi .. actually, it is .. (Half Pi) Radians-of-arc. This is .. (3.141592654 / 2) .. = 1.570796327 Radians-of-arc. I've found the Y2K REGULUS Ecliptic Grid Point Value to be .. 19.7392088; and the Y2K MINTAKA Ecliptic Grid Point Value to be .. 31.00627668, which in-turn is a "high-precision" Cube of Pi. Notice their "Y2K" ratio .. (31.00627668 / 19.7392088) = 1.570796327 REGULUS is "the Heart of Leo". The Great Sphinx of Giza is facing NOT 90 degrees azimuth, but_(30 * 3.141592654)_degrees azimuth, according to the work of Carl P.Munck,Sr. (1993). The_ratio_of this "offset" from Due-East is .. (94.24777961 / 90) = 1.047197551 .. which is a "high-precision" (Pi / 3). This relates_perfectly_to the Quantum Numbers of Bert Schreiber, who has written about the Regular Hexagon as indicating the "Segmatics" *quantum* quintessential polygon-form for a "Pi" of 3. He does illustrate this in his self-published work. If you take the_perimeter_of a Circumscribed Regular Hexagon, it is_343.7746771_as compared to the Circumference of_360_for its_circumscribing_Circle. The ratio, of course, is .. a "high-precision" (Pi / 3). This is the basis of Bert Schreiber's "Segmatics" theory, which supports his Quantum-Quanta Theory. His "quantum" jumps are in discrete_line-segments_and not really in "curves". Yet .. the_curves_remain *only* as a "construct-concept" .. not in physical reality. And the_Circumscribed Regular Hexagon_describes this, in terms of the (3.141592654 / 3) ratio. I think the "azimuth-offset" ratio of the exact orientation of The Great Sphinx of Giza .. directly supports the Bert Schreiber Quantum theory. If you take the (30 * 3.141592654) azimuth in degrees, and you put it_in-ratio-with_the Grid Point Value for the_centered-location_of The Great Sphinx at Giza .. as Munck_has_done; you get .. (5400 / 94.24777961) = 57.29577951 And_that_is the "high-precision" figure for the *numerical-value* of the Radian-of-arc constant in terms of the_360_system. (360 / 2Pi) = 57.29577951 (deg), to 8 decimal-places. And; (1.570796327 * 57.29577951) = 90 .. "degrees" .. the_*numerical-value*_of the RIGHT-ANGLE in terms of .. the_360_system. So; it does appear to be quite appropriately-intentional that MINTAKA and REGULUS would "team-up" to display "to us" .. our mathematical expression for the Right-Angle, at our "Y2K-moment". Our understanding of "SOLAR APEX" involves .. "where in our_current_sky" our local star (SOL) will be_located_in .. Half Pi Radians-of-arc of_rotation_of the Galactic Wheel .. from "now". This is one-quarter of a Galactic Rotation from "now" .. which is "Circa 2000 A.D." for our purposes. This is_projecting_the *location* of SOL .. into our *current* sky, as observed from Earth .. by_1.570796327_Radians-of-arc of the Galactic Wheel. And this means we are assuming the *current* location of SOL to be_"Due-East"_in-relation-to the sky-location (as seen from Earth) of GALACTIC CENTER. We_"project"_SOL's location to "Due-North" into our *current* sky, as-observed-from-Earth. Do you see the analog, here, to .. the MINTAKA scenario .. where MINTAKA is_"now"_heliacally-rising *Due-East* on our Earth horizon at JUNE SOLSTICE ? I will now "test" the "validity" of this analog. I will use the "Y2K" Ecliptic Grid Point Value for SOL, which is .. 648. And, I will use the "Circa 2000 A.D." JUNE SOLSTICE Ecliptic Grid Point Value .. which is 5.76 And, I will use the_ratio_of "Y2K" GALACTIC CENTER and "Y2K" SOLAR APEX .. which is, respectively .. (35.53057584 / 2.842446068) = 12.5 .. which , in-turn, is a decimal-harmonic of the number of_Earth-years_from 10,500 B.C. ("Zep Tepi") to 2000 A.D. .. {12,500}. Here you go .. (648 / 12.5) = 51.84 Then; using the MINTAKA "Y2K" Grid Point Value of "high-precision" (Pi^3) .. (31.00627668 / 51.84) * 5.76 = 3.445141853 I just_found_the exact figure for "Circa 2000 A.D." DECEMBER SOLSTICE .. {3.445141853} .. in that equation, by_multiplying-by_the {5.76} "Circa 2000 A.D." Grid Point Value for JUNE SOLSTICE. -- Michael Lawrence Morton(c) 2003 by mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com Michael Lawrence Morton ~ Archeocryptographer.


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