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For many catholics devotions to Mary, the Mother of God, are an important part of their prayer life. I have included some links which I hope you will find helpful in your path to God. Please share any you have found with our community.
For many catholics devotions to Mary, the Mother of God, are an important part of their prayer life. I have included some links which I hope you will find helpful in your path to God. Please share any you have found with our community.
This is a comprehensive site devoted to those who wish to explore Marian devotions.
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu"Mother Teresa"Aug 26, 1910--Sept. 5, 1997
Prayer and Devotions
Register Rosary War Effort by Register Staff It´s the Year of the Rosary, and U.S. troops are amassing in the Middle East. The National Catholic Register has a plan: Pray the rosary for peace - and get the troops praying the rosary, too, just like they did at Lepanto...
March 11, 2003 / Terrorism. Iraq. Church scandals. A culture that could yet become a culture of life. With all of these consequential issues swirling around our Church and our nation, it is providential that Pope John Paul II declared the year from October 2002 to October 2003 as the Year of the Rosary. John Paul began his pontificate saying the rosary was his favorite prayer. He credited Our Lady of Fatima with his rescue from death by an assassin´s bullet. He asked shortly after 9/11 that we all pray the rosary every day for peace, and he has repeated the request many times since. Now, in declaring the Year of the Rosary, he has asked that Catholics promote the rosary urgently, far and wide. Register readers have done just that. Our special Year of the Rosary issue was an enormous success. Our supply of the original issue sold out within four days of publication. We printed 12,000 additional copies of a special reprint version and these quickly sold out, so we printed 10,000 more copies. Requests continue to pour into our office. Readers told us that the meditations we provided inspired them to begin (or return) to the rosary. We´ve heard from people who say our rosary issue helped them fall in love with Christ all over again. A group in Mexico had the meditations translated into Spanish and printed as an insert in a national, secular newspaper. Seminaries and convents have asked for the meditations so they can help form new priests and religious with them. Protestants wrote to say it helped them discover the richness of the Church. One reader asked us, "Do you have any idea of the eternal benefits this special issue will cause?" We´ve begun developing a Register rosary booklet that will be compact enough to carry in your pocket or purse and filled with the same colorful artwork that you saw in the paper. Each mystery will be presented the same way it was in the Register. Think of it as a two-pronged war effort: one at home, the other abroad. We first want to promote daily rosaries for peace: John Paul´s petition for "an end to terrorism and war." And, if war begins, we want to pray for a minimal loss of life and an outcome that brings peace to the Middle East. But, second, we also hope to bring the rosary right to the front lines in the Persian Gulf. It is a tragedy that, because of a lack of military chaplains, many of our Catholic service people will go into harm´s way without benefit of the sacraments. The rosary is hardly a substitute, but it can help inspire and form military Catholics spiritually with its meditations and Scripture readings. It will sustain them in their faith and comfort them in a time of extreme stress. We want to see a specially sized, durable booklet version of the Register rosary in the hands of every deploying and deployed Catholic service member of our armed forces. For many Catholic soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen, this booklet may be their only exposure to Scripture and Catholic spirituality. In order to provide copies to the military, we need the generous support of our readers. The rosary is a very powerful prayer. If we can inspire more Catholics to turn to it, we can have a deep effect in their lives. Just as importantly, as John Paul pointed out, Our Lady has called urgently for rosaries. When she appeared to the shepherd children in Fatima, she said that it´s necessary to say many rosaries to change hearts in our time and avert international catastrophes. The Register rosary booklet is a response to her call and the Pope´s. To join in the Register war effort contact: Mike Lambert Director of Development National Catholic Register 432 Washington Ave. North Haven, CT 06473 firstname.lastname@example.com (800) 356-9916 Reprinted with permission from the National Catholic Register. All rights reserved.


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Southwestern Stuffed Pork Burgers
Southwestern Stuffed Pork Burgers, I love BIG BURGERS and thinking about doing something with pork. We found some ground pork on sale and Ken had a hankering for burgers. But, he wanted spicy and Patti wanted smoky. We stuffed these pork beauties with lots of bacon and cheddar. But, before we stuffed them we divided the meat in half and seasoned Ken's with Chorizo seasoning and Patti's with her favorite Chef of the Future "Orange Ginger Pepper" seasoning. A delicious peace reigned.
Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It's our date night. We usually put something special on our Sawtooth wood pellet grill but sometimes we cook inside. We always eat outside on our patio where it is very comfortable with a rainforest theme. Wood Pellet Patio Heater, little lights, candles, lanterns and surround sound. We enjoy a little wine, or strawberry margaritas using frozen strawberries for ice, good food, music and sometimes a dance or two…
Southwestern Stuffed Pork Burgers
A Pellet Grill Recipe
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes per side at 400 degrees (205c)
Grill: Sawtooth Wood Pellet Grill/Smoker
Pellets: Pacific Pellet Gourmet BBQ Pellet Ranchers Mesquite
Ingredients: Southwestern Stuffed Pork Burgers
- 1¼ lbs. lean ground pork
- strips bacon, chopped and cooked crisp
- ¾ cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 teaspoon Chorizo seasoning (Ken)
- 1 teaspoon Chef of the Future "Orange Ginger Pepper" (Patti)
Southwestern Stuffed Pork Burgers
A Pellet Grill Recipe
Directions: Southwestern Stuffed Pork Burgers
Form ground pork into 4 patties. Season accordingly. Divide bacon and cheese and place on two patties. Place second patty on top and seal.
Form Ground Pork into 4 Patties
Add Bacon
Top with Cheese
Southwestern Stuffed Pork Burgers
A Pellet Grill Recipe
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Southwestern Stuffed Pork Burgers
A Pellet Grill Recipe
Cooking Directions:
Preheat your Grill Grates to 400* (205c). Place burgers directly onto the grill grates for 10 minutes per side giving them a quarter turn at 5 minutes for those wonderful "Flavor Bars". After 10 minutes flip your burgers and grill them for another 10 minutes with a quarter turn at 5 minutes.
When the meat reaches an internal temp around 165 degrees (73c) pull it off, cover it and let it rest for 10 minutes before serving. Keep in mind that the meat will continue cooking for another 10 degrees after you pull it off the grill. I use a Maverick ProTemp Instant Read Thermometer for checking meat temps.
Note: I get a lot of questions about the kind of pellets you can use with a recipe. Keep in mind that a recipe is just an outline. Some you need to follow closely like when you are making bread, but most you can do anything you can dream, our favorite way to cook. Feel free to mix and match the pellets until you find a combination you really like. Also you are only smoking at temps less than 250 degrees (122c), anything higher is cooking and there will not be much if any smoke so it does not matter what kind of pellet you are using.
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A Pellet Grill Recipe
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Southwestern Stuffed Pork Burgers
A Pellet Grill Recipe
About our Recipes
We do our recipes on our patio where we have a lineup of grills, including Green Mountain, Sawtooth, Louisiana, Memphis, Royall, Traeger pellet grills, Char-Griller, Saber, Charmglow, Char-Broil, The Big Easy, Pacific Living Pizza Oven, Lodge Sportsman's, Brinkman and Weber. I call it our "Wall of Grill". Our grilling styles are healthy and low fat and will fit pelletheads, gas, natural wood and even charcoal purists. Almost any of our recipes can be done on any kind of good BBQ.
The important thing to keep in mind is TIME & TEMPERATURE. You can even do some of them in the oven or crock pot, but, then you lose all the flavors you get from cooking outdoors. But sometimes it does rain.
Remember that a recipe is simply an outline; it is not written in stone. Don't be afraid to make changes to suit your taste. Take it and run with it….
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2012 Mercedes-Benz A-Class
The Geneva Motor Show has already brought us plenty of new vehicles for 2012 including the Mercedes-Benz A-Class. Although the vehicle is expected to eventually
Lamborghini – The Making of Aventador J | Video
In our honest opinion, an one-minute video about the making of Lamborghini Aventador J simply doesn't do the ultra exclusive super car any justice. Instead,
Bentley EXP 9 F Concept Sport Utility Vehicle
Luxury automobile manufacturer Bentley is set to dive into the SUV market with the grand unveiling of their Bentley EXP 9 F Concept SUV. This
Lamborghini Aventador J | "Radically Open, Extremely Powerful"
Year after year, the Geneva Motor Show brings together some of the world's most beautiful and powerful cars that car manufacturers have spent months or
2013 BMW M6 Coupe
After much anticipation the 2013 BMW M6 Coupe and Convertible have hit the automotive scene. BMW will first release the convertible as a 2013 model
The e-Scooter designed by BMW, stands out for its innovative design, it has no mirrors, and is equipped with two cameras by the rear lights
Aston Martin One-77
You know what I'd do as a millionaire during times of economic trouble? Blow $2 million on one of the baddest supercars in the world.
Corvette Z06 bed upgrades your childhood
We've reported plenty on items we'd like to place in our automotive-themed dream house, from engine-block coffee tables and Pininfarina desks to Aston Martin loveseats
Tesla Model X
Ever the contrarian, billionaire Elon Musk decided to debut the new Tesla model at the company's design center in California last night, instead of the
2012 Audi TT RS Plus
Audi has announced more powerful TT RS Plus, coming in both Coupe and Roadster versions, and now featuring a 2.5-liter five-cylinder turbo good for 360
Bentley Continental GT V8 – Flying Over Munich Video
Its a bird.. Its a plane… Its a BENTLEY!!! Bentley's logo may have wings, but the vehicles themselves don't. This doesn't necessarily preclude automotive flight, however
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Well, I'm still not quite over being sick yet. Last night I could well have coughed up a vital organ once or twice, at least it felt like it. As a result, at which fate is laughing hysterically at me about, I've lost my voice from the amount of coughing I've been doing. I'm still at work, partially because I have a stupid sense of dedication to my work - my 79 available sick days can attest to that - and partially because if I took the day off sick, Sally would put me to work at home.
I went to soccer training last night and apprised the guys of my situation. I'm not able to get an optometrists appointment for contacts until 6 May, which means that there will be two games I can't play keeper for. They didn't seem to mind about that, they will just probably run me in the outfield for those two games. James told me that the coaches gave me a good rap after the shooting session too. I knew I made a few good saves, but didn't think I was that impressive, I still need to work on my confidence with getting down to wide angle shots, diving and the like.
Not sure if I'll go to Thursday's training, I need to shake this cold/flu and it's getting quite cold at night.
The move is starting to gear up, Sal started this morning going around the house cleaning. No word yet on a final move in date, so we're still keen to find out.


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St Marylebone Parish Church Grounds - W1U 5BA
London's first bespoke market set in a charming cobbled stoned courtyard behind St Marylebone Parish Church, opposite Conran, has a huge A list clientele and fashionista following, spanning 11 years. If looking for a real designer find, this is the market for you. Come early and you may find a once worn Mulberry handbag or a pair of Jimmy Choo's. Cabbages & Frocks, voted a top fashion market in London, supports up and coming designers and artisan creations. Angela Cash who started the market had a long career in fashion before commencing this venture.
Cabbages & Frocks is the place not only for fashion but also for vintage finds, tailoring, Italian accessories, handmade crafts, unique Jewellery and specialist food items. The market provides a weekly platform for the local community, fashion folk and their foodie friends to shop, meet, eat and chat: Time and time again!
Scamper down to Cabbages & Frocks market in Marylebone Village for a fun day out celebrating our four legged friends. One again the highlight of the day will be the Good Boy Dog School headed by Dima and his dancing doggy partners. His new show will be at 12noon and 2pm. Stay on for the popular dog competitions from 2.30pm and of course shop, eat and have fun! A woofstastic day for the all not to be missed!!
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8 thoughts on "The REAL reason behind the War on Weed."
Instead of encouraging legalization of marijuana, we should be encouraging our future generations there is more to life than getting high
And you forgot to add that there is more to life than getting drunk or smoking cigarettes.
The marijuana legalization issue isn't about wanting to party or 'get high', Alice, it's about not wanting the government to tell Americans what they can do in the privacy of their own homes. We should be encouraging our future generations to understand these types of issues and teach them to fight for their rights when they are being abused.
Then they'll become the types of citizens who will keep democracy alive, and at the end of their each day of working hard fighting for freedom, who cares if these adults have a drink or a puff of something?
Thanks for your post. I have my own research on substance that I plan to write about.
It's good to see others being open about it.
I have personally tested cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, and others and I can make a responsible statement that alcohol and cigarettes do more harm. I'm a smoker and I love smoking. But I'm more refering to the industry. How these money making, people dumbing industries boom, while other nature's gifts are illegal.
Seriously, how can anyone make a natural plant illegal?
Great question, Nim – and the answer is: because the rest of us let them. Now it's up to the rest of us to let them know that we're smarter about marijuana now. We know that it's medicinal, that hemp is incredibly useful, and as the final bonus, its flowers can relax you at the end of the day.


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Barren Ridge Vineyards
Alex and I took a weekend trip to The Greenbrier in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia in early April and visited wineries on the return trip to break up the 3.5hr drive. Barren Ridge Vineyards was our first stop.
The wine was good. Very friendly. I'm not sure if that's a proper wine term but the style was drinkable with a focus on minimization of offensive characteristics. Across the board, the outstanding features of different grapes were muted to make a wine that was approachable to all. Viognier can sometimes be a little acidic for me, but theirs was not. Similarly, cabernet francs are often too peppery for me but theirs had a minimal peppery notes. The tasting menu had a range of wines from sweet to dry in both reds and whites. Alex and I agreed on a bottle of Viognir to split on the patio.
We accidentally arrived before opening but the tasting staff welcomed us anyways. It's hard to judge how a place handles crowds when you're the only guests. Regardless, the tasting staff was hospitable and warm. Details about the vines and winemaking weren't really included but it's hard to judge when they weren't supposed to be open.
The tasting room was filled with repurposed wood. Very warm, dim, and inviting. The tasting counter was on the small side but there were views of a stone fireplace and wine barrels aging off to the side.
As mentioned, we weren't there with crowds. We arrive before opening, and left when there were about 20 people there. Noise was never a problem. Acoustic music was playing throughout the indoor venue. Sadly, the music did not extend to the outside seating areas.
There was a great fireplace in the tasting room calling for a comfy leather couch but had to settle on a series of wrought iron tables and chairs. There were some two person "couches" but they were more like benches with cushions. Not bad, just not somewhere I'd want to spend a cold winter day.
Not extensive outdoor space in terms of size but it hit all the marks. While not in use because it was sunny and 70, we saw they had outdoor heaters and a stone fireplace. Numerous picnic tables, tables with chairs, and comfortable chairs with cushions.
Lots of shaded options via umbrellas or porticos. They even had wind screens to limit the chill on early spring or late fall days.
We didn't encounter any kids but we certainly saw lots of friendly dogs on the patio. By the time we left there were four well-behaved dogs laying under the tables while their owners enjoyed wine. The venue had water bowls out for the pooches and also an easy pet friendly a
ccess to the patio. We didn't see any signs prohibiting kids but don't take our word.
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In Hyderabad, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says, handloom weavers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to raise productivity. The master weaver, Nadella explains, is in short supply, so a bot designed by Microsoft — it's called Ruuh, or soul — creates designs that are used by weavers to create new designs/patterns.
Nadella was giving this example in the context of whether AI will kill jobs (the view held by Tesla CEO Elon Musk) or whether it would enhance capabilities of people and so create new jobs. "I don't think one should dismiss the Musk view but if you only look at the threats, you don't seize the opportunities that come your way," said Nadella.
In the case of agriculture, Nadella gave the example of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics that was taking soil and agronomic data and using AI to suggest what crop to grow, and when, to help improve productivity. SatSure is using AI and deep learning to predict crop output in real time and so come up with solutions for what level of inputs to use on various types of soil and even predict crop failure for insurance purposes.
Nadella also gave the example of the LV Prasad Eye Institute that is using AI to help doctors make better diagnosis.
The idea, the Microsoft CEO said, was to create a surplus for society — people look at company surpluses or even market cap, but this is what really matters — since increasing allocative efficiency is really at the heart of capitalism.
Through various programmes like Sangam, Microsoft is working on creating learning/skilling solutions that will help prepare India's workforce for the kind of jobs the economy needs. FE


text: The event, including various meaningful activities such as a blood donation drive, a ceremony honoring 25 outstanding individuals in the blood donation movement and an awarding ceremony for winners of the writing contest "I volunteer 2018," co-organized by "Nhan dao va Doi song" (Humanity and Life) Newspaper and the CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company, was held in response to the International Volunteering Day (December 5). Winners of the writing contest "I volunteer 2018" honored The International Volunteering Day each year is a chance to honor voluntary organizations and volunteers, who always live and work wholeheartedly for the sake of the community. As for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in general and the Vietnam Red Cross Society in particular, volunteers are the heart of the movements and play the key role in supporting the community. In January 2019, the network of volunteers of the Vietnam Red Cross Society will be available in all 63 provinces and cities nationwide to further facilitate voluntary activities in the whole country. * December 5 has been chosen by the United Nations as the International Volunteering Day to honor organizations and individuals with their outstanding contributions to voluntary work at the local, national and international levels to help reach the UN Millennium Development Goals. Translated by Song Anh


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set met korting op 2 testers en inclusief het handige koffertje
Fantastic dual-instrument set, complete with custom carry case, extra spare battery and user guides.
The LCR40 (for Inductors, Capacitors and Resistors) is ideal for the hobbyist and professional alike.
The DCA55 (for most semiconductors) provides fast component identification, pinout identification and wide component support.
Please see the individual instrument pages for more detailed information on each product.
Items included: LCR40, DCA55, Extra GP23 Battery and Dual Carry Case.
This special offer deal saves you over € 22,- on the individual item costs.
By popular demand, we now offer this Atlas Pro Pack, complete with extra spare batteries for each instrument, custom carry case and user guides.
This pack contains the LCR45 Passive Component Impedance Meter, great for advanced hobbyists and professionals.
It also contains the very popular DCA Pro (model DCA75), fantastic for component identification, pinout identification, detailed characteristic measurement and curve tracing on a PC. Complete with USB cable and software on a USB flash drive.
Items included: LCR45, DCA75, Extra GP23 Battery, Extra AAA cell and Dual Carry Case.
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A very comprehensive set which includes the UTP05 cable analyser and many useful accessories.Items included:•Atlas IT Instrument.•24 x Identified Terminators (sets A, B & C)•2 x Terminators (non-identified types).•2 x Peak RJ11-RJ45 Adapters.•RJ45 to 8 x Gold Croc Adapter Set.•Fitted battery and spare battery.•4 x 250mm Patch cables for socket and patch panel testing.•Comprehensive illustrated user guide.•Full-colour cable configuration chart for 8 most common cable configurations included in user guide.•Padded carry case with extra space for accessories.
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NEW!Bilingual and ESL program model brochures have been created and are available for download below.
Bilingual Brochure
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ESCs and LEAs are encouraged to share these resources with parents of English learners.
NEW!The English Learner Support Division has released a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) resource for English Learners and the Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC) and has posted this document to the TEA Bilingual and ESL webpage under "Announcements."
This resource is continuously under development with updates being released monthly to bi-monthly. Questions that have been added or updated since the previously released FAQ will have a current date of release noted at the bottom of the response.
After reviewing these FAQs, if you have further need for clarity, please don't hesitate to reach out to the English Learner Support Division at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Allowable Use of Bilingual Education Allotment (BEA) funds in the area of professional development. This resource document provides guidance on allowable use of Bilingual Education Allotment (BEA) funds in the area of professional development (PD). This document aims to provide a comprehensive list of allowable use of funds specifically in the area of PD. This document provides helpful guidance to all LEAs receiving BEA funds, and is particularly useful for LEAs applying for a bilingual education (BE) exception and/or an English as a Second Language (ESL) waiver. The document serves as a helpful resource for LEAs submitting for BE exceptions and/or ESL waivers so that they can design the required Comprehensive PD Plan(s) and devise BEA budgets that reflect the required minimum use of 10% of BEA funds for PD (in cases where the LEA filed for either a BE exception or an ESL waiver), or BEA budgets that reflect the required minimum use of 20% of BEA funds for PD (in cases where the LEA filed for both a BE exception – minimum 10% of BEA funds for PD, and an ESL waiver – minimum 10% of BEA funds for PD).
NOTE: This document focuses solely on allowable use of BEA funds in the area of PD. There are other allowable uses of BEA funds, in addition to those listed on this document focusing on PD-related use of BEA funds. Further guidance regarding other allowable uses of BEA funds will be shared by the TEA in the near future.The document is available under "resources" at the following weblink: https://tea.texas.gov/Academics/Special_Student_Populations/Bilingual_–_ESL_Education/2018-2019_Bilingual_Education_Exception_and_ESL_Waiver_Application/
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The revised Home Language Survey is currently available in the following languages:
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(New) Fillable LPAC Home Language Surveys 2017-2018 The Texas Education Agency is exploring options for translating the newly revised Home Language Survey into additional languages. In the meantime, please continue to use the currently translated versions located in the LPAC Framework Portal.
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The media and the stock market pay too much attention to a movie's opening weekend at the U.S. box office. The opening weekend is important. But it's not everything. This post will help you put a movie's opening weekend in perspective. This is a critical skill when analyzing a stock like DreamWorks (DWA).
Two DreamWorks Movies: Monsters vs. Aliens vs. How to Train Your Dragon
Today I'm going to tell you about two movies targeting the same audience, produced by the same studio (DreamWorks), distributed by the same distributor (Paramount), shown on almost the exact same number of screens – that opened exactly a year and a day apart.
You couldn't ask for a cleaner comparison. And yet…
One made $495 million in total box office gross. The other made $382 million. One has a sequel in the works. The other doesn't. One has a television series in the works. The other doesn't. One was a big success. The other wasn't.
One of these movies made $59 million in the opening weekend. The other made $44 million.
The one that made $44 million was the success. The one that made $59 million – didn't quite cut it.
I'm talking about Monster vs. Aliens and How to Train Your Dragon. How to Train Your Dragon is the super successful one. And yet it only made $44 million in its opening weekend:
Monster vs. Aliens
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Domestic Box Office
Foreign Box Office
Worldwide Box Office
DVD sales
Rotten Tomatoes Critics
Rotten Tomatoes Audiences
Opening Weekend is About Buzz
The opening weekend box office is driven by buzz. That buzz can be created by big marketing, stars, rumors, or the novel concept of a movie.
The death of Heath Ledger definitely seemed to contribute to The Dark Knight's $158 million opening weekend.
The Avengers opened big because of the biggest marketing campaign ever in the movie industry. And, of course, the fact that it built on the momentum of earlier movies in a way pretty much no series had ever done before.
Movie Stars
Characters can create buzz. But so can stars. A "star" is someone who can open a movie. Shia Labeouf has been in some huge movies. But he's not a star. Johnny Depp has been in some really big movies and some really small movies. Yet he is a star.
What's the difference?
If the actor is the main attraction – something that actually gets people in the seats – he's a star. Some middle sized movies make heavy use of stars. While some huge movies make almost no use of stars. In fact, the story – not any one actor – is the star of many of the biggest movies of all time.
Being famous is not the same thing as being a star. I'm not sure how famous Channing Tatum is to most Americans. He was, however, the star element in a recently released little movie called Magic Mike. That movie opened to $39 million. And cost $7 million to make. Magic Mike wouldn't be in the top movies of the weekend – it was #2 behind Ted – if it weren't for its star: Channing Tatum.
The momentum of Channing Tatum from his earlier hits this year – The Vow and 21 Jump Street – created more buzz for Magic Mike than anyone could have hoped for when the studio decided to make the movie.
DreamWorks Animation tends to use movie stars as the voice actors in its movies. A good example of this strategy is Megamind which featured the following cast:
- Will Ferrell
- Brad Pitt
- Tina Fey
- Jonah Hill
Megamind was not one of DreamWorks big hits. In contrast, How to Train Your Dragon was one of DreamWorks's lowest profile voice talent movies ever with:
- Jay Baruchel
- Gerard Butler
- Craig Ferguson
- America Ferrera
- Jonah Hill
Those are known names. But nowhere near the level of Will Ferrell and Brad Pitt when it comes to a movie role.
What about the story as star?
The concept of a vulgar teddy bear definitely helped Ted in a time when animated movies led the box office for 3 consecutive weeks. If you wanted to be entertained at the theater – and you didn't want to bring the kids – Ted was one of your very few choices at a time when both Brave and Madagascar 3 were taking up screens.
How They Opened: Monsters vs. Aliens vs. How to Train Your Dragon
Monster vs. Aliens was released in March 2009. It was the first 3D movie by DreamWorks. I think that helped the movie in the opening weekend.
On the other hand, How to Train Dragon is about Vikings and Dragons. American audiences don't have much of a history of racing to movies about Vikings or Dragons. Viking and dragon movies like Eragon and Beowulf did not fare well in the U.S. especially considering how high their budgets were and how much better they did overseas.
A concept with some negative past associations - there have been low quality dragon and viking movies in the past - might explain the weaker opening weekend for How to Train Your Dragon. The concept – Vikings and Dragons – was definitely not associated with quality in the U.S.
Monsters and Aliens have mixed associations for American audiences. Overall, the look of the movie was more conventional than How to Train Your Dragon. Probably the most conventional looking movies DreamWorks has made would be Megamind and Monsters vs. Aliens. From an earlier era, Over the Hedge would count too. But there were a lot fewer animated movies back then. So anything in good CG was much more differentiated back then than it is today.
Unique Story vs. Unique Design
For both Monsters vs. Aliens and Megamind, the story was probably less conventional than the character design. That suggests high differentiation in moviegoers' minds. But this is tricky. Geoff and I have talked about this in the past. And, generally, we feel differentiation in terms of story – especially tone – is more effective in the U.S. than overseas. Differentiation in look – especially character design – may work better overseas. And it still plays fine in the U.S. too. The ideal animated movie would be differentiated both in tone (story) and look (character).
Megamind is a good example of a movie that probably felt a lot more differentiated to American audiences – because the main character is the villain and because of the amount of ironic humor running throughout – than it did for foreign audiences. The look of Megamind is not as differentiated as the look of How to Train Your Dragon.
For example, How to Train Your Dragon is lit very unusually for an animated movie. Audiences may not think about this when they see the trailer. But it's part of the overall impression they form. The lighting in Monsters vs. Aliens is totally forgettable. It's what audiences expect. The lighting of How to Train Your Dragon is unique.
In terms of both story and design, How to Train Your Dragon stands out more as unique than Monsters vs. Aliens.
This may help explain its performance after the first weekend. A movie that is both good and unique probably does better than a movie that is good but lacks anything special.
After the Buzz...
The performance after the opening weekend tells more about how people like a movie. How to Train Your Dragon made almost 4 times its opening weekend in later weeks. Monsters vs. Aliens made only 2.3 times. I think Monster vs. Aliens is more predictable. Meanwhile How to Train Your Dragon is one of the best animated stories in the last decade. People love the story. How to Train Your Dragon was rated 90% by audiences at Rotten Tomatoes compared to 65% for Monster vs. Aliens. How to Train Your Dragon had a long run in theaters before being cannibalized by Shrek Forever After.
The International Market is Important to the Success of a Movie
Another key performance that people usually overlook is international box office. As the international market becomes bigger than the domestic market (and remember, DreamWorks may never again have a movie with a bigger U.S. box office than foreign box office), a movie needs commercial success from both markets.
People talk about DreamWorks getting a smaller take from international markets. In other words, the theaters themselves keep more of every ticket they sell. That's true. But I think investors exaggerate the difference. As a rule of thumb, movie theaters keep 50% of box office. (Remember they also sell popcorn, soda, etc.) Theater take varies by country. Studios tend to accept a smaller take in developing countries to help grow the movie market. In DreamWorks's 10-K, the company says its distributor – Paramount – collects anywhere from 37% to 44% of international box office on its behalf. The rest stays with the theater owner.
So let's put this lower margin in perspective. We'll use a big international success – Kung Fu Panda 2 – as an example of how the lower margin international business can still be a huge moneymaker. Kung Fu Panda 2 did $165 million in U.S. theaters. At a 50% take that leaves $82.5 million for DreamWorks and their distributor. The movie did $500 million overseas. Even at a 37% take that would leave $185 million for DreamWorks and their distributor. Remember much of the cost of a movie is the same even if you just release it in the U.S. Production costs – which make up half of a DreamWorks movie's total release cost – don't change whether you release the movie in China or not. But ticket sales definitely do. Yes, marketing costs rise the bigger your planned worldwide release. But individual movies scale very well. Each additional ticket sale – whether in the U.S. or overseas – is very, very profitable for a studio. It's the sunk cost of making the movie that is the biggest expense. And that doesn't rise along with more international ticket sales.
Monsters vs. Aliens's total domestic gross of $198 million is not bad. DreamWorks even considered producing a television series for Monster vs. Aliens. But the movie didn't do well overseas. That's a key part of understanding the movie's financial performance for DreamWorks. A poor international result was the biggest factor in deciding not to make a Monsters vs. Aliens sequel.
Different Audiences Have Different Tastes – Overseas Audiences Like Sequels
International audiences seem not to like parodies as much as Americans. Movies with proven but predictable formulas are easier to sell in the international market. Americans are a little more likely to want a "twist" on a genre. That's less true overseas. For example, sequels – especially unloved sequels – see plummeting U.S. box office even while international box office rises. For a good example see Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Or DreamWorks's own Shrek Forever After.
True duds, even sequels, often bomb everywhere though. Happy Feet Two was a disaster in the U.S. and overseas. While Puss in Boots - which is kind of a Shrek sequel - did over $400 million overseas without a China release. That's a great performance. In the U.S., it only did $150 million. So DreamWorks movies have started to perform well overseas even without great domestic performance. That used to never be true.
International Box Office: Monsters vs. Aliens vs. How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon did best with $277 million overseas. That was a good number. But not as big as what Kung Fu Panda made. International audiences like something familiar. A sequel of How to Train Your Dragon would be huge. So, How to Train Your Dragon will get a sequel in 2014. It was a great success for an original movie. I'm sure the sequel will be even bigger overseas. And the first movie was so well liked by American audiences that if the sequel has a great story it might even top the original's U.S. box office too. But that's harder to say. Outside the U.S., How to Train Your Dragon 2 will definitely do more than $277 million when it is released in 2014. That's an easy prediction.
Home Video
The major source of revenue after theatrical release is DVD sales. This is another measure of how much people love the movie. DVD rental is significant for live action movies. But it is insignificant for animated movies. Children watch movies dozens of times. And parents usually buy DVDs as a toy. So for a DreamWorks movie it is DVD sales rather than rentals that matter. About half of buyers of a DreamWorks DVD are people who already saw the movie in theaters. This is very different from home video rental.
In the heyday of DVDs, a DreamWorks movie's DVD sales were about 2 times a movie's total domestic box office less the opening weekend. So, a movie that had $200 million in total U.S. box office and $50 million in its opening weeknd might have once done $300 million in DVD sales ($200 million - $50 million = $150 million; $150 million x 2 = $300 million). DreamWorks usually makes sequels for movies that make more than $600 million in combined box office and DVD sales. This is not an announced company policy. It's just a pretty clear pattern from the past. And a good rule of thumb to keep in mind.
Total DVD sales of How to Train Your Dragon were $121.6 million compared to Monster vs. Aliens' $83.3 million. We all know that DVD sales is declining as the home entertainment market is in a transitional period. But How to Train Your Dragon's DVD sales is huge by today's standards.
Odds of a Sequel Topping the Original
Another factor in DreamWorks's decision to make a How to Train Your Dragon sequel was probably the likelihood of a sequel outperforming the original. For How to Train Your Dragon - worldwide - this is almost certain given the terrific audience goodwill the first movie had. For Monsters vs. Aliens this would be much more questionable. Especially because the fastest growing part of the movie business is foreign box office and that's exactly where Monsters vs. Aliens fell short.
How to Train Dragon made the most licensing and merchandising revenue in DreamWorks' history. It made nearly $60 million for the studio. That's more than the total merchandising of the whole DreamWorks studio in a normal year. Kids like dragons. Especially cute dragons.
Opening Big in the U.S. is Good – But a Big, Long Run Around the World is Better
Two movies with two different results. One opened big. One didn't. One became a franchise. One went nowhere.
Monsters vs. Aliens was still profitable for DreamWorks. But How to Train Your Dragon will be a franchise.
It didn't open big. But it opened big enough. And it did everything else right.


text: Law Opinion OPINION: What happened to my Ohio voter's registration? By Dawson Mecum Posted on October 24, 2017 11 min read 0 0 955 Jon Husted. Source: Wikimedia Commons Ohio's inactive voter purge is illegal, opinion writer Dawson Mecum argues. In an unusual turn of events, the Justice Department under the Trump administration has decided to reverse its stance on the current purge of inactive voters going on in the state of Ohio. According to The Chicago Tribune, attorneys took the opposite position from the Obama administration in a case that involved the state's removal of thousands of inactive voters from the Ohio voting rolls. The Hill stated that last year many Civil Rights Groups, such as the Philip Randolph Institute, questioned whether this practice was constitutional or if it abided by the guidelines of the National Voter Registration Act. The Supreme Court is expected to hear this case during its next term (Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute). The fact that the Supreme Court has to get involved with the infraction of American rights is absurd. The Ohio procedure allows the state to purge voters meeting certain criteria for being inactive. If a voter has not cast a ballot in two years, the person is sent a notice asking to confirm registration. If the voter does not respond and does not cast a ballot over the next four years, the person is removed from the rolls. This sudden change of position is both strange and startling. The Justice Department argues that Ohio is not removing voters from its list just because of their inactive status. The Justice Department brief states "Registrants are sent a notice because of that initial failure, but they are not removed unless they fail to respond and fail to vote for the additional period." No matter their reasoning, the law and the case itself hasn't changed within the last year and it just shows that the Trump Administration's Justice Department is more worried about Obama than it is upholding federal law. First of all, the claim that Ohio's purging of inactive voters goes against the National Voter Registration Act is a fact. Section 8 of the NVRA gives clear guidelines for when a state is allowed to cancel someone's voter registration. According to Section 8, states are prohibited from removing registrants from the voter registration list solely because of a failure to vote. It also places restrictions of notice and timing on removals from the voter registration list based on a change of residence. Clear as day, it already states that it's illegal to cancel someone's voter registration because of their failure to vote. Now the Justice Department claims that this is not what the system does, but that they are removed based on their failure to vote and their failure to respond to notices. Jon Husted, Ohio's Republican Secretary of State and a candidate for governor in 2018 says that this practice is used to clear the voter database of those who have died or have moved away. "Maintaining the integrity of the voter rolls is essential to conducting an election with efficiency and integrity," Husted said in a statement in May when the Supreme Court said it would hear the case. "I remain confident that once the justices review this case they will rule to uphold the decades-old process that both Republicans and Democrats have used in Ohio to maintain our voter rolls as consistent with federal law." The problem with his statement is that it does not follow federal law, and anyone who can read a legal document can see that. According to the NVRA Section 8, states are permitted to remove the name of a person from the voter registration rolls upon the request of the registrant, and, if state law so provides, for mental incapacity or for criminal conviction. The act also requires states to conduct a general voter registration list maintenance program that makes a reasonable effort to remove ineligible persons from the voter rolls by reason of the person's death, or a change in the residence of the registrant outside of the jurisdiction, in accordance with procedures set forth in the NVRA. The list maintenance program must be uniform, nondiscriminatory and in compliance with the Voting Rights Act. The argument could be made that if citizens fail to respond to these warnings, or fail to vote, it's a sign of a person who has moved away from their current residence. Also, there are multiple warnings sent before the registration is cancelled. Section 8(d) does allow a state to cancel a person's registration if he/she fails to respond to a notice however, it also states that a notice can not be triggered based on a person's failure to vote, which is the main issue with the opposing argument. Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School who worked in the Obama administration on this issue said the brief suggested that Ohio "can purge people who have ostensibly moved without any evidence that they have actually moved." Now, while Ohio's voter registration laws may be unlawful, they were initiated with good intent to rid the voter registration list of ineligible voters. According to judicialwatch.org, on Feb. 6, 2012, Judicial Watch sent a letter to Husted notifying him that the state of Ohio was in violation of Section 8 of the NVRA and that, as the chief state election official in Ohio, he is responsible for Ohio's compliance with the NVRA. Based upon an analysis of U.S. Census and other data, Judicial Watch found that the number of persons listed on voter registration rolls in three counties in the State of Ohio exceeded 100 percent of the total voting age population. Judicial Watch also noted that 31 other Ohio counties contained registration rolls that contain between 90 percent and 100 percent of total voting age population. Typically, only 71 percent of eligible voters register to vote. So this conundrum started with Husted trying to fix Ohio's violation of section 8 of the NRVA. The reasoning is moral, however, the practice is illegal. The fact that the Supreme Court has to hear a case in which it is obvious that voter rights are being taken away is again, absurd, and a waste of the court's time.


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Made it over and off of the very steep Whiteface Mountain this morning starting at 7:15. At first it was cold but as I descended it warmed and the trail got easier. I made it to my food drop at Rte 15 and bought sandwiches for lunch, did laundry and took a shower. This service was provided by the Nyes Green Valley BNB (http://www.nyesgreenvalleyfarm.com/) for a modest charge. I was back on the trail hiking north by 1:45. I made a total of 15 miles today.
This is a shot of me from Prospect rock just North of route 15 and the Lamoille River.
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4 Tips On Successfully Showing A Vacant Property
In 2017, more than 5.1 million existing homes were sold in the U.S. By 2019, that number is expected to rise to more than 5.67 million.
The high number of existing home sales means that in many markets, competition is fierce.
Where buyers may be wowed by the home itself when they're shopping new builds, a vacant property is a much tougher sell. Without furniture and decor to distract them, buyers may struggle to visualize the property as a home, and may instead end up focusing too heavily on any flaws.
Luckily, there are several things you can do to make vacant premises more inviting. Keep reading to learn a few of the best tactics for making empty houses feel more like home to buyers or renters.
1. Make it Spotless
When you're dealing with a vacant property that you need to show to potential buyers or renters, the simplest, and perhaps the most important thing that you can do is to ensure that it's spotless.
While it may be easier to overlook a little bit of dirt when the space is filled with furniture and other items. But when its empty and potential buyers or tenants have little besides the property itself to look at, dirt on the walls, dust on the windowsills, or stains on the carpet will stand out.
Keeping up with regular maintenance is also important. Otherwise, every minor issue will stand out even more than it would in a furnished property.
2. Don't Neglect the Lighting
If a vacant house doesn't have lighting installed directly into the ceilings, you'll want to make sure to properly light the space before showing it.
The last thing you want to do is show potential buyers around a vacant dwelling with a flashlight.
Add a few lamps, or if you're looking to invest in the property, add some recessed lighting to illuminate the space for home tours.
3. Show Buyers that it Could be Home
When a home or apartment is empty, it can be tough to imagine what the space will look like once you add furniture, appliances, and decorations.
If you can, consider staging the property with furniture, rugs, and some decor. But even if you can't fully stage the home, adding a few key pieces can go a long way towards helping buyers imagine themselves in the space.
4. Focus on the Value Rather than the Look
Whether you're showing a vacant house or a vacant lot for rent, your best chance of winning over buyers or tenants is to put your emphasis on the value of a home or property, rather than the look.
Showing buyers why a property is a good value will help them see beyond empty rooms or minor flaws.
Showing a Vacant Property
Still struggling to sell or rent a vacant property? It may be time to get professional help.
A real estate agent can not only help you prepare a property for showings but also has the experience necessary to sell even the toughest property. They know what to say to potential renters or buyers to set their minds at ease and help them imagine an empty property as their future home.
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Strong's Number 1247
The Linked Word Project
diakoneo {dee-ak-on-eh'-o}
Word Origin:
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Usage in the KJV:
minister unto 15, serve 10, minister 7, misc 5
Total: 37
) to be a servant, attendant, domestic, to serve, wait upon
to minister to one, render ministering offices to
to be served, ministered unto
to wait at a table and offer food and drink to the guests,
of women preparing food
to minister i.e. supply food and necessities of life
to relieve one's necessities (e.g. by collecting alms), to provide take care of, distribute, the things necessary to sustain life
to take care of the poor and the sick, who administer the office of a deacon
in Christian churches to serve as deacons
to minister
to attend to anything, that may serve another's interests
to minister a thing to one, to serve one or by supplying any thing
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament


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Oot the Windae
I was born in 1948 in the Gorbals and shortly afterwards
moved to the Calton where my parents came from. It was 1953 and I had
just turned 5, when the family moved to a "new house" with a
in Gretna Street, which was
located in the scheme just opposite Celtic Park at London Road.
I have four brothers and we lived in a two bed roomed top floor
flat at number eighteen.
At the age of 15, not long after I started work, we moved to number
thirty-one, a three bed roomed top floor flat. I lived there until I married Annette in 1972.
We have two
daughters Leigh-Anne and Joanne
and now live
in rural Leicestershire.
I have always been keen on
writing, particularly writing in verse and I started to write about my childhood experiences in a series of self contained verse.
I also thought
it would be nice to have some pictures of the period to compliment the
verse and before I'd known it......
Oot the
Windae... was
beginning to take shape.
climb aboard my Tramcar of
paperback book was launched from Glasgow City Chambers by the Lord Provost of
Glasgow in Sept.2000.......one of the proudest moments of my life,
particularly for my mother who retired from the chambers as a cleaner
some years earlier.
Lord Provost of Glasgow Alex Mosson with me at the launch of my
first book, both hingin' oot the windae
Davy reading from his book at
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Patricia Baranco, DDS
Smile, it lets your teeth breathe. Unknown
My Mission
I strive to help others enhance their life, achieve their smile, improve their function to eat and establish self-esteem.
Howard University, Bachelor of Science Washington D.C.
Meharry Medical College, Doctorate of Dental Surgery Nashville, TN
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Dr. Baranco is currently an active member of the Pelican State Dental Association and National Dental Association. She is committed to continuing education in order to remain current with state-of-the-art technology, procedures and materials in dentistry.
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A free movie night has been organised for March 26 at Helensburgh Soccer Field, giving local families the chance to spend some quality time together under the stars.
Local real estate agent Mattias Samuelsson is behind the event, saying it's his opportunity to give something back to community in which he lives.
"I have been born and raised around Stanwell Park and Helensburgh, and a few years a ago I joined our family business at Ray White Helensburgh. My grandfather started this business 44 years ago and we're now in the third generation with everything moving along better than ever" says Mattias. "In addition my mother is a GP in Helensburgh and my father was at one stage, a local dentist, so I have strong ties with the town. Now that I'm in a position to give back to the community that has supported us over all of these years, I am happy to do everything I can."
And it may become a regular part of the Helensburgh social calendar! "If this proves to be a popular idea, I'll make it a regular event," says Mattias. "We will have an easter Egg Hunt for the kids, followed by the screening of Disney's 'Inside Out'."
And Mattias says the Helensburgh Thistles Soccer Club will also benefit from the event.
"There will be a BBQ for sausage sandwiches and the Soccer Club will open their bar, with all takings from both going to the club," he says. "I have been a part of the Thistles since I was four and I now sit on the committee for both the Senior and the Junior clubs so it's great to be able to help. It's a win-win for the community!"
Mattias says there will also be raffle tickets for sale on the night, with proceeds going to help Kurt Drysdale's family modify their home.
"Working alongside Helensburgh Family Practice, we have donated a 55 inch Samsung Smart TV as first prize, and there are plenty of smaller prizes. Tickets will also be available from Ray White Helensburgh and from various businesses around town."
The money will be used by the Drysdales so Kurt can come back here to live with his family.
The free movie night will be held at the Helensburgh Thistles Soccer field from 7pm on March 26.


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Toxicology is a branch of pharmacology concerned with the study of adverse effects of chemical, biological and physical agents on biological systems to establish the extent of damage. Determination of relationship between dose levels and its effects on the living organisms attain great significance in clinical studies. The Journal of Toxicology is an open access, peer-reviewed international journal that publishes studies including Environmental toxicology, Chemical toxicology, Industrial toxicology, Toxicogenomics, Reproductive toxicology, etc.
The current issue 1 of volume 2 discussed significant studies from well-known researchers. Jamal et al. studied the toxic effect of the pesticides on the occupational sprayers and found decreased levels of serum acetyl cholinesterase with impairment of liver and kidney functions and altered hematologic parameters. The study suggested that the restrain must be imposed on indiscriminate usage of lethal pesticides as it affects the entire ecosystem including human beings.


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Democratic Senator from Louisiana Landrieu has recently shifted her focus to energy and related areas like she asked for a vote on the Keystone pipeline project, according to a Bloomberg article
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With a camera in his hands, Amos Chan is a master at finding beauty, drama or nobility in any subject. He gracefully combines the vision and style of an art photographer with the skill and dependability of a commercial photographer.
He was born in mainland China and raised in Hong Kong and Boston, Massachusetts. His first photography job came when he was an undergraduate at Tufts University in Boston. A few years later, Amos earned an M.F.A. from Yale University.
Today Amos's photographs are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and MoMA. His client list reads like the Fortune 500: United Technologies, AEGIS Insurance Services, Exelon Corporation, etc. Amos brings lucid vision and stunning definition to whatever he shoots, whether it's as tiny as a microchip, as sensitive as a human face, or as imposing as a piece of industrial equipment. Offering years of remarkable experience and an ability to work in all camera formats, Amos Chan captures the essence of all his subjects.


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Updating an old map with new data is a familiar task facing cartographers. That task is simple when you use Avenza MAPublisher and Adobe Illustrator and when the existing map is already georeferenced.
But when you are handed a map whose georeferencing has been corrupted or removed, the task becomes a little more complicated. Fortunately, MAPublisher provides the tools needed to georeference any map, enabling you to import data that precisely fits existing map artwork.
Your challenge, though, will be matching the map projection, scale, and page position of the georeferencing so imported data aligns with the locations of features on the existing map. There's a quick way to do this, provided you know the projection of the existing map.
Let's say you have a map of Frisco, Texas that you know was made using a NAD 83 Texas North Central (ftUS) map projection. To begin georeferencing the map, select an artwork object from the map like the city boundary or a large city park. (Pick an object whose shape you're certain hasn't changed since the original map was produced; MAPublisher will size the GIS-derived feature shape to the original artwork shape.) With the object selected, open the Artboards panel, click New Artboard, then choose Artboard Options from the panel menu. In the Artboard Options dialog, click Preset: Custom, and then choose Fit to Selected Art. Now the new artboard tightly fits the extent of the selected state boundary.
This new artboard is the magic genie that will help you georeference the map.
With the new artboard active, import GIS data that contains the city boundary. On the new layer Illustrator creates when you import the data, delete everything except the city boundary. This will help MAPublisher fit the imported Frisco boundary to the old boundary in the next step.
Now open the MAP View panel (Window > MAPublisher > MAP Views). Double-click the MAP View containing the imported data. Enable the Perform Coordinate System Transformation and the click the Destination link. Find the NAD 83 Texas North Central (ftUS) projection and select it. Make sure the Active art board field displays the ID number of the artboard you created previously. Click Auto-scale and then OK. The imported Frisco city boundary will conform to the extents of the artboard, which automatically makes it match the map's old boundary artwork.
As a result, your map is georeferenced and all data you subsequently import will geographically register with the original map artwork.
What happens if you don't know the map projection at the outset?
By trial and error, you can use the method described above and change the map projection until you find the one that matches the old map. Or you can use Avenza MAPublisher's terrific Georeferencer tool.
When you use the Georeferencer, you create a relationship between the page locations of non-georeferenced features and their real-world locations. To do this, plot at least four points on a non-georeferenced layer using the MAP Locations tool. (The more points you plot the more accurate your results will be.) Select the Georeferencer tool and in the Georeferencer dialog, choose a method to map your plotted points to their real-world locations. The three methods include:
- an online map service like Google Maps (shown below),
- keying in location coordinates,
- using MAP World Locations from an open document.
After completing one of these methods, the Georeferencer tool displays a list of map projections ranked by best fit. Pick a highly ranked projection and MAPublisher will reproject the artwork. If you picked the right projection, it should fit perfectly.
Look for more detailed instructions on using the Georeferencer tool in Chapter 6, "MAP Locations and Data Creation," of the MAPublisher User Guide.
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Wine a little. You'll feel better.
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Vera Wang Vintage Bridal Dresses 2017
Vera Wang is the name in fashion industry that is associated with glamour and femininity. Designer wedding dresses always attracted the attention of celebrities and time and again we could see celebrity weddings and a gorgeous bride wearing Vera Wang dress.
For coming season designer chose vintage alure as the main theme for wedding dresses and as a result she has created one of her best and definitely non-traditional collections. You may even say that some dresses have nothing to do with wedding; they look too daring for a bride. Still, let's not forget that fashion changes and so do people. For thematic wedding such type of wedding dress will be just perfect.
One of the most eye catching details of Vera Wang new collection is creative way of combining dresses with sleeves. Here sleeves have dropped shoulders that add some kind of vintage and vampy glam to image. In black color the dress could have quite elegant and expected effect but wedding dress looks nothing but mind blowing.
It's getting hotter when we see one of the most daring dresses from Vera Wang 2017 wedding collection. Wedding dress with deep V-shaped neckline looks pretty daring and it is not the style to be chosen by everyone.
The fabrics used for new collection are the best as always; more lace details and transparency, more revealed body and high dose of sexuality. Some dresses are completed with embellished belts making dresses even more luxurious.


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Weight Loss Exercise Routine Success Secrets
Fiction and misinformation still riddle the weight loss exercise routine world causing frustration to a lot of good intentioned people who are pursuing ultimate fat loss. Yes, individuals are being fooled regarding the very best, efficient method to workout for fat loss. Some just accept sub-componen results while a big part give up altogether.
Today may be the day you will obtain the fitness assist you to deserve to be able to melt off undesirable fat within the best manner possible. Within the article below you'll be empowered with evidence based weight loss workout program success secrets. Following these success secrets will rapidly help direct you for the excess fat loss results you deserve.
Incorporate the next concepts to your weight loss exercise routine:
1. Make your fat loss workout, and arrange for success.
To be able to increase your odds of reaching your ultimate goal it is advisable to plan your weight loss exercise program on paper just before beginning. Make certain you've got a weight training component, cardiovascular component, along with a specific schedule regarding when you will conduct your exercise sessions. Start trading for achievement so that you can increase the probability of keeping the commitment.
Thing about this initial process would be to set your objectives on paper. You need to know exactly where you stand going just before beginning fat loss journey.
If you want help constructing your exercise program I recommend talking to a professional fitness professional.
Please realize that your weight loss exercise routine also needs to contain specific nutrition modifications for your body to determine the preferred fat loss adaptations. You can just not out-train a poor diet. With no caloric deficit you won't lose excess fat rapidly.
2. Make certain fat loss exercise routine includes a weight training component included in it.
Your investment old recommendation of walking a treadmill for hrs. If you would like the best way of melting off excess fat, then incorporate progressive strength training, or weight training.
You should perform multi-jointed exercises that really help use-up more calories, and involve a lot more muscles. Adding more muscle for your body can help raise your metabolic process in addition to strengthen your physique. Weight training is a superb workout for fat loss since you have more bang for that buck.
I suggest your weight loss exercise routine weight training aspect of include 2 non-consecutive days every week for any time period of roughly twenty minutes. Your ultimate goal ought to be to begin easy, and progress with time by raising the amount of reps, or weight.
Weight training is an integral part associated with a fat loss program. Make certain it belongs to your general weight loss program.
3. Use HIIT, as well as metabolic conditioning for optimum fat loss.
Lengthy slow cardio exercise is really a factor of history. Studies have proven that metabolic conditioning is an infinitely more effective fat, and calorie burner than lengthy, slow cardio for example walking. Studies have shown you receive greater benefit in significantly less time.
Metabolic conditioning happens when you need to do multi-jointed exercises consecutive to back without rest. They're known as times. If fitness for fat loss is the primary goal, then attempt to add a minumum of one day's metabolic conditioning every week. Adding this for your weight loss exercise routine can help use-up more calories not just now, however for hrs following the work out.
The only real time you need to utilize lengthy, slow cardio is when you're just beginning, and also have never worked out before. Your ultimate goal ought to be to eventually eventually get to metabolic conditioning workouts. Being active is about progression.
4. Make certain you are receiving proper publish workout nutrition for optimum fat loss.
Your weight loss exercise routine should think about publish exercise nutrition. After your progressive strength training sessions it's important that you should begin the recovery, and regeneration process rigtht after working out session. Which means consuming carbohydrates, and protein. Doing this sets from the protein synthesis process so that you can increase the metabolically active lean tissue.
Always concentrate on your publish workout nutrition after each fat loss workout. You are able to supplement with whey protein protein, or perhaps drink chocolate milk if cost is a problem.
5. Focus carefully in your nutrition program.
The truth is 90% of weight loss is proper nutrition, and 10% exercise. Therefore, if you do not improve your diet, then pricier much fat loss.
For optimum nutrition leads to burn more fat simply lower your carbohydrates, while increasing your lean protein intake. Think protein with every meal, and lots of fruits, and vegetables. Limit the corn based carbohydrates.
To be able to lose weight you've got to be inside a calorie deficit. Simply by restricting carbs, and growing protein can help you lower your daily calories. You need to shoot for a deficit of 500 calories each day for best results.
If melting excess fat is the primary fitness goal, then incorporate the weight loss exercise routine success secrets pointed out above. In so doing you'll be guaranteed to be the very best, efficient fat loss workout program possible.


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From: Leonard Lawrence Pilot SL03D00938
London Air Ambulance founder Mr Alastair Wilson OBE FRCS FFAEM
Sir James Munby, President Family Division.
Sir James,
I remain puzzled why London Air Ambulance founder Consultant Surgeon Mr Alastair Wilson
OBE FFAEM FRCS Royal London Hospital, my next of kin, along with Consultant Anaesthetist
Dr T G McGhee FFARCS (I), Dr Murray and others were not allowed to be my guardian ad litem
by District Judge, Susanna Jones, Slough County Court?
Interestingly, District Judge, Susanna Jones, Slough County Court, wrote to Her Honour Judge
Anne Campbell alleging that she had disqualified herself from this case. Her Honour Judge
Campbell found otherwise!
Judy Anckorn, Head of the Judicial Conduct Investigation Office, Mobile 07775010924
81-82 Queens Building, Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Ms Judy Anckorn had alleged that my file had been destroyed. Anne Sharp, Former Head of the
Judicial Office, took less than 24 hours to established that my files had not been destroyed.
Gillian Kay the present Head of the Judicial Office has also been equally as helpful to me as
Anne Sharpe.
As I have taped the court hearing it will be interesting to see if the judges notes submitted to
the Office of Judicial Complaints reflect my recording, given that the court tapes are missing
from Slough County Court when Her Honour Judge Anne Campbell, HMCS Area Directors Office
and I searched the court files and court safe.
Court tapes are also missing from Reading County Court
Yours sincerely
Leonard Lawrence"
London Air Ambulance founder Alastair Wilson retires – BBC
24 Apr 2013 – London Air Ambulance founder Alastair Wilson is retiring after 30 years at the Royal London Hospital.
See video and more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-22287043


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When you think of a corporate firm, you always things of a similar hierarchy and job positions, always available within it. Sometimes comes the positions that you really do not think of. But these positions within the company are extremely important, but they also become silent employers, who you do not see in the daily process. As a CEO or a company executive, you will know of these positions, but not everyone else.
Sometimes you might not even think of certain positions as a CEO, but they are very important. When you think you don't know who exactly to hire and what kind of a team you need, this is when you seek the assistance of a company formation organization. Offshore company formation in Indonesia, is dedicated in making the right recruitments for you and giving you're the perfect start.
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The counsellors
Even though it sounds like a very psychology based job or needs to be a job within a health care setting it is not. Every corporate firm must have a counselor or two, within the organization. This is mostly for the benefit of all employers. Workloads and not knowing how to balance everything well can be real problems, every employer faces. This is what corporate firms invest in a counsellor. They help you keep track and benefit the employers very much and soothes life out. For the company, as a whole, it is very beneficial.
It might at the very start not sound right, and might get you wondering, really is it worth it investing on such positions? But yes, these positions are essential. They help in many indirect ways over other direct positions, within a corporate firm.