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Energy Commission Effort to Locate Methane Leaks Takes Flight
Technology used to explore celestial bodies is helping researchers find methane leaks in California's natural gas sector. But instead of satellites, the search is being carried out by a propeller-driven aircraft.
In 2016, the California Energy Commission awarded a contract to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, to conduct an aerial survey of natural gas infrastructure in high priority parts of the state to identify locations emitting large amounts of methane. The $600,000 contract was funded through the Energy Commission's Natural Gas Research and Development program.
Methane is the primary component of natural gas and is a powerful greenhouse gas and ozone precursor. Recent legislation seeks to reduce methane emissions in the state by 40 percent from 2013 levels by 2030.
The gas is invisible to the human eye but not to the next generation imaging spectrometer on the NASA/JPL survey aircraft. Greenhouse gas molecules like methane absorb light at specific wavelengths, giving each a "signature" in the electromagnetic spectrum. The spectrometer provides near real-time detection and display of methane plume images. The airborne version was developed by JPL for Earth science research, but similar instruments are being used in space exploration across the solar system.
|Up-close look at the imaging spectrometer on board the NASA/JPL survey aircraft.
The survey comes ahead of state regulations taking effect in January requiring oil and gas operators to beef up their methane leak detection processes and institute better controls on methane emissions. The survey will help the state better characterize leakage and other emissions from the natural gas system and improve greenhouse gas estimates.
This is the second phase of the state's comprehensive effort to identify methane emissions through remote sensing. The first phase was funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and conducted by JPL in 2016. That survey focused on dairies, landfills, and waste-water plants. Both projects have benefited from additional flights over California and methane data analysis systems funded by NASA.
The preliminary findings from the first phase are available on the CARB website. A combined final report on both phases will be available later this year.
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You can understand the frustration of filling your car with the wrong fuel. Our lady today filled her Range Rover Evoque with petrol when it should have been filled with diesel! So we had to rush out for a fuel drain Llandeilo South Wales. We were on scene within half an hour as Help Wrong Fuel has multiple fuel drain vans across South Wales. It seems the reason this lady filled her vehicle with the wrong fuel is due to the screaming kids in the back.
We have all been there (well, those with children anyway). You're trying to remember where the next ballet class is, what time you need to get back to ensure the dinner is cooked and the children in the back of the car are being absolutely mental, shouting at each other as they cannot be sitting in close proximity to each other for any more than 10 minutes if they are in a confined space! You go to pick up the fuel nozzle, notice that Billy is trying to strangle his bigger sister with a McDonald's toy and need to sort the kids out at the same time as filling the car with fuel. It's not until you go to put the fuel pump back you realise your mistake and your £40,000 car is now filled with the petrol instead of diesel!
You start to panic and realise (after an hour on the phone to the RAC or the AA) that the cost of a fuel drain nowadays can be upwards of £250 and the waiting time can be up to 90 minutes. Then comes the real blow, they may not be able to drain your vehicle at the fuel station as their van is busy. Luckily, this lady had the foresight to "Google" Wrong Fuel Llandeilo. Help Wrong Fuel are on the first page of Google and we came out within 40 minutes and a further 25-30 minutes this poor lady and her children were off to Ballet once again!
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Week #4 More bacon ! PWM and 7 segment this timePosted: July 17, 2013 Filed under: GSoC, Programming, Projects, Uncategorized Leave a comment
Last week was the 4th Week of GSoC '13 at Beagleboard.org !
Just like the previous week, this week we were working on getting demos working for the Bacon Cape. We now have the PWM, the ADC and the shift register working.
Basically that means that you can display different colors on the RGB LED, use the slider to get analog values and use the 7 segment LED to display your favorite single digit number 🙂 !
I started out with a little clean up of the previous weeks code and then went on to tackle the 7 segment bit. It was fairly easy as prpplague had already got the shift_out in place. Some of the useful bits were found in the Danger cape demo (an Arduino shield similar to the Bacon Cape) from Sparkfun. Apart from that panto has written a neat bash script to test all the features of the Bacon.
Using that script, the next thing I tackled was the PWMs (well I had said that I'd be doing ADC and hatguy would be doing PWM in my previous post, but then later on we traded our to dos). So I added 2 new functions, one the pwm_export function to load the PWM pins from init(). The other one was the analogWrite function in wiring_analog. It was a slight headache to get all the pins right ( the port pins, the pwm_pins, the ones from gpioDescription, the Arduino pins, etc etc).
So now you can try out 2 demos from the examples/ directory to test out stuff
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Apart from that hatguy and prpplague got the ADC working. Also, prpplague tested some of our code on the Minnowboard and it worked fine ! So that's a good indication that our code is generic enough and will support loads of other devices in the future.
This week we will be working on clean up and testing mostly. A lot needs to be straightened out. Some demos work as is for some people while some of the mentors are having trouble getting them to work. So we will be working on getting all the documentation right. mdp and bradfa will be helping us out with this part a lot. Me and Parav are already getting a lot of feedback from all 3 mentors about the stuff that's already up, and this week we'll be working on getting some more and straightening out the wiki, etc
All in all, a good week 🙂
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This morning, I was thinking that one year ago I was there. This is not too far-fetched, but definitely strange when I consider my current life in comparison to those frightening, miraculous, unordinary, and simply stunning days last March.
Here is a video by Stephanie May.
And here are a few snippets…
His name was Wilfred, I think. Team, please correct me if I'm wrong. This young man was "scrawny." He was supposed to protect the six of us white girls during the wee hours of the night, utilizing his gargantuan bow and arrow if he deemed necessary. Pastor Moses hired him after a local seized my teammate, Katie's eye glasses and other critical items. The one minor problem with Wilfred was that half of the time I saw him at his post out front, he was sound asleep in the plastic chair. I didn't spot a single energy drink during that month in Wobulenzi, so I let the poor guy off the hook.
There was this chicken. It had a combination of black, brown, and reddish feathers. Oh, that chicken. Its preferred nest just so happened to be another teammate, Shay's bed. More than once, she found an egg nestled in her sheets.
Pastor Moses began a school for orphans and at-risk children. Hope Infant Primary in Wobulenzi. Within the first few moments of being there, I was in shambles on the inside, attempting to keep decent composure on the out. The teachers lacked knowledge on even the most basic subjects. Shoes were a rarity for these precious kiddos. Even more scarce was food. The school provided them with a cup of porridge (basically watery cream of wheat that isn't as flavorful) during the day. Thinking about this again makes me want to take every Lunch-able I ever ate and….I don't know, send them to Africa. Anyway, the students brought their own cups from home. Since every kid didn't have one, those without would wait for the more privileged children to finish. By that time, we were about to scrape bottom. Though the portions were a bit smaller toward the end, somehow there was just enough.
Most days, I would wake up early and run along the main dusty road. The sunrises were so utterly magnificent that I tear up even now, thinking on His splendor. There were scores of children making their lengthy journeys to school, many with Muslim hats and head coverings. It wasn't a rarity to have some run with me for a few moments until they got tired. The road was so dusty that by the time I got home, my sweaty wet skin had a nice red film. It was super uncomfortable then, but I'd do almost anything to be there, experience it all over. Funny how that works.
After breakfast, we would usually meet up with our translators: David, Eve, and Eve.
There was this place. It was called the "boozing place." Yes, the folks drank quite a bit of alcohol here. Ok, they drank more than that. I should clarify that this booze wasn't a Tusker or Singha. Instead, they would sit around large buckets of a murky sludge, each with some sort of long reed acting as a makeshift straw. Drinking is always an elevated, touchy subject on the mission field. While I believe in good beer and wine, believers over there flee from even a drop of alcohol. I found it difficult to go into ministry with locals who preached that the "boozers" were going to Hell because they drank. There is more to say of course…in their defense and mine. During one of our door-to-door (or bar-to-bar) times, I talked to a man in about his forties who had gone to seminary in NW Africa and used to be a pastor. His English was quite good and we could get by without a translator. Here he was drinking the sludge in a shack in a village, talking to me about his frustrations with the church and its people. I got to share mine. It was a brutally honest conversation. He told me that I gave him hope. I told Him that it was the Father who had orchestrated our meeting. He couldn't deny and we both basked in that moment.
In Uganda, I was served the best food out of all 11 countries. Undoubtedly, there were beans and there was rice. Chapati, eggplant, bananas, ground nuts, chicken, plantains, and spinach were a few of the other staples. They don't sound spectacular, but Mama and her assistant, Eve (different from the other two Eve's) knew how to cook and spice to perfection. Our poor contacts in Tanzania and Rwanda could have taken a lesson, for Uganda had some delectable eats.
On one of my days off, I was walking into town to get some dial-up internet. All of a sudden, a woman sprints after me. I scream. She chases my teammate and I for a good while, talking to herself and every once in a while, yelling at us. I suppose this could happen in DC as well.
I hope that I never discount the privilege it was to speak to high school students about sex, AIDS prevention, and purity.
I blogged about it.
The most thrilling event of my life thus far occurred in this country. Rafting the Nile and many of its class V rapids produced a few frightening spills, but is something I recommend to the highest degree of recommendation. My body almost exploded because of all the adrenaline.
There is so much more. There are more stories of miracles, terror, faithfulness, and revelation. This land stirred and destroyed my life for the good…for the pursuit of Love and spreading that Love.
I'm in Washinton, D.C. (or in the vicinity thereof) trying my best to maintain this spirit of adventure, expectancy, Kingdom-mindedness. And while I'm trying so incredibly hard, I'm learning that I simply need to rest and be, for though the culture is drastically different, these experiences are all around.
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A cycling safety campaigner from Chapel St Leonards has been presented with the British Empire Medal for his work helping to save lives on the roads.
Mr Smith, 47, the founder of the Ryan Smith Foundation, was awarded the BEM in the New Year's Honours for services to supporting people with brain injuries and their families.
A presentation by the Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire Toby Dennis took place at the Trafalgar Inn in Chapel St Leonards last night.
The lives of Mark and his son Ryan were changed forever in 2013 when Ryan suffered a life-changing brain injury.
Ryan was riding his bike when he was hit by a van and his head injury resulted in him spending four months in a coma.
Since 2013 Mr Smith has visited 110 schools and colleges nationally and spoken to more than 25,000 children, promoting the wearing of cycling helmets.
It was very humbling experience – a lovely evening in the company of family and friends.Mark Smith
He also established the Ryan Smith Foundation which helps and supports families in the same situation.
His citation said: "He has done all of this in his own time, whilst holding down his day job as a full time paramedic at East Midlands Ambulance Service in one of Lincolnshire's busiest areas."
Mark received the honour from the Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire in the presence of friends and family. He said: "It was very humbling experience and it was very nice to see the Lord Lieutenant again – a lovely evening in the company of family and friends.
"A massive thank you to everyone, especially my partner Samantha who made a very emotional speech."


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Date: November 2007
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Stacy Keach stars in this shocking tale of a Polk Street dentist and his wife in 1899 San Francisco. Frank Norris' powerful insights into the depths of the human soul make this a story of compelling narrative force. This seminal novel about murder, obsession and the destructive effects of greed features an all-star cast including Stacy Keach, Edward Asner, Ed Begley Jr., Hector Elizondo, Helen Hunt, Marsha Mason and many more.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Ed Asner, Rene Auberjonois, Ed Begley Jr., Georgia Brown, Jack Coleman, Bud Cort, Judy Ann Elder, Hector Elizondo, Fionnula Flanagan, Teri Garr, Katherine Helmond, Howard Hessman, Helen Hunt, Amy Irving, Carol Kane, Stacy Keach, Sara Kessler, Nan Martin, Richard Masur, Marsha Mason, Rue McLanahan, Marian Mercer, Judd Nelson, Holly Palance, Judge Reinhold, Franklin Seales, David Selby, Joe Spano, Madeleine Smith, JoBeth Williams, Michael York and Harris Yulen.


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"To know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, that is to have succeeded." ~Emerson
Today is the Walk! We are walking for animals like Melvin (you can click on his name to read about his story). My parents and and Jimmy adopted Melvin for me for my birthday! We also adopted June (she is the official mascot of InPerspire; her picture is in the right hand menu) for my mother's day present :). You can read more rescue stories, including how Bob Harper (the piglet) was rescued by Farm Sanctuary. We are especially walking to help bring attention to the abuses suffered by farm animals as part of the Farm Factory process. We will post pictures and stories tomorrow.
By the way, if I happen to see Bob Harper (the human one), who is the national spokesperson for the 2010 Farm Animal Sanctuary Walk, I will be sure to tell him "hi"!
Have a wonderful, peace-loving Saturday!


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Haydn Quartet - Sweet Adeline (You're the Flower of My Heart) (1904)
Hi everyone! The song I chose for this post is from 1904, and hit the charts as #1 back then. Hope you all enjoy it. I do love old music. :)
I took a really nice walk today. It was again sunny and mild, just beautiful.
I entitled this post "childhood memories", as my walk today sparked some great childhood memories for me. I am referring to my photos of the park slides that I took. All the slides now are plastic, so I was surprised to see one metal one still around. I also took a couple of photos of the views I had on my walk by the waterfront. Hope you all enjoy my photos from today's walk.


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Doors of businesses and commercial establishments are some of the doors that are subjected to a lot of stress and strain, more so if the business is going good. As such, these doors must be built with parts that can endure the stress that they are forced to face every day. Opening and closing hundreds of times each day would break these door parts easily if they are not made of durable materials and are not cared for properly. If you are operating a business, your front office and garage doors must be of commercial grade or quality. You need to know the most common commercial door parts that need to be replaced so that you'll have a ready replacement once they break down. Here are the parts of a commercial door that need to be replaced every now and then.
Hinges and Bolts
Hinges and bolts hold the commercial door to the door frame. As such, these hinges and bolts carry the weight of the entire door. Carrying the weight of the entire door, especially when it is opened and closed every day will inevitably put a heavy strain on hinges and bolts. Therefore, you need to use hinges and bolts that are made of strong materials that can safely carry the weight of the door itself. But that is not enough. You also need to periodically inspect these hinges and bolts to ensure that they are always in good working condition. This is the only way you can avoid accidents arising from a malfunctioning commercial garage door.
Commercial Garage Door Rollers
Rollers are used on some commercial garage doors to enable these doors to run smoothly on the door trackers. Typically, these rollers are small and are quite inconspicuous so they tend to be neglected by owners of the business establishment. But these rollers also carry the weight of the door itself, so they are also subjected to a lot of stress and strain. Given that these commercial doors open and close hundreds of times each day, you can just imagine how much stress these rollers are forced to carry every day. If your business is using a commercial garage door, you need to check these rollers regularly and see if they are still in shape, have no damage, chips or cracks. If there are any deformities, you should ask a professional to replace them at once to avoid any accidents.
Commercial Door Trackers
Trackers are used in some commercial garage doors to guide the rollers as they run to and fro. If the trackers are straight, the rollers will have no problem in travelling through the whole length of the door opening. However, if the trackers are bent, the garage door will not be able to run this whole length. Trackers can be bent if they are accidentally knocked out of place. If they are bent, you need to ask the professional to straighten them out or completely replace them.
Commercial Door Springs
The forces or weights of commercial doors that go up and down are mitigated by the door springs. As these doors move up and down hundreds of times each day, these springs would naturally weaken through time. Metal fatigue will creep in and eventually these springs will snap. You need to regularly check them if they are still in good working condition. Once you see that they are not able to give the proper support to the weight of the door, you need to have them replaced by a professional. It's a good practice to have these springs checked once a year whether they have problems or not.
Weatherstripping and Weather Seal Strip
Weatherstripping in commercial garage doors are there to prevent outside moisture, insects, pests and adverse temperature from creeping into the garage. This weatherstripping is typically made of rubber or similar material that gets in contact with the garage floor. As such, the weatherstripping and other weather seal strips are subjected to friction and other destructive forces of the elements. They tend to fray, crack and peel and will allow the elements to enter the garage. Check the weatherstripping and weather seal strip for signs of these issues and have them repaired or replaced at once.
Commercial Garage Door Cables
Special cables on commercial garage doors that move up and down also hold the weight of the door itself. As the doors are used, these cables are stressed. Over time, the cables will show the strain and will eventually wear out. You need to attend to and check them regularly to see if they are still working as they should. If there are any signs of aging, have them replaced at once.


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Along the Mekong River
After some very longand not terribly comfortablebus rides from the south of Laos up to the capital, Vientiane, we decided to take another mode of transport.
Of course, for hundreds and hundreds of years the Mekong has been the lifeline for much of Laos and neighboring countries. Even today, the Mekong makes a lot more sense than the unpaved roads that are still commonplace in Laos, especially between Luang Prabang and the northwest of the country, for those heading into or out of Thailand.
And that's just what we did: in two days, we made it from Luang Prabang to the Thai border (Chiang Khong on the Thai side), seeing some interesting things along the way...
Before we actually started, there was of course some waiting around to donot unlike other types of transport, like buses.
Here's Karen, already comfortable and ready to goalthough we ended up waiting a good hour or two before the boat was ready!
A rather long boat passing by on our first morning out:
And another boat in the fairly dense fog . . .
And then at about 10 or 10:30 a.m., the fog began to lift, we stopped shivering, our teeth stopped chattering, and, before we knew it, we were peeling off those outer layers of clothing as things began to heat up.
A nice mountain showed us itself in the clearing clouds:
You are hardly the only ones on this watery lifeline, of course. Lots of people, tourists and locals alike, use the Mekong for pleasure or work, or just getting from A to B.
Here's a Lao man and woman, presumably doing the latter:
Here's an interesting sight, though unfortunately ours wasn't a tourist boat, and so we didn't stopwe just whizzed by.
Oh, well, at least we had enough time to take a quick snap of the Pak Ou Caves. According to a nice website about them (click on that link if you'd like to read more), "people have been climbing into the Pak Ou caves, high above the Mekong some 25km from Luang Prabang, for maybe a couple of thousand years. They were used for the worship of the river spirit until Buddhism spread into Laos along the southern route from India. And gradually, over the 60 decades, more than 4,000 Buddha images mostly the standing Buddha of the Luang Prabang style have been placed in them..."
Too bad we couldn't see anything more than what you see here, although of course if you go to that site you're sure to see more.
Another shot of our boat, this time with some of the other passengers:
Once and a while we'd stop to let people off at a small village or tiny outpost, and the roar of the motor would temporarily be replaced by some calmboth in terms of noise and calm water:
Here's one of those unloading places. All sorts of stuff came off our boat in those 20-30 minutes, including large sacks of food (rice and other grains, most likely) and even a large engine!
Lastly, we spotted this speedboat alongside a houseboat, showing that some people really do live on the Mekong.
That's it for this page. Hope you enjoyed these few shots of the Mekong, and that you'll have time to look at another page or two sometime soon.
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London trio the xx aren't probably ever going to reinvent the wheel, musically speaking, but if you like their particular brand of hushed indie soft rock, you'll appreciate some of the risks they take on their third album. While I would never describe them as upbeat, there's a bigger sonic palette and a fuller overall sound. The strength of the band remains the intimate vocals of Romy Croft and Oliver Sims, set against the understated beats of Jamie XX. The title comes from a Velvet Underground song.
It's usually a good sign when I can't decide which song is my favorite. Currently listening to Brave for You on an endless loop.
This seems like a paler version of 'Everything But the Girl', sad songs about lost love. Mostly pleasant but forgetable___ except for track #8, 'On Hold' which is ANOTHER sad song about lost love but with a really great hook/chorus, and is the reason i checked out this album in the first place.
This latest opus by the newly reinvested xx is highly enjoyable. However, it did take a couple of listens to get me there. I See You is an excellent combination of what made the xx and Jamie xx's In Colour so amazing. Though, personally, it is near impossible to NOT sonically think of Neon Trees and Lykke Li when listening to this album, so if you are a fan of either, get into this!
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On Wednesday Donald Trump celebrated the opening of his Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. There were many people in attendance at the event, but one who was not was the city's Mayor Muriel Bowser. Sources close to the mayor said that making an appearance "may be too political this close to the election."
Mayor Bowser is a democrat who is supporting Hillary Clinton's run for the presidency, and has been openly critical about Trump's run over the past year, sometimes calling him out on Twitter.
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This may be one of the most difficult chapters to write from the women of the Bible. I have written in regards to over one hundred woman; each her own unique testimony. Many of these women endured hardships and tragedy, but none will probably compare to Rizpah who stood vigil over the corpses of her dead sons.
To tell Rizpah's story, we have to turn the pages back in time. She was the daughter of Aiah, the Horite. King Saul had taken her as a concubine and she bore him two sons, Armoni and Mephibosheth. Like millions of women through the centuries whom have suffered through war and national strife, Rizpah has found herself bereft of husband and children.
The background of Rizpah deepens. Her husband, Saul, broke an oath that had been made with the Gibeonites by Joshua. Although the idolatrous nation had deceived God's chosen, an oath not to destroy them by the sword was sealed in the Lord's name. But, when Saul came to power, he set about the obliteration of Israel's enemies. Treating the Gibeonites as rivals, Saul sought to annihilate them sadly setting off a series of events leading to death and destruction in his own family.
As soon as Saul met his death on Mount Gilboa, the Gibeonites pursued retaliation for the broken sealed decree of God. A severe famine lasting for three years overtook the land of Israel, and David was divinely informed that the cause was in consequence of Saul's slaughter of the Gibeonites.
Hatred and vengeance demand an eye for an eye when the rage filled Gibeonites petition the seven sons of Saul be hung before the Lord in expiation for what had been done to them. It thus came about that innocent children had to bear the heavy burden for the sins of the father. The five sons of Merab, whom were cared for my Michal, and Saul's two sons by Rizpah were taken and hanged upon a hilltop for all to see.
Vengeance was taken out of God's hands and into the hands of rancorous men. The innocent were cruelty slaughtered, not to appease God or by rightful judgment, but to satisfy a human thirst for retribution. History affirms over and over, innocent people suffer for the sins of their rulers, "When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, people's hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong. There is something else meaningless that occurs on earth: the righteous who get what the wicked deserve, and the wicked who get what the righteous deserve." (Ecclesiastes 8:11, 14)
The next glimpse of Rizpah offers a sharp contrast to the brutal revenge and massacre. What an effective illustration she gave of a mother's love being as strong as death when during the barley harvest, those seven blood-covered bodies hung from respective trees, and loving Rizpah protected them from the vultures waiting to gorge themselves.
Through the days and weeks she watched those broken and discarded bodies gradually decay, withering in the weather, but she never once relaxed her vigil. Rizpah had no power to prevent the gruesome murders of her sons, but nothing could keep her away from caring for the mangled bodies on the gallows. Leaving those bodies to hang unburied testified to the revenge of man, not God. God's law demanded that anyone hanged on a tree must be buried before sunset of the same day. Man's interpretation will always benefit man, not God.
Rizpah continued watching the bodies of the dead. "Her beautiful, sacrificial motherhood wrestled through anxious days and more anxious nights with the foul stench of those rotting corpses filled her nostrils. Here is an episode unmated in literature." [1] Rizpah spread sackcloth on the rock, not only to mourn the dead, but also with the public expression of humiliation and penitence in view of those who would watch.
She defended the dead until the rain came – a token that God had withdrawn His judgment reviving the famine-stricken land and that the painful watch in sackcloth on the dead was over. Rizpah's vigil was over and she clung at all costs with desperation to guard the lifeless remains of her sons. [1]
King David, hearing of her devotional and motherly vigil, commanded the precious bones which she had guarded be buried with Saul and Jonathon in the family grave at Zelah, "When David was told what Aiah's daughter Rizpah had done, he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh Gilead. David brought the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from there, and the bones of those who had been killed and exposed were gathered up. They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the tomb of Saul's father Kish, at Zela in Benjamin, and did everything the king commanded. After that, God answered prayer in behalf of the land." (2 Samuel 21:8-14)
Many women in the Bible experienced the loss of children: the Shunammite woman's only son died and the prayer of Elisha revived him, Jesus healed the loss of an only son in Luke 7 during a funeral precession, our Lord commanded "Talitha kuma" to the little girl a mother lost, and Mary witnessed the loss of her own son on the cross.
Mother's today watch as their children pass on to be with the Lord through cancers, diseases, accidents, wars, famine, tragedy, and suffering. Many will say, "The Lord could have stopped this anytime He wanted too!" "It isn't fair! He/she was only a child!" Yes, He could have, but through prayer, the Lord brought one emotional story to my heart…..
A friend of mine was joyfully pregnant with an expectant baby boy. Newly married and ready for delivery, excitement stalled as something was a miss during her alone and prayer time with the Lord during her final weeks. She felt the presence of Christ, a vision of Him walking over and kissing her on the forehead. At that moment, something in her spirit knew she would lose the baby. She remained in prayer and vigil over her own pregnancy and wonderment of her vision, knowing God would faithfully reveal His plans.
When labor pains ensued and deepened, another presence made its way over my friend, death. Something was wrong. The baby was malformed and crippled. The labor dramatically intensified and my friend lost a massive amount of blood, death loomed over the mother and child. Remembering her vision, my friend held on to life, but our Lord came to take little Isaiah, just as He conformed with His gentle kiss and comfort to my friend in her prayerful vision.
The Christian faith is one of trust. Trusting God has a plan, trusting God is in complete control, trusting God He knows all, and trusting Christ through hardships and pain. We give God glory in the good. We lift hands high during praise, singing His mighty splendor when life is blessed. What happens when life a takes a turn? What happens when we are the recipient of bad? We fail to remember Job, "The Lord gives and the Lord taketh; blessed be the name of the Lord." (Job 1:21)
Do we only praise God when we are blessed? Do we only give Him glory when our lives are succeeding? Why do we believe the Christian faith is without tragedy? Christ did NOT say our life would be easy, but just the opposite.
Christ said blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, blessed are you when people insult you; blessed are you when all kinds of evil is against you because of Him. We are to rejoice and be glad, because great is our reward in heaven (Matthew 5:4, 11-12). We are to consider it pure joy whenever we face trials, because the testing of our faith produces perseverance and when it is complete, we will lack nothing (James 1:2-4). Even though we suffer through grief and trials, they come so that the proving genuineness of our faith may result in glory, praise, and honor when Christ is revealed (1 Peter 1:6-7)
I know several who would tell you the loss of a child or pregnancy was devastating, but the situation brought the family closer to Christ. During the impact of trial, we at times can not see the good because of the storm, but after, we can see Jesus was right there with us all along. I pray this has opened your heart to see the Lord's goodness, especially during dark times, usually caused by man. I pray you know Him better and the love He has for you.
My sweet sister my prayer is, "…to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way; bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of His holy people in the kingdom of light. For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." (Colossians 1:9-14)


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This post focuses on moving for a substantial other to his or her home state. What about the predicament exactly where you in transition (with no a job) and you have a great job opportunity out-of-state? In our case, we are in the Chicago region and have come upon a great job opportunity in southern California. We are going to make the move simply because at the end of the day, your job and profession place food on the table. What does absolutely everyone consider about that predicament? What is the lesser evil: to try to discover a job in your home location and go a year (or longer) with no perform, or find a job someplace else in a couple of months? I have heard that it is often much better to be functioning than not functioning, but what a gut-wrenching choice.
Three nights of weird things occurred. The 1st night everyone was in their own room, and 3 bowls fell of our shelf but they have been not near the edge of the shelf. The second evening, we came back and the sink was filling up from the bottom and it was full of suds. No a single had been utilizing the sink given that we left which we have been only gone for 15 minutes. Third evening, final night, our kitchen counter was covered in a lot of water and so was the floor. The plumber came and had absolutely nothing to inform us about exactly where on earth this water could have come from since practically nothing was leaking and the sink was dry. He told us we most likely spilled a cup of water, which nobody did and it was a lot far more than a cup of water on the counter and floors.
Last night I got up at around four:30 to let my dog out in the back yard and I crawled back into bed. At some point, I never know how many minutes later, I heard a really loud scratching on the front door. It startled me. I believed my dog must have gotten off of his chain and ran to the front of the home and wanted in. I opened the door and he wasn't there. I looked out into the back yard and he was tied up about a tree still chained up. I am a little freaked out.
When you discover out that you happen to be moving, a million thoughts may race by way of your head. The subsequent location those thoughts must go is straightforward: out of your mouth! If you are afraid that you won't make new pals, nervous about riding the bus with 30 new youngsters, or upset due to the fact you have to give up your position as captain of the soccer group, never maintain it to your self. Whatever you're feeling, talk to your mom or dad about it. They'll almost certainly have some very good ideas and suggestions.
In speaking about lifting the entire bin to set on a trailer, do you think the bin will be in a position to hold collectively long sufficient by just lifting it from the center hole? I will be in a position to find some wheel strong adequate to hold it but I am a little concerned about anything ripping away due to the weight. Once again, I am going to locate out just how heavy this factor is but I am thinking that the sheets are possibly 100lbs a piece and there are possibly 6 per ring times eight is about 5000lbs plus the weight of the cone. Do you think she'd hold…sounds like it most likely would.


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Front Radius Rods; $45.00. NOTE the knob is as good {large and round} as the day they came from the factory. Please include $25.00 shipping.
Dave Huson, 2116 Charro Ave. Longmont, Co. 80504
Phone 303-774-9246
Still have plenty of good front radius rods. Bad ones go to the scrap heap and the good ones with good nobs are saved. Stop by and take a look.
Only a few have left still have a good supply left. Again these are good straight rods with like new knobs. You can't go wrong with one of them.
Dave, do you have any older ones that mount on top of the axle? Thanks, Bill
Dave, I will take one, sending you a check today along with my shipping address and a note telling what the check is for.
Mark Strange: I will put your name on one.
Hi Dave, thanks for the phone call. I'm not going to Chickasha, nor is anyone near me that I know of, sorry.
If shipping the item is just too difficult, just return my check and I will pick up a spare radius rod some other place or time, thanks.
Hi Dave, Mark Strange again. Sorry that I sent you these messages in the open forum, but you've indicated in the past that PMs often don't reach you.
If you do find a box and decide to go ahead and ship the item, please attach a brace of some kind between the two ends of the rod so that the arms don't get bent in shipping, thanks again.
Hello again Dave, I called today and left you a phone message, please get back to me, thanks.
Mark I will be sending your check back. I got your phone call.
Note I should have put on the original ad that they are for WALK IN ONLY. Also no early rods. These are all under the axle rods.
Thanks for the reply, Dave.
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Friday, March 2, 2018
17 Adar, 5778
Shavua Tov Nachshonim Families,
Our Purim exploration ended this week as we continued to read books, and listen and act out the Megillah story of Es'ter Hamal'kah while shaking our groggers and booing at hearing Haman's name.
On Tuesday Menachem visited, and we celebrated Judah's 3rd birthday with homemade mini muffins.
Wednesday we played in the social hall. Tati from Edah sang some songs with us and even showed us sign language to the words. We also baked Hamensation with strawberry jam which was added to the Mishloach Manot baskets we made using paper plates.
Thursday was a gloomy and rainy day but that did not stop us from coming in our costumes and experiencing an all-school parade ending up in the Social Hall where we sang and danced with Melita.
Friday was our traditional challah baking and our Magal Shabbat.As we mentioned before while talking with the yelidium we noticed that they are all very interested in music, instruments, dancing and singing. For the next few weeks will be exploring all the above so if you play an instrument, love to sing, dance or read let us know we would love to have you come in and share with the classroom. We would also like to ask if you have any books related to our music exploration please bring them in. We will make sure they get back to you.
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- 0.1 It is necessary for therapists and also psychological wellness specialists to stay current with info impacting their occupation.
- 0.2 Most recent Habit forming behaviour training indicates that
- 0.3 Points to consider Prior to Chemical abuse Therapy and Treatment
- 0.4 Alternatively, family members could come to be distant, upset, as well as resentful.
- 0.5 Outside of the residential chemical abuse therapy center, people' family and friends are extremely motivated to participate in Al Anon or Nar Anon meetings.
- 0.6 After a Substance Abuse Therapy Program
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It is necessary for therapists and also psychological wellness specialists to stay current with info impacting their occupation.
Staying abreast of new ideas and also new info could help in offering effective and also alternative treatment for customers . Especially, the area of addictions has had many changes over the last few decades. One of the most recent issues affecting the dependencies area in counseling is process addictions (PAs) For several years, mental health specialists have actually dealt with clients with systematic actions imitating the condition of dependency, however several find they have not received adequate training around to be qualified. The terminology of sweeps a wide array of behavior addictions or compulsive actions. PA is specified as any type of compulsive-like actions that interferes with regular living as well as triggers significant adverse consequences in the person's household, job as well as social life. Gaming, Net addiction, sex dependency, exercise addiction as well as eating addictions are among those determined
Most recent Habit forming behaviour training indicates that
For friends and family of medication- or alcohol-addicted people, addressing the addiction is among one of the most hard elements helpful the addicted individual seek therapy. Typically, over time, day-to-day family members participation has just managed to allow the addict. Family members frequently do not know how you can raise the problem of addiction therapy, and also opt to overlook the issue for fear of pushing their loved one away throughout a fight or treatment.
These are legit concerns, as well as while family members should comprehend that approaching their loved one should be a mild and also encouraging procedure, they additionally should comprehend that most individuals seek substance abuse therapy due to positive household participation and intervention.
Points to consider Prior to Chemical abuse Therapy and Treatment
Each household is various, and also the best means to technique household involvement with addiction treatment will certainly vary with everyone. There are counselors in your location that are trained to work with medicine- and also alcohol-addicted individuals as well as their households, and also while they can be helpful to mediate the treatment procedure, your household may make a decision to have a personal, non-confrontational and straightforward talk with the addict to beg them to seek therapy.
Whichever method you take, it is important to understand that the family members dynamic in drug and alcohol addiction is extremely powerful, which resolving an undesirable inequality in interaction is your very first step in moving your loved one towards addiction treatment. This kind of positive family involvement can also aid lead the remainder of your household towards a journey of healing and self-discovery.
Throughout a Patient's Drug abuse Treatment Program
After an intervention, the best-case situation is that the addicted individual will be urged to go into either an inpatient or outpatient chemical abuse therapy program. Each client's needs and also methods are various, as well as outpatient and also inpatient programs have varying benefits for people as well as family.
Involvement in an outpatient dependency treatment program suggests that clients are not separated from their households, they are able to go to courses in a center close to their residence, as well as patients can proceed compound abuse treatment for a prolonged amount of time. Household participation is crucial, as well as inpatient addiction treatment programs usually encourage constant communication with seeing family members and buddies.
As formerly discussed, people' requirements differ, yet inpatient drug abuse therapy has the evident advantage of removing the medicine- or alcohol -addicted individual from the poisonous atmosphere that was enabling their dependency, and helping them through dependency treatment without disturbance. This very same benefit is moved to the client's family and friends, that are usually able to obtain a brand-new point of view regarding their liked one's dependency and their very own actions.
Family participation, when the patient is in an off-site substance abuse therapy facility, is regular and also aids families go back and identify negative actions patterns. As an example, well-meaning friends and family often end up being trapped in a cycle of allowing and codependency with the person prior to addiction therapy. They pretend like nothing is incorrect and inadvertently assist the individual's addiction by disregarding the trouble.
Alternatively, family members could come to be distant, upset, as well as resentful.
They might think that they could not address the issue without outraging the individual or worsening their enjoyed one's dependency. When the member of the family are able to relax and also evaluate their actions as well as atmosphere while their loved one is undergoing dependency therapy, they typically determine habits as well as traits that they could get used to damage the cycle.
Addiction therapy is supported heavily by positive and frequent family involvement. The assistance that a household gives to a client recouping from dependency is crucial to that person's success, and residential centers will often have not just visitation throughout the week or on weekend breaks, however will certainly additionally provide instructional programs for household participants, such as helpful and dynamic healing workshops and sessions for family involvement.
Outside of the residential chemical abuse therapy center, people' family and friends are extremely motivated to participate in Al Anon or Nar Anon meetings.
These free programs are held around the nation and are dedicated to providing group support to medicine- and also alcohol-addicted individuals' family and friends. The conferences address things such as:
• aiding an addict seek assistance for his/her own trouble
• attending to a liked one's medicine or alcohol addiction
• building family with the dependency therapy process
• supporting on your own and your loved one through the recovery process
These programs sustain family and friends during as well as after the substance abuse treatment program. They are crucial for household participation.
After a Substance Abuse Therapy Program
There absolutely is no specific "end" to the dependency therapy process. Households battling with the results of their loved one's alcohol and drug dependency ought to constantly participate in Al Anon or Nar Anon conferences (maybe both) regularly to proceed an useful program of support as well as continuous education.
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In a similar vien to myself getting others to Tweet Jeff Minter over claims of Ultra Star Raiders on Lynx, my friend Crusto to quiz Jez San on issue of Jag CD Creature Shock, i had my good friend Greyfox ask Dave Perry a few questions (Dan Dare/Sacrifice /Messiah etc as big fans of those or wanted answer on lost version of..) i also had him ask THIS:
Talking of Lost Games, Earthworm Jim 1 and 2 often crop up by self acclaimed Jaguar experts, Were you aware of Atari or any 3rd party licensing EWJ to the Jaguar platform?.
Yes, Interplay did a bunch of licensing of Earthworm Jim. There's a bunch of different versions but the originally team wasn't involved.
So, based on this, do we assume game was at least Licensed to Jaguar?. I recal PS1 getting EWJ, but it was a pretty much straight port and 'slamned' by the PS press at the time for it.
Had hoped for a bit more insight, but some info is better than none :-)


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- Friday 26 June 2015
The fourth successful year of non-stop Auckland-Sunshine Coast seasonal flights starts today with Air New Zealand's first plane of the season to land on the tarmac at Sunshine Coast Airport this morning.
The 2015/16 season offers 81% more seats than 2014 with the added bonus of residents both sides of the Tasman now being able to fly direct between the Coast and Auckland during the popular Christmas-New Year period.
The winter service operates through until October 25, 2015 with the new summer season services available from December 13, 2015 to February 28, 2016.
Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson said the commitment by Air New Zealand and trans-Tasman alliance partner Virgin Australia demonstrated their great confidence in the Auckland-Sunshine Coast route.
"New Zealand is the number one international visitor market for the Sunshine Coast and this continued commitment by Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia is a wonderful boost for our tourism industry and indeed, our region," Mayor Jamieson said.
"Kiwis have embraced the opportunity to escape the cooler climates and soak up the sunshine over the past three years.
"The latest International Visitor Survey data released at the Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) earlier this week showed New Zealand visitation to the region grew by 18.7% in 2014. Having 34 additional return flights in this season will really help in growing those figures."
The extended season and extra available seats will not only benefit the tourism industry on the Sunshine Coast but will also broaden travel horizons for Sunshine Coast residents direct from their own airport.
Sunshine Coast Airport General Manager Peter Pallot said: "Almost 5% of all Sunshine Coast residents are expat Kiwis. The additional flights give them the opportunity to visit family and friends in New Zealand over the festive season directly from the Sunshine Coast.
"It's great that our locals have the ability to save time and fly internationally hassle-free from our local airport. This is attractive to all travellers no matter what time of year.
"The weekend timing of the services also means that our rugby-mad locals can head over 'the ditch' to watch the Bledisloe Cup live in Auckland; shopaholics can indulge in boutiques and designer stores; and those just looking for a fantastic short break can indulge in the fine food and wine available in the harbour city."
Flights from the Sunshine Coast to Auckland also provide easy connections to a range of Air New Zealand international destinations, including Los Angeles, San Francisco and beyond.
To book non-stop flights Sunshine Coast – Auckland and beyond visit: www.airnewzealand.com.au.
The extended season has been supported through a successful long-term partnership between Sunshine Coast Council, Sunshine Coast Airport, Tourism and Events Queensland and Sunshine Coast Destination Ltd.
Fast Facts:
- Sunshine Coast – Auckland flights begin in 2012
- In four years the service has grown from 7500 seats to 23,300 seats in the 2015/16 season
- In 2014, 10,294 10,000 passengers travelled on the service, a 23% increase on 2013
- Flights operate between 26 June - 25 October 2015 and 13 December 2015 - 28 February 2016
- Friday and Sunday flights available throughout the season
- Additional Tuesday flights from 6 July to 11 October 215 and 21 December to 10 January 2016
- In 2014, 67% of total passengers were travelling for a holiday with 27% visiting friends and relatives
- The availability of direct flights influenced more than 80% of passengers to travel


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Leading the Leaders
How To Enrich Your Style of Management and Handle People Whose Style Is Different From Yours This book was written to help you discover your basic management style and compensate for your weaknesses so you can work better with others – subordinates peers and those you report to – whose management styles are different from your own. It does this by providing prescriptions to follow for each management style notes from the battleground based on my experiences in coaching executives around the world for the past 30 years. The prescriptions are intended to enrich management styles not to achieve a total personality change in managers. The purpose of coaching is to make managers whatever their personal style more flexible so they can work with others whose styles are different. Granted this represents more of an incremental continuous improvement than a revolutionary change or paradigm shift. But that's life. I do not believe people can change their innate character. People do not change but since they can get worse they can also get better and that might be all that's needed to be able to work with them. My premise which I fully developed in The Ideal Executive and reiterate in Chapter 1 of this book is that the ideal leader manager or executive does not and cannot exist. All the literature that attempts to teach us to be perfect managers is based on the erroneous assumption that it is possible. No one can excel at all of the roles expected of leaders or managers. A person may excel in one or more roles but not in all of them under all circumstances. Classic management theorists prescribe nostrums based on the assumption that all managers have the same style and can be trained to manage the same way. But this overlooks the fact that different people organize plan and motivate --differently. Simply put different managers manage differently. What is needed is a complementary team. But how can different management styles complement each other and work together when they are so unlike each other? The first step is to understand that the different styles speak different languages; they infer different meanings from different words and gestures. While conflict between the different styles is unavoidable learning to speak the language of the people we work with allows us to build and nourish a complementary team and prevent conflict from becoming destructive. Pay attention to how your behavior affects others. If you know your style you also know that your style of communicating is apt to be problematic for the other styles. If you know how it is problematic you can compensate. This is the purpose of the book: How to compensate for your style so you can work with others and how to coach them so they can work with each other. "Over a quarter of a century spent in the field of organizational transformation has provided Dr. Adizes with a unique base of knowledge and expertise that floods the pages of Leading the Leaders. His insights cut straight to the heart of what it means to effectively manage and lead others". —Anthony Robbins, Author, Awaken the Giant Within and Unlimited Power"


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Palomino, grey and white patches classed as "white grooming"
Wash legs as other horses.
If areas still stained, may need small bucket of water and diluted bleach and sponge brush to clean.
Wash tail with ecover liquid
If still stained, put tail in diluted bleach bucket for 20 seconds approx and rinse with hose.
Mane & Neck / Face Area
Use shower setting on hose and wet all mane and forelock and any dirty areas.
Once thoroughly wet, use ecover liquid and lather in until all soapy.
If quite dirty, use hard bristle washing brush by wash area.
Rinse with hose & quickly towel dry mane, neck & face (2-3 white towels needed).
Put in evening stable and put on stable rug.


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Day 1- Jammu- Katra (41 Kms)
After arrival at Jammu Tawi, Pick Up From Airport or Railway Station by Non Ac Vehicle And will Check in into 3 star category hotel in Katra , Dinner and Overnight Stay.
Day 2- Katra- Banganga- Maa Vaishno Devi Darshan- Katra- Jammu
After Breakfast will go to Banganga after taking registration from the registration office on the way, will do trek for Maa vaishno Devi.Yatra. Treeking is of 12 kms and it takes around 4 hrs one side. Return in the evening to Katra ,, drop to Jammu Railway Station/Airport/ Bus stand
Package Includes
1.Accommodation on twin Sharing in Well appointed Hotel
2.Taxi For pick up and Drop from Airport to Katra And back.
4.Yatra Registration for Darshan collected directly from katra maa vaishno devi office free of cost.
5.Meals on MAP Plan ( Breakfast & Dinner)
Package Doesnt Include
- Ponny Dolly , Mules Charges if Any.
- Any Other things which is not mentioned above.


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Lae de Haut is located on the mountain side overlooking the valley of Baretous and the village of Aramits with the mountains plus the ski station of La Pierre Ste Martin in the back ground.
Margaret & John would like to welcome you to our unique accommodation in the French Pyrenees just 15 miles from Spain. Some of the farm was built before we was born 1763, which is engraved over back door, other parts in the last 30 years.
What is special with Lae de Haut, the views
The location, look at the photo below
Now look at the view from the Bed & Breakfast Rooms
Wake up to this
Relax with a glass of local wine on your private terrace.
Sorry, it is a Baileys and prawn crackers
No traffic noise, all you can hear is the odd tweet and not from Trump
Room 2, below is a double with a single bed, views from this room
and the other B&B rooms have views 20km plus from their private terrace.
We have a pool, outdoor pool, many sit round the pool and look at.
At this point we like to add, we are adults only with a min.age 15.
Below view from dining area
Margaret & John Johnson
Bed & Breakfast and Self-catering Gites
Outdoor Pool with views over the valley
Fully fitted Gymnasium
Jacuzzi & Sauna
2 Table tennis
Club/games room with Pool table, Darts, Books and board Games plus Free Wi-Fi.
2 BBQ area for you to do your own thing.
3 sets of Boules
All built on 18 Acres of farm land, quiet relaxing location with superb views of 20k
Lae de Haut is only 15 miles from Spain so you can discover two countries, our suggested routes takes you over the Pyrenees into Spain, returns you via another mountain pass and valley so you do not repeat the views, so you can enjoy Tapas in Spain and Menu of the day in France. We can recommend restaurants on these routes as that is what we do through winter is discover new restaurants.


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I looking to buy a triple channel kit 3x2G (could be 3x1G too…) for old-school X58 overclock experiment, but the sticks have to use the Elpida Hyper chips, because decent ones could handle close to 900MHz with 6-6-6 timings, unlike the second best sticks with BBSE chips. For example - 6-7-6-18 1T timings at 877MHz:
A good examples of wanted sticks are:
G.Skill Perfect Storm PC3-16000 F3-16000CL7T-6GBPS (3x2GB, 2000 7-8-7-20 @ 1.65V, Elpida MNH-E Hyper)
G.Skill Perfect Storm PC3-17600 F3-17600CL8D-4GBPS (2x2GB, 2200 8-8-8-24 @ 1.65V, Elpida MNH-E Hyper)
Corsair Dominator GT CMG6GX3M3A2000C7 (3x2GB, 2000 7-7-7-20 @ 1.65V, Elpida ??? Hyper)
Mushkin PC3-12800 Redline 998729 (3x2GB, 1600 6-6-5-18 @ 1.65V, Elpida MNH-E Hyper)
…less chances are with
G.Skill Perfect Storm PC3-16000 F3-16000CL8T-6GBPS (3x2GB, 2000 8-8-8-21 @ 1.65V, Elpida BBSE-DJ-F OR Elpida MNH-E Hyper)
But even other sticks, such as OCZ Blade 2000C7 should not be overlooked…
Guide to memory chips in DDR3 rams are there:
Price should be in "reasonable limits" too, as G.Skill 6G ram kits are selling in the vicinity of 40 -50$ on eBay:
...just not yet the exactly wanted types And Kingston HyperX 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3-2000C9 kit (KHX2000C9AD3T1K3/6GX 1.65v (AVME16A1091) Elpida ic) was sold for "$10 per stick plus $7-shipping (a somewhat heavy kit)."
So pls no crazy offers


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Tharoor is in ! To impress upon the African continent
New Delhi: India Thursday once again relied on the diplomacy skills of former minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor to impress upon the African continent to forge science and technology (S&T) partnerships with it.
At the India-Africa S&T Ministers Conference and Tech Expo here, Tharoor, who as minister was responsible for bilateral ties with Africa, was at his best. He impressed upon the Indian and African delegations that the two are facing the same challenges of development and, hence, it was natural for them to come together to find common solutions for critical issues such as affordable healthcare, climate change, energy, food and water security.
His days as the Under Secretary-General at the United Nations and his experience in international diplomacy coming in handy, the Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram switched effortlessly between speaking in English and French, a language that peoples of several African nations converse in.
"India and Africa have had long and close relations for many years, going back to shared experience of colonialism and, subsequently, our strong movements against colonialism and apartheid," he recalled.
"We have moved beyond that. We have moved on to a relationship of independent countries, prosperous and prospering, and also facing genuine challenges of development. We are facing these challenges in a globalising world, in which the interdependence of nations remains, absolutely, the fundamental principle," Tharoor told the gathering, co-chaired by African Union's Human Resources and S&T Commissioner Prof. Jean Pierre O Ezin.
"Given the various challenges and the pluralism of our societies…given the compatibility of our values and our tendency to face challenges that might daunt others, India and Africa have every reason to mount a credible partnership in the 21st Century," said the former minister, who was instrumental in launching the India-Africa Initiative.
Noting that science and technology is only one aspect of a multi-faced relationship between India and Africa, Tharoor said it is an "extremely important" one, considering the aspirations of the peoples of both sides in looking at the 21st century with "confidence and competence" to take advantage of what the future offers.
Under the S&T Initiative, India and Africa have implemented various programmes and projects, with ministries of external affairs and science and technology working closely to strengthen the relationship.
Tharoor particularly referred to the India-Africa Forum Summits in 2008 and 2010, which laid the foundation for the consolidation of the strategic partnership.
"Given that our strategic partnership is based on fundamental principles of equality, mutual respect, mutual benefit and historical understandings among the two peoples, it is extremely valuable that we have turned to S&T as an effective catalyst for social development and economic transformation of our peoples and our nations," he said.
"The truth is that we all understand, I believe, that S&T is possibly the single most likely cause for the long-term rise of our nations and for the economic advancements of our peoples. Today, in the 21st Century, no country would rise and prosper without a significant and cutting edge progress in the domains of S&T," Tharoor noted.
"We don't believe that India and Africa have any reason to be left behind as the world marches forward in the 21st century," he added.


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Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has told the Konrad Adenauer Foundation gathering in Berlin that the key to gaining support for multiculturalism is having control of your borders.
At the German political think tank, Turnbull boasted that Australia is the global benchmark as a multicultural society.
And said this is because of a robust border security policy. He suggested Germany — which has struggled with integration since Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed a million refugees into the country two years ago — could use a more "disciplined approach to border protection".
"We know what works and what doesn't" and what was needed was "a very disciplined approach to border protection", Turnbull answered when asked a question on immigration after his keynote speech.
"We are absolutely determined to ensure that people do not come to Australia other than with the consent of the government of Australia," he continued.
"Migration programs and multicultural society needs to have a commitment and an understanding and the trust of the people that their government is determining who comes to the country. Being in control of the borders is absolutely critical.
Being in control of the borders is absolutely critical.
"You have to be able to exert your sovereign right to control your own borders."
PM Malcolm Turnbull tells Germany the key to a successful multicultural nation is "being in control of your borders." #TenNews #auspol pic.twitter.com/TTZgbHH8x6
— Hugh Riminton (@hughriminton) April 23, 2018
It is understood Turnbull and Merkel discussed the matter privately later on Monday (local time).
Turnbull presses for FTA with EU
The PM's main order of business for his two-day visit to Germany, was to speak with Merkel about helping Australia secure a free trade deal with the European Union.
Merkel is a powerful voice in support of free trade within the EU, and she responded positively to Turnbull's points during his speech.
She agrees that a move needs to be made against protectionism in the wake of Washington and Beijing's trade war.
"Political alienation is feeding populism and protectionism and providing opportunities for foreign interference," Turnbull told the Foundation.
"As we move to negotiate a free trade agreement between Australia and Europe, we have a special opportunity to show what we stand for, as well as what we stand against."
In reply, Merkel said it was simply a matter of time before the FTA was signed off.
"Germany has always been in favour to meet Australia's wish for a free trade agreement and I think we've made significant progress on the road towards that."


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Knickerbocker Film Series to Feature "Te Ata" on March 12-17
The Hope College Knickerbocker Theatre will continue its Winter Film Series with "Te Ata" on Monday-Saturday, March 12-17, at 7:30 p.m.
Directed by Nathan Frankowski and staring Q'orianka Klitcher and Academy Award-nominee Graham Greene, "Te Ata" is based on the true story of Mary Thompson Fisher. Fisher, best known as Te Ata, commemorated her Chickasaw culture by performing the songs and stories with which she was raised, traversing cultural barriers during a time of hardship for Native Americans and becoming one of the greatest Native American performers. With her eyes set on Broadway, the film travels from Oklahoma to New York and a performance at the White House in Washington, D.C. As Te Ata increases in fame, the audience also sees the isolation, love and discovery that she experiences along the way. The film is rated PG.
The series will continue on Monday-Saturday, April 9-14, at 7:30 p.m. showing "Hotel Salvation," a story about a father who wishes to take his last breath in the holy city of Varanasi, India, and his son, who is left with no choice but to go with him.
Tickets for the individual films are $7 for regular admission; $6 for senior citizens, children, and Hope College faculty and staff; and free for Hope students. Tickets will be sold at the door but are also available in advance at the Events and Conferences Office located downtown in the Anderson-Werkman Financial Center (100 E. Eighth St.). The office is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be called at (616) 395-7890.
The Knickerbocker Theatre is located in downtown Holland at 86 E. Eighth St.


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On February 2, 2017, Jarvee Hutcherson, President of the Multicultural Motion Picture Association (MMPA) was honored by the Multicultural Community Production Association Diversity Legacy Award. The Multicultural Community Production Association (MCPA) in conjunction with the City Club Los Angeles, A Member of the Club Corp Family… honored JARVEE HUTCHERSON with the DIVERSITY LEGACY AWARD presented by Tina T. Phillips, Partnership Strategist for the MCPA.
The award was presented in recognition of his Lifetime Achievement for Advocacy Television/Film Diversity for over 25 years. The Inaugural Diversity Recognition was held on the 51st floor of the private Club, Downtown Los Angeles.
For the past 24 years, the Multicultural Motion Picture Association (MMPA), under the strong leadership of its President, Jarvee E. Hutcherson has served as a dynamic voice for the TV and Motion Picture diversity movement. As Executive Producer of the Annual Diversity Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in diversity in Television and the Cinematic Arts, Hutcherson and the MMPA continue to honor the stories and story-tellers: actors, writers, directors, producers and those who dare to create complex and compelling stories across the diverse spectrum of society.
Some of the guest and members on hand were: Priscilla Valldejuli/Agent, Dr. Natalie Sanders/ Larry Ahlquist/ GM City Club, Tina Phillips, Partner, MCPA.
About MCPA: The MCPA is an association benefiting upcoming multicultural, multi-ethnic artists in various fields of media, entertainment and fine arts. Its mission is to grant access to its members to do business with professionals in community events, television and film promotions for low cost and low risk projects and budgets. For more information visit http://www.mcpa-promo.com
EDITOR'S NOTE: Congratulations to our dearest friend Jarvee Hutcherson for this amazing honor. We wish him the best in his life and career.


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Spirals Cedar Pendant is fitted with an adjustable leather string. This Pendant is made from Siberian Cedar Wood that has been carefully selected near the River Ob in Russia. Cedar Wood Pendants have good health and well-being properties for those who wear them.
Custom made Cedar Pendants are also available. Contact us here for details.
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You may have heard resumes are dead, and/or you need a creative, cutting-edge format to display your achievements and employability.
Well guess what?
In most large corporations, that's just. not. true.
What you need is a plain old, boring resume. The secret is not in the colors and graphs, or any special formatting for that matter. The secret is using key phrases, highlighting job-specific qualifiers, and eliminating waste. We'll take these on one by one in subsequent posts.
Chances are you aren't using the correct phrases necessary to catch the eye of robot scrubbers (in large organizations) or lazy hiring managers leafing through piles of resumes. Your entire resume should be able to be summed up in a few critical phrases, and if it can't, you're sunk.
Even if you are using key phrases throughout your resume, the next important step is making obvious connections between your past experience and the job you're applying for. Your resume should continually answer the question, "What does this mean to me?" After all, your resume is not about you, it's about what you can do for the hiring manager.
Finally, I can nearly guarantee you (I've never seen a resume where this didn't hold true) you have waste in your resume. And it is or has very likely cost you.
Waste comes in a few forms:
- Jargon (you're too close to your work)
- Tasks without context (failure to link an achievement to a marketable and transferable competency - more on this as we discuss job-specific qualifiers)
- Filler (because we always think we need to add a little bit more)
If you're dusting off your resume, take another look and see if you address each of these crucial topics.


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A milk thief who targeted two villages has agreed to pay back his victims and write a letter of apology.
Last month, a series of milk thefts were reported in the Earls Barton and Great Doddington areas.
The incidents saw bottles of milk taken from doorsteps and in one case, a 70 pint delivery was stolen from an infant school.
Following investigations, officers from Northamptonshire Police pulled over a car in Earls Barton at 2.50am on Sunday, February 1, and a large quantity of milk was found in the boot of the vehicle.
An 18-year-old man from Earls Barton was subsequently interviewed and admitted to carrying out seven thefts.
Following consultation with his victims, he has been dealt with through a community resolution disposal and has agreed to write letters of apology to his victims and pay for their stolen milk.


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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway just published its annual letter to shareholders, and he took a moment to take aim at the practice of reporting adjusted earnings.
Earnings adjustments are common on Wall Street. Companies can, for example, back out certain costs by saying they're not likely to be repeated or not part of the "core" business. While businesses have to report unadjusted earnings, Wall Street analysts typically focus on the adjusted number.
To Buffett, adjusted earnings create wiggle room — potentially for misleading reporting of results.
He said:
"Too many managements - and the number seems to grow every year - are looking for any means to report, and indeed feature, "adjusted earnings" that are higher than their company's GAAP earnings. There are many ways for practitioners to perform this legerdemain. Two of their favorites are the omission of "restructuring costs" and "stock-based compensation" as expenses."
He said, for example, that Berkshire Hathaway had been restructuring since Buffett acquired it in 1965, and "we have never, however, singled out restructuring charges and told you to ignore them in estimating our normal earning power."
"To say 'stock-based compensation' is not an expense is even more cavalier," he added. He provided an example of the way in which Berkshire could report "adjusted earnings" by making certain compensation costs disappear, but chooses not to.
He said (emphasis added):
"Charlie and I want managements, in their commentary, to describe unusual items - good or bad - that affect the GAAP numbers. After all, the reason we look at these numbers of the past is to make estimates of the future. But a management that regularly attempts to wave away very real costs by highlighting "adjusted per-share earnings" makes us nervous. That's because bad behavior is contagious: CEOs who overtly look for ways to report high numbers tend to foster a culture in which subordinates strive to be "helpful" as well. Goals like that can lead, for example, to insurers underestimating their loss reserves, a practice that has destroyed many industry participants.
Charlie and I cringe when we hear analysts talk admiringly about managements who always "make the numbers." In truth, business is too unpredictable for the numbers always to be met. Inevitably, surprises occur. When they do, a CEO whose focus is centered on Wall Street will be tempted tomake up the numbers.


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Bollywood Nights wrap bracelet
Multicoloured wrap bracelet inspired by the colours of Bollywood. Made with beautifully soft leather and the finest quality Czech glass beads, these bracelets wrap four times around the wrist and fasten with a button closure.
Will fit any wrist size between 6 and 7.5 inches.
If you need a smaller or bigger size please get in touch as all bracelets are made to order.
Due to the natural materials in this item please avoid contact with water.


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I've taken my time reading Christopher Hitchens' Letters to a Young Contrarian. The main reason is to ring in 2012 on a positive note of reason. If one were to draw out a main point/challenge to the reader it would be: to think better (if not differently). This feeds into to a constant assessment of the status quo and to give all things (especially tradition) a fair shake against the better forms of ourselves found in logic and human decency. The empowering sense in tackling ancient regimes and lies with true conviction makes 2012 another year worth ardent living and unflappable courage.
We still inhabit the prehistory of our race, and have not caught up with the immense discoveries about our own nature and the nature of the universe. The unspooling of the skein of the genome has effectively abolished racism and creationism, and the amazing findings of Hubble and Hawking have allowed us to guess at the origins of the cosmos. But how much more addictive is the familiar old garbage about tribe and nation and faith.
-Christopher Hitchens, Letters to a Young Contrarian


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Kick off the day with plenty of good nutritions with this vitamin-packed totally sugar free and vegan orange smoothie!
Start your morning with this energizing nutrient rich orange power smoothie and fill up your body with loads of vitamins and minerals. This smoothie is so good for you I recommend you drink this goodness anytime of the day, after a work out or simply as a completely guilt-free afternoon treat.
Smoothies are a tasty way to pump your body full of good stuff and help fuel you through the hot days. Rich in antioxidants thanks to the strawberries, you will also benefits from the massive amount of vitamin A & C from mandarins and apricots.
Apricots are the real star of this drink – sweet and juicy, this golden super fruit is loaded with health benefits and it's in season now until the end of Summer. Apricots contain significant amount of vitamin A, a key nutrient in maintaining eye health and our immune system functions.
This orange power smoothie is totally vegan /dairy-free and 100% refined sugar-free. The only sugar contained comes the fruits, especially apricots that add extra natural sweetness to the drink.
Make the best of these juicy summery fruits and mix them altogether for a vitamin-loaded breakfast smoothie!
- 1 cup pitted apricots
- 2 mandarins, peeled
- 1 cup strawberries, stem removed
- 1 cup ice cubes
- Add ice and fruits into a blender.
- Blend until creamy and smooth, pour into a glass and enjoy immediately.


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Stress free beginner hike my a s s ! One of the most epic hikes ever started on a bright and sunny day. We got to Lake Sebago just as it started to drizzle. We had lunch and were about to take a swim in the lake, but changed our minds as the weather turned. As we started our hike out of the park, the skies opened up and dumped FML-type rain on us. Halfway down, completely drenched, gear soaked, we were like, "Zero f_cks given". And then things got worse because knees started giving out. But we managed to get off that mountain like real Gs, though. 'Cause we gangsta like that.
If you rolled through, let me know what you thought about this trip by filling out this feedback form right hurr.
It was a hike in soaking summer thunderstorm. See Outerthere recommendations for what to wear in the summer on a hike.
Before I started guiding trips, I'd taken several friends on this trail I put together (including my 65-year old mom!) and everyone's loved it because it parallels a stream - which is fed by a dammed lake - and the altitude gains are gradual, so you can leave your climbing gear at home. Although we'll be walking approximately 7 miles between two villages, we should be arriving at Tuxedo in time to catch the 6:30 train back home.
Sebago Lake, like most of the other bodies of water in this area, is not swimmable (according to signs you won't even notice), but it is fishable (in case you want to catch your lunch). Once we cross this point, we'll relax and then we've got the entire trail practically to ourselves until Tuxedo; and you'll appreciate it, because after a lake-side snooze, you'll have to fight the -itis hard to get to the end and you don't want anyone else seeing that.