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Training in the jungle
New volleys have arrived! with wonder in their eyes and new friends at their sides. A warm welcome was had at Jalova in the middle of Tortuguero National park, and we're not even talking about the temperature! We have just arrived, but we already feel like professional researchers. In the nearest tree at base, one of the new volunteers has already spotted a beautiful sloth. Unfortunately, it was only his imagination, as he was quick to realize it was a large brown swaying leaf.
After settling in in our new homes for some few days, the group eased up with some games before jumping into the main meat of the program. Training started swiftly, with identification surveys of the many animals living in the park. As interns and volunteers, we are briefed thoroughly on not only animal species, but also the history of the park and Costa Rica as a whole. However training is not only performed through presentations and speeches. By day one, volunteers are able to partake in staff run surveys out in the field, experiencing firsthand the valuable information given within week one's training. Be it a canoe ride through Tortuguero's many canals and streams, or a foliage filled walk through the park's beautiful rainforests. Do you know how to tell the difference between an amazon kingfisher and a green kingfisher? Boy howdy you sure will. Canoe surveys test a volunteer's ability to properly identify the study species that we at GVI focus on, as well as a number of other avian amigos that live along the canals. The study species are a vital indicator of the health of the national park and the volunteer's research directly impacts how the future conservation climate is run.
Forest walks are held in different trails along the park be it morning, day, or night. During each trail, we observe the different species in order to investigate their habitat, their behavior, and the number of species spotted. In this case, combined with the canal surveys, we can determine the status of the forests itself, through study of its vast biodiversity. Of course, Tortuguero is home to an abundant number of jaguars and sea turtles. Everyone at base is given proper and entertaining trainings about the surveying of these creatures. Beach walks to determine nesting habits of Costa Rica's sea turtles will happen frequently. In fact, only halfway through our first week, we had already witnessed two nests of leatherback turtles hatching. Look at that little fella go!
The jag walks can be quite taxing to new volleys, because of the arduous sand and hot sun. But never fear my friends! The staff will ensure that you are well prepared by leading you in a number of mini jag walks to get you used to the exercise. Your journey ends at the small and colorfully scenic Tortuguero village, where you and the other walkers may taste some mouthwatering pizza. Even a visit at the hairdresser is possible.
So there you have it ladies and gentlemen. That's a wrap on our training week in Jalova!
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Drug Therapy May Bridge DM and ALSMarch 21st, 2014 by Tulip
*Article provided thanks to University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine *
Dr. Joan Coates, a veterinary neurologist and professor at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, was recently awarded a grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health, to explore a potential therapy for canine degenerative myelopathy. The study involves treating dogs diagnosed with degenerative myelopathy (DM) with a drug therapy that is also being tested in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease.
"What we hope to do is slow the disease progression, and ultimately, halt the disease progression," Coates said.
Coates was part of a team that also includes Dr. Gary Johnson, an associate professor in the MU CVM Department of Veterinary Pathobiology who is involved in genomics research, and investigators at the Broad Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who established that the same genetic mutation that causes DM in dog also causes some forms of ALS in people. The mutation is wide-spread in the dog population and DM exists in many breeds, such as Pembroke Welsh corgis, Rhodesian ridgebacks, German shepherd dogs, Chesapeake Bay retrievers and boxers.
Both DM and ALS are incurable neurological diseases that cause progressive neurodegeneration in both the central and peripheral nervous systems. The diseases lead to weakness and muscle atrophy, and culminate in paralysis and death. In DM, the onset of clinical signs starts at around 9 years of age with weakness beginning in the hind limbs and affected dogs are usually paralyzed within 11 months. Many pet owners choose euthanasia when their dogs can no longer use their hind limbs. However, if the dogs live longer with DM, the disease would continue to spread through the central nervous system eventually affecting the rest of the spinal cord, muscles, nerves and the brain. In end-stage DM, dogs can develop swallowing dysfunction and lose their bark.
Coates' focus now is the search for a treatment that will benefit DM and ALS patients.
She is collaborating on a drug therapy project with Dr. Timothy Miller at Washington University in St. Louis. Miller is leading a clinical trial in ALS patients. Coates said beneficial effects of the drug have been observed in rodent studies giving hope that those benefits will carry over to treating DM and ALS.
"Possibly more can be learned in treating DM so that we can then go back and expedite therapeutic approaches in treating ALS," Coates explained. "We hope to have pharmacologic studies completed in a year and from there we can take it to a clinical trial in DM-affected dogs."
Similarities between the canine and human nervous systems, and the homogeneity in onset and clinical progression of canine DM, will facilitate translation of therapies into human applications. Furthermore, dogs with DM offer a ready clinical population in which therapies can be evaluated in an environment closely mimicking human clinical trials.
ALS is caused by many different genetic mutations or is sporadic. Moreover, the disease progression and the type of onset are variable. These heterogeneities pose challenges in management of clinical trials for the ALS community.
"The challenge in any therapy involving the nervous system is getting the therapy where the pathology resides — you have to get the treatment into the spinal fluid and the nervous tissue."
To that end, Coates is collaborating on other translational and comparative medicine projects. With her fellow researchers within the College's Comparative Neurology Program, she is working to establish biomarkers — the biochemical signatures of diseases — in spinal fluid and blood in an effort to further characterize DM. She is also partnering with Dr. Teresa Lever, an assistant professor in the MU School of Health Professions, to study swallowing dysfunction in dogs.
As the links between ALS and DM becomes clearer, Coates hopes that she, together with fellow veterinary neurologists, will foster collaborations with other ALS researchers to expand on different treatment approaches for DM and ALS and eventually a cure.

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Planning Your Experience
How do we do it
" So what do we do other than fixed departures and How do we do it?!! "
Critical Components to build your itinerary:
Duration :
India is a vast country. Travelling from one State to another is almost like travelling from one country to another. The food, culture, language and many more aspects differentiate each region from the other. Therefore it is important to make the most out of the time you have. Either stick to one place and experience it completely or do a sampler of many different cities. You need to decide on that. Theres so much to see and do here that no amount of time is enough!
Accommodation :
Luckily, due to the explosion of tourism in the last two decades, the country offers a wide variety of accommodation. From home stays, bed and breakfast to speciality lodging such as ultra modern jungle retreats, boutique hotels, heritage properties and palace accommodations including dinners accompanied by the maharaja are available. Its important for you to be able to identify the experience that you would like to have and the kind of budget that you are on.
Transport :
The skies, the rails and the roads have opened up in a big way and will be able to accommodate you if you have the inclination to try it. There are very many choices today at affordable prices to fly between major cities. Low cost carriers make travelling to most cities affordable as well as sensible with their vast connectivity and frequency. But the train experience is something that is highly recommended if one wants to see the true India. There is still an old world charm that it brings to your travel - thanks to many of the coaches that have remained as old world charms. Nevertheless, it is an adventure that docent need you to be prepared for your heart to come to your throat and therefore is worth giving a try. Road travel has been made quite comfortable and safe if one chooses to travel during the decent hours of the day.
Food :
Indian food ranges from street food to royal cuisine. One needs to prepare mentally in order to try local cuisine which will set the stage to experience any region. Food is an integral part of all religions and all festivities. The best way to ensure a safe way to travel is to stick to local cuisine, hot food and fresh food. Trying exotic french toast in Thanjavur (though available in many hotels today) is definitely not recommended!
Activity :
There are many activities that one can indulge in while travelling around India. Though not the adventure capital of the world, we offer adventures of our own. Trekking, hiking, bullock cart rides, dancing on wooden sticks ( poi kal kuthirai aatam) etc
Miscellaneous :
Tips are usually a given in India. It mostly ranges between Rs.10 - Rs.100. Anything beyond that should call for extraordinary levels of service. Many Places do charge a service charge and one needs to be aware of that. So pls check the receipt.


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This album serves as an overture for the House of Stone saga and is SORNE's first album, released January, 2011.
Track Listing:
1. Dead Desert
2. Overtones
3. First Born
4. Omnipotent
5. Second Sun
6. Silent Fall
7. Coyote
8. Ancient of Days
9. Ohohoh!
10. Shaman of Snakes
11. Golden Death Chant
12. House of Stone
13. Gigantomachia
Includes limited Edition silkscreen prints of House of Stone LP art in protective sleeve. Signed and numbered. Easily framed in 12×12 inch album art frame. Comes with digital download of House of Stone.
Measures 12″x12″ each.


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Quotes-October 2012
From a Godward Life by John Piper
"You can't put your hope in all that God promises to be for us in Christ and live like everyone else who depends on money, security, and prestige for contentment."
"Friendship isn't a big thing-it's a million little things." Author unknown. It really is the little things like a phone call when you are down or even just taking the time to sit down over a cup of tea and just chat.
From Kelly at One Woman's Mission
"Maybe that's part of the tension. Having a quiet confidence that God can do something sacred through me in any way he chooses and the humility to wait for his timing and his direction. I am not there yet."
I totally know how she feels.
From Ann Voscamp in her post on Crazy Joy #9
"When did I start expecting successful Christian living to be smooth sailing instead of stepping out of the boat in the middle of the storm.
When did I start thinking that good Christian living looked more like a holiday-rather-than deployment. When did I start thinking Christianity was about putting on accessories instead of putting on armor. "
Also from Ann
"Cynicism isn't strength and ranting doesn't rejuvenate and frustration can never accomplish what faith can."
Great words when things were hard and I was wanting easy.
From Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ by Dallas Willard (p 74)
"To accept, with confidence in God, that I do not immediately have to have my way releases me from the great pressure that anger, unforgiveness, and the "need' to retaliate imposes upon my life. This by itself is a huge transformation of the landscape of our life. It removes the root and source of by far the greater part of human evil we have to deal with in our world."
(p. 82) In fact, we consume the most grace by leading a holy life, in which we must be constantly upheld by grace, not by continuing to sin and being repeatedly forgiven. The interpretation of grace as having only to do with guilt is utterly false to biblical teaching and renders spiritual life in Christ unintelligible."
From the Message p 369, Romans 4
"When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn't do but on what God said he would do."
Dear God, Thank you for your grace, your heart, your ways. May I seek you in the good times and bad and daily put on the armor of God. May I look to see what you will do each day both in my life and those around me. Amen


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Mercury Sable Oil Change Specsby Justin Cupler
The Mercury Sable and its near-identical Ford Taurus twin were nearly inseparable from the day they debuted in 1986 through the Sable's first discontinuation in 2006. In 2009, a year after the Mercury revived the Sable on a new platform that it again shared with the Taurus, the large sedan featured a 3.5-liter V-6 with plenty of grunt for its class. When changing the oil in the 2009 Sable, the correct type and amount of oil, and the drain plug torque are key parts of keeping everything spinning under the hood.
Oil Specifications
After draining the oil, always tighten the drain plug to 20 foot-pounds, Mercury recommends using 5W-20 synthetic-blend engine oil in the 2009 Sable. The sedan's 3.5-liter engine requires 5.5 quarts of oil to refill it. When refilling the engine, make certain the oil level is at the top of the crosshatched area on the dipstick. The engine may require less than the 5.5-quart capacity to refill it, depending on how much oil remains in the oil pan after draining it. Check the level again after running the engine for a minute.


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This homemade costume for boys entered our 2013 Halloween Costume Contest.
A word from Amy, the 'Minecraft Steve' costume creator:
My son is wearing the costume. I always make my children's costume every year and I decide what the theme will be by what they're into for that year. My son absolutely LOVES the minecraft game so I thought this would be very fitting.
The first step in making this costume was to get the dimensions of my sons torso. The body should have only enough room to slide the costume on with your arms outstretched straight above your head. The arm holes should be large enough to easily slide on. Before trying the body on, we had to cut out a circle for his head to go through. I also taped a small strip of foam to the upper part of the arm holes so that it would be comfortable when wearing it. Next the head was made. After getting the dimensions, I cut the furniture box into the desired shape. Next step was to score the cardboard first before trying to bend and make a rectangle. Once bent and shaped, liquid nails was applied and sheet metal screws were used to hold edges in place while drying. A hole was also cut out for the head. A piece of cardboard had to be placed on one of the ends of the torso so that a hole could be cut out for the head to fit through. Minecraft Steve's arms, legs and head should be the same width and thickness as the torso and the head should be the same width as the face side but wider from front to back on the sides. I taped a helmet to the inside of the head to support it. Next eye holes were marked and cut out and a piece of stocking was taped to the inside of the head over eye holes. Now on to the arms. I used the same technique for the arms and legs as I did for the torso. They were scored, liquid nails and sheet metal screws were used.I had to add an end cap for the arms and cut out the area where his arms will fit into the costume. The legs will not have end caps but the lower edge should be cut out like a half crescent moon so it won't restrict foot movement. After all the pieces of the body were made, I used a square template to mark all the pixels on the costume. Painting the pixels was next in line. Minecraft Steve has many different shades of color. I painted each pixel individually. When using each color, I would paint random squares on all 4 sides before moving on to the next color and continued doing the same until all body parts were complete. After completion of the costume, velcro was added to the lower edge of the torso and the top of the legs with gorilla tape to hold them together so that he would be able to walk in it. Also, paper brads were inserted into the side of the arms and the torso to hold the arms on so they could be moved. Velcro was also added to the bottom of the head and the shoulder area of the torso to keep it stable. I also made a 3D pic axe by placing liquid nails between two pieces of cardboard and the cutting out the design using a template that I had made. A small hold was cut in the lower area of the right arm for him to hold the pic axe.
This costume received many, many compliments! People were constantly coming up to him wanting to get a closer look. Most of the children who saw it showed much excitement! We even had someone offer to buy it. My son LOVES it! Now that Halloween is over, it's a decoration for his room.
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This looks like it will be a very helpful resource: Cantica sacra – exploring the rich legacy of sacred singing Continue Reading
Below are two works of Christian imagination. Both attempt to depict what it means for Christ to invite sinners to Himself, and how sinners should understand themselves. On closer examination, however, they are nearly opposite in meaning. We do not see the same Christ, the same Gospel and the same dilemma of the sinner in… Continue Reading
Religious Affections Ministries is pleased to announce the new Church Pew Edition of our new hymnal, Hymns to the Living God. This hymnal is the fruition of nearly five years of planning and work. Although other "print on demand" editions of this hymnal are available on Amazon.com (Navy, Gray, Burgundy, and Navy Cloth — click… Continue Reading
The principal figure of the book of Revelation is the Lamb. He is introduced in Revelation 5, where the seven-sealed scroll represents the outpouring of God's retribution upon human sin in preparation for the kingdom. The Lamb is the one who has earned the right to break the seals and to impose God's wrath upon… Continue Reading
I received this letter from Isaac Watts a couple years ago, and published it on my blog. Watts gave me permission to publish it so I have done so here at RA again, with an additional postscript at the end.* ___________ Abney Park in Stoke Newington, September 30, 2008 To Mr. Ryan Martin Dear Sir,… Continue Reading
We sang several songs in our Sunday morning service which emphasized the believer's quiet and confident trust in God in the midst of the trying circumstances which he puts into our lives. "Now Thank We All Our God" was written by Martin Rinkart (and translated from the German by the incomparable Catherine Winkworth). Rinkart was… Continue Reading
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I argued in the last essay that if we intend to preserve the truth handed down to us, we must never reject tradition outright. Instead, if we are intent upon preserving the truth handed down to us from Scripture, both its doctrinal content and the way the truth is imagined, we must continue to preserve and cultivate what… Continue Reading
A few Sundays back, I structured our congregational singing around the theme of God's pardon of guilty sinners on the basis of Christ's death. There is a wonderful section in John Bunyan's work The Holy War which relates how the rebellious city of Mansoul was conquered by Prince Emmanuel, and recognizing their hopeless state, had… Continue Reading
Samuel Rodigast, "Whate'er My God Ordains Is Right" This outstanding hymn was introduced to our church back in 2009, and after singing it for a month of Sundays in order to learn it, we hadn't sung it since because it is not in our hymnal. Definitely a situation which needed rectifying, so I re-introduced it… Continue Reading
"Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word" makes an outstanding musical call to worship. The text is superb, and the tune LIEBSTER JESU is a good fit. As well, it is translated from the German by the incomparable Catherine Winkworth. What more could one ask? It can be found in the Trinity Hymnal. Online, you can find… Continue Reading
We believe that the great Christian tradition of hymnody should be perpetuated. We treasure the invaluable contributions of the saints to our corporate and private worship in the great texts and tunes. Artistically, we admire the great hymns' beauty and profundity. Intellectually, we appreciate their imaginative but careful communication of great Christian theology. Experientially, these… Continue Reading
This month, our pastor preached through the Ephesians 6 passage on spiritual warfare. We used Wesley's "Soldiers of Christ, Arise" (to the usual tune DIADEMATA), but over the course of the series, I introduced a number of the lesser-known stanzas (out of the 12 original ones). I was pleased beyond measure to find a number… Continue Reading
A friend of mine once mused that it was at Christmas that Christians finally sing good hymns. Selah.1 And Chuck Bumgardner (here and here and here) has been providing some excellent commending great hymns of the season. I thought I would take my weekly post here to suggest to you an advent hymn myself. I… Continue Reading
We here continue our series on Incarnation Hymnody. Today: the ancient "Come, Thou Redeemer of the Earth" and the not-quite-as-ancient-but-still-very-old "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming". Incorporating hymnody such as these two pieces from years past helps, I think, to emphasize our connection to the church's past, and can perhaps fulfill C. S. Lewis's sage… Continue Reading
I am always thrilled when someone introduces me to a hymn that is well-written and theologically rich, and for some reason or another has been neglected by the editors of popular hymnals. Today, let me introduce you to one of my old friends! "Jesus Lives, and So Shall I" by Christian Gellert (original German title:… Continue Reading


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You recently climbed Mount Kinabalu, which is the highest mountain in Borneo. What made you choose that destination?
A number of years ago I was showing some photographs of where I'd been in Australia, and there was a Malaysian guy who was quite impressed with these photographs of the Kimberley and he brought in some photographs of Mount Kinabalu. His was a climbing trip of it, which wasn't walking, and they were just spectacular and amazing. I quite like rocks and I thought: I've got to go there.
Have you done a lot of mountain climbing in the past?
"Mountain climbing" might be a little bit of an exaggeration. Mountain climbing to me is serious and above 6,000 metres. You have to have technical skills. I've got no technical skills, but I've got a great affinity with rock. I love it. I like free climbing and I feel quite confident on it. Scrambling up a pretty steep slope doesn't usually faze me – as a matter of fact I really like it. Predominantly I'm a bushwalker – that's how I define myself. And along with the people who define themselves as bushwalkers there are people who like rocks and don't like rocks. I'm one of the people who likes rocks. I have reasonable skills at it. Heights don't worry me, a drop off doesn't worry me. As long as I feel secure, I'm happy.
Mount Kinabalu is supposed to be very accessible for people who don't have mountaineering skills and that is how it's marketed. Would you say that's a fair assessment?
Yeah, it is. Absolutely. As long as you're aerobically fit and used to doing a continual ascent without having to rest.
You seem to prefer to go off the beaten track. As a traveller, is that your niche?
Kinabalu was enjoyable and I probably enjoyed it more than I expected to, but that's not the experience that I go for. [There was] a line of people and some of these people were struggling on something that wasn't really that difficult, and just the numbers there – that just doesn't appeal to me. I prefer a place that's more remote and pristine and less populated. You really get a feel for what the true natural environment is for the people who live in that area as opposed to just a traveller's perspective.
What places have really fulfilled that for you?
The two trips in the Kimberley [in Western Australia] that I did were like that. The first one was 16 days and you just don't see anyone. And the next one was five weeks and there wasn't a track to be seen, there wasn't a road to be seen, there was just no sign of any civilisation for that entire time. We had two food drops, which came in by helicopter. And that was our only contact with anyone other than the nine people that were in our group for five weeks. You don't get that opportunity very often.
You navigated the entire trip yourselves?
It was truly exploratory. It was the guide who looked on the map and saw these river systems that topographically looked very interesting. There were these big sheer cliff lines and big rivers and gorges and then [he] designed a trip that incorporated those over the weeks.
Is that the first time you had done something that was so uncharted?
On that scale. I did a 16 day trip in Kakadu a few years ago, but that was a bit more regulated because you have to submit the plans to the Aboriginal governing body and they see what route you're going to take, and they have to agree to it because they don't want you walking in respected sites. They can challenge or decline your access to certain points. And that did happen there because they've got some sacred sites. So those three trips have been the most remote: Kakadu and the two in the Kimberley.
Do you ever travel and just go to the city?
I can and I do but I like it to be just that little bit different. Because in so much of the Western world everything is available, it has to be a culturally different place. The coffee might be different or what they have for breakfast might be different… In Peru, the fact that there are women with a little Primus cooking corn on the side of the road, and everyone just goes up and buys that and walks along munching that; I was really fascinated by that, for example. Just something really different.
Do you have any advice for people travelling off the beaten track or who want to do a trip like you did in the Kimberley?
Have very good skills if you're really going off the track because it's a very harsh environment…there's no dialling 000 and expecting someone to come. There are sat[ellite] phones, which I think would be a necessity. Have a skilled leader, someone who can navigate. And you have to be resourceful and you have to take care. If you slipped and fell and broke your leg it was going to have dire consequences. You have to be fairly confident and strong in an environment like that and you don't want to be clumsy….You have to be well prepared and fit and resilient because it's quite a harsh environment. Particularly in the Kimberley; the hot sun is quite oppressive. You need to be safe and have a good leader who's got good navigational skills
Where haven't you gone that you'd like to?
I would like to go to some of what used to be the Eastern-bloc countries like Slovenia, because I've been told that they're really nice and just amazing. And just go off the beaten track there. I also would like, at some stage, to do something in Pakistan.
I think we're truly blessed in this country [Australia] that we've got so many isolated places that are totally uninhabited and you have the ability to go to them. There are countries on this earth that have huge populations and you can never really travel in those remote areas. That's something to be treasured and it's equally beneficial that few people like to do it; that means it's not going to get too crowded or too popular. Because that always happens [with] off the beaten track places. Look at Nepal. It's becoming more mainstream now to go to Nepal when once upon a time it was only people who were interested in walking. Interesting walks have become more mainstream, and by people whose expectations are a lot higher than what everyone else's have been. That changes the landscape of the whole trip and it's just not as interesting and culturally unique.
Elmore works as a nurse in Melbourne and is currently planning her next adventure in the Gammon Ranges in South Australia.
When you travel, do you seek out places that are "off the beaten track?" Where do you find your information about these remote or unique destinations?


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It is the closest thing to hell that my mind can conjure up currently.
I don't know how many of you get paralyzed by excessive choices, but I DO. When I walk into a restaurant for a nice dinner out and they hand me a menu that's really 4 volumes of a freaking World Book Encyclopedia put into one, I go blank. Instant overload. I'm all
I'm not quite sure how to cure that or if it's even possible. All I know is that usually I end up eating whatever Ben has ordered for me.
But, this time, in the make-up section I was alone. ALONE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. Did you see the picture???? And that's just ONE of the aisles! Multiple aisles, guys. Multiple. Aisles. Encyclopedia-kind-of-full aisles to choose from.
*hides head in shame* It took me 45 minutes to pick out a foundation. And all the while I'm coaching myself, "Okay, you can do this. Just breathe. One thing at a time. Don't even look over there." And, let me tell you, that coaching was not happening in my head. Oh no, right out loud. Right in between vol 6 and vol 7 of ALL THE COLORS between classic ivory and buff beige foundation.
*whispers* So many colors.
I feel my anxiety rising just thinking about it. I'm truly praying that before I need to buy make-up again a big bag of it appears on my doorstep from some God-sent angel.
And to make matters worse, I had to choose one of those million colors without a mirror. Let me say that again. I was tasked with choosing the exact color, the only one, the PERFECT one to match my skin tone without a mirror. No pressure, right. If I can't pick what I want to eat for dinner one night how in the name of Kronk am I going to pick out the foundation color I wear on my face every day?!?! Who thinks of this stuff??? Once my tunnel vision semi-cleared enough to hopefully have chosen wisely, I grabbed the first mascara I saw under $10 and ran.
I didn't even get the few other things I needed. One more minute and I would have been on the floor in the fetal position. If not for the choice overload, for the pure shock of prices. I just want to wear a little make-up, I'm not a freaking billionaire!
So, here's to you weird people who handle choices like it ain't a thang. And to those of us who don't, I'll understand if I see you pulling a Kronk somewhere. It's okay.


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Industrial Museum
Lohne, Germany
Products Used:
AA 100 Curtain Wall
Schmölling und Partner GmbH
Heinz Themann Architekt
Metal Distributor:
Blömer GmbH
Project Year: 2000
The Industrial Museum in Lohne traces the industrial development of the region, taking account of the people who worked there and their living conditions.
Over 1000m² of exhibition space provides visitors with opportunity to find out about the industrial development of the town and surrounding area.
The aim of the innovative museum concept is to show the origins and significance of industrial production.
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Norwich sitting pretty with Jerome the new hero
Former Stoke and Birmingham striker is making waves at Carrow Road
Canaries' fightback stuns Bluebirds
Neil Adams' decision to reshuffle his pack and bring Cameron Jerome on in place of Kyle Lafferty paid dividends way beyond the Yellow Army's dreams; the former Cardiff man doing to the Bluebirds' back-four precisely that which Kenwyne Jones did to the Norwich defence in the first-half.
Victor Moses is the last piece in Mark Hughes's Stoke City jigsaw
Dig out the Biblical jokes... Victor Moses has signed for Stoke, and looks set to line up against Hull next weekend.
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Thirty-One (31)
The object is to obtain a hand with a point value as close as possible to 31, from which the name of the game is taken. Play now
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Aces Square Solitaire game: Discard all the cards in pairs of the same suit, except the four Aces. Play now
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Group Tours in Lancaster County
Lancaster County is the perfect destination for your group!
Groups travel together for many reasons, from wanting to meet new people and experience new things to student field trips, from faith-based groups to friends' getaways.
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The heritage of Lancaster County's Amish Farmlands and the history of Downtown Lancaster's city streets provide a rich variety of activities and experiences guaranteed to satisfy any group traveler.
And our distinctive towns and villages make great stops, too, each one with a unique story carved into its dining, shopping, and historic properties.
Situated in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country and with a reputation as an easily accessible value destination, we have plenty to see and do here for every group, no matter the size or time of year.
Our tour-planning services include itinerary building assistance, unique tour and event ideas, and connections to attractions, lodging, and restaurants. We also have a number of themed Sample Itineraries on our website –just look under the Groups Toolkit section.
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Sideshow jumps into the Star Wars Day celebration by sponsoring a giveaway for a Return of the Jedi Sixth Scale Prize Pack that includes Jabba the Hutt, Jabba's Throne Environment, Bib Fortuna, Leia as Boushh, Han Solo in Carbonite, and a couple of creature packs to create a good portion of Jabba's throne room scene.
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Flashback Friday: Remembering Natalie Cole
A week ago, the world of R&B lost Natalie Cole, one of the most memorable voices of my lifetime. Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension led to her heart failure, according to her family. She was 65 years old.
In an era where anyone with a hot single and a couple thousand Twitter followers is labeled a "legend," Natalie Cole exemplified legendary. Instead of sticking with the usual Flashback Friday format, let's look back at some of the most Unforgettable songs in Cole's vast catalog. These are just some of our favorites. Feel free to share yours as well.
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The City Council Budget Negotiating Committee is meeting privately this afternoon in City Hall to discuss, among other things, the recent reforms proposed by Speaker Christine Quinn in light of the unfolding scandal surrounding Council budget practices, Councilman Michael McMahon just told me.
Ms. Quinn's proposal sparked anger among her members, who she has met with twice this week behind closed doors to hear their concerns.
Check back this afternoon for details on the meeting.
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9 Processed Foods People with Diabetes Should Avoid
If you have diabetes there are certain foods you might have been told to avoid. Maybe you love grapes, but worry they'll send your blood sugar through the roof. Or perhaps brownies are your absolute favorite dessert, but you've given them up because all. That. Sugar.
However, if you've been living with the condition for a substantial length of time, you've likely been able to find a middle ground that's achievable without driving you crazy and forcing you to miss out on all the things you love most. You've probably realized that you can, and should, still eat fruit because it's an important part of a healthy diet, as it's loaded with essential vitamins and minerals. You've likely even found an awesome diabetic-friendly brownie recipe that you pull out for special occasions. Because, seriously. Who can go their whole life without a brownie?
But the fact remains: there are certain foods everyone should avoid, but are of particular concern for people with diabetes. And, unfortunately, they're often the most readily available and convenient option. What are they?
Processed foods. No, not all processed foods. We're not talking about the wholesome foods we eat that have undergone some form of processing, like spinach that has been plucked and bagged, roasted nuts, or even canned tuna. We're talking about heavily processed foods that have all sorts of hidden ingredients intended to either preserve the food or add flavor. Foods that no longer resemble, in nutrition, taste, or even appearance, what they once were.
While some of these foods are tasty, many are also a nutritional nightmare. Those that fall on the "highly processed" end of the spectrum are generally high in saturated fat, trans fats, sodium, carbohydrates, calories, and sugar. That being said, even though you might spot some foods you really love on the list below, there are plenty of healthy alternatives that are easy to make and cost effective. Take a look!
9. Granola Bars
These "wholesome" bars are a lunchbox staple. They're delicious and easy to grab on the go. Unfortunately, they're also loaded with sugar and carbs. If you're looking for a healthy on-the-go snack, consider tossing a serving of almonds, cashews, or walnuts in a baggie and leaving them in your car, purse, or desk at work. Almonds and cashews are believed to have anti-hyperglycemic effects, and research shows that walnuts help lower LDL cholesterol.
8. Frozen Dinners
Convenient? Sure. Plus, usually they seem pretty balanced. However, they're loaded with all sorts of additives, like sodium and sugar. Plus, they're generally high in fat and calories. Try meal prepping at the beginning of the week, so all you have to do for dinner is throw some lean chicken and a bunch of cut veggies onto a single pan and bake. This works perfectly on a night you know you're going to be strapped for time. Or, if you're really in a pinch, head to the organic section of your grocery store's frozen isle. They usually have a variety of healthier options with fewer ingredients you don't recognize.
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Rock Art Research Institute (RARI)
Over the years, researchers from the Institute have scoured the Maluti Mountains of the Free State and the Drakensberg Mountains of Kwazulu-Natal/Eastern Cape, seeking out and analysing rock paintings.
Many experts describe the rock art of this area as the finest in the world. But, the art of this area is now known for more than just its beauty. 25 years of research at the Institute has made this amongst the best understood of the all the world's rock arts. Using knowledge of San beliefs, researchers have shown that the art played a fundamental part in the religious lives of its San painters. The art captured things from the San's world behind the rock-face: the other world inhabited by spirit creatures, to which dancers could travel in animal form, and where people of ecstasy could draw power and bring it back for healing, rain-making and capturing the game.
Whilst work continues in these mountains and our understanding of this art grows ever more detailed, new research projects now take the expertise of the Institute to all parts of South Africa and to many countries beyond. As the Institute has grown, it has sought to serve an ever larger section of the African continent. Currently projects are underway in all South African Provinces as well as in Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya.
This new research is rich in its diversity; it includes the rock arts of San and Pygmy hunter-gatherers, Khoi and Nilotic pastoralists, as well as of African farmers such as the Chewa and the Northern Sotho. Underpinning this diverse research is a focus on the complex symbolism of African image-making. In particular, the Institute seeks to understand, through rock art, how people in Africa perceived and responded to social changes during the last ten thousand years and through the colonial process; in this manner the Institute strives to produce a history of the continent that is based on African perceptions rather than just colonial records.
All of the important findings from research at the Institute are made available to the people of South Africa and the world via popular books, exhibitions, newspaper and magazine articles, radio and television interviews, conferences and over the internet. A complete list of Institute publications can be found on this website along with news about our current projects, forthcoming exhibitions and conferences.


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Struggling Eagles host North Dakota in Big Sky Conference opener
By Drew Lawson, Sports Editor
September 27, 2019
After a four-game nonconference schedule in which the only positive result came against Division II Lindenwood, No. 21 EWU (1-3) is hoping a little home cooking can help right the ship on Sept. 28 against No. 25 North Dakota (1-2). The Eagles return to Roos Field after a disappointing two-week s...
Spokane hiking guide
By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor
May 22, 2019
Spokane may be a densely populated area, but a short drive in any direction from its booming downtown will land you in an outdoorsman's paradise. There are 16 conservation areas in Spokane County, as well as a number of parks, recreation areas and trailheads around the edges of the Lilac City. These...
Featured Photo Issue 11: FALLing for the season
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All offense at EWU football Pro Day
By Grace Pohl, Staff Writer
April 7, 2016
Pro Day came to EWU on April 1. Four former EWU football players were a part of the testing for professional football scouts, with offensive linemen Clay DeBord and Aaron Neary being the main attractions. Scouts tested speed, agility, weight-lifting, height and weight, among other measurements. The...
Good weather, great results for men's track and field
By Grace Pohl, Staff Writer
April 7, 2016
The EWU men's track and field team participated in two meets on April 1 and 2, the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, California and the Al Manuel Northwest Dual Meet in Missoula, Montana. The men who competed at the Stanford Invite were as follows: Sophomore Jeremy VanAssche – 100-meter and...
Lily Kate dresses up Cheney
By Natasha Nellis, Contributing Writer
April 2, 2016
A new women's fashion boutique has come to Cheney. Lily Kate is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. It is located on the corner next to Pet Paradise on Second Street. Lily Kate Fashion Boutique, owned and operated by Tina Sikkema, is a small clothing store that caters to women...
All holidays are commercialized
By Joe Matthews, Opinion Editor
April 2, 2016
Lent is over, the Easter Bunny has dropped his eggs and the complaints about the commercialization of Easter have begun. What is supposed to be a holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ has become a day full of gluttony and consumerism. From children crying over not finding as many...
Men's track and field takes Big Sky by storm
By Grace Pohl, Staff Writer
April 1, 2016
At the Whitworth BUC Scoring Invite on March 17-18, the men's track team had four Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship qualifiers at the meet to start off the outdoor season for the team: senior Joey Payne, junior Joey Day, sophomore Jeremy VanAssche and redshirt sophomore Aaron Cunningham. Coleman...
Men's tennis on a losing streak
By Brandon Cline, Sports Editor
April 1, 2016
It has been a turbulent few weeks for the EWU men's tennis program, having lost seven straight matches, including 12 of its last 13 after starting the season 7-2, 3-0 in conference. The Eagles' lone win in March came against Big Sky foe Southern Utah on March 9, when they shut out the Thunderbirds,...
Women's track opens outdoor season
By Riley Baker, Staff Writer
March 31, 2016
The women's track team began its outdoor season at the Whitworth BUC Scoring Invite on March 17 and 18 in Spokane. There were three qualifiers for the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships, including senior Kaytlyn Coleman, junior Kendra Hamm and sophomore Dominique Butler. Coleman qualified...
Women's tennis drop their Big Sky lead to Sac State
By Brandon Cline, Sports Editor
March 31, 2016
The EWU women's tennis team finds itself in the middle of a drought, going 0-4 since a dominant 7-0 win over Whitworth on Feb. 27. The team currently sits at 3-3 in Big Sky play after initially starting the conference season with three-straight wins. The Eagles fell to Sacramento State, 1-6, in...
Police departments part ways
By Kalli Wolf, Staff Writer
March 12, 2016
Cheney Police Department and EWU Police Department have worked closely together for many years. However, EWU PD made some changes last November that resulted in a separation between the two departments. Cheney PD provided EWU PD with dispatch services for several years, but being on the same frequency...


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Send beautiful emails with the MailChimp integration
MailChimp is an incredible tool that allows you to design and send beautiful emails.
We love MailChimp so much that we have built an integration between MailChimp and GoDoChurch that allows you to send emails to your database using the templates you design in MailChimp. This has two benefits: 1) you only have one mailing list instead of two - one in MailChimp, and one in GoDoChurch, and 2) you can now send custom designed emails that can include your church's logo, images, and anything else you desire!
What can I use this feature for?
Here are some ways you can use this feature:
You can create a template to send to all first-time visitors to your church that contains your church's branding, info about small groups, and links to events you run (such as a membership course or a foundations class).
You can create templates for events you run every year such as the youth camp, men's meetings, or worship gatherings.
You could create beautiful emails to advertise a conference you are hosting containing the branding for that event.
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A MailChimp account. These are free, and very easy to set up. Visit mailchimp.com to get started.
You need a special code MailChimp will give you called your API. You can find instructions (don't worry, they are really easy) on how to find your API here: Finding your MailChimp API.
You need to enter your API into GoDoChurch. You can find instructions on how to do that here: Setting up GoDoChurch (tip: scroll right to the bottom of the help file).
Accessing your template in GoDoChurch
Once GoDoChurch and your MailChimp account are connected GoDoChurch will import all your templates for use in the Messaging module automatically.
To access your templates open Messaging >> [chose who to message] >> Email >> Load email from a MailChimp template.
Using a blank template containing your branding
One of the best ways to use the MailChimp integration is to create a simple template that only contains your church branding. An electronic church letterhead if you will. Once the template pulls through into GoDoChurch you can then add your text to the template.
Another useful template to create is one for first-time visitors to your church. Once it is set up you can easily send a beautifully branded email to all first-time visitors using the Follow Up module.
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We stumbled across RHA's booth where we got to listen to both the MA750 (£79.95) and the T20 (£179.95). The T20 uses their Dual Coil dynamic driver technology which basically involves putting a second coil inside a central void in the main coil. Both of these are connected to the same diaphragm with the lower end of the frequencies being sent to the middle coil and higher frequencies to the outer coil. The opposite of every other concentric example I know of; very interesting. There is an additional apex which allows the voice coils are able to manipulate the different areas of the diaphragm to generate sound. We also have three filters, neutral, treble and bass depending on your personal preference. They look gorgeous; I absolutely love what RHA are doing with their injection moulded designs. The 750 is a stainless steel construction that is again a very nice looking product with a single handmade driver and a very nice, high quality feel which is consistent with RHA products.
The RHA T20 uses the same housing as the T10 before it.
The 750, originally RHA's flagship, now the third model in the range.
Both of these products are tilted to the "commercial" sound signature but in a way that I have to admit is really enjoyable and I can see audiophiles fully appreciating the technical ability of both of these earphones. Both of them offer a pretty flat, slightly warm signature with the T20 (neutral filters) being a more refined, clear step forward on a technical level. The T20 also seemed a little more obvious in the upper mids to treble. Somehow though the smooth, engaging effortlessness of the 750 is really nice and I think makes it a very attractive earphone in the price range. I hope to get a closer look at both products in the near future for a full review but until then, I am left with a very positive impression of what RHA are up to.
Me Wearing Them!
As well has showing of the T20 for the first time ever, RHA also had a brand new product on show. Currently named the DACAMP M1 (although I hope it ends up with some a little more creative) it is exactly what you imagine, a portable DAC/amp unit. Still being in development, it wasn't listenable or finished in feature set. Some stuff we do know though is that it uses a ESS Sabre 9018K2M per channel, it is also impressive at their guesstimate of a price tag I am unable to disclose. Also to our liking is the balanced headphone output. They were showing a 4 pin mini XLR, like what Audeze uses for cable but we made a point of saying a new balanced connector is the last thing this hobby needs so I am hoping they change to something more traditional even if this connector is much more robust than some of the current options. It also has some functions like bass and treble control, which are not up my street and the option to select either a digital input or an analogue input. There is certainly potential here but with it being their first venture into this sector, nothing is certain just yet. I will be watching this develop though.
Bass and Treble switches are not for me but gain is great to see.
The volume control in the middle had a unique feel to it.
It was certainly nice to see an upcoming IEM company here along with all the big boys and we hope to see them again next year, hopefully with some more stuff!


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Buy Gifts Chippenham
If you have been looking for places to buy gifts near Chippenham, your search ends here. At Iron Acton Garden Centre, we have a gift shop that is filled with all sorts of gift ideas for the next birthday or anniversary part you may be going to. If you have received an invitation, now is the time to visit us, browse through our stock, and find the perfect gift for the occasion.
Gift options near Chippenham
At Iron Acton Garden Centre, we give special focus to variety. We make sure when you visit our gift shop, you can find something you would like to buy for any kind of a party and individual. Whether you are going to a child's birthday party or visiting a dear friend on their anniversary, you can easily buy gifts near Chippenham in our gift shop and take them along. Your options include the following:
- We have a wide variety of homeware gifts available in our gift shop. Homeware items work as the perfect gift for any kind of party or celebration that involves grownups or couples. They work wonderfully as housewarming gifts for newlywed couples, for example. When you present somebody with scented candles, decoration pieces, or something that could be put on a display or used in the house, you are giving the recipient warm wishes for their home and family. What could be a better gift, then?
- We also have a sizeable variety of books available in our gift shop near Chippenham. From various popular genre titles of fiction as well as literary books, to cookbooks and gardening guides, we have a lot of titles that you could choose from based on the occasion and interests of the person you will be giving it to.
- When it comes to gifts, we also keep entertainment in mind. Our inventory for giftware includes various popular family games from some of the best game makers in the UK.
- If the person for whom you are looking to buy a gift near Chippenham likes edible gifts, like chocolates, you will see our gift shop near Chippenham contains all sorts of food hampers. You could have chocolate wrapped for your friend or take special chutneys and preserves from brands trusted in Britain.
Bringing your gifts with the perfect wishes
When it comes to greeting cards near Chippenham, we have the best collection in our gift store at Iron Acton Garden Centre. We have a wide range of greeting cards that suit many moods, colour themes, occasions, and age of the person you will be giving them to. You can add your own message in the greeting card and bring it with your present.
Greeting cards add a lot of effect to a gift and we usually suggest them to our customers.
Visit our gift shop near Chippenham
When you are over in our gift store near Chippenham, it would be great if you could talk to our team. Our variety of gifts might confuse you. So, it would be easier for you to tell them your preferences and budget. With this information, they can easily send you to the right shelves without wasting your time. Visit our gift shop near Chippenham today.


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Via Macará
Regular buses make the five-hour journey from the terminal in Loja to MACARÁ along the Panamericana via the town of Catacocha, with a slower service on subsidiary roads via Cariamanga. Three daily direct buses also go all the way from Loja to Piura in Peru (7am, 1pm & 11pm; 8hr journey; $8, best bought a day before travel), operated by Cooperativa Loja Internacional (t 07/2579014), which has offices in Loja at the bus terminal and at 10 de Agosto and Avenida Lauro Guerrero. In Vilcabamba, there's an office near the bus terminal or you can buy tickets from one of the hostales in Vilcabamba that act as agents, including Madre Tierra and Las Ruinas de Quinará; note this bus does not go through Vilcabamba.
There isn't much to do in Macará, but if you stay the night there's decent accommodation. The best places are Terra Verde, on Calle Lazaro Vacao a couple of blocks west of the Coop Loja Internacional terminus (t 07/2694540; $16–20), the smartest hotel in town, with clean a/c rooms; El Conquistador on Bolívar and Calderón (t 07/2694057; $16–20) with fans, cable TVs and private bathroom; and Espiga de Oro, on Antonio Ante and 10 de Agosto by the market (t 07/2694405; $11–15), which is a little cheaper for only having cold water, but has en-suite facilities and a choice of air conditioning or fan. Nearby D'Marcos's, Veintimilla and Calderón, offers standard, inexpensive food. The banks do not change currency or traveller's cheques, but you can find moneychangers with Peruvian soles at the border and around the park where taxis to the border are ranked.
The crossing
If you're on the through bus to Piura it will simply wait while passengers have their passports checked and stamped. If you've taken the bus to Macará, you'll need to get to the international bridge between Ecuador and Peru, a little over 2km southwest of town, which you can walk to in about forty minutes, or take a taxi ($1) or colectivo ($0.25) from 10 de Agosto at the park near the market. Either side of the bridge, the Ecuadorian and Peruvian immigration offices, where you get your exit and entry stamps, are open 24hr. In La Tina, the little settlement on the Peruvian side, you'll be whisked away by colectivo to Sullana (2hr), from where there is easy transport to the larger city of Piura (40min further). You could also hop on the international buses direct to Piura as they pass through Macará.
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Ludlow Street's Juicy Spot Cafe Expands to Boston
New York's first Thai ice creamery just rolled its way to Beantown.
Juicy Spot Cafe recently expanded to Boston's Chinatown, specifically 16 Tyler Street. According to proprietor Lori Eng, the Boston location "will definitely consist of our ice cream rolls in addition to beverages," she told Eater, and an official opening date will be made public in the near future. This second serving of the dessertery will be nestled between Winsor Dim Sum Café and Jade Garden, respectively.
And what, pray tell, is a Thai ice cream roll? Also known as stir-fried ice cream, it was first popularized by vendors on the streets of Thailand. A sub-zero anti-griddle is where the rolling magic happens.
Juicy Spot Cafe debuted the first American-made Thai Ice Cream Rolls back in July 2015. They serve a variety of signature rolls, like Razzle Dazzle, or Create-Your-Own from a variety of bases, fruits, toppings, and drizzles. Beware of brain freeze.
[h/t Eater]


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Giant Growing Pains
Like most newborns, the Vancouver Giants are also susceptible to growing pains. These pains were most evident over the last three-game homestand, winding up Saturday, October 13th, in what will become a divisional rivalry with the Portland Winter Hawks. The Giants, hoping to push their record over the .500 mark and perhaps thinking they could take advantage of the Winter Hawks who have been struggling on the road, never did seem to get organized. From obvious communication problems on the bench, to teammates running into each other on the ice, the Giants never came close to finding the disciplined, hard-working and physical groove they displayed just one night earlier in the first period against the offensive Lethbridge Hurricanes.
Being a young team, this erratic display of hockey is not unusual. Coach Dragicevic was saying all the right things to the players between periods and after the game, emphasizing the need to play a rugged, grinding style of hockey, and to shy not from the body. Yet it seemed to land on deaf ears against the Winter Hawks. There really is no explanation for it other than the proverbial 'growing pains' of a young team coming together.
Players at both ends of the ice were turning away from what appeared to be sure checks, and the defence were often beat on the outside along the half-boards due to ill-timed turns to play the man. In short, they were getting caught flat-footed. They looked surprisingly tired — something a fan would not expect this early in the season. Still there is a sense that they were working hard — perhaps just not smart.
Yet the night before against the highly touted Lethbridge squad, the Giants came out and played like gangbusters. Right from the get-go, with Captain Marach shattering the glass behind the Hurricanes net at the 1:11 mark of the opening period to the closing half of the third period where goalie Don Choukalos made a couple fast and furious short-side save to keep the lead, the Giants played with intensity and determination. In fact, for my money, the first period was the best one on home ice thus far into this young season. Outshooting the Hurricane 14-4, a highly touted offensive machine, and leaving the period with a lead while just missing on three other golden opportunities, the Giants were firing on all cylinders.
In short, one never knows which Giants team may show up on home ice — the one which is bent on pressuring the puck all night or the other, a team that seems to be shying away from getting physically involved, almost content to allow their opponents the freedom to move the puck along the perimeter with impunity. Fortunately the local fans have been seeing significantly more of the former, and that is a real positive for this expansion club. So despite this not too unfamiliar rollercoaster of play, clearly the team is showing up with the intent to compete against any team they face. For the local fans, they really cannot expect anything more than a solid effort and, for the most part, that is exactly what they are getting.
IN THE CORNER: After being overlooked in the previous home-game star selection against the Medicine Hat Tigers, goaltender Donald Choukalos turned aside 28 shots from the Hurricanes en route to becoming the game's first star. Attendance was 6317.


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A few years ago at the height of an Arab and Israeli conflict in Gaza, I received an emergency phone call from my 89-year-old mother while I was leading a tour in Israel.
"Are you safe?" she asked.
"Well, yes Mom, and so are all the people that are traveling with us," I responded, "We watch it on TV just as you are but we are far away from Gaza." The conflict that people in America hear most about comes from the border between Israel and Gaza. Gaza is fifty miles away from Jerusalem and has never been a problem for any of the hundreds and hundreds of people who travel with my wife and me to the Holy Land.
It was during that same tour that I was asked while in Israel by several Jewish men and women if I thought it would be safe for them to travel to Disneyland in California for a vacation. I laughed because I thought they were joking. They assured me they were serious. They had seen on Jewish and British television all of the drive-by shootings that were taking place in Los Angeles, California. The only news coming from America was bad news and these people were sincerely concerned. I assured them that a trip to Disneyland would be a safe and enjoyable experience.
The same is true for travel in Israel. From my understanding, since 1948 and the establishment of the State of Israel, there has not been one tourist who has died on a bus tour as a result of a terrorist attack. I have been traveling to Israel since 1976. Some years we travel four times in a single year to Israel, Egypt, and Jordan. Only twice in thirty-four years have we cancelled a trip to Israel because of wars in the Holy Land.
Because tourism is Israel's number one source of income, the Israeli government has taken extraordinary precautions to ensure that tourists are safe. In terms of violent crime, you are at greater risk in New Orleans, Detroit, or Washington D.C. than you are in any city in Israel. Are you afraid of Italians? No, but you might be afraid of the mafia. Are you afraid of Arabs? You don't need to be. Some of the most wonderful people you will meet in Israel are the Palestinian shop owners like Ephraim in Bethlehem, or Jimmy, Omar, or Shabaan, the owner of Ali Baba Shop in Jerusalem.
Your trip to Israel will be one of the highlights of your life. There are places where you can say, "Today, I walked where Jesus walked." The scriptures will come alive and you will read and understand them in ways that you could not imagine. It will change your life for the better. When you ride upon the Sea of Galilee, walk the streets of Old Jerusalem, and gaze upon the faithful Jews praying at the western "wailing" wall at the base of the Temple Mount, you will be grateful that fear did not rob you of an opportunity to increase your faith.


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Album Rating: 1.0 | Sound OffAnother review for my school paper, hence the amount of background that would normally be unnecessary for a review on this site. And yes, I know that this review is probably unnecessary on this site, too, but like I said, I was writing it anyway for the school paper, so I decided to put it on here too, for what it's worth.
I probably spent way too much time on this.
Ghost neggers are mean, I pos'd
Yeah you spent way too much time XD but swell nonetheless.
Album Rating: 1.5as much as i want to 1 this i cannot because i can find music worse than this and there are some parts that are ok
Album Rating: 1.0 | Sound OffThanks Thespian, and you too kayla haha
Album Rating: 1.5epic album
Album Rating: 1.0why don't u rank it
Digging: Undeath - Lesions of a Different Kind
Album Rating: 1.5dont feel like it
Album Rating: 1.0come on u ALWAYS feel like raaaanking stuff
Hah, "atrocity for the ages" is a good fit.
Digging: Envy - The Fallen Crimson
Album Rating: 1.5yea but every song here is a masterpiece. i think ill rank some btbam. brb
great review
Album Rating: 1.0 | Sound OffThanks a lot man, that means a ton coming from you.
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound OffDecent review (pos), even if you repeat yourself too many times (if I had a dime for every time you used/implied the phrase "nothing happens"...). But in more pertinent matters, for me what's curious is the fact that it seems like no one has ever listened to Lou Reed before. Moreover, everyone who has commented/bashed on this album seem to take glee in the fact that they can't enjoy a particular album.
I find these two things quite strange.
Album Rating: 1.0 | Sound OffWell, thank you for still reading it and complimenting me even when the review was unnecessary haha
Album Rating: 1.0 | Sound Off"for me what's curious is the fact that it seems like no one has ever listened to Lou Reed before"
You didn't get that from this review, did you?
Album Rating: 1.0 | Sound OffWow, thanks dude, much appreciated
Album Rating: 1.0Awesome review
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound OffYou didn't get that from this review, did you?
I actually did, although it has to be said that that sentiment is not unique to this review.
Album Rating: 1.0What such highly inventive and interest-inducing song titles like "Little Dog" and "Junior Dad", how can this not be good?
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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Sharing the stories behind the songs
YOU can see why Elvis Costello loves fedoras - it might as well be a metaphor for his illustrious career where he has been donning countless musical hats for close to four decades now.
Since breaking on to the scene in 1977 with his debut album My Aim Is True - which yielded classics like Less Than Zero, Alison, (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes and Watching the Detectives - the English singer-songwriter has developed a reputation for being a walking music encyclopedia.
Although best known for playing rock and roll with his bands The Attractions - with which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 - and The Imposters, the 62-year-old has refrained from just sticking to one particular genre and has a knack of hooking up with the least likely of collaborators in the recording studio.
Costello's last album Wise Up Ghost (2013) saw him playing with hip hop funk group The Roots; before that there were also sojourns into New Orleans R&B jazz (The River in Reverse, 2006) with Allen Toussaint and classical (The Juliet Letters, 1993; Il Sogno, 2004) with The Brodsky Quartet and the London Symphony Orchestra respectively, just to name a few.
He recollects his never-ending musical adventures in his memoir Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink released late last year with a companion soundtrack and audiobook; but you can hear them straight from the horse's mouth when Costello the songsmith and storyteller brings his Detour World Tour to Singapore in September.
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It will be the third time he is playing here after shows in 2009 and 2011. The stripped-back one-man gig will feature Costello running through his extensive back catalogue and talking about the inspirations behind it instead of plugging a new record which most touring artistes tend to do.
"I don't think in terms of albums - I think in terms of songs - and over the last few years, I have been finding different ways of telling stories of songs I've written," explains Costello, who is of Irish descent and was born Declan Patrick MacManus before adopting his catchier stage moniker, over the phone earlier this week.
Previous retrospective tours include one that was first introduced in 1986 and revived in 2011 where Costello invited audience members to spin a giant wheel with 40 song titles before playing the tune the target landed on.
"Expect the unexpected for Detour (as the name suggests because) it's not a show where I play the obvious choices in a predictable order," he explains.
Long-time fans are in for a treat as the set list for the tour which kicked off in the United States last March changes every night and mixes the hits with B-sides and other rarities. To date, Costello has also performed 30 cover versions as well as debuted 21 unreleased new songs. "The best number of the night might even be something the audience doesn't know," he reveals.
Like in his memoir, Detour will also feature stories about Costello's own musical heroes which include his late father Ross McManus - who was also a singer and is such a big influence that the trademark horn-rimmed glasses Costello dons are a tribute to him - as well as fellow pop icons like Burt Bacharach and Paul McCartney.
"I've never in my wildest imagination dreamt I would work with (Bacharach and McCartney)," Costello shares. "When I started out, I never though I would have the skills necessary to communicate with musicians like them."
Costello and Bacharach's collaboration can be heard on their duet album Painted from Memory (1998) which features the hit God Give Me Strength.
Off-stage, the ex-computer programmer claims he is not keen on revealing too much of himself on social media on a day-to-day basis ("I'm not big on telling the world what flavour of cappuccino I'm having this morning.") but drops in from time to time: "You don't need to send a postcard everyday - you only do it when you have something to say."
- Elvis Costello's Detour takes place at the Esplanade Concert Hall on Sept 11 at 8pm. Tickets from S$48 to S$218 available from Sistic and the venue's box office


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Discerners everywhere….we need to come together so that we can unite against this President Obama's insidious speech that will DESTROY our children and cause adults to eat kittens. I kid you not….we need to move against this BEFORE it is TOO late. Here is an excerpt:
"…No one's born being good at things, you become good at things through hard work. You're not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport. You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song. You've got to practice. It's the same with your schoolwork. You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right, or read something a few times before you understand it, or do a few drafts of a paper before it's good enough to hand in."
We at ODMafia have found more than enough evidence for heresy and false teaching….here is OUR expert interpretation of his speech….
1) "...No one's born being good" You see Obama is trying to say that we can be potentially be good…he is trying to subvert the Bible and America. We can't be good. We know!
2) "...you become good at things through hard work." The Bible says that NO one is Good. We think Obama is trying to supercede the Bible….Obama therefore is deceiving us.
Obama is a Democrat so that he is obviously against America and Christianity. Obama says evil things like working hard, studying and stuff like that to impressionable students. This is purely evil….we are pretty sure that he will begin to incite adults to eat puppy dogs and to berate elderly ladies who attempt to cross a busy intersection.
Only Republicans can be Christians because St. Paul was one.
We know stuff….trust us.


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3 Ways Blockchain is Transforming Manufacturing
Traditional business methods are enough to handle basic manufacturing processes but can't keep up with the pace at which markets and technology are advancing.
As more technology is brought into an organization, there's often a need for a third party to validate transactions and transfers of assets. This leaves manufacturing organizations more susceptible to fraud, cyberattacks and costly errors.
Blockchain technology is revolutionizing the way organizations communicate, make transactions and handle their assets—so they can keep up with the pace of business while streamlining important processes.
What is Blockchain?
IBM defines blockchain as a "shared immutable ledger for recording the history of transactions." For businesses, a blockchain also provides a permissioned network. In its guide "Blockchain for Dummies," IBM goes on to explain the four main characteristics of a blockchain network:
- Consensus: for a transaction to be considered valid, all participants must agree upon it.
- Provenance: participants can see where an asset came from and the transfer of ownership over time
- Immutability: the blockchain can't be tampered with. If there's an error with a transaction, it must be corrected by issuing a new transaction, but the old transaction does not get replaced.
- Finality: the single blockchain network is a single source of truth to determine the ownership of an asset or find a transaction record
How Can Blockchain Transform Manufacturing?
Although blockchain is most often associated with cryptocurrency, it can be useful for any type of business. For manufacturing and EHS organizations, blockchain has the power to totally transform processes.
Here's how:
Increased Privacy and Security: Blockchains for business are permissioned networks. That means users can specify the level of detail they want to be available to other users. Permissions can be changed for special users, like auditors, to grant them temporary access to details on a one-off basis. Once completed, transactions cannot be altered; to make a change, a new transaction must be done to offset the old one. There is no way information can be tampered with, so you can be sure your transactions and assets are secure.
Improved Auditability: Blockchains are by nature a shared ledger, serving as a single source of truth. That makes it easier to audit transactions, because auditors can be certain that any information taken from the blockchain is valid and accurate. By granting temporary permission to auditors, they can go into the network and get any additional necessary information themselves, improving the audit procedure.
Optimized Operational Efficiency: Blockchain networks represent a full digitalization of assets. This streamlines the transfer of ownership of assets, so transactions happen more quickly. Transactions and transfers can now happen at a pace more aligned with that of doing business.
IBM predicts that blockchain will do for business what the internet did for information. Gary Brooks, Chief Marketing Officer of global manufacturing and supply company Syncron, said that blockchain networks will revolutionize the complex workings of supply chains through increased traceability and data certainty.
Although its true effects on manufacturing has yet to be determined, blockchain technology is proving to be the latest factor in the technological advancement of the field.


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Frank Lampard twice came close, seeing a header flash wide and having a shot cleared off the line by Gabriel Heinze.
But United will feel aggrieved they were not given a first-half penalty after Louis Saha went tumbling.
After the break, Tim Howard saved from Jiri Jarosik, while Carlo Cudicini pushed away Wayne Rooney's header.
The Blues fashioned the better chances, but were unable to break down an excellent visitors' defence.
And United will be glad of the chance to take Chelsea to Old Trafford for the second leg on level terms - although the Blues will be grateful to have prevented Sir Alex Ferguson's side getting an away goal.
An entertaining opening period saw both sides display their attacking intent, but it was Chelsea who came closest, Damien Duff's left-footed strike whistling past the goal.
Saha saw a penalty claim turned down after being sandwiched in the area, and the French striker, starting a match for the first time since 10 November, flashed a free header wide.
Lampard glanced a header inches wide with Howard stranded, and Eidur Gudjohnsen put the ball in the net after Duff's forward pass, although he was comfortably offside.
Tiago saw a shot blocked eight minutes before half time, but it was United who came agonisingly close to scoring with Cudicini diving to push away Rooney's goal-bound header.
Didier Drogba replaced Gudjohnsen at half-time and was involved as Joe Cole almost gave the home side an early second-half lead.
Howard fluffed a clearance with Drogba lurking and Cole's instant volley from the clearance flew just wide.
United were then thankful to Heinze who tracked back superbly to clear off the line after Lampard beat John O'Shea to cleverly fashion a shooting chance before slipping the ball past Howard.
The United keeper then had to adjust sharply to prevent Drogba's deflected shot creeping in as Chelsea put the visitors under early second-half pressure.
It was not all one-way traffic, however, with Rooney seeing a shot blocked and Saha sending one wide.
Yet Chelsea posed the greater threat, and Lampard again came close with a shot which flew narrowly wide.
The Blues could not find a way through, however, and did not help themselves with a succession of poorly-judged dead balls.
And there were anxious faces as Saha got in a free header with 18 minutes remaining, but Cudicini was well placed to save.
Still the chances came and substitute Jarosik forced a superb save from Howard but Chelsea were unable to score for the first time since they were held by Paris St Germain in November.
Booked: Drogba.
Man Utd: Howard, Phil Neville, Silvestre, O'Shea, Heinze, Ronaldo (Smith 90), Fletcher, Djemba-Djemba (Scholes 61), Fortune, Saha, Rooney.Subs Not Used: Carroll, Miller, Spector.
Booked: Heinze, Ronaldo.
Att: 41,492
Ref: N Barry (N Lincolnshire).


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Posts Tagged Stevie Ray Vaughan
September 7, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 376Bob Dylan, Under The Red Sky (1990) I always had a soft spot for this – because it was one of the first original Bob Dylan albums I heard – and owned. My brother's friend, a huge Dylan fan, had bought the CD and been given a tape free as part of the deal and […]
January 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 99 – Adam PageWelcome to episode 99 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one is a conversation with Adam Page, he's an Australian musician – based in Adelaide. He runs Wizard Tone Studios and the label Wizard Tone Records is home to not only his own recordings but a great range […]
October 5, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 84 – Midge MarsdenWelcome to episode 84 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Up in Auckland recently I finally got to have a sit-down chat with Midge Marsden. We've talked about doing this a few times, he and I have corresponded over the years – but this was the first time we'd […]
July 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 73 – Janna Lapidus LeblancWelcome to episode 73 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This conversation is me chatting with model, actor and author Janna Lapidus Leblanc. She was the former fiancée of Stevie Ray Vaughan and has recently written and released a book of photos from their time together.
July 17, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 530Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Live Alive (1986) Just recently I've returned to the music of Stevie Ray Vaughan – well, it's always there, of course – but it's only been recently that I've returned to the records. In particular I've been playing In Step – it's probably his all-around best album and even […]
June 18, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Janna Lapidus Leblanc: Four Years In PicturesFour Years In Pictures: Offstage with Stevie Ray Vaughan 1986-1990 Janna Lapidus Leblanc Four Years In Pictures; 1st Edition A lot of Kiwi fans of Stevie Ray Vaughan know some of the story of how he fell in love with a Wellington girl and swept her away – he played here more than once in […]
April 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Remembering Stevie Ray Vaughan: October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990It must have been the school holidays – because I wasn't at school, I was just sifting about. And I heard the news on the radio: there had been a helicopter crash. Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy and Robert Cray and Jimmie Vaughan were not dead. Stevie Ray Vaughan was dead. I spent the rest […]
February 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 583Chicago Smoke Shop, Mind On My Sleeve [Single] (1988) Long before I knew Darren Watson or any of his music as a solo performer I knew this song – and a couple of others from the band. I remember seeing the clips on TV, I never saw the band live – but they were a big […]
April 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Lonnie MackThe great blues guitarist and vocalist Lonnie Mack has died. He was 74. And – there's no other way to say it – he won't get the column inches he might have otherwise deserved due to news of his passing being overshadowed by the death of Prince. Lonnie Mack won't be on everyone's radar – […]
August 6, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Best Guitarist in The World: # 12 – Stevie Ray VaughanWe're less than a month away from it being 25 years since Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed. But I'm talking to you about this now because, well, I wanted to include him in this series… It's easy – now – to see Steve Ray Vaughan as some bogan rock-as-blues/blues-as-rock guy, because of the influence, his […]
May 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman