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Timotheus Magazin Nr. 27 - 02/2017 - Martin Luther (englische Ausgabe)
Timothy Magazine Martin Luther
The Life and Legacy of the German Reformer
Erstmals als englische Ausgabe!
Magazin Din A4, 36 S., Betanien Verlag 06/2017
Auch als deutsche Ausgabe HIER erhältlich.
Excerpt from the Preface
"I have no idea what to do with Martin Luther."
That was my first thought when Stephen McCaskell pitched me on the idea of writing the follow-up to The Eyes of Spurgeon. Now, don't get me wrong: Luther fascinates me. But he frustrates me, too. What could I do with him? One thing: tell the truth.
Luther cannot be considered mild-tempered. Nor could you call him moderate in his positions. He was, for lack of a better term, an extremist. As a monk, he fully investing himself in the monastic life, but it failed to provide him the peace he desperately sought. As a reformer, he invested himself in proclaiming the gospel and the centrality of justification by faith alone. His soul found rest, but his life was marked with conflict until the end of his days.
This part of him, I understand. He was committed to his cause. He was pursuing his God with all his might. He saw prayer as the most important activity of each day - and actually prayed like it! ...
But as grateful as I am for him, there is much about him that troubles me. He was belligerent and prone to anger (though not without cause in many instances). He was often quite divisive, particularly when he, as Carl Trueman said during his interview for LUTHER, caught hold of »the wrong end of the argument«. ...
- Aaron Armstrong: Holding the German Reformer in Tension.
- R.C. Sproul: Luther and the Life of the Pastor-Theologian
- Raphael Schuster: How Luther helpd us to read the Bible.
- Simon Meyer: Luther an the Bondage of the Will.
- Andreas Münch: Luther and the Old Testament
- Brendal McCaskell: LUTHER - Behind the Scenes
- Stephen McCaskell: Interview with Barry Cooper
- Brendal McCaskell: Interview with Stephen McCaskell
You can find further Information on timotheusmagazin.de.


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Astronomers have detected a supermassive black hole with a mass about 21 billion times larger than that of the Sun in a galaxy some 300 million light-years from Earth.
But don't fret, the gigantic black hole is "napping quietly as it waits for its next celestial snack," researchers said earlier this month.
And despite its size, the environment of the black hole is so peaceful that stars are forming and orbiting it undisturbed.
An elliptical galaxy known as NGC 4889, astronomers working with images from the Hubble Space Telescope said, "harbours a dark secret."
"At its heart lurks one of the most massive black holes ever discovered," a post on the Hubble website reads.
Black holes cannot be directly detected. In this case, scientists measured the velocity of stars moving within the NGC 4889 galaxy, which is influenced by the mass of the object they orbit, to determine the mass of the black hole.
"A black hole is essentially the remnants of a very large star that is near the end of its life," explained Randy Attwood, executive director of the Astronomical Society of Canada.
Much larger than the Sun, that original star is "always in a tug of war" between the gravitational force pulling material in and the nuclear energy at its centre producing light and heat and pushing out, Attwood explained.
When the star collapses due to its gravitational force taking over — a phenomenon that also causes it to explode as a supernova — it becomes a black hole.
"That's what we call a black hole — not because it is a hole, but because it is so dense — and the gravitational force from that black hole is so dense — it cannot reflect light. That's why it appears dark," Attwood told the Star.
The event horizon — the point around a black hole at which light cannot escape the gravitational pull — of this particular, supermassive black hole measures 130 billion kilometres in diameter.
That is 15 times the diameter of Neptune's orbit from the Sun, the Hubble Space Telescope website explained.
"If you were to get close to it, everything gets pulled in, including light. The event horizon being 130 billion kilometres . . . that's huge — much, much bigger than other event horizons that they've seen around black holes," Attwood said.
By comparison, the diameter of the event horizon of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Earth's galaxy, The Milky Way, is one-fifth Neptune's orbit and its mass is four million times that of the Sun.
The NGC 4889 black hole may help astronomers better understand the early formation of "mysterious and elusive objects" known as quasars, extremely luminous object believed to surround a black hole, the Hubble post explained.
"It's just a better understanding of the evolution of stars and galaxies that sort of helps you understand the whole history of the universe," Attwood said.


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Photographer's Note
The houses in the old part of the city despite the fact that they are very old are all brightly painted. This is my impression of a grille gate in one of the houses. The metal door is at the right side painted blue with fixed luvers on the lower part and security grille on the upper part. It even has a red violet curtain behind it. This door is attached to a concrete wall. The lower part of the concrete wall is thicker by 2 inches over the upper part of the wall. It is painted an alternate of light apple green and mustard yellow. The colors alternate on diagonal lines that are three feet apart! To me the clincher is the narrow 2 inch width difference between the lower wall and upper wall. It is painted in light yellow.
PP Work: Adjust levels control; Adjust saturation; Sharpen; Crop; Frame; Reduce image size for posting.
Visit also my Photo Theme DOMINICA
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Gustaw (21670) 2006-06-11 10:04
Hi, friend!
Interesting colours!
dagnalberto (267) 2006-06-11 10:13
Nice composition, very good colors!
ancevski (3358) 2006-06-11 10:23
this is nice photo with really nice colors... Well done...
stewils (481) 2006-06-11 10:28
Very bright and bold colours!
goodwill (4248) 2006-06-11 13:10
Hi Andre,
This is a beautiful piece of art. The blue grill seems to be moving right in comparison to the green strip gaining momentum at the bottom. For this, I rolled the mouse many times and enjoyed your imaginative shot.
rbassin (27464) 2006-06-11 15:07
hello André
Une belle composition tout en couleur,lumineuse.
Pictures_Collec (389) 2006-06-11 16:40
Nice colours melting pot...
nwoehnl (122) 2006-06-11 16:43
A very nice one for your Dominica series, Andre. A good architectural abstract that benefits from the striking color combination, and from the crisp rendition of the surface textures. Also a pleasant framing with the inclusion of the metal grid in the upper corner.
oochappan (4880) 2006-06-11 16:48
An artistic crop like a modern graphic tableau with sparkling colors, no need to repaint that, a big-sized print will do.
Well done Andre
avigur_11 (22535) 2006-06-11 17:07
This is a fantastic composition of colors, shapes and light. I like the tilt, the close-up and teh texture. I also like this wonderfull purple behind the grill.
Beautiful image.
Paolo (41258) 2006-06-13 11:57
Hi Andrè, amazing shot. a colorful tilted composition with a really brilliant POV and subject.
excellent light balance and fantastic colours.
thanks, ciao
rozy975 (3047) 2006-07-01 11:42
Gorgeous colors and great composition.
Well done!
cgrindahl (6113) 2006-07-05 13:23
Wow! This is great fun Andre. What a study in bold colors. The fact that you allow the image to be askew like this adds both interest and energy... nothing is square except the simple frame. I like everything about this image. Fine work.
kishore (26) 2006-10-14 4:23 [Comment]
Nice colors. cool keep it up.
Liekje (574) 2007-01-23 7:48
Right now it's freezing outside. It's cold and quiet outside. I have a thousand things to do, but I can't do them because I caught the flu so I'm just surfing the web and TE in bed.
And then Isaw your picture: bright, colourful, happy and it reminds me of summertime with nice music, people dancing, cocktails an a beach.
Thanks for brightening up my day, now Im going to make me some tea.
ananyag81 (408) 2007-01-23 7:51
Brillient Colors n an Amazingly Artistic Composition!
The tilt.. the camera angle ...the crop ...and the subject matter...all very unusual and nicely executed.
everythng in this compostion works for me..ITZ JUST PERFECT!
Muy buena Fotografia,Saludos desde Madrid(Spain)
philsim (1914) 2007-03-02 10:49
A beautiful abstract photograph. Good pp
rigoletto (34279) 2007-03-02 10:53
Hello Andre!
I had the chance of seeing this image on the TE homepage and i was immediately struck by the graphical beauty! And having clicked the thumbnail, i see that i am not wrong! What a perfect presentation of geometry, proportions and saturated nice colors! You should have a perfect eye for photography to realize this into a true piece of art. Excellent work!
doubay (674) 2007-03-31 13:15
Hi Andre,
what for a shot! Framing and colours are superb. It looks incredible vivid.
pablominto (53746) 2007-12-10 3:40
Hello Andre,
I like the abstract cubistic feeling!
Outstanding colours, and the tiny tilt adds dynamics!
Pablo -
penny12 (132) 2009-04-11 0:58
The colours are indeed very bright. Great comoposition which can't be unnoticed!
Well done,
Photo Information
- Copyright: Andre Salvador (erdna) (5713)
- Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2006-04-11
- Categories: Vida cotidiana, Arquitectura, Arte
- Camera: Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-120mm AF-S, VR, Promaster 72 mm UV Filter
- Exposición: f/11, 1/500 segundos
- Map: view
- Versión de la foto: Versión original
- Tema(s): DOMINICA [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2006-06-11 9:53
- Favoritos: 3 [Ver]


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MIDDLESEX COUNTY LEAGUE DIV THREE (HOUNSLOW & DISTRICT) AFC Heathrow...........0 KENSINGTON DRAGONS........6
DRAGONS had only 11 fit players for Saturday's trip to AFC Heathrow - but it didn't stop them romping to victory.
Lamelle Williams and Cheyenne Lewis led the way with two apiece as Dragons won 6-0, the former giving the visitors a half-time lead with a cracking 35-yard volley.
However, it was in the second half the hosts cracked under pressure.
Lewis added the second, before Williams slalomed beyond three defenders to put Dragons out of reach.
Jon Laycock got in on the act with his side's fourth, while Lewis's second of the game from the spot made it five before Andrew Scheck completed the rout.
The U16s also won on their travels, 4-1 at Acton & Ealing Whistlers.
A goal down early on Dragons were in charge by half-time thanks to goals from Bishal Limbu, Miles Spooner and Josh Cooper.
Douglas St Louis added a fourth in the second half to complete the scoring.
Sadly there was no joy for an U13 side hit by injury and illness who lost heavily to Kodak.
Meanwhile, the U15s' game with St Andrews was postponed when the opposition couldn't raise a team, and the U11s League Cup game with Greenford Celtic was called off for the third time because of a waterlogged pitch.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY LEAGUE DIVISION TWO Warren FC...................................1 FULHAM DYNAMOES SPORTS....7
KEEPER Mike Smith proved the hero as Dynamos eventually ran out comfortable winners at Warren.
Smith saved two first-half penalties to keep his side on level terms at half-time,before rounding off a second-half rout with a successful spot kick of his own.
The Fulham custodian's heroics overshadowed a second hat-trick of the season for Remi Otudeko, while Nick Adam chipped in with a brace and Russell Gungor was also on target.
Meanwhile,a Richard Casey strike couldn't save Dynamos' reserves from going down 4-1 at home to Sporting Duet.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY LEAGUE DIVISION ONE (WEST) NORTH KENSINGTON .................3 My Generation Sports.................0
CAMERON HALL chipped in - literally - with two lobbed goals for North Ken on Saturday.
He opened the scoring against My Generation by chipping the keeper from 35 yards, then doubled the lead by lobbing two defenders on the line after the same custodian lost the ball on the edge of his box.
Christopher Herbet completed the scoring with his first of the season, from Sebastian Philogene's corner. [
* DEADLY DUO Khlaam McFarlane and Remaine Laing both netted hat-tricks as North Kensington U12s won 10-1 at Larkspur Rovers.
A debut brace from Daniel Thompson and a Rico Finlasyon strike completed the rout.
* HOT-SHOTS Jonathon Mercado and Rajat Akpom repeated the trick with a treble each for the U11s.
Amar Sohail, Sterling Harris, Zakaria Maimouni and Shae Finlayson were also on the scoresheet as they beat Pitshanger 10-0.


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Meet artist Lisa Slater
Lisa Slater works from a compact but charming studio in Hebden Bridge, deep in the Calder Valley. Tucked away at the end of a corridor in the Northlight building, her workplace manages to be busily crammed with material and tools, whilst at the same time giving off a sense of calm and order – everything has its place. There is little colour – Lisa mainly works in natural wood. But … Read More →


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Every spring and early summer, many Morenci residents hear the percussion and brass of the Glassmen Drum & Bugle Corps as the group practices at the high school and on city streets.
Some people like that sound and some don't, admits Brian Hickman, Glassmen executive director.
"For putting up with us, we want to do something for the community," Hickman said.
What he has in mind is making the people of Morenci honorary members of the Glassmen family for an afternoon.
When the group presents its annual Family Day performance June 13 for the families of band members, the public will also be invited in for the show. The event is scheduled on the school football field.
The drum and bugle corps program will be explained and the sections of the band will be introduced. As the last session before heading out for summer competition, the corps will perform a preview of its music and routines for the 2010 season.
"I think it will be a great afternoon for the public," Hickman said.
The Glassmen are also considering sponsoring a 5K run and fun walk June 12, but that decision has not been made final.
Hickman said about two-thirds of the Toledo-based group live in the tri-state area. The remaining musicians come from around the country, plus a few foreign students.
The young musicians range in age from 16 to 22 years.
The Glassmen use the Chesterfield School building on U.S. 20 as their summer headquarters.


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Over the years, my fellow phone losers and I have had countless hours of fun by monitoring cordless telephone conversations.
Years ago it was a simple task to tune into a cordless phone conversation. You could simply tune in your police scanner (available at Radio Shack, Wal-Mart, etc) and listen to anyone within a 2 block radius. These days it's not so easy.
Back in the 80's, your only choice in cordless phones were the 10 Channel models which worked in the 43 - 44 megahertz (MHz) range. Once the 10 channel cordless phone starting becoming a popular household item, they came out with 25 channel phones, where they added an extra 15 channels to the existing 10. Both 10 and 25 channel phones can be picked up on just about any police scanner without any modifications. You simply tune your scanner to the following frequencies:
|Channel 1
|43.720 MHz
|48.760 MHz
|Channel 2
|43.740 MHz
|48.840 MHz
|Channel 3
|43.820 MHz
|48.860 MHz
|Channel 4
|43.840 MHz
|48.920 MHz
|Channel 5
|43.920 MHz
|49.000 MHz
|Channel 6
|43.960 MHz
|49.080 MHz
|Channel 7
|44.120 MHz
|49.100 MHz
|Channel 8
|44.160 MHz
|49.160 MHz
|Channel 9
|44.180 MHz
|49.200 MHz
|Channel 10
|44.200 MHz
|49.240 MHz
|Channel 11
|44.320 MHz
|49.280 MHz
|Channel 12
|44.360 MHz
|49.360 MHz
|Channel 13
|44.400 MHz
|49.400 MHz
|Channel 14
|44.460 MHz
|49.480 MHz
|Channel 15
|44.480 MHz
|49.500 MHz
|Channel 16
|46.610 MHz
|49.670 MHz
|Channel 17
|46.630 MHz
|49.845 MHz
|Channel 18
|46.670 MHz
|49.860 MHz
|Channel 19
|46.710 MHz
|49.770 MHz
|Channel 20
|46.730 MHz
|49.875 MHz
|Channel 21
|46.770 MHz
|49.830 MHz
|Channel 22
|46.830 MHz
|49.890 MHz
|Channel 23
|46.870 MHz
|49.930 MHz
|Channel 24
|46.930 MHz
|49.990 MHz
|Channel 25
|46.970 MHz
|49.970 MHz
As you see, there is a frequency for both the base and the handset of the phone but you should only need to program in the base since that picks up both sides. If you program in the handset, usually you'll only hear one side of the conversation but sometimes when they're finished with their call, you can still hear what's going on inside their house. The sound quality usually isn't too great, though. Channels 1 through 25 are the 25 channel phone freqs (of course) and channels 16 through 25 are the original 10 channel freqs.
At some point during the 1990's they came out with 900 MHz cordless phones. Since most cheap scanners didn't pick up anything in the 900 MHz range, these were considered "secure" by the cordless phone companies. Scanner companies began making scanners that picked up these 900 MHz frequencies, but that was soon outlawed. Today it's still illegal in the United States to sell a scanner that picks up 900 MHz cordless phones. But you can find them in Canada or on Ebay if you really want one.
Unfortunately for cordless phone listeners, most people are going with 2.4 or 5.8 gigahertz (GHz) phones these days. It's hard to find too many people still using the old 10 and 25 channel phones since they usually don't offer modern features like flash buttons and caller ID. At the very least, the average home phone user has a 900 MHz phone or better. The days of listening in on cordless phones seems to be numbered. But you can still try!
Below are some transcripts of actual telephone calls, showing some of the chaos we used to cause with cordless phone users.
The most well-known cordless phone story is the story of a cordless phone user named Dino Allsman, who we managed to turn into an internet celebrity with just one night of monitoring. Be sure to read that story. But here are more transcripts for your enjoyment...
- HIM: So you got your pictures back or not?
- HER: Well, we got the proofs from Sears when we had them
taken but I don't have the money to purchase them yet.
- HIM: Bummer.
- HER: I was thinking of just taking the proofs down to the
copy shop and having color copies made & getting them
blown up and stuff.
- HIM: Well, you can't do that because there's a copyright
on the proofs and I doubt the copy shop would do that
for you.
- HER: Oh, like they'd care. It's self-service so they won't
even know.
- HIM: Heh.
- HER: I don't know if they'd come out very good if we enlarged
them that way, though. ...Hold on, I got another call...
- HIM: Alright.
- ME: Yes, this is Steve from the Copy Super Center downtown.
- HER: Yes?
- ME: Well, I'll be blunt with you. We know all about your
dishonest ploy involving the copyright infringement of your
photographs from Sears. This is just a friendly warning,
but you'd better stay the hell out of our store and take
your illegal activities elsewhere.
- HER: Who is this?
- ME: I told you, I'm Steve from the Copy Center here in town.
We'll have the feds staking out the store front so don't
even think about trying to make copies of your kids'
photographs here. *click*
- HER: *click* Oh my god, are you there, Shane?
- HIM: Yeah, I'm here.
- HER: Shit, you're not gonna believe this...
- ME: Yes, this is Steve from the Copy Super Center downtown.
We were at a friend's house and I just happened to turn on the scanner when a guy was reading off all of his personal information including his name, address, phone number and creidt card number. I missed the name and address but that didn't matter. I wrote down his phone number and it turned out that he was ordering a magazine subscription over the phone - one of those hunter manly-type magazines or something. So they say their goodbyes and hang up. I immediately call him back and use my deep, manly hunter voice.
- ME: Yes, this is John from the subscription office. I'm just calling back
because we're having problems verifying your credit card number.
- HIM: You mean it's not going through?
- ME: I mean we're having problems because you're a stupid shit for subscribing
to a boring magazine like that so we're going to make you happier by
changing the subscription to MAD magazine instead.
- ME: Have a nice day. *click*
The poor guy must have taken the whole thing seriously because he called back
the subscription office and started explaining that he really wanted the
magazine he ordered. The lady who answered was the same lady who took his
order and was baffled by his story. "We don't even sell Mad magazine here."
So they go on and on and on about how somebody must have tapped their office
phones and somebody is listening in and getting everyone's credit card numbers
and the guy is convinced that is must be one of those activists who are
against hunting as a sport. I would have called him while he was talking to
the lady but the idiot didn't have call waiting.
After he hangs up with her, he calls the phone company and explains his
problem to her. She asks if maybe he has a cordless phone and he says yes but
there's no way anybody could listen in because it's a special scrambled
security phone. Actually, it was just a ten channel cordless phone that
switches channels each time a new call is placed. All cordless phones try to
make you feel safe by throwing those important sounding words on the box.
A lady calls GTE to tell them that when she's having problems connecting to
her work's computer system with her laptop. GTE says they'll have to upgrade
her line status which will cost an extra $6.50 a month. Gee, that sounds like
a scam to me. After she gets off the phone, of course I have to call her.
- HER: Hello?
- ME: Hi, this is Steve with GTE repair. I understand you're having some
problems with your computer connections?
- HER: (Begins to explain her problems to me...)
- ME: Hmmmm, well, a line upgrade might not be neccessary. What brand of
computer are you using?
- HER: It's a Toshiba laptop.
- ME: Ah! That's you're problem right there. We've had this before.
- HER: What's that?
- ME: A Toshiba. That's a fucking piece of shit of a computer you own. Throw
the fucking thing in the god damned garbage can a buy yourself a new
- HER: (laughs) Well-
- ME: *click*
She sits on the phone for a minute, then hangs up. Then she dials "0".
- OPERATOR: GTE, may I help you?
- HER: (sounds REALLY pissed) I need to talk to your supervisor.
- OPERATOR: Please hold.
She ends up getting transfered to the billing office where she yells at the
people there. They ask if she's on a cordless phone perhaps and she replies
yes. The operator advises her to unplug her cordless phone and not to use it
anymore. Right them she switches phones and I never hear from her again.
I turned on the scanner and an old man was talking to some catalog company and
ordering a jacket for his son-in-law. He read off his full information which
included his Discover card and his son's information for shipping. After he
hung up, I immediately called him:
- HIM: Hello?
- ME: Yes, this is Jim from the shipping department. We're having a little
trouble with the jacket you ordered?
- HIM: Yes?
- ME: Well, you wanted the Dark Navy Teil and we seem to be out of that color
so we're going to have to substitute it with Turquoise.
- HIM: What color is that?
- ME: It's kind of a day-glow blue color. Very pantsy-looking.
- HIM: I don't think I'd want that color...
- ME: Well, you don't have a choice. That's what we're shipping. (During all
this I'm cracking up and I keep having to hold down the mute button so I
can laugh.)
- HIM: (muttering) Let's see what else you have here...
- ME: No, I said we're sending you the pantsy color and that's what you're
getting. We also don't have the 35" sleaves so you're going to have to
settle for a 10". Sorry.
- HIM: What?
- ME: And this is also going to cost a little more on your Discover card. (At
this point I slam down the phone because I'm laughing so hard.)
As soon as he realizes I've hung up, he calls back the catalog company and
gives them his information and explains to them what just happened. The lady
at the company doesn't know what to think and says she'll ask her supervisor
and call back if there were any changes in the order. After that call, I call
his son-in-law. He's not there so I get to talk to his wife instead.
- ME: So this is Mrs. xxx?
- HER: Yes it is.
- ME: Well, your father just placed an order with us and we're out of the color
he wanted so we just wanted to let you know that we've substituted it
with a very girly-looking light blue color with yellow polka dots and
this will only increase the charge on his Discover card by a mere $25.
- HER: Yeah, right. (chuckles) I can tell you right now that my husband won't
want that color.
- ME: Well, it's not his decision, is it? His polka-dot coat will arrive there
sometime before January 21st. Thank you for ordering with us.
About this time, the old man calls up his daughter and they swap stories and
think that this is really all kind of strange. The old man calls the catalog
company once again to tell them his new story. They have no clue and tell him
that his order hasn't been touched. Unfortunately, this is a very calm old man
and he doesn't yell or anything which made it quite boring.
After awhile he stops using the phone and I get really bored. I remember that
the first time he called, he told the lady he was shipping it to his daughter's
house because he was going on a vacation in Hawaii. So I called him again:
- HIM: Hello.
- ME: Yes, this is Kahoona Jim from the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce. I under-
stand that you're planning on vacationing down here in a few weeks?
- HIM: Yes, I am.
- ME: Well, I'm just calling to inform you that we don't want you here and not
to come to Hawaii. Maybe you could vacation in Kansas instead.
- HIM: No, I've already bought plane tickets to Hawaii.
- ME: Well, you're gonna have to get a refund on those. You're not welcome here.
- HIM: Why not?
- ME: Because you might interfere with the hoola girls dancing or something.
- HIM: (starts giving me an old man laugh) Well, I'm commin' anyway.
- ME: Well, I'll just have my supervisor meet you at the airport and tell you
to go home! *click*
Lack of cordless activity in your area got you down? Sick of flipping through
your scanner's cordless phone channels only to hear a couple of them in use,
usually by old ladies talking about their bladder problems? Well cheer up
because your listening pleasure is about to get a lot more exciting where you
The reason your police scanner is so boring is because not enough people in
your neighborhood take advantage of the modern convenience of a cordless
phone. Hopefully this file will help your neighbors overcome this problem and
bring your city out of the dark ages, spawning a whole new world of fun for
scanner buffs all over town.
Getting to Know Your Neighbors:
First of all you need to figure out which of your neighbors need to get
cordless phones. Any inexpensive scanner will pick up a 2-3 block range, even
further if you invest in an antenna to mount on top of your house. (Or you tap
into the next door neighbor's 80 foot CB antenna.) Find a map of your city,
usually located in the front of your phone book. Using the map, figure out
which houses you could pick up on your scanner if they owned cordless phones.
Now tromp on over to the public library and ask to borrow the reverse-search
directory for your city. Going street by street, write down the name, address
and phone number of every house within a 3 block radius of your own house.
Now that you have this list of names, you must do everything in your power to
make sure that these people purchase cordless phones. Let's say to start out,
you're just going to take care of the people on your own block and that
includes six houses. It's a small block, okay?
House #1: Stake out their house and whenever they go somewhere, follow them.
Continue to do this until they take a trip to Wal-Mart, or another department
store that sells cordless phones. This may take several weeks to accomplish
but will be well worth it in the end.
Go into the electronics section of Wal-Mart and pick out the least expensive
cordless phone on the shelf. Tell the cashier that you're going to pay for it
at the front. If she objects, mace her and run away with the phone. Now follow
your target all over the store, paying close attention to what they buy. If
they don't happen to buy a cordless phone, walk by their cart and casually
toss the phone into their cart.
Hopefully they won't notice this and won't think anything of the cashier
charging them an extra $30 - $40. Stand out in front of the store and when
they walk out the door, run over and grab the receipt out of their bag, then
take off. This way they won't be able to get a refund on the phone.
When they get home, they will see the phone and think, "Hey, I didn't buy a
cordless phone. They must have put it in my bag by mistake." They will try to
be sneaky and keep the cordless phone, thinking they really pulled one over on
'ole Wal-Mart.
Even better would be to cut the UPC box off of the back of a candy bar, steal
some glue and glue the candy bar UPC over the cordless phone's UPC so the
cashier will ring up about 59 cents for the phone. Oh no, she won't notice
this at all.
House #2: Some people own cordless phones but they rarely use them because
the other phones in the house are more conveniently located. Hang out on their
sidewalk, inconspicuously playing hop-scotch or some other innocent-looking
game so as not to draw any undue attention to yourself. Wait for your
neighbors to leave.
When they finally leave, break into their house and take note of where all of
their phones are located. Rearrange the location of all the phones so that
their cordless phone will be in the spot where it will get the most use.
An even better idea would be to steal all of their other non-cordless phones
so that they would have no choice but to use the cordless one. If you feel bad
about stealing their phones, bring a supply of cordless phones with you and
replace all of their old phones with cordless's.
House #3: Get a t-shirt and use a permanent marker to write "Phone Upgrade
Committee" in big letters on the front so you'll look official. Now take your
driver's license or student ID card, white out the "ID Card" part and pencil
in the letters "Phone Upgrade Committee" so that you'll have an ID incase
you're carded. You can also use this ID to get beer at 7-Elevens.
Go to their door and explain to the lady that you're with the Phone Upgrade
Committee in case she doesn't know how to read your shirt. Now comes the social
engineering part. A conversation will usually go like this:
*knock knock* HER: Yes? YOU: Hello, ma'am, I'm with the Federal Telephone Upgrade Committee and it's come to our attention by an anonymous source that the equipment inside your house may not be up to standards. May I have a look around? HER: Why yes, of course you may. Nose around her house a bit and pretend to be taking notes. YOU: Well, ma'am, it does seem that two of your telephones are not up to code. The one in the kitchen and the one in the bedroom are both in very hazardous conditions. HER: Hazardous? YOU: Yes, the new Telecom Bill of 1995 states that no phone in the house should have any visible wiring around it, meaning that you have no choice but to go buy a cordless phone right now. By owning these old phones you're clogging up the phone lines and using up resources that could cost lives if there were an emergency. HER: I had no idea... YOU: Well, I've heard that one before. Since this is your first offense, I'm only going to write you a warning but I will have to visit you again in 48 hours to ensure that you've upgraded your equipment. You'll need to buy standard 10 or 25 channel cordless phones on both of those lines.
House #4: Call up your neighbor and say in a really fast voice, "Hi, this is
Ken McCarthy from KPLA radio and you're live on the air! You've got a chance
to win one of ten fabulous prizes this morning if you can answer our trivia
question. Are you ready!?! ...Okay, now listen carefully...what time is it
right now? You've got ten seconds..." - "Uh... 10:43?" - "You're absolutely
correct!!! You've just won yourself a brand new state of the art cordless
telephone! How do you feel??!"
Go on like that for awhile, take down his name and address so it'll sound
official, then use a stolen credit card and mail-order a cordless phone to his
house. Hopefully he won't think anything of the invoice attached to the box.
A good catalog to card a cordless phone from is Damark. Their phone number is
House #5: Get your little sister to dress up in her girl scout outfit and
start going door to door selling Girl Scout Cordless Phones really cheap. Most
people have a hard time saying no to little kids. If you don't have a little
sister, either kidnap one or dress up in the outfit yourself.
House #6: Call these people pretending to be a telemarketer selling cordless
phones. Keep going on and on and on until you sell one. If they hang up, call
back. Explain to them that this particular cordless phone has a feature called
annoyance block which blocks all incoming calls from all telemarketers. Tell
them the phones are earth-friendly. Tell them that 90% of the profits go to
help poor kids in New Jersey. If after a week of bartering them they still
won't buy a phone, ship one to them anyway, COD.
Cordless Returns - Tricking Employees:
In a few of the examples above, you replaced people's old rotary dial phones
with cordless phones. If this is something you cannot afford to do then you're
going to have no other choice but to scam Wal-Mart.
You've all heard of the old "turning your 2400 baud modem into a 28.8 baud
modem" trick where you buy a nice, modern modem, take it home and return your
2400 baud modem for the same price. Well, this also works with cordless phones
and is very easy to pull off.
First you'll need to buy a good supply of replacement antennas for cordless
phones from the nearest Radio Shack. Any kind will do, just get a lot of them.
Shoplifting is optional. Now go home and open your closet. If you've been
doing a good job at replacing your neighbors' phones then a pile of old crappy
phones will tumble out of the door when you open it.
Hopefully when you bought the cordless phones you saved the boxes and receipts.
Take one of the old crank phones and using black electrical tape, attach one
of the cordless phone antennas to the handset of the phone. Looks just like a
cordless phone now, doesn't it? If the black tape is noticeable, try using
multicolored electrical tape.
Now shove the phone into one of the cordless phone boxes, find the receipt and
take it back for a full refund. The refund lady should give you no problems
because if she opens the box and sees your "cordless" phone in there, she'll
have no reason not to believe you. If the phone is bigger than the box, just
shove it in sideways or something and if the box bulges just tell the lady
that you couldn't figure out how to get it in there. If you have a large
enough assortment of phones and boxes, though, this shouldn't be too much of a
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12/28/05 - Me from Somewhere, US: Can any analog phone be monitored with a scanner capable of receiving FM transmissions?
11/30/05 - ashley from ontario,canada: While attempting to find something remotely interesting on the internet, i came across PLA...it's so funny!!! my fav is the blue christmas bows....let me transfer you to ssseeeaaasssoonnnaallll!!! rock on PLA!
11/25/05 - Ed from England: Very funny im gonna try it myself and do something like the Dino thing
10/28/05 - Kevin from Memphis: I dig the site i hate mci phone sevice get smart out there to do whatever you want to do soon we all should use a radio scanner for phone service
10/10/05 - InaNe from trailer park: Holy shit, the PLA is the best 'zine i have ever read and it makes me laugh my ass off everytime i read it.
10/07/05 - Bow wow wow from upinya: If they have the wright to beam x-rays thru the atmosphere and my body than i have the wright to intersept and listen to those waves
08/30/05 - madmike from USA: You can increase the range of scanner reception on all freq by hooking it up to the TV antenna. It's a little directional, but if your barely hearing good stuff on the back side, try a rotator. I am pulling reception from up to a mile or two.
08/03/05 - eure mom from momstown, eure mom: how can you pick up 2.4 ghz phones? how can you pick up Cell Phones? i can pick up my V-Tech 900 mhz telephone at about 905.600 and i wanna pick up my other 2.4 ghz phone but i dont know the freqs. and i dont know what kinda scanner you need.
07/14/05 - LSK from Chicago: They're the PLA, of course they're losers. And they know that this is illegal. But it's fun. Does anyone know where a web page is that tells me how to set up my own scanner?
07/13/05 - mike from cleveland: keep eavesdroping,trust me,your being listened to also
06/24/05 - vi from tallahassee: omfg u guys i think i need some meds for my laugher. im for real i cant fcuking stop laughing. how much r scanners?!?!?!
06/13/05 - 1 hot Mama from Canada: thanks for freaking me out - I'll never order a pizza again! Asshole!
06/12/05 - qwijibow from nosgoth: wow, most kids grow out of prank calls when there 14ish
06/01/05 - Xeron from Auzzie: this is soo cool!!!
05/07/05 - can from turkey: you guys r extremely perfect ? loved u guys
02/18/05 - doug from new york : found out that my neighbor is a prostitute
02/14/05 - Eric from Minnesota: Ours is a 900Mhz Panasonic. I can pick it up on my radio at about 903.13Mhz
02/07/05 - Derek from Port Orchard: ah ha ha ha...
01/27/05 - colin from australia : i nearly wet myself laughing this is soooooo funny
01/13/05 - Joel from Australia: How do you scan digital spread spectrum cordless phones?
01/12/05 - Chris from MA: You all need to lighten up...this is funny shit
01/02/05 - Assclown from Uranus: So how is it that not only do you hear these people but somehow get all of their phone numbers too? And none of these people have caller ID?
12/16/04 - Brad from Auckland, New Zealand: This has to be some of the funniest shit I have heard in ages. It inspires me to do the same. Awesome
12/10/04 - garbodelrefuse from ohio: ha! hilarious! that old man got p0wn3d!!! screw you old man!
12/06/04 - Jerm from Georgia: Kevin from NC ur the loser bro
11/29/04 - Matt from PA: I love scanning.......fuck you Kevin from NC,,,,,PLA forever!!!
11/23/04 - jetsetkid from where ever: to listen to 900mhz phones you need a older 900mhz phone mine is a sony and a wireless headset the kind you hook up to your music player so you can walk around the house naked and dance, anyways if you put the phone against the headset and scramble through the tunning you can pick up conversations. Well it worked for me!
11/10/04 - kevin from North Carolina: You people are really A bunch of losers. Your taking easdropping to an extreme and infact illegal.


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Video conferencing has quickly become a natural and innovative way for businesses to communicate with investors, employees, and partners across the world. With video conferencing, you can hold meetings with correspondents located throughout the world, while talking to them in real time. Never having to worry about expensive phone calls, or even more costly transportation.
Once upon a time, video calling was a luxury experience – something that required complicated and expensive equipment to enjoy. Today, you can literally carry everything you need for a video call in your pocket, thanks to innovative software like Skype for Business and Google Hangouts. With the growth of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), it's even possible to enjoy quick video conferencing experiences for free.
The Popularity of Video Conferencing is Growing
We've already seen the influence that video is having on business from a marketing perspective. Statistics show that about 43% of people want to see more video content from marketers, and 51.9% of professionals suggest video is the content with the best possible ROI. So how exactly is video calling making the communication side of business more effective?
According to one study, about 70% of SMEs would rather engage in a video conference than travel to a meeting. Additionally, 75% of senior management officials believe that video conferencing will replace the standard conference call – becoming the key method for communication in the future. There are plenty of reasons why video calling has grown so popular, from the ability to banish the need for expensive travel, to the options it opens up for telecommuting and flexible work.
Some of the biggest benefits of video calling include:
- Stronger opportunities for telecommuting: With video calling, companies can enjoy all the benefits of a remote workforce, without having to worry about correspondence. Video calls can allow you to have more personalised interactions with your workforce, so remote workers continue to feel like "part of the team".
- Less time wasted on meetings: Because people can jump into a video call at any time, whenever they are, they don't have to waste as much time and money on getting to a meeting. This can enhance productivity while minimising waste in business budgets.
- Better "human" experiences: Email correspondence and voice communication can get the job done, but video calling allows you to enjoy all the benefits you would get from a face-to-face meeting, without the expense or effort. With video calling, people can pick up on subtle body language and human charms, which allows for stronger work relationships.
What's Next for The Video Call?
As we move towards a future of digital transformation, the sky is the limit for the video calling experience of the future. Today, video conferencing solutions are already being integrated with collaboration features to enhance productivity within the workforce. In the coming years, VR and AR technology could be used to build entire collaboration room experiences for virtual and remote employees who want a more "office-like" experience.
Imagine being able to simply step inside your video call and connect with someone in a face-to-face experience through a VR headset. While we're obviously a while off from perfecting this kind of technology, the popularity and adoption of video calling just go to show the kind of things that could be possible with the right developments.


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Sonitrol adds new franchise locations
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Two new franchises of Sonitrol Corp. have opened in the eastern portion of the United States, filling in the gaps in territories in northwestern Pennsylvania and the eastern coast of Florida.
The two new locations, opened by independent franchisees, gives Sonitrol 170 locations in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., or coverage in the top 150 domestic major metropolitan areas, said Todd Leggett, vice president of distribution and franchise development for Sonitrol. The company has about 100 central stations in its coverage area.
Sonitrol Security Systems, a sales and service office located in Erie, Pa., was opened by a franchise group that owns and operates locations in Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y. as well as in Toronto. The new Pennsylvania location, which is located about 95 miles from Buffalo, covers 10 counties in that state, which until now was "virgin territory as far as Sonitrol is considered," said Steve Miller, general manager of the Erie branch. The few accounts located already in that region were serviced from a Sonitrol branch in Pittsburgh, he said.
Both the Erie branch and Sonitrol East Coast of Florida, in Cocoa, Fla., are strategic for Sonitrol Corp. because both locations fill in areas where local accounts were being serviced by far off branches, Leggett said, particularly Cocoa, where it fills a gap between locations in Orlando and Daytona Beach. There are at least 12 other locations in Florida, but the company is still hoping to open a franchise in the Ocala/ Gainesville area.
"The Orlando group helped us service the Daytona area for a number of years," Leggett said. "It's a very good strategic fill for us by adding some visibility to the coast of Florida."
Visibility, particularly in the franchise world, is something the company has been taking advantage of, particularly over the past few years, Leggett said, as the corporation changed to Tyco ownership and began to become more aggressive in seeking new franchise opportunities. At the same time, the concept of franchising has also grown exponentially, he said.
"We have had more interest in franchising in the last six months that we've ever had," Leggett said. "We've probably have had up to 30 to 40 inquiries a month."
Sept. 11 events have played a role in an uptick in interest, he said, but inquiries rose before then. Last year the company saw eight new locations open, while the previous year saw five, he said. The company is already on track for at least two franchises this year, well on its way to meeting the company's business plan of between five and 10 new locations each year.


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CC's Summer Session stands out among liberal arts colleges because our unique Block Plan creates a vibrant academic community year-round, including in the summer. CC undergraduates and visiting undergraduates from other schools have the opportunity to participate in courses during Block A, Block B, or Block A and B. CC also provides the option of on-campus or off-campus summer blocks. We also invite ambitious rising high school juniors and seniors to participate in specific undergraduate blocks, or in our specially designed Pre-College Block.
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No course is finished until the review. What's the point in learning all those facts and skills if you can't put your money where your mouth is and actually use them in a measurable way? If you sleep walk your way through a course and didn't learn anything it's just a waste of time. For Template Tuesday this week, we're featuring three interesting quiz templates that you can use to measure your learners' retention of information.
Whiteboard Quiz
A question is asked as a young woman holds up a whiteboard with a few possible answers in the form of clickable icons. It's a great way to represent the answer pictorially. A simple vector drawing can stand in for an answer, concept, or category. If another character would work better for your course, we have many other cutout characters holding whiteboards, so mix and match to your heart's content.
Snap Dragger Quiz
A simple drag-and-drop matching exercise is a good way to build a learner's vocabulary. Move each tab to the corresponding answer and you're golden! This dragger template comes in two layouts: tabs going vertically down the side, or horizontally along the top. Find the one that works best for your course.
Progression Quiz
Answer the questions one-by-one and make your way down the line. This template comes standard with a Yes/No answer format, but with a little Storyline know-how, you could adapt it to a multiple choice or any other answer scheme that floats your boat.
These Storyline quiz templates and many others await you in our template library, so have look for yourself. You're bound to find something that meets your needs, both in substance and style.
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Our Philosophy
We believe that people, as co-creators of a respectful, adaptable, and well-functioning society, have the right and responsibility to decide who they want to be and how they want to live. That's easy to say, but in this rapidly changing and competitive world, people are stressed, pressed for time and money, and uncertain of what the future holds. It isn't easy to live how you want when the pressure is high, and options are limited.
In fact, many people don't. They are fed up with people telling them to change how they work and what they do. They end up feeling powerless and alienated, discouraged and disengaged. That's no way to live, and it's no way to build a healthy business or a healthy society.
The education system might train people for a job, but it usually doesn't do so well at preparing people for change. Most people never learn much about the change process and never understand how to be successful at it. They prefer the security of their comfort zone and see change as a threat – an unwelcome intrusion into their lives. Because they don't handle change well, they see it as a difficulty and problem rather than an opportunity.
The Change Gym exists to help individuals and organisations understand the change process and, even more importantly, how to benefit from it. Change might be inconvenient and intrusive, but it also presents opportunities and possibilities; but only if you know how to navigate and succeed at it. Our assessment, training, and coaching services will show you how to navigate and succeed at change. We believe that's how successful lives, businesses, and societies are built.
Finally, we believe that scientific, researched and evidence-based practice is the best way to understand and build change capacity. As a company, we have a strong academic focus and everything we do is based on solid theory and is tested in the real world.


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Clicking on titles under Books with Pending Reviews and Books with Published Reviews will take you to Amazon.
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Books I've Read:
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Books with published reviews:
Clockwork Image: Review Here
Nocturne in Ashes: Review Here
Every Love: Review Here
NetGalley Haul:
Naked Mole Rat Saves the World
The Curious Heart of Alisa Rae
Email Haul:
Return of the Long Lost Earl (not on Goodreads yet)
Blog Tours/Excerpts/Book Blitz:
Every Love—Blog Tour
All Boy—Blog Tour
Giveaways I've Entered:
What Red Was—Read it Forward
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Freebie Sunday
Music Monday
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WWW Wednesday
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An energy Audit plan is a set of well-planned actions aimed at reducing an organisations energy bill while offering improvements in environmental comfort and reducing the environmental impact of the organisations activities.
A full carbon footprint audit also includes other areas not included directly in the energy audit.
These additional areas include:
- Travel
- Staff travel
- Transport
- Food and beverage
- Telecommunications
- Waste management
- IT services
Logic and Form perform three levels of audit in accordant with AS-3598-2000.
The energy user may decide on a single level of audit, or may start with Level 1 audit and use the results to decide whether to progress to one of the other levels.
The content of, and time spend on, an audit will vary depending on the size of the site and the annual cost of energy use.
Savings may be identified and recommended in the report at any level of audit. However, the accuracy of the cost and savings figures shall be stated.
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IT Initiatives worked continuously and diligently with our team members at Fellowship Senior Living and provided strategic technology planning, expertise, and advice that has helped us provide advanced services and exemplary care for all those we care for and serve. IT Initiative also went above and beyond to address any concerns from our team members and from the seniors we serve. They are a professional team with heart and we would highly recommend them.
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At IT Initiatives, we truly believe in our concept of Above All Things, We Care.
Under the leadership of its founder, IT Initiatives sits at the forefront of strategic technology planning today. Mr. Dalton has designed state of the art technology systems for hundreds of healthcare, religious and educational facilities throughout the country and his role in the process for each company project involves envisioning system design, strategic technology planning, budget development and team-led project management. While a student Mr. Dalton laid the groundwork for IT Initiatives by overhauling his high-school's computer network. This led to the design and renovation of security and audio visual systems for several local churches and schools and he subsequently founded IT Initiatives in 2001. The scope of the company's clients increased with the addition of The Village (a project of Marshall Goldberg, now the leader of Med-Net Concepts)- the first senior healthcare community added to the company's client roster. And with IT Initiatives success and reputation within the senior-care community, Mr. Dalton leads the senior resident monitoring industry toward technology integration for advanced resident care. Mr. Dalton sits on a variety of boards including the Diocese of Trenton Environment and Art Advisory Committee, The National MS Society, the Epilepsy Foundation (NJ), The Family Resource Network, Autism Family Services of New Jersey, Caregivers of New Jersey, Arc of Monmouth and Family Support Center of New Jersey, and has recently been invested by the Equestrain Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. He is a member and continuing presenter for LeadingAge NJ and a verity of technical or. He is a member of leading age NJ and variety of other technical organizations. Mr. Dalton performed studies in Information Technology at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and designed a senior-level course in Network Communications for the College of Computing Sciences (NJIT) which focuses on industry examples and real work experience. He serves as a mentor for college students by offering internship opportunities and continues to participate in seminars and workshops to increase his individual awareness and advance technology solutions today.
With headquarters in New Jersey, USA. IT Initiatives is a fast-growing information technology company. We specialize in creating customized technology solutions for organizations—from facility security to audio/video systems to telecommunications. Whether improving safety, providing faster response times or protecting highly sensitive information, IT Initiatives can help you choose the right solutions for your organization.
IT Initiatives delivers the highest value for every project
- Outstanding knowledge of the healthcare, religious, and education industries.
- Lower cost of ownership through vendor relationship and project negotiation.
- Calculated, realistic master budgets.
- Focused project team and continuous client relationships and project completion.
- Structured project management through the project – and beyond.
- Outstanding network of contractors to bid on projects throughout the country.
IT Initiatives is more than a technology consultant. We're a committed partner—people you can trust to meet your company's needs…today and tomorrow.
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Behind the Bar: How to Win Double at The Nightingale Room
When it comes to figuring out what your bar is going to be, sometimes it is as simple as building the type of place that you'd like to visit on the regular. For Mike Criss, co-founder of The Nightingale Room, that meant creating a space that gave visitors of the downtown bar scene a place to drink and dance. Go behind the bar to find out more about how The Nightingale Room came together and where their impressive collection of vinyl comes from.


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By: Debra Liu
Finally, there is an ice cream worth screaming for! With flavors like Smoked Milk, and Rosemary Olive Oil with Spicy Cashew Caramel, Catherine Oddenino and Ruthie Vishlitzky's Luca & Bosco is a culinary delight, specializing in hand-crafted ice cream that transports the ice cream lover to a world of flavors beyond vanilla. The business name was inspired by their adorable dogs; Luca is the name of Catherine's white Maltese and Bosco is Ruthie's chocolate Lab.
Prior to becoming ice cream extraordinaires, Catherine was in online media and Ruthie worked in city government. It all began two years ago when they felt something was missing in ice cream; Catherine wanted more unusual flavors and toppings, while Ruthie was looking for something not so overly sweet. They started experimenting and eventually got the opportunity to work out of Hot Bread Kitchen, an incubator kitchen (check out our blog post on HBK here).
You may have noticed Luca & Bosco scooping it up for eager fans all over NYC, including the Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg in Willliamsburg as well as the LES Film Festival and the New Amsterdam Market. Soon, we'll be able to find them permanently at the Essex Street Market.
Their amazing blend of flavors and textures is what makes Luca & Bosco stand out. Currently, there are 50 flavors (and growing!) including Peanut Crack, which according to Catherine, "is a toasted peanut ice cream, rather than using peanut butter, we put toasted peanuts and peanut brittle inside it and so then the brittle starts to melt a little bit but still has a touch of crunch left." That definitely sounds addictive! Spice Magic, another flavor, is a perfect blend of warm spices and anise liqueur and has been likened to feel like a "warm mink coat." Crowd favorites include Whiskey Fudge Rebellion and Drunk and Salty Caramel.
What inspires these Luca & Bosco flavors that are out-of-this-world? Catherine and Ruthie are constantly finding inspiration and ideas from travels, foods, and dining experiences. The Rosemary Olive Oil with Spicy Cashew Caramel flavor came from a spiced nut that Catherine makes for friends every holiday season.
Something they get asked frequently is what their favorite flavors are. Catherine is a big fan of bacon (she hosts a bacon party every year! How awesome is that?!) so one of her favorites is Maple Bacon and for Ruthie, Toasted Coconut Vanilla Bean. It's a really hard question to answer, Catherine says, because each flavor is like a baby they've nurtured so they truly love them all.
When it comes down to it, for Catherine and Ruthie, it's all about bringing smiles to people's faces. When Luca & Bosco opens at Essex Street Market this week, they plan to serve 6-8 rotating flavors to keep people smiling all day long. Their ice creams, toppings and cookies are gluten-free too. Be sure to check them out! We know we will.
DailyFoodtoEat is the official blog of FoodtoEat, a sustainable online food ordering and concierge catering service featuring your favorite restaurants, food trucks and caterers. Check out the deliciousness here: www.foodtoeat.com


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The United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) is a three-step process used for medical licensure in the United States. Anyone leaving medical school and looking to become a licensed physician in the United States will eventually face the USMLE. Given the importance, difficulty, and necessity of the exam, it's understandable that medical students will look for every advantage they can find when preparing for the test. Naturally, there are practice tests and study guides readily available. However, it can be difficult to find the time to thoroughly go through every question and the copious notes that will accompany them. Unless you're already familiar with the exam, you may not know which parts are particularly difficult. Obviously, tests change over time, so previous strategies or advice might not be pertinent today.
Tutoring Is an Option
When looking to achieve the best possible score and ensure that you pass, you may have considered tutoring as part of your game plan, but just how helpful is online USMLE tutoring? It may be more beneficial than you realize. The convenience alone is a big selling point. While in-person tutoring may seem appealing, it can also be difficult to adjust schedules, navigate traffic, and always have a quiet, uninterrupted location. On the other hand, online tutoring is as easy as opening your laptop. You can choose whatever part of your home or nook at your local coffee shop suits you, and you can always adjust your calendar from your phone. Making your next tutoring session couldn't be any easier, and it can be done anywhere that you have your computer and an Internet connection.
The Partnership Matters
Tutoring obviously offers you the benefits of one-on-one attention versus a group or classroom environment. However, it's not always apparent just how helpful that really is. In a classroom, the instructor must cater to everyone, while, with tutoring, the focus is on you and your progress. Areas where you're comfortable can be glossed over quickly to target sections where you need the most help. Additionally, your tutor will become more familiar with your learning and studying styles, so that the presentation of the information can be adjusted and adapted as necessary. When you're looking for USMLE step 1 tutoring online, be sure to consider what a tutor can bring to the table. That partnership could be what makes the difference.
Nancy W. Hendrie MD
3/2/2018 08:58:48 pm
I am a pediatrician who has worked extensively in Cambodia. I have sponsored a young man who is just finishing medical school in Cambodia since he was orphaned at age 9. He would love to come to the U.S. ( or Canada) to do a pediatric residency. The only med school in Cambodia has provided a second ( or third ) class medical education . He speaks, reads and writes quite good English, as well as French and he has access to email . Would he possibly be someone you could wok with to get up to speed for required exams.v I am in Massachusetts and would obviously footing the bill)
Dear Dr. Hendrie, I am the Head Tutor at SelectMedTutors, and our hearts are touched by what you are doing; indeed, it would be our distinct pleasure to assist you in your kind quest. May I kindly ask you to respond to this post with your email address/cell phone number, so that you and might be connected, and then be able to take next steps?
2/20/2019 10:14:17 am
Online tutors help us in knowing and learning all the things online without going to a particular place or institutions. Classes will be conducted online and exams also and results will also be declared online.
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Way back before man abandoned the woods for the cities—and traded his hunting rifle for a BlackBerry—he had to know how to do certain things to survive. He had to trap and build and grow things, using his calloused hands and valuable knowledge passed down through the generations. For most men today, these once-cherished skills are as dead as the dodo.
But take heart! Now guys can reconnect with those less-complicated times, rediscover how to embrace adventure, and appreciate the outdoor life. Denis Boyles, principal author of A Man's Life, has culled a wealth of essential, nearly lost manly endeavors from U.S. government pamphlets, century-old publications, and ancient scouting manuals to help reeducate us in the fine macho arts of:
And much, much, much more—including, of course, how to catch a pig!


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One of our Australian WEG2015 Ambassadors, Mariam is proud to represent her school, country and culture while competing in the World Education Games.
Mariam is keen to express the positive side of her Islamic culture and would like to be a good representative of Islam. Mariam got the chance to be interviewed by The Daily Telegraph and The Educator Online about her experiences so far at WEG2015 and to voice her positivity about her culture.
See Mariam's featured articles at –
Teen wants to show positive side of Islam
Students get chance to shine on global stage


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Chief Financial Officer Keith Nichols to step down at the end of June
The Supervisory Board of Akzo Nobel N.V. today announced that Keith Nichols, Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Management, has decided to step down at the end of June after eight highly successful years with the company.
Chief Executive Officer Ton Büchner: "We thank Keith for his dedication and commitment to AkzoNobel over the past eight years. He has played a major role in the transformation of the company's portfolio, most notably in the exit of our Pharmaceutical business and, since becoming CFO in 2008, has made an outstanding contribution in driving financial discipline and functional excellence across the company. We will miss Keith's valuable and insightful input as well as his hard work and I know that I speak on behalf of all my colleagues in wishing him well for the future."
Keith Nichols commented: "Making a decision like this is never easy but I leave the company well placed to deliver its 2015 financial targets. I would like to thank my colleagues throughout the company and wish them all the very best for the future."
Karel Vuursteen, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, said: "On behalf of all my Supervisory Board colleagues, I would like to thank Keith for the significant contribution he has made to the company and wish him every success in his new endeavours."


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Great graphics
As part of your observations during this course, have you spotted any examples of striking and successful commercial colour use?
Share images of branding, advertising and promotional materials along with a brief analysis of the colour strategy on this Padlet board. You can find out more about how to use Padlet here.
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Last fall, HP took a small step toward refreshing its ProBook business notebooks when it started offering some of them with AMD Trinity chips. Eight months later, it's time for a real makeover: the company just announced a handful of new models with a thinner, lighter design and a fresh look. The ProBook 430, 440, 455 and 470 range in size from 13.3 inches to 17.3, and are made of aluminum, with spill-resistant keyboards and a soft-touch paint job. With the exception of the 430, which ships in July with Haswell, they'll arrive this month with a mix of Ivy Bridge CPUs and AMD Richland chips. (Specifically, only the 14- and 15-inch models will be offered with AMD.)
Other particulars: they all have 1,366 x 768 matte displays, with the 17-inch model stepping up to 1,600 x 900. All but the 430 can be had with an optional optical drive; if you skip it, there's a weighted placeholder sitting where the DVD burner would be. Additionally, the 440, 450 and 470 can be used with a six- or nine-cell user-replaceable battery. Everything comes standard with a hybrid hard drive, but the 430 also has an SSD option. Again, all but the 13-incher will be available this month, for $499 and up. So, you can bide your time until then, or you can tide yourself over with that handful of photos below.


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6 Smart Moves to Boost Your Credit Score
Paying your bills on time and staying well below your credit limits are the best ways to build and maintain good credit. Together they account for more than half of your overall credit score.
A healthy payment history is the biggest contributor to your credit score, accounting for 35 percent of the total. Miss even a single deadline, and you could see your credit score drop as much as 100 points or more. To avoid those dreaded "overdue" notices and the credit blemishes they bring, set up automatic payments for any regular bills so that your lenders get the check on time, every single time.
Another 30 percent of your credit score is based on the amount of debt you carry, as measured against the amount of available credit you have -- otherwise known as your credit utilization ratio. It's a good idea to keep your outstanding balances to less than 25 percent of the money available to you to spend. If you are not able to pay down your balances ASAP, you can go at the problem from a different angle by calling your lenders and asking them to raise your credit limit.
But beyond these basic rules of smart credit management, there are some lesser-known strategies that can help you boost your score.
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Gilberts for aesthetic refurbishment? Capital!
Part of a 1970s office building is being taken into the 21st century with a sustainable alteration to its ventilation strategy.
Facilities management expert Apleona HSG, on behalf of Royal Sun Alliance (RSA), is executing a phased refurbishment of three floors of the 11 storey block. An integral element of the upgrade is updating the core systems to optimise energy efficiency and sustainability.
Consultant Ernest Griffiths had to balance integration of the new strategy with the practicalities of suspended ceilings and large glazed areas, so turned to leading independent air movement specialist Gilberts Blackpool to assist.
As a result, Kimptons Energy Solutions has installed some 270no of Gilberts GSFH fixed swirl diffusers into the ceiling, sited behind perforated tiles, balanced with LN linear bar grilles along the window cills and underneath the bulkhead of the large glazed areas, NV3 door transfer grilles and, in the toilets, DGA4 extract vents.
"The project involved remodelling the existing ventilation system, to create something that was more efficient: the existing had been refurbished in part over the years, with some areas being integrated, and some stand-alone. The most efficient solution was to create a new unified solution, with new grilles and new variable air volume boxes," explained Kimptons Chris Tolley.
Added Ross MacGugan of Ernest Griffiths, "Gilberts' grilles and diffusers were the most suitable technically and aesthetically for the project. The company's technical team visited to assist with the design and specification. We know from many similar projects Gilberts' technical data can be trusted and is reliable."
Gilberts GSF diffuser, a patented design, uses radial vanes behind a perforated face to allow the introduction of high levels of air horizontally across the ceiling with rapid entrainment and intermixing.
The LN linear bar grilles have bars fitted flush with the flange face, angled at Capital Building to 15 degrees to ensure airflow without draughts. Gilberts' NV3 door transfer grilles allow Regulatory flow of fresh air whilst being vision proof. The DGA4 vents in the toilets feature a louvred face for a horizontal air pattern.
Founded 55 years ago, Gilberts Blackpool is Britain's leading independent air movement specialist, and is unique in its ability to develop components- whether 'mainstream' or bespoke – entirely in-house, from initial design through tooling, production, testing and supply, at its 85,000 ft2 manufacturing facility. Its state of the art test centre, designed and built in-house, is one of the most technically advanced in the country.
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As a Creative Arts intern at Crosspoint, I worked on various video and graphic design projects, led worship and played keys, and worked in the production booth during services. Some of the projects I worked on are referenced below, including graphics, videos, and worship leading.
Series Graphics
The video above was used as an introduction to the sermon each week for the sermon series, Don't Go to Church / Be the Church. I wrote the script, filmed and edited the video, and did the voice over. The audio was recorded and mixed by Miller Jarrell.
The video above played during an instrumental break of To My Knees in a worship set for a youth group.
The Instagram post above showcases a recap video of the student ministries interns getting eggs smashed on their heads to celebrate the students reaching their missions goal. I filmed the event, edited the video, and animated the logo.


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Continuously Caffeinated Sr. Solutions Architect @ Apprenda
Jason van Brackel is a Sr. Solutions Architect for Apprenda. Currently focused on DevOps, Jason builds solutions to allow organizations to make the most of their development and infrastructure investments. He is also the organizer of the Philadelphia Kubernetes Meetup and loves teaching at code camps, user groups and meetups.


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Swedish pop star Zara Larsson presented her new album "So Good" last Monday with 2 secret gigs in Berlin. "So Good" is the international debut studio album and is out today via Sony Music. This album arrives after the huge success achieved with her first album "1", released in nordic countries in 2014, including smash single "Uncover", Top 3 "Carry You Home" and Top 10 hit "Rooftop". Before the arrival of this second album Larsson also released a first EP in the American market called "Uncover" on January 16, 2015 making her proper introduction release in the States. We met the pop star during her gig in Berlin for an interview and a photo shooting. What a stunning artist she is. What a sweetheart. We are in LOVE with the new album. Photos by Sebastian Pollin.
So Good ft. Ty Dolla $ign
KALTBLUT: Hello in Berlin, is it your first time here?
Zara: Hello! No it's actually my 3rd time here. I really love Berlin, but I haven't been able to see anything from the city, except the Soho House. I really wanna come one day just to party and to see the city.
KALTBLUT: Your video to 'Ain't My Fault' reminds me of Spice Girls 'Wannabe' is it a coincidence, or your hommage to Girl Power?
Zara: Oh that must be a coincidence. I m too young for the Spice Girls. I'm 19, I grew up with Destiny's Child and I listen more R&B.
Ain't My Fault
KALTBLUT: Ah ok, but Destiny's Child they are also good Girlpower role models!
Zara: YEAH, Girlpower!
KALTBLUT: You're a young female artist, do you think you must prove yourself double, just because you're a girl and that people underestimate you because you're young?
Zara: In general, yes. But you know in the music industry it's fifty fifty. You have the same chances wether you're male or female. The problem as a female artist is, there is this pressure and that focus on the looks, instead of your work. It seems always more important how your hair looks.
KALTBLUT: You and your videos are very stylish! Who is your "style idol" and who is you favourite designer, if you have one.
Zara: Rihanna! On one day she is a town boy and the next day she is all ladylike with very long hair, you know. She doesn't care, she does what she wants.
KALTBLUT: Yeah and she is a fashioncdesigner too, is that an option for the future for you too?
Zara: Yes and a good one. I have my own little Capsule Collection in collaboration with H&M, to support the album, for my fans. But for the future, why not, when I have more time!
KALTBLUT: After the concert, Aftershowparty, or Netflix and chill?
Zara: After the show? Definitly Aftershow Party
KALTBLUT: And at the weekend?
Zara: Then Netflix and chill, I love Netflix!
Never Forget You
KALTBLUT: "I Would Like" is one song from the new album, what would you like?
Zara: I would like? Oh, that's a good question. SUN! I would like Sun and to go to a lake, YEAH I really wanna be at a lake with sun, now.
KALTBLUT: You met and worked with a lot of famous people. Who turns your fan girl modus on?
Zara: BEYONCÉ!
KALTBLUT: Of course Beyoncé!
Zara: Yeah, she is everything!
Do not miss Zara Larsson live in Cologne – 14.06. 2017
01 – What They Say
02 – Lush Life
03 – I Would Like
04 – So Good (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
06 – Only You
07 – Never Forget You (feat. MNEK)
08 – Sundown (feat. Wizkid)
09 – Don't Let Me Be Yours
10 – Make That Money Girl
11 – Ain't My Fault
12 – One Mississippi
13 – Funeral
14 – I Can't Fall In Love Without You
15 – Symphony (feat. Clean Bandit)
Get the album here: Spotify or iTunes
Out – 17.03.2017
℗ 2017 Record Company TEN, exclusively licensed by Epic Records,
a division of Sony Music Entertainment
H&M is proud to reveal a collaboration with Zara Larsson, one of Time Magazine's "30 Most Influential Teens of 2016", with the release of her first full-length album later this spring and an exclusive capsule collection
I'm so happy to be working with H&M on this collaboration. I've always loved the brand, they're fun and accessible to all kinds of girls which are key elements for me, plus the team is so fun to work with! I can't wait to share what we've been working on with you!
The collaboration also includes an exclusive capsule collection developed by Zara Larsson together with H&M´s design team. By mixing edgy streetwear and glamorous stage-wear the collection reflects her personal style.
The capsule collection will be available in selected stores and online from May 18.


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Salt-free bread, the staff of life
Salt is hiding everywhere. And it's lurking in foods you eat often that don't taste that salty.
One of the most significant sources of sodium in our diets is bread. Most bread has between 170 and 250 milligrams of salt per slice. If you have a bagel at breakfast (500 mg), a sandwich with two slices of bread (400 mg) for lunch, and a roll for dinner (200 mg), you will have consumed more than half of your recommended sodium intake for a day. Too much salt increases your risk of high blood pressure and heart and kidney disease.
Take care of yourself with the following tips to reduce salt in bread, bagels and rolls.
Shop wisely and read labels. Bread varieties vary a lot. Choose those with less sodium, like Ezekiel's whole grain bread, Sarah Lee 45 calories bread, or Energy Foods' gluten-free low-sodium breads.
Try "Sandwich Thins" type breads. Since they are thinner than regular bread, they are usually lower in sodium.
Use corn tortillas for a lunch wrap. They contain only 5-10 milligrams of sodium each.
If you buy bakery bread, which does not have a nutrition label, ask if nutrition information is available. If not, ask the bakery staff to request it from their vendors.
Buy small, snack-size bagels instead of the regular, big ones.
Make biscuits or muffins using low-sodium baking powder or low-sodium baking soda. You can find this at most health food stores, online or in some grocery stores.
Try baking your own low-sodium bread.
Making bread is fun and easy, and all you need are a few simple ingredients. Even if you only make your own bread occasionally, you will cut a lot of sodium from your diet when you do.
Here's a quick and easy recipe using a fast-rise method. Watch the rising time carefully, since yeast works quickly without salt. On a warm day, this will take less time. Bread has risen when it still has a rounded appearance.
Salt-Free Bread
2 ½ -3 cups unsifted flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 package dry yeast
1 cup very hot water
1 tablespoon oil
Mix 1 cup flour, sugar, and undissolved yeast in large mixer bowl. Add very hot water and oil and beat 2 minutes at medium mixer speed. Stir in the remaining 1 ½ to 2 cups flour until dough is no longer sticky. Turn out on lightly floured board and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Put dough in a greased bowl, then turn to grease the top of dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 30 minutes. Fold dough down – don't punch it. Shape into a loaf and put in a greased loaf pan for sandwich bread, or on a greased cookie sheet for a French-shaped loaf. Cover with a clean cloth and let rise another 30 minutes, or until doubled. Check often. Bake in a 400-degree oven for about 30 minutes or until done. Remove from pan or sheet and cool on wire rack.


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Surnames and Family Research Forum Archive
Re: John Carter Diamond
In Response To: Re: John Carter Diamond ()
Good work, Tony! I thought I would post the census information here so that anyone else researching the Diamonds could read it.
1870 Census Madison, Cumberland Co., VA
Another possible child is living next-door
1880 Census Randolph Magistration Dist, Madison, Cumberland Co., VA
George seems to have married a third time ca. 1886. Here he is with his third wife:
1900 Census Randolph, Cumberland Co., VA
1900 Census Dist 9, Chesapeake, Elizabeth City, VA
Here is Rev. Diamond's younger half-brother in 1910.
1910 Census Madison, Cumberland Co., VA
I believe this is probably George's widowed third wife Catherine. You will notice that her son
Ernest is the same age as the Ernest above.
1910 Census Curdsville, Buckingham Co., VA
1920 Census Fredericksburg City, Spottsylvania Co., VA
John C. Diamond Head Owns a House M Mul 42 married b. VA Father b. VA Mother b. VA Occu: Minister Gospel
1930 Census Norfolk (Independent City), VA
Here is Georgia Welman.
I believe they owned either a dulpex, or a building with an apartment, of some sort, inside. In 1920 & 1930 a part of the house has been rented out.
1900 Newark Ward 6, Essex Co., NJ
1910 Census Dist 21, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY
General? Work?
1920 Census Dist 6, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY
In the rented space -- same address
1930 Census Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY
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Evelyn, this website mentions your father, Rev. John C. Diamond, and his first wife, Theresa.
What a wonderful man.
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Houston asks oilman to help with hard choices after Harvey
Sun., Oct. 8, 2017
HOUSTON – As Houston confronts the immediate and long-term crisis created by Hurricane Harvey, it's turning once again to an oilman.
The choice of former Shell president Marvin Odum to advise the mayor on storm recovery efforts reflects Houston's history as a Texas oil town, long before it became the nation's fourth-largest city with a sprawling mix of skyscrapers and multiethnic strip malls on the Gulf of Mexico.
Several oil companies are headquartered in Houston, and oil money helped build its downtown, its priciest neighborhoods and its cultural centers.
One of the biggest challenges facing Odum, a native Houstonian, in his job as recovery officer will be pushing Houston away from its roots as a city that's long chosen development over conservation, paving over critical wetlands to make way for new buildings. Some advocates working on those causes wonder whether someone from the city's most powerful interest can get leaders to make better choices for the future.
"The decisions that Houston makes about how it develops in the future are going to be decisions that affect businesses, and I hope that a businessman can make those tough calls," said Brian Zabcik, an advocate at the group Environment Texas.
Houston has flooded each of the last three years, and while Harvey caused unprecedented damage in many neighborhoods, storms in 2015 and 2016 also displaced people and destroyed hundreds of homes. And Houston's proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, combined with the effects of climate change, make it a certainty that life-threatening weather will remain a threat.
The problem has worsened because Houston lost a third of its wetlands in the last three decades, reducing places for rainwater to settle before flooding.
In announcing Odum's appointment, Mayor Sylvester Turner acknowledged the city has to change how it develops and that it has to invest in mitigation projects that could cost billions of dollars. He said he hoped Odum would help create change and not just produce "a report" telling him what to do.
"There will be another storm. That is very, very clear," Turner said. "The question will be whether or not we will take advantage of this moment to put us in a better position for the next storm that certainly will come."
Turner cited Odum's experience at Shell, where he worked more than 30 years and rose to president of the Dutch conglomerate's North American operations.
Odum led Shell through a disaster of similar magnitude, the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, when an offshore rig owned by BP exploded and killed 11 people. Millions of gallons of oil spewed into the Gulf for 87 days, destroying wildlife and disrupting the lives of thousands of people along the coast. The U.S. government ordered a moratorium on deep-water drilling in the Gulf for six months, shutting down a major element of Shell's business.
Under Odum's leadership, Shell sent its experts and equipment to help respond to the spill, said Bill Tanner, the company's former head of media relations. Shell was among the first companies to be allowed to resume deep-water drilling almost a year after the spill.
Tanner said he watched Odum meeting with several executives of rival oil companies before they testified before Congress about the spill, in a hearing carried on national television. He said he saw Odum's efforts to "bring down tensions" between the executives with a low voice.
"He brings a calming influence to otherwise chaotic situations, and he does so with a great deal of decorum and tact," Tanner said.
Turner said Odum was preparing to start a new business venture when he called asking for help, and that Odum put aside that venture. Odum will not receive a salary in his new position. He has an office at City Hall and is already taking meetings with city departments and officials from other agencies, including John Sharp, who was appointed the state's recovery czar.
At the news conference announcing his appointment, Odum stood to Turner's side and deferred to the mayor on most questions. He declined an interview request from The Associated Press, but in written responses to questions sent by email, said he was working "nearly around the clock" already.
He says that while the city already has "very strong capabilities," Harvey has presented challenges on a "vastly different scale."
Odum said Houston's most immediate challenge include removing debris piled on neighborhood lawns across the city, repairing infrastructure and making sure recovery money goes to "building a more resilient Houston that can better weather future natural disasters."
He did not specify how the city would accomplish that. But people who have studied Houston's flood control system – a network of bayous and reservoirs that are meant to drain a city built on flat terrain – say much of it is decades old and in dire need of expansion. City and county officials have also talked about buying out homeowners in areas that are especially prone to flooding.
"These are not easy choices and it will be critical to include a broad spectrum of interests," Odum said.
Houston and the rest of the Texas Gulf Coast are expected to receive tens of billions of dollars in federal disaster funding, with more help coming from state government and nonprofit groups.
But how that money is spent and whether city officials can affect change remains to be seen.
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Hydrophilic cloth set from Cam Cam Copenhagen. Nice practical size of 70 x 70 cm.
The hydrophilic cloths are easy to take with you (light weight) during fun visits and outings and can be used as: after bath towel / shower, play mat (beach or picnic), bed sheet / blanket for the crib or crib (or as a bed) burp cloth for under the head so that you do not have to change the entire bed immediately), cuddle cloth, wrap, for in the maxi cosi and the car seat, in the pram, over the changing mat, during feeding and even as protection against the sun / wind in the pram. Indispensable!
About CamCam Copenhagen:
CamCam designs beautiful products for babies, children and adults. The brand is characterized by high quality and beautiful timeless prints. French romance combined with Japanese patterns and Scandinavian simplicity. Sarah Giese Camre has been designing the beautiful collection since 2012 with the aim of creating a peaceful harmonious environment for babies and children. In addition, they certainly do not forget the environment. CamCam is a GOTS certified company and all textile production is produced in GOTS certified factories.
Brand: Cam Cam Copenhagen
Dimensions: 70 x 70 cm
Material: 100% organic cotton (GOTS certified)
Available in: various colors
Also available: matching products from Cam Cam such as changing cushions, music mobiles, duvets and more ...