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Self moving in Oregon
Self moving in Oregon is one of the best activities that you can take part in. Considered as one of America's most storied state, the state represents not only a different kind of physical frontier but also a state with diverse cultural communities in the world. Or instance, it boasts of an environmentally friendly atmosphere with beautiful mountainous landscapes.
But when moving to Oregon, you will realize it is not just the physical features that make up OR but rather the moving companies in Oregon. The state is endowed with some of the top movers in OR.
Some of the self moving companies in the state include Hurricane Movers Inc that has over 35 years of expertise relocating individuals and businesses within the state. For anyone seeking to find online auto shipping companies and movers, you can visit Vaulines.com for your upcoming moving needs.
Having an understanding of the available moving companies in Oregon is not the only requirement when it comes to finding a household, commercial or truck rental company in Oregon.
It is also important to have in mind the various tips that will help you locate the best moving company in OR. One way through which you can find the best moving company in Oregon is to always look for a moving estimate.
Moving estimates of the companies that you intend to hire the moving services from can be found online. For instance, in Oregon, Beverton Oregon Move and ApartmentsStores.com will help you find competitive moving estimates from the several pages that they avail on their sites.
There are also a large number of estimate links that offer you an opportunity to fill out the simple forms and also learn more about the companies by clicking some of the banners on the website.
Each of the movers that are listed on the websites will assist you with anything that you will need ranging from the smallest homes to the largest apartments and business offices. There are also phone numbers that enable you to get in touch with the customer care agents of the moving companies.
Another moving tip is to seek companies that are licensed, bonded and insured to offer moving services. This will help take care of your security needs and prevent you from constantly worrying about what might happen to the items that you intend to move.
In order to ensure that you get the best moving company, consider getting multiple residential quotes from various listed companies. In addition, hire only from companies that try to ensure that their customers get only high quality services.
Find out the type of methodology that the moving company uses to move its items. Different companies use different methodologies when moving items.
It will be important to find out whether the company has a defined policy for handling the most delicate items. You would not want your items to be destroyed, would you?
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Grasses, Shrubs, Flowers, and Trees of the Basin
Count the insects feasting within a prickly poppy.
Listen to the Jeffrey pines swaying in the butterscotch wind.
--Geoffrey McQuilkin
No matter where you wander in the Mono Basin you will probably run into sagebrush, for it will grow in a variety of habitats and elevations shunning only the most extreme of both. This pungent shrub is well adapted to extreme cold, heat, sunlight, and drought. Sagebrush defines the sagebrush scrub, the most dominant plant community in the Mono Basin, and the most widespread desert plant community in North America. Within the sagebrush community you will find a surprising variety of plants and animals: bitterbrush, desert peach, blazing star, sage grouse, sage sparrows, kangaroo rats, chipmunks, mule deer, black-tailed jackrabbits, coyotes, and the occasional wandering mountain lion. Sagebrush grows slowly, reaching about 2-4 feet in height, though some old stands of sagebrush have topped 7 feet. The native Paiutes used sagebrush leaves to make a tea to treat a variety ofailments, and it was hung outside of dwelling places to discourage unkind spirits.
South of Mono Lake lies the largest single stand of Jeffrey pines in the world. If you stick your nose within the furrowed bark you may smell butterscotch, pineapple, or even vanilla depending on your preference. During calm mornings and evenings the sweet fragrance of Jeffrey pines hangs in the air. Related to ponderosa pines, these trees grow large and straight with a thick crown. Valued more for their lumber than their aesthetic presence, Jeffrey pines were heavily logged both during the gold mining heyday of Bodie and more recently under the management of the Inyo National Forest. Though nearly all the big trees have been cut and the forest is crisscrossed by old logging roads, you can still enjoy this stately forest along with its associated community of sagebrush, bitterbrush, monkeyflower, prickly phlox, lupine, mule deer, coyote and great-horned owls.
Cold, clear water spills down glacier-carved canyons and winds its way through the arid Mono Basin on its way to Mono Lake. Along these streams fed by melting Sierra Nevada snow, a variety of trees, shrubs, and herbs stake their claim. Jeffrey and lodgepole pine, aspen, black cottonwood, willow, wild rose, sweet sage, lupine, and desert paintbrush help define the riparian (stream-side) habitat of the Mono Basin. The vegetation used to grow thickly all the way down to Mono Lake along both Rush and Lee Vining Creeks until water diversions to Los Angeles emptied the streambeds and eventually destroyed riparian habitat below diversion dams. For decades the creeks were dry as diverted water flowed south to Los Angeles. Today, most of the water has returned to these creeks and you can now watch the recovery of willows, cottonwoods, pines and water-loving plants along the Lee Vining Creek Trail.
At scattered locations around the Mono Basin dense stands of pinyon pine thrive. These single-needle pines provide a steady supply of pinon nuts in the autumn feeding birds, rodents, chipmunks, and even people. A well-balanced combination of protein, fat, and carbohydrates make pinon nuts an excellent food source! Growing among the pines you may find Utah juniper, sagebrush, littleleaf horsebrush, phlox, arrowleaf balsamroot, lupine, and more. The pinyon pines are a favorite hangout for a host of birds like Pinyon Jays, Mountain Chickadees, Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers, Scrub Jays, and more.
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Today, im awake as usual at 5.30am to settle everything - sweeping, moping, washing of dirty laundries and blah blah blah.... To be frank, Im still tired.. since Friday till Sunday was going to n fro to my sis-in-law's place due to her daughter's wedding. So many things to be done n yet so little time.... With me attending to my lil one n doing other things there, was slightly chaos there.
Dian was away fr her camping during dat particular occasion. So it was just hubby, my son Danish, lil Qistina and me.
Currently, Im all done with all including cooking except for rice..hehehehe.. since Dian is at home (ponteng school as she was too tired due to the camp), will asked her to cook some rice later. My dirty laundries are all hanged and seriously, its full house today... with home clothings of 2 days, lil Qistina's clothings, Dian's camping clothes... urggghhh.... (terkial2 nak lipat later)
Right now, both daughters are still asleep.. lol. (Anak dara aper tido sampai tengahari ek...).... hehehehe.
Hub's on full shift today, so its a 9am-9pm work for him. Fil is at sil's house. Asked him to follow us back home yesterday but he doesnt want.. maybe its due to my mil is there at my sil hs. (rindu agaknyer tu).
K lah, gonna go n get ready for Qistina's normal stuffs... bath her, feed her... at least, i wont be rushing doing everything once she is really awake.. *wink wink*.
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The EUR/USD has had a rough day on today. The reason for this is that the large move in USD has created two markets: an oversold one and undersold one.
This scenario is only going to persist as long as there is no support to the entire market. If there is support, the EUR/USD can use that to take the lead. In such a scenario, the strongest support at the moment is obviously oil prices.
It is the roulette wheel that looks all happy today. One thing that is positive about oil is that it is a good chance to see how each currency performs at long term and short term levels.
The energy sector is a good bellwether for currencies. Oil has historically been known to do well at the beginning of the year. This is because oil prices rise sharply during the first quarter and fall by the end of the year.
We know that the oil industry is doing very well today. With its strong bullish stance on oil, one of the leading oil stocks today is Chevron. The company has consistently done very well in recent months, thus pointing out that the bull run on oil is likely to continue.
Since the EUR/USD has weakened to a low, the Euro has also started to weaken and this is a negative development for the USD. The downside for the USD right now is that the Euro is close to its peak of strength. Thus, the negative pressure on the currency is likely to intensify during the course of the day.
The EUR/USD is slowly sinking as the Euro strengthens. As it dives, the EUR/USD could make it to the bottom before the end of the day.
Here we can note that if the EUR/USD breaks below the 63.00 level then the European currency is likely to start rallying against the Dollar. At present, the EUR/USD has dropped below 60.00. A break below the important support line at the 62.00 level would mean that there is a possibility that the EUR/USD might jump.
Oil plays the role of the strong support for the Euro/USD right now. The recent pullback in oil prices would indicate that the oversold part of the market has bottomed out.
There are five important support levels for the Euro/USD today. The oversold parts of the market are located at 52.99, 61.64, 62.44, 62.87 and 63.00.
Therefore, the weakest support right now is probably oil prices. Although there is not much reason to take overshooting risk as a major risk, it would be a mistake to leave the EUR/USD alone at the moment.


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Some Chinook Seasons to Closeby Staff
Lewiston Morning Tribune, June 17, 2008
The amount of Idaho water open to spring chinook salmon fishing is about to shrink.
Officials from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will close salmon fishing seasons on the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River, the Snake River in Hells Canyon and the Lower Salmon River Sunday evening.
The South Fork of the Clearwater, Lochsa River and Little Salmon River will remain open to salmon fishing beyond Sunday and officials hope to keep seasons there open until July 4.
The individual fisheries are closing for different reasons. The Middle Fork of the Clearwater is closing because fisheries managers estimate anglers will have caught the state's share of chinook returning to the Kooskia Hatchery by Sunday. Most of the fish caught in the Middle Fork are from the Kooskia Hatchery.
The Snake River from Dug Bar to Hells Canyon Dam is closing because anglers there have caught and released an unusually high number of wild chinook. The state has a quota on the number of wild salmon that can be caught and released from the Snake and Salmon river drainages. Once that number is met all salmon seasons in the drainage have to be shut down. Larry Barrett, a fisheries biologist for the department at Lewiston, said the Hells Canyon stretch is being closed to make sure fisheries on the South Fork of the Salmon River and the Upper Salmon River near Stanley can continue. Those fisheries have just started and the Hells Canyon fishery has been open for more than a month.
Lastly the Lower Salmon River is shutting down because anglers there have been catching so many fish. The state and the Nez Perce Tribe split the number of salmon returning to Rapid River that are not needed for future spawning. Barrett said that quota has nearly been met and fisheries managers decided to close the lower Salmon River so the Little Salmon River can remain open. The Little Salmon River has been high and blown out for much of the season and fishing is just starting to heat up there. Last weekend anglers caught 1,700 chinook from the Lower Salmon River between Hammer Creek and the mouth of the Little Salmon River.
"The last two weeks have just been off the charts good fishing," Barrett said. "We are bumping up against our harvest share and we want to ensure the Little Salmon fishery will go for a little bit and the goal is to get that fishery to go through the Fourth of July."
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Carlow Local Authorities Arts Office goal is to create and develop a participatory and inclusive arts service which is committed to providing artistic excellence throughout the county.
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Denis Roche's Open Window project was commissioned by Carlow Local Authorities Arts Office as part of a Percent for Art Scheme for Mental Health Services users in Carlow. The aim of Open Window is to reduce the sense of isolation and to provide an opportunity for reflection and a sense of connection with the outside world.
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Cruel Barb is a one-handed sword with a bonus to attack power. It requires level 19, but may be found useful until level 30 or even beyond.
One possible replacement is Fish Gutter, which is a one-handed axe, a quest item given in Southshore after the murloc and naga quests.
The Cruel Barb drops off Edwin VanCleef in The Deadmines.
- This item is not marked as Unique. As such, it is an exceptional weapon to dual-wield due to the attack power, making it desireable for Fury Warriors, Rogues and Hunters.
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CDP community construction projects are helping Tiwi men get qualified for work in the construction industry, including gaining their Prepare to Work Safely in the Construction Industry (White Card). As part of their training, job seekers learn to operate different machinery including bobcats, tractor, and backhoe/loader in a safe environment.
CDP Supervisor, Noel Galarla said that last year the men worked on construction projects including the Women's Centre and community BBQ shelters. They also worked around the community, collecting hard rubbish and cleaning up people's yards.
With the NT Government rolling out $1.1 billion housing in remote communities, more construction jobs will become available. The Government are committed to employing locals to renovate and build new homes, and manage housing.


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My first blog post when I started at the Centre for Journalism was titled 'Radio is dead'. Something that I'd heard numerous times, yet something that I just will not accept. During my introduction to that blog post in January last year, I explained how radio content is actually gaining more demand than ever before, but it is the way that we listen to it that is changing dramatically. Well, this year, a key aspect of radio has died. Global radio, which owns various commercial brands including Heart, Capital and Smooth, announced in February that they would be networking their breakfast shows.
What does this mean exactly? Well, if you switch on Heart Breakfast in Kent you will wake up to James and Becky presenting a show tailored especially for the area, with an emphasis on local news, travel and events. If you tuned into Capital Breakfast Glasgow, you would have heard Des Clarke chatting with his local audience. Instead, a new single national breakfast show will now replace them on each station. On Monday, the new national Capital Breakfast Show with Roman Kemp will begin. It will be broadcast in all locations that Capital currently reaches across the UK but will be broadcast from London – losing that slightly more local feel. Meanwhile, only nine local Drivetime shows will remain, from a previous 14.
Heart will follow suit later on in the year. Their current 22 regional breakfast shows will end, and, in their places, a single breakfast show will begin, covering England, Scotland and Wales. A total of ten Drivetime shows will remain on Heart, out of a current 22, and will cover larger areas. All local and regional weekend programmes on all brands, including Smooth Radio, will also be replaced with national programmes provided instead.
Of course, these stations were never completely local; they were always commercially focused. That is the whole reason that Global not just survives but strives. Yet they had a local aspect and they reached a local audience who tuned in for that specific reason; to get their local presenters, talking about local news, local travel and local events. Global has said that they will be still providing local news content, however these newsreaders will be focused in the larger hubs – and may be more out of touch with individual local areas, especially compared to the current news teams.
Global's radio stations reach over 25million listeners each and every week and the changes are being made in a hope to be able to compete more strongly against stations such as BBC Radio 1. Whilst I believe that these changes will deeply impact the reach that Global currently has within local communities, it will be interesting to see how their audiences react to the new national breakfast shows. Capital's National Breakfast show starts this Monday and it will be interesting to see people's opinions, ahead of similar changes for Heart and Smooth later this year.


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So we are in a series called, "R.E.A.L.". R.E.A.L. is an acronym for Relevant Engaging Authentic Life. If you wanna turn to Acts 1, we'll begin there in a moment. This week is called, "Authentic Witnesses", so this is the third week. We talked about relevant fishermen, we talked about engaging influences. This week, "Authentic Witnesses". In this message, I'm simply trying to get you to tell the truth about what's already happened in your life. And that is you've met Christ, I just want you to tell someone.
So we're gonna talk about being authentic witnesses, alright? Acts 1, look at Acts 1:4. "And being assembled together with them..". I should've explained a little bit. This is right before Jesus ascends. This is the 40 days after His resurrection. This is the 40th day. And He ascends, and then for ten days, they're praying. And then, the Holy Spirit came. So, on the 40th day, so: "Being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father..". — again, that's the coming of the Holy Spirit: "'Which,' He said, 'You've heard from Me. For John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.'"
Then, still, they got off-track a little bit. "Therefore when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, 'Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?' And He said to them, 'It is not for you to know,'" — now, that's a pretty amazing thing, that still goes for today, by the way. "'It's not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. But,'" here's what I'm trying to tell you is what He says to 'em: "'You shall receive power,'" I want you to notice those words, underline them. You shall, not you might, but you shall. You're gonna get it. You will: "'Get power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. And you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.'"
Okay, so what He's saying is, listen, when I'm telling you there's no doubt about it. When the Holy Spirit comes you, when you're baptized in the Holy Spirit, you will receive power. Not some will and some won't. You will receive. Dunamis is the word here, where we get our word dynamite. You will receive explosive power, but notice what He says: "And you will be witnesses..". — please see the word BE. You will be witnesses. He didn't say, "You will do witnessing". You will be a witness to Me.
Now, the question is, are you a witness that talks or not? Because you are a witness. If you've met Jesus, something's happened, you're a witness. But can we get you to tell anybody about it? Or are you gonna take the fifth? But you are a witness. Okay, so since I'm telling you, you are a witness, 'cause Jesus said, "You shall be witnesses". You will be. So, here's point number one. What is a witness? What is a witness? Since you are one, what is one? Alright? Here's my definition: A witness is someone who has seen and heard something, and communicates his experience accurately. A witness is someone who has seen and heard something, and communicates his experience accurately.
Now, this seen and heard, you're not even gonna believe how many times it's in the Bible, and I don't have time to show 'em, all to you. But I wanna show you a few, and I want you to see some amazing people in the Bible who were just witnesses. This first one's gonna shock you. The Son of God Himself, when He came to this earth, was a witness of what He had seen the Father do, and what He'd heard the Father say. In John 3:31-32: "He who comes from above..". That's Jesus, John the Baptist is talking about Jesus: "Is above all, he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all. And what He has seen and heard, that He testifies".
I just wanna show you how powerful a witness is. Jesus is a witness, and He came and testified, He told people what He'd seen and heard, and it changed the world. The shepherds were witnesses at Jesus' birth. Luke 2:20. "Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen..". — the disciples of John were witnesses, they came and they said, "John wants to know, are you the One"? Jesus said to 'em, Luke 7:22: "Then Jesus answered and said to them, 'Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard.'"
The disciples of Jesus were witnesses. After the resurrection, they — Peter and John heals a man at the temple, at gate Beautiful, and then they beat 'em, and then they tell 'em, "You stop testifying". Think about the word testify, when you go to court. Testify. Y'all stop testifying. This was their answer. Acts 4:20. "We cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard". I wish every Christian felt that way. I have to talk about what I've experienced. The greatest apostle who ever lived, Paul, was just a witness. When he's conveying how he got saved, this is what he says. He says that the angel said to Ananias, who said to him then, Acts 22:15: "For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard".
And then, John, who's writing later in life, in 1 John, the other apostle had already died, and he writes this to kind of set the record straight, because what had happened was they were beginning to say things like, "Well, Jesus didn't actually come in the flesh, but this and this and this," and I don't have time to go into all the Gnosticism that was going on at the time, but this how he starts 1 John. 1 John 1:1-3. "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and our hands have handled, concerning the life was manifested, and we have seen and bear witness". We're witnesses 'cause we saw it: "And declare to you that eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us — that which we have seen and heard, we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. And truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ".
Okay, their witness was so strong, because they were saying, "Guys, we saw Him. We heard Him". Now, what you might be thinking is, "Well, I wasn't alive at that time". But listen to me, I was in a motel room when I was 19-years-old. I had been addicted to drugs, and I'm telling you, I saw Him, and I heard Him, but not in the natural. But my life was changed. So I'm a witness, because I had met Him. And you've met Him too, if you're saved, and you've talked to Him; you've heard Him. You've seen His glory, you've seen what He's done.
See, I think sometimes that the world is throwing out our witness, because we're not testifying about what we personally have seen and heard. You know, if you do that in court, it's called hearsay. It's also called inadmissible evidence. How many Christians are going around, testifying about what others have seen and heard, instead of what you have seen and heard? Think about, again, we're talking about being a witness. Okay, so let's say today, after the service, you go out to eat with your family or friends, and you come out of the restaurant, and you're standing there, and everyone's talking — you just happen to look, and you notice the light changes, you see that the red light changes at the intersection, and a car comes through, and hits another car. And you see it, and you saw what color the light was.
And then, the policeman actually comes and he y'all are there, like, trying to "Well, is everyone okay"? And the ambulance comes, okay. Everyone's okay. But you stick around, 'cause you wanna make sure — and then the policeman comes over and says, "Did anybody see what happened"? And you say, "I did". "Well, I'm gonna need you to be a..". — okay, so if you have to go court, 'cause one says the light wasn't red, and the other one says it was — okay, if you have to go to court, let me just ask you a question. You're gonna be a witness now in court. Are you gonna have to go to automotive school? So you can testify about cars and brakes and — are you gonna have to — is that what they want you to tell? Are you gonna have to go to red light school? What do they want you to do? They just want you to tell, that's right, what you saw and what you heard.
Now, we can get better at it, we can learn, but what I'm trying to tell you is there's a story that you could share five minutes after you get saved. And no one would even have to tell you to tell it. I have a friend who's a pastor now who got saved trying to commit suicide. He was going to put his head in an oven. Now, here's the part of the story you need to know. He was stoned at the time, and it was an electric oven. But he stuck his, he turned the oven on, put his head in the oven, it got hot, he started thinking about how he didn't wanna go to hell, and he gave his life to Jesus. Some people had been telling him about Jesus, and so, he got saved. Instantly, he wasn't stoned anymore.
He got so excited, and that night, his friend comes over to party, and he says to 'em, "I'm not partying anymore; I got saved". And the guy says, "Well, how did you get saved"? He says, "I'd like to get saved, too". True story: this guy says, "Come here; put your head in the oven". He turned the oven on. "Feel how hot that's getting? You wanna go to hell? Alright, pray this prayer. Jesus, come into my heart". He led the guy to the Lord, never been to seminary. Because he told what personally happened to him. It's the most powerful story you have, what personally happened to you. You can be a witness.
Here's number two. A witness doesn't argue. Now, this is really important. You don't have to argue with people when you're a witness. You just tell 'em what happened to you. My story, you know, my story, I was, drugs, you know? Debbie and I went back to our high school reunions. I don't remember if it was our ten or 20th one, but this lady came up, and she'd been drinking, And she's like, "What have you been doing"? And you know, she's just... you know, so I said to her, "I'm a minister". She — "You don't mean like a minister in church, do you"? I said, "Yes". "You're a minister"? I said, "Yes". She said, "Weren't you a drug dealer in high school"?
I just shared my story; here's what I'm telling you: I don't have to argue. As a matter of fact, you can't argue with my testimony. You can't argue with it. You can go to my hometown and talk to people who knew me before, it's verifiable. You could go to the police station, and there's a record of it. Now, listen to me carefully on this, alright? We get so hung up on the person's actions, or the person's beliefs. We argue with 'em about politics, we argue with 'em about whatever drinking or they're, you know, married or not, or living together, or this or that. We argue about all these things, when Jesus died for that person. And the most important thing to tell 'em is that Jesus loves 'em, and wants to change their life. Don't get caught up, you follow me?
So I'm gonna give you some real wisdom here, I want you to remember this. In other words, I am not shocked when people sin. That does not shock me. If you notice, it never shocked Jesus. He wasn't shocked when the woman was caught in adultery, like, "You mean humans do that"? It didn't shock Him. It didn't shock Him when the woman had five husbands. None of this shocked Jesus. The reason is because God understands that, He knows we sin, that's why He sent Jesus to die for our sins.
So you might even write this down, just never forget what I'm about to tell you, okay? This is why you shouldn't get shocked when a sinner sins, okay? Dogs bark, cats meow, sinners sin. That's why they're called sinners. Okay, let me make it even more plain. Hunters hunt, liars... golfers... yeah, I said that one time. Yeah, did you say — I said lie. That's true, but it's not the word I was looking for, okay? Hunters hunt, golfers golf, sinners sin. Somehow, we expect them to know the rules, but we didn't know the rules.
I remember the first time I went overseas, and some places overseas are not like this, some are still like this, to this day. The Philippines is still like this to this day, we were there a year or so ago, Debbie and I. And you pull up to an intersection, and there's like four lanes, but there's six cars, and four mopeds. Right? And you'd think, why do you even have lines? That people don't stay in the lines, they go all over the place. Well, the first time I was in another country where they did this, I was just — people just whizzing by and just like six cars in four lanes, going down the road.
They weren't staying in their lanes at all, and I remember saying to the missionary, "I bet you have a lot of car wrecks over here". He said, "We don't have very many car wrecks at all". And then, he said, "Do you know which country is number one in car wrecks"? America. And I got thinking about it, you know why? Because we expect you to stay in your line. Right? In other countries, they don't expect you to stay in the line. They know you're not gonna stay in the line, so they're watching for you. If someone comes in our lane, we're just shocked. And we're offended if they get close to the lane. Stay in your lane, stay in your lane, stay in your lane. You were coming into my lane, I saw you. And then, when we go by, we give 'em the look, right?
That happened to me one time. I give this guy the look, and then a little while, my cell phone rings. This guy said, "Pastor Robert, did I do something wrong"? Not supposed to give church members the look. Here's the reason I'm not gonna argue with a sinner about politics. Because that's not what matters right now. What matters is did you know what Jesus did for you? You follow me?
I was getting my haircut one time, and this was years ago, and there was this young lady cutting my hair, it was in January, and she started talking about her boyfriend, and she was telling me that they'd live together. I didn't go — you know, you're not married? You live together? Do you know that's adultery? You know, I didn't, because she doesn't know. Paul said, "I would not have known not to covet if the law hadn't told me not to covet". I wouldn't have known. So that's not the issue.
So I didn't say a word. She's talking about that they live together, and then she talked about how they got really drunk on New Year's Eve. And she said, "And then the next day we started talking about we didn't want to live that way, we didn't wanna get drunk like that anymore". So she said, "So we started going to church". And she said, "We've been coming to your church for a couple of weeks now, and we really like, you know, your preaching". And I said, "Well, that's great".
We kept on talking, and then I said to her, "Has anyone ever told you how you can be saved"? We're just talking, and she said, "No". She said, "I thought you got saved by going to church". I said, "No, that's not it at all. It's good to go to church," and then I just explained it to her, in about five minutes, the gospel. Tears started welling up in her eyes. And I said, "You can be saved right now". And she said, "I want to". So I led her to the Lord, right there in the salon. Then, her boyfriend got saved. Then, they got baptized. But I didn't say one thing to her about them living together and getting drunk. That's not the issue. Are you following me? That's what Jesus died for. He'll take care of all those things.
So I just want you to know that a witness is someone who's seen and heard something, and experienced something, and he accurately tells us about it, and a witness doesn't argue, he just tells his story.
And here's the third thing I wanna tell you, witnessing is fun. It's just fun. It is a lot of fun to just share with people what God's done. And just be open, and whenever God says to do something, you know? I remember one time, I was standing in line at the restaurant, and it was one of those where you didn't give your credit card to the server, it's where you took your ticket, and you went up, and you paid at a cash register, you know, to go out. And I was just standing there, waiting to pay, and there were three or four people in front of me, three or four people behind me, and I'd step up, and they stepped up, and then when I handed the guy my bill, and the credit card, when I handed it to him, I just had this thought come to my mind.
And he wasn't even looking at me, he just kinda took it like this. Just took it. And I just said to him, "Would you like someone to tell you how to be saved"? Now, I normally don't start with that when I'm witnessing. But it just came to my mind, and I said, "Would you like someone to tell you how to be saved"? He went like this. "Yes, I've been reading the Bible for three months trying to figure out how to be saved". And I said, "I know, I know how to be saved". And I shared with him, he called someone else to take the register. I found out later he was the owner of the restaurant. We stepped over to the side. He calls his wife over then, I share with both of 'em. Both of 'em accepted Christ. Just like that; that's fun. That's fun.
So I'm telling you, you are a witness, because you have seen and heard something. If you've accepted Christ, you've experienced something. You're a witness. I'm just trying to get you not to take the fifth. I'm just trying to get you to tell people your story. And if you tell 'em your story, you never know what's gonna happen. So I brought everyone at every campus, I brought you a gift today to remind you to tell people your story, but it has a little twist to it, so those of you that are ready to pass 'em out, every campus, start passing 'em out right now, so we're gonna do it as quickly as we can. What you're gonna do is probably get a little cup. In that cup, you'll get it at the end of the aisle if you're on the end-aisle, is a lead fishing weight, alright?
So I want you to take out one lead fishing weight, one for you, alright? And then, pass it down to the next person. Alright. So probably everyone's gotten their lead fishing weight. If you haven't gotten it, it'll still come around. But I wanna tell you why I'm giving this to you, okay? Many of you are thinking, well, he preached a message a few weeks ago about fishing. This is to remind me to be a fisher of men. That's not why I'm giving it to you, alright? It is a lead fishing weight, alright? The reason that I gave this to you is because many people have told me that they don't witness unless they feel led. So I want you to put this in your pocket, or your purse, and the next time you think about witnessing to someone, I want you to reach into your pocket, feel lead, and then go ahead and witness.
I'd love for you to get one of those little lead fishing weights, put it in your pocket or your purse. I know it's a play on words, but every time you think about whether you should witness or not, just reach in your pocket or your purse, feel lead, and go ahead and witness. Here's the reason why. We don't have to lead people to Jesus. We just simply witness. We tell people what we have personally seen and heard, and the more we witness, the more people come to Christ. Pray about it. This week, will you be a witness to someone?


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Event is in its 11th year
The Freestore Foodbank held its 11th annual Hunger Walk and 5K Run Monday to benefit nonprofit agencies of the Freestore Foodbank.
The race began at 9 a.m. Monday at Sawyer Point; more than 5,300 people turned out to support the cause.
First man to cross the finish line was Jacob Hanser, of Falmouth, and the first woman to cross the finish line was Pauline O'Brien, of Montgomery.
Organizers of the race said the event provides more than 275 nonprofit agencies -- including food pantries, soup kitchens, elder and childcare facilities, shelters and community centers -- an opportunity to raise money for their food operations.
The registration fee from one participant will provide about 75 meals to a local service, agency and to hungry adults and children throughout the community, organizers said.


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London nanny murder suspect says co-accused beat victim
LONDON: A man on trial over the murder of a French au-pair in London claimed Tuesday his co-accused beat the victim with such ferocity that she struggled to walk.
Ouissem Medouni is accused of killing 21-year-old Sophie Lionnet, who looked after the two children of his partner Sabrina Kouider.
On the second day of his testimony at the Old Bailey central criminal court, Medouni recounted an incident when he was woken up by the nanny's screams.
"She was in the kitchen sitting in a corner and Sabrina was hitting her with an electrical cable," he told jurors.
Medouni said he stopped his partner attacking Lionnet, who had worked for the family since December 2015, and took the nanny to a bedroom.
"She was not well, I was in shock as well. She couldn't walk properly," he said.
The defendant told jurors he thought the incident took place on September 13, a week before Lionnet's charred remains were found on a bonfire tended by Medouni.
He told the court he chose not to phone a doctor after Lionnet was beaten because he did not want the authorities to become involved and possibly take the children away.
"I needed to get fresh air and get out from this mad house. It was too much," said Medouni, who went for a walk and returned to the family home after Kouider phoned him crying.
He testified to finding Lionnet in the bath and his partner kneeling beside her, "very emotional, crying".
"I was in total shock when I saw the bruises. When I think about that this is where I really should have done something," he said.
Lionnet's cause of death is unknown due to the attempt to dispose of her body, although a scientist found she suffered bruising, and fractures to her sternum and ribs between 36 hours and three days before dying.
She is also known to have sustained a fractured jawbone within hours of her death.
Both Medouni and Kouider deny murder and have pleaded guilty to trying to conceal Lionnet's body.
Prosecutors argue the pair tortured the au-pair and subjected her to interrogations, which have been broadcast in court.
The trial started on March 19 and is due to continue until May 11.


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Once again winter has returned. We had a little more snow at the weekend, with some very frosty nights, and today it has started snowing again…
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Pre-heat oven to 180°C/350°F.
Melt 25g/1oz butter in a small pan, add 2 peeled and sliced apples and 1 to 2 tbsps brown sugar (depending on how sweet your apples are). I also added some cinnamon and vanilla. Cook gently until just starting to soften, then place in an oven-proof dish.
Whisk together 2 eggs, 5 tbsps milk, 2 tbsps sugar and 6 tbsps self-raising flour. Pour batter over apples and bake in the oven for 20 minutes, until golden and puffy.
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Fall Showcase is a hit in Lousiana and Mississippi
The first two stops on the SPPA Fall Showcase this week were big hits with both suppliers and distributors. A fantastic selection of exhibitors, informative speakers and great distributors all combined to make the shows a tremendous success. The third and final stop of the Fall Showcase tour is Sept. 6 in Birmingham, Ala.
Linda McMahan with Bag Makers, MAS, had high praise for the shows. "These are by far the best shows I've ever been a part of in Baton Rouge and Jackson," she said.
Tim Hennessy, with Concepts & Associates and the current president of SPPA, attended the show in Baton Rouge. "SPPA has laid great ground work here," he commented. "I've seen a lot of new faces and everyone is very complimentary of the show and so appreciative that we're here. The attendance and enthusiasm was more than any of us expected. I hope we can make this an annual event." When the Fall Showcase wraps up in Birmingham over 250 distributors will have attended the three-day tour.
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Notre Dame fixing souvenir cups
Win one for the spell-checker. Notre Dame has said the "Figthing Irish" souvenir cups will be fixed before the next home game on Sept. 21. Souvenir soda cups sold by Notre Dame during its game against Temple said "FIGTHING IRISH" on them instead of the team's properly spelled nickname.
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5 reasons 3D printing isn't quite ready for prime time
If there was any doubt Wall Street is warming up to 3D printing it was extinguished last week when Citi analyst Kenneth Wong initiated coverage of 3D printer manufacturers Stratasys and 3D Systems, at the same time expressing in a client note that he believes the market for 3D printing equipment and services will triple by 2018.
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In May, the U.S. Senate passed the so-called Marketplace Fairness Act, which would require online retailers to collect sales taxes for their customers' state and local governments. While the bill still faces an uphill battle in the House, many brick-and-mortar retailers are already celebrating the advent of America's Internet sales tax.
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Bobblehead promos lead to attendance jump
A new survey by The Wall Street Journal shows that Major League Baseball teams that gave away bobblehead products to fans this year increased their attendance by an average of 4.8 percent on the days of the promotions. In fact, teams like the Seattle Mariners and the Cincinnati Reds increased their attendance for bobblehead giveaway days by more than 40 percent.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — What started as an online sale, turned into a street fight, and a teenager is now facing serious charges.
Police said the teen set up the transaction, only to 'snatch a wig' without paying.
Usually when you say your wig is snatched, it's a good thing meaning extreme excitement. But that was not the case last month when wig-maker Madison Lee literally had her wig snatched away while selling one to a teen she met online.
"She grabbed the wig and then drove off," Lee said.
The person allegedly snatching wigs during the hair heist is 18-year-old Danahja Henderson, seen in her mugshot no longer with the wig.
But weeks before, the same hair Lee was selling is the same hair Henderson was wearing on social media.
Lee said this theft was a jab to her, both personally and professionally.
"That's my money, but it's also a passion of mine, and it's like for you to do me so low down and dirty like that, it makes me want to stop, but I can't because I love doing what I do," Lee said.
Making matters worse, it's alleged that Henderson was riding with several other girls and an unbuckled toddler inside the car as the car sped away with Lee being dragged.
Fortunately, Lee wasn't seriously hurt.
Lee never got the wig back and said she's chalking this up as a life lesson.
"Just watch your surroundings and just also have someone in your company when doing business," Lee said.
Henderson will soon have her own business to attend to when she heads to court next week. She is charged with theft of merchandise and robbery.


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AI-Enabled Clinical Virtual Assistant – A HIMSS Technology Update
AI-Enabled Clinical Virtual Assistant – A HIMSS Technology Update
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Attend this webinar to meet…Graffiti. An AI-enabled clinical virtual assistant.
GE Healthcare and Roche are dedicated to bringing you the digital and AI technology solutions that bring efficiency and insights for decision making, that help you keep your focus right where it's always been: On your patients.
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- How a clinical virtual assistant with AI-enabled skills may help simplify access to patient data and inform critical thinking from a mobile device
- Clinician use of conversational voice or text to ask for the data you need, when you need it, as designed to help streamline clinical workflow
- New ways to help clinicians increase situational awareness, especially as they care for patients susceptible to deterioration
- Strategies for helping the care team maintain patient context collectively, in near real time
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Bryan Cobb is the Partner Lead for the GE Healthcare - Roche partnership program in Acute Care. With GE Healthcare's in vivo patient monitoring and Roche's in vitro diagnostics expertise, the team is developing novel digital CDS tools, AI-derived cognitive agents, and predictive analytics that aim to help clinicians identify patient deterioration sooner while improving cognitive burden, patient outcomes, but most importantly, save lives. Dr. Cobb obtained a Ph.D. in Medical Genetics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and completed an American Board of Medical Genetics post-doctoral fellowship at NIH (National Human Genome Research Institute). He is a board-certified diplomat of the American College of Medical Genetics & Genomics.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday file an affidavit to substantiate the case against Tom Moyane, whom he suspended as commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS), his spokesperson said.
Ramaphosa had missed the Friday deadline to submit the document, causing major discontent from Moyane's legal representative.
"We had communicated with Moyane's lawyer and the presiding officer regarding the extension of the deadline. We had requested an extension because the document that was being compiled is quite comprehensive and lengthy," said Ramaphosa's spokesperson, Khusela Diko.
"The extension that we requested was up to today [Wednesday], so we will be filing the affidavit today," said Diko.
Ramaphosa suspended Moyane on March 19, accusing him of contributing to the "deterioration in public confidence at SARS and public finances being compromised".
He is facing 12 charges of misconduct and violation of his duties and responsibilities as commissioner of SARS.
The inquiry probing Moyane's misconduct would be chaired by Advocate Azhar Bham.
READ: Moyane lawyer slams president for failing to abide by deadlines
Moyane's lawyer, Eric Mabuza, lamented the delay by the president, saying the ball was now in his court. Moyane has maintained his innocence, and initially challenged the fairness of the inquiry.
He challenged the technical aspects of the process such as that evidence would be submitted in writing. He wanted to make oral presentations instead.
According to the disciplinary hearing's terms of reference, oral evidence would be heard only at the panel chair's discretion.
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Manchester United take on Newcastle United in a midweek Premier League clash at St James's Park on Tuesday, 12 January.
Where to watch live
Kick-off is at 7:45pm GMT. Live coverage of the match is available on BT Sport 1.
Newcastle are struggling in the Premier League and their poor run extended to the FA Cup. The Tyneside club lost 1-0 to Watford on January 9 as Troy Deeney's goal before the game saw Steve McLaren's side get knocked out of the competition.
The last time the Magpies faced United saw them settle for a goalless draw at Old Trafford. Newcastle, who are without a win in their last five matches, which includes four defeats, will be looking to avoid another loss against the Red Devils.
United come into the fixture after a narrow 1-0 victory over Sheffield United helped them progress further in the FA Cup. Louis van Gaal's side were struggling to create regular chances as a late penalty allowed Wayne Rooney to convert from the spot kick in the stoppage time.
The visitors have two consecutive wins and started 2016 on a brighter note with two wins from two matches. United will be hoping to extend their winning streak when they take on Newcastle on Tuesday evening.
Betting Odds (888Sport.com)
- Newcastle United to win: 19/5
- Draw: 27/10
- Manchester United to win: 7/9
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- Last Result: Watford 1-0 Newcastle United
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- Last Five: W W D L L
- Last Result: Manchester United 1-0 Sheffield United
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- Injured: Fabricio Coloccini, Jack Colback, Vurnon Anita, Papiss Cisse, Mike Williamson, Massadio Haidara, Rolanda Aarons, Tim Krul, Gabriel Obertan, Steven Taylor, Emmanuel Riviere, Curtis Good
- Doubtful: N/A
- Suspended: N/A
Possible XI: Elliot; Mbemba, Lascelles, Dummett, Janmaat; Sissoko, Tiote, Wijnaldum, Thauvin, De Jong; Mitrovic
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- Injured: Bastian Schweinsteiger, Phil Jones, Nick Powell, Marcos Rojo, Antonio Valencia, Luke Shaw
- Doubtful: N/A
- Suspended: N/A
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Dumpster Rental in Jackson, NJ
The Best Rolloff Dumpster Rental Prices in Jackson NJ For Construction or Residential Dumpsters
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To Help answer any roll off rental questions you may have we've put together this Guide to Renting a Dumpster, we hope you find if helpful:
- Choosing The Best Dumpster Size For Your Project
- Understanding Dumpster Rental Prices in Jackson
- When Do You Need a Dumpster Permit & When Don't You
If your construction or home remodeling projects need a junk removal solution in Toms River area, look no further than Jux2 Dumpster Rental roll off rental service. We will remove that unsightly mess to restore order in your home in Jackson. Our service is an economical and eco-friendly way to dispose of all your clutter.
we specialize in one thing: delivering your dumpster safely, quickly, and with affordable, competitive pricing. If left on your property, it would ruin the view and restrict your space. We will offer you the right dumpster to help restore order and cleanliness in your property at prices that won't hurt your pocket.
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At Jux2 Dumpster Rental, we help our customers decide the right size of their particular needs. We don't want our customers to pay for the cost of a large dumpster when a smaller container at a lower price would do the job.
At Jux2 Dumpster Rental, you can choose from 10-yard, 20-yard, 30-yard and 40-yard roll off roll off rentals. You can estimate the right size of dumpster that you need by the type and scope of the project you are doing and the kind of trash you are discarding. Our dumpster pricing depends on the volume of trash, the types of the waste materials, and their weight.
Small Room Clean-outs and Remodels: 10-15 Cubic Yard Dumpsters
Our 10 to 15 cubic yard dumpsters are the smallest units we have. Each of these relatively small dumpsters can take in all the junk in your room, basement or small garage.
Full Floor Clean-outs and Flooring Removal: 20 Cubic Yard Dumpsters
The 20-yard dumpster is usually the prime choice for trash roll off rental since it holds up to 4 tons of debris (about ten pickup truck loads of "stuff"). It will be enough for removing all sorts of trash in your yard, wooden deck panels, and floor tiles.
Major Residential Additions and Commercial Office Clean-Outs: 30-40 Cubic Yard Dumpsters
The biggest container bins we have are our 30 to 40 cubic yard dumpsters. You can use them when building an addition, creating new construction or cleaning out an office building.
Call us today at 732-313-0359 so we can show you how to determine the right size of your particular needs.
What Our Customers Have to Say
What Prices Should I Expect to See for Dumpster Rentals?
When looking for the best roll off rental service in Jackson consider the kinds of scrap materials that you are disposing of and the project you are undertaking. The pricing is affected by several factors with size of the dumpster being one of them. The shapes and weight of the items to be disposed of will also have a bearing on the price of the roll off rental. We urge all our customers to invest some time into gathering the information that we'll require to provide a price quote.
If you have hired the services of a contractor for your home project, he should be able to estimate the volume of rubble the project would generate and determine the right size of dumpster needed to dispose of the debris. If you are in business with a construction company, they can tell you the amount of waste that might be generated.
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Dumpsters for Specific Materials
We encourage you to stay in touch with our representative at Jux2 Dumpster Rental. Aside from the rental fee, you have to have a budget for the county or city landfill fees as well as permits. By using our roll off rental, you may have to contact the concerned local authority to see if you need to pay for permits and county or city landfill fees.
Should I Get a Permit for Dumpster Rentals?
You've decided on the type of roll off rental service to get from Jux2 Dumpster Rental. This is just for your peace of mind to assure yourself that you are not violating anything with your disposal of a big volume of trash.
Under normal circumstances, local authorities won't require you any more to secure a permit if the dumpster will be parked on your own property. Also, most local authorities will require a permit to be obtained before this service is delivered. So if you want us to place it in your driveway or on the front lawn, you can save some a few bucks.
While participating in roll off rental and having it placed on your personal property is one thing, if you plan to put it in the street, you'll need a permit. On certain occasions, or during days when there is scheduled street cleaning, local authorities allow dumpsters to be placed on the street even without permits.
When you need to rent a construction dumpster in Jackson, give Jux2 Dumpster Rental a call at 732-313-0359. We can provide you with the roll off rentals that will handle any big or small project.


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The Los Angeles Lakers go into the 2018-19 season with the NBA's most interesting roster for those who like to play mix-and-match with lineups.
LeBron James, of course, drives a lot of that intrigue. He has spent most of his 15-year career as a point guard who is listed at small forward, who sometimes plays power forward and shooting guard and center. The only job LeBron hasn't taken on yet is that of the sixth man.
But after the Lakers acquired LeBron this summer, their subsequent additions combined with their existing talent made for a curious collection of players.
Brandon Ingram, Kyle Kuzma and Lance Stephenson are three more Lakers who can realistically play up to three positions.
JaVale McGee is an athletic freak who is talented enough to be a starting center in the league, but still would give plenty of coaches pause with his infamous mental mistakes. Josh Hart had a solid rookie season for L.A. and followed it up with a great summer league, but he's a wing player on a team loaded on the wings. So how much do those two get on the court?
Then there's the point guard situation.
One year ago, the Lakers took Lonzo Ball with the No. 2 pick in the draft and made it clear that he was meant to be the face of the franchise's future. Even when Lonzo struggled shooting the ball, when he was benched for the entire fourth quarter of some games, and when injuries limited him to just 52 games last season, Lonzo remained L.A.'s starting point guard.
It was reported even before LeBron joined the Lakers that he wanted to get away from playing de facto point guard so much, therefore his arrival didn't necessarily mean Lonzo's days as L.A.'s point guard were over.
But the Lakers' signing Rajon Rondo made things complicated.
A four-time All-Star who has led the league in assists three times, the 32-year-old Rondo is still one of the best point guards in the league. Last season with the New Orleans Pelicans he was mostly quiet, but then broke out during the playoffs, averaging 10.3 points and 12.2 assists per game and helping the Pelicans upset the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round before falling to the eventual champion Golden State Warriors.
Rondo reminded the basketball world that he's still a game-changer and still has a lot left in the tank.
When Rondo agreed to join the Lakers on a one-year contract worth $9 million, it gave L.A. three of the best passers on the planet: Lonzo, Rondo and LeBron. The latter two are actually two of the greatest passers the sport has ever seen.
So assuming LeBron sticks to his plan, who is going to be the Lakers' starting point guard?
Here's how Rondo and Lonzo stack up.
Prolific scoring is not part of the scouting report for Rondo or Ball. The book on Lonzo is that he's a willing shooter who too often misses the mark. The book on Rondo is that he avoids shooting whenever possible because he's made peace with his weaknesses.
Ball scored 10.2 points per game as a rookie, connecting on 36.0 percent of his field goals, 30.5 percent of his three-pointers, and 45.1 percent of his free throws. While normally the free throw shooting would be most alarming, Ball only attempted 1.4 free throws per game. Whereas his 5.7 three-point attempts represented more than half of his shot output, so his lackluster long-range shooting was a running story line throughout the season.
Everybody had theories on what Ball should do to fix his shooting issues. Some said it was his form, some said it was a lack of confidence, some said it was simply a slump that would fix itself in due time. He's only 20 years old and going into his second NBA season, so it's not like he's settled into being whatever he's going to be as a pro.
Rondo, on the other hand, is what he is at this stage in his career. He's 32 years old, entering his 13th season in the league. He's a career 46.3-percent field goal shooter, 30.9 percent beyond the arc, and 60.4 percent at the line. He rarely shoots threes (1.2 attempts per game) and is sometimes cautious to a fault when it comes to pulling the trigger as a shooter.
The strength of these two point guards is their passing and ability to run an offense.
Ball is a brilliant passer. In his one season at UCLA, he led all NCAA Division-1 players with 7.6 assists per game. Last season, he finished second among NBA rookies with 7.2 assists. He had two triple-doubles, and nine double-doubles with points and assists. There's a reason Lakers president Magic Johnson is so enamored with Lonzo; he really does have that proverbial third eye when it comes to playmaking.
Rondo has that same vision, but his is just a bit better. Chalk it up to experience having been in the NBA much longer, but Rondo is a mastermind at not only making great passes, but also manipulating defenses and orchestrating offenses to get his teammates in the spots he wants to make those passes. Rondo had two triple-doubles and 17 double-doubles (points and assists) last season. He also had two games of 20-plus assists.
If Ball is a passing prodigy, Rondo is an established genius.
Advantage: Rondo
By all statistical measures, Ball is a better defender than Rondo.
Last season, Ball averaged 1.7 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, compared to 1.1 steals and 0.2 blocks for Rondo. For his career, Rondo averages 1.7 steals and led the league once with 2.3 steals per game, but in recent years he has not been as prolific in his thievery.
Ball posted 2.5 Defensive Win Shares and a Defensive Box Plus-Minus of 2.5 last season, while Rondo recorded 1.7 and -0.7 in those advanced categories.
Rondo is known for his long arms, but he stands just 6'1″ and is mostly limited to defending other point guards. Ball, at 6'6″ and with room to get stronger, can potentially defend up to three positions.
The Lakers are going to be built around LeBron, and the idea of building a team around a specific player is to play to his strengths and hide his weaknesses.
Given that LeBron will turn 34 years old this season and is going into his 16th pro season, his defense can only be expected to continue to decline. That means L.A. needs to put defenders around him, ideally the kind of long, energetic defenders who can keep up with high-powered offenses like the Warriors and Rockets. Ball fits that profile.
Advantage: Ball
There is already a traveling circus element to these Lakers, and Rondo and Ball each have a hand in that perception.
Rondo has a history of clashing with teammates and coaches, dating back to his time with the Boston Celtics — you can read all about it in Ray Allen's book From The Outside. It's no coincidence that he's now on his fifth team in the five years since Boston first traded him.
Lonzo Ball is by all accounts a great teammate who doesn't rock the boat … but of course he arrives at the boat with LaVar Ball, his controversial father. One player's carnival-barker relative should not really be a problem for a professional sports team, but such is the media climate in 2018, where LaVar is a topic the Lakers constantly have to address.
Durability is a concern with both Rondo and Lonzo.
Rondo has missed significant time in recent years with a variety of injuries, while Ball missed 30 games of his rookie season with a knee injury, then had minor surgery on his knee this summer. It's too early to call Ball injury-prone, however.
The obvious edge in experience goes to Rondo. He has more than a decade under his belt in the league. He's won a championship and played in over 100 playoff games. He's played with everyone from Kevin Garnett to Dirk Nowitzki to Anthony Davis. Lonzo plays with a veteran savvy uncommon for someone his age, but he's really just getting started and there's a lot he hasn't seen that he can only learn with time.
Another thing to consider is the contract situation.
Rondo is in L.A. on a one-year deal. It feels like an experiment, given that he hasn't been with any of his last four teams for more than one season — not to mention this entire Lakers' season is taking on a trial-and-error vibe. Ball, meanwhile, is still on his rookie contract and could potentially be with the Lakers until 2022 before he becomes an unrestricted free agent. With the Lakers having made a bigger investment in Lonzo, it would make sense to give him the keys to get his chemistry with LeBron, Ingram and Kuzma flowing sooner than later, because that's the team's core for the next few years.
Advantage: Ball
Final verdict: Lonzo Ball
For a team that is trying to win right now, Rajon Rondo would seem like the better option at point guard. He's a championship-experienced veteran who runs an offense better than anyone in the NBA and gets the ball where it needs to be. He also steps his game up in the playoffs to another level.
Lonzo Ball seems like the better option for a rebuilding or rising contender situation, with his age and inexperience and the fact that he's still working out the kinks in something as basic as his jump shot.
But for these Lakers, the right call is to start Ball, while making sure to give Rondo enough minutes to keep him engaged and motivated.
With LeBron on the team along with scorers like Ingram, Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Michael Beasley, there shouldn't be much pressure on Lonzo to score. He can focus on doing what he does best, and if the jumper starts to fall, that's a bonus.
Rondo, a veteran who is aware of his place, hopefully won't be too salty about coming off the bench. So far he's saying all the right things, but you never know how a career-long starter will react when he's actually not in that role anymore. Assuming he's of the belief that finishing is more important than starting, the Lakers would be smart to have Rondo on the floor in high-pressure, crunch-time situations later in the game — particularly in the postseason.
Rondo may very well be the better overall player right now, but Lonzo is the better option for L.A. as its starter.
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TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TMAC Resources Inc. (TSX: TMR) ("TMAC" or the "Company") announces today that it has closed its previously announced royalty amendment and private placement with Maverix Metals Inc. ("Maverix") and received gross proceeds of US$43 million. The royalty amendment provides Maverix with an additional 1.5% NSR, and short term 0.25% NSR until the additional 1.5% royalty is registered against the property. The royalty amendment includes negotiated step down and buyback rights in favour of the Company. Please refer to TMAC's news release that summarizes the Royalty Amendment, issued on August 14, 2019 titled "TMAC Enters into a Royalty Amendment with Maverix."
TMAC Resources operates Hope Bay located in Nunavut, Canada. The property and operations are remote but not isolated, serviced by both a port and airstrip. Hope Bay is an 80 km by 20 km Archean greenstone belt that has been explored by BHP, Miramar, Newmont and TMAC over a period spanning more than 30 years. In that time, more than $1.5 billion of sunk expenditures have been spent in exploration and evaluation, surface infrastructure, and mine and process plant development. TMAC began producing gold in early 2017 from Doris, its first mine at Hope Bay, and processed gold at the Doris Plant which originally had nameplate capacity of 1,000 tonnes per day and expanded to 2,000 tonnes per day midway through 2018. Hope Bay has 4.8 million ounces of measured and indicated resources at Doris, Madrid and Boston deposits, largely within 350 metres of surface. There is potential to grow these established deposits considerably at depth, and then grow resources further through the prioritized exploration of the more than 90 other identified regional targets. TMAC has already obtained the necessary regulatory approvals for production from Madrid and Boston deposits.