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Posted by livefastpartyhard on 03/02/2010
The next few weeks are going to be pretty crazy, – theres lots of shows coming up, SXSW is happening in Texas and Jules is arriving from Australia so there will be many many adventures.
Here's my calendar of events for the next month or so:
6th March – Blacklisted at the Cakeshop
7th March – Copeland farewell tour with I Can Make a Mess Like Nobodys Business, Person L (Kenny from the Starting Line!!!) & Deas Vail at the Bowery Ballroom
8th March – The Ataris at Webster Hall
9th March – Useless ID, Smartbomb, Money/Paper/Hearts & Lugos at Party Expo
12th March – Alkaline Trio, Cursive, the Dear & Departed at the Nokia Theatre (still not 100% sure on this one, it depends how much money I have left)
16th March – God Loves a Challenge (feat. the singer from Armor for Sleep) at Webster Hall
17th March – FLY OUT TO AUSTIN, TX FOR SXSW!!!!!!!! hopefully make it in time to see Trash Talk
18th March – SXSW – Artery Foundation free show – Evergreen Terrace, Breathe Carolina, A Skylit Drive, I See Stars & more; Full Metal Texas day party – Darkest Hour, Iwrestledabearonce, Iron Age, Your Demise, Lions Lions & more
19th March – SXSW – Heavy Hitter Showcase at Emos – Lions Lions, Acaro, We Are the End, Defeater, Legend, Mychildren Mybride
20th March – SXSW – Alternative Press Party – Sum 41, Never Shout Never, Circa Survive, the Rocket Summer, Title Fight & more
21st March – SXSW
22nd March – fly back to New York City
25th March – Chronic Youth Pary at Union Pool
26th March – United Blood Festival in Richmond, VA -Alpha and Omega, Backtrack, Cruel Hand, Death Threat, Donnybrook, Dryspell, Mother of Mercy, Paint it Black, Title Fight, True Colors, War Hungry, Wasted Time
27th March – United Blood Festival -Blacklisted, Bracewar, Cold World, Concrete Reality, Fire & Ice, Foundation, Free Spirit, Harms Way, Madball, Maximum Penalty, Mind Eraser, Naysayer, Rival Mob, Steel Nation, Swamp Thing
30th March – Jaguar Love at Brooklyn Bowl
2nd April – The Bronx at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
This time next month I'm pretty sure I'll be very tired and very broke but it will all be worth it!

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I'm not quite old enough to have experienced the whole Pac-Man phase - was born three years after it first came out? - but I'm no stranger to the game. I played it many, many times in arcades growing up, and I've since played it plenty of times online. Pac-Man's one of those games you're going to experience eventually no matter what you do or where you go.
There was always one problem, though: you always had to play the same damn levels over and over. Time to remedy that problem? Yooooou betcha, and that's just what World's Biggest Pac-Man does.
Predictably enough, World's Biggest Pac-Man is still Pac-Man. You need to gather all the little pellet thingers while avoiding the ghosts. Easy peasy.
The name change comes with one rather massive addition, however: World's Biggest Pac-Man is a sort of Pac-Man MMO, in that players can create and submit their own Pac-Man maps. What's more, every map is sewn together in a massive web, each new map accessible at the sides of the previous map, so you can conceivably play Pac-Man all day long and not see the same map twice. It's a really neat idea - though the quality of your experience is often dependent on whomever's map you've found.
Like the original Pac-Man, World's Biggest Pac-Man features controls that aren't as tight as you'd probably like. Pac-Man is in constant motion unless he hits a wall, and though you'll usually make corners, there are odd occasions where Pac-Man will refuse to obey. All part of the fun, I guess.
It's Pac-Man. Hasn't changed, probably shouldn't change. (I don't like the attempts to modernize Pac-Man and the ghosts in newer incarnations. They just don't look right.)
Wakka wakka wakka!
Challenge Rating
On average, World's Biggest Pac-Man is a teensy bit easier than a normal game of Pac-Man, simply because you have four escape routes to use if the ghosts are incoming. You could pass from one side of the screen to the other in the classic game, true, but the ghosts could always follow. Less problematic here.
That said, World's Biggest Pac-Man's difficulty really depends on the map. Most, like the one I did of Dragomir above, are on par with the old game. (Actually, I'd say Dragomir's a bit tougher than average. I didn't put any power dots near the center. Give it a try here.) Some, on the other hand, are disgustingly hard...
... while others are stupidly easy.
Poor trapped ghosts.
You still need to be good at Pac-Man to survive in World's Biggest Pac-Man, of course, and you'll get lots of practice to that effect - just don't expect to beat every map. It's probably grown hopelessly huge by now.
World's Biggest Pac-Man is, in the end, just a new version of Pac-Man. If you like Pac-Man, you'll like this website. If not, there are plenty of other ghosts in the sea.


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Towers Watson and EMB, a property & casualty (P&C) consulting and software company, announced today the signing of a definitive agreement for Towers Watson's acquisition of EMB's worldwide operations. The completion of the transaction, expected over 60-90 days, is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
"The EMB acquisition furthers Towers Watson's strategy to serve clients with increasingly sophisticated risk analytics and consulting solutions," said Patricia L. Guinn, global leader of Towers Watson's Risk and Financial Services segment. "The two companies share traditions of professionalism, service quality and innovation, and we look forward to EMB joining the Towers Watson family."
The acquisition will allow for an expanded range of risk modeling software solutions for Towers Watson's clients. EMB's suite of innovative P&C software tools includes software that helps insurers all over the world in such important areas as financial modeling, pricing and reserving. The suite includes EMB Igloo, EMB Emblem, EMB ResQ and others.
EMB's software expands current Towers Watson's financial modeling software offerings, including RiskAgility, MoSes, Simulum and Pretium.
EMB was founded in 1993 in the U.K. as the first actuarial consultancy dedicated to P&C insurance and the development of high-performance actuarial software. Its core expertise in non-life insurance analytics has since expanded to other areas, including business consultancy, marketing sciences and enterprise risk management. EMB will become part of Towers Watson's Risk Consulting and Software practice


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Cherries in Brandy Recipe
Author: Valerie Pearson Date Posted:19 March 2017
Makes 6 x 250ml jars. Ingredients:
- 1 Kg Cherries.
- 350 grams caster sugar, more or less.
- 700 ml brandy, more or less.
- Prepare your 250ml jars and lids by sterilizing them in boiling water for five minutes.
- Wash your cherries, remove the stems but do not pit them.
- Place your Cherries into your jars, packing them in well, but not squashing any of the fruit.
- Evenly distribute the sugar between the 6 jars of cherries. This is about three table spoons of sugar each.
- Top the jars up with brandy, leaving a head space of one cm. Clean the rims of the jar, to ensure you get a good clean seal and cap with your sterilized lids.
- Process your filled jars in a boiling water bath for five minutes.
- Alternatively, if you did not pre sterilize your jars and lids, process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.


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Phone: 775-277-2966 | Mo. - Fr. 8:30am - 5pm PST
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Glass molds are made from ceramic so they can go right in the kiln with your glass pieces. They can be used again and again. The same molds can also be used for clay.
Important:You need to use Glass Separator on your molds so the glass does not stick to them. Kiln wash is a possible alternative, if that is all you have on hand. However kiln wash is less finely ground, so it tends to stick to the glass and can be hard to scrape off.


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I'm in the middle of a campaign to raise money to record my first EP of all original songs. Would you make a donation?
Let's connect! Come like and follow my Facebook page and find me on Instagram.
Let's go be brave!
I'm in the middle of a campaign to raise money to record my first EP of all original songs. Would you make a donation?
Let's connect! Come like and follow my Facebook page and find me on Instagram.
Let's go be brave!
The moment I saw her I knew she was the one for me, even if it took me two weeks to introduce myself to her.
It was Sunday morning at the Memorial Road Church of Christ. She was sitting two pews in front of me wearing her perfect blue dress and that awesome white hat. Seriously? Who wears a hat to church anymore? If I wasn't already smitten, the hat sealed the deal. I was red hot in the face and as nervous as a turkey at Christmas, but I mustered my courage. As soon as worship was over (and yes, I admit my heart was probably not engaged in worshipping God that morning as it should have been) I made my move. I quickly slid around the long pew in front of me and, acting like I was totally calm cool and collected, I introduced myself to this incredibly beautiful girl.
Her smile was like a vanilla ice-cream cone on a hot summer day, the perfect cooling agent for my nerves on fire. When she spoke she was as kind and as warm as I had hoped she would be in my day dreams. Oh, but her eyes. Oh my, when her sea blue eyes became fixed on mine I think I saw right into her soul and completely melted right there. Okay, maybe that's romantically exaggerated a little, but there was something about her, something real, something that connected deep inside me and gripped my heart with a grip I knew would not let go any time soon.
From the beginning we have claimed that God gave us each other. We claimed this when we were dating and we still claim it today. Our relationship has always been held together by this belief, that we were meant to be together because God meant for us to be. That may sound crazy and unrealistic and even overly-romanticized to some, but to us it's been the constant and foundational truth for our marriage over the last two decades. She was a gift to me, and I to her. (No doubt I got the better end of the deal in this arrangement.)
Do we ever argue and fight? Absolutely. Do we ever differ in opinion? Of course. Do we ever have difficult and challenging times? No doubt! But our marriage is based on more than temporary feelings and emotions. Our marriage is rooted in and based on a single promise that we made to each other on December 28, 1996 when we promised that we would stand by each other through everything life throws our way, no matter what. Steadfast love and faithfulness till death was our promise, sealed by the covenant we initiated on that day with each other and with God, who is the great giver of everything good and holy. To verbally initiate our promise before others, during our ceremony we recited the words Ruth spoke to Naomi when she promised to stay with Naomi and the Israelites rather than go back to her people in Moab. (Ruth 1:16-17):
"Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me."
During our wedding ceremony I also sang a song to her. I looked into her heart-gripping deep sea blue eyes and sang words that described my love for her, my dreams for our future together, and my desire for God to be at the center of it all. It was how I knew to express my heart to her, through song. So I did. I sang the words of my heart. The song may be a little cheesy to some, but I don't care. They were my words. And they are still my words after all of these years. We are living the adventure together with God and I could not be more grateful.
I am The Luckiest Man Alive because I have Aime as my wife and my best friend. I know many guys claim that title, but they are just wrong. I am. (And I mean no offense to every other woman in the world.) I cherish my life with her and our children, and I pray for many many more years with her by my side…till death do us part.
(Below is an actual video recording of my singing Aime's Song to her during our ceremony many moons ago. It was recorded with a big VCR type camera, before GoPros and iPhones were even a dream. I recently paid someone to make our VCR tape wedding video into a digital file, something I should have done years ago when the tape was still in decent shape. Even though it's rough, you'll get the picture. One thing we always get a chuckle over is my best man Rich standing there holding the microphone. What a good friend…and mic stand.)
The really rough and pitchy audio recording below the video was recorded on our Gateway computer, using the computer microphone and the sound recorder that came with the computer. I typically recorded music late at night with the tools I had, mainly just to get songs down and filed so they wouldn't be forgotten…as if this song will ever be forgotten;-). Don't miss the air conditioner turning on right at the end of the recording! I told you, it's rough.
One might think I get my guitar out on occasion and sing this song to my bride, you know, when the moment is right: anniversaries, Valentine's Day, etc. You can think that.)
Aime, oh sweet Aime
The love I found in you
You're everything I hoped for
My dream has come true
Sharing happiness with someone
As wonderful as you
Is a gift I'll always treasure
A blessing made for two
I know it won't be easy
Every hour of everyday
But this covenant I make with you
Means I'm here and I will stay
A lifetime of unity
One body with one heart
What God has brought together
No man can pull apart
Don't be afraid of tomorrow
Our father's already there
Let's walk in faith together
He will keep us in his care
And as we live this new adventure
He'll be with us all the way
Cause the promise made between us
Is first made with him today
Aime, oh sweet Aime
The love I found in you
You're everything I hoped for
My dream has come true
Oh I promise I will love you
Forever, through and through
You're a gift I'll always treasure
A blessing made for two
Oh I promise I will love you
Forever, through and through
You're a gift I'll always treasure
A blessing made for two
Words & Music by Lee Langdon
© 2002 Langdon


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Fort Shaw Indian Boarding School (Montana)
United States American Indians Montana Indians of Montana Fort Shaw Indian Boarding School (Montana)
Fort Shaw Industrial Indian Boarding School opened in 1891. It was discontinued 30 June 1910, due to declining enrollment.
In 1904, it had a famous girls' basketball team that barnstormed its way to St. Louis playing basketball and performing, and won the "World Championship" at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
Some of the existing records of the school are at the National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver). The records in that collection include:
- Registers of pupils, 1892-1910
- Sanitary Reports, 1894-1899
- Roster of employees, 1891-1910
The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Fort Shaw Indian Industrial School. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the school, as well as the pupils at the school. However, they are recorded on the general population schedules, not the Indian Population Schedules. They are recorded as District 215, Fort Shaw Indian Industrial School, in Cascade County, Montana.
Microfilm copies of ...Narrative and Statistical Reports... for the Fort Shaw Boarding School, 1907-1910, are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Roll 53, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City (their microfilm number 1724271).
A census for Fort Shaw School was taken in 1910 as part of the Annual Indian Census Rolls. This roll has been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of their Microcopy Number M595, roll 161. A copy of this record is also available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their microfilm number 576850). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription web site.
- American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998.
- Hill, Edward E. (comp.). Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981.
- Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. Available online
- "Accompanying Pamphlet for Microcopy 1011", National Archives Microfilm Publications, Appendix.


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Application Deadline: March 8, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.
Maximum award: $2,500
The Project Grant for Artists supports creative projects throughout Maine, assisting artists with the creation of new work and the continuation of existing arts programs. Projects can be in any artistic discipline and on any scale.
No match or nonprofit affiliation is required.
The funding cycle for this program is July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. Funds will not be available until after July 1, and cannot be spent for activities outside the funding cycle dates.
Guidelines - PDF
You are eligible to apply if you meet all of the following criteria:
- Have resided full-time in Maine for at least one year immediately prior to the application deadline.
- Will reside full-time in Maine throughout the project period.
- Are at least 18 years of age or older by the application deadline.
- Are not a student enrolled in a degree or certificate-granting program.
- Are in compliance with final reports required for any previous Maine Arts Commission awards received.
Please log into our Grants Management System. Your account is free and you can browse grant guidelines and requirements for all programs without applying. Your account also gives you the ability to add your entry to our Artists and Organizations Directory and to post press releases and events to this site's news and calendar sections.
Agency staff are always here as a resource for you. We recommend contacting the correct staff person a minimum of two-weeks prior to submitting your application.
For general questions about the application or review process please contact Kathy Ann Shaw, Senior Director for Grants and Arts Accessibility, at firstname.lastname@example.com or 207-287-2750.
For specific questions about the Project Grant for Artists please contac the appropriate agency staff person based on the discipline of your application.
- Craft and Visual Arts applicants: Julie Horn, Visual Arts Director at email@example.com or 207-287-2790.
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The Anuak trace their origin to the country of Dimo of the Shilluk; they were led northward and eastward by Gila, a mythic hero and brother of Nyikang, whom they call Akango. Gila was regarded as a powerful chief but not really a king; it is his grandchild, Cruvai, whom the Anuak consider their first sovereign.
One day, two Anuak women caught a large fish, which on being seized turned first to a snake, then crocodile, and then man. This river-man was taken to the house of Gila, where he stayed until he had gotten the younger daughter of Gila with child, when he went back to the river. She gave birth to Ucoda, who returned to his father in the river. Later, she brought forth Cruvai, also by the river-man, afterward recognized as the first king of the Anuak. Cruvai married his sister and sired a boy and a girl, whose descendants, for they too married, became the Anuak people. Soon there appeared from the river a mysterious stranger, Ucoda; he brought with him the Ucok and Gurmato necklaces, part of the insignia of royalty, and Cruvai gave him his daughter Kori Nyairu in marriage. See also: Nyikang.
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|2016 Honda Pilot
|2016 Toyota 4Runner
|280-hp, 3.5-litre, V6
|270-hp, 4.0-litre, V6
|13.0 city / 9.3 highway*
|Fuel Economy (L/100 km) – AWD
|14.2 city / 11.1 highway
|2,268 kg
|Maximum Towing Capacity
|2,268 kg
|8 passengers
|Maximum Seating Capacity
|7 passengers
2016 Honda Pilot vs 2016 Toyota 4Runner
If you're in search of a new car and you're considering an SUV, you have a lot of options. While there are quite a few vehicles to choose from, the Honda Pilot has consistently been one of the most popular models in its class. We've already discussed the Pilot vs the Toyota Highlander, one of its biggest competitors; however, that is not the only Toyota vehicle that's a worthy opponent in the SUV class.
The Toyota 4Runner has also consistently been a popular choice for SUV shoppers. If you're trying to choose between these two models we'll go over the similarities and differences in our look at the 2016 Honda Pilot vs 2016 Toyota 4Runner.
The 2016 Honda Pilot and 2016 Toyota 4Runner are both powerful SUVs with a lot of capability and versatile interiors. Each model is powered by a V6 engine and can tow up to 2,268 kg with the right equipment. The Pilot and 4Runner both also have a lot of excellent available features like a rearview camera, multi-zone automatic climate control, Bluetooth connectivity, heated front seats, 20-inch wheels, and much more. So, which model is the best choice?
Key Differences Between the 2016 Honda Pilot and 2016 Toyota 4Runner
The areas where the 2016 Honda Pilot and 2016 Toyota 4Runner differ is where we can see the Pilot emerge as the superior vehicle. Though both models have V6 engines, the Pilot's engine is a little more powerful than the 4Runner's. Despite this, the Pilot is also quite a bit more efficient than the 4Runner, with better city and highway fuel economy ratings. If seating is important to you, the Pilot also has room for 1 more passenger than the 4Runner as well.
When it comes to the value of the Honda Pilot and Toyota 4Runner, the Pilot once again rises above. The Pilot has some features available across its lineup that are not available for the 4Runner, like high-tech driver assistance features. With more to offer, you'd think the Pilot would be the less affordable vehicle, however the opposite is actually true. The starting MSRP for the Pilot's base trim is $35,490 while the MSRP for the 4Runner's base trim is $43,790. Keep in mind these are just the MSRP numbers and the dealership prices will vary, but overall the Pilot is more affordable.
With more value, better efficiency, more power, and more versatility, the Pilot once again wins a matchup against a Toyota model, this time the 4Runner. If you would like to learn more about the 2016 Honda Pilot, you can find it right here at Wheaton Honda. For more information about the Pilot SUV, we encourage you to reach out to our staff here at our Edmonton dealership by filling out the form below.
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Today was an absolutely terrible day for the students of Virginia Tech and the residents of Blacksburg, Virginia. A total of 33 people died in today's shootings. Any search on YouTube will get you a video of student interviews and testimonies. The gunman was a man in his mid-20s, asian, and not a student of the University.
What makes someone do something like this? What pushes someone to the edge to the point they would go and massacre entire classrooms, killing random young adults? When I heard about this on the news this morning I was shocked and instantly tearful. Watching images of policemen carrying people out of the school, stains of blood on the floor; listening to sounds of gunshots and people screaming… it's horrifying. You would never think that something like that could happen at your campus, but it can. This could happen in any public place other than a school; a shopping center, a park, a busy street. Some people are completely irrational and throw all and any sort of logic out of the window to act entirely on emotion and out of passion. It's disgusting.
What disturbs me further is the fact that the school didn't even send out notices to the students that there was a shooter on the campus until two hours after the first shooting occurred at one of the dorms, where two people were killed. By that time, the killer had already made his way across campus to kill 30 more people. Why wasn't the school evacuated earlier? It's absolutely deplorable that it's entirely possible that 30 lives could've been saved if action was taken sooner. When asked about their decision to keep the first shooting under wraps, they said that they believed it was an isolated incident. The man came, did his business, and most likely left the campus. There would be no reason to cancel classes for the rest of the day.
Excuse me, "MOST LIKELY" are not two words I'd like to hear when concerning my safety or even my life.
"Yes, this plane will most likely stay in the air and make it to the Philippines."
"You most likely do not have cancer."
You get the idea. In my opinion, this was a very bad and fatal decision on the part of the school administration.
Besides the ranting, the fact of the matter is that 33 people lost their lives today and that's sad. I took a day off work just to pray and meditate over what happened this morning. It's impossible to predict or change what will happen in life, so you just have to roll with the punches and be grateful for things you have. I say "Go Hokies" in my title, because they need our support more than ever.
It's actually quite amazing how fast someone's life can be taken from them. Life is so precious and fragile. We're not a very durable species; at least not physically. Our organs aren't protected by a hard outer covering, our bones will become brittle and our joints will creak. Thankfully, we have logic to keep our wits about us to keep us from killing ourselves off. (Caveat: The Darwin Awards) So why do we murder each other? Is this particularly necessary? We're easily breakable enough as it is. We don't need people to go around doing that for us. Being a Christian, it's understandable that in the Old Testament, God's people were often in war and battle. However, when was the last time God spoke to you to lead people to kill others and take the promised land?
Anyway… I'm sick of murder and violence. I'm tired of all that crap. Have some sanctity and respect for human life. Get over your selfish and disposed self and learn another freaking point of view. What gives one man a right to cease the life of another human being? Ugh… this makes me sick and miserable.
Oh well, there's no use in ranting except to let off some steam. My heart and prayers go out to all of you who attend VT and the families and friends of those affected by today's tragedy.
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We can certainly agree that cannabis and marijuana, are one and the same thing. For a long time cannabis has in fact been used for its different medicinal purposes.
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The word marijuana is not something that just came to be, in fact it comes from Mexican Spanish. From there is has spread to other Spanish-speakers, and slowly found its way into English. Of course, the expansion of English and cannabis has then subsequently brought the word to many other languages as well. In Spanish the word marijuana, originally comes from two words, well names actually, Maria and Juana. These of course being female names Mary and Jane. Still, marijuana is sometimes misspelled as marihuana and marihuana, as a result of the pronunciation of the word. In the Oxford English dictionary, the term marijuana is said to come from the word mallihuan, which in the Nahuatl language means 'a prisoner'.
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For Grace Jones fans, this is a nice CD that shows Grace experimenting with various musical styles. On "Victor Should Have Been A Jazz Musician", Grace experiments with a smooth, jazz sounds. Her vocals are also nice and relaxing on the song.
"Im Not Perfect" and "Party Girl" were also two great dance songs to enjoy. This CD is one of my favorite Grace Jones CDS. Some fans may disagree because of the variety of styles and experimentation, but I like hearing Grace tackle different types of sounds. Try this CD out. It will show you the other sides to the awesome personality that is Grace Jones.
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"IMO This is one if Graces' Best albums. She for once on all her CD's sings every song with no chanting, talking (Except for Beverly Hills) or yelling! It has some great music to go with it and provide many life anthems like Scary but Fun.
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Medical innovations typically undergo extensive trials before they are approved for use in people. But sometimes such analysis isn't practical because of the risks to patients. Medical testing, for example, is rarely done in children and pregnant women due to worries about what a procedure could do to a growing body.
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Virtual technology also someday could provide opportunities for doctors and medical students to train for certain surgical procedures by seeing and feeling organs virtually while using real tools. Doctors could be able to calculate the probability of a pregnant woman having a high-risk delivery, based on synthesized, three-dimensional images of the pelvic region and fetus, researchers say.
X. George Xu leads a team of nuclear engineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., studying how radiation interacts with the human body. Computerized tomography, or CT, scans are frequently used in medicine to image tissues and bones in the body. But repeated exposure to radiation from the scans is believed to raise the risk for cell damage that may cause cancer and other health problems. Such risks also can exist for patients receiving radiation to treat tumors, for example.
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Sources: FDA; UCSF; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
In Dr. Xu's lab, virtual patients are exposed to virtual radiation in doses similar to that of a CT scan or cancer-radiation treatment. Simulating a dose of radiation is a complicated process. It involves mapping out the physics of how radiation waves travel through the body and interact with different biological substances. Bones tend to absorb radiation; fat scatters it.
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The researchers recently tested the new software, called VirtualDose, in a simulation of an abdominal CT scan of a woman in her sixth month of pregnancy. They found that although the fetus did absorb radiation, the dose was 40% less than that calculated by a more rudimentary software tool that is currently in use.
The team hopes that calculations from virtual patients will help guide doctors in targeting tumors or making clinical decisions, like figuring out if the benefits to the mother in getting a CT scan outweigh the risks to the fetus.
Dr. Xu began decades ago creating models of human patients to understand how radiation affects the body. His first-generation designs were models that could be touched and felt. They were built of substances meant to mimic biological materials and had radiation sensors embedded throughout the torso.
Karl, a faceless, putty-colored model Dr. Xu created 20 years ago, still sits on a desk in his lab. It contrasts sharply with the strikingly vivid and anatomically correct virtual patients on the computer screen nearby.
Additional work is being done at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, part of the FDA. Researchers there have created a "virtual family" of adults and children in order to study how best to implant medical devices in children, such as heart defibrillators. Defibrillators have been mainly studied for adult use, although children's heart anatomy is different from that of adults.
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Hot on the heels of their announcement that they are open-sourcing key parts of their software technology stack as part of the Managed Runtime Initiative, Azul Systems has announced their upcoming fourth generation product, Zing, a Virtualisation system for Java. Zing comprises a software-only port of Azul Systems' entire technology stack optimised for the x86 platform, and has the same capabilities as Azul's Vega-based solutions. It shares some components that have been open-sourced as part of the Managed Runtime Initiative.
Zing uses Virtualisation as a way of bypassing the limitations of the current generation of Operating Systems. This contrasts with the approach taken by the Managed Runtime Initiative, which aims to deliver enhanced interfaces across the entire system stack, including the Operating System; an effort that is likely to take several years. The Managed Runtime Initiative will doubtless have some advantages in terms of performance and scalability, but Zing can be delivered now, without having to wait for Operating System vendors to catch up.
The Zing platform comprises four main components:
- The Zing Virtual Machine
- Zing Virtual Appliances
- The Zing Resource Controller
- Zing Vision
Core to how the product works is what Azul describe as virtualising the JVM itself, something they have been doing with their Vega platform for around five years. Azul offers a JDK for a wide range of Operating Systems including Linux, zLinux, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, and Windows. Vice President of Technology and CTO for Azul Systems, Gil Tene, told InfoQ
When you execute our JDK what you have actually executed is a thin virtualisation proxy that pushes the actual solution, the actual Java stack, away from your Operating System and into a better execution stack. In the case of Vega that better execution stack was our own custom appliances. In the case of Zing that is a virtual execution stack running as a virtual appliance on x86.
The Virtual Execution Stack - the Zing Virtual Appliances - can be run on either RedHat's KVM or VMWare's vSphere Hypervisor products. According to Azul, Zing's runtime is able to scale very smoothly over a wide range, limited only by the hypervisor that surrounds the virtual appliances. So for example, on VMWare's vSphere the technical limitation at the time of writing is 8 x86 cores and 256GB memory per virtual appliance instance (and therefore per JVM). On KVM the figures are double that for each metric - 16 x86 cores and 0.5TB of memory. Both of these figures are likely to have improved by the time Zing reaches General Availability later this year.
Rounding out the product offering are two management components - Zing Resource Controller and Zing Vision. Zing Resource Controller is the system administrator tool and is designed to give a high level view of the entire Java application infrastructure. Zing Vision offers zero overhead production visibility of running Java applications. As such, when a problem occurs in production, Zing Vision provides a means of getting real information out of an application in distress without exacerbating the underlying problem. This capability has been available through Vega for around two years. Originally built as a tool for gathering statistics on running systems to guide future developments of the Azul technology stack, Tene explained that key to the way Zing Vision works is that it uses statistical information that is already available from processing occurring within the JRE. For example a JIT compiler, in order to know how to correctly optimise code, what to inline and which way to assume a branch will go, will collect information such as tick counters and hotspots about a running program. Similarly, the Garbage Collector traverses every object in memory in every cycle; it gets class instance counts, what classes are pointing to what other classes and lots of other information that is generally thrown away once the GC cycle is complete. By collecting this information Zing Vision is able to achieve its real-time profiling without adding any performance overhead (which can occur if other techniques like byte code instrumentation are used), meaning that it can be used even in production systems.
The announcement of Zing offers something of a change of direction for Azul Systems, shifting from hardware to software, as the commodity hardware players are catching up with what Azul can currently do. Tene told us that he suspects within five years Azul will no longer be selling dedicated hardware
It may sound strange but the way we've always looked at what we do at Azul is that we build a solution for Java runtime stacks, and we'll build whatever it takes to do that. For the first three generations of products we built chips to do that. And every time we looked at those chips and we designed them we asked the question, "Can we find something else that can power our solution?" and for the first three generations the answer was, "No; there are no parts to buy, there are no systems to build this on, we have to do our own". When it came to designing our fourth generation with Zing, we looked at the roadmaps from Intel and AMD and we were very happy to see that with Nehalem-EX and now Magny-Cours from AMD we will be able to run the workload that we want on off-the-shelf servers
At present Nehalem-EX systems, such as the eight-core Xeon X7560, can overlap with the smaller two configuration options for Azul's Vega-based systems - around 60%-70% of all the systems Azul sells according to Tene. He expects that by the end of 2011 x86 systems will have the same sort of capacities as Vega has now. As such Azul will not be building a Vega 4 chip, though it expects to be shipping a considerable number of Vega-based systems over the next 2-3 years.
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Matt Giacomini
lame lame lame
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Cameron Purdy
While it would be nice to have the pricing published, it would hurt Azul much more than it would help them, and that's not Azul's fault ... it's the fault of an industry conditioned to expecting ludicrous discounts on mega-bulked-up enterprise deals.
At any rate, it's great to see a healthy ecosystem continuing to thrive around Java.
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Luis Espinal
I can't stand companies that don't release pricing on their products.
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They aren't catering to small companies or hobbyists. Azul systems are very expensive... and you really get what you pay. Lame is not a word I'd use with Azul to be honest.
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Charles Humble
Will soon be taken over by IBM or Oracle...
Magnus Eriksson
I have always been impressed by there technology but also known that "special purpose hardware" never will sell outside a small group of customers with thick wallets and special needs.
Sadly enough it will be almost equally hard to charge a high price for this kind of software platform (today it is even hard to charge premium for an application server) so it makes a lot more sense to sell it to a middle ware vendor like IBM or Oracle that can improve the value of there offering with it.
If Azul on the other hand open sourced (or dual licensed) the product and instead made money on services around it I believe they have a fair chance to be successful.
Lets see what way they will choose....


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A LARGE collection of animal grid copy puzzles / pictures for children! Grid copy puzzles require children to copy the pictures square by square, making sure the resulting copy picture is identical in size and shape to the original. This takes some thinking, concentration, and careful pencil control.
This collection features various kinds of animals (74 in total). Price: $3.70.


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Whether you are an executive, a hipster or a blogger, you need a profile picture that represents you and your brand. You don't want your first impression to be that out of focus picture that you took on New Year's Eve. Truthfully, a selfie just won't make the professional impression that you need.Make a statement with a polished and professional image.
Darrin needed a corporate style headshot.He nailed the CEO look with his sharp suit accessorized with cufflinks and a strong watch. Prepare for a successful session by paying attention to details.It's really not possible to photo shop a belt into your belt loops and not having one severely limits the poses. Just assume that your whole body will be in the whole photograph.Bringing more than one will allow your photographer to coordinate the right look for you. And it's so obvious but often overlooked- please sleep well the night before, drink plenty of water and avoid alcohol. Eat healthy and think positive things the day of the session.
When you book your headshot session with your photographer, talk about your business and the purpose of the headshot. Be able to describe the look you want in three words. Darrin's words are corporate, CEO and successful. Know what media platforms you will be using the images for so that your photographer can shoot to the correct format. You may want a traditional pose for LinkedIn and a more casual, inviting look for your blog.
Not everyone loves to be in front of the camera but everyone loves to look good. Your photographer will pose and light you in ways that make you feel foolish but will make you look good. Don't take it too seriously-relax and have some fun. A real smile will read as genuine.
You may know exactly what you want and need, but be willing to try something different. You never know what will be the right image for the right time.mobiiNSPIREd offers digital photography, corporate portraits, for PR, social, web design and print. Contact us today to sign up for a corporate portrait.


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Teachers Victorious Over MEA
State, national media report on RTW win
State and national media are reporting on the victory of two Mackinac Center Legal Foundation clients over the Michigan Education Association in their fight against the union to exercise their worker freedom rights.
The Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, National Review Online, WZZM-TV13 in Grand Rapids, MLive, The National Law Review, the Washington Examiner and the Petoskey News-Review all reported on the union giving up in its battle to force teachers Miriam Chanski of Coopersville and Ray Arthur of Petoskey to pay union dues. Patrick Wright, director of the MCLF, also discussed the matter on "Capital City Recap" with host Michael Cohen on WILS AM1320 in Lansing and on "The Frank Beckmann Show" on WJR AM760, and Labor Policy Director F. Vincent Vernuccio was interviewed about the matter by National Review in Washington, D.C.
Stay Engaged
Michigan Capitol Confidential reports that about 8,000 teachers have not paid dues to the MEA this year.
Related Articles:
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Another Judge Upholds Teachers' Right-to-Work Status; Faults Union's Tactics
Mackinac Center and Virginia Tech Professor Dr. Marc Edwards Sue Wayne State Over Flint Water Documents
Unions Admit Forcing People to Pay Dues is Political
Michigan Education Association Losing Members, Increasing Debt


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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon joined CNBC on Wednesday morning from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to share his views on the economy and the stock market.
Dimon made his remarks amid a global market sell-off, which has placed most major equity benchmarks in either correction or bear market territory, down at least 10 percent from their 52-week highs.
"I'm hopeful that this is just all a big adjustment," Dimon said. "A fast adjustment might be better than a painful, slow death."
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Sweet Pea Box is a family own business run buy the amazing Diane and Eric. Sweet Pea Box is a clothing subscription box that contains a certain style of clothing that matches your child's personality. Designed for busy moms and dads, this subscription box is set to auto-ship the same time every month, but what is so amazing is that if you want to skip a month you can just by pausing your membership and then reactivating it when your ready. You can change your style of clothing, the size of clothing and color preferences as needed also, which is a major plus. Best part is if you have more than one child like I do; you can have more than one box subscription although the maximum boxes you can subscribe to would be four.
I definitely recommend you try Sweet Pea Box clothing subscription and see for your self how amazing they are for yourself. I am currently putting together a Sweet Pea party, any answer to the questions you may have will definitely be answered. You can also follow them on facebook: Sweet Pea Box
What are your thoughts about Sweet Pea Box?
Would you be interested in attending a Sweet Pea Box party?


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This Renaissance- style hotel across from the White House is within easy walking distance of just about every Washington landmark. But the ambience of a bygone era that is prevalent in the hotel might make you stay right in your room!
The Hay Adams is named for two 1880s mansions that once stood on the site that hosted the political and intellectual elite of the city.
In House facilities: A/C, TV w/pay movies, 2-line phone w/dataports, free Wi-Fi, minibar, hair dryer, iron, safe, robes, slippers, umbrella, CD player.
Facilities: Restaurant (American), bar, access to local health club ($15 per day), 24-hr. concierge, complimentary morning car service, complimentary 24-hr. business center, 24-hr. room service, same-day laundry service/ dry cleaning.
800 16th Street, NW
Tel: (202) 638 6600 or 1 800 853 6807.
Website: www.hayadams.com


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About Kikuyu Game Lodge
Tucked away from the madness of city life, Kikuyu Game is a secure peaceful country retreat with several species of Africa Antelope and more than 50 bird species. The guesthouse with its six en-suite Kenya Colonial decorated rooms is a gentle place that begs leisurely exploration with a private romantic feeling.
Kikuyu is a preferred destination for leisurely travellers, business people and conference delegates alike, offering a diverse Africa experience. Let us transform your stay into a memorable out of Africa event, providing a comfortable, relaxed atmosphere and it is in this pleasant atmosphere where meals are served with care and style. After a gratifying day where your soul has been refreshed, you will fall into comfortable slumber while being serenaded by the sounds of wildlife.
- Response Rate: 50%
- Enquiry Response Time: 29 hours
- Type: Lodge
- Sleeps: 14
- Check-in: 1:00 PM Check-out: 10:00 AM
- Reviews: 16 Reviews
- Laundry Facilities*
- Indoor Fireplace
- Satellite TV*
- Braai/Barbecue
- Swimming Pool
- Wi-Fi
- Credit Card Facilities
- Parking on Premises
- Conference Venues
Languages Spoken
- English
- German
- Zulu (isiZulu)
- Afrikaans
- 4 Stars - Tourism Grading Council of South Africa
Kikuyu Game Lodge Rooms
Reviews for Kikuyu Game Lodge16 guest reviews Reviews of
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*Distances are shown as the crow flies and not necessarily the actual travelling
Things to do in and around Mooiplaats
SOFFT Sensory Trail
(0 km from Mooiplaats)
The sensory trail offers you and your family a chance to explore and have fun together. You will learn new things about yourself, your family and about nature. It's a short walk and you needn't be fit to participate. Activities are frequently...
Silver Lakes Golf Course
(7 km from Mooiplaats)
If you're an avid golfer visiting Pretoria, the Silver Lakes Golf Course challenges you to enjoy its championship layout. Designed by Peter Matkovich, it bears the trademark of his exclusive water design. The Silver Lakes Golf Academy offers you a...
Woodhill Country Club
(12.8 km from Mooiplaats)
A stunning course to behold, Woodhill Country Club is a Peter Matkovich design with natural and dynamic features to produce an exciting and challenging game of golf. This full 18-hole course comes equipped with a well-stocked pro shop. You can rest...
Woodhill Golf Course
(12.8 km from Mooiplaats)
Woodhill Country Club Golf Course is situated in the eastern suburbs of Pretoria and the layout consists of two very different halves - the front nine rising and circling the "hill", the back nine flatter and more thickly wooded.


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Don't wait for it to happen
Do we wait for a life changing event to find out of if the provisions we have made are enough provision to see us through?
If you do, then you are treating water and money in a very a similar way.
Right now both money and water are running out. The water crisis is brought on by the devastating drought we are experiencing through the "El Nino" effect. Then there is a devastating financial drought which most South Africans are experiencing brought about through the global economic crisis which has left many with less money.
Listen to Paul's chat with Sam on Weekend Breakfast...
Anticipate the future
Well why didn't we anticipate the need for water into the future and make provisions in advance instead of waiting for the crisis and then . The parallel to this is our lack of saving for the future. We tend to live for now and ignore the fact that someday we will need to rely on our investments to see us through. We react only when there is a crisis instead of planning our needs in advance.
Plan for the "must haves"
Water and money are both "must haves".You cannot get through life without either and they both are becoming scarce.
Do you have enough set aside for the "must haves"? Money provisions for death, disability and retirement are "must haves" Just as we should be harvesting our water we should be harvesting our money. Both are vital provisions for now and the future.
The shortterm plan
We now have to cut back on our usage of water to make it last for the future. Similarly we have to cut back on our usage of money to make it last. Our attitude towards water will through necessity have to change, whereby we will learn how to recycle it and use it sparingly. The same applies to our attitude to money. While you can you should look for ways to save it rather than spend it.
The longterm plan
There is no way getting out of it. Both water and money are running scarce they both need careful planning to cater for our needs into the future. Just as the future planning of water needs to cater for an every increasing population we have to carefully plan for our financial future as we are living longer.
It's about saving for a rainy day, which in the case of water we hope comes quickly.
Read more from Paul Roelofse at www.investforlife.co.za
This article first appeared on 702 : Money slips like water through our finger tips...


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LaMarcus Aldridge had a season-high 33 points and a career-best 23 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Raptors 94-84 on Friday to hand Toronto its seventh consecutive loss.
Raymond Felton scored 14 points, and Marcus Camby and Gerald Wallace each had 10 rebounds as Portland won its seventh straight over Toronto. The Trail Blazers have not lost to the Raptors since a 101-100 overtime defeat on Dec. 22, 2006.
Portland outrebounded Toronto 55 to 40.
Aldridge had 23 points and 11 rebounds in the first half. His previous career high in rebounds was 19 against Milwaukee on Dec. 20, 2010. His career high in points is 42, set against Chicago on Feb. 7, 2011.
James Johnson had a career-high 23 points and DeMar DeRozan scored 22 for the Raptors, who have lost nine of 10.
Leandro Barbosa scored 17, Ed Davis had 10 rebounds and Jose Calderon 13 assists for Toronto, which opens a five-game trip Sunday at the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Trail Blazers led 71-60 to begin the fourth and pushed their lead to 78-62 with 8:15 left. Toronto cut the lead in half, with DeRozan's running jump shot making it 84-76 with 4:23 to go, but the Raptors were unable to get any closer.
Dunks by Johnson and Davis gave Toronto an early 4-0 lead but Portland responded with an 11-0 run and never looked back. Aldridge scored 12 points and Camby had nine rebounds to give the Trail Blazers a 27-14 lead after one quarter.
Portland piled on from there, opening a 21-point lead in the second. Despite briefly heading to the locker room with a lower back strain, Aldridge soon returned and helped Portland take a 47-32 lead at the break. Toronto's first-half point total was a season low.
Notes: Camby returned to the starting lineup against his former team after missing the previous three games with a sprained left ankle. ... Batum returned after leaving Wednesday's loss at Atlanta when he was poked in the left eye. ... Toronto was without leading scorer Andrea Bargnani for the fifth straight game. Coach Dwane Casey said Bargnani will return to practice Saturday. ... This was Toronto's only home game in a stretch that sees them play eight of nine on the road.


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Bumping is a quick way of opening any door lock that uses the tumbler system (just about all of them except electronic card locks) - without the key. The video here shows an eleven year old opening a standard Kwikset brand door lock in about 3 seconds (WMV file). This video here is a news cast of a locksmith bumping open his own store in about 10 seconds.
The technique requires no skill, no training, and no tools other than a bump key and something to tap it with. The bump key can be made easily from any key that fits the type of lock by filing away parts of it. The way the technique works is you bump the pins quickly causing the tumblers to jump up, leaving a gap between the pins and tumblers (as in second picture). Twisting the key while the gap is present opens the lock. The technique opens the lock (without the correct key) as quickly as using the correct key would.
What is at jeopardy: your door locks, USPS and UPS post office boxes and padlocks. No damage is caused to the locks and no telltale evidence is left behind. Insurance companies can deny claims on the grounds that the door or lock was not locked.
Abloy locks use a different mechanism than the standard tumbler system above and are immune to bumping. There are four pdf writeups detailing abloy locks (links on the right of the page).
The Kryptonite bicycle lock disaster (a plastic pen opens it in less than a minute) spurred the company to fix their locks quickly. Hopefully this information will spur door lock makers to fix theirs too.


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After years of Republicans dominating the politics of national security, this year's GOP presidential candidates are struggling to find a coherent national security argument against President Barack Obama.
In the first debate dedicated to security and foreign policy, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney took issue with Obama's plan for drawing down troops in Afghanistan but the dispute amounted to whether some forces should stay an extra few months. Texas Gov. Rick Perry called for sanctions against the Iranian central bank. Romney and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman debated whether the World Trade Organization should investigate Chinese currency practices.
All of the candidates offered only incremental criticism of the Democrat who has racked up a string of security successes, a stark contrast to the with-us-or-against-us politics Republicans have used since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. If the debate made anything clear, it's that Republicans have lost-their go-to national security talking points, with Osama bin Laden's body somewhere in the Indian Ocean, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq drawing to a close and Obama expanding the use of unmanned spy planes to hunt terrorists.
"I don't think there's a very strong narrative," said Tony Fratto, who served as a White House and Treasury Department spokesman during the Bush administration. "Is it a significant issue for a majority of Republican voters? No. It's not."
And it's not hard to understand why.
The sluggish economy is at the top of voters' concerns and, thus, dominating the campaign conversation. National security and foreign policy issues have been all but absent from the Republican primary contest and, given that the 9 percent unemployment rate is showing no sign of significant improvement, it no doubt will shape the general election, as well.
Unlike four and eight years ago, a GOP heavily influenced by the tea party this year has found more traction criticizing Obama for spending at home and it turns to that line of attack any chance it gets.
Even Saturday during a debate, one of the lengthier exchanges was over foreign aid, which makes up about 1 percent of the federal budget but is a popular target for criticism among fiscal conservatives, particularly in the tea party movement.
"I don't believe any of them have spent much time trying to think through and understand foreign assistance," much of which involves providing weapons, training and equipment to countries that protect our interests, Fratto said.
The candidates also veered into more familiar territory, criticizing the president's health care program and spending on public broadcasting and the arts.
Flashback to 2002 and 2004 when President George W. Bush led the party.
White House political adviser Karl Rove urged Republicans to make the war on terrorism central to congressional elections, saying: "We can go to the country on this issue."
Then, Bush made security the centerpiece of his re-election campaign. Domestic issues took a backseat to all else. His nominating convention was in New York City not far from where the World Trade Center towers once stood. And Bush's team ran an advertisement against Democrat John Kerry showing a pack of wolves in the forest, with a narrator saying, "weakness attracts those who are waiting to do America harm."
In contrast, Obama is letting his actions _ and his successes _ on that front speak for itself and is focusing primarily on economic issues.
Barring a terrorist attack against the United States, Obama will go into the general election with the upper hand on an issue matrix where Republicans used to have a strong advantage.
"No matter what you criticize him on, he can say, `I got bin Laden,' `' said Marc Thiessen, a former Bush speechwriter. "In the world of 30-second sound bites, there is a very good case to be made against Obama's foreign policy, but he has a very good talking point."
"It's kind of pathetic that CBS had this debate on Saturday night between two football games," Thiessen added. "If that doesn't tell you everything you need to know about how the world values a foreign policy discussion, I don't know what does."
Despite compiling a lengthy terrorist body count, Obama still has not laid out a clear policy on detention, interrogation and how the government will prosecute terrorists. The prison in Guantanamo Bay will remain open and there's no indication that there will be a plan for dealing with the prisoners, many of whom have been cleared for release since the Bush administration.
Part of the challenge for Republicans is that the president has an advantage on national security issues by virtue of his daily interaction with world leaders and his access to the nation's most sensitive intelligence. During the 2004 presidential debate, when Kerry criticized Bush's collaboration with other world leaders, Bush countered, portraying Kerry as an armchair quarterback.
"I know how these people think," Bush said. "I deal with them all the time. I sit down with the world leaders frequently and talk to them on the phone frequently."
Today, that advantage goes to Obama.
At the same time, the GOP field _ made up primarily of current and former governors _ starts from a position of disadvantage, collectively having little foreign policy experience.
Voters also have grown tired of the long wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, making it harder for any other foreign policy message to resonate.
"It's really reflective of where the voters are more than anything else," said Fratto.
Still, in the end, whoever is president in 2013 will face a number of foreign policy challenges, such as how to respond to Chinese cyber attacks and how to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons _ issues that were touched on only briefly Saturday.


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Earlier this summer I was invited to the launch party of an exciting body care brand sold right here in Nashville. The Konadu brand, created by Jennifer McGill, is a brand you need to keep your eye on. This all natural line has moisturizers, bath products, and lip care. I was on hand to try each product; they are sooo good. I'm already addicted to the lip balm and you will be too.
|Owner/Creator, Jennifer McGill, introduces her line of bodycare
Sharing high quality products at affordable prices is EXACTLY what the Konadu team has done. From bath salts to lip balm to CANDLES, Konadu has covered many bases to give the customer an awesomely natural experience. AND, the company is centered in Nashville. How much better can it get?
On top of that, the company has an amazing website. The Konadu company worked very hard to develop a comprehensive site that answers all your questions. It's easy to order and set up subscriptions of your favorite items.
So, take a look at the Konadu brand. It's currently available online. All the products smell amazing and work well. I give it two thumbs up.


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Today's reading covered the building of the following for the Tabernacle:
- The Ark
- The Table
- The Lampstand
- The Incense Alter
- The Alter of Burnt Offering
- The Washbasin
- The Courtyard
- Inventory of materials
- Clothing for the priests
- The Ephod
- The Chestpiece
- Additional clothing for the priests
But the verse that stood out to me was Exodus 39:30 which says, "Finally, they made the sacred medallion—the badge of holiness—of pure gold. They engraved it like a seal with these words: Holy to the lord."
They were being commanded to make these things Holy to the Lord. Holy means "set-apart."
Interestingly, in the New Testament we are commanded to be holy as well.
We are also to be set-apart for God.
We are to be different. We are not to copy the behaviors and customs of the world in which we live; instead we are to live differently.
Jesus definitely called us to live differently.
For example, in chapter six of Luke Jesus tells us to love our enemies, do good to those who hate us, bless those who curse us and pray for those who hurt us.
If that's not being different, set-apart, holy, than I don't know what is.
Today's reading: Exodus 37:1- 39:31
Tomorrow's reading: Exodus 39:32-40:38, Numbers 9:15-23


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>Are GPL violations in linux=Patent violations in MS??
No, these are very different cases. GPL just prevents illegal use of code, you are free to implement the same kind of algorithms, just not to steal someones implementation.
Software Patents try to prevent anyone to implement the same kind of algorithm, which mostly are algorithms which are obvious solutions, have been implemented earlier by other people or, while maybe not dead obvious, are one of the few possible solutions anyone would come to when trying to do something. That is why software Patents are such a big problem: they usually aren't *at all* an innovation and while programming you might infringe them just by choosing an obvious solution for a problem.
So far, Microsoft has failed to proof even one single patent infringement.
That was a wacky interpretation of copyright that doesn't sync with other plagiarism defenses. Not only that but it did not follow through on material slander defense by calling forfeit on patents Ballmer might claim if he does not enter suit and proper claim in 50 days. I would cite law but prefer: 'Kick butt, lose tablets.'
It might make sense in some country in which Microsoft does business though! Chinese (PRC) courts, right? I mean there, the fact that UI defects and cluelessness have been copied outside of parody could be very serious punitive items. Then where would our desire to serve oppressive regimes as HALO soldiers be?


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Series: BTO Bird Atlas – Regional Atlases [NHBS List] Volume: 12 Herefordshire
446 pages, 200 colour photos, b/w illustrations, 348 colour distribution maps, colour tables
The Birds of Herefordshire 2007-2012 is the first systematic assessment of the breeding and wintering distribution and abundance of the bird species of the county of Herefordshire. It is the culmination of a project, undertaken over a period of ten years, by the Herefordshire Ornithological Club (HOC). The Club, founded in 1950, has carried out many surveys and published annual reports, but never an undertaking as large as a county Bird Atlas.
The opportunity provided by the initiation of the British Trust for Ornithology's ambitious Bird Atlas 2007-11, published in 2013, gave the invaluable stimulus and collaborative framework for HOC to embark on the task. Field work, conducted over the five years 2007-12 amassed a volume of data from a total of 545 tetrads (2-km squares) surveyed across the county. Observations by HOC members and numerous other birders contributed nearly a quarter of a million records to combined BTO and HOC datasets.
The Birds of Herefordshire 2007-2012 presents 215 species accounts and includes 348 distribution and abundance maps with colour plates of many species. Together with supporting chapters, The Birds of Herefordshire 2007-2012 provides a unique benchmark of the current status of the birds of Herefordshire, which will not only expand our understanding but form the basis of future monitoring of the county's bird populations. It will also be of value for research, conservation and, indeed, to all interested bodies working to maintain the well-being of Herefordshire birdlife.
"[...] The arrangement is the now conventional double-page spread for most species, with very clear maps of breeding status and of summer and winter abundance, and tables showing population estimates. [...] As there had been no previous atlas for the county, there could be only limited discussion of changes in distribution. [...] In such a large book, it seems unnecessary to devote the top of each page to a huge display of a 'key' extract from the text below. This is an echo of a practice in the BTO's own Norfolk Atlas, and most readers will find it an irritant; it adds about a fifth to every recto page. One may note that Liverpool University Press, whose work has been outstanding in the production of local avifaunas, were not themselves responsible for 'design' in this book."
– David Ballance, Ibis 157(2), April 2015
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1. The landscape and habitats of Herefordshire
2. Weather and birds, 2007-2012
3. Survey, data analysis and mapping methods
4. Overview of survey results
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