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The user interface on most cable boxes would never cut it on a smartphone. In fact, most bank ATMs have better designed menus than Comcast, Time Warner, and Cablevision. Which may be why Comcast is exploring a deal with Apple — streamlined and intuitive designs might make TV cool again, and keep some customers from cutting the cord.
Apple Inc. AAPL, -3.20% is in early talks with Comcast Inc. CMCSA, -1.14% about a new joint set-top box to stream live and on-demand TV and movies through a "managed service." Last December, Time Warner Cable US:TWC updated its Roku app to include live and on-demand viewing. Similarly, an Apple/Comcast set-top box could allow consumers to scroll and search through Apple and Comcast listings as if they were on a tablet computer, and integrate with other Apple devices with a higher quality picture, says technology consultant Jeff Kagan. "This is the polar opposite of cutting the cord," he says. "The big problem with streaming is quality issues caused by hiccups in data delivery."
(Apple and Comcast did not respond to requests for comment.)
What's in it for Apple: Cable is in a unique position to ensure the quality of service to devices like Rokus and iPads through a separate data feed treated as a managed service, says Richard Greenfield, media and technology analyst with BTIG Research. What's in it for Comcast: It gets to use software from content providers to make the traditional cable TV experience resemble a faster, slicker computer, Greenfield says. (See Greenfield demonstrate Warner Cable app.)
"Comcast isn't stupid," says Craig Moffett, senior analyst at Moffett Nathanson Research. "They're not going to embrace a service if it is uneconomic for them to offer." Consumers are cutting the cord slowly, but also adding new services: Time Warner Cable lost about 215,000 TV subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2013 from the previous quarter, for instance, but added around 55,000 high-speed data subscribers. Comcast ended a more than six-year streak of TV subscriber losses and added 43,000 such customers in the fourth quarter.
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Apple is already taking steps to build its own content delivery network — servers that carry content across the Internet, says Dan Rayburn, a principal analyst with Frost & Sullivan. What is clear, he says: Apple is experiencing performance issues with the iCloud. "I'm most interested to learn the strategy Apple takes with regards to whether or not they work directly with Internet service providers and the decisions they make on the type of content they plan to deliver," Rayburn says. Apple already controls the hardware, the operating system, as well as the iTunes/App store. "Right now they control the entire customer experience, except for the way content is delivered to their devices," he adds.
Of course, no amount of new apps, set-top boxes and smooth interfaces will stop some people from cutting the cord. Cable TV is becoming less affordable each year. Cable bills have more than doubled over the last decade and the national average bill — which currently hovers at around $90 a month — will reach $200 in 2020, estimates market researcher The NPD Group. And over 80% of consumers already say their cable bills are too high, according to another survey by deal aggregator TechBargains.com. "Many people who follow this industry have been talking about cutting the cord and going wireless with everything," Kagan says. But even he is torn between paying the monthly bills — which double every decade — and the range of channels. "I don't get why some think it has to be one or the other," Kagan says.
There's one potential roadblock to Apple striking a deal with Comcast to guarantee higher quality service, however. Managed services guarantee a higher quality of service on the critical last mile of cable that connects to people's homes, Greenfield says. In other words, the traffic is always on the cable network "and doesn't touch the Internet." This could potentially put it in direct conflict with the Federal Trade Commission's official mission to preserve "net neutrality," which aims to ensure that Internet service providers like Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon don't discriminate against or give preferential treatment to content on the last mile. "The legality of managed services has never been tested," Greenfield adds.
"What they are trying to do is remove the issues of net neutrality," says e-commerce consultant Bryan Eisenberg. "Imagine replacing all those clunky set top boxes and DVRs with a much improved device." In January, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. rejected the FCC's so-called open-Internet rules, but the FCC didn't take that as the final word on the matter and announced that it will set enforceable legal standards that provide guidance to consumers and broadband providers. (Before the D.C. ruling, the 2010 Federal Communications Act forced companies like Comcast, Time Warner Cable and other cable providers to treat all video streaming equally on the last mile of cable.)
Other articles by Quentin Fottrell:
Here's what you'll save by ditching cable TV
Binge viewing with fewer hiccups
Why cable bills are only going up
Biggest loser in Time Warner Cable deal may be you


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Lights and Shadows
Grace Pierson 3/27/2004 10:26:59 PMthis is so visually intriguing! #111481
Stanley J. Contrades 3/28/2004 12:41:52 AMStunning visually, Nancy! Just two little nits, which may be a little picky (it's more noticeable when the image is enlarged) ... the white dot above and to the left of the third green lamp, and the dot below the "N" in your initials in the right bottom corner. This is a wall hanger for sure!!!
Patricia Marroquin 3/28/2004 1:01:11 AMMy honest critique? I love it! For the vibrant color, for the pattern and repetition and for its simplicity. Well done, Nancy. #450283
Kristen McKain 3/28/2004 3:27:57 AMwonderful image! Love it! #450341
Darren K. Fisher 3/28/2004 6:43:15 AMGreat eye and one awesome capture. #450659
Debra Booth 3/28/2004 6:56:28 AMAwesome image, Nancy! #450705
Nancy Grace Chen 3/28/2004 10:02:18 AMThanks for the comments, everyone! Stan, from looking at your images I can tell that you're a perfectionist. (: I didn't even notice the white spots... thanks for pointing them out!
Stanley J. Contrades 4/12/2004 1:06:10 AMWhite spots or not, Nancy, here's #2 for you, and many Congratulations!
Claudia Kuhn 4/12/2004 4:18:20 AMNice one Nancy - congratuations!! #474982
Kathleen Clemons 4/12/2004 4:22:10 AMWell done, Nancy! Congrats! #475003
Debra Booth 4/12/2004 4:39:58 AMCongratulations, Nancy, and good luck! #475083
Nancy Grace Chen 4/12/2004 4:44:28 AMThank you, Stan, Claudia, Kathleen, and Debra for your comments!! My first month here has been exciting already. I really appreciate your support!!
nacespace.com/photos #475102
Terry Cervi 4/12/2004 5:50:04 AMYou have a great sense of color and design, Nancy. Very nicely done! Congrats and good luck! #475523
Alisha May Furbish 4/12/2004 8:13:41 AMAnother well deserved finalist! Congrats! #476483
Dale Ann Cubbage 4/12/2004 9:34:12 AMGreat image! Congrats to you again, Nancy! #476871
Cathy Barrows 4/12/2004 1:40:42 PMCongrats!...simple subject done well #477607
Rob Friedman 4/12/2004 3:00:13 PMCongrats Nancy! #477953
Stephen Zacker 4/12/2004 3:15:44 PMWell Done. Congratulations! #478010
Susie Peek-Swint 4/12/2004 3:50:44 PMWell done Nancy -- many congrats! #478197
Patricia Marroquin 4/12/2004 10:19:50 PMWonderful, wonderful. Congrats, Nancy! :-) #479692
Robert Mann 4/12/2004 11:15:35 PMMy honest critique: Noting much to say other than I like it very much and wish I had taken it. Congrats on your finalist selection, Nancy and good luck in the finals. RoB #479737
Eric Highfield 4/13/2004 12:15:55 PMA showroom piece for sure! That's my honest critique. Congratulations! #481153
Monika Sapek 4/14/2004 11:49:28 AMGreat colors! Congratulations and good luck, Nancy!
Karen J. McDowell 4/14/2004 9:50:02 PMBrowsing,,this makes #2 finalist..maybe there are more? I'll have to keep searching.lol This is wonderful, Nancy! You are doing great work, I'm totally impressed. :) Congrats and good luck! #483725
Debra Booth 4/15/2004 4:54:23 PMCongratulations, Nancy, for your win in this category! #485388
Nancy Grace Chen 4/15/2004 4:54:35 PMThanks SOOO much to everyone for your nice words! Aaaah!!! I can't believe it!! Thanks to the judges also! :-D
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Donna L. Cuic 4/15/2004 4:55:13 PMSuper BIG congrats Nancy. Its awesome. #485395
Claudia Kuhn 4/15/2004 5:15:49 PMBIG CONGRATS NANCY on your FIRST PLACE win!! #485483
William C. Raco 4/15/2004 5:26:42 PMBeautifully done, Nancy
bill #485516
Kathleen Clemons 4/15/2004 5:40:07 PMA GREAT first month, Nancy! Congratulations on your win! #485550
Ron Goldman 4/15/2004 5:42:31 PMCongratulations on your First Place WIN!!!!!! #485557
June Marie Sobrito 4/15/2004 6:09:04 PMCongratulations!! #485645
Dale Ann Cubbage 4/15/2004 6:35:46 PMMany congrats Nancy! I'm so happy for you!
da #485713
Eric Highfield 4/15/2004 7:05:09 PMCongratulations! Looks like you found that showroom...right here on BP! #485741
Robert Mann 4/15/2004 7:21:00 PMSee, I told you I wished I had taken it! BIg congrats,Nancy, on your first place win! RoB #485757
Nancy Grace Chen 4/15/2004 8:23:16 PMThank you, once again, to every single person who's commented here. I'm honored and shocked to have a place among the winners.
The thing that caught my eye first was that it was an overcast day, and the shadows would disappear and reappear as the clouds moved under the sun. Really an interesting sight.
I'm overwhelmed by the support... you're a great group of people! Thanks again!
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Kathleen R. Struckle 4/15/2004 8:25:08 PMCongrats. Nancy, I'm very happy for you. #485817
Melisa R. McKolay 4/15/2004 8:40:07 PMNancy, this is outstanding!! You have got a great eye and I agree that it is a showroom piece!! Congratulations on your win, you deserve it. #485842
Doug Gould 4/15/2004 9:29:40 PMCongratulations on FIRST PLACE, Nancy!!! #485931
Tony Gough 4/15/2004 11:48:49 PMCongratulations Nancy, as you know by my work I'm more of a people photographer, but I do appriciate all forms of photography. I look foward to seeing more of your work. All the best, Tony. #485988
Stanley J. Contrades 4/16/2004 12:18:54 AMFirst place!!! Can you hear the ovation, Nancy!! Outstanding win along with outstanding work!
Karen Lewis-Gunn 4/16/2004 3:36:07 AMCongratulations! Just love the boldness of colour, simplicity of compositon, and repeating lines. It all comes together for a winner! well done. #486131
Rob Friedman 4/16/2004 3:38:05 AMCongrats on your win Nancy!! Excellent work!! #486139
Danilo Piccioni 4/16/2004 4:03:37 AMVery nice !
Patrick Campbell 4/16/2004 7:08:27 AMYou hit a home run with this abstract, Nancy. A big congrats on your first place win!!! #486723
Robin L. Wehrman 4/16/2004 9:06:16 AMHi Nancy! Congratulations on your win well done!!!!!! #486951
Cindy Cone 4/16/2004 9:19:52 AMCongratulations, Nancy! Well done! #486969
Lori Ditlefsen 4/16/2004 9:25:24 AMCongrats Nancy! A very neat image! #486988
Mauro Bighin 4/16/2004 1:05:05 PMCongrats, a pleasure for my mind and my eyes #487322
Alisha May Furbish 4/16/2004 1:40:01 PMCongratulations Nancy! What a welcome, huh? Well deserved!!! #487355
Pu Chen 4/16/2004 2:37:52 PMWhat a beautiful work! Congratulations Nancy! #487420
Jill Battaglia 4/16/2004 2:47:55 PMCongrats Nancy! #487435
Susie Peek-Swint 4/16/2004 4:48:12 PMCongrats again Nancy ~ well deserved! #487648
Kristen McKain 4/16/2004 4:59:55 PMcongrats! #487664
Monika Sapek 4/16/2004 9:34:23 PMThis is just superb, Nancy! I love the vibrant colors on this photo. The shadow play is also great! Many congratulations on you First Place Win!
Evy Johansen 4/17/2004 12:05:57 AMMany Congratulations, Nancy! Well derserved! #487997
Nancy Grace Chen 4/17/2004 1:33:36 AMThanks once again for all of your kind thoughts and words!! This is a great community of photographers. I've strolled through all of your galleries (if you have one) and have enjoyed seeing and being inspired by your work.
nacespace.com/photos #488065
Claudia Kuhn 4/17/2004 10:18:26 AMHi Nancy -
Thanks to you to for all your comments on my finalists. (yes, I did get 7
this month which was a complete surprise to me) I tried to email you from your website the other day and it came back undeliverable! (this one came back again too....) Sometimes at BP they pick pics of mine that surprise me, as I think ones that should be chosen don't get there. I guess that is true with each site, they choose different styles, etc. I have seen more of your work here at BP and think you have some great stuff! So big congrats to you for your first place!!
It's a big thrill that I'm still striving for here... one of these days.
Thanks for your comments on my "spring Reflection" As a thumbnail it doesn't look like much unfortunately, but that place was really increible with all the spanish moss and azaleas in full bloom. Don't really know how to get something diagonal in it though.
Have a good weekend.
Gary Jacobson 4/17/2004 11:51:58 AMHi Nancy,
I wondered over to this site to check it out and low and behold I see your image. Congratulations! Glad to see you getting some recognition for your excellent work. Best Wishes.
Jake #488826
Kerry Drager 4/17/2004 11:54:41 AMHi Nancy: Fantastic shot ... congrats! Kerry #488829
Frederic David 4/18/2004 3:36:10 AMHow small lights can produce such huge shadows! The frame is very judicious!
Fred #489292
Heather L. Jacks 4/18/2004 6:43:26 AMThis is a wonderful image. Congrats on your win! #489580
Penny Steiner 4/19/2004 2:59:09 AMThis is such a winning image...congrats on it's status. #490767
Gabriela Cunha 4/20/2004 1:11:07 AMcongratulations!
Louison Rousseau 4/20/2004 6:22:30 AMSimplicity is always very powerful, Nancy. I am thrilled to see you get a first place, here and wish you lots more. Congratulations on the wonderful, colorful photo and on the win! #493085
Paul Conlan 4/20/2004 6:51:56 AMNancy... I'm just taking a look at the March winners. Yours is a very elegant and striking image. Beautiful... #493219
Lyn E. Adams 4/20/2004 11:53:32 PMAhhh, Nancy. You've reached your realm :-). I'm so glad to see that! Your hard work is worth it. Don't ever stop.... Lyn #494458
Diane Dupuis 4/22/2004 4:19:14 PMCongratulations on a very well deserved win!! Got to go check out your gallery now! #497504
Diane Dupuis 4/22/2004 4:20:30 PMUgh - you don't have a gallery!!! It's a really great investment! You should try it! Anyhow, congrats again! #497505
Nancy Grace Chen 4/25/2004 9:23:17 PMThank you, thank you, thank you for all the comments!! I wish you all success in next month's contest!
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Karen J. McDowell 4/27/2004 3:22:19 AMA belated congrats to you, Nancy on your first place win! I tried a shot like this once,,boy do you make mine look sooo bad.lol This is really wonderful and a well deserved win. Also congrats on your other placings for March! #504667
Susi Lawson 5/2/2004 8:45:20 PMHey nancy, I remember this at DPQ!! Great to see it here!!! Wonderful!!!!!!!
Elizabeth J. Bernier 5/16/2004 4:29:17 AMHeyyyyyyyyyy Girl!!!! First place!!!Well now I'm so proud of you!!!This is just excellent too....see you really do have a wonderful eye,and this just proves it!!!Outstanding image,with all the eye catching beauty of simplicity and all perfectly captured by you!!!Huge,huge,congrats to you Nancy Grace,this is a very well deserved win!!! ~Hugs~Beth #542946
Gaja Snover 4/24/2005 11:35:34 AMNancy, you have such an amazing portfolio, really enjoyed looking through it. such incredible colors and framing!
Laura Clay-Ballard 10/18/2005 2:06:36 PMwow! this is gorgeous! #1966356
RC Fritz 3/19/2006 6:58:34 AMBeautiful image Nancy. Hypnotic!!
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Locanda Ruscello Garni lies 5 minutes' drive from the centre of Limone sul Garda in a panoramic area. Enjoy beautiful views of Lake Garda from the terraces.
Surrounded by olive groves and its own gardens, Locanda Ruscello Garni offers you a peaceful stay by the shores of Lake Garda.
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I agree with you that the mission of the church ought to be about reaching
and alleviating the suffering of the less fortunate of the world instead of
soaking up our endless blessings and debating how many angels can fit on the
head of a pin, but that is a different argument.
At least for the rich, educated Westerners like you and me who have the
privilege of even thinking about and debating these issues, we have the
responsibility of getting it right, because the mission of the church above
depends on it. There is a direct correlation between what we believe here
and whether some starving kid in Africa gets a meal today or not. Why?
Because it takes the resources of the other rich educated Westerners that
haven't come into the church yet to help us feed that kid in Africa and they
aren't coming in as long as we insist they take stupid lessons in order to
become a Christian.
Bottom line, I feel Protestantism is flawed because there is currently no
mechanism to excommunicate people like Ellen White, Herbert Armstrong and
Ken Ham and we have to let them tarnish the whole church and that actually
becomes counter-productive to the mission of the church. Although we have
seen abuses of a centralized control structure in the church before, I am
not certain that the de-centralized Protestant church is any better off
without one now. Hopefully though this whole new form of science/faith
apologetics is the work of the Holy Spirit and will prove to make the church
relevant again and we can recapture the role of honest and reality-based
intellectual thought leadership we once had in our culture, and then there
will be a consensus and a mechanism to dispatch the Ken Ham's and we can get
on with feeding those kids in Africa in a bigger and better way.
-----Original Message-----
From: David Opderbeck [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 11:58 PM
To: John Walley
Cc: David F Siemens; firstname.lastname@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com
Subject: Re: [asa] Why couldn't you write your d*mn book more clearly?
No, it's not relativism. It's just that the world, the church, the gospel,
are all so much bigger than this one concern. There are nearly 7 billion
people alive in the world right now. About 1 billion lack access to clean
drinking water. About 1.6 billion have no access to electricty. About 3
billion people live on less than two dollars a day, and about 30,000
children die every day because of poverty. Think about this for a minute:
by the end of this week, more children will die because of poverty than the
total number of people who have ever visited the creation museum.
Does that mean the creation museum is ok? Of course not. It makes it even
more of a travesty to spend millions on such a thing. But you are taking a
problem rich, educated Westerners like you and me have because we're so rich
and so educated that we have time to worry about how Genesis relates to
modern science, and you're making it into priority one when billions of
starving, dying people don't give a crap about it.
I want all my questions answered too, I want everyone to agree with me, and
I want my faith to be simple, straightforward, and easy. I want to be able
to beat the stuffing out of my unbelieving friends in apologetic arguments.
I want my son to be perfectly healthy. I feel bad for myself, but it ain't
gonna happen. Meanwhile, I have to pick myself up, stop blaming everyone
else, and ask the Holy Spirit what his priorities are for me. No doubt some
of that involves doing what I humbly can to promote good Christian
scholarship and improve the life of the mind in the evangelical church --
I'd say I feel that's part of my calling so long as I get to serve in
academia. But I have to fight myself not to confuse my place on the pinky
toe of the Body with the whole Body, and I have to fight myself to allow the
Holy Spirit to show me all the varied areas in which the Kingdom of God
needs to break in.
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 11:22 PM, John Walley <email@example.com> wrote:
But again David, this is the theological relativism I mentioned earlier in
my opinion. Excusing YEC and other flawed doctrine is not the answer. Why
would Jesus bother to warn us about false teaching then if it didn't matter?
Truth does matter and we shouldn't excuse our church leaders for missing it.
You recall my analogy before about the spiritual Arlingtons and I think it
still holds.
And as you know we have discussed before offline, these science/faith issues
are not just obscure, internal doctrinal issues like infant baptism or
speaking in tongues that the world doesn't know or care about, but it is in
fact the very definition of objective reality at stake here and when it
plays out in the courts and in the global media at the very nexus with the
world that Jesus commanded us to make disciples of, I think we have more
accountability than to just love everyone. We have to make sure our faith is
grounded in reality as well and I really don't think that is too much to
ask. The subject of this thread highlights the need for this and the gravity
of the consequences of failing at it.
Plus there are other very practical drivers to getting this right as well.
This science/faith arena is the very battleground by which the enemy is
using to marginalize and even criminalize Christian faith in our culture. We
need to repent of our spiritual pride that has led to this deception In
order to prevent engendering further contempt and scorn from those we are
called to reach and to keep this from leading to something much worse.
-----Original Message-----
From: David Opderbeck [mailto:email@example.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 9:32 PM
To: John Walley
Cc: David F Siemens; email@example.com; email@example.com
Subject: Re: [asa] Why couldn't you write your d*mn book more clearly?
John, I understand some of what you're feeling right now. I think, though,
we ought to be a little more nuanced in what we say of how the church has
handled itself. The church is big. In every period of history since the
time of Christ, the church has been faithful in somethings and not so
faithful in others. From our perspective the progress can be lurching,
painful, and slow -- kind of like someone giving birth. But the Holy Spirit
has never left the church. Thank God that today, most Christians around the
world are taught to reject racism and antisemitism, to help the poor, to
combine the preaching of the gospel with acts of mercy, and so on. The
things that in my wisdom I want to become "prefect" right now in the church
might not be exactly the things God in His wisdom is putting at the top of
the list. Our individual lives are like grass that dries up and blows away,
and the Kindgdom of God is a tiny mustard seed, but the "not yet" will
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 9:10 PM, John Walley <email@example.com> wrote:
When Jesus warned of false teachers, that logically implies that there
exists true ones. Where to find them is a different issue but Jesus did say
that His sheep hear His voice and if we seek the truth we would find it.
I reject the claims that due to the nuances of much learning, the truth is
unknowable because that is counter to the claims of Christ. Also I agree
with George that obvious doctrinal error can be sufficiently filtered out
easily enough by plain common sense, spiritual discernment and testable
Granted we will all have unlearning to do on judgment day but the real
tragedy is that false learning came at the expense of not learning what we
should have and what God called us to. And I think that will be in large
part for a lot of people due to the fact that the church absolved herself of
this responsibility.
-----Original Message-----
From: email@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] On
Behalf Of David F Siemens
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 10:09 AM
To: email@example.com
Cc: firstname.lastname@example.com; email@example.com
Subject: Re: [asa] Why couldn't you write your d*mn book more clearly?
There are several conflicting magisteria, like Ellen G. White, prophetess of
the Seventh Day Adventists; Herbert Armstrong who had headquarters in
Pasadena, CA. There are other theological traditions that are held within
the several denominations, including the now abandoned Missouri Synod
anti-Copernicanism. Since serious Bible students differ on the Eucharist and
Baptism (back to the time of the Reformation), where will you find this
magisterium? The fact is that, when we stand before the Lord, we'll have
things to unlearn, even among those of us who are certain they are right.
Dave (ASA)
On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:29:25 -0400 "John Walley" <email@example.com>
I agree with you wholeheartedly on this one and this same conclusion has
been my key takeaway from my recent OEC-TE journey. The church needs more of
an emphasis on what are reasonable and allowable interpretations of the
Bible (after getting it right first of course) and that would diffuse a lot
of this "private interpretation" nonsense that leads to this disaster and
I think we need the office of the Majesterium restored to the church and
that was one unfortunate casualty of the Reformation and we are suffering as
a result of it. Ironically, I think the closest thing that I have found that
approaches this function in the church today is this list. There may be
better examples out there cloistered away in church hierarchy somewhere but
not easily accessible to the general seeking public to my knowledge.
Today's Protestantism is afflicted with the intellectual equivalent of moral
relativism in our culture. We have intellectual or spiritual relativism
where every idea is equal including YEC and it is politically incorrect and
unacceptable to correct it. This denies the truth that there is an absolute
right and wrong and that we should have it or be looking for it and have a
way to know it when we do find it.
I think it will take a removal of all the complicit pastors from their roles
and it will take a new generation of leadership in the church but I am
hopeful that we will see it soon as I feel that is what the Holy Spirit is
trying to do.
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Pardon Our Dust
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Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds rose $2.85 billion to $906.93 billion, the Washington-based mutual fund trade group said Thursday. Assets of taxable money market funds in the retail category rose $160 million to $713.07 billion. Tax-exempt retail fund assets rose $2.7 billion to $193.85 billion.
Meanwhile, assets of institutional money market funds rose $29.48 billion to $1.737 trillion. Among institutional funds, taxable money market fund assets rose $26.78 billion to $1.654 trillion. Assets of tax-exempt funds rose $2.71 billion to $82.96 billion.
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Christian apologetics is a massive, time-sucking exercise designed to make believers feel good about themselves. It's played out, man. It's a failed enterprise. Nobody's mind, on either side of the isle, is being changed at William Lane Craig's pathetically theatrical evangelical shows disguised as academic debates, or by lame apologetics books or by intellectual masturbation masquerading as sophisticated philosophy. Personally, I've had one drawn-out discussion after another with Christians on topics ranging from epistemology to Aquinas' comically awful 'Argument from Motion', and they're not interested in seriously considering another side.
And there is little hope for the future whilst the Kennedy assassination still has nuts attached to it - that was 50 years ago.
Betelnut,No, I have not read it, but I suddenly got very interested in it when Lee Strobel brought it up in The Case for Christ.[1] Thanks for the recommendation! 1. I'm working my way through that drivel and have worn out a couple pencils making notes at the lunacy therein
Rather academic but still written for the lay person.
I sincerely believe that after a while of believing this garbage, the neurons of the brain reconnect in a way that their delusion is reality.
Taoism Shit happens. Confucianism Confucius says, shit happens. Buddhism If shit happens, it isn't really shit. Zen What is the sound of shit happening? Hinduism This shit happened before. Islam If shit happens, it is the will of Allah. Protestantism Let shit happen to someone else. Catholicism If shit happens, you deserve it. Judaism Why does this shit always happen to us? Atheism I don't believe this shit. Agnosticism What is this shit?
The term "apologetics" makes me think that they are doing nothing but "apologizing" for their inability to clearly explain their beliefs.


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"The water puddling near the heads when the timers switched on indicates that there is a signal between the controller and valve, which is good."
"After that, since you said it comes on fine with the bleed screw, then the solenoid may be dirty. A good careful cleaning may do the trick."
OK, I'll try cleaning. I also have a spare solenoid that I can swap for the original one.
While waiting for a reply, I tried running it with the controller. It actually worked properly once out of five tries. Wire connections to solenoid & controller are good so intermittent electrical signal isn't likely.
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Thanks for the comments. After trying another solenoid & cleaning the valve, it's become obvious that the time to replace them has come. As you suggested, it does appear there is a problem with the diaphragm. For what ever it's worth, my system was installed in the summer of 1988 - 23 years ago. Many of the heads & one or two valves have already been replaced.parts for a Rainbird EV-100 can be had under the Irritrol HR1 model. Certain failures of a diaphragm assembly can give you a partially opening valve. Other issues could be in play.
That valve is long out of production, so there might come a time when you just decide to install a new manifold of valves.
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I am taking Sustiva, Epivir and Viread. I also take Pentasa for Crohn's disease. I'm doing very well. My question is what is the maximum time variance allowable? If you usually take it at 6:00 AM what would be the latest that you could take the combo on the weekend? I've heard three hours is the max. What's the truth? Thanks, Mike
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This is an important question for the entire regimen, and its useful to understand that the answer varies with each drug.
Sustiva has the longest half-life, up to 40 hours. Tenofovir also has a long half life that allows for once daily dosing, e.g. 26 hours. Epivir has a shorter half life, 4-6 hours, in the plasma, but has been shown to be effective when used twice daily, and more recently once daily, due to the accumulation of active drug in the intracellular compartment.
So the principal concerns with delays in the am dose in a once-daily regimen are the lamivudine (Epivir), and to a lesser extent the tenofovir (Viread) and the efavirenz (Sustiva).
Both efavirenz and lamivudine are genetically vulnerable, i.e. a single mutation leads to resistance, and with both drugs this can occur very quickly, i.e. within hours or days of an inadequate blood level of drug.
So with that knowledge of the risk, and the absence of reliable data on this regimen used once daily, I am not willing to give a number of hours within which it is 'safe' to take the drug. Any delay is a bad idea, and I would discourage planning for it. I would reframe the question: How can you gradually change the usual time of day that you take your medications to allow for sleeping late on weekends?
I urge you to talk to your doctor about this question.
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Many people are reluctant to volunteer to do their own income tax return. A sizable number, however, find it rewarding to help others do theirs.
Since 1969 the Internal Revenue Service has collaborated with community centers, colleges and other non-profit organizations to offer low-income and moderate-income families a free tax-preparation service.
Today, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, as it's called, is made up of roughly 12,000 sites nationwide (some centers are designated specifically for taxpayers over 60).
And many of the volunteers are twentysomethings who use the opportunity to learn about filing tax returns--in some cases for the first time--and to reach out to other members of their community.
At Colgate University, in Hamilton, N.Y., about 35 students volunteer each year at a site co-sponsored by the university. In 2006 the students helped file 450 returns.
"It is a great opportunity for college students because very few of them know much about the income tax process," Nicole Simpson, the program's faculty coordinator, said in an e-mail.
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Generally, households that earn $39,000 or less are eligible for the free assistance at a VITA site (some locations set the cutoff at $40,000). That income cap matches criteria for the Earned Income Tax Credit, a federal tax break for lower-income families.
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Many households do not claim the credit because of the burden of filing a return in the first place, experts said.
"Most of our clients are not required to file income tax [returns] since they do not owe taxes," Simpson said.
At the same time, studies find that more than half of Earned Income Tax Credit recipients pay high fees at tax-preparation shops to receive an instant refund, using a product known as a refund anticipation loan.
"I encourage individuals and families to work through some of these volunteer sites or through IRS.gov" and file for free, IRS Commissioner Mark Everson said.
Many VITA sites do electronic filing, which cuts down the time to receive a refund from as much as six weeks to roughly two weeks if you select direct deposit.
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While taxpayers receive free help at VITA sites, volunteers get to hone their tax knowledge.
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When Mike Fasano leaves the state Senate this year, he'll forfeit one of his perks of power: his specialty license plate.
The termed-out New Port Richey Republican will remove the tag from his white Lincoln and hang it on a nail in his garage next to the one he displayed as a former House member. His current plate shows a map of Florida next to his title and district number: state senator 11.
Fasano is one of the state's 86 lawmakers (a little more than half) who choose to traverse Florida's highways with a badge of legislative leadership. Those numbers may soon swell thanks to legislation adopted in 2012 that would create vanity plates for retired lawmakers.
The tags are a visible perk of membership in the elite club known as the Florida Legislature. Stamped by prison inmates, they are the equivalent of a letter sweater. The ultimate vanity plate.
"I've had people see the license plate, and they've pulled up and waived at me or rolled down their window to ask me a question. That's happened many times," Fasano said. "One car pulled up to the side and gave us a thumbs up."
The Legislature created the prestige plates in 1983; Malcolm Beard, a Republican lawmaker from Seffner, sponsored the bill in the House. Beard, now 93, vaguely remembers the measure but knows he had a plate, he said this week.
Sen. Dennis Jones, R-Seminole, remembers the idea. He voted against the original bill while serving in the House and says he always disliked the tags.
"I do remember it passing, and I've very much been against these license plates," he said. "It's confusing to law enforcement."
The law also created distinct plates for Tallahassee's most powerful residents.
Senate President Mike Haridopolos and House Speaker Dean Cannon's tags list their leadership role. Gov. Rick Scott decided against his special tag, which would say "Florida 1."
The cost is $45-$70, plus a $12 annual fee for the logo, the same as any personalized tag.
Most lawmakers say they weigh other pros and cons.
Will my car be vandalized?
Will I look like an ego-maniac?
And, could it save me from a speeding ticket?
That's part of the rationale for St. Augustine Sen. John Thrasher, a Florida State University alumnus with one ticket on his state driving record. His Seminole plate, which says state senator 8, has helped him avoid a citation or two, he admits.
"But it doesn't always work, I promise you that," he said with a laugh. "I've gotten a couple of tickets with the license tags, believe it or not. I tend to probably drive too fast."
Rep. Jeff Clemens briefly regretted his decision to not buy the tag when an officer pulled him over on Interstate 10 en route to Tallahassee last April. He was going 79 in a 70.
"It did cross my mind, would it have been different if I had the plate?" the Lake Worth Democrat said. "It also crossed my mind for a second that I'd spent the entire last legislative session defending the pensions of state workers. But I just kept my mouth shut."
Speeding tickets aside, the rhythm guitarist said he prefers the "state of the arts" plate on his 2004 Honda Element, the boxy SUV he uses to shuttle band equipment.
The tag enables him to support the arts, he said. But it also shields him from the eye of enraged constituents, a sentiment echoed by several lawmakers.
"I don't want to be targeted on the highway for all the bad things we do in Tallahassee," he said.
Incoming Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, also refused the plate.
The retired multimillionaire said it just wouldn't look right on his 2002 Jeep Cherokee with 238,000 miles and a jerry-rigged air conditioning system.
Flashing a state senator tag in his 12,000-person town would just be, well, awkward, he said.
"I can just imagine that at the Waffle House in Niceville I'd get teased a little bit if I drove up to get coffee with my buddies and I had special license plates," Gaetz said. "Being a senator is nothing special in Niceville."
Four termed-out legislators are still using their specialty plates, which is a second-degree misdemeanor, according to state statute. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said federal law prohibits the state from releasing their names.
New legislation passed in 2012 will allow retired lawmakers to buy new $500 specialty vanity plates — $450 will help preserve the Old Capitol building in Tallahassee and $50 will go to the state, said Rep. Joseph Abruzzo, D-Wellington, who proposed the idea.
Retiring Senate President Pro-Tempore Mike Bennett enjoys his plate's benefits while they last. But he won't buy the tag for retired senators, he said.
"I think when you're done with it, you're over it," Bennett, R-Bradenton, said. "As soon as they come out with one that says fat, balding old men, that's the one I'll get."
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - MIT men's cross country ended its 2006 campaign with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA New England Regional Championships. The Engineers, which pulled together a strong second-half to the season, were paced by sophomore Jake Ruzevick, who qualified for the NCAA Championships with an 11th-place finish in the individual standings.
Ruzevick followed up on last week's runner-up spot at the NEWMAC Championships with his first national berth and MIT's first individual bid since Ben Schmeckpepper won the New England regional in 2004. Ruzevick split 26:04, and finished less than 30 seconds off the pace set by Trinity's Norte Hunter, who won the race with a time of 25:37.
MIT's second finisher was Joseph Roy-Mayhew, who finished 39th after racing to a split of 26:39. The New England Regional, which boasted over 300 finishers, was incredibly tight and about 15 seconds separated Roy-Mayhew from earning a second at-large bid for the Cardinal and Gray.
Reigning NEWMAC Rookie of the Year, Johannes Schneider, finished 46th overall (26:52), while Kevin Brulois (53rd - 27:02) and Trevor Rundell (57th - 27:05) rounded out the MIT scoring.
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Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has waded into the Pep Guardiola debate, and admits he understands why the Spaniard chose Bayern Munich over potential Premier League suitors.
The former Barcelona boss had been touted as a potential Chelsea or Manchester City manager, whilst paper speculation had also claimed that the ex-Brescia midfielder could replace Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford at some stage in the future.
However, the lure of the German giants was too much for Guardiola to turn down, and Ferdinand believes a thoughtful look at his decision offers a clear insight into why he chose the Bundesliga.
He Tweeted: "The news yesterday of Pep going to Bayern Munich was a shock...until you step back and think why...stability, organised, competitive in CL, Money to invest, history+time I'm assuming to put his stamp on the club...he obviously wasn't guaranteed all that at other clubs linked to!"
The 34-year-old defender took to Twitter following the Red Devils' 1-0 FA Cup win over West Ham United, with a Wayne Rooney strike sending Ferguson's men into the fourth round of the competition and a home tie against Fulham.
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An affiliate of the locally owned, faith-based nonprofit Global Ministries Fellowship has filed a $2.1 million loan for the 379-unit Bent Tree Apartments in Whitehaven.
GMF-Bent Tree LLC filed the leasehold deed of trust, security agreement and assignment of leases and fixture filing Oct. 30 through Merchants Bank of Indiana.
The Class D complex, which uses the address 3471 West Briarpark Drive, is on two adjacent parcels on the north side of Winchester Road between Winbrook Drive and Airways Boulevard.
The 10.1-acre parcel at 2020 Winchester includes 176 units built in 1969, while the 10-acre parcel at 2046 Winchester includes 203 units built in 1966. The Shelby County Assessor of Property's combined 2013 appraisal for the parcels is $1.4 million.
The property is under a 10-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement through The Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board of the City of Memphis.
Richard L. Hamlet, president and CEO of Global Ministries Fellowship, signed the trust deed as president of GMF-Bent Tree.
Global Ministries Fellowship supports ministry programs on five continents that build churches, educate children, combat hunger and perform other humanitarian deeds. The organization also owns affordable multifamily housing developments in the U.S.
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Christy Kinard, governmental affairs and professional standards director for the Memphis Area Association of Realtors, has been elected president of the Tennessee County Attorneys Association.
Kinard, who joined MAAR last January, is the first woman to hold the position since the TCAA's creation in 1985.
Previously, Kinard served as the assistant county attorney for Shelby County. She worked 12 years for Shelby County government, serving as assistant county attorney since 2006. From 2008 to 2011, Kinard was an attorney and parliamentarian for the Shelby County Commission.
Kinard also volunteers with Memphis Area Legal Services and is a candidate for the Memphis Bar Association board of directors.
– Amos Maki
William Hudson Jr., president and general manager of the Memphis Area Transit Authority for 20 years, will retire in January.
Hudson announced his long-anticipated retirement date at last week's meeting of the transit authority board.
When A C Wharton Jr. was elected Memphis mayor in 2009, Hudson had indicated he wanted to serve two more years at the head of the city bus system and then retire. Since then, the MATA board has passed a series of resolutions extending Hudson's contract for six months at a time.
Hudson began his career with the transit authority 49 years ago as a bus driver.
– Bill Dries
Iberiabank now has seven branded ATMs in Rite Aid pharmacies in Memphis through its partnership with Payment Alliance International, a leader in retail ATM solutions.
PAI owns and operates the ATM placements, and Iberiabank cardholders can now make transactions at those ATMs without incurring surcharges.
Greg Smithers, Iberiabank's Memphis market president, said the newly branded ATMs are one piece in a larger growth strategy to serve the Memphis market by providing clients with greater access to banking services in a variety of convenient locations.
The ATMs are at 4642 Quince Road, 7570 Farmington Ave. in Germantown, 3500 Ramill Road, 2670 Frayser Blvd., 4212 Elvis Presley Blvd., 1810 Union Ave. and 1780 Germantown Parkway.
– Andy Meek
Tennessee lawmakers are holding hearings this week to review the state's textbook selection process.
The Senate Education Committee and the Senate Government Operations Committee will hold the hearings jointly on Monday and Tuesday.
Lawmakers say the hearings are intended to seek clarity regarding the structure and function of the Tennessee Textbook Commission.
The commission recently came under fire by a group of parents for having adopted textbooks containing alleged inappropriate language and a controversial interpretation of historical facts.
The panel is composed of 10 members whose responsibility is to recommend an official list of textbooks for approval by the State Board of Education.
Local school systems choose which textbooks to adopt from the list for a six-year period.
– The Associated Press
A recent report shows Tennessee is leading most states when it comes to screening low-income children for developmental issues.
The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth released the report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation on Monday.
According to the report, only four states are screening more low-income children for such issues.
It says addressing problems earlier costs less and provides the opportunity to intervene before those problems escalate.
The report stresses providing children with the services and support they need for cognitive, social and emotional development during the first eight years of their lives.
It calls that time period foundational for assuring success in school and life.
Arkansas' October tax revenues beat expectations and those of the same month last year, although they may not reflect yet the impact of last month's partial federal government shutdown on state coffers, finance officials said Monday.
The state Department of Finance and Administration reported that Arkansas' net available revenue for October totaled $372.8 million, which was $17.2 million more than October 2012 and $8.1 above forecast. Arkansas' revenue for the fiscal year that began July 1 total $1.6 billion, which is $37.8 million ahead of forecast.
"There's nothing out there that's really dramatic going up or down," DFA Director Richard Weiss told reporters.
The department said October's figures were boosted by gains in income tax collections that offset a shortfall in revenue from sales tax collections. Individual income tax collections totaled $226.4 million for the month, which was $8.3 million more than in October 2012 and $3.2 million above forecast. Corporate income tax collections totaled $25.6 million, an increase of $3.3 million above last year and $2.6 million above forecast.
Sales tax collections totaled $171.8 million for the month, which was $600,000 more than the previous October but $6.8 million below forecast.
Orders to U.S. factories rose in September on a big jump in commercial aircraft demand. But businesses cut back sharply on machinery and other goods that signal their confidence to expand, signs of slower economic growth.
The Commerce Department said Monday that factory orders increased 1.7 percent in September from August. That followed a 0.1 percent decline in August and a 2.8 percent plunge in July.
The September gain was driven by a 57.7 percent jump in demand for aircraft.
But so-called core capital goods, which include machinery and electronics, fell 1.3 percent in September. And demand for machinery plummeted 23.6 percent, with big declines in construction machinery, electric turbines and generators.
The decline suggests businesses may have been worried about the economy before the 16-day partial government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1.
Economists pay close attention to core capital goods.
They are viewed as a better gauge of companies' plans to invest because they exclude more volatile orders for aircraft and defense equipment. The decline was the second in three months and points to weaker activity at factories in the July-September quarter.
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Jan Sadecky and Rado Viker are two great guys who we paired for a duo. It starts off with Rado leading Jan into the room and then lighting some candles as Jan gropes himself. Candles lit Rado then moves to Jan and the kissing begins. Rado lowers himself and begins to unfasten Jan's shorts. Pulling the shorts down he sees Jan's big cock, already semi-hard. He quickly begins to suck on that big cock, taking it deep in his mouth. Jan's cock quickly becomes rock hard under the touch of Rado's hot mouth. Rado's tongue works hard, flicking at the rock hard cock as the sucking keeps Jan so hard. Then Jan drops to his knees and opens Rado pants too, releasing his cock which is already fully erect. His begins to suck on Rado's cock. His expert mouth really does a great job on that dick and soon Rado wants more. He stands Jan up and turns him round, bending him over and sliding his throbbing cock deep into his ass. Moaning as he fucks Rado really gives it to Jan. Jan's cock stays hard as his ass gets fucked nice and deep. He pushes his hard cock back between his legs. Rado is so turned on his climbs up and fucks Jan even deeper, with his balls in glorious view as he does it. They change position, with Jan sitting his ass down on Rado's big cock and riding it as hard as he can. Then Rado takes over, thrusting his cock up and into that ass hard and fast. Next it is Rado's turn and Jan's huge, hard cock stretches his ass, fucking it real good. Rado really takes that cock well, the whole length sliding easily into his eager hole. Finally it is time to cum and Rado kneels over Jan shooting a massive load into his mouth and over his chest. Jan sucks on the sticky cock, cleaning all the cum off it as he wanks himself. Rado then hovers his face over Jan's cock and catches the cum full in his face, with the cumming dropping from it. He also takes Jan's cock in his mouth as a final act before kissing him to end a wonderful scene.
Fanda Dukes is a really handsome guy. We moved quickly to get him in for a massage. He looks great as we see him walk into shot, in just some very fetching yellow underwear. Standing to let us see him, running his hands over his body, Fanda then turns and removed the underwear. We get a great view of his sexy ass before he turns again to show us a front view. Then he lays down on the couch, ready for the massage. The masseur arrives and covers that sexy ass with a towel before taking some oil and getting to work on Fanda's back. He straddles Fanda's legs to get a better angle for massaging teh back, working up and down with long strokes. Then, moving to the side, the masseur works on Fanda's thick legs, and his feet. Next it is onto the sexy ass and the hands work it very well with the cheeks being pulled apart to show a glimpse of a nice, shaved hole. The hands dip lower and feel Fanda's cock as well. Some lube is dripped into his ass crack as the hands grab another feel of the cock. Then a vibrator appears and slide into Fanda's ass. He moves, up onto on knee, so his ass is nicely positioned for the masseur to reach under and pull that fat cock back between the legs. It has swollen nicely and looks very thick. It gets nice and hard as it is wanked, with the vibrator sliding back into Fanda's ass. His hole is fucked as his cock is wanked for a nice long time. Then he turns over and lays on his back with his cock fully exposed. The masseur applies some oil to Fanda's chest before taking the cock in hand again and wanking it hard and fast. Very soon Fanda shoots his cum for us, his cock being milked completely dry. Then he is left to relax after a most enjoyable massage, for all of us.
Ulrich Kasper is aged 18 and lives in Roudnice nad Labem. He is a student who enjoys sports, rugby and fitness. Ulrich is a very handsome, masculine looking guy who does his interview in English. Then he received a phone call from someone who is exciting him. He removes his tee shirt as he chats on the phone, groping himself as well. Ulrich is certainly enjoying the call as he stands and drops his jeans to show a swollen cock and low hanging balls. He grabs hold of that thick dick and wanks it. Goodness those big balls hang so low as his stiff cock pokes out. Ulrich rubs his chest as we watch, then wanks himself some more. Sitting of the sofa, still chatting on the phone, he then removes his shoes and gets completely naked. He leans back and begins to wank, his balls resting snuggly on the sofa. That cock is so big and thick as Ulrich wanks it and then he lifts his legs and his hand drops to his balls and then to his ass, the fingers spreading the cheeks enough to show his hot, tight hole. Turning onto his side, with cock and balls trapped between his legs Ulrich is ablel to fully spread that ass and what great view it is. Then he turns back and continues wanking until he shoots a big creamy load for us. Finally he goes to clean up in the shower. What a great shoot, and thanks to the person on the other end of the phone as well.
Anton Vavro is aged 18 and come from Dobris where he works as a salesman. He enjoys sports, particularly Thai-boxing. Anton is a real beauty with his good looks and lovely slim body. A nice slow striptease for the camera allows us to savor every inch of Anton as he removes the clothes to reveal himself. We see that cute little bubble butt and then he bends and spreads the cheeks to show his hot littlehole. Anton turns again to show a soft cock and his balls. Then he lays on the bed to get completely naked, reclining to let us get a good view of him. Showing more of that hot ass is followed by Anton getting that cock rock hard, so it stands fully to attention and what a great site it is. To complete the picture Anton stands up, stick rock hard so we can see that lovely slim body with the cock sticking out beautifully. A very good shoot from a really great looking guy.


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Bongbob: I like the concept. Items which interact with or require other items seems like a good mechanic. I'd been thinking vaguely along those lines already for a couple of special cases, but it could be a good thing to do more expansively. I've been avoiding "outfits" in the KoL sense, but some item synergy would be good.
The orb/orb thing is witty, too. That's my kind of pun.
Creative player ideas for in-game items, zones, etc.
Talk about the game. What game? The game with the power? What power? The power of ... aw, skip it.
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Skills likewise, but less so. That's kinda tricky cause I like to use my skills sometimes.
Anyways, how about a zone of trolls from chat? We should have a wall of shame like thing and then have a zone that randomly picks a name from there would be funny. Especially if you included the mods and yourself as enemies.
Anyways, how about a zone of trolls from chat? We should have a wall of shame like thing and then have a zone that randomly picks a name from there would be funny. Especially if you included the mods and yourself as enemies.
As long as we're doing math jokes here;Raisins wrote:The Land of Irrational Numbers
Unibrowed X
Boy, does he look mean.
Maybe some X gang for it to be a part of? Yeah, I don't know.
Well, I've got a hat!
Well, I've got a hat!
I realize Braiton recapitulated on the no humor stance, but I figure I'll post my intended goal here anyway: Dramatic storytelling when it comes to advancing the plot, but with humorous filler in the rest. If a bad guy steals your pet dog, that's serious, and should be treated as such. But describing an otherwise uninteresting shirt, there might as well be some humor in it.
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Volume 17 Issue 12 / August 13 - 19, 2004
Stories and Songs AT BATTERY PARK CITY Actress, singer, and storyteller, Eleni Constantelos uses Greek mythology to take listeners on an unforgettable journey to places far away and long ago with her ancient tales from around the world. Rector Park. Sat., Aug. 14 at 11 a.m. 212-267-9700.
Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 486 Hudson St., 212-414-9419: Call about weekly concerts at the church.
The flea theater, 41 White St., 212-219-8242: Call about Roulette concerts for July, most shows are at 8 p.m., $15.
GIOVANNIS ATRIUM, 100 Washington St., 513-4133: Tue. & Thur.Latin Diva Carmen Ferros, 6-10 p.m.; Wed.Open Mic with About Entertainment, 6-10 p.m.; Fri.Elliot Paul, classic jazz, 6-10 p.m.
The jazz gallery, 290 Hudson St.: Aug. 6 & 7-Dafnis Prieto Quintet, 9 & 10:30 p.m., $15; Call about cover charges & upcoming shows.
The living room, 154 Ludlow St., 212-533-7235: July 24-The Sacred Harp Singing School, from the movie Cold Mountain, 3-6 p.m., call for information.
BAGGOT INN, 82 W. Third St., 473-6658: Live Music Nightly, call for schedule, free-$5; Wed.Bluegrass Session, 8 p.m., no cover.
THE CAJUN, 129 Eighth Ave., 691-6174: Mon. & Thur.Vince Giordanos Night Hawks, New Yorks favorite foxtrot orchestra feat. Big Band music of the 1920s, 30s & 40s, 8-11 p.m; Tue.Stanleys Washboard Kings, 8-11 p.m; Wed.Eddy Davis & His New Jazz Band, 8-11 p.m; Thur.Vince Giordanos Nighthawks, 8-11 p.m.; Fri.Canal Street Dixieland Jazz & Blues Band, 8:30-11:30 p.m.; Sat.Red Onion Jazz Band feat. New Atlantic Jazz, 8:30 p.m.- mid; Sun. BrunchFriends of Jimmy Butts feat. Doc Pittman, noon-4 p.m; Sun.The Peter Ecklund Jazz Quartet, 7:30- 10:30 p.m.
Greenwich village bistro, 13 Carmine St., 212-206-9777: Call for Whirled Music performance information & times.
Housing works used book cafe, 126 Crosby St., 212-334-3324: Call for details about the next Monthly Benefit Concert, 7:30 p.m., $20.
Joes Pub, 425 Lafayette St., 212-239-6200: Call about current Live Music.
national arts club, 15 Gramercy Park South, 212-222-3569: Call about current Live Music.
Pen and brush, 16 E. 10th St., 212-475-3669: Call for information about upcoming concerts..
Renee weiler concert hall, 46 Barrow St., 212-242-4770: Jan. 29-Lukas Ligeti, Electronic Percussion, 8 p.m., $10-$15.
The schneider concerts, 66 W. 12th St., 212-243-9937: Call about upcoming concert schedule.
St. Marks Church, 131 E. 10th St., 212-674-6377: Call about upcoming concert schedule.
THIRD STREET MUSIC SCHOOL SETTLEMENT, 235 E. 11th St., 212-777-3240: Call about upcoming Winter 2003 concerts.
Washington irving auditorium, 40 Irving Place, 212-580-4177: The Greenwich Village Orchstra performing through Summer 2004; Call for upcoming performance information.
Washington square united methodist church, 135 W. 4th St., 212-998-3950: Call about upcoming Blarney Star Irish Traditional Music Concert Series.
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Combining the charm of small-town life with the convenience of a modern mixed-use development, the Brownstone has something for everyone. Inspired by classic 19th Century row houses and designed with native Texas materials and styling, each home features a rooftop terrace, downstairs garage and spacious customizable living spaces.
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DescriptionMichael Myers has been terrifying us for over 30 years... are you as big of a fan of Halloween as we are? Prove it with Trivia Blitz: Halloween Edition! We've put together over a hundred questions from the Halloween Horror Movie Collection featuring Michael Myers. Our questions will challenge even the most die hard Halloween fan! Check out these awesome features:
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Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland
The Antiochian Orthodox Deanery of the United Kingdom and Ireland is a part of the Archdiocese of Europe headed by Metropolitan John (Yazigi) of Europe.
The Dean is Archpriest Gregory Hallam, who was appointed on December 21, 2009. He was elevated to the rank of Archpriest on June 19, 2010.
The Deanery includes fifteen full parishes (including a cathedral in London), as well as seven missions. Initially in 1995 most of the communities, with the exception of the cathedral, consisted largely of converts from the Church of England. By 2000 this had changed significantly with a much more diverse congregational profile.
All of the communities use English as the liturgical language. The mission of the Deanery and the Archdiocese to which it belongs is to enable the indigenous European cultures to rediscover and reaffirm their Orthodox roots whilst at the same time integrating Orthodox of many other backgrounds in a unified ecclesial whole, the hallmark of catholicity.
Parishes and Communities
St Edward, King and Passion-bearer
Fr. David Harris
Audley and Dresden
St Michael the Archangel
Fr. Samuel Carter
St Ignatios the God-bearer of Antioch
Fr Irenaeus du Plessis
Fr. Paul Totten
Also provides pastoral care for Armagh, Ballydehob and the Isle of Man
Bournemouth and Poole
St Dunstan
Fr Chrysostom MacDonnell
St Helen
Fr Alexander Haig
Also provides pastoral care for Basildon and Clacton-on-Sea
St Columba and St Kentigern
Fr George Evans
Fr David Senitt
Holy Trinity
Fr David Lonergan
Dcn John Hickey
Also provides pastoral care for Cork
Holy Cross
Fr Jonathan Hemmings
All Saints of Lincolnshire
Fr Philip Hall
Fr George Hackney
Dcn Paulinus Heggs
London (City)
at St. Botolph's in the City of London
Fr Alexander Tefft
London (Cathedral)
St George's Cathedral
Fr Samir Gholam
Dcn Naim El-Hage
St Aethelheard
Fr Michael Harry
Also provides pastoral care for Grimsby
St Aidan
Fr Gregory Hallam
Fr Christopher Neill
Dcn Emmanuel Kahn
St. Fursey
Fr Stephen Weston
St Constantine
Fr Aethelwine Richards
Fr Peter Ford
Dcn Michael Alexander
External link
- Official Deanery website
- St Michael's, Audley
- St Ignatios', Belfast
- St Dunstan's, Bournemouth and Poole
- St Helen's, Colchester
- St. Columba and St. Kentigern, Doncaster
- St. Marina and St. Kenelm Grimsby (Mission to Louth)
- All Saints of Lincolnshire, Lincoln
- at St Botolph's, London
- St George's Cathedral, London
- St Aethelheard's, Louth
- St Aidan's, Manchester
- St Constantine's, York


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Feasibility Study of a Fully Implanted Long-term Glucose Sensor/Telemetry System in Diabetic Subjects
Professor of Bioengineering, UCSD and Co-Founder, GlySens, Inc.
Feasibility Study of a Fully Implanted Long-term Glucose Sensor/Telemetry System in Diabetic Subjects
Achieving good blood glucose control in people with diabetes requires frequent blood glucose monitoring by a means that is widely acceptable to users. To this end, UCSD and GlySens, Inc., have collaborated on development of a fully implanted long-term glucose sensor/telemetry system. Reported here will be feasibility studies of the application of this system in a small group of people with T1D and T2D during repeated blood glucose clamps and spontaneous glucose excursions over a 6-month period. Also to be discussed is a glucose mass transfer model that predicts the dynamic sensor signals from venous blood glucose measurements, and allows assessment of the effects of local physiologic phenomena that affect the sensor signals, including glucose diffusion in the tissues, insulin-dependent glucose uptake by local tissues, the dynamics of the sensor itself, and measurement noise.
David Gough obtained a PhD from the University of Utah, did post-doctoral studies at the Joslin Clinic of Harvard Medical School, and was an Associate at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital before coming to UCSD. Dr. Gough co-founded GlySens, Inc., in 1998, with a former student Dr. Joseph Lucisano. He has 18 patents and has received a number of awards for his work on glucose sensing technologies. He teaches mass transfer, biocontrols, medical device engineering and entrepreneurism.


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Preparing for winter weather emergencies
The recent blizzard that dumped up to 32 inches of snow and created 15 foot drifts in Western Kansas and Colorado was a reminder that winter weather can be dangerous to man and beast, even in this modern day -- and even in towns.
I heard today that several towns are having trouble getting their water plants functioning again. What a shock it would be to most townfolk if they opened the faucet and no water came out. That situation is possible if the pumps aren't able to refill the water towers.
Dennis and I were talking today about people who don't keep any water on hand and who don't have enough food in their house to sit out a bad storm. Our conclusion: some people don't have the financial resources or the necessary storage containers and space to maintain a stockpile, some people are uneducated on the need for winter readiness, and some people are simply very foolish.
My mother said she tried never to have less than 6 weeks of groceries on hand in the winter. We lived 32 miles out in the ranch country of northern Nebraska, and there were times when we didn't get to town for several weeks in the winter -- or even get mail delivered to our mailbox.
But beyond that, my parents had been impressed early in their marriage of the absolute necessity of being ready for winter. They had gone through the hard winter of 1948-1949 and the infamous "Blizzard of 1949." That blizzard (January 2-7, 1949) was the worst of a series of blizzards that began in late November and continued through March.
My parents talked about how they managed to get to town in the jeep around Christmas time, and then they were snowed in for a long, long time. The following paragraph from The Nebraska Highways Page describes the condition of Nebraska's state roads, but my parents lived eight miles off the highway on a sandy two-track road.
During the 1948-49 winter season, approximately $1.2 million was spent on snow removal. Significant snowstorms began in November, and continued periodically through the end of March. During the Blizzard of 1949 (January 2-7), about 8,000 miles (80%) of roads were blocked due to falling and blowing snow. Most were reopened in time to be drifted shut again on January 15th. Although eventually most highways would at least have one lane width plowed, it wasn't until April 7th that all state highways were reopened to 2-way traffic.
When I taught school in northern Nebraska, I had a winter survival kit in my car that included blankets, a couple of empty coffee cans, a large candle, matches, and food. One coffee can was for an emergency toilet, and the other coffee can was to hold the candle. According to an Emergency Preparedness class I had taken, the candle would provide enough heat to keep a person from freezing in a stalled vehicle. I didn't ever have to try it, thank goodness.
Dennis and I had our first personal experience with the importance of keeping some emergency food on hand when we lived in Bolivia! We went through three military coups in about 20 months, and during each of the times of unrest, it was safest for civilians (especially gringos) to simply stay home.
Here in Kentucky, depending on our own well for water taught us to keep some water on hand at all times. Whenever the electricity went out, our electric pump quit working and we had no water. And of course, pumps do break down from time to time which also leaves you without water. We bought some 5-gallon jerry-cans to store emergency water. Bleach bottles work well, also.
I don't suppose we'd ever be housebound by weather more than a week or two in southern Kentucky, but I have an emergency stock of dry beans, rice, peanut butter, and some canned meats stored in the shed along with the water jugs. We have plenty of firewood, lamp oil, candles, and batteries. We always keep a couple of old wool blankets, a flashlight and a first aid kit in each of the vehicles for emergency situations on the road.
If we ever get any winter weather this year, we're ready for it, I think. Are you?