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It is a bit late in the day to review LK Advani's magnum opus, My Country My Life, since at least 100 others have done so already. But having taken more than three weeks to actually read it, I am convinced that the reviewers, both in the print and electronic media, did no more than desperate rapid reading, culling out "juicy" parts with the primary intent of sensationalising its apparent flaws. So far, we have heard primarily about the alleged goof-ups, such as the "untenable" claim (made on TV, not in the book) of not knowing about Jaswant Singh's visit to Kandahar in December 1999, appropriating "credit" for all the good done during the NDA years, thereby implying that all the bad was attributable to Atal Bihari Vajpayee (as interpreted by the Congress), a mix-up about Bhagat Singh and Richard Celeste, and so on.
I suspect that the reviewers, mostly journalists, have approached the book with an eye to grab headlines rather than seriously assess the intrinsic worth of a memoir that records independent India's evolution as a mature democracy, albeit through the prism of the Jana Sangh/BJP.
Arguably, the book falls short of a philosophical discourse; we do not get an articulated notion of India as envisioned by one of its towering political personalities -- as academic Pratap Bhanu Mehta rightly pointed out in his review in the Indian Express. Admittedly, the Page 3 hoopla that accompanied its release and subsequent publicity would have distressed those who have always seen the author in a different light. But to the book's serious reader it is a remarkable document comparable only to Jawaharlal Nehru's Discovery of India. It is a magnificent record of the way India has evolved since Partition, made more poignant by the fact that the author was among the victims of the greatest mass migration in human history.
"It also takes courage for a practising politician, especially someone as high profile as Advani, who fundamentally altered the defining parameters of Indian politics through the Ayodhya movement and his exposition on pseudo-secularism, to candidly reveal his side of the story. That he has been able to do so without generating fury or antagonising too many people is truly remarkable."
I have no hesitation in suggesting that Advani must consider publishing an abridged version in paperback for Generation Next to get a non-Marxist, non-Congress perspective of contemporary history. So far, they have only S Gopal's hagiography of Jawaharlal Nehru and Bipin Chandra's doctrinaire Marxist interpretation to go by. Ramachandra Guha's recent textbook is so blatantlybiased against the robust nationalist viewpoint that even a graduate student of history is certain to be hopelessly brainwashed by sustained Leftist propaganda. In fact, there is not a single authoritative exposition of an alternative view of post-Independence India written with elegance and sincerity. It is difficult for me to be altogether dispassionate while assessing a work that some have dubbed as an effort to win a "lifetime achievement award" rather than a faithful autobiography. I totally disagree with such flippant assessments. My problem arises more from the fact that I have known the author intimately starting 1989, making it particularly challenging to be objective. However, I found myself occasionally disagreeing with some of his formulations particularly on the subject of secularism, on which he has expounded at length at various stages in the narrative.
Advani is extremely sensitive to his media image as a hardline champion of Hindutva and goes to great lengths in this book to try and disabuse the notion. He expresses pain at the way the media deliberately overlooked the nuances of the BJP's and his own expositions on the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. Insisting that there is nothing remotely communal in his philosophical understanding of the Indian nation and, despite the savagery accompanying Partition that uprooted him from his native Sindh, he has never borne ill will towards Muslims or Pakistan, Advani makes a full-throated attempt to project himself as "genuinely secular" as opposed to his "pseudo-secular" critics.
Those like me who have interacted with him for years would vouch for that. In the nearly two decades of association I have not heard him even casually slip into anything that can remotely be termed anti-Muslim. Accompanying him through eastern Uttar Pradesh to Ayodhya in that fateful first week of December 1992, I repeatedly heard him appeal to the Muslim leadership to be considerate towards the deep-seated Hindu belief that Bhagwan Ram was born at the place where "a dilapidated, disputed structure now stands". He would fervently assert that if only the Muslim leaders would relent, BJP volunteers would respectfully relocate the Babri Masjid to a nearby site and construct a Ram Mandir that existed on the spot where Babar's general, Mir Baqi, constructed a mosque.
I was present, along with Swapan Dasgupta and a few other journalists, on the terrace of Ram Katha Kunj where the BJP-VHP leadership was assembled on December 6, 1992, appealing to unruly kar sevaks to descend from the structure's domes.
I vividly recall meeting Advani in the evening after the structure had been demolished. He sat alone in a ground floor room with only a flickering candle for company. Characteristically wringing his hands in despair he bid farewell to us, urging we exercised caution on the return journey to Lucknow. By then, news of the Kalyan Singh Government's dismissal had arrived and the leader of the most spectacular mass mobilisation India has witnessed since Independence was anticipating arrest. "This is the saddest day in my life," he told us, admonishing someone who suggested that the "deed" could politically benefit the BJP.
I recall driving back to Delhi next day, stopped on the way by exultant crowds shouting "Jai Shri Ram" and "Saugandh Ram ki khaatey hain, Mandir wahin banayenge". On December 7 evening, I wrote a report titled "Control room that had no control" in the Hindustan Times, whose Associate Editor I then was. To date, I insist it was the only faithful report of what the BJP-VHP leadership did in trying to avert the denouement, without success. But that article marked the beginning of my own vilification by a section of media colleagues belonging mainly to the Leftist persuasion.
If, however, I were Advani I would not have bent backwards to answer this vilification campaign and the canards spread to demonise him as a closet Fascist. At many points in the book, I got the impression that, deeply stung by this unfair portrayal of his persona by sections of the media and academia, Advani tries a little too hard to put the record straight.
As he himself explains in earlier chapters of the monograph, Sardar Patel was similarly lampooned "mainly by Communists" for his resolute championship of the nationalist perspective and for frequently cautioning Nehru who pursued hopelessly faulty policies over Kashmir and China. But that misconception about Patel has not changed even 55 years after his death: Communist historians are an incorrigible lot.
Advani skillfully brings out the visceral hatred Nehru had of the RSS and Jana Sangh, which conflicted with Gandhiji's overt appreciation of the RSS's patriotic role. Advani points out that Gandhiji addressed an RSS gathering a few days before his heinous murder. The Mahatma even blessed Syama Prasad Mookerjee, insisting on his induction into Nehru's first Cabinet and telling Mookerjee, "Patel is a Hindu-minded person in the Congress and you are a Congress-minded person in the Hindu Sabha."
Indeed, the initial chapters of the book make fascinating reading because of Advani's extraordinarily sharp memory, which enables him to recall minute details of national events and the trying circumstances in which the Jana Sangh functioned in its early years. He has faithfully recounted remarkable anecdotes relating to his childhood and early youth in once-tranquil Karachi, his travails (and long travels on camelback in Rajasthan as RSS pracharak) as a Sangh activist and later, as assistant to Vajpayee.
He also details events and dialogues that shaped his own intellectual understanding of India through interactions with Guruji Golwalkar and more significantly Deendayal Upadhyay -- men whose contribution to the making of modern India has been so cruelly distorted by Communist and fellow-traveller pro-Congress commentators.
I need not go into his description of life in jail during the Emergency and circumstances leading to the rise and fall of the Janata Party -- an unwieldy experiment that, in hindsight, was predestined to fail. Advani has also harshly recalled the next, equally short-lived, Janata experiment under VP Singh, whom he does not hesitate to categorise as a hypocrite. These narratives have particular relevance to understanding how and why the Congress monolith gradually crumbled, eventually leading to the formation of the first viable non-Congress alternative in the form of the BJP-led NDA.
I was particularly struck by his recollection of the Jana Sangh's first foray into alliance politics with (hold your breath!) the Communists. In the Delhi Municipal Corporation elections of 1958, the Congress won 27 seats, Jana Sangh 25 and CPI 8. The CPI agreed to back the Congress in the House of 80 if Aruna Asaf Ali was made Mayor. This happened, but the alliance collapsed in a year and the Jana Sangh entered into a deal with the CPI, agreeing to share the Mayor's post on a one-year rotational basis (we thought the Mayawati experiment of 1997 was the first rotational arrangement!). The CPI-Jana Sangh alliance stood the test of time, Kidar Nath Sahni succeeding Aruna Asaf Ali as Mayor after the first year of the deal.
Of course, the CPI also joined various Samyukta Vidhayak Dal Governments in several States, some headed by Jana Sangh leaders, after the Congress's rout in North India in 1967. And later, it is well known that the CPI, CPI(M) and BJP supported the VP Singh regime from outside, sharing a fortnightly dinner with Janata Dal leaders by way of an informal coordinating committee meeting.
Advani uses these examples to highlight his party's political flexibility, pointing out that the BJP has grown because from its Jana Sangh days it never fell into the "untouchability" trap. Every such alliance only helped the party expand further, eventually resulting in its emergence as the alternative pole of Indian politics and the country's second-biggest political party.
"My Country My Life is not just a great addition to the celebrated list of political autobiographies, but a fascinating record of post-Independence Indian politics. I recommend it wholeheartedly to every caring, conscientious and enlightened Indian.""
The story of Advani's life thus far would not be complete without reference to its most recent highlight -- his controversial Pakistan visit in May-June 2005. This needs to be viewed in continuum with his role at the disastrous Agra summit for whose failure Pervez Musharraf squarely blamed him. Even in his recently published autobiography, the Pakistani General claims he told Vajpayee on the eve of his departure from Agra "It seems there is someone above us who can over-rule us", meaning the then Home Minister. Advani dismisses the charge insisting that it was the General's dogmatic refusal to condemn cross-border terrorism that convinced all Indian leaders that he was being two-faced and could not be trusted.
As for the Pakistan visit in 2005, Advani was obviously bearing the cross of Agra and wanted to amend his hawkish image in that country, apart from reaching out to people on both sides to urge them to live as good neighbours. Advani stoutly defends his recalling Jinnah's Constituent Assembly speech of August 11, 1947, in which the Muslim League leader appealed for Pakistan to be a secular state.
The author also insists that the tribute he paid at Jinnah's mausoleum was interpreted wrongly even by his own party colleagues, and that at no point had he described the founder of Pakistan as "secular". Advani attributes the incorrect understanding of his comments on Jinnah to the media's (particularly TV's) resort to shorthand.
It will be difficult for BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate to live down the huge controversy the visit sparked. Although he has made a valiant attempt to put the record straight, quoting extensively from his speeches in Pakistan, the views of Swami Ranganathananda from whom he learnt of Jinnah's exhortation and so on, I am afraid perceptions take long to get erased. But Advani must be complimented for his courage of conviction in restating in an agreeable way what he set out to do through that visit and for admitting that deep misapprehensions even in his own party persist on the issue.
It also takes courage for a practising politician, especially someone as high profile as Advani, who fundamentally altered the defining parameters of Indian politics through the Ayodhya movement and his exposition on pseudo-secularism, to candidly reveal his side of the story. That he has been able to do so without generating fury or antagonising too many people is truly remarkable. My Country My Life is not just a great addition to the celebrated list of political autobiographies, but a fascinating record of post-Independence Indian politics. I recommend it wholeheartedly to every caring, conscientious and enlightened Indian.


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Discussion in 'Stories From Inside Scientology' started by scooter, Nov 15, 2008.
For newbies, lurkers and those who want to read this amazing thread again.
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A monumental effort recollecting and posting ...
Wow, what a read. Paul, it breaks my heart that this organization took so much from you. You were a young man who had a huge heart that just wanted to help others, and they just used you again and again, and gave you back so little. Your narrative also gives an insight too, as to why people get caught up in this cult. They're not all bad people, but the people at the top are, and have no qualms about taking advantage of good people to better themselves.
Thank you for opening your wounds for us, scooter!
Seems we have several new members recently
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Biomedical sciences
Biomedical sciences are a set of applied sciences applying portions of natural science or formal science, or both, to knowledge, interventions, or technology that are of use in healthcare or public health.[1] Such disciplines as medical microbiology, clinical virology, clinical epidemiology, genetic epidemiology, and biomedical engineering are medical sciences. In explaining physiological mechanisms operating in pathological processes, however, pathophysiology can be regarded as basic science.
Roles within biomedical science[edit]
There are at least 45 different specialisms within healthcare science, which are traditionally grouped into three main divisions:[2]
- specialisms involving life sciences
- specialisms involving physiological science
- specialisms involving medical physics or bioengineering
Life sciences specialties[edit]
- Molecular toxicology
- Molecular pathology
- Blood transfusion science
- Cervical cytology
- Clinical biochemistry
- Clinical embryology
- Clinical immunology
- Electron microscopy
- External quality assurance
- Haematology
- Haemostasis and thrombosis
- Histocompatibility and immunogenetics
- Histopathology and cytopathology
- Molecular genetics and cytogenetics
- Molecular biology and cell biology
- Microbiology including mycology
- Bacteriology
- Tropical diseases
- Phlebotomy
- Tissue banking/transplant
- Virology
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- Biomechanical engineering
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- Clinical engineering
- Clinical measurement
- Diagnostic radiology
- Equipment management
- Maxillofacial prosthetics
- Medical electronics
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- Medical illustration and clinical photography
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- Nuclear medicine
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- Radiotherapy physics
- Rehabilitation engineering
- Renal technology and science
- Ultrasound
Biomedical science in the United Kingdom[edit]
The healthcare science workforce is an important part of the UK's National Health Service. While people working in healthcare science are only 5% of the staff of the NHS, 80% of all diagnoses can be attributed to their work.[3]
The volume of specialist healthcare science work is a significant part of the work of the NHS. Every year, NHS healthcare scientists carry out:
- nearly 1 billion pathology laboratory tests
- more than 12 million physiological tests
- support for 1.5 million fractions of radiotherapy
The four governments of the UK have recognised the importance of healthcare science to the NHS, introducing the Modernising Scientific Careers initiative to make certain that the education and training for healthcare scientists ensures there is the flexibility to meet patient needs while keeping up to date with scientific developments.[4]
See also[edit]
- ^ "The Future of the Healthcare Science Workforce. Modernising Scientific Careers: The Next Steps". 26 Nov 2008. p. 2. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ "Extraordinary You" (PDF). Department of Health. 16 July 2010. p. 116. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ "Modernising Scientific Careers: The UK Way Forward". 26 Feb 2010. p. 3. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ "Modernising Scientific Careers: The UK Way Forward". 26 Feb 2010. p. 5. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
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- What is Healthcare Science: NHS Careers
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I can't believe it. Evelyn, known mostly as "Mini" on this blog, is a year old today.
A year.
It's been one year since I went into the hospital with some gnarly contractions and they let me spend the night so that I could get some rest and have a baby.
A beautiful baby, might add. From the moment she came shooting out of my lady parts, she looked like a little doll. The nurses fawned over her every time they came in to check on us. She was perfect.
She did a lot of sleeping those first few weeks.
At least one of us got some sleep.
She is so expressive, asleep or awake. From smiles to silly faces, to pouty lips. She says it all with a look.
Some faces are sillier than others, of course.
Seeing her grow up over the past year has been absolutely amazing. I wasn't trying for a girl, but I am so glad I have her. She has changed me in so many ways.
She is strong and determined. She can and will do anything she sets her mind to.
She is so positive. Always happy, always smiling. Always brightening my day. Brightening strangers days, too!
She loves exploring the world around her. We've done a lot of traveling in her short year of living and she's taken it all in, trip by trip.
She loves to eat. I mean, who doesn't? But she REALLY loves it.
I love her happy, messy, smiley face.
Happy Birthday, sweet Evelyn. I can't wait to see what the next year has in store for you.


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Browsing through the grocery store can be a difficult task! There are so many marketing claims out there on products that it can be easy to purchase a food item without thinking about the components of the product. Today, we are starting a new series that looks at food items that may be considered 'healthy' in some aspects, but when you take a closer look, you learn that this product that claims to be 'healthy,' isn't so healthy after all! First up, sugar. From yogurt to smoothie drinks to salads, the amount of sugar in food can be easily overlooked and shocking!
Not so 'healthy': Sugar edition
Have you gone Greek? {Yogurt 101}
With most of the dairy aisle filled with multiple types of yogurts, it can be overwhelming to know which to buy and which to avoid. There are a few standard rules to follow to ensure you are getting the most nutrition out of the yogurt you eat.
Re-purposing Your Thanksgiving Leftovers- Cranberry Protein Parfait
If you're like me, you're opening your refrigerator this morning looking at an excess of leftovers. Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, pies….and I'm sure there is more! It happens every year, yet I continue to make more than I know we will eat because I have a fear of running out! While some people may be excited about the thought of a Thanksgiving meal redo for the next couple of days, I find myself ready to get back on track with eating clean. Re-purposing these traditionally butter laden and high sugar leftovers into healthier options requires a bit of creativity, but its totally worth it! Not to mention, using leftovers= less time in the kitchen cooking, which I'm sure we are looking for a break from that right about now!
Today I wanted to share a recipe that incorporates your leftover cranberry sauce into a protein packed breakfast that will keep you full and energized for all of your Black Friday shopping! The recipe is simple, can be made for multiple people, and comes together in less than 10 minutes! (If you're looking for a low sugar cranberry sauce- check out our recipe on Houston Moms Blog!)


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A barren land of salt and snow; a castle where underground paths twist and turn in endless circles and a reclusive king has not shown his face in years; a forest where few things are what they seem. An unnamed hero must navigate through these places as he takes on the task of tracking down a supposed witch, in a story that blends dream and reality, rumor and truth, danger and hope.
Above is the blurb an on the left is the cover art for The End of the Trail, a gritty Magic Realism / Dark Fantasy novelette which will be available soon through Amazon (and possibly other ebook retailers).
I'm currently in the final stages of preparation for publishing it, so stay tuned for a release date and further details. Until then – a couple excerpts to shed some more light on what this is all about:
They buried them on the old hill by the king's fort, wrapped in sealskin to stay warm in death.
Then begins the forest. It's possible to sleep there at night without a roof over your head. The wind is calm, and a good bonfire will hold. There are few animals there, and one creature who whispers your name while you sleep.
If anything here strikes your fancy, please feel free to check back on this blog, on Twitter, or on the The End of the Trail's page. Your curiosity will be appreciated, and hopefully, rewarded.


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In the humble opinion of this reviewer, there are few things on this planet more invigorating, more genuinely affecting, than watching two people fall in love. One supposes that at some level others feel the same way; after all, why else are there so many romantic comedies and relationship dramas? But regardless whether the bottom line of these myriad movie love stories is arrived at by creativity, commercial potential or transcendent, crazed passion, they have done something to us over the past 100 years that simply cannot be denied: they have made us all a bunch of shameless romantics.
What else is there to think about but love when watching Walk the Line, James Mangold's sumptuous and evocative biopic about Johnny and June Carter Cash? The film practically revels in its against-the-odds romance, whether it's via the irresistible charms of Johnny's unconventional, unforgettable sound or the more literal paces of his wooing of Carter Family pixie powerhouse June, who fought him tooth and nail all the way to the altar. And the just-released DVD further confirms that their love story is no mere fodder for the Hollywood grist mill, but the true-blue manifestation of romantic sentiment triumphing resoundingly over moviemaking formula.
Joaquin Phoenix (The Village) plays Johnny, a largely unstudied musician who turns to songwriting when his efforts as a singer of gospel chestnuts practically derail his career before it starts. Despite the protestations of his devoted if unsurprisingly old-fashioned wife Vivian (Ginnifer Goodwin, Big Love), Johnny soon ascends the ranks of Sun Studios' artist roster - which admiringly includes Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley - and eventually comes into contact with June (Reese Witherspoon), a former child singer-turned-veritable sideshow act for the rest of the "real" musicians.
They immediately hit it off, but for one reason or another - not the least of which being their legitimate spouses - the two never seem to end up together; but when Johnny's success leads to drug abuse and personal ruin, June helps him get back on track, and eventually, into the arms of a good woman who understands, and most importantly, loves him.
CLICK HERE to read the full Walk the Line review by Todd Gilchrist.
Score: 9 out of 10
Video and Presentation
Walk the Line is presented in 2.39:1 widescreen using the AVC MPEG-4 codec on a dual-layered BD50 disc. The film itself consumes 27.9 gigs of disc space. The film arrives on Blu-ray sharper and cleaner than ever before. Details pop off the screen, and the film's warmer palette and softer textures truly resonate thanks to improved depth and clarity. Black levels are a bit off in spots, bleeding into one another, particularly during the film's opening moments. Concert segments are just dazzling, both sharp and crisp thanks to better theatrical lighting. The encode is mostly flawless, though I did detect a faint glimmer of digital noise during a few low light moments. I also spotted some very mild posterization. The print itself is immaculate, with nary a dust or dirt speck in sight. Compared to previous DVD releases, this transfer is a notable improvement.
Score: 9 out of 10
Languages and Audio
Audio choices are English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English Stereo, French and Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 with Spanish, Korean and Cantonese subtitles and English captions for the hearing impaired. There isn't a significant improvement between the original DTS track and this DTS-HD MA track, but this high-res incarnation is a bit fuller and meatier than the previous release. Dialogue is clean, though a few spots (mainly the downtime between music sequences) feel a bit too quiet. Mild high end crackles were detected every once and a while, but they're not too distracting. Bass is active throughout, particularly during the film's ubiquitous musical numbers. Same goes for surrounds which are only modestly engaged during nonmusical sequences. On the whole, this track feels like a mild improvement over the DVD, but it's a very subtle upgrade.
Score: 8 out of 10
Extras and Packaging
This single-disc BD comes packed in a blue elite case featuring the film's somewhat cheesy DVD artwork. This release is a bit of a mixed bag. Some features have been ported over from the DVD, while others (including several Cash-centric featurettes and the superfluous extended cut) are curiously absent from this release. I'm guessing the negative reaction to the extended cut (IGN included) and limited disc space forced the studio to skip out on these features. Still, completists will inevitably be frustrated by their deletion.
- Commentary
- 10 Deleted Scenes (23 minutes, HD)
- Extended Musical Sequences (6 minutes, HD)
- Featurette: Folsom, Cash and the Comeback (12 minutes, SD)
- Featurette: Celebrating the Man in Black – The Making of Walk the Line (22 minutes, SD)
- Featurette: Ring of Fire – The Passion of Johnny and June (11 minutes, SD)
- Trailer (2 minutes, HD)
James Mangold is a game participant for the disc's commentary track, starting auspiciously with the actual text taken from his script, which offers an appropriately cinematic opening to the film and sets the stage, so to speak, for Cash's legendary travails. Subsequently, Mangold talks about the predictably long journey that his idea took from concept to completion - he says he got the idea while working on 1996's Cop Land - and confirms some of this critics' suspicions that the film is indeed about love more than any other element, although he does indicate there were a number of areas in which he wanted the film to touch down.
The deleted scenes are accompanied by optional director commentary, but by themselves they offer some additional perspective on Cash's life - or at the very least on the expansive approach of the actors to their roles. The titles of these scenes are "Jack's Funeral," "Memphis Streets," "Cry, Cry, Cry," "Broken Record," "Ezra & Maybelle Carter," "I Still Miss Someone," "On the Phone," "At the Bar," "At the Bank" and "The Sermon."
The few scenes collected here which feature Johnny's deceased brother Jack are mostly derivations of similar scenes from Ray, which may or may not be why they were removed; others involving his early days as a performer, including a scene where he accidentally breaks the test-press 45 of his song while pitching a radio DJ, are remarkable looks not only at Johnny's initiation into the industry but the relative naiveté with which he approached his burgeoning career.
These scenes also offer additional moments between Johnny and his first wife Vivian, who simultaneously seems more and less sympathetic; but unlike the majority of superfluous "deleted scenes" footage found on most discs, this material is very entertaining.
The trio of featurettes are well written and edited. While most of the featurettes lack commentaries from either Joaquin Phoenix or Reese Witherspoon, they do include a wide range of journalists, musicians and those otherwise associated with Cash and Carter. Strangely, the featurettes that focus on the factual lives of Cash and Carter are presented with images of the actors, not their real-life counterparts.
Fox tops the disc off with the film's theatrical trailer.
Score: 7 out of 10
The Bottom Line
Walk the Line looks and sounds terrific, but the missing extras are frustrating. Fans should still consider upgrading though; just keep your old two-disc extended cut on hand. Or die-hard completists might want to seek out the French two-disc BD import which comes with the "Extended Cut" of the film.


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Since launching the Virtual Console in 2006, Nintendo has officially re-released dozens of Super NES games for play on modern consoles. As that emulated library has grown, though, many have noted an important gap: Nintendo hasn't re-released any SNES games that made use of the 3D-focused Super FX chip (or the improved Super FX2 follow-up).
That streak of Super FX disrespect will finally end in September when Yoshi's Island and Star Fox will show up on the Super NES Classic Edition. They'll be joined by the previously unreleased, Super FX2-powered Star Fox 2, which was completed in the mid-'90s but cancelled to avoid the shadow of more powerful 3D games on the likes of PlayStation and Nintendo 64.
While it's nice to see the Super FX getting some official attention, the question remains: what took so long? Why has Nintendo ignored the Super FX corner of its history all these years?
It turns out that this story is a lot more intricate - and mysterious - than I thought. Since I've been using snes9x for ages to play SNES games, it never dawned on me that Nintendo's own later consoles did not get any SuperFX-powered games.
What makes even less sense, is why Star Fox 2 wasn't released when it was 'finished'. I know the reasoning is that Nintendo didn't want SNES competing with N64, but Sony has overlapped generations for every iteration of their consoles, and I don't think that it really hurt them. If anything, it has created an incentive to invest in the newer tech - a company who supports consoles past their 'time', etc.
Keep in mind that this was at a time in which Nintendo could do no wrong.
It was mostly internal politics at the time between Nintendo and Argonaut. Shigeru Miyamoto was a bit of an arsehole apparently.
Alledgely he stole the code and assets and used them for star fox 64.
However like most things there are quite a few accounts of what happened.
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The most likely answer is Economy of Scale. Super-FX games are called that because they have a Super-FX (2) chip in them. This chip isn't free, or even all that cheap. You need to sell a metric sh-t-tonne of games to pay for those chips. With the N64 right around the corner, the Osborn Effect was firmly in place, and Nintendo couldn't justify making enough SFX2 chips for the lesser number of carts they'd sell as people saved up for the N64.
It would have required another chip to make the SFX2 work in an N64 cart. The N64 cart was designed to operate more like a device than a cart - you send the cart a command and then read a packet of data of varying length. It works well with DMA, but it's not very familiar to people expecting a regular cart.
I know you were just joking, but in case anyone is taking it seriously, there's very little an SFX2 chip can add to the N64, especially from inside the cart.


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Methodist West Houston Hospital inducts community leaders to board
Methodist West Houston Hospital has inducted four Katy and West Houston community leaders to its board of trustees.
New members include Stu Levin, managing partner of Levin & Atwood Law Firm; Vidal Ramirez, president of the Allegiance Bank of Texas' Katy office; the Reverend Dr. Charles B. Simmons, senior minister of Memorial Drive United Methodist Church; and Dr. Robert Vanzant, primary care physician and former Methodist West Houston medical staff president. Dr. George Mammen is serving as the hospital's second medical staff president, and Dr. Hector Herrera is now vice president.
"Our new board members all vary in their backgrounds and bring perspective, guidance and wisdom to ensure that Methodist West Houston is holding true to our vision, acting in the best interest of our community," said Wayne Voss, CEO of Methodist West Houston and secretary of the board.
New members are identified through and evaluated based upon their commitment, tenure and role in the West Houston and Katy communities. All four members who were newly elected have numerous civic, social, professional and religious foundations in West Houston and Katy.
Vanzant completed Methodist West Houston's first medical staff president tenure, serving from early 2010, before the hospital was open, to the present. Under Vanzant's leadership, Methodist West Houston launched its presence in the community, establishing and expanding services in virtually every area of the hospital.
"I knew right away that Dr. Vanzant was the right choice to serve as our hospital's first physician leader," Voss said. "What he accomplished is amazing, and I'm grateful for his commitment, thoughtfulness and friendship throughout the last two years."
Board members serve three-year terms at Methodist West Houston, with medical staff presidents and vice presidents serving two-year terms.
Methodist West Houston opened in December 2010, and has already seen nearly 40,000 emergency patients, performed more than 7,500 surgeries and delivered more than 2,000 babies. In 2012, the hospital completed several expansion projects, including a parking garage, additional beds and a second heart catheterization lab. Construction on a second medical office building and expansion on the ICU, inpatient beds and operating rooms are under way.


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Houston's transport advantage helped it become a critical hub
Houston's first step to make it a crossroads of commerce was an audacious - albeit deceptive - start, but one that's kept the area moving and prospering for decades.
Augustus and John Allen advertised Houston as "located at a point on the river which must ever command the trade of the largest and richest portion of Texas." The only problem was a steamship hadn't yet made it from Galveston Bay up the rocky, winding Buffalo Bayou to Houston.
"Land developers fib a little bit," explained Andrew W. Hall, a Galveston historian who has written on the region's early history and steamboat trade development.
That little lie, however, changed into foresight and wisdom when Houston became a critical transportation hub linking ships to railroads and then eventually trucks. Houston's connection to moving goods and people eventually extended to space, but it started with a steamboat named Laura that finally made the trip up Buffalo Bayou in February 1837, six months after the Allens started selling investors land in Houston.
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"It was a distance of eight miles by water and it took them three days," Hall said of Laura's historic journey.
Laura's arrival, however, didn't bring immediate results. In 1839, a yellow fever epidemic killed 10 percent of the city's population, Marvin Hurley wrote in his 1966 book "Decisive Years for Houston."
"By that time, the problems that plagued the village had become acute," Hurley wrote.
New Orleans suppliers had cut off credit to Houston merchants. The Texas capitol was moved to Austin and the Allen brothers put a "for rent" sign on the Capitol.
Business leaders turned to the only people they could trust: Each other. Merchants formed a chamber of commerce.
"The urgent task was sheer survival," Hurley wrote. "Visions of greatness and dreams of glory then lay far in the future."
Over time, Houston got moving, literally and figuratively. Proof that Houston could be a port of call was only the start. Those ships - most loaded with cotton gathered and loaded by slaves - connected to rail lines. Even in a steamboat era, Houston hitched its wagon to rails, so much so that a train ended up on the city's seal.
"Houston, rightly, saw railroads as its future," Hall said. "It was aspirational. It was showing where Houstonians of the 1840s saw their future."
With a combination of public and private investment, tracks spread from Houston like spokes on a wheel, allowing goods to flow both ways. Soon materials flowed into the city making it a king of the cotton trade and the place to find the latest fashions imported from eastern metropolises.
Business, however, wasn't always friendly. Galveston, which dominated shipping because it had a natural wharf and could handle seaworthy vessels, had a stronghold on major trade and kept Houston in check from growing and cutting it out of the action. Businesspeople in Houston clamored for a deeper channel that could bring ships closer to downtown.
Charles Morgan, a shipping magnate with deep ties to the railroads that was carrying a lot of bad blood with Galveston officials, eventually dredged his own path along the bayou to what is now Galena Park, but at the time was called Clinton.
"The cotton would come in one side of the warehouse from the rail and be rebundled," Hall said. "Then they would literally roll them down ramps to barges and steamboats down at the wharf at Clinton."
But Morgan turned out to be more interested in profiting than propelling Houston ahead. He installed a chain across the bayou at Morgan's Point, named long before Charles Morgan ever set foot in Texas.
"The chain is lowered for vessels in his shipping line and ships he has an interest in," Hall said. "Everybody else you have to pay a fee."
In the years that followed, Houston flourished and the ports and rails settled into a more business-like arrangement. Barons were replaced by board members of growing banks, railroad companies and merchants.
The biggest ships still could not come close to Houston, making Galveston the wharf where many cargo ships berthed. Houston wanted more of that trade and less reliance on the island. Its prosperity was tied to being a link.
"Fortunes are made where there is a break in the transportation," Hall said. "Fortunes are made in those communities where you go from vessel to rail or vessel to road."
Those fortunes are also made by finding ways to save money, as Jerome Farbar detailed in 1913.
"The greatest item of commerce over the Ship Channel is cotton, and the channel alone saves over $6 million annually to the cotton producers of Texas, as it reduces, for a haul of 50 miles, the railroad rate of 21 cents per hundred pounds to 6 cents," Farbar wrote in his book, "Where Seventeen Railroads Meet the Sea."
Congressman Tom Ball - yes, he's who Tomball is named for - spent years arguing in Congress for investment in a deep-water port to Houston, so even larger ships could serve even more rail lines that spread like the bayous in all directions from Houston.
Ball's plan, which a history of the Port of Houston calls "revolutionary," was to have local government share in the cost with the federal government of dredging Buffalo Bayou. A deeper channel meant bigger ships and more trade.
Though the idea of a Houston port was planted long before, development was aided by devastation. A massive hurricane slammed into Galveston on Sept. 8, 1900, sending a 15-foot storm surge ashore on an island 9 feet above sea level. As many as 8,000 were estimated killed, making it the deadliest weather disaster in U.S. history.
Business leaders bustled to protect their Texas investments by building a more inland port. When congressional approval came, Houston had to get to work selling bonds to secure the capital to dredge the bayou.
"Unlike today, such financial instruments were little known then by prospective buyers, and the banks and brokers weren't interested because of the small commissions they could earn," according to the Port of Houston's official history. "Jesse H. Jones, who would be a major force in the port's destiny, took it upon himself to ask each Houston bank to accept the bonds. In just 24 hours, he persuaded each bank to buy its share."
Again, Houston was investing at the right time, when trade and the local economy was in transition. Rice grown in southeast Texas was beginning to rival cotton as an export, and the nation was engrossed in the discovery of oil at Spindletop in 1901.
By the time dredging of the Houston Ship Channel began in 1912, the world was changing and Texas along with it. The first generation of wildcatters was looking for oil and looking for ways to move it out of Texas.
Excitement was also building for other maritime projects - near and far - that to-present make Houston's port a powerhouse. The Gulf Intercoastal Waterway took shape around the same time as Houston's port.
Much farther south, crews in 1912 were working on the most ambitious engineering projects in modern history: the Panama Canal. Opening a trade route for vessels between the Americas was finally possible with the canal.
Houston, in the interim, had become the capital of commerce in Texas, even if Austin had taken the Capitol so long ago.
"Houston is the railroad center of the southwest," Farbar wrote. "Over one hundred passenger trains operate in and out of Houston daily. Houston is the largest railroad center and deep-water port combined in the South."
On Aug. 14, 1914, the Panama Canal opened to traffic. Twenty-three days later, someone aboard a dredge ship named Texas signaled with the ship's whistle that digging for the Houston Ship Channel was completed.
Since it opened with a bang on Nov. 10, 1914 - President Woodrow Wilson formally opened the port by pressing a button on his desk in Washington supposedly wired to a cannon that fired in Houston - the port has only grown in stature and taken Houston along with it. Oil men like Glenn McCarthy, often called the king of wildcatters, used the port and rail lines to amass fortunes. Along with bigger port cranes and pipelines, they built lavish hotels and opulent restaurants. They competed for who could have the nicest building, or the tallest.
Meanwhile, trade flowed, across the country from Houston's port and from railroad cars hooked together in the region, on the backbone of past investments.
"You can draw a straight line from people like Charles Morgan to Glenn McCarthy," Hall said.


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There's a great saying that goes "In order to be it, you have to see it." And it's safe to say that Misty Copeland's career embodies that sentiment.
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For this new generation of Black ballerinas being able to witness Copeland's rise to fame has helped them realize that they not only belong in the world of dance but can be successful at it. And Copeland herself understands her influence and recently dropped in a group of young dancers to further inspire their journey.
As part of an segment on Friday's The Steve Harvey Show, the veteran comedian invited a group of young ballerinas from the Mayfair Performance Company on Chicago's south side to be on his show. He talked about the impact Copeland had and how one day they could be like the iconic dancer and even meet her.
Harvey then asked them to turn around to which Copeland walked on stage. The girls' tearful and excited response will give you chills!
Copeland says that this greeting was emotional for her as well: "It's not common and it should be…to see beautiful brown women do ballet."
Afterwards, the young dancers gave a stunning performance:
Prior to her walking on the stage, Copeland was asked her a series of quick questions ranging from the one thing she can leave out of the house without to who does likes better: Drake or Mariah Carey:
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February 6, 2013 --If you think you're already paying too much for your smartphone data plan, just wait. It's expected to get worse.
A new report by Cisco predicts monthly bills will be about $40 higher by 2017, thanks to 4G. That's because Americans are expected to use 6.2 gigabytes of data per month by then. That's eight time more than today.
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Healthy, affordable, authentic Vietnamese food located in the heart of Clifton. Eat fresh, eat clean, eat often. Growing up poor, my family never had filet mignon or lobster tail for dinner; but my mom was always able to make a delicous meal with what we had. Sometimes it wasn't much, but my family and I always enjoyed it because we ate dinner together. That is why I am a firm believer that food is more than just food; it is the bond that brings families and friends together. My goal when opening Cilantro was to create an atmosphere where families and friends can create those same bonds, all while enjoying the great food that I grew up eating with my family. So sit back, relax and enjoy an experience like no other. We are confident that you will enjoy the food as much as we enjoy making it. And always remember- eat well, eat fresh and eat often. Eat Cilantro.
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Hi everyone! Welcome to day one of the 5 kinds of Miriam Skirts! The Miriam Skirt pattern has so many options and I wanted to showcase them to y'all so you can see all the possibilities available in the pattern. I will start with version one skirt today and then keep on until we reach version 5. After, I will post on some different alterations you can do using the skirt or different variations not included in the pattern but definitely an easy option for those with the pattern. I hope you enjoy and share.
Today I have my favorite version of the Miriam Skirt, version 1, the mini. It features the 4 box pleats in the front and back, an invisible zipper, and above-the-knee length. My pattern calls for woven fabrics, because knits and box pleats are a bit of an oxymoron as you would have to use an elastic waist and therefore, lose the tailored effect of the box pleats. But, that doesn't mean you still can't use knits! I used a woven waistband and an invisible zipper, but opted for a knit fabric to see how it would look and I loved it!
I purchased 1.5 yards of this knit fabric from Jo-Ann's on clearance for $2 yard! Score! It paired so well with the blue woven fabric I had left over from another Miriam Skirt you'll be seeing later this week. The first big difference from using knit instead of woven is the drape of the skirt. With woven fabric you get more volume in the skirt. Like in this skirt I made here in a cotton fabric that was given to me by a friend/neighbor. As you can see it keeps its shape more because of its natural weight and stiffness and flows out.Whereas the knit fabric hugs the body and definitely slims you down a bit This option is best for those who don't want the added volume of the skirt but still want the pleats. I don't know if you know this, but box pleats use about 3x the amount of fabric of a regular skirt because it has a tri-fold effect, meaning that each side of the box pleats has 3x the fabric folded into it to create that side of the box pleat. This is what creates the volume of the skirt, which can be both good and bad depending on where you place the skirt on your body. TIP: The best place to place the waistband of the skirt is at your natural waist, the smallest part of your body, or where you would like to create the smallest part of your body if you don't naturally have an hourglass figure. The skirt starts to flair out from the waistband down so if you place it too low on your body it will not give you the slimming effect a high waistband is supposed to create on a silhouette. I will definitely be making more Miriam Skirt mini's out of knits. They are so comfortable and because it was a knit, I only had to turn it over 5/8″, instead of the 1.5″ allowed for the hem, and use a coverstitch machine to sew it down. This added a tad bit more on the length which helped when the wind tried to sweep it up a bit as I walked. I got so many compliments on it and luckily I was able to match the stripes perfectly at the side seams! Yay!
What do you think? Do you love it as much as I do? Will you be using knits to make yourself a Miriam Skirt?
My measurements: Bust: 41″, Waist: 34.5″, Hips: 44″ (They've changed since my last post because I've lost weight, but apparently my butt grew. LOL #squats)
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I just wanted to share a little something that came to me a fortnight ago and which has proven a blessing and help the past week or so.
No shame here, its immediate and most obvious application is towards those who struggle with lust, however, I believe the principle can be applied beyond that to any area of assiduous struggle.
It has been said that the first step in overcoming a problem with a certain sin is to realise that it is sin and so to hate it. This is true. If there is no conviction of sin, then there is no motive or reason for change. What, though, if you have already identified sin and still struggle?
I've struggled with a number of things in my life, and one of the strongest most difficult has been lust, in its various forms. I've read a number of books, talked with people, prayed, and tried every mental trick I could find. Some have helped immensely, others I don't even remember. Let me take a minute to put forward one thing that I consider absolutely vital for every Christian.
Having a mentor, a godly confidant, with whom you can talk openly and seriously is a tremendous blessing and help. Preferably they should be someone older than you, mature in the Lord and of good standing. When it comes to overcoming problems, sharing them is often half the battle. There is a lot of truth tied up in that mystery of James which speaks of confessing our sins to one another before finding healing. I believe it is God's established pattern.
I do a weekly radio show with two heads of drug rehabilitation centers and both advocate, and speak strongly, about the need for and benefit of 'support networks'. This isn't something only for 'addicts' but is something which is simply human. We need others to encourage us, to help us grow, and to help us out. Friendship is vital and if you don't have such a relationship now I'd really like to encourage you to start developing one as soon as possible. Ask the Lord to provide someone and then take those brave step forward into what is at first an awkward situation. Persevere past the awkwardness though, for it is very, very much worth it.
Here are a few main ways such a relationship offers help:
1 - It offers a place of open confession. This does two things. First I believe it honours God and the pattern He established - that we should be under authority and that we should confess to one another. Second, secrecy is a breeding ground for sin. Those things we do not share eat at us from the inside. A friend once said, shame is the darkroom where our negatives our developed! Weaknesses in character and those weaknesses in our life opened up by sin will only be overcome and strength restored is they are confronted - not hidden.
2 - It allows for extra prayer. This is one of those Christian staples everyone talks about but there are many who do not seem to believe in it. Yet the truth is - prayer is effective. It was a regular and aggressive habit of Jesus Himself, and all throughout Scripture we are encouraged and challenged to pray. This isn't for nothing or just to give us something to do! Prayer is a mystery but it is a powerful thing. I encourage you again to seek out the truth of the mystery of prayer. Make a habit of it even if you don't understand it and seek God for wisdom and understanding. Whatever you do pray and seek prayer!
3 - It allows for input. Plain and simple, other people can very often give us a perspective on things which we haven't got ourselves. They can see things we easily miss and they can help to brain-storm practical ideas to solve whatever problem, as well as dig into the reasons behind something.
4 - It can keep you accountable. This is why I strongly suggest someone older than you or at the very least, in a position of authority. Peer 'accountability groups' can sometimes just become apathetic story groups with each person sharing their struggles but having no change come. That's because there is no actual accountability there - what are they holding you accountable to? In fact, some of these can do more harm that good. What's worse than not sharing and confessing? Sharing and confessing in a context which only removes the shame and lets you become comfortable in your behaviour. Confession must be accompanied by the challenge for change which comes first internally and second externally - by a person and or the 'atmosphere'. Proper accountability is wonderful and helpful - though often a challenge and awkward.
I refer you here to Lewis' 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader' -
"Then the lion said- but I don't know if it spoke- You will have to let me undress you. I was afraid of his claws, I can tell you, but I was pretty nearly desperate now. So I just lay flat on my back to let him do it.
"The very first tears he made was so deep that I thought it had gone right into my heart. And when he began pulling the skin off, it hurt worse than anything I've ever felt. The only thing that made me able to bear it was just the pleasure of feeling the stuff peel off. You know-if you've ever picked the scab of a sore place. It hurts like billy-oh but it is such fun to see it coming away."
"I know exactly what you mean," said Edmund.
"Well, he peeled the beastly stuff right off- just as I thought I'd done it myself the other three times, only they hadn't hurt- and there it was laying on the grass: only ever so much thicker, and darker, and more knobbly looking than the others had been. And there was I as smooth and soft as a peeled switch and smaller than I had been. Then he caught hold of me- I didn't like that much for I was very tender underneath now that I'd no skin on- and threw me into the water. It smarted like anything but only for a moment. After that it became perfectly delicious and as soon as I started swimming and splashing I found that all the pain had gone from my arm. And then I saw why. I'd turned into a boy again.
(For a fuller version - Hope In The Claws)
And so it is with having a mentor - particularly when you have some particular recurring issue to deal with. It can be a pain, awkward and you'll want to squirm out of it if you can, but in the end, you need to muster the strength to sit still, endure it, and you'll come out feeling amazing. :)
Anyway, back then to my original point. What to do if you see the sin but can't shake it. Well, here's my revelation which I pass on to you.
Jesus, in Matthew 6:21, said, "where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
Some time ago I came to associate that verse with one from Proverbs 4:23, "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life."
Your heart is a spring out of which comes your life. It is that which motivates you and drives you. It is your will, your emotions, your thoughts, your desires etc. Basically, where your heart goes there goes your life. However, your heart must be guarded. Why? Because such a powerful driving force can be influenced, it can be directed, steered. This where Jesus' words come in. For where your treasure is there will be your heart - or - that which you treasure provides direction for your heart. And so we have - What you treasure draws your heart and what draws your heart, draws your life.
I don't remember quite where I was or what I was doing but it occurred to me that whilst I had come to hate the sin of my thoughts and behaviour and was often disgusted with them, there was a flip side - I still enjoyed the pleasure and the thrill - I treasured them. The mystifying beauty and allure of the female body, a physical sensation, a thrill or an excitement those were things I treasured, things that I let retain a special place in my heart. The fear or hatred of sin might keep me away from them for a while, but sooner or later there would come a time where I would be drawn back to those things which amazed and attracted me. I hated the sinfulness of it but treasured the object or what it gave me.
Call it the appeal of things shiny, Gollum's 'Precioussssssss', or some pirates' hidden trove, it is amazing the strength 'treasure' has to keep us coming back and even to influence us to do all kinds of things to possess them. Your heart is a powerful force, yet it is easily swayed. T treasure something is not wrong, it is a system designed by God, however, we have to be very careful what we allow ourselves to come to cherish - and that is the verb. 'To cherish' is to make something a treasure. Sometimes it is an instantaneous thing, many other times we must work at cherishing something, but what we cherish, becomes our treasure and it inspires our heart to drive us to pursue it.
With regards to lust, there are elements, like the female body, that are designed to be attractive and to leads us to cherish - yet there is a time and a place for everything. Single gentlemen like myself must work hard - and let us not shy away from it - to ensure that we do not let our natural fascination and appreciation of the female body gain more presence in our thoughts and desires than is proper. A married man has the wonderful opportunity to treasure his wife's body and to enjoy it, however, it occurs to me that even there he must be careful. Though it is harder for the bachelor, both the single man and the husband must work to ensure that the treasure of the female body does not outstep its bounds. Even the husband can become too obsessed with his wife's body (ignoring the obvious sin of treasuring others' bodies) leading him to desire and therefore pursue sex beyond limits. Here opens the doorway to abuse.
The counter to this is, I think, the effort to cherish instead the whole female. To cherish all that she is and to treasure her as the complete female person that she is. If this is true, then I think we have a very useful truth in our battle against sin. We must learn not only to hate the sinfulness of a thing, but to check our 'treasures'. To identify all that we cherish and then to work hard at refusing to treasure those things which should not have our hearts, and with that, to redirect our affections to those things which we should be cherishing.
The very romantic sounding but actually awful song 'To All The Girls I've Loved Before' says, "The winds of change are always blowing, and every time I try to stay, the winds of change continue blowing, and they just carry me away." What carries you away Mr. Iglesias is not the wind, but your heart, and it carries you so freely because you place no guard upon it.
The wonderful truth is that we are not simple slaves to our heart. You can influence who you are and become. We have control over our hearts, are able to guard them, to steer them - and so we should. We have the ability to choose what we treasure and to dictate who we will be - whether by negligence and cowardice we choose to become addicts or perverts or by facing careful selection and courageous confrontation we choose to be overcomers and healthy, joyful human beings.
I have found it can be tricky at times, but when thoughts and sights come to mind, I have made an effort to remind myself that such things I shall not treasure, for some of it is wrong and some of it is out of place - all of it leading to a place I do not want to go. Additionally, I have focused my efforts on finding those things I should treasure and sought to appreciate those things. Slowly I have found the practise to be of use, especially in combination with prayer, and I'm happy to say it's been a wonderful two weeks since! So it is that I am happy to share this little thought with you, and I hope it is of use to you in some arena or other.
If I may, I'd like to take the opportunity to thank my friend and mentor Steve for his continued prayer, efforts, and accessibility - and his endurance! I'd also like to petition the ladies to remember to consider what they wear. As men, we naturally and almost immediately 'appreciate' what is put before our eyes. When thus our attentions have been grabbed we must work to redirect our thoughts onto other things. Choosing to wear things which do not accentuate or display those particularly attractive areas of your bodies is a great help to me, and to others, and I and we appreciate it - especially in this society where sex sells and beauty is how much you show.
God bless.


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Spring, Texas (PRWEB) February 06, 2015
Progressive Pumps recently added Reed Huthmacher to the company in the role of Director of Technical Sales and Service. Huthmacher is a Mechanical Engineer with 16 years of experience in Rotating Equipment Sales and Repair. Prior to Progressive Pumps, Huthmacher spent seven years at Lewa-Nikkiso America, rising to the position of Operations & Repair Manager. Huthmacher's previous 10 year career was with the premier pump companies Weir Services and Flowserve.
Progressive Pumps has three core types of pumps it provides: 1) chemical pumps, 2) air-operated double diaphragm pumps and 3) water/wastewater pumps. The company provides these pumps to chemical plants and general industrial plants in Houston and surrounding areas (Deer Park, La Porte, Pasadena, Texas City and Freeport).
Because of demand from its customers, Progressive Pumps is moving in April into a new "world class" facility in Spring. The new facility will provide upgraded repair and testing capabilities, featuring a state-of-the-art Test Loop. Progressive Pumps will be providing "The Right Repair. On Time."
David Huff, President of Progressive Pumps, commented that "we have been providing new pumps to our customers for nearly 30 years, but we will greatly enhance our repair capabilities with the arrival of Reed Huthmacher and our new world-class facility.
For 29 years, Progressive Pumps has been providing the Right Pump. On Time. For more information, please call David Huff at 713.350.5757 or email at david.huff(at)progressivepumps(dot)com. The company's website can be found at http://www.progressivepumps.com.


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The most attractive feature of Maryland is the Chesapeake Bay which is the third largest estuary in the world. It shares its border with West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware and Pennsylvania. People who love sea-food can enjoy soft shelled crabs, clamps and oysters along with indulging in other exquisite cuisines. Maryland is flooded with a lot of natural beauty that attracts many visitors. Other than these, people can also engage themselves in visiting popular places like the Antietam battlefield, Deep Creek Lake and the Great Falls. The Maryland travel guide will guide you through this wonderful place.
Maryland was first founded by the Virginians who grew tobacco along the river. Maryland is popularly known as ''Miniature America'' because of the vast landscapes spread across the area. In the year 1608, Captain John Smith discovered Chesapeake Bay. Many English settlers who were Catholics settled at the St. Clements's Island in the year 1634. Maryland was named after Queen Henrietta Maria. In the year 1634, there were many settlers who came to this place and St. Mary's was one came up and settled there during that time. A lot of Native Americans left the place gradually and the others stayed back in Maryland.
|Maryland Official Language(s)
|None (English, de facto)
|Maryland Demonym
|Maryland Capital
|Maryland Largest City
|Maryland Largest Metro Area
|Baltimore-Washington Metro Area
|Maryland Area
|Ranked 42nd in the US
|- Total
|12,407 sq mi
(32,133 km2)
|- Width
|101 miles (145 km)
|- Length
|249 miles (400 km)
|- % water
|- Latitude
|37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N
|- Longitude
|75° 03′ W to 79° 29′ W
|Maryland Population
|Ranked 19th in the US
|- Total
|5,699,478 (2009 est.)
5,296,486 (2000)
|- Density
|541.9/sq mi (209.2/km2)
Ranked 5th in the US
|- Median Income
|$69,272 (1st)
|Maryland Elevation
|- Highest Point
|Backbone Mountain
(Hoye Crest)
3,360 ft (1,024 m)
|- Mean
|344 ft (105 m)
|- Lowest Point
|Atlantic Ocean
0 ft (0 m)
|Maryland Admission to Union
|April 28, 1788 (7th)
|Maryland Governor
|Martin O'Malley (D)
|Maryland Lieutenant Governor
|Anthony G. Brown (D)
|Maryland Legislature
|General Assembly
|- Upper House
|- Lower House
|House of Delegates
|U.S. Senators
|Barbara Mikulski (D)
Ben Cardin (D)
|U.S. House Delegation
|7 Democrats, 1 Republican
|Maryland Time Zone
|Eastern: UTC-5/-4
|Maryland Abbreviations
|Maryland Website
Maryland is known for its natural beauty. These popular destinations are an awesome way for people to relax and explore the beauty. A few must visit places in Maryland are:
Annapolis is situated at the Chesapeake Bay and at the bank of the Severn Rivers. Nearly for 300 years, Chesapeake Bay was the capital of Annapolis. This place is a mixture of the Victorian, Federal and the Colonial times. Annapolis is known as the sailing capital of the United States of America. It has many romantic places and adventurous activities that people can indulge in.
The most attractive features about Baltimore are the nightlife, restaurants and the breathtaking natural beauty. Baltimore has harbors in the interior, a nautical style and other interesting places. Mount Vernon has fascinating culture and a rich heritage. There are many museums and historical places to visit here.
The Fedrick County is a perfect place to go shopping and eat as well as experience the historic beauty. It is known to have 50 historic blocks. As you go downtown, you will come across beautiful antique pieces, orchards and green parks. Fedrick County is also known to have many wineries spread across the countryside.
The Queen Anne's County is a small historic town in Maryland. The area has many farmlands and is filled with scenic beauty. People who love the old historic culture can always find things of their interest here. Queen Anne's County has many natural parks like the Matapeake State Park and the Terrapin Park Nature. One of the popular attractions that one must see in Maryland is St. Mary's City. It is known to be the first British settlement in North America. The Deep Creek Lake is one of the most spectacular spas in Maryland Mountains while the Great Falls is a breathtaking waterfall which is close to the Potomac River and the Catoctin Mountain Park is a huge national park that is located around the Catoctin Mountain.


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For current students as well as students that haven't started the program yet, but have been admitted to The College, please visit the External Scholarships Website. Once there, you'll need to contact the Financial Aid Office - by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com - to obtain the username and password for access to external scholarship information.


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Cautiously Optimistic
This evening brought our first bit of good news in this week's Uncle Pete saga.
Another scan revealed that Pete's abdomen area is free of any tumors! The way things had been going, we were expecting the worst possible news regarding how the bad cells might have metastasized.
But wait, there's more…
The radiologist talked to Sherry while Pete was having his lung tumor biopsied. The largest brain tumor is not as big as they first thought; it's apparently surrounded by fluid, creating the illusion of a larger growth. So depending on tomorrow's pathology results, Pete may be facing just ten radiation treatments for his brain tumors! Just ten. They're already planning to start the first treatment on Saturday.
I'm beyond amazed. I know without a doubt that God is at work here. And yet, we must also remind ourselves that we're not out of the woods yet. Tomorrow's news will be a game-changer either way we go.
Still, even the smallest victories are huge at this point. Thank you for your continued prayers and concern.
Don't forget about Friday Fasting!


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Kaiela Arts, !37 High Street, Shepparton, 3630, opening 30 November 2017
Kaiela Artists respond to place, flora, fauna to share the flora and fauna of Victoria park Lake in a series of watercolour paintings & exciting contemporary screen printed fabric. Beautiful linen products, sewn from yardage produced by Spacecraft Design Studio, Collingwood, are for sale from Kaiela Arts. .
Read about the project; managed by Angie Russi, curated by Joe Pascoe and Spacecraft.


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Welcome to the website.
Here is some cool stuff to check out
Patrol: A Coloring Card Game
Full 90 Card Deck now on Kickstarter!
Winner of
The 2018
Festival of Indie Games
Most Innovative Award!
For those who can't wait until February, I will leave the Starter deck up on the website while the kickstarter runs.
Patrol: A Coloring Card Game Starter Deck is a strategy card game that utilizes a unique Hide/Reveal and Patrol system.
There is no life or mana. Players are awarded points for soldiers who are alive at the end of the round. Players must use strategy and wit to defeat their opponents and keep their cards alive.
In addition, Patrol features 90 cards with unique artwork and abilities. Players are then able to create their own decks by enhancing their cards with 12 colors and abilities.
In an effort to eliminate the need for boosters decks and costly rare cards, a Patrol deck comes with all 90 available cards. Players then add one of the 12 colors/abilities to their cards for a total of 1080 different combinations of cards.
Awesome Tenancious Intrepid Patrol or Awesome patrol for short the comic that inspired Patrol: A Coloring Card Game.
ATIP has been hiatus for a few months while i catch up on the Card Game but new pages will be coming in July 2018. Volume 1 will be concluded in the fall 2018.
Unbeknownst to Humans, The Galactic War rages on. In an effort to stop Universal Destruction, the Galactic Draft is issued. As a planet directly in the path of the war, Human adolescents are abducted, cryo-frozen and transported hundreds of light years away to fight for the cause they know nothing about.
each soldier is equipped with a vesper energy suit. The suits, psychily linked, allow for a magnitude of fighting styles.
these fighting styles render
in different colors.
Patrol features short vignettes that focus on a soldier as they unfreeze, learn to go on Patrol, and eventually die. Some vignettes are shorter than others... Each chapter has a theme. The first chapter stars The Punk Rogue and The Comrade. The theme for this chapter is Betrayal.
Written by Adam Hinxman. Art by Adamtheimpaler
For the Ghost City 5 Day Contest the comic need to have the setting Rehab Center, the quote "Haven't seen a hit like that since Eighty-Eight" and have the prop "military uniform".
The Contest Comic features a world that contains Over the Counter Super Hero prescription drugs. Introduce yourself to the setting with a group of individuals who have abused different Super Hero Serums and have been admitted to Super Hero Serum Rehab.
Meet our Thursday group.
The Bouncer, an ordinary bouncer who, in a world of super heroes, is forced to take prescription super strength Strengthanol to keep his job.
The Hummingbird, a bodyguard who overdoses on the drug Adrenaminophen to protect the annual meet of Mob Bosses experiences years stuck in her body over the instance of a second.
Wells, a magical talking chair... Oh alright...after being egged on by frat brothers to try multi doses of various Super Drugs experiences the side effect of continuous invisibility.
Our villain of the group, General Misfortune, was a physic major who abused the drug IntellaGenRX. Now he suffers from side effects of Headaches, Affinity for Evil, and Onset of Sudden and Uncontrollable Laughter.
Be wary and let these terrible tales dissuade you from abusing Super Hero Serums.
Written by Adam Hinxman. Art by Adamtheimpaler
Coming the Winter of 2018-2019 is the first Adamtheimpaler Comic.
This comic will introduce Adamtheimpaler, Plymouth City, and many of its off kilter inhabitants.
Following an extreme battle with his arch nemesis, Adamtheimpaler and Greasewrench hurtle through the sky on a giant mechanical rooster. As Greasewrench bails with an escape parachute, Adamtheimpaler is left straddling the airship when it crashes through a mountain.
When the dust settles, Adamtheimpaler is still alive but is trapped under a piece of the mountain. Unable to gain any leverage, his super strength is useless. Greasewrench refuses to help Adamtheimpaler and give up his chance at free reign of Plymouth City.
In the absence of Adamtheimpaler, how will Plymouth City fair against the villainous villains that harbor there?
Written by Adam Hinxman. Art by Adamtheimpaler
Divine Intervention Novel
Divine Intervention is a medieval fantasy and magic story. dictated by Adamtheimpaler, written by Adam Hinxman, with excerpts from the Journal of Tome of Awe.
Divine Intervention: Hoarfrost will be the first installment of the Divine Intervention series.
The land of Awe had been, for as long as oral history existed, in a state of constant war and unleavity. The the Sky God, god of chaos, ruled unbeknownst and unworshipped as the patrons tore at themselves in an ever changing arena of territories. The Sky God remained glorified in the this eternal struggle much to their own self indulgence. And it was in this unruling nature, that a sect had come upon to worship the Sky God and unwittingly facilitated the Sky God's demise.
In the millennia leading up to the Pact of Awe, the peoples of the continent of Awe began to consolidate into tribes with a common, singular ideology and god. These peoples, while in-fighting had not cease, would come together to fight off the outside indifferences. Six nations, with loosely based allegiances, would form from these commonalities. They would each come to understand the worship of the six gods that ruled their world.
With the Pact of Awe, an extensive treaty that spanned many generations of councils, the Six nations came together and formed a peace treaty. Cultures prospered and the borders of the nations came to standstill.
Now fourteen hundred years After Pact, the God Fjatt appears to the people of the Hoarfrost nation. Displeased and angered by the lack of territory gained, Fjatt commands his people to come together, raise arms, and conquer the other five nations.
Now with the discovery of the Tome of Awe's journal of his expedition, explore the World of Awe and the cultures of the six nations in this historical retelling of actual events. Adamtheimpaler and Adam Hinxman piece together Tome of Awe's drawings, translations, and findings into a cohesive story that explores the people, customs, and daily life of the inhabitants of the World of Awe. Experience the rituals of harvesting the explosive Hoarfrost Trees, the process of making the fabled Fever Bread, and annual migration to the capital city, Hoarfrost.
Divine Intervention: Hoarfrost follows the people of the Hoarfrost Nation as they come together for the Annual Fijatt Festival, in the year 1440 A.P., that will ultimately conclude with the arrival of Fjatt and the begining of the end of the World of Awe.
"-And it was with this, that I knew I must begin a complete and extensive journal of my findings. It is my fear, that in the finalization of my survey and cartography, King Haerous will begin a mass settlement and urbanization that will ultimately lead to the destruction of this majestic land. The continent is far from the uninhabited world that was imagined. I must figure out a way to delay the King while I decipher the mysteries of this land that I have dubbed Awe."
Excerpt from the journal of
Tome of Awe
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In addition to needing Building Regulations, most building work (including alterations and changes of use) will require planning permission.
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Promos: Firebirds Host the Saginaw Spirit This Wednesday For The First Time This Season, $2 Beers & $2 Hot Dogs
The Firebirds return home to the Dort Federal Event Center this Wednesday, Nov. 22 against in-state rival, the Saginaw Spirit. Wednesday's game at 7 p.m. marks the second "College Night" this season, featuring $2 beers and $2 hot dogs for all fans in attendance and for the first time, $2 Firebirds' Golden Ales. All college students with valid identification will also receive $2 off admission.
Additionally, the Firebirds have partnered with C&L Ward for the club's third-annual "Stuff the Truck" drive, where fans can bring in food, toiletries and winter wear to benefit the Catholic Charities of Shiawassee and Genesee Counties. Fans can bring in either (5) non-perishable food items, (3) bath towels, (1) blanket or (1) coat to either Catholic Charities Center for Hope, C&L Ward Store in Davison, North End Soup Kitchen or the Firebirds Merchandise Store at the Dort Federal Event Center to receive a free ticket to this Wednesday's game. For more information, contact Dominic Gutierrez at (810) 701-8536 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Free thunderstix, compliments of Dort Federal Credit Union will also be passed out to the first 2,000 fans through the door.
Flint holds a 10-6-0-2 all-time record against Saginaw and have not lost in regulation on home-ice, posting a 6-0-0-2 record in Flint. The Firebirds have successfully secured the Coors Light I-75 Divide Cup for the two seasons of its existence after notching identical 5-2-0-1 records in the past two years.
Presented by King's Catering, Wednesday evening's dinner menu for the Blue Line Club features a 12 ounce New York Strip Steak (grilled to order), garden asparagus, baked potato, grilled vegetables, dinner rolls, mixed green salad and for dessert, apple pie and chocolate silk pie. Wednesday's menu is available to all Sponsors and VIP, Corporate / Gold season ticket holders for $15 per person. Dinner RSVPs are encouraged by emailing Karla Turner at email@example.com.
Single game tickets for all Firebirds games are $12 / Bronze, $16 / Silver, $20 / Gold and $26 for VIP seating. All seats are reserved / assigned seating. Fans can purchase tickets at the Dort Federal Event Center Box Office and online at ticketmaster.com. To book a private suite, please contact Karla Turner at (810) 744-0580 ext. 213 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
For more information:
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Duke Ted, Duke Ted, Duke Ted.
Duke Ted is a Dragon!
He eats and swims and such.
But either way he's big!
IF you go to see him.
Get set for some Acid!
I hope, I hope, I hope…
You don't all get eaten!
Good Luck, Good Luck, Good Luck.
Long Live Dragon-Duke Ted!


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The above took me completely by surprise, a lovely start to 2017.
I didn't even know there were such things as awards for book reviews in this journal. Reviewing a useful text is one of the more pleasurable academic activities, heartily to be recommended. We all have to read or skim new books as they appear, and make decisions about whether to recommend or not to our students or colleagues. Why not do the job properly and write a serious review?
This particular book was interesting because it tried to tackle a big gap in current degree study, trying to encourage students to read journal articles. The author's approach is detailed and highly justified, though not always feasible. Read the review in Management Learning to find out more. Better still, read the book for yourself.
The book in question is:
How to read journal articles in the social sciences: A very practical guide for students (2nd Edition) by Phillip Chong Ho Shon – University of Ontario Institute of Technology
published by SAGE in the SAGE Study Skills Series.
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