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Directed by Edward Bernds
Story & Screenplay by Edward Bernds
Cinematography: Ellsworth Fredericks
Film Editor: Eda Warren
Original Music Leith Stevens
Cast: Hugh Marlowe (John Bordon), Nancy Gates (Garnet), Nelson Leigh (Dr. Eldon Galbraithe), Rod Taylor (Herbert Ellis), Shawn Smith (Elaine), Lisa Montell (Deena), Christopher Dark (Hank Jaffe), Booth Colman (Mories), Everett Glass (Timmek)
Allied Artists' ads for World Without End (1956) bragged that it was the first sci-fi movie in CinemaScope and Technicolor. Its writer and director Edward Bernds called it "A-picture mounting for a B-budgeted picture."*
And what a B picture it is! A team of intrepid U.S. astronauts — including Hugh Marlowe and a very young Rod Taylor — returns to Earth from their trip to Mars. Somehow they wind up in the 26th century, finding their home planet reduced to a hostile, post-Apocalyptic world teeming with mutants (that's one to the left), giant spiders, underground cities, weird old men wearing kooky hats and beautiful girls in mini skirts. You're starting to get a feel for how terrific this is, aren't you?
You know how these things work. Before long, the astronauts are killing the spiders, duking it out with the mutants and romancing the ladies. And people wonder why I love these old things so much.
Allied Artists sprang for Technicolor and Scope for World Without End, but that doesn't mean Bernds had a blank check. Not by a long shot. The spaceship footage — leaving Mars' orbit and crash-landing back on Earth — was lifted from Monogram's Flight To Mars (1951) and severely cropped for CinemaScope (from 1.33 down to 2.55). Of course, Allied Artists used to be Monogram, so it's easy to understand why the footage was cheap.
Bernds: "It's strange how some producers, at least at that time, got hooked on the idea of saving money by using stock film… You could duplicate those stock shots for a few thousand dollars — are you going to make a $400,000 picture on the basis of saving a few bucks?"*
Another sign of cost-consciousness (one that you see in a lot of these 50s sci-fi flicks): post-Apocalyptic Earth looks a whole lot like the Iverson Ranch.
Edward Bernds wanted Sterling Hayden for the lead, but Allied Artists went with the much cheaper Hugh Marlowe. He's a little bland, maybe, but fine. Marlowe would have a pretty good run in 50s science fiction. He started out in The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951), and he'd follow World Without End with Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers (1956).
Lisa Montell plays Deena, one of the lovely women of our planet's grim future. As she describes it, "That film was a lot of fun… Part of the fun was that my character was related to the 'Mutates' and I got to speak in Mutate talk, which I just made up as I went along."*
Nancy Gates falls for Hugh Marlowe, and Rod Taylor winds up shirtless. Gates' career was going a mile a minute at this time, working steadily in movies and TV. Taylor had only been in the States a couple years when he was cast in this; he'd appear in Giant (1956) the same year.
Pin-up artist Alberto Vargas (the pressbook called him an "internationally known painter of curvaceous femininity") did sketches for the film, focusing on the women's costumes. These were used to promote the picture, and I'm sure they were effective. A six-sheet was available with each of the ladies 5′ 6″ tall.
Director of photography Ellsworth Fredericks did a ton of stuff for Allied Artists around this time, everything from At Gunpoint (1955) to Friendly Persuasion (1956). Wow, from Gary Cooper as a Quaker to rubber spiders. He shot Don Siegel's Invasion Of The Body Snatchers the same year.
Warner Archive has done us all a huge favor by bringing this glorious bit of nonsense to Blu-Ray, gloriously. Fredericks uses the Scope frame really well, and it's great to have the CinemaScope presented in high definition. Every plastic rocket, every fake spider, every skimpy costume is as sharp as a tack. The color's perfectly saturated, and the sound's clear as a bell.
There are certainly better movies than this, but this has become one of my favorite Blu-Rays. It's a marvel to look at and a real hoot of a movie. Highly, highly recommended.
Read somewhere that Joe Dante saw World Without End and Abbott & Costello Meet The Mummy (1955) as a double bill some Saturday afternoon when he was a kid. He loved it so much, he sat through it twice — and when he got home, his parents had called the police!
*Sources: The Edward Bernds quotes are from Tim Weaver interviews; Lisa Montell's quote comes from the Treasures Of Wonderment website.


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And the notion of catapulting this book into the mainstream as entertainment is indefensible.
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Booms as high as possible
Tack strap tight to give bottom deep shape
Good upwind drive and angle w/ kashy 70 and mast at 44"
Started low on the line as windy looked iffy on inside.
Race 1 rounded 4th behind Crad, All and Seth all going deep to B.
I stayed out of the harness pumped and got around B in 1 gube w/ Seth
rounding wide.On the exit, I got the jump and was off to X
NP accelerates nicely. Rotates with ease.
I rounded bottom mark with Seth just behind but let him call the layline and he just beat me.
Race 2 saw similar but fading conditions on inside. I went for mid line start again. And overstood top mark to accomdate for flood. Good choice as other had to double tack.
At leeward mark I rounded behind Seth and tacked immedialy as it was dead and flooding hard inside. As we tacked Jean Eric and others came around leeward marknin cluster. I pumped off well below Eric and went for speed and I looked like I would get the win as I tacked to make
the pin and crossed Seth but the flood shut the door as he and others overstood and came down with speed and hooked the finsih.
Race 3 saw just a few get off the line. I was mid line while Crad got the jump at B and the inside lift with Seth behind.
Downwind wind was still squirly and we had to make 4 gybes down to X. Sailing in close proximity to Seth I felt new sail performed well- very easy to handle, draft stable.
I should have pulled off a 2nd but again didn't line up the finish line and got pushed down in the flood.
Overall 3rd behind Crad and Seth for the evening as the wind line was just far enough out to make 2 more races nearly impossible.
After 3 races Seth and I sailed up to GG bridge. Testing angle and speed.
Well matched.
Downwind sail lacked the grunt of north 10 and was a bit higher in the lulls.
Still time to work on this!
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(Skt., buddhatā, buddha-dhātu; Jap., busshō).
In early Buddhist thought, this term referred to the potentiality for becoming a Buddha through the traditional methods of study and religious practice. Discussion centred on clarifying what kind of beings had this potential and how it was to be developed. After the rise of Mahāyāna Buddhism.some thinkers began to question the validity of the distinction between practice and enlightenment (bodhi), or between potentiality and attainment, and so Buddha-nature gradually came to be seen not as a potential, but as the inherent Buddhahood of every sentient being. In this setting, the task then was not to achieve Buddhahood, but to uncover it. For example, the Platform Sūtra of the Sixth Patriarch compares Buddhahood to a full moon covered by clouds. When the clouds blow away, the moon is revealed. It does not gradually come into being nor is it constructed. Similarly, each being is already a Buddha, but this fact is obscured by defilements and impurities. Once these are removed, one's Buddhahood becomes manifest.
Still later, Chinese and Japanese Buddhism came to question the distinction between sentient and non-sentient beings. In this context, some schools came to assert that every phenomenon whatsoever has Buddha-nature, not just sentient beings. One of the goals of practice in this context is to see the unity of all things in the world based on the commonality of Buddha-nature.
Another strain of thought, dating back to Indian Mahāyāna sources, used the term Buddha-nature as a gloss for ultimate reality, or the final nature of all existents. In most Indian and Tibetan forms of Mahāyāna, Buddha-nature is generally understood as a synonym for emptiness (śūnyatā) and a lack of any abiding core of being (ātman). For example, Vasubandhu in his Treatise on Buddha-nature equated the term with both emptiness and nirvāṇa. However, under the influence of the Tathāgata-garbha teachings as developed in the Tibetan concepts of extrinsic emptiness, and parallel doctrines in Chinese Buddhism, Buddha-nature came to be seen as a more substantial presence endowed with positive attributes, often termed 'ātman' in such sūtras as the Mahāyāna Nirvāṇa Sūtra.
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Ireland's Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter, published legislation on Friday, which will impose sentences of up to five years for those who fail to assist a white collar crime investigation.
The Minister is due to unveil the Criminal Justice Bill 2011 in the Irish parliament next Wednesday, in line with the governments commitment to delivering legislation on white-collar offences within 100 days of entering office.
The Bill involves new legislation which will allow Irish police to break up the 24-hour period of detention into segments for those detained for serious offences.
The new legislation means suspects can be temporarily released after a certain period to time to facilitate investigation.
Discussing the Bill, Minister Shatter said: "When in opposition I was hugely concerned at the length of time the investigations were taking, into Anglo Irish and the other banking issues related to it. On my first day in the department I inquired as to the progress being made and where there were areas of difficulty."
He said he was not only concerned about the banking issues but "other revelations in respect of other individuals that had been in the public domain in respect of which prosecutions had also not been taken".
As a result both the new government and the Attorney General's office gave it priority.
"The objective is to complete the enactment of this legislation in both the Dáil and the Seanad before the summer recess," he added.


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Ekosodin.. Ekosodin
The Nigerian Iraqi zone
How great men art fallen in thy streets.
How precious destinies have ended in thy stalls
The dirge people raise up at the funeral of your victims are heart wrenching.
There they are,
Dark hooded fellows waiting,
Different colours and banners flying,
Assorted weapons hidden,
All waiting at every corner to make trouble.
*oboy show*
*baby show*
Subtle whistle calls to unsuspecting victims.
Like a rattlesnake, they strike.
Carting away all valuables
Leaving behind a stunned victim with a face peppered with hot slaps.
The den of Strong men.
Too old to remember their admission dates.
Too fearful of facing life outside the small village.
At every hostel they wait.
Long term tenants overdue for eviction.
The landlords agent comes knocking.
A distinguished lawyer in his own right.
*The landlord said you people should pa.*
The words froze in his lips.
For sight of the gun was enough to shut him up.
*Landlord say make una take good care of the hostel*
Quickly changing the content of the message meant to be delivered.
Who could blame him?
For a wife and three kids awaited his return home.
To the primary school field I went.
Hoping to enjoy a bit of banter among social gathering.
The shirtless team was winning and the game tempo building.
Midway through the game,
A harsh tackle ensued against a shirtless player.
The referee feigned ignorance.
The spectators maintained their silence.
The shirtless team maintained remarkable muteness.
They all knew who the referee was.
I did not.
There I was.
Yelling with a maddening roar at the injustice ignored.
A side step, two side steps,
Friends around had began to distance themselves from my location.
The referee blew a halt to the match.
In short strides undertaken with dwarvish legs,
He raced down to my location.
*Who you be*
He asked.
Blurting our the most idiotic question I thought anyone should ask.
For I was a Jew in the country of Rome
And a spectator in the midst of initiates.
*Well, I am kosilala for your information*
I replied while lacing the words with an exuberant tone.
For I thought he was just another student.
Within a fraction of a second,
An eclipse occurred before my eyes.
For the afternoon sun became obscured by a dark cloud.
Bright stars appeared in my vision that moment.
And the chirping sounds of birds around became more audible.
Two more slaps followed in quick succession.
Two more tsunamis that eroded my calm and beautiful face.
Two more hands in my pocket relieved me of my new phone.
A baptism of fire,
I called it in narration to friends afterwards.
Your first lecture in Ekoso 111,
My roommate called it.
And the second lecture came that Saturday.
At the viewing center I sat,
A yearning expectation swelling in my heart.
With a win from Manchester United over Arsenal,
My betslip winnings of #4000 would be guaranteed.
So the match began.
Rooney bumped in the first goal.
Danny Welbeck supplied the second.
Ashley Young added a third with a sublime curling R2 goal.
And the floodgates slammed shut at Seven-nil.
Ecstatic described my state.
Wilding jumping and hugging unknown strangers.
For winning in football always elicits a joy universally shared.
While exiting the door,
The minions gripped my hands.
And with unspoken threat escorted me to the lair of oga at the top.
Oga was very angry with me.
For he was a fan of the loosing Arsenal side.
And my jubilation had inflamed the sadness in him.
In the middle of the slapping and kicking session,
My orientation changed.
Whilst spending my last #2000 buying beer for everyone around,
My support for Manchester United rescinded.
And my dire love for the gunners was born.
With deep seated thanks I hail thee.
For my fears you heightened
And my belief in God you strengthened.
To Him I ran to secure me.
For I could do nothing to secure myself from the chairmen.
In God's presence I found true peace.
And in His word I found true wisdom to moderate my associations within that dreaded place called Ekosodin.


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I tend to go through phases with make up where one particular product is what I'm into at a time. At the moment it's lip products (though I'm still very much loving blushes!) I wanted to talk about some of my current favourites.
I've mentioned previously that I have incredibly sensitive skin and my lips are no exception. As soon as I change lip balm, lip sticks, anything really, my lips balloon and go itchy. I get blotches and dry patches and it's all bad. Anyway, I try to train my lips to like certain products if I just can't get enough of them. All of the products I'm talking about today have no negative effects on my lips. They're all fabulous!
My lips are so dry, that I'm always applying lip balms. If I don't have a lip balm to hand I know I'm going to have a bad day, to the point where I have one in my hand bag at all times, one in my living room, one by my bed, and if for some reason I've switched hand bags and forgotten to put a balm in I have to find the nearest Boots and pick one up.
This lip balm by Dr Bronner's Magic is OMG amazing. I'll be honest, I picked this up from ASOS when I had to make up the basket total to get free postage. I can't remember how much it was, but it can't have been more than a couple of pounds. This is an organic lip balm in Lemon Lime flavour, but instead of being balmy it's made from oils. This contains avocado, jojoba, cannabis seed, lemon and lime oils. That's a lotta oils. It glides on smoothly and hydrates my lips to the point that I don't feel the need to reapply as often as normal. It's not thick, so light and smells just like key lime pie but fresher. I've been keeping this as my at-home balm so I don't go through it too fast. I love putting it on before liquid lipstick. It leaves my lips hydrated enough that matte lipsticks don't sink into my dry bits too much. It's just awesome.
I've really started loving lip-oils as a result of trying the Dr Bronner's balm, and so when I heard Barry M were bringing out some lip oils for £4.99 each I knew I wanted to pick them up. I got mine during a buy one get one half price promotion, so it was a no brainer to buy both! These look like lip glosses in the packaging and also once applied, but feel so hydrating and water-light on the lips. Coco Loco has coconut oil and camellia, smells like coconut and goes on clear. Berry Good has pomegranate and raspberry oils and smells like berries. This one goes on clear I think but is pink in the packaging. I haven't noticed any tint when applying it, but that could be just me. I've been leaning more towards the coconut one, but that's just because I'm obsessed with coconut scented things at the moment!
Next I'll talk about my current favourite liquid lipstick. Having dry lips, matte products aren't the best on me, but Meet Matte Hughes by The Balm is so lovely that I just go for it anyway. Their Committed shade is a sweet mint scented lipstick that goes on so smooth and pigmented and dries down to matte in about 30 seconds. It's budge proof (until you eat) and looks lovely. It does dry into the cracks in my lips, and I've been thinking about topping it with my NYX Butter Gloss and seeing how it lasts. Meet Matte Hughes has ruined me for other brand's liquid lipsticks and I haven't found another formula as good as this. Go buy one!!
Lastly, let's talk about Firebird. Urban Decay have just announced they're clearing down their entire lipstick range, reformulating, re-packaging and then re-releasing a new staple range of lipsticks. This panicked me because I'd already bought their sell-out Ex-Girlfriend from the Gwen Stefani range, but wanted to pick up Firebird after having tried the sample they sent when I bought the eyeshadow palette. I soon found out that both Ex-Girlfriend and Firebird will be reformulated BUT I didn't want to wait and love the Gwen Stefani packaging, so away I went. This is a BRIGHT pink with a slightly purple shift in it. It's very pigmented and stains the lips (in a good way) but has a sheerness about it. I adore this colour and look forward to wearing it very soon. It's way more adventurous than I usually wear, but you only live once and it makes me happy! Once the new Urban Decay range comes out, I intend on picking up Mrs Mia Wallace, which was first released in their Pulp Fiction range but I missed out on it. I'm so pleased it's coming back in their permanent range!
So that's it! I've become a little obsessed with Lipstick Queen's range too, and very much want to pick up Frog Prince and Queen Bee – (I'm taking donations too…..)
Have you tried any of these products? What did you think?


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...throughout Europe before moving to the United States to attend the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles.
Working primarily in oil on canvas, Kieffer often uses glares to create a luminous look and feel to her paintings. She is motivated by her perception of the excitement of community in all its splendor and believes that this experience was most expressive during the Belle Epoque era in France. Ms. Kieffer travels to Paris frequently, rising in the early hours of dawn to walk the boulevards and photograph the enchantment of a city cloaked in the mystery and memories of a glorious past.
"My paintings are mostly about the City as Playground at a point in time when there seemed to be the perfect balance of excitement and leisure, movement and tranquility, small pleasures in the midst of architectural splendor. The streets and thoroughfares offered the joy of movement and variety to be viewed from an elegant sidewalk cafe or a stroll down the avenue. Here was the human spectacle in all its exuberance and, yet, the safety of community.
"I chose to paint this more gracious time mostly at dusk, the `magic hour, that span of mellow time between a perfect spring or summer day and the excitement of the coming cosmopolitan nightlife. To me, the transition of light is especially appealing. I get great pleasure out of capturing the effects and juxtaposition of natural and man made light in an atmosphere of cultural layering."
Ms. Kieffer has a fellowship at Art Center of Design and is cofounder of Gallery One in Point Reyes. She currently lives in a small rural community surrounded by Point Reyes National Park in California.


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Back in the preaching 'saddle' after a long Christmas & new year break.
Isaiah 49: 1-7
John 1: 29-42
Perhaps one of the best known images of John the Baptist is the Isenheim Altarpiece. The work is over 500 years old and is presently in the Unterlinden Museum at Colmar, Alsace.
Even if you haven't heard of it you might have seen the detail of John the Baptist from it.
John is shown in his camel hair tunic, rather unkempt and in need of a good hair cut, with one muscular arm extended and a long index finger pointing very definitely at the figure of Christ in the centre of the altarpiece. His words from John's 3rd chapter are shown, in Latin, behind him "He must increase, but I must decrease".
This is the John the Baptist we have met in our Gospel reading today.
When he sees Jesus, he tells his disciples and everyone around him "here is the Lamb of God". Two of John's disciples leave him to follow Jesus, but everything we are told about John suggests that rather than experiencing a very understandable jealousy, he would be delighted by this. John says "After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me" and then, later in the gospel those words "He must increase, but I must decrease". John spends his whole ministry pointing to Jesus.
Turn to God (points) here's the lamb of God
Change your life (points) he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit
Look for what God is doing in the world (points) here is the Son of God.
John is the human signpost, who spends his whole ministry pointing to Jesus.
As the new year gets under way we would do well to ask ourselves how we as Christians, and together as church, can be this sort of pointer and signpost to God's love in Jesus Christ for the people around us.
But I know it can be really dispiriting, even terribly hard, sometimes, to be God's people in the world.
There is so much suffering and bad news – war, terrorism, disease, addiction, poverty… how can we really help – surely it is all too much for us?
The good news, if we feel tired or uncertain or overwhelmed, is that we are definitely not alone.
Isaiah writes of his call to be God's servant and then says "But …I have laboured in vain,
I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity".
Yet God takes him and assures him that he will make him, with the whole nation of God's people "a light to the nations".
This week I was talking with someone who is feeling a call to serve God through answering a call to ministry in the URC. What is it that gives someone the confidence to start thinking about serving the church in that way?
She talked about a sense of 'burning' to tell other of God's love, and we spoke of how amazing it is that God needs people like her .. and me... to show the world what love means. God needs her.. and me… and you in this world.
We are all called to be signposts of love. We should all stand, like John the Baptist, pointing.
But how do we best do that?
Let's go back to the Isenheim altarpiece.
It was painted for the Monastery of St. Anthony in Isenheim, which specialised in hospital work. The monks of the monastery were noted for their care of plague sufferers as well as their treatment of skin diseases. The image of the crucified Christ at the centre of the altar-piece is pitted with plague-type sores.
For patients who sat before that altarpiece, John the Baptist pointed to this wounded, suffering, sore-covered Jesus, and showed those patients that Jesus understood and shared their afflictions.
Isn't that what our whole suffering world needs? To know that God's love is not distant or unfeeling or trapped in history. God understands the suffering of our world, has felt it and overcome it, and longs to soothe it even now.
John the Baptist pointed to Jesus Christ, here on this earth, among people, touching, healing, loving, teaching.
He said he knew this was God's own Son because this was the one on whom the Holy Spirit has come to rest at his baptism, so he knew that the Spirit had enabled Jesus to show God fully to his world.
But before Jesus physically left his followers he gives them a final gift – the gift of the Holy Spirit.
The Spirit rests on all of those who follow Jesus, so that they are more than just signposts, they are a living church, Christ's own body, living to be God's own.
We – God's church – Christ's people – here today – are promised and given that same Holy Spirit. Through the power and work of that Spirit we are made into Christ's body – the hands and feet and mouths which will show a suffering world God's love and care among them, with them, alongside them.
Howard Thurman, a mentor of Martin Luther King wrote:
"When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flock,
The work of Christmas begins:
To find the lost, To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry, To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations, To bring peace among people,
To make music in the heart."
As the memory of Christmas fades and this new year unfolds, God's Spirit can help us to be pointers to Christ, like John the Baptist, and even to be Christ for our neighbours, so that God's love can be shared.
So may God's kingdom come,
In the name of Christ


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If you were to put together a grid showing all 800cc side-by-sides with seating for four, that grid would be pretty small.
Our grid shows the Polaris RZR 4 800 and Kawasaki Teryx4. Those are two great vehicles, comparably priced (T4 $15,799 vs. RZR 4 8 $15,999) and each with its own strengths.
However, with the changes Kawasaki has made to the Teryx4 for 2014, the line separating the two vehicles is very thin. In fact, we think the T4 holds the edge in some areas, most notably in rider and passenger comfort.
We argued when we wrote about the first T4 back in the spring of 2012 that Kawasaki, in order to get off-road consumers to look the Teryx4's way, would have to do things to set it apart. Kawasaki is obviously working hard to continue to make this happen.
It's not one thing that really stands out about the T4—it's a combination of things that really make this a solid, fun side-by-side. That combo includes a spunky powerplant, excellent electronic power steering (EPS), a very decent ride, great suspension (with its four Fox Podium shocks), roomy interior and lighter chassis, plus a truckload of smaller refinements and returning features that make the T4 a side-by-side to be reckoned with.
Choosing the Paiute Trail in central Utah to show off the capabilities of the Teryx4 was a smart move on Kawi's part. Not only is the Teryx4 ideal for the variety of trails and conditions found on the Paiute Trail, but that trail system accentuated all the best features of this four-seater.
What do we mean when we say "accentuated all the best features?" As one Kawasaki official pointed out during the technical presentation before our two-day ride on the Paiute Trail, "We're not going after the guy who wants to go 90 mph over the whoops or in the sand." Point well made. The T4 is not a hard core desert thrasher, nor would you probably want to use it to meander around on the farm.
The T4 is a full-blooded off-road vehicle designed for play and trail riding—with three of your family and/or friends. And it fills that role very well.
Although the vehicle is in its third model year, we consider the 2014 Teryx4 a "second generation" vehicle. First introduced for model year 2012, the T4 basically got a little makeover(read: new coloration) for 2013. Then for 2014, Kawi cranked things up with a larger engine (34 additional ccs) and better ride, thanks to high performance Fox shocks. Just those two things alone are enough to make this a very competitive vehicle in the four-seat 800cc segment.
So what about that 34 additional ccs? Those help account for an 8 percent increase in horsepower and 10 percent bump in torque compared to the 2013 engine. While those are something to crow about, Kawi is just as pumped about the 20 percent increase in fuel economy/mpg, which obviously increases the range of the T4.
Changes to the engine to get those numbers include a revised crown that raises the compression ratio from 9.3:1 to 10.7:1. Kawasaki engineers also increased the crank mass to enhance idle stability and revised the cam profiles for better combustion efficiency. Also, a larger 35mm diameter (compared to the previous 31.88mm) exhaust collector is tuned to optimize the power delivery of the engine.
So how do all those changes translate to power on the trail? Very impressively. We like the smooth power delivery of the engine and especially like how it responds when you press the throttle. There is little to no hesitation at all. We readily admit that when riding at elevation—we were above 11,000 feet at the highest points on the trail—the engine wasn't exactly "snappy." But then, no engine would be at that elevation, especially when you keep in mind that you lose about 3 percent horsepower every 1,000 feet you gain. That's what elevation will do to horsepower. Drop off the mountain though, and the T4 has plenty of power for the conditions and terrain we were riding in. Kawasaki still uses a V-twin design for this liquid-cooled four-stroke with its four valves per cylinder and 783cc displacement. That's a touch more than the 760cc RZR 4 800.
The front and rear suspension now with Fox Podium Shocks on all four corners is a nice improvement for the T4. With adjustable compression damping and spring preload for varied riding conditions, these piggyback shocks are a step up from the Showa shocks and then Kayabas on the previous T4s. There's a bit more travel on the front (8.0 vs. 2013's 7.8 inches), while the rear travel stays the same at 8.3 inches.
The suspension performed well and there were stretches of different trails where the front and rear suspensions had to work (including an impressive whoop section) over rocks and ruts and a few downed trees so we did get a good feel for what the vehicle can handle. When the trail got rougher, a few clicks on the shocks and all was well. In all, the Fox Podiums offer 24-way compression damping.
In explaining the move to the Fox Podium Shocks, Kawasaki suspension engineer Brian Butler said, "We didn't think it was bad what we had but we wanted to focus on the ride and improve the ride of the vehicle while still keeping the sporty feel. We worked with Fox directly to design a shock specifically for this vehicle."
Let's talk wheelbase a little. When the T4 was first introduced a couple of years ago, it had an 86.1-inch wheel base, which stayed the same for model year 2013. In 2014, the wheelbase was shortened to 85.7 inches— that compared to the RZR 4 800's 107.4-inch wheelbase.
When first reporting on the 2012 T4, we wrote, "Some riders like a longer wheelbase for that feeling of added stability, a larger footprint if you will. Kawasaki is sticking with its claim that a shorter wheelbase gives its vehicle a shorter turning radius."
The T4 does have a nice, tight turning radius and is agile and very responsive on tight trails (thanks, in part, to EPS), which was proven over and over on the Paiute Trail.
We can't say enough good about Kawi's EPS, which is standard now on all T4 models. There were some tight turns on the Paiute where the power steering was handy but it was over the rocks and through the ruts where it took out any "jarring" and reinforced the value of EPS.
We couldn't write about the T4 without talking about the roomy cockpit. From its high-back bucket seats, both front and rear, to its "stadium" seating for the rear passengers (the seats are a little higher and off-set from the front seats), to the adjustable driver's seat to standard doors (as opposed to nets), the T4 has one of the best cockpit setups in the industry. You do have to remove the driver's seat and have a few hand tools to adjust the seat, but it is adjustable, and that's a bonus. We adjusted ours by moving it back and once we did that we were very comfortable in the driver's seat and had plenty of room to move around.
Other changes to the T4 for 2014 include new highintensity LED headlights, refinements to the transmission ratios for an improved feel and better engine braking and strong thermoplastic olefin bodywork. The T4 (Sunrise Yellow) has an MSRP of $15,799 while the Camo version is $16,299 and the LE (Candy Lime Green or Candy Burnt Orange) is $16,999. One "feature" that tends to get overlooked is Kawasaki Strong 3-year limited warranty, available for all T4s.
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The Smoke Ring
JoAnn Fastoff
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Reviewed by Jennifer Hass for Reader Views (01/14)
Article first published as Book Review: 'The Smoke Ring' by JoAnn Fastoff on Blogcritics.
"The Smoke Ring" by JoAnn Fastoff stars off with the discovery of Major General F. Stacktrain's body. Special Agent Howard Watson was meeting the Major General for some unknown reason and now he is dead. This story is about cigarette trafficking. Something I surely wouldn't ever have thought about actually happening in the real world. When I think of trafficking, I think more of drugs or even humans, sadly. For me, the concept was interesting because I really was wondering what the big deal would be about trafficking cigarettes anyway. I hadn't really considered the hijacking of trucks and stealing thousands of cartons of untaxed smokes.
"The Smoke Ring" is a 132 page story. With such a short length I did find that it was a slow read for me. Lots of characters popped in and I never really felt connected to any of them specifically. The plot was good but I found that I forgot what the original purpose from the beginning was. For example, the story starts out with the finding of a dead body which leads to an investigation. The investigation takes off, with many aspects and twists leading up to the end of the story. Yet, I found myself having to go back to the beginning to recall what it was at the ending that I couldn't wrap my mind around.
Simply, it's a great story. An investment of another 50 pages with a little more character development would have done a little more for me. Overall, the story is original and the outline of the book was set up well. The delivery was good, just not great for me. The most praise I can give for "The Smoke Ring" by JoAnn Fastoff is going to be for the superb editing. Excellent editing and I am interested in seeing what JoAnn does next in her writing career.


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Anita Sarkeesian, known for her series of Tropes vs. Women in Video Games documentaries, has cancelled her talk at the Utah State University after the institution received a threat of a possible school shooting. The school refused to increase safety measures due to state laws, leading to the cancellation. Her feminist viewpoints were once again targeted with the reasons being quite disturbing and reminiscent of a recent Santa Barbara incident. Sadly, school shooting and death threats such as these are exactly the kind of abuse and violence against women Sarkeesian tries to caution against, inadvertently proving that her points may hold more truth than her staunch opponents like to admit. Just yesterday, Guardian Liberty Voice published an article about female game designers who became targets of slander and abuse, and today the trend takes on an even darker tone.
In June 2012, Sarkeesian successfully completed her Kickstarter campaign to create a series of short documentaries examining female representation in video games. She raised over $150,000 out of the pledged $6,000 goal, giving her more than enough breathing room to work on the films. Since then, she has released six different videos focusing on tropes such as Damsel in Distress or Women as Background. While praised by fellow feminists, Sarkeesian's work was quickly criticized by many die-hard gaming fans. They pointed out the lower quality of her videos, occasional misrepresentation of games and the cherry-picking of the most gruesome parts. However, another vocal group skipped any form of level-headed debate and jumped straight to ad hominem insults that quickly escalated to personal attacks and death threats.
Sarkeesian was scheduled to give a talk at Utah State University, but a letter from an alleged student threatening a massive school shooting led her to cancel. Sarkeesian requested metal detectors and pat-downs before her speech, but the school refused to comply due to the state's open carry laws. They also explained the letter was sent to members of the Center for Women and Gender Studies and did not appear to actually come from one of their students. Seeing it as the "norm" for the kind of threats Sarkeesian has received before, they gave a go-ahead for the talk, but Sarkeesian refused. She tweeted her choice was not because of the threat itself, but the insufficient security measures which made her feel unsafe. Despite the school shooting threat, she plans on continuing to speak out to prove her arguments right.
In his letter, the disgruntled student claimed that "feminists have ruined my life and I will have my revenge." He also stated he had an automatic rifle, several pistols and pipe bombs – enough material to cause significant harm. This, sadly, sounds very reminiscent of the Santa Barbara school shooting in May of this year, in which a student went on a rampage after recording a YouTube video blaming women for his being constantly rejected. As in this case, the shooting was a form of personal vendetta against the other gender.
Sarkeesian is not alone, however. Zoe Quinn was also a target of harassment and threats for releasing her game Depression Quest on Steam, the largest digital game distributor online. Rumors of her promiscuity and accusations that she slept with several game journalists further added flame to the issue and sparked the GamerGate debate on ethics in reporting. More recently, Brianna Wu, head of Giant Spacekat game studio, also spoke out about the discrimination and threats she faced when criticizing the supporters of the GamerGate movement. The UST school shooting is only the latest in a long chain of incidents against women in gaming.
The issue of women's equality and harassment in the gaming industry has been a hot topic in the past several months, and incidents such as these serve as a harsh reminder why. Gamers may not agree with Sarkeesian's viewpoints and are welcome to air their grievances, but violent threats leading to her having to leave her house or cancel a university talk are going too far. The opponents of her videos need to rethink their strategy. After all, one of her main talking points is the objectification and constant violence expressed towards women in the gaming industry and how it carries over into real life. Even if she really was wrong about the issue at first, the constant death and school shooting threats are only serving to prove her right.
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- Is there any type of spiritual significance to Sunday church worship?
- What is (if any) the spiritual significance of Jesus raising from the dead at the end of the seventh day?
- Is there anything we can look to spiritually back and tell us that he should not have resurrected on the Sabbath?
- Is there any spiritual significance to Jesus backing the idea that Jesus was resurrected on the first day of the week?
We learned in the previous lesson found here
Moving On...
Let's examine this Sabbath Day just a little to see if we can find a 'spiritual significance,' to the fact that Jesus was resurrected from the dead at the very end of the Sabbath Day.
In Genesis man was created on the 6th day (Genesis 1:26-31); and on the 7th day the Bible says:
"And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made." Genesis 2:1-3
I posed a question here and on my Instagram and Facebook pages and I will repeat it here: In the creation it is recorded the evening and the morning was the first day. The evening and the morning was the second day, the evening and the morning was the third day and so on until the sixth. However, we never see the completion of the 7th day. Nothing about the evening and the morning. And I asked all the Bible scholars who follow my page, why this was so. I received no responses so I will answer here.
Because the events that were began on day 1-6 were completed hence 'the evening and the morning...' However, the 7th day alluded to in Genesis chapter 2 has not yet come to pass. Meaning when it says that God rested on the 7th day, since the 7th day hasn't happened yet, God has not yet rested from all his work which he had made.
I would like to first run to very plain statement that Jesus made concerning the Sabbath day that are commonly misunderstood, Let's jump in the middle of the Chapter because we are not concerned with the miracle but about the debate that it sparked.
"The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole. And therefore
did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day. But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work." St. John5:14-18
Lets briefly look at the commandment that was taken out of context to condemn the Master.
"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy
manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it." Exodus 20:8-11
See what the Jews in John chapter 5 did not understand is that the Sabbath day has a spiritual significance and points to something Bigger.
When the real Sabbath day comes the entire earth will be at rest. Let's look at it:
"And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshiped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection." Revelation 20:1-4
In the 19th chapter of Revelation Jesus has returned to the earth, has assaulted the earth, and the Bible (the Word) says that all the fowls were filled with the flesh of all the people Jesus killed with the sword that proceeded out His mouth. So before chapter 20 chaos, and death, War of Armageddon etc. Then Jesus settles the controversy of Zion, and then the earth is at 'Rest,' for 1,000 years! Why 1,000 years and not 500 years or 20,000 years?
"For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night." Psalms 90:4
"But beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years as one day." 2Peter 3:8
By the mouth of two witnesses is a fact established, so therefore, this Sabbath day is pointing to a 1,000 year period. The 10 commandments told you that God gave man 6 days to do ALL his work. And on the Sabbath to rest. When the real Sabbath comes the earth will be so much at rest that even Satan will be bound, so that he cannot break the rest of Jesus.
Let's quickly see if the prophets knew about this "rest."
"And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:... And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feek; their young ones shall lie down together; and thelion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice; den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious." Isaiah 11:1-10
If that isn't a depiction of an earth at rest, I don't know what is. Praise the Most High, for the time when Satan will be bound!
So the Sabbath day points to a time period when the entire earth is at rest. This is why we are instructed to REMEMBER the day, and Not work in recognition of that day, because the day hasn't come yet!
So it seems that Jesus was not be facetious when he said that he was the Lord even of the Sabbath Day. (Matthew 12:8 / Mark 2:28 / Luke 6:5 )
Here's a thought: If Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath Day, (remember also in Exodus 20 and Leviticus 23 it is called the Lord's Sabbath or the Sabbath of the Lord), then it actually makes perfect sense for him to be resurrected just before the end of the 7th day of the week with power, since He is the Captain of our salvation (Hebrews 2:10) that is also when we can expect to be resurrected, during the Sabbath! Remember Revelation 20.We still look for the real Sabbath, therefore the day of worship CANNOT be changed lest you change prophecy and the Bible (the Word) itself.
So to re-cap, No spiritual significance to Sunday church worship; It makes perfect sense for Jesus to resurrect from the dead on the 7th day, He said He was the Lord of the Sabbath Day.As our example He foreshadowed Revelation 20 also telling us that our change will come during the real 7th day.
Furthermore, let the record also show, that there is NO spiritual significance to Jesus backing the idea that Jesus was resurrected on the first day of the week! Because why would He!?
Knowledge is the Key... LOCKSMIF
Homework question: If Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath, whom do you suppose is the lord of the 1st day of the week???
To read more about the rest of the Lord check out:
Isaiah 2:1-4
Micah 4:1-4 the opposite of what they did during the Day of the Lord in Joel 3:9-10
Isaiah 65:18-25
Micah 4:1-4 the opposite of what they did during the Day of the Lord in Joel 3:9-10
Isaiah 65:18-25


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MAC is killing the makeup game with their releases lately. This summer, they released a MAC Girls line where they created limited edition eyeshadow palettes based on different personalities. I will be reviewing 3 of the 6 palettes and this one is the Fashion Fanatic palette for the fashion forward girl who loves bold and unique shades!
What's in the palette: Like all the palettes MAC has put out in this GIRLS line, this palette includes 8 eyeshadows in different finishes and one highlighter. This palette includes daring bold and unique shades! Must Have It is an orangey bronzey opalescent highlighter. Mad Mod & Outfitted are the shimmery glitter shade in this palette (which are OH SO GORG!). On the Hip Side, Wild Card, & Fashion Fanatic are the creamy mattes. Shop, Shop, Shop, Style & Influencer and Totally fierce are your satiny pearl shades. The package is super sleek and includes a mirror, which is one of my favourite things about any palette.
The Good: OMG I love everything about this palette. The names, the shades and the packaging scream Daff Diaries (lolz). No really, this is probably my favourite MAC Girls Palette. I love how the shades, despite being bold and not from the same shade range, compliment one another. The formula of these shades are so silky smooth. The shadows and the highlighter glide on so beautifully. And when you foil some of the lighter shades, they look stunning on the lids! Style & Influence is probably my favourite shade from this palette. I love how pretty the lilac is! The shimmery shades are gorgeous too! Another thing I love about this palette is the outer packaging! It's so chic! This palette can be used to create so many different looks using multiple shades.
The Bad: As with all the MAC Girls palettes, there are some shades which require you to foil them to get the true colour payoff. This is not a horrible thing, it's just time-consuming which can be an issue for some. To Foil: Spritz your shadow brush with Fix+ and then dip you brush into the lighter shades. You will get amazing colour payoff with that technique!
Where you can get it: Any MAC retailer or MAC store for $48 (CDN).
Rating: 9/10
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"How the heck does it work?" is the usual first response to Daniel Rozin's magical mirrors. Snow Mirror celebrates the drift of black and white, forming a reflection from video snow. Peg Mirror, made from 650 circular wooden pegs, questions the notions of digital object and light reflection.
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Rev. Tom Hall is senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh.
Tom is thrilled to be a part of what God is doing in the heart of a great city through a grand historic church. He enjoys the look on peoples' faces when they see the beauty of the church for the first time.
Tom's passion is discovering new ways to communicate God's truths to busy people.
Upon graduating from the US Air Force Academy in 1974, Tom married Jana, his high school sweetheart, and the two embarked on the adventure of an Air Force career. When Tom retired as a full colonel in 2004, he had moved 18 times, visited 33 countries, and all 50 states. Tom's career included flying as a electronic warfare officer in four different planes (B-52, B-1, RC-135, and T-43), plus intelligence, reconnaissance, flight test, training, staff, and leadership assignments. He was a commander three times. He led a 15 nation committee at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. His last assignment was as Chairman of the Leadership and Ethics Department of the Air War College where he taught on strategic leadership to officers from over 75 countries.
Tom was called to First Presbyterian Church in 2009. He is a 2008 graduate of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He also has an MS in Systems Management from the University of Southern California.
Tom and Jana have two married sons and two granddaughters.
Tom enjoys travel, movies, golf, and tinkering with his 1973 Corvette, of which he's the orginal owner.


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When we develop projects sometime we need to make the website act as a document root like first party domain. By accomplish this we need to set up virtual hosts on the local server. I'll explain here about this using XAMPP on MAC OS X LION. XAMPP uses Apache web server so we need to do it by configuring Apache. But who are new in development and MAC OS may fall some problem with it. I'll discuss on the problems you may face here.
To create virtual hosts on our OS X with XAMPP, we need to do the following:
- Modify the httpd.conf to include the virtual hosts file
- Create a virtual hosts entry for each virtual host
- Modify the hosts file to work the virtual hosts you added.
Modify the httpd.conf
All you need to open and edit the httpd.conf which is located at /Applications/XAMPP/etc/httpd.conf. By default it is locked and you can't edit it with GUI without rooting. So open your terminal. and add the following command :
sudo nano /Applications/XAMPP/etc/httpd.conf
Uncomment the following line
Include /Applications/XAMPP/etc/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
Save it by Control+X and then Y then enter.
Create a virtual hosts
Now you need to open the httpd-vhosts.conf which is located at /Applications/XAMPP/etc/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf. Same as above open terminal use the following command:
sudo nano /Applications/XAMPP/etc/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
Comment out or delete everything of the example of virtual hosts then add the following to keep http://localhost working
# this keeps http://localhost working <VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot "/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs" ServerName localhost </VirtualHost>
Now Add your virtual host by adding the following:
# this adds a virtual host called planet.local which will have files located in # /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/planet <VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot "/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/planet" ServerName planet.local ServerAlias www.planet.local </VirtualHost>
Save it by Control+X , Y then enter.
Modify the hosts file
Open Terminal, if it's not already open. Then type this command to edit the hosts file.
sudo nano /etc/hosts
At the end of the file, enter the virtual host and ip here our ip is 127.0.0.1
127.0.0.1 planet.local
Use XAMPP Control to stop and then start Apache.
Open your browser and try http://localhost and the virtual host you added by entering like http://planet.local and see it works !
Hope you will able to add virtual host easily with XAMPP and MAC OS X.
I'll continue with setting up virtual host with SSL as well for local development. Just stay tuned you'll see …


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Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Big Brother Canada 5: Live Feeds...What's Up?
Up to the time of this post, on the eve of the premiere of season 5, Global has not confirmed when the Live Feeds will begin. Previous seasons have always started right after the first eviction episode airs in the Pacific Time Zone (1 AM ET the next day. Is it odd they haven't announced this, even via Arisa Cox on Twitter? Yes. Is there some reason they haven't? Maybe. Some fans have formulated a theory that it is somehow connected to the first HoH challenge, which was revealed last night on ET Canada. The HGs must work together in teams of two. What they didn't tell us is the TWIST that will determine the HoH out of the winning pair.
This kind of lack of information just makes everyone's head spin. Will it be Canada's vote? Will the other HGs get to choose? Do we get feeds one day earlier, on Wednesday night instead?
Well, the hell with that. I know exactly what's been going on in that house/spaceship.
Whatever happens, remember to have fun enjoying the feeds. Don't feed the trolls, play nice and please leave the HGs families alone on Twitter or on the FB chat.
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text: Awareness Training Presented by Academic Affairs Presented by: Work Session Leader: Ron Paul Joyce Hanley & Ron Paul Why are you here? • Mandated by Cal U's Administrative Council and the Board of Trustees • Goal: promote positive interaction with our customers Objectives • Know how to handle inquiries (in-person and on the phone) • Know how to obtain necessary information from callers and visitors • Be able to utilize the features of the phones • Know how to utilize online resources Agenda – Customer Service • What is good customer service? • Who are our customers? • Why is good customer service so important? Agenda – Communication Skills • Good communication skills – what are they and why do we find it so hard to communicate? • How can I improve my active listening skills? Agenda – Phone Coverage • What to do when the phone rings – – – – What to say first Top 5 list of things to ask Handling transfers Putting callers on hold • How do I find the right person or department? What resources are available to me? Customer Service Part One Customer Service What constitutes good customer service? • • • • Reliability Confidence Empathy Responsiveness Why is good Customer Service so important? • "First impressions are indelibly marked on the fabric of the mind." • Our goal is to create a positive experience for every customer. Who are our Customers? • External – Prospective Students – Parents – Other interested parties • Internal – Staff – Faculty – Students Self-fulfilling Prophecy Increase in Enrollment and Better Services Good Customer Service Better Customer Experiences But my degree isn't in Public Relations! • You come into contact with customers everywhere • You are the face of Cal U – they will judge Cal U by their impression of you In other words … You are Cal U ! Quick Check • What is good customer service? • Who are our customers? • Why is good customer service so important? Communication Skills Part Two What are the costs of ineffective communication? • Lost opportunities • Mistakes/rework • Confusion/mistrust Barriers to Effective Communication • Environmental • Verbal • Interpersonal Barriers to Effective Communication • Environmental – parts of your surroundings that have a negative effect on communication • Verbal – ways of speaking that get in the way of good communication • Interpersonal – relationship issues between people that have a negative effect on communication – Stereotypes – Hot buttons – Attitude Ways to overcome barriers • Environmental – Control the setting – Plan to talk when there are minimal disruptions • Verbal – Know what you want to say and be clear – Ask questions and confirm – Listen • Interpersonal – Set aside biases and assumptions – Be alert for possible differences in perceptions Hearing vs. Listening What's the big deal? Hearing vs. Listening Hearing is a physical process The ears hear. Listening is an intellectual and an emotional process. The whole body listens. Hearing is a sense of sound. Listening is a search for meaning. Why don't we listen? • • • • • Interruptions Fear of not having all of the answers Believing that you know more than the speaker The speaker pushes a hot button Pseudo-listening Active Listening • Confirm your understanding by repeating it • Ask questions if you are unclear about anything • Read back critical information to ensure that you got it right Top 10 Tips for Active Listening 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. Take notes! Be a CSI! Stay calm! Forget about this weekend – concentrate! Listen for the unspoken! Don't be judgmental! Top 10 (continued) 4. Let the caller know you understand! 3. Don't interrupt… well, unless you must! 2. It ISN'T all about you! AND 1. Be prepared! There is a reason why we were born with: 2 ears and only 1 mouth! Quick Check • • • • • What are the three costs of poor communication? Name three types of barriers to communication. How can you overcome those barriers? What are 5 reasons we do not listen well? Name the top 10 tips for active listening! Phone Coverage Part Three It's ringing… now what?? • • • • Offer a salutation State the name of the department Give your name (first name only, no nicknames) Offer assistance – how may I help you? What's Hot & What's Not • May I tell him who is calling, please? • May I ask what you call is in regard to? • May I have your phone number, please? • May I have her return the call? • Who's calling? • What's your name? • Will she know who you are? • What's it regarding? • What do you want? Would you like to leave a message? • Full name • Date and time of call • Company or department or student's name (if a parent) • Their phone number • The message I can't tell them what?? • Do not disclose information about a student to an external caller (parents, other parties) – schedules, grades, SSNs, financial aid information, etc. • WHEN IN DOUBT, DON'T GIVE IT OUT!! Transferring a Call • How do you feel when someone says they will transfer you? • Why do you feel that way? What is the worst that can happen? • Try alternative phrases – I'll connect you with Ms. Burns now – I will put you in touch with the Bursar's office now And, most importantly… Don't hang up!! Why stay on the line? • Avoid the dead-end transfer • Provide the introduction – Name – Reason for the call and transfer • Just remember – the caller can hear you the ENTIRE time – so be RESPECTFUL! How to transfer a call in 5 easy steps 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Tell the caller: a. b. c. that you are going to transfer the call the name and extension of the person you are transferring to preview the process if applicable Press the Transfer button once. Enter the extension you are transferring to. It will ring and a person will pick up. Introduce yourself and that you will be transferring a call and tell them who the caller wishes to speak with. Press the Transfer button again. Hang up! The call will automatically connect to the number you've transferred it to. Job well done! What if I reach their voicemail instead of the live person? 1. Press the Resume Call button to return to the caller. Tell the caller that the party is not answering. 2. Ask if they would like to leave a voicemail message a. b. If YES – tell them to follow the directions to leave a message and follow instructions again to transfer the call and hang up. If NO – tell them to call back later and hang up. How to put a call on hold 1. Ask permission FIRST!! 2. Press the HOLD button. 3. To pick up again, press the Resume Call button. 4. When you come back on the line, THANK THEM for holding. 5. Don't leave a caller on hold more than 30 seconds without checking back. 6. Don't leave them on hold more than 3 minutes EVER. Top Five Hot Buttons for Callers 5. 4. 3. 2. I can't I don't know I'll be honest with you You'll have to AND 1. I'll try What do we do with an angry caller? • Duck! • Hit back! • Disconnect them! These solutions render you… Powerless!!! What do we do with an angry caller? Let's try again… • Why do we get angry? Because we care about something! • You have been given a gift – the opportunity to make something good happen! • Just do it!! Handling an Angry Caller • Use the EAR method to calm an angry caller – E – Empathize – A – Acknowledge/Apologize – R - Responsibility Show 'em what you got! • • • • Be careful with humor! Avoid jargon! Avoid slang! NEVER speak disparagingly about the department, the school, your coworkers! • Put a smile in your voice! Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me… • Online Resources – www.calu.edu Quick Links • Telephone Directory – Organized by name and hierarchy – Has name, department, title, room, phone and mailbox number Quick Check • What do you say when you answer the phone? • What information should you obtain when taking a message? • What are the steps for transferring a call? • What are the steps for placing a caller on hold? • What is the EAR method for handling angry callers? • What two resources should you always have handy when answering the phones or greeting visitors? Completion of Course In order to complete the course, you must successfully complete a short test on customer service and listening skills at the end of this presentation. Please use a SCANTRON form for the answers. If you do not already have one, you may request one from your work site or pick one up in Academic Affairs , Dixon 301, from 8:00 – 4:00 daily. Be sure to include your name, the department in which you work, a phone number, and email address on the SCANTRON form. Return it to your supervisor. When you complete the test successfully, your Certificate will be mailed to your work site. If you do not complete the test successfully, you will be asked to review the materials and re-test. Please call Academic Affairs at x4407 with any questions. Good luck! Customer Service Test 1. One of the four characteristics of good customer service (as provided in the presentation) is: a. Sympathy b. Empathy c. Practicality d. Efficiency 2. There are two types of customers: a. Staff and Faculty b. Internal and external c. Inner and outer d. Internal and guest Customer Service Test (continued) 3. An example of an external customer would be: a. Staff b. Faculty c. Parent 4. The goal for the training is to create a _______ experience for every customer. a. Memorable b. Positive c. Impressive Customer Service Test (continued) 5. An example of an internal customer would be: a. Staff/Faculty b. Student/Parent 6. When we provide excellent customer service, our customers are happier with their University experience, and that translates into higher enrollment and better services. a. True b. False Customer Service Test (continued) 7. Which of the following is NOT a cost of ineffective communication: a. Confusion/mistrust b. Lost opportunities c. Loss of self-esteem d. Mistakes/Re-work 8. The ways of speaking that get in the way of good communication are interpersonal barriers. a. True b. False Customer Service Test (continued) 9. The parts of your surroundings that have a negative effect on the communication are environmental barriers. a. True b. False 10.When people push hot buttons, it has little if any impact on their ability to communicate effectively. a. True b. False Customer Service Test (continued) 11.Our brains are able to process words about three times as quickly as our mouths can speak the words. a. True b. False 12.Which of the following is NOT a tip for becoming an active listener: a. Be prepared b. Listen for the unspoken c. Sympathize with the customer d. Empathize with the customer Customer Service Test (continued) 13.You use the Transfer button when placing a caller on hold. a. True b. False 14.When you use the EAR method for dealing with irate callers, you: a. Empathize, Apologize, Respond b. Emphasize, Apologize, Responsibility c. Empathize, Apologize, Responsibility Customer Service Test (continued) 15.When taking a message, you need only get the caller's name and phone number. a. True b. False 16.If a parent calls and asks for a student's schedule, you are not permitted to divulge that information to the caller. a. True b. False Customer Service Test (continued) 17.When transferring a call, you should immediately hang up as soon as you have dialed the extension. a. True b. False 18.You should never leave a caller on hold for more than 30 seconds without checking back. a. True b. False Customer Service Test (continued) 19.The Telephone Directory provides both the campus location and the mailbox number for all staff and faculty. a. True b. False 20.The interaction that a customer has with you might be the basis for their opinion of the University overall. a. True b. False


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MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Some Standardbreds in imminent danger of shipping to slaughter were returned to their former owners, but others await help.
Since Friday, April 20, of the 21 horses weighed and tagged to ship for slaughter:
- Mr. Mystic N was helped by his past owner, Eric Goodell, and trainer Joshua Green, and is being returned to Goodell.
- Jeremy Sharky was helped by Linda Maine, and being returned to her.
- DC Piggy Bank left to go to another organization in Indiana.
- Captain is going back to his owner Dr. Claude Gedreau in Canada.
- Forward Action has found a loving home in Kentucky by a dear friend of SRF.
- Two others have been offered a home at a rescue/sanctuary in N.J.
Two adoption applications have been received and will be screened.
That leaves 14 others still in need of homes, and donations.
Funds have been raised for all expenses to help two more horses, but they do not have home offers. Should SRF need to find a place on their roster they can afford to do so with these donations, but by securing homes for them, donations can go to others in great need.
"We have asked for an extension beyond Tuesday's deadline, but we worry that the kill buyer will again pull a few from this group to fill his truck, should he have empty space," said Paula Campbell, SRF's President. "This effort needs a collaboration of good, kind and generous people to get it accomplished. These horses worked hard when racing and most have had a miserable life afterwards. Slaughter is unacceptable."
The Standardbred Retirement Foundation(SRF) is presently paying for the all the care, board, and medical needs on 390 horses. It is stretched, and concerned about its financial situation, and without a farm of their own, the concern is even greater. "Since 1989 we have managed to follow-up every horse in the program for life, secure more than 4,000 adoptions, and care for those still not homed," shares Judith Bokman, SRF's Executive Director. " We need so much more help to give these animals a little dignity. It shocks me that we have survived this long.
If it wasn't for a few small bequests over the years we wouldn't be here today trying to help these 21."
If an owner, breeder or trainer chooses to take a horse back or wish to help a horse, SRF will assist with the facilitation. The list with their prices is available in the group of photos.
For horses with a home offer, but the home is unable to pay for the horses and the shipping (often to rural parts of the U.S.), SRF will collect donations to help.
For a horse without a safe place to go, if donations cover all expenses, the price of the horse, shipping to quarantine, then shipping again to a boarding facility for rehabilitation and retraining for adoption and several months of board, SRF will consider whether it can take on the responsibility of another horse. This is approximately $3,000.
For horses with no help at all, the controversial option that is being considered is humane euthanasia. The cost is, the kill pen's purchase price, in addition to shipping to a facility, the veterinarian and rendering, approximately $550.
To offer a home, make a tax-deductible gift to help SRF Facilitate a horse to a home being offered, or to send a gift for SRF to afford taking on one, contact SRF 732-446-4422 or firstname.lastname@example.com or see www.adoptahorse.org/donate or www.gofundme.com/save-22-horses-from-slaughter.
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The Parallels client policy settings are listed into the following categories:
Configuring the Client Policy
By selecting a connection property in the Parallels RAS Console, the policy is enforced, and the settings selected will no longer be visible on the Parallels Client. For instance, an administrator can disable the printing option on the Parallels Client simply by clicking the printing checkbox in the Client Policy properties window.
Client Policy Granularity
IT administrators have the option to restrict either the whole property (such as Connection or Control settings property) or choose to allow subcategories. For example, you may want to restrict a certain user to have only one active connection through the Parallels Client; so can remove the Secondary Connection setting from the Connection property. Similarly, you can give access to a user to allow him to change his login password by enabling Password from the Control settings property.
Enforcing client policies
Nowadays, users can access their application literally from any device. An employee can go from his office desktop to his home laptop and use his mobile device while traveling from one to another. This might require different client policies to secure and protect access to sensitive corporate data.
Parallels RAS client policies allow you to secure corporate data by enforcing policies based on a specific user, an Active Directory group, or even by the end user's device. Therefore, end users may find their control settings within the Parallels Client pre-defined by their administrator. These settings may include connection, printing, and network settings, just to mention a few.
This reduces IT administrators' effort to support the Parallels Client configurations, even for new employees. If a new employee has joined the company and is part of a particular Active Directory group, the client policies pre-configured for the group will automatically apply to the new employee, without any extra configurations from the IT administrator.


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Yayyy!!! Today marks the 10th Anniversary of Overcome Life. Happy Birthday to www.reeverking.blogspot.com!!!
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I've been logging you in and out from many different countries as to post whatever things that I felt at that point of time.
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Goa govt sets up committee to look into mining report
Goa government on Wenesday announced the formation of a high-level committee to be headed by a retired high court judge to probe the irregularities being pointed out by justice MB Shah panel in its report on iron ore mining in the state.india Updated: Oct 04, 2012 01:14 IST
The Goa government on Wednesday announced the formation of a high-level committee, headed by retired Bombay high court judge RM Khande-parkar, to probe irregularities in iron ore mining pointed out by the Central government-appointed Justice MB Shah panel.
The committee, which will include officials from the anti-corruption branch of Goa police for criminal investigation against those found guilty, will submit its report in two months.
Besides identifying offences and illegalities by public servants in passing orders and making dead leases operational, it will suggest measures for control, supervision and regulation of the mining industry.
The government will start recovering money from mine owners involved in irregularities once it receives the committee's report.
"There were also certain queries on contents of the Shah report from stakeholders. The state government therefore needed some guidance and clarifications on the basis of which action can be taken," Laxmikant Parsekar, BJP minister, told HT. "The committee has been given complete investigation and police authority."
The Shah Commission's final report, which pegged the mining scam at about Rs 35,000 crore, criticised the former Congress-led Goa government and its various agencies for failing to contain illegal mining.
HT has, in a series of reports, revealed how illegal mining has cost Goa more than Rs 3,000 crore, though some estimates put the losses at Rs 10,000 crore.
The new committee will also investigate cess collection and losses to the state exchequer due to pilferage of royalty.
Activists, however, said the formation of the committee is a tactic by the government to delay the process of taking action against those who have violated laws. "The government does not want to book anyone and is not serious about violations and illegalities. This is a way of subverting a constitutional authority," said activist Ramesh Gauns.
The Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association said in a statement that they were disappointed with the appointment of the panel as it "would further delay the process of restarting the mines."
The Goa government had suspended all mining activities on September 10.
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With more and more customers using iPhones, other smart phones and mobile devices to access their website online, Clear Creek RV Center in Silverdale, Wash., enlisted NetSource Media to upgrade the site so that it's "mobile enhanced."
According to a press release, ClearCreekRVCenter.com will now auto-detect which mobile platform the visitor is using to access the website and then display it in the best layout for their device.
The company's website has 10 main pages: Home, New RVs, Used RVs, Manufacturers, RV Service, RV Collision/Repair, RV Parts, Lifestyles, Coupons and Contact Us.
NetSource offers specialized online solutions for RV dealers through its sister companies, RVUSA.com, a leading RV classified ad website, connecting private buyers with nationwide RV dealers and manufacturers, and NetSource Media, focusing on online solutions for the vehicle industries.
NetSource Technologies is an award-winning web design, hosting, e-commerce and consulting company that has been serving Ocala, Fla., and clients nationwide since 1995. Visit their web site at www.netsourceinc.com for more information on their services and to view additional client websites.


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FORT WORTH - Empire Texas Equities has completed the first of a two-phase project in developing a 24.2-acre industrial park near Loop 820 and Sun Valley Dr.
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