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A few years ago, years ago I stopped at a fruit stand in southern Italy to buy some fruit. I bought a watermelon, and and some peaches. They were fresh peaches from nearby fruit orchards. I had no idea that soon I was going to be treated to one of the most unforgettable experiences of my life. The peaches exuded a fragrance that was unforgettable. When I bit into the first peach the flavour was of the type that leads you to simply close your eyes and say, "wow!!!". I ate some more during my trip. I ate and ate and when the last one disappeared, it was a very sad moment.
They were southern Mediterranean peaches. One has not eaten real peaches until one eats southern Mediterranean peaches. These succulent fruits are the result of a perfect combination of God produced genetics, the perfect soil and a great abundance of sun. That part of the world produces many wonderful fruits but it seems to give a special touch to peaches, figuratively speaking, a most heavenly fruit.
This article will discuss one such spiritual fruit. It is also a heavenly fruit, but not figuratively speaking. It exudes a special fragrance and it is also very succulent: it is the fruit of "kindness."
Kindness tastes delicious. Every time we experience a sincere act of kindness, we feel a special warmth, and a feeling of contentment. But kindness is rare; yet kindness is what makes the world a warm and special place. Lack of kindness makes the world a cold, dreary and gloomy place.
Kindness is the fifth Fruit of the Spirit.
What is kindness?
Vine's Dictionary informs us that the Greek word for kindness is Chrestotes and that it means: "goodness of heart, kindness,"
An Internet source named Bible Tools says the following about longsuffering and kindness:
"Patience is love forbearing. Patience suggests self-restraint under the pressure of provocation, especially undeserved provocation. Kindness, though, implies a more active expression of love toward God and fellow man. Both patience and kindness are bound in the one quality—love. Those who provoke us may never notice patient love, but patient love may reveal itself in acts of kindness so that even our provokers are positively impressed. (1)
Thus kindness is not passive, but active. It manifests itself in positive attitudes and loving acts. It especially manifests itself in kind acts toward the undeserving.
Rick Renner, in his work, Sparkling Gems from the Greek, tells us that "kindness conveys the idea of being adaptable to others. Rather than harshly require everyone else to adapt to our own needs and desires. When chrestotes is working in a believer, he seeks to become adaptable to the needs of those who are around him." (2) No selfishness here, but an ongoing willingness to be of help to others; to alleviate the burdens of others.
Kindness is one of God's great qualities. He adapts to lesser beings and gives undeserved acts of kindness to them on an ongoing basis.
Psalms 145:17 The LORD is righteous in everything he does; he is filled with kindness.
Another very revealing scripture is, Hosea.
Hosea 11:4 I led Israel along with my ropes of kindness and love. I lifted the yoke from his neck, and I myself stooped to feed him.
The NIV translates it as follows:
Hosea 11:4 I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love; I lifted the yoke from their neck and bent down to feed them.
What a stunning imagery. God, the greatest power of all, bent down to feed undeserving, weak and frail human beings. This is one of the great qualities of godly kindness. In fact it captures the essence of this fruit. Stooping down, bending down to help the needy and undeserving.
Joel 2:13 Don't tear your clothing in your grief; instead, tear your hearts. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful. He is not easily angered. He is filled with kindness and is eager "not" to punish you. (Emphasis mine)
Kindness is eager NOT to punish. Kindness is eager not to get even. It does not wish the worst on one's enemies. This trait of our God is summarized perfectly by the Apostle Paul in Romans 3:24.
Romans 3:24 Yet now God in his gracious kindness declares us not guilty. He has done this through Christ Jesus, who has freed us by taking away our sins.
God longs to cleanse us and all of humanity. He does not long to punish but to forgive, through Christ.
Romans 5:21 So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God's wonderful kindness rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Kindness is not just "feelings" of kindness, it is mostly works of kindness.
2 Corinthians 8:9 You know how full of love and kindness our Lord Jesus Christ was. Though he was very rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.
Jesus "stooped down" and served the lesser ones with kindness. God wants us to be the same toward one another:
Zechariah 7: 9 This is what the LORD Almighty says: Judge fairly and honestly, and show mercy and kindness to one another.
This is a command. God expects that we show kindness toward others.
Colossians 3:12 Since God chose you to be the holy people whom he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tender-hearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Kindness must be a part of us, like clothes are a part of us. Again clothes not only clothe, the also frame our beauty. Beautiful clothes make us look better. Kindness should envelope us like clothes do and, like clothes, it will enhance our beauty as Christians. When we say, "What a beautiful person!" we don't just mean, "what a good looking person." We mean what a special person that person is. Kindness makes us beautiful as a person. It makes us glow in a very special, spiritual way.
Proverbs 3:3 Never let loyalty and kindness get away from you! Wear them like a necklace; write them deep within your heart.
When you wear a necklace, it's very close to you. You treasure it; you protect it—it's yours—it's a part of you. A necklace also enhances the beauty of the person who wears it.
2 Corinthians 6:6 We have proved ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience, our kindness, our sincere love, and the power of the Holy Spirit.
Kindness is one of the evidences that Paul offers to prove that he was a Christian apostle. The proof is in the pudding. The pudding has several ingredients; One of the major ingredients of the Christian pudding is kindness. That is one of the proofs that we are Christians, just as it was a proof that Paul was an Apostle.
In this article I would like to propose that there are two different kinds of kindness: lower-level and higher-level kindness.
LOWER LEVEL KINDNESS: The kindness we show those people who are deserving, or that we like (Friends, relatives, etc.). This is the common kind of kindness we see around us. Humans tend to be naturally kind toward friends and relatives. Humans tend to be naturally kind to others who are kind to them. This is human kindness.
HIGHER LEVEL KINDNESS: The kindness we show to those that are not deserving, or that we don't like. This is the kind of kindness you will not see easily exhibited in human relationships. Humans tend to be unkind to the undeserving. Humans tend to reward unkindness with unkindness. Humans tend to see being kind to the unkind as foolishness. God is the great leader in the area of showing kindness to the undeserving.
Acts 14: 8 And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked. 9 This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed, 10 said with a loud voice, "Stand up straight on your feet!" And he leaped and walked. 11 Now when the people saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!" 12 And Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. 13 Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, intending to sacrifice with the multitudes. 14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and ran in among the multitude, crying out 15 and saying, "Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you that you should turn from these useless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them, 16 who in bygone generations allowed all nations to walk in their own ways. 17 Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Humanity is unworthy of kindness, yet God shows kindness to humans daily by providing them with the basics and much more.
Romans 11:6 And if they are saved by God's kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God's wonderful kindness would not be what it really is--free and undeserved.
We can never go to God and say, "You have saved us because we are good people; because we deserve to be saved. No one is! Every one of us is saved only by God's kindness. We deserve extinction -- every one of us -- yet God provides us with the possibility of eternal life. God, the greater, the One who has all power to make us disappear forever shows, instead, His kindness to the undeserving.
This world is full of harshness. This world is full of unkindness. When people experience a kind gesture, they are refreshed by it, and they are recharged by it.
Philemon 1:7 I myself have gained much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because your kindness has so often refreshed the hearts of God's people.
Philemon showered the brethren with kindness and, by so doing, he had a refreshing and a restoring and energizing effect.
Let's look at a couple of examples: Let's start with Ruth. Her story is among other things, a story of kindness. You know the story. There is Naomi, her three sons and their three wives. The sons die. Two daughters in law go back home to their families. Ruth, instead, would not dare leave the agonizing Naomi alone.
Ruth 1:8 But on the way, Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, "Go back to your mothers' homes instead of coming with me. And may the LORD reward you for your kindness to your husbands and to me."
All three had been kind, but only Ruth continued showing kindness toward Naomi. Ruth told Naomi she would not abandon her in her time of need. She would join Naomi and her people would become Ruth's people and her God would become Ruth's God. While in Israel she became acquainted with Boaz, a close relative of Naomi that could have taken her as a wife. She lies at his feet as he sleeps. He meets her in the morning. Boaz had heard about her and her spiritual beauty.
Ruth 2:11 "Yes, I know," Boaz replied. "But I also know about the love and kindness you have shown your mother-in-law since the death of your husband. I have heard how you left your father and mother and your own land to live here among complete strangers.
He, thus, treats Ruth with kindness and showers her with goods from his land. Ruth tells Naomi about this wonderful, kind man.
Ruth 2:20 "May the LORD bless him!" Naomi told her daughter-in-law. 'He is showing his kindness to us as well as to your dead husband.' That man is one of our closest relatives, one of our family redeemers."
The rest is history. Boaz marries Ruth and she, of course, becomes the possessor of Boaz's possessions. She is also blessed with a child. From that child a line began which led to none other that Kind David himself and finally the Saviour Jesus Christ. Ruth's kindness was ultimately rewarded by God with becoming an ancestor of Jesus Christ himself. What a stunning reward!
Kind David, therefore, was Ruth's descendent and he, also, was most kind. After Saul's death David could have wiped out all of Saul's descendents. Instead, what did he do?
II Samuel 9:1 Now David said, "Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?" 2 And there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba. So when they had called him to David, the king said to him, "Are you Ziba?" He said, "At your service!" 3 Then the king said, "Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, to whom I may show the kindness of God?" And Ziba said to the king, "There is still a son of Jonathan who is lame in his feet." 4 So the king said to him, "Where is he?" And Ziba said to the king, "Indeed he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar." 5 Then King David sent and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar. 6 Now when Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face and prostrated himself. Then David said, "Mephibosheth?" And he answered, "Here is your servant!" 7 So David said to him, "Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your grandfather; and you shall eat bread at my table continually." 8 Then he bowed himself, and said, "What is your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I?"
Mephibosheth had understood that David, the greater, had stooped down like God to feed the undeserving.
David could have taken the opportunity to wipe out all remnants of his great persecutor, Saul. He could have said, in the future Saul's descendents could be a threat to my rule. Thus he could have wiped them all out – but he didn't. He allowed Ruth's spirit to take over instead and responded with kindness.
Was Ruth rewarded because she was kind? She was -- greatly. God blessed her with a kind and loving husband and with a beautiful child.
Did God bless David for his kindness? Let's see what David's son, Solomon, has to say about it? In his heartfelt prayer to God, he says the following:
1 Kings 3:6 Solomon replied, (Talking with God) "You were wonderfully kind to my father, David, because he was honest and true and faithful to you. And you have continued this great kindness to him today by giving him a son to succeed him.
Philippians 4:15-20 Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only. 16 For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities. 17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account. 18 Indeed I have all and abound. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God. 19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. 20
The Philippians were particularly kind -- more kind than any other church in the region. They willingly provided for Paul's needs on several occasions and would not stop. Paul knew God would have rewarded them by providing for all their needs.
MATTHEW 18: 23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. 25 But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, 'Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.' 27 Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. 28 "But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!' 29 So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.' 30 And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. 31 So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done. 32 Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. 33 Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?' 34 And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him. 35 "So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses."
God is constantly kind toward us. He continually stoops down to our level and tries to understand our frailties and shows kindness and mercy to us. What does he want in return? That we do the same with one another. Be kind to one another, as he is kind.
Another example of an individual who received great kindness and did not reciprocate is Hezekiah. You might remember that Sennacherib, King of Assyria, surrounded Jerusalem and was about to conquer it. Hezekiah turned to God and this is what happened:
2 Chronicles 32: 20 Now because of this King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz, prayed and cried out to heaven. 21 Then the LORD sent an angel who cut down every mighty man of valor, leader, and captain in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned shamefaced to his own land. And when he had gone into the temple of his god, some of his own offspring struck him down with the sword there. 22 Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all others, and guided them on every side. 23 And many brought gifts to the LORD at Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations thereafter. 24 In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death, and he prayed to the LORD; and He spoke to him and gave him a sign. 25 But Hezekiah did not repay according to the favor shown him, for his heart was lifted up; therefore wrath was looming over him and over Judah and Jerusalem.
Because of this, Hezekiah was about to get himself into serious trouble. Without doubt he was warned by a prophet and came back to his senses. We read in V. 26,
Then Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
Kindness is therefore one of the great traits we must implement in our lives. It is intrinsic to God and Christ's nature; it was a great trait of the righteous saints of the O.T. and it was and remains a major requirement for Christians.
But what we Christians must seek is not lower level kindness but higher level kindness, the kind that stoops down to feed not only the deserving but the undeserving. This is the kind of kindness that gives the most glory to God.
Unfortunately, this is the kind of kindness that is very difficult to have and to maintain over time, if we only rely on our own ability to show kindness. But It is not difficult to have and maintain, if it is a gift from God Himself.
Romans 12:8 If your gift is to encourage others, do it! If you have money, share it generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.
Who's gift? God's gift!
Galatians 5:22: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness…(CHRESTOTES).
And how delicious it is! How sweet it tastes! What a wonderful fragrance accompanies it! How nutritious and satisfying! How rejuvenating and refreshing! How unforgettable!
The tree of God's fruits is there. God is saying to us, take from the tree. It is free. Just take them and share them with others, as often as you can.
Let's accept God's invitation, therefore; let's reach out and take of the most amazing fruit and let's add some delicious kindness to this cold, dreary and tasteless world.
(1) Bible Tools. http://bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Bible.show/sVerseID/29185/eVerseID/29186 (December 12, 20120.
(2) Renner, R. Sparkling Gems from the Greek. In Wikipedia, "Fruit of the Holy Spirit." <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_of_the_Holy_Spirit> (December 12, 20120).
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Three days International Conference concludes at Continental Group of Institutes.
Fatehgarh Sahib 21 February 2010
The three days conference on "Engineering Innovations-A fillip to economic development" culminated today at Jalvehra campus of Continental Group of Institutes with valedictory function presided over by Dr Rajneesh Arora, Vice Chancellor Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar.
The function had the intellectual glitter by the presence of luminaries from academia. Prominent amongst the dignitaries present were Prof K N Pathak Former Vice Chancellor Punjab University Chandigarh, Prof M K Surappa, Director IIT Ropar & Prof Abhijit Mukherjee Director Thapar University Patiala .
In his speech, Col Sandhu, the chairman of the Group highlighted the conspicuous benefits of innovative ventures to the society. On a lighter mode, he made a simply between "Innovation" & "JUGAD" in his characteristic style narrating anecdotes.
Dr Rajneesh Arora, while delivering his valedictory address lauded the quality of the Conference that attracted International participation from UK, China, Singapore & Canada. In his address, he insisted that we should adapt innovative strategies deriving the synergy from cooperation & coordination from all possible quarters resulting into win-win options. He expressed the view that innovation is the successive step to human needs & as such the human needs are to be studied & analyzed critically.
Col Karamjeet Singh , the Institute Director presented the overview of the conference & expressed delight over the overwhelming participation by more than 200 delegates from all over the world. He mentioned that the participants have been immensely benefited & have added great values to them. He thanked the luminaries from academia, industry & practicing professional for their valuable & knowledge rich talks.
Dr Surappa , an alumnus of prestigious Indian Institute of science Bangalore & presently the director of IIT Ropar apprised the audience on various aspects of innovation quoting examples of Einstein, Archimedes, Bill Gates & others who innovated the wonders by shear "out of box" thinkings. He highlighted the importance of creativity for the well being of society.
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee, Director Thapar University highlighted that innovation does not require Ph Ds from prestigious Institutes & insisted that requisite mindset for the same is required. He was of the view that human needs only paves way to innovation.
Dr K S Sayann, Principal of Continental Institute of Engg & Technology proposed a vote of thanks to all stake holders for making the conference- An exemplary success.
The valedictory function also witnessed display of latest technologies & a variety of gadgets fabricated by the students of the Engg wing of Continental Group. The participants in the conference were issued certificates by the chief guest, Dr Arora. The function was followed by lunch hosted by the Continental Group.
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As the death penalty becomes rarer and more concentrated in a few parts of the country, the states that continue to employ it are resorting to more desperate schemes to kill people.
In January, for the third time in as many months, Missouri executed an inmate whose appeals were still pending. (A federal appellate judge wrote that he was "alarmed" by the state's conduct.) Meanwhile, several states are refusing to disclose where they are buying the execution drugs they use, which come from unregulated compounding pharmacies.
And while the Supreme Court categorically banned the execution of people with intellectual disabilities as unconstitutional in 2002, some states continue to defy that principle by interpreting the court's words as narrowly as possible. In that case, Atkins v. Virginia, the court said reduced mental capacity made a defendant less culpable, but left it to states to enforce the ruling.
On Monday, the court heard oral arguments in a case challenging Florida's attempt to get around the 2002 decision by requiring intellectual disability to be proved by an I.Q. score of 70 or less, even though the test includes a margin of error of five points.
The defendant, Freddie Lee Hall, was sentenced to death in 1978 for murdering a pregnant woman named Karol Hurst. Over the years, Mr. Hall has scored between 69 and 80 on I.Q. tests. In 1991, a Florida court heard expert testimony and found that Mr. Hall has been "mentally retarded his entire life," but upheld his sentence because capital punishment was not yet prohibited in such cases. After the 2002 Atkins decision, Mr. Hall seemed to have a strong case that he was ineligible for execution. Yet Florida kept him on death row because he had I.Q. scores higher than 70. This reasoning runs counter to the consensus among mental-health professionals, who see I.Q. tests as approximate, incomplete measures and reject strict cutoffs in reading the results.
It also goes against the Supreme Court's ruling, which relied on a multipronged clinical definition of intellectual disability that considers limitations in adaptive functioning, like interpersonal skills and self-care. Under Florida's law, none of that matters if a defendant scores higher than 70.
Several justices appeared skeptical of that rigid approach. "Your rule prevents us from getting a better understanding of whether that I.Q. score is accurate or not," Justice Anthony Kennedy told the state's attorney. "We cannot even reach the adaptive functioning prong."
Justice Elena Kagan asked why Florida refuses to consider the margin of error, even though state officials don't dispute that it is part of any test-score interpretation. The lawyer for the state responded that using accepted scientific practice "would double the number of people who are eligible" to be exempt from execution. "And that's inconsistent with Florida's purposes," he said.
Florida's purpose, in other words, is not to comply with the Supreme Court's ruling, but to execute its death-row inmates whether or not they are intellectually disabled. The court rejected that practice once. It should do so again, unequivocally, for those states that missed the message the first time.


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It appears that I have now gone TWO weeks without sweating it out on Saturday. Well, that is not entirely true. Last Saturday, I was busy getting DIRTY (and getting my sweat on) to actually post about my workouts.
So what do you say? Ready to get back to it? I sure am.
For any newcomers, here's a little breakdown of what sweat it out Saturday is all about.
I show you my dedication by posting my weekly workouts.
I spread motivation by sharing motivational quotes, upbeat songs, fun new work out gear, and much much more.
Finally, I invite YOU to participate by linking to a post you've written about anything sweat-related during the week. Through your post, YOU can show us all your dedication and also help spread the motivation!
There is only one rule:
Everything has to make you sweat, motivate you to sweat, or accompany you in your sweatiness.
Weekly Workouts
Sunday – REST
Monday – 3 mile run + 1 mile walk
Tuesday – REST
Wednesday – 1 mile run + 1 mile walk
Thursday – 3 mile walk/run + 2 mile bike ride
Friday – 5 mile hike
Today – Today I'm running a last minute 5k. I haven't been running as much the past few months so I am not really in "running" shape. No worries—it will just be a fun 5k.
Get your sweat on with the CORE MADNESS workout!
This was our boot camp workout a few weeks and while it is only 20 minutes, it's a killer! It also flies by extremely quickly since you are constantly moving from exercise to exercise.
[Perform each move for 1 minute with NO rest in between. Just move from one move to the next after the minute is up. Take a 1 minute rest after all 10 exercises are completed and then repeat.]
Triangle—lie down on the ground (on your back) with your arms flat at your sides (palms down). Slowly lift your legs toward the ceiling while simultaneously moving them out to your sides so that they form a V or a triangle. Circle them around to the center (over your torso), cross your ankles, and slowly lower down. Repeat.
Reverse crunch—lie down on the ground (on your back) with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground. Lift your feet off the ground so that your legs form a 90 degree angle. Pull your knees toward your chest and then slowly lower back down without touching the ground. Repeat.
Armbar rotation—lie on your back with your legs straight in the air (keep knees as straight as possible). Lift your butt off the ground and then rotate to the right using your core. Move back to the center and then rotate to the left. Make certain to rotate while you are lifting your butt off the ground.
Plank jacks—get into a plank position. Keep your back straight and butt down. Do the jumping jack motion with your legs while keeping your hands stationary.
Flutter kicks—lie on your back with your palms facing upward. Lift your legs about 8 inches off the ground. With your toes straight, "flutter" your feet up and down quickly but steadily. Your feet shouldn't move very far, but you should feel this in your core!
Plank rolls—get into a side plank position with your supporting arm straight (not bent at the elbow) and feet stacked. Using your upper arm (the one not on the ground), turn forward slightly and reach underneath your body. Slowly raise back up and repeat. This is a balance core move!
Your core should be on fire by the time this is over!


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After a prolonged recession and lukewarm growth the euro zone countries are slowly seeing some green shoots. The OECD's new economic outlook forecasts economic growth of 1.9 percent in Ireland, 1.1 percent in Portugal, 1.0 percent in Spain and 0.5 percent in Italy in 2014. This is a welcome turn around. These are real expected growth in their GDP of course adjusted for inflation.
The inflation picture in the euro zone countries is somewhat uncomfortable. The threat of deflation is very much contained in it. In the year to March core consumer inflation in Greece, Portugal and Spain were negative. Ireland and Italy managed to have a small positive inflation 0.6 and 0.9 percent respectively. The overall core inflation was 0.7 percent. This in fact is scary. If the ECB decides to increase the interest rate to control the budget deficit, the euro zone may sink into a deflation similar to that of Japan which is still fighting hard to escape from it. Historically gross public debt has always been the problem in the euro zone. Most of the countries had public debts (accumulated deficit) far in excess of 100 percent which needed stern action like the austerity measures. According to OECD projection for 2015, Spanish gross public debt will be 109 percent, Portugal 141 percent, Italian 147 percent and Greek 189 percent. If these countries want to bring their debts lower either the budget must be tighter or both.
Yet another interesting news coming out of the euro zone is the drop in the bond yields. Gone are the days of ridiculously high yield to maturity. This week Irish bond was yielding 2.7 percent, Spanish 2.9 percent, Italian 3 percent, Portugese 3.5 percent. Even the Greek bonds yielded only 6.9 percent.
Thus the data that is emanating out of the euro zone is encouraging. The ball is in the court of the ECB. What steps are they going to take to ensure continuity and speeding up of economic growth? The ECB is right to argue it cannot solve the problems of euro zone on its own. Can it help in pushing up the consumer demand to generate further growth? Can it extend an helping hand to strengthen credit in weaker countries? How about lowering the interest rates for the euro currency pushing into the negative territory? May be they can engage in the asset purchasing program like in the US to provide the liquidity.
Slowdown in the euro zone 20 trillion or so dollar economy will have a telling impact in the global trade. For India with huge trade deficit of 170-180 bln dollars we need a vibrant euro zone market. Let us hope that the green shoots become paddy fields with rich harvest potential.


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Snail Achatina.
Terrestrial gastropod molluscs of the subclass of the pulmonary snails. It is widely distributed in countries with tropical climate, a highly invasive species, is a pest of agricultural plants, especially sugar cane. At present further expansion of the area of Achatina stopped due to strict measures to maintain the quarantine. Was prevented by the outbreak of the invasion of snails in the United States. In Europe, including in Russia, where the survival of Achatina in nature is impossible, they are often kept as Pets.
The content of the snail Achatina (Terrarium)
Terrarium for Achatina can be done from a simple aquarium. The minimum size is 10 gallons per snail. The greater the aquarium, the bigger will grow your snail. The terrarium should be cover, because the snails can crawl out of it. It is desirable to arrange the small holes in the lid for better gas exchange. In a pinch, you can just lift the lid to form a small gap. At the bottom of the aquarium to put the litter. Litter can serve as soil "Begonia", or ideally coconut substrate of 5-7 cm of the mound. You can build a small tub with fresh water, Achatina love to swim. Importantly, the depth of the trays did not allow the snail to choke. In General, Achatina well crawl under water, but accidentally falling into the tub on top,the little snail can drown from fright. You also need to make sure that the tray does not turn, if the snail starts to dig in the ground next to it, otherwise the water will melt, which is not good. Continue reading
5 accessories for the pet owner.
Now there are lots of accessories to care for Pets due to which the owner may not worry about leaving your pet alone. 5 items collected in our survey, will make the life of a pet more comfortable and fun.
Treadmill for dogs.
A treadmill will allow the animal to stay in good physical shape and maintain your optimal weight. Practice shows that dogs and cats are happy to train and take time off from exercise much less than their hosts.
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Humidifier wool for cats.
Humidifiers are available not only for men. When in apartments hard at work heating, cats also experience discomfort. They electrified and dry hair, itchy nose, watery eyes. These problems will help to eliminate the humidifier, made in the form of a ball. The cat will happily play with it, thus helping to recharge the integrated battery. Continue reading
The dog – man's best friend.
However, how often do you remember that your four-legged friend needs constant care and quality food? Once a week? Once a month? We are confident that if it were up to you, you would every day buying meat products for dogs . but you cannot buy organic meat for the dogs just because you have no time to spare. That's why we decided to create an online store in which you can at any time of the day to buy meat and give the dog what it needs.Despite the fact that today many companies offer dry food for animals, it is not a substitute for any taste, any nutrients that contain natural food.
Natural fresh meat for dogs – the key to their health and normal development, and if you want your dog grow healthy, make sure that she ate only natural food. Don't forget that you should not feed their Pets the same food every day. Whatever delicious beef for dogs . its daily consumption will not help your dog to be happy. That is why, in our store you will find a lamb for dogs . and you only need to choose the best type of meat. From a financial point of view, organic meat for dogs is much better than the other vidicima. Besides, you have a choice – buy the offal for the dogs . Continue reading
The maintenance and care of Pets
About when a man appeared first Pets authentically nobody knows, but it is scientifically proven that they were even man of the stone period. Currently there are animals in every third family – some keep for the sake of obtaining wealth, others as companions, brightens your leisure of the owner.
If you are going to buy some cute and funny pet, be it cat, dog, rat, parrot or ferret, you should be prepared for possible difficulties and inconveniences, to think well of their management and care, which directly depends on the future health and mood of your pet. One has only to string up a little the first months, and then the kids will grow, and you care for them will become a habit.
There are three unspoken rules in the care of Pets: a full and varied food, cleanliness of the premises where the animal is found and regular monitoring of the health of the pet. Most owners, adhering to these simple rules, much less running around to veterinary clinics, almost not being spent on pills and relaxed for their animals.
Thinking about buying an animal, first of all, find out what it eats and in what quantity. Food should be of the highest quality and from naturallyderived, it consists of balanced fats, proteins and Continue reading
Exotic Pets
Usually, thinking about a pet, pop up images of cats, dogs, parrots and less fish. But there are people who prefer exotic animals. Will try to tell about the main representatives of the exotic in our apartments. Snail is the most harmless, undemanding and does not require a lot of effort and time in care. These animals live well in our homes and can become the first pet our kids. To maintain the natural living conditions of the cochlea need a terrarium with a small pond. For a comfortable life, she does not need additional sources of light and sleep, she feels fine at room temperature and sunlight. As a popular exotic pet is the Madagascar cockroach. He also unpretentious and safe. In addition to interest, this inhabitant can bring a very significant advantage – saves you from the cockroaches home. Funny, the hiss produced by the cockroach doesn't leave indifferent people.
Survives well in apartment conditions chinchilla. These little creatures love to make surprises to its hosts. They are obedient and more prone to training. Their content is straightforward. These little rodents with big eyes become the favorites of many. Also popular other rodents: rabbits, rats, mice and ferrets. The next group of animals, which some people refer to domestic species, reptiles. Razlichnyie snakes, lizards, turtles and even crocodiles appeared in the apartments of our fellow citizens. Continue reading


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A Quick and Easy Seafood Salad
I made this salad for the seafood lovers at our annual family summer solstice party. It's quick and easy and the shrimp, marinated artichoke hearts, avocado and olives blend together perfectly. It is tossed in the marinade of the artichoke hearts and mixed together with fresh basil. What can be more simple?
Shrimp - Low in Saturated Fat
Shrimp are a good source of protein while being low in calories and saturated fat. They are also an excellent source of the important trace mineral selenium. Since raw food vegan diets are missing vitamins D and B12 as well as the important EPA and DHA omega 3 fatty acids, shrimp are a good occasional diversion in order to obtain these critical nutrients. They are also a good source of iron, phosphorus, niacin and zinc.
Seafood also is a good source of iodine which the body needs for the production of thyroid hormone. Because the consumption of iodized salt is down, there has been a dramatic decline in iodine consumption over the past few decades. Besides thyroid problems, iodine deficiency can lead to birth defects.
Shrimp and Artichoke Salad
[serves 6, as a side dish]
1 pound frozen (or fresh) peeled and cleaned raw shrimp
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
several pinches of salt and black or cayenne pepper
One 15 oz can pitted black olives, drained (net weight 6 oz)
One 15 oz jar marinated artichoke hearts
1 medium avocado (ripe but firm), cut into chunks
2 packed tablespoons fresh basil, thinly sliced, plus some for garnish
3 to 4 tablespoons of marinade from the artichoke hearts
Defrost the shrimp according to package instructions. Rinse shrimp and drain well. Remove tails if they are still on the shrimp. In a small fry pan, heat olive oil and sauté garlic for a minute or two. Add shrimp to the pan and top with several pinches of salt and pepper. Cook until pink, stirring frequently. This will only take 3 to 5 minutes. Do not over cook. Remove from heat and let cool a bit.
Drain artichoke hearts saving the marinade. If the artichoke hearts are large, slice them in half. Place sliced artichoke hearts in a bowl, add the drained black olives, shrimp, avocado, fresh basil and 3 to 4 tablespoons of reserved marinade. Gently toss until combined. Adjust seasoning for salt. Top with more fresh basil and freshly ground black pepper and serve.
Per serving: 180 calories, 11.3 g fat, 0.8 g saturated fat, 100 mg cholesterol, 12.7 g protein, 9.3 g protein, 4.2 g fiber and 322 mg omega 3 fatty acid.


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Most Classrooms have a Globe. These usually have the planet correctly inclined (to show its tilt of spin in relation to the plane of our orbit around the Sun), as well as a small plate on top, at the North pole, marked off in hours.
For children to visualize where their planet is in a year, in relation to the Sun, it is useful to work with a model. A shared experience makes the learning easier. This could be perhaps a weekly class focus…where is the planet today in its orbit around the Sun? To model this is relatively easy.
Pretend the Sun is in the middle of the room. The globe can be moved around the perimeter of the classroom, anti-clockwise, in a rough circle.
Either select the front of the Classroom as North, or, more preferably, determine true North where you are. Our planet is spinning at a tilt of 23.44 degrees (from the perpendicular to its orbital plane), and the North pole of our planet is constantly pointing toward Polaris, the North Star.
If the front of the Classroom is "North", then that is the position where the planet will be when it is our Winter Solstice, December 21 (usually). Place the globe so that it is in the middle of the front wall (or true North, depending how you are modeling) tilted directly away from the pretend Sun. (If you are modeling with true North, the North pole of the globe itself will be pointing towards Polaris.)
Our Earth is moving around the Sun in an anti-clockwise direction. As it does so, it spins. (Conveniently to remember, it also spins in an anti-clockwise motion.)
The spinning brings us day and night at our specific locations on the spinning Earth. The progression around the Sun, because of our tilted rotation, brings us the changing Seasons.
All of this is a smooth motion, with our sightings of the Sun during the time we are turned in its direction called "day"; and the times when we are turned away and looking out into Space, shadowed by our Earth from the sun's direct glare, able to now make out the light from the numerous stars that are part of the Milky Way Galaxy in which the Sun twirls, and broadcasting heat (lower energy light) out into Space ourselves.
These seasonal changes are a direct result of differences in solar energy received by different parts of the planet during different parts of the yearly orbit. Simplistically, as more, or less, solar energy strikes a surface during a day, so the temperature rises or falls.
Remember that, as the globe is moved around the outside of the class (circling the pretend Sun in the middle of the class), it is always tilted in the same direction, towards the front wall of the class (or, if you have selected, true North).
At the back of the class would be "South". Summer Time!! for us in the Northern hemisphere. At that point in our annual orbit our Earth appears tilted towards the Sun. Australia, on the other hand, experiences its least light in June.
Our planet is always maintaining the same spinning tilt in the same polar direction, always steadily spinning with no change in direction of its tilt…it is only by virtue of where Earth is in it's orbit whether the North pole of this spinning globe appears to be pointing away from or towards the Sun. Again – the tilt of the Earth does not change with the Seasons – where we are in our orbit around the Sun does. The tilt is always in the same direction, throughout the year.
At the mid-sides of the class would be the Equinoxes, when in Spring and Fall (usually March 21 and September 21) the whole planet receives equal sunlight during the daily spin.
The reason it gets colder too, in the winter, can be seen by how the light from the Sun, coming in approximately parallel lines towards the Earth, gets spread over the curve of the globe. And how much more time, in the longer nights, heat has to escape the surface into outer Space.
If an effort is made to mark off the room roughly into twelve parts of a circle, the children can track where the Sun is during our calendar year by moving the globe to its new location slowly, as the days advance.
If the front of the Classroom was selected as "North", as the solstice point, then, moving counter-clockwise around the room, it will take three months to reach the right side of the classroom (viewed from the front), taking us to March 21. Where is January? Where is mid-January? The beginning of February?
By modelling, and then working with the model, children will see that where in the Earth's orbit we are determines the amount of solar energy we receive at our location at any time of year.
If you have a large lamp, and can darken the room, so much the better – one can then model (only approximately – the lamp's light is near, and the rays not parallel) the amount of sunlight falling on the different parts of our rotating planet each day. The light from a slide or film projector would serve this purpose.
As well, as the hours of any day advance, the children can turn the globe just the right amount by noting the dial at the top of the globe. For example, if the class starts at 9 and ends at 12, which part of the planet was experiencing "noon" when the class began? At 12, the part of the planet the class is on should be facing towards the imaginary Sun in the center of the room.
By referring to the correctly positioned globe in this way, at various times through-out the year, the children will form a picture of how the planet moves as it goes around the Sun, and how the days and years go by. There is nothing linear about our existence – it's spinning while orbiting, all the way!


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Be a Mobile Phone Master Using These Some Tips
Mobile phones are something which lots of people believe are that is better left towards the techies. Keep studying and you'll learn a lot more.
Make sure to restart your phone from time to time to be able to removed stored memory from social networking apps. This helps your phone perform faster.
Your mobile phone might be destroyed with a plunge into water. Take away the battery and set the telephone right into a bowl filled with grain. This could lessen the moisture which has gone to your phone.
Take care not to watch an excessive amount of video while using the LTE or 4G signals. Your phone plan could have a data allowance for that month. Video goes through this also it can accumulate getting billed more. Should you routinely exceed your limits, consider switching to a new plan tailored to your demands.
Smartphones decelerate as we grow older. Installing software updates can prevent a telephone from really becoming outdated. The problem is the more recent phones eventually come forth with more effective updates.
In case your mobile phone is really a smartphone, you almost certainly utilize it quite frequently during the day. A restart helps obvious up memory. You'll most likely notice a noticeable difference within the performance of the phone lower several occasions a couple of times of after this trick.
Is the phone battery existence way too short? An undesirable signal places a substantial drain your battery.
Don't buy a smartphone if you want to talk. Wise phones are ideal for individuals using the telephone to hook up with the web and also to send email or use the internet via their phones. Smartphones are significantly more costly than regular mobile phones, and you don't have to spend the additional money should you simply want to talk.
Keep in mind that your camera in your phone will lack an optical zoom feature. Move closer to obtain a close-up. You will find contacts available that may fit on your smartphone that may permit you to focus.
It may be beneficial to buy a telephone fairly frequently so you make the most of many years to stay current. Most websites function better when seen around the more recent phones. Substandard that you will have a problem being able to access them with an outdated phone.
You know where you receive a signal close to the location of the work and residential. You may have any difficulties with reception. However, living within an area that's urban, you might find there are patchy places that you mobile phone does not work.
Buy a solid situation to safeguard your phone! Shedding many high-finish phones will set you back a great deal of money. Otter box makes very durable cases that keep phones safe.
Don't let yourself be misled through the zooming feature in mobile phone camera's zoom feature. The optical zoom on traditional cameras is different from the zoom on mobile phone. Mobile phones have digital zooming enlarges the pixels and degrades the caliber of the look. Move closer for any better picture rather than zooming.
Use Wireless rather than data whenever you watch videos. It's because videos cause you to rapidly undergo your computer data hogs. This really is only preferred for those who have a limitless data plan.
Switch off your phone when you do not have a poor signal area. Keep your search function disabled before you return into a reasonable signal.
Finding out how to better make use of a mobile phone is really a handy skill to possess. Success through mobile phones mean that you can to complete what you want through it. With this particular article, you ought to have a much better knowledge of mobile phones.


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So it's been something of a surprise this Election Day to hear so many political pundits identifying Ohio as the key swing state in the 2012 U.S. Presidential race. To hear them tell it, the winner (of Ohio) would likely take all (the election). Wasn't that honor traditionally supposed to go to my home state of Florida?
Interestingly, less than a week ago, I met Matthew, an Ohioan who has been living in Asia for more than a decade but has been settled in Singapore for the last two years. So many coincidences!
"Let me guess, you're from Youngstown," I asked him the second time we saw each other. Honestly, I actually didn't expect him to be. I was only half-joking. Ever since my days as an editor at Teen People, where we once gave coverage to an aspiring boy band named Youngstown, after its city of origin, Youngstown (the city, not the group) has been the first thing I think about whenever anyone mentions Ohio.
"How did you know that? I thought nobody outside of Ohio had ever heard of Youngstown." Matthew was completely in shock and even more in awe.
"Well..." I tried to think of a clever response, one that didn't involve a failed boy band from the turn of the century. "Are there any other cities in Ohio?"
Matthew was shocked by my ignorance, and by the time he was through with me, so was I. "Let's see, there's Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo, Dayton, and the capital, Columbus."
I'd thought of Cincinnati and Cleveland immediately after I'd feigned ignorance, but how could I forget Toledo and Columbus? Thanks to Matthew's enlightenment, even before I started closely following the election coverage, I was beginning to realize that Ohio is a much bigger deal than I'd thought. I can't even name six cities in many other states off the top of my head.
And now that I think about it, I've actually been to Ohio, exactly once. In 1995, when I did a feature story for People magazine on Babyface, I traveled with him and his band from Detroit to Cleveland in his tour bus. I don't remember much about Ohio, or Cleveland, other than that I was happy to board the plane to fly back to New York City after one night there, but that was more because I missed my boyfriend at the time than anything having to do with the city.
Though Ohio may not have ended up playing as pivotal a role in Barack Obama's re-election as everyone was claiming it would (turns out he still would have won without it), I'll never ever underestimate it again.
Ohio in Pop Culture
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
WKRP in Cincinnati
Hot in Cleveland
"Ohio" Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
"Toledo" Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach
The Oh in Ohio


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Finally after process of elimination it didn't occure to me that I didn't have a anti virus program on my computer.
Then I saw the SuperAntispyware advertised in the beginning of getting started on this site. Cause I thought thats what your supposed to do before posting.
It fixed my computer, my printer now works, and i have a safe mode.
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Red/Brown Wax Dopping
Red/Brown Wax Dopping
I use red/brown wax (some times called diamond setters wax) for dopping everything and highly recommend that you learn how to dop with it.
Note: This material is called wax, but is really a pitch type material and has no typical "candle wax" type properties, other than it can be melted at a much higher temperature than normal wax, and when cooled is very tough. It is called wax for want of a better term in the trade, even though like I said it is not what most people would typically think of as normal wax.
Wax is the best and fastest way to dop almost everything, and once you get a little practice using it you will never use anything else.
Wax is safe, chemical free, inexpensive, versatile and if used properly quite strong.
If you took a survey of most people who cut a lot, pros especially, I think you would find that almost without exception they use wax.
It also keeps me from gluing myself to the stones and then being laughed at when I yell for help, people can be cruel.
About the author
Jeff R. Graham
The late Jeff Graham was a prolific faceter, creator of many original faceting designs, and the author of several highly-regarded instructional faceting books such as Gram Faceting Designs.
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The new Mercedes-AMG GLE 43 4MATIC is sporty, distinctive and powerful. This bold V6-model asserts itself with 20" AMG 5-twinspoke alloy wheels, AMG bodystyling and the head turning Night package which includes a louvre in the radiator grille, exterior mirrors and beltline trim strips in high-gloss black. To match its powerful performance, the Mercedes-AMG GLE 43 4MATIC features a largesized braking system including internally ventilated discs and AIRMATIC air suspension with Adaptive Damping System Plus.
A black apron features at the rear, while the sports exhaust system with AMG twin tailpipes emits a mighty engine sound and characteristic backfiring noise. Inside, the dynamic performer has a 3-spoke AMG sports steering wheel in black nappa leather to match the black ARTICO leather¹ seats and brushed light aluminium trim. The instrument panel comes in a distinctive chequered flag design, while brushed stainless steel sports pedals are also standard.
For further information on the Mercedes-AMG GLE 43 please take a look at the online e-brochure.
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*Finance offer based on a Mercedes-AMG GLE 43 9G-Tronic 9-speed auto with metallic paint on a Mercedes-Benz Agility Agreement (for details visit www.mercedes-benz.co.uk) 6.1% APR Representative on Mercedes-Benz Agility Agreement (also known as a Personal Contract Plan) on 10,000 miles per annum. Excess mileage charged at 20.4p per mile. Payable if you exercise the option to purchase the car. Includes optional purchase payment, purchase activation fee and Retailer deposit contribution. Orders/credit approvals on selected GLE 43 AMG models between 1st October and 31st December 2018, registered by 31st March 2019. Guarantees and indemnities may be required. Offers cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Some combinations of features/options may not be available. Please contact your Retailer for availability. Terms and conditions apply. Credit provided subject to status by Mercedes-Benz Financial Services UK Limited, MK15 8BA. Failure to make payments may affect your credit rating. Mercedes-Benz UK Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 2448457 and has its registered address at Tongwell, Milton Keynes, MK15 8BA.
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Overdue post:
Sorry Andy- We got confirmation that your Bratwurst is not the closest to the South Pole.
This honor has to go to our friends in Tasmania.
No matter how we turn it Perth is north of Silver Hill and Fingal Valley in Tasmania
But- you sure have the biggest pan on the mainland Australia
see Andy on the post of 30.November 2010
Dec 9, 2010
Bratwurst in Tasmania
Posted by bosna at 12/09/2010
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Scotland Women rugby team will have its own shirt sponsor for the first time as it welcomes SP Energy Networks onto its playing kit this season.
It is the first separate shirt sponsor from the Scotland men's side since the men's and women's unions integrated in 2009.
The three-year deal – which also includes rights for the Scotland U20, Scotland U18 and Scotland Women 7s teams -- will see SP Energy Network's distinctive logo feature on the front of all the teams' home and alternate strips from the 2018/19 season.
Scottish Rugby's Chief Operating Officer Dominic McKay said: "We are very proud to be able to bring in a vital organisation like SP Energy Networks and develop our existing relationship to the extent they are now investing in our Scotland Women national team and age-grade teams at this level.
"Scottish Rugby has focussed heavily on developing the women's and youth rugby programmes in recent years and this ground-breaking sponsorship deal reflects how attractive those areas of the game have become, through improving results, to blue chip companies who want to associate themselves with the sport and the communities these teams represent."
CEO of SP Energy Networks, Frank Mitchell, said: "We are proud to sponsor the Scotland Women's rugby side as a new, exciting season is about to get underway.
"SP Energy Networks is committed to supporting women and girls in our workplaces, through our apprenticeships, women returners' programmes and through STEM education in schools, colleges and universities, and our deal with Scotland Women is an extension of that. Through this new partnership we will help change many young women's attitudes to opportunities in sport and in pursuing a career in engineering.
"SP Energy Networks will support rugby at all levels and ages, so we're also delighted that this includes the talent of the future competing at under-18 and under-20 age grades."
"We're pleased too, that Scottish Rugby will ensure that the key work we do in the communities we serve will be amplified, be that the extra support we can give during a power cut, or access to specialised help services or safety messages.
"We look forward to working closely with Scottish Rugby over the next three years."
As part of the deal, Scottish Rugby will share SP Energy Networks key messaging around safety, power cuts and careers within science, technology, engineering and maths with communities throughout Scotland as the sports body aims to inspire the next generation of players.
Scottish Rugby will also work with its charitable partners to raise awareness of SP Energy Networks' services for those with additional requirements; vulnerable customers who need extra help during power cuts, or those who need a little extra support in their day-to-day lives.
Scottish Rugby's Head of Women & Girls Rugby, Gemma Fay, said: "This is a hugely positive step which demonstrates the progress the team is making through Scottish Rugby's investment. We are developing improved performance programmes which is enabling our players to train and play more competitively than ever before, and also allows us to develop a wider base of quality players capable of playing at the highest level.
"To attract a standalone sponsor not only brings in welcome revenue but also helps to develop the team's identity and recognises the contribution the group is making within Scottish sport as the pinnacle of women's rugby and something young players can aspire to."
The new Scotland Women strips with the SP Energy Networks' logo will be on sale soon.
The team will play their first tests in the new strip this November – including a match at Scotstoun Stadium against Canada on 27 November 2018. Scotland U20 will wear the SPEN logo when they compete in the U20 Six Nations Championship. Scotland U18 fixtures will be confirmed in due course.
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Refactoring VB in Visual Studio 2005
Refactoring: Extract Method
One of the most common problems with code is having functions that are too long. Small functions can be reused and more easily re-orchestrated into new behaviors. Long, monolithic functions often can be used only under very tight constraints. To make code more reusable, you can extract chunks of code into named methods. In addition to these named methods being more reusable, the names more clearly explain the purposes of the methods.
To use Extract Method, select a fragment of code that you'd like to convert to a named method, right-click over the selected code, and pick Refactor!|Extract Method. To demonstrate, I use a simple for loop that writes HeartRate to the Console 100 times.
Figure 2: The Currently Available Refactoring and the Action Hint, Extract Method
Listing 2: The Method PseudoLongMethod Is Refactored, Making BunchOfCode a Separate Method
Imports System.ServiceProcess Public Class WillRefactor Private HeartRate As Integer Public Property HeartRate1() As Integer Get Return HeartRate End Get Set(ByVal value As Integer) HeartRate = value End Set End Property Public Sub PseudoLongMethod() ' a bunch of code BunchOfCode() End Sub Private Sub BunchOfCode() Dim I As Integer For I = 1 To 100 Console.WriteLine(HeartRate) Next End Sub End Class
Refactoring: Create Overload
Suppose that BunchOfCode were defined to accept a Count parameter. (Count is used as the upper limit for the loop.) Further suppose that in some cases a default value is known. You can right-click BunchOfCode (see Listing 3) and select Refactor!|Create Overload to create a new method that overloads BunchOfCode and calls the original method with a default value (see Listing 4).
Listing 3: A New Version of Bunch of Code with a Single Parameter
Private Sub BunchOfCode(ByVal count As Integer) Dim I As Integer For I = 1 To count Console.WriteLine(HeartRate) Next End Sub
Listing 4: The Old and New Overloaded BunchOfCode Method Created by Refactor!
Private Sub BunchOfCode(ByVal count As Integer) Dim I As Integer For I = 1 To count Console.WriteLine(HeartRate) Next End Sub Private Sub BunchOfCode() Dim lCount As Integer = 0 BunchOfCode(lCount) End Sub
Refactored Code Is Good Code
Refactoring is important not because the underlying techniques are all new, but because the techniques are described and the motivation and desired outcomes are clearly state. Refactoring can improve the internal structure without changing the external behavior of existing code. It removes the subjectivity of what is good code and what is less-good code: Refactored code is deemed good, and code that is not Refactored is deemed less good. (Perfect code probably does not exist.)
More important than whether code is good or bad is whether it works. Refactoring increases the likelihood that code will continue to work as it grows and evolves.
About the Author
Paul Kimmel is the VB Today columnist for www.codeguru.com and has written several books on object-oriented programming and .NET. Check out his new book UML DeMystified from McGraw-Hill/Osborne and his upcoming book C# Express for the Professional Programmer from Addison Wesley (Spring 2006). Paul is an architect for Tri-State Hospital Supply Corporation. You may contact him for technology questions at firstname.lastname@example.com you are interested in joining or sponsoring a .NET Users Group, check out www.glugnet.org.
Copyright © 2005 by Paul T. Kimmel. All Rights Reserved.
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Planned Parenthood Applauds Defeat of Nelson/Hatch Amendment
For Immediate Release: Jan. 30, 2014
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) applauds Senators Collins, Leahy, Sanders, Shaheen, and Snowe, for voting against the Nelson/Hatch amendment. This amendment is an unacceptable addition to the health care reform bill that, if enacted, would have resulted in women losing health benefits they have today. Simply put, the Nelson/Hatch amendment would have restricted a woman's access to abortion coverage in the private health insurance market, undermining the ability of women to purchase private health plans that cover abortion, even if they pay for most of the premiums with their own money. This amendment reaches much further than the Hyde Amendment, which has prohibited public funding of abortion in most instances since 1977.
PPNNE serves nearly 55,000 women, men, and teens through its 24 health centers across Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, and has worked tirelessly on behalf of those patients for affordable, quality health care. On behalf of the thousands of women Planned Parenthood health centers serve in northern New England, PPNNE wants to thank Senators Collins, Leahy, Sanders, Shaheen, and Snowe, for standing up for women's health and voting to oppose Nelson/Hatch. PPNNE now urges Senate and House leaders to ensure there is no Stupak-like amendment included in the final version of health care reform that comes out of the conference committee.
The Nelson/Hatch and Stupak/Pitts amendments violate the spirit of health care reform, which is meant to guarantee quality, affordable health care coverage for all. In fact, these amendments would create a two-tiered system that would punish women, particularly those with low and middle incomes, the very people this bill is intended to assist. The majority of private health insurance plans currently offer abortion coverage, and the Stupak/Pitts amendment would result in the elimination of private abortion coverage in the 'exchange,' the new insurance market created under health care reform, as well as in the public option, if one is created.
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
Jill Krowinski
Director of Communications
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Doting wife Giuliana was recently involved in a car accident and fortunately, she escaped physical injury. However, the incident has clearly left emotional scars and Giuliana feels increasingly isolated from her husband Ugo, who manages a chemical plant in Ravenna. Via her spouse, Giuliana meets handsome business associate, Corrado Zeller. Sparks of attraction tempt Giuliana out of her stupor and she reveals the insecurities and anxieties that are gradually destroying her marriage.


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Though we're only two months out, we have still yet to get a good glimpse of the new looks of both the giant rat Splinter and the armored outfit of the villain Shredder in the upcoming "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" reboot.
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Watch what happened when Mordechai Sultan woke up with chest pains. Hatzolah was at his door in less than 30 seconds. How they got there so fast at 3:30 in the morning? And why they were carrying the specialized equipment that saved his life?
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LaFontaine-Greywind murder trial won't be moved out of Fargo
FARGO — William Hoehn's request to have his murder conspiracy trial moved out of Fargo has been denied.
Hoehn, 33, had asked that his trial on conspiracy to commit murder be relocated to Burleigh County because of media coverage of the case. Cass County District Judge Thomas Olson rejected the request in an order filed Monday, Sept. 10.
Hoehn's trial is set to start Tuesday, Sept. 18, in the death of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, who was 22 and eight months pregnant when Brooke Crews, a neighbor in the Fargo apartment building where she lived, cut open her womb and took her baby.
Crews, Hoehn's former girlfriend, has pleaded guilty in the case and is serving a life sentence.
Hoehn has pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping and providing false information to authorities. He's being held without bail pending sentencing on those charges.
Hoehn has told police he came home from work Aug. 19, 2017, to find Crews cleaning blood from their bathroom, according to court records.
Crews presented him with a baby and said, "This is our baby; this is our family," Hoehn told police. He took bloody shoes and bloody towels from the apartment and disposed of them in a West Fargo dumpster, court records stated.
LaFontaine-Greywind's body was found eight days later in the Red River. The baby was found healthy in Crews' possession.


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