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Christian media oppose FCC Internet ruling
NASHVILLE (BP) -- Christian media representatives are encouraging voters to ask Congress to overturn a Feb. 26 Federal Communications Commission ruling regulating broadband Internet services.
The FCC voted 3–2 to reclassify broadband Internet access as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act, with the purported intent of protecting open Internet, according to an FCC press release.
Both the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Board of Directors, composed of 100 key leaders among Christian communicators, and the Christian Film & Television Commission (CFTVC), a non-profit ministry aimed at redeeming the values of entertainment media, say the change will hamper free speech and oversteps the bounds of democracy.
"I am saddened that the FCC voted on partisan lines to dramatically expand federal power over the Internet," NRB President and CEO Jerry Johnson said in a press release. "Bigger government is not fertile ground for the flourishing of free speech and innovation. This is a power grab, and NRB opposes it."
During its 2015 convention in Nashville, the NRB had urged the FCC in a Feb. 23 resolution to oppose the change recommended by the Obama administration, stating it might also send a poor message to the international community regarding free speech. In the same resolution, the NRB encouraged voters to tell the government to reject the change.
"Asserting Title II power domestically could not only send a poor signal to nations that have or are considering more state governance of the Internet," the resolution reads, "but also it could appear to lend credence to arguments by certain repressive regimes that would like an international body like the International Telecommunications Union of the United Nations to have increased authority over the Internet."
The CFTVC, which publishes the MovieGuide.org entertainment monitoring site, said the new rules "will destroy innovation, progress and freedom on the Internet."
"If we allow the federal bureaucracy to control the Internet," said CFTVC chairman Ted Baehr, "the soft tyranny under which we now live will harden into a real tyranny where liberty will rapidly become a dim memory."
"The best solution," Baehr said, "is for American citizens to demand that Congress immediately overturn the new regulations."
The two FCC commissioners who voted against the ruling were Ajit Pai and Michael O'Rielly, according to the FCC website.
Pai, in a summary of his dissent posted on the FCC website, accused the body of turning its back on Internet freedom.
"It is flip-flopping for one reason and one reason alone. President Obama told it to do so," Pai's summary reads. "The Commission's decision to adopt President Obama's plan marks a monumental shift toward government control of the Internet. It gives the FCC the power to micromanage virtually every aspect of how the Internet works. It's an overreach that will let a Washington bureaucracy, and not the American people, decide the future of the online world."
On its website, the FCC promotes the changes, the Open Internet Order, as "strong, sustainable rules, grounded in multiple sources of legal authority, to ensure that Americans reap the economic, social, and civic benefits of an Open Internet today and in the future.
"These rules are guided by three principles: America's broadband networks must be fact, fair and open -- principles shared by the overwhelming majority of the nearly 4 million commenters who participated in the FCC's Open Internet proceeding."
The FCC says it stands on "multiple sources of authority" to reclassify broadband Internet access, including Title II of the Communications Act, and Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
"Together Title II and Section 706 support clear rules of the road, providing the certainty needed for innovators and investors, and the competitive choices and freedom demanded by consumers," the FCC press release reads, "while not burdening broadband providers with anachronistic utility-style regulations such as rate regulation, tariffs or network sharing requirements."


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MANILA-- Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Tuesday ordered an investigation on the killing of a newly installed official of the Department of Education's (DepEd) office in Zamboanga del Sur.
In a statement, Briones also condemned the slaying of schools division superintendent Marcom Borongan, who was gunned down at the Teacher's Center in San Jose Heights in Pagadian City during a thanksgiving and turnover ceremony on Monday evening.
We, at DepEd, condemn all forms of violence, especially as they occur in schools. We maintain that schools are zones of peace where the safety and well-being of students, teachers, and personnel are of utmost importance, she said.
The Department also offers its sincere condolences to the family of SDS Borongan. We are one with them in this time of bereavement.
Sources said Briones has instructed DepEd's local officials and staff to investigate the matter and to work closely with police authorities.
Briones has also asked DepEd-Region 9 director Isabelita Borres to monitor the developments on the case and ordered the release of monetary benefits.
She said police authorities have also called on the public to prudently identify and arrest the perpetrators of the heinous crime.
At this crucial time, we enjoin everyone to help safeguard peace and order in our communities. As in other similar incidents, we will work hand in hand with our local officials and law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety of our personnel and to maintain peaceful communities for our learners, she said.
Source: Philippines News Agency

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Original Article from UBC News
Scientists at the University of British Columbia have scanned the genome of cannabis plants to find the genes responsible for providing various strains with their fruity, earthy or skunky flavours.
"The goal is to develop well-defined and highly-reproducible cannabis varieties. This is similar to the wine industry, which depends on defined varieties such as chardonnay or merlot for high value products," said Jörg Bohlmann, a professor in the Michael Smith Laboratories and faculty of forestry at UBC. "Our genomics work can inform breeders of commercial varieties which genes to pay attention to for specific flavour qualities."
The study was published today in PLOS ONE.


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Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney "will be involved" in Sunday's EFL Cup final against Southampton, says manager Jose Mourinho.
Rooney, 31, announced on Thursday that he is staying at Old Trafford after being linked with a move to China.
The England captain has missed United's past three matches with a calf injury.
"He is fine, he has been training with the team," said Mourinho on Friday. "He made his statement about staying here exactly in the right moment."
The Portuguese added: "That should be the last question about it until the end of the season."
Rooney's agent, Paul Stretford, had travelled to China to see if he could negotiate a deal, although it is not known which clubs he spoke to.
However, United's record goalscorer released a statement on Thursday saying he hoped to "play a full part" in the rest of the Premier League club's season.


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La Lancha Resort
Swimming, Watersports
La Lancha Resort, owned by Francis Ford Coppola, is nestled within the rainforest region of the Peten overlooking the beautiful Lake Peten Itza, 45 minutes from Tikal. Winding paths lead to ten secluded guest casitas, each of which is brightly decorated with native art furnishings. It is a short walk to the lake where you can swim, canoe, or kayak. There are numerous trails for hikes to explore the local flora and fauna and for bird watching.


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About New Gilston (Nef)
A hamlet on the northern border of Largo Parish in the East Neuk of Fife, New Gilston (or more fully Backmuir of New Gilston) lies 3 miles (5 km) north of Upper Largo.
Whether you are looking for a house, flat, bungalow, apartment, new build or any other kind of property for sale or for rent, ESPC may have the one in New Gilston (Nef) that you are looking for.
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About CNS
Capital News Service is a flagship program of VCU's Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture. Students participating in the program provide state government coverage for Virginia's community newspapers and other media outlets, under the supervision of Associate Professor Jeff South.
CNS operates as a three-credit course (formally listed as MASC 475) during spring semesters, when the General Assembly is in session. Each CNS student is assigned to serve one or more clients. Students must devote substantial time outside class to CNS — at least 10 hours a week. The students in MASC 475 meet twice a week to discuss and plan stories and work on reporting and writing skills.
During the fall semesters, the CNS system occasionally is used to distribute stories students do for other courses, such as MASC 404 (Specialized/Projects Reporting). Throughout the year, CNS can help newspaper editors find VCU students who can do freelance stories, internships and other assignments.
Wilma Wirt, who has since retired from the mass comm faculty, established CNS in 1994 for two reasons:
- To give VCU's journalism students an opportunity to actively cover and write about the Virginia General Assembly.
- To give the state's weekly, twice-weekly and thrice-weekly newspapers better access to the legislature — something Wirt deemed important in the everyday lives of all Virginians.
CNS in the News
The Winter 2018 issue of Virginia Capitol Connections magazine included an article about the program.
CNS was featured on "This Week in Richmond." with state Capitol veteran David Bailey. The segment aired on WCVE, Central Virginia's PBS station, in February 2018.
The program was featured in VCU News in February 2017: "Making headlines: VCU journalism students are covering the General Assembly for 90 news outlets and feeding stories to the Associated Press"
The same month, WVTF / Radio IQ aired a story about CNS: "VCU Students Fill Journalism Void in Richmond"
The program also received favorable publicity when we struck a content-sharing agreement in 2013 with the CNS program at the University of Maryland: "Virginia Commonwealth University Partners with University of Maryland to Expand Capital News Service"
In 2004, CNS was featured in an article in Presstime, the magazine of the Newspaper Association of America. In the article, Pam Lettie, then editor of the Loudoun Times-Mirror, praised CNS, saying: "It helps our editorial content because we don't have staff in Richmond full time, so the students can be our eyes and ears, giving us localized stories specific to our area." Here is the Presstime article.


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1704 S 5th #A
Architect designed modern homes in Bouldin Creek for under $1M are pretty much impossible to find these days. For those looking this condo unit may be a good option. It basically lives like a single family home thanks to the generous 1/4 acre lot and some smart design by FAB Architecture.
Price: $979,400
Details: 2,240 sq. ft. 3 Bed, 4 Bath
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Vera Rich (THES, August 21) "informs" us that "Kosovo was cut off from Albania in the Communist era ..." This is grossly incorrect and insulting both to Serbs today and their forefathers who fought there in 1389 against the Ottoman Turks.
For the record, Kosovo, a part where the Serbian nation was born, was never a part of Albania. It was in fact during the Communist times that the number of ethnic Albanians mushroomed due to the liberties they enjoyed in that region.
This is why today 90 per cent of Kosovo's population is made up of ethnic Albanians. At the beginning of the century and earlier, however, this number was in favour of Serbian people.
It is hurtful to read one's history interpreted as mythology. Please do not change historical facts in front of those who care more about the truth than current political correctness.
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Places to Stay
Accommodations at Arrival Points: San Jose
There are plenty of accommodations around San Jose including a Hampton Inn right near the airport. However, almost no one stays in San Jose unless they arrive after 5:00 PM and have no transportation. Most everyone gets out of town as fast as they can, usually staying in quaint hotels if they arrive in late afternoon. There is nothing actually wrong with San Jose as a city. It's actually rather interesting compared to other large cities in the American tropics. It's just that no one interested in natural history would choose to stay there. However, with several airlines arriving at night, there may be good reason to find a place to stay around San Jose.
Accommodations: Lodges that Specifically Cater to Birders
The following lodges are fairly common destinations for many birders. Many of them can be seen on almost every birding trip report. Most of them adjoin or are at least very close to good birding habitat. Most of these lodges are discussed in detail in the book, Finding Birds in Costa Rica by Barrett Lawson.
Central Pacific
South Pacific
For catching some rays and trying to enjoy the Pacific beaches and birds simultaneously, my wife and I have stayed at several places. Places I've stayed and enjoyed include Tulemar, Costa Verde, and Makanda by the Sea at Manuel Antonio (south-central Costa Rica), and Hotel Playa Hermosa in northern Guanacaste. These are very different places from each other, but all were close to the beach, fairly quiet, and all had good service. None of them were "resorts" - no spas, no tennis courts, no golf courses, no gambling. Nor did they actually cater to birders. I mention them only because they were fairly quiet with some natural surroundings. In coastal Costa Rica, it is difficult to make recommendations since hotels change hands rather quickly on the beachfront, and hotel construction can be an on-going problem that changes from year-to-year.
I recommend looking through Trip Advisor.com (http://www.tripadvisor.com/) to look at reviews of any hotels in which you are going to stay. Nearly every place has a few reviews from recent customers.
As an example of how things can change, we used to stay at Hotel Ocotal near Playa del Coco about 35 minutes from Liberia. In a matter of three years, it changed from a great place to below-average because of construction and poor service. For all I know, it might be back to being a good place to stay. I would probably rely on the trip advisor web site to tell me that.
The "Costa Rica Guide" offers an interesting formula for budgeting the cost of hotels in Costa Rica.


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'Crying won't help him' Heartbreak for mother as toddler diagnosed with childhood dementia
A MOTHER has spoken of her determination to give her two-year-old son the best life she can, after learning he has an incurable form of childhood dementia.
Rebecca Griffiths and her son, Reggie
Rebecca Griffiths, 25, learnt that her son, Reggie, suffers from Sanfillippo syndrome - known as childhood dementia.
The illness is a genetic and terminal disorder, affecting around one in 70,000 live births.
Reggie's memory is expected to eventually deteriorate and cause his body and brain to stop functioning.
Ms Griffiths, was told that nobody with the condition lives past 20.
She told Stoke-on-Trent Live: "People ask me all the time how I cope and I just get on with things. It's called a childhood illness as this condition means they don't live past 20.
"Reggie's brain is very damaged and so it may be shorter than that.
"Me crying or falling apart won't help him, I want to make the most of him while he's with me."
Ms Griffiths has two other children, Amelia, 6, and Mason, 4.
She became concerned over Reggie's health when he was 18 months old, after noticing how he would rock back and forth on the sofa.
She said: "He had been very slow developing and had taken a long time to learn how to sit up on his own and crawl and walk.
"When he would rock back and forth on the sofa I just knew something was wrong."
Ms Griffiths was advised to take her son to the Royal Stoke University Hospital where she saw a paediatrician and he was transferred to Birmingham Children's Hospital, where tests revealed he had Type MPS, known as Sanfilippo Syndrome.
Ms Griffiths said: "It is also characterised by how they look. Children who have it will often have a broad nose and a big forehead and so she thought that's what he may have.
"There are three stages, and he is in the second one where he is hyperactive, non-verbal and doesn't sleep and his behaviour can be hard to deal with.
"The third stage is deterioration and that's when you know they don't have long left. The body shuts down and then he will forget everything he has learned. When people ask me to explain it the best way is it's like dementia in a child."
Ms Griffiths has arranged a fundraising event to help further research into her son's condition.


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Since the National Socialist dream was realised from 1933 by democratically crushing Communism at the ballot boxes, which have now died a death by the hands of the victors of World War 2. Their victory declared by way of illegal war practices. So now we endure the fruits of their labours as they enjoy the spoils of war. One must ask the reasoning behind the hordes who fought that Communism maybe the prevailing doctrine held the world over. It's not any type of doctrine that springs from an actual nation, as with say imperialist expansion, certainly not. It is a faux ideology of every dastardly trick in the book to appear law abiding, yet behind the scenes running through intrigue and blackmail. At least work to appear law abiding, by keeping actual law and order out of the system and act helpless to tsunamis of criminality.
Of course the internet has changed much of what occurs in day to day life, and even that anomaly came about under the National Socialist rule, which runs completely counter to the current "Silicon Valley" narrative. Don't believe me, then click the link: Link. We only can know what we're allowed to know, and the Stasi of East Germany, the Cheka and NKVD/KGB, have become what is now the template for so many agencies such as NSA, CIA, Mi5/6 etc. Link.
I have read various amounts of documentation concerning, both separately and jointly the history, the economic aspect, the philosophic aspect as well as other aspects of what the fascistic, if I may contain that in this umbrella term, National Socialism is. I have travelled to various parts of Italy, Germany, Austria, France and Spain, and have been many other places also to piece this all together so that I, myself, may understand what is going on around me to an acute degree. And this I am very happy to share and hope you will find reason to share it also, so, let us begin.
Hitler is of country folk stock, and if anyone knows country folk they are of the kindest and most patient people on the planet. Often ingenious and always thinking on their toes, country folk generally make up the larger portions of any population, until recent times with the onset of modernism. Link. The very bland style of modernism with steals from traditionalism elegant lines and shapes without the organic artistic expression demonstrates the "smash and grab" mentality of those who use it to build. As long as we're not investigating the Allies allies, then we're pretty much open targets to anything that is apparent of their malintent and criminalistic liberal ways.
What I mean is that having worked, and witnessed, as a traditional bricklayer on some of the finest towns and cities in Europe I know the differences in workload and after studying technical drawing at school, I know the difference between what is true style and what is pap. I think after the Weimar Republic disbanded through failure, then it was important for the National Socialists to gee up the ante and bring the people what they craved after being under a pillaging post World War 1. Again the time of Hitler being born plays a role here, with all the potentials of an Industrial Revolution not being realised a small boy growing up in that time period would have to ask questions about the lack of returns from such a reported glorious age. Link.
Why wouldn't a German living near a great city like Munich, the northern most Italian city, as they told me while I was there. Why wouldn't a German man want to follow in the footsteps of a great man and what he was doing in his country which was literally just over the Austrian borders? With such basic politics as funding roads and private industry backed by national holdings working for the betterment of the nations conditions, both economically and spiritually, we see the void exposed. Not only the voids of deliberate incompetence when it comes to genuine misspending on trivial things, while the important things go left wanting.
It's really so easy to manage the levers when someone wants to, but as we know in this day and age there is a distinct lack of political will, unless it comes to that which is detrimental to the society. For example we've been told that our countries need rebuilding because of the damage of World War 2, yet all I see, and I'm certainly not alone here by a long chalk. All I see is empty and derelict buildings of fine architecture, or that they've already been replaced with… Israeli modernism, how apt.
This really isn't a question of Democracy here, this is a question of absolute despotism and a type of despotism that will increase and increase as the lubricant for the destructive banking mechanism, money, get ploughed out of the home nations and into the off shore bank accounts that "just happen to be out of the jurisdictions of the major countries". How convenient is that, where such small islands as the Cayman Islands, BVI/AVI, Macau, Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man all can dictate to the massive countries like USA, Russia, China, Canada that the monies kept there will be tax free and without the means to audit. Meanwhile everyone is being pointed in the direction of North Korea being the "most evil country" when they have been stripped of all International means of trade with WTO members.
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but as far as I know the former West Germany and the current Federal Republic of Germany, yes, that unconstituted State, have never known economic decline, in contrast to East Germany which was pure economic decline. This is largely testament to a genius political structure that was taken over by the Allies when they occupied it in 1945. And still do. I'm sure that the growth rate of Germany is still above 4+% and that has been something that has been carefully managed, and could have easily gone much higher and sustainably so. Yet, this is not something that was of the trend pre National Socialism, this is something very much the result of National Socialism. Think about it, the whole structure of the failed Weimar was restructured into a positive working model that continues to bare fruit of an unprecedented level, as Germany is the highest growth rate country in the whole of Europe.
None dare speak the truth, of course, because you will get your chops busted in, or at least that's what will happen to you if you're part of the Jewish Communist Bolshevik propaganda machine that barely even has to try to fill the air waves with dog shit that it breeds from. Of course Hitler was the great drug addict, taking opium, amphetamines, ecstacy, lsd and the like as he frequented the gay clubs of Hamburg after returning from Liverpool and wasn't living as a starving artist in Vienna at all, where the Jewish intake of "artists" versus non Jews was again hugely disproportionate. It's this disproportionality that turns heads to Jewish influence among the voting block. Sure, it's ok to polish a turd, but please don't try to sell me it as if it's not a polished turd.
To grab a sense of the contempt, ridicule and disdain the rulers have for the voters please have a listen to this short interview from the opposition Home Secretary, Diane Abbott. Link. Considering Theresa May, the now, unelected, Prime Minister of UK, then one has to question her too, if that's what's she's in opposition to.
Adolf Hitler has been sold to us as a pink elephant, a huge Jewish pink elephant at that. There is nothing that he did wrong that can out balance what he did right and there's much more to come that's yet to be revealed I'm sure.
Adolf Hitler saw the wisdom of Dearborn's own Henry Ford's idea to make a motor car available to each and every working man at affordable cost and in any colour as long as it's black, as his famous saying goes. For further reading please click this link: Link. And as for any claims that Germany attacked Poland, then you better read this and study up what you learn from it. Link.


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Meaning of AFAICS
What Does AFAICS Mean?AFAICS means "As Far As I Can See". AFAICS is typically used at the start of a statement to make it clear the statement is a personal opinion or a personal take on the situation.
AFAICS can also be used like a caveat meaning "I am not 100% certain, but I think…"
Summary of Key Points
Definition for AFAICSAFAICS means "As Far As I Can See". This is the most common definition for AFAICS on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter. Here is some more information about AFAICS:
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An Image for AFAICSWhen I write AFAICS, I mean this:
AFAICS is a caveat meaning "As far as I can see..."
Examples of AFAICS in SentencesHere is an example of AFAICS being used in a conversation:
- Person A: Are you sure that no one else has put a bid on that car yet?
- Person B: AFAICS they have not. (Here, the caveat AFAICS indicates a lack of certainty associated with the statement.)
An Academic Look at AFAICSAFAICS is used like an adverb of concession, which is similar in meaning to "although this is just my opinion". When used at the start of a sentence, an adverb of concession (or any adverbial phrase) is often followed by a comma to separate it from the main clause. However, in text speak or in online chat forums, this comma is usually omitted for brevity.
What Did We Used To Say?Before the digital era, we might have said something like "I am of the opinion that" instead of AFAICS.
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Latest News
Legal Wrangling: My girlfriend's lover threatened me
A fter living with his girlfriend for five years, a man was forced to end the relationship because of threats on his life.
He said he was in bed with his girlfriend when he heard a loud knocking on the door. He asked who was there and the response he got left him in shock.
"There was a loud knock on the door, as if the person was going to shake down the door," he said.
"I got up and asked who it was, and the response I got has left me in shock. I thought I was going to get a stroke or a heart attack. A male voice shouted, 'This is a warning to you to move out of the house and leave my woman, or else. I asked the person if that was a joke and he said, "ask the woman who is inside with you." My girlfriend heard the threat and began to cry.
"I asked her what was it about. She did not tell me. I could not sleep all night. The next morning, I, again, asked her what she had to say about the incident. She said she wanted her father and her mother to come to the house.
"I telephoned her parents and asked them to come. When they came she told me she was very sorry and ashamed for what she had done. She confessed that she was having an affair with one of her co-workers. She said he wanted her to leave me to live with him and she was afraid he might hurt me.
"I asked her who was the person and she told me. The next day I saw the man and asked him about it. He admitted he was in love with my girlfriend and I should just end the relationship. He said he did not want to hurt me so I should just break off the relationship before he got crazy and hurt me.
"I went home, packed my girlfriend's belonging and told her to leave. She begged me to let her stay but I told her I could not live with a cheater. She went to live with her parents. Every day she calls, begging me to take her back. I told her the relationship was over and I really mean it.
"Whenever, I see her lover, he curses me and points his hand in my face. He said it is because my ex-girlfriend is still in love with me that she does not want to come to live with him. What can I do to prevent this harassment?"
You should report the matter to the police. Ask them to warn him not to interfere with you. You can also consult a lawyer to apply for a restraining order to prevent the man from interfering with you. Once the order is obtained and served on him. If he continues to interfere with you, apply to the court for him to be jailed for disobeying the court order.


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Schlotzsky's, home of The Original toasted sandwich, has decided to celebrate the end of tax season on April 15 by giving customers a free small The Original sandwich with the purchase of a 32 oz. drink and chips, per person, per visit.
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Defending champ dethroned at cable car bell-ringing contest
2006-07-13 16:38:00 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- In between signing autographs and taking photos with tourists, San Francisco's newest celebrity admitted he was feeling a little off his game this afternoon.
"The bell was a little weird," said Ken Lunardi, nodding toward the bell mounted atop a cable car in Union Square. "I couldn't hear it well, and that affected my rhythm. To be honest, I don't think it was my best performance."
Maybe not, but Lunardi's nearly two-minute cable car jingle earned him one of San Francisco's most prestigious honors today: World Champion Cable Car Bell Ringer.
[Podcast: Listen to the cable car bell-ringing contest.]
Lunardi, 50, is old-school Muni. He's been working on the cable cars for 20 years -- he's a grip on the Mason line now, Monday through Friday, if you want to hear repeat performances.
Today's win was Lunardi's third in the contest, which has taken place every year since 1962. He beat out last year's champion and five other competitors with an authoritative, complex and ear-splitting performance.
"I don't know, man, I thought it was your best ever," said friend George Sully, a retired cable car grip, congratulating Lunardi after the contest.
Judges said they were impressed with Lunardi's "rolling rhythms" and originality. To the uninitiated ear, cable car bell tunes might all sound alike, but judges said they look for how well the rhythm flows from one segment to the next -- from staccato pings to drawn-out gongs. Or something like that.
"You look for a good rhythm, the sound, how they handle the bell," said judge Michael Phipps, who sits on the board of directors for the San Francisco Cable Car Museum. "You make them think you're playing more than one note. It's hard to choose, because they're all pros."
Union Square was packed for today's contest, and the weather was unusually hot and sunny. The employees at See's Candies in the square closed their doors because, well, all that bell ringing can get a little annoying.
But fans who turned out for the competition were anything but annoyed.
Tom and Tammy Long were in town from Pennsylvania to attend an annual conference, and decided to fly in a few days early to catch the competition after missing it last year. Both were impressed by Lunardi's technique.
"He had a good beat going, and he switched hands a lot," Tom Long said. "Bell ringing has no redeeming value whatsoever, but it's a good reason to come out and have fun."
The competitors might argue about the "no redeeming value," and while they certainly had fun, they took their competition seriously. One contestant cracked his knuckles and rubbed his hands together before warming up for his turn, then closed his eyes in concentration through most of his performance. Another egged on the audience, yelling, "Ready to party?" before his set.
The battle was especially tough this year -- which is pretty much what everybody says every year -- but it mostly came down to two competitors, Lunardi and last year's champ, Byron Cobb.
Cobb, who came in second, was still the showman, and he was cool and confident under the bell. He danced a little, he flirted with the crowd a lot, he twirled and grinned and at one point pumped the bell pull like he was milking a cow.
But it wasn't quite good enough.
"I felt like I did really, really well, but I probably should've played longer," Cobb said. "The competition was very tough today, very tight, very close. And you can't be on top every year."


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Updated on September 1, 2016
Put2Go- Your Best Helper in Car.
Aiming to simplifying your life, we created Put2Go as the simplest solution for in-car wireless charging. It seems you can easily find a USB Port in your car so as to charge any kind of electric devices, of course, including charging smartphones. Yet where to put your smartphone becomes another little drag here. Yes, that's why we created Put2Go.
We love to fulfill what we believe. You simply put your phone on the magnetic phone dock. It will hold your phone and charge it at the same time. Put2Go is definitely the most convenient solution on the market to date. Please try it and we believe we will see eye to eye on this point.
Here are some great features of Put2Go.
- Hands-free mode- The wireless function encourages you to use your phone in hands-free mode. There is no need to fuss with power cables while driving. It could save your life.
- Power compatibility- Compatible with all phones containing Qi power wireless technology.
- Fast charging- Put2Go offers 1A out put, It changes twice as fast as cables.
- Rare earth magnet for reliable clamping.- The rare earth magnets inside Put2Go will hold your phone firmly, so there is no issue-even on bumpy roads.
- Improved reliability- Mounts onto your air vents to ensure good airflow for convective cooling, reduces the possibility of your phone overheating.
- Versatile ball and socket joint- 360-degrees rotation plus 15-degrees ball join swivel for limitless possibilities including portrait and landscape viewing.
- Android & iOS compatibility- With the use of our adaptor, Put2Go can work with most smartphones on the market, including iPhone and Android.
Not only does the advantages above Put2Go have, but it offers 1A output and twice the standard USB output. Which allows you to charge and use navigation app at the same time. Furthermore, Put2Go will also be suitably used at home and office, saving both your money and time.
Put2Go is now fundraising on kickstarter, and I believe it will be in the process of flow production. Please don't miss this great product out then.


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Friday, April 27th, 2007
Denison Does Away with Testing Requirement
It's a long running joke with many of my fellow Denison University graduates that given the current acceptance requirements we would have a much more difficult time getting in to our alma mater. However, there is hope. Denison has taken the bold move of removing the requirement for applicants to submit their test results for [...]
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I was a senior in college 8 years ago when an advisor of mine, Michael Snyder, passed away. He died of a brain tumor – he had just been diagnosed less than a year before. He was a wonderful role model and helped me to re-organize Denison's Hillel program. He was someone I felt very [...]


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BMW has a in conformance recipe to make a "coupe" out of one of its crossovers. You settle the blocky version – an X5 or X3, say – and lop the underwrite off. This leaves you with two models that look basically the anyhow ahead of the rear doors. One version has more up-country room and the other costs more and appeals to splendour-centric people who apparently have less impedime to haul around. If the Concept X2 is any indication (and we clearly think it is), that formula is about to switch.
Instead of simply taking an X1 and sticking a fastback concoct on it, BMW has reimagined its crossover coupe approach and in the development broken many of its design tenets. So this is doubly surprising, and it literally looks pretty good for a sporty wee crossover.
The biggest departure is the added extent up front, or at least the illusion that the Concept X2 is wider than an X1. The countenance indeed recalls those of BMWs coupes, mainly the 2-Series, and goes away from the X concept of past BMW crossover models (it's subtle, but look move backwards withdraw from at an X5 or X3 and you can make out some kind of X among the fa-end details). This car instead goes for more of a mustachioed look with some vastly aggressive bumper sculpting. There are at least Xes in the headlights to tip you off, although the fond of hexagons they sit within are a minor departure from the corona noose look of other modern (non-i) BMWs.
Then there's the the gen that the kidney grilles have been flipped upside down. BMW says this is to set the X2 excluding from the rest of the BMW lineup. We're not quite unfaltering why that's a good thing, since the common design is one of the brand's major stylistic hallmarks. They're still recognizable as kidneys at a peek, and Bimmerphiles won't be completely lost: In case you missed the Hofmeister twinge, there's a BMW roundel right next to it. So yeah, it's a BMW.
There are lots of other stylistic flourishes on this concept, including a dark-skinned roof inset that tapers to a rounded conclusion at the hind part. The back end is also completely unique to this work and shares little with the look of an X4 or X6. The side binoculars also tapers nearly to a point, emphasizing the condensed rear fenders. The hatch keeps a appealing conventional shape and the car instead relies on that deviant look, lots of body sculpting, and the details to apart itself from the X1.
We expect a production X2 looking truly much like this to arrive for 2018. Sharing with the X1 dais means a front-drive-based scale model with a turbocharged four-cylinder, and we wouldn't authority out a more powerful version for the coupe-ish adaptation.


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Reduce speed limit in London to 20 mph - cycling deaths
We believe that the speed limit in Central London should be reduced to 20 mph and that, in order to implement this change, responsibility for setting speed limits in London should be transferred from TFL to the Highways Agency.
London represents 14% of the population of the UK. A strong case can be made therefore for making London speed limits a matter for central rather than local government.
The recent well-publicised spate of cyclist deaths makes this a matter of urgency.
The average speed in central London is currently less than 9 mph and 19 mph on major roads. The effect could therefore be neutral to positive on overall journey times.
Do you support or oppose this petition?
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Created On
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Closing Date
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Bernie Sanders is going to the Vatican to meet with the Pope this week.
- The Pope was originally going to go to Sander's house for the meeting, but he realized a "Weekend at Bernie's" might confuse voters as to whether Bernie is still alive.
A study by the Mayo Clinic found that 97% of Americans live an unhealthy lifestyle.
- The other 3% have a shake for breakfast, a shake for lunch, and a sensible dinner!
Over 20 million people tuned in to watch The Masters final yesterday which saw Englishman Danny Willett in the Green Jacket. Last year's winner Jordan Spieth, who at one point had a five shot lead, ended up tying for second.
- He faded faster than Donald Trump in Wisconsin.
Three shipwrecked sailors were rescued from a desert island in the Pacific Ocean after using palm leases to spell the word "HELP".
- They originally spelled out "SOS" but the rescue plane pilot thought it was just an add for a new Apple Operating System.
Hugh Hefner's younger brother Keith Hefner has died at the age of 87.
- The younger Hefner was an educated man with a Masters from U of M, a PhD from Stanford and an STD from one of Hugh's old girlfriends.
Have a great day and I'll see you back here Tuesday!


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Betting tip World Cup 2018: Israel - Italy
Monday, 05.09.2016 at 20:45 o'clock (CET)
Israel - Italy Tip 05.09.2016
Italy challenged in Israel at the start
Italy plays their first game in the World Cup qualification in Group G in Israel. Italy should be the favorite in this game, but Israel in front of their home crowd in Haifa is an uncomfortable challenge. Kick-off is Monday at 8.45.
Current form Italy
The currently 10th of the FIFA world ranking found out one thing in the game against France. Only 17-year-old Gianluigi Donnarumma has what it takes to be Italy's number one. Italy didn't perform well as a team though against France and so they received three goals. The only goal for Italy was scored by Pelle after preparation from Eder. Italy still believes in defensive stability and structured offense. Coach Ventura will only miss injured Daniele de Rossi on Monday. Leonardo Bonucco, who missed the game against France due to his son's sickness, is back again too. Ventura won't change the style of play much in the future. Italy will play their proven 3-5-2 system against Israel. Pelle and Éder will probably start on offense. Additionally they have another top striker on the bench, namely Ciro Immobile.
Current form Israel
Israel played their last international match on May 31 2016 and lost it 1:3 against Serbia. The game before that against Croatia was lost 0:2. After that game Coach Elisha Levy took over. He used to coach Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Beer Sheva in the Israeli league before that. In the difficult group G with Italy and Spain, Israel won't have much of a chance to go up, if they don't play tremendously better. It's hard to assess the Israeli national team; they might be good for the one or other surprise. Half of the players on the roster are legionnaires like Dabbur, who signed with RB Salzburg during the summer. Worth mentioning are also Natcho and Iior Raaelov from FC Brügge.
Betting forecast
While Italy is the clear favorite, it would be a mistake to underestimate Israel. Israel should be stronger at home than away and so it might be a close game after all. We believe the game is going to end in a draw. Our recommendation: Tip X.
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Today's case is a 7-year-old female spayed Boxer with nasal congestion and difficulty breathing. Post your interpretations and your next imaging modality of choice.
THORAX: A single lateral projection of the neck was obtained. There are two rounded soft tissue opacities present within the nasopharynx which appear attached to the dorsal nasopharyngeal wall. There is extension of the hyoid apparatus and abnormal air distention of the caudal nasopharynx. There is mild gasseous distention of the cervical esophagus. Within the thorax, the cardiopulmonary structures appear within normal limits.
Differential Diagnosis
RADIOGRAPHIC IMPRESSIONS Soft tissue masses within the nasopharynx.
- neoplasia
- granuloma / foreign material
- polyp
CT and rhinoscopy are recommended if indicated. Unremarkable thorax without evidence of metastatic disease.
- 2 caudal nasopharyngeal masses were seen on CT
- The masses were identified and biopsied on rhinoscopy
- Marked lymphocytic, plasmacytic, and histiocytic pharyngitis with intralesional foreign body


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that sounds a lot like Peter Pan but it's okay cause I like him
I guess we're actually super excited for the 3 weeks production week. I have a feeling it'd be all nice and cool and we haVE OUR OWN TENTS ((can you believe how cul it is)) it's like camping but indoors ((xt actually did it once in her house tho))
we really can't wait to hear what we're to do from the instructors on Tuesday ((we're meeting up with them at the HQ of animagine and it feels like we're spies okay)) tho we're pretty sure the whole 3 week process will go like this
1. get excited HUGASAGAHUGASAGA //LETS GET DOWN TO BUSINESS TO DEFEAT THE HUNS
2. woooohooo tents //spins around in chairs
3. starts feeling stressed bc procrastinate //sweats profusely
4. ((the stage of depression)) omg we cannot do this , too cold to do anything // dying whale noise
5. and someone ((Tricia)) will probably be like WE MUST DO OUR BEST AND PUSH TO THE END
and after many many multiple distractions and meals
and yeah. probably how it'd all go down that being said 3 WEEKS PRODUCTION HERE WE COME
oh and please do go like our Facebook page (Team Alpacalypse): N.E.mation! 8 Facebook Page
insta and twitter @alpaaaacalypse or simply hashtags #NE8C01 because you guys play a part ((hahahha get the joke?? that's the theme for this year)) OKAY BYE


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GEORGE WALKER: Mass – Morgan State College Choir; Baltimore Sym. Orch./ Sergiu Comissiona; Psalms 96 and 117 – Morgan State Choir/ Dr. Nathan Carter; BRAHMS: Concerto for Piano No. 2 in B Flat Major – George Walker, p./ Eastman Philharmonia Orch./Howard Hanson – Albany TROY1447, 78:09 (11/1/13) – Recording of the Mass *, Brahms **, Psalms ****:
George Walker is a rightly-honored American composer, and the first composer to win a Pulitzer Prize for music. Born in 1922, Walker is still alive and resides in New Jersey.
On this disc we get a performance of the Walker Mass, first performed in 1977. The Mass is an epic work, dark in character, and a real challenge for both the instrumentalists and the choir. The Mass was composed on a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Sadly, Walkers music is not well served by this recording. It is muffled, the chorus is blurred, and at three minutes into the first movement there appears to be a tape slippage that brings the concert to a momentary halt while the tape slides and the pitch falls. Sadly, this is the only recording of the Mass I can locate. I'd love to hear it in a decent recording.
The recording of Walker's two Psalm settings, Psalm 17 and 96 are a welcome relief from the Mass. They are crisp and clear. The compositions are lyrical and very affecting.
Finally, we get another side of Walker's talent. The Brahms Concerto for Piano No. 2 in B Flat Major. This is another archival recording from 1956 with Howard Hanson conducting the Eastman Philharmonic Orchestra. Walker is the soloist in a performance that was part of a scholastic requirement for his Artist Diploma. Walker plays with precision, but the recording, while far better than the wretched Mass, is mostly boosted mid-range which is typical of recordings from that period.
I realize these are historical recordings, but Walker is not honored by this botched release. If you pick up the CD, there is nothing written on the case to tell you these recording are archival, and even the liner notes do not mention any sonic issues. It certainly makes me want to hear more of his music, because he is extremely talented as a composer and performer.
—Mel Martin


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Island Ecology
There are four kinds of fruit trees in the
dry fields (good soils but not irrigable) of Eivissa and Formentera
which define the local produce on this type of land.
They have become part of our natural environment
and have roots deep in our historical culture. These trees
have played a very important role in the economy of the Ibicenco
peasants and of the Islands in general.
The first and most important in historical
times was the olive tree (ancient wrecks of boats full of
amphorae containing olive-oil - the oil was still in a relatively
good condition after about two thousand years, well sealed
inside the amphora - have been found on the sea-bed around
the coasts of Eivissa and Formentera). Some of the Balearic
olive trees are thought to be over two thousand years old.
The other three are the fig tree, mostly
for the local consumption, the carob tree and - more recently
- the almond tree. (The wine grapes have also increased in
these types of lands across quite a few Hectares in the past
two decades).
The almond tree ("Prunnus communis")
has been growing on our Islands since immemorial times (most
probably brought in by the Phoenicians). The tree is originally
from Middle East and North African countries, from where the
Phoenicians and Carthaginians came when they founded the city
of "Ebusus" around 2,655 years ago, the first and
biggest at the time in the Balearic Islands and one of their
most important colonies of what is today the Spanish territory).
It is found as well in most of the Mediterranean
coastline countries, and its fruits, the almonds, have been
used as a rich and delicate aliment anywhere the tree grows.
But it was not until the XVIII Century when
its culture on a big scale in commercial terms to be exported,
started to be developed in the Pitiüsas Islands.
The natural conditions of our weather and
soils (this rustic tree is very resistant to long periods
of dry weather, like our summer, and prefers light, deep and
well drained soils) are ideal for its production, and the
price of the almond was relatively high, so the almond tree
soon started to gain space in our fields.
Even so, the amount of almonds exported
from Eivissa and Formentera to mainland Spain, and from there
to the rest of the world, was insignificant until well into
the XIX Century,
That is when we start to have official records
of its exportation, at the beginning much below that of the
carobs, potatoes, or dried apricots and figs, our most exported
agriculture products at the time. But the commercial demand
of the almond was increasing every year and the local peasants
kept planting almond trees, sometimes taking the place in
the fields of old fig or carob trees, all mixed up.
In 1960, the number of Hectares planted
in our Islands with almond trees reached 5,677, the second
largest cultured crop, just below the carob tree (7,995 Hectares),
But, as there are more almond then carob trees planted by
Hectare (in Eivissa, the almond tree is traditionally planted
from 7x7 metres, up to 11x11 metres, depending on the depth
and qualities of the soil), the almond tree was the most planted
tree of all. The almond became one of the top products for
export and therefore produced one of the best incomes for
local farmers.
The almond's world production was - in the
beginning of the 1970s - about 641.000 tonnes. More than one
third of them were collected in Spain (234,097 tonnes in 1972).
The most productive provinces were the Balearic Islands, with
the largest extension of almond tree plantations, (3,000 tonnes
in Eivissa), Alicante, Castellón, Granada and Tarragona.
Coming down from the farm with the horse
and cart, the farmer and his wife and the cart as full as
possible of sacks of almonds, towards downtown, to "Vila"
(Eivissa Town) to sell the almonds, and from there, straight
away to the textile shops to buy the materials for some new
dresses and winter clothes for the family, as well as some
other needed objects and perhaps some other "sweet"
that both will take back home on the cart, with the sun going
down in a pleasant sunset.
This was a commonplace and happy scene that
could be seen during several weeks every year, by the end
of September and October, until the beginning of November.
The almond sacks sold for cash and it was the best income
of the year for a lot of them. (This was the reason why the
farmer's wife started to go downtown with him to sell the
almonds, otherwise the farmer would be left alone in the city
with all this cash in his pocket. There was a serious risk,
for some, of no new dresses for Christmas that winter)!
Unfortunately, this situation changed very
quickly and drastically as soon as the almonds imported from
California, USA, started to be commercialised on a big scale
at a cheaper price, in Spain, and all over the World.
Then, around the middle 1970s, the demand
for our almonds for export dropped drastically. Big stocks
remained for months on the Island, without anybody interested
in buying them and obviously the price dropped.
This situation hasn't changed since then.
Our production is being sold little by little, sent out of
the Island all the year around, but the price of the almond
never recovered.
The average price in our new Euro currency
that a farmer gets for a kilo of almonds is fifty five cents
per kilo, the average production for a middle size tree and
year, depending on the weather conditions and the type of
almond, is about from twelve to twenty kilos That means that
the total income per tree is from seven to twelve Euros per
year. (More or less the cost of one hour's work of cheap labour,
to the farmer, it means at least a full day's job, all together,
before he can get the same money for his product).
So, under these circumstances, it is understandable
that the almonds don't count much in the peasant's economy
anymore, if the farmer and his family can't collect the almonds
themselves, they can't afford to pay to have the job done
and we can see more and more trees with the almonds remaining
This is not because of the quality of our
almonds. In fact, some of our varieties are supposed to be
of the best quality in the world, with a bigger fruit (the
real weight of the fruit itself, without the shell, varies,
according to the specific variety, from 25 to 30% of its original
weight with the shell). They have the sweetest and best flavour
of all, also with the best market price, but there are other
It is almost impossible to recognise the
variety of the almond just by the tree. It is a job for botanical
experts. The difference is in the fruit, the almond itself,
and there are at least from twenty four to thirty different
varieties of them being cultivated on the Island, some of
them exclusively from here, or so say some experts. A single
farm may collect ten or twelve different kinds of them, all
put and sold together in the same sacks. (It takes at least
between two and three trees to fill a standard fifty kilos
There are mainly two different groups, the
ones with a hard shell and the soft-shell ones, but there
are also important differences in the size, the shape, single
grain or twin-grain, etc. They are all sold together at the
same price. It is very easy to understand how difficult and
expensive it is to work in industrial ways, with machinery,
to get a homogenous result of such a big variety. On the other
hand, we have the imported almond from California; thousands
of tonnes, all homogeneous, of the same kind, much easier
to work with and even at a cheaper price; the preferences
of the industry are obvious when it comes to buying the product.
Of the different kinds of local almonds
and all kinds of products associated with them, including
some of our most representative desserts, such as our ancestral
"Salsa de Nadal" and the real "King" of
the Spanish Christmas, "Turrón", known and
exported world-wide, we will hopefully speak in the third
and last chapter of "The Almond Tree" in two weeks.
The Good News
I'm very happy to say that in the "Anti-global"
manifestation in Barcelona last week, even though there were
quite a few injured by the police brutality, just for being
there and acting within their rights, as the Spanish Constitution
Laws recognise to all Spanish citizens, nobody was put up
against the wall and shot.
José P Ribas
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16 May 2018 in News
Poachers star on Wembley ball
Boston Town striker Fraser Bayliss will feature on the official FA CUp Final ball this weekend.
He is one of 137 goalscorers whose names will be printed on the ball being used in the 137th Final between Chelsea and Manchester United at Wembley on Saturday.
The Ball For All celebrates players who have scored significant goals in this season's competition, from the extra preliminary round to the semi-finals.
Bayliss, who scored for Boston Town in their giantkilling wins over both Carlton Town and Hednesford, will feature alongside the likes of Will Grigg, Alexis Sanchez and Willian.
He said he was buzzing to have been chosen for the honour.
Andy Ambler, the FA's director of professional game relations, said: "One of the most special things about the Emirates FA Cup is that a goalscorer in the extra preliminary round shares the same accolade as some of football's most famous names."


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Hi there! Since it's been a while, we wanted to show a bit of what's in the works for the coming days. We're preparing to deliver some great themes, and this is the first of them. Also, it's our first blogging WordPress theme since we released Illustrious a long time ago.
Rhetoric is a very straightforward theme. Its main focus is blogging, although it has full support for news and magazine sites. For this theme, we wanted to go a step further and provide a great variety of post formats to the user. As such, it comes with support for the quote, link, aside, and gallery post formats.
When building the theme, we also stopped to think about a blogger's needs and what he/she would benefit form the most. We added plenty of spaces where you can insert advertising banners, so you can add them at any time without needing any plugins. This is in addition to all the options provided by the CPO Core, of course.
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This mugs are made in Haitian using clay from the central plateau. They are etched with the artists name and "Haiti" on the bottom. They fit perfectly in your hand!
A little about the co-op that makes the mugs:
Papillon Enterprise is working in Haiti to provide jobs to Haitian men and women, teaching them job skills and providing them a stable income. In turn, these artisans are able to keep their children out of orphanages, provide their children with food and education and keep their families together. Papillon Enterprise employs more than 300 hard working Haitians and has a daycare on site for the workers' children.
Size: Each mug is approximately 4 3/4 inches tall. It has a wide 4" base at the bottom of the mug with a more narrow 3 1/4" opening at the top: a perfect mug for drinking your morning coffee or tea!
How to take care of your mug: The mugs are lead-free, dishwasher safe, and microwave safe, although we recommend hand-washing them and keeping microwave use minimal to offer extra care and enhance the longevity of your mug (as you would do with any other handmade, hand-glazed item).


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Disney In Talks to Buy Most of 21st Century Fox
- Author: Kyle Peterson Nov 07, 2017,
Nov 07, 2017, 0:32
The CNBC report said the two sides were not talking now, but had held talks in the last few weeks, reflecting a view among Fox managers that the firm could not gain the size needed to compete with Amazon, Netflix and other major media players. With the shift to digital media, many believe that a corporation like Disney, rather than Fox, has the scale to compete in this new landscape.
Cable subscriptions, an area where both Fox and Disney have made fortunes, are slipping as more people "cut the cord" and rely on the internet to deliver their entertainment.
The report regarding the deal indicates that Disney is avoiding the Fox Sports and Fox News assets, as well as the Fox broadcast network, in order to stay on the right side of antitrust laws. However, with Universal holding the Orlando-area rights to Disney's most widely-known Marvel characters, a Fox deal would mean another of Universal Orlando's top themed area would be licensed from its biggest entertainment industry rival. In animation, Fox also has the Ice Age franchise. And the general logic of "you need scale to succeed in entertainment" makes sense, as that's also been cited as a factor in the pendingAT&T-Time Warner deal. That £11.7bn ($15.41bn) deal has run afoul of regulators' concerns about media plurality in the United Kingdom and the Murdochs' commitment to broadcasting standards. However with this sale, Disney can merge the MCU with the aformentioned characters.
The deal would give Disney control of another movie studio and significant TV production assets, and would give it more exposure to worldwide markets. But 21st Century Fox wouldn't sell all of its company. So it would definitely be interesting to see how a more-focused-on sports Fox would do, and how investors would react. James Cameron is now at the helm of filming four back-to-back Avatar sequels to the most successful movie of all-time, and already worked closely with Disney on the new attraction Pandora - The World of Avatar at Orlando's Disney World.
The Walt Disney Company has reportedly been in discussions with 21st Century Fox about buying a significant portion of Fox's film and television business.
Shares of Twenty-First Century Fox jumped by about 10% to as high as $27.49 after CNBC's report, while Walt Disney shares surged by almost 3% to as high as $101.12.


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Disqualified driver fined $1650 and disqualified for a further 12 months in Mudgee Local Court
A Central Coast man, who has previously been sent to jail for driving while disqualified, was given "a substantial fine" for another charge of the offence.
Luke Micheal Chalkley, aged 24, of Torrens Avenue, The Entrance, was fined $1650 and disqualified for a further 12 months in Mudgee Local Court on Wednesday.
At about 2.24pm on Saturday, June 2, 2018, Chalkley was driving along the Golden Highway at Cassilis when police spotted him exceeding the speed limit.
When he was stopped and questioned he eventually admitted that he was disqualified.
A check revealed that he was supposed to be off the road until 2022.
Chalkley's solicitor, Mr Locker, said that his client's partner had been driving but was feeling severe fatigue and he took over.
The court heard that in 2015 the defendant had been sentenced to three months in prison for driving while disqualified.
Magistrate David Day said that Chalkley has been assisted by changes to legislation that require more counts of the offence in order to be jailed.
And that "a substantial fine" would be imposed in lieu.
However, His Honour warned against re offending.
"I think if he does it again he'll be going away for a long time," Magistrate Day said.


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Birth Photos + Films
What better experience to document on film then the birth of your child! The waves of labor can take all of your focus and the flurry of activity when baby is born can become a blur. Combining photos with video of your baby's beginning will become a sacred heirloom. Just think about hearing that first cry again or the words Grandma prays over your new arrival. The details will never fade away when you can watch them over and over again. Press play to watch the birth films below.


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I'm in a dream, I'm floating, wait, do you need to pee in your dreams? I decide to be awake. I open my eyes. Two things are immediately apparent. I am floating and I really need to pee. I don't generally worry overmuch about human rules but, if you pee in a hallway or room it smells. That confuses my tracking and makes my Sisters mad. I move around, I can move easily but I'm still in the air. I try to swim. Not working. Using all my senses I try to identify where I am. I'm out of the keep. One problem solved. It's easier to think with an empty bladder. I seem to be headed somewhere. Well, who/whatever wants a Monster, a Monster they shall receive. Let's see how much they like it. There's not much to see and less to do so I occupy my time grooming. Duchess and Majesty insist on proper grooming. I don't get proper but understand grooming. I also sharpen claws and fangs. Handy tools easily cleaned and at the ready. K, bored. Nap time.
Rustling and a bump. I'm up and at the ready for battle. Not much to battle. Sneakers. This should prove to be interesting. Sneakers are just that. Sneakers. They're just about the size of mice. Perfectly round and hard to see. Sneaky. Generally they don't do much. Move small shiny things around and cause things not to be where they're supposed to be. Harmless. "I am King Kutchingo. You are our prisoner and slave!!! This little creature puffs up and scurries over towards me. "Really? I'm your slave? Prisoner? For how long do you think you can keep up your magics? How long till I escape and eat you all?" The little fluff ball stops and as awareness dawns on him he begins to tremble? "I'll make you a deal, you let me go and I'll go away and you can try this silliness on someone else." I don't want to eat them. Too small. Between fur and bone too much work for too little return. "You wouldn't get a chance. We are now in a position to take over the world!!! We have the power!! We have the chest!!! We are now supreme beings!!!" They're so cute. Like a pretend show I saw once. Two mice trying to take over the world. Funny. I like funny. I spy the area around me. We're in a corpse of trees, dense brush and s small circle of light. Just at the end of this pool of light I see the chest. It's being guarded by about a dozen. I can move freely and think. What would a Monster do… I leap forward grabbing the chez and hit the tree at full speed. Changing directions and going vertical I move with all my speed and the grace of a charging rhino. A chest!!! Mine!!! Oooooh!!! Shiny!!! I like shiny things.
I have a chest, I am the best!! What to do with my new treasure… I decide to be a pirate Monster. Yeah. I'm a pirate. What do pirates do. They hide things. Hide the chest. I'm so smart. I identify my position in relation to the keep. Do pirates have keeps? Yes. Yes they do. So, hide the chest in the keep. My genius never fails to amaze me. I head to the keep and leap over the wall and descend into the main courtyard. The Sisters have been busy. Flowers, a bizillion of them. Pretty… That's the ticket. Hide my shiny under the pretty!!! I dig, twisting and turning under the pretties I find the perfect spot. I hide it perfectly under the big rock. It's hidden. I retrace my path under the pretties and emerge. Things look a little jumbled. Still pretty. No one will notice. Time for food.
I make my way to the kitchen by smell. Bacon, chicken berries and those round, flat tasty frisbee things. I dig in. My other Princess Gwen,(I think) comes in. Seeing me she grins and comes over for a hug. I resist the urge to nibble, (she's tasty too) "you're in big trouble with Majesty. She's most vexed with you Monster. You are such a handful. Did you see the garden? The three of us worked all week to get it like that. I think it could make the cover of better Keeps and Castles." Her pride is evident. I smile and hand her bacon. Bacon is good. "Not with your claws, use a serving fork. You need a bath, you have so much dirt on you. You look like you've been digging in the garde…" Suddenly she stops with a bacon strip half way to her mouth. She gets up and starts to the hall leading to the courtyard. "Monster, come." She sounds tense. I grab s bunch of bacon and follow willingly. Gwen is nice. We start to the courtyard. I suggest we pack some food and make it a picnic. It's s good idea. She agrees still looking apprehensive. As we pack some food Duchess arrives hurriedly. "Hi Gwen, Monster." More hugs. "Gwen, I think it would be best if we eat in here and then send Monster for a bath." Gwen lowers her head and starts counting. In Arabic, backwards from a hundred. "That bad?" Her look is hard to read. "No, not too bad. Just jumbled a bit. Like a giant gopher had its way." She's grinning. "Giant gopher? Where? I'll take care of him." I'm ready to get the gopher.
"Leave the gopher Monster." Duchess is smiling. She has a nice smile. Uses it often to great effect. "Gwen, it's not too bad, looks like the flowers decided to go for a walk and remembered that they couldn't one step too late." This time both laugh in a harmonious song of happiness. I'm home. "Should I go get the gopher? I'll take care of it. Monsters got the knack for that." Both laugh harder. Strange creatures. They see a mouse and its. "Get that thing out of here!!!" Yet a giant gopher in the flowers don't concern them. Kookified things. "Don't worry about the gopher, it's gone," Just then Majesty appeared in all her splendour. She's an incredible creature.
I'm glad her friend Scythe isn't with her, kinda disappointed too, I'm feeling frisky. I decide half way through my leap to greet her in an exuberant fashion. "My Princess!!! Hi I love you." I grab hold of her and take her for a quick tour of the ceiling, "this is up." We drop to the floor. "This is down." I'm showing off my knowledge of the keep again. She encourages me broadening my mind. "Wanna go play?" I know my eyes are alight. All three of my Princesses are squinting and shielding their eyes. "Come on, I hear there's a giant gopher outside. We can find supper."
"Monster, please forget the gopher. We want to talk about chests." Majesty's voice is quiet, gentle and almost sexy. I look just South Of my three Princesses necks. This is too easy. I've never really looked at them that way but with the invitation made I can't resist. "NOT THOSE!!!" Duchess's face turns colours. Majesty is covering her face with her hand and Gwen is counting backwards from a thousand… In Cantonese. My lovely, strange Princesses are so confusing. What other chests are around? They just make no sense whatsoever.
"Monster, settle down. We need you to relax and think" Duchess's calm, soothing voice is silky."I am thinking! I'm thinking about chests. You started it!!" I know I'm correct. I replay all the words. They did start it. Kookified females. As if on cue all three cover up their chests. Now what? First it's think about chests then it's hide them. Can't they make up their minds? Maybe I should go find that gopher.
"You are so impossible! Monster forget about everything, wait. No, forget about our chests. Think about boxes… Oh boy, not boxes. Think about… Wooden boxes with metal bands and locks." Gwen looks flustered and more than a little apprehensive . "Do I have to? Chests, boxes. That sounds like more fun." All three bark laughter and snort in unison. They're getting flustered. I just don't get them. Think, don't think. Why not just do. Doing is easier than all this.
"Would you like some cookies?" Duchess asks. Cookies are one of the best things about the physical realm. Next to chests and boxes. Like chests and boxes cookies come in a billion different ways. Eatable, playable and tons of fun. Getting cookies are relatively easy too. Just sneak up on the jar and pounce. That was until the jar started hiding. I think Sneaks had something to do with that. I wish I would have thought about that when I met those other Sneaks. I could have avenged my cookieless existence. Next time. Yeah.
I make up my mind that if I'm going to get cookies I had better do something nice. Get the gopher!!! It has obviously penetrated the keeps defences. Can't have that. I sneak away when my girls turn away,( me throwing that steel ball into the hall may have helped) I make my way to the courtyard and plan out my strategy. Find the gopher and attack. That's a good plan. Simple and straightforward. It'll work. I leap out into the courtyard looking as I leap. Where's the gopher? Hmmmm… Hiding. Gophers like to do that. K, two can play at that game. I create a depression and go still and dim. I wait. And wait, and wait. My Princesses are to-ing and fro-ing. Calling. Silly things. The gopher won't come out with all that noise. Time for a new plan… Drown him out!!! He's obviously made tunnels and is hiding underground. Being a big gopher I'm going to need lots of water. The water tower has lots of water. A half million gallons ought to do it. Ow to find a way to get the water from the tower here. A hole in the side of the tower will create a stream of water… Thinking time is over. Where's my axe?
In retrospect I may have miscalculated. Maybe I should have done some calculations. My Princesses are not looking very happy. The flowers are not happy Big Cat is pissed right off and still no gopher!!! Well there's still more water coming and I still have a chance.
I don't think I'm going to get any cookies. The wall of water that passed through the keep might have something to do with that. On the positive side, the drainage system works marvellously. My girls are wondering how the water tower broke. Saying nothing isn't lying. I just give them big eyes and flop on my back. Poor Gwen has been counting from in the millions in a whole new language. Majesty is looking around with a stunned gaze. Duchess just looks at me with something that's a cross between amusement and the, " you're so dead." Look. I think she's suspicious.
Where is that fucking gopher?
Majesty is coming out of her daze. She walks as regally as she can under the circumstances. It must be tough in all the mud and debris to manage that. "Monster, we were talking about my-the wooden chest. The one clad in metal with the lock. Do you remember that one? The one you grabbed from me while you were playing." She looks calm. Dripping wet, but calm. "You want to play? I'll play!!!" I'm so happy. Majesty is a lot of fun when she's playing. Like the time the Dragon got out of its cage in the library. A small fire breather. I was chasing it around and she was chasing both of us with a red bottle that shot out not fire, you should have seen her!! "Monster… "She looks dizzy. I walk over and give her a hug, she likes hugs. "You are so impossible. What are we going to do with you?" I recommend cookies, hugs and promiscuous double jointed Blondes!! That'll help!!" My genius never fails to astound me. I'm sitting there holding Majesty being so smart.
Majesty is looking a lot happier now. I'm betting she has a plan, (something nefarious no doubt) "Monster, you took a chest from me. I'd really like to get it back. Can you help me?" Using soft voice and fluttering eyes. Something is definitely up. I think very quickly. "What does it look like?" I make a plan. She's on a get the Monster thing. I'll get the Majesty. I'm so smart. "I have its twin in the library. Come with me." She turns and does that hourglass walk that hypnotized so many others. It's hard not to look but, I only sneak peeks. I'm so smart. We walk into the library and she walks to a book casein the North wall. Pulls two books, reaches in and does something else. The shelf clicks and opens. Inside is a chest. I leap forward, grab the chest and make a break for it. "MONSTER!!!!!" I leap away laughing.At the speed of sound I find another spot to hide. I forgot how much fun it is to play with my sisters.
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|Apparently, the Mormon Curtain can also
be a shower curtain, available for
purchase for $70.00 via this website.
It goes on to say: "The Mormon Curtain is an
Ex-Mormon Blog containing Articles collected from News, Blogs, Ex-Mormon Communities and Forums - providing the very best posts and articles therein. This is to aid Ex-Mormons who are on the road to recovery, Mormons who are looking for more information on their own religion, and non-Mormons who may be studying the Mormon Church on purpose of possible baptism."
When I first began researching my way out of Mormonism after going on a Mormon Church History Tour in the Summer of 2001, the Mormon Curtain website was a gold mine for me since it presented answers to so many questions that I had put on my shelf over the years as I attempted to rationalize away all that bothered me about my life-long religion.
In other terms, though, the Mormon Curtain is the façade that attempts to cover-up the lies that are laced throughout Mormonism. It also tries to hide the fact that Joseph Smith made the whole thing up from the get-go and that numerous others have perpetuated the lies since his death. So many lies are hiding behind the Mormon Curtain. So much deceit. I'm so glad that I began my journey toward finding those lies and in time was able to come to terms with the fact that the Mormon Church is a total and complete fraud.
So here is my latest song parody highlighting the Mormon Curtain to the tune of Beast of Burden by the Rolling Stones. In actuality, I can also say that the Mormon Church is no longer my Beast of Burden either.
And about those shower curtains... just Google "Mormon Shower Curtain" and an interesting array of shower curtains for sale come up. Personally, I don't think I'd want a Mormon Shower Curtain, though...
Sung to the tune of Beast of Burden by the Rolling Stones
I looked behind the Mormon Curtain,
I read for hours, my mind was hurtin',
What I found was just a huge stack of lies.
The truth discerned behind the curtain,
It's just a fraud that they cannot disguise.
Am I smart enough?
Am I bright enough?
Am I wise enough?
I'm not too blind to see.
I looked behind the Mormon Curtain,
Made up doctrine, completely fiction,
Lies are there for all to see,
It's just a fraud, so clear to me.
Am I smart enough?
Am I bright enough?
Am I wise enough?
I'm not too blind to see.
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty lies,
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty lies,
Pretty, pretty, such a pretty, pretty, pretty lies,
Come on really? Please, please, please…
I'll tell you
You can tell me all kinds of lies,
Distort the facts you try to disguise,
But why can't you, why can't you,
Why can't you drop the charade?
All deception,
I can stake it out,
Throw it all at me,
I can shrug it off.
There's one thing really
I don't understand
You keep on telling me
About the Mormon plan.
Cause I'm smart enough,
Cause I'm bright enough,
Cause I'm wise enough, in touch enough,
It's so clear to me.
Just look behind the Mormon Curtain,
Just look behind the Mormon Curtain.


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