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"I could not believe it to be so easy to understand and grasp," former Jehovah's Witness says of the gospel
On the day of her wedding, Pat Archibald was waiting for her father to walk her down the aisle.
He was nowhere to be found. He had disappeared sometime that morning and did not come back until the afternoon. Pat's mother made last-minute arrangements for Pat's uncle to give her away instead.
"That was a very heart rending thing for me on my special day," she recalls, and an event that only added to the inferiority complex she had developed as a child.
The Jehovah's Witnesses who go house to house sharing their *beliefs — the ones who become the subjects of many boastful stories about how they were successfully sent away — that was Pat and her dad.
"I walked everywhere with my dad knocking on doors," Pat says.
"People chased us away or slammed the door in our faces.
"That hurt me very much as a child, and I developed a strong sense of rejection and inferiority."
She says she had no confidence, and no sense of acceptance.
"I never went to church," Pat says. The beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses differ widely from those of the Christian church, and although her mother was a Christian her father was set in his Jehovah Witness beliefs.
"But we often went to Pretoria, South Africa where my husband Jimmy's family lived, and they were all Catholic."
The first time Pat was truly exposed to Christian ideas, however, was at a funeral.
Min Shaw is a South African gospel singer made famous by her rendition of the song You Are My Love by Cissie and Willie Cooper. She was singing at the funeral as Pat listened intently.
"I still remember one of my favourites she sang: 'On the wings of a snow white dove, He sends His pure sweet love, a sign from above on the wings of a dove'."
But something else the singer said hit Pat "right between the eyes", she says. "I heard her say: 'Gracious Heavenly Father, please forgive me, a sinner'.
"How could she say she was a sinner when she was such a beautiful singer? Surely she had made a mistake. And yet I so associated with that prayer of a sinner.
"When you've been brought up as a Jehovah's Witness and hear that kind of prayer that you have never heard before, it surely impacts your life."
Pat did not respond after the pastor's message that day, but she started attending a Bible study, and says she was "very eager to know more about the Lord".
Pat was told even though she had made mistakes in her life and was therefore a "sinner", Jesus loved her more than she could even understand, and had paid the price so she could have everlasting life with Him in Heaven.
She heard this, and she knew in her heart it was true. As she told a lady she worked with as she was learning about all this, "When you have been a Jehovah's Witness all your life, the truth just opens your eyes and ears."
"I felt so comfortable, so wonderful, such peace," she says. "I had never felt that way before! From that background of such rejection, wow, how precious this was.
"The Gospel was so clear and simple," she adds. "I could not believe it to be so easy to understand and grasp. Jesus Christ died for you. If you believe it with your heart, you are saved from the consequences of your sin!"
Years later, Pat can see all the times in her life God helped her— to forgive, to love, to be patient, to stay with her husband for 63 years. He freed her from the feeling of inferiority that plagued her in her younger life. "Jesus Christ helped me," she says.
"When you meet the Lord Jesus Christ you can't stop talking about Him," she concludes.
"I stand in awe of Him. I just want to adore Him in Church lifting up my hands high to His glory."•


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This is the first large-scale, prospective, randomized, multi-center trial examining the effectiveness of any artificial liver support. Currently, standard treatment consists of intensive, supportive care intended to keep patients alive long enough that the liver might recover spontaneously or a donor organ will become available for transplantation.
Acute liver failure is diagnosed when a massive loss of hepatic cells causes severe liver dysfunction and life-threatening complications within six months of the onset of symptoms. When this dysfunction occurs within the first eight weeks after onset, liver failure is termed "fulminant." When it occurs in the period between eight weeks and six months, it is "subfulminant" (or late-onset). In either case, few patients survive the resulting fluid buildup in the brain, catastrophic bacterial infections, multi-organ failure, blood-clotting abnormalities, respiratory problems, kidney failure or other potential complications. It is estimated, in fact, that up to 80 percent of patients will die unless they receive a liver transplant.
In the United States, the causes of many cases of acute liver failure are never identified, although precipitating factors can include toxic poisoning, medication interactions or overdoses, metabolic disorders, and some types of viral hepatitis.
Achilles A. Demetriou, MD, PhD, Chairman of Surgery at Cedars-Sinai and the study's principal investigator, has been pursuing treatments for acute liver diseases since 1976 when he began studying liver cel
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Admit it: you've pretended to be a Jedi, swinging a lightsaber and making "vroo-vroo" sounds. Now, you can put those hard-earned fighting skills to good use, with Star Wars: Jedi Challenges. Combining games and adventures from the Disney movies with a brand new Lenovo Mirage AR headset that brings augmented reality to a hitherto-unseen price point, it's finally a chance to test out your own Jedi talents.
Back when Disney and Lenovo first revealed the Jedi Challenges system, we had one big question: how were they making the augmented reality displays cost-effective? Transparent screens aren't new, certainly, though as we've seen with Microsoft's HoloLens they're still expensive. More critically, they're relatively small when it comes to field of view, the amount of your vision that is overlaid with the digital display.
Lenovo's answer is decidedly old-school. Indeed, you could say it goes all the way back to a 1862 magic trick called Pepper's ghost. That used a semi-reflective sheet of glass to give the appearance of an ephemeral spirit: Lenovo uses the same conceit, only with your smartphone.
That – whether Android device or iPhone – slots into a plastic cradle, which itself slides into the upper portion of the Lenovo Mirage AR headset. A short cable hooks up to the 2,200 mAh battery along with the buttons on the side of the headset, used to control the basics like volume. The phone's screen, running the companion app, is reflected off a transparent pane at a 45-degree angle: when you look through it, you see a combination of both the app and the real-world in front of you.
It's a clever fudge, really, but it's saved by virtue of the source material itself. The holograms in Star Wars were ephemeral and wavering: Princess Leia was, in R2-D2's iconic distress message, glitchy and shimmering rather than a crisp digital graphic. The VHS counterpart to a polished Star Trek Holodeck projection.
So, when Darth Vader or Kylo Ren lunge at you, no, there isn't the impression that he's there in the room with you. Instead, it's like you're playing a real Jedi training game. There'll be Holochess to play, too, and a full battle filled with tiny AT-ATs and other hardware that flood your living room floor with characters, and they all have that authentic "projected by a malfunctioning R2 unit" feel to them.
Lenovo builds on its display escape with a legitimately great lightsaber. Modeled after Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, and Rey's weapon from the movies, it's just as sturdy and – at over 12-inches long and over half a pound in weight – tactile as you'd hope. There are touch-sensitive controls for power, blade, and force, and a microUSB port on the bottom to charge the 550 mAh battery.
Its glowing blue tip, and the red-lit tracking beacon which sits on the floor and gives the whole system a point of reference for the lowest point, are followed by two forward-facing fisheye cameras in the headset. That's how the Mirage AR knows where you're looking and where you're waving the lightsaber.
From that point, you're limited only by your own enthusiasm. Lightsaber battles are, arguably, the perfect foil for augmented reality, and if you want to you can leap around, flailing the lightsaber to match the suggested parrying lines and generally pretending you're the latest of the Jedi. The gameplay itself is fairly straightforward: a virtual blade extends from your lightsaber, and you're given suggested guidelines as to where you should position it to fend off Darth Vader's attacks. At the same time, when you swipe at him you can progressively wear down his own health.
The same lightsaber will work as a pointer for more strategic games like Holochess. Meanwhile, the plan is to release more games and app over time, building on the Mirage AR headset's usefulness. No, it'll never rival HoloLens for productivity, but it's exponentially cheaper.
The Lenovo Mirage AR and Star Wars: Jedi Challenges will go on-sale in November, online and in Best Buy stores. It'l be priced at $199.99, and if you're already convinced, you can preorder it today.


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Ghost Stag
Books about hunting – especially the anecdotal kind – frequently contain stories about mighty stags that were hunted by many men without success. Invariably they disappeared without trace – only to be seen again during the roar (rut) by the light of the full moon.
One can imagine these apparitions and the stir such a sighting would have caused among local hunters. No doubt the stories were told and retold around many a fire, especially in the old days when deer were more common (in New Zealand, anyway). In those days hunting was a regular pastime and passion – even for deer cullers who often complained of long weeks of loneliness in the bush, with bad weather thrown in to boot.
It is hard not to experience a shiver of excitement at the thought of a mighty stag who eluded all the hunters and who still stalks the night skies when the hinds are on heat and the moon is full.
Acrylic on Arches Dessein art paper, 160gsm 11.25″x 13.25″
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The Angry Elk
Pencil drawing of a bull Elk (or Wapiti) bugling during the mating season or rut.
In New Zealand, we call it 'the roar' – a time when young men's fancies turn not to thoughts of love – not human love anyway – but to thoughts of bush stalking, cabins, tents, rifles, calibers, campfires and cameras.
For them, this is THE time of the year.
Very disappointing for the young maidens in their lives, but get used to it, it's an immovable fact of life…
Original in graphite pencil, colorized in Photoshop. B/W version available HERE.
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We live in a world where the transient and the odd are celebrated. If your family is going to learn to appreciate the truly great things around us, purposefully seeking it out is recommended. It can give them something to joy in for the rest of their life!
Learning about the visual arts is not as difficult as it might seem. You can put together a great program with a little planning.
Studying the work of famous artists can be done in a number of ways. One that many have found successful is as follows:
1. Choose one artist for the month.
2. Choose four works from that artist to study.
3. Each week of study, the following approach for each piece can be fun:
Day 1– Study the painting closely for ten minutes. Put the painting away and write everything you remember about the painting. Color, mood, or contrast can be as important as the images in the picture itself. Younger children should tell you what they remember and you write it down. Older children should be able to write their own narration.
Day 2– Re-examine the same painting. Have each child talk or write about the feelings evoked by the painting.
Day 3– Using the same painting, write a story using the painting as inspiration.
Day 4- Using paint, paper, clay, crayon, chalk, or whichever medium you choose, recreate the painting.
To find prints, look for calendars of famous artists or second-hand books for sale. The internet has many wonderful sites and Dover Publishing has post cards and other resources for art study.
Try to create something yourself. Take classes if you want, or just buy supplies and have fun. As you become more proficient, consider buying better supplies and experience what you can do with higher quality materials.
If you want some technical help but not necessarily lessons, look for art instruction books. Ed Emberly has a series that is simple and fun for children and definitely outside the box. DK Publishing has a number of art instruction books that are more technical and great for older learners. The books Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain or Drawing with Children are highly recommended.
Visit local museums or other venues that display the work of local artists. Visit exhibits featuring different media. Which do you prefer? What piece is the favorite one for each member of the family? We live in a world filled with beauty. Help each other see what you see.


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Under the regulations, enacted in 2004, Vermont opened its doors for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries. Only registered dispensaries may acquire, possess, cultivate, manufacture, transfer, transport, supply, sell, or dispense marijuana, marijuana-infused products, and marijuana-related supplies to registered patients and their caregivers.
The Vermont Marijuana Registry (VMR) was established by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to oversee the rules and regulations that govern the medical cannabis program. They have issued five dispensary registration certificates so they are currently not accepting new dispensary applications.
On January 22, 2018, Vermont became the first state to make marijuana legal through legislative action — rather than via a ballot initiative. However, this law only made it legal for adults to possess and cultivate limited amounts of marijuana. There is still no approved legislation that will allow recreational marijuana businesses to operate within the state.
So this means that you cannot apply for a medical or recreational business license right now. However, there's a lot to do and prepare - see below for details.
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To get ahead and be prepared for when the state re-opens the program, you should:
Until the state re-opens their program for licensing, these are the general steps to follow in setting up your dispensary business. Some of these can be taken care of now, which would allow you to get a head-start on the process.


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Welcome to my virtual tearoom! Find a comfy spot to sit, pour a steaming cup of your favorite tea and let's chat!
My hope for you here is to find a peaceful place in blog world where you can relax. The teapot will always be full. The food will be plentiful and excellent. The conversation will ebb and flow. The smiles will be perpetual.
What will find its way to this page? There will be talk of tea, of course. Recipes and good ideas will be shared. Tea cups, teapots, and anything tea-related will be in abundance. Funny stories, quips, anecdotes, quotes, photos, friendship and great conversation will be at the ready.
As an appropriate beginning to a blog about all-things-tea…I'd like to share my favorite tea with you. Every morning, before I can even see straight, I head for the tea cabinet. I reach for the herbal peppermint tea. My preference is Celestial Seasoning's Peppermint. (I promise you — they're not paying me to say that. I wish they were. When they do, I'll let you know.) ;^)
When the cup is in my hand and I have taken a sip, all begins to be well with the world.
The fragrance contains something of a revival in it. This tea tastes like you just went out to your garden and gathered a fist full of fresh peppermint leaves. After my first cup, I can begin to let my brain take the first baby steps toward the idea of breakfast.
By the time I make the second cup, my eyes are open and complete sentences are beginning to form.
Is anyone else like this in the morning?
I wish I was a morning person, I really do. I need to be a morning person.
Tell me about your mornings and your tea.
It is very nice to meet you and thank you for stopping by! (The next cup of tea will be much warmer, now that we've broken the ice.) ;^)


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Patrick D. Morin talking about the importance of keeping gutters and valleys clear of debris, allowing water to run freely down your roof.
If its been a while since you've checked your gutters, let Roof Life of Oregon scamper up on your roof to check it out.
To read the scripted video see below.
This is Patrick Morin, Roof Life of Oregon. We're on a 19 year old shake roof in Portland, OR and I want to show you a scenario that we have where the gutters were put on this roof and run tight to the roof at the bottom of a valley and what happens is tree debris comes down and gets stopped from clearing out of the valley by this gutter which is trying to drain, you can come up here and see all the water that sits in this gutter system. Our solution to do on this is to trim this gutter tail back probably 3 inches at the high side and back maybe 2 inches down here and that actually will allow the tree debris to, now you see when this was originally installed there's just this little teeny gap here for water to traverse out and any kind of material is going to cause it to plug up.


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It's true – Variety Theatre would simply not be the program it is today without the generous financial support of many individuals and organizations. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is one of these organizations whose funding makes our mission possible.
The NEA supports projects that provide access to the opportunities and connections, as well as the joy, that the arts bring. This year, they have decided to award Variety Theatre with a grant that supports projects that focus on the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts and/or the strengthening of communities through the arts.
Our Variety Theatre program does just that by providing local children and teens with disabilities with more than just time on stage. This program teaches new skills, improves self-esteem, fosters independence and so much more. We also aim to bring a message of inclusivity to our audiences, by showing them that people of all abilities can succeed.
Thank you, NEA, for your support of Variety Theatre! To find out more about how the National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, click here.
To learn more about Variety Theatre, and to purchase tickets to this year's Variety Theatre production of Disney's The Little Mermaid, coming to the Touhill Performing Arts Center Oct. 18 – 21, click here.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.


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Boudhanath Stupa is the biggest stupa in the world and an important pilgrimage center for Buddhists in Nepal and Tibet.
Constructed around 5th century, the stupa is characterized by its white dome, soaring spire of 13 steps to Nirvana and all seeing Buddha's pair of eyes. Inscribed in world heritage site list, the stupa was struck down by the earthquake of 2015 only to be restored completely in 2016. The site is now once again open for public and visitors.
How to get there?
Public vehicles such as buses and micro-vans are easily available in the city. Taxi services are also plenty on this route.


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How to get around that 20 percent mortgage down payment – CNBC – · Moreover, when you have a high FICO score, the "adjustment" to a conventional mortgage because you are making a low down payment will add 0.25.
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No Down Payment, No Problem: How to Get a Mortgage with Low Savings – Traditionally, buyers aimed to put down. no-down payment mortgage on the purchase of a primary residence. The house must be located in a USDA-designated area, and you must meet certain income.
Low down payments make a comeback – Down payment. their mortgage, and the Freddie Mac program is restricted to low-income borrowers. Related: Where zombie foreclosures are making a comeback Loans backed by the two mortgage giants.
Recently, two new low down payment options became available to home buyers: federal housing association (fha) loans with mortgage insurance that was just lowered 0.5 percent, and fannie mae/freddie mac loans with 3 percent down. But home buyers with just a little more cash to put down have other options.
A no down payment mortgage allows homebuyers to purchase a house without requiring any cash for a down payment. There are a few no down payment home loan programs, as well as several low down mortgage options available to borrowers in 2017.
PMI: Buying a home with a low down payment – Bills.com – However, there are solutions, including a low down payment mortgage, or close to a no down payment loan. One such solution is PMI or Private Mortgage Insurance. This insurance reduces the lender's risk and lets you take a larger size mortgage loan, with a low down payment.
. the size of your monthly payment if you have less than 20 percent of the purchase price of your home. Fortunately, alternative financing programs allow you to have your low-down, no PMI cake and.
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Nearly everything seems to develop problems of some sort as it ages. Most human beings find themselves slowing down and becoming a bit cranky as they get older. Computers seem to have much the same symptoms, as they age. Computers slow down in operating speed, and tend to freeze or even crash as they age. You can ignore this problem for only so long and then it becomes obvious that the computer is acting so badly that you must do something to correct the it. At this point you realise that the cause of these errors is unknown, which makes it difficult to find a solution.
One thing is fairly certain however; if you are running a Windows copmputer the problem is nearly always to be found in the registry. The registry is a massive database of files, which are used by the operating system to run the computer. Over a period of time as the computer is used, excess files and data fragments accumulate here. The registry will be very large, and bloated with an excess of data. A lot of this data is old and no longer of use. Much of it is programs which were not completely uninstalled, and parts of programs which were not fully installed. Assorted scraps of data and spyware are also likely to be hogging space in the registry.
Fortunately there is an easy way to remove this unwanted material. A registry cleaner application will perform a free scan of your computer, and find out what problems you actually have. You can take a look at the report provided, and make the decision as to what course you will take. You can attempt to manually remove the unwanted files. All windows computers have the Regedit function installed for this purpose. Regedit is easy to use, and using this you can delete the files you do not want in the registry.
If you are unable to do this,the registry repair tool will do it,for a reasonable fee. Take great care if you try to do the clean-up yourself. The registry contains many essential files which must never be removed. Accidental removal of any of these can completely disable the computer. Unless you really know what files are necessary and which are not do not try removing data from the registry. It is much wiser to use the registry cleaner tool which can do this safely.
The registry repair program will first do a complete backup of the registry. Then it will edit the registry and take out the unnecessary files, worthless shortcuts, never used drivers, and much more. Your registry will be made lean and efficient once more. The computer will operate properly at top speed just as it used to do.
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Indians have eyes on PAC-7 title, but know they have to be able to stop the other team and create takeaways along the way.
CANAL FULTON There's a lot of ways Northwest defensive coordinator Travis Stroh wants to see his group improve as the 2017 nears. There's one way, in particular, which he believes will be paramount to the Indians getting to the level they need to be in order to contend for a PAC-7 championship.
"Toughness," Stroh said following Northwest's practice Tuesday morning.
The reason for such an assessment is simple. In fact, just a look at the Indians in person can see why Stroh believes that to be the case.
The physical size which was a characteristic of Northwest's playoff run last decade isn't there anymore. Instead, the Indians boast a defense which is built more on players reliant on their athleticism than physique.
"We have to make sure we fly around to the ball," Stroh said. "This year, we're not going to be as big, even as last year. Right now, we're just preaching flying to the ball and making sure we're really working on our tackling and getting the ball."
A by-product of that is creating turnovers. Stroh can point to Northwest's 6-4 2016 season as an example of how creating takeaways - or not being able to do so - can alter a game's course.
In Northwest's 3-0 start to the season, it created seven turnovers alone. However, over the next three games - all losses - it would only get two takeaways, which left the Indians sitting at 3-3 and with next-to-no playoff hopes despite four games remaining.
"Last year we had many times where, whether it's a fumble on the ground or a dropped interception, that could've turned the game or a series," Stroh said. "We're really preaching that in the drills, in 7-on-7, of owning the ball. We have to really take over the ball."
The last several years, not even necessarily by choice, Northwest has found itself playing a number of young players on defense. Injuries or player departures have forced the Indians to, almost annually, find sophomores or even freshmen who have been asked to plug holes.
While that can create opportunities in the long-term, the short-term isn't always as fruitful. It can be especially taxing on coaches who want to do more in certain situations, but have to stay close to the basics because the players are getting up to speed.
The hope for Northwest's coaches, especially defensively, is that the short-term issues of the past two or three years create a positive situation in the present.
"In the past couple of years, we've really been teaching learning football and I think these guys are understanding it," Stroh said. "In our more down years, we were just guys out there and we were learning every week. I think we've got a foundation right now with our defense that we're not super worried about where we line up or what we're supposed to do, because we know that kind of stuff. It's a lot easier, especially with these seniors now who have been in this multiple-defense system for three years, that they're confident in where they're supposed to line up, what they're supposed to do and what it's supposed to look like."
That, in turn, should provide a bit more fluidity for the players. Football, especially on defense, is an instinctual game.
With the players - Stroh guesstimates roughly a half-dozen returning starters, with another nine he feels relatively comfortable with in either starting or as key reserves - having the base down, they shouldn't have to think so much while on the field. Now, in theory, it should become more natural because they should learn from the mistakes during the week of practice, thus cleaning it up on game night.
"I'm telling them, 'We're going to fail in practice,'" Stroh said. "'We've got to practice doing it the right way.' ... We're going to keep repping and repping and repping to do it the right way."
Something, Stroh believes, can help Northwest hit the ground running in its first season in the PAC-7.
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Home Farm Wimpole Hall Sunday 22nd February
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This is sawdust stove designed and made by Alistair. The lower section has a hole in the base the same size as the white tube in the foreground.
The tube is heavily siliconed for lubrication and has a locating plug to match the hole in the base of the can. So locate the tube, pack it with sawdust to close to the top and cover with ash – this prevents the top from burning.
Remove tube at set fire to the sawdust – it burns for a long time. Air comes through the hole in the base and feeds the burning dust. It has to be elevated and requires some form of air adjustement to regulate rate of burn.
Alistair was also working on two bows to power a pole lathe. These were of Ash – as were most English bows.
Simon was wearing his own jumper – his own sheep and wool, his father processed and dyed it with chestnut and his mother knitted it.
Andy was supervising a newcomer using a large scotch eyed auger bit making maul heads from some dry Elm.
Simon is looking for a 4 inch auger bit to make bird boxes.
There are a few budding tool makers in this group. This travisher is from Tony Hague – Mahogany
It was 2nd prize in the tool competition last year –
This young lady was a complete novice and was fortunate to visit a group so well geared up for youngsters – small shave-horses and lathes.
Another good idea from Andy – a bench mounted standing shave-horse if you're short of space.
I visited the local Pub in Orwell – the Chequers
The Lacons from Great Yarmouth was excellent as was the bar food – whitebait, squid and chicken.
No surprises then about the origins of the quality tempura.
So - did you recognise the catheter, urine bag, wooden bung and the small jar of Birch syrup. The blue plastic was for tying to the tapped tree to make it easier to find later.


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Hey Lee Brice fans, listen up: his brother Lewis is also an artist, and if you aren't familiar, you're missing out on some serious skill. The Brice brother has a similar vocal tone, perhaps a bit raspier on delivery (especially in the plaintive "Messin' with My Mind"!)
Brice's most recent release, "Still with You," manages to be both fun and emotional, an uptempo grooving song that centerpieces devotion to a love interest. Brice wrote the song with Parker, and it serves as a teaser for his upcoming EP, out July 14. Brice teamed with his brother for the project, co-producing it with Lee along with Ben Simonetti (Zac Brown Band, and a member of Sir Rosevelt) and Brian Bunn. The song follows on the heels of "Messin' with My Mind," which showcases Brice's expressive vocals and emotional strength.
Listen to "Still with You":


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Using risk analysis can help you make defensible, documented decisions about your compliance in a variety of circumstances, for a variety of regulations. Risk analysis is the key to make your health information privacy and security regulatory compliance work more sensible as well as defensible. There are tools freely available that can help in the performance of a risk analysis, but a risk analysis takes more than tools, it takes an understanding of what to examine and how to consider what you find, to create a coherent analysis of the risks to your electronic PHI.
If you don't take the proper steps to ensure that your patients' health information is protected according to the HIPAA Security Rule, you can be hit with significant fines and penalties. With the increased HIPAA fines beginning at $10,000 in cases of willful neglect, and recent fines over $5 million for lack of adequate security practices, providing good information security and being in compliance are more important than ever, and a good risk analysis is key to that compliance.
Join expert speaker Jim Sheldon-Dean for live audio conference to get in-depth knowledge of HIPAA audit and enforcement regulations and processes, and how they apply to HIPAA covered entities and business associates. He will explain the recent changes that increase fines and create new penalty levels, including new penalties for willful neglect of compliance that begin at $10,000. This session will focus on how you can use the tools as part of an analysis process to give you actionable plans and documentation of considerations made in the process.
Jim will discuss the results of prior enforcement actions and HHS audits (and their penalties), especially those relating to Risk Analysis, including recent actions involving multi-million dollar fines and settlements. In addition, new trends in information security risks will be discussed so you can start to plan for the work you'll need to do to stay in compliance and keep patient information private and secure.
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Jim will also cover:
Who should attend?
At the Q&A session following the live event, ask a question and get advice unique to your situation, directly from our expert speaker.
- Jim Sheldon-Dean
Jim Sheldon-Dean is a healthcare compliance and HIPAA expert in the areas of privacy and security regulatory compliance and business process analysis. He is the founder and director of compliance services at Lewis Creek Systems, LLC, a Vermont-based consulting firm founded in 1982, providing information privacy and security regulatory compliance services to a wide variety of healthcare entities. Jim is a frequent speaker regarding HIPAA...
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Fir Class 2019-20
Hello and welcome to the Fir class page where we are a little bit serious and a little bit funny. We have written this page independently and we hope you enjoy reading it! There are thirty two of us in Fir class and we are Friendly Independent Rockstars.
We are all different and we celebrate those differences in our class. We always work as a team and help each other in our lessons. We listen to each other always and do our best to meet our teacher's high expectations.
We are in Lower Key Stage 2 with Mr Stephenson. Mr Stephenson supports Arsenal and is firm but fair when he teaches us. He is really smart and loves English and Jigsaw. He works with Mrs Fielding, Mrs Mclean, Mrs Gardiner, Mrs Ralph and Mrs Nunn, who teaches in Year 4.
At Bowsland we are having a PART-E. These five letters stand for Pride, Achievement, Responsibility, Teamwork and Enjoyment. Here are some suggestions for how you could show them:
Pride –
- Taking care of how we present our work
- Tidying and being clean in our classroom
- Working hard on your handwriting
Achievement –
- Reaching Bowsland Brilliance
- Trying your best to achieve the best
- Competing against other schools in sports
- Being responsible in a pupil voice group
- Don't rush your learning!
- Tidying up our classroom and school
- Working together to overcome something
- Help other people in their learning
- Sharing ideas and prompting
- Playing with friends at break and lunch
- Enjoying our lessons
- Having fun and laughing
Thank you for reading our page and we will update this page through the year with new and exciting information!
Fir class.
Washing Hands Song
Year 3 have been learning a catchy new song to sing whilst washing their hands. Listen carefully or take a look at the whiteboard for the lyrics and then sing along the next time you wash your hands!


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regenerative agriculture
a wave of sustainable farming
After centuries of heavily exploiting the land, Brazilians are experimenting with traditional and sustainable techniques.
RAIN is sponsoring free workshops with farmers unions, introducing agroforestry to conventional farmers.
Training & Tools
Ongoing support
Workshops & web-based learning
High YIELD
Trees and crops planted together support each other, generating abundant quantities of mixed organic produce while building up soil and storing carbon.
Agroforestry out-competes conventional farming.
One hectare employs three people and can feed 40 families.
High Biodiversity
The perfect monoculture has only one species. If another creature eats it we call it a "pest" or a "plague".
This image is a not a monoculture, but a polyculture - a 500 hectare cacao farm with hundreds of other species among the cacao, adding their nutrients to the system. Diversity keeps insects from becoming pests. Complexity is more resilient to change.
At the beginning of the century, this farm was deforested, dried up and abandoned. Master agroforester Ernst Gotch turned it into a highly productive farm with over 80% the biodiversity of neighbouring forests.
14 streams have returned to life.
Rain has returned again after a decade of drought. Insects, birds and amphibians thrive among the trees.
One hectare employs three people and feeds 40 families.
The harvests are spread out over a longer period than with conventional farming, meaning that the work is more long term.
learning &
Two years ago Daniel and Carol began to farm on a disused sand quarry.
Their yields quickly caught the attention of their neighbours. They started to learn, and began to experiment.
For their first workshop, Daniel and Carol could only afford two spades.
RAIN is sponsoring them to teach agroforestry courses to farmers and install agroforestry systems in schools.


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The next litter pick is on Saturday 1st July. The date has changed from our usual end of the month as we are able to use the workboat to collect litter from the canal. Please join us to clean up the area and get a free boat ride!
Meet in Lansdowne Park at 10:30am. All equipment provided.
Drinks afterwards at The Chestnut.


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I swear, this is the last Doctor Who related blog until my review for The Impossible Astronaut but here's something to savour until next Saturday ...
The start of the week saw actors Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill and Alex Kingston along with showrunner, Steven Moffat, producers Beth Willis and Piers Wenger and director Toby Haynes heading over to New York to do some promo work for the sixth season with all five of them fielding questions from eager American fans.
During the Q&A section, there were hints from Moffat about John Simm not leaving his role of the Master just yet (I guess we can start the Master coming for Series 7 rumours, can't we?) as well as teasings about the show's past inclusion of LGBT characters as well as more musings on this year's threat, the Silence. Also watch out for an unique rendition of Rebecca Black's Friday to Matt, Karen and Arthur.
Preview Clips For The Impossible Astronaut: http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2011/04/dwn130411223008-bbc-publicity-update.html
Matt/Karen/Arthur Interview: http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2011/04/dwn080411235008-bbc-america-publicity.html
Series 6 Q&A: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWsGTLn6veg


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William Randolph Hearst is known as a great newspaper businessman, today we learned that he got his start with his dad's money and used his fortune to build a crazy big house on the West coast; Hearst Castle. It is every bit of what one would expect from a European castle. In fact, Hearst bought entire rooms, walls and ceilings, from European buildings and had the shipped and installed. Although the house is now a California State Park they still charge a pretty penny for tours. We could only afford to tour the upstairs rooms which included bedrooms, library and study. Maybe next time we can do the Kitchen & Cottages or the Great Rooms tours!
To balance the modern with nature we drove all morning along the Big Sur coast. One can never tire of watching the waves hit the seaside cliffs. There are numerous private homes along the path with gates – my goodness what those homes must look like and what spectacular views they have. The California 1 highway engineers need to give some advice to the Crater lake road designers. They seem to understand the importance of shoulders, and guardrails. It made for a very relaxing ride today.
Hooray! for the Elephant seal! We stopped along our route to see a beach full (at first I thought they were all dead and had beached themselves). According to the placard these big guys were thought to be extinct but in 1990 they found about a dozen of them and – voila – now a whole beach full.
Anyone want to take bets on whether we get to see the Reagan library? Let me clarify, see the inside of the Reagan library? Their website let us know that we could tour the grounds or spend our money at the gift shop and café. Too bad we can't go in the actual library. It is disgusting how many areas we have passed that have barricades in front of them the past week and a half.


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My contribution for this week's challenge – Waiting
I recalled that day in Dubai, we were roaming around under the scorching hot sun, the sky was crystal clear, the wind had moved on and countless of complaints about the weather was present. The picture here is Nana: without remarking anything, we could all notice she had the same wish to welcome the night anytime soon–waiting for the night sky to shield us.
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2018 Volkswagen Golf R in McMinnville OR
The Volkswagen Golf is a fun car to drive but Volkswagen wanted to step it up a notch. Volkswagen crafted the Volkswagen Golf R to be a high performing hatch for driving lovers. The Volkswagen Golf R was designed to deliver an exhilarating driving experience every time drivers get behind the wheel. The body design was meticulously crafted to be aerodynamic to help the Golf R zip through the wind on the city or the highway. When you put your foot on the gas and go, the Golf R can go from 0-60 in under 5 seconds. Ready, Set, Golf R.
Here at McMinnville Volkswagen, our number one priority is our customers leaving our lot behind the wheel of a Volkswagen model they will love to drive for years to come. Each new Volkswagen model comes with The People First Warranty which is a 6-year/72,000-mile warranty. Not to mention it is one of the longest warranties among the competition. Read all about Volkswagen Golf R below.
|2.0 4-cylinder TSI® engine
|8-inch touchscreen & turn-by-turn navigation
|19" Englishtown alloy wheels
|7-speed DSG® automatic transmission with Tiptronic® and Sport mode
|SiriusXM® Satellite Radio
|Dual exhaust with quad tips
|292 horsepower & 280 lb-ft of torque
|Apple CarPlay™ & Android Auto™
|LED taillights and headlights
|21 city mpg & 29 highway mpg
|Fender® Premium Audio System
|Top sport seats with R logo embroidery
|4MOTION® all-wheel-drive
|Volkswagen App-Connect®
|Volkswagen Digital Cockpit
|DCC® adaptive chassis control
|VW Car-Net Security & Service
|Carbon touch accents
Get a 2018 Volkswagen Golf R Near Beaverton OR
The Volkswagen Golf R is a driver-centric vehicle that puts high performance at the forefront. You dictate the driving experience with features such as driving mode select and the performance monitor. Safety is also a top priority for Volkswagen no matter which model it is. In the event of a crash, the Volkswagen Golf R has rear and front crumple zones to mitigate crash damage from the passengers. The Golf R also has driver assistance features that act as an extra pair of eyes on the road. These features include
- Front Assist with Forward Collision Warning and Pedestrian Monitoring
- Rear View Camera System with Rear Cross Traffic Alert
- Park Distance with Maneuver Braking
- Blind Spot Monitor
- Lane Assist with Lane Departure Warning
- Light Assist with High Beam Control
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The Mornington Peninsula is currently under Stage 4 restrictions which include a curfew from 8pm to 5am. Face coverings continue to be compulsory.
Further information
Published on 09 March 2018
Due to the Labour Day Public Holiday on Monday 12 March, Mornington Peninsula Shire facilities will have changes to their regular operational hours.
Shire Service Centres at Rosebud, Mornington, Hastings and Somerville
Our service centres and phone lines will be closed.
Will be closed. 'Returns' chutes will remain open.
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery Open between 10am – 5pm.
Maternal and Child Health Centres
All centres will be closed.
Dromana Visitor Information Centre Open between 9am – 5pm.
Pelican Park Recreation Centre
Open between 8am – 4pm.
Civic Reserve Recreation Centre
Crib Point Pool
Open between 9.30am – 6pm.
Somerville Health and Fitness Studio
Mount Martha Public Golf Course
Open between 7am – 6pm.
Youth Service Centres
Shed 11 Hastings, Y Lounge Rosebud, Somerville Youth Space and The Corner will be closed.
The Briars
Will be open 9am to 5pm
Eco Living Display Centre
If you are deaf, or have a hearing or speech impairment, you can contact us through the National Relay Service.
Visit: National Relay Service
TTY/voice calls: 133 677 Speak and listen: 1300 555 727 SMS relay: 0423 677 767
Please be aware that CCTV cameras are in operation at a number of Shire buildings, including municipal offices, recreation centres and youth centres.
Mornington Peninsula Shire acknowledges and pays respect to the Bunurong / BoonWurrung people, the traditional custodians of these lands and waters


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The tattooed alleys of downtown Toronto that have undoubtedly had seen their fair share of shadiness. However, they were in for something a little different when Deepa, Sandeep & the Kumari crew showed up cameras a blazing.
We love the challenge of making the ordinary look extraordinary, so transforming the grunge into a sexy shoot is exactly what keeps us clicking. Deepa, with her seductive poses and Sandeep with his loose-tie charm made for rocking photographs that took us well into the night. Pushing our creativity into off camera lighting, we set out for the beach to bring the romance of the moonlight into the shots.
This shoot was a collective vision, and we must give thanks to everyone who helped make it a reality: Sherry (the best make up artist you haven't heard of…. till now), Rishi (the man with the cam, and the best VAL in the business… voice activated lightstand), and of course Deepa & Sandeep. Thank you all and we are all looking forward to what promises to be an awesome wedding!


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Glamorous photo shoot
I am almost…. almost… done with this adoption application.
- bank
- medical exams
- psych exams
- 3 book reports
- stack of forms to sign : yes I have a job, no I don't have a gun, etc.
- FBI (and DMV) background checks
- collection of happy pictures of me with kids (I have so many pictures of the kids I love! But I'm always the one taking the photo, so of course I'm not in any of them. Had to take a whole bunch more – thank god these kids are such good sports.)
- autobiography telling life story (incl. family background, all jobs in detail, hobbies, dating and relationship history, school-days memories, and thoughts on parenting and discipline) in 4 pages max
- anti-racism training for well intentioned middle class liberal white women
- homestudy interview and house inspection
- glamorous photo shoot*
Still to do:
- finish last edits for my Dear Birthmother letter: waaaaay too many exclamation points….
- get $100,000 life insurance finalized… just more forms to fill out…
- get a 1-800 number (and a real cell phone)
*I was putting the "cover photo" off until last because I really, really hate having my picture taken. Except when Paul does it, because for some reason I tend to look happier in the pictures he takes. Gee, I wonder why? :)
But (thank you, Paul!) the whole thing wasn't really so bad in the end! After a night of stress-related nacho-and-beer behavior I reported for duty at Wavelengths. I was a little worried. I did not want to look like I was going to a party or out on a date, and when you request make-up as well as hair styling they tend to assume it's for something formal. But thank goodness! In both cases, after giving me slightly puzzled looks when I tried to explain what the photos were for, they clued in to the phrase "look like an Awesome Mom" and jumped right in. Hair and make-up both carefully designed to look like I hadn't done a thing; I just always look like this. Damn, those girls are good.
These ones are my faves. The best thing is, they do actually look like me! Only slightly less rumpled than usual…
And since I spent 3 days looking at 150 almost identical pictures of myself, I felt like I needed to clear my brain a little. Thank you, Photoshop: I am Queen of the Moon. AND a future Awesome Mom.


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A Style Guide for Navigating Any Upcoming Occasion
Finally answering the age-old question, "What do I wear?"
We all do it--stare aimlessly into our closet (stuffed to the brim with clothes) and think to ourselves, Well, I have absolutely nothing to wear. Highly unlikely, but it's our reality.
Thankfully, there's an easy fix and it starts by equipping yourself with a few clever outfit ideas. We've teamed up with Chico's to bring you styling tricks for four different events on your fall calendar, from a work promotion (you know it will happen any day now) to an afternoon potluck with the family.
Take a look and plan your schedule accordingly.
First Day at a New Job
Long gone are the days of school pictures, but just as tricky is the first day on the job. Whether you're starting a new gig or you just got that big promotion, we love the idea of playing with proportion. This season try a long tunic worn over a pair of cropped pants and topped with a lightweight jacket. Finish it off with strappy heels now, and then switch to booties later in the season.
Get the look: Chico's jacket ($160), tank ($99), pants ($30), necklace ($89)
Shopping With Friends
It's no longer warm enough for tank tops, but it's not exactly time to bust out the car coat. Find a happy medium in the pullover knit sweater. To style, simply don a pair of on-trend bootcut jeans and ankle booties. It's that easy.
Get the look: Chico's sweater ($109), jeans ($89), clutch ($99), earrings ($39)
A Night Out
An evening on the town always calls for a little something extra. This season, fringe is that little something. Make a subtle statement by sporting a tassel on your handbag or go for a big impact with this faux-suede fringe dress. Hope you like attention.
Get the look: Chico's dress ($149), bracelet ($45), earrings ($29)
Family Gathering
Chances are your family gatherings usually involve lots of food and lots of lounging. For an outfit that works double-duty, try a cozy turtleneck worn over your comfiest pants. Top with a plush cardigan and prepare yourself for plenty of compliments from your sister-in-law.
Get the look: Chico's cardigan ($99), turtleneck ($45), jeans ($89), necklace ($49)
For more looks and style inspiration visit the Chico's blog, Inside Chic.


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"It should be a 'given' that all trustees understand their legal duties and are committed to their cause and good governance: leadership; integrity; decision making; risk and control; board effectiveness; diversity; openness and accountability; all underpinning organisational purpose".
Charity Commission – Charity Governance Code.
The Apuldram Centre is governed by a Board of voluntary Trustees, appointed according to the Charity's Articles of Association. They play a vital role, bringing passion and commitment as well as sharing their range of skills and experience. The Board meets regularly throughout the year and recognises that good governance is essential for the success of The Apuldram Centre. In conjunction with the management team, the Board sets the long-term vision and protects the reputation and values of the organisation by providing strong leadership and by demonstrating their decision-making and accountability.
Paul Reed – Chair
Paul has been a volunteer at the Apuldram Centre since 2005 and a Trustee since November 2007; he also produces the Apuldram News and general publicity.
Paul's pre-Apuldram life included 26 years as a social worker in the criminal and civil justice systems.
In 1981 Paul set up the Chichester Gateway Club (under the aegis of Mencap); his leisure activities include cycling, Pilates and playing badminton and racketball.
Chris Buckland
Chris stepped down from being Chairman in Oct 18 and remains an active board member, Chris has a son who Apuldram support.
Oliver James
Oliver is a Chartered Surveyor and has been in practice in Chichester since 1979. He lives with his family in Bosham and has been involved with Apuldram for more than 20 years. He was previously actively involved with the Chichester Down Syndrome Support Group. He provides specific support to the organisation in the management of its properties and with its business planning.
Lesley Burford
Lesley Burford is very pleased to have recently joined the board of trustees. Lesley has a background in nursing and has worked for Mencap, locally and nationally for many years.
Lesley has a son at the Apuldram Centre and friendships with many of the trustees. Lesley plans to support the Centre and the trustees in future ventures.
Janice Bell
Janice Bell joined the board of Apuldram in October 2018. Janice has business background with particular expertise in bidding and providing oversight to the delivery of service contracts. Her previous charity board experience includes Relate Portsmouth & District, where she was a trustee for eight years. Janice is also a member of the Open University Business School's International Advisory Board and is Treasurer of the local sailing club. Her interests span the arts and sports, she runs regularly ("badly and slowly" she says) and follows rugby with a passion.
Penny Holroyd
I originally trained as a primary school teacher and have worked in education most of my working life. I recently returned to Chichester and am a part-time volunteer with Citizens Advice. I am a keen musician and like going to concerts; I also sing with Chichester Singers. I like the theatre and the Arts generally and have recently joined the Fine Arts Society. I like travelling and am doing more walking now that I have more time. I have two young adult daughters and two brothers, one of whom is a trainee at Apuldram.
Lydia Verduyn
Lydia Verduyn has lived in Fishbourne since 2016 and joined the Board of Trustees in January 2019. She has a business background, her latest employment being responsible for 'Personnel and Organization'. As a volunteer she used her abilities to manage events involving sailing, historic architecture as well as assisting in the set up of companies.
She is actively involved in a large centre for disabled people in the Netherlands in which her brother Hagen lives.
Anne Hudspith
I enjoyed a very fulfilling teaching career working in a variety of primary schools in West Sussex and eventually as a Headteacher in Horsham for over 15 years. I have a wide experience of governance, working as an Executive Head and serving on the governing body of two secondary schools and at the moment I am the Chair of Governors at a primary school in Angmering.
I have always had a particular interest in people with special educational needs as my youngest sibling was born with significant learning difficulties and had to be educated in residential special schools.
I have four children and three grandchildren and I am passionate about ensuring equal opportunities for all people especially those who are the most vulnerable in our society.


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On we rode, looking for a spot. The Rainbow Cafe looked promising ... but it closed at 3. Sunday! Skye and I found out on our way back from the Keys, very little is open on Sunday! By time I found a likely possibility, the light was fading from the sky. Deciding to keep on homeward before full dark fell, dinner turned out to be a couple microwaved hotdogs and sauerkraut!
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In the Thames-Coromandel District Council Long Term Plan 2018 - 2028, $172,000 has been designated to the expansion and development of the Hahei Village entrance car park.
Originally, the development was to happen in the TCDC financial year 2019/2020. However, the funding has been brought forward and TCDC is hoping to have the expansion completed before Christmas of this year. The carpark currently holds 200 cars and will hold at least 200 more after the expansion.
Expansion of the car park is necessary as TCDC is looking to change their Parking Control Bylaw 2014 to limit car parking in Hahei Village itself.
Two possible amendments to the Parking Control Bylaw are under consideration. The first will only allow Hahei residents to park along the streets of Hahei, including berms, from October to April every year. The second will completely ban parking, year round, along the streets of Hahei by way of broken yellow lines. Under this amendment no exemption will be available to Hahei residents.
The Hahei Residents and Ratepayers Association and Mercury Bay Community Board called for a change to the Parking Control Bylaw as unrestricted visitors' parking in Hahei Village is restricting traffic flow and creates safety issues for pedestrians and other road users. This is especially the case during peak holiday periods and holiday weekends.
TCDC is now calling for submissions on the two possible amendments. Submission forms can be dwonloaded from the TCDC website (www.tcdc.govt.nz) or picked up from any TCDC office. Submissions close on Monday 10 September.


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I apologize profusely. I thought I had posted that I had switched blogs. I'm now blogging at http://isaacsranting.blogspot.com/. I've been doing that for about a month now. I'm so sorry. I made up a post to tell you guys I was switching then I guess I never posted it.
Switching blogs August 8, 2007
POTC World's end March 19, 2007
Click here to see the trailer from Pirates of the Caribean: Worlds end
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I can't wait until May 5
English assignments February 9, 2007
The next three posts are two essays and a story I had to do for English class. Their not that great, and I didn't even put in the changes my teacher suggested, but here they are anyway. I hope you enjoy them.
Who did I please?
By Trevor Gustafson
One day a miller, who was kind and elderly, and his son, an obedient lad, were on their way to town to sell their cherished donkey. While the miller and his son merrily traversed through the countryside, the donkey, who was oblivious to all around him, lazily strolled behind them. As the three travelers went along down the road, they passed many well meaning, but very critical people.
Before long the miller, his son and the donkey encountered a group of women drawing water form a well. As the three travelers passed by, one of the women called out, "Why are both of you walking when you have such a fine donkey to ride?" The miller, who was very embarrassed by the scene, quickly hoisted the boy up onto the donkey and, without a word, set off down the road. However the three travelers had not gotten far when they encountered two elderly gentlemen standing along side the road. As the three travelers passed by, one of the men called out, "Boy, have you no respect for your aging father? Get down and let your father ride." Greatly embarrassed by the mans' comment, the miller quickly told his son to get down, then climbed onto the donkey and started off down the road with his son trailing behind him. Again the travelers had not gotten far when they encountered a cluster of woman and children. As the three travelers passed by, one of the women called out, "You are an uncaring and unloving father. Look at how your son must nearly run to keep up with you. You ought to let him ride." At this, all the women and children turned their heads to stare. The miller, who was extremely embarrassed by the unwanted attention, quickly pulled his son up onto the donkey and again started off down the road. However the travelers had only gotten around the next bend in the road when they encountered a citizen walking in the opposite direction. As the travelers neared, the citizen called out, "Look at the poor donkey that you are riding. He is tired. Perhaps you should carry him." Even though the miller thought the proposal a bit strange, he did not want to make a scene. Therefore, he quickly tied the donkeys' front and back legs together then took a poll and placed it between the ropes. After that, the miller picked up one end of the pole, his son took up the other, and together they began to walk down the road carrying the donkey upside down between them.
Before long the three travelers could see the city just over the other side of a tall bridge. However, as they crossed the bridge, a crowd of city dwellers began to mockingly snicker and point their fingers at the comical sight. The donkey, which was befuddled by the strange treatment and spooked by the noise, began to kick and soon broke loose from its ropes. As the donkey fell, the boards on the bridge shattered, sending the donkey plunging into the river below. The miller hastily ran to the river bank to try to save the donkey, but it was no use. As the donkey slowly floated out of site, the miller thought to himself, "By trying to please everyone who did I really please?"
A letter to the editor November 8, 2006
We'll I'm still home schooled, but this year I'm taking an English class at a lady from our church's' house. Once a week she teaches a class for me and three other guys from my church. She's an extremely sweet lady. I appreciate her a lot. Well so far we've been
mostly going over grammar, but she gave us our first writing assignment this past week. It's a letter to the editor. I chose a topic on local issues here in Washington Sate. But maybe some of you will find it interesting.
Fairness is a common subject in our society. We claim that we want to be fair, but are we truly willing to work to bring that about? At their own xpense, Washington State residence are being forced off their own private property just to provide some public environmental benefit for the rest of us. I don't think that's fare. If environmental laws are for the all of us to
benefit from, why then are landowners the only ones taking the financial burden for them? I think it's time that we thought about what's fair for others, and I believe Initiative 933 is the answer.
Initiative 933 is a "waive or pay" system. That means we decide to either
pay property owners what an environmental law is costing them, or allow
landowners to have a waiver from that law. I believe this system will be fair
because it will spread the burden of environmental laws out to all of us instead of just a few. Don't you think it's time we thought about what's fair for everyone?
Because I'm a fair person I'll put links to both sides of the initiative.
http://www.noon933.org/ http://www.propertyfairness.com/
Both websites have videos I would recommend watching if you interested in I-933.
A lesson in good humor November 1, 2006
…is good humor.
… is not.
…is good humor.
…is not
John Kerry, since your went to Vietnam I know you MUST be stupid. Because anyone who goes off to war, as you of course know, is stupid. Well you being stupid and all, I'm not sure you're going to uderstand the difference between good humor and bad. Well if you just keep studying, and keep to those books I'm sure you'll get better. Not.
Preach on October 24, 2006
The bible says it so it must be true. I've known it all along, but just a few days ago while reading through Job I came across this in lightning passage in Job.
Job 15:14 what is man… …born of woman, that he could be righteous?
Wow I think I need to start a denomination on that. You see scripture makes it inescapably clear that man, who being born of woman, is born of sin nature. There is just no way around the fact that no man can be born other than through woman, thus no man can be born without a sin nature. Man I can't believe I have missed my lives calling up until now. I must be called to the ministry. I mean I have a natural way of shedding such light on scripture. Man I impress even myself.
An update August 23, 2006
Ok, so I wanted to just post a quick update. No I haven't dropped off the edge of the earth, I'm still hear. Well you don't have to sound so sad about it. Anyway this summer has been extremely busy for me. First I've been working in Child Evangelism Fellowship and 5-day clubs [you can read about those here.] Then on the 15th I started drivers ed. No, you don't have to avoid all of western Washington; my instructor told me I was a very good driver. That has been a lot of fun, and I have really enjoyed my instructor. But in between working my evening schedule around that and trying to get ahead in school I've been pretty busy. This getting prepared for College thing is going to kill me; I thought you weren't support to die until you actually got into college. Oh by the way my parents are making me bike to my school. However it's not real hard, it takes about 45 minutes and there isn't a whole lot of uphill.
Oh by the way my family is vacationing in Oregon next month, so be warned, I may be driving. I can't believe summer is almost over, that so sucks. But this Friday I have a birthday party at the local water park. That will be fun; however, a lot of my friends can't make it, which is disappointing. Ok, so I've settled the fact that I'm not dead, later I hope to write an actual worthwhile post. Keep safe and keep on checking back for new stuff.


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(formerly Sr. M. Annetta)
Passed peacefully away in the presence of her loving family and the Sisters at Presentation Convent, Cathedral Square, St. John's on Friday, August 24, 2018, aged 80 years. Predeceased by her parents Bridget and John Vickers; her sisters Delores and Carmelita, her brother Patrick (Florence) and her grand-nephew Andrew O'Reilly. Leaving to mourn and celebrate her life are her brother-in-law Terry O'Reilly, her devoted and attentive nephews and nieces, especially Annetta and her children, and Jackie and Regina who were very close to her; her grand-nieces and grand-nephews, other relatives, friends, former students and school staff and the Presentation Sisters. The family thanks the nursing staff at Presentation Convent for the wonderful attention they gave Sister Regina during her brief illness. Sister Regina is resting at Presentation Motherhouse, Cathedral Square, St. John's. Visitation will take place on Sunday, August 26th from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. and on Monday, August 27th from 10:00 – 12:00; 2:00 – 4:00, and 7:00 - 9:00, with a Vigil Service at 8:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Basilica of St. John the Baptist on Tuesday, August 28th at 9:30 a.m. Interment will follow at the Presentation Cemetery, Cathedral Square.


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Robert Charles Gilley
July 28, 1927 - April 4, 2017
Funeral services for Robert Charles Gilley, age 89, of Olive Branch are at 2 p.m., Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Mortimer National Funeral Home Chapel in Grenada. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery in Grenada.
Visitation is Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Mortimer National Funeral Home.
Robert died Tuesday, April 5, 2017 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis.
He was born on July 28, 1927 in Prentiss County, Mississippi and was the son of the late Frank M. Gilley and Ora Mae Timbes Gilley.
Robert worked as a heavy equipment operator until his retirement. He was a member the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church and a 32 degree Scottish Rite Mason. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in both World War II and the Korean Conflict.
Robert was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Catherine Hill Gilley; and two sisters, Nell Bell and Annie Mae Jones.
He is survived by two daughters, Mary Catherine Baier of Olive Branch and Robbie Mae Gilley of Ocala, Florida; one sister, Ester Lee Sturdivant of Rossville, Georgia; three grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
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Various signers and other Delegates to the Continental Congress paid visits to the home. Richard Henry Lee, brother-in-law of young Shippen, stayed there. Francis Lightfoot and Arthur Lee likely often made calls. On occasion John Adams and John Witherspoon stopped by. Other notables who did so later were George Washington, while presiding over the Constitutional Convention (1787); Benjamin Rush, before his clash with Shippen, Jr., over medical conditions in the Continental Army; Robert R. Livingston, who had served on the Declaration drafting committee, in the 1780's; John Adams, while Vice President; and Jefferson, as Secretary of State.
The exterior of the house is in good condition, but the interior has been extensively altered. A 3-1/2-story building in the colonial Philadelphia architectural style, it is constructed in Flemish bond with red bricks and black headers. The windows are shuttered. Notable are a high gable on the Fourth Street side and brick parapet walls on the roof joining the two end chimneys, one on each side of the roof near the peak of the ridge. A garden extends along the Locust Street side at the original rear of the house, which is now entered from that side rather than from Fourth Street. The building is owned and occupied by an insurance company, which has built a passageway between it and the adjacent Cadwalader House on the south. Access to the two structures is limited to the company's customers.
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Brief Description: Live coding has emerged over the past decade as a dynamic creative practice that has gained attention across cultural and technical fields – from music and the visual arts through to computer science. It is broadly defined as improvised interactive programming, typically but not exclusively to create electronic music or video, and performed live in public. The proposed book, Live coding - a user's manual, is structured as a multi-authored comprehensive introduction to the field of live coding and a broader cultural commentary on its potential to open up deeper questions about contemporary cultural production and computational culture. The phrase 'live coding' - referring to the use of interactive programming languages in performing arts - becomes the starting point for analysis and the overall project of the book; first examining coding practices as live events, and secondly examining the relatively understated question of temporality in coding. In addition to its particular technical and aesthetic qualities, the book argues that the practice of live coding raises wider contemporary concerns, related to the human–machine relation and to conditions of liveness and real-time processes. Indeed it deals centrally with the experience of time, and the various possibilities for change and action that the practice of coding allows. In this sense the book makes the central claim that live coding provides an example of what it means to be 'operative' and to be 'radically present' in the world.


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ISLAMABAD -UNS / AFP – In response to various media queries regarding India's claim of shooting down a satellite, the Foreign Office Spokesperson stated that Pakistan has been a strong proponent of Prevention of Arms Race in Outer Space.
"Space is the common heritage of mankind and every nation has the responsibility to avoid actions which can lead to the militarization of this arena. We believe that there is a need to address gaps in the international space laws with a view to ensuring that no one threatens peaceful activities and applications of space technologies for socio-economic development," the spokesperson stated.
"We hope that countries which have in the past strongly condemned demonstration of similar capabilities by others will be prepared to work towards developing international instruments to prevent military threats relating to outer space."
The FO spokesperson said that boasting of such capabilities is reminiscent of Don Quixote's tilting against windmills.
India claimed Wednesday it destroyed a low-orbiting satellite in a missile test that proved the nation was among the world's most advanced space powers.
In a rare address to the nation just weeks out from a national election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India had joined the United States, Russia and China in accomplishing the feat.
A missile fired from a testing facility in Odisha, eastern India, downed the satellite at around 300 kilometres (185 miles) in "a difficult operation" that lasted around three minutes, Modi said.
"This is a proud moment for India," the prime minister added, in his first televised national address since late 2016.
"India has registered its name in the list of space superpowers. Until now, only three countries had achieved this feat."
It comes a month after Indian and Pakistani fighter jets engaged in a dogfight over the disputed border in Kashmir — a serious military escalation between the nuclear-armed rivals.
An Indian jet was shot down and a pilot captured by Pakistan.
Modi said the anti-satellite missile test was peaceful, and not designed to create "an atmosphere of war".
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"This is how the message is going to be perceived in Islamabad."
The United States and the former Soviet Union carried out their first successful anti-satellite missile tests in 1985, and China in 2007.
All are now said to be working on so-called Star Wars laser weapons to destroy satellites.
With satellites increasingly important because of their intelligence gathering role — and major nations seeking to gain a foothold in space — the United States in 2014 rejected a Russian-Chinese proposal for a treaty to ban weapons in space, saying it was "fundamentally flawed" because of the lack of weapons verification measures.
India's foreign ministry said the country "has no intention of entering into an arms race in outer space".
"We have always maintained that space must be used only for peaceful purposes," the ministry said.
"At the same time, the government is committed to ensuring the country's national security interests and is alert to threats from emerging technologies."
Modi said the test did not violate any international treaties and was for the betterment and safety of India's 1.3 billion people.
The announcement comes ahead of a national election in which Modi — whose Hindu nationalist party stormed to power in 2014 — is seeking a second term in office.
Voting starts April 11 and will last nearly six weeks, with close to 900 million Indians eligible to vote in the world's largest election.
Under election laws in force, the government is forbidden from announcing new policies or other major developments that could benefit the ruling party.
"The timing and the manner of the announcement, with elections around the corner, will certainly lead to speculation," Dhruva Jaishankar, Delhi-based fellow in foreign policy with Brookings India, told AFP.
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi congratulated India's scientists on the feat but also wished Modi "a very happy World Theatre Day" — referring to celebrations also marked around the globe on March 27.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley defended the announcement, saying for "a deterrent of this kind there is no better than the prime minister to inform the world".
India has made giant strides in its space journey in recent years. It launched a record 104 satellites in a single mission in 2017, and has also built a reputation for low-cost space exploration and science missions.


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