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This DVD player absolutely did not stand a chance when it comes to these strong feet. Christin gets out this working DVD player and decides she is going to show off her strong feet by crushing this pathetic piece of electronic equipment. She sits it on the floor and she begins to trample all over it, punishing it with her feet. She doesn't stop until this DVD player is destroyed.
Christin and Lady B are two sexy mistresses that have some very powerful feet and they love to crush things with their strong feet. These two women combined are a tag team from hell. They will punish and humiliate men and objects alike. They get an RC car in this trampling video and they decide to crush the hell out of it. They destroy it with their high heeled shoes.
Gina and Lady B do not give a damn how majestic something is. These two women are sexy mistresses and they will punish whatever they want to punish. Just because this is a poor defenseless unicorn doesn't mean that it can escape the abuse. These two women punish and humiliate this poor animal by crushing it with their big asses. They pull all of their weight on its back, riding it.
This poor red car gets put down in the floor and Christin decides that she is going to crush it with her flat boots on. This hot mistress babe has some really strong feet and she is always trying her best to keep them trained. She puts this car down on the floor and that's when she begins to trample all over it. She completely demolishes it with her feet.
Lady One just picked up a brand new pair of Nike Shox and she decides that she needs to break them in and get some good use out of them. She picks up some chocolate, marshmallows and strawberries. She puts all of this food down on the hard pavement and decides she is going to use her new pair of shoes to crush all of it. She tramples all of the food, abusing it.
This buffet of food is so lovely as it is laid out across the table. Most people would absolutely love to put all of this food in their mouth and truly appreciate it. However, this food stands no chance when it comes to Lady Sarah and her sexy strong feet. She puts on her heeled shoes and decides that she is going to trample this buffet with her sexy feet.
Gina and her mistress friend, Lady B decides that they are going to crush an RC car with their feet. These women put this car down on the ground and decide that they are going to put their strong feet to work on it, by crushing it. They have their high heeled boots on and are absolute merciless when it comes to punishing this poor car. Their sharp heels are very strong.
Lady B has some very strong feet and she always likes to show off just how strong she is with her feet. She gets some jelly bears and she decides that she is going to trample them in multiple ways. She puts the jelly bears in her shoes and she wears her shoes, which crushes the jelly bears with her bare feet. She may have sexy feet, but they're strong, too.
Lady B is a crushing machine and you will find that out quickly in this trampling video. This sexy mistress busts out her black high heeled shoes and decides to show you how powerful her feet can be. She puts some cake into her high heel shoes and then she puts her feet inside of them, absolutely crushing the cake and punishing it. Imagine if this was your pathetic slave balls.
The sexy Lady One crushes all the food at the bbq smashing all the food to pieces with her heavy white mule boots. She makes a mess of the picnic table as she stomps all over the hot dogs and fries. Her white mule boots get very sloppy and dirty as she stomps all over the table full of food at the annual barbeque. She makes the food inedible.


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This season it was the divine tree in Hindu mythology that inspired Gaurang Shah's collection called "Kalpavriksha" at Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2015. Gaurang winner of many awards for his work with Indian textiles and khadi, once again revisited the humble 'fabric of freedom' with a representation of the 'Tree of Life' woven by the Jamdani weavers of Andhra Pradesh and Bangladesh. He creatively merged the khadi with Phulkari, Kalamkari and Chikankari to bring an innovative textile offering.
The glamorous show began to the live strains of melodious music by well known saxophone player, Anil Kumar, who serenaded the models with popular Bollywood tunes. Presenting the exquisite Jamdani art, where the discontinuous extra weft technique of weaving by hand is with a detailed hand drawn design kept under the warp on the loom and replicated perfectly; Gaurang ensured that the result was flawless.
Creating a perfectly balanced melodious fashion jugalbandi, Gaurang brought together Jamdani, Phulkari, Chikankari and Kalamkari and offered heirloom pieces. Stunning anarkalis with intricate weaves, ghagras that were voluminous but superbly crafted and elegant saris worn by graceful models floated down the ramp. Colors from rainbows were used for the weaves and designs, as indigo kurta with woven border, flared beige anarkali, rust lehenga with leaf design, a black stunning sari with a bird pattern, and lots of florals recreated the natural theme. Phulkari was used for dupattas and cholis, while a bird and tiger weave looked magnificent on a sari.
Making a surprise appearance on the ramp from the audience was showstopper Bollywood super star, Vidya Balan. She looked beautiful in a gorgeous pink/gold sari designed by Gaurang Shah as they glided down the catwalk together to thunderous applause. When women want timeless innovative classics in their wardrobe then the beautiful "Kalpavriksha" collection by Gaurang Shah will win them compliments galore.

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Jets QB Michael Vick says starting again 'dream come true'
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. >> Michael Vick walked into the New York Jets' locker room as a starting quarterback for the first time in just over a year.
So, as a couple dozen reporters gathered around him, Vick was well aware of the magnitude of the moment.
"When you have a chance to go out and show and prove, I think you've got to take advantage of the opportunity," Vick said after practice Wednesday. "They don't come around too often as I've seen for the last year and a half not being the starter.
"So just having this chance to become a starter again is almost like a dream come true."
It has been a nightmarish season for the Jets, who have lost seven straight en route to a 1-7 start, and former starter Geno Smith, whose future with the franchise is uncertain.
But for Vick, who signed with the Jets in March to provide competition for Smith and serve as a mentor, the game Sunday at Kansas City marks yet another chance for a quarterback who last started on Oct. 27, 2013, for Philadelphia.
"It's just something that I want to take full advantage of and go out and have fun with my teammates and try to get a win," he said. "And that's the challenge. It's going to be tough on the road in Kansas City. But, what else would you want? You wouldn't want it any other way."
He missed 21/2 games last season with a hamstring injury but returned to play against the Giants and clearly wasn't healthy. Vick was removed in the second quarter of that game for rookie Matt Barkley, and never threw another pass as Nick Foles seized the starting job and made Vick expendable.
Vick chose to come to the Jets, where he was reunited with offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg, the man who helped revive his career with the Eagles in 2009 after the quarterback served a nearly two-year prison sentence for his role in a dogfighting ring.
Philadelphia's coach then was Andy Reid, who just so happens to be leading the Chiefs these days. Vick started against Reid's Chiefs last season, going 13 of 30 for 201 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions in a 26-16 loss. He also lost a fumble, so the fact he's facing his former coach plays in Reid's favor, in his opinion.
"If there is anybody who knows me, it's him," Vick said.
The 34-year-old quarterback has been patient while with the Jets, mostly saying all of the right things about Smith since he signed with New York, even if his competitive desire burned as he stood on the sideline as the team struggled.
"I mean, it's tough when you're the backup and you want to get out there and try to help, but you never know if you are going to get out there and make a difference until you're out there," Vick said. "So, it's easy to say from the sideline, and it's harder when you're out there actually playing. So, I think being a competitor I wanted to be out here. I wanted to help in some way, but now I have an opportunity to try to make a difference and hopefully I can and my teammates will follow."
Vick took all of the snaps with the starting offense Wednesday, and it will likely be the case all week as he tries to develop a rapport with receivers such as Eric Decker, Percy Harvin and Jeremy Kerley.
"Sometimes you are putting some new plays in and things like that," coach Rex Ryan said. "Sometimes the timing is not perfect, by any stretch, but I think he looked pretty good."
He provided a spark to the offense when he first came in against the Bills, leading the Jets to a touchdown. But he also lost two fumbles and threw an interception. Vick did show that he can still make plays with his legs, running for a game-high 69 yards on eight carries.
"He's still Michael Vick," right guard Willie Colon said. "He's a threat, not only with his arm, but with his feet. That kind of puts defenses on their heels at times and just gives us another edge."
Vick and Ryan have talked this week about protecting the football, something the Jets have struggled with. Ryan said the turnovers Vick had last week are a "concern," but the quarterback is focusing on making it a non-issue.
"No quarterback in this league is perfect and I think we all know that," Vick said. "But to fumble the ball twice, I think that's something that I've got to take care of and just got to protect the ball. Last week, I got greedy.
"I was trying to play like a 24-year-old Mike Vick and I can understand I've got to play that way, but you've got to play with some type of control."


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Atma Jaya accelerates digital transformation strategy with Aruba.
As part of a 5-year IT roadmap by Danny Natalies, CIO and Head of Information Technology, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia (Atma Jaya) wanted to upgrade its network infrastructure, and align it with its IoT strategy to better cater to increasing student and staff demands for higher connectivity.
"We wanted a robust infrastructure with seamless connectivity across our three campuses to ensure our students and staff can communicate, collaborate and share anytime, anywhere," Danny said.
Aligning network planning with IoT strategy
"Our previous network required many skilled engineers to maintain and operate, which added to operational costs," Danny elaborated. "Furthermore, we were not getting the support required from our solution provider."
Atma Jaya's planned technology upgrade included a new core ERP system, paperless workflow automation system, resource management system, smart identity management system, and a system that enables mobile access to the cloud. Danny needed to ensure high reliability and scalability to support the new deployments.
Specifically, because one of the campuses houses a hospital, the network equipment needed to meet the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 2016 while not interfering with medical devices certified by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) EN 301 893 and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 60601.
Seeking a solution that catered to their needs
Danny's team devised a series of scenarios for vendors, testing their solutions under unfavorable conditions. It ultimately adopted Aruba as its connectivity network platform across all three campuses.
"We selected Aruba as its offering matched leading vendors, while demonstrating a strong business case such as lifetime warranty on equipment," said Danny. "Also, my staff who had little experience with Aruba faced no technical difficulties switching over."
Seamless network across connected campuses
The Aruba solution provides a solid platform that allows all business processes to run in an effective and seamless way. It creates a faster and more efficient environment. Danny Natalies, CIO and Head of Information Technology, Atma Jaya University
The network, with Aruba 5406R as a core switch integrated with existing wireless infrastructure, provides wireless connectivity across the school's three campuses in different parts of Jakarta, delivering access to over 10,000 students and 1,000 staff, keeping them connected and collaborative.
Danny said that the solution has brought them closer to their vision of a multi-campus connected university.
Aruba also connects 700 patients and 250 visitors at the hospital daily. To ensure network security, authentication was implemented with a captive portal.
Cost-effective equipment with lifetime guarantee
With Aruba's solution, Danny's team now manages the entire network on one platform. The system offers visibility into user profiles, an overview of all connected devices at any time, alongside seamless network security—freeing up resources as less manpower is required to manage the network.
Danny commented, "The solution provides a solid platform that allows all business processes to run in an effective and seamless way. It creates a faster and more efficient environment."
More importantly, Danny now saves up to 80 percent of his network equipment replacement budget, as the Aruba solution comes with lifetime warranty. "With it, we can invest the budget into new projects, enabling our budgets to stretch further," he said.
Certified and assured
All the network equipment in the Atma Jaya hospital is now HIPAA certified. Danny also finds the Aruba sales and service teams to be responsive.
Danny added, "I felt assured that our network infrastructure was in good hands. With Aruba, it was a collaboration between two partners working to make this project a success."
Charting the course for the IT roadmap
The Aruba platform puts Atma Jaya on course for its IT roadmap. Danny is now able to focus on upgrading the campus' backend system, and ensuring that skilled talents are in place and ready. He believes in investing in this long-term partnership will bring great returns in the long run, such as better efficiency and being more future-ready.
Danny concluded: "We have a role to play in bringing greater access to the Internet for all Indonesians, not just those on the university campus."
Danny further shared that next step for him is to ensure that the school is effectively equipped to support existing e-learning modules, and that would include working with Aruba to ensure sufficient bandwidth and network capacity on campus.


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This article is part of our Farm Futures series.
For the third year in a row, I will be going division by division, providing analysis on every fantasy-relevant prospect in baseball while also ranking those prospects in their respective systems. This means there will be 20-plus prospects ranked in certain systems and less than 10 prospects ranked in others. There is no point in listing an irrelevant prospect just to reach an arbitrary total of 10, 20 or 30. Similarly, it is unfortunate to not include information on highly relevant prospects just because that prospect was not one of his team's 10 or 20 best.
The fifth installment takes us to the 105 prospects you need to know in the National League Central.
I wrote the outlooks for most of the guys in the top 250 or so of the top 400 prospect rankings, so if you want more in depth analysis on someone, check out their player profile. Feel free to ask me any prospect-related questions in the comments section or on Twitter.
This is one of those systems where I could have written up just a dozen or so guys and had my bases pretty well covered, but there were a handful of guys I'm lower on who could be in the big leagues fairly soon that I wanted to touch on. It's the mark of a bad farm system when the top guys are all from the most recent draft class, and that is the case with the Cubs. To be fair, they nailed


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When I try to sign in, it won't go to the sign in menu where I put in my email and password. In fact it locks up my computer until I hit the back arrow button!!! What do I do to fix this?
What browser & version of it are you using?
Is this a new problem?


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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Compensation awarded to two South Korean fans for the cost of tickets and for so-called "mental anguish" because Cristiano Ronaldo didn't play in a pre-season exhibition in Seoul last July is just the beginning, a Seoul-based lawyer said Wednesday.
The promoters of the exhibition between Italian giant Juventus and a K-League All Star team, advertised that Ronaldo would play for at least 45 minutes. But the Portuguese star stayed on the bench for the entire game, angering sections of the 65,000 crowd.
A court in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Tuesday ordered The Fasta to pay 371,000 won ($465) each to the two fans.
Korean lawyer Kim Kwang-sam says the company will face more legal action from disgruntled fans."There are 87 people who have filed a lawsuit in the Seoul Central District Court," Kim said, referencing soccer fans who are seeking 950,000 won ($799) each. "The amount will be bigger this time."
The promoters did not respond to requests for comment.
Ronaldo's failure to play, explained by coach Mauricio Sarri after the game as muscle fatigue following an exhibition in China 48 hours earlier, led to a verbal clash between the South Korean K-League and Juventus. The Italian club also arrived at the stadium late for the match, causing the kick-off to be delayed by almost one hour.
"For fans in South Korea, Ronaldo's appearance isn't just about contract, but a trust in Juventus with 121 years of its rich history," the K-League said in a statement last year. "The fans expected Juventus to offer an explanation and a sincere apology for the reasons of discrediting the trust so easily, but the Juventus club even gave up its last hope.
"If Ronaldo was unable to play," the statement said, "it would be a blatant deception to include Ronaldo as a substitute on the start list."
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California is dry. Now in its fourth consecutive year of drought, the Golden State is suffering. Some of its lakes have dried up, its farmers are bracing themselves for $2 billion in losses and many residents' and businesses' previously beautiful green grasses are now dead and brown or replaced with artificial turf.
But you would have no idea that California is in a drought if you saw the bill for the biggest known residential water customer in the state.
Reveal, a website run by the Center for Investigative Reporting, recently found that one home in an exclusive Bel Air neighborhood in Los Angeles is guzzling up a mind-boggling 11.8 million gallons of water a year. To put that into perspective, that's enough water to supply about 90 average households for a year, or to fill about 1.5 Olympic-sized swimming pools every month.
Although the city of L.A. won't identify the big water hog, Reveal said with that usage, the water bill for the home likely topped $90,000 for the year.
Despite the drought, some affluent Californians still use a staggering amount of water without any consequences except a hefty water bill. Four of the five biggest residential water hogs in the Golden State live in Bel Air. Reveal said:
In all, 365 California households pumped more than 1 million gallons of water apiece during the year ending in April, the [urban water agency] records show.
One million gallons is enough for eight families for a year, according to a 2011 state estimate, and many of California's mega-users pumped far more than that. Of the total, 73 homes used more than 3 million gallons apiece, and another 14 used more than 6 million.
These mega-users live in San Diego's posh La Jolla beachfront community, in affluent suburbs of Contra Costa County in the Bay Area and especially in Los Angeles' wealthy neighborhoods.
Although California's biggest residential water users continue to guzzle water with seemingly reckless abandon, hundreds of other Californians have been fined for water offenses such as hosing down their driveway or failing to fix a broken sprinkler head, Reveal said.
"There's no ordinance on the books in Los Angeles to go after an individual customer strictly for their use," Martin Adams, senior assistant general manager for the water system at the Department of Water and Power, told Reveal in an interview.
Although utility data used to be a matter of public record in California, utility companies now have the legal right to keep customers' names and information secret unless the utility determines that the disclosure is in the public interest.
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by Dr. Jeffrey A. Gibbs
The question is raised by all kinds of people: seminary students, devout church members, confirmation students, and perhaps every single Christian at one time or another. And the question is, "What is the best translation of the Bible?"
We have, after all, the KJV, NKJV, RSV, NRSV, NIV, NIVI, JB, NJB, NCV, NAB, NEB, REV, GNB, CEV, ASB, NASB, GWN, LB, NLT, and more! A person could spend all of his or her time just finding out how many translations there are, and none of the time actually reading the Scriptures.
I want to talk about Bible translations, and in doing so, I want to avoid two mistakes while accomplishing two goals.
The first mistake would be to be overly critical of any of the major, established English Bible translations, thereby causing unnecessary concern or doubt in the minds of Christians. All of the major English versions (such as New King James, Revised Standard, New American Standard, and New International) offer fine scholarship and good translations. Each clearly presents God's truth and especially the Good News that forgiveness and eternal life come through faith alone, because Jesus Christ died to take away our sins and rose to make us innocent in God's sight (Rom. 4:25).
The second mistake, on the other hand, would be to give the impression that there are no differences among these English Bible translations, and that questions of carefully study, precise translation, and deep understanding are not important. The Lord Jesus, after all, did commission His 11 disciples to make other disciples of all nations by baptizing and teaching others to observe all things that He had commanded them to observe (Matt. 28:19).
The loving Lord of the church desires all the members of His Bride to grow in their understanding of His Word, their confidence in His mercy, and their ability to know His will and do it. God's desire for our deeper understanding of His Word leads directly to the other two goals I mentioned earlier . . . but I'll wait until the end to tell you what those goals are. That way, you, the reader, can decide if the goals were met!
Translation vs. paraphrase
What are some helpful ways of describing the many different English Bibles available to us today? Perhaps the first distinction involves the difference between a "translation" and a "paraphrase."
A "translation" follows more closely both the wording and the meaning for the Scriptures' original languages (Hebrew and Aramaic for the Old Testament, Greek for the New.) A "paraphrase," meanwhile, actually tries to explain and restate what the Biblical texts "really mean," especially those hard-to-understand passages (2 Peter 3:16).
Now, let me be the first to say that readers can derive great spiritual blessing while reading a Bible paraphrase. Yet, as you can readily imagine, the benefit derived from a paraphrase will depend heavily on how good the paraphraser is, and sometimes they do err! Among English Bibles, the most well-known paraphrases are The Living Bible (and its recent adaption, The New Living Translation) and the older The New Testament in Modern English.
Consider Gen. 6:1–2 as one particularly obvious (and incorrect!) example of an interpretive paraphrase. A "translation," such as the Revised Standard Version, reads, "When men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they took to wife such of them as they chose."
The careful reader naturally asks the question, "Who are these 'sons of God'?" The Living Bible offers a paraphrase (which in my judgment is incorrect), an interpretation of this difficult phrase that has no direct connection with the wording of the Hebrew text: "It was at this time that beings from the spirit world looked upon the beautiful earth women and took any they desired to be their wives."
The advantage of a paraphrase is at the same time its great disadvantage. It is true that some difficult statements in Scripture may receive helpful and accurate paraphrases. Yet, in other places, the unsuspecting English reader will be helpless because he or she will have no access to a more direct (albeit more difficult to understand) translation. Despite the significant benefit of "readability," a paraphrase should not be the only Bible used for in-depth Bible study. One should also consult, for the sake of a more accurate comparison, a solid translation.
Well, then, if "paraphrases" are not as close as "translations" are to the direct wording of the Biblical text, can we say that all translations are "literal"? Not exactly. Strictly, (or literally) speaking, no English translation is "literal," for the Bible's original languages use different word order and grammar to structure their sentences. Even the use of the same Greek word cannot always result in the same "literal" English translation.
For example, a simple and quick English translation for the word sarx is "flesh." But, as is true with virtually any word in any language, sarx in Greek does not always refer to the same thing. At times, it refers to literal flesh, that is, to one's body. This is the case in Gal. 4:13, where the NIV accurately translates, "As you know, it was because of an illness (Greek, "weakness of the flesh") that I first preached the Gospel to you."
At other times, however, Paul uses the same term sarx to refer to the sinful "old Adam" still present in all believing, justified Christians. When this is the case, the NIV quite adequately renders Greek "flesh" as in Gal. 5:13: "Do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature." So, no English translation of the Bible can be strictly literal, because the structures of English on the one hand, and the biblical languages on the other hand, prevent it.
However, one can draw a distinction between translations that are, as scholars say, more "formal equivalent" (such as the NKJV and NASB) and those that are more "dynamic equivalent" (such as the NIV). According to Dr. Eugene A. Nida in Toward a Science of Translating, a more "formal-equivalent" translation tries to give "as much as possible of the form and content of the original message." If the Greek has a long sentence, the English sentence will be long, too—even if it means having a poorly written English sentence. If the Hebrew uses the same word, then the same English word will be used.
Nida notes that a more "dynamic equivalent" translation, however, will lean not as much on the form of the original language as that of "receptor" language—in our case, English. Long Hebrew sentences will be made into shorter, more coherent English units. Such an approach does not feel so bound to always translate a given Hebrew or Greek word with the same word in English; it will depend much more on the context (remember the NIV example above with the Greek word for "flesh"?).
All modern English translations use, to a greater or lesser extent, the general concept of "dynamic equivalence." But some use it more than others.
Now, the potential problem with more "formal equivalent" translations is their awkwardness. They can end up being English that is harder to read and harder to understand. The more "dynamic equivalent" translation, on the other hand, can run the risk of losing a bit of the original meaning.
Here is a small example: The NIV is certainly a reliable and accurate translation, but in the parable of the talents (Matt. 25:14–30), the NIV translates the response of the first slave (the one entrusted by his master with five talents) as, "He went at once and put his money to work and gained five more" (25:16).
The Greek clause is simply, "He worked with them [i.e., the talents]." But one of my students last year, on fire with the Gospel, read the NIV's dynamic equivalent of "he put his money to work." He paid close attention to this rendering and concluded that the talents in the parable stood for the Gospel itself, since only the Gospel has the power to work in our lives!
It's not that the NIV's dynamic equivalent was a "wrong" translation. But in this case, it opened the door for a misunderstanding that a more formal-equivalent translation (NASB and RSV, "He traded with them") would not have allowed. The idea that in the parable the talents had some power in themselves for working is found only in the dynamic equivalent, and not at all in the Greek words in Matthew 25. And my student, while desiring to engage in close and deep study of the Scriptures, should have been referring to his Greek text! (By the way, he's a great student, and I think he's going to be a fine pastor. I just caught him making one mistake.)
To summarize and repeat, let me say again that all English translations, not matter how "formal" or "dynamic" they tend to be, must make choices of how best to state an original Hebrew or Greek meaning in acceptable English. No translation, "strictly speaking," can be consistently literal if it is going to make good sense.
'King James Only'?
When the subject of Bible translations comes up, someone always wants to speak about the King James Version. Let me state clearly that the KJV (as well as the New King James Version) remains an accurate and useful translation, though there is the problem of "old fashioned English" that makes the KJV difficult for modern readers.
Yet, having said this, let me speak to a peculiar idea that circulates in parts of the church, and especially in certain conservative Protestant circles. The idea goes like this: The KJV (and the more recent NKJV) is the English Bible based most closely on the majority of handwritten copies or manuscripts (especially of the New Testament) that have come down to us through the centuries before the advent of modern printing in the 15th century. Therefore, some assert, the KJV is the only true and reliable translation—hence the "King James Only" concept.
These "King James Only" advocates at times go even farther. They admit that the manuscripts on which more recent Bible translations chiefly rely are far older and therefore closer to the time of the New Testament. But they claim that these older manuscripts are affected by "heretical" tendencies and should not be trusted. Even more radical is the claim that there is a modern New Age "conspiracy" afoot to foist "heretical" translations upon unsuspecting English-speaking Christians. What is one to make of such assertions?
James R. White, in his article "Is Your Modern Translation Corrupt?") (Christian Research Journal, Winter 1996), offers an excellent, readable response that shows the half-truths and exaggerations in the claims of the "King James Only" crowd. White points out that the King James Version of 1611 was based upon the best Greek (and Hebrew) manuscripts available at the time—but that even those manuscripts varied from one another at different points!
Thus, White comments, "The King James Version is just as much a result of this process of study and examination [of differing textual readings] as any modern text, and those who assert that it is somehow about such 'human' activities are simply ignoring the facts of history."
White's point is well taken. All handwritten manuscripts of the Bible have many (usually) minor variations from one another, and the task of scholars has always been to sort through the various readings to discover which are most original, and to use the best manuscripts available.
In this work (known as "textual criticism"), several common-sense rules or "canons" have emerged, and virtually all Biblical scholars (including our own Missouri Synod scholars) work with the same rules.
I'll mention just two such guidelines. First, older manuscripts are simply much closer to the actual historical events recounted in Scripture, and therefore should receive more weight. The King James Version, as noted above, is based upon manuscripts much farther away from the time when the original human authors of Scripture wrote under God's inspiration.
Second, it is well known that Christian scribes throughout the centuries have tended to "help out" the Biblical text (whether consciously or not) by supplying phrases and words that make an orthodox and Christian teaching "more clear." So, when older manuscripts lack an especially "Christian" phrase, and more recent copies have it, the natural and common-sense conclusion is that the shorter reading is the original one. It is much more likely that well-meaning copyists would have added clarifying words than omit them.
Does all this mean that the King James version is to be rejected? Not at all. But it does mean that there will be times when an English reader should compare the KJV or NKJV with a more modern, formal-equivalent translation (such as the NASB). Modern translators simply have older and better manuscripts at their disposal, and the KJV contains phrases and verses that are not originally part of the biblical text.
Let me make one further comment about this whole matter of different manuscript readings, and the need to decide carefully and prayerfully which readings are to be preferred. The simple truth is that the vast majority of such "differences" involve little words that do not change the meaning of the Biblical text in the slightest. A typical variant reading found often in manuscripts of the Gospels, for instance, is the difference between "the disciples" and "his disciples." Slightly different readings; no difference in meaning. Moreover, in no case is any doctrine of the Christian faith affected by any of these variant readings.
What about "inclusive language"?
One of the "hottest" issues in Bible translation is the question of "inclusive language," and at times the debate definitely generates more heat than light. It is important, however, to note the difference between using "inclusive language" to refer to God, and using such language to refer to human beings.
First, the more radical position argues that the language of Holy Scripture is hopelessly bogged down in the culture and time in which it was written. One aspect of the Biblical times and places is the presence of "patriarchy"—values and rules that give a position of prominence and authority to men over against women.
Many modern scholars, influenced by the ideals of feminism and our egalitarian American society, rejected such norms and values. More radically, they go so far as to reject any use of language that refers to God or any of the Persons of the Holy Trinity exclusively or even predominantly with "masculine" language. Thus, in their view, God should not be referred to as "Father," but as "Parent;" not "King," but "Monarch." Jesus, in turn, should not be called God's "Son," but God's "Child." An Inclusive Language Lectionary used in some churches today translates John 3:16, "For God so loved the world that God gave his only Child, that whoever believes in that child shall not perish but have eternal life." Such views do not deny that the Hebrew and Greek terms actually means "father," "king," or "son." These views simply reject all use of "patriarchal" language, no matter what an accurate translation might be.
Rather than offer any extensive analysis of this radical and unacceptable view, let me simply refer to the February 1998 document issued by the Synod's Commission on Theology and Church Relations, Biblical Revelation and Inclusive Language.
This document is tightly argued and carefully written. It provides an excellent rebuttal and refutation of those who want to jettison all "patriarchal" language when speaking of the Triune God or any of the Persons within the Holy Trinity. The CTCR notes, for example, how the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible removes all references to the term "Son of Man" in the Old Testament. The CRCR report is correct: This more radical use of "inclusive language" for God must have no place in the Christian church, either as translation or as theology. To cite just one of the conclusions from the CTCR document: "The masculine language and imagery which Scriptures use for God is purposeful and therefore must not be neutralized, even to make it more accessible to contemporary interpreters."
But there is a second way of speaking about this matter of "inclusive language." What about language that refers to human beings? Christianity Today (June 1997) reported on the hue and cry from American and British evangelicals over a plan to make the NIV a more "gender-accurate" Bible. Charges and counter-charges filled the air, and soon the plan was dropped. We should not minimize the issues involved. But it should also be said that the proposed changes in the NIV were directed at language that referred to human beings, and to to God.
The problem is one of modern English usage. No one would doubt that a generation or two ago, the common and accepted ways that English referred to "humans in general" were the terms "man" and "mankind;" these words had a general, generic meaning as well as more specific references to males. But English, like any living language, changes over time. The question is this: When Hebrew and Greek use their own general, generic terms to refer to human beings, should English translations consistently use terms like "humanity," "person," and "people" rather than "mankind" and "man"? Has the English language changed enough to warrant this change in translation of Greek and Hebrew terms? Caution is certainly in order here, for some inclusive-language versions (such as the NRSV) systematically and pervasively use, for example, plural pronouns in place of gender-specific pronouns (such as "their" instead of "his"), which are in the original text.
Now, to state the issue this briefly is to oversimplify, and I am well aware of that. But let me once again refer to the excellent CTCR document regarding the use of inclusive language for human beings. There are several conclusions involved, but the document does recognize rightly that there will be times when more "inclusive" English language for human beings is certainly both faithful to the Bible's language and meaning and accurate for modern English readers.
Did I accomplish my goals? You decide!
If you remember, I earlier referred to two goals that I had in writing about such an important and complex subject as Bible translations. Now I can tell you what the goals were. The first was that you, the reader, would be interested and motivated to continue your own close, careful reading of God's Word, the Bible! This is where we learn of what Christ has done for us, and all of what that means! In God's Word, there is power and comfort and truth and guidance! It is worth all the joyful, disciplined effort we can offer to read, learn, and rejoice in the doctrines and truths of Holy Scripture. That's the first goal.
The second goal is this: that you, the reader, would treasure your pastor as an irreplaceable and essential resource for understanding Holy Scripture! At times the study of Holy Scripture is a complex business. There are times when no English translation can communicate all of what God's Word intends to say. I want you to be grateful to God for your pastor and to run to your pastor with your questions about Holy Scripture. That's why our Missouri Synod seminary training emphasizes the pastor's use of the Biblical analogues. And I can tell you from my own experience in parish ministry: No words bring more joy to a pastor's heart than these from one of his members: "you know, Pastor, I was reading my Bible the other day, and I had a question . . ."
Reprinted from the November 1998 Lutheran Witness. LCMS congregations may reprint for parish use. All other rights reserved.
About the author: Dr. Jeffrey A. Gibbs is associate professor of exegetical theology (new Testament) at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.


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Fire marshal: Wood stove ashes put in plastic container started blaze
The fire that badly damaged a small house in Shelton near the Housatonic River on Wednesday night was caused by wood stove ashes left outdoors, next to the structure.
"The occupant had cleaned out the wood stove and put the ashes in a plastic container, which was placed outside against the screened porch," said Shelton Fire Marshal James Tortora.
The occupant then left the house and within a few hours, the smoldering ashes ignited the blaze, said Tortora, who was the first fire official to arrive at the scene around 8 p.m.
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The porch is on the waterfront side on the small house at 143 Indian Well Road, and that is where the most severe damage was done to the structure.
Structure totaled; Dog inside dies
Tortora said the home should be considered destroyed, with the damage to the structure and contents being as much as $200,000.
A dog inside the house died in the fire. No people or firefighters were injured in the blaze. The occupant was renting the home from an owner with a Trumbull address.
The fire is a reminder of the importance of properly handling ashes from fireplaces and wood stoves.
"Always put ashes in a metal container and place them away from the house," Tortora said.
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Perforated metal sheets are frequently used in electric and electronic devices, and in most cases, these metal structures should comply with some electromagnetic compatibility constraints which impose certain conditions on penetrating electromagnetic radiation, quality of shielding, and other characteristics. Currently, many issues in electronic system design could be handled with advanced mathematical and computer models; however, direct reproduction of perforation in these models may result in a significantly increased computational cost. This work is concerned with modeling perforated metal sheets whose apertures have diameters significantly smaller than the wavelength of radiation. We suggest an original approach for computation of intrinsic impedance from the reflection and transmission coefficients obtained by FDTD simulation of the perforated sheet placed in a rectangular waveguide. The calculated impedance can be used to characterize the perforated segment as a solid metal plate which has the same effective material parameters, including electric conductivity. Functionality of the proposed technique is illustrated with a model of a microwave oven that has two perforated wall segments necessary for ventilation and lighting. After computing the impedance of these segments, they are replaced in the model by solid metal with equivalent effective conductivity, which allows for practical simulation of electromagnetic processes in the oven without any increase in the computational resources required. Computations show that the presence of perforated segments on the walls of this microwave oven makes a negligible impact on the frequency characteristics of the systemâ€"so in corresponding full-wave models, the segments can be replaced by solid metal walls without compromising accuracy of simulation.
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Element Data, Inc., a Bellevue, Wash. artificial-intelligence and machine-learning software developer that says it is developing "the world's first cognitive decision engine" to predict what computer users will do based on their past activity, says it has purchased the "assets and patent" of BehaviorMatrix LLC, a Blue Bell firm that focused on "understanding human emotion and behavioral cues from digital communication," for an undisclosed sum in stock and cash.
Element's goal is "understanding human emotion from (human reactions to) the written word online, to help individuals and organizations make better decisions," chief operating officer Cyrus Krohn told me. "Our Decision Insight Computational Engine — DICE — helps establish confidence in decision-making." He said BehaviorMatrix's patented system "can extract an individual's emotional state through online conversation. This technology will be integrated into our product suite."
BehaviorMatrix staff won't be joining Element's staff (including Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo veterans) in Seattle. Several of BehaviorMatrix's veteran employees have left in recent years. Cofounder Howard Reid is now chief investment officer at Philadelphia-based GoBabl, which helps firms raise investment funding. BehaviorMatrix leaders also included veteran Philadelphia-area tech entrepreneurs William and John Thompson.
Element lead investor Archibald Cox Jr. was among other investors, including former Amazon executive Steve Lawler, in Element's $1.7 million financing last year. Element says it has raised over $5 million from Cox and others in two funding rounds.
"Decision making frequently includes an emotional component. Humans make irrational decisions due to extenuating circumstances. Acquiring BehaviorMatrix's technology and key patent will allow us to better understand the emotional drivers impacting the decision-making process," Charles Davis, Element Data chief technology officer, said in a statement.


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Auburn holds two ceremonies on Sunday to recognize spring graduates
Amidst cheers from friends and family, and a few elaborate dances, Auburn seniors and graduate students bid their alma mater farewell in their graduation ceremony on Sunday in Auburn Arena.
Student Senators passes resolution urging state legislature to increase Auburn's funding
In the last Student Government Association Senate meeting of the semester, senators passed a resolution urging the Alabama state Legislature to increase Auburn's share of a proposed increase to the education trust fund.
'Forgiving is not forgetting': Rwandan student's story in the wake of her country's genocide
An Auburn student tells her story of grief, terror and a miracle in post-genocide Rwanda.
Landscaping services revitalizes for spring
"We do it for the campus, the students, the faculty, the staff and, really, the city," Sutton said.
'It's going to shape Auburn': University holds groundbreaking ceremony for culinary science center
"So much of life's problems can be solved by people sitting down together, sharing a meal and talking about their problems and creating an environment [where] solutions can be found."
Nobel laureate takes stance against allowing research to be intellectual property
"It skews research towards things that happen to be monetizable, and makes things that aren't monetizable downplayed," Smith said.
College of Education is gathering ideas for new building, moving out of Haley Center
The faculty in the College of Education is spread all across campus. With plans for University expansion underway, the college is in the beginning stages of finding a new home.
International students worry ahead of e-bill credit card fee
Wei Yi, president of the Chinese Student Organization, said international students are uniquely affected by this change.
Max Zinner reflects on nearly a decade of SGA involvement
After nearly a decade of being involved with SGA, Max Zinner's involvement comes to an end. Zinner has been on the forefront of getting gender identity into the University's Anti-Discrimination Policy as well as incorporating gender-neutral language in SGA's code of laws.
Student-ticket system, guest passes discussed at SGA Town Hall
At the SGA Town Hall on athletics and student tickets, panelists discussed challenges of perfecting the student-section experience and the problems affecting that experience.


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After our last report, we were out West for a quick couple of weeks before traveling out East and then finally back in the Midwest for some encouraging meetings. We are pleased to report another increase in our needed monthly support total, bringing us to around 83% actual support. We also have about another 10% in commitments. There is light at the end of the tunnel, and we are thankful for God's provision and for many new partnerships in the ministry.
The family I asked you to pray for in our last report will be moving to Oahu on the 29th of May. Please continue to pray for the Stills family. Pray for them to have a smooth move, for them to secure housing, and for them to get settled. Having represented our missions teams and seeing having seen some of the benefits of team missions, we couldn't be more excited to launch this church with another family.
Pastor Wayne Surface of Ohana Baptist Church recently helped us to incorporate our new church with the state, and I have already begun the process of officially applying for 501(c)(3) status.
We have several meetings through the months of May and June, and then we will be looking to fix up and sell our home during the month of July. Please pray that we can get our home sold for top dollar, as we have got a very costly move coming upon us. Please continue to pray for the remainder of our needed support to come in in order to set an official date of departure. I am continuing to schedule meetings, all while making preparations for the church plant.
During the last few weeks, we were able to give the Gospel to several people. I gave the Gospel to a man after helping him carry his old television out of his house; he didn't get saved, but he said he would be visiting the church that I invited him to. I was also able to give the Gospel to a few people while up in Michigan. On that same day, Krista was used to see a lady come to Christ. Krista was also able to see a lady saved and come to church while at a missions conference in Pennsylvania, and she also saw several ladies put their faith in Christ at a park in Liberal, Kansas.
Another neat story happened while we were in Kansas. We went to a park where they had a butterfly exhibit where we could go inside a screened-in tent and feed Monarch butterflies red Gatorade from a foam paintbrush. The lady in charge lived in Florida but was in town for the week. We invited her to church, and she told us that she was saved and would try her best to visit the church. When she learned that we were from Indiana, she said that she had visited a church in Indiana for a marriage conference many years ago, and the pastor was Jack Hyles. She was amazed when we told her that that was our sending church. I'm thankful to be a part of a soul-winning church that loves people.
The Marasco Family
Prayer Requests
• Pray for traveling mercies and that we will be a blessing to the churches we visit.
• Pray for us to be soul-conscious, and pray that God's power will be evident in our lives.
• Pray for the boys' schooling—Sammy (1st grade) and Rocky (K-5); only10 more days of school!
• Pray for items needed for the upcoming church plant: tracts, start-up brochures, chairs, an electric piano, and a 15- passenger van. We will be shipping a 40-foot container to transport these items, a few personal items, and a vehicle.


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Over one and a half years ago, Pakistanis woke up to a revelation via Panama through the loud messengers that appeared on live TV every day to expose everything, things that existed, or those they wanted to exist. We, the Pakistanis learned that more than 400 among our pious nation are corrupt to the core and that they have invested undeclared money in offshore companies; money which they have earned through corruption in Pakistan. Immediately after this revelation, so many promotors rushed to rally around these messengers to enlighten the nation about this evil of corruption and about the list of those corrupt, who were exposed in the Panama revelation.
The revelation was so overwhelmingly spiced up that some political parties willingly, some unwillingly and those left with no choice joined the messengers and the promotors in this jihad against supposedly the biggest case of corruption in the history of Pakistan.
The Panama issue took over all issues of Pakistanis including an alarmingly low literacy rate, poor public medical services, life-threatening unavailability of clean water, declining exports and most of all, terrorism and unrest around the country.
We, the Pakistanis, witnessed that none of the institutions, including the Parliament were able to take any action against this big revelation. NAB, FBR, SECP, FIA and all other relevant departments, taking their salaries and enjoying benefits through the taxpayer's money, didn't bother to look into the matter. Instead, we witnessed rallies, agitations, road blocks and the blame game in the most uncultured language which was never heard before in the history of a country which has always cherished a respectable culture.
These rallies and agitations caused this nation of millions, billions of loss in the economy, image loss to the country and the loss of several young human lives during the unrest that erupted from these agitations.
We have seen that every Pakistani politician and political party in Pakistan wanted to have ruthless accountability, but not the accountability of their own or for politicians of their own party.
Due to this reason alone, they were never able to find the path or legislation leading to fair accountability.
Then finally, the matter reached the highest court of Pakistan. The trial of the century started and Pakistanis were made to believe that now, not only would this list of over 400 money launderers and corrupt owners of offshore companies meet their fate, but the Supreme Court would also, while using its wide range of powers, pass the orders to start accountability across board and in all institutions including the parliament, judiciary and bureaucracy.
The entire nation started to pray for the wellbeing and long life of the judges who seemed determined to cleanse the country from this evil of corruption.
With the prayers of the oppressed nation, six judges were appointed to dig into the details and find out how this theft of wealth took place and how this wealth left the country. Now the judges were also included in the prayers of the innocent Pakistanis.
The six judges recovered so much evidence from around the world, which was not possible for all the institutions with millions in human resources and billions of rupees spent on them from the taxpayer's money.
We, the Pakistanis, have seen some undeniable evidence in the reports prepared by the judges which also made us close our eyes to the obvious discrepancies in the reports.
The reports exposed the contradictions in the statements of the king's family, it exposed forged documents, mountains of wealth and the letters of fairytale.
This lead the nation to start dreaming about a corruption-free Pakistan. We started to hear the whistles of the ships bringing back the looted billions which were taken out of the country through illegal means.
We started to feel that we will have hospitals with available beds and required medicines, we will have clean water to drink, we will have clean air to breath, our graduates will have jobs and our economy will flourish.
Finally, the day of judgement arrived. Many of us stayed up all night waiting for the decision. After an endless wait, the decision against the biggest corruption case of the corrupt mafia of this country arrived. The big decision was announced inside the court room and reached our ears through the messengers so loudly that we could hear and understand only that the chief executive – the prime minister of Pakistan had been disqualified on charges of corruption. The nation was filled with joy thinking that at last, their prayers had been answered and the dream of a corruption-free Pakistan had been achieved. The saviours of the nation started to take credit for the biggest decision against corruption. By the evening, the complete decision started to surface. Those who couldn't read or didn't want to read continued dancing and continued believing that a corruption-free Pakistan had taken the birth. The messengers with an agenda and the saviours of the nation are continuously beating the drums and trying to make everyone believe that the nation has won because they know very well that they can rule ignorance; they can manipulate the illiterate and they can do whatever they want to a nation ready to believe whatever they hear it loudly.
But those who can read and understand – are trying to find the guilty verdict on the corruption charges, they are trying to find out the orders for seizing the money of the corrupt, they are trying to find the orders for bringing back the looted money of the nation, they are trying to find out the orders against all those with their names in the Panama Papers and they are trying to find out the orders for across the board accountability as promised. But none of this is written in the decision of the superior court. This means, once again, the nation has celebrated and danced over nothing, once again the nation was deceived and once again the hopes and dreams of this nation have been shattered. After the dancing and chanting, we must get ready to face the corrupt and corruption at every step of life. The real party is to be enjoyed by the owners of 432 Panama companies along with all other friends who are in line to join the club. Yesterday, a friend who's still confused about the decision asked me to explain the decision in the simplest of words. I had to tell him that in a nutshell, the verdict is; corruption won – the nation lost.


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This Anzac Day, Captain Adam Chirgwin will be half a world away from his Bendigo home on a training mission for Iraqi Security Forces just north of Baghdad.
The Army officer is currently deployed with Task Group Taji Rotation Four, a combined force of Australian and New Zealand Defence Force personnel.
As part of Operation Okra, Australia's contribution to the internal coalition effort against Daesh, he is deployed with Task Group Taji 4 where he's training Iraqi Security Forces for their fight against the terrorist group.
"This is my first deployment and it has been an amazing experience working with Australian, New Zealand and coalition forces in a combined environment, you couldn't ask for a more professional group of soldiers and officers," he said.
"I am deployed as the Second-in-Command of an Anzac training company.
"Our role is to provide individual and small unit training to the Iraqi Security Forces before they move forward to fight Daesh in places like Mosul and elsewhere in Iraq."
On Anzac Day, Captain Chirgwin will be working closely with members of the Iraqi Security Forces as part of his day-to-day duties.
"They are amazing people," he said.
"Despite what they have been through in recent years, they are still some of the modest generous and welcoming people you could ever meet.
"It's been a really humbling experience meeting some of the trainees and leaning what they have been through."
When not on duty, Captain Chirgwin enjoys spending time relaxing over a coffee or 'near-beer' (non-alcoholic beer) with his mates.
"It's been fantastic to receive cards and gifts from family and friends, as well as care packages from the RSL," he said.
"It's a brilliant boost to morale for everyone."
Captain Chirgwin moved to Bendigo with his family in 2000 where he attended St Peter's Primary School and Catholic College Bendigo.
"It's a long way from home, and it's a shame I don't get to spend Easter and Anzac Day with the family in Victoria, but we are doing important work here," he said.
"From all reports we are achieving some very good results.
Captain Chirgwin said some of his fondest memories were of travelling around Central Victoria to play sport on a Saturday morning.
"Growing up, I used to play soccer for Golden City, and spent a year playing AFL for Calivil United," he said.
"I'm looking forward to getting home and catching the end of the footy season in Melbourne while on leave.
"Hopefully St Kilda does a little better than the last few years."
Captain Adam Chirgwin is a member of Task Group Taji 4, a combined force of Australian and New Zealand Defence Force personnel training Iraqi Security Forces as part of Operation OKRA to defeat Daesh and maintain security in Iraq.
There are about 300 Australians and 100 New Zealanders in the Task Group.
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Dwelling renovations and transforming requires numerous time, patience and effort. Put all the main points in writing – never take someone's phrase for it. Following are gadgets that ought to be included within the contract: (1) the total name of the company and the individual you are doing business with and their contact information, (2) an addendum consisting of the entire set of plans, (3) an addendum consisting of the materials for use, (four) the price of the products or services, (5) the style and terms of payment, (6) an outline of the work to be carried out, (7) a start date and an estimated completion date, (8) a default clause in the event both party defaults that specifies how damages shall be calculated, (9) warranties and (10) signatures.
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Independent newsagents have been squeezed by high street supermarkets and the declining circulations of mass-appeal magazines. We spoke to one which has thrived by getting closer to niche titles.
21 Feb 2017
Sandeep Shreeji is a rarity among newsagents. And not just because he's still standing. Shreeji knows his magazines beyond merely cover prices and delivery dates. He gives customers advice and suggestions and has a point of view on virtually all the titles on his shelves.
He's been trading at his Marylebone shop for the last 30 years, but when faced with the prospect of closure around seven years ago, Shreeji decided to embrace the more obscure titles he hadn't previously stocked, expand his magazine range and cut down on things like sweets and snacks.
Hard times
'There was definitely a move away from print for a while, and everybody got really scared that it was going to collapse,' says Shreeji, who's seen demand for newspaper and magazine home deliveries drop off over the years, as titles have closed down, gone online or started offering their own subscription service. Independent newsagents and corner shops have been closing in droves and even McColls, one of the UK's biggest newsagent chains, shut 100 of its shops in 2015.
'We could see a decline in sales with the opening of smaller Sainsbury's and Tescos, all starting to stock titles like Vogue,' says Shreeji. So he started exploring independent titles and their readerships, and built up one of the most comprehensive magazine offerings in London. He believes this strategy has been the secret to his survival.
The four blows to newsagents
1. Supermarkets expanded into small-scale formats, competing for high street trade. There are now over 1,700 Tesco Express stores in the UK, and more than 700 Sainsbury's Local outlets.
2. Store footfall declined along with print newspaper and magazine circulations, as more media began being consumed digitally.
3. Regular custom also dropped off as more people quit smoking.
4. Ever-increasing costs continue to bite: rising commercial rents, business rates, national minimum wage, pension enrolment and banking charges.
Specialist retailer
His shelves are lined with everything from quirky gardening title Rakes Progress to iconic modern stalwarts like Cereal (which, Shreeji reckons, 'is starting to look a little stale', although it still sells well). He has locked down deals directly with titles such as US tennis magazine Racquet, and a Spanish title, Funnytastes, which sat on the countertop the day Courier visited.
Centring his business around independent print magazines, Shreeji has benefited from their recent resurgence. He has also found a lucrative sideline in delivering a customised selection of titles to many of the advertising agencies clustered in the neighbourhood.
'Specialising is the only way,' Shreeji says. 'If you're going to be just another newsagent then you need to be on a high street with huge footfall, selling bus passes, lottery tickets… But those margins are tiny.'
Ultimately, the business is increasingly reliant on Shreeji himself; his knowledge, his selection, his relationships with customers and the service he offers.
Following the magazine money
Publishers typically operate through one of the two dominant magazine distributors (Seymour and Comag, which together account for 63% of magazine sales in the UK), or one of several smaller distributors. Publishers send magazines through the distributor to independent newsagents, supermarkets and convenience stores. Shreeji pays a hefty £3,000 a year in delivery fees to newspaper distributors alone. The newsagent typically receives 25-35% of the magazine cover price, the distributor receives around 4%, the wholesaler 13%, while the publisher recoups anything from 35-55%.
Unsold copies are pulped, with publishers and distributors constantly trying to work out the optimal number to distribute across all stockists.


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Jennifer Aniston stepped out to the Directors Guild Awards, at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in a beautiful beaded black minidress.
The bandeau style perfectly highlighted her dainty shoulders and toned arms, while the high hem displayed her excellently honed pins.
Brad and Angelina looked incredible last week but Jennifer stole the show at the Producer's Guild Awards. Though, Aniston was alone on the red carpet, she has been seen looking more than loved up with current beau, actor Justin Theroux.
Pitt and Jolie, who are parents to six children, have been doing the awards season circuit and Jolie was critically well-received for her stunning Atelier Versace gown at the Golden Globes.


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After struggling for five years to contain the seepage of groundwater contaminated by radiation, caused by the meltdown of the nuclear cores at Japan's Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant in the aftermath of a major earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, the plant's operator switched on a giant underground refrigeration system Thursday in an attempt to contain the radioactive water.
The "ice wall" is actually made of frozen soil. Several pipes, each about 100 feet long, have been inserted into the ground around the nuclear plant in a mile-long circumference, according to information on the Tokyo Electric Power Company website. A refrigerant that TEPCO claims is environmentally safe will flow through the pipes, "freezing the surrounding soil and forming a barrier around the reactor facilities."
The company didn't announce a finite timetable for how long it would take for the entire perimeter to be frozen, but said it would happen "over a period of months." The soil wall will effectively maintain its frozen state for about two months in the event of loss of power, according to the website.
Construction of the 35 billion yen ($312 million) project was funded by the government and carried out by Kajima Corporation, which has used the same technology in earlier construction projects, such as tunnels.
The wall's construction was finished on Feb. 9, but it was delayed by about a year from its schedule due to technical uncertainties, the Associated Press reported.
About 800,000 tons of radioactive water has already been reportedly pumped out of the plant's basement. Large amounts of water is needed to keep cool the cores of nuclear reactors, which had melted down during the accident five years ago.


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RIMS, Srikakulum asked to submit compliance for 50 MBBS seat addition
Srikakulum: Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Medical College and Teaching Hospital 's, desire to add another 50 seats to the already existing 100 was turned down by the Medical Council of India (MCI), experts in May, this year. The denial came on the discovery of discrepancies in all the wings of the college including faculty shortages.
The Council visit in May at the request of the college authorities had it speaking of the renovation of equipment at the central sterilization units and ophthalmology wing. The everyday footfall at the hospital numbers 1200 outpatient, and 400 inpatient admissions. The hospital, the team observed had a total of 500 beds and 21 departments.
The team observed that 60 faculty positions of professors, associate, and assistant professors stood vacant. In addition to it, six senior and another six junior resident doctors were required to provide impeccable healthcare services at RIMS reported Hans India.
At the mother and child healthcare (MCHC) ward 6 as against the required 27 medical officers from professor to the junior resident, were available. Similar discrepancies were found in the other departments. The MCI team after examining all the units raised objections and demanded that all Council norms be met with. With compliance submitted, the MCI will visit RIMS again said its Director, A Krishna Veni. Resident Medical Officer (RMO), Dr. B Ch Appala Naidu expressed similar thoughts.
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Your Warsaw insider: UW Library Rooftop Garden
July 13, 2017
Hello All,
I went to Poland last week for a quick visit, and just wanted to share with you the most amazing place I visited there: The University of Warsaw Library Garden.
For all of those who love nature with a city view, it's a must-see in Warsaw. And it's free!
The garden was designed by Irena Bajerska and was opened to the public in 2002. Coming to my university after so many years being away and seeing this beautiful, green space in the middle of the city just blew me away.
The garden consists of two levels: lower and upper.
On the lower level, apart from a plethora of stunning flowers, you can spot many sculptures, including 'The Mutants' by Magdalena Abakanowicz.
The upper level is the one you can't miss when you are in Warsaw, especially when the weather is good. Just look at these views.
From the rooftop garden you can also see the Vistula river's boulevards or 'bulwary' with many pop-up bars.
Also, very close are: Copernicus Science Centre (picture below)
and Museum of the Vistula dedicated to modern art. The pavilion was designed by Austrian architect Adolf Krischanitz, and Slawomir Pawszak won the contest for the façade's project.
Have you been to Warsaw? If not, I totally recommend it.
Please check my previous Your Warsaw Insider posts to find out more where to go.
Photography: Monika Pick.


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Sometimes in travel you experience the not so great things from a brand. Unfortunately I had this experience with the Marriott Marquis in Times Square. My biggest disappointment was that I was super excited to stay here and then completely let down by certain aspects. Don't hype yourself up for a stay somewhere based on photos and word of mouth, wait and experience it for yourself.
My stay wasn't completely bad, first the good about the Marquis. Location, Location, Location! Being in the heart of Times Square it is situated in the perfect location. You can walk outside and there are a million and one things to do, places to eat and shows to see on Broadway.
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The rooms at the Marquis are HUGE, especially by New York City standards. Housekeeping was wonderful and our room was spotless for our entire stay. I really cant say enough about the rooms. However, this is a Tier 9 Marriott Property so that is to be expected.
Well that's about it for the good, disappointing I know. A quick backstory, my husband travels a lot for his job and we are Platinum Rewards Members based upon the amount of stays. Also, he puts all of our stays on his AMEX corporate to get points with Marriott for using that card as well. He books any Marriott travel for us and I just check in. Pretty easy right? Nope not at the Marquis. The Marquis wouldn't charge the AMEX on file (this card is used for every Marriott stay), they insisted that the card had to be there. In order to check in I had to give them my credit card, then I had to spend an hour and half to get paperwork filed, my husband involved and the charges put on his AMEX. That's exactly how I want to begin my weekend away. Side note- I stayed at the Renaissance Times Square just 2 weeks prior and they had no issues with my check in. The excuse I got tired of hearing was "that's not how we do it here". We have stayed at Marriott brands all over the country and just because you are in Times Square you are different? In 3 years we have never had this much of a headache with check in.
That evening my partner in crime and I decided to head down to the lobby bar for a drink before dinner. The bar was pretty much empty, maybe 6 people at the bar and about 3 tables seated. It took 30 minutes to get a server to notice us and one round of drinks, and a extra 30 minutes just to get our check and get out of there. Really? An hour for 2 drinks? Between the check in issue and now the staff issue at the bar I was really turned off by this hotel. Tomorrow is a new day…
I was attending a conference while I was in town and the Marquis was the site of the conference. I woke up hoping Friday night was a fluke with just bad staff, today would be different and change my mind about the Marquis. Nope not at all. We had a catered breakfast and the food was luke warm at best, really? It's 8am you can't make sure it's a hot breakfast for your guests? I know how catering works but we were a small group. Also, in the 4 hours we sat in our meeting not one staff member came in to clear the breakfast plates and cups, we were actually picking up our lunches and going back to clean up our own mess. You can't tell me that someone wasn't assigned to work with our room for the day that could have cleared those things. Finally someone showed up to start cleaning up the room and instead of a trash can he just walked around with a trash bag. Really? Come on Marriott, clean it up! How unprofessional is that among a group that has paid for a meeting/convention service at your hotel. The water was never refilled, the soda either. I hope the convention coordinator didn't pay an arm and a leg for that, I would be raising a stink for sure.
Sunday brings a new day, and one more chance for the Marquis to redeem itself. I really wanted to love this hotel, I was optimistic every morning that the day before was a fluke. It never was, this hotel is just not worth the price tag.
The largest affiliate networking event in the WORLD was being held at the Marquis Sunday-Tuesday and this meant lots of people would be visiting. One would think the hotel would be on their A game for sure. Unfortunately we came back to the hotel to find the lobby bar closed at 3pm, littered with overflowing trash cans and trash all over the tables. I really wish I had taken a photo of this, because I was shocked! We asked the hostess to seat us for drinks and dessert and she declined stating that we had to go to the other bar for that as we could not be seated in the dining room for that. Ummm what? We followed her instruction and it took over 35 minutes to order 5 drinks and 4 desserts for our party from the other bar.
Marriott Marquis you may have prime real estate and huge rooms, but I will be taking my business back to the Renaissance one block away. Just because you fill your rooms and host conventions year round doesn't make you the best in town and you proved that many times in a short three day weekend.


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Leroy Eco Rx
Your purchase from the Eco Collection supports the Empowerment of people around the world in. These projects aim to provide solutions that won't pay off a problem temporarily but will facilitate permanent change in people's lives. Previous initiatives include sponsoring micro-loans for entrepreneurs in vulnerable populations, supporting women & children in Safe Houses, and leadership building workshops in orphanages.
A modern twist on the classic 60's inspired style, the Leroy is designed to stand out. The Leroy pays tribute to the patriarch of the Dame family, who taught his sons to work hard and do good. The Leroy is a part of the Eco Collection, handcrafted with fully biodegradable cotton-based acetate.
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Spa Clinic Collection & Rituals
Float on cloud nine while you delight yourself in a variety of our collections and rituals - specifically tailored for you.
Experience temperatures down to -140°C with our cryotherapy programme. This treatment, which involves briefly exposing the body to extremely low temperatures, has been used across the world for the past thirty years. In the cryosauna, the patient "bathes" in cold nitrogen gas. Controlled exposure to low temperatures lasts from 1 to 3 minutes. Cryotherapy aids in speeding recovery from various somatic illnesses and surgical operations, treating chronic pain and chronic fatigue syndromes, and in improving the body's immune response. In addition, cryotherapy treatment result in improved skin tone, improved circulation, anti-aging effects and improved condition of problematic skin.
Duration: 3 min
Price: 66,00 EUR
Vibration Healing Massage with Singing Bowls
You should book Tibetan bowl vibration healing massage for deep relaxation, body and mind harmonisation, liberation of feelings, stress releife or pain and sleep deprivation. Unique Vibration Healing Massage at our Spa Clinic is done on the waterbed to inreach the vibration effect to your state of health by providing micro massage for inner organs and push full body detoxification, balance and self healing.
Duration & price:
30 min - 53,00 EUR
60 min - 107,00 EUR
Sound Bath – Group Program
Come and feel the deep relaxation and stress relieving effects of a therapeutic Sound Bath. Using Original Tibetan Singing Bowls, with it's rich harmonic frequencies you will be bathed in sound while you switch off, feeling the stresses and strains of the day melting away as peace and harmony come singing back to you.
Duration: 30 min
Price: 30,00 EUR (per group)
Evoke The Senses
Let yourself go into the skillful hands of our therapists. Your skin will be gently cleaned through a massage with a refreshing lime and ginger exfoliating mixture. Afterwards, the skin will be prepared with a scented and nourishing bath that will relax all of your senses. Complete relaxation follows as the treatment ends with an aromatic, full body massage that will rub away all of your stress and tension.
Duration: 120 min
Price: 168,00 EUR
Swiss Enhanced Medi-Aesthetic Vacation
This treatment combines cosmetic procedures which incorporate cutting-edge technology and high concentrations of cosmetic ingredients. It includes the following: 2 x EXIMIA Body Shape, followed by Face Radio and Endo Lift treatments, Valmont's Fresh & Peel body scrub and a Fit & Tone body treatment. In addition, you will receive a luxurious Source de Bisses hydrating face treatment.
Duration: 300 min
Price: 500,00 EUR
Totally Organic Detox Boot Camp
Cleanse and nourish your body with fresh Aloe Vera juice and Babacavera chew. The juice helps get rid of waste products and to naturally detoxify your body. Babacavera works to eliminate cellular waste and remove the build up of acids in the body. Once ready, our therapists will guide you through natural Pharmos Natur treatments, from steam and sauna rituals to scrubs, wraps, detox massages and refreshing facials. We will finish the treatment with a herbal tea infusion, which stimulates detoxification and full body regeneration.
Duration: 260 min
Price: 420,00 EUR
Girlfriends' Getaway
Time to get together for a girl's getaway. Custom combination of 30-min treatments of your choice.
Duration: 120 min
Price: 160,00 EUR
Private Spa Suite
Enjoy your holiday in one of our 2 SPA Suites with a private steam room and sauna, garden and much more...
Duration: 90 min (includes 30 min massage of your choice)
Price: 200,00 EUR
Accommodation not included in price.


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WOODSTOCK – A 29-year-old man is charged with stealing a hockey stick that had been placed outside a city business to honour the victims of last week's deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
The stick, placed outside the Comfort Guy heating/cooling business on Wednesday, was taken at about 1 p.m. Thursday by a man who was walking east on Dundas Street, police say.
"It's a sad, sad statement of what is happening in our city," the business's owner, Cheryl-Ann Lovie, said, noting the stick belonged to an employee's husband.
Police say a man entered the business's vestibule and grabbed the stick. A video camera caught the theft and an arrest was made at about 8:30 p.m.
Lovie said she hopes the crime doesn't "overshadow" the importance of honouring the hockey team, which was devastated by the Saskatchewan bus crash that killed 16 people.
A man, 29, is charged with theft and breach of probation. Police have not made his name public but said he is known to them. He is to appear in court May 8.