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The argument behind passive investing, and the reason it has been the overwhelming choice of investors over the past decade, is simple: data has repeatedly shown that not only does it offer an extremely high likelihood of better long-term performance, but it does so for vastly lower costs.
About the latter point there is no dispute. Passively managed funds — which simply mimic the performance of an index like the S&P 500
According to data from Morningstar, actively managed funds carried an average fee of 0.72% in 2017, nearly five times the 0.15% average charged by passive funds. An actively managed product would have to do significantly better than the index over time to be worth the additional cost.
Many active managers argue that this is possible, particularly in periods of volatility or market weakness. Recently, they have pointed to short-term performance statistics that have indeed trended in their favor. According to May data from Goldman Sachs, 56% of large-cap mutual funds have outperformed their benchmark so far this year, putting them on track for their best year of relative performance since 2007.
Over the longer term, however, the ability of active managers to beat their benchmark drops precipitously. And while the results are marginally better when adjusted for risk, the overall odds remain solidly in favor of passive.
According to data from S&P Dow Jones Indices, a huge majority of actively managed equity funds fail to outperform their benchmarks on 5-year, 10-year, and 15-year time frames. This holds for every category of fund (including large-capitalization stocks, midcaps, and small-caps), as well as for the primary investment styles (core, value, and growth). There are even some categories and time horizons where fully 100% of active funds fail to beat their benchmark.
The results are overwhelming when they are considered on a net-of-fee basis, and while active managers boast somewhat better results when they are considered on a gross-of-fees basis, the shift isn't enough to change the trend. With only a few exceptions, investors have better-than-even odds of doing better in a passive product.
"The results show that across all categories, actively managed domestic equity funds, on average, underperformed their respective benchmarks over intermediate- and long-term investment horizons," S&P Dow Jones wrote in a news release announcing the results.
In the case of funds focused on large-cap equities — funds that would be compared against the S&P 500 — fully 96.76% of the funds did worse than the benchmark over a five-year period, as of data through the end of 2017. That's on a net-of-fees basis. On a gross-of-fees basis, 88.34% of funds fail to beat the S&P.
Over a 10-year period, the S&P beats 90.66% of active funds on a net-of-fees basis, while it does better than 95.03% on a 15-year time horizon. Gross of fees, the S&P does better than 75.08% of actively managed funds over a 10-year stretch, and better than 83.52% over the past 15 years.
The following table shows the performance statistics across the equity categories.
There are only three points on the chart where fewer than 50% of actively managed underperform the benchmark, and all three come when considered on a gross-of-fee basis. Two of these occurrences are in real-estate funds. On a five-year basis, the S&P United States REIT Index — the benchmark for the category — does better than just 28.95% of actively managed real-estate funds. On a 15-year basis, it outperforms 43.4% of funds.
The third example comes in the category of large-cap value funds, where on a 10-year basis, 48.77% of funds underperform.
Of course, even in such categories, the investor has to pick the fund that will end up doing better than the benchmark over time. This is seen as such a difficult thing to predict that last year, Morningstar said most investors shouldn't even bother trying.
"Identifying a successful active fund in advance turns on numerous, subjective factors, and the importance of these factors can shift around over time," wrote Jeffrey Ptak, the firm's global director of manager research. "This alone is usually too much for most people to handle. Add to that the fact that even the winningest funds slump and investors, lacking the resolve to stick with it, bail. Take those two together and it argues that active-fund selection belongs in what Warren Buffett has called the 'too hard pile.'"


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So, I was what you might call a party animal in my BC (before Christ) Days. I am not proud of this, but I was doing keg stands and passing out in strange places long before my fraternity days in college. By the time I got to college, I had already damaged my character and liver enough to know that getting drunk is not a good thing. By the time I got to University, I had pretty much put away drunkenness altogether. Now, this does not mean that I gave up drinking alcoholic beverages altogether, I just stopped abusing the stuff and getting drunk. It was not until much later that I gave up alcohol completely, and only then for a season. When I was in leadership at my church, I did not touch a drop of alcohol, not because I couldn't; my Christian liberties set me free from that kind of legalism, but I chose not to drink at all because I was ministering to youth. I did not want to be out on a date with my wife and having a glass of wine and one of my students see me drinking and think to themselves, "Cool. Mr. Nick drinks, I guess it is okay." I did not want to be a stumbling block.
Now, I have friends who have stopped drinking altogether because they know their proclivities. To them taking even one drink would bring on a flood of alcohol equivalent to what we've studied in the last few chapters. They don't drink at all because they know they can't control themselves when they do. Nowadays, I like to drink a single beer, maybe two tops every once in a while, depending on my mood and what I am eating. But long gone are the days where I would shotgun beers and crush the cans on my forehead. I went from Animal House to School Mouse in the area of drinking. But, I understand the principle found in Ephesians 5:18-19
[Eph 5:18 NKJV] And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,
[Eph 5:19 NKJV] speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
Believe me, I get it. It is a whole lot easier for some people to speak to others, to sing and have a melody in your heart when you have a few in you. The very nature of alcoholic beverages is that they lower your inhibitions, and give you a sense of security, albeit a false-sense. But in verse 18 the words, "in which is dissipation" is a clarifying term. Your translation may read differently, it might say, "wherein is excess (KJV)", "which leads to debauchery (NIV)," or "because that will ruin your life (NLT)." I can't tell you how many times I found myself in compromising situations because I had too much to drink. Again, I am not proud of this, but I speak from experience. This is why I don't get drunk anymore. First of all, it always makes me feel horrible and unable to control myself. Second, it ruins my witness. Lastly, and most importantly, it displeases my LORD. So, if you ever have a drink with me in a social setting you won't be surprised if I don't knock them back like I used to.
Now, I share this with you because here in the book of Genesis we see some of the dangers of strong drink. When we get to Genesis 19:33, LORD willing, we will see this played out in a more egregious way. But let's dig in and see what happens in our text today.
[Gen 9:18 NKJV] Now the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham [was] the father of Canaan.
[Gen 9:19 NKJV] These three [were] the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated.
So, here we have the only men alive on the planet. It was up to them to populate the earth. Now, I have a few friends that in my circle that I know like brothers, and then I have an actual brother who is my sibling. When we get together we cut up and have fun, we joke and take jabs at one another. Boy's will be boy's right? Now I mention this because even though we cut up and have a good time, none of us forget that we have responsibilities to one another, and to our families. But it never fails, when we are gathered as a group, the first one who falls asleep is getting something stuck in his nose, or permanent marker wire-rimmed glasses drawn on their face! That's just how we roll.
[Gen 9:20 NKJV] And Noah began [to be] a farmer, and he planted a vineyard.
Noah could have chosen any profession he wanted to. He chose to be a farmer. Though he had a lucrative career as a shipbuilder and an itinerant preacher, he opted to become a farmer. And as farmers do, he planted a vineyard.
[Gen 9:21 NKJV] Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent.
The late great comedian Mitch Hedberg once said, "One time, I saw this wino eating grapes. I said, "Dude, you have to wait!" LOL. All of that to say is that the grapes didn't grow and overnight, nor did they ferment overnight. Noah must have had something in mind when he sat out to grow his vineyard. It is likely he anticipated the day when he could have some fresh wine from his labors. And it happened, when the time was right, that he enjoyed the fruit of his labors in excess and became drunk. Not only that but he passed out naked in his tent and became uncovered.
I remember a particular New Year's morning waking up on the side of an apartment complex in the freezing cold with my friends missing and one of my shoes missing. Not funny or fun. But when you are in this condition it is so easy for others to take advantage of you. Now what I did not know is that many biblical scholars hold that perhaps Noah may have been sexually abused by one of his sons or relatives. I was shocked to discover this, but apparently the idea of "becoming uncovered" carries with it an idea of some sexual discretion. The reality is that it should not come as a surprise. Statistically speaking, most rapes and sexual crimes are committed when one or both parties are under the influence of alcohol. According to one source:
75% of the men and 55% of the women involved in date-rape situations were drinking or taking drugs just before the attack. The FBI says 50% of all rapes involve alcohol.
Whether or not Noah was abused in this manner is still out for the jury, but when we see the LORD's judgment through Noah's mouth and how intense it is, it does beg the question, "does the crime fit the judgment?" If Noah, being a righteous man was violated, then I can see why such a curse was passed down.
[Gen 9:22 NKJV] And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
Now, if you just read this as it is in our English language, you might say, "so what?" It would appear that Ham walked in and was like, "Whoah…" and turned around and told his brothers, "Hey guys, Dad is in their in his birthday suit passed out." But when you look deeper into the Hebrew language you discover this was not an innocent retelling of the facts. Ham came out of the tent and told his brothers in a disrespectful and mocking manner attempting to undermine Noah's godliness. As I read this, I thought about how as a Christian man, I have blown it in the area of sinfulness. Now imagine to my chagrin if my wife witnessed my sin and mocked me saying, "Yeah…sure…wannabe pastor!" or my kids, "You call yourself a Christian?" The fact is that we all sin and fall short of the glory of God. But we read
[1Pe 4:8 NKJV] And above all things have fervent love for one another, for "love will cover a multitude of sins."
and again…
[Pro 3:21 NKJV] My son, let them not depart from your eyes–Keep sound wisdom and discretion; (emphasis on discretion)
and here we read
[Pro 19:11 NKJV] The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory [is] to overlook a transgression.
Now, I am not saying that we sweep the sins of others under the rug and forget about them. No, we have an obligation to call our brothers and sisters to the mat with regard to sin.
[Gal 6:1 NKJV] Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who [are] spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. (notice this verse is directed at brethren)
But what Ham did was an insult to his father and to his father's position. He humiliated his father and brought shame upon both his father and himself through this blatant disrespect and mockery. Had Ham shown some discretion and sought to cover his father without telling his brothers, and then discussing the impropriety in secret with his father later when it was appropriate to do so, he could have avoided God's judgment, which as we will see became a generational curse. We are given a prescription for discipline in the Bible (Matthew 18:15-17), but Ham did a dishonorable thing here and as we will see it came with a cost.
[Gen 9:23 NKJV] But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid [it] on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces [were] turned away, and they did not see their father's nakedness.
Now, what we have here are two noble sons. They preserved their father's dignity and showed a great deal of respect for Noah. They not only covered Noah's shame but refused to even look and join in Ham's folly. We see that they draped a garment over their shoulders, went in backward and covered the nakedness of their father without even glancing. Meanwhile, Ham is running around with Polaroid glossy photos showing everyone and making a mockery. You get the point.
[Gen 9:24 NKJV] So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him.
Now, if the scholars are correct and Noah was somehow violated sexually by his son, then I would say the curse was not harsh enough. I am afraid that I would have been in prison. But, if Ham's only crime was mocking his father then why such a drastic curse? Why not curse Ham? And why was Ham's son brought up in this curse? The Bible just doesn't say. It does not specifically answer these questions for us. But we do know that Ham was Noah's youngest son. It was also likely that Canaan was Ham's youngest. Now in the Bible, we find that grandsons are often called sons. This is not uncommon in Scripture (Ezra 5:1 for example). This could very well mean that Ham actually did nothing at all, but that his son was the perpetrator. But it could very well be that Ham was a guilty party to the sin and that Canaan also contributed to the discrace. And, of course, we can't be sure if there were any sexual sins committed either. I read a couple accounts that suggested that someone castrated Noah, another article I read alluded to the idea that the perpetrator slept with Noah's wife. All we can do is speculate because we are not told. It is most prudent in cases where the Bible is silent for us to remain silent as well. And so all we really have to go on is the fact that Noah was naked and his two older sons covered him. It could be that was all there was to it. But, we are able to see something else here.
The fact is that Noah sinned in his drunkenness. Because he got drunk he made himself vulnerable to whatever did or did not happen to him that night in his tent. He put himself at risk and his reputation on the line as well. We aren't told, but you would have to imagine this changed Noah moving forward. He was probably less apt to get drunk again! But we have to understand that Noah was not innocent in this, while he may have been a victim he put himself in a position to be victimized. I know this may sound harsh, but I think about young women who go out and get drunk and are taken advantage of. It is not their fault someone victimizes them, but they are not innocent of being victimized either. This by no means lessens the crime of the perpetrator, but it does put the onus on the victim for putting themselves in a place to be victimized. If you find yourself in a place where you have made your safety an issue incumbent upon you to do whatever it takes to get yourself out of the mess you put yourself into. Noah did not have to over-do it, but he did. I am not saying he deserved what he got, but he is quite fortunate that he did not get worse. I know I am playing in dangerous areas by making these statements, and I know that circumstances will vary, so don't get up in arms with me accusing me of being a victim blamer. All I am saying is we all need to be prudent and wise and do our very best to avoid situations where we are more likely to become a victim.
[Gen 9:25 NKJV] Then he said: "Cursed [be] Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brethren."
Now, this verse seems like it could go two ways, and if it were not for the word cursed in the mix I would say there was some room for debate. It is a good thing to be a servant. In fact, one of my favorite quotes is "To be a leader of leaders, one must first master being a servant of servants." Jesus was the greatest servant of servants. He proved that there was power in serving others. But that is not the kind of thing Noah is saying here. He is saying that they would be cursed to be a servant of servants. This means that would not be the leaders but always the followers. I am not going to touch the whole racial thing that the church, cults and rednecks have made of this because frankly, it preposterous. God has made all men equal, and the last time I checked we all bleed red. So to say that this proves racial inequality is absurd.
[Gen 9:26 NKJV] And he said: "Blessed [be] the LORD, The God of Shem, And may Canaan be his servant.
[Gen 9:27 NKJV] May God enlarge Japheth, And may he dwell in the tents of Shem; And may Canaan be his servant."
We see the patriarchs of these first families all the way through Genesis blessing their children and their children after them. In fact, when we get the story of Jacob and Esau, LORD willing, we will see what a big deal this was in those times. But it could be argued that this event happened towards the end of Noah's life and that he was offering this blessing to his other sons as a result.
[Gen 9:28 NKJV] And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
[Gen 9:29 NKJV] So all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he died.
And so the forefather of humanity dies at the ripe old age of 950 years old. As I discussed in previous studies this is proof that men lived longer than 120 years after the flood. Now it could be that those born after the flood did not live nearly as long and since Noah was a pre-diluvian human he was "grandfathered" in so to speak. I am not certain at this point, but I am sure as we keep digging we will find the answer to this and more. One thing I can be pretty certain of is that Noah probably never got drunk again!
Prayer: LORD, thank You for our Christian liberties. Thank You that we are not tied down to legalism that robs us of living fulfilling lives. But on the same token thank You for giving us Your WORD that we can know where the lines are and steer clear of them. LORD, there have been times in my life where I have walked as close to the line without going over, but You know my heart. I may have just as well sinned, because my heart was not being faithful in those circumstances. Forgive me when I press the limites of my liberties. Help me to be a better steward of the life that You have given me. LORD, if there are any areas in my life where I might be causing a brother or sister to stumble, I ask that You would open my eyes to see these things and give me the resolve to put aside my rights for the sake of another. LORD, I want to be pleasing to You and it is so hard to do when I live in this skin suit we call the flesh. But You are a good and mighty God, capable of working in and through me to do great things, and so I know that it is not a difficult thing for You to do. Help me LORD, that is where the difficulties lay. I am so hard-headed at times and self-righteous in many ways. The closer I get to You LORD the more I recognize my own sinfulness. Forgive me of my sin LORD so that I will be pleasing to You. Finally, LORD, I promised to continue praying for my pastor during this season, and so I will remain faithful to do just that. I ask LORD, that You would bless him with understanding from Your WORD as he prepares for his studies. I ask LORD that when we meet this week that our time together would be fruitful and that You would recieve the glory. Father, protect his family while they are away, and I pray for a good report. LORD, may You be honored by his life and the lives of his family. May You recieve all praise and glory. It is in Your name that I pray. –Amen


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A prequel to Code Name Verity, The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein is a fantastic work of fiction, detailing the life Lady Julia Beaufort-Stuart after she woke up in hospital, without any memory of ever arriving there. She must figure out what happened to her, and to the pearls that have gone missing—the ones that no one else remembers were there. The book is fantastic, relating her newfound friendships with the people who saved her, and the adventures she has attempting to recover and restore the pearls to their rightful place. The book hooks you in at once, and being hard to put down, it is a fast read. I would recommend this book to one of any age who is looking for a good mystery or fiction story. On a scale from one to five, I would rate this book a four. Catherine, grade 9, of the Yorba Linda Teen Book Bloggers
The Pearl Thief was an amazing book. I loved the historical aspects, giving us a glimpse into life in Scotland in the 1930s, and the mystery, providing anticipation and thrill for the novel. To top that, I loved the incorporation of queer romance into the story, which I feel tied everyone together and made the story more relatable. I strongly recommend this book.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was definitely a very intriguing mystery, but it also had a beautiful setting that enhanced the thriller part of it. The main character was also very likable, in my opinion. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes mystery and historical fiction.
Blind Date with a Book 2018 comment: "Good and very action-y fun, but kind of slow-paced at times."
The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein is an amazing thriller and mysterious book that is sure to keep you at the edge of your seat. The story takes place in Scotland, 1938, and many of the characters speak with an accent. It's actually quite interesting to read and learn how words are spoken in different places as many authors don't do this. As the story continues, new and unbelievable clues are discovered to figuring out the real answer to the mysterious disappearance of a man presumed dead. Readers will never get bored with The Pearl Thief as the book continues to get more exciting and intriguing with every turn of a page. You'll learn to love the main character, Julia Beaufort-Stuart, with her wild personality and wits. She's a strong female character to look up to, and she can be quite daring. There's just enough humor in the book to balance out the seriousness of the plot and have you laughing. It's unpredictable, and it'll leave you awestruck when everything comes together in the end. However, I do recommend reading Code Name Verity first, since The Pearl Thief is a prequel to that series. 5/5 stars.
- @demi.god.on.a.mission of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library
Scottish history? Thieves? Travellers? There's a lot to love about Elizabeth Wein's The Pearl Thief. Richly researched and always accessible, it's something that I always admire when I am reading her books. I feel like I learn so much, even if it may not always be perfectly accurate.
I am going to state something: I did nearly DNF this book. The beginning is very, very, very slow, and I wouldn't fault readers for ditching this one early given the beginning. However, I found for me, each section of the novel really did grow on me, bit by bit. This is a story that slowly builds to it's climax, and it takes its time. That actually does make it somewhat different from Wein's other books (and I've read all of her historical fiction to date).
For me, this book was less about the characters and more about what is happening in Scotland regarding the river pearl industry, as well as a larger family conspiracy regarding pearls and Mary the Queen of Scots. The mystery in this book, much like the writing, is a slow burn and I think for some readers that will be problematic. I am fine with a slow burn if the build up still keeps me interested, and I won't lie, sometimes this book meandered in ways I didn't always enjoy.
If you've read the other books in the Code Name Verity series, I think you'll still enjoy this installment. It's definitely very different from some of the other novels in the series, but I still think Wein is a fantastic writer with the ability to capture locations in a way that is vivid and emotional. The Pearl Thief is a solid book, but it's hard to capture the magic of the other books in the series in the same way.
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TAIJI QUAN – A Dual Personality
The popular understanding of Taiji quan is mostly based upon film footage of old people in China doing early morning practice in the parks. It is generally referred to as a health practice.
To the uneducated western eye it looks both inscrutable, whimsically mysterious, quite easy and undemanding. It therefore seems hard to understand how it could be considered as either a health exercise or, which was its original purpose, a martial art. In the West and even to some extent in China now, Taiji suffers from this dual personality.
Up until the 1920's in China, it was a highly regarded martial art that had been taught to the imperial bodyguards of the Ching dynasty and had a formidable reputation and ancient provenance. From the early 20 century onwards many traditional martial arts, owing to a changing social, military and cultural context lost much of their value. Some of them began a slow decline and some of them survived but adjusted to a new role which was less martial and more civil. Not all traditional martial systems were suited to such a change.
Taiji quan survived and adjusted, burying the more difficult and complex methods and strategies that made it a sophisticated martial art. Many of the masters of the early twentieth century ushered in and engineered the modified Taiji forms which were more socially oriented. It was inevitable that the common face of Taiji became the more friendly and easier to practice versions. During the "Red Tide" of the Cultural revolution from 1966-1976 much of China's martial heritage was nearly lost. Its re emergence in the late 1970's signalled a new era. Luckily the Chinese government supported the resurgence and research was done and information gathered and teachers reinstated. The last of the Taiji lineage holders of China, were able to re establish themselves and start teaching again unearthing some of the old knowledge. Since then Taiji has regained its foothold in parts of China and re established itself as one of the great cultural treasures. In certain places where masters with the old knowledge were able to teach again it did recover much of its martial characteristics but the inevitable consequence of its upheaval and re emergence meant that even in China most of the younger generation now understand it primarily as a form of exercise and know nothing of its real meaning.
With the growing interest in Chinese martial arts in the west, which started really with the Bruce Lee generation, more and more of China's martial heritage has surfaced and has become available both inside China and in the West. There are now, well trodden routes to masters in China and we can see the emergence of high levels of Taiji skill in the west as a result. There is no doubt though that the common perception of Taiji is still that of health practice only and the problem for teachers is always, how do you overcome this since the student who wants a martial art is often not the same as the student who want a health practice. Both require a very different emphasis in the training.
My Master Li Li qun, whose training, practice and teaching spanned much of the 20 century in many different traditional system, including Shao Lin and several other traditions before he settled on Taiji quan said that there is no conflict here. He said that there can be no Martial art without a healthy body, no balance without rooting, no skill without co ordination and no health or martial achievement without hard work, a good teacher and a sound technical and theoretical foundation. First learn how to stand, walk, move, root, co-ordinate and breath and then when you are ready, you can start studying the martial way. This means that whatever your motivation is, learning the Taiji Slow Form is the place to start. If you want to put a martial spin on it or a health spin on it it is easy once you have a movement vocabulary and a theoretical framework from which to work.
"The Journey of a thousand Li begins with the first step"
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Is it illegal to install phone spy software on someone's cell phone?
UPDATED: October 26, 2017
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It is HIGHLY illegal to install spy software that in any way records, tracks, forwards, etc. phone calls or text messages on someone's phone without their permission. In fact, it could potentially be a felony, meaning more than one year in jail.
"Wiretapping" is the interception and/or recording of any telecommunications or any oral communication without the consent of at least one party (i.e., a person participating in) to the conversation. (Some states require the consent of ALL parties to the communication, but all states require the consent of at least one party.)
No "wire" and no "tapping" is required. Software which spies on another's use of a cellphone, such as recording or monitoring conversations, copying and forwarding the text messages or emails they receive, etc. would almost certainly run afoul of the wire-tapping statutes.
Wiretapping is serious business. In every state, it is a felony or the equivalent of a felony (not all states still use the term "felony"--New Jersey, for example, does not), which means it is an offense potentially punishable by more than a year in jail and/or by a very large fine. This point cannot be stressed too highly: capturing another's telecommunications or their oral communications is illegal. Any interception or recoding of phone, text, or in-person oral communications is illegal.
It's why, for example, security cameras in stores or office buildings are video only, not sound. Recording conversations on a security camera would violate the wiretapping statutes. Whatever information you think you may get from placing spy software on someone's phone, it's difficult to imagine that it's worth the prospect of serious jail time.
And jail time (and/or a fine) is only the criminal side of the equation. In addition, you could be sued by the person on whose phone you placed the spy software for invasion of privacy and could have to pay them monetary compensation.
If the software is placed with the consent or knowledge of the phone owner, it would be legal--at least in those states requiring the consent of only one party to a conversation in order to monitor or record it. (In "all party" or "two party" consent states, the person on the other end of the call would have to consent, too.) Of course, if the person knows you have placed the software on his/her phone and agrees to it, it's not really "spy" software then--you're not "spying" on someone who knows they are being watched or listened to--but at least it would be legal. So in one-party consent states, you could place such software on, for example, phones you provide to your employees (assuming you are a manager or business owner who provides phones) so long as you notify the employees of the software and get their consent (make it written consent and keep a copy of the consent filed safely, so you can prove consent later if necessary) to do so. However, it's probably safe to say that getting the consent of another person to place spy software on their phone is a rare or unusual occurrence, so it is safer to simply assume that no, you cannot do this.
If you want to know if your state is one-party or two-party/all-party consent state, you can very quickly and easily locate this information via an online search.


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text: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Linkedin Share on Tumblr There's something oddly out of touch about Lenny Kravitz's new record, Raise Vibration. There was a time when the power of positivity could seep through his music without sounding contrived or hokey. If you pull out your copy of Let Love Rule, you can recall a day when he sounded sincere, meaningful, original and full of life despite such a simple sentiment. It's a different time now. Our modern media is awash with bad news and negativity, and often we can count on artists to provide perspective or at the very least to help us relate or rebel. Kravitz is not really doing any of those things when he sings a trite chorus on "We Can Get It All Together." While the drum patterns rock on the first few tracks, the album is also a long way from "Are You Gonna Go My Way." It's as though the evolution of Kravitz, the artist, has gone in a completely new direction, and it's not entirely satisfying. "Low" and "Who Really Are the Monsters?" are experiments in disco and alternative pop music. Neither plays to the strengths of the Lenny Kravitz that people have come to love. Perhaps more importantly, neither offers anything compelling or catchy. The latter of those two tracks actually brings out a breakdown of calypso tracks and breakbeats. The title track is one of the most rocked-out entries on the album, mainly because of its reliance on guitar licks and Kravitz's attention to detail. But when the beat kicks in about a quarter of the way through the song, it's still a long way from rock 'n' roll. Instead, we have a once-popular artist, who can still draw a crowd, simply resting on his laurels. That's not to say it's all bad. If you can get by a sentiment as hollow as "We are here to love/ There's no time to waste," you might find something redeeming near the end of the record; "5 More Days 'Til Summer" turns out to be one of the most exciting tracks, and Kravitz doesn't over-sing it. Throughout the track, the chorus is on repeat and eventually gives rise to a choir full of young students singing the chorus on their own time. "The Majesty of Love" is a multilayered and hyper-dramatic vignette exploring the elements of disco. Similarly, "Ride" brings a beautiful melody to that rather trite genre. It's easy to develop a romantic mental picture of the aging rock star, but the reality of Kravitz's latest work is far less appealing. As he meanders his way through the melodic but odd "Johnny Cash," there's at least a nice ballad to help create the mood that was intended. But cheesy power ballad "Here to Love" offers a message of racial peace that should be inspiring and moving but instead, like the album as a whole, fails to offer anything new or fresh. If you're looking for positivity in 2018, you're also probably looking for truth. That's in short supply here.


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By Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting
The formation of the new Iraqi government last week led to the swift mobilisation of several Western powers pledging support to the Kurds and Iraqi forces. On 15 September, leaders from thirty countries promised to help fight the Islamic State militants in the north of Iraq, following an international meeting held in Paris and attended by Iraqi President Fouad Massoum. Despite the formation of an international coalition, the main challenges to Iraq's stability will remain political, and essentially depend on Haider al-Abadi's ability to persuade the Sunni minority to rebel against IS. The inclusion of Sunni constituencies in the political process will be crucial in turning ambivalent populations into entities with a stake in the new status quo. Even if decisions moving towards this end were implemented, notably with the appointment of Sunni politicians to high-ranked security functions, convincing local tribes that their best interests lie in an alliance with Iraq's Shia-dominated government will have to overcome a historic and mutual mistrust, and will struggle to hold in the longer term. This task will be all the more complicated by the appointment of former, controversial PM Nouri al-Maliki as one of the country's three vice presidents, which was certainly set as a condition to Abadi's endorsement. Most of the violence remained focused on the central and northern governorates, with IS-controlled territories assessed to be mainly located in and around the corridors between al-Qaim and Fallujah in Anbar, Sinjar and Mosul in Nineveh, Mosul and Samarra in Salahuddin, as well as areas of southern Kirkuk and northern Diyala. Despite the return of low-impact car bomb attacks in the South, the region north of Baghdad will continue to see the majority of IS-related incidents. The involvement of foreign powers in the conflict ensures a sustained strategic focus on northern Nineveh and key districts around Baghdad, with more than 150 airstrikes conducted so far.
While reporting remains disrupted in most of the North, militant activity was recorded in several areas of Nineveh and Salahuddin. On 14 September, Islamic State insurgents publicly executed eight Sunni men in the village of al-Jumasah, north of Tikrit, for allegedly plotting against the group. This violence is certainly aimed at intimidating local Sunni populations and preventing a revolt in IS-controlled territories, as the central government makes attempts at reaching out to disenfranchised tribes. Unverified reports of mass graves uncovered in several villages seemed to back the strategy of coercion followed by IS. On 12 September, three leaders of the Ubaid tribe were executed near Hawija in Kirkuk, while dozens of former ISF elements were kidnapped by insurgents. The main areas of direct fighting between government forces and insurgents continued to be located south of Tikrit, with clashes reported in al-Dur. Despite the involvement of Western air support in the coordinated campaign against IS, government forces lack the capacity to retake large urban areas and any further capture of territories currently controlled by the Islamic State are likely to be limited to small towns or rural areas. All fronts have remained stagnant over the reporting period, with ISF and Peshmerga forces maintaining their existing presence and IS adapting to airstrikes by limiting their exposure.
The number of car bomb attacks in Baghdad remained aligned with pre-established patterns, with four VBIEDs reported across southern neighbourhoods of the capital. On 10 September, two vehicles exploded in Maysalun and Ghadir areas, killing at least nine civilians and injuring 50 others. On the same day, a suicide attack near the New Baghdad Bridge killed two ISF elements and 19 civilians, and injured 53 others. On 12 September, another VBIED detonated in eastern Baghdad, killing at least four people and wounding 13 others. US airstrikes continued to be reported near the Haditha Dam, in an effort to protect the strategic infrastructure from IS insurgents and strengthen the positions of ISF and co-opted Sunni tribes operating in the area. The majority of resources allocated to fight IS in Anbar appear to be directed at areas around the dam. On 13 September, a joint unit of ISF and local tribes supported by airborne forces launched an operation to re-take Albu Hayat near Haditha. The same dynamics will apply over the next reporting period, with any territorial advance unlikely from either side.
Southern governorates witnessed an increase in violence over the reporting period, owing to the continued reliance of the ISF on Shia militias and a subsequently freer operational environment in the South. On 11 September, three car bombs detonated across the south-eastern governorates of Karbala, Najaf and Qadisiya, causing dozens of injuries within the civilian population. Car bombs in the South-East had been avoided since a twin blast hit Karbala on 25 August. The pattern of mass-casualty incursions is effectively disrupted and VBIED attacks are expected to remain irregular and relatively low-impact. Low-level small fire attacks and IEDs continued to account for the majority of incidents reported in the South, though an increase in kidnapping incidents and criminal-related activities was observed in Basra, a probable consequence of a more permissive security environment. Despite these relative changes, the number of fatalities recorded in the South remained higher in Babil and the restive governorate is expected to continue absorbing most of the violence.


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'Every time we're together, It'd never be the same. If you're not here, How can you stay away, away so long.'
Jon Seceda's massive 1990's hit brings back memories to me every time I hear it.
I think of the good times in Mt Hagen when my two older sisters Fiona and Anna would come up from Port Moresby during school holidays.
They would have this song blasting on the stereo continuously as we would spend days spring cleaning the house, from top to bottom.
The mops and brooms would not just be cleaning tools but also impromptu microphones as we would all sing along, screaming on top of our lungs in the house in our little coffee patch.
For me, it was break from my little mixed world of being a half-nambis (coastal) kid growing up in a village where not many kids understood me.
I really loved my big sisters and I still do. It is one of those happy memories of my childhood, a little gem in time.
My two sisters represent two paths that diverged. Two stories of Papua New Guinea with different endings.
Fiona went on to become Papua New Guinea's first female Petroleum Reservoir Engineer. She has a great career now.
Anna is a different story. She is my family's heart break.
In the years afterwards, we went through a major downer with Anna, who was adopted.
We didn't care if she was adopted or not. We loved her cause she was our sister. I loved her because she was my big sister.
But her adopted status meant a lot to her. In the end, she abandoned us.
I was too small and young to understand what happened.
Years later Anna died from complications due to AIDS. I don't know how she ended up getting it. I don't know how she died. She died alone.
When I got the news that she died, I disappeared for three days on the Highlands Highway, got so drunk and high on weed in tiny clubs in Chimbu and Goroka by myself.
After I sobered up I returned to life and pretended that it didnt affect me, because …as corny as this may sound…boys dont cry. But to this day, it still hurts.
You can read this story and deduce all kinds of moral themes here. Themes about growing up in Papua New Guinea, traditional adoption, career, choices and AIDS. I don't really care.
Truth is, we are all just human, trying to find our own way in life. Sometimes it works out and sometimes, it just doesn't.
My beautiful memory is my two big sisters who use to sing Jon Seceda's 'Just Another Day Without You,' together in a small house in a little coffee patch in Mt Hagen, in the super cold highlands of PNG, all those years ago when we were just kids.
Good Times. Love you forever sis.


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Elvenar joins the ranks of the extensive browser based strategy genre with a hybrid that leans more towards city building then most. As the game comes from InnoGames you're guaranteed a well designed adventure even if it doesn't try to innovate too much.
Starting your Elvenar journey players will get to choose to either develop a human or elvan settlement. Players will find that humans are medieval focused while the elves have much more magical buildings although the experience is basically mirrored outside of the cosmetic differences.
With a basic tutorial to get you started you'll learn the foundations of any civilization. This includes things like building a home for your citizens, creating paths, basic buildings and decorations to add bonuses. You'll also be introduced to the typical mechanics of the genre such as upgrading buildings, researching and expanding your land.
Interesting features of Elvenar include the research tree and scouting which haven't been done to the same level in other offerings. On the research side players will often find they have as many as four different paths, this gives you much greater control over the advancement of your settlement.
This goes hand in hand with the scouting aspect of the game that requires players to actually scout the hexagonal sized spaces next to their settlement rather than the entire map being revealed. This scouting can often reveal areas of interest where players will negotiate with merchants or fight them instead to obtain resources, special relics to improve your settlement and land expansions.
The final interesting aspect of the game is in the combat where players will engage in turn based battles on grid based environments. On the face it feels like something out of a turn based strategy game but unfortunately doesn't quite have that amount of depth. The game does however offer more than enough opportunity when you compare it to similar free strategy games in this niche.
With a great front end in terms of graphics and a decent amount of depth once you get into the game you could do a lot worse than Elvenar in the browser based MMO strategy genre. There is still plenty of waiting around for those not wanting to open their wallet though but that won't stop you from enjoying the game for short bursts each day.
- A fantasy based city builder combines with strategy elements.
- A massive world map that lets you scout one area at a time.
- Animated 3D battles with turn based elements.
- Technology trees that provide you plenty of options.
- Choose from human and elf settlements.
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When this tower is complete and full of tenants, will it still be "Proposed"?
Now that the first piece of brAcing has been covered, I've changed my mind. It looks quite good.
When this tower is complete and full of tenants, will it still be "Proposed"?
How is the lifting mechanism on the northwest crane above the steel?
it's not. The attachment points on the corners are resting on the uppermost deck beams
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GroupM set to expand WTC lease
By Steve Cuozzo
In a major breakthrough at what was once called Ground Zero, advertising/media giant GroupM is set to expand its space at 3 World Trade Center by up to 300,000 square feet, The Post has learned.
The news comes on the heels of a deal by Sterling Entertainments regional sports network SportsNet New York to move its Midtown operation to 4 World Trade Center.
SNY, the cable TV home of the Mets, signed a 17-year lease for 83,000 square feet at 4 WTC, the company announced on Monday.
GroupM signed a deal nearly two years ago for 515,000 square feet to become an anchor tenant in the building next door, 3 WTC.
GroupM will add at least 150,000 square feet in a deal expected to be completed in early or mid-December, sources said.
But it could easily reach 300,000 feet, said the source. Theyre working on it now.
Both 3 WTC and 4 WTC are projects of Silverstein Properties.
The Richard Rogers-designed 3 WTC, with nearly 2.8 million square feet, has risen to the 52nd floor of its eventual 80-floor height. It is set to open in early 2018.
SNY, co-owned by Time Warner and Comcast, will move to 4 WTCs 49th and 50th floors. The RSN also carries non-game New York Jets-related programming.
Sterling Equities and Sterling Project Development will also join SNY at 4 WTC, which has 2.3 million square feet. Other office tenants include MediaMath and the Port Authority.
Fred Wilpon, Sterlings chairman, said, This is a historic move as 4 World Trade Center is the perfect home for SNY and Sterling.
All good news of course. And has 3WTC reached it's first setback already?
New York Post
January 4, 2016
GroupM snatches another 170K square feet at 3 WTC
By Steve Cuozzo
3 World Trade Center (second from right) is seen under construction in December.
The New Year got off to a soaring start for Larry Silverstein at 3 World Trade Center.
With the clock ticking down on the end of 2015, WPP-owned media agency giant GroupM completed a lease for a 170,000-square-foot expansion at the fast-rising tower, insiders said.
It's the largest new office commitment at any World Trade Center building since GroupM's original 520,000-square-foot lease in December 2013.
Although sources confirmed the lease was signed by both sides, neither side would share other details except that Silverstein offered GroupM considerable future expansion options.
As we reported, GroupM will take floors 32 to 35 in addition to its previously committed blocks on floors 11 to 16 and 28 to 31. The deal makes 3 World Trade's 2.5 million square feet of office space only 28 percent spoken for, but it's not a bad start for a fully speculative project that won't be finished until 2018.
Silverstein was repped in-house by Jeremy Moss and a CBRE team including Stephen B. Siegel, Mary Ann Tighe and Adam Foster. The tenant was repped by a CBRE team including Tighe and Gregory Tosko.
The GroupM expansion reflects a pattern of slow but steady lease-up at the site. In September, Moody's took 75,000 square feet at the Port Authority and Douglas Durst's 1 World Trade Center.
Meanwhile, the WTC Transportation Hub Oculus, underground pedestrian corridors and stores and restaurants controlled by retail leaseholder Westfield inch ever closer to opening — including Eataly, which might finally be ready this spring.


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Barely crawled above freezing all day its now 7c. Forecast is dense fog tomorrow
WEATHER, where you are?
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cracking day, wall to wall blue skies. Ice in puddles, but zero rain falling for a change. More of the same tomorrow please.
Its 1.15pm, no sun today, still a little fog hanging across the field and it is 7 degrees here...a perfect duvet day!
Fog in places but turned into a beautiful day, lovely!
Met office ...... today maybe the highest high recorded in January over Central England since 1957
Totally screwed up my reception of radio four where I like to listen to farming today in the morning. High pressure is good for the sunny stuff,but shite for tv and radio receptions !!
Minus 6 here yesterday with a wind coming straight from
hellthe east and today I do not know what the temperature is as have not looked,but very strong winds. After chipping out the old render ready for pointing,I had to wash my hair twice to get the dust out of it that the wind has been blowing in my face all morning and despite 40 to 50 mph winds my 70S length hair when I was up the ladder was not moving at all !!
Often wondered what it felt like to be a crusty
1c cold windy wintery morning
Very wet and windy day here,so am making the most of it and doing a few home jobs. Went to the supermarket this morning which IS great to do on a peeing it down morning and have stocked up with alcahol and snacks for this weekends Rugby
mid day and it a very hot 4 degrees! There is sun up in the sky but just can't push through properly, no rain mind.
12.40 and NOW nothing but blue sky and beautiful sunshine
5c wet and windy in bodmin
Cold and dry and often sunny here today, but with a thin (chilly) wind.
(We were in the warm, make bird and bat boxes in the Shed!).
10c here in belowda
its been a nice sunny day here temp dropped to 6c now near bodmin
22c and sunny today when I was sat on a riverside having a nice little picnic with good quality french cheese and crackers and a nice belgian beer whilst listening to 90yr old country music. La vie est belle en Bourgogne ( life is beautiful in Burgundy )
Wow, this morning we had our second frost this winter, it's bonkers how little winter wether we have had here over by East Coast of which years ago was a stronghold for mahoosive snowfalls now its unusual if we get an inch of snow and now no frosts. This winter at least half the weather we've had has been spring like. Times are a changing.
7c dull and grey belowda
gud, getting better. Tomorrow could be the storm from hell. Think before you sleep.
9c here in indian queens
sunny,cold and that there wind is starting😮x
a tad windy
F*** me its so darn windy here in the openness that is fenland!
I hope all of you, specially van dweller friends, are safe. It is midday and rain has just joined wind but its a warm 13-14 degrees here in the village with light rain - or so the weather on my laptop says!
Fairly warm and dry at the mo,but wind now upto about 50mph and building. Have found a nice place in a forest clearing where I can pick up france2 tv station to watch the France-Italy game in relative safety as am out of reach of any tree's that may come down. Shall be going back there shortly
Any van dwellers out in the open,turn the van around to face the wind and it will be much more comfortable xx
Pelting it down here in Northants, with winds gusting up to 58 mph or more.
The old gal has battened down her stuff on the balcony, and we haven't lost the roof yet, but empty bins and plant containers are having fun rolling about the yard...
As Akasha says, we hope you van-dwellers are in a safe spot, and out of the wind a bit.
the chimney on the van is jumping round,lots of stuff flying past,and the woodyard alarm has been going all night..but we re warm and have supplies so all good😊xx
We have terrible flooding going on in Yorkshire, it's really windy but the rain is worse
we have snow..bit wet so prob wont settle...but its white and cold😊
blue sky's but very windy still.
Wondered why you looked sooooo windswept!!!!
7 degrees and the sun is smiling beautifully
Blossom has appeared on the little blackcurrant bush and crocus have their heads held high.
5c Indian queens
Here in Isle of Man, BIG wind, Biggish rain and snow, empty supermarket shelves and no boat for 3 days so far. A lot of flights cancelled. We're doomed I say, doomed!


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The profound lifelong impact of early childhood experiences has long been known; it was Aristotle who said "Give me a child until he is 7 and I will show you the man." This remains a mantra for those of us privileged to be working in early years education, and recent research has given us an even greater understanding of how experiences from the womb to age five shape lives.
Giving children a good start in life is the surest way we can fortify their positive mental health and wellbeing into adulthood. This ethos is shared by the Early Years Department of Kent College Prep School. It is widely accepted that children learn more in the early years than at any other time in their life, therefore parents need to be secure in the knowledge that their child will flourish and be happy at school.
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A 30-year-old bug in the iconic Nintendo game Legend of Zelda allows players to finish the game in minutes. A video posted to YouTube shows that, beneath what looks to be a fun game glitch, there is a fascinating bit of code manipulation in 6502 Assembly:
While executing the procedure requires a tediously complex set of steps and manoeuvres, the flaw itself is fairly easy to understand.
The player causes the game to overstep the memory space reserved for drawing sprites on the screen, and in turn to overwrite memory used for other game functions, in effect "breaking" the game and letting the user do things not normally allowed.
This sort of "arbitrary code execution" flaw is the same sort of bug that can be used to jailbreak smartphones or install malware. In this case, it would just be a neat way to impress your friends (provided you still have access to the Famicom 1.1 version, as the NES port does not have the bug present). ®


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"You've reached the Green River crossing. What would you like to do?" 1. Attempt to ford the river. 2. Pay for a ferry to take you across.
Yeah, there are some things that I balked at because given the backdrop of record selling, they seemed foolishly inflated. I wouldn't spend $50 on a Saetia tour press. Probably should've. My biggest record woe is selling an original Schism records Project X 7" I let it go in the late nineties because "wow so much money and this is probably the high water mark for records" A hundred measly bucks.
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You should've seen the ppd mailorder prices of the 1990s. A wonka-like world of wonder and joy. And get this....They put FREE THINGS into your order and would replace damaged items. I use 2011 as about the point where from my humble perspective, Things Got Out Of Hand (TM). Major labels flooding RSD with high ticket garbage releases, the advent of the $40 pre-order, etc... Sucks for everybody.
This is a likely explanation. The MAGA hats confuse me, because they imply that the wearer understands that America is in a state of not-greatness. Try pointing that out, and all available sonic airspace for a 250 foot radius will be stolen to deliver a litany of "HEYLIBTARD YOUDONTLIKEITHERE YOUGOTOAFRICA WHERETHEYSOHUNGRYTHEYEATROCKS MERICASGREAT MERICASTHEFINESTNATIONINTHEWORLDYOUCOMMIESCUM" (But your hat literally says in plain English that it isn't....)
My theoretical world of 2011 does not include Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Call me Maybe.' Should you choose to move into the unknown frontier of 2012, you invoke this cursed monstrosity and must live with it. Choose wisely.
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That Bridge better go all the way to Terebithia. And even poor Discogs is full of outrageous inflation. I've had some luck here, actually, with things staying pretty reasonable, but I'm having more luck building a glass palace of empty liquor bottles. I collect toxins in my liver because it's cheaper than 2018 shipping prices. Cheers.
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silentsoliloquy posted a topic in Sale/Trade/WantsHello, This is a waste of everyone's time, but I'd just like to express a desire to purchase absolutely everything I didn't act on/didn't have the money for at their pre-boom prices. All the poor sad records that have $200+ markups and are on ebay being displayed with the grooves smashed onto someone's gross carpet or grease-filthy kitchen stove. I don't want to flip them. I don't want to use them as credibility badges, because the few people I talk to are already steeped in the storied history of how desperately I want to feel like I belong to a special era of music. I just want to hoard them lovingly in my collection and play them as tickets to a place out of my existence. I want to admire their lovely variations and hues and blare them. That is all. So yeah, sell me a You Fail Me with a screenprinted cover for $30. Drop me a green BDM ritual for $15ppd. Thanks and yabba dabba doo.
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silentsoliloquy posted a topic in Sale/Trade/WantsHello all, I'm looking for a marbled green/blue test press of Longhena.
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silentsoliloquy posted a topic in Sale/Trade/WantsHi all, Looking for a copy of Harkonen's "Shake Harder Boy" on clear, blue, or blue yellow split from the brutal panda pressing. willing to pay a reasonable sum. Let me know what you're thinking.
Hey, Pretty late to the table here, but is the Jeromes Dream seeing means more than safety 10" still available?
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silentsoliloquy replied to silentsoliloquy's topic in Sale/Trade/WantsHa. Imagine how the people who paid $300 on ebay the week of the pre-release feel. I'm not getting rid of the set anytime soon, so if you actually want to trade CB for these (in the unlikely event they decide to really make and ship it) hit me up.
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silentsoliloquy replied to silentsoliloquy's topic in Sale/Trade/WantsI'll keep that in mind, but it's probably not likely. Thanks for looking.
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silentsoliloquy posted a topic in Sale/Trade/WantsHello, Looking to trade a full set of Glassjaw Our Color Green 7"s OG press with the GJ cutout. Unplayed as far as I know. I am interested in one of the following: Botch - American Nervoso: White variant of first press Cave In-Until Your Heart Stops: Clear variant of original press Glassjaw - Coloring Book Tri-color cut vinyl. Pm if interested. Please don't offer other stuff.
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silentsoliloquy posted a topic in Sale/Trade/WantsDoes anyone have one of these? It's a version of oceanic with a handmade cloth bag/cover that slips over the entire LP. Usually sells for about $50. I'm interested. Let me know.


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The Movement Training program largely consists of two parts. During the first part, students focus on the body. Subjects taught include: standing and moving in a firm, yet relaxed, manner; finding and understanding the origins of tension and how one is able to deal with this; the maintenance of the breathing structures; how to warm-up and cool-down before and after singing; moving and falling in a natural though controlled manner; space awareness; moving alone and together.
During the second part, students inquire into the expressive possibilities of movement. Through specific research exercises, students explore and widen: their personal scope of movement and expression; their observational and analyzing capacities; how to feel and use the tension being created between all the singers on stage; how to translate a libretto or musical line into movement and spacing; how to tell a story or express thoughts and feelings without words.


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Frank, Laura, McLaughlin, Patrick and Vaughan, Brett (2013) The repeatability of pressure algometry in asymptomatic individuals over consecutive days. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 16 (3). pp. 143-152. ISSN 1746-0689
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Background: To determine if electronic pressure algometry is a statistically stable measure of spinal pressure pain threshold (PPT) in asymptomatic individuals, in particular, to determine if repeated measurements at the same site changes the PPT, and to determine if repeatability differs in each of the spinal regions tested.
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Allbrit [rule-form] linear planimeter
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Allbrit [rule-form] linear planimeter with hand magnifier in mahogany case by Stanley, London. Model A8250 calibrated for Metric Measure, with, missing spacer bar and serial number, 41973.
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|The Internet Archive (archive.org) is a non-profit digital library of free books, movies, software, music and more. The Internet Archive allows the public to upload and download digital material. You can also browse these audio records: 1, 2, 3. It links to Free Religion Audiobooks.
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|LearnOut Loud.com brings you over over 50,000 of the best audio books, podcasts, free downloads, and videos. Titles come from other websites, such as YouTube, iTunes and Archive.org, so they can be downloaded in different formats. Under this URL they offer Free Religion Audiobooks.
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|Watch Know Learn is a wiki style website where erveryone collects and organises educational videos for kids. They have a nice collection of categories and sub-categories for every subject. Links to Free Religion Audiobooks.
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Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL)
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Registry Study for Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
The purpose of this registry study is to evaluate the long-term safety and effectiveness of adalimumab in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who are treated as recommended in the product label. Two groups of patients will be recruited:
- Group 1: Patients who are prescribed and treated with adalimumab.
- Group 2: Patients who are being prescribed and treated with immunomodulatory therapy.
In order to participate you must meet the following criteria:
- Are an adult patient with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who has been prescribed Humira (adalimumab) according to the local label and have been on Humira for at least eight weeks.
- Are an adult patient with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis being prescribed and treated with IMM (6-mercaptopurine or azathioprine) for at least 12 weeks with no concurrent biologic use.
You will be excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply to you:
- Have been on IMM therapy without a concurrent biologic if you cannot continue to be treated with IMM therapy.
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Everyone has a different way of displaying books and keeping papers. These habits teach much about the people to whom these writings belong and the purposes the documents serve. Have you ever wondered how, in antiquity, people managed their libraries and kept their archives?
Students of the ancient Near East often become acquainted with its written remains through collections of translations, such as James B. Pritchard's Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament (third ed.; Princeton University Press, 1969) or its eventual successor, the planned three-volume Contexts of Scripture (Brill), edited by William W. Hallo (volume 1, Canonical Compositions from the Biblical World, appeared in 1997). Scholars read ancient texts in journals or in tablet collections published by museums. Such texts are usually presented to the public after they have been classified by content or genre, and documents from many sites are generally lumped together. Unless they appear in a publication detailing the excavation of a single archaeological site, ancient writings are almost always removed from the contexts in which they were found. So we tend to think of them as disembodied texts rather than as "living" documents—monumental stelae, administrative tablets, liturgical scrolls and commercial seals with specific functions at specific times and places.
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You're invited to attend our Canberra EcoScience Pathways Forum.
This is the first of a series of engagement days around Australia to connect academics and industry professionals working in EcoSciences. The Pathways Series provide an opportunity to learn more about existing digital infrastructure and training and skills development programs for environmental science. It will also showcase research and government exemplar users of digital technologies, and ignite discussions around common issues and practices.
This forum is an opportunity for the EcoScience community to find out about contemporary data and technology-intensive research and management practices as well as have their say on better integration of digital technologies in courses and training programs, and how the community can collaborate to advance research practices into management decisions.
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26th November …… On Thanksgiving Day,
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National Champions! That's what the Pima Community College men's soccer team wanted to be at the end of the day on Saturday.
And, it was, beating No. 3 seed Barton Community College, 2-1 in double overtime to win its first national title in Florida.
The Aztecs won after sophomore Hugo Kametani scored the game-winning goal in the 107th minute.
After a scoreless first half, the Cougars struck first when Tevin Rochester scored on a penalty kick in the 62nd minute. The Cougars kept the Aztecs on the defensive end for much of the game.
The Aztecs tied the game at 1-1 with 11:20 left in regulation when freshman Isaias German scored in the 79th minute.
"It's been a long time coming. We've had a lot of terrific players. We've had unbelievable support from Pima College over my 30 years here. It feels very good to reward our alumni, reward all the support staff and administration," Pima coach David Cosgrove said. "These kids always found a way to win. It was an unbelievable quality they had."
The Aztecs claimed the ACCAC conference title, the Region I, Division I title and West District title. This was the first time in program history they had won all four championships in one season.
Freshman goalkeeper Nils Roth finished the game with eight saves and kept the game alive with two crucial saves in the second overtime.
"It was a tough game but as always we found a way to win," freshman goalkeeper Nils Roth said. "I'm quite lucky. This is why I came to Pima. I'm the happiest man in the world right now."
Sophomore defender Jacob Pacheco was part of a defense that allowed just 17 goals all season and helped the Aztecs earn 17 shutout victories for the season.
"I don't want to stop moving. I'm just so happy; happy to be a part of this team and this group of men. It's been nothing but amazing," Pacheco said. "We always knew we had a great defense. We weren't going to let them score and we just kept them out of the goal. We knew we'd find a way to score. We got great goal scorers.
"This means everything in the world. We came close last year (third place at Nationals) and this year we won it all. Happiness and joy."
Kametani broke the Pima record for goals in one season as he finished with 30. Jason Romero held the previous record with 29 in 2015. Kametani also had seven game-winning goals this season. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament.
Freshman Itsuki Ishihara was selected to the NJCAA Division I All-Tournament team.
The Aztecs also set a program record for the most wins in one season as they finished 26-2.
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