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It's only been a few days since Grand Theft Auto V was released and the haters are already chiming in. It only took one day for the fifth official GTA title to rake in over $800 million and judging by critics along with fans, Grand Theft Auto V is positioned to be game of the year on everyone's list.
It's often been advised by celebrities for people to ignore haters but sometimes, they can be so ridiculous that one can't help but lend an ear out of curiousity.
What is about to follow are examples of people blaming GTA V for everything under the sun. Athletes are coming under fire for risking their seasons, tourism to countries are plummeting and old anti-video game activists have become re-energized due to GTA's latest release. Hold on to your socks folks, because this one is a doosey.
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WACO, TX (AP) – Police say two goats were fatally shot on the Magnolia Homes property in Waco, Texas, featured on the HGTV television show "Fixer Upper."
Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said Sunday that investigators are trying to determine who killed the livestock.
Police believe one or more people entered the property sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning, when arriving employees found the dead goats. The grounds were closed at the time of the shootings.
Swanton called the animal killings a "senseless act." Charges could include animal cruelty.
The show "Fixer Upper" features husband-and-wife duo Chip and Joanna Gaines rehabbing old homes for clients. Their Magnolia complex includes iconic silos and a market.MORE: 'Fixer Upper' fans are going crazy over Joanna's announcement
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Once again, Japan's 100-yen shops prove that they are truly on the next level.
Who doesn't love a good bargain, especially when it's to make life easier? Following our previous articles on the subject, here are seven more items found at 100-yen shops in Japan that deserve some special attention.
1. Soy sauce spray bottle
Sprayable soy sauce?! Why isn't this more of thing?! Now you can have the utmost control when you need just a drizzle on top of your chilled tofu or sushi. In other words, no more drowning your food by mistake.
2. Plastic bottle cup
This cup fits onto any-sized bottle and is great for picnics when you want to share beverages. It's easy to remove and easy to pop back on.
セリアでペットボトルを水筒として使える物が出ていたので買ってみた pic.twitter.com/KKAXYYxe7U— 柚木響 (@kyouy_yu_ki) August 26, 2016
3. Liquid measuring cup with the scale readable from the top
Maybe I'm just not looking in the right places, but I've never seen one of these in stores or at people's houses in the U.S. It seems like the perfect tool for chefs with bad backs so that they don't have to lean over and check how much liquid they've poured.
ダイソーで売ってた、上から目盛りが見える計量カップがめちゃ便利 pic.twitter.com/lY74EfRMsM— 時之 (@toki_yuki) September 13, 2016
4. Stylish spice containers
There's something brilliantly simple yet attractive about these containers, courtesy of 100-yen shop giant Daiso. Along with their space-saving design, they're fully functional at the dinner table too.https://twitter.com/KawaiNatsuki/status/762491885726289921
これさっきダイソーで買ってきたんだけどすごくない pic.twitter.com/bn1uzDumqP— サトウB@箱推し木根担 (@310_b) August 7, 2016
5. Fridge shelf condiment holder
If you've ever lived with another person, you'll know that there are two types of people in this world – those who keep the fridge impeccably organized, and those who abandon the shelves to culinary chaos. If you're the former type, these little holders are the perfect purchase to help organize all of those pesky wasabi and ginger condiment tubes that accumulate and like to roll around. Just clip them onto the fridge door shelf and they'll never become loose again!
そうなの、チューブスタンドじゃなくて、こういうの!こういうの欲しかったの!! と、興奮して購入 @キャンドゥ。一個ずつ取り付けられてめちゃ便利。冷蔵庫の調味料スペースがスッキリしたー。 pic.twitter.com/QDAplaNRZu— タピオ®☆カ (@maido_yossan) June 14, 2016
6. Light switch converter
This device slips onto your light switch to make it turn on and off with a simple push only. It may not be an entirely necessary invention, but if you're one of those people who fumbles around in the dark looking for the light switch when you get home, it could be a lifesaver.
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7. Egg timer
Here's an alternate version to the one we already mentioned. Just throw it in the pot with your eggs and wait for them to cook to your preference.
What other 100-yen shop items have made your life more conveniment? Sometimes it's really just the little things that make all the difference!
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In their earnings conference call a little over 3 months ago Pfizer said that they would be buying back shares as they thought their stock was a bargain. At the time their shares were trading around $17. During the quarter their shares traded nearly 20% lower to $14. One would think at that price they really thought their shares were a bargain. Pfizer, which has $20 billion a year in free cash flow spent a whopping half a billion dollars on buybacks during the quarter.
When discussing buybacks on their most recent earnings conference call they spoke about the potential for "bolt on" acquisitions and downplayed buybacks. It seems a zebra cannot change their stripes. At current prices and with management reneging on their word there are better opportunities in healthcare.


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Albers always relied on his training as an elementary school teacher to guide his lesson plans. He rarely gave lectures—instead, he encouraged his students to learn through hands-on experimentation. This progressive teaching method proved effective. Many of his students—Eva Hesse, Ruth Asawa, Ray Johnson, Cy Twombly, Richard Anuszkiewicz, John Chamberlain, Richard Serra, and Robert Rauschenberg among them—would later become some of the most influential artists of the 21st century.Read the Artsy article here.
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6 Online Tools to Make Decluttering Your Life More Efficient
It's time to get serious about sorting out your life before heading out on an endless summer of epic journeys. Take advantage of all the tech options at your fingertips and put that smartphone to work to declutter your work life, your personal life and — most important of all — your closet space. We've teamed up with Close5 to make the process of decluttering your life WAY more efficient.
You can use all the apps below to sell your no-longer-coveted pieces, make the days at your desk more streamlined, take care of household chores, turn all those Polaroids and Kodak prints into sharable digital copies and (finally!) unsubscribe to the endless stream of subscription emails in one powerful click. Basically what all these apps will provide is more time to do what's most important in life: stay longer at happy hour. Oh, and be more productive, of course ;)
1. Close5: Give your home a spring clean the easy way with this classified app. No more trekking your stuff to resale stores and getting an insulting price or posting on Facebook for no one to see. All it takes with this one is a photo and your defined price, and you're on your way to making some extra cash. This safe + secure selling tool — buyers and sellers are verified through their Facebook profiles — makes giving away your gently used items more convenient, as buyers are typically within a 5- to 10-mile radius of your location. No more going out of your way to that shady gas station for the tradeoff. Sort of similar to Tinder's location-based partner finding, you and your buyer could end up doing more than exchanging goods + money.
2. Evernote: Organize everything work-related within one app to get the job done efficiently and scatterbrain free. This digital workspace gives busy gals the opportunity to work anywhere and stay productive, without having to hop from one app to another. Write notes, make checklists, conduct research, organize all your reading materials, mark up docs and store photos — seriously, what does this app not do?! If that's not enough, you can also make your team more productive by discussing work projects, presenting ideas and attaching important files all within the app. DL this one to make work life just a little easier each day.
Unroll.meThe days of getting to inbox zero are real, or at least within grasp, with this email subscription elimination service. Sign up and effortlessly unsubscribe from all those daily (hourly?) annoying business emails with the click of a button. Just don't unsubscribe from ours obviously ;) Even better is the company's Rollup service, compiling all the digital mail you actually want to see into one easy-to-read digest. See ya, terrifying email notification count.
4. HomeSlice: The avalanche of passive aggressive roommate notes be gone! This app, saving relationships and living spaces alike, gets the whole house involved in chore completion, supply buys and even keeping track of who's paying the bills this month before you get tackled with a late fee. It's time every cohabitant does their share digitally + IRL.
5. Todoist: Toss out that assortment of to-do lists scattered across your desk, kitchen counter and bedside table and trade it in for this all-encompassing task manager. Make the ultimate get-it-done master list by adding details to tasks, delegating the ones you're not amped about to others, assigning due dates for everything and more. The time to clean up your week and your life is here.


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Knicks ride 49-point 2nd quarter to win over Hawks
NEW YORK — Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 31 points, sparking the Knicks during their franchise-record, 49-point second quarter, and New York beat the Atlanta Hawks 126-107 on Wednesday night in their first game under coach David Fizdale.
Hardaway had 16 points in the period, when the Knicks matched the Hawks' point total for the entire first half. New York led 72-49 at the break.
Trae Young finished with 14 points, six rebounds and five assists, shooting 5 for 14 in his NBA debut. Taurean Prince scored 21 points for the Hawks, who were overwhelmed in their first game under Lloyd Pierce.
Four other Knicks scored at least 15 points, while rookie Kevin Knox finished with 10 and was just 4 for 16.
Hardaway and the Knicks started slowly, as he had missed his first four shots and the Knicks started 0 for 9 when they took a timeout trailing 10-2.
During that break, George Holmes of Northport, New York, nailed a halfcourt shot to win $10,000, and suddenly the New Yorkers couldn't miss.
Frank Ntilikina made a 3-pointer out of the timeout to get the Knicks started on a 12-0 run and then they really took off in the second quarter.
That was especially true of Hardaway, who made his next eight shots against his former team. He fell seven points shy of Patrick Ewing's franchise record for opening night, and perhaps could have gotten closer if he needed to play more of the fourth quarter.
Young, the No. 5 pick in the draft and the first player to lead the nation in scoring and assists in the same season as a freshman at Oklahoma, said he felt butterflies Wednesday. He recalled that he shot airballs on his first shot in high school, college and Summer League, saying he wanted to avoid that again.
He did, knocking down his first shot as a pro, a runner in the lane late in the first quarter. But he missed his other six shots in the first half and the Hawks were outscored by 19 points in his 17 minutes before halftime.
Hawks: Pierce congratulated Hawks radio play-by-play voice Steve Holman for working his 2,500th game, counting playoffs, Wednesday. Holman started his career with the team in March 1989. ... Atlanta plays its first three games on the road before facing Dallas in its home opener next Wednesday.
Knicks: The Knicks' record for any quarter is 53 points in the fourth quarter against Seattle on Dec. 26, 1967. ... Courtney Lee didn't play after sitting out nearly all of the preseason with a strained neck. Fizdale indicated the veteran guard wouldn't play the first few games, saying that Lee was "totally on board with how I'm approaching it and we'll see how it goes." ... The Knicks opened at home for the first time since the 2014-15 season. ...
Opening-night old-timer
Vince Carter began his 21st season by starting at forward and scoring 12 points. Pierce said the Hawks' research Wednesday found that only Robert Parish was an older opening-night NBA starter than the 41-year-old Carter. He stands out so much on a young Atlanta team that the Hawks' average NBA experience drops from 3.65 years to 2.63 if Carter is excluded.
Friends and foes
Fizdale and Pierce played against each other in college, when Fizdale was a senior at San Diego during Pierce's freshman season for West Coast Conference rival Santa Clara.
"Lloyd caught a lob on my head from Steve Nash once," Fizdale recalled. "I still haven't forgave him for that but we've been friends a long time and this is obviously for both of us a big moment."


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I'm a student at a County college and I work part time. I love music: namely the Beatles, Muse, Radiohead, Oasis, Pink Floyd, Arctic Monkeys, Reggae, real rap (not radio BS), and a lot more. I have fun, I play instruments, I read sometimes, I like writing if I'm passionate about the subject matter (I can make do, even if I'm not), what else?


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it should always be like this~
don't ever loose it. remember, it should always be like this...~
Oh gosh, thanks Azham for realizing me to watch this series. i've already knew the answer, it is PRETTY LITTLE LIARS the television series right?! hahahhaa...these are the sweet couple of Aria & Ezra!! ok, now i'm their fan...should quickly download the S01E01~ X)
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New Color for a New Season! The time has come to change up my color once again using my Shea Moisture Hair Color System. Instead of using the shade Dark Auburn, which was my original color used in my youtube video, I decided to try the Reddish Blonde shade. I have to say, I'm so thankful that I have . . .
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Lessons throughout IGS were enriched with discussions and activities around National Reconciliation Week.
Carter from Year 6 Green said he enjoyed learning about reconciliation and particularly liked carrying out workbook activities, which included using Google to find nearby Indigenous communities.
In Year 7 Spanish, students watched two Dreamtime stories in Spanish, The Echidna and the Turtle and The Orphan Boy.
Spanish teacher and High School Studies Coordinator Irina Braun said the students discussed the meaning of Dreamtime, and, based on the stories, students developed the vocabulary of animals and colours in Spanish.
Year 12 Spanish Continuers started by exploring the National Reconciliation Week poster.
Students described the poster in Spanish, and from the words "Grounded in Truth" they started a discussion about the roots of racism.
To further the discussion, Irina showed students a Spanish poster which calls out racism.
The caption translates to "Racism: an invention of adults, which has been imposed on adolescents."
Other IGS National Reconciliation Week activities included donating books and learning some words in Wiradjuri.


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This, folks, is a little snippet of the future: Tate Liverpool, one of Europe's premier art museums, has teamed up with an innovative virtual merchandise startup to promote an upcoming Picasso show with virtual iPhone gifts.
The idea is to promote the Picasso: Peace and Freedom exhibition, due to start on May 21st, in an innovative and very engaging way. Little World Gifts is the startup concerned, and they specialize in advanced virtual gifts that are much more than those cheesy 64-by-64 pixel gifts that dot social networks like Facebook: Think interactive graphics, and tailored apps.
Which is exactly what's been done for the Tate and the Picasso show. The gift here is a "framed version" of Picasso's 1940s "Monument to the Spaniards who Died for France" represented as a graphical object in an iPhone app. The idea is that it's a simple promotional piece, a curio if you will, designed to get the public excited about coming to see the real thing hanging in the museum and also to get them to engage in the art perhaps in more depth than they would have before (like many an "interactive" museum promotion you've probably seen.)
But this is where the iPhone has a neat advantage: You can take the app anywhere with you, show your friends if you like. The Tate's leveraging the iPhone's ubiquity and "wow!" factor as a PR tool, of course, but there's a serious educational angle to think about here. The press release highlights that with this particular representation of Picasso's painting, you can do things that would be impossible with the original. Like manipulating it in virtual space to spin it, zoom in on it to examine the way each brush-stroke fell onto the canvas and dial up detailed info on the painting itself at will.
The joke is made that there's "no risk of damaging a priceless piece of art!" but my point is still valid–this kind of interactivity with an artwork is impossible with the original, and it will have great intrigue and educational value. There's even a sharing angle to this too, as the free app, via the free Little World Gifts app, can be shared with people you may think are interested–you can even ping your pals about it via Facebook (which you can bet many a schoolkid will be doing soon). Don't forget that a virtual PR promo gift is also better for the environment.
In a sense, Tate Liverpool is delivering a bit of the future way museum visits will work, today. Seeing the original in person always will be the attraction, of course, but giving users an information-rich virtual "toy" definitely adds to the experience (and enhances museum visitor buy-in, of course, with the chance of more future visits). And lest you think that Little Gifts is missing a trick by not developing this for the limelight-grabbing and more graphical iPad, then versions of these virtual PR goods will be coming for the tablet later in the year…though they note that the iPhone versions do scale up nicely for the iPad anyway.
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There is a press release circulating among my PR professional friends that is generating considerable discussion for a variety of reasons. I won't link to it here because not only am I not about shaming people/firms, I'm also just cynical enough to think that it could be a weird attempt to draw traffic to the company's website (which is yet another reason that website hits devoid of context should not be considered a strong measurement metric).
Instead of highlighting the firm here, it's probably more useful to examine the issues with the release from a level or two up, because a lot of firms and PR pros make these same mistakes. (Although usually not all of the mistakes appear in one release.)
Here are four rules to follow when issuing a press release:
Please don't issue a press release with no news in it. This is an ongoing problem that likely has many causes. From a client desire to see every small change as potentially newsworthy to a PR firm's desire to secure coverage for a client, the compulsion to issue news releases on topics that are not newsworthy is strong. Resist it.
Stay on message. The news release is ostensibly about the re-launch of the firm's website (see rule 1 for how I feel about that subject matter), but of the 248 words in the release, only the first 54—the opening paragraph—are about that topic. The rest of the release is about the agency in general. If the reason for your decision to issue a press release only manages to make up roughly 20 percent of the release itself, you need to either rework the release to say more about the subject, or scrap it altogether.
Have a proofreader (or even two). The release that sparked this post is so riddled with errors that some of my PR cohort were speculating that it was either converted to English by a translate program, or that it was "written" via voice to text. There are missing commas, singular/plural confusion, and some of the sentences simply are not clear or are poorly constructed. We ALL make mistakes when writing. Before any piece of writing is released out into the wild, it really is important to have someone available to read through it prior to hitting 'publish' or 'distribute.' (One more point: proofing is also important for the website. I noticed that the contact email address on the firm's site has a typo in it too, which could cost a business a potential lead.)
Your reputation IS your product and most important asset, so protect it. A PR firm's product is its ability to communicate clearly and effectively on behalf of its clients. When a firm puts forth something that appears to be sloppily thrown together, it is sending a message that it might treat your work that way too.
News releases are a tough sell to journalists in the first place. Journalists are busy, and generally speaking they hate being inundated with worthless releases. Take the time to develop relationships with key reporters, and be helpful to them. Earned media takes time and effort—and, every release should be polished and have purpose.


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Terence Crawford take on Julius Indongo in the light walterweight unification bout on Saturday, 19th August 2017 at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. The winner of this fight can become undisputed light-walterweight champion with Crawford's WBO and WBC belts while Indongo's WBA and IBF titles are on the line. Which makes it a massive fight on the night set to be broadcasted live on ESPN in the US while SkySports will have live coverage in the UK.
34-year-old Namibian born Indongo comes with a undefeated record and his last fight was against British fighter Ricky Burns back in April 2017. Terence Crawford on the other hand already have several high profile fights under his belt and still undefeated and regarded as one of the finest up and coming walterweights in the world.
Crawford vs Indongo TV Coverage Details: ESPN will have live coverage in the US on their regular channels which means this fight and card will get alot more exposure than being on some subsciption/PPV based network. UK fans can watch the fight live on SkySports regular channels as well as warmup to next week's PPV event between McGregor and Mayweather. The coverage will begin at around 10:00 p.m EST and there are several undercard fights on the night as well including Dillian Whyte vs Malcolm Tann, Bryant Jennings vs Daniel Martz and Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Craig Baker.
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|The coverage begins at around 09:00 p.m EST with the undercard fights. Set to be televised live on ESPN both the undercards and the main-event. SkySports will have live coverage in the UK
|Undercard 1
|Mike Reed vs Robert Frankel
|Undercard 1
|Mike Alvarado vs Sidney Siqueira
|Undercard 2
|Bryant Jennings vs Daniel Martz
|Undercard 3
|Dillian Whyte vs Malcolm Tann
|Terence Crawford vs Julius Indongo (main-event starts after midnight US Time)
Its a very exciting card and boxing fans will be thrill they don't have to spend anything extra to watch a unification title fight along with several good undercard fights. Dilian Whyte make his US debut and a win for him on the undercard might get a shot at some of the big heavyweights.


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Arcademic Skill Builders
This free game site is an appealing combination of academics and arcade games (hence the name). Students can play against each other in multiplayer games by setting up group games with special passwords. Students can practice math, language arts, geography, and typing skills through this educational gaming site. Make learning facts fun by letting students play games in or outside of the classroom.
Learning Games for Kids
Students have a wide variety of games to choose from on this site. Not only can students play math, science, social studies, and language arts games; there are art and music games too. Music games include identifying music notes being played, wind, percussion, and string instruments. Make sure to share this one with the music teacher at your school.
The Kidz Page
A variety of games are available on this site. Students can choose from puzzles, brain, sports, holiday, word, memory, arcade, and board games. Simon, a memory game, is an old classic from the 1980's. Another classic kids can play is Battleship.
NeoK12 has games for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The main page for games is a collection of logic brain games that students can play over and over again until they master them. There are games that are specific to subjects too. Clicking on Earth under the Topics with Quiz Games sections allows students to sort features and non-features of the Earth into two bins.
PBS Kids Games
PBS just keeps improving with age. I remember learning along with so many different characters on the various children's television programs when I was younger. Now, my kids are learning with the old and new characters. This link takes you to a page that has games for elementary age students. Some of the topics covered include addition, measurement outer space, plants, physics, and chemistry.
Launched in 2007, this educational game world is a creation of the Family Education Network (think Fun Brain), a Pearson Company. Students can create avatars that travel throughout different worlds in Poptropica using maps and solving riddles to collect items for future use. Students can save their games to return and play at any time allowing them to pick up right where they left off.


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Paso Robles, CA –-(Ammoland.com)- With the two interchangeable barrels of Weatherby's® new PA-08™ Slug Gun Combo, hunters can pursue both whitetail deer in the hardwoods and pheasants in the CRP.
The PA-08 Slug Gun Combo is available in two models: the Upland which sports a walnut stock with a gloss finish and the Synthetic which has a lightweight and durable injection-molded black synthetic stock. Both come in 12 gauge with a 24-inch rifled barrel for slug ammunition and a 28-inch field barrel for birdshot shells. Regardless of application, the PA-08 Combo is designed to provide hunters with a commonly affordable gun that can be counted on for years of high-volume shooting.
"Our new Slug Gun Combo offers all the quality, performance, and value of our field-tested PA-08 shotgun," said Mike Schwiebert, Weatherby's marketing manager. "With the versatility of interchangeable barrels, it is a true workhorse for all seasons. Hunters will also appreciate the choice of wood or synthetic stock to suit their personal preference."
The eight-groove rifled barrel has a 1-28″ twist rate, with a bore diameter of .718 and groove diameter of .728. It comes with a Weaver-compatible cantilever scope mount base for big game hunters who utilize optics.
The 28-inch field barrel has chrome lining to withstand years of high-volume shooting. Lengthened forcing cones help reduce felt recoil. A vented top rib dissipates heat and helps facilitate target acquisition, as does the brass bead front sight.
Three application-specific choke tubes (Improved Cylinder, Modified, and Full) come with the field barrel. The screw-in Integral Multi-Choke System is compatible with the Briley® thread pattern and allows bird hunters and target shooters to tailor their shot patterns according to need.
All metalwork for both models of the PA-08 Slug Gun Combo is matte black to reduce glare. Constructed of aircraft-grade aluminum alloys to reduce overall weight without compromising strength, the CNC-machined receiver is designed to improve the balance of the shotgun for better handling. A chrome-plated bolt helps prevent the action from binding and eases operation. The drop-out trigger system can be quickly removed for easy cleaning and reassembled.
The PA-08 Slug Gun Combo has a three-inch chamber and weighs approximately 7.25 pounds. Swivel studs are included. Manufacturer's suggested retail price is $549 for the Upland model and $499 for the Synthetic.
About Weatherby
Founded in 1945, Weatherby, Inc.'s line features the popular Vanguard® and legendary Mark V® rifles (production and custom), Threat Response shotguns and rifles, semi-auto and pump shotguns, premium ammunition and security/shooting accessories. The company is based in Paso Robles, Calif., and invites all hunters and shooters to visit and join its free online community at www.weatherbynation.com.


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I know scarring is a concern for many skin pickers. Even when you are successful in stopping or continually reducing your picking, it can be disheartening when scars remain. Today I bring you a guest post from dermatologist Dr. Sasi Attili. Here, Dr. Attili outlines several medical options that are available to treat scarring:
Treating Scarring Caused By Skin Picking
Compulsive skin picking (CSP), also called excoriation disorder, dermatillomania, and a variety of other names, is a condition which usually leads to skin damage. The skin damage often results in scarring.
As you know, scarring can be bad for your self esteem. Human beings are visual creatures and we often judge and treat people based on how they look. So, what scar treatment options are available for CSP sufferers?
1) Local steroids: Intralesional steroid injections are effective in treating hypertrophic & keloidal scars. These injections are given every two to six weeks and are quite effective.
2) Pressure (occlusive) dressings: Pressure dressings not only prevent sufferers from getting to their skin, but pressure has also been shown to help reduce the prominence of thick scars. The dressing is done for twelve to twenty four hours daily over a number of weeks.
3) Steroid creams: If the scar is swollen or red, a potent steroid like clobetasol propionate has the effect of calming the skin through absorption by skin cells where it reduces inflammation.
4) Skin Lightening creams: 2-4% Hydroquinone in combination with isotretinoin and steroid creams (eg. Triluma cream), is very effective in treating hyperpigmented scars and hyperpigmentation caused by skin picking. This should be used only under a Dermatologist's supervision as hydroquinone itself might induce pigmentation if used excessively.
5) Laser: If steroid and lightening creams do not work, consider going for laser skin resurfacing. Today's fractionated laser technology is able to even out skin surface and to improve the formation of collagen. It only takes between one and three sessions to get the desired results. You could go for non-ablative lasers or ablative laser. The non-ablative laser works by stimulating collagen production without damaging the surface of the skin while ablative laser (made up of erbium and carbon dioxide) works by vaporizing the scar so that smoother skin can replace it. You could also go for pulsed dye laser which involves the use of a laser that is absorbed by the blood vessels around the scar and which destroys them so that they do not feed the scar. This is particularly effective in treating red scars.
6) Filler treatments: Skin picking sometimes leads to deep scars. You could go for filler injections to fill the indentations left. You should, however, note that you will need to go for filler injections twice or thrice a year since the filler is re-absorbed into the skin with the passage of time.
7) Polyurethane patches: The use of adhesive hydroactive polyurethane at least twelve hours every day can help reduce scarring in around ten weeks. The patch is effective in reducing redness, roughness, elevation, and the feeling of itchiness and tension.
8) Silicone gel: You could apply silicone gel as a gel-impregnated sheet or as a topical gel to reduce scarring. However, despite a number of studies suggesting benefit, the author has not found this mode of therapy particularly useful.
9) Cryotherapy: Cryotherapy is often used in combination with other techniques to prevent the growth of early-stage keloids.
10) Surgical Excision: Particularly useful for deep/ ice-pick scars, where the above modalities usually fail to work.
11) Microneedling/ Dermaroller: Usually only works for superficial acne scars, but can be combined with any of the above treatments.
Regardless of the treatment you opt for, remember that scar tissue is sensitive, and it is very important to use a SPF>30 sunscreen at all times and keep away from direct sunlight!
About the Author:
Dr. Sasi Attili is a Consultant Dermatologist, Dermatosurgeon & Dermatopathologist based in the UK. He runs an Online Dermatology Consultation service, helping millions of sufferers worldwide. Follow him on twitter: @online_skin
P.S. While this article is about medical treatments, here's a post about effective inexpensive home treatments.
P.P.S. Have you downloaded my free "Freedom Kit"? It comes with a written and audio report, "Why you pick your skin and how to finally stop," a video on "how to stop skin picking urges in two minutes flat," and my "Live Free" newsletter in your inbox each month. Learn more here.


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Autonomous Optimization The Impact of Autonomous Optimization on Foundries
MAGMA shows examples of developing the optimal gating and riser layout in combination with requiring the least amount of time and cost using the optimization tools of the casting process simulation software.
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For the past two decades foundries have integrated casting process simulation into the development process for new casting programs. The limiting factor was that casting process simulation only used fixed process parameters to provide results for each calculated configuration. By using simulation trials and avoiding real world trails engineers were able to get a step closer to achieving a good gating, riser and process layout in combination with the making iron castings at the lowest possible cost. A classic conflict exists in the foundry industry as delivery times demanded by the customer are limiting the options of finding the best rigging and process setup for the required casting quality in combination with producing it at the lowest cost. The latest development in casting process optimization technology now takes the industry a step closer to obtaining an optimized casting design and process.
A correctly engineered gating and riser or tooling layout, designed under consideration of common place process variations, should be able to provide quality castings right the first time they are produced and avoid any further modifications of pattern/tooling and process during production. However, this requires an enormous amount of engineering time as engineers need to consider all possible layouts, simulate each of them individually, and analyze all the simulation results generated to eventually get to the final, optimal process layout. In the production world, time is typically the biggest constraint during the process layout phase. In most cases, the engineer can only analyze a few layouts manually to select the "good enough" one. This restricts the engineer from exploring other, possibly better, configurations, i.e. one that tolerates a wider process window.
A traditional single simulation considers only one set of process parameters and does not provide any information on the effect of process variations on the casting's quality. Process variations have a significant influence on the casting quality. It is essential in finding the optimal rigging and process layout to understand each process parameter's impact on the casting quality. With traditional simulation tools, a design of experiments can be done manually to understand the process window's effect on casting quality. However, this requires an enormous amount of an engineer's time to create the geometries, set up the simulations, and finally, evaluate all the results.
Any simulation tool requires an engineer to create the CAD geometry, enter the process parameters, start the simulation, and analyze the results. Based on these results, the engineer then modifies the CAD geometry and/or process parameters. This manual process of running individual simulations can be very tedious and time consuming. In addition, the results for different simulations are not compiled together to check the optimization progress and it is hard to evaluate all the simulations at the same time. In some cases an engineer runs about 50-60 simulations and still struggles to find the optimal layout.
Autonomous optimization tools integrated into the latest release of MAGMASOFT now allows an engineer to explore a much bigger design space to find the optimal gating and riser, as well as process layout by understanding the effect of process variations on casting quality with less effort and in less time. Unlike traditional simulation, autonomous optimization requires the engineer to go through the simulation setup only once, but many simulations will then be run covering the entire process window. The software autonomously (under "supervision" of the engineer) picks the possible designs, analyzes them and compiles all the results in the form of statistical data.
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Autonomous Engineering with MAGMASOFT® 5.4
Several case studies are provided in this article describing how autonomous optimization benefits foundries by helping them to obtain the best process layout for the required casting quality and costs.
Just like when optimizing a casting process in the real-world, autonomous optimization uses the same three basic components:
- Variable Process Parameters (design variables)
- Selected Quality Criteria (output values), as well as calculated quantitative results
- Several Goals (objectives)
Until today, casting process simulation tools have been used by foundry engineers to select process parameters and evaluate simulation results. They then make manual changes to process parameters or geometries like runners, gates or tooling to get closer to achieving the objectives they set. This step-by-step approach can be described as manual optimization (figure 1).
In MAGMASOFT this process is now replaced by setting up an autonomous design of experiments (autonomous DOE) where variable design and process parameters are predefined (blue loop in figure 2). This creates a list of designs, which can be run automatically to i.e. change the number, location and size of risers or process related parameters or alloying elements. Integrating the goals (objectives) leads to a complete autonomous optimization (red) where simulated designs are automatically assessed in regards to how they contribute to the quality and cost objectives. Genetic algorithms and statistical tools are utilized to perform this task. Every simulated design is assessed regarding if and how it brings the casting design and/or process layout closer to the goal of making a quality casting at the lowest costs.
The following are selected examples of how this new approach supports foundry engineers to use their time more efficiently by minimizing their time spent on the computer, as well as how they develop their process understanding much faster than previously thought possible to lay out a robust casting process before the first casting is poured.
Faster Process Understanding
In this example autonomous optimization provides correlation between process parameters and quality criteria leading to faster process understanding. Specifically, the impact of the gating design on the distribution of re-oxidation inclusions (surface cleanliness) on the surface of a steel casting is evaluated. The software ran 12 different gating designs, which were previously prepared in a CAD system. This autonomous DOE was set up and then selected all of the 12 different gating geometries one after another. It then performed the simulations without any interaction of the software user. Once all simulations were concluded, the software offered the engineer immediate and comprehensive insight into all simulation results and how they impact the chosen quality criteria through a newly introduced assessment and evaluation tool. It allows for the fast selection of good and bad designs because all results can be assessed at the same time. No longer does the engineer need to go back into each simulation, bring up the results, and then manually compare them to results of other simulation runs. They're all available at the same time.
The different designs are shown in the bar diagram in figure 3 and placed in order according to their surface cleanliness. The gating system of a good one (#3) and a bad one (#10) are displayed in figure 4, adjacent to its respective cleanliness simulation result. In addition, the turbulence during the filling process is shown, which can be measured through the free surface area value. The design with the most surface inclusion also shows the most turbulent filling pattern. This graph confirms the commonly accepted correlation between a quiet filling pattern and better cleanliness. Autonomous optimization creates the opportunity to quickly and safely assess quantitative quality criteria. The comparative evaluation of autonomous optimization results detects correlations between process parameters and quality criteria. The engineer can now the gating configuration out of these 12 options that best meets quality and cost requirements of this particular casting.
Engineering Time Reduction
The chill and padding configuration of a ductile iron planetary gear carrier is optimized in this example (figure 5). The feeding of the critical flange area is provided by a combination of top risers and several chills outside and below this area. An additional variable is the option to increase the wall thickness of the area below the risers (padding), leading to several different layouts.
Several parameters were varied to assess which of them has a significant impact on the shrinkage porosity in the critical area. Specifically the size of the padding and the chill configuration outside and below the critical area. This lead to an autonomous design of experiment (DOE) with 32 designs, which were run autonomously by the software. In detail, the software created all geometries of the 32 different designs by itself. It was given dimensional ranges it was allowed to change chill dimensions and locations, as well as how the padding could change by the engineer, but it then created (drew) all geometries by itself. This provides significant time savings for the foundry engineer, as only the first (starting) geometry had to be manually created. Every other design was done by the software and then run as well.
The results of this autonomous DOE (figure 6) show the impact each parameter variation has on the evaluated quality criteria (shrinkage porosity in the flange). Each marker in the scatter diagram represents one design (individual simulation).
The chill configuration has a significant impact on the shrinkage porosity. The layout with the maximum number of chills on the right of figure 6 always leads to small shrinkage defects. As expected, increasing the size of the padding also narrows the size range of defects, but its impact is smaller than the impact that changing the chills has.
It becomes clear which parameter the foundry engineer needs to focus on (in this case the chill configuration) to find the final and optimal configuration.
Magmasoft Optimizes Autonomous Engineering Die Casting
Robust Process Window [3]
In the high volume production of castings, it is essential to consistently meet the quality requirements. Process parameters can vary over time. Due to the complex interaction between these parameters, casting processes always operate in a process window. External factors, i.e. in the composition of the alloy or sand impact the casting process and require the adjustment of process parameters.
A high degree of automation in high volume production helps to reduce process variations and is not only economically beneficial. Detailed knowledge on how process parameter changes impact casting quality and economics is essential.
Autonomous DOEs and optimizations provide insight into the relationship between process parameters and casting quality. They assist the foundry engineer in having castings meet quality requirements and making them economically sound. Additionally they provide valuable information on how quality criteria are impacted by process parameter variations or other factors and how robust a casting process is. The utilization of autonomous optimization can thereby determine the best process configuration to assure quality castings are made over the entire process window.
The following example optimizes the riser configuration of an aluminum sand casting (Figure 7). The homogeneous temperature distribution confirms the successful prior optimization of the gating system, which lead to the synchronized filling of all cavities.
Each casting is filled through a "hot" riser. Additionally, two "cold" risers are located on top of each casting. First, the hot riser was optimized. An autonomous optimization with the objective "minimize shrinkage porosity inside the casting" and "minimize riser volume" was performed. A total of 45 designs (simulations of filling and solidification for each) were completed in less than 8 hours without any human interaction. Figure 8 shows the best design combining no shrinkage defects with the smallest riser volume.
The scatter chart (figure 9) displays shrinkage porosity versus riser volume. The optimal design is colored in green. The chart also shows that there are other options to produce a defect free casting (horizontal group of markers) but they all would require a larger (more expensive) hot riser.
The optimal design provides the optimal combination of getting a defect free casting at the lowest cost, assuming the other casting process parameter are kept constant. Autonomous optimization can also be used to evaluate these other process variations and determine if this gating and riser configuration delivers sound castings for the entire process window. Figure 9 shows the "Hot Spot FS time" result, evaluating the feeding performance for the optimal layout (left) and a slightly modified design (right). Both designs produce castings with no shrinkage porosity. However, the deemed optimal design shows the tendency of extending the critical feeding area into the casting, which could be cut off when other process parameters (i.e. the pouring temperature) change even slightly. The modified design doesn't show this tendency and is therefore providing a more robust setup. This robustness criterion can also be autonomously optimized in the software.
Simultaneous Optimization of Geometries and Process Parameters
The section size of runner systems for high pressure die castings is usually smaller, the farther it is away from the biscuit. The runner design of this example (figure 10) is autonomously optimized by varying the locations of the first and second runner contraction over the length of the main runner (see uninterrupted and dashed lines in figure 10).
An autonomous DOE with 98 distinct designs was performed were all geometry changes were autonomously generated, simulated, and then assessed. Figure 11 shows a comparison between the worst (left) and best (right) design using the local filling time results as quality criterion. The objective of the autonomous optimization was to minimize the difference of the local filling time between the two cavities. Only the right side of the system was simulated to utilize the symmetry of the layout and save calculation time. The best design (right) shows the desired nearly simultaneous filling of both cavities.
The quality of high pressure die castings is strongly related to the coordination between the runner design and the shot curve parameters. So while this autonomous optimization changed the location of runner contractions, it simultaneously needed to vary the start of the acceleration phase of the shot curve. The piston velocity profile over the piston travel is shown in the upper section of figure 12.
The start of the acceleration phase always lays in-between the vertical green and blue lines. The lower section of figure 12 shows the main effect diagrams depicting the impact of changing the start of the acceleration phase (upper diagram) and the impact of moving runner contraction location (lower diagram) on the difference in filling of the casting cavities. Each marker in a main diagram represents one average value of all measurements of the autonomous DOE for a specific acceleration point or runner contraction location. The incline of the lines represents the significance of the respective process parameter on achieving the objective. The steeper the incline, the greater the positive impact.
This example confirms that changing one process parameter always impacts other process parameters or tooling features, which need to be considered simultaneously when optimizing a process.
Process Simulation Makes Casting Transparent
Several examples were used to show how the complete integration of autonomous optimization in the casting process simulation tool MAGMASOFT can be used to save engineering time, gain process understanding faster, and to create robust casting process windows by autonomously optimizing process parameters and casting process related design features. The software, for example, finds the best process parameter combinations for runner and gate dimensions, as well as locations and dimensions of risers and chills. Foundry engineers can use autonomous optimization to simultaneously achieve quality and cost targets.
The goal of retaining the user-friendliness of this simulation tool when integrating this new methodology was achieved by implementing semi-automatic options for the generation of parametric geometry variations and statistical tool in combination with genetic algorithms. The simultaneous assessment of results derived from the autonomous optimizations enable the foundry engineer to easily compare and evaluate them. Dependencies between design and process variables, quality criteria and objectives are clearly visualized.
30 years after the introduction of casting process simulation, foundry engineers now can combine single simulations, autonomous DOEs and autonomous optimizations to gain better process understanding and to establish robust casting processes making quality castings at the lowest cost possible.
[1] Hahn, I., Sturm, J.C.: Versuchspläne in der gießtechnischen Simulation, GIESSEREI 96 (2009), Nr. 7
[2] Bramann, H., Pavlak, L.: Innovatives Produktdesign und robuste Prozessauslegung durch virtuelles Experimentieren mit der Gießprozess-Simulation. GIESSEREI 102 (2015), Nr. 2
[3] Dieckhues, G., Gummersbach, T., Schmidt, D.: Feeder Design for an Aluminium Sand Casting, Vortrag auf dem Internationalen MAGMA User Meeting, Potsdam, Oktober 2014


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The Francis Howell school district of St. Charles County [Missouri] voted to end a nearly 40-year tradition of year-round education (YRE) for their elementary schools last month, despite a growing trend around the country toward longer school years. Prior to the decision, elementary students attended in 9-week cycles, with 3-week breaks between cycles and a 6-week summer vacation. Starting in 2011, there will be three breaks throughout the year [lasting about two weeks each] and a 10-week summer vacation.
The new schedule would shave only 5 days off the previous 174-day schedule, but school officials say it will save the district about $1 million. Savings are primarily transportation costs associated with the conflict of schedules between elementary and secondary students, school officials say. Planners were able to make up for the 5-day decrease by adding 5 minutes to each school day.
Parents, teachers, and students were mostly divided on the issue; whether a year-round schedule actually benefits education and improves retention was a subject of debate. Those who approved of the decision primarily liked the idea of a slimmer budget and longer summer vacation. Those who opposed it feared it would harm the high quality of education area students have been enjoying for decades.
These feelings seem to mirror those around the country, though the number of students getting a YRE is growing. In 2008, the Department of Education put the number of students in year-round schools at nearly 2.5 million. That's up from 1.5 million ten years ago, and the number of YRE students could hit 5 million in 2012.
Long summer breaks are more than just a matter of retained learning, they're part of a socioeconomic issue, sayK arl Alexander, Doris Entwisle, and Linda Steffel Olson of Johns Hopkins University. The authors of Children, School, and Inequality (Social Inequality) have been studying Baltimore students in order to understand the "long-term educational consequences" of varying degrees of summer learning. What they found is hardly surprising, but could explain the growing year-round trend despite conflicted public opinion.
Students in low socioeconomic situations keep pace with their high-income counterparts during a year-round schedule, say the authors. With longer summer breaks, however, low-income children lose traction and even grind to a halt, while children from higher socioeconomic backgrounds continue gaining ground. Access to summer enrichment programs, camps, and tutoring mean progress for children who have such advantages, while others are left behind.
President Obama has long advocated a combination of longer school days and shorter summer vacations, citing poor performance in American schools and competitive disadvantages. U.S. school years are typically 180 days. A number of countries including Japan, South Korea, and Israel have school years longer than 200 days. To avoid student and teacher burn-out, a year-round schedule with short, regular breaks seems to be the most logical conclusion. Will Francis Howell elementary schools fare better?
The schedule change at Francis Howell is set to begin for the 2011-2012 school year, so it's difficult to predict how this change will affect students. Some parents and teachers argue that elementary students in the district scored better on Missouri achievement tests [MAP] than the other four districts in St. Charles County. Students in the Francis Howell school district did indeed score better; MAP scores were 12% higher than the state average in 2010 and a 5% increase over last year. These high scores, they say, are attributed to the year-round schedule. Francis Howell Board President Mike Sommer credits the Professional Learning Communities model for high MAP scores, pointing out that scores were down before its adoption a few years ago.
A two-year budget shortfall of $6 million is the reason behind the schedule change, and it raises the larger issue of a struggling U.S. economy. If Alexander, Entwisle, and Steffel are correct, student achievement is based not only on the quality and quantity of the education received but also the socioeconomic levels of students. Based on their findings and in a district facing shortfalls, it is logical to assume that the $1 million savings could come at the cost of educational progress for some students.


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Lake Ladoga
Ladoga is Europe's largest freshwater lake, measuring 18 square kilometres. It's an astonishing location – not only due to its amazing surroundings, but also because of its connections to the roots of Russian nationality. The River Neva flows out of Lake Ladoga – the river on which St. Petersburg stands.
Fascinating Facts
- In the 18th century Tsar Peter the Great gave orders to build the Staroladozhsky Canal from Lake Ladoga – from where it stretches 117 kilometres, joining the Volkhov and Neva rivers in a way that makes freight shipping safer.
- The storms on Lake Ladoga can be serious. The lake is navigable from May to November, but even from late August the lake can be hazardous – ships should avoid the lake, and follow the alternative Malonevsky or Novoladozhsky canals instead.
- There are lake beaches on the southern banks of Lake Ladoga. The water is shallow, and heats up to around +20C degrees, or a maximum of +24C. On the main section of the lake the water only averagely reaches +12 to +14 C degrees.
- The bottom of Lake Ladoga arouses a lot of interest among archaeologists – there are traces of ancient Viking settlements here, as well as abandoned equipment from World War Two, and other military campaigns.
- Ladoga is a place where brontids can be heard – low-frequency sounds. It's an acoustic phenomenon also found at lakes and water locations all over the world. Despite this, no clear explanation of these sounds has ever been published.
Russia's naval history begins at Lake Ladoga. It's through Lake Ladoga that the famous shipping route 'From the Vikings to the Greeks' once passed. As far back as the 14th century, the oldest-known Russian fortress Oreshek was built here. In the same century, the major Russian Orthodox monasteries of Valaam and Konovec were founded on the islands of the lake, and went on to carry out much missionary work.
Ladoga has exceptional weather conditions – a full bucket of rainwater can fall in just few dozen minutes. This fact was not wasted on Tsar Peter the Great, who said that a ship's hand couldn't call themselves a sailor, until they'd served on Lake Ladoga.
Lake Ladoga was part of the Road of Life, by which food was delivered to the besieged city of Leningrad during World War Two. From September 1941 until March 1944 the only way for food to reach Leningrad was by water – or over the frozen surface of the ice, 16 thousand tonnes of food was brought in, while over 1,300,000 people were evacuated.
What to see
- As well as the magnificent natural beauty, Lake Ladoga has lots to offer to the enterprising tourist. One thing to try is fishing. There are over 50 kinds of fish to be found in Lake Ladoga, including salmon, pike, and Ladoga smelt. The flora and fauna resources are very rich, so a walk or hike would be a great way to relax.
- Ladoga also offers an unusual take on diving (sub-aqua). As well as the fresh, clear water, there are numerous artefacts waiting on the floor of the lake, in excellent conditions of preservation that prompts scientific and research interest.
- It's definitely work visiting Valaam Monastery – one of Russia's great spiritual centres. You can get away from the hubbub of city life, enjoy the natural peace and quiet, and bring your own internal vibes into harmony.
- Another important sight to see is the Island of Konovec. The island is littered with boulders left by retreating glaciers. The Stallion Stone is the biggest of these boulders, which weighs over 750 tonnes. Only a glacier would be able to shift such a titanic object.


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Cheney defends his silence on gay marriage in 2000
WASHINGTON (AP) – Dick Cheney says he didn't see the point of raising the issue of gay marriage in the 2000 presidential campaign, even though he supported it.
The former vice president suggested it wouldn't have done much good and probably would have sunk President George W. Bush's prospects for office. "Why?" he responded to ABC News when asked in a televised interview whether he should have pushed harder for gay couples to marry.
Cheney's daughter, Mary, married her longtime partner this June.
Cheney said of the wedding: "I'm sure it was fine. We wished them well. She wanted to avoid having it be a media circus or having it become part of the political debate. So Lynn and I were very proud and happy and congratulated them."
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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The idea of mankind being the children of God is not a new one. Yet, many take this idea metaphorically. One of the unique aspects of Mormonism is found in how literally many members take the parent/child relationship between God and man, and how many members take this relationship literally.
This general idea does not come out of thin air. Several scriptures speak of God as being the Father of mankind. Paul speaks of being in subjection to the Father of spirits, and draws a parallel between the fathers of the flesh and the Father of spirits (Heb. 12:9) Christ taught us to pray to our Father, and included us in a brotherhood relationship with his description of ascending to 'My God and your God, my Father and your Father'.
The teachings of the church also seem to suggest a literal parent/child relationship as well. The 'Proclamation on the Family' describes mankind as being the begotten sons and daughters of heavenly parents. The book 'True to the Faith' states that we are begotten spirit children of Heavenly Father. The key term in these statements, as it relates to spirit birth, is the term 'begotten'. These sources are modern sources, and so the current definition of 'begotten' should suffice. Dictionaries define 'begotten' as to father or to sire. One need only take this term as it is currently defined, and take the statement literally, and one arrives at the idea of spirit birth. The Proclamation even goes so far as to state that gender is an essential part of our eternal identity and purpose. It is hard to think of gender in any way other than how it relates to procreative reproduction. How else shall we take purposeful eternal gender?
The purpose of this paper is not to provide detailed research about the historical development of the idea of spirit birth in the Mormon church. Nor is it the purpose to provide a thorough scriptural exegesis of this topic (although either topic would make for a fascinating read). The purpose here is to examine the philosophical advantages and disadvantages of a literal belief in spirit birth, and I hope to persuade the reader that spirit birth is a powerful and sound (although speculative) idea within Mormonism.
Spirit Birth Defined
It may be helpful to propose a definition of spirit birth before I proceed. The definition I would propose is that the premortal spirit bodies of all mankind are the literal (non-metaphorical) procreative offspring of God.
Philosophical Advantages
The idea of spirit birth, and particularly the details associated with it, are somewhat speculative. Because of this it is reasonable to ask what the philosophical advantages and disadvantages of such a belief are. I will start with what I see as some of the advantages.
1 – A sense of God's love for mankind. It would be difficult for me to conceive of any other idea that would promote a greater sense of God's love than the parent/child relationship that one gets with spirit birth. Truman Madsen offers that all of us crave an infinite, certain, ultimate, rich, abiding, undergirding, trustworthy love. What greater sense of love could there be than that of one who believes in Divine parenthood? (Eternal Man, chapter 3).
2 – Promoting man's love for God. A belief in spirit birth can help us cultivate a deep love for our Heavenly Father. With this idea, God is not some distant, different 'other'. Instead, he is a loving Father who may exhibit all of the positive aspects associated with ideal fatherhood.
3 – Motivating man's love for man. A doctrine of spirit birth suggests that all mankind are literal spirit brothers and sisters. This is true regardless of race, nationality, social status, etc. Again, it is difficult to conceive of an alternative view that would motivate such love so directly and so well.
4 – Promoting moral and ethical behavior. Kant suggested that moral behavior is what good theology is all about (Story of Philosophy, Durant). Most of us can strongly relate to the feeling of wanting to please our parents – or at least not disappoint them. These feelings can powerfully promote the desire of pleasing our Heavenly Father by moral behavior through keeping His commandments. The feeling will be intensified by a literal belief in being a child of God. 'Be ye therefor perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect' (Matt. 5:48) This instruction seems more meaningful and possible when combined with literal spirit birth. This verse also contains that pesky word 'Father' again.
5 – Exaltation and eternal families. There are beautiful beliefs that many Mormons have regarding the nature and meaning of exaltation and eternal families. The continuation of family relationships throughout the eternities has more meaning and purpose when one considers the idea of spirit birth. Much of what members of the church believe and hope for in the Celestial Kingdom is connected to what they believe about their premortal life, and spirit birth is an important part of that.
6 – A Mother in Heaven. The idea of spirit birth opens up an eternal role for a Mother in Heaven. The idea of a Mother in Heaven is not new to Mormonism as evidenced by the lyrics to the beloved hymn 'O My Father', and by a short story by William Phelps called 'Paracletes' recently analyzed by Samuel Brown.
7 – Spirit bodies in human form. There is some evidence to suggest that premortal spirit bodies are in human form. The vision of Christ that was experienced by the brother of Jared, the experience of Nephi receiving the interpretive vision of the tree of life, and the teaching of Joseph Smith that the Holy Ghost is in the form of a man, all provide evidence of this human form of spirit bodies. Spirit bodies being the offspring of glorified, resurrected beings – also of human form, provide some basis for the notion that spirit bodies are of human form.
Philosopical Disadvantages
A literal belief in spirit birth does not solve every problem, nor answer every question. I will therefore attempt to provide some of the philosophical disadvantages of such a belief. I will also attempt a very brief explanation addressing these disadvantages.
1 – Joseph Smith taught that spirits are eternal, and that there is no 'creation' about them (KFD). This teaching might appear to some to be a clear contradiction with a belief in spirit birth, which can be seen as a creative point in time where a spirit would have a beginning.
The standard explanation seems to be that of B. H. Roberts expressed in his essay 'Immortal Man' and included in then notes of the King Follet Discourse in 'The Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith'. The explanation is that Joseph Smith used the terms like 'spirit', 'mind', 'soul', and 'intelligence' interchangeably, and that he did not do this because the terms are synonyms, but because there is a lack of precise definitions for these terms. I might claim that there continues to be a lack of precise definitions for these terms which continues to be a problem. Many philosophical arguments happen because of a lack of agreement on definitions and terms, and this is no exception.
2 – Why would resurrected beings, with bodies of flesh and bones, give birth to spirit bodies?
This is a difficult question, which may cause us to question the very nature of the resurrection. The only explanation I provide here, is that if spirit bodies are the result of some reproductive process, then it may be that spirit bodies are doing the reproducing. And perhaps there is something about the nature of the resurrection which allows this to happen.
3 – Is there not something irreverent about considering the idea of Heavenly Parents having sexual intercourse, and a Heavenly Mother giving viviporous spirit birth to spirit body offspring?
This is an understandable objection. Many of us do not even like thinking about this regarding our earthly parents – even though we know this is the case. Yet it is central to all of Christianity to believe that Jesus Christ was a literal, begotten son of God. If we can believe that God the Father, somehow transmitted his attributes to Christ, through a pregnancy and birth by Mary, can we not conceive of Him also transmitting his divine attributes through a spirit birth? If we can accept God the Father, as the literal father of the mortal Christ through some process, could we not consider a literal parent/child relationship between God and spirit children through a similar process – regardless of what the details of this process may be?
4 – Giving spirit birth to countless spirit offspring would take a lot of time.
We are eternal beings, we have all the time we need. It would make no different if giving spirit birth took 9 months, 9 seconds, or 9 years.
5 – If we are eternal, why would it take so much time for us to progress to the state we are currently in?
This is an objection that is common to any theology that includes an eternal past, and is not specific to spirit birth.
6 – The scriptures teach that we become the children of Christ through living his gospel (see Mosiah 5:17 for example). If we can use the same language to describe this relationship between mankind and Christ, could we not assume the same type of relationship between mankind and God the Father?
Of course we could, and many do. And without the revealed details regarding spirit birth, some might prefer just such a metaphorical parent/child relationship. We do, however, lose some of the philosophical advantages of literal spirit birth with this idea.
The idea of spirit birth has a rich tradition in Mormon history, and some scriptural evidence as well. And given statements in the 'Proclamation on the Family' and 'True to the Faith' seems to be the current teachings of the church. Some might dismiss the idea of literal spirit birth as something of an inferior idea resulting from unnecessary cultural over-belief within Mormonism. For the reasons I have presented here, I believe that literal spirit birth is a powerful philosophical idea with many advantages, in addition to the scriptural and historical evidences for such a belief. While the details regarding the process of spirit birth are speculative, we should not simply dismiss this powerful idea without carefully considering what is lost within Mormonism as a result.


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Duffy has announced a series of live dates to run over the start of the new year.
The singer, who has just released debut single 'Rockferry' through Rough Trade, will play the following shows in 2008:
16 London Pigalle
23 London Pigalle
30 London Pigalle
6 London Pigalle
21 Bristol Thekla
22 Manchester Ruby Lounge
23 Glasgow King Tuts
24 Newcastle Cluny
26 Leeds Brudenell Social
28 Cardiff Clwb ifor Bach
1 Aberyswyth Arts Centre
5 Wrexham Central Station
7 Nottingham Bodega
9 Oxford Academy
10 Brighton Komedia
11 Birmingham Glee Club
If you're not familiar with Duffy, we've included the video to 'Rockferry' below. Because we're like that.
Video: 'Rockferry'
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Hey Ladies.....Wanna Get Away?
A few years ago, my friend Mimi and I started a tradition.
On the Monday after Thanksgiving, instead of launching head-first into the holidays with a day of CyberMonday madness, we choose to take a step back and schedule a time-out
...for ourselves.
Our retreat is The Spa at Pelican Hill, the five-star, little bit of heaven overlooking the ocean at Newport Coast. This ultra luxury resort is a favorite destination of discriminating travelers from all over the world who travel many miles to enjoy its first-class pampering.
For Mimi and me, it's only a few minutes away.
Our goal is simple: after a busy Thanksgiving celebration and before the Christmas holidays get underway, we make time to breathe in eucalyptus, we close our eyes and relax, and we take a few hours to recharge our batteries.
This is a crazy time of year for us girls. If we're not careful, the busy holiday season can become a whirlwind of tiring tasks that saps all the joy from the merriest time of the year.
The perfectly selected gifts, a cleverly-staged Christmas card, hosts of holiday parties and a festively, decked-out home all add up to an overwhelming check list that can squeeze all the "happy" out of anyone's holiday.
The Resort at Pelican Hill is the perfect place for a little attitude adjustment.
Recently voted "#1 Spa in California" by Conde Nast Traveler magazine, it's hard to believe that the serenity of the spa's relaxation lounge is only a short drive from my house in Irvine. Before I know it, I'm wrapped in a warm robe with an impossibly-soft blanket draped over my feet. I gaze up at the dimly-lit, tranquil waterfall and I think,
"Is it really Monday?"
But that's the real beauty of Pelican Hill. This world-class resort is right in our own backyard. For a short time, we can feel like we've escaped and we're on a dream vacation, even if it's only for a few hours. It may be an international destination, but The Resort at Pelican Hill is also a wonderful place for Orange County residents to visit and enjoy.
Whether it's watching an NFL game at The Pelican Grill bar, enjoying a Sunday brunch next to the Coliseum Pool, or savoring a Grape Seed and Olive Oil Massage with your best friend on a weekday, OC locals can enjoy the same luxury amenities as seasoned, world travelers.
After our morning of relaxation and a decadent poolside lunch, my friend and I were ready to head into the holidays with refreshed bodies, renewed spirits and grateful hearts.
For the next month, we will focus on serving others. We will fill our time with preparing, hosting and giving to those we love. So it's only appropriate that we should spend a few hours reveling in the supreme service at The Spa at Pelican Hill.
Sometimes the most valuable gifts are those we give to ourselves.


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Casa Navarro State Historic Site
Casa Navarro State Historic Site
Location:At the corner of South Laredo and West Nueva streets in downtown San Antonio.
Facilities:Historic structures, exhibits, restrooms.
Activities:Guided tours, demonstrations.
Special Features:Site is the restored home of Tejano patriot Jose Antonio Navarro, a leading advocate of Tejano rights. The home is furnished with period antiques and is the only historic site in San Antonio dedicated to the interpretation of the Mexican history and heritage of Texas.
Address:228 S Laredo St
San Antonio, TX 78207
Web: www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/casa_navarro/
Size: 0.6 acres.
See other parks in Texas.
Parks Directory of the United States, 5th Edition. © 2007 by Omnigraphics, Inc.


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Home > English > News > New Coastal Road : Inauguration of the super barge ZOURITE
New Coastal Road : Inauguration of the super barge ZOURITE
The superstructure will start working in June, to give time for the engineers to carry out final procedures. Zourite was officially inaugurated in Port Est in the presence of Didier Robert, President of the Regional Council, and also all the actors involved in the construction of the New Coastal Road
The super barge was constructed in Poland and left the country almost 2 months ago. It took over 16 months to construct this custom-built self-elevating structure, which will make it possible to transform there is sections of the viaduct out to the construction site.
Zourite is supported by eight legs, which can raise the platform to over 19 m above sea level. Its supporting deck can be raised to a height of 33 metres. It is the size of football pitch and will be able to transport one pier every two weeks.
NCR : Permanent ecological monitoring for the (...)en savoir
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The tourism industry in Indonesia has risen to some serious concerns, including social costs and ecological impacts. Many ancient local cultures have practically lost their identity, with their societies increasingly orientated to this industry. Both the natural and cultural – rural or urban – landscapes have also paid a high price for certain forms of tourism, especially those involving large numbers of visitors. These problems will persist if economic benefit is the only aim, leading to economic gains that eventually become culturally ruinous. It is also important to consider that visitors nowadays are increasingly demanding cultural, environmental and social considerations before booking a holiday.
With the objective to provide a forum for industry players to exchange best practices and information on tourism, and to facilitate the sharing experiences and the building of a real network among tourism practitioners and policy makers, MVB initiated the "Sustainable Tourism Seminar" which is scheduled to be held on:
Date: Thursday, 19 September 2019
Time: 09.00 - 16.00
Venue: Djakarta Room, 2nd Floor, Raffles Jakarta, Jl. Prof. DR. Satrio No. Kav 3-5, Jakarta 12940
For further inquiries contact [email protected] or 082197902642 (WA Only).


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The Aardvarks would like to congratulate Tanner Reznik of the Arborg Fussy P's for winning the 2017/18 IRHL Hart Memorial Trophy.
Following the Fussy P's IRHL bye week, Reznik went on a goal-scoring tear, racking up the points to become the league's leading scorer. IRHL critics credit his success on his week spent in Mexico, where he roamed the sandy beaches searching for a deeper inner strength.


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Walked Mix – it was a very wet morning (in reality it was a very wet day) – and then breakfasted in the farmhouse before adjourning to the summer house with Mix and Rowan. Tom was not with us today as he and Dorothy were away south performing their Morris Dancing to celebrate May Day. I took the opportunity of catching up on some reading (and took delivery of our awaited wood from Pearsons). Rachel was away in Berwick at her stained glass class (which is why I had Rowan as well). So, safe from the rain, cosy in the summer house, I read and Mix dozed on his huge cushion. I had lots of treats for the dogs today and when Rachel returned she brought more.
When Rachel returned, we walked the dogs and then got ready to set off for Berwick where we went to see King Lear at the Maltings. Mix spent the evening with Olive and Digger – he likes that.
King Lear was superb – well, it was the National Theatre after all: one of these wonderful live streaming performances which made you feel as if you were there in London for the performance. The cast was magnificent. Simon Russell Beale as King Lear with Stanley Townsend (of the magnificent voice), Tom Brooke, Adrian Scarborough, Anna Maxwell Martin, Sam Troughton, Stephen Boxer and so many others. It was powerful and believable and the sets, lighting and sound effects were wondrous to behold. I loved it.
I walked Mix before bed. Here are the remainder of his birthday photographs:
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