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Tag Archives: BronxTalk
79 AD Candidates Debate on BronxTalk TV
On Monday night, BronxTalk host Gary Axlebank again did Bronx voters a public service by bringing together candidates for state assembly in the 79th AD which spans parts of Melrose, Morrisania, Crotona, Claremont and Concourse Village. Frontrunner (and Mister Moneybags) … Continue reading
Bronx Talk TV 79AD Debate Tonight at 9pm
Bronxtalk TV 79 AD Debate On Bronxnet public access Monday (9/1) at 9pm. (h/t Anthony Rivieccio, Northwest Bronx Democrats) Spoiler alert: The debate was recorded between the candidates for the Democratic Primary in the 79th AD in the Bronx. Of … Continue reading
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On Monday, incumbent CM Maria del Carmen Arroyo faced off against her Democratic challenger and small businessman, Julio Pabon on BronxTalk Live. The 17th Council District encompasses Melrose, Hunts Point, Longwood as well as parts of Morrisania, Soundview and West … Continue reading
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The Oakhurst Inn Cafe is Open!
We are open for patio dining and limited restaurant dining:
Monday – Friday from 7 – 11 AM
Saturday – Sunday from 8 am – 2 pm.
Oakhurst Inn Café
1616 Jefferson Park Avenue
Join us for breakfast, lunch or weekend brunch at our contemporary café where Gisela Carradero Rivera sources the best local ingredients to create meals that are a great mashup of Central Virginia and Puerto Rico. With advance notice, private meals are available for groups or events. Our onsite espresso bar features artisanal organic coffee drinks and grab & go items.
- "Best breakfast in Charlottesville" (Tripadvisor)
- Espresso bar
- Fresh-squeezed juices
- Seasonal patio dining
Our Gourmet Café
Join us daily for breakfast, lunch, and weekend brunch. Menus change seasonally, inspired by fresh, local ingredients.
Chef de Cuisine Gisela Carradero Rivera has joined the staff at our café. She is an area native who worked alongside Chef Craig Hartman at Keswick Hall and the BBQ Exchange and also ran the kitchen at Early Mountain Vineyard.
Espresso Bar
Charlottesville's smallest coffee shop is open daily for guests of the hotel as well as local passersby. 7am-3pm weekdays and 8am-2pm weekends.
"A charming, unpretentious college town café with incredible fresh food at affordable prices."
– B****** Who Brunch October 2015
Weekday hours:
Breakfast 7:00 am – 10:30am
Lunch 11:00am – 2:00 pm (coffee until 3pm)
Weekend (and holiday Mondays) hours:
Brunch 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Oakhurst Café is located at 1616 Jefferson Park Avenue.
Private Events
Let us cater your special event in our new event space, Oakhurst Hall.

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Meeting the Maasai
In June 2017, Safari365 consultants Wanita Lassen and Leticia Freire visited Northern Tanzania during an educational staff trip. During their time experiencing safari destinations from Arusha to the Serengeti, their group visited a traditional Maasai village where they gained some insight into the day-to-day life of the Maasai people. Wanita shared her highlights of the morning with the Maasai with us.
I have always had a love for the Maasai. Simply everything about them; the colorful dress code, the beaded jewelry and their humble lifestyle.
So to my delight, on the third morning of the trip while on the way to Lake Manyara, our guide SP informed us that he would be taking us to experience a typical day in a rural Maasai village.
It was a lovely drive through the villages and farmland. We reached the top of a little hill and saw the Maasai homestead for the first time.
SP got out of the game drive vehicle to see if any of the Maasai were willing to meet with us. My excitement was building at the prospect and after a while we saw one of their senior warriors walking up across the beautiful landscape towards us. We were then invited into the village and introduced to one of the residents Stefanus who spoke English very well as he went to school to learn and had come back to the village and teach the young children.
There was an amazing atmosphere with dark rain clouds gathering around us and rather cold wind that was blowing as we entered the center of the village. The cattle kraal, situated in the middle of the round mud huts, indicated the importance of the cattle. In Maasai culture, cattle represent wealth so the animals are looked after like gold and treated incredibly well.
Stefanus invited us into his sister's home. At first it was totally dark inside the hut and we could not see anything. Stefanus lead us by hand and told us to sit down on whatever surface we preferred including a bucket or a rock or even on the bed. After three minutes our eyes began to adjust and we could see. It was great to experience a Maasai home from the inside. They were so proud to explain to us the layout of the hut. There was one room that split into two bedrooms- walls dividing the two beds - and the kitchen which was made up of a couple of rocks where they make a fire for cooking.
The women build the huts while the men go out on the land to walk with the cattle ensuring they stay fit and healthy. To visitors, the Maasai live a basic lifestyle so different to what we experience and they are content with their lifestyle. Stefanus spoke with such passion about their homes and culture; giving us some insight into their lives. He explained to us that from the age of 15, boys will leave their hut and will live outside for the rest of their lives. We worried about the cold at night, thinking of the Maasai wrapped only in their blankets, but Stefanus explained that they are resilient and survive.
After leaving the hut we went to the small school which was really just an old, broken hut with no roof. People of all ages attend lessons. While we were there, a lady was teaching those present to count and read.
Afterwards during our drive to Lake Manyara. Spoke about considering mentioning to our clients that if they feel that they want to contribute something to the Maasai community, instead of giving money, that they could donate some school products like books, pencils, coloring books, clay and the like. There is a definite need for this.
After seeing the school we were invited to dance with them and it was such an honour. I was so grateful that they shared something that they so well known for with us. They had amazing energy and fitness. I have no idea how they do it - I am fit but my calves were on fire - they can do it all day long! Respect! They dressed us in some blankets and jewelry which I loved. For a brief moment we were transported into their world.
All in all a most eye opening experience and for guests who want to have cultural experience I can confidently say that this would be it.
After saying our goodbyes with the little children running between us, we got into the vehicle and set off for Lake Manyara.
An encounter like this was on my bucket list and what a humbling experience it was! I loved every single minute of being in the presence of the Maasai.


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Not to spend 500 million redesigning the current passport.
With the nhs crumbling around us and the number of people on the streets with nowhere to live...... it's stupidity of the highest order to spend 500 million on cosmetically redesigning a passport which works fine as it is
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IFRS 9 - Financial Instruments Fundamentals
This recorded one-hour length IFRS 9 – Fundamentals of Financial Instruments webinar will delve into the key changes of IFRS 9, offer practical insights for transition and enable you to understand the implementation requirements.
Content Description
IFRS 9 applies for years beginning on or after January 1, 2018 and introduces significant changes to classification and measurement, impairment and hedge accounting. Its impact is sure to reach far beyond finance, to areas such as credit risk, systems, data, tax, internal audit and others. The time to act is now.
The following are some areas that will be covered during the IFRS 9 webinar:
- IFRS 9 Fundamentals covering the classification and measurement of financial assets and liabilities and differences from IAS 39.
- IFRS 9's new impairment model.
- The shift away from IAS 39's incurred credit loss approach to an expected credit loss model.
- Hedge accounting.
- Quantitative testing requirements.
- Disclosure requirements.
- Practical considerations in implementation and transition.
Learning Outcomes
Upon satisfactory completion of this activity delegates will be able to:
- Explain the fundamental requirements of IFRS 9 including the key changes from IAS 39.
- Identify the common challenges and pitfalls when applying the requirements of IFRS 9.
- Explain key disclosure and transition requirements.
- Identify practical examples of how the requirements can be applied during transition.
- Identify key issues in applying an expected credit loss model for impairment including how to calculate expected credit losses.
Benefit from practical insights and examples on implementation issues around IFRS 9, which should enable you to effectively understand and assist in transitioning to the new requirements.
This is a recorded webinar that can be viewed at a time to suit you.
Aletta Boshoff is the national leader of IFRS Advisory at BDO Australia. She has over 25 years' experience in financial reporting and accounting, audit and assurance, corporate governance, accounting professional and ethical standards, learning and development (including client Webinars, newsletters and seminars), corporations law and other regulatory requirements. She has undertaken numerous engagements advising on the application of Australian accounting standards and IFRSs.
Aletta commenced her career at Coopers & Lybrand in Johannesburg. Aletta was an Associate Professor at the University of Johannesburg before immigrating to Australia in 2002. Prior to joining BDO Australia, Aletta was the Technical Director at two large national networks in Australia. Aletta also spent a number of years as a Project Manager at the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB).
Topic: Audit & Assurance, Corporate Finance, Reporting
Sub-Topic: Financial Planning & Advisory, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Audit
Format: Recorded Webinar
Proficiency Level: Intermediate
CPD: Upto 1 hours


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Download Out Stealing Horses Study Guide
Critical Overview
In 2007, four years after its publication in 2003, Out Stealing Horses finally garnered critical praise and literary awards. The slow simmer is akin to Per Petterson's own gradual embrace of his craft. For many years, Petterson worked in various other non-literary careers before finally turning his full attention to writing.
Fame outside of Norway also took some time to gain momentum. Not until the early 2000s were Petterson's novels translated into English. He remained obscure in the English-speaking world until everything changed in 2007. That year, Out Stealing Horses won the Twelfth International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, beating out such literary giants as U.S. novelist Cormac McCarthy and South African writer J. M. Coetzee, writers who share Petterson's sparse writing style. Out Stealing Horses was also awarded the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in the United Kingdom that same year.
Some reviewers refer to Petterson as a "writer's writer", one who writes with grace and understatement. Jan Sjavik of World Literature Today says that Petterson's novel "offers a superb portrait of human loneliness, loss, and betrayal as well as lyrical depictions of life in close contact with nature." In other words, this is not a book of action but rather one of poetic prose.
Jonathan Keates, writing for London's Spectator, also points out Petterson's simplistic yet emotional style by stating that even though Petterson's novel has no defined plot and very little seems to happen throughout the story, with emotions completely understated and descriptions simply stated, Out Stealing Horses is nevertheless "as touching and enthralling as any more traditional novel."
Charles Oberndorf of the Seattle Times has a different way of describing Petterson's novel: "It is a book of small moments and small mistakes, some of which have disastrous consequences."
Although it took Petterson a long time to catch the attention of his English-speaking audience this should not be the case for anything Petterson publishes going forward. Based on the quality of his writing as well as this sudden storm of interest he has received for Out Stealing Horses, readers will soon be enjoying translations of some of his earlier books,...
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The story is a familiar one; its venue, any town in any county in any state:
"A heavily armed young man barged into his former high school … opening fire on terrified students and teachers and leaving a death toll of 17 that could rise even higher…. The gunman — [described by acquaintances as 'quiet,' 'weird,' 'shy' and 'a loner'] — [was] armed with a semiautomatic AR-15 rifle…. In addition to the rifle [the shooter] had 'countless magazines.'"
A local official said the killer had been treated at a mental health clinic, a fellow student said he recognized the shooter from an Instagram photo in which he "posed with a gun in front of his face," and another student recalled him "posting on Instagram about killing animals." Said the superintendent of schools: "Typically you see in these situations that there potentially could have been signs out there…. We didn't have any warnings."
Said the county sheriff: "There really are no words." Sure there are. Said the school superintendent: "Words cannot express the sorrow that we feel." Sure they can. "My prayers and condolences to the families of the victims of the terrible Florida shooting," wrote the president on Twitter. He thereby laid out the nation's official gun control policy and carefully planned post-massacre response: Wait for the next mass killing [update: the "18th" has been edited out] and then convey "prayers and condolences." All without ever doing a damn thing, making mass shootings of schoolchildren among the simplest of tragedies to address.
We all know the drill. "This" is also not the time to discuss a change in gun policy, so that maybe another quiet, shy, demented teenager won't have easy access to an AR-15 assault rifle and "countless magazines."
I cannot imagine the hellish torment that dozens of parents are going through this morning. I can, however, imagine the matitudinal thoughts of Second Amendment pols. They go with the drill. "OK, I'll offer prayers and condolences, I'll insist this isn't the time to debate policy, I'll slap on a bereaved, very solemn demeanor, and above all I'll protect my NRA rating." If it means being reelected, they really can't care if children die.
I believe I'll save this post in a copy-and-paste file, so that next time a school slaughter occurs, as it most assuredly will, I won't need to give it any more thought than would a Second Amendment pol. I'll just copy this post and paste it up — for the school and the town and the reactions make no difference; the story is always the same.


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During most of the 20th century, Clapham was viewed as just another London commuter suburb, home to a mishmash of Georgian, Victorian houses and sprawling council estates. However, during the 1980s, the town underwent a gentrification of sorts as the middle-classes began migrating to the area, keen to take advantage of Clapham's close proximity to the more exclusive areas of London.
Today, new buildings and developments can be found scattered throughout the town. And while many Clapham residents are just happy to get by as best they can, young, hip and happening professionals are flocking to the area in order to live out their dreams of new-build sustainability. This is causing a gentrification effect. Like other areas of London that have undergone similar changes (e.g. the gentrification in parts of London like Notting Hill), the presence of both council properties and new-build developments in such close proximity serves to highlight the gap between rich and poor.
However, despite this gap, which is painfully evident in some parts of Clapham, its continued re-development has injected a vibrancy and dynamism that the area was previously lacking. Shabby and run-down areas are being spruced up and great effort is being invested in making the town a better, safer place to live in.
This regeneration through gentrification has recently extended to Clapham Old Town with Lambeth Council carrying out a multi-million-pound office fit out and refurbishment regeneration project which is considered to be the most ambitious yet. In addition to the obligatory paved areas (sorry, 'Urban Piazza') which seem to be a feature of most town centres in Britain these days, changes also include the moving of the old bus station and the removal of the one-way system.
Clapham's regeneration is good news for a variety of companies, especially those offering commercial painting and decorating services. The addition of new, high-end buildings and improved access has also proved highly attractive to a variety of businesses, with many transferring their operations to the area. As a result, a lot of businesses are looking to renovate and improve their premises in an effort to showcase their services more effectively and fit in with their appealing surroundings.
Many of Clapham's old Georgian and Victorian properties, which at one time sold for thousands of pounds, are now on the market for millions. However, some of these properties are in disrepair due to years of neglect with some requiring extensive structural work. But for the more affluent residents who occupy these cavernous abodes, money is often no object. And the sheer space these old buildings offer makes them attractive both to residential and commercial buyers
So the nouveau riche invasion is in full-swing and, as a result, specialist painters and decorators are in high demand. This means that Clapham offers an ideal business platform for both residential and commercial decorator London companies. And the sheer demand for house and office decoration shows no sign of abating.
So if you're looking for arguably the best commercial decorator in London can offer and one with a great deal of experience in office decoration your best bet may be to seek out a company like ours, which has its roots in an area of London which is undergoing massive transformation.
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Key images out of time project the jazz man of all times. The realest deal on a trendsetter, baaad black man on the horn reflected via his voice as delivered by actor Carl Lumbly, women in his life, his misogyny, and the intellectuals essential to getting the story right—uncut visual and aural truth. The film is packed with reflections and analysis from musicians Quincy Jones, Mulgrew Miller, Jimmy Heath, Mtume, Wayne Shorter, and others, along with clips from French filmmaker Louis Malle's Elevator to the Gallows, for which Miles made the soundtrack. The masterstroke is hearing from former loves in his life Frances Taylor Davis and Juliette Gréco and scholars Jasmine Griffith and Greg Tate. It gets on the inside of why the recording Kind of Blue is an all-time great and should be spinning on your turntable. DS
Filmmaker Q&A following screening
Stanley Nelson
Stanley Nelson, Nicole London
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Using Your Spiritual Bank Account (A Sunday Morning Sermon) May 20, 2007Posted by roberttalley in Romans, Sermons, Spiritual Warfare.
We began last week learning an important passage of Scripture, Romans 6:1-13. I trust you learned verse one this week but if not, it is not too late to begin. This is the classic passage of Scripture on spiritual victory and it will be of great benefit to you if you learn these verses not only by memory but by meditating on them and thinking on them and letting God use them to change your life. Let us look now at this passage.
How often have you heard someone say, "I'm my own man. I'll do what I want to do." With such a statement, they are implying that they have a choice in what they do. They are saying, if I want to do right, then I'll do right and if I want to do wrong, I'll do wrong.
This is not the picture the Bible paints of us as human beings. Look at Romans 3:9-18. What Paul is saying in those verses is that ten out of ten human beings, given the choice of doing right will do wrong ten out of ten times. We cannot do right. We are totally eaten up with sin. In verse 23 of the same chapter he writes, "…for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." If I shoot an arrow at a target and I miss the target ten times, some of my arrows will miss by more than some of the other arrows but they all will have missed the target. A miss, according to these verses, truly is the same as a mile. I am incapable of choosing good. There is, however, a way to obtain the privilege of choice, a way to become capable of making the right choice, of hitting the target dead on. This is what Romans 6-8 is all about.
We obtain the privilege of choice by unity with Christ in His death and resurrection (verses 5-10). In the first four verses we find that our union with Christ in His death and resurrection make it impossible for me to continue, to live in, to habitually sin. I am well aware that this is controversial but this is the answer to many of those cases of people who claim to be Christians and live habitually in sin. They are simply not saved. Now I am not claiming to be wise enough to know hearts but it is clear from these verses, if I am saved, I will not habitually live in sin. I may struggle, I may be weak, I may fail dreadfully but it is an impossibility for me to continue in sin. Why is that true?
…Because His death liberates me from my "old man" and frees, i.e. justifies me from sin (verses 6-7). See also Col 3:9; Eph 4:22. Some would argue from these verses that we have only one nature, a spiritual nature. There is a sense in which that is true. Only the spiritual nature is the real me. The old man is not the real me anymore. Why? Because Christ died for my sin (Romans 1-5) There is a country gospel song from the early 70's that puts it this way, "Thanks to Calvary, I am not the man I used to be. Thanks to Calvary things are different than before."
We know, however, that not everyone is changed by the death of Christ. Only those who have died and risen with Christ are changed. Romans 6:6 says, "Our old self was crucified with him." Verse 8: "We have died with Christ." We know from Colossians 1:11-12 that it is through faith that God performs this miracle in our lives. It is not by works of righteousness that we are regenerated but by His mercy and this is applied to all who put their faith in him. "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." (Galatians 2:20; see also 5:24; 6:14.) So I am dead to sin.
What does it mean to be dead to sin? First, as we have seen, it means that those who put their faith in Christ become united with Christ. Romans 6:5, "We have become united with Him in the likeness of His death." United with Christ means God grafted us into Christ. We are planted together with Him. One preacher describes it as a Siamese twin relationship with Jesus Christ. We cannot be severed from Him.
These are all wonderful pictures of being united with Christ but I like to look at it as a joint bank account. My wife and I have a joint bank account. Everything that is mine is hers and everything that is hers is mine. When I first came to Castleton two years ago, I went down to the bank and told the lady I wanted to open up a bank account. She sat at the computer and typed in all kinds of information about me and had me sign all kinds of papers. Then she took down all kinds of information about my wife. My wife, however, was not with me. She was in Ohio. Immediately, the account was opened and ready for use. I intended for everything that was in that account to be available to my wife for her use. There was just one little problem. The bank needed her signature. Until she signed a little piece of paper, I could put millions of dollars into the account and she could not access the money. The moment she signed, that account was a joint bank account. We were united financially.
That is the way it works with faith in Christ. He established the spiritual account of righteousness through His death and His resurrection from the dead but until I sign in faith, it does me absolutely no good. The moment, however, I trust Him as the only way of salvation, I become a joint account owner with Him.
Secondly, being dead to sin means that God justifies me because I am united with Christ. That is what this word "to free" means. 2 Corinthians 5:21 puts it like this: "[God] made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." In other words, I have nothing to put into the account because I have no righteousness of mine own but the account is full because of His righteousness and I am full owner of the righteousness of Christ through my union with Him. That is what being dead to sin and alive to God means.
His past resurrection and our future resurrection frees us from death (verses 8-10). According to verses 4b-7 we have been transformed to newness of life. According to verses 8-10 we are untouchable by death. That is why Paul terms death as "absent from the body but present with the Lord." We do not die but our bodies "sleep" awaiting that moment when we receive our glorified bodies. The surety of our resurrection gives us the privilege of living for Jesus now. The unbeliever is dead now in trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2), is appointed to die physically and after death comes judgment. That unbeliever will be resurrected and will receive a new body of some sort but will be cast into the lake of fire which John calls "the second death". The unbeliever never for a moment escapes the stench of death. He, like you and I are born into it but when we trust Christ as Savior we pass from death unto life. Death has no more dominion over us.
This unity in Christ and justification by His death, burial, and resurrection enables me to draw His righteousness from our account for my everyday life every time that I choose too. Before I trusted Christ, that was not a possibility.
"…(Being dead to sin is) like watching a lion roar at the zoo. You may get a thrill from listening to the lion roar in his cage. But as long as the lion is behind bars, you're safe. The lion can roar all it wants but it can't do anything to you unless you do something (foolish) like crawl into the cage. Then you have problems. Sin is like a roaring lion. As long as you understand that the power of sin is broken, sin cannot dominate your life unless you choose to let it dominate your life." Ray Pritchard
We not only obtain the privilege of choice by unity with Christ in His death and resurrection being justified by faith in Him but practically by a proper analysis of our spiritual account (verses 11-14). Only then can we choose to live freely to God.
The word "reckon" means to balance the checkbook. One determines what the facts are and lives according to those facts. If we refuse to recognize the reality that we are dead to sin and look at the bottom line, we will yield ourselves to sin. Too often, we live in a spiritual fantasy world.
Our account, i.e. life is like Christ's life (verses 9-11). That is why we can reckon or consider ourselves dead to sin. This is a mental and volitional act preceding direct engagement with temptation. "Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus (Romans 6:11)." Notice two things about this reckoning:
1) You reckon based on a certain knowledge and plan to act according to that knowledge.
1. Christ died for our sins.
2. We died with him.
3. God united us to Christ through our faith.
4. God justifies us because of our union with Christ.
"All of that precedes the command of Romans 6:11. That is the difference between Christianity and every other religion and every other moral improvement program." John Piper
2) Notice that this only possible "in Christ." This reckoning deals with the facts of the gospel, the sound doctrine that we talked about so often in the book of Titus as well as with the reality of the person of Christ. It is not with an idea or with a creed that we have a joint spiritual bank account. It is with God who became man in the form of Jesus Christ. We have a joint bank account with a living person who is both man and God.
Our account can be ignored or used properly (verses 12-13). By using our account properly, I mean that you can "'Say No . . . and Choose God.' You have the privilege of choice based on Christ's death for your sin and your unity with Him by faith in His death and resurrection which results in your justification." (John Piper) When you recognize this as the truth, then and only then can you say no to sin and choose God. Otherwise, the best you can do is substitute one sin with a sin that is socially more acceptable.
There is the danger of ignoring your spiritual bank account by trying to win victory over sin by will power and spiritual discipline. This is not to say that the practical steps we find elsewhere in the Bible or even in the secular world have no value but we cannot implement them in a God honoring away until first we have an account with God and recognize that it is full. We must have God's power in our life. That power is in your life if you have trusted Christ as Savior. If you have not trusted Him, then you do not have and cannot have this power. You are a slave.
There is a second way to ignore your spiritual bank account. The first way ignores that it exists. The second way, acknowledges that it exists, even thrills at the existence of the account and then never uses it.
"A member of our family is currently learning to ride a bicycle. I won't say who it is, but she is learning how to balance herself on the wheels and pedal down the street. And she is doing very well at it. But so far, the only way she has ever found to stop is by running into something. I am constantly picking her up out of bushes and off the sidewalk because the only way she has been able to stop is by running into something. The other day I was helping her, and said, "You don't have to run into things to stop; there is another way to do it. A provision has been made so that you can stop this bicycle without having to run into things." I showed her that all she had to do was to reverse the pedals and the coaster brake would bring her to a stop. I had shown her this before, so when I said that to her, she looked at me and said, "Well, I am sure relieved to know that there's another way to stop." I realized that she didn't need me to tell her that. What she did need was to actually do it when it was time to stop. What good does it do to have a bicycle that has a provision for stopping if you never use it? You might just as well not have it." (Ray Stedman)
The first way says, "I must better myself." The second replies, "That is legalism." I am afraid that the "fear" of legalism has become the smoke screen for a lack of discipleship and commitment to Christ and His church.
The person who does not acknowledge that Christ is our joint account owner, confesses as sin going to grandmother's funeral instead of being in church. The person who acknowledges the account and does not use it, uses grandmother as a priority for not being in church. The first way chastises oversleeping and missing daily Bible reading and prayer. The second way refuses the discipline of doing these things on the basis that it is not expressly commanded by God. Ladies of the first way wear Amish type clothing to prove that they are modest. Ladies of the second dress immodestly and then blame those who look.
This is a trap that we all must be very careful not to fall into. When I first left home and began to work, I used to give 10% of my gross income as tithe and 10% above that to missions. That was what my Dad did and I was following His example. If I did not give that amount, I felt guilty. In fact, I felt guilty about all kinds of things because I was trying to become spiritually acceptable to God. I failed miserably because I knew my heart. On the outside, I was admired for my spirituality but I knew the truth. I was saved but I did not fully acknowledge my account in Jesus Christ. God began to work in my life and as I began to grow and understand more of the Word of God, I became convinced that tithing was not a New Testament command. My giving became inconsistent. I never quit giving. In fact there were times in my life when I continued as I do now to give a tithe. That giving was not based on what Christ did for me though but on what people might think. That is not necessarily bad but as a prime motivation it is as useless as the motivation of trying to become spiritual. What happens is that as soon as people were not looking, I found excuses not to give regularly. This is just one area where we see that we can fall into either the trap of legalism or of spiritual carelessness. Both ignore the spiritual bank account God provides for us. Legalism does it unknowingly and spiritual carelessness does it knowingly. Legalism tries to make the right choice in its own strength. Spiritual carelessness chooses to make the wrong choice. Both are harmful to us spiritually.
Our account is managed by God not by ourselves (verse 14). It is by the grace of God that I can say no to sin and choose the right way. Sin is subtle and Satan is sneaky and I find myself giving in to sin much too often but by the grace of God, I do not have to. I have a full account to draw on and every time I draw on it, God pays me back double in dividends.
Do you understand why we are memorizing these verses this summer? We are looking at, investigating our account with God through these verses. It is God's intention through the truth of these verses to change your life. Let me challenge you to memorize with us. If you cannot memorize, then read these verses every day through Labor Day. Let these verses and the truth in them fill you with thoughts of what God has done and is doing in your life and what He has provided for you in the future, in eternity.
If you do not have an account with God, you can open one right now. I know you have nothing to put in. God neither wants or needs your rusted pennies and plug nickels. He has more than enough to fill your account with righteousness. Would you trust Jesus today? Unite yourself with Him in His death and resurrection through faith in Christ. Let God justify you and free you from the guilt and penalty of sin.
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Unhappy ending to story of annual bookfair
PUBLISHED: 10:30 28 November 2008 | UPDATED: 13:46 06 May 2010
A POPULAR annual Christmas event in St Albans Town Hall will be missing this year. Paton s book fair has been a regular fixture in the old courtroom and adjoining lobby of the Town Hall for many years. And even though Paton s Bookshop in Holywell Hill has
A POPULAR annual Christmas event in St Albans Town Hall will be missing this year.
Paton's book fair has been a regular fixture in the old courtroom and adjoining lobby of the Town Hall for many years.
And even though Paton's Bookshop in Holywell Hill has closed, the owner Richard Child was keen to continue the fair which operates throughout most of December.
But when he applied to use the courtroom - after holding the fair in what is now Merchants Tea and Coffee last year - he was told that it was being refurbished and would be unavailable.
He was also told it would only be used for filming and educational purposes in the future .
Earlier this month Richard was contacted to see if he wanted to go ahead with the book fair because part of the refurbishment could not be completed until the New Year.But the offer came too late to set it up and he had to turn it down.
Richard said: "It came too late in the day. For us to do a Book Fair, it needs a lot of organisation. The very least time would have been a month."
He said there were plans to develop the book fair in conjunction with St Albans Arts - STARTS - which now operates the Town Hall including visits by local and national authors and events for children.
And Paton's also planned to extend the range of books with a particular emphasis on local ones and last year had introduced portable oak shelving to improve the presentation.
Richard said they would be delighted to be able to return to the old courtroom next year, particularly as STARTS had indicated it would be possible to have access to the lobby area as well
But he ruled out a move up to the Assembly Room because there were already a series of bookings to use it and it would be impractical with heavy books.
Richard added: "For the book fair to work it needs to be in a busy central location and the Town Hall works well. We used to have people come from a surprisingly wide area and from all over the county.
"I have spoken to people in the Tourist Information Centre and they have had lots of inquiries."
Cllr Melvyn Teare, the district council's portfolio holder for culture and heritage, said that although the old courtroom seemed a good place for the book fair, it was not the most appropriate location and he urged Paton's to look elsewhere.
And he could not guarantee that it would be made available next Christmas. "It is really dependent on what other uses there are," he said.
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LeBron James continues to give back to his community. Last Monday (Tuesday Philippine time), he opened the I Promise School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. This is a ground-breaking charitable venture by one of the biggest superstars in basketball. The school is an extension of the LeBron James Family Foundation aiming to help at-risk and inner-city children.
114 pairs of @KingJames game worn shoes line the walls of the @IPROMISESchool lobby ?? #IPROMISE pic.twitter.com/7J0yZpUo9G
— LJ's Fam Foundation (@LJFamFoundation) July 30, 2018
The superstar grew up in a troubled household, quite similar to the ones his school aims to serve. He missed more than 80 days of school in the fourth grade because of the problems he faced as a child. The I Promise School aims to prevent that from happening to children in need in Akron. James expressed his excitement over the completion of the school.
The jitters before the first day of school are real right now!!! Tomorrow is going to be one of the greatest moments (if not the greatest) of my life when we open the #IPROMISE School. This skinny kid from Akron who missed 83 days of school in the 4th grade had big dreams… https://t.co/PwmRaHRfng
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 29, 2018
big dreams for the kids in Akron to give them everything they could need to find their passion, give back to our community and change the world!! This school is that. The people are that. Akron is that. @LJFamFoundation we've always done it big
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 29, 2018
and it doesn't get bigger than opening day tomorrow (until the next thing we dream of ?) I'm so unbelievably proud and excited to see my kids, my home, and the 330 tomorrow. THANK YOU! Let's get it. Let's go ?? @IPROMISESchool #WeAreFamily #IPROMISE
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 29, 2018
"Why not? Why not continue to do great things where you can help the youth? You can help the next Barack Obama or Michelle Obama. You can help the next Sean "Diddy" Combs or Jay-Z. You can help the next LeBron James."
Currently, the school is open to 240 children in the third and fourth grades. It will expand outward every year until it serves the first through eighth grades by the year 2022. The school is just like a regular public school. It was set-up in coordination with the Ohio School Board, ensuring it will meet the educational standards of state.
The I Promes School will be following a non-traditional model that has shown success with at-risk children. It will feature longer school days and a non-traditional school year. It will work on replicating some of the at-home support children may be missing when it comes to schoolwork by having the facilities open to students and faculty that need it. The school will also focus its curriculum in math and science-based teaching, dipping into the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) to prepare students for the jobs of the future.
All of these are aimed at accelerated learning so that students that are lagging behind are able to catch up to the level of learning they're supposed to be in.
Beyond all these, James made sure that the students of the I Promise school have the necessary support outside of the classroom. He is extending the support to the family and even all the way to college.
.@BarackObama and I are so proud of @KingJames and @IPROMISESchool. Kids in Akron and across the US are lucky to have you as a role model on and off the court. Keep using your platform for good and giving our kids a chance to shoot for the stars. ?? #ReachHigher #BetterMakeRoom pic.twitter.com/hyS6UM2A7b
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) July 31, 2018
As a bonus to the students, the school has amazing design aspects such as a mural showing African-American icons and a wall of game-worn sneakers from James.
We're excited to team up and create this mural for the I Promise School in Akron. The artwork took about 3 weeks and couldn't be happier how it turned out! The school is amazing and has the potential to radically change education and do great things! pic.twitter.com/kEVVinJVzW
— GV Art + Apparel (@GVartwork) July 30, 2018
114 pairs of @KingJames game worn shoes line the walls of the @IPROMISESchool lobby ?? #IPROMISE pic.twitter.com/7J0yZpUo9G
— LJ's Fam Foundation (@LJFamFoundation) July 30, 2018
The @LJFamFoundation's I Promise School opens in Akron Monday. It will be the new Akron Public Schools' home to 240 at-risk 3rd & 4th graders. Take a sneak peak inside!
Read more: https://t.co/JIUWLWO1jF
?s: Jennifer Conn, https://t.co/a4YA4W2Cro pic.twitter.com/Fx989ZXeAE
— clevelanddotcom (@clevelanddotcom) July 30, 2018
Our #IPROMISE School Staff are gathering all around the school to greet @KingJames kids as they arrive for the 1⃣st day at 9am! #WeAreFamily pic.twitter.com/updAKRs6Fi
— I PROMISE School (@IPROMISESchool) July 30, 2018
The kids in Akron are thankful that James didn't just shut-up and dribble. Instead he's empowering kids to be better than they can even dream.
These kids are our future and they have dreams and aspirations bigger than the city of Akron, than the state of Ohio, than the USA.
"Know no matter if I'm playing in Los Angeles or not, Akron, Ohio is always home for me. Always."
–@KingJames pic.twitter.com/VY8kOu47iB
— NBA TV (@NBATV) July 30, 2018


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Patrice Evra reveals Sir Alex Ferguson would dance to his DJ sets at Manchester United
Former Red Devils star claims boss would join the players for a boogie in the changing room
PATRICE EVRA has sensationally claimed that Sir Alex Ferguson would dance to his DJ sets at Manchester United.
The former Red Devil insists his changing room playlists were so good that even the boss would get up and have a little boogie.
Evra made the claim on Instagram after replying to former team-mate Ashley Young.
England's World Cup left-back revealed he was adding some new songs to United's changing room list.
Young said: "Adding some new tunes to the changing room… what shall I add??"
This prompted Evra to reply: "I can see people trying to replace me even off the pitch.
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"Bro even Fergie was dancing when I was the DJ but you can't be worse DJ than Rio Ferdinand, so it's cool."
That prompted former centre-back Ferdinand to join in the fun.
He added: "Evra you was only DJ when I let you! The looks Youngy used to give when your playlist came on."
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Well, October flew by, didn't it? I'm not even done with Halloween costumes yet (I should probably cut them out tonight). The neighbor told me that we need to buy 3 Costco size bags of candy for Monday night. There will be mounted policement supervisiing HOARDS of children trick or treating in our neighborhood. I'm looking forward to the mayhem but I may have to bring my dogs over to my dad's house for the night. They are not at peace with the doorbell. Not at all.
We've had a busy month. The girls and I went to the coast and we went to Fort Clatsop for Annika's Oregon Trail/Oregon history studies. It was one of those "I don't want to go.... I don't want to leave" kind of experiences. She was enthralled by the artifacts and by the fort itself. She couldn't quite imagine that many people living in a space smaller than our house for a winter with no TV and no Internet. How could they possibly cope??? She got sucked into the Junior Ranger thing (which I don't love but whatever) and is now totally enthused about visiting all of the L&C sites in Oregon and Washington. I'll take the workbook/ranger badge/ranger rank thing if it gets her interest moving. This weekend we'll be heading back and going to Ecola State Park and maybe to Fort Stevens. She always wants to believe that she doesn't care about things like history but she really does. Nothing makes her happier than a good history book and some facts and artifacts. Oh, and authentic quill pens.
We also went to grandma's house in Seattle for a couple of days - another girl trip. Annika got to spend a whole day with grandma doing crafty things and then visiting the American Girl store and Build-A-Bear. I'm pretty sure she likes Grandma better than she likes me now. Kit and I spent the day with a dear friend where we found her some new pink foos and saw bawk-bawks and ducks.
There has alo been some sewing (see photo above). I was fairly successful during the Fall Kids Clothes Week Challenge. Annika made herself a skirt and i completed the whole outfit that Kit is wearing - smock, knit long sleeve dress, and leggings. The smock and dress are repeats from my Oliver +S patterns (I stick with what works) and the leggings are from Ottobre. I still have two more of those dresses that are half done. Maybe next week. I figure knit dress/leggings/smock is her uniform until she has strong opinions to the contrary. That remnds me - I really want a serger now. I'm willing the universe to send me an awesome one for cheap via craigslist. So light a candle to the craigslist gods for me. Thanks.
I guess that's it for now. Hope you're well. I'll check back in next week with Halloween, obsessive paint swatching in the living room, and maybe a finished paint job. A girl can dream. If we don't set goals, we'll never get anywhere, right? Happy weekend!


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Hotel Villa Luisa****
Via Tripergola, 50 - Lucrino, Pozzuoli (Na)
Hotel Pozzuoli in Mediterranean style, equipped with single and double rooms and residence, all characterizes by the quiet of the structure. The customer can choose between various categories of accomodation in order to satisfy his own requirements, from the base standard, more economic, to the standards with sight on the inner garden and courtyards, upper to the superior semi-panoramic with a wonderful sight on the islands of Capri and Ischia and on the splendid Gulf of Pozzuoli.
This hotel is an ideal destination for business and leisure travellers, thanks to its central position, well connected to the historical center and with congressual and fair zones of Naples.
Furnishings, accessories, rifiniture, room's service, nothing is left behind. Nearly all rooms have private balcony. A panoramic solarium with shower and bar service on request is available to guests on the last floor.
Air conditioning, mini-bar well assorted, electronic safe, satellite tv, shower and bathtub, hair dryer, room service, complete courtesy line from sponge's slipper to sewing kit, silent room...
Double room Superior: 99 euro/night
Double room Standard: 85 euro/night
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Perfume Zombie (调香师僵尸; pinyin: Diào xiāng shī jiāngshī) is the first unique zombie to appear in Renaissance Age in the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2. She randomly throws perfume bottles at plants, releasing poisonous perfume that stuns plants and deals percentage-based damage to them in a 1×1 radius, that lasts 20 seconds. She also releases a poisonous perfume cloud in a 1×3 area around herself when she's defeated. Her perfume can be countered with Aloe.
Almanac entry
Perfume Zombie
调香师僵尸 (Perfume Zombie)
TOUGHNESS: Average
SPEED: Basic
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Throws a poisonous perfume bottle at plants so that plants can't attack and get hurt.Perfume Zombie's perfume is popular among the aristocrats. "As aristocrats, shouldn't we buy more perfume?" More perfume, more perfume, smells ... hmm, tasty!!"
If you see her in the level preview, always choose Aloe. Her perfume effect is severely devastating to the player. The player should also be careful when trying to stop her from progressing, as she can release a perfume in a 1x3 area when defeated. Else, you can also use plants like Chomper , which will instantly eliminate her and won't trigger the releasing of perfume when they defeat the Perfume Zombie
- There's a glitch where even she loses her head, she will still walk and throw perfumes everywhere.
- It can still be killed. However, sometimes, it will be immune to everything, even Lawn Mowers, forcing the player to lose the level.


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I first wrote about Prosper's Premier service back when it was introduced earlier this year. At the time I said it was a good move by Prosper because there are many investors who like the potential returns offered by p2p lending but don't want to go to the trouble of selecting loans themselves.
If you are this kind of investor and you have been considering Prosper then there has never been a better time to start investing. Prosper is offering a $1,000 bonus to the first 25 SLN readers who sign up for Premier and invest at least $25,000. All the details are below.
How Prosper Premier Works
Before we get into the details of this bonus let's first take another look at the Premier service. Prosper bills it as "the fastest, most convenient way to earn great returns". You choose a couple of parameters including your level of risk and Prosper manages your investment for you.
Here are the steps needed to open a Premier account:
- Download the Order Form from Prosper's website.
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We weathered yesterday's attempts by Storm Erik to blow us across the navigation, and by mid-afternoon the wind had dropped and the sun came out.
Timothy the tern was enjoying the sunshine on a half-submerged log across from us…
…but this afternoon his perch has disappeared below the waves.
Rain overnight and this morning has pushed the river up about 6", but I expect it'll go back down soon. The Soar is like that, up and down like a yo-yo.
We'll leave it till Tuesday before we head off back downstream.
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October 21, 2014
Mark Dantonio
COACH DANTONIO: Here we are again, huh? Michigan week, looking forward to the challenge, I think it's a great rivalry, we have embraced the rivalry since I've been here back in '95. We will continue to do that. I think we look at the Michigan football team right now, you look at them offensively I think they have playmakers, Gardner is a playmaker, he's established that fact with the course of time. Devin Funchess, as well, they're playing well odd defensive side of the ball, Jack Clark is a solid player. I think the best thing to do right now is just take questions.
Q. Mark, seems like every year they have had fewer and fewer points against you. How do you explain that? Has it been a progressive improvement for you against them defensively?
COACH DANTONIO: That's a hard one, I think, to answer. I think every game is different, every football game is different. I've sat up here and talked about that many, many times, regardless of who we play or who plays against us. So I don't know why that has happened, from my perspective that's a good thing. I'll leave it at that time.
Q. Coach, you talked about this team's evolving identity and it seemed like last year the Michigan game was what we saw Michigan State football would be going into the postseason. That said, how important is this game towards determining what the identity and legacy of this particular team will be this year?
COACH DANTONIO: I think this football game always, ever since I've come here it always has a tendency to ground you a little bit, first of all, as a person, because you're involved in this and it's great rivalry but also to establish your credibility as you move forward. I think that's the way it is. I think every rivalry game is like that, regardless of where you're at. You can look across this country and I think those things remain the same. So this year it's no different. To me there is a football season, and then there are these type of games.
Q. Just to follow up, I asked the players this as well, so much of the attention has been on the success that you've had against Michigan here, 5‑2, 5 out of the last 6, but losing that game in Ann Arbor, what about for you? I asked the players what it was like for them. What is it like to lose in this particular rivalry?
COACH DANTONIO: Will, in that particular game I thought it was a great football game, as I remember, it was a great football game. It was played hard, it was played clean. They won on the last kick at the end of the game, I was very proud of our football team in terms of how we represented ourselves and, you know, somebody is always going to win and somebody is going to lose. But then you go back to work.
That's the way I've always tried to do things and, you know, that's what we will continue to do. Expect to win every game we play, that's the way we have tried to build it here, I don't care which football game it is. Doesn't have to be the rivalry game, but when you don't succeed, I think part of who you are is being able to pick up the pieces. That's important as well. That's what we did. I think the next week we went to Wisconsin and won, in is overtime.
Q. Can you go back in time a little bit and go over the point where you first understood what this rivalry meant. When was it? Either when you were an assistant coach or from the outside looking in?
COACH DANTONIO: I think it was certainly when I got here and I was‑‑ it was 1995 when I first came here and that's when I first got a taste of it. It was embraced at that time, because of the past, and I've said all along here, I didn't make these rules, I'm just playing by 'em. I keep trying to play by them. It gets in your blood a little bit, it's just the way it is. I've been other places that the same thing has happened. There is no difference in this game than being at South Carolina vs. Clemson game when I was in college.
It just divides the state so it makes it unique in that respect, and you embrace it, you get involved in it, and it's in you.
Q. You are fond of saying, "They all count one." But the emphasis on this one is certainly not the same as the others. I'm just curious, the players talk about the coaches even run around faster this week in practice. Talk about the energy level, just from the coach's standpoint for a big week like this, would you please?
COACH DANTONIO: Yeah, I think you as a coach, I mean, you're involved in it deeply as well. You're trying to do everything you can from that perspective, and sustained energy is what you need, I guess, because it's a long week.
We just do what we do. I think we're‑‑ hopefully we're like that every week, but I guess not.
Q. Coach, a lot of great traditions surrounding this game for both schools, a new one starting this week, Alex's great state race, running the ball from Ann Arbor to Lansing, you're close will the Powell family, you were close with Alex Powell, can you talk about your relationship with him and your thoughts on this new tradition?
COACH DANTONIO: I've known Alex Powell since we came here in 1995. His family and my family were very close. Alex worked for us, when he came to Michigan State he worked for us in the football office as a student assistant, analyzing down in the recruiting room, working at trying to become a student assistant involved in recruiting, until he got sick and I was involved with his family throughout that time.
It's a very special time for him to be involved in this as well, so I hope everybody takes just a moment to appreciate what we all have.
Q. Mark, in regards to the dominance that you guys had over Michigan last season and looking at what has transpired with the Wolverines so far this year, even though this is a big rivalry game, but does it lack any luster considering those two things?
COACH DANTONIO: Not for me, not for our players and I'm sure not for them. I think it's the same. That's all I can say about it, really. I don't feel any lack of luster. This press conference I heard would be a little difficult so I'm trying to think a little bit before I talk.
Q. Mark, yesterday Doug Nussmeier told a story, in '04 he was in the Michigan State press box and he got so excited about taking a big lead over Michigan someone jumped up and broke a window in the press box because he was so excited. How do you find a way to balance‑‑ I just heard your players talk about how fired up the coaches are and how emotion gets into the game, how do you temper that and not get carried away by the rivalry?
COACH DANTONIO: There's got to be balance. I think there's got to be balance in your life in general and balance in terms of you can't get too high and lose your composure, that's part of this, too, you've got to be in control. You're going to be at your best when you're in control, but you also have to have that energy that's been talked about as well so there is a balancing act, I think, there, and I'm not sure how to talk about it. You know, when you're in it, you know what direction you have to go, I think.
Q. Mark, your players talked about it before and you talked about it before as well, that this game is very personal to you guys, maybe even more than it is to them. Why do you think it is so personal for you and your players?
COACH DANTONIO: Well, you know, you could go a lot of ways with that question, couldn't you? I'm sure everybody across the state would like that. Why is it so personal? It gets in your blood. There are just things that happen, things that happen over the course of time that just, you know, begin to set you on edge, I guess, one way or the other, either team. I think everybody knows which direction we can go with that question. I think you can go all over the place so that's probably why you asked it. (Chuckles.)
Like I said, I didn't make these rules up, I'm just involved in it and I'm pretty involved in it, and I represent a lot of people. I think that's what you have to understand, that the head football coach of Michigan State represents a lot of people on this edge of the spectrum. So on this edge of the spectrum I'm going to fulfill what everybody expects of me.
Q. Just a quick follow‑up.
COACH DANTONIO:Â Of course there would be.
Q. Just a quick one. You've dominated 5 of the last 6‑‑
COACH DANTONIO:Â I wouldn't say dominate.
Q. You won 5 of the last six, dominated last year, I suppose‑‑
COACH DANTONIO:Â I wouldn't say that either.
Q. Okay, what still fuels whatever it is, the anger, because it seems, if a team is controlling a rivalry a little bit that would lessen the fuel somewhat. It doesn't seem to do that to you guys. Why not?
COACH DANTONIO:Â I think as a competitor, anybody who plays or coaches in these games, you know, on either side of the fence and could really go across at any venture out there, at any football team, I think they're basically competitors and you're going to get yourself ready to play every football game.
Sometimes the more important the game is, the more the competitiveness comes out in you and I think that's the nature of this situation. You know, it's pretty much pure and simple like that. I don't care‑‑ really it doesn't have to be this particular game, but you're going to be competitive. When stakes are at their highest you want to be as competitive as you can. I think that's human nature. That's what we do. We're not going to allow the opportunity to slip by and go through something nonchalant. That shouldn't exist. It shouldn't exist for any football game. We only play 12 of them, guaranteed.
Q. When you were at Ohio State, how different is the way Michigan State approaches the rivalry with Michigan to the way Ohio State approached it's rivalry with Michigan and Tressel. Two, I wonder if you talked to Tom Izzo before about the Michigan rivalry? Is that something every year you guys discuss?
COACH DANTONIO:Â The answer to your first question is it was no different for me, at that point in time in my life it was no different.
Of course I had the benefit of being here for six years previous, which was a big plus for me. But I also have been there now as a graduate assistant coach back in the 80s as well, so I don't think it's any different in that respect. Insofar as Coach Izzo and myself, we talk frequently about this.
Q. You guys on the same wave length?
COACH DANTONIO:Â Kinda, yeah.
Q. Does an off‑week matter? Can that help them? Do you expect to see vastly different things from them offensively with the extra time to prepare?
COACH DANTONIO: I think an off‑week can always help you. I'm sure that we're going to try and be prepared for everything, but every week teams change somewhat, but, you know, not completely, so there is going to be change. There's going to be adjustments. There is always adjustments in any football game, and it's how you handle those adjustments a lot of times the key to victory or not. So we expect the unexpected and we expect everything. I'm sure they would do the same.
Q. Coach, you mentioned you have a responsibility to many people. I was always‑‑ not to ask you, what is the breakdown in fan loyalty in this state, Spartans, Wolverines, how close to 50/50 is it and how much have you been responsible for changing it, if you have?
COACH DANTONIO:  I don't know those statistics, but I have no idea on that one. I know where my family sits, on that, but I really can't speak to that. Do you know?
Q. (No microphone.)
COACH DANTONIO: Yeah, that's speculation. I'm not sure.
Q. Mark, you kind of said what you had to say many years ago. Has that made this your least favorite press conference of the year?
COACH DANTONIO: I looked a lot younger then. I saw that video. What was the question again?
Q. It's our job to fill notebooks and television shows.
COACH DANTONIO: I know it is. I figured that out a long time ago (Laughter.)
Q. And you're walking more carefully now because you made your statements on the field. Is that part of it?
COACH DANTONIO: No, I'm just trying to‑‑ you know, I don't ever come to try and‑‑ you know, I try and be a little bit calculated in what I say and make sure I'm not offending people when I talk. I don't wish to be like that, but I guess sometimes in an emotional state people have a tendency to tell you exactly what they feel.
Q. Last night Ron Bellamy, former Michigan wide receiver and NFL receiver said he feels like Michigan fans that don't like you are just jealous, and, quite frankly, you have done it "the right way." Can you turn a sensing tide, Mark? I know you don't like to talk about yourself, but since you've arrived there is more respect coming from the other way since you got here and before there wasn't much.
COACH DANTONIO: I don't sense that because I don't know how many people are blue in this state and how many people are green. So I don't sense that either way. I don't sense it.
Q. Mark‑‑
COACH DANTONIO:Â Tough press conference.
Q. At home for you is it a normal week or does your family consciously have a way of letting you know that this is a little different?
COACH DANTONIO: Yeah, it's a little different. I remember when my daughter was in second grade we were at Ohio State then but she wrote a little story and‑‑ she wrote short stories and in the story that if you wore blue and gold you went to jail for a week. (Laughter.) So it's a little bit different, yeah, they remind me.
Q. Get a good grade on that story?
COACH DANTONIO:Â I'm not sure what grade she got.
Q. Obviously the rushing battle is always really important in this one. Do you view it more importantly this year because it's strength on strength with your rushing attack and their front seven?
COACH DANTONIO: I think that's an indication of can you control the line of scrimmage or not, and I think that any football team that controls the line of scrimmage usually wins the football game, and I think that's pretty much true probably in most football games. If you win up front you've got a great chance to win the football game. Doesn't mean it's always going to happen, but you have a chance.
We try to do that every time we play a football game, we're going to try to win up front.
Q. This may be off‑topic, but last year's minus 48 yards rushing, maybe not dominant in your eyes, but how dominant the defense has been. I know you've talked about Pat over the years, but how vital is he to your success and to a rivalry like this?
COACH DANTONIO: Coach Narduzzi, our defensive staff, and how we function as a defensive is extremely important in terms of how we play overall; I don't care whether it's this football game or another football game, and we've had a lot of success here because of it. I also think minus 48 yards when you talk about that, you're not looking at pure rushing yards you're being looking at the pass yards on to that, which takes away from that. So a little bit misleading I think in that aspect. I think you have to understand that aspect, too.
Q. Coach, with Lippett, can you just‑‑ are you shocked by what he's doin' right now? Here is a kid you move on both sides of the ball, now all of the sudden people are saying he's a Top‑10 Heisman guy with the numbers he's putting up. Can you explain‑‑
COACH DANTONIO: You know, Tony Lippett works extremely hard to get better every single day. His confidence is‑‑ I don't want to say at an all‑time high but his confidence is very high. He was a very gifted player coming out of high school with leadership skills and he understands concepts because he has been a quarterback in high school‑‑ even though it was at the high school level he understands concepts which allows him to move forward, I think, in‑‑ and adapt in the course of, you know, running a route or a pass concept and he understands coverages and things of that nature.
He's worked hard to refine his skills, he's a big‑bodied guy, he's very fluid and he catches the ball on rhythm, and he's made some unbelievable catches so far this season.
Q. Did you see that coming?
COACH DANTONIO: I knew it was there. In 2012 I knew when we started slow on offense and we were having some drops and things of that nature I continually said if he went out and watched our wide receivers practice in practice, the ability was there, we just needed something to jump‑start us. Even last year we need something to jump‑start us, and when that time would come you would see a flourish and our players‑‑ you know, you would see our passing game blossom, and that's what's happened and it's continued to grow. I think that's confidence and success breeds confidence.
So that's happened and occurred for him, especially, and it will be important that he continues to be consistent with this as we move through this season. So consistency is the thing that he's been able to do. He's been able to do this on a game‑to‑game basis. So obviously this weekend he will have to have another big game to be able to continue what he started.
Q. Is this always going to be the most important game for you on the schedule, because it's personal, and you said that it chips away at you? Or are we seeing the possibility that Ohio State is inching up closer to becoming the most important game for you guys?
COACH DANTONIO: No, I think from my perspective this is still the most important game on the schedule for me, personally and for our program. I think when you compete day in and day out with them, and that's what we do on recruits, day in, day out for fans, for everything, you know, it carries over to basketball, it carries over to volleyball, it carries over to every sport here. That still is a game that we have to point to and say, hey, this goes beyond our schedule, this goes beyond the future. This is beyond what we're doing right now. It's just the way it is.
That's the way it is for me, and I think that's the way it is for a lot of our coaches at Michigan State as well. Now, you still have to look at the whole body of work at the end of everything, but there are just certain times that you have to set down everything and deal with the task at hand and I think this is one of those times. I have a big sign in my office that doesn't really reflect to this football game but it says‑‑ so I try and make my decisions based on what I have to do that day or relative to anything else based on this sign it says, "Things Which Mean The Most Must Never Be At The Mercy Of Things That Matter The Least" so you have to look at things and say how big is it and for me it's big. Doesn't mean it's big for every player, doesn't mean it's big for every staff member because I'm not‑‑ I allow everybody to have their own point of view on things but for me it's big, and I'm never going to come here and say on the first day that I was the head coach at Michigan State, oh that game is just another game, because that wouldn't be‑‑ that really wouldn't be truthful, I don't believe. If I were the next coach, I would assume the same.
Q. Mark, you talked about controlling the line of scrimmage and your program has established itself in recent years as one that's based on physical play, both sides of the ball, so forth. What was the biggest obstacle you had you had to overcome in establishing that culture and how tough was it?
COACH DANTONIO:Â We just gradually had to find guys one position, one play at a time, and we had to develop depth and we had to develop experience and we had to develop confidence.
It's a long process. How long did it take? I can't really answer that question. Are we there yet? I really can't answer that question, because I think we can always get better. I think there is always something we missed from last season or something we gained from this season, but I think it's inherent to the game of football that you have to be a physical football team and you have to be able to win up front. At some point in every football game there comes a time when that happens, and that involves everybody. Winning the line of scrimmage, that may involve corners but you've got to win the line of scrimmage, especially in this day and age when the ball is coming outside and around the corner so fast in so many different scenarios because of concepts offenses used today.
Q. Jack Conklin, could you have foreseen what he's become and when you look at his recruitment is this an example of good scouting or more luck on your part?
COACH DANTONIO: Well, it's not luck. He didn't earn it through luck.
Q. I mean luck on your part.
COACH DANTONIO: It's good fortune! (Laughter.)
You know, we saw a guy that was a big, athletic guy that could really run.  We were in a situation from our offensive line standpoint that we needed numbers. He was going to go to Fork Union Prep School, and I kept looking at him, watched his film numerous times and this was probably‑‑ I can't remember when it was, it might have been January. And I came to the decision that if we decided to come here and would walk on as a freshman that we would put him on scholarship for sure in January of that following year, when we would have our numbers right, and that he would come and red shirt and then have a possibility of maybe contributing at a later time.
As his freshman year continued on I kept hearing about what a great athlete he was, how good he was and that this guy was going to be special and he hasn't disappointed and he's continued to grow as a player with every season he's grown.
Q. (No microphone.)
COACH DANTONIO: I don't want to‑‑ I can't make those decisions like that. His career isn't done. We will see how he pans out at the end. Wouldn't be fair to everybody else who has played for us.
Q. For all the other BS in this game, you seem to have had great respect for the leaders at Michigan‑‑
COACH DANTONIO:Â I do.
Q. ‑‑ Brady Hoke, you went out of the way to shake Lloyd Carr's hand, Bo Schembechler is from Ohio; you have respected the leaders there, haven't you?
COACH DANTONIO: Yeah, I have because I think it's a program that is an elite program. To be the head football coach at a place like that is difficult. You know, to be head football coach here is difficult. Really to be anywhere, I guess, in that respect. And you appreciate the hard work and what they have been able to earn through that hard work. I do have a lot of respect for them.
Q. Can you‑‑
COACH DANTONIO:Â Glad that question was asked.
Q. Can you talk about Connor Cook, from the competition to win the job, trying to rein him in somewhat with the throws he was making now we still see Connor take chances but he's had a knack for playing very well on a big stage. Can you maybe give an anecdote about when you knew this was a guy that was a gun slinger that you could trust?
COACH DANTONIO: You know, as a freshman‑‑ as a true freshman there was a lot to learn, obviously coming in out of high school, red shirt freshman trying to get him involved a little bit the end of the season in 2012, playing a little bit in the bowl game, prior to that not so much. Sophomore year I thought he flourished the second half of the Youngstown State game, step back, maybe Notre Dame game a little bit, higher competition, away from home, and he accelerated after that. He's a resilient young man, I think he's an extremely competitive guy, I don't think he's afraid to make the throws and take risks, calculated risks, and he's got a great release, great arm and he's a big‑bodied guy.
I think he's a student of the game. He looks to get better every day, and I think it bothers him if he doesn't get better every day. So is it perfect? No, nothing is perfect. You get thrown‑‑ there are some coaches that never take‑‑ there are some coaches that coach quarterbacks that never allow their quarterback to take a natural drop without hitting him with something or creating an off‑balance throw for the guy or throwing something at their feet and we've done that on occasion as well. Last year he used to have a manager chase him around with a bag and hit him in the shins and the knees and the shoulders every time he threw the ball.
So I think that's part of being a quarterback, being able to throw and move and create and throw balls off your back foot sometimes, with the wrong foot forward as he did on one throw last week because he got something at his legs. It's the ability to complete balls when they don't look like they should be thrown sometimes. Why did he throw that? Okay, but it was complete. I think those things just occur, but he's a gamer. He's resilient, he's our guy, I believe in him. He's confident.
Q. The personality, Connor likes to leak little stories about Ohio State never sent him a recruiting letter and last week it was yeah, Indiana saw him throw, but he wasn't accurate enough. Does he personify the‑‑ you're smiling now. He seems to personify that player that you like to have in your program, that player that plays with a chip and an edge.
COACH DANTONIO: It's football. You got to have an edge to you. I don't want players that feel entitled; I want players here that have to earn their way up and are constantly striving to be their best, constantly striving to continue to climb and go places where they have never been.
Q. When you look at the win totals now in the rivalry versus when you took over, do you ever worry about losing that edge in this rivalry, losing that chip? Will there ever come a day when you feel like this program might be one that feels it's dominant rather than feels like it has a chip on its shoulder?
COACH DANTONIO: Never really thought about it like that. I don't think I will ever really think about it like that. When all the dust is cleared at the end of the day, someday, you can look back and I'll count up the wins and the losses against those people that I hold in those special rivalry games, not just this one, but it doesn't mean I've got there by myself. It means collectively we've got to go together and do things together. I don't know if I'm answering the question. I think it's a great rivalry and choose to embrace it and keep pushing.
Q. From a program standpoint with the players, how do you keep that edge?
COACH DANTONIO: We have to keep our edge regardless of who we play. If we can't do that then we're‑‑ then we've not succeeded. We keep it the same way we keep it with every team that we're playing against. We find a way. We have a method. I don't know, there is a story in every game we play, there is usually a story of some sort, a little story, whatever.
Q. Coach, you said you didn't know what‑‑
COACH DANTONIO: I had a hard time believing that Brady had this long of a press conference. (Laughter.)
Q. You talked about you didn't know what the split was in the state. I remember eight years ago it's right down the middle. You said things like that, all that stuff. Why are you different today, the past couple years? Why is the way you're answering things different compared to then? Did you have to set a tone for this rivalry when you first came in? What's the difference between then and now.
COACH DANTONIO:Â I don't think I've changed.
Q. No?
COACH DANTONIO:Â No, I haven't changed, I'm just trying to be more diplomatic, civilized.
Q. Older and wiser? What's the‑‑ why?
COACH DANTONIO:Â Why the change?
Q. Yeah, like your introductory press conference you talked a lot about that. Did you have to set tone for this‑‑
COACH DANTONIO:Â Tone had to be set at that time.
Q. That was a Brady Hoke answer right there.
THE MODERATOR:Â Thanks, Coach.
COACH DANTONIO:Â Thank you.
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- April 11, 2017
- IDEC Corporation
- Feature
By Don Pham, IDEC
New laser scanner technology allows plant personnel to address safety challenges with more comprehensive coverage zones and configurations. This article will explore some of these technology advancements and discuss how they help improve safety and optimize operations.
By Don Pham, Product Manager, IDEC
Manufacturing, transportation and logistics facilities all face the same dilemma when it comes to traditional protection devices: they are difficult to implement, only offer limited protection, and often hinder operations. New laser scanner technology allows plant personnel to address these challenges with more comprehensive coverage zones and configurations. This article will explore some of these technology advancements and discuss how they help improve safety and optimize operations.
Protection and Warning Zones
While safety mats and light curtains provide basic protection, each technology is limited in coverage. The limited functionality of these devices leads to much larger warning zones than necessary to ensure safety and comply with industry regulations. These shortcomings can also hinder operations by creating unnecessary downtime when workers must momentarily pass through an area within an oversized warning zone.
The next generation of laser scanners addresses these limitations. With a much smaller form factor and a host of configurable scanning options, it's often possible for one laser scanner to take the place of multiple devices. Customizable protective and warning zones also allow users to pinpoint hazardous coverage areas with a variety of programmable scan patterns, each of which can be customized for specific areas and distances.
Traditionally, these types of laser scanners were primarily used on tow motors or automated guide vehicles (AGVs) because of their limited detection capabilities. Newer scanners can provide up to a 5-meter protection zone and a 20-meter warning zone, which significantly increases the number of practical applications.
For instance, a robot may require an 18-inch safety zone spanning 180° around a potentially dangerous moving arm. Instead of installing multiple light curtains that would cease operations within the entire 10-foot area surrounding the robot in case of intrusion, modern laser scanners such as the IDEC SE2L can be deployed to shut down machinery only within the desired 18-inch safety area, and issue warnings within an expanded area. When implemented properly, this type of coverage provides plant personnel with the required levels of safety, while also enhancing their range of movement in designated areas near the robot but out of the danger areas.
Figure 1, Dual zone protection. Configurable zones allow for one laser scanner to monitor multiple areas using a variety of detection patterns.
Since protection zones can be configured in a variety of ways, it is also possible for one laser scanner to provide coverage across several different safety areas at once. Figure 1 shows how the IDEC SE2L laser scanner can replace two light curtains in a robot protection zone application. With a 270° coverage radius, up to 32 different area patterns can be covered by a single SE2L laser scanner (Figure 2). To ensure there are no gaps in coverage, the scanner's laser beam is deployed every 0.125° on a 30-millisecond rotation, with only a 11mm gap between beams at five meters.
Figure 2, Enhanced Detection Zones. The IDEC SE2L safety laser scanner offers 270° sensing angles up to 20 meters away.
Communication and Control
Other challenges with existing laser scanning technology are difficult setup, configuration and routine maintenance. Some scanners must be aligned by hand and manually adjusted, which leading to lost efficiency. Since each deployed laser is a standalone unit with only basic connectivity, coverage zones are often redundant.
The next generation of laser scanners address these issues by offering simplified configuration modes. Users can map out area configurations by uploading video to a PC, mapping the desired scan area, and transferring the information via USB cable or a Micro SD card.
Alternately, a scanner can be placed in a teaching mode to intelligently identify surrounding objects and map out safety zones. Plant personnel can then fine-tune those learned zones for more precise safety notifications and alerts.
To simplify communication with a safety controller, the IDEC SE2L is the world's first laser scanner with a master/slave mode, allowing up to three slave units to sync and communicate with a master unit. In this setup, a master unit maps out required safety and warning areas within its maximum 270 ° coverage zone. Up to three additional units can then be configured as slaves to fill in coverage gaps. This functionality allows users to create true 360°coverage areas (Figure 3), or a number of other customized protection areas.
Figure 3, Master/Slave functionality. The IDEC SE2L safety laser scanner can be configured in a master/slave setup reduce the number of required connections to the safety controller.
Laser scanners without this master/slave functionality require communication from each of the four units to the safety controller. For instance, an AGV would traditionally require at least four independent laser scanners to cover all 360° of the vehicle's operating zone. Since these devices do not communicate with each other, the safety controller must provide communication and coordination to provide the required coverage.
The IDEC SE2L scanner only requires communication from the master, cutting the required communication requirements at the safety controller from four to one. This can often allow a less expensive safety controller to be used, providing significant savings. It also can provide much of the required coordination among the master and slave units, offloading the safety controller from this task, and increasing safety because protection is not dependent on communication with the safety controller.
Built-in Ethernet connectivity also allows next-generation scanners to communicate with other devices and share data logs in real time. This functionality is essential since the Internet of Things (IoT) is allowing animatronics and other equipment to self-detect potential problems in real-time. Collected information can then be shared wirelessly to give technicians sufficient reaction time before a potential problem or shutdown occurs.
Application Example
Imagine the typical setup of a single light curtain around a stationary device. For it to function properly, technicians need to determine the right-sized through-beam sensors, order the correct parts, hang the necessary mounting brackets, and then calibrate the entire system. Not only is this process extremely time-consuming, it also requires frequent maintenance whenever a sensor is accidentally bumped or touched, as this often requires the entire alignment process to be repeated.
The dimensions of the light curtain are often not ideal since the required safety zone is rarely a perfect square or rectangle. Desired mounting options are often unavailable directly outside the safety zone since it is likely within a high traffic area. This forces technicians to improvise with a less than optimal solution, sacrificing floor space and causing numerous unintentional shutdowns by intrusions into the protection area.
The IDEC SE2L laser scanner measures just 80 by 95 by 80mm in diameter, which means a single unit can be installed in a much more optimal location (Figure 4). The unit's advanced scan patterns can be configured to reduce the safety zone's footprint down to exact measurements around the machinery, with the ability to add extended warning zones to signify plant personnel approaching a dangerous area. Since additional zones can be added from a single unit or additional slave devices, the coverage is more comprehensive and less likely to require maintenance.
Figure 4, picture of SE2L. Newer laser scanners, such as this IDEC SE2L unit, can replace multiple safety curtains in certain applications.
Installation and setup effort are also minimized since the unit's programming can be calibrated and reconfigured from a nearby PC or digital device. Data logs can be imported to measure long-term precision or warn of potential problems, giving operators quick access to metrics that matter. Modern laser scanners therefore simplify deployment, while enhancing production and improving safety.
As robotics and machinery grow more complex, safety challenges will increase. While there's no way to fully determine those upcoming issues, modern laser scanners create a unique opportunity to build smarter, more efficient and future-proof safety systems. This will also become a major factor as the IoT reinvents productivity within the workplace, and as machinery requires additional intelligence to operate at optimal capacity.
Light curtains and other safety devices serve their purpose in many basic and simple applications, but the next generation of safety laser technology offers far more benefits, while reducing configuration and other deployment costs. These advancements will ultimately keep plants and facilities safer and more efficient.
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