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Zotac made a name for itself as an Nvidia AIB partner, but when it comes to nettops and HTPCs, the Hong Kong based outfit is anything but monogamous.
Review: Steals lunch money from Atom nettops
Building on the success of its Atom-based nettops, Zotac was one of the first vendors to embrace AMD's Brazos platform earlier this year and we believe this was a prudent move. Comparing Brazos to Atom is a bit like comparing Wendi Dang to Rupert Murdoch's first two wives – it's younger, quicker, better looking and packs quite a punch. (I'll allow this, I guess his lawyers are too busy to go after us anyway. Ed.)
Anyway, a few months back Zotac introduced the Zbox AD02, a Fusion based nettop with a comprehensive feature set. It took a while for the new nettop to show up in retail, but as of a few weeks ago it is readily available in most markets. It is also worth noting that the Zbox AD02 is available as a barebone or as a complete system, in which case it bears the Plus moniker. Today we'll be testing the latter, but obviously our verdict will apply to the barebone as well.
The Basics
The new Zbox is based on AMD's E-350 APU, a 40nm part with two Bobcat cores running at 1.6GHz and an HD 6310 graphics core, with 80 shaders clocked up to 500MHz, depending on load. Curiously, the HD 6310 is loosely based on the HD 4330 core, which was used in some CULV notebooks and Asus nettops based on Intel's Atom platform. The HD 6310 features AMD's UVD3 video decoder, which allows partial hardware decoding of two simultaneous HD streams, making it compliant with the BD-Live standard. Since most users will probably use the Zbox as an HTPC, video decoding is a crucial feature, and AMD's E-350 won't disappoint. Lastly, the HD 6310 is a DirectX 11 GPU and while most users won't use it for gaming, the extra muscle could be harnessed in DirectCompute to lend a hand to the CPU cores in some applications.
The Plus version ships with a single 2GB DDR3-1066 SO-DIMM module and a second slot is available for upgrades. It also includes a 250GB 5400rpm hard drive, courtesy of Samsung. Adding a gig or two of additional memory might be a good idea, since the HD 6310 relies solely on system memory.
As we said in our preview, the Zbox has a rather impressive spec sheet and supports some state-of-the-art technologies Atom-based systems can only dream of. Thanks to the Hudson M1 chipset (A50M), it supports SATA 6Gbps, USB 3.0 and eSATA. Of course, SATA 6Gbps is rather pointless since there are hardly any suitable hard drives on the market and the Plus version already ships with a SATA II hard drive. However, it renders the platform future proof, while eSATA and USB 3.0 will come in quite handy for extra storage and you collection of (legally downloaded) HD movies. Of course the usual plethora of USB 2.0 connectors, audio jacks, LAN, HDMI and DVI are also on board.
Chassis, Cooling and Everyday Use
The Zbox AD02 measures 188 x 188 x 44mm, basically it is about as wide as a standard ATX chassis, or a tad bigger than an external 3.5-inch HDD enclosure. Pretty impressive for a full blown PC, although there are a few smaller nettops on the market, but all of them are Atom based and therefore really not in the same class, since they lack quite a few features native to Brazos.
The chassis feels quite sturdy and we like the design, too. Zotac fashioned the sides from high gloss plastic, or piano black if you like, so the Zbox should look great next to your TV. A touch of silver plastic in the middle offers some contrast, while some fluorescent lighting arranged behind a semi-translucent circle livens up the whole affair with a friendly green glow. Should you find the light show distracting while watching Hollywood's latest high budget debacle, you can switch it off in BIOS settings. The vents on top of the chassis could be used by FEMA to house dislocated bees fleeing the latest calamity caused by climate change, or God if you happen not to believe in climate change.
Speaking of climate change and those poor polar bears, power efficiency is one of the main advantages of nettops over regular desktops. Nettops use less than 20W while idling, whereas average desktops use between 40W and 55W with integrated graphics. With mid-range discrete graphics, the figure can go up to 70W or even 90W depending on the system. Even if you're not into the whole eco-mental guilt thing, lower power consumption can save you quite a bit of cash in the long run. If you run your system 24/7, choosing a nettop could save you about €70 a year using average power prices in Europe as a reference (15 euro cents). If you happen to live in countries with higher electricity costs, such as Germany, Austria, Italy or Denmark, the savings are even higher and a nettop could practically pay for itself during its brief lifecycle.
An added benefit of power efficient computing is silence. The Zbox features a passive, external DC adapter and it's practically silent, unless you are running some demanding applications. Even then, the small blower fan whisks the heat away while remaining barely audible. Of course, we should expect no less from Zotac, or any other graphics card vendor for that matter. AIB guys are used to cooling down dual-GPU beasts that use more power than an average North Korean town, hence designing a cooling system for an 18W APU is probably something their janitor could pull off in-between mopping the floor and watering the orchids.
Accessing the insides is a straightforward affair and all one has to do is undo a couple of screws to reveal the tiny interior. It's not as cramped as on a notebook, but it's not far off, either. Still there is plenty of room for cooling and upgrades are a walk in the park.
The Plus version ships with a single 2GB SO-DIMM module and a 250GB 5400rpm hard drive. Adding an extra memory module takes mere seconds and tinkering with the hard drive is easy, since it's kept in place by a single screw.
Of course, users interested the barebone variant will probably go for a 7200rpm drive, or even a hybrid drive. SSDs are still too pricey and they don't make much sense on what is supposed to be an affordable, content-oriented PC. However, SATA 6Gbps support is onboard, so it's possible to upgrade the Zbox with some lightning fast solid state storage, especially if it fell of a truck in Peckham.
Zotac ships the Zbox with a simple yet sturdy vertical stand and a VESA mount. The VESA mount is very clever as you can see on our photos, but some caution is advised. In case you plan on using it on your TV, be sure to double-check the dimensions. Due to increasing appetites for screen acreage, the VESA standard was extended several times over the past few years, so don't expect to mount the Zbox on the back of a 40+ inch TV straight out of the box. What's more, most ultrathin monitors with LED backlighting feature no VESA mounts at all. So, Zotac's VESA mount is great, but it has rather limited application thanks to market trends.
On the bright side, the Zbox is stylish enough to keep next to your TV. WiFi reception is slightly better when you keep it upright, and so is cooling thanks to natural convection. Call us old-fashioned, but horizontal works best for us. (Uhm, we are still talking about a PC, right? Ed.)
As you can see, the Zbox is packed with a host of connectors on all sides.
Four USB ports, two of which are USB 3.0 compliant, eSATA, HDMI, DVI, LAN and power connectors are at the back.
The front offers an easily accessible USB port, card reader and audio connectors, along with status LEDs and the power button. The left and right sides, or top and bottom sides if you use the vertical mount, are reserved for cooling, but there's an USB port behind a rubber flap on the right/top side.
With a total of six USBs, including two USB 3.0 ports and eSATA, the tiny Zbox makes upgrades and expansion a breeze. High speed standards like USB 3.0 or eSATA are a must in media-oriented devices nowadays and in this respect Brazos beats any Atom on the market.
Let's not waste too much time on benchmarks, we have already compared the E-350 to Atom processors on more than one occasion. In most tests, Brazos is about 20 percent faster than the fastest Atom/ION 2 combo and that's the bottom line. Atoms might be somewhat faster in multithreaded applications, ION 2 might win a bench here and there, but in real life Brazos comes out on top. This is particularly true of 1.66GHz Atoms, while 1.8GHz parts like the D525 manage to hold their ground a bit better.
In terms of features and future-proof technologies, Brazos makes Atom look as obsolete as an abacus. This is a pretty big deal, as you are unlikely to upgrade HTPCs or nettops as frequently as proper desktops. In terms of upgradeability, nettops are a lot closer to notebooks, so every little counts. USB 3.0? Check. DirectX 11? Check. SATA 6Gbps and eSATA? Check.
We compared the Zbox to Sapphire's Edge HD2 nettop, based on the dual-core Atom D525 at 1.8GHz and ION2 graphics. Bear in mind that this is the fastest Atom platform on the market. Most Atom nettops are based on the slower D510 processor and lack ION2 graphics. Sapphire's Pure White Fusion board with an E-350 APU is also in the mix, with a desktop 3.5-inch drive at 7200rpm. As expected, heavily treaded tests favor the Atom, but in non-threaded tests AMD is in the lead.
Both nettops lose to Sapphire's Fusion rig with a speedy 7200rpm drive in content intensive tests.
Here are a few 3Dmark and CPU-Z/GPU-Z screens, nothing to report here.
Even under very heavy load, i.e. running a few consecutive benchmarks, the Zbox does not get too hot and noisy.
Our only complaint has to do with storage. Zotac could have gone for a 7200rpm drive, just to improve system responsiveness and boot times. Still, if you are interested in the barebone, this minor complaint obviously doesn't apply.
The Zbox AD02 is a pretty good piece of kit and we can recommend it without losing a second of sleep.
At €259 it's relatively good value for money, and the barebone version, sans 2GB of memory and 250GB hard drive, costs €179, which sounds even better. Both versions ship with no OS. So, it is marginally pricier than Atom/ION 2 systems, yet it is superior in nearly every respect. Power users should probably go for the barebone, to easily add more memory and more, faster storage.
Zotac gets flying colours in the feature department. At the end of the day all you can wish for is a nice wireless desktop, everything else is on board. Build quality and cooling are top notch. We also like the design, but this is really a subjective category.
In terms of performance, Brazos stays ahead of Atom, even if some bench figures don't reveal it and here is why. We are not comparing two high-end rigs - they wouldn't struggle with a few extra tabs and videos regardless of whether they are 10 or 15 times faster than nettops. However, in this market, even a small performance difference results in a vastly superior user experience.
With a tad more performance Brazos manages to make frugal computing fun, while Atom falls short with an unimpressive feature set. That is the bottom line.


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Keeping a Tight-knit Clubhouse – Mark DeRosa
A couple weeks ago, when Matt Cain lost his second 2-1 game in a row, he stood up in front of reporters like he always does and took the blame. When I read his quotes the next day, I went over to him. I told him that every hitter in this clubhouse knows he ought to be pointing fingers at us. I told him that we as an offense feel horrible and we're doing everything we can to figure out how to score more runs for the pitchers.
And I especially wanted him to know that we are acutely aware that he and the rest of the pitching staff are being extraordinarily kind in their public comments.
There's only so many times you can pitch your heart out and not get any support from your team. Eventually it can cause a rift in the clubhouse. I've seen it happen on other teams. We've got such a tight-knit clubhouse. And you want to keep it that way because it's a big part of winning baseball.
That's why it's so important that the pitchers know we understand their frustration. We watch TV. We read the papers. We know that Cain has gotten one run or less in 12 of his 26 starts. We know that we haven't scored a single run for Timmy in 10 of his 27 starts. Our starters have ERAs hovering in the three's, and Timmy's at two and a half. You're two and a half in today's game and you're nasty. You should be leading the league in wins.
I remember talking to Greg Maddox when we played together in Atlanta. We'd lose a close one and he'd be absolutely fine on the plane. I asked him one day, "Why are you OK with that?'' And he said, "Well, I did my job. I can't control the other things. I can only control my job.''
I think that's a great way to look at it, but when it starts becoming the norm, it's got to frustrate you. And all it takes is one comment to cause a riot in the clubhouse, one comment said the wrong way. So you don't allow that to happen. You go out to dinner with the pitchers and talk about it. You go up to a guy in the clubhouse and deal with things before they become an issue.
I've been on a lot of teams over the years, but I've never been on a team that has gone so cold offensively for such an extended period of time to where it almost has become more mental than physical. You've got guys pressing, trying to do too much, not staying with consistent approaches. Everyone's trying to be the hero and get hot and get us going. But it seems to just push us more and more down.
And believe me, we take it personally. There's not a guy in here who doesn't take it personal. We have too good a team not to make it to the postseason. We have the greatest atmosphere in baseball right now in our home park. The most loyal fans. They deserve for us to go back to postseason. They've supported us all year.
I've also never been on a team with so many injuries to key players. We don't have Andres Torres at the top of the order who ignited everything. You take him away, then you take away your No. 2 and No. 3 hitters, Freddy and Buster, and it's going to cripple you. It's not that easy to replace really, really, really good players. Players are not interchangeable parts. Then Sabes goes out and makes two great trades to replace them, and those guys get hurt.
We've done a great job of grinding, but at the same time, no one's going to wait around, no one's going to feel sorry for us. We got 30-some odd games to find a way to get into the postseason. I think when we get in, everyone will take a deep breath and then we'll be dangerous again.
In the meantime, we have to stick together as a team. You have four months to be an individual player. I know everyone says that's not the case but everyone plays for numbers the first four months of the season. But now it's team first at all costs.
Which is why I'm not lobbying Bochy to give me more starts. He started me in Houston over the weekend, and I played well. Given the opportunity, I know I can help the team. That being said, I know with the struggles I've had with the wrist, I understand Boch opting for another guy. Two or three times over the course of my contract, I've asked for Bochy to give me a chance, and he's given it. I won't do it now. We're in a different situation. If we were 10 games up, maybe he would give me a little more of a look. But we're two games out and he feels he's got to go with his big guns. All I can do is keep working hard and hoping to get into a situation where I get a big at-bat and come through and prove that I can still play and contribute.
In any case, it's a great chance for me to be a mentor to some younger guys. And to keep showing support for our pitchers in the clubhouse until we can show more support on the field.
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It's always very cool to read from you and Belt!! My husband has been a fan his whole life and I've been a wife of a fan. I got really into it in July of last year so I feel like I don't know you…reading your blog helps me to know you and what you do. Even though you dont get to get out there much, you are a great support and a positive influence on the team…and that's so important! Keep,it up, Mark…and I'll see you out on the field soon!!!
Congratulations Mark on your game winning run yesterday. As a long time Giants fan, I am very happy to see you come through with a clutch hit, stolen base and winning run. Keep up the good work and I hope you get your shot.
Haha YEEEESSSSS!!!!!! thats TWO big at-bats man! Man, i wonder how good we'd be if you hadn't gotten injured, still, thanks for the game, and what should've been a game tying rbi double, but, hey, bad calls happen. thanks again for the clutch hits, keep em coming!
Wow! Class… When you retired, please stay with the Giants, but until then, I am praying for your wrist and you can contribute enough to come back next year. I see your desire for team work, but body language has me in doubts of others.
Congratulations on a good day today, Mark, and keep it up. All the fans are rooting for you, and this blog has been a great window into your world and the team's world all season.
You're the true definition of a team player and a PROFESSIONAL ball player! I'm very happy you're a Giant!
you're a natural leader. thanks for your insights and for mentoring the younger players and helping them to do their best.
I feel bad for Tejada and Rowand getting released today, but as a fan I think it's the greatest thing to happen. This team needed a shake up and I really hope this help propel the team into the biggest series of the year against the D'Backs.
Keep up the great work and hit the heck out of the ball.
Great interview tonight on The Franchise tonight. And by the way you were safe on Sunday. 2nd base ump cost the Giants the game.
We still love you and aren't jumping off the bandwagon.
Thanks so much for the insight into the Clubhouse, for your support of your teammates and for your contributions out on the field. Welcome back and great game!
It's great to see you playing again. Most of all, it's great to see you having fun!! Your hard work and determination are inspiring. After an injury that left your season in doubt (not to mention your career), you've been able to come back and have some success. We hope you feel total support from the fans because we so love you!!
Mark – your slide into first base yesterday was….WOW…all I can say is that you are a GAMER babe from Half Moon Bay 🙂
Great to have you back, Mark! Thanks for everything you contribute to this team. The fans love ya, win or lose. Good luck down the final stretch!
Mark, You are truly professional here, and we appreciate that. The struggles have been a grind on our household as fans, so I can only imagine what its like in the clubhouse- kudos to you for doing what you can to keep the team together as one. And for being willing to step back to get wins. No matter what the result this year, you have all played with dignity. So while the excitement may be waning, our respect and support are not.

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November surprise FBI's Comey announces Clinton will still not face charges over server
By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS
In an election cycle with never ending surprise, FBI Director James B. Comey whipped up a November surprise with barely two days left to Election Day. On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 6, 2016, Comey sent another letter to the chairman of Congressional committee announcing that they have reviewed the newly discovered emails and that the FBI is standing by their July decision not to recommend any criminal charges against the former Secretary of State over her usage of a private email server. The announcement is just as interfering in the election as Comey's first letter on Oct. 28, and it has been met with criticism from Republicans as a close campaign enters its final two days.
In Comey's second letter, he informed Congressional leaders that the second investigation had been completed, "Since my letter, the FBI investigative team has been working around the clock to process and review a large volume of emails from a device obtained in connection with an unrelated criminal investigation. During that process, we reviewed all of the communications that were to or from Hillary Clinton while she was Secretary of State."
The FBI Director concluded, "Based on our review, we have not changed our conclusions that we expressed in July with respect to Secretary Clinton." Attorney General Loretta Lynch disagreed with Comey's first letter, but on Sunday, the Justice Department issued a brief statement, saying, "The Department of Justice and the FBI dedicated all necessary resources to conduct this review expeditiously."
The Clinton campaign was relieved after hearing the news but defiant. Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon tweeted, "We were always confident nothing would cause the July decision to be revisited. Now Director Comey has confirmed it." While Jennifer Palmieri, Clinton's communications director told reporters, "We have seen Director Comey's latest letter to the Hill. We are glad to see that he has found, as we were confident that he would, that he had confirmed the conclusions he reached in July and we are glad that this matter is resolved."
Rep. Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, was equally pleased with the results of the investigation and its timing. Schiff in a statement expressed,
"While the original letter should never have been sent so close to an election, the expeditious review of these emails should put to rest — once and for all — the irresponsible speculation indulged in by the Trump campaign and others. Voters can now make their decision based on the merits, and that decision should be simple: it is the choice between a woman superbly qualified to be commander in chief, and a man patently unfit for office."
Not all Democrats were as content one told CNN "It opened a wound that cannot be quickly healed." Dianne Feinstein, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, is still angry at Comey. In a statement, Feinstein said, "Today's letter makes Director Comey's actions nine days ago even more troubling. There's no doubt that it created a false impression about the nature of the agency's inquiry. The Justice Department needs to take a look at its procedures to prevent similar actions that could influence future elections."
The Republicans, however, were less than impressed by the November Surprise that might ruin their argument to vote Republican so close to the election. The letter seemed like another election spoiler. Trump spokesman Jason Miller commented on CNN, "We thought that Director Comey and the FBI were wrong when they made their initial recommendation in July, and we think that they're wrong now."
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan dismissed the letter, saying, "Regardless of this decision, the undisputed finding of the FBI's investigation is that Secretary Clinton put our nation's secrets at risk and in doing so compromised our national security," Ryan said in a statement. "Fortunately, the American people have the opportunity to ensure Secretary Clinton never gets her hands on classified information again."
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus agreed with Ryan, stating, "None of this changes the fact that the FBI continues to investigate the Clinton Foundation for corruption involving her tenure as secretary of state. Hillary Clinton should never be president."
GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence hammered Clinton at "a rally in an airport hanger in Hickory, North Carolina," saying, "Mishandling classified information is a crime. Hillary Clinton said that she never sent or received any classified information and the director of the FBI told the Congress classified information was sent."
Meanwhile, Republican nominee Donald Trump spoke very little about the letter at his rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which began minutes after the news broke. The GOP nominee, however, renewed his call of a rigged system, claiming, "Well, you have to understand it's a rigged system and she's protected." Top Trump surrogate Newt Gingrich concurred on Twitter, accusing, "Comey must be under enormous political pressure to cave like this."
In July, Comey announced his decision not to prosecute Clinton after a lengthy FBI investigation. Comey said on July 5, "Although there is evidence of potential violations of the statutes regarding the handling of classified information, our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case." Although Comey expressed, the FBI could not "find a case that would support bringing criminal charges on these facts," he called Clinton's handling of her emails "extremely careless." Clinton has always dismissed the issue as merely a "mistake" of judgment.
Then on Friday, Oct. 28, Comey sent a letter to Congressional Committee Chairman informing them that the FBI uncovered new "pertinent" emails relating to the Clinton investigation in an unrelated case, and advised that the FBI would be reopening their investigation into Clinton's private server. The FBI discovered 650,000 emails on the computer of disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner in their investigation of his sending sexually inappropriate text messages to an underage girl.
Weiner is the estranged husband of Huma Abedin, Clinton's longtime aide who was Clinton's deputy chief of staff at the State Department and is now her deputy campaign chair. Abedin also had an account on Clinton's server. Abedin denied knowing the emails were ever on her husband's laptop; she had been cooperating with authorities on the matter.
Initially sources claimed the emails were not duplicates of those the FBI already reviewed, but it turns out they were all copies. FBI agents knew of the emails for two weeks before notifying Comey on Thursday, Oct. 27. The Bureau was granted a warrant to search the emails on Sunday, Oct. 30. The probe was supposed not to be complete before the election, but pressure from the White House forced the FBI to complete the investigation before. The FBI used computers programs to scan and the emails and compared with those they already they had in the possession.
Initially, Comey faced praise from Trump's campaign but was attacked and criticized by Clinton her campaign, Congressional supporters, most Democrats and President Barack Obama for the timing of the letter. Democrats in Congress even threatened to investigate Comey and the FBI for the timing of the letter, which interfered in the election a long known taboo.
Former Attorney General Eric Holder who formally instituted a policy in 2012 preventing investigations from interfering with elections wrote an editorial in the Washington Post criticizing Comey. Holder joined 100 Justice Department writing an open letter telling Comey his "letter to Congress was inconsistent with prevailing department policy, that it broke with longstanding practices followed during past elections and that they were astonished and perplexed."
Now the Republicans and still some Democrats are criticizing Comey with good reason. Comey has played with the voters' emotions and the election. Clinton may have received her all clear before the election, but Clinton lost her lead the contest is now close between Trump and Clinton, with Trump eclipsing Clinton is some crucial battleground states. The first letter united Republicans and saw them rallying around the nominee. The electoral map shifted in Trump's favor after the first letter, will the second letter flip it back to Clinton or will voters remain wary of a scandal and investigation prone Clinton. Only on election night will anyone know how much Comey's October and then November Surprises affected the 2016 election.
Bonnie K. Goodman has a BA and MLIS from McGill University and has done graduate work in religion at Concordia University. Ms Goodman is an expert inpresidential campaigns and election history and she has been covering American elections as a journalist since 2004.


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The New Life: Words of God for Young Disciples of ChristBy Rev. Andrew Murray
Chapter 3 God's Word In Our Heart
"Therefore shall ye lay up these My words in your heart and in your soul" kjv@Deuteronomy:11:18.
"Son of man, all My words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart" kjv@Ezekiel:3:10.
"Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee" kjv@Psalms:119:11.
"As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby"( kjv@1Peter:2:2).
Every young Christian is taught that he must receive the Word of God as milk--as the living participation of the life and vine of God--if he is to grow. On this account it is of great importance to know how we must deal with the Word. The Lord says that we must receive it and lay it up in our heart ( kjv@Deuteronomy:30:14 kjv@Psalms:1:2 kjv@Psalms:119:34-36 kjv@Isaiah:51:7 kjv@John:5:38 kjv@John:8:31 kjv@John:15:7 kjv@Romans:10:8-9 kjv@Colossians:3:16). The Word must possess and fill the heart. What does that mean?
The heart is the temple of God. In the temple there was an outer court and an inner sanctuary. So it is in the heart. The gate of the court is understanding. What I do not understand cannot enter into the heart. The Word enters into the court through the outer gate of understanding ( kjv@Psalms:119:34 kjv@Matthew:13:19 kjv@Acts:8:30). There it is kept by memory and reflection ( kjv@Psalms:119:15-16). Still it is not properly in the heart. From the court there is an entrance into the innermost sanctuary. The entrance of the door is faith. What I believe, that will I receive into my heart ( kjv@John:5:38 kjv@Acts:8:37 kjv@Romans:10:10 kjv@Romans:10:17). Here it becomes secure in love and in the surrender of the will. Where this takes place, there the heart becomes the sanctuary of God. His law is there, as in the ark, and the soul cries out, "Thy law is within my heart." ( kjv@Exodus:25:16 kjv@Psalms:37:31 kjv@Psalms:40:8 kjv@Colossians:3:16)
Young Christian, God has asked for your heart, your love, your whole self. You have given yourself to Him. He has received you and would have you and your heart entirely for Himself. He will make your heart full of His Word. What lies in the heart is dear because it is filled with joyful thoughts. God would have the Word in the heart. The Lord and His might are where His Word is. He considers Himself bound to fulfill His Word. When you have the Word, you have God Himself at work in you ( kjv@Genesis:21:1 kjv@Joshua:23:14). He wills that you would receive and lay up His words in your heart. Then He will greatly bless you ( kjv@Deuteronomy:11:10 kjv@Deuteronomy:28:1-2 kjv@Psalms:1:2-3 kjv@Psalms:119:14 kjv@Psalms:119:45 kjv@Psalms:119:98 kjv@Psalms:119:165 kjv@John:17:6-8 kjv@John:17:17).
How I wish that I could bring all young Christians to simply receive that Word of their Father, "Lay up these My words in your heart." I wish they would give their whole heart to become full of God's Word. Resolve then to do this. Take pains to understand what you read. When you understand it, always take one or another word to remember and consider. Learn the words of God by heart. Repeat them to yourself in the course of the day. The Word is seed and the seed must have time, must be kept in the ground. Likewise, the Word must be carried in the heart. Give the best powers of your heart, your love, your desire, the willing and joyful activity of your will, to God's Word.
"Blessed is the man whose delight is in the law of the Lord; and in His law doth he meditate day and night" ( kjv@Psalms:1:1-2). Let the heart be a temple--not for the world and its thoughts but for God and His thoughts ( kjv@Psalms:119:69 kjv@John:15:3 kjv@John:15:7 kjv@John:17:6-8 kjv@John:17:17). If you faithfully open your heart to God's voice, hear His Word and carry it with you, you will discover how faithfully God will open His heart to you and hear your prayer.
Dear Christian, read once again the words at the beginning of this section. Receive them as God's Word to you--the Word of the Father who has received you as a child, of Jesus who has made you God's child. God asks of you, as His child, that you give your heart to become filled with His Word. Will you do this? What do you say? In this manner of power, the Lord Jesus will complete His holy work in you ( kjv@John:14:21-23 kjv@1John:2:14 kjv@1John:2:24 kjv@Revelation:3:8 kjv@Revelation:3:10). Let your answer be distinct and continuous, "Thy word have I hid in mine heart." "How love I Thy law! it is my meditation all the day" ( kjv@Psalms:119:97). Even if it appears difficult for you to understand the Word, continue to read it. The Father has promised to make it a blessing in your heart. But you must take it into your heart first. Believe that God will then, by the Holy Spirit, make the Word living and powerful in you.
My Father who has said to me, "My son, give Me your heart," I will give You my heart. Now that You charge me to lay up and keep Your Word in that heart, I answer, "I keep Your commands with my whole heart. " Father, teach me to receive Your Word in my heart everyday so that it can exercise its blessed influence there. Strengthen me in the deep conviction that even though I do not yet fully understand its meaning and power, I can still depend on You to make the Word living and powerful in me. Amen.
1. What is the difference between the reading of the Word to increase knowledge and the receiving of it in faith?
2. The Word is as a seed. Seed requires time before it springs up. During this time it must be kept silently and constantly in the earth. I must not only read God's Word, but ponder it and reflect on it. Then it will work in me. The Word must be with me the whole day, must abide in me, must live in me.
3. What are the reasons that the Word of God sometimes has so little power in those who read it and really long for blessing? One of the principal reasons is surely that they do not give the Word time to grow. They do not keep it and reflect on it in the believing assurance that the Word itself will have its working.
4. What is the first characteristic of His disciples that Jesus mentions in the high-priestly prayer ( kjv@John:17 )?
5. What are the blessings of a heart filled with the Word of God?
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By Mike Mount
Seven U.S. Navy SEALs have been reprimanded for giving up classified information connected to their tradecraft so a video game could seem more realistic, according to a navy official.
The seven were charged with the unauthorized showing of their official combat gear and dereliction of duty for disclosing classified material after an investigation found the seven to have worked as paid consultants for two days with the video game company Electronic Arts, according to a U.S. Navy official familiar with the investigation.
The work, done around the late spring and early summer, was unauthorized by their commanders and against military regulations according to the Navy official.
All seven are active duty members of SEAL Team 6, considered the most elite of the Navy's SEAL community. At least one of the team members was on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden last year, according to a Navy official.
The seven, all senior enlisted sailors, received their punishment Thursday at their base in Virginia. All seven were given a letter of reprimand and their pay taken for two months. The move essentially prevents their chances for promotion and ends their military careers.
Four other SEALs who have since transferred to west coast SEAL teams are still under investigation, according to the official.
The seven members were consulting with Electronic Arts on the game "Medal of Honor: Warfighter," according to the official. The game touts that it is developed with the help of former and active duty commandos.
"Naval Special Warfare (NSW) takes all allegations of misconduct seriously and conducts investigations to determine the facts. We likewise take seriously the Non-Disclosure Agreements signed by Sailors and adherence to the articles of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice," said Rear Adm. Garry Bonelli, Deputy Commander of the Naval Special Warfare Center in a statement given to Security Clearance.
"We do not tolerate deviations from the policies that govern who we are and what we do as Sailors in the United States Navy. The non-judicial punishment decisions made today send a clear message throughout our Force that we are and will be held to a high standard of accountability," Bonelli, said.
The disclosure of the extra curricular activities of the SEALs comes on the heels of recently retired SEAL who was on the bin Laden raid and wrote a book about the operation.
The publication of the book released a firestorm of complaints toward the author by the Pentagon which said the book revealed secret information about how the SEALs operate. Pentagon officials threatened the author with legal action if the book was published.
To date there has been no further action toward the author Matt Bissonette, who wrote the book under the name Mark Owen.
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"All seven were given a letter of reprimand and their pay taken for two months. The move essentially prevents their chances for promotion and ends their military careers." A letter of reprimand and two months pay is neither a prevention of promotion nor a career ending action. It's a slap on the wrist. If they were even remotely serious an article 15 at the least would've been given. Nice reporting CNN.
Wow, after reading this article and all the comments made, I know some of you don't have anything better to do and be belligerent over the internet.
Video games (shooting) does not make a person capable to shoot, train and/or be adequate for a mission. It's fantasy. If I show someone pictures, exchange a story, or show them a video, he or she will never perform exceptionally on their own. It takes a Master, Mentor, Instructor, or a teacher to show and enable those skills. Knowing equipment goes the same way. I know more than half of this country will not know how to put a half-thousand dollar vest on or even put one together. After reading the book, No Easy Day, I can point out many classified information, but for an ordanary person would probably never catch it on their own.
Only someone in the Military should point out their views about the SEAL's awarded the court martial and the NJP's.
But finally, being in the Military, a true warrior will never show his secrets, only for those who will defend the nation and their oath. Loose Lips Sink Ships, beware of unguarded talk. Keep Your Mouth Shut. OPSEC
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Twins' all-time Top 5 in-season deals
Viola-for-Aguilera/Tapani trade in 1989 tops list for Minnesota
Will the Twins swing a deal before the July 31 Trade Deadline? Sometimes it takes years to determine how well a team did in a trade. With the benefit of hindsight, the following are the five most notable trades in franchise history that were conducted during the regular season, according to Twins beat writer Rhett Bollinger. Agree? Disagree? Comment below:
No. 1: July 31, 1989: Twins acquire Rick Aguilera, Tim Drummond, Kevin Tapani and David West from the Mets for Frank Viola. New York sent Jack Savage (Oct. 16, 1989) to Minnesota to complete the trade.
Fresh off winning the American League Cy Young Award in '88, Viola was shipped out the next season, as the Twins looked to rebuild their roster after winning the World Series in '87. Aguilera became a dominant closer, and Tapani emerged as a solid starter to help the Twins to their second World Series title in '91.
No. 2: April 10, 1982: Twins acquire Paul Boris, Ron Davis and Greg Gagne from the Yankees for Roy Smalley
Smalley was still a productive shortstop when he was traded, but the Twins were able to land their shortstop of the future in Gagne, who was a key contributor to their World Series titles in 1987 and '91, and was later elected to the Twins Hall of Fame. Ron Davis also registered 108 saves in five seasons with the Twins but also posted a 4.51 ERA.
No. 3: May 2, 1963: Twins acquire Jim Perry from the the Indians for Jack Kralick.
Kralick had established himself as a solid starter for the Twins, but Perry evolved into an ace for Minnesota for 10 years. The right-hander posted a 3.15 ERA during his time with the Twins and was later inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.
No. 4: Aug. 1, 1985: Twins acquire right-handed pitcher Bert Blyleven from the Indians for Jay Bell, Curt Wardle, Jim Weaver and a player to be named later. Minnesota sent Rich Yett (Sept. 17, 1985) to Cleveland to complete the trade.
Blyleven rejoined the Twins in a five-player trade and posted a 3.00 ERA the rest of the way. He later helped the club to the World Series title in 1987. The Hall of Famer was nearing the end of his career but was still an effective innings eater.
No. 5: July 16, 2003: Twins acquire Shannon Stewart from the Blue Jays for Bobby Kielty. Toronto sent Dave Gassner (Dec. 15, 2003) to Minnesota to complete the trade.
Stewart, a former first-round pick, hit .322 with six homers and 38 RBIs in 65 games for the Twins to help them to the postseason. He played three more years in Minnesota and hit .294 in 333 games with the Twins.


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The Answer Is a Longer Yellow
Red-light cameras have become a lucrative but corrupt form of taxation.
In Chicago, voters are familiar with human nature. This may explain why no one believes Mayor Rahm Emanuel when he says concern for children is the motive for his promotion of anti-speeding cameras to milk money from the city's motorists.
A Chicago Tribune poll finds even those most inclined to support the cameras were cynical about Mayor Rahm's motives: "Senior citizens and women voters were evenly split on whether they favored or opposed cameras, but they showed broad consensus that they believed Emanuel sought cameras to raise revenue, not save lives."
When governments are engaged in sleazy new forms of taxation, sleaze happens. In fact, speed cameras were the mayor's consolation prize—which he hopes will generate $20 million a year in revenue—when Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn nixed his plea for casino gambling in the city.
And sleaze has happened, not unlike the scandals that two decades ago engulfed the private companies that run state lotteries. Last week three executives of Redflex Traffic Systems, an Australia-owned company that operates Chicago's cameras, were fired over an alleged $2 million graft campaign aimed at the local official who oversaw the city's camera contract, including gifts of Super Bowl tickets and trips to White Sox spring training.
Then again, the reputation of this disguised form of taxation has been plunging everywhere. Los Angeles, amid public outrage, suspended its camera program when it came out that most tickets went to harmless perpetrators of the "California roll"—failing to stop completely before making a legal right on red. Even more so when it was discovered that, in keeping with maximizing profits, the city wasn't chasing down those who didn't pay. Why bother when it's so easy to click off a few more photos and dun those citizen who pay up the moment a ticket arrives in the mail?
Baltimore's camera program has been in turmoil since a November Baltimore Sun investigation revealed that misfiring speed cameras had been allowed to issue tickets to non-speeding and even motionless vehicles.
"If the goal of employing red-light camera systems is to improve driver safety, the data suggest that the program has failed," New Jersey state Sen. Michael Doherty wrote in the Trenton Times in December.
New Jersey's experience shows that revenues fall off sharply once drivers become aware of the cameras—but accidents don't. Serious T-bones at intersections occur not because a driver willfully ignores a red light but because he's not paying attention—which cameras don't help.
Meanwhile, numerous studies, including an in-depth federal report, confirm that red-light cameras are associated with an increase in rear-end collisions as drivers slam on the brakes.
Virtually all now understand that the best way to decrease crashes at problem intersections is a longer yellow. In Tampa, hundreds appear to have received tickets because a busy yellow was set at three seconds when the state minimum is 4.5. In Georgia, after a new state law adding a second to the yellow, several towns canceled their camera programs as no longer profitable.
Highlighted too is the most insidious form of taxation of all: speed limits themselves.
The authoritative National Cooperative Highway Research Program recognizes that "the vast majority of drivers will select a speed that is reasonable, safe, and prudent for a given road." That speed is typically faster than the posted speed limit, so the organization recommends timing yellows for a traffic speed 6.5 miles per hour faster than the posted limit. Most jurisdictions—New Jersey is an exception—still prefer to time their yellows by the posted speed limit. Why? More money for jurisdictions and firms like RedFlex, which often are paid a per-ticket bounty.
All this may seem passé, since robotic cars supposedly soon will be able to drive safer, faster and obey all traffic laws. In fact, traffic will slow down intolerably if robotic cars are programmed to obey speed limits that were originally designed to be ignored except when local governments need to raise money.
A 2008 Detroit News investigation found cops cheerfully acknowledging that they had quotas to fill. In Massachusetts, large sums were spent to widen and re-engineer Route 3 to allow speeds of 68 miles per hour, which drivers promptly adopted by driving at 68. Yet at the insistence of state police, the posted speed limit remained at 55, presumably to facilitate ticket writing.
Chicago's scandal will likely end up just protecting the larger scandal. Many of Mayor Emanuel's new speed cameras won't go in school zones, after all. For the sake of cheaply and quickly getting the cash register ringing, the first speed-detection equipment will be attached to existing red-light cameras.
Chicagoans have nothing on the rest of the country, of course. In New York, traffic-enforcement cameras aren't just about money but about the anti-car agenda of Mayor Mike Bloomberg. But a bigger picture is also becoming clearer: Ticket-racketeering has been, let's just say, a contending motivation with safety since the automobile age was born.
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Editor's note: Mauritania was the last country in the world to abolish slavery. This story is part of a CNN special report, "Slavery's Last Stronghold."
Human rights groups and a United Nations representative estimate 10% to 20% of Mauritanians live in slavery. CNN spoke with the West African country's minister of rural development, Brahim Ould M'Bareck Ould Med El Moctar, about slavery in the country. The following is an excerpt from that interview, in which the official denies slavery's continued existence:
I must tell you that in Mauritania, freedom is total: freedom of thought, equality - of all men and women of Mauritania. Equality for all people. There is a phenomenon to which you are probably alluding, that has existed in Mauritania, that has existed in other countries, which is slavery. And it is abolished in all communities, and criminalized today by our government. Therefore, there is absolutely no more problem of that in Mauritania. In all cases, especially with this government, this is in the past.
There are probably former relationships - slavery relationships and familial relationships from old days and of the older generations, maybe, or descendants who wish to continue to be in relationships with descendants of their old masters, for familial reasons, or out of affinity, and maybe also for economic interests. But (slavery) is something that is totally finished. All people are free in Mauritania and this phenomenon no longer exists. And I believe that I can tell you that no one profits from this commerce.
The interview was translated from French.
The so called US ambassador makes me sick. Thia all he is doing? Words?
Ummmm that's what diplomats do, they talk.
...and what do you expect the American ambassador to do? Become Batman?
Must be "W"'s fault
No, but he did give us the worst recession of the last 75 years, record unemployment and foreclosure levels, and two trillion-dollar wars that both ended badly for all parties and did nothing for our dependence on foreign oil. I think that is plenty of damage for one person to claim. I know Mr. Romney would be able to do some of it over again if he gets the chance.
Just Sayin'...It is about time for us to let go of the blame-game, and the schock of being lead by a mixed (black and white) president. Things are now what they are, and things can continue to improve (the right way). It's on us, you and me to give America a leadership future. Then we can more honestly affect changes of views regarding the policies of other countries. BUT, Please Do Not Be Willing To Go Back To what we were doing that landed us an object of economic failure on the world's charts.
Mauritania will need time to work out of it's present and forge it's own future...Knowing now that the whole world is watching.
"Those who do not learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them!" Both the Democrats and Republicans were to blame for the financial meltdown in the USA. Along with bankers, Wall Street execs, and others. If we don't know how and why it happened, it can happen again. Anyone who puts all of this on Bush, or Obama, or on one party, does not know, and maybe prefers not to know, the reality.
"Words?" I am assuming that this means you wanted to know people's opinion? Ok, my first opinion is that there is a pretty good chance that you are an idiot. The US Ambassador is a woman, not the man in this story and is doing what her position allows her to do. You do realize that this story is about the Mauritanian official, right? I hate the fact that people are allowed to comment on actual "newsworthy" stories, another idiot is going to read your comment and think, "you know what the ambassador should do more..." THIS STORY IS NOT ABOUT THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR.
This is where slavery started, blacks enslaving blacks, not until much later did the Europeans not Americans get into the slave trade.
You are so uneducated. Slavery was common place in all societies so to say it started with blacks is at least ignorant and likely sinister. Slavery typically occurred as a result of conquests and local tribe/group against each other. It wasn't until the Portuguese opened up West Africa that the practice took on such large econimic scale. Certainly the pracitce occured within "Arab" communities, the Hebrews in biblical time and as the Arabs crossed the desert. Check your European history, you might find that the root of the word slave came from the Vikings buying and selling the "Slavic" people.
The word "Slave" does not come from "Slavic".During the Roman empire ( way before the Vikings) they had slaves... in many diferent cultures slavery has existed since the beginin of times. they were needed to build great Projects and to work the farms....also as house aids. During the second world war the German Nazis used millions of war prisoners as Slave labor. In Spanish the word is Esclavo.
The word "Slave" does not come from "Slavic".During the Roman empire ( way before the Vikings) they had slaves... in many diferent cultures slavery has existed since the beginin of times. they were needed to build great Projects and to work the farms....also as house aids. During the second world war the German Nazis used millions of war prisoners as slave labor
i'am from this country and if don't do anything for them people if we don't get a help slavery well be continued in my country not help for the government bc the government still wanna keep slavery in system of Mauritania culture but we can ask the US government to press-ion the Mauritania government and help the organisations who defend the slave in Mauritania
As Mauritanian, I can attest this story is true and there are many more similar stories in the country. The govermenrt has always been on denial state. Great job. I will use my new webpage to help educate about slavery in Mauritania. visit us at: http://www.tetiane.info
its in french......
Its very hard to break a nations culture even though its wrong. Especially for an outside nation to impose their views and will on the other nation. This is problems USA face in places like Afganistan. I certainly do not want it to remain but it is more complicated than the one liner that EW Jagush wrote.
so slavery is 'complicated' huh?
so glad there are many out there, unlike you, who are brave, intelligent, and good, who are actually willing to do something about it.
Though the only thing I think that would really open your eyes was if you were enslaved and someone who could help you told you it was complicated, I do know someday you will regret your words.
In Mauritania, slavery exists only in the mind and imagination of Americans. This phenomenon was ended while ago. What is there now is poverty, unemployment and ignorance, so if we are concerned about what we "slaves" we have to seriously bring help to this population and stop manipulating US government, UN bodies to worsen the situation. This story and many more are brought into light by a group of people who want to bargain for personal interest. Mauritanians now are more unified than in any other time.
To the people that have gained their freedom and stood up for their rights and the rights of others- You are amazingly brave. Of course the government is not going to admit what is going on. But when more people speak out and share their experiences...the more others will stand up too.
Their bravery is in stark contrast to the cowardice of others who would say, 'it's complicated' so I'm not going to do anything about it.'
Carlie, get over yourself. Not everyone can jump on a plane and go fight for slavery. If you're that concerned, please feel free to travel to Mauritania yourself for the cause, or are you too "cowardice" to put your money where your mouth is? Chill out
I agree with your total outrage
What you are talking about?
There is no such thing. i suggest that you go to Mauritania and see for yourself if there is slavery or not. you can't let a group of people fool you. These commentators want to destabilize our country and its fragile economy.
Muhammad called black people "grape heads", and owned and traded black slaves. The hadiths speak much about the "white" of Mohammed's shown skin.
Slavery is part of the Sunna of Islam, and Mohammed the slave ower/trader (Egyptian slave-Mary even gave him a son) is supposedly the "best exemplar" to Muslim believers.
This is why up until late as 1962, Saudi openly practiced state-slavery! They still do it today under the disguise of "lost-passport guest workers".
Allow me here to tell you that you don't know any thing about Muhamad (pbuh) and Islam. Muhamad came as a saver for humanity when people were massacred for ethnic and racial reasons. He spread peace among Arabs and Non-Arabs. If we want to go back to history, you will have to give answers to what Europeans did for people of African and what Americans did for Indians and Africans. After that you can say something about Islam and his prophet. Study your history first before jumping to nonsense.
No, it is Jesus who came as savior. The truth is the saving grace of Christ, not the false teachings of Islam and Muhammad. You should open your hear to what so many other former Muslims have, to the truth of the Gospel and the love of Christ.
what CNN failed to report is that the speaker of the elected house of representatives is a slave descendant + half of the government. Mauritania has many challenges including the sequels of slavery. Focusing only on this issue and presenting the country as "the last strong hold of slavery" may be a rating booster, but certainly not objective journalism.
Obviously you are an elite, fair skinned person that feels it is ok to have servants do what you are too lazy to do yourself because anyone that has had family, friends or descendants that were slaves would not make such a comment. What does the fact that the speaker of the house was a former slave have to do with anything. Does mean you are making progress, while others are trapped mentally and physically in a horrible situation. Walk a mile in their shoes before you attempt to justify something so bass ackwards.
As hgcyicf apptly pointed out slavery can be masked in many disguises. A classic example of my country's previous government's policies of apartheid and the dismantling of that system brought about by an incredible leader. It usually takes a brave leader to show the way forward.......
I'd like to comment on your comment, from here in Canada. I remember fund raisers & protest marches across the country in opposition to apartheid in your country. Canada was so appalled at the introduction of the apartheid laws, that the Prime Minister at the time; John Diefenbaker, lead the drive to expel South Africa from the British Commonwealth. You refer to a great leader; that being, Nelson Mandela. It is my firm opinion that he is one of the greatest men of the 20th century & beyond. Only five persons have ever been granted honorary Canadian citizenship. Nelson Mandela is one. The honor is ours, believe me. After all he had been subjected to; he came out of it a man of wisdom & peace. Imagine a world with more leaders like Mr. Mandela.
Minister of rural development, Brahim Ould M'Bareck Ould Med El Moctar ... a typical politician who doesn't have a clue about what really is happening in his own backyard!
That is why Africa is still stuck in a time warp.
So much denial that one can only conclude he is denying something!
This is what drives me to the point of no return,there is nothing that any of you can say this is Islam at its very best,this is the reason I will have nothing to do with Islam,not satisfied with taking over these peoples lands making them become muslim,which they never where,and then enslaving them in the mean while,the year is 2012. The west treats Mugabi worse than these people....
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The Ambassador is correct in his statement. I recently traveled to Mauritania in search of 3 or 4 slaves. None could be found. I promised good jobs on the filtration units of my sewage treatment plant. Acquisition costs would be deducted from wages so that each slave would be free to find their way back home in less than 7 years. I avoid purchasing children, but prefer the elderly over age 75, but there are so few of them. My slave agent in Sudan advises me to get there fast to see the summer collection.
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Police Investigate Fatal Shooting Of Witness
Man Killed After Testifying In Murder Trial
Cincinnati police are trying to determine if a man was shot to death in retaliation for his testimony in a murder trial just a few hours earlier.
Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutor Judith Mullen says Jose Vazquez was concerned for his safety but took the witness stand Monday because he wanted the man accused of killing his girlfriend brought to justice.
Vazquez testified at the trial of 29-year-old Jonathan White, who is accused of shooting Shellie Weis in 2003.
Prosecutors say White was upset because the 32-year-old Vazquez broke into his house and stole drugs and money while Weis waited outside.
Vazquez testified that shortly after Weis was killed, White told him, "I got her, and you're next."
Vazquez was shot to death in Walnut Hills Monday night.


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The sidebar inside the content area is very common, but there has to be a reason Google is opting for that interface (outside content); I've also seen it in other websites recently.
The cons of inside: it might have problems on small screens, and depending on the content more space is not necessarily better... Could having a larger content area such have its drawback compared with a more focused and smalled area?


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Was contacted my Sven Bjorkman who wanted my bees. Agreed to send him a load. He picked them up and put them in an orchard in Modesto, California. Agreement was 50% upon inspection, and balance 10 days after hives were removed. Sven inspected the colonies and we had some disagreement about the strength of the some of the colonies but they remained in the orchard nonetheless. After inspection, no check was forthcoming. At end of pollination, Sven was a no show. Colonies were loaded and as of this date, Sven has refused to return calls and no check has been forthcoming. I spoke with the grower who indicated Sven had been paid a long time ago. In speaking with other beekeepers after the fact, this is not the firs time this has happened. He is located out of Strathmore, CA and his cell number is 559-920-2414. As of today, I am out over $63,000.00. Please don't fall prey like I did.


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IT Learning and Development documentation that focuses on creating documents that meet the Accessibility guidelines of the PSU Accessibility Office.
In this hands-on workshop, participants will become familiar with the basic tools for data management in Microsoft Excel. Participants learn how to import, extract, and manipulate spreadsheet data. Participants will also use some of Excel's tools to work more efficiently, including data validation, PivotTables, and PivotCharts.
The Gartner research library, available via a Penn State Libraries subscription, provides articles and information for technical professionals. Gartner, Inc. is the world's leading research and advisory company. The company helps business leaders across all major functions in every industry and enterprise size with the objective insights they need to make the right decisions.
This video is intended for Penn State staff who support IT Services. The primary topic is the Major Incident Process. Recent improvements to this process have resulted in more streamlined steps and clear lines of responsibility and communication. You will walk away with visual reference materials describing this process and your role in it.
Collaborating and communicating online has become an integral part of our day-to-day lives, but it's often messy and hard to navigate across multiple apps and devices. Join us for a brown bag session to learn how to create and organize a virtual collaboration space with Microsoft Teams. You'll have a chance to explore relevant features available in Teams (channels, apps, tabs etc.) and walk away with tips for setting up, organizing, and managing your Team to make collaboration more seamless.


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Along with the software download there is a developer's guide that describes a new feature of the listener, called Resource Templates. From the guide:
Oracle Application Express Listener enables data stored in an Oracle Database to be exposed via RESTful Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).The guide continues:
RESTful APIs are created by configuring 'Resource Templates'. A Resource Template is a configuration file that binds a set of URIs to a SQL query or anonymous PL/SQL block. The set of URIs is identified by a 'URI Template', a simple syntax for describing URIs e.g. people/{userid}. The URI Template may contain zero or more parameters ( e.g. {userid}) which along with the HTTP Headers sent with a HTTP request can be bound to parameters in the SQL query or anonymous PL/SQL block.
This is a very interesting feature that can be used outside of the Apex framework (ie in a barebones PL/SQL web application). Personally, I would prefer to be able to configure the resource templates somewhere in the database (in a special table and/or a predefined PL/SQL API), rather than messing around with the listener configuration, but the concept itself is a good one.
Anyway, it's an interesting read, so do take a look if you haven't already done so.


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Killings dropped by a third here last year, making Wisconsin's largest city among the nation's most successful in tackling its 2008 murder rate.
While New York and Chicago saw an uptick in slayings last year, other cities including Detroit, Cleveland, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Los Angeles had fewer violent deaths in '08 than '07.
And though a study released Monday by Northeastern University showed black teenagers killing each other in rising numbers, Milwaukee stands out. The number of black men between the ages of 15 and 29 killed dropped nearly two-thirds, from 54 in 2007 to 19 last year.
Total homicides dropped 32 percent, from 105 in 2007 to 71 last year — the lowest number since 1985. The city also saw fewer gun deaths.
"I think today Milwaukee is allowed to feel good about itself because this reduction is the work of many people. ... This year they saw a return on their investment," Police Chief Edward Flynn told a news conference Friday.
Milwaukee police union president John Balcerzak said Flynn's ideas are contributing to the declines in crime. He pointed to creation of a neighborhood task force, the assignment of 57 new police officers to foot patrols across the city and use of limited duty officers to handle lower priority complaints by phone as improvements.
"I think he's brought a lot of pleasant surprises to the city of Milwaukee that are helping," Balcerzak said.
Murders down elsewhere
While the nation's preliminary crime statistics won't be released by the FBI until spring, a review of unofficial figures released by 25 of the 52 police departments in cities with a population of over 350,000 showed 15 of the 25 had fewer slayings last year than in '07.
Detroit had 344 slayings, a 13 percent drop from the 396 in 2007; Philadelphia's 332 killings were a 15 percent drop from the 392 in 2007; and the 234 homicides in Baltimore were 17 percent less than the 392 the year before.
Cleveland recorded 102 homicides in 2008, down from a 13-year high of 134 in 2007, but Mayor Franklin Jackson wasn't celebrating the 24 percent drop.
"We're very disappointed," Jackson said. "If one person gets killed, it's a problem. These are not just statistics. Somebody cared about these people."
In the nation's biggest cities, homicides in New York rose 5.2 percent, to 522 from 496 the year before, while slayings in Los Angeles were down — 376 in 2008 compared to 400 the prior year.
Homicides in Los Angeles have plunged 27 percent during the past five years, which police officials attributed to a reduction of gang-related crime.
"We have shown time and again that if you invest in law enforcement and hold police accountable ... you will absolutely have a very definitive effect on crime," said Los Angeles Assistant Police Chief Earl Paysinger.
Houston, Minneapolis, Jacksonville, Fla., Boston, San Jose, Calif., San Francisco, Oakland, Calif., Tulsa, Okla., also all had fewer slayings last year than the year before. Chicago, Columbus, Ohio, Washington, D.C., Tucson, Ariz., Kansas City, Mo., St. Louis, Indianapolis, Seattle and Charlotte, N.C., had more killing.
In the 25 cities there were a combined 4,291 slayings in 2008, an overall 2.7 percent drop from the 4,409 recorded in 2007. Data was not reviewed for another 27 cities classified by the Census Bureau as having a 2007 population of over 350,000, however.
Preliminary data in Chicago showed 508 homicides were reported in 2008, the first time the city had more than 500 murders since 2003 and about 15 percent more than the 442 homicides reported in 2007.
St. Louis ended the year with 167 homicides, the highest number since 204 people were killed in 1995. Kansas City had 126 slayings, just one shy of the 127 in 2005 — the most for any year this decade. Columbus recorded 108 homicides, up 37 percent from the 79 recorded the previous year.
"This is a bad year," Columbus police Cmdr. Richard Bash said. "It's extremely serious, in all honesty. We have a lot of victims and victims' families that are devastated."
Columbus police attributed the jump in killings to a rise in gang violence. However, they also said the 2007 homicide rate was atypically low, making the 2008 number look all the more grim.
Washington, D.C., ended 2008 with 186 homicides, up from 181 in 2007.
Among smaller cities, troubled Gary, Ind., recorded 51 homicides during 2008 — down 28 percent from the 71 recorded during 2007, but still one of the highest rates by population in the country.
There were 55 homicide victims in Camden, N.J., one of the deadliest years ever in the city that regularly ranks among the nation's most crime-ridden. But homicides in Newark, N.J., fell to 67 — an eight-year low.
'Redouble our efforts'
New Orleans saw 179 murders, a 15 percent drop from the 210 in 2007. While the city's shifting population has been hard to measure, even the largest estimates would still mean the Crescent City is among the nation's most homicidal places per-capita.
"We need to redouble our efforts to do everything in our power ... to reduce crime," said Rafael Goyeneche, president of the watchdog Metropolitan Crime Commission, noting that responsibility falls on citizens, public officials and other parts of the criminal justice community, not just the police.
Police Superintendent Warren Riley said the department is bolstering police presence in 11 so-called "hot spots," more quickly clearing major drug and homicide cases and improving its standing in the community. It's a safer city than it was a year and two ago, he said.
"Have we reduced crime to the level that we can say it is absolutely a turnaround? No," Riley said. "But have we made reasonable progress? Yes."


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Google Took A Principled Stand On China.
I doubt it.
Ask yourself this… What is it that has changed since Google entered the Chinese market in 2006?
Google knew what they were getting themselves into: dealing with censored results, government interference, corporate espionage (sanctioned by the state), and much much more. Not to mention having the entire deck stacked from the onset against all foreign companies (in China, you get used, striped, and then disgarded in favor of the home-grown competitor).
So a dozen Gmail accounts get compromised and the finger points to China. A few networks get breached.
So what?
How many Gmail accounts where compromised by government interest in the rest of the world? How many times did a corporate network get compromised by a competitor or a foreign interest? This is standard-operating-procedure in big business and politics.
Let's try this on for size…
1. Google enters the Chinese market.
2. Chinese market/government favors own state side Baidu.com
3. Google breaks even or loses money on investment. Marketshare does not come.
4. Google realizes how difficult things are in China for "outside" companies.
5. Google, not being able to hack it here, to save face and score some points, uses its PR machine to a) start the process of pulling out of the market, b) make themselves look good doing it, and c) take advantage of a whole lot of people in the process.
And what do you know, it fits!
I'll concede this could be a bluff to get something they want or there is much more going on that we have not been made aware of.


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Elida grad elected state FFA president
July 14, 2009
As the new state FFA president, an Elida High School graduate is aiming to make a positive difference in others' lives and go on to national FFA office.
Ryan Best, Elida's valedictorian this year, was elected in June to his new office at the 81st Annual New Mexico State FFA Convention in Las Cruces. Since then, he has participated in training for the position and attended leadership events.
Besides being a freshman in agricultural education at New Mexico State University in the fall, Best has a number of duties as state FFA president.
"I think it'll be a challenge, but I think it's one of those challenges I'm ready for," he said.
If he maintains the same discipline he used in high school, Best said, he expects to be able to handle all of his responsibilities. He can take classes with professors who will work with him, as well, he said.
Starting this summer, Best expects to attend conferences to help determine actions on issues affecting FFA and promote agriculture at the New Mexico State Fair and in the Legislature.
He also plans to help run an FFA judging competition and next year's state convention, present leadership workshops and visit chapters around the state.
"I am very much looking forward to conducting my chapter visits and getting that one-on-one time with members," Best said. "I feel that's very important to keep our organization moving forward."
Also, he hopes to put members' suggestions for FFA into practice to "truly make this a student-based organization."
As a new eighth-grade FFA member, Best was inspired by the time he spent with state officers and by seeing their influence, he said. He then wanted to have a positive impact on other's lives himself and began working toward state office.
As a group, this year's state officers' goals include increasing FFA membership and participation in leadership activities, Best said.
Personally, Best is looking even higher.
"I hope to be able to run for national office in the next few years," he said. "I think that would be an incredible opportunity to continue giving back to the organization that's given so much to me."
Elida High School FFA adviser Rodney Savage, who has known Best for about five years, said the student has the makings of a national officer and would do well in the role.
He called Best a dynamic young man with outstanding achievements in many areas, including academics and several aspects of FFA and agriculture.
Savage said Best is a good leader and role model, a fine Christian young man, humble and concerned about helping others as well as himself.
"I'm awfully proud of him, not because of the accomplishments, but because of the person he's become through it," Savage said.


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Fall 2011 Training Dates for Peer Writing Tutors
Org Session-Thurs. 9/15
Session 2-Wed 9/21
Session 3-Thurs 9/29
Session 4-Thurs. 10/6
Session 5-Thurs 10/13
Session 6-Thurs 10/20
Please bring your folder to every training session. You will be paid for training on completion of all of your mandatory sessions.
New Peer Writing Tutors must attend all of these sessions.
Trained PWTs attend three: Org, Session 1 or 2, and Session 3,4, or 5.
All sessions are scheduled for CTLR (Davis Family Library 225).


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Which image more closely resembles a dragon?
Every time you vote, you help the image slowly evolve from abstract shapes to look more like specific subjects. This is called artificial selection. As more images are born, images that fare badly are slowly phased out, simulating evolution.
This site is similar to Philipp Lenssen's Mutating Pictures, but slightly different. Rather than focusing on only faces or bodies, this site allows any kind of object or thing to be the subject of a picture. Users can branch off images of one type into a completely different subject.
Have questions or comments? See Techno.Dev.


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|Samsung UE49RU8000T 8 Series - 49" LED TV - 4K
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|Diagonal Class
|Titan grey
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|Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG), HDR 10+
|Frame Rate & Enhancement Technology
|1900 Picture Quality Index
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|4 ports
|Wi-Fi, LAN, Bluetooth
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|LED backlight UHD dimming
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|Internet Streaming Services
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|Digital Clean View, Mega Contrast, contrast enhancer, Crystal Colour, Dynamic Crystal Color, Game Enhancer, Dynamic Black EQ
|Speaker System
|2 speakers
|Intelligent Assistant
|Google Assistant, Alexa, Bixby
|2 ports
|Included Accessories
|Samsung TM1950A remote control, batteries
|AC 230V (50/60 Hz)
|Energy Class
|Class A
|Power Consumption Operational
|145 Watt
|Power Consumption (On mode)
|Power Consumption Stand by
|0.5 Watt
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|123 kWh
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|Product Type
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|145 Watt
|Power Consumption (On mode)
|Energy Consumption per Year
|123 kWh
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Stands & Mounts
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TV Tuner
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Digital TV Tuner
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Video Features
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Media Player
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Never one to shy away from tackling a tough role, Maggie Gyllenhaal tackled being the face (and barely covered body) of racy British lingerie brand Agent Provocateur less than six months after giving birth to daughter Ramona! Agent Provocateur designer Serena Rees, who praises Gyllenhaal for being a "smart, intelligent, sexy strong woman," tells PEOPLE that the new mom not only looked "amazing" but was a "very-hands on" mom with Ramona. The current campaign featuring Maggie is called "Lessons in Lingerie," to be followed in November by the next "episode" called "Lady of the Manor." To see more images of Maggie or buy the luxe lingerie (prices start at $70 for briefs and $130 for bras) she's modeling, check out agentprovocateur.com.


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Martyr Eudokia of Heliopolis - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 8
With an upright mind you bound your soul to the love of Christ. / As a disciple of the Word you turned from corruption and all that passes away, / for you were not moved by earthly beauty. / First you mortified the passions through fasting, then you put the enemy to shame by your suffering. / Therefore, Christ has granted you a two-fold crown. / Glorious Eudokia, venerable passion-bearer, entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved!
Kontakion — Tone 4
You contended well in your suffering, all-praised one; / even after your death you bless us, pouring out wonders on us. / In faith we run to your divine temple, / and as we celebrate your feast, we entreat you, venerable martyr Eudokia, / that we be delivered from spiritual afflictions and may receive the grace of miracles.


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Bita Daryabari embodies the spirit of humanist philanthropy. She received her Master's degree at Golden Gate University in California, where she was awarded Alumni of the Year in 2008. Upon graduation, she joined GammmaLink, Inc., one of the early pioneers in the field of telecommunications. She later moved to MCI Communications where, more than once, she received distinguished awards and recognition for her work. On a personal level, Ms. Daryabari has had a long-standing passion for increasing knowledge of her native Iranian culture, as well as improving the lives of people from Iran and beyond.
Her work in her field of expertise has always been accompanied by her interest in the world of ideas and literature; particularly, the poetry and prose of her native Iran. In 2008, she created the Bita Daryabari Endowment in Persian Letters at Stanford University, enabling the university to not only hire visiting and full-time professors of Persian literature, but also providing the necessary funds for the Iranian Studies Program to organize conferences, teach more courses in Persian language for all levels of proficiency, and offer the annual Bita Award in Persian Letters.
Her charitable work, primarily focused through the Unique Zan Foundation, is not limited to Iran and its literature, or Asia and its women. Ms. Daryabari is working with a number of charitable organizations, including The Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL), founded by Sakeena Yacoobi, an internationally known women's human rights activist. Their latest collaboration includes the building of an all-girls school in Kabul. In her next project, Ms. Daryabari is enabling the training of Afghan women by providing micro-financing through organizations such as AIL and Creating Hope International. In 2008, Ms. Daryabari joined forces with Relief International and the Skoll Foundation, to build a women's center in West Bank Palestinian Territory. Other philanthropic endeavors include: a recent donation to the British Museum and Iran Heritage Foundation for the Shah Abbas Exhibition; funding Iranian Artists through Venice Biennale to display their work for the first time after 30 years of solitude in 2009; and contributions to the UCSF Mission Bay Neuroscience Research Building, which will open in 2011. Ms. Daryabari also serves as a Vision Circle Member of the XPRIZE Foundation.