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Bear Grylls Ultimate Pro Fixed Blade
Ask Bear Grylls or anyone who has survived a serious scrape in the outdoors and they will say your brain is your most important survival tool. Your attitude, instincts and knowledge of the back-country are what will keep you alive when everything else fails. But to put those instincts to work building a shelter, starting a fire or finding food, that brain needs a sharp, dependable knife.
The Bear Grylls Ultimate Pro Fixed Blade combines Gerber's decades of knife making experience with Bear Grylls' survival skills to create a survival knife that's everything you need and nothing more. It leaves clever to the other gear in your backpack because clever usually means fancy features and moving parts that can bend, break, jam or get lost when you need them most.
Dependable Blade
The 4.8-inch fine edge, drop-point blade can go straight from hacking firewood to delicately filleting a trout. Its premium grade stainless steel construction means you'll never see rust or corrosion as you pull it from its sheath. The blade will also keep its edge longer between sharpening. With an updated full tang construction, you can be sure this is a tool that won't fail you even after hard use.
Trusty Grip
At 13.7 ounces in weight and 10 inches in total length, this knife feels solid and balanced in the hand. A large, textured, rubberized handle gives you a solid grip in any condition and an oversized bolster where the handle meets the blade keeps your hand from slipping toward the blade as you lean into your cut.
Efficient Multi-tasker
Along with flawlessly performing all the essential duties of a knife, like slicing, chopping and filleting, this knife is packed with survival features. The stainless steel pommel at the base of the handle can serve as a hammer. With two holes in the handle, the knife can be lashed to a stick to create a spear. And the lanyard cord with emergency whistle helps you keep track of the knife and provides a loud emergency signal should potential rescuers be within earshot.
Durable Sheath
Just like the knife it protects, the sheath on the Ultimate Pro Fixed Blade reveals a few useful surprises in its military-grade, mildew-resistant package. A built-in fire starter rod sits snug in a watertight holder. Pair that with the cutout notch on the blade's top edge and the ferrocerium rod produces a shower of fire-igniting sparks. A pull-through carbide sharpener is integrated into the sheath, so you can make sure your blade stays sharp. And, for refreshing your outdoor knowledge before things get dicey, a waterproof version of Bear's "Priorities of Survival" Pocket Guide is stashed into the protective pocket on the back.
Overall Length: 10" (25.4cm)
Blade Length: 4.8" (12.2cm)
Weight: 13.7 oz. (388.4g) with Sheath
Steel Type: 9Cr19MoV
Handle Material: TPE Overmold
4.8-inch fine edge, drop-point blade for smooth, versatile cuts
Full-tang, premium stainless steel construction for durability
Ergonomic, non-slip rubber grip for comfortable, precise handling
Lashing holes in handle
Military-grade, mildew-resistant nylon sheath
Pull-through carbide sharpener in sheath, for guaranteed sharpness
Built-in fire starter rod in watertight holder
Lanyard with loud emergency whistle
Bear Grylls "Priorities of Survival" Pocket Guide
Backed by Gerber's Lifetime Warranty
This knife is really good, just the coating comes off easly but thats is not a big deal ;)
Splendid knife, bit to expensive though
nice piece of kit, going to shop round for one
best knife ever
Great Knife, only really annoying part is there is no way of rebuying the Firesteel once it is used up. You need to provide that in the future.
I've bought the Ultimate Pro as a general purpose knife. The functional design, along with the rugged materials were the main reasons for me to choose this model. When it comes to reliability and versatility, this is one knife you will not regret having.
the best knife ever, love it
can handle and situation

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http://www.godandscience.org/apologetic ... death.htmlIf you fear death, yet believe that God does not exist, then you are being irrational. Then again, maybe you uncertain whether death is the end of your existence. Are you ready to die?
What about the fear of ceasing to exist? For the longest time I was afraid of dying, and living forever. Illogical, I know. Now I don't fear living forever. But I don't want to cease to exist, and fear that. If I fear it, others must (to what extent I don't know).
I think its a bit too hasty to assume no one can fear nonexistence. Why wouldn't anyone not fear your total destruction? The end of life?


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February 4, 1999
KALAMAZOO -- More than 700 of the brightest high school seniors in Michigan and 10 other states will gather at Western Michigan University over two Saturdays, Feb. 13 and 20, for the 15th annual Medallion Scholarship Competition.
These academic stars from more than 300 high schools will converge on the WMU campus to compete for $4 million plus in four-year scholarships to attend WMU beginning this fall. The event is one of the biggest scholarship competitions of its kind in Michigan.
Since the annual competition began 15 years ago, more than 10,000 students have participated and some $72 million in four-year scholarships has been offered.
Capping off the competition are the prestigious Medallion Scholarships, which are currently worth $32,000 over four years. These awards are among the largest merit scholarships in American public higher education. In 1998, 21 students earned these top awards and, to date, 218 students have shared about $5.2 million in Medallion Scholarships.
Also available as part of the competition are $24,000 and $4,800 scholarships. Each student who participates in the event and enrolls at WMU is guaranteed a $4,800 award, the equivalent of approximately 12 credit hours of free tuition each year for four years.
Only the cream of the crop of this year's high school graduating classes is invited to attend. Students had to apply to WMU by Dec. 31 and had to carry at least a 3.8 grade point average and have an American College Test score of 25 or better. The selection committee will consider grades, courses, test scores and performance in the on-campus competition as well as leadership activities, recommendations and, in some cases, personal interviews. Awards will be offered by March 31.
Among the participants this year are 293 students who have perfect 4.0 GPAs and 177 who have ACT scores of 30 or higher. The highest ACT score is 36.
Some 1,000 of their parents also will be attending to participate in information sessions and other activities. The parent agenda for the day will feature sessions on the Lee Honors College, financial aid, housing and study abroad as well as discussions with current scholarship recipients and parents of current recipients. Tours of Eldridge-Fox residence halls and the Student Recreation Center also will be conducted. In addition, parents will have an opportunity to cheer on the Bronco women's basketball team.
Event registration will take place from 9 to 10 a.m. in the first floor lobby of the Bernhard Center. At 10 a.m. in the center's East Ballroom, students will be welcomed by John Fraire, dean of admissions. Also welcoming students will be Dr. E. Thomas Lawson, chairperson of the Medallion Committee and of WMU's Department of Comparative Religion, and Beth Gregory-Wallis, assistant director of admissions.
In the morning, representatives of more than 40 departments and offices will be available so students and parents may obtain information about services and resources offered to these admitted students.
Throughout the rest of the day, the students will participate in essay writing and group problem solving activities. They also will attend panel discussions featuring some of the current Medallion Scholarship recipients and representatives of the Lee Honors College. In addition, students will experience a WMU class by participating in one of 12 "honors colloquia."
Besides the Bernhard Center, events will take place in Sangren Hall, Wood Hall, the Fetzer Center, Schneider Hall and the Lee Honors College.
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Find the Historical, Serious and Quirky on Fold3
The research resources just keep getting better for students, genealogists and historians. The Library has subscribed to a new, online resource called Fold3 History and Genealogy Archives*. You know it's good because librarians like it -- many of our local history staff already have personal subscriptions and find it extremely valuable in their research.
You can find it by going online to thelibrary.org/genealogy or thelibrary.org/history, and look for Fold3.
Fold3 is rich with photographs and detail: census records, state records, city directories, naturalization records and index, and original, historical documents from pre-U.S. Revolutionary War through the Vietnam War. There are milestone documents including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and its amendments, the March on Washington and the Purchase of Alaska.
If your interests are more extra-terrestrial, there's even a collection of documents from Project Blue Book – UFO Investigations. These are text descriptions of encounters or sightings from 1947-1969 from Alaska to Florida to Labrador.
The African-American Archives includes original documents revealing their integral role in the achievement and development of the United States. Fold3 also includes the Dawes Roll packets for those researching their Native American ancestors, and the U.S. Bureau of Investigation Case File Archive.
Civil War researchers will find Matthew Brady Civil War photos, the Lincoln Assassination Papers and the Confederate Citizens Files.
There's more: newspapers including the London Times and Chicago Tribune; and especially helpful for school projects – an archive for World War I and II that include documents and photographs.
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Finding Mr. Right in the Zombie Apocalypse
Since the Zombie Apocalypse is upon us, we ladies must re-evaluate what to look for in a Mr. Right. You want to be partnered with the best man possible when zombies attack. According to a 2009 University of Ottawa analysis, an outbreak of even slow zombies like those staggering around in Night of the Living Dead … Read More ›
Living In The Zombie Apocalypse
The CDC wants you to be prepared for the upcoming zombie apocalypse, which is almost upon us. Their explanation for using zombies is to "spice up our general preparedness message." (Because tornadoes and earthquakes aren't sexy. Zombies are.) Once the zombies have arrived in your area, what should you do? Forget that useless CDC emergency kit you… Read More ›


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Down home in Cancun
London style journalist Catherine Gordon relocated to Cancun when she fell in love with a local. Here's her pick of the best-kept local secrets
Endless beaches, ice-cold Micheladas – what's not to love about Mexico? Four years ago, I moved from London to live on the island of Isla Mujeres, when I married my Mexican scuba dive instructor and decided not to go home. Cancun may be known as the ultimate resort location for youthful pleasure-seekers, but has a down-home side I love even more.
The Isla Artist's Fair in the main square on Isla Mujeres offers a glimpse of island life as residents get together in the zocolo to show off their handmade creations from beaded jewellery to papier-mâché sculptures. Organised by Tiffany, who runs the nearby Barlito café, the fair includes musicians, recycled art and my favourite, a cupcake stall. The fair takes place on the first Thursday of every month from 4 to 7pm.
Coco Beach Eco Market in super-chic Playa Del Carmen is the place to spend your morning if you want to sample local oranges, fresh chia juice or home-baked chili bread. But it's not just for foodies – there are also plenty of handicrafts, including handmade soft toys and jewellery. Every Friday, 9-11am, Les Alizes Condominiums, Av CTM (Calle 46) and Calle Flamingo (behind The Elements and across from the police substation). Email email@example.com for more info.
All that shopping will probably have worked up an appetite. For authentic Mexican home-style cooking, seek out the new no-frills eatery El Sabor de Mexico, in Puerto Morelos, a quiet seaside town where we love to spend our weekends. The owner, Jin from Veracruz, serves up delicious tacos, enchiladas, tamales and mole, a speciality of Oaxaca. Open daily, 7am to 11pm, Av Javier Rojo Gomez, Puerto Morelos. Contact Jin at firstname.lastname@example.com.
You can't leave Cancun, especially at this time of year, without getting your groove on. If you want a big night out on New Year's Eve, one of the Riviera Maya's biggest dance events, Dance Paradise, is in Playa on December 31.
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Enjoy the relaxation and fun that a quality lodge adds to a recreational area. Planning and Construction of lodges has been a part of our business for over 30 years. We offer a wide variety of services to give you the best possible hunting experiences:
Inspecting the Construction from beginning to end.
Henderson Island, a historic outdoors-man's paradise in the Mississippi Delta. Henderson's abundant wildlife, idyllic location, and natural splendor have earned the island a reputation as a must-see location. Henderson Island is located on the Mississippi River 25 miles northwest of Vicksburg. Henderson Island has been a source of trophy Pope and Young class whitetails reaching […]
Chickasaway Creek 237 +/- acres located just east of Hwy. 495 in Kemper County, MS. The tract consists of 185 acres of two year replanted pine, 46 acres of hardwood Stream-side Management Zones (SMZ) and 2 acres of merchantable pine timber. The property is traversed by Chickasaway Creek, a year-round running stream, across the northeast […]
Little Blackwater 149 acres located near the Porterville community in Kemper County, MS. The property consists of 102 acres of three year replanted pines and 46 acres of hardwood Streamside Management Zones along Blackwater Creek, a year-round running stream, creating excellent habitat for whitetail deer and turkeys. Access is via a private road from the […]
Looking for a small hunting tract? This is it! Forty-six +/- acres fronting Cox Ferry Road located only two miles south of the Big Black River basin. This area is well known for trophy bucks, as well as great turkey and small game hunting. Predominately mature hardwood timber with some planted pines. The property consists […]
Farmland is a limited resource and helps in establishing quality products that meet the growing demand for food and fiber. Sartain's Heritage Properties knows that high-quality farmland is one of the world's most valuable assets and works to locate and achieve our client's goals in farmland investment.
Sartain's Heritage Properties offers a wide variety of exceptional Farms for sale in Mississippi & Arkansas
Surging global population growth is fueling an increase in Farmland investments. In September 2012, world food prices hit record highs, according to the United Nations' food agency. Expert annalist say there's no end in sight to this demand which is the driver behind farmland investments.
No surprise then that legendary commodity investor Jim Rogers is gung-ho about farming. He thinks farmland is undervalued, and it will be an investing sweet spot for the next two decades, according to a talk he gave at a 2012 Global AgInvesting Conference in New York.
Investors are often drawn to farmland based upon its cash flow potential (rents or crop yields) in addition to its capital appreciation. Additionally, many investors who are seeking less exposure to paper assets often find that farmland offers the type of diversification that they desire.
Sartain's Heritage Properties offers the highest-quality hunting lands for sale. The properties we offer often have had years of management and time to mature a premium recreational investments.
Many of our recreational properties have been managed for top- quality deer, duck and turkey hunting for years.
We always have premium duck hunting land for sale in Mississippi listed on our website and pride ourselves in only having the highest quality there is. The turkey and deer hunting properties we have go from the Delta Hardwood Bottoms to The Pine Belt Hills.
Sartain's Heritage Properties has a variety of hunting properties that are home to quality wildlife ready and waiting to challenge your hunting expertise. Contact us today and let us help you find the hunting land of your dreams.
Sartain's Heritage Properties understands the importance of timberland as an investment, and ensures that their clients are getting the most from their investment dollars by offering its clients quality timberland investment properties to enhance their client's financial return on investment.
Timberland investment returns are primarily driven by the growth and harvesting of timber and by changes in the value of the underlying lands upon which that timber is being cultivated. As an asset class, timberland offers particularly attractive features that long-term investors view as highly beneficial.
Among other things, it has provided competitive returns relative to its historic risk profile - and these returns compare favorably with those of many traditional asset classes, including stocks, bonds and real estate.
In addition, because of its unique attributes, timberland often performs differently than securities and other financial assets, which means it offers excellent opportunities for improving overall portfolio diversification.


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For the purposes of this chapter:
"Alcohol" shall means ethyl alcohol whatever its origin and shall include synthetic ethyl alcohol but not denatured alcohol.
"Beer" means any beverage obtained by the fermentation of barley, malt, hops or any other similar product or substitute, and containing more alcohol than that of nonintoxicating beer.
"Nonintoxicating beer" means any beverage obtained by the fermentation of barley, malt, hops or similar products or substitute and containing not more alcohol than that specified by section two, article sixteen, chapter eleven of this code.
"Wine" means any alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of the natural content of fruits, or other agricultural products, containing sugar.
"Spirits" means any alcoholic beverage obtained by distillation and mixed with potable water and other substances in solution and includes brandy, rum, whiskey, cordials and gin.
"Alcoholic liquor" includes alcohol, beer, wine and spirits and any liquid or solid capable of being used as a beverage, but shall not include nonintoxicating beer.
"Original package" means any closed or sealed container or receptacle used for holding alcoholic liquor.
"Sale" means any transfer, exchange or barter in any manner or by any means, for a consideration, and shall include all sales made by principal, proprietor, agent or employee.
"Selling" includes solicitation or receipt of orders; possession for sale; and possession with intent to sell.
"Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, limited partnership, corporation or voluntary association.
"Manufacture" means to distill, rectify, ferment, brew, make, mix, concoct, process, blend, bottle or fill an original package with any alcoholic liquor.
"Manufacturer" means any person engaged in the manufacture of any alcoholic liquor, and among others includes a distiller, a rectifier, a wine maker and a brewer.
"Brewery" means an establishment where beer is manufactured or in any way prepared.
"Winery" means an establishment where wine is manufactured or in any way prepared.
"Distillery" means an establishment where alcoholic liquor other than wine or beer is manufactured or in any way prepared.
"Public place" means any place, building or conveyance to which the public has, or is permitted to have access, including restaurants, soda fountains, hotel dining rooms, lobbies and corridors of hotels and any highway, street, lane, park or place of public resort or amusement: Provided, That the term "public place" shall not mean or include any of the above-named places or any portion or portions thereof which qualify and are licensed under the provisions of this chapter to sell alcoholic liquors for consumption on the premises: Provided, however, That the term "public place" shall not mean or include any legally demarcated area designated solely for the consumption of beverages and freshly prepared food that directly connects and adjoins any portion or portions of a premises that qualifies and is licensed under the provisions of this chapter to sell alcoholic liquors for consumption thereupon: Provided further, That the term "public place" shall also not include a facility constructed primarily for the use of a Division I college that is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or its successor, and used as a football, basketball, baseball, soccer or other Division I sports stadium which holds a special license to sell wine pursuant to the provisions of section three, article eight of this chapter, in the designated areas of sale and consumption of wine and other restrictions established by that section and the terms of the special license issued thereunder.
"State liquor store means a store established and operated by the commission under this chapter for the sale of alcoholic liquor in the original package for consumption off the premises.
"An agency" means a drugstore, grocery store or general store designated by the commission as a retail distributor of alcoholic liquor for the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner.
"Department" means the organization through which the commission exercises powers imposed upon it by this chapter.
"Commissioner" or "commission" means the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner.
"Intoxicated" means having one's faculties impaired by alcohol or other drugs to the point where physical or mental control or both are markedly diminished.
"Powdered alcohol" means an alcohol manufactured in a powder or crystalline form for either direct use or reconstitution as an alcoholic liquor or food. For purposes of this chapter, powdered alcohol excludes any material intended for industrial purposes.


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North Carolina Central University School of Law is a student-oriented place of learning. The School of Law seeks students who are more likely to contribute affirmatively to the learning of others by reason of their intellectual attainments, demonstrated emotional maturity and self-discipline, oral ability, and capacity to benefit from the school's educational program. Applicants, who individually have overcome economic, societal or educational obstacles, make a very important contribution to the diversity of the student body and serve as role models of achievement. These factors have been shown to be important predictors of success. Applicants selected for admission bring to the School of Law many attributes, including: academic credentials; personal and professional experiences; strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; strong writing skills; oral communication and listening abilities; organizational and time management skills; general research skills; and the desire to promote justice and serve others.
The School of Law does not prescribe or endorse any particular pre-law course of study. Our students come from diverse disciplines such as English, philosophy, medicine, dentistry, history, environmental studies, economics, criminal justice, public administration, political science, accounting, music, psychology, engineering, mathematics, chemistry, and biology.
Admission to the School of Law is competitive. Students are admitted only for the fall semester. Since we believe that applicants are more than just numbers, selection for admission is based upon a thorough evaluation of all factors in an applicant's file: Law School Admission Test (LSAT) score(s) and writing sample; undergraduate and graduate school grades; recommendations; and the personal statement. Careful consideration is given to an applicant's professional experience, volunteer or community service, unusual achievements, special circumstances, honors, economic hardship, undergraduate degree, undergraduate school, graduate degree, graduate school, and grade trends. Because it is presumed that Evening Program students will have full-time employment, the Admissions Committee places greater weight on the quantifiable performance predictors for applicants to the Evening Program.
The School of Law begins accepting online applications through the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) on October 1st. The application deadline for submitting all application materials is noted here: Application Deadline.
The School of Law communicates with applicants primarily by mail and email. Therefore, it is imperative that applicants keep the Office of Admissions informed of their current mailing and email addresses. Applicants should immediately notify the Office of Admissions, in writing, of any address changes or other changes that may affect the admissions decision. Contact Us: 919-530-5243


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Thanks to all the SBB readers who are leaving comments and asking questions on the Sara Bellum blog. It's time for Question #4-let us know what you think.
Question #4: So, we're curious…how would you describe the Sara Bellum blog to a friend?
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Are steriods bad for you or not because idk.
how can we help children that use durgs?
what does first imprssions mean to you?
@wahoo--if you say that now why do you think mark should go to the hall of fame???
Do you think speedballing is important to know about, there have been alot of famous people to die from it, and alot of young adults use it where I am from. I can't seem to find anything about it anywhere on the internet, I can only find the people that have died from doing it.Can you help me education my college of speedballing??
@Red: Speedballing refers to combining a stimulant (usually cocaine) with an opioid drug (usually heroin), taken together (usually injected from the same syringe). This combo is supposed to intensify the rush from the combined effects and minimize the expected post-cocaine crash with the effects of the heroin. However, speedballing can easily lead to overdose, usually from too much heroin in the mix, and can end in death, as witnessed by John Belushi, Chris Farley, Mitch Hedberg, and River Phoenix. So, yes, it's important to know about and to enlighten people of the dangers.
codgod why would u be talking about the hall of fame. DUMMY
Skip Of corse steriods are bad for u
how will ananbolic steriods effect your mind and body control?
@persona Good question. Anabolic steroid use can result in side effects its users weren't looking for. You might have heard about 'roid rage - mood swings towards uncontrolled violence, even for normally mild-mannered people. Anabolic steroid use can also trick the brain into stopping growing - surely not what anyone looking to beef up physically would want to happen. And sometimes, steroids actually confuse your hormones - so boys and men will start showing breasts while women and girls may notice their voices getting deeper and hair growing in unwanted places. Some good overviews on anabolic steroids:
More on Sara Bellum: https://teens.drugabuse.gov/blog/more-than-meets-the-eye/
And this video: http://www.youtube.com/user/NIDANIH#p/a/7376A4189FB0F2BD/1/z9Ynf2kPNIc
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Paris - Trek-Segafredo's Colombian Jarlinson Pantano has failed an out of competition doping test for the blood booster EPO, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Monday.
"In accordance with UCI Anti-Doping Rules, the rider has been provisionally suspended until the adjudication of the affair," the UCI said on Monday.
American outfit Trek is one of road cycling's top teams, and have riders such as Australia's Richie Porte and Germany's John Degenkolb on their books.
EPO is a doping product which helps deliver oxygen by boosting the amount of red blood cells.
It has been the culprit in high profile cases such as the action against former Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.
The 30-year-old, who won a Tour de France stage in 2016, was provisionally also suspended by his team, on news of the out of competition test.
"Jarlinson Pantano Gomez was notified of an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) of Erythropoietin in a sample collected during an out-of-competition control on 26 February 2019," the UCI said in their statement.
"The rider has the right to request and attend the analysis of the B sample."
Pantano was Colombia's time-trial champion in 2017 and has also won stages at the Tour of Switzerland and the Tour of Catalonia.
Pantano's Trek team said they were deeply disappointed.
"In accordance with our zero-tolerance policy, he has been suspended immediately," Trek said.


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Due to their low position, the stock clip-on handlebars on superbikes are great for the racetrack.
For use on the street, or on longer rides, not so much.
Our probrake REVO clip-ons offers an individual solution. You can adjust the handlebar position to your liking. Due to the many possibilities, the rider can decide to change the setting at any time. Choosing between comfortable riding or racetrack use.
- More fun and better ergonomics on superbikes
- Up to 15cm (6") higher than stock
- Highest level of safety against handlebar twisting due to the three-way-clamp
- Adjustable bars for additional fine tuning
- Laser etched scaling for a symetrical and precise adjustment in all positions
- TÜV Parts certificate
- All parts can be ordered as spares
- All parts are interchangeable (left / right side)
- Max. usable length on the handlebars is 23cm (9")
- CNC milled triple clamp
- Handle bar diameter of 22.2mm (7/8"), inner diameter 12mm (1/2")
- Attention Further modifications might be necessary, depending on the bike type
Due to its construction, the REVO handlebars may also be mounted above the top yoke, not just under it!
The probrake REVO handlebars are being shipped with uiniversal mounting instructions and TÜV parts certificate.
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|Switched at birth?
|Ahh, much better.
|I only read it for the Simon Cowell interview. Honest.
Julian Assange has ninety-nine problems, and, in this case, a bitch actually is one. Or two. Personally, I'm glad there wasn't a blue dress involved in this one, otherwise we'd have to put up with bad puns on the word "Winky-leaks" for months on end. In other news, I totally made up that word myself, though with inspiration from Gawker.
After my state sponsored stay at ANU, I ended up at a backpackers filled with some of the 900 Christians from the Australian University Christian Convergence. Most were young women and I turned, somewhat disgracefully, into a sort of Chesterton's Hardy, the village atheist, brooding and blaspheming over the village idiot, while they, for their part, tried to convert me with the rise and fall their bosoms.
One of the devout was the lovely daughter of a New Castle minister. At some point in my unintended wooing of her, she looked up, fluttered her eyelids and said 'Oh, you know so much! I hardly know anything!'. 'That is why you believe in God," I explained. This conversational brutality took her breath away and she swooned. I was exactly what she secretly longed for; a man willing to openly disagree with her father. All along she had needed a man to devote herself to. All along she had failed to find a man worthy of being called a man, failed to find a man who would not bow to gods, so she had chosen a god unworthy of being called a god, but who would not bow to a man.
I've always found women caught in a thunderstorm appealing. Perhaps it is a male universal, for without advertising this proclivity a lovely girl I knew, but not well, on discovering within herself lascivious thoughts about me and noticing raindrops outside her windows, stood for a moment fully clothed in her shower before letting the wind and rain buffet her body as she made her tremulous approach to my door and of course I could not turn her away.


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Black Fungi in Energy Transduction, Radioprotection and in Melanoma Therapy
Friday, March 23, 2012, 6:30 - 8:30pm
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Ekaterina Dadachova of the Rockefeller Institute will deliver a lecture exploring various aspects of this fungus in her address:
Black Fungi in Energy Transduction, Radioprotection and in Melanoma Therapy
Friday, March 23 at 6:30
Room 215, Foundation Building
7 East 7th Street
Melanin pigment in black fungi, both microscopic and macroscopic ones (mushrooms) interact with the ionizing radiation in a unique way. Such interaction allows black fungi to thrive in high radiation areas inside the nuclear reactors including the damaged Chernobyl reactor. Simultaneously, melanin can be utilized as a radioprotector for bone marrow and other organs in patients during the radiation therapy of cancer. Lastly, the radiolabeled antibody to fungal melanin was successfully used in the clinical trial for therapy of patients with metastatic melanoma.
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Honda founder Soichiro Honda dreamt long ago of applying his company's technological expertise to the field of aviation.
In 1986, a young Honda engineer named Michimasa Fujino crystallized that vision when Honda initiated research and development into an advanced, air-bound Honda. After four decades of both passion and hard work, the HondaJet creator has nearly completed his vision as the president and CEO of Honda Aircraft Company.
HondaJet was truly born from the power of dreams — the power that drove our innovations in aircraft design from thought to drawing board to flight. HondaJet began as an intellectual contemplation and developed into a series of questions: How could a light jet become more efficient, more elegant, more advanced?
Experimentation, exploration, and research ensued — and the HondaJet vision was realized through design innovations that create an integrated, technologically advanced aircraft. The realization of this dream is due to equal parts romance and pragmatism.
A Message from
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The power of dreams is both the force and the philosophy that guide us at Honda. It is the spirit behind our driving passion to design and create products that move and power your life.
At some point, whether or not you've owned a Honda product, it is almost certain that one has touched your life. Honda is the world's leading producer of mobility machines. Since 1948, we have built more than 80 million automobiles and an astounding one-quarter billion motorcycles.
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December 1, 2010
Chairwoman Eshoo, Ranking Member Myrick, and Members of the Subcommittee:
On behalf of Director Berry, thank you for the opportunity to testify today regarding the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) role in the Federal government's security clearance reform effort. OPM has been committed to overhauling the security clearance process from the onset, with the goal of improving timeliness, quality, and efficiency. Our current success is due in large part to our partnership with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Department of Defense (DoD), and our other customer agencies. By focusing on the entire process, from beginning-to-end, holding all stakeholders accountable, and advancing the use of information technology, we have developed a modernized approach to processing security clearances that will be substantially operational by the end of this calendar year. We look forward to sustaining the course of reform well into the future.
OPM's Federal Investigative Services (FIS) provides background investigation products and services to agencies. These products and services are then utilized as a basis for making security clearance, suitability, or fitness determinations. Since absorbing DoD's background investigations program in Fiscal Year (FY) 2005, OPM has conducted over 90% of the background investigations required by the Federal government. Last year, we conducted over 2 million investigations, including 600,000 that were used to support initial security clearance determinations.
At FIS, we provide background investigations for over 100 Federal agencies, with approximately 10,000 submitting offices worldwide. Currently, we have more than 2,400 Federal employees and 6,700 contractors that form a nationwide network of field investigators and support staff as well as a cadre of Federal agents working abroad. To support the Government's high-volume investigative requirements, FIS manages a complex suite of automated systems that have demonstrated ample capacity to efficiently handle this demanding workload.
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorist Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA) was enacted in the wake of September 11, 2001, with a tremendous national backlog of pending security clearance determinations. IRTPA set aggressive mandates for improved timeliness and required 90% of initial security clearance determinations to be completed within an average of 60 days (40 days for the investigation phase and 20 days for the adjudication phase) by December 2009. Through program efficiencies and expanded use of technology, OPM was able to meet and sustain this goal well ahead of deadline. In FY 2010, OPM completed 623,454 initial security clearance investigations. Of these, 90 percent were completed in an average of 39 days. The following chart shows the progress that OPM has made to achieve the IRTPA mandates:
Timeliness is in calendar days.
The Security and Suitability Process Reform Strategic Framework issued in February 2010 identified the goals of reform as they relate to the defined seven phases of processing that include: validate need; eApplication; automated records checks, eAdjudicate; enhanced subject interview; expandable focused investigation; and continuous evaluation/periodic investigations. OPM is responsible for a number of the initiatives supporting these goals. OPM is also continuously modernizing and expanding EPIC, our suite of automated tools that includes: (1) the Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (e-QIP); (2) Personnel Investigations Processing System (PIPS); (3) OPM PIPS Imaging System (OPIS); (4) Central Verification System (CVS); (5) Fingerprint Transaction System (FTS); (6) Field Work System (FWS); (7) FIS Secure Portal, and (8) the Management Reporting System (Dashboard). EPIC provides investigative end-to-end automated support for background investigation, suitability, and security clearance processing. The program efficiencies gained from these efforts have contributed to improvements in processing times and overall cost savings.
Specific achievements include:
OPM has taken additional steps over the past year to promote the reciprocity of investigations and adjudicative decisions throughout the Federal government. OPM expanded the data fields in CVS, aligned its investigations with reform concepts, and standardized the use of the enhanced subject interviews to resolve issues. In addition, OPM updated its position designation system, an automated tool designed to assist agencies with determining the proper level of investigation and screening required based on an assessment of risk and national security sensitivity.
This week, OPM is hosting its annual Security Professional Seminar which is focusing on reciprocity. Workshops were designed to inform and reemphasize the tools and policies that support reciprocity.
OPM monitors compliance with reciprocity by measuring the number of investigation requests that were returned to an agency because an investigation already exists that would satisfy the agency's request. In Fiscal Year 2010, we saw a fifty percent reduction in the number of investigation requests returned to the agency from the number returned in Fiscal Year 2009. OPM is working with the Performance Accountability Council (PAC) to develop additional metrics to measure compliance with reciprocity of investigations and adjudicative decisions.
As part of the PAC, OPM co-chairs the Training Subcommittee tasked with establishing training standards for background investigators, and security and suitability adjudicators. OPM led the two interagency workgroups that developed, piloted, and finalized the national training standards for suitability adjudication and background investigation training. Establishing one training standard across the Federal government will significantly enhance reciprocity.
OPM implemented two new services that allow our customer agencies to provide feedback on our investigative products. OPM provides a toll-free quality hotline to report quality concerns and a web based quality assessment tool that allows adjudicators to provide OPM feedback on completed investigations. OPM uses the feedback provided to improve our products and services, and refine investigative policy and standards.
The considerable attention placed on reforming the security clearance process has dramatically improved the timeliness and quality of investigative products while significantly improving the Government's ability to "hire the best" and efficiently put federal and contractor employees to work. With the broader reform effort substantially operational by the end of this calendar year, it is critical that we maintain timeliness and quality standards while ensuring that Government agencies comply with training, investigative, adjudicative, and reciprocity standards. OPM remains committed to working with the OMB, ODNI, DoD, and other Federal agencies to sustain the momentum of reform.
Madam Chairwoman, thank you again for the opportunity to discuss OPM's role in the security clearance reform process. I am happy to respond to any questions that you may have.
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The newforms-admin branch
This branch aims to integrate Django's admin site with the newforms library. Along the way, we'll take the opportunity to add extra customization hooks to the admin site, in preparation for a complete admin-site refactoring in the future.
We're aiming to get it merged into trunk by Jan. 31, 2007.
How to get the branch
svn co http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/branches/newforms-admin/
See our branch policy for full information on how to use a branch.
In no particular order, here are the goals of this branch. This list may expand as we get more ideas.
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- Change the admin site to use newforms instead of automatic manipulators.
- Enable developers to declare custom widgets for particular fields in a model.
- Enable developers to declare custom admin-only validation for a model (i.e., validation logic that is applied only in the admin site, nowhere else).
- "Would be nice, and we're going to try our hardest to get this in" goals
- Give developers extra hooks into the admin-site functionality. (Yes, this is a broad goal. More examples are forthcoming.)
- Integrate some ideas from #2248: Remove
core=True, specify inline models in the model itself rather than in the related model, specify which fields should be displayed inline.
The django.contrib.formtools.preview.FormPreview application (not yet documented, but fully implemented) elegantly allows for fine-grained customization of the application by subclassing. A similar approach would be a great fit for the Django admin site: Write a class that subclasses a base class called, say,
ModelAdminView, and specify whichever customizations you need to make -- from the current basic admin options such as
list_display and
search_fields to full-on Python hooks, such as defining arbitrary Python code to run before or after a model object is saved via the admin.
We should keep in mind this future goal as we implement the newforms-admin branch. Although we don't have to implement all of this hooks for the time being, we should ensure this branch's changes are future-compatible with these plans.
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Vancouver -- Tributes to former Vancouver mayor Art Phillips began to flood in Friday hours after his family announced he had passed away.
Phillips' long-time friend and protege Gordon Campbell, the former premier and Vancouver mayor, called him "the best mayor Vancouver ever had."
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Campbell, now Canada's High Commissioner to Great Britain, was greatly influenced by Phillips. As a young man he went to work for the mayor as his assistant, and Phillips rewarded his loyalty by becoming a mentor.
They and Phillips' wife Carole Taylor would all go on to become fast friends; Campbell left room on city council for Taylor to run as an independent, and she later became finance minister in his Liberal government.
In a lengthy statement issued from London that illustrated his feelings for his mentor, Campbell said Phillips "changed the face of the city but more importantly he changed how we feel about it.
"The improvements in quality of life, living downtown, waterfront walks, and protecting neighbourhoods are all the results of Art Phillips' leadership. His respect for people, his kindness and his ability to find agreement were all reflected in an exemplary public life.
"Most important to Art though was his family - Carole and the children and grandchildren were always first for him. They shared him with us. And Art could not have been a better friend. From the first day I met him when he was an Alderman just elected on a recount until the last day I saw him, he was encouraging and positive. Art could always see a way forward.
Premier Christy Clark also issued a tribute to Phillips, saying the city had "lost one of its greatest city-builders and elder statesmen . . .A gentleman in every sense of the word, Art was concerned with improving the quality of life in Vancouver."
Campbell said one of his fondest memories of Phillips was "seeing him sit and look out his window at the city he helped create and knowing he was thinking about how to make it better for all of us."
"Art Phillips was a wonderful man. As a Thunderbird basketball player, as a business man, as a Mayor and public servant, as an MP, a Critical Industries Commissioner, a father and a husband, he was the best. We will all miss his example, his list, his "puckish sense of humour" and just knowing he is there.
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Earlier on Friday Mayor Gregor Robertson also commented on Phillips' death.
"With today's passing of Art Phillips, Vancouver has lost a visionary leader and citizen who made an indelible mark on the city.
"He helped shape Vancouver through his vision and commitment to public service. He was a champion of livability and inclusivity. During his time in office, Art fundamentally changed the political and social direction of our city.
"He added social housing and parks, he championed the end of plans to build an expressway through the city and he helped establish the City's Property Endowment Fund, a legacy that continues to benefit the City in many ways.
"His leadership and achievements will inspire the City well into the future.
In July, 2010 Phillips was presented with the Freedom of the City Award. It came as reports of his health and memory were fading. It was the last time he was seen in the council chambers he had presided over for so many years.


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In Woodrow's Pond Life drypoint etchings the technique renders ancient species – pike, eels, amphibians – in beautifully naturalistic fashion but, at the same time, reflects the savagery of the underwater world, its predators and victims.
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We came home from our trip to the orchards and vineyards in western Colorado happy, hot and exhausted. I found myself wishing there was something cold and creamy in the freezer, so the next day I decided to make ice cream that didn't require any baking or cooking of custard over the hot stove.
With blueberries and cream cheese in the fridge, a blueberry cheesecake ice cream started to develop in my mind, but when I found a half-empty box of graham crackers, the thought of a cheesecake ice cream pie took over...
Ice cream that tastes like cheesecake, in the form of a pie, with a salty graham cracker crust, and juicy blueberry topping? Yes, please!
I suppose I was lying when I said this was a totally no-bake dessert, because you do, of course, have to bake the crust. But I think 10 minutes of oven time is manageable. Unless you're feeling lazy and you buy one of those pre-made crusts.
Besides the crumbly crust, the homemade blueberry topping is what takes this ice cream beyond just a tasty ice cream to a dessert that is utterly amazing.
With a salty buttery crust, cold tangy ice cream, crisp blueberries, sweet blueberry sauce... what more could you want in a summer dessert?
Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Pie
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- 1 1/2 sleeves graham crackers, finely crushed
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream, cold
- 8 ounces reduced fat cream cheese, room temperature
- zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups blueberries
- 2 cups blueberries
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Prepare the crust:
Preheat the oven to 350. Spray a deep-dish pie pan with non-stick spray.
In a bowl, combine the crushed graham crackers, sugar and salt. Drizzle with the melted butter and toss with a fork to combine. Press crumbs evenly inside the pie pan.
Bake for 10 minutes until golden brown. Cool on the counter for 10 minutes, then place in the freezer to chill while you make the ice cream.
Make the ice cream:
Pour the cream into a bowl. Whip with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. In a separate bowl, whip the cream cheese, lemon zest and juice, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture. Chill for 1 hour.
Churn mixture in your ice cream maker following the manufacturer's instructions. Fold in the blueberries.
Spoon ice cream into the chilled crust and smooth out the top. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, about 4-6 hours, or overnight.
Cook's Note: This can be made without an ice cream maker, but the mixture will develop ice crystals, rather than being smooth and creamy. To avoid this, the step of churning in an ice cream maker is needed, but if the ice crystals don't bother you, then you can skip that step.
Make the sauce:
In a medium saucepan, combine the blueberries, sugar, water, cornstarch, lemon zest and juice, and cinnamon. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, over medium-low heat. Once the berries start to burst and the mixture bubbles, stir constantly until thickened like pie filling. Stir in the vanilla. If you over-thicken it, just thin it out with a little more water.
Transfer to a container and refrigerate until well chilled.
Serving Tips:
- Take the pie out of the freezer and let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.
- Run a sharp knife under hot water to make cutting the pie easier.
- Serve the chilled blueberry sauce on the side to spoon over each slice.
Yields 8-10 servings.
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It contains self generated alcohol upt 5 – 7 %. Abhaya( haritaki) being the main ingredient.
Its usage:
Widely used in the treatment of hemorrhoids and constipation.
Relieves bloating, improves digestion, difficulty in urination, according to the ancient texts.
Arsha, Udara Roga, Vibandha, Mutrabandha.
Effect on dosha: pacifies vata.
10-25 ml. one or two times a day, usually advised after food.
If needed, equal quantity of water can be added before consumption.
Safe in lower doses for kids above 3 years of age.
Over-dosage should be strictly avoided.
Pregnancy and lactation:
Best to avoid during pregnancy. Can be taken during lactation period, after consulting doctor
Abhayaristam ingredients:
Abhaya (Haritaki – Terminalia chebula) – Fruit – 4.8 kg
Draksha (Dry grapes) – dried fruit – 2.4 kg
Vidanga (Embelia ribes) – Fruit – 480 grams
Madhuka (Madhuca indica) – Floewr – 480 g
Water for Kashayam – 49.152 liters
Boiled and Kashayam is reduced to 12.288 liters.
Jaggery – 4.8 kg
Gokshura (Tribulus terrestris) – Fruit / whole plant – 96 g
Trivrit (Operculina turpethum) – Root – 96 g
Dhanyaka (Coriander)- Fruit – 96 g
Dhataki (Woodfordia fruticosa) – Flower – 96 g
Indravaruni (Citrullus colocynthis)- Root – 96 g
Chavya (Piper retrofractum)Stem – 96 g
Mishreya (Foeniculum vulgare)- Fruit – 96 g
Shunti (ginger)- Rhizome – 96 g
Danti (Baliospermum montanum) – Root – 96 g
Mocharasa (Salmalia malabarica) Exudate – 96 g
Method of manufacturing:
Ingredients are taken in coarse powder form.
Added with water, boiled and reduced to 12.288 liters. Filtered.
This filtered Kashayam is added with melted jaggery mixed thoroughly.
It is added with rest of the ingredients. Kept closed in air tight container and fermentation signs are observed. After achieving optimum fermentation, it is filtered and stored in clean air tight container.
Bhaishajya Ratnavali.


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The government-owed utility has signed contracts for 10 projects to be built by six independent power producers.
One of the winning bidders is the Colchester-Cumberland Wind Field Inc., a community economic development corporation planning to install an Enercon 800KW on a site 10 kilometres from the town of Tatamagouche in northern Nova Scotia. It expects the project to be in service by July 2011.
Colchester-Cumberland Wind Field's president Davis Swann said: "The Spiddle Hill wind turbine represents our community's commitment to renewable energy. We see this project as the beginning of a greener energy future for our region."
Colchester-Cumberland Wind Field, which has been working on the project for three years, currently has 70 local shareholders and a volunteer board of nine.
"We're opening it up to community for further ownership and any debt financing we're planning to do will be done with our local bank or privately with local folks," Swann added.
The projects were selected through a request for proposals launched in December 2008 and are scheduled to be on line by July 2012, although utility spokesman Jennifer Parker said some may be finished as early as this year.
Financial and contract details were not disclosed. The utility received proposals for 20 projects representing a range of renewable energy technologies and totalling 41 MW of capacity.
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BEYOND6281: Exploring the light bulb as a sound source
Cinquième Salle/Place des Arts
BEYOND6281 is an electro-acoustic installation that explores the light bulb as sound source. By feeding processed audio signals into powerful amplifiers, it is possible to bring the coil of large 1000W light bulbs into an excited state, producing an audible acoustic vibration. The sonorities are strange, the tungsten and glass materials of the bulbs acting like rich but band-limited filters.
This installation is an evolution of THE CONDEMNED_BULBS (2003), a large installation based on 64 light bulbs. After exploring the visual impact of a light grid deployed in a vast space, ARTIFICIEL was interested in pushing the sound of the work in order to bring in a more introverted, almost tactile atmosphere. Here, light is a consequence of sound, but sound is articulated in order to bring out a meaningful and intimate visual resonance. Sometimes allowing decipherable whispers and at other times purely synthetic tones, the bulbs tell their stories in five movements.
BEYOND6281 is conceived to be exhibited outside the circuit of traditional spaces. For this reason, MUTEK presents this installation for the first time at Place des Arts.
- Date
May 30, 2009 15:00 - 19:00
- Venue
Cinquième Salle/Place des Arts
175, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Montréal, Canada


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Where do you put your hope?
ONLY YOU know when God whispers to your soul.
It's something you'll not soon forget.
Please pray continually about the ministry He's nudging you to. Every step needs to be saturated in prayer.
When God puts a dream in your heart HE can be trusted to lead you to everything you will need to do the work.
We've listened to many, many people tell us that we need to "do things this way" or "that way" because "that's just the way ministry works." There is some good advice out there.
But also I've heard of brand new ministries that were born into people's hearts but were aborted because they gave up when a few said, "That's not possible" or "No. We won't fund that." Some give up when faced with churches who want a "5 Year Plan" and won't even pray with them toward this work.
I just CAN'T find it in the Bible where Jesus said follow committees, preachers, or churches, family, friends, or other leaders, and when they say "No" then give up.
Where is your Hope? In people? In circumstances? In other Christians? Or in God?
I have read that Jesus says "Follow ME."
God is the God of the impossible. He's great at making impossible things possible.
The Holy Spirit is here to lead us.
This stuff is real.
What God has put on my heart is that when people and churches and organizations that do NOT donate, whether prayers or money or other kinds of support, that does NOT mean it's time to give up!
Perhaps God wasn't using them for this particular ministry.
And that's okay!
There are many people God does bring you in contact with who believe with you
…BEFORE the physical buildings can be seen,
…BEFORE it "looks official,"
…when it's still ONLY BY FAITH that you feel compelled to take another step.
We felt God planting in our hearts that He was moving our family from Texas to Alaska to open a homeless teen place. Currently we're waiting on Him in Washington. He's training us more every day.
And I still can't give anyone a 5 year plan. (…probably never will be able to.)
And the funny thing is I can't find it in The Bible where God says I have to.
As we have stayed in prayer, walking in faith, over the past 4 years, God has led us to people:
with hearts for ministry and specifically for this ministry we feel moved to,
who are counselors,
people on Boards of Directors who are already working with the homeless,
people who have started organizations that help rescue sex-trafficked girls,
maternity ministries,
CEOs with the same hearts for this kind of ministry,
people who know about nonprofits like 501c3,
camp directors,
worship leaders,
prayer warriors,
people who have donated financially (some once, and some a few times) over the past 4 years
they know we're not even "there" yet. (Yes, we're keeping the list for later tax purposes.)
God has sent people to believe with us, in spirit and in action.
And THAT is the most amazing thing.
For God to send support like that is just reassurance time after time that HE's got this and HE IS listening and leading and providing.
After all, He IS our Provider, so… I'm not surprised but ALWAYS constantly in awe every single step of the way.
If we'd TRIED to plan all this, things couldn't have ever gone better.
When you see God giving you the next step and the next, you can't help but want more!
My question is that if we'd "planned" it all on paper (to get a church or organization to donate) then where does being open to the Holy Spirit daily fit in?
I actually don't even think that's how it's supposed to be done "Biblically." I think that's taking a dream God gives and trying to make it fit our way.
Perhaps "planning" how we want it to look isn't such a perfect way after all.
That "plan" would have changed so many times by now already.
My faith and my hope is NOT in an organization
or in a preacher
or in a committee who may pull funding
if we're not fast enough for them,
or if we don't baptize enough people in their given amount of time,
or for whatever results they want to see on a graph chart or powerpoint.
My hope is in HIM.
And HE is faithful to complete work He started.
And God, ALONE, is MORE THAN ENOUGH to lead you to this work He's prepared in advance for you to do. (You'll know it when it happens because it'll include your passion and talents He gave you.)
I can't tell you it will be easy but it's very worth it even when others think it's silly. (And they will. So what? Let them think it's silly. Perhaps, when they're ready to surrender to Him, God will move them, too. Your job isn't to convince them. It's to follow in faith.)
There are doors that God unlocks through prayer, singing praises to Him, and reading Scripture out loud, that we could never have unlocked ourselves.
God opens doors that NO enemy can shut.
And He closes doors that NO friend can open.
A few years ago when we told someone about this God-sized dream He's placed in our hearts, they asked skeptically, "You and whose army?! Who is going to do this work with you?!" I said, "Me and whatever army God calls together."
Watch Him do it.
Hear This Truth:
Proverbs 3:5-6
TRUST in THE LORD with ALL your heart
and lean NOT on your OWN understanding;
in ALL your ways SUBMIT TO HIM,
AND HE WILL make your paths straight.


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Rejoice, for Boeing has delivered its first 787 Dreamliner after three years of delay. It has been handed to All Nippon Airways yesterday and it'll arrive to its base in Tokyo today. It will begin commercial flying on November 11.
The first line would be local, from Tokyo to Okayama-Hiroshima, presumably to get the crew used to it and put the plane through its paces. In January, the first Dreamliner crew will have the first flight with enough time to try the aircraft's hidden orgy room, as the plane starts its first international route: from Tokyo to Frankfurt, Germany. [Boeing]


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No playoff jitters for the Chicago Blackhawks this time. Just a strong start and impressive finish.
Patrick Sharp and Michael Frolik had two goals apiece, and the Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Friday night in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.
Patrick Kane added two assists as Chicago peppered Minnesota goalie Josh Harding after an uneven performance in Game 1 on Tuesday night. Bryan Bickell added an empty-net score to his overtime goal in the Blackhawks' 2-1 victory in the playoff opener.
Game is Sunday in St. Paul at the Xcel Energy Center. NBC Sports will carry the television broadcast.
Devin Setoguchi and Marco Scandella scored for the Wild, who are making their first postseason appearance in five years. Harding, once again subbing for Niklas Backstrom, made 43 saves.
Setoguchi gave the Wild a spark when he teamed with Matt Cullen for a beautiful 2-on-1 rush at end of the second period. Cullen passed across the ice to Setoguchi, who beat Corey Crawford into the upper right corner to trim Chicago's lead to 2-1.
But the Blackhawks turned up the pressure in the third period, and Sharp stuffed one in from the right side of the net to restore the two-goal advantage. Kane then made a slick pass to set up Sharp for his 25th career playoff goal, putting the game away with six minutes left.
It was one sweet night for Sharp, who missed much of the season with a shoulder injury. He had only six goals and 14 assists in 28 games while the Blackhawks rolled to the Presidents' Trophy for most points in the league this season.
Minnesota squeaked into the playoffs with a victory over Colorado in its final game. But the Blackhawks got off to a slow start in Game 1 and the Wild came close to stealing home-ice advantage.
No such problems this time for Chicago.
While chalking up their slow first period in the playoff opener to nerves, the Blackhawks focused on a better beginning to Game 2 and delivered an impressive start.
Chicago pressured Harding early and finished with 17 shots in the first period, compared to seven for Minnesota. And even with all that pressure, the Blackhawks needed a couple of fortunate caroms to build a 2-0 lead.
Andrew Shaw's slap shot deflected off Justin Falk and went underneath fellow Wild defenseman Tom Gilbert to Frolik, who flipped it into the upper left corner to put Chicago in front with 11:26 left in the first period. Frolik was in the right place at the right time again in the second, sending Duncan Keith's deflected pass through Harding's legs just 49 seconds into the period.
It was the first short-handed goal allowed by the Wild all season and lifted Frolik to six goals in 13 career playoff games.
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Sufficient lighting provides vision and vision provides safety. Even during the day, drivers will find themselves lacking vision. But with the help of Daytime running lights, drivers can drive confidently with full vision. Aren't you tired of the amber colored stock bulbs? Xenon white creates a completely new atmosphere to the car and driver. The distinctive pure white appearance is sleek and stylish. LED technology behind the 9005 LED bulbs creates a brighter and wider lighting effect. Most importantly, it is brighter than regular stock Daytime running lights. That extra lighting can make a huge difference in safety and performance.
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Common core education standards discussed
Joint hearing before Legislature's education committees
MADISON, Wis. — Critics of national education standards adopted three years ago in Wisconsin have packed an informational hearing to examine the issue.
Wisconsin is one of 45 states that have adopted the voluntary standards that create basic requirements for math and English language arts.
Criticism of the standards has been growing in other states, some of which are now looking to undo them. Many are concerned about a loss of local control.
There has been no serious push in Wisconsin to reverse course, but increasing concerns led to Wednesday's joint hearing before the state Senate and Assembly education committees.
This year Gov. Scott Walker included money in his budget to move ahead with new tests designed to measure how well students are meeting what is being taught.


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Rainbow Snake, Eel Moccasin
Scientific name: Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma (PALISSOT DE BEAUVOIS in SONNINI & LATREILLE 1802)
* Currently accepted name
* scientific names used through time
- Coluber erytrogrammus – PALISSOT DE BEAUVOIS in SONNINI & LATREILLE 1802
- Coluber erythrogrammus – DAUDIN 1803
- Natrix erythrogrammus – MERREM 1820
- Homalopsis erythrogrammus – BOIE 1827
- Helicops erythrogrammus – WAGLER 1830
- Abastor erythrogrammus – GRAY 1849
- Callopisma erythrogramma – DUMÉRIL 1853
- Homolopsis parviceps – BLYTH 1854: 301 (fide BAUER & DAS 1999)
- Abastor erytrogrammus – THEOBALD 1868
- Hydrops erythrogrammus – SCLATER 1891
- Abastor erythrogramus – COCHRAN 1952 (fide LINER 2004)
- Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma – CONANT 1975
Average adult size is 40-54 inches (101-137 cm), record is 66 inches (167.6 cm). Adults are large and thick bodied. The back is iridescent blue-black with a bright red stripe down the middle and an additional reddish-pink stripe on each side. The lower sides of the body are yellow or pink fading into the red belly. Black spots on each belly scale form three lines of dots down the belly. The chin and throat are yellow. The tail tip ends in a pointed, horny scale. The scales are mostly smooth, except on the lower back and sides where they are weekly keeled. There are 19 dorsal scale rows at midbody. The pupil is round. Juveniles are similar in appearance to adults.
A. Top of the head
B. Underside of the head (chin and throat)
C. Front (face view) of the head
D. Smooth scales
E. Elongated scales below the tail (subcaudal scales) are typically divided
F. Side of the head
Range: In Florida, it occurs throughout the panhandle and northern peninsula, south along the St. John's River to northern central Florida. Apparently disjunct populations have been reported from the Tampa Bay region. Outside of Florida, it ranges along the Atlantic Coastal Plain from eastern Louisiana to southern Maryland.
Habitat: Uncommon to rare, it mainly inhabits clear waters of springs and rivers. It is also sometimes observed near creeks, lakes, cypress swamps, marshes, and tidal mudflats.
Comments: HARMLESS (Non-Venomous). The Rainbow Snake is rarely encountered, possibly due to its secretive subterranean behavior. It is aquatic and a good burrower. It spends much of its life under floating vegetation and within banks on water's edges. It has been found under shorline debris including spanish moss and logs. It has been plowed up in fields several hundred yards from the nearest water. It is sometimes observed crossing roads at night, especially during or after heavy rains. If captured, it may press its pointed tail tip into one's hand. The tail is totally harmless and cannot sting or even break the skin.
It specializes in eating eels (Anguilla rostrata), earning it the nickname "Eel Moccasin." However, juveniles may feed on amphibians such as tadpoles, and other fishes.
It lays eggs. From 10-52 eggs are deposited in moist areas. Females have been found coiled around their clutches of eggs.
Comparison with other species: Mud Snakes (Farancia abacura) and Swamp Snakes (Seminatrix pygaea) lack the Rainbow Snake's reddish-pink dorsal stripes.


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The future of the Christian faith will not be determined by the number of people who fill the pews but by the spiritual depth of those people.
Pastor Gordon MacDonald revisits the fictional New England congregation of his critically acclaimed book "Who Stole My Church" to deal with a new dilemma: What's his church's story? What is it doing that justifies its existence? The importance of these questions is anything but fiction.
Through a series of e-mails and discussions with friends and parishioners, Pastor Gordon's search for their story leads him to realize that the future of the Christian faith, and thus the church, is at risk. As MacDonald says, "We seem to know how to get unchurched people to visit our buildings. We even seem to know how to draw them across the line into a declaration of personal faith in Jesus. But what we do not seem to know is how to cultivate spiritually deep people. Tomorrow's church could be headed for trouble."
Deep people. People who possess spiritual awareness and maturity, people with solid, grounded, life-altering faith. MacDonald shows that the church needs people with a passion for God's presence and a desperate hunger to seek him above all things.
Join Pastor MacDonald and his congregation on their quest to cultivate spiritual depth and grow into a community of believers whose hearts and minds are truly focused on God.
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