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7 In-Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones or Earphones
Updated on Nov 17, 2021 7 min read
Written by Tobi Abdulgafar
In-ear noise cancelling headphones, also known in some circles as an earbud, differ from other types of headphones in that, rather than stay on the ear or over the ear, it goes into the ear and secures itself in place.
In-ear earphones are the most commonly used ear accessories in the world, this is because they are extremely lightweight and portable, and having them in your pocket is about as heavy as having a coin in your pocket.
One pretty common example of in-ear headphones are the white "earpods" that you find in the box when you buy a new iPhone.
In this post, we'll list some of the best in-ear noise cancelling headphones (in no particular order) and we'll say a few things about each of them.
BOSE QUIETCOMFORT 20
The Bose QC20 in-ear noise cancelling headphones have been around for quite some time now. It prides itself as being one of the best in the market.
And because Bose has made a name for itself in the industry people naturally seek out Bose products whenever they want to buy audio equipment, thus it's safe to say the Bose QC20s are the most popular noise cancelling earphones among people today.
Its active noise cancellation is best in class, they produce fantastic audio quality.
On top of that, the earphones are comfortable and can be worn for an extended period of time.
It comes with a portable carrying case that protects it from wear and scratches.
In case you were wondering, its active noise cancellation runs on a lithium battery that provides about 16 hours of battery life when fully charged.
BOSE QUIET CONTROL 30 WIRELESS
First off, these are a bit pricey, so if you're looking for something that costs a lot less, this isn't for you.
In terms of noise cancellation, the QC30 is sub-par to the Bose QC20 but to offset that, QC30 comes with Bluetooth wireless technology (the QC20 is not wireless) and it's sweat and moisture resistant making it suitable to be used while exercising, working out or playing sports.
CNET calls it "the ultimate neckband-style Bluetooth headphone. A style that looks like a horseshoe draped around the back of a person's neck."
BANG & OLUFSEN H3S ANC
If you're looking for superb audio quality and you don't mind shelling out cold hard cash to get it you probably should give this a try.
On top of its fantastic sound reproduction, BANG & OLUFSEN H3S ANC has top of the line active noise cancellation technology.
When fully charged, it can support up to 20 hours non stop audio entertainment with noise cancellation enabled.
Think your ears are a bit too big or small? Not to worry, you're covered, the earphones come with 5 different ear tips and you can try each one on until you get a perfect fit.
Concerned that sounds from your audio might escape and distract people around you? Relax… these earphones allow zero leakages.
And just in case you were wondering, it comes with a case and a flight adapter that lets you enjoy inflight entertainment.
AUDIO TECHNICA ATH-ANC23 QUIETPOINT
If you're looking for a pretty decent earphone that wouldn't drill that much of a hole in your pocket then you might want to consider the Audio Technica ATH-ANC23 Quietpoint.
It has a pretty fantastic active noise cancellation system, and produces well-detailed sounds.
If you are the type that goes on long commutes that require you to have your earphones plugged in for an extended period of time, this earphone has you covered, it's very comfortable and it fits and seals well into your ears.
AKG K391 NC
The AKG K391-NC are a pretty decent set of in-ear earphones, they pride themselves with superb audio reproduction and top of the line noise isolation.
If you're given to long commutes, you'll enjoy their active noise cancellation functionality, and with their excellent noise leakage performance, it's quite unlikely that while listening to your audio entertainment, the sound will leak out and disturb people around you.
The earphones are as comfortable as one might expect and they come with 3 different sizes of sleeves just in case your ear canals are a bit small.
They are also pretty stable in the ears they fit well into the ear canal thus allowing you to engage in moderate physical activities without them falling.
In terms of storage, they come with a soft fabric pouch that protects them from getting scratched or damaged.
When fully charged, the AKG K391-NC can provide more than 30 hours of audio playback with the active noise cancellation enabled, thus it's suitable for a perfect weekend getaway.
COWIN HE8D
If you're looking for a noise-canceling earphone that's wireless and lightweight and that produces excellent sound quality but you don't want to spend a lot of money, you might want to look up the Cowin HE8D.
One pretty neat feature that sets this earphone apart from its competition is that you can charge it with your android phone.
How so? It comes with a Micro-USB connector that you can plug into your Android phone and this allows you to charge your earphone battery using your android phone battery
"Why would I need to do that?" You might wonder. Well, circumstances might put you in a place where there's no power source anywhere close, yet you desperately need to use your earphones.
And when you get out of that circumstance, there's the regular USB port with which you can charge from a power source.
PHIATON BT100 NC
This is a wireless in-ear earphone that provides you with decent active noise cancellation and an excellent sound reproduction quality.
It's sweat and moisture resistant, making it best suited for when you're in the gym working out or exercising.
Rather than a headband, it has one of those neckbands (collars) that you can drape over your neck.
The collar contains control buttons for answering or ending calls; or pausing, playing and switching to the next or previous tracks.
When fully charged the battery can last about 8 to 12 hours.
Since some of these in-ear models have sub-par noise cancellation, it might be a good idea to download Krisp, a free app that helps remove background noise when you call.
Use Krisp with your earphones and watch as your noise cancellation game goes from beginner to grandmaster status, give it a try and let us know what you think in the comments.
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The Katy ISD board of trustees is expected to name the district's newest junior high school after a former board president who devoted almost three decades of service to education.
The KISD's naming committee recommended the latest campus, now known only as Junior High School 16, be named for longtime board member Joe Adams who served from 1989 until 2016.
The campus is located in the Cross Creek Ranch subdivision in Fulshear and is expected to relieve some of the overcrowding in KISD's fast-growing southwest section. District officials have said the school — co-located with a high school campus — will be ready for students by August 2019.
Adams said he learned only last week the naming committee was going to put his name forward for a full board vote.
During his tenure on the board — which included several terms as president — Adams help guide KISD's explosive growth. The district's enrollment grew by more than 50,000 students from the time he started until May 2016 when current board member George Scott defeated him by a six vote margin.
In a post-election interview with the Houston Chronicle, Adams said he was most proud of the bond referendums he helped pass which kept KISD financially stable. His fondest memories as a trustee, he said, we spent congratulating KISD seniors on stage at numerous graduation ceremonies over the years.
Elizabeth Brodt, the inaugural principal of what will be Joe Adams Junior High School, was on hand as the naming committee put his name forward.
"I'm extremely excited to incorporate his legacy that's been in Katy ISD for 27 years into our school culture," Brodt said.
Adams said he was proud to be added to the list of other former Katy officials whose names now grace KISD school buildings.
"That really makes you feel like you're part of that group," he said.
Adams said he plans to devote his free time to the students and staff at his namesake campus.


Buying homes under an unpaid mortgage is a good investment and it helps to know a little more about Myrtle Beach short sales before going through the process. You will need to learn everything that you can about this form of real estate investment especially since there are currently a lot of homes listed as a short sale.
A short sale happens when the homeowner is no longer able to continue paying for the property's mortgage and the lender agrees to sell the property at mortgage payoff amount. To be able to remove the delinquent debt on their books, the lender will accept a lower amount than what the homeowner actually owed. The remaining balance will be forgiven as long as the mortgage amount has been paid.
A short sale transaction can be a hit or a miss for a seller, depending on how one looks at the situation. By choosing to sell his or her property as a short sale, the seller or the homeowner loses his chances of making some money out of the sale. On the other hand, when the property is purchased, the seller can walk away from the house without any remaining unpaid debts, although without money to help in moving to another house as well. Even though it will not badly damage the seller's credit, a short sale transaction will still be recorded on his or her credit report.
Buyers benefit from short sale transactions considering the amount of money they saved from the purchase. On the other hand, the amount that they saved will most likely be spent on repairs and renovations. For some, this can be depressing since the reason they went after short sales is to save money. But for others, they look at it as an opportunity to personalize the house and make it their own. This is especially true for those individuals who like to purchase pre-owned houses and make some renovations to add their personal touch.
For lenders, they will lose some of their profits and this is probably the reason why they don't instantly turn to short sales when one of the homeowners becomes delinquent in paying their mortgage. On the other hand, when compared with the financial loss that they will surely receive when the property forecloses, most lenders would gladly choose to approve a short sale.
When do Myrtle Beach short sales become a miss?
According to real estate experts, there are two situations when a short sale is certain to fail.
If there has not been any notice of default yet. If the homeowner has not received a notice of default, it means he or she is not that far behind the payments and would still be able to catch up. Should this be the situation, a short sale is not recommended as it will take a longer time to get the approval of the lender.
If the seller has already filed for bankruptcy, there is not a chance a short sale will ever happen. Short sales are, in some ways, not allowed in bankruptcies as they are considered a collection activity. As a result, lenders will not approve a short sale for a seller who has filed for bankruptcy.
Should you consider buying short sales?
The lender may offer financing terms since they will be more than happy that the mortgage will continue, even though they will most likely not earn as much profit.
The seller will be willing to work with you to push the transaction through because he or she is eager to get away from the debt.
If you decide to proceed with a short sale transaction, hiring a real estate agent is highly recommended. Short sales are complicated and time consuming real estate transactions and you would definitely need all the help that you can get.
Aside from hiring a real estate agent to help you go through a short sale transaction, it also helps to know the primary reason why lenders will agree to a short sale. Since they are bound to lose money in a short sale, most lenders do not immediately agree to such a transaction until they are sure that they have exhausted all other possible solutions that wouldn't cost them as much money.
But if you know what will make a lender agree, it will make the entire process less difficult and move in a faster pace. You will have to understand that the primary goals of lenders in every real estate transaction is to earn money or not lose too much of their profit. Hence, you might need to point out that by allowing the property to get foreclosed, lenders will have to go through a costly and equally lengthy foreclosure process. As a result, they lose their profits as well as a whole bunch of their money.
Even if they managed to maintain ownership of the property and not lose their profits, they are still bound to lose money in maintaining the house and paying for its taxes.
Basically, lenders look at short sales as the lesser of two evils and they will grab the opportunity to go through it rather than lose both their profit and money.
Give Jerry Pinkas Real Estate Experts a call now to learn more about Myrtle Beach short sales.


With more than 25 years of successful business, Micro Plantas S.A has built a strong technological infrastructure with highly qualified staff.
From this firm foundation we are able to achieve the company aims of excellence, in both product and service, and the consolidation of our position as a global laboratory.
Micro Plantas S.A. is a tissue culture lab dedicated to the micro propagation of plants and to the development of new product lines. We were founded with the production of ornamental tropical plants, and this still provides a strong core to our business, but now we offer amongst others, tubers and coffee.
As one of the founding companies, we are very proud to be active members of "Green Plants", the first industry group for the producers of ornamental plants in Costa Rica.
As an organisation we have utilised the experiences of each member to develop extensive knowledge in the field and, together with the support of PROCOMER (the government agency in charge of promoting Costa Rican exports of goods and services), we have participated in trade fairs in Europe and Asia.
We began this project in 2011 with a group of internationally renowned coffee producers and experts with the aim of the development and multiplication of high quality speciality coffee plants.
We have joined forces with the academic sector, specifically the experienced researchers from the University of Costa Rica, in order to bring biotechnology and innovation to the field. We included the 100% hermaphroditic hybrid papaya Pococi amongst the plants we handle.
Micro Plantas S.A. is located in Rosales de Desamparados, Alajuela.
We are conveniently just 15 minutes away from Costa Rica's main airport (Juan Santa Maria International Airport) making us ideally located for distribution and exports.


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The Fae Folk: Stories featuring Fairies and Faeries
Posted on August 3, 2020 by casnoble
Fairies have been a part of our folklore for years and tales of their wicked and mischievous deeds have made their way into many of today's fantasy novels. So, if you are interested in stories featuring the courts and world of fairies, or faeries, check out this list below and let us know your favorite faires/faeries stories. For physical copies of these books, please read these instructions for reserving titles for Curbside Pickup.
*All book descriptions are from the publisher.
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him—and face the consequences.
In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.
Accessible as an Overdrive ebook/audiobook and physical book.
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries.
Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in the mortal world. Aislinn fears their cruelty-especially if they learn of her Sight-and wishes she were as blind to their presence as other teens.
Rule #2: Don't speak to invisible faeries.
Now faeries are stalking her. One of them, Keenan, who is equal parts terrifying and alluring, is trying to talk to her, asking questions Aislinn is afraid to answer.
Rule #1: Don't ever attract their attention.
But it's too late. Keenan is the Summer King who has sought his queen for nine centuries. Without her, summer itself will perish. He is determined that Aislinn will become the Summer Queen at any cost-regardless of her plans or desires.
Suddenly none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working anymore, and everything is on the line: her freedom, her best friend, Seth, her life-everything.
Accessible as a hoopla ebook/audiobook and physical book.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (previously mentioned in YA Beauty and the Beast Retellings and a staff pick on the ACOTAR Series)
When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world. At least, he's not a beast all the time.
As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin-and his world-forever.
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school…or at home.
When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change. But she could never have guessed the truth.
For Meghan is the daughter of a mythical faery king…and a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face…and find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.
Accessible as an Overdrive ebook and physical book.
Lament by Maggie Stiefvater
Sixteen-year-old Deirdre Monaghan is a painfully shy but prodigiously gifted musician. She's about to find out she's also a cloverhand—one who can see faeries. Deirdre finds herself infatuated with a mysterious boy who enters her ordinary suburban life, seemingly out of thin air. Trouble is, the enigmatic and gorgeous Luke turns out to be a gallowglass—a soulless faerie assassin. An equally hunky—and equally dangerous—dark faerie soldier named Aodhan is also stalking Deirdre. Sworn enemies, Luke and Aodhan each have a deadly assignment from the Faerie Queen. Namely, kill Deirdre before her music captures the attention of the Fae and threatens the Queen's sovereignty. Caught in the crossfire with Deirdre is James, her wisecracking but loyal best friend. Deirdre had been wishing her life weren't so dull, but getting trapped in the middle of a centuries-old faerie war isn't exactly what she had in mind…
Accessible as an Overdrive ebook, hoopla ebook, and physical book.
Wings by Aprilynne Pike
Laurel was mesmerized, staring at the pale things with wide eyes. They were terrifyingly beautiful—too beautiful for words.
Laurel turned to the mirror again, her eyes on the hovering petals that floated beside her head. They looked almost like wings.
In this extraordinary tale of magic and intrigue, romance and danger, everything you thought you knew about faeries will be changed forever.
Accessible as an Overdrive audiobook, hoopla ebook/audiobook, and physical book.
Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
Since the dawn of time, the Faerie have taken…. Seventeen-year-old actress Kelley Winslow always thought faeries were just something from childhood stories. Then she meets Sonny Flannery. He's a changeling-a mortal taken as an infant and raised among Faerie-and within short order he's turned Kelley's heart inside out and her life upside down. For Kelley's beloved Central Park isn't just a park-it's a gateway between her ordinary city and the Faerie's dangerous, bewitching Otherworld. Now Kelley's eyes are opening not just to the Faerie that surround her, but to the heritage that awaits her… a destiny both wondrous and strange.
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, a genius, and above all, a criminal mastermind. But even Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories—they're dangerous!
Accessible as an Overdrive ebook/audiobook, hoopla ebook, and physical book.
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3 Completed YA Fantasy Trilogies to Escape Into
Posted on April 20, 2020 by casnoble
In times of stress, the best way to find some kind of escapism is by reading a good fantasy book series. You can go on an adventure, cast magical spells, and rebel against an unjust government, all from the safety of your home. This is especially important in this time of Social Distancing. If you don't like to wait around for a year or more until the new book in a series is released, keep scrolling to find three recommendations for completed trilogies.
The series listed here are available through our digital collection, so you don't have to leave your home to pick them up or check them out. Just enter your library card information through Overdrive, the Libby app, or hoopla and, depending on the title, they may be available immediately or you will be placed on a waitlist, where you will receive the titles within a few days or weeks depending on the list size. If you need any more assistance with these apps, check out our FAQ page.
So, without further ado, from a magical circus to a faerie realm to a land of witches, here are three ya fantasy trilogies to escape into.
*All descriptions are for the first book in the trilogy and from the publisher.
Caraval Trilogy by Stephanie Garber
Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now, Scarlett's father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over.
But this year, Scarlett's long-dreamt of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval's mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season's Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner.
Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But she nevertheless becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic with the other players in the game. And whether Caraval is real or not, she must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over, a dangerous domino effect of consequences is set off, and her sister disappears forever.
Welcome, welcome to Caraval . . . beware of getting swept too far away.
Read or listen to the Caraval series here in Overdrive.
The Folk in the Air Trilogy by Holly Black
Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.
To win a place at the Court, she must defy him—and face the consequences.
Holly Black's The Fold in the Air series is available here in Overdrive.
The Bone Witch Trilogy by Rin Chupeco
Tea can raise the dead, but resurrection comes at a price…
When Tea accidentally resurrects her brother, Fox, from the dead, she learns she is different from the other witches in her family. Her gift for necromancy means that she's a bone witch, a title that makes her feared and ostracized by her community. But Tea finds solace and guidance with an older, wiser bone witch, who takes Tea and her brother to another land for training.
In her new home, Tea puts all her energy into becoming an asha-one who can wield elemental magic. But dark forces are approaching quickly, and in the face of danger, Tea will have to overcome her obstacles…and make a powerful choice.
You can find this series in both Overdrive & hoopla.
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import com.google.appinventor.client.widgets.properties.EditableProperty;
import com.google.appinventor.client.widgets.properties.PropertyEditor;
import com.google.appinventor.components.common.ComponentConstants;
import com.google.gwt.resources.client.ImageResource;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.AbsolutePanel;

/**
 * Superclass for HVArrangement based mock components
 *
 * @author markf@google.com (Mark Friedman)
 * @author sharon@google.com (Sharon Perl)
 * @author hal@mit.edu (Hal Abelson) (added adjust alignment dropdowns)
 */
public class MockHVArrangement extends MockContainer {
  //!!! why was this abstract?

  // Form UI components
  protected final AbsolutePanel layoutWidget;

  private MockHVLayout myLayout;

  private static final String PROPERTY_NAME_HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT = "AlignHorizontal";
  private static final String PROPERTY_NAME_VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT = "AlignVertical";

  private YoungAndroidHorizontalAlignmentChoicePropertyEditor myHAlignmentPropertyEditor;
  private YoungAndroidVerticalAlignmentChoicePropertyEditor myVAlignmentPropertyEditor;

 /**
   * Creates a new MockHVArrangement component.
   */
  MockHVArrangement(SimpleEditor editor, String type, ImageResource icon, int orientation) {
    // Note(Hal): This helper thing is a kludge because I really want to write:
    // myLayout = new MockHVLayout(orientation);
    // super(editor, type, icon, myLayout);
    // but Java won't let me do that.

    super(editor, type, icon, MockHVArrangementHelper.makeLayout(orientation));
    // Note(hal): There better not be any calls to MockHVArrangementHelper before the
    // next instruction.  Note that the Helper methods are synchronized to avoid possible
    // future problems if we ever have threads creating arrangements in parallel.
    myLayout = MockHVArrangementHelper.getLayout();

    if (orientation != ComponentConstants.LAYOUT_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL &&
        orientation != ComponentConstants.LAYOUT_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal orientation: " + orientation);
    }

    rootPanel.setHeight("100%");

    layoutWidget = new AbsolutePanel();
    layoutWidget.setStylePrimaryName("ode-SimpleMockContainer");
    layoutWidget.add(rootPanel);

    initComponent(layoutWidget);
    try {
      myHAlignmentPropertyEditor = PropertiesUtil.getHAlignmentEditor(properties);
      myVAlignmentPropertyEditor = PropertiesUtil.getVAlignmentEditor(properties);
    } catch (BadPropertyEditorException e) {
      OdeLog.log(MESSAGES.badAlignmentPropertyEditorForArrangement());
      return;
    }

  }

  @Override
  public void onPropertyChange(String propertyName, String newValue) {
    super.onPropertyChange(propertyName, newValue);
    if  (propertyName.equals(PROPERTY_NAME_HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT)) {
      myLayout.setHAlignmentFlags(newValue);
      refreshForm();
    } else if (propertyName.equals(PROPERTY_NAME_VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT)) {
      myLayout.setVAlignmentFlags(newValue);
      refreshForm();
    } else {
      if (propertyName.equals(PROPERTY_NAME_WIDTH) || propertyName.equals(PROPERTY_NAME_HEIGHT)) {
        refreshForm();
      }
    }
  }

}

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So since I had to take time off my swoon quilt to wait for the last fabric to arrive from Texas (last minute change) I decided to work on my son's 4th birthday quilt that he is getting in February 2016. I started this quilt top 2.5 months ago and only got 2 rows done. In 2 days I have significantly increased that. In the end it will have 16 rows. Not in any hurry to start another triangle quilt lol.


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Repeat: Council on Aging wins Wellesley Spelling Bee
The Spellbinders are champs: Eunise Twitchell, Elaine Elliot, Miguel Lessing
By Finn Mahoney, WHS '16, special to The Swellesley Report
The definition of conglutinant is an adhesive or promoting union; conglutinant was also the second to last word of the 24th annual Wellesley Spelling Bee, which on Thursday night brought more than 50 teams together to compete at the Sprague School Gym for the Ruth Humphries Bee trophy. The winner for the second time running: the Wellesley Council on Aging, again calling themselves the Spellbinders.
The other big winner was event organizer Wellesley Education Foundation, which raised more than $48K to support its school-related initiatives.
After an initial elimination round with seven groups of seven or eight teams, seven teams advanced to the final round. A few of the more difficult words from those rounds included seapoose, lackadaisical, and froufrou–which all but one team spelled incorrectly. In the end, the teams representing Wellesley Bank, Sprague PTO, Dana Hall School, Health Advances, the Wellesley Hills Junior Women's Club, the Wellesley High School Key Club, and the Wellesley Council on Aging advanced to the final round.
After several rounds of competition, the word epitasis (the middle part of a play, preceding the catastrophe) narrowed the field to two teams. Both spelled "conglutinant" incorrectly, but the Spellbinders clinched their two-year title with "gradus." Team member Miguel Lessing attributed their win to weekly practice sessions, presided over by a team captain. According to Lessing, "We were probably one of the few teams that really worked for this competition." In the words of Caleb Brown from the Spellesley Report team, "I suppose [the Spellbinders] really are the…gradus. "
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In the scriptures, the moral notion of justice is broader than what is dictated by law or custom. The biblical understanding of justice is that everyone is given their due, especially the poor and the weak. The Prophet Isaiah continues, "a bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench." The descriptions of God's servant not breaking the bruised reed nor quenching the smoldering wick show a gentle and dignified respect for others, especially the weak, and paradoxically,even a detection of strength in their weakness.[iii] Strength comes out of weakness.[iv] There is evident in another's courageous weakness. And the Prophet Isaiah closes with the words, "He [that is, the Messiah and we, the Messiah's followers] will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in the earth…" The Messiah's mission begins and ends with justice. The biblical notion of justice is that everyone is given their due. Justice!
Today we remember the baptism of Jesus, a baptism in which we share. Momentarily we will be invited to renew our own baptismal promises. There is one question in our Baptismal Covenant which I find particularly poignant. We all will be asked, "Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?"[v] The English word "dignity" comes from the Latin, dignitatem, which means worthiness. The English word "worthiness" comes from an Old English root from which we get the word "worship." That to which we give the highest renown and reverence we worship. So our pledging to respect the dignity of every human being is about our ascribing worth and worthiness to others, reverencing them as persons – as children of God – and acknowledging God's image in them.
Why bequeath dignity to others? We pledge to bequeath a reverent worthiness to other people – especially those who could seem to us among the least, or the last, or the lost – not to show the love of God to them. It's not that, at least not at first. We're reminded about doing this, we renew our pledge to do this, so that we will first receive the love of God in a way which we cannot buy or control or predetermine. We receive a much fuller presence of God, in the face and form of those whom we could deem the most poor or pathetic.In respecting the dignity of every human being, especially those who show up poorly on our own lists, we will especially know more about the breadth of the love of God. Experiencing this, we will know so much more about the love of God that we can't help but share it. To love as we have been loved.
We pledge to respect the dignity of every human being. We pledge to ascribe worth to all others. This pledge goes without saying about those whom we love, value, respect, identify with, and are grateful for. Towards them we need not pledge to give respect and dignity. Rather, we make this pledge to respect the dignity of those whom we could otherwise scorn, curse, hold in derision, and reject. Why? We learn something about the magnanimity of God's respect for the dignity of creation, and about the limitless breadth of God's love, by bequeathing dignity on those whom we may find have no dignity, at least in our eyes. To ascribe them their dignity, their worthiness: their worthiness to be alive, to have needs, to have hopes, to have convictions and values which we may or may not share. To push his point, Jesus even says two more very extreme things. Jesus reminds us to "love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous."[vi] Love your enemies… or, if you don't call them enemies, then love the people you find appalling, abhorrent, perhaps whom you could otherwise regard as jerks. And then Jesus says that this is not just about "them"; this is about "me." Jesus says, "Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me."[vii] The least on our list.
Back to our Baptismal Covenant. In the same breath that we pledge to respect the dignity of every human being – especially to respect the dignity of those who, in our eyes, may have no dignity – we also pledge "to strive for justice and peace among all people." This echoes what we heard in our first lesson appointed for today from the Prophecy of Isaiah: about establishing "justice and peace among all people." This is also what we reaffirm in our own Baptismal Covenant.
Here's where I need to make an admission. I don't quite have my bearings on this, what this means for me and for us now: about establishing "justice and peace among all people." The outcome of our recent presidential election was not my preference, but it clearly was the choice of so many people in our land. (In all fairness, half of our voting public was inevitably going to be mightily disappointed in the outcome of our presidential election. Had the outcome been different, what I'm about to say would still pertain.) Especially now, I find this a compelling baptismal pledge we are asked to renew – "to strive for justice and peace among all people" – as I can anticipate so many people being left behind. What I am clear about is that what we read of Jesus in the Gospel accounts. The Gospels came out of time with many parallels to our own day. The government of the people of Palestine had been taken over – the omnipotent Romans were in town and were in charge – and the rich were getting richer and the poor, poorer. The religious authorities actually only had authority among the religious, and not much authority at that. And there were religious zealots, whose ends justified their means, so they were convinced. Women and children were the most vulnerable, by far. Segregation and discrimination by religion, by class and caste, by ancestry, by age, by appearance was rampant. Those of the service industry – the servant class – were often foreigners without citizenship and little or no rights.
This is the cultural backdrop for what we know of Jesus, and what Jesus calls us to be and do. This is the context in which Jesus says that "the greatest are the least" because there were so many small people; why he says "the last will be first," because so many people were losing; why he says that "the greatest among you are the least," because there was so much flaunting of power and prowess; why he promises us "peace, not as the world gives," because Jesus' peace was not contingent on the world being at peace or the nation being at peace.[viii] He promised an inner peace, beyond understanding, which will fill us and then teem out of us.
Consider the Gospel stories coming out of the most adversarial of conditions in Jesus' home country. Jesus' promises of his presence, his power, and his provision were spoken during a time of great uncertainty… which is also why he says repeatedly, "Don't be afraid," "Don't be afraid," "Don't be afraid," because there was so much about which one could otherwise be afraid.
Respect the dignity of every human being. That seems clear to me. If you find someone whose dignity you do not experience, and for whom you find respectability wanting, rather than that being an obstacle, consider that an invitation. You've been given a gift. If you find some person or some group does not have dignity, give them dignity. And by all means, don't curse them. Remember Jesus' saying in a very sorry context, "bless, don't curse," when it would be so easy to curse.[ix] Cursed people do not get better. Pray God's blessing be upon them, to multiply the good and redeem the bad. Pray for the intervention of God's blessing, that God be at work in them, in an amazing way, through whatever they've got up their sleeve.
Don't wait until you have a plan. Move ahead with a practice. Jesus gives you a baptismal promise. It's Jesus' promise of his presence, his peace, his provision, and his power. He made his promise to us during his earthly life, in a time of incredible adversity for so many. And Jesus will make good on his promise. With that, you can do it!
[ii] See Luke 4:16-21, Jesus' reading from Isaiah 61:1-3 when he begins his public ministry.
[iii] Insight from the commentary on Isaiah 42:1-7 in The New Jerome Biblical Commentary, Raymond E. Brown, SS, ed. (1990), pp. 334-335.
[iv] St. Paul attests to this in 2 Corinthians 12:9.
[v] See "The Baptismal Covenant" in The Book of Common Prayer (1979), pp. 304-305.
[viii] A riff on John 14:27.
Thank you Br. Curtis for your wisdom and insight in this sermon, it has shown me a way forward and release from the fear that was rising in me.
THANK YOU FOR THE POWERFUL SIMPLICITY OF YOUR WORDS, AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT TO START WITH A PRACTICE AND NOT A PLAN. I AM CHALLENGED BY YOUR SERMON.


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Sidney Lumet's Fail Safe offers a perspective on the presidency never more relevant than it is here in 2012.
The Wake-Up Call of Fail Safe in 2012
Barbara Barnett September 1, 2012	5 Comments 185 Views
I happened to be channel surfing this afternoon and landed on Fail Safe, the 1964 Cold War drama by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, and a very young Larry Hagman. It's an intense, chilling, and thought-provoking movie, and one that made a huge impression on me when I first saw it on TV as a kid.
Based on the novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler, Fail Safe presents us with the possibility of accidental nuclear war with the Soviet Union. U.S. planes on a training mission experience a malfunction and get a signal that their drill isn't a drill, but a real threat. Their mission is to drop two 20-megaton nuclear devices on Moscow.
With measured diplomacy, the President (Fonda), aided by an Air Force General works with the Russians to help them shoot down our bombers in the hopes that the U.S. planes will be destroyed before reaching their target. The military, under orders from the president must do what it has been drilled into them not to ever do: cooperate with the enemy—and disclose to them our top secret information in a effort to help them shoot down the U.S. planes.
In the end, one plane is destined to get through, putting the president in an impossible position: how to find a way to avoid a full-scale Soviet retaliation. What else could the Soviet Premier do, knowing that Russia's major metropolis has been annihlated by a nuclear bomb?
In the movie, the president decides he has no alternative to all-out war other than to drop two 20-megaton bombs on New York City (where his wife is visiting). It is a mea culpa designed to avoid global thermonuclear war with the Soviet Union. Some of his generals and political operatives believe he is not just misguided, but insane, instead seeing the crisis as pretext to go full-scale attack and take out those pesky Russians once and for all.
It is a brilliant movie (and novel, by the way). I've seen it countless times, and each time, even knowing the ending, it still chills me to the core.
It's interesting that I happened to catch it here, just as the 2012 presidential election is about to heat up into the final fall push. I often think about Fail Safe during presidential elections, wondering how each of the candidates would confront the sort of impossible situation Fail Safe's president (interesting, he is not named in the movie) faces. Which would pull us back from the brink, and which would dive heedless into the chasm full speed ahead, ready to exploit the crisis?
Every president confronts terrifying crises; it goes along with the territory. Some of them are horrific, even no-win, and I have to wonder which of our current candidates has the courage to make the sort of politically suicidal decision Henry Fonda's president must in Fail Safe.
Which one of our candidates, President Barack Obama or former Governor Mitt Romney, would have the cojones to do the right thing, even if that means we shoot down our own planes, or (God forbid) obliterate an entire American city? And which would refuse to apologize for a terrible American mistake that had tragic consequences? Which one would be influenced by those who see in the tragedy an opportunity to flex American muscle, even if it means ultimately making us less secure?
The U.S. makes mistakes, sometimes individual military personnel make them, sometimes our contract mercenaries; sometimes errors of judgment happen up (far up) the chain of command. Do we insist on the doctrine that we are flawless, and therefore do not make mistakes as a world power, refusing to apologize or make amends? In fact, is the propoer response to up the rhetoric or rattle our sabre louder to exploit a tragic situation?
Mitt Romney and the Republicans scorn what they call President Obama's "apology tour" early in his term. The president's efforts to repair our extremely tarnished foreign policy reputation through careful diplomacy has been called weakness and derided as "European" or "anti-colonialist," or worse.
Hearing Romney's jingoistic rhetoric during his acceptance speech Thursday night makes me wonder how a President Romney might frame America's foreign policy. And watching Fail Safe again makes me shudder to think what a President Romney would do if we should again find ourselves on the brink of war.
Tags 2012 Presidential Election cold war elections fail safe foreign policy Henry Fonda Obama president Romney Sidney Lumet
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Don't Rock the Boat from University Games, worth £14.99!
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Who doesn't love pirates and penguins?! This game looks like great fun. James and I both love board games and have a fairly sizeable stash tucked away in the spare room… I can't wait for the girls to be old enough to play these sorts of things, board games make such a great family activity.
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Marilyn Manson Biography
Marilyn Manson is an American musician who founded the eponymous band 'Marilyn Manson'. This biography of Marilyn Manson provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.
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Birthday: January 5, 1969
Famous: Quotes By Marilyn Manson Actors
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Also Known As: Brian Hugh Warner
Born Country: United States
Born in: Canton, Ohio, United States
Famous as: Singer-songwriter
Spouse/Ex-: Dita Von Teese (m. 2005–2007)
father: Barbara Wyer
mother: Hugh Warner
U.S. State: Ohio
Personality: INFJ
education: GlenOak High School, Heritage Christian School, Broward Community College
Marilyn Manson is an American singer-songwriter, visual artist, actor, and record producer. He started hogging the limelight with his controversial yet super hit album 'Antichrist Superstar.' He is highly popular as well as notorious for his controversial stage personality. The singer, who is known for his outrageous behavior, has earned as many detractors as his fans over the years, thanks to his politically incorrect lyrics and unconventional music. He had a difficult childhood as he was molested repeatedly by a neighbor. Growing up, he felt lonely and began to write poems and songs. For several years, he struggled to make a living. In spite of being so talented, success evaded him. Eventually, he got noticed and was able to launch his musical career. Born as Brian Hugh Warner, the American singer adopted the stage name 'Marilyn Manson' when he began performing. From an early age he was eccentric and quirky. Even though his mother was religious, he harbored strong anti-Christian feelings which he expressed through his songs. His rebellious nature and refusal to adhere to religious norms endeared him to like-minded folks. His weird dressing style added to his charm. He often wears garish makeup and a stylized contact lens in one eye, which gives him the creepy look that his fans love so much.
He was born on January 5, 1969, in Canton, Ohio, USA. He is the only son of Hugh Warner and Barbara Wyer. He is of mixed descent. As a young boy, he was molested repeatedly by a neighbor. He began writing poems and songs as means of coping with his pain and trauma.
His parents sent him to 'Heritage Christian School.' He was also made to attend church regularly. This instilled in him an aversion for all things religion and he begged his parents to let him change his school. He then went to 'Glen Oak High School' from where he graduated in 1987.
In 1990, he enrolled at the 'Broward Community College' in Florida to study journalism. During this time, he also began to write articles for a music magazine and started hanging out with other musicians.
Quotes: Music
Ohio Actors
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Brian Warner adopted the stage name 'Marilyn Manson' and formed the band 'Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids' along with guitarist Scott Putesky in 1989. The band was later renamed 'Marilyn Manson.'
After playing in clubs for four years, the band finally got noticed by Trent Reznor in 1993 and he helped them release their debut album 'Portrait of an American Family' in 1994. The album became a hit.
In 1995, the band released the Extended Play (EP) 'Smells Like Children.' The EP was full of songs related to drugs and childhood abuse. The controversial nature of the songs added to the band's appeal.
The year 1996 proved to be a great one for the band. The release of the album 'Antichrist Superstar' catapulted the band, especially its front man, to great fame. The album's anti-religious theme appealed to a lot of rebellious youngsters.
In 1998, he released the album 'Mechanical Animals' which served as the second installment of 'Antichrist Superstar' (trilogy). The album reached the No. 1 spot in the US, and was a critical as well as a commercial success.
In 2000, he released 'Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death),' the final album of the trilogy. The music was a combination of industrial and alternative metal. Though the album was much anticipated, it failed to live up to the success of its predecessor.
The band came up with the Nazi-themed album 'The Golden Age of Grotesque' in 2003. Like many of Marilyn Manson's albums, this one too sold well and was certified gold in Australia, France, Germany, and the UK.
The album 'The High End of Low' was out in 2009. Debuting at No. 4 on 'Billboard 200,' the album spawned hit singles, such as 'I Want to Kill You like They Do in the Movies' and 'Running to the Edge of the World.'
In 2012, the band released the album 'Born Villain' after a gap of three years. The album peaked at No. 10 on 'Billboard 200.' The band followed it up with the 'Hey Cruel World... Tour' to promote the album.
His ninth studio album 'The Pale Emperor' was released on January 2015. After two years, he released his tenth studio album 'Heaven Upside Down,' which received positive reviews from music critics.
Along with his musical career Manson has also appeared in some movies. He usually plays minor supporting roles or appears in a cameo.
Quotes: You, Friends
Male Musicians
Capricorn Actors
He is best-known for his album 'Antichrist Superstar' which was a rock opera concept album with controversial songs. The album went platinum in both the US and Canada, and sold well in other countries too. The album established Marilyn Manson as a popular rock star.
American Musicians
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He won the 'MTV Video Music Award' for 'Best Cinematography in a Video' for his music video 'The Dope Show' in 1999.
In 2000, he won the 'Metal Edge Readers' Choice Award' for 'Best Male Performer of the Year.'
Quotes: Me, Never, Yourself, Like, I
He was engaged to actor Rose McGowan. However, they broke off their engagement.
He married Dita Von Teese on November 2004 after a four-year courtship. The marriage did not last long as Dita filed for divorce in 2006. Manson's alcoholism and infidelity were cited as reasons for separation.
He was also romantically involved with Evan Rachel Wood and Lindsay Usich.
This controversial rock star loves painting in his free time. He has even exhibited his paintings in a show called 'The Golden Age of Grotesque.'
Marilyn Manson Movies
Beat the Devil (2002)
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)
Party Monster (2003)
Wrong Cops (2013)
Jawbreaker (1999)
Rise (2007)
1. Lost Highway (1997)
(Mystery, Thriller)
2. Beat the Devil (2002)
(Adventure, Action, Comedy, Short)
3. The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)
(Drama)
4. Party Monster (2003)
(Crime, Drama, Thriller, Biography)
5. Wrong Cops (2013)
(Comedy, Crime)
6. Jawbreaker (1999)
(Comedy, Crime, Thriller)
7. Rise (2007)
(Thriller, Action, Horror, Mystery)
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Founded in 1953, IRUM is a company specialized in machinery construction. Initially, operating as a state company, IRUM becomes a fully private owned company in 1999 with Maviprod as the main shareholder, dedicating itself since then mainly to the forest industry.
Today, after 65 years, we have over 500 employees and the factory in Reghin, Mures County, Romania, is 175,000 m2, and we still call it "home". Based on our roots and extensive experience, the business expanded rapidly, IRUM becoming a leading supplier of a wide range of forestry equipment and spare parts on the Romanian market and beyond.
The group operations always focused on the production, development and service dedicated to forestry equipment. In 2010 we added the agricultural machinery. Our recipe for success is simple: we combine the experience and skill of our research and development centre with world-renowned integration technologies. On the other hand, IRUM has a network of spare parts service which is continuously expanding and developing to improve quality of services.
The design, development or vital feedback from our customers are the driving force behind our machines: each new model comes after years of virtual design, testing and prototyping before other steps to be taken in the development process, and approximately 70% of forestry tractor components are of own production. The range of products made at IRUM currently includes articulated forestry tractors, agricultural tractors, funiculars, trolleys and spare parts, but the factory has also CNC processing centre, casting, heat treatment line, tool house, welding, painting and service workshop.
Initially, operating as a state company, the first studies on forestry machines are realized in 1968 and the first TAFs are built just a year later.
In the coming years, the continuous innovation and development process give rise to defining models for today's products, such as TAF 650 or TAF 657M.
IRUM becomes fully private owned company in 1999, having Maviprod as the main shareholder, dedicating itself since then mainly to forest industry.
The coming years lead to improvement and refreshment of product range.
In 2010 begins a new era in our company's history: the first agricultural tractors leaving the new assembly line, combining the Belarus reliable technology with IRUM skill and experience.
Still in 2010, IRUM makes the next step in upgrading products by launching the TAF 2010M model 2010M, our first machine where ergonomics and comfort in use received special attention.
The 2012 marks the introduction of Perkins series 1200 prized engine with Tier IIIB stage of pollution. Furthermore, this is the year when we have participated at the KWF-Expo fair with the newest and most advanced TAF 2012 model of the IRUM development centre.
In 2013 IRUM celebrates its 60th anniversary.
In 2015 we inaugurate the only Research and Development Centre of agricultural and forestry machinery with Romanian capital, the place where 40 engineers and specialists are formed and working.
In 2016 TAF 2012G with grapple is launched, the newest equipment conceived in our Research and Development Center, a Westen-like standard Forestry tractor, remarkable with state-of-the-art technology, efficiency and comfort.
In 2017 TAF 2012 G 6C and TAF 2012 PS 6C are launched, both being developed in our Research and Development Center, called IFOR. These machines have 153 HP and are part of a more emission-tolerant range.
The year 2018 marks the 65th anniversary for IRUM, as well as the 25th anniversary for MAVIPROD group. This year, TAGRO is launched, the new Romanian agricultural tractor TAGRO.


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Army of Two: The 40th Day är ett third person shooter videospel utvecklat av EA Montreal och publicerats av Electronic Arts för konsolerna Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 och PlayStation Portable. Det är uppföljaren till Army of Two. Army of Two: The 40th Day släpptes den 12 januari 2010 i Nordamerika och 15 januari 2010 i Europa.

Army of Two: The 40th Day fokuserar på två spelares kooperativa spelande. Spelet presenterar ännu en gång Tyson Rios och Elliot Salem som stridande parters, som med hjälp av sin handledare Alice Murray, måste kämpa för att överleva och ha företräde framför invasionsstyrkorna som uppslukade hela staden Shanghai, Kina i en förödande terroristattack. En demo av spelet har släppts på Xbox Live och PlayStation Network.

Gameplay
Mer vapen och uppgraderingar kommer att finnas tillgängliga, och tillade utbytbara uppgraderingar mellan vapen, som att lägga pipan på ett gevär till en annan. Den "pimped" alternativet återvänder med nya kamouflage system. Vapen kan nu också fås från nedskjutna fiender och har ökat spelarens arsenal till fyra vapen (jämfört med tre i Army of Two). Kulor kan tränga svagare material som trä och plåt. Vissa vapen kan endast låsas upp av olika moral stunder, både bra och dåliga resultat. Vapendelar kan erhållas i spelets nivåer gratis, antingen genom att söka bepansrade lådor (som är låsta så snart fienden känner av spelarens närvaro) eller helt enkelt att bara leta.

Nya Heavy och Super Heavy fiender kan visas att bära tjock pansar och kräver ofta en särskild metod för attack för att besegra, såsom att skjuta gasbehållare eller påsar granat på just den fienden. Super Heavy fiender kommer att bära vapen som inte kan köpas eller hittas på annat sätt, till exempel en eldkastare eller en Gatling gun.

Handling
Tyson Rios och Elliot Salem börjar i spelet några år efter händelserna där första spelet slutar. De egenföretagar privatmilitära entreprenörerna Rios och Salem driver, med hjälp av Alice Murray, ett eget privata företag vid namn Trans World Operations (TWO). De är engagerade i ett rutinmässigt uppdrag i Shanghai när saker går som sämst. En grupp PMC arbetar tillsammans för att anfalla staden, som då orsakar förödelse och hotar Rios och Salems överlevnad.  Rios och Salem måste tillsammans kämpa sig igenom denna invasion och försöka komma ut ur Shanghai levande.

Externa länkar
 Officiell webbplats

Playstation 3-spel
Playstation Portable-spel
Xbox 360-spel
Datorspel 2010
Tredjepersonsskjutare
Spel med enspelarläge och flerspelarläge
Shanghai i fiktion
Kina i fiktion

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