I hope they dont push her thru she sounds like a snob. Ill just mute her.
They have trouble getting a single option to work properly, guess what would happen if there were several.
The warp of the first sample replaced ship in a sisi patch this morning. The second one didn't change.
I'm really not a fan of the new voice. It seems lacking compared to the old one.
I would like to know the thoughts behind the change as well.
I still prefer the old aura but these alterations sound decent enough, better than what current seems to be in use.
I wonder, could there be like annoucer choices? Choose the old aura, or a new, or even choose audio files and make your own theme entirely? because that would eliminate the preference lockout AND enable a multitude of options.
My hearing is getting worse and I find the new voice hard to understand. As I said in another thread the speed sounds wrong and the diction is not to the old standard.
Given the changes to the skills screen I am finding it harder and harder to understand what the UI is telling me. CCP must understand that we are not all 20 somethings and take into account the varying degrees of sensory impairment that must exist in the number of players there are.
Agreed, it needs to be slowed down a bit. One thing I really like about Old Aura's voice is that she enunciates her words clearly because it's quite slow. Sounds better that way AND sounds exactly what I would expect from an onboard ship's voice.
CCP ye done bad... please send aura off to a sound editing suite to unbad her.
CCP, please presume the use and presence of excessively crude language and politically incorrect, derogatory exasperation expressed in this post as a means to highlight feelings and a critical viewpoint in regard to the aura voice as [rude language here] you on sisi.
The new voice is acted ok. But there is some kind of effect in it, that makes it sound metalic, which is not pleasing at all. It does not have the same sexappeal the current Aura has.
It is not bad, you clumsy pilots.
So, do you like the new voice?
I like the new voice, slightly more cheerful and less drawling, with a slight synthetic tinge that reminds me of the old voice.
No, not the current Aura "old voice".
There was a lot of complaining when the Aura you all know and love was introduced too.
I remember reading a lot of threads exactly like this one.


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Q: Is it Possible to have a Form Submit Action based on different Views in InfoPath 2010 I have several different views in InfoPath 2010 and would like to apply rules on the "Form Submit" based on what the "Current" form view is.  I don't see anything in the "Condition" statement that allows this.  Something like: If currentView = AdminView then apply these actions.
Any ideas?

A: Create as many as required submit data connections.
Put one button in each view, and setup it to execute rules instead of submitting the form.
In the rule, add a submit action to the proper data connection.

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MM! MM! MM! MM! MM!
AH, JEEZ! I'M ALREADY CLOSE!
I CAN'T BELIEVE I ALMOST-!
WELL, LAST TIME, YOU DIDN'T COME AT ALL.
I WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE WHEN IT HAPPENS.
So! Trouble in paradise! Drama between the sheets! This is a demon Kyle has faced before. Will he be able to overcome it this time? Should he overcome it? What is it that Spooky wants? And will Kyle be able to get his wish?


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UN concerned about Iraqi civilians displaced from Fallujah operation
Iraqis displaced from the city of Fallujah collect aid distributed by the Norwegian Refugee Council at a newly opened camp in Amriyat al-Fallujah on June 27, 2016, south of Fallujah. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said Monday it is "very concerned about the extremely dire conditions for more than 85,000 people" who have fled Iraq's besieged city of Fallujah over the last month.
"The people of Fallujah have been suffering under siege for many months without access to food or medical care. Reaching them now with life-saving food and other humanitarian assistance is the absolute top priority," WFP Deputy Country Director in Iraq Maha Ahmed said in a statement.
People have continued to flee Fallujah since military operations to retake the city from Daesh forces began in May.
"People are gathering in dozens of small camps where conditions are very harsh and many families are forced to share already-overcrowded tents. Others are stranded in the desert or sheltering at mosques and schools," the WFP warned.
A senior Iraqi police commander on Sunday declared the western city of Fallujah fully liberated from Daesh after an offensive that lasted more than a month.
In April, the Iraqi army, backed by US-led warplanes, launched an offensive to recapture Fallujah from Daesh, which took control of the city in early 2014.
Iraq has suffered a devastating security vacuum since mid-2014, when Daesh captured the northern city of Mosul and overran large swathes of territory in the northern and western parts of the country.
According to the UN, more than 3.4 million people are now displaced in Iraq -- more than half of them children -- while more than 10 million are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.
By Fatih Erel
Tags:MosulFallujahIraqi armyUnited NationsUnited Nations World Food ProgrammeIraqi policeMaha Ahmed
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Carrie Patterson has been named principal of Creekside Elementary School. Patterson has served as assistant principal at Eastern Elementary School since 2017. She started as a teacher at Eastern in 2003.
Patterson earned a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Georgetown College and a Master of Arts in Instructional Leadership and Director of Pupil Personnel, Curriculum Instruction, and Superintendent certifications all from Eastern Kentucky University.
A Scott County native, Patterson believes this opportunity is a chance to give back to the community that has given so much to her. She will create an environment where students and staff feel respected and valued at the new school.
Carrie Patterson lives in Georgetown with husband Randy and children Wyatt and Allie.
Creekside Elementary is currently under construction off East Main Extended in Georgetown and is on schedule to open in August 2019. Congratulations to the new leader of the Creekside Cougars, Principal Carrie Patterson!


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Dear Mom, 9 Reasons YOU Are My Hero!
Dear Mom, Whenever I try to tell you how special you are to me, words fall short. Right from the time when I was a tiny baby to the strong woman I've become today, you've never left my side. My pillar of strength and my mentor when I need that extra push. I may have never said this to you, but you're my favourite person in whole wide world! Being your daughter makes me feel immensely proud and lucky. I want you to know that you inspire me in the littlest things you do.
From the local bhaji wala on the street to the neighbour who owns a Mercedes Benz, you've treated everyone equally always. You taught me that kindness and humility takes one a long way in life. Your riches don't define you as a person, but the person inside of you does. A smile costs nothing, but it does make someone's day better. Whoever I meet today, I keep your virtues in mind. I carry them in my heart and I do my bit to spread happiness wherever I can.
Life is not a bed of roses - who would know that better than you? Prioritizing between work and family has never been easy, but you still make it look effortless. I know it gets tiring and sometimes it upsets you, but being the wonderwoman that you are, you never show it on your face. The world needs more people like you. People who know how handle their own problems and deal with them like they never existed in the first place. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, you're amazing at what you do.
Even when you're travelling on work or on vacation, there's not one day that goes by without you picking up the phone and giving me a ring to ask me how my day is going. That's the beauty of our bond. We keep in touch. No matter how busy you are, you still take the time out to talk to me. That's something I need to learn. The importance of keeping touch with loved ones no matter how tied down with life one is. Thank you for teaching me this.
There are days where I've seen you sacrifice your sleep to make sure that I never sleep on an empty stomach. You take good care of me and make sure that I eat right. Your selfless nature is what inspires me the most. You love unconditionally even though you know love is bitter. It involves commitment and sacrifices. I project those exact qualities today. I'm more concerned about people's happiness than my own. If there's anyone I should be grateful to, it has to be you.
All families fight, but you're the one who holds ours together. You look at anger and rage as temporary emotions. You fight for what's right while keeping the peace in the house intact. We are a successful family only because of you. Going out of one's way to prove one's point is such a childish issue, and it's not worth sacrificing the sanity of the house. Which is where you come in. Mending the bond with patience, love and understanding has always been your forte.
There's no one out there who can clip your wings. You live life according to your preference. You don't need an extra helping hand because you do things on your own. That's an attitude to be proud of! You have a powerful mind with an equally powerful will to achieve higher. That's the woman I want to become. A woman who is self sufficient and can do things independently.
Life is not meant to be taken too seriously. That's your mantra for smiling. I've seen it and I've heard people compliment you for it. You've always been able to see the good in every situation and smile at the smallest of life's blessings. Someday, I want to be like you. At the end of the day, I want to go to bed with a smile on my face no matter how awful my day went. Unlike most people, you see the bigger picture of things and that's exactly what gets you good sleep at night.
The things you weren't able to afford when you were a child... you never compromised over those when it came to my life. You've given me the best education, always made sure I had pocket money and fulfilled most of my material desires. As your daughter, it's my duty and my turn to pamper you now with anything you've felt you missed out on in life. Just say it, and it will be done. That's my promise to you.
Remember those times when I found maths tough? Or the time when you saw me break down after my first heartbreak? You could have easily chosen to not step in, but you did. You've always believed in me. Your support, love and patience has moulded me into becoming the successful woman I am today. You've taught me that in life, you must never give up on the people you love. They need you more than ever, and if you aren't there for them, what is your purpose in this world?
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Bionic Commando in the Faxanadu Mission
by Carmine Red - February 21, 2012, 2:48 pm
This batch of virtual console games contains two Game Boy classics now available on the 3DS, and an NES title that bears a striking resemblance to Zelda II.
Didn't own a Game Boy growing up? Looking for a NES retro classic but don't know where to start? The NWR staff continues to pick through Nintendo's Virtual Console library, finding the diamonds in the rough... or maybe just the rough.
This time around both Neal and J. P. had to sacrifice a dimension on their 3DS systems to play Game Boy Virtual Console releases. Will both Maru the Ninja and the Bionic Commando emerge unscathed? Then Andy digs deep and returns to the World tree in Faxanadu, a game that he reports has a lot in common with Nintendo's own Zelda II.
System Virtual Console - Game Boy
Controllers NULL
ESRB Rating Everyone 10+
Released Sep 1992
In Bionic Commando's version of action platform gameplay, you traverse levels using your character's grappling hook, without the ability to jump. The GameBoy version of the classic features a total of 15 levels, although some are simple combat-free "neutral" areas where your only goal is to find and acquire an item. You can move between all the levels on the map freely, but a lot of the levels require a specific item which forces you into a pretty linear path.
This is a pretty difficult game, especially early on. Better weapons and a larger health meter you get from collecting components of defeated enemies make the game more manageable later on. Even so, the save state feature of the Virtual Console can come in very handy. If you don't want to use that, the game is very generous about handing out continues. In addition to the difficulty, the game is pretty complex for a Game Boy game of its era, with three action buttons and a somewhat obtuse interface. I had to consult the manual several times to figure out some of its eccentricities.
Despite all that, the levels are very well-designed, and contain a variety of enemies and boss fights. The grapple-only mechanic provides for a gameplay experience you won't really find outside of this series, and it feels great to string together a series of grapples and then take out a bunch of enemies. If you enjoy classic action platformers, this is a must-own on the 3DS Virtual Console.
- J.P. Corbran
Maru's Mission
ESRB Rating Everyone
Released Mar 1991
Maru's Mission is a deliciously weird game. You star as Maru, who seems to be a ninja but I'm not entirely sure, and you have to go find his girlfriend Cori who has been captured by monsters. From there you proceed to go through a variety of locations, ranging from the absurd (Romania with Wolfman and Dracula bosses) to the ridiculous (Brazil, where you fight Hydra and Cerberus for some reason). The gameplay is also odd, as your character has an absurdly floaty jump and a projectile attack. Occasionally, you pick up power-ups that give you bombs and other attacks. It never really feels right, as it doesn't even seem to be tuned to the flow of the game.
The way the game flows is just preposterous, as you finish a level and are then treated to an interstitial scene saying "Let's Go To Egypt" (or wherever the next level is set). Sometimes you have to cross a river to get to next area, but these are just short segments where you shoot sharks. The final boss even urges you to write Jaleco USA.
Maru's Mission is just an odd game. If you're curious about a weird Jaleco-developed curiosity on the Game Boy, it's worth checking out. However, it's definitely not a diamond in the rough. Only check this out if you're ready to laugh at a game's goofiness more than you admire the quality of its design.
- Neal Ronaghan
Faxanadu
System Virtual Console - Nintendo Entertainment System
Cost 500 Points
Controllers Wii Remote,Wii Classic,GameCube
The first thing that you would have noticed about Faxanadu, had you played it on the NES all those years ago, was that the game was clearly marketed at Zelda fans. The cartridge label was very Zelda-esque, containing a shield and words that read "Daggers and wingboots, mantras and monsters await you." The rest of the similarities to the Zelda series can be noticed by anyone playing the game on the Virtual Console; the game has much in common with Zelda II, including detailed side-scrolling stages, weapon power-ups, and an epic soundtrack.
The game takes place in the World Tree, which has been overrun by evil monsters (referred to as Dwarves). You start as a wandering traveler coming home from a long journey to the trunk of the tree. After being informed of the dangers about, you are implored by the king to do something about it. Aside from some gold to buy supplies with, the game sends you off with little direction or guidance. Most of the passage to new areas can be purchased from "key shops" but not before specific items are obtained or goals are completed.
The game is certainly very challenging, partly because you need to interpret poorly translated hints from townsfolk for guidance, but also because the combat itself can feel very stiff. Your hero only has one sword attack (forward slash) and cannot duck or aim upward, though the presence of projectile magic helps keep the combat interesting to a certain extent. Also, the game will have you desperately seeking better gear and magic as you get further into the adventure.
Although the game is not perfect, it's a game that many people have never experienced, and definitely worth checking out. If you're a fan of side-scrolling adventure games, especially ones with an open-world element, give Faxanadu a try.
- Andy Goergen
MagicCow64February 22, 2012
I would add that Faxanadu has a really addictive leveling up system for a 2D NES game, and further emphasize that the music is great.
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Am I Training My Children to Follow Me or Lead Themselves?
This past Sunday, I was teaching a class on leadership. The whole crux of the lesson was "Good leaders develop followers; Great leaders develop other leaders." That seems so profound in the congregational setting. But then it hit me. What about my kids? Am I training them to be followers or leaders.
Now I know where your mind just went. You thought I was talking about whether or not they will follow the crowd at school or whether they will lead the crowd. While that is good point too, I was actually thinking of where I may have a deeper problem in child-rearing.
Am I training my children simply to follow me or am I empowering them to be able to lead themselves?
Am I training them to do what they think is right or am I training them to do what I think is right? Am I empowering them to think for themselves or am I squelching their creativity? Are they ever allowed to disagree with me? Should they be allowed to disagree with me? Or am I teaching them to simply step in line behind me?
I don't want my children to simply be followers, even if they are just following me. Yes, I want to positively influence them. But, really, I want them to be leaders. That may mean they don't stay in lockstep behind me.
So, how do I help train them to be leaders?
Today's Bible reading over at giveattentiontoreading.com really hit me about how I deal with my family.
The verse that really got me was Hebrews 5:2, "He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness." The Hebrew writer was talking about the Old Covenant priests who had to offer sacrifices for themselves as well as for the people. They could deal gently with others because they recognize their own weaknesses.
That hit me regarding my preaching and relationships with brethren. But it also made me think about my wife and kids. It really struck me that usually I'm most harsh with my wife and kids if they are making a mistake I have made. I think in some ways I can get really harsh because I can trick myself into thinking I'm better than I am. If I come down really hard on them about the issue that means I'm not soft on the issue with them and really I have a good handle on it. I can make myself feel better than them by really letting them have it.
Interestingly, the Bible says my own weaknesses should have the exact opposite affect. Instead of my weaknesses making me more harsh with my family, they ought to help me address my family with gentleness.
This is especially true with my children. How often I see them make my mistakes and out of the noble desire to protect them from the consequences I've had to face I start getting mean, harsh, controlling, and even manipulative. In my mind, it is about protecting and preserving them. That seems noble enough. One of the things I'm learning is that when I'm mean, harsh, or controlling, I usually just push my kids to keep making the same mistakes. When I approach them with gentleness, recognizing my own weaknesses, even leading with my weaknesses, that seems to help them a whole lot more.
I'm making a personal commitment today. Before I start getting on to my kids for anything, I want to first think about my own weaknesses. I want to remember that I am beset with weakness. That way, when I deal with their weaknesses, I can do so with the proper spirit.
Have a great week and remember that God's way works with our families.
As is often the case after I spend a week with parents I think are doing a better job than me, I have loaded up on parental encouragement in the form of books. Thank you Half Price Bookstore. I've come across one that I think is going to revolutionize my thinking about my job as Dad and my expectations of my children.
The book is Rite of Passage Parenting: Four Essential Experiences to Equip Your Kids for Life * by Walker Moore. Our job as parents is to bring up our children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4). Bring them up, that is, lead them to maturity and adulthood. Moore suggests our American culture has lost four essentials to help bring our children up to that maturity.
I haven't finished the book yet, but I've read enough to be excited about its promise and if the book falls flat in delivering good advice the mere concept has opened my eyes to a better way to work with my kids. Sometimes I think he is over the top with his satirical humor (perhaps the result of working as a youth minister–one can tend to forget that in writing a book for parents he no longer has to shoot from the hip with excessive humor). Additionally, some of his illustrations fall flat for me because of the difference in perspective on things like prom. However, I'm getting a great deal out of this book and I look forward to telling you all about it when I'm finished.
Today, I thought I would simply throw out the concept and leave you with a passage from the book to whet your appetite.
While I was growing up, my parents used to make us sit through (back then, it seemed more like "suffer through") a television show called The Waltons. Each week the show reached us throug the vision and voice of John-Boy, the eldest son of John and Olivia Walton. John-Boy worked with his dad on a farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains and helped him run the sawmill.
If The Waltons had been written about our modern-day family, the show would look very different. First of all, no one would expect John-Boy to help his family. While his dad tried to keep the farm going, John-Boy would sit in his room, playing video games. His sole responsibilities would consist of making his bed and taking out the trash. He could only accomplish these tasks, of course, with tremendous whining, complaining, and snorting like a bull poised for attack.
If the contemporary John and Olivia ever dared to let John-Boy go outside, he would certainly have to be covered from head to toe in protective gear. Can you see our modern-day John-Boy coming out to chop wood? He would have a helmet–not just any old helmet, but one that had passed all the government safety ratings. He would don protective eyewear, elbow pads, and safety shoes with reinforced steel toes. His parents would make sure he had a rope tying the axe handle to his wrist. That way, if he let the ax slip, it wouldn't go very far. It would have a safety shield covering its head so John-Boy wouldn't accidentally cut himself. Of course, it would also come with a safety DVD so he could learn which end was sharp and how he should always keep it point away from his face. Finally, the ax would come shrink-wrapped in clear plastic–the kind that even a nuclear blast can't break free.
I'm sure you get the idea of where this is going. I can't wait to learn more about helping my children become adults. I'll share with you what I learn as we're going along.
*This post does contain affiliate links. Hey, I'm trying to help you with your parenting. Why don't you help me with mine, click the link, buy a book, help my kids. Here's another chance.
I'm glad I'm reading The Secret of Staying in Love * by John Powell. These are lessons I need to grasp. Even though he doesn't reference Bible verses, I believe his point is biblical. This is an excerpt from his chapter "Human Needs and the Experience of Love" about unconditional love. This is the kind of love we need to develop for spouses, children, and parents.
Love may be given either conditionally or unconditionally. There is no other possibility. Either I attach conditions to my love or I do not. I would like to say at this point that only unconditional love can effect change in the life of the person to whom that love is offered.
In his work, Conceptions of Modern Psychiatry, from which we took our working definition of love, Dr. Sullivan talks of the "quiet miracle of developing the capacity of love." He describes being loved as the source of this miracle. The first impulse to change, he says, comes not so much from being challenged as from being loved. Only in an atmosphere of unconditionally offered love will the human barriers to relationships be lowered.
There is a story of a housewife who related that her husband's love seemed to be conditioned on her keeping the house tidy and in order at all times. She maintained that she needed to know that he loved her whether the house was cleaned up or not, in order to have the strength to keep the house clean. If you understand and agree with what she is saying, you understand the point being made here. The only kind of love that helps us change and grow is unconditional.
Conditional love always degenerates into pan-scale love. Both parties are expected, in pan-scale love, to put a donation into the proper pan so that a perfect balance is achieved. But sooner or later some tension, some pain, some struggle will distract one of the pan-scale lovers, and he will not make his monthly payment on time. So conditional lover #2, refusing to be swindled, removes part of his contribution in order to be sure that more isn't going out than coming in–until nothing is left but emotional or legal divorce.
There is another question, and it is not so simple. Can we expect one party in a love relationship to continue making an unconditional contribution and commitment of love without a sustaining response from the other? Theoretically, I believe that if a person could continue offering an unconditional love, the other would in time respond. But perhaps it would be too late. If the person trying to offer unconditional love is given nothing in response, to nourish his own capacity and renew his strength for love, the relationship may be brought to an inevitable failure.
In practice I think this possibility is claimed far more than it actually occurs. People renege on their love commitments, run off to divorce courts, and take to falling in love all over again (with somebody else), without ever challenging their personal resources, developing their ingenuity, or testing their coping mechanism. It has been said that love works if we will work at it. I think that this is true, and I think that fidelity will always be the measure and test of human love.
Footnote: "Unconditional love" should be interpreted as an ideal, a goal towards which true love aspires, but which is realistically not within human reach or attainment. We are all to some extent injured, limited by the throb of our own needs and pains. Only a totally unscarred and free person could consistently give unconditional love. Such a person, of course, does not exist.
*Yes, that was an affiliate link. By now, you probably assumed that. Here is another one to make it easier for you to buy a copy of Powell's book.
Many of you know I run a Bible reading blog as well (giveattentiontoreading.com). Today's reading really hit me with the example of Jesus having compassion on the crowds even when He was mourning for the loss of His cousin, John. At the other blog, I just talked about taking time for others in general.
We allow each of our children to be involved in one sport at a time. But when its game or practice time, I'm usually irritated for the interruption in my schedule. Marita often asks me to be involved in more of their homeschooling activities and I often come up with a really good excuse to put her off.
I could go on and on with good examples of how selfish I can be as a father, but I'm feeling enough shame and guilt as it is. The sad thing is if I'm not careful I can get so caught up in all my good work that I simply can't be bothered by my kids and that is what they become to me–a bother.
Oh sure, there are times when I really do have very important things that need to be done and I simply cannot do something with my kids at those times. Further, there are times when I need to direct them in their own activities and they don't have time to do something with me. However, I have to remember that one of the most important jobs God has given me is the stewarding of these four blessings. I can't raise them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord if I find an excuse to avoid most of our time together because it doesn't fit on my grand schedule for my plans.
I'm trying to remember that there will be plenty of years down the line when they are no longer in my home and I'll no longer have the opportunity to be bothered by them. I need to make the most of those opportunities right now.
Have a great day and spend some time with your kids.
Check out the books I mentioned, they really are great.
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the #1 reason you should own a dog. That reason was that walking the dog helps provide a pause button before you blow up with anger. The problem is, even after writing that, I don't alway remember to go walk the dog.
Last week I blew up at my daughter, Tessa, ironically enough about the dog. When I say I blew up, I mean volcanic eruption. Yelling, hateful speech, belittling and hurting. It was so awful, her only response was to break down in tears. That broke my heart. To know that I was the cause of such sadness and pain kills me. The problem is that it is too late to take it back. The damage has been done. However, just because the damage has been done doesn't mean I just ask for God's forgiveness and move on without looking back.
Matthew 5:23-24 says, "So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift." What was sacrifice for under the Old Covenant? It wasn't just an act of worship. Sacrifice was the means by which the Jews became reconciled with God for their sins. What then is Jesus saying? He's saying that before I strive to be reconciled with God over some sin of mine, I need to reconcile with the person against whom I sinned. I can't sin against people all day and then think a nightly prayer of confession wipes my slate clean. I need to be busy reconciling.
Can you already see the problem? Sure, I said the words, "I'm sorry." But I didn't apologize. I didn't seek amends. I didn't reconcile. I actually just used those words to start another harangue on my daughter. I didn't take responsibility for my actions. Rather, I admitted I had done something wrong but placed the responsibility on Tessa. The "apology" was more about what I thought she had done wrong than what I knew I had done wrong.
However, when I got home last week after our gospel meeting with Terry Francis, I pulled Tessa aside and offered a true apology, amends, reconciliation. Here is essentially what I said.
"Tessa, I need to offer you an apology. This morning when you argued with me, I blew up at you. That was wrong of me. I'm sorry. Then I offered an apology that wasn't really an apology but actually a justification. I really blamed you for my sin. I do think you were wrong for arguing with me and disrespecting with me. But my angry outburst was not your fault. I acted like you were to blame when I was the one who blew up. Your arguing and my blowing up were two different things. I'm sorry for blowing up at you and I'm sorry for blaming you. I don't want you to think you were at fault for my sin. Will you please forgive me?" She said yes and we hugged.
Please notice some things here that will help as we strive to reconcile with folks.
My angry outburst was mine. It wasn't Tessa's. Did she do something wrong? Sure. But that was hers and not mine. It doesn't matter what anyone else does, I'm not given permission to sin. Therefore, when I'm seeking forgiveness and reconciliation I must not shift the responsibility to anyone else. When I do, I'm not really apologizing.
Many times, I want to gloss over my wrongs by just offering some kind of general apology or plea for reconciliation. However, if I really want reconciliation, I won't gloss over but I will validate the other person's feelings of hurt and anger by stating exactly what I did. I blew up. I justified. I acted like I was apologizing when I wasn't. The way I avoided this in my second apology (first real apology) was to actually state all the sins I had committed, all the hurts I had administered. This showed that I really had thought about what I had done. I really did have remorse about the hurt.
Before someone cries, "Wait a minute, God never said I had to list all the hurts," let me make a comment. I'm not trying to write a 5-step plan for being forgiven by God so you can go to heaven. I'm writing what I've learned actually helps me reconcile with others. God did say you needed to reconcile with those you had wronged. I've learned this helps accomplish what God has asked of us.
3) State that it was a sin.
Certainly, sometimes I make errors in judgment or mistakes. When that is all I've done, that is all I need to admit to. However, when I've actually sinned (and wrathful outbursts and clamoring really are sins even when they are directed toward my children–Ephesians 4:31), I need to admit what I did. I shouldn't minimize it. I shouldn't play it down. I need to call a spade a spade and a sin a sin. Otherwise, I'm still not really apologizing and reconciling, am I?
4) Don't demand the other apologize.
Tessa did wrong with her disrespectful argument and disobedience. But that didn't need to be dealt with as I apologized for my sin. The fact is my apology would come off as manipulative if it appeared like my apology was actually fishing for Tessa to offer how own apology for her wrongs.
Don't misunderstand, if someone has sinned against you, you should talk to them about it. I'm just saying the midst of your own apology is not the place to do it.
When I've sinned, what I need most is forgiveness. I didn't need to simply apologize and move on. I needed to put the ball in Tessa's court. As much as it depends on me, I should be at peace with all people (Romans 12:18). That means I need to do my part. My part is to recognize my wrong, apologize, and seek forgiveness. When I've done that, then as far as it depends on me, I'm living peaceably with others.
6) Don't act like forgiveness is owed.
You can't see this point in my actual words, but rather in the omission of words. Fortunately, Tessa immediately agreed to forgive me. We hugged and moved on in our relationship. But what if she hadn't forgiven me? What if she had said, "Dad, if this were the first time, I would forgive you. But this is the 100th time that I can recall. I'm just not ready to forgive you right now. Maybe later." How should I respond?
This is a tough one for Christians because we immediately want to bring out Luke 17:3-4. "Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against you seven times in a day, and turns to you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him." When we've done wrong and the other person is not forgiving us, we like to hammer him/her with this passage. But think through this for a moment.
If I'm asking Tessa for forgiveness, I'm asking for mercy. I'm asking for something I haven't earned. Something that by definition she is not obligated by our relationship to give me. The problem is we Christians are often like little children and the word "Please." When trying to teach my children manners and how to use the word "please," we always hit a phase in which the child thinks that because they said "please" they are owed what they asked for. We tend to think that because we said, "I'm sorry; will you please forgive me," the other person owes it to us and we start bludgeon them with the Bible when they are reluctant.
Here's the problem. Should Tessa forgive me? Absolutely. But not because of me. She doesn't owe me. She owes God. If she refused to forgive me, is that a problem. Absolutely. But that is between her and God, not between her and me. Should someone hold her accountable to God's standard of forgiveness. Absolutely. But that is not my place. If I act like I'm owed this forgiveness I'm asking for, then I'm not actually asking for forgiveness am I. Forgiveness, by definition, is something not owed to me.
If Tessa had trouble forgiving me, instead of holding Luke 17:3-4 over her head, I need to apologize again for setting a stumbling block before her. I sinned against her so badly that she is finding it hard to submit to God's will. Far from acting like the truly spiritual one, I need to humbly make reconciliation for that further sin on my part.
I really hate to share this huge flub on my part. I'd rather get to come off as one of those guys who has done it all right and if you would just be like me you could do it all right too. Regrettably, that is just not the role God is letting me play. Instead, I hope you can learn from my school of hard knocks so you don't have to go through them.


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A North Atlantic right whale breaks the ocean surface off Provincetown, Mass., in Cape Cod Bay on April 10, 2008. Credit: AP / Stephan Savoia
By Emily C. Dooley emily.dooley@newsday.com Updated August 25, 2017 8:08 PM
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries division and Canadian authorities are launching an investigation after a number of North Atlantic right whales have died this summer, stressing the already imperiled population.
Thirteen of the critically endangered mammals have died since April — 10 in Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence and three at or near Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, said David Gouveia of NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region.
"The recent right whale mortalities are concerning," Gouveia said during a news briefing Friday.
The investigation, coordinated with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, will focus on cause of death, changing habitats, food distribution, pathogens and other factors.
Right whales are one of the most endangered large whale species in the North Atlantic. Their population hovers between 450 and 500.
"Thirteen animals is a lot of animals when you talk about a population of less than 500," said Sean Hayes, chief of the Protected Species Branch for NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center.
On average, the species loses 3.8 whales a year, making this year's tally troublesome, especially considering this was one of the worst calving years in nearly two decades.
"When number of deaths is high and number of births is low . . . it's difficult to recover a population," Hayes said.
The whales typically migrate from Florida north along the Eastern Seaboard to Canada and back again as they feed, breed and birth calves.
They have been seen sporadically from shore and air surveys during the winter, said Rob DiGiovanni Jr., founder and chief scientist for the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society based in Hampton Bays.
"This is a normal migratory route for them passing by here," he said.
The animals got their name as the "right whale" to hunt because they are slow movers, feed near the surface and float when dead. Long Islanders were known to hunt them before commercial whaling was outlawed.
They were listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Conservation Act in 1970. The biggest threats to the population come from collisions with ships and getting tangled in fishing and lobster gear.
Those are the primary suspected causes in this recent spate of deaths, said Matthew Hardy, manager of the Aquatic Resources Management Division for Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
The investigation of what is officially called an "unusual mortality event" will be used to determine if regulatory changes — for example, modifications to ship traffic or types of authorized fishing gear — are necessary.
"We hope that it will serve to inform better decision-making," Hardy said.
By Emily C. Dooley emily.dooley@newsday.com
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Ryanair says strikes are hitting its profits
Europe's leading low cost airline slashed its profit forecast for the current fiscal year to between €1.1 billion ($1.27 billion) and €1.2 billion ($1.39 billion). That's about €150 million ($174 million) less than the company had expected.
Ryanair (RYAAY) said that strikes and flight cancellations in September had resulted in lower traffic and higher costs. It warned that customer fears of further cancellations had led to reduced bookings, forcing the airline to cut fares in the third quarter.
Shares in Ryanair dropped over 10% in London, leaving the stock down more than 22% so far this year. The company said it could slash its profit guidance further if the strikes continue.
A sharp rise in fuel costs has also heaped pressure on the airline and its outspoken CEO Michael O'Leary, who is confronting labor unions after staff strikes forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights in recent months.
Ryanair first recognized unions in December 2017 and has since struck labor agreements with pilots in Ireland and Italy. It has yet to reach agreements with union officials in countries such as Spain, Portugal, Germany and Belgium.
A turning point for low-cost airlines?
Over the long run, labor disputes, shrinking profit margins and rising customer dissatisfaction could undermine the business model that made Ryanair the largest airline in Europe, with 13,000 employees and a fleet of 430 aircraft.
Rival budget carrier EasyJet (ESYJY) said Friday it was gaining business because of Ryanair's troubles. But it too gave a cautious outlook about its earnings because of increased fuel costs and pay deals for staff.
Analysts at Bernstein said Ryanair's profit warning is "the latest indication that the 'low cost wins, legacy loses' story may be coming to an end."
The analysts said that earnings at traditional carriers — such as Lufthansa (DLAKY) and British Airways — would be less affected by rising fuel costs, making them more attractive to investors.
The tougher climate is now forcing Ryanair to scale back.
The company said Monday that it would close bases at Eindhoven in the Netherlands, and Bremen and Niederrhein in Germany on November 5. It said that affected pilots would likely be offered other positions and it would seek to minimize job losses among cabin crew.
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Majority of Southwest residents polled oppose Trump immigration policies, distrust border agents
Posted 8:55 AM, November 8, 2019, by Tribune Media Wire
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A poll of U.S. residents in the four Southwestern border states released Wednesday shows a majority disagree with how President Donald Trump is handling border issues and the way asylum-seekers are treated, and many lack trust in Border Patrol agents.
The poll of 2,750 residents from California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas was conducted by the U.S. Immigration Policy Center of the University of California-San Diego from Oct. 8-22. It was released to media on a national conference call held by the Southern Border Communities Coalition.
The poll found that 56.3% polled strongly disapprove or disapprove of the way the president is handling issues at the U.S.-Mexico border, while 36% strongly approve or approve of Trump's methods.
The majority of those polled also said they wanted more humanitarian efforts provided for migrants seeking asylum in the United States. This included 63.2% saying they want alternatives to immigration detention for families; 83% want food and water given to people in distress, regardless their immigration status; and 67% prefer that unaccompanied migrant children are placed with child welfare specialists, not border or immigration enforcement officials.
"This poll demonstrates that the majority of voters want a new approach to border governance," said Vicki Gaubeca, director of the Southern Border Communities Coalition.
John Hostettler, vice president of federal affairs and director of Texas Public Policy Foundation's Right on Immigration initiative, responded to the poll saying Congress needs to act to reform immigration.
"No one should be surprised that Americans, especially those in border states, are frustrated with our broken immigration system. Washington refuses to secure the border and implement an immigration system that works in America's interest. The President, for his part, should be commended for taking the initiative to remove incentives for people to come here illegally, make progress on the wall, and target the cartels that are making millions off of human trafficking. Congress needs to step up now and provide the resources to make sure the border is secure and start working on a solution for our broken system," Hostettler wrote in an email to Border Report.
The President, for his part, should be commended for taking the initiative to remove incentives for people to come here illegally, make progress on the wall, and target the cartels that are making millions off of human trafficking. Congress needs to step up now."
John Hostettler, Texas Public Policy Foundation
The poll also found that an overwhelming majority — 77% — want laws requiring Border Patrol officials to have reasonable suspicion and probable cause before stopping and searching individuals in the interior of the United States.
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little" or "none at all" that Border Patrol officials who abuse their authority will be held accountable.
There was "a general lack of trust in the Border Patrol agency, which includes a lack of trust that Border Patrol officials will protect the rights and civil liberties of all people, including immigrants," said Tom Wong, director of the U.S. Immigration Policy Center, which developed the poll.
Wong served as an adviser to the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders under President Barack Obama. He added that the poll found that Border Patrol agents "need to be held accountable for their abuses."
Better humanitarian treatment of migrants
The majority of Americans polled, 58.6%, said they believe asylum-seekers fleeing persecution, including women and children, should be allowed to enter the United States to ensure their safety while their asylum case is pending, while 41% said they should remain in Mexico.
The policy, formally called Migrant Protection Protocols, was enacted in 2019 by the Trump administration, first in San Diego and then in El Paso, Texas. It was enacted in South Texas in mid-July.
Currently, there are nearly 2,000 asylum-seekers, most from Central America, living homeless in a tent city on the base of the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros, Mexico, across the border from Brownsville, Texas.
"They are waiting in tent cities with a lack of water, access to toilets and lack of access to food," said Christina Patiño Houle of the Rio Grande Valley Equal Voice Network.
Border Report has visited the tent encampment several times recently. On Thursday, as temperatures dipped into the 40s, several groups of migrants banded together to make hot soup on stoves they fashioned from mud on the banks of the Rio Grande.
Volunteers from Texas and Mexico bring meals twice a day, as well as clothing and blankets. But a lice outbreak plagues children of the camp, health officials say, and the migrants are preyed upon by drug cartels and street gangs.
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Last Friday, Matamoros officials tried to round up the migrants' children and forcibly take them to a shelter two miles in the interior of the city, but federal Mexican officials intervened and stopped the removal.
Read a Border Report story on the round up attempt here.
This research shows policymakers should listen to the people on the front-line."
– Frank Sharry, America's Voice
Frank Sharry, the executive director of the immigration reform group America's Voice in Washington, D.C., said Wednesday that he hopes policymakers on Capitol Hill will heed the poll's results. "People in Washington, D.C., for too long have debated what's best for border policies and border communities without listening to people whose lives are directly affected, so I think this research shows policymakers should listen to the people on the frontline."
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There are in life many dimensions and many areas that are virtually unknown to man and in some of these areas of life one finds a variety of beings and creatures, some benevolent, some neutral and some malevolent.
Now, these creatures live in a dimension not far removed from the world in which you live.
Obviously, it is malevolent ones that cause the disappearances.
These entities are not very intelligent but they do have curiosity.
Thus, they desire to abduct people in order to observe them and to study human comportment.
Now, these entities have the ability to entrance a human with a sort of hypnotic power. That is why, when they decide to abduct a person, that person never resists.
They are able to move in and out of etheric states and physical states.
Further, and this will be difficult for people to comprehend, they are able, once they have hypnotised the person, to move his body into the etheric realm for a while.
We will clarify that statement.
These entities are able to take a human – or an animal for that matter – and alter the vibrational frequency of the captive and raise it just enough so that it seems to disappear to other people.
Thus, it is that a child can seem to disappear right in front of his parents' eyes.
The child is frozen by this hypnotic power, his frequency slightly altered and so the parents might be looking right at him but they would not be able to see him.
Then can the abducting creature transport the abductee back to his lair, which might be in a physical place, a cave, or might be in an etheric cave.
We cannot explain much more than that because there are areas of dimensions that man is not aware of. We might call them dimensions between dimensions. Until man has a clearer understanding of these strange areas there is no point in explaining.
The shoes that are found are a result of when a human body is converted into a different vibrational frequency, articles of clothing not closely attached to the physical body cannot cling to the altered body and fall off.
Thus, shoes or boots are often found. Backpacks, loose clothing and so on do not get transferred to a different frequency and will fall from the victim and may be found by the searchers.
Any tight-fitting clothing usually transfers in frequency with the victim.
These interdimensional beings do not need to eat so they tend to retain their captive without feeding them until the person dies for one reason or another.
Then the deceased victim's body cannot be manipulated and is disposed of, often in areas where it can be found, but not always.
"Obviously, this does not explain all disappearances but it explains some of them.


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Q: How to export an EC private key from p12 I have a p12 store. I have read about export like this openssl pkcs12 -in path.p12 -out newfile.key.pem -nocerts -nodes but it doesn't export in EC format.
How do I do I use openssl to export the private key in EC format?
I read that the exported key should begin with -----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY-----

A: If you are certain that your key is in fact an EC key, you are halfway there.
Once exported the key with
 openssl pkcs12 -in path.p12 -nodes -nocerts -out newfile.key.pem

then convert it to EC PRIVATE KEY using below command
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30 November 2022, 9:20 am ·4-min read
PerkinElmer, Inc. PKI is well poised for growth, courtesy of a robust product portfolio and impressive margin expansion. However, forex remains a concern.
Shares of this currently Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company have lost 33.5% compared with the industry's decline of 20.3% so far this year. The S&P 500 Index has fallen 18% in the same time frame.
PerkinElmer — with a market capitalization of $16.87 billion — offers scientific instruments, consumables and services to pharmaceutical, biomedical, environmental testing, chemical and general industrial markets worldwide. Its earnings are anticipated to improve 46.5% over the next five years. The company pulled off a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 12.82%, on average.
Key Catalysts
PerkinElmer provides a comprehensive suite of scientific informatics and software solutions to aggregate data into actionable insights in an automated and scalable way.
In November, PerkinElmer recently launched ready-to-use Adeno-associated Virus Vectors (AAV) Detection Kits to aid researchers working on gene therapies for various serious diseases. The validated and fully-automatable assays are built on PerkinElmer's proprietary AlphaLISA technology. The latest launch will likely expand PerkinElmer's cell and gene therapy portfolio, which includes gene editing and modulation, cell counting, antibody and flow cytometry innovations. This will enable the company to significantly strengthen its Life Sciences business unit in the broader Discovery & Analytical Solutions segment.
PerkinElmer received the FDA's marketing authorization for the EONIS SCID-SMA assay kit for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use by certified laboratories for the simultaneous detection of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) in newborns. PerkinElmer's Oxford Immunotec announced that the FDA approved the use of the T-Cell Select reagent kit to automate its T-SPOT.TB test workflow for IVD use by certified laboratories in September. These latest regulatory clearances are likely to aid PerkinElmer in significantly solidifying its foothold in the global IVD space and boosting its Diagnostics business.
The company launched a unique benchtop platform, Cellaca PLX Image Cytometry System, in September. The system is expected to enable researchers to evaluate multiple Critical Quality Attributes (CQAs) of cell samples in a single automated workflow, including cell identity, quality and quantity.
The company's gross margin continues to improve on the back of productivity initiatives and volume leverage. The product introductions are anticipated to enhance the product mix, thus increasing the gross margin. This, coupled with stringent cost control, will continue to drive the operating margin in the near term.
On the third-quarter 2022 earnings call, the company demonstrated solid performance despite ongoing macro headwinds like inflationary pressure. Pro-forma adjusted revenues that include sales from held-for-sale business — Applied, Food and Enterprise Services — were up 9% organically after the exclusion of revenue growth sales from COVID products. Revenues from continuing operations were down 17% year over year and 23% organically.
Factor Hurting the Stock
Growing exposure to the international markets makes the company susceptible to foreign exchange volatility. The unfavorable fluctuations in currency exchange rates can hurt PerkinElmer's international sales. In the third quarter, foreign exchange was a 6% headwind to revenues. For the fourth quarter of 2022, the company projects a 7% headwind from foreign exchange and 5% for the full year of 2022. Its adjusted gross margin decreased 110 basis points to 64%. The company's adjusted operating margin was also down 600 basis points to 31.4%.
Estimate Trend
PerkinElmer has been witnessing an upward estimate revision trend for 2022. In the past 60 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its earnings has moved north by 0.9% to $7.90.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fourth-quarter 2022 revenues is pegged at $1.07 billion, suggesting a decline of 21.8% from the year-ago reported number.
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Stocks to Consider
Some better-ranked stocks in the broader medical space are AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. AMN, ShockWave Medical, Inc. SWAV and McKesson Corporation MCK.
AMN Healthcare, flaunting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present, has an estimated long-term growth rate of 3.2%. AMN's earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all the trailing four quarters, the average beat being 15.7%.
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AMN Healthcare has lost 8.7% compared with the industry's 40.6% decline in the past year.
ShockWave Medical, sporting a Zacks Rank #1 at present, has an estimated growth rate of 33.1% for 2023. SWAV's earnings surpassed estimates in all the trailing four quarters, the average beat being 180.1%.
ShockWave Medical has gained 13.3% against the industry's 36.1% decline the past year.
McKesson, carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present, has an estimated long-term growth rate of 10.1%. MCK's earnings surpassed estimates in three of the trailing four quarters and missed the same in one, the average beat being 13%.
McKesson has gained 67.9% against the industry's 18.9% decline over the past year.
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We had some really wonderful entries in our mini painting contest this year. I highly recommend you take a look at all the beautiful work from newbies and experienced painters alike!
But there can be only winner and our congrats to Ian Taylor!
Ian's #GenCantMini2018 entry was selected by our esteemable judges for its incredible detail throughout.
We hope you all had fun painting (or just seeing other's progress) in our mini's contest this year.
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Discussion in 'Equipment' started by 2sweed, Feb 20, 2016.
Most every video I watched told about the ease of creating an alcohol stove from soda cans, but then no instructions for doing so. This video gives clear instruction on the way to create these stoves from items normally found in your home. I hope this video gives you some inspiration to create your own cooking gear.
I've made a few of these over the years as well as the homemade wood stoves. The problem with the soda can stoves is they don't burn long enough for me to make a proper meal. Though I have made them I still use my handy dandy Primus Hiker's Stove. Indeed there are many makes and models on the market. You use what you get use to.
I've made this model and others that I thought were a better design.


Christine would never have considered herself new recruit material for a secret U.S. agency. Until recently, she's just been an ordinary girl graduating from high school and wondering if a friendship with Gabriel, a mysterious coworker, would grow into something romantic. When Christine's fascination with Gabriel leads to her discovery of dreamworlds, she learns that she's anything but ordinary. In this thrilling conclusion to Dream Girl, Christine and Gabriel must choose their allegiances and face corruption, conspiracy, and the complexities of love in order to save themselves and everyone who matters to them – or die trying.
I spread my arms as I start to enter the veil. For a few moments, it's all white wisps around me but time seems to slow down once I'm out. My arms and legs are floating out around me and I'm just suspended in cold, silent space.
Another memory pops into my mind. This time, I remember the first time I kissed Christine. We were in the woods after dark. The blackness of night was so complete that it felt just like this. Just two souls reaching for each other in the void.
Zemma appears at my side, "What are you-" she starts, but falls silent. Her eyes reflect the glowing lights of the stars. Her mouth hangs open in wonder.
The stars aren't a million light-years away from us now, they're slowly moving around us like a gigantic, gentle snowfall. They make sounds too, like the shimmering vibrations a cymbal makes after you crash it.
We hang in the air, rotating leisurely like we're planets, silently breathing in the view. The muscles throughout my body go slack as I lean back and let the nothingness support me.
Finally, I reach out my arm and let one finger trail across the bare skin of Zemma's forearm. Goosebumps rise along the path like stardust following behind a comet.
She turns her face and her star-filled eyes to me.
Her words are like air inflating my chest.
Maybe it's the memory of Christine. Maybe it's hovering in the quiet of space. Whatever it is, I reach out both hands to Zemma and take hers. Since we're floating, it only takes a little tug to set her into motion toward me. I can't tear my gaze from her warm brown eyes. She doesn't stop herself until she bumps against my chest. Her body is pressed against mine. Her face, inches away.
The coolness of space is warming up pretty quickly.
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Four-song EP. Each track is constructed from a loud, distorted guitar that's been recorded to a track on a 1" 8-track loop. These loops have tracks switched on/off, faded in/out, and that builds a song.
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Golf Ontario Ontario Senior Men's Championship
Ontario Senior Men's Championship set for next week at Cedar Brae
SCARBOROUGH— The Investors Group Ontario Senior Men's Championship is set to take to the course at Cedar Brae Golf Club, July 25-27, for the first time in the tournament's 82-year history.
The three-round 54-hole event is set to see 149 of the best senior men's golfers, age 55 and older, compete for the provincial title. Players qualified for the championship through one of seven qualifiers held in June and July.
"Cedar Brae Golf Club considers hosting the Ontario Senior Men's Championship a privilege and an honour. This tournament has roots going back to 1936 and we felt that it was important to be part of its history," explained Martin Piché, General Manager / COO at Cedar Brae.
The format will see two days of competition before the field is cut to the lowest 60 scores, including ties for the final round. In addition to the main championship, the top 65 and over player will win the 65+ division. An additional 17 players are playing exclusively for the 70+ Division title.
"Hosting this championship encouraged the completion of our ongoing golf course improvements, which will challenge the competitors with the best possible conditions that our membership will enjoy for years to come. The members and staff of Cedar Brae are proud to be the host of the 2017 Ontario Senior Men's Championship and look forward to a great competition!" Added Piché.
This year's field boasts an impressive line up of players who have already found success on the provincial level. There are four past champions that are set to tee it up again this year. The list includes: defending champion Pickering's Christopher Kertsos, Oakville's Larry Cooper, three-time champion Collingwood's Michael Jackson and three-time champion Collingwood's Brian Jeffery (70+ Division).
Also in the field are a handful of Ontario Senior Men's Champion of Champions winners. That group includes: Burlington's Mike Fernie, Whitby's Barry Fairhurst, Bolton's Dan Partland, New Hamburg's George Stoke (70+ Division), Jackson and Kertsos.
With numerous players all knowing what it takes to capture provincial gold, it should be interesting to see who is atop the leaderboard at the end of the tournament. The action gets underway on July 25 at 7:30 a.m. and as always, spectators are invited to take in the action free of charge, at Cedar Brae Golf Club. For more information, including pairings and leaderboards (updated once play is underway) visit the tournament site at: https://gao.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/gao17/event/gao175/index.htm
About the Investors Group Senior Men's Championship
The Investors Group Ontario Senior Men's Championship is contested annually and features Ontario's best male amateur golfers age 55 and older. 2017 marks the 82nd playing of the event, and notable past champions include: Ontario Golf Hall of Fame members Stu Hamilton and Nick Weslock, Herb Carnegie, Ed Ervasti, and Michael Jackson.


When responsible sourcing conversations arise, quite often they focus on the mining end of the supply chain.
So when I attended the recent Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference, I was pleased to listen to a panel session on an area that can often be left out of the responsible conversation even though it's just as important: cutting.
Eric Braunwart of Columbia Gem House moderated and participants were: Brandee Dallow of the Responsible Jewellery Council; American diamond cutter Maarten de Witte; Dharmendra Tank of Indian manufacturer Heeralal Chhaganlal Tank; Patricia Mweene of Inonge Zita Zambian Gemstones, which is helping develop the country's cutting industry; and Rachel Hill of Americut Gems, which has a cutting facility in New Jersey.
Here are just a few of the many great quotations and insights from the conversation.


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An interesting report from Bloomberg News on the more strident tone that has been adopted by the United Kingdom in its delayed Brexit negotiations with the European Union. In recent weeks Michael Gove, the senior government official leading the UK's talks with the EU, has taken to exercising some well-publicised megaphone diplomacy with his counterparts in Brussels, undermining the image of a slightly more pragmatic Brexiteer that he and his supporters had carefully crafted over the last year or so. The Bloomberg article seems to be a typical example of Gove's sullen rhetoric and may be indicative of the Johnson administration in London moving towards an even more obstreperous line with Europe, a convenient distraction from the Covid-19 disaster at home.
Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove complained that the European Union isn't treating Britain like a sovereign state in talks about the two sides' future relationship, underscoring the risk of an economic shock at the year-end if they can't reach a trade deal.
He told a committee of lawmakers in London that in areas such as fishing and the future influence of EU institutions the bloc is asking for more of the U.K. than it does of other independent countries, something that is unacceptable to the U.K. The government has called for "political movement" from the EU if the talks are to avoid failing.
"The EU's stance is particularly difficult and challenging," Gove said to the House of Common's Committee on the Future Relationship with the EU on Monday. "I'm confident the EU will want to operate in a constructive way."
Earlier, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman called for the EU to modify its demands in two key areas: continued access for European fishing boats and the so-called level playing field.
These British complaints are interesting when one balances them with numerous reports that Britain is continuing to demand unfettered access to some of the benefits of European Union membership.
The United Kingdom government is trying to reach a divorce deal with the European Union, through which it retains most of its access to the EU and Schengen Databases, as the Europol and the Schengen Information System.
A leaked document on the assessment of the UK's position in the final leave agreement, written by the German government and seen by the Guardian, says that the British negotiators are making impossible demands over access to EU databases in the negotiations over the future relationship with the EU.
The German government report which comments the talks on the future relationship between the EU block and the UK resumed this week through video calls due to the situation caused by the pandemic, shows that the British negotiators were against a proposal to extend the transition period due to COVID-19.
In addition, the negotiators insisted that the UK should continue taking part in EU-wide data-sharing arrangements and even expanding their reach, despite the EU exit.
Meanwhile, from the Irish Times:
The British minister leading negotiations on the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol has rejected a European Union request for what he described as "a mini-embassy" in Belfast.
The EU wants to open an office in Northern Ireland to monitor checks and controls on goods crossing the Irish Sea after the end of the current transition period.
But Michael Gove told a committee of MPs that Britain saw no reason for any permanent presence for the EU apart from its delegation's headquarters in London.
As an indicator of future relations between the UK and the EU, and Ireland in particular, none of this inspires much optimism. And with the true figure for the number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now running into the tens of thousands a timely bit of flag-waving might be just what the Tory doctor ordered.
TagsBrexit • European Union - EU • Ireland • Michael Gove • United Kingdom
7 comments on "UK Drags Out Talks With EU While Demanding Access To EU Systems"
gendjinn
While there's no denying these shameless ghouls will employ any and every possible distraction from their monumental failure and gross negligence, I do suspect this crew of original hard Brexiteers have always wanted to engineer a hard Brexit once they won the election.
There have been signs but this refusal to allow the EU office in NI seems pretty definitive. If the UK's negotiation position now repudiates the Withdrawal Agreement then the current negotiations with the EU on the future relationship grind to a halt. With the UK also refusing to consider an extension to the transition period. The prospect of a hard Brexit increases.
Remember, the July EU budget date is the go/nogo for the UK requesting an extension, not the end of Jannuary. If the UK continue in this vein, we are almost certainly looking at a hard Brexit. Which seems utter madness to me, in the context of a global pandemic and catastrophic economic depression.
Getting closer to Children of Men every day.
That's some analogy… 😉
What can I say, I'm heavily informed by Kubrick's decision to ban A Clockwork Orange from the UK during his life.
PaddyT
"We don't want to fight but by Jingo if we do,We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too…" so the old English ditty went. In this nostalgic la-la-land a hankering after the good old days ( what ever they were). Gove is big on the Empire and when he was education secretary he hired right wing historians to rewrite history lessons that should "celebrate" empire. There is a strong core of Tory MPs
promoting CANZUK an acronym for the theoretical political and economic union of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, a union that it is a racist alt-right fantasy explicitly based on the completely incorrect notion that Canada, Australia and New Zealand are all mostly-white, mostly-British, and have some long-unrequited burning love for the "Motherland". The Brexit zombies have long lost the plot and anything goes so long as it is wrapped in the Union flag.
Funny the UK increased their staff at their trade office in Brussels, time the EU took action in retaliation, The WA Treat states that the EU have a right to monitor UK imports etc to see they comply with EU law..
This is from the UK Gov. website "The UK Mission to the EU (UKMis Brussels) ensures the UK's interests are promoted and explained to member states and the EU institutions on the full range of EU business.
UKMis Brussels is one of the UK's busiest diplomatic posts, with a team sourced from around 20 UK government departments and talented locally engaged staff.Sir Tim Barrow, the UK Ambassador to the EU, has overall responsibility for the work of the mission."
It's likely, much of this stuff is ultimately symptomatic of the fact that Brexit won by such a narrow margin, that many Britons staunchly opposed it, and that a few of those who voted for it were doing a "protest statement" not believing it would win with many more as LIVs (Low Information Voters) who didn't really know what Brexit would entail.
Since you have many loud and vocal factions of Britons who want to leave the EU and many other loud and vocal factions who didn't want to leave the EU, the government is on the horns of a dilemma. The negotiating group has to say that it at least tried to get various benefits that both sides want.
I have a strong suspicious that many of these official know full well they aren't going to get everything they asked for. However they want to be able to say to their superior and/or constituents that they at least ASKED for for all these things. Even if the demands were contradictory and sure to piss off many EU officials.
Another possibility is that they could be "working the refs". Basically starting with outrageous enough demands that if you push them long enough, over time even a very favorable settlement for your side sounds more reasonable because even EU officials who know some things aren't to the EU's benefit would have been listening to much more outrageous demands so much it creates a skewed perception.
The Brexiteer brigade will cut their nose off to spite their face.
Already with the highest COVID 19 death rate in Europe, the UK out of Brexit spite refused to participate in an EU protective clothing procurement initiative. And now with front line medics dying through lack of PPE the Brexiteer Brigade seek to spin the death figures.
That they have wrecked their economy too is neither here nor their. Too many of the English nation would literally eat shite in the service of their fabled imperial superiority. Let them therefore eat shite. It's just a pity for the rest of us who get dragged down with a hostile nuclear state heading to economic meltdown.
A humbling is coming and boy will they enjoy it. But watch out the scapegoats. The new Nazis need to blame someone.


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The solution enables to collect and process data about thousands of units of network equipment. The system carries out a root-cause analysis, thus providing much faster problem localization, resolution, and prevention.
The system's horizontal and vertical scaling capability allows deploying it to an IT infrastructure of any size. The system has a data bus, which makes it easy to integrate it into existing processes. The solution has a large amount of adapters for various equipment.
"We managed to create a universal solution that covers the entire range of tasks related to IT infrastructure management and monitoring. At the same time, our system compares favorably in functionality and TCO", Blair Newman, CTO at Bell Integrator, said.


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Being a Mechanical Engineer what should i choose after it in between PGDM course and MBA course?
Eligibility for government jobs after PGDM from BIMM?
Full time MBA or PGDM after diploma in Hotel Management?


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Q: can't get the POST parameters in django I am trying to make a login-page using django, I am facing troubles in getting POST parameters
login view:
def ProcLogin(request):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        account_name = request.POST.get('username','')
        password = ToMd5(request.POST.get('password',''))
        if not account_name or not password: return HttpResponse("invalid input")

template code:
<form method="post" action="{% url 'Main:login' %}" class="login_form">
                            {% csrf_token %}

                            User name:
                            <input id="username" type="text" class="form-control box_shadow">

                                Password:
                                <input id="password" type="password" class="form-control box_shadow">

                            <button type="submit" class="login_btn"></button>
                        </form>

Output when testing it:
invalid input
everything is supposed to be correct except the results aren't. Thank you.


Gratitude Marketing: Appreciation Marketing – What Is Your Why?
For years I have believed that anyone who is serious about their business must be professional, passionate, and personal in their business. It does not matter if they are the business owner or an employee, they must believe, and practice, these guidelines if they want to succeed and better themselves. Of course, if they don't care about their own self-improvement, well, you know some people like that, don't you?
Professionalism is a must in being successful. You must be professional in your business, including your customer service and your employee relations. The easiest way to define being professional is that you always "do the right thing", not whatever you contracted to do, but the "right thing" for the circumstance in question.
You must be passionate about what you do. Don't be the person with multiple business cards for different professions. Pick something, give it all of your passion, and succeed. It's like having multiple spouses or romantic friends; you cannot be successful in the endeavor until you pick one and center all your attention on that one. Be the person that everyone thinks of when they think of your business industry.
Finally, but not least, you must be personal. "Personalize" your business. Get to know your customers, what do they need, who are they, who are their family members, and what are the events in their lives. Then do the same for your employees. Your business will run better, your sales will grow, and your customer retention will improve. In addition, your employees will work like they own the business.
Behind all of these points is the question, "What is your why?" In other words, what is the reason that you are doing whatever it is that you are doing? Why did you start your business, why did you want to enter the industry in which you are working, why did you pick your business name, if you did, and what is the why behind everything that you do or have? If you have any trouble defining your 'why", then you must rethink everything.
Your "why" must come from your heart. It must be something that you can "feel". If your "why" is that you just "fell into" whatever it is that you are doing, you may not be dedicated to your business, you may not care about your customers or employees, and you will find yourself "just getting by". Everyone will know that your level of commitment to people is questionable, and this situation is not conducive to long term relations.
If you can believe in your "why" and you reflect that "why" in being professional, being passionate for what you do, and dealing with customers and employees in a personal manner, then you will succeed. Your business will reflect what you are and how your business and personal lives intertwine. People will know you for what you are, someone with whom they wish to do business or with whom they want to work.
The next time someone wants to market anything to you, ask if you would work for that person or be in that person's family. Good business relationships are like family relationships. Can they last over the long term, or are they just "good enough" for the short term? Please leave me your comments here, or call me at 360-314-8691, or email me at Jim@JimTeasley.com. Maybe we can discuss the "why" we do what we do.


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Q: In LAN , One System cant access some Websites except Google In Our Office we are facing some weird problem , one of our staff PC unable to open may websites except Google and other websites .
PC is   re formatted and stored fresh Windows Xp but still getting the problem but in others staffs PC , they can easily access all the websites .
We have formatted 2 times by deleting all the partition and reformatted and installed OS. but still we are not able to open many websites including Microsoft website for windows updating.
can any body guess what happening here in the affected PC

A: I am not very sure that, will it work for you or not, But, you should give it a try to change default MTU setting. This Microsoft article will help you to change MTU Settings: -
Microsoft article

A: A few things to try
Can you ping websites (not Google) like ping www.yahoo.com ?
Go to control panel, Open network connections, right click on the local and select properties. Click Internet Protocol in the list, and select properties.
 Is this dynamic?
From here, click on Advanced. Are the IP DHCP enabled?
Click DNS tab. Are there any entries?
Click WINS. I can't remember this but try to disable the NetBios and try a website. If this doens't work, enable it and try.
Click Options tab. Click properties. Ensure that this is not enabled (ie unchecked)
As unlikely as this is as it's a new format, check the hosts file C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc (open hosts with notepad) and make sure you don't have a long list of blocked sites etc
I dont' suppose you have any external devices plugged in (like USB etc)? Clutching at straws here, but these are the best places to hide malicious code as some AV's don't scan them.


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Anaheim Murderer Arrested, Live Kidnapping Victim Found in his Home
Dan Perez | November 21, 2019 | News
A suspected has been arrested in connection with a murder of a man in Anaheim. Antonio Silva, a resident of Santa Ana, California, was arrested on Monday night after a SWAT team raided his home and discovered a kidnapping victim being held there for ransom.
The Anaheim Murderer
Adrian Darren Bonar, 34, was found dead in the trunk of a car in Anaheim on October 17. It's unclear at this time what his relationship with Silva was, what the motivation behind the killing was or how, exactly, Bonar died. When his body was found, it was wrapped in a tarp, in a car near Gypsum Canyon.
While police have offered few statements on Bonar's death, they did offer some words about the crime. "Regardless of what Adrian may have been involved in, he is a victim of this crime," stated Daron Wyatt of the Anaheim police.
"He was an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Army who saw combat in Iraq. No one deserves to die in this fashion or to be a victim of a murder no matter what their background is."
Silva's Arrest
After an investigation by Anaheim police, a warrant was issued for Antonio Silva. As the prime suspect in the murder, police knew they would need to bring Silva in quickly to avoid him hurting anyone else. As such, they gathered a SWAT team to raid his Santa Ana home in order to bring him in.
During their raid, the SWAT team found a man who had been kidnapped by Silva and was being held for ransom. Thankfully, the police were able to safely extract the kidnapping victim and get him to the hospital to be treated for unspecified wounds. The team found and arrested Silva, and then confiscated the illegal materials found in his home.
Said materials included nearly 2 kilograms of fentanyl and several firearms, according to police reports. How the large quantity of drugs and firearms played into Silva's criminal behavior has not been made public. It's unclear if he was operating as a drug dealer or if the murder was motivated by other factors. Silva is now awaiting trial on multiple criminal charges.
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