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Phrygilus is a genus of mainly Andean seed-eating tanagers commonly known as sierra finches. Phrygilos means finch in Ancient Greek.  Traditionally classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown them to belong in the Thraupidae.

Taxonomy and species list
The genus Phrygilus was introduced in 1844 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis with the grey-hooded sierra finch as the type species. The name is from the Ancient Greek phrugilos, an unidentified bird mentioned
by Aristophanes.

The genus formerly included additional species. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genus was highly polyphyletic and in the resulting reorganization members of the genus were moved to Geospizopsis, Rhopospina, Porphyrospiza and Idiopsar. The genus now contains four species.

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Coventry councillors to be briefed over Wasps Ricoh bid tonight
Councillors will decide whether to vote in favour of the £30m takeover bid after evening briefing
Simon Gilbert
Updated 15:35, 8 OCT 2014
Wasps are interesting in a deal for the Ricoh Arena
Councillors will decide whether to vote in favour of a £30million Ricoh Arena takeover bid by Premiership rugby side Wasps after a briefing on the deal's finer details tonight.
Labour's 43, and the Conservatives' 11, councillors will be briefed at 6.30pm by Coventry City Council chief executive Martin Reeves and the council's finance director Chris West.
The briefing will reveal details of Wasps' £30million bid to takeover 90 per cent of Ricoh Arena operating company ACL - jointly owned by the council and the Alan Edward Higgs Charity. The deal would see the council retain a 10 per cent stake in ACL.
It is understood the briefing is scheduled to last 45 minutes - but officers have said they will be available for as long as it takes to answer questions over the bid and it is thought discussions could run late into the evening.
The aim is for councillors to vote on the takeover deal at a 2pm meeting of the full council tomorrow - although those discussions, and the eventual vote over the deal, could be held in private.
After the initial briefing Labour and Conservative councillors will separate discuss the details with their fellow members.
They will then reconvene to ask further questions of officers before splitting off again to decide how they plan to vote at Tuesday's full council meeting and any political motives behind their stance.
It is understood council officers will advise councillors to vote in favour of the Wasps deal and that Ann Lucas, leader of the controlling Labour group, is also in favour of the deal. But she is likely to face double-digit opposition from some of her councillors.
The Labour decision is crucial because if the whole party agrees to vote the same way then tomorrow's full council vote cannot be swayed by votes from the Conservative councillors and the decision will be rubber-stamped.
It is possible councillors in both parties will appeal for a 'free vote' which would mean they could vote as they wish rather than in line with the rest of the party, or their respective leaders' wishes.
That request is unlikely to be granted, although some councillors have privately suggested they may step down from positions in their party if they are forced to vote against their conscience.
A free vote could also allow the Conservatives, who are understood to be undecided at this stage, to exert some influence on the outcome of the vote.
Finer details of the deal are yet to emerge, but it is understood the deal would see the council purchase the charity's shares in ACL before selling them onto Wasps - although it is not clear if the charity will make its money back on the £6.5m it paid Coventry City FC for its shares in ACL back in 2003.
This move would circumnavigate a contractual clause which could potentially still entitle the Ricoh's current sporting tenants, Coventry City FC, to 'first option' rights on the charity's shares in ACL.
Some fear the deal could jeopardise the Sky Blues' chances of remaining at the venue on a long term basis.
Sky Blues officials insist they must "own their own ground" in order to be financially sustainable, but a Ricoh Arena takeover by Wasps would seemingly thwart the football club's chances of owning the stadium.
However, the club has failed to make a fresh approach to purchase a stake in the Ricoh Arena since returning to the venue in September - and the last formal Ricoh Arena bid by Coventry City owners Sisu came in 2012.
Sisu also continues to pursue legal action against the council through the Court of Appeal – something perceived as a stumbling block to any Ricoh ownership talks with CCFC.
The Sky Blues have previously insisted they will build a stadium if they cannot secure the Ricoh Arena, but there is no public evidence of progress on any plans for a new stadium.
Concern has also been raised over Coventry Rugby Club's future if another professional rugby team moved to the city.
But Labour MP Bob Ainsworth and Coventry Sports Foundation chief executive Paul Breed, one of the people responsible for drawing up the city's 'Sports Strategy', have voiced support for the plans which would see Wasps relocate to the city permanently.
Alan Edward Higgs Charity
Ann Lucas

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The process of deploying ISA Server can be reduced in complexity, cost, and time by carefully evaluating client requirements. The twin issues of maintenance and access troubleshooting can be more easily enabled if a thorough knowledge and understanding of clients is available to planners and implementers. It's not just the configuration and installation steps that are important. This chapter has provided insight into the knowledge base and planning decisions that are required while deferring the step-by-step implementation instructions in the next chapter.
Before clients can be deployed you must determine which clients should be deployed. A good understanding can save many hours and make maintenance and access troubleshooting much less demanding.
1.	Use the following table to list the client requirements, as you understand them, of your network.
2.	In the second column of the table, list the client that is required to fulfill this need.
3.	Compare your results with the sample table that follows this exercise.
Are 16-bit Winsock applications supported? With which clients?
Which client should be selected if access control will be configured by IP address, schedule, protocol, and destination requested? Which will be the simplest to configure?
Discuss two items that can increase the complexity and cost of deploying the various ISA Server clients.
In a migration from Proxy Server 2.0 to ISA Server, an inventory of client status must be made. Of the clients listed here, which will not need changes to access the Internet through ISA Server?
Web proxy clients set for autodiscovery.
Clients whose default gateway is set for the ISA Server's internal network interface.
Web proxy clients coded with the internal network interface of the Proxy 2.0 server (soon to be the ISA Server.) and port 80.
Which of the following ISA Server clients can be used to provide Internet access for Macintosh and Unix clients?
Various protocols and types of Web objects can be cached. Which of the following items can be cached?
HTTP and FTP requests from Firewall clients.
HTTP and FTP requests from Web proxy clients.
HTTP and FTP requests from SecureNAT clients.
HTTP requests from SecureNAT clients.
The Firewall client can inform the Firewall service of the ports it needs to use. SecureNAT clients need for ports must be statically configured.
The Firewall client will always pass user credentials, thus user group membership can be successfully used for access control.
The SecureNAT client can inform the Firewall service of the ports it needs to use. Firewall clients need for ports must be statically configured.
The SecureNAT client will always pass user credentials, thus user group membership can be successfully used for access control.
Which clients can be used in which modes?
A. SecureNAT clients are not supported in Caching mode.
Web proxy clients are not supported in Firewall mode.
Firewall clients are not supported in Integrated mode.
SecureNAT clients are not supported in Firewall mode.
16-bit Winsock applications are only supported for Windows NT 4.0 clients and Windows 2000 clients. See the section "Firewall Client."
All clients can be used in this scenario, however, the SecureNAT is be the simplest to configure. See the section "Using Multiple Clients on a Single Computer."
All clients use the Web proxy service. SecureNAT and Firewall client Web requests are forwarded to the Web proxy service. The Web proxy client uses the Web proxy service in the most efficient manner. See the section "SecureNAT Client."
Two items that can increase the complexity of a deployment are authentication and autodiscovery. Authentication may be required to fulfill access rules written to depend on group membership. This requires a more complex deployment. If Web proxy clients are used, then authentication must be required of all clients -- this prevents participation by non-Windows clients. Autodiscovery can save configuration time, but can be difficult to get right. Changes to DNS and DHCP configuration may need to be made. See the "Considering Cost and Complexity."
A, B, C. D is incorrect. Proxy 2.0 uses port 80 to listen for Web requests. ISA Server uses port 8080. See "Migrating Proxy 2.0 Clients."
B, C. A and D are incorrect, the firewall and Winsock Proxy clients must be installed and there is no version for non-windows operating systems. See "Introducing ISA Server Client Types."
B, D. A is incorrect, only HTTP requests from Firewall and SecureNAT clients are cached. See "Using Multiple Clients on the Same Computer."
A, B. C and D are incorrect. See "Using Multiple Clients on the Same Computer."
A, B. Firewall clients are supported in integrated mode and SecureNAT clients are supported in Firewall mode. See "Introducing ISA Server Client Types."
ISA Server "Installation and Deployment Guide" available at http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/techinfo/ISAdeploy.htm.
Carlisle Adams, Steve Lloyd, Understanding the Public-Key Infrastructure, 1999, New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 157870166X.
Roberta Bragg, Windows 2000 Security, Chapters 4 and 17, 2000, New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 0735709912.
"Windows 2000 Certificate Services," a white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWS2000/techinfo/howitworks/security/windows2000csoverview.asp.


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TVXQ! Is The Top 5 Highest-Grossing Artist Of 2014 In Japan
After 10 years in the music industry, TVXQ! has proven again that they are still the most popular Korean idol group in Japan.
On December 20th, Oricon has revealed the total sales of each artist for singles, albums and music DVDs for 2014 through its website. Oricon has deemed as the most authentic music album and DVD sales research site.
According to Oricon, TVXQ!'s releases of Sweat/Answer single, TREE album and TVXQ! LIVE TOUR 2014 ~TREE~ DVD have achieved a total sale of 3.691 billion Yen (approximate 34 billion Won). The duo makes a record at the 5th place in the total sales category for artists in Japan regardless of their nationality.
TVXQ! sets its name in the top five in the total sales category as the only foreign artist, which proves their high popularity in Japan. Based on Oricon, Arashi, the most popular male idol group in Japan, tops with 13.823 billion Yen (approximate 127.4 billion Won) and female idol group, AKB48, grasps the second place with 13.075 billion Yen (approximate 120.5 billion Won) for the total sales category of 2014.
TVXQ! shows up in the 2014 Single Sales as the only Korean artist for the Sweat/Answer single. The single, which was released in last June, sold over 1,400,300 copies and TVXQ! secures the 48th place.
TVXQ! also has the best result among Korean artists in the list of top 50 of the 2014 Album & Music DVD Sales category.
TVXQ! sold 265,013 copies of TREE album (released in March 2014) and takes the 13th place in the 2014 Album Sales category. Besides, the band sold over 115,903 copies of TVXQ! LIVE TOUR 2014 ~TREE~ DVD (released in August 2014) and achieves a 7th place in the 2014 Music DVD Sales category. TVXQ! LIVE TOUR 2013 ~TIME~ FINAL in NISSAN STADIUM DVD (released in December 2013) sold over 76,704 copies and TVXQ! garners the 11th place in same category as well.
These achievements prove that the attention of local fans towards TVXQ!'s new Japanese single, album and music DVDs was huge.
On the other hand, in Oricon's 2014 Album Sales category, Girls' Generation takes the 22nd place (175,988 copies sold) with THE BEST album released in July. The female Korean idol group also sold 170,898 copies of LOVE & PEACE album this year after it was released in December 2013. The group grasps the 25th place in the same category.
In 2014 Music DVD Sales category, BIGBANG makes a record at the 9th place (89,924 copies sold) with the BIGBANG JAPAN DOME TOUR 2013~2014; 2PM at the 35th place (27,178 copies sold) with LEGEND OF 2PM in TOKYO DOME; Super Junior at the 37th place (26,460 copies sold) with SUPER JUNIOR WORLD TOUR SUPER SHOW5 in JAPAN; and SHINee at the 49th place (20,638 copies sold) with JAPAN ARENA TOUR SHINee WORLD TOUR 2013 ~Boys Meet U~.
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Translation by / Judith (All About Cassiopeia)
Originally published at STARNEWS here.
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Janet Hunter has worked in higher education for over 40 years. She has served in administrative leadership, planning, and research positions at a four-year private liberal arts institution, and as an associate professor at a four-year public university. For the past 17 years, she has been employed by Financial Aid Services (FAS). She was appointed Vice President of Student Business Services (SBS) in 2018 when FAS initiated the new services, and prior to that was a financial aid executive consultant.
As a FAS consultant, she was been engaged by more than 50 colleges/universities for consulting services, project management, and/or interim staffing. She has conducted and written office effectiveness reviews and staffing analyses, assisted with responses to program review findings, provided project management to implement conversion to a new ERP platform's financial aid module, among other engagements. Over the years, she has had experience with Ellucian's (Datatel) Colleague and Banner, Oracle PeopleSoft, Jenzabar CARS, and the College Board's PowerFAIDS, as well as working in the suite of online applications provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
Before joining FAS, Janet worked for Knox College (IL) for 19 years, serving in a variety positions, including vice president for enrollment and institution planning with responsibility for the offices of admissions, financial aid, college communications, and information technology. In addition, she managed two college-wide strategic planning initiatives and one technology planning initiative. Twice she was appointed vice president for finance and college treasurer. She began her career in higher education as an assistant professor at the University of Illinois—Campaign-Urbana, Department of Family and Consumption Economics, and later as a lecturer at Knox College, Department of Economics.
Her professional association involvement has included extensive committee participation at the national levels. She served on the Lumina Foundation Need Analysis Reform Project Advisory Committee (2003-05), the National Association for Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) Need Analysis Standards Committee (1990-1996) (chaired 1993-95) and Research Committee (1984-1990) (chaired 1987-1990), the Editorial Board of the Journal of Student Aid (1990-1993), and American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officer's (AACRAO) Financial Aid Committee (1996-1998).
Janet also served on the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities' Commission (NAICUC) on Financing of Higher Education (1989-1992), the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Committee on Financial Aid and Amateurism (1989-1996), and the U.S. Department of Education's National Postsecondary Student Aid Study Technical Review Committee (1997-2000).
She has lectured throughout her career on the value of analysis and planning when developing and implementing enrollment and institutional initiatives serving as a faculty member for Snowmass Institute for Strategic Studies summer institutes from 1994 – 1998. She has made many presentations on student financial aid compliance at national, regional, and state conferences.
Janet received a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana.


This weekend I had the pleasure of visiting one of my favorite designers, Diane Von Furstenberg, "Journey of a Dress" at the May Company Building by LACMA, celebrating the 40 years of the iconic wrap dress that started it all!
The exhibit had 200 stunning dresses on display which showcased different versions of the iconic wrap dress through the decades. I loved how the dresses transported you back in time with the bold prints and amazing textiles. The hallway leading you up to the dresses was soft pink and had photograph's of the iconic dress on famous people, in Ad's, and in movies. It gave the audience a chance to see how iconic the wrap dress really was before you enter the huge wrap dress room!
I loved how the letter she received from the editor in chief of Vogue was included on the left just as you walk into the large hallway. It inspired me to know she started from the very bottom and worked her way up to the top doing what she loved. The picture's I took don't do the exhibit justice! If you love fashion or anything related to fashion I definitely recommend you go and experience this yourself. Remember the exhibit is only open until April 1, 2014 and the best part is it's free!!!
P.S. I will be doing a different post just for the outfit I wore and the links and details will be included on that post. I'm sorry for some of the low quality pictures but it was prohibited to use flash in the building and I'm no professional at taking pictures with my camera. How to use my camera indoors will be on my to do list.
Thank you so much for the nomination. I will start looking for 11 blogs to nominate. Might take me a few days. How this doesn't have a time limit.
So glad that I clicked on this! I have to go to this exhibit so hopefully its not far from me.
I'm glad you enjoyed the post!! It's a must do if you live in the La area and it's free to get in!
What a great post! We can never forget the history of so many amazing trends and styles we still see today! I hope to see this exhibit for myself, it looks amazing.
Amanda it's a must see if you live in the LA area!! It's also free to get in! Glad you enjoyed the post!
Love this outfit! I hope you had fun!
Wow!!! I love your pictures. DVF is one of my favorite designers as well and was sad to hear that the exhibit was in LACMA and not in NYC. I am happy your post gave me a glimpse into the exhibit. Great post!
I'm so happy you took the journey with me through my post!
Amazing post - you're so lucky to attend this fabulous exhibit! Keep up the great work with your blog!
Thank you for your sweet comments!! I am so lucky I live close enough to visit!


Hello and welcome! I'm McKenna Dean, jack of many trades, who finally realized they were all prep to be a writer.
I've been an actress, a vet tech, a singer, a biologist, a teacher, and a dog trainer. I've also been a writer for many years under different names. Now I want to try my hand at something completely new.
I like putting my characters in hot water to find out how strong they are. Like tea bags, only sexier.
There are three primary series underway: The first is the Bishop and Knight series, which is set in the 1950s and deals with the rise of paranormal beings after the advent of WW2. Henrietta ('Rhett') Bishop and Peter Knight are charged with tracking down and cataloging the influx of alien beings and their technology on Earth. In between cocktails with the neighbors and hunting down the next paranormal threat, Rhett and Peter are the perfect investigative–and romantic– pair.
The Redclaw Security Series is set in the present day and centered around the agency created in response to the changing world population. Run by shifters for shifters, Redclaw is more than a security firm–they are family. The Redclaw stories are a bit steamier than the Bishop and Knight series, as shifters find themselves battling clan politics and human prejudices to protect their mates at all costs.
Last but not least is The Shifter Sister Series: four shifter friends band together to find each other the perfect mate before their hormones kick in and pick their mates for them. This series is a light-hearted look at dating in the shifter world when fated mates and animal instincts war with matters of the heart.


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Beckholmsbron förbinder Beckholmen med Djurgården i Stockholm. Bron är en 55 meter lång och 4,5 meter bred (avser körbanan) träbro med en körbana och trottoar över Beckholmssundet strax öster om Djurgårdsvarvet.

Beckholmsbron uppfördes år 1851 som ett provisorium, tre år efter det att Grosshandlarsocieteten och Skeppsrederierna i Stockholm övertog Beckholmen. Samtidigt anlades även Östra och Västra dockan på ön. En ny bro (den nuvarande) byggdes först 1992, också den i trä, efter att Gatukontoret fått avslag på att bygga en i betong.

Källor
 Stockholms Sjögård, Maritim kultur

Externa länkar

Broar i Stockholm
Djurgården
Broar invigda 1992
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The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volume 1
By Thomas Chalmers
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from God. The argument for the truth of this message re. solves itself into the same two topics of examination. sit in judgment upon the subject of the age; or we may sit in judgment upon the credibility of its bearers.
The first forms a great part of that argument for the truth of the Christian religion, which come under the head of its internal evidences. The substance of the message is neither more nor less, than that particular scheme of the divine econo. my which is revealed to us in the New Testament ; and the point of inquiry is, whether this scheme be consistent with that knowledge of God and his attributes which we are previously in possession of?
It appears to many, that no effectual argument can be founded upon this consideration, because they do not count themselves enough acquainted with the designs or character of the being from whom the message professes to have come.
Were the author of the message some distant and unknown individual of our own species, we would scarcely be entitled to found an argument upon any comparison of ours, betwixt the import of the message and the character of the individual, even though we had our general experience of human nature to help us in the speculation. Now, of the invisible God, we have no experience whatever. We are still further removed from all direct and personal observation of him or of his counsels. Whether we think of the eternity of his government, or the mighty range of its influence over the wide departments of nature and providence he stands at such a distance from us, as to make the management of his empire a subject inaccessible to all our faculties.
It is evident, however, that this does not apply to the second topic of examination. The bearers of the message were be. ings like ourselves; and we can apply our safe and certain experience of man to their conduct and testimony. We may know too little of God, to found any argument upon the coincidence which we conceive to exist between the subject of the message and our previous conceptions of its author. But we may know enough of man to pronounce upon the credibility of the mes.
sengers. Had they the manner and physiognomy of honest men? Was their testimony resisted, and did they persevere in it? Had they any interest in fabricating the message; or did they suffer in consequence of this perseverance ? Did they suffer to such a degree, as to constitute a satisfying pledge of their integrity ? Was there more than one messenger, and did they agree as to the substance of that communication which they made to the world? Did they exhibit any special mark of their office as the messengers of God; such a mark as none but God could give, and none but his approved messengers could obtain the possession of? Was this mark the power of working mira. cles; and were these miracles; so obviously addressed to the senses, as to leave no suspicion of deceit behind them? These are questions which we feel our competency to take up, and to decide upon. They lie within the legitimate boundaries of human observation; and upon the solution of these do we rest the question of the truth of the Christian religion.
This, then, is the state of the question with those to whom the message was originally addressed. They had personal access to the messengers; and the evidences of their veracity lay before them. They were the eye and ear-witnesses of those facts, which occurred at the commencement of the Christian religion, and upon which its credibility rests. What met their observation must have been enough to satisfy them; but we live at the distance of nearly 2000 years, and is there enough to satisfy us? Those facts, which constitute the evidence for Christianity, might have been credible and convincing to them, if they really saw them; but is there any way by which they can be rendered credible and convincing to us, who only read of them? What is the expedient by which the knowledge and belief of the men of other times can be transmitted to posteri. ty? Can we distinguish between a corrupt and a faithful transmission? Have we evidence before us, by which we can ascertain what was the belief of those to whom the message was first communicated? And can the belief which existed in their minds be derived to ours, by our sitting in judgment upon the reasons which preduced it?
The surest way in which the belief and knowledge of the men of former ages can be transmitted to their descendants, is through the medium of written testimony; and it is fortunate forus, that the records of the Christian religion are not the only historical documents which have come down to us. A great variety of information has come down to us in this way; and a great part of that information is as firmly believed, and as confidently proceeded upon, as if the thing narrated had happened within the limits of our eye-sight. No man doubts the invasion of Britain by Julius Cæsar; and no man doubts, therefore, that a convic. tion of the truth of past events may be fairly produced in the mind by the instrumentality of a written memorial. This is the kind of evidence which is chiefly appealed to for the truth of ancient history; and it is counted satisfying evidence for all that part of it, which is received and depended upon.
In laying before the reader, then, the evidence for the truth of Christianity, we do not call his mind to any singular or un. precedented exercise of its faculties. We call him to pronounce upon the credibility of written documents, which profess to have been published at a certain age, and by certain authors. The inquiry involves in it no principle which is not appealed to eve. ry day in questions of ordinary criticism. To sit in judgment on the credibility of a written document, is a frequent and fa. miliar exercise of the understanding with literary men. It is fortunate for the human mind, when so interesting a question as its religious faith can be placed under the tribunal of such evidence as it is competent to pronounce upon. It was fortu. nate for those to whom Christianity (a professed communication from heaven) was first addressed, that they could decide upon the genuineness of the communication by such familiar and eve. ry-day principles, as the marks of truth or falsehood in the hu. man bearers of that communication. And it is fortunate for us, that when, after that communication has assumed the form of a historical document, we can pronounce upon the degree of credit which should be attached to it, by the very same exercise of mind which we so confidently engage in, when sitting
in examination upon the other' historical documents that have come down to us from antiquity.
If two historical documents possess equal degrees of evidence they should produce equal degrees of conviction. But if the object of the one be to establish some fact connected with our re. ligious faith, while the object of the other is to establish some fact, about which we feel no other interest, than that general euriosity which is gratified by the solution of any question in literature, this difference in the object produces a difference of effect in the feelings and tendencies of the mind. It is impossible for the mind, while it inquires into the evidence of a christian document, to abstain from all reference to the important conclu. sion of the inquiry. And this will necessarily mingle its influ. ence with the arguments which engage its attention. It may be of importance to attend to the peculiar feelings which are thus given to the investigation, and in how far they have affected the impression of the Christian argument.
We know it to be the opinion of some, that in this way an undue advantage has been given to that argument. Instead of a pure question of truth, it has been made a question of sentiment and the wishes of the heart have mingled with the exercises of the understanding. There is a class of men who may feel disposed to overrate it evidences, because they are anxious to give every support and stability to a system, which they conceive to be most intimately connected with the dearest hopes and wishes of humanity ; because their imagination is carried away by the sublimity of its doctrines, or their heart engaged by that amia. ble morality which is so much calculated to improve and adorn the face of society.
Now we are ready to admit, that as the object of the inquiry is not the character, but the truth of Christianity, the philoso. pher should be careful to protect his mind from the delusion of its charms. He should separate the exercises of the understanding from the tendencies of the fancy or of the heart. He should be prepared to follow the light of evidence, though it may lead him to conclusions the most painful and melancholy. He should train his mind to all the hardihood of abstract and
unfeeling intelligence. He should give up every thing to the supremacy of argument, and be able to renounce, without a sigh, all the tenderest possessions of infancy, the moment that truth demands of him the sacrifice. Let it be remembered, however, that while one species of prejudice operates in favour of Christianity, another prejudice operates against it. There is a class of men who are repelled from the investigation of its evidences, because in their minds Christianity is allied with the weakness of superstition; and they feel that they are descend. ing when they bring down their attention to a subject which engrosses so much respect and admiration from the vulgar.
It appears to us, that the peculiar feeling which the sacred. ness of the subject gives to the inquirer, is, upon the whole, un. favourable to the impression of the Christian argument. Had the subject not been sacred, and had the same testimony been given to the facts that are connected with it, we are satisfied, that the history of Jesus in the New Testament would have been looked upon as the best supported by evidence of any history that has come down to us. It would assist us in appreciating the evidence for the truth of the gospel history, if we could conceive for a moment, that Jesus, instead of being the founder of a new religion, had been merely the founder of a new school of philosophy, and that the different histories which have come down to us had merely represented him as an extraordinary person, who had rendered himself illustrious among
his countrymen by the wisdom of his sayings, and the beneficence of his actions. We venture to say, that had this been the case, a tenth part of the testimony which has actually been given, would have been enough to satisfy us. Had it been a question of mere erudition, where neither a pr dilection in favour of a religion, nor an antipathy against it, could have impressed a bias in any one di. rection, the testimony, both in weight and in quantity, would have been looked upon as quite unexampled in the whole compass of ancient literature.
To form a fair estimate of the strength and decisiveness of the Christian argument, we should, if possible, divest ourselves of all reference to religion, and view the truth of the gospel his


Muscle Shoals is inspired by the true-life roller-coaster story of legendary record producer, songwriter, publisher and musician Hall, founder of the modern day 'Muscle Shoals Sound' and his Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Under Hall's vision and inspiration, Muscle Shoals became the epicenter for recording some of the most iconic songs in history with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Etta James, Percy Sledge, Otis Redding, Clarence Carter and Arthur Alexander.
"Muscle Shoals in an extraordinary story in which, through adversity, some of the world's most amazing music was created. It is perfectly suited for Infinitum as it combine's Johnny's love of music and its history and our company's creative mission to tell these stories," said Christi Dembrowski, President of Infinitum Nihil.
Mark Stern, IM Global TV president added "Rich Hall and his small Alabama recording studio fundamentally transformed the music industry. His personal and professional journey and the incredible talent he worked with is a compelling story that will make a great television series."
IM Global Television plans to partner with sister company IM Global Music to make the songs themselves a focal point of the series.
"Muscle Shoals is the spiritual breeding ground for some of the most iconic songs recorded in American history," said IM Global Music President David Schulhof. "The songs recorded at FAME Studios would later be embraced and recorded by artists around the world for generations to come."
If you want to know the incredible true story of a small town with a big sound you can still purchase the Muscle Shoals DVD on amazon.com.
If you're visiting Muscle Shoals and need somewhere nearby to stay we can highly recommend the Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa! This hotel, in Florence, Alabama, has been named the 2015 Marriott Hotel of the Year for the Eastern Region of the United States and is a finalist for Hotel of the Year, which will be announced in May.
The Marriott Shoals is one of the top hotels for guest satisfaction out of the 330+ full-service Marriott Hotels in North America. It has consistently been highly ranked since opening in 2005. For 2015, the hotel excelled in every category for the Hotel of the Year Award, including Guest/Event Satisfaction, Financial, Market Share and Employee Satisfaction.


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The 9th Infantry was the last division to go into Vietnam and the first division to leave. Their area of operations was the Mekong Delta, located south of Saigon. This was the birthplace of the People Liberation Front who rose up against the French in 1954 and later in the 60's against the South Vietnamese.
49% of the population were Viet Cong. The US had stayed out of this area until 1967 when they had to sent in a division.
The 3/60th was one of the three battalions (2/60, 3/60, and 5/60 Mech) that were activated at Fort Riley, Kansas, and assigned to the 9th Infantry Division for its deployment to the Republic of Vietnam in December 1966. The division was the only major U.S. combat unit to conduct operations in the Mekong Delta. The battalions of the 60th participated in both Riverine operations and "jitterbug tactics" which featured split-second timing of airmobile insertions in close proximity to enemy units. These operations won the battalions unit citations and campaign streamers, including one Presidential Unit Citation. Although they were only in Vietnam 30 months they were the only division to receive two US President Citations. US casualties topped 60%. Their were 10 Medal of Honor awarded to the 9th Division, 4 of which were from this unit, 3/60th
Heroes, each and everyone of them
9th Infantry Mobile Riverine Force
This was the first time since the Civil War that the Army and Navy had combined operations.
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Parviz Tanavoli
Lisa Fischman, Shiva Balaghi
Publisher: Davis
Parviz Tanavoli is published on the groundbreaking occasion of the artist's first solo exhibition at a U.S. museum in nearly forty years, and his first career retrospective outside of Iran. Critically acclaimed and widely acknowledged as the "father of modern Iranian sculpture," Tanavoli's trajectory has spanned east and west as he has innovated ambitiously across media. Best known as a sculptor, his expansive oeuvre also includes painting, printmaking, ceramics, rugs, and jewelry. As well, he is a highly regarded teacher, collector, scholar, and poet. This exhibition shares the breadth and richness of his work from the 1950s to the present.
The exhibition is "a groundbreaking retrospective featuring 175 works by Parviz Tanavoli, one of Iran's most well-known contemporary artists," says NPR. Parviz Tanavoli has, according to Sotheby's "exploded on the global media scene . . . Tanavoli is, after all, the father of modern art and sculpture in Iran." The exhibition has garnered articles in the Financial Times, the New York Times, Harpers Bazaar, The Guardian, the Boston Globe, China Post, and dozens of other publications, and offers a rare opportunity to view the work of a man that the Middle East Monitor refers to as "Iran's most celebrated visual artist."
This book will appeal to general audiences interested in the arts, particularly those interested in sculpture, as well as collectors, connoisseurs and aficionados, students and educators, and curators and museum professionals invested in modern and contemporary arts of the Middle East, particularly of Iran.


SketchUp's 3D capabilities are what set it apart from the rest of the pack of drawing tools. In this lesson, we're going to see what SketchUp is really all about—going 3D.
SketchUp's 3D capabilities are what set it apart from the rest of the pack of drawing tools. You're going to see how easy it is to create 3D models in SketchUp. Although you might think that you need to draw every edge to make a model 3D, that's not true—SketchUp operates in a very clever way to give you 3D power.
All you need to do is to draw a 2D surface (and remember, such surfaces can be aligned to any plane). Then you use one of SketchUp's 3D tools, such as the Push/Pull tool, to pull it into 3D. Thus a rectangle becomes a cube, for example.
The Push/Pull tool, which works on any surface that's in one plane, is the primary 3D tool in SketchUp. This tool lets you push or pull surfaces into 3D in a way that's quite impressive. But other tools in SketchUp have 3D power as well, such as the Move tool, which we'll also see here.
You can use the Move tool to move objects around, of course. But when you first use the Select tool to select an edge, you can use the Move tool to pull out that edge in such a way that the connected surface follows, while still being anchored on the opposite edge (think of opening a cabinet door).
We'll see both the Push/Pull and Move tools in this lesson, along with some auxiliary tools, the Select tool and the Eraser tool.
This is a big lesson for us, because it's all about 3D, and that's also what SketchUp is all about—3D.
Let's get started immediately with the Push/Pull tool.


Does anyone know if C4Palin is ever coming back?
Miss it so much I'm having withdrawals … I hope soon it will be back up….
I thought maybe it changed addresses or they shut it down for good and I didn't know it.
No, I don't know anything. It has just been a long time with no information.
Just checkinng in too. Hello everybody. What happened to the site?
I hope you are all well. Are you posting on the same thread since the beginning of August?


Can you guess whether these stars are genuine gingers or flaming fakes?
From Sophie Turner to Emma Stone, can you guess whether these stars are genuine gingers or flaming fakes?
DEMELZA'S fiery red hair was a firm favourite with Poldark fans, but actress Eleanor Tomlinson is actually a natural dirty-blonde.
The star is not the only famous face to buy her ginger in a bottle, though.
Here, Lynsey Clarke sorts the flame-haired fakers from the real-life redheads.
BRIT actress Ellie sported red locks for her role in Pride And Prejudice and as the daughter of Isla Fisher's character in thriller Nocturnal Animals.
But the 22-year-old, who recently split from actor Richard Madden, is a natural blonde and recently reverted to the hue to play Cosette in BBC's Les Miserables.
SHE plays fiery redhead Sansa Stark in Game Of Thrones, but Sophie is a natural blonde.
The 23-year-old Brit became an ambassador for Wella in 2017 and went back to being blonde ever since. It meant she had to wear a red wig for her role in upcoming X-Men movie Dark Phoenix.
IT is hard to believe but Doctor Who's Karen, 31, was bullied at her Inverness school for being "lanky and ginger".
The 5ft 11in actress, who recently starred in Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle, believed her fiery head of hair would benefit her in the long run – and she was right.
MOVING from TV's Home And Away to 2002 film Scooby-Doo, Isla, 43, had to cover her carrot hair with a blonde wig to play Mary Jane – as Daphne is the gang's iconic redhead.
The Great Gatsby actress, who is married to British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, has Scottish parents and comes from a family of gingers.
HER flame red locks were part and parcel of her character Joan Holloway in hit series Mad Men, but the 43-year-old was born a blonde.
She first coloured her hair aged ten to look like Anne Of Green Gables. She still dyes it herself and credits wash-free days and staying out of the sun for its lasting colour.
OSCAR-winning La La Land actress Emma is known for red tresses that perfectly complement her milky skin, freckles and pale green eyes.
But despite the 30-year-old's family being mainly ginger, she is a natural blonde and first went red under instruction from producer Judd Apatow for 2007 comedy Superbad.
DESPITE her brunette locks in 2017's Molly's Game, the 41-year-old actress is a natural redhead who won't dye her hair and wears wigs instead for roles.
THE daughter of director Ron Howard, the Jurassic World actress has inherited his ginger colouring.
And despite being fed up with questions like "Are you part of Ron Weasley's family?", mum-of-two Bryce, 38, may switch between strawberry and auburn shades but always sticks to her red roots.
"Red tones brighten up features, add extra shine to hair and on some complexions add extra glow.
Light coppers suit blondes while dark violet-reds suit dark skin, and mahogany browns are best for shy types, while vivid reds are for those who want to stand out.
You can go for a full head, have slices here and there, or balayage techniques featuring reds are really on trend too.
You can go straight from a natural brunette to a red but normal colour rules apply for artificial brunettes, such as a cleansing or lifting service to remove dye prior to adding the red.
The colour can be done once every four to six weeks but toning services will need to be done every two to three weeks for high vibrancy.
Opt for shampoos, conditioners and masks with moisture and protein before dying, and after-colour products are a must."


Theresa May Wants To Stop Tourism - Theresa May "lead the world in preventing tourism"
Surrounded by signs that boasted of 'strong and stable leadership' and above a ticker-tape promising that 'Brexit is an opportunity', Theresa May today laid out her masterplan for Britain: ending tourism.
Speaking in Wales - where people heading for a holiday is a fairly significant industry - the Prime Minister announced: "we want to lead the world in preventing tourism."
And right she is, too. For far too long now have we suffered under the tyranny of tourism, generating billions for economy, yes - but at what cost? To have our God-given right to stroll freely up Oxford Street slowed down by confused Japanese people holding Tube maps. To have our peaceful trip to Kew Gardens thwarted by loud American accents.
Brexit means Brexit, and it also means dismantling the London Eye, boarding up M&M world, erecting selfie-stick amnesty bins in Hyde Park and blowing up the channel tunnel. The 'visitors from outside the EU' passport queue will be redirected back to the tarmac so tourists can immediate board another plane home. The Madame Tussauds' collection must be melted down to form a foreigner-confusing barrier around the whole of Zone 1.
At least we assume all this is true.
In other news, we're really starting to understand the Prime Minister's reluctance to take part in a live television debate.


On the fourth of July, 1942, four Allied ships traversing the Arctic separated from their decimated convoy to head further north into the ice field of the North Pole, seeking safety from Nazi bombers and U-boats in the perilous white maze of ice floes, growlers, and giant bergs. Despite the risks, they had a better chance of survival than the rest of Convoy PQ-17, a fleet of thirty-five cargo ships carrying $1 billion worth of war supplies to the Soviet port of Archangel--the limited help Roosevelt and Churchill extended to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin to maintain their fragile alliance, even as they avoided joining the fight in Europe while the Eastern Front raged.
The high-level politics that put Convoy PQ-17 in the path of the Nazis were far from the minds of the diverse crews aboard their ships. U.S. Navy Ensign Howard Carraway, aboard the SS Troubadour, was a farm boy from South Carolina and one of the many Americans for whom the convoy was to be a first taste of war; aboard the SS Ironclad, Ensign William Carter of the U.S. Navy Reserve had passed up a chance at Harvard Business School to join the Navy Armed Guard; from the Royal Navy Reserve, Lt. Leo Gradwell was given command of the HMT Ayrshire, a fishing trawler that had been converted into an antisubmarine vessel. All the while, The Ghost Ships of Archangel turns its focus on Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin, playing diplomatic games that put their ships in peril.
The twenty-four-hour Arctic daylight in midsummer gave no respite from bombers, and the Germans wielded the terrifying battleship Tirpitz, nicknamed The Big Bad Wolf. Icebergs were as dangerous as Nazis. As a newly forged alliance was close to dissolving and the remnants of Convoy PQ-17 tried to slip through the Arctic in one piece, the fate of the world hung in the balance.
William Geroux wrote for the Richmond Times-Dispatch for twenty-five years. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Associated Press, and various regional magazines. His previous book is The Mathews Men. A native of Washington, DC, and a graduate of the College of William and Mary, he lives in Virginia Beach, VA.


Sometimes I'll get a gander at making a recipe I've come across on Facebook. One popped up for Amish Broccoli Salad, and I knew right then and there that's what I was making as my contribution for Easter. Must have went over well; There wasn't much left.
Combine chopped broccoli and cauliflower in large bowl.
In a separate bowl combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, sugar and salt to make a dressing.
Add the dressing to the broccoli/cauliflower mix, stirring to evenly coat the veggies.
Stir in the bacon and cheese, reserving a small amount to sprinkle on top of salad just before serving.
This sounds delicious! I'm going to save the recipe to make for our next family get-together. I think it would be a big hit!


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Q: Quick Start in Developing app for Windows Phone 8 i want to learn developing apps for windows phone 8. so I got into this http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff402535(v=vs.92).aspx page
I am assuming that ill be using c# to do apps for wp8, but in the page i mention above I see silverlight and xna. Right now I am confuse, isn't silverlight is like flash? is this the recommended why to do wp8 apps? I did a little research about XNA, and it seems to be all about games but Iam not into developing games but rather some productivity apps.
is c# not for wp8? Please help me if there's anything I am wrong about.
THanks,
james

A: Silverlight is like flash - but it is also the main technology for writing Windows Phone apps. I wrote a primer for people not from a Microsoft background on this which you might find helpful,
Windows Phone Development for People in a Hurry

A: You can write C# applications of visual basic if you like.
Look at more examples found here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff431744%28v=vs.92%29.aspx

A: C# is the code-behind language of your apps, while Silverlight (XAML) is the front end UI design language of your apps.
I am not sure if you are familiar with ASP.Net web development or not, but it is just like that where C# or VB.Net are the code-behind languages while the front-end is in HTML/JavaScript.

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The Poor Farm in approximately 1912.
The Blue Earth County poor farm was originally a small cabin. The need was so great that in 1877, the county replaced the cabin with a larger structure. In 1907 the addition was built. The poor farm had twenty-two bedrooms that housed two residents each accommodating forty-four residents in total.
Early accounts of the poor farm described a very progressive and forward thinking institution. It was not seen as a European type work house or a debtors prison. It was a working farm where the residents could choose to work, or not. Blue Earth County hired a staff to work the fields, cook for the residents and take care of daily needs. A caretaker and their family always lived on the premises.
As the years went by the Oak Grove home became increasingly obsolete and wasn't able to adapt to changing codes and regulations regarding accessibility and safety. In the mid-1980's its years of taking care of and housing people were over. It was closed in 1987.
In the mid 1950's the Blue Earth County Poor Farm was sold into private ownership. It was renamed the Oak Grove Home and was turned into a home for the elderly. As the years went by many people lived and died in the old poor farm. People from the Mankato/North Mankato community recall visiting the residents especially during the holidays.
After the poor farm was closed it went through several years of private ownership, a few bankruptcies, and even several years of abandonment. It has always been a place for dreamers. Several people have told tales of having an interest and a vision about the poor farm. In 1996 is was purchased by an individual that had the idea to remake it into country apartments. He worked on it for a couple years until it became a bit overwhelming. This is when Brian Frink showed up at the door of the poor farm, the year was 1998.
Brian immediately saw the old decrepit building as a possible country home and studio. His partner Wilbur was not so sure. However they both saw it as a country version of the loft life they lived in Brooklyn during the early eighties.
A trip to Loire Valley in France provided Brian the opportunity to observe how every old elegant chateau looked like the "Poor Farm Studios". Returning home Wilbur was convinced that they could turn the poor farm into a southern Minnesota version of a French chateau. Thus Poor Farm Studios was born. It has gone through extensive renovations and improvements, work which will probably never end.
Brian maintains his studio and workshop on the first and lower levels of the structure. He creates his art work and custom frames here. Wilbur has her study in the upper level. She writes poetry and authors plays for her two theater groups one based in New Ulm and the other in Mankato.
Both Wilbur and Brian view the Poor Farm Studios as more than just a home. Since they have purchased it they have tried to make it a community gathering place for art and culture. They have hosted musical events, fundraisers, poetry readings and lots of random delightful occurrences usually involving huge bonfires.
There have been political fundraisers held here. Fundraisers for community projects and then there has just been plain fun parties. Both of Wilbur and Brian's children were married here.
Future plans include a gallery and continued musical performances, readings and blow out parties. One of the Poor Farm Studios event highlights was the fundraiser for the local art center, The Twin Rivers Center for the Arts. Titled "Starving Artist at the Poor Farm" it was a massive event that took over the entire Poor Farm Studios, top to bottom. Check out the great video below if you are curious about the Poor Farm "vibe".
All of our events usually end with a massive bon fire. These fires have become legendary.
Brian lighting a bonfire in his traditional Minnesota manner and dress.
A video by Works Progress about Poor Farm Studios and Rural American Contemporary Art.


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Heraclia xanthopyga är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Paul Mabille 1890. Heraclia xanthopyga ingår i släktet Heraclia och familjen nattflyn. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Step up your game with the 2XU Women's Elite MCS Compression Tights. MSC, or Muscle Containment Stamping, is a new and revolutionary fabric support system that stabilizes your muscles, increases blood flow, and helps prevent damage. Coupled with 2XU's signature PWX (Power-Weight-Flex) fabric, these tights are the premium choice to maximize your training.


Homecare is among the many different ways through which the seniors will get a suitable healthcare whilst they are in their own individual homes. This helps the seniors to stay independent but guaranteed having a professional doctor, personal aide or companion. House care can be created available 24 hrs each day, seven days a week.
House care services could be supplied by organizations who complement the seniors adults using their care giver and the kind of service schedule they might require. For example, a person might want it only on the part-time or intermittent basis. Services could be compensated through programs for example lengthy-term care insurance or through Virtual Assistant benefits and funds.
A few of the services provided with regards to house care include, but aren't restricted to, help with personal care and everyday living activities, transportation back and forth from appointments or any other activities and help with medication along with other health monitoring activities.
When you're hiring homecare services, make certain to check on first using the organization regarding screening process. You will need to determine if they are doing extensive criminal background checks of the employees and when they undergo alcohol or drug tests. It's also worth noting their absence policy so you'll know whether you've got a reliable homecare provider.


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November 29, 2014 · by Brother Eliseo F. Soriano
Nothing in science tells us that there is no Creator. To qualify, it is "scientific atheists" that declare so. Recently, a famed British Scientist named Stephen Hawking said science is more convincing than God in explaining the universe.
The report written by David Edwards for Raw Story was titled, "Stephen Hawking comes out: 'I'm an atheist' because science is 'more convincing' than God."
According to NBC News, Hawking made the comments to the Spanish-language paper El Mundo during the Starmus Festival at Tenerife in the Canary Islands. El Mundo's Pablo Jauregui pointed out that Hawking had written in his book "A Brief History of Time" that scientists could "know the mind of God" if a unifying set of principles – or theory of everything – was discovered to explain the physical universe. But Hawking later wrote in "The Grand Design" that God was no longer necessary because science had provided a better understanding of the universe.
The world-famous theoretical physicist cleaved more to cosmology to explain the physical origins and evolution of the Universe. Hawking reportedly said:
"What I meant by 'we would know the mind of God' is, we would know everything that God would know, if there were a God, which there isn't," he added. "I'm an atheist." (Ref: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/stephen-hawking-comes-out-im-an-atheist-because-science-is-more-convincing-than-god/)
The belief that there is a Creator came from the Bible written a little less than four thousand years ago, and then accepted, believed, preserved, shared, translated into almost all existing tongues and have gotten the reputation as "the best seller book of all time."
In contrast, the belief in the Big Bang, Evolution, Natural Selection and The Origin of Species, was just formulated barely 200 years ago! The latter belief intends to belie the existence of the Creator, the Bible calls God. To disprove what the Bible says, believers of the Big Bang and Evolution like atheists argue that there are unscientific things in the Bible. For example, having morning and evening on the first day when the sun, the moon and the stars were made only on the fourth day. Another is the existence of vegetation in the absence of the sun. And many more similar examples.
As mentioned in an earlier discussion, we have to consider possibilities and impossibilities to arrive at a just and fair conclusion on any refuted matter. Isn't it possible that the universe and all existing things came into being because of a Creator? The possibility is 100%! Nobody in our time will believe that the NASA Space Station came into being because of an accident. The construction, the design, and the transport of all those materials that made up the NASA Space Station that now orbits the earth at an altitude of 173 miles above the earth with an average ground speed of 17, 227 miles per hour to complete almost 16 orbits per day, entailed a lot of creators.
The Space Station involves mathematical precision in its transport from the Earth to escape the gravitational pull and to stay in its own orbit above the earth! If such a minute thing required creators, isn't it possible that the universe with all of its complexities and intricacies in its law and order also came from a Creator – an intelligent being with a purpose in mind yet? The possibility is 100%! What is marvellous is that, that knowledge was written in the Bible almost four thousand years ago even before man has discovered of the universe vastness!
THE ACTS 17:24-26
God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
25 Neither is worshiped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
The preceding verses tell us that God is the Creator of the universe. The word translated "world" is cosmos in Greek. Something in these verses is worthwhile considering. "And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;"
The verses incorporate a Creator, a purpose, a time, a boundary. The truth in this information written millennia ago still stands unrefuted today by human science and knowledge! The earth in the entire universe is the only destined habitation with boundaries, for humans. Beyond the boundaries set by God no human can exist! Shall we consider at this juncture possibilities and impossibilities? Let us see:
Is it possible that there is life beyond earth – a planet made like earth with life in it? Joel Achenbach wrote that with instruments such as the Hubble Space Telescope scientists discovered a huge amount of cosmic turf but came to know of only a single inhabited world – the unique earth of the human beings.
Since 1995 astronomers have detected at least 22 planets orbiting other stars. NASA hopes to build a telescope called the Terrestrial Planet Finder to search for Earth-like planets, examining them for the atmospheric signatures of a living world….
We all have our suppositions, our scenarios. The late astronomer Carl Sagan estimated that there are a million technological civilizations in our galaxy alone. His more conservative colleague Frank Drake offers the number 10,000. John Oro, a pioneering comet researcher, calculates that the Milky Way is sprinkled with a hundred civilizations. And finally there are skeptics like Ben Zuckerman, an astronomer at UCLA, who thinks we may as well be alone in this galaxy if not in the universe. (Ref: http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/life-beyond-earth/)
The National Geographic report further mentioned that all the estimates "are highly speculative, and the fact is that there is no conclusive evidence of any life beyond Earth. There is still no solid knowledge about a single alien microbe, a solitary spore, much less the hubcap from a passing alien starship."
Back to the Space Station, as it is impossible to be orbiting the earth without any creator, the grandest impossibility is for the universe to be operating marvellously and in order without a Creator!
25 Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth; …
The laws that govern the strict and mathematical order in the universe, written in the Bible long before man have understood and discovered it, implies that the Bible carries in it scientific information which are impossible for men at the time of its writing to know. The Creator who understands and who ordained such laws is the only possible source of such information.
To take exception to Hawking, if God cannot explain the universe where science is better at doing it, it will be impossible for the writers of the Bible to advance or even guess the precise scientific truth that modern science have understood nowadays.
God's intention is apparently and logically clear: For man to believe that He exists!
Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
The Bible even predicted precisely the existence of Stephen Hawking and his fans club!
II PETER 3:3-5
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
Scoffers do not believe in God. The modern term for scoffers is ATHEISTS! The writer of this book, Peter, the Apostle, is an illiterate man.
THE ACTS 4:13
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
The illiterate Peter knew that the earth was formed out of water and by means of water – just with God's bidding. But let us look into how astrophysicists like Stephen Hawking look at the creation of planets like Earth. This one is from the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) of the University of Colorado at Boulder.
TERRESTRIAL PLANET FORMATION
Gasses condensed into rocky particles → Rocky particles begins to clump → These clumps accrete more → Clumps from planetesimals → Planetesimals accrete more →Terrestrial planets formed
Hydrogen compounds, such as water and methane, typically condense at low temperatures, and remain gaseous inside the frost line where temperatures are higher. The heavier rocky and metallic materials are better suited to condense at higher temperatures. Thus, the inner planets are made almost entirely of rock and metal and form the group known as the terrestrial planets.
How did the terrestrial planets form?
After the heavier elements and minerals condensed into solid bits of rock, they all orbited the Sun at about the same speed. As you can imagine, collisions of objects moving at the same speed are less destructive than those of objects moving at different speeds. Thus, when rocks orbiting the Sun move close to one another, they stick together more often than they destroy each other. These pieces gradually grow larger in a process called accretion. Once they are large enough, gravity forces them into spherical shapes.
(Ref: http://lasp.colorado.edu/education/outerplanets/solsys_planets.php)
The excerpts just given speak of gasses and solids – simply moving among themselves in time and space to form, accrete, reform – all devoid of purpose. And yet out of chaos something beautiful is formed?
We must not forget that water came from gas – hydrogen and oxygen – which are things unseen and jive with the Biblical truth that things that are seen were made from things unseen.
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Meaning that things which are seen were made from things that are not seen, like gases! The Bible teaches us wonderful knowledge in science even before the birth of Stephen Hawking.
Hawking is a British scientist, who, according to Maria Cheng of the Associated Press, first gained attention with his 1988 book "A Brief History of Time," a simplified overview of the universe. It sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. His subsequent theories have revolutionized modern understanding of concepts like black holes and the Big Bang theory of how the universe began. (Ref: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/45886738/ns/health-aging/t/stephen-hawking-how-has-he-survived-so-long/#.VDz2k7CUdpA)
Unfortunately, for all his intellect, Hawking felt no presence of a Creator who let him live comfortably and long despite his disabilities. He vilified God as incapable of explaining the origin and nature of the universe that he tried so hard to explain with physics sans a creator. He worshipped Science more. But then there would be many more Hawkings in many forms.
The book of Hebrews was written some time in 61 AD, an era wherein no humans understood the composition of gases and the possibility of producing things which are seen from the unseen gases. Yet the people were described to be perfectly peaceful, calm, restful, undisturbed by circumstances and so were powerful, effective, accomplishing things. They found hope, joy and patience in the face of tribulations. They believed in a creator that made things possible for them. Whatever they could not explain, they trusted in their creator.
Hawking is said to be the most famous scientist alive today. His 2001 book "The Universe in a Nutshell" is hailed as a masterpiece in the history of modern physics. At 72, he thinks little of his humanity.
Explaining the universe sans a creator is new knowledge that came only 200 years ago. Isn't it possible that the minds so oriented to a creator-less creation are being influenced by the same force that said in the Garden of Eden, "You won't die when you eat this fruit"?
It is possible to ignore the existence of a creator but it is impossible to obliterate that existence, even if one believes in such non-existence. It is upon the existence of a creator that we can even think of possibilities of how the world was created.
It is possible that a cause can cause an effect but it is impossible that the cause is nothingness for in nothingness, the ability to think cannot develop or exist.
It is possible for the seen to cause another seen to exist, but penultimately, the seen is caused by an unseen, a being of higher level than the one caused.
It is possible that atheists may fool people with their so-called masterpiece knowledge but it is impossible for such knowledge to take the place of truth.
It is possible that the Father of Lies is at work with people's minds, and those he would seduce are those who preferred to be rich and famous – with lies, but it is impossible that one's heart does not lust for the power and fame that comes with it.
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rubyJAM (@rubiniatorres) says:
Let us read this blog,brings knowledge/well explained,purely bible based.Thanks God for
this learnings,only read from here.
Let us read this blog,brings knowledge,well explained,purely bible based.Thanks God for this learnings,only read from here.
benlorangeles says:
This is a perfect analysis of creation as analyzed by Brother Eli Soriano. I urge the people of the world not to even listen to or read the so-called scientific explanation of creation by men who are denying the existence of the Creator God known as Elohim in Hebrew language or Godhead in English as written in the Holy Scriptures/Bible. To God be the glory!


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Q: Friendly URLs using rewrite in htaccess I have this url
http://mysite.com/profile?id=78

I wanted to changed it to be like this
http://mysite.com/78/

How would I do that?
I have this code in my htaccess, but it seems it's not working.
RewriteRule ^id/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)/$ profile?id=$1

Kindly guide me on this one.
Your help would be greatly appreciated and rewarded.
Thanks!

A: I am pretty sure that you should use the RewriteBase directive
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
# Use the following rule if you want to make the page like a directory
RewriteRule ^u/(!(profile.php))$ u/$1/ [R=301,L]
# The following rule does the rewrite.
RewriteRule ^u/(!(profile.php))/$ profile.php?name=$1 [L]

This will rewrite http://mysite.com/u/john/ to http://mysite.com/profile?name=john.
Edit this is the new answer
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
# Use the following rule if you want to make the page like a directory
RewriteRule ^u/(!(profile.php))$ u/$1/ [R=301,L]
# The following rule does the rewrite.
RewriteRule ^u/(!(profile.php))/$ profile.php?name=$1 [L]
# The following rewrite the other way round:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/profile.php
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^(GET|POST|HEAD|TRACE)\ /profile.php
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} name=([^&]+)
RewriteRule ^profile.php$ u/%1? [R=301,L]

A: What you have appears correct. However, the request will likely get processed again.
You could avoid that by adding the [L] flag and ensuring you map to the exact file. For example:
RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^name/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)/?$ profile.php?name=$1 [L]

Note: I've also made the trailing slash optional. And I explicitly turned the RewriteEngine On

A: You need to use this in your .htaccess file:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^([^/]*)/$ /profile?name=$1 [L]

I used this to generate it: http://www.generateit.net/mod-rewrite/

A: I solved it using this way:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
# Use the following rule if you want to make the page like a directory
RewriteRule ^(v)$ /$1/
# The following rule does the rewrite.
RewriteRule ^(.+)/$ profile.php?id=$1
# The following rewrite the other way round:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/profile.php
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^(GET|POST|HEAD|TRACE)\ /profile.php
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} id=([^&]+)
RewriteRule ^profile.php$ %1?


This music and movement curriculum module encourages self-awareness and enhances learning about family.
At the beginning of a child's preschool experience these songs and activities help ease separation anxiety and during the year they help youngsters cope with the birth of siblings.
The activities in Module #11 promote family activities, help develop language and self-esteem, and help preschoolers recognize that everyone is different but special in their own way.


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Q: how we show smilays on receiving sms in android I make an SMS app which simple perform sending and receiving SMS ... everything is ok but when i send smilays or emojis it display emojis code not emois i used edittext for sending sms and textview for receiving sms i also changed input type into longmessage but still have the same issue ... I want to show proper smilays when anyone send me and when i send anyone ....
 my english is not good plz dont mind
for example i want to send happy smile to my friend when i pick default android emojis its show me emojis code like :) :( :P not show me the emojis
private void SendSms() {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    mPhoneNumber = FriendData.getNumber();
    mMessage=messagetosend.getText().toString();
    SmsManager smManager=SmsManager.getDefault();

    ArrayList<String> parts = smManager.divideMessage(mMessage);

    smManager.sendMultipartTextMessage(mPhoneNumber, null, parts, null, null);

    //String userInput = messagetosend.getText().toString();

    try
    {
    ContentValues values = new ContentValues();

        values.put("address", mPhoneNumber);

        values.put("body", mMessage);
        values.put("date",  DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance().format(new Date()));
        getContentResolver().insert(Uri.parse("content://sms/sent"), values);
        Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
        SenderMessages(mMessage, c.getTimeInMillis());
        messagetosend.setText("");
         Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), " Message Sent", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    //  finish();

    }
    catch(Exception ex)
    {
      ex.printStackTrace();

     }

}

@Override
    public void onReceive(Context contx, Intent intent) {

        String body = "";
        String number = "";

        Bundle bundle = intent.getExtras();
        SmsMessage[] msgs = null;
        if (bundle != null)
        {
            // ---retrieve the SMS message received---
            Object[] pdus = (Object[]) bundle.get("pdus");
            msgs = new SmsMessage[pdus.length];
            for (int i = 0; i < msgs.length; i++)
            {
                msgs[i] = SmsMessage.createFromPdu((byte[]) pdus[i]);
                body += msgs[i].getMessageBody().toString();
                number +=msgs[i].getOriginatingAddress();

            }
        }

        try
        {
              Toast.makeText(contx, number, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
              Toast.makeText(contx, body, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
              Toast.makeText(contx, number, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
              Toast.makeText(contx, body, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        }

    }

public void ReciverMessages(String message , long time){
    LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater)getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
    View view  = inflater.inflate(R.layout.receiver_activity, null);
    mContainerView.addView(view);
    TextView texttime = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.time_date_receiver);
    TextView textmessage = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.tvreceiver);

    //DateFormat format = new DateFormat();

    SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy");
    String MSGDate = df.format(time);
    if(MSGDate.equalsIgnoreCase(Utils.GetCurrentDate()))
    {
        SimpleDateFormat df1 = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm");
        String MSGDate1 = df1.format(time);
        texttime.setText(MSGDate1);
    }else
    {
        texttime.setText(MSGDate);
    }

    textmessage.setText(message);
}

A: I found a very useful Emoticon Keyboard. This keyboard is not using Unicode sequences but rather just local image assets. I am thinking that this type of keyboard can only be useful within this app and not with other apps or Operating Systems.
So instead I am replacing the ImageView containing an asset with a TextView containing a Unicode sequence.
After cross referencing Supported Unicode Sequences as well as the Visual Unicode Database I realized that \u1F601 was a 32 bit Unicode representation, and the 16bit representation can be set like :
EditText messageInput = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.message_input);
messageInput.getText().append("\ud83d\ude01");
Implementations of Emoji (Emoticon) View/Keyboard Layouts


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import new_product from './new_product'

export default {
  new_product
};


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Q: Is it possible to have text flow from one container to another? In traditional publications it's common to have text flow between multiple columns on a page.
Is it possible to do anything like this in HTML and CSS?
Is there anything where you can define columns and the text flows between them:

It was so beautiful out on the country, it was summer...

And it creates something like this (pseudo code):

#container {
  display:flex;
}
#column1, #column2 {
  flex: 1;
  text-align: justify;
  margin: 10px;
}

It was so beautiful out on the country, it was summer- the wheat fields were golden, the oats were green, and down among the green meadows the hay was stacked. There the stork minced about on his red legs, clacking away in Egyptian, which was the language his mother had taught him. Round about the field and meadow lands rose vast forests, in which deep lakes lay hidden. Yes, it was indeed lovely out there in the country.

In the midst of the sunshine there stood an old manor house that had a deep moat around it. From the walls

 of the manor right down to the water's edge great burdock leaves grew, and there were some so tall that little children could stand upright beneath the biggest of them. In this wilderness of leaves, which was as dense as the forests itself, a duck sat on her nest, hatching her ducklings. She was becoming somewhat weary, because sitting is such a dull business and scarcely anyone came to see her. The other ducks would much rather swim in the moat than waddle out and squat under the burdock leaf to gossip with her.

A: Yes, you can certainly use column-count in this case instead of a flex. For example:

div {
  column-count: 2;

  /* below properties are only for beautification purpose */
  column-gap: 20px;
  text-align: justify;
  padding: 10px;
}

  It was so beautiful out on the country, it was summer- the wheat fields were golden, the oats were green, and down among the green meadows the hay was stacked. There the stork minced about on his red legs, clacking away in Egyptian, which was the language his mother had taught him. Round about the field and meadow lands rose vast forests, in which deep lakes lay hidden.

  Yes, it was indeed lovely out there in the country. In the midst of the sunshine there stood an old manor house that had a deep moat around it. From the walls of the manor right down to the water's edge great burdock leaves grew, and there were some so tall that little children could stand upright beneath the biggest of them. In this wilderness of leaves, which was as dense as the forests itself, a duck sat on her nest, hatching her ducklings. She was becoming somewhat weary, because sitting is such a dull business and scarcely anyone came to see her. The other ducks would much rather swim in the moat than waddle out and squat under the burdock leaf to gossip with her.

You can tweak the column-count here for the number of columns you are expecting for.

If you are looking for a flex solution (I realized you've a similar one after I wrote this xD), you can try the below code. Here, am declaring the parent element which is div as flex and then, setting each of the p at 33.33% with flex-grow set to 1 which is more like, how much the element should grow, relative to the rest of the flex items. Still, this is more of a manual work than column-count so I would recommend you to go with the previous solution than this.

div {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

div > p {
  flex-grow: 1;
  width: 33.33%;
  height: 100px;
  text-align: justify;
  margin: 10px;
}

    It was so beautiful out on the country, it was summer- the wheat fields were golden, the oats were green, and down among the green meadows the hay was stacked. There the stork minced

     about on his red legs, clacking away in Egyptian, which was the language his mother had taught him. Round about the field and meadow lands rose vast forests, in which deep lakes lay hidden.


Squeakers who like to answer newbie questions are encouraged to teach them how to fish, rather than continually give them fish. The purpose of this page is to help newbies to help themselves.
How to Study a Menu Menu items often do interesting things. Learning how they do it, is a good way to see how to program the system.
MethodFinder how to find the method and class that does what you want.
"Learn How to Fish"-type posts appear every so often on the mailing list; document them here!
Lex Spoon January 31, 2004 If you are ever looking at a class and wondering how to use it, try "class refs" from the middle-button menu when the class is selected. This will show you all the code in the system that mentions the class by name, and thus often leading you to examples of using the class.
In Morphic, you can open up the hood to see how things work by using the 'debug' halo handle. Press the blue mouse button above the Morph of interest, until the halo surrounds only the Morph in which you are interested, and then click on the light gray circle that shows a spanner (it will also say "debug" if you hover the mouse over it). Particularly interesting are "inspect morph" and "browse morph class".


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After many requests from customers, we decided to build an all-around trap that could handle even the chunkiest cats. The 30FCD (Fat Cat) will accommodate those cats that are simply too big for our 30LTD trap. The Fat Cat allows the animal more room to move around while captive and is suitable for smaller cats as well.


The grants range from $101,060 for technology upgrades to classrooms at Rowan University, to $86.3 million to transform a New Jersey Institute of Technology building into a hub for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
TRENTON — A New Jersey lawmaker wants to dock Rutgers $2.1 million for the money it paid to a basketball coach who was fired and two university administrators who resigned during a scandal earlier this month.
The projected cost for the state's massive higher education reorganization has grown to more than $100 million, according to officials from the public universities involved — a burden that many fear will be shifted, despite assurances from school leaders, onto those who pay tuition.
By Alexa Offenhauer, The Record.
Alexa Offenhauer is an adjunct English instructor at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg and a member of the American Federation of Teachers.
AT A RECENT town hall event at Raritan Valley Community College, I was given the opportunity to ask Governor Christie a question.


Biswas needs to plan for his retirement, for which he will need Rs 1.63 crore in 24 years to be able to maintain his existing lifestyle.
"As a government servant, I'm entitled to a pension. So, do I need a separate pension plan for retirement?", says Santu Biswas.
A crucial aspect of financial planning involves not only having realistic goals and calculating their future values correctly, but also reconciling these with one's investible surplus. A flawed assumption in the case of former or a shortfall in latter can result in unmet goals. For 36-year-old Santu Biswas, a bit of both means he may find it difficult to meet his goals. Still, financial planner Pankaaj Maalde will try to streamline his finances and suggest a course that will focus on financial security both for him and his mother.
Biswas stays with his 63-year-old mother in their own house at at Nadia, West Bengal. He is in government service and draws a monthly salary of Rs 29,000. His mother also draws a pension of Rs 10,000 a month.
Of this amount, nearly Rs 10,000 goes in household expenses, while Rs 1,027 is paid as insurance premium. Another Rs 11,035 is the EMI amount Biswas pays for three personal loans. While one has been taken from the bank, the other two are from his company and don't incur any interest outgo. Since the bank loan will be fully repaid by February next year, Maalde suggests he continue to pay the EMI.
Biswas also invests Rs 3,000, of which Rs 2,000 goes in the PPF account and Rs 1,000 is the mutual fund investment that Biswas has started recently. This leaves him with a surplus of Rs 3,938 a month. This is a small amount to take care of his various goals, which include building an emergency corpus, buying a car, taking a vacation, building a corpus to start his own venture at 50, and saving for retirement. Given the low investible surplus and few assets or resources, it is unlikely he will be able to achieve all the goals.
Biswas has a meagre portfolio, comprising 100% debt investment, which includes the PPF and fixed deposit. Maalde suggests he increase the equity exposure, but begins his financial planning by taking care of his and his mother's insurance needs.
Biswas has one traditional insurance plan, and Maalde suggests he retain it as a debt component of his portfolio because the return is likely to beat inflation. However, he has inadequate life insurance and should purchase a Rs 25 lakh cover for 25 years. It will cost him Rs 10,000 per annum.
As for health insurance, he is covered by the government scheme, but Maalde advises him to buy an independent health cover worth Rs 5 lakh, which will cost him Rs 7,500 a year. He is also advised to buy an accident disability cover worth Rs 25 lakh at a cost of Rs 2,500 a year. As for his mother, Biswas should pick up a Rs 5 lakh insurance plan from her pension income and it will come for an annual premium of Rs 30,000.
Now, Biswas can focus on his goals, the first of which is to build an emergency corpus equal to three months' expenses. This means he should save Rs 2.2 lakh, which can be sourced from his cash holding of Rs 5,000 and fixed deposit of Rs 2 lakh. This amount should suffice for now.
Next, Biswas needs to plan for his retirement, for which he will need Rs 1.63 crore in 24 years to be able to maintain his existing lifestyle. To meet this goal, he will have to allocate his existing resources, which include the PPF and EPF corpuses, as well as the proceeds from the traditional insurance policy.
These are likely to yield Rs 58.8 lakh in the given time frame. For the remaining amount, Biswas will have to increase his SIP amount from the existing Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 in a diversified equity fund. The pension he gets from the government on retiring will also act as a cushion, though it has not been taken into consideration here.
As for his goals of buying a car and taking a vacation, Biswas does not have enough surplus to save for these. For the car, he needs Rs 6.3 lakh in three years, while for a holiday, he will need Rs 4.2 lakh in four years. To achieve the former, he will require to invest Rs 15,000 in a monthly income plan via SIPs, while for the latter, he will have to start an SIP of Rs 7,000 in an equity income plan for the specified time period. Since he doesn't have this amount, he will have to wait till there is an increase in his income or he can find a way to supplement it.
This also means that he will not be able to build a corpus to start his own venture when he is 50 years old till he can arrange for requisite funds.


The temperature in many places can go beyond the freezing point. During those times there can be nothing better than sitting in front of the warm fireplace. It's a cozy and ambient place where you can read your favorite book or sip a hot cup of coffee while enjoying watching the snow outside. However, if not maintained properly, your fireplace may not provide the heat you are expecting. Here are some tips that will make your fireplace most efficient.
Seasoned firewood is best for burning. It won't produce much smoke and would heat up your house efficiently. You should avoid using green wood.
If you open the damper more air will get into the fire and increase the amount of heat. So, your home will be heated more and you won't feel the chill anymore.
You should hire a certified chimney inspector to check your chimney once a year before winter. This way you will no that all parts of your chimney are working well. You should clean the chimney as well. If creosote builds up, it will stop the air flow and so will increase the risk of fire hazard. You can insulate your chimney to prevent or reduce creosote build up.
Use tempered glass doors in front of the fireplace. When the fire is burning, you should keep the doors shut. This will increase the chimney's temperature.
When you use a fireplace to heat up your home, you should make sure that the fireplace is working efficiently. You should do regular maintenance of the fireplace to keep it in the best condition.


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Q: How make apache redirect the user to some page when the requested page is not existing How make apache redirect the user to some page when the user ask for some page which does not exist on the server instead of showing NOT FOUND on the browser ?
For example when the user asks for
 www.example.com/some_inexistant_file.php

the file does not exist on the server so automaticly make the server redirect the user to
 www.example.com/apologize.php

for example is there some to do that ?

A: Simply create a .htaccess file in your root folder and add this:
ErrorDocument 404 /apologize.php

apologize.php has to be in the same folder the .htaccess is.


Motodiktio has been the retail stores of Motodynamics since 2002.
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The goal of Motodiktio is to maintain its leading position in the retail market, continuing to adapt in order to meet the needs of its customers more efficiently and effectively. We also aim to create prototype retail spaces that can be a model for our network of partners.
2017 finds us with four stores located along an imaginary axis running across Athens from Kallithea to Agia Paraskevi, each with its own added value profile and identity, with expertise in different product categories.


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Charles Bunnell may refer to:

Charles E. Bunnell (1878–1956), president of the University of Alaska
Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897–1968), painter and muralist
 Charles Sterling Bunnell (1901–1988), American banker

See also
Frank Charles Bunnell (1842–1911), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania


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