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Abide In Christ - Day 25 - That Your Joy May Be Full (Video devotional plus text)
That Your Joy May Be Full
"These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain (or abide) in you, and that your joy may be full" (John 15:11)
Abiding fully in Christ is a life of exquisite and overflowing happiness. As Christ gets more complete possession of the soul, it enters into the joy of its Lord. His own joy, the joy of heaven, becomes the soul's own joy in full measure as an everabiding portion. Just as joy on earth is everywhere connected with the vine and its fruit, so joy is an essential characteristic of the life of the believer who fully abides in Christ, the heavenly Vine.
We all know the value of joy. It alone is the proof that what we have really satisfies the heart. As long as duty, or self-interest, or other motives influence me, men cannot know what the object of my pursuit or possession is really worth to me. But when it gives me joy, and they see my delight in it, they know that to me at least it is a treasure. Therefore, there is nothing so attractive as joy, no preaching so persuasive as the sight of hearts made glad. Only this makes gladness such a mighty element in the Christian character: there is no proof of the reality of God's love and the blessing He bestows, which men so soon feel the power of, as when the joy of God overcomes all the trials of life. And for the Christian's own welfare, joy is no less indispensable. The joy of the Lord is his strength. Confidence, courage, and patience find their inspiration in joy. With a heart full of joy no work can be wearisome, and no burden can depress. God Himself is strength and song.
Let us hear what the Savior says of the joy of abiding in Him. He promises us His own joy: "My joy." As the whole parable refers to the life His disciples should have in Him when ascended to heaven, the joy is that of His resurrection life. This is clear from those other words of His: "I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and your joy will no man take from you" (John 16:22). It was only with the resurrection and its glory that the power of the never-changing life began, and only in it that the never-ceasing joy could rise. With it was fulfilled the word: "Therefore God, Your God, hath anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions" (Psalm 45:7). The day of His crowning was the day of the gladness of His heart. That joy of His was the joy of a work fully and forever completed, the joy of the Father's bosom regained, and the joy of souls redeemed. These are the elements of His joy. As we abide in Him, we are made partakers with Him.
The believer shares so fully His victory and His perfect redemption, that his faith can sing the conqueror's song without ceasing: "Thanks be to God, who always leads (me) to triumph" (2 Cor. 2:14). As the fruit of this, there is the joy of the undisturbed dwelling in the light of the Father's love — there is not a cloud to intervene if the abiding is unbroken. And then, with this joy in the love of the Father, as a love received, there is the joy of the love of souls, as love going out and rejoicing over the lost. Abiding in Christ, penetrating into the very depths of His life and heart, seeking for the most perfect oneness, these three streams of His joy flow into our hearts. Whether we look backward and see the work He has done, or upward and see the reward He has in the Father's love that passes knowledge, or forward in the continual elevation of joy as sinners are brought home, His joy is ours. With our feet on Calvary, our eyes on the Father's countenance, and our hands helping sinners home, we have His joy as our own.
And then He speaks of this joy as abiding — a joy that is never to cease or to be interrupted for a moment: "That my joy may (abide) in you." "Your joy no man takes from you" (John 16:22). This is what many Christians cannot understand. Their view of the Christian life is that it is a succession of changes between joy and sorrow. And they appeal to the experiences of a man like the Apostle Paul, as a proof of how much there may be of weeping, sorrow, and suffering. They have not noticed just how Paul gives the strongest evidence of this unceasing joy. He understood the paradox of the Christian life as the combination at one and the same moment of all the bitterness of earth and all the joy of heaven. "As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing" (2 Cor. 6:10). These precious golden words teach us how the joy of Christ can overrule the sorrow of the world, can make us sing while we weep, and can maintain in the heart, even when cast down by disappointment or difficulties, a deep consciousness of a joy that is unspeakable and full of glory. There is only one condition: "I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you" (John 16:22). The presence of Jesus, distinctly manifested, cannot help but give joy. As we consciously abide in Him, how can our soul help but rejoice and be glad? Even when weeping for the sins and the souls of others, there is the fountain of gladness springing up in the faith of His power and love to save.
And this, His own joy abiding with us, He wants to be full. Of the full joy our Savior spoke three times on the last night. Once here in the Parable of the Vine: "These things I have spoken to you that your joy may be full;" and every deeper insight into the wonderful blessedness of being the branch of such a Vine confirms His Word. Then He connects it with our prayers being answered: "Ask and you will receive, that your joy may be full" (John 16:24). To the spiritual mind, answered prayer is not only a means of obtaining certain blessings, but something infinitely higher. It is a token of our fellowship with the Father and the Son in heaven, of their delight in us, and our having been admitted and having had a voice in that wonderful interchange of love in which the Father and the Son hold counsel, and decide the daily guidance of the children on earth. To a soul abiding in Christ, which longs for manifestations of His love, and which understands to take an answer to prayer for its true spiritual value, as a response from the throne to all its utterances of love and trust, the joy which it brings is truly unutterable. The word is found true: "Ask and you will receive, that your joy may be full." And then the Savior says, in His high-priestly prayer to the Father, "These things I speak...that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves" (John 17:13). It is the sight of the great High Priest entering the Father's presence for us, ever living to pray and carry on His blessed work in the power of an endless life, that removes every possible cause of fear or doubt, and gives us the assurance and experience of a perfect salvation. Let the believer who seeks, according to the teaching of John 15, to possess the full joy of abiding in Christ, and according to John 16, the full joy of prevailing prayer, press forward to the high-priestly prayer of John 17. Let him listen there to those wonderful words of intercession spoken, that his joy may be full. Let him, as he listens to those words, learn the love that even now pleads for him in heaven without ceasing, the glorious objects for which it is pleading, and which through its all-prevailing pleading are hourly being realized, and Christ's joy will be fulfilled in him.
Christ's own joy, abiding joy, fullness of joy — such is the portion of the believer who abides in Christ. Why, oh, why is it that this joy has so little power to attract? The reason is simply this: Men, yes, even God's children, do not believe in it. Instead of the abiding in Christ being looked upon as the happiest life that ever can be led, it is regarded as a life of self-denial and of sadness. They forget that the self-denial and the sadness are owing to the not abiding, and that to those who once yield themselves unreservedly to abide in Christ as a bright and blessed life, their faith comes true — the joy of the Lord is theirs. The difficulties all arise from the want of the full surrender to a full abiding.
Child of God, who seeks to abide in Christ, remember what the Lord says. At the close of the Parable of the Vine, He adds these precious words: "These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may (abide) in you, and that your joy may be full." Claim the joy as part of the branch life — not the first or chief part, but as the blessed proof of the sufficiency of Christ to satisfy every need of the soul. Be happy. Cultivate gladness. If there are times when it comes by itself, and your heart feels the unutterable joy of the Savior's presence, praise God for it, and seek to maintain it. If at other times your feelings are dull, and the experience of the joy not such as you would wish it, still praise God for the life of unutterable blessedness to which you have been redeemed. In this, too, the word holds good: "According to your faith let it be to you" (Matt. 9:29). As you claim all the other gifts in Jesus, always claim this one too — not for your own sake, but for His and the Father's glory. "My joy in you;" "that my joy may abide in you;" "my joy fulfilled in themselves" (John 17:13) — these are Jesus' own words. It is impossible to take Him wholly and heartily, and not to get His joy too. Therefore, "Rejoice in the Lord, always: and again I say, Rejoice!" (Phil. 4:4)


MOSCOW, August 17. /TASS/. Moscow sees an opportunity for an improvement of Russia-US relations and urges Washington to make use of it, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on Thursday.
"We do not just see (an opportunity for improving relations), we keep talking about it in the most active way and this what we are calling for and suggest," Zakharova said.
"We have not shut the door to the United States even under the previous administration," she said. "Even at the most dramatic, strange moments we always said that interaction and cooperation - there where they are mutually beneficial - remain a priority."
The sole condition for Russian-US cooperation is the observance of international law, mutual respect and commitment to the UN Charter.
"We've never shut the door, even when insults were hurled in our face," Zakharova said. "I believe that was very well seen in the expulsion of Russian diplomats in the last days of December 2016 and the blocking of Russian property in US territory. We then refrained from an emotional response. We gave the United States more than six months to settle that situation. To find a way out and to let Washington save face."
"We kept the pause long enough to give Washington a chance to shift from unilateral confrontation to interaction," Zakharova said. "No response from Washington followed."


Happy Summer, Future 8th Graders!
This summer, we will all be reading Seedfolks, a short book about a community garden, and 1 article that relates to this topic of gardening and community.
Complete summaries for each character in Seedfolks using the chart provided.
Read the article- annotate them (mark them up) for discussion in the fall.
Answer the text dependent questions at the end of your article.
Observe growth this summer: trees, plants, farms, gardens, etc.
We will discuss the book and articles in the fall, and will also be writing short narratives of our own. We also hope to incorporate some outdoor field trips related to this summer unit when we return in the fall.
If you have any questions, email Mrs. Lund at: rlund@barnum.k12.mn.us, or Mrs. Oetterer at: coetterer@barnum.k12.mn.us.
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LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES
Los Amigos Invisibles ~ Commercial With their latest and sixth studio release titled Commercial, the party continues with a little something for everyone as the six-piece known as Los Amigos Invisibles conjure up another album of danceable tunes. As a brief description, their sound is a blend of quite a bit of different stuff including but not limited to disco, jazz, funk as well an expected assortment of Latin rhythms. "Mentiras," essentially the opener after a short prequel, is the first single and arguably one of the better tracks from the Amigos. "Dulce" and "Plastic Woman" are simply made for the dance floor - two songs that blend the funk of Rick James and the disco of the Bee Gees to make for a wonderful listen. "Vivire Para Ti" sounds like a revamped Love Boat theme song and features the vocals of the Mexican pop artist Natalia Lafourcade. One of the standout songs here is the only one that we find written in English. "In Luv With U" is really just a simple love song that incorporates a bit of jazz and funk all with the underlying layer of Latin percussion. The fast-paced "Como Lo Haces Tu" utilizes some nice keyboards and what appears to be sirens, to produce perhaps the closest thing to a classic "pop" song here. Overall, from a pure sound standpoint, there's a lot to like here. The downside might be the suggestive themes littered throughout. Aside from that, get on your dancing shoes and hit play! ~Reviewed by Jeff Bouma
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Where Windows Vista Went Wrong
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Windows Vista represented Microsoft's first major operating system revamp since Windows 95 (Windows 98 and XP, while popular amongst PC users, simply built on the 95 platform). While Windows 95 changed the world of personal computing, Windows Vista landed with a major dud. It took less than 2 years for Microsoft to scrap the system altogether and revamp it into Windows 7. Microsoft is one of the largest companies in the world – where did it go wrong?
Windows Vista hit the market for public consumption in early 2007. It was marketed around a modern graphical interface, greater security and firewalls, and improved integration of search features and multimedia tools. The latter two options were clearly an acknowledgement that competitors Google (in search) and Apple (with the Mac) had products with features that the market preferred over those offered by Microsoft. The mere existence of Vista was one of the first acknowledgements by the giant company in Redmond, Washington that Apple was a legitimate threat as a competitor (something the computing world had known long before).
Perhaps the downfall began with the "I'm a Mac" commercials that feature Justin Long. Upon the release of Windows Vista, a commercial was run in which the PC states that Vista will have none of the problems of previous Microsoft operating systems, but this is combined with flashbacks where he says the same thing about Windows XP, 98, 95, etc. So when Vista's problems did start becoming public knowledge, the Apple commercial both highlighted them and appeared prophetic. What were these problems? The first big one was implementation of popular third party software often proved difficult or even impossible. Installation of alien drivers was often inadvertently (or intentionally if you are a conspiracy theorist) blocked by the Vista security system. Users of Adobe reader (two of the most popular programs on the net) and iTunes had many difficulties getting their programs to work correctly. Itunes users even had instances where Vista would corrupt their IPods after downloading songs. It is never pretty when digital media attacks itself. Another major problem was that VPN users had all kinds of users. If user wanted to be able to work from home on occasion, this is a critical program and vista made VPN use very difficult. For a company with the size, balance sheet, and reputation of Microsoft, problems regarding these relatively simple (and common) aspects of modern day computing are just completely unacceptable.
The good news for Microsoft is that Windows 7 has remedied many of the issues that Vista created. It is almost unanimously hailed as the best operating system Microsoft has created in years (which may not be saying much, but the point still remains). For a company that is often accused of resting on its laurels (it is probably fair to say that Microsoft has ceased to be an industry leader since 1995, reacting to the market instead of dictating it like it once did), this is a major achievement. Windows 7 is a cleaner operating system, more user friendly, offers an even better graphical interface, and does not seem to have the problems with third party software (at least not on commonly used programs) that Vista did. One small step for an operating system…one giant leap for Microsoft.
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He had been surfing for support and found a Youtube video entitled: "Sarah's Story" about a mormon girl who was married to a gay man. She became suicidal and despondent, and they decided to split. He found the guy that made the video on facebook and sent the above message to him.
This video struck a chord with my dh because I have been spiraling downward for a few months now. He blames himself since he "messed up" with a buddy of his last Christmas. He is questioning his testimony, and I am questioning my value as a human being.
"the interview with Sarah could have been my wife word for word. How long were they married? I don't really know what to say, I was in a sort of panic this morning when I sent you the e-mail. I'll just start spilling & see where we end up.
I called my wife & told her about the interview. Have you ever talked to couples who are making it? I love my wife. I can't imagine not being with her every day for the rest of my life. But we have fallen apart. It's been a long year. I'm 38, maybe i'm mid life crisising? It all started when I meet a guy who became an instant BFF. MAJOR chemistry. (Not a member of the church) I happened to be Elders quorum president & kept up with my duties at home & at church, every day slipping more into a trance with *****. He also has a beautiful wife & kids. I kept trying to tell myself that everything was okay, that we were just friends, when it really was NOT! We were big buddies for a long time then bada bing, we messed up. I was put on church probation and asked not to see him again. Now my wife & I are just trying to pick up the pieces & figure out where we are.
We are what Wyatt & Sarah were. We are best friends. Love spending every moment we can together. I had boyfriends before we got married. I knew what the other side was. I wanted a life in the church, a wife & kids. So I made careful plans & tried to make the best choice I possibly could. Was open & honest with my wife. Sarah said it so well, something like, how much can you know at 21? (I was 26 she was 22). But aside from all that I made a choice I have to stick to the path I have chosen. I would have taken a lose either way. I'm not whole on either side of the fence so I think I made the best choice. But then ***** destroyed all of that. I don't know where I fit….
It's gonna be a long journey. After I read these messages this morning, I started to lose it, so I grabbed my running shoes and ran six miles in the heat. The sweat helped. I decided that regardless of what happens to us, I've got to get my life in order: get some schooling and some marketable skills so if something does happen, I can take care of myself and the kids. I will take his money for the kids, but I don't want him supporting me if we aren't married.
That's where I am today.


I enjoyed watching world sailing history being made this week as 73-year-old Jean-Luc Van Den Heede became the oldest man ever to complete and win a solo non-stop round-the-world race.
After 212 days alone at sea he won the Golden Globe Race, finishing in Les Sables d'Olonne in France from where he had started last July and which is also his home port.
I enjoy a little bit of solo sailing myself and, considering the number of top solo sailors from France and the races which start from there, the sport and that section of it get a lot of support.
The Golden Globe Race marked its 50th anniversary and the single-handed French Figaro Race, including Irish sailors Tom Dolan and Joan Mulloy will mark its golden jubilee in Irish waters this Summer, with the opening leg of the three-race series from Nantes to Kinsale and a start from Kinsale to Roscoff. Other Irish solo sailors have also shown their abilities internationally.
But solo sailing here is still subject to Marine Notice No.24 issued in 2005, thirteen years ago, warning about solo sailing, which is still in effect. At least when I searched the Department's website this week, I couldn't find any indication that it had been withdrawn.
I like a bit of quiet solo sailing myself aboard my Sigma 33 Scribbler in Cork Harbour and I'm very careful to keep a proper lookout, as there are a lot of commercial shipping movements in the harbour which have right-of-way. I'm also careful of insurance warnings I've seen about sailing alone. I've met like-minded sailors on the water and seen some racing solo when they couldn't get crew.
Contrasting that with what I heard Tom Dolan describe in his series of club talks, makes me marvel at the ability of solo sailors.


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Black Lives Matter Statement from Executive Director Jose Albino
George Floyd was murdered in the streets of Minneapolis a few weeks ago. The killing of Breonna Taylor preceded his murder. Police in Louisville, KY shot her eight times in her own home. A few weeks before that, Ahmaud Arbery was shot while jogging by three gun trotting white men in Georgia. Before that there was Sandra, Trayvon, Layleen, Eric, Kiko, Michael, John, Ezell, Tanisha, Freddie, Breona, and far too many more. They, too, were taken from us too early and killed by the police, and/or were victims of violence and the racist systems and edicts that are designed to not serve and protect them. GRIOT Circle's staff, members, and board unequivocally stand in solidarity with all individuals that have been affected by these senseless murders – particularly the loved ones of the victims. Black lives have always more than mattered to us.
Like many, because of the quarantine and sheltering in place, I was forced to intentionally follow the modern-day lynching of George Floyd. I was paralyzed for days not understanding why. And it all came back. His tragedy transported me to a place I repressed and dared not look. This is how trauma works. Years prior, on multiple occasions, I was pulled over by white cops while driving with other men of color in New York. There was no apparent reason for this. We were simply driving while Black and Brown – in our own neighborhoods. I have felt the cold, gray, paralyzing steel of a gun pointed to my head many times. I have seen the hate in their eyes and the dance in their souls when they catch their prey.
Unlike others before us, the triggers weren't pulled.
What I want – no need you to know – is that these experiences fundamentally change you. They break you. The barbaric intentions to vanish and vaporize you shift and de-calibrate you. They create a space in your core that you can't even name. They question your humanity, your worth. And that of others. It changes how you view authority, whiteness, power, privilege, and access.
But now more than ever we see you. We have always seen you. Now, you will see us in all our splendor and glory. You will see us and respect us – it is no longer an option. We are committed to sharing our deepest truths with you. Making you comfortable is no longer part of our collective strategy. The shiny protective veneer is dulling, so listen up. We have seen you dismiss us, expel us, mute us, dehumanize, and minimize us. No more, no mas.
For me, the staff, members, and board of directors, enough has been enough for a very long time. We refute the vile actions of the police force in Minneapolis and around the country, and are unquestionably calling for justice and requisite reforms. We stand shoulder to shoulder and link arms with activists, elected leaders, and change makers around the country who are calling for the reduction of funding from police forces. Like them, we are advocating for the redirection of these funds towards the social services that will help us break the cycle of poverty, promote upward mobility, and create concrete paths to opportunities and wealth in communities of color. We will not allow for the conversation to be highjacked by well intentional empathizers. And while we truly and humbly appreciate and welcome a multiracial movement, WE are committed to policing (pun intended) these police reforms and reconstructions to make sure that the changes that are on the horizon are predominantly steered by the Black and Brown voices, including our trans and gender non conforming family, that have been fighting for these changes for decades.
And we fight.
This week marks my fifth year as the Executive Director of GRIOT Circle. Our mission is to respond to, and eliminate all forms of oppression, including: ageism, racism, sexism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, poverty, xenophobia, and their intersections.
During the first few months at my post I set out to strategically build and cultivate relationships with key (and powerful) influencers in the LGBTQ community, and in philanthropy. During two telling meetings, on two separate but equal occasions I was nonchalantly asked the same thing: Why does an organization like yours even exist? The first was from a cisgender, gay white, elected leader. The impudence, I thought: the audacity of this man with influence and power, who is further leveraging his white privilege by the income bracket that my tax dollars make it possible for him to exist in, defecating on the history of my constituents. And the other from a white cisgender female. To them it felt as if they were asking why are you even wearing that color sweater. To me, it landed completely different. How cunning. And Aggressive. And dismissive. How American, I kept thinking. American as apple pie. No side of dulce de leche ice cream here. I also think they thought that they clipped this fairy's wings. Nope. They uncovered them.
And that's why we fight.
Here is the thing: There is another layer of structural racism that we need to deconstruct. We demand structural changes and reforms from our policing systems across the country that target Black and Brown people, but also for non-profit organizations across the country, and the people who lead them, particularly LGBTQ orgs. We demand that you throw away your diversity and inclusion manuals and center racial justice in your respective organizations. We want to see the changes .
Your approaches to thinking you're saving the people you serve are incendiary. The systemic erasures of the narratives and contributions that Black and Brown people have made to this country's economic, moral, cultural, and social fiber, including the LGBTQ movement, only serve you to give the semblance that you are saving us from the oppressive positions that you put us in. We built this country. America has bruised and bloodied us, but our heads are still unbowed. History has shown that we are not victims, but beacons of resilience. Hasn't this pandemic shown you who is essential? But we want more, and we are demanding more.
I, and my equally dedicated team, protect and fight for the older adults we serve every day. We will fight for the honor and legacies of the Black and Brown female warriors that founded this organization because no one else was serving them. They were entrenched in the civil rights, LGBTQ, and women's movements. But they are still not the predominant beneficiaries, unless you count their voluminous scars. They still continue to experience misogyny, homo/bi/trans phobia, ageism, and systemic, crippling racism. Because of this, how we serve and uplift them is centered in, and anchored by, the traditions of the African diaspora, and African American history.
GRIOT Circle has unapologetically centered race, social justice, and equity in all of our work for over 24 years. It is time for non-profits across the nation to do this as well. Until this happens, the bones of our society – the society we are fiercely fighting to strengthen today – remain feeble and weak.
The hope and change around race relations we are currently experiencing and calling for in our country needs to bleed into the non-profit sector as well. We, too, need a paradigm shift.
The top brass of organizations, including boards, need to be vehemently committed to recruiting, hiring, and retaining people of color to leadership and decision making positions within their respective organizations.
Understand that people of color, particularly trans women of color, extending to the growing aging community – will be reticent in seeking services unless their identity is represented.
Don't continue to use us as honorable mentions and sound bites at your palely attended galas, or plaster us on your annual reports and promotional videos like a modern day Hottentot Venus. It's reductive. Commit to real structural changes. We need intentional, well-funded opportunity programs that create a sustainable pipeline to leadership positions for people of color. We know best what our communities need.
As a twenty-plus year non-profit leader serving marginalized communities of color, I can tell you this: The esoteric world of philanthropy needs to bend their arc of giving to support the unglossy, small, underfunded and incredibly dynamic organizations that are in the front lines organizing, advocating for, and transforming the lives of the very people we are fighting for today. Our organizations, much like communities of color across our country, are expected to do more with less, work harder, and "get creative" with the skeletal resources that we are given access to. How you prioritize your distribution of funds deserves its own #oscarsowhite moment because how you distribute your awards is insulting. It's beyond laughable, really. Your messages to front line organizations are as clear and apparent as the white paper your denial letters are printed on: You don't matter and we don't see you. That's what they say.
Our organizations, many whose leadership look like the people they serve, are the ones that are fiercely invested in ensuring that marginalized communities have access to education, fair housing, employment, and access to quality healthcare. Even a pandemic told us what we already knew: Without social justice, justice simply can't exist. Deconstructive, transformative and restorative equity and inclusion work need to be present in your respective boards and hiring practices as well. Social justice can easily be facilitated if just decisions are made. They sit in the heavy purses that you hold.
And. We. Fight.
And, still, I am hopeful. It's a poetic moment in time. A man who put kids in cages and who vowed to build a wall at the border – is now living behind a black fence to protect him from us. As #45 continues to fan the flames of division, I am proud of this country because the winds of change are circling back and, it is my deepest hope, that it will soon turn those flames into ashes. If we continue to stand with the ones that suffer the most among us regardless of where we come from – we will move closer to Dr. Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream. And we will reach, and shout it from the mountaintop.
"Soon must come the day ~ When the righteous have their way ~ Unjustly tried are free ~ And people live in peace I say ~ Give the man release ~ Go on and set your conscience free ~ Right the wrongs you made ~ Even a fool can have his day"


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Eli Lilly targets quarterly deals of $1 billion-$5 billion in 2020: CFO
SAN FRANCISCO Eli Lilly and Co aims to announce roughly one $1 billion to $5 billion deal every quarter in 2020, its chief financial officer told Reuters, as the U.S. drugmaker looks to build up its pipeline of future products.
Bristol-Myers confident of approvals linked to higher Celgene investor payout: Bristol executive
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Novartis wins Medicaid approval for new sickle cell drug in key U.S. states
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Trump proposes rule for importing drugs from Canada; industry says it won't cut costs
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Trump administration moves forward rule to import medicines
NEW YORK, Dec 18 The Trump administration on Wednesday said it is proposing a rule to allow states to import prescription drugs from Canada, moving forward a plan announced this summer that the president has said will bring cheaper prescription drugs to Americans.
J&J CEO spurns U.S. congressional hearing on carcinogens in talc products
Johnson & Johnson Chief Executive Officer Alex Gorsky has declined to appear at a U.S. congressional hearing set for Tuesday on the safety of the company's Baby Powder and other talc-based cosmetics.
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The ECTACO 500AL supports a vast number of languages and has an enormous vocabulary of commonly spoken words and phrases, making it the best electronic translator for use in international travel.
TopTenREVIEWS - Exellence Award - Awarded for excellence in design, usability and feature set.
TopTenREVIEWS - Gold Award - Awarded for excellence in design, usability and feature set.
Winner of the Top Ten Reviews Gold Award for best electronic language translator, the ECTACO 500AL has a vocabulary of words in the millions and can accommodate literally dozens of languages. Sleek in design and appearance, it offers comprehensive customer support and is an essential travel companion for active globe trotters.
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ECTACO Honored with the Prestigious CES Innovation Award for the jetBook Color Educational eBook System
Long Island City, New York - November 8, 2011 - Ectaco, Inc., the world leader in portable language learning and translation technology have been decorated with the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show Innovation Award for their jetBook Color Educational eBook System. This is the 3rd CES Award received by the company, but by far the most exciting.
The 9.7'' screen jetBook Color is the world's first to utilize eye-friendly Triton E Ink technology in an eBook Reader oriented solely towards education. Every unit has an individual connection to a Teacher's Console where teachers can restrict the download of any programs or content that is not related to the class, send students grades, exams, homework, and messages with the students being able to submit all those options as well. The main screen serves as an ID card for the student displaying a schedule of classes (updated daily via Wi-Fi or 3G), list of student's and teacher's notes, homework and classwork, and a designated channel for instant communication with any teacher. Along with the most sophisticated and functional eBook Reader software, the jetBook Color features the content of a 50-state reading list, teacher and school administrator resources, and a fully interactive SAT course that will train, test, and raise students' SAT scores. A Speed Reading course that will teach students to read and comprehend text faster, Translating Dictionaries narrated by professional linguists, course of English and foreign language grammar, speech recognition and speech analysis Language Teacher and U-Learn courses that teach any of the 52 available languages and provide great support to ESL students. Pictured dictionaries for 36 languages, cross translator for 180 languages, Vocabulary Builder, Linguistic Crosswords, reference materials in Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography and Earth Science, Interactive Periodic Table of Elements, graphing and scientific calculators and more.
"This is the most advanced and user friendly device we've ever created for educational institutions" asserts David Lubinitsky, CEO of Ectaco Inc., "Our direct experience with so many schools gave us the edge to interact on a personal basis with teachers to discuss what they want to see in a device like this for the classroom. That was the birth of the jetBook Color."
The jetBook Color will be presented in Las Vegas at the 2012 CES Show (Booth #36180) with an award recognition presentation on January 10th at 12:15 p.m. in the Venetian Ballroom A-D. Ectaco currently works with educational institutions worldwide and is looking forward to the jetBook Color becoming a standard in schools across the globe.
For more information visit www.ectaco.com or contact Greg Stetson at 718 728 6110 ext. 212 or greg@ectaco.com.
ECTACO and LingvoSoft awards
ECTACO handheld dictionaries incorporate numerous breakthrough technologies such as speech synthesis, speech recognition, and powerful localization tools. Get the most from your electronic dictionary - get ECTACO. We translate the world!
LingvoSoft translation software is in a league of its own. The continual addition of new functionality and the consistently high quality of our dictionary bases allow the different LingvoSoft products to win new awards year after year. Get the most from your translation software for Windows OS, Windows Mobile Pocket PC, PALM OS, and MS Smartphone - get LingvoSoft. The Joy of Understanding.
Two LingvoSoft software products won a 2008 Best Software Award.
Four LingvoSoft software products nominated for a 2008 Best Software Award. IN 2008, four LingvoSoft software products were nominated for a 2008 Best Software Award.
Four LingvoSoft software products have been nominated for the Best Software Award 2008.
ECTACO iTRAVL NTL series wins the Innovations Design and Engineering Award 2008 from the Consumer Electronics Association (CES)
LingvoSoft Talking Dictionary 2008 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC wins Best Software Award 2007 in the Multilingual Dictionaries category from Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine.
LingvoSoft Suite 2008 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC nominated for Best Software Awards 2007 by Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine.
LingvoSoft Talking Dictionary 2006 for Pocket PC wins Users Choice Award from Ipaqchoice.com (a Handster Service for Hewlett Packard)
LingvoSoft Bilingual Talking Dictionary 2007 chosen as Finalist 2006 in the Best Multilingual Dictionaries category by Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine.
LingvoSoft Suite 2007 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC chosen as Finalist 2006 in the Best Educational Multilingual Dictionary category by Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine.
LingvoSoft Dictionary 2006 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC wins Best Software Award 2005 in the Best Multilingual Dictionaries category from Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine.
LingvoSoft Flashcards 2006 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC nominated for Best Software Awards 2005 by Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine.
ECTACO Language Teacher ER586HT Partner wins the Design and Engineering Showcase Award 1999 from the Consumer Electronics Association (CES)
In 2008, LingvoSoft Talking Dictionaries for Mobile Pocket PC and LingvoSoft Talking PhraseBooks for MS Smartphone each won Best Software Awards 2008 from Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine.
Software versions for Windows incorporate the same features and word database as our award wining titles for Pocket PC.
Four LingvoSoft software products nominated for a 2008 Best Software Award. IN 2008, four LingvoSoft software products were nominated for a 2008 Best Software Award:
In 2008, LingvoSoft Dictionary English <-> German for Windows Mobile Pocket PC and LingvoSoft Dictionary English <-> Chinese for Windows Mobile Pocket PC each won Best Software Awards 2008 from handster.com (a Handster Service for Hewlett Packard)
In 2008, 4 different LingvoSoft products were nominated at the same time for the Best Software Awards 2008 from Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine:
LingvoSoft Bilingual Talking Dictionaries for Mobile Pocket PC, LingvoSoft Suites for Mobile Pocket PC, ECTACO Voice Translator for Pocket PC English <-> Chinese, LingvoSoft Talking PhraseBooks for MS Smartphone.
ECTACO iTRAVL NTL series garners Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Award from the Consumer Electronics Association (CES)
iTRAVL in CES 2008: Video report
The ECTACO iTRAVL NTL-9C Talking 2-way Multilingual Language Communicator and Electronic Dictionary, along with the entire iTRAVL NTL series, has been selected as an Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Award honoree in the Personal Electronics product category for the upcoming Consumer Electronic Show to be held in Las Vegas 7-10 February 2008. Singled out from the thousands of competing new products, the Consumer Electronics Association which is responsible for organizing America's most important forum for new technology has chosen ECTACO and the iTRAVL NTL-9C, along with the entire iTRAVL NTL series, as the best of the new year.
With the new iTRAVL device, ECTACO has taken usability and convenience a step further to provide everything necessary to visit dozens of different countries without dragging along a single bulky dictionary or phrasebook. That's because the new NTL-9C provides travelers with the tools they need to make their trips more comfortable, communication more effective, and to help build relationship between both business and romantic partners. The multilingual iTRAVL offers users of all ages and skill levels a true revolution in modern handheld translation technology with Language Teacher. The latest speech recognition based Language Teacher provides a superior real time visual evaluation and testing system, real human native speaker voice output and sophisticated TTS (text-to-speech) functionality to translate between English and Chinese, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and back. Fully-loaded with all the extras, iTRAVL comes complete with the CIA World Factbookfor tons of information on 180 countries worldwide, games, travel guides and a music player. Powered by Windows CE, it now accepts third party programs as well as plug-in peripheral devices.
This is not the first time the NY-based electronic translation giant has been recognized for its outstanding design and innovation. ECTACO Inc. has been leading the field for over a decade with its software division LingvoSoft, receiving numerous awards for their innovations including several Pocket PC Magazine awards as well as an earlier acknowledgment from the Consumer Electronics Association.
ECTACO, Inc. is a New York based company that specialized in multilingual global communication solutions, with more than 17 years of experience, 18 offices and millions of satisfied customers.
You may get detailed information on all products from the iTRAVL NTL series here.
In 2007, LingvoSoft Talking Dictionary 2008 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC won Best Software Award 2007 in the Multilingual Dictionaries category from Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine.
LingvoSoft Bilingual Talking Dictionaries have been recognized as the best Text and Reference Multilingual Dictionaries by 'Smartphone & Pocket PC' magazine. The software was named the winner in the magazine's 7th Annual Best Software Awards on November 20, 2007.
These dictionaries are a truly remarkable achievement by LingvoSoft engineers, quality assurance specialists, and linguists. Join the winning team of users who have already discovered the power and versatility of LingvoSoft dictionaries to make them the most popular choice in language learning software!
In 2007, LingvoSoft Suite 2008 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC nominated for Best Software Awards 2007 by Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine.
In 2006, LingvoSoft Talking Dictionary 2006 for Pocket PC wins Users Choice Award from Ipaqchoice.com (a Handster Service for Hewlett Packard)
In 2006, LingvoSoft Bilingual Talking Dictionary 2007 chosen as Finalist 2006 in the Best Multilingual Dictionaries category by Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine.
In 2006 LingvoSoft Suite 2007 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC chosen as Finalist 2006 in the Best Educational Multilingual Dictionary category by Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine.
In 2005, LingvoSoft Dictionary 2006 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC wins Best Software Award 2005 in the Best Multilingual Dictionaries category from Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine.
Fairfield, IA 52556 - LingvoSoft Bilingual Talking Dictionaries have been recognized as the best Text and Reference Multilingual Dictionaries by 'Smartphone & Pocket PC' magazine. The software was named the winner in the magazine's Fifth Annual Best Software Awards on November 4, 2005.
In 2005, LingvoSoft Flashcards 2006 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC nominated for Best Software Awards 2005 by Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine.
1999 was the breakthrough year for pocket translators. This is when it became clear for the first time that paper-based dictionaries and audio/visual courses for language study were truly a thing of the past. In their place a completely new product appeared offering incredible opportunities for language study. By 2006, the P800 series of products had appeared followed in 2007 by the remarkable iTRAVL series, which was in turn followed in 2008 by the advanced P850 series that has emerged as the most sophisticated tool for language study in the 21st century.
The predecessor of all theses remarkable devices was the ER586HT.
Testimonials and Reviews from New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wired.com, Forbes Traveler, National Defense, etc. can be read here
ECTACO, Inc. is the world-leader in electronic translation technology. Developers of some of the most sophisticated handheld devices and software around, their team of linguists and designers are second to none. ECTACO, Inc. is known around the world for producing affordable and reliable portable translation devices and translation software.
The longstanding success of the company has allowed it not only to win a multi-million dollar share of the personal electronics market but also to become official supplier to the US Government and NATO alongside top-ranking international companies and organizations.
US Army US Marines
US Air Force US NAVY
FBI NSA
Department of Homeland Security NATO
Social Security Administration US Secret Service
Department of Health Services Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe
Berliz Franklin Electronic Publishers
Langenscheidt Sony Ericsson
Texaco United States Postal Service
Georgia Police Department and other US and Foreign Police departments Various Departments of Education
Babylon software company SpeechGear company
New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) New York Hospitals
Google Northrop Grumman Corporation
Fry's company Newegg.com Inc. E-commerce company
Bed, Bath and Beyond Yandex
Educational Clients


"The Promise Comes By Faith" from LHFC Guest Sermons by Jeremiah Bowser. Released: 2010. Genre: Speech.
"A Suitable Mate" from LHFC Sermons by Jane Petzer. Released: 2010. Genre: Speech.
Mar 17, 2010What Do You Say?
"What Do You Say?" from LHFC Special Sermons by Wayne Griffith. Released: 2010. Genre: Speech.
Mar 14, 2010What Good Thing?
"What Good Thing?" from LHFC Guest Sermons by Jane Petzer. Released: 2010. Genre: Speech.
"Appropriation by Faith" from LHFC Guest Speakers by Philip Smethurst. Released: 2010. Genre: Speech.
"Noel's Testimony" from LHFC Sermons by Noel G. Released: 2010. Genre: Speech.
"Missions Report" from LHFC Sermons by Luke. Released: 2010. Genre: Speech.
"Matthew 14:22-33" from LHFC Guest Speakers by Rick Moody. Released: 2010. Genre: Speech.
"In Peter's Shoes" from LHFC Special Sermons by Sqwyky G. Released: 2010. Genre: Speech.


The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice and the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs co-hosted a discussion titled "Slavery, Capitalism and the Making of the Modern World" Monday night.
Academic scholars and experts who study slavery and justice convened at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs Monday night to discuss the relationship between slavery and capitalism. The conversation addressed the impact of race and racism on historical thought and the complexity of studying history through the lens of race. The event, titled "Slavery, Capitalism and the Making of the Modern World," was co-hosted by the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice. Professor of History at Harvard University Walter Johnson, a panelist at the event, emphasized the importance of considering the history of capitalism as inherently connected to race.
In response to a question from the audience, Johnson compelled his listeners to embrace the "enormously complicated and not always synchronous stories" of history.
"At the risk of oversimplifying, I want to say that race and racism make us lazy thinkers," said Jennifer Morgan, department chair and professor of Social and Cultural Analysis and History at New York University and panelist at Monday's event.
Anthony Bogues, director of the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice and professor of Africana Studies at the University, started by speaking about his research project, a book that "began as a study of freedom. But I realized in writing it that I cannot do a study of freedom without doing a study of the history of capitalism itself," he said.
"What you're looking at is the reduction of man to labor … and so therefore to think about this particular reduction … means in my mind you have to think through a different conception of freedom," Bogues said.
The seminar also included consideration of the broad, invisible network of material goods linking slavery to the northern United States and beyond, led by panelist and Associate Professor of History Seth Rockman. The discussion also touched on theory about the intersections of sexuality and reproduction with slavery, in addition to using W.E.B. DuBois essays to provide a theoretical framework to link different modes of thought.
Massachusetts resident Kevin Smith and Providence resident Teury Marte both came to the seminar out of an interest in "the history that hasn't been told here," Smith said. After the talk finished, the two engaged in their own, smaller discussion, touching on gold mines in Haiti and the way history is taught in schools today.


In this continuing series on the Standard Reports in SQL Server Management Studio, we're now up to the database-level reports, and we're in the transaction-level reports at the moment. To get to this report, navigate from the server object in Object Explorer, move down to the Databases object, and then right-click any database. From the menu that appears, select Reports, then Standard Reports, and then this one.
At the server-level, I explained many of the reports dealing with transactions, and this report has much of the same information, but it is scoped to a single database. I often use the server reports to locate any issues, and if I find some I use this report (and the ones that follow) to narrow the search.
A unique number that identifies the transaction – you can use this as a key to join to other meta-data tables and views.
The number of transactions directly blocked by this statement.
The number of transactions indirectly blocked by this statement, for instance this statement blocks another which is required by yet another transaction.
Whether the transaction is Actively working or not.
Whether this is a full transaction or part of another.
A unique number assigned to this session, which you can use to join with other meta-data tables or views.
A portion of the text the server is running in this transaction that is blocking another.


We are seeking to develop a Green Data Center to facilitate Our Firewall Project, Mining Efforts and Installation and Support Operations. With that we need to procure a facility somewhere in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire that is big enough for 4 seperate secure areas.
This business is owned and operated by a US Army Veteran with the intent on hiring Veterans and put people to work to build a cohesive team of people with a passion for Cyber Security and Blockchain Technology.
The owner of DevWorks OSI is a Crypto Currency Enthusiast and understands how a business can be funded via the block chain.
That is why we are looking to build a mining center within the Data Center to mine the Various coins and tokens mentioned, then use them as a means to financially support the business and pay back any investments.
"Investors are a priority with 50% of all mined proceeds going directly to the investor, the remaining 50% back will go back into the company itself."
A Facility near a moving body of water would be ideal as Hydro Power would be a prefered method of powering the Facility. Thus keeping it Green in nature. The Carbon Footprint needs to be absolutely minimal.
The Creation of a X11 or SHA256 Coin and it's own Blockchain is under consideration as well as a ERC-20 Standard Coin on the Ethereum Blockchain as a means to facilitate the company and end-user services.
Should we choose to utilize the Ethereum route, we will look into a De Centralized Business Model.
If any of these concepts interest you as an investor, then your approach is welcome, please send an email to the owner directly HERE.


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Labour members overwhelmingly back a people's vote - it's time for Corbyn to deliver
Responding to polling released today which shows 72% of Labour members believe Corbyn should back a people's vote, with 88% indicating they would vote to stay if such a vote was held, Best for Britain CEO Eloise Todd said:
"Labour members are clear about what they want. Jeremy Corbyn has run on a ticket of party democracy so that party policy will reflect the views of ordinary members more than ever before. Brexit is his chance to deliver on that promise, and with a majority of the country now wanting to stay in the EU that leadership is needed more than ever.
"The clock is ticking and Labour must change tack in the New Year by securing a public vote on Brexit and campaigning to reflect what its members, and families and communities around the UK, want: to stay in the EU and rebuild Britain from within."
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Baird's top shell may refer to:

Bathybembix bairdii,  of the family Calliotropida
Calliostoma bairdii, a calliostoma top snail

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A drawn knife is an intention to kill.
If you realise what is going on, run away as FAST as you can! Why?
Because distance between you and them saves you getting cut!
If you can't run FAST, put something substantial between you and them. Why?
And possibly hurting them so bad with it they won't want to continue.
If the attacker is far enough away and you have a firearm, USE IT!
What is far enough away?
A person running at you will cover the polices favourite safety distance of 21 feet in about 1.5 to 2 seconds. Less than that if enraged or super fit.
That's too close to call if you'll have time to draw, ready, aim and fire.
Your immediate action on seeing a knife should be to draw and make ready even if they aren't an immediate threat.
It will save you time by having the weapon in your hand, ready, with the safety off.
How much time? About 1.5 to 2 seconds if you've been training hard.
Give up and start praying.
Attackers don't generally want to engage with someone willing to fight back even if you are the intended target.
Total waste of time unless you are safe as they'll arrive too late, as usual.
Whatever it takes you do. Does that sound a bit glib?
Yep, it probably is! BUT hurt them enough and they will stop.
As said, a drawn knife is an intention to kill.
From that realisation must come total aggression from you at them.
What, you thought I was going to get all clever?
All Kung foo'ey, use some exotic martial art trick, or military fighting scheme?
Against a knife only two things really matter.
Also be aware that the kind of idiot who is going to attack a stranger with a knife almost certainly likes to inject drugs, and thus may be a carrier of a long list of blood-borne diseases, including HIV, Hep, and God knows what else. Knife fights are always bloody and usually both sides end up cut and splattered with blood. You don't want a crackhead's blood on you, ever.


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Ash vs Evil Dead returns to Starz on October 2, but if you simply cannot wait to see the first episode of season two (we saw it at San Diego Comic-Con, and can confirm it's blood-gushingly delightful), here's how to watch it early. As in, later today. No cable required!
Starz will be sharing the season two premiere on IGN's Facebook page starting tonight at 7:00 pm PT (10:00 pm ET). where it'll be followed by a live conversation with stars Bruce Campbell and Lucy Lawless. The episode will be viewable through October 9, so if you miss it on October 2 you can still catch it there.
A free multiplatform, nationwide sampling of the episode in its entirety will also be available online at Starz.com and through participating U.S. cable, satellite and Telco affiliates as well as participating OTT partners beginning Wednesday, September 28 at 12:01 AM ET through October 9. The episode will also be available to STARZ subscribers via the STARZ app and STARZ ON DEMAND.
If you somehow missed any of the first season, or just want to re-live its glorious gore, Deadite rampaging, and Ash one-liners, you can catch a marathon starting Saturday, October 1 beginning at 9pm ET/PT on Starz Encore, and then again on Sunday, October 2 beginning at 2:50pm ET/PT on Starz.
And, just in case you didn't notice how pumped Starz is about Ash vs Evil Dead—not that we blame 'em—the network will be playing the premiere three times in a row starting Sunday, October 2 at 8p ET/PT.


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Roger Federer gets confused on his Halle win during one Interview!
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HalleWith an account of 98 ATP titles, among which 20 are directly from the Grand Slam events – we can excuse the legend Roger Federer Tips on skipping out on all of his achievements. We do understand that keeping all the winning news tabs open is difficult. This interview excerpt is from the Express and the points he shared about his upcoming games.
This Swiss legend is now focussing on his next 100th title at the US Open game which is going to be conducted the next coming fortnight.
He was asked about his journey so far, and about his preparation for the game after skipping on the Rogers Title. On this, he mentioned that he wanted to focus on one competition at a time, as he was avoiding getting in too much tennis.
He also said that the preparations were similar to the ones that he had done for the Wimbledon games. He even added that he almost forgot the success he had at the grass court sessions in 2017.
'Though it was not much tiring. I think an overall game depends mainly on the grass court season, it was a tough one'. That's how Roger responded to the preparations.
Then he continued saying – 'This year it was difficult on the grass court, making it tougher than the previous year. Still, I end up winning both the Wimbledon and the Halle, hey did I win Halle? (smiling) yes, I did.'
'I will be playing a lot of matches with the grass courts, and after that five-setter that I had with the Anderson- there are many points that you need to take care of as you can't go for just a straight-cut at the Wimbledon.'
'I don't want to come hurt at the Opens match. This is why I decided to keep it low this year on purpose. Also, being clear on not playing the game in advance helped me in planning the practice session well.'
He also wished to spend more time with his family instead of traveling and playing all year. In the next game, Federer will take on Kyrgios in the day session! Stay Tuned!
Why Table tennis player Oyebode chose Italy over Nigeria?
Van de Velde and his thoughts on Planning the Rookies for the Ryder Cup!
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There area a gagillion websites out there that claim they know what is selling in Austin, Texas. Truth is, they don't know. Austin Board of Realtors and above that the State of Texas is a non-disclose state. Meaning- the only way to get the true numbers on what has sold is through a Realtor.
Hello, my name is Martha. I am a Realtor.
See June stats below courtesy of Gracy Title.
A little toot of my own horn…here's a great little article about my company- Austin Portfolio Real Estate and KW Luxury Homes International.
And feel free to SEARCH for ALL homes in Austin MLS for sale HERE!
He's Coming! He's Coming! Please click below!
If you follow my blog, you know I have a little crush on Paul Qui, winner of Top Chef Texas and Executive Chef of Uchiko. I FINALLY got over to his trailer, East Side King, last week. The husband and I had a little date night on the East side. Now I went to Zavala for 4th grade and Martin Jr High for 7th and 8th, but my how things have changed.
We started out at East Side Show Room for cocktails, apps and split and entree.
We chose the fried chickpeas, grilled shrimp and the quail with peaches – all to spilt. We LOOOVE sitting at the bar whenever it is the two of us, taking to the bartenders and learning new things. Then it was off to Shangri La– which happens to be right across the street, but I took us on a few blocks round about, which ended up nice as we saw so many interesting spots on East 6th. In the back of Shangri La- hosts East Side King, Paul's trailer.
This is one of 3 locations- and the Husband ordered the cow tongue. It came on a bed of rice with mint and tomato- almost a pico de gallo. It was so fun to people watch and enjoy the 88 degree evening (all beit 100% humidity- can't win them all).
So I am late to the party- but better late than never!
To give credit where credit is due…I found this on Reap of Faith Blog. I have printed it out and will be checking off my own list– kuddos Reap of Faith!
And there is a shout out to the Greenberg's Plucker's Wings Bar! My husband just had lunch there last week….
How much FUN!!! Not too late to catch an outdoor movie this summer!
Thank you, Paula Moore, Trinity Title!


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Slate's Guide to the Best Calendars From 1982
By Matthew Dessem
Sept 23, 20188:24 PM
"So the first thing we'll have to do is change the year."
Claudio Elias / Wikimedia Commons
Shopping for calendars can be a difficult and emotionally fraught experience: No other decision a consumer makes expresses more about who they are as a person than the calendar they choose, whether it's bound in calfskin, etched into Aztec stone, or supposedly waiting patiently in a D.C.-area attic for decades. And that's especially true when—for reasons too complicated to go into here—that calendar has to be from 1982, and the message it has to send is "Although I am a carefree and relatable youngster now, someday I will deserve a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court, regardless of anything you might hear about what I was up to in 1982." To help you make the best choice for yourself—and for this great nation—Slate is proud to present a guide to the best and worst calendars from 1982 currently for sale on eBay. Just in case you're abruptly in the market for one.
The 1982 EPCOT Center Opening Day Countdown Calendar
Although there's no space to keep exonerating appointments on this calendar, there's also no need to: No high school student who owned a calendar designed to count down to the opening day of Disney's Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow was ever invited to a party where there was drinking. Plus, imagine the admirable continuity of character it would show if you could convince people that your dissent in John Doe VII v. Exxon Mobil Corp, in which you opined that Exxon could not be sued for hiring security forces to torture and murder Indonesians, was born at the Exxon-sponsored Universe of Energy pavilion! (Assuming you, the hypothetical reader who is shopping for calendars from 1982, wrote a dissent in that case, naturally.)
The Frank Frazetta 1982 Wall Calendar
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This calendar literally has a drawing on the cover of a caveman carrying a woman off over his shoulder while his caveman buddies hoot and holler. Do not buy this calendar.
Heinold Hog Market of Bowling Green, Missouri's 1982 Pin-Up Calendar of Pigs
This calendar would raise more questions than it would answer, but it would probably be more fun to answer questions about how a high school student in Washington D.C. came to have a 1982 pin-up calender of pigs from the Heinold Hog Market of Bowling Green, Missouri than it would be to answer questions about certain parties that high school student may or may not have attended, so go for it.
The Frank Frazetta 1982 Wall Calendar in Its Original Box
Why do you keep suggesting this calendar? This calendar will not help you.
The Rubik's Cube Perpetual Calendar
Technically, this Rubik's Cube perpetual calendar is a calendar from 1982, not a calendar of 1982, but it still could come in handy in certain situations. Although the calendar doesn't provide any place to make exonerating calendar entries like, "Aug. 12: I'm not attending any attempted rape parties, you can be sure of that!" you could probably pretend to be consulting your calendar, use the motion of the Rubik's cube to lull senators into a semi-hypnotic state, abruptly yell, "Catch!", throw it into the crowd, and make your escape in the ensuing commotion.
The Harvard Cooperative Society Calendar Notebook, 1981–1982
The perfect calendar for the man who already has all the support from Yale he can handle, but is still looking to pocket the rest of the ruling class.
A Soviet Calendar With a Really Crappy Portrait of Stalin From 1982
So confusing, it just might work!
Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court
Matthew Dessem is Brow Beat's nights and weekends editor and the author of a biography of screenwriter and director Clyde Bruckman.


Jia Lanpo,, Chinese archaeologist (born Nov. 25, 1908, Hebei province, China—died July 8, 2001, Beijing, China), was internationally known for his work as director of the Peking man excavation at the Zhoukoudian cave complex near Beijing. In 1929, while still a graduate student, Jia was named interim overseer of the excavation; he became director in 1935. At the site, Jia helped unearth the first Chinese hominid fossils ever discovered; the Peking man fossils, which were about 900,000 to 130,000 years old and belonged to the Middle Pleistocene Era, included 14 skullcaps, several mandibles, facial and limb bones, and the teeth of about 40 individuals. Though many of the fossils were lost during World War II, Jia had made casts of all of them and had taken some 2,000 photographs of the excavation site. He later directed excavations at other Pleistocene sites in China. A prolific writer, Jia published more than 180 scientific articles as well as two highly regarded books, Chinese Homo Erectus (1950) and Early Man in China (1980).


Of course I order Falkens 2 days before this starts..
Thanks OP.. Still debating PS4S or saving money with the Indy500s ugh.
First time buying tires? Most manufacturers do a rebate incentive at the same times of year as long as i can remember. Once for summers and once for winters.
No, I just don't wait around wishing upon a star. Last year the Falken promo started April 1st and it didn't include AT3W.
I can't comment on the PS4S's but I bought the 500's last year. BIG bang for the buck imo. Well behaved, quiet, very good traction in the dry and good in the wet too.
A lot of these rebates are stackable for an additional $150 off a set when you buy using the Scotiabank GM Visa card at a Certified Service location.
They aren't rebate-eligible but the price is hard to beat.
Muhahaha, I had the same dilemma, but I solved it. I have PS4S on my car right now which have been nothing short of amazing. But they cost me a small fortune.
But I'm going down in size, and this time I want to get Indy 500. I heard good things about them. Hopefully, they'll be great too.
Considering the 500s as well for my S3. Waiting until mid-April is kind of annoying, though.
All Canadian online shops are overpriced. Surprise surprise. But I find it depends on the brand and size. Find what you need, and compare prices on all of them. Even check Canadian Tire. Sometimes with the discounts it makes sense.
I received this email from Parkway Honda in the GTA. They state that they will price match competitors and beat the lowest price by an additional $50.00. Great deal when you can still get a mail-in rebate for added savings.
It's honestly very frustrating not being able to find a single negative review of the PS4S (other than people complain about the price). Indy500 i believe is great bang for the buck (even more so with a $100 rebate wow that's cheap if you aren't in a rush), but i feel like people have lower expectations because of the price. It's nearly half the price of the PS4S in the size i'm shopping for; i really doubt the PS4S are twice as good. I'm sure they'll be better, but the question is how much better.. Makes the decision tough.
Vacation coming up and SO needs a root canal.. that $500 would come in handy haha. Might be cheap and get the Indy500s. Anyone use both care to comment?
PMCtire is decently competitive (comparing pricing to Simply Tire) and they have free shipping. Problem is if you're just buying tires online you still have to pay to get them installed somewhere whereas when you buy tires in person install is usually included.
How does one apply for a rebate? I don't see any rebates on Bridgestone site.


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Raz Mohammad: Salam 'aleikum. I am Raz Mohammad. I'm from Maidan Wardak province and I'm Pashtun.
Kathy Kelly: Raz Mohmmad, what do you think about drones?
RM: I think drones are not good. I remember how, in my village, a drone attack killed my brother-in-law and four of his friends. It was truly sad. A beautiful life was buried and the sound of crying and sorrow arose from peaceful homes. I say that this is inhumane. Today, the idea of humanity has been forgotten. Why do we spend money like this? Why don't we use an alternative way? The international community says that drones are used to kill the Taliban. This is not true. We should see the truth. Today, it's hard to find the truth and no one listens to the people.
KK: How have drones impacted Wardak Afghanistan?
RM: Drones have a negative impact on the lives of the people of Wardak and other provinces in Afghanistan, because drones don't bring peace. They kill human beings. Drones bring nothing but bombs. They burn the lives of the people. People can't move around freely. In the nights, people are afraid. Drones don't improve people's lives, they limit the people's lives. The people are not happy with drones. When they hear the sound of drones, they feel sad. Those who live in Kabul and those who live in the provinces especially in Pashtun areas feel differently about drones. Those in Kabul don't feel the pain of those in the provinces where there's war and family members are being killed. It is those families of victims who should be asked and whose voices should be heard.
KK: Are drones making Afghanistan safer?
RM: No. Drones don't protect the people of Afghanistan. Instead, drones kill the people of Afghanistan. You hear in the news and reports that every day, families, children and women are killed. Do you call this safety?
KK: Is there a mental impact on Afghans from the presence of drones?
RM: Yes, drones have a negative impact on the mind. For me, when I go home, I recall the incident with my brother-in-law which affected me a lot and changed my life. I don't have a peaceful mind. When I'm home and study at night, my father & mother are very worried and tell me not to stay up too late because they may make a mistake and bomb the house. When my younger brother knows of a drone incident, he says he won't go to school or get out of bed early today because the drones may come. See, how it affects the mind of a 5 or 8 year old child.
KK: What do you think about the use of drones after the 2014 withdrawal?
RM: I think that the use of drones today or in 2014 is inappropriate. Why has the international community sent drones to wage war in Afghanistan? Why have we forgotten the concepts of humanity and the love of humanity? War is not a solution. We can see this from the past 30 years of war in Afghanistan. Wars bring killing and enmity. Drones after 2014 will cause enmity between Pashtuns, Tajiks and Hazaras because those in government use the people for their own benefit. For their own power and lives, they drop bombs on the people, and bring division and inhumanity. As I see it now and after 2014, innocent human beings will be killed.
KK: Do you have any other message to give?
RM: My message to the ordinary people of the world is to listen, and become aware of drone warfare because what international governments say about using drones to kill terrorists is not true. Friends who come here can see that innocent people and women are killed. We should listen to the voices of Afghans and promote and defend humanity and humane relations. My message to the governments of the world is : Why have you forgotten humanity and the love of humanity? You are killing human beings for your own monetary benefit. I demand that this ( drone warfare ) be stopped, especially the spending of so much money on drones in Afghanistan and the killing of so many innocent people. Isn't it appropriate for you to help the people in alternative ways? We are human beings and are always your friends, thank you.


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