Before I left for Queensland to attend Buttonsmash 2014, I asked Chad D'Cruze from Dusty Cartridge if there was any DC staff in Queensland I should look out for or perhaps contact. He initially said no… but then corrected himself and said that there was one particularly fervent DC supporter out there in Queensland by the name of Dejan, and that he was a big supporter of the DC podcast in particular. "Oh," I replied- saying that I would try to keep an eye out for him. And then I promptly forgot about the whole thing.
I was filming some B-roll footage on Buttonsmash Sunday during the top 8 when Berzerk aka Daniel Chlebowczyk came over to me and pointed this guy with a Fatal Fury cap that said "GCF" on it. He told me that the guy's name was Dejan and that he was the main organiser of the Gold Coast scene, and that I should go over and interview him.
Initially, I was rather miffed at his comment, because I actually do require a good amount of B-roll footage and general player footage from the event for the composition of the Community videos, and so I resolutely told Daniel that I wouldn't do it.
And I went on shooting the top 8, but started thinking to myself. If this dude is organising the Gold Coast scene (and I was aware that a Honda player from the Gold Coast had beat perhaps the top AE player in Queensland- Norman), then he probably has a good story to tell. And isn't the whole purpose of the Community videos to shine more light on these hard-working, unheralded TOs? I mulled it over, and decided I was probably being too mule-headed.
I went over and grabbed Dejan, and shot the interview during the top 8. In the end I was glad I did because he had a wonderful story to tell about the Gold Coast scene, and after the shot, he started asking me if these videos were for Dusty Cartridge. I said yes, and then he started going on about how big a fan he was of DC, and then it finally clicked in my thick skull that this Dejan was the Dejan that Chad was talking about! I told Dejan what Chad had told me, and how glad I was to run into him. If Berzerk hadn't pointed him out, this fortuitous encounter probably wouldn't have happened!
So I'm happy how it turned out, and glad that I didn't make a big mistake. Later on, I walked past Berzerk and told him that I shot Dejan, and that he was right, and I was wrong.
Thank you for sitting down with me Dejan, and I hope you guys like this episode.
Please come to BAM6 if you're able- we at Couchwarriors are working pretty hard to make this a good one, and I would love to meet and shake your hand.
Yes you the hot asian female Star Wars fan , I mean FGC newcomer.
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Marianne Trudel & Trifolia
Marianne Trudel - p, wurlitzer, accordion, voice composition
Étienne Lafrance - db, composition
Patrick Graham – perc
The name trifolia is often applied to a plant that possesses three leaves. In the case of the Canadian trio, the three musicians of Trifolia form a dynamic, living unit, sharing with audiences everywhere their passion for heartfelt communication through sound. The encounter of three extraordinary artists of different horizons creates this astonishing musical overlapping of jazz, world music and classical music.
In 2013, the Trio's CD Le Refuge was awarded Canadian Opus Prize for Jazz Album of the Year and also nominated at Juno Awards.
The recipient of Prix Étoiles Galaxie de Radio-Canada (Montréal Jazz Festival 2007), Marianne Trudel is ranked among the hottest young pianists on Montréal jazz scene. She was first exposed to jazz when she was a baby. The pianist met Duke Ellington when she was 6 years old. She recalls begging her grandmother to ask him to wait till she grows up so they both can get married. The first jazz record Trudel bought was Weather Report.
Her previous studies have included a Master in Ethnomusicology (Université de Montréal), a Bachelor in Jazz Performance (McGill University), and numerous workshops in North America and Europe.
Talented pianist is also active as a composer, arranger and improviser. According to Jazz Chronicles, "she is playing with confidence and creativity and her compositions bristle with fresh ideas and a real sense of purpose."
Trudel has composed and arranged for the Radio-Canada, the American Composers Orchestra (NYC), the OktoEcho ensemble, the Henri Mancini Institute Orchestra (Los Angeles, California), the McGill Jazz Orchestra, as well as scoring for short films. "Extremely talented, Marianne Trudel plays like an angel!" admitted Maria Schneider, the recipient of Grammy and Trudel's biggest contender.
As a performer, she pursues an active career in a variety of settings ranging from solo performance to duo, trio, quartet, quintet, septet and large ensembles. She has published 6 recordings as a leader; La vie commence ici, Trudel's sixth album, recorded with her quartet and trumpeter Ingrid Jensen.
All albums have garnered rave reviews. Trudel Septet's Espoir et autres pouvoirs was nominated for Opus Award, La vie commence ici – for Juno Award.
The pianist has shared the stage with, among others, in jazz and improvised music: Chucho Valdes, Mark Feldman, Evan Parker, Tony Malaby, René Lussier, Mark Dresser, Kenny Wheeler, Gerry Hemingway, William Parker, Mark Helias, Jean Derome and George Lewis; in Chanson Française and World/Traditional music: Charles Aznavour, Lena Chamamyan, Farida, Juan Carlos Caceres and Laura Risk. She has played in the United States, France, Spain, Germany, Mexico and China.
Étienne Lafrance, double-bassist from Québec, is an eclectic, curious and passionate artist. He is active on classical and improvised music as well as world music scene.
After getting his basic musical education in Québec city, he did an internship at the International François Rabbath Institute of Paris where he got the Soloist and Teacher diplomas.
Co-Principal bassist with the Québec Symphony Orchestra, he also gives solo concerts where he performs original works, transcriptions and his own compositions.
Lafrance gives master classes around the world, including Australia and the United States.
Patrick Graham, one of the most sought-after percussionists in Montréal, displays a talent for fusing an eclectic array of influences ranging from melodies and rhythms of Indian, Irish, Spanish, Brazilian, Chilean, Moroccan, Senegalese, Hawaiian and Japanese percussion, as a well as a passion for new sounds and improvisation.
This unique cross-genre approach is reflective of an extensive and on-going study of the art of percussion, including a Bachelor of Music from McGill University in Montréal, as well as private training in several countries with Trichy Sankaran, Glen Velez, Carlo Rizzo, Zohar Fresco and Taichi Ozaki. In addition, he has attended workshops and master classes at the Banff Centre for the Arts (Canada), Simon Fraser University, the Labyrinth Centre (Crete) and participated in the Taiko Koh-Kan workshops conducted by the group Kodō in Japan.
Graham performs, tours and records regularly with the groups Small World Project, On Ensemble, Gravity Trio, Thomas Carbou, Kaoru Watanabe, and many more. His wide range of interests is attested by collaborations with the Penderecki String Quartet, choreographers Hideo Arai, Tomomi Morimoto and Roger Sinha, as well as the celebrated Cirque du Soleil and Ubisoft Games. Collaborations of note include projects with Ganesh Anandan, Ramasutra, Tetsuro Naito, Kohei Nishikawa, Solorazaf, Kudsi Erguneur and Michel Baklouk Merhej.
In 2009, the percussionist released his first self-produced solo CD, Rheō, which was picked as one of the top 13 albums of the year by the CBC Radio 2 program 'The Signal'.
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Hi Foxy Friends! Changing it up a bit this week to share last Friday when I surprised the kids and took them to Disneyland. They were so excited to get the day started. Warning: This is going to be picture heavy, since I use the blog as a journal, I want to capture our most perfect day. Well almost perfect, Mr. wasn't there, that would have made it perfect.
Right when we walked in we saw Chip and Dale, and Mini Fox wanted a picture.
We got the MaxPass, which I'm going to do a whole post on that in the near future. Bottom line, we got on 17+ rides on Friday during Spring Break, worth every penny! First ride of the day was Thunder Mountain, Baby Fox's favorite ride.
I pretty much let him guide us where we needed to go. I am horrible with directions, my 8 year old is way better.
Next we went on Mini Fox's favorite ride Matterhorn.
Stopped to stare at the ducks on our way to the Haunted Mansion.
Then we jetted off to Buzz Lightyear, family favorite. Baby Fox won out of all of us. Also he was tall enough to ride on his own...sniff sniff.
Next up Small World, they finally put us in the shade, that was nice.
We then headed over to the theater to see Mickey and the paint something or other, I can't find the name of it. It was good, we all liked it.
Lunch time! I know we did all that before lunch! MaxPass worth it!
Then we headed towards Star Tours. They won't stop for pictures, but we grabbed one as they were walking by.
Mini Fox did not like this one...she had her eyes covered most of the time, wait so did I, I get motion sick, but Baby Fox can't go on it by himself...so there we sat with our eyes closed.
Then we headed over to Toon Town to catch Roger Rabbit, it was strange, but the kids liked it, not sure why people stand in line for 50 minutes to see it.
The kids wondered around Toon Town for a bit.
Then we went and caught the parade. By the way that blanket, not ours, this lady plopped down her blanket and left...NOT OKAY! We sat there for a good 40 minutes before she sauntered back. I moved it a couple of feet so that the kids could sit together. She gave us dirty looks because Mini Fox was on the corner of it when she got back. Back off lady!
Imagine a bunch of other parade pictures, I won't bore you with all of them. The kids wanted to go back to Toon Town and explore some more.
Then we went and saw Mickey Mouse in his house.
We had about 2 hours before our next Fast Pass so we ran over to California Adventure for a bit. Saw a jazz show.
Met Captain America (this was the longest line we stood in the whole day).
Then we headed over to Grizzly Adventure, and I let the kids run around for a bit. The kids were running around, I didn't get many pictures.
Then we headed back over to Disneyland to go on Matterhorn again, but first a picture with a plane.
Saw someone get proposed too, it was the sweetest with all their kids there too.
Rode Matterhorn and then decided it was time for dinner, we went to Carnation Cafe.
Then we headed back over to Thunder Mountain where Baby Fox went on it by himself! We waited for him at the exit. He did great. At this time the fireworks show was about to start in 40ish minutes, so we decided to wait for them. The show was fantastic! Glad that they didn't cancel it because of wind, which they almost did.
Then we headed over to Buzz Light year, and went on that again. Then decided that we wanted to try and hit up Pirates, which turned out to be a good decision because the line was SOOO short! Well at least compared to what it was earlier in the day. When we got off we saw that the water show was going on, and I told the kids let's get out of here so we can get on the tram. I had the double bob and didn't feel like walking the half mile to the parking garage. We got on the second train, which was good, because by the time we got on the line to get in the bigger part of the tram was completely packed.
It was the perfect day at Disney, the weather was mild, mostly cloudy and the crowds were manageable. If you made it to the end of this, congrats! Thanks for putting up with me! Not sure if I'll be blogging next week, we're on vacation and I don't know if I can get together any posts over the weekend, we'll see how motivated I am :) Until I see you next, have a great weekend! Getting my hair done and going to see Cats with the girl, woo hoo!


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Ratatouille (Rah-tah-TOO-ee) was born in the Provence region of France. Juicy, flavorful and rich, ratatouille is particularly good when served over polenta or whole-grain pasta with freshly grated Parmesan.
Heat oven to 450 degrees with rack in the top third of the oven.
Line a large, shallow roasting pan, about 11 x 16 inches or the largest that will fit into your oven, with heavy-duty foil coated with non-stick spray. Trim the eggplant and cut into 1 x ½-inch chunks. Core and seed the peppers; chop them into 1-inch chunks. Toss eggplant and peppers together in a large bowl with 1/3 cup olive oil. Spread them in the pan, sprinkle with about half the salt and pepper, and roast in the oven for 20 minutes (until the vegetables are just barely tender).
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Serve at any temperature. Liquid will collect, so serve with a good dipping bread. Ratatouille will keep for several days in the refrigerator, but make sure it has cooled thoroughly before covering and chilling.


Many words have similar meanings. To choose from some of these tricky words, we must learn the subtle differences between them and select the one that will convey the right idea to the reader.
Continual indicates that an event occurs frequently, but intermittently: "The dog barked continually that week." Continuous implies nonstop activity of some sort: "The dog had barked continuously since the time they arrived." Thus, it would be incorrect to use the word continuous to describe a regularly occurring event. "Independence Day has been celebrated as a federal holiday continuously since 1938" would suggest that every day is Independence Day. In this case, neither word is ideal; annually would be a much better choice.
And then we have the words that are spelled or pronounced similarly but otherwise have nothing in common. These must simply be memorized and mastered.
Create a page for each pair of confusing words.
A simple way to remember the differences between the pair of similar words.
A sample sentence using the word.
For an added memory boost, you may also enjoy illustrating the words.
Self-scoring interactive for younger students.
More extensive interactive at Towson University.
Interactive for older students from Ashford University.
Great printables from K12Reader.com for all levels. The worksheets are listed in level order.
An extra challenge for older students at Michigan State University.
Printable and handy reference from St. Louis Community College.
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Q: Add mutliple gifs to one background I'm attempting to "play" the same gif, all at once, in multiple areas of a same, single, image.
Reading thru the documentation for IM v6, there are no examples of this. I have also attempted chaining separate 'convert' composite commands without any luck.
Is it possible to do this in one command or multiple?

A: In ImageMagick, you can use null: and -layers composite to combine multiple animations onto one background image. But each animation must have the same number of frames and delays. For example in unix syntax with new line character \ (replace with ^ for Windows):

convert -size 512x512 xc:black \
null: morph_anim_1pt.gif -gravity northwest -geometry +50+50 -layers composite \
null: morph_anim_1pt.gif -gravity southwest -geometry +50+50 -layers composite \
null: morph_anim_1pt.gif -gravity southeast -geometry +50+50 -layers composite \
null: morph_anim_1pt.gif -gravity northeast -geometry +50+50 -layers composite \
morph_anim_1pt_animation.gif

See http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/anim_mods/#composite

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The government will not be "jumping into" changes to bicycle passing laws, Minister for Road Safety Jaala Pulford said ahead of a regional road safety forum in Ballarat. Victoria remains the only state without a minimum passing distance law as the government begins a regional tour to address the dramatic increase in road fatalities, including the death of a cyclist in Creswick earlier this year. Ms Pulford, who spoke in Ballarat on Wednesday morning, said she was considering the findings of a yet to be released report evaluating the effectiveness of a 2018 public awareness campaign. "If we are to consider a rule change we need to make sure that it is something that is workable and something that is enforceable because if it is neither it is not going to make anyone else safer," Ms Pulford said. "We need to consider what is practical and what is achievable before jumping into any proposed change." READ MORE: Road safety forum to discuss over-representation of regional Victorians in state road toll The rule change would require motorists to leave a one metre gap when passing a cyclist at speeds up to 60km/h and a one and a half metre gap at higher speeds. A spokesperson for cycling safety group the Amy Gillett Foundation said the change would bring Victoria into line with other Australian states and territories. "The Northern Territory will introduce minimum passing distance legislation that will become effective on August 1, leaving Victoria the only place in Australia without the clarity and protection these laws provide," they said. "Minimum passing distance legislation creates clarity, so drivers and cyclists know what to do, and so that these types of crashes can be avoided. "We continue to be disappointed that Victoria has fallen well behind other states." So far this year, 162 people have died on Victorian roads, a 55.8 per cent increase on the equivalent period last year. The rate of local cycling incidents ending in hospitalisation is at its highest level in five years, according to TAC data. Over the ten years between 2009 and 2018, 45 cyclists were hospitalised following incidents in the Ballarat region. The Amy Gillett Foundation said a one metre law would be "crucial" to changing driver behaviour. "Legislation is an essential part of behaviour change, that's why we have laws in place for obvious things like speed, drink driving, seatbelts, talking on your phone," they said. Victorian legislation change is dependent on a report evaluating the effectiveness of TAC's 2018 "give the space to bike riders" campaign, due to be released later this year. "I know this is an issue that's really important to people who ride bikes across the Victorian community," Ms Pulford said. "I hope to have something a bit more to say on this towards the end of the year." Have you signed up to The Courier's daily newsletter and breaking news emails? You can register below and make sure you are up to date with everything that's happening in Ballarat.
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TAC report into campaign effectiveness to precede 'a metre matters' change to bicycle passing law
Nicholas Hynes
LAGGING BEHIND: Victoria is the only state without minimum passing distance laws.
The government will not be "jumping into" changes to bicycle passing laws, Minister for Road Safety Jaala Pulford said ahead of a regional road safety forum in Ballarat.
Victoria remains the only state without a minimum passing distance law as the government begins a regional tour to address the dramatic increase in road fatalities, including the death of a cyclist in Creswick earlier this year.
Ms Pulford, who spoke in Ballarat on Wednesday morning, said she was considering the findings of a yet to be released report evaluating the effectiveness of a 2018 public awareness campaign.
"If we are to consider a rule change we need to make sure that it is something that is workable and something that is enforceable because if it is neither it is not going to make anyone else safer," Ms Pulford said.
"We need to consider what is practical and what is achievable before jumping into any proposed change."
READ MORE: Road safety forum to discuss over-representation of regional Victorians in state road toll
The rule change would require motorists to leave a one metre gap when passing a cyclist at speeds up to 60km/h and a one and a half metre gap at higher speeds.
A spokesperson for cycling safety group the Amy Gillett Foundation said the change would bring Victoria into line with other Australian states and territories.
"The Northern Territory will introduce minimum passing distance legislation that will become effective on August 1, leaving Victoria the only place in Australia without the clarity and protection these laws provide," they said.
"Minimum passing distance legislation creates clarity, so drivers and cyclists know what to do, and so that these types of crashes can be avoided.
"We continue to be disappointed that Victoria has fallen well behind other states."
So far this year, 162 people have died on Victorian roads, a 55.8 per cent increase on the equivalent period last year.
The rate of local cycling incidents ending in hospitalisation is at its highest level in five years, according to TAC data.
Over the ten years between 2009 and 2018, 45 cyclists were hospitalised following incidents in the Ballarat region.
The Amy Gillett Foundation said a one metre law would be "crucial" to changing driver behaviour.
"Legislation is an essential part of behaviour change, that's why we have laws in place for obvious things like speed, drink driving, seatbelts, talking on your phone," they said.
Victorian legislation change is dependent on a report evaluating the effectiveness of TAC's 2018 "give the space to bike riders" campaign, due to be released later this year.
"I know this is an issue that's really important to people who ride bikes across the Victorian community," Ms Pulford said.
"I hope to have something a bit more to say on this towards the end of the year."
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Power-up ist ein Begriff aus der Welt der Computerspiele, sowohl im PC-Bereich als auch auf Spielkonsolen und Arcade-Automaten. Ein Power-up ist ein Objekt, das die Spielfigur mit besonderen Fähigkeiten ausstattet: Beispielsweise läuft sie schneller, wird unverwundbar, springt höher oder schießt genauer. Im Unterschied zu dauerhaften Upgrades hält die Wirkung von Power-ups meistens nur für eine begrenzte Zeit an. Sie werden oft durch einfache Berührung aufgenommen und sofort automatisch aktiviert, können in manchen Spielen aber auch in einem Inventar gesammelt und später bei Bedarf eingesetzt werden. Power-ups kommen in vielen Computerspielgenres vor, besonders häufig in Actionspielen und Jump 'n' Runs.

Beispiele

Jump 'n' Run

Ein Beispiel für Power-ups ist der Super-Pilz aus den Super-Mario-Spielen von Nintendo, nach dessen Einsammeln die Spielfigur Mario in eine größere und stärkere Form wechselt.

Das Extraleben (verbreitet im Genre Jump 'n' Run), welches dem Spieler bei Aufnehmen ein zusätzliches Leben schenkt, kann ebenfalls als spezielles Power-up betrachtet werden. Häufig wird dieses jedoch auch bei Erreichen bestimmter Punktestände (Highscores) vergeben.

Action-Spiele
Auch im Ego-Shooter spielen Power-ups eine Rolle, dort besonders im Mehrspielermodus. In vielen Spielen kommen schadensvervielfachende Power-ups vor (Quad-Damage in der Quake-Serie, Double-Damage in der Unreal-Serie), auch Unsichtbarkeit, erhöhte Laufgeschwindigkeit und Regeneration der Lebensenergie sind häufig auftretende Formen.

Eine Sonderform von Power-ups in Egoshootern sind so genannte Runen (je nach Spiel auch Techs, Relics oder Artefacts genannt). Runen behalten ihre Wirkung dauerhaft, bis der Träger stirbt, woraufhin ein anderer Spieler die dann fallengelassene Rune aufnehmen kann. In einigen Spielmodi (z. B. Threewave Classic CTF für Quake III Arena) können die Spieler ihre Runen auch jederzeit an Mannschaftsmitglieder abgeben, um einen flexiblen taktischen Einsatz zu ermöglichen. Durch die unterschiedlichen Runen entsteht eine Differenzierung, die in abgemilderter Form dem Konzept von unterschiedlichen Klassen in Spielen wie Team Fortress ähnelt. Runen kommen vor allem in klassischen CTF-Spielmodi zur Anwendung.

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RIP Basis Peak: The best wearable you've never heard of
Too hot to handle in more ways than one.
Daniel Cooper, @danielwcooper
08.09.16 in Wearables
Daniel Cooper / Engadget
If you don't already own a Basis Peak, then you'll probably never get the opportunity to see one up close and personal. The wearable has barely registered in market-share metrics but has suddenly made a name for itself after being recalled. Which is a shame, because history is likely to remember it as that watch that caught fire and burned its owners. That would be an enormous disservice to a gadget that's one of the most seriously underrated wearables on the market.
There were plenty of things to love about the Peak, but king of them all was its extraordinarily good battery life. Most devices with a built-in optical heart rate monitor require regular trips back to the charging cradle, but Peak lasted for four or five days at a time. That longevity meant you could wear it for almost an entire working week -- day and night -- without worrying.
It wasn't the prettiest device; a rectangular slab with a wide 1.25-inch touchscreen that simply sat on your wrist. But then again, I always appreciated its stripped-down and spartan look. And, save for the bezel and logo, it had no flourishes of any kind. It may have looked more comfortable in a gym than under a suit cuff, but its lack of pretension meant it didn't draw attention to itself at a formal occasion.
I'm not immune to the Peak's flaws, the biggest one being its terrible, horrible, no good, very bad companion app.
Then there was the user interface which, like Snapchat, relied upon a series of hidden swipes and gestures that you had to figure out on your own. For instance, a double tap closed you out of whatever function you were in, while a swipe up the right side of the display activated the backlight. Aside from one morning when I was late to work after forgetting the backlight command and thinking I had hours left in bed, that process of discovery was fun rather than arduous.
So #Intel is recalling all #BasisPeak and shutting down sync servers. Big deal, never heard about these watches in the first place. #flop
— romain (@_refocus) August 5, 2016
Another great thing about the Basis Peak was that, for the rest of the time, it simply got out of your way. Plenty of full-blooded smartwatches want to replicate the experience of using your smartphone on your wrist. But that's a terrible idea in practice; there are lots of things you can do on an inch-wide display that you probably shouldn't. Since the Peak was a gussied-up fitness tracker, it offered the bare essentials, but when time and battery life are so precious, doing fewer things very well is crucial.
The Peak knew when you began and finished your workouts without you telling it. It could track your steps and monitor your heart rate once it detected activity. For example, if you were walking, the device would automatically switch to pedometer mode and tell you your step count, time and distance. Similarly, you could leave it on the HRM screen to check if you were on the cusp of a heart attack when you'd overexerted yourself at the gym.
I'm not immune to the Peak's flaws, the biggest one being its terrible, horrible, no good, very bad companion app. Seriously, it's one of the worst fitness device apps I've ever used, making Basis the spiritual opposite of Jawbone, which produces brilliant apps and garbage hardware. I'd often tell colleagues (who struggled to share my love of all things wearable) that Intel should buy Jawbone just for its app. Basis' offering was simply that bad.
Basis' software issue was simple: Rather than focusing on letting users draw conclusions on the macro level, it was obsessed with minutiae. Every element of your day was broken apart, making it useless to actually analyze your motion over a week. Plus, it was ugly as sin, slow and generally unfriendly -- and perhaps, fire risk aside, one of the biggest things that held the device back from being a winner.
I'm also worried that Intel might decide that the bad PR has tarnished the Basis brand to the point where it's not worth saving. When the recall was announced, Basis revealed that the Peak's online services would be shut on Dec. 31st, 2016, giving customers only five months to migrate their data. When I contacted some Intel reps to ask about Basis' long-term future, the wave of "no comment" responses felt ominous. This is speculation, but perhaps Intel would prefer partnerships -- such as with Tag Heuer -- to be the future of its wearables strategy.
2014: buys Basis fitness tracker/watch maker
2016: recalls all Basis Peak watches for safety reasons
Still in consumer electronics!
— Kontra (@counternotions) August 4, 2016
Which is a shame, because the demise of the Peak is a sad day for everyone who may not want something as flashy or demanding as an Apple Watch or Android Wear device. With its long battery life, subtle UI and continuous HRM, its spiritual successor is the Pebble 2+Heart Rate, although that doesn't launch until September. The Basis Peak was a great device, notwithstanding its apparent propensity to explode. I, for one, hope that the team that created it gets the time and backing to get a do-over.
In this article: Basis, BasisPeak, editorial, Fire, gear, intel, Overheating, Peak, Recall, wearables
By Daniel Cooper @danielwcooper
After training to be an intellectual property lawyer, Dan abandoned a promising career in financial services to sit at home and play with gadgets. He lives in Norwich, U.K., with his wife, his books and far too many opinions on British TV comedy. One day, if he's very, very lucky, he'll live out his dream to become the executive producer of Doctor Who before retiring to Radio 4.


With the unemployment rate at almost 10% and everyone cutting family budgets, some motorists are dropping liability insurance on their family automobiles to save money and cut household expenses. Not surprisingly, if you are involved in an automobile accident, the chances are greater than ever that you will be injured by an uninsured driver. How do you protect yourself? You make sure your auto insurance policy has uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. This coverage takes the place of the liability insurance coverage that most people wrongly assume other drivers carry. Some estimate that as many as 1 of every 4 cars on the highway have no liability insurance. Far more automobiles have too little liability insurance to do you any good if you're seriousy injured or, worse, if a loved one is killed. Automobile insurance companies don't have to sell you uninsured motorist coverage, and many agents either discourage it or don't explain it adequately when you apply for coverage. The fact is that you NEED uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage to protect you from folks who drive with little or no liability insurance.
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While summer doesn't officially begin until next week, I kicked off my favorite season of the year Thursday evening at the Colts first Fan Fest in Wabash, Ind. Hundreds of Wabash community members swarmed to the Honeywell Center to take part in some Fan Fest fun. Lines had already begun to stretch throughout the street when players Pat Angerer and Kavell Conner arrived.
"It's great to see the support from all of our fans at events like these. Everyone is always so enthusiastic about the Colts. It makes you realize how important your job really is," said Angerer.
While most of the other interns were busy with important tasks such as making sure no injuries occurred in the bounce house, I visited with some of Wabash's biggest Colts fans. Mike and Linda Campbell have waited in long lines before to see the Colts prior to visiting Thursday's Fan Fest. In fact, a couple of seasons ago the Campbell's tailgated in temperatures below freezing to cheer on the Colts to a victory. "It was so cold the chicken wings froze!" Mike said.
Thursday, however, was a beautiful day making the wait for autographs a little more comfortable. Crowds enjoyed music from former Colts punter Hunter Smith and his band. Kids bounced from one inflatable to another, stopping in between to take a look inside the Colts In Motion traveling museum.
As I talked to more and more people throughout the event, I couldn't help but notice the excitement building for the upcoming Colts season. I have never visited Wabash, but after Thursday's Fan Fest I can tell that this city bleeds blue.
One youngster, Dallas, told me he had no idea the Colts party, as he called it, was coming to town. In fact, he wondered when this "Colts party" would be back. While I couldn't promise we would be back anytime soon, I did remind him that we weren't leaving until 7 p.m. and that the inflatable slide was all his until we pulled the plug on the generator. I think Dallas made the trip up and down and slide at least seven more times.
Before tearing down the stage and packing away the bounce house and slide, I stopped to talk to Andrea Zwiebel from the Honeywell Center. Zwiebel said that she counted more than 950 people in attendance.
Can you believe that nearly 1,000 people came out to visit our Fan Fest?! While getting to meet Pat and Kavell was a highlight of the night for many, I'm sure that all fans in attendance mostly enjoyed getting to hang out with my good friend Tiny. Tiny and I love getting out and meeting our fans. We'll be visiting LaPorte next Wednesday, and we'll be looking for our biggest Colts fans to talk to. Blue hair, face and/or body paint, excessive blue clothing, and maybe even arriving on an actual horse will be sure to get you noticed. Thanks for the fun time, Wabash! As for you guys in LaPorte, see you soon!
To have success on the football field is the ultimate goal of every NFL franchise.Dedication in the weight room, practices in the intense heat and tedious meetings in the film room are geared towards claiming the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the season.
But as is the natural order of the NFL, winning seasons will come and go. However, the backbone of a truly great NFL franchise is built upon the unrelenting support from the fan base and local community.
The Indianapolis Colts made that bond between a team and its community even stronger on Tuesday afternoon when the team made a trip to the Concord Neighborhood Center.
The 2012 rookie class participated in a variety of activities with nearly 250 underserved youth, ages 12 and under. These events included a PLAY 60 Football Camp for youth ages 7-12, as well as reading time, arts and crafts and a climbing wall activity.
Although this may be his first year in the NFL, the importance of making a strong, concerted effort to give back to the community is not lost on quarterback Andrew Luck and hisfellow teammates.
The children at the Concord Neighborhood Center were thrilled to meet members of the rookie class, and players such as Dwayne Allen were equally as excited to spend time with the children.
The rookies understand that they are setting the tone for future fans of Colts football. Asfresh faces throughout the organization look to usher in a new era of Colts football, the children of the Indianapolis community will have new role models to look up to and footsteps to followin.
For most NFL players this time of year provides a chance to get away from team complexes for a few weeks before the grind of another season begins at training camp.
Mini-camps have concluded around the league and veterans have gone off to their different destinations, but a group of players remain behind for the next few days.
Rookie classes will spend the next week and a half learning even more about life in the NFL on and off the football field.
Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians is entering his 20th NFL season and knows the importance of this time with first-year players.
"We'll go out each day we're allowed with those guys and practice some more and continue the film study," Arians said.
Besides the skill players in the passing game, Arians said he is anxious to get a closer look at running back Vick Ballard.
Arians said Ballard has a similar skill set to a pair of former Colts running backs with the pass blocking element having to be put on hold until pads can be worn at training camp.
Along with spending a majority of their time at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center, the 2012 rookie class will also visit some sites around the city of Indianapolis to get used to their new hometown.
That slogan was witnessed first hand by the Indianapolis Colts 2012 rookie class on Saturday evening.
The rookie class went to Bankers Life Fieldhouse and watched the hometown Indiana Fever knock off the Chicago Sky, 84-70, in front of 6,090 fans.
With mini-camp coming to a close on Thursday, the rookies will now spend the next two weeks getting acclimated to life in the NFL as well as visiting various sites around Indianapolis.
For second round pick Coby Fleener, Saturday night's game was a chance to watch a former Stanford Cardinal.
Fever guard Jeanette Pohlen is a Stanford product and Fleener said the two have known each other for the last five years.
Saturday's trip to the home of the Indiana Pacers and Fever wasn't the first trip to Bankers Life Fieldhouse for some of the Colts rookies.
Cornerback Buddy Jackson attended Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals and for the Florida native it was fun to get back inside the arena where he watched his new hometown team knock off his old one.
"I'm from Fort Lauderdale so I had some mixed emotions, it was a little bitter sweet," Jackson said with a laugh.
The rookies and veterans will come back together on July 28th as training camp in Anderson, Indiana begins, but for now it's about the members of the 2012 class becoming one.


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BANGKOK — Police officers briefly visited the BBC's offices in Bangkok where they reportedly helped themselves to some drinks before departing Tuesday at the same time an article published by the broadcaster's Thai-language service was blocked.
Ten officers came knocking on the door of the broadcaster's Maneeya Building office in the Chitlom area where they drank some milk that had been delivered there before departing, Southeast Asia Bureau Chief Jonathan Head said Tuesday night.
Two days ago, a pro-democracy activist was arrested and charged with royal defamation for sharing the article. Jatupat "Pai" Boonpattararaksa, a member of community rights group Dao Din, was released Sunday on bail.
In a story on the arrest, BBC Thai noted that more than 2,500 other Facebook users had shared the same story. Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said Tuesday that Jatupat was not singled out, and his arrest was in accordance with the law.
Ultra-nationalists have fomented anger online toward BBC Thai, which launched in July 2014 in response to the military coup. Last month it expanded from a Facebook-only presence to its own site with former Bangkok Post Deputy Editor Nopporn Wong-Anan as editor.
Nopporn has himself become the target of a vicious social media campaign. He referred inquiries to BBC representatives in London.


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Jean-Noël Pancrazi (Setif, Argélia, 28 de abril de 1949) é um escritor francês.

Biografia

Juventude
Jean-Noël Pancrazi passou os primeiros dez anos de sua vida na Argélia, com seus pais e sua irmã. Seus anos de infância, transcorridos em paralelo à guerra de independência da Argélia (1954-1962), terão uma forte repercussão sobre sua futura obra,.

Ele mudou-se em 1962 para a França, e fez parte de seus estudos secundários em Perpignan, cidade de origem de sua mãe. Após concluir seus estudos no famoso liceu Louis-le-Grand em Paris, passou a frequentar o curso de literatura na Sorbonne. Em 1972, obtém o título de "agrégé" em Letras Modernas. Sua primeira obra, publicada no ano seguinte, é um ensaio sobre Mallarmé. Ao longo dos anos de 1970, trabalhou como professor de francês em um liceu na cidade de Massy.

Carreira literária

Seu primeiro romance, La  Mémoire brûlée, é publicado em 1979, pela editora Seuil. Pouco depois, o público acolherá Lalibela ou la mort nomade  (1981), L'Heure des adieux (1985) et Le Passage des princes (1988). Sua próxima publicação, Les Quartiers d'hiver, vem à luz em 1990, aos cuidados de Gallimard. O cenário é o "Vagabond", um bar gay de Paris, no período inicial dos anos de difusão da Aids. O romance conquista o prêmio Médicis. Pancrazi prossegue em sua exploração do mundo da noite com Le Silence des passions agraciado com o prêmio Valery-Larbaud. Posteriormente, o autor fará um regresso sobre sua própria infância na Argélia, mais especificamente na cidade de Batna, no momento em que o país inteiro precipita na guerra civil em busca de sua independência. Em Madame Arnoul (1995), o enredo retraça a amizade entre um menino e sua vizinha, oriunda da Alsácia, região ao leste da França. Essa vizinha, que o garoto preza como uma segunda mãe, será acusada de se alinhar do "lado dos Árabes", pelo fato de ter protegido uma jovem argelina do assédio perpetrado por um militar francês: como consequência, ela será então "punida". Esse livro será agraciado com três prêmios: o Livre Inter, o Maurice-Genevoix, e o Albert-Camus. Posteriormente, o romancista presta homenagem a seu pai, cujos dias se encerraram na Córsega, em Long séjour (1998, prêmio Jean Freustié), e também à sua mãe, em Renée Camps (2001). Esses três livres compõem « uma trilogia de memória familiar ».

Em Tout est passé si vite (2003, grande prêmio de romance da Académie française), o autor traça o retrato de uma escritora e editora, sua amiga bastante próxima, num corajoso combate contra o câncer.

Suas estadias no Haiti e na República Dominicana vão lhe inspirar a matéria para dois romances : Les Dollars des sables (2006) e Montecristi (2009), em cujas páginas denuncia um escândalo ecológico.

Em La Montagne (2012), Jean-Noël Pancrazi afronta lembranças guardadas durante muitos anos no mais completo segredo : a morte de seis jovens amigos, assassinados na montanha durante a guerra da Argélia. O texto é coroado com os prêmios Méditerranée, Marcel-Pagnol et François-Mauriac.

Em Indétectable, romance publicado em 2014 (Gallimard), ele conta a vida de Mady, um imigrante ilegal oriundo do Mali, sem documentos em Paris há dez anos.

Jean-Noël Pancrazi é igualmente co-autor de Corse (2000), em tandem com Raymond Depardon.

Recebeu o grande prêmio da Société des gens de lettres (SGDL), pelo conjunto de sua obra.

Desde 1999, é membro do juri do prêmio Renaudot.

Em 2013, foi realizado na Córsega um documentário sobre Jean-Noël Pancrazi, com o título de Territoires Intimes (filme dirigido por Renaud Donche, Televisão France 3).

Jean-Noël Pancrazi é cavaleiro da Ordem Nacional do Mérito e cavaleiro da Ordem Nacional da Legião de Honra.

Obra
 Mallarmé, ensaio, Hatier, 1973
 La Mémoire brûlée, romance, Le Seuil, 1979
 Lalibela ou la mort nomade, romance, Ramsay, 1981
 L'Heure des adieux, romance, Le Seuil, 1985
 Le Passage des princes, romance, Ramsay, 1988
 Les Quartiers d'hiver, romance, Gallimard, 1990, prix Médicis
 Le Silence des passions, romance, Gallimard, 1994, prix Valery-Larbaud
 Madame Arnoul, novela, Gallimard, 1995, prix Maurice-Genevoix, prix Albert-Camus, prix du Livre Inter
 Long séjour, novela, Gallimard, 1998, prix Jean-Freustié 1998
 Corse (Le Seuil, 2000), em colaboração com o fotógrafo Raymond Depardon : texto sobre a Córsega e sobre seu pai (em sequência a Long séjour).
 Renée Camps, novela, Gallimard, 2001
 Tout est passé si vite, romance, Gallimard, 2003, grand prix du roman de l'Académie française
 Les Dollars des sables, romance, Gallimard, 2006, adapté au cinéma (2015) par Laura Amelia Guzmán et Israel Cárdenas, avec l'actrice américaine Géraldine Chaplin
 Montecristi, romance, Gallimard, 2009
 La Montagne, novela, Gallimard, 2012, Premio Marcel-Pagnol, prix Méditerranée, Prix François Mauriac
 Indétectable, romance, Gallimard, 2014

Premiações
 Prêmio Médicis para Les Quartiers d'hiver, romance, Paris, Gallimard, 1990
 Prêmio Valery-Larbaud para Le Silence des passions, romance, Paris, Gallimard, 1994
 Prêmio du Livre Inter, Prêmio Maurice-Genevoix (fondé en 1985) e Prêmio Albert-Camus para Madame Arnoul, romance, Paris, Gallimard, 1995
 Prêmio Jean-Freustié para Long séjour, novela, Paris, Gallimard, 1998
 Grande Prêmio do romance da Académie française para Tout est passé si vite, romance, Paris, Gallimard, 2003
 Prêmio Marcel-Pagnol, Prêmio Méditerranée, Prêmio François Mauriac para La Montagne, novela, Paris, Gallimard, 2012
 Grande Prêmio de la Société des Gens de Lettres pelo conjunto de sua obra, Paris, 2009
 Cavaleiro da Ordem Nacional do Mérito, França, 2006
 Cavaleiro da Ordem Nacional da Legião de Honra, França, 2013
 Membro do júri do Prêmio Renaudot desde 1999

Notas e referências

Escritores da França
Cavaleiros da Ordem Nacional da Legião de Honra


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Hartlepool United were formed as a professional football club in 1908 from a successful Amateur Cup winning team, joining the league in 1921.
With two minor name changes, the club have spent their existence to date in the lower two divisions of the Football League.
Orient travelled to face Hartlepool in their penultimate away league game of the 2017/18 season on April 17th. Louis Laing's first-half header made the difference as Pools defeated the O's by a single goal on the night.
After a successful spell in caretaker charge at the back end of the 2017/18 season, Matthew Bates was appointed First Team Manager in May 2018. He worked under previous manager Craig Harrison in the role of First Team Coach, before taking charge upon Harrison's departure and guiding Pools to National League safety last season.
Prolific forward Niko Muir joined Hartlepool United from Hendon where the 24 year old notched 40 goals in all competitions last season.
Muir's goal scoring ability made him the target of many Clubs in the football and National League, but Hartlepool moved quickest to sign up the former Grays Atheltic man.
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The rising star Irish pianist Michael McHale will join the MSO in Ravel's most jazzy and fun Piano Concerto in G Major, followed by the most epic of all, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, with one of the best lineups of vocalists ever, including the captivating Kevin Short singing the baritone part, joined by the wonderful Southern Delaware Chorale Society and the amazing Carter Legacy Singers.
The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra is launching our 2019 "BRAVO, Maestro!" Campaign celebrating 22 years of presenting exceptional classical music concerts to audiences across Delmarva. We truly have a reason to say: "BRAVO, Maestro!" Please join us in supporting Maestro Benichou and the orchestra in their ongoing efforts.
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The MSO exists to promote and to offer to the citizens of the Mid-Atlantic Region opportunities for musical entertainment and enjoyment, the development of the musical arts, the promotion, development and operation of musical enterprises in the performing arts, particularly through symphonic programs and choral activities; and to engage in enterprises directed at discovering and fostering musical talents, and to promote musical activities and programs for the cultural and educational benefit of the public.
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Бадинський праліс () — заповідник, що розташований у центрі Словаччини. Охоронювані території розкинулися біля гірського масиву Кремницькі Врхи, що за 5 км від села Бадин Банськобистрицького краю. Бадинський праліс простягнувся вздовж долини між схилами гір Лорен та Скалиця. Висота цього пралісу над рівнем моря складає від 620 до 1025 метрів, а його площа перевищує 153 га, з них заповідними територіями оголошено 30 га, а решта — буферна зона.

Історія
Бадинський праліс вважається найстарішим заповідником Словаччини, який налічує понад століття з моменту створення. В 1913 році уряд Австро-Угорщини оголосив заповідними територіями 20,5 га і включило цей праліс до списку природних пам'яток країни. Після реорганізацій з 1974 по 2002 роки заповідні території було збільшено до 30 га.

Опис
Особлива гордість заповідника — буковий ліс, протягом тривалого часу не порушений людською діяльністю, саме тому вчені відносять його до первісного лісу. Так як Бадинський праліс розташований у зоні гірського клімату, тут підвищена вологість і температурні коливання протягом доби. При наявності снігового покриву близько 150 днів на рік тривалість вегетаційного періоду місцевих рослин становить від 120 до 140 днів. Бадинськийй ліс оголошений об'єктом всесвітньої спадщини ЮНЕСКО.

Гідрологія
Через заповідник протікає Бадинський струмок з двома притоками, який є притокою річки Грона. На потічку є Бадинський водоспад, що часто відвідується туристами.

Флора
Цей район входить до передкарпатської підзони (Praecarpaticum) західної частини Карпатської екозони (Carpaticum occidentale). Рослинність носить характер первинного змішаного лісу, але тут також густо представлені субальпійські і альпійські види. У зоні захисту лісових місцезростань були ідентифіковані 140 видів судинних рослин, в тому числі 34 видів дерев і 106 видів трав.

70 % території займає буковий змішаний праліс. Серед дерев домінуючими видами є бук лісовий (Fagus sylvatica, 58 %), ялиця (Abies alba, 21 %), ялина європейська (Picea abies, 10 %). Зустрічаються також явір (Acer pseudoplatanus), ясен звичайний (Fraxinus excelsior), липа серцелиста (Tilia cordata), липа широколиста (Tilia platyphyllos) і в'яз шорсткий (Ulmus glabra). На узліссі також ростуть верба козяча (Salix caprea), осика (Populus tremula) і горобина звичайна (Sorbus aucuparia)

Фауна
Ліс багатий на жуків, Carabus auronitens, Carabus variolosus, Eurythyrea austriaca, Rosalia alpina. У лісі є велика кількість мертвої деревини, з якими пов'язані сапроксилічні жуки, найпоширенішими є короїд Ptilinus ectinicornis, а потім Xyleborus dispar, Hylecoetus dermestoides і Xyloterus domesticus.

Із земноводних зустрічаються тритон карпатський (Triturus montandoni), тритон альпійський (Triturus alpestris), саламандра вогненна (Salamandra salamandra), квакша звичайна (Hyla arborea), ропуха звичайна (Bufo bufo), ропуха зелена (Bufo viridis) і кумка жовточерева (Bombina variegata). З рептилій особливо поширені ящірка живородна (Lacerta vivipara), ящірка мурова (Lacerta muralis), ящірка зелена (Lacerta viridis), мідянка звичайна (Coronella austriaca) і гадюка звичайна (Vipera berus).

Ліс забезпечує дуже хороші можливості для гніздування птахів, таких як Дятел білоспинний (Dendrocopos leucotos), мухоловка мала (Ficedula parva), глушець (Tetrao urogallus), пугач (Bubo bubo), сичик-горобець (Glaucidium passerinum), одуд (Upupa epops), рябчик (Tetrastes bonasia) тощо.

Серед ссавців поширені мідиця альпійська (Sorex alpinus), мишівка лісова (Sicista betulina), рись (Lynx lynx), нічниця довговуха (Myotis bechstei), нічниця велика (Myotis myotis), ведмідь бурий (Ursus arctos), вовк (Canis lupus).

Посилання
 Národní přírodní rezervace Badínsky prales , Štátny zoznam osobitne chránených častí prírody SR
 Chránené územia , Štátna ochrana prírody Slovenskej republiky

Заповідники
Природоохоронні об'єкти, засновані 1913
Пам'ятки Словаччини
Банська Бистриця


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The three-day conference will be held in different historical venues in close proximity in the heart of Palermo. The Programme is articulated through 6 Plenary Sessions, 12 parallel Sessions, 7 side events, two cultural dinner events, and an Sustainable Food Systems Innovation Showcase Pavilion, at the S. Cecilia Theatre. The 18 thematic sessions, articulated in three days and in four historical locations in the heart of Palermo, the S. Cecilia Theatre, the Modern Art Gallery, the Municipal Historical Archive, and the Comitini/S. Elia Palaces, will dialogue all together as an open discussion forum on most appropriate conceptual frameworks and methodological approaches to improve sustainability of food consumption and production in Mediterranean countries by using the Mediterranean diet as a healthy and sustainable lever. All thematic sessions will contribute to the development of the Conference Call that will be issued at its conclusion, as The 2019 Palermo Call for a Common Action in the Mediterranean Towards More Mediterranean Sustainable Food Systems: CHANGE OF ROUTE: A Transformational Change in the Region.
Solutions for Coping with Youth Migrations, Agriculture, and Rural sustainable development in the Mediterranean Region: Knowledge Sharing, Capacity Building and Training as Driving Forces for the Shift Towards More Mediterranean Sustainable Food Systems
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EPIC participated in a Congressional Hearing on the Impact of Domestic Drone Use Technology on Privacy and Constitutional Rights of All Americans , held at Rice University  in Houston, Texas.
Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) , sponsor of H.R. 6449: Air Travelers' Bill of Rights Act of 2012 , convened the hearing. Joining Congressman Poe were Representatives Michael McCaul (R-TX), Hank Johnson (D-GA), and Sandy Adams (R-FL).
EPIC's Amie Stepanovichtestified  on the need for specific laws to limit drone surveillance in the United States. In a prepared statement , EPIC recommended a warrant requirement for drone surveillance by police as well as data use limitations, and transparency obligations for drone operators.
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I Samuel 30 Victory For The Remnant.
The Amelekites took the opportunity, with the Philistines being occupied with their battle with Israel, to attack a near Philistine territory, but one that just happened to be where David and those with him had dwelt. When David and his men return they find Ziklag burned and the population gone. Everyone lifted up their voices and wept, "but David strengthened himself in the LORD his God" (v. 6). David's initial reaction is one of faith, seeing in these events the LORD's providence, and an opportunity for him to make war against the LORD's enemies. To confirm his faith he instructs Abiathar to bring the ephod with the Urim and Thummim that he might receive guidance from the LORD (v. 7 Cf. 28:6), and the LORD commanded him to pursue and defeat the Amelekites (v. 8).
David ventured out with 600 men, but at the threshold of taking the battle to the Amelekites, 200 of the men who were to weary to cross the Brook Besor (vv. 9-10). As David and his men drew near to the Amelekites, they take in a single Egyptian. Perhaps in the hopes of gaining some information, they give the man food and water. He was a servant to an Amelekite, but as an Egyptian he had no ethnic ties. All he asked, in exchange for what he knew, was that he might be spared (vv. 11-15). They commence their attack with 400 men, and they defeated the Amelekites. 400 men had fled, so clearly David and his men were outnumbered. They recovered everything that had been taken, plus the spoil (vv. 16-20).
However, even among the remnant with David there were "wicked and worthless men" who did not want to give anything to the men who remained on the other side of Brook Besor, but David would have none of it, because in David's mind it was the LORD who gave them the victory, therefore he would not act as though it was in their own strength and therefore the possessions of the 200 and part of the spoil would be theirs also (vv. 21-23). It then became a statute that those who guarded the supplies would share in the victory of those who enter the battle (vv. 24-25). To this end David also sent some of the spoilt to the rest of Israel, with those with whom David and his men "were accustomed to rove" (v. 31). David kept the larger picture constantly in view.
I Samuel 28 A Conflict Of Revelations.
What would David do now that his Philistine neighbours were set upon attacking Israel? Notice that when king Achish says to David that he will fight for him against Israel, that David does not say 'Yes', rather he said, "Surely you know what your servant can do." (v. 2a) No, Achish did not say, "Don't call me Shirley." Instead he accepted David's answer as a 'Yes' (v. 2b). Meanwhile, in Israel, with the death of Samuel, and the fact that Saul had ordered the expulsion of all mediums and spiritists, that Saul was left without any counsel concerning the possible future that awaited him. There were three ways which God might have revealed the truth to Saul and others, other than the word already given, which were by "dreams or by Urim or by prophets" (v. 6).
David had the prophet Gad, as well as Abiathar the only priest to survive Saul's massacre, who wore the ephod which contained the Urim and the Thummim (23:6). It is the same ephod which Samuel had with him (2:8), with which the latter was also used to determine the will of the LORD, according to the law, contained as it was in the breatplate (Ex. 28:4-30; Lev. 8:8). The Urim and Thummim was to remain with the one whom the LORD had set apart (Dt. 33:8). These words literally mean "Lights and the Perfections" (NGSB. 163). Only the lights of the LORD's revelation could achieve perfect knowledge of the truth, and it would only be given to those set apart for this purpose. It was another means of guidance until a fuller canonical revelation was given.
Saul, bereft of any divine guidance, and this by his own designs, was desperate for insight as to the future that awaited him. However, as the king he should have known the canonical law-word of the covenant, and it is this very law which he decided to break in order to seek out a medium or spiritist. A medium, being one to act as a channel between the living and the dead, was the avenue which he chose, when his servants informed him of the existence of the witch in En Dor. This was a border town, and a place that Saul had to enter like a spy as he had to sneak past the Philistines to get to her. The irony is that if he had of been faithful to the word already given, he would have latched unto the promise given by the LORD to drive these enemies out of his land.
The witch, much to her own horror, was able to bring up Samuel, at Saul's request, so that Samuel ends up further testifying against Saul, but with the exact same testimony he had given when he still walked the earth – the kingdom would be taken from Saul and given to David. Saul is sick, but only for himself. At the behest of his servants, he even agrees to break bread with the witch. However, he is told that he and his sons would go to the same place as Samuel, the place for the dead, and that the army of Israel would be delivered into the hand of the Philistines, minus David and his men, who were the remnant preserved. Saul rejected the revelation, and in his rebellion also the means thereof, which the LORD had given, and in the end he heeded the word of a witch.
I Samuel 27 The Enemy Of My Enemy Is Useful.
It is ironic that David felt he had to flee to Gath, home of Goliath, in order to escape the wrath of the king of Israel whom he had defended along with the nation. Achish, the king of Gath, actually grants David some territory at Ziklag, thinking that David was on the outs with Saul so was looking for a friendly neighbour. David fooled Achish into thinking he was defending him, all the while he was fighting the LORD's battles for his people. David got wise though, he would not be allowing any witnesses to return to Achish, so "David would save neither man nor woman alive, to bring news to Gath" (v. 11).
I Samuel 26 David, Saul, And Providence – Again.
For whatever reason, David decided that he would spy out the camp of Saul. Abishai should be commended for volunteering to go with him, but David had to even keep him from killing Saul. David continued to respect the official office that Saul occupied, if not the occupant of it. David was convinced that the LORD would take care of Saul, either directly or indirectly through providence (v. 10). David was able to prove once again that he had the opportunity to kill Saul but he didn't – Saul once again had to acknowledge this. David pinned the blame where it belonged – Abner was supposed to guard the king and he failed. David essentially said that if the LORD had raised up Saul to pursue David then David would acquiesce in the LORD's mercy, but if it came strictly from human motivation then "may they be cursed before the LORD," because contrary to David's wish, and due to no fault of his own, he had been excommunicated from the covenant community (v. 19).
David referred to himself as a flee, a nobody. So why were they pursuing a nobody? Only with this confession of humility on David's part does Saul confess that he has sinned. So only when David assures him that he had no intention of assassinating him does he repent. However, what Saul meant is best understood by what follows, not that he was guilty of breaking God's law by seeking to murder an innocent man, but that David outplayed him. "Indeed I have played the fool and erred exceedingly." (v. 21) David knew that his confession was just one of regret at being outplayed, so instead of going to Saul he instructs Saul to send a young man to come retrieve his spear (v. 22). Again we see David's underlying conviction in the sovereign justice of Yahweh. "May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness" (v. 23). The LORD had delivered Saul into David's hand, but David committed himself to the LORD to deliver him out of tribulation, and Saul's own words witness to his belief that David would ultimately prevail (vv. 24-25).
I Samuel 25:43-44 The Dawn Of David's Polygamy.
Couched in the history of Saul and David are some significant developments such as we find here. After a long passage extolling the virtues of Abigail, and David's subsequent marriage to her after Nabal died, we find this comment, that "David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and so both of them were his wives." (v. 43) Sadly, the first instance we have of someone breaking the creation covenant norm of one man and one woman was the wicked member of the ungodly seed – Lamech, the direct descendant of Cain who murdered his brother Abel – the godly seed (Gen. 4:19). It seems to come as some kind of rational that the reason David took a second then a third wife was because "Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from Gallim." (v. 44).
I Samuel 25:1-42 David, Nabal, And Abigail.
The people lamented for Samuel upon his death, the man they refused to heed when he was living. As David travelled he rightfully assumed to be treated well by Nabal, since his own servants testified to how David had protected them, and were basically model neighbours. Instead, Nabal was arrogant, a man who no doubt gained and maintained his wealth because he ingratiated himself to Saul. Abigail, his wife, had more sense than he did. She was a woman of faith who confessed the LORD's selection of David as his true anointed.
Abigail sent to David and his men interim provisions, a small payment for how they treated and protected her husband's servants. Furthermore, she followed after to also plead for mercy despite her husband, whose name means rightly meant 'fool'. She, like David, left vengeance to the LORD. All she did was bear true witness to her husband, and this was enough for him to go into a coma and die. David ended up marrying Abigail, now a widow, and thanked God that through her he was prevented from dropping to his and Saul's level.
I Samuel 23 Providence, Prayer, And The Word.
Even while David was in exile, he was serving the LORD and King Saul in seeking the LORD in prayer as to whether he should take the battle to the Philistines who were fighting against Keilah. However, Saul presumed upon God's providence in believing that David's presence in Keilah was the LORD delivering him into his hand. Throughout this conflict between David and Saul we see to important truths converging. David and Saul both believed in God's sovereign control of history, and that the LORD often in his good providence acts on behalf of his people. However, David still prayed. The mere occurrence of certain events and circumstances was not enough for David, he wanted the LORD's interpretation of the events, whereas Saul presumed and read into these events what he wanted to see and ascribed this interpretation to God.
Not only did David pray, but he also sought out the minister of the word and sacrament in Abiathar the priest, the only one to survive the earlier massacre of Saul, and one who because he wore the linen ephod covenantally represented the entire nation before the LORD. David looked beyond himself. Sometimes we cannot even trust our own prayers. We often need godly counsel from those who know the word in order to have the wisdom we need to make tough decisions. Canada's founding fathers sought such wisdom, but our history since is littered, like much of the western world, with humanistic narcissists who pride themselves on their own conception of our destiny. The people of Keilah are all too common in history – they rejected the LORD who had rescued them for the supposed long term security of statists like Saul.
I Samuel 24 Saul Caught With His Pants Down.
Saul is in pursuit of David to murder him and he walks into the very cave where David and his men were hiding. While Saul was taking a crap David cuts off a corner of his robe to show that if he wanted to, he could have killed Saul. In the end David left vengeance up to the LORD. "Therefore may the LORD be judge between you and me" (v. 15). David respected the office that Saul occupied but not necessarily the person in it. He knew Saul for the reprobate that he was. Saul asks David to swear that he would not cut off his descendants, but David was already in covenant with Jonathan, so even this request was narcissistic.