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Summit with friends.
The BMW Motorrad Days 2019.

For three days in Bavaria's Garmisch-Partenkirchen, everything again revolves around the same passion: Motorcycles at the BMW Motorrad Days. An elaborate program of live music and action-packed shows, current bikes and numerous world debuts draws around 40,000 visitors to the city near the Zugspitze from July 5th to 7th. And these are not just BMW Motorrad fans, riders of motorcycles of all brands come to experience a diverse event weekend – a summit for friends, families, and the motorcycle community.

International GS Trophy 2020.
Experience pure offroad adventure.

Explore the world, master every challenge at the GS, and show your team spirit: The International GS Trophy is an incomparable and challenging motorcycle adventure. More than a dozen teams from all over the world are meeting again in 2020. The riders are in for a treat as this year's venue is New Zealand. There the participants will have the opportunity to experience a unique and once-in-a-lifetime event.

Departed.
A spectacular motorcycle construction from Custom Works ZON.

The Custom Works ZON team from Japan has received numerous awards for their custom bikes. With "Departed", Yuichi Yoshizawa and Yoshikazu Ueda once again cause a stir – and promptly there is the next price. The heart of the machine is the prototype of a completely new type of opposed-twin engine.

Lord of the Enduros.
Dirk Thelen overcomes the hurdles of the Enduro d'Agadir atop the BMW F 850 GS.

For Dirk Thelen, things are only heading in one direction: forwards, onwards and upwards. Where other participants of the four-day long Enduro d'Agadir overcome rocky gravel, sandy pistes and wet-clay mud with their hard Enduros, the four-time German Enduro champion effortlessly sets the pace – atop the new F 850 GS. A long-distance touring enduro subjected to a brutal test and terrain, right through Morocco.

Pioneers, voyagers and heroes of the Int. GS Trophy.

The biggest challenge of a lifetime, new experiences and pure riding pleasure: the International GS Trophy is and will always be a legend of Enduro-adventures. Here are all of them, since the beginning in 2008 – the riders, who strove and conquered the yonder. Find your champion here, at the Int. GS Trophy Hall of Fame.

COMPETENCE & INVENTIVE SPIRIT.
40 YEARS OF RIDER'S EQUIPMENT.

Staying dry in streaming rain? Relaxingly cooled at 40 degrees ambient temperature? What is standard today were the world innovations of yesterday. Discover the milestones of BMW Motorrad now. From the most successful product lines to the highest safety standards – our engineers and designers have not only changed the future, they have created it with each and every milestone. Join us on a journey through 40 years of rider's equipment and insights into the future of BMW Motorrad.

New paint colours.
Update to the existing range of colours form BMW Motorrad.

BMW Motorrad is freshening up the standard colours on numerous models. But the BMW Motorrad Spezial colours are equally surprising with effective colour combinations that make your bike look even more unique. Here is an overview of the highlights.

Works of art on two wheels.
Customizers transform bikes into unique items.

He is an originator, a designer, an aesthete: the customizer gives the standard motorcycle an unmistakeable face and a soul. Each and every one of his creations is a work of art. New colours, new shapes. Other materials, other mechanics. It attracts all the looks and makes your heart beat faster.

Propellant for your soul.
R nineT modifications from the most renowned customizers.

The R nineT is the perfect basis for an individual modification: in just a few short steps, its rear end transforms from a two-seater to a solo, and thanks to the separation between vehicle and engine electronics, gearheads have practically no limits in terms of what they can do. The most widely renowned customizers have run riot on the R nineT. With their unmistakable signatures, they show what can be done with expertise and the modern classic boxer. Curtains up for the Soulfuel bikes!

Bavarian combiners in Italy.
Curtains up for the BMW Motorrad Concept 9cento.

It's the stage for aesthetics, elegance and timeless design: at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este at Lake Como, unforgotten motorcycle classics stand alongside new concept vehicles and win over the hearts of the audience. The perfect place to introduce new ideas and designs at the traditional event. Showtime for the world premier of the BMW Motorrad Concept 9cento.

Soul-searching in the metal.
A futuristic work of art from Blechmann.

Bernhard Naumann is also known as the Tin Man in the customising scene. He primarily creates sheet metal parts for custom bikes that are reminiscent of futuristic art. When he gets an R nineT, he does precisely what shouldn't be done.

Searching for the unknown.
Isaac and Taylor follow their instincts and discover new roads.

They don't know each other, but one thing connects them more than anything: They both need new perspectives like they need air to breathe. Jump on the bike and set off into the unknown. The destination is everywhere. When Isaac Johnston and Sterling Taylor start their engines, they dive into the weekend and just ride – the F 750 GS and F 850 GS have everything they need.

Born on an island.
R nineT Scrambler from Heiwa.

The first meeting of Kengo Kimura and the R nineT Scrambler is like an awkward blind date, but the motorcycle quickly wins over the Japanese's affection – and the owner from Heiwa gives the bike the look of its home.

The shimmering 70's.
A motorbike journey through time with Hell on Wheels MC.

The R nineT Scrambler by Hayden Roberts revives the 70s with plenty of flair and attention to detail, giving even the customizer the experience of a special motorcycle journey through time.

Not another boxer.
Hide Motorcycle shapes the R nineT into sporting equipment.

The fact that Hideya Togashi calls his R nineT a plain and simple Boxer is an excessive understatement. Because the custom bike in the seventies racing look is neither plain nor simple. An inventory.

Pure fashion.
Experience the new LNLA brand.

Style is about individuality and nonconformity. No constraints, no limits. That feeling is what the new LNLA fashion label represents: Limits No Longer Apply – inspired by BMW Motorrad.

The most important features of the Rever App.

A powerful app in the palm of your hand; its simple interface allows users to quickly record rides, share with friends or community, and has many other powerful navigation features.

Highlights 2019.
Something to look forward to.

BMW Motorrad gives you the right experience – and the right motorcycle – for every opportunity, trip and terrain. From new products through innovations right up to countless events: discover what highlights BMW Motorrad has in store for you in 2019.

I chase excitement.
Curiosity and enthusiasm are what drive Isaac Johnston.

He's his own boss. Years ago, Isaac Johnston traded his office job for a life as a storyteller and lifestyle photographer. Today, the American from Montana lives for unexpected experiences and loves exciting and inspiring places. Above all, nature holds a special allure for him.

Completely in his element.
Sterling Taylor loves to push his own limits.

As he feels his way upward, he finds a foothold with his toes and grabs hold of a protruding rock with his hands: Sterling Taylor is a climber and is not deterred by his fear of heights. He loves challenges – and his motorcycle.

The city at your feet.
The BMW Motorrad Concept Link takes new, connected paths.

Big city. Endless urban canyons, among which there is something new to discover around every bend. But it is also the desire for movement, freedom and the possibility to get from one place to the next quickly. With the Concept Link, which BMW Motorrad will be unveiling at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2017, a concept vehicle has now set about to combine the challenges of urban mobility of tomorrow with the opportunities of a digitalised world.

One fast Swede.
Eva Håkansson holds the speed record with her homemade streamliner.

Fast can also be clean – Eva Håkansson is sure of this. The mechanical engineer with a doctorate wants to prove to the world that environmentally-friendly electric vehicles are fast and fun, and that mechanical engineering is an outstanding choice of profession for women. On the move with the fastest female motorcyclist in the world, who posted a new world record of 434 km/h with her homemade "KillaJoule" streamliner.

Crafting a feeling.
The BMW Motorrad design process.

Striking characters work in the BMW Motorrad design team. Every designer has their own style and feels at home in their own biker scene. And each and every one of them adds their own inspiration and passion. These different forms are then combined in the design process: they are manifested in each new BMW Motorrad creation. Edgar Heinrich, head designer at BMW Motorrad, introduces the BMW Motorrad design team and the design process.

Back in Bavaria after India.
Interview with Edgar Heinrich, Head of Design at BMW Motorrad.

After a brief stint in India, Edgar Heinrich returned to Munich to lead the BMW Motorrad design team. It was a happy return for the motorcycle enthusiast, who began his career at BMW in 1986. He spearheaded the design of many BMW motorcycles: the Paris-Dakar rally bike, the K 1200 S and R, the HP2 Enduro, the R 1150 GS, the R 1200 GS and most recently the S 1000 RR.

Before his time at Indian automaker Bajaj, he was also involved in the design of the K 1600 GT and GTL touring bikes as well as the C 600 Sport and the C 650 GT maxi scooter. All of them were successful products that expanded the horizons of this established market segment and attracted many new customers to the brand. In an exclusive interview with BMW Motorrad, Edgar Heinrich talks about his passion for designing, collecting and restoring motorcycles of all kinds.

Riding on air.
BMW Motorrad and LEGO Technic build the Hover Ride concept model.

Pushing boundaries has always been a part of BMW Motorrad. The future of mobility is full of surprises – as can be seen from the floating boxer. A construction kit was the start.

Make Life a Ride.
Wake up to life every morning with your engine running.

Every moment is a crossroads. You can turn left, you can turn right, or you can continue straight ahead. You could return to your starting point and then just keep driving. A million paths lie at your feet, each better than the last and no worse than the next. Choose a new path every second and never look back. Because everything you find on the road is forever yours. And that's how you Make Life a Ride.

A look at the next 100 years
What will the motorcycle of the future look like?

The 100th anniversary of the BMW Group is an opportunity to look back at the historic early days of the motorised two-wheeler and ahead to the future, where the role of the motorcycle will be completely redefined in an increasingly digital world.

It's the 7th of March, 1916. Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG (Bavarian Aircraft Works) begins operations on Lerchenauer Strasse in the north of Munich. Three years later, Zeno Diemer sets the world altitude record of 9,760 metres with the BMW IV six-cylinder inline aircraft engine.

The small factory will later go on to reach new heights in other vehicle segments. Soon after changing its name to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the company begins developing the first motorcycle, long before it enters the automobile sector.

Vision Vehicles circle the globe.

After making its world debut at the Centenary Event on 7 March, the BMW VISION NEXT 100 concept car embarks on a symbolic world tour to China, the UK and the US, where the motorcycle of the future is unveiled in a grand finale. The theme of the tour: "Iconic Impulses. The BMW Group Future Experience". As a visionary, the BMW Group is exploring the opportunities of digitalisation and the impact of technology on our private and professional lives.

From Munich, the BMW VISION NEXT 100 travels to Beijing for its Asia debut. Vision Vehicles from MINI and Rolls-Royce debut in London.

The final highlight is the world debut of the BMW Motorrad Vision Vehicle in Los Angeles on 11 October. The motorcycle of the future begins to take shape even before it is actually unveiled.

Four Visions. Four Vision Vehicles.
In its anniversary year, the BMW Group looks ahead: what do the vehicles of the future look like?

Over the course of the year, four vision vehicles give you an appetite for what is in store. The BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad brands paint a visionary picture of the future mobility world. BMW Motorrad rounds this all off splendidly by presenting a visionary motorcycle in Santa Monica in October.

There was an inspirational preview of the futuristic designs at the festive opening event for the anniversary year in the Munich Olympiahalle. At the big birthday celebration, the first of a total of four Vision Vehicles were unveiled. The BMW brand got the ball rolling and demonstrated what mobility will feel like in the coming decades with the world premier of the futuristic car BMW VISION NEXT 100. The curtains for the remaining Vision Vehicles will be opened over the coming months.

The Great Escape.
VISION NEXT 100: The motorcycle of the future.

Glasses in place of a helmet, smart clothing, full balance without a kickstand: Only three of the many inventions that could become standards for riding a motorcycle and add a new dimension to the sense of freedom in an increasingly digitised world. And the best thing about it: this vision vehicle is already here. Introducing the BMW Motorrad VISION NEXT 100.

On the road.
On the road with the R nineT Scrambler.

On tour with the R nineT Scrambler. We have come visit real men who do their own thing and in addition love motorcycles.Driven by their passion, they make their own rules instead of just following trends. Always searching for inspiration and new experiences.

"A routine day is definitely not for me."
Interview with customizer Hayden Roberts.

Hayden Roberts lives in Long Beach, California. Here, he co-founded the renowned customizing workshop Hell On Wheels MC. This is also where the name for his vintage motorcycle race came from – all over the world. Because when Hayden is not tinkering with bikes, he is organising races. And because these are always just one big party, he is also known as "Chief Party Planner". A born entertainer and absolutely obsessed with motorcycles – a magnificent mix.

Pure&Crafted Signature Bike
BMW R nineT Pure

Pure&Crafted on the Road presented by BMW Motorrad is sending the 2018 Pure&Crafted Signature Bike all across Europe with different riders during the motorcycle season. They will track down the most exciting routes, the most hidden-away boutique manufacturers, the most talented mechanics, the best food and the coolest gigs.

The BMW S 1000 R Custom.
Presented by BMW Motorrad and Orlando Bloom.

Munich/Los Angeles: Many people know Orlando Bloom as a successful actor. And expect all the glamour that goes along with being a Hollywood star. But not many people know about his other big passion: motorcycles. As a long-time fan of BMW motorcycles, Orlando Bloom owns and rides a number of BMW models, including some old classics.

Rev the engine.
Two entrepreneurs drive the community mindset forward.

A burning passion for motorcycles, married to technological know-how; that was the inspiration for Mark Roebke and Justin Bradshaw to develop the motorcycling app REVER. At its core, it enables—among many features—motorcyclists to record their rides and share them with like-minded souls. The two founders from Colorado, USA, talk about their ambitions and goals.

Rediscover the darkness.
The 9 Tracker opens eyes.

Large quantities of black powder coating cover the 9 Tracker in a black robe. Those wishing to understand the motorcycle from Blitz Motorcycles must approach it like a masterpiece.

With balled fists.
The Bavarian Fistfighter from Rough Crafts.

Made in Taiwan as a quality feature: customizer Winston Yeh creates motorcycles that awaken desires all over the world. His signature: clean, harmonious, black. Just like the R nineT conversion Bavarian Fistfighter.

Dirt Track Vibes.
The Cyclone from BratStyle.

Bratty's R nineT is living up to its name, Cyclone, and kicking up a great deal of dust. Customizer Go Takamine proves once more the uniqueness of the Brat Style he created. Dirt-Track-Vibes on. Pure Soulfuel.

Get up and go.
Back to the future with Cherry's Highway Fighter.

Of all things, the BMW R 7 from 1934 was used by customizer Kaichiroh Kurosu as inspiration for a futuristic bike called Highway Fighter. R nineT with the futuristic look, made by Cherry's Company.

Spring clean.
A minimalist from the Church of Choppers.

When Jeff Wright from Church of Choppers converts a bike, only the essence remains. His version of the R nineT once again proves his extraordinary artistic talent.

Relax or Race.
With the Clubman Racer from 46Works.

An evening spin off into the mountains and a Sunday afternoon out on the race track – the Japanese Shiro Nakajima had specific ideas of what he wanted to do with his R nineT conversion. With the Clubman Racer, he created an all-rounder entirely according to his own taste. And nevertheless meets the taste of the scene.


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2023: My Presidential Ambition Is Speculative ― Goodluck Jonathan
FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan, Friday, said his intention to contest 2023 presidential election was speculative and pledged to continue to serve God, humanity, Africa and the world to the best of his ability and with all sense of commitment and sincerity.
He called for synergy among President Muhammadu Buhari, Governors, Security Chiefs and other stakeholders, insisting that such would de-escalate tension occasioned by the challenge of insecurity in the country.
Jonathan who stated this when he led a delegation of politicians from Bayelsa on a condolence visit to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa at Government House, Asaba, over the recent demise of his father, Sir Okorie Okowa, said it was unfortunate that school children and many Nigerians were being kidnapped for ransom by bandits.
"I believe that with the commitment of the governors and the Federal Government, we will be able to address the issue of insecurity in the country.
"I believe that the President himself is not sleeping and that the governors are not sleeping as well over the insecurity challenge in the country.
"As long as the governors, the President and all the security agencies can work together, Nigeria will be able to cross over this very ugly phase of societal evolution".
While saying he was impressed by the efforts of the President in stemming the tide of insecurity, he called on Nigerians to join hands in making the country safe for all.
The former President commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for his giant strides in human capital and infrastructural development, adding that he was proud of the monumental achievements recorded by Okowa's administration in the state.
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Book Write-Up: Searching for Jesus, by Robert J. Hutchinson
Posted on December 26, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate
Robert J. Hutchinson. Searching for Jesus: New Discoveries in the Quest for Jesus of Nazareth—-And How They Confirm the Gospel Accounts. Nashville: Nelson Books, 2015. See here to purchase the book.
Every Christmas and Easter season, sensationalist documentaries come out claiming or implying that the biblical Gospels are historically unreliable in their depiction of Jesus. Some of what they say is also stated by professors in secular colleges and universities. Robert J. Hutchinson, who has a graduate degree in New Testament from Fuller Theological Seminary, argues that such claims are based on outdated scholarship, and that newer research is consistent with the historicity of the Gospel accounts.
I was initially hesitant to read this book, thinking that it was yet another work of Christian apologetics repeating the same old Christian apologetic arguments. But I saw on the book's Amazon page that it is recommended by biblical scholars as diverse as N.T. Wright, James Crossley, and James Tabor, so I decided to read it.
The book covers different topics. Do the biblical Gospels reflect eyewitness testimony? How can we be sure that the Gospels in front of us reflect what was originally written down? Did Jesus' alleged hometown of Nazareth even exist in the first century C.E.? Did the early Christians invent the idea that the Messiah would suffer and die as a way to cope with their disappointment about Jesus' death? Do Jesus' disputes with the Pharisees reflect what happened historically, or did early Christians project their own disputes with Jewish leaders onto the time of Jesus? Do the so-called Gnostic Gospels, which are different from the biblical Gospels, contain historically reliable information about Jesus, or at least demonstrate that early Christianity was diverse and that the "orthodox" view was only one Christian view among others? Is there evidence that Jesus rose from the dead? Was Jesus a violent revolutionary? Just how early was "high Christology," the view that Jesus was divine? Was high Christology due to Greco-Roman influence on Christianity, or could it have been present among Jesus' early Jewish followers, and even in Jesus' own self-conception?
The book does draw from scholars who would be considered conservative, such as Richard Bauckham, Daniel Wallace, and Larry Hurtado. William Lane Craig is a philosopher and an apologist rather than a biblical scholar, but Craig has argued that Jesus rose from the dead, and Hutchinson refers to his arguments. But Hutchinson also appeals to scholars and thinkers who are not Christian. James Crossley is agnostic, and he argues that the Gospel of Mark could have been written in the mid-30s C.E., which is soon after Jesus' death, and which is earlier than many scholars have dated it. Israel Knohl is Jewish, and he argues that the idea of a suffering Messiah existed in Judaism before Jesus. Shmuley Boteach is a rabbi, and he maintains that Jesus' disputes with the Pharisees in the Gospels could have happened historically. Daniel Boyarin is Jewish, and he argues that there were views about God within Second Temple Judaism that could have set the stage for Jesus being seen as divine or semi-divine. Hutchinson also interacts with liberal scholars whose views he does not share, such as Bart Ehrman.
There were chapters in this book that were conservative, and some of these chapters were better than others. The chapter on Nazareth was informative in that it explained why there have been scholars who have been skeptical about Nazareth's existence in the first century, presented possible archaeological evidence to the contrary, and sought to account for Nazareth's absence from non-Christian first century sources. Hutchinson did not always explain how more liberal scholars arrived at their conclusions, however. Hutchinson expressed disagreement with the view that Jesus envisioned an imminent end of the world, but he did not really interact with the texts or arguments that lead many scholars to conclude that (or he did not do so adequately). Hutchinson argued against Bart Ehrman's skepticism (at least in Ehrman's popular books) about the Gospels reflecting what was originally written, but Hutchinson did not adequately address Ehrman's argument that ancient Christians altered the text for theological purposes.
Hutchinson name-drops liberal scholars who agree with his conclusions. But one can ask why, if these conclusions support the truth of Christianity, these liberal scholars remain liberal scholars rather than becoming conservative Christians. James Crossley obviously has no problem believing that the Gospel of Mark is early, while also rejecting conservative Christianity. Why? Does the Gospel of Mark being early necessarily mean that conservative Christianity is true?
One can legitimately ask if Hutchinson's conclusions necessarily make a case for Christianity being true. Many Christian apologists and conservative scholars, after all, have made arguments that are different from the ones that Hutchinson makes, in their own attempts to support the truth of Christianity. Hutchinson argues that Jesus seeing himself as divine was consistent with Second Temple Judaism. C.S. Lewis argued, however, that Jesus was who he said he was because, otherwise, Jesus would have been a liar or a madman: Lewis' premise was that a man claiming to be God in a first century Jewish environment would have been radical, that Jesus' claim to be God could be compared to a man claiming to be a poached egg. Hutchinson argues that the idea of a suffering Messiah predated Jesus and Christianity. N.T. Wright, however, argued that Jesus rose from the dead, and one reason is that Messianic movements generally folded after the death of their leader, whereas the Jesus movement went on. Is Christianity true because Jesus was a revolutionary figure in his time, or is it true because there were Jewish precedents to what Jesus said and did, or what early Christians claimed about Jesus? All sorts of arguments can be made for and against the truth of Christianity. What is interesting is that contradictory arguments can be found within both sides, which (in my mind) calls into question whether the arguments truly accomplish what they are intended to accomplish. (I suppose that some skeptical arguments are more damaging than others, and that Hutchinson at least tries to neutralize or discredit the damaging ones.)
There was also at least one occasion in which Hutchinson's methodology was inconsistent. Hutchinson seemed to maintain that the Babylonian Talmud's reference to Jesus was historically accurate, even though the Babylonian Talmud is much later than the historical Jesus. Later, however, Hutchinson discusses how Second Temple sources offer a more accurate picture of the Judaism of Jesus' time than rabbinic sources. Hutchinson compares looking to late rabbinic sources to understand the first century to future historians trying to understand the 1700s by reading people's tweets (excellent analogy)!
I am still giving this book five stars, however, for three reasons. First, there are many places in which the book fairly and judiciously summarizes different perspectives. The section about the Taipot tomb (where James Tabor says Jesus was buried) was especially good, in this regard. Second, the book is informative in discussing trends within scholarship and in pointing readers to resources. Third, the book is not always conservative. Some conservatives try to make Jesus look superior to his Jewish context, but Hutchinson does not appear to go that route, as Hutchinson favorably summarizes Amy-Jill Levine's work. Hutchinson dates the Book of Daniel to the second century B.C.E. rather than the sixth century B.C.E., which is when many conservative scholars date it. Hutchinson seems to wrestle with the substitutionary atonement, noting that Jesus forgave and accepted people before his death. Hutchinson does not treat the "evidence" for Jesus' resurrection as conclusive or fully persuasive, but he does believe that there is something to it. In his Epilogue, Hutchinson refers to the apparent problems with Luke 2:22, namely, the question of whether it accords with the Torah. Hutchinson cites manuscripts in this discussion. Hutchinson does not strike me as a strict inerrantist when it comes to the Bible, but rather as one who sees the Gospels as generally reliable, in a historical sense. Overall, Hutchinson came across as rather conservative, but also as one who is open to different ideas. That is why I enjoyed the book.
I received a complimentary review copy of this book through BookLook Bloggers, in exchange for an honest review.
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"Just cause I don't run my mouth don't mean I got nothing to say" | Daddy, are we there yet?
"I, too, know the love of a taciturn man." — Willow from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, probably echoing my wife's thoughts most of the time.
We're about two weeks into my dad's chemo/radiation regimen and things seem to have settled down a bit. The first weekend was rough. The treatments must have been a real shock to his body because he was sick from Saturday to Monday. He couldn't keep in what little food he was eating, losing two pounds over the weekend, and not getting much sleep, either.
This weekend, after the 2nd treatment, was the complete opposite. He felt great, had an appetite, and slept uninterrupted for 11 hours. He really needed that. I don't know if they adjusted the dosage, or perhaps his body acclimated a bit. He did have one scary reaction moment in the chemo chair, though, when he said he felt like his body was on fire and it was going to explode. The nurses converged on him, fiddled with this, unhooked that, added some medicine here, and it was all good. Apparently, it's a known reaction, although he would have been expected to have it on the first treatment.
I went with him to the first radiation treatment, and it struck me how familiar everyone seemed to be with one another. For all I know, at 7 weeks, my father may be having a shorter treatment, or maybe it's common for people to come back for subsequent treatments after some time to recover. At any rate, the room was full of mostly elderly people and their younger relatives acting as handlers/assistants. Lots of conversations going on, which is the exact opposite of most waiting rooms. Two old men were negotiating a handgun trade when it was determined that one of them had far too much firepower for his current security needs and needed something a little faster on the draw. Another fellow told tale in which he stumbled over a black snake, ran over it with the lawnmower, got his pistol and shot the pieces, and then buried the pieces separately in the yard so they couldn't rejoin. It was a pretty riotous story, if a bit sad for the snake, since black snakes aren't really known for hurting anyone.
Back home, the whole situation has thrown my family's naturally stoic nature into stark relief. We tend to figure that if someone needs a visit, they'll call and ask us to come over. We sure don't want to bother them. Plus, I guess we place a lot of trust in the grapevine to get information around. At the Super Bowl party tonight, none of the menfolk (born into the family) asked about my dad. However, all the women who married into the family wanted to know all about him. I guess the attitude amongst the men was that if there was anything they needed to know, they would have been told about it. After being on the "has the information" side of the equation for once, I'm not sure this is the best assumption. I'm a member of the family, too, after all, so that makes me reluctant to divulge any information that isn't explicitly asked for. Over the years, this kind of scenario has probably been why we can barely remember the names of each other's children.
So we'll see what the coming weeks hold in store. We'll try to get him eating healthy foods, and hoping the grind of the treatments doesn't get him down too much. And I'll need to remember to keep the family posted on how he's doing, because they won't be asking no matter how much they might want to know.


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Read János 11-21 Hungarian Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-HU) (Book of John)
To follow the history of the Hungarian Bible, in many ways, is following the history of the Hungarian language. Parts of the Bible were translated as early as the 15th century through the Bécsi, Münvheni, and Apor codices.
Preceding the now major Protestant translation were works by Bathor, a Catholic monk in 1516. Later, towards the middle of the sixteenth century, other Catholics including Benedek Komjáthy, Gábor Pesty Mizsér and Janos Erdösi. Despite the early Catholic translations, it was the Protestant Károli version that has had the most impact, partially due to the Protestant desire to see Scripture in the vernacular.
The first complete Catholic Bible in 1626 was published by Káldi, S.J. In 1865, Tárkányi revised this version. It was the Reformation and the printing press allowed a new era in the history of the Hungarian Bible translation.
Some important early translations include work by
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The Hungarian Károli (KAR) is the most popular version, with its present use based in a 1908 revision. Calvinist pastor and dean of Gönc, Gáspár Károli, published the Hungarian Bible translation in 1590 in Vizsoly, Hungary. This is known sometimes as the Vizsolyi Biblia. Many Hungarians who read English have compared the language to that found in the King James Version (The Authorized Version of 1611). The Psalter, developed by Albert Szenczi Molnár in 1607, is still used in Hungarian churches today.
The British and Foreign Bible Society was established in 1814. They advocated the publication of a Hungarian Bible, its distribution, and even its textual analysis. Forced to exit in 1938 due to a harsh political environment, disenabling their capacity to function. Publishing and distributing the Bible was taken over by Reformed Church in Hungary, the largest Protestant church at the time.
The Hungarian Bible Council was established, comprised of Protestant churches and the Orthodox church. The first initiative was to revise the Károli version, but instead, began translation sourced from the original Hebrew and Greek. This effort was finished in December 1975, followed with a revision on October 31, 1990, the 400th anniversary of the publication of the Vizsoly Bible.
In 1992, the Hungarian Bible Council set up the Hungarian Bible Foundation. The Hungarian Bible Society, with its 11 member Churches, was built upon this Bible Foundation.
Today, more than 12 types of Károli and new translations of the Bible are available, including an annotated Bible — the Hungarian version of the famous Stuttgart Annotated Bible.
650,000 Bibles were published
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Why Bitcoin Failed
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In the aftermath of the 2008 Global Economic Crisis, Bitcoin started as a novel idea, to setup a new financial ecosystem that eliminates middlemen and gives transaction powers directly into the hands of the masses. Anonymous, instantaneous transactions with universal acceptability were the goals of Bitcoin.
As of 2018, Bitcoin has miserably failed at achieving those goals. Despite a socialist vision, the implementation has been exceedingly capitalist. Bitcoin in the modern world is a lucrative venture that rides media-hype to yield quick earnings in a very speculative market. It's a not a currency that has been mass adopted, it's not suitable for retail or everyday transactions by the common consumer owing to the patchy implementation and structural issues of Blockchain. One can argue that the democratisation of data via Blockchain is to a significant extent worse than the established traditional capital.
Although Blockchain is coined the most disruptive technological development since the advent of the internet, it has its own set of issues. Bitcoin, based on the blockchain technology, borrows many of those issues. The major problems in the current implementation, usage and model of Bitcoin is illustrated in the following points.
Scalability and the Size of Blockchain
Presently, the Blockchain network that supports Bitcoins is sized at 146 GBs for a transaction count of 350,000 per day and is projected to go up to 200 GBs by the end of 2018. By contrast, VISA handles 150 million transactions per day. If Bitcoin is to scale to that volume for mass adoption, alternatives need to be researched on in terms of Blockchain storage and possible compression, as a network of the current size of VISA would require 62.5 Terabytes of space.
Mining Energy Consumption and Environmental Hazards
The present daily consumption of electricity for Bitcoin mining is larger than the net energy consumption the country of Slovenia. This exorbitant usage statistic is well on course to get uglier, with predictions of mining energy requirements rising to a figure higher than the gross consumption of electricity in Denmark by 2020. A December, 2017 estimate projected the mining consumption at 30 Terawatt hours per annum. Alongside the annual consumption of countries such as Denmark and Qatar and higher than the annual consumption of Morocco and 19 other European nations.
Only 17 million Bitcoin wallets are presently active, if mass adoption of the technology occurs and that number increases exponentially, the effects of such a surge could have dire consequences for the environment.
Speculative Ecosystem - No Intrinsic Value
A widespread consensus in the global financial community is that Bitcoin is presently perceived primarily as an asset and has largely failed as a currency. It has not been adopted by the masses, is not used for retail or other general transactions, and despite recent surges, it maintains a very niche user-base. There is no intrinsic value attached to Bitcoin, no central authority or government that attaches values to it by promising payment on ownership of Bitcoin, its valuation is solely based on trust, the perception that currently owned Bitcoins will have a much higher value in future is the only driving factor behind Bitcoin ownership and usage.
The wide speculations in Bitcoin exchange rates also render it unfit for mass adoption. Bitcoin hit $10,000 in November, and was trading at $17,000 in December. The advent of 2018 saw rates come down to $8000-$9000. These speculations have resulted in Bitcoin being perceived as a money making venture for the enthusiast, rather than being a currency for mass adoption as was initially intended.
To quote the Wall Street Journal,
"Bitcoin is the world's hottest currency, but no one is using it."
Attacks on Platform and Stability
The underlying technology behind Bitcoins, blockchain is relatively new, and its implementation as one would expect out of a pioneering public release, is laden with security issues, bugs and vulnerabilities. Although major patches are periodically released and the codebase is well-maintained, exponential rise in cash-flow through Bitcoin trading has invariably opened massive opportunities for hackers to exploit.
The Mt. Gox Hack of March 2014 remains one of the largest robberies in human history. Bitcoin worth $473 million was stolen from the Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange by the exploitation of a security vulnerability and never completely recovered. In aftermath of the hack, Mt. Gox were forced to shut shop and public faith was shaken in blockchain and Bitcoin security.
The alarming fact is that Mt. Gox Hack is actually just the tip of the iceberg. There have been at least 12 major hacks since 2010 and significant amounts have been stolen by exploiting bugs in implementation of the blockchain architecture. Recently, CoinCheck, a Japanese crypto-exchange reported a hack that is estimated to have stolen $530 million form CoinCheck's users. This January 2018 report is still under investigation, but if confirmed, it will be the biggest theft in human history. All the more reason to doubt the present security of blockchain based cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.
Non-Regulated Nature
The unregulated nature of Bitcoin is one of its primary attractions, as the vision for cryptocurrencies is to eliminate the middlemen, banks and governments, in the longer run. But in certain contexts, non-regulation is also its bane. The speculations of Bitcoin exchange rates are a direct outcome of its unregulated nature. There is no central authority to affix the value of Bitcoin, hence the currency is driven by its demand.
This leads to speculative pricing, which, as is further explained in following points, is a major roadblock in mass adoption of Bitcoin for retail and general transactions.
The average fee being paid for a transaction on digital currencies, primarily bitcoin, was $28 as of December, 2017. This has been advocated as the largest roadblock in the adoption of bitcoin as a currency. Transaction fee supports mining operations, and returns profits for exchanges such as CoinBase that ease and facilitate the introduction of new users to the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
Transaction fee are often perceived as a trade-off between convenience and security, but the average user is deterred nonetheless by such high amounts, and corporate entities follow the trend. On the 7th of December, 2017, gaming platform Steam responsible for massively popular games such as Counter Strike GO and PUBG revoked support for Bitcoin as a source of payment citing high transaction fee of $20 as the primary deterrent.
Transaction Delay
Blockchain Technology is notorious for exorbitant transaction times. The confirmation for a transaction takes an average of 78 minutes according to reports by blockchain.com. While, in the midst of high volume trading, this delay has been observed to be as high as 1,188 minutes. These delays have forced several changes in the original underlying blockchain architecture of Bitcoin, an outcome of which were hardforks that spawned off Bitcoin cash and Bitcoin Gold.
Such delays deter consumers as well as corporate entities, while also presenting logistical difficulties for bitcoin trading centres. Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, a major market player in cryptocurrencies, was quoted by CNBC saying "I don't think bitcoin is well-positioned to solve the payments problem." His words reflect the accepted notion of the industry and consumers alike.
Usability and Computer Security Know How
Bitcoin is new, technologically complex and its solely digital existence is a new experience for a majority of the consumers. Not everyone is comfortable with the idea of a currency that has no physical presence, and whose functioning the users do not fully understand. As a direct impact of this, ignorance, misinformation, distrust and rumours are widespread in the community of Bitcoin users.
Bitcoin also requires its users to be well versed in Computer Security. Terms like cold-storage, encrypted wallets, peer-to-peer transaction are more often than not jargons to the layman, and have been observed to be a deterrent in mass adoption of Bitcoins.
Impracticality for Retail Usage
Points have already been covered that illustrate the transaction delay and exorbitant transaction fee levied on each online transaction using Bitcoins. These factors render Bitcoins unfit for general retail transactions, where instant payment and minimum overhead charges are the end users priority.
Lack of Consumer Protection
The existing financial infrastructure provides layers for user protection. Fraudulent transactions when detected and reported on credit cards, are refunded to the consumer. No such protection is available on Bitcoin transactions. Payments made are irreversible and utmost care needs to be taken while structuring a transaction because of these reasons.
Transactions error is a major issue that is actively being addressed by cryptocurrency payment service providers. Presently, remediation for erroneous transactions largely depend on the magnanimity of the end user. In 2013, the CEO of AsicMiner 'friedcat' received laurels when he reimbursed an erroneous transaction of 200 BTC as an act of goodwill.
Although it has been 9 years since Bitcoin were first introduced to the world in 2009, there still exist gaping loopholes in laws and regulations around the world when it comes to taxing and accounting for payments done via cryptocurrencies. Governments all over the globe have been scrambling to institute legislations to govern Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies that provide anonymous modes of payment that conveniently bypass existing financial infrastructure, but as is expected from bureaucracies, the transition is taking a lot of time which puts Bitcoin trading in an unregulated legal grey area.
Our economic system may eventually face a major overhaul owing to cryptocurrencies, but Bitcoin, in its present state, implementation and usage structure, is not the solution we are looking for.
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I dragged my daughter, who now lives in Brooklyn, to the Green-Wood cemetery. I wanted to see where one of the main characters in my novel: Dr. Thomas C. Durant, had a family mausoleum.
The whole place intrigued me. I had not known much about the rural cemetery movement during the mid 19th century until I visited this site.
First, I must say I was a tad disappointed in the Doc's mausoleum. I'm not sure what I was expecting but it was so, well - plain. No angels embellishing the entrance, no epitaph, no dates, no sign of who was even interred inside these gray (granite?) walls embedded into the side of the hill. But then the variety of burial sites did surprise me. As you can see from the slide show below, there are all types of statues and burial plots at this cemetery.
While visiting, I learned a lot about this small oasis of tranquility in the middle of bustling Brooklyn. The Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 at the height of the rural cemetery movement. Before these massive land plots were developed into cemeteries most people were buried either in churchyards or private property. Many city residents, fearful of the spread of cholera from burials too close to heavily populated areas such as Manhattan, pushed for the development of rural cemeteries. At the time both Brooklyn and Queens had the land available. So many of the current cemeteries in and around New York City are in the borders of these two boroughs. In fact, there are more dead people in Brooklyn and Queens than live.
Green-Wood is 478 acres. It hosts 7,000 trees, glacial ponds, valleys, scenic views, and a lot of historical figures. Indeed there are over 560,000 permanent residents in the cemetery. Many famous.
It became vogue for wealthy New Yorkers to be interred in these rural cemeteries. The landscape was an escape for city residents as well. These cemeteries served as the first public parklands in New York state. People would go to pay homage to their loved ones, stroll the winding paths and maybe even picnic along one of the ponds.
I had to wonder though, why the mausoleums? There were so many at Green-Wood. And according to my sources Durant's somber gray monument cost him $60,000 at the time (1884), that is more than one million in today's dollars.
I read a few various accounts of why. One is that people were afraid of being buried alive and the mausoleum guaranteed a way out. Other sources believe it was purely a status symbol. A place to show off, even after one is dead.
I'm sure it is a combination of the two. Either way, it surprises me (or maybe it shouldn't at this point) that Dr. Durant, who, for all intents and purposes, was bankrupt at the time he died, was able to afford this opulent abode in Brooklyn. He was land rich yes - but cash poor. I guess it shouldn't surprise me though given the propensity of his family to spend money.
Postscript: I contacted the Green Wood Cemetery staff and they ere very helpful in identifying who was interred in the Mausoleum. I was curios to know if Ella Durant Rose, Dr. Durant's daughter was there, but she was not. I still do not know where she was eventually buried as I cannot find her obituary. Dr. Durant, his wife Hannah Heloise Durant, William West Durant, one of Williams's sons - Lawrence, and Ella's son Timbrell Durant Rose and his wife Lillian Tiffany.


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Variety and Rotary support deserving Dubbo siblings
Bob Male, Helena Patriarca, Ashley and Venicia Bush, Ray Tobin, Rob Goodwin with Finley (four years old) and Nioka Bush (eight years old) at the Rotary Club of South Dubbo and Queensland Variety Bash dinner. Photo: BELINDA SOOLEA deserving Dubbo family was the lucky recipient of a generous collaboration between Rotary Club of Dubbo South and the Queensland Variety Bash.
Siblings Nioka and Finley Bush both have cerebellum hypoplasia, a disease that leaves part of their brain undeveloped and cerebral palsy ataxa, which has left them with problems with balance and co-ordination.
Their parents Ashley and Venicia have to provide high levels of care whilst also supporting the family financially. South Dubbo Rotary and Variety donated almost $8000 worth of equipment to the family, including two walkers, support clothing and a Revolution chair for eight-year-old Nioka which allows her to transfer between wheelchair and furniture.
The family was extremely grateful for the support.
"It's really fantastic, such a big help to us," Venicia said.
"The cost of everything they need is so high, especially because there is two of them and getting funding is such an arduous process so to have these items donated to us is incredible.
"We really want to thank the people from the Rotary Club of South Dubbo and the Queensland Variety Bash."
Rotary Club of Dubbo South's Bob Male said the Bush family were deserving recipients.
"People from the Queensland Variety Bash came to us and said 'have you got a worthy cause? If so we will match everything you can raise, dollar for dollar.' so I went to Ashley and asked him what they could use," Mr Male said.
"He modestly said there were people who needed it more than them but we convinced him and he said the children could really do with walkers and also these special support shorts and support shoes so that is what we got, as well as the chair for Nioka.
"We presented it to them last night [Thursday night] when the Variety people were here and it was great to be able to help out such wonderful people."
An auction was also held as part of Thursday night's celebrations to raise money and a generous bidder purchased one of the items, a one-metre tall hand-made teddy bear, for $1000 and donated it to a delighted Nioka.
"She loved it. It was made by a lady called Sue so it has been named Sue and it is sitting on Nioka's bed," Venicia said.
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City gets into the groove with festival
The Dubbo Jazz Festival got underway last night with more than 10 bands performing for enthusiastic audiences.
Dubbo MP Troy Grant opened the festival before local groups Chalkies Jazz and the Footwarmers showed off their skills in the Club Dubbo Jazz Basement.
Later in the evening groups like Rags N Riches, the Steve Jewell Trio and the Fedoras kept the mood going.
The Pastoral Hotel also got into the groove with the Macquarie River Mudflappers and the Double Shadows hitting the stage.
The festival kicks up a gear today with a full 12 hours of jazz at the Club Dubbo basement but there will also be plenty of entertainment at the Dubbo Golf Club, Dundullimal Homestead, Lazy River Estate and Taronga Western Plains Zoo.
It will conclude with another busy day tomorrow, including the closing act of the Festival, a performance from the Jeff Dunn Trio, which organisers promise will be a special occasion.
Dubbo Jazz Festival president Susie Gratton is predicting a great success.
"The line-up we have is fantastic. We have artists coming from far and wide for the festival and it doesn't matter whether you are 20 or 80, there is something for everyone," she said. For a full schedule of locations and performers, visit www.dubbojazz苏州美甲美睫培训学校.au.
Concern as 14 cancer nurses sent to Orange
PLACEMENT of prostate cancer nurses have been announced at Orange Base Hospital, forcing patients from Dubbo and further to travel once again.
Fourteen specialist prostate cancer nurses will provide support for patients, their families and carers, particularly in rural and regional areas.
Orange is only about a one-and-a-half hour drive away for Dubbo residents, but John Allen facilitator of the Prostate Cancer Support Group said he worries for those who have to travel further.
"For example patients in Bourke are already four hours away from Dubbo, traveling to Orange means they have to travel six hours," Mr Allen said.
"It's not a short trip."
Mr Allen is disappointed Dubbo is continually overlooked for updated cancer services.
"We had a feeling it wasn't going to come to Dubbo," Mr Allen said.
"I don't think it's fair, we need a prostate cancer nurse that can travel to Dubbo.
"There should be one in Dubbo really, but there should be one that can at least travel."
Doctors can be difficult to contact at times but Mr Allen, a prostate cancer survivor himself, said patients needed support.
"Some men need to be able to speak to someone when the doctor is unavailable," he said.
"That's one of the things the prostate cancer nurses do."
Mr Allen said there were 21 percent more prostate cancer-related deaths among rural patients than those in metropolitan areas.
He added Dubbo still needed a lot of improvements to be on par with urban hospitals.
"There's a big difference between here and Sydney," he said.
"We've got good services here in urology, but there should be more government help for those that have to travel."
The nursing placements are part of the Prostate Cancer Federation of Australia's (PCFA) Prostate Cancer Specialist Nursing Program.
A total of $6.2 million was committed by the federal government to the PCFA from 2013 to 2017 to select sites, facilitate training and fund the placement of the positions.
Minister for Health Peter Dutton said the new positions were a positive for the area.
"Increasing the number of specialist prostate cancer nurses means more men will have access to nurses, who will provide vital information, care, and practical and emotional support to men diagnosed with prostate cancer, their families and carers."
The funding means the program can continue operations and continue to assist patients and their families, Associate Professor Anthony Lowe PCFA CEO said.
"Today's announcement about the latest nurses inducted into our program will change the lives of many Australians who are dealing with a prostate cancer diagnosis," he said.
"These specialist nurses form a critical aspect of ongoing prostate cancer care that helps families navigate around difficult areas such as treatment and ongoing hospital visits."
On the Pulse
On the Pulse was left feeling the pain for Anthony Michael this week. You see, Anthony was supposed to be the former president of the Inverell Chamber Of Commerce by now.
It was his plan to step aside as president at the chamber's AGM and give someone else a run at the job. No doubt Anthony had his sunscreen ready and his tickets booked, but the best laid schemes of mice and men, as they say.
On the Pulse can only imagine Anthony's anticipation during the AGM.
After all, someone could put their hand up on the night.
One would think perhaps there might have been a feeling of sadness, with just a little sigh of relief. However, what transpired may have been worst than a federal ban on imported leather for him.
No one was nominated for the president's position!
Nominations were called from the floor, still no one.
So guess who the current president of the Inverell Chamber Of Commerce is?
You got it, good, old, reliable Anthony Michael.
And why has that happened? The answer is simple really, Anthony was prepared to fill the position rather than see the chamber without a president. Now that's dedication.
In the meantime, On the Pulse suggests the position could be filled by a Work for the Dole participant should Anthony want to step aside. It would surely be more worthwhile for the jobseeker than simply standing around waiting for equipment.
Driving along
On the Pulse Team came into work yesterday morning very chuffed, knowing that they are in the mile-high club.
Well, they must be since they drove for 45 minutes.
On the way in, they passed many drivers, all rolling along like the road was paved with gold.
Considering we live in a regional community, it didn't take long for us to feel much better about our own state of affairs up here in Inverell after Treasurer Joe Hockey's comments on Thursday. Mr Hockey insisted that his numbers were right when he said that poor people just don't drive cars.
Well, OTP wouldn't say we're poor, personally (touch wood) but it begs the question – just how wealthy are all these rural folks, hit by the drought, living without a wage for months or years at a time, battling deficit on the farm to make a life for their families?
Maybe they are stealthy billionaires?
What about the people who can't afford to live in town because prices are too high or housing isn't available, are struggling to find work in a regional town and rely on a vehicle to get them to a job, kid to school?
Swiss bank accounts? Interesting.
At the end of the day, OTP felt much better about the fact the Treasurer seemed so certain we were doing much better than we thought we were when we had to budget to buy school uniforms, cut corners to pay some medical bills or do without so could pay our electricity bill. Or maybe we should just catch the bus. When does the next one go out to Graman anyhow?
On the Pulse has to congratulate the Member for New England Barnaby Joyce (BJ) for his foray into cycling and the wonderful world of lycra, through his participation in the Pollie Pedal.
Wasn't it fantastic to see the Prime Minister hurry home from overseas when he found out BJ was about to upstage him in the sportswear department, while our maroon clad Member pumped the pedals to raise funds for charity?
The PM was one of the event's initial founders back in 1998, and since then it has raised more than $3 million for charities including the Flying Doctor, Ronald McDonald House, the Manly Women's Shelter. This year the chief beneficiary will be Carers Australia.
On the Pulse thinks BJ deserves a very big Yay For the Day, if only for the seat 'adjustments' he must have constantly suffered, nevertheless, one thing remains apparent; the red budgie smugglers have definitely 'fallen fowl' of the maroon cane toad rambler.
Surrogacy crackdown: Thai authorities holding babies 'to ransom', says lawyer
Surrogate mother Pattharamon Janbua with Gammy. Photo: EPA Nannies hold some of the nine babies alleged to be the surrogate children of one Japanese man, after a police raid at a Bangkok apartment. Photo: EPA
Bangkok: Thai authorities have been accused of holding the babies of Australian biological parents to ransom amid a crackdown on Thailand's booming commercial surrogacy industry.
Three Australian couples carrying their babies born to Thai surrogate women have been turned away from Bangkok international airport, leaving them "extremely distraught", surrogacy industry sources say.
Up to 150 Australian couples with existing surrogacy arrangements in Thailand face months of agonised waiting before they learn if they can take their babies home.
"They shouldn't be holding these kids to ransom," Stephen Page, a leading Australian surrogacy lawyer, said. "These distraught parents entered into arrangements in Thailand in good faith … they thought they were coming to Thailand for four weeks at a time and they now face six months, and possibly losing the house back home."
Thailand's military rulers have declared the couples will have to obtain an order from the country's Family Juvenile Court before they can take the babies through Thai immigration channels. The order will have to confirm the birth mother has given up her rights to custody of the child.
Mr Page appealed to Thailand's military regime to make a clear statement about where the parents stand. Many of the parents are believed to be in a state of near-panic, their dreams of a baby shattered.
"There should be an open process, rather than doing it by smoke and mirrors," Mr Page said.
He said that under Thai law the birth mother is the legal mother and the intention of the Thai Juvenile Court in dealing with the Australians with existing surrogacy arrangements is unclear.
"Let us assume the intention of judicial oversight is to facilitate the children being able to leave. How long will it take? Is it going to be a quick process, while still thorough, or is it going to take many months?"
Mr Page said he is worried that if the Australian parents fail to meet the court's criteria for parental rights and the surrogate has gone back to her home, babies could end up in Thai orphanages.
"The agreement always was that the parents would take the babies," he said.
Eleven babies born to a Japanese businessman who fathered 15 babies to surrogate mothers are being cared for in a Bangkok orphanage, their future uncertain.
Two Australian same-sex couples with surrogate babies were turned back from the airport on Thursday, the ABC reported. The surrogate of one of the couples was with them.
It was earlier reported that another couple with a baby was turned back from the airport late last week after being detained for hours.
Thai immigration authorities have advised the Australian embassy that as well as a court order, parents will be required to provide immigration officials with the child's birth certificate, a copy of the mother's identification card, a copy of the intending parents' passports and the surrogacy contract.
"We strongly urge Australians entering Thailand for the purposes of commercial surrogacy to seek independent legal advice in both Thailand and Australia before doing so," a spokesman for Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs said.
"While regulation of surrogacy in Thailand is a matter for Thailand, we continue to encourage Thai authorities to adopt appropriate transitional arrangements for any new measures they may introduce, so concerned Australians are not unduly affected."
Under a sweeping crackdown imposed after Fairfax Media revealed the plight of baby Gammy, the six-month-old boy with Down syndrome left in Thailand by his Australian biological father, fertility clinics have been raided, and documents and frozen embryos of Australians seized.
Thailand's military rulers are fast-tracking legislation that will ban commercial surrogacy except for family members, with violators of the law facing up to 10 years in jail.
Amid a furore over the baby Gammy case, authorities in Bangkok have accused Pisit Tantiwattanakul, the most popular doctor for Australians coming to Thailand for surrogacy, of violating the law by providing services for customers who were not relatives of one of the commissioning parents, as required under Medical Council of Thailand regulations.
Dr Pisit operated the All IVF Centre, which has been forced to close, leaving about 50 Australians couple in limbo, some of them unable to contact their surrogates.
Dr Pisit could not be reached for comment.
Police and public health officials have raided and shut down New Life IVF, another Bangkok clinic popular with foreigners, for allegedly violating the law governing healthcare institutions and medical ethics. No one was available at the clinic for comment.
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tomorrow I will be 100ml solus wax for the test ... I hope it will to print on the LCD printer.
what is the best burnot process for plasticast?
now I'm using epic M and burnout process 2h 150celzius ramp up at 2h 720 celsius and 1h on 480c and casting ... can i use it on solus wax?
Ramping straight to 1450 and holding for 3 or 4 hours then drop to casting temperature seems to work well.
1450 fahrenheit is 787 celsius right?So this works well?
Can you tell me when you put the flask into the kiln when ramping up to 1450? as soon as the kiln is turned on or when it reaches that temperature?
I put the flask into a cold kiln so it would be in there while temperatures went from 70F to 1450F. Although, we have switched back to using the b9 emerald resin due to shrinkage and printing problems we had with the SolusWax. I would also recommend trying a sample bottle of the Resinworks EasyCast.
I've just ordered myself a sample bottle, thanks. Don't you get ash left in the flask using the emerald resin? I used to use that and I would constantly get pitted castings from (I presume) ash left in the flask, that's why I tried the Soluswax, but I'm still having a few problems with that.
Ted Broadside wrote: I've just ordered myself a sample bottle, thanks. Don't you get ash left in the flask using the emerald resin? I used to use that and I would constantly get pitted castings from (I presume) ash left in the flask, that's why I tried the Soluswax, but I'm still having a few problems with that.
Are you microwaving it as well as UV curing it?


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Shambhala Visión was the first resort to be built on Zipolite Beach in the early 1970s, as a place for the era's Hippies and Flower Children to visit. Travelers would traverse the empty beach and discover at the end of it the resort. Word of mouth brought people from around the world to Shambhala. At the time, the founder Gloria understood that this part of the beach was very special. She recognized what would become the Meditation Hill, was a sacred space. Year after year, sacred ceremonies have been held in collaboration with native traditions. Unbeknownst to anyone, the hillside would later be identified in the early 2000's by the University of Mexico as a seismological phenomenon that can be best described as an energy vortex.
A Message From Our Founder
Imagine a far-off place Somewhere in time Where smiles warm Like the rays of sunshine, Together in a common dream, Enjoying nature in all its splendor Or simply sunbathing away the hours In an enchanted setting. A place where the pace you set Is your own And where there are no strangers. Our Shambhala was found In a hidden place way down deep In southern Mexico. Zipolite is its common name. The Zapotec natives believe That it's an area where one can Surrender oneself to nature's forces And be born again. The breath of the great wind, The never ending stars Open you up. Let yourself go. Amor y Paz ~Gloria Esperanza


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Indy Cars of the 1950s
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Author: Karl Ludvigsen
Format: Paperback / softback, 128 Pages
Publisher: Enthusiast Books
Journey into Gasoline Alley during one of the most evocative and exciting eras in the history of the great Speedway - the years of the Kurtis Roadsters, the lay-downs, the first Watsons, the formidable Novis, the V-12 Ferrari, the Bardahl-Ferrari, the Blue Crowns and the invincible Offys.
Stunning photographs feature the cars, their engines, and their designs in amazing detail.
Karl Ludvigsen is respected as a close and knowledgeable observer of, and participant in, the world motor industry. In addition to his industry activities as an executive with GM, Fiat and Ford and head of a consulting company, he has been active for over 60 years as an author and historian. As an author, co-author or editor he has some five dozen books to his credit, all concerning cars and the motor industry, his life-long passion. Many have been garlanded for their high standard of writing and research. An American, he lives in the UK, in Suffolk.
Illustrations: B&W Ill: 105
Size: 10.25 in x 8.5 in x 0.313 in / 260.35 mm x 215.9 mm x 7.938 mm
Indy Cars 1911-1939
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Triumph Motorcycles: How the West was Won
Nearly every motorcycle nut knows that Triumphs are the most famous bikes to ever come out of Great Britain. However, they also have an extensive history in North America and have been part of that continent's motorcycling soul since long before World War II. From Triumph Motorcycles in America is an interesting tale of how the first Triumph ...
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Valentino Rossi Through the Years
In his home country of Italy Valentino Rossi is treated like a rock star. In the MotoGP record books, he goes down as one of the greatest motorcycle road racers of all-time. Amongst all of that is a colorful life filled with all sorts of racing machinery, rivalries, victories, as well as some lean times ...
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1912 Bugatti 5-Liter
In the early days of auto making, more powerful cars usually meant considerably more weight. From his base in Molsheim, France, Ettore Bugatti set out to make a trimmed-down performance car to stop the trend. To prove his point, the car was let loose on the race track where it fulfilled its destiny as a winner. ...


Airport of Kingupira is the most important airport of Kingupira, Tanzania. It is modern and one of the largest airport of the Africa. Airport of Kingupira is important for people and goverment of Tanzania.


This presentation will introduce the various types of destruction options used in Gears of War 3's DLC Raam's Shadow and explain their specific uses, with the focus ultimately being large scale destruction effects. We'll look at gameplay implications, various optimization techniques and efficiency cheats, followed by what makes destruction in games look good. Finally we'll dive into cross-departmental destruction tasks, where communication is key.


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using Xunit;
using StarCommander.Factories;
using StarCommander.Types;
using StarCommander.AttackImplement;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace StarCommander.Factories.Tests
{
    public class AttackImplementFactoryTests
    {
        [Fact()]
        public void CreateLaserImplementTest()
        {
            Assert.IsType<LaserImplement>(AttackImplementFactory.CreateAttackImplement(AttackImplementType.Laser));
        }

        [Fact()]
        public void CreateMissileImplementTest()
        {
            Assert.IsType<MissileImplement>(AttackImplementFactory.CreateAttackImplement(AttackImplementType.Missile));
        }

        [Fact()]
        public void CreatePhotonTorpedoImplementTest()
        {
            Assert.IsType<PhotonTorpedoImplement>(AttackImplementFactory.CreateAttackImplement(AttackImplementType.PhotonTorpedo));
        }

        [Fact()]
        public void CreatePlasmaCannonImplementTest()
        {
            Assert.IsType<PlasmaCannonImplement>(AttackImplementFactory.CreateAttackImplement(AttackImplementType.PlasmaCannon));
        }

        [Fact()]
        public void CreateAttackImplementNullTest()
        {
            Assert.Equal(null, AttackImplementFactory.CreateAttackImplement(null));
        }
    }
}

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Mahinda Saranapala past president of Japan Sri Lanka Technical & Cultural Association (JASTECA) was conferred a certificate of commendation by the Ambassador for Japan in Sri Lanka H.E. Nobuhito Hobo at a ceremony held at the residence of the Ambassador in the presence of a distinguished gathering of well-wishers ,members of his family, and management staff of the Japanese Embassy recently.
The Ambassador in his opening remarks mentioned the yeoman services rendered by Mahinda Saranapala during the last 27 years whilst being an active member of JASTECA.When he was the President of JASTECA many activities were carried out and especially to propagate the concepts such as 5S & Kaizen in Sri Lanka. He attended four scholarships in Japan and was the first to implementd the 5S concept in Sri Lanka in the year 1989.
H.E the Ambassador emphasized the fact that in recognition of Mahinda Saranapala' distinguished services in contributing to the deepening of mutual understanding and friendship between Japan & Sri Lanka.
H E the ambassador held a reception after the ceremony and was attended by a distinguished gathering of well-wishers, Vice Patrons & executive committee members of Japan Sri Lanka Technical & Cultural Association, members of his family, management of the Embassy of Japan.
Mahinda Saranapala is a past president of JASTECA and at present the Chief Executive Officer of Kelani Cables PLC.


Şehnâme-i Osmânî was founded in 1855, which was written during the Crimean War and published in Ceride-i Havâdis starting from 1853. In the work, it is a historical document as it deals with the different aspects of the war. And at the same time, the sense of nation and homeland is very important for the first time in poetry. In particular, "Vatan Qasidesi" with 105 couplets is the first poem written about the homeland and the love of the homeland. In this respect, it is necessary to define Yûsuf Hâlis as "the first poet discussing the thought of homeland in poetry before Namık Kemal" and regarded as a monumental figure. Nevertheless, such an important poet and his work, unfortunately, were kept in the background and wasn't valued as it deserved. On top of being a versatile poet, Yûsuf Hâlis was overshadowed by the celebrated poets like Namık Kemal and being a second-degree poet adversely affected his publicity. In this study, Information about the life and works of Yûsuf Hâlis Efendi is given and the work titled Şehnâme-i Osmânî is introduced. At the end of the study, the transcription text of the work is provided.
Yûsuf Hâlis Efendi, life, works, Şehnâme-i Osmânî, the concept of homeland.


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Фаи́на — женское русское личное имя греческого происхождения; восходит к  — «сияющая, блестящая».

В христианский именослов имя Фаина было включено после канонизации мученика Феодота и «семи дев» — Текусы, Фаины, Клавдии, Матроны, Иулии, Александры и Евфрасии, подвергшихся гонениям и казни в Анкире (Галатия) в 303 или 304 году, во время великого гонения при императоре Диоклетиане.

Православные именины (даты даны по григорианскому календарю): 31 мая, 11 июня.

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Русские женские имена

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