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Balmoral Reports Further Expansion of Afric Gold Zone, Northshore Property, Ontario
Balmoral Resources- BAR.to
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – May 9, 2013) – Balmoral Resources Ltd. ("Balmoral" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:BAR)(OTCQX:BALMF) has been advised by GTA Resources and Mining Inc. ("GTA") that initial results from the Phase 4 drilling program on the Company's Northshore Property located near Schreiber, Ontario have successfully continued to expand the Afric Gold Zone. Results reported today confirm the presence of a north-east extension of the mineralized system into an area which has seen little historic testing. Results also continued to demonstrate broad zones of gold mineralization along the previously defined east-northeast ("East") trending portion of the Afric Gold Zone, including 1.47 g/t gold over 70.0 metres in hole WB-13-38. Drilling also continues to intersect a series of higher-grade gold-bearing structures within the broader Afric Zone along both the Northeast and East limbs of the system (see Table 1 below).
Hole Number Hole Depth
(metres) From
(metres) To
(metres) Interval *
(metres) Gold
(g/t) Target
WB-12-36 227 22.0 32.0 10.0 0.66 East Ext.
(-50/120°) 64 68 4.0 1.43
WB-13-37 170 80.0 123.5 43.5 1.40 East Ext.
(-50/122°) incl 88.0 101.0 13.0 2.50
and 122.0 123.5 1.5 14.2
WB-13-38 212 110.5 180.5 70.0 1.47 East Ext.
(-64/122°) incl 110.5 112.5 2.0 12.28
WB-13-39 218 29.8 64.0 34.2 1.35 Northeast Ext.
(-50/323°) incl 46.0 54.0 8.0 4.77
WB-13-40 152 73.0 122.0 49.0 0.53 Northeast Ext.
and 101.0 102.5 1.5 7.97
* Reported drill intercepts are not true widths. At this time there is insufficient data with respect to the shape of the mineralization to calculate true orientations in space.
A new plan map showing the location of the holes released today, along with a schematic cross section through the East and Northeast limbs of the Afric Gold Zone are available on the Company's website at www.balmoralresources.com. Results from an additional four holes remain pending and drilling is anticipated to resume on the property following spring-break-up.
East Extension – Highlights from 3 holes (WB-13-36, -37 and -38) completed along the eastern extension of the Afric Zone include 2.50 g/t (grams per tonne) gold over 13.0 metres (within a broader zone of 1.4 g/t gold over 43.5 metres) in hole WB-13-37 and 12.28 g/t gold over 2.0 metres (within a broader zone of 1.47 g/t gold over 70.0 metres) in hole WB-13-38. These holes, drilled approximately 50 metres and 100 metres respectively below a previously drilled shallow intersection of 1.51 g/t gold over 50.8 metres (hole WB-12-29) help confirm the strike continuity of the East Extension for a distance of 170 metres from the historic core of the Afric Zone and the depth continuity to a vertical depth of approximately 150 metres in this area. Hole WB-13-36 was drilled 70 metres further east from the above described section and intersected anomalous gold (0.66 g/t gold over 10.0 metres) along the interpreted trend of the East Extension.
Northeast Extension – Holes WB-13-39 and 40 tested the Northeast Extension approximately 130 metres northeast from the historic core of the Afric Zone and were successful in intersecting the northeast continuation of the Zone. The upper hole (WB-13-39) intersected 4.77 g/t gold over 8.0 metres within a broader zone of 1.35 g/t gold over 34.2 metres. Hole WB-13-40 tested the zone 50 metres below and intersected 7.97 g/t gold over 1.5 metres within a 49.0 metre zone assaying 0.53 g/t gold.
Gold mineralization on the Northshore Property is hosted within a sequence of felsic intrusive and lesser volcanic rocks. The Afric Zone is characterized by strong fracturing, moderate to locally strong alteration, disseminated sulphide mineralization and locally abundant visible gold. The mineralization is most similar to that associated with porphyry-style gold deposits and remains open in several directions. High-grade mineralization typically occurs in quartz veins and veinlets hosted by north-northeast trending fracture sets within the broader Afric Zone. Additional high-grade vein systems on the property, including the one associated with the former producing Northshore Mine, also remain to be evaluated.
Located immediately south of the town of Schreiber, Ontario within the Hemlo-Schreiber greenstone belt, the Northshore Property is currently 100% owned by Balmoral and under option to GTA. GTA can earn an initial 51% interest in the Property under the terms of an option agreement between the companies (see News Release NR11-17; July 27, 2011). Balmoral currently controls approximately 8.0% of the issued and outstanding shares of GTA and holds the shares for investment purposes.
GTA is the operator of the Northshore Project and as operator has generated and provided the information herein to Balmoral. As operator GTA is responsible are responsible for the planning, timing, execution and monitoring of exploration programs on the Northshore Project which is under the supervision of Robert (Bob) Duess, P. Geo. (Ontario), VP Exploration of GTA. Mr. Duess is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and is also the Qualified Person for this release. Mr. Duess has supervised the work programs on the Northshore Property, supervised the collection of the samples and drill core described herein and reviewed the assays and QA/QC data. Mr. Duess has also reviewed and approved this release.
GTA has implemented a quality control program for the drill programs on the Northshore Property to ensure best practice in sampling and analysis. GTA maintains strict quality assurance/quality control protocols including the systematic insertion of certified standard reference and blank materials into each sample batch. Analyses in this release were performed by AGAT Laboratories Ltd. of Sudbury, Ontario with ISO 17025 accreditation. Samples are transported in security sealed bags to AGAT and all samples were assayed using industry-standard assay techniques for gold. Gold was analyzed by a standard 30 gram fire assay with an ICP and/or gravimetric finish.
About Balmoral Resources Ltd. – www.balmoralresources.com
Balmoral is a Canadian-based precious metal exploration and development company focused on high-grade gold discoveries along the Detour Gold Trend in Quebec, Canada. With a philosophy of creating value through the drill bit and with a focus on proven productive precious metal belts, Balmoral is following an established formula with a goal of maximizing shareholder value through discovery and definition of high-grade, Canadian gold assets.
On behalf of the board of directors of BALMORAL RESOURCES LTD.
Darin Wagner, President and CEO
This press release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein, including statements regarding the anticipated content, commencement, duration and cost of exploration programs, anticipated exploration program results, the discovery and delineation of mineral deposits/resources/reserves, the timing of the receipt of assay results, and business and financing plans and trends, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate, postulate and similar expressions or are those which, by their nature, refer to future events. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The Company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements by the Company are not guarantees of future performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include those related to weather, equipment and staff availability; performance of third parties; risks related to the exploration stage of the Company's projects; market fluctuations in prices for securities of exploration stage companies and in commodity prices; and uncertainties about the availability of additional financing; risks related to the Company's ability to identify one or more economic deposits on the properties, and variations in the nature, quality and quantity of any mineral deposits that may be located on the properties; risks related to the Company's ability to obtain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for its activities on the properties; and risks related to the Company's ability to produce minerals from the properties successfully or profitably. Trading in the securities of the Company should be considered highly speculative. All of the Company's public disclosure filings may be accessed via www.sedar.com and readers are urged to review these materials, including the latest technical reports filed with respect to the Company's mineral properties.
This press release is not, and is not to be construed in any way as, an offer to buy or sell securities in the United States.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.
Balmoral Resources Ltd.
John Toporowski
Manager, Corporate Development
(604) 638-5815 / Toll Free: (877) 838-3664
jtoporowski@balmoralresources.com
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How many People Can Be in an Instagram Group Chat?
How Many People Can Be in an Instagram Group Chat? With the new feature of Instagram Groups, you have the possibility to create group conversations with a minimum of 2 to 250 people and then you will be able to share posts, videos, audio, images, messages, and links with each person and even make video calls with all of them.
Unlike other social networks, Instagram has always been synonymous with visually appealing content and has enabled users to share their experiences in a visual manner.
In those days, no one would have dreamed that such a simple idea would soon gain such popularity that it would eventually lead Mark Zuckerberg to acquire it by purchasing the company.
There are many interesting features which Instagram offers in addition to its visual content. One of the features we are particularly interested in is Instagram group chat. If you are unfamiliar with this feature, you should read this article.
What Is an Instagram Group Chat?
Using Instagram group Chat will allow you to communicate with multiple individuals at once. The purpose of Instagram group chat is to extend the direct messaging feature available on Instagram.
A message that you send to multiple participants in a group chat on Instagram can be seen by all members of that group. # How Many People Can Be in an Instagram Group Chat?
If you compare it to the group chats on WhatsApp, where when you send a message to a group of people, it will be sent to every member of the group, it is very similar to what happens in the group chats on WhatsApp.
There are multiple ways you can create these chat groups on Instagram (since it isn't one of the most prominent features there), so do not worry about it!
We will show you how to create these chat groups on Instagram in a few easy steps that anyone can follow. # How Many People Can Be in an Instagram Group Chat?
How To Create an Instagram Group Chat?
Here are the steps you need to follow in order to create a group chat on Instagram:
Get the Instagram app for your mobile device and launch it.
In the top right corner, tap the direct message icon (paper airplane).
You can access the paper and pen icon in the top right corner of the screen by tapping it.
In the group chat, select the people you would like to add.
Click the "Chat" button in the upper right corner.
Complete the creation of the group chat by sending the first message.
How to add more than 32 members in instagram group Chat?
If you want to add more than 32 members to a group chat on Instagram, there are a few ways you can do it. If you are trying to add more people to a group chat on Instagram, there are some workarounds you can try.
Multiple group chats can be created and 32 members can be added to each. As a result, you will have multiple group chats with varying members.
Third-party apps such as GroupMe, WhatsApp, and Telegram allow you to create group chats with more than 32 members.
It is possible to host a Q&A session, carry out a poll, or share updates with a large number of people using Instagram Live.
Instagram DM: You can send a message to up to 15 people at once using Instagram DM. However, if you have more than 15 people, multiple groups will need to be created.
Instagram Stories is a great way to share with more than 32 people and engage with them. You can also use polls, questions, and quizzes to create an interactive experience for your audience.
Adding more than 32 members to a group chat with third-party apps or Instagram DM, live or stories is not the same as adding more than 32 members to a group chat because they cannot interact in real-time.
However, this allows you to reach a larger audience and still interact with them. # How Many People Can Be in an Instagram Group Chat?
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How Many People Can You Add to an Instagram Group Chat?
A group must have at least two members, and it can have up to 250 members. So, what are you waiting for? Try it out.
The iOS version of this process goes like this:
On your iOS device, open the Instagram app.
Right-click the DM icon (paper airplane).
You can now open the chat room for the specific group.
Select the group chat by tapping on its name.
Click on "Add people".
Select the people you wish to add.
To continue, tap "Next" at the top right of the screen.
You can confirm your addition by tapping "Add".
You can add people to an Android group chat by following these steps:
In the top right corner, tap the paper airplane icon.
Join the group chat you would like to add people to.
Select the group by tapping its name.
Click on "Add people…"
Select the people you would like to add.
Tap "Done" in the top right corner.
In this way, you will be able to add as many as 250 members to your Instagram group. # How Many People Can Be in an Instagram Group Chat?
How do I increase the number of members in a group on Instagram?
Currently, Instagram does not allow you to increase the number of members in a group chat. However, there are a few workarounds you can try if you must increase the number of members in a group chat:
Multiple group chats: You can create multiple group chats allowing you to have multiple group chats with different groups of members in each group chat. This will allow you to enjoy having multiple group chats with different groups of people.
Third-party apps: There are some third-party apps available that allow you to create group chats with more than 32 participants. These apps include GroupMe, WhatsApp, and Telegram, some of which are very popular.
Use Instagram Live: Instagram Live enables you to interact in real time with a large number of people over a wide area. You can use Instagram Live to conduct a Q&A session, conduct a poll, or share updates with a large group of people.
Using Instagram Direct Messages (DM): The Instagram DM feature allows you to send a message to as many people as you want at once. If you have more than 15 people, you will need to use multiple groups to send a message to.
Use Instagram Stories to share something with your audience: If you wish to share something with a larger audience than 32, you will be able to use Instagram Stories. With Instagram Stories, you can also ask polls, questions, and quizzes to interact with your audience.
Adding more than 32 members in a group chat with third-party apps, Instagram Direct Messages, Live or Stories is not the same as adding them in a group chat through a group chat.
There is no real-time interaction between the members, so it is not the same as a group chat. Nevertheless, it is a good way to reach a larger number of people while retaining some level of interaction.
not everyone can be added to Instagram Group Chat
It is possible that if you try to add a member to a group chat on Instagram, and you receive the error message that "not everyone can be added to this chat", it is likely that they do not follow the account that is trying to add them to the group chat, so they are receiving the error message.
It is important that both the account that is trying to add someone and the account that is being added must be following each other in order to be able to add them to a group chat.
You may also encounter problems when trying to add someone to a group chat if the account that you are trying to add them to has blocked the account that is trying to add them, or if their account has blocked group chats.
As another possible explanation for this error message, there could be a limit on the number of members in the group chat (32 members). # How Many People Can Be in an Instagram Group Chat?
There are a couple of things you can try to resolve this issue:
It is important to make sure that both the account trying to add members and the account being added are following one another.
In order to see if they have blocked group chats, you should check the privacy settings of the members you are trying to add.
As soon as the group chat reaches its maximum number of members, you may have to create a new one or use a third-party app which allows you to create larger groups of attendees.
Please contact Instagram's support team if the problem persists so they can provide you with further assistance.
One of the most popular methods to pick up essential people on Instagram and keep them together in a group chat is to gather them all together on one Instagram account and talk exclusively to them as a giant family.
In order to host a conversation group, you must have at least two people and you can have up to 250 people in the group. You can try this with your friends and customers via Instagram and invite them all to participate in the conversation.
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The loving embrace of a mother and her child lasts for 4,000 years, Chinese archaeologists reported after finding their interlocked skeletons. The mother was trying to shield her child from a massive earthquake that struck China in 2000 BC and triggered massive floods; the event is sometimes referred to as 'China's Pompeii'. The site is riddled with tragic scenes.
Lajia Ruins Museum, located in northwest China's Qinghai province, is a 4000-year-old earthquake relic, with very well preserved artifacts and skeletons. The entire disaster scene is so shocking it has been likened to the Pompeii tragedy. Pompeii was a Roman city wiped off the face of the Earth after a volcanic eruption and buried under ash and pumice.
Archaeologically, the entire site is stunning: it paints an incredibly well-preserved picture of an important ancient event. It is also very important because it holds early clues to an early Bronze Age civilization that lived in the upper Yellow River region and of which we know very little about. But from a human point of view, it's just heartbreaking.
These people had a rough fate, they were killed by a disaster they could do nothing to protect themselves against; they couldn't even protect their children, try as they might. It's a testimony to nature's strength, and how weak we sometimes are against it.
I just hope they don't separate the two skeletons. I'm not sure why – it's not for a religious reason – but it just seems wrong to separate the two.


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Nigeria: Airport Operator – How FAAN Subverted Due Process
By Chinedu Eze, 11 April 2012
When the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) physically enforced the termination of the services of Maevis Limited, which was providing the Airport Operations Management System (AOMS) at Abuja and Lagos airports, in the midnight of March 23, Societe Internationale de Telecom-munication Aeronautique (SITA) was swiftly appointed to take over.
Serious questions are now being raised by regulatory authorities over the process that produced SITA within 48 hours of the ejection of Maevis, especially as it fell on a weekend.
The AOMS contract was neither advertised nor open to competitive bidding for the government to get the best deal possible, industry sources told THISDAY Tuesday.
The regulatory authorities have also claimed ignorance of the deal, a development that is putting more question marks on the transparency of the entire process.
The Director-General of Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Emeka Eze, told THISDAY in an interview yesterday that neither he nor his office was aware that SITA had taken over the provision of AOMS at the nation's two busiest airports.
"I am not aware they (SITA) have taken over," he said, although his office is legally required to vet the process to get the best deal for the country. He promised to "cross check".
Also, the Director-General of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Dr. Mansur Ahmed, has said the position of the commission is that there is a subsisting contract between FAAN and Maevis and if the two parties felt they do not wish to continue with the contract, then they should follow the provision provided in the contract agreement on how it would be dissolved.
"Our position is very clear. There is subsisting contract but if the two parties feel that they do not wish to continue with the contract, which they entered into, they should part ways in accordance to the terms of the contract. It has been our position and we have always recommended that," Ahmed said.
But the Special Assistant to the Minister of Aviation (Media), Mr. Joe Obi, told THISDAY Tuesday that upon the termination of the Maevis concession, FAAN engaged the services of the "largest AOMS service provider in the world, SITA. In addition to being present at most international airports around the world, SITA provides AOMS services in several airports in Africa, namely Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Nairobi, Cairo, Casablanca and Accra".
He explained that SITA was given a service contract, adding that the provision of AOMS "is not something to be concessioned".
"Exactly in line with how this is done in the rest of the world, SITA has been given a service contract to provide AOMS services to FAAN. The arrangement that existed with Maevis was an aberration, not a global precedent," he said.
Obi also explained that the AOMS is a service that is provided through a simple service contract at no cost to the airport operator.
"The AOMS service provider is remunerated via a passenger throughput charge depending on the volume of traffic passing through the airport. In Africa, SITA provides this service at 90 US cents per passenger through Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban; $1.50 through Nairobi; $1.10 through Cairo; and $1.50 through Accra. The throughput charge is paid for from the passenger ticket and a critical service is provided to the airport, which benefits the passenger, the airlines and security agencies," he said.
Many have also pointed out the contradictions in the actions of the Ministry of Aviation and FAAN.
On the one hand, Aviation Minister, Mrs Stella Oduah, has been fighting British airlines over what she believes is the marginalisation of Nigerian carrier, Arik Air, but on the other hand, she has approved the displacement of a Nigerian company, Maevis, in favour of a French company, SITA, at the nation's major airports.
There is also a legal leg to the imbroglio, as Maevis had taken SITA to court barring it from taking over its services.
On March 13, 2012, Maevis wrote to SITA and reminded the company of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement it has with FAAN and, among other things, said: "As you may be aware, the subject of the agreement has become subject of a dispute at the Federal High Court in Suit No: FHC/L/CS/ 1155/2010 between Maevis and FAAN. The Federal High Court specifically ordered FAAN to preserve the res in the matter on September 24, 2010, pending the determination of the arbitration between the parties."
Maevis told SITA about other court orders restraining FAAN from taking over the AOMS services from the company, adding: "Under law, none of the parties can unilaterally deviate from the state of affair existing as of the date of the court's order. Any violation of court's orders is punishable as a criminal under the relevant rules concerning contempt of court."
Industry critic, Olu Fidel Ohunayo, who spoke to THISDAY yesterday, wondered how within 24 hours SITA took over the operations of Maevis, describing the action as insider breach and argued that there was no transparency in the deal between FAAN and SITA as there was no advertising for the job so that the public would know before it was given to SITA.
Ohunayo earlier observed that in 2007, the agreement between FAAN and Maevis was signed "to the surprise of industry watchers because Maevis won the deal over and above other experienced organisations that applied for the contract; organisations such as SITA, NAHCO-ARNIC etc. The company went to work investing and providing services that improved facilitation for passengers and airlines, while also capturing and generating revenue for FAAN".
But Joe Obi argued that by contracting SITA, FAAN had saved itself the unnecessary and aberrant leakage of 37 per cent of its revenue, "while providing a world class service to FAAN's airport users at no cost to FAAN".
On the perceived contradiction between the ministry's positions on Arik and Maevis, Obi said: "The two scenarios you narrated are very different and unrelated. To the best of my knowledge Arik Air has no concession or contract agreement with any agency of the Aviation Ministry and so could not have been in any position to flagrantly breach any contract terms as Maevis has done.
"Secondly being an indigenous firm is no certificate to violate terms of agreement on one hand and hope to get protection from the same government on the other hand. While we are committed to protecting all companies both foreign and local which have a business relationship with us from certain trade practices, we cannot close our eyes to clear cases of arbitrariness on the part of any company simply because it is an indigenous firm.
"The Maevis case indicates that government is losing huge revenue as a result of its non-compliance with the terms of the concession agreement and no responsible agency of government would close its eyes to such brazen act of impunity simply because indigenous firms need to be protected."


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This YouTube channel contains a collection of songs and other videos geared to children.


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By Kelly Bilodeau, Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch
Research we're watching
A combination of mammography and breast ultrasound might improve breast cancer detection in women being screened for the disease. A study published online Aug. 18, 2021, by JAMA Network Open found that the combination of technologies performed better than mammography alone. Researchers analyzed data from a trial conducted in Japan from July 2007 to March 2011, involving 19,213 women, ages 40 to 49. The trial enrolled asymptomatic women who were randomly divided into two groups. One group was screened using mammography alone; the other group, with a combination of mammography and ultrasound. The cancer detection rate was significantly higher in the combination group than the mammography group. The combined screening also detected more cancers in women with dense breast tissue, which can make it difficult to see cancers on a mammogram. However, women in the ultrasound-plus-mammography group were also more likely to be called back for additional imaging or a biopsy. The researchers concluded that using mammography and ultrasound together might improve detection of early-stage and invasive breast cancers in younger women regardless of density of breast tissue.
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A Guide to Women's Health: Fifty and forward
Midlife can be a woman's halftime celebration. Not only can it be an opportunity to reflect on and rejoice in the life you've lived, but it is also a good time to plan your strategy for the future. A Guide to Women's Health: Fifty and forward will help you determine the conditions for which you are at greatest risk and do your best to avoid them. It will also help you to better manage chronic conditions that may erode your quality of life, and to deal with physical changes that are more bothersome than serious. It is designed to give you the information to make the choices today that will ensure you the best health possible tomorrow.


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The Ten Commandments by Thomas Watson
3.2 Degrees of Sin
Are all transgressions of the law equally heinous?
Some sins in themselves, and by reason of several aggravations, are more heinous in the sight of God than others.
'He that delivered me unto thee, has the greater sin.' John 19: 11. The Stoic philosophers held that all sins were equal; but this Scripture clearly holds forth that there is a gradual difference in sin; some are greater than others; some are 'mighty sins,' and crying sins.' Amos 5: 12; Gen 18: 21. Every sin has a voice to speak, but some sins cry. As some diseases are worse than others, and some poisons more venomous, so some sins are more heinous. 'Ye have done worse than your fathers, your sins have exceeded theirs.' Jer 16: 12; Ezek 16: 47. Some sins have a blacker aspect than others; to clip the king's coin is treason; but to strike his person is a higher degree of treason. A vain thought is a sin, but a blasphemous word is a greater sin. That some sins are greater than others appears, (1) Because there was difference in the offerings under the law; the sin offering was greater than the trespass offering. (2) Because some sins are not capable of pardon as others are, therefore they must needs be more heinous, as the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost. Matt 12: 31. (3) Because some sins have a greater degree of punishment than others. 'Ye shall receive the greater damnation.' Matt 23: 14. 'Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?' God would not punish one more than another if his sin was not greater. It is true, 'all sins are equally heinous in respect of the object,' or the infinite God, against whom sin is committed, but, in another sense, all sins are not alike heinous; some sins have more bloody circumstances in them, which are like the dye to the wool, to give it a deeper colour.
[1] Such sins are more heinous as are committed without any occasion offered; as when a man swears or is angry, and has no provocation. The less the occasion of sin, the greater is the sin itself.
[2] Such sins are more heinous that are committed presumptuously. Under the law there was no sacrifice for presumptuous sins. Num 15: 30. What is the sin of presumption, which heightens and aggravates sin, and makes it more heinous?
To sin presumptuously, is to sin against convictions and illuminations, or an enlightened conscience. 'They are of those that rebel against the light.' Job 24: 13. Conscience, like the cherubim, stands with a flaming sword in its hand to deter the sinner; and yet he will sin. Did not Pilate sin against conviction, and with a high hand, in condemning Christ? He knew that for envy the Jews had delivered him. Matt 27: 18. He confessed he 'found no fault in him.' Luke 23: 14. His own wife sent to him saying, 'Have nothing to do with that just man.' Matt 27: 19. Yet for all this, he gave the sentence of death against Christ. He sinned presumptuously, against an enlightened conscience. To sin ignorantly does something to extenuate and pare off the guilt. 'If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin,' that is, their sin had been less. John 15: 22. But to sin against illuminations and convictions enhances men's sins. These sins make deep wounds in the soul; other sins fetch blood; they are a stab at the heart.
How many ways may a man sin against illuminations and convictions?
(1) When he lives in the total neglect of duty. He is not ignorant that it is a duty to read the Word, yet he lets the Bible lie by as rusty armour, seldom made us of. He is convinced that it is a duty to pray in his family, yet he can go days and months, and God never hears of him; he calls God Father, but never asks his blessing. Neglect of family-prayer, as it were, uncovers the roof of men's houses, and makes way for a curse to be rained down upon their table.
(2) When a man lives in the same sins he condemns in others. 'Thou that judges, does the same things.' Rom 2: 1. As Augustine says of Seneca, 'He wrote against superstition, yet he worshipped those images which he reproved.' One man condemns another for rash censuring, yet lives in the same sin himself; a master reproves his apprentice for swearing, yet he himself swears. The snuffers of the tabernacle were of pure gold: they who reprove and snuff the vices of others, had need themselves be free from those sins. The snuffers must be of gold.
(3) When a man sins after vows. 'Thy vows are upon me, O God.' Psa 56: 12. A vow is a religious promise made to God, to dedicate ourselves to him. A vow is not only a purpose, but a promise. Every votary makes himself a debtor; he binds himself to God in a solemn manner. Now, to sin after a vow, to vow himself to God, and give his soul to the devil, must needs be against the highest convictions.
(4) When a man sins after counsels, admonitions, warnings, he cannot plead ignorance. The trumpet of the gospel has been blown in his ears, and sounded a retreat to call him off from his sins, he has been told of his injustice, living in malice, keeping bad company, yet he would venture upon sin. This is to sin against conviction; it aggravates the sin, and is like a weight put into the scale, to make his sin weigh the heavier. If a sea-mark be set up to give warning that there are shelves and rocks in that place, yet if the mariner will sail there, and split his ship, it is presumption; and if he be cast away, who will pity him?
(5) When a man sins against express combinations and threatening. God has thundered out threatenings against such sins. 'God shall would the hairy scalp of such an one as goes on still in his trespasses.' Psa 68: 21. Though God set the point of his sword to the breast of a sinner, he will still commit sin. The pleasure of sin delights him more than the threatenings affright him. Like the leviathan, 'he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.' Job 41: 29. Nay, he derides God's threatenings. 'Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it:' we have heard much what God intends to do, and of judgement approaching, we would fain see it. Isa 5: 19. For men to see the flaming sword of God's threatening brandished, yet to strengthen themselves in sin, is in an aggravated manner to sin against illumination and conviction.
(6) When a man sins under affliction. God not only thunders by threatening, but lets his thunderbolt fall. He inflicts judgements on a person so that he may read his sins in his punishment, and yet he sins. His sin was uncleanness, by which he wasted his strength, as well as his estate. He has had a fit of apoplexy; and yet while feeling the smart of sin, he retains the love of sin. This is to sin against conviction. 'In his distress did he trespass yet more; this is that king Ahab' 2 Chron 28: 22. It makes the sin greater to sin against an enlightened conscience. It is full of obstinacy. Men give no reason, make no defence for their sins, and yet are resolved to hold fast iniquity. Voluntas est regula et mensura actionis [An action can be measured and judged by the will involved], the more of the will in a sin, the greater the sin. 'We will walk after our own devices.' Jer 18: 12. Though there be death and hell at every step, we will march on under Satan's colours. What made the sin of apostate angels so great was that it was wilful; they had no ignorance in their mind, no passion to stir them up; there was no tempter to deceive them, but they sinned obstinately and from choice. To sin against convictions and illuminations, is joined with rejection and contempt of God. It is bad for a sinner to forget God, but it is worse to condemn him. 'Wherefore does the wicked condemn God?' Psa 10: 13. An enlightened sinner knows that by his sin he disobliges and angers God; but he cares not whether God be pleased or not, he will have his sin; therefore such a one is said to reproach God. 'The soul that does ought presumptuously, the same reproacheth the Lord.' Numb 15: 30. Every sin displeases God, but sins against an enlightened conscience reproach the Lord. To condemn the authority of a prince, is a reproach done to him. It is accompanied with impudence. Fear and shame are banished, the veil of modesty is laid aside. 'The unjust knoweth no shame.' Zeph 3: 5. Judas knew Christ was the Messiah; he was convinced of it by an oracle from heaven, and by the miracles he wrought, and yet he impudently went on in his treason, even when Christ said, 'He that dips his hand with me in the dish, he shall betray me:' and he knew Christ meant him. When he was going about his treason, and Christ pronounced a woe to him, yet, for all that, he proceeded in his treason. Luke 22: 22. Thus to sin presumptuously, against an enlightened conscience, dyes the sin of a crimson colour, and makes it greater than other sins.
[3] Such sins are more heinous than others, which are sins of continuance. The continuing of sin is the enhancing of sin. He who plots treason, makes himself a greater offender. Some men's heads are the devil's minthouse, they are a mint of mischief. 'Inventors of evil things.' Rom 1: 30. Some invent new oaths, others new snares. Such were those presidents that invented a decree against Daniel, and got the king to sign it. Dan 6: 9.
[4] Those sins are greater which proceed from a spirit of malignity. To malign holiness is diabolical. It is a sin to want grace, it is worse to hate it. In nature there are antipathies, as between the vine and laurel. Some have an antipathy against God because of his purity. 'Cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.' Isa 30: 11. Sinners, if it lay in their power, would not only enthrone God, but annihilate him; if they could help it, God should no longer be God. Thus sin is boiled up to a greater height.
[5] Those sins are of greater magnitude, which are mixed with ingratitude. Of all things God cannot endure to have his kindness slighted. His mercy is seen in reprieving men so long, in wooing them by his Spirit and ministers to be reconciled, in crowning them with so many temporal blessings: and to abuse all this love - when God has been filling up the measure of his mercy, for men to fill up the measure of their sins - is high ingratitude, and makes their sins of a deeper crimson. Some are worse for mercy. 'The vulture,' says Aelian, 'draws sickness from perfumes.' So the sinner contracts evil from the sweet perfumes of God's mercy. The English chronicle reports of one Parry, who being condemned to die, Queen Elizabeth sent him her pardon; and after he was pardoned, he conspired and plotted the queen's death. Just so some deal with God, he bestows mercy, and they plot treason against him. 'I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.' Isa 1: 2. The Athenians, in lieu of the good service Themistocles had done them, banished him their city. The snake, in the fable, being frozen, stung him that gave it warmth. Certainly sins against mercy are more heinous.
[6] Those sins are more heinous than others which are committed with delectation. A child of God may sin through a surprisal, or against his will. 'The evil which I would not, that I do.' Rom 7: 19. He is like one that is carried down the stream involuntarily. But to sin with delight heightens and greatens the sin. It is a sign the heart is in the sin. 'They set their heart on their iniquity,' as a man follows his gain with delight. Hos 4: 8. 'Without are dogs, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.' Rev 22: 15. To tell a lie is a sin; but to love to tell a lie is a greater sin.
[7] Those sins are more heinous than others which are committed under a pretence of religion. To cheat and defraud is a sin, but to do it with a Bible in one's hand, is a double sin. To be unchaste is a sin; but to put on a mask of religion to play the whore makes the sin greater. 'I have peace offerings with me; this day have I paid my vows; come let us take our fill of love.' Prov 7: 14, 15. She speaks as if she had been at church, and had been saying her prayers: who would ever have suspected her of dishonesty? But, behold her hypocrisy; she makes her devotion a preface to adultery. 'Which devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers.' Luke XX 47. The sin was not in making long prayers; for Christ was a whole night in prayer; but to make long prayers that they might do unrighteous actions, made their sin more horrid.
[8] Sins of apostasy are more heinous than others. Demas forsook the truth and afterwards became a priest in an idol temple, says Dorotheus. 2 Tim 4: 10. To fall is a sin; but to fall away is a greater sin. Apostates cast a disgrace upon religion. 'The apostate,' says Tertullian, 'seems to put God and Satan in the balance; and having weighed both their services, prefers the devil's, and proclaims him to be the best master.' In which respect the apostate is said to put Christ to 'open shame.' Heb 6: 6. This dyes a sin in grain, and makes it greater. It is a sin not to profess Christ, but it is a greater to deny him. Not to wear Christ's colours is a sin, but to run from his colours is a greater sin. A pagan sins less than a baptised renegade.
[9] To persecute religion makes sin greater. Acts 7: 52. To have no religion is a sin, but to endeavour to destroy religion is a greater. Antiochus Epiphanes took more tedious journeys and ran more hazards, to vex and oppose the Jews, than all his predecessors had done to obtain victories. Herod 'added this above all, that he shut up John in prison.' Luke 3: 20. He sinned before by incest; but by imprisoning the prophet he added to his sin and made it greater. Persecution fills up the measure of sin. 'Fill ye up the measure of your fathers.' Matt 23: 32. If you pour a porringer of water into a cistern it adds something to it, but if you pour in a bucketful or two it fills up the measure of the cistern; so persecution fills up the measure of sin, and makes it greater.
[10] To sin maliciously makes sin greater. Aquinas, and other of the schoolmen, place the sin against the Holy Ghost in malice. The sinner does all he can to vex God, and despite the Spirit of grace. Heb 10: 29. Thus Julia threw up his dagger in the air, as if he would have been revenged upon God. This swells sin to its full size, it cannot be greater. When a man is once come to this, blasphemously to despite the Spirit, there is but one step lower he can fall, and that is to hell.
[11] It aggravates sin, and makes it greater, when a man not only sins himself, but endeavours to make others sin. (1) Such as teach errors to the people, who decry Christ's deity, or deny his virtue, making him only a political head, not a head of influence: who preach against the morality of the Sabbath, or the immortality of the soul; these men's sins are greater than others. If the breakers of God's law sin, what do they that teach men to break them? Matt 5: 19. (2) Such as destroy others by their bad example. The swearing father teaches his son to swear, and damns him by his example. Such men's sins are greater than others, and they shall have a hotter place in hell.
Use. You see all sins are not equal; some are more grievous than others, and bring greater wrath; therefore especially take heed of these sins. 'Keep back thy servant from presumptuous sins.' Psa 19: 13. The least sin is bad enough; you need not aggravate your sins, and make them more heinous. He that has a little wound will not make it deeper. Oh, beware of those circumstances which increase your sin and make it more heinous! The higher a man is in sinning, the lower he shall lie in torment.


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Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot comes to Blu-ray in March
Posted on December 18, 2020 by Justin Sluss
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The 1992 film "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot" starring Sylvester Stallone and Estelle Getty is making its debut to Blu-ray on March 9th, 2021, via Mill Creek Entertainment. This will be the first time this movie has been available in North America on the Blu-ray format. The film, directed by Roger Spottiswoode, co-starred JoBeth Williams, Roger Rees, Martin Ferrero, and Ving Rhames. The tech specs have not yet been detailed and no word yet on if this release will contain any bonus materials. It is known, from the artwork pictured above, that this release will feature a retro VHS style slipcover case. You can find the Blu-ray now available to preorder over at Amazon.
Rambo The Complete SteelBook Collection on 4K
Posted on September 1, 2020 by Justin Sluss
A "Rambo: The Complete SteelBook Collection" is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on October 27th via Lionsgate. The set will include the following films in the "Rambo" franchise, starring Sylvester Stallone:
"First Blood" (1982)
"Rambo: First Blood Part II" (1985)
"Rambo III" (1988)
"Rambo" (2008)
"Rambo: Last Blood" (2019)
The set has received some new artwork for each film, as detailed below:
For the first time in its 37-year history, the Rambo series is coming home as a complete SteelBook® set – with original art by some of today's most celebrated illustrators! Rambo: The Complete SteelBook Collection arrives on 4K Ultra HDTM October 27 from Lionsgate. This definitive collector's edition of the legendary series features five uniquely designed SteelBooks by celebrated artists Justin Erickson, Ken Taylor, Grzegorz Domaradzki, Vance Kelly, and John Guydo, housed in a custom SteelBook case.
The tech specs for the films vary a tad here, across all five films. First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II, and Rambo III will be in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 sound. Rambo will be in the 2.40:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 as well as Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos sound. Rambo: Last Blood will be in the 2.40:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 as well as Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos sound. Each film will include its Blu-ray Disc counterpart and a digital code (copy). Bonus materials will be identical to those found on the previous individual releases.
UPDATE: This set will be an exclusive to retailer Best Buy and you can now find Rambo: The Complete SteelBook Collection on 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder over there. Below you can find a glimpse at the box the five SteelBooks will be housed in.
Further below, after the break, you can find the full announcement regarding this upcoming exclusive 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook set.
Rambo Last Blood on 4K and Blu-ray December
The 2019 sequel "Rambo: Last Blood" starring Sylvester Stallone is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray Disc on December 17th, via Lionsgate. The film, directed by Adrian Grunberg, co-stars Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Adrianna Barraza, Joaquín Cosio, Yvette Monreal, and Óscar Jaenada. Tech specs for the 4K release include 2160p video in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of High Dynamic Range and Dolby Atmos sound. The tech specs for the Blu-ray include 1080p video in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Atmos sound. Both releases will come in the form of "combo pack" with the 4K getting the Blu-ray counterpart, the Blu-ray getting the DVD, and each including a digital code (copy) of the film. You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray and the Blu-ray are available for preorder over at Amazon. It's worth noting that retailer Best Buy will have an exclusive 4K Steelbook (pictured below) which is now available for preorder.
Bonus materials set to be included on the releases are listed below.
"Drawing Last Blood: Multipart Production Diary" Featurette
"From First Note to Last Blood: Music for the Massacres" Featurette
Below, after the break, you can find the full announcement regarding the film coming to home video.
2008 Stallone film Rambo on 4K September
Posted on August 17, 2019 by Justin Sluss
The 2008 film "Rambo" (AKA "Rambo IV") starring Sylvester Stallone is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on September 3rd via Lionsgate. The film, also directed by Stallone, co-starred Julie Benz, Matthew Marsden, and Graham McTavish. This 4K release will include the Extended Cut (99-minute) and the Theatrical Cut (91-minute) versions of the film – both on the 4K disc. Tech specs for the 4K include 2160p video in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio (unlike the Blu-ray) in HDR10 and Dolby Vision forms of High Dynamic Range with Dolby Atmos sound. The release will come in the form of "combo pack" with a Blu-ray Disc and digital code (copy) of the film also included. You can find the 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for pre-order over at Amazon. Bonus materials will be included both on the 4K disc and the Blu-ray. They are listed below.
Audio Commentary with Sylvester Stallone (Theatrical Cut Only)
"It's a Long Road: Resurrection of an Icon" Featurette
"A Score to Settle: The Music of Rambo" Featurette
"The Art of War: Completing Rambo" Multi-Part Featurette
"The Weaponry of Rambo" Featurette
"A Hero's Welcome: Release and Reaction" Featurette
"Legacy of Despair: The Real Struggle In Burma" Featurette
"Rambo: To Hell & Back" Director's Production Diary
Further below, after the break, you can find the official announcement regarding this upcoming 4K release of the film.
Cliffhanger – 4K UHD Blu-ray Screenshots
Posted on February 25, 2019 by Vince Hopkins
Creed – 4K UHD Blu-ray Screenshots
Rambo III – 4K UHD Blu-ray Screenshots
Posted on February 5, 2019 by Justin Sluss
Rambo: First Blood Part II – 4K UHD Blu-ray Screenshots
Posted on January 31, 2019 by Justin Sluss


Now residential and called Bell House.
Most of the building is early-mid 19th century, though parts date from the 16th. We are told by Alistair McCartney, a local resident, that the licence may have been granted when the Six Bells (opposite) closed as a pub - hence the similar name - which may also indicate that the peal of bells in the nearby church (of St.Mary & St.Peter) had also been upgraded from the original set? According to White's Directory (in 1874) the two extra bells were added in about 1831.
In 1855 the landlord is also listed as a brewer.
A Charles Abbott is also listed as landlord of the Ship in Blaxhall in 1879, close to where the Charles Abbott here is shown as having been born?


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Mexico: IFT approved modification to methodologies and conditions to conduct economic replicability tests of Preponderant Economic Agent in Telecommunications
Bnamericas Published: Friday, October 21, 2022
4G LTE Other (Telecommunications Companies) Mobile broadband Fixed broadband Regulator 5g Legislation & Regulation
This is an automated translation of the original IFT release published in Spanish
The Plenary of the Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT) approved in its XIX and XX Ordinary Sessions, to modify the methodologies, terms and conditions to carry out the economic replicability tests applicable to the rates of the Preponderant Economic Agent in Telecommunications (AEPT), so that they have an effective design that allows achieving the regulatory objective of preventing the narrowing of margins, given the changes that have occurred in such a dynamic sector and in regulation.
The narrowing of margins consists of reducing the existing margin between the price of access to an essential input provided by one or several economic agents and the price of the good or service offered to the final consumer by those same economic agents, using the same input for its production.
In order to avoid the narrowing of margins in the retail services offered by the AEPT to its users, given the rates of regulated wholesale services, the Institute uses as a regulatory mechanism the economic replicability tests applicable [1] to the retail services provided by the AEPT.
The issuance of the methodologies, terms and conditions under which the first economic replicability tests were implemented [2] was carried out in 2017, for which it was considered necessary to review them, given the various changes in the sector and in the regulation, such as the issuance of the second biennial review of the asymmetric measures, the implementation of the functional separation, the implementation of the accounting separation methodology, adjustments in the provision of wholesale services, the tariff freedom of unbundling services in 52 municipalities, among others.
The modifications were based on an exhaustive analysis that considered the findings and learning from the implementation of the first economic replicability tests in Mexico, the international references and the statements made in the public integration consultation carried out by the Institute.
In this sense, the main elements of the agreements approved by the Plenary as part of this modification consider the following:
Mobile services: The efficiency approach to downstream costs (those of activities or network elements that are not part of regulated wholesale services) was modified to go from a Similarly Efficient Operator to an Equally Efficient Operator, taking into account the delimitation of the trading suspension mechanism and the relatively low impact that the efficiency adjustment has on downstream costs. This, keeping in mind the scale and actual traffic of the MVNOs that make use of the AEPT's wholesale services for determining wholesale prices.
Fixed broadband:
o The efficiency approach was modified to consider the Equally Efficient Operator given the changes in market conditions (development of a higher degree of competition in various geographical areas of the country).
o It was established that the tests will be carried out considering both rates of the reference offers and those determined in the municipalities of rate freedom for the SAIB.
o It was established that promotions of a temporary nature will be evaluated ex post, however, when the ex post test is not accredited considering all the promotions marketed, the promotions will be evaluated ex ante.
Dedicated links: It was determined that the tests will be applied, on the one hand, to local links and, on the other hand, to inter-local and international links as a whole. Likewise, for each of these groups, tests will be applied that will consider separately the links with traditional technology and those with new generation technology.
Fixed telephony (single play ): The application of the test for unbundled telephony offers was suppressed, maintaining the application of the tests for bundled telephony offers with broadband, given the maturity observed in this service and its complementarity with the services of broadband, based on the identified data, such as the fact that at the end of 2021, 21% of AEPT users had a single play telephony offer, while the remaining 79% accessed this service through a double play offer that bundles fixed broadband with fixed telephony.
Suspension of tariff marketing: For both mobile and fixed broadband services, the terms were established to suspend the marketing of AEPT retail offers, either due to a non-replicable result in the tests, or due to inconsistencies or omissions. of information needed to determine a result.
Replicability tests for non-standardized business offers: The possibility was established for the IFT to carry out replicability tests for non-standardized business offers that consider the service of dedicated links and/or fixed broadband.
With all these modifications, the IFT continues its work to promote conditions of effective competition in the telecommunications sector, establishing guidelines to avoid possible narrowing of margins in the provision of services to the end user, given the wholesale rates , which in turn will contribute to the efficient development of the telecommunications sector in its fixed segment, to the benefit of end users.
[1] Models that identify the margin of the AEPT offers to the end user, taking into account the wholesale rates of the inputs it controls. [2] Issued through Agreements P/IFT/120917/548 and P/IFT/120917/549.
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2015-2016 SGA election results have been announced
The Student Government Association election results were shared with the students, faculty and staff on April 2.
Rising senior, Keisha Parker was re-elected as SGA president for the second year in a row.
Benjamin Rosolie, a rising junior, was elected as vice-president.
Jared Bullock, a rising junior, was elected as secretary.
Jake McCartney, a rising junior was elected as treasurer.
Emily Evans, a rising senior, was elected as chief justice.
The class representatives are as followed: John Sloop, senior class representative; Terrance Holloway, junior class representative; Natalie Scharf, sophomore class representative.
The freshman class representative will be elected in the fall of 2015.
All newly elected officers will be sworn into office on May 4 at 7 p.m. at the Night of the Golden Bulldogs.
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Oats are packed with nutritional benefits and are definitely a food that you want to incorporate in your routine. Oats are a rich source of fiber, protein, manganese, phosphorus, copper, magnesium, and iron among many other vitamins and minerals. Oats can help improve digestive health, balance blood sugar levels, improve heart health, and aid in weight loss due to their high fiber content, which allows you to feel fuller for longer periods of time. They are also rich in antioxidant, avenanthramide, which provides anti-inflammatory and anti-itching benefits. Avenanthramides increase the production of nitric oxide, which is a gas molecule that dilates blood vessels leading to better blood flow and reduced blood pressure levels. This particular pancake recipe is also a good gluten-free option for those with celiacs disease. It is also vegan, and egg-free and easily customizable with the addition of fruit in the batter, chocolate chips etc.
Put oats in blender and blend until fine and powdery, almost flour-like.
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A new online radio station based in Dublin is about to take off. What's in store? We checked in with the DDR crew to find out.
Brian Mc Namara: The idea was floating around in our heads for a while I think. A few of us have been involved in different forms of radio over the years and I think we all wondered why Dublin didn't have something like this already. We went to Open Ear festival on Sherkin Island earlier this year and started talking seriously about it. A five hour car journey home with only national radio for company really got the wheels moving then. I wouldn't wish that on anyone. I guess it's a bit reactionary in that sense, we were a bit angry with the lack of coverage for certain areas of culture in Ireland so we are trying to fill that void in a small way.
We started to actually meet up and start doing stuff about it two months ago and it's all just fallen into place since then. Everyone we have chatted to has been really positive about it and loads of sound heads have been helping out and giving us stuff. It went from an idea to launching with around 40 people involved really quickly.
Have the founders got much experience, did you look to other ventures abroad or past pirate stations for inspiration?
Brian: I first got into radio when I was in DCU. They have a great student station there (DCUfm). I ran a show there with a few mates for two years doing electronic stuff and awkwardly interviewing DJs. I also spent around seven months working as a studio assistant at Berlin Community Radio which was a great learning experience. Everyone involved there is sound. Shouts to them! The whole time I was there I was thinking this would be so good in Dublin. I guess we looked to what BCR, NTS, Red Light and other stations around Europe were doing. There is definitely enough talented people in Dublin so can't we do something similar kind of thing. Although we will have a bit more talking and other stuff maybe than the other stations mentioned.
Sean Finnan: I've always had a big interest in radio and growing up miles away from any decent music shops late night radio was always the way I discovered music. Along with torrents. So my experience would have been mainly listening to radio and while in UCD I did a bit with Belfield FM. Earlier in the year I wrote a piece on what the demise of alternative radio in Ireland and through researching that, it kind of opened up how active the pirate music scene was here in Ireland during its hayday of the 90's and how kind of DIY it was. It was interwoven with the various music scenes at the time and its importance as a kind of community platform was definitely an inspiration for me.
Brian Hyland: I have been a long time listener, but this is my first real experience with a radio station. Simon, myself and some friends have been running a radio show for the last year, broadcasting weekly as Bukeepsie Radio. For inspiration there are loads of great digital radio stations, in Europe and the US, just like NTS, BCR etc., and the lack of similar radio station in Ireland, is inspiration in itself.
Simon O'Toole: Like the guys have said radio has been really important in informing my own musical tastes, I would say nearly as much as going to gigs etc. As pirate stations in Ireland were before my time I have generally looked abroad for Independent radio, namely NTS, Newtown Radio in NYC and BCR. Myself and a few mates have had a little weekly radio show going for the last year and a bit called Bukeepsie Radio that is now going to morph into a fortnightly show on DDR.
The name and slogan are great, is it the intention to run it in that vein, with a collective ethos?
Brian: A slight wink and nod maybe ha. But yeah, we definitely want it to be a collective thing. The way everyone has been helping out, it already has that feeling. We want to have a nice family of people doing the good shit. I suppose the name too is a recognition that we aren't a terrestrial radio station with an FM transmitter, that we are very much an online thing reliant on a little black box in the studio. Hopefully that's something we can explore more in the future.
It looks like there are some great local DJs involved, and plenty from outside Dublin, it seems like it will link in well to the community, how do you envision that?
Brian: Yeah, we didn't have to search hard, there's so many great DJs around Ireland now. It's nice to have local record labels, record shops, DJs, poets, activists, artists, musicians, jokers, chancers all in one place. To us, it's worth showing what they can do and providing a platform to do so.
In regard to DJs specifically it's also nice to have the freedom to play things that mightn't necessarily work in a club environment. I'm looking forward to hearing some of the weird stuff everyone has hidden away.
Is it purely focused on the tunes or will there be more variety in terms of shows broadcast?
Brian: No, there will be more things going on. We have a show called Pussys Club which will be "talking about boys+girls, sex + sexuality, social media, dating + apps. parties/nightlife/going out, drugs, drinking, growing up + mental stuff. pop culture, subculture, club culture music, in the news, celebrities, art/music/style, dublin. Irish shit that needs a kick up the hole."
The brilliant Oireachtas Retort is going to do something for us. 'wherethetimegoes' are going to be doing a sort of roundtable discussion thing and there are a few others on culture, history and bits like that. We have Dave Lordan of the Bogsman Cannon presenting a show, a voice we think will shake up the cosy notions of what a cultural or literary show are. Tune in and listen to find out more.
DDR are launching tomorrow, and can be heard here online here.
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Tyler Richard Brown
Tyler Richard Brown, 27, of Troy, PA passed away unexpectantly on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at his home.
Tyler was born on March 29, 1988 in Elmira, NY, son of Darl R. and Nancy L. (Hoagland) Brown of Troy, PA.
He was a 2007 graduate of Troy High School where he was a varsity wrestler and football player.
Tyler was currently employed by his uncle at Don's Siding and Windows in Canton, PA.
He was a past member of the Sylvania Presbyterian Church and was currently attending Fellowship Bible Church in Troy. Tyler enjoyed playing any kind of sport, hunting, fishing, riding motorcycles, and spending time with his family and friends.
Surviving are his parents Darl and Nancy; brother Ryan Brown of Baltimore, MD; sister Whitney (Craig) Sheeley, Troy; niece Jordyn Sheeley and nephew Jase Sheeley; grandparents Richard and Joeann Brown, Canton; uncles and aunts: Don (Claudette) Brown, David (Cindy) Brown, and Daniel (Litza) Brown, all of Canton, Denley (Danette) Brown of Virginia, Robert (Sharon) Hoagland of North Carolina, Ella Mae (Steven) Wielage of Iowa, Diana Burris of Florida, Ron Burris of New York, and Edwin (Annita) Hoagland of Mexico, along with several cousins and numerous friends.
Tyler was preceded in death by his grandparents Edwin and Gertrude Hoagland, and his cousins Michael Hoagland and Joshua Brown.
Family and friends are welcome to call from 4:00-7:00 pm on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at the Fellowship Bible Church 121 Mud Creek Road Troy, PA.
The memorial service to celebrate Tyler's life will be held following the visitation at 7:00 pm on Thursday, August 27th at the church with his pastor Mark Steckiel officiating, and also with Tyler's uncle Rev. Edwin Hoag-land and friend Dale Harper assisting in the service.
Burial will be private in East Canton Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Gerald W. Vickery, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. 1093 West Main Street, Troy, PA.
In lieu of flowers there has been a memorial fund set up in Tyler's name to support families dealing with addictions at Fellowship Bible Church 121 Mud Creek Road Troy, PA 16947.
Send Condolences at: VickeryFuneralHome.com


Right from its start as a wedding venue back in 1989, we have been connected with Rowton Castle. We were privileged to photograph the very first wedding at Rowton Castle! 24 years later we are very regular attendees at the West Midlands number one wedding venue and over the years have had the pleasure of photographing the weddings of the Directors, the General Manager, the Sales and Marketing Manager and the Deputy Operations Manager.
We are particularly proud of the fact that we were commissioned to photograph such key personnel at Rowton Castle. In fact, John and I rate the hotel so highly that we had our own wedding reception there 13 years ago.
Don't take risks with your wedding photography - it's the most precious record of your day. Use the photographers that the directors and management of Rowton Castle use.


Low-wage workers gathered in a town hall meeting in Bayview Hunters Point on June 29 to denounce the growing income inequality in the Bay Area and declare that if their wages did not increase they would be forced to leave their jobs. The workers, who came together in the Alex Pitcher Community Room in the Southeast Campus of City College, were meeting to discuss proposed amendments to the Minimum Compensation Ordinance.
As gentrification increases in the Bay Area, low- and moderate-income renters are finding it increasingly difficult to find housing at affordable rents. Renters, including young professionals who can no longer afford to live in San Francisco, are steadily moving to the East Bay. The inevitable result is, of course, increased demand for rental units and increased rents to renters.


My dad's mother, Helena Gardiner, would have been 100 years old today. Her daughter, my beloved Aunt Carol, sent me the following few paragraphs in memory of her mom.
July 1, 1910, Mama's birthday — 100 years ago. Think of all that's happened in the last 100 years! An amazing time to live.
And has anything really BIG happened since October 1997 when she left us? Well, 911, the obvious one, she would have been glued to the TV news. The current wars, but she lived through several of them, so nothing new there. IPODS, IPHONES, IPADS, maybe. Facebook? Oil spills, major hurricanes and snow storms, and another financial crisis, like the one that happened in 1929, one year after she was married. She always remembered that as the time she learned to fix ground beef 100 different ways. But I think if she walked in the door today there wouldn't be a whole lot of news for her to catch-up on, other than why her daughter looks so old, and when did we get a new car. Of course, Karen's tribulation, but she no doubt caught some of the prayers and was doing a bit of spiritual hand-holding in Santa Fe this past year.
I miss her, but so many of her physical idiosyncrasies are my own now. I hear her when I laugh, sneeze or cough, and she still taps her onyx ring on the steering wheel whenever I drive, but when I look it's my own hand and my wedding rings that are clicking. I see her in my brother's blue eyes, and remember her excited "Oh, Son, Son!" when he surprised her with a visit a few months before she died. She left us with so many memories. A single mom who would have smacked us if we had referred to her as such, but nonetheless, a woman abandoned to be the sole, if not financial than certainly emotional, support of her three youngsters. A devoted mother who would never talk about dying, even in her advanced years, because she could not imagine leaving her children. A survivor, a successful independent woman before society celebrated I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar!
I knew this amazing lady as simply "Grandmother" (she would have it no other way – no shortened endearments like "Grandma" or "Granny" were acceptable!) and, thinking more about that today, I realize her properness had a big influence on me. Her love of nice things – china, silverware, glassware – obviously rubbed off on me! As a girl, I was always impressed that she dressed so impeccably no matter what the occasion was. And so I learned to love getting dressed up and going to her house for Easter and rolling eggs down the hill in her back yard. I recall she always made my dad remove his hat before sitting at the table – and to this day it bugs me a bit when a man wears a baseball hat during dinner.
She loved azaleas and roses, and by taking me with her to various public gardens over the years, she helped instill a lifelong love of gardening in her granddaughter.
She would have been 100 years old today, but would not have wanted you to know that.
Happy Birthday to my dear Grandmother – Helena Gardiner.


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Banxa upgrades its product features, adds coins and introduces payment methods
By Staff ReporterUpdated:September 23, 2021 on September 23, 2021
Banxa Holdings Inc. has added new product features, new coins, and payment methods to its interface, in a move intended to meet the demands of its customers and partners.
Banxa is a digital assets platform that provides regulatory compliance and payments infrastructure across the world. It has its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. Its European headquarters is in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The company strives to be the bridge that links people across the world to a fairer and equitable financial system.
The public payment service provider (PSP) for the digital assets announced that it was upgrading its products to enable its stakeholders to access cryptocurrency simply and efficiently.
Speaking during the launch, Holger Arians, CEO of Banxa said:
"Banxa's mission is to bring fair and equal access to digital assets to everyone, regardless of geography. To do that we are working hard to add more local payment methods while at the same time improving the buying experience of our customers and conversion rates for our partners."
Since August, Banxa has progressively added 17 new coins, with the recently launched coins undergoing some evaluation by the legal and compliance department. The coins added to the payment service provider include AAVE, Enjin Coin, Avalanche, Compound, CELO, Dogecoin, and MATIC/Polygon.
The addition of the new cons will boost Banxa's profile as it will enable its partners to access the fast-growing Decentralised Finance (DeFi) sector. For ease of purchase, the coins have been added to the platform of Banxa's partners.
Banxa has also enhanced its products, which are now live, to improve customer experience. Notably, the launch of its order management screen this month will simplify the order process for its customers. Specifically, the screen will make straightforward the sequence of steps required to complete a transaction, thereby improving conversion.
Extension of US and EU coverage
Banxa extended its US coverage with US wire transfers and 'SEPA Instant Credit Transfer' (SCT Inst) to cater to the needs of the North American and European markets, respectively.
Already, SEPA Instant Credit Transfer is active but the US wire transfers will follow soon. Consequently, eligible customers with SCT Inst ready accounts will be able to buy coins within 10 seconds via Pan-European credit transfers.
Ultimately, the company seeks to have over 99 percent of coin purchases take less than 20 minutes, and that is why the SEPA Instant payments are critical to the actualization of this goal.
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Bob and I were supposed to leave July 29, but I'll be trailering Riley to the vet clinic instead. Three or four years ago we did a whirlwind weekend in Oregon, and we made one of those Scarlet O'Hara "God as my witness" pacts that we would come back and spend more time there. Below are some pix from our last trip.
This year we planned to spend 9 days with Bob's family in and around Portland. Bob's cousin had rented a beach house on Cannon Beach and we were going to drive south on the coast. I was going to visit with one of my blog readers at her farm too! It was going to be a rockin' trip, right down to our favorite foods: beer for Bob and salmon for me.
The good news? Oregon isn't exactly going away, and we can try for another time. I'll miss seeing folks and enjoying their company.
The photos are beautiful...makes me want to visit Oregon.
Sorry that you had to postpone your trip and hope life provides you a way to realize your trip some time soon.
I always enjoy my visits to your blog..thank you for sharing.
Not exactly Oregon, but worth the trip...honest. I have every expectation of absolute success with Riley.
Sorry you're missing the trip - hope the trip to the clinic works out for Riley and you.
Ah, you're right -- some of my friends, devoted and responsible horse owners, keep theirs at home and they don't go away very often. Truthfully few things are enough of a draw that I feel compelled to travel away from the horses, but this trip is one of them. Rolex is the other. There are pluses and minuses to the things we choose (board vs. keep at home), and I suspect/hope that knowing your horses are well cared for is your payoff.
I didn't know Oregon was so lovely. It looks really gorgeous. Hey I saw some horses in one of those beach pics! But yes, it should still be there later on and you can fulfill your pact. ;) Hope all goes well in the meantime.


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10/16/2016 David Oman and the Oman House
10.18.2016 - By Beyond The Edge Radio
This week on BTE Radio Shocktober continues as we head west to California to a house so Haunted it's been considered one of the most haunted homes in America and has been featured on Most Haunted, Dead Famous and Ghost Adventures. We're in for a real treat this week as Eric and Marie go behind the doors of the infamous Oman House with owner David Oman. In the first half hour we're joined by Shawn and Marianne Donley of Dark Shadow Ghost Tours and Panic'D for another episode of the Haunted Spotlight. At 8:30 we open the doors and head inside the Oman House with owner David Oman.
David Oman attended both Menlo College in College in Northern California and USC. While working as a page for ABC, he helped a friend subpoena which led him into a 12-year career as a private investigator. Picking up the entrepreneur gene from his father and the business acumen from his mother, David left his business in 1988 to open a restaurant. He used his experience to produce a video entitled, "The Original Bachelor's Barbecue Show. After a stint as an executive responsible for developing studio connections for the first wave of video demand services, David started helping his father build a house on Cielo Drive. This house would become the house featured prominently in the movie, "House at the End of the Drive, in which David is the Producer, Creature and Co-Writer.
The Oman house has been called one of the most active haunted houses in America and has been featured on TV Shows Ghost Hunters, My Ghost Story, Paranormal Witness, Haunted History, Ghost Adventures, and Ghost Adventures Aftershocks. The house was built in 1999 by David and his father and completed in 2002. It is wildly haunted and has been called by Parapsychologist Barry Taft as "The Mount Everest of Haunted Houses" and "The Disneyland for the Dead" due to the elevated DC EMF Levels present there 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week. What makes the house so unique is that when people visit the home the spirits that area around everyone become active when you enter. The house sits in Beverly Hills, just north of famous Sunset Boulevard down the private drive from the Sharon Tate Murders of August 9th, 1969 at the hand of Charles Manson and his "Family."
You can learn more about David, the Oman House, his films and projects by visiting the following websites and links:
www.theomanhouse.com
https://www.facebook.com/davidoman1969?fref=ts
https://www.youtube.com/user/davidoman
http://www.dewittmurders.com/overview.html
So join us this week as welcome David Oman and discuss his home, the "Oman House" and the hauntings and activity that occur in his house as Shocktober continues this week on BTE Radio!
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