Should the former things be forgotten?
Tonight is traditionally a time when Auld Lang Syne is played and sung at different points around the globe.
Each time I hear it performed, it seems to project a nostalgic sadness to the audience.
The sentiment might be, "The past is gone and oh, if we could just go back and recapture what we used to have."
I can certainly identify with that feeling.
Friends and loved ones who are no longer living have deposited priceless memories into our hearts. If we could just go back….
While God surely wants us to remember the journey we have taken up to this point and acknowledge His faithfulness at every turn, we need to look ahead at what the future holds.
Our past failures have been forgiven. Dwelling on our mistakes can keep us from the path in front of us.
More suddenly than the dark clouds of an afternoon rainstorm can appear in the sky, bringing life-giving rain to the soil below, God can change any situation.
What is bad can change to good.
Wht is good can change to better.
What is better can become the best.
An old greeting used to be, "What's new?"
This has been replaced with, "What's up?"
As Christians, we should all look ahead each day to see "what's new" with God.
Auld Lang Syne is about the old days and times gone by.
Maybe there should be a song about the new day that God is creating for us.
Don't you want to celebrate what's new?
I needed guidance and peace in my heart tonight.
With a great many thoughts flooding my mind, I began a most difficult task—-cleaning out a closet.
While doing so, I decided to listen to some music on my computer.
I chose to have a certain mix of songs from several artists playing.
At some point, a Bible study began to play that I had copied from discs onto my laptop.
For some reason, the tracks played in an order that gave me part of the Bible study, then a song or two, then another section of the study.
Although I had listened to the speaker many times before, part of what I was hearing this evening was going straight to my heart and landing at the place that needed the understanding the most.
God was instructing me and bringing biblical truths to my attention once more. The topic the teacher had chosen was my very dilemma.
God is bigger than my problems.
I need to listen to Him…..He has overcome the world.
What do you think of when you hear the word celebrate?
Your own personal thoughts about celebrating most likely involve expressing an inward joy with an outward display of some kind.
Birthdays are often greeted with a special cake and candles, streamers, balloons and cards.
Christmas is filled with gift giving and caroling.
Do you think of worship as a celebration?
Although worship can be expressed in many ways, a celebration or joyous display could certainly come to mind.
Psalm 68:4 reads, "Our God, you are the one who rides on the clouds, and we praise you. Your name is the Lord, and we celebrate as we worship you."
As believers of the Lord, we have cause to celebrate.
We have been granted a home in Heaven for eternity.
He is there to guide us through every moment.
As we live out each day, how can we celebrate and worship our Lord and Savior, Jesus?
My sister gave me a birthday card.
Inside the card was a twenty dollar bill.
It seems that I almost always have a similar thought process when I receive money as a gift.
How should I best spend this money?
How could I honor their giving?
What could be purchased that would be meaningful?
Knowing that one of the Bibles that I often use is beginning to show wear and tear, I decided to buy a Bible cover/carrying case.
My selection was a leather-look vinyl cover with a verse on the front cover—John 3:16.
From now on, no matter where I lay my Bible, if someone sees the cover they will probably read the scripture.
There's one more thing–there are three crosses on the front cover as well.
In just a few second glance, the gospel in a single written verse coupled with a visual representation of Jesus' sacrifice will be brought to the attention of all those who notice it.
I believe my sister would be pleased.
Surely this was a meaningful purchase that honored her giving.
God blessed me on my birthday with her generosity.
He will bless others through the witness of His Word.
The forecast for my town this evening is a bit…..chilly.
At least, for around here.
Falling just short of the line that begins a tropical climate rather than sub-tropical, it is generally warm here for most of the year.
That being said, there should always be room for the unusual—the unpredictable.
Having spent quite a bit of time today outside with my husband preparing for such an unusual occurance, I can speak first hand about these things.
We were covering trees, plants and bushes with blankets and sheets—and even one table cloth—to help sheild their delicate tropical branches from the very unusual winter blast that was, and is, approaching.
My fingers were tingling and going somewhat numb. The wind was gusting to the point of blowing the sheets off a tree we had just covered. I was in total agreement with each announcement posted for our area—freeze warning, lake wind advisory, wind chill warning. Is it possible that the blooming azaelea bush in our front yard was confused?
While we are forecast to have windchill readings this evening of 14 to 17 degrees above zero Fahrenheit, we can't compete with the blizzard conditions of other areas of the country tonight.
While weather predictions have become more accurate as technology has expanded to explain our changing environment, we find ourselves where we have always been—not in charge.
God has created the Earth with its tremendous heat and bitter cold. He commands the wind and brings the seasons at their appointed time.
No one has ever seen the storehouses of the snow, yet it appears when and where God chooses.
Even as the snow falls, we are reminded of His great power.
Great IS His power and great is His LOVE for you and for me.
What do you think of when the snow begins to blow?
It was a beautiful, sunny Christmas Day.
While visiting friends, I took my camera to a lovely dining area with many windows.
A nativity scene had been placed on a table there.
The afternoon sun was coming in through a window, with a stream of light coming across onto the small figurine of the baby Jesus.
Jesus—the Light of the World—come to us as a baby.
Within this past year, there has been a change. Not just one change, but several integrated changes that have come together to allow me to arrive at where I am….today.
Looking back over the past year, I can see how God has worked in my heart and in the hearts of others that I love. Like subtle color changes blending from one hue to the next, His leading has taken us from one day to the next, first this decision, then another. Almost imperceivably, we have become another year older as we have known God another year, experiencing His unchanging love and faithfulness.
Hasn't it been so with you?
In the months to come, God will continue to lead as He has in the past.
Taking a quick look at your own heart as you would in the mirror— isn't there a difference?
I wonder what it looked like in Bethlehem 2,000 years ago.
Doing a little research, I found that not many miles away was the city of Engedi, which was called "The City of Palms."
Olive trees were also a part of the landscape.
As the shepherds kept watch over their flocks, I can imagine a deep, dark sky blanketing a quiet scene.
In an instant, the calm of the evening was broken as the glory of the Lord shown around them when the angel appeared.
Picture yourself, standing in a dark, remote area with your animals, only to be fully illuminated by the light of God.
It is no wonder that the scriptures tell us that the shepherds were terrified.
The angel tells them not to be afraid. Chosen from among all people alive on the Earth at the time, these men were the recipients of a fantastic heavenly announcement.
Wouldn't you suppose that during their remaining years of life, their personal priorities and attitudes might have dramatically changed?
Many generations have passed since that night near Bethlehem, yet the proclamation given at that hour has been presented to us, as well.
Jesus, the Messiah, has been born to you and to me.
Isn't that cause for rejoicing?
watch over their flocks at night.
C.S. Lewis is one of my family's most admired authors.
Not only are there books written by him in the shelves of our bookcases, but we have at least one book that is written about him.
Being a very talented and intriguing person, there is much to be said about his life and works.
If it had not been for a specific day in his life and the events leading up to it, the legacy of C.S. Lewis would have been quite different.
While considering Christianity, there were those in C.S. Lewis' scope of friends who encouraged him toward faith in God.
Coming to the realization that salvation was possible through Jesus Christ, he made a decision.
Mr. Lewis was now a Christian. He believed. He was no longer sitting on the fence pondering which side to stand on.
We must certainly all come to a place in our lives where we have to decide—Is God the real God? Am I going to follow Him?
Some time ago, a friend visited my home for the first time.
Noticing the front room with the dark wood and leather, family photos and bookshelves, she exclaimed, "This is SO you!!"
I wasn't quite sure how she had arrived at her observation, but I had to agree with her. The room did reflect my personality and preferences.
Just this morning, I remembered my friend's statement as I considered a different scenario.
What if I were to bring a friend who knew me well to church….
After entering the building and sensing the love and reverance for God, coupled with acceptance and joy among those gathered there, would they be able to exclaim, "Oh, this is SO YOU!!"
This is, of course, what I would hope to be possible.
Would they see the same love and reverence for God present in my own life?
Would they have felt acceptance and joy pouring from my heart in the days and weeks prior to their visit?
Would being a part of those gathered to worship God really be SO me?
Lord, please help me to be who you want me to be, consistantly, no matter where I am.
It was actually quite humorous.
I just could not understand.
While at work today, someone was trying to explain something to me.
When I related that I did not understand, they simply moved even closer to me and repeated themselves with more volume.
The problem with their approach was—-I heard them the FIRST time, as well as the second.
It didn't matter. I was still confused.
Finally, after some effort, we were able to communicate.
This may seem like a silly statement, but I wanted to understand, but I didn't understand until I did.
Jesus spoke of people who would listen to Him and not understand.
As for me, I truly want to listen—and comprehend.
and look, but never see.
If an angel came to see you, would that change your life?
Would you do some things differently?
Would you have a slightly different aspect on life altogether?
What if God came to see you?
Would you stay on the same course in life, or would you be….different?
There are many places in the Bible where the Angel of the LORD is mentioned.
Is this referring to God?
I have read statements that seem to say that it is.
They are told of the birth of Jesus.
Quickly, they go to find him. They are excited and eager.
Were there old men in the fields that night, caring for the sheep?
Were there teenage boys there trianing for the shepherding profession?
Whatever the age, do you suppose they changed?
Did they live their lives differently than before?
I think they WERE changed. Changed to be more like God. Changed to be more open to hearing that which is from God.
If an angel were to visit you, would you change?
So many people just don't know.
If you were to take a poll, you would probably find that many people do not know where Jesus was born.
If you were to hum the tune to "Silent Night" or "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" you might also get a confused look or a blank stare.
Somehow, in a slow, yet overtaking way, the account of Jesus' birth has begun to be set aside and replaced with other, perhaps more festive, themes.
As Christians, we are entrusted with the story. We are entrusted with the truth about Christmas.
Why not share that truth with someone today?
Greet others with a "Merry Christmas."
Play Christmas songs that speak of Jesus and His coming in your home.
Purchase Christmas cards that depict His birth—then send them!
There are many ways to show others what is most important about this season.
Look for the opportunities that God places in your path.
A wonderfully rare thing happened to me last evening.
As I was driving alone to a candlelight Advent gathering, the sky was dark. Going along the highway, my eyes were suddenly drawn to the highest point in the sky that could be viewed from my windsheild. Immediately in front of me, a green ball of fire and light was plummeting to the Earth below. If I could have remained on that straight course indefinitely, at some point I would have been near the place of the meteorite's landing. It appeared to have burned up before that, however, as the emerald fire vanished before it reached the horizon.
Praying and thanking God for allowing me to see such a tremendous sight, I continued on my way.
At Christmastime, multicolored lights are found everywhere.
The ability to create light from this captured source is actually a relatively new accomplishment, when considering all of history. Green Christmas bulbs adorn decorated trees, buildings, bushes and store fronts.
The Original Creator of light allowed me to see His glory through a long lasting, bright green meteor. His power was displayed over the Earth as we take what He has given us permission to use and display it on our own.
I was blessed by someone today.
Walking into my office today, I found a beautiful Christmas wreath made with branches from a live evergreen tree, sitting on my desk.
As of yet, no one has offered a clue as to who this thoughtful gift is from. I know that God is loving me through the thoughtfulness of another.
Showing kindness can sometimes take only a moment. The effects can be everlasting.
A colleague of mine at work is often heard to say, "An error is only a mistake if you refuse to fix it."
Although I had heard her say this before, today was different. As I concentrated on my own task at hand, I was aware of her words spoken to someone else in the room. It was as though those twelve words jumped up on my table and sat there for me to visualize and consider.
It was certainly not intended to be a deep, philosophical statement or directive, yet it has continued to linger with me, several hours later. I'm not even sure that I agree with it, for that matter. Errors, or mistakes, may not always be possible to "fix." Putting forth the effort in attempting to make things right or perhaps even better, is a good beginning, however.
It could possibly be considered an error or oversight not to have inquired of God initially upon hearing of the upcoming birth. Manoah asked to be pardoned and also asked for the skill to raise the child they would soon have.
I believe that he didn't want to make any "mistakes" regarding such an important revelation.
In my own faith journey, have I neglected to keep my "errors" from turning into "mistakes" by not asking God how to "fix" them?
I haven't actually written anything down yet, but I have begun constructing a list in my mind.
A list of Christmas gifts I hope to give to my family.
The anticipation that they will be pleased brings joy to me.
Do I hope that God will listen to me when I am in trouble?
Do I hope that God will keep me safe?
Do I hope that God will come to my rescue?
Will God be pleased with the gifts I have given Him?
What gifts have I actually given?
What would He consider a gift from me?
Mixed with the dazzling, sparkling lights that adorn the shopping malls, neighborhood lawns and living room Christmas trees, scenes of the nativity can still be found.
This evening, I saw an outdoor home display of a giant train made of lights. Located in the front corner of the property was an illuminated nativity scene. I'm not sure that I actually thought conscious words, but seeing the reference to the true meaning of Christmas left a positive imprint in my mind.
Somewhere, far from the busy schedule of the season, waits the quiet realization that we were lost forever in our sin. God made a way to rescue us by sending His Son, Jesus, to Earth.
I send and recieve quite a lot of text messages with my cell phone.
This morning, an unsettling realization came to me.
My phone alerted me that I had received a text message—at least I thought I had.
my SMS memory was full.
I was instructed to delete the record of my previous messages in order to make room for the new ones coming in.
I did not immediately obey, but after church, I began to comply.
Being alerted once again that a text was coming through, I erased some past texts, creating the needed space on the memory card nestled snugly within my phone.
With an expectant attitude, I looked to see what the new messages were.
Now that there was room on my phone, wouldn't the messages be resent?
Apparently not, yet I will probably never know for sure.
Walking in the parking lot, I considered what had just happened.
My cell phone had been too "full."
It could not recieve any new texts.
Not only that, once the opportunity to receive was missed, it seemed that future delivery of the same content might not have been an option.
What would happen if God wanted to tell me something, but I was too "full" of my own thoughts and considerations to receive His message?
Shouldn't I delete some of the unimportant contents of my mind—worry, discouragement, self-doubt—to make room for what God has to say?
or would I simply lose the opportunity?
Whatever the case, I learned a lesson from my cell phone today.
Until about a month ago, I had never seen a large freight transporation site.
Driving with my husband on the highway, suddenly the unusual image of a GIANT lifting…..thing…..was upon us.
Trying to figure it out in passing, we came to the conclusion that it could pick up the trailers of big rigs.
It was a massive operation; impressive, to say the least.
These tall structures were probably lifting enormous amounts of weight high into the air.
Sometimes our lives can seem enormously heavy.
We begin to falter in our weakness and stress begins to push us down.
God knows each situation we face.
Give praise to the Lord. Give praise to God our Savior.
Whatever the problem—whatever the load—He is ready to carry it.
Why don't you take some time to talk to Him about the heavy things you're carrying.
There is none stronger than our mighty and loving God.
As we celebrate His coming to the Earth as a tiny baby, we may also celebrate the knowledge of His second coming in the future. What will it be like?
In the book of Genesis, we find the account of Joseph and his appointment to rule over Egypt before the great famine.
Pharaoh has two troubling dreams. When he can find no one to interpret the dreams for him, his cupbearer tells him of Joseph.
Pharaoh decides to place Joseph in a position of leadership and power, second only to himself.
The people of Egypt did not perish.
Even in the midst of distressing times–be it financial famine, relational famine, or famine in some other form—God continues to be in control throughout the ordeal.


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PTI government takes important step over Tarbela Dam 5th extension project
ISLAMABAD – Despite being in the fifth decade of its life, Tarbela Reservoir can still store more than 6 million acre feet (MAF) of water.
At present, generation capacity of Tarbela Hydel Power Station stands at 4888 MW with completion of its 4th Extension last year.
In view of the successful completion of 4th Extension within stipulated cost and time, the Federal Government has decided to implement Tarbela 5th Extension Project on fast track basis.
The 5th Extension will add another 1410 MW to the generation capacity of Tarbela Hydel Power Station, he further said.
Earlier the United States Central Command (CentCom) Commander General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. accompanied by the US Ambassador to Pakistan Paul Jones and others visited Tarbela Dam Project on Saturday.
During the visit, he had a round of various components of the project including the Main Dam, Spillways, the Reservoir and the Power House, said a press release.
American President Donald Trump to arrive in Pakistan Soon
Welcoming the US delegation on the project, WAPDA Chairman Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (Retd) said that Tarbela Dam has been playing a vital role for economic stability and social development of Pakistan since its completion in 1974 by providing water for agriculture, mitigating floods, and injecting a sizeable quantum of low-cost and environment-friendly hydel electricity to the National Grid.
How much money has been collected in the Diamer Bhasha Dam fund?
CPEC: Pakistan and China decide to establish textile cooperation framework
PTI government launches one of the largest ever Youth soft loan programme worth Rs 100 billions
Mobile phone imports in Pakistan register drastic rise in FY 2019-20
Asian Development Bank President held important meeting with PM Imran Khan in Davos
Pakistan Post launches unprecedented initiative across 13,000 post offices in the country
European Multinational company to double investment in Pakistan in coming years
Queen Maxima of Netherlands make new commitments with Pakistan

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Do you think it will make it Vita? Does Capcom owe it to its PSP fans? Tell us what you think about Monster Hunter 4 for the PlayStation Vita in the comments below.


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Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts apologizes for distraction of father's offensive emails
BY The Associated Press | February 19, 2019
Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts is working with the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations on initiatives to counter Islamophobia. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts apologized to the team's players and coaching staff at spring training Monday for any distraction caused by offensive racist emails that have been tied to his father.
Tom Ricketts said he was surprised by the emails because "our family was never raised that way. I've never heard my father say anything remotely racist."
"The emails that were in there were unacceptable and had no place. My father has no direct role or economic interest in the team. That doesn't represent what this organization is," Tom Ricketts said after addressing the team. "I also said: 'Look, I'm sorry for the distraction this may have created the last couple days. We need to focus on baseball. We need to get back to our winning ways. We need to get off to a fast start.' The last thing the organization needs is more off-the-field distractions.' "
Joe Ricketts, the billionaire founder of TD Ameritrade and a major Republican donor, became embroiled in a firestorm after the publication of a series of emails containing racist jokes and anti-Muslim conspiracy theories. The emails included such comments as "Muslims are naturally my (our) enemy" and "Islam is a cult and not a religion."
Other emails included conspiracies about former President Barack Obama's birthplace and education, and some had racist content, including a forwarded joke with a punchline that includes the N-word, to which Joe Ricketts replied "great laugh."
Joe Ricketts apologized after the emails became public, saying "I strongly believe that bigoted ideas are wrong."
Tom Ricketts called the decision to leak the emails unfortunate. "I'm not sure what anyone gains from this," he said.
The emails were published online by Splinter News, which had done earlier stories about the Ricketts family. The family includes Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, who is Tom's brother.
In a statement, Tom Ricketts said his father's emails don't reflect the values of the Cubs.
"The fact is he acknowledged that they were inappropriate emails and expressed regret. He apologized. Those aren't the values that my family was raised with," Tom Ricketts said. "His statements, both of them, are good, and fair. He acknowledges that those kind of statements cause pain. But I love him. He's my dad. He's a great man. He's done incredible things. He's helped children all over the world through his charities."
Tom Ricketts also said on Monday that he couldn't do anything about the emails now but can use this situation as an opportunity to do more positive things.
Toward that end, he joined with the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations to announce a series of initiatives aimed at countering "Islamophobia, bigotry and racism."
The agreement followed a recent meeting with Chicago Muslim groups. The proposed plan of action includes the participation of notable Muslims in Cubs and Wrigley Field traditions; anti-hate public service announcements featuring Cubs personnel to raise public awareness of Islamophobia; and Cubs support for anti-bullying efforts, diversity and inclusion training, and scholarships.
"We are encouraged that the Cubs, led by Tom Ricketts, responded swiftly and genuinely in partnering with us to turn the situation around," said CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab.
World-Herald staff writer Martha Stoddard contributed to this report.


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People often turn to the Internet for entertainment, to quench their thirst for knowledge or even shop. This presents a good opportunity to stand out and impress readers. Regardless of your area of expertise and specialization, information remains a valuable currency.
People looking to brush up their skills and knowledge about a particular subject turn to the Internet for help. Your duty is to ensure that they find your site first when researching about your niche. That means you need to create useful content that meets and surpass the expectations of your readers. People like sharing content with their circle, and search engines could take note of this if your site views are organic.
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Maui's Sign Wars No Billboards Allowed But Political Campaign Signs Abound
Posted on May 26, 2018 by Jon Woodhouse
Due to the diligent perseverance of a group of female environmentalists back in the 1920s, Hawaii's beautiful landscape has remained free of the blight of endless roadside billboards. But come election time local neighborhoods become blanketed with prominent signs by competing political candidates.
This "sign wars" as it's become known was highlighted by Maui mayoral candidate Elle Cochran in a recent letter to The Maui News. "While I recognize campaign signs play an important part in gaining name recognition in any campaign, they are also considered unpleasant by many in the community when they are littered all over our beautiful islands," Cochran wrote.
"Signs do very little to convey messages about what a candidate actually stands for and are made of plastic, which will eventually end up in the landfill," she continued.
Besides the eyesore aspect, Cochran drew attention to their expense, which favors candidates funded by big business/land developers. "Our last order of 200 signs cost $4,500 plus shipping. That's a lot of money, considering we are a campaign of mostly smaller donations from people, not corporations or lobbyists."
Who needs one sign when you can plaster a wall with four
Hawai'i law allows: Signs urging voters to vote for or against any person or issue, may be erected, maintained, and used, except where contrary to or prohibited by law. The law prohibits the placement of any political sign on any public property, including median strips, sidewalks, fences, and rights of way. HRS §264-72 specifies that temporary signage may not be placed "outside the right-of-way boundary and visible from the main-traveled way of any federal-aid or state highway."
An illegal sign facing State Highway 377 in Kula
"They're an eyesore in the community, in many neighborhoods, people have taken the attitude that if one sign is good, 15 signs is better," Bob Loy with The Outdoor Circle, told Hawaii News Now.
A state law limiting the use of signs on private property to 45 days before and 10 days after election day was nullified in the early 1990s by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling because it infringed on residents' and private business owners' rights to free speech.
In 2008, a campaign sign reform bill was defeated which would have placed reasonable restrictions on the size and number of signs posted on residential property.
The Department of Transportation typically removes hundreds of unpermitted campaign signs from state roads. Officials report the problem is statewide.
In 2016, Republican Angela Aulani Ka'aihue, who ran against U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, upset Oahu residents after posting signs declaring that she's "healthy and cancer free." She had previously said she was running for the seat occupied by U.S. Rep. Mark Takai, who did not seek re-election because he was battling pancreatic cancer. "It's beyond tone deaf," reported Hawaii Republican Party Chairman Fritz Rohlfing.
So are these campaign signs actually effective?
A study published in Electoral Studies in March 2016 – "The Effect of Lawn Signs on Vote Outcomes: Results from Four Randomized Field Experiments" – found lawn signs raise vote shares, on average, just a touch more than 1 percentage point.
While we can't avoid the deluge of campaign signs, we can be thankful that a group of concerned citizens led a protest movement to ban billboards in the state.
In the early 1900s billboards proliferated throughout the islands, particularly on O'ahu.
Vowing to "keep Hawaii clean, green and beautiful," a group of seven prominent female Honolulu residents formed The Outdoor Circle (TOC) in 1912, with a mission to plant trees and ban billboards.
Organizing an effective consumer boycott, when they shopped at a store, they left a note: "I will not buy anything advertised on billboards as long as I can find a substitute, or a last resort, go without." The women convinced people to not shop at stores or buy products that used billboard advertising. In 1914, after they wrote to the producer of Old Dutch Cleanser, it removed billboards in Hawai'i.
"We ladies of Honolulu have convinces our local dealers that it does not pay them to advertise on billboards," they wrote to the Chicago company (published in The Hawaiian Gazette). "We absolutely refuse to buy anything so advertised."
The campaign was so successful other companies followed suit. By 1926, the TOC bought the Honolulu Poster Service, the state's last billboard company, and tore down all the billboards on Oahu. A year later the Territorial Legislature passed a law banning billboards in the islands.
It took decades before another state enacted similar legislation, with Vermont in 1968, followed by Maine in the early 1980s, and Alaska by state referendum in 1998.
Maui's primary election: August 11, 2018
General Election: November 6, 2018
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Last weekend saw the first major event of the year for the Youth and Junior athletes, the British Triathlon Performance Assessments. This annual event is an opportunity for the athletes to test themselves and the best from all around the country and also seed them for future races in the National Super Series.
The first part of the event was held at Nottingham University which is where part of the Nottingham Performance Centre is based so the athletes were on home soil. The youth athletes did a 400m swim and junior athletes 800m. With 13 of our academy athletes racing and having put a hard winter of training in expectations were high for some good performances. Overall we had 8 PB's and 2 athletes that were the same time as their PB's, as a coach we can't ask anymore than that. We also had a few athletes in the top times for the weekend, even better.
day 2 was held at Prestwold Race circuit where the athletes did a bike a run with their start time based on the swim time. Conditions were a little cold a blowy but all athletes putting in some great performances to finish with some very credible results.
For some of our athletes this was their very first 'proper' triathlon race and to be doing it with the best athletes from around the country showed how much hard work they have put in over the winter.
Looking forward to building on these results as the season progresses.


Most may own a few pairs of good jeans for decades and many times a common failure point over time are the zipper, button snaps, and belt loops. While tugging on the loop doesn't necessarily tear the pants it could just be threading coming undone. But tearing does occur when fabric material becomes too old.
We can mend this issue quite well, but it is something that will show if your pants have been torn. Showing would mean some extra stitching on the outside. We can help you reinforce your pants in the future!


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Q: Why cant I make the panel over draw the items Im trying to create a panel with a code and make it hide all the stuff on the screen but this happens
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Red part is the panel. This is my code
Controls.Add(new Panel() { Dock = DockStyle.Fill, BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red, Location = new Point (13, 58)});

A: Because the panel is behind all other controls. Try this:
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    Controls.Add(panel);
    panel.BringToFront();

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The Kasidon California King Upholstered Bed in Dark Gray with Tufting and Nailhead Trim at Van Hill Furniture in the Grand Rapids, Holland, Zeeland area. Product availability may vary. Contact us for the most current availability on this product.
The Kasidon collection is a great option if you are looking for Contemporary furniture in the Grand Rapids, Holland, Zeeland area.
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The OPI Fifty Shades of Grey spring 2015 nail polish collection can be your ultimate style craving for the upcoming Valentine's Day, since it has all the necessary nail shades to prep you for your romantic date and is set to hit the beauty counters on Valentine's Day weekend in 2015. As the name already hints, the collection has been inspired from the popular movie, bringing versatile and elegant nail lacquer colors ranging from deep passionate red to the iconic grey. So although its name is grey, the collection isn't entirely about grey tones and we can also find trendy metallic hues here.
• Shine for Me " This shimmering silver with subtle blue sparkle really turns me on!
The color descriptions given by the brand perfectly capture the style and mood of each nail lacquer. So trust your inner fashionsta and pick the shades that best describe your personality! While the international launch date of the OPI Fifty Shades of Grey spring 2015 collection is scheduled for February, those living in the U.S. can already purchase their favorite shades.