Continuing its evolution to higher-speed, lower-cost media, Panasonic today announced a new series of 'microP2' memory cards which have an SD card form factor to enhance cost-efficiencies in media pricing. The simultaneous introduction of a microP2 Card Adaptor assures that the new series of 64GB and 32GB microP2 cards will operate in the current P2 hardware.
The microP2 card will ensure high-speed transfer, high reliability and the writing assurance of all P2 frame rates, formats and codecs, as well as Panasonic's newest compression platform: the AVC-Intra200 mode of AVC ULTRA, which will be available in 2013. Furthering the versatility of the microP2 card range, the adaptor's design allows class10 or higher SD cards (at bit rates only up to 50Mbps) to be used in P2 products in emergency situations.
Panasonic's P2 solid-state memory cards ensure highly reliable video, audio, and metadata recording, especially in challenging conditions of extreme temperature range, shock, and vibration. P2 cards allow professional users to benefit from a fast, easy, file-based workflow and exceptional reliability.
The microP2 Card and microP2 Card Adaptor will be available in spring 2013. The microP2 card and microP2 card adaptor will not support all products within the P2 range. To use microP2 card adaptor, the firmware of current P2 hardware will require- an upgrade.


1st rhum I bought, really enjoyed and recommand it.
En rom i stil med mange af de andre rom fra Oliver & Oliver. Den er god og rund og har en god eftersmag.
Nice rom, ganske udemærket. Meget stil aá Oliver & Oliver som det er et privat vask af.
Going with the Atlantico Private Cask Solera tonight!
On the nose I get chocolate, vanilla, and maple.
Well balanced, lots of vanilla and dried fruit and some arrack, but unfortunately a little too sweet for me. Once I got a bottle that tasted pure arrack more or less.
Decent rum, slightly hot but still flavorful. Vanilla, caramel.
This is quite expensive for what it is. I'd definitely call it a flavoured rum rather than a spiced rum, in that the main flavour here is very definately rum...nothing else comes close. As a rum it's not bad. Quite smooth, a bit of aburn, but not too bad. The quality of the rum isn't bad either, though I'd say it was about medium.
After the rum, the other main flavours are oak, caramel and vanilla. If you want something cheaper, similarly smooth and medium sweet but a bit more interesting to sip, I'd recommend either Elements 8 spiced or St Aubins Vanilla. I think this is a tad bland next to them, but is still pleasant enough.
Not a bad drink on the rocks. Smooth, but not to sweet. My only problem is that they charged me $14 a shot.
En rom som man bör ha i sin samling, men inte mer än det, smakar givetvis inte dåligt men ger inte den smakupplevelse som jag önskar mig då jag köper en rom.
Jag hade klart högre förhoppningar på Atlantico private cask. Den är tunn och smakar inte så mycket. Kräver att man luftar den rejält innan man dricker för att ens få lite aromer och smaker.
Atlantico Private Cask claims to be 25 year Solera aged rum, but what a disappointment on the flavor, which is bland and the burn is so strong that a lot of 8 year old aged rums are smoother.
Had a sample tasting of this. It's unoffensive but seriously lacking complexity for a 15-25 aged Solera. At the price point being sold here in the UK there are better alternatives.


Navigator 1600 Lumen bike light and powerbank with handlebar mount. 3.5 hours run time.
The light comes with 4 modes including a flash mode. This light also doubles as a powerbank to charge essential gadgets or even other lights! The powerbank can also be utilised whilst the light is operating.
The light comes with 4 modes including a flash mode.
XLamp® XM-L LEDs offer the unique combination of very high efficacy at very high drive currents, delivering 1000 lumens with 100 lumens-per-watt efficacy at 3 A in a compact, 5-mm x 5-mm footprint. With its breakthrough light output and efficacy, the XM-L LED is designed for very-high-lumen applications.
Really impressed with this light, it's plenty bright enough to handle the steep technical singletrack trails. Offering a good spread of light and a nice yellow glow around the bars.


Studies show that over fifty percent of people tend to snore at some point in their lives. The reason for it can be totally different, but it does occur. Snoring is commonly seen in men, but that does not mean that women do not snore. They do snore, but it is not as common as that in men. Snoring can also be a result of genetics and hereditary factors. It runs in the family for some individuals and for others it occurs more frequently with age. In a recent study, the results showed that 40% of men snore frequently when only 24% of women do.
There are several causes of snoring in both men and women. There are lifestyle factors that play a huge role in the occurrence of snoring. Firstly, being obese is a big no-no! Maintaining weight is extremely crucial not only to curb the snoring, but also for your overall well-being. That is not it, regular exercise can help you improve your sleep and boost your metabolism and energy levels. Snoring was observed to be more prevalent among those who smoke cigarettes and consumed alcohol often. It is mandatory to keep the drinking and smoking in check if the snoring has to stop. Next, medications such as tranquilizers can lead to snoring. In certain cases, congestion due to cold or flu can result in mild snoring which will reduce by treatment of the cold and flu.
Snoring can play the role of an absolute nuisance for your partner. Eventually, you will not realize that you are snoring; it is your partner who will. In short, you will not be the only one who is a victim of your snoring. It is extremely crucial to take snoring seriously as it will lead to obstructive sleep apnea. Normally snoring and sleep apnea are confused to be one and the same. However, snoring is a symptom of obstructive sleep apnea. This does not mean that anyone who snores suffers from it. Tackle snoring with the help of anti-snore devices that work great in helping your overcome this nuisance.
Dilators: These are plastic devices inserted into the nostrils to ensure that your nostrils retain the shape that facilitates proper air flow through the nose.
Mouth Shields: This device is inserted into the mouth of the individual for the primary reason of allowing air flow through the nose and not the mouth.
Mandibular Advancement Devices: These devices are quite intimidating, but extremely effective. It is a mouth guard that manages the positioning of the jaw during sleep to best avoid snoring and facilitate better breathing.
Tongue Stabilizing Devices: This is a plastic device that looks more or less like a pacifier. It has a hole where the tongue is inserted. This prevents the tongue from falling back when the throat muscles relax thus preventing snores.
These anti-snore devices are a great way of curbing snores and sleeping more peacefully. Choose the right one and see the difference!


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Genoa's resurgence under Davide Ballardini continued this weekend, as an own goal from Andrea Ranocchia and a second half strike from Goran Panev see off a hapless Inter side.
The in-form Rossoblu started well, pressing from the front in search of an early goal; and they almost had their reward on two occasions inside the opening ten minutes.
A mazy - rather surprising run - from former Inter striker Goran Pandev culminated a low shot from just inside the 18-yard box being well saved by Samir Handanovic.
Moments later, I Nerrazurri's number one almost turned from hero to villain, when he allowed a Pandev cross to loop slowly over his head and onto the underside of the crossbar. Luckily for the Slovenian international however, he proved to the first player to react and was able to subsequently collect the ball on the goal line.
On the stroke of half time, Genoa finally struck lucky through a rather comical own goal from the somehow always comical Andrea Ranocchia. Rather than blatantly being at fault for his side's concession of a goal however, this time, the error prone centre half unfortunately got in the way of a Milan Skriniar clearance; which after ricocheting off the shin of Ranocchia, looped over Handanovic and into the back of the net.
At the start of the second half I Nerrazurri pressed forward in search of an equaliser, but on the hour mark, former Inter forward Pandev emphatically dashed these hopes.
After Skriniar cleared a corner kick to the edge of the penalty area, the 34-year-old forward was able to brilliantly control a Diego Laxalt shot from the edge of the box, before turning and coolly sliding the ball under the onrushing Handanovic.
Luciano Spalletti immediately reacted to the concession of a second goal, bring on new signing Rafinha for the more defensive minded Matia Vecino.
Despite this attacking change, Inter rarely threatened the Genoa goal until the final ten minutes of the game, with youngster Yann Karamoh coming closest with a long range effort that flew just over the crossbar.
In the final ten minutes, Spalletti's men began to press forward with more urgency, but still largely struggled to any explicit chances.
The win moves I Rossoblu on to 30 points for the season and - most importantly - 13 points clear of the relegation zone. Inter on the other hand, remain two points adrift of Roma in third place, and precariously just two points clear of Lazio, who face Hellas Verona this weekend.


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Орайоки (устар. Ора-йоки) — река в России, протекает в Мурманской области. Впадает в губу Печенга Баренцева моря. Длина реки составляет 10 км.

Данные водного реестра
По данным государственного водного реестра России относится к Баренцево-Беломорскому бассейновому округу, водохозяйственный участок реки — Печенга. Речной бассейн реки — бассейны рек Кольского полуострова, впадает в Баренцево море.

Код объекта в государственном водном реестре — 02010000212101000000466.

Примечания

Бассейн Печенги
Реки Печенгского района

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title: Optimizing "Yo" Messages for Engagement
subtitle: "Yo Optimization, it's that simple."
cover_image: posts/yo/yo.png

excerpt: "We started with a simple premise: there are fundamental rules to eliciting the highest possible engagement."

author: naytev
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We started with a simple premise: there are fundamental rules to eliciting the highest possible engagment on any given social network. For the hot new app "Yo" (that all the kids are using), there are very few variables to work with.

## Independent Variables

* Frequency of share messages ("Yos") sent
* Number of consecutive share messages ("Yos") sent

## Regressent Variable

* Positive response (a "Yo" is received)

## Hypothesis

> There is an optimal strategy for eliciting a positive ("Yo") response from another user.

## Methodology

Due to resource constraints, we were only able to test the Number of Consecutive share messages. We did this by sending "Yos" at an interval of 1 minute to a statistically significant number of random "Yo" users. (Yosers?)

## Findings

> The optimial number of "Yos" to send is 2.

## Conclusion

If we have seen further, it is because we stood on the shoulders of growth hackers. We have discovered that it is indeed possible to "hack" the "Yo" experience. If you're actually interested in optimizing organic interactions (which works best on legitimate social networks like Facebook and Twitter), try running some experiments of your own at [Naytev](http://www.naytev.com "Naytev")

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P1 - this is nice ballsy run-out face climbing to the right onto the arete for a .11+ crux. Sweet! Belay on a face under an obvious splitter crack, 130'.
P2 - climb splitter for about 120', belay on ledge with boulder on it, .11+.
P3 - climb .10 hands for 120' to a crack switch, belay on arete.
P4 - this is the crux! Climb up and through vertical to slightly overhanging 30' peg crack, .12a crux is at the bolt. Then turn into the right crack system of Kachina Wings, 150'.
P5 - climb up big, right-facing corner system for about 170'. The .10 crux is a o.w. layback about 10' over the gear if any...not that tough. Belay under roof or climb the final 40' of easy 5.7-.8 to the terrace. Traverse terrace to the overlook. Drink beers!
This is the best crack route I have tried thus far, but it is shorter than "Stoned Oven"!!! This is sustained at the grade!
Use the same approach of easy climbing or free solo to ledge of Journey Home. Look for fixed nut on wall to the right of Journey and bolts. You must surmount a 5' boulder at the start.
Triple or quadruple fingers, double hands, one #4 cam, nuts, 8-10 runners and 4 draws. 70m rope.
Blake Herrington on pitch 1.
Me and Jay on top after finishing Trilogy.
Rob starting up 2nd pitch.


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Bahrain Refugee Footballer to Become Aussie Citizen
Bahrain Mirror- AFP: A refugee footballer who spent over two months in Bangkok detention under threat of extradition to his native Bahrain will soon become an Australian citizen, he told local media Thursday.
Hakeem Al-Araibi said he will formally become an Australian at a ceremony in Melbourne on Tuesday, after completing a citizenship test.
"I do the test, I pass the test, I am 90 percent a citizen. One more appointment, I will be a citizen," 25-year-old Araibi told The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald newspapers.
"The ceremony (is) next week, because I passed the test."
Araibi's return to Melbourne last month ended a tense diplomatic standoff between Thailand, Australia and authorities in Bahrain -- where he is accused of offences linked to 2011 Arab Spring pro-democracy protests.
His detention by Thai authorities while on honeymoon had sparked worldwide outcry and intense lobbying from sports stars and the Australian government, which had granted him asylum.
Al-Araibi has since resumed training with his second-tier club Pascoe Vale and has been outspoken out against rights abuses in Bahrain, where he claims he is still targeted for political reasons.
Last week, writing in The Guardian newspaper, he called on Formula One fans to boycott this year's Grand Prix in Bahrain, claiming that authoritarian states were using sports events to raise their profile.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison had told Araibi on his return from detention that his citizenship was not "too far away".
Hakeem Al-Araibi
Political asylum

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Cast Iron Chef
Take Your Wild-Game Cooking to the Next Level With These 11 Essentials
Grills, sauces, spices, and tools to help you prepare the best wild-game meal of your life
Honestly, I never had much interest in cooking until I began hunting on my own. Even though my father wasn't looking over my shoulder while I field dressed a deer or butchered quarters into useable cuts, I went to great lengths to make sure I did everything I could to safeguard meat in the field. It didn't take long for me to realize I should duplicate that level of care and attention with the same meat in the kitchen. Since then, my friends and I have tried and tested a number of grills, rubs, spices, sauces, and recipes—a few worked terrific, and a few did not. Here's a short list of new and old items that continue to work terrific, and will help you make the most of whatever you're preparing from the field for your table.
Camp Chef Sante Series Turkey Cannon Infusion Roaster
Camp Chef Sante Series Turkey Cannon Infusion Roaster • Price: $25Camp Chef
If you've ever cooked a chicken with a beer can stuffed inside the body cavity, you know what a difference a little moisture and flavor can make to white meat. Camp Chef leveraged the same concept into their Cannon Infusion Roaster, but instead of being limited to beer, you can fill the cylinder with water, fruit juice, wine, beer, garlic, apples, potatoes, or a concoction you mix on your own. Skewers on each side of the cylinder hold and elevate the bird so it gets a nice, even cook on all sides, and cuts down on cooking time. It's made of stainless steel, is easy to clean, holds birds as heavy as 18 pounds, and works on grills or inside conventional ovens. Price: $25
Montana Mex Keto Pack
Montana Mex Keto Pack • Price: $45Montana Mex
My wife and I love to experiment with new recipes and new ingredients when cooking wild game. Early last spring, we tried some samples from Montana Mex and were amazed. After spending 10 years as a personal chef for celebrities and billionaires, Chef Eduardo Garcia returned home to Montana and created a lineup up of oils and spices that blended some of his favorite flavors from around the world, with a few from his home state. We've tried the sauces and spices on fish, venison, upland birds, elk, and even our breakfast eggs and we've never been disappointed.
Cabela's 12-inch Commercial-Grade Vacuum Sealer
Cabela's Commercial-Grade Vacuum Sealer • Price: $300Cabela's
Before vacuum sealers became a reliable, affordable alterative to butcher paper and Ziploc freezer bags, I lost more fish and game meat to freezer burn than I care to remember. If you care about your meat, then a vacuum sealer, like the 12-inch Commercial Grade Vacuum Sealer from Cabela's, is well worth the investment. This stainless steel unit has a built-in bag storage, a bag cutter, and the lock-down handle seals and welds the bags shut. What's more, the heating strip is designed to cool quickly when not engaged, so you spend less time waiting to seal between packages. While it might seem like a lot of money to spend on plastic packaging, if you care about preserving your catch or harvest, it's certainly worth it in the long run.
Wildwood Grilling Planks Sampler
Wildwood Grilling Planks Sampler • Price: $25Wildwood Grilling Planks
A few years ago, a friend went on and on about how he grilled a wild salmon fillet on a cedar board and it added a smoky flavor that was just out of this world. Naturally, I had to taste for myself, and he was right. Since then I've used different wood types with different cuts of wild game and found some unique combinations. Wildwood is a small company in northern Idaho that has set the bar when it comes to this style of cooking. If you've ever wanted to "experiment" to see how different wood types can change the way fish, fowl, seafood, or even vegetables taste, their sampler pack is a great way to get that smoker flavor from a propane grill. Included are one cedar, alder, cherry, hickory, and maple plank and a box of hickory and cherry smoking wood chips.
Camp Chef SmokePro Wood Pellet Grill & Smoker
Camp Chef SmokePro Wood Pellet Grill & Smoker • Price: $700Camp Chef
I'm hard pressed to think of a single item that has not only changed the way I prepare wild game, but also food in general, than my pellet grill. Before it, I had no idea so many dishes I prepared were dry and flat. After a short learning curve on the art of slow cooking with smoke, my meats are now juicier and full of flavor, and I am a stickler for that soft pink layer just under the meat's surface that tells me it's smoked just right. If the smoking process intimidates you, don't worry. This grill has a digital temperature readout, an easy to clean ash reservoir, a valve to purge the hopper when you want to change pellets, and comes with instructions and recipes that make it tough to ruin a meal.
Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven
Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven Set (7 and 4 quart) • Price: $90Tramontina
They're heavy and sometimes tough to pack around, but food prepared in well-seasoned cast iron cookware has a flavor all its own. That reason, and the fact cast iron is easy to clean, is why it's one of the most popular tools in many camp kitchens. What's great about enameled cast iron is it allows you to essentially bring that outdoor style of cooking, inside, either on the stove or in the oven. Once seasoned, an enameled Dutch oven performs just like any other slow cooker by sealing in the heat and moisture. Translation—the meat in your wild game stew is tender and juicy, and your beans and bacon or venison chili will be thick and rich, not soupy and bland.
Marinade Injector
Marinade Injector • $20Ofargo
Marinades, whether they're made from scratch or pulled from a grocery shelf, are one of the most popular and easiest ways to give meats like venison or elk a flavor all their own, and mask any possible "gamey" taste some people notice. Leave some meat in a sauce for a few hours or overnight and its soaks in the liquid like a sponge. But another great way to help a marinade permeate the outer layer of meat is with an injector. Used correctly, an injector can implant a marinade much deeper into the meat compared to simply soaking it up. They're easy to use and clean, and open up all sorts of options when it comes to preparing wild game.
Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking, and Curing
Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking, and Curing by Michael Ruhlman • Price: $25W.W. Norton & Company
The great thing about wild game is you can use it as a substitute for meats like chicken or beef in just about any recipe. But first, you need to have a recipe, and if you need a place to start, Michael Ruhlman's book is for you. Jamie Carlson, contributor for Outdoor Life's The Cast Iron Chef column, says Ruhlman's book has been one of his favorite resources for a long time. "I think it is one of the most valuable books I own when it comes to cooking. The variety of sausages and other recipes is terrific, and you can easily substitute wild game for any of them. I feel like every hunter should own this book."
Hi Mountain Seasonings Game Bird & Poultry Brine
Hi Mountain Seasonings Game Bird & Poultry Brine • Price: $7Hi Mountain Seasonings
The first time I brined a bird was years ago when I soaked our family's Thanksgiving turkey for 24 hours before basting and baking it in a roasting oven. It tasted amazing, so I began applying the same process to upland game birds. These days it's a holiday tradition to brine a few whole pheasants, smoke them, and then pick at the breasts with a fork until the meat flakes and fits atop a cracker and thin cut of smoked Gouda. I've experimented with different brine mixtures, but I always come back to Hi Mountain's Game Bird & Poultry mix. It's got a great flavor that isn't overly salty like so many other brines, and it's hard to find a better deal than 2 packets for under $10.
J.A. Henckels Chef, Paring, and Utility Knife Set
J.A. Henckels Chef, Paring, and Utility Knife Set • Price: $90J.A. Henckel
It doesn't matter what meal you're preparing in the kitchen—a good (sharp) knife goes a long way. But with so many different blade designs and materials, it's sometimes tough to know which one will serve your needs best. This 3-piece set from J.A. Henckels, one of the most revered names in kitchen cutlery, will help you tackle nearly every basic need you'll have when preparing wild game. The full-tang blades are made of high-carbon steel, which holds its edge well after sharpening and doesn't rust, and the handles are slightly curved for a better pinch grip when cutting.
The Wild Chef
The Wild Chef by Jonathan Miles • Price: $32Weldon Owen
Jonathan Miles, the long-time author of Field & Stream's Wild Chef column, has been creating wild game meals since long before it became trendy. In this book, he explains his techniques for cooking wild game and the details for preparing over 130 of his favorite recipes, and it's all organized according to the seasons of the year. In the section on fall, for example, there are recipes for venison, rabbit, and quail. For spring, there are instructions for cooking trout, turkey, and morel mushrooms. It's a great book if you want a broad introduction to wild game cooking, or you're looking for a gift for someone else who's eager to learn.
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Q: Preview data from MySQL through drop down list generated from MySQL So I already have a drop down list generated from a MySQL db.
The problem I can't solve is how to display a "preview" of a selected option.
It's a part of a game I'm building, and you can go to the "arena".
In the arena, there will be a drop down list of opponents to choose from, all of them have different values attached to them like, name, level, strength and so on.
So if you select "opponent 1" from the list, I want a opponent preview to show, and if I change the drop down to "opponent 2" I want the preview to update.
When the player has decided to fight that opponent, a submit can be made by clicking my "fight" button.
Here is the drop down list I'm using:
EDIT: See my answear below with updated code.

A: After like 8h of pulling my hair, google and ALOT of reading.. i manage to put this together, and it is working!
HTML code:

            <form id='form1' name='form1' method='post' action=''>
                <fieldset>
                    <legend>Pick your opponent!</legend>

                        <select name='npc_name' id='npc_name'>
                            <option value='' selected='selected'> Select an opponent..                              </option>
                            <option name='row[name]' value='row[name]'><php_row></php_row>                          </option>
                        </select>

                        <input type='submit' value='Fight!' \>

                </fieldset>
            </form>

Javascript code, placed in the header:
 $(function() { //  document.ready
     $("#npc_name").on("change", function() {
         $.ajax({
             url: "system/npc_load.php",
             type: "POST",
             data: {
                 npc_name: $(this).val()
             },
             success: function(data) {
                 $("#results").html(data);
             }
         });
     });
 });

And here is the php file referd to by my script:
<?php
require ("database.php");

    $npc_name = $_POST['npc_name'];
    $sql="SELECT * FROM npc WHERE name = '" . $npc_name . "'";
    $myData = mysqli_query($connection, $sql);

    //count if there are any results
    $numrow = mysqli_num_rows($myData) or die(mysqli_error($connection));
    if($numrow == 0)
    {
        echo "No results found.";
    }
    else
    {
    echo '<fieldset><legend>Information</legend>

Name

Type

Level
';
    while($info = mysql_fetch_array($myData))
    {
    echo "<form action='system/npc_load.php' method='post'>";
    echo"
";
    echo  "" . $info['name'] . "<input type=hidden name=name value=" . $info['name'] . " 	";
    echo  "" . $info['type'] . "<input type=hidden name=type value=" . $info['type'] . " size='11' maxlength='11' /> 	";
    echo  "" . $info['level'] . "<input type=hidden name=level value=" . $info['level'] . "' /> 	";
    echo "
";
    echo "</form>";
    }
    }
    echo "</fieldset>";

    ?>

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USA: Clemency urged in Louisiana child life without parole case
23 January 2012, 00:00 UTC
The Louisiana authorities should grant clemency to a woman serving a life sentence without possibility of parole for a crime committed when she was a child, Amnesty International said today as the state Pardon Board meets in Baton Rouge. Christi Cheramie, 33, was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1994 after pleading guilty to the second-degree murder of her fiancé's great-aunt earlier that year. She was 16 at the time. If the pardon board denies her application for a clemency hearing, she would have to wait seven years before applying again."Christi Cheramie has already spent more than half her life in prison, where she has been described as a 'model inmate' who completed her education and is now teaching others," said Susan Lee, Amnesty International's Americas Programme Director. "Life without parole is incompatible with basic principles of juvenile justice requiring states to prioritize the child's reintegration into society. The Louisiana Pardon Board has an opportunity to give her a second chance."The Pardon Board is holding its monthly meeting on 23-24 January in the state capital Baton Rouge, where it reviews applications from inmates for clemency hearings. If the board were to grant Christi Cheramie a hearing, it would consider her case before making a non-binding recommendation to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. Amnesty International has already called on Governor Jindal to grant clemency to Christi Cheramie, to ensure that her sentence is commuted in line with international standards."We are not saying that children should be excused for their crimes, but rather that government authorities should address the question of accountability in ways that recognize a child offender's lack of maturity and capacity for rehabilitation," said Susan Lee. Christi Cheramie's original trial was transferred directly from juvenile to adult court, and the authorities failed to consider factors such as her history of mental health issues after being sexually abused as a child.Christi Cheramie pleaded guilty to the murder charge before her trial started, a decision she later explained was taken out of fear of being sentenced to death if the trial went ahead. In 2001, she sought to have her guilty plea withdrawn, testifying that she had not understood her rights or the trial proceedings when she pleaded guilty. Her application was denied. In November 2011, Amnesty International's report "This is where I'm going to be when I die" highlighted Christi Cheramie's case as well as those of two other inmates currently serving life without parole sentences for crimes committed when they were children. There are more than 2,500 such cases across the USA, thought to be the only country where this sentence is imposed on children. The USA and Somalia are the only two countries not to have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which bans life without parole sentences for crimes committed by under 18-year-olds But Amnesty International notes that the USA is obliged not to work against the Convention's purpose, as it has signed the treaty. "Sentencing children to life imprisonment without parole for crimes committed by children is a clear violation of international law, and it is surely time for the USA to end its isolation on this issue," said Susan Lee. "We urge state governments across the USA – including Louisiana – to enact legislation to eliminate life without parole sentences for children."
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Israel/OPT: ICC investigation into war crimes a 'historic step towards justice'
ICC must investigate arms company executives linked to Yemen war crimes allegations
Greece: Grant asylum-seekers and migrant children healthcare


Animate his outfit with the fun and adorable Arthur's Baby Boy Grey Puppy Dog Hat.
Features a grey puppy stripe design with eyes and ears.
Fun for playtime or to create a cute outfit that adds protection from the sun.
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The idea of poetry in music is not something new but it is something new to Kubrick Poetry. We did try reading poems in the companion of guitar causally before but never had we done it like a performance like this time. And you know what? Madeleine, the poet, Eugene, the musician, they jammed they rocked and they shined.
After the talking part, we moved to the long-awaited and the most gripping part: poetry in music. Eugene patted the drum rhythmically, then Madeleine jammed in by reading the first poem of the day "the act of walking" followed by "winter tree". Then she read "North" without any instrumental accompaniment. Under the title "North" is a photo taken by Yank Wong(黃仁逵), one of the artists whom she respects and admires. She continued her singing of "eyes", "cloud of sound" and "blue and wide". For "blue and wide", it is a poem written in remembrance of a colleague at Oxfam, Wong Yuenling (黃琬玲,1958-2008), who died of liver cancer in January 2008. Wong yuenling is a social activist and a poet. A circle of friends published her collection of poems "Think I'll Sit down and Write a Letter" (坐下來寫封信). A dear friend of Wong Yuenling, Tsui Cheong Ming (徐昌明) , read the title poem "Think I'll Sit down and Write a Letter" in Chinese and sang it along with the accompaniment of guitar. Then Madeleine read the English version translated by Jacob Wong (王慶鏘).
The climax of the day is the singing of "To Nature". By now, everyone was into the event, into the poems and music. We relaxed, closed the eyes and let the poetry and music flow into the consciousness and unconsciousness. People come and go. Day falls and returns but nature stays.
Madeleine read her latest poem "I pay for them to touch me", as she always does. The poem is written after a four-hand massage experience in Thailand. Then she gave each of the audience a postcard of COLORing and a poem that she likes.
Madeleine has a very touching voice and, I must say, she has a way with reading and singing. Every poem is beautiful when she reads. I guess it is the reason why she is the first one pops up in my mind when I want to try out poetry in music. The primitive idea of poetry in music meant to be reading but not singing. I only realized this when we did a little bit of "practice" in Madeleine's home. Anyhow, it is very true that the possibility of poetry is more than we expected.


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Freedom of Religion, Apostasy and Islam
Abdullah Saeed
ISBN 9781315255002 - CAT# YE93546
March 2, 2017 by Routledge
Debate on freedom of religion as a human right takes place not only in the Western world but also in Muslim communities throughout the world. For Muslims concerned for this freedom, one of the major difficulties is the 'punishment for apostasy' - death for those who desert Islam. This book argues that the law of apostasy and its punishment by death in Islamic law is untenable in the modern period. Apostasy conflicts with a variety of foundation texts of Islam and with the current ethos of human rights, in particular the freedom to choose one's religion. Demonstrating the early development of the law of apostasy as largely a religio-political tool, the authors show the diversity of opinion among early Muslims on the punishment, highlighting the substantial ambiguities about what constitutes apostasy, the problematic nature of some of the key textual evidence on which the punishment of apostasy is based, and the neglect of a vast amount of clear Qur'anic texts in favour of freedom of religion in the construction of the law of apostasy. Examining the significant challenges the punishment of apostasy faces in the modern period inside and outside Muslim communities - exploring in particular how apostasy and its punishment is dealt with in a multi-religious Muslim majority country, Malaysia, and the challenges and difficulties it faces there - the authors discuss arguments by prominent Muslims today for an absolute freedom of religion and for discarding the punishment of apostasy.
Contents: Introduction, Abdullah Saeed and Hassan Saeed; Part I Abdullah Saeed: The context of the debate on apostasy: freedom of religion in the modern period; The historical context of the debate on apostasy and the roots of intolerance; Apostasy and related concepts; Punishment for apostasy in Islamic law and the evidence; Evidence against capital punishment for apostasy; Apostasy and the position of Muslim thinkers in the modern period; Apostasy law and its potential for misuse; Reasons for apostasy and understanding its fear among Muslims. Part II Hassan Saeed: Religious freedom in Malaysia: overview and restrictions; Apostasy laws in Malaysia: approaches of the two major political parties; Apostasy laws in Malaysia: jurisdiction and constitutionality; Apostasy laws in Malaysia: the future. Part III Abdullah Saeed: The need to rethink apostasy laws. Part IV: Appendices; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
'This is a bold and trailblazing work that deserves the attention of all who are concerned with contemporary Islam and legal reform. Highly recommended. Public libraries with a serious interest in contemporary Islam and all academic collections serving lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers.' Choice '... it is well written, has a useful bibliography and is very reasonably priced.' Ecclesiastical Law Journal 'The book serves as a valuable textbook covering a wide range of opinions and themes as well as looking at a substantial number of hadiths and qur'anic verses. These show how fluid the debate on various forms of apostasy has been from the early stages right up to the present time.' Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations


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I've got all the ideas in my head, it's just getting them out onto the page that's the problem. Laying things out in a logical order turns out not to be a strength of mine. Editor, please!
I. What this game is about.
II. What the characters do.
III. What the players do.
Thanks, Troy! Even if I don't hew too closely to that model, it's nice to have something to deviate from, if you know what I mean.
Yep, I do. Sometimes all you need is a kickstart and after that, everything flows naturally.


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Rupert Clervaux has unveiled his new project under the moniker CVX, a series entitled Zibaldone.
Named after the notebooks of Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi, you can hear the first part of the series of releases above, 'Zibaldone I of CVX', which features poetry readings by Mara Cimatoribus, Anne Tetzlaf and Clervaux himself over lush, ambient soundscapes, as well as two percussive tracks.
'Zibaldone II' is also streaming now, a forceful concoction of fragmented beats, eruptive instrumentation and samples. It's set for an official release this Friday, February 10.
The work is being released by Laura Lies In as a donation download, and later this year as a limited edition, pre-order only dubplate, each with unique artwork by Coline Cornélis. All proceeds go to mental health charity MIND.


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Estefania Priscila García Mendoza (Portoviejo, 13 mei 1988) is een Ecuadoraans judoka, die haar Zuid-Amerikaanse vaderland tweemaal op rij vertegenwoordigde bij de Olympische Spelen, te beginnen in 2012 (Londen). García won de gouden medaille bij de Pan-Amerikaanse Spelen in 2015. In de finale was de Ecuadoraanse te sterk voor de Canadese Stéfanie Tremblay.

Erelijst

Pan-Amerikaanse Spelen
  2015 – Toronto, Canada (– 63 kg)

Pan-Amerikaanse kampioenschappen
  2012 – Montreal, Canada (– 63 kg)
  2014 – Guayaquil, Ecuador (– 63 kg)
  2015 – Edmonton, Canada (– 63 kg)
  2016 – Havana, Cuba (– 63 kg)
  2017 – Panama-Stad, Panama (– 63 kg)

Ecuadoraans judoka
Ecuadoraans olympisch deelnemer


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Die 123. Deutschen Meisterschaften im Schwimmen fanden vom 31. Mai bis 5. Juni 2011 in der Schwimm- und Sprunghalle im Europasportpark Berlin statt und wurden vom Deutschen Schwimm-Verband organisiert. Der Wettkampf diente gleichzeitig als Qualifikationswettkampf für die Weltmeisterschaften 2011 in Shanghai.

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Sportveranstaltung 2011
Schwimmsportwettbewerb in Berlin
Schwimm- und Sprunghalle im Europasportpark


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Surviving Moose Lake
Karl Steam
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Getting placed in a lousy group for a class assignment is bad enough, but it's a thousand times worse when you get stranded in the wilderness with that group. Will Josh and three of his sixth-grade classmates have the skills they need to survive the wilderness? Will they all make it home alive?
Surviving Moose Lake is the first book of the Kids vs. Nature series. It provides an entertaining mixture of danger, adventure, factual information, and life lessons that are best learned in the great outdoors—far away from adults and school classrooms.
The Train Your Brain Mind Exercise: 156 Puzzles for a Superior Mind
Angela Blount, Staff Reviewer
"The book sets expectations a bit high by touting the claim of unique puzzles for all skill levels, with a..."
Goodbye: A Story of Suicide
"A (quasi-creative?) non-fiction graphic novel, aimed at a Middle Grade or lower YA audience. It addresses the topic of bullying..."
1789: Twelve Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, & Change
Kim Baccellia, Staff Reviewer
"What worked: Fascination collection of essays that show the impact of the year 1789 in the world.In this anthology, twelve..."
Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing
"A compilation of excerpts from fifteen noteworthy speeches, selected from across American history. The chosen pieces represent great variety,..."
Wild Girl: How to Have Incredible Outdoor Adventures
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Sabina: In the Eye of the Storm
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"'Sabina: In the Eye of the Storm' by Bella Kuligowska Zucker is an incredibly moving tale of the author's search..."
Beauty Mark: A Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe
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Hope in the Mail: Reflections on Writing and Life
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Beam Group Mogul, AKA has reported one of the timepieces off his jewelry stash stolen. The wrist watch in question is a Rolex GMT Master II.
SupaMega is one who prides his bling collection with almost a fortune of those in the bag. In fact, the Rolex GMT Master II reported to be worth over R300,000.
Such is the sentimental attachment and value AKA holds to such pieces that his long time business partner and associate, Prince Costinyo knows to spoil him with such lavish gifts.
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"My Rolex GMT Master II has been stolen. If anyone has any information regarding its whereabouts or anyone trying to sell it, please come forward. I am offering a reward for it 💰 and I have my people looking for it. Please contact the Beam office on +27 011 011 6150 💔💔💔" AKA Tweeted.


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N.J. casinos now face smoking ban with clean air act
Not only do Atlantic City casinos have to worry about an increase in the gaming tax and increases in competition from "racinos" in their own state but now they are facing the problem of smokeless casinos.
A bill in the New Jersey legislature received unanimous approval in the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee last week and the action has the casino operators crying foul.
The Clean Indoor Air Act would prohibit smoking in common areas of hotels, bars, banks, restaurants and casinos but it would permit the companies to create a separate smoking area provided it is properly ventilated.
Still under construction with opening expected this summer is the Borgata Hotel Casino that is spending thousands of dollars installing a "very efficient, high-quality air system," explained Bob Boughner, CEO of the $1 billion property.
New Jersey casino operators don't have to look far to develop evidence that a smoking ban will be a deterrent to business. They can point to Delaware where a smoking ban was imposed Nov. 27.
Last week, Delaware's three racetrack casinos reported revenues of $36.8 million, a decline of 7.9% from last year's numbers. In fact, during the firs two months since the ban was imposed, the tracks have seen their business fall by about 10%. Prior to the state prohibition on smoking, the tracks were growing at about 9% over the previous year.
Plans for a $650 million hotel/casino on the site of the Wet "˜N Wild water park on the Las Vegas Strip were approved last week by the Clark County Commission.
The project is being proposed by the partnership of long-time gaming executive Paul Lowden and Voyager Entertainment. It will feature a 12-story high Ferris Wheel.
Plans call for the 3,250-room hotel, including timeshare units and a casino to be constructed on the 27.5-acre property, if and when the property becomes available. The land is currently held by the Sahara Hotel, whose owner was the recently deceased Robert Bennett. It was Bennett who bought the Sahara from its former owner, Paul Lowden, current chairman and CEO of Archon Corp., operator of the Pioneer Hotel/Casino in Laughlin, Nev.
Arrangements for the financing of the new project were not revealed.
Gaming Summit
Producers of the Southern Gaming Summit have announced that Dan Lee, president and CEO of Pinnacle Entertainment Co., parent company of Casino Magic Biloxi, Miss., will be the keynote speaker.
The Summit will be held in Biloxi beginning on May 7.
Also among the speakers will be Frank Fahrenkopf, president of the American Gaming Association, and Wally Barr, president and CEO of Park Place Entertainment Corp.
The Gulf Coast Gaming Association, producer of the trade show, said it had already lined up about 130 exhibitors and expected that the show would be "the most successful industry trade show outside Las Vegas."
Poor market conditions probably was the reason Mandalay Resort Group (MBG) Monday postponed a $300 million junk bond sale.
The share price of MTR Gaming Group Inc. (MNTG), operator of the Speedway Casino in North Las Vegas, fell to a 52-week low last Friday when it closed at $5.80. During trading on Monday it rose $0.03 but fell to $5.34 per share during after hours trading.
Magna Entertainment Corp. (MIEC) has entered into an agreement to purchase the long-term operating rights for the Portland Meadows Racetrack.
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has suggested that the state take back all the gambling licenses that have been issued and go into the casino gambling business.
A bill to increase the gaming tax in Mississippi from the current 8% to 12% died in committee last week.
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd., Australia's largest manufacturer of slot machines, said it was reducing its expected earnings forecast from $109 million to $80.2 million because it was unable to book a large sale to a South American casino because the company failed to meet certain obligations.
A movement is on in Pennsylvania to have riverboat licenses included in the slot machine legislation that is favored by new Gov. Ed Rendell.
Indiana lawmakers are considering a bill that would force the state's racing commission to split equally between the state's two racetracks the subsidies provided by state law.
Grand Casino Biloxi, Miss., a property operated by Park Place Entertainment Corp. (PPE) is selling a welcome center on U.S. 90, an acre of land on which sits two buildings, for $4.5 million.
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association has gone on record as opposing the proposal that would legalize pari-mutuel betting on rodeo events in Wyoming.
In making their quarterly fiscal report, Argosy Gaming Inc. (AGY) officials said that they expect that the effective gaming and admission tax rate for the company in 2003 will be 37%, up from the current 34%.
Among the insider trader transactions reported last week were: Frank Fertitta III, chairman and CEO of Station Casinos, who sold 219,000 shares on Feb. 4 for proceeds of $4 million, and his brother, Lorenzo Fertitta, president of the company, who sold 65,800 shares for proceeds of $1 million.
Analysts at Salomon Smith Barney last week cut their rating on Park Place Entertainment Corp. to "in-line" from "outperform."
The Seminole Tribe of Florida held a topping off ceremony last week for its $100 million 12-story Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa, Fla.


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Alisa received her Juris Doctor from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law; graduating with concentrations in Dispute Resolution and Business & Corporate Law. At Boyd, she was a founding member of the Policy & Legislation Society helping to create the annual Making the Law Competition. During law school, Alisa was awarded the 2020 Janet D. Steiger Fellowship to work at the Utah Attorney General's Office with their Antitrust and Consumer Protection Divisions. Alisa gained experience as an intern for the Honorable Judge Stefany Miley, as a student attorney at the UNLV Investor Protection Clinic, and as an extern for the Nevada Attorney General's Office and the Clark County District Attorney's Office.
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Investors dumped Turkish bonds and stocks on Wednesday after the nation orchestrated a currency crunch to prevent the lira from sliding days before an election that will test support for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rule.
The cost of borrowing liras overnight on the offshore swap market soared past 1,000 percent at one point on Wednesday because local banks are under pressure not to provide liquidity to foreign fund managers who want to bet against the lira. A government official said the measures are temporary.
Turkey's main stock index fell 5.7 percent on Wednesday, almost erasing all of its 2019 gains. The yield on two-year bonds climbed 47 basis points to 20.45 percent and the cost of insuring Turkish debt against default jumped.
Even the lira, which rallied on Monday and Tuesday, couldn't escape the rout, as local companies and individuals loaded up on dollars, according to two traders who declined to be identified. As a sign of how bearish Turks are on their currency's prospects, households and businesses are now holding more of their savings than ever before in dollars and euros. The currency weakened 1.4 percent to 5.4035 per dollar as of 8:37 a.m. in Singapore on Thursday after closing little changed the day before.
The turmoil for foreign investors started late last week when — after months of relative calm — the lira slid 5.1 percent in a single day on Friday. The selling came on the heels of a research note from JPMorgan Chase & Co. recommending investors get out of the lira.
That marked a U-turn because the lira had become a darling for currency traders since the central bank raised interest rates to 24 percent last September. But with elections only a week away, the bearish call provoked a stern reaction from Turkish authorities, who accused the New York-based lender of giving "misleading" and "manipulative" advice. Erdogan even warned on Sunday that bankers deemed responsible for speculating against the currency would be punished.
As an indication of how bad the liquidity crunch is, the cost of borrowing the lira overnight in the offshore market surged more than 40-fold over the last three days to the highest since Turkey's 2001 financial crisis. That's why the lira's gains this week aren't offering an relief to investors with long positions; the high foreign-exchange funding rates are likely to wipe out any money they might have made in closing those trades.


There are one boy and one girl. The boy is Paul and the girl is Emma.
I suppose that Emma lives in a new house and goes to a new school.
Emma walks to school every morning and she gets up at half past seven.


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August 29, 2017 / danburi777 / 1 Comment
by Alpesh H. Patel
BAM! It hit us like a brick wall. We had to leave the country with only clothes on our backs. NEVER would we have thought this could have happened to us of all people. Whether you were high, mid or low-income earners—every Indian had to get out of Uganda.
General Idi Amin forced us out—everyone. Our mother country India laid the responsibility for the Ugandan Asians squarely on her Majesty's UK Government. The UK was the only place that took us in and every ex Ugandan Asian will tell you that this was the best thing that could have ever happened to us. It was a blessing in disguise.
It was a tough time for my parents as only my mum and my brother and I could enter the UK as my father had no UK rights so we basically separated for a few years until he could get his British passport . So for the first few years it was all down to my mother to not only work in three jobs but also have some time for us . I was only 6 when we came to the UK so I simply cannot recall how I felt . One thing I do know is that I never experienced the pain of hunger as my mum always had a plan to put food on the table
We are the Gujaratis and we come from a lineage of India's greatest Merchants—we know how to SELL well. Maybe its in our DNA or something, but we have it in us to be commercially minded. Even more so when we became refugees to the UK and we had to resort to commercialism just to survive. After Uganda we had no choice but to stick together in a very harsh, unwelcoming, and cold London in 1972. We were first in a holding facility near Heathrow airport and then about 10 of us moved to Colindale in London . My uncle had found a cheap 3-bedroom place for rent. We all started from there. In fact, he bought that place and still lives there. That house is special for so many of us . But alas everyone had a complete family except us—it was just my Mother, my brother, and myself. We were on our own and we had to fend for ourselves.
This is the basis of our Entrepreneurial streak—fend for yourself, survive at all costs, continue and march forward regardless of the circumstances.
We had to make something out of nothing and, hence, for me that created a very healthy sense of dissatisfaction with the status quo. This propelled my long entrepreneurial journey and adventure with my first bite of fledgling Entrepreneurship encountered in the Souks of Morocco . I used my Gov grant money to basically get over to Gibraltar then ferry over to Morocco, where I acquired leather goods to sell back to students in my University which was the University of Hull in Yorkshire. The hustle bug hit me at a very early age!
"What is hustling?" A question recently asked of my partner, Buki Mosaku, and I by Will Barron, founder of Sales.red, a podcast going out to over ½ a million sales people. In that context a big question, but with a simple answer nonetheless.
To me, hustling is a make-something-out-of-nothing-mindset with a great sense of urgency. Daring to go where others fear to go. Creating something of value and reaping the rewards in the process. It's the stuff in between that fuels entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial dreams! One of my first businesses was selling Mobile phones to China. I was one of the first guys to sell phones to China back in 1990. I then moved over to Hong Kong to be closer to my buyers and by the age of 24 I had amassed US$1M.
This is part of my DNA. It is why a refugee by the name of Sir Mo Farah is the most decorated athlete in British history and it is why my great grand father sailed thousands of miles in search of prosperity, eventually founding the Odeon Cinema chain in Uganda. The difference with me and other refugees is that we were forced into exile; so I encourage refugees to embrace their double diversity of being a refugee as an opportunity and see it as an adventure, preferably an entrepreneurial one!
There is a famous saying "when life gives you lemons make lemonade". Once you get a taste of the life that you can have with a bit of money, everything changes, sometimes at the cost of proper career planning, which I never did—the Hu$tle does truly come at a cost!
I had always tended for myself and always walked on the edge. My risks taken were not to be looked upon in a light manner. However, I have always felt comfortable with risk. We risked our lives to set up in the UK—risk is part of what makes me whole. It is this risk that has enabled me to overcome FEAR ("False Evidence Appearing Real"). The problem with people in general and many refugees is we become too scared to do something new or something risky. We fear the worst and place more emphasis on the bad side of what may happen instead of reversing that thought pattern and focusing more on the good side of what may happen.
As the famous poet Kovie Biakolo says:
Look around you and look inside you. How many people do you think are settling? I will tell you: a hell of a lot of people. People are settling every day into okay relationships and okay jobs and an okay life. And do you know why? Because okay is comfortable. Okay pays the bills and gives a warm bed at night and allows one to go out with co-workers on a Friday evening to enjoy happy hour. But do you know what okay is not? Okay isn't thrilling, it isn't passion, it isn't the reason you get up every day; it isn't life-changing or unforgettable. Okay is not the reason you go to bed late and wake up early. Okay is not the reason you risk absolutely everything you've got just for the smallest chance that something absolutely amazing could happen.
I simply was not fine to be just OK. Things had been OK with us in Uganda and it got snatched away. My mum always says, "Life can change in a blink of an eye. Never take anything for granted."
It is this that then led me to explore international markets and have a global business experience spanning four continents over the last 30 years. I am proud of what I have experienced—some good things, but mostly lots of failures. It has strengthened my resilience and it has made me turn more inward to actually address the fact that your greatest friend is YOU.
Entrepreneurship is not for the faint hearted. Its jumping off a cliff trying to build a plane on the way down. Most people will crash and burn. I got knocked against the rocks many times by the headwinds but somehow I did build a plane and land intact albeit scarred for life but then again what a journey!
If this is the life you want—risk, thrill, adventure, the unknown—then the big TEST you have to pass is being able to step outside of your comfort zone and agree that just being OK is not good enough. As refugees we must rise to the challenge and test of standing out in a positive way. Eventually it all comes down to how prepared we are to handle these TESTS. I am now… are you?
Alpesh H. Patel is an award winning Global Entrepreneur and has been featured in more than 50 media outlets including CNN, CNBC, BBC, Forbes,GQ and Huffington Post. Alpesh runs Peshmode Ltd, a UK based Advisory and Business Consultancy specializing in Go to Market Strategies, Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship and Results orientated Sales solutions. He has been dubbed as one of the first Tech Innovators to come out of emerging markets and has worked with industry giants such as Visa, Vodafone, Western Union and Uber
Alpesh is a Public speaker and has appeared on several panels such as The Titan Academy, The GSMA ,The African Leadership Network and The Wharton Africa Conference.
He is the author of new book Tested out now on Amazon and Apple iBooks. It is available in Kindle, EPUB and Print. Published in the UK by Peshmode Ltd. For more information see www.peshmode.com/testedthebook.html.


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The Horns of an Altar Linked to Ancient Sacrifices
As early as the third chapter of Genesis, the idea and language of sacrifice is introduced in the Bible. Now, horns from an altar matching the sacrificial system of ancient Israel have been discovered at the site of ancient Shiloh. This adds weight to the identification of this site as Israel's primary worship center for centuries.
The Bible and Ancient Sacrifice
From the very beginning, sacrifice was a provision created by God in order to allow guilty people to be put in right relationship with himself. Though not stated explicitly, allusion to sacrifice appears in Genesis 3 when God provided coverings for Adam and his wife.
In this scenario, the pair had estranged themselves from God by violating his command and subsequently hiding themselves out of shame (3:9, 10). To restore the couple, God approached them in their isolated condition and began addressing their guilt. Several realities are immediately clear. First, God took the initiative in pursuing and restoring the man and his wife (3:8, 9). Second, He made a provision that addressed their shame. Third, that provision involved coverings that were made from animal skins (3:21).
The issue of sacrifice intensifies and becomes more explicit in chapter 4. Here, the issue surfaces when Cain and Abel each present an offering to the Lord. Cain presented an offering of produce from the ground, whereas Abel presented a sacrifice of the firstlings of his flock. The result was that the sacrifice offered by Abel was appropriate and accepted by the Lord. However, the offering presented by Cain was not appropriate and was not accepted.
Cain had presented an offering of produce, which was insufficient to atone for guilt. Furthermore, his reaction was one of anger, and even after counsel from God, he was committed to choosing his own path. Subsequently, he rejected God's counsel and took his brother's life in an episode of murderous outrage. The whole event raises clear questions. The most obvious of these is, why wasn't Cain's offering acceptable in the first place?
It would seem clear that he lacked the attitude of a legitimate worshipper. However, the Torah provides more help in its instruction related to sacrifices. In Leviticus, we learn that the consequences of sin are serious. In fact, they are deadly serious. The result is that a sacrifice is required to effectively take away guilt. Here is the reason:
"For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life." – Leviticus 17:11 (ESV)
The offering of sacrifice was an institution inaugurated by God, and the idea, language, and practice of sacrifice is pervasive throughout the rest of the Scripture. Because of the seriousness of sin, with its deadly and alienating consequences, the Bible gives a lot of attention to the issue of approaching God properly. Early on, the reader learns in Genesis 3 that sin kills, destroys, and alienates. In chapter 4, the reader learns that a person's attempts to worship God on his own terms, whether sincere or not, are an expression of illicit spirituality and are off limits.
The pages of Scripture are filled with examples of presumptuous worshippers who crafted their own styles and approaches to worship. This sometimes entailed worshipping the right God in the wrong way, or worshipping the wrong god altogether.
Of the sacrifices that were offered, not all offerings were animal sacrifices, and not all animal sacrifices were sin or guilt offerings. However, with more than 580 references in the Hebrew Bible to the wrath of God, it was clear that Israel's God was opposed to evil in all of its forms. However, it was the love and kindness of God that created a means for sinners to have their sin forgiven and their guilt removed.
The Horns of the Altar and Shiloh
With all of this emphasis on propriety in approaching God, extensive instructions for the altar's design and use were carefully provided in Exodus 27-29. A prominent feature of the altar was its four horns depicting the horns of a bull. These were carefully constructed and used in a special way during the sacrifice. The text states:
"You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits broad. The altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits. And you shall make horns for it on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze." – Exodus 27:1-2 (ESV)
"[A]nd [you] shall take part of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and the rest of the blood you shall pour out at the base of the altar." – Exodus 29:12 (ESV)
Later, at the time of the conquest, during the administration of Joshua, the tabernacle was finally established in a relatively permanent location. This new home was a remote site called Shiloh. It was here that the Ark of the Covenant and associated altars remained throughout the entirety of the period of the Judges.
Shiloh served as an early sanctuary for over three centuries, until the Ark of the Covenant fell into Philistines hands. The sad story of how this happened was connected to priests that had desecrated the worship of God. As an expression of judgement against them, the offending priests and their family were permanently removed from service.
Shiloh's Biblical Connections Meet Politics
Today, Shiloh is home to both a modern Jewish community as well as the Tel Shiloh archaeological park. As would be expected, the area is of great significance to those interested in biblical history. After all, it is the site where the LORD was worshipped for centuries. It was the location where Hannah prayed for a son, where Eli's family forfeited the priestly office, and where the boy Samuel was commissioned as a prophet.
It was also the place where the tabernacle structure was stationed along with the Ark of the Covenant and the aforementioned altar. If evidence of this latter consideration can be discovered, and it is consistent with what was described in Exodus and Leviticus, just think of the implications.
However, as things currently stand, the site resides in the middle of a complicated geopolitical-religious mash-up. First, it lies within the boundaries of the West Bank and has been growing as a major tourist site in recent years among Bible enthusiasts. By promoting the biblical image of Shiloh as a major religious center inhabited for centuries by ancient Israelites, competing political interests are naturally at play.
In fact, the official Visitor's center describes it as a site where visitors can see the place where the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant existed for 369 years. Besides the religious connotations, that means that it was in continuous use as an Israelite religious center for longer than the United States has been in existence. (See this past Thinker Update on the search for the site of the biblical tabernacle.)
In response, an Israeli NGO known as the Yesh Din: Volunteers for Human Rights filed a petition to have the management of the park transferred to the Civil Administration earlier this year. As reported by the Jerusalem Post, Emek Shaveh said in a release that, "The visitors' experience in Tel Shiloh is primarily based on the biblical account and establishes without any archaeological evidence that the Tabernacle and ancient Jewish community were located here."
The goal was to move oversight of the park from the pro-biblical narrative management currently in charge to a more neutral governance. This is because the park's theme promotes the biblical narrative as well as bolsters its ancient connection to Israel.
Keep in mind that this promotes the reliability of the biblical record to a period between the conquest and the establishment of the first monarchy. If the right kind of archaeological evidence is discovered, commonly held critical theories of the Bible's composition history could be challenged.
Discovery of Altar Horns at Shiloh, Israel
Despite the claims that no "archaeological evidence that the Tabernacle and ancient Jewish community were located here," several very exciting discoveries were made over the past dig season. What's more, these discoveries just happen to align with the biblical narrative.
A team of around 200 archaeologists, scientists, historians, biblical specialists and volunteers, representing 11 universities, and managed by the Associates for Biblical Research have been working in the field of ancient Shiloh. The group has worked under the direction of past Thinker Update contributor, Scott Stripling. (See Stripling's article on anti-biblical bias.)
On August 12, 2019, the group published a report that "three altar horns were discovered during ABR's excavations at Shiloh, Israel this season." The first was 38 cm long and 23.5 cm wide. The second was 18 cm long and 12.5 cm wide. The third was 38 cm long and 20 cm wide."
Of interest is that these altar horns were made of stone and so were able to survive. Although this is different than the composition of the original altar horns described in Exodus, when combined with other artifacts discovered at the dig site, an interesting picture begins to emerge. What is known for sure, is that horned altars were present in Shiloh during the period before Israel's kings.
Assessment of the Biblical Site of Shiloh
In the past, critics have been eager to point to the absence of identified archaeological evidence. Part of the difficulty has been that the tabernacle was a portable structure and so lacked the kinds of materials that would have been able to survive long term. When items have been discovered, they have been subject to alternative interpretations.
For example, in the early 1980s, Tel Aviv University Professor Israel Finkelstein made a discovery in the area of a large quantity of bones. His conclusion was that they pointed to ancient Canaanite ritual sacrifice. When evaluated by Stripling, however, the significance was more revealing. He observed that, "These were kosher and young animals, many with signs of burn or butcher marks on them, and they were mostly from the right side of the animal." He explained further, "This did not mean much to Finkelstein. For me it was Leviticus Chapter 7: The right side of the animal was the priest's portion, which would have been consumed at Shiloh. It would have been sacrificed, eaten by the priest and the bones disposed."
Other items previously discovered include a number of collar-rimmed jars (useful for transporting dry offerings), a ritual chalice, and a ceramic pomegranate, similar to those attached to the rim of the high priest's robe and exclusive to liturgical sites.
"On its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, around its hem, with bells of gold between them, a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, around the hem of the robe." – Exodus 28:33-34 (ESV)
For varying reasons, critics have previously dismissed the validity of the Shiloh site. This is, in part, due to scanty archaeological evidence. However, in light of recent discoveries, the biblical narrative is being confirmed. It can now be conclusively stated that archaeological evidence supports both the presence of Israelites in the ancient city of Shiloh, as well as the presence of religious, cultic, or ritual items consistent with what readers see in the text of Scripture.
As noted by Scott Stripling, "The Bible and other ancient religious texts is what has driven archeology in this region." Further, he stated, "We have to recognize the validity of the Bible… I am comfortable with the biblical story – and now we have proof of that story, really." How this plays out and whether additional discoveries at Shiloh come to light will be something sure to Keep us Thinking!
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Walking the Brooklyn Bridge is incredible and one of the best free activities you can do in this city. The views are breathtaking and give you a great vantage point of Manhattan and Brooklyn. I may be a little bias on this one as it's a special place for me and the hubby being the location of our engagement almost 4 years ago!
With an elevated walkway for pedestrians and bikes it takes around half an hour to cross the bridge on foot, but let's face it you're going to want to stop for photos. For the best views visit at dusk to enjoy a beautiful sunset over the city on a clear day or at night to marvel at the sparkling skyline of Manhattan.
Beware of bikes and try to stay clear of the bike lane, they will get angry and possibly run you down! To enjoy a more peaceful experience on the bridge your best bet is to visit early in the morning or late at night…as with most attractions in New York!


When last I left you, dear reader, I had just been rescued from a blizzard at the Nashville airport by a friend of Dr. Sarah Larsen, Rachel Paul, a professional photographer and former college roomie. Rachel is amazingly big-hearted, like many of the friends of Sarah's I have been lucky to meet in this unexpected spiritual journey that grew out of my social media BuzzBroz work.
Rachel drove the 3 hour round trip through ice and snow that normally would have been half an hour without a single gripe. At last we safely reached her lovely house, tucked deep in the woods of a secluded Nashville affluent area. Her husband Robert, a gentle lion of a man, happily helped us carry our bags into the house as he welcomed us in.
A big fire Robert made for the impromptu event greeted us in the old hearth of this lively home of these two talented artists. Old timbers and warm wood floors perfectly reflected the charm and Southern hospitality of this couple who made me feel instantly at home in the reflection of their love for Sarah.
Rachel and Robert made a tasty dinner for us from stuff we had picked up at the grocery store after the escape from the airport where others less fortunate we had met prepared for a night sleeping on airport chairs. But the best part of dinner for ice cream lover Bradley Quick, my guest lecturer and supporter in this planetary meditation, was the three flavors of ice cream they set on the table for desert.
Bradley Quick lived up to his name and quickly called the couch. So I ended up in a sleeping bag on the floor. I was cold all night despite all the many blankets Rachel gave me, but my inner Larry David was silent for a change.
During the night many downloads, a term light workers use to describe the info that flows to us from who knows where, came to me like energetic snowflakes. We were here after all for a DreamShield mediation I'd had in a vision 2 months ago to free the earth of addiction at Lee McCormick's amazing Spirit Recovery Ranch. But I was nervous about this mediation. Life with my dad as a kid had been plagued by his drinking and I was in short, no fun for anyone to be around, even the angels or ETs or wherever this data for DNA transformation was coming from.
The next day it was still so unusually cold for this part of America that the roads were still not safe to travel to Lee's Ranch, 4o miles west of town. But Rachel and Robert were happy to extend our visit and I was almost as happy as Sarah to be here.
As Sarah and Rachel whipped up an amazing breakfast while getting caught up on life, I caught myself laughing that the couch had turned out not to be so comfortable after all for the quick Mr. Quick.
BTW, here is Sarah and Bradley in a interview on where you can see the great healers in action.
That night Lee treated us all to an amazing concert with a collection of great artists led by Sean Gallaway, a pal of Sarah's husband Greg at the lovely Bellcourt Theater to a packed enthusiastic crowd. In the Bellcout lobby I at last met Mee Tracy, Lee's amazing wife, has been a client of my social media company BuzzBroz for almost a year now but we'd never met until the concert. I promote her amazing Princess Know it All YouTube channel that is over gotten of a quarter of a million views so far. I am huge fan of Mee's work, client or not. A trained Hollywood actor, Mee's videos carry a beautiful message of hope and health that rock. Here's a sample.
What I'd not expected is that Mee looks so much larger than life on film, as so many stars in Hollywood do! I towered over her as we said hello for the first time in person. It felt great to have Rachel and Robert join us as guests for the concert.
I enjoyed Sean Gallaway's music with a message of change for 2012 and beyond. One song hit all my buttons, The Real More. It's about people who get rich only to find they are unhappy and in search of the real meaning of life, which I have come to learn, at least for me as a guy who once built Oprah's studios and was worth about 12 million bucks before hitting 40, is about giving to the world. Here's a taste with an intro by the man himself, Lee McCormick.
After the concert we were treated to a party on Nashville's Music Row at a new sober living house that Lee had just opened with his partner from England. I was bushed and despite the lovely crowd I headed for the quiet peace of Rachel and Robert's home.
Yep, I was still exhausted over the loss of my dad and the 3 nights of solo DreamShield meditations in the Bermuda Triangle. I was nervous and unsure I'd be up for the important work. Later, Sarah Wellborn from Mt. Shasta joined Sarah Larsen at Rachel and Robert's. I was not very good company after the big day and talked about perhaps taking a long break from DreamShield after Nashville.
My inner Larry David was kicking up again and all this good will and peace was giving me a headache. Luckily for me everyone was having too much fun to pay much attention to my self doubts.


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Thanks to advanced business intelligence (BI) tools, hotel operators today can spend more time focused on analyzing the data rather than collecting the data. They can get more work done within the same timeframe, and make better, faster decisions along the way.
Beyond measuring the extent to which ADR and RevPAR have been optimized, and making it easier to adjust pricing as necessary to maintain a competitive advantage, they can engage in all kinds of ad hoc data analysis. They can make changes to key assumptions, look at business outcomes over different time periods, test every imaginable scenario, and understand the financial impact of their decisions. They can run what-if analyses, simulating the impact of data changes on overall patterns or derived calculations.
Having such analytic capabilities at their fingertips can force people to question assumptions at all levels of the organization. An unexpected result deserves to be questioned until it becomes certain it is not based on faulty data or a flawed analysis. Again, what should be avoided is the smug "I know better" attitude that has been known to blind hotel operators — particularly, seasoned revenue managers — to genuine opportunities to increase RevPAR.
A next-generation BI solution can force everyone, from the general manager to the sales, marketing, and guest services teams, to think more strategically than ever before. It can spur them to drive the business further and faster. It can enable them to respond more quickly to business change and empower them to drive integrated decision-making and ownership.
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Ripley Nichols is a visual artist who works within the mediums of printmaking, painting, and tapestry weavings. Through these different mediums, she depicts made up stories and references the worlds of comic books and cartoons. She received a BFA from Alfred University in 2015, and currently lives and works in Philadelphia.
I have always tried to be resourceful in choosing materials to work with. When studying at Alfred University, I was lucky to have been able to jump between many different forms of sculpture and 2nd practices. At Alfred, we had a space that was called "Repo" (meaning Reusable Materials Depo) I went there all of the time for fabric, alternative painting surfaces (doors, sheetrock, marble, etc.) wax, yarn, house paint, and anything else i needed. These materials were unique and I often used them as a jumping point for starting a project, the unpredictability of this process helped me a lot creatively, concluding in the work existing as collaborations with the materials themselves. While i have since then streamlined some things about my work, I still work in this resourceful way when finding materials for a project.


This doe was wandering around our backyard! The human took the time to take pictures of this creature instead of feeding us more treats. How dare she?! Whitetail deer are interesting, but guinea pigs need treats on demand.
And seems generally interested in the bird!
Our owner loves these "majestic" creatures (her words, not ours).