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Tron Church Burned (1793) through Frolic of the Hell-Fire CIub
The venerable Tron Church was destroyed by fire on the 15th February, 1793, and the Presbytery records, which had only a year before been rendered tolerably complete, were greatly injured. Then, as now, the Tron session-house was the meeting-place of the Presbytery of Glasgow; but it was also used for a very different purpose—that of being guard-house of the city night-guard, a body composed of the burgesses, who took duty by rotation. When the watch left the session-house at three o'clock on the morning of the 15th February all was safe; but by seven o'clock the session-house and the church had been totally destroyed.
A local antiquary records that "the guard being out going their rounds, had left a fire as usual in the session-house, without anyone to take care of the premises, when some members of a society, who were the disciples of Thomas Paine, and who designated themselves the Hell-fire Club, being on their way home from the club, and excited with liquor, entered the session-house in a frolic.
While warming themselves at the fire, and indulging in jokes against one another as to their individual capacity to resist heat, with reference to an anticipated residence in the headquarters of the club, they placed what inflammable materials were at hand on the fire to increase it; and ultimately having, in bravado, wrenched off and placed some of the timbers of the session-house on the ignited mass, they could no longer endure the heat, and fled in dismay from the house, which contained much dry wood, as it was seated like a church.
It was soon a mass of fire, and the flames caught the church, which was totally destroyed in a terrific conflagration, so that on the north side of the Trongate, between it and Bell Street, where Antigua Place in Nelson Street now is, a quantity of hay in stack was with difficulty saved from the embers, which were wafted through the air from the blazing church." The steeple, built in 1637, was not, however, destroyed.
In the following year the present church was erected, James Adam, one of the architects of the infirmary, being entrusted with the plans. The remains of the records of the Presbytery and General Session were afterwards carefully collected; and a fairly accurate transcription was made of them. The clock dials were lighted by gas reflectors in the winter of 1821-22, and this is believed to have been the first steeple in the kingdom so illuminated. The inventor of this expedient was, says Clelland, "Mr. John Hart, an ingenious and scientific pastry baker of this city."


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Twitter's Biggest Problem? Its Flawed Design
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Enjoy Twitter? Good news! That makes you part of a surprisingly exclusive club. The bad news? Twitter as you know it might not be around much longer. At least, not if Twitter wants to survive.
That Twitter's in a near-constant state of minor renovation is nothing new to its most dedicated users, who sound the alarm every time an innocuous blue line appears, or carefully customized wallpaper vanishes. It's an understandable reaction, the kind you'd have walking into your living room to find that the sofa and side table had switched places overnight.
It's increasingly clear, though, that Twitter's going to need more than a little feng shui in order to thrive. Even the major changes it's promised might not be enough. To attract the kind of mass user base it seeks, it may need a full gut reno.
The User Gap
Twitter's fundamental problem doesn't take an advanced business degree to grok. It doesn't have enough users, and the new ones it attracts have a hard time catching on. It's a social network that's not very sociable.
"The larger population at hand doesn't understand why Twitter should be a part of the day," explains Forrester Research analyst Erna Alfred Liousas. "They don't understand why they should carve out time away from the networks they already use because they fundamentally don't understand its purpose or how to use it."
While that sounds a bit damning, the truth is that no one's more aware of the problem than Twitter itself. "We have only reached early adopters and technology enthusiasts," explained CFO Anthony Noto in an earnings call this week, "and we have not yet reached the next cohort of users known as the mass market."
It's that mass market that Twitter sees as the key to future success. It's why the company overhauled its homepage in April, why it introduced an "Instant Timeline" to give new users immediate access to a customized experience, and why it will introduce "Project Lightning," a timeline that groups tweets, photos, and videos around experiences rather than individuals, later this year. Twitter is an information cascade; these new and upcoming features are all attempts to provide newcomers a raft, or at the very least a fashionable pair of floaties.
Twitter is an information cascade; these new and upcoming features are all attempts to provide newcomers a raft, or at the very least a fashionable pair of floaties.
"Our goal is to show more meaningful tweets and conversations faster," said Twitter founder and interim CEO Jack Dorsey during that same call, "whether that's logged in or out of Twitter."
The latest of these smaller efforts appears to be replacing the traditional star used to "favorite" tweets with a heart. While it's a limited trial for now, the tweak already brought out the requisite grumping from Twitter's diehard fans.
The concern is misguided for a few reasons. Hearts are intrinsically different from stars, sure, but they're also much clearer in what they represent. A star can be a superlative, yes, but also a bookmark or a brush-off. A heart carries no such ambiguities. It says I like this in a way that someone who has never heard of Twitter can easily intuit. More important, it provides a clear payoff.
"Because Twitter has 'retweet' and 'favorite' as options, you're able to choose," says Ian Burns, Group Creative Director at digital agency Huge. "I think it's the idea that every piece of work you put into Twitter can pay off in ways that you can visualize and numerate. You can see how well you're doing . . . I think if it pays off in that way, then it could help."
Besides which, switching from stars to hearts demonstrably works! Or it did three years ago, at least, for Airbnb, which according to a Fast Company report saw engagement climb 30 percent after a similar star-to-heart transition. That number must look mighty attractive to Twitter, which last quarter saw its U.S. monthly active users grow just 9 percent year over year. (Users and engagement aren't apples to apples, but one certainly feeds into the other).
The bigger reason not to sweat the hearts, though, is that next to the changes coming to Twitter, one icon barely registers.
"Twitter needs to go back to the basics, understand what works, why, and what is currently missing within social," Liousas says. That's going to take rethinking more than just the star.
Change to Grow, Grow to Live
It should be said that not everyone thinks Twitter should be so focused on gaining users. "Prioritizing user growth over anything else can place Twitter at risk of becoming something entirely different," explains 451 Research Senior Analyst Raul Castanon-Martinez.
And yet, it's exactly that "something entirely different" that Dorsey seemed to be aiming for in this week's call. "You will see us continue to question our reverse chronological timeline," Dorsey said, "and all of the work it takes to build one by finding and following accounts."
Castanon-Martinez maintains that Dorsey's position as interim CEO predisposes him to focus on short-term, Wall Street–friendly wins, like a steadily growing user base. And it's true that the slow growth caused the company's stock value to drop 14 percent in one day. But the reason Twitter may be due for a major rethinking isn't that the company suddenly decided to attract customers. It's that it's been trying to, and hasn't.
The reason Twitter may be due for a major rethinking isn't that the company suddenly decided to attract customers. It's that it's been trying to, and hasn't.
"Product initiatives . . . like Instant Timelines and logged-out experiences have not yet had meaningful impact on growing our audience or participation," said Dorsey earlier this week, calling that stagnation "unacceptable." The reason that they haven't worked, though, is the same reason dozens of other trials and initiatives haven't through the years, which is that Twitter itself is fundamentally unsound.
"The very nature of the kind of content, 140 characters where you can pretty much do anything with it, makes it hard for people to approach it, because you don't know what to expect. Whereas you look at an Instagram feed and you have a format you can easily follow," Burns says. "I think it's an inherent flaw with how it was initially designed."
Project Lighting could go a long way toward fixing that problem, by surfacing quality content oriented around a known topic, instead of a random string of inside jokes and responses to conversations that started hours or days ago. Even then, though, Twitter still needs to explain why it's the best source for that content in the first place.
"I can look on my Instagram feed, go to my Facebook feed, see what my friends are saying on Snapchat, talk to my friends on WhatsApp, I have Facebook Messenger," Burns says. "I have all these other places, and a lot of times it's similar content. Why would I choose the one that's the most obtuse about the way it displays that to me?"
That's the real question Twitter needs to answer. If it can, growth should come just fine on its own. If not, there's always Snapchat.
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Here's Where Things Went Wrong for Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in 2017
Why did AMD give up all of its year-to-date gains?
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AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) was one of the hottest tech stocks of 2016, surging nearly 430% on its recovering chip sales. But 2017 was a different story. After climbing another 30% by March, the stock stalled out -- and then reversed course following its third quarter earnings report in late October.
AMD has now declined 22% over the past month, erasing all of its year-to-date gains and casting serious doubts on the former tech darling's long-term growth. Let's look back at what went wrong for AMD, and whether or not it can turn things back around.
What was the original bull case for AMD?
AMD bulls believed that the company's x86 chipmaking business could challenge Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) again with its new Ryzen chips, while its discrete GPU business would gain ground against NVIDIA (NASDAQ:INTC) with its newer Vega-based GPUs.
For a while, it seemed like AMD's plan would work. The new Ryzen CPUs offered performance comparable to that of Intel's current-gen Kaby Lake CPUs at lower prices. Major companies, including Microsoft and Baidu, agreed to install AMD's higher-end Epyc CPUs into their data centers -- which could potentially loosen Intel's near-monopoly on the server chip market. AMD also plans to hit Intel in the mobile market with Mobile Ryzen CPUs, which integrate Vega graphics directly into laptop CPUs.
AMD's new Vega-based Radeon GPUs also offered comparable performance to NVIDIA's current-gen Pascal cards. It also launched a high-end workstation card, the Radeon Vega Frontier Edition, to challenge NVIDIA in the enterprise market. Sales of its GPUs also enjoyed a minor boost from the cryptocurrency mining craze.
Meanwhile, the bulls believed that updated versions of the Xbox One and the PS4 would boost sales of AMD's custom SoCs, which power both consoles. Those three core businesses would prop up AMD's revenue growth, and any seasonal weakness in one could be offset by growth in the others.
So what went wrong?
On the surface, AMD's growth still looks superb. Its revenue rose 25% annually last quarter as its non-GAAP net income surged more than 300%. It also posted a GAAP net income of $71 million, compared to a loss in the prior year quarter. Analysts expect its revenue and non-GAAP earnings to respectively rise 23% and 193% this year.
However, most AMD investors didn't count on Intel and NVIDIA hitting back so hard. Intel initially teamed up with AMD to create Radeon-branded graphics cores and built-in video memory for a new chipset, which seemed like a win-win situation for both companies and a losing one for NVIDIA.
But shortly afterwards, Intel announced the creation of a new Core and Visual Computing group to create discrete GPUs -- and hired Raja Koduri, AMD's former senior president and chief architect of Radeon, as its new leader. This was clearly bad news for AMD and NVIDIA, and both stocks plunged after the announcement.
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Intel also introduced its new Coffee Lake chips (the final 14nm Skylake refresh), which pulled ahead of Ryzen again in terms of raw performance in mainstream desktops. Intel's Skylake-X also countered AMD's Threadripper (two eight-core Ryzen CPUs joined by AMD's Infinity Fabric) in the high-end market, albeit at a much higher price.
Meanwhile, AMD's Vega chips offered comparable performance to NVIDIA's Pascal chips, but the prices were also comparable -- which limited their overall appeal. NVIDIA also introduced its next-gen Volta GPU for enterprise users. Once the mainstream version of Volta arrives next year, AMD could struggle to match NVIDIA's blows. Lastly, NVIDIA stole the console show by securing the SoC spot in Nintendo's Switch, which has been outselling the Xbox One and PS4 over the past few months.
So where do we go from here?
Analysts expect these headwinds to throttle AMD's growth, with its revenue and earnings respectively rising 13% and 169% next year. Those numbers aren't bad, but they would represent a significant slowdown from its growth in 2016.
Moreover, the stock doesn't seem particularly cheap at 38 times next year's earnings, which is higher than Intel's forward P/E of 14 but only slightly lower than NVIDIA's forward P/E of 42. As a result, AMD's stock is priced for perfection, but the chipmaker could struggle to meet investors' lofty expectations.
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Bipartisan Ped Safety Amendment Hitches a Ride on House Auto Bill
By Elana Schor
The House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday advanced an auto safety bill aimed at strengthening U.S. DOT regulators' hands in the aftermath of Toyota's recall debacle. Despite Republican complaints that the legislation would impose too many new costs on the car industry, bipartisan support emerged readily for an amendment focused on pedestrian safety.
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Offered by Reps. Ed Towns (D-NY) and Cliff Stearns (R-FL), the amendment would require makers of hybrid and electric cars, which often produce little to no sound when traveling at low speeds, to include an alert noise as a precaution for nearby pedestrians and cyclists.
The silent-cars amendment tracks with conclusions reached this month by automakers and advocates for the blind, many of whom were long concerned about already-impaired pedestrians' ability to guard against the presence of a semi-silent oncoming vehicle.
A September study [PDF] conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that the crash risk to pedestrians from cars traveling at low speeds was twice as high for hybrids as for combustion-engine models. The study also concluded that the likelihood of crashes at road intersections involving cyclists were "significantly higher" for hybrids than for conventionally powered cars.
"As the popularity of hybrid and green cars continues
to grow, the audibility of these vehicles at low speeds poses serious safety
concerns," Towns said in a statement on his and Stearns' proposal. The broader auto-safety bill is expected to come to a vote in the full House later this year.
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After three public hearings in one week on the increasingly hot-button issue of distracted driving, Congress appears no closer to answering the question of whether a punitive strategy for encouraging state-level action — such as threatening to withhold highway funds — can win sufficient support from conservatives. (Photo: One Penny Sheet) In the House Energy […]
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Just as it seemed like a transportation extension was on the fast track to passage, a Tea Party senator from Utah is gumming up the works — and the top Republican on the EPW Committee might have a plan to help him. CQ Roll Call reports that Sen. Mike Lee is threatening to block progress […]
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Q: How can i compare my 2 SQL tables? I have 2 tables, with a bunch of supplier ports in them, some more fields than in the 2 screenshots but the important fields are the 3 here, supplier no, port code and port active.
I would like to compare there 2 tables in 3 different ways:

*

*What does table 1 have, that table 2 does not have?

*What does table 2 have, that table 1 does not have?

*What do both tables have, but they are different, eg: port active = Y or table 1 and N in the same port in table 2.

What would be the best way to go about comparing them like this?

A: If SUPPLIER_NO can be considered a primary key or at least unique the following query, will return what is available in Table1 that is not available in Table2
SELECT A.*
FROM Table1 A
LEFT JOIN Table2 B
  ON A.SUPPLIER_NO = B.SUPPLIER_NO
WHERE B.SUPPLIER_NO IS NULL

Just switch Table1 and Table2 to get what is available in Table2 and not in Table1.
To get differences between tables you can use set operators but you should convert the last field value so that it has the same domain in both tables (e.g. PORT_ACTIVE in Table2 should be valued with 'Y' and 'N' instead of true and false). For example, we may consider this table Table2_Converted.
Then you can perform a MINUS or EXCEPT (it can be different based on the RDBMS you are using) operation between the two tables.
SELECT *
FROM (SELECT T1.* FROM Table1 T1 INNER JOIN Table2_Converted T2 ON T1.SUPPLIER_NO=T2.SUPPLIER_NO)
MINUS
SELECT *
FROM (SELECT T2.* FROM Table1 T1 INNER JOIN Table2_Converted T2 ON T1.SUPPLIER_NO=T2.SUPPLIER_NO)

will return everything available in both tables but that is different in Table1.
SELECT *
FROM (SELECT T2.* FROM Table1 T1 INNER JOIN Table2_Converted T2 ON T1.SUPPLIER_NO=T2.SUPPLIER_NO)
MINUS
SELECT *
FROM (SELECT T1.* FROM Table1 T1 INNER JOIN Table2_Converted T2 ON T1.SUPPLIER_NO=T2.SUPPLIER_NO)

Just switch the two statements to have everything available in both tables, but that is different in Table2.

A: Adding to what folco already said, you can also use the NOT IN operator in the WHERE clause.
I'm going to consider SUPPLIER_NO as PRIMARY KEY in the next examples :
SELECT *
    -> FROM Supplier
    -> WHERE Supplier_No NOT IN(
    -> SELECT Supplier_No
    -> FROM Supplier2);

Here is the output
+----+-------------+-----------+--------+
|    | Supplier_No | Port_Code | Active |
+----+-------------+-----------+--------+
|  6 |         996 | CAN       | Y      |
|  7 |         996 | HKG       | Y      |
|  8 |         996 | SHA       | Y      |
|  9 |         996 | SHK       | Y      |
| 10 |         996 | TAO       | Y      |
| 11 |         996 | XMN       | Y      |
+----+-------------+-----------+--------+

And vice versa to obtain the other informations you want :
SELECT *
    -> FROM Supplier2
    -> WHERE Supplier_No NOT IN(
    -> SELECT Supplier_No
    -> FROM Supplier);

Output :
+----+-------------+-----------+-------------+
|    | Supplier_No | Port_Code | Port_Active |
+----+-------------+-----------+-------------+
|  1 |        1384 | YTN       | false       |
|  2 |        1543 | SHA       | true        |
|  3 |        1982 | SHA       | true        |
|  4 |        1662 | SHA       | true        |
|  5 |        1384 | SHA       | true        |
|  6 |        1543 | TAO       | true        |
|  8 |        1982 | TAO       | true        |
|  9 |        1662 | TAO       | true        |
| 10 |        1678 | SWA       | true        |
| 12 |        1991 | SWA       | true        |
| 13 |        1543 | XMN       | true        |
| 14 |        1982 | XMN       | true        |
| 15 |        1991 | CWN       | false       |
+----+-------------+-----------+-------------+

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A few months ago, I joined an awesome tribe of writers at Our Words Collaborative, a Christian devotional website where we share how God is moving in our lives. From time to time, I'll republish some of those devotionals here on Mondays. I think it's a great way to kick off our week – centered in faith.
There are days I wake up, beating back exhaustion and swallowing tears. The past few years have stretched our family in ways we never imagined. And yet, through it all, an unrelenting faith is taking root. Often I pray not day by day, but second by second. Most people would not place struggle and blessing in the same sentence, but I now understand God uses our most painful experiences to help grow us beyond ourselves, and into the realm of steadfast belief. His grace always sustains and guides us, even when we feel alone.
I believe God will do the impossible. And I say this to myself repeatedly, especially during those times when the weight of disillusionment chases me, relentless in its pursuit of my joy. Confessing victory over what looks like destruction defeats the enemy every time. It's not an easy mindset to practice, but it's a liberating one.
I draw strength from various ministries, meditating on verses of scripture which feel as if they were written solely for me. And I read books by healing ministers such as Becky Dvorak (Dare to Believe: The True Power of Faith to Walk in Divine Healings and Miracles) who works in Guatemala, and travels the world with her husband, delivering powerful testimonies, teaching people to activate their faith and walk in the supernatural.
1. Surround Yourself With God's Promises: Put up encouraging and healing scripture verses all around your home and office. Read them aloud daily, several times a day. Commit them to memory.
2. Celebrating God Through Song: Listen to praise music with meaningful statements about victory and perseverance. I particularly enjoy songs from prolific artists such as Big Daddy Weave, Mali Music, Lauren Daigle and Plumb.
Our struggles are shaping and refining us. Instead of resisting them, embrace the lessons and allow your soul to bloom through connecting to His presence.
Help me to understand what appear to be obstacles are actually opportunities to activate radical and unwavering faith. Today I might face struggles, but remind me you are here, standing alongside me, conquering each roadblock.


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Broadcaster and naturalist Mike Dilger is a familiar face to viewers of the BBC's One Show where he is a regular wildlife presenter. With an enthusiastic and user-friendly approach to bringing wildlife facts and stories to life, the Froglife team were thrilled when he signed up as our Patron in 2012. Mike was heavily involved in our Tuppence a Toad campaign to raise funds and awareness for the threats facing Common Toads, and hosted the finale night by hosting an evening of talks at the Institute of Zoology. He has also had a practical taster of our work, having filmed with our Green Pathways project for BBC Children in Need at our allotment in Peterborough, met the newts at Hampton Nature Reserve and been out with a Toad Patrol in action on a busy spring evening.
"The more I've learned about Froglife's work, the more I've understood the threats facing amphibians and reptiles and the huge amount of work needed to help these amazing creatures survive," says Mike. "It's crucial that we take a double pronged approach to this, with on-the-ground work supplemented by efforts to inspire people and get them to buy in to the cause. It's been a pleasure getting to know Froglife, its staff and volunteers and I'm proud to be Patron of this passionate and proactive organisation."
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Jules is a zoologist, international non-fiction author and regular writer for The Guardian and BBC Wildlife Magazine. A former Froglifer, Jules has a genuine soft spot for frogs and toads and has fond memories of his years on Froglife's enquiry line, particularly during spring-time.
"For me, amphibians and reptiles are mysterious, weird and not altogether… normal. This is why I love them. And they're also so accessible. Anyone, regardless of their demographic in life, can be engaged by frogs. Through them, anyone can be sparked off into a lasting interest in science and nature. This was certainly the case for me."
As well as writing and presenting, Jules is also a UK Science Ambassador. Over the years, Jules has worked with 100,000 pupils, encouraging careers in science including palaeontology, zoology and wildlife conservation. Jules also presents at (and hosts for) a number of science festivals, including Edinburgh International Science Festival, Cheltenham Science Festival, TEDx and IDEAcity Toronto.
"Froglife's strength is in its unique perspective. Wildlife conservation is mostly about saving wild places. But we, I guess, need saving a bit too. Our lives can be made better through nature. Froglife gets that. Being a Patron, having worked at Froglife, is a real honour and a privilege. I'm delighted to be involved."
Kate Bradbury
Kate Bradbury is an award-winning author and journalist, specialising in wildlife gardening. She edits the wildlife pages of BBC Gardeners World Magazine and regularly writes articles for the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, The Guardian, RHS magazine The Garden and BBC Wildlife and BBC Countryfile magazines.
(photo by Sarah Cuttle)
Species champions
We are very pleased to have four MSPs on board supporting our species in Scotland, they are:
Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland and supporting the common toad David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy and supporting the common lizard Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling and supporting the slow worm
Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland and Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity. Emma is supporting the natterjack toad
The majority of Froglife's funding comes through projects – our practical conservation work, education or learning schemes and research. The list below shows every organisation that is currently supporting our busy programme to help amphibians and reptiles thrive.
For information on how to become a corporate sponsor, click here.
For information on how to sponsor a project, click here.
You can find a full break down of our finances and funding in our Annual Review.
Grant making trusts and organisations
Alexander Moncur Trust Biodiversity Challenge Fund (via Scottish Natural Heritage) Blodwen Llyod Binns Bequest Fund
Greener City Fund
Partners for Health
holidaycottages.co.uk offers a choice of over 3500 holiday cottages in beautiful destinations across the country. They are sponsoring Froglife in order to help protect the UK's wildlife and habitats so they can be enjoyed for years to come. Stay In Cornwall is your go-to for what to see, what to do and where to stay in Cornwall, offering holiday cottages, hotels, holiday parks and more. By sponsoring Froglife, they hope to give back to nature and aid in the conservation of amphibians and reptiles. CJ Wildlife – this company, which offers a full range of wildlife products as well as food, has become a charity partner providing us with an annual donation, commission on sales generated through this link and promotional opportunities.
Environmentjob.co.uk – a really useful site for eco-friendly careers. They support us with free and discounted advertising for our jobs, volunteer roles and training courses. Froglife has managed Hampton Nature Reserve since 2003, on behalf of landowners Value Nature Ltd, part of the O&H Group.
BillyOh.com has been established within the outdoor building and leisure products industry since 2000.
As a family run business, CEO Charles Walton has helped guide the company from strength to strength over the past 18 years.
BillyOh.com is unique within the market as it designs, manufactures and delivers all of its own products direct from its factory in the UK. This enables the company to have complete control over the entire construction and distribution process.
At the centre of BillyOh.com philosophy is delivering a positive customer experience, making people feel valued and delivering the best possible results.
The company sells a range of garden buildings, furniture and accessories ranging from bike sheds and summer houses to barbecues and even decking solutions.
For more information visit www.BillyOh.com
Our Business Supporters:
Gordon Low are UK Fabricators of high quality rubber pond liners. They give Froglife discounts on these.
The following companies have given their staff time off to help as volunteers on our habitat projects. These teams have been enormously valuable and have helped us to deliver a number of sessions, we would like to thank the staff and the companies:
Skanska, Network Rail, Volvo, Carillion, Co op, Capita, Yorkshire Buidling Society.
For information on ways YOU can support Froglife, click here.


"The teacher engages in ongoing professional learning and uses evidence to continually evaluate his/her practice, particularly the effects of his/her choices and actions on others (learners, families, other professionals, and the community), and adapts practice to meet the needs of each learner."
As a professional musician, I have acquired a number of professional memberships that continuously provide me with new insights and ideas via printed materials, online databases, workshops, and conference opportunities. I am currently a member of the Indiana Music Education Association (IMEA), the International Kodály Society (IKS), the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), the National Flute Association (NFA), and the Organization of Kodály Educators. Previously, I have also been a member of the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA). For more information about any of these organizations, please click on the name to visit their official website.
Dr. Jaccard served as a member of my graduate committee during the pursuit of my Masters of Music in performance and also as a personal mentor. He is the educator that piqued my interest in general music education and in the Kodály approach. Because he also oversees the elementary music programs of the Provo School District, after graduation, I continued to work under him as the flute instructor for the After School Music School and as one of the music specialists in the Provo School District.
As part of Kodály Certification granted by the BYU InterMuse Academy, each student participates in the Chamber Choir, which presents a concert at the end of each summer course. The Chamber Choir sings a wide variety of repertoire, much of which is two- or three-part. These rehearsals and performances have given me a greater range of choir music that I am now familiar with and could use with an upper-level children's choir. Below is a recording of our 2012 performance of the Senegal canon Tumba.


In this article I'm taking a look at the Best VPN for TalkTalk.
If you've got a TalkTalk subscription in the UK and you're looking for the best VPN service to use it with then it can be difficult and lengthy process.
There is just so much choice out there and knowing which to choose is almost impossible.
Over the past few weeks I've been testing many different VPN providers to see which worked best with TalkTalk.
Below are my findings. If you've got TalkTalk then simply sign up to one of the providers below, I found them to be the best out there.
If you're looking for the Best VPN for TalkTalk then you should start with IPVanish.
After extensive testing I found them to offer the best speeds out of most VPN providers.
There are 4 locations across the UK including London, Manchester, Nottingham and Glasgow. Having so many regional access points allows you to get the best possible speeds.
Software is available for Windows and Mac desktop and laptop computers with apps for Android and iOS so your tablet and mobile devices can be easily secured.
All the major UK streaming services such as BBC iPlayer, Sky Go, BT Sport and more work with the service so if you go abroad you can access them. Or if you want to protect your privacy you won't need to disconnect to watch those services.
ExpressVPN have one of the biggest VPN networks in the world with servers in 94 different countries and 145 different cities.
If protecting your privacy is the key reason for you using a VPN then the vast location list will allow you to tunnel out of the UK to nearly any other country.
With such an extensive list of locations you'll also be able to access content from other countries while connected to TalkTalk and using the ExpressVPN service.
Software and apps are available for all major systems plus the addition of a Linux client for Ubuntu so if you use Linux then you'll appreciate the support.
There is zero logging on the service that means what you do while connected remains private and no history of your actions is kept.
With a 30-day money back guarantee you have nothing to lose by testing them.
StrongVPN have a lot fewer servers than all the other providers in this guide but don't let that put you off… and I'll tell you why.
As a TalkTalk customer you're likely to connect to UK servers the majority of times to give you the best possible speeds. StrongVPN have 7 UK locations – more than any other provider.
Like the other providers they have software for PC and Mac and even apps for mobile devices using Android or iOS. So even though they have less worldwide servers they are still feature rich.
The mobile apps are really easy to use too and although the desktop software is a little clunky looking it does the job with minimal effort.
There is even a 30-day money back guarantee and while it isn't as long as the other providers it does give you enough time to test the service on TalkTalk to see if it's suitable for you.
If you're new to VPN use and you just want to get a service to use and forget about then VyprVPN should be the first you look at.
The service works well with TalkTalk and the apps and software are some of the simplest I've come across. Simply fire up the software or app, hit connect and it will connect you to the fastest server.
You can then just forget about it and go on with your daily routine.
You can of course manually choose another location to connect to but it's the most beginner-friendly I've tested.
VyprVPN doesn't allow torrent access so if you want to download from torrents on your TalkTalk service then you'll need to stick with a provider like IPVanish who do allow them.
A free 3-day trial is available. Just pop in your payment details and take advantage. If you don't want to keep the service then cancel and you won't be charged.
NordVPN offers one of the best choices for use with TalkTalk.
They've got apps for all major devices include the likes of the Amazon Fire TV so whether you're browsing the internet and sending emails or streaming high-quality video to your TV then you'll be covered.
Using the VPN from NordVPN will stop pesky hackers from snooping on your internet connection and allow you to avoid government snooping such as the Investigatory Powers Act.
The price is highly competitive especially if you sign up for one of their 3 year packages and it's even good value if you just choose a year.
They unblock most major services including everything from Netflix to BBC iPlayer so there's no trouble streaming your favourite services while staying secure.
The above 5 choices are the Best VPN services for TalkTalk without a doubt.
After extensive testing of a wide range of available services they offered the best service for use with TalkTalk.
If you don't have time to be searching about then just selecting any of the five will be fine.
However, if you want to think about a few areas to consider first then take a look at my Top 3 reasons to use a VPN with TalkTalk below.
The UK has in recent years become a big brother state.
What you do, view and say online is monitored and can be recorded. TalkTalk is bound by such regulations.
Even if you're a law abiding citizen whole swathes of data can be logged allowing government bodies to build a profile of what you like and dislike.
Using one of the five VPN services above will allow you to step outside this regulation and protect your TalkTalk connection from being monitored.
Many websites in the UK are now blocked.
This can range from whole websites such as torrent sites all the way through to simple videos intended for other regions.
By using one of the five VPN services above you can send your TalkTalk internet connection via another country and access websites, videos and more than are blocked in the UK.
If you like to watch overseas TV such as US dramas, Nordic thrillers or any other type of TV from outside the UK then one of the five VPN services above can let you access overseas TV services.
If you visit an overseas website such as CBS from the UK directly on your TalkTalk internet connection you're blocked from viewing.
By simply using a VPN and connecting to the country the TV service is from you can stream all your favourite overseas TV shows easily.
If you're still confused and just want the Best VPN for TalkTalk hit the button below to visit their website.


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Kim Chi (Drag Queen) Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Kim Chi Quick Info
Height 6 ft 4½ in
Date of Birth August 8, 1987
Kim Chi a South Korean-American drag queen, artist, actress, singer, and television personality who is best known for participating in the 8th edition of the reality television competition series, RuPaul's Drag Race. She also became the first Korean-American drag queen to appear on American national television.
Sang-Young Shin
Kim Chi pictured at RuPaul's DragCon LA 2018 (DVSROSS / Flickr / CC BY 2.0)
South Korean, American
Kim Chi attended college and studied Graphic Design.
Drag Queen, Artist, Television Personality, Actress, Singer
Kim Chi is represented by Voss Events.
Kim Chi (Right) as seen in a picture along with Stacey Dooley in November 2019 (Kim Chi / Instagram)
6 ft 4½ in or 194.5 cm
90 kg or 198.5 lbs
Dark Brown (Natural)
Curvy physique
Detailed eye makeup
Kim Chi as seen at RuPaul's DragCon 2017 (DVSROSS / Flickr / CC BY 2.0)
Kim Chi Favorite Things
Game – Danganronpa
Source – FANDOM
Kim Chi Facts
After her birth, she spent some of her childhood years growing up in South Korea.
Her parents are divorced.
It was in 2012 that she started her drag journey in Chicago as Kim Chi.
With her appearance on RuPaul's Drag Race, she became the first Korean-American participant on the show.
Kim Chi released her song, Single, in 2016.
In the year 2016, she competed on season 8 of RuPaul's Drag Race and her fellow contestants included Bob the Drag Queen, Naomi Smalls, Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Derrick Barry, and others. She finished as a runner-up, alongside Naomi Smalls, for the season.
It was only after Kim Chi started gaining acclaim on television that her mother got to know about her drag career and she did not know anything about it until 2017.
Regarding her drag persona, she once said, "Kim Chi is a live-action anime character whose fashion aesthetic could be described as 'bionic doily.' I imagine my aura to be an array of ultraviolet colors that spews glitter. I celebrate all things cute, fun, weird, and exotic."
Kim Chi competed against the likes of Trixie Mattel, Jasmine Masters, Latrice Royale, and Eureka O'Hara in the holiday television special, RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular, in 2018.
She has also worked as an art director.
She has appeared in music videos for several songs such as The Realness by RuPaul, Straight Outta Oz and Expensive by Todrick Hall, Pose by Naomi Smalls, and Me4U by Danny L Harle.
Kim Chi has also appeared on other shows like Gay for Play Game Show Starring RuPaul, RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race, Pardon My French Food, and Gaymer Guys.
She has launched her own cruelty-free beauty line called KimChi Chic Beauty and it was nominated for a WOWIE Award in the "Best Beauty Line Awards" category in 2019.
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The U.S. General Services Administration and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded blanket purchase agreements for Earth Observation Solutions under the government's source for more efficient information technology acquisitions, known as GSA's IT Schedule 70.
The partnership between NGA and GSA is in support of the Commercial Initiative to Buy Operationally Responsive GEOINT, or CIBORG. The initiative leverages schedules and contractual instruments available via the GSA to allow commercial purchases by government organizations for geospatial earth observation data, products and services.
Using BPAs simplifies the acquisition ordering process and reduces purchasing costs by anticipating repetitive needs for supplies or services and setting up accounts with trusted suppliers.
"The earth observation industry has experienced accelerated growth and we're very pleased to position our offerings to provide the latest in emerging technology and solutions while making it easier for our government customers to reach these companies," said Bill Zielinski, GSA's acting assistant commissioner for the Office of Information Technology.
GSA is working with partner agencies to provide a one-stop-shop to meet the needs of its government clients as new commercial technologies and solutions rapidly increase in the earth observation industry.
"The partnership between NGA and GSA in support of CIBORG has resulted in a solution that allows for flexibility when purchasing GEOINT data, products and services against dynamic requirements," said David Gauthier, NGA's director for Source Commercial and Business Operations.
Through the BPAs, GSA is addressing the government's growing need for these complex services, which bring together multiple technologies including satellite imagery and communication, distribution and content management, change detection, advanced analytics and data products.
The BPAs are under Special Item Number (SIN) 132-41 on IT Schedule 70.
The companies selected will provide earth-observation products, services and tools to agencies across the government.
The benefits of this BPA include cost efficiencies in management of data, more efficient recurring purchasing provisions, fast ordering processes, easy access to products and services and the latest commercial offerings, and flexibility in contract durations and in addressing dynamic mission needs.


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Pauline Lymberis Markas
September 07, 1940 - July 31, 2022
Pauline Markas died peacefully in hospital, in Laguna Beach, California on July 31st, 2022. She was predeceased by her husband, Stephen (2012) after 47 years of marriage.
She is survived by her two sons: Michael S. Markas M.D.(Miranda) and Stephen Matthew Markas, and two grandchildren: Joselyn and Justin. Also her nephew, Steve Powell (Debbie) and his twin sons, Michael and Sam.
Pauline was born on September 7th, 1940 in San Jose, CA to Sam and Helen Lymberis, and was one of 3 siblings: Milly Powell (d. 2014), Nick Lymberis (Barbara). Her father was one of the founders of St. Nicholas Church in San Jose, California and was instrumental in the choosing of the St. Nicholas church name. Her uncle, Arthur Reppas, was St. Nick's cantor for many years until his passing.
Pauline attended Willow Glen Elementary School, Edwin Markham Junior High, and Willow Glen High School. After high school graduation, she attended San Jose State University, where she graduated with a BA and a California Teacher's Credential and affiliated with Kappa Delta Sorority. She taught at Samuel Ayer High school after her college education. She married Steve and they moved to Menlo Park, where he commuted to SF, where he was employed by Chevron Corporation, and she commuted to Milpitas, for her teaching assignment. However, after 4 years, they moved to San Mateo, California, where their 2 sons were born, and lived there for 35 years. She was a member of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross during those years and a member of their Philoptochos. She also was active with the San Mateo Peninsula Alumnae Kappa Delta chapter for the same number of years. When her youngest was in 1st grade, Pauline began working at Hillsdale HS as a substitute teacher and library assistant and worked there for 10 years until she became the Librarian at Junipero Serra High School in 1992. During her tenure at JSHS she worked with Fr. John L. Zoph, for whom the library was later named, and she upgraded the library at a time when major changes were happening in school libraries and in libraries everywhere….it was the time of internet access, and online catalog and available online databases, all of which she implemented at the request of the administration. She also was able to teach library skills to all incoming freshmen during her 12 years there.
In 2004 she and Steve moved to Ellicott City, Maryland to be nearer her eldest son and family.
This move to the East Coast expedited a lifelong dream of theirs to build a home in Crete on Steve's paternal land. The travel time to Crete was shortened because the air flights were only 10 hours from the East Coast and so they made several trips to Crete and, with the invaluable help of their son, Stephen Matthew, they built a beautiful home in Crete with a lovely view of the Sea of Crete from almost every room. She and Steve spent 3 months every summer there until his death, and subsequently Pauline spent her remaining summers there. She looked forward to her summers there as she had acquired an entire clan of Marakas relatives, who enhanced her life and enriched her summers because she was in their close knit circle. She considered the building of that home in Crete as one the family's proudest achievements (aside from the family they produced), because it enlarged her horizon. She loved her summers there.
After her husband's death, and after spending 10 years in Ellicott City, Maryland, she returned to her beloved state of California, and was so happy to live in SoCal and the city of Laguna Niguel. "Paradise" she often called it. She joined the LNWC and served on the board of that organization; she volunteered at the Laguna Niguel Library Bookstore; joined the LN library book club, and the Red Hat Divas. She was a member of St. Basil's Greek Orthodox Church, where she was a member of St. B's Philoptochos; she joined the Cretan Omonia Chapter; and Kappa Delta Alumnae Newport Harbor.
The Trisagion will be at 7 p.m. on Sunday, August 7th, at St. Basil's Greek Orthodox Church, 31612 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano, CA.
The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, August 8th, at St. Basil's Greek Orthodox Church, 31612 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano, CA.
Interment service will be at 12 p.m. on Wednesday August 10th, at Mission City Memorial Park in Santa Clara, California, by Fr. Peter Salmas, where Pauline will be buried alongside her husband. Nearby she will be surrounded by family who predeceased her: They are her parents, Sam and Helen Lymberis, her grandparents, George and Panagoula Reppas, her Uncle Arthur and Aunt Helen Reppas, her cousin George Reppas, and his stepson, David Reppas.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Basil's Greek Orthodox Church, 31612 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675, or to the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross, 900 Alameda, Belmont, CA 94002.
Trisagion
Date & Time: August 07, 2022 (7:00 PM)
Venue: St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church
Location: 31612 El Camino Real San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 - (Get Directions)
Date & Time: August 08, 2022 (10:30 AM)
Date & Time: August 10, 2022 (12:00 PM)
Venue: Mission City Memorial Park
Location: 420 N. Winchester Rd. Santa Clara, CA 95050 - (Get Directions)
St. Basil's Greek Orthodox Church
Address: 31612 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Greek Orthodox Church Of The Holy Cross
Address: 900 Alameda, Belmont, CA 94002
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Sue Bertotti Price says:
In AOT, Rest In Peace sweet Pauline.


Nestled between a commercial printer and a telecom service provider, and across the road from an aluminum workshop, a theater is not what you'd expect to find here on this industrial corner in Sunset Park. Yet while the former garage may lack the physical attributes of what we think when we imagine a theater, but for the Target Margin Theater, that is not a concern.
For 26 years, the Target Margin Theater company has been performing in borrowed venues. In that time, the shoestring-budget group earned a reputation for its imaginative retelling of classic stories. This is their new home.
Recent productions by the Target Margin Theater include a five-hour presentation of Mourning Becomes Electra and an adaptation of The Tempest. The company, Herskovits explains, is currently working with the idea of The Thousand and One Nights, a collection of Silk Road, Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian stories. From this the company will create some small-scale productions based on the folk tales, which are planned to start in March 2018, and one larger theatrical production, 1001 LABS, which will begin in May 2018. Herskovits says The Thousand and One Nights will either end with the last production in the series, or when the last person who had any involvement in it dies.
After a five-year search, the theater company announced on November 9 that it had found its first permanent home—in this warehouse on 52nd Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues. The new space now houses the company's offices, two rehearsal studios, and a theater.
The decision was driven in part because it was what the company could afford. But with no art district in the area, Herskovits says he could also see a need in the community. Sunset Park has, to a large extent, remained protected from the changing cultural ethos of north Brooklyn and this is something that appealed to him.
A grand opening festival in early November kicked off the company's arrival in Sunset Park, with 90 artists participating over three days in what Herskovits describes as "a great big housewarming party." Of the artists performing, some had worked on Target Margin's first show back in 1991, others were people they had come to know over the years, and some were brand new.
The company's leaders say that it has no money, no assets, and relatively few possessions for a theater, but that the value of the company lies in its people. Community engagement, too, is a top priority for Target Margin Theater and members are trying to establish relationships in their new community. Moe Yousuf, the group's Assistant Artistic Director, attended this month's community board meeting—his second, he says—to introduce the group, and to try to start a conversation by listening to what the community needs rather than talking at them.
"This is a neighborhood that is incredibly diverse," he says. "There's a lack of diversity, as we know, in theater in New York City at all levels. So the fact that we could engage the community," he says, is important to how the company will shape its future programming.
Herskovits says years as a roaming company, creating one-off performances, led to the feeling among company members that they were exploiting the people. It was the lack of meaningful connection to a community that drove Herskovits to look for a permanent home.
Thus, the group's long-term goals include hiring interns from the area, conducting programs with local high schools, and using more local people working on the production and technical sides. Another hope is for the space to become a resource in the neighborhood, providing alternative performance spaces where work can be made cheaply.
Among company members, the theater has been affectionately dubbed "The Doxsee" in commemoration of Lenore Doxsee, a founding member and resident designer of the Target Margin Theater. Doxsee died earlier this year, on May 19th, after a four-year battle with ovarian cancer. Herskovits first looked at the location in Sunset Park more than a year ago, but says he wasn't going to move to it without having Doxsee see the space and discuss with her what it would mean practically from a design perspective. The two had worked together for almost thirty years.


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Muay Thai History and Techniques
- December 3, 2022 - admin
Muay Thai is the national sport of Thailand. It is a combat sport that is often referred to by professionals as the "Art of Eight Limbs," as its movements make use of kicks, punches, and knee and elbow strikes, thereby utilizing all eight points of make contact with. This tends to make it a sport that is both challenging and exceptional, and the ideal practitioners use the greatest gear and equipment, such as a high-high quality Muay Thai Punching Bag. The gear and gear for the sport boasts a history as interesting as the activity itself. The following are some intriguing information about early Muay Thai gear and gear.
The Tiger King
A Thailand ruler identified as the Tiger King had considerable influence on MMA fighting designs, as effectively as the protective gear worn by fighters in the 1700s. His influence in quite a few facets of the sport is nonetheless seen now.
Throughout the Tiger King's reign, these who participated in the sport bound their forearms and hands with strips of horsehair for the purpose of guarding the fighter and inflicting extra damage on his adversary. Later, เรตมวยล่าสุด replaced the horse hair, but had been ultimately discontinued and replaced by the regular boxing gloves seen nowadays.
Till the 1930s, fighters had been also essential to wear groin guards, as groin kicks were a legal move inside the sport until 1932. In the course of the reign of the Tiger King, such guards had been made from tree bark that was held in spot with cloth. In some areas of the nation, groin guards have been also produced from particular forms of seashells.
Contemporary Gear
Specially developed kicking pads are usually worn through practice sessions. In previous centuries such padding was produced from practically anything that was offered, but in today's modern day world MMA pads are specially manufactured for this difficult combat sport.
Headgear is also applied, which protects fighters from head injuries and bruises to the face. Interestingly enough, this kind of protection was virtually overlooked all through the earlier centuries, as fighters were not keen on wearing any kind of equipment that could potentially interfere with their vision. Modern day technology solved this issue by producing protective gear that in no way detracts from the participant's awareness and coordination.
Not surprisingly, gloves are a basic component of the sport's gear in which virtually each participant must invest. There are various types of gloves, including these that are created with injection foam or C3 foam technologies. Higher-high quality gloves should generally be applied in order to lessen the effect on fists and to guard fighters from wrist sprain.
Quite a few MMA participants also use additional protective gear, such as shin guards or physique armor shields. Even though each and every fighter's objective when looking for such gear will differ, one's focus should really normally be on high quality when producing a selection.
Muay Thai and MMA Workout Gear
Kicking or Punching Bags are an vital item for participants, and enable to maintain fighters in optimum physical situation. Throughout history, such bags have been filled with dirt, sand, rubber-like plant matter or even wet cloth in order to simulate the resistance a single would experience when encountering another fighter.
Nevertheless, today's modern day MMA enthusiasts seek bags that don't include sand, as sand can outcome in hollow spots or inconsistent texture that is not conducive to a top quality exercise routine. Particular firms even offer to produce a customized Muay Thai Punching Bag primarily based on the participant's specifications.
Medicine balls, weighted jump ropes and wrist weights are also made use of by these who are really serious about the sport, as these items assistance to retain fighters in top rated situation for competitions. As advancements in modern technologies are made, the perfecting of MMA gear will continue, adding to the already long and interesting history of the sport and the equipment with which it is connected.
Critical Details About Training
Muay Thai is a mixed martial arts (MMA) sport in which both classic boxing moves and stand-up striking techniques are utilised. The sport's reputation has increased more than the past many decades and has turn into a favourite of quite a few MMA enthusiasts. Coaching tactics, like the suitable use of gear such as a Muay Thai Punching Bag, are crucial to the success of these who are really serious about the sport.
What Experts Count on of Participants
While most persons would in all probability agree that every single sport, no matter whether MMA or other forms, calls for a particular level of commitment and discipline, this is specifically correct when it comes to Muay Thai. Prior to practicing or studying the sport, most schools and private trainers need that participants have a thorough understanding of conventional Muay Thai morals and principles. Specialists state that these who participate in the sport need to only do so as a competitive activity or to defend oneself from harm. Making use of such capabilities to inflict harm on one more particular person or to draw focus to one's talent in a self-centered manner is viewed as by Muay Thai authorities and trainers to be exploitations of the sport. Muay Thai principles need that participants be polite, honest, patient, respectful of the law, and beneficial to other individuals at all times. In addition, taking unfair advantage of an opponent is strictly forbidden if 1 wishes to be respected in the globe of competitive Muay Thai.
Kicking and Punching Approaches
Proper kicking and punching approaches are important to anybody who wishes to advance in the sport. Right after donning the correct Muay Thai gear, a top quality exercise need to be completed amongst three and five times per week. This normally starts with practice punches, which can be completed with a companion or practiced on a heavy bag. Punch techniques are generally divided into the following categories: uppercut, jab, hook, straight punch and elbow punch. One must devote equal time to the practice of every single punch, as Muay Thai is an eight point combat sport.
Kicks are categorized as the following: clinching kicks, push kicks, low kicks or roundhouse kicks. All kicking strategies can be practiced with a partner or with a Muay Thai Punching Bag. Even so, clinching kicks are considerably less difficult to fantastic when they are practiced with a further individual as opposed to with a stationary bag.
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Winter storm Jonas heads to the East Coast - Photo Gallery
Deborah Ellison covers Raniyah Shabazz, 4, in a blanket as they walk in the snow Friday morning, Jan. 22, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. A blizzard menacing the Eastern United States started dumping snow in Virginia, Tennessee and other parts of the South on Friday as millions of people in the storm's path prepared for icy roads, possible power outages and other treacherous conditions. (Samuel M. Simpkins/The Tennessean via AP)
City worker Jim Maxwell removes snow from a sidewalk in Franklin, Tenn., Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. A blizzard menacing the Eastern United States started dumping snow in Virginia, Tennessee and other parts of the South on Friday as millions of people in the storm's path prepared for icy roads, possible power outages and other treacherous conditions. (Shelley Mays/The Tennessean via AP)
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Tanglewood Mall and the parking area in southwest Roanoke County is covered in snow, Friday morning, Jan. 22, 2016, near Roanoke, Va. A blizzard menacing the Eastern United States started dumping snow in Virginia, Tennessee and other parts of the South on Friday as millions of people in the storm's path prepared for icy roads, possible power outages and other treacherous conditions. (Erica Yoon/The Roanoke Times via AP)


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I am a recent college graduate now completing a service year with a major national service organization. In this position, I am working with university student volunteers to acquire edible food, which otherwise would have been wasted, and use it to create meals to feed people in our client organizations. This not only helps to eliminate food waste, but also feeds approximately 400 people per week and empowers students to have a hand in creating tangible change.
Every Thursday night, we host a free dinner at a local homeless shelter. Most of our clients are chronically homeless, meaning that they have been homeless for over one year. This dinner is something that our clients have come to rely on, and look forward to every week.
Once the doors are open, we have one policy: respect. There is no 'us' serving 'them', it is just 'us'.
As a result, friendships are a natural occurrence at dinner. In fact, we encourage our attending students to take off their gloves and sit down with the clients, swapping life stories, ideas, and passions. I become elated every time one of my student volunteers tells me about how they received genuine life advice or heard a funny story.
something quickly given in the homeless community. In this story, he shared a history of unimaginable suffering: a meth-addicted father, having a child with a woman who left him for another man, his diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, and his own mother's recent death. He said that he relied on music and his faith to keep smiling because he was just "lucky to be alive." I honestly felt like the lucky one that night and I carry his inspiring wisdom with me every moment of my day.
As a young woman, I think it is common to be told not to talk to socially unconventional people. Sure, being alone on a street corner, I might be wary of who I get too close to. However, working in a space like the shelter affords me the opportunity to smash those deep social barriers. It is a space where I feel safe and, more importantly, so do the rest of 'us'. Nowadays, I don't assume the worst of a person when I see them un-showered and shivering behind a sign and a change bucket. Instead, whenever I walk downtown, I find that I look for my new friends, in the hopes that maybe I can treat them to a cup of coffee and make sure that their socks are dry (I always keep extras in my car, for that reason).
Homelessness is not a simple issue and there is no all-encompassing solution. Nevertheless, there is nothing that can outshine kindness toward a fellow human being. In fact, I highly encourage it.
Feeling inspired? Nearly every major metropolitan area has some sort of homelessness or anti-poverty program. Additionally, most cities also have some form of anti-hunger and food waste program. These organizations typically run on minimal financial support and are always looking for passionate volunteers, and sometimes offer internships!
This is an amazing article and every ONE can benefit from reading this! Allison…you are an inspiration to all of us! Thank you!


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December Birthstone ...
Blue Topaz, December's Birthstone
Topaz and Citrine: Which November Birthstone Do You Love
Opal is the Perfect Fall Birthstone
The Different Kinds of Sapphire, September's Birthstone
Peridot: The Rich Green Gem
Ruby is July's Birthstone
Moonstone is June's Birthstone
The Emerald: The Jewel of the Ancient World
The Diamond is April's Birthstone
Bloodstone: March's Birthstone
Amethyst: The Gem of Royalty for the Gods
Garnet - the Birthstone for January
December's Birthstone is Tanzanite
The History of November's Birthstone, Topaz
Opal: The Prized Jewel of the Ancient World
The September Birthstone - Sapphire
Peridot, The Birthstone for August
Interesting Facts About The Ruby Birthstone
June Birthstone of the Month - Pearl
May Birthstone of the Month - Emerald
April Birthstone of the Month - Diamond
March Birthstone of the Month - Aquamarine
February Birthstone - Amethyst
January Birthstone of the Month - Garnet
December Birthstone - Turquoise
November Birthstone: Citrine
October Birthstone: Opal
September Birthstone - Sapphire
Turquoise is one of the official birthstones for the month of December and among the first gemstones to be mined and set to jewelry sets. Its name is derived from the French word "pierre turquoise" which means "Turkish stone", for it was originally thought to be first produced in the country of Turkey. Turquoise was introduced to Europe through Turkish traders, but actually mined in Persia.
For thousands of years, turquoise has been considered as sacred and the most valuable stone by the Egyptians. When the tombs were excavated, archeologists discovered artifacts decorated with turquoise and even the burial mask of King Tut, an Egyptian Pharaoh, was displayed with a sophisticated detail of this gem. Similarly, when the tomb of Queen Zer was unearthed, a turquoise and gold bracelet was found on her wrist
Ancient Egyptians are known to have a strong hold on the spiritual world for protection, abundance and health. They believed that accessorizing with turquoise could shield them from all forms of illnesses or diseases in the afterlife. During battles, it was also thought to bestow strength and courage among warriors who have the gem placed on their sword handle.
Turquoise is a non-transparent mineral and is among the most valued gems, and comes in a variety of shades from light green to dark green, blue-green, sky blue to dark blue and yellow green. The most desirable color is the blue and far more expensive than the other shades. If turquoise tends to have more of greens than blue hues, the estimated value is lower.
Pure turquoise has the hardness rating ranges from 5-6 on the Mohs scale which is relatively soft. Oftentimes, the stone is treated to improve the durability and color. Two of the most common treatments are dyeing and stabilization.
Coveted for its intense, exotic hue, turquoise is preferably set to necklaces, rings, and bracelets. Crafted out of the best and sophisticated designs, they are a must have in your precious stone collection. The gem makes a great gift for close friends and family. Celebrating the 5th and 11th year of marriage, your special day may be enhanced with turquoise jewelry as a traditional gift.
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Over the years, I have received countless e-mails from people who are upset with me for exposing other religions as being bad. They usually say something like, "Why do you have to trash other religions?" Or they'll say, "What right do you have to criticize other religions?" Or they'll ask, "What makes you think you're right and everyone else is wrong?" A common wrong attitude is that a Christian lacks love for others, if they criticize someone's religious beliefs. They say, "Doesn't the Bible teach that we're supposed to love other people?" Telling the truth to help someone is the ultimate act of love.
Many people sincerely question my critique of religion. I always respond to such inquiries by reminding folks that I do not attack people, but rather FALSE religion and damnable heresies, because they send people to Hell. I attack the things that hurt or pose a threat to others. If something is dangerous to others, it takes a good man to take a stand and warn others about it. False religion is a dangerous thing, because it leads people into the Lake of Fire by offering them a false hope. The man who believes nothing is better off than the man who believes wrongly, because the man who believes nothing is still searching (and has hope). A demon's favorite activity is to make religious people feel "safe" in their false religion, so they'll feel comfortable and die in their sins without Christ, and go to Hell.
Religion is man trying to fit us with glasses to see things from their perspective; but the Lord wants to open our eyes with the truth. The religions of the world says, DO and LIVE; but Bible Christianity says, LIVE and DO. That is, in Christianity you become born-again by putting your faith in the Gospel, and then the indwelling Holy Spirit comes inside to live forever! We do good works because we ARE SAVED, not to BE SAVED. There's two types of religions: DO and DONE. The false religions of the world tell people to do that, do that, and do all this, and stop that, et cetera. We'll, the Bible teaches that it is already DONE, because Jesus paid our sin debt on the cross with His precious shed blood (1st Peter 1:18-19; 1st John 1:7; Revelation 1:5 - All references only to trustworthy King James Bible).
Jesus paid it all! Salvation is done! Hebrews 4:10-11, "For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief." We are saved by completely resting in Jesus Christ. This is what differentiates Christianity from all other religions in the world. 1st John 2:22-23, "Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also." With this precious Scripture in view, that indicts: Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shintoism, and other liberal Christ-rejecting religions. Since Hindus have millions of gods, and Jesus Christ is not their Savior, they are not going to Heaven.
Jesus plainly stated in John 14:6, "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." Christianity is exclusive, intolerant of other religious faiths, because they lead people away from Jesus Christ. In Christianity, the Lord Jesus Christ is the ONLY way to Heaven, or else you die in your sins and burn in Hell forever. It doesn't matter if it makes sense to you or not, it's what the inspired Words of God teaches. Romans 3:4, "God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged." My preaching is none of my business. I preach whatever God lays upon my heart.
I also teach others that no religion can get a person into Heaven. Salvation is NOT found in any religion; but rather, in a person—the Lord Jesus Christ! God will not save anyone who is trying to be saved, He will only save those who are trusting to be saved. Salvation is not doing your best, it is having Christ's best put to your account through receiving Him by faith. We are saved simply by admitting we are a guilty sinner in God's sight, and believing the Gospel. "The Gospel" according to 1st Corinthians 15:1-4 is three things; namely, Jesus DIED on the cross for our sins, He was BURIED, and He bodily RESURRECTED three days later. Christ is our sin payment.
If you receive Christ's sacrifice upon the cross as full-payment for your sins, believing that He is risen from the dead, you are saved. It is easy and simple to be saved. This is "THE SIMPLICITY THAT IS IN CHRIST" (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4), which is, THE GOSPEL. See also, THE GREATEST TEXT and ANOTHER GOSPEL (all by Dr. Harry A. Ironside, 1876-1951). Pastor Ironside is one of my favorite Christian authors.
I've laid a little bit of foundational facts for you. We at least now know exactly what "THE GOSPEL" is, by which we are saved if we BELIEVE it. 1st Corinthians 1:21, "For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe." God made it so simple to be saved, so that even a small child can be saved. God had to make the plan of salvation very simple, otherwise the educable slow couldn't be saved. If you admit in God's eyes that you are a guilty sinner (Romans 3:19), and you believe that Jesus died on the cross to pay your sin debt, who raised up 72 hours later, you are saved eternally, irrevocably and securely in the Father's hands. God does all the saving. Our part in salvation is only to believe. God does not require us to "turn away from sins" to be saved, because that would be impossible and a work of self-righteousness. Granted, no believer has God's approval to continue in a deathstyle of sin (Romans 3:31), but you have that choice. That's why Hebrews 12:6-8 was written, warning that God scourges and chastises His children, unless they be bastards (i.e., not really saved).
The Catholic religion is a sure road to Hell. Kindly, the Pope will split Hell wide open when he dies. Why? Simply because he has never been born-again. The popes publicly pray to Mary, rarely mention Jesus Christ, never warn anyone about coming judgment, nor the coming eternal punishment in the fires of Hell. Is this the vicar of Heaven? That's what Catholics foolishly call the pope... "the vicar of Heaven" (i.e., God's representative on earth). I say truthfully that the Pope is the vicar of Hell. Please hear me out, friend.
I do not attack the Pope personally, but what he teaches. You can believe anything you want, but if you're going to teach heresy to other people, I'm going to expose your darkness with the light of God's Word. So what it boils down to is whether or not you believe the Holy Bible. Sadly, there are many religions that claim to believe the Bible, but they teach doctrines that are not found anywhere in the Bible. For example: The Catholic religion calls their priests "Father." The Bible clearly forbids such reverence of men in Matthew 23:9, "And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven." Only God is our spiritual Father. Another example: Although the Catholic religion claims that they don't worship Mary, they openly admit that they pray to God THROUGH Mary. The Bible says in 1st Timothy 2:5, "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." The Bible clearly commands us NOT to even "bow" to any image.
Exodus 20:4 gives us the second of God's Ten Commandments, which is, do not bow to the likeness of any person or thing upon the earth, under the earth, nor in Heaven. The worshipful act of bowing to Mary is wicked idolatry. Catholics are deceived by Satan, having convinced themselves that calling their priests "Father," and bowing to statues of saints, and praying to Mary, and teaching celibacy for its priests, is acceptable behavior. However, the Holy Bible (even their own Douay version) condemns all these things. Read 1st Timothy 4:1-3, "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth." The Roman Catholic priesthood is a repository of homosexual perverts, no doubt because of the Vatican's unbiblical restrictions on marriage for its ministers. Hebrews 13:4 approves of marriage for everyone (i.e., heterosexual and monogamous). Catholics are intentionally led away from and discouraged by their wicked priests, from reading and studying the Word of God, lest they see the truth and forsake the whore of Rome. Oh, how Satan blinds people with religion!
I believe that the people who send me e-mails asking "why?" I trash other religions are sincere. From a secular point of view it makes sense to accept everyone's religion as legitimate. And believe me, I'd like to just to make everyone happy by accepting every religion, but I cannot do that because my conscience wouldn't allow me. The Holy Bible is NOT just another book folks, it is incredibly powerful (Hebrews 4:12). It is God's inspired Words. No other book on the face of this earth explains the sin-nature of man, the unconditional love of God, the redemptive plan of salvation, the blessed attributes of our Divine Creator, and what to expect in the future. The Islamic Quran contains no prophecy (none at all). The King James Bible contains 31% prophecy. Bible prophecy is history written in advance. The Holy Bible hits-the-nail-right-on-the-head concerning man's unquenchable hunger for violence and his never-ending thirst for evil. There's just something about the Holy Bible. Yes, it is the inspired Words of God!
IF MEN WOULD WRITE THE BIBLE, THEY COULDN'T; AND IF THEY COULD, THEY WOULDN'T!!!
I titled this article, "Why You Shouldn't Accept Other Religions." A lot of people have asked me to accept other religions, but I cannot, because it would be against the Holy Bible. You see, God never promotes any certain religious denomination in the Bible. Instead, the Gospel is promoted. I am an independent fundamental Baptist. However, there is no such thing as "the Baptist church"! We must beware of religious denominations who exalt their own manmade writings over the Words of God (e.g., The Westminster Confession, Vatican II and III, Martin Luther's Catechisms, et cetera). America's churches are awash with manmade doctrines. Sadly, even a large number of our independent Baptist churches have succumbed to heresy. Lordship Salvation is a form of works salvation.
There are born-again Christians who are members of various religions, but it is not their religion that is going to take them to Heaven. The ONLY way to Heaven is through the miracle of the new birth by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. You must confess to God that you are a guilty sinner, believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God Who died upon the cross for your sins, and believe that Christ bodily raised up from the dead 72 hours later. It's that simple to be saved. Salvation is NOT found in any religion, but in a Person—THE LORD JESUS CHRIST! You are not saved by repenting, you are saved by putting your faith in Jesus Christ. But if you didn't repent (i.e., change your mind), you would never believe on the Lord.
Thus, repentance is a silent partner, an inseparable part of salvation, the flipside of turning over a coin. The man who believes has repented, and the man who repents has believed. Repentance and faith are not the same thing, but they happen simultaneously at the time of salvation. Repentance is a grace from God, which facilitates a man's acknowledgment to the truth that he is a guilty sinner in the sight of a holy God, and needs Jesus as his dear Savior. It is heresy to teach repentance and faith as two separate steps in salvation. There are no "steps" to being saved, just one step... "BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, AND THOU SHALT BE SAVED" (Acts 16:31a).
Why do I criticize "other" religions? Simply because you cannot be saved through a religion. Some religions like the Baptists teach God's plan of salvation so I do not criticize them. I am a Baptist myself. But you can be a Baptist and still go straight to Hell when you die if you have never accepted Jesus into your heart as your own Saviour (Revelation 3:20). The Presbyterians teach the plan of salvation, so I do not criticize them either. I have never been a Presbyterian, but Pastor Vernon McGee was a legend amongst preachers. I do not endorse any religion, I endorse Jesus Christ. So to be truthful, I am against all religions from the standpoint of trusting in it to get to Heaven. It's the Gospel of Jesus Christ or Hell forever. Religion is man's interpretation of the truth. The Bible can only be interpreted one way if you don't interpret it.
I would rather be divided over truth, than to be united in error. I have every intent to "expose" every false religion on the planet. A "false" religion is any religion that teaches a way to Heaven apart from child-like faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (John 14:6). You CANNOT get to Heaven by doing good works, nor by getting water baptized, nor by keeping sacraments. This is what the Bible teaches. These are works, and no one can be saved by works (Romans 3:20; Titus 3:5). Getting water baptized will get you wet, that's all. Doing good works is filthy in God's sight if your trying to earn Heaven by it (Isaiah 64:6). You cannot buy Heaven, it is a free gift for sinners, who deserve nothing less than Hell-fire (Romans 6:23). I include myself as a woeful sinner deserving of Hell. I will never accept any religion that blinds people from the truth, misleading them with the heretical traditions of men. Mark 7:9, "And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition." And so it is in nearly every religion today. And by the way, I do expose those corrupt Baptist churches today who are teaching the satanic heresy of Lordship Salvation. This is the "turn away from your sins to be saved" crowd. Forgiveness of sins is a gift (Romans 4:5; 6:23).
Do you know Jesus my friend? Have you ever come to the place in your life where you knew you were a horrible sinner under the condemnation of God's Law? It is true. We are all sinners, facing God's wrath if we have not been born-again (Psalm 7:11). I accepted Christ as my Savior when I was 13 years old. I only had a child-like faith, but it was all that God required. I distinctly remember the day when the Holy Spirit of God first convicted my heart about sin. It was a scary moment for me and I wanted to be saved. It's been over 35 years now. I thank God for saving me and for coming to live within my heart. By the way, we also live in Jesus' heart if we've been born-again (John 14:20).


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