Sales of the new Apple iPad device are expected to amount to 7.1m units in 2010, will double to 14.4m in 2011 and will triple to 20.1m in 2012, iSuppli has forecast.
The iPad’s attractive design, compelling applications and multi-touch capability, key components of Apple Inc.’s past successes, will help to offset the initial omission of Adobe Flash from the device and send demand soaring in 2010 and beyond, according to a preliminary forecast from iSuppli Corp.
Sales in 2010 will be driven by early adopters and others attracted to the iPad’s unique touchscreen-based user interface.
In 2011 and 2012, iPad sales will be driven up by a range of factors, including a flood of new applications, improved functionality and declining prices.
Potential iPad sales boosters
iSuppli regards its iPad sales forecast as conservative. Factors that could boost sales beyond iSuppli’s preliminary expectations include swift feature enhancements and the early addition of Flash support.
“Touch is the new standard for user interfaces, providing a naturally intuitive way of operating an electronic device, whether you are two or 92,” said Rhoda Alexander, director of monitor research for iSuppli.
“The tablet form factor is ideally suited to touch. The iPad represents an intriguing mix of two devices that have struggled to gain traction for years: internet appliances and tablet PCs.
“In a sharp departure from past tablet implementations, it appears that Apple has both minimised and maximised the capabilities of the devices, limiting it as a creation device but compensating for this shortcoming by offering a wealth of easily consumable applications. The device’s initial limitations are likely to be overlooked if Apple provides enough content to keep users engaged within the product limitations.”
Apple will not have the field to itself for long, however, as competitors around the globe are poised to introduce their own tablet PCs, many of which will have more robust capability than the early iPads.
Nonetheless, being first out of the gate with a low-cost tablet alternative gives Apple a distinct advantage, Alexander said.
“(In) 2010 sales could potentially climb much higher than the 7m figure, and that first-year success — combined with expected ongoing innovation — will help to keep Apple at the forefront of the tablet market for several years. Key to continuing success will be how quickly Apple responds to issues as they arise and whether the company can align suppliers to meet demand needs.”
No flash in the pad
The key to realising this upside potential will be Apple’s ability to address the lack of Flash support in the iPad. Some have called the long-term viability of the iPad into question because of its nonsupport of Adobe Flash — the multimedia platform from Adobe Systems Inc.
“Until Apple addresses this issue one way or another, its decision not to support Flash — communicated earlier on by Apple CEO Steve Jobs — will have a limiting effect on the iPad’s sales potential,” said Francis Sideco, principal analyst, wireless communications.
“This is because one of the key use cases of the device, as marketed by Apple, relates to web browsing or consumption of online content. Absent Flash, iPad users will not be able to enjoy Flash-driven content, which is used in a considerable amount of websites as well as web-based games and videos.”
Two Apple sides
Apple’s decision has divided vociferous fans and incredulous unbelievers alike into mutually opposing camps — a battleground between those who believe Apple can do no wrong and those that opine the Cupertino, Calif.-based behemoth has finally overplayed its hand.
Given the tablet’s nonsupport of Flash, consumers could end up being disappointed if what they expect to be a great browsing experience from “a magical and revolutionary product” — which is how Apple describes the iPad on its website — turns out to be less than extraordinary.
Apple’s strategy with the iPad is largely centred on paid content. The company has partnered with major providers, which will sell their content on Apple’s App Store for a fee.
With so much Flash content available for free, Apple may be excluding support for the software in order to encourage users to pay for any content they use on the platform.
Hosting tens of thousands of applications — with a current average price of $3.13 per application — and boasting more than 1bn downloads since its launch in 2008, the App Store is a phenomenal cash cow for Apple, analysts across the board agree.
Despite dire prognostications from some critics about the iPad eventually failing because Flash is missing, Apple has a track record of defying great odds and successfully navigating previously uncharted waters, such as it did with the iPhone.
With initial orders falling in line with expectations, Apple is likely to stick with its strategy of not using Flash unless there is a notable impact on sales.
By John Kennedy
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inspired by the hummingbirds who visit the summertime fire escape garden outside my studio.
this original painting of two hummingbirds birds in colorful garden flowers is the ideal addition to a mantle, side table, desk, or shelf. it also has a hanging wire for immediate wall display. this textural, mixed media painting is done on a piece of reclaimed wood. i buy all of my wood from a local furniture maker, and am never sure what he is going to sell me, which adds to the creative inspiration. this particular piece has traces of old yellow paint on it. the wood is over a hundred years old, and has a lot of nice texture.
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Activists picketed the house of the Deputy head of Kherson regional state administration.
Thursday, March 28, in Kherson activists staged a picket near the house of Deputy head of Kherson regional state administration Eugene Rimuka.
The protesters wrote on the gate Here lives a murderer with red paint, and lit smoke bombs.
Behind the protest was observed by the police.
Recall that the suspect in the murder of Catherine Gandzyuk Alex Levin stated that the Deputy Chairman of Kherson regional state administration Eugene Reduc asked to “punish” activist.
The Prosecutor General’s office of Ukraine said that in the case of the murder of the activist Catherine Gandzyuk may be new suspects.
31 July 2018 Catherine Gandzyuk in Kherson doused with sulfuric acid. She received chemical burns over 35% of the body surface and died in hospital on 4 November.
The PGO suspects that, along with Levin, the murder of Gandzyuk also involved the Chairman of the Kherson regional Council Vladislav manger.
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Standing in a commanding position on a rocky promontory overlooking Cardigan Bay, Criccieth is one of the greatest testaments to Welsh castle building.
This gritty, dark-stoned fortress has the rare ability to evoke an authentic medieval atmosphere.
At the heart of medieval Conwy stands Plas Mawr, the 'Great Hall', built between 1576 and 1585 for the Welsh merchant Robert Wynn.
Established 1882. Devoted to the visual arts in Wales, with over 120 artist members, open all year with a changing exhibition programme of contemporary and traditional paintings and sculptures, plus talks, demonstrations and workshops.
Take a trip down memory lane to life in 1940s Britain. In this unique living history museum, take a self guided tour and explore 6 years of war on the home front captured in shops, room displays and tableux.
Rhuddlan may not be as well known as some of the North Wales castles, yet it shares much in common with its illustrioius neighbours.
The Welsh Highland Railway is the UK's longest heritage railway and runs for 25 miles from Caernarfon where trains start from beneath the castle walls.
Family fun - collections from 3 national museums, exhibitions, events, extensive grounds, interactive exhibits, Victorian toys and games room, new indoor and outdoor trails, collection-linked toys and free touch screen multimedia guide.
Will and Jules would like to welcome you to their small-holding, in the paddocks and barns surrounding the touring and camping site you will find a host of animals including rare breed pigs, pygmy goats and traditional breed sheep.
The Great Orme Tramway has been delighting visitors since it opened on July 31st 1902. An engineering marvel of its age, it's still the only cable-hauled tramway still operating on British public roads.
Dolwyddelan, a mountain stronghold of the Welsh Princes, stands in a magnificent location deep in Snowdonia. It was built between about 1210 and 1240 by Llywelyn the Great to control a strategic pass through his mountainous kingdom.
Britain's oldest miniature railway - train rides around Marine Lake since 1911. Museum with interactive touch screen, gift shop and toilets.
The largest garden railway in the Wales, miniature animals (Shetland, donkeys, goats etc), 1.5 mile land walk, picnic areas, children's play area.
Café, shop, outdoor attraction. A must for all animal, train & nature enthusiasts.
Self-guided audio-visual tours through the old workings on foot. Winding tunnels and large colourful chambers with magnificent stalactite and stalagmite formations. A rare opportunity to explore tunnels abandoned in 1903.
Bodnant Garden is one of the most beautiful gardens in the UK, spanning some 80 acres and is situated above the River Conwy on ground sloping towards the west and looking across the valley towards the Snowdonia range.
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The striking ruins of Denbigh Castle, crowning a steep hill above the town, enjoy commanding views of the pastoral Vale of Clwyd and the round-backed hills of the Clwydian Range.
Llynnon Mill is the only working windmill in Wales producing stoneground wholemeal flour using organic wheat. Visit the Iron Age Roundhouses and the reconstructed Old Bakery and then take a stroll along the Mills Trail.
One of the most spectacular and exciting locations on Anglesey. Watch the sea birds at close quarters and learn about the history of the lighthouse.
An 800 acre park providing delightful trails and walks in a spectacular oak woodland at the south-eastern end of Llyn Padarn, a magnificent glacially formed lake nestled amidst some of Snowdonia’s most spectacular scenery.

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London-born star Adele has admitted she may never tour again.
Adele has hinted she may not tour again.
The 'Hello' hitmaker performed in front of a record-breaking crowd of 98,000 at Wembley Stadium in London on Wednesday (28.06.17) - but revealed in a handwritten note buried inside her programme that she was considering quitting touring.
She said: ''So this is it after 15 months on the road and 18 months of 25, we are at the end.
''Touring is a peculiar thing, it doesn't suit me particularly well. I'm a real homebody and I get so much joy in the small things. Plus, I'm dramatic and have a terrible history of touring. Until now that is!
''I've done 119 shows and these last four will take me up to 123, it has been hard but an absolute thrill and pleasure.
''I only ever did this tour for you and to hopefully have an impact on you the way that some of my favourite artists have had on me live.
''And I wanted my final shows to be in London because I don't know if I'll ever tour again and so I want my last time to be at home.''
Despite this, the 29-year-old star confirmed she would continue to make music in the coming years.
Adele said: ''I will always write music and I will always put it out. And I hope that you're always here.
''I might never see you again at a live show. Who knows. But I will remember this for the rest of my life.''
Speaking earlier this year, Adele admitted touring isn't something she especially enjoys.
She shared with her fans at a show in Auckland, New Zealand: ''Touring isn't something I'm good at - applause makes me feel a bit vulnerable. I don't know if I will ever tour again.
''The only reason I've toured is you. I'm not sure if touring is my bag.''
With the 61st Grammy Awards fast approaching, we have revised the long list of nominees once again and think we've made up our mind about who will be...
After a 21-year gap between albums and a full 19-year break as a band, Sleeper seem at last to be back in earnest.
Having announced her debut album 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?', Billie Eilish unveils a sinister video for her new single 'Bury a...
Imagine Dragons have now unveiled the official video for their single 'Bad Liar', following their recent animated lyric video.
Brit Award-nominated Tom Walker unveils the video for his newest single 'Just You and I' taken from his debut studio album 'What a Time To Be Alive'.
Stalker Miller have seen a will and determination come to fruition with the release of their debut album 'Homegrown By Joan'.

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By JOHN STATON, Wilmington StarNews
WILMINGTON, NC (AP) — When it comes to jazz, legendary label Blue Note has long represented the pinnacle of musical form, releasing albums by John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and many other jazz icons.
Earlier this year, Wilmington-based composer and percussionist Joe Chambers – who has performed and recorded with Davis, Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea and many others over a nearly 60-year career – released his own album for the world-renowned Blue Note label.
“Samba de Maracatu” was recorded last year in the Wilmington area with North Carolina jazz musicians, perhaps becoming Port City’s first product with a direct Blue Note connection.
The album, produced by Chambers and on which he performs, includes both original (“Circles”, the title track) and Chambers-arranged renditions of existing jazz compositions by Horace Silver (“Ecaroh”), Bobby Hutcherson (“Visions”) and others. “Samba de Maracatu” effortlessly blends traditional jazz styles with a mix of Cuban, African, and especially Brazilian rhythms that Chambers explores on drums, vibraphone, and other instruments.
The album’s title track has nearly 100,000 views on YouTube.
For Chambers, 79 — he moved from New York to Wilmington in 2008 to become the Thomas S. Kenan Professor Emeritus of Jazz in UNCW’s music department, a position he retired from in 2013 — the return to Blue Note is in a way a full moment of a circle.
When he moved to New York in 1963, “I was thrust, almost immediately, into the Blue Note business,” Chambers said in a telephone interview. “It’s something that just happened. I was pretty busy recording with people in the ’60s,” including respected progressive jazz artists like Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard and Joe Henderson.
He was so busy, in fact, that when Blue Note asked him to record an album as the band’s frontman in the 1960s, he turned down the label.
“No business sense,” Chambers said with a chuckle. “I always say I was spaced out, which I was, spaced out. But I was very busy recording and playing and touring with bands and stuff, and I said I wasn’t ready to do that.
Not that the decision would prove fatal to his career, exactly, as Chambers would go on to play and record with the best of the best in the jazz world, including a stint with Max Roach’s groundbreaking percussion ensemble M’ Boom.
He also continued to record solo albums for other labels, including Blue Note in 1998, making his solo debut for the label with “Mirrors”.
Still, Chambers said, his history with Blue Note played a big part in his drive to return more than 50 years after first playing with the label, which is now part of the Universal Music Group conglomerate and features big-name artists. like Norah Jones. .
“It means a lot” to be back, he said.
In 2019, after UDiscoverMusic published an article about Chambers’ work with Blue Note, producer Don Was, who runs the label, caught wind of the story and gave Chambers the green light for a new album. .
The original plan was to record in New York with New York musicians, and Chambers traveled to the city in February 2020 to rehearse in preparation for studio dates in March of that year.
“Then the pandemic hit,” Chambers said. “I got out, really, just in time. I left town just before the pandemic took over.
“I was definitely not going to go back to New York,” he added. “So I told them I was going to do it here in North Carolina.”
Chambers enlisted bassist Steve Haines, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro whom Chambers first met in New York, and longtime Wilmington pianist (and practicing dermatologist) Brad Merritt, whom Chambers calls “one hell of a player.”
“Samba de Maracatu” was recorded by JK Loftin of Wilmington at Mike’s Music Studios in Rocky Point and Cape Fear Studio in Wilmington.
What’s striking about the album is its effortless intricacy, with Chambers driving the action with his drums and laying down the shimmering melodies of the vibraphone.
“I’m still a percussionist,” Chambers. “But people forget, vibraphone is percussion. Vibraphone and marimba”.
He doesn’t exactly do fusion, but he fuses different elements of music throughout his career. In that sense, it’s a massive album. Chambers’ arrangement of the jazz standards ‘You and the Night and the Music’ and ‘Never Let Me Go’ – the latter made famous by Nat King Cole, and here features the singer’s voice from New Orleans Stephanie Jordan – is a nod to mid-20th century jazz forms. The hip-hop-infused “New York State of Mind Rain” (which mixes Nas’ 1994 hip-hop hit “NY State of Mind” with Chambers’ own “Mind Rain”) is perhaps leaning towards the to come up.
Other tracks are rhythmic explorations of the type Chambers says he’s been fascinated with “ever since I was little. As for the rhythmic aspect of what I do, I’ve always leaned towards syncretic rhythms” that mix the musical traditions of Cuba, Africa, Brazil and other countries. “It swings harder than anything.”
Chambers said he worried about the future of jazz, in part because of the concentration of music in academic circles.
“Jazz has become like a museum piece in a sense,” he said. “Schools are good, of course, but you can’t really learn to play jazz in a school. And I taught in a school.
Yet there are signs of life. The 2020 Pixar film “Soul” was a popular film with a jazz-driven story, and Chambers said he sees promise in players like Wilmington saxophonist Benny Hill, who is “a great player.” It needs to be heard,” Chambers said. “He could be in New York.”
As for Chambers, he is looking forward to some European dates he has planned for 2022. He has also long wanted to perform at Thalian Hall in Wilmington, a city Chambers has called home for over a decade now.
“What kept me here? Property taxes,” Chambers said with a laugh. “It’s the housing situation. But it really is a nice place to live.
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Intricately crafted burr puzzles, founded on hand chiseled notches, sliding harmoniously to make a chic desk accents. Burr puzzles rely on precise finishing for accurately fitting pieces.
Burr puzzles represent the archetypal puzzle style – they are of classic interlocking design and it’s hard to even imagine puzzles without the classic 6 piece burr knot – or ‘Chinese cross’.
Initially the Burr design was regarded as a mundane design among puzzle enthusiasts – however its reputation bloomed after analysis from Bill Cutler and a column in Scientific American in the late 1970’s. Since then the Burr puzzle style has continued to blossom in complexity and design, here is an ever growing collective in the burr catalog.

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A wise man said, ”The world is a book. Those who do not travel only read one page.” Last June, I heeded the soft whispers of a much anticipated Russian adventure. I set out, like thousands of sports revellers, for football’s biggest party – The Russia 2018 World Cup.
This is my story.
Summertime is certainly the best part of the year – friends, sun, sand, sea, and everything in-between. Summer’s bliss is perhaps only dwarfed in bliss by the quadrennial summer fest of soccer fans worldwide.
Having previously bagged a Russian university degree, for me, the Russia 2018 World Cup was an invitation with the promise of an unforgettable, lifetime experience. Quite naturally, I teamed up with Wakanow – Africa’s Biggest Online Travel Company to actualize my dream. With myriads of specially designed packages and delightful options at affordable rates, everything looked set. The icing on the cake was Travel Now Pay Later – a flexible repayment option to secure game tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground logistics.
I left Lagos on the 18th June, 2018 aboard an Emirates flight.
All arrangements made for the guests were fulfilled and timely at the point of arrival in Russia; Transportation by comfortable, hotel reservations et cetera. We had airport pickups, hotel transfers and stadium transfers with standard air-conditioned cars, business class vehicles and branded Marcopolo luxury buses.
I was treated to sheer opulence and comfort at several 3-star hotels during my month-long stay.
The rooms were cosy, with an option to upgrade at a token.
The hotel locations were well-situated in the city centre, and close to subway stations.
They had great amenities, Wifi, luxury interiors, breakfasts with good reviews. Proximity to the centre allowed hotel guests to visit African restaurants, cultural attractions, and nightclubs.
We were hosted to a warm reception by the Nigerian Embassy in Russia. The Nigerian Ambassador to Russia – Prof. Steve Davies Ugbah – made us feel like Moscow was another Nigerian city.
I watched some of the biggest football stars go head-to-head in pulsating duels. It was special for me because many of them play in different leagues around the world. Only a tournament like the World Cup could unite them all.
Look who I saw at the stadium! 2Baba of Africa, le baddest legend. Quite frankly, I was unprepared meeting someone of this magnitude. Just when I thought this could pass for a mere coincidence, my stars got pretty luckier …
Well, I can’t complain…lol. You know, right? And guess what? I met the action governor, Ambode himself. Magnificent governor. Eko oni baje, Baba mi. Tuale, Sir!
I took some Moscow city tours to butter up my Russian experience. I came up and close with Russian history from the Middle Ages to the present time. We visited the City centre, the Kremlin, the popular Red Square, Saint Basil’s Cathedral, the State Historical Museum and so much more.
So, then, I joined some tourists on a small-group tour in Saint Petersburg to ensure a more personalized experience with the city. I explored some of the most famous sites, lapping up the sights and sounds of Russia’s second largest and most beautiful city.
Pretty cool adventure. I had a swell time at the historical Peter and Paul’s Fortress, the magnificent St Isaac’s Cathedral, the famous Hermitage Museum and many more landmarks.
I equally opted in for the midnight Saint Petersburg cruise around downtown St Petersburg with an onboard guide. You should have seen the sparkly-lit drawbridges, simply magnificent. We cruised around the canals, admired the city’s illuminated monuments. My peak moments were spent reflecting on the Neva River and cruise underneath Trinity Bridge.
Quite frankly, it was such a great experience and Wakanow delivered on maximum service delivery, fully meeting and surpassing all my expectations.
As a badt guy, I also had time to show off some hot football skills. See as dem they watch me, original African Ronaldo.
It felt so wonderful being a Nigerian in the Northern hemisphere. Teeming guests and delegates were delighted with an unrivalled atmosphere of fun (well, as you already know, there are no two world cups…lol). I literally made tons of friends to last a lifetime.
Some things literally happen in a lifetime, and my Russia 2018 World Cup experience would surely count as one.
Drifting away to dreamland during my return flight aboard Emirates, on the 19th day of July 2018, I quietly counted my blessings. It was travel made easy! Plus, I’m certainly glad I didn’t have to wait another 100 years for Russia to host another World Cup.
Now, back at home, I’ve been dreaming about a summer getaway orchestrated by Wakanow. You too can do the same. One thing is for sure. Dreams come true, peeps. Dare to dream.

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Vaporizers work by heating cannabis to a temperature below the point of combustion, producing an inhalable vapor. This vapor contains cannabinoids—the active compounds in cannabis—and terpenes, which are responsible for the plant’s unique smell and flavor. Vaporizing is a convenient, efficient way to consume weed that doesn’t produce the harmful toxins associated with smoking.
How a marijuana vaporizer works
Vaporizers are devices that heat cannabis to a temperature just below the point of combustion, producing an inhalable vapor. This not only protects your lungs from the harmful byproducts of smoke, but also allows you to consume less weed overall. Here’s a quick rundown on how weed vaporizers work.
Cannabis vaporizers come in all shapes and sizes these days. Some look like regular e-cigarettes, while others more closely resemble portable USB flash drives. But no matter what they look like on the outside, they all work using the same basic principle.
Inside the chamber of a vaporizer is a heating element (usually made of ceramic or metal), which heats up to a pre-set temperature when activated. Once it reaches that temperature, it will maintain it until you turn off the device or remove the herb chamber. To use a vaporizer, you simply need to grind up your weed and pack it into the chamber (some models have built-in grinders).
Then turn on the device and wait for it to heat up – this usually takes around 30-60 seconds. Once it’s ready, go ahead and take your hit!
How Does a Weed Vaporizer Work
Weed vaporizers work by heating cannabis to a temperature that is hot enough to release the active ingredients into a vapor, but not so hot that it actually burns the plant material. This process is often done using a convection heating element, which heats the air around the weed and causes it to turn into vapor. Some vaporizers also use conduction heating, which involves directly heating the weed with an element in order to produce vapor.
What are the Benefits of Using a Weed Vaporizer
Vaporizing weed has become a popular way to consume cannabis, especially as more states legalize its use. There are many potential benefits to using a weed vaporizer, including:
1. Reduced risk of lung cancer: One of the biggest concerns with smoking weed is the risk of lung cancer.
However, studies have shown that vaporizing weed is much less likely to cause lung cancer than smoking it. 2. Less harmful to your lungs: In general, inhaling smoke is bad for your lungs. Weed vaporizers reduce the amount of harmful toxins and chemicals that you’re exposed to when you vape weed instead of smoking it.
3. More potent high: When you smoke weed, some of the THC gets lost in the process and doesn’t make it into your system. However, vaping allows you to get a more potent high because all of the THC is absorbed into your body. 4. Discreet and easy to use: Weed vaporizers are small and easy to use without drawing attention to yourself.
They’re also very discreet, so you can use them without anyone knowing if you don’t want them to know.
Are There Any Risks Associated With Using a Weed Vaporizer
There are a few potential risks associated with using a weed vaporizer. The most common risk is that of bronchitis, which can occur when the chemicals in the vaporized weed irritate the lungs. This is usually only a problem for people who already have asthma or other respiratory problems.
It’s also possible to get an infection from using a dirty vaporizer, so it’s important to keep it clean. Finally, some people may experience anxiety or paranoia after using a weed vaporizer, although this is typically only a problem if they use too much at once.
Vaporizers, also known as “vapes,” are devices used to heat cannabis products, releasing their active ingredients into an inhalable vapor. Vaping is a convenient, discreet way to consume cannabis, and can be less harsh on the lungs than smoking. Vaporizers come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but all have three basic components: a heating chamber or oven, a mouthpiece, and a battery.
When you turn on a vape pen, the battery heats up the heating element inside the chamber to its boiling point. This causes the active ingredients in your cannabis product to turn into vapor. You then inhale the vapor through the mouthpiece.
The cannabinoids in the vapor enter your bloodstream through your lungs and produce their effects pretty quickly.


- RADARSAT Constellation (2019-)
The RADARSAT-1 project consisted of collaboration between the Canadian federal government and provinces, the United States, and the private sector. RADARSAT-1 was launched by NASA on November 4, 1995, although it was owned and controlled by the Canadian Space Agency. The project had a projected lifetime of 5 years, but operated for 18 years before failing in 2013. The goal of this project was to produce a satellite for earth observation by way of a Synthetic Aperture Radar, which is an advanced radar sensor and powerful microwave instrument capable of producing high quality images of the Earth during day or night and across a wide range of weather conditions including cloud cover, smoke, and haze. As a result of the versatility of RADARSAT-1, it has proven highly beneficial to both commercial and scientific users.
RADARSAT-2 was constructed with several improvements over the RADARSAT-1 project, making it one of the most advanced radar imaging satellites in the world. Some of the improvements over RADARSAT-1 include increased spatial resolution, multiple polarization filters, solid state recorders, and GPS receivers on board.
Main article: RADARSAT Constellation
RADARSAT Constellation was constructed in order to make improvements on the previous model (RADARSAT-2). This rendition will use a constellation of three small satellites to provide greater coverage while minimizing service interruptions. This system allows for one of the three satellites to pass over an exact location every 4 days in comparison to the 24 day time frame of its predecessors. RADARSAT Constellation has an orbit around Earth at 600km making a full pass every 96 minutes with each of the three satellites separated by a span of 32 minutes. The mission aims to aide with disaster management as well as monitor ecosystems.
RADARSAT International (RSI) was formed in 1989 to market, process, and distribute data from RADARSAT-1. It was owned by a consortium of aerospace companies consisting of MDA, Spar Aerospace, COM DEV International, and Lockheed Martin.
RSI provided Earth-observation data and derived information products from RADARSAT-1 along with data from other commercially available Earth-observation satellites including Landsat 4, Landsat 5, Landsat 7, IKONOS, IRS, ERS, QuickBird, and ENVISAT.
MDA GSI holds the operating license for RADARSAT-2 under contract from the Canadian Space Agency.
Main users of RADARSAT data
The Canadian Ice Service (CIS) is one of the largest processors of the RADARSAT data. Once the CIS has processed the data at the Canadian Center for Data Processing (CCTD) in Gatineau, Quebec, it is then provided to clients such as the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). Since RADARSAT data is readily available in near-real time, it is one of the best source of information to use for coastal monitoring, ship detection and maritime ice navigation.
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HOUSTON — Citing a struggle to run the H-E-B store at Memorial Drive and Dairy Ashford Road, a top executive announced its closing is planned in a month.
H-E-B President Scott McClelland said Thursday "We’ve made the difficult decision to close our store on September 9th."
The decision was announced by McClelland on a closed Facebook page. He acknowledged the store's struggles, adding it would not be economical to simply remodel, but rather find a new a location for a larger store.
McClelland said there isn't enough space to fit everything Memorial-area customers are looking for, which is why he said it was never popular in the area.
He also said his real estate team would still try to find a better grocery store option in the Memorial area, but "it won't happen overnight."


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Laneway housing approved by Vancouver council
Homeowners in Vancouver can start converting their laneway garages into rental housing under a new bylaw passed unanimously by the city council on Tuesday.
About 70,000 single-family lots across the city are eligible to add the new homes, which can only be built in the area usually reserved for a garage, and only used as rental units.
On a standard lot, the laneway houses can have up to 500 square feet of floor space and be up to one and a half stories high. The idea was promoted by former mayor Sam Sullivan as part of his eco-density initiative.
Current Mayor Gregor Robertson said the new homes will help the environment by offering affordable housing for those who work in the city, allowing them to avoid long commutes.
"Hopefully, we do see some positive green impact from laneway in terms of the density and the use of our infrastructure here in the city, rather than being pushed out from jobs and family," said Robertson.
City staff said two-thirds of the people who spoke out at several lengthy public meetings in recent days supported the idea, but those opposed were most concerned about parking and congestion.
Councillor Raymond Louie said he believes the units will help raise the city's low vacancy rate for rental units and allow neighbourhoods to evolve as residents seek different home sizes during the different stages of their lives
"It will allow people to age in place, as they purchase a home, they become part of that community and have the opportunity to stay in that community for the entire duration of their life," said Louie
The city will start accepting applications Wednesday, and a permit will cost $899. Estimates for the cost of building the units range anywhere from $125,000 to $200,000.
The city council is also considering a similar proposal to allow downtown condominium owners to put 205-square-foot mini-suites inside their units.

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Byliner.com is off to a good start. After the site published Jon Krakauer's Three Cups of Deceit last week, the 75-page investigative story was downloaded 50,000 times for free. The e-book has since gone on sale on Amazon.com. Interest was boosted by a 60 Minutes report of alleged fabrications in Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson's best-selling memoir about building schools in Central Asia. Mr. Krakauer gave one of the main interviews in the report.
The San Francisco-based site, co-founded by editor Mark Bryant, is using old-media talent, including former Esquire literary editor Will Blythe and others in New York, to produce stories that are too long for magazines and too short for books. Byliner e-books from other big names, including William Vollmann and Anthony Swofford, will follow.
The site could end up competing with traditional publishers for both readers and writers, but Mr. Bryant insisted that the new venture would be complementary. He is not ruling out print editions down the road.
“It's a brave new world,” he said. “We're open to various types of relationships.”
CLARIFICATION: Three Cups of Deceit was originally published for free on Byliner.com, and has since gone on sale on Amazon.com. This was unclear in an earlier version of this article.


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Ford teases two Mustang concepts due at SEMA this year
Ford has released two pictures for two conceptual Mustangs due at this year’s SEMA show in Las Vegas.
The first is an all-custom model designed by Hollywood Hot Rods, featuring a handmade roof, aluminum body panels, and a completely redesigned rear-end with a custom exhaust and extra large alloy wheels.
The second is a Nitto Tire Mustang GT, painted in a unique red exterior with black stripes, for a very sporty look. Updated body panels include a vented hood, side window vents, and a revised grille and lowering kit. Power comes with the help of Ford’s luscious 5.0L V8.


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A Tibetan Mastiff leaves home to pursue a music career in this animated family comedy starring Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, J.K Simmons and Sam Elliott.
When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff Bodi (Wilson), he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.
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Officials duties during an event are many and varied, they have the responsibility to ensure meetings are conducted in the safest environment possible for competitors and spectators alike.
Officials in Focus is our initiative to get some background information on a range of Officials accredited with Motorcycling Victoria. Done in a similar way to the Club Coach in Focus, we ask the questions and they tell us more about themselves.
We turn our focus now to Bryan Noble, who is a member of the Dandenong Motorcycle Club.
How long have you been an Official?
Since 1985 from memory, been a long time.
What level of Official are you currently?
What are the main roles you find yourself in when officiating? (e.g. Steward, Clerk of Course etc.)
Officials roles I do are varied depending on the type and level of event but generally Clerk of Course, Steward or Sound Control Officer. From time to time I also do Scrutineering, Timing and Flag/Track Marshaling for MX events.
What disciplines do you usually officiate in and are you interested in working in other disciplines?
I mainly do Off-Road/Enduro events as that is my passion but I also do some other events if the need arises; MX, Dirt Track but it is fair to say I stick with dirt bike events.
What do you enjoy about officiating?
Helping clubs run fun, safe and successful events and especially seeing kids develop their skills over the years.
There would be many challenges as an Official, what is one challenge you’ve had to overcome as an Official?
Having been involved with Enduro most of my officiating life, extreme weather that can occur during an event would be the biggest challenge I have faced.
As with Enduro you have 200 riders on an Enduro course a long way from the start/finish area and if extreme weather arrives you can’t just stop racing and go home, you need to get competitors, officials and support crew back to the event base/start area safely.
What has been one of your best experiences as an Official?
Clerk of Course at an A4DE many years ago with a very large but great support team of about 80 people that ran a very successful event for 260 riders over four days.
Would you recommend becoming an Official to other people?
Yes, most definitely as you can have a lot of enjoyment, make some good friends and best of all be involved with lots of people having fun on motorcycles.

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Mosquitos and the Zika Virus
Mosquitos just got a lot more annoying. In addition to their painful, itchy bite, comes the possibility of being exposed to the Zika Virus.
Last year the Zika virus reared its ugly head in South America, making headline news around the globe.
In May 2015, the Pan American Health Organization issued an alert regarding the first confirmed case of local transmission in Brazil.
Just months later on Feb. 1, 2016, the World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern given the possible link between Zika virus and microcephaly and other neurological disorders. Local transmission has now been reported in many other countries and territories in South America and other locations.
No vaccine or drug is currently available to prevent Zika virus infection, and there is currently no specific anti-viral treatment for the disease. The best way to prevent infection is to avoid mosquito bites while in areas of ongoing transmission. Mosquitoes that spread Zika virus bite mostly during the daytime, but bites should be avoided day and night.
Zika is now known for its potential to cause a serious birth defect called microcephaly, a defect where a baby's head is smaller than expected when compared to babies of the same age and gender, as well as other severe fetal brain defects. Once a person has been infected, he or she is likely to be protected from future infections.
Zika virus is transmitted to humans by Aedes mosquitos and blood transfusions. An infected person can also pass the virus on to partners through unprotected sex.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4 in 5 people infected do not develop symptoms of the virus. Symptoms include fever, rash, headaches, joint and muscle aches, and conjunctivitis.
After being bitten by an infected mosquito, the majority of people do not become ill. Those who do develop symptoms typically experience fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis. The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting for several days to a week after infection. Typically the victim does not become sick enough to require hospitalization, and it rarely causes death.
The virus is named for the Zika Forest in Uganda where it was first discovered in 1947. The first human cases of Zika were reported in 1952 and since then, outbreaks of Zika have been reported in tropical Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands.
Prior to 2007, at least 14 cases of Zika had been documented worldwide, but there may have been more since the symptoms of Zika are similar to those of many other diseases.
The Navy Joins the Fight
Navy Medicine released Zika Virus Infection guidance in NAVADMIN 032/16, Feb. 10, communicating force health protection measures and travel precautions to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
The Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) was cleared by the CDC to test clinical specimens for Zika virus in April.
NHRC is one of six laboratories in California, three of which are located in Southern California, that are authorized at this time to use the Trioplex Real-time RT-PCR Assay, a new test developed by the CDC, to detect the virus.
"The Zika virus is one of many mosquito-borne diseases," said Lt. Ryan Aylsworth, an entomologist at the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) in Jacksonville, Florida. "It's recently hit our radar due to concerns from the World Health Organization and the risk it poses to forces deployed around the globe."
Part of the NECE mission is to educate Sailors and Marines who may be deployed to areas where Zika has been found. Part of that education is to avoid and mitigate areas with standing or stagnant water, which is a known breeding ground for mosquitoes.
NECE recommends wearing insect repellent, rolling your sleeves down and using permethrin-treated uniforms to minimize possible exposure to the mosquitoes that can spread Zika.
The following steps are recommended for those traveling to an area with ongoing Zika virus transmission:
* Choose a hotel or lodging with air conditioning or with screens on windows and doors.
* Sleep under a mosquito net if you are outside or in a room that is not well screened.
* Cover exposed skin by wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants.
* Use EPA-registered insect repellents containing DEET, picaridin, or IR3535. These are safe for pregnant women when used as directed.
* Use permethrin-treated clothing and equipment.
* Look for insect repellants that contain 20-35 percent DEET, the most common active ingredient in insect repellant, or 20 percent picaridin. Repellants containing permethrin can be used to treat clothing and are safe for pregnant or nursing mothers and their children. These repellants can be purchased through online retailers and local sporting goods stores.
"If you or someone you know develops sudden fever, rash, joint aches, or red, irritated eyes within two weeks of travelling to an area of ongoing Zika virus transmission, see your Navy Medicine health care provider immediately, and report your symptoms and travel history," said Cmdr. Eric Deussing, head of public health, emergency preparedness and response U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED).
As a reminder protect yourself and your home by covering exposed skin or using insect repellant, keeping all areas surrounding your home free of standing water and checking your area for any scheduled fogging and mosquito control. Protection can be the best prevention.
For the most current information about the Zika virus, please visit the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center's website at http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcphc/Pages/Home.aspx/.


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'Tis the season for seeing all your favorite famous faces of Hollywood hitting the road and getting the 'F' outta town for some seasonal R&R ... Usually, these stars stay booked n' busy ... but we've got an inside look of them kickin' back for the holidays!
Celebs like Diplo snapped a chilly (but scenic) snap as he ventured off to Antarctica, while Chris Hemsworthtook a timeout from his tropical adventure to share a shirtless selfie with wifey Elsa Pataky.
Lookin' fierce and fabulous all the way from Figi, Rebel Wilsonpitched up a perfect deuce on a jet ski ... clearly ready for her holiday break!
Actress Heather Graham took her holiday excursion all the way to a safari in Kenya -- showing off her wild side while feeding some adorable giraffes.
And, just because Rita Ora is spending her vacay in New Zealand doesn't mean she's shying away from strippin' down to her itsy bitsy bikini!
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The New York Giants currently hold the No. 6 pick in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft. However, that could soon change. General manager Joe Schoen recently told reporters that the front office will “look at all options” as they consider potential trades up or down in the draft order.
Giants GM Joe Schoen says they are open for trades
The Giants are seemingly in the market for either one of the draft’s top quarterbacks or one of the draft’s top playmakers this offseason. Picking at No. 6, they should be able to land one or the other. However, a potential trade up to a higher selection may be the best way to land a top quarterback prospect.
Staying put should land New York a top wide receiver, but moving down would allow the Giants to address a major need in the first round, while also adding extra draft capital for future rounds and future years’ drafts.
When asked about a potential trade in the draft order, Schoen had this to say to reporters (h/t Giants.com):
“We’ll look at all options, whether it’s going up, back, staying. Ultimately, I think we’ll end up with a good player.”New York Giants GM Joe Schoen
Which “good player” could the Giants end up with?
A potential trade-up in the first round would presumably be made in order to land one of the draft class’s top quarterback prospects. The most likely landing spots for the Giants would be at picks No. 3 (held by the New England Patriots) or No. 4 (held by the Arizona Cardinals). Trading into one of those two picks would be costly, but could result in Big Blue landing UNC’s Drake Maye, LSU’s Jayden Daniels, or Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy, depending on how the board falls.
Trading down in the first round makes things more interesting and really opens up a wide array of possibilities for the G-Men. They could move down to target the defensive side of the ball. They still have a major need at cornerback and top prospects such as Alabama CB Terrion Arnold, Toledo CB Quinyon Mitchell, or Iowa DB Cooper DeJean could fill that hole in the middle of the first round.
Solid playmakers will still be available in the middle of the first round, too. The Giants are likely to take one of the class’s top wide receivers with the No. 6 pick, but if they don’t, they could move down and still land a tremendous talent, such as Georgia TE Brock Bowers, LSU WR Brian Thomas Jr., or Texas WR Adonai Mitchell.
Regardless of where the Giants end up picking, Schoen is right, they should ultimately end up with a good player.


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11 Mar Choosing the Proper Custom Paper For The Company Letterhead
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You could also purchase paper with a coloured financing. If you are interested in an elegant way to personalise your small business letterhead, adding a colored custom-made object of letterhead for your envelope could possibly be the perfect alternative. By way of instance, in case you’ve got a business card with images on it, then this sort of cardstock could enhance your card’s picture and make it look more professional.
If you order custom letterhead, then you are able to get the design imprinted onto the newspaper via an engraver. By doing this, you can make sure that each sheet of paper has a unique, custom design. An engraver uses wood or metal tools to imprint your design onto the paper. If you decide to have your layout engraved into the page, you may be sure that the layout will Review on Writemypapers.org be uniform across the entire bit of paper.
Custom made paper may even include special embellishments, such as initials or messages. If you do not enjoy the thought of customising your letterhead, then you can ask your cardstock have one of several designs onto it, or even a plain cardstock that you may cover with different substances to make any kind of card.
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Receding Gums And How To Stop It
Think about using a brush that also contains a tongue cleaner. You will need to avoid a more difficult bristled clean to avoid Gum irritability from harder cleaning. Be careful when selecting a brush. This may be of wonderful use if you have got the occasion to drink beverages that blemish quickly.
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Just drenched your remember to brush and dab the bristles within the cooking soft drinks and bam !, your tooth are clear! If you use up all your your regular type of toothpaste and require a quick fix, experts say it's alright to combine baking soda pop and water to keep you above. The bubbly concoction is definitely just like most main manufacturers of commercial tooth paste.
It can also harm gums and the teeth considering that its bristles are harder and distributed. It is recommended that you substitute your tooth brush every 3 or 4 a few months. Employing a put on-out brush can redistribute aged germs way back in the mouth. On a regular basis substitute your brush in the event it becomes exhausted.
Schedule an appointment with a periodontist, who can prescribe a medicated mouth wash, tooth paste or medication antibiotic. When you are identified as having superior Gum illness, it's time to boost your cleanliness program. In the meantime, proceed cleaning and flossing regularly to hold points from getting a whole lot worse. At this time, flossing after, twice as well as three times day-to-day is not really adequate to induce curing.
When your kid is old enough, train him how you can clean tooth on his. Once your children get their initially tooth in, clean the pearly whites for these people. Have a huge timer and place 2 minutes into it for your kid to ensure he or she is scrubbing for too long enough, and get him to his very first dental care appointment as he turns about three. Educate your kids suitable oral practices right from the start.
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Be able to your dental professional twice a year. Your dental practitioner will Help Stop Receding Gums you prevent Gum sickness, get tooth decay early and remove built up plaque when you go to him routinely. These standard dentist appointments will ensure that you don't possess any issues that you might not really observing.
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There are many parallels between what is taught us in the Old Testament and what is taught us in the New Testament, for God’s moral laws have not changed. And whereas all those old liturgical, ceremonial, sacrificial, purification and dietary laws and restrictions of the Old Covenant were done away with under the New Covenant, God’s moral laws have remained.
Leviticus 19:1-2 ESV
1 Peter 1:14-16 ESV
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.”
“As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I am holy.’”
As followers of Jesus Christ, we have been crucified with Christ in death to sin, and we have been raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, not like our old lives, but now free from our slavery to sin. So we are to no longer conform our lives to the passions of our flesh, walking in the flesh, doing what our sinful flesh desires. We are to not let sin reign any more in our mortal bodies, to make us obey its passions. For if sin is what we obey, it will lead to death, but if we obey obedience, it leads to righteousness.
[Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; Ephesians 4:17-24]
But we are called of God to be holy in all our conduct (actions, words). And to be holy means to be separate (unlike, different) from the world because we are being conformed to the likeness of Jesus Christ, if indeed we are. It means our lives are no longer being conformed to the ways of this sinful world, but now we are being conformed to Christ and to his righteousness and holiness, in walks of obedience to our Lord and to his commands under the New Covenant. So this involves obedience to our Lord Jesus Christ.
[Rom 1:6-7; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-29; Rom 12:1-2; 1 Co 1:9; 1 Co 3:17; 1 Co 6:19-20; 2 Co 5:15,21; Gal 5:13-21; Eph 1:3-4; Eph 2:10,21; Eph 5:27; Col 1:22; Col 3:12; 1 Thess 4:7; 2 Tim 1:8-9; 2 Tim 2:21; 1 Pet 1:13-16; 1 Pet 2:5-9,24; 2 Pet 1:3; Tit 2:11-14; Lu 9:23-26; Eph 4:17-24; 1 Jn 2:3-6]
Leviticus 19:4 ESV
Ephesians 5:5 ESV
“Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves any gods of cast metal: I am the Lord your God.”
“For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.” (cf. 1 Co 6:9-10; Gal 5:16-21; Col 3:5-6)
We are not to be idolaters, making other people or things our gods instead of God being our only God. We are to give our worship to our creator and not to the created things. For anything we obey in place of God can become our idol, as can be anything we give our undivided loyalties to and our passions and our hearts and our praise and adoration. And definitely we should not be making any sinful practices our gods we worship in place of God, for we should no longer be those who practice sin.
Leviticus 19:11 ESV
Ephesians 4:25-28 ESV
“You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.”
“Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.”
I hate lies! Do you hate lies? God does! We should not be people who tell lies, not even what some people call “white lies.” We should always be in the practice of telling the truth, but in love, and with kindness. And thieving is not just taking worldly possessions from others, but it can be stealing from people to whom it is due love, kindness, faithfulness, truthfulness, and respect. So the opposite of stealing is giving love, kindness, and respect, and it is providing for people’s needs rather than taking from them.
Leviticus 19:12 ESV
Matthew 15:8-9 ESV
“You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.”
“This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.” (cf. 1 Co 15:2,58; 2 Co 6:1; Gal 3:4; Php 2:16)
Many people today in America are making shallow confessions of Christ as Savior and Lord, largely based on Scriptures taught outside their context and twisted to say what the Scriptures do not teach. But lip service only is not going to secure heaven and eternal life for us. We must now walk (in conduct, in practice) according to the Spirit and no longer according to the flesh. Sin must not be our practice, but righteousness and obedience to our Lord are to be what we practice, for if they are not, we will not inherit eternal life with God, and heaven will not be our eternal destiny.
[Matt 7:21-23; Lu 9:23-26; Jn 6:35-58; Jn 15:1-11; Rom 1:18-32; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; 1 Co 6:9-10; 2 Co 5:10; Gal 5:16-21; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:5-11; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6; 1 Jn 3:4-10; Heb 10:23-31; 1 Pet 1:17-21; Rev 21:8,27; Rev 22:14-15]
1 John 4:20 ESV
“You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him. You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.”
“If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.” (cf. 1 Jn 3:15; 1 Jn 2:9-11)
Hate, in this context, is to be seen as detesting and denouncing our fellow believers in Jesus Christ, treating them with less value, rejecting them, casting them aside, saying to other parts of the body, “We have no need of you,” etc. And this is being done a lot in some of these institutional churches where pastors are being trained to get rid of Christians with “strong convictions,” and those who are “needy” in favor of people who they can easily mold into their image (the market-driven image).
So, please take these things to heart, and please take notice of how many of these things are said to impact our relationships with our Lord, and how many will impact where we spend eternity, too. For if we make sin our practice, and if we hate our fellow Christians, and if righteousness and obedience to our Lord are not what we practice, we will not inherit eternal life with God.
Pray, Pray, Pray
An Original Work / September 6, 2012
Based off Various Scriptures
Pray that eyes may enlightened be,
So they may know Christ.
Pray that they may Him better know,
Strengthened by His pow’r.
Pray that they may grasp
How wide and long
And high and deep
Is Christ’s love.
Pray that they may be filled
To the fullness of God’s love.
Pray with thanksgiving.
Pray for an open door for me,
So I may share Christ.
Pray when the gospel is proclaimed –
Shared with clarity.
Pray words are given me so
I declare the gospel fearlessly.
I pray for you to be active
Sharing your faith, too.
We oft not know for what to pray,
So we ask for help.
The Spirit intercedes for us –
Words cannot express.
Just keep on praying for the saints
With all kinds of requests to God.
Pray they may have faith to
Please their God in ev’ry way.
Pray with joyfulness.

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A burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team
Amanda Holpuch at the keyboard, with Dominic Rushe checking the audience for Jon Hamm sightings.
Neil Shah, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics, said, "We estimate the global Android smartphone industry generated total operating profits of US$5.3bn during Q1 2013. The Android platform accounted for 43% share of the entire smartphone industry's operating profits, which reached US$12.5bn worldwide in the first quarter of this year."
94.7% of Android profits to Samsung; 2.5% to LG (equivalent to about $310m). And about the same amount shared among all the other vendors.
Let's start with Banking and ask a very simple question. Of the Top-10 banks in the U.S. how many have apps available for Windows Phone? Three. And one of those is just for its credit cards. Want to guess how many of those banks have apps in the Apple App Store? All ten.
You might think this is just a banking problem, but it is anything in finance. Windows Phone has apps for Zero of the Top-10 Mutual Fund companies. Seven of those companies provide apps for the iPhone. How about if you just want to do research on mutual funds? Sorry, you'll need an iPhone, Android Phone, or Blackberry for that.
Moving on, how many of the Top-10 US Airlines have apps for Windows Phone? Three. For the iPhone it is eight.
Now the truth is I was going to do this for several more categories but it is too depressing for me to continue.
Like to see the stats for banks, airlines and so on in the UK.
Beginning on June 26, Google will start selling through the Google Play store a version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 that basically strips all the Samsung-specific features out of it.
Instead, it ships with the latest version of Android - 4.2.2., a recent update to Android "Jelly Bean" - and the "Nexus experience" that shipped on the Nexus 4, which was manufactured by HTC, last fall. The phone is unlocked, so users can switch carriers, and "bootloader unlocked," which means users can easily install their own software on it. And Google promises that it will push the latest updates of Android to it as they come out.
Sounds great, right?
But you'll pay for the privilege - because it's unlocked, there's no carrier subsidy, which means users have to pay the full smartphone price of $649.
In other words, this is a phone for Android fans and developers who want cutting-edge hardware combined with the latest, most Google-friendly version of Android. Not a consumer product.
On the one hand, you have a CEO who seems to understand ideas around the death of the PC, relationship-centric computing, post-PC, etc., but seems keen to actively avoid pushing his vision into the tablet space. If tablets are going to be replaced by some modular computing doodad or doodads, surely [BlackBerry CEO Thorsten] Heins would like to be the one to tell everyone how it would be done?
But there isn't any leadership from Heins in this direction. I get that marketing is complex and it's not a good thing to confuse, but if Heins is talking with authority about the tablet going away, surely it would be a good idea for him and his team to set the tone of that discussion with more clarity.
Heins seems to simultaneously understand post-PC (that the desktop stops being the dominant way to do computing) and to not get it (you need more and discrete devices).
As notebooks and other Windows-based PCs have lost ground, first to Apple tablets and now to Android-based designs, even Microsoft has been indicating dissatisfaction with the pace of PC innovation in Taiwan. Despite a longtime aversion to hardware, Microsoft recently introduced its own Surface tablet.
"The Surface tablet is a pretty strong signal to the whole Taiwan PC ecosystem that they're not innovating enough," said Bill Whyman, a senior managing director at the ISI research firm.
One exception to Taiwan's difficulties is Asus. Its many new Android-based tablets, including one that it has branded with Google, allowed it to surpass Amazon in the first quarter of this year to become the third-largest player in the global tablet computer market, behind Apple and Samsung, according to IDC.
The self-criticism within Taiwan seems to be that "we do not pursue a perfect solution; we pursue a good enough solution."
PC shipments in Western Europe totaled 12.3m units in the first quarter of 2013, a decline of 20.5% from the corresponding period of 2012, according to Gartner.
"The first quarter of 2013 brought the worst quarterly decline in Western Europe since Gartner started tracking PC shipments in this region," said Meike Escherich, principal research analyst at Gartner. "Wide availability of Windows 8-based PCs could not boost consumer PC purchases during the quarter. Although the new Metro-style user interface suits new form factors, users wonder about its suitability for traditional PCs — non-touchscreen desktops and notebooks."
All PC segments in Western Europe exhibited year-on-year declines in the first quarter of 2013. Mobile and desktop PC shipments fell by 24.6% and 13.8%, respectively. Shipments to the professional PC market declined by 17.2%, while those to the consumer PC market decreased by 23.7%.
So the consumer market declined more than the professional, and the mobile sector by more than the desktop. Only Lenovo and Apple grew sales in absolute terms - and barely at all even then.
every single one of Apple's major mobile competitors now makes apps for iOS. Google, who also has Android, makes many very popular apps including Gmail, Maps, Google+, etc. Microsoft, who also has Windows Phone, makes a bunch of apps and games for iOS, including OneNote and Kinnectimals. Nokia, Microsoft's primary Windows Phone partner, also makes Here Maps.
Now, BlackBerry makes BBM.
Apple, by contrast, makes precisely nothing for Android, Windows Phone, or BlackBerry. Not even iTunes.
It would be fascinating to see this as a grid. (Also perhaps "platform competitors" would be better.)
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Ukraine: Daily Briefing
August 1, 2017, 6 PM Kyiv time
|Platoon movement and live fire exercise, Yavoriv, Ukraine. Photo – US Army Europe|
1. Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported at 12:30 PM Kyiv time that in the last 24 hours, no Ukrainian soldiers were killed and five Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in action. Towards Donetsk, Russian-terrorist forces shelled Ukrainian positions near Avdiivka and Luhanske village with grenade launchers. Towards Mariupol, Russian-terrorist forces shelled Ukrainian positions at Pavlopil and Shyrokyne with grenade launchers. Towards Luhansk, Russian-terrorist forces shelled Ukrainian positions at Krymske with mortars. Near Novooleksandrivka and Popanse, Russian-terrorist forces fired on Ukrainian positions. At Novotoshkivsk, Russian-terrorist forces shelled Ukrainian positions with grenade launchers.
2. Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement comes into force
The Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) came into force today. For opportunities offered by the CUFTA, please see the Government of Canada’s website, Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement
3. Pentagon, State Department Propose Plan to White House for Providing Arms to Ukraine
The New York Times reported today, “The Pentagon and State Department have proposed to the White House a plan to supply Ukraine with anti-tank missiles and other arms, according to Defense Department officials.
The proposed transfer – which also would include antiaircraft arms that would be defined as defensive weaponry – comes as fighting between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists has increased in recent days, and the United States is taking steps to deter aggressive military actions by Moscow.
The plan by the Pentagon and State Department has been presented to the White House, but no decision has been made, said a Defense Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a proposal still under review. It was not clear if President Trump had been briefed on the proposal. […]
Two years ago, eight former senior American officials urged the Obama administration to send $3 billion in defensive arms and equipment to Ukraine, including anti-armor missiles, reconnaissance drones, armored Humvees and radars that can determine the location of enemy rocket and artillery fire. President Obama ultimately decided against providing such lethal assistance. […]
Under the new proposal, which was reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal, the administration would provide anti-tank weapons, most likely Javelin missiles, as well as possibly antiaircraft weapons, in addition to other arms.”
4. Atlantic Council: The Russia Sanctions Bill is a Decisive Moment for US Policy – Now What?
Writing for the Atlantic Council, Edward Fishman, former Russia and Europe Lead in the US State Department’s Office of Sanctions Policy, analyzes the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. Fishman writes, “On July 28, the White House announced that President Donald Trump intends to sign the Russia sanctions bill that passed the House and Senate with veto-proof majorities. […]
The bill is the most significant act by Congress on Russia policy in decades. Since the end of the Cold War, US policy toward Russia has vacillated between hopeful engagement and hardheaded skepticism. But the bill settles US policy decisively in favor of a revised form of containment, focused on holding the line against Moscow’s assault on liberal democracy and the post-Cold War settlement in Europe. So long as this law is on the books, a new ‘reset’ that absolves Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and attack on the 2016 US election will be virtually impossible.” Read the full article here: The Russia Sanctions Bill is a Decisive Moment For US Policy – Now What?


The crane operator is not difficult to find when the correct criteria are used. It is important for a person to know how to operate various cranes. The construction industry on a global scale easily exceeds trillions of dollars in revenue. The growth of the construction industry translates to more crane operating opportunities in Australia. There are few benefits to select a company who has access to a mobile crane. There is an estimate little over 700 cranes found in Australia. The cost will vary and will depend on a few factors.
The Factors to Influence Cost
Any crane hire sydney will have different rates. The cost of a crane will be influenced by the type of crane used. There are various types of cranes a construction project could utilize. A construction project could require the use of a tower crane, and the cost could exceed $14,000. The other factors influential in the cost of a crane are:
• Lift capacity of the crane
• Renting a crane
The location will have some effect on the rate that will be paid to the company. A company who requires a crane for a construction project in Sydney, Australia may pay more than other locations in Australia. The location could dictate a specific type of crane to be used due to the terrain of the location. There are some cranes built to handle a large weight capacity. A company will want to know the weight and other lifting requirements prior to obtaining a crane. Tonnage or lift capacity will be influential in the cost paid for a crane. There will be cases when a crane is rented and the operator can be a part of the package. An operating coming with a package with renting a crane will be significantly inexpensive than owning a crane. A company can easily pay nearly $140 per hour for an operator of a 12-ton crane in Australia.
Types of Cranes an Operator Will Use
There are different kinds of cranes. A crane can be categorized in Australia as a franna crane. A pick and carry crane that has a lift capacity of anything under 25 tons. Cranes to be categorized as a franna crane would be a crane that can be used in rough and all terrains. A crane classified as a franna crane will be used to carry loads backward and forwards A crawler crane is used when a company may need 2 or 3 tons moved. The tower crane will provide heavy-lift capacity and can lift loads to great heights. It is used during the construction of tall buildings. The type of crane can be expensive. It is difficult to transport. There can be fees for assembly and disassembly of the crane. The tower crane could be costly. A crane truck is mobile and useful for carrying loads of great distances. The lift capacity of a crane truck is limited because the crane is attached to a truck.


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Re: extraction of benzol peroxide - tried? any result?
Acne so bad your face might literally explode! Heh, find some product that contains it in high concentration and devise a way to extract it. Make sure to keep it very cool if you try that so you don't destroy it all. Pesky peroxides are notorious for breaking down in warm temperatures.

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