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Why Is Media Ignoring Two ‘Hezbollah in the U.S.’ Indictments?

This is the third installment of a series derived from two ongoing federal court prosecutions of individuals who allegedly worked as undercover operatives for Iranian Hezbollah’s notorious “Unit 910” foreign terrorist wing. Part I and Part II delivered revelations about U.S. assassination and target surveillance activities of Bronx-based Lebanese immigrant Ali Kourani.

This article examines what has become public so far about a seemingly related case against Samer El Debek of Dearborn, Michigan.

For all intents and purposes, the government’s case against Dearborn, Michigan resident Samer El Debek is on ice.

Little from the government or media has emerged about the El Debek charges filed more than 17 months ago. Those charges stated that, for more than a decade, the naturalized U.S. citizen clandestinely served Iran and Hezbollah as a terrorist operative, scoping out targets as far away as Panama and Thailand.

Also, nothing has yet emerged regarding any connection between El Debek’s case and the very similar case against Bronx-based Ali Kourani. Their indictments were announced the same day, in the same judicial district of New York, in June 2017.

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Further, last year’s media reports of the indictments managed to omit the most fascinating details about the El Debek case. Those you can read here.

Federal prosecutors have surprisingly sought and obtained 17 monthly “interest of justice” delays (the last one in October 2018). Meanwhile, the revelatory filings are piling up in the Kourani case. Is anyone else watching?

No news on Islamic terrorism is news in the age of Trump

While a legal strategy no doubt informs the government’s decisions to put off the El Debek case while the Kourani case advances, political bias is the likely culprit behind media failures to dig on either case. Drawing attention to these “Hezbollah in the U.S.” cases, after all, might undermine a demonstrably false narrative that Islamic terror is less of a threat than “alt-right” domestic terrorism inspired by conspiratorial Donald Trump administration dog-whistling.

Not a single reporter has interviewed El Debek’s neighbors, relatives, friends, and co-workers, nor attempted the standard follow-up coverage that should attend a case of such rare import to national security as this. The one New York Times effort to weigh in on the cases, an October 11, 2018 piece by Benjamin Weiser, purposefully overlooked an incredible trove of new revelations about the Kourani case, which was by then readily available. Instead, Weiser focused on an arcane, irrelevant, and judicially debunked angle. The article asked no questions at all about the El Debek situation.

In the 17 months since the El Debek charges were announced, no reporters have even claimed an attempt to ask U.S. prosecutors or the FBI why the El Debek case remains stalled like this -- even though sound and publishable reasons would likely be provided.


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Six things to know when selecting a new PKU clinic

transferring medical care, PKU, phenylketonuria, finding a new PKU clinicTransferring medical care to another provider can be a daunting process for just about anyone. For those of us with PKU – a rare condition affecting 1 in 10,000 to 15,000 – finding other professionals who are qualified to treat our condition might seem so unlikely that the feeling of uncertainty suppresses any intent we originally had for making that change. Yet, having a clinical team that both performs at a high level and achieves some level of compatibility with its patients is critical to ensuring successful treatment.

Setting PKU aside for a moment, consider how you might react after hearing the news that you needed to have open-heart surgery. It would not be unreasonable to expect that before electing to have the procedure you would conduct your own research, check hospital rankings and gather data about the surgeon’s experience. Open-heart surgery may be an extreme scenario to compare to the treatment of PKU, yet I would argue that the motivation for seeking out the best medical care should apply as much to a rare, chronic condition as it does to severe and sudden medical emergencies.

Perhaps no one has better illustrated the importance of a solid physician-patient relationship than Jessie Gruman, the founder and president of the Center for Advancing Health, when she served as a guest blogger for In the post, she writes:

“If I feel she has really listened to what is going on with me and what it is going to take for me to do what she recommends … if we together make a plan about next steps … if I trust her expertise and experience, I am much more likely to try to do my part. On the other hand, if I feel like she sees me as just the next problematic body part to appear on a fast-moving assembly line, if she is talking at me, not with me, if she interrupts, corrects me or ignores me, all bets are off. I’ll take her recommendations under advisement but do what I think is best.”

Earlier this year, I made the very personal decision to transfer my care to another PKU clinic. It wasn’t a decision I took lightly, nor did I make it in haste. I wanted to ensure that the professionals I partnered with were experienced with maternal care, had a successful (and recent) track record with mothers who successfully gave birth on the PKU diet, and most importantly, I wanted a clinical team who was refreshingly optimistic about working with maternal PKU patients.

Despite my motivation for transferring my medical care, PKU patients and their families seek-out alternative clinics for a variety of reasons. Not everyone looking for a new clinic does so out of dissatisfaction.  Families relocating because of a new job will also gather insight on new clinics located in the communities where they plan to move. Since it is conceivable that all PKU patients and their families might one day be faced with the task of finding a new PKU clinic, I thought it would be helpful to share some tips for making the transition as smooth as possible.

With that in mind, here are six things to know when selecting a new PKU clinic:

TransferringMedicalCare-No1What other metabolic clinics are located nearby? Are there other clinics in your state or what about across state lines? BioMarin’s has a ‘clinic finder’ tool that will allow you to search for clinics based on your zip code and the mileage you are willing to travel.

TransferringMedicalCare-No2Does the new clinic accept your current insurance coverage? Contact your insurance company’s customer service department (the number is usually located on the back of your insurance card) and ask them to look up the new physician to see if they are considered ‘in-network.’

TransferringMedicalCare-No3Is there a fee to release your medical records? The federal law known as HIPAA, short for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, guarantees the right to access your own medical records; however, some clinics may charge a fee to release them. Georgetown University’s Center on Medical Records Rights and Privacy offers a complete list of state-specific record release laws and fees. In some cases, if you request to have your medical records sent directly to the new clinic you may be able to avoid the processing fee.

Once you have found a possible new PKU clinic, schedule a new patient appointment and be candid about the objective of your meeting. You should approach this appointment with the same mentality as a job interview – making sure they are as good of a fit for you as you are for them. Here are some questions worth asking any new metabolic clinic:

TransferringMedicalCare-No4How frequently would you be required to visit the clinic? At a minimum, most PKU clinics prefer to see their patients on an annual basis; however, the frequency of visits may increase for some patients depending on the nature of their care. For example, newborns recently diagnosed with PKU and maternal PKU patients may need to travel for in-clinic visits more often. Thankfully, technological advancements are making it easier for healthcare providers and patients to work together remotely. Ask your clinic if they are comfortable handling a portion of your care remotely. As long as they are receiving regular blood levels and you are talking with them often via phone or email, they may not have any issues.

TransferringMedicalCare-No5What do you know about the staff’s credentials and the clinic’s operations? More than knowing a practitioner’s education, training and certifications, do they have physicians specializing in maternal PKU, newborn screening, adolescents, etc.? You may also want to ask about the patient to physician ratio. Are they overworked and spread thin? How does the clinic prioritize patients and how long can you expect for a turn around on blood work, returned phone calls, new prescriptions and other administrative processes?

TransferringMedicalCare-No6Is the practitioner willing to work together with your traditional healthcare providers? If you are seeking out a new clinic for maternal PKU, is the physician willing to collaborate with your obstetrician? If you are a parent of a PKU child, is it important to you that a PKU clinic works closely with your primary care physician to track growth, developmental progress and other medical concerns?

Managing the PKU diet can be labor intensive in and of itself…that is without having to take-on the hassle of finding a new physician. But keep in mind that proactive decision making will give you and your family a greater degree of control over your treatment. And in the end, it will all be worth it.

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The Capital One Coders Ignite program helped girls develop a greater interest in STEM and get excited about technology during a critical period in their education. Since June, various groups of students from Girls Inc of Metropolitan Dallas have been working with Capital One mentors to learn block based programming and design to create Android applications.

Block based programming is useful for novices since it provides easy operations and improves the readability of programs. The learning focuses on combining visual blocks that represent elements such as operations and variables. Students learned basic concepts of programming and processing. On July 26, Girls Inc. students from North Texas including Plano ISD’s C.A. McMillen High School learned how to design a mobile app at the one-day event which took place at the Capital One Conference Center in Plano.

“I feel if I take tech classes in high school and college, that I will have an easier time, since I’m putting those skills into practice with this Coding program,” said Lei Scott, 10th grader at C.A. McMillen High School.

The event is part of Capital One’s Coders program which perfectly aligns with its Future Edge initiative. In 2015, Capital One launched Future Edge, an initiative that pledged $150 million over five years to help prepare more Americans with the skills, tools and resources they need to succeed in an ever-changing digitally-driven economy. As part of this initiative, Future Edge DFW symbolizes Capital One’s commitment to make Dallas-Fort Worth a destination for top talent, spur growth as a world-renowned technology hub and nurture leaders of tomorrow.

Capital One’s Coders program is a great example of how Future Edge is having a positive impact by helping students develop skills for the 21st century. The Coders program is part of Capital One’s commitment to ensure young people have the necessary resources to understand and explore their interests in STEM. To bridge the STEM education gap,Capital One created the Coders curriculum to help students understand and pursue their interests in STEM fields as early as their middle school years.

Through the program, students learn the basic principles of software development and how to create their own apps by exploring touchscreens, learning about motion detection, control and coding. Students also learn how to develop apps for mobile language devices and grow in computation thinking skills like algorithms, abstraction, decomposition, pattern recognition and generalization, so they can continue working on what they have learned beyond the program and explore on their own. Since the creation of the Coders Program in 2014, Capital One has worked with approximately 700 students in North Texas. Students worked on computer coding and applications on their tablets along with Capital One mentors.

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The first-ever illustrated account of Captain James Cook's epic eighteenth-century voyages, complete with excerpts from his vivid journals.

This is history's greatest adventure story. In 1766, the Royal Society chose prodigal mapmaker and navigator James Cook to lead a South Pacific voyage. His orders were to chart the path of Venus across the sun. That task completed, his ship, the HMS Endeavour, continued to comb the southern hemisphere for the imagined continent Terra Australis. The voyage lasted from 1768 to 1771, and upon Cook's return to London, his journaled accounts of the expedition made him a celebrity. After that came two more voyages for Cook and his crew, followed by Cook's untimely murder by natives in Hawaii. The Voyages of Captain James Cook reveals Cook's fascinating story through excerpts from his journals, as well as illustrations, photography, and supplementary writings.

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    5 New Donation Packages! Until 11-13-2017

    awesome new custom packages, people will love these
  2. Great new update, good work to everyone who helped, and to Justin for smashing out the updates.
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    Prestige Guide for Dummies

    Awesome guide we appreciate it, and I'm sure it will help out a lot of people, I have attatched a .gif to my reply of a suggestion that will flow easier with this guide, i suggest people make a bank tab dedicated to skilling, that way they can scroll through and focus on everything individually, and go step by step while not losing momentum or speed while they're prestiging, thanks again for the guide. Keep up the good work! https://gyazo.com/6c82e76fde119e838054949466113042
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    quick suggestion

    The 15m was put in place as a protective side for those who don't want to spend a lot of money (we all know some people make mistakes), however i back your suggestion, i think there should be an option to add a selective amount into the well to save time, and allow the players who can afford it, the pleasure of using their money to benefit the server all at once without clicking options multiple times.
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    Ironman Donor

    Ironman Mode has been set out to be increasingly difficult on Manic for a reason, we encourage the players who are prepared to put in the hard yards to work on ironman because it can be extremely satisfying, however as for a shop, a lot of items that would be in the shop, would compromise the ironman mode we already have in place, I read a comment before about an Ironman only zone for high prestiging ironman, and i think that would be great, as a reward for those who have put in the work and worked to the top ranks under the ironman mode classification.
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    [req] volcanic release

    Nice work bro, they look awesome. Would be good to see them ingame.
  7. I'm glad we could smash this update out tonight, thanks to those involved that helped us. Enjoy the new gear, get grinding!
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    PVP tier sets

    Great work again Dubby, we are loving your designs. Keep them coming
  9. I love it, i think it's a great idea, and would definitely add another aspect to these new weapons that a lot of players can benefit from. +1 from me, great suggestion!
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    Small Giveaway :)

    Great Job Patterson, the players should jump on this opportunity, keep up the good work.
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    Updates of 9/24/2017 - Content Revival

    nice work Justin, great updates. I'm sure the players will love these new items and find them very useful! (PS. The Special Effects you gave them are awesome)
  12. I'm sure the community will jump on this, it's an awesome addition to your videos you've been making, good luck to all the players who enter!
  13. Great job on the videos JuceBoxx, keep it up!
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    Bgs spec/Def lowering item

    Thanks for sharing the suggestion, i love the idea of BGS lowering defence stats in pvm, i think it would be a good edition and definitely help players with their bossing and pvm needs.
  15. Hey everyone, The staff team has listened to each of you and taken under deep consideration each request and opinion, we've worked tirelessly to bring you the best raid boss and reward system we can, we have and will continue to bring you new updates to enhance your playing experience so you can play ManicPS to the fullest! Here are the latest updates: We've taken under consideration your thoughts on raid bosses and we've adjusted them accordingly; Boss Round 1: Hp: 3500 - Max Hit: 36 - Defence: 248 Boss Round 2: Hp: 4013 - Max Hit: 42 - Defence: 315 Boss Round 3: Hp: 4550 - Max Hit: 46 - Defence: 367 Boss Round 4: Hp: 5114 - Max Hit: 51 - Defence: 407 Boss Round 5: Hp: 5709 - Max Hit: 54 - Defence: 440 Boss Round 6: Hp: 6340 - Max Hit: 55 - Defence: 470 Boss Round 7: Hp: 7010 - Max Hit: 55 - Defence: 475 Boss Round 8: Hp: 7723 - Max Hit: 55 - Defence: 475 Boss Round 9: Hp: 8483 - Max Hit: 55 - Defence: 475 Boss Round 10: Hp: 9294 - Max Hit: 55 - Defence: 475 Note: The max hit for bosses is set to 55 - The defence is capped at 475, we've lowered them down from the original stats, to make it even, and more enjoyable for all players. Note: The issue with not receiving the correct amount of points in rounds 1 - 5 = FIXED .................................................................................................................................................................................................... Raid Points Store Adjustments: The Raid Store Prices have been adjusted accordingly: Corrupted Drygore Rapier: 9000 Raid Points Corrupted Off-hand Drygore Longsword: 20000 Raid Points Corrupted Drygore Mace: 3000 Raid Points Wyvern Wings: 7000 Raid Points Lightning Dragon Helmet: 10000 Raid Points Lightning Dragon Platebody: 10000 Raid Points Lightning Dragon Platelegs: 10000 Raid Points The items have also been added to the price guide so make sure you check them out over there too http://manicps.net/forums/index.php?/topic/1920-manicps-official-price-guide/ We hope you guys love the new update, we've worked our hardest to improve the game-play, features, and new updates and we'll keep them coming!


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4Q Retail Sales Forecast Is Strong

September 7, 2018 | Posted in: Jewelry, Strategy, Trends

The National Retail Federation (NRF) just upgraded its retail sales forecast for 2018, expecting sales to grow at a minimum of 4.5 percent over 2017 rather than the 3.8 to 4.4 percent range forecasted earlier this year (excluding auto sales, gas stations and restaurants), signaling momentum going into the important holiday season and fourth quarter.

Richline Group / Honora“Higher wages, gains in disposable income, a strong job market and record-high household net worth set the stage for robust growth in the nation’s consumer-driven economy,” said Matthew Shay, NRF president and CEO in a statement. “Tax reform and economic stimulus have created jobs and put more money in consumers’ pockets, and retailers are seeing it in their bottom line. We knew this would be a good year, as the first half turned out even better than expected.”

Retail sales in the first half of 2018 grew 4.8 percent year-over-year and have been up 4.4 percent year-over-year in the most recent three-month moving average. The NRF now expects gross domestic product for the year to grow at the higher end of the 2.5 to 3 percent range it forecasted earlier this year.

Tariff Effect
It could be a banner year, said Shay, but he acknowledged that tremendous uncertainty remains as to what extent the current trade tariffs will impact consumer spending. “Just the mere talk of tariffs negatively impacts consumer and business confidence,” he said, “leading to a decline in spending. It’s time to replace tariffs and talk of trade wars with diplomacy and policies that strengthen recent gains, not kill them.”

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Tariffs of 25 percent on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods took effect in July, reported the NRF, and are scheduled to take effect this month on another $16 billion. But both lists include a relatively low number of consumer products. Another round of tariffs on $200 billion in goods from China, which would include a broader array of consumer items, will likely be finalized in September.

About two dozen Chinese jewelry items and jewelry-related materials may see a 10 percent tariff, including glass beads and stones, and platinum, gold and silversmith wares. Spared for now, appear to be Chinese pearls, gemstones and finished diamonds, and finished jewelry. According to the Census Bureau, in 2017 China exported $2.1 billion in jewelry to the United States, as well as $147 million in gem diamonds and $1 billion in gemstones.

“Although we are cognizant of the various proposed tariffs, we are still investigating their potential impact on the industry and our company,” said Mark Hanna, Chief Marketing Officer of the NYC-based Richline Group. He said there’s uncertainty for some materials, including miners’ diamonds, un-worked or simply sawn or cleaved; precious metal articles, other than silver, whether or not plated with other precious metal; and sterling silver table and house wares. He said a few line items seem to specifically exclude finished jewelry related to precious metals like gold and silver.

General Optimism
For the rest of the year, the outlook for retail sales remains optimistic. NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said spending has grown rapidly since the first quarter. “We anticipate strong sales during the second half of 2018.”

The upgraded forecast considers government revisions to retail sales, personal income and consumption numbers from 2016 and 2017 that affect year-to-year comparisons. Total retail sales have grown year-over-year every month since November 2009, Kleinhenz said, and retail sales have increased year-over-year in all but three months since 2010.

OstbyeLooking forward to a robust holiday season, fourth quarter and year overall, Theresa Namie, merchandise manager for Ostbye in Minneapolis, Minnesota expects a good fourth quarter industry wide as momentum remains steady this year. “Our independent jewelers have planned and adjusted over the last few years on how to sell to the next generation, including social media, online sales and the variety of styles the consumers are asking for.”

Ostbye is promoting products like 10K gold fashion with beaded detail; silver set with emerald, ruby and sapphire; and birthstone stackable rings among its expected 4Q winners.


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Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) in Van Nuys at Southern California Hospitals at Van Nuys

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Licensed Vocational Nurse

We are hospitals and affiliated medical groups, working closely together for the benefit of every person who comes to us for care. We build comprehensive networks of quality healthcare services that are designed to offer our patients highly coordinated, personalized care and help them live healthier lives. Through collaboration, we strive to provide all of our patients and medical group members with the quality, affordable healthcare they need and deserve.

The Licensed Vocational Nurse performs a wide variety of patient care activities under the direction of registered nursing personnel. Nursing duties include participating in the planning of patient care, assisting with examinations, procedures and treatments, administering medications within scope of practice, and following medication management per policy.  Duties also include assisting with ADL's, taking of patients' vital signs, and recording results on patients' charts.

Job Responsibilities/Duties

  • Administers patient medications, including basic IV management, within scope of practice, and participates in treatments and procedures in a safe, effective and age appropriate manner.  Recognizes changes in patient conditions, taking appropriate action and documenting intervention.  Uses knowledge of aseptic techniques in performance of treatments, such as sterile dressing, irrigation, and cauterizations. Effectively collaborates with the health care team to intervene, and advocate for the safety of the patient, as necessary.
  • Assists patient with hygiene, elimination, routine skin care, comfort measures and other Activities of Daily Living (ADL), in consideration of patient age, gender, culture and stated preferences, maintaining patient privacy and respect at all times.  Maintains a clean & safe environment. Ensures Infection Control procedures and HIPAA compliance.
  • Performs assigned nursing duties for the safety, comfort and well-being of patients.  Accurately measures and records vital signs.  Assists with patient care activities including specimen collection, turning and positioning, and patient transportation.  Documents all activities as required.
  • Empathizes with patient, expresses compassion and understanding for the situation and demonstrates care which is appropriate for the age, and cultural, religious, or ethnic background. Actively engages in caring behaviors, taking conscious ownership for work and takes deliberate/thoughtful actions regarding how to best carry out relationships with the patient, patients' support system and healthcare team.  Demonstrates appropriate use of independent judgement and decision making.
  • Participates in planning, implementing and evaluating patient care, under the direct supervision of an RN/Physician. Participates in the development of long and short term goals consistent with treatment plans, standards of practice, and the plan of care.  Consistently ensures nursing practice is within scope of licensure and compliant with hospital wide standards of nursing care.

Minimum Education: Graduate of an Accredited School of Vocational Nursing or its equivalent required.

Minimum Experience: Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English. Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly changing environment. One (1) year of previous experience in a related setting preferred. Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families preferred.

Req. Certification/Licensure: Active, current, and unencumbered Licensure as a Vocational Nurse in the State of California required. AHA Basic Life Support and IV Certification required. Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees only) required. AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (Foothill Only) preferred. AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support preferred.

Employee Value Proposition

Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., is guided by a diverse and highly experienced leadership core. This group maintains the vision that has made Prospect a needed difference-maker in the lives of so many patients today, and many executives contribute to our continued efforts. As a member of our highly effective team of professionals you will receive:

  • Company 401K
  • Medical, dental, vision insurance
  • Paid time-off
  • Life insurance

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Let’s start immediately by saying what is not. If at first glance you thought that Green Wedding is a vegetarian or vegan wedding, I’ll tell you right away that you’re off the road. So if you want a dinner or a wedding lunch with meat or fish, the Green Wedding will not stop you from fulfilling your desire. If, on the other hand, you are vegetarian or vegan, Green Wedding is the best solution you can find to live an unforgettable day in respect of nature.

Respect for nature, in fact, is the basis of the concept of Green Wedding. The key words to describe this type of marriages are eco-sustainability, environmental friendliness and ecology. Green is the color of nature that we must necessarily respect in every activity we do. In recent years, sensitivity and attention to nature has grown, so Green has become travel, home furnishings and even marriages.

Green Wedding is a new trend that respects the surrounding environment in every aspect of the ceremony, from furnishings to ornaments, from the movements during the day to the food you eat.

If you are thinking that organizing a Green wedding can take away the charm and elegance of the most important day of your life, we want to reassure you by explaining in detail, what precautions are taken in a Green Wedding to be able to respect nature.

Preferring local sellers and products is the first step. In all the purchases that can be made for a wedding, privileging local sellers is a way to support their territory and make fewer trips by car, therefore pollute less. Still for the pollution talk another solution is to celebrate the ceremony and hold the reception in the same location.

The seasonality and the locality of the products on the menu is another thing to consider in a Green Wedding. Choosing seasonal products not only respects nature, but will also have better and tastier foods. In addition to food, floral decorations should also be seasonal and local and should beautify a location that is eco-friendly.

What’s also needed for a wedding? Invites and bonbonnieres.

Participations can be printed with vegetable-based inks on recycled paper.

For wedding bonbonnieres, we could avoid the classic knick-knacks that no one wants to exhibit at home and throw us into a creative idea for a souvenir object that can be used by those who receive it.

These are essential bases for a Green Wedding with flakes, which respects nature without taking anything away from your wedding.

Plan your Green Wedding at Podere Il Casale Pienza

At Podere Il Casale you can organize your green wedding among the Tuscan hills. The breathtaking view and the farm oﬀer a unique setting to create unforgettable memories. Our menu is always based on the organic products made on our farm, if you are looking for a genuine farm to table experience – this is the right place. Every event can be tailor made up to the very last detail, this means that your guests could for example also take part in our farm activities. Our farm is suita-ble for every kind of ceremony and could host up to 120 guests.

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On Wednesday night at the Aviation Club in Paris, France the 2011 European Poker Awards were handed out. Among the winners of the coveted awards were Sam Trickett (Poker Player of the Year) and Pius Heinz (Best Tournament Performance) with longtime poker insider Jesse May heading home withRead Full Article


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WATCH: Protestors scream at Sen. Orrin Hatch, he responds perfectly

Those on the left who aren’t fans of Judge Brett Kavanaugh have made their feelings known, often loudly as they scream at elected officials.

As anyone knows, berating someone, while getting right up in their face, is always an effective method for changing someone’s mind. Of course, for those who live in the real world where yelling at someone doesn’t do a bit of good or make any kind of difference, facts are usually best.

However, the left likes to use emotion, much in the same way a child throwing a tantrum in Walmart. When they don’t get their or when, God forbid someone happens to disagrees with them, profanity and screaming are often employed. Just check out how a group of protestors accosted Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah as he was attempting to enter an elevator.

Be warned, their shrillness may hurt or even severely damage your ears.

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Owlcat HD 1080P 4x 10x Zoom IP Camera Bullet Outdoor Waterproof Pan Tilt 2.8-12mm Varifocal 2MP PTZ IR Onvif

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Warning : This IP Camera supports Windows OS (Not support windows 10) only ! Not support Mac and Linux OS! This IP Camera does not support POE,you have to use a DC12V power to make it work! We advise you to connect power adapter to camera DIRECTLY, do not use any power extension to avoid power weaken. This IP Camera does not support micro SD card recording. This IP Camera is a wired camera, NOT wireless, NOT support Wifi ! If you want a camera with WIFI, you can buy from below link:

System Compatibility: Compatible with NVR ONVIF 2.0

Support only one user - Administrator No support Security Pass profile for RTSP and Onvif

High Lights: 1. Wired Outdoor Weatherproof Mini IR Bullet IP PTZ Camera (Auto Pan /Tilt /Zoom) 2. 0-270°continuous pan rotation speed up to 12°/s 3. -60-0° tilt rotation speed up to 12°/s 4. Model NR4X-200H: 4X optical ZOOM Motorized Auto Focus lens 2.8-12mm Model NR10X-200H: 10X optical ZOOM Motorized Auto Focus lens 5-50mm 5. Sensor: 4X zoom camera: Hi3518E+Sony323; 10X zoom camera: Hi3516C+Sony323 6. Built in IR-CUT, 4pcs High Power IR Leds, 10-60m IR Night View Distance with EXCELLENT NIGHT PICTURE 7. 256 presets, 4 groups, 4 cruise 8. ONVIF IP Camera. This IP Camera can work with your Onvif NVR recorder ( Default Onvif port number is 8000 ) 9. IP66 all-environments protection and Outdoor Bullet Water Resistence. 10. Mobile Phone View (iPhone & Android OS, not support iPad) / PC Clients Software / Onvif NVR / IE Web Broswer (not support Win10) remote control adjust PAN/ TILT/ ZOOM and remote view 11. Remote Recording save to your PC hard disk. 12. Remote Playback from your PC desk. 13. Motion Detection and Email Snap Alarm. 14. VLC RTSP View Support. The path to the RTSP: Main Stream rtsp://ip/0/0/0 Secondary stream rtsp://ip/0/0/1
If you want to see the real footage of this camera, you can access the next links: Night view with IR-Led on (Black & white mode): Night view with IR-Led off (Color mode): Day view:
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If you hear something in it’s body that rattles when you flip/shake the camera, that is a desiccant pack sealed on the inside of the waterproof case. please do not worry about it.

Product Specifications:

NR4X-200H(Full HD 1080P) / NR10X-200H(Full HD 1080P)

Application enviroment

Outdoor & Indoor

Image Sensor

4X zoom camera: Hi3518E+Sony323; 10X zoom camera: Hi3516C+Sony323

Max. Pixels

S/N Ratio

50dB(AGC Off)

LEDs & IR View

4*High Power LED make max 60m IR distance , built in IR-CUT

White Balance

Auto, ATW, Indoor, Outdoor, Outdoor Auto, Sodium Vapor Lamp Fix/Auto, One-push, Manual

Min. Illumination

(F1.6,50IRE, ICR Off ), 0.095 lux (F1.6,50IRE, ICR On)

Day & Night

Auto(ICR) / Color / B/W

Video Compression

S/N Ratio

> 50 dB

Bit Rate

Electronic Shutter

PTZ Mode

4 auto scan, 4 tour, 4 pattern

Network Functions

Max Remote Users

Pan / Tilt Range

Horizontal: 0°~270°endless, Vertical: -60°~0° auto Flip

Manual Control Speed

256 Preset (Camera Image Setting )

Working Humidity

0~95%(No condensation)

Working Temperature

Power Consumption

Power Supply

DC12V 2A

(We sell camera without power adapter or with power adapter, you can choose different bundle when you place order, we will send parcel as per your order bundle choice.)

Simultaneous remote monitoring, remote operation & local recording

VLC Media Player RTSP Main Stream Path: rtsp://ip/0/0/0

VLC Media Player RTSP Secondary Stream Path: rtsp://ip/0/0/1

If you want to run this ip camera with other NVR, you can search it Onvif in the network and add it.

If CMS port number need, it is default 8000.

About the Payment:

We accept payment from accept Escrow/ Credit card/ / Money Booker ! such as Visa,WebMoney (referred to as WM), TT remittances, Paypal, Western Union, Qiwi wallet, Brazil Boleto and so on.

About the Shippment:

1 We ship to Alixpress’s registered address ONLY.

2 We will arrange goods for you within 1 to 3 working days nomally. Please check the tracking information on the website: Please note, it will take 2 to 5 days before the tracking information can be viewed online.

3 The shipping cost does not include any import taxes,and buyers are responsible for customs duties.

We will not responsible for your import tax/customs duties or any other customs charges.

4 We do not guarantee delivery time on all international shipments due to differences in customs clearing

5 For DHL fast delivery,if your postal code/city are REMOTE AREA out of DHL delivery range,we will contact you to pay extra REMOTE FEE(35USD), otherwise we have rights to choose another similar delivery way like EMS.

About Return/Refund:

1 Please feel free to contact us if your have any problem or need any help about your order,We will happy to service you in 7/24 time,thanks.

2 We offer 12 month manufacture’s warranty for main product repair and tech supports except accessories.

When you received the product with problems, please offer the photos or short videos as proof within 3days,then we could bear $10 returned shipping cost, After 3 days upon receiption, you bear one way shipping cost for sending to us, we will bear the shipping cost for sending back to you. After one month upon receiption, two way shipping cost(including shipping cost from China to your address) will be both on you.

All return-goods MUST BE in ORIGINAL package without any broken for resell, if it is broken due to your return, we will have to ask for compensation. Return cost will be paid by buyer.

For full refund, please send full package back(including all accessories);

For repairing or replacement, please send only product without accessories. At any case please make sure parcel well packing.

3 If the items are damaged lost when they are returned,the buyer will be responsible for such damage or loss,and we will not give the buyer a full refund.

4 We will not refund shipping charges for refused shipments

5 Please don’t open dispute before any communication if you unsatisfied with our products or service,, that is no any help for you and us, we will solve your problem ASAP after get your require, please kindly understand, thank you very much!

About the Feedback:

1 Your satisfaction is our greatest comfort, we are always expecting serving for you!

2 Your comment and suggestion is quite important for our shop. Please take a minute to leave a 5 stars positive feedback with detailed Selling Rating of 5.

All 5 stars positive feedback/reviews buyers can enjoy additional 3 month warranty and priority service.

3 Please do not throw 1-3 stars bad feedback/reviews simplely. That is USELESS to solve your problem.

If you are not happy with our products, Please giving us a chance, we’ll try our best for you. Thanks for your kindly understand in advance

Additional information

Dimensions (L x W x D)(mm)

Minimum Illumination(Lux)

Color 1.0Lux, F1.2; B/W 0.1 Lux, F1.2

Video Compression Format

Bullet Camera

IR Distance(m)

Viewing Angle (Degree)

IP/Network Wired

Lens (mm)

Metal top cover + Plastic body

Zoom Control

Remote Control Auto PAN TILT ZOOM

System Compatibility

Day& Night

IR cut filter with auto switch

Frame rate

2.0 Mega pixels 30 fps (real time)

2.8mm-12mm autofocus 4x zoom Pan Tilt Zoom lens

Sensor Brand

Wall Bracket

Network Interface

RJ-45 10/100Mb Ethernet Slot

Alarm Action

FTP Photo,Email Photo

High Definition

Supported Operating Systems

Windows 10,Windows Vista,Windows 8,Windows 7,Windows 98,Windows XP

Pan / Tilt / Zoom

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iPhone OS/Android

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Individuals - you are probably wondering how you can join on a team?
Individuals- you are welcome to play in this adult basketball league- We run leagues for each day of the week- example 'Sunday league' 'Monday league' etc.

The information on this page- applies to both men and women.

We do NOT have teams (comprised of individuals) that you can join; instead we use a program we created called 'PicktoPlay'.

With Pick-to-Play you can play in a league game ANY day you want to play- 360 days per year.

Once you join up with PicktoPlay, you are going to be put on a team that plays against regular league teams in the Adult Basketball League.
About- PicktoPay adult basketball league is the worlds largest adult basketball league- we run leagues for each day of the week.

PicktoPlay enters teams into this league- every one of those nights - this means you can play up to 7x in a week.

With PicktoPlay, you can even choose from a west-side or an east-side game (click on PicktoPlay to see the various game options available to you).

You will visit the PicktoPlay webpage- and you will see 30 games options over the next 7 days; you can pick (to play) in ANY of those 30 games.

The unique thing about PicktoPlay is that you sign up and pay- for just one game. Restated- you are only committed to one game at a time.

This is the point where the reader says- "well I want to play with the same guys each week"- but what we need to tell you is two things: 1) if you sign up for the single game- and you like the players you play with- sign up again in the same game slot and you WILL 'notice' that similar players sign up for certain games so in that sense its almost the same players per game. 2) also, the typical picktoplay player- after doing about 30 games- starts to become friends with like minded players and often they will break off and form a team to enter the league (those players often continue playing in PicktoPlay in addition to playing with the team they formed). So if being on a team- with the same players each week is important to you, join PicktoPlay, do 30 games or so- and it usually happens. Another point- is this- PicktoPlay is 6 players- but typically of your 5 teammates for that game- 3 of them are captains or co-captains on real-teams so you can get picked up on a team that way too.

Players love PicktoPlay because the roster size is 6 players (meaning you have only 1 substitute total= you will get a lot of playing time).

Pick to Play games are 50 minutes in length with 2 referees against regular real teams in the league.

You will notice another option is the 'zero referee game'- its a game- and PicktoPlay puts teams together for that too, those games are 54 minutes (cheaper in cost).

If you have any questions, text us at both 503-597-8819 & 503-380-4539 for an immediate response.

TO JOIN- for your very FIRST GAME, here are the steps to join this program: 1) you will go to the PicktoPlay page and find a game that you want to sign up for, then 2) you will go to the main-page of and click 'Make Payment' and pay for that game, then 3) text 503-597-8819 with your name and a note that 'I just paid', then someone from our office will do this for you 4) our league staff Mikal or Jen will go in and make your name eligible to enter directly into the PicktoPlay page moving forward (put your name in the game slot and hit 'submit'), finally 5) once we text you back saying 'you are set' you will enter your name directly into any game spot.

For your SECOND GAME and beyond- you will do NONE of above; for your second game forward - you will simply put your name in the PicktoPlay web page game slot (and our office will charge your CREDIT CARD on game day). Restated for the 2nd game forward- all you do is put your name in a game slot and hit submit (easy).

RULE FOR WHEN YOU PLAY- as an individual playing on our PicktoPlay teams we have one important rule: you can dribble a lot OR you can shoot a lot... but where we draw the line is this- you cannot do BOTH (restated- you are not allowed to be both the extreme dribbler AND the extreme shooter). Restated yet one more time- with Pick-to-Play - if you dribble up the entire court, you will need to pass the ball to a shooter because it is not fun/normal/acceptable to both dribble the entire court AND end up being the same person to shoot the ball.

Check out the Pick to Play page for more info!


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We Got Tipsy In Portland Tour

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  • Produkt kode: TIPSY

Starting location: The Portland Walking Tours box office located indoors and under Pioneer Square (701 SW 6th Ave.)

Come discover the many hidden inside stories and pick up some tips and tricks for choosing the best for your own personal palate. We recommend this tour to tourists and locals alike since we surprise everyone along the way.

How did Oregon beat top French and California wines in a French-run competition? Why do beer lovers flock to Portland for our 60+ craft breweries? What's all the hubbub over all these handmade hard cider locations? Is it true that there are almost 10 local award-winning craft distilleries and more than double that on the way? We have the answers!

This fun and fascinating tour is about tasting the best Portland has to offer while gaining a new appreciation for the development, creation, and fermentation of our favorite libations. So, if you're looking for a drunken frat pub crawl trying to get an intense buzz going, you may want to look elsewhere as this tour is for adults only. Like others that have taken this tour, you'll be able to impress your friends with your sommelier-like knowledge that isn’t just about vino, but the hard stuff, too.

Sip, sip, hooray! We visit multiple local spots with different offerings that will be sure to please everyone's tastes and you’ll love the relaxed pace and the comfort of sitting down at a few stops of this tour. Since we insist on keeping groups small, this tour sells out regularly so be sure to buy tickets now.


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Archive for December, 2014

Daily Prayer for December 31

December 31, 2014

Trusting in the Lord

The ladies and I pulled our chairs together forming a circle. We read First Kings 18:37-39 and Acts 3:1-6. Then talked about how to apply these Scriptures to our lives. A demonstration of God’s power caused the people to cry: the Lord, He is God! In Acts when Peter spoke to the crippled man there was another demonstration of divine power. God wants us to trust Him to demonstrate His power through us so that our loved ones will come to know Him. It was then one lovely young woman spoke: I have a trust issue and become fearful when I think that God wants me to do something. We could identify with her and asked God to help us grow in grace that we might learn to trust Him more.

To the glory of the Father I welcome you, Holy Spirit. I’m so grateful that You are my Helper as I prepare for the New Year. I humble myself before You asking for Divine Guidance. In Jesus’ name I commit myself anew to Your plans and purposes, that I might run the full race completing the destiny to which You have called me. I trust in You, Lord, I put my full confidence in You and Your word, and delight myself in You. Father-God, be glorified in my life throughout the coming year as never before, in Jesus name. Amen.

Psalm 37:3-5; Isaiah 26:4; James 4:10

Daily Prayer for December 30

December 30, 2014

The Tithe
My parents always tithed and gave offerings. One spring day my dad walked to his organic garden to find an invasion of destructive bugs eating up the young plants. Without hesitation, he went back to the house, picked up his Bible and asked mother to come outside with him. They walked to the center of the rows of vegetables where dad read Malachi 3:10-11 aloud and prayed: Father we have been faithful to your word and paid our tithes with gladness. Now I thank You for honoring Your Word that says You will rebuke the devourer [insects and plagues] for our sakes. Lord of hosts, we declare that you are Lord over this garden. They were not afraid to prove God. That year their crop was greater than every. We all gave glory to God, our Father, as we enjoyed the fresh vegetables that summer! They had plenty to share with neighbors and friends.

Father, it is our delight to bring all the tithes (the whole tenth of our income) into the storehouse that there may be food in Your house. Lord of hosts, in accordance with Your Word, we prove You now by paying You the tithe where we receive our spiritual nourishment. Thank You for opening the Windows of Heaven for us and pouring out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it, in the name of Jesus. Amen. (Setting Aside the Tithe, Prayers That Avail Much Commemorative Edition)

Malachi 3:10

Word Ministries Needs YOU

December 29, 2014

First thing Word Ministries would like to do is say a VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU to everyone who has given. At this time we have raised $3404.40 and with your help Word Ministries is only $9955.29 in the red. To everyone who has not given we encourage you to sow into this ministry. With your help we will continue to give help and support to children, families and loved ones all over the world.

Word Ministries knows that there are five people who can give $1000.00, 20 people who can give $500.00, 100 people who can give $250.00 and many more who can give something. At the very least you can become a monthly contributor for $5.00 so that we can continue to send out the daily prayers, keep the scriptural prayer database up and running and give prayer support to so many. With your help we can impact the World for God.

If you give a one-time gift then we encourage you to become a CHAMPION for Word Ministries by clicking on “Change Maker” and setting up your own page to share with your friends and also sharing what you have done to help us with your friends. You will be able to see your GREATER IMPACT and RESULTS on our newly designed giving page.

Thank you for everything that you do for Word Ministries.

Daily Prayer for December 29

December 29, 2014

It was many years ago when I was visiting a good friend of mine. Her mother invited me to stay for supper (we didn’t call it dinner in those days). She prepared supper, my friend and I set the table and waited for her father who was later than usual. They were a happy family who loved the Lord, were active in their church. Little did we know that this father and husband, who had been diligent to provide for his family, was headed home with a heavy heart. How could he tell them that he had been fired? It was so humiliating and unfair. He had an excellent work record but now, less than 5 years away from retirement, he was told that he was no longer needed. He had seen this happen to others, but because he was in corporate he felt that he had job security. This family’s retirement had been snatched away; their dreams of moving out of the city shattered, but I’ll never forget his declaration of faith. With tears in his eyes, he maintained his faith in God and assured his family that their Heavenly Father would provide. He added action to his faith: the next Monday he was busy looking for a job, and God did provide.

Father, we pray for those in our nation who have lost their jobs. You promised, and we believe that You supply to the full their every need. You know their work records and what they are doing. We ask You to set before them doors of employment that no one is able to shut. We pray that they will prize Wisdom and acknowledge that You are the One who gives power to get wealth. In everything they do give them the grace to put You first, and You will direct them and crown their efforts with success. Cause them to increase in Wisdom and in Favor with You, Father, and with man, in the name of Jesus. Amen. (Employment, Prayers That Avail Much Commemorative Edition)

Philippians 4:8; Revelation 3:8
Proverbs 3:6; Proverbs 4:8

Daily Prayer for December 28

December 28, 2014

Father, in the name of Jesus, we thank You for pouring Your Spirit upon our family from on high. Our wilderness has become a fruitful field, and we value our fruitful field as a forest. Justice dwells in our wilderness, and righteousness [religious and moral rectitude in every area and relation] abides in our fruitful field. The effect of righteousness is peace [internal and external], and the result of righteousness, quietness and confident trust forever. Thank You for my family in the name of Jesus. Amen. (Peace in the Family, Prayers That Avail Much Commemorative Edition)

Isaiah 32:15-18; Isaiah 33:2,6

Daily Prayer for December 27

December 27, 2014

NOTE: If you do not have children I encourage you to pray for nieces, nephews and the children of your neighborhood.

Father, I ask Youto create in our children the desire to attend to Your words. Give them willing and obedient hearts that they may consent and submit to Your sayings and walk in Your ways. Cause their eyes to look straight ahead with purpose for the future. May the tongues of our children be as the pens of ready writers, writing mercy and kindness upon the tablet of their hearts. May they speak the truth in love, and may their hands do the works of the Father. In the name of Jesus, we bind their feet to the pathways You have foreordained for them. (Prayers That Avail Much Volume 3)

Proverbs 4:20; Proverbs 3:3; Ephesians 4:15

Daily Prayer for December 26

December 26, 2014

Hearing the Voice of God

In the name of Jesus, I hear the voice of the Good Shepherd. I purpose to listen to my Father’s voice, and the voice of a stranger I will not follow. I roll my works upon You Lord, commit and trust them wholly to You. You will cause my thoughts to become agreeable to Your will, and so shall my plans be established and succeed. Thank You for Your love, in the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

John 10:27; Proverbs 16:3

Daily Prayer for December 25

December 25, 2014

Christmas Day Prayer

Father, we come to celebrate the Gift that You sent to us; the birth of Jesus, Emanuel, God with us. We pray that future generations will remember the sacred purpose of this celebration, and follow in our footsteps as we follow You. Jesus, we acknowledge that You are the Word that became flesh and lived among us. You are full of grace and truth, and from You we receive one gift after another. I give You all that I have—I give You myself – spirit, soul and body, and pray that future generations will walk in truth. Amen.
John 1:1, 14-16

Daily Prayer for December 24

December 24, 2014

Heavenly Father, thank You for this beautiful Christmas Eve. Most of all I thank You for giving us Your Son, Jesus. Jesus, thank You for bearing our sins on the cross so that we can live unto righteousness, and by Your stripes we were healed. We bless You, Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Tonight we will go to bed with great expectations looking forward to celebrating with family and friends the birth of our Lord and Savior. Thank You for forgiving our sins and casting them into the depths of the sea, in the name of Jesus. Amen. (Prayers That Avail Much First Blessings for Your Child)

1 Peter 2:24; 2 Corinthians 5:17

Daily Prayer for December 23

December 23, 2014

A Prayer for Children

Almighty God, I thank You that my children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and their friends will find salvation in the Son that You have given us. They will know that there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved. Thank You for parents and teachers who are teaching them in a spirit of common sense so that we can bring them to maturity. By Your Spirit teach them how to rely on divine energy that You have so generously given them to do their very best, in the name of Jesus I pray. Amen. (Prayers That Avail Much First Blessings for Your Child)

Acts 4:12; Colossians 1:28


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A Darth Vader #25 Review – “Not like this. Please not like this.”

Star Wars: Darth Vader #25, 2016, coverTITLE: Star Wars: Darth Vader #25
AUTHOR: Kieron Gillen
PENCILLERS: Salvador Larroca, Max Fiumara. Cover by Juan Gimenez.
PRICE: $5.99
RELEASED: October 12, 2016

***WARNING: Spoilers lay ahead!***

By Rob Siebert
Editor, Fanboy Wonder

I maintain that this Darth Vader series doesn’t have to end simply because Kieron GIllen’s story is ending. It’s not like there’s a shortage of creators out there looking for a crack at the dark lord. Nor is there a shortage of fans that will read stories about him. Nevertheless, for now this is the end for Vader’s ongoing adventures. Thankfully, he goes out on a hell of a dramatic note.

As this series has progressed, we’ve learned it’s essentially a bridge story between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. Vader goes from being in the doghouse after the destruction of the Death Star, to being in a more powerful position and obsessed with finding his son. But it’s also about Aphra, a crafty archaeologist Vader forms an uneasy alliance with. She knows Vader will kill her when she’s of no further use. In issue #4, she flat out asks him to give her a quick lightsaber through the neck when the time comes. She also asks him not to eject her into space. That scene has hung over the entire series. Like Aphra, we all knew it was coming.

I didn’t think we’d actually come back to the space ejection thing. But low and behold…

Darth Vader #25, 2016, airlock, Doctor AphraLarroca’s face work with Aphra isn’t the best here, and this isn’t the most natural looking thing in the world. But that top panel on the page at right makes the whole scene. Her body language is perfect. Then on the next page you have the simple line: “Not like this. Please, not like this.” It’s a fantastic pay off to what we saw in issue #4.

And then she lives, which was actually a disappointment. While I really dig Aphra, that’s a waste of an awesome death scene. But we’ve got a Gillen-penned Doctor Aphra book coming in December that needs its title character. That could be a great book, if for no other reason than Triple-Zero and BT-1 will be in it. Plus, after what he gave us in this series Gillen deserves to stay at the table as long as he’s hungry.

Someone I could use a break from is Salvador Larroca. He’s extremely talented, he draws an incredible Darth Vader, and he’s a very natural fit for the Star Wars universe. But it’s so obvious he draws off of stills from the movie that it pulls me out of the story. Case in point, he was obviously looking at Revenge of the Sith footage when drawing Palpatine for this issue. Perhaps the key is to put him on characters that don’t appear in the movies, a la Aphra or Sana Solo.

On the plus side, Larroca’s final two pages are very good. First, we see Vader and Luke Skywalker reaching out to each other in a dream-like scene (shown below). It’s somewhat reminiscent of the climax of the Empire duel, where Vader beckons his son to come with him. Then we cut back to reality, with a long shot of the bridge on the Super Star Destroyer. Again, much like Empire.

Darth Vader #25, 2016, Salvador Larroca, Luke SkywalkerWe get a bonus back-up story here, pencilled by Max Fiumara. It turns out the Tusken Raiders had a rather unique reaction to Vader’s slaughtering of one of their villages back in issue #1. The story is silent, which is a nice change. There are a pair of pages where Fiumara switches to a more storybookish style, which is a cool textural change.

One thing I found confusing: Someone who’s apparently meant to be an elder of sorts appears after the attack. The “storybook” part of the back-up recounts a village slaughter by a man with a lightsaber. Is this supposed to be Darth Vader’s attack, or Anakin Skywalker’s from Episode II? I’d like to think it’s the latter.

At one point, Darth Vader stood head and shoulders above every other Star Wars book Marvel was putting out. Over time it lost it’s must-read status, but remained supremely executed and mostly well drawn. I’m sad to see it end. Hopefully some of its momentum will carry over into Aphra’s series.

But seriously, what a waste of a death scene…

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Top 3 Thursday

Top 3 Thursday- Prettiest Covers

We’ve all done it. Bought books because the cover was pretty. We possibly didn’t even read the blurb. Just an auto-buy because of a pretty cover. *guiltily raises hand* This weeks Top 3 Thursday is Prettiest Covers. Make sure you go check out the upcoming topics on Mel’s blog so you can join in too!

1. The Selection – Kiera Cass

I 100% bought this book because of the girl in the pretty dress on the cover. It sparkles, she looks like a princess and I wanted her dress. And I then read it within the next two hours 👌🏻

2. Girls of Paper and Fire – Natasha Ngan

This cover is stunning. I love the eyes, the colours, the ‘feel’ of the wind rushing. It just evokes magic! And the flames licking at the words??

3. Legendary – Stephanie Garber

There were a few different covers for this one. This is mine and it’s probably my favourite. I love the simplicity, the foil of the silver, the starburst…

So there are the covers that I rate as prettiest right now! What books have you cover bought?

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A Fresco in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia

St. Thomas Aquinas Priory

Image: Blessed Giovanni da Fiesole, O.P. — Fra Angelico (c. 1387 – 1455)
Virgin and Child with St. Dominic (left) and St. Thomas Aquinas (right)
Fresco (1424 – 1430), Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia

Dominican Friars

St. Thomas Aquinas Priory

Providence College

When the doors of Providence College’s Harkins Hall first opened to receive seventy-one students on September 18, 1919, they were welcomed by nine Dominican Friars–administrators and faculty members–and one lay faculty member.  The Dominicans’ home was on the fourth floor of Harkins Hall–bedrooms, common areas, refectory, and kitchen–with their chapel being on the fifth floor, in the crown of the building.  As enrollment increased, so did the number of Dominicans; thus, in 1927, when the rear wing of Harkins Hall was constructed, additional bedrooms and a large common area were added.

This space provided housing for approximately thirty Dominicans, but, as enrollment continued to increase, so did the number of Dominicans serving the PC community.  When Aquinas Hall, the first student residence hall, opened in the late 1930s, bedroom suites were provided for a number of Dominicans.  In addition, Dominicans resided in St. Dominic House and the old Guzman (now St. Martin) Hall–the two original manor houses on campus dating back to the 1850s–as well as Thomas House, a two-storied wooden structure opposite the Dominican Friars’ Cemetery, where Lennon Field now sits.  As new residence halls were constructed, beginning in the early 1960s, so too were bedroom suites for the Dominicans.  Records indicate that the number of Dominican Friars on campus peaked at eighty-six in 1947, declining to seventy-some by the early 1970s.

It had long been a dream of the Dominican Friars, and Providence College, that a new Priory be constructed to accommodate more appropriately the Dominican Community.  That dream was finally realized on October 7, 1984, when the new St. Thomas Aquinas Priory and Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel were dedicated.  This construction was made possible through the generosity of many benefactors, led by Dr. Francis L. Gragnani ’40 and his wife Charlotte, later to be major benefactors of St. Dominic Chapel (2001), both now deceased.

The first floor accommodates the Chapel, the refectory (dining room), and kitchen, as well as a conference room, offices for Priory officials, and two parlors for visiting.  On the second floor are three common rooms, a small library, a conference room, and a laundry room.  Forty-two bedroom suites for Dominicans and guests occupy part of the second floor and the four floors above.  As of the autumn of 2015, the Dominican Community numbered thirty-nine (including one retired Dominican missionary-bishop), with thirty-three of them actually residing in the Priory building and six residing in other Dominican housing on campus.


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Ways to Build a Website

There are bunch of ways by which we can get a website up on the Internet. Each way has it’s merits and demerits. In this post I’ll share some ways which I think are fairly quick if you need a simple website up in minimal time. These ways are listed in the order of their coolness.

Static Website Template

If you don’t need anything fancy, then this is certainly the way to go. Just get a nice and pretty looking template from one of those template websites like Themeforest.

  1. Usually these templates are quite pretty.
  2. Several categories to chose from for templates (like restaurants, medical, etc).
  3. Come with stock/dummy content + images, which are easy to replace.
  4. Support is decent if you buy from a legitimate place.
  5. At times there are free templates too!

  1. You need to somewhat know your way around HTML/CSS. Otherwise the result won’t be very nice.
  2. Very generic templat-ey looking websites.
  3. Usually overloaded with a dozen varieties of galleries, sliders, etc, thus not efficient.
  4. Can be difficult to maintain if the number of pages in your website is not in single digits.

WordPress Website

I personally used to use WordPress for creating normal and just about every kind of website, and did so for couple of years until I realized how horrible that idea was. However, I believe this is still the most popular way to get static and dynamic websites up. I’m not saying the idea of using WordPress for normal websites is bad, just that I personally don’t like use things which are an overkill. WordPress is loaded and powerful, but do evaluate if you need all those features or not, and if using it is worth it. I use WordPress for this website because this place is essentially a blog only (and WordPress provides me with all the functionality I need).

  1. Everything from above, plus:
  2. You get a backend enabled website (CMS) fairly easily.
  3. Thus you can easily add or remove pages and maintain them too.
  4. Lots of plugins for quick functionality.
  5. Comes with blog! (duh)
  6. Most ideal for typical users.

  1. Everything from above (except 4), plus:
  2. The templates are not exactly flexible, it’s alright if you need to change the styling, but if you need to do structural stuff, you are better of creating your own template using something like underscores.me.
  3. I don’t like the file structure and code modularity of WordPress websites.
  4. Not very scalable (at least not neatly), although you can create bunch of plugins for doing bunch of stuff, but there is no central approach like present in other web frameworks.
  5. Most people usually tend to use several plugins and most many of these plugins will slow your website down.

Python/PHP Frameworks

If you kind of know your way around web development, then this is what you should probably do. There are bunch of awesome frameworks but top two (according to me) for a fairly functional website would Flask and Laravel (Python and PHP Web Frameworks). They both offer some great features like front end templates (Jinja2 and Blade) and are driven by things like template inheritance, etc. I know this may not be the most efficient solution for just a website, but it all depends upon your velocity. Personally I can more quickly and more neatly set up a website using Laravel than WordPress.

  1. Nice, clean and structured code base (because you authored most of it yourself).
  2. These frameworks typically have many modules/extensions which you use for a plethora of tasks (like ORMs for querying databases, form classes for HTML forms, etc).
  3. You write less code because of these already available modules/classes, and typically the building blocks behind these are pretty good.
  4. Because of these, your web site/application would typically be very easy to scale and maintain.

  1. You actually jumped to web development from web designing here.
  2. You need to be somewhat familiar with web development using Python or PHP.
  3. Maybe be an overkill for many people.

Website Builders

This is typically what people who have no idea about how to make websites do. They are usually offered from shared web hosting providers (like 1&1 Website Builder, etc) and are targeted towards users with no web design experience. There are also services which only do this, two most popular ones of this kind are Squarespace and Virb (owned by Media Temple (which is owned by GoDaddy)).

  1. Best option for people with no design experience.
  2. You can still end up with a decent looking website since they have a wide range of existing templates to chose from.
  3. Quite fast. It’s like using a rich text editor- for websites.

  1. Scalability and Flexibility? Lol.
  2. Not so much for customizations either.
  3. No matter what they advertise, but most of the websites which come out of tools like these don’t look very good.

Honorary Mentions

There are also tools like Concrete5 and Sitefinity CMS, in which case I think you would probably be better of with WordPress and also things like Expressions Engine and KendoUI, which I don’t really know what is and how they are better than their free counterparts.


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It’s the first day after winter break at East High. The Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians and Skater Dudes all find their cliques. Basketball team captain and resident jock, Troy, discovers that the brainy Gabriella, a girl he met singing karaoke on his ski trip, has just enrolled at East High. The couple causes an upheaval when they decide to audition for the high school musical. Although many students resent the threat posed to the “status quo,” Troy and Gabriella’s alliance might just open the door for others to shine as well.

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These photographs will take you to another place

These photographs will take you to another place

14 6월, 2017

작성자: Fredrik Franzén

Despite being barely 22 years old, Hawaii-based photographer Jeremy Snell has travelled the world and photographed places most us only dream of seeing. “I like capturing moments that take you to another place,” he says. Keep reading to learn some of his secrets.

Woman with two children carrying water with the help of a mule.

“I never planned on becoming a photographer – I sort of just fell into it,” says Jeremy Snell. “When I was 15 I went to Africa. I bought a small point-and-shoot camera to document the trip, and I ended up being the guy crawling on the ground, trying to find a new angle. I haven’t put down my camera since.”

That was seven years ago. Three years ago, Jeremy decided to put everything he had into his passion and try to make it as a professional photographer. Today, barely 22 years old, he counts brands such as Facebook, Time Warner Cable and Charity: Water amongst his clients.

Woman filling a bucket of water by well.
BTS image of woman by well, featuring Profoto B1 and RFi Softbox Octa setup.

As the list of clients suggests, Jeremy does both commercial and humanitarian work. The commercial work is important, he claims. Not only because it pays the bills. Also because it pushes him to another level technically. But the humanitarian work is what really gets him going.

“I grew up travelling, so photographing people from all over the world was a natural thing for me,” says Jeremy. “Ever since, I’ve always knew I wanted to be a humanitarian photographer.”

Woman by tree in sunset, shot by Jeremy Snell with Profoto B1.
BTS showing the setup of a Profoto B1.

What’s so fascinating about being a humanitarian photographer?

“I like capturing moments that takes you to another place. I want to take photographs that allow you to see what you don’t get to see in your everyday life – portraits that make you see people in a different light.”

Several women getting water water from a well.

You’ve travelled the world. Is it different shooting people in different parts of the world?

“It is. To be honest, I think I prefer shooting people that don’t speak the same language I do. There is something to be said about communicating with someone non-verbally. Somehow it brings out the most basic, the most genuine emotions in us all. And that’s a powerful thing when taking someones portrait!”

What are the most important factors when trying to get the shot you’re after?

“First of all, I need to have just the right light. My photographs tend to be somewhere in between commercial shots and documentary photographs. What I mean by that is they’re not really documentary, because I use Profoto strobes, and the persons I’m photographing are posing for me. But at the same time, they’re real people in real locations.

Portrait of man, shot by Jeremy Snell using Profoto B1.

“But it’s equally important to know how to make people relax. This is, of course, not always easy. Especially not when you have all this equipment with you and you don’t even speak the language they do. My go-to trick is to embarrass myself. I’ll trip, pronounce something in a funny way, or just do something silly. It usually works. I guess it makes me appear less intimidating, which makes people relax and become friendly – in some cases even curious!”

Portrait of boy in straw hat.

The images in this article were shot during Jeremy’s last three trips, taking him to Mali, Bolivia and Niger. Lighting-wise, these trips mark a change. It was the first time Jeremy left his speedlight at home, replaced by a Profoto B1 Location Kit, RFi softboxes and different models of Umbrella Deep.

Woman pouring grains from a stone jar.
Woman pouring grains from a stone jar.

What are the requirements when choosing gear for trips such as these?

“It has to be portable. I need to be able to move around and quickly move from one location to another. Sometimes I even photograph while walking around. It also needs to work in my favour. I don’t always have enough time to dial everything in. It has to be fast and allow me to focus on what’s in front of me. That’s why I used to shoot with speedlights. They’re small and portable. It wasn’t until the B1 was released that I felt there was a better option for me.”

Man by oil drill, photographed by Jeremy Snell.

Why is it better? Is it because it’s more powerful?

“Power is one of the reasons, yes. When you’re shooting in bright places such as Africa you need A LOT of light. But the quality of light is equally important. I’ve used Profoto lights for many commercial jobs before, so I already knew that the quality of light is notably different from other brands I’ve tried. It’s hard to describe. It just looks much more natural to me.”

Girl hanging laundry outside.

How do you generally work with light?

“Well, it depends on what mood I’m going for. For instance, during the Mali trip I was going for a big, dramatic and moody feel. I had more and darker shadows, and I used my lights in a much more subtle way. In most cases I’d have just one light, accentuating a face or lighting up a background or something like that. For the Bolivia trip, on the other hand, I wanted a warmer, more intimate feel. I worked a lot indoors and everything was just more lit.

Portrait of boy eating, shot by Jeremy Snell using Profoto B1.

“But generally speaking, I try add as little as possible. I look at what’s in front of me and think about how to show that in an interesting or hopefully even powerful way. I don’t want to create something that isn’t there. I just want to use my lights to enhance it.”

Portrait of girl sitting down.

See more of Jeremy’s work at his website. You should also follow him on Facebook and Instagram.

작성자: Fredrik Franzén

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RFi Softbox Octa

매혹적인 인물 사진에 적합

Umbrella Deep Silver

명암 대비가 높은 조명을 연출하는, 줌 기능 지원 다용도 엄브렐러

Air Remote

Profoto Air 라이트 전제품을 동기화하고 수동으로 제어함.


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NADRA Has Digitized Over 280,000 Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme Forms

National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has so far digitized 288,394 forms for Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme, launched to build five million housing units for the middle class and lower income segments.

The next steps are to complete and unveil a financial model and implementation plan for the initiative by January next and setting a Pakistan Real Estate Regulatory Authority (PERA) before May 2019.

A booklet, highlighting 100 days performance of Ministry of Interior, its attached departments and next steps of PTI government on Sunday showed that the Authority will also ensure 4.08 million registrations of Computerized National Identity Cards (CNIC) and Child Registration Certificate (CRC).

During the period, NADRA procured and installed e-filing system at Ministry of Interior, won contracts worth US$ 1.65 million from abroad and processed 38,862 arms licenses.

With regards to Immigration and Passport Offices, during the period, change in passport application software has been made which automatically prioritizes processing of applications of senior citizens of over 65 years of age while senior citizen counters have also been established in Islamabad and Karachi.

As many as 136 more offices were equipped with CCTV cameras and crackdown against tout mafia was also carried out. During the period, Islamabad Capital Territory Police conducted 58 anti-encroachment operations, rotation policy for the reshuffling of police officers implemented; re-organization of police checkpoints, 177 narcotics-related cases were registered.

Gender and Child Protection Unit has been established at Women Police Station and a Helpline 8090 was also re-activated. The Interior Division took some steps during the period which include banning of 18 International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs), prisoners exchange treaties with China, United Kingdom (UK) and Saudi Arabia, prohibiting bore weapon licensing policy.

Other steps include installation of Whistle-Blower Mechanism for the general public. Similarly, public complaint section has been established on the Ministry’s website.

The upcoming initiatives include the creation of National Security Organization, National Action Plan (NAP-2), restructuring of National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) to make it more functional, restructuring of Ministry of Interior, review of National Internal Security Policy (NISP) and launching of a roadmap.

Revision of Islamabad Master Plan, up-gradation of the safe city project, digitalization of civic services in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), Islamabad Police Reforms, the continuation of anti-encroachment drive and the aggressive crackdown on drugs and crime were the other upcoming measures.

With regards to boosting performance of attached departments, the upcoming steps will include controlling currency smuggling from airports and borders, capacity building of Civil Armed Forces, launching of e-passport, start of evening Executive Passport Offices in big cities, starting online passport facilities for expatriate Pakistanis with no extra charges, issuance of Electronic Work Visa and anti-money laundering conference in Islamabad.


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I Started Writing My First Book

Yesterday, I started writing my first book, which shares my experience and tips about dealing with grief. I’m calling it The Valley of Grief. My mom recently passed away, and I’d like to offer a written companion to others who are dealing with a similar struggle.

She was the number one supporter of Psychology Plus, so it seems fitting for her to inspire my first book. I’m going to dedicate it in her memory. I wish that my first book could’ve been born in a happier context, and that she could’ve been here to celebrate it with me, but I’ll have to settle for this more poignant reality, and for her spirit witnessing this project from the other side.

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