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What is the new Samsung UE55RU7172 worth ?

A good mid-range television. This is how we can introduce the Samsung UE55RU7172.
Concerning technology, it is worth noting that this model is delivered with a Ultra HD 4K resolution.  Attractive, user friendly, minimum bulk , quality image and sound, everything has been carefully finalized in this television, in order to make a nearly perfect product.
Should we let ourselves be convinced by this UE55RU7172 Samsung ? All answer elements just after.

TV design presentation Samsung UE55RU7172

The Samsung UE55RU7172 appears as a real masterstroke of the brand regarding both its interior and exterior design.
No revolution concerning the aesthetics of this UE55RU7172. We are in line with market standards. At least we know what we’re buying: a television set.
A product that is correct in view of its price. A sleek but effective design. It has the potential to compete with other TV sets on the market.
The UE55RU7172 is rather flat.
With an interesting size of 55 inches, Another thing we can highlight in the design of this TV is the design of its support. Indeed it has a double base, in which we have a division where each part of the base has its place. With this, the TV is exactly the same on both sides, thus creating a very symmetrical and stylish TV that can be enjoyed in any room.
The charm of the UE55RU7172 is undoubtedly its technology Slim design.
This TV could simply be one of the best in terms of design for mid-range. It has nothing to envy from its competitors. Even when it’s off, you won’t get tired of looking at it; only happiness!

The screen of the Samsung UE55RU7172

The Samsung could hardly do better than this UE55RU7172 with a Edge-LED screen.
With this new UE55RU7172 Samsung, the company makes an assumed technological choice. Although of lower quality, an Edge LED Edge-LED is used for this TV.

The Samsung UE55RU7172 is available in the Ultra HD 4K resolution. In the end, it is interesting to note that beyond the size, the screen is well made. A point to add when choosing between this model and other competitors.
Even better, thanks to its advanced technology, the screen of this television provides a Ultra HD 4K quality resolution.
In conclusion on the display, with the UE55RU7172 Samsung makes the choice of the mid-range. No more.

UE55RU7172 from Samsung – The sound

The sound quality is correct but nothing more. The typical low-medium and mid-range sounds are far from what the competition offers. The sound of the UE55RU7172 still has the advantage of not being saturated. In any case, the installation as presented ex-factory is just sufficient for this television set
For the sound part, the television set is equipped with two loudspeakers with 10 W at output.

In short, the sound is enough to cover your everyday needs. The UE55RU7172 Samsung is not designed for home cinema. That’s not what we are expecting.

Presentation of the Smart TV part of the TV set Samsung UE55RU7172

On the software side, the Samsung UE55RU7172 is equipped with the operating system Tizen 5. You have the opportunity to explore the world of entertainment.
This TV offers you the choice of connectivity: Whether through its Wifi function, or through the local network with other devices or computer devices (fixed or mobile computers, NAS synology for example), your TV UE55RU7172 is communicating.

The connection system of the Samsung UE55RU7172

All the available connectivity makes it possible to cover current needs.

Technical characteristics of the Samsung UE55RU7172

The main features of this TV set:

Characteristic Value
Ratio 16/9
Sizes of the television without stand 120.97 cm x 68.04 cm x 5.87 cm
Screen size in inches 55
Screen resolution Ultra HD 4K
Display system Edge-LED
Display frequency 60
Sound power 10
Smart TV Tizen 5
Wifi Yes
Tuners available DVB-T DVB-T2 DVB-C
Number of tuners 4
Number of USB ports 2
Number of HDMI ports 3
Number of audio outputs 1
Number of audio inputs 0
HDR Compatible Yes
VESA compatibility Yes
Bluetooth Yes
Ethernet Yes
Power consumption 110 W

UE55RU7172 from Samsung – The conclusion

Finally, this new Samsung UE55RU7172 is a television set that can go anywhere; it can meet the majority of needs.
In addition, it is worth noting that this UE55RU7172 is equipped with smart TV technology. Thanks to this, you have a top-of-the-range device in its category, which makes it a relevant choice.
Its Edge-LED display shows an excellent image.
This 4K TV can also boast near-perfect picture quality, as well as clear, aesthetic and powerful sound reproduction.


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ISIS, Democracy and the Dickheads

Just about the most pertinent comment I have seen to date on the US Neoliberal favoured method of bringing freedom and democracy to people of the middle east and north Africa who have lived quite happily under the ‘tyrannay’ of dictators like Assad and Gadaffi, knowing full well that should those dictators fall, the theocracies that would replace them were likely to be far more brutal and repressive.

Tyler over at Zero Hedge has a brilliant article out today on how Putin’s geopolitical skills have put Obama, Kerry and the US warmongers in a position where they must support Russia and Iran’s initiative to crush ISIS or admit that the US governnment was never interested in defeating ISIS, a group they regarded as proxies for their bid to topple Assad and turn Syrian into another failed state.

Quite how that would serve American interests is not clear, but Washington foreign policy never had a lot to do with global realities.

Turkey and Sadui Arabia Already Have Troops Fighting In Syria
Even mainstream media has been forced to concede that Turkey and Saudi Arabia are apparently ready to send ground forces to the Syrian battlefield as Assad’s forces, backed by Russian air power and Iranian elite troops but continue to grind down ISIS forces equipped with US made arms and ammunition via Saudi Arabia and funded by Turkey’s illegal oil trade with the terrorist group.
Middle East Violence And Chaos Will Not End With Defeat Of IS

EU Bosses Fear Brexit Domino Effect
European leaders met for the first time today to discuss the deal reached over changes to the conditions of Britain’s membership of the European Union. Public opinion in member states has led to fears that an out vote may prompt other EU member states to follow Britain’s lead.

ISIS Oil going through Raqqa
ISIS and Turkey linked in illegal oil deals
Turkey conveying arms to ISIS
Is ISIS a US Creation
Evidence of Turkey ISIS links

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  1. […] Is USA preparing for all out war with Russia? Obama Launching Massive Military Intervention In Libya And Iraq US weapons reaching ISIS through Turkey ISIS as US creation The real agenda behind the war in Syria Turkey / ISIS Oil Trade? Everyone Kows What’s Going On Say Istanbul Residents Turkey’s Links to Islamic State Obama says he brought peace to Syria as fighting intensifies Putin response To Obama’s Claim He Brough Peace To Syria Syria the biggest US foreign policy blunder ever NATO Hypocrisy: Edrogan Threatens Russia, NATO Tolerates Turkey Helping ISIS The Source Of Islamic Radicalism Is biggest US Ally In The Middle East US and UK hypocrisy on Syria Did Saudi Arabia Just Announce Its Intention To Invade Syria And Iraq? USA proxy war on Russia in Syria Who of those we think are on our side is really helping ISIS More On The Turkish Involvement With ISIS Illegal Oil Trades ISIS, Democracy, Dickheads […]

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Competitive Shooting

Competitive shooting is probably one of the best ways to improve your shooting skills. It encourages regular practice, focusing upon areas of weakness, developing technique and ultimately improving your score.

The club runs a wide range of competitions throughout the shooting season and is keen for members to participate.

Shooting Disciplines:

Benchrest is a discipline where high precision rifles are shot at paper targets. The rifles ride on a front and rear rest, which sits on a table or bench.

Benchrest shooters are notoriously detail-oriented and choose to hand-load their own ammunition. This fine-tunes the load to their rifle’s chamber, action and barrel.

Civilian Service Rifle

Civilian Service Rifle matches are typically shot between 100 and 500 yards. Most matches consist of deliberate, rapid fire and snap shooting practices, including movement between distances and different shooting positions.

There are four classes of rifle:

  • Historic
  • Any Iron
  • Service Optic
  • Practical Optic

Gallery Rifle and Pistol

Gallery rifle and pistol discipline events are shot at short and medium distances. Many of the events are classified, so competitors shoot against others of similar ability. The majority of events are shot between 10m and 50m, with a few going out to 100m.

There are four types of firearm:

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Muzzle Loading rifles and pistols are potentially as accurate as their modern counterparts, though their rate of fire is much slower. Most muzzle loading rifles (other than those using spherical balls) are accurate up to 600 yards. For the long range specialist, rifles in .451″ calibre shoot well out to 1,000 yards.

Practical Shotgun

Practical Shotgun (PSG) is a discipline where shooters engage metal, frangible and paper targets using section 2 (3 shot) or section 1 (3+ shot) shotguns, with a variety of ammunition whilst moving. It is based on Practical Pistol and the stages are very similar in design and scoring.

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Small-bore rifle

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Bloomberg group chips in $500K for new Washington ballot measure

Common ordinary citizens of all political leanings should consider how billionaires have turned our republic into an oligarchy where their money can buy candidates, monopolize the media that should inform us and literally control the advertising that persuades people to give up their rights.

How are we supposed to know what is happening in the world when a handful of billionaires own most of the media.

Everytown has sweetened the pot for gun control advocates looking to add a voter referendum on Washington State’s Extreme Risk Protection Order to the ballot this November.

The byzantine 21-page proposal, I-1491, would establish Extreme Risk Protection Orders in the state to allow families and law enforcement to ask the courts to issue a temporary restriction on an individual’s gun rights.

A similar proposal was adopted in California after a disturbed man attacked the campus of the University of California Santa Barbara in Isla Vista. Prior to that incident, parents of the suspect in the incident tried unsuccessfully to get authorities to take away his weapons.

Taking point on I-1491 is the Alliance for Gun Responsibility, the front group for a 2014 measure fueled by huge influxes from billionaire tech gurus and national gun control group that led to universal background checks in the state. In a repeat of that campaign which saw millions fed into the engine to push through to voters, Everytown’s Gun Safety Action Fund announced a pledge of $500,000 this week.

“Washington voters spoke loud and clear in 2014 when they approved background checks for all gun sales,” said Everytown President John Fienblatt in a statement. “Now, Washington’s Moms Demand Action chapter, the Alliance for Gun Responsibility, gun violence survivors, and other gun safety advocates are rolling up their sleeves once again – this time, with the goal of empowering law enforcement and families alike to prevent tragedy when someone poses a significant threat to self or others.”

I-1491 would allow a family member to file a petition with the court for a judge to decide if the person poses a threat to themselves or others. This could lead to an order prohibiting firearms possession for up to one year, and could be renewed annually. The subject of the order can request a hearing once a year to rescind the order while those filing false petitions would set themselves up for a criminal penalty.

Critics of California’s gun violence order measure, which also allows for a one-year restriction, went so far as to call that legislation “a nightmare gun control bill” and the “Turn in your neighbor bill.” They argue measure’s language would make it possible for virtually anyone to ask for a court order for a firearms seizure warrant against gun owners without due process while at the same time offering no diagnosis, counseling, or treatment to those at the center of the order.

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What Do Archives Reveal about the Birth of Democracy in Russia?

Anastasia Felcher

The USSR held the first partially free nationwide legislative elections in its history between March 26 and May 21, 1989, electing the country’s new highest authority, the Congress of People's Deputies. A massive political enterprise accompanied with unprecedented, though numerically very limited, variety of candidates’ platforms, the elections mobilized citizens—and voters—across the entire country. Voter turnout exceeded 90%.

The elections took place under a new electoral law and amendments to the Constitution of the USSR, adopted by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1988. These amendments were part of Gorbachev’s political reform course and, among others, created the Congress of People’s Deputies, from which the Supreme Soviet would be elected. In this process, the amendments also introduced the possibility to nominate deputies from beyond the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). After the runoffs, 2250 people’s deputies have been elected. Gorbachev himself was elected as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet, and the elections marked a milestone for further setting up the Parliament—and democracy—in Russia and the states that would soon become independent. Archival evidence on this 1989 elections—held, among others, at the Blinken Open Society Archives—reveal the fragility of the mechanism of introducing a competitive political scene on the soon-to-be ruins of the authoritarian superpower.

Forrás. [Source., or Boiling point] is a blog series by the Blinken OSA staff at the Hungarian news website 444.hu. Anastasia Felcher's post originally appeared on osaarchivum.444.hu in Hungarian, presenting archival documents on the first partially free legislative elections in the Soviet Union in 1989.

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(Lenke Szilágyi: Sukhumi, 1991. From Post-Soviet, an exhibition at Blinken OSA)

The archival documents on candidates’ electoral campaigns, such as pamphlets and addresses, demonstrate the achievements brought by the reforms Gorbachev had introduced several years earlier. Although the newly introduced elective legislation did not presuppose or target eliminating the dominance of the Communist Party as a possible outcome of the elections, the latter brought an important number of democratic candidates to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Academic and cultural societies and unions, as well as public organizations with all-union bodies, were allowed to nominate candidates. Not only were the elections competitive, partially alternative, and by a secret ballot, some candidates even built their platform on openly criticizing the CPSU and its representatives, known as the apparatus.

Candidate Kudrin's Election Leaflet, playing with the word apparatus , meaning both state organizations and machine: “Man or apparatus? Independent court or judicial arbitrariness? It is up to you to decide. Vote for Leonid Kudrin; a man who challenged lawlessness! Every vote is crucial!”
(HU OSA 300-85-3 Records of RFE/RL, Samizdat Archives)

By granting academic and cultural societies an opportunity to nominate candidates, Gorbachev made it possible for the Soviet dissidents and leaders of the democratic movement, such as Andrei Sakharov, Dmitry Likhachev, Ales Adamovich, Egor Yakovlev and Gavriil Popov, to be elected as people's deputies. Sakharov's electoral platform, held at the Blinken OSA, emphasizes the academician’s priorities, such as social justice, human rights, demand to make data on the crimes of Stalinism and unjustified repressions public, disarmament policy, and convergence (rapprochement) of Capitalist and Socialist systems. In their electoral leaflets and campaigns, democratic candidates addressed the voters promising—once elected—to contribute to eliminate the vices of late Soviet reality, with its all-pervasive restrictive bureaucratic system unresponsive to the needs of individuals and apparent social injustice.

Candidates targeted the areas of their professional activity, and their experience of dissent or being sanctioned by the authorities became an asset in the election race. For instance, in the 1980s, the candidate Leonid Kudrin was a people’s judge in Sverdlovsk (present-day Yekaterinburg). Kudrin refused to consider administrative cases against participants of political demonstrations and rallies. For this, he was suspended from work, left the CPSU, and later joined the party Democratic Union. Campaigning in the 1989 elections, the former judge emphasized the flaws in the USSR judicial system and the tight interconnection of the latter with the apparatus. Kudrin was elected as People’s Deputy in the Sverdlovsk national-territorial district no. 25.

Democratic forces also claimed to register multiple cases of violation of electoral procedures. There followed complaints and hearings. Evidence of these violations is preserved, among other documents on the event, at the Blinken OSA. Two telegrams, for example, were addressed directly to Mikhail Gorbachev. The first telegram, authored by Irina Bogdanova and Sergei Kornev, reported that “apparatus candidates” denied them the opportunity to support deputies with a democratic civic position at rallies that extended beyond the Proletarsky District, thus preventing any activities in the neighboring districts and territories. The other telegram opposed a number of court proceedings against members of the human rights society Memorial. The latter were accused of petty hooliganism for their behavior while being people’s observers at the polling stations in Moscow’s Proletarsky District. The telegram claimed that the accused were, in fact, acting to prevent massive falsification of voting results.

Telegrams by representatives of democratic forces, including society Memorial, at the 1989 elections, claiming multiple violation of electoral procedures.
(HU OSA 300-85-44 Records of RFE/RL, Samizdat Archives)

Eventually, the elections brought 87% CPSU members and candidates for members, 13% non-party members, and 15.7% women, as people's deputies to the Congress, and among the elected deputies 10.5% were party workers, 6.7% Soviet workers, 4.2% trade unions representatives, 3.6% military personnel, and 0.3% religious leaders. Following the elections, the Congress of People's Deputies gathered five times, last time on September 5, 1991, when, at the suggestion of Gorbachev as the President of the USSR, the Congress adopted a decision on self-dissolution. This became one of the decisive indicators of the dissolution of the Soviet Union later that year.

As a major political event in the turmoil of the transforming world order, the 1989 election, its visibility, and the impact of democratic candidates, received a wide spectrum of reactions by academics and intellectuals in Russia and beyond. This included questioning the real extent of democratization of electoral and political system that Gorbachev had managed to achieve, as well as whether voting for democratic candidates indicated the overarching support for reforms, or a protest vote against the apparatus. The documents at the Blinken OSA reveal these debates.

The documents arrived at the Blinken OSA following the agreement with the Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty that entrusted the Archives with holding, preserving, and providing public access to the materials of the RFE/RL Research Institute formerly located in Munich.


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Frozen Banana Split Squares

If you’re not linked up with us on Facebook, you may not have heard all the crazy, exciting goings-on with Sara and I right now! First and foremost, Sara had her baby on Friday–a healthy, ADORABLE, chubby and round baby boy. They’re both doing great.

The other exciting thing that’s going on with us right now is that we were invited to NYC to attend an event with Kelly Ripa and the people from Serendipity 3 to raise awareness for ovarian cancer research. Sara couldn’t go because of this whole baby business, but how in the world could I say no?? So this morning, my kids and I are jet-setting off to The Big Apple for a whirlwind couple of days. Don’t worry–I’ll blog all about it with lots of pictures when I get back! If you email us or ask questions in the comment section and we’re slow to respond, we’re not ignoring you! 🙂 You can expect me to be back in the saddle by about Thursday.
At this event, we’re going to be making Serendipity banana splits. I know, right? Well, to celebrate that and the fact that the 4th of July is just around the corner and that you might be looking for a potluck dessert, I thought I’d post this Paula Deen-inspired recipe. It’s like a banana split casserole (only it tastes WAY yummier than it sounds by that description…)
You start out with all the traditional banana split stuff–ice cream (only we’re using ice cream sandwiches here), bananas, hot fudge, caramel, maraschino cherries (or strawberries. Or both.), whipped cream, pineapple, and something crunchy to go on top.

First, you layer the ice cream sandwiches on the bottom of the pan, cutting some of them to fit if necessary.

Then you add a layer of bananas,

then hot fudge and caramel, then strawberries or maraschino cherries.

Then I combined the whipped topping with a can of crushed pineapple and spread it on top of everything and added some crushed Butterfingers, although you could also use toffee bits (or crushed toffee bars) or any kind of chopped nuts.

Then you pop this bad boy in the freezer for at least 4 hours so it can set up. When it’s frozen, cut into 12 pieces and serve immediately.

It’s super easy and fun way to cool off this summer!

  1. Congratulations on the new baby and the awesome invitation!

    This dessert looks delicious and so easy! I'm going to have to give it a go soon…thanks for sharing!

  2. Great idea and soo easy!
    I just made oreo chocolate pudding pops from your site! yum! my kids can't wait for them to freeze up.
    Have fun on your trip.

  3. This is the best cooking blog ever! I'm mildly obsessed!

    Everyday I'm on here looking for new recipes and I make your recipes several times a week.

    I'm definitely making this for fourth of July!

  4. Congratulation are in order: to Sarah and sweet Baby Boy – congratulations; to the both of you for being invited to NYC to share your amazing recipes – congratulations; to you, Kate, for this amazing ice cream "casserole" – congratulations.

    You girls are killing me. More goodies. I'm gonna gain back every single pound. Every one.

  5. I know what I'm making for when all my Visiting Teaching gals come over tomorrow night! Thanks a million! 🙂

  6. Well I just love you guys 10 times more now for supporting ovarian cancer research- thank you! What a great opportunity too! And congrats, Sara!!

  7. This recipe looks ah-mazing! I was going to make the mini pies for 4th of July, but now I will have to make both!

    You girls are awesome. I've tried many of your recipes and they have all turned out excellent. I'm excited about cooking again! Thanks, and keep up the great work.

  8. I tried this tonight and blogged about it. Fabulous! So easy to make and it is delicious!
    – Suzanne
    Just Another Hang Up

  9. This was so yummy but the bananas and strawberries were frozen solid and took my guests awhile to eat lol. But sooo yummy!

  10. Made this last night, it was amazing, got tons of positive comments. Will make it again for sure! Thanks for the recipe!

  11. I made this on Sunday and my husband and friends loved it. I posted pictures like you of the process…thanks for sharing this super fun and easy recipe.

  12. Ok my NEW favorite dessert! Made this last night for a friend BBQ. They were a huge hit. Genuis Idea by the way and so fun to make. Thanks!

  13. I just tried making it and I thought I would save some time by doing it all the night before and letting it freeze over night. DON’T DO IT!! My strawberries were fresh when I started but by the next night, they were frozen solid. ROCK SOLID!! and I couldn’t wait for it to defrost because then the ice cream would melt. We just ate around the fruit. So please don’t make the same mistake I did, and don’t do it too far before.

  14. I’m having some people over to watch a game this Saturday night they will want the recipe too I’m sure. YUMMO!

  15. why do you need to freeze this at all? I donn’t think you would want anything frozen except the ice cream. Sounds to me like it will be very nice to serve it as soon as it is made. “Just like a banana split from the Dairy Queen.”

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews

Indonesia is struggling to slow COVID-19 transmission even after imposing its toughest mobility curbs yet, while its immunization rate is low, with just 5.8% of its 270 million people fully vaccinated.

The Indonesia Ministry of Health recorded an additional 44,721 COVID-19 cases and 1093 deaths to bring the country total to 2,877,476 total cases and 73,582 deaths.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo extended the emergency public activity restrictions, known locally as PPKM Darurat, to July 31 amid the ongoing surge in COVID-19 transmissions.

“It’s very fair to say that Indonesia is the epicentre of Asia,” said Dicky Budiman, an epidemiologist at Australia’s Griffith University.

In addition, the Indonesia’s doctors association (IDI) says a total of 114 doctors died during July 1-17, the highest number reported for any period of similar length and more than 20% of the 545 total doctor deaths from COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.

Doctors deaths have increased in Indonesia despite a 95% vaccination rate among health workers. This has prompted the government to use a batch of Moderna vaccines as booster shots to China’s Sinovac for healthcare workers.

China reports first year-on-year HIV/AIDS infections decline in a decade

China reports 1st human herpes B infection in Beijing veterinarian

Vietnam records 1,438 new COVID-19 cases, Ho Chi Minh City alone has 1,071 cases

Philippines COVID-19 advisor: 50 million need to be vaccinated before mask use stopped

Philippines COVID-19 variant update, Stricter border control to prevent Lambda variant

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A Review of The Burris Eliminator 3 Scope – How Does It Stack Up?

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As a new hunter, I thought that the Burris Eliminator would be the ultimate companion, and help me with my learning curve.  I had my hands full enough with just getting used to shooting a rifle and hitting my target, that I didn’t want to have to study ballistics prior to my first hunt.  So, I thought the Eliminator would be perfect for me.

Burris Eliminator 3 Scope Review – Worth the Money?

If you are unfamiliar with the Eliminator and it’s features, basically you need to sight your scope in at 100 yards and tell it what you are using for ammo.  Once you do that, you should be all set to go.  Let’s say you see a deer at 250 yards.

With your scope powered on, you push the button while you are aiming at the deer, and the Eliminator will calculate that it is at 250 yards.  It will then determine the drop for your specific type and load of ammo and place a red dot exactly where you should aim, to account for the drop at that distance.

Doesn’t that sound wonderful?  It did to me!  Specifically on the 3rd generation of the Eliminator, it will also tell you what the wind compensation would be for 10 mph at that given distance.

Unfortunately, I had so many issues with this scope (some to the fault of Burris, and others not), that it ended up completely wasting my time and almost ruining my first hunting trip.

My first frustration came with the documentation that is included with the scope.  With all of the cool digital features of this scope, Burris doesn’t tell you anything about how to operate any of it’s functions, other than the digital ones!

Granted, I understand that a $1,500 scope is not most people’s first scope, it didn’t tell me anything about how to use any of the basic scope features.  As a first time scope-buyer, this left me completely at a loss.

Either way, I brought the scope to where I purchased my rifle and had them mount the scope for me.  I purchased the Leupold Mark 4 base, which was the best quality option I had at this store.  I was later told by a retired military sniper that he uses the same base.  I thought I must have chosen a good base!

Once I had the scope mounted, I then tried to site it in 3 different times at 3 different ranges.  This included hauling the rifle & scope with me cross-country (and through the airports) to Arizona, in hopes of getting it sighted in before my hunting trip.

For the sake of time, I will spare all of the details.  At the end of my 3rd attempt, an employee at the gun shop/range I was at tried to sight it in for me, since I thought I must not know what I am doing.

The good news was that I did know what I was doing.  The bad news was that my scope was still not sighted in!  Apparently my amazing base does not play well with the Eliminator scope.  So, they recommended I order whatever base Burris recommends for it.  This was about 4 days before my hunting trip.

The employee told me how to compensate for the height difference that I wasn’t able to perfect with sighting it in, so that I could at least use it that weekend to hunt.

Fast forward to my arrival at Waccamaw Hunting Services for my first hunting trip.  Rick wanted to help me get my setup fixed, so we pulled my rifle out of the case.  We tried to adjust the elevation knob, and it is now stuck and will not move.  This was the straw that broke the camel’s back.

For $1,500 on a scope, I should not have this many headaches!  I definitely shouldn’t have build quality issues when I am spending that much money on a scope.

In the end, Rick let me borrow one of his setups which I was grateful for. However, even as a new hunter, I could tell the difference between hunting with MY rifle and hunting with someone else’s.

When I got home from my failed hunting trip, the Burris Eliminator got unmounted from my rifle, boxed back up, and shipped back!  When I was at Rick’s, he showed me his NightForce scope, which I was a big fan of and ended up ordering when I got home.  Once I get that one mounted and sighted in, I will write a review!

My overall review of the Burris Eliminator is a big thumbs down.  For $1,500, you don’t get what you pay for.  Even as a newer hunter, I can tell that the glass doesn’t match up with scopes in that price range, and the build quality definitely wasn’t there.

With all of the other headaches I went through, I was massively underwhelmed and disappointed with this scope.  I would much rather have the $1,500 go towards build quality and glass rather than the gadgets so I can have a dependable scope that I can rely on and will be there when I need it.

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Roaa is a young (14 or 15) Sudanese girl now living in Manchester.  She is a Muslim, I am told, but lucky for us, not opposed to being painted or photographed.  We have painted two other Sudanese women, but they were not Muslims.  So we felt very honored that Roaa was allowed to pose for us on the last two Sundays.  On the right is my piece as completed that first Sunday, in about two hours.  I had marked off a 9×12 section of canvas from a pad to use as my surface.   Subsequently, I took it to an informal critique, and made a few improvements.  Here is the new, improved version.

Roaa No. 1, finished

The changes were so subtle that they may get lost in the translation to digital photographs.

Covering 9×12 in two hours is a lot easier than covering 16×12, as I was remindedyesterday at our second Sunday with Roaa.  I decided to paint bigger, intending to go for more of a head portrait.  But when she got situated in the light with her hands again cupping each other, I could not resist another half-figure portrait.  Naturally, with the enlargement came complications, and I could not achieve the likeness that I had captured the week before.  I am going to have to find a way to stand (as opposed to sit, as I usually do) for the painting of larger portraits.  When I stand, I can more readily back away to get a better perspective.  Or I must at least remember to use my reducing glass.  The catch is, while I am working, I’m not thinking about whether I need to check my work.  During the process of painting, I may not be “thinking” at all.  So every now and then, I should stop painting and tell myself to think.  So annoying.

Roaa No. 2, in Peach

The wrap that she wore for this sitting was a peach, almost pink, but at the end I decided to lay over some cadmium yellow, from the tube I got from Michael Harding.  It’s so vivid, I love it.  Why do I still call it “peach”?  It’s the color of the insider of a real peach, isn’t it?  Anyway, this is an unfinished portrait, but I’m not going to develop it any further.  Roaa thought it looked more like her mother than herself, and that may be because I got the nose too long.  Again.

In a parallel theme, I am taking a course with Larry Christian at the NH Institute of Art.  It’s the same course that I took  back in 2006 when I first started on this art track, but today  I’m jumping in at an advanced level.  As luck would have it (good luck), nobody in the class is a beginner.  Larry encourages–no, demands— his students to loosen up.  I like to work fast, so it’s kind of liberating for me.  I dug out my compressed charcoal, ready for anything.  Saturday, at SLG, I tried to apply the new thinking, with three pretty different results.  Bet you can’t tell which one took 20 minutes, which took 40 minutes, and which took 50 minutes.

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But I know you can tell where I used the compressed charcoal!  It’s a bit like finger painting, and it took two days of scrubbing to get the stuff completely off my fingers.  Badge of honor.

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Another co-defended Wesleyan University Professor, Kehaulani Kauanui denounced the lawsuit as a politically motivated attempt to suppress free speech. “The Brandeis Centre did not hold back its clear intent to punish me for standing up in solidarity with Palestinians and to deter others. They don’t call it law-fare for nothing.”

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Police Tortures minority community in Hyderabad. Report by Sooba Bhatti

On 27th August 2005, a boy named Sunildas, s/o Chirandas, age 14 years, religion Hindu, residence H. No. 43 Muthidda Colony, Near Christian Colony Unit No. 10 Latifabad, Hyderabad, Sindh, was playing in front of his house. Suddenly two policemen came and begin to beat him. After a few minutes his elder brother Mr. Vicramdas and his mother Mrs. Chirandas came and questioned the police why are you beating Sunildas? As the policemen listened they left Mr. Sunildas and then the policemen beat his mother and after beat Mr. Vicramdas. During this incident the people of the colony look and stood silently. Nobody interfered in this matter.
After this the policemen caught Mr. Vicramdas and pushed him in the police vehicle and went away to the police Station, B Section, Latifabad, Hyderabad.
As policemen reached the PS and they started to beat Mr. Vicramdas and bound him in chains and the policemen beat him on the legs, hands and arms.
Some more people were also at the Police station on other cases. The policemen called one lady and men and said is this fellow who stole your things? But the lady and men denied and said he is not, and then the policemen filed a case in the name of Vicramdas that he supplied drugs (charas`).
But after one hour a crowd of respectable people came to the Police Station for the release of Mr. Vicramdas.
The people demanded from the police and said that Mr. Vicramdas is a gentleman, poor and a human being.
So after a few minutes the police said they will release to Mr. Vicramdas but first he must apologize to us and say that " He is guilty and he is wrong".
So Mr. Vicramdas's father and mother were weeping and upset and with pressure from the Policemen they also apologized to the police.
At night at 11:00 p.m. at the residence of Mr. Vicramdas in the midst of the whole community Mr. Vicramdas and his parents apologized to the policemen.
During the interview with Mr. Vicramdas and his parents they said that the police tortured them and pressurized them. They also showed wounds where the police tortured.
The Vicramdas family also went to the doctor for treatment; the doctor suggested an X-ray, so they went to a laboratory for an X-Ray. The X-ray report was in favor of Mr. Vicramdas. The Doctor said that his arm was injured and there was internal hurt to the muscles.
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You’re Welcome, Entitled Conservative White Male Putzes Everywhere

Today in Slate, I shock the pants off of everyone and go to the mat for Mike Adams, a TownHall writer (and UNC-Wilmington) prof whose every single view I abhor. However, I applaud the fact that he just won his lawsuit against the university that refused to promote him to Full, because it weakens a really awful Supreme Court case that has been devastating for the freedom of speech of public employees.

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  1. People with integrity reason from principles and accept the consequences that follow. Bullshitters start with desired results and rationalize to “principles” that support them. You are part of the former group, but a whole lot of academics are part of the latter.

    I’m interested in this line: “when a scholar has … dedicated himself … to discourse with the public, that can count as intellectual service to the university and community …”. I wonder whether Adams’ writings should qualify as ‘intellectual service’, though. Academics can provide intellectual service to the community by making the results of their field of study accessible to the general community, e.g. by writing popular books or letters to newspaper editors. I would think that Adams’ writings would only be relevant to the evaluation of his intellectual service if they rely on his expertise in criminology. The committee rejected his tenure application because they didn’t agree with what he had to say about subjects that have nothing to do with his field of expertise. Regardless of whether or not they agreed with his conclusions, I think that they should have ignored anything he submitted that wasn’t relevant to criminology, because these submissions aren’t relevant to the question of his intellectual service to the community. What he has to say about non-criminological subjects, I would argue, isn’t intellectual. On those subjects he’s just some guy with an opinion.

    • Most of Noam Chomsky’s extensive public engagement isn’t in linguistics. I agree that any time a university professor writes something that non-professors read, at least some kind of interaction is going on between the university cloister and the big wide world. People with tenure (could PWT be a new power-differential-free acronym?) are uniquely positioned to publicly say things that other people would rather not hear. The promotion committee should certainly recognize this.

      FWIW, Schu, your piece pleased me. I wish more people could separate the principle from the message.

  2. I guess I’m trying to distinguish between academic freedom and non-academic freedom of speech. Academics should, of course have both, i.e., they should be free in their scholarly work to draw whatever conclusions they think are warranted by their research, and they should also be free to express whatever non-scholarly opinions they may hold in non-academic contexts. I’d just argue that most of Adams’ writings are non-academic. He shouldn’t have had his tenure denied based on his non-academic writings. But at the same time, the non-academic writings should not have even been considered by the committee. They are no more relevant to his tenure case than a product review Adams may have written on Amazon.

    • Adams wasn’t denied tenure. He WAS tenured and promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. He sued because he wasn’t promoted to the faculty rank of Full Professor. Promotion to that rank is based on establishing a (usually international) reputation as an outstanding scholar in one’s academic field as well as exceptional service to the department, institution, and field. Service to the university and department usually comes in the form of contributions to committees that work on reviewing the curriculum, serving in the faculty senate, hearings, peer-review for tenure and promotion, etc., and service to the field involves serving on journal editorial boards, organizing conferences, etc. Faculty typically devote about 40 hours a week, on average, to their scholarly research and service and another 15-20 to teaching, preparing for classes, and grading. The promotion committee is charged with evaluating the body of the candidate’s work in all three areas. Many faculty never achieve the rank of Full Professor and for those who do, promotion doesn’t always come on their first application. You can reapply for promotion annually. He didn’t choose that route, instead opting to have the courts overturn the recommendations of his colleagues, administrators, and trustees (at a cost to the taxpayers of over $1 million). I doubt that the jurors or the judge had the background and training needed to make a well-informed decision on the matter.

  3. At least Mike Adams says what he believes in–unlike many academics who, soto voce, express the same retrograde attitudes in regard to gender and race but take cover behind a platitude of political correctness (and don’t get me started on PC as an obstruction to honest conversations about race/gender/sexuality).

  4. I was just wondering: Does anyone know of any examples of a conservative publicly defending the free speech of an obnoxious left-wing nutcase?

    • Mike Adams, for one. A better question would be, are there any cases of a conservative publicly calling for the silencing of a left-wing nutcase? No, because conservatives defend constitutional liberties.

      From conservative putzes everywhere, Schuman, we salute you.

  5. Sending a mass email telling an undergraduate that the Constitution protects her “bigoted, immature, and unintelligent speech” is condescending bullying, not principled defense of free speech. Are there any examples where his stalwart belief in Constitutional rights was employed in publicly defending someone who was being attacked?

  6. I burst out laughing when I came to his chapter title “Behind Every Successful Man, There’s a Fat Stupid Woman.” I would love to read an article with this title, only reclaimed by a feminist writer.

  7. Three words: narcissistic personality disorder. Those 3 words are critical if you really want to understanding what drives Mike.

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As you prepare for the holidays, there’s no doubt that some delicious cooking is on your menu! It’s sometimes tough to choose cooking a turkey or a holiday ham, but if you’re going for the latter, you’re wondering: Just how long does it take to cook the perfect ham?

We broke it all down for you to ensure that your ham is served absolutely delicious for any upcoming holiday dinner you have planned. Whether you’re reheating a pre-cooked spiral ham, or cooking a raw and fresh ham in the oven, we have all the answers you need. And since your ham will be served and ready, don’t forget all the fixings!

Related: Get the recipe for our favorite Maple-Bourbon Glazed Ham.

So how do you cook a ham?

According to the USDA, both half or whole cooked hams—canned and vacuum-packaged in a FDA inspected facility—can be eaten chilled, straight from the packaging. If you do wish to reheat a cooked ham, bake at 325°F until a food thermometer inserted into the ham reads an internal temperature of 140°F.

For raw and fresh ham, bake at 325°F until a food thermometer inserted into the meat reads 145°F.

Related: Do you have enough ham to feed your guests? Find out here.

It’s important to remember that how long you’ll need to bake your ham depends largely on its weight, cut, and whether it’s cooked or uncooked. For your reference, use the USDA’s chart below to determine how long to cook a ham:

CutWeight/lbsMinutes/lbMinimum Internal Temperature & Rest Time
HOW LONG TO COOK SMOKED HAM, cook-before-eating
Whole, bone in10 to 1418 to 20145° and allow to rest for at least 3 minutes
Half, bone in5 to 722 to 25
Shank or Butt Portion, bone in3 to 435 to 40
Arm Picnic Shoulder, boneless5 to 830 to 35
Shoulder Roll (Butt), boneless2 to 435 to 40
Whole, bone in10 to 1415 to 18Reheat cooked hams packaged in USDA-inspected plants to 140 °F and all others to 165 °F.
Half, bone in5 to 718 to 24
Arm Picnic Shoulder, boneless5 to 825 to 30
Canned ham, boneless3 to 1015 to 20
Vacuum packed, boneless6 to 1210 to 15
Spiral cut, whole or half7 to 910 to 18
Whole leg, bone in12 to 1622 to 26145° and allow to rest for at least 3 minutes
Whole leg, boneless10 to 1424 to 28
Half, bone in5 to 835 to 40
Whole or Half. (Soak 4 to 12 hours in refrigerator. Cover with water and boil 20 to 25 minutes per pound. Drain, glaze, and brown at 400 °F for 15 minutes.)

Not into ham? Try these leg of lamb recipes for Easter instead.

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This week, Michael and Shellby look back on our work in 2020. Although it’s been a rough year for all of us, we’ve seen a number of bright spots in the work of the Parental Rights Foundation and in the discussions we’ve had on the EPPiC Broadcast. Join us for a recap!


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My child is anxious about school transitions or changes

Changes at nursery or school may feel big or overwhelming to your child. They might be starting a new school, or adjusting to new rules. They may be moving to a new school year or a new school (which is sometimes known as a ‘transition’).

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Changes to Covid-19 rules

If your child is feeling nervous about Covid-19, talk to them about how they can keep themselves safe.

  • Chat to the school about what measures it has in place.
  • Try to appear calm about any changes to Covid-19 rules, as your child is likely to pick up on how you’re feeling.
  • Make a plan with your child with your child about how their school days will look, to help ease anxious feelings.

Change or transitions at nursery

Starting or adjusting to new things at nursery can be hard for children. Before they start, or once they have started, you can:

  • Try gradually taking more time apart. Begin with being in another room so that your child feels less worried when they can’t see you.
  • Practise getting dressed and walking to nursery together.
  • Ask the nursery to let you know if your child is moving rooms. See if you can visit any new rooms with your child. Or ask a staff member to show them positives, such as new toys.
  • Talk to your child about what they do at nursery. Ask them how they’re feeling about it. Reassure them if they feel worried.
  • Use books like Llama Llama Misses Mama, I’m Starting Nursery or Lulu Loves Nursery to help them understand any changes. Talk to your child about any new routines and make sure they know what to expect.
  • Use settling-in days, if offered, to help your child to get used to new environments.

Change or transitions at primary school

Your child might feel worried about being in a bigger school. They can find the schedule makes them tired. Or they may be scared to go back after some time away.

Ask them how they’re feeling and listen to their worries. Reassure them that it’s OK to feel this way. It can help to:

  • Focus on positives by asking what they enjoy so far, if they’ve started already.
  • Think about how you can support them to make friends.
  • Read books like First Day at Bug School, Chu’s First Day at School or Dinosaur Starts School.
  • Share stories from your school days and the fun things you would do. Ask what they’re excited about.
  • Practise school-related activities or processes. Support them with anything they’re finding difficult.
  • When moving classes or going up a year, ask the school about transition days. These offer an opportunity to meet the teacher.
  • Talk to your child about changes in routine, such as PE days or new lunchtimes.

If a residential trip is planned with the school, explore any worries your child has about sleeping away from home.

Change or transitions at secondary school and college

Secondary school and college feel daunting for a lot of young people. While your child is at secondary school, they’ll going through a period of brain development and working out who they are. They may also feel under more academic pressure.

  • Talk with your child about what worries they have. Help them to problem-solve these where possible.
  • Help your child see what they can change and what they can’t. The worry tree activity or the circle of control are useful for this.
  • Let them try new things.
  • Talk to them about healthy relationships.
  • Classes are likely to be mixed up when GCSE years start. Talk to your child about talking to new people. Encourage them to interact with people have chosen the same subject interests as them.
  • If your child is studying for exams, think about how you can help them manage this.

The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families has a video about adjusting to secondary school. Charity Splitz has created a workbook to support children during this time (PDF).

We also have advice for supporting your child with anxious feelings. Or if your child is refusing to go to school, there are some things you can do.

Change or transitions at university

Going to university can feel like an exciting but daunting adventure. It may be your child’s first experience of living away from home or on their own.

Try to give them opportunities to learn skills like cooking, cleaning and paying bills so they feel confident about these before they go. It’s OK if you don’t do this, though – you can always support them to develop these skills from a distance.

  • Encourage them to sign up to groups or societies, and to introduce themselves to their flatmates.
  • Help them research where they can get support for their wellbeing and sexual health.
  • Suggest they research their nearest supermarkets, local GP, hospital, bank and post office.
  • Share any tips you have from your own experiences of education and managing work. Make sure they feel comfortable asking for help from lecturers if they’re unsure about anything.
  • Talk to your child about their expectations of university. Let them know it’s OK to feel disappointed or find things hard at times.
  • Make sure they know you’re there for them whenever they need you to listen or help with something.
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Wisdom Tooth Extractions at Parrish Orthodontics

When the four permanent adult teeth at the back corners of the mouth emerge, sometimes they don’t have enough room to fully emerge. They become impacted wisdom teeth and cause pain, infection and other dental problems. So they have to be removed in a procedure called wisdom tooth extraction, typically performed by a dentist or oral surgeon.

How the Extraction Happens

Before the removal itself, local anesthesia will be administered to numb the area. In more intrusive operations involving several teeth or for severe cases, general anesthetic may be used.

The extraction itself entails opening the gum tissue over the tooth and removing it along with any bone that is covering it. The dentist will separate the tissue connecting the tooth to the bone in order to remove it. Sometimes the tooth may have to be cut into smaller pieces to aid in this process.

After removal, stitches are applied. Some types may dissolve over time while others require removal after a few days. The dentist will set the schedule for suture removal. Initially pressure should be applied with a gauze pad over the wound to stop the bleeding.

Postoperative Directions for Wisdom Tooth Extraction

After wisdom tooth extraction, the recovery period is usually just several days. Painkillers will be prescribed and the following instructions should be followed to help the healing process:

– Apply pressure to the wound by gently biting on the gauze pad periodically and change the pads when they become soaked in blood. Bleeding should stop 24 hours after the operation, if it persists contact the doctor.

– Take care to avoid biting the insides of the cheek, lip or tongue while the mouth is numb from the anesthetic.

– Cold compress should be applied 15-20 minutes at a time for the first 24 hours. For the following 2-3 days warm compresses may be used.

– Physical activity may increase bleeding so patients are advised to relax for several days.

– Soft foods like gelatin, soup and pudding are recommended. Solid food can be gradually added as healing continues.

– Avoid using straws for the first few days as sucking on straws may loosen the blood clot and delay healing.

– After 24 hours, rinse your mouth with a warm saline (saltwater) mix. Do not rinse too hard, as this may loosen the blood clot and delay healing.

– Refrain from smoking at least 24 hours after the operation.

– Refrain from rubbing the area with your tongue or touching it with your fingers.

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Where Is Tyler? – A Missing Person Reading

UPDATE: The missing sailor was found unharmed in another State. As I expected, this comes from the news agencies: “No other details about Tyler’s circumstances were released.”

A young sailor has gone missing from Groton, CT after having left home on his Honda motorcycle last Tuesday.

Although I haven’t been getting much satisfaction out of doing my missing-person spreads for current cases because there is often no public feedback when the individual is found, I decided to keep doing them. In this case, I used the RWS Centennial Edition  with my “Train to Nowhere” spread and the Knight of Wands as the Significator.

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The Significator appeared in the twelfth of thirteen positions, titled the “Hospital Car;” the descriptive text for this position is “Injured; institutionalized.” Since he was riding a fast motorcycle commonly known as a “crotch rocket,” the implication is that he may have crashed and hasn’t been found yet.

The Signifactor landed in the middle of the 12th pack. The 7 of Cups suggests that poor visibility may have been a factor in his travel, and the Fool reversed that he may have been reckless. The Page of Wands immediately adjacent to the Knight of Wands indicates the unthinking assumption of invulnerability that often seduces the young, perhaps leading him to apply too much throttle as the Knight of Wands. The Knight of Pentacles and the King of Swords, both reversed, could very well be showing the laborious search-and-rescue efforts that will be required to locate him, possibly hampered by darkness or wintry conditions. Alternatively, these cards may also relate to life-threatening dehydration and hypothermia, respectively. All in all, this looks like it could be a serious-injury scenario but not necessarily a pronouncement of death, assuming he is found soon.

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Campaign Briefing: Violence Against Shop Workers

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A briefing about the campaigning across the Co-op movement to address the issue of violence against shop workers, and ideas of how Councillors and candidates can also take part.

Every day, more than 250 retail workers face violence, just for doing their jobs. Six of those incidents will involve a knife, and two a gun. A lot of these shops sit in the heart of the community, and these instances impact on the workers and sense of safety in the community.

From alcohol and cigarettes to knives and acid, there are now more than 50 types of products that are restricted by law. It’s staff on the shop floor who we expect to enforce those laws, and who all too often pay the price in the form of violence, threats and verbal and physical abuse from customers.

As shops re-open following Covid-19, retail workers are once again on the frontline, with added responsibility to oversee rules for public protection.

The Co-op movement is working to raise the profile of this issue through our politicians and affiliated trade unions, and co-op businesses are already taking practical action to work with staff and communities.

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    That's why we have currently dropped the price to $297. And we've even set it up so you can make monthly payments of just $27 for 12 months. (Total cost: $324) If one person joins your church in the next year and starts to give, they will easily cover the cost.  The real question is: can you afford for things to stay the way they are?

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    We get that. It's always difficult to find time to work on the organization, not just in it. For your church to grow, you need to make some time each week to build improvements into the fabric of your church. As your church gets better at some things, you will find more time for new things.

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