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Captain James Cook was the first European to visit the Hawaiian Islands. Upon stepping on the island of Oahu and upon being received by natives as their god Lono, he brought with him Western ideology and practices that would forever change the Hawaiian culture and way of living. The world now knew about Hawaii and established trading ties; Christianity was soon manifested upon the native people and old traditions to be done away with. Modernization in the form of enterprise and schooling was implemented. And these changes would bring diseases to the vulnerable Hawaiian people, dilute old traditions, and destroy indigenous plants and animals. After Hawaii's acceptance into the union as the 50th State of America in 1959, commercialization, together with tourism, made the Hawaiian Islands recognized as a vacation spot. Today, Hawaii is culturally diverse and ideologically accepting, its culture a unique blend of East and West. Today's people of Hawaii take pride in diversity and celebrate old Hawaiian tradition.
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Download the file, the zip contains a replacement imperialglory.exe (based on release version of game - all territories). Uncompress the file and then copy it on top of your installed game, it will ask you to overwrite the file if copied to right location.
1- Question: When I Start the game I get an error like `Could not authenticate disc in time, or Emulation detected, or insert original disc`.
1- Answer: Make sure you are using the original disc in the drive, not an emulated disc image. If you are sure you are doing this following the steps below.
After installing the copy protection patch the game now works, but a nag screen comes up saying "license expires in 3 days." What are you supposed to do? Get a new one every 3 days?
Hmmm,'Well', when the three days are up,and your game does not work, then you will have your answer.
I don't understand your answer. Are you saying that if you don't register your game with Eidos then the patch to fix the buggy copy protection will cease functioning?
What are "applications on offer?"
I have this message as well. I could not initially load the game due to copy protection issues, so downloaded the fix. Played the game with no issues for a couple of days, now today it tells me the "licence" expires in three days.
Does this mean that in three days time I can no longer play the game again because the fix for the broken copy protection expires in three days? What is up with that?
Updated above - was an error on my part. Fixed and updated it now. Anyone who downloaded the exe before this morning (31st May 2005) just redownload it, is same file name etc, but has been updated properly.
This is very frustrating. I now am back to the 'Wrong Disk' error message. Can you at least put the old 'Expires' version of the fix back so that we can play whilst you sort it out.
Have you sent in your log again based on this new exe?
i didnt get the new one u put up but. even when it expires nothing happens. it says it will expire in 0 days so.. yeah dont know what that is for but anyways just thought id say that.
No I haven't sent in the analysis - but I will do if it will help. However, in the meanwhile can you please make the original fix available so that I can play the game again - especially as the last post seems to say it doesn't really expire anyway.
I dont actually control the website that you download it from. The quicker you get that report the quicker we can get a total fix up.
well guess ill see if it works now... it better.
If it doesnt get that analysis to me asap.
OK - I've sent you the launch analysis - have you got it OK?
Is everybody having this problem with the new version of the fix?
sweet i cant play the game now at all. even if it runs really slow. but yeah the thing expired and wont let me play now.
So JAYCW2309 - how are you progressing? Can we have an update please? If this problem isn't going to get sorted the game will have to go back to the shop.
Just got into office am working on it. As your email addresses and names dont usually have anything in common, had you mailled me the analysis log?
So you did.. got a reply from the tech team, have you tried it in your cdrw?
Had mailled u too.. they seem to think it should based on the make/model of your cdrw..
The disk is a DVD, my drive is a CDRW? The game looks at D:, the CDRW is E:? I will try this but I can't see how this is different to not having a disk at all?
I've emailed you with the result of your suggestions. Basically the 'other drive' didn't work but the other approach did.
I sent an analysys log to you.What should i do now?I'm having the same problems after i copy the new crack from the forum.It says to insert the original cd/dvd in the drive even if i already had done so.By the way, i'm new here on the forum.I'm from Romania.
lilfreaker hi.can you play imperial glory?
I will sort out your analysis log as quickly as i can..
jaycw2309 can we have a new update pls? i sent you my analysys log but i haven't got a response yet.i downloaded the new crack from the forum , updated today but it still has the same problems :( .
cp has more problems than it solves and really wont stop pirating. But it does seem as though it is doing well at making legitimate people return the game for a refund. I don't know if that was the intent of using failed copy protection on this game but it does seem to be the result ;) I had to return 3 already (titles) because of cp protection issues such as asking for the wrong drive even though the cd was in it, can't detect the cd even though windows shows it etc and my drives are new, ooh and don't forget the have alcohol installed one please disable. I use dvd burner to back up my system so why should I have to disable my software for a title I purchase to run ? just my view.
I know you're doing your best, but I really would appreciate it if the new fix was out soon. I really enjoy this game and can't wait to start playing it again.
With the total fiasco that is going on with your releases of ImperialGlory.exe files, why don't you just remove SecuROM and be done with it? In my opinion (and believe me - being a games coder myself) it's always going to create issues.
Finally, the idea of SecuROM to use a License file so that CD/DVD's can be played without the need for the media to be in the drive is INSANE. Firstly I resent SecuROM plopping data onto my drive and copies in registry anyway and secondly the license file is just another means of attack for the crackers. ie. They'd reverse the SecuROM and generate license files so that people could play original's.
As a games coder you should understand why we are protective of our code then.. Yes i know protection has a `short shelf life` before its cracked, but as of today the game actually HASN'T been 100% cracked, the exes out there contain errors in the game code and cause instability in the sound engine due to it.
If we didnt help consumers having problems then yes you have every right to have a go at us, but i am sorting out each issue as they come in, and i get back to people as quickly as can usually within 1 working day.
I dont think you understand how the protection system works with regards the DRM system it has in place and its ability to not require a CD and still do a cd check as such - as a games coder am sure you have people in your office who could explain it to you.
There are many MUCH more intrusive protection systems (install hidden devices on your machine which cause total system instability etc).
Okay, jc I downloaded the updated .exe and now it says "A required security module could not be activated. This program cannot be executed." Any advice?
Are you admin on your pc..
Yes I am admin on my machine and I am running windows xp. Any other needed info?
Go into this folder `C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\SecuROM\` and delete everything within it. Then go into the C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\SecuROM folder and delete it too.. Then try again.
If that doesnt work, get me a new analysis log file to the discanalysis@eidos.co.uk address (make sure you clearly tell me that this is why you are doing it etc) and we'll see if theres something else blocking it.
Not sure about the first point, not up of the cracking scene enough to really know if someone has reversed it properly or not.
Works fine on 3 connections i've tried.
Just bought the game after upgrading to XP. Installs and then asks me for the disc that is already in the drive.
Downloaded the file mentioned in the thread. That refuses to run tells me a vorbis file is missing!
Downloaded the patch but how do you open it? I get the choose a programme box when i click it.
Seems that buying a legal copy was a waste of money!!!!!!!!
You'll need winrar http://www.rarlab.com/ to open the .zip/.rar file. Those are commonly used compression archives.
I had originally downloaded a bad copy of the patch. Downloaded it again from Eidos and everything works perfectly.
I guess it's the bin for my copy then?
Has there been any new developements for the "cannot intialize error"
The cannot initialise error is related to the graphics card not supporting a feature needed, most likely hardware TnL. What graphics card do you have?
Have just purchased Imperial glory and installed it. however when i click to open it it just says insert original CD. is there anything i can do or will it not work at all?

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sometimes, mama nature beckons us. she plops her unfinished efforts right before our eyes. she stirs us to dig deep into our tender parts, to pull out all the stops, to tend and nurse and care for whatever it is that has fallen, gone limp, lies broken.
by the time i got home, the one little fledgling had company. now there were two fully-feathered, eyes-still-closed baby birds cowering behind the flower pot on the front stoop, a good seven or eight feet down from the nook behind the front door’s moulding where, every year since we put up the lovely fancy woodwork, those old birds have deigned to birth their young. and this despite the fact that up beneath the eaves of our old house we built the feathered flocks an ample nine-hole aerie for their avian pleasures.
tis the truth of the month of june, at least on this upper half of the globe, this is the stretch of days when those baby birds have tapped their way out of their itty-bitty eggs, they’ve puffed up on a steady diet of worms and fly parts, filled out a thick armament of feathers, and, after days of perching on the precipice of the nest, dared put wind beneath their wings.
and, often, that first flight tumbles to the ground.
which is, often, where we come in.
we are, if we choose to be, the baby bird worriers. we’re the ones who fret from first spotting till at last the baby birds find their way, their flight.
so it was the other day, and through the long and rainy night at our house.
that’s when we, the bird worriers extraordinaire, sprung into rescue mode. that’s when we spied the baby birds, stranded inches apart, shivering in fear — or so we imagined. and, indeed, there’s nothing like a fear-quivering baby bird to get a mama’s juices running — even when the mama is of the human species and not the feathered kind. we mamas pay no mind to whose baby is in distress; we’re all for one, and one for all in the mama-rescue department.
we leapt into action, me and the fellow who first eyed the distress. we tried to do what little we could do: a bottle cap from a 2-liter jug of birthday gingerale served as the trough for the one farthest from home, and a yogurt tub, cut down to eighth-inch height, served as the watering hole for the other, with room to boot should they decide to share a drink.
by morning light, the pair was gone. nowhere to be seen, though i’m certain i heard them squawking thanks, from back in the nest. my little guy remains unconvinced that they weren’t someone’s tasty snack, but i contend that the lack of feathers is proof that a happy ending was had by all. he tried to counter that they might have gone down in a single swallow, with no feathers to be strewn. i, frankly, couldn’t stomach such demise, so i choose to end the tale with all birdlets safely ensconced back in their duly-ornamented hatchery.
even though this particular rescue was relatively drama-free, and rather swift to boot — and cost little more than a couple hours’ sleep — i am ever grateful for the blessed moments when mama nature opens her book and lays a lesson at our feet. it’s a chance, every time, to exercise our hearts, to put muscle to our empathy machines, to understand more deeply just how much we all depend on each other.
it’s a blessing, every time, to be called to someone’s or something’s rescue. in a world in dire need of tenderness, in a world where we’re pummeled by the atrocious (word just came in of atrocities on three continents), it is a fallen baby bird who might stand a humble chance of returning us to, reminding us of, this lasting truth: to reach beyond the walls of our own hearts is to tap into our surest, truest care-taking selves, wherein we get a glimpse of our immeasurable capacities, and wherein, God willing, we begin to understand that we are called, all of us, to be the first line of this world’s tenderest defense.
and better yet when we can share that lesson with a child who is keeping watch on how deeply we keep that promise.
i’ve not yet mustered the courage to go read the details of what’s unfolded around the globe this sad morning. i heard of a beheading, and felt my knees give out. can we rise up and quash the madness with the few small bits we know: can we love more wildly, more wildly than one mere week ago? can we staunch the hate? can we find a way to rescue the globe in need of love?
what tender acts of mercy have you entered into this week?
the morning light spilled across the front pages, across faces bowed and streaked in tears. it didn’t take long till my own tears were added to the morning’s misery. a “lone wolf,” a man who sat for an hour near a pastor leading bible study, in a historic charleston, south carolina church, pulled out a pistol, and, one by one, took aim and fired, riddled the prayerful, felled nine lives, including the church pastor, a revered state senator.
i’d come downstairs in this quiet old house to write of something else, but i picked up the news pages off the stoop, and there it was in all three papers: “deadly church attack;” “scene of carnage has long history of pain, pride and dignity;” “loner held in church killings.” sadly, only in chicago was the story “below the fold,” meaning it got second billing to something else, and in this case the “else” was a silver trophy for men in ice skates.
because i’ve spent more time away from screens in recent days, i’d not heard the news in the wake of its happening. i found out the old-fashioned way: reading the news after it had been gathered, laid out, printed and delivered to my door step. it hit me no less hard for the time delay between occurrence and finding out. in fact, it might have hit me harder, for i absorbed it in the sacred silent cloak of dawn. alone in my kitchen, i pored over the images, the words.
once again, our hearts are shattered by the ravages of mad folk and guns fired.
once again, my first response was to shudder, to find myself in goosebumps, followed swiftly by fury, followed by the image of a single candle flame burning in the dark: we can only light this world, we can only trigger change, by living each and every act of each and every day with as much deep down love, as much empathy towards whomever is in our path, as we can possibly muster.
that the echo of the gunshot rang out and ricocheted off the walls of a historic black church, a church with deepest roots in the march for justice that is the civil rights movement in america, only sickens me more.
i turn back to the image of the woman whose face is streaked in tears.
sometimes in the wake of awfulness like this, i feel the urge to take my children by the hand and huddle with my arms round their shoulders, to keep them safe in a world where the walls between sanity and insanity feel too permeable. where i don’t know who will barge into my grocery store or my children’s school, or my synagogue, for God’s sake, or my church, and ignite the ugliness, the horror.
mostly, i shake that off, and inhale a second breath, one that grounds me more firmly than ever, one that roots me in the deepest conviction and takes me back to the words of my beloved dorothy day: “little by little;” it is only through our little acts of courage, our little acts of love that we stand half a chance of mounting forces that might wither the ugliness, the horror, that intends to roll our way.
on the days when the world’s news rattles me, and it rattles me often, i am left with so very little in my counter-campaign. i have a heart, and i have words. i have imagination, too, thank God. and in my imagination right now, i am traveling to the side of the woman streaked in tears. i am holding her hand, and wrapping my arm around her shoulder. i am dabbing her tears, and i am breathing a promise: i will love more wildly today. i will scatter seeds of all that is good and gentle and heart-opening. yes, even here at my old kitchen table. i will start with love, the fiercest force i know. the one that, like a bullet, can penetrate the heart. can open it. can settle in and make for a peaceable kingdom after all.
all week i’ve been feeling it. that moment that best can be likened to the glorious fraction of time when you’ve been out in tippity teetering heels all night, when your toes have been practically yelping in protest and the bones in your feets have been threatening to cut you off at the ankles, when every ounce of you wanted to wriggle out of this unnatural state of constraint, but you had to make like a grownup and prance around in footwear that does its best to topple you, and sometimes makes you chew on your cheek besides. but then, finally, the night and the torture come to an end, and there in the dark, and practically running, you round the bend, you lurch toward the door and you begin the release for which you’ve been throbbing: you scrape the toe of one pointy shoe against the penned-in heel of the other, and you kick the darn foot-clamps clear across the kitchen.
you stand there, for a minute or two, just drinking in the feel of your bones falling back to their pre-ordained order. you listen to the flow of the blood trickling back to the tips of your squeezed-colorless tootsies.
you savor the long-awaited rush of relief. the busting-out-of-whatever-bound-you.
which, pretty much, is how it feels around here. more so than in a very long time. because summer in this old house has arrived with a groundswell of holy hallelujah. boy one is finished with college. boy one is hanging around. boy two just finished with grade school. ergo, this is a summer that comes with a full ladle of finish. and, perhaps, an extra-deep dollop of purest enchantment.
this is, more than any summer that i can recall, one of those moments when the hours make like salvador dali had at them. they warp into stretched-out proportions. they expand, not contract. they breathe. and sometimes, like sunday afternoon when my firstborn and i plopped into old wicker chairs and stayed there for the better part of three hours, they stand perfectly utterly still.
i am, in this seasonal opening act, indulging in time. i am whirling, deep down inside, in the rarest of joy, the feeling that somehow i’ve cupped my hands, sunk them deep in a font of holiest waters, and come up spilling; splattering drop after delectable drop.
i’m not worrying, for heaven’s sake, about what’s for dinner, i’m not looking at clocks. (though i am watching ice boxes magically empty, and i am setting world records for laundry.) i’m feeling the lumpety-thump of my heart when the sound of the footsteps comes down the stairs at times when i’m usually alone and the house is usually silent. like a kid on christmas morning, i’m peeking through cracks in the door at two sleeping boys with no need for hurry.
maybe i love it all the more because i know it won’t last. and not only because i’ve been around the block enough times to know that, soon enough, the days will be so hot and so sticky we’ll all be wishing for igloos. and popsicles will seem a sensible breakfast.
maybe it’s all the sweeter because i never imagined we’d all have one more summer together. i hadn’t pictured four cereal bowls plopped on the table, each one blanketed in warm-from-the-field farmer berries. i hadn’t imagined the windows rolled down in the old station wagon, and me and my boys blaring the radio, wending our way to no particular anywhere. i hadn’t considered boy upon boy curled up on the couch, arms and shoulders entwined, words of brotherly wisdom being imparted in whispers.
for now, it’s one fleeting drink-it-all-in suspension of time.
we’re back to the place, and the moment, when the letting loose rubs you all over. like a terry cloth towel before it’s worn thin. it’s that magical interlude when the season is new, when we’re just on the cusp, and everything is raw and deep and our pores are wide open and we’re guzzling it down. right in here, in this opening act of summer’s production, the season of so few cares, we’re hard at work simply savoring.
and this particular summer it comes with a brand of relish that i’ll never ever forget.
this just might be the summer whose frames i’ll play and replay till the last gasp i breathe on this earth.
well, goodness gracious, i got a wee bit sidetracked — make that a lot sidetracked — here this morning when my ferocious jungle cat (he who seems to be showing off in recent days, proving to any and all that he might be old but he ain’t over yet) carried into the house — into the very middle of the family room’s old persian rug, mind you — a still-wriggling, but-not-for-long critter, clutched in the sharp-toothed grip of said hunter cat. i let out a yelp, as is my usual inclination, and hip-hopped in circles till i got the duo to skitter back through the rip of the old screen door. it set me to quaking for a few minutes there, and then i needed to settle back in to the rhythms above. and, oh goodness, the wonders of summer took on whole new dimensions.
and in further keeping with this slow-time summer, i’ve just spent the last hour plopped on the post-college kid’s new navajo rug, chatting about his early morning adventures procuring yet another job. normally i fidget till i hit the friday-morning-publish button, but not today. today i know that all’s in due time. and if it unfolds slowly, it’s all the more glorious….
finally, before i go, a most blessed birthday i wish for my beloved friend cecilia and her forever love, gary, who serendipitously and marvelously share the same birthday. this is a big one for ceci, a day of more than usual import. i send love and prayers in double dose.
one of us took a tumble the other night. all one of us was trying to do was go to bed. but around here, in these disheveled days, you take your life in your hands any time you try to get from point Q to point Z. the poor tumbled person, he found himself skittering upon a pond of discarded papers. and old bulletin boards. and chin-up bars whose use has expired. and a few old campaign stickers from congressional races that didn’t quite turn out the way some of us had hoped.
it made for a terrible noise. the noise awoke me. and our resident little fellow, just sinking into a short night of sleeps, he went leaping from his bed to see what was the matter, what was the source of the fortissimo clatter. there the source lay. all asprawl. undaunted, or so he insisted. just a scattering of papers and limbs, soon rustled back into order.
i tell this tale because it’s illustrative, you might say, of the tumbled-up order (well, really, dis-order) that is the current state of awry in this house.
you can practically hear the ol’ joint moaning. the floor boards are letting out protest. long-shuttered windows, refusing to budge. nearly every available corner, it seems, is lost, under siege, is crushed by the weight of teetering piles.
we have piles of books from every era of a young boy’s growing-up years. and whole parades of paraphernalia from particular passing obsessions: we begin with trains and move onto baseball, then comes the film-camera chapter, swiftly followed by double bass/sound-recording, onto politics and rowing, then deeper and deeper into political philosophers whose first few sentences i can barely muddle through. if you were inclined toward archeological digs, you could trace the timeline of our firstborn’s obsessions — now on stand-by for storage or discard — as if the strata in metamorphic rock.
i’ve come to realize in the last week plus two days and 20 hours that, for the last four years, we’d existed in an artificially placid world around here (even though i wasn’t enlightened enough to grasp the relative serenity).
back then, when i cleaned the sink before tumbling to bed, it was just as clean in the dawn as it had been at midnight. when i dumped a barrel of apples into the produce bin, i could count its dwindling one-by-one. breakfast hadn’t become a three-pan production. and, heck, when i walked in the door, and lined up three unassuming pairs of shoes, they stood where i’d told them to stay, and never threatened to kill me by wolf-whistling a back-door convention of every imaginable combination of foot wear, all size 13 (or, in the unforgettable words of a long-ago seller of shoes on state street that great street in downtown chicago, a peddler who put measuring tape to the feets of my mate, and yelped, “man, you is past-noon!”).
ah, but that was then. back in the age of kid-off-at-college.
said kid, as you know, is now home. and gone is the calm, the unruffled quietude, that so soothed me. so essentially soothed me.
yes, yes, i love every ounce of the discombobulation. but, oh, it’s discombobulated, right here in these parts. and i’m always a bit slow to get with the program, so i need to untangle the knots and knead out the kinks in my nerves. i need to live in a suspended state of dishevelment, not mind that the only way down the stairs is to thread your way, ever so gingerly, between the piles of books that each hog a step. i need to double my allergy meds, what with the dust storm that’s swirling through room upon room.
it’s what happens when the carpet-ripper-outer arrives. and the painter shows up to slap a new coat of templeton gray onto the mottled walls in the bath. and bookshelves are cleared, and drawers are dumped of their fifth-grade detritus.
what just a week ago was a boy’s room, one decked out with a baseball-bat lamp, and a plush navy carpet, and the overstuffed chair i’d once bought for purposes of nursing a newborn, is now a post-collegiate den. one with splattered-maple floor, college-crest armchair, re-curated bookshelves, and, en route, a 1920s floor lamp procured via etsy — soon to arrive at the downtown greyhound station, where shipping comes at half the cost of door-to-door delivery (making for yet another urban scavenging adventure, i’m certain).
mere moments ago i was interrupted here amid my typing for a conversation that’s emblematic of the way the days are unfolding: said man, the one who lives in what we now refer to as The Studio at 522 (giving the appropriate marketer’s capitalization to even the lowly article, The, making it all seem swanky and swell), he paused by my writing room to display the morning’s dilemma, and to partake of some motherly counsel.
seems his running shoe has half-shed its heel, so he reasoned that rather than leaping out for a jog and risking its loss altogether, he’d try a bit of home repair before hitting the elliptical down in the basement. he was considering super-glu as quik-solve to the runaway shoe part, but then he realized he might spend the rest of his day glued to the round-and-round part of the shape-up machine. which led him to wonder, aloud, if anyone had ever shown up at the ER door with fitness apparatus attached.
all you can do — and i do — is laugh out loud. deeply and often.
it might be a week or so — okay, maybe a month or so — till we wrestle these piles into place. the attic — now stuffed to the gills — dare not collapse. and, sooner or later i’ll figure a way to have groceries by train car delivered.
and somehow (perhaps if i pray to the patron saint of chaos becalmed, or beg for celestial xanax to rain from the clouds) i’ll settle into the hum that surely will come soon as i catch up to the prestissimo that is now the requisite pace in these parts. these most decidedly discombobulated, deeply joy-filled, post-college parts.
some of you — my mother, for certain — might have predicted it wouldn’t take too long till i exclaimed that it sure had gotten noisy and messy around here, now that we’ve expanded the homestead’s population by 25 percent. so i’ve once again been utterly predictable. all i know is that it helps to deep breathe, and maintain a DEEP sense of hilarity. tumbling out the door for garden breaks is also restorative. but best of all is climbing the stairs and knowing that just behind the closed door at the bend in the stairs there dwells the kid i’ve so longed to have home, for even the shortest of whiles. indeed, for as short or as long as this lasts, i really and truly am thrilled beyond thrilled to absorb the oncoming, everyday tumbles and blows here in the land of dishevelment.
what are your tried-and-true measures for weathering the population transitions in your life, when someone comes or someone goes, most especially someone you deeply dearly love who arrives or departs with truckloads and train cars of stuff?


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The Gospel of Matthew opens with a genealogical record tracing the linage of Jesus back to King David and then further back to Abraham. These are the male ancestors of Joseph. As we make our way through this list of strange Hebrew names we encounter several surprises. Embedded in this genealogy are the names of four women, none of whom are Israelites (i.e., descendents of Jacob).
In our fall Bible Study series we will be exploring the ways in which the four women mentioned in Matthew’s genealogy became part of “salvation history.” Stories involving these women are found in the Hebrew Scriptures. In the case of Ruth, an entire book is devoted to her story. Join us on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 as we explore the Bible together.


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No man will properly understand the infinite grace of God until he understands, first of all, his own need. The word "grace" was already in use before it was brought over into the New Testament. Secular documents written before the New Testament reveal several features of this word: (l) It was primarily used man to man; (2) It involved favor conferred freely, with no expectation of return, finding its only motive in the bounty and free-heartedness of the giver; (3) And, it was something extended towards friends. When this word was taken up into Christian use, it was given a higher and nobler sense. It was no longer primarily used man to man, but became something from God to man. Moreover, it was no longer primarily something extended toward friends, but became something that God extended to enemies, sinners, the ungodly. The meaning was not changed, but ennobled, that is, lifted up from an earthly benefit to one heavenly and spiritual.
"Grace" is simply unmerited favor. It speaks of the absolute freeness of the loving kindness of God to man. It is the spontaneous response of God to the need of the sinner. Consider the sinner's need: He is a sinner. He has inherited a sin nature from sinful parents. Thus, he is born with a bias and inclination toward evil. Job asked, "Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?" He answered, "Not one" (Job 14:4). In keeping with this fact, David said, "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me" (Psalm 51:5). It was also David who, in describing "the children of men," said, "They are all gone aside" (14:2,3), and added that "they go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies" (58:3).
"For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men."
"And if by grace, then it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work" (Romans 11:6).
"…God…hath saved us…not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel."
This salvation, as in Ephesians 2:8, is an accomplished fact. It is also "not according to our works." Rather, "according to" God's "own purpose," not man's, springing from His "grace." This was God's plan "in Christ Jesus before the world began." But, in time it was manifested in "the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ." This appearing is that of the first coming of Christ, and its purpose was to "put away sin by the sacrifice of himself" (Hebrews 9:26). The message that brings it to us is "the gospel," that is, "the gospel of the grace of God" (Acts 20:24). It is the message "of Christ" (Romans 1:16) because it speaks of what He did for sinners, namely "died for our sins…and that he rose again" (I Corinthians 15:3,4). In that message there is made known human failure, and the Divine provision related to that need. And, that message "is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth" (Romans 1:16).
Yes, the salvation of the sinner, from the guilt and penalty of sin, is secured solely by believing on Jesus Christ. To this one requirement no other obligation may be added (as many religious systems have) without violence to the scriptures and total disruption of the essential doctrine of salvation by grace. One asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" The answer was simply, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house" (Acts 16:30,31). This faith is apart from works (Romans 4:5). It is a committal of one's self to Christ (II Timothy 1:12). It is a definite turning, that is, a deliberate act of the will, to God from every other confidence (I Thessalonians 1:9).
You are a sinner. The penalty of sin is death. But God in grace has offered you a Perfect Sacrifice, the Lord Jesus Christ, who paid the penalty of your sin in His death. That work is finished. God is satisfied. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." That is the will of God for all unbelievers (John 6:40).
Every soul who, in this life, receives Jesus Christ as his Saviour by believing on Him will live in eternity as a monument to "the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:7) to the end "that no flesh should glory in his presence" (I Corinthians 1:29). "Now is the accepted time; behold now is the day of salvation" (II Corinthians 6:2). Trust Him now and be saved. The God who promised cannot lie. Read John 3:16,18,36; 6:35,40,47; 8:24; 11:25,26; 12:36,46.


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In today’s Fast paced life, thyroid problem has acquired commonplace in the life, and there is no cure for it in modern medicine, just keep taking medicines throughout life, and no one is comfortable.
Thyroid is one of the endocrine glands found in the human body. Thyroid Gland is in the neck above the breathing tube and on both sides of the vowel. Its size is just as a butterfly. It creates a hormone called thyroid, which regulates sensitivity to the body’s energy decay, protein production and other hormones.
Thyroid Gland is shaped like a butterfly which is found in the throat. This gland is the main gland for energy and digestion. It’s like a kind of master lever that secretes the genes from which the cells do their work properly. If this gland does not work properly, then many problems are. Thyroid is considered a silent killer, because its symptoms are detected gradually and when it is diagnosed, it’s late. It starts with a disorder in the immune system, but most doctors do not perform antibody tests, which cause auto-immunity.
This gland controls the body’s metabolism, i.e., the food we eat, it transforms it into energy.
Apart from this, it also affects the heart, muscles, bones and cholesterol.
Usually, thyroid can’t be identified early as symptoms of thyroid are normal, because small lumps in the neck are considered normal. And as long as it is taken seriously, it takes a terrible form.
Swelling in hands and feet, etc. are the main symptoms of hypothyroidism.
Iodine deficiency is considered to be the main cause of hypothyroid.
Mix ground ginger (ginger powder), ground black pepper and ground peel in equal quantity.
Take half a teaspoon of this mixture with water in the evening in the evening. This clears hypothyroid in a few months.
Take a cup of milk.
Mix 2 teaspoons of coconut oil in it.
This milk should be consumed daily in the morning. Hypothyroidism is cured by taking it for a long time.
Take 1 cup boiling water.
Put some pieces of fresh ginger in it and leave it for a while.
When the water is cooled, remove the ginger pieces and mix 1/4 teaspoon honey in this water.
Hypothyroidism is cured by drinking it twice a day for a long time.
You should eat iodized food such as onions, garlic, barley, pineapple, whole rice, tomatoes, strawberries etc.
Along with that, food, vitamins, beans, walnuts, gourd, green leafy vegetables containing Vitamin A should be taken more than food.
Tea, coffee, canned food items should not be taken.
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Author(s): Vlenterie, M.; Hillebrandt-Roeffen, M.H.; Flucke, U.E. ; Groenen, P.J.T.A. ; Tops, B.B.J.; Kamping, E.J. ; Pfundt, R.P. ; Bruijn, D.R.H. de ; Geurts van Kessel, A.H.M. ; Krieken, H. van ; Graaf, W.T.A. van der ; Versleijen-Jonkers, Y.M.
Over 95% of all synovial sarcomas (SS) share a unique translocation, t(X;18), however, they show heterogeneous clinical behavior. We analyzed multiple SS to reveal additional genetic alterations besides the translocation. Twenty-six SS from 22 patients were sequenced for 409 cancer-related genes using the Comprehensive Cancer Panel (Life Technologies, USA) on an Ion Torrent platform. The detected variants were verified by Sanger sequencing and compared to matched normal DNAs. Copy number variation was assessed in six tumors using the Oncoscan array (Affymetrix, USA). In total, eight somatic mutations were detected in eight samples. These mutations have not been reported previously in SS. Two of these, in KRAS and CCND1, represent known oncogenic mutations in other malignancies. Additional mutations were detected in RNF213, SEPT9, KDR, CSMD3, MLH1 and ERBB4. DNA alterations occurred more often in adult tumors. A distinctive loss of 6q was found in a metastatic lesion progressing under pazopanib, but not in the responding lesion. Our results emphasize t(X;18) as a single initiating event in SS and as the main oncogenic driver. Our results also show the occurrence of additional genetic events, mutations or chromosomal aberrations, occurring more frequently in SS with an onset in adults.


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On March 23, 2010, this site predicted that China and Russia would use a “HAARP-like instrument” to create earthquakes on the US West Coast.
On 28 March, 2010, a 7.2 earthquake hit Baja California.
And in today’s news, there are concerns that these strange images appearing on the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s site are evidence of HAARP being used to create violent weather in Australia. Believe it or not.


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Traveling and safety should always go in hand. Some people hold on to the assumption that the world is a dangerous place, therefore, shun away from traveling. This is a wrong notion since the benefits of traveling outweigh the risks involved. You will not find the world unsafe if you take the necessary precautions to boost security while on the move. Here are a few safety tips to guide you.
Though the beauty of nature can distract you for a minute as you travel, you should always stay alert. Do not let the excitement that comes with new things distract you from your belongings. If you are eating in a hotel, ensure that you countercheck that you don’t leave anything behind after your meals. Know how long you will be away from your hostel and take a friend with you if it takes some time. Beware of pickpockets and carry belongings securely to avoid losing anything.
Before you start making your traveling preparations, it is important to find out how safe the destination is. Book the hotel reservations beforehand so that you don’t get stranded after landing. The less time you spend on the street, the safer it can be. Stay away from places that do not seem safe. It is always good to sometimes listen to your gut. If you feel like someone is watching you, leave the scene or change your direction.
It is not wise to carry all the cash you have in one place. You should not even bring too much money for your trip. Try to use credit cards more than cash and only carry one card at a time. Store your money in different areas such as pockets and only leave very little in your wallet. Store the cards that you may not need in the hostel locker so that you don’t lose everything if someone tries to rob you.
Ensure that you don’t become a target to someone. Do not show off valuable items as well as cash. Many people assume that travelers have a lot of money and they may take advantage of the situation. Leave expensive items such as watches and rings at home. You should also not flash money so that you don’t put yourself in danger. You can even buy a cheap phone and bring along old clothes so that you don’t stand out among the locals.
Stay open to the possibility of being robbed and have a plan to act as back-up. For instance, you can get travel insurance that can cover your belongings against theft. This way, you are assured of compensation if a robbery occurs. If you are taking medicines, split them into different sections of your luggage to have supply if you lose some. Beware of emergency numbers that you can use in a foreign country if you need assistance.
A local language does not only enrich your travel experience, but it can also save you during problems. If you are staying in the foreign land for a while, you should get familiar with the language. You can know how to communicate if a robbery happens and get help from the local authorities. You may also get sick from traveling and understanding the language can help you get the help you need. Take a language course online for free and learn more before traveling to a different country.
Unfortunately, skimming has become common in different places. People can easily manipulate ATMs and obtain your card information without your knowledge. Withdrawing from a bank is much safer since the bank can block your card immediately in case of any breach. Avoid using ATMs that are mostly situated in shopping malls crowded with people. The card that you use should also come with a safety mechanism. Some cards come with a contact number at the back which you can call if you get robbed to block it.
Understanding the different ways in which people con others could also keep you safe when traveling. Some scam techniques are popular around the world, and you should be familiar with them. One of the most popular scams is someone taking a photo of your card details from an ATM as you try to withdraw cash. Always check your surroundings to note if anyone is observing your activities keenly.
Traveling with less luggage is safer than bringing a lot of belongings. You may only need a small bag and documents so that you can easily keep track of them while on the move. Light travelers attract minimal attention compared to people who move with a lot of belongings. You can always secure some of the things that you may not need in a hostel locker when you are moving around the city.
Parties in a foreign land can be quite exciting, but they can also be unsafe. Excessive drinking can make someone take advantage of the situation. If you have to party, bring a friend along who can take you home and also take care of you and your belongings. You should also watch out for malicious people in the bar. Take care of your drink so that someone may not try to add drugs to it without your knowledge. Book a taxi before you plan to go clubbing to enhance your safety.
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We’ve all heard it before: A dog is a man’s best friend. And if you’re a dog parent, you probably wholeheartedly agree. Dogs never fail to greet us with the best kisses, know exactly how to make us smile when we’re blue, and even take on the role as our trusty bathroom bodyguard. There’s no denying the special bond between man and dog. From acting as star service pets to rescuing our hearts, it’s a unique relationship no human companion could replace. But have you ever stopped and questioned why?
Turns out, there’s scientific data that supports why we feel so happy around our precious pals.
“There’s a litany of data that shows that [a] connection with an animal—both human and non-human animal—releases oxytocin, the love hormone,” says Russell Hartstein, a nationally recognized certified dog behaviorist and trainer.
While oxytocin is mainly associated with aiding in childbirth and lactation, research suggests it may also promote social bonding and reduce stress, earning it the nickname the “love hormone.” These stress-reducing benefits run deep. A person’s lifespan has been shown to increase dramatically when they share a home with pets, says Hartstein, who serves as CEO (Canine Executive Officer) of Fun Paw Care in Los Angeles, California. And many people turn to therapy dogs or comfort dogs for emotional support.
But that still begs the question: What makes the dog-human relationship so unique in comparison to a human-human relationship?
When people learn about all the loving, feel-good benefits pets can bring to their lives, it’s tempting to just run out and adopt one. The relationship between man’s best friend and their caregiver seems simple enough: The caregiver provides food, water and shelter, and receives love in return.
But if you’ve ever had a dog, you already know the relationship is much more complicated than that, and adopting an animal on a whim is the last thing anyone should do.
Have you ever noticed how your dog might become noticeably more excited when a close friend arrives? Or perhaps they’re on their best behavior around your family? Hartstein explains that dogs are capable of forming unique relationships, so while your fur baby might view you as their devoted parent or caregiver, they also form unique relationships with other humans—just like we do.
Adopting a dog is a serious commitment that comes with a responsibility to create an equal relationship, but it’s what makes your unique bond all the more fulfilling.
Outside of the typical dog-caregiver relationship, you can find endless testaments of how dogs bring endless happiness to our lives. They can be trained as service or therapy dogs and can even be trained through prison programs that greatly benefit the rehabilitation of inmates.
We talked with the executive director at Caregiver Volunteers, Lynette Whiteman, who oversees the program, Caregiver Canines, which matches dog parents with those suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s. She says the program has been a huge success for all parties involved.
For people with dementia, they often face pressure to remember names or to engage in conversation. But when they receive a visit from a therapy dog, it’s a moment of pure, unadulterated joy. No expectations and no judgements.
Benefits for the dogs in the program are equally outstanding. The dogs in the program look forward to the visits. They get so much undivided attention and love, similar to the feeling of going to grandma or grandpa’s house to be spoiled. And since the matches in the program are one-on-one and lasting, it’s a special friendship.
He’s your favorite co-pilot for spontaneous car rides.
He never complains about your choice in music, or your karaoke sing-alongs. What more could you ask for?
When you’re exhausted and just feel like snuggling on the couch, he’s all in.
Pizza, Netflix and cuddles—it’s the trifecta for the perfect Friday night. And when nothing on TV catches your fancy, you’re totally down for some cozy reading on the couch together.
Never has someone’s gross habits been so adorable—and better yet, he also accepts yours.
Who ever thought that copious amounts of drool could be so endearing? Not to mention, any of your own habits always go quietly under the radar.
When you’re down in the dumps, the only consolation you want is from your best friend; your dog best friend, that is.
Forget the ice cream and wine—nothing feels as good as venting to the best listener and receiving the best kisses in return.
You have more pictures of your dog in your camera roll than of yourself.
And you frequently share those pictures with friends, co-workers and even random strangers.
It doesn’t feel like a true vacation without your dog by your side.
It just feels like something’s missing.
And if he can’t come along, daily check-ins and video calls are non-negotiable.
While you’re calling your four-legged pal, why not continue to spoil them, too?
You have a matching best friend necklace and friendship collar for your dog.
And you both proudly show it off.
You know all the dog-friendly cafes, restaurants and hot spots like the back of your hand.
If he’s not allowed, you’re just not interested.
He just always gets you.
It’s love like no other.


text: Naval historian Ian Toll is quickly becoming a favorite with history readers at the Nichols Library. “Six Frigates” details the creation of an American navy. He remains readers that when our country was founded, it had neither crews nor ships to patrol its coast or defend merchantmen. But threats to traders led Congress to commission six frigates, which soon saw action against pirates on the Barbary Coast and the British fleet. In Pacific Crucible, Toll covers war at sea in the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to Midway. He explains the deteriorating relations which lead to war, the strategic decision to attack Pearl, America’s earliest efforts to strike back, and the crucial Battle of Midway, which crippled Japan’s carrier fleet. Coming in September, The Conquering Tide will follow America’s counter-offensive, which culminated in Japan’s irreversible strategic defeat in the Marianas.


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Gamers will always be dreaming about having a pro gaming laptop on their hands. A laptop that can handle games like Battlefield 4, Devil May Cry and many other heavy graphic games. For most normal gamer, like me this is hard to achieved since most laptops like these are indeed an expensive investment. Lucky for me however, for a week I was given a chance to experience MSI GS70 Stealth Pro gaming laptop.
I would be honest on this review and personally you would not be seeing any 3DMark of PCMark scores in this review for many have already done that. We all know that MSI is one of the best producers of gaming laptop and technically MSI GS70 Stealth Pro is one of their best creations.
The review laptop that was given to me is technically not new for I know that it had been at the hands of other reviewers. The laptop had with it pre-installed Battlefield 4, obviously for testing, however, reviewing MSI GS70 solely based on that would not be objective, thus I installed Dragon Nest and use it as well for surfing the net and the usual tasks that somebody like a normal gamer like me would do.
Why should you consider MSI GS70 Stealth Pro as your gaming laptop of choice?
This is the first thing I noticed about this laptop, the loading time of starting it up and shutting it down. Simply fast and smooth. Although it can be due to the fact that the review unit is still free from too much files yet it is indeed the fastest I have seen yet.
Loads fast in just about 5-7 seconds.
Pretty neat graphics which makes Dragon Nest best graphics look pixelated.
Battlefield 4 runs smooth as long as the laptop is plugged in.
Loud sound capability which dwarfs bu a hundred fold my current laptop. It's full volume would definitely make your neighbor go crazy.
Wifi friendly since it resolved lag and makes your online gaming run better.
Keyboard lighting is good and glows with the sound. This resolved my usual problem of hitting the wrong key when it is too dark.
The keypad tends to go hot when gaming gets intense. It becomes relatively uncomfortable at times.
Game lags when not plugges especially for heavy graphic games.
Kinda heavy if you are used to normal laptops but it is said that this is the lightest and thinnest among the current gaming laptops.
Big and huge and since it is as such it is not really for the usual mobile laptop thing. You should have a customized laptop bag to bring this along.
This is the first time that I have used a pro gaming laptop and I would say that if I have the money and the resources I would definitely invest in something like this of course for gaming. The MSI GS70 Stealth Pro is not that ideal for professional work and office setting. It is not a laptop that you would feel comfortable bringing along on a daily basis.
I enjoyed using it for a week and wish that I could use it for more than that but oh well it is just a review and hopefully we can try another gaming laptop soon and compare it with this one.
Do you have any experience with the MSI GS70 Stealth Pro or other gaming laptop? Don't hesitate to share it with us.


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Beautifully maintained KOA tucked between the Shenandoah Mts. We liked all aspects.
GPS AND MAP WARNING!!! When coming over the shanandoah park mountain, you end up on 211. STAY ON 211 til you see the yellow KOA sign. Bear right for 340N. Follow 340N over a narrow bridge, then turn right onto Kimball Rd. There's another camping sign (I don't think it's a KOA sign, though) The other reviewers said everything else. Be safe.
Stayed for a week in October. Clean grounds and nice laundry area. But hilly and sites not level. Horrible smells from local farmyard. Highly priced for what you don’t get-no store, no Grampas Kitchen no planned activities. Will not be back.
Very clean, updated and we'll maintained. Did not use the bath houses so no comment on that. Dog park is huge, ample room to throw the ball and roam. The pool looks really clean and updated. Sitea are not on top of each other. I dont camp to use wifi or cable tv so thats not an issue either. They have a big feild for kids to run around and my dog has enough room to be on a tether. I would definitely come back again.
Nice campground, shower rooms very clean, but needs more shower rooms New pool is great. The sites are kinded weird pull thought sites block some of the back in sites and if you are at the back of the campground forget about the WiFi you will not get it, OH YA have you will have to watch out for the (doggie LAND MINES) lots of these.
Pool nice. Steep hill down to pool. Shade at pool but chairs very hard. Park clean. Lots of gravel. Our site 103 had no view of mountains only large rigs parked in front and no shade. No cable and WiFi seems to work only at their office. If you like clean, safe and gravel sites for $60 stay here. I found it boring. Good for 1 night stay. Did enjoy town of Luray.
The camp site was very well maintained, the staff was very friendly and helpful. The pool and grounds were well cared for. Would stay there again.


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After years drinking as an amateur, Fairfax turned passionately professional with the launch of Sipsmith. He thoroughly enjoys his work.
Drinks historian. Underwear model. Book publisher. Bon Viveur. Cotswold gardener. Gin lover. Creative genius. Master Distiller.
What do you do if you love going out, love meeting people, love gin and live in London? You could start a distillery. Sam did.
Our very own West London boy, often found eating prawns or on the dancefloor.
Unsuccessful football player, successful gin drinker and designer extraordinaire.
Martini Thrower extraordinaire, often confused for Fairfax’s brother.
Half kiwi, half swan. Circling the globe in search of new Sippers!
Keeper of the Founders Diaries, Admin Support for MoC and Stockist of Swan Supplies.
Yorkshireman, loves gin as much as he loves the North.
Runs a tight ship in the Ministry of Monies.
Gin Queen of the North, looking after all things Sipsmith in the mighty North.
Our swan that looks after all our Brand Partnerships and PR opportunities.
Shipping our G-I-N from A to B, all over the UK.
Scottish Swan. Shaker of drinks and eater of pies. Loves a funky shirt and a bad joke.
Spiriting your gin from still to shelf.
Our digitally-savvy swan spreading Sipsmith love across the pond.
Creator of gifts, curator of Sipping Society.
Queen of expenses and processor of purchase invoices. Definitely one to keep on side!
The 4th lady of the team. A Geology graduate student who thinks gin rocks.
Our swan of Wholesale and Convenience, Sipsmith’s biggest Cheerleader!
The tallest man in London and big VJOP advocate.
Gin sipper, campaign curator, Christmas jumper collector (our Sam#2).
Looking after On-Trade Wholesale across the country.
Looks after all things people. Martini Maestro and also Maggie’s mum.
Ginthusiast of Scotland. Bringing Sipsmith above the borders.
Loves making Gin, music and strong cups of tea.
Spreading the Sipsmith love in the city of dreaming spires.
Navigating the day with a steady stream of tea and gin. Former holder of two world records.
Spreading the Sipsmith love in pubs, bars and hotels from West London to Bristol.
Gintroducing Sipsmith across the sunny Southeast of the US. Wants to be called Gin-P.
Educating the American masses all about gin one Sipsmith martini at a time.
Spreading the Sipsmith love across the GINternet. Has an impressive gin collection.
Mother Swan to Distillery visitors and keeper of the nest in ‘Air G&T’.
Bringing the world’s best gin to a pub, bar or restaurant group near you. Queen of the ‘gram.
Available for stroking, eating leftovers and napping under Georgie’s desk.
Making things look beautiful with a G&T in hand.
Spreading Sipsmith sipping in central London and the South East of England.
Looking after our GINcredible facilities; making our distillery a lovely place to work and play.
Empress of Events, Gin Party Planning Expert and Supreme Spirits Sipper.
Yorkshireman, ginsmith, maverick scientist & foodie.
Looking after our online retailers, department stores and independents.
Spreading Sipsmith love across all four corners of the globe. Also answers to the name ‘Pete’.
Shipping gin across the planet with a smile and an accent no one can quite figure out.
Proud Cornishman, looking after the day to day distilling with our three copper ladies.
Distilling the numbers and balancing the books.
Cocktail geek & jazzy sock collector. Single-handedly keeps Irn Bru sales up in London.
Putting the London in Sipsmith London.
Marketing Guru; sharing the Sipsmith love, one sipper at a time.
The man with an encyclopedic knowledge of pubs… and always seeking out a pint.
A pie loving Yorkshireman that loves Gin so much he’s made it on two continents.
Spreading the good sippers word in the North, On-Trade Gin Machine.
Orders Queen – shipping gin to the masses.
Voice of an angel, Poirot’s biggest fan.


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Run rabbit. Run. With a pack of rabid dogs, tongues lolling and their four legs thundering behind you whilst you emulate that rabbit whizzing around a dog track, running is all you would do. It is safe to say that no one willingly moves slowly in this game.
Release the Hounds draws together three contestants and places them in some unknown forest in Eastern Europe. They have to solve three tasks which gives them access to three chests containing thousands of pounds apiece. The tasks themselves are relatively straightforward but definitely carry entertainment value. One in particular stands out, as it revolved around rats, urine, and a great deal of sucking. Enough said. When the task is done and the key is discovered, the contestants must, in a vaguely Social-Darwinist way, decide who is to collect the money and outrun the dogs to safety.
These dogs take it seriously. There are no fluffy Shih Tzus. Instead, the dogs chosen are the kind you would find locked up in a derelict zoo. Some large men dressed in para-military costumes grip on to them before they let rip. The contestant, with the money in their rucksack, is placed on a track 160 metres in length. The catch, like in all the Saw films, is that each task has a time limit. Each second taken in the task, more and more metres are taken away and your starting point moves closer and closer to the dogs.
At the last gasp the runner is invited to take more money and sacrifice some additional metres. A difficult decision to make. Suffice to say, most understandably play it safe.
If you are looking for an adrenaline -filled hour that will keep you feeling like a dog is creeping up behind you, then this is the show for you. The conversation between the contestants does drag on a bit but usually resolves itself with a degree of humour. This show is high intensity and guaranteed to thrill. It is the ultimate break from any piece of studying and will definitely make you question your dogs intention the next time you sit together.
Where is the British Podcast Big Bang?

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Saint Johns Co-Cathedral, Valetta. Inside the Cathedral taken from the upper galleries what is regarded as one of the best examples of Baroque architecture in Europe is clearly evident. Dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was built by the Order of St. John between 1572 and 1577, having been commissioned by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière as the Conventual Church of Saint John (Maltese: Knisja Konventwali ta' San Ġwann).
Saint Johns Co-Cathedral, Valetta. Dedicated to John the Baptist and built between 1572 and 1577 and considered to be one of the finest example of Baroque Architecture in Europe Dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was built by the Order of St. John between 1572 and 1577, and in the 17th century, its interior was redecorated in the Baroque style.
Statue of Jesus Christ, Main Square, Valetta. Christ the King Monument, Floriana. Floriana is an urban area immediately outside Vallettas city. The statue was built to commemorates the International Eucharistic Congress held in Malta in 1913.
The Upper Barracka Gardens, Valetta. The Upper Barrakka Gardens are a public garden in Valletta, Malta and our twinned with the Lower Barrakka Gardens. The gardens are located on the upper tier of St. Peter & Paul Bastion, which was built in the 1560s. The bastion's lower tier contains the Saluting Battery. The garden's terraced arches were built in 1661 by the Italian knight Fra Flaminio Balbiani.
Upper Barracka Gardens, Valetta. The Upper Barrakka Gardens are a public garden in Valletta, Malta. They are twinned with the Lower Barrakka Gardens in the same city, and offers a panoramic view of the Grand Harbour area. The gardens were originally used to offer recreation to the knights of the Italian langue of the Order of Saint John, but were opened to the public following the end of the French occupation of Malta in 1800.
Saint Pauls Cathedral and Museum, Madina. The Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malta, and since the 19th century this function has been shared with St. John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta. Dedicated to St. Paul the Apostle. The cathedral was founded in the 12th century, and according to tradition it stands on the site of where Roman governor Publius met St. Paul following his shipwreck on Malta.
Saint Pauls Church, Rabat, Madina. Located in Rabat, Madina. The Collegiate Church of St Paul was completed in 1653 replacing the previous church of 1578. The church is built on part of the site of the Roman city Melite, which included all of Mdina and a large part of present-day Rabat. The present church was built to replace a church which was completed in 1578. The new church was built with funds provided by the noble woman Guzmana Navarra on plans prepared by Francesco Buonamici.
The Siege Bell War Memorial, lower Barrakka Gardens, Valetta. Looking out from the location of the Siege Bell Memorial, the sleeping Unknown soldier. It commemorates the victory of the Allied forces during the Second Siege of Malta from 1940-1943. The site also contains a statue of a sleeping 'unknown' soldier, lying down his feet towards the harbour and emotional words beneath. A must see/hear.
Church of Saint Lawrence, Birgu, Three Cities. The Church of Saint Lawarence, the first conventual church of the Order of Saint John built 1530. When the Order of Saint John first settled in Malta in 1530, all of their langues were based in Birgu, so the Church of Saint Lawrence was used as the Order's first conventual church in Malta. It served this purpose for 41 years from 1530 to 1571 until the Knights were transferred to the new capital city Valletta.
Victoria Gate, Three Cities. Matching RED window blinds with a traditional RED British Telephone Box in the Victoria Gate area. The gate is located between Marina Curtain and St. Barbara Bastion, on the site of the 16th-century Del Monte Gate. Victoria Gate is the only surviving gate within the fortifications of Valletta, since all the other fortified gates were demolished between the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, the only other gate is the City Gate.
Parish Church of Marsaxlokk. The Church of Our Lady of Pompei is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the fishing village of Marsaxlokk in Malta. The parish of Marsaxlokk was established when fishermen started to build houses near the sea coast in order to save time on travelling. Thus at the end of the 19th century it was decided to build a church that would minister to the spiritual needs of the fishermen and their families.
The Waterfront in Marsaxlokk Bay, Marsaxlokk. Maltese Luzzu boats moored on Marsaxlokk Bay renowned for the bright pair of eyes at the front of the boats. A luzzu (Maltese pronunciation: [lutt͡su]) is a traditional fishing boat from the Maltese islands. They are usually painted in bright colours, while the bow has a pair of eyes. Luzzus have existed since ancient times.


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These are some posts I noticed during the week. I keep track of them because I intend to do a post of my own on the same thing, but sometimes it’s better to just highlight them and share. These all seem useful to the small business owner and entrepreneur.
Six Companies That Did Not Survive 2010 on NYTimes.com is a great collection of quick but still very useful summaries of failures.Who they were, what they did, and what happened.
How to turn dating agony into sales success, by Pamela Slim, on Copyblogger. Don’t you love that title? I’m a big fan of Pam’s work, this one is longer than most blog posts but also rich in practical suggestions and thoughtful and well worth the extra length. Good for one-person entrepreneurs and small company owners alike.
How to fire an employee the right way, by Shira Levine, on Amex OPEN. Somebody told me the other day that she was good at firing people, and I was amazed. Can anybody be good at that? Hence, this post.
The 5 things you need to do before approaching investors, by Eileen Gunn on entrepreneur.com.
The Top 50 Blogs for Small Business Owners is a pretty good list, and I’d say that even if it didn’t include this one.
Thanks for the great suggested reads Tim. I really liked Pam Slim’s article.


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1 In August 2004, Paul Hamm [pronounced HAHM] went to Athens, Greece. He was looking for gold, and he found it at the Summer Olympic Games.
2 Paul is an American gymnast. He and his twin brother, Morgan, were members of the men's gymnastic team that went to the 2000 Olympics. They were 17 years old then. In 2004, they were 21--the youngest men on the U.S. gymnastic team. With the team, they won a silver medal in the team finals. It was not gold, but it was a good beginning for the boys from Wisconsin who used to train in a barn.
3 Paul got into gymnastics at age seven. His parents hoped a gymnastics class would help burn off some of the energy that sent him and his brother climbing in the rafters of their barn. In class, Paul was a quick learner. The teacher would show him a skill, and Paul would master it quickly. Says Paul, "Gymnastics became a part of me. Some kids throw themselves into comic books; for us it was gymnastics."

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Very nice dress, I am so excited to wear it .
Quality is great. Overall, I will definately buy again!
The dress was exactly the same as the picture.
Thank you so much for this beautiful champagne dress.
The neck design is very special.The beading on the dress is beautiful.Nice dress.
The dress is better then in person. It is a beautiful dress and made very well.
The dress came exactly as on the picture which made me so happy.The sequins is bling bling.I love the dress.
This dress was gorgeous! Very well made. The details were as seen in the picture.


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Karmayogi Bhavan, Block-1, B1-wing, 4th Floor, Room No.414, Sector-10-A, Di: Gandhinagar-382010 Gujarat, India.
Administrative Office Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030 Telangana, India.
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How many central agricultural university in india?
When is the ICAR Application form 2018 going to be released???


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For many years film or CDROMs have been the preferred way to give X-rays and scans to patients. Imaging @ Olympic Park is pioneering ‘cloud’ access to images by offering My Film Bag to all patients. My Film Bag allows patients to access important images from their phone or home computer. It allows patients to view, share and store a digital copy of their X-rays anywhere, anytime.
In most cases, your doctor will also receive a copy of your images, but My Film Bag is a convenient way to carry around all of those X-rays on your phone rather than storing them in your wardrobe! Access to previous X-rays can be important when travelling, or showing a specialist, or simply to satisfy your curiosity about your images.


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The Woolsey Fire burned down the house at the heart of my boyfriend’s family, the house where Jason and I used to spend every Christmas. This Christmas, I returned to the burned remains of the house to sing a song, say goodbye, and look ahead. Jason, as always, helped out behind the camera. We were joined by Jason’s cousin, Pash Galbavy.
Always insightful, eccentric, and beautiful, Pash makes masks that represent parts of her personality, and she does expressive movement performances with her masks. For this video, Pash wore her mask of Sophia, the wise old woman. Sophia’s face and hands are blackened from life’s fires. Her hair is snakeskin, a symbol of transformation. Sophia is scarred, wrinkled, and charred, but she is still standing.
When I returned to the old homesite this Christmas, I reflected on how much things have changed since I first joined the family Christmas gathering many years ago. When I first met the family, I was an arrogant kid. It took many years for life’s fires to refine me into something better.
We all carry within us this spark of life. Sometimes, we lose sight of how lucky we are to carry this spark, which has been passed down to us all the way from the first explosion that started the universe. We lose sight of the rest of the intricate, beautiful system that we are a part of, and we see only our own interests. When our actions come from this dark, small place, everything we do is doomed to fail. We crash and burn. We cause our earth to burn. “Spark” contains my hope that after we have burned, after our earth has burned, we can rise up and try again. Do better this time.
My thoughts are with my family members, who are rebuilding their lives. And I’m thinking about all of us as we face the consequences of climate change. We are not powerless in this situation. We created this situation, and it is up to us to find a better way forward. If we cannot, we may burn ourselves, each other, and our planet into such a state that rising up and trying again may no longer be possible.
To learn more about Pash’s work, visit unmaskit.com.


text: Personalized holiday cards are special keepsakes for friends and family. It’s a disappointment when the do-it-yourself posed photos come out to be… well, not quite what you expected. Child and family photography is one of my favorite types to shoot, and the most rewarding. My experience means that photos won’t be blurry, no one will have those awful red eyes, and the final product will be professional, crisp, bright, and something that you will be excited to share with those we care most about.


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The demands of increasing human population in the coastal zone create competition with coastal habitat preservation and with recreational and commercial uses of the coast and nearshore waters. As climate changes over the coming century, these problems facing coastal communities will likely worsen. Good management and policy decision-making require baseline information on the rates, trends, and scientific understanding of the processes of coastal change on a regional to national scale. To address this need, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is engaged in a research project of national scope to measure, report, and interpret historical shoreline change along open-ocean coasts of the United States. One of the primary goals of this project is to understand shoreline change hazards using methods that are comparable from one area of the country to another and that will allow for future, repeatable analyses of shoreline movement, coastal erosion, and land loss.
Hapke, C.J., and Thieler, E.R., 2011, USGS science for the Nation’s changing coasts; shoreline change research: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011–3073, 2 p.

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text: PURPOSE:To assess relationships between structural and functional biomarkers, including new topographic measures of visual field sensitivity, in patients with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa. METHODS:Spectral domain optical coherence tomography line scans and hill of vision (HOV) sensitivity surfaces from full-field standard automated perimetry were semi-automatically aligned for 60 eyes of 35 patients. Structural biomarkers were extracted from outer retina b-scans along horizontal and vertical midlines. Functional biomarkers were extracted from local sensitivity profiles along the b-scans and from the full visual field. These included topographic measures of functional transition such as the contour of most rapid sensitivity decline around the HOV, herein called HOV slope for convenience. Biomarker relationships were assessed pairwise by coefficients of determination (R2) from mixed-effects analysis with automatic model selection. RESULTS:Structure-function relationships were accurately modeled (conditional R(2)>0.8 in most cases). The best-fit relationship models and correlation patterns for horizontally oriented biomarkers were different than vertically oriented ones. The structural biomarker with the largest number of significant functional correlates was the ellipsoid zone (EZ) width, followed by the total photoreceptor layer thickness. The strongest correlation observed was between EZ width and HOV slope distance (marginal R(2) = 0.85, p<10(-10)). The mean sensitivity defect at the EZ edge was 7.6 dB. Among all functional biomarkers, the HOV slope mean value, HOV slope mean distance, and maximum sensitivity along the b-scan had the largest number of significant structural correlates. CONCLUSIONS:Topographic slope metrics show promise as functional biomarkers relevant to the transition zone. EZ width is strongly associated with the location of most rapid HOV decline.