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Valuing a dollar, counting your pennies, stretching the last cent…it's all fine and good until someone starts to feel punished.
Like being on an overly restrictive diet, unless you treat yourself along the way, you're eventually going to gorge on spaghetti and meatballs until you need to go take your pants off. I myself have felt that my concern about money has become a little joyless lately.
But feeling rich, like anything, is in part a state of mind. Surrounding yourself with luxury that scratches that itch without sending you to the poor house is exactly the way to strike the balance of feeling like a have when really you don't have a lot.
10 ways to feel rich no matter what your bank account says
Go to an elegant restaurant…for lunch
I'll never forget the time a group of friends and I went to a French restaurant I'd been longing to visit that was a little pricey. It was tucked away on a leafy, residential street. Inside, tall windows surrounded a dining room, bare save for the wooden tables with thick, sturdy legs.
We enjoyed the bread basket, drank a carafe of the rough house red, and I ate a croque madame, oozy with egg yolk. We shared dessert, something chocolatey as I recall, and sat for a long while that afternoon finishing the wine in the early spring sunshine. To this day it was one of the best $20 I ever spent.
Step into a high-end boutique
Touch the clothes, appreciate the craftsmanship, try on whatever you like. Then breeze right out, unscathed.
Fill up your virtual shopping cart…and then close your browser
For me personally, this works much better than actually going into a store which will somehow inevitably make me feel bad about myself and angry at the world. I hit up Anthropologie, ShopBop, ModCloth, Nordstrom, or Sephora and load my shopping basket full of everything I want.
Then I look at the total — so glad I won't be adding all those digits to my credit card — and close the computer. The end feeling is one that I got whatever I wanted and didn't have to suffer the consequences.
Take yourself out for tea or cappuccino
And I don't mean the kind you grab on the way to the subway. Go somewhere they will serve you in proper china with an adorable little spoon. Seat yourself at a table. Enjoy the ritual of the experience. Don't read; just sit back and enjoy the aroma of your beverage, the hot cup in your hands, and the luxury of doing nothing.
Experience abundance
Have you ever gone to a store with just lots and lots of one thing? Plastic boxes deep with buttons that you can sink your hands into, a room ringed with bolts of colorful fabrics, shelves lined with bottles of wine, a flower shop filled with fragrant blooms.
Sometimes just experiencing abundance — even of something as unassuming as a ball of yarn — can give you a sense of abundance, and if you're lucky, maybe even a bit of wonder.
Pick up perfume samples
I am experiencing a new obsession with perfume, and great perfumes are as complex and subtle as the best cheese and wine. What makes them even more fun, though, is how personal and evocative they are, and how they tap into imagination and fantasy.
Buy wee little samples of exquisite scents here, ask for free samples of your favorite at Sephora, or just read some of the best perfume blogs for a taste of olfactory luxury.
Buy a new lipstick
Isn't there just something about the makeup counters in department stores? The sales associates are pleasantly fawning and all the glass and reflective surfaces evoke Grace Farrell's dressing room. Walk away with a new lipstick and you may just feel like a new woman. Is there anything more glamorous than a bare face, a shock of red lipstick, and big sunglasses?
Get culturally rich
There are so many free programs at planetariums, libraries, book stores, and museums. You might be listening to a lecture about something a little (or a lot) esoteric — 15th century Provençal literary traditions or how printmaking has changed through the ages — but you'll walk out with your knowledge base broadened and your experience of life enriched.
Get pampered on the cheap
There may not be an Aveda Institute near you, but there are certainly other schools for natural healers at which you can receive discounted treatments performed by students. Also, keep your eyes peeled for no-frills bodywork and reflexology places in your area.
Or do what the thriftiest of those in need of pampering do: take some beauty products to your gym (an exfoliating treatment, a thick body butter, a facial mask) and turn the locker room into your own mini-spa.
Count your blessings
You knew this one was coming. The surest way to remember the embarrassment of riches already at your feet, for free.
What else? I'm sure you have lots of tricks up your sleeves for feeling posh, glamorous, and loaded…even when you're not. Do tell!
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The last President elected from Illinois was Ulysses S. Grant in 1869; almost 140 years ago. Our last major party Presidential candidate was Adlai Stevenson in 1956; almost 52 years ago. The Cubs last World Series Win–over 100 years ago, but that is another story.
Illinois has had a record turnout for early voting with over 260,000 early voters in Chicago and 821,000 early voters in Illinois, It is still expected that over 3 million people will vote on Election Day, November 4th.
Just bring in proof of voting, early or at your polling place, and have a free slice of cheesecake on us on election day.
One early voter that we are particularly proud of at Eli's is Elana Schulman (Eli's Grand Daughter). Elana voted for the first time at the Chicago Board of Elections and was fortunate to be congratulated by Langdon Neal, the Chairman of the Chicago Board of Elections on casting her vote.

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text: Rockhopper 135 Report post Posted October 5, 2013 Apologies for the lengthy post, but i'm hoping providing lots of detail will increase my chance that someone will here will have the missing piece to my puzzle...I have been working off & on for nearly a year, trying to come up with a workable ^6 body from locally dug clay of uncertain composition. This clay comes from the ground gray, and fires to beige/buff color at ^6.Tested first at low (^05-^06) fire. After second firing w/ low-fire glaze, test-tiles were like shortbread cookies. Very dry & easily broken, and the glaze looked like all of the water had baked out of it, leaving behind a layer of dry ingredients - much like you would see if you put a thin layer of slip on a block of wood and let it dry.Test fire at ^6 was a better - but still very porous (20+% absorption). Glaze soaked into clay like a sponge - came out looking like it had been painted with water-colors.Early tests had lots of lime-pop, so watered raw (dug) clay to thin slip consistency and poured through 80 mesh screen after reading the lime particles smaller than 70 mesh are usually not a problem. Apparently this is true, as I've had no more lime-pops.Have now tried over 3-dozen different variations, most of them with 50% - 75% 'raw' clay, and the balance made up of different combinations of OM4, EPK, Flint, Potash Spar, and Goldart.For each test, I make a small batch of clay, roll it into a slab, and cut into 2cm x 10cm strips, which I drape over a plastic tube to form an arch. I bisque fire both strips, then glaze one and fire the other unglazed - at ^6. Several have looked promising at the bisque stage, and actually came through the second firing in good shape unglazed -with around 4% absorbancy... But I'm having lots of confusing results with the glazed pieces.I've tested all of the mixes with the same two glazes - Randy's Red, and a Tan - dipping each end of the test strip into one glaze, so there's a small overlap at the middle. Both glazes are mixed by the potter that owns the studio. Her RR recipe is the same as found on digital-fire, minus the bentonite. (Unfortunately, she's never worked with anything other than commercial clays, and knows very little about clay-body formulation.)Here's where the frustration begins: Several pieces have come out of the glaze test looking great on the tan end - but with the RR end ranging from dull to lava-like (very porous). With several tests, the RR end has deformed severely, while the tan end held it's original shape. The photo below is a test with 75% 'raw' clay and 25% EPK. Both pieces were the same shape & size after bisque firing, and were fired together on the same shelf at ^6. The unglazed piece retained its shape, but the glazed one sagged heavily on the RR end, while holding shape on the tan end. (The unglazed piece in the pic is wet, as I started soaking for absorption test before taking the pic, so color looks a little darker than it really is.) I know different glazes react/interact differently with different clay bodies - but have not found any info that suggests why there would be such a drastic difference between glazed and unglazed pieces fired together. **Edit: Got my pic's mixed up. The sample in this pic is 65% local, 25% EPK, 10% OM4. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Impact of Sequestration on Federal Education Programs - State-by-State
Across-the-board cuts known as "sequestration" are scheduled to go into effect on March 1, 2013 unless Congress acts. These cuts – nearly $3 billion for education alone -- would result in:
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- Slashing of financial aid for college students.
- Loss of tens of thousands of education jobs—at early childhood, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels.
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Seidio Surface and Ledger case for iPhone reviews
I'm checking out some of the best slim cases for the iPhone 5s and I'm starting off with two great cases from Seidio, and Surface case and the Ledger Flip case.
The Seidio Surface case is the most basic. It has a hard shell on the outside but a very cool velvety inside that really protects the metallic finish of your iPhone 5s. Because it separates into two parts, the Seidio Surface case goes on easily and snaps into place securely.
The Seidio Ledger case is almost like a wallet case and even includes a thin slot for a card. Your iPhone 5s goes inside the book-like covers, and since there's a front cover as well, your screen gets full frontal protection. Also, the Seidio Ledger case has a — wait for it — kickstand! That means you can prop your iPhone 5s up and watch your videos to your heart's content.
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Debate over building new sports arena in Milwaukee heats up
There's a new twist in the debate over a new sports arena in Milwaukee.
A new state report raises questions about public funding for a new arena.
The BMO Harris Bradley Center is 25 years old, which by current NBA standards makes it almost an antique.
The discussion about a new arena has been under way for a while and is beginning to heat up.
If a new arena is on the horizon to replace the BMO Harris Bradley Center, the question is who would pay for it?
Milwaukee Alderman Michael Murphy asked the nonprofit Legislative Reference Bureau to study the economic benefit of a publicly-funded arena. He said taxpayers shouldn't carry the load.
"At a minimum, limit the public involvement. And two, if we make that decision, expand the area that it currently is being proposed -- not just the city of Milwaukee," Murphy said.
Other cities have faced the same thing. Oklahoma City used public funding to help build an arena and attract an NBA team. The LRB report and Milwaukee city leaders have studied that model.
Sacramento recently approved a controversial new arena to try to keep its NBA franchise from leaving.
WISN 12 News reporter Kent Wainscott spoke by Skype Friday with noted sports economist Andrew Zimbalist, who said, without a new arena, Milwaukee could eventually find itself in the same situation.
"It's not imminent, but it could set in motion a dynamic that down the road would result in Milwaukee losing it's team," Zimbalist said.
Zimbalist said in general, new sports arenas provide very little economic benefit.
"What happens to the local economy if the team leaves town because it doesn't get a new arena?" Wainscott asked.
"Probably nothing. I think the main impact is social and cultural, rather than economic," Zimbalist said.
But Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele said in finding the benefit of a team and arena, the city shouldn't be looking at all the examples, only the ones that do provide economic benefit.
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The Milwaukee Bucks said a new arena would be a community project, but team owner Herb Kohl would contribute a significant amount to the project.
It's early in the process, but the discussion reaches a new level on Monday when the Marquette law school brings together local leaders and national experts to weigh in on the prospect of a new arena.


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There is a festival of doom in the Sunday New York Times today, with multiple articles on the threat to coastal cities in the USA posed by rising sea levels. It includes a mournful, fatalistic essay by James Atlas, and a suite of interactive graphics that allow users to see just "what could disappear."
This quote from one article pretty much sums up the message:
According to Dr. Schaeffer's study, immediate and extreme pollution cuts — measures well beyond any discussion now under way — could limit sea level rise to five feet over 300 years. If we stay on our current path, the oceans could rise five feet by the first half of next century, then continue rising even faster. If instead we make moderate shifts in energy and industry — using the kinds of targets that nations have contemplated in international talks but have failed to pursue — sea level could still climb past 12 feet just after 2300. It is hard to imagine what measures might allow many of our great coastal cities to survive a 12-foot increase.
A few things to note here:
- This paragraph assumes that the predictions based on models are all correct, and that the AGW (anthropogenic global warming) hypothesis is proven, "settled science." It's not really that certain. Or rather, the models themselves display tremendous uncertainty.
- Also taken pretty much for granted is the fact that humans are not going to give their economy a thoroughgoing overhaul into the world of Green, so we might as well get ready!
- Unmentioned is the fact that in many places, e.g. NYC, sea level has been rising steadily for centuries. In NYC, it has been at a rate of about 1-foot per 100 years.
- The word 'could' is used many times: this paragraph is a worst-case scenario.
I had a professor of Ancient Art once who liked to say, "Civilizations come: Civilizations go…" In archaeology, 'civilization' is synonymous with 'city'. Many cities have seen their harbors silt up, their water supplies disappear, their precincts inundated with lava or sea water. It's part of history. Many other cities have survived for millenia by adjusting and changing. When the writer says "It is hard to imagine what measures might allow many of our great coastal cities to survive a 12-foot increase," he is displaying a lack of insight and imagination. Yes, it would be hard to imagine how our cities could survive direct hits by meteorites either, but that's not likely to happen.
I would suggest the following scenario as likely: The climate will change, but most likely not in the drastic way some scientists predict. Seas will continue to rise where they are rising now, and perhaps in other places as well, perhaps a bit faster, but slowly, over centuries. Unlike Holland, where inundation brings national catastrophe approaching eradication, most places can adapt slowly, and they will adapt. People will make decisions, slowly, haltingly, stupidly or with foresight, about when and where it is worth rebuilding. Change happens even in NYC – most skyscrapers are not built for the ages. Lower floors can be abandoned or 'repurposed.' It all takes time, and we have time, plenty of it. Things will change. The only impossibility is keeping them just as they are now.
There is a bright side to all of this. Think of the economic stimulus potential of a huge program to raise local airports and critical infrastructure above the flood level – the greatest 'shovel-ready' public works program in history!


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(CNN) -- May we spend a few minutes discussing a major part of American life where there has been a shocking lack of diversity?
This has to do with presidential elections.
And it's not what you think.
Throughout U.S. history, Ivy League colleges have had an outsized proportion of alumni who became president. Harvard alone has eight. If, as is widely expected, it's Barack Obama versus Mitt Romney in November, the Ivy League is the guaranteed winner again, because it will be Harvard against Harvard. (Harvard's Romney has even, in speeches, criticized Harvard's Obama for spending too much time "at the faculty lounge at Harvard.")
In fact, it has been 28 years since a non-Harvard-or-Yale graduate has been elected president. George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Obama all went to one (or both) of those universities. In four of those elections, the winning Ivy Leaguer ran against another Ivy Leaguer (Michael Dukakis, incumbent President George H.W. Bush, Al Gore, John Kerry).
But that's not the oddity we're discussing today. We all know, and have known for a long time, that in presidential elections, as in much of American life, the Ivy League has a leg up.
And many of our presidents, to their credit, have come from small, non-glitzy colleges. Lyndon Johnson hailed from Southwest Texas State Teachers College. Richard Nixon went to Whittier College. Ronald Reagan went to Eureka College. Nine presidents either never went to college at all, or never received a degree. They were no slouches; they include Abraham Lincoln and Harry Truman.
Here, though, is the strange, almost inexplicable, thing -- and it stands out for those of us who attended, and really liked, Big Ten schools:
No graduate of a Big Ten university has ever been elected president.
Isn't that something? Heart of the country, large student populations, fine faculties, national renown -- yet in the history of the United States, the voters have not even once seen fit to send a Big Ten graduate to the White House.
It's not that talent, leadership and creativity are lacking in Big Ten students. Every member of the Big Ten (there are 12 schools in the conference now, since the addition of Penn State and Nebraska) has had numerous graduates -- undergraduate and advanced-degree -- who have done remarkable things.
Neil Armstrong, of Purdue, was the first human to set foot on the moon. Jack Welch, of the University of Illinois, led General Electric during glorious years. George Gallup, of the University of Iowa, founded the legendary public opinion poll. Cynthia Ozick, of Ohio State, is a widely acclaimed author. Barbara Franklin, of Penn State, went on to become a U.S. secretary of commerce.
James Earl Jones, of the University of Michigan, became an esteemed actor. Arthur Goldberg, of Northwestern, was a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Mildred Jeffrey, of the University of Minnesota, was a women's movement, labor and civil rights leader who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. William S. Harley, of the University of Wisconsin, was the co-founder of Harley-Davidson.
Alfred D. Hershey, of Michigan State, was a Nobel Laureate for physiology/medicine. Ernie Pyle, of Indiana University, left for a reporting job just before graduating, and went on to become perhaps the most admired newspaperman who ever lived; the university brought him back to present him with an honorary degree.
And Johnny Carson, of the University of Nebraska ... well, he was Johnny Carson. Which just may have been better than being president.
The list of Big Ten achievers goes on and on.
Yet voters have sent no one from a Big Ten school to the White House.
(If you're thinking, what about Gerald Ford, the president from the University of Michigan? Yes, he became president, but the voters never elected him on a presidential ticket, a fact that bothered him for the rest of his life. When he did run on his own, he was defeated by Jimmy Carter, of Georgia Southwestern College, Georgia Tech and the U.S. Naval Academy).
You would think that being from the Big Ten would provide a campaign plus. Heartland, breadbasket, center of the nation, the warm symbolism of all that. Ivy League graduates may take pride in their education, but they tend not to stress their Ivy Leagueness to voters in a presidential campaign: Like being rich, being from the Ivy League is something that may be privately savored, but that, in national elections, is best not flaunted in front of those without the same advantages. Being from the Big Ten, on the other hand, would seem to be a ticket to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. But it hasn't.
Julian E. Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University (alma mater of Presidents James Madison and Woodrow Wilson), said that he, too, is puzzled by this.
One reason for it, he said, may be that at universities that have a tradition of educating future presidents, "students often become part of networks of classmates who go on to do big things in Washington. These networks are essential when potential candidates are identified to run for president."
Still, said Zelizer, whose work regularly appears in the CNN Opinion section, "It is unclear why someone from the Big Ten would not be president, given the great quality of these institutions and impressive record, including in politics, of many of these graduates."
So what could it be?
Is it simply a jinx?
You might be tempted to say that the Big Ten is the Chicago Cubs of presidential politics -- except, even though it has been more than a century, the Cubs did win a World Series.
You might be tempted to say that the Big Ten is the Susan Lucci of presidential politics -- except that the soap opera actress, after years of being passed over, finally was awarded an Emmy.
The Big Ten has a Council of Presidents and Chancellors. I asked some of its members what they make of this.
Not surprisingly -- speaking from the middle of the country -- they were optimistic and proud.
France A. Cordova, president of Purdue University, said: "If you knew our current students and could witness their abilities as young leaders, you would be as confident as I am that we will see a Boilermaker become the POTUS."
Ohio State president Gordon Gee expressed great contentment about his part of the nation: "As to no president coming from the Big Ten, I would say that many have come from Big Ten country -- we just have sent them off elsewhere. That is ending, by the way."
"We did offer, twice," said University of Minnesota president Eric Kaler, pointing out that Minnesota graduates Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale were Democratic nominees for president. They were defeated by Nixon and Reagan. "You never say never," Kaler said. "Of course it could happen."
And Sally Mason, president of the University of Iowa, summed it all up with a sure-handed sense of sunny Big Ten perseverance:
"In the words of Randy Travis and B.B. King, perhaps 'It's Just a Matter of Time.'"
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Unusual After-Hours Hot Stocks on the Move
We have many movers in the after-hours session this Wednesday afternoon. Most are on earnings, and some are way up with others way down. As always, you can find the 24/7 Wall St. daily closing bell here.
HomeAway, Inc. (NASDAQ: AWAY) managed to beat earnings expectations and nudge guidance higher on demand for its house rental services. After closing down 0.1% today, this one is up 5.9% at $27.26 in the after-hours.
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: HOV) fell by 8% to $5.29 today and shares were up 3% earlier in the after-hours bounce bu shares are now up more than 1% at $5.32.
Kona Grill, Inc. (NASDAQ: KONA) was up, then down, depending upon the time stamp. Guidance seems soft but we'll wait until Thursday when things are more active before deciding a verdict here. This was up almost 4% at $9.61 on last look but we would treat this as unfinished business because the spread is so wide on this stock as it is thinly traded.
LifeLock, Inc. (NYSE: LOCK) reported earnings after the close. The subscription service for securing your identity already hit a post-IPO close of $10.50 today and now shares are up over 6.5% at $10.90 or so in the after-hours trading session.
Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA) closed up 6% ahead of earnings today but the company offered a back-end loaded upside for 2013. Shares are now up 16% at $29.70 in the after-hours.
Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) is up almost 5% at $36.50 in fairly active trading after beating earnings and offering guidance that looks at or above estimates.
Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is the most active of the downside movers after earnings (full report here) and the stock is down 3% at $37.73.
VeriFone Systems, Inc. (NYSE: PAY) is showing that its problems of yesteryear are not over. Along with earnings, there is a significant downside projection from the company for the next two quarters. This was down 3.5% at $31.89 and now the stock is down a brutal 32% at $21.72. VeriFone's new movie is called "The Good, The Bad, and the Fugly."


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Master Classes of Philosophy Teaching for Children
On Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 November 2012, UNESCO will host demonstration lessons of philosophy teaching for children of different ages. Several methodologies have been developed over the last two decades and the majority of them will be presented by well-known specialists in specialized master classes.
Children of all ages are open to discussing a multitude of problems and questions of philosophical nature which interest them personally. The introduction of children to logical and rational thought not only develops the philosophical spontaneity of children but helps them to become enlightened citizens, capable of formulating their own critical judgment and clear and reflexive views about life from the very early age.
The practice of philosophy with children is based on the recognition of every child as individual who should be respected, listened to and given the possibility to express his or her opinion and thoughts. The practice of philosophy in primary schools has been developing over the last two decades and its popularity increases every year.
Philosophical workshops for children have become an integral and coherent part of primary school programmes. They permit children to develop their linguistic capacities and vocabulary, to learn to argue, to discuss, to respect and to listen to the opinion of the others. Philosophy practices with children are based on philosophical literature which enriches their personal culture and learns them to interpret literary texts and to understand the challenges they contain.
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ED 401 Curriculum and Methods for Teaching Students with Cognitive Impairment 4 cr.
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Lesson construction and methodology for teaching students with cognitive impairment including the use of commercially and teacher-made materials. The teacher's multiple professional roles are stressed.


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No matter what rag you pick up these days, from the national glossy magazines to any of our local competitors, there's some sort of inevitable year-in-review coverage, most of which is the result of a combination of short weeks to give employees off for the holidays and the fact governments maintain light schedules the last week of most years. This publication is no exception with its year-in-review, but it's our hope to do it in a way that does not bore you to tears like so many others do. That's where we get the most lame-brained criminals of the year pieces, the article remembering those who have passed and the top 10 stories of 2007.
In looking back at the year that was, it's easy to come to the general conclusion that it was a year of big stories. When putting together our top 10 stories of 2007, one thing was clear – it was a year full of noteworthy headlines, many of which will remain in the news for years to come.
Here's some of my thoughts on each of the stories on our top 10 list:
— No. 1: Multiple Fetuses Recovered In OC: The resort area has never been more in the national spotlight than it was during those two days in August. In hindsight, as is the case with many stories these days, the national coverage was long on sensationalism and short on merit, at least as far as the law and criminal acts were concerned. After all, the charges were dropped and life is back to normal on Sunset Drive for all involved. Nonetheless, months after that grisly discovery of multiple fetuses being stashed away in an Ocean City home and a nearby mobile home, the initial shock remains. It's just become a topic these days most people don't want to talk about anymore.
— No. 2: Taxes Jeopardize Trimper's Future: A situation many commercial and residential property owners face each year was taken to another level when the Trimper family warned it may shut down and be forced to either develop or sell its property as a result of booming property assessments. The amount of taxes the family pays has been skyrocketing in recent years, and it's made making a profit nearly impossible, jeopardizing the landmark amusement business. Public outrage and concern soon followed the Trimper warning, and it seems today relief is in sight in the form of an historic amusement tax district, which needs the Maryland General Assembly's approval.
— No. 3: Adult Store Opens, Scares OC, County: Both Ocean City and Worcester County have been scrambling for the better part of the year to figure out how to keep the sex shop industry out of here. Each enacted moratoriums out of fear the one store that opened in north Ocean City will spark a surge in that particular industry. Each are now in the process of enacting strict laws limiting the businesses' possible locations. Approximately 25 stories appeared in this paper on the topic. All the concern could be for naught because I don't think there's much interest in the sex shop industry, but the elected officials were right to be cautious.
— No. 4: Smoking Ban OK'd; To Start Next Year: Some folks think this is the best news to come out of 2007, while others blast it for being anti-American. No matter where you stand, smoking will be outlawed in most indoor bars and restaurants in about five weeks.
— No. 5: Slots Referendum Passes: Vote In '08: Marylanders will finally make the call on slots, thanks to a handful of weak leaders in the legislature. In my mind, these legislators have given themselves a free pass. No matter what happens, if the referendum passes as expected, they have covered their butts for the future. If expanding gambling with slots is the panacea to the state's budget woes, they are the heroes. If slots prove not to be the savior of the state's financial crisis, which I believe will be the case, legislators can claim immunity from criticism. They will say we gave the people what they wanted. This year's special session addressing the budget deficit was leadership at its worst.
— No. 6: Berlin Electric Sale Collapses After Vote: A majority of citizens supported the sale of the beleaguered electric plant, despite a groundswell of opposition against it. Months after the referendum, and hundreds of thousands of town dollars was spent trying to force a deal on the table through, the entire situation turned into a fiasco with the agreement falling apart and the town still owning its own electric system. The idea of selling the plant was ill conceived from the beginning, but the worse news of all is more than $300,000 of the town's coveted funds was wasted trying to make it happen.
— No. 7: Boyfriend Slays Woman In West OC: The family of a local hospitality worker will never forget 2007 after a man killed Pamela Balk and beat her dog to death. There's not much else to say here. The man has had his day in jail and will be behind bars for years.
— No. 8: State To Close Off Route 50 Bridge: What was most notable about this was the abrupt way in which it was reported at first by the State Highway Administration. It was during a ho-hum fall meeting review that the topic surfaced. The approximate 35-day closure will bring business in downtown Ocean City and parts of West Ocean City to a halt, but the state says the work to the drawbridge is critical.
— No. 9: Father Dies Trying To Save His Kids: It's these types of heartbreaking stories that can only happen at a beach resort. A 38-year-old father died while trying to save his two sons, 10 and 13, caught in a rip current near the Inlet. The boys were rescued by a parasailing boat and the father was recovered unconscious and attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful.
— No. 10: Two Deer Rescued In OC's Downtown: There was some strange happenings with two deer in Ocean City, both of which ended with the deer being captured and taken west to greener pastures.


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Stewardship and ESG Integration
We believe that proactive ESG management improves long-term investment returns and that adopting a responsible investment policy throughout our business is the only viable approach to the creation of sustainable long-term value.
Businesses and organizations do not operate in a vacuum, and while ESG considerations apply to all, we think they are particularly relevant to infrastructure businesses due to:
- the long-term investment horizon and long-life assets;
- the need to deliver stable long-term risk-adjusted returns;
- the role infrastructure companies have in providing essential services to their communities; and
- the significant positive impact that infrastructure businesses can have on the environment and carbon reduction targets.
In addition, infrastructure businesses often operate as monopolies or quasi-monopolies and therefore good ESG practice is paramount to the long-term sustainability of the business.
Prior to an investment being made in an infrastructure business, the team looks to evaluate all relevant ESG issues. No checklist can appropriately cover all the possible issues, so evaluations are made on a case by case basis. Risk assessment tools as well as country-leading expert advisors are used to help in this analysis. These tools also provide opportunities for benchmarking against similar assets and enable us to identify the early priorities post-acquisition, ensuring that no time is lost when we acquire a new infrastructure business.
Ongoing asset management
Once an infrastructure business is acquired, the team undertakes ongoing active asset management to enhance performance and effectively manage risk. Our specialist fund managers and asset managers meet regularly with infrastructure business management teams to discuss various matters, including ESG issues.
To add value, we actively seek to build relationships at various management levels within the business during the lifecycle of the investment. Such relationships provide the opportunity for the open exchange of information and constructive debate of risks and opportunities including ESG issues that materially impact on the value of the investment.
Direct engagement through board-level representation
We have the distinct advantage of being able to engage directly with our portfolio companies via board representation and/or workshops with management. This direct involvement provides the opportunity to drive cultural change, to set ESG KPIs, and allows a two-way conversation between management and investors to ensure alignment on long-term value creation and protection.
We regularly convene workshops and committees to undertake deep-dive analysis and debate opportunities and new initiatives. We also visit business sites in our capacity as shareholder, board member and/or board committee member. Recent initiatives have included, for example: fossil fuel replacement in our ferries business; community experience centres in our airports business; and the promotion of integrated annual reporting beyond purely financial metrics at one of our water utilities.
High quality corporate governance and board reporting
We proactively seek to ensure that management provides information that enables the board to fully understand the approach being taken in managing potential risks and realizing opportunities. Examples of the types of reporting requested include:
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- governance policies and procedures for assuring compliance with internal ESG policies, improving performance and mitigating risks across operations, the supply chain and products and services;
- human capital processes, including: equality analysis and focus, retention programs; workplace health and safety performance; staff turnover; succession planning; and training and development programs; and
- performance reporting on measurable environmental factors, for example: energy use; water use; and greenhouse gas emissions.
Where we manage less than 100% of an infrastructure business, we engage directly with our co-investment partners to ensure they understand and support the logic for our focus on ESG issues and to also learn from their approach to this important area. We have found that our co-investment partners are very open to sharing best practice and that significant value can be generated for all parties.
International standards for ESG management
In response to growing community pressure and concern over ESG issues, we have seen a significant focus on ESG reporting by many regulators that oversee our portfolio companies' operations. Where relevant, we target international accreditations and standards for our infrastructure businesses. Examples can include ISO certification for health and safety and environmental management, IT and cyber security, energy and asset management.
"Adopting a responsible investment policy throughout our business is the only viable approach to the creation of sustainable long-term value. An ESG focus also ensures alignment with our clients' long-term interests, as well as the customers that rely upon the services being provided."
"We have the distinct advantage of being able to engage directly with our portfolio companies via board representation and/or workshops with management."
"Recent initiatives have included: fossil fuel replacement in our ferries business; community experience centres in our airports business; and the promotion of integrated annual reporting beyond purely financial metrics at one of our water utilities."
"We have found that our co-investment partners are very open to sharing best practice and that significant value can be generated for all parties."
"We target international accreditations and standards for all of our infrastructure businesses. Examples can include ISO certification for health and safety and environmental management."
Case Studies
We believe that a strong commitment to stewardship is an essential component of a strong approach to responsible investment (RI), and that embedding RI into the core of our investment activities is in the best long-term interests of our clients. For more than a decade we have systematically and progressively improved our practices and processes across our investment capabilities globally.
Learn more through our interactive case studies map, available here.
Climate Change
The section below provides additional, team specific information on climate change. Further information on our approach to climate change can be found in our climate change statement.
Team Climate Change Statement
The impacts of climate change are particularly relevant for investing in infrastructure assets due to the long term nature of the business and their function to provide essential services. We are focused on the physical as well as the non-physical impacts of climate change.
Physical impacts of climate change are vitally important to investment in infrastructure assets, as they are often large or wide ranging structures. Such impacts may include weather-related events, such as changes in the frequency of extreme events including floods, storms, and extreme heat. All of those extreme events can impact the physical assets in which we invest. As an example of recognizing the risks of climate change to the asset, for a new runway project at one of our airports that is located on a low-lying coastal site, we considered the likelihood and impact of severe events like storm surges, combined with sea level rises in order the determine the parameters of the project (e.g. runway height, seawall construction etc.).
In another case considering an investment opportunity in a sea port, we had to assess the long-term increasing likelihood of cyclonic activity and its potential impact on the port infrastructure. A third example is the long term capital program of one of our electricity network businesses that involves undergrounding of cables to ensure that the community retains its energy connection during extreme storm events in the future. As a practical measure, some of our infrastructure businesses engage climate science experts to conduct a Climate Change Impact Assessment to consider the specific long term impacts of changes in the local climate.
Non-physical impacts of climate change are also important as they may change the way the companies operate. This can include resource availability, supply chain impacts and the various impacts on markets and regulation. For example, the forecasts for the availability of drinking water resources is one of the drivers of the investment program for one of our water utilities.
Another example is one of our water utilities in the UK, where they implemented a program to reduce the carbon impact along its entire supply chain which resulted in significant cost savings. Impacts on markets and regulation will also be profound and whilst some of the physical impacts of climate change may not be felt for many years, the impacts of regulation and markets are being felt already.
France for example, established very ambitious targets to grow the utilization of biofuels in district heating. A recently acquired company that provides district heating is already a leader in the utilization of renewable energy utilization in the sector, as it provides more than 50% of its energy generated from renewable sources. In line with state government policy, the target is to increase this further over the next decade. To achieve this, in the context of the build-out of new district heating solutions, as a standard approach the company always responds to Requests for Proposal with an option that increases the utilization of renewable energy as compared to the base case.


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Adult Education Seminars on genealogy subjects are offered throughout the year. There are a wide range of topics. Recent offerings include "60 Minutes to Better Genealogy," "Finding Your Chicago Ancestors," and "Using Family Tree Maker."
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Hello guys , how can I get skype for playbook ?
Hello guys , how can I get skype for playbook ?
I am seeing Skype is a free app in the blackberry world...
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I'm wrong... tried to install it myself ... went in through the blackberry Id on my computer... am finding it hard to do on the playbook.... might not be a playbook app... Joe will know
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Stuff The Van 14 Next Week In Casper
It's that time of year – we're getting ready to kick off our 14th Annual Stuff The Van Toy Drive at both locations of Wal-Mart, with help from our friends at Wyoming Food Bank Of The Rockies. For the last 13 years, we've taken to the streets every Christmas season to help Casper kids in need – and with your generosity, we've been able to help more and more kids each year.
Over the past couple of years, we've expanded the Toy Drive to include more local charities and participating agencies in an effort to reach as many children as possible, with the distribution and organizational help we get via Wyoming Food Bank Of The Rockies. This year, kids served through the Boys & Girls Clubs Of Central Wyoming, the Salvation Army, and the Child Development Center Of Natrona County will benefit from your donations of new and unwrapped toys, clothes, and cash/checks.
We're at Wal-Mart West from 7-7, December 12-14. December 15-17, we move to Wal-Mart East – so whichever side of town is more convenient, we'll be near you for a portion of Stuff The Van to make it easy to drop off your donation. Right now, the need is broad and all-ages (both clothing & toys). In years past, we've always found that donations for older kids pace a little slower than stuff for the younger ones – so please keep our tweens & teens in mind if you're shopping. Listen in for hourly updates throughout the drive, as we'll be talking more about the specific needs as we take daily inventory of where we're at and get updated lists of needed items from our participating charities.
There's also something new you might not be aware of – last year, after we had fulfilled the wish lists (and then some) of all our participating charities, we found ourselves in the enviable position of having a surplus of cash donations. We were able to use those donations in the spirit they were given – helping kids. After receiving some matching funds to be placed with them, your generosity helped seed a Casper project called Totes Of Hope, which provides food to Casper children that often struggle to get a meal outside of the free breakfast/lunch programs at school. It's hard to imagine for those of us fortunate enough to have food on the table – but the reality for these kids is that when school is out evenings, weekends, holidays – some of them just simply don't get anything to eat.
Through Wyoming Food Bank Of The Rockies and the school system, these kids are sent home with tote bags containing enough nutritious kid-friendly food to get them through the times when food is scarce. We're proud to report that due to your extra generosity last year, this program is now going in 20 different schools, and serving just shy of 200 kids. These kids are showing up happy, healthy & focused on learning, instead of hunger. But there's a lot more ground left to cover – in Natrona County alone, there are 3,650 children (that's 54% of our kids) who are identified as "food insecure". Pretty scary stuff – but the good news is, something's being done about it.
We started Stuff The Van over 13 years ago with one goal – that no child in Casper should go without a simple toy or warm clothes at Christmas. With your help, we hope to eventually insure that those same children never wonder where their next meal is coming from. Every year, we meet people who personally benefitted from your generosity, are back on their feet, and stop by and give what they're able in order to pay it forward. Thanks for a great 13 Stuff The Vans so far – hopefully #14 is our best yet. Merry Christmas!


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Nice looking rig Scott. I have always liked Montana's. They have a good reputation for being well built.
Wow, it's big enough for visitors!!! Looks fab, hope it has worked out for you and everything works!
Very nice Scott. Both the truck and the Montana.
This is from the day we bought our rig. It was at an RV show on the floor of the Arizona Cardinal's stadium. We've had it now for eight days and love it!
My Truck and TrailerKah-Nee-ta Lodge, Centeral Oregon, August 2008
lobster festival?! that sounds delicious!
My wife loves lobster. I would rather have shrimp. Having said that, the festival wasnt anything to write home about. But we did eat some delicious lobster at a couple local places.Now this is a seafood platter. Got this in Scotland:
We were staying at a place on Loch Awe. The restaurant was Loch Fyne. The big platter was my wifes. I had the langoustines. They were delicious.
Nice! Love that area too. Are you liking your rig?
Love it! Took a lot of learning for my wife and I to learn how to move around each other, what tasks we can do at the same time without bumping into each other, etc... but we're slowly fixing the things that bug us, and have had a great many fun trips!The road to the Pinnacles scared us, very rough, but the van did well as long as we drove fairly slowly... it even managed to climb up a gravely hill at about... 30 degrees(?) incline with only a little tire slippage.
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BENEFITING: Mohonk Preserve, Inc.
ORGANIZER: Anne
EVENT: 2017 Rock the Ridge 50
EVENT DATE: May 06, 2017
Anne Swaha wrote -
Now in its 5th year, Rock The Ridge continues its tradition of achievement, community, and a dedication to preserving the natural environment for future generations to enjoy. Conceived in the spirit of President John F. Kennedy's call to Americans to get fit, Rock The Ridge renews this challenge from the early 1960s and places it right in the heart of the magnificent Shawangunk Ridge, land which The Nature Conservancy has described as "one of Earth's last great places.
Set in the 8,000-acre Mohonk Preserve, the course winds along beautiful carriage trails, through the forests and across the magnificent ridgelines of the Preserve lands. Whether you choose to walk, run, or do a combination of both, Rock the Ridge is a spectacular outdoor adventure, and an accomplishment that you'll be proud of for a long time!
Starting with 188 participants in 2013, the event grew to 424 registered runners and hikers in 2016. Many of our Ridge Rockers continue to be first-timers, but the number of returnees has grown each year, with nine people having completed the full 50 miles in all four years, and 23 others having completed the race three times.
Since the inception of Rock The Ridge, our registrants have collectively raised nearly $700,000 for Mohonk Preserve and other charities, a statistic of which we are most proud. We wish to thank everyone who has enjoyed the event thus far and contributed to its ongoing success.
On behalf of the entire Rock The Ridge team, I'd like to welcome you to our special community, and I ask you to join us on May 06, 2017 for what will surely be 50 of the most spectacular miles you will ever experience on foot.
Todd Jennings
Director, Rock The Ridge
The Team: $1,310 TOTAL RAISED SO FAR
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Snap: Pre-rain downtown sunset
The sun sets over Lewis Mountain, as Charlottesvillians prepare for a near certain rainstorm. The National Weather Service declared a flood watch from 6am Wednesday through late Wednesday night.
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". . . and with Mercury retrograde beware of tall dark strangers--hey, give that back! It's MINE! Only I, Madame Souvlaki, mysterious lady of the East, astrologer extraodinaire----only I may predict the news. You, journalists--you're supposed to report it. Afterwards. Now give me back my crystal ball."
"Okay I admit it's raining now. Give it back."
"No really, I need it in case another economist stops by. Give it to me."
Gee thanks, I didn't miss living in that building enough before this picture.
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Biscuits are usually made by rolling out your dough and punching out individual biscuits with a round cutter. If you're a skilled biscuit-maker, you can reduce the wasted dough between rounds to almost nothing, but there is always some space between your biscuit rounds and some dough that will need to be either re-rolled or thrown out.
This Hexagon Biscuit Cutter cuts out biscuits in a honeycomb patter, with six hexagonal cutters connected into one large cutter that produces six biscuits at a time. The shape itself isn't innovative, though hexagonal biscuits and cookie cutters are uncommon, but the way that they are put together are. By connecting all the cutters, you eliminate wasted dough between your biscuits, so you don't need to throw away any scraps or struggle to re-roll any leftover dough. I do recommend having a single cutter – round or hexagonal – around to make the most out of the edges of your dough, however, since the only drawback to this cutter is that it is quite large and you may not be able to make it to the edges of your dough with it every time. The cutter could also be used for cutting out cookie dough or tart dough, as the 3-inch hexagons are a very versatile size.


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Issue 09 now online!
Learning to Hate
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honour one another above yourselves.
(Romans 12:9-10, NIV)
We are blessed in Australia with some fantastic beaches. When I was growing up, we lived near the coast and a large part of my life was spent at the beach. I remember one day, after we'd been swimming for a while, my brother and I decided to climb one of the cliffs dividing the sand dunes at the back of the beach.
We'd been climbing for a while, clambering up the side, and had reached the edge of the cliff. We were fairly high up and the view was fantastic, as was the adrenaline rush of being so close to the edge. As we turned to go, we realised we were in a pretty dangerous position. In order to get to the very edge of the cliff, we had climbed down a little onto a small flat section and this meant we had to climb back upwards before we could get off the cliff.
The surface we had to climb had been affected by the salt and was so brittle, it came away in our hands. The wind had smoothed the rock and there were no bushes or hand-holds we could use. Feeling myself slipping, I called out to my brother for help but he too was barely holding on and could only turn around, his face pressed against the cliff surface while he clung on for dear life, to give me possible instructions on how to pick my way up the cliff.
An older couple walking on the sand down below saw us and asked if we needed help. For some reason, we told them we were fine and continued to inch ourselves upwards. I remember my brother holding onto the cliff and extending his hand out while I hooked two fingers into his and moved up beside him. What seemed like hours passed before we made it to a more secure patch of cliff and climbed out, making the trek back down to the beach.
In a similar way, Romans 12:9 says we are to "cling" to "what is good". But it also says we are to hate—"hate what is evil". This is a simple and clear command and yet one that is quite difficult. Too often we are confused about what it is to "hate" and, instead, I find myself focusing on other parts of the Christian life, such as love, encouragement and worship. It's more confusing because the idea of "evil" is not popular to our modern ears and the preaching and rhetoric around the term, "tolerance," comes at the expense of a discussion on "hate".
I think the emotion of "hate" is most often related to movements such as the Klu Klux Klan and the rise of the Nazi Regime. Yet to hate is the appropriate response to actions of, say, child molesters—to anything that is evil, including sin. Learning to hate comes through experience. It may seem strange, training the mind towards such a goal, yet, being caught in sin, and giving into temptation and evil, must give rise to this sort of training.
Sin, such as lust and anger, has patterns. In our minds and in our hearts, we play with sin—we mess around with it, we enjoy it and sometimes we love it. This is wrong; we are called to hate it. If we know God, who is perfect and holy and asks us to be too—if we trust in Jesus, who is our sinless saviour—then we must heed the call to "love", the call to "cling" and the call to "hate".
Knowing this will help us not to fall into unhelpful ways of thinking and behaving, for example,
- thinking that the sin and evil I experience are too big and it's too hard for me to fight;
- thinking that the freedom I have through forgiveness in Christ means that, when it comes to sin, I don't have to think or do anything about it;
- thinking, "I know God will forgive me, so I'll do it and then ask for forgiveness afterwards";
- asking forgiveness of God, even when I'm in the middle of sinning;
- thinking, "Hate is such a negative emotion I'd rather not have anything to do with it";
- thinking, "Sin and temptation are such personal things, I'd rather not know or be involved in any one else's struggles".
Returning to my opening story, I'd like to make a couple of points. Firstly, find that which is good—Jesus, God's word, his people—and cling to them.
Secondly, find a brother or sister—a helping hand close by who can help pull you up to safety—to stronger ground—even if it's only with two fingers.
Thirdly, ask for, or accept, help when it is offered. Be aware; don't miss the way out that is given to you (1 Cor 10:13).
Fourthly, don't hold onto this world; it is crumbling and fading away.
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honour one another above yourselves.
"Stop Laughing I'm Dying"
I love to laugh. I love to see others laughing. The people I'm closest to are the ones that make me laugh. I have a respect for those who can make me laugh. The storytellers—those who see the world through the eyes of the absurd, the whimsical and their own twisted prism of understanding—are often some of the smartest people I know.
My favourite TV shows at the moment are the British comedy series Black Books, The Office and Arrested Development from the US. I find myself saying, "I love these shows. I love the characters," by which I mean I love the way they make me feel—make me think—make me laugh.
I've been lending the DVDs to my Christian friends, telling them that they need to experience what I have (though they should be careful with some of the sexual references, swear words, and the glorification of drunkeness and immorality). My evanglestic zeal is acceptable I think. To share laughter and joy is a way of easing pain. Providing an escape is a noble purpose in this world with all its hurt and brokeness.
But I have recently been struck by something I read in Ecclesiastes:
It is better to go to the house of mourning
than to go to the house of feasting,
for this is the end of all mankind,
and the living will lay it to heart.
Sorrow is better than laughter,
for by sadness of face the heart is made glad.
(Ecclesiastes 7:2-3)
The idea that "sorrow is better than laughter" really grinds against me and what I believe. Because this is one line from a book of the Old Testament, I'm hoping to ignore it. Ecclesiates says some strange things, anyway.
I remember one day I was struggling with my faith. I looked around, unhappy with the world as I saw it and with who I had become. I was searching for meaning and I was desperate for hope, and I prayed to the Lord and opened up to the middle of the Bible to Ecclesiastes 1:2 for some reassurance from his word. It said:
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher,
vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
"Man," I thought, "that's rough!" But I had to admit that God has a sense of humour; reading that made me laugh and then I began to feel better. I started to think seriously about how to read the Bible and I sat down and read the rest of the book of Ecclesiastes.
In the first few chapters the Teacher seeks and searches out wisdom. Finding it meaningless, he turns his mind to pleasure, making the statement that "[Laughter] is mad" (2:2). He then turns his journey to foolishness,
I searched with my heart how to cheer my body with wine—my heart still guiding me with wisdom—and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the children of man to do under heaven during the few days of their life.
(Ecclesiastes 2:3)
These odd-sounding statements express for me clearly a certain time in my life. During my early 20s, I had seen the world as absurd and his the creatures on this planet as the same. I had sought to investigate what was worthwhile by drinking heaps, and enjoying laughter and foolish behaviour. And at Uni there were plenty of people willing to do likewise.
I realised, though, that the true absurdity is attempting to live without God—even denying his existence. I needed to see the world as owned by a Creator God. While the world is fallen, broken and perishing, it contains a hope that is held out by a loving God—a redemption offered freely to us through His Son Jesus. The work of God is a powerful, beautiful statement. My reaction, therefore, should be to fear God (5:7). In fact, if we want to understand the world, we need look no farther than the conclusion of Ecclesiastes: "Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man." (12:13).
I think we humans are entertaining ourselves to death. We're laughing—seeking pleasure—chasing after shallow lifestyles of fun and whimsy. But while fun and laughter are gifts to be enjoyed in this world, we need to understand that we will all die and be called to account for our lives. God asks for our lives so that we will seek Him and know Him. We are to give him the whole of our lives for the whole of our whole lives.
Spending time with my friends laughing is wonderful, but we need to spend time together crying also—thinking on death and focusing on God. At the moment I'm spending time thinking of a funny way to end this article and I've got a good joke—a joke that made me laugh ... laugh so hard I cried.


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UK/Canada. 1977.
Director – Peter Sasdy, Screenplay – Stephen Schneck & Michael Winder, Producer – Marilyn Stonehouse, Photography – Reginald H. Morris, Music – Roy Budd, Production Design – Jack McAdam. Production Company – EMI/Len Herberman.
Keir Dullea (Michael Lewis), Jack Palance (Frendlander), Samantha Eggar (Katherine), Hollis McLaren (Martine), Chris Wiggins (Gellor), John Evans (Lyle), Barry Morse (Supervisor)
Five people wake up outside the Western town of Blood City with no knowledge of who they are other than a card in their pockets telling them that they are each a convicted murderer. Their only choices are to either become slaves in Blood City or else to fight for their survival unarmed. Michael Lewis chooses the ruthless game of survival. But he is unaware that all his moves are being watched by computer programmers and that Blood City is really a virtual reality simulation to test recruits to see if they have the right stuff to become law enforcement officials.
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The article is about producing vocals. VEry nice how I wish I can post the whole article here.
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Anong book ba marerecommend you in mixing string ensemble? Consisting Violin, Double Bass, Guitar, Cello, Keyboard, Flute. Thanks in advance.
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