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Queensland's Gold Coast has long been a high-profile holiday destination for locals and overseas tourists, and Surfer's Paradise is where all the action is. There are plenty of Gold Coast hotels around this leisure hotspot, and elsewhere around Queensland's second most populous city, to suit all budgets, including some major international hotel chains. Booking Gold Coast accommodation with Hotels.com is easy, because of the many real guest reviews, ratings and authentic photos of the properties offered by the reputable hotel booking website. You can browse through a map marking the exact locations of all the hotels, and identify the one that is best suited for your travel plans. Hotels.com also offers useful practical information such as WiFi availability, parking, restaurants at the hotel and other such information. You can make informed choices, filter options based on a number of criteria, and find the perfect hotel easily.
What is Gold Coast Like?
Gold Coast is truly a surfer's paradise, but it also has a host of other attractions, including its energetic nightlife, designer boutiques to shop at, international theme parks, lush green hinterlands like the Gondwanan rainforest, and the Coolangatta Ocean Swim contest to get your adrenaline rushing. The 300 days of sunshine helps to make a fun holiday whenever you go. Whether you enjoy diving, swimming, snorkeling or surfing, or are looking for a spa retreat or national park hike, there is something for you here. An explorations of the mountainous Woonoongoora is a must and also learning a little about the ancient stories and customs of the indigenous Yugambeh people. Finding a centrally located place to stay in this Gold Coast south of Brisbane is easy.
Fitting in while in Gold Coast
If you are outdoorsy, you will blend in very easily at the Gold Coast. Beach volleyball is a great favorite with visitors on Surfer's Paradise, so it helps to fit in if you play. Join the locals and tourists in their regular revelry, as well as at occasions like the music festival Big Day Out (held in January) or the Gold Coast 600 race carnival held with Australian V8 supercars. Go prepared to prevent sunburns, with wide-brimmed hats and sunscreen. Also, don't make the mistake of taking Surfer's Paradise as a tourist trap. Many of the high-rises near the beach are residential, and a number of locals commute to Brisbane, 94 kilometers away, for work. Tourism is not the only industry of the city. When surfing, no matter how adventurous you are, be sure to follow beach and surf safety rules. Book your Gold Coast hotels with Hotels.com and plan your sunny holiday.
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What's the best way to set up a consultation or an appointment with a landscaper or lawn care professional during the COVID-19 pandemic?
To set up an appointment or consultation call with a lawn care professional or landscaper during the COVID-19 pandemic, take advantage of digital technologies to avoid face-to-face exposure. When searching for lawn mowing, landscaping and lawn care companies online, ask if they'll do a video call to assess the job and give you an estimate. You can also go over strategies for completing the job and conducting virtual payments to stay safe.
How can I find out if a landscaper or lawn care professional is considered an essential COVID-19 service provider?
To consult national guidelines on essential COVID-19 service providers and see whether a lawn care professional qualifies, visit a page on CISA's website called Identifying Critical Infrastructure During COVID-19. This website contains 16 categories of critical infrastructure sectors that you can search through. However, not all jurisdictions follow CISA's definitions of critical infrastructure so you should also check your city or state's government website.
Are there ways to be safe if I hire a landscaper or lawn care professional when social distancing?
If you decide to hire a landscaper or lawn care professional, you can take safety precautions on the worksite by not making any physical contact, keeping at least 6 feet between you and the pro(s) at all times and using digital payment platforms instead of cash or check.
Can I use digital payments to pay for outdoor landscaping and design, lawn mowing, tree trimming and other similar services?
Many outdoor landscaping and design, lawn mowing and tree trimming companies will likely accept some form of digital payment instead of cash or check. The COVID-19 pandemic will likely causing more businesses to adopt digital platforms like Zelle, PayPal, Venmo, Square Cash and Google Pay.
Search professionals' online profiles to see if they list digital payment services, and ask them about their payment policies during a consultation call.
Does a landscaper or lawn care professional need to enter my home?
Because landscaping and lawn maintenance take place outdoors, it is unlikely that these professionals will need to enter your home.
To stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, practice social distancing at all times -- even with professionals doing work outside. You can minimize exposure during a consultation by using a video chat service. And when you pay, you can use a digital payment service like PayPal. Discuss strategies with any lawn mowing, landscaping, tree trimming and lawn care companies you may be considering.
Do landscapers or lawn care professionals offer remote or virtual services?
Landscapers and lawn care professionals generally do not offer remote or virtual services. But if you come across a profile that states the landscaper is offering remote services, it's best to contact them to see what type of remote work is offered.
Typically, lawn care and landscaping professionals can perform many of their duties without coming into physical contact with clients. Message local lawn mowing, landscaping, tree trimming, and lawn care companies near you to schedule a video call and inquire about remote services.
How much does it cost to have your lawn mowed?
Regular lawn maintenance can do wonders for your home's curb appeal. Professional lawn care prices will vary based on the regional cost to do business and regional cost of labor, the size of your lawn, and any additional services you may desire such as edging or mulching. The national average for lawn mowing costs is $30-$50. Pros may charge an hourly rate, a flat rate or by the square foot (an acre contains 43,560 square feet). Square footage rates factor in the professional's time, the use of their equipment, and the gas to operate the mower. Distance may also affect cost: If you live outside the company's standard service range, you may pay an additional travel fee. Here are some examples of average prices for mowing and lawn maintenance:
- Up to 8,000-square-foot property: $30 per week/$120 per month.
- Bimonthly: $40 per service/$80 per month.
- One time only: $45 per service.
- Prices include mowing all turf grass areas; trimming grass away from fences, structures, trees, and lawn edges; and clearing or blowing all grass trimmings from driveways, sidewalks, curbs, etc.
- Hourly rate: $25 per hour (including travel, equipment costs and labor).
- Lot size:
- Smaller lots in subdivisions: $35.
- Half-acre lot: $50.
- One-acre lot: $100.
What should I do to my lawn in the spring?
Spring is the perfect time to start thinking about lawn care. The ground is recovering from a long, cold winter, plants are starting to grow, and the earth is ready to receive new seeds. When the weather starts to warm, the first step in your lawn care strategy is deciding what you would like to achieve and what you need to do to make it happen. Your next step is to start cleaning up. Rake your lawn free of decomposing leaves, trim back shrubs and branches, and clear out all the weeds. Once your lawn is cleared of debris, tend to your irrigation system. Test your system and decide whether any repairs are necessary. Now it's time to nourish the lawn. If you opt to aerate your lawn in spring, the national average cost is $70-$100. Consult with your lawn care pro, as some regions benefit from only aerating in fall. If you have bare spots, you can overseed the lawn to encourage new growth. Next you'll want to fertilize the lawn to ensure it grows in rich and lush. Professional fertilization services may range from under $50 to over $200, depending on your lawn size. If you have a bad weed problem, you (or your lawn care pro) can apply pre-emergent herbicide to prevent a weed outbreak. Make sure the irrigation system is routinely watering your lawn, and then enjoy watching the grass grow.
How much is lawn care service?
Ensuring a lush, green lawn is so much more than simply mowing and watering the grass; it's also pulling existing weeds and preventing future ones, fertilizing with the right nutrients, and coaxing new grass to grow in patchy spots. For many homeowners, a full-service lawn care company is the best way to maintain a beautiful lawn. The cost for professional lawn care depends on the size of the lawn and the services the homeowner chooses, as well as the location. For the typical suburban residence, the national average cost of full-service lawn care maintenance is $40-$50 per hour. Depending on the size of your lawn, that can cost you just $100 per month or more than $1,000 per month, but the average is about $350 per month. Most monthly services include a weekly cut, especially in the spring, as well as edging, weeding, and blowing the driveway, sidewalks and porches.
What's the best way to maintain your lawn?
Keeping a lawn lush and green requires consistent mowing, weeding, watering, fertilizing and more. If your lawn is particularly large, it may make sense to hire a full-service lawn care provider. Whether you take a DIY approach or bring in the experts, maintaining your lawn requires a range of tasks.
Plan to mow the lawn often, allowing it stay longer than may seem convenient — longer grass is healthier grass. The general rule is to cut off no more than a third of the grass blade. This helps prevent damage to the lawn as well as keeping weeds from taking root. It's also important to remove any weeds, then prevent new ones from growing. In spring, consider spraying a pre-emergent herbicide on your lawn to prevent crabgrass and other types of weeds from sprouting from seed. During other seasons, broadleaf weeds like dandelions can be pulled by hand or sprayed with weed killers. The best time to water your lawn is early in the morning, allowing the sun to help dry the grass. Make sure to thoroughly soak the lawn so that the water penetrates several inches into the ground.
Lawn care also requires feeding; look for a mixture of fast- and slow-release fertilizers that include nitrogen. Some lawns also benefit from aeration, which creates small holes to let air, water and nutrients penetrate the grass roots. Although most homeowners can manage these tasks on their own, a full-service lawn care company can handle them on a regular schedule, taking the guesswork out of maintaining a beautiful lawn.

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I've had thoughts on why many cling on to religion, even after constant debunking and debating. I think I may have a possible reason why some do not give them up.
Most religions all have some system of an afterlife. People practicing the religion believe that, if they follow their specific book and appease to their specific God, they get to go to a magical place where nothing bad happens and they get to live out their wishes and desires that were either impossible in their mortal life, or there life was too short to live it.
When someone suddenly suggests that such a concept does not exist, the believer becomes defensive. Death is a bitter result of life. We dread the day we where we breathe our last breath, or if our life was suddenly cut short. To us, the concept of an after-life is comforting, a God protecting us like a Dad telling his son everything is going to be alright, even though he knows the bitter end is near.
I think, while not the sole reason for many that hold on to their faith, a denial of a mortal death being a permanent death is what keeps them from swallowing the bitter pill of reality that life is not fair, and that shit happens and you may not get to do everything in life or you could drop dead the very next day.
I was born in Mississippi, and raised Baptist, although, my family was mostly lazy Christians who only went to church on around the Holidays. I had the hope as a small child to go to Heaven and be with Angels and no kids there would ever be mean to me again. The thought that I couldn't have any of that would probably have scared me back then.
I came to realize that it's for the best that there is no afterlife. Imagine what exactly you would be doing in an afterlife. As the eternity went on, you would grow tired of the same mundane things. Would you truly want to spend your mortal life appeasing some God, only so you can appease him the rest of your life? I can't think of anything else that would be so...well, boring.
In a way, I feel more confident in this life. It won't be okay if I skip out on opportunities, because I may not get the chance again. This is my one shot, and I don't want to blow it on wishful thinking.
How about you? If you were once religious and now Atheist, how did you overcome the hurdle of accepting there is no afterlife? Or, do you not believe in an afterlife, but in some way, wish/hope there is one? Has any of this changed your perspective on how you live your life than how you lived your life beforehand?
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The concept of no afterlife, for me, was just accepted with no real struggle. I grew to learn that things are the way they are, and to enjoy the days that I have my eyes open to see the beautiful universe we live in! While I was a Christian I was worried about every single time I'd sin and how I'd be forgiven. As humans we know what is right and wrong by what we feel. It's how the golden/platinum rules are able to exist. I was scared to death every time I slipped and fell into temptation. Then I read my entire Bible and saw how much evil was done by the men in those stories and that didn't line up for me. I live my life, not worry about the right and wrong described in the bible but my perspective has changed and now I don't do what is morally wrong and am a nicer and more helpful person to all. This is a great post I wish I could relate!
I was once religious but, try as I might, I never could make the leap of faith required to believe in impossible things. I really wanted to have faith and joined Christian youth groups and read the Bible a lot. But I never got further than the brink of faith.
I never had to give up on the hope of heaven because I really never embraced it to begin with. Besides, I've never had a dread of death. Sure, if somebody pointed a gun in my face, I'd be very afraid of dying. But I've never experienced any kind of strong emotion or foreboding concerning my own mortality. Maybe because I had seen dead animals when I was a child and knew they were gone forever. Maybe because I was raised in a violent family and ran away from home 3 times before 5th grade -- maybe life didn't seem so valuable and I was too jaded to entertain fantasies of heaven.
I thought religion would give me the strength to be the man I should be. But it just made things worse. Friends noticed that I got judgmental and shut-off after focusing on the Bible. I realized they were right.
Surrendering superstition was a slow trial by fire. There were times so dark, I wouldn't wish them on my worst enemy: times when I feared for my own sanity.
That was about 30 some-odd years ago. I emerged from my trial by fire with a strong distaste for organized religion and a compelling curiosity to know more about the nature of things. I forsook all books of fiction and focused on physics, cosmology, history, anthropology, psychology, Greek mythology and whatever piqued my interest at the time. I was an agnostic for a decade or so before owning the title of atheist.
As I left religion behind, my life changed. So many reasons for waking up in the morning! The days just weren't long enough. I enjoyed living. I enjoyed a successful career. I watched my kids grow up and start their own families. Fortune smiled on me (except for that divorce part). I went after what I wanted and found that, win or lose, everything always seemed to work out for the best (even the divorce part).
I once thought religion would give me the good life and save my soul. How could I have been so deluded?
I also actually wanted to be religious - ignorance really is bliss.... but how on earth can people really believe that BS... it was so hard to suspend logic...
Then many years later I got into yoga and the "spiritual" side bit me.... and again... too many voices in my head saying "everything eventually has a scientific explanation or is BS"...
I have to admit, I was happier when I was not so angry at the millions of lying voices.
Hmmmm . . . I wonder how many atheists TRIED but failed to buy into faith. It might be some sort of genetic thing that prevents faith.
Ever hear of the God Module?
Just had a read. I wonder.
I think anyone that has been alone and unhappy has wanted some sort of easy way out (cue religion), but it just doesn't stick to some of us.
I just noticed: BS is the alpha and omega of BlisS.
Afterlife - beforelife - same thing.
It was never pushed on me through childhood - maybe that's the main reason I never believed it. However, the idea that we will see our dearly beloved in a divine playground is a comforting belief. I can understand how one could believe this into adulthood; as the emotional blackmail of fear and reward is instilled through a childhood of indoctrination. The need to believe is hard to shake of. But since there is absolutely no evidence for it we can dismiss it as nonsense.
When you argue with a religious person, you are just giving him/her a chance to prove how strong his faith is. Faith is strongest when it stands totally without intellectual support. Don't you get it?!
That's true in theory, Unseen, but in practice they crave evidence and logic. They'll say the most ridiculous things to give the illusion of evidence or logic. Poor things . . . if only they had one piece of evidence or a single valid argument, they wouldn't have to pretend so much.


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Maine records record moose hunt tally; outstanding weather conditions credited
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) � Maine's fish and game department says the 2012 fall moose hunting season ended with a record number of moose taken by hunters.
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says hunters bagged 2,895 moose. With a total of 3,725 permits allocated by the department, that's a success rate of 78 percent. It's also a 12 percent increase over the 66 percent 2011 success rate.
Game officials say outstanding fall conditions, including cool temperatures, were a factor in making the hunt successful in 2012.
Trophies included 11 bulls, all taken in the far north, weighing more than 1,000 pounds, including one with antlers measuring 66 inches. A total of 17 bulls recorded antler spreads in excess of 60 inches.


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Married with three children, Ian Milne is from Bellaghy in South Derry.
Since his release in 1991, Ian has continued to work towards reunification, helping to build and reorganise Sinn Féin locally.
A lifelong Gael, Ian is a dedicated member of his local GAA club and is a fluent Irish Speaker. He has worked with local Community and Development groups helping to secure funding and bringing people together for the betterment of the area.
Since his election to council in 2005, and having served as Council Chairman in 2006 and 2011, Ian has dedicated himself to working for all the people of the area; campaigning on planning and housing issues, welfare rights, access to services and a wide range of social issues.
Co opted to replace Francie Molloy in April 2013 as the MLA for Mid Ulster, he currently sits on the DARD and DOE committees.
Ian is a member of Wolfe Tones GAA in Bellaghy and in the Bellaghy Community Group.


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Term used for heroin by the people who do it. It's called the boy for a couple reasons. 1) Because it's associated with the word Ron (short for heroin). 2) Just like coke is referred to as that girl or da girl, heroin is called da boy or that boy.
Josh: Yo my man, has da boy been around here today?
Nate: Yeah dude, Ron always chills at the crib.
Nate: Yeah dude, Ron always chills at the crib.
by JO Felony March 09, 2009
You can tell by the way she walks, she got that WAP.
You can look at her face and tell she ain't got that WAP.
You can look at her face and tell she ain't got that WAP.
by Black Don August 06, 2020
A group or clique which consists of only male counterparts. These individuals that comprise of this clique are only acquaintances and does not consist of genuine relationships. The reason behind "Da Boys" is solely for the purposes of trying to get laid, checking out chicks, doing drugs, fighting, making excuses to hang with "Da Boys" because the individual has difficulty in luring females solely on his own, making excuses to ditch a female potential partner that has rejected him (vice versa), and also making excuses of rejection from his gf (vice versa) to hang with "Da Boys". Relationships that consists of male partners with "Da Boys" mental disorder create problems in relationships for females. "Da Boys" is a comfort zone/safety blanket for the insecure. Hanging in cliques mitigates the individuals livelihood from anxiety. These boys/men NEED to form packs, which helps one another co-exist and thrive in absurdity. For these males, existing independently seems rather too difficult. Although there is no medication for this disorder, psychotherapy has been proven to be effective.
Brah fuck her dat dumb bitch..I no like hang with her i just like hang with Da Boys.
My Gf stay at home..She so dumb..I no kea, i just like hang with Da boys anyways
Brah i though you was my boy..I thought you was part of Da boys..Ahhhhh!! lose money
My Gf stay at home..She so dumb..I no kea, i just like hang with Da boys anyways
Brah i though you was my boy..I thought you was part of Da boys..Ahhhhh!! lose money
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an individual, who sleeps, eats, cooks, and poop and that's it.
Damnit Daboy, you never do anything in the house!
by danielg1993 March 23, 2011
The biggest LAD out there, DA BOY is equivalent to being a black belt in pulling girls, hosting partys, and pretty much being awesome in everything he does.
A prime example of DA BOY is a human who shows exceptional talent in all mentioned above the only person alive who currently holds the title of DA BOY is Coz Jackson
by God454 June 21, 2010
A large group of males ranging from 16-24 year olds walking around in Arab infested suburbs to pick up chicks
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Aug 14 trending
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A targeting method you can use to specifically choose websites, videos, and apps that are part of the Google Display Network where you'd like to show your ads. Unlike other targeting methods, like keywords or topics where your ads are placed on sites automatically for you (reported in your account as automatic placements), you select managed placements yourself.
- Managed placements are an optional feature that can help you have more control over which webpages, videos, and apps in the Display Network can show your ads. If you know of a website where your customers spend time, you can often add it as a managed placement.
- You can use managed placements if you use "Display Network only" or "Search Network with Display Select" campaign types.
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Friday, January 17, 2020
Want to improve your memory? Develop your tactical skills? Try Euchre! Euchre is a trick-taking card game played in partners that was brought to the midwestern United States from Germany. If you are an expert, a relative novice, or a complete beginner, we'd love to have you join us to play this fun and exciting card game. Free and open to all.Open to all.
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chink in (one's) armor(redirected from chink in his armor)
chink in (one's) armor
A minor but very detrimental flaw or weakness. Yeah, he's brilliant, but his violent temper has destroyed many business relationships—it's really the chink in his armor.
chink in one's armor
Fig. a special weakness that provides a means for attacking or impressing someone otherwise invulnerable. (Alludes to an opening in a suit of armor that allows a weapon to penetrate.) Jane's insecurity is the chink in her armor. The boss seems mean, but the chink in his armor is that he is easily flattered.
chink in one's armor
A vulnerable area, as in Putting things off to the last minute is the chink in Pat's armor and is bound to get her in trouble one day . This term relies on chink in the sense of "a crack or gap," a meaning dating from about 1400 and used figuratively since the mid-1600s.
a chink in someone's armour
If someone or something has a chink in their armour, they have a weakness that people can take advantage of, although they seem very strong and successful. Note: `Armour' is spelled `armor' in American English. With their superior knowledge, they might find the chinks in his armour. Labour leaders hope to use their annual conference to attack what they currently see as the most vulnerable chink in the government's armour. Note: A chink is a small hole or opening.
a chink in someone's armoura weak point in someone's character, arguments, or ideas which makes them vulnerable to attack or criticism.
a chink in somebody's ˈarmour(British English) (American English a chink in somebody's ˈarmor) a weakness in somebody's argument, character, etc., that can be used in an attack: The one chink in her armour is the lack of a sense of humour. She hates people laughing at her.
A chink is a small hole.


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This concert has already taken place!
Laeiszhalle Hamburg Großer Saal
Ensemble Resonanz / »rachen« / »throat«
Beethoven / Andre
€ 55.00 | 40.00 | 25.00 | 10.00
Breath is the central element of Mark Andre's compositions, breath in the finest nuances, from soft breathing to noisy snorting. Riccardo Minasi sends a fresh breeze swirling around the Beethoven memorial. Beethoven was an advocate of individual freedom who would have liked to grab fate by the throat. Two different spirits, then: one wants to make the air do his bidding, the other won't let himself be blown over so easily.
Johannes Fischer conducts the new work by Mark Andre in the first half of the concert. Riccardo Minasi then takes over the direction for Beethoven's Piano Concerto in the second half.
Ensemble Resonanz
Gianluca Cascioli piano
conductor Riccardo Minasi
conductor Johannes Fischer
Sebastian Schottke sound
Mark Andre
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 4 G-Dur op. 58 / Transkription nach Manuskript a 82 b, Wien 1808 von Riccardo Minasi (Uraufführung)
Promoter: Ensemble Resonanz
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Bitte achten Sie bei Ihrem Veranstaltungsbesuch stets darauf, dass der Mindestabstand von 1,50 m eingehalten wird, zusätzlich gilt auf allen Laufwegen im Konzertbereich die Pflicht, einen Mund-Nasen-Schutz zu tragen. Auf den Plätzen im Saal und beim Aufenthalt in den Foyers besteht keine Maskenpflicht. Alle Hinweise sowie spezielle Infos zu Einlass, Gastronomie und Garderobe lesen Sie hier.Veranstaltungsbesuch in Corona-Zeiten
Food & Drink
Along with a wide range of food options, a large and changing selection of wines and the perfect delicacies to go with them are on offer before events and during the interval.More about Food & Drink
Laeiszhalle Hamburg
Großer Saal
Since 1908, the Laeiszhalle has been a meeting place for Hamburg's musical life. The neo-baroque Laeiszhalle Grand Hall accommodates over 2,000 guests.
Cloakrooms are located in the foyer areas. Baby carriages, wheeled walkers, walking-stick umbrellas, handbags larger than DIN A3 (42 cm x 30 cm) as well as sport bags, backpacks and suitcases must be checked in at the cloakroom. If required, wheeled walkers can be parked in the immediate vicinity of the hall entrances. Our front of house staff is happy to assist you in this regard.
Cloakroom fee: €1.50
The accessible entrance to the Grand Hall and Brahms Foyer is located on Gorch-Fock-Wall. The Brahms Foyer is only accessible to folding wheelchairs or wheelchairs under 75 cm in width.
The accessible entrance to the Recital Hall is located at Dammtorwall 46 (Artists' Entrance). The Recital Hall is only accessible to folding wheelchairs or wheelchairs under 68 cm in width.
Three parking spaces for visitors with disabilities are located at the entrance on Gorch-Fock-Wall. Six parking spaces for visitors with disabilities are available in front of the Artists' Entrance on Dragonerstall.
All halls and spaces are accessible for visitors with disabilities. The Grand Hall has space for six wheelchairs, while the Recital Hall has space for four wheelchairs (audience seats can be dismounted to make space for two further wheelchair spaces). Space for wheelchairs in the Brahms Foyer is available. Further information
Getting Here
Laeiszhalle Hamburg
20355 Hamburg
The Laeiszhalle can be easily reached by bus, underground and bicycle.
The nearest stops include:
Underground line U2: Gänsemarkt / Messehallen
Underground line U1: Stephansplatz
Bus 4, 5, 109, Schnellbus 34, 36: Stephansplatz
Bus 3, 112, Schnellbus 35, 36: Johannes-Brahms-Platz
City bicycle (Stadtrad) station: Sievekingplatz / Gorch-Fock-Wall
Gänsemarkt multistorey car park: Dammtorwall / Welckerstrasse, 20355 Hamburg
First 30 minutes: €2.00
First 60 minutes: €4.00
Rate per further hour or part thereof: €4.00
Night Rate (18:00–06:00): maximum €11.00
24-Hour Rate: maximum €30.00
Photography and Video Recordings
Photography is permitted at the Laeiszhalle for private purposes only. Please respect the privacy of other visitors and help ensure an undisturbed concert experience for all guests and artists. Employees and artists may not be photographed.
Photography, audio or video recordings of concerts and events are strictly prohibited.
Event-related video recordings or photographs for editorial or commercial purposes must be authorised by the Press Office of the Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle.
Smoking Ban
Smoking is prohibited throughout the entire premises of the Laeiszhalle.
All halls and spaces are accessible for visitors with disabilities. More information at www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/accessibility.
Arrival Time
The foyers of the Grand and Recital Halls open their doors 90 minutes before the start of the concert or event. The bars in each foyer open simultaneously.
Admission into the halls begins 30 minutes before the start of the concert or event; for events offering pre-concert talks, admission into the halls begins 60 minutes before the start of the concert.


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New details are emerging about the downing of a Chinook military helicopter in Afghanistan early Saturday that killed 30 U.S. service members and 8 Afghans. Of the American casualties, 22 were Navy SEALS. The NATO mission in Afghanistan released a statement about the crash Monday.
For Newscast, Ahmad Shafi reported:
The statement says a combined force of U.S. and Afghan commandos was sent on Saturday to search for a Taliban leader in Tangi Valley, about 60 miles southeast of Kabul. According to the statement, the team came under fire from several insurgents armed with AK-47 rifles and rocket-propelled grenades.
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Most especially Social Security had nothing to do with running up the precious deficit but to hear the Republicans tell it all "those 47 percent moochers" are running up the deficit with all these villainous entitlements which said moochers have paid into that fund part of their paychecks for years. If Big Business and sloppy politicians had quit slipping their greedy hands into big accounts like Social Security over the past few decades none of us would be having this discussion.
Will the Democrats allow the lies to stand? What will they do about this constant shell game from the opposition party? Definitely it's time for a bold stand and bold thinking to get the job done. After all, the business community is stressing and hand-wringing about driving over the fiscal cliff. This from the same guys who refuse to pay taxes into the system but enjoy corporate welfare taking gobs of money out of the country's collective treasury. Yes, in case you missed it - that is the imagery of really bad sex. :)
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Intel will be cutting the prices of some of its four-core desktop processors next month. It'll be adding some new ones to its line-up too, ahead of further introductions in May.
So say Taiwanese PC manufacturers, local newssites report. The cuts will see members of Intel's Core 2 Quad range - specifically, the Q8200S, Q9300, Q9400S and Q9550S - become 13-20 per cent cheaper.
On the big day - said to be 19 April - the chip giant will roll out the Q8400 and Q8400S, both clocked to 2.66GHz but priced at, respectively, $183 and $245. The 'S' variant has a 65W maximum power consumption - the other runs at up to 95W.
May's introductions, set to appear right at the end of the month, include Celeron and Pentium Dual-Core parts, the Core 2 Duo E7600 and two new Core i7s: the 3.06GHz 950 and the 3.33GHz 975.
The 975 will cost a whopping $999, though the 950 is, at $562, cheaper. Intel's 2.93GHz Core i7-940 currently costs $562, so it's a good bet it's price will fall in the near future, even though it's not mentioned in the reports coming out of Asia.
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Tributes to the disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris could be torn down in his home state of Western Australia as police consider new allegations against him.
The 84-year-old was unanimously convicted at Southwark Crown Court yesterday of 12 sex charges involving four women, most while they were under age.
Following the verdict police said they would look at fresh allegations that were not part of his trial.
Madeleine police 'back in Portugal'
British police have returned to Portugal to help interview suspects in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, according to reports.
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Under 10s 'stopped and searched'
Hundreds of children under the age of 10 are being subject to stop and search by police, despite being under the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales, according to a parliamentary report.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children found that over the last five years 1,136 stop and searches were carried out on under 10s over 22 police forces.
Over the same period, more than one million stop and searches were carried out on children and young people under the age of 18 across 26 forces - accounting for between 13% and 26% of all stop and searches done by the forces.
Miliband's regional powerhouse plea
Labour is calling on local councils in England to come together to form a series of "regional economic powerhouses" in an effort to boost growth and close the "vast " inequalities in wealth between the different parts of the country.
Ed Miliband will use a speech in Leeds today to call for the creation of more "combined authorities" - like that which already exists in Greater Manchester - to tackle entrenched problems of poor skills, infrastructure and economic development.
He will say that under a Labour government, the combined authorities would receive any additional business rate revenue generated by growth to reinvest locally.
MPs want 'robust' Gibraltar stance
Britain should openly threaten Spain with legal action over its treatment of Gibraltar and set out a "more robust" response to incursions into British waters, MPs said as they warned ministers it was time to "get off the fence" in the diplomatic spat.
An influential Commons committee said the Foreign Office had been too timid in responding to what it said was Madrid's deliberate and politically-motivated use of border delays as a means of "coercion", "cavalier" raids by vessels and ramped up rhetoric.
A cautious policy of trying to de-escalate tensions with a key ally was understandable but had so far had "little discernible effect" beyond frustrating residents of the British overseas territory over the lack of firm action, the cross-party foreign affairs committee said.
Monty Python to kick off live shows
The remaining members of Monty Python are to reunite on stage tonight for the first time in decades.
The cult comedy act - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones - have signed up for a string of farewell gigs with special guests including scientist Stephen Hawking.
Idle, who has done most to create the show - which features an extended cast of dancers, a full orchestra and special effects - promised fans it would be "really filthy".
Action urged to cut cancer risk
Simple lifestyle changes could prevent almost two fifths of cases of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease, a leading charity claims.
Each year around 8,800 people in the UK are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, of whom fewer than 4% are likely to live five years.
But 37% could have saved themselves from the disease by maintaining a healthy weight and not smoking, according to Cancer Research UK.
Breast cancer 'not bar to exercise'
Breast cancer survivors should not let a "groundless" fear of a painful condition prevent them from exercising, health experts have said.
Worries that physical activity will cause or exacerbate an incurable type of painful swelling should be set aside, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (Nice) said.
Exercise will not prevent, cause or worsen breast-cancer related lymphoedema, Nice said. And it could also improve a patient's quality of life.
Plea for brain tumour research cash
More money must be ploughed into brain tumour research to try and boost survival rates, a new report suggests.
Only 1% of the national spend on cancer research is spent on brain tumours, despite the fact that one in 50 people who die under the age of 60 do so from a brain tumour, the report states.
The report, from charity Brain Tumour Research, says that there is a large discrepancy between research for this and other cancers.
Labour's union ties under scrutiny
Labour's links with the giant Unite union will come under scrutiny today, with activists wanting the party to do more to promote pro-worker policies.
General secretary Len McCluskey made it clear to the union's national conference in Liverpool that Unite would campaign for a Labour victory in next year's general election.
He signalled that money will be made available for Labour to fight the Conservatives, even though Unite cut its funds by around £1.5 million a year in the wake of controversy over reforms to the party's links with unions.


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"We don't believe she was trying to hurt us; she was just freaked out, scared," Garbarino said. "She just didn't know what was going on. I'm just thankful no one was hurt. All our guys acted very professionally. They worked very hard to get her out safe."


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"High notes so natural and gorgeous that no one should mess with them."
- legendary soprano Jane Eaglen
"Lucchetti again showed himself to be a better singer than some I have encountered on the most famous operatic stages in the world. The voice is attractive in timbre, and beautifully produced throughout its range."
-Bernard Jacobsen (Referring to his role as Manrico)
"The star, and the outstanding figure by a long way, was the tenor Gino Lucchetti as Rodolfo… his voice rang out at once commandingly and with ample nuance when that was required, and he portrayed this rather feckless poet as a thoroughly likable figure. Even when he was not singing, his attentive way of watching his Mimì and responding to her was an object-lesson in intelligent stage deportment."
-Bernard Jacobsen (On Rodolfo)
January 2016 Amahl & the Night Visitors - January, 2016 at Plymouth Congregational Church. Gino is King Kaspar in Menotti's classic opera about a poor crippled shepherd boy visited by the Magi and a miracle. Shows will take place second weekend of January in the newly renovated sanctuary of the Iconic Plymouth Congregational Church.Visit Plymouth's website for details closer to the show.
December 2015 - "Gino Sings - The Christmas Show" Sunday, December 6, Smethport, PA Sponsored by The McKean County Historical Society
November 2015 Forterra's Ampersand Magazine Live Show: Live at Town Hall , One of fifteen presenters, Gino talks salmon and sings about connection to "home". Thursday, November, 12, 7:30 to 9:30.
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"Festa Italiana" Seattle's Italian Festival Seattle Center September 29 & 30
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|St George's Cathedral, Cape Town 1850
by Thomas Bowler
Captain James Ramsey Caithness had buried his first wife - the mother of his first six children, Elizabeth Watson b Ridges - in 'Scorey's Vault' at
St. George's, , on 23 January 1851. He was based there from that date
until at least January 1855 when his second child by his second wife, Eliza
Noyle, was born in January 1855. Cape Town
This establishes that James was in the area at the time of the Sea Gull incident during the gale of July 1854. According to press reports at that date he was captain of the Sea Gull and about to depart for
with emigrants on board. The gale put paid to that voyage, and though the Sea
Gull was refloated, the damage she had sustained being found to be less than
initially imagined, she was eventually condemned. This meant James was, temporarily, a
mariner without a ship and with a wife and eight children depending on him:
stressful times. Australia
As we've seen, the clipper Flying Dragon was launched with much fanfare on the
run, completing her first passage from the Downs to in 76 days (some say less), 'thus fully bearing out
the character published of her'. So speedy was this barque that an unknown lady
was moved to express her admiration in verse, comparing the Flying Dragon with
an American rival clipper, the Sovereign of the Seas.* Melbourne
How much greater, then, the general shock and horror when it was announced in the Illustrated London News (and other papers) that on 31 July 1854, en route from Ceylon to London, the vessel caught fire at midnight, 200 miles off the Cape of Good Hope and ran into Simon's Bay near Cape Town in August, 'burnt to the water's edge where she was scuttled'.
The ILN eulogized thus:
The Flying Dragon was built for the Australian trade by Mr J Pyle [sic,] of North Sand, Monkwearmouth, the builder of the Spirit of the Age and other vessels … celebrated for their superior sailing qualities, for Robert Smith, Esq., of Manchester; and made on her passage out one of the fastest voyages on record … She was classed A 1 at Lloyd's … built of East India teak … and one of the most perfect advanced models of beauty in ship-building that ever left this country.
Fire at sea – in this case, 200 miles from shore – is one of the greatest calamities to be visited on any ship and on those who sail in her. It was nothing short of miraculous that there was anything left of the Flying Dragon to be brought into Simon's Bay and even more astounding that the crew survived to accomplish that feat. However, that is far from the end of the story.
|Ship afire
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California Water Subsidies
Large agribusiness operations - not small family farmers - are reaping a windfall from taxpayer-subsidized cheap water
Executive Summary
Taxpayers Guarantee Central Valley Farms Water Through a Subsidy Worth Up to $416 Million per Year
At a time when California water is scarce and expensive, taxpayers guarantee Central Valley farms an abundant and cheap supply through a subsidy worth up to $416 million a year, according to an Environmental Working Group (EWG) investigation that calculated, for the first time, federal water subsidies to each of more than 6,800 farms in the Central Valley Project (CVP).
The study, which comes as the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is negotiating new long-term contracts with CVP farmers, is the first to name individual recipients of federal water subsidies in California. It confirms that large agribusiness operations — not the small family farmers federal water projects were intended to benefit — are reaping a windfall from taxpayer-subsidized cheap water.
EWG found that water subsidies in the CVP are overwhelmingly controlled by the largest farms. In 2002, the largest 10 percent of the farms got 67 percent of the water, for an average subsidy worth up to $349,000 each at market rates for replacement water. Twenty-seven large farms received subsidies each worth $1 million or more at market rates, compared to a median subsidy for all recipients of $7,076. One farm — Woolf Enterprises of Huron, Fresno County — received more water by itself than 70 CVP water user districts, for a subsidy worth up to $4.2 million at market rates.
CVP farmers get about one-fifth of all the water used in California, at rates that by any measure are far below market value. In 2002, the average price for irrigation water from the CVP was less than 2 percent what Los Angeles residents pay for drinking water, one-tenth the estimated cost of replacement water supplies, and about one-eighth what the public pays to buy its own water back to restore the San Francisco Bay and Delta.
Water districts' records of individual recipients of CVP subsidies are shielded from the public by state law. But EWG's 16-month investigation used data from the federal Bureau of Reclamation, the state Department of Water Resources and the state Department of Pesticide Regulation to answer fundamental questions that have stymied efforts at reform of the CVP: Who gets subsidized water, how much do they get, and what is each recipient's water subsidy worth?
We sought the answers because the public has a right to know where its water is going. The public, elected officials and regulatory agencies need this information in order to make informed decisions about the future use of California's most valuable natural resource. The federal Bureau of Reclamation is in the midst of negotiating new long-term contracts with CVP water recipients, and its decisions will lock up millions of acre-feet of water for the next half a century.
The original intent of federal water projects, set out in the Reclamation Act of 1902, was to encourage Western settlement by small family farms. Today, artificially cheap irrigation water in the Central Valley has led to a host of problems, including the inefficient use of water, devastation of fish and wildlife habitat and severe toxic pollution. Thousands of Californians — including Central Valley residents employed by farms whose water is subsidized — lack access to an affordable and pure supply of drinking water.
Reforms to make details of water subsidies public, limit the amount and value of water subsidies to large farms, and encourage conservation by pricing water at rates closer to market value are needed to end the disaster for taxpayers and the environment wrought by the Central Valley Project.
It's one thing to ask taxpayers to subsidize farming with cheap water. It's another thing when those subsidies top $400 million a year, and still another when the great majority of the subsidies are going to the largest, wealthiest farms. As the contracts governing these subsidies are renegotiated, it's time for an honest and fully informed debate about how the water needs of all Californians will be met in the 21st Century.


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Yesterday we showed you what will surely be 2012's worst example of box art. So it's only fair that today we cleanse the palette with what could easily be 2012's best.
Far Cry 3, take a bow. Well, not you, WTF head-in-the-sand guy. You just sit there.
Isn't it great? Once you get past WTF head man, check out the detail on the thug. The tropical setting that's initially alluring, until you notice it's on fire and there are dead people hanging from a tree.
All of which sounds like the same standard, too-busy formula most covers employ, but the difference here is you look and then keep looking.
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Since its release, the Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) has suffered from a lack of support for automated builds with tests. The IDE provides tools for building and packaging RCP applications, but they are very different from the PDE/Build tools that perform these tasks in an automated fashion. Also, until recently, testing support for JUnit 4 was not present in the Eclipse TestFramework. While the situation has markedly improved in Eclipse 3.6, setting up an automated build with tests remains a time-consuming and difficult task.
To make the job easier, I've created a minimal project called "Lightning," which demonstrates how to combine the new automated build tool Buckminster, the Eclipse Test Framework, and the integration testing tool SWTBot. Lightning has been tested on Linux and Windows. (Buckminster on the Mac platform has a few kinks to work out.)
Loading Lightning
Buckminster is a build system for Eclipse products and plug-ins. It can be run from within the IDE (with the proper tooling installed) or from the command line. I use the command-line version in Lightning, so no additional IDE tooling is required. Buckminster can inspect artifacts such as plug-ins and features in order to determine their dependencies.
I launch Buckminster with Apache Ant, which manages all the other tools required by Lightning. Ant provides the top-level targets and everything you need to run the build from Eclipse, the command line, or a continuous-integration server like Jenkins.
Since the command-line distribution of Buckminster is hard to install manually, the Lightning build process installs it automatically using the P2 director application from the Buckminster download site. P2 is the provisioning system in Eclipse, replacing the old update manager.
The first step in building the Lightning project is to download it from github and unzip it, or just clone the project using git.
Because this build uses Buckminster, you can actually download and assemble the target platform for the project from the Helios P2 repository automatically which is called "materializing" in Buckminster parlance. To do so, simply navigate to the "Buckminster.build.feature" directory and run the command
ant materialize.target.platform, which will materialize the target platform to "<unzip location>/workspace-target-platform." This directory will serve as the target platform for the IDE workspace. Next, import the Lightning plug-ins into a new Eclipse 3.6 workspace and instruct it to use the target platform you just materialized.
Building the Application
You can kick off the full build process by running the command
ant from the "buckminster.build.feature" directory.
The build process starts by installing P2. This, in turn, installs the command-line version of Buckminster. The next step uses Buckminster to build the Eclipse RCP products. Two products are created during the build process. The first is the test product, which includes Lightning along with all tests and test dependencies. The second is the production product, which includes only the Lightning application. This is the version that will be shipped to customers when the time comes. If it seems a little strange that two products are needed, just remember that the tests must be run inside an OSGi environment, and this means that they need to be packaged into a fully functional Eclipse RCP application.
When Buckminster is used to build the Lightning products it runs in an Eclipse workspace, just as it would if it were being run from within the IDE. The first step in building the product, therefore, is to set up the workspace and associated target platform. This gives Buckminster a sandbox in which to play. The target platform is imported using a target definition file, which tells Buckminster where to place any plug-ins it later downloads for the target platform. Next, the
import command executes an import of those plug-ins as defined in a .cquery file (Listing One).
Listing One: The structure of the .cquery file.
<cq:componentQuery xmlns:cq="http://www.eclipse.org/buckminster/CQuery-1.0" resourceMap="target.platform.rmap"> <cq:rootRequest name="buckminster.build.feature" componentType="eclipse.feature"/> ... </cq:componentQuery>
The .cquery file points to an Eclipse feature that I have created especially for Buckminster, and also includes a list of places to find the plug-ins included in that feature. This list is stored in an .rmap file, part of which I include in Listing Two.
Listing Two: The .rmap file.
<rm:rmap xmlns:rm="http://www.eclipse.org/buckminster/RMap-1.0" xmlns:bc="http://www.eclipse.org/buckminster/Common-1.0"> <rm:searchPath name="helios"> <rm:provider componentTypes="osgi.bundle,eclipse.feature" readerType="p2" source="false" mutable="false"> <rm:uri format="http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/updates/3.6" /> </rm:provider> </rm:searchPath> <rm:searchPath name="local-repository"> <rm:provider componentTypes="osgi.bundle,eclipse.feature" readerType="p2" source="false" mutable="false"> <rm:uri format="{0}local-repository"> <bc:propertyRef key="build.feature.dir.url" /> </rm:uri> </rm:provider> </rm:searchPath> <rm:searchPath name="local-source"> <rm:provider componentTypes="osgi.bundle,eclipse.feature" readerType="local" source="true" mutable="false"> <rm:uri format="{0}{1}"> <bc:propertyRef key="product.checkout.url" /> <bc:propertyRef key="buckminster.component" /> </rm:uri> </rm:provider> </rm:searchPath> <rm:locator searchPathRef="local-source" failOnError="false" /> <rm:locator searchPathRef="local-repository" failOnError="false" /> <rm:locator searchPathRef="helios" failOnError="false" /> </rm:rmap>
The .rmap file lists the locations of the plug-ins that ultimately make up the application. These include public P2 repositories from the Internet, local P2 repositories, and local source folders. The local P2 repositories were created earlier in the build process using the P2 director application and a list of previously built plug-ins. To reduce traffic to the remote P2 repositories, it is a good idea to create mirrors of the P2 repositories on the local network (though this is not required).
Once the .cquery is imported, Buckminster has a fully materialized target platform, a workspace, and the required projects for Lightning. It is now ready to build the projects. Note that you could set up the build to use the workspace-target-platform created earlier, and the process would probably be a bit faster. But I wanted to demonstrate how Buckminster can assemble a target platform on the fly.


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Date(s) - February 12, 2024
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Chinmaya Sandeepany
Monthly Shiva Puja
On the second Monday of every month, a puja and abhishkam are peformed for Lord Shiva at the Chinmaya Sandeepany Shrine of Lord Shiva. Each month, a devotee and family sponsor the puja and perform the puja and abhishekam with guidance from the officiating priest, a devotee who is trained in pujas and rituals.
Shiva Puja Sponsorship & Contact Information
- Those who wish to sponsor the Puja should contact Needamangalam Balachander (email@example.com or 408-605-9924) at least one week prior to the puja.
- Since each puja can have just one sponsor, devotees who wish to sponsor the Puja are encouraged to make their reservations at the earliest.
- The suggested donation for sponsorship is $101. Sponsorship checks should be made payable to Chinmaya Mission San Jose.
Sponsor Dos and Don'ts
- Sponsors are requested to arrive at Sandeepany no later than 7.15 p.m.
- The dress code is traditional Indian attire. Sponsors are welcome to bring flowers, milk, and prasad of their choice.
- These items will be used for the puja.
Puja Details
- Puja will start at 7.30 p.m. sharp.
- The Puja is punctuated by the following steps:
- Chanting of Dakshinamoorthi Stotram.
- Poorvanga Puja: The officiating priest performs the Sankalpam (conception), Kalasha Puja (pot of water into which the deities of the 7 great rivers are invoked), Shankha (conch) puja, Atma (Self) puja, and Peeta (altar) puja, chanting of Laghunyasam, and Avahanam (invocation of the deities).
- The sponsors will then be invited to the altar and guided to perform the Abhishkam to the Deities, using water and milk, to the chanting of Sri Rudram (Namakam & Chamakam). Thereafter, they will be also guided to offer Alankaram (adornments) to the deities, to the chanting of Shiva Mahimna Stotram.
- Uttaranga Puja: The sponsors will be guided to do Archana to the Deities (Ganesha, Krishna, Jagadishwara, and Pujya Gurudev's Padukas), and present the offerings of incense and lamps.
- The final part of the Puja, including Mantra Pushpam, Pradakshinam (circumambulation), Namaskaram (prostrations), and Ashirvadam (benediction) will be performed by the officiating priest, with the final prasadam being offered to the sponsors who can then take the blessings of The Lord, and the Resident Acharya
Other Information
Sponsors are welcome to bring their cameras to take photographs during the puja.


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Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya, Superman!
I guess I'm just a little PO'd today. What the heck?
From Comics Alliance:
While this wouldn't be this first time a profoundly American comic book icon disassociated himself from his national identity — remember when Captain America became Nomad? — this could be a very significant turning point for Superman if its implications carry over into other storylines. Indeed, simply saying that "truth, justice and the American way [is] not enough anymore" is a pretty startling statement from the one man who has always represented those values the most.
It doesn't seem that he's abandoning those values, however, only trying to implement them on a larger scale and divorce himself from the political complexities of nationalism. Superman also says that he believes he has been thinking "too small," that the world is "too connected" for him to limit himself with a purely national identity. As an alien born on another planet, after all, he "can't help but see the bigger picture."
So what do you think – am I being too harsh? Somehow this "global" thing just aggravates me. Next thing you know he'll be trying to save us from climate change or some other nonsense. Oh…wait…


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