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An important thing to know when coming up with a budget for your trip to Milan is the tourist tax. The tourist tax, which can range between €2 and € 5, will be added to the price of your hotel room for each night you stay.
Just like in many other European cities popular with travelers, in Milan you have the option of taking the bus from the airport to the center of town. Bus stops can be found very close to the exit from the terminal and are signposted. A ticket will normally cost you €5, but prices may differ slightly depending on which of the three airports you are departing from. Most buses go straight to Milano Centrale, the main central station of Milan, which can be a great starting point to explore the city and is surrounded by many (not too expensive) hotels. To return back to the airport, simply buy a ticket at one of the kiosks around Centrale and head to the busses, which will be standing right behind the central station building.
If the distances between the sites you wish to see strike you as too long to be mastered on foot, you can easily purchase a ticket for Milan public transport at one of the machines in the metro. A single ticket costs € 1.50. Alternatively, you can get a ticket for ten rides for € 13, 50. With it you can enter the metro 10 times and switch between the lines as much as you need to for 90 minutes.
In a place where pizza and pasta are a must to try during your stay, McDonald's and Burger King don't have to be your only options for cheap food. For those of you who would like to try some delicious, authentic Italian pizza but can't eat a whole one on their own, Spontini, a small restaurant that can be found not far from the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, might be just the right solution. There you can have a generous slice of freshly made pizza for about €4 or a pizza menu with a drink for € 5.
Right across from Spontini you will find Luini, a bakery that sells panzerotti, a traditional turnover originating in Central and Southern Italy. From the big menu at Luini you can choose between sweet and savory panzerotti. Prices start at about € 2 apiece and vary depending on your choice of filling. Definitely a must try in Milan!
Sometimes you may come across small vans parked in the streets, like around the Milan Cathedral or in parks, like the Parco Sempione. At those snack vans you can buy sandwiches, candy, water, and grilled chestnuts.
The further you get away from very crowded, touristic places, the more likely you are to find restaurants where you can get pasta for €8 or pizza for € 10. The streets around Milano Centrale might be a good start to look for such restaurants. If you watch closely, you may find a place that offers a daily menu or menù del giorno.
A useful thing to know about drinking coffee in Italy is that a coffee at the counter is cheaper than ordering it while sitting at a table. You are expected to finish it more quickly at the counter than at the table, which is why the prices are lower.
With its buildings from different times and its nostalgic, narrow streets, Milan is a great place to get an impression of through walking. Take in your surroundings as you walk from the piazza del Duomo to the Navigli district, known for canals dating back to the 12th century, developed and improved by none other than Leonardo da Vinci himself.
During one of your strolls, make sure to pay a visit to the Milan Cathedral and especially its roof terrace. If you don't want to buy a combination ticket for the cathedral, the rooftop, and the museum, you can save money on the rooftop ticket by choosing the stairs over the lift. Beware that the line in front of the ticket office can get very long. It might be a good idea to book your ticket online before or during your trip to Milan.
One of the greatest although not free must- sees in Milan is the Renaissance church, Santa Maria delle Grazie, known for housing Leonardo da Vinci's mural The Last Supper. Tickets must be booked in advance online or by phone. A regular ticket costs € 8 and a reduced one € 6.
The Basilica of Sant' Ambrogio is one of the oldest basilicas in Milan, and the great part about it is that it can be visited for free. Some parts of the basilica date back to the 9th century.
The Museo Del Novecento is located right on the piazza del Duomo across from the Milan Cathedral. In this museum you can see various pieces of 20th century Italian art. The regular ticket price is € 5, but university students can be admitted for only €3.


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Professors Emeriti: Lee W. Gibbs, David E. Bynum, Frederick H. Holck; Associate Professors: Matt Jackson-McCabe (Chairperson), Derwood C. Smith, Stephen Cory; Associate Professor Emeriti: Edward P. Brennan, James E. Royster; Assistant Professors: Sucharita Adluri, Stephen Taysom.
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REL 101 Understanding Religion (4-0-4). A study of religions of the world through their myths, symbols, rituals, practices, and teachings. Return to top
REL 217 Religion in Black America (4-0-4). Historical study of the religious movements of Black Americans. Return to top
REL 227 Science and Belief (4-0-4). Inquiry into modern scientific and religious consciousness in the light of modern scientific approaches to "reality" and the influence of Eastern religious thought in the West. Return to top
REL 231 Introduction to the Old Testament (4-0-4). Examination of the literature of the Old Testament in the light of its historical context. Return to top
REL 232 Jesus and the Gospels (4-0-4). The life and teachings of Jesus in their historical context, and examination of the ways in which Jesus is interpreted in the gospel materials. Return to top
REL 233 Paul and the Development of Christianity (4-0-4). Study of the emergence of the early Christian movement from its beginning through the time of the Apostle Paul. Return to top
REL 234 The Later New Testament (4-0-4). Study of the development of the early Christian movement from the middle of the first century through the second century. Return to top
REL 235H Origins of the Christian Religion - Honors (4-0-4). Prerequisite: Honors standing or permission of university Honors Program. An introduction to the critical study of Christian origins and the New Testament as seen from the perspective of comparative religion. After a brief introduction to religion in the ancient Mediterranean world, the course investigates the evolution of early Christian religion from Jesus to his earliest followers in this context, with special attention to issues of myth, ritual, spirit possession, ethics, social identity, and institutional authority. Underlying themes include the relation of the first Christians to other groups of the ancient Mediterranean world, and the question of unity and diversity in the New Testament. Emphasis on close, critical analysis of primary texts. Return to top
REL 236 Introduction to the New Testament (4-0-4). A survey of major issues in the critical study of the New Testament and Christian origins with emphasis on close reading of the primary literature. Students may not receive credit for both REL 235H and REL 236. Return to top
REL 245 Religion in America (4-0-4). Exploration of major religious issues arising out of the development and encounter of Protestantism, Catholicism, and Judaism in America. Return to top
REL 249 Current Moral Issues (4-0-4). This course seeks to clarify moral frameworks for examining such important personal and social moral issues as the taking of human life, race relations and poverty, patterns of sexual behavior, and business practices. Return to top
REL 250 Stages of Life (3-0-3). An overview of stages of life topologies in various spiritual traditions, such as the Hindu topology of student, householder, forest-dweller, and wandering ascetic. The course focuses on maturing to old age. Contemporary problems of the aged are addressed from the spiritual perspective. Return to top
REL 251 Perspectives on Death and Dying (4-0-4). Interdisciplinary examination of death and dying as seen from the viewpoints of religion, psychology, biology, and law. Return to top
REL 260 Women and Religion (4-0-4). An historical approach to the questions surrounding women and traditional religious roles, ideals, and models. Return to top
REL 261 Religion and the Mystery of Evil (4-0-4). Exploration of the religious experience of evil as symbolically depicted in terms of magic, witchcraft, and the Devil. Return to top
REL 265 Religion and Culture (4-0-4). Interaction of religion and culture as seen in such areas as literature, art, film, music, and theater. Return to top
REL 268 Religion and Culture in Africa (3-0-3). Exploration of religious traditions in selected African cultures as represented in literary texts, drama, art, and theological writing. Return to top
REL 276 Eastern Religions (4-0-4). An introduction to Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Shinto. A consideration of their origins, development, and contemporary trends. Asian Studies course. Return to top
REL 280 Introduction to Mythology (4-0-4). An introduction to ancient Greek mythology and to the theory of mythology in general. The course will focus on the Homeric Iliad and later interpretations of the Iliad. Return to top
REL 285 Myths of Fate and Destiny (4-0-4). A study of fate and destiny in the Hebrew story of Abraham, the Tsimshian Indian legend of Asdiwal, and the Odyssey of Homer. Return to top
REL 317 Religious Ethics of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King (4-0-4). This course explores the religious ethics of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., as presented in their own speeches and writings and the works of various interpreters. Return to top
REL 321 Contemporary Christian Thought (4-0-4). Selected topics in the background and development of recent Christian thought. Return to top
REL 336 Hellenistic and Roman Religions (4-0-4). Study of Graeco-Roman religions of the Hellenistic period. Topics include mystery religions, emperor worship, miracle workers, magic, astrology, and savior figures. Return to top
REL 340 Folktale (4-0-4). This course examines the interplay of human, demoniac, and divine elements in folktales. Return to top
REL 341 The Origin of Judaism (4-0-4). History, institutions, and thought of Judaism from the Exile (587 B.C.E.) to the formation of the Babylonian Talmud (circa fifth century C.E.). Return to top
REL 342 The Rise of Modern Judaism (4-0-4). Cultural, social, and religious history of the Jews in the Middle Ages and modern times, with particular emphasis on Judaism in America in the 20th century. Return to top
REL 343 Ancient and Medieval Christianity (4-0-4). Historical development of Christianity from the early period to the Renaissance. Return to top
REL 344 The Rise of Modern Christianity (4-0-4). Historical development of Christianity from the Reformation to the present. Return to top
REL 346 Christian Mysticism (4-0-4). An exploration of the tradition of mystical thought and practice in Western religious culture. The course begins from the beliefs of the ancient world about the human person and divinity that are the primary enablers of mystical thinking and goes on to examine the development of the mystical tradition of the Christian West in its social, literary, religious, aesthetic, and personal dimensions. Return to top
REL 355 Religion After Freud and Jung (4-0-4). Examination of the psychological interpretation of religious experience, myth, and rituals, as set forth in some of the most relevant works of Sigmund Freud and Carl Gustav Jung. Return to top
REL 360 Hinduism (4-0-4). Origin and historical development of Hinduism, including its systems of thought, religious literature, institutions, and practices. Return to top
REL 362 Buddhism (4-0-4). Origin and historical development of Buddhism, including its systems of thought, religious literature, institutions, and practices. Return to top
REL 364 Islam (4-0-4). Origin and historical development of Islam, including its theology, institutions, and practices. Return to top
REL 366 Modern Islamic Movements (4-0-4). Course will explore works of modern Islamic writers from a variety of backrounds and perspectives. Review will include arguments of more radical Islamists such as Sayyid Qutb or the Ayatollah Khomeini, but also will examine the works of Muslim thinkers who represent a different, more liberal interpretation of Islam. Topics include: Islam and Democracy, Role of Women in Islam, Islam and Modernity, Islam and Holy War, and Islamic views on religious and political authority. Return to top
REL 367 Muslim Relations with Christians and Jews (4-0-4). In this course, we will study the history of conflict and cooperation between Christians, Muslims and Jews, read foundational, historical, and modern texts exemplifying views from each faith community towards the others, examine modern conflicts, and learn about recent approaches at inter-faith dialogue and cooperation. Background knowledge of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam is helpful, and introductory information on all three faiths will be available on two hour reserve at the library for those who are interested. Return to top
REL 368 Religion in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (4-0-4). In this class we will study the role that religion has played and continues to play in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, both positive impacts and difficulties it has created. We will become familiar with different variations within the religious traditions of Judaism, Christrianity, and Islam and the involvement that each has had in the conflict. Course requirements include a 10-12 page original research paper, ten reading responses, participation in five case study debates, a map assignment and a final examination. Return to top
REL 370 Sexual Ethics (4-0-4). A critical examination of some current topics in sexual ethics from religious and social perspectives. Return to top
REL 374 Paul and Christian Origins (4-0-4). An investigation of Paul's role in the emergence of Christianity through a critical examination of his own writings and the writings of his earliest interpreters. Special attention will be given to Paul's efforts to create and maintain communities with a distinct social and religious identity within the ancient Mediterranean world; to the beliefs and practices that defined those communities; and to the controversies Paul's efforts generated, both in his own day and in subsequent Christianity. Return to top
REL 376 Women in Early Christianity (4-0-4). An examination of the attitudes toward, and roles of, women in the Greco-Roman and Jewish worlds; in the teaching of Jesus; in Paul; and in early Christianity through the second century. Return to top
REL 380 Ancient Greek Mythology: The Gods (4-0-4). A study of ancient Greek gods, godhead, and folk religion based primarily on Homer, The Hymns and Hesiod. Return to top
REL 463 Myth, Legends, and Folk Tales (4-0-4). Examination of the symbolism in, and the interrelationships between, typical myths, legends, and folk tales. Several archetypal stories are read and discussed. Return to top
REL 466 Advanced Topics in the Historical Jesus (4-0-4). Prerequisite: REL 232. Selected topics in the study of Jesus and the origin of the early Christian movement. May be repeated for credit with change of topic. Return to top
REL 468 Advanced Topics in Paul (4-0-4). Prerequisite: REL 233. An advanced study in the place and significance of Paul in early Christianity. Return to top
REL 495 Seminar in Religion (4-0-4). Prerequisite: Two courses in religion or permission of instructor. Intensive examination of the works of specific religious thinkers and movements. Specific topics listed in the quarterly course schedule. May be repeated with a change of topic for up to 12 credit hours. Return to top
REL 496 Research in Religion (2 to 4 credits). Guided independent research, term paper and/or examination required as appropriate. Application for permission to register must be submitted to the chairperson during the semester prior to the enrollment in the course. May be repeated for up to 12 credit hours. Return to top
REL 498 Senior Seminar (2 credits). Capstone seminar for Religious Studies majors. Senior standing. Return to top


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'Yotes Notes: NHL Scouting Combine is last chance to evaluate prospects
The NHL Scouting Combine is like a boutique shopping experience for team executives and scouts.
The weeklong event began Sunday and ends Saturday in Buffalo. For the first several days, teams are granted staff-on-one interviews with players of their choosing.
At the tail end of the event, players will be run through a series of 12 physical tests including a balance test, a functional movement test, grip strength, bench presses, a standing jump, pull-ups, a shuttle run, a VO2max test on a stationary bike and the infamous Wingate Cycle Ergometer Test that measures power and endurance.
For Coyotes general manager John Chayka, the interviews are more informative than the single-day, small sample-size testing, but both play a role in his staff's evaluation.
"It's the last chance to collect some more information before the draft," Chayka said. "A big part of why we feel good about what we're doing here is we've got a lot of good young players in our system that are really high-character people so the combine is an important part of the evaluation for our staff. They've been collecting information all year, but the chance to finally meet them — myself and (assistant GM) Steve Sullivan included — and spend some time with them and get to know them is always a good experience.
"It's subjective analysis but we certainly try to have a standardized approach, try different things to glean as much information as we can. They are short interviews and you don't want to overanalyze them but you want to get a sense of their values, what drives them, their world view and see if there is an alignment with our organizational goals. It's just part of the process and their on-ice play is a very significant factor, but when you're getting down to making a pick and there's a group of players you like, these are things that can make a difference."
Chayka said the Coyotes planned to interview 85 of the 104 prospects in attendance, which can make for long days.
"I'm in interviews for nine hours a day," Chayka said, laughing. "It's tough. One of the tricks is just trying to maintain focus because it's the little things that separate these interviews. All these kids are so good now. They're well-rehearsed and well coached so it's often a lot about how they say something as much as what they say."
While some teams have tried unorthodox methods, including bringing sports psychologists or Navy Seals, Chayka called the Coyotes' approach informal.
"Everyone is searching for a way to find an advantage but our approach is more, get to know them and allow their personality to come out; their views on hockey and world view to come out," he said. "We try to understand what they do outside of the rink and what motivates them.
"We want well-rounded people. We think it's a sign of healthy, stable people. Ultimately, we feel if we know the player in depth and the person in depth, we're going to make a more accurate decision."
The Coyotes have been building their draft board the entire season based off information from their scouts, their management staff and director of amateur scouting, Tim Bernhardt, but the final pieces of analysis come from the combine.
When it has concluded, the scouting and management staffs will construct a draft board of about 150 players with a grading system that includes multiple data points. That board will guide the Coyotes' decisions at the NHL Draft at Dallas's American Airlines Center from June 22-23.
While this weekend's physical tests will garner the most attention from fans, Chayka said the information gleaned from those tests will have limited impact.
"I don't think we're going to draft anyone based off of Saturday's results," he said. "A good test doesn't even mean a high result. If you're going to make decisions based off of that, I think you're going to make more mistakes than you are going to make good decisions, but to not include it in the evaluation of players would be a mistake as well.
"We're try to make it part of the process without over-valuing one thing over another. How everyone weighs all the different inputs is really the secret sauce here."
— Chayka was asked if the Coyotes would need to consider alternatives, including a trade, if they can't agree to a contract extension with defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson before the NHL Draft.
"We want to put this organization in the best possible situation long-term," Chayka said. "We want Oliver to be a big part of that. He's a big rock in this whole building process. To have an indication of where he stands prior to the draft is, I think, important to being able to move forward and being able to build this team out."
ArizonaSports.com reported earlier this month that the Coyotes were discussing an eight-year extension with Ekman-Larsson with an average annual value of about $8.25 million. The Coyotes are also interested in extending defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson, who, like Ekman-Larsson, will enter the final year of his contract next season.
"Both of those guys we view as key cultural guys that we'd like to extend and keep a part of the Coyotes for the long term," Chayka said. "We're having those discussions. Obviously, nothing can be done with either of them until July 1, but they've been positive discussions so far. I think those guys understand where we're headed and where we're at and the young group that we have and how we're building."
Chayka addressed a series of reports that suggested the Pittsburgh Penguins have interest in Coyotes restricted free-agent wing Max Domi.
"Teams want good players so it doesn't surprise me when good players are desirable," he said. "Reports are always out there but we're focused on building out our team. I think Max is a good player."


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I had always thought of myself as a pretty tough girl. I go camping at least once a year and spend quite a bit of time at my cousin's cottage. Apparently this last trip I discovered I am still at heart a soft city girl. Never helps when three women are left to fend for themselves well stocked with wine!
First fun of the trip was Wednesday night. We decided to watch a few episodes (actually 4 of them!) of the first season of Mad Men. Did not know we were to be accompanied by the loudest cricket we have ever heard. We thought at first it was one of the fans so we turned them off. Then we though one might be near a window so we closed the window. Nope that did zilch to turn down the volume. Who knew crickets could be that loud. As we were getting ready for bed my sister quickly figured out that the offending cricket had to be in the cottage somewhere and she was right. Only one problem who would be the brave soul to capture it and take it outside apparently that volunteer was me. First few attempts failed and as soon as the thing jumped everyone screamed. After a huge fit of giggles successfully got the cricket out of the house unfortunately we quickly realized there were two. It was the invasion of the ugly black bugs that can jump! Second removal went a lot smoother.
Thursday was interesting because I found out ants can bite. I was wondering around the back yard and was pretty nonchalant about the little bugs crawling on my foot. Then much to my surprise they suddenly started biting. I have never been more shocked. My sister was laughing at my frantic attempts to get them off. Stupid ants!
Thursday was also the night of the big storm. In Campbell ford we got a sheet lighting , heavy rain and wind. We were enjoying a quiet dinner in the sunroom with just candles so we could enjoy the storm. I quickly discovered I have not just a flight response but a flight and fright response. After one particularly spectacular lighting flash, the biggest crack I have ever heard occurred (a maple tree nearby was split in half). My first instinct was too scream then dash to the livingroom. My sister thought I saw something (watches way too many horror films) and quickly followed my lead. Mom was right behind her. Poor Harry (my Mom's cat) ended up in the livingroom flattened to the floor, poor guy! Tempete slept through the entire storm and screams, lucky cat is pretty deaf. After much laughter and more wine we settled in to watch more Mad Men. Slightly more difficult than it sounds since we had a couple of power outages while watching and the PS2 does not have scene selection.
It was a really fun five days at the cottage with lots of adventures. On Saturday evening we lost power for several hours, which meant dinner and socializing by candlelight. Only twist is that with no electricity the water pump doesn't work. No water means no working toilet! I also had a great time experimenting and learning my camera. I had three of Scott Kelby's digital photography books with me and learned some great tips from them. I will post photos in my next blog post. I haven't had a moment to process them although I do not touch my photos up that much. I am still learning how to use various programs like Photoshop and Lightroom.
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he first day of operation of Heathrow Airport's brand new Terminal 5 has descended into what has been described as "chaos", after problems with the terminal's baggage system caused numerous flight cancellations and delays.
Late on Thursday afternoon, all luggage check-in at the flagship new facility was suspended after a day when thousands of passengers faced hours of delays following the breakdown of the terminal's sophisticated baggage system.
According to a statement released by British Airways, the terminal's exclusive user, the terminal's baggage belt broke down and passengers were forced to manually check-in their bags.
This failure resulted in over 30 flights being cancelled, and delays of up to four hours for passengers using the airport. It was reported that some passengers' baggage had gone missing.
BA said more flights could be cancelled through Thursday evening as the knock-on effect of the problems was felt.
It was reported that only three flights would depart from the terminal on Thursday evening, due to the extent of the delays.
The airline's statement said they were experiencing "teething problems". In addition to the baggage belt problem, the company said there were also issues with "staff familiarisation" that were also contributing to the delays.
Heathrow Terminal 5 'Mayhem'
The day started well enough - with the first arrival and departure taking place early in the morning on schedule.
However, problems soon started to mount up.
As early in the day as 0830 GMT, passengers were facing delays. Passengers on flights from the German cities of Frankfurt and Hamburg had to wait two hours to collect their baggage.
According to the BBC, this morning staff operating the baggage system could not log-in to the computers to allow them to operate the system. The BA statement also said that staff confusion with the layout of the new terminal contributed to the delays.
Subsequently, the "fast-drop" baggage belt system - which allows T5 passengers to check their own bags in - itself suffered a breakdown, which led to a backlog in the terminal's main baggage system. This was what led to BA suspending the check-in process late on Thursday afternoon.
One baggage worker told news agencies that there was "mayhem" at the terminal throughout the day.
The problems caused many domestic flights to be cancelled, as well as delays or cancellations to short-haul destinations such as Paris, Munich and Brussels. One flight to Los Angeles, which should have departed at 1005 GMT, was still waiting for its baggage to be loaded three hours later.
Some media agencies were also reporting that there were problems with paying at a car park, as well as a broken down escalator.
British Airways Apology to Terminal 5 Passengers
BA apologised profusely to passengers caught up in the Terminal 5 delays.
The airline said: "We would like to apologise to passengers for any disruption to their flights. [The delays are] not unexpected following one of the most complex and largest airport moves in history".
The chaotic opening day, and resulting bad publicity, will be viewed as embarrassing for both British Airways and BAA, who prior to the terminal's opening both made great play that the passenger facilties on offer at T5 would represent a sea change in the customer experience on offer at Heathrow, which in recent years has developed a reputation for long delays.
Source - Airport International's London Reporter
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Baggage 'Chaos' at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5
he first day of operation of Heathrow Airport's brand new Terminal 5 has descended into what has been described as "chaos", after problems with the terminal's baggage system caused numerous flight cancellations and delays.


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December 2018
Each month during the school year, students from our elementary schools are selected to receive the School Board's Superstar Award for outstanding citizenship.
These young students have been chosen from their campus based on the virtues of outstanding character, citizenship, fairness, honesty, kindness, respect, responsibility and trustworthiness.
This month Hailey Solares, a third grader in Mr. Koceich's class was chosen to represent D P Morris Elementary. We are so very proud of her. Congratulations Hailey!
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If you get this email it means my two laptop batteries made it through this
Southwest Airlines flight which as a matter of interest is devoid of power,
TV, WiFi and seat assignments. It is very uncomfortable to give a boarding
pass to an attendant when boarding, only to get nothing in return. It is
weird -- almost like you aren't authorized to really board. Still the
airline is profitable so they are doing something right.
Seats are first come, first serve and I was lucky to get a window. Sadly
when the seat in front of you reclines, a 15.4 inch laptop has issues.
Digium's Mark Spencer tells me I need a smaller laptop and Sir Terry
Matthews even made fun of my "mainframe looking" computer a bit (the guy is
not only super-successful but hilarious -- Oh, BTW, no -- TMC will not soon
become part of the Wesley Clover family -- Right Terry? ;) ) Also the seats
seem to be the type that are of the laptop wrecking variety. What I mean is
if you aren't careful, you lose your screen when the person in front of you
decides to relax a bit.
The snack consisted of cookies and cheese and crackers which are crackers
with what appears to be a combination of Elmer's Glue and yellow toner in
the middle. At least they were whole wheat which when not combined with
copious amounts of oil and preservatives can be healthy. And yes, they were
delicious -- but like hot dogs or sausage, I suggest you don't examine the
inside of this "delicacy" before eating.
But who am I kidding, I am living trade show to trade show this week and
next, I see more rotary phones than healthy snacks . And Vegas? I ate at
buffets in Orlando, I imagine I will see a few in Vegas as well. We are all
about efficiency at TMC -- if we can save 10 minutes on a meal and spend
that time finding better ways to serve our customers, we will.
The mood of companies I have met with so far is cautious optimism. There
seems to be a consensus that Q1 of next year will improve and many companies
have decided to cut marketing budgets until that time. Here is the rub. If
things merely stabilize or don't improve and your pipeline of new leads is
drying up, you are categorically screwed (a fitting marketing term). I know
marketing and PR are easy line items to kill -- and I realize I work for a
company that benefits from marketing budgets not being cut -- I would just
remind you that if you cut marketing to save jobs, you aren't saving jobs,
you are likely costing more jobs but delaying immediate layoffs.
And it seems necessary to tell you TMC is on track to have a good year. We
had a record show as many of you know -- filled with buyers at ITEXPO in
Miami -- and our online business is doing well -- we have 150-200 online
customers a month or so. What is more important however is that most every
one of our customers is having a good year -- relative to their competition
and the industry.
There are no easy answers when managing a company in a slow economy and
every case is different but the companies which are marketing are doing
better than those who have decided to hide under a rock until sales pick up.
And remember, it is very difficult to increase sales if you have few if any


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I've identified with the Thomas Wolfe quote "you can't go home again" since my little cousin Jessie informed me during the summer after my freshman year of college that my parents were giving my room to my little brother. After I lost my room I never felt the same about being home. 11 years later I can say that this was totally fair and that Luke deserved the much bigger and better room since he'd played second fiddle to room selection his entire life. But anyways, that's besides the point.
I nested pretty heavily into my rooms at college. I painted one (obviously not a dorm room), and spent hours decorating and finding the right furniture to make them homey. However, I also moved constantly. There's a point of pride at Dartmouth for those of us that move constantly. Dartmouth is on a trimester system and has summer terms so the "opportunity" to move rooms is pretty substantial. Here's my Dartmouth/SF living history:
Dartmouth fall '02-spring '06
Freshmen year: Dorm all three terms
Freshmen summer: Parent's house/football frat
Sophomore fall/winter: Dorm
Sophomore spring: Tabard room (the Closet)
Sophomore summer: Tabard room (the President's room)
Junior fall: Panarchy room (forgot the name)
Junior winter: New Orleans (Anton's parent's house)
Junior Spring: Panarchy room (the Realm)
Junior Summer: off campus apartment
Senior fall: Tabard room (Social chair)
Senior winter: NYC apartment
Senior spring: Tabard room (Social Chair)
Senior summer: Parent's house/Anton's aunt and uncle's in NOLA
August '06-Spring '07: Geary/Leavenworth apt
Spring '07-Fall '08: Hayes Valley apt
Winter '08-Summer '10: Lower Haight apt
Summer '10-Winter '12: Upper Haight apt
Winter '12-Spring '14: Buena Vista Park apt
So in the last 12 years I have had 18 homes. 11 of these have been with A. The crazy thing is I'm not one of those people that's ambivalent about having a home, it's actually really important to me and plays a pretty major role on my every day happiness. I love coming home to my space. I can explain the reasoning behind each move, but I never intended to make this many moves.
With so many moves and feeling totally displaced at the beginning of each one, home became where A. was. During those years we also left for two months and traveled around Europe and most recently went to Thailand for a month and then drove cross country. With the physical location being such a temporary thing, A. became my home and feeling of comfort.
The separation of home from my parent's house and home started that summer after college, but it's deepened with each year. I feel like a visitor staying in what I considered my brother's room and then while he was in high school I was constantly missing being part of the family. I mean missing, like I wasn't there, not that I was yearning to be a part of it from college. I was like most self-absorbed college kids and perfectly happy with my bubble of 18-22 year olds thinking we were all so important and cool. But when I came back to my parent's house it was clear that I was a visitor, I wasn't there for the regular family meals, family events, or my brother's high school accomplishments for the most part. I also had felt like an outsider growing up in Vermont from my tiny grade school to my tiny high school (9 kids in my grade school class and 12 in my high school class) experiences. I tried like hell to fit in, but never really accomplished that and it was rough. In middle school the girl I considered my best friend from daycare wrote me a letter telling me 'I was too weird to be friends with'. I had similar strike outs with the cool kids in high school. And yes, even with a school that small, there are still cool kids. Having briefly gone to a reasonably sized middle school (over 100 kids in my class), I think that the smaller school is actually much tougher when you don't fit in than the large school where there's more people to blend into. For instance, one of the cool girls who was a year older than me had a weekly South Park watching party at her house who she invited most of our soccer team to. See the word "most" and guess if I ever got to go. So every week I'd have to hear how awesome it was from my friends and teammates and because of the tiny size of our school, there wasn't a social alternative for weirdo me. I watched South Park with my Mom.
Since then I've found plenty of fellow weirdos to be friends with and am very secure in my weirdness, but the reason I mention it is that not only did I have the displaced feeling from my parent's house, but I didn't exactly have a social world that made me feel like home when I came back to visit. Each year there grew a greater and greater divide. A lot of people I went to school with stayed in Vermont and as we grew up into adults I lost my footing in what to social situation was. I knew where we had all stood in high school, but since I wasn't home that often in college and then only once a year or so afterwards I missed the social landscape changing as people grew up and changed and got to know each other as adults instead of hormonal teenagers. I also had a hard time letting go of dislike I had for people who had been a dick in high school because we never had any interactions to move past that unlike the people I was friends with that lived in Vermont and got to know them outside of high school. I had a couple of people I kept in touch with and would still try and see, but that could be difficult too when my one trip home was over Christmas and we got a snowstorm so we didn't end up being able to connect. Each year I felt more and more like a stranger in my hometown even though I still think of myself as Vermonter to the core.
I actually had a couple of nightmares when we were on our way to Vermont to spend the summer because I was worried about how I'd feel being back but being so disconnected from my old life there. It was a weird thing to go from being independent and living in SF for almost 8 years to moving back into my old room in my parent's house at 30, even if it was just for a couple of months. To go from having my own space to inviting friends over to hangout at my parent's house. To go from having my own phone to people having to ask my Mom to talk to me because there's only a landline that works there. It's weird. It's also kind of funny. Except for the fact that my parents are not always reliable in passing messages or answering call waiting. That's enough to make me feel like a frustrated teenager again.
Then my world got turned upside down and two months turned into five and a half. My time in my old room was probably equal to the time I spent in there my whole senior year of high school because of all the time I spent recovering from surgery and chemo in bed. My parent's house became home again. And leaving home when it's your parent's house again is really hard to do.
My room became my cocoon. I felt safe there and comfortable, two things that I sorely needed going through this. My parents and I settled into a hybrid relationship where I was an adult but they were still overprotective. It's hard not to be overprotective when your kid had cancer, but I still only need my Mom to ask if I'm sure that I don't want a sweater once. Or not at all. It was nice though too the moments where we all enjoyed each other's company as adults, like going out to dinner or watching the Voice. Most of us don't get to go home again and although I would trade it all to not have cancer (seriously, if you thought I was going to say otherwise you've watched too many Hallmark movies), I am glad that I got to have this. The two months I was originally going to spend there went by quickly and wasn't enough to get comfortable. The five and a half months I had there made it home and made us not have to make the time count so much, we could get comfortable and just live. It's hard to describe, but hopefully you're following what I'm trying to say.
Leaving was really hard. Even when what you're heading to is exciting and good, endings are sad. It makes it even sadder because it's combined with two other things, it's going to be a few months before I see either of my parents again and I'm used to being able to see them whenever I want, and I can't imagine that I'll ever live in Vermont/home again. It's a big goodbye/ending that I didn't expect and I'm going mourn it for a bit. The first day I cried in 4 out of 7 states that we drove through and I'm crying now just writing about it. I have no doubt in my mind about our living in New Orleans and i am so excited for our life here, but it doesn't make it any easier or less sad to say goodbye to my home.
So on that note, call your Mom or Dad and tell them that you love them.


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Ramon Aranda
Ramon Aranda, 60, of Corpus Christi passed away Nov. 6, 2017. He was born in Taft, Texas on June 25, 1957 to Marcelino DeJesus and Carmen (Perez) Aranda. Ramon is preceded in death by his parents, Marcelino and Carmen Aranda; brothers, Sammy Aranda and Juan Aranda; and sister, Elma Aranda. He is survived by a son, Christopher Aranda of Corpus Christi; daughters, Melissa Aranda of Houston, and Christine Aranda of Victoria; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brothers Felipe Aranda of Taft, Rumaldo Aranda of Corpus Christi, Joe Aranda of Corpus Christi, Cruz Aranda of Sinton, Martin Aranda of Corpus Christi, Jose Guadalupe Aranda of Taft, and Randy Aranda of Taft; sisters, Maria Eva Rodriguez of Ganado and Elva Reyes of San Antonio. Visitation and a rosary was Nov. 8 at Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel in Sinton. A chapel service was Nov. 9 at Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Gregory Cemetery, Gregory. Arrangements and care entrusted to Resthaven Funeral Home, Sinton.


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With interest rates climbing, applications to refinance home loans are dropping to the lowest level since July 2011, according to a gauge of refinancing applications released Wednesday.
In the week that ended June 28, the refinancing gauge fell 16%, while a barometer of applications for mortgages to buy a home declined 3%, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.
Mortgage applications were hit by rising interest rates. The average rate for the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped up more than half of a percentage point to 4.46% in the week ending June 27, according to federally controlled mortgage buyer Freddie Mac. That 4.46% reading was the highest since July 2011.
However, refinancing applications could reverse course in MBA's next report. Why? MBA's mortgage-applications report lags Freddie's rate data, and the most recent rate report showed a drop for the week that ended July 3.
Looking longer term, refinancing applications have declined 35% since the beginning of the year, while mortgage applications to buy a home have increased 12%, according to MBA.
Until May, the gauges of applications for both refinancing and home purchases kept growing from January levels as mortgage rates remained close to record lows. But there's been a sharp divergence between purchase and refinancing applications in recent weeks as interest rates climbed. The explanation is that borrowers who wish to refinance are driven by interest rates, while would-be buyers consider a wider range of factors that also includes job stability and prices.
Despite recent gains, rates remain relatively low by historical standards, and economists expect the housing market to continue to rebound this year. Economists say tight credit is the biggest challenge facing many would-be home buyers. However, higher rates do mean that some buyers will have to lower their purchase plans. For a median-priced single-family home, which costs about $200,000, borrowers who put down 20% face an increase of about $100 for their monthly mortgage payments because of recent rate gains, according to research from Goldman Sachs.
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Nendoroid Saber Lily
|Original (other):
|Fate/Unlimited Codes
|Character name:
Saber Lily character
|Release date:
|30 September, 2009; 15 October, 2012
|Figure type:
|100 mm
|Good Smile Company
|Manufacturer price:
|3500 ¥
The pure white, royal knight - even more adorable as a Nendoroid.
The ever popular 'Fate/unlimited codes' game series has expanded with the recently released PSP version, and to accompany its release is this adorable Nendoroid of Saber Lily!
Of the many poses the Nendoroid is able to take, it can easily take the pose of its 1/7th scale counterpart, 'Saber Lily ~Distant Avalon~ ', as well as the popular pose from the front cover of the limited edition of the PS2 version of the game. Excalibur, Avalon and Caliburn with its scabbard are all included as separate weapons, creating an almost endless number of posing possibilities!
I've been watching you playing with your action figures for quite a while... That's great, guys! I also do understand that it's possible to exchange figurines parts between them. Do you do that kind of things? I own only two nendoroids - Louise and Saber Lily, but guess what will happen if I give Sa...
By Glory | Figures & Dolls | 20 Feb 2010
Cold winter and "hot" drinks
Freeezing COLD! −25°C in Moscow today !!! Aaaaaah! Ho-ho-ho, it's quite severe even for us. Typical Moscow winter temperature is something between 0°C and -15°C. And the lowest temperature ever recorded was −42,2 °C in January 1940. Huh! but you know, the difference between -5°C and -25°C is stu...
By Glory | Figures & Dolls | 16 Dec 2009
Did you enjoy your weekend? I spent it refreshing my knowledge before Japanese Language Proficiency Test (日本語能力試験, Nihongo Nōryoku Shiken). Level 3 here! And finally, it is over. Yokatta... (that is nice...) Although I feel a little depressed :( I'm not satisfied with my work :( I think my wor...
By Glory | Otaku & Japan | 06 Dec 2009
Nendo Saber Lily recovery!
I'm so happy. Nendo Saber Lily isn't defective (gosh, this word is ugly) after all. All thanks go to pineappleskewer. She was brave enough to try switching Sabers fists. I suspected it to be possible, but couldn't make myself twist them off... and finally got help from one of 'shelf'-users. Ah, nice...
By Glory | Figures & Dolls | 08 Nov 2009
27 Feb 2010, 03:03:47
28 Feb 2010, 12:42:09
Guys, you really should support the figures you like!
While you so softly do sleep...
28 Feb 2010, 12:57:30
06 Mar 2010, 14:10:24
While you so softly do sleep...
06 Mar 2010, 14:55:50
And personally I'd just feel mean if I voted down something here. ^_^"
08 Mar 2010, 11:59:43
Saber is like a wide range missile - she is good for anybody.
If you like kawaii innocent blonde - here she is;
If you (like me) love noble ladies - she is here also;
If you are fond of fighting but sexy anime girls - here she is!
There is nothing anybody can do about that! ~^__^~
06 Mar 2010, 12:01:58
08 Mar 2010, 11:55:58
08 Mar 2010, 12:38:57
09 Mar 2010, 12:17:07
Besides, Fate/Stay maybe also h-game, but it turned into something much more then a h-game.
hence - the result^^
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You will be able to claim one of the many ancient forts that dot the landscape as a home.
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hey..how is your experiment going on??by the way like the way you named it..actually thinking of doing the something similar write my essay team but before that gathering info on what might cause some issues and make us abandon our project..so if you can share the reason why stopped working on yours, that'd great..thanksLast edited by _ForgeUser27804802: Feb 15, 2017
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The week has been long and my heart has been heavy.
On Tuesday night we lost a dear family friend. Mark's diagnosis came just a week or two after my wedding. I remember being floored by the word "glioblastoma", and at the cruelly short time frame they gave him. And of course, he fought. He fought hard for those three blonde daughters of his and his one incredible wife. He had every reason to fight for his life, and so that's exactly what he did. And Tuesday night, he left this world, leaving behind a legacy of friendship and love.
My tears this week have been for the people who will feel his loss in the everyday. Kirstin, who is so strong and brave and an incredible mother, who will miss her soulmate and partner in every possible way. Avery, Mallory, and Emily, who will feel the loss of their father in small moments and in every milestone – birthdays and graduations and weddings. And for my father, who lost his best friend.
I'm lucky to have had a handful of best friends to guide me through life – a couple from my childhood, one from high school, and another from college. By being there for me in various stages of life, they all know different, deeper sides of me, and our bonds are that much stronger. For my dad, those best friends were all the same person – Mark Thomas. Childhood friends, grade school buddies, fraternity brothers. The kind of friend who spends the holidays with you and your kids. Friends who plan at least one golfing trip per year. The lifetime-best-friend kind. Only this lifetime wasn't quite long enough.
Mark – you are missed.
Kirstin and the girls – you are loved.
Dad – the idea of wishing you a happy birthday seems crass, but it's here all the same: I wish you a happy birthday today. And I'm sorry that this might be the worst birthday in the history of birthdays.


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Do I have a legal right to see my grandchildren?
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A member of my family makes me feel scared and unsafe. What is a family protective order, how can it help me, and how do I get one?


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|Today is the Duchess' anniversary with the Duke, so she wants to do something special to celebrate. That's why she's arranged a romantic picnic under the stars. But setting up the picnic took more time than she thought it would, and now she doesn't have much time to get dressed up before the Duke's arrival. The Duchess could really use some help getting dolled up so that she's ready in time to surprise the Duke. Browse the wide selection of fabulous clothes to dress the Duchess up for her romantic date in this fun online dress up game for girls!
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User review on Land Rover Range Rover Evoque written by monquish khari on 18 July 2016
monquish khari's review on Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 2.0 TD4 HSE Dynamic
Year of Manufacture : 2016 | Driven no. of Kms. : 212
Engine feels quite refined and efficient with lesser CO2 emissions, view ahead from the driving position is excellent, it comes equipped with a suite of technology to help it perform surprisingly well anywhere, hill descent control is excellent it gradually eases the car down a steep hills, a very capable off-roader, but servicing I felt is little costly, and infotainment system is not updated, has excellent safety features, cabin space is ok but I think it should be little more spacious and rear window visibility should also be better.
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Wedding catering is expensive. The catering together with the venue hire are likely to be the most expensive part of your wedding. You will cherish fond memories of your wedding day for the rest of your life, but is there a way to reduce the costs? Do you really need to call the caterer? Continue reading for 10 ways to cut the catering costs for your wedding reception.
According to a survey in 2017 of 4,000 brides, the average UK wedding now costs £27,161 – the highest it's ever been. Venue hire is revealed as the most expensive cost at an average of £4,354, followed by the honeymoon, and then the food at an average of £3,353 (www.hitched.co.uk). The Bride's Magazine puts the catering costs as high as £3,959.
What is a Wedding Reception?
Wikipedia describes a wedding reception as a party usually held after the completion of a marriage ceremony as hospitality for those who have attended the wedding, hence the name reception: the couple receives society, in the form of family and friends, for the first time as a married couple.
Traditionally it was the bride's parents who paid for the wedding reception – and that included the venue hire, food and drink. Nowadays it's more common for the cost to be shared by both sets of parents and the couple getting married. However, in the current economic climate with stagnating wages for many; increasing living costs; lack of accommodation for first time buyers and with student debt, a lot of couples are finding it difficult to finance their dream wedding. Why forfeit a house deposit or risk getting into debt for one day?
10 Ways to Cut Catering Costs for your Wedding Reception
- An obvious way to reduce your costs is to limit the number of your guests to the wedding breakfast. Menus are priced per head, so naturally it would be cheaper to feed 50 people than 100.
- Have a buffet instead of a sit down meal. This reduces the staffing costs and is also easier to cater for vegetarians and vegans. You can always decide to have a waiter/waitress for the top table and let the other guests help themselves. The typical ratio of waiting staff to guests is 1:10 and normally you cannot hire anyone for less than four hours.
- Tell your caterer that you have a budget and ask what they could provide for your budget. Most caterers are happy to work with you to keep your costs down.
- Don't overfeed. Again your caterer can help with this. Also, if you marry later in the day your guests will not want so much to eat in the evening. You could get away with a smaller buffet e.g. a cheeseboard, for your evening guests and your not so hungry earlier guests.
- When you choose a venue for your wedding reception it is often more expensive if you have to use their in-house caterer. Competition between caterers can invariably bring the costs down, so try to choose a venue that does not tie you to a particular caterer.
- Why not try street food? These are estimated to be typically 75% cheaper than the average typical caterer (according to feast-it.com. Prices tend to start at £7 per head and many can cater for weddings indoors as well as outside. The type of food the offer is varied:
- Fish and Chips (www.thefryingsquad.co.uk)
- Vegan and vegetarian dishes
- pizzas ( thepizzaproject. co.uk)
- Carvery Van (kkcatering.co.uk)
- Tacos (tacotruck. co.uk)
- Italian food & drink (cincin.co.uk)
- Thai Food (thethaiway.co.uk)
- a Hog Roast (theflyingporky.co.uk)
- Waffles (thewafflefloat.co.uk)
- Icecream Cab (theicecreamcab.co.uk)
- a prosecco van or bike (http://www.bubblebros.co.uk)
- If you have friends and family that are willing to help, it is possible to do it yourself. You do not have to call the caterer! This could be in the format of an afternoon tea – where a station is set up spread with homemade cakes and tea. Alternatively, you could set up a number of tables specialising in different foods, e.g. a salads table, a cold meat table, a hog roast, a cheese and biscuits table, a desserts table, etc. A DIY hog roast from Don't Tell Porky's theflyingporky.co.uk costs approximately £280 for 50 guest portions or £340 for 100 guest portions)
- A mixture of DIY and street food. Here you could call upon friends and family to prepare some items, such as a cheese and biscuits table or a desserts table, and hire a street van for other items. The variations on this theme are many.
- If you have a catering college near you it is possible they may be able to help you reduce your catering costs – it is worth an enquiry. They may be able to cater for your whole event, or they may be able to assist you with providing the staff for your event.
- Wedding Cake. These are traditionally expensive to buy, and in fairness it is labour intensive to make and the ingredients are expensive. It is usually recommended to set your budget at £500 for a three tier wedding cake. There are however alternatives – from sponge cakes to cupcakes, although these can work out expensive too. The cheapest alternative would be to have a desserts table with cakes and desserts made by friends and family.
You don't have to call the caterer for your wedding reception. Everyone wants their wedding day to be perfect – it is after all a celebration of two people's love and commitment to one another. But no one wants to start their married life in debt. If money is no object, then the world is your oyster – but if you are watching the pennies then there may be a need to compromise. Most people realise that weddings are expensive, and true friends and loving family members just want to make memories of joy and happiness for you both to remember. If you can afford to, you'll probably want to be pampered on your special day and you don't want to be too tired or stressed to enjoy yourself – but there are ways you can cut the costs for your wedding catering. Also, you may want to provide 'doggie bags' for any food left over, or alternatively donate the waste food to those who are less fortunate (for more information click here link to previous blog 30/11/17)
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this is psychedelic
but modern psychedelia - it's mise en scene is not a meadow in the English countryside or a park in London with ducks grooving in the pond or the Cosmos
(not so much the sound but the thematics and lyrical mise en scene)
Not even his most psychedelic single too
They formed little groups like rich man's ghettos
Tending their goats and organic tomatoes
While the world was being fucked by fascist regimes
They talked about windmills and psychedelic dreams
I suppose 10 Notes On A Summer's Day might be their most psychedelic moment - though I'm probably one of the three people in the world who doesn't consider that 12" a pile of self-indulgent crap, despite the awful dated 80s synth. Not quite as whacked out as the Eve Libertine / A-Soma album that came out after, though. Not to mention Merry Crassmas.
A lot of 60s psych is bland and boring. One of the dullest, most over-hyped groups I've ever heard was the 13th Floor Elevators. Supposed to be a psych classic - just sounded like a typical beat group playing basic rock. Some of the stuff that psych obsessives gush over sounds indistinguishable from Mungo Jerry to me.
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tho otoh, some things are timeless. the oldest human music is probably the drum + the drone, literal trance music, often with religious/mystical overtones. I don't think that combination will ever not have huge psychedelic potential, with or without the spiritual element.
it's not just sounds tho. the original psychedelic era (+ to an extent Summer of Love 2.0 etc) had an almost shocking naivete + sense of possibility that can never be recaptured, with the failure of its transcendent realities to materialize in any meaningful way is right there to see. transcendent realities now are related to technology, not drugs. further, we've long since passed through the one-way gate of cynicism, irony, hyper self-awareness.
that doesn't mean people won't continue to make (often excellent) psychedelic musics, just that they won't speak to transcendent realities, which is perhaps the hollowness WB describes
my take, anyway.
+ 10 Notes sucks. even Yes Sir I Will is p bad.
they got stuck in the trap of making music more abrasive to try to get the punks to focus on the politics. see also Flux of Pink Indians.
most 60s psych to is basically just garage rock. things mostly don't get actually tripped out until the 70s, + the exceptions mostly aren't "psych" how it's normally categorized.
Fucking Cunts, on the other hand, is a righteous racket and much better example of how to do that kind of thing, IMO.
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been thinking about this more.
i mean, from a hardcore spiritual perspective, it's just that psychedelic music by and large is the only stuff that communicates at the level of ENLIGHTENMENT. there's precious little music that reaches those levels WITHOUT plants (and chemicals derived from plants). some beethoven innit.
the psychedelic mavens of the 60s-90s were fulfilling the role of spirit guides. they were taking the drugs so you and i didn't have to. THAT was what was mooring the consciousness of the broader society. that was the function that music had which it no longer fulfills.
CERTAINLY in primitive societies that was the role of ritual music - and again it was frequently only the shaman/priest who took the medicine...


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Wanna Start A Band (Los Angeles/North Hollywood)
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Date: 2009-05-01, 10:48AM PDT
I LOVE all kinds of music but love performing Rock the most Classic Rock and 90's Rock. I am not the best vocalist but I am definitly passionate and I have lots of potential. (Black Male age 30 here) I am looking for other creative music lovers who would like to collaborate and start a band. Maybe we will just have fun and it will be a healthy creative outlet, Or, maybe we will play a few clubs. Lets Rock!
yes, lets…
First Email
Greetings friend!
I saw your posting on craigslist regarding starting a band! Lets do it. What shall we call ourselves?
In the name of ROCK,
Cool title, More about you.
cool title? what the hell is this guy talking about?
Second Email
I come from a proud native american background (blackfoot) – I enjoy the music of Led Zeppelin and Rush cranked to maximum volume. I have never insulted a woman. I am unstoppable. I am a great team player and very respectful of strong people. I am heavily involved and interested in mysticism and history of the far east. I love all things, that have good in them. And i want to crush all that is bad. I live a very pure existence and will always love my mother, Mother Earth.
How about you?
2nd Reply
I too love Zeppelin, the Mars Volta, Gnarls Barlkley and so many other bands and artists, I could go on forever. I am pretty versatile musically. I am learning the power of positivity. I believe in GOD as a guide and a re-energizing source of POWER and Creativity. I am powerful beyond belief, so are you. I embrace differences, I am very tolerant and open minded and respectful of all spiritual beliefs.
I work in social services as a day job, helping disadvantaged youth. So I am constantly giving of myself and need other healthy creative outlets. I've done many things career wise. What do you play? How old are you?
-HELL. YES. This guy is AWESOME.
Third Email
Rock on. I too can go on forever. The universe is expanding at an exponential rate. Thus we all expand, whether we like it or not. I am sad for feeble, weak minded people who will never experience the thrill of TOTAL cosmic domination. life force that flows through all beings is so strong if it is harnessed properly. I think in many instances, music is the outward expression of that strength and power. But – it must be played heavy and it must be played loud. Otherwise, the universe will deny it.
I believe age to be irrelevant, as we are all old souls. But in mans construction of "time" – I am 3 seasons of the mahogany, or 30 years old.
I am glad to hear of your contributions back to society. That is a worthy cause and you shall be blessed many times over, I am sure of it.
3rd Reply
Cool well how would you contribute to the band? What do you play? Do you play?
Fourth Email
I do not play any instruments. But I can sing with the scream of an eagle and the bone thrilling shriek of a 1,000 banshees.
I can also write award winning songs at will.
The pen is truly mightier than the sword – but ROCK is mightier than all. What shall we be called? How about Comanche Nightmare?
I didn't hear back from T'mon. Can you believe that?! Alas, Comanche Nightmare just wasn't meant to be. Too bad too, considering we were both all powerful and whatnot. Sounded like a pretty awesome basis for a band.
And why was this in the barter section of craigslist?


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Fans of the U.S. national team might feel down after the last-minute draw with Portugal on Sunday night, but they shouldn't feel out. The Americans still have a pretty good chance of making it to the round of 16.
The United States is currently tied for the lead in Group G with Germany, who it will play next. Both teams have four points.
That means that if the United States wins or draws vs. Germany, the team will move forward into the knockout round.
If the Americans lose, things start to get dicey. But even then, however, Clint Dempsey and crew can still advance. Here's what would need to happen in that event:
1) Ghana and Portugal draw. Germany would win Group G with seven points, the United States would finish second with four, and Portugal and Ghana would be eliminated with two points apiece.
2) Ghana or Portugal wins, but not by enough.
This is when it things would get truly complicated.
First, let's address the scenario if Ghana wins and the United States loses. Both teams would both have four points, meaning who would move on would come down to goal differential. Right now, the United States has a plus-one goal differential, while Ghana is at minus-one. So Ghana must not only win, but
by a greater margin than the United States loses make up at least two goals against the United States (for example, through a one-goal win over Portugal combined with a two-goal loss by the United States). If the U.S. loses by the same amount Ghana wins by, that would make their goal differentials are equal (for example, after a one-goal Ghana win combined with a one-goal U.S. loss), it would send matters to the second tiebreaker, total goals scored.
Still following? Great.
So, the U.S. has cumulatively scored four goals in this World Cup so far. Ghana has scored three. That means then if the U.S. lost to Germany in a high-scoring game (something like 4-3, for example) and Ghana beat Portugal in a low-scoring effort (say, 1-0), then Ghana and the U.S. would have the same goal differentials, but the Americans would move on by virtue of a total of seven goals to Ghana's four.
BUT, let's say Ghana scores just enough to tie the total number of goals. Then the question of which team moves on comes down to who scored the most in the match that already happened between Ghana and the United States. This one's quite clear. The U.S. team would go through since it won their head-to-head match, 2-1.
Now for Portugal. It's mathematically possible for it to knock out the United States, but it would have to overcome its minus-four goal differential to beat or tie the U.S.'s plus-one. To do that, the team would basically need to be made up of entirely fit Cristiano Ronaldo clones while the United States gets utterly trounced by Germany.
Phew. The end.
Well… not quite. There is one more even less likely scenario in which Portugal could got through instead of the United States: If Portugal ties the U.S. in terms of goal differential and goal total, the winner would then be decided by a random draw.
No, seriously. That's because the U.S.-Portugal match ended in a draw and FIFA's last stop in its determination hierarchy is literally a random draw organized by the FIFA Organizing Committee. If that seems silly to you, that's because it is. It seems it'd be more fair — and exciting — to organize a shootout, but by this point, everyone's probably so sick of doing simple math that fate seems like a more logical option than fair competition.
More from the World Cup:
Revisit all of Sunday's action on the World Cup live blog
U.S. is forced to settled for draw after Portugal's last-gasp goal
Netherlands, long a World Cup bridesmaid, has high expectations
Belgium gets late goal to beat Russia and advance
Algeria sets African scoring standard in outgunning S. Korea
Thousands of American soccer fans make Brazil feel like home
Isolated Amazon city of Manaus celebrates its World Cup spotlight
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2012 is ending and so, on its last day, I want to wish you all a Happy New Year! \o/ May 2013 be good to us and better than 2012! ^.^ I hope new dreams will shine our way and that we all will have strength, health and courage to pursue them, while being supported by the ones we love! And by Arashi, of course!
The idea of this fanart is Arashi spending New Year's on my country! XD So, a summer theme! ^.^
2012 was an amazing year for Arashi and, therefore, to the fandom! 2 DVDs, 3 singles, two albums (if we consider Ura Arashi Mania), Arafes in Kokuritsu, Popcorn Tour, Waku Waku Gakou in several cities, hosts of 24hs TV, MC of Kouhaku, 3 dramas, 03 Special Dramas, one more Special Drama and a new Drama to come, as well as 3 movies for next year, several CMs endorsements, besides their regular TV Shows and some individual works as MCs!
I hope 2013 will be a good year for the boys too, not only for their individual activities, but especially for their activities as five, since they are the best together! ^.^ I wish them health to face their crazy schedule and happiness on their private and professional life! To Arashi, only the best! ^.^
Since I am writing about Arashi, let's take a look on the busy month they had in December!
As for individual activities, I guess, right now, Aiba-chan is the only one busy filming his drama Last Hope! Jun-kun will start filming his new movie on January. I guess the same will happen to Sho-chan, because he also has a new movie – a sequence to Kamisama no Karute, and he will have Fujiwara Tatsuya as his "rival"!
On a not so happy side, all the five of them attended Mori Mitsuko-san's funeral; and, just some days later, Jun-kun attended Nakamura Kanzaburou-san's funeral. Riida, Nino and Sho-chan also went to his funeral ceremony some days afterwards. I was quite worried with Jun-kun since he respected Mori-san a lot (both of them worked together on Hitsuyo no Nai Hito, one of the firsts dramas Jun-kun did) and Nakamura Kanzaburou-san was the father of his two childhood friends and treated him like his own son… Two important people went away in a short time but I think he hanged in there and kept working like a professional! I just hope time will heal eventual wounds in his heart.
As for their activities as five, they appeared on Hey! Hey! Hey! last show on a video message, saying their nice words to Downtown duo!
Again in a video appearance, they performed Face Down and Wild At Heart on FNS. Everybody was expecting them to appear in live in the show, but since Aiba-chan wouldn't be able to go (he had another work, probably also related to his drama and FTV), Riida asked if they could appear in video since Arashi is five! Riida, you are the best! The performances were really good, although the "live" feeling was missing…
On the 21st, they appeared live in Music Station Special – they performed Akashi, Love So Sweet and Wild At Heart! Jun-kun was especially adorable! ^.^
Still on the musical activities, they had Popcorn Concerts on Fukuoka and Tokyo – they were as fun and amazing as the previous ones, according to all the reports and papa pictures! Not only that, but we had media coverage for Tokyo Concerts, so we could have an idea of how great Popcorn Concert is! And, also, full of Juntoshi, especially on "A Day in Our Life".
I mentioned on my last post, but, I think I should mention again – on the last day of concerts in Tokyo, the boys celebrated Aiba-chan's 30th B-Day! They performed and sang Friendship, they showed a special video message to him and they sang Happy Birthday to him dressed as Chinese waitress and Jun-kun as a cooker! XD It was touching! ^.^
Finally, on January, they will end Popcorn Tour in Nagoya!
Finally, Arafes DVD was released! \o/ Since my copy will only arrive probably in middle January (thanks to my terrible mail system), of course, I watched the leaked version and it was great! Shake It by the five of them is the highlight and I am sure all the fans agree with me! XD All the solos were great, actually, and being Rain a favorite of mine, I was thrilled watching Riida dancing it again, with the other four on the screen! Love Situation, La Tormenta, Tokei Jikake No Umbrella, One Love, Truth, 5x10, Still, Sketch… so many favorite of mine, it really is a great DVD! ^.^
Moving to TV Shows topic, NHK Special Show called Arashi no Asu ni Kakeru Tabi was aired, specifically, Aiba-chan's, Jun-kun'a and Sho-chan's tasks! I watched all of them, but, being biased, I enjoyed Jun-kun's the most! Aiba-chan's one was quite fun too, especially with the research group for eco cars! Jun-kun went to Kyoto and showed us how they grew and sell fresh vegetable there, together with high school girls! He was adorable (Taka Jun! XD) and he even cooked for the whole group! ^.^
Isn't this adorable? I found on weibo, it's not mine, but I had to share it! XD
Also, Asaichi aired a little about their special corners in Kouhaku, they met famous people and talked with them about their "home town" or "furusato". Jun-kun interviewed Tamasaburo Bando-san, from Kabuki theatre!
The boys are now endorsing Gree and they appeared on new CMs! Gree is social networking service focused on games and the boys appeared to be inside a game in the CMs! XD
Still on the CMs topic, a new version of Jun-kun's Meiji CM was aired and I had to post about it because Jun-kun together with mangas (Slum Dunk!) and chocolate is always relevant! XD
Since I am writing about Jun-kun, he appeared on a press conference to promote Lucky Seven Special, he talked about the drama and about his co-stars, he was surprise that Nanako Matsushima-san loves sweets so much! ^.^
On the 30th, Jun-kun appeared on FTV's Bokura no Jidai, together with Eita-kun and Hideki Noda-san! They talked about several subjects, being the highlight the fact that Eita-kun said he accepted to act in Lucky Seven because Jun-kun would be in it! XD They also talked how Jun-kun met Noda-san and he is always at his house and about marriage and children! Once again, Jun-kun expressed his wish to marry and have a child soon after it because he is worried about the age difference between him and his child! He is always thinking too much, so cute! ^.^ Also, let me say that Eita-kun was so cute with his cap and glasses! *.*
Writing about their regular TV Shows, VS Arashi was fun as always, especially with Nino and Riida's funny outfits and with Riida being serious about silly details! XD The ratings were better too! ^.^
About HnA, first, I have to write about the sad news that was out this month – HnA will end in March of next year… They will have an interview show with Sho-kun and a comedian on its place… I was truly sad with this news… I knew the ratings were quite bad since they weren't as five on the show anymore… Still, I liked Share a House and HnA was on for so long… Not only that, but I always had the hope that, eventually, they would be as five again on TBS and, now, this chance is over… u.u
At least, before the end, I could have my dear Juntoshi on Share a House! They were both adorable and so fluffy on the beginning of the show, it made me really happy! Riida flirting all the time and Jun-kun being embarrassed was adorable! But the noisy comedians made them sit apart… u.u Honestly, in my humble opinion, the comedians were really too noisy this time…
Finally, on Shiyagare, we had them playing against NTV announcers - that knew more about JE songs than Arashi did! XD The next episode was with a famous baseball player, but it was not so fun for me, especially because Jun-kun had swollen eyes since he had stayed up all night in Nakamura Kanzaburou-san's funeral before the recording… At least, Nino made the show entertaining being carried by the other four like a boss! XD On the Christmas Special, again, the boys exchanged presents with gays entertainers! XD
On the 1st, we will have Shiyagare Special, and several interesting corners – Jun-kun being scared, Riida as a (beautiful) woman and Jun-kun kissing two men?! XD Also, a very important JE senpai!
So, the boys will be a lot on TV the beginning of 2013, after Kouhaku, they will have Shiyagare Special on the 1st and Ichiban Show Time with Jun-kun as MC on the 2nd on NTV; Kotatsu de Arashi, VS Arashi Special and Lucky Seven Special on the 3rd on FTV; also, on the 15th, Last Hope starts!
Since they have so many special shows, they are doing promotion in ZIP (NTV), Mezamashi (FTV) and, also, with the special corners of Tokio and Arashi (Jun-kun appeared with Nagase-san to talk about fart XD, and alone to promote Ichiban Show Time and talk about his embarrassing moments this year XD) in NTV and Fuku de Arashi on FTV! Jun-kun was adorable during Junba and Matsumiya confessions on Fuku de Arashi! ^.^
Since December was such a busy month to the boys, this post turned out huge! So, thanks in advance to the ones who comment! ^.^
Again, Happy New Year to all my LJ friends! ^.^
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