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The 'Virginia deer' has been in Finland since the 1930s, but they're not highly prized.
By Mike Handley
It is not surprising that in Finland, a country practically developed by Nordic hunters in search of greener pastures and boundless game, hunting remains extremely popular. It has even been said that, given its sparse population, Finland has the largest concentration of hunters in all of Europe.
Wingshooting and small game hunting rank highly with the populace, but most probably prefer going after moose and bear. White-tailed deer -- North America's favorite big game animal -- reside there, too, but they get very little attention.
Whitetails are not native to Finland. They were imported there from the U.S. in the mid-1930s, and the bulk of today's herd is probably traceable back to the five fawns from that original shipment. Other "Virginia deer," a term probably used to describe the subspecies rather than the state of origin, were shipped there from 1937 until the 1960s. Shipments have been reported from Michigan, Minnesota and New York. Most of those animals, however, never survived the harsh winters.
This was all news to me. Before I actually flew to Helsinki in 2001, I had no idea that whitetails could be found on other continents. I was there for a moose hunt. And if I hadn't seen whitetails with my own eyes, I never would've known they were there.
The hunters I met, at least the ones who could speak some modicum of English, didn't hold whitetails in very high regard. Farmers consider them nuisances, while hunters primarily view them as potential distractions for their well-trained moose dogs. The people won't even shoot them during a moose drive, at least if dogs are used, because they don't want the hounds to sniff a dead one up close.
A difference of opinion about deer is not the only thing separating North Americans from Finlanders. If you're a big game hunter over there, you'd better be able to prove (every three years) your proficiency with firearms.
Imagine what it felt like to be in Dan Quayle's shoes following his rebuke during the now infamous vice presidential debate of 1988.
Quayle's handlers decided that, if Lloyd Benson played the age card, the best thing to do would be to suggest that he was the same age as John F. Kennedy when Kennedy was elected president. All went according to the well-choreographed plan, but it backfired when the solemn-faced, elder Benson smirked: "I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. You, Senator, are no Jack Kennedy."
I could almost feel the former Vice President's pain as I stepped into the shooting box and prepared to convince the administrators that I was worthy of being granted a hunting license in Finland. I was surrounded by leading gun writers from Germany, Spain, Portugal and Australia; cohorts in the U.S. hunting magazine business; and expert marksmen from the Sako rifle plant.
Before I ever squeezed the trigger, I heard them in my mind … "We knew Jack O'Connor. Jack O'Connor was a friend of ours. You, Mr. Buckmasters, are no Jack O'Connor." (For those of you scratching your heads, the late Jack O'Connor was one of America's most beloved shootists, and was as adept at writing and storytelling as he was at contributing to the meat pole.)
Admittedly, I'm not a gun writer. My eyes glaze over whenever I'm forced – as an editor – to read anything in which "foot pounds," "muzzle velocity" or "feet per second" are mentioned. But I am a veteran hunter, and I've taken more than my fair share of big game animals. I know how to shoot.
My old beat-up Remington is almost an extension of my arm.
Although I never let on, I was terrified when my number came up for the shooting test that we all had to pass before gaining our licenses. Not only was the peer pressure unbelievable, but I was also asked to do it with a strange rifle that I'd never even fired. I was handed a Sako 75 Hunter, chambered in .30-06, fresh from the factory.
I liked the feel and looks of it. The bolt was smooth as butter. But it wasn't my rifle!
That test had been on my mind for days! I couldn't fathom the humiliation if I failed it.
It was a two-part "test." First, you're supposed to put three bullets in the vital zone of a stationary, life-sized moose target within 20 seconds. Then, you have to put three more into the zone – consecutively – while the target is racing across a track at 18 feet a second. The target, by the way, is about 75 or 80 yards distant.
With the moving target, we were advised to take one shot per left or right pass. Our instructor could unleash all three in a single swoop!
The German, Werner Reb, strolled into the box first and made short work of it all. He might have made one miscalculation, but everything else was perfect. You get five shots at the moving target, which hands you a couple of misses to make adjustments. If that happens, you'd better be dead-on on the last three attempts!
The Spaniard, Jean Pierre Bourgignon (actually from Belgium), was next. If I remember correctly, he had to make a couple of adjustments before making the grade.
I was shooter No. 3, mainly because everyone else was sort of hanging back, pretending to be involved with examining the loaner rifles. I knew what they were doing.
My mouth was as dry as the red wine I'd sipped the previous night with my plate of reindeer tenderloin, and my skin was probably the shade of the grapes from which it was distilled.
Putting three back-to-back rounds in the standing target helped to relieve a lot of pressure. The bull-barreled Sako was a pleasure to shoot, and the recoil was almost non-existent.
Still, the most intimidating part was ahead of me.
I followed Werner's lead by calling for a practice shot before ordering up the actual test. When my first shot made it inside the outermost ring, I was elated. Figuring that it was going to be a piece of cake, after all, I announced that I was ready.
I totally missed the next two attempts and lost all sense of pride. I knew what I was doing wrong, but resisting the urge to shoot in a hurry was difficult.
With only three more shots remaining and all three "musts" in order to gain my shooting certificate, my gut started tightening.
I barely clipped the vital zone on the first pass – the result, again, of shooting too quickly. Yet the shot in the No. 2 ring counted. On the next two passes, I put both shots into the No. 9 ring, which was as perfect as possible, considering the rifles were sighted in to be high at that distance.
It no longer mattered if I even saw a moose. I'd proven my mettle. Buckmasters' reputation was salvaged!
My involvement in the shooting test (now that it's over), seeing whitetails on foreign soil and merely participating in a few moose drives made for an incredible trip. By the time I boarded a plane for Alabama, it no longer mattered that I hadn't seen a moose. I'd had the privilege of visiting a different part of the world – courtesy of Sako and parent company, Beretta, and immersing myself in a culture not altogether different from the South's in the 1960s.
The average Finnish hunter belongs to a club with between 20 and 40 members, where moose are hunted through man- or dog drives. At the end of the day, while the members roast sausages over a fire, the meat is split among those who want a share.
The thing that's so different, however, is the dogs and how they're used. First of all, you'll rarely see more than one or two dogs in any given hunt. And unlike the hounds on this side of the Atlantic, moose dogs do not bark as they're trailing or even "jumping" a moose. The only time they're trained to bark is when they are actually looking at a bayed moose.
If the moose breaks and runs, the barking stops. If you hear barking, that's when it is time to creep up and shoot the moose – while the dog has it distracted.
When the dog gets tired, or even if there isn't a dog, man-drives are the norm. As during the dog drives, about a third of the members walk through the woods with homemade noisemakers (sans rifles), pushing the game toward the "standers," who are usually sitting on the stools they carry along in their backpacks.
Many of the drives encompass large portions of, if not entire, islands. Like Alaska, southwest Finland has an archipelago (a chain of islands) extending into the Baltic Sea. Altogether, there are 81,000 islands, and the wildlife – when pushed – often swims from one to the other for refuge.
Another big difference between Finnish hunters and Americans is that Finlanders are not in it for the antlers. They'll shoot young bulls, cows and even calves – up to whatever number they've decided needs harvesting before the season opens. A monstrous bull, like the ones common in Alaska and Canada, is purely a bonus and very uncommon.
A big set of whitetail antlers is even more uncommon. And if one does happen to pass within range, you can bet that a Finlander won't be afflicted with "buck fever."
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By PapaJ on Saturday, December 06, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 248,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "nothing every breaks on it, easy to drive."
Cons: "One removal seat jams."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I bought it with 92,000 miles, now it has 247,000. It just keeps on running. I have replaced the timing belt once, the power steering pump once, but everything else is original. My wife has a 2000 version of the same which we use to tow a trailer. Both vans good power, good comfort, and a great van. I have been very pleased I bought this van and plan to drive it until the wheels fall off."
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By goodvalue on Tuesday, November 25, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 107,800overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "Solid performer in great shape."
Cons: "Minor paint damage left rear bumper"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"It is the best vehicle I have ever driven. I just want a new car. Absolutely reliable. It has JBL sound system. The rear bumper has never been replaced but has been repainted. It's the only place where there is some paint chipping on its left side. Other than that, terrific."
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By Rcheese on Friday, November 07, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 283,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Handling,Comfort,Reliability,Cargo Capacity"
Cons: "Wet Road Handling Could Be Better (Snow is great)."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I am the only owner of this 2000 Sienna XLE. It has been the best car I have ever owned. It has 283,000 miles and is only now starting to show signs of age. The only maintenance we have done is normal wear and tear (Brakes, tires, etc), and manufacturer's recommendations (timing belt, other belts, etc), with the exception of a pin breaking in the ignition wiring harness requiring a replacement of the wiring harness. Paint is very durable. I got creamed by baseball sized hail a few years ago and although the car has little dents, no paint is chipped (and no glass broke!). Very durable! It handles very well in most conditions, including snow. On extremely wet roads it has a tendency to catch water in the wheel wells, very slightly affecting handling, but this could be a function of tires and the fact that I don't have splash guards. This is only when there is 2-3 inches of water on the road. Handles well even when fully loaded. Still has the same power. It has a few electronic glitches that I understand were fixed with later models (power door sensors malfunction when wet, tire pressure warning system notoriously unreliable). Seats are comfortable. Interior is roomy. Plenty of cargo space. All four rear seats can be removed for extra cargo room -- more room than my standard bed pickup truck! Leather seats are so durable! Stood up to 7 years of kids in car seats and all the messes that go along with that and doesn't show at all. Mileage has been much better than advertised. I've averaged 25 mpg on the highway, which is well above the manufacturers number. I have definitely gotten my money's worth on this car. I am now shopping for a new car and if I still needed the capacity of a van, I would buy another Sienna without hesitation. But now that my kids are driving, I'm downsizing my car. However, my top choice is still Toyota."
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By Boo on Thursday, October 16, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 175,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Great all around van."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"My 2000 Sienna is a great van. I have put some rather hard miles on it, driving often on gravel roads and in snow. It has over 175,000 miles on it. The only troubles I've had were with the battery and the battery cable/connection. I have had to replace both window motors as well. It does leak a little oil, but not enough to worry between oil changes. The only time it got low enough to worry about I went 6,000 miles between changes. It is comfortable and gives a nice, smooth, tight ride. You don't hear a whole lot of road noise either so that is nice."
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By onthegogottaknow on Saturday, September 20, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 170,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"FAMOUS 'Last Words' are often the ones I end-up eating! This 60+ Lady found herself looking at the LE Toyota Sienna.With my Much Loved 4Runner's TOTAL FLIP-OUT (literally) I was now In-the-market for another car. The info. I received, after the accident of course, is that 4Runners were/are notorious for FLIPPING! Golly,don't have to tell me twice! However, what could replace my heavy, 4WD,Bells & Whistles! Above all, must be Toyota After my Hearty Meal of famous last words, I came across a Sienna LE. Before the TD, I looked inside…..Clean! Smells great, Upholstery Well Cared for.,AND creme-de-la-creme, It didn't seat 4/5 but 7!! Test Drive? Well, I bought it,(2009) still drive it.Runs great. Was already 10 years old when purchased with Average Milage. Today, she boasts a Really Tight Engine, Skin still looks fairly good for her age, With Low-Mileage {just below 170,000}. She is in need of repairs or fixes all minor, Thank You, Lord. So I bid Adieu! In closing I want to comment about Toyota Vehicles: I have owned, driven, used many Makes (mostly Amer.) In those years, I can Honestly report, that T has always stood the test for Reliability,Comfort, Safety, etc.. Engine durability should stand, I believe, with No Others. I don't know if the many Foreign or Domestic Makers have the same outstanding features which seem to be Toyota's TradeMark. I HIGHLY recommend Toyota Products."
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By Brian on Sunday, August 24, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 268,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Reliable, comfort, quiet, roomy,versitile, Quality"
Cons: "None."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I bought this used in 2009 with 171,000 miles on it. It now has 268,000+ on it, and just had to replace timing belt, water pump, valve cover gaskets, plugs & many seals for first major repair in Feb. 2014. Water pump was only changed as a precaution, since they already had to remove it to get to timing belt. Replacing front brakes was easy & fairly inexpensive. Headlight replacement is a 2 minute job, even in the winter, with no tools! Compared to 2009 Chevy Malibu, in which you must remove the front of the car, grill, inner fender, etc., to get to the lights-$125.00!! For a stupid headlight! This Sienna is quieter & more comfortable than a new Chrysler Town & Country we had as a loaner vehicle. It also handles very well. Dual A.C. & heat are great, 2 rear captain's chairs & back seats totally removable from van, and has full size spare which we have never used. With all rear seats removed, I can haul 4'x 8' sheets of plywood with all doors completely closed! And it pulls a 3,500lb. trailer with no trouble. It has been in 1 accident, hit from behind & front, and protected my family very well by absorbing the impact. It has NEVER failed us, and I plan to drive it as long as I can. Just keep maintaining it & do reasonable repairs & preventative maintenance, and it will last!"
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I often say that you need to try new things, test new theories, play with the SERPs as often as you can. After all, if you blindly follow what others, and don't try your own experiments, you won't be a competitive SEO. At the same time, read others experiments, learn from them, but try and replicate your own.
For example, Shark SEO posted about Multiple meta descriptions. This is a technique others in SEO, including old school SEO superstars such as Greg Boser and Dave Naylor have been playing with meta descriptions for years. Greg has even advised up to 5 meta descriptions on a page, if I recall our twitter conversation correctly (see this tweet from Joost) , while Dave has been playing with Snippet optimisation for as long as I can remember.
So what's the premise?
Simple: Show a different, more relevant meta description for a page for different queries. AKA Dynamic Meta Descriptions!
Why? To improve your click through rates of course!
Does it work?
In a nutshell, I don't take anything as gospel – I try and test as much as I can. In this instance, I did, and it works!
The below is a search for my Brand: Explicitly Me.
See that meta description?
Explicitly Me is an experiment on exposing weakneses in Google, Bing & Yahoo. Visit the site at Explicitly.me to get awesome Blackhat Tips.
Now let's run a search for my name: Rishi Lakhani
Rishi Lakhani (rishil) is a specialist SEM consultant, working on Paid, Organic, Affiliate and Social Media. To find out more, feel free to get in …
How cool is that? Its picking this up again from my meta description, and serving the right one for the query.
Here is a Screen shot of my meta description, but if you don't believe me, check it yourself:
Dynamic Meta Descriptions are Cool
Now that I have validated that you can in fact have dynamic meta descriptions, I feel justified in deploying them for a number of sites and clients. Some example situations in which I would deploy these:
1. Brands Home Page – Brands home pages tend to rank for all sorts of stuff, from brand name, to top level generics. How cool would it be to have the home page meta showing a brand message when a brand query is entered, and showing a generic offer led copy when a generic keyword is searched for? You then please both the Brand Police, and your SEO CTR requirements.
2. Top ranking generic pages – although I need to test this a bit more, I also think you can optimise the copy to show smaller variations in the description tag, for example, when a Car insurance page ranks for both, Cheap Car Insurance, and Car Insurance Comparison – traditionally you would optimise ONE meta description for that page to include both keywords. But how cool would it be to show TWO separate ones which are query dependant? E.g.:
Read your peers, keep an eye on what they are trying and testing. See their results, then try and replicate as many as possible, as long as the results they get are something you can use.
Rishi Lakhani is an independent Online Marketing Consultant specialising in SEO, PPC, Affiliate Marketing and Social Media. Explicitly.Me is his Blog. Google Profile


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Q: I'm a newly divorced woman at 28, with no children. I married too young to a man who wasn't ready to be a husband and probably never would be. I'm quite happy with my new direction in life. But everyone's treating me like I need to be fixed. My relatives are always pitying me, acting like this is a time of mourning for me. Honestly, the divorce was a long time coming and I am happier now. Why can't people get that? And how can I show them that without being rude?
Smiles and a change of conversation go a long way. "I appreciate your concern. But you might be surprised to know I'm actually feeling better than I have in a long time. How about you?"
Saying this like a broken record will help highlight the fact that their worries are misplaced and at the very least will halt that line of conversation.
And let your actions speak for themselves – moving on with your life, showing people that you have new interests and new activities, will eventually help them stop seeing you as a "newly divorced woman."
Q: I'm so angry all the time. I have a good life and many things to be thankful for. But I'm constantly annoyed and feel rage at things. Last weekend, I got into a shoving match with another woman at a bar. I was so ashamed of my actions I almost couldn't believe I'd done it. I know you'll say to seek therapy, but I want some idea of how bad off I am and what I'm getting myself into.
Trust me: What you're getting yourself into is much better than where you've already been. You're otherwise on a very scary path here, especially if drinking is involved. You don't say how long this has been going on, but my guess is that this is a combination of physiological and psychological factors – like depression or anxiety – and inadequate ways to cope.
It's OK and normal to be scared of therapy. Still, it's the best way out of a situation like this. It might take a few months; it might take a year. But you'll learn the automatic, unconscious thoughts that are causing your emotions to sour and your behavior to follow. And you'll develop much better, healthier ways of recognizing those triggers and coping with them.
Andrea Bonior is a clinical psychologist and the author of "The Friendship Fix." www.drandreabonior.com.
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Republican State Rep. Jay Love of Montgomery announces he is resigning from the Alabama House effective Aug. 1. He says he wants to pursue business opportunities and to promote education reforms.
Love is the chairman of the House Ways and Means-Education committee that prepares the state education budget.
Alabama News Network talked to Love about his decision.
Love's successor will be chosen in a special election to be called by Gov. Robert Bentley.
"I have other opportunities out there that have presented themselves. More will be known in a few weeks. But right now I feel like it's the right time for me to leave the legislature certainly with my family, where I am in business," said Rep. Love.
The news came as a surpsise to polictical analyst Steve Flowers.
"This is news statewide. From a public policy standpoint, Jay Love is a very powerful member of the legislature. In essence, he wrote the education budget, so when you look at the importance of public policy, his resignation is much more significant than Beth Chapman's last week," said Flowers.
Even though Love would not go into specifics on his new opportunities in the private sector, he says he has good memories of the past 11 years.
"I've enjoyed my time in the legislature, and it will be something that I will always hold dear," said Love.
Love's successor will be chosen in a special election to be called by Gov. Robert Bentley.


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Janet Nancy Johnson, 74, Custer, died Saturday, June 16, 2012.
A service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses in Stevens Point.
A celebration of her life will follow at Jordan Park in Stevens Point.
Donations for a memorial can be sent to 2418 Custer Road, Custer, WI 54423.
Mid-Wisconsin Cremation Society of Wausau assisted the family with arrangements. Condolences may be offered online at www.mwcs.ws


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Guergis alleged that they defamed her by spreading false allegations, including suggestions she had consorted with prostitutes and fraudsters and consumed cocaine
The PM's lawyer wants a judge to shut down a lawsuit Guergis filed unless she agrees to pay for the defence lawyers for Harper and three other government officials
Michael den Tandt: A war between Harper and the disgraced senators, the opposition and media is a classic wedge; possibly even a fundraising tool
'When a plaintiff, as in this case, chooses to sue a wide variety of defendants on the basis of accusations of conspiracy and bad faith, the expectation must be that the claims will be vigorously defended'
An Ontario court has tossed out former Conservative cabinet minister Helena Guergis against Prime Minister Stephen Harper and others over her 2010 expulsion from cabinet and the party
A lawyer for Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivered a withering assessment Wednesday of a defamation case brought by former cabinet minister Helena Guergis, calling it "a fiction"
Jaffer sought secret information about Canadian military satellite technology after meeting with state-owned Chinese technology companies in China in 2010, private investigator Derrick Snowdy's court filings say
Former federal cabinet minister Helena Guergis is suing Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the Conservative party, and several other people for $1.3 million in connection with her 2010 ejection from the Tory caucus over allegations of improper conduct.
By David Pugliese The email from a Canadian Forces base commander to one of his subordinates seems routine enough. He says he can't come into work that day and needs to cancel a series of official functions, including his attendance at an RCAF memorial luncheon. "Please hold the Fort/Base in my absence," wrote Russell Williams […]
By Amy Minsky OTTAWA — Former Conservative MP Helena Guergis violated two sections of the code of ethics to which members of Parliament are bound by acting in a way to further the personal interests of her husband, the federal ethics watchdog wrote in a report released Thursday.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Apple (AAPL) is said to be readying an iPhone trade-in program aimed at getting consumers to upgrade their smartphones.
According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple has partnered with mobile phone distributor BrightStar to run the program. Brightstar already handles trade-in programs for AT&T (T) and T-Mobile (TMUS).
Citing anonymous sources with knowledge of the plans, the report said Apple hopes to not only drive iPhone 5 sales through the program but also collect older models to refurbish and sell in other markets.
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter
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When a doctor delivers his newborn twins and discovers that his baby has Down Syndrome, he turns her over to a nurse, who secretly raises the child.
Kim Edwards writes short stories and women's fiction about how people interact, their inevitable miscommunication, and familial connections. In a tale spanning twenty-five years, a doctor delivers his newborn twins during a snowstorm and, rashly deciding to protect his wife from their baby daught... Read More »
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I found the pace of this novel to be excellent, the themes very well developed (family ties, secrets, barriers to intimacy) but I did not get caught up in it as I expected. Nevertheless, it's worth a read and covers a subject that is either uncommonly written about or I simply had never read a book focussing on families with mentally delayed children. The prose is a perfect bland of complexity and simplicity.
A real touching story. Although a slow pace, it keeps a steady beat as it walks us through the journey between two families. I really loved this book because it is a story totally relatable to modern day and age.
I could not put this book down. A period of twenty years is spanned in this tale and at each new point, different characters are narrating the story.
Amazing and poignant. I thought it ended a bit too abruptly.
Well and Beautifully written.... this is a special story that captures a terrible,heart wrenching, sad ,tragic,and so emotionally touching situation. It touches my heart and reaches into my very soul. this book deserved 5*****stars. For me it 's a must read! I now know things about down syndrome that I never knew before.
This was a moving movie from start to finish. I disagree with what the doctor did by sending away the girl with problems. I think the wife could have handled the downs syndrome very well. I am glad the nurse took her to raise instead of putting her in a uncaring instuition for the rest of her life. It was a emotional book but i enjoyed it and learned about downs syndrome from the book too. We should be patient and loving to our children no matter what their handicaps are;. They are part of us no matter what .
In a tale spanning 25 years, a doctor delivers his newborn twins during a snowstorm and, rashly deciding to protect his wife from their baby daughter's affliction with Down syndrome, turns her over to a nurse, who secretly raises the child.
Meh, don't understand all the fuss about this. A bit dragged out, everyone is happy in the end etc etc
Our club read this and it was a mixed response. Some loved it and others had little sympathy for the characters. I enjoyed the story overall and found it challenging at times from a moral standpoint. A good read.
Too syrupy.
I enjoyed this book, but was somewhat disappointed in the ending. There was so much build up and character development throughout the rest of the book that the ending somehow didn't seem to fit.
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A family drama, The Memory Keeper's Daughter explores every mother's silent fear: What would happen if you lost your child and she grew up without you? It is also an astonishing tale of love and how the mysterious ties that hold a family together help us survive the heartache that occurs when long-buried secrets are finally uncovered.
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DALLAS Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas is well known to those who've seen annual adaptations at their local theater. They know the basic story of a miserly man who learns to embrace the spirit of Christmas thanks to four spirits, starting with the ghost of his late business partner Jacob Marley.
It's a dark tale with frequent blooms of overwhelming joy, but it's also an indictment of crass commercialization and capitalization, both spurred by the Industrial Revolution that preceded the book's publication. No adaptation I've seen has captured all that complexity as starkly as the new production at the Dallas Theater Center, adapted and directed by artistic director Kevin Moriarty, and marking the title's debut at the AT&T Performing Arts Center's Wyly Theatre.
This is the first new Christmas Carol for DTC since it debuted Richard Hellesen's adaptation and moved the show to the Kalita Humphreys Theater, after the holiday tradition's home for many decades, the Arts District Theater, was torn down in the mid-2000s to make way for AT&T PAC. If you remember Adrian Hall's A Christmas Carol in that barn of a space in the 1980s, this version will bring back memories, even if one expects the technical capabilities of the Wyly to offer more exciting flying effects than what was captured in Hall's version. (It doesn't; as a high school student then, I'll never forget Marley soaring so close to the audience that it was truly frightening.)
In terms of design, this production never lets us forget that this is "the age of the machine," with Beowulf Boritt's scenery of industrial pipes and steam-powered effects, plus the clanging of Broken Chord's sound design and Jeff Croiter's lighting and fog that evokes 19th-century London. Also, kudos to the designers of costumes (Jennifer Caprio), hair/wigs (Stephanie Williams) and makeup (Louise Zizzo), the latter of note for a zombie-esque Marley (Chamblee Ferguson, who does some flying with his feet still chained to earth).
Moriarty's adaptation emphasizes this milieu, too, with lines about how "industry is rewarded" and the frequent presence of debt collectors and clinking coin boxes. Ebenezer Scrooge (Kieran Connolly) leads this charge. Usually portrayed as a cantankerous old man, here he's something who instills a different kind of fear, one that hits home for people barely scraping by: the heartless boss and bean-counter of a factory that doesn't care about its employees outside of work. Connolly does take advantage of chances to show deeper emotion in the flashbacks.
What's amazing is that this out-front concept of capitalism-shaming doesn't come at the cost of storytelling. Carols and folk songs propel the dialogue and action. In the spectacular Fezziwig scene, for instance, the boar's head celebration is followed with a rousing chorus of Auld Lang Syne, and then those lyrics are reprised to devastating effect with the line "should auld acquaintance be forgot" as Belle (Susana Batres) tells Young Scrooge (Alex Organ) why she can't marry him.
Sonny Franks, as Fezziwig, keeps the momentum going as bandleader and mandolin player (other actors bring out instruments, including banjo and double bass). As Mrs. Fezziwig, Liz Mikel nearly steals the show by using her most powerful instrument: her voice. (Mikel also plays a character often diminished in adaptations of this story, Scrooge's maid Mrs. Dilber.)
Fitting all this into 90 minutes (with no intermission) means less time and character development for Bob Cratchit (Akron Watson) and Scrooge's nephew Fred (Daniel Duque-Estrada) and their respective families, but the crucial scenes are there. The other three ghosts are nicely conceived, with Christmas Past (Ashlee Elizabeth Bashore) as Scrooge's mother, and the youth of Christmas Present (alternated by Liam Taylor and Tristin Thomas) as a Peter Pan-like being who does the most flying in the show and might be the character Tiny Tim (Christena Adkins and Juan Luis Meza-Roman alternate) dreams about being if he weren't confined to crutches. As for Christmas Yet-to-Come, no need spoiling that surprise.
In the early scenes and at the end, the performers narrate Dickens' prose from all corners and levels of the thrust configuration. From the early warning that it's important to understand that Marley was dead to final celebrating with a bowl of smoking bishop, it's clear and concise storytelling with more to the message than we typically see in adaptations of the story. If you're resisting going because you've seen it too many times before, shrug that off. You haven't seen A Christmas Carol like this.


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The shooting happened in the 4400 block of North Racine Avenue at 7:28 p.m., according to police News Affairs.
Two women were taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition, according to Fire Media Affairs. A man was taken in "stable" condition to Weiss Memorial Hospital.
Police said one of the women was shot in the back and the other was shot in the knee. The man was shot in the leg.
The shooting was a drive-by, according to police News Affairs. The car involved was a white Ford Taurus with two black male occupants. The shooting was potentially gang-related.


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If whites are excluded from tax-payer funded programs, why should white people pay taxes?
Oh yeah…because white people are RAAAAACIST.Noteworthy Comment +31
WTF this is disgusting!~ The news story deals minimally with the fact the ass hole principle REINFORCED that only "colored" children should get the assistance. To say this was a typo is utter bullshit, the voice mail states "if there is room "for whitey". Fire the fucking principle who is probably only in that position because of affirmative action, this is probably justified in his simple mind by the same measures affirmative action.Noteworthy Comment +15
Sorry my last comment is incomplete: He did not use the term whitey but we all know that is what he is thinking, this is his way of fist panthering (black power) it up.+7
is it time to start shooting yet?Noteworthy Comment +18
How can a public employee,on the public dime, at work, "decline" to comment to the media? About actions he took while acting as an agent of the public?
Am I missing something here or are the media?Noteworthy Comment +19
So how can white people be racist when the vast majority of those killed in the American Civil War were white on both the Union and the Confederate sides? It seems to me that it should have been settled nearly 150 yrs. ago with the bloodshed of over 600,000+ lives to end slavery. Guess history doesn't count. Give it up progtards, most of us know the truth and you can't keep on lying forever, and besides your damned precious democrap party was the party of the KKK etc. So go to Hell democraps, we good white people can take care of ourselves and we have accepted you and will continue to accept you as fellow Americans. Just give up your grievances and forgive us our past sins. Most of us gave up the sins of racism a long time ago. Myself, my children and grandchildren don't need to continue paying retribution for the sins of our ancestors anymore. Lets just be all Americans united again and end the divisiveness. You know, like one nation under God with liberty and justice for all…Noteworthy Comment +13
This is a tacit admission in the belief in the superiority of the Caucasian Race over all the others!
What a fucking moron!Noteworthy Comment +17
@aardvark – the problem is Democrats are still the KKK party and as racist as ever….they just can't show it….yet. They don't want to live in harmony with all Americans – they want POWER.
So they blame conservatives. The victims of Democrat racism start blaming, hating, and now killing conservatives. There will be a surge in violence…economic chaos…fear, instability… All caused by the Democrats and blamed on conservatives.
Crises…followed by crushing state power wielded by Democrats, shredding the constitution.
After tens of million die…and after the smoke clears, we'll either be free again so we can rebuild a great nation, or the Democrats will win and finally have their "utopia" that will make North Korea look like paradise.Noteworthy Comment +19
$ 3 2 1. The Black Afirmative Action Principal to be named by Executive Order by the POTUS as ness Czar of the Ministry of Educashun.
When I say "fundamental change" motherfu*ker, I mean fundamental change. Wake up America.Noteworthy Comment +10
I have noticed and felt the anti-white thing starting from 1969.
It never held me back because I didn't need anyone to cater to me in the first place. So their attitude against me was just a part of the landscape for me instead of a controlling factor. I have never qualified for any program of assistance, school or otherwise. Didn't need it, 8th in my class anyway. Can't keep me down.
There was a time I injured my back and I couldn't do a thing. Not too long after my second son was born. I called the local office here in Dallas to get some family assistance. The obviously black woman on the other end laughed and then stated in a voice of incredulity "This is for black people! You're white! Go get a job!" My jaw was agape.
That hurt my family. That one got to me a bit. Other than that particular experience racism has been a smaller factor in jacking with me than the sinful ways of anyone I had to deal with to make a living or live well in general.
By sinful ways I mean the kind of small person that sees everything as a power play. Little give. Little heart. Happiest when others suffer. Does what they can to eff things up. Just nasty in general.
I don't take it personally.
But lately, the racism against whites has gotten so outrageously blatant it is worthy of being en guarde.
And En Guarde, I am.
Thing is, they are making it so it's getting harder and harder for me to take care of myself without them being involved. This I resent greatly for it is a direct attack without a face for me to confront. It's not like these racists have ever helped me in the first place.Noteworthy Comment +13
I hope and believe that we don't have to fight another civil war to end this. And I pray to God that the vast majority of those of us who live in red states can opt out and start a new America, returning to the rule of law, a renewed Constitution based on our current one and ultimately God. And I thoroughly agree with the article by Marcus Lloyd on American Thinker today that we need to repent (I'm just as guilty as anyone else of allowing things to spin out of control over the past 40-50 yrs.) and ask God to forgive us. I refuse to live under the authority of statists of either party anymore who want me to capitulate to their evil worldviews. I pray that its not so but we really do need another Great Awakening to happen soon otherwise things will not end well. Lets hope its far greater than Promise Keepers was 20 yrs. ago because God is our only hope.Noteworthy Comment +14
Because, Aardvark, The Civil War was not started for the sake of ending slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation came during the war as a tactic.
It would have been proclaimed before the first volley was fired if it was.
The problem started over money, led to secession, which led to: 'Uh UHhh! You ain't going nowhere!'Noteworthy Comment +14
Where else can we go? Its not like we can colonise the Moon or Mars yet and start all over. I will take my stand here in what I still believe is the greatest nation on Earth.+7
Exactly. What other choices are there?
That's just it Aardvark, with a faceless attack on our very existence there is no one to confront directly as they are stealing our lives.
What are we to do? I can shoot a burglar because he entered my home. Not so much with these guys.+5
Typical Obama democrat move on the part of that asshole principal… We're gonna take your property taxes and use them to fund programs that your kid can't attend and those programs will contain mostly kids of people who don't pay property taxes at all.
Fuck You Democrats… Seriously, get ass cancer and die in agony… You deserve it.Noteworthy Comment +14
As a parent, I'll take the time to tutor my own.+9
It's a shame but I can see the parents backing off when the program is changed (and it will be, as it always is when the progs are caught out) and the media also backing off. This principal needs to be fired or demoted as his error in judgement was so large as to call into question his whole skillset as an educator. This man is cementing racism in these young students.+9
Dr. M. L. King has gotten his wish…a man is judged by the content of his character and not the color of his skin.
Wow! a black man with no character. What a scum bag+8
When they start making these "rules" up in the schools it sucks for more than just whitey. WTF are the mixed kids supposed to do? Bullshit racism right there.+7
See! It's me!
The Owld Bugga+1
I'm not the least surprised, If a white person did it that person would be FIRED on the spot !!
BTW.. Where is Big Al & Ovomit .+3
Get Rid of the Nigger+1


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Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies in 3D
12:30pm, 4:00pm, 7:30pm, 11:00pm
Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
11:30am, 3:00pm, 6:30pm, 10:00pm
Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
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11:15am, 1:45pm, 4:20pm, 6:55pm, 9:25pm
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Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies An IMAX 3D Experience
12:00pm, 3:30pm, 7:00pm, 10:30pm
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
10:50am, 11:20am, 1:35pm, 2:05pm, 4:10pm, 4:40pm, 6:45pm, 7:15pm, 9:20pm, 9:50pm
10:25am, 10:55am, 1:25pm, 1:50pm, 4:15pm, 4:45pm, 7:10pm, 7:40pm, 10:05pm, 10:35pm
11:45am, 3:25pm, 7:05pm, 10:40pm
12:10pm, 3:35pm, 7:05pm, 10:20pm
10:45am, 1:40pm, 4:35pm, 7:25pm, 10:10pm
11:00am, 1:55pm, 4:50pm, 7:35pm, 10:25pm
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This is the best theater I've been to in the Denver Metro area. Very clean and the customer service was excellent.
The last two reviews are equally awful. This is a review forum for the movie theater, not a public forum for your opinions on gun control. As a theater it is average; sometimes average wait times, once I have walked out after getting my tickets refunded due to excessively slow service at the concession stand. A way to speed things up would be to realize serving the public is your JOB at that moment and personal conversations can wait until you are on a break or off work. The management seems to be lackadaisical and not willing to be proactive. I do object to having my purse searched by random inexperienced strangers at a movie theater.As a gun owner, I have neither an "itchy trigger finger", nor am I "WAITING and HOPING" to use it - that is incredibly ignorant. I am however well trained and well aware that it is MY responsibility to protect my family. As incident after incident has shown nationwide, these shooting attempts have been nipped in the bud or less damage done due to intervention of concealed carry holders; the movie theater is NOT keeping you safe, i.e. note the awesome job the theater did in Aurora.
I recommend this theater because it forbids the fearful and paranoid among is to bring hand guns into this theater. This is no place to try to score political points. Bringing weapons into a theater is not exercising constitutional rights any more then yelling "fire" in the same place is. The last think I want in any confined space is a person holding a gun with an itchy trigger finger WAITING and HOPING to be given a chance to use it. This is a good clean theater. Thanks for keeping us safe.
I cannot recommend this theater, it forbids law abiding citizens to patronize the theater by disallowing lawful concealed carry of a defensive handgun, and the ticket taker searched my girlfriend's purse looking for a handgun though she had absolutely no probable cause to think my girlfriend is a criminal. Anytime you prevent the law abiding from exercising a right and forbidding lawful concealed carry, you actually enable the criminals, hence the Aurora Movie Theater massacre.
it was a clean theater and nice looking . the customer service could be less awkward though. One cashier looks at me as if i were there for no reason.
Definately our favorite theater! Has the best management!
I have been there and it was pretty fun! I don't quite remember the theater but It was fairly nice for a mall theater. :P
I love these movie theaters.
Just look out for big groups of teenagers who giggle a lot,really annoying during a movie (:
Clean, fairly good service, overall good theater.


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sono hohosomeru asayake
hora jikan da yo
kunda mizu ni utsushita shoujo wa
ano hi sotto dete itta kara
ima wa sagasanaide
kinou wa mada mienakatta mono
kinou to chigau nanika wo suru tame ni
woke before the birds
Now is the time!
The girl reflected in the water I drew
slipped away that day
So don't look for her now
Yesterday, I still couldn't see
For sake of doing something different than yesterday
hasaki no marui asatsuyu
sugu kiera yo ne
onaji keshiki nandomo mita no ni
onaji kimochi kasanenai no wa
tabi ga hajimaru kara
dareka ga yaburisuteta tegami wa
dareka wo sukueru taisetsu na chizu
that was made in the night
soon disappeared
Though I've seen the same scenery many times
I can't keep the same feelings
Because the journey will begin
The letter someone tossed away
Is an important map that will save someone
kimetanda ne hajimari no hi
It's been decided - the day of beginning
ima wa senaka tsuyoku oshiteru
kimi mo kidzuiteru ne
kinou wa mada mienakatta mono
kinou to chigau nanika wo suru tame ni
now presses strongly on my back
You notice it too
Yesterday, I still couldn't see
For sake of doing something different than yesterday
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Say hello to Swedish electronic house sensation, Avicii, also known as Tim Berg. Who you cry? Oh you do know him, trust me. Right now Avicii is on every dance chart around the world with a single track "Levels" Don't know it? Think the sample that made Flo Rida's new single sound so great.
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Extract the MP3 Audio Portion of a Video
How to use ffmpeg to separate an mp3 audio track from a video.
Thank you so much.. I was
Thank you so much.. I was looking for a tool in linux to do this stuff. I am pretty happy to be able to do it in command line :)
Worked for me
Very useful, much appreciated. MP4 to MP3, sweet as a nut.
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Are you guys morons? He didn't say "extract", he said "separate", as if to bit-bucket the video and save the audio...in other words, transcoding...which is what you know-it-alls accuse him of doing...
That's like saying "You're not drinking, you're imbibing!".
Get a thesaurus, sheesh.
Read the title: "Extract the
Read the title: "Extract the MP3 Audio Portion of a Video" moron ... sheesh.
In any case it is very stupid to decode something encoded with lossy codec and encode it again with the same lossy codec, also compare how much CPU cycles takes unnecessary transcoding
vs. simple extracting on for example 2 hour video.
You showed us transcoding,
You showed us transcoding, not extracting. Proper way to extract audio (without transcoding and therefore without further loss of quality) is:
ffmpeg -i bd.flv -vn -acodec copy bd.mp3
Yes but be prepared
That probably is a better solution except when it doesn't work. I have some videos which produce unplayable mp3 files when using "-acodec copy" whereas if I don't specify the argument they will play.
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Incompatible container
That happens because ffmpeg blindly tries to copy audio stream into incompatible container, here's an example of copying vorbis audio stream from ogg container into mp3 container (and mp3 cannot hold vorbis):
ffmpeg -i in.ogg -acodec copy out.mp3
ffmpeg will do this without complaints, but mplayer cannot play this:
mplayer out.mp3
gives error. On the other hand matroska container is able to hold vorbis audio:
ffmpeg -i in.ogg -acodec copy out.mkv
and mplayer plays this with no error. So, "-acodec copy" should be used only if destination container can hold source codec.
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For example, take choosing the financial institution where you deposit your money. How did you pick it? Was the location convenient? Did your parents save there? Were they offering a free phone card the week you needed a checking account?
Banks, savings and loans, and credit unions are the three most common types of financial institutions for basic services such as savings, checking and personal loans. Banks and most S&Ls are businesses that make profits from their customers for their stockholders. Credit unions are not-for-profit cooperatives, owned by the members that conduct business there. Every bank, S&L and credit union is at least a little different from every other--even among those in the same category--and consumers need to choose their financial institutions carefully.
There are three basic concerns when choosing a financial institution: financial security, services and cost. Although years have passed since the S&L crisis, security is not to be overlooked. In Michigan, banks, S&Ls and credit unions all carry the same federal deposit insurance coverage--basically $100,000 per account holder.
Services, however, can vary widely between institutions. Begin by making a list of your needs: checking, savings, auto loans, a mortgage, CDs, etc. If you're looking for two billion dollars to finance an oil exploration project in Siberia, you're going to need a major commercial bank. If you want a savings account with a good interest rate, a checking account with low service charges and low-interest rate auto and personal loans, a credit union might be perfect.
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Alliance For Affordable Internet: Affordability Report
On December 8, 2013, Aliance For Affordable Internet (A4AI) unveiled the first edition of their annual Affordability Report at the ICTD Conference in Cape Town. A key finding that is highlighted is that for those living on less than US$2/day, entry-level broadband costs an average of 40% of monthly income, and in many countries this figure exceeds 80% or 100%. As a result, billions cannot afford to get online, entrenching the digital divide and constraining economic and social progress.
The Report also includes an 'Affordability Index', which ranks nations across communications infrastructure and access and affordability indicators fundamental to achieving affordable Internet. Malaysia, Mauritius and Brazil top the Index, with Morocco ranked as the leading developing country. Zimbabwe, Malawi and Yemen prop up the foot of the table.
The report concludes by making some key policy and regulatory recommendations capable of driving real change.
The full PDF of the Affordability Report can be downloaded by clicking here, whilst a summary presentation can be viewed here.
Commenting on the report, Dr Bitange Ndemo, honorary chairperson of A4AI and the immediate former Permanent Secretary of Kenya's Ministry of Information and Communications, said:
"The Affordability Report must serve as a spur to action for policymakers, businesses and civil society organisations around the globe. In just two years, the UN Broadband Commission target is for everyone, everywhere to be able to access broadband Internet at a cost of less than 5% of their monthly income. Our data shows that there is a long way to go before this goal is reached, particularly for the world's poorest people."
Sonia Jorge, executive director of A4AI added:
"Within our findings, there are beacons of hope. Countries such as Malaysia, Brazil or Morocco, which top our Affordability Index, show how rapid progress can be made when innovative technologies are twinned with an enabling, forward-looking policy and regulatory environment which stimulates supply as well as demand. A4AI is committed to working hand-in-hand with countries to help drive down the cost of broadband."
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God is not a limited individual who sits alone up in the clouds on a golden throne. God is pure Consciousness that dwells within everything. Understanding this truth, learn to accept and love everyone equally.Mata Amritanandamayi Devi
Today people live to work rather than work for a living. They have forgotten their true goal in life. Subsequently they have forgotten their dharma. There is no communication between hearts, there is no sharing. Having lost contact with other's hearts, we become totally isolated. But in truth we are not isolated islands, we are links that form one chain.Mata Amritanandamayi Devi
Formerly a lamb was offered, a calf was offered. Christ is offered today...and he offers himself as priest in order that he may remit our sins: here in image, there in truth where, as our advocate, he intercedes for us before the Father.Saint Ambrose
One who does not use his intelligence will not succeed and one who does not use his knowledge will have no intellect. One who understands will attain nobility and excellence, and one who is tolerant will triumph. Knowledge is a shield (against evil), truth begets honour and ignorance disgrace, understanding is distinction, generosity is salvation and good manners command love and respect.Jafar ibn Muhammad as-S
Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.Aristotle
I think people talk too much; that's the truth of the matter. I do. I don't believe in words. People use too many words and usually wrongly. I am sure that in the distant future people will talk much less and in a more essential way. If people talk a lot less, they will be happier. Don't ask me why.Michelangelo Antonioni
It is possible and imperative that we discover A brave and startling truth.Maya Angelou
Love costs all we are and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free. A Brave and Startling Truth.Maya Angelou
The obstacles to peace are not obstacles in matter, in inanimate nature, in the mountains which we pierce, in the seas across which we fly. The obstacles to peace are in the minds and hearts of men. In the study of matter we can be honest, impartial, true. That is why we succeed in dealing with it. But about the things we care for which are ourselves, our desires and lusts, our patriotisms and hates we find a harder test of thinking straight and truly. Yet there is the greater need. Only by intellectual rectitude and in that field shall we be saved. There is no refuge but in truth, in human intelligence, in the unconquerable mind of man.Sir Norman Angell
My soul has grown over the years, and some of my views have changed. As long as I am alive, I will continue to try to understand more because the work of the heart is never done. All through my life I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested. Every step of the way I believe that God has been with me. And, more than ever, I know that he is with me now. I have learned to live my life one step, one breath, and one moment at a time, but it was a long road. I set out on a journey of love, seeking truth, peace and understanding. l am still learning.Muhammad Ali
Wisdom will not be complete except by following the truth.Husayn ibn Al
One who forsakes truth earns eternal damnation.Ali bin Abu-Talib
When truth was revealed to me I never doubted it.Ali bin Abu-Talib
I have to chuckle sometimes when I am painted as "hard-nosed." In truth, our Justice Department wasn't nearly as aggressive as Roosevelt's. And our respect for civil liberties was far more extensive than the response following Pearl Harbor. Yes, we were tough, but we always operated within the law; it was never our policy or practice to detain any noncombatant without charges. In our conduct, we never approached the limits of the law as closely as Roosevelt did.John David Ashcroft
Truth be told, having two passports in Japan is not necessarily a problem. If one lived a quiet life, one could conceivably keep renewing a non-Japanese passport ad infinitum. The USG permits dual citizenship and doesn't go out of its way to tell other governments about the nationalities of their citizens. However, as you know, I don't live a quiet life.Debito Arudou
A lot of the arguments about religion going on at the moment spring from a rather inept understanding of religious truth Our notion changed during the early modern period when we became convinced that the only path to any kind of truth was reason. That works beautifully for science but doesn't work so well for the humanities. Religion is really an art form and a struggle to find value and meaning amid the ghastly tragedy of human life.Karen Armstrong
Since He is the Mediator of God and men, the man Christ Jesus has been made Head of the Church, and the faithful are His members. Wherefore He says: "For them I hallow Myself" (John 17:19). But when He says, "For them I hallow Myself," what else can He mean but this: "I sanctify them in Myself, since truly they are Myself"? For, as I have remarked, they of whom He speaks are His members, and the Head of the body are one Christ. ... That He signifies this unity is certain from the remainder of the same verse. For having said, "For them I hallow Myself," He immediately adds, "in order that they too may be hallowed in truth," to show that He refers to the holiness that we are to receive in Him. Now the words "in truth" can only mean "in Me," since Truth is the Word who in the beginning was God. The Son of man was Himself sanctified in the Word as the moment of His creation, when the Word was made flesh, for Word and man became one Person. It was therefore in that instant that He hallowed Himself in Himself; that is, He hallowed Himself as man, in Himself as the Word. For there is but one Christ, Word and man, sanctifying the man in the Word. But now it is on behalf of His members that He adds: "and for them I hallow Myself." That is to say, that since they too are Myself, so they too may profit by this sanctification just as I profited by it as man without them. "And for them I hallow Myself"; that is, I sanctify them in Myself as Myself, since in Me they too are Myself. "In order that they too may be hallowed in truth." What do the words "they too" mean, if not that thy may be sanctified as I am sanctified; that is to say, "in truth," which is I Myself? [Quia et ipsi sunt ego. "Since they too are myself"]St. Augustine of Hippo
In matters that are so obscure and far beyond our vision, we find in Holy Scripture passages which can be interpreted in very different ways without prejudice to the faith we have received. In such cases, we should not rush in headlong and so firmly take our stand on one side that, if further progress in the search for truth justly undermines this position, we too fall with it.St. Augustine of Hippo
Hence, a devout Christian must avoid astrologers and all impious soothsayers, especially when they tell the truth, for fear of leading his soul into error by consorting with demons and entangling himself with the bonds of such association.St. Augustine of Hippo
All those of you who rejoice in peace, now it is time to judge the truth.... Undoubtedly in days gone by there were holy men as Scripture tells, For God stated that he left behind seven thousand men in safety, And there are many priests and kings who are righteous under the law, There you find so many of the prophets, and many of the people too. Tell me which of the righteous of that time claimed an altar for himself? That wicked nation perpetrated a very large number of crimes, They sacrificed to idols and may prophets were put to death, Yet not a single one of the righteous withdrew from unity. The righteous endured the unrighteous while waiting for the winnower: They all mingled in one temple but were not mingled in their hearts; They said such things against them yet they had a single altar.St. Augustine of Hippo
Most people call something profound, not because it is near some important truth but because it is distant from ordinary life. Thus, darkness is profound to the eye, silence to the ear; what-is-not is the profundity of what-is.Wystan Hugh Auden
We tend to think of Freud as a great innovator, but the truth is that he himself rested, like a ship on an iceberg, on a huge body of theory and knowledge which had accumulated before his time. Even the famous Unconscious had made its appearance at least seven decades earlier. As for such supposedly modern phenomena as multiple personalities, the vogue for them began in the first half of the nineteenth century; and the first case in which the perpetrator of a murder pleaded amnesia, and got off, was in the eighteen eighties.Margaret Eleanor Atwood
Instead of this, I tell what I hope will pass as truth. A blunt thing, not lovely. The truth is seldom welcome, especially at dinner, though I am good at what I do. My trade is courage and atrocities. I look at them and do not condemn. I write things down the way they happened, as near as can be remembered. I dont ask why, because it is mostly the same. Wars happen because the ones who start them think they can win.Margaret Eleanor Atwood


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Let's be honest, this primary election between Republicans TIM DONNELLY and bill jahn for California's redrawn 33rd Assembly District will determine the next Assemblyman inaugurated in January, 2013 as it is one of the most CONSERVATIVE, REPUBLICAN districts in thestate.
That is why we should follow the endorsements of the leader of the Republican Assembly, Connie Conway and the San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee who both chose TIM DONNELLY!!!
I am sure Paul Cook is a fine man and "walks the talk" with a hefty campaign contribution to bill jahn. However, to say Mr. Jahn is a fiscal conservative is simply NOT TRUE. As mayor the last four years, he voted the last two years to give his City Manager an increase of 50+%; this City Manager of 6,000 people now makes more money than the Governor of California. His most recent vote in July, 2011 gave him a 19.4% increase of $28,000! Would you say that the Mayor and City Manager "control" the city of Big Bear Lake, must to the delight of businesses? He won't enjoy that when he arrives at Sacramento. Just ask Tim Donnelly.


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