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Mercedes-Benz GLA250 4Matic new car review
Toby Hagon Mercedes' diminutive SUV is fun and funky, but it's no off-roader.
First ride review Mercedes-Benz S500 Intelligent Drive
Toby Hagon There's still plenty of development work, but the flagship Mercedes autonomous car has taken a big step towards a driverless future.
Mercedes-AMG GT first drive review
Toby Hagon Potent turbocharged V8 the most serious attempt yet to tackle a performance icon.
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Toby Hagon Luxury giant set to introduce more transparent pricing for servicing.
Mercedes-Benz C-Class from $60,900
Toby Hagon More equipment and an emphasis on active safety are aimed at cementing the new C-Class as the top selling luxury car.
Mercedes-Benz GLA200 CDI new car review
Toby Hagon It may not be a genuine off-roader but this compact Mercedes-Benz GLA200 CDI SUV is comfortable and fun in the urban jungle.
Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG quick spin review
Toby Hagon The Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG is retro, loud, aggressive, and hard to handle - just the way some like it.
Mercedes-Benz S500L new car review
Toby Hagon The S-Class blends technology and luxury.
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Toby Hagon The German manufacturer's entry into the hybrid market is a typically classy affair.
Mercedes-Benz GL350 Bluetec: Outback road test
Toby Hagon Drive take a luxury SUV more accostumed to the city and put it through the ultimate off-road outback test.
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New car review: Mercedes-Benz GL500
Toby Hagon Dynamics aside, this luxury behemoth is in a class of its own.
New car review: Mercedes-Benz A250 Sport
Toby Hagon The flagship of the A-Class range packs a lot into a small package.
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Toby Hagon This luxury wagon with the swoopy silhouette stands out from the crowd.
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Toby Hagon The race is on to be the first out with an autonomous car – and Mercedes-Benz believes it is in the best position.
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Toby Hagon V8s are still important in the future of Mercedes-Benz performance arm AMG, but don't rule out a V6.
Mercedes-Benz C-Class to grow
Toby Hagon The arrival of the new CLA is set to make Mercedes-Benz's entry-level sedan bigger.
New car review: Mercedes-Benz SL350
Toby Hagon The flagship convertible retains its classic proportions despite an extensive overhaul.
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Toby Hagon Spy photographers get first look at new A-Class-based soft-roader.
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Toby Hagon Next generation Mercedes-Benz limousine will introduce a raft of high-tech gadgets and advanced crash avoidance technology.
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On the 25th September the government announced it is introducing ID cards for Foreign Nationals.
In 2010, the £93 card will be made available to students on a 'voluntary' basis.
As the scheme continues to roll-out however, it will become harder and harder to apply for a driving licence, bank account or student finance without a card.
The government, obsessed as ever with holding more and more data from innocent citizens, is trying to blackmail students into signing up to this costly and unnecessary scheme by stealth.
They are hoping that we won't notice as we lose control of our own identities to a government that has made a habit of losing huge amounts of personal data.
Help the Liberal Democrats fight this policy today, by signing our petition.
We say ID cards are:
Introducing Labour's mandatory ID card scheme is likely to cost every taxpayer at least £200. And then we will each be charged over £90 to obtain one of the new combined ID cards and passports. All that is based on current estimates of the cost but we all know what happens to the costs of big Government schemes!
Human rights campaigners Liberty say:
"Despite not appearing to be compulsory, the Secretary of State can require some types of people to register, by 'proscribing' a group. This is likely to apply to foreign nationals at first but will eventually apply to the entire population."
Spain's ID cards did not prevent the Madrid atrocities. Stella Rimington, the ex-head of MI5, says "I don't think that anybody in the intelligence services ... would be pressing for ID cards". Also, relying on one form of ID may well make problems worse - both America and Australia have far worse problems of identity theft than the UK because both of them rely on a single, widely used, identity number.

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Mobile App Certificate Program
The Mobile App Program takes a unique approach in a fast-growing field. Choosing one of two tracks: Designer or Developer, students bring their own project to the program and work with industry-expert faculty members who also act as mentors. The mentors help students get the most out of their idea and prepare it for production or for demo to venture capital firms. Students also gain exposure to the incubator/start-up culture in Chicago, and learn from practitioners with experience at Fortune 500 companies and agile start-ups. Courses meet in-person and meetings are spaced to allow time for students to work on their projects with their instructor using online collaboration tools. Each certificate can be completed in about six months.
Why learn mobile?
Tom Hanks made an app. So can you:
There's a steady rhythm to the typewriter noises. It's kind of soothing, even, like a reassuring rain that helps to close out the world. It delivers constant, audible, reassuring feedback that you're actually getting work done."--Chicago Sun Times 8/18/2014
The Google Play Store mobile app revenue will catch up to Apple's App Store in 2018, according to Radio Free Mobile analyst Richard Windsor. The sheer magnitude of Android's 80% market share is driving app revenue growth despite lower per capita spending by Android users.
--Quartz.com 7/17/2014
Program Goals
Students will be well prepared to:
- Design mobile applications for Android and iOS devices
- Create applications that are designed with the end user in mind
- Analyze user data to identify opportunities and constraints for application development
- Manage application development projects using agile project and scrum management tools
New Program Format for Fall 2014
We are offering two tracks beginning in Fall 2014. Check back in July for course schedules.
- The designer track is for those who want to design and app but don't have programming experience.
- The developer track is for those with programming experience that want to learn how to code for mobile devices.
Designer Track Begins Fall 2014
Students complete five required courses covering the fundamentals of mobile app design. We recommend the following pathway through the program.
- Application Design and Prototyping
- Mobile Optimized User Design
- Analytics for Application Design
- Entrepreneurship
- Introduction to Mobile Programming
Developer Track Coming 2015
Students complete four required courses covering the fundamentals of mobile app design. We recommend the following pathway through the program.
- iOS or Android Coding
- Mobile Security (you may sit for the the CompTia Mobile App Security + certificate after this course)
- Open elective from Designer Track or rotating Developer Track Elective.
Prerequisites and Technical Requirements
Knowledge of programming: The Developer Track requires knowledge of a programming language which allows students to take full advantage of each course. We recommend experience with java or a C language.
Technical requirements for all classes: Students need to bring their own devices and laptop to each class. Students can bring a PC or Mac for the App Design for Android Operating Systems class.
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Xiaomi Pistons 2.0 MK301
"Disclaimer Please note that I am not affiliated with Xiaomi in any way, though you could consider me an "endorser" of this product. I was neither paid nor given a review sample by Xiaomi; this pair was purchased personally. Also, do take note that most of the review is my personal opinion, and it should be treated as such; also, the impressions from this review can and will change, so..." --thatBeatsguy
T-Peos Altone200
" For larger views of any of the photos (1200 x 800) - please click on the individual images PREAMBLE SWP Shinwoo (http://swpshinwoo.com/) is a Korean electronics company founded in 1986 who started developing earphones in 2012, changed their company name to T-Peos in 2013, and at the same time launched their first 3 way hybrid IEMs. Their focus is on quality..." --Brooko
T-Peos H-300 - 3 Way Hybrid
" I must admit It's been quite a journey with the company T-PEOS since I tried their H-100 going way back to October - 2012. Since then I've heard most of T-PEOS mid tier line up including H-200 hybrid released around March - 2013 which grabbed quite the attention on Head-Fi and probably for good reason as it scored notably high in some reviews other than mine. I..." --H20Fidelity
T-Peos H-200
"Shin-woo Tech who recently changed their name to T-PEOS has brought us a new product inherit of their H-100 last year. Their new Triple Hybrid called H-200 has been redesigned from the ground up, undergone extensive tuning before finally reaching the hands of selected reviewers on Headi-Fi. I was excited to hear this release was finally underway wanting to hear what changes had been made, also..." --H20Fidelity
T-Peos RICH200
"The Korea based T-PEOS surprised the IEM world with their hybrid IEM a few years ago and still continues to push for more innovative design. The RICH200 is meant to be a step up from the company's first dynamic model D-200, but keeping the same high value-for-money factor. Spec Transducer: 8mm Dynamic Power: 3mW / 30mW (normal / max) Impedance: 32 ohm @ 1kHz Sensitivity: 102dB @..." --ClieOS
T-Peos H-100J
"The Korea based T-PEOS surprised the IEM world with their hybrid IEM a few years ago and still continues to push for more innovative design. As the name suggested, the H-100J is related to T-PEOS's original flagship hybrid, the T-100. However, the T-100J isn't meant to be a continuance but rather a rebalance, in order to appeal to those who do not like the V-shaped sound of the original..." --ClieOS
" About myself: http://www.head-fi.org/t/674373/story-of-a-new-reviewer-kimvictor So, I'm used to reviewing more high end things, and I don't have much experience with lower end iems. However, when I bought the T-PEOS H-200, I was given a B-100. I was too busy with H-200 till recently, when I tried the B-100. I was surprised, in a good way. So here comes my review: I'll..." --kimvictor
"T-PEOS H-100II Quick Review Full Review at http://www.head-fi.org/t/726296/t-peos-h-100ii-review-by-mark2410 Thanks to T-PEOS for the sample. Brief: Crazy cheap detail monsters, Gangnam Style in IEM form. Price: US$84.50 or £49.31 Specification: Features - 2 way hybrid earphone, Balanced armature (Knowles WBFK) unit..." --mark2410
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It's been a surreal week ending with a difficult emotional, funeral service for my friend's daughter today. I was watching her 5 year old twin boys playing and enjoying treats today. They have been surrounded by so many loving people this week I don't think reality has kicked in. Their mommy is gone forever. The weeks and months ahead will likely be difficult.
Many of you have expressed sympathy and made loving, supportive comments. Thank-you for that.
I have not been logging but have been reasonable with my food intake. I still logged exercise minutes each morning. Not sure what the scale will show tomorrow. Certainly not the 5 lb loss as in last weight but hoping for at least the same. Re-focussing now and moving on to challenge week #3 .
Feeling somewhat guilty for not blogging the last few days as I committed to but still coming to terms with the sudden loss (internal hemorrhage) of a lifelong friend's only child - a loving mom to 5 yr old twin boys who are miracles (twin to twin transfer syndrome requiring in utero surgery) and an 11 yr old son. My friend and her husband have been closer to us that siblings and I grieve with them. Their hope and faith will help carry them through. The next two days will be difficult with visitation and burial. . Thank-you to my SparkFriends who have expressed sympathy and understanding.
What can I improve on? Appreciating each day I'm alive, healthy and able to have and enjoy my treasured family around me.
2) How will you do that (develop new habit)?
Yesterday I talked about how I needed to work on consistency.
Today: How will I do that?
Logging everything
- even in the evening which has been my biggest challenge
- even if I've gone over my limit
- even when I don't feel like logging
(I've downloaded the SparkPeople tracking App onto my mobile device and this really helps a lot in staying on track.)
What I won't do however, is feel like I have failed if I'm not perfect. This has been a problem for me in the past and has given me licence to continue indulging since I've already "blown" it.
Day 1 question: What new habit do you wish to develop?
Consistent control.
I had this before, then struggled with it on and off. Now finding my way back so I'm re-developing this habit .
Had a good week with a 5lb loss. That of course is 5 lbs of the lbs I had regained but no less of a victory.
Now onto continuing in that direction.
The last half year ....and some.... have been a constant struggle of getting derailed and getting back on track. I am currently above my goal range but celebrating that I am the SAME weight I was on Dec. 1st. The holidays did not do me in! Now to resume the challenge. I began to seriously commit again two days BEFORE New Years - very proud of that! All the festive goodies have been dispersed or dispensed, several days worth of vegetables cut up, portioned snacks have been prepared and more fitness minutes are being added.
Being nominated Motivational Member was a surprise and an honour. It really gave me that extra bit of incentive to be a SUCCESS in 2013 at a time when I felt like I was floundering.
As part of my renewal, I changed my name to a more positive one- MarthaWill!
I WILL get back to my goal range! I WILL be a better person.!
I WILL be SUCCESSFUL!
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getting out and staying in
When I was growing up, even though I had a blessed childhood, I had one laser-beam-type focus—getting out of my tiny hometown. I had dreams of big cities. I had dreams of high-powered jobs, small apartments and an 80-hour work week. I was going to get out. I was going to be important. I was going to change the world. And I certainly wasn't going to be stuck in a nowhere town for the rest of my life. I wasn't going to be like all the washed up adults that still lived in the place they grew up. I was going to be different. I was going to be something special.
It seemed so cut-and-dry when I was 18. There were two choices—you were either able to break the chains and get out of the small town you grew up in or you fell-short of your potential and stayed locked in the hell that was small-town Indiana forever. It never even occurred to me that there was a third choice—choosing the small-town life. And now, here I am, a decade later, and I've made that choice. I made the choice to stay in.
It's interesting how immediate the realisation was that the life I thought I wanted wasn't for me. It was within only a few weeks of being in college. Even though I went to college in a relatively small town (80,000 people, half of which are students), it still felt too big. It felt too impersonal. It felt too claustrophobic. It became painfully obvious that "getting out" wasn't all it was cracked up to be. It wasn't just homesickness. It was a deep-seated feeling of misplacement. It wasn't for me.
Very quickly, my dreams of high-rise condos and frequent flyer miles dissipated and a new dream appeared in place of it—I wanted to live a life I chose. Regardless of if that meant living in a tent on farm or in a penthouse apartment, I wanted to give myself the opportunity to choose. So I worked hard in college and after. Everyone told me I was "meant for greatness" and I totally believed them. Although I'm sure by "meant for greatness" they meant some important life in an important city and to me "meant for greatness" meant the potential to be whatever I wanted.
So after college, I tried it out. I did a quick jaunt living and working in a "real" city complete with skyscrapers, Starbucks on every corner and interstates. Man, did I hate it. I didn't just feel misplaced anymore, I felt totally and completely out-of-my-element. I felt alone. I felt confused. It was a really, really dark time for me. Suddenly, the thing I'd so desperately wanted to escape only a few years prior—small-town life—I craved like it was a drug. I moved a few more times after my time in the big city, but I was always thinking about going home. I was always sure I'd get back there. I always knew it was what I was going to choose.
And now that I have the choice, I've chosen home. I chose staying in.
I am so proud that I gave myself the ability to choose. I honestly feel like I could go anywhere and do anything. Nothing is holding me back. I am so proud of myself for working hard and being the best me I can be and giving myself the opportunity to choose my life.
I know a lot of people probably think I'm a failure. I've moved back to my hometown. I'm living in the house I grew up in. My parents are my neighbors. My future kids will probably graduate from the same high school I did. But I don't feel like a failure. And I certainly don't feel like I was forced into this life. It was a conscious, clear, and purposeful decision that I made. If anything, I feel like the most successful person I know, because I chose my life. I chose small town. And that feels amazing.
How do you feel about your hometown? Did you want to get out? Or stay in?
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I never left my hometown. I couldn't imagine life anywhere else. I love London and think it's the best place in the world to live. I think because I have roots here, my family are all within an hour of me on the train (and my mother is closer if we meet after work!), I get the best of the big city and a small town. I don't exactly live where I grew up but having kids that went to the same school that I went to sounds great, it sounds like community and security and isn't in any way a failure. Some of the wisest and most open minded people I know never travelled or moved from where they grew up and some of the most travelled people I know were the most closed minded. What you bring to anything and knowing what nourishes you is the most important thing.
I've been reading your blog for several weeks now, and I feel it's about time to leave a comment on one of your posts! This one really touched me though, since I have just recently moved back to my hometown as well. I live in Southern Maryland, in a small fishing town that my dad grew up in. I grew up in the same house my father grew up in. Like you, I wanted to get out, and not be a "failure" that stays in the same place their entire life. I went to the University of Maryland, and lived right outside of Washington D.C for four years. It wasn't until I met my future husband, who happened to grow up 1 mile from my childhood home, that I realized I wanted the small town life. Now we live in my grandparent's old one-bedroom cottage that sits on three acres in my small hometown, 1/4 mile away from my parent's house, and one mile from his parent's house. We love it! We enjoy the everyday pleasures of having a yard to care for, a vegetable garden that excites us every day, and the simplicity of sitting on our rocking chairs on the front porch. I'm so happy I'm not the only one Thanks for posting!
We moved around quite a bit growing up, so I don't really feel like I have a hometown, but we did live in the same town I went to HS in for the longest. And boy was that place a pit. Once my sister and I graduated HS even my parents couldn't wait to get out. Since they moved, no one in the family has been back even though it's only a half hour south of where they live now.
I couldn't wait to get out of my town, not so much that is was small, but it was stagnant. I still have no desire to go back to live, but I do go back to visit my family. I still live in relatively small town, but it's not as small as the one I grew up in and it's only an hour from the beach with much more growth opportunities. I actually prefer small to medium sized towns over large cities.
Dear Cassie – great post!
First of all I think that everyone who feels the necessity to judge another should not be taken serious You are no failure and I think that you did so much better than the people who are just leaving their hometown because they "always wanted to" and who are maybe not recognizing their inner feelings might have changed about that. As long as YOU are happy, everything is perfect! I am going to do the same and leave open every possible option – ten years from now I'll see where it lead me
Greetings from good ol Germany!
I had the exact same mindset as you growing up in small town Ontario. Not only was I in a small town (Pop: 9000), I was also living in the town that was known in the 30 minute radius of small towns as being the grungiest, the one with the least promise, and the laughing stock of all the little tourist towns around us.
All I wanted to do was get out, and I moved 7 hours away for my undergrad. I then proceeded to spend 6 years just trying to get back. I ended up in suburbia Ottawa which suited me just fine. I was a 20 minute drive downtown, had everything I needed around me, and was a 45 minute drive to the parentals.
Life changed again when I met a boy and now I find myself living in Toronto, which I swore up and down I wouldn't do. It's working okay right now because we live just far enough away from downtown, but not too far, and again, everything I like is close to me. If I had the chance though I would be running back to a small town if I could! Big City living is realllly not my thing.
Regardless of what people choose, I think it's super important to get out of your hometown and live or travel around a few places and figure yourself out, who you are and want you want. If you keep going around, great…if you choose to come back, awesome. As long as you know it was your choice: )
I thought I'd never live in a suburb with an HOA and here I am! While I'd love to have a old small house, right now my lovely house with an HOA is perfect for us because we chose that house.
I grew up in a smallish town with about 100,000 people. I know to many that probably isn't considered "small" but the town held such a small town mentality that I could not wait to leave. There were no decent jobs, only one political stance was acceptable and there has still been very little growth since I moved away 8 years ago. I now live in a suburb of a very large city and I love it. THIS feels like home. Before I always felt like I was trapped in a place I didn't belong.
So I'm the exact opposite from you in that I can't imagine living in my hometown ever again! I moved out of there 11 years ago and while I enjoy going back, it's not the place for me. I'm from a town of about 6,000 in western Massachusetts, and while there are a few cool places nearby, most of the area's not for me.
What's funny is that BOTH my siblings live and own houses in my hometown! My sister's a lot like you in that she moved to Boston for college, but couldn't wait to get back home with her husband after they graduated. My brother hasn't ever left the area, so it made sense for him to settle with his wife (who he started dating in high school) in their hometown too. And then there's me, who moved halfway across the country at 20, moved back to New England at 28, and will probably be moving to the west coast in a few years.
Home's been an interesting concept for me as an adult because I've moved quite a few times and have lived in a few different areas, and while I'll never actually live there again, I consider western MA my home.
There is not way you should categorize your move back to your hometown as a failure! To me, success means finding happiness and fulfillment…and it sounds like you have that Congrats!
I love this post. I always felt the same way too, growing up in very small town Vermont. And I LOVE living very close to DC now. It makes me so happy. But I also miss my family, who ALL live in Vermont still. There is no shame in going home. Maybe someday we will make the same choice.
I can totally relate to how you felt growing up. I desperately wanted to get out of my hometown and do bigger, better, and different things. I've lived in a few different places, but all within around a 4 hour radius of my hometown, so it isn't too far. My entire family (and my husband's) still live there, so we visit often (around once or twice a month) and luckily are only about an hour and a half away. The irony is that I always thought my hometown was small (around 39,000), and ended up finding a home in a place that is significantly smaller (24,000) and am so much happier.
I grew up right outside of Washington, D.C. and never thought I'd live there for good. I didn't hate it, but I work in a field where I have to go where the job takes me (academia) and I've lived in tiny towns and big cities since then. Now I live in a medium-sized city (200,000) and LOVE it. I expect to be here the rest of my life. My entire family has moved across the country from where I used to live, so there's nothing left for me where I grew up, except memories.
Oh, this post stirred up feelings in me that I'm not quite ready to face yet.
I love my town. I always have.
I'm making plans to move far, far away from it and everything I know. That scares the fire out of me, but I keep reminding myself that nothing's permanent. I can always come home if I have difficulty living in paradise, but I'm going to give it my best shot.
That sounds like I don't want to chase this crazy dream. I do, very badly. It's still scary.
I applaud your choice to "stay in"! If I came from such an awesome little town I'd certainly be tempted to do so but I think it takes the right kind of commitment to stick to your roots like that.
Right now, I'm choosing to stay in my home state and that's just about the right amount of localness for me. I do think that getting away from where you come from is important because it gives you perspective on what you have and what it's like away from home.
While I love living in Bloomington, I plan to eventually move back down to your neck of the woods…Mitchell to be exact…out in the country, not in town…I just have so many wonderful friends and family there that it will always be home to me. Good luck with this new phase of your life!
You did what was right for you and Craig, Cass. That's the most important thing!
I left my hometown and I'm glad I did. I grew up in the country – the nearest town was about 400 people (maybe). I was so jealous of the "town" kids who had playmates, haha. The nearest big city (Rochester, MN – home of the Mayo Clinic) was at that time probably around 50,000-80,000. Its now over 100,000. I went to a tiny high school (80 kids in my grade) – I am thankful for that. I can't imagine being in a class of 900 kids (or more)! I liked knowing each one of my classmates and in some cases their parents and siblings. I went to community college in Rochester mostly because I didn't really know what I wanted to be and it was cheap. My husband grew up 30 min west of Minneapolis, MN on a horse farm. He ended up coming to my junior prom with a mutual friend he met through 4H and the rest is history. We dated long distance for almost 3 years and as soon as I graduated my 2 years of community college I hightailed it to Minneapolis and I can't imagine going back. I love that we have so much culture here – the theaters, restaurants, festivals, etc. You never get bored. I also love not having to drive 20 min + to get groceries or run to Walgreens, etc. I still go visit my parents monthly and I have to admit – even the couple days I'm there I go bonkers with nothing to do lol. I honestly think if it weren't for my parents Lucas and I would even move to another state or even Europe. We'd totally be up for that – but my mom would have a coronary.
I grew up on a farm in the upper midwest. A VERY rural area. Like you I was so eager to get OUT! I went to college in a neighboring state and then moved halfway across the country once I graduated. Lived there for over 3 years and met and married my husband during that time. Well, right around the time we got married I got SUPER homesick for home and my family and the midwest. So less than 2 years later, we did it. We moved "back home."
It lasted about 18 months for us (-; It WASN'T the right move in our case for a host of reasons, and it was a difficult period for both of us in a lot of ways….but I'm still glad we tried it. We would NEVER have known what was best for us, if we hadn't given it a go.
We moved back to that same neighboring state I went to college in and have been here for over 6 years now. My husband is getting the itch to move back to HIS home area now, though….so we are seriously considering doing that in the next 2 years. We have kids now and our oldest starts school in 2 years so we'd like to settle somewhere ("for good" hopefully) before that time.
So my progression so far has been: SD, MN, SC, SD, MN….SC!?!? I'm noticing a pattern here, ha.
Great post and topic! Glad you are happy in your new/old spot (-:
I love this post. I'm actually struggling with the same exact thing right now. Right out of school, I thought "gaining my independence" meant that I had to leave the small-town life and get an "important job" in a big city. Now that I've lived in DC for nearly 3 years, I realize that I actually hate it. I feel claustrophobic, frustrated, and as you said…lonely.
I've been thinking about moving to a smaller town in VA, where I have some friends and people who are important to me. It's just now whether or not I have the guts to take a leap of faith and do it…
I love my hometown and always will! I don't live there because there isn't a market for my career field. I think, like you, I just wanted the ability to choose my own option instead of being forced one way or the other. The place where I ultimately bought a house is similar to my hometown in some ways and different in other ways. When I was younger, I would never have dreamed of living in a place remotely similar to my hometown, but now, I just really appreciate the simple way of life that exists back home. I mean "simple" in the most positive way possible. I really enjoyed this post. Being from a small town, I think it's awesome that your family is so close to you and that your kids will go to your same high school. The sense of community is one of the things that makes small towns so great, and to have your family as part of that community is an added bonus!
I feel the exact same way! When I left for school, I was thrilled to be living in a big city (Minneapolis) and to get out of the suburban life. A mere 4 years later and a lot of frustration with how I feel living here has led be back to the city I grew up in. I love it there. I never would have figured that out if I didn't "get out" in the first place though. It's all about the journey.
Great Post!! I'm so happy to know I'm not the only one who feels this way! If I could I would buy the home I grew up in! Being 22 and having a bit of student debt to pay off, I doubt that dream will become a reality in time. I'm pretty sure by the time my brother graduates High School in 2 years, my mom will be ready to buy HER dream home in New Mexico.
While I've grown to respect my "small-town" heritage as I've grown older, I'm incredibly glad to have left, namely for the opportunities that have been opened up to me.
Living nearer to the city has given me access to better jobs, school, and I've made a ton of like-minded friends (I'm pretty active in left politics).
I always felt pretty isolated in my hometown. I had (and have!) friends, sure, but I never quite "fit in." While fitting in isn't the be all end all of my existence, it certainly is nice to have someone to talk to about things you're really passionate about.
I'll always acknowledge and look back fondly on my hometown. But do I think I'll go back to stay? Nope. Even if I'm only 35 miles away.
I moved to my hometown when I was a baby. Well, I guess I should say my parents moved me. I didn't have a say in the matter :). I stayed in the same house until I went to college (in my hometown!) and got my own apartment. My hometown is amazing and gorgeous and I probably could stay here forever. But! Not the college. It's huge and anonymous and it makes me miserable. So, I'm leaving in a year to attend a much smaller school and I am so excited. The entire city has a smaller population than my entire university here. I completely understand the feelings of misplacement you talk about. I hope I find what I'm looking for when I downsize next year.
Ooh, this is such a tough subject for me. I grew up in a big city in the Southwest, and now I live in Chicago (moved here for grad school) with my husband. I miss my family SO much, and for me, home is where the heart is! Chicago didn't feel like home at all until my husband moved here with me because I had no family or close friends here. I don't really miss Arizona itself, except maybe the weather, but I really wish I could see my parents and sister more often. My husband feels the same way, which makes things even more complicated since his family and friends are all back in his home country of Switzerland. Right now, we are staying put until my PhD is finished, but everyone is always asking what we will do afterward and I don't have a good answer because we don't even know ourselves!! Good for you for making the decision that makes you and Craig the happiest!!
I love this post so much. Although my hometown is actually a city, I think of the small town I live in as my hometown(I did spent some time here as a kid too, but mostly grew up in a big city). The summer before my graduating year in high school my parents decided we were moving to this tiny little town. I fought it so hard but eventually moved with them of course. I had the same vision of my future as you did to, but now I'm still living in that small town with kids of my own and now I'm fighting to stay here. Funny how drastically things can change It makes me SO sad that people can sometimes view it as a failure, living in a small town. I feel so bad for them because until they experience it they don't know what they're missing out on. I would NEVER trade this place for a city
Um… can I copy and paste this blog post into my personal life journey journal?
Grew up in the small town of Warsaw, Indiana (actually lived in a smaller village within the town, called Winona Lake), was so ready to burst free to college in Bloomington. Loved Bloomington, loved college, but was ready for the big city of Chicago. Once I got here, I was like, "okay, I'll get used to this" But that feeling of being misplaced, wanting small town life again like a drug, etc…. I can totally relate. I've been here in Chicago almost a year now, and I'll never say that I regret this decision because it has made me realize that I don't want to live in a place like Chicago for long. I can check this one off of my experience list (not to mention I've grown so much as a designer and a leader), but I think where I've grown the most is realizing the things that I want the most in life when it comes to calling a place home.
I'm not going to call it quits here too soon…. but small town life in Indiana is calling my name.


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When: Through Aug. 19
Where: Genesis Ensemble at Preston Bradley Auditorium, 941 W. Lawrence
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Immigration has become a hot topic on the stages of many of this city's theaters, as well as on the political stage at large. But what is often forgotten is that internal migrations have been every bit as uprooting and difficult in this country as the movement of immigrants across national borders. And that is the subject of "Uptown Opera," the ambitious four-person, "blue grass-meets-big city blues" piece now being presented by the Genesis Ensemble.
Conceived and directed by Annie Perry (in collaboration with Sergio Soltero and Libby Hladik), and featuring an original sung-through score by Phil Maniaci, this boldly staged piece tells the often neglected history of the Appalachian migration to Chicago's Uptown neighborhood.
"Uptown Opera" is set in 1957 — as the middle class headed to the suburbs, and poor, job-seeking migrants from Appalachia traveled north and settled into Uptown's aging housing stock. In fact, they did so in such numbers that it earned the neighborhood a reputation as "Hillbilly Heaven," with all the cultural tensions to boot. And in an example of art imitating life, this production uses the grand, wood-panelled space of Uptown's historic Preston Bradley Auditorium — with the audience seated on stage in the choir section, and the story played out on the rest of the stage. The balconies (strung with laundry lines), and the aisles of the orchestra area, also are used.
The story is a classic tale: LulaJean Monroe (Ali Delianides) leaves the beautiful landscape of her West Virginia home behind as she and her husband, Carmi (Dennis Frymire) move to Uptown and settle into a rundown apartment. The warm, maternal LulaJean tends the home. Carmi works in a factory, and when times are tough he drinks.
Meanwhile, LulaJean's pretty, high-spirited younger sister, Sally (Claire Biggers), graduates from school and decides to join her sister and brother-in-law in the city. Sally quickly finds a job, feels like a liberated woman and meets a Chicago-bred co-worker, Curtis McAllister (Pete Navis), who takes her dancing. Carmi, a volatile type, thinks Curtis is taking his sister-in-law for a ride, and there is much tension between the two men. But eventually Sally and Curtis marry. And it is LulaJean and Carmi who come to a tragic end.
The "opera's" 24 songs are a mix of southern and northern sounds — ballads, blues, a bit of honky tonk, jazz. And there are several winning movement sequences that help animate the story. Sadly, a rather tinny recording of the score is used as accompaniment for this show that cries out for a live band — something that surely would have been the theater's choice, too, were it not prohibitively expensive. And while the actors have strong acoustic voices, with no body mikes the lyrics sometimes get lost in the large, echoey space of Preston Bradley.
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Intrepid Triumph Terrier riders are counting the days until they follow in the footsteps of their forebears by recreating a landmark ride on its 60th anniversary...
The Gaffers Gallop Land's End to John o' Groats ride was completed in October 1953 by Terrier designer Edward Turner and two colleagues.
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The action never seems to stop on Teen Wolf, and that was no different on "Raving." Both sides made plans, neither of which worked out how they had wanted, and a couple of people were hurt in the process.
The first - or the last, as it was how the hour ended - was Mrs. Argent, who took the bite from Derek after attempting to destroy her daughter's boyfriend. That's what she gets, though. You can't mess with Scott McCall. When you do, you get bitten, literally.
Derek coming to Scott's rescue was awesome. Ever since they first met up way back in the beginning, it has always been nice to see their connection come to the forefront. Derek was seriously worried about Scott, and when the latter uttered "I'm not alone" I can only hope he was referring to his quasi-pal Derek.
As for Mrs. Argent, I guess this is the first of a number of big surprises that J.R. Bourne teased to us a few weeks ago. "There's going to be a tragedy, something that the Argents are going to have to deal with," Bourne said back in June. This is certainly something they're going to have to deal with.
You know who is also going to have to deal with something? The family of that girl that the kanima and its master obliterated. She just got sliced up like Thanksgiving turkey.
How about this master, though? Dead? A ghost? Undead? Revived? What's going on with this person? We learned - thanks to the help of the Stiles men - that all of the victims were 24 and may have been in the same class. It seems as though they all may have ganged up to kill this master so he is seeking his revenge.
How exactly that is happening I'm not sure, but watching this kanima master gets its revenge is more entertaining than seeing Emily Thorne seek hers, so I'm not going to complain.
Mrs. Argent and the random 24-year old that was murdered took the brunt of it this week, but everyone else at the rave was in danger as well. That included Allison, who screwed everyone by spilling the beans to her family. I know blood is thicker than water, but wouldn't you rather share a glass of tap with Scott than see your mom's blood spill out on the floor?
On top of that, Allison also went out on a date with Matt! I know Scott told her to, but come on girl. How you gonna treat our boy Scotty that way? All I know is that when Topanga told Cory to go on a date with Lauren, it was a trap. Boy Meets World references aside, I hope you enjoyed yourself Allison!
Who didn't end up enjoying himself, even though he had the important job, was Stiles. He was mainly responsible for getting his father fired... sorry, on a leave of absence. It killed Stiles, and you could see it in the emotion on Dylan O'Brien's face. Great work.
Before it ended with the reveal of Lady Argent's bite, the vet and the guidance counselor were chatting it up about some high level intel. What do they know? And What do they have in store for everyone else?
What did you think of "Raving?" What was your favorite moment? How do you feel about Mrs. Argent's bite? How about Allison telling her fam about Jackson? What are you most excited to see happen next? Let us know in the comments!
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I hope there is going to be a season 3. With The same cast...
i found that scene where stiles, isaac and erica were rambling to get out of the room funny..
Love the relationship between Scott and Derek my favourite relationship of the series. Allison is beginning to annoy me, I would rather her become a bad ass hunter than whine and be the weak one stuck in the middle all the time. And where the hell was Lydia?
What did Gerard mean when he told Allison that "the prognosis isn't nearly as dire as it may seem" (This was the convo they had when he found her after the rave and she told him that nothing worked.)
When I hit rewind on the DVR, I noticed that the victim at the Rave, the woman, was in the yearbook. But when Stiles dad looked at the list she was not on the list. One might think, Stiles knew she was the next mark and didn't want his dad to know or be there.
Part II... Who would know 1. what really happened to Camden and 2. how to evoke his spirit to seek vengeance thru a kanima? Maybe I'm off, but this is the only theory I can think of to tie the girl at the rave, Isaac's dad and Danny into the list of intended victims. Thoughts?
I have a new theory to run by you guys. To set it up, here are the deets as best I can tell: 1. All of the murdered victims were 24 EXCEPT Isaac's father 2. All of the murdered victims were in Mr. Harris's class EXCEPT the girl killed at the rave 3. All of the murdered victims helped kill the kanima master 4. Danny and his friends were all attacked, but not killed, at a gay bar 5. The kanima master is dead in the conventional sense Here's my theory: If the kanima master isn't in human form, then he must be functioning through another person. Someone that Isaac's father and the others around his age helped to kill. Isaac's brother, Camden, would be a good guess. Maybe the others his age did something to him at a rave (maybe exposed him as a homosexual?) and his father beat him to death for it afterwards and covered it up? If someone summoned Camden's spirit to use for the kanima, that person would have to know what really happened to him & know how to evoke spirits. My question is - WHO would know both?
First of all,WTF is goin on???the writer is always keeping us on the bay!second,hahah,so happy mama argent aka crazy bitch gt bite or scratched,hopefully she died,thirdly Gerard is freakin weirdo!!i think he is a werewolf dat trying to hide by eating those pills!fourthly,the guidance counselor knows more than everyone so as the veterinarian,maybe they some sort of witch!fifth,i think stiles is the cutest nerd in the whole universe!sixth,whr THE HELL IS LYDIA???,lastly,DEREK IS SO HOT in dis episode
Sean, I appreciate the realistic consequences in this show, too. I think they keep it as real as it can for a plot based on the supernatural. I also agree that the older support characters help anchor the younger characters and I tune in for them as much as the main characters. Scott may come across as a little whiny sometimes, but I attribute that to the fact he's in a constant state of panic from trying to keep his relationship with Allison hidden, trying to protect people and (until ep 8) trying to survive as an Omega. Gonna be interesting to see how his character develops as a member of Derek's pack, if he'll agree to stay in it for a while...
Part 2 - The vet and the guidance counselor (who i think are related) are part of this organization. Idk if they are wicca or wtiches with powers but maybe some people with knowledge. I mean the argents know why can't others.


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Associate Professor William Cook won the Best Paper award for his paper with Bruno C. d. S. Oliveira titled Extensibility for the Masses: Practical Extensibility with Object Algebras at the 2012 European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP), an annual conference covering topics on object-oriented technologies, software development, systems, languages and applications.
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is it a power blip affecting the cabinet and therefore the switches restarting - are they on a UPS?
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Every now and then we get a whole site network dropout.
It only last for a few seconds but enough for the IP phones to restart. (Takes around a minute to start back up)
We have vlans and I have walked round the site and done a quick look back checks and not seen anything.
Where do we start? Kinda strange.
If it was a switch it would only effect that vlan. (Unless it's the main switch)
is it a power blip affecting the cabinet and therefore the switches restarting - are they on a UPS?
Depends on the switches - some unmanaged/older switches will restart almost instantly.
The phones shouldn't power off, are they POE? Even if network connectivity is lost and the switch is still powered up the phones should remain powered. Is this all on 1 switch or 1 stack?
i cant say its 1 switch or stack as the phone are all over the site. (diffenent building connected by fibre)
We have this, where a particular cab with 2 or 3 switches loses power, this behaviour occurs when it powers back on. The cab contains a switch with trunked fibre connections to the core switch, and also the first link to the VOIP server.
Not sure whether it's the order the switches boot up in (time taken), or something else, but it was the second time it happened that I managed to pin it down. Electricians were doing some work and killed the power to it both times. Really does seem to generate full network traffic bursts/outages for a minute or so until it settles.
How often does it happen?
It could be the phone system or type of phones causing them to power off when they loose connection.
Have you gone to have a look to see if you backbone has bandwidth? As they are only 3 year old I assume its a 10GB backbone? I managed to do similar (without the phones) in a test environment. SCCM was hogging the bandwidth.
If I were you I would buy a cheap APC ups for EVERY switch cabinet in the school. I did this in the school I worked in and it made a huge difference. We often had power cuts which were brief and this had no effect on the switches. A UPS will provide a constant reliable power source. A layer two edge switch (HP) uses very little power so a cheap £50 APC UPS will be more than adequate - just do the maths and work out the maximum power consumption and ensure the UPS can deliver more than needed. You will have to replace the batteries every three years but it will save a lot of problems.
Just 1gb. But we never have any problems before now. Nothing changed. I'm playing with sccm but that's only on a hyper-v on my pc in the office.
Moving away from the phone that's just part of the problem.
Myself and the nm will start checking the logs on the switches. The dhcp/dns/ad are not showing any problems in the logs.
I think it's a switch on its last leg.
You won't get any logs from DHCP DNS or AD to be honest.
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Looking at Whitney Houston's Death through Atheist Eyes
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The Christian Post recently published an article, which was an interview with Trevin Wax, who argued that the deaths of artists like Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, and Whitney Houston were ultimately brought about via the involvement of Satan in their lives. In making his case, Wax wasn't saying that these celebrities were Satan worshippers or anything close, but rather that they had bought into and followed Satan's worldly system; and it was the enemy's poisons in that system which ultimately led to their premature deaths.
It wasn't Wax's argument that gave me pause but rather one of the comments made by one of the hatetheist trolls that consistently man the comment boards of Christian Post. Predictably, the hatetheist mocked anyone who would dare to believe in a personal evil such as Satan, but he went on to say that the death of Houston was "tragic."
It was? From an atheist's perspective?
How so? Why would an atheist--who takes the atheistic philosophy seriously--say such a thing?
Now, I understand I may be upsetting some who embrace the atheist worldview with my questions so let me explain why I think the guy's comment is simply not in keeping with his faith.
Tragedy in Atheism?
If someone wants to define Whitney Houston's death as "tragic," then he is going to need a couple of things. First, he'll need to show that she possessed some innate worth that was marred by the lifestyle that eventually took her life. Second, he must show that the way her life ended was in stark contrast to a far different standard, which instead describes how things ought to be.
Here's the thing: an atheist who takes his/her faith and philosophy seriously and drives it to its end conclusion will be at a loss to provide an answer for either.
For starters, the atheist cannot look to philosophy for help. The Greek philosopher Epicurus believed humanity was nothing more than atoms, and atoms have no meaning or moral worth.
His partner in crime, Protagoras, believed that man is the measure of all things, which led the famous skeptic Bertrand Russell to say: "This is interpreted as meaning that each man is the measure of all things, and that, when men differ, there is no objective truth in virtue of which one is right and the other wrong."1 In other words, without a real set of immutable moral standards, you can't really say things like the way Houston died was "tragic."
But it gets worse. The atheist philosophers who know their craft will tell you that there is no meaning in life, period. Jean Paul Sartre famously remarked that "man's nothingness forms the foundation of existential thinking." Man, according to Sartre, "is an empty bubble floating on a sea of nothingness."
With such nihilistic instruction, it's no surprise that Sartre's study partner, Albert Camus, begins the section "An Absurd Reasoning" in his work The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays with these words: "There is only one really serious philosophical question, and this is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amount so answering the fundamental question of philosophy."2
I could continue to give examples, but suffice it to say that purely naturalistic philosophy is no help in infusing Whitney Houston or anyone else with any moral value or purpose in life.
But maybe the atheistic scientists can help? Perhaps they can provide humanity with some innate worth or a standard by which to live?
Not if you listen to the top spokesman for atheists, biologist Richard Dawkins: "Humans have always wondered about the meaning of life . . . life has no higher purpose than to perpetuate the survival of DNA . . . life has no design, no purpose, no evil and no good, nothing but blind pitiless indifference."3
Dawkins isn't alone in believing there is no purpose to life. Listen to atheistic scientist William Provine describe the naturalist worldview: "When Darwin deduced the theory of natural selection to explain the adaptations in which he had previously seen the handiwork of God, he knew that he was committing cultural murder. He understood immediately that if natural selection explained adaptations, and evolution by descent were true, then the argument from design was dead and all that went with it, namely the existence of a personal god, free will, life after death, immutable moral laws, and ultimate meaning in life."4
We could also listen to atheist biologist Eric Pianka tell us "We're no better than bacteria!"5 Stephen Jay Gould described humans origins and their ultimate (non-existent) reference point: "We are here because one odd group of fishes had a peculiar fin anatomy that could transform into legs for terrestrial creatures; because the earth never froze entirely during an ice age; because a small and tenuous species, arising in Africa a quarter of a million years ago, has managed, so far, to survive by hook and by crook. We may yearn for a 'higher' answer--but none exists."6
Unfortunately, for the true-to-the-faith atheist, Whitney Houston's demise was not tragic. To classify it as such demands that she possessed intrinsic moral worth, and that there exists in life a way things ought to be. But making such claims implies design, and a creatorless universe has nothing in that department to offer.
The Christian Perspective
By contrast, the Christian worldview says that Ms. Houston possessed true moral worth and value because she, like all humans, was created in the image of a purposeful God. She is different from pure matter, animals, and every other created thing.
Further, the same God who created her established moral standards that were put in place to ensure that His creation could enjoy life to the fullest and avoid the consequences that come from deviating from those standards (i.e., sin). The writer of Proverbs puts it like this: "The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death" (Proverbs 14:27).
Atheists, along with everyone else, instinctively know right from wrong and good from bad because their nature contains the imprint of God and His moral law. This is why they (like the atheist on Christian Post) unconsciously remark that Whitney Houston's death was tragic because deep down they believe humans have real moral worth, and that there is a standard by which we should live. Of this fact, Dr. Norman Geisler writes, "In essence, much (if not all) of the value of humanism is derived from the Christian character of its premises or presuppositions. In this moral sense, Western humanisms are often in effect non-theistic Christian cults."
Is Whitney Houston's death a tragedy? Absolutely, but only when it's viewed within the framework of the Christian worldview.
If the truth be told, everyone's death is tragic whether they are murdered, die young from a drug overdose, or pass away in their sleep at age 100. The Bible calls death an enemy of humanity, but it's an enemy that Christ defeated in His resurrection. Personally, I'm so glad that the truth of Christianity proclaims not only Jesus' victory over death but also His followers triumph as well.
Paul states things this way: "The last enemy that will be abolished is death . . . But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory. "O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 15:26, 54–57).
I say "amen" to that.
- 1. http://books.google.com/books?id=Ey94E3sOMA0C&pg=PA83&lpg=PA83&dq=%E%80%9CThis+is+interpreted+as+meaning+that+each+man+is+the+measure+of+all+things,+and+that,+when+men+differ,+there+is+no+objective+truth+in+virtue+of+which+one+is+right+and+the+other+wrong.%E2%80%9D&source=bl&ots=Ei3hCG6cFL&sig=EFDzjU7a0pnbKeM44GxNafb9F4Y&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PxRAT83pFZCUtwft1tyaBQ&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%E2%80%9CThis%20is%20interpreted%20as%20meaning%20that%20each%20man%20is%20the%20measure%20of%20all%20things%2C%20and%20that%2C%20when%20men%20differ%2C%20there%20is%20no%20objective%20truth%20in%20virtue%20of%20which%20one%20is%20right%20and%20the%20other%20wrong.%E2%80%9D&f=false
- 2. http://www.scribd.com/doc/3223928/Albert-Camus-The-Myth-Of-Sisyphus
- 3. http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins
- 4. Owen Gingerich, "Dare A Scientist Believe in Design?" in Evidence of Purpose: Scientists Discover Creativity, ed. John Marks Templeton (New York: Continuum Press, 1994), 30.
- 5. http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=15647
- 6. Stephen Jay Gould, quoted in 2000 Years of Disbelief, Famous People with the Courage to Doubt, by James A. Haught, Prometheus Books, 1996.
- 7. Norman Geisler, Introduction to Philosophy, 366-7.
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