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The School Improvement Program (SIP) provides supplemental funds to Title I campuses identified for school improvement. A student attending a Title I low-performing school must be provided the option to transfer to another public school within the local education agency (LEA), unless the LEA lacks the capacity to do so, and eligible students must be offered Supplemental Educational Services (SES).
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Technical Assistance to SIP Campuses (PDF, 24 KB), provided by the School Improvement Resource Center (SIRC)
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO urged Russia on Wednesday to expand its role in Afghanistan, including by equipping and training Afghan security forces fighting the Taliban.
While reiterating a call on European allies to step up their commitments in the country as the United States weighs a further boost in forces, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said it was also in Russia's interests to do more.
He said agreements allowing transit of military supplies to Afghanistan via Russia could be expanded.
"Next, Russia could provide equipment for the Afghan security forces. Thirdly, Russia could provide training. These are just some examples. I think we should explore in a joint effort how we could further Russian engagement," Rasmussen said.
"I know from the Russians that they are interested in a stronger engagement and we have to find ways and means because basically Afghanistan is one of the areas in which we share interests with Russia," he told a monthly news conference.
Russia has said it fully backs U.S.-led efforts against the Taliban although it would not send its own soldiers to fight in the country where Moscow lost a 10-year war in the 1980s.
Rasmussen said he was pleased by the improvement in relations between NATO and Russia since a freeze imposed by the alliance after last year's war between Georgia and Russia, even if there were still "fundamental areas on which we disagree."
"But we can create a web of cooperation that is strong enough to survive these differences. We have to make NATO-Russia cooperation too good to lose," he said.
Rasmussen again called on European NATO allies to step up commitments in Afghanistan, chiding them for failing to provide all the 400 police trainers they had promised. "It is a bit embarrassing," he said. "I would encourage all members of the European Union to do their utmost to ensure full deployment."
Rasmussen urged the Netherlands to reconsider plans to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by the end of next year, asking them to stay and help train Afghan forces.
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Rasmussen said it was essential there was a fair balance between the contributions of the United States and its partners, and for that non-U.S. allies needed to do more. He said this was important not just for Afghanistan but for the future of NATO.
"I am afraid many in the U.S. will wonder about Europe as a real partner in security," he said. "That would be damaging over the long term for NATO and the transatlantic relationship."
NATO is looking to an expanded effort to beef up the Afghan police and army as the route to eventual withdrawal of Western forces from Afghanistan, where they have been since toppling the Taliban after the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001.
There are more than 100,000 foreign troops in the country, but they have struggled to contain a widening Islamist insurgency while mounting casualties have made the mission increasingly unpopular with Western public opinion.
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Christina's interview about the album. Death @ her reaction to the guy who coughed when she was speaking lol. I like how she gave detail fulled answers than giving answers that her people could tell her to say whats the album about. That shows how involved she is with her music.
Anyone else like Not Myself Tonight yet? It's been on the radio a lot. Then again, Canada kind of goes overkill...Just Dance was overplayed here six months before Gaga actually became famous. >.>
The Official Tracklist for Bionic was just released. I'm excited that Sia and Alison Goldfrapp are singing on some tracks as well.
01. Bionic (Intro) (Tricky Stewart, Claude Kelly, Christina Aguilera)
02. Not Myself Tonight (Polow Da Don, Ester Dean)
03. I Hate Boys (Kathleen Hanna, Bikini Kill, Christina Aguilera)
04. Powerful (Sia Furler, Christina Aguilera)
05. Hunger (Interlude) (Matt Darey, Detail)
06. Sex For Breakfast (Focus, Christina Aguilera)
07. Birds of Prey (Christina Aguilera, Daniel Hunt, Ruben Wu)
08. Kimono Girl (Cathy Dennis, Christina Aguilera, Daniel Hunt, Ruben Wu)
09. So What You Got (Dr Luke, Christina Aguilera, Cathy Dennis)
10. Night Desires featuring Goldfrapp (Alison Goldfrapp, Christina Aguilera)
11. Monday Morning (Switch, John Hill, Christina Aguilera)
12. Little Dreamer (Cathy Dennis, Christina Aguilera, Daniel Hunt, Ruben Wu)
13. Listen Up (Claude Kelly, Christina Aguilera)
14. Lost (Interlude) (Sam Endicott)
15. You Lost Me (featuring Sia) (Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler, Sam Endicott)
16. All I Need (Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler)
17. I Am (Santigold, Anjulie)
18. Glam (Claude Kelly, Christina Aguilera)
19. Lift Me Up (Linda Perry, Christina Aguilera)
20. I Will Never Forget U (Mia, Alex Da Kid, Christina Aguilera)
Sounds like an interesting set of songs.
I'm still excited to hear the album, even though I'm not the biggest fan of Not Myself Tonight.
thanks for the interview videos as well.
Fake as hell. For starters, "I Am" is a Sia track, not Santigold. Also Goldfrapp said they only wrote songs for Christina and never heard back from her. This is the actual tracklisting unless it gets changed (as it appears on HMV.com):
1. Bionic
2. Not Myself Tonight
3. You Lost Me
4. Kimono Girl
5. Lift Me Up
6. So What You Get
7. Stronger
8. Monday Morning
9. Sex For Breakfast
10. Glam
11. Little Dreamer
12. I Am
13. All I Need
14. Birds Of Prey
"Not Myself Tonight" is garbage, and I love watching it tumble down the iTunes charts, but I still expect the album to be good, or at the least an interesting listen. I do love the people she's collaborated with.
A quick preview of the video, I can't wait. She's being slutty again.
Werk Bitch!!
WOW can't wait to see the video she looks hot and that body is insane
oh dang....
For the first time in her whole career Im actually really worried about this record
Reminds me of Madonna Human Nature anyway can't wait to see it the video looks sick
Don't be. Seriously, don't be.Originally Posted by Ekim22
Anyway, a new preview for the video is out.
The video premieres this Friday. I'm excited!
I'm so excited
Her male dancers are always so hot :P.
NMT drops from 23 to 49 this week on the Hot 100? LG's Alejandro already top 20 and it hasn't even been released as a single yet? Why, aren't they giving Christina the same amount of airplay? I'm worried now too...and disappointed!
See anything similar to this pic below in this thread? Yah! And Beyonce wore those ballet shoes way back in one of her B'Day videos.
She's clearly copying everyone she can. I wanted her to bring everything new.
NO shade to Beyonce because I like her music, but who hasn't she copied. Lady Gaga's originality is shaken too since Grace Jones put her on blast. Who's really original now a days? I can already see the many rants that she's copying GaGa with this new video.
Wow she killed it!
It's quite the video I must say....very "Justify My Love"-ish.
Perez is going crazy on twitter pointing out everything she "stole" from GaGa.....blah blah
I liked the costumes, but the video was not innovative. I did find myself thinking about Madonna's "Express Yourself" and "Justify My Love" videos during certain parts.
Everybody "copies" everybody. You cant do anything w/o finding a similarity of someone else somewhere. The only way she could do something that know one else has done is if she were to make a snuff film and set someone on fire.
The thing that sets Christina apart is she has a voice that is unbelievable. And she is the only one who has always openly supported the gay/bi community. Gaga does too but Gaga has only been around for 2 years.
One thing that was cool was the part where she bends her body like a pretzel. That shit was hot. I had know idea she was that flexible. This the first time Ive seen her and thought she prolly puts it down in bed.
This is sad lol...
LMFAO .. I think for those people who are criticizing her video should actually analyze the song.."NOT MYSELF TONIGHT". People are so quick to point out what she "copied" or what not, I betcha this is the point of the VIDEO. Those who pointed this out will LOOK LIKE TOTAL FOOLS once Christina herself clarifies this. I'm so tired of Gaga comparisons too btw, my gosh if Christina wants to copy Gaga she should smash her face with a mallet and grow a dick, coz that's the only she'll have some sort of resemblance with Gaga physically.
I saw lots of Madonna, I guess that's what she was going for. But it does fit the song though. I don't get how Lady Gaga is friends with that douche bag.
I like the video. And I don´t care if she´s copying someone. It´s Cristina and I´m gonna love her no matter what.
And about the album, I´m not worried. Bionic will be huge
seeing alllll of those similarities posted above....it is SO obvious that this is the point of the video...she's taken from other artists, becuase she's "Not Herself Tonight"....that's what I think...there's no way in hell someone would make a video with that many similarities and not have done it on purpose.
Not a fan of Not Myself Tonight!!! For me it doesn't matter if she copied anyone else or not!! I'm deeply saddened to see someone with such GREAT TALENT sink to such depths when she doesn't need to!! I thought the video was DISGUSTING!! And what makes it worse is she's a mother!! For the record while I like Lady Gaga's music I'm not a fan of her videos either!!
Totally disappointed in the video--and still not really impressed with the song. She can do so much better than this.
I can't wait to hear other songs from the album. There MUST be better stuff on there...
I sure hope that was the point, because...DAMN. I mean...really?
The monsters took no prisoners last night lol
I fucking love the video! >.<
It's a big sarcastic diss of all the iconic images of other artist's videos. Madonna, GaGa, Beyonce, Stefani, Spears... LOL
Video is called "Not MYSELF Tonight"...
Relax people...
Sarcastic Diss or not it's still beneath someone of her TALENT!!! I only hope the rest of the album is better than this and she gets back to doing great videos like the one for HURT. For me that's a CLASSIC video!!
The video is amazing and so enjoyable and sexy and It fits the song perfectly and she looks so fucking hot also I loved all her references to the queen of Pop Madonna
Since the release of her mediocre attempts at crossing into the now lucrative 'techno/pop' genre that Lady Gaga made (undeservedly) popular two years ago, I have wondered about the state of Christina Aguilera's voice. It would seem that this is a genre favoured by singers whose vocal abilities are limited or dramatically diminished, and we should not forget that Miss Aguilera is notorious for her inability to produce what she "does" on record, while performing live.
Her tone is amazing and, as long as she is singing in the mid tenor range, her voice is very powerful, agile and elastic. However, anything above that is largely outside of her capabilities, unless it is in a very frail head voice. The fact that "Not Myself Tonight" doesn't even cover an octave in range, is performed in a half-sung/half-spoken manner and only contains heavily edited high notes in the background, would suggest that she is already losing her voice... Or maybe she has decided to release an album that will enable her vocal chords to have a much needed rest.
As for the video, it is as tacky, uninteresting and dull as the song itself. All of this has been done before and yes, Lady Gaga is a better plagiarist than Christina, probably because she is so over the top, that it is difficult to perceive the whiff of desperation through the whirling colours. In Christina's case, she is hampered by her ridiculous sense of self-importance, which always makes her want to make a grand statement. Hence, the result is dull and pretentious, as everything she has always done.
I cannot say that I'm exactly waiting for this album with much interest... Especially if the lack of quality in the material is as awful as in her previous shitty effort.
I don't get why everyone is really worked up over familiar imagery. The real question to me, is if she is really wearing leather masks etc. and using whips in her actual sex life. I would hope that the video really is some sort of homage or commentary on popular imagery for blonde female pop stars OR her commenting on her newly found sex life. If neither of those are correct, then what is the point of the video?
Pretty much everything I wanted to say about this already got stated by the rest of you all.
Well she needs to go back to being herself b/c this video definitely reeked of a desperation to stay relevant. Xtina's slut act was cool back in the Stripped days b/c she was actually organic about it but now her raunchiness seems forced and manufactured. She went from setting her own trends to following someone else's. With "Not Myself Tonight", she's officially turned herself into soulless puppet like all the rest. It's very disappointing imo.
Perez made it, it's on his site.
And what's up with all the Xtina criticism on his part? I was under the impression that he and her were as thick as thieves? What, he never forgave her for saying she didn't know whether or not his precious Gagaloo was actually a female?
Speaking of which, Christina shouldn't talk herself with all of that drag makeup she had on in the video. Miss Raven, was that you?
Not liking it at all.
I usually wait until a clip's released for a song that I don't like to start making judgment but I dunno.
Guess I was expecting more from Christina then a rehash of everything that has been done before and done better by the artists she's imitating.
She's not herself tonight? Bitch has been 'inspired' by other female artists for her entire career. Not being herself would require being original.
I'm hoping that the rest of the album is better. Isn't that her track record now? The singles always flopped on the charts but the album is gold. I have no problem with the video except the product placement of her fragrance. Nothing wrong with promotion but it looked tacky. Who's the guy on the bed in the last scene? Hottie!
What's with the Christina hate? Christina has had plenty of videos of her singing live and she's proven that she can reproduce the studio efforts, live.
Stop trying to sound more intelligent than you really are. If you knew as much as you did about singing as you try to display, then you would go back, reread this statement, and figure out what's wrong with it. Here, I've helped you by highlighting the inaccurate fragment. In addition, her vocal capabilities would be anything she could produce and she can produce more than octave.
No, she cannot. She has to consistently alter the melodic line of songs in order to be able to perform them. In fact, she has been often criticized for her inability to hit notes in the upper tenor/alto range, or for making disastrous attempts at singing them. Her high notes are one part screaming and three parts studio wizardry. She rarely hits anything above B4 correctly, and she has often been accused of lip syncing to pre-recorded fragments of the difficult parts of her songs.
Don't get your knickers in a twist. My statement is perfectly valid, because it reflects the truth: she has a soprano timbre, but can only belt comfortably in the mid-tenor/upper baritone range. Most times, she can't even hit C5, for God's sake. Second, one's vocal capabilities are anything that one can produce with a solid timbre, vibrato, good tonal quality and can be sustained for more than two seconds. Thus, since her high notes are a mess, she fails miserably at singing them whenever there isn't a sound technician around to alter the pitch and improve the tonal quality, and she can barely hit these notes for a fraction of a second even in the studio, no, these frequencies are not within her capabilities.
Just because you can reach a particular pitch doesn't mean that you can do it well, or that it does have any degree of musical value. Maybe your fanaticism is the real problem, and not what you suppose to be pretension on my part.
Yes, she can. Has every performance been perfect? No. I can definitely attest to seeing performance where she has strained or missed notes, but what singer has not had some bad performances? However, she's also had several performances where she has sung, live, and she was on-key. Suffice it to say, you have not watched enough of her performances or you simply do not want to admit it, due to whatever biases you may carry about her and/or singing.
Do you know where that is on the piano? No, you don't. That is why I pointed that out earlier. You have no clue what Tenor notes and Baritone notes are, otherwise you would not say that Christina Aguilera can hit them. You would also know that it is physiologically impossible for a female to go beyond Tenor, even if she has an extensive vocal fry.
Again, you need to watch more of her videos? She can sing on-pitch, live, which means that it is within her vocal capabilities. Not to mention, vibrato is not necessary, for it to be singing. That is more misinformation you are serving.
I like Christina, but I'm not a fanatic. I just have problems with people trying to use terminology inaccurately and giving opinions based off limited sources/backing.


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Subject: WH pool report #1
It's a beautiful fall day - the sun is shining and the temperature is hanging in the low 60's. The flag above the WH is at half staff today honoring slain firefighters, coinciding with fire prevention week.
At 10:12am the pool was packed into the press vans and held on the street. The MLK Jr. memorial dedication program was a half hour behind schedule so the pool was given an extra half hour of thumb twiddling outside the mansion's gates.
At 10:32 (presumably) VP Biden's motorcade passed by the White House on H St. heading east. POTUS and his family were loaded into the motorcade at 11:01. The first lady appeared in a red dress. No POTUS siting. The motorcade left the WH grounds at 11:02 and was greeted by hundreds of cheering and waving people on the street. The first family arrived at the dedication at 11:06.
POTUS and the family toured the monument at The president stopped with the first family at a silver box being called a time capsule and we're told he placed signed copies of his inauguration speech and his 2004 DNC speech. The family laid their hand on the memorial as they were escorted by Harry Johnson, president of the MLk foundation and 5 MLK family members. VP Biden and Jill Biden along with Sec. Ken Salazar waited for the first family at the statue of MLK at 11:30. POTUS wearing a maroon tie and a blue suit then waited to go on stage at 11:32 as the pool was led away . Open press event.
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One astronomer, Philip Plait, likened the design of this calendar to the odometer on a car, because the base year for the Mayan Long Count starts at "0.0.0.0.0."
As each section of the odometer reaches 9 then clicks over to 0, so the next number to it starts a new cycle. As all the numbers again reach 0 across the odometer, the last number will change from 1 to 2 and the new cycle starts all over again. The Mayan calendar is similar. So why would resetting a calendar mark the end of the world?
NASA Senior Scientist David Morrison said, "The ancient Maya did not predict the end of the world or any disaster in December 2012. Such doomsday predictions are a modern hoax. There is an approximate lining up of the Earth and Sun at the center of our galaxy in late December, but this happens every year. In any case, planet alignments have no effect on the Earth."
Sandra Noble, executive director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies in Crystal River, Fla., said, "For the ancient Maya, it was a huge celebration to make it to the end of a whole cycle."
She said to portray Dec. 21, 2012, as doomsday or a moment of cosmic shifting is "a complete fabrication and a chance for a lot of people to cash in."
At the heart of all the speculation as to what will happen on Dec. 21, 2012, is an alleged Mayan prediction the sun will be aligned with the center of the Milky Way for the first time in about 26,000 years. What impact, if any, this would have on the Earth is the basis for all the doomsday speculation.
Susan Milbrath, a Maya archaeoastronomer and a curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History, said, "We have no record or knowledge that they would think the world would come to an end at that point."
Many scholars doubt the ancient Mayans made any conclusions on what this alignment would mean, if in fact, they were even aware of an alignment.
University of Florida anthropologist Susan Gillespie said such 2012 predictions come from the "media and from other people making use of the Mayan past to fulfill agendas that are really their own."
With many books, television shows and motion pictures cashing in on doomsday scenarios, it is no wonder many people are feeling uncomfortable about the future. Let us not forget the numerous religions who have predicted the end of the world over many centuries.
Jesus Christ said in Mark 13:32, "But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." — New International Version.
If Jesus Christ did not know the exact day and hour, are we to believe the ancient Mayans knew something he didn't or that they created a calendar with secrets only the Almighty has kept to Himself?
The Bible is clear the world as we know it would enter its "last days," according to 2 Timothy 3:1-5, Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 21. Those last days would be marked by wars, earthquakes, food shortages, diseases and increases in lawlessness worldwide — things we are seeing on a global scale today. Millions believe we have reached those last days and it is only a matter of time — God's appointed time — before God intervenes and cause His will to be done on Earth as it is in heaven.
Instead of being concerned about a specific date, however, Jesus put it this way in Matthew 24:42-44, "Watch out, then, because you do not know what day your Lord will come. If the owner of a house knew the time when the thief would come, you can be sure that he would stay awake and not let the thief break into his house. So then, you also must always be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you are not expecting him." — Good News Translation.
Does that sound like we can rely on an outdated calendar to predict our future? You decide.
Keep in mind God's Word foretells good news for all humankind. It is not a doomsday book, but a book that instills faith, hope and love. Instead of God bringing some global disaster upon everyone, Jesus told servants of God in Luke 21:28, "When all these things begin to happen, stand and look up, for your salvation is near!"
No one knows exactly when God's Day of salvation will come. World events indicate it is soon. The exact date, however, is in the hands of the Almighty.
According to Acts 1:6-7, "When the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, 'Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore the kingdom?' He replied, 'The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know.'" — New Living Translation.
Point taken. All we really need to know is how to draw closer to the Most High God and His royal Son, Jesus Christ — daily, monthly and yearly — which may, in fact, be the best use of any calendar.
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23 September 1971 Record Mexico Mr. Alfredo Rodriguez 5847 Pentz Road Paradise, California 95969 Dear Al: I am writing to inquire if you are willing to undertake a consulting job for Utah involving perhaps two days of research. What I have in mind is preparation of a memo report describing the exploration companies presently working in Mexico plus observations about what they are looking for, type of survey, number of drills or shafts, together with pertinent comments you may care to make. You will recall that you provided us with similar information in late 1968 following the G.S.A. meeting in Mexico City. Enclosed is a copy of your transposed notes. What I have in mind is more or less the same type of memo, updating the old information and adding names of new entries. The purpose would be to show that the tempo of exploration effort and dollar expenditures has increased modestly over the past three years. While visiting with George Ordomec last week, he referred to a copper prospect he was drilling for a local company somewhere in Sonora -- with Boyles Brothers actually doing the drilling. I judge from this comment that Boyles is now well established and have a number of drills at work. Please note that back in 1968 you estimated there were over 30 core drills working under contract on various operation jobs. This is in addition to company drills at operating mines. Also enclosed is a map prepared by Fomento Minera showing the production of gold, silver, lead, copper and zinc from major mining centers to 1967. This map was distributed at the time of the G.S.A. meeting. I am now looking for an updated version of this same map. Can you suggest the name of office or individual in the Fomento office that I might write to for a 1969 or 1970 update. I enjoyed very much talking to you yesterday. And the above outline request for consulting research indicates our desire to take a reading on the tempo of activities in Mexico. Please call me if you have any questions in reference to the proposed memo outline. Yours sincerely, Weston Bourret WB:f Encl. Mexico RECEIVED SEP 28 1971 Paradise, California September 26, 1971 Mr. Weston Bourret Vice-President Utah International 550 California Street San Francisco, California 94104 Dear Wes; Thank you far your letter of September 23rd. I do appreciate your thoughts about up-dating the information on exploration activities in Mexico. However, on reflection, there does not appear to be much to contribute. The interval between our brief survey of 1968 and the present has been one of consolidation and expansion of the well based and financed projects, with others cancelled or ""put on ice"" for various reasons, principally lack of funds. The recently effective U.S. import duties, and the curtailment of funds for private foreign investment, have had a paralizing effect on the exploration and development of newly organized ventures in Mexico and not much change can be expected until this situation is relieved. Under present conditions, the traditional smaller, higher grade selective underground mines with a higher labor to output ratio,( lower tons per man-shift) and which require less investment in plant and equipment, are receiving more consideration than the mass-mined largge scale industrial projects. With any real improvement in the silver price level, many of these smaller operations may be expected to start up, with the usual high mortality rate, since men with the experience, skill and dedication to operate this type of mine are now rarely available. with reference to your request for a 1969 or 1970 version of the mineral production of Mexico, I do not recall having seen one, but will check with the mines dep artment next time in Mexico. Perhaps we could spend a few days getting up-dated on the most recent developments in Mexico this winter? with best regards, Sincerely Al Rodriquez A. I. Rodriquez
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IMAX Sees Success with 'Guardians of the Galaxy'
By Los Angeles Times: Madeline O'Leary on August 5, 2014
IMAX Corp. might be finally catching a break after what has been a slow summer for blockbusters this year.
Moviegoers streamed to theaters to catch the "Guardians of the Galaxy," allowing the sci-fi adventure to smash August box office records and rake in $94 million in its opening weekend. And it appears the big-budget film from Marvel Studios played well on IMAX theaters around the world as the company also notched record ticket sales.
The Toronto company sold about $16.5 million in "Guardians" tickets globally, nearly tripling the previous August best of $5.9 million by "Elysium." "Guardians" brought $11.5 million domestically on 354 IMAX screens, and eight of the 10 best performing locations for the movie were IMAX auditoriums. There are about 750 commercial IMAX theaters worldwide.


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Transportation in Quito
Resort to Quito's buses only if all else fails. They're less comfortable and more sporadic than the el trole and ecovía. Use the better red ejecutivo buses, and pay your fare at the door or get in and wait for the attendant to collect it.
Grab a taxi - the best way to travel in Quito for both business visitors and tourists. They're cheap, quick, plentiful, and you can practise your Spanish with the driver. Look out for yellow cabs with an official sticker on its door. Make sure the driver has the metre on when you start your journey or else negotiate your fare.
Quito is great for walking. Use your feet to take in the charms of the historic centre and the nightlife of La Mariscal. You may only need transport to get from one to the other, or to the more outlying Guápulo district and the Virgin of Quito on Panecillo hill.
Rent your car
Quito is a long, thin city with avenues stretching from north to south. Much of the city has a grid layout but the modern city in the north is easier to drive around than the congested roads of the historic centre. The modern city's international hotels are the most secure parking option.
Transportation tips
Ensure you have small notes because taxi-drivers often 'happen' to be out of change. The minimum taxi fare is US$1. It is safer to use taxis at night rather than walk.


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Justice is recommended, and destruction threatened in case of disobedience. (1-9) The captivity of Jehoiakim, and the end of Jeconiah. (10-19) The doom of the royal family. (20-30)
Verses 1-9 The king of Judah is spoken to, as sitting upon the throne of David, the man after God's own heart. Let him follow his example, that he may have the benefit of the promises made to him. The way to preserve a government, is to do the duty of it. But sin will be the ruin of the houses of princes, as well as of meaner men. And who can contend with destroyers of God's preparing? God destroys neither persons, cities, nor nations, except for sin; even in this world he often makes it plain for what crimes he sends punishment; and it will be clear at the day of judgement.
Verses 10-19 Here is a sentence of death upon two kings, the wicked sons of a very pious father. Josiah was prevented from seeing the evil to come in this world, and removed to see the good to come in the other world; therefore, weep not for him, but for his son Shallum, who is likely to live and die a wretched captive. Dying saints may be justly envied, while living sinners are justly pitied. Here also is the doom of Jehoiakim. No doubt it is lawful for princes and great men to build, beautify, and furnish houses; but those who enlarge their houses, and make them sumptuous, need carefully to watch against the workings of vain-glory. He built his houses by unrighteousness, with money gotten unjustly. And he defrauded his workmen of their wages. God notices the wrong done by the greatest to poor servants and labourers, and will repay those in justice, who will not, in justice, pay those whom they employ. The greatest of men must look upon the meanest as their neighbours, and be just to them accordingly. Jehoiakim was unjust, and made no conscience of shedding innocent blood. Covetousness, which is the root of all evil, was at the bottom of all. The children who despise their parents' old fashions, commonly come short of their real excellences. Jehoiakim knew that his father found the way of duty to be the way of comfort, yet he would not tread in his steps. He shall die unlamented, hateful for oppression and cruelty.
Verses 20-30 The Jewish state is described under a threefold character. Very haughty in a day of peace and safety. Very fearful on alarm of trouble. Very much cast down under pressure of trouble. Many never are ashamed of their sins till brought by them to the last extremity. The king shall close his days in bondage. Those that think themselves as signets on God's right hand, must not be secure, but fear lest they should be plucked thence. The Jewish king and his family shall be carried to Babylon. We know where we were born, but where we shall die we know not; it is enough that our God knows. Let it be our care that we die in Christ, then it will be well with us wherever we die, thought it may be in a far country. The Jewish king shall be despised. Time was when he was delighted in; but all those in whom God has no pleasure, some time or other, will be so lowered, that men will have no pleasure in them. Whoever are childless, it is the Lord that writes them so; and those who take no care to do good in their days, cannot expect to prosper. How little is earthly grandeur to be depended upon, or flourishing families to be rejoiced in! But those who hear the voice of Christ, and follow him, have eternal life, and shall never perish, neither shall any enemy pluck them out of his almighty hands.
Jeremiah 22:1-30 . EXHORTATION TO REPENTANCE; JUDGMENT ON SHALLUM, JEHOIAKIM, AND CONIAH.
Belonging to an earlier period than the twenty-first chapter, namely, the reigns of Shallum or Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, and Jeconiah ( Jeremiah 22:10 Jeremiah 22:13 Jeremiah 22:20 ). Jeremiah often groups his prophecies, not by chronological order, but by similarity of subjects; thus Jeremiah 22:3 corresponds to Jeremiah 21:12 . GROTIUS thinks that Jeremiah here repeats to Zedekiah what he had announced to that king's predecessors formerly (namely, his brother and brother's son), of a similar bearing, and which had since come to pass; a warning to Zedekiah. Probably, in arranging his prophecies they were grouped for the first time in the present order, designed by the Holy Spirit to set forth the series of kings of Judah, all four alike, failing in "righteousness," followed at last by the "King," a righteous Branch raised unto David, in the house of Judah, "the Lord our righteousness" ( Jeremiah 23:6 ). The unrighteousness of Zedekiah suggested the review of his predecessors' failure in the same respects, and consequent punishment, which ought to have warned him, but did not.
1. Go down--The temple (where Jeremiah had been prophesying) was higher than the king's palace on Mount Zion ( Jeremiah 36:10 Jeremiah 36:12 , 2 Chronicles 23:20 ). Hence the phrase, "Go down."
the king of Judah--perhaps including each of the four successive kings, to whom it was consecutively addressed, here brought together in one picture: Shallum, Jeremiah 22: Jeremiah 22:11 ; Jehoiakim, Jeremiah 22: Jeremiah 22:13-18 ; Jeconiah, Jeremiah 22:24 ; Zedekiah, the address to whom ( Jeremiah 21:1 Jeremiah 21:11 Jeremiah 21:12 ) suggests notice of the rest.
2. these gates--of the king's palace.
3. Jehoiakim is meant here especially: he, by oppression, levied the tribute imposed on him by Pharaoh-necho, king of Egypt ( 2 Chronicles 36:3 ), and taxed his people, and took their labor without pay, to build gorgeous palaces for himself ( Jeremiah 22:13-17 ), and shed innocent blood, for example, that of Urijah the prophet ( Jeremiah 26:20-24 , 2 Kings 23:35 , 24:4 ).
4. upon the throne of David--literally, "or David on his throne" Jeremiah 17:25 .
his servants--so the Keri. But Chetib, singular, "his servant;" that is, distributively, "each with his servants;" Jeremiah 17:25 , "their princes."
5. I swear by myself--( Hebrews 6:13 Hebrews 6:17 ). God swears because it seemed to them incredible that the family of David should be cast off.
this house--the king's, where Jeremiah spake ( Jeremiah 22:4 ).
6. Though thou art as beautiful as Gilead, and as majestic in Mine eyes (before Me) as the summit of Lebanon, yet surely (the Hebrew is a formula of swearing to express certainly: "If I do not make thee . . . believe Me not ever hereafter": so "as truly as I live," Numbers 14:28 ; "surely," Numbers 14:35 ). The mention of Gilead may allude not only to its past beauty, but covertly also to its desolation by the judgment on Israel; a warning now to Judah and the house of "David." "Lebanon" is appropriately mentioned, as the king's house was built of its noble cedars.
cities--not other cities, but the different parts of the city of Jerusalem ( 2 Samuel 12:27 , 2 Kings 10:25 ) [MAURER].
7. prepare--literally, "sanctify," or solemnly set apart for a particular work (compare Isaiah 13:3 ).
thy choice cedars--( Isaiah 37:24 ). Thy palaces built of choice cedars ( Solomon 1:17 ).
8. ( Deuteronomy 29:24 Deuteronomy 29:25 ). The Gentile nations, more intelligent than you, shall understand that which ye do not, namely, that this city is a spectacle of God's vengeance [CALVIN].
9. ( 2 Kings 22:17 ).
10, 11. Weep . . . not for--that is, not so much for Josiah, who was taken away by death from the evil to come ( 2 Kings 22:20 , Isaiah 57:1 ); as for Shallum or Jehoahaz, his son ( 2 Kings 23:30 ), who, after a three months' reign, was carried off by Pharaoh-necho into Egypt, never to see his native land again ( 2 Kings 23:31-34 ). Dying saints are justly to be envied, while living sinners are to be pitied. The allusion is to the great weeping of the people at the death of Josiah, and on each anniversary of it, in which Jeremiah himself took a prominent part ( 2 Chronicles 35:24 2 Chronicles 35:25 ). The name "Shallum" is here given in irony to Jehoahaz, who reigned but three months; as if he were a second Shallum, son of Jabesh, who reigned only one month in Samaria ( 2 Kings 15:13 , 2 Chronicles 36:1-4 ). Shallum means "retribution," a name of no good omen to him [GROTIUS]; originally the people called him Shallom, indicative of peace and prosperity. But Jeremiah applies it in irony. 1 Chronicles 3:15 , calls Shallum the fourth son of Josiah. The people raised him to the throne before his brother Eliakim or Jehoiakim, though the latter was the older ( 2 Kings 23:31 2 Kings 23:36 , 2 Chronicles 36:1 ); perhaps on account of Jehoiakim's extravagance ( Jeremiah 22:13 Jeremiah 22:15 ). Jehoiakim was put in Shallum's (Jehoahaz') stead by Pharaoh-necho. Jeconiah, his son, succeeded. Zedekiah (Mattaniah), uncle of Jeconiah, and brother of Jehoiakim and Jehoahaz, was last of all raised to the throne by Nebuchadnezzar.
He shall not return--The people perhaps entertained hopes of Shallum's return from Egypt, in which case they would replace him on the throne, and thereby free themselves from the oppressive taxes imposed by Jehoiakim.
13. Not only did Jehoiakim tax the people ( 2 Kings 23:35 ) for Pharaoh's tribute, but also took their forced labor, without pay, for building a splendid palace; in violation of Leviticus 19:13 , Deuteronomy 24:14 Deuteronomy 24:15 . Compare Micah 3:10 , Habakkuk 2:9 , 5:4 . God will repay in justice those who will not in justice pay those whom they employ.
14. wide--literally, "a house of dimensions" ("measures"). Compare Numbers 13:32 , Margin, "men of statures."
large--rather, as Margin, "airy" from Hebrew root, "to breathe freely." Upper rooms in the East are the principal apartments.
cutteth him out windows--The Hebrew, if a noun, is rather, "my windows"; then the translation ought to be, "and let my windows (Jehoiakim speaking) be cut out for it," that is, in the house; or, "and let (the workman) cut out my windows for it." But the word is rather an adjective; "he cutteth it (the house) out for himself, so as to be full of windows." The following words accord with this construction, "and (he makes it) ceiled with cedar," &c. [MAURER]. Retaining English Version, there must be understood something remarkable about the windows, since they are deemed worthy of notice. GESENIUS thinks thinks the word dual, "double windows," the blinds being two-leaved.
vermilion--Hebrew, shashar, called so from a people of India beyond the Ganges, by whom it is exported [PLINY, 6.19]. The old vermilion was composed of sulphur and quicksilver; not of red lead, as our vermilion.
15. closest thyself--rather, "thou viest," that is, art emulous to surpass thy forefathers in the magnificence of thy palaces.
eat and drink--Did not Josiah, thy father, enjoy all that man really needs for his bodily wants? Did he need to build costly palaces to secure his throne? Nay, he did secure it by "judgment and justice"; whereas thou, with all thy luxurious building, sittest on a tottering throne.
then--on that account, therefore.
16. was not this to know me--namely, to show by deeds that one knows God's will, as was the case with Josiah (compare John 13:17 ; contrast Titus 1:16 ).
17. thine--as opposed to thy father, Josiah.
18. Ah my brother! . . . sister!--addressing him with such titles of affection as one would address to a deceased friend beloved as a brother or sister (compare 1 Kings 13:30 ). This expresses, They shall not lament him with the lamentation of private individuals [VATABLUS], or of blood relatives [GROTIUS]: as "Ah! lord," expresses public lamentation in the case of a king [VATABLUS], or that of subjects [GROTIUS]. HENDERSON thinks, "Ah! sister," refers to Jehoiakim's queen, who, though taken to Babylon and not left unburied on the way, as Jehoiakim, yet was not honored at her death with royal lamentations, such as would have been poured forth over her at Jerusalem. He notices the beauty of Jeremiah's manner in his prophecy against Jehoiakim. In Jeremiah 22:13 Jeremiah 22:14 he describes him in general terms; then, in Jeremiah 22:15-17 , he directly addresses him without naming him; at last, in Jeremiah 22:18 , he names him, but in the third person, to imply that God puts him to a distance from Him. The boldness of the Hebrew prophets proves their divine mission; were it not so, their reproofs to the Hebrew kings, who held the throne by divine authority, would have been treason.
Ah his glory!--"Alas! his majesty."
19. burial of an ass--that is, he shall have the same burial as an ass would get, namely, he shall be left a prey for beasts and birds [JEROME]. This is not formally narrated. But 2 Chronicles 36:6 states that "Nebuchadnezzar bound him in fetters to carry him to Babylon"; his treatment there is nowhere mentioned. The prophecy here, and in Jeremiah 36:30 , harmonizes these two facts. He was slain by Nebuchadnezzar, who changed his purpose of taking him to Babylon, on the way thither, and left him unburied outside Jerusalem. 2 Kings 24:6 , "Jehoiakim slept with his fathers," does not contradict this; it simply expresses his being gathered to his fathers by death, not his being buried with his fathers ( Psalms 49:19 ). The two phrases are found together, as expressing two distinct ideas ( 2 Kings 15:38 , 16:20 ).
20. Delivered in the reign of Jehoiachin (Jeconiah or Coniah), son of Jehoiakim; appended to the previous prophecy respecting Jehoiakim, on account of the similarity of the two prophecies. He calls on Jerusalem, personified as a mourning female, to go up to the highest points visible from Jerusalem, and lament there calamity of herself, bereft of allies and of her princes, who are one after the other being cast down.
Bashan--north of the region beyond Jordan; the mountains of Anti-libanus are referred to ( Psalms 68:15 ).
from the passages--namely, of the rivers ( Judges 12:6 ); or else the borders of the country ( 1 Samuel 13:23 , Isaiah 10:29 ). The passes ( 1 Samuel 14:4 ). MAURER translates, "Abarim," a mountainous tract beyond Jordan, opposite Jericho, and south of Bashan; this accords with the mention of the mountains Lebanon and Bashan ( Numbers 27:12 , 33:47 ).
lovers--the allies of Judea, especially Egypt, now unable to help the Jews, being crippled by Babylon ( 2 Kings 24:7 ).
21. I admonished thee in time. Thy sin has not been a sin of ignorance or thoughtlessness, but wilful.
prosperity--given thee by Me; yet thou wouldest not hearken to the gracious Giver. The Hebrew is plural, to express, "In the height of thy prosperity"; so "droughts" ( Isaiah 58:11 ).
thou saidst--not in words, but in thy conduct, virtually.
thy youth--from the time that I brought thee out of Egypt, and formed thee into a people ( Jeremiah 7:25 , 2:2 , Isaiah 47:12 ).
22. wind--the Chaldees, as a parching wind that sweeps over rapidly and withers vegetation ( Jeremiah 4:11 Jeremiah 4:12 , Psalms 103:16 , Isaiah 40:7 ).
eat up . . . pastors--that is, thy kings ( Jeremiah 2:8 ). There is a happy play on words. The pastors, whose office it is to feed the sheep, shall themselves be fed on. They who should drive the flock from place to place for pasture shall be driven into exile by the Chaldees.
23. inhabitant of Lebanon--namely, Jerusalem, whose temple, palaces, and principal habitations were built of cedars of Lebanon.
how gracious--irony. How graciously thou wilt be treated by the Chaldees, when they come on thee suddenly, as pangs on a woman in travail ( Jeremiah 6:24 )! Nay, all thy fine buildings will win no favor for thee from them. MAURER translates, "How shalt thou be to be pitied!"
24. As I live--God's most solemn formula of oath ( Jeremiah 46:18 , 4:2 , Deuteronomy 32:40 , 1 Samuel 25:34 ).
Coniah--Jeconiah or Jehoiachin. The contraction of the name is meant in contempt.
signet--Such ring seals were often of the greatest value ( Solomon 8:6 , Haggai 2:23 ). Jehoiachin's popularity is probably here referred to.
right hand--the hand most valued.
I would pluck thee thence--(Compare Obadiah 1:4 ); on account of thy father's sins, as well as thine own ( 2 Chronicles 36:9 ). There is a change here, as often in Hebrew poetry, from the third to the second person, to bring the threat more directly home to him. After a three months' and ten days' reign, the Chaldees deposed him. In Babylon, however, by God's favor he was ultimately treated more kindly than other royal captives ( Jeremiah 52:31-34 ). But none of his direct posterity ever came to the throne.
25. give . . . into . . . hand--"I will pluck thee" from "my right hand," and "will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life."
26. thy mother--Nehushta, the queen dowager ( 2 Kings 24:6 2 Kings 24:8 2 Kings 24:15 ; see Jeremiah 13:18 ).
27. they--Coniah and his mother. He passes from the second person ( Jeremiah 22:26 ) to the third person here, to express alienation. The king is as it were put out of sight, as if unworthy of being spoken with directly.
desire--literally, "lift up their soul" ( Jeremiah 44:14 , Psalms 24:4 , 25:1 ). Judea was the land which they in Babylon should pine after in vain.
28. broken idol--Coniah was idolized once by the Jews; Jeremiah, therefore, in their person, expresses their astonishment at one from whom so much had been expected being now so utterly cast aside.
vessel . . . no pleasure--( Psalms 31:12 , Hosea 8:8 ). The answer to this is given ( Romans 9:20-23 ; contrast 2 Timothy 2:21 ).
29, 30. O earth! earth! earth!--Jeconiah was not actually without offspring (compare Jeremiah 22:28 , "his seed"; 1 Chronicles 3:17 1 Chronicles 3:18 , Matthew 1:12 ), but he was to be "written childless," as a warning to posterity, that is, without a lineal heir to his throne. It is with a reference to the three kings, Shallum, Jehoiakim, and Jeconiah, that the earth is thrice invoked [BENGEL]. Or, the triple invocation is to give intensity to the call for attention to the announcement of the end of the royal line, so far as Jehoiachin's seed is concerned. Though Messiah ( Matthew 1:1-17 ), the heir of David's throne, was lineally descended from Jeconiah, it was only through Joseph, who, though His legal, was not His real father. Matthew gives the legal pedigree through Solomon down to Joseph; Luke the real pedigree, from Mary, the real parent, through Nathan, brother of Solomon, upwards ( Luke 3:31 ).
no man of his seed . . . upon the throne--This explains the sense in which "childless" is used. Though the succession to the throne failed in his line, still the promise to David ( Psalms 89:30-37 ) was revived in Zerubbabel and consummated in Christ.


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BLOOD DRIVE: 3:30-8:30 p.m., Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints, 2710 Redbud Drive, Gastonia. This is the Stephanie Coe Student Drive. All blood types are needed. Call 704-972-4700 or visit www.carolinadonor.org to make an appointment. The minimum weight requirement for blood donors is 120 pounds.
WIDOWED GROUP OF THE GREATER GASTON AREA MOTIVATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL CLASS: 6:30 p.m., Gaston County Senior Center, 1303 Dallas-Cherryville Highway, Dallas. The speaker will be Marcia T. Thompson who will present the second part of her program on building healthy relationships. Her topic will be "How to Choose and How to be Chosen: Dating after Loss." Doors open at 6 p.m. Call 704-865-5663.
PFLAG MONTHLY MEETING: 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 258 W. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia. The cast and crew of "The Laramie Project" will be honored. PFLAG recently presented a weekend of performances of the show which tells the story of the slaying of Matthew Shepard, a college student killed in Laramie, Wyo. because he was gay. The critically acclaimed play is told from the point of view of townspeople and others who were in Laramie at the time. PFLAG will also be selling its T-shirts at the meeting for $12 each and is asking members and supporters to wear them in the Charlotte Pride Day on Aug. 25.
OVERHILL TERRACE COMMUNITY WATCH: 7 p.m., Bethlehem Church of God, 1019 W. 10 th Ave., Gastonia.
BARBECUE FUNDRAISER: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Gastonia Police Department, 200 E. Long Ave., Gastonia . Proceeds will go to help the family of Markie Boris, the son of Mark and Maggie Boris, who will undergo heart surgery soon. Markie, a student at Crest Middle School, has undergone more than 20 heart surgeries since his birth. Plates cost $7 and include pork barbecue, a bun, baked beans, slaw, chips and a dessert. To purchase tickets, contact Sgt. Nancy Capistran, 704-866-6884, or email her at email@example.com; Det. Jeff Bryson, 704-854-6609, or email him at email@example.com; or Gastonia Police Department front desk, 704-866-6702.
GLITZY DIVAS: 11:30 a.m., Olive Garden on Cox Road, Gastonia. New members always welcome. Call 704-865-5667 for more information.
RANLO MILLTOWN NIGHT: 7:30 p.m. Friday, behind Town Hall on the baseball field, Park Drive off Spencer Mountain Road. Features the music of Elvis. A door prize will be given away.
HIGHLIGHTERS DANCE CLUB: 8 p.m., Belmont Moose Lodge, for singles and married couples. DJ Jeff "Juke Box" Foster will play a variety of dance music. A line dance lesson starts at 7 p.m., and the dance lasts until 11 p.m. The club provides free appetizers, sodas, water and ice. Admission is $8 for members and $10 for guests. Call 704-825-9316.
FLAPJACK FUNDRAISER: 8-10 a.m., Applebee's, 3628 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, to benefit the Cramerton Panther Football/Cheer program. Cost is $7 per person and breakfast includes a short stack of pancakes, sausage, milk, juice and coffee. Tickets are available by contacting Angie Green, 704-671-8917.
KIDS' FISHING DAY: 8-10 a.m., South Fork River Park, 4185 Mountainview St., Gastonia, sponsored by the Gaston County Parks and Recreation Department. The county is a member of the NC Wildlife Commission's Tackle Loaner Program and anglers may register for an ID card that makes them eligible to check out a rod and reel. Anyone under the age of 18 must have a parent of guardian to complete the registration form. A limited number of poles will be available to borrow at Saturday's event. First-time participants under age 16 will receive a free mini-tackle box containing hooks, bobbers, sinkers and a stringer. Call 704-922-2160 or visit www.gastongov/departments/parks-recreation.
MOUNT HOLLY FARMERS' MARKET: 8 a.m.-noon ,. 120 S. Main Street in downtown Mount Holly. Open Saturdays through August, featuring fresh and local vegetables, fruit, grass fed meats, fish and seafood, cheese, flowers and plants, and baked goods.
COMMUNITY CARE DAY: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Flint Groves Baptist Church, 2017 E. Ozark Ave., in the family life center, to help families get ready for the new school year. Free school supplies, clothes and immunizations. An adult must be present with their child. Call 704-865-4068 or visit www.flintgroves.org.
DAY OF ACHIEVERS: 11 a.m., Central YMCA, 615 W. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia. Tryouts will be held from the GasHouse Steppers and Marching Titans Drum line and enrollment will be held for the Y-Life Leaders Club. High school and middle school students are invited to the event. Call Reasa Davidson, 704-923-7530 or 704-865-8551.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH : 1-3 p.m., New Creation Child Care Center at New Holy Temple Church, 1468 W. Airline Ave., Gastonia. The event features free food, music and games.
NORTH GASTON COMMUNITY PEP RALLY: 3-7 p.m., around Court Square in Dallas. The event will feature food vendors, games, musical entertainment, magic shows, bouncy houses, face painting, sports teams, mascots, the North Gaston band and cheerleaders. Area churches and businesses and the Dallas area feeder schools are all encouraged to have a booth to meet and greet parents and students. The purpose of the event is to help get students ready to return to school, give them some vital school specific information and kick off our new school year with a fun spirit filled evening. Call Daniel Britton, 980-522-6859 or Kim Norwood, 704-477-3905.
BLOOD DRIVE: 4:30-8:30 p.m., Regal Cinema‑Franklin Square, 3778 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia. Free movie ticket for donors. All blood types are needed. Call 704-972-4700 or visit www.carolinadonor.org to make an appointment. The minimum weight requirement for blood donors is 120 pounds.
ADULT/SENIOR CITIZENS DANCE: 7-10 pm., Adult Recreation Center, 519 W. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, featuring music by the Toad Hall Rock and Roll Review. Admission is $5 per person. Call 704-866-6848.
SUNDAY Aug. 18
BAKED HAM LUNCH: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Covenant United Methodist Church, 801 W Franklin Blvd., Gastonia. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12. The event is sponsored by the UMWomen with proceeds going toward mission projects. Call 704-865-5055 or visit firstname.lastname@example.com
MONDAY Aug. 19
KNITTING GROUP: 9:30-11:30 a.m., Lucile Tatum Home Center, 959 Osceola St., Gastonia. The registration fee is $3 (every two classes). Learn to knit by joining this group, an ongoing class. Beginners are always welcome. Call Pam Bryson at 704-865-3291, or firstname.lastname@example.com.
'FRESH LOOK:' 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Gaston College Lincoln Campus, 511 S. Aspen St., Lincolnton, sponsored by the Cosmetic Art and Sciences Club. Also takes place Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The event will give free or discounted full service hair care for children receiving services from Christian Ministry and Amy's House in Lincolnton. Cosmetology students will provide full service hair care including shampoos, fresh cuts, braiding and styling free of charge for children ages 5-12 years of age and for a cost of $5 for teenagers 13-17 years old. Call 704-748-5252 or email email@example.com.
IMPERIAL COMMUNITY WATCH: 6:30 p.m., Covenant Baptist, 3131 Erskine Drive, Gastonia.
PRAYER VIGIAL FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM: 7 p.m., Sisters of Mercy, 100 Mercy Drive, Belmont, in the convent chapel. Belmont Mayor Richard Boyce and Sister Jane Hotsream, president of Sisters of Mercy – South Central, will be the guest speakers. For more information, contact Sister Rose Marie Tresp, 956-324-7057 or email@example.com.
TUESDAY Aug 20
HIGHLAND COMMUNITY WATCH: 4 p.m., Highland Apartments, 401 N. Highland St., Gastonia.
KINGSTON/WESLEY PARK COMMUNITY WATCH : 6 p.m., Phillips Center, 2031 Echo Lane, Gastonia.
VICTORY COMMUNITY WATCH: 6:30 p.m., Tabernacle Baptist, 519 W. 19 th St., Gastonia.
RIVERWINDS COMMUNITY WATCH: 6:30 p.m., Riverwind Apartments, 1232 E. Hudson Blvd., Gastonia, in the clubhouse.
WEDNESDAY Aug. 21
WEEKLY PRAYER MEETING: 10 a.m. New Life Baptist, 614 S. 11 th St.,, Bessemer City. Held on Wednesdays.
VILLAGE SQUARE COMMUNITY WATCH: 2 p.m., 1400 Page Court, Gastonia.
CAROLINA-JACKSON COMMUNITY WATCH : 6 p.m., 700 Carolina Ave., Gastonia.


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Lorna Christie, Produce Marketing AssociationIt was a year ago this month. Cantaloupe from Jensen Farms were linked to listeria killing 33 people.
Jensen marketed cantaloupe under the Rocky Ford brand, even though its operation was located in Holly, Colo., nearly 100 miles from Rocky Ford.
Guilt by association ending up killing confidence in cantaloupe from the actual Rocky Ford region, and sales tanked.
I got a call last October from Michael Hirakata, head of sales at Hirakata Farms, Rocky Ford. Michael was one among many Rocky Ford growers who wasn't sure there would even be a 2012 cantaloupe season.
We talked about recovery, and how in the produce business recovery relies on strong food safety systems, the strength of relationships and connecting with consumers to tell your story.
This is his story, as told by Michael Hirakata — also president of Rocky Ford Growers Association, formed in 2011 to strengthen and protect the reputation of the now trademarked Rocky Ford Cantaloupe. It's a story of Hirakata Farms and the association salvaging the 2012 growing season and ensuring sweeter days ahead.
PMA: How has the Rocky Ford Growers Association helped?
Hirakata: It helps the grower and the consumer. Growers have one logo. When consumers see that logo they know it's a Rocky Ford Cantaloupe and that it's a safe, quality product.
As growers, we're all sticking up for each other now. Rather than 'It's my farm, I'll do what I want,' it's now what's better for the whole Rocky Ford area and Rocky Ford Cantaloupe itself.
We're coming together and trying to help each other out in any way we can.
PMA: What has changed at Hirakata Farms since the outbreak?
Hirakata: We have a renewed focus and investment in food safety and crisis mitigation. We are much more prepared now. We also started connecting with the consumer.
We had to get our name and faces out there. We did meet-and-greets at the store level, the local fair and festivals. We did radio and TV news interviews and some cooking shows.
At our shed, we did tours for people who wanted to see the operation — of course they had to follow all of our food safety rules!
This is all outreach we never did before. We're farmers, we're quiet and we don't like to talk all the time. But we needed to make our operation as transparent as possible. To know your farmer is to know your food.
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This set of conversion notes is different from Plushy's; the emphasis of his laudable efforts is on importing DH characters into Only War. The purpose of this adaptation is to import the character advancement mechanics from Only War into Dark Heresy (eliminating 50 pages of class advancement tables), and also to achieve a rough equivalency between the classes of Only War that show major disparities in comparison to each other.
The notes can be found here:
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This set of Conversion notes is premised upon two positions: First, that there is major disparity between the costs of advancement for different classes within Only War, and Second, between the same classes in Only War and in Dark Heresy. Obviously, if you disagree with these positions, the utility of these notes is diminished. As always, criticism improves a work, so it is always welcome.
Arguments follow…
Only War: Class versus Class Relative Comparison
An example of this is the grotesquely unfair disparity between the Operator and the Stormtrooper:
Simple Intermediate Trained Expert
Weapon Skill 500 750 1000 2500
Ballistic Skill 250 500 750 1000
Strength 500 750 1000 2500
Toughness 500 750 1000 2500
Agility 250 500 750 1000
Intelligence 250 500 750 1000
Perception 250 500 750 1000
Willpower 500 750 1000 2500
Fellowship 250 500 750 1000
Simple Intermediate Trained Expert
Weapon Skill 250 500 750 1000
Ballistic Skill 100 250 500 750
Strength 250 500 750 1000
Toughness 250 500 750 1000
Agility 100 250 500 750
Intelligence 500 750 1000 2500
Perception 250 500 750 1000
Willpower 500 750 1000 2500
Fellowship 500 750 1000 2500
The formatting didn't really carry over; hopefully it is clear enough.
Here we see the Stormtrooper has 2 simple characteristic advances costing 100, while the Operator has 0. Furthermore, wise choice of redundant Characteristic Aptitudes during character creation enables the Stormtrooper to acquire 4 different Simple characteristic advances for 100 XP, while, even with intelligent choices, the Operator will have only 1 Characteristic Simple Advance at 100 XP (Perception), at best.
Furthermore, by choosing Intelligence as one of his extra Aptitudes, the Stormtrooper will be able to Operate and Navigate any vehicle as well as an Operator. At this point, Tech and a 300 starting XP difference is intended to serve as inducement to select the Operator class. The problem with this reasoning is that the Tech Aptitude applies to only 2 skills and 11 talents (and 0 Characteristics). Even then, 7 of those 11 talents are useless without Mechanicus Implants, meaning: it's really 4 talents and 2 skills. So our Stormtrooper starts out with Tech-Use from Siege Infantry, and now has one matching Aptitude for all Tech based talents and skills except Orthoproxy. The result is a character that pays slightly more for a few Tech talents and skills, and is superior to the Operator in every other way, from starting equipment and Wounds to Characteristic increase costs.
Adding insult to injury, the Stormtrooper has lower XP costs for raising the primary Characteristic for Operators (Agility), than an Operator does. The upshot: the Stormtrooper is a better Operator than the Operator is. And the same is true of the Medic; just substitute Knowledge for Tech (though the array of possible Forbidden and Scholastic Lores is greater than Tech skills). Aside from the Lores, the best argument in favor of the medic is probably the Mastery talent, but even that is just 200 XP per instance more than the Medic's cost for our Intelligent Stormtrooper.
If the Stormtrooper spends his starting 300 XP on: Medicae, Navigate (Surface), Operate (Surface) and starts with Tech-Use as described above, the result is a Stormtrooper who is simultaneously a decent field medic, and pilots as well as an Operator, while possessing a formidable offense neither of the other two classes can even hope to challenge. The next 400 XP earned will be spent on Trade (Chymistry), C.L. (Tech), and S.L. (Chymistry), which will complete the starting packages for the Medic and Operator. Meanwhile, the armor, Wounds, weapons and offensive abilities of the Stormtrooper assure that the character will live long enough to learn them.
This massive imbalance is no doubt a large part of the reason there is a massive preference in the community for the Stormtrooper class: its just plain better.
So this clearly demonstrates the disparity between some different core classes in Only War.
Next, Dark Heresy classes versus Only War classes…


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