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This is the fourth volume of the catalog of Leonard Cohen fan symptomatology. Previously published listings follow:
- Warning Signs Of Leonard Cohen Fan Syndrome
- More Signs That You May Be A Leonard Cohen Fan
- Signs You May Be A Leonard Cohen Fan – Part 3
All You May Be A Leonard Cohen Fan If … entries can be found at the You May Be A Leonard Cohen Fan If … Page.
You may be a Leonard Cohen fan if …
- The names of your children and your pets, your computer passwords, your car's license plates, and your user name on the Bob Dylan Fan Forum are all derived from Leonard Cohen lyrics.
- You routinely employ, in everyday conversation, neologisms based on the word "Cohen," such as Cohencentric, Cohendependent, Cohenites, Cohenthusiast, Cohenista, Cohenconspirator, Cohentastic, and, most recently, Cohenoscopy.
- After months of research and interviews, you have found a lawyer willing to advance the legal theory that singing the words, "I'm your man" in public constitutes a binding contract in Ireland.
- You are intensely ambivalent about Meryl Streep because …
- On one hand, she is widely regarded as one of the most talented actors of the modern era, earning 16 Academy Award nominations (winning two) 25 Golden Globe nominations (winning seven), two Emmy Awards, the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Cannes Film Festival award, four New York Film Critics Circle Awards, five Grammy Award nominations, a BAFTA award, an Australian Film Institute Award and a Tony Award nomination, amongst others. She is a major supporter of worthwhile causes, including Partners in Health (one of the largest non-governmental health care providers in Haiti), Stand Up To Cancer, Healthy Child Healthy World, the AIDS Project Los Angeles, and many others. She promotes The Academy of American Poets and Americans For The Arts. She has spoken out forcefully and articulately against domestic violence and sexual assault.
- On the other hand, when she alluded in her speech at the 2010 Barnard Commencement to these lyrics by Leonard Cohen,
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
- she paraphrased Cohen's words rather than directly quoting them.
Meryl Streep's Commencement Speech at Barnard College
Video automatically begins with allusion to Leonard Cohen lyrics.
- You defend yourself from being stereotyped as solely a Leonard Cohen fan by pointing out that you also like Sharon Robinson.
- After an unrequited year long search for a specific photo of Leonard and his daughter Lorca – which you saw somewhere once – you contact DrHGuy to ask his assistance, assuming (correctly) that he will not only be able to help but also will find nothing odd about your quest.
- You have been involved in a vehement argument comparing two Leonard Cohen biographies, one which has been out of print for two decades and one which won't be published for another year.
- You don't see anything unusual about a blog devoting two long posts to lamenting the overuse of "Hallelujah" in headlines about Leonard Cohen, another entry devoted to cliches used to describe Cohen's stage attire, still another which revels in the up-close photo of one of the slides Cohen uses with his bolo ties, and four posts (so far) under the heading "You Might Be A Leonard Cohen Fan If … ."
- You have taken to filling in "Leonard Cohen" as your emergency contact, figuring that if you're lucky enough to have a major accident, he would be too gracious not to respond and, if you regain consciousness, you might get the chance to meet him . Besides, if you get hurt someone will tell your mother soon enough.
- The last time your doctor asked about previous diagnoses, you automatically included "Cohenphilic Personality Disorder."
- Since scheduling for the 2010 Leonard Cohen World Tour began, you have been stuck in a continuous loop, singing "Please Don't Pass Me By" ("please, baby, please, baby, please…")
- You have Photoshopped yourself into the left side of this photo:
Note: If you have Photoshopped yourself into the right side of this photo, you should contact your personal mental health professional as quickly as possible.
- You feel that your 10 year old granddaughter properly understands which issues achieve cosmic significance when she sends you a letter from summer camp that contains the following:
… and my best friend ______ Cohen (no relation) is in my cabin.
- Your idea of a tour of New York is visiting the Chelsea Hotel twice and, if time permits, buying a post card of the Statue of Liberty from the rack in the lobby.
- You exude excitement about Leonard Cohen you cannot contain, as exemplified in this email received by Heck Of A Guy:
I just had to write and tell you my long awaited car bumper sticker has arrived from Ukraine (good old eBay!). Bad news is [my husband] has banished me from sticking it on the car because he has to drive it occasionally. I have resorted to sticking it on my saxophone case, (I was compelled to take sax lessons after watching Dino Soldo on LC Live in London, as a tribute to the 'Master of Breath').
I can't keep it in – was so excited to get my post today. My Leonard Cohen, Sligo tickets came from Ticketmaster, and my other stickers from the Ukraine. (I had to order another one to put on my motorbike). Best day of the year so far.
- You take your Leonard Cohen "Live in London" DVD with you when babysitting your three granddaughters (and everywhere else you go – because you never know when you might need a fix), explaining to them that you are going to play it for "just a few minutes' to determine how it looks on their extra large TV. (Unsurprisingly, they rather enjoyed it.)
- You are convinced that nothing would enhance and enrich Western Culture quite so much as the formation of the Field Commander Cohen Boogie Street Marching Band, Color Guard, & Hallelujah Society.
- Upon reading, in an email from a guy you've never met, the idea that nothing would enhance and enrich Western Culture quite so much as the formation of the Field Commander Cohen Boogie Street Marching Band, Color Guard, & Hallelujah Society, you immediately and intuitively see the value of this concept and set a plan in motion to accomplish this goal.
- You have developed and validated a scale for grading the severity of earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanoes, floods, tropical storms, and other natural catastrophes that is based exclusively on calibrations of the effect each such event has on the Leonard Cohen World Tour.
- Your musical discrimination is so acute and your expectations of musical professionals so lofty that you only offered polite applause at the last Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert because the wind entrances were uneven and the tone was lackluster, but you led a standing ovation in acknowledgment of the virtuosity of Leonard Cohen's one hand keyboard solo on "Tower Of Song."
Leonard Cohen 2008 Tour – Tower Of Song (Sofiero Sweden)
- First, you bid for Leonard Cohen concert tickets during the pre-sale; then, you figure out where the hell Zagreb is.
- The process by which you decide which Leonard Cohen T-shirt to purchase (or make) bears an uncomfortably close resemblance to an episode of Say Yes To The Dress – except you attribute more long-term significance to your choice of t-shirts – and you don't bring your mother to help with the selection.
- You know at least 7 individuals with whom you can perform, without preparation or warning, an impromptu call and response routine using these alternating lines:You were Marlon Brando,
I was Steve McQueen.
You were K.Y. Jelly,
I was Vaseline.
You were the father of modern medicine,
I was Mr. Clean.
You where the whore and the beast of Babylon,
I was Rin Tin Tin. - You flunked middle school geography, but you know how far it is from your home to Leonard Cohen's house and to his childhood home in Montreal, the distance from Manhattan to Berlin (3967 miles), the longitude and latitude of the Chelsea Hotel, and the location of every city on the Leonard Cohen World Tour. And, you can reproduce, from memory, a detailed topographical map of the island of Hydra.
- You have devoted more time to planning, revising, and fine-tuning the hypothetical menu you would prepare if Leonard Cohen dropped in for dinner than you have spent on your family's meals over the past decade.
- You have petitioned your doctoral dissertation committee to approve the topic "The Hermeneutics Of Eroticism Implicit In Performance-Evoked Culture-Bound Paradigmatic Audience Fantasies Of Handling Leonard Cohen Like Meat," and the associated research proposal which would require you to attend every 2010 Leonard Cohen concert.
- You have been accused of intentionally injuring yourself to provide opportunities to remark to bystanders that "I ache in the places where I used to play."
- As an independent, empowered woman, you believe guys who use pickup lines are losers, but you secretly suspect you might succumb to certain phrases, such as
And lie beside me, baby,
that's an order!
Won't you let me see your naked body
And I'm crazy for love but I'm not coming on
- Your only concern about your elocution is the nagging fear you don't call soft enough


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If you quote KKK quotes and hang out with a racist, we would assume you are a racist. Okay, the racist may be "family" but you know that you should speak out against it. You may even argue about it. You may even stop being friendly because you personally don't think the Dutch are subhuman but your hypothetical sister does.
Because you are judged by the company you keep and by not speaking out. You may disagree with something but have to keep your mouth shut, but that just means you are supporting the thing you disagree with in the first place. If a child INSISTS on sticking his fingers into a electrical socket disagreeing with him but not telling him to stop is pretty much agreeing with him is it not?
You are always judged by the company you keep and I have slowly come to notice that the company that many naysayers against Free Thought Blogs and the like are not acceptable. The argument one individual from the slymepit made was "free speech", well we have free speech here.
Watch this. I think Atheism Plus is heavily mishandled and it's pure utilisation of safe zones makes debate and discourse impossible. In addition it takes a very very protectionist attitude to both culture and a purely western attitude towards feminism which is simply not universal or applicable in every situation. However due to the lack of any actual method of discourse there is no way to create active change through it. It is unfortunately a pure academic form of feminism and is unsuitable for punching out gender discrepancies in third world nations. It's participants have little actual experience in field work and from experience are unwilling to defer to anyone who is outside the sphere of their security nor were they willing to grasp that principles are great if you can afford to have them. I have even spoken out explicitly against their cultural/race aspect of their movement because a lot of it tries to paint culture with a big fuck off brush rather than realising individual nuance.
Oh look! It's a stance I have stated before I moved here. At no point was I ever hassled by the "FTBullies". In fact my interviewer was Stephanie Zvan and when I specifically mentioned my apprehension with Atheism Plus we discussed precisely the above statement.
Oh look it's genuine criticism of the movement. I have also disagreed with people like Taslima on Prostitution and Ian Cromwell on race. But the thing is through it all we have been specific about what we dislike about the other's work. We haven't stooped to personal attacks (Although I did offer to have a "shout racial slurs at each other till we both lose" contest with Ian),
I am not part of A+, but neither am I in the camp of the Slymepit because of the company they keep.
Stephanie Zvan survived sexual assault. But she was drunk. Oh noes! The Slut! When a Man is Drunk and Gets Laid He Taketh Responsibility! Right boys?
Many Slymepitters are represented at AVfM. Reap and Wooly Bumblebee and Astrokid who you may remember from my take on their work.
But because of free speech they get to say what they like. Free speech is fine, in fact that's why I am examining a more flexible comment policy because I think I can do better (Hah! Suck it popular bloggers! My comments threads may be relatively empty but they will be elegant!) to give everyone the best of both worlds.
HOWEVER… The usage of this particular article by Wooly Bumblebee has crossed a line. In particular because THIS is precisely the same arguments people made when the young woman who was raped in Delhi. It was also made by AVfM. AVfM supports Indian MRAs who have blamed the rapes in India on women rather than the men.
"Coyote ugly." It's a phrase men use to describe the experience of waking up, hungover as shit, in bed next to a girl so ugly you'd rather chew your arm off than have her stir. Yep, another night of too many shooters and very poor judgement. Well played, tequila.
It must be Tequila's fault!
Understand the difference between action and consent. You cannot give consent when you are drunk. You can barely order pizza yet are assuming you can give realistic consent? Yes both of you may be drunk but if both of you are drunk and want to have sex then both of you will have sex. What people who get drunk and are raped are discussing are women getting date raped through drugs like GHB or just plain old not being sober enough to put up a coordinated defence against a much stronger assailant.
You are however responsible for your actions when drunk. It's just that simple.
I'm willing to bet that every single varsity athlete or high status (medicine, engineering, computer science) male on any given college campus has had the experience. Why? Because they get hunted. All the time. By women. You see these guys staggering bleary-eyed into the dorm rooms the next morning, bro-punching their friends and saying "Dude, how could you let me do that?"
Because women are all hungry like the wolf?
You want to know something funny? At no point has anyone ever thrown themselves at me because of my degrees. It's always been because of my winning personality and sense of humour. I used to get women to sleep with me through the art of conversation, wit and being honest about things. It's never been about me or my degree or my athletic skill. It's always been because I am genuinely nice. Now I have noticed women who do sleep with these guys and if that brings them happiness then godspeed ladies, but more often than not it's because they buy into the stupid Alpha male concept and forget that confidence isn't arrogance. Real confidence is knowing what your limitations are. And we all have limitations. Real confidence isn't denigrating other people but letting them shine too.
Whoever wrote that article is insulting to EVERY gender. No.1 Women aren't Gold Diggers/Star Fuckers (Seriously? Doctor Hunting isn't a thing), No. 2 that buys into the notion of Alpha Males which is just moronic as fuck because the "Alpha Stereotype" does poorly in medicine. It's a team effort, if you hack your team off they will kill your credibility and your career. You can be an amazing doctor but you are nothing without your support. No. 3 you assume all men are dicks and cannot control their drinks nor who they fuck when drunk.
How could you let me do that is the hallmark of a man who cannot take responsibility for his actions. I am not your keeper, I will take care of you when sick but if you insist on doing things you consider distasteful then it's your damn fault. I will try and field terrible decision fall outs but I won't be held responsible for you insisting on doing something. Sleeping with a "ugly" person is not dangerous nor is it disgusting, it's just you shagging someone who isn't attractive.
The article goes on an on… Stephanie fields it much better than me. I would have sworn at people a lot more.


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Daniel Boulud's Coq Au Vin
The ultimate French comfort food, coq au vin, gets a dash of international flair when paired with an unexpected side dish, spaetzle.
By Daniel Boulud
My grandmother used to make a coq au vin in which she braised pieces of rooster or chicken with wine, shallots, mushrooms, and pancetta. Her version was delicious, but it wasn't until I was working alongside the great chef Georges Blanc that I truly understood just how sublime this French country classic could be. This was early in Blanc's career, before he transformed his family's inn, La Mère Blanc, located in the village of Vonnas in the foothills of Burgundy, into one of France's most beautiful restaurants. At the time I worked there, the local farmers' market and slaughterhouse were directly across the street. Very fresh!
At 10 a.m. the farmers would march in, take their seats at the bar, and order plates of coq au vin. For them it was a snack, or a casse-croute, as we called it. Blanc's variation of the dish had an intensity of flavor and color that resulted from reducing the wine before using it to marinate the poultry. In France, the recipe calls for a rooster, as per its name, but I often substitute a good-?quality farm-raised chicken. Pasta is the usual accompaniment, but at DB Bistro Moderne our former chef Olivier Muller, who is from the Alsace region of France, liked to pair it with spaetzle. Sauté the pasta dumplings in a nonstick pan; they'll take on a crunchiness that marries perfectly with the rich and concentrated red wine sauce.
"For this Burgundian dish, there's no better pairing than a Burgundian wine," says Daniel Johnnes, wine director of Daniel Boulud's restaurants. Johnnes recommends David Duband Côtes de Nuits Village 2011 ($30). "The bright flavor of cherry, the wonderful spice aroma, and the silky texture of this Pinot Noir cut through the rich, wine-based sauce," he says. As an alternative, he suggests the fuller-bodied Clos de la Roilette Fleurie Cuvée Tardive 2011 ($25), which he describes as "a cru Beaujolais with a dark fruit taste and a crystalline mineral quality."
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"What did I come in this room for? Who's that actor in that one movie with that one tall girl?" Does this ever happen to you? We all experience the horrible moments of memory lapse, forgetfulness and inability to hold information. It is a common problem that comes along with aging, but it also could be a negative effect caused by tiredness, stress or lack of nutrition. You are in luck though; there are ways to help prevent memory loss from occurring.
Just like physical exercise to maintain a healthy body, we need to practice mental strengthening by performing different exercises to keep the brain running smoothly. I will also discuss great alternative ways to treat memory loss using Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture.
In western medicine the brain is the center of our nervous system. Without it functioning properly the rest of our body will also have difficulty performing. There are different sections of the brain that are developed to handle different tasks: the cerebellum, frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe and the temporal lobe. The frontal lobe is the largest section of our brain, which handles the decision-making functions such as preparation, development, reasoning and abstract thoughts. There are two sections of the temporal lobe positioned at ear level. These lobes are responsible for obtaining new information and short-term memory. The right lobe is responsible for visual memory while the left works on verbal memory.
This amazing organ is capable of producing new brain cells throughout a person's life, but like muscle tissue you must maintain it or you will lose it. Depending on your lifestyle, nutritional impact and your daily schedule, those factors will determine how quickly your brain responds.
Occasional lapses are a totally normal part of the aging process, but if you or a loved one experiences severe lapses on a more frequent basis it could possibly be the beginning stages of dementia. However, there are common signs of memory lapses that are not dementia:
• Mixing up names (calling your daughter by your sister's name…or worse, your dog's name)
• Forgetting where you placed your car keys
• Walking into a room and forgetting why you entered
• Forgetting planned activities
• Having trouble retaining information
• Easily distracted
You must be proactive to improve your brain's functionality. There are many easy ways to strengthen the brain's performance. To name a few: exercise, eat nutritional foods, manage your stresses, stay socially active, get a sufficient amount of sleep, and play games that involve strategy or word/ number puzzles.
Someone who drinks excessively or does drugs is constantly damaging his or her brain, resulting in memory loss. The toxins in alcohol and drugs kill brain cells and prevent new ones from forming. If you are experiencing memory lapses and you drink heavily, I would strongly suggest cutting back on the alcohol intake, and the brain cells will start to perform again.
The brain also needs oxygen. Bottom line: Do not smoke. It will save you from lung cancer, but it will also help you retain information and keep a quick wit.
Also, cut back on refined sugars and processed foods. These foods contain no nutritional value for your body and only focus the body's energy towards breaking down the food while it should be focused on strengthening the brain. I suggest eating plenty of fruit, vegetables, omega 3-fats and anything with a high level of antioxidants. Antioxidants are found in many different fruits and other produce, but it is abundant in green tea. This will literally strengthen your brain cells and keep them from withering away. Any foods rich in omega-3 fats (fish, flaxseed and different nuts) are exceptional for brain and memory building.
Along with eating right, it is important to get enough sleep and control your stress levels. Stress produces a hormone called cortisol, which compromises the brain over time and can lead to some severe memory problems. Stressed people find it hard to concentrate, learn new things and remember information.
There are great and easy ways to manage stress. First, I would suggest some light to vigorous exercise. While exercising your body releases a chemical called endorphins. This chemical triggers a sense of happiness and energy within the body, which will then subdue the stresses you are dealing with. You should exercise regularly to maintain a healthy body, but also to boost your brain growth. Taking care of your health will result in the development of new brain cells. Staying physically fit will reduce your chance of developing diseases with side affects of forgetfulness and slower brain functionality. Not only is exercise great way to manage stress, but it also wards off depression (another cause of memory loss) and improves your sleeping pattern.
In Chinese medicine, it is said to obtain the most optimal sleep each night, one must sleep between the hours of 10pm to 6 am. These hours are important, as this is when the "yin" energy in the body is most active. The yin energy is responsible for our "house-cleaning:" duties such as cell regeneration and detoxification. We need this time for sleep to allow for our entire mind, body and spirit to be replenished every night. People who are lacking enough sleep have problems functioning altogether. Without resting the brain it cannot work as hard, which will cause difficulty processing information or reacting in a situation.
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Activities like this, though they seem minor, can help you retain information and speed up your thought process. Did you know that people who interact with others on a frequent basis (family, friends or complete strangers) have a lower risk of experiencing memory problems? Social interaction is a great way to keep your mind sharp because you are more alert interacting with others, which works your brain. It also aids to warding away stress and some cases of depression.
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The parable of the unjust steward. (1-12) Christ reproves the hypocrisy of the covetous Pharisees. (13-18) The rich man and Lazarus. (19-31)
Verses 1-12 Whatever we have, the property of it is God's; we have only the use of it, according to the direction of our great Lord, and for his honour. This steward wasted his lord's goods. And we are all liable to the same charge; we have not made due improvement of what God has trusted us with. The steward cannot deny it; he must make up his accounts, and be gone. This may teach us that death will come, and deprive us of the opportunities we now have. The steward will make friends of his lord's debtors or tenants, by striking off a considerable part of their debt to his lord. The lord referred to in this parable commended not the fraud, but the policy of the steward. In that respect alone is it so noticed. Worldly men, in the choice of their object, are foolish; but in their activity, and perseverance, they are often wiser than believers. The unjust steward is not set before us as an example in cheating his master, or to justify any dishonesty, but to point out the careful ways of worldly men. It would be well if the children of light would learn wisdom from the men of the world, and would as earnestly pursue their better object. The true riches signify spiritual blessings; and if a man spends upon himself, or hoards up what God has trusted to him, as to outward things, what evidence can he have, that he is an heir of God through Christ? The riches of this world are deceitful and uncertain. Let us be convinced that those are truly rich, and very rich, who are rich in faith, and rich toward God, rich in Christ, in the promises; let us then lay up our treasure in heaven, and expect our portion from thence.
Verses 13-18 To this parable our Lord added a solemn warning. Ye cannot serve God and the world, so divided are the two interests. When our Lord spoke thus, the covetous Pharisees treated his instructions with contempt. But he warned them, that what they contended for as the law, was a wresting of its meaning: this our Lord showed in a case respecting divorce. There are many covetous sticklers for the forms of godliness, who are the bitterest enemies to its power, and try to set others against the truth.
Verses 19-31 Here the spiritual things are represented, in a description of the different state of good and bad, in this world and in the other. We are not told that the rich man got his estate by fraud, or oppression; but Christ shows, that a man may have a great deal of the wealth, pomp, and pleasure of this world, yet perish for ever under God's wrath and curse. The sin of this rich man was his providing for himself only. Here is a godly man, and one that will hereafter be happy for ever, in the depth of adversity and distress. It is often the lot of some of the dearest of God's saints and servants to be greatly afflicted in this world. We are not told that the rich man did him any harm, but we do not find that he had any care for him. Here is the different condition of this godly poor man, and this wicked rich man, at and after death. The rich man in hell lifted up his eyes, being in torment. It is not probable that there are discourses between glorified saints and damned sinners, but this dialogue shows the hopeless misery and fruitless desires, to which condemned spirits are brought. There is a day coming, when those who now hate and despise the people of God, would gladly receive kindness from them. But the damned in hell shall not have the least abatement of their torment. Sinners are now called upon to remember; but they do not, they will not, they find ways to avoid it. As wicked people have good things only in this life, and at death are for ever separated from all good, so godly people have evil things only in this life, and at death they are for ever put from them. In this world, blessed be God, there is no gulf between a state of nature and grace, we may pass from sin to God; but if we die in our sins, there is no coming out. The rich man had five brethren, and would have them stopped in their sinful course; their coming to that place of torment, would make his misery the worse, who had helped to show them the way thither. How many would now desire to recall or to undo what they have written or done! Those who would make the rich man's praying to Abraham justify praying to saints departed, go far to seek for proofs, when the mistake of a damned sinner is all they can find for an example. And surely there is no encouragement to follow the example, when all his prayers were made in vain. A messenger from the dead could say no more than what is said in the Scriptures. The same strength of corruption that breaks through the convictions of the written word, would triumph over a witness from the dead. Let us seek to the law and to the testimony, ( isaiah 8:19 isaiah 8:20 ) , for that is the ( 2 Peter. 1:19 ) Circumstances in every age show that no terrors, or arguments, can give true repentance without the special grace of God renewing the sinner's heart.
Luke 16:1-31 . PARABLES OF THE UNJUST STEWARD AND OF THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS, OR, THE RIGHT USE OF MONEY.
1. steward--manager of his estate.
accused--informed upon.
had wasted--rather, "was wasting."
3. cannot dig . . . to beg, ashamed--therefore, when dismissed, shall be in utter want.
4. may receive me, &c.--Observe his one object--when cast out of one home to secure another. This is the key to the parable, on which there have been many differing views.
5-7. fifty . . . fourscore--deducting a half from the debt of the one, and a fifth from that of the other.
8. the lord--evidently the steward's lord, so called in Luke 16:3 Luke 16:5 .
commended, &c.--not for his "injustice," but "because he had done wisely," or prudently; with commendable foresight and skilful adaptation of means to end.
children of this world--so Luke 20:34 ; compare Psalms 17:14 ("their portion in this life"); Philippians 3:19 ("mind earthly things"); Psalms 4:6 Psalms 4:7 .
their generation--or "for their generation"--that is, for the purposes of the "world" they are "of." The greater wisdom (or shrewdness) of the one, in adaptation of means to ends, and in energetic, determined prosecution of them, is none of it for God and eternity--a region they were never in, an atmosphere they never breathed, an undiscovered world, an unborn existence to them--but all for the purposes of their own grovelling and fleeting generation.
children of light--(so John 12:36 , Ephesians 5:8 , 1 Thessalonians 5:5 ). Yet this is only "as night-birds see better in the dark than those of the day owls than eagles" [CAJETAN and TRENCH]. But we may learn lessons from them, as our Lord now shows, and "be wise as serpents."
9. Make . . . friends of--Turn to your advantage; that is, as the steward did, "by showing mercy to the poor" ( Daniel 4:27 ; compare Luke 12:33 , Luke 14:13 Luke 14:14 ).
mammon of unrighteousness--treacherous, precarious.
ye fail--in respect of life.
they may receive you--not generally, "ye may be received" (as Luke 6:38 , "shall men give"), but "those ye have relieved may rise up as witnesses for you" at the great day. Then, like the steward, when turned out of one home shall ye secure another; but better than he, a heavenly for an earthly, an everlasting for a temporary habitation. Money is not here made the key to heaven, more than "the deeds done in the body" in general, according to which, as a test of character--but not by the merit of which--men are to be judged ( 2 Corinthians 5:10 , and see Matthew 25:34-40 ).
10. He, &c.--a maxim of great pregnancy and value; rising from the prudence which the steward had to the fidelity which he had not, the "harmlessness of the dove, to which the serpent" with all his "wisdom" is a total stranger. Fidelity depends not on the amount entrusted, but on the sense of responsibility. He that feels this in little will feel it in much, and conversely.
11, 12. unrighteous mammon--To the whole of this He applies the disparaging term "what is least," in contrast with "the true riches."
12. another man's . . . your own--an important turn to the subject. Here all we have is on trust as stewards, who have an account to render. Hereafter, what the faithful have will be their own property, being no longer on probation, but in secure, undisturbed, rightful, everlasting possession and enjoyment of all that is graciously bestowed on us. Thus money is neither to be idolized nor despised: we must sit loose to it and use it for God's glory.
13. can serve--be entirely at the command of; and this is true even where the services are not opposed.
hate . . . love--showing that the two here intended are in uncompromising hostility to each other: an awfully searching principle!
14-18. covetous . . . derided him--sneered at Him; their master sin being too plainly struck at for them to relish. But it was easier to run down than to refute such teaching.
15. justify yourselves--make a show of righteousness.
highly esteemed among men--generally carried away by plausible appearances. (See 1 Samuel 16:7 ; and Luke 14:11 ).
16. The law, &c.--(See Matthew 11:13 ).
and every man presseth, &c.--Publicans and sinners, all indiscriminately, are eagerly pressing into it; and ye, interested adherents of the mere forms of an economy which is passing away, "discerning not the signs of this time," will allow the tide to go past you and be found a stranded monument of blindness and obstinacy.
18. putteth away his wife, intending to weaken the force of the law, in these allusions to a new economy, our Lord, in this unexpected way, sends home its high requirements with a pungency which the Pharisees would not fail to feel.
19. purple and fine linen, &c.--(Compare Esther 8:15 , Revelation 18:12 ); wanting nothing which taste and appetite craved and money could procure.
20, 21. laid--having to be carried and put down.
full of sores--open, running, "not closed, nor bound up, nor mollified with ointment" ( Isaiah 1:6 ).
21. desiring to be fed with--but was not [GROTIUS, BENGEL, MEYER, TRENCH, &c.]. The words may mean indeed "was fain to feed on," or "gladly fed on," as in Luke 15:16 [ALFORD, WEBSTER and WILKINSON, &c.]. But the context rather favors the former.
licked, &c.--a touching act of brute pity, in the absence of human relief. It is a case of heartless indifference, amidst luxuries of every kind, to one of God's poorest and most afflicted ones, presented daily before the eye.
22. died--His burial was too unimportant to mention; while "the rich man died and was buried"--his carcass carried in pomp to its earthly resting-place.
in to Abraham's bosom--as if seen reclining next to Him at the heavenly feast ( Matthew 8:11 ).
23. in hell--not the final place of the lost (for which another word is used), but as we say "the unseen world." But as the object here is certainly to depict the whole torment of the one and the perfect bliss of the other, it comes in this case to much the same.
seeth Abraham--not God, to whom therefore he cannot cry [BENGEL].
24. Father Abraham--a well-founded, but unavailing, claim of natural descent ( Luke 3:8 , John 8:37 ).
mercy on me--who never showed any ( James 2:3 ).
send Lazarus--the pining victim of his merciless neglect.
that he may--take me hence? No; that he dares not to ask.
dip . . . tongue--that is the least conceivable and the most momentary abatement of his torment; that is all. But even this he is told is (1) unreasonable.
25, 26. Son--stinging acknowledgment of the claimed relationship.
thou . . . Lazarus, &c.--As it is a great law of God's kingdom, that the nature of our present desires shall rule that of our future bliss, so by that law, he whose "good things," craved and enjoyed, were all bounded by time, could look for none after his connection with time had come to an end ( Luke 6:24 ). But by this law, he whose "evil things," all crowded into the present life, drove him to seek, and find, consolation in a life beyond the grave, is by death released from all evil and ushered into unmixed and uninterrupted good ( Luke 6:21 ). (2) It is impossible.
26. besides all this--independently of this consideration.
a great gulf fixed--By an irrevocable decree there has been placed a vast impassable abyss between the two states, and the occupants of each.
27-31. Then he said--now abandoning all hope for himself.
send him to my father's house, &c.--no waking up of good in the heart of the lost, but bitter reproach against God and the old economy, as not warning him sufficiently [TRENCH]. The answer of Abraham is, They are sufficiently warned.
30. Nay--giving the lie to Abraham.
but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent--a principle of awful magnitude and importance. The greatest miracle will have no effect on those who are determined not to believe. A real Lazarus soon "rose from the dead," but the sight of him by crowds of people, inclined thereby to Christ, only crowned the unbelief and hastened the murderous plots of the Pharisees against the Lord of glory; nor has His own resurrection, far more overpowering, yet won over that "crooked and perverse nation."


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Esophageal Variceal Injection
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Reasons for Procedure
Possible Complications
- Painful or difficult swallowing
- Esophageal narrowing
- Bleeding
- Esophageal damage
- Infection
- Lung injury
- Alcoholism
- Bleeding disorder
- Active bleeding
- Increased age
- Heart or lung problems
What to Expect
Prior to Procedure
- Do not eat for 8 to 12 hours before the procedure.
- If you have diabetes , discuss your medications with your doctor.
- Arrange for transportation after the procedure. You should not drive for 24 hours after the procedure.
- Talk to your doctor about your medications. You may be asked to stop taking some medications up to one week before the procedure.
- Your throat may be sprayed with a medication to make it numb.
- You will be given IV medications to help you relax.
- If you have active bleeding, it may be necessary to use general anesthesia . You will be asleep.
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Post-procedure Care
- Do not drive for at least 24 hours.
- Rest the remainder of the day.
- Resume your normal diet, unless told otherwise by your doctor.
- Resume your medications, unless told otherwise by your doctor.
- If you stopped your medication before the procedure, ask your doctor when it is safe to start taking it again.
Call Your Doctor
- Signs of infection, including fever and chills
- Bleeding from the mouth
- Increasing pain
- Nausea and vomiting
- Bloody vomit
- Difficulty swallowing
- Cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain
- Lightheadedness
- Bloody or dark black stools
- Severe abdominal pain
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American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://www.asge.org
Health Canada http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca
The Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG) http://www.cag-acg.org
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Garcia-Tsao G, Sanyal AJ. Prevention and management of gastroesophageal varicies and variceal hemorrhage in cirrhosis. Am J Gastroenterol . 2007;102(9):2086-2102.
Gastroesophageal varices. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/what. Updated May 13, 2013. Accessed July 12, 2013.
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Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is bothered by the tag 'coach killer'
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Bears quarterback Jay Cutler admitted on his weekly radio show that he's bothered by the perception that he's a "coach killer."
"There's not much you can do," Cutler told ESPN 1000 during the Waddle & Silvy Show. "I worry about the city of Chicago."
If anything, Cutler believes he's an asset to the next Bears head coach.
"If you don't believe in yourself," Cutler said, "you can't expect the coach to."
Interestingly, several of the candidates have worked with Cutler. During the build-up to his rookie season, Cutler worked with Marc Trestman, and he played under Rick Dennison with the Denver Broncos. He also briefly overlapped with Mike McCoy, who was the offensive coordinator under Josh McDaniels in Denver after Mike Shanahan was fired.
"[Dennison is] one of the best [offensive line] coaches in the NFL," Cutler said. "Great guy off the field."
--On McCoy: "I think we had two meetings together, and then [the Broncos] kicked me out… I liked Mike. Knows a lot about football, very flexible."
--On Trestman: "That's kind of before you know what you like and what you don't like. I enjoyed my time with him."
Cutler said he trusted general manager Phil Emery's decision-making and that he didn't want to be involved in the process.
Cutler also admitted that he was aware of Lovie Smith's impending firing before his radio appearance on ESPN 1000 the day after the regular season ended.


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Delta State University Associate Professor of Physics and Director of Wiley Planetarium Dr. Alina Gabryszewska-Kukawa will give the lectures about the comet and is sponsored by Delta State's Division of Biological and Physical Sciences.
"Our time is a special time because we just can see [this] beautiful comet with [the] naked eye, and this comet with stay with us for almost a month," said Kukawa.
Comet Ison, which measures three to four miles in diameter and is classified as a medium comet, will be flying 40 million miles away from Earth at its closest point on Dec. 26.
The Sun-grazer comet is made up of mostly ice and dust and could potentially melt as it goes around the Sun at only around 1.1 million miles above the Sun's surface, although Kukawa doesn't believe it will.
It will be visible now until the end of November in the early morning on the eastern horizon.
In December, the comet will be visible in the western night sky.
Comet Ison's tail, which is caused by solar wind and is made up of dust and gas from the comet, is also visible.
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Brian Urlacher no longer with Bears; both sides 'move forward'
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PHOENIX -- Hours after new Bears coach Marc Trestman said that he and his coaching staff wanted Brian Urlacher to return and saw value in the veteran linebacker, the team announced that he won't be.
It's the end of the Urlacher era in Chicago.
"It wasn't even an offer, it was an ultimatum," Urlacher told the Chicago Tribune. "I feel like I'm a decent football player still. It was insulting, somewhat of a slap in the face.
"They came back with the offer and said, 'This is what it is, take it or leave it. It was, 'If you want to play for the Bears, you'll play for this. If not, then you're not playing for the Bears.' "
The Bears announced Wednesday afternoon that "they were unable to reach accord on a contract with [linebacker] Brian Urlacher for the 2013 season. Urlacher is a free agent after playing the last 13 years with the Bears."
"We were unable to reach an agreement with Brian and both sides have decided to move forward," general manager Phil Emery said in a statement. "Brian has been an elite player in our league for over a decade. He showed great leadership and helped develop a winning culture over his time with the Bears. We appreciate all he has given our team, on and off the field. Brian will always be welcome as a member of the Bears."
Earlier Wednesday, Trestman said he told Urlacher not long ago that he wanted him to return.
"I had two or three more social discussions with him early on," Trestman said. "My last discussion with him was to be very specific with him, that we hoped it would work out. And that as much as his locker-room [presence] is important, we felt collectively as a staff that he could and would be playing for us -- that we wanted him to be here to play for us. I think that he could make our football team better on the field. That's where we left it."
In other words, the ball was left in Urlacher's court to decide. The Bears reportedly offered Urlacher a one-year, $2 million deal, which far from the $8 million he earned in 2012. It was also reported that he would be willing to come back to the Bears for $3 million a year.
"I'm disappointed," Urlacher told WBBM-780 AM. "The No. 1 thing is my teammates. I'm going to miss them the most. The coaching staff I don't know, so that's not a big deal to me either, only if I had the other coaches I wanted to play for. So that's not a big deal for me. But I'm going to miss my teammates. That's the No. 1 thing.
"The best memory is winning the 2006 NFC Championship. Not even close. Standing up on that stage with coach [Lovie] Smith and all my teammates, that was definitely my favorite thing.
"I'm definitely not surprised. I kind of had a feeling this whole offseason with the way the whole thing was being handled. We made an offer early and never heard back from them. Then they made an offer and we responded to their offer and it was more like an ultimatum is what it was. It was sign this contract or we're going to move on. I didn't feel like that was the direction I wanted to go. That's all there is to it."
It can be viewed as a lowball offer for a Hall of Famer player, especially compared to what the Baltimore Ravens gave Ray Lewis.
But as Trestman said early Wednesday, "there's more pieces than just that" for the Bears to consider. The Bears have limited cap space and are still shopping for free agents (they just signed defensive end Turk McBride). They also need a few million to sign their own draft picks.
"I want to be here," Urlacher said. "I wanted to be in Chicago. I wanted to finish here. Now that's not possible."
Interest for Urlacher, who turns 35 in May and has spent his career primarily in one defensive scheme, in the free-agent market also is mild -- at best.
So even though Trestman wanted him back and that some members of the team brass said they hoped he would retire a Bear, the team knew what the market said, and they weren't going to overpay.
"Over the last 13 years Brian Urlacher has been an outstanding player, teammate, leader and face of our franchise," Bears chairman George McCaskey said. "As Bears fans, we have been lucky to have such a humble superstar represent our city. He embodies the same characteristics displayed by the Bears all-time greats who played before him and he will eventually join many of them in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. We thank Brian for all he has given our team and our city. He will always be a part of the Bears family. We wish him the very best."


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I am a newbie to DS and traditionally I use 2 pagers all the time. I was just wondering if people do them as seperate pages or all in one work space? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
I am a newbie to DS and traditionally I use 2 pagers all the time. I was just wondering if people do them as seperate pages or all in one work space? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Good question. I have wondered the same thing. Anyone got any hints for us?
I do both. If I am creating something that has elements that crosses the page I will do it together as a 12x24. Then if I want to print it I just save each 12x12 side individually. You just have to watch out for the middle because you can lose some of it in printing. I usually don't put anything I'm not willing to lose in the last 1/4 inch, or if you have the grid on, in the last square along the middle.
I also do pages individually if the pages are more blocked because it's easier for me to see the elements. I don't have a big monitor so I really have to zoom in sometimes and I can't get the over all picture with the zoom all the way in.
Hope that helps
You can get some templates that are 24 x 12
Or you can put two pages side by side to get the feel of what it will be as a two pager, by creating a new document that is 24 x12, and then drag and drop each side of the page on opposite sides of the new document.
Sometimes I do this just to get the web sized image to upload.
I dont usually save two pagers this way, since I would need to print them individually anyway.
Thanks ladies for your input. Guess I will have to give this a try. I have never done as 2 pg. lo before.
I like Liz's suggestion of doing the two layouts separately, then dragging them onto the double-size canvas for the preview. But, like Erica says, if you've got an element that overlaps, you need to create the LO double-wide. Question: do any of the scrapbook printing sites or other sites (Costco, etc.) print the 24x12 size?
I always do my 2 pagers as side by side pages (two pages). The grid helps to line everything up b/c you can use it to "see" were things that stretch across the two pages should be to line up right. I ususally post them as two separate pages as well. It's just easier for me.
wife, mother of 2 children and three cats
Usually I do two seperate pages 12x12. Save them as a *.tiff files. Then create a blank page that is 12x24 and drag both pages into it and arrange them to fit.
However, I bought a two page template a few weeks ago and am off to try that method.
I don't really print anything anymore. I just use my computer monitor with a screensaver of all my layouts for viewing.


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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Illinois River National Wildlife and Fish Refuges Complex Comprehensive Conservation Plan Project Update September 2004 Comprehensive Conservation Plan Receives Final Approval In September 2004, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced the completion of the comprehensive conservation plan for the Illinois River National Wildlife and Fish Refuges Complex (Refuges Complex). The Refuges Complex includes: Meredosia NWR, Emiquon NWR, and Chautauqua NWR. The comprehensive conservation plan, or CCP, is intended to outline how the Complex refuges will fulfill their legal purposes and contribute to the National Wildlife Refuge System's wildlife, habitat and public use goals. The plan articulates management goals for the next 15 years and specifies the objectives and strategies needed to accomplish these goals. While the planned future condition is long-term, we anticipate that the plan will be updated every 5 to 10 years based on information gained through monitoring habitat and wildlife, as well as recreational usage. The Refuges Complex stretches along 124 miles of the Illinois River is west central Illinois. Its three refuges total 12,163 acres comprising a mix of backwater lakes, bottomland forests, floodplain wetlands, and a small amount of upland forest and prairie. Where You Can Find the CCP Copies of the CCP are available in libraries in communities surrounding the refuges. They are also available on-line at http://midwest.fws.gov/planning/IllinoisRiver/index.html. The CCP is available in portable document format (pdf) on a CD-ROM. To receive a copy, please call the Refuges Complex at 309/535-2290. The Planning Process The Illinois River NWFR Complex CCP effort began in 1999 with internal scoping of the issues among Refuge and Regional Office staff. Public meetings were held between April 19-21, 1999, in the communities of Meredosia, Henry and Lewistown, Illinois, to solicit public comment on refuge planning. Refuge staff met with the Illinois Division of Water Resources, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and several non-government organizations. Staff participated in several technical groups and met with local organizations. Refuge staff and planners hosted a public meeting at the Dickson Mounds Museum to discuss the CCP. In addition, Refuges Complex staff and planners asked for regional office comment on the issues that should be considered in planning. The Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan was released for public review in September 2003. The Service asked that comments be returned by October 20, 2003. Three open house meetings were conducted to give people interested in the future of the Refuges Complex a chance to speak directly with Refuge staff and Service planners. These meetings were conducted on September 23, 2003, in Meredosia, Illinois; September 24, 2003, in Lewistown, Illinois; and September 25, 2003, in Henry, Illinois. The CCP was revised based on the comments we received and the final document was approved in August 2004. USFWS Illinois River National Fish and Wildlife Refuges Complex Illinois River National Wildlife and Fish Refuges Complex Comprehensive Conservation Plan The CCP addresses many issues that were raised by members of the public, state conservation officials, other federal agencies and non-governmental organizations. These issues include: Wildlife Management Issues ■ Protect listed species ■ Perpetuate waterfowl and other migratory birds ■ Recover native fish and mussels ■ Safeguard biological integrity, diversity, and environ-mental health ■ Wildlife are creating crop depredation ■ Avian botulism as a problem on Lake Chautauqua Habitat Management Issues ■ Loss of wetlands ■ Loss of native forest ■ Loss of native grasslands ■ Loss of native savanna ■ Habitat is being degraded ■ Oxbow restoration on Emiquon NWR is affecting drainage on local land ■ Sedimentation is filling in areas in the Illinois River Corridor Visitor Services Management Issues ■ Recreational opportunities identified by the public ■ Recreational facilities need improvement for safety and universal accessibility ■ Refuges Complex needs increased visibility and under-standing of its mission ■ The quality of waterfowl hunting in the area is seen as a function of management on the Refuge Complex. Who We Are and What We Do The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the primary federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. Our specific responsibilities include enforcing federal wildlife laws, managing migratory bird populations, restoring nationally significant fisheries, administering the Endangered Species Act, and restoring wildlife habitat such as wetlands. The mission of the Service is to work with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service's role also includes managing the National Wildlife Refuge System, the world's largest collection of lands specifically managed for fish and wildlife. The System is a network of more than 540 national wildlife refuges encompassing more than 93 million acres of public land and water. The mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management and, where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans. Refuges are also unique places for people. When it is compatible with wildlife and habitat needs and the purpose for which the refuge was established, they can be used for wildlife- dependent activities such as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, photography, environmental education and environmental interpretation. Refuge Complex Vision Statement "Illinois River National Wildlife and Fish Refuges Com-plex is a wild and thriving place where abundant grass-lands and savannas, bottomland forests, and backwater lakes support diverse and productive populations of plants and animals. With numerous opportunities to learn about and utilize its resources, the Refuge Complex serves as a regional and national destination for visitors seeking high quality educational and recreational experiences. Through outreach with others, the Refuge Complex has expanded the publics understanding and appreciation of Illinois River fish and wildlife resources, and in doing so, has perpetu-ated these resources within the communities surrounding the Refuge Complex." Refuge Complex Goals The CCP established clear goals for the Illinois River NFWR Complex over the next 15 years. Objectives for achieving each goal and strategies for achieving each objective are detailed in the CCP. Goals for the Refuges Complex are: ■ Wildlife Management Goal: Perpetuate listed species, waterfowl and other migratory birds, and native fish and mussels, within the Illinois River Corridor while USFWS Project Update / September 2004 restoring and conserving the biological integrity, diversity, and environmental health of the Refuge Complex. ■ Habitat Management Goal: Provide the most productive habitat possible within the Illinois River Corridor for the benefit of listed species, waterfowl and other migratory birds, native fish and mussels, and native biological diversity. ■ Visitor Services Management: Provide the public with abundant and high-quality wildlife-dependent recreation opportunities on Refuge land including hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation. ■ Administration Goal: Provide leadership and support to federal, state, local and private partners at the Refuge, ecosystem and landscape scales that are proactive in addressing a wide range of conservation opportunities and issues. Management Direction In the next 15 years, management of the Refuges Complex will focus on restoring wildlife habitat and increasing wildlife-dependent recreation. As funding allows and as willing sellers emerge, we will complete land acquisition within the authorized boundaries of Emiquon NWR and Meredosia NWR. We will concentrate conservation efforts in five focus areas in the hope of developing additional voluntary partnership agreements in these areas. Implementing the Plan Personnel Currently the staff of the Refuges Complex consists of six positions: refuge manager, refuge operations specialist, administrative technician, private lands biologist, mainte-nance mechanic, and maintenance worker. As the Refuge Complex activities have expanded and Refuge visitation has increased with a demand for higher quality wildlife-dependent recreation opportunities, it has become difficult to efficiently run the refuges to meet the demands of the resources and the public. To meet these needs, our plan is to add a full-time park ranger to coordi-nate the public use program, a full-time law enforcement officer, and a full-time private lands biologist as funds and positions become available. New and Existing Projects The future management of the Refuges Complex will require consistent operational and maintenance funding to implement the strategies in this Plan. The costs to imple-ment the strategies and projects identified in this CCP are captured in Service budget databases, including the Refuge Operating Needs System (RONS), Maintenance Management System (MMS), and Land Acquisition Priority System (LAPS). The following list contains examples of the highest priority Refuges Complex projects (Tier 1), as chosen by the Refuges Complex staff. A listing of the top priority unfunded Refuge projects can be found in Appendix F of the CCP. Tier 1 RONS projects include: ■ Improve Refuge public use and outreach by adding an outdoor recreation planner to the staff. ■ Improve resources data analysis on the Illinois River Refuges by adding a biologist position. ■ Construct an accessible platform at Chautauqua NWR. ■ Undertake prairie restoration on the Shearl and Skin-ner tracts on Meredosia NWR. ■ Improve the entrance road to the Refuge Complex headquarters. The CCP details program planning levels that are above current budget allocations. As such, the Service will use the plan for strategic planning and programs. The CCP is not a commitment for staffing or operational and maintenance increases, or funding for future land acquisition. Additional Information For additional information, please call the Refuge Complex Headquarters at 309/535-2290 or write to the Refuge Manager at: Illinois River National Fish and Wildlife Refuges 19031 E County Road 2110 N Havanna IL 62644 USFWS Illinois River National Wildlife and Fish Refuges Complex Comprehensive Conservation Plan
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See Essential Tips for Villa Rentals
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London Perfect: Most of Sarah Conway's 32 apartments and houses are exclusive, and they're located in some of the city's best neighborhoods (Kensington, Notting Hill, Chelsea, and Mayfair, among others). The company's regularly updated blog shares the team's latest finds.
Standout: The sleek, white-and-beige Hornton House is situated on a bustling Kensington street (three bedrooms; $3,692 a week). 888/520-2087.
Loyd & Townsend Rose: All 62 Victorian manses, castles, and cozy cottages in England, Scotland, and Ireland are fully staffed. Agents are more than happy to help you arrange, say, a private tour of Althorp, the childhood home of Princess Diana.
Standout: Just 15 minutes north of Perth, the Scottish Tower of Lethendy, which dates back to 1570, is surrounded by 50 acres of gardens. The price includes all meals and a full bar for up to 16 people (eight bedrooms; $39,967 a week). 44-1835/824-642.
Suzanne B. Cohen & Associates: The founder has personally inspected each of the company's 342 manor houses, cottages, and apartments, which are scattered throughout the British countryside. The company also has a strong portfolio in Italy.
Standout: In England's Cotswolds, the 17th-century, three-story Broadwell Farm sits on 280 working acres (five bedrooms; $2,779 a week). 207/622-0743.
Adams & Butler: Siobhan Byrne-Learat's team of 10 manages a private portfolio of 150 castles and houses owned by aristocracy throughout Ireland and has a knack for arranging excursions based on themes such as gardens or antiques. The company also has listings in Scotland, England, and Kenya.
Standout: The 1780 Shanagarry House has a large kitchen and is located next to the famed Ballymaloe Cookery School, in County Cork (six bedrooms; $4,550 a week). 800/894-5712.
El Sol Villas: Andalusia, Catalonia, the Basque Country, the Costa Brava, and Ibiza—Mary Vaira has scoured each destination to handpick this collection of haciendas, apartments, and castles (she also has several Italy listings). Coming soon: Butler at the Door, a service that will fully staff your villa upon request.
Standout: Masía Antonio manor, just a half-hour from Barcelona in Sitges, dates back 250 years and has a 1,700-square-foot swimming pool flanked by wooden lounge chairs (10 bedrooms; $9,000 a week). 800/474-5765.
Spain Select: More than 300 properties—chic apartments in Madrid; Mediterranean-facing villas in Ibiza—are hidden away in the country's most beautiful corners. Airport transfers and pre-arrival grocery shopping are standard, and each villa is attended by a property manager who lives nearby.
Standout: The classic Andalusian-style Carmen de los Moriscos, in Granada, looks directly on the Alhambra palace (three bedrooms; $2,520 a week).
Hosted Villas: Each of the 45 villas in Provence, Aquitaine, the Loire Valley, and Burgundy has a local host who will offer you insider tips on, say, the best places to eat or the ideal time to visit the local market. Agents are candid about what's not shown in photos, such as nearby church bells that chime on the hour.
Standout: In a Provençal hilltop village, the four-story stone Bastide de Ventoux has wraparound terraces and an elevator (six bedrooms; $18,300 a week). 800/374-6637.
Guest Apartment Services Paris: This collection's 60 stylish properties (many of them affordable studios) are located in historic neighborhoods, primarily Île St.-Louis; most face courtyard gardens or shop-lined streets.
Standout: The balcony of the classically decorated Acacia overlooks the Seine with views of Notre Dame (studio; $2,457 a week). 33-1/44-07-06-20.
Ville et Village: The majority of Carolyn Grote's 150 apartments, farmhouses, and châteaux are located in Paris, the Loire Valley, Provence, and the Riviera; she also has listings in Italy (Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio, the Veneto) and in Barcelona.
Standout: A farmhouse in St.-Rémy, France, has its own garden and is within walking distance of a charming market (four bedrooms; $3,814 a week).
Haven in Paris: Since opening in 2006, this agency has built an archive of listings ranging from a cozy studio in Montmartre to a modern two- bedroom in St.-Germain-des-Prés to a Haussmannian four-bedroom near Canal St.-Martin.
Paris Luxury Rentals: Fashion editors stay in the Triangle d'Or during the shows. Their pick (and ours): the two-bedroom George V Suite—with crystal chandeliers and Louis XV–style furniture.
Paris Perfect: We're partial to rentals in the Seventh Arrondissement, some of which feature unobstructed views of the Eiffel Tower, original parquet floors, and spacious wraparound balconies.
Unique Properties & Events: Most of the 83 ultra-stylish properties from this London-based firm are exclusives. The portfolio concentrates on countryside estates and high-design beach villas in France, Spain, Italy, and Portugal. Special experiences—such as a visit to Empress Sissi's apartment in the Royal Palace of Venice—are the norm.
Standout: Villa Gesomino, set above Marina Piccola on Capri, has a heated pool lined with Murano-glass tiles (five bedrooms; $34,876 a week). 44-20/7788-7815.
The Best in Italy: Countess Simonetta Brandolini d'Adda has more than 80 Italian villas on offer—many owned by her friends and relatives. She'll also open up her little black book to guests for private experiences, such as behind-the-scenes access to the Palio di Siena horse race or a private tour of the Vatican.
Standout: The recently restored Casa Querceto, in Chianti between Florence and Siena, is surrounded by olive groves and five acres of hiking trails (four bedrooms; $14,000 a week).
Homebase Abroad: The company's inventory of more than 65 countryside properties across Italy ranges from seaside estates to farmhouses. The concierge offers experiences such as a private dinner with Michelangelo's David at the Accademia di Belle Arti museum.
Standout: A secluded retreat on the Tuscan coast, Villa Bianca has enormous bedrooms and a staff of five, including an on-site chef (eight bedrooms; $32,500 a week). 781/639-4040.
Italy Perfect Vacation Rentals: The Byrne sisters have stayed in each of their collection's 130 villas and apartments in Rome, Florence, Venice, and along the Amalfi Coast; most are set in historic districts or buildings.
Standout: The Rome Flaminio apartment, located an easy walk from the Spanish Steps, has a terrace (two bedrooms; $3,335 a week). 888/308-6123.
Think Sicily: The London-based company's entire portfolio of more than 120 properties in Sicily and Puglia—set along the sea, in the countryside, and in town—is privately contracted. On-the-ground concierges and managers are available around the clock. The company recently expanded to the Ionian Islands, where it has 17 properties.
Standout: Baia dei Turchi, situated just north of Siracusa, has a Turkish bath and is a two-minute walk from the beach (seven bedrooms; $9,170 a week). 800/490-1107.
IC Bellagio: Andrea Grisdale has intimate knowledge of each of her 86 listings, and works closely with owners to maintain quality control. More than 40 staff members are at the ready to arrange activities such as an aperitivo crawl through Venice in the company of a Venetian countess.
Standout: Villa dei Sogni, near the town of Bellagio, is on a lush promontory; the furnished terrace overlooks Lake Como (four bedrooms; $12,025 a week). 39-031/952-059.
Croatian Villas: U.K.-based Croatian Villas has more than 350 beautiful houses set along the water and on hilltops all over the country, from Dubrovnik to the Istrian peninsula, which many travelers call the less-touristed (and more affordable) Tuscany. It also has listings in Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia, and Oman.
Standout: An apartment in the Old Town of Korčula with an ancient Roman column (one bedroom; $780 a week).
Simpson Travel: Founder Graham Simpson's mission is to deliver an authentic Turkish experience, whether that means eating fresh fish in Akyaka or sailing off the small seaside village of Çirali. Of the company's 35 villas in Turkey, 90 percent are exclusive. Villas are also on offer in Greece, Corsica, Majorca, and Mauritius.
Standout: On the outskirts of Islamlar, the whitewashed Firefly sits on secluded Patara beach (four bedrooms; $6,720 a week). 44-20/8392-5858.
Elysian Holidays: Outstanding personal service is the hallmark of owner Maxine Harrison, who has been in the field for nearly 25 years. Meals are often waiting for clients upon arrival, and activities might include scuba diving off the Greek island of Sérifos, or a cooking lesson led by chef Pierluigi Gentilini of Il Mulino di San Michele, in Emilia Romagna.
Standout: In the Cyclades archipelago, the whitewashed Tzia Summer House has sea-facing balconies and an infinity pool (four bedrooms; $12,770 a week). 44-1580/766-599.
Five Star Greece: With more than 100 houses and estates around the country, Five Star Greece prides itself on authentic experiences, whether you want Mykonos glamour or barefoot beach luxury.
Standout: On Corfu's northeast coast, Corfu Estate House bridges the privacy of a villa (with its own jetty) and the services of a hotel (seven bedrooms; $30,300 a week).
White Key Villas: All 130 properties—most of which are scattered throughout the Cyclades, Peloponnese, and Ionian islands—are on the beach or have views of the sea. Up next: the agency is expanding to less-visited corners of the country (Patmos, Sífnos, Attica, and the Saronic Gulf).
Standout: On Corfu, Villa Aethra has two infinity pools and outdoor showers. Daily housekeeping and a private chef are included (seven bedrooms; $26,400 a week). 30-210/721-5530.
Abercrombie & Kent Villas: This veteran tour operator has villas in Italy, France, the U.K., Greece, Portugal, and Spain, plus ski chalets in Switzerland, France, and Austria. Tapping into its extensive on-the-ground network, AKVillas organizes a range of activities—the most popular of which are in-villa cooking classes with notable chefs or local nonnas.
Standout: Casa Abelha, with its spacious, farmhouse-style kitchen, is set in Portugal's Algarve and is a short drive from the market town of Loule (four bedrooms; $3,947 a week). 800/652-8413.
Carpe Diem Luxury Travel: Marina Gratsos lists villas throughout Europe, including Croatia, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, and Austria; most interesting are the 25 properties in her private collection.
Standout: Designed by Bulgarian architect Krastan Zapryanov, the modern Villa Gella—a retreat in the Rhodope mountains of Bulgaria—has its own spa (six bedrooms; $11,500 a week). 4-7780/700-754.
Dream & Charme: With more than 500 listings, the Milan-based agency has a formidable presence in Greece, Italy, and Switzerland. Most villas have live-in managers to supervise staff and services. Dream & Charme doubles as a tour operator, so booking flights and rental cars is a seamless process.
Standout: A restored Tuscan mansion, built in the 1400's by the Medici family, is set on a hill covered in vineyards (six bedrooms; $20,000 a week).