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[OS] HUNGARY - Radical Jobbik surges ahead in March, Szonda Ipsos finds
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Date | 2010-03-11 11:21:32 |
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March 11, 2010, 9:41 CET
Just over a month before the first round of Hungary's parliamentary
elections, radical nationalist party Jobbik has shown a surge in support,
pollster Szonda Ipsos said.
In the decided camp, Jobbik scored 17 percent support - over three times
the backing needed to get seats in parliament - while among the electorate
as a whole, the radical party had double the five percent needed for
representation. In January it had 12 percent support in the former camp.
Any hope among the Democratic Forum and near-defunct liberal Free
Democrats that combining forces might tip them over the five percent
threshold appeared dim, at least by the lights of the poll published in
Nepszabadsag daily on Thursday. Only one percent of the electorate sampled
indicated a vote for the small conservative party whereas the liberals had
no backing whatsoever.
The new green-cum-humanist party LMP had 2 percent backing of the whole
sample and 3 percent among decided voters.
Main opposition party Fidesz has been on a steady course to win a
landslide for a long time, though it has shed thousands of potential
voters over the past three months, dropping from 63 percent of decided
voters to 57 percent in March. The Socialists have stayed virtually steady
with 20 percent of decideds.
In the whole sample, Fidesz was on 35 percent compared to 12 percent for
the Socialists.
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There's a picture of your California Poppies on the other post. Did you start those from seed?
When we lived on the coast, it grew like crazy in the ditches, so I tried to grow it in Sask. No luck. It was really scraggly and didn't bloom well. Did you do anything special with it? I'd love to try it again as yours looks darn good for November =:) |
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Thanks! I have a strip-garden of them running down the east side of our driveway (full sun) that I've had for the past half-dozen years or so. I only planted seeds the first year, ever since then they have self-seeded and come back carpet-thick in the spring, usually starting in mid-April or thereabouts. They usually start blooming in mid-June, quickly turn into a solid orange carpet by mid-July and continue on impressivley into the fall until a -10 frost takes them out. I think we've only hit -6 or so this fall, and they can recover from that. Anyway, the garden of them on the east side of the driveway didn't look nearly as good this year as in previous few summers -- I think the rain this summer wasn't good for them, so after a month or two of bloom they began to look straggly. So I ripped them out in late August and planted a row of daylilies instead. I think I'll let some poppies stay until I see how well the daylilies do. The ones in the picture I posted are actually volunteers that must have got swept across the driveway and seeded themselves all along the west side of the driveway in a little crack where a cement wall meets my concrete driveway. I don't really understand how they grow there, but they have self-seeded there and done very well for the past 3 years or so. My experience is that they don't compete well with other plants so you need to do some weeding to keep the competition at bay. And they only do well in full sun. So I've had great luck with them in our front yard (which faces due south), but much less so in the backyard, where volunteers sometime spring up around the compost bin or other flower gardens. Hope that helps. |
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Now that's a nice catch.
wow miracle something I never seen on here before.
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this may signify bedtime ...
will these catch golf balls????
what are sports?
Maybe 12" would be enough?
dessndave wrote:wow miracle something I never seen on here before.
Will these work with Schwetty Balls?
Cornuto wrote:Softball is a variation of baseball that's played outdoors. I remember outdoors. *sigh*
but...that requires going outside. do they have a version i can play from the couch?
Does this work with Apple?
Ok, I'm out. That was way more than three strikes for me. Take care.
Took 3 for the team...1 a lefty.
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Blaire57 wrote:Maybe 12" would be enough?
Thats what she said.... aaaaahhhhh couldnt help it
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gjames wrote:What was that about a pitch-back?
Game on!
Do these work under water?
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You been gettin' nothing but crap for about 24 hours, seems to me.
Is this kids size glove or adult? My son is a lefty but IDK if it would fit him.
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Call it quits?
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Jerry Davich: Prayerful government meetings common yet controversial
JERRY DAVICH June 2, 2013 9:30PM
The River Forest School Board starts their meeting Tuesday January 10, 2006 with a short prayer led by board member Marshall Gilliana, right. -- Brian Pierro/Post-Tribune
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Portage Mayor Jim Snyder was one of the few Northwest Indiana public officials to contact me and publicly voice support for prayers at government meetings.
"The city has a local volunteer pastor come and pray before each council meeting," he told me. "We also start our closed door department head meetings in prayer."
The practice of offering prayers of some kind at government meetings has been taking place for more than two centuries. But the U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to finally address the controversial issue by ruling on a case of two women who are challenging this practice in their town of Greece, N.Y.
I addressed this issue in a previous column and reader feedback was passionate and polarizing, including from local elected officials. For instance, Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott and Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas believe it is "not appropriate" to begin government meetings with prayers of any kind.
"I am trying to avoid Hammond getting sued for violation of the 1st Amendment's Establishment's clause, which is similar to the case of Greece, N.Y.," he told me.
Conversely, the cities of Portage, Gary and several other region municipalities include a prayer with their meetings. On a broader level, this includes meetings for Congress and at the Indiana Statehouse, where prayers have been led by Buddhists, rabbis, Catholics and every other religion, including legislators.
"We pray each session day in the chamber, before the official call to order," said Indiana State Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso. "The issue went to the Supreme Court in 2007, I think, and we stay in compliance with the court decision."
Snyder said his city will continue with prayers until otherwise ordered by the Supreme Court's ruling, which is expected next summer. The nation's highest court will begin its deliberations this fall.
Snyder echoes the bible-based views of many readers who contacted me, defending the practice of offering prayers at government meetings.
"Sometimes these outside groups are ridiculous, and probably won't rest until any mention of God, scripture or religion is chiseled away from our public monuments in Washington D.C., and around the country," Snyder said.
"If government continues to capitulate to these radical organizations we will soon lose the very heritage many believe has made our nation so great."
Portage, its mayor notes, is a community of faith and City Hall's prayerful practice is reflective of the residents' views.
"Not one resident or Councilperson has complained about the practice," he added. "If forced by the government to stop this, we would be remiss not to find some other legal method to appeal to the almighty to help our great city."
Not only are Northwest Indiana public officials divided on this deeply embedded issue. Region residents are, too.
Carol Dell's response to her "ultra conservative friends and family members" is similar to McDermott's when prayer supporters bemoan the fact that "God is being taken out of" public meetings, U.S. coins, and public places.
"So then," she asked, "if the word God is allowed, you have no objection to the word Allah being used also? Or of Allah or Buddha being erected on public spaces?"
Stacey Shaffer agrees, writing: "How would these same people react to, say, half the room getting on the floor and bowing down five times daily? Would that be OK? What if the other half howled at the moon?
"This country has evolved spiritually," she commented on social media. "You can't harness everyone like cattle into Christianity. Religious freedom is not for sale or debate."
Dell, who calls herself a Christian, said, "I've corrected people when they say that America is a Christian nation. It never was intended to be one religion or any religion. The people who came here were looking for religious freedom and our founders specified separation of church and state. There is not one mention of God in our Constitution or Bill of Rights."
Mona Stern, who calls herself a Jew and atheist, "intensely dislikes" prayers before government meetings.
"I don't even think the Pledge of Allegiance belongs there with its 'under God' phrase," she said. "Let meetings just start. We don't need these preliminaries. Prayers belong in places of worship and people who want to pray should just go there."
Don Smith of Valparaiso called to say the two New York women should reconsider their stance and beliefs.
"They need to find out where they came from. God put them in this world," he said. "Prayer is mandatory in everything you do. If you don't invite God with prayers in our society, you might as well just hang it up."
Gordon Wilder takes a more philosophical viewpoint, noting, "We should glory in our freedom of religion, and allow religion to be a part of that freedom."
Dozens of other readers continued this debate on social media sites, including McDermott's Facebook page as well as mine. Feel free to join the discussion there, and I will revisit this topic in the fall unless a local municipality changes its policy.
Connect with Jerry via email, at email@example.com, voice mail, at 713-7237, or Facebook, Twitter, and his blog, at jerrydavich.wordpress.com.


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here is some good panthers karma to slake your thirst for positivity: or, phillyb and the divine football revelation in uruguay
Best Answer PhillyB, 02 December 2013 - 11:02 AM
bump for saints week.
the football gods have been faithful. they have bid us be of faith and good cheer; they have revealed victory in the darkestmost places. recite with me, panthers fans:
Ron is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He maketh us to stride off the field in victory,
His win streaks floweth like running water,
He refreshes our souls.
Cammy cam guides us to endzones
For his team's sake;
Yea, though I walk through the swampy valley of the shadow of the superdome,
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For we have Keuchly,
Davis, and Death Star, they comfort me.
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Dwell stuck in Greg Hardy's cleats forever
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yall need to read some zane grey
Does he publish his books on tape?
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This is right up there with that guy wandering onto BOA during MNF in 08 against the Bucs.
Posted 21 August 2013 - 06:06 PM
This has got to be one of the best posts ever, right up there with Floppin goes to camp and the one about pie.
Such a combination of humor and erudition deserves accolades. Thank you sir!
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that was fuging hilarious
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I can't believe Alice hasn't waddled his way into this thread yet to driveby poo post
he left a comment on my profile about it instead but then promptly deleted it for some reason. some wall of text about how rivera is the 17th most popular castillian name in south america and it's dumb that i took this revelation seriously because seriously any hotel would be named rivera and btw he doesn't care at all he just found it amusing that people are so dumm
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muy bueno
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yall need to read
You could've stopped right there.
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After spending the summer assembling pre-Incan pottery shards and discovering ancient mummies protruding out of the ground in the deserts of southern Peru, my wife and i took a vacation across the South American continent to the Atlantic coast, scheduling ourselves a week and a half to explore Uruguay.
We touched down in Montevideo and promptly took a bus to the coastal villa of Colonia del Sacramento, a UNESCO world heritage site and an all-around incredible town. During the two-and-a-half hour bus ride there I mused about the Panthers. I'd been following training camp closely enough thanks to the widespread availability of wifi in even the smallest outposts of South America, so I was well enough acquainted with our prospects and the reports to realize that the Huddle's consensus was that we looked like a successful team, but that coaching is the number one thing that seems to worry us. A weak right guard can be masked or replaced, but embattled head coach Ron Rivera seems to be the key to the puzzle. His growth is magnified x1000 on the field; Good Ron and the Fist of Power can transform this team into machine and Bad Stoic Ron can just as easily leave us with a numbingly mediocre record.
So it was with the melancholy of remembering last season's blunders and the omnipresent bitter taste in the mouths of the Huddle's collective finest that I clambered out of the bus, grabbing my wife's luggage and my own as she carried our two-month-old daughter into the bus station, and I left her with the bags and forged into town on foot to see if I could locate a hotel.
Lo and behold, appearing as if an apparition, a ghost from the riverfront fog,
That's right, Hotel Rivera. I blinked. Was this destiny, or was I a fool? And, deciding only a fool would reject such an obvious sign from the heavens, I trod faithfully through the door, confident in the Holy Spirit of the Football Gods. This, if ever there was, was divine revelation.
I booked seven nights, at $76 per night. That's Greg Hardy's number. The total was $532. Before they printed the receipt I grabbed a coke from the cooler... two dollars. They added it on, totaling $534. What's 5 + 3 + 4? The number 12. Was the Pantheon of Football Deities revealing the oncoming breakout of wide receiver David Gettis?
As I returned to pick up my wife I cursed my skepticism. Have faith! I screamed inwardly, willing myself to reject the cold steel of emotionless analysis that threatened to strangle the glimpse of football's manifest destiny. And as I hailed a taxi I begged the heavens for a sign, for some sort of manifestation of the Will of the Football Gods, just a small sign to bolster my faith.
We went out for lunch, and, casually looking around, something caught my eye, and I froze, the blood pumping through my veins turning instantly to ice. The hair on the back of my head stood up, a cold sweat breaking out on my forehead. It was a fleur-de-lies, emblazoned in chipped, butt-fug-ugly paint upon a rusted metal carriage.
The New Orleans Saints.
As my stomach curdled in horror at what this could mean, a voice, powerful as the wind and a clap of thunder, striking me to me knees in terror, rang across the sky, a bolt of lightning straight to my heart, bidding me fear not. "I want to believe!" I screamed in silence, and in thunderous reply I heard in my innermost places the transcendent voice of what could only be described as a deity. "Have faith," rang He, "go into the darkestmost places and there you will find light."
And just as suddenly as the communion began it ended, and the rush of thunder was replaced by the rustle of the winter wind in the trees, the streets serene, Uruguayans drinking hot tea, my wife laughing with our daughter, as though this mighty, transcendent act of God had escaped them entirely. I trembled inadvertently, wiped the sweat from my brow, took a deep breath, and at last regained control of my senses.
Into the darkestmost places. Those words stuck with me.
On my last day in Colonia del Sacramento I decided to do some photography. I wandered, quite by chance, down into an old Portuguese bastion, entering through some portal in the ground, steps of stone perhaps not trod upon since the days of Pizarro, and found myself in a murky grotto, blackness penetrating in every direction, only the mirage of some grand circumstance sprawled before me providing a source of light, and as I broke into the open, I beheld the greatest of sights:
Like a scene from Myst, this view haunted me, resounded through me, a picture of the eye of God, serene and ineffable, and as I reflected on my powerlessness and ascended upon the antique stair I remembered the voice which bade me peace, and as I broke into light from the darkestmost place I turned to my right, taking in the old storefront in front of me, the glass reflecting the -
...the... what was that emblazoned in cracks and crevices on the window?
The fleur-de-lis, cracked and torn. The Saints, mortal enemy, despicable and worthy of destruction, destroyed, divined by the Gods of Football, revealed to me in the most unlikely of ways. Isn't that how most great prophecies come to fruition?
I smiled in the favor of the Football Gods and began my trek back to Hotel Rivera where all of this began. Fate was a funny thing, I realized, and as I pondered a 16-0 record I realized that 1 + 6 + 0 = 7... the exact day of the month I would return home to North Carolina.
The Football Lords work in mysterious ways.
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Godfather of Persuasion
I was watching "The Godfather" recently.
For the uninitiated, "The Godfather" is the classic oscar-winning show about the Italian Mafia (or the "Mob").
The opening scene left a very deep impression on me.
It's the scene of Amerigo Bonasera, an owner of a funeral parlour who went to Don Corleone to ask for a favour, which was on the day of Don Corleone's daughter wedding.
His daughter has just been raped by 2 men. But due to the failure of the justice system then, the 2 men got away scot free.
Bonasera swore revenge. But the only one who can help him deliver justice is Don Vito Corleone, the head of the Corleone mafia family in New York.
Don Corleone agreed to "settle" the 2 men.
But the scene that particularly struck me was how he made Bonasera acknowledged him as his "Godfather" and promised to return the favor if he ever needs it in future.
In Don Corleone's words…he said to Bonasera, "Some day, and that day may never come, I will call upon you to do a service for me. But uh, until that day, accept this justice as a gift on my daughter's wedding day."


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Transaudio Group Adds Pro Audio Guru Mark Hornsby as Marketing and Project Manager
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 2010: TransAudio Group, boutique distributor of the recording industry's best-of-the-best equipment, announces the addition of Mark Hornsby, a producer and engineer at the top of his field, to the position of marketing and project manager. Hornsby will help users understand what sets TransAudio Group's manufacturers apart via multifarious routes, including in-the-field seminars, skilled trade show efforts, and product demonstrations, both live and online. Hornsby will remain in the pro audio hotbed of Nashville to continue his diversity of work as a producer, engineer, consultant, lecturer, and writer, based out of Java Jive Studio.
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March 21, 2011
The United States and Chile: The Fact Sheets
President Obama and President Pinera enjoyed meaningful and productive
meetings during the President's visit to Santiago. They highlighted the
strong and natural ties between the United States and Chile and sought
to build on their relationship on issues of regional and global
importance. In the spirit of enhanced partnership, the two Heads of
State agreed to broaden cooperation in several areas. These include:
Strengthening the U.S.-Chile Economic Relationship
The United States and Chile are strong partners in trade and investment
as well as energy, climate change, and environmental cooperation. This
relationship is based on a common commitment to an open market economy
as the key determinant of economic growth, development, and job
creation. Bilateral trade has more than doubled since the U.S.-Chile
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entered into force in 2004. During 2011, the
United States and Chile will eliminate tariffs on 134 products, further
promoting trade between our two countries. We are cooperating on a
number of other issues, including active negotiations for the
Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 21st century high-standard trade agreement
embracing dynamic economies across the Asia Pacific region. In
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change, and enhance clean energy development and deployment.
o To view the fact sheet on the Strengthening the U.S.-Chile Economic
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on the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy click HERE.
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programs and will look to increase the breadth of this initiative.
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public and private academic and research institutions in both
. To view the fact sheet on Education Programs click HERE.
. To view the Letter of Intent on English Language Training
click HERE. In Spanish, click HERE.
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The United States and Chile are committed to strengthening coordination
on aspects of mutual interests in multilateral forums, including the
Rule of Law, democracy and full respect for human rights and fundamental
liberties. Our nations enjoy growing cooperation as members of the UN
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With a degree in Art History, specializing in art and architecture, Matthew Simmonds is in a small group of people who actually used their college degree for their job. His studies led him to train as an architectural stone carver and worked with teams in the restoration of famous historic buildings like the Westminster Abbey and Ely Cathedral in England. In 1996, after he moved to Italy, Simmonds began carving classical fine arts sculptures in marble and just 3 years later won first prize at the Verona International Sculpture Symposium. Simmonds' miniature architectural carvings are as beautiful as their full sized counterparts. The meticulous details on such a small scale are even more impressive. The rough edges of the original stone slabs contrast with his clean carvings in a beautiful way. [Read more…]
Chess Pieces Come to Life: A Brilliant Conceptual Photography Set by Francesco Ridolfi
One of the greatest strategy board games ever made, chess has been around since 1090. The game reached Europe via the Islamic world the word and the term "checkmate" began as the Persian phrase "shāh māt" which means "the King is helpless." Now it is one of the most popular games in the world and Italian photographer Francesco Ridolfi has decided to bring both sides of all 6 chess pieces to life. In his exquisitely imagined and executed "Chess Portraits" series, Ridolfi shows us the duality of each piece with a white and black costumed version of the Queen, King, Bishop, Knight, Rook and Pawn. The props, character choice, and costuming is so well done that it will be difficult not to picture these characters during your next chess match. [Read more…]
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Leave it to Norman Rockwell's 1941 oil painting Package from Home to hold the top spot on Amazon and be accompanied with a $4,850,000 price tag.
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In this stunning series called Swan Song, London-based photographer Zena Holloway captures an angelic beauty floating beneath the water. Born in Bahrain and raised in London, Zena Holloway lived in Egypt and then the Grand Canyon where she became a Professional Diving Instructor. She got an underwater camera and taught herself the art of underwater photography. Since her first ad campaign for Faberge in 1996, Holloway has become one of the biggest names in underwater fashion photography. She has worked with numerous big clients including Nike, Speedo, and Mastercard. [Read more…]
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Since 2007, LA-based photographer Siri Kaur has been driving 480 miles to the Kitt Peak National Observatory four or five times per year to capture the sky on her film camera. 7,000 feet above the ground, the observatory boasts telescopes the size of houses and Kaur takes long exposure photographs of the view from these super telescopes. Sometimes she returns with no good pictures, but those times are all made worth it when she gets shots like the ones shown below. She alters the color and depth of the star formations in the darkroom with chemicals, producing new images that look just like some of the "real" pictures of distant galaxies taken by NASA's Hubble Telescope. [Read more…]
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Posted By: Gill(A)Date: Monday, 31 July 2000, at 11:29 p.m.
Some of the raves and recipes make them sound so delicious. I gather they are bunches of mixed, salady type leaves. I'd love to try some. I can't get enough green leafies but have no idea what kind and whether we can get them in Australia. Can they be grown in a home garden? I've also always wondered what hominy grits are.


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Bret Michaels - Stay With Me OK this is my first ever tab, so dont expect it to be spot on! Intro: A D A D Verse: A A7 Vietnam, in 66' D Fbm Two best friends take a bad hit, Bm A D A They never saw it comin', but it saw them A A7 One was a rich boy, a doctors son D Fbm The other the father, a girl aged one Bm A D A Who never had the chance to hold his daughters hands A A7 New York flat, In 76' D Fbm Two good friends shoot a bad fix, Bm A D A Never woke up saw heaven before it saw them A A7 One was the daughter of a prominent man D Fbm The other the mother, a girl age ten Bm A D A Who walked in and found mama sleepin' in Gods hands A And she cried Chorus: A A7 D Fbm Stay with me, mama won't stay here with me D Fbm You promised you would never leave, A A7 D Fbm Stay with me, oh won't you stay here with me, Bm A D A Mama hold my hand, and stay with me Comments
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John Bunyan
John Bunyan (28 November 1628 – 3 August 1688) was a Christian writer and preacher, born at Harrowden, in the Parish of Elstow, England. most famous for the allegorical work The Pilgrim's Progress.
- Now I saw in my dream, that the highway, up which Christian was to go, was fenced on either side with a wall, and that wall was called salvation. Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, because of the load on his back. He ran thus till he came at a place somewhat ascending; and upon that place stood a cross, and a little below, in the bottom, a sepulchre. So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the sepulchre, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
- Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 232.
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)[edit]
- And so I penned
It down, until at last it came to be,
For length and breadth, the bigness which you see.- "Apology for his Book".
- Some said, "John, print it;" others said, "Not so."
Some said, "It might do good;" others said, "No."- "Apology for his Book".
- The name of the slough was Despond.
- Part i.
- Every fat must stand upon his bottom.
- Part i. Compare: "Every tub must stand upon its bottom", Charles Macklin, The Man of the World, act i. sc. 2.
- Dark as pitch.
- Part i.
- It beareth the name of Vanity Fair, because the town where 't is kept is lighter than vanity.
- Part i.
- The palace Beautiful.
- Part i.
- They came to the Delectable Mountains.
- Part i.
- Some things are of that nature as to make
One's fancy chuckle, while his heart doth ache.- The Author's Way of sending forth his Second Part of the Pilgrim.
- He that is down needs fear no fall.
- Part II. Compare: "I am not now in fortune's power: He that is down can fall no lower", Samuel Butler, Hudibras, Part i, Canto iii, Line 877.
- There stood a man with his sword drawn, and his face all over with blood. Then said Mr. Great-Heart, Who art thou? The man made answer, saying, I am one whose name is Valiant-for-truth. I am a pilgrim, and am going to the Celestial City.
- Part II, Sect. 4.
- I fought till my sword did cleave to my hand; and then they were joined together as if a sword grew out of my arm; and when the blood ran through my fingers, then I fought with most courage.
- Part II, Sect. 4.
- Then Mr. Honest called for his friends, and said unto them, I die, but shall make no will. As for my honesty, it shall go with me; let him that comes after be told of this. When the day that he was to be gone was come, he addressed himself to go over the river. Now the river at that time over-flowed its banks in some places; but Mr. Honest, in his lifetime, had spoken to one Good-conscience to meet him there, the which he also did, and lent him his hand, and so helped him over. The last words of Mr. Honest were, Grace reigns! So he left the world.
After this it was noised abroad that Mr. Valiant-for-truth was taken with a summons by the same post as the other, and had this for a token that the summons was true, "That his pitcher was broken at the fountain." When he understood it, he called for his friends, and told them of it. Then said he, I am going to my Father's; and though with great difficulty I have got hither, yet now I do not repent me of all the trouble I have been at to arrive where I am. My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get it. My marks and scars I carry with me, to be a witness for me that I have fought His battles who will now be my rewarder. When the day that he must go hence was come, many accompanied him to the river-side, into which as he went, he said, "Death, where is thy sting?" And as he went down deeper, he said, "Grave, where is thy victory?"
So he passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side.- Part II, Sect. 4.
Encomium on women in The Pilgrim's Progress, (Auburn: Derby and Miller, 1853), 146:[edit]
- Gaius also proceeded, and said, I will now speak on the behalf of women, to take away their reproach. For as death and the curse came into the world by a woman, Gen. 3, so also did life and health: God sent forth his Son, made of a woman. Gal. 4:4. Yea, to show how much they that came after did abhor the act of the mother, this sex in the Old Testament coveted children, if happily this or that woman might be the mother of the Saviour of the world. I will say again, that when the Saviour was come, women rejoiced in him, before either man or angel. Luke 1:42-46. I read not that ever any man did give unto Christ so much as one groat; but the women followed him, and ministered to him of their substance. Luke 8:2,3. 'Twas a woman that washed his feet with tears, Luke 7:37-50, and a woman that anointed his body at the burial. John 11:2; 12:3. They were women who wept when he was going to the cross, Luke 23:27, and women that followed him from the cross, Matt. 27:55,56; Luke 23:55, and sat over against his sepulchre when he was buried. Matt. 27:61. They were women that were first with him at his resurrection-morn, Luke 24:1, and women that brought tidings first to his disciples that he was risen from the dead. Luke 24:22,23. Women therefore are highly favored, and show by these things that they are sharers with us in the grace of life.
Hymn from The Pilgrim's Progress[edit]
- He who would valiant be,
- Let him come hither;
- One here will constant be,
- Come wind, come weather
- There's no discouragement
- Shall make him once relent
- His first avow'd intent
- To be a pilgrim.
- Whoso beset him round
- With dismal stories,
- Do but themselves confound;
- His strength the more is.
- No lion can him fright,
- He'll with a giant fight,
- But he will have a right
- To be a pilgrim.
- Hobgoblin nor foul fiend
- Can daunt his spirit;
- He knows he at the end
- Shall life inherit.
- Then, fancies, fly away,
- He'll not fear what men say;
- He'll labour night and day
- To be a pilgrim.
Quotes about John Bunyan[edit]
- Those who project total responsibility for their actions on heredity circumstances fail to see that numerous individuals rise above such circumstances. There is a John Bunyan, deprived of his physical sight, and yet he wrote a Pilgrim's Progress that generations will cherish so long as the cords of memory shall lengthen.
- Martin Luther King Jr., in his sermon "Accepting responsibility for your actions" (26 July 1953)
- Was not John Bunyan an extremist? — "I will stay in jail to the end of my days before I make a butchery of my conscience". . . So the question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice? In that dramatic scene on Calvary's hill three men were crucified. We must never forget that all three were crucified for the same crime — the crime of extremism. Two were extremists for immorality, and thus fell below their environment. The other, Jesus Christ, was an extremist for love, truth and goodness, and thereby rose above his environment. Perhaps the South, the nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.
- Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from a Birmingham Jail (1963)
External links[edit]
- Works by John Bunyan at Project Gutenberg
- Books by Bunyan
- Writings of Bunyan at the Christian Classics Ethereal Library
- Complete works online
- John Bunyan Online
- Acacia John Bunyan Online Library
- John Bunyan Museum
- Moot Hall Elstow - Museum specialising in 17th C life and John Bunyan
- Anthology of English Literature
- International Literary Quarterly
- Biography of Bunyan
- Glimpses of Christian History


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Book Expo America 2012 just concluded here in New York, and once again it's been an interesting trade show. Some stuff was normal, some was new, and overall, I felt it was a good show. My thoughts and discoveries follow.
Actual first trailer for THE MYSTERIOUS CITIES OF GOLD sequel
French speakers will enjoy this the most, but for Mysterious Cities of Gold fans—and we know there are a lot of you—the impact of this trailer will be a bit like seeing THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK for the first time…only 25 years later instead of 3. It's all there: Kukapetl, Mendoza, the Golden Bird airship, the theme song…and the promise of many, many more civilizations to be destroyed by our trio of young heroes.
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As reported by the AP yesterday, the ugly legal battle between Archie Comics's two co-ceo's has ended with a sealed settlement. As you'll recall, Jon Goldwater and Nancy Silberkleit had been engaged in a weird battle that involved restraining orders, enforcers and penises. But…it's all legally mandated smiles now after a mediator got the two to work things out:


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Preparing for Rehabilitation
Preparing For Rehabilitation Following Cardiac Surgery: A Patient's Guide
There are several possible discharge plans following your cardiac surgery. The purpose of this guide is to help you understand what those options are and how best to prepare for them.
The need for cardiac rehabilitation will depend on three things:
- Your medical condition (determined by the health care team)
- Your functional ability (how well you can move about and participate in the activities for rehabilitation)
- Your insurance
Following your heart surgery you may have one, or a combination, of the following options :
Discharge home with home care
These services are provided in the home and generally last 30- 60 minutes, two or three times a week. -
Discharge home with outpatient cardiac rehabilitation
These services are provided at a qualified outpatient facility. Treatment is two to three times per week, usually for 60 minutes (one hour) per session. These sessions will include a heart monitor during your exercise therapy. Rusk at 34th Street has a multidisciplinary, comprehensive Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Program -
Discharge from the hospital to an inpatient acute cardiac rehabilitation program
These services are provided in a hospital and offer intensive therapies at least three hours per day including daily 90 minutes of heart monitored exercise therapy. Inpatient acute cardiac rehabilitation typically involves a hospital stay of a week or more, and is accompanied by thorough discharge planning. The Rusk Institute at 34th Street has a multidisciplinary, comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Program. -
Discharge from the hospital to an inpatient subacute rehabilitation program
These services—provided in a Skilled Nursing Facility (usually on a distinct unit) with monitored exercise therapy—provide less intensive rehabilitation (less than three hours per day), generally over a period of several weeks or months.
Understand your insurance benefits/coverage:
- If you have Medicare call 1-800- MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) for information about your rehabilitation benefits.
If you have private insurance or managed Medicare/managed Medicaid contact your insurance company and ask about the rehabilitation services you are entitled to. Some helpful questions to ask include:
- What are my rehabilitation benefits for acute/subacute/outpatient rehabilitation?
- Do I need insurance authorization for acute/subacute or outpatient rehabilitation?
- Is inpatient acute or subacute rehabilitation commonly authorized following my surgical procedure (e.g. coronary artery bypass surgery, valve repair or replacement)?
- Do I need a physician's referral for outpatient or home care?
- Are there limits on the number of inpatient acute or subacute days, outpatient or home care visits that I am entitled to?
- Are there co-pays involved for care provided by facilities/individual providers? If so, are the co-pays different for in-network versus out-of-network facilities and providers?
- Are there specific in-network facilities which I must choose?
- Is the facility I'm interested in considered in-network? Are transportation costs between the hospital and the inpatient acute/subacute rehabilitation facility covered? (The Social Worker will make these arrangements for you.)
- Does this involve an ambulette (which takes patients by wheelchair) or ambulance (which takes patients on a stretcher)?
Other pointers to prepare for rehabilitation:
- Before your surgery, call rehabilitation facilities you are interested in if you have questions or would like to take a tour.
- When you come to the hospital for surgery, bring several changes of comfortable clothing, sneakers or closed shoes for rehabilitation, or arrange for someone to bring them to you in the hospital.
- Tell your social worker of your rehabilitation preferences (prepare a list of three acute and five subacute inpatient rehabilitation facilities).
- Share the information that you have learned about your coverage with your Social Worker so s/he can verify and follow through on your plan.


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1 Look! Listen! God's arm is not amputated - he can still save. God's ears are not stopped up - he can still hear. | 1 Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. |
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The hallway at ZanZilla features a different local artist each season exploring work compatible with the emerald backdrop.
Jon Nelson is a contemporary artist who creates color field expressionist works with acrylic and spray paint. Jon says that his art feels like a very pure essential communication without the boundaries and limitations of mind. Jon Nelson is inspired from the experience of his daily life and from teaching others to paint.
Jon grew up in transition in snowboarding, surfing, skateboarding and music that cultivated each subject into the creative process into a style of painting. As an artist, Jon has been able to engage creativity on materials such as canvas, shoes, wood, hats, photography, skateboards and concrete walls. His artwork has opened doors that have enabled him to travel to major cities that give him inspiration to progress with art.
He has been creating artwork for nearly ten years now and continues to learn something new from observing and appreciating all different styles of art. What began as a hobby for fun, soon turned into something very passionate in his life. Jon loves to create artwork and has worked with charities and foundations to help support their causes.
Jon Nelson and JN ARTWORX live and reside in Ventura, California. A setting that has allowed him to find an artistic home that has grown into producing and selling art on canvas, clothing, and unique mural paintings. Jon has been teaching art to kids for the last 2 years at Cape a Charter middle school in Camarillo. He learns from each of his paintings and will continue to do so.


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Quoted Text Styrofoam® (polystyrene) cups can be dissolved by pure fish oils. All fish oils will have this same effect on polystyrene, but some will take much longer than others. Various healthy natural substances, like fresh lemon oil, will also dissolve polystyrene. In the Styrofoam® cup test, the esterified ethyl ester form of fish oil works to dissolve Styrofoam® much faster than the triglyceride form simply because the number of chemical bonds in the two forms of oil are different; with ethyl ester fish oil having its number of bonds closer to that of Styrofoam®. This similar chemical polarity is the same reason why pure lemon oil also works quickly to dissolve Styrofoam®. No solvents are used to produce the fish oils, so none are present in the finished products. This magic trick does not translate into any legitimate safety concerns, despite its obvious visual impact. Fortunately, the human body is not composed of polystyrene and is not negatively affected by fish oils in its commonly available forms.
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Quoted Text The largest ingredient in the feed is soybean meal, with some corn and rice ingredients. The feed is routinely assayed for moisture, protein, fat, and fiber, and periodically for selected micronutrients to ensure nutritional value. Each batch of feed is checked for physical characteristics, including floatability.
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Student Profile: Casey Miller
Name: Casey Miller
Degree Program: OPTIONS Bachelor in Organizational Studies (currently Human Resource Management) and Bachelor in Corporate Communication
Casey Miller had always encouraged her daughter to get a college education even though she hadn't attended college herself. When it came time for her daughter to actually start looking at colleges, Miller realized she, too, wanted to get her degree.
In addition to wanting to set an example for her daughter, Miller wished to switch gears in her career. When she started OPTIONS, she was the manager of at an optometrist's office. The office also employed outside ophthalmic pharmaceutical representatives, and Miller was ready to move into the sales position. But, to do so, she had to get her bachelor's degree.
Miller started looking into different college programs. As a wife and a mother with a full-time job, her life was already jam-packed. She needed a program that would be flexible and would work with her busy schedule.
"When I found Fontbonne OPTIONS, I knew it was the right program for me," she said. "Working full-time as a manager and being a wife and mother make life challenging enough. Fontbonne OPTIONS is a doable program that helped me achieve my goals."
Miller started as an Organizational Studies major - one of several OPTIONS undergraduate and graduate programs offered. But, she was interested in communication and so took many elective courses on the subject. After meeting with her advisor, she realized if she applied her electives, she could double major in Corporate Communication, and still stay on track for graduation.
"The skill sets I'm learning in my communication courses are easily applicable at work now, even though I haven't graduated yet," she said.
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Review: 'Gun Hill Road' Drops a Refreshingly Unique Character Into a Sadly Cliched World
Movie Reviews By Rob Hunter on August 20, 2011 | Be the First To CommentAfter three years in prison on a drug conviction, Enrique (Esai Morales) is coming home to the Bronx and to his family. It wasn't his first time in the joint, but he intends for it to be his last. He returns home to his wife Angela (Judy Reyes) who seems emotionally distant and his son Michael (Harmony Santana) who's also changed quite a bit in the past few years. It's not quite the homecoming Enrique expected, and he immediately tries to take control of the situation in the only way he knows how… by demanding it. But with the added stress of a parole officer (Isiah Whitlock Jr) just waiting for him to screw up, his every move could be the one that sends him back to jail. His wife's secret affair eats at his manhood, and his new boss at a low-wage kitchen job treats him with disrespect and disdain, but it's his son's refusal to meet his masculine ideals and expectations that challenges Enrique the most. Michael's lost interest in sports, hangs around with a less than manly crowd, and seems to be hiding a double life. A double life as a teenage girl named Vanessa. Michael is a transsexual in the preliminary stages of moving from a male to a female, and he meets regularly with an older woman who's been down that path and provides him with medication, encouragement, and incredibly uncomfortable-looking injections to plump up his ass cheeks. Enrique is not programmed to understand what […]
The Best Movies of Sundance 2011 – Robert's List
Cinematic Listology By Robert Levin on February 3, 2011 | Comments (1)Editor's Note: In a fevered rush to get straight to the movies he loved, intrepid reviewer Robert Levin didn't write an intro. In fact, he might not even believe in them. Maybe he believes you'd rather dig into the movies than read one. So without any ado, here's Robert's list of the best movies he saw at Sundance. Look out for a few of them coming to a theater near New York and LA and On Demand throughout the year.
All in all, Caprica held steady with another satisfying episode. Lacy persuades a friend of the Mag-Lev bomber to help her transport Zoe's avatar and its massive, metal Cylon shell to Gemenon, showing that she isn't as timid and oblivious as she may have seemed in the past; snooty Daniel Graystone is roughed-up and emasculated in an alley by the Adamas, something that brought great joy to my life, even though the guy didn't "technically" deserve it; and Patton Oswalt plays Braxton Samo, a talk show host, cracking wise at the expense of the disgraced Graystones.
Seven 'Caprica' Clips Remind Us That Battlestar Galactica is Over
Movie News By Neil Miller on March 23, 2009 | Comments (4)The email attached to the press release for the following clips had this to say: "Thank the gods. Just when you thought you were running low on BSG awesomeness…" No, anonymous publicist who wrote this press released, I am not thanking the gods. This does not make me happy.
Caprica Trailer Promises Drama… and Little Else
Movie Trailers By Rob Hunter on July 22, 2008 | Be the First To CommentI'm a huge fan of the Sci-Fi Channel's Battlestar Galactica reboot… as should be anyone with a taste for quality action, drama, character development, and eye candy.
Battlestar Galactica: Caprica Cast Starts to Show Up on DRADIS
Television By Neil Miller on May 11, 2008 | Comments (4)Casting for the upcoming "Battlestar Galactica" prequel "Caprica" has begun. This could possibly ease the utter sadness felt by die hard "Galactica" fans as the series' final season wears on.
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UPDATE, July 25, 2013 (This replaces two earlier updates): On Tuesday, June 25, the Supreme Court dismantled a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. A month later, it was widely reported that the Justice Department would take fresh legal action in a string of voting rights cases, signaling its willingness to aggressively police voting rules to prevent discrimination. It is apparently starting by joining a redistricting case in Texas.
For line-by-line analysis of the Court's June decision, see the annotated version on the Times website. The paper is also live blogging analysis of the ruling and (to some degree) its implications. Rick Hasen's Election Law blog, meanwhile, has an excellent roundup of ruling coverage.
The primer below was originally published June 18, 2013, with the headline: The voting wars and the Supreme Court: a pre-ruling primer.
Once again, the Supreme Court has found itself on the front lines of the voting wars.
On Monday, the court struck down an Arizona law requiring residents to show proof of citizenship before registering to vote. And it's about to weigh in on a far more consequential question: Whether to scrap a key portion of the Voting Rights Act, a 1965 law designed to root out tactics that stifle voting by blacks and other minority groups.
Specifically, the court will rule on a challenge to a provision, known as Section 5, which allows the Justice Department to pre-emptively block discriminatory voting practices in states and municipalities with a history of hindering minority voters. Almost everyone agrees that Section 5—which civil rights activists have dubbed the Act's "heart" and "hammer"—has played an essential role in bringing blacks and other minorities into the political process, though critics argue the extraordinary federal meddling in state affairs is no longer justified.
If the court strikes down Section 5 it could upend the mechanics of our political system, altering everything from redistricting battles and electoral law to the tone of partisan squabbles. Unfortunately, these weighty implications rarely come through in the reporting, which so far has tended toward horse-race-style coverage—journalists parsing the Supreme Court justices' comments or trying to game out how they might vote. Very few reporters have delved into the key questions the case raises: Is Section 5 still needed, or is it a relic that unfairly burdens certain states and municipalities based on old misdeeds? Will striking it down roll back the gains that blacks and other minority groups have made? Could it have unexpected consequences, such as easing partisan gridlock?
There are, however, some notable journalistic exceptions. In anticipation of the upcoming ruling, CJR has rounded up some of the best reporting on this case, known as Shelby County v. Holder, as well as resources for reporters—or anyone else—trying to wrap their mind around its significance.
The Big Picture
ProPublica has put out some excellent explainers on the Shelby County case. The most recent, published in February, covers everything from Section 5's origin and evolution, to how jurisdictions with clean recent track records can opt out. Reporter Suevon Lee also gives a good overview of the provision's reach; As she explains, it covers both "large-scale changes like redistricting and voter ID" and "small things like changing a polling place or precinct" in covered jurisdictions—among them nine states (Texas, South Carolina, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Virginia, and Alaska) and parts of eight others. Lee also notes:
Just this past year, the provision was the reason federal judges blocked voter ID laws in both Texas and South Carolina, voided new district maps in Texas and prevented early voting reduction of hours in parts of Florida, citing a potential adverse effect on minority voters.
For a more in-depth look at the history and impact of the Voting Rights Act, check out Bending Toward Justice: The Voting Rights Act and the Transformation of American Democracy by historian Gary May.
The Brennan Center for Justice has also assembled an eye-opening report on the potential implications of Section 5 being struck down.
The Close-up
In February, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ran a groundbreaking series on the Voting Rights Act and the potential fallout of Section 5's demise. Part one explores these themes through the lens of a single Georgia county.


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Record Matches with Special Guest James Tanner
Record Matches is a brand new technology from MyHeritage, designed to automatically find and match historical records (from our growing collection of 4+ billion records) to the 23 million family trees on MyHeritage…but with a twist! It's the first and only technology to automatically search newspaper articles, books and other free-text documents. This will add even more color to the 1.1 billion profiles on MyHeritage.
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I think there's a separate volume control for movies under KSound. I'm on a Windows box today <spits> otherwise I'd go into more detail.
If you're using ALSA as your sound server you could open a terminal and type alsamixer. Scrolling around with the left / right arrow keys should give you plenty of volume options to play with.I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso
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Also note that the KDE panel has a very cool sound mixer controller.
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STABILO Cappi
The target group
- School children aged 6 and over, who should never lose their pen caps again.
The pen
- Pen caps can be threaded onto a cap ring - so it's almost impossible to lose them and the pen does not dry out.
- Unusual tube shape - so the pen doesn`t roll away and can be easily picked-up.
- Ergonomic grip zone ideally designed for children's hands.
- Sets with 12, 18 and 24 brilliant colors.
- Line width approx. 1 mm.
- Washable ink.
- Ventilated cap.
- Can be left uncapped for up to 24 hours without drying out.
The advantages
- Cap ring prevents losing the caps and provides additional transport function benefit.