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1 People who live on the islands, listen to me. Pay attention, you nations far away. Before I was born the LORD chose me to serve him. He appointed me by name. | 1 Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the LORD called me; from my birth he has made mention of my name. |
2 He made my words like a sharp sword. He hid me in the palm of his hand. He made me into a sharpened arrow. He took good care of me and kept me safe. | 2 He made my mouth like a sharpened sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver. |
3 He said to me, "You are my true servant Israel. I will show my glory through you." | 3 He said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor." |
4 But I said, "In spite of my hard work, I feel as if I haven't accomplished anything. I've used up all of my strength. It seems as if everything I've done is worthless. But the LORD will give me what I should receive. My God will reward me." | 4 But I said, "I have labored to no purpose; I have spent my strength in vain and for nothing. Yet what is due me is in the LORD's hand, and my reward is with my God." |
5 The LORD formed me in my mother's body to be his servant. He wanted me to bring the family of Jacob back to him. He wanted me to gather the people of Israel to himself. The LORD will honor me. My God will give me strength. | 5 And now the LORD says-- he who formed me in the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself, for I am honored in the eyes of the LORD and my God has been my strength-- |
6 The LORD says to me, "It is not enough for you as my servant to bring the tribes of Jacob back to their land. It is not enough for you to bring back the people of Israel I have kept alive. I will also make you a light for other nations. Then you will make it possible for the whole world to be saved." | 6 he says: "It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth." |
7 The LORD sets his people free. He is the Holy One of Israel. He speaks to his servant, who is looked down on and hated by the nations. He speaks to the servant of rulers. He says to him, "Kings will see you and rise up to honor you. Princes will see you and bow down to show you their respect. I am the Lord. I am faithful. I am the Holy One of Israel. I have chosen you." | 7 This is what the LORD says-- the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel-- to him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the servant of rulers: "Kings will see you and rise up, princes will see and bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you." |
8 The LORD says to his servant, "When it is time to show you my favor, I will answer your prayers. When it is time to save you, I will help you. I will keep you safe. You will put my covenant with the people of Israel into effect. Then their land will be made like new again. Each tribe will be sent back to its territory that was left empty. | 8 This is what the LORD says: "In the time of my favor I will answer you, and in the day of salvation I will help you; I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances, |
9 I want you to say to the prisoners, 'Come out.' Tell those who are in their dark cells, 'You are free!' "On their way home they will eat beside the roads. They will find plenty to eat on every bare hill. | 9 to say to the captives, 'Come out,' and to those in darkness, 'Be free!' "They will feed beside the roads and find pasture on every barren hill. |
10 They will not get hungry or thirsty. The heat from the desert sun will not beat down on them. The One who shows his tender love to them will guide them. Like a shepherd, he will lead them beside springs of water. | 10 They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat upon them. He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water. |
11 I will make roads across the mountains. I will build wide roads for my people. | 11 I will turn all my mountains into roads, and my highways will be raised up. |
12 They will come from far away. Some of them will come from the north. Others will come from the west. Still others will come from Aswan in the south." | 12 See, they will come from afar-- some from the north, some from the west, some from the region of Aswan. " |
13 Shout with joy, you heavens! Be glad, you earth! Burst into song, you mountains! The LORD will comfort his people. He will show his tender love to those who are suffering. | 13 Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. |
14 But the city of Zion said, "The LORD has deserted me. The Lord has forgotten me." | 14 But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me." |
15 The LORD answers, "Can a mother forget the baby who is nursing at her breast? Can she stop showing her tender love to the child who was born to her? She might forget her child. But I will not forget you. | 15 "Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! |
16 I have written your name on the palms of my hands. Your walls are never out of my sight. | 16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me. |
17 Your people will hurry back. Those who destroyed you so completely will leave you. | 17 Your sons hasten back, and those who laid you waste depart from you. |
18 Look up. Look all around you. All of your people are getting together to come back to you. You can be sure that I live," announces the Lord. "And you can be just as sure that your people will be like decorations you will wear. Like a bride, you will wear them proudly. | 18 Lift up your eyes and look around; all your sons gather and come to you. As surely as I live," declares the LORD, "you will wear them all as ornaments; you will put them on, like a bride. |
19 "Zion, you were destroyed. Your land was left empty. It was turned into a dry and empty desert. But now you will be too small to hold all of your people. And those who destroyed you will be far away. | 19 "Though you were ruined and made desolate and your land laid waste, now you will be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away. |
20 The children who were born during your time of sorrow will speak to you. They will say, 'This city is too small for us. Give us more space to live in.' | 20 The children born during your bereavement will yet say in your hearing, 'This place is too small for us; give us more space to live in.' |
21 Then you will say to yourself, 'Whose children are these? I lost my children. And I couldn't have any more. My children were taken far away from me. And no one wanted them. Who brought these children up? I was left all alone. So where have these children come from?' " | 21 Then you will say in your heart, 'Who bore me these? I was bereaved and barren; I was exiled and rejected. Who brought these up? I was left all alone, but these--where have they come from?' " |
22 The LORD and King continues, "I will call out to the nations. I will give a signal to them. They will bring back your sons in their arms. They will carry your daughters on their shoulders. | 22 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "See, I will beckon to the Gentiles, I will lift up my banner to the peoples; they will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders. |
23 Their kings will become like fathers to you. Their queens will be like mothers who nurse you. They will bow down to you with their faces toward the ground. They will kiss the dust at your feet to show you their respect. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Those who put their hope in me will not be ashamed." | 23 Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down before you with their faces to the ground; they will lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in me will not be disappointed." |
24 Can goods that were stolen by soldiers be taken away from them? Can prisoners be set free from the powerful Babylonians? | 24 Can plunder be taken from warriors, or captives rescued from the fierce ? |
25 "Yes, they can," the LORD answers. "Prisoners will be taken away from soldiers. Stolen goods will be taken back from the powerful Babylonians. Zion, I will fight against those who fight against you. And I will save your people. | 25 But this is what the LORD says: "Yes, captives will be taken from warriors, and plunder retrieved from the fierce; I will contend with those who contend with you, and your children I will save. |
26 I will make those who beat you down eat the flesh of others. They will drink blood and get drunk on it as if it were wine. Then everyone on earth will know that I am the one who saves you. I am the Lord. I set you free. I am the Mighty One of Jacob." | 26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob." |
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QSAC is the acronym used for Quality Services Audit Checklist. It is a set of measures Michigan Public Libraries can use to benchmark the quality of services they are providing their citizens. The measures come in three sets, Essential, Enhanced and Excellent.
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1 That same year, at the beginning of the reign of Tzidkiyahu king of Y'hudah, in the fifth month of the fourth year, Hananyah the son of 'Azur the prophet, from Giv'on, spoke to me in ADONAI's house in front of the cohanim and all the people, saying, | 1 In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, early in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people: |
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noun, often attributive \ˈbär-gən\: an agreement in which people or groups say they will do or give something in exchange for something else
: something that is bought or sold for a price which is lower than the actual value : something bought or sold at a good price
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: an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
: something acquired by or as if by bargaining; especially : an advantageous purchase <at that price the car is a bargain>
: a transaction, situation, or event regarded in the light of its results <a bad bargain>
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- I think everyone involved was satisfied with the bargain we made.
- They've agreed to turn the land over to the state, and the state, as its part of the bargain, has agreed to keep it undeveloped.
- She likes to hunt for bargains when she shops.
Origin of BARGAIN
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from bargaigner
First Known Use: 14th century
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- buy, deal, pennyworth, snip [British], steal
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: to negotiate over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract : haggle
: to come to terms : agree
transitive verb
: to bring to a desired level by bargaining <bargain a price down>
: to sell or dispose of by bargaining
— bar·gain·er noun
— bargain for
: expect <more work than I bargained for>
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Middle English, from Anglo-French bargaigner, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old English borgian to borrow — more at bury
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If you're planning on catching a movie this weekend, you might want to eat before you watch "Contagion," last weekend's box-office hit.
The film is about a worldwide pandemic that quickly kills its victims, and it's getting a lot of praise from experts for how realistic it is. It's also stirring up conversation about how many germs are everywhere.
It all comes down to the hands; with those ten fingers, you get money, eat popcorn, pick up a glass. Most of it is second nature and unconscious. But two hours in a movie theater with "Contagion," and you may never want to use them again.
"The average person touches their face three to five times every waking minute," Kate Winslet's character, a CDC worker, says in one scene. "In between, you're touching doorknobs, water fountains, and everything in between."
"Contagion"--the movie that launched a thousand trips to buy hand santizer.
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"For the past few days after I watched it, I'd wash my hands a lot more and wouldn't touch as many things as I normally would," said Zack Glazer, a Cal Poly freshman.
Justin Hodges, an Avila Beach man, couldn't even wait that long.
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Populated areas like Hong Kong often seem to be "Ground Zero" for new diseases, but Grantham says San Luis Obispo had one of the first clusters of H1N1 in the country.
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First, I just want to say thanks, but I have to credit one of my favorite bloggers for really giving me the courage to really own my truths -- and if someone else can learn from what I'm going through, then I guess that's the real silver lining. It's just daunting trying to point out and recognize your own shortcomings.
I tell myself all the time, that it is a process. If I can keep myself from being on the next episode of Oprah featuring WLS post-ops with transference issues, that would be a good thing! :)
In the last 8 years of really dealing with my weight, I've been nothing short of tenacious. Yes, there are those cyclical times where I just had enough of what seemed like trying-for-nothing, only to find motivation in sometimes the smallest of things -- but at least it is found, and have always stood back up. Failure is not an option here.
As hoakie as it sounds, I know I just need to stay in that place in my head where I can actually believe that I care about myself as much as I might others. Self-loathing is not productive -- my perceived self-worth needs to be appropriate. And as one noter pointed out, I need to keep my own words in front of me; if it is good enough advice for a friend, it should be good enough for me.
I have to admit that since acknowledging I needed help via the WLS, things have not been the same with my Sister. Some of you might remember way back, when on a family vacation we were at odds with one another. I had yet to share my decision with my family because I had not been approved yet. When the vacation became a physical challenge to me, my attitude essentially went in the shitter, as did hers, and we were at odds non-stop throughout the family vacation; it was ruined.
When it all came out that it was my weight bothering me, and it was weight that was creating physical limitations for me, my Sister essentially felt I was using my weight as an excuse -- and told me so outright. She said that in all her life I always seemed happy... that she never felt like I felt less because I was/am obese.
I tried to explain that all my life I hid those feelings. I didn't want people to think I was physically limited, so I worked extra hard to beat their expectations. I didn't want to acknowledge just how big a problem my weight was, so I felt if I could keep going and wasn't limited, then there really wasn't a problem. In short, she thought it was a "crock" and we just agreed to disagree -- but it wasn't important for her to even try to understand it. I guess that still bothers me to some small degree.
Ever since July we've been disconnected. Any initiation of contact on my behalf feels un-natural, or I feel like she'll know it's forced. We really have nothing in common, except the same mother. We never really bonded as friends because when I left home she was just becoming old enough where we might have developed a friendship. Of course I love her and would die for her, but honestly, her friends and my Mom know her better than I do.
We talked once about really trying to have some kind of ongoing communication to maybe help develop our friendship, but it never took off. I called her a few times; she's so busy that she just doesn't have the time to call back. Admittedly, her life is somewhat frenzied, but I feel like if something is important enough, you make the time. That's what my Mom always said, and now she's even making excuses for my Sister. It's obvious that it is not important to my Sister, so I have to be careful not to let her lack of attentiveness to our relationship become a way to decrease my self-worth.
Ugh... enough of this stuff. Not sure where it came from, but it is good.
I think I'm going to try Yoga on Saturday morning. The idea of giving myself permission to have 60 minutes of peace sounds kinda nice. I've been meaning to do this for a while now :)
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I'm ambivalent to him coming back although I can't see it.
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Paid too much for a start. Can't see anyone (not dirt cheap) coming in until the overpaid dross has gone which is a monumental task without losing a fortune in the process.
Do know he's still a very good footballer (ie fits in with the supposed new style) and I can see the case for him sitting and orchestrating all the younger lads with the legs around him. A bit like McCall?
Having said that the only senior players I want to stay are Morgs, Monty, Quinny and possibly Williamson (money concerns) now Wardy has gone. That wouldn't leave much room for Browny.
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PERRY, Okla. " The Ditch Witch organization rolls out its tractor: the Ditch Witch RT55. The most compact of the company™s RT series, the RT55 successfully bridges the gap between mid-size and compact equipment. The RT55 is heavy-duty power and performance in a compact package, says Product Manager Brent Bolay.
Designed primarily for work on utility, telecommunications, and landscape/irrigation projects, the RT55 promises to be one of the most versatile and productive tractors in its class. Its quiet, 60-hp (45 kW), 2004-compliant Deutz engine produces cleaner emissions and minimal noise. This enables the operator to work longer hours in congested urban areas.
The RT55 features the classic sloped hood of our other RT-series tractors, which improves visibility, says Bolay. This two-piece design allows complete access to the engine compartment, making it easy to perform service and daily maintenance.
The RT55 features an integrated front cast weight that reduces counterweight requirements and helps provide superior balance when running attachments. The RT55™s heavy-duty steel frame and hydrostatic transmission contribute to the wide variety of attachments it can support, which include a backhoe, traversing trencher, vibratory plow, combination trencher/plow, and reel carrier.
The RT55™s rubber tires and standard four-wheel-drive provide easy access to any jobsite. Once on site, users can quickly master the controls of the machine™s comfortable, user-friendly operator station. Productivity can be further enhanced with the addition of cruise control on a trencher.
The RT55 essentially takes up where compact trenchers leave off, in terms of horsepower and performance, but retains their versatility and maneuverability, says Bolay.
The Ditch Witch organization specializes in the design and manufacture of high-quality underground construction equipment. The company is a one-stop source for trenchers, vibratory plows, pneumatic piercing tools, backhoes, electronic tracking and locating tools, horizontal directional drilling systems, drill pipe, downhole tools, vacuum excavation systems, excavator-tool carriers, mini skid steers and pipebursting systems.
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Up until now, I thought that the voodoo tradition had to do with dark magic. The Voodoo Doormat, however, uses the African religious belief that the tradition actually brings happiness to people.
The corpse-like mat certainly adds character to your house, and you can even name your voodoo mat and write its name on the flip side.
Just think, you can vent out your anger by stomping on the Voodoo Doormat before entering your house!


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At various points in our city's music history, the raddest Miami-bred noisemakers have left town, hit beaches besides Haulover, and showed off the 305's sonic muscle all across these United States of America.
For the last few years, the Jacuzzi Boys have been the MIA's Best Scene Ambassadors. But there were many before them.
From Charlie Pickett to L'Trimm ... Just check the cut for numbers 15 to 11 in Crossfade's epic list of the 50 Best Miami Bands of All Time.
15. Jacuzzi Boys
If any current Miami band has the opportunity to break out of South Florida and secure a wider national audience, it's the Jacuzzi Boys. Signed to Sub Pop imprint Hardly Art, the Boys' 2011 release, Glazin', which they smartly promoted with tours across the United States and Europe. (Take note, Miami bands: You don't break out by performing at the same five local clubs.) But even when they released 2009's No Seasons on Orlando's Florida's Dying, we here at Crossfade knew the Boys would become the men who'd put a face to Miami's indie and garage rock music scene. Perhaps the Jacuzzi Boys could once and for all disassociate the 305 from the word "¡Dale!" -- Jose D. Duran
14. Gucci Crew II
Before he was King of Diamonds' chief stripper wrangler, Disco Rick was the DJ, producer, and idea man behind prolific Miami bass outfit Gucci Crew II. Rappers Victor "MC V" May and Cleveland "Too Forty Shorty" Bell would release five albums together before fading in the mid '90s.
But the Crew's best work all came before a falling out with Rick led the producer to depart and form a new group called The Dogs (of "Your Mama's on Crack Rock" fame") in 1989. While '88's "Truz 'n Vogues" was one of the great car-accessory anthems of all-time, Gucci's all-time classic was 1987's "Sally (That Girl)," on which the duo chant-rapped lines like "She pulled down her pants and said, 'Splack these hams,'" in the stoic style of a '50s-era barbershop quartet. Sadly, like many of Miami bass's pioneers, May met a tragic end, the victim of a 2007 shooting in Americus, Georgia. -- Jesse Serwer
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Banks Cuts As Mortgage Boom Ends (WSJ)
A sharp slowdown in mortgage refinancing is forcing banks to cut jobs, fight harder for a smaller pool of home-purchase loans and employ new tactics to drum up business. The end of a three-decade period of falling mortgage rates has slammed the brakes on a huge wave of refinancing by U.S. households. The drop-off has deprived lenders of a key source of income at a time when the growth in loans for home purchases remains weak.
Pimco's Gross Bets on Bonds in 2014 (WSJ)
Mr. Gross, who is co-chief investment officer at Pacific Investment Management Co., said in his monthly investment commentary on the company's website that he expects total return of 3% to 4% for bonds this year, reflecting interest payments and price appreciation. Pimco Total Return, the world's largest bond fund with $237 billion under management, posted a negative return of 1.92% last year, its worst performance since 1994.
Millionaires now have the majority in Congress (CNBC)
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, a majority—268 of the 534 members of Congress—had an average net worth in 2012 of $1 million or more, marking the first time millionaires held a majority in Congress. The previous year, only 257 members had millionaire status.
The most (and least) stressful jobs in banking and finance (eFinancial)
1. Investment Banker: The runaway choice for the most stressful job on Wall Street and in all of financial services, finishing in the top three of every ballot. The main reason is that investment bankers are confronted with the two main triggers for career stress: the difficulty of the work coupled with the sheer amount of it, particularly for associates and analysts. "The life of a junior banker is one of the last forms of legalized slavery," said Roy Cohen, a career coach and author of The Wall Street Professional's Survival Guide. "It is a gruelling survival of the fittest existence defined by all-nighters, no time to eat well or to exercise, and compensation that has remained flat for a number of years." Within investment banking, the highest levels of stress exist in M&A, said Richard Lipstein, managing director at Wall Street search firm Gilbert Tweed International. "The most stressful job is one where revenue takes longest to be generated," he said. "In M&A, you need to know the people, get the meeting, bring in the business, convince them to sell and then go out and get it done." 11. Accounting: Finishing last on every ballot, accounting is "virtually stress-free as long as you like routine and are willing to work long hours on a seasonal basis," said Cohen. There's also minimal client-facing and you're never on an island. "There is always someone in the assembly line with you," according to Mogilner. Not much else to say.
At least 50 scalded by boiling-to-frozen water trick (LA Times)
Over Monday and Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times counted at least 50 people on social media who reported burning themselves or their friends after trying to turn boiling water into snow. There were also several reports of people going to the hospital to receive treatment for burns. "I'm working in the ER today &this woman just got 2nd degree burns from trying to freeze boiling water into the air!" one user tweeted. Here are a few other cases culled from Twitter: "Blayne and I just did the boiling water thing and I accidentally threw all the BOILING water against the wind and burnt myself." "So I did the thing where you make snow and not all the boiling water froze and now my head is burned."
"I did that boiling water thing except I threw it weird so it came back and burnt my hand." "So I did that boiling water snow thing but the wind whipped it back at me and my hands are STILL burning lol I can't hold anything."
Jury of 7 Women and 5 Men Chosen for Martoma Trial (Dealbook)
The final alternate jurors were chosen late in the afternoon in Federal District Court in Manhattan, capping what was a long and arduous third day of jury selection, and paving the way for opening statements to begin on Friday…Some of the jurors have training in law and finance. One juror said she was an insurance underwriter for the American International Group, while another has a law degree and works at the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. Another juror is an employment and labor lawyer who said his firm's work included internal investigations for corporations related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Apollo raises largest PE fund since financial crisis (Reuters)
Apollo Global Management LLC said on Thursday it had completed fundraising for its latest flagship global private equity fund, amassing $17.5 billion from investors, the most any such fund has raised since the financial crisis. In their hunt for yield amid persistently low interest rates, investors who fell out of love with private equity and its debt-fueled excesses in the aftermath of the 2008 crisis are now increasing allocations to the asset class.
Goldman Sachs Denies Singapore Stock Dump, Countersues (Bloomberg)
Quah Su Ling sued Goldman Sachs International in London, accusing it of breach of contract for selling her shares in Blumont Group Ltd., Asiasons Capital Ltd. and LionGold Corp. and depressing their prices. Goldman Sachs International countersued for $12.3 million it says it's still owed. Goldman Sachs International sold the shares in an "orderly and measured manner — consistent with industry practice and accepted standards — over the course of three weeks," the bank said in court papers filed in London and made available this week. The lawsuit is Quah's "attempt to delay or avoid repayment of debt."
Man crashes into Conn. gas station, steals banana (MFNY)
Police in Connecticut say they're looking for a man who smashed his vehicle into a gas station in Newington, swiped a banana from a shelf and ate it before leaving early Wednesday morning. Nothing else was taken. The store's surveillance video shows a Ford Freestyle with Connecticut license plates backing repeatedly into the store and breaking the glass doors, which set off the burglar alarm at about 2 a.m. The man was gone before police arrived.
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The wages of legalized pot. Next up: Tractor-trailer stolen and rammed into convenience store for bags of Cheetos.
7:00? Shazar wrote it last night and set for auto-post, then hit the box wine at his scrapbooking club.
Too early. Still got morning wood.
The ol' grey mare ain't what she used to be.
The saying, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" doesn't mean what you think it means.
Shazar threw boiling water into the air 50 times?
If the vehicle had been a Maybach, and the consumed item a Hostess Cupcake, I'd be able to assist the police with a suspect list.
Yes, because he drove all the way from Colorado.
People think I'm crazy, but I do think Bess can be domesticated. That Manhattan city chick bitch look she gives to most guys is simply a test. I know deep down she just wants to leave the city and move to North Carolina. Chicks dig that state. Maybe get her to envision living in a nice new subdivision that backs onto a golf course with homes starting in the $330's.
Do you think Shazar gets tired of all these jokes made at his expense? Sometimes I worry for him…
"The life of a junior banker is one of the last forms of legalized slavery," said Roy Cohen, a career coach and author of The Wall Street Professional's Survival Guide.
Um, no.
– Every enslaved person in history.
I think it's ok, the jokes aren't malicious anymore, there's just nothing else funny to talk about so you may as well make a Shazuardo joke. It's not hostile like Kouwe or when we were first becoming accustomed to Shaz's journalistic style.
Bit harsh don't you think? Do you even know Shazar?
The morning rush out
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hell that is New YorkI race to my desk
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to refresh dealbreakerGrease on my lapels
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I want nicotine!Dream of Steve Cohen
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Agreed. I see a future filled with articles about New Bolshevik Criminals (formerly Democrats), and about children who report their parents for crimes against the state, like telling their kids that Obama is a horrible president. The Shaz journalistic style is about brainwashing PERIOD (.)
Twisting……turning…. through the…….never!
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I thought all chicks wanted to move to Nebraska.
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Aww, poor junior bankers.
You obviously don't know how things work around here.
It is their own decision, really, did they have sex with themselves?
$330k new build on a golf course in North Carolina? That's certainly ambitious in that it doesn't actually exist. $530k, sure.
You'll feel like you're in fucking Tuscany with a spread like that.
good one
I'm going to duct tape a large assortment of dry eraser board markers to your head, making you resemble a less frightening Hellraiser, before forcing you to deliver a package to Ping Capital Management LLC. When you return, complaining about a sore neck, I will create a neck cast using another roll of duct tape. You will then resemble an African tribesman with an elongated neck. Your transformation will be complete.
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Gross betting on bonds is like Evian betting on water
…and all the retailers you love are just a 15 min Tahoe ride away! There's even a Chanel!
I'm going to get a ton of thumbs down for this but fuck it.
So, I'm in Boulder this week and one of the things I'm trying to do is to hire some folks away from Google (yes, really) to come work at my firm on large scale cloud based models and so on. We couldn't get resumes and couldn't convince folks to relo to Fairfield county from Boulder even for much more money.
Now that I'm here I understand why. This town is fucking amazing. Went to the bars every night and there are like 100 of them. Always crowded, everyone is young happy and energized — None of that fucking southern fairfield county attitude.Oh yeah, and there really is legal weed — I walked into two pot shops yesterday and there it was — just like a jewelry store.
> guy who is giving serious thought to exiting financial world and going back to doing technology because this place is the balls.
If southern Fairfield County is your baseline then the world is truly your oyster.
Big News! http://pagesix.com/2014/01/10/shia-labeouf-retiri…
Maybe he will turn to trading full time now…….you know, since he is so good at it.
"Man crashes into Conn. gas station, steals banana. The man was gone before police arrived."
+1 to this mystery man.
-D.B. Cooper, who would like to remind everyone that this guy took what he wanted – and got away with it. There are a lot of people who sit in a cage for 23 hours a day because they couldn't pull off the second half of that equation.
mystery man, plus one, minus a DB Cooper who enjoys reverie, minus getting away with it = a financial analyst who just knocked up a "dancer"?
Stay away. We don't need anymore trustafarians here.


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- Open to undergraduate students with a 3.0 or higher GPA.
- Applicants must have Junior status by the time of their application. Transfer students must be in their second semester at The University of Montana.
- Students must be either a Liberal Studies Major with an emphasis in Women's and Gender Studies or a Women's and Gender Studies Minor. It is possible to apply for either the major or minor concurrently with the application.
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Spring 2015 applications must be submitted to the Women's and Gender Studies office (LA 138A) TBA.
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The University of Montana Women's and Gender Studies Program offers one $800 scholarship through the Louise Greene/Elizabeth Smith honorary awards program. The scholarship is awarded in the Fall of each academic year.
- Open to WGS Graduate Certificate seeking students.
- Applicants must be officially enrolled as a certificate seeking graduate by the time of their application. It is possible to apply for the graduate certficate concurrently with the scholarship application.
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The committee requests that students collect their letters of recommendation and submit them with their application packets. Please ask your recommender to place the letter in a sealed envelope and sign over the seal. Students who have previously been awarded a WGS scholarship are not eligible.
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The objective of the Women's Independence Scholarship Program is to help survivors of intimate partner abuse obtain an education that will in turn offer them the chance to secure employment, personal independence and self sufficiency. Support is available for full or part-time students interested in attending accredited programs at educational institutions listed below, in order of preference:
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Requests for assistance are accepted on an ongoing basis. Please visit http://www.wispinc.org/ for more information and to apply.
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AAUW (the American Association of University Women) is dedicated to education, and many of its branches offer scholarships. The AAUW also contributes to the Education Foundation, which supports graduate students and funds national research studies.
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Jeanette Rankin Foundation Grant
The Jeannette Rankin Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for, and awarding grants to, low-income women, age 35 and older. Each award recipient has a vision of how a college education will benefit herself, her family, and her community. Most recipients are in truly meager financial circumstances and may have other hardships or disabilities. The Jeannette Rankin Foundation is one of the very few organizations in the country whose educational awards target this large segment of the population. Visit http://www.rankinfoundation.org/ for more details.Montana Business and Professional Women Grants
The Montana BPW (Business and Professional Women) Foundation also awards scholarships to meritorious students. Applications are available on-line at www.montanabpw.org, or by sending a letter of inquiry to: Montana BPW Foundation, P. O. Box 303, Great Falls, MT 59403, or by calling Faye James at (406) 265-2119.
Third Wave Foundation Scholarship
The Third Wave Foundation Scholarship Program is available to all full-time or part-time young women and transgender activists age 30 and under who are enrolled in, or have been accepted to, an accredited university, college, vocational/technical school or community college. Visit their website for more information and scholarship applications. www.thirdwavefoundation.org
The Women's Opportunity Awards, Soroptimists
The Soroptimist Club also offers scholarships. Eligible applicants must be female heads of household, who are enrolled in or have been accepted to a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, and cannot have already earned an undergraduate degree. Only residents of Soroptimist International of the Americas' 18 member countries and territories are eligible to apply. For individuals interested in applying for this award, contact the Soroptimist Club near you or visit the Soroptimist International of the Americas website at www.soroptimist.org.
For more scholarship information visit http://womensissues.about.com/cs/scholarships
Pride Foundation Scholarships
Pride Foundation provides post-secondary educational scholarships to current and future leaders in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ), and straight ally community from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Since the program began in 1993, donors and volunteers have helped Pride Foundation award over $3 million to nearly 1,200 scholars – making it one of the largest LGBTQ scholarship programs in the country. In collaboration with our scholarship partners at the Greater Seattle Business Association, we are proud to support LGBTQ and straight ally students! Together, we offer over 50 different scholarships, but only one application to complete. Pride Foundation also recognizes students who may not identify as LGBTQ, but who have contributed to the LGBTQ community. These may be the children of LGBTQ parents, or just friends of our community whose leadership skills that have demonstrated leadership in advancing LGBTQ equality. For more information please visit http://www.pridefoundation.org/


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An Ashford town centre bank has re-opened with a new look.
The Britannia Building Society, in Bank Street, has been re-branded as a Co-operative Bank, following the merger of the two organisations nearly five years ago. Both customers who hold accounts with Britannia, and the Co-operative, will now be able to visit the new-look bank, which opened last week.
The Co-operative Bank, part of The Co-operative Financial Services, acquired Britannia in 2009, and spent the following years integrating the two organisations.
Spokeswoman Lauren Hoult, from the banking group, said: "As part of our plans announced in January 2013 to unify our high street branch network under one single Co-operative Bank brand, our Ashford branch has been re-branded as a Co-operative Bank branch."
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Ted Haggard, the former head of The National Association of Evangelicals, is slated to debut his own reality show on The Learning Channel on Sunday.
Haggard found himself in the national spotlight in 2006 when he was caught having an affair with a male prostitute. The revelation forced him to leave the NAE and his church in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The new show, titled "Ted Haggard: Scandalous," documents Haggard and his family returning to Colorado Springs last year and starting a new non-denominational church.
The program also explores his highly publicized fall from grace - something the former mega-chuch pastor described as "highly embarrassing and shameful for me."
"I think it's a wonderful story of redemption and resurrection. Although it's embarrassing for me, it's shows why we are believers. I think it's great for people to watch it," Haggard told The Christian Post.
"My story proves that Jesus is Lord, the Word of God works and the blood of Jesus works," he added. "I am the living proof that Jesus is alive."
"Scandalous" is scheduled to air on Jan. 16 at 10 pm. ET.
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With the playoffs starting this weekend, we look to the only person whose opinion matters about each team's playoff outlook: 2 Chainz. From the top-seeded Heat to the limping Lakers (sorry, Utah fans), we used the Tity Boi scriptures to find out how all 16 teams will perform this postseason. Read More »


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L'Air du Désert Marocain (Tauer) ***** incense oriental
The sweet, resinous smell of amber, the smell of the classic perfume oriental, has long been weighed down with vanilla and sandalwood ballast, decorated with mulling spices, bolstered with musk, made come-hither, ready for its closeup, and we are quite used to it—but this is not amber's first life. Perfume, as has been pointed out many times, means "through smoke," named for the fragrant materials burned to clean the air and therefore the spirit. Since the angel Metatron sees fit to deliver his messages to the world nowadays via the guitar of Carlos Santana, it only makes sense that the as yet unnamed angel of perfume chooses to speak through an unassuming Swiss chemist from Zurich with a mustache and a buttoned shirt. L'Air du Désert is talented amateur perfumer Andy Tauer's second fragrance, after the rich oriental rose of Maroc pour Elle; one hale breath of Désert's vast spaces clears the head of all the world's nonsense. There is something about the ancient smell of these resins (styrax, frankincense) that on first inhalation strikes even this suburban American Protestant with no memories of mass as entirely holy, beautiful, purifying, lit without shadow from all sides. Even without the fragrance's name to prompt me, I would still feel the same peace when smelling it that I've felt only once before, when driving across the Southwestern desert one morning: all quiet, no human habitation for miles, the upturned bowl of the heavens infinitely high above, and the sage and occasional quail clutching close and gray to the dun earth. Each solitary object stood supersaturated with itself, full to the brim, sure to spill over if subjected to the slightest nudge. Wear this fragrance and feel the cloudless sky rush far away above you. TS
Eternity for Men (Calvin Klein) * * * mandarin lavender
An interesting twist on the perennially pleasant citrus-lavender accord using the (musically speaking) flattened note of mandarin rather than straight citrus, or the corresponding sharp of lime. This is a very skillfully composed and likable fragrance, but I wish more cash had been spent on the formula. It smells good but cheap, which would be fine if the overall structure were unpretentious as in Cool Water, whereas it is distinctly aspirational. LT
Spellbound (Estée Lauder) * medicated treaclePowerfully cloying and nauseating. Trails for miles. Frightens horses. Gets worse. TS
Tommy Girl (Tommy Hilfiger) * * * * * tea floral
No fragrance in recent memory has suffered more from being affordable than Tommy Girl. It's as if it were deemed less desirable for being promiscuous. Despite all the historical evidence to the contrary (Brut, Canoe, Habanita, and the first J-Lo), the world is still crawling with naïve snobs who'd rather believe their wallet's loss than their nose's gain. Tommy Girl's origins were explained to me by creator Calice Becker, who was brought up in a Russian household, with a samovar always on the boil and a mother with a passion for strange teas. At Becker's instigation, the legendary chemist Roman Kaiser of Givaudan sampled the air in the Mariage Frères tea store in Paris to figure out what gave it its unique fragrance. From this a tea base was evolved, in which no one showed much interest. The idea waited several years until Elléna's excellent but only remotely tea-like Eau Parfumée au Thé Vert (Bulgari) came out in 1993. Its success made it possible for Becker to submit a tea composition for the Hilfiger brief. She won it, eleven hundred formulations later the perfume was finalized, in collaboration with a brilliant evaluator who went on to study philosophy. Tea makes excellent sense as a perfumery base, since it can be declined in dozens of ways, as flavored teas will attest: Soochong, Earl Grey, jasmine, and so on. In that respect it could serve as a modern chypre, a mannequin to be dressed at will. Tommy Girl clothed it in a torero's trafe de luces, a fresh floral accord so exhilaratingly bright that it could be used to set the white point for all future fragrances. Remarkably, late in the project, Hilfiger's PR firm asked Becker to give them so e reason to label the fragrance as typically American. Quest's resident botany expert was called in, and to everyone's surprise found that the composition fell neatly into several blocks, each apparently typical of a native American botanical. So it goes with projects whose sails are filled by the breath of angels. LT
The composition miraculously turned out to fall into accords typical of native American botanicals? Put me on record as skeptical. Tommy Girl smells great, though, and has been copied relentlessly. TS
Beauty Rush Appletini (Victoria's Secret) * Jolly Rancher
Victoria's Secret has determined that its customers need (1) cleavage and (2) to smell precisely like dime-store candy. You may discern an implicit insult to the male mind in this pair of facts. TS


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Arngel Adassa Ortiz (nee McDonald), 92 years old, passed away at Valley View Nursing Home, Frenchtown, NJ on November 22,2012.
She was born in Woodlands, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, BWI on October 24, 1920, the daughter of the late Isaac and Julia McDonald. She immigrated to the US in November, 1943 and met and married Juan Ortiz of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1952. She lived in New York City until moving to New Jersey in 2002.
Angie was a devoted wife and dedicated mother. She was also a devoted Christian having served on different committees at Elmendorf Reformed Church, New York City, for over 35 years.
She was pre-deceased by her husband, Juan Ortiz, in 1986. She is survived by her children: Alfred Ortiz and his partner Julia Brown of Coram, NY, David Ortiz and his wife Phyllis of Pantego, TX, Robert Ortiz and his wife Patricia Murray of Chandler, AZ, Laurie Browne and her husband Roger of Lebanon, NJ, and her stepdaughter Gladys Perez of Jersey City, New Jersey; Grandchildren, Tiwanna, Christina, Dennis and Allison and step-grandchildren, Noemi, Sarah, Ismael, Israel, Gabriel, and Elizabeth.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 1:00 PM in the chapel of Flushing Cemetery, 46th Ave. Flushing, NY. Interment will follow in Flushing Cemetery. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, November 28 from 5-8 PM in the Robert L. Ford Funeral Home, 38 Highway 31, Flemington, NJ. Please visit www.fordfuneralhome.com for more information or to send condolences.


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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Mulaudzi, Mbulaheni email@example.com URN etd-08282007-152556 Document Title Service delivery and public participation: an exploratory case study of Atteridgeville Saulsville between 1995 and 2005 Degree M (Political Policy Studies) Department Political Sciences Supervisor
Advisor Name Title Mr J C R Liebenberg Keywords
- public pariticipation
- local government
Date 2006-06-21 Availability restricted Abstract This exploratory study focussed on service delivery and public participation in one selected case, namely Atteridgeville-Saulsville between the years 1995 and 2005. The study exploited a qualitative research approach where the primary and secondary literature used were backed up by six face-to-face interviews with actors involved in local government over the period investigated.A theoretical framework on policy making known as the delivery mix or welfare mix mainly underpins this mini-dissertation. The question as to what extent local government over the selected time frame succeeded in attaining optimum levels of service delivery, underpinned by a democratic ethos and practice of public participation is addressed. In order to situate the research within the current context some references are made to the modus of service delivery and (the lack of) public participation pre-1995.
The study concluded that democratic changes that took place in South Africa since 1994 resulted in the readjustment of local governments as a third tier of government. Local government is the sphere responsible for delivery of services and is closer to local communities. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996 determines the following functions for local government:
(1) Provide democratic and accountable government for local communities;
(2) Ensure the provision of services to communities in a sustainable manner;
(3) Promote social and economic development;
(4) Encourage the involvement of communities and community organisations in matters of local governance, in other words encourage public participation.
The constitution places local government at the centre of government delivery and representative system. The researcher exploited the issues mentioned above as a basis to research the complimentary aspects of public participation and service delivery within the relevant community. The democratisation process brought about changes in the expected role of local government structures as opposed to the apartheid era. The apartheid era local government was based on an elaborate set of urban controls, aimed at administering people, instead of promoting development through public participation in the policy-making and implementation processes. The new political dispensation outlines the role of local government and makes public participation and service delivery two important imperatives in the local political process.
The study also highlights the importance of co-operative governance amongst national, provincial and local government. The three spheres of government should support each other in ensuring better service delivery and an enhanced environment for citizens' involvement in policy processes (people-centered governance). In the South African context local government is a logical point of co-ordination and necessary vehicle for the implementation of policies as provincial government decentralises some functions to local government.
In acknowledging this challenge posed by sub-optimum structures and participatory processes, The White Paper on Local Government calls on municipalities to provide resources to local organisations operating within the community as a means of support and building partnerships with organisations committed to service delivery improvement. Local government systems in the new dispensation are linked to a political economic context that calls for involvement of the market or business sector. Currently the market is seen as playing a central role in the delivery of services. Government has not yet sufficiently been able to deliver services to communities due to a lack of resources and administrative capacity. In cases such as Atteridgeville- Saulsville the developmental state approach requires government institutions such as local government to work with other organisations in the field for development and not to rely entirely on the state.
The establishment of a sound working relationship between the public-private sector can contribute positively to the delivery of services. However, government may subsidise private sector organisations. The inescapable priority remains to take services to the local communities in such a way that it adds value to service delivery and in turn ensure a better quality of life.
The study demonstrates that Atteridgeville-Saulsville Township was established with the required services such as water, electricity and sewerage though they were low- level services compared to services provided in the white residential areas. During the apartheid era, community members were not allowed to participate in the decision-making processes such as local planning, development and management of Atteridgeville-Saulsville Township. With the Convention of Democratic South Africa (Codesa) a new democratic era arrived. Local Government Negotiating Forum (LGNF) was established to negotiate the transition of local government. The negotiations on the future of local government in South Africa started at the end of the national negotiating process. The negotiation process took place in three phases: Pre-interim, Interim and Final. The first phase took place with the first democratic local government elections of 1995. The South African local government inherited huge service delivery challenges that range from provision of services within the communities to addressing the culture of non-payment of services as resistance to "top-down" policies. The foregoing impacted on the case study under scrutiny and subsequent local government developments.
The study concludes that the Tshwane Municipality still faces huge challenges with regard to service backlogs, optimum service delivery and public participation. Some suggestions are made towards future steps to be taken regarding service delivery and public participation in the designated area. Finally some pointers are provided for future research in this area.
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The MassBay Cultural Alliance provides educational opportunities for our students and enhances the cultural richness of our community. We encourage you to support our Cultural Alliance by attending the scheduled events. MassBay students, faculty, and staff enjoy free admission to all events. Please call 781-239-3112 for more information. Enjoy the 2012-2013 season!
On October 17, 2013 the FOX25 College Tour broadcasted live from MassBay from 6-10am. At 7:00 am, MassBay students Edwin Cruz-Vargas and Edna Barreto dazzled the audience with their authentic Colombian dancing.
At 9:00 am, MassBay student Roudnie Celestin regaled the audience with her beautiful singing voice.
The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra (WSO) presents its 65th season of entertaining programs for enthusiastic audiences. The WSO has been the Orchestra-in-Residence at MassBay Community College since 1984. Max Hobart, who has shaped its artistic direction since 1993, conducts the Symphony. Many well known names in Boston musical circles have been associated with the WSO over the years, including Arthur Fiedler, who led the orchestra in 1958 to mark its 10th anniversary. Narrators over the years have included Joan Kennedy, Liz Walker, William Bulger, Dixie Whatley, and Nora Hussey.Check their website for their 2013-2014 Concert Schedule and ticket prices. Each concert takes place at 3 PM in the John McKenzie Auditorium on the Wellesley Hills campus, and most feature a pre-concert talk at 2:15pm. Tickets are free to all MassBay staff, faculty, and students.Inside Wellesley - The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 65th Season
The MassBay Players is the College's drama club, involving students and faculty/staff here at MassBay. Founded over three decades ago by retired Professor Roger Wolf, productions have included a wide range of repertoire including musicals such as "Oklahoma" and "West Side Story," as well as dramatic productions such as Garcia Lorca's "Blood Wedding" and Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs." Denny Morell, faculty advisor to the MassBay Players, invites all students, faculty, and staff to participate in the MassBay Players productions.
Performances take place in the McKenzie Auditorium. Tickets are $12, and $10 for seniors. Admission is free for all MassBay staff, faculty, and students.
In the fall of 2013, MassBay's Wellesley Hills campus was enlivened by a generous donation of 25 original pieces of art from 21 artists through The Art Connection, a Boston-based non-profit organization that facilitates the acquisition of art to local service agencies that many not otherwise have the ability to experience the transformative possibilities of art. This donation, valued at $100,000, was bestowed on MassBay in honor of Krystle Campbell, a member of the MassBay Class of 2005 who lost her life in the Marathon Bombings in April 2013. View the donated artwork here.
The Newton Country Players (NCP) is a non-profit community theater group now in its 55th season, bringing affordable, high quality theater to the towns and suburbs just west of Boston. The most recent addition to MassBay's Cultural Alliance, NCP has presented popular dramas, musicals, comedies and revues. Check their website for their 2012-2013 schedule and productions. Performances on Friday and Saturday evenings begin at 8 PM, with Sunday matinees starting at 2 PM. All shows are in the McKenzie Auditorium on the Wellesley Hills campus. Admission is free for all MassBay staff, faculty, and students.
Director Denny Morrell founded the company in 1998 and was invited to join the MassBay Cultural Alliance in 2000. The mission of All About Us is to enrich students of all ages through introduction to, and participation in, the performing arts. The company has been a significant source of outreach to residents of Wellesley as well as many local and surrounding communities including Boston and beyond.
Check their website for performance schedules and ticket prices. All performances are in the McKenzie Auditorium and shows begin at 2:15 pm. Admission is free for all MassBay staff, faculty, and students.
The Metrowest Youth Symphony Orchestra (MetYSO) provides dedicated young musicians with advanced orchestral training in an atmosphere that is demanding, yet supportive and fun. Recent repertoire has included Beethoven's "Symphony No. 1," Copland's "Hoedown," Bizet's "Carmen," Gershwin's "American in Paris," and selections from "Star Wars" by John Williams. Music Director Paul Surapine has extensive experience as a conductor, performer and teacher. Check their website for the 2012-2013 performance schedule and ticket prices. MetYSO performs 2 concerts a year at MassBay's McKenzie Auditorium. Admission is free to all MassBay staff, faculty, and students.
The Felix Juliani Art Gallery at MassBay Community College, initially dedicated in 1985, was completely renovated in 2002 for the enjoyment and benefit of the entire community. A variety of exhibits are scheduled for the coming academic year, including local and regional artists, as well as faculty and student shows.
Mr. Felix Juliani began his service to MassBay in 1963 as a member of the Founding Advisory Committee of the College, and later when a Board of Trustees was appointed, served with distinction for five years as Chair. Mr. Juliani served the Board uninterrupted until 1986, when his term expired. He was then honored with the appointment of Chairman Emeritus in recognition of his outstanding commitment and contributions to the College. In 1992, Governor Weld renewed Mr. Juliani's appointment, allowing him to serve the College in full capacity once again. For his leadership and stewardship, and his untiring service to the College and its students, Mr. Juliani was presented the first Distinguished Service Award of MassBay Community College at Commencement in May 2002. Until his death in May 2006, Mr. Juliani served on the Board of Directors for the MassBay Foundation, Inc.
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No Country for Old Men is a shining example of a film with endless promise, with execution that delivers, dramatic tension, and philosophical resolves – my god, I can't recommend this movie more. Every aspect of this film–the cinematography, sound, acting, the list continues–is a standout in the industry and worthy of the accolades it has received. It was directed by the Coen brothers and starred Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones, and Josh Brolin. No Country for Old Men was released on November 9th, 2007.
There is a broad appeal to audiences.
The central theme can be interpreted as one of fate and the unpredictable nature of your own. Protagonist Llewelyn (Brolin) is so easily identifiable that it makes the plot feels personal. A riveting performance from Javier Bardem; playing a character who could be perceived as symbolizing death, has every moment with him on-screen as genuinely terrifying–I greatly respect the man's ability in his craft. The dialogue presented is no small feat, these actors are interpreting deep philosophical notions and to feel so transparent is phenomenal. This film's entire cast delivers–all are truly on par with one another and it makes it that much more compelling to watch.
The camera seemed to have a voice of its own. Long meditative pan shots linger over grand desert landscapes of Texas adding to the solitary experience – the camera is like an extension of your own thought process. Lighting is intuitive showing exactly what the directors want–the entire film felt controlled. The diversity of color throughout is impeccable, there is such variety from scene to scene it would be a treat to watch the movie even without sound.
The sound! The minimalist approach to the sound was completely immersive into the world that was created. The film invents thoughtful moments with few noises or distractions in a way that greatly compliments the meditative camera works. At times I felt like I was on top of a mountain after a day's hike, peaceful, calm, and a mere observer of the happenings beneath me.
There are just awesome moments happening in this film, when compared to contemporaries in the genre, it is rare to find another movie that handles its themes as delicately as No Country for Old Men. Many times I was lost in my seat pondering the unpredictable nature of life and comparing my decisions and actions to that of my ancestors. I don't have an answer: Do things happen for a reason? Or do we always have a choice? Both cases are so greatly made in this film and the beauty lies in the non-answer of ambiguity in the conclusion.
No Country for Old Men is rich and dense, any scene can be pondered or analyzed. The work put in is clear and entirely pays off, No Country for Old Men is without a doubt one of the best films of 2007 and is simply an awe-inspiring view.
Written by ZACH MORRISSEY
What the Other Guys Thought…
AUSTIN– 5/5 stars
This is a perfect film. The pacing, the visuals, the depth, the acting–all outstanding. The Coen Bros. have crafted one of the best movies of the decade.


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"I just made this recipe and it was a HUGE hit in my house! My husband typically dislikes frosting and I don't like cake without frosting. It was a perfect blend of the creamy that I like with the touch of sweetness but not overly sweet for my husband. """