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Editorial >> Beach tags are reasonable, even if you don't like them
Written by Staff Reports Wednesday, December 19, 2012 12:00 am
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It should be illegal for beach towns to gouge visitors with beach fees in order to pad their budgets and prop up their local salaries. As Senate President Stephen Sweeney told our reporter recently, beach towns should find a way to cut costs, rather than look to beach fees to fund inefficient government.
Oh, wait, that already is illegal.
New Jersey courts have found that beach tag sales are legal, but should only cover the cost of running the beach, including lifeguards, cleaning and other expenses. A 1989 lawsuit filed by the New Jersey Public Advocate against the borough of Belmar in Monmouth County found that the borough was discriminating against non residents, using beach tag sales to supplement its budget. The ruling meant that the town could only use the tag sales for costs directly connected to the beach.
The case set precedent for the state. It came up in a lawsuit in Cape May, which resulted in Cape May establishing a beach utility fund, separating its beach operations from the rest of the budget, to be funded entirely by beach fees.
Other local towns include the funding from tag sales in with other revenue, but are supposed to keep track of costs compared to the income from tags.
Well, then, these rich shore town homeowners shouldn't get free beach tags. They should have to buy them like the rest of us.
Wait, they already do that, too.
New Jersey courts have found that it is discriminatory for towns to offer any deal on beach tags for locals that is not available to the general public. A 1972 case found that Avon broke the law in charging non residents twice as much for beach tags. In Deal, also in Monmouth County, in 1978 another court found that a beach club open only to residents also broke the law.
In an interview last week, Sweeney said, "You don't have to pay to breathe. God gave us the beach. You shouldn't have to pay to use the beach."
He's half right. Beaches are for everyone. Access to the beach is a right, and an ancient one at that. You don't hear about it as much as free speech and the right to worship as you please, but in New Jersey it's a right that goes back to English common law, and has been consistently supported by the courts and legislature. Everyone has a right to access to the water, and to go one step further, the area of the beach that is covered at high tide is owned by every person in the state.
But if you want to swim where there are lifeguards, and you really should, someone has to pay those salaries. If you want restrooms, and someone cleaning up the beach, and maybe somewhere to rinse your feet before heading home, well, someone pays for that, too.
Look, nobody likes buying beach tags. Locals grumble, visitors grumble, we all have pretended to be asleep when the beach tag checkers walk by. But there are plenty of instances in which federal and state money has gone to sustaining infrastructure and fees still apply. Toll roads and bridges are a good example of federal money building infrastructure, but the maintenance being paid by those that use it.
Some shore towns have tried to use fees to keep their beaches exclusive. In those cases, the state has rightly said, "No, we helped pay for this beach, so everyone gets to enjoy it."
But Cape May County towns seem to go out of their way to welcome visitors each summer, with parking lots and restrooms, lifeguards and other amenities.
Besides, if paying for beach tags seems that onerous, try Strathmere or the Wildwoods, which offer lifeguard protected beaches and no tags.


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3 | ii. | David Goins, born 1758 in Hanover County, Virginia. |
Notes for David Goins: David Goins had volunteered for the Revolution at Halifax County, Virginia, and served under Colonel William Terry. He had several terms of service, which included the march to join General Washington's army at Portsmouth, Virginia during the last few months of the war. Throughout the campaign seasons of 1779 and 1780, the American army under George Washington languished in and around its camp in the Hudson River highlands. For nearly two years Washington managed his forces in an effort to maintain the appearance that his ragged force of 3,500 was besieging the British officer Clinton's army of 14,500 spit-and -polished veterans on Manhattan Island. All the while, the national attitude toward the war effort and the army could best be described as apathetic. The men had no real uniforms, poor rations, and they had not been paid in months. When they were paid, it was in Continental scrip which was virtually worthless and spawned the phrase "not worth a Continental." In April 1781 Washington wrote to Congress: "We are at the end of our tether." Then on May 22 Washington learned that Admiral de Grasse planned to bring his French fleet from the Caribbean to American waters in the fall. Notwithstanding the precarious condition of his army, the news of de Grasse's intentions reawakened long-held plans of taking New York away from the British. In June, Washington discussed the prospects of a combined attack on New York with Count Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau, commander of the French garrison of 4,000 men at Newport. Rochambeau was doubtful about the practicability of attacking New York, but he gave in to Washington and in the first week of July he started his men marching southward from Newport. Washington called up the local militia and by the end of July the allies had assembled an army of over 9,000 men - half American and half French - on the Hudson. Throughout July and early August, Washington and Rochambeau studied the shores of Manhattan Island looking for a weak spot in the British defenses. Finally and reluctantly, Washington agreed that there was n weak spot. Rochambeau, meanwhile, had written to de Grasse suggesting the Chesapeake as a possible area for a combined operation and on August 14, Washington received a letter from de Grasse in which the French admiral announced that he was sailing for the Chesapeake Bay, that he would arrive sometime that month, and that he could stay only until mid-October. So committed was Washington to the idea of an attack on New York that he was initially disappointed by the news, but he soon accepted the situation and adjusted his plans accordingly. He would leave Major General William Heath with 2,500 men on the Hudson to watch Clinton, and take the rest of the army (2,000 Americans and 4000 French) overland to join Lafayette on the Yorktown peninsula. There was a substantial risk involved. If Clinton discovered the plan, he could sneak out of the city and overwhelm Heath or even catch the allied army on the march and destroy it. David Goins was among those soldiers making the march. David Goins: "We began our march south on August 21 with Clinton still completely in the dark. He was so certain that New York was the object of our army maneuvers, that he continued to insist that the southward movement was a was just to throw them off the track, until September 2, when he wrote to Cornwallis that it did indeed appear the American army was headed south. On that day, we were paradin' through Philadelphia." Stealing a march on Clinton was important, but the campaign would all be for nothing without de Grasse and the French fleet. De Grasse had left Captain Francois with 28 ships of the line on August 5. Admiral Samuel Hood, commanding the British Caribbean squadron at Antigua, had only 14 ships of the line but he assumed that only a part of the French fleet was en route to America and so he set out in pursuit. But where were the French headed? There was only two possibilities: the Chesapeake or New York. Hood sped to the Chesapeake first, arriving on August 25th. He looked into the Bay but saw no sign of de Grasse and so he sailed on to New York.. In fact, de Grasse had stopped at Havana on his way to the Chesapeake and was therefore five full days behind. On August 30th, the French fleet dropped anchor unmolested in the Chesapeake Bay. When Washington learned of de Grasse's arrival in the Chesapeake he was transformed. As Rochambeau was arriving at Chester, just south of Philadelphia, he was perplexed to see the normally calm and dignified General Washington dancing around on the dock and waving his hat. His confusion turned to amazement when he stepped ashore and Washington grabbed him in a bear hug and whirled him around the pier. He had good cause for joy. De Grasse had brought 2,500 French soldiers with him, and these forces, joined with Lafayette's army, were enough to hold Cornwallis in place until the main allied army arrived. Cornwallis was trapped! After a quick stop to Mount Vernon, his first since the war began, Washington hurried on to Williamsburg for a decisive confrontation with Cornwallis. Washington and Rochambeau arrived in Lafayette's camp at Williamsburg on September 14th. The allied army was still strung out behind them for hundreds of miles and the last of the soldiers would not arrive for another ten days. But the addition of the troops brought by de Grasse gave Lafayette an army of 8,500 - larger than the British army at Yorktown - and Washington was confident that Lafayette's men could hold Cornwallis on the peninsula until the rest of the army arrived. The only question in his mind involved de Grasse. Washington knew that an allied siege of Yorktown could only be brought to a successful conclusion if the French fleet remained in the Chesapeake. With that concern uppermost in his mind, Washington boarded a small cutter on the James River on September 17, and sailed out into Hampton Roads to visit de Grasse in his flagship, the giant three-deck Ville de Paris. The meeting was cordial (de Grasse kissed Washington on both cheeks and called him "my dear little General" even though Washington was nearly a foot taller) and the French admiral agreed to keep his fleet in the Chesapeake at least until the end of the month. Satisfied, Washington climbed back into the cutter for the return to Williamsburg, though frustrating offshore winds kept him literally at sea until September 22. With de Grasse's agreement to remain in the Bay and the arrival of the last of the soldiers from New York, the allied grand army marched out of Williamsburg for Yorktown at 5 A.M. on September 28. The Americans established their camp south and east of the city, and the Fench set up to the west. In addition Washington sent a substantial force across the York River to watch the 700 men that Cornwallis had posted at Gloucester Point. Cornwallis had recently received a letter from Clinton promising to send a relief force of 5,000 men, and rather than challenge the advancing allied army, he instead gave up all his outer works and retreated within his fortifications around the city. This decision was criticized then and since on the grounds that Cornwallis gave up what would otherwise have taken the allies weeks to capture by regular siege methods. Over the next two weeks the allies tightened the noose around Yorktown. David Goins: " Each morning we would march into the woods to chop saplings and bind them into bundles to be used in making earthworks. On the night of October 6 we began the construction of the first parallel of formal siege operations. Fifteen hundred men wielded picks and shovels and by dawn a trench 2,000 yards long faced the British southwest salient. Two days later the allied heavy guns opened fire on the British works and kept up the bombardment all night. The physical damage to Yorktown was extensive, but the steady loss of life and the constant psychological pressure was worse." On October 10 after an all-night bombardment, Cornwallis wrote to Clinton: "nothing but a direct move to the York River which includes a successful naval action can save us." Ominously he added: "we cannot hope to make a very long resistance." Smallpox had broken out in the city. On the night of October 11, Washington's men began work on a second parallel, but two British redoubts had to be taken before the line could be extended to the river. On the night of October 14, therefore, the allies assaulted these redoubts. The French under General Count William Deux-Ponts assaulted Redoubt #9 and the Americans, commanded by Colonel Alexander Hamilton, stormed #10. The well-planned attacks achieved complete success and that same night the American sappers began extending the second parallel to include the new strong points. The allies were now only 250 yards from the British lines. The next morning Cornwallis wrote Clinton: "My situation now becomes very critical." Cornwallis's younger officers chafed at their commander's inactivity, urged him to mount a counterattack or attempt a breakout. He complied half-heartedly. Just before dawn on October 16, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Abercrombie led a group of 350 men against the allied lines. They took some prisoners and took out six guns, but such efforts could only delay the inevitable unless the British army broke out of its encirclement. That night, therefore, Cornwallis sent his wounded and 1,000 guards and light infantry across the river to Gloucester Point, planning to break out to the north and march overland to New York. But when the boats attempted to return for a second trip, a furious storm scattered them all over the river. Cornwallis gave it up. Out of artillery shells, his works all but destroyed, and his spirit broken, he decided to negotiate. David Goins: "At nine o'clock in the morning, on October 17, when the sun was already high over the Yorktown bluffs, a red-coated drummer boy appeared atop the British parapet and began to beat the long roll. Gradually the allied guns fell silent and a British lieutenant appeared on the rampart holding a white handkerchief high over his head. Silently the men of both armies watched his march across the shell-torn no man's land. There wasn't a man in either army that didn't know what it meant." Negotiations between the two armies at Yorktown took place in the Moore House a half mile behind the American lines. Cornwallis attempted to obtain the kind terms that Burgoyne had received from Gates at Saratoga: the British soldiers would return to England giving their parole not to fight again in the war unless exchanged. But Washington would not hear of it. The army was to be surrendered and taken to camps of confinement. Moreover, the American negotiators insisted on the same terms of surrender that Cornwallis had demanded of Lincoln at Charleston: the British would march out of their fortifications around Yorktown with their flags furled and playing one of their own tunes. One of the conventions of eighteenth century warfare was that the surrendering army played one of the enemy's tunes as a final gesture of defiance. But Cornwallis had disallowed this gesture at Charlestown, and Colonel John Laurens, who had been with Lincoln at Charlestown, remembered. When the British objected to the harshness of the requirement, Laurens proclaimed "This remains an article, or I cease to be a commissioner." In fact, a specific reference to the terms at "Charles Town" was written into the surrender document. Cornwallis would have to pay the final humiliation. David Goins: "At eleven o'clock in the morning of October 19, Washington, Rochambeau, and Admiral de Barras (representing de Grasse) met at Redoubt #10. A messenger delivered the signed surrender document. The allied commanders signed, and it was done. An hour later the French and American armies lined up facing each other in parallel lines on the surrender field. We waited more than two hours for the British, but the mood was light rather than tense, and bands of both armies entertained one another with popular songs. Finally at about 2 P.M. the British appeared. An impeccably dressed officer rode at the head of the long red column as it wound its way out of the city and passed between the lines of French and Americans. The music they marched to was a popular London song of the season, a completely unmilitary tune whose name I believe, was "The World Turned Upside Down." I think they selected that song because the British didn't want to play one of their own military marches at this humiliation, and they probably thought it's title was completely appropriate. The British soldiers were not at their best. They marched out of step and allowed their eyes to wander to the ranks of their enemies. They were impressed by the French, but more astonished by the ragged and unmilitary-looking Americans." "The man who led them was not Cornwallis, but Brigadier General Charles O'Hara. O'Hara sat erect in his saddle and rode directly to Count Rochambeau at the head of the French troops. Clearly it was his intent to offer surrender to the Frenchman. But Rochambeau shook his head. "We are subordinate to the Americans," he told O'Hara in French, and gestured to General Washington astride his gray sorrel. Dutifully O'Hara rode to face Washington. He offered an apology for the absence of Cornwallis who, O'Hara explained, was sick. (Sick at heart, thought many of us within hearing.) If he was disappointed, Washington didn't show it. He directed O'Hara to receive his instructions from General Lincoln, his own second in command. It was a sweet moment for Lincoln who had been on the other side of a similar ceremony only a year earlier." "One by one the once proud but now sullen British regiments passed through the gauntlet into an enclosed space, grounded arms, and then marched back out. A few companies hurled their weapons with fury onto the growing pile of arms, but a sharp word from Lincoln forced them to lay down their arms more gently. The demeanor of the British officers was more stoic." David Goins 1781 The surrender of Yorktown did not end the war. King George saw it as merely another setback, and was ready to continue. But news of the disaster shook the North ministry to its foundations. More politically astute than his sovereign, Lord North recognized at once the impact that Yorktown would have on the Commons. "Oh God!" he cried when he heard the news. "It is all over!" Not quite... His ministry staggered on for another five months until in March of 1782 he was forced to resign, his place taken by Lord Rockingham. The King was despondent. "I do not abandon you," he told North, "It is you who abandon me." But North had no choice; there was simply no support for the continuation of the war in the House of Commons. Under Rockingham, negotiations for a comprehensive peace were undertaken at once though a final document was not signed in Paris until September 3, 1783. The was sputtered on while the negotiators talked. In November , British and American representatives initialed a draft agreement, the first article of which read: "His Britannic Majesty acknowledges the said United States. . .to be free, sovereign, and independent." The following January preliminary articles were accepted by all the parties and military operations ceased. Finally in September, after a year and a half of negotiations, the Peace of Paris was signed and the war ended. There were many heros in the war, and not a few villains. But the American victory, so improbable in 1776, was more than anything else the personal achievement of General George Washington. Whatever may be said of Saratoga as the turning point, or the decisive importance of French assistance, it was the determination, patience, and character of George Washington that made final victory possible. he held the army together when the cause as darkest; he declined dictatorship when it could have been his for the asking; he treated Congress wit respect even when its actions an pronouncements merited only scorn. A true hero of the Revolution, Washington rode home to Mount Vernon n the fall of 1783 happy to lay down his burden. The Goins brothers, David, Laboin, and James, went back to their Virginia homes, moving to Grainger County and later to Hamilton County. Records show that David arrived in Hamilton County on the last day of February 1833 and drew a Revolutionary pension of $32. per year. Laboin met and married Ella Duncan and they had six children, Tilmon, Preston, Harbard, Carter, Marilla, and Shadrack. James met and married Ella Duncan's sister Rhonda Duncan and they had five children; Cassandra, Nathan, Thomas, Martin, and Jackson. As the Goins families grew, they migrated to Tennessee, and Kentucky. As was common in the early days of this country, often families would intermarry with cousins, or more than one family member would marry into another family, as was the case of the Goins and the Duncans. Later in Tennessee, many of the Goins family would marry into the Fields family who were Cherokee Indians. The two families continued to mix and intermarry and live their lives as farmers, and merchants in Tennessee, but all that was about to change... The American Indians living in Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee were about to become involved in something that would change their lives forever.... |
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This photo was taken on 16-12-2012
Camera Canon EOS 7D, Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM, Exposure 0.001 sec (1/800), Aperture f/9.0, Focal Length 400 mm, ISO Speed 100
These are Gull-billed Terns. Deadly Fishers – extremely fast, flying in a flock, head always down towards the water to spot a prey, and continuously by rotation one after another, one will suddenly come out of the flock (which was positioning itself in the lowest level) and was suddenly diving into the water and will be completely inside the water for two to three seconds and will come out after catching a fish – deadly accurate. Although I have seen missing one or two times, but very rare. Snapping their photo is a challenge because they move so fast and after a great difficulty, I could snap correctly few photos of them. Mesmerisingly fast moving birds and their size is only slightly lesser than a city Mynah !
@ Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary – Andhra Pradesh, India.
Pulicat lake bird sanctuary is a saline backwater lake lying along the T.N.-A.P coast; part extending to Chengalpattu district of T.N. It has an area of 481 sq.KM and it is the 2nd largest brackish water lagoon in India after Chilka lake in Orissa. The area on the TN side is 153.67 sq.km.
The Pulicat sanctuary is drained by Arni river while the Buckingham canal brings in the city's drainage water. At the southern end is an opening on to Bay of Bengal through a shallow mouth of 200 m in width. The rest of the lake is closed by a sand bar running parallel to the Bay of Bengal in the form of the Sriharikota island.
The sanctuary has an area of 321 Sq. KM with 108 sq.KM of National Park area.
It lies within 11o 30' N to 11o 42' N and 76o 30' E to 76o 45' E.
Rainfall ranges from 800 – 2000mm. Temperature varies from 14o C to 33o C.
Altitude ranges from 100' MSL to 1200' MSL.
The wetlands eco system are considered as among the richest areas of bio diversity. Pulicat, by virtue of the mixing of fresh water with sea water is found to be an ideal habitat for diverse life-forms. 160 species of fish, 25 species of polychaete worms, 12 species of prawn, 19 species of mollusk and 100 speceis of birds are well documented apart from a number of other aquatic flora and fauna.
Among the most spectacular is the flamingo-a tall gaunt, white-coloured bird with a touch of pink on the wings, pink beak and legs, seen feeding in shallow water. The squat, large-billed grey pelican with gular pouch and a number of ducks are commonly seen. Flocks of sea gulls and terns circling in the sky or bobbing up and down on the water are an added attraction at pulicat. Besides, there are a number of waterside birds and waders such as curlews, stilts, plovers, sand pipers, lapwings, redshank. Egrets, herons, kites etc. are some other birds found here. The lake is also home to crabs, clams, mussels, oysters, snails, fish worms, insects, spiders, sponges, anemone, prawns, plankton and so on including rare endemic species like gilled leech, an unidentified bloodred fish, etc., Rapid siltation has caused loss of bio diversity. It is seen that mangrove opllen is found on Sriharikota Island indicating their existence some years back. Loss of mangroves may be one of the resons hastening siltation, reducing biodiversity and hence depriving fisherfolk of their livelihood.
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"I'm In The Empire Business"
I know everyone loved Dead Freight and the train heist last week, but Buyout last night was hands down the best episode of the season. Start to finish it was 60 minutes of tension. From the opening scene to Jesse vs. Todd, Mike vs. Walter, Skyler vs. Walt, and Walt vs. Heisenberg, the whole episode was a power struggle of tension.
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It finally happened for me – I finally started to hate Walter a little bit. When he's presented with a perfect exit strategy to get out of the game with more money than he ever imagined, he gets too cocky for his own good. Spends half the episode with a snifter of sctoch in his hands with this sleepy eyes look, acting like he's smarter than everyone else. Shoots down the idea, effective screwing his two partners and choosing a life of continual violence and danger for everyone involved. I couldn't stand him in that moment. Whistlin dixie setting his eyes on an unrealistic $300 million fortune. It was just plain stupid.
But that was before the Gray Matter speech. In classic Breaking Bad fashion, two sides to every story, two sides to every character. After Walt's speech on losing out on billions for a $5,000 buyout, including his "empire business" quote which may be the best quote of the whole series, I understand where he's coming from. I stopped viewing him as the cancer stricken chemistry teacher making a mistake and thought of him as the emperor Heisenberg. Its stupid, its arrogant, it will never work in the end. But it was such a bad ass moment I wanted to be like "Fuck yea! Who cares how many kids you gotta kill! Cook that crystal." Its clear that Walter's life hit a very important fork in the road however many years ago with Gretchen and Gray Matter – he went the wrong way and he's regretted it ever since. Hes resented his modest life as a teacher with Skyler and his kids ever since then and this is his chance to restore some of that power/control/glory. Maybe Walter started out looking for $737,000 for his wife and kids, but Heisenberg has his eyes on an empire and thats who's in control now. It looked like in the preview for next week, the dealer from Phoenix refers to him as Heisenberg and he responds with a resounding "You're damn right" or something to that effect. I think that might be like an official turning point. Like Victor Cruz's 99 yard touchdown against the Jets that propelled the Giants and crushed the Rex and company.
As far as other storylines – Jesse vs. Todd is brewing and it ain't gonna stop any time soon. Todd kills a kid, talks about some connections, and just like that Jesse's opinion is outvoted and that bootleg Matt Damon looking motherfucker is still on board. That rivalry will come to a head sooner or later. I want Jesse to murder the shit out of him almost as bad as I want Walt to kill Skyler. Anna Gunn is either the best or worst actress of all time. Because Skyler is one of the biggest victims of this whole show and the entire world still hates her guts and wants her dead. Its amazing.
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quote:2008 Music music board? music board Chicken the oppressor, we need a music board already 2009 Music Does TD need a music board? What are the requirements to get a music board? music board 2010 Music music board music board interest? No music board? MUSIC BOARD So there's a hornets board but no music board Why no music board? music board Anyone else think the Youtube link is a precursor to the music board Movie/tv/music: entertainment board Tech Gaming board to Tech board Might it be time for a tech board? When is the Science/Tech board coming online? iPhone Board... Technology board Chicken…technology board? 2011 Music Music board Why isn't there a Music Board? Music board request Music board ? this is not the music board we should get a music board on here Official: It's time for a music board How close are we to a music board Tech Tech board please Might as well have a Tech board We need a Tech Board. That is all. Tech Talk board IT board please? A board. A board…for science! 2012 Music Music board music board I thought we were getting a music board Why don't we have a music board? Tech An argument for a Technology board. Once again...Tech board please? Tech board Will we ever get a tech board? Tech board for the new year My bi-monthly request for a Tech Talk board Has the time arrived for a Tech board here on TD? why do we not have a workout or tech board Any chance we'll ever see a Tech board? Music board yet still no tech talk board? The continuing campaign for a Tech board. Technology board? 2013 Tech Thoughts on a Science/Technology board? A meta analysis of Tech threads At what point will the admins seriously consider a Tech Board? Technology Board
quote:quote:are you considering a music board? yes...can't say when, but it will happen.
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quote:quote:Will a Classifieds board ever happen yes...it is on the drawing board...
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quote:I addressed this in the second post, but I suppose it's worth repeating - 2011 was the last year before the Music Board was implemented. In fact, it was confirmed to be in the works in the first half of 2011. However, the amount of requests for a Tech Board (2010-now, approximately 3.5 years) surpasses the amount of requests for a Music Board between 2008 and the first half of 2011 (approximately 3.5 years).
quote:It needs to happen. A dedicated board would bring about some really good threads, good discussion and some good posters that a dedicated board would already bring on a high traffic site like TD.
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PHOENIX -- Everyone's attention is focused on the flu right now, but recently an infection showed up for the first time in North America, and it is resistant to current drugs. It's just one of the diseases that beat our best medicine.
In films like "Contagion" and "Outbreak," deadly diseases spread around the world like wildfire, with no cure in sight.
And while that kind of disaster, so far, has been contained the movies, Dr. John Po, an infectious disease expert at Banner Estrella Hospital, said when it comes to some bacterial infections, it's not entirely science fiction.
"We are already seeing that, where people actually end up getting a pan resistant bacteria," Po said.
Po said pan resistant bacteria, resistant to all known medications, are rare, but bacteria resistant to many drugs is a growing problem.
"What we are beginning to see is more and more people having urinary tract infections resorting to intravenous antibiotics," he said.
Both urinary tract and lung infections that are resistant to first-line antibiotics are on the rise in the Valley, and a new report says nine cases of gonorrhea, immune to all known oral antibiotics, have been detected in North America.
And while it has not been a problem in the United States, a more frightening trend is emerging in Eastern Europe. Drug-resistant tuberculosis is a crisis that has been looming for many years, according to Po.
"This is something that has been brewing for literally decades now," he said.
Po said because the treatment takes a strict regimen of antibiotics and is expensive, many people do not follow through and every time they stop, the bacteria re-trenches.
"Because you don't have the full course of antibiotics you are now perpetuating this issue of incomplete treatment of an illness where it is only going to serve to breed more resistance," Po said.
That same thing happens every time you use leftover antibiotics, use them to treat something they are not prescribed for or don't take the full dose. Po said you need to be careful.
"The entire course needs to be taken in order to fully eliminate the offending agent," he said.
Every time some bacteria survive, it can build up resistance and Po said if we don't slow that down, science fiction moves a lot closer to reality.
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Forbes has released their annual list of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood and they touted Angelina Jolie as the highest paid actress, making $30 Million between May 2010 and May 2011.
Jolie's earnings came from the big-budget action flicks "Salt" and "The Tourist."
Third on the list is Jennifer Aniston, she raked in a not too shabby $28 million.
With Jolie beating Aniston, this is causing a bit of speculation that Angelina is stealing Jen's thunder, again.
If you remember back in 2004, the storybook marriage between Brad Pitt and Aniston ended when Brad left Jen for Angelina. Pitt and Jolie met while they were filming the movie "Mr. & Mrs. Smith."
Don't worry about Jen, she is now dating actor/screenwriter Justin Theroux and with her new movie "Horrible Bosses" opening on July 8 she is happy and rich as ever!
Here is the list of Hollywood's top 10 highest-paid actresses:
1. Angelina Jolie – $30 Million
2. Sarah Jessica Parker – $30 Million
3. Jennifer Aniston – $28 Million
4. Reese Witherspoon – $28 Million
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When looking at the US equity markets as a whole, I believe that there is good news and bad news. The good news is that we have seen technical breakouts last month from the S&P 500 and more recently for the Dow Jones Industrials Average. The breakout for the S&P targets a move into the 1980-2000 range, while last week's breakout in the Dow renders a technical projection closer to 17800-18000. As I am not seeing any major signs of a reversal, I believe that these targets met. It will be the manner of how we reach these levels that has me on the lookout for what could be the bad news. Right now the market has been exploding to the upside and optimism is at high levels and the VIX is signaling complacent market. I am watching the VIX Index very closely because I believe that a move below the June 2014 low (10.73) may be the trigger, which sets the stage for some kind of euphoria to begin setting in, which could culminate in blow off top. So the bottom line is that I am still bullish and think that the market goes higher from here but a pause and a pullback would help alleviate an overbought condition, enabling a more healthy continuation of the bull market. If the market continues to heat up, then the chance of a speculative top rises.
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Cooking Tips From Worst Cooks Coach Anne Burrell
by Food Network Magazine in Food Network Magazine, February 10th, 2012As the two-time host and champion cooking coach on Worst Cooks in America, Anne Burrell has seen her share of bad cooking. Not ordinary bad-dinner-party-at-the-neighbors' bad cooking, but unfathomably bad, practically gag-inducing cooking. "I've seen food so burned, so over-spiced that it's inedible," Anne says. "My favorite was a guy who boiled a whole chicken and dumped some tomato sauce on it and called it chicken parmigiana."
Anne is back for round three on February 12, when Worst Cooks in America returns, going head-to-head with co-host Bobby Flay in trying to whip the country's most disastrous home cooks into shape. We asked the former culinary school teacher and restaurant chef what bad cooks can do to step up their game.
Stop making excuses!
"I'm so over the 'I have a tiny kitchen' excuse. Restaurant kitchens are tiny, and there are a lot of freaking people who work in them, so that's not an excuse. Also, don't tell me French food is hard. It isn't; it's the French who make it more difficult than it needs to be."
Salt, then salt again.
"When I went to culinary school, I'd bring my vinaigrette to the teachers and they'd say, 'Needs more salt.' I was scared to death of salt, so I'd go back and put in three grains of salt and it would taste the same. But salt makes things taste like what they are. If you don't put in enough salt, you will never be a good cook."
Brown your food.
"Brown the crap out of your meat until there is crud in the pan. That's where the flavor is. People complain that I say 'crap' and 'crud,' but I say, 'You heard me and remembered it, right?'"
Double dip all you want.
"While cooking, I taste my food, and people say, 'Eww, you double dipped.' Come on. Like you don't lick a spatula and put it back in the bowl? You have to taste your food."
Get over yourself.
"I'm always shocked that some people know they are bad cooks but they would die before they would consult a recipe. If you didn't know how to do something, wouldn't you get directions?"
When in doubt, roast a chicken.
"When you are having people over, you want a dinner that's super easy. So make a roasted chicken (find Anne's recipe at foodnetwork.com/anneschicken). Roasted chicken is always a little bit fancy, but all you do is lube it up and pop it in the oven."
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Last year I watched the Season 1 rerun and Season 2. I have been cooking for many years but the shows taught me that there are many steps between "grab a knife" and "take it out of the oven" that I had overlooked. Since then I have taken boot camps at Culinary Institute of America and Recreation classes at Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. I am widowed so I cook for myself mostly.
I am disappointed that Season 1 is not online. I would like to see a DVD set that included the TV shows as well as some film of what went on that was not televised. -
Anne – Don't scream at the contestant. Would you like to be screamed at.
I've been cooking for 48 years and am considered an excellent cook and hostess. I couldn't do what you expect these novices to do. What's wrong with having a recipe in front of you? And the time constraints are ridiculous!
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Having never watched the show before, I think there is something that seriously needs to be addressed. I see many of the contestants tasting their food and emptying the rest of the food on the spoon or fork back into the dish. Would anyone seriously want a chef or cook to taste the food, putting their germs onto the fork or spoon, and put it back into the dish? They are risking some serious contamination by doing this. If you are teaching these people the skills of chefs, this is definitely something they need to learn: don't contaminate the food.
Just so that everyone understands… I am not saying don't taste your food. Just don't reuse the spoon or fork or put food that has touched your mouth back into the dish. Use a clean utensil. Please!
i was very disappointed to see a grilled steak beat out a squab and an apple pie (with overdone, ugly apples) win over a pistachio creme brule…..and, weren't the sweet potatoes a little questionable also… seems to me no matter well the opposing team cooks the judges lean towards Anne's team….but then. it is her show!!! I loved Kelli, so it's nothing personal, just seemed a little unjust!!!!
hi dave my name i love anne burrell and i am so happy kelly won great show keep up great work
hi i have another comment that jeffery zakarian comes off as a real snob as well as some of the other judges on chopped are they really like that i dont care for a few of them get some more cheerful down to earth judges would be a better show.
This is the only place I can find to leave a comment. First I want to say…I was a fan. I watch worst cooks in america and always cheered for your players chef anne. I dvr iron chef in america and you were one of my favorites and was so sad to not see you win….but your apprearance on all stars chopped last night made me so upset I will never wact your shows again….I was so mad I could not watch the rest of the show. You were the one who wanted micheal symon off. I guess you always say you are a sore loser and you did not win iron chef and he was a judge…the only difference was he was playing for a charity…….he is such a first class chef…and you wanted him off before penny…really…omg…..I was looking to blog this last night. And just so you know I have never blog anything about a show ever in my life. I really felt your actions were immature and I'm glad you did not win iron chef because you truely are not to the level of micheal symon……I know you probably do not care you lost a fan you have so many….I was just really disappointed in you.
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Yeah, I was unaware of any rule myself.
As for the assertion above that black players were denied based on ability, there is a pretty major difference- there were organized black leagues that played exhibitions against white players and demonstrably held their own with major league players. I'm not saying there mightn't be a few women somewhere who can play at that level, but as I've said before there are quantifiable physical differences between male and female. I'm sure it was said as a reason for discrimination, but any 'evidence' would've had to have been invented from whole cloth.


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This tried-and-true favorite can be made up to three days ahead and refrigerated; to reheat, cover casserole with aluminum foil and bake at 300 degrees F for about 20 minutes.
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Calories | 451 |
Total Fat | 25.0g |
Saturated Fat | -- |
Cholesterol | 159.0mg |
Sodium | 601mg |
Total Carbohydrate | -- |
Dietary Fiber | 2.00g |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 21.0g |
Calcium | -- |
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Serves: 8
Oven Temp: 350
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White Sauce
- 4 tablespoon(s) butter
- 1/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour, unsifted
- 4.5 cup(s) milk
- 1/8 teaspoon(s) grated nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon(s) butter
- 1/2 cup(s) finely chopped shallots
- 2 cup(s) sliced white mushrooms
- 1.5 cup(s) sliced shiitake mushrooms, caps only
- 3 clove(s) garlic, finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1 package(s) (1-pound) elbow twists (cavatappi) or elbow macaroni
- 1.25 cup(s) (4 ounces) shredded Asiago cheese
- 1.25 cup(s) (4 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1.25 cup(s) (4 ounces) shredded provolone cheese
- 3/4 cup(s) unseasoned bread crumbs
- Prepare White Sauce: In a 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and stir well. Cook mixture, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Add milk and continue stirring. Increase heat to medium high and bring mixture to a boil; cook 1 minute more. Remove pan from heat and stir in nutmeg. Cover and keep warm.
- Prepare Macaroni: In a 4-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; add shallots and cook 1 minute. Add white and shiitake mushrooms, garlic, pepper, and salt; sauté until all liquid from the mushrooms has evaporated -- about 10 minutes. Set mushroom mixture aside.
- Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain well and stir into mushroom mixture.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, combine Asiago, cheddar, and provolone cheeses. Add all but 1/2 cup of the combined cheeses to warm sauce; stir until cheeses have melted.
- Add sauce to macaroni-mushroom mixture, stirring to combine. Spoon into a 9- by 13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle top with remaining cheeses and bread crumbs. Bake until lightly browned and cooked through -- about 30 minutes. Cool slightly; serve.
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Why Should I Celebrate Pentecost if I'm Not a Pentecostal?
An Ignored Holy Day
One of the most important days in Christianity, Pentecost, is ignored by many of today's churches, particularly those that have stepped away from ceremony or formality and don't want to do anything that looks liturgical or which resembles a Catholic mass.
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Name | Leon S. Kennedy |
Nickname | N/a |
Age | 21 |
Height | 178cm |
Weight | 70.2kg |
Last Seen | Escaping on a Jet Ski with Ashley Graham |
Voice actor | Paul Haddad |
Blood Type | B |
Leon Scott Kennedy is a recurring character in the Resident Evil series, best known for his appearance as one of the major (and playable) characters in Resident Evil 2 and in Resident Evil 4, though he also makes an appearance in the Gameboy Color Resident Evil Gaiden. Leon has faced a lot of hardships in his time, and on what would've been his first day as a member of the RCPD (R.P.D.) he faced the traumas of the T-Virus outbreak in Raccoon City. As a survivor of the catastrophe, Leon was sent several years later to a remote area of Spain to rescue the President's daughter, Ashley Graham.
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Leon first arrived into the disaster zone that is Resident Evil in Resi 2. His first day on the job saw him arrive into Raccoon City the night before he was meant to start. What met him however was something that could be described, at very least, as a baptism of fire.
Leon was completely new at the time. A young cop eager to fulfill his duty to 'serve and protect'. His out-spoken and over-eager attitude becomes apparent in the game as you play through. Encountering many different shapes and sizes of characters, Leon fights his way through the infected streets and buildings of Raccoon City trying to uncover the secrets behind what's going on in the city.


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when republic at war comes out i wanna get people to start matches online and this would be the place to talk and setup match dates
From the planet of Korriban we emerged.. surrounded in darkness hate and anger... our time has come. The Galaxy will be ours.
A fan group for those who like the galactic republic
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Midwinter Day was written on December 22, 1978 at 100 Main Street, in Lennox, Massachusettes. "Midwinter Day," as Alice Notley noted, "is an epic poem about a daily routine." A poem in six parts, Midwinter Day takes us from awakening and emerging from dreams through the whole day-morning, afternoon, evening, night-to dreams again: ". . . a plain introduction to modes of love and reason / Then to end I guess with love, a method to this winter season / Now I've said this love it's all I can remember / Of Midwinter Day the twenty-second of December."
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Hollywood A-lister Sandra Bullock is back in cinemas next month in her latest film project Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, about 9/11 – and she's spoken about listening to the answer machine messages of those caught in the 2001 tragedy.
The Drama from Billy Elliot director Stephen Daldry follows one family's struggle to pick up the pieces, when their lives are turned upside down by the terrible events of 9/11. Sandra stars in the movie alongside Tom Hanks and child actor Thomas Horn.
She told us: "We were given access to the answering machine messages and the cell phone messages that were left by those that were in the tower.
"The thing that was so amazing was that by the end of the series of calls, when they felt that this was the last time they were going to call, they were messages of hope for the people that they were leaving behind.
"You go 'how does a human being get to that place where they can give that gift to those that are left behind?' It was mind-blowing and an honour."
The Oscar-winning actress admits filming the 9/11 drama was emotionally draining on all the cast.
She explained: "It was hard on all of us. With Stephen [Daldry] as your director, he demands you have it all the time, and we were prepared to give it all the time.
"Young Thomas Horn was there, committed, every single day to go to that place. Even as an adult it was hard, so I couldn't imagine what it was like for him."
Sandra also warns us that we'll need our hankies at the ready: "You're sobbing, but you're waiting for the relief, and you know it's coming.
"The relief is here, and not just in the movie, but in life. It was a good cry, a good cathartic cry. I still recount certain things, I start crying again, but it's good."
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If you've been told to wait until you're at the U.S.-Mexico border to buy Mexican auto insurance, you've been given bad advice. It's true that you can purchase coverage at the border. At most crossings, there are several shacks peddling these policies. However, there are several significant drawbacks to acquiring coverage in this way. If you like wasting money and time, you may be happy with the experience of buying Mexican insurance at the border. Otherwise, you're a lot better off simply getting what you need on the Internet.
Why are Prices so High?
For a long time, the shacks at the border had a virtual monopoly on selling Mexican car insurance. As a result, they could name whatever price they wanted. They still do, but travelers have other options. Still, plenty of people arrive at the border without coverage and have to pay whatever the shacks happen to be charging. Comparing the prices at the border with the ones online is very revealing. You will pay a lot more by waiting until you are at the border, and it's not because you're getting better coverage.
Why is Quality so Questionable?
Is it possible to get decent coverage at the border? Yes, it is. However, there are no guarantees. Plenty of people get burned after purchasing Mexican automobile insurance from shacks at the border. It's entirely possible that you could wind up with a slip of paper that is basically worthless. If you actually need to use your policy, it will be too late to go back and buy better insurance. At that point, you will have no choice but to pay for everything out of your own pocket.
Why are Waits so Long?
Another major drawback to buying Mexican insurance at the border is the long wait you'll have to endure. There's certainly a chance that you'll arrive at the border and won't encounter any lines at all. However, times like those are few and far between. In most instances, the lines are long and slow-moving. It's frustrating enough to have to wait in line for customs. Imagine having to wait in yet another one. It will take that much longer to get wherever you're going. You can avoid these headaches by getting your insurance online.
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Don't be afraid to buy Mexican insurance on the Internet. There are dependable providers who offer remarkably low rates on some of today's best policies. You just need to find the right provider and get a quote to get the process going. From there, it doesn't take long at all to find the perfect policy. You can print out your Mexican auto insurance policy when you're finished, so you will have proof of coverage before you even leave home.
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By Thomas Moore
People blame philosopher René Descartes for the modern idea that spirit and body are two separate and antagonistic entities. I don't. I think making this division is an age-old trap. It takes work to see clearly that you need your physical senses to be a spiritual person, and that you need a spiritual acceptance of life's goodness to be profoundly sensual and sexual.
When you finally get body and spirit together — Renaissance writers said you need to be a person of soul to do this — you will discover greater joy in lovemaking. It makes sense: If you are a whole person made up of body, soul, and spirit, when you make love with only your body, you're getting only one third of the sex. Spirit and soul like sex, too, and they add immensely to the pleasure.
Religion and What it Says about Sex
It disturbs me to meet so many people for whom sex and spirituality are completely unrelated — or exist as opposites. For those who were brought up in a world where religious influence was nonexistent or plain ineffective, it may be a novel idea to consider that sex can be spiritual. Others, like me, grew up in a war between spirituality and sensuality. In my loving Catholic family, the word "sex" could stop conversations and make everyone freeze in embarrassment. I spent my teen years as a monk and seminarian. I didn't have sex until I was in my late twenties. Yet, despite all of this neurotic baggage, I came to enjoy sex as much as I am captivated by spirituality.
In the monastery, I was taught to see spirituality as part of religion. But my later studies opened up a much larger notion.
I discovered from Renaissance authors that any attempt to transcend yourself can be spiritual. You might learn, think, write, converse — all representing the intellectual side of the spiritual. You might play sports and try hard to reach impossible goals. In a stadium full of adoring, out-of-their-skins spectators, you might make a "miracle" play. Sports can be highly spiritual, to the point where athletes sometimes behave like monks, with their austere lives and diets and schedules. Travel, too, can be a form of spirituality, a way of expanding your world. The most ordinary journey, even just to the other side of town, can be a pilgrimage.
Researching Greek polytheistic religion also had a strong impact on my views on sex. I discovered that people could imagine their god as being extremely erotic, sensual, and even sexy. Aphrodite was a real deity — worshiped, prayed to, revered. In graduate school I studied this goddess closely, noting the way she was presented in sacred art: taking a bath, slowly disrobing, wearing jewelry, holding a mirror to her face.
I also examined images of the gods erect and full of desire. I read that the greatest of all, Zeus, had a 300-year honeymoon with his wife, Hera, and that his orgasm created the many wondrous things of the world — a striking image of the creative power of sex. India has similar images of divine creative eros. Finally, I read the famous Kama Sutra and was surprised to find that it is not all about sexual positions and preparations. It begins by instructing the reader to get two major aspects of life in order: First, find meaning in your existence.What are your personal laws and needs? What are you called to do? What is your dharma? Second, get your home and career on track. Give your life form. Have a philosophy that can guide you, and apply it to your everyday concerns. Only then will you be ready to learn how to make love.
I came away from my studies in religion with the knowledge that it is possible to be intensely spiritual and intensely sexual at the same time. There is no contradiction. More than that, I came to believe that if a person's sexuality is not fully accepted, his spirituality will suffer. And vice versa: if his spirituality is not strong, his sexuality will be weak.
From all these sources, I developed what I will call the ten erotic commandments. Notice that they are not about physical love as an isolated phenomenon. I think of a human being as always, in every instance, made up of body, soul, and spirit. There is no such thing as purely physical love, because we are more than physical. So, be prepared for a broader notion of what sex is all about.
There are practical steps to go with these "commandments." Realize the importance, men and women, of taking care of your bodies: being clean, smelling nice, dressing well. Pay attention, as well, to what you say, talking with some intelligence and thoughtfulness. Choose the setting and props carefully: good oils, fragrances, linens. Spiritual rituals are always carried out with attention to detail and with beauty. Have an image nearby that captures the union of sex and spirit: a photograph of one of the couples on the Indian temples of Khajuraho or Konorak, for instance, or a picture of blue Krishna with his gopis and his girlfriend Radha.
What Spirituality and Sensuality Have to Offer Each Other
I have a special love of early Renaissance paintings of the Annunciation, the moment when an angel appears to tell Mary that she is with child by the Holy Spirit. There are hundreds of these paintings, and I always look to see how they depict the spiritual semen, often as a gold stream shooting down from a bird to the uterus of the Virgin. In sex, we make contact with the divine through our partner. The more vision and care that goes into our sexuality, the more it serves as a conduit to the spirit.
Sensuality and spirituality work hand in hand for the benefit of each. You can be so focused on the physical that you have no vision, no ideas, and no values. Everything becomes about the self. But if you have a spiritual life, you are on your way out of narcissism. Nothing is more harmful to good sex than narcissism, which is a neurotic worry about your own value. The only way to deal with narcissism is to love yourself in a calm, unexaggerated way. Spiritual reflection can bring you to that point, and, in fact, spiritual literature is full of advice on how to get the self or ego out of the way. The very attitude that brings you to the pinnacle of spirit is great for your sexuality.
The reverse is also true. If you are a highly sexual and sensual person, your spirituality will be grounded. The greatest danger in the spiritual life is to lose contact with reality. You begin to believe in the most far-fetched things. You think of yourself as better than anyone else, as possessing the one and only truth. Ultimately, you may become too hard on yourself in an effort to be as acceptable and as pure as possible. These are extremes that a good sensual life can tame. (Some people become so negative about the body that they fall victim to anorexia and bulimia, and fascinating studies have been made on the connection between spiritual fasting and eating disorders. I have worked in therapy with people like this and have noticed that their dreams are sometimes full of sensual orgies, telling them, I imagine, where they need to go.)
Spirituality without sensuality tends to be aggressive, even turning mean and punitive. I often contemplate the wonderful painting by Botticelli of Mars and Venus. Most commentators see it as the goddess of love taming the god of war. That painting contains a dynamic that plays out in the hearts and souls of us all. No doubt that there is a close connection between sexual repression and extreme aggression. But even in our more ordinary lives,we might be less depressed and mean-spirited if our spirituality were softened by comfortable and visionary sex.
The more sexual you become, engaging your entire being, the more your sexuality will be a route to the spirit. And when you pursue your spiritual goals in meditation, prayer, and ritual, you should eventually discover the body anew. You will find, as the Sufi teachers often say, that your ultimate lover is God. This is a great mystery, and I don't mean to be at all disrespectful. But I do think that, in the end, spirituality allows all your experiences — and your entire world — to reveal the intimacy with which the divine presses itself upon you.
- ETHICS.The first step in the spiritual life is to move beyond narcissism and self-absorption. This is not a glamorous suggestion, but it is essential: Treat your partner honestly, respectfully, and kindly. It's as simple as that. Spirituality begins in achieving a basic but difficult aspect of maturity — not being selfish. This doesn't mean that you don't take care of yourself and have full satisfaction in your sexual life, but, as the spiritual traditions consistently teach, you can't be happy if those around you are not happy.
- PARTNERSHIP. Sex is a union of persons, not only bodies. You can prepare for sex by being an interesting person, bringing with you your intelligence, culture, ideas, values, and talents. It's one thing to make love with a pretty body and another to be intimate with a real person. You can take time to talk to your partner, maybe at dinner before lovemaking. Don't be afraid to talk about the things that matter. Letting a closely guarded thought emerge can lead to a physical sense of release. If you can't do this with your dinner partner, then your sex may not be anything special.
- VISION. A spiritual person has a broad vision. He or she is interested in life, meaning, and the world. Vision is an aspect of transcendence and a reach beyond self. Sex usually begins and ends in conversation. Visionary talk, in contrast to mundane and self-centered chatter, can be vital and erotic.
- CONTEMPLATION. Spirituality benefits from some kind of contemplation or meditation, a stepping outside the ordinary reality. Lovemaking can have a contemplative quality — taking time, allowing yourself to be dreamy, giving in not only to passion but also to the timeless atmosphere of sex. Ecstasy, a word often applied to sexual experience, means "to stand outside," and it doesn't have to have the swoon factor that people sometimes associate with it. Ecstasy can be a steady, calm progress to a state that is tranquil and otherworldly.
- RITUAL. Sex is as much a ritual as anything done in church or temple. A ritual is an action that speaks primarily to the heart and soul. It doesn't have much practical meaning. Some people like to justify sex by seeing it as a way to make babies or to express love. Obviously it can do these things, but it can also be a ritual that evokes the spirituality of the relationship, long or short, casual or serious. Therefore, the spiritual quality of sex may increase if you pay attention to its ritual aspect: timing, clothing, music, candles, setting, language.
- GENEROSITY. Sex can be virtuous without being repressive or too clean. The great virtue in sex is generosity, the capacity to offer an abundance of feeling, intelligence, and equality to your partner. This doesn't mean surrendering completely or giving away too much, but rather a thoughtful and moderate offering of self. Again, this is a traditional spiritual virtue applied to the special realm of sex.
- BEAUTY. Sex has a lot to do with appreciating the beauty of the human body and the person. You don't have to be a stunner or even pretty or handsome. Fortunately, sexual passion allows us to see the beauty of the body in small elements and gestures. Loving the person also helps, because the beauty of the personality usually gets transferred to the body.
- PRAYER. Prayer takes many forms. Even the monks have said that to work is to pray. You don't have to say formal prayers before sex, but you can bring to it such an appreciation for its power to express love and to make unions that it becomes a prayer.
- DEVOTION. The ancient Greeks and Romans had a keen awareness of the spirituality in sex, which they personified in the goddesses Aphrodite and Venus. An old story is told of pilgrims going by boat to an island where they could venerate a statue of the naked and seductive Aphrodite. For sex to be deeply exciting and engaging, somehow you have to evoke this goddess, the spirit of sex, who makes things happen. As a muse is to an artist — a real and important source of inspiration — so this spirit is to a couple making love.
- COMMUNITY. Spirituality involves reaching beyond the self. Sex is quite private, but a good sex life can help make a good community. One of the results of good sex is joy, pure and simple, an antidote to the often depressive, cynical tone of modern life, with its tendency to dehumanize and make excessive demands. When people have a joyful, positive outlook, they are capable of community.
Thomas Moore is the author of Care of the Soul, Soulmates, and other bestselling books.
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Employ mental triggers throughout your daily life. For instance, every time you walk through a doorway, remind yourself that you are a confident, sexy person. Or every time you get in your car tell yourself that you will succeed today because when you look great you do great, etc. Constantly be telling yourself that you are perfect and you will eventually believe it yourself, says Josh Anderson, Founder Always Active Athletics LLC and its subsidiaries the Fit Female Club and 30-Day Weight Loss Lab.
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Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt) is a national park in the Cuban provinces of Holguín and Guantánamo. It is named after the German scientist Alexander von Humboldt who visited the island in 1800 and 1801. The park was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001 for of its size, altitude range, complex lithology, landform diversity, and wealth of endemic flora and fauna.
The rivers that flow off the peaks of the park are some of the largest in the insular Caribbean. The park is said to be the most humid place in Cuba and this causes a high biological diversity. The park has an area of 711.38 km2 (274.67 sq mi), of which 685.72 km2 (264.76 sq mi) land area and 22.63 km2 (8.74 sq mi) marine area. Elevation ranges from sea level to 1,168 m (3,832 ft) on El Toldo Peak.
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The Alexander von Humboldt National Park has historically been an area of land little used by man, with only one archaeological site from the pre-Columbian period being known; this is located in the coastal zone of Aguas Verdes. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries some peripheral places were used as refuges or camps by maroons.
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IPI in the News - December 03, 2013
IPI Editor Adam Lupel Quoted on the Politics of Genocide [IRIN News]
Books - August 27, 2013
Responding to Genocide: The Politics of International Action
What are the causes of genocide and mass atrocities? How can we prevent these atrocities or, when that is no longer possible, intervene to stop them? The authors of Responding to Genocide explore these questions, examining the many challenges involved in forging effective international policies to combat genocidal violence.
Comment & Analysis - August 22, 2011
Book Review: Why Should We Help People in Need Beyond Our Borders?
In the late 1990s and early 2000s the rise of globalization and an evolving human rights regime inspired a proliferation of work dedicated to cosmopolitan theory. Attention to the concept of cosmopolitanism never completely waned, but the muscular foreign policy of the Bush years and the re-emergence of assertive nation states such as China led to a sense that the cosmopolitan moment had passed.
Speaker Events - July 15, 2011
Blood and Borders: RtoP and Kin-States
Nations and states seldom overlap. As a result, map lines delineating statehood can become blurred by bloodlines of nationhood. People sharing the same ethnicity may live on different sides of the border: some in the "motherland," where they are a majority, and others in a neighboring state where they are a minority.
Speaker Events - June 28, 2011
Envoys Agree on RtoP Principle, Question Implementation
Two UN ambassadors and one former Security Council president held a vigorous debate at IPI on the subject "Responsibility to Protect: An Emerging Principle", and, while they agreed on RtoP's value as a principle, they differed markedly over how it is being applied in current crises, particularly in the ongoing conflict in Libya.
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SUPRA NYC Presents The ALL GONE Book Release
SUPRA is pleased to host the New York release of the 2012 ALL GONE book at SUPRA NYC. Author Michael Dupouy will be in store signing copies.
This is the seventh edition of the much-anticipated annual ALL GONE book from La MJC. Since 2006, the ALL GONE book series, curated by Michael Dupouy and his creative agency, La MJC, has documented the most sought after street culture items from the previous year—after they're "all gone"—and the book has become a collector's item in itself, selling out almost immediately upon release. Following recent ALL GONE launches in Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Copenhagen, and London, this edition will be released in New York exclusively at SUPRA NYC.
The 2012 hardcover edition is 256 pages filled with product profiles of everything from sneakers to skateboards, toys to fashion—including the SUPRA "All Gone" Owen collab—with contributions from some of the most important names in the street culture industry as well as art from Scott Campbell, Wes Lang, Futura, Kaws, Barry McGee, and the Andy Warhol Foundation.
The ALL GONE release event occurs at SUPRA NYC on Wednesday, February 13, from 6-8 pm. Only 50 copies of the 2012 ALL GONE book will be available. SUPRA NYC is located at 4 Prince St., New York, NY 10012.