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You may recall THIS POST from last week or so, where I introduced this photoshoot I did in a sunflower field in the DC area. I am really pleased how everything from this shoot is coming together. I already added the above image to the main page of my website
I am enjoying working on more "beauty" projects this summer. If you like this shoot, I think you're going to love what I have coming out over the next few weeks. Make sure to stay tuned to my website and my blog for updates!
I reposted some behind the scenes from the previous post below in case you missed it. My model, Juelles Chester, did an amazing job keeping the energy level going in the 100 degree heat. My makeup artist, Jenna Marie Streitenfeld, kept everyone from melting and made Juelles truly glow. My retoucher, Justin Paguia, really knows my style and how to pull my shoot elements together and make them shine after years of us working together.
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Why You Should Hold Onto Your "Old" iPad
- Friday October 26, 2012
Owners of Apple's third-generation might be tempted to upgrade to the new fourth iPad when it goes on pre-order at midnight. But the buyer's remorse is in vein.
Owners of Apple's third-generation might be tempted to upgrade to the new fourth iPad when it goes on pre-order at midnight. But the buyer's remorse is in vein.
On this week's Gadget Lab Podcast, the gang shows off Apple's newest iPad and takes a look at some seriously hardcore gadgets as part of our Month of Badass Gadgets.
On this week's edition of the Gadget Lab Podcast, we talk about what Apple showed off at its big media event Wednesday: the new iPad and new Apple TV.
Everyone on the internet seemed to be liveblogging or reading liveblogs of Apple's iPad 3 launch event on Wednesday. Everyone, that is, except for Apple founder and number-one fanboy Steve "Woz" Wozniak. He was in Las Vegas, hanging out with the IBM data center geeks at its Pulse 2012 conference.
I watched the iPad 3/HD announcement this morning with a technofile friend of mine and we were blown away by the new features: Retina screen, the A5X chipset, iSight and 4G LTE support. I'm salivating now, even writing about it. Yet its true power is held back by large enterprise software corporations that cannot keep pace with the new devices designed with cloud computing in mind, writes Alexander Haislip.
Speculation about what the latest iPad would feature has run rampant since late last year. We revisit rumors about the new iPad to see who was right and who was wrong.
It's that time of year again, when Apple gives its iPad line a full hardware refresh. Simply dubbed "The New iPad" (not iPad 3 or iPad HD), the tablet makes up in hardware what it lacks in a numerical suffix. Complete with new high-res Retina display, LTE 4G connectivity, a quad-core GPU and an upgraded […]
Ready or not, Apple has another device in store for the world, and the Cupertino, California, company will unveil it for the first time on Wednesday morning. We'll be live at the Yerba Buena Center in downtown San Francisco to feed you the news right as it happens.
Wired culls its collective Apple knowledge to predict exactly what will be revealed at Wednesday's media event. Tackling product features in a descending order of likelihood, our editors and reporters handicap the future of Apple tablet design.
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My .conf2014 Data Adventure Part I – What Happens in Vegas Doesn't Stay in Vegas
(Note – no monkeys, tigers, Mike Tyson or Mr Chow were harmed in the writing of this blog or at .conf2014).
They say what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.
That clearly didn't happen with Splunk's .conf 2014 where the theme was "Your Data Adventure".
The news from the event, customer stories, press coverage, analyst commentary, social media buzz and the GA of new products have spread globally and certainly haven't stayed in Vegas.
If there was one thing that summarised what I saw during the week, it was the growth of operational intelligence inside companies – across new use cases and deeper within existing uses of Splunk, but most interestingly combining different use cases together. There were customers presenting …
Congratulations, Splunk Revolution Award Winners!
Every year at .conf, Splunk's annual worldwide users' conference, we shine a big spotlight on the Revolution Awards. These awards, and their associated categories, distinguish the achievements of individual customers and recognize the many adventurous and cool things they are doing with Splunk software at their organization.
We announced this year's Revolution Award winners during the Partner Soiree at .conf2014 at a ceremony that was followed by a fun game of Splunk Family Feud where the winners split up into two "families" and were subsequently joined by Splunkers. Winners were again recognized during our keynote sessions opened by Splunk Chairman and CEO Godfrey Sullivan. We also celebrated with award winners at a customer appreciation dinner later in the week at …
Trade Me: Using Splunk for Multi-channel Analytics
From one side of the globe to the other, I continue to be impressed with the innovation and success of Splunk customers. In my last post, we discussed the success of UK retailer John Lewis and today we're headed over to New Zealand to check out the innovation of online marketplace and classified ad site Trade Me.
Like many Splunk customers, Trade Me initially downloaded Splunk to address IT operations challenges (covered in detail in our Trade Me case study). As the company found success with Splunk, the Trade Me team realized that correlating clickstream data with structured data could uncover new business insights.
By mashing up clickstream and mobile data with structured data from relational databases, Trade Me …
Retail Success at John Lewis
Since I joined Splunk a few months ago, I've had the opportunity to hear about some amazing things customers are doing with Splunk. During those conversations, I've noticed that most of our customers have a similar experience – they download Splunk to solve a specific issue, but quickly find out it can do so much more.
John Lewis is a prime example. In a recent press release, we announced how this UK retailer is using Splunk Enterprise to support the operations of a website that generates over 1 billion pounds in sales per year. The company initially downloaded Splunk to solve a single problem. In this case, John Lewis was trying to identify and resolve an extremely arcane technical …
Another NY Metro Splunk Users Group Meeting
We had our first NY Metro Splunk Users Group meeting of the year this week and it was hosted at Blackrock in NYC with Reed Kelly, one of the leaders of the users group playing host. Thanks Reed.
Our first order of business was to watch a presentation from Splunk Product Manager Jack Coates on the new 3.0 Splunk Common Information Model. Unlike the past CIM that focused heavily on security, the new CIM is general purpose for all of IT and flexible to add more knowledge to it, when needed. As a bonus, the app in the app store has data models to quickly get started and test your data sources.
Next, we had a discussion (or some …
SplunkLive! DC: Helping Government Make Sense of Machine Data
There are a select number of U.S. cities dominated by certain industries that ultimately help to define those cities. Detroit for cars, Nashville for country music, Pittsburgh for the Steelers and Primanti Brothers – and Washington, DC for government.
Considering there isn't a single organization or entity in the world with more data than the U.S. government, Washington, DC has been home to annual SplunkLive! events for the past five years. Yesterday, we hosted our largest yet with nearly 750 attendees.
Our Chairman and CEO Godfrey Sullivan kicked off the event with an overview of Splunk's capabilities in private and public sectors, touching on key points like the importance of machine data for verifying accuracy and how continuous monitoring is imperative …
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I am happy to announce that Splunk Hadoop Connect 1.1 is now available. This version of Hadoop Connect rounds out Splunk's integration with the Hadoop distributions by becoming certified on MapR. Cloudera, Hortonworks, and Apache Hadoop distributions also have the ability to benefit from the power of Splunk.
Splunk Hadoop Connect provides bi-directional integration to easily and reliably move data between Splunk and Hadoop. It provides Hadoop users the ability to gain real-time analysis, visualization and role based access control for a stream of machine-generated data. It delivers three core capacities: Export data from Splunk to Hadoop, Explore Hadoop directories and Import data from Hadoop to Splunk.
The most significant new feature added to version 1.1 is the …
Hadoop and Splunk Use cases
Customer Examples – Using both Splunk and Hadoop
The Splunk and Hadoop communities can benefit from each other's strengths. Below are several examples of customers that use both environments.
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2 – Hadoop then Splunk | Hadoop Collects the Data, and passes the results to Splunk for Visualization |
3 – Data flows in both directions | Splunk and Hadoop collect different artifacts and share the data that Hadoop needs for ETL or batch analytics and Splunk needs for real-time analysis and visualization |
4 – Side-by-Side | Both Splunk and Hadoop are used by the organization, but are used |
Where Will Your Karma Take You? (Maybe to .conf2012!)
Contributors to Splunkbase Apps and Answers (and of course our IRC gurus) are invaluable to the Splunk community. We think it's worth tossing a little recognition towards the ones who go above and beyond to keep content fresh and share the ways they've solved problems within their organizations. We recognized a few folks at .conf2011,and this year, we thought we'd expand the awards to recognize more folks. My friends, I give you: "Where Will Your Karma Take You Awards."
Starting Tuesday, July 24 at 12:00:00 am PST, we'll track karma points and award 1 free .conf2012 pass to folks earning the most points in each of the following categories:
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On the second Tuesday of each month, Splunkers in the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex area have been getting together on a regular basis to talk about all things Splunk. Seems the users are able to take advantage of spending just a couple hours with each other, trading notes about Splunk, helping each other solve problems with our Splunk deployments and configurations, and sharing a beer and pizza too.
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Hobo Bag
For an easy bag project, crochet this hobo bag in colorful, variegated yarn. This easy bag crochet pattern is comfortable to wear and perfect-sized for daily errands.
- Yarn: RED HEART® "Artesano™": 2 Balls 4375 Exotic.
- Crochet Hook: 5.5mm [US I-9].
- 12" Two-Slider Zipper (Coats & Clark Art.F.53)
- yarn needle
- sewing needle
- matching thread
Size: Bag measures 16" wide x 21" tall, including strap.
Gauge: 14 sc = 4"; 10 rows = 4" in sc. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
Special Abbreviations:
sc2tog (sc dec) = Insert hook into st and draw up a loop. Insert hook into next st and draw up a loop. Yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook.
BAG (Front and Back Alike)
Ch 27.
Row 1 (Right Side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next ch, [2 sc in next ch, sc in next 2 ch] 8 times – 34 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first sc, sc across to last sc, 2 sc in last sc – 36 sc.
Rows 4-13: Repeat Rows 2-3 for 5 more times – 46 sc.
Rows 14-16: Repeat Row 2.
Row 17: Repeat Row 3 – 48 sc.
Repeat Rows 14-17 twice more – 52 sc.
Work even piece measures 10" from beginning, end with a wrong side row.
Shape Top
Left Side
Row 1: Ch 1, turn, sc in first 18 sc, slip st in next sc. Leave remaining sts unworked.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, skip slip st and next sc, slip st in next sc, sc across – 16 sc.
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc to last sc, slip st in last sc – 15 sc.
Rows 4-7: Repeat Rows 2-3 twice more – 9 sc.
Rows 8-10: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.
Fasten off.
Right Side
Row 1: With right side facing, skip center 14 sc, join yarn with slip st in next sc, sc in each sc to end – 18 sc. Work as for Left Side, reversing shaping.
Sew Front and Back together along bottom and side edges.
Row 1: With right side facing, join yarn in first sc on last row of one Top edge, ch 1, work 18 sc across both sides of Top edge.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first sc, sc2tog, sc across to last 3 sc, sc2tog, sc in last sc – 16 sc.
Rows 3-5: Repeat Row 2 – 10 sc. Work even until Strap measures 18" from Top edge, end with a right side row.
Increase Row: Ch 1, turn, sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc across to last 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in last sc – 12 sc.
Repeat Increase Row 3 more times – 18 sc.
Last Row: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.
Fasten off, leaving a long end for sewing.
Sew end of Strap to last row of opposite Top edge. Fold long edge of Strap in half to wrong side and sew closed.
Top Opening
Sew Top edge of Front and Back together for 2" from each Strap on either side for opening for zipper.
Zipper Edge Round
With right side facing, join yarn at zipper opening, ch 1, sc evenly around, slip st in first sc.
Fasten off.
Sew zipper into zipper opening.
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The New Boyne Jacket from Horseware English Riding Apparel Product Spotlight
The new Boyne Jacket from Horseware Ireland is an extremely lightweight new jacket that will keep you dry, yet cool. With a stylish two tone finish, this practical, windproof and waterproof jacket features an innovative "free flow" ventilation system for superb breathability.
• 100% polyester outer shell
• 'Free Flow' Ventilation system incorporates mesh lined pockets and zip up side seam vent, designed to maximise freeflow whilst riding for maximum ventilation
• Fully waterproof and breathable
• Taped seams
• Integral hood
• Mesh lined for added breathability and comfort
Elasticized drawstring waist lets you customize the fit. Attached hood folds into collar. Features zippered back yoke panel for storage and plenty of pockets. Zippered underarm vents and sides lets you control air flow. Zip-up front with Velcro closure placket. 100% polyester. Machine wash. Imported.
About Horseware
Horseware Products Ltd. was established in 1985 by Tom and Carol MacGuinness as a result of Tom challenging himself to produce a horse blanket that was waterproof, breathable and did not move on the horse. From the outset, the company sought to develop a range of horse blankets which made life more comfortable for your horse and easier for you through major innovations in material and design. The company now employs 150 people at three manufacturing facilities in Dundalk Co. Louth and Kingscourt Co. Cavan, in Ireland and at North Carolina, USA. In early 1998 Horseware opened a distribution centre in Maitland, NSW, Australia.
Since the first Horseware blanket was made in 1984 the company has led the market in product innovation and design. In 1990 Horseware Ireland revolutionised the market by introducing the RAMBO Turnout, the first truly waterproof and breathable horse blanket that really worked, using hydrophilic coating technology called AquaTrans. The RAMBO Turnout also incorporated innovative features such as the use of tough ballistic grade nylon, no back seams, short cross surcingles and a guaranteed nonslip design. By 1996 the RAMBO Turnout had become the world's best selling Turnout and its classic design had become the industry standard. In 1997, Horseware again broke the mould introducing the RAMBO WUG, a dramatic new patented design which won Best Product Award at the British Equestrian Trade Fair and has gone on to take British and US markets by storm. In 1998 Horseware went one step further launching RAMBO WUG PLUS giving complete coverage from head to tail with a design concept which we believe will set the standards of the future.
For 25 Years, Triple Crown has produced the finest range of custom horse blankets in the world. Triple Crown has set the standard for quality material and workmanship that has earned them a special place in the hearts and tack rooms of American horsemen and women. In 1997, when Janet Munchak the owner and founder of Triple Crown decided to retire, she looked for a suitable company whom she could trust to continue the Triple Crown tradition. Horseware is honored to have been found worthy to carry on the Triple Crown legacy. Just as the Rambo brand is renowned world wide for its exceptional performance and durability, the Triple Crown range is acclaimed for its prestige and beauty. The fusion of these two great companies will afford an even greater choice to you and your horse than you ever thought possible.


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Butternut Squash Rösti Cakes
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Adding shredded butternut squash to mini potato pancakes adds a touch of sweetness and a nice orange hue.
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Yields: 4 dozen mini cakes
Total Time: 45 min
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- 1 (1-pound) butternut squash neck, peeled and coarsely shredded in a processor
- 1.50 pound(s) baking potatoes, peeled and coarsely shredded in a food processor
- 1/2 cup(s) cornstarch
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup(s) onion, minced
- Salt
- Cayenne pepper
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- Sour cream, for garnish
- Salmon caviar, for garnish
- Chives, for garnish
- In a bowl, combine the shredded squash and potatoes with the cornstarch, eggs, and onion and season with salt and cayenne. In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1/8 inch of oil until shimmering. Add 2-tablespoon-size mounds of the mixture to the skillet and cook over moderate heat, turning once, until golden and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels and repeat, adding more oil to the skillet as needed and wiping out the pan occasionally. Top the rösti cakes with sour cream, caviar, and chives and serve hot.
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For a while now, I've been educating myself on religions (Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, Kabbalah, Islam, Hinduism, Sufism, etc.) and reading the works of today's most revered spiritual speakers, and after listening to this audiobook, I can honestly say Eckhart Tolle has tied it all together. His simple (yet amazingly profound)teachings and concepts allowed me to take a second look at everything I'd already learned, and do so with a deeper, more accurate understanding. There is no way that you're going to read this book and not come away with a basic understanding of how to master the mind, which is to say that you'll know when the mind is to be used, and when it's time to step away from the mind and just be. And the most amazing thing about it is, once you realize it,,you'll also realize that on some level, you've known it all along. This book is truly liberating. I've been seeking inner peace for a long time, and now I know that the key is within me, and has been there the whole time.
This collection of teachings wastes no words. I will listen to this audiobook over and over again without a doubt. The reader's voice is perfect for such a book, as it doesn't distract the listener in any way and allows one to focus solely on the words being read. I have a relatively large library of audiobooks and this is up there with the best audiobook experiences I've had yet. I'm glad I chose it.


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What do a former Cleveland Cavaliers player, a former business owner, a Viet Nam veteran and a young man from a well-to-do family all have in common? They were all homeless. These men's stories are profiled
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A From-the-Vein Blood Draw
Most baby and toddler screening blood tests involve a quick prick of the finger. But to get a firm diagnosis, your child's doctor needs a bigger sample -- and that means inserting a needle into a vein.
The Ouch Factor The tension of the band hurts, the needle pinches -- and the trauma of holding still with the thing dangling out of her arm is worst of all. Depending on your child's age, you may be asked to restrain her -- which could be more upsetting for you than her! "My son had his first big blood draw when he turned one," says Elizabeth Shaw, Parenting's deputy editor. "The lab tech instructed me to lie across his shoulders so he couldn't move. As he screamed and looked at me with these big, pleading eyes, I cried right along with him." Plus, a small number of kids will actually experience a blood or needle phobia that could cause fainting, says Martin Antony, Ph.D., a psychologist at Ryerson University in Toronto and author of Overcoming Medical Phobias.
On-the-Spot Soothers Before the technician gets started, ask for a topical anesthetic. If your child gets light-headed during the procedure, instruct her to tighten all the muscles in her body except the ones being used for the draw, Antony advises; this should raise dipping blood pressure enough to stave off a swoon. For some kids, pointing out interesting aspects of the experience can relieve fear, says Lori Gottwein, a child life specialist at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. That's what Jennifer Harshman did for her 14-month-old son, Alexander. Knowing his fascination with how things work, the Carmi, IL, mom turned it into a science experiment of sorts. "As the technician laid out her supplies, I told him, 'Look, she's getting ready to take some blood from your arm with those tools,'" Harshman recalls. "Then I encouraged him to watch the blood flow into the tubes." Alexander stared intently -- and never cried. But if you think your child is better off not watching, by all means have her look away.
Thinking Ahead Before arriving at the lab, give your child a brief explanation of what's going to happen and, most important, why. Try not to downplay the pain, but avoid overdramatizing it if you can. Instead, Gottwein says, use age-appropriate, sense-oriented explanations, such as "The nurse will wrap something like a rubber band around your arm, which will feel tight." You can also do some pretending with a doll at home to help toddlers and preschoolers get the gist of what to expect. One other tip: Do your best to control your own anxiety, suggests Antony. "Kids learn that a situation is okay by seeing that their parents aren't afraid."
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OKLAHOMA CITY — This was a favor the members of the Missouri baseball team did not return.
With three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Texas defeated Oklahoma 11-10 Saturday morning in an unorthodox and unpredictable game in the Big 12 Conference tournament at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City.
The Longhorns' victory handed the Tigers an invitation to today's championship game on the condition that they defeat Texas A&M.
They did not, sending the invitation right back to Texas, which will now play for the title.
After the game Missouri coach Tim Jamieson gave Texas A&M's freshman starter Barret Loux credit for the 6-2 victory.
Loux (5-2), who picked up a win against Missouri during the regular season when the Aggies swept the Tigers, held the Tigers scoreless in his 6 1/3 innings of work because of his ability to pitch inside, according to Jamieson.
"It's a good match-up for him against us, and we don't spend a lot of time working on the inner part of the plate because you don't see it that much in college baseball," he said. "If it's a guy throwing in the low 90s and has command of that part of plate, it's a tough pitch to hit. We tried to make adjustments, but he was better than we were today."
Missouri starter Ian Berger (4-5) gave up the same number of hits, four, as Loux while pitching six innings. But a walk and two throwing errors by the junior in the fifth inning led to four Aggies runs, three of which came on Big 12 Player of the Year Jose Duran's 3-run home run.
"I thought I pitched really well, working both sides of the plate," Berger said. "I mean I wasn't trying to make an error, but I did, and when I had to overcome it, I didn't and I hung a breaking ball. Duran's a good hitter, one of the best in the Big 12, and he made me pay for it."
Although they sat with sad faces while addressing the loss after the game, Jamieson and the players who spoke hardly seemed discouraged about their future after failing, for the second time in three days, to win a game that would have sent them to today's championship match.
"We know we're a good team, and A&M, they've had our number all year," said first baseman Steve Gray, the only Missouri player with two hits, including a solo home run, in the game. "They played better than us today, and it was the same when we were at their place. They're a good team, and we know we're a good team, and we can beat them when we play our best, but today we didn't. And I think going into (the NCAA) Regional) we'll be at our best."
Jamieson pointed out that the scoreboard looked "very similar except for the final score," bringing attention to the fact that Missouri was only out-hit by a 7-6 margin. However, he then mentioned the two errors by Berger, compared with none for Texas A&M, that led to Duran's home run.
"Outside of that, it was really a pretty evenly played game, and give your hats off to A&M. Hopefully we can get them going now for the regional, get the monkey off their back," he said, referring to Texas A&M ending its eight-game losing streak against his team. The Aggies claimed the Big 12 regular season championship despite dropping their final five conference games.
Both No. 9 Missouri and No. 13 Texas A&M are expected to be included in the 64 teams selected for the NCAA tournament on Monday. While Texas A&M will likely host its four-team regional tournament, Missouri will probably have to win on the road to advance.
Jamieson named only two teams, North Carolina and Miami (Florida), that he considered great, meaning his team's preseason goal of making it to the College World Series is well within reach.
"Whoever gets hot at the right time is going to win a regional, win a super regional and get to Omaha. Hopefully, that's us," he said.
But he conceded that his team, which committed eight errors in three tournament games and 13 errors in its past six games overall, will have to play better in the field.
"We've got to play a little sounder baseball than we did this weekend. When you get to this point in the year, you've got to minimize the mistakes, particularly defensively," he said.


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12.08.2008, - E Martë
The Memorandum of Understanding between MEST and three municipalities for the financing of schools is signed.
The pilot-project on the direct financing of schools is drafted by the Institutional Development of Education (MEST project, which is financed by the World Bank). The memorandum of Understanding today is signed by the deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Mr. Agim Hyseni, Head of the Municipality of Gjilan, Mr. Qemajl Mustafa, Head of the Municipality of Kaçanik, Xhabir Zharku and Head of the Municipality of Burimi (Istog), Mr. Fadil Ferati.
When talking on behalf of MEST, the deputy minister Mr. Agim Hyseni said that the school is being considered as a foundation, by all the teachers and benevolent people of education not only for the education system, but for the whole society in preparing the future citizens. "With the aim to increase and develop the school autonomy, transparency and democratic participation, the more efficiet and effective managing of the public finances as well as the increase of quality in education, we have drafted this Memorandum of Understanding with these three municipalities with the aim to directly involve the schools in drafting and realization of the development projects", said Mr. Hyseni.
Furthermore, he added that the aim of the direct financing of the school is to give more autonomy for the schools, mainly in the process taking-decision, use of the resources and with the aim to improve the quality for the beneficiaries, especially students and parents.
This project is focused in the institutional development of schools within the pilot municipalities, increasing the ability of MED directors, schools` rights and managerial staff to manage in the effective manner the financial resources. This approach reflects in itself higher transparency in the budget division for schools as well as greater responsibilities in the budget planning and managing.
On behalf of the beneficiaries, head of the municipality of Kacanik, Xhabir Zharku talked for the importance of the project and their commitment for the cooperation in this project; he also thanked MEST and World Bank.
Xhafer Ahmeti, project coordinator"Institutional Education Development "during the signing ceremony, talked for the project in general, and especially for the importance of correctness for the financing of education system in Kosova.
At the event of the signing ceremony of this Memorandum of Understanding there were present a lot of high officials of MEST and Municipalities, MED directors and World Bank representatives.
The pilot-project on the direct financing of schools is drafted by the Institutional Education Development (MEST project which is financed by the World Bank).
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Alianca Vinhos De Portugal Dao Quinta Da Garrida Reserva Touriga Nacional 2007
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2007 was the year that saw California's wine industry pick up once again, after a troubling couple of years. Indeed, all across the state of California, fantastic harvests were reported as a result of fine weather conditions throughout the flowering and ripening periods, and Napa Valley and Santa Barbera wines were widely considered amongst the best in the world in 2007, with Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes packing in all sorts of fine and desirable features in this year. South Africa, too, had a much-needed fantastic year for red wines, with Pinotage particularly displaying strong characteristics, alongside the country's other flagship red wine grape varietals. Over in Europe, France had another fine year, especially for white wines. Champagne wineries were very happy with their Chardonnay harvests, and the Loire Valley and Graves in Bordeaux are proclaiming 2007 to be a memorable year due to the quality of their white wine grapes. For French red wines, Provence had their best year for almost a decade, as did the Southern Rhone. However, 2007 was most favorable to Italy, who saw high yields of exceptional quality across almost all of their major wine producing regions. Tuscany is claiming to have produced its best Chianti and Brunello wines for several years in 2007, and Piedmont and Veneto had a wonderful year for red wines. For Italian white wines, 2007 was an extremely successful year for Alto Adige and Campania. Germany also had a very good 2007, with Riesling displaying extremely dry and crisp characteristics, as did Portugal, where Port wine from 2007 is said to be one to collect.
Portugal has been an important center for wine production ever since the Phoenicians and Carthaginians discovered that the many native grape varietals that grow in the country could be cultivated for making excellent wines. After all, Portugal has something of an ideal wine producing climate and terrain; lush green valleys, dry, rocky mountainsides and extremely fertile soil helped by long, hot summers and Atlantic winds. Today, such a climate and range of terroir produces an impressive variety of wines, with the best wines said to be coming out of the Douro region, the Alentejo and the Colares region near Lisbon. Portugal has an appellation system two hundred years older than France's, and much effort is made by regulating bodies to ensure that the quality of the country's produce remains high, and the wines remain representative of the regions they are grown in.


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Submit your calendar items and notices to firstname.lastname@example.com • Las Vegas Cub Scouts Pack 60 has begun its annual popcorn sales. Cub Scouts is a nonprofit organization that uses the proceeds as a fundraiser. Cub Scouting promotes a boy's character, citizenship and fitness in a positive and educational manner. To purchase popcorn or for more information, call Ida Sue at 617-0849.
• Grief Support Group meeting from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Mondays at the Presbyterian Church. For more information, call Rosemary Pierson at 425-9299 or 425-7763.
Classes on financial literacy are being sponsored by St Gertrude's Credit Union for the Mora Girls Scouts of America. The classes are being held at the community room at Helping Hands.
Seventeen girl scouts along with their leader, Lillian Maestas met at the community room last Wednesday. The credit union manager Esther Martinez and her assistant Isabel Lopez taught the girls the advantage of saving money.
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Friday Rangerette basketball at NRG Tournament continued, Española 7th and 8th Rangerettes basketball at Taos Tournament, Taos Saturday Taos and NRG Tournaments continue 10 a.m. — Winter Fest Mora, Elementary Gym 10 a.m. — Sangre de Cristo Live Stock Growers meet-Mora School Board Room Sunday 2:30 p.m — VFW Ladies Auxiliary meeting, VFW Hall 5 p.m. — VFW regular meeting, VFW Hall
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The Memorias De Mora Theater Project took wings on Saturday as the production of "Roots and Wings: A Call for Stories" was performed at the Joseph M. Montoya Gym. Under the direction of David Olson of Theaterwork Santa Fe, Mora High School students acted out an ensemble piece based on interviews collected by students at the high school.
Not only were the stories the basis of the play, but will be the building blocks for a more extended piece slated to reach the stage in late June.
Oh, my ... the memories come flooding back when I see the little children pressing their noses on to the incredibly fancy Christmas windows at the big stores in Chicago and New York, among many places. Sweet brother Bill and I had that very special treat for many years when we were little.
Saturday 3 p.m.— Mora Rangers Basketball vs. Dulce, junior varsity and varsity, Home TBA — Mora Rangerettes Basketball at the Santa Rosa Tournament, away 6:30 p.m. — Memorias de Mora Production by Mora High School students, Elementary Gym Sunday 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. — Christmas Tree Lighting Festivities, Bank of Mora Monday
What do you know! A very new book just came my way. I knew a lot about it back in 1995 and then I more or less forgot about it. Now it is published and there will be a meet and greet, a book signing at Tome on the Range imminently, as in 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4. I will be there, for obvious reasons!
Senior Lunch Menu
Menu for the Mora and Wagon Mound senior centers with coffee and milk served daily.
Monday, Nov. 28 — Chalupa, lettuce, tomato, fiesta salad, salsa and fruit cocktail Tuesday, Nov. 29 — Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, buttered peas, yeast roll with butter and peach danish Wednesday, Nov. 30 — Spaghetti with sauce, broccoli with cheese sauce, garlic bread and peaches
The Rincones Presbyterian Credit Union has started teaching the kindergarten children in Holman about saving. The director, Teresita Vigil and supervisory committee member, Florence Trujillo are directing the program. Trujillo, a licensed teacher, goes to the classrooms once a month to teach the children about saving and helps them get started on their own.
Last Friday Trujillo brought banks for each child. They are in the shape of colorful crayons and each child's name is printed on his bank.
Well, I always thought every household owned a pressure cooker, and if you live above 8,000 feet, as I do, you automatically cook beans and so much more in a pressure cooker.
Two different friends and neighbors have asked me about their new found art that they are so afraid of — that dangerous pressure cooker they have never used. Yes, it is still in its box, sadly.


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January 16, 2015
Physics (is my work correct????)
A tension force of 2.50 N acts horizontally on a 2.00 kg block. The block accelerates at 0.750 m/s2. What is the force of kinetic friction? 2 x .75, = 1.5N (2.5 - 1.5) = 1N?????
January 15, 2015
January 15, 2015
I meant wendays homework
January 15, 2015
on Tuesday, elena completed 20 of her math homework in 36 minutes. At that same rate, how long will it take her to complete 35 items for wendy's math home work
January 15, 2015
A 0.047 kg golf ball is driven from the tee with an initial speed of 54 m/s and rises to a height of 23.2 m. What is its speed when it is 6.0 m below its highest point?
January 14, 2015
A wire 360 inches long is cut into two pieces. One piece is formed into a square and the other into a circle. If the two figures have the same area, what are the lengths of the two pieces of wire (to the nearest tenth of an inch)?
January 12, 2015
what is the volume, in liter of 2.54 mol methane (ch4) gas? I've been stuck on this problem for hours, someone please help!
January 4, 2015
Janice tosses a softball directly upwards with an initial velocity of 100 feet per second. Use the formula h = vt - 16t^2 to answer each question. a. When will the ball reach a height of 84 feet? b. When will the ball hit the ground?
December 17, 2014
Decide whether the each equation has one solution, no solutions,or infinitely many solutions. 1. 2(x-3)= 2X A.One solution B.No solutions C.Infinitely many solutions 2. 3(y-3)= 2y-9+y A.One solution B.No solutions C.Infinitely many solutions 3. 10x-2-6x = 3x-2+x A.One solution...
December 17, 2014
Stupid Complicated English Grammar
if this could be answered it would help man students. plz answer after you have submitted the activity
December 16, 2014
Problem 6: Let a1,a2,.........a10 be an arithmetic sequence. If a1+a3+a5+a7+a9=17 and a2+a4+a6+a8+a10=15, then find a1.
December 14, 2014
Let a1,a2,a3..... be an increasing arithmetic sequence of integers. If a4a5=13 what is a3a6?
December 13, 2014
Solve for x>0 in the following arithmetic sequence 1^2,x^2,3^2.....
December 13, 2014
The fifth term of an arithmetic sequence is 11. If the difference between two consecutive terms is 1, what is the product of the first two terms?
December 13, 2014
No it is equal
December 13, 2014
Find all values of t such that [t] =2t+3. If you find more than one value, then list the values you find in increasing order, separated by commas. The brackets represent the floor sign function.
December 13, 2014
did you read the book?
December 9, 2014
Find the positive difference between two solutions to the equation ∛(4-(x^2/3)) = -2
December 4, 2014
What is the sum of all values of x which |x-3|+|3-x|-1=?
December 4, 2014
AB Calculus
For part 2 i got .17955, would this be considered correct?
November 30, 2014
AB Calculus
I figured out that part "A" is -3/8, but i can't figure out part 2, a or b. please explain and help. thanks. Sand is falling from a rectangular box container whose base measures 40 inches by 20 inches at a constant rate of 300 cubic inches per minute. a) how is ...
November 30, 2014
Iodine forms three compounds with chlorine. Choose the correct molecular shapes. ICl3 ICl5 ICl
November 23, 2014
Our teacher hasnt taught us log, so how would I sove this problem?
November 21, 2014
Suppose 81^x=64. What is 27^(x+1)?
November 21, 2014
Two train cars are connected to a locomotive as shown. Wach train has a force of kinetic friction equal to 50,000N. The locomotive pulls the two freight cars at a constant speed of 4.0m/s. Find the force of tension at each of the coupling points A & B.
November 20, 2014
November 18, 2014
November 18, 2014
Sorry i ment what is the total Weight.
November 18, 2014
Sam grew three pumpkins for the pumpkin growing contest.The pumpkins weighed 24 1/8 lb,18 1/2 lb, and 32 5/16 lb. Find the total cost of the pumpkins. I don't get it????
November 18, 2014
Algebra - Can you PLEASE check - I"m stuck!
Bob is studying the growth of a particular species of plant. He writes the following equation to show the height of the plant f(n), in cm, after n days: F(N)=10(1.02)^n 1. Starting from 0 days, plug x-values into our function to find out how many days it takes for the plant to...
November 17, 2014
Algebra - can you PLEASE double check my work?
I'm confused what you mean by 3? I was thinking Irrational because you can not write as a ratio.??
November 17, 2014
Algebra - can you PLEASE double check my work?
Part A: Use the properties of exponents to explain why is called the fifth root of 18. 1. What property refers to roots and fractional powers? My Answer: Rule of exponents 2. How does it apply to 18^1/5? If you multiply 18^1/5 by itself 5 times, you get 18. Part B: The length ...
November 17, 2014
A brick of mass 2.3 kg is lifted to a height of 1.9 m. How much gravitational potential energy is added to the brick? Acceleration due to gravity is g = 9.8 m/s2.
November 16, 2014
November 11, 2014
A pendulum consists of a 2.1 kg stone swinging on a 3.6 m string of negligible mass. The stone has a speed of 7.9 m/s when it passes its lowest point. (a) What is the speed when the string is at 60° to the vertical? (b) What is the greatest angle with the vertical that the...
November 7, 2014
A block of mass m = 800 g is released from rest and slides down a frictionless track of height h = 57.0 cm. At the bottom of the track the block slides freely along a horizontal table until it hits a spring attached to a heavy, immovable wall. The spring compressed by 2.49 cm ...
October 24, 2014
Chemistry/mine engineering
why are you solving for temp final??? we are looking for mass of the rod...?
October 23, 2014
Jack used the digits 4,5,6,7 to make the largest and smallest numbers possible. Then he subtracted the 2 numbers and came up with 2,997. What did Jack do wrong?
October 23, 2014
Calculate the molarity of 25.00ml H2SO4 solution if 32.48ml of 0.1068M NaOH is required to titrate? Balanced equation is H2SO4(aq)+2NaOH(aq)=Na2SO4(aq)+2 H2O (l)
October 22, 2014
write the balanced molecular and net iconic equations for the reaction between aluminium metal and silver nitrate. Identify the oxidation and reduction half-reaction
October 19, 2014
find the x-coordinate of all points on the curve y=12Xcos(5X)-(30*sqrt3*X^2) + 16, pi/5<X<2pi/5 where the tangent line passes through the point (0,16), (not on the curve) I have absolutely no idea how to solve this one
October 19, 2014
what volume of 0.150M Li2Sr solution is required to completely react with 130ml of 0.150M Co(NO3)2
October 17, 2014
It is SrCl2 not SrLi2
October 17, 2014
If 4.7M SrLi2 solution is diluted to 45L, what is the molarity of the diluted solution?
October 17, 2014
this problem has been a challenge for me.
October 16, 2014
Hi Reiny. According to my webwork. The answer it not correct. Any additional help?
October 16, 2014
Please help with implicit differentiation. Find dy/dx for 4x^3+x^2y-xy^3 = -4
October 16, 2014
Data were recorded for the demand and revenue of a given product. Find the linear regression line which represents the revenue function. Find the quadratic regression curve which represents the revenue function. Data Demand x Revenue y 1 0 100 2 4 139.2 3 8 176.8 4 12 212.8 5 ...
October 15, 2014
A heavier mass m1 and a lighter mass m2 are 17.5 cm apart and experience a gravitational force of attraction that is 9.80 10-9 N in magnitude. The two masses have a combined value of 5.00 kg. Determine the value of each individual mass
October 15, 2014
You have prepared 20.00 mL of a buffer, using 4.00 mL 0.010 M HA (weak acid) and 3.00 mL 0.010 M NaA (provides A-, the conjugate base of HA). pKa for HA is 6.25. How many moles of HA will be present in the mixture after addition of 0.20 mL 0.010 M NaOH?
October 13, 2014
Wow, THANKS!
October 7, 2014
when 21.70 ml of 0.5000 m h2so4 is added to 21.70 mL of 1.000 M KOH in a coffee cup calorimeter at 23.50 degrees c, the temperature rises to 30.17 degree c. calculate delta H of this reaction (Assume that the total volume is the sum of the individual volumes and that density ...
October 7, 2014
Ok. Reported already
October 6, 2014
Add the two component vectors from Sample Problem 1 algebraically to erify that they equal the given vector The two component vectors are: 8.6m(North) and 12m (west) The given vector is 15m(West 35 degrees North) Because when i add 8.6 and 12 it doesnt equal 15m. It should ...
September 30, 2014
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September 23, 2014
Determine whether the graph of x=y^2-1 is symmetric with respect to the x-axis, the y-axis, the origin, or has no symmetry.
September 19, 2014
A stone is thrown vertically upward at a speed of 27.00 m/s at time t=0. A second stone is thrown upward with the same speed 2.060 seconds later. At what time are the two stones at the same height?
September 18, 2014
Find all solutions of the equation and express them in the form a+bi 2x^2+3=2x
September 14, 2014
Damon can you help me. My name is Jake so find that one obviously. Much appreciated. I don't understand those problems.
September 9, 2014
8th grade math
Ms. Sue ... can you please help me with my questions. My name is Jake. Much appreciated.
September 9, 2014
Can someone help me with my questions please. HELP!
September 9, 2014
I got something different but I'll figure out how you got that. Thankyou.
September 9, 2014
CAN SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE? STRUGGLING WITH BOTH OF THESE ?'s... PLEASE HELP!!! Merci.
September 9, 2014
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September 9, 2014
make up a set of 5 numbers having the following landmarks: median: 9, range: 7, minimum:5
September 2, 2014
what circular flow the the following fall into 1)You receive $15,000 in profits from your half-owner of a Krispy Kreme franchise. 2)The Georgia Bulldogs sells season football tickets for $50.00. 3)What market determines the price per acre of farmland? 4)What market determines ...
September 1, 2014
idk what do you think?
August 26, 2014
can someone teach me how to calculate per unit opportunity cost
August 23, 2014
Of your implicit and explicit costs of attending college, which is more, why?
July 26, 2014
A water tank in the shape of a right circular cylinder has a volume that is increasing at the rate of 300pi cubic centimeters per hour. If the height is decreasing at the rate of 15 centimeters per hour, find the rate at which the radius is changing when the radius is 20 ...
June 23, 2014
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Y-12 contractor slapped for UPF, microwave problems
The Y-12 contractor's 2012 performance evaluation was littered with "unsatisfactory" marks due not only to the stunning security breach in July but problems on other projects as well — including a costly design screw-up on the Uranium Processing Facility.
The government last month released a summary of B&W Y-12's performance review, saying the contractor had received only 58.9 percent of the total fee available ($60.9 million) for Fiscal Year 2012. That was by far the contractor's worst evaluation in its 12 years of managing the Oak Ridge plant, and the summary specifically noted that B&W was docked $12.2 million in fees as a result of the July 28 break-in by anti-nuclear protesters.
On Monday, the National Nuclear Security Administration released the full performance evaluation, and it showed the contractor was also penalized for other problems.
According to information in the 27-page document, the design problems with UPF had a cost impact of more than half a billion dollars and added 13 months to the big project's schedule.
The contractor received an "unsatisfactory" rating for its management on UPF because the design — after it was more than 75 percent complete — was deemed too small to hold all the necessary equipment. Therefore, the design had to be reworked at a cost of $539 million.
"The project has not been able to meet key project milestones and has been late in identifying that project schedule milestones would not be achieved," the evaluation report said.
A number of other negative issues were also identified in the management of UPF, which would replace World War II-era uranium facilities at Y-12 and cost as much as $6.5 billion.
B&W Y-12, a partnership of Babcock & Wilcox and Bechtel National, also was rated as "unsatisfactory" in carrying out the management of other, smaller projects.
"This rating is based on the poor performance of the Production Microwave Project and the Security Improvement Project," the report said.
The microwave project has been under development for years as a new and better way to cast enriched uranium for use in nuclear warhead parts. However, incorporating the microwave process into the plant's production operations has been beset with test failures and delays.
The NNSA, in its evaluation of B&W Y-12, said "there were and continue to be serious concerns" related to the microwave project, citing a "lack of management diligence" by the contractor.
The Y-12 contractor also received unsatisfactory scores for its management of the safeguards and security program.
The National Nuclear Security Administration said the rating was based on "the complete failure" of the security system and the protective force at Y-12 in response to the break-in on July 28 by Plowshares protesters. The NNSA said federal leadership had to be brought to bear in response to the incident because the contractor's efforts were "slow" and "disoriented."
On a positive note, the federal overseers said the Y-12 contractor made significant progress in the final months of the fiscal year to re-establish confidence in the capabilities of Y-12's security systems and protective force. New leadership had brought "a sense of urgency and focus" to the security program, the report said.
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Are Christians taking Christ out of Christmas?
By religionnerd on Dec 23, 2012 with Comments 2
By Heather Abraham
"Christmas Under Siege", "War on Christmas", "Defend Christmas", "Stealing Christmas", and "Somewhere Jesus is Weeping", are just some of the provocative catch phrases that rear their ugly heads in the weeks leading up to the annual Christmas holiday season.
For some, Bill O'Reilly, the late Jerry Falwell, and Sean Hannity to name a few, the use of terms such as Seasons Greetings or Happy Holidays are seen as an attempt to censor the religious aspects of the most celebrated of American holidays. The annual first amendment battles involving government entities (public schools, capitals, courthouses…) displaying nativity scenes, are often described as dangerous liberal conspiracies hostile to the majority Christian population.
In the last decade, mega retailers such as Walmart, Gap, Target, Sears, Home Depot, and Best Buy have come under attack by Christian organizations offended that these corporate giants prefer to use inclusive holiday language in their advertisements. Others have organized boycotts of retailers who have had the audacity to recognize non-Christian holidays such as Kwanzaa or Hanukkah.
In an attempt to counterattack these imaginary conspirators, the faith-based group Liberty Counsel continues their ten-year campaign against retailers who dare to use outrageously anti-Christian phrasing in their commercials and ads. The wicked usage, by some retailers, of Happy Holidays and Seasons Greetings has inspired the creation of a "Naughty and Nice" list and campaign organized by Liberty Counsel for those who are "Friends of Christmas."
We are continuing our eighth annual "Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign," pledging to be a "Friend" to those entities that recognize Christmas and a "Foe" to the Christmas censors. We have just released an updated "Naughty and Nice" list, which catalogs retailers who either censor ("naughty") or recognize ("nice") Christmas. The list is compiled from information gathered by consumers and is updated whenever new information is received. Please print out the list and use it to decide which stores to patronize during the Christmas shopping season. The list has been very influential in motivating retailers to acknowledge Christmas. So far this year, Best Buy has embraced Christmas and switched to the nice list, and Dick's Sporting Goods has promised to change and include Christmas in their advertising. Liberty Counsel was the first organization to launch the "Naughty and Nice" list a number of years ago and since then other organizations have promoted similar programs. We encourage you to report the naughty and the nice stores by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com and we also encourage shoppers to compliment the nice stores and tell the naughty ones that you will shop elsewhere.
Thankfully, this "you're either with us or against us" attitude is not universally embraced by American Christians. In an article entitled Rethinking Naughty and Nice, Tim Hoiland (a self- identified Christian) argues that the Liberty Counsel campaign "is a distraction at best, and destructive at worst." For Hoiland, the "Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign" is
a distraction in that the real threat to Christmas is not that secular entities and non-Christian individuals prefer to use other, more inclusive terms for a season that does in fact include various holidays (Christian and otherwise), but that Christians have often and in many ways failed to embody the true meaning and the message of the season.
And, Hoiland insists, "it serves to further cement us in cycles of consumerism, which leads to all sorts of injustice."
As Christian groups continue to disagree on the "War on Christmas" issue, a survey by LifeWay Research, a Christian organization, may shed some light on this manufactured crisis that continues to capture so many headlines. As reported in the USA Today article, For Many, Jesus isn't the Reason for the Season, 74% of those polled '"told LifeWay many of the things they enjoy this season "have nothing to do with the birth of Jesus,"' and only 37% reported including Jesus in their Christmas celebrations.
LifeWay's survey is illuminating when you take into consideration the 2008 American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS) which reported that 76% of Americans self identify as Christian. In other words, out of the more than 173,000,000 Christians in America (ARIS), only 37% (LifeWay) include Jesus in their Christmas festivities. In 2005, Jerry Falwell claimed "secularists" "hate Christ" and want to "steal Christmas from America," and yet the ARIS and LifeWay surveys reveal a story about the "War on Christmas" much different than the narrative told by Liberty Counsel and America's shock jocks. It seems to me that IF there is a threat to Christmas, it may be an intimate one.
Filed Under: American Religion • Christianity • Featured • Heather Abraham • Views, News, & Issues
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This War-To-Save-Merry-Christmas is just another example of the American Christian Conservative practice of focusing on the behavior of others rather than themselves.
When OTHER people don't say Merry Christmas it is a crisis. When OTHER people participate in same-sex unions it is a crisis. When OTHER people have abortions it is a crisis.
Conveniently such behaviors are things that the ChristCon is either in no danger whatsoever of doing in his or her lifetime or that he or she can safely deny without risk of being found out. Missing is whether Christians are visiting those in prison or welcoming the homeless into their congregations.
I like this piece for a variety of reasons, though most of all because it's got me thinking in ways different than when I first sat down to read it. For instance – this piece prompts me to ask – if large percentages of folks here in America engage in Christmas activities having little to do with theological doctrine, scripture reading, sermons, church attendance, and so forth, what are they doing and what do such activities mean to them? It would not at all surprise me if they centered around having a few more days off from work, enjoying big meals, gift-giving, hanging out with friends and family, watching TV and going to the theatre to see "The Hobbit," laughing and basically having fun. It would also hardly suprise me if such things "functioned religiously" for many contemporary Americans, and even more so than "churchiness," and thank god.


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Baffert, a 2-time winner of the Sunland Derby (Gr. III) including last year's triumph with Govenor Charlie, is sending out both Midnight Hawk and Chitu. Midnight Hawk is a battled tested winner of the Sham Stakes (Gr III) at Santa Anita and boasts career earnings of $171,000. Co-owned by last year winning owner Mike Pegram, Midnight Hawk will be the 5-2 morning line favorite and gets clutch money rider and Hall of Famer Mike Smith in the irons. His sire Midnight Lute also threw the speedy Govenor Charlie. Chitu completes the Baffert one-two punch and carries his own impressive credentials. The fast son of Henny Hughes ran a strong second to Candy Boy in the Robert Lewis (Gr. II) Stakes at Santa Anita last month. He has won 2 times from 3 starts. 2013 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) winning rider Martin Garcia gets the call.
In the coming days, we will preview all nine horses, Bourbonize [2], Garen, Commissioner [3], Global Strike [3], Tanzanite Cat, Lawly's Goal, Midnight Hawk, Rebranded [4] and Chitu.
Preview Courtesy: Sure Bet Racing News [5] / Sunland Park Racetrack.