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Please consider this outstanding opportunity if interested in pursuing a PhD in the field of European Studies.
The European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy has opened applications for its doctoral programmes in Economics, History and Civilization, Law and Political and Social Sciences.
160 grants have been made available to fully fund the PhD programme of exceptional students residing in the EU.
Candidates from countries outside the EU may still apply by submitting the EUI online application form by the deadline. Their application will be weighed considering two possibilities for admission:
1. Admission under one of the four EUI Special Doctoral Fellowships.
This is an opportunity for graduate students to attend the seminar 'Multiculturalism and Immigrant Integration in Canada and Europe' with Research Chair in Public Policy at Queen's University, Keith Banting.
The seminar is offered by the University of Victoria's Centre for Global Studies and will be held on November 20, 2014 in Victoria.
Interested graduated students can apply for this opportunity by contacting Dr. Kurt Hübner (email@example.com).
Accommodation and travel (by bus) will be incurred by the host.
For more information, please find the seminar's flyer attached below.
The Review of European and Russian Affairs (RERA) at Carleton University has undergone major enhancements, and the Institute for European Studies at UBC invites you to submit your work.
RERA is an interdisciplinary journal that covers topics relating to the European Union, its member states, Eastern Europe, Russia and post-Soviet Eurasia.
Improvements include:
· Wider scope of submissions – RERA will no longer be a journal for young scholars only. Researchers at all levels of their careers are welcome to send submissions, from conference to academic papers.
The 10th annual Political Science, International Relations & Public Policy Graduate Conference in Memory of Yitzhak Rabin is sending out an official Call for Papers (CFP).
The conference will be held at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem during December 10-12, 2014. The deadline for submissions is October 20th.
Graduate students and recent PhDs in the fields of Political Science, International Relations, Public Policy, Politics and Law, Political History, Political Economy, Political Geography, Political Philosophy, Political Psychology, Political Sociology and Political Communication are welcome to participate in two main tracks:
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The Department of Political Science at the University of Oslo is looking for an exceptional social scientist, with a background in political science or related field, to join the project 'Party-Interest Group Relationships in Contemporary Democracies: Character, Causes and Consequences' as a full-time postdoctoral researcher.
The project will embark on a systematic examination of the nature, shaping factors and consequences for policy-making of the relationship between parties and interest groups in long-established democracies from around the world. The project is unprecedented in its scale and its emphasis on party-group links from both sides.
Please find below relevant details concerning funding provided by the DAAD for short-term research stays in Germany.
Note that the deadline to apply for both programs is October 15.
The Faculty Research Visit Grant: Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists funds Canadian and US higher-education scholars of all disciplines to conduct research at universities, libraries, archives institutes or laboratories in Germany.
The stay period lasts for one to three months.
This particular program seeks to support short-term research stays and foster networking and the exchange of experiences amongst colleagues.
Grants are specifically awarded for research projects and therefore, cannot be used for travel only.
Please find below a call for candidates to a tenure-track position in the Department of Politics and Government at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Fluency in Hebrew and English, as well as a research focus on Europe or methodological expertise, are required.
The Department of Politics and Government at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, invites applications for a full time tenure-track position in one of the main fields of political sciences: comparative politics, political theory, Israeli politics, international relations.
Candidates with strong methodological skills or a research focus on Europe, and a proven record of excellence in research and teaching are welcome to apply.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) invites researchers and administrators from around the world to join in a tour of northern Germany's innovative future-scenario modeling research facilities.
Science Tour Dates: 30 November to 6 December 2014
The tour focuses on an interdisciplinary range of topics related to the use of computer-based modeling and simulation, including economics, epidemiology and climate change.
This is an ideal opportunity for university and research institute members with a strong research background and a marked interest in international cooperation.
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EMGIP - Bundestag offers internship opportunities for U.S. and Canadian students in the German parliament, the Bundestag. The internships are 2 months long in positions matching the student's interest and experience. Interns will be placed within the Verwaltung, preferably with a Sekretariat working for their preferred Ausschuss. Asides from contributing to the respective offices, interns have the opportunity to study legislative and administrative procedures in the German parliament.
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Any one here planting garlic this SPRING? If so when are you putting it in?
chilly..., I planted mine last fall cuz I read that it gets bigger with a fall planting. If you want to give it a try, I'd wait only until you think you're past a hard freeze. Good luck, it's fun to grow your own. I'm going to try to harvest the scapes before they get too large this year. I hear they make great pesto.
"Time of planting is critical since both optimum shoot and bulb development require a cold treatment. Garlic in Minnesota should be planted in the fall - usually within one to two weeks after the first killing frost (32 degrees Fahrenheit). In northern Minnesota, planting during the third to fourth week of September is recommended, while in southern Minnesota planting around the first or second week of October is recommended. Ideally, roots should be developing and shoots should be emerging from the clove but not above the soil at the time of the first hard freeze (28 degrees Fahrenheit). Garlic shoots will emerge from the ground in late March or early April. Unless given a proper cold treatment prior to planting, garlic planted in the spring will often produce weak shoots and poorly developed bulbs. Lack of scape development in hardneck garlic and bulbing in all garlic is usually due to an inadequate cold treatment. (more...)"

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Professional Development Program
Logistics Strategies and Networks PDP
Thursday, 09 Apr 2015
9.00am - 4.30pm
Graduation House, 220 Leicester St, Carlton, VIC
This unique intensive professional development program (PDP) examines Freight Network Restructuring and Logistics Strategy and Warehouse Location.
Assoc. Professor Kim Hassall examines the structure of freight networks, what makes good and bad networks. The program has been run internationally and many of the case studies have saved resources for the attending companies. Such concepts as double loop intermodal networks, bi-polar, fork transformations and co-modal terminals will be examined is this short course. As well the applications and benefits of Performance Based Standard vehicles on different networks will be briefly examined.
Dr. David Wilson will present on logistics strategy and warehouse location. Logistics strategy is a complex process that currently is more often than not couched in terms of supply chain planning, alignment and optimization. But a big part of logistics strategy (or supply chains) for any organization is warehousing and transport systems. This course examines in detail the principles of warehouse location and how it relates to logistics and transport. In particular this course examines the relationship between networks and warehouses and shows participants how to design a warehouse strategy that works with its associated transport network. Together, transport networks and their warehouses bring together the essence of strategic supply chain management.
CILTA members - $229.50
VTA / SCLAA Members - $229.50
Non Members - $255.00
Refreshments and Lunch will be provided
REGISTER NOW: https://www.cilta.com.au/eventform-pdp9april
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Summit Park Apartment Complex has an opening for Apartment Manager. Ideal candidate would have previous Manager experience. The 200-plus unit complex in SW Amarillo has excellent maintenance and assistant team in place. Salary dependent on experience. Send resumes to firstname.lastname@example.com."
Apartment ManagerMarch 26th, 2015
MAINTENANCE LEADMarch 25th, 2015
Needed for Senior Apt. complex. MUST have experience with HVAC, heating, electrical, plumbing and painting.
Must have own transportation and pass criminal & credit check. Email resume to firstname.lastname@example.com, fax to (806) 358-2477 or stop by 4700 S. Virginia. EOE
Maintenance Technician SupervisorFebruary 16th, 2015
Showcase your Maintenance leadership skills and make a difference in our communities! Through a hands-on approach, you will support our vision of maintaining the appearance and preservation of our properties.
The Maintenance Technician Supervisor is a vital part of the community and maintenance staff, responsible for overseeing and managing the maintenance operations and department.
About BH Management:
With more than 200 communities and 1,500 employees in multiple states, BH Management Services ranks 19 out of the 50 largest management companies in the United States. We strive to provide the highest quality living environment at our communities in order to retain satisfied residents, and we do this through hiring creative, motivated and talented team members and growing those team members by providing opportunities for advancement through continuous training and mentoring.
BH Management Services LLC believes that our employees are our most valuable asset. We are proud to provide our employees with a range of comprehensive and valued benefits. Some of the benefits we offer include:
• Competitive compensation and earnings potential
• Optional medical plans; major medical/prescription, dental, vision, life, disability
• 401K Retirement with Company match
• Paid Time Off (Holiday, Vacation, Personal, Illness)
• Training/mentoring programs
• Internal opportunities for career advancements
• Educational Reimbursement
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Apartment ManagerJanuary 13th, 2015
Great opportunity for an experienced Apartment Manager with an established local company. Computer skill required.
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Hang this letter on every door!November 6th, 2014
Hang this on every door and your residents and service team will thank you.
I know from my own experience that being on call during the Holiday Season is a challenge, and often, as soon as you sit down to relax, a service request comes in and you have to go make a repair that could have been avoided if someone thought to check and see if their appliances worked before the day they needed them to make a Holiday meal.
So, here is a letter that will help prevent last minute service calls. Hang one on every door and I guarantee your Service Team and Residents will appreciate you looking out for them.
Sincerely, Mark Cukro www.serviceteamtraining.com
Dear Resident,
The Holiday season is approaching and many of you will be traveling or having company to enjoy a good meal with.
In order to make sure and everything goes smoothly and there are no last minute surprises such as an oven or appliance not working when you need it the most please check the operation of all of the appliances in your home.
This way if something is not working we can respond to service calls now and make any repairs before your guests arrive. This will also allow us enough time to order any parts if they are necessary.
We want you to have a fantastic Holiday with Friends and Family and hope everyone visiting enjoys your home cooked meal.
Here is a check list:
Stove burners – check all of them
Garbage disposer
Drains – sink, bathrooms, guest rooms, etc.
Anything else you don't use often that a guest may need.
Is your occupancy down?March 31st, 2014
Is your occupancy down?
Do you want to rent your available units?
Take a look at our Property Search program on our website at www.aapanhandle.com
This program on our website allows the general public to log onto our website and search for available apartment and/or rent houses. It allows them to search by bed/bath count, price, area, etc. Anytime someone calls the association looking for available units, we refer them to this website.
In addition, the association pays for an Advertisement in the AGN referring people looking for homes and/or apartments to rent, to go to www.aapanhandle.com This drives the traffic to your listings.
Why are your properties not listed?
Do you want to rent your available units?
Is it time consuming to list your properties for rent on the site?
Solution: Let us do it for you!
The AAP staff will type in all your listings, as you provide them to us. We will remove them when they are rented, etc. A nominal fee and a completed form is ALL it will take for you to take advantage of this benefit.
Cost: Based on unit count:
0 to 10 units $10 monthly w/12 month commitment*
11 to 50 units 20 monthly w/12 month commitment*
51 to 100 units 40 monthly w/12 month commitment*
101 to 200 units 60 monthly w/12 month commitment*
201 + units 100 monthly w/12 month commitment*
*Cost doubles without commitment contract on file.
How to submit your listings:
Send an email to email@example.com to request a property search listing form that you can fill out and return or go online to www.aapanhandle.com/listing.php and fill in the form there.
Your Best Advertising Is You!November 26th, 2013
It's been said that to have a successful business, it's about location, location, location.
Exactly what location is best? Is it the beautiful three story building on the corner of a major intersection?
Would a better location be right next to a bank where people are coming and going all the time and have easy access to your business?
Maybe you could buy the biggest billboard in town announcing your location, because it's always best to advertise, advertise, advertise.
No matter where you locate your business, you will always need to advertise or no one will know you exist. When the economy is slow, companies often cut advertising budgets while waiting to see what will happen. When the economy picks up again, will your customers know who you are and what your company does or will your competitor have spent the last 6 months building a stronger relationship with your clients because they continued to advertise?
Your biggest complaint may be you have no advertising budget or your company won't approve sponsorship of an event so it's hard to get your name out there. The other complaint you might have is time. Your swamped handling day to day duties, and you can't hit the streets to visit all the properties you'd like to do business with.
My father always told me to be resourceful and called me "Pollyanna", because he knew I always looked for the positive in everything and spent my life trying to succeed with minimal resources. So here's my positive outlook for you!
It's all about location, location, location, but not necessarily where your company is located. It's about where "YOU" are. Are you at the monthly meetings to network with your target customers? Your competitors may be.
Companies spend millions branding their names and products. A big part of advertising comes from sales representatives, not advertising budgets. "YOU" are one of your companies best advertisements. Being involved in your local association's events and committee meetings allows members to get to know about you and your company. It's been said that people buy from people they know. How well do your customers know you?
And let's talk about time. There is never enough of it. We all struggle with limited hours in our work day. As I'm sitting here writing this I'm thinking about 12 other projects on my "A" list that are being ignored, at the moment. However, they're not being ignored, they are being gently pushed to the side for only 1 hour. After that I'll go back to them at full force. Imagine it taking only 1 hour out of your day to attend a luncheon or have one-on-one time with current or prospective customers. You can do this by serving on a committee. By participating in the PSC committee which is made up of PSC members for PSC members, you can build owner relationships.
Now, do you get the point that I'm trying to make? It costs little to nothing to be involved in your Association and you have the potential to reap big rewards in the end.
So, still no advertising budget? Consider us your partner in advertising. Get Involved! Stay involved and grow your business. Remember, people like doing business with people they know.
Janette Litz
Association Executive
—TRADE SHOWS ARE LIKE DATING—-August 16th, 2013
"Trade shows are a great way to put a face and personality to your company."
Showing your product and services at a trade show or exhibition offers an excellent opportunity for face to face contact with customers.
The trade show environment can be one of the most exhausting and challenging of all marketing activities. However, they provide cost effective exposure to a large relevant audience and the perfect way to meet great potential customers in one location.
You also gain the chance to strengthen past/existing relationships with your clients, as well as being able to mix in with your competitors. This could lead to new idea's for better business strategies toward your business.
By the end of the day you should receive great insight from other businesses, as well as a good indication where your business stands in the current market.
For more insight and great tips on trade show skills, call C&B Marketing Solutions at 1.806.374.6262.
Ask for Zack or Mike.
C & B Marketing SolutionsAugust 8th, 2013
Since 1962, C & B has been making businesses look good by promoting your image through visual communications. Advertising your business, your products and what you do through printing, specialty items, and graphic design is what we do.
Not only can you get your business cards and letterhead from C & B, but also imprinted promotional products such as pens, chip clips, koozies, mouse pads, t-shirts, etc. Whether planning a trade show, company event, or a fund-raiser, C & B can help you stretch your advertising budget. C & B Printing suggests printing and promotional products that represent your message more effectively.
C & B is Amarillo's full service business to business partner. C & B Printing offers single to full color printing, legal document copying and imaging, business and legal forms, and graphic design.
Call us at 374-7773
Alexander PhotographyJuly 9th, 2013
(Sung softly to yourself)
Summertime, Summertime, Sum—Sum—Summertime Summertiiiime.
I want to encourage you to take advantage of these long days of summer by gathering with your friends and family. The beautiful sunsets and cool breezes in the evening make perfect backdrops to your events.
And take lots of photos — all the sweet kids, the aging grandparents, the new son-in-law, whoever makes up your unique family. I have a couple of tips for when you drag out your phones for all those snapshots. First of all, move in. A closer shot of the cute kid is much cuter if you can see his face. We don't need to see the backyard, so get close to the subject(s). Secondly, be sure the subject is well lit. When the sun is setting behind your grandmother, Grammie is gonna be too dark. Either use a flash on her, or reposition her so that she gets natural light on her face.
And I'd like to suggest you spring for a photographer to shoot the whole family. Photograph the whole family, ok? Anyhow, by hiring someone who is professional, personable and reasonably priced (that'd be me) you can get some great photos of the whole clan without sacrificing someone to take the picture. While I'm there, I'll take pics of the individual families, the cute kids and all sorts of combinations of said family.
I'll put the photos on the internet and everyone can download them for themselves. It doesn't get any easier. Contact me soon to schedule your summer event photography.
Have a great summer!!
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With the help of her loyal subject, Sir Daddy, a young girl pretends to be a princess as she gets ready for bed.
Publisher: Mahwah, NJ : Troll/BridgeWater, 2001.
Characteristics: 1 v. (unpaged) :,col. ill. ;,26 cm.
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Bad Moon Rising
A Dark-Hunter Novel
By Sherrilyn Kenyon
(St. Martin's Paperbacks, Mass Market Paperback, 9780312934361, 512pp.)
Publication Date: March 30, 2010
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Fang Kattalakis isn't just a wolf. He is the brother of two of the most powerful members of the Omegrion: the ruling council that enforces the laws of the Were-Hunters. When war erupts among the lycanthropes, sides must be chosen. Enemies must become allies. And Fang's one true passion is strictly forbidden…
When Aimee, the Arcadian huntress he loves, is accused of betraying her people, Fang is her last and only hope. But in order to save her, he must break the laws of his people and the trust of his brothers--a breach that could destroy both their races and change their world forever. The Were-Hunter's war begins…
In the past two years, New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon has claimed the #1 spot twelve times, and since 2004, she has placed more than 50 novels on the New York Times list. This extraordinary bestseller continues to top every genre she writes. With more than 23 million copies of her books in print in over 30 countries, her current series include: The Dark-Hunters, The League, Lords of Avalon, BAD Agency, Chronicles of Nick and Nevermore. A preeminent voice in paranormal fiction, Kenyon helped pioneer and define the current paranormal trend that has captivated the world. She lives with her husband, three sons, a menagerie of animals and a collection of swords.
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The 13th Chapter
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Joseph Thompson
For most of his life, Graeme Boshoff experienced the same series of dreams five or six times a week. He details these in The 13th Chapter.
In the first dream, and the most frequent of the series, Boshoff is told that he needs to save approximately twenty fish trapped behind a huge earthen dam and stop a war. As he wanders through his dream world, a group of mysterious people attempt to guide him: "There is a tall blonde girl, another girl with lightly ginger/blonde hair (Kooler) and 2 Indian boys (who are quite consistent throughout the dream). There is also a Rastafarian man, 2 white teenagers, 2 more girls and about 8-10 other guides that would sporadically appear and disappear over the years.[sic]" Mysteriously, the guides never tell Boshoff why he needs to free the fish or stop the war. They all assume he knows.
The dreams become more and more bizarre until he finds himself standing in a land of ruins left over from a war between giants and dragons. Like most dreams, which seem logical as they're happening, the cycle becomes more disjointed the further along one reads.
Boshoff abruptly changes course after this cycle to detail an out-of-body experience he had while in a coma. According to the author, the visions and the dreams were all some kind of message confirmed by The Truth About the Bible Code Part II, a collection of supposed biblical prophecies, most of which have failed to happen, published in 2002: "Every single page kept on 'confirmation,' turn, confirmation, yes Graeme, turn, yes, confirmation, yes, yes, yes, correct, absolutely yes, yes, confirmation, etc."
But the message is only hinted at until the final chapter of The 13th Chapter, "Letter of Warning," where he explains that humanity has been reverse engineering alien technology from crashed UFOs. While the aliens plan to share this technology with earthlings, humanity's curiosity threatens global extinction. But, Boshoff writes, "I have been told that I can stop this; I know where the fish are; and that they will eat whatever it is that will cause this. However that is entirely dependent on whatever mankind's response to this letter is?"
It's difficult to review this as a memoir, a prophecy, or any other kind of book. The writing is bewildering and confused to the point of being unintelligible. With the exception of the fish reference, the dreams have no explained connection to the author's coma vision or his letter of warning. And what The Truth About the Bible Code Part II confirms is never made clear. To point out myriad minor flaws, like opening with an epilogue, or to criticize the book's lack of coherency would fail to get at its fundamental flaws. Without serious editing, Boshoff's warnings will remain incoherent and unreadable.


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|Red Wings, G Howard agree to $31.8M deal
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The deal keeps Howard off the market as a free agent this summer. General manager Ken Holland says Howard is entering the prime of his career and has developed into a top-tier NHL goalie.
The 29-year-old Howard in his fourth season as the Red Wings' top goalie. He was drafted by the team in the second round in 2003.
Howard is 17-12-6 with a 2.31 goals against average and a .920 save percentage this season. Detroit is currently tied for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Red Wings are trying to extend their postseason streak to 22 years.


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Idina Menzel Musical 'If/Then' Earns Nearly $1 Million in First Week of Previews
Idina Menzel didn't just become one of the stars of the Oscars after presenter John Travolta flubbed her name, her success continued back in New York, where the first week of previews for her new musical If/Then grossed nearly $1 million in ticket sales.
For the seven preview performances during the week ending Sunday, If/Then pulled in $909,159, according to the Broadway League.
VIDEO: Jimmy Fallon, Idina Menzel Redo 'Frozen' Ballad With Classroom Instruments
The musical already took advantage of Travolta referring to its star as "Adele Nazeem" on the Oscars telecast by sending out the following tweet on March 3.
You know her name! @idinamenzel stars in the new musical If/Then on Broadway starting March 5th. pic.twitter.com/TpdfRdm3t3
— IF/THEN (@IfThenMusical) March 3, 2014
The show is Menzel's first major Broadway role in 10 years, following her performance as Elphaba in the original cast of Wicked, which turned her into a star and won her a 2004 Tony Award for best actress in a musical. Prior to that, she originated the role of Maureen in the 1996 Broadway production of Rent.
Since then, she has appeared in a recurring role on Glee, and made concert appearances, including a Carnegie Hall show early last year. She lent her voice to the hit Disney animated film Frozen, singing its signature song, "Let It Go," which won the Oscar for best original song following Menzel's Academy Awards performance.
Menzel also performed the song with school instruments on the March 3 edition of The Tonight Show, a video that has since racked up more than 7.5 million hits on YouTube.
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Ticket sales for Rent hovered around the $450,000-a-week mark for its two weeks of Broadway previews in April 1996. Wicked grossed an average of $738,704 during its three weeks of previews in October 2003. But both of those shows debuted before Menzel had established her current wide fan base. They also commanded a far lower average ticket price than the $106.93 paid for If/Then last week, given that premium-price seating was less diffuse back then.
The new show is a contemporary musical that follows Menzel's character, Elizabeth, as she faces divergent paths while looking to rebuild her life in New York after the end of her marriage.
Featuring a score by Tom Kitt and book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, the Pulitzer-winning team behind Next to Normal, If/Then continues in previews at the Richard Rodgers Theatre through the end of the month, with official opening night set for March 30. The musical reunites Menzel with Michael Greif and Anthony Rapp, her director and co-star on Rent, respectively.
David Rooney contributed to this report.
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The Power of Kindness in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was one of those shows I was a little unsure about watching. I mean, I watch anime, play video games, cosplay, go to conventions, etc. but…My Little Pony…Really? REALLY?
I didn't get into the show until after one year at Anime Weekend Atlanta. We were hanging out watching all of the formal cosplays go into the gala. While we were watching, I really and truly saw some of the most breathtaking My Little Pony cosplays. There is so much creativity in the Brony community. It really impressed me and made me curious about the show.
After the con, I watched all three seasons that were available on Netflix and LOVED it. The writing was pretty good, the characters were so likable, and the show did a good job of telling an interesting story without having a whole lot of drama. It was refreshing and encouraging to watch a well done show where characters were building each other up instead of tearing each other down for entertainment value. The show is so positive without feeling forced or fake.
The pony I admire most in the show is Fluttershy.
She represents kindness in the elements of harmony. I think I am so drawn to her because she has so many qualities key to Christianity that I personally wish would come easier to me. She is patient, understanding, merciful, compassionate and, of course, kind.
Judgment in Death Parade
Death Parade presents its own attempt in answering the always interesting question of "what happens after death?" Recently deceased characters wind up in a bar called Quindecim where they are told to play a game they must stake their lives on and are judged during the game on whether their soul will go to heaven (reincarnation) or hell (the void).
The judges in this situation are called arbiters and judge souls based on their memories and the parts of their character that manifest themselves during the life or death game. The winner of the game is not relevant.
The first episode follows a pair of newlyweds. During the game, we learn that the wife, Machiko, was unfaithful and lied and the husband, Takashi, is a bit of a coward and can have a violent temper. At the end of the game, he is sent to be reincarnated and she is sent to the void.
One of the more disturbing aspects about the anime is the way sins are weighed. According to this particular arbiter, Decim, adultery and deception are weightier than violent rage. Because Machiko cheated and lied about loving Takashi she is sent to the void. Takashi simply flew into a rage and attempted to attack Machiko after the game.
Not nearly as bad. He gets to go up.
What makes it even worse is we learn in the second episode that Machiko lied to protect Takashi. The head of the arbiters, Nona, even suggests Decim may have mistakenly sent her to the void. The situation is smoothed over with a simple "everyone makes mistakes" and an encouragement to take the situation to heart.
Whoops, sent a soul to hell on accident. Oh, well…
12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 3: School Rumble
In this Christmas episode, Harima's quest for Tenma's heart, the central theme of the majority of the School Rumble series, continues on. He starts off the holidays with his own personal style, dressed as Santa in a jail cell lying among a pile of manga pages he just finished.
The manga he just wrote, like everything else, revolves around Tenma. Harima means to bring it to her first and foremost in an attempt to confess his love, despite the strict time constraint he was given by the publication planning to run it.
Even with the editor's time restraint and the anger he knew he would face with Tenma, he decides he wants to show the comic to her before doing anything else. Due to a misunderstanding, Tenma is very angry because she believes Harima is messing with her sister, Yakumo, when her sister is actually helping him with the manga. Despite knowing what he will face, he still goes.
"If I'm not careful there will be another misunderstanding, but so what? Why should I be afraid of that? Compared to the crap I lived through before this comic and before I met her, this is nothing."
He confronts her, faces her anger, explains the misunderstanding, and lets her read his comic. After that, he rides off to the publisher across the snow on a giant curry dish using a giant wooden spoon and dodging flying frozen fish.
Hannes' Complacency
Throughout the entirety of my Christian life, there has been one thing that holds me back more than any other. One thing that I fear one day will spell some sort of enormous failure in my spiritual walk. That thing is complacency.
Maybe that's why I felt more sympathy and compassion for Hannes and his initial actions in Attack on Titan than disgust. At the time of the first attack, Hannes lived a life of complacency. He was a soldier, a defender of the wall, and a committed fighter against the titans. A complacent fighter, but committed nonetheless, if that makes sense. Clearly he believed in the fight against the titans as evidenced by his intention to go after them to " settle a score." However, when finally in the fray, he found himself…unprepared.
When we first meet Hannes, he's drunk. Even though he and his comrades are supposed to be guarding the wall in case of an attack, they have been lulled into a false sense of security by peacetime and the monotony of guard duty.
He laughs off Eren's scolding him for this, even making a joke that he is probably right about their unpreparedness. But he is, truthfully, convinced that things are pretty much under control and why make more effort than is necessary, right?
I feel like I do this so much in my own life. Read the rest of this entry
The Wheat and the Weeds in Psycho Pass
Psycho Pass follows Unit One of the Public Safety Bureau's Criminal Investigation Division in a futuristic Japan. The most notable thing about this futuristic world is how most things in a person's life are determined by the program SIBYL and the person's psycho pass, meaning basically their mental state. A bad psycho pass with a "crime coefficient" that is too high can land someone in jail or at a facility with no options, labeled as a " latent criminal."
One latent criminal's life, Shusei Kagari, was over at 5 years old when the system labeled him as such.
The way the system is set up made me think of the parable of the wheat and the weeds and how it is sometimes interpreted in real life. In the parable, a man is growing a field of wheat when his enemy comes and scatters seeds of weeds throughout the field. When the weeds start growing, the man tells his servants to leave them with the wheat until the harvest. After they are collected and separated, one goes in the storehouse and one goes in the fire. The wheat and weeds of course symbolizing good and bad people. Read the rest of this entry
The Purpose of Trials in Fruits Basket
I have a tendency to shirk away from challenge. Complacency is a hole I feel I constantly find myself climbing out of. If I can avoid it or procrastinate, I usually do. It's much easier to shove something into a metaphorical box and go watch Youtube videos then actually work through it.
Spiritually in my life, this is something God will tolerate for only so long. As always, God cares much more about me than I do about myself and wants me to have life in abundance, even if that means significant challenge.
There is one scene in Fruits Basket between Kyo and his master/father figure Kazuma that made me think about how sometimes God's plan for my life and my desire to not deal with challenge, ever, come to a head.
As the cat of the zodiac, Kyo is the most cursed of all of the Sohmas. As part of his curse, he turns into a horrific beast if he doesn't wear a set of beads and will be confined to a place on the Sohma estate for the rest of his life after high school. He copes with this situation by focusing all of his hurt and frustration on Yuki the rat, the most privileged of the zodiac that was said to have tricked the cat long ago, and keeping almost everyone is his life at a distance.
Kazuma confronts him about this one night.
Kazuma: Is this the way you intend to go on living for the rest of your days? Ears plugged, eyes closed, hiding behind your hatred for Yuki? Read the rest of this entry
I wanna be like you, Tohru!
Throughout anime, there are themes that reflect Christian values. You can see themes of loyalty, service, peacemaking, patience, love and acceptance just to name a few. Out of all the characters in all of the anime I have seen, the one I felt has come closest to what a Christian is supposed to be, or maybe the one I want to be like most, is Tohru Honda from Fruits Basket.
From her gratefulness, to her constant service mindset, to her unconditional love and acceptance of those around her, whenever I watch Fruits Basket I find myself wishing I would handle situations the way she handles them. It takes a certain amount of bravery and strength to approach life the way Tohru does.
The Power of Words in xxxHolic
"Living beings can be bound by so many different things… …But did you know there is only one chain humans can wield themselves?" – Yuko
Talking is such a natural part of everyday life that it's easy to forget how much our words can affect everything around us, for better or for worse. In xxxHolic, Yuko refers to words as literally living things. As the only naturally occurring "chain" in life that humans can control. In that episode, a girl was chained down by her own words as she constantly spoke and lived out negative, self-fulfilling prophecies. She would talk about failing and it would happen, no matter how likely she was to succeed before she spoke.
I know, in my own life, I can often get trapped in this same situation. I talk….a lot…. and I tend to be a pessimistic person. If I'm not careful, I can create my own complaining mantras that will leave me completely immobilized. Read the rest of this entry
Perspectives in Servant x Service
Servant x Service follows five civil servants working at the welfare department of a ward office. The show is strongly reminiscent of the British comedy The Office. Maybe it's because college graduation was four years ago for me, but it was kind of refreshing to see an anime set in an office instead of set at school.
Although I'm not a civil servant, my jobs, present and past, usually involve customer service situations similar to the ones in Servant x Service. I could definitely relate to a lot of them.
Like this one…
And this one…
and ESPECIALLY this one….
Staying Awake in Rozen Maiden
Many verses warn us to stay awake, sober-minded and otherwise alert. Consequences of falling asleep are often decay and weakness. Staying awake is very important to staying alive.
"But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man." Luke 21:36
"Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.." 1 Peter 1:13
It's important to stay awake but, for me, it's not always easy. The temptation to return to a comatose state and fall into escapes and distractions is great as challenges arise in my faith. It is so easy to put God on the back burner when sin or growth comes up that I don't want to deal with.
In Rozen Maiden, Jun and the main Rozen doll, Shinku, have a discussion about the long, deep hibernation period Rozen Maidens have periodically. Jun thinks that sounds nice. As someone who spent much of her life asleep, Shinku is passionately of the other opinion.
Shinku: We merely sleep for a bit when we are wound down, but if no one winds us up we may continue to slumber and never awaken. That's the kind of sleep it is.
Jun: That sounds sort of nice.
Shinku: Why?
Jun: There'd be no one who knew me by the time I woke up. I bet that would be refreshing. I almost wouldn't mind never waking up.
Shinku: You think so? I think it's better to wake up. Read the rest of this entry


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I generally don't check the forums here that often, so maybe I'm waaaay behind on the loop or whatever, but I thought this was rather interesting. Noticed it in google's search results while looking for the new ending song that debuted in Naruto ep 242.
So....can anyone confirm if this is real or not? What's bizarre is where it's posted--it looks like it's just supposed to be some kind of techies forum.


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25th April 2005
50 CENT and his protege THE GAME have been hit with a $280 million (GBP147 million) lawsuit by a man who alleges they assaulted him earlier this year (JAN05). KWASI JONES claims The Game,...
Stars Pay Tribute To Rolling Stone Legends
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24th March 2005
Pop beauty GWEN STEFANI had one intention when she made her debut album LOVE ANGEL MUSIC BABY - to filter the favourite sounds of her childhood through contemporary producers like DR DRE. Stefani wanted...
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Dr Dre Lawyers Dismiss Court Case
23rd March 2005
Hip-hop mogul DR DRE's lawyers yesterday (21MAR05) called for a lawsuit brought by former Detroit city employees against the BAD INTENTIONS star to be thrown out of court. The four accusers claim they were...
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Young Buck's Court Date Pushed Back
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Dre Gags Birthday Celebration
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17th January 2005
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Young Buck Pleads Not Guilty
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184.108.40.206.1.4high temperature resistant concrete
How can we make concrete resistant to very high temperatures (hundreds of degrees) ? Can addition of nano particles help in this case?
deepika goparaju
Certainly you could use high aluminous cement concrete with a variety of different aggregate types. With respect to increasing the working temperatures and extending the service life of portland cement concrete, there has been some work published on the positive results of vacumn dewatering the freshly placed concrete. I would suspect that the addition of nano particles would also help in this case, but have no specific knowledge of their application here.
James Mross
can the use of thermal barrier coatings(yttria-stabilized zirconia ) on aggregates be useful to make the concrete resistant to high temperatures? Can these coatings bond with cement properly?
deepika goparaju
Clever idea Deepika! It might well be worth the trials. While I don't have any expereience with yttria-stabilized zirconia or any other coating on the aggregate for that matter, it might have potential and could offer very interesting results. Obviously there would not be any chemical bond between paste and the coated aggregate, but in refactory applications, that wouldn't be an issue anyway. Your interest would be in the ceramic and mechanical bond. Acting as a thermal barrier for the aggregate could help. Have you considered using crushed and sized high-alumina ingots as the aggregate? That would preclude or reduce much of the differential thermal movement between aggregate and paste.
James Mross
What temperatures exactly? And how much repetition of thermal shock? Our admixture has been proven to make concrete highly heat resistant/survivable. One test I've participated in took identical mix design cubes into a high temp oven. The untreated concrete destructed at just over 200 degrees celsius and the treated concrete cube survived at the oven's maximum of 460 degrees celsius. Is that sufficient?
George Clark
The fastest way to make concrete fire resistant is to make it inherently dry, free of moisture.
This is a fascinating topic. What is the 'high' temperature you refer to? The Kings Cross underground fires reached over 600 deg C. Lower than the point at which concrete starts to melt
The cause of destruction of concrete in very high temperature fires is the cause of the other 10 mechanisms of destruction of reinforced concrete. Water. In a fire of over 100deg C, moisture that is normally trapped within all normal concrete rapidly turns to super heated steam, the expansion spalls off cover concrete with it's relatively low tensile strength, exposing deeper concete to the same explosive destruction.
The less moisture trapped in the concrete, the lower the internal explosive expansion, the less destruction, the longer the protection to internal steel reinforcing.
In a large fire in Bangkok, a podium shopping centre was destroyed and required substantial repair to the inner floors and columns. But the podium roof deck itself, which used a hydrophobic (HPI type) admixture to the structural concrete to eliminate 'waterproofing', was unscathed with only one crack caused by building movement during the fire, requiring simple filling to reinstate waterproof integrity of the podium roof.
There was insufficient water/moisture in the podium roof deck to allow for explosive destructive spalling.
The addition of plastic fibres to the concrete mix, which melt and provide exit pathways for superheated steam, also seem to have a protective effect for fire exposed concretes.
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list of prisoners selected to be freed.RELATED:Terror victims divided over Schalit prisoner swap Among the petitioners are family
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bombing in Jerusalem, which was carried out by several of the prisoners named in
an unofficial list published by Hamas-affiliated Al-Aksa TV on Thursday. The
official list has yet to be released by the Justice Ministry.Petitioners
say the Schalit deal is unprecedented, both because of the emotional
consequences for terrorism victims and the security threat to Israeli civilians
and security personnel.Hovav Nuriel, whose father, Sasson Nuriel, 50,
was kidnapped and murdered by a Hamas cell in September 2005, said his family
has been shattered by the news that three of the terrorists convicted of his the
brutal slaughter were apparently to be freed.The four men – the cell's
leader, Yasser Mohammed Salah, and Ali Mohammed Ali Qadi, Abdullah Nasser Arrar
and Said Ibrahim Shalaldeh – are all named on the prisoner list published by Al-Aksa.Nuriel told The Jerusalem Post that while he
did not have high hopes the High Court petition would succeed, filing it was the
only way for terrorism victims to make their voices heard."The court
needs to hear the victims' side," said Nuriel. "In the media frenzy over
Schalit's return, nobody wants to hear our side. But after my father was
murdered we were told there would be justice. Our family has been shattered, and
this is not justice. That's why we won't allow our voices to be
silenced."Sasson, from the northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat
Ze'ev, worked as a candy factory worker in the industrial area of Mishor
Adumim.He was kidnapped at gunpoint by members of the cell. His captors,
who included two men Sasson had worked with for years, planned to hold him
hostage and exchange him for Palestinian prisoners.The terrorists took
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statement. That video was later released by Hamas.Nuriel described how
his father, who spoke fluent Arabic, begged for his life.However, the
terrorists panicked when they thought security forces were on their
trail. They took Sasson to a landfill outside Ramallah, and killed him
with a butcher's knife.His bound and mutilated body was later found in
Beitunya, near Ramallah.The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) captured
Sasson's murderers a few weeks later, and they were sentenced to life in
prison.Now Nuriel says his family feels "shattered" to learn that the
men convicted of murdering their father and husband will be freed after serving
less than six years."The government told us there would be justice,"
Nuriel said. "And when the men who murdered my father were caught and tried, I
went to the court hearings. I read the judgment after they were sentenced. The
judges said, this is a trend of abduction and murder and we cannot allow it.
They said, we need to send a message. And now Bibi [Prime Minister Binyamin
Netanyahu] is saying he knows better than the judges?" Nuriel says he is afraid
that by releasing terrorist prisoners, Hamas will receive a further incentive to
carry out more attacks."We believe that the government and the prime
minister are encouraging these kinds of horrific acts," he said. "There is no
sanity, no decency in talking to Hamas."Nuriel pointed to recent
comments by Shin Bet director Yoram Cohen that Israel can contain the dangers
posed by the released terrorists."As civilians, we rely on the security
services to protect us," Nuriel said. "It's an agreement between the government
and civilians. But now, it's like they are saying there is no
agreement."Nuriel emphasizes that although he is opposed to the release
of the prisoners, he is not motivated by revenge but by a desire to prevent more
terrorist attacks."Our father will never come back," he
said. "But we don't want others to suffer the way he did or in the way we
are suffering. The media is talking about the countdown to Schalit's return, but
there should also be a countdown for the bodies of the next person to be
abducted, the next person to be murdered."The Justice Ministry is
expected to publish by Sunday morning at the latest a list of the 450 male
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A Very Special Season
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|A Very Special Season
|Studio album by Diana Ross
|November 1994
|Nick Martinelli
|Diana Ross chronology
A Very Special Season (also known as A Very Special Season: 14 Songs for Christmas) is a holiday album released by American pop singer Diana Ross in 1994.
Produced by Nick Martinelli, whom she worked with several times around the early nineties. It is lush, soulful pop that stands as one of her better holiday themed albums.
The set was only released for the international market and consists mostly of traditional Christmas standards as well as takes on more contemporary songs by Burt Bacharach, John Lennon, and Stevie Wonder. It was certified Gold in the U.K. and continued to sell well across European territories for several subsequent holiday seasons.[1]
Track listing[edit]
- "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) – 3:22
- "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:20
- "Wonderful Christmas Time" (McCartney) – 3:09
- "What the World Needs Now" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:20
- "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon, Yoko Ono) – 3:15
- "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:14
- "Amazing Grace" (John Newton) – 5:21
- "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" (Civilla D. Martin) – 5:21
- "Silent Night (Franz Gruber, Josef Mohr) – 5:01
- "Overjoyed" (Stevie Wonder) – 4:05
- "O Holy Night" – (Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight) – 4:44
- "Someday at Christmas" (Miller, Wells) – 4:09
- "Ave Maria" (Schubert) – 5:52
- "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) – 3:13
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