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A new criticism of transhumanism recently made the rounds. It's not particularly insightful, but many transhumanists shared it on the social networks.
It turns out that the article is more of a criticism of mind uploading in particular rather than transhumanism in general, though it does attack Ray Kurzweil near the beginning.
The context: NaturalNews.com, where the article was published, is ground zero for health crankery on the Internet. Their Facebook page has 378K likes. Colloidal silver, fluoride paranoia, 'cancer cures', you name it. Visit the website to see what I mean.
Writers at NaturalNews see Kurzweil's vision as directly threatening to their worldview and business. Kurzweil argues we will all become nearly-immortal cyborgs by the late 2040s, through the progress of medicine and bionics. NaturalNews, on the other hand, advocates for taking natural substances to extend life and cure ills. The approaches aren't mutually exclusive, though NaturalNews seems to think they are.
Both sides are mistaken. We will not become immortal cyborgs by the 2040s. Sometime this century it will be possible to build extremely durable bodies that do not age, but 2045 is premature. The line of thinking that foresaw major changes by that time, which was developed on the Extropy mailing list in the late 90s and was directly borrowed by Kurzweil for his books, has since been discredited. Simply put, progress towards molecular assemblers was much slower than we thought it would be. Other than that, most of Kurzweil's predictions for 2009 were clear misses, and it will seems unlikely they will be fulfilled before the early 2020s. His entire timetable is a decade or more early, with predictions for 2029 even more over-optimistic than his predictions for 2019 or 2009.
However, this doesn't rule out that the more extreme futures envisioned by transhumanists won't come to pass. It's just extremely evident that these changes won't occur 30 years from now, exponential change or not. This is probably difficult for Kurzweil and other boomer futurists to accept, because it strongly implies they will not personally live up to the Singularity. That only leaves cryonics, which remarkably few boomer transhumanists are signed up for. Many are having psychological difficulty accepting what becomes more obvious every day; for them, it's cryonics or nothing.
The Argument
After introducing Kurzweil and transhumanism and dissing them, the article moves on to the core of its argument, which is directed against mind uploading rather than other features of transhumanism:
Let's examine the claims of the transhumanism cult leaders like Kurzweil. They are saying that by 2045, all the following technology will exist:
Technology #1) A way to "scan" your entire brain and record every neuron and holographic patterning that exists in your brain.
Technology #2) A way to build an equally complex computing system that has equivalent computational capabilities as your brain.
Technology #3) A way to COPY your brain scan into the computing system. This is called "uploading" your brain to the machine.Once these three technologies exist, we are promised, we can all transfer our minds to computer systems and experience "digital immortality!" But wait a second. Something's already missing here, do you see it? In this plan there is no mechanism to transfer your consciousness to the machine. So even if all three of these technologies are adequately developed (which is possible, by the way), they still don't provide a way to merge your mind with a machine.
If you have #1 and #2, then #3 is trivial. If you can scan the brain in totality and record it as a computer file, it's already copied. Copying it to a computer and running it as a program would be the same as transferring any program of similar size.
The writer is right to be skeptical that Technology #1 will exist before 2045. In all probability, it won't. But it might. This would have to be a highly invasive form of scanning. Basically, a small swarm of microbots in the brain. (When futurists say 'nanobots,' what they actually mean is microbots, meaning robots on the micron scale. The nanoscale is too small to construct very useful robots except for molecular assemblers.) A collection of microbots with the volume of a pill would be enough. They could be flushed from the body after scanning were complete, if desired.
There is no conceivable non-invasive scanning technology that could evaluate the exact positions of single neurons and synapses deep in the brain. Synapses are too small, and the brain is too opaque. Unless there is some huge, unforeseen breakthrough that bends our current understanding of physical law, scanning the brain will require robots to go in there and do the surveying from the inside. These will take a number of decades to develop. Not easy, but the laws of physics clearly don't forbid it.
Compared to Technology #1, Technology #2 is relatively trivial. We have already built supercomputers that exceed the lowball estimates of human brain processing power, and will have computers that exceed the higher realistic estimates within a couple years.
When considering "computers as powerful as the human brain," TV show writers and other armchair sci-fi visionaries feel the need to invent fantastical new forms of computing to "bridge the gap," but this is not necessary. There is nothing magical about computation in biological neurons; in fact, it is well understood. This surprises much of the public, which is about 40 years (or more) behind the state of the art of cognitive science. "The public" includes most sci-fi authors, as well.
Estimates of the computing power of the human brain rely on neuron count, firing speed, and guesses at the information-processing-per-neuron. There are about a hundred billion neurons in the brain, and they fire at most 200 times a second. At any particular time, most neurons in the brain aren't firing at all. Neurons are not just mere logic gates; they perform operations such as multiplication. Even being generous, however, it's difficult to assign each neuron more than a few operations per spiking event, and the average is probably far less. While it's widely understood that smaller neural components like dendrites modulate neural processing, no one seriously thinks they perform independent computations.
Say that each neuron fires 200 times every second, and each spiking event represents a single logic operation. Assuming every neuron in the brain is constantly firing and each individual operation is computationally relevant to the overall picture (highly doubtful), the computational capacity of the human brain is about 100 billion times 200, or roughly 20 trillion operations per second. It can't be much more than that, but it may be much less. In comparison, the world's fastest computer operates at 33,860 trillion calculations per second (33.8 petaflops), which is 1,693 times greater.
IBM researcher Dharmenda Modha pegs the human brain's computational capacity at 36.8 petaflops. Unfortunately, Dr. Modha has no scientific credibility whatsoever, but even assuming he is correct, that puts today's fastest supercomputer at just a few percent short of the magic number.
The point is that we're already basically there. We have computers "as complex" as the human brain. Sure, they consume many orders of magnitude more power than the human brain does, and take up a whole room rather than a skull, but we're getting there. If we had a full readout of a human brain, there are computers that could run it today.
Do our cold, soulless supercomputers have the magic juju needed to simulate the ultra-special organic features of our glorious human brains? Yes. A serial computer, which relies on quickly performing computations in a sequence, can simulate a parallel computer, like the brain, which relies on a massive bank of slower nodes. Conversely, a parallel computer would never be able to simulate a serial computer of equivalent processing power, because its computations are spread out across so many disconnected nodes.
To visualize why, imagine a room full of men with calculators trying to cooperate to keep up with a supercomputer. In serial computing, the operations happen in a sequence; computation A gives result B, which goes to computation C, leading to result D, which goes to computation E, and so on. This happens billions of times a second. The concept is data dependency. The brain, however, has a billion nodes which only conduct a couple hundred operations a second. The brain is like the room full of men with calculators. They can perform many computations, but they can't pass them between one another fast enough to keep up with the serial supercomputer. The supercomputer can simulate the men with their calculators, but they cannot simulate it. It's too fast for them, and is much better at handling data dependencies.
Imagine the room full of men with calculators trying to perform computations that involve data dependencies. They might depend on a calculation happening across the room, and need to walk over to get the result, before they can begin their own computation. As a result, most of them would spend their time waiting. This is similar to the way in which most of the neurons in the human brain aren't firing all the time. In fact, when too many neurons fire at once, that's called a seizure. A serial computer, in contrast, can go full bore all the time, because it's designed to.
The fundamental chemistry and principles of operation of human neurons is indistinguishable from flatworm neurons. We just have a lot more of them, in more complex arrangements. So if a mystical new form of computing would be necessary to create computers "as complex as" the human brain, the same mystical computing would be necessary to create computers as complex as a flatworm. Speaking of which, there is an international effort to exhaustively simulate every aspect of the flatworm C. elegans. If this effort is successful (and there's every indication it will be), it will be a proof of concept that the human brain can be simulated in a computer. The basic computation is the same, it's just that the human brain is far, far larger.
The standard view of consciousness today is similar to the view of life before the 19th century, or fire in the 17th century: it runs on magic. People don't get that every phenomenon starts off with a mystical explanation, until it is eventually reduced to being explained in terms of reductive principles. Every single mysterious aspect of nature has gone through the same cycle.
The modern scientific view of consciousness is based on causal functionalism: that consciousness emerges as a sum of the interactions in the brain. That means a machine with the same computations as your brain would have the same consciousness you do. Alternate explanations do not hold up to Occam's razor; they have to postulate that consciousness is something unique about the proteins or neurons the brain runs on, rather than the computations themselves. These alternate explanations would have to predict that someone with a computer implant to replace a brain module would partially lose their consciousness. Anyone who works with neural prostheses intuitively knows that this idea would be absurd.
If someone with 10% of their brain replaced with a computer that performed the same functions claimed to be conscious, then it's extremely likely that someone with 20%, 30%, 40%, or 50% would claim the same. That goes all the way up to 100%. Philosopher David Chalmers calls this the "fading qualia" thought experiment.
So, there doesn't need to be a magical process to port a human consciousness into a computer. The port could be completely natural, because the mind is a series of computations, not a piece of meat. It just happens to run on a piece of meat. Dualists throughout history actually had a point; although the natural world is a unified reality, the mind is better described as a computation running on the brain than as the brain itself.
Final Words
I understand the incredulity of the Natural News crowd regarding the technology of mind uploading. It does sound fantastic. Its plausibility does need to be corroborated by the exhaustive simulation of simpler organisms. It isn't right around the corner. However, it is a proposed technology that rests on plausible philosophical and technological foundations. There are even groups, like Global Future 2045, who are putting money and scientific expertise towards developing it as quickly as possible.
It's easy to ignore developments that seem more than five years away. But, day by day, the evidence accumulates that the long-term vision of mind uploading is possible, and its benefits — virtuality, immortality, complete control over self and environment, cognitive upgrades — are ours to lose.


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A one set opener was fitting for what RANA's been up to lately, as far as the framework of a show goes. They've been doing single, long rock type sets as opposed to the two setters they used to do when headlining. As an opener, they played for about 70 or 80 minutes but even their multiple hour shows leave me wanting more.
Every time they're about to take the stage, I wonder what facets of live play they'll go for and the Mercury set was all about dancing on the head of precision's pin in both the lyrics and the instrumentation. Starting with "Skin & Bone," bassist Andrew Southern belted a clear signal that they wanted us to pay attention to their words. The way he held the "and" that falls between the other two words in the song's title was as strong as the aroma of your favorite dinner calling you home.
"Do I Have to Ask" came next and was followed by "My One Dear Son," a song that was established in a very personal way by keyboardist Matt Durant during their gig at the The Stone Pony in Asbury Park a few weeks ago. And then came "Ring in the Sand" which I listen to at least three or four times a day on the live discs I have. It perfectly represents the concentration of RANA's style these days in it's intensely driving rhythm, tightly packed guitar push and synth'd allusions all within a frame work of between five and six minutes with a cogent body of lyrics over it all.
"All those things you're thinking will get old when you get old" open "Your Brain Will Change" sagaciously. The patience that usually goes hand in hand with such wisdom characterizes the pace of the song but the band's stretching tears through the lyric's parchment was like doing high speed origami while riding down a mountain of flowing hot lava. For those who haven't yet experienced RANA, the "stretch" is an integral part of what they do. It's improv that doesn't go on too long which always reminds me of the power of economy that a writer like Ernest Hemingway employed. Just as his novels and short stories strongly hit chords deep within me, RANA's stretches do as well.
This set things up perfectly for a tribute to a song by one of their influences in Chris Harford's "If I Can't Turn to You." Much of that song repeats a nine note phrase which I found myself thinking would be the perfect theme music for anyone who wants to get pumped up for an impending feat. I'm only sorry I can't catch their gig at John and Peter's Place on 12/27 to hear Harford possibly sing the lyrics to this song when he joins the band on stage.
"Modern Day Cowboy," one of the RANA's tributes to their home state of New Jersey, gave us a chance to cool off a bit but the chance to relax for extended periods isn't what any RANA shows are about so we were soon rocket shipped out again on the Talking Head's "Thank You for Sending Me an Angel" and RANA's own "900 Numbers." It never ceases to amaze me how Andrew holds the bass line in this song. Like a jackhammer, it's forceful penetration demands a firm grip which, in this case, is more intellectual and emotional. The spirit and vitality that comes through Andrew's smile each night he's on stage is the perfect reflection of the positive effects lines like the one in "900 Numbers" have on me.
As they played the melodically instrumental "Whenever You Can," RANA's cohesive nature shined. With no lyrical passages to ground them at any point, they took the time to soothe without lulling the audience at all. The regal groove of "Ghetto Queen" followed with guitarist Scott Metzger's incisive vocals exciting the state of affairs in preparation for "I Wanna Rock," one of those songs whose titles perfectly represent what it's all about. It's anthem type qualities that weren't covered by the RAWK in the music came out perfectly in the call/callback of the title and "ROCK!" exclaimed loudly through the P.A.
I had no idea we were so close to the end of their set but, in retrospect, this was just the tee shot in the final uphill push that continued with a cover of the Gland's "Livin' Was Easy." The band learned this song in two days while playing down in New Orleans around Halloween and they've nailed it every time I've heard them play it. The rise and fall of harmonies in the vocals match great rhythm work and pumped everyone up, including Scott who fell to his knees during the guitar solo near the end.
After another cover (the Waterboys' "We Will Not be Lovers"), RANA gushed forth with "Baby's Got a New Bike." Matt's vocals were the antithesis of his subdued appearance in sunglasses and hair covering everything above. That dynamic was a great example of irony which also came through in the instrumentation that led us through a significant stretch where Matt & Scott held to consistent passages that Andrew and drummer Ryan Thornton played on top of in improvised timing. As captivating as the music was, it was enthralling to see Andrew and Ryan communicate what they wanted to do with each other. Each one shared ideas and accepted the other's, both excited, both ready to jump into the other's suggestions and what resulted from that was seamless exertions decorating power punches of energy through the ending fade of low end lead out that actually turned into the lead in of a song I never heard them do before.
I knew I heard the lyrics before but couldn't quite place them through the melody RANA was working out and then it all came together. It was "Falling" (I think that's what it's called), a song from the soundtrack of the movie "Real Genius" which is one of my favorite comedies. I talked about the music from that movie with Andrew before so it made me happy that he found a way to bring it in (yet another example of RANA's sponge type qualities). If it's out there, they can find a way to launch from the platform of rock n roll and grab from possibility to create something with original beauty. And that was how they ended the show as well. "It's So Hard (Believe Me)" starts with an instrumental intro as long as your average vocals driven tune and then finishes off with one verse of lyrics. They sing, "it's so hard to love you" but that couldn't be further from how I feel about this band and their music.
RANA plays next at Toad's Place in New Haven on December 6th which is their last scheduled gig until they their first New Year's run (5 NIGHTS!!!) begins on December 27th. You can find details about it elsewhere on JamBase and you can find me there for the last four of them. You can find out for yourself what RANAROCK is all about by coming on down yourself which I hope you do.
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Press release from CNW Group
First Capital Realty announces 2012 results
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
First Capital Realty announces 2012 results22:48 EST Wednesday, February 20, 2013Completes the most active year on record for investments, dispositions and financings TORONTO, Feb. 20, 2013 /CNW/ - First Capital Realty Inc. ("First Capital Realty") (TSX: FCR) Canada's leading owner, developer and operator of supermarket and drugstore anchored neighbourhood and community shopping centres, located predominantly in growing urban markets,announced today financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2012.During the year, First Capital Realty generated 4.2% growth in Funds from Operations ("FFO") per share and 4.5% Adjusted Funds from Operations ("AFFO") per share, excluding other gains, losses and expenses, while continuing disciplined execution of its strategy, including the following:Expanded the urban footprint of its shopping centre portfolio investing $425.7 million in 16 well-located properties in existing core urban markets, $328.7 million in 28 properties adjacent to its existing shopping centres and an additional interest in one property and $44.4 million in 12 development land parcels for future development;Invested $355 million in development, redevelopment, intensification and portfolio improvement activities at its shopping centres;Delivered 853,000 square feet of newly developed and redeveloped space in its shopping centres, of which 722,000 square feet was occupied (85%) and leased at an average rate of $23.88 per square foot;Recycled capital totalling $340 million from dispositions of non-core assets, representing an increase of $19 million over the December 31, 2011 IFRS value and $64 million greater than invested cost;Extended debt maturities through the issuance of $475 million of senior unsecured debentures and $181 million of 10-year mortgage financing, and repayment (including early repayment of certain 2013 and 2014 maturities) of mortgages and senior unsecured debentures totalling $457 million, bringing the average maturity from 4.5 years at the end of 2011 to 5.3 years at the end of 2012;Strengthened the financial position and balance sheet quality through the issuance of $507 million of equity and $127.5 million of "cashless" convertible debentures and the reduction of overall leverage;Made significant investments in its business infrastructure in order to increase the efficiency of operations and quality of the management platform to facilitate growth."Our strategic course is fundamental to being a best-in-class shopping centre company that delivers greater long-term accretion and higher risk adjusted returns to our investors," said Dori J. Segal, President and CEO. "It was our busiest year on record and a testament to the capability of our team across the country in an extremely competitive market."YEAR END HIGHLIGHTSYears ended December 31in millions (except percentages)2012 2011Enterprise value$7,316 $6,215Debt to total assets - IFRS basis42.1%46.6%Debt to total market capitalization41.8%45.5%Property rental revenue$583.1$526.7Net operating income (NOI)(1)$371.5$340.1Years ended December 31in millionsPer share201220112012 2011FFO (1)$188.9 $161.3$1.00 $0.96FFO excluding other gains (losses) and (expenses)$189.7$162.4$1.00$0.96AFFO (1)$192.6$172.0$0.93$0.91AFFO excluding other gains (losses) and (expenses)$189.1$167.4$0.92$0.88Net income attributable to common shareholders$393.0$548.9$1.98$3.00(1) See "Non-IFRS Supplemental Financial Measures" section of this press releaseInvested $1.154 billion in acquisitions, development activities and property improvements;Added 3.3 million square feet of gross leasable area from acquisitions, development and redevelopment coming on-line;2.3% total same property NOI growth, 1.4% same property - stable NOI growth;10.0% increase on rate per square foot on 1,301,000 square feet of all renewal leases;Occupancy of same property - stable of 97.5% as compared to 97.3% at December 31, 2011;Total occupancy of 95.6% compared to 96.2% at December 31, 2011; vacancy at December 31, 2012 includes 0.7% of space held for redevelopment;Gross new leasing totalled 1.4 million square feet including development and redevelopment coming on line; lease closures totalled 741,000 square feet and closures for redevelopment totalled 206,000 square feet;Completed new leasing on existing space totalling 685,000 square feet at an average rate of $18.92 per square foot;Lease rates on openings and redevelopment coming on line increased by 18.4% versus all lease closures;Average lease rate per occupied square foot increased by 4.2% from December 31, 2011 to $17.51 at December 31, 2012, including acquisitions and dispositions;Acquired 2.3 million square feet at $16.94 per square foot with 93.2% occupancy, and disposed of 1.2 million square feet leased at $14.16 per square foot with 97.0% occupancy.FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTSThree months ended December 31in millions Per share20122011 2012 2011Property rental revenue$156.0$136.5 --NOI (1)$96.7$88.4--FFO (1)$48.9$43.5$0.24$0.25FFO excluding other gains (losses) and (expenses)$50.6$43.4$0.24$0.25AFFO (1)$50.9$45.1$0.23$0.23AFFO excluding other gains (losses) and (expenses)$49.4$43.2$0.22$0.22(2) See "Non-IFRS Supplemental Financial Measures" section of this press releaseInvested $269 million in acquisitions, development activities and property improvements;Added 0.9 million square feet of gross leasable area from acquisitions, development and redevelopment coming on line;Acquired four shopping centres, five properties adjacent to existing shopping centres, and three development land parcels;These acquisitions added a total of 0.6 million square feet of gross leasable area and three acres of land for future development;Sold one shopping centre totalling 51,000 square feet and one 2.6 acre land parcel for gross proceeds of $20.4 million;2.1% total same property NOI growth; 0.2% same property - stable NOI growth;10.6% increase on rate per square foot on 355,000 square feet of renewal leases;Gross new leasing totalled 375,000 square feet including development and redevelopment coming on line; lease closures totalled 145,000 square feet and closures for redevelopment totalled 37,000 square feet;Completed new leasing on existing space totalling 202,000 square feet at an average rate of $21.28 per square foot; lease rates on new development and redevelopment coming on line at an average rate of $20.13 per square foot.DBRS upgraded the senior unsecured debenture rating of First Capital Realty to BBB (high), from BBB, and changed the trend to stable, from positive. Moody's upgraded the senior unsecured debenture rating of First Capital Realty to Baa2 (from Baa3) and revised the rating outlook to stable, from positive."The credit ratings achieved by the Company in 2012 from DBRS and Moody's Investors Services represent the culmination of a strategic financing plan executed over the past eight years," said Karen H. Weaver, Executive Vice President and CFO. "It is our intention, going forward, that the quality of our business and operations will over time, continue to enhance our credit metrics."NET INCOME Three months ended December 31 Year ended December 31($ millions, except per share amounts)20122011 2012 2011Net income attributable to common shareholders$69.8$235.0$393.0$548.9Net income per share attributable to commonshareholders (diluted)$0.33$1.24$1.98$3.00For the year ended December 31, 2012, the decrease in net income is primarily due to the $174.4 million difference in the fair value gain on investment properties, offset by an increase in NOI resulting from net acquisitions, development and redevelopment projects coming on line and same property NOI growth. On a per share basis, the decrease is also partially due to the increase in the weighted average number of common shares outstanding resulting from various financing activities and growth of the Company.For the three months ended December 31, 2012, the decrease in net income is primarily due to the difference in fair value gain of investment properties recorded in the fourth quarter in 2011 versus 2012, offset by the increase in NOI resulting from net acquisitions, development and redevelopment projects coming on line and same property NOI growth. On a per share basis, the decrease is also partially due to the increase in the weighted average number of common shares outstanding resulting from various financing activities and growth of the Company.FFO AND AFFO In the fourth quarter of 2012, FFO was $48.9 million or $0.24 per share (diluted) compared to $43.5 million or $0.25 per share (diluted) in the same prior year period. For the year, FFO increased to $188.9 million or $1.00 per share (diluted) from $161.3 million or $0.96 per share (diluted).The increase in FFO is primarily due to the increase in NOI resulting from net acquisitions, development and redevelopment projects coming on line, same property NOI growth, and increased interest income. The effect of the increase in NOI was partially offset by increases in interest expense, and corporate expenses primarily relating to staffing costs associated with the growth and performance of the Company. On a per share basis for the three months ended December 31, 2012, the decrease in FFO partially resulted from an increase in the weighted average number of common shares outstanding resulting from various financing activities.AFFO is calculated by adjusting FFO for non-cash and other items including interest payable in shares, straight-line rent adjustments, non-cash compensation expense, actual costs incurred for capital expenditures and leasing costs for maintaining shopping centre infrastructures and revenues and other gains or losses. Gains or losses on land sales are excluded from AFFO. The weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding for AFFO is adjusted to assume conversion of the outstanding convertible debentures.AFFO was $50.9 million or $0.23 per share (diluted) in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to $45.1 million or $0.23 per share (diluted) in the same prior year period. AFFO included $1.5 million of other net gains in the quarter compared to $2.0 million of other net gains for the same prior year period. AFFO was $192.6 million or $0.93 per share (diluted) in the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to $172.0 million or $0.91 per share (diluted) in the same prior year period. AFFO included $3.5 million of other net gains compared to $4.6 million of other net gains for the prior year.Refer to the Funds from Operations, Other Gains (Losses) and (Expenses), Adjusted Funds from Operations and Net Operating Income sections in Management's Discussion and Analysis for further information.2012 ACTUAL RESULTS COMPARED TO 2012 GUIDANCEThe purpose of the Company's guidance is to provide Management's view as to the expected financial performance of the Company using factors that are commonly accepted, and viewed as meaningful indicators of financial performance, in the real estate industry. A reconciliation of the Company's year end 2012 results to the previously updated guidance follows.(per share amounts, except for FFO, AFFO and shares outstanding)2012 GuidanceProvided in Q32012ActualVariance LowHigh LowHighDiluted net income per share$1.90 $1.91 $1.98 $0.08 $0.07 Adjustments Fair value increase and deferred income taxes($0.91)($0.91)($0.98)($0.07)($0.07)FFO per share$0.99$1.00 $1.00 $0.01 -FFO ($ millions)$188.6$190.2$188.9$0.3($1.3)Weighted average sharesoutstanding for per share FFOcalculations (in millions)190.4189.9(0.5) FFO ($ millions)$188.6$190.2$188.9$0.3($1.3)Weighted average sharesoutstanding for per share AFFOcalculations (including conversionof all outstanding convertibledebentures) (in millions)205.2206.61.4FFO per share (using weightedaverage AFFO shares outstanding)$0.92$0.93$0.92-($0.01) Revenue sustaining capital expenditures Non-cash items, net($0.08)$0.08($0.08)$0.09($0.09)$0.10($0.01)$0.02($0.01)$0.01 AFFO per share$0.92 $0.94 $0.93 $0.01 ($0.01) The variance in diluted net income per share from Q3 guidance to 2012 actual primarily represents the actual increase in the value of investment properties recorded in the fourth quarter, net of associated deferred income taxes. The Company does not forecast changes in the values of investment properties when issuing guidance. These value changes are included in net income but not in FFO and AFFO.2013 GUIDANCE(per share amounts, except for projected FFO & AFFO, and shares outstanding)LowHighProjected diluted net income $0.77$0.81Adjustments Deferred income taxes$0.26$0.26Projected FFO $1.03$1.07Projected FFO ($ millions)$217.6$225.6Projected weighted average shares outstanding (in millions) for per share FFO calculations211.0Projected FFO ($ millions)$217.6$225.6Projected weighted average shares outstanding (in millions) for per share AFFO calculations (including conversion of all outstanding convertible debentures)227.9Projected FFO (using weighted average AFFO shares outstanding)$0.95$0.99Projected revenue sustaining capital expenditures$(0.09)$(0.09)Projected non-cash items, net$0.08$0.08Projected AFFO$0.94$0.98Projections involve numerous assumptions such as rental income (including assumptions on timing of lease-up, development coming on line and levels of percentage rent), interest rates, tenant defaults, corporate expenses, the level and timing of acquisitions of income-producing properties, investments in other real estate assets, the Company's capital structure and share price, the number of shares outstanding and numerous other factors. Not all factors which affect our range of projected net income, funds from operations and adjusted funds from operations are determinable at this time; actual results may vary from the projected results in a material respect, and may be above or below the range presented in a material respect.2013 guidance is based on the following assumptions:Total same property NOI growth of 2.0% to 2.5%;Development, redevelopment and expansion coming on line of 350,000 to 400,000 square feet with approximate invested cost of $140 to $170 million;Completion of one phase of the mixed use project in King Liberty Village in Toronto;Income-producing and other property acquisitions totalling approximately $150 to $200 million for the year assuming no accretion;Disposition of approximately $200 to $250 million of income-producing properties in 2013 assuming minor dilution;Revenue sustaining capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $0.83 per square foot on average; andExercise of the 5.6 million common share warrants outstanding.Readers should refer to the section below titled "Forward-Looking Statements" for important information regarding the risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's guidance.For further information on management's outlook and view on the business environment please refer to the "Outlook and Business Environment" section in Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2012.SUBSEQUENT EVENTSDividendThe Company announced today that it will pay a fourth quarter dividend of $0.21 per common share on April 10, 2013 to shareholders of record on March 28, 2013.Senior Unsecured Debentures IssuedOn January 14, 2013, the Company completed the issuance of an additional $100 million principal in the Series P senior unsecured debentures due December 5, 2022. The additional debentures were sold at a price of $98.887 per $100.00 principal amount, plus accrued interest, with an effective yield of 4.09% if held to maturity.Convertible Debentures IssuedOn February 19, 2013, the Company completed the issuance of $57.5 million principal amount of 4.45% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due February 28, 2020. The convertible debentures, which are listed on the TSX under the symbol FCR.DB.J, bear interest at the rate of 4.45% per annum payable semi-annually on March 31 and September 30 (commencing September 30, 2013), and are convertible at the option of the holder into common shares of First Capital Realty at a conversion price of $26.75 per common share until February 28, 2018 and thereafter at a conversion price of $27.75 per common share.PAYMENT OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE INTEREST OWING ON MARCH 31, 2013 IN SHARES Consistent with past practice and its stated intention, First Capital Realty will pay the interest due on March 31, 2013 to holders of its 5.70% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due June 30, 2017 (FCR.DB.D), to holders of its 5.40% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due January 31, 2019 (FCR.DB.E), to holders of its 5.25% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due January 31, 2019 (FCR.DB.F), to holders of its 5.25% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due March 31, 2018 (FCR.DB.G), to holders of its 4.95% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due March 31, 2017 (FCR.DB.H) and to holders of its 4.75% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due July 31, 2019 (FCR.DB.I) by the issuance of common shares. The number of common shares to be issued per $1,000 principal amount of debentures will be calculated by dividing the dollar amount of interest payable by an amount equal to 97% of the volume-weighted average trading price of the common shares of First Capital Realty on the Toronto Stock Exchange calculated for the 20 consecutive trading days ending on March 22, 2013. The aggregate interest payment is approximately $8.8 million.It is the current intention of First Capital Realty to continue to satisfy its obligations to pay principal and interest on its convertible unsecured subordinated debentures by issuance of common shares.REGULATORY FILINGS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONFirst Capital Realty's financial statements and MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be filed today on the Company's website at www.firstcapitalrealty.ca in the 'Investors' section, and on the Canadian Securities Administrators' website at www.sedar.com.MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCASTFirst Capital Realty invites you to participate in its live conference call with senior management announcing the Company's year end results on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. (ET).Teleconference:You may participate in the live conference toll-free at 866-696-5910 or at 416-340-2217 with access code 9624842. In order to ensure your participation, please dial-in five minutes prior to the scheduled start time of the call. The call will be archived through March 7, 2013 and can be accessed by dialing toll free 800-408-3053 or 905-694-9451 with access code 3194689.Webcast:To access the webcast and corporate presentation, go to First Capital Realty's website at www.firstcapitalrealty.ca and click on the link for the webcast on our Home Page. The webcast will be archived on our home page for 30 days and can be accessed thereafter in the 'Investors' section of our website, under 'Conference Calls'.Management's presentation will be followed by a question and answer period. To ask a question, press '1' followed by '4' on a touch-tone phone. The conference call coordinator is immediately notified of all requests in the order in which they are made, and will introduce each questioner. To cancel your request, press '1' followed by '3'. If you hang up, you can reconnect by dialing 866-696-5910 or 416-340-2217. For assistance at any point during the call, press '*0'.ABOUT FIRST CAPITAL REALTY (TSX: FCR) First Capital Realty is Canada's leading owner, developer and operator of supermarket and drugstore anchored neighbourhood and community shopping centres, located predominantly in growing urban markets. The Company currently owns interests in 175 properties, including five under ground-up development, totalling approximately 25.0 million square feet of gross leasable area and four sites in the planning stage for future retail development.Non-IFRS Supplemental Financial MeasuresFirst Capital Realty prepares and releases unaudited quarterly and audited consolidated annual financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). In this and other earnings releases and investor conference calls, as a complement to results provided in accordance with IFRS, the Company also discloses and discusses certain non-IFRS financial measures, including NOI, FFO and AFFO. These non-IFRS measures are further defined and discussed in First Capital Realty's MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2012, which should be read in conjunction with this news release. Since NOI, FFO and AFFO do not have standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS, they may not be comparable to similar measures reported by other issuers. The Company uses and presents these non-IFRS measures as Management believes they are commonly accepted and meaningful financial measures of operating performance in the real estate industry. A reconciliation of net income and such non-IFRS measures is included in the Company's MD&A. These non-IFRS measures should not be construed as alternatives to net income or cash flow from operating activities determined in accordance with IFRS as measures of First Capital Realty's operating performance.Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of applicable securities law. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the expressions "expects", "believes", "estimates", "will", "anticipates" and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts but reflect the Company's current expectations regarding future results or events and are based on information currently available to Management. Certain material factors and assumptions were applied in providing these forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those set forth in the "2013 Guidance" section of this press release. Moreover, the assumptions underlying the Company's forward-looking statements contained in the "2013 Guidance" section of this press release also include that consumer demand will remain stable, demographic trends will continue and there will continue to be barriers to entry in the markets in which the Company operates.Management believes that the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions; however, Management can give no assurance that the actual results or developments will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations, including the matters discussed under "Risks and Uncertainties" in First Capital Realty's MD&A and under "Risk Factors" in its current Annual Information Form. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed, implied or projected by forward-looking statements, in addition to those factors described in the aforementioned "Risks and Uncertainties" and "Risk Factors" sections, include, but are not limited to: general economic conditions; real property ownership; the availability of new competitive supply of retail properties which may become available either through construction, lease or sublease; First Capital Realty's ability to maintain occupancy and to lease or re-lease space at current or anticipated rents; repayment of indebtedness and the availability of debt and equity financing; changes in interest rates and credit spreads; changes to credit ratings; tenant financial difficulties, defaults and bankruptcies; the relative illiquidity of real property; unexpected costs or liabilities related to acquisitions, development and construction; increases operating costs and property taxes; changes in governmental regulation; environmental liability and compliance costs; residential development, sales and leasing; unexpected costs or liabilities related to dispositions; challenges associated with the integration of acquisitions into the Company; uninsured losses and First Capital Realty's ability to obtain insurance coverage at a reasonable cost; compliance with financial covenants; risks in joint ventures; matters associated with significant shareholders; geographic concentration of assets; investments subject to credit and market risk; and loss of key personnel.Readers, therefore, should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Further, a forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made. First Capital Realty undertakes no obligation to publicly update any such statement or to reflect new information or the occurrence of future events or circumstances except as required by applicable securities law.All forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof and are qualified by these cautionary statements.* * * * SOURCE: First Capital Realty Inc.For further information: Dori J. Segal, President & CEO, or Karen H. Weaver, Executive Vice President & CFO First Capital Realty Inc. 85 Hanna Avenue, Suite 400 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6K 3S3 Tel: (416) 504-4114 www.firstcapitalrealty.ca TSX : FCR


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One World. One R 1200 GS. My "AWESOME" journey thru the US of A!
Hey Fellow Adventurers,
So, after returning fresh off the BMW R 1200GS Press Launch in South Africa (Quite possibly one of the coolest things Ive ever done You can read about it Here), I have found myself at home, returning to the life of a typical Adventure Riding enthusiast You know, scuffing skid plates and fixing flats and whatnot. After all, I had done what I was asked to do: Ride the new liquid-cooled BMW R 1200 GS, write about the bike, and in general just share the love experienced at the Launch. Good stuff.
So it came as a bit of a surprise when ANOTHER call from BMW came in to discuss ANOTHER event The One World, One R 1200 GS Tour.
Of course, I knew a thing or two about this tour. Late last year, BMW had held a contest to put 5 lucky riders on a new, 2013 Water-Cooled R 1200 GS Each contestant would get to ride the bike through one of 5 parts of the world: Asia, New Zealand, Africa, the USA, and Europe. After each leg of the tour, the R 1200 GS would be shipped to the next leg, where another winner would be put aboard and led through the host country. The whole event would be photographed, videoed, and written up for the world to enjoy (You can read more about the tour Here. Nice!).
Like many aspiring adventurers, I entered the contest; but wasnt chosen to ride. No worries, I didnt really expect to be. There are so many awesome candidates out there, after all. And with the trip to South Africa in my pocket, I felt I had more than my share of good times at the behest of BMW Motorrad.
But BMW had other plans.
We want your assistance in choosing a route for the US leg of our tour. And, if youre available, we would like you to join the tour on one of our new 2013 R 1200 GSs Basically as a guide and ambassador to the GS and your country. What do you think?Whoa. Dude.
Hmmm. So let me get this straight You want me to help plan a tour, then ride around on a new R 1200 GS with one of your contest winners?"And so, my next adventure on the new GS is about to begin On Wednesday, March 6th, I will join a small contingent of riders and media folks, beginning our trek from Southern California on a multi-day tour through parts of the Good ol USA..! Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!
And like before, I want to write about the experience and share it with my adventure brethren So stay tuned as the adventure unfolds Rock on!
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-- Kalisto defeated El Local in the dark match prior to Thursday night's WWE NXT TV tapings.
-- Sheamus will appear on next week's episode of WWE NXT on the WWE Network.
-- The next set of WWE NXT TV tapings are scheduled for April 24th. WWE Intercontinental Champion Big E. will be appearing at those tapings.
-- WWE.com currently has an article up looking at Adam Rose. In it, he talks about being the new NXT "fan favorite":
"I want to share The Rose Experience with the entire NXT Universe. The Rose Experience is about making people laugh, smile and being happy again. I want to share with my 'Rose Petals' a new epic way of living. Expect everything you know to change. Expect to be taken on a ride into a whole new world. Welcome to The Rose Experience."


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Exceptional Sulla PortraitQ. Pomponius Rufus (54 BC). AR denarius (19mm, 3.86 gm, 8h). Head of the dictator Sulla, the moneyer's maternal grandfather, right; SVLLA before / Head of Q. Pompeius Rufus, the moneyer's paternal grandfather, right; Q POM RVFI before, RVFVS COS behind. Crawford 434/1. Sydenham 908. RSC Pompeia 4. Small area of roughness beneath Sulla's chin, otherwise a well-struck and lustrous Extremely Fine.
The career of Lucius Cornelius Sulla served as a paradigm for the Roman imperators and emperors who came after him. Born in 138 BC to a prestigious but penniless patrician family, he joined to army and served under Marius in Africa, where he gained notoriety by engineering the capture of the rebel leader Jugurtha. He later served as a general in the Social War and won great popularity among the soldiery for his luck and pluck in battle (he later adopted the surname Felix, or "lucky"). Marriage to a wealthy woman, who conveniently died and left him an enormous legacy, helped launch his political career, which saw him reach the consulship in 88 BC. He obtained a coveted command against Mithradates of Pontus, which promised to reap a great deal of loot, but was outmaneuvered by his old mentor Marius, who had himself assigned to lead the expedition. Sulla refused to hand over his troops and instead led them in an assault on Rome itself, an unprecedented act. After a quick purge of political opponents, Sulla departed for the east to fight Mithridates, but Marius and the exiles soon returned and fought their way back to power. Sulla had to break off his Mithridatic campaign to return to Italy, where he again seized Rome and named himself dictator. He undertook savage reprisals against his enemies and stuffed his purse with their possessions. He ruled absolutely for three years, during which he rammed through a body of conservative laws intended to protect the power of aristocrats and keep the plebians down. This accomplished, he resigned the dictatorship in 79 BC and retired to a life of profound hedonistic decadence, from which he died less than a year later. His gaunt portrait appears on this denarius of his ancestor Q. Pompeius Rufus, backed by the head of an earlier, less controversial consul of the same name.
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Gamification and Education: Escapist Magazine
Posted by: Ryc0v on May 11, 2011
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There are many fields that Gamification could theoretically be applied to, but it is one thing to theorise and hypothesise, and quite another to actually test and draw results.
Extracredits (a content creator for Escapist Magazine) recently posted a short video answering some questions by educators world-wide, centred around how to implement gamification techniques in the field of Education (Primarily at Secondary/High School levels).
They touch on many different techniques, but the one that stuck with me the most was the reinvention of our current marking system. We currently mark in an exclusionary fashion, were we look at an ideal piece of work as worthy of full marks (for example 100%).
This means that when someone obtains less than this (the statistical majority), they feel as if they have not achieved the best they could, ultimately lowering their final result.
Extracredits reasons that we should emulate the XP (or EXP) system from gaming. When you complete something, you get points, extra points can be awarded for exceptional work, but the primary focus of this should be to make completion and school work an additive process, rather than a subtractive process. Thus every time you complete something you see your points increase.
Assisting your peers or reaching certain point levels or combos results in modifiers being applied to your next assignment, for example, helping 5 other students get a decent point return on an assignment could result in you receiving a +10% modifier for your term essay, or something similar.
If this all seems a bit too ridiculous, suspend your disbelief for a bit longer and bear with me, I'll be continuing to this topic in a few days time.
(In other news, I've started balancing the amount of time I work with my relaxation times, in an effort to apply a "The Sims" kind of approach to keeping my life productive. Hopefully it'll work out to my advantage, currently "Diseased" is winning!)
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Some argue that a shift from old school punitive approaches to learning to reward based Outcomes Based Education approaches has seen students pass forward 'to the next level' - while failing to learn the lessons necessary for success in their disciplines. This has a knock-on effect on the quality and potential for success of candidates entering the higher education system.


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I couldn't believe my luck when I found this place. They roast their own beans, and brew it well. I love lattes, so when I get a good one, that place is forever in my good books, and the fact that I got an exceptional almond milk latte jut added to my bliss.
Not only was the coffee wonderful but they have two different vegan goodies to choose from! A vegan brownie and, my favorite, a vegan mexican chocolate cookie which was spicy chocolaty goodness.
This place is also where I went for lunch because they had an awesome rice/tofu/veggie bowl with a sesame soy dressing. It was in their ready-made foods that you can warm up.
The place is also just the cutest. Really lovely atmosphere; brick walls, funky old furniture and nice artwork. The staff are really sweet and helpful too.
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People to People
Lynne Ford
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Steve Peifer
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A Dream So Big
(Zondervan, ISBN# 978-0310326090).
Renee Bondi
was in her 20's and engaged when a bizarre accident left her paralyzed. She shares how God taught her that her circumstances might not change, but she could renew her perspective and refresh her heart and mind…and even declare,
Still I Will Praise
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Monday, April 01, 2013
Dr. David Hawkins
Lynne Ford
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Am I losing my mind? Do other people have thoughts like mine, or am I the only one
Dr. David Hawkins
spends the hour with Lynne talking about his book
Normal People Do the Craziest Things
(Harvest House, ISBN# 978-0736924788). The good news is…you're probably a lot more normal than you think, and Dr. Hawkins' insights can give you tools to manage your emotions, your stress, and even your friendships! We'll open the phones, email, and Facebook for questions, too!
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Friday, March 29, 2013
"People Can't Drive You Crazy if You Don't Give Them the Keys"
Lynne FOrd
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Do you feel like everyone around you is bent on making you miserable? Is someone trying to hijack your emotions? How about the one who thrives on drama? If you could just "fix" that person, everything would be better. But we can't fix other people. We can only make choices about ourselves. In today's encore
, communication expert
Mike Bechtle
spends the hour explaining how to stop being a victim of other people's craziness with commonsense wisdom and proactive advice. There will always be difficult people. But this fresh perspective on dealing with them can change your life – starting today. Learn how
People Can't Drive You Crazy if You Don't Give Them the Keys
(Revell, ISBN# 978-0-8007-2111-4).
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Lynne Ford and Bekah Shaffer
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Easter holds both poignant and fun traditions for so many. What are some of your fondest Easter memories…with your family, with your church, with something that drew you closer to the Lord as you celebrated His Resurrection? Lynne and Bekah share their treasured Easter memories with you and then open the phones, email and Facebook for you to do the same!
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Michael Card
Lynne Ford
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The Gospel of Mark is a book of action and passion. Events happen one after another, with a vivid sense of immediacy and urgency. Jesus' emotions come through strongly - from anger to deep compassion.
Michael Card's
lively tour of
Mark: the Gospel of Passion
(IVP, ISBN# 978-0-8308-3813-4) shows glimpses into the life and ministry of Jesus. He also encourages Christians to meet our Savior at a cross - that we might understand the enormity of
A Violent Grace
(IVP, ISBN# 978-0830837724). Don't miss Lynne's hour with this compelling and insightful author.
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
"Shepherding Women in Pain"
Lynne Ford
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Infertility, divorce, domestic violence and eating disorders have all become part of a day's work for those ministering to women. Yet most are not prepared for ministering to women in real pain over real issues.
Bev Hislop
knows something about
Shepherding Women in Pain
(Moody, ISBN# 978-0-8024-7705-7) and during her visit to
, she talks with Lynne about how to give leaders and caregivers a greater understanding for hurting women. Bev encourages leaders to reach out in grace to help women deal constructively with the trauma of their life experiences.
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Kitchen Caboodle
Lynne Ford and Bekah Shaffer
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Ever wish you could simplify your cooking and grocery shopping experience? Heather Brown from
has a great suggestion for how to do just that! Katie Farrell knows what it's like to struggle with weight, healthy eating, and seeing yourself as the Lord sees you. Her blog ministry,
Dashing Dish
, helps women cook and exercise in ways that allow their bodies to be what God created. Lynne chats with Benita Long, whose book
Share the Bounty
(Thomas Nelson, ISBN# 978-1-4016-0453-0) inspires readers to open their homes and reflect God's grace to all who sit at the table. She also talks with
Aran Goyoaga
, a food stylist whose book
Small Plates and Sweet Treats
(Little, Brown, ISBN# 978-0-316-18745-9) explores gluten free cooking! Bekah shares some kabob inspirations, and we'll have fun giveaways!
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Friday, March 22, 2013
Open Phones
Lynne Ford and Bekah Shaffer
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We had a bit of an impromptu open phones show...sort of a "Bekah/Lynne
if you will! If you missed it - catch random stories by Bekah and Lynne, as well as your thoughts on
The Bible
series on TV...today's fashion, and a shout-out to our own dear Doris Billiard! And if you came here looking for the show with J. Warner Wallace about
Cold Case Christianity...
we are working hard to reschedule it!
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Lynne Ford and Bekah Shaffer
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Well you all LOVE your ice cream, and we
have spent the entire hour discussing it last week! So this week…we ask…of all the fashion decades from years gone by, which ones would you have LOVED to live in? (Imagining corsets and petticoats will be high on the list for most of you.) Or maybe you want to tell us what fashion fad you
miss! Spend the hour with us for some fashion fun with the former-wearers-of-massive-shoulder-pads: Lynne and Bekah.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Spots and Spotlights
Lynne Ford and Bekah Shaffer
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We kick off the hour talking with
Jenny Simmons
, the artist featured at
WBCL's Daddy Daughter Date Night
next month!
Holley Gerth
, popular blogger, writer for Dayspring and author of
You're Made for a God-Sized Dream
(Revell, ISBN# 978-0-8007-2061-2) joins us to talk about how {e)coaching might help you in the story God is writing in your life. Amy Pankratz, mastermind behind
, tells the story of this project that became bigger than she ever imagined! Dr. Chuck Gerba, aka "Dr. Germ" gives great practical advice in the ever-lingering cold and flu season of the spring. And if you find yourself in need of a charge for your phone right about the time you have no power outlet, don't miss our interview with Jeff Barlow of
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Mitch Kruse
Lynne Ford
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Have you ever entrusted yourself to a mentor who wanted you to be more oriented toward man-made rules than relationships? Rather than basing advice on the teaching of Christ and the counsel of the Bible, did this mentor develop a personal potpourri of teachings? Jesus addressed this in the Sermon on the Mount when He taught His disciples how to go with discretion to their teachers and leaders. Tuesday,
Mitch Kruse
and Lynne unpack this section of teaching and take your questions!
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Author! Author!
Lynne Ford
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Author! Author! starts out with an Easter feel:
Bodie and Brock Thoene's
new fiction series "The Jerusalem Chronicles" starts with
When Jesus Wept
(Zondervan, ISBN# 978-0310335931).
ystal Bowman's
children's book
Lily's Easter Party
(Zondervan, ISBN# 978-0-310-72595-4) tells the story of the Resurrection Eggs. We'll also talk with Mike Berenstain, author of the well-loved
Berenstain Bears Storybook Bible
(Zondervan, ISBN# 978-0-310-72721-7). Fiction author
Joanne Bischof
chats with us about her Appalachian romance,
Though My Heart is Torn
(Multnomah, ISBN # 978-1-60142-423-5), and
Lisa Williams Kline
introduces her newest book in young adult fiction "Sisters in All Seasons" series:
Winter's Tide
(Zondervan, ISBN#978-0-310-72619-7). And we wrap up the hour with Dale Larsen, who along with his wife, Sandy, co-authored
Living Your Legacy
(IVP, ISBN# 978-0-8308-2113-6), an action packed guide for the later years!
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Dr. Patricia Raymond
Lynne Ford
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She's baaaaaaaaaaack!! Gastroenterologist
Dr. Patricia Raymond
is more than just a doctor with a difficult-to-pronounce specialty. The speaker, author, humorist and self-proclaimed "diva of doo" returns to
with her medicine bag full of colonoscopy jokes, parodies and more...to share helpful tips, ease your fears, and take your questions! You won't want to miss her Entertaining and informative visit to
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
Lynne Ford and Bekah Shaffer
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Bekah and Ryan celebrated their marriage with all their friends and family this past weekend during their at-home reception, which featured an ice cream sundae buffet. We'd love to hear your favorite ice cream concoction! And while thinking about fashion after consuming an ice cream sundae may not be a logical transition…we would also love to hear which decade's fashion tickles your fancy…if you could go back to live in any other period in fashion history!
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
"The Sacred Search"
Lynne Ford
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What if you stopped looking for "a soul mate" and started looking for "a sole mate" - someone who will live out with you the great purpose of God? What if dating isn't about finding "the one" but making a wise choice so you can better serve the One who loves you most? What if God didn't design relationships to make you happy, but to make you holy? Respected author,
Gary Thomas
talks with Lynne about a transforming way to look at romantic relationships. A good marriage isn't something you find...it's something you make through
The Sacred Search
(Cook, ISBN# 978-1-4347-0489-4).
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Dr. Ann Kulze
Lynne Ford
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Did you know it takes 30 minutes of jogging to work off a candy bar?
Dr. Ann Kulze
and Lynne rethink some common snacks from the standpoint of exercise…and they talk about the potential stroke hazard of a steady diet of "southern foods" – like fried chicken and sweet tea. And if you're a caffeine lover…don't miss their discussion on surprising benefits of caffeine! We'll also open our phone lines, email, and Facebook for you to pose your nutrition question to Dr. Ann!
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Monday, March 11, 2013
People to People
Lynne Ford
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Mark Schultz
is well known for his music, but he also has a powerful personal testimony that began when he was adopted at birth. He's coming to Fort Wayne, this time not to give a concert, but to share his story at
A Hope Center's
banquet, and Lynne will talk to him about his passion for life and adoption. And in the second half of the show, Lynne talks to
Dave Moore
, author of
The Father's Love
(Tate, ISBN# 978-1-61739-369-3) who shares the true story of his cross-country search for his missing son.
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Friday, March 08, 2013
"How to Survive the End of the World"
Lynne Ford
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Does the phrase "end of the world" scare you half to death?
Bob Hostetler
gets that. The author of
How to Survive the End of the World
(Leafwood ISBN# 978-0891123255) takes the typical "dark and dismal catastrophe" topic and tackles it in a fresh, invigorating way. Without using any theories or timelines, he takes the Bible's revelation of living in the end times the way it was meant to be seen: as a survivor's guide…an encouraging and equipping message that will prepare you for the end, whenever and however it may come.
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Thursday, March 07, 2013
Lynne Ford and Bekah Shaffer
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If you can survive your junior year of high school, you can survive anything…or so Jay Mathews said in his guide to surviving 11th grade…which is still handed out in some public schools seven years later. What year of school put you in survival mode? We share ours and chat with you about yours. And along the way, we'll have stories, Pinterest inspirations, funny tweets and more!
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"Surfing for God"
Lynne Ford
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In a world where there are 68 million searches for pornography every day and where over 70% of Christian men report viewing porn in the last year, it's no surprise that more and more men struggle with an addiction to this false fantasy. Counselor and ministry leader Michael John Cusick joins Lynne to show us how the pursuit of empty pleasure is really a search for our heart's deepest desire – and the real key to resistance is discovering and embracing the joy we truly want. Backed by Scripture, personal and professional experience, he helps us understand how porn struggles begin, how to prevent them ,and how to overcome the compulsion once it begins and most of all, the joy of
Surfing for God
(Thomas Nelson, ISBN# 978-0-8499-4723-0).
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Kerri Zurbuch
Lynne Ford
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How well are you aging? Wellness consultant and personal fitness trainer
Kerri Zurbuch
has the revealing quiz on an hour packed with get healthy advice: this month's Healthy Habit; good-for-you recipes (including a white bean and chorizo soup); Fitness Finds (Pick and Pull exercises you only do ONCE a week); plus our regular Q & A for answers to your fitness questions.
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Dr. David Hawkins
Lynne Ford
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answers your life and relationship questions, he has a few things on his mind to unpack: how thinking like a man can boost a woman's well-being; how a "third eye" brings the impact of your words into focus; plus important advice for women married to narcissistic men. Call, Facebook or e-mail your questions beginning at 10:25.
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David Elfin reports that the Redskins have restructured WR Santana Moss' contract. This should free up an additional $2 million in space for a team that is reportedly targeting free agent cornerbacks. Washington is believed to have over $3 million in cap space following this move. Moss, 33, had a base salary of $4.15 million coming his way next season. The Redskins also reworked DE Adam Carriker's contract on Monday and released CB DeAngelo Hall. The post Report: Washington Restructures Santana Moss' Contract appeared first on NFL Trade Rumors -.
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Jan 09, 2014 Jack Wager All News, CES 2014, Hardware News 0
Razer always has something innovative and flashy to show off at CES, this year is no different. Project Christine is Razer's take on a desktop computer. Currently building a computer requires a ton of pieces, and some technical know-how. Razer's vision is that anyone should be able to easily build a computer, it should be super fast with the possibility of being faster, and everything should be water cooled.
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About a month ago we talked about AMD working on a dual GPU graphics solution based on their "Hawaii" architecture. Proof of this was in AMD's driver package, but this card may never make it to market. On the other side NVIDIA is said to be working on a new dual GPU solution of their own, the GeForce GTX 790.
Dec 28, 2013 Ahmed Humayun All News, Hardware News 1
PowerColor has been a leading name in the list of AMD manufacturers and they just recently previewed their Radeon R9 290X PCS+ which is going to be launched soon. This card includes triple fan cooling solution which will protect from heat and cool the AMD's flagship Hawaii chip. We should be expecting the non reference models of the Radeon R9 290X by next week and it is most likely that they will generate better cooling and overclocking performance.
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ASUS has recently made an announcement for its Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II series of graphic cards, and this series will incorporate a model that is going to stick to the AMD-reference clocks (which can go up to a 1000 MHz core, 5.00 GHz memory). Another model will also form part of this series and it is the one that offers factory overclocked speeds of up to 1050 MHz core, and 5.40 GHz memory and this one is the DirectCU II OC.
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Lately we have been taking a look at a lot of Radeon R9 280X graphics cards. These are based on the Tahiti GPU that was also found in AMD's Radeon HD 7900 series cards. For those not looking to spend as much money the next step down in AMD's latest graphics cards is the R9 270X/270 series. These cards are based off the Pitcairn GPU and still offer a very good price / performance ratio. Today we are looking at MSI's Radeon R9 270 Gaming graphics card. This card will feature a factory overclock and MSI's own Twin Frozr IV cooling solution. Is this the best graphics card for under $200? We are going to find out!
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The approaching Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II OC graphics card by ASUS has been leaked way before its official launch in January 2014. These Asus Radeon R9 290x DirectCU II OC cards are going to be dispatched with factory overclocks and will contain a custom PCB design which will influence its performance over the reference boards and is also going to extend help in enhancing the cooling capacity of the graphics card.
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Elusive 1881 Three Cent Pattern1881 3C Liberty Head Three Cents, Judd-1669, Pollock-1870, High R.6, PR63 Brown PCGS. Three cent nickel pattern featuring the head on the obverse similar to that used on the adopted Liberty nickel of 1883. The reverse has a Roman numeral III in the center, surrounded by a wreath of cotton and corn. Struck in copper with a plain edge. A chocolate-brown specimen with an unimprovable strike and a solitary fleck on the left obverse field. Housed in an old green label holder. (PCGS# 62065)
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Jankovic Headlines; Only 1 American Direct Entry at WTA Cincinnati
The sadly-slowing American drumbeat goes on this week at the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open. World No. 1 Serena Williams is sidelined with a cut foot, and elder sister Venus is out with a tweaked knee. No Americans are seeded, and only one American, Melanie Oudin, got directly into the main draw via her ranking (barely).
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Roddick, Jankovic, Wozniacki Star at Washinton, San Diego, Copenhagen
Loaded non-seeded field with former No. 1s Ivanovic and Safina, and former No. 2 Kuznetsova unseeded; first-round match-ups of interest are (6) Bartoli vs. Hantuchova, (7) Peer vs. (WC) Ivanovic, (8) Wickmayer vs. Kuznetsova, and potential second-round match-ups after seeded byes (1) Jankovic vs. Rezai and Stosur vs. Azarenka or Oudin
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Some animals just can't get a break. Cottonmouths, Agkistrodon piscivorus, (aka water moccasins) would like nothing more than spend their lives within their local swamp or river, either coiled up under a bunch of vegetation waiting for a hapless frog to paddle by, or perhaps patrolling the water's edge at night looking for some other tasty morsel. But, we all know that aquatic habitats, although preferred by many a swamp creature, are also popular areas for human recreation. Every day, thousands of people fish, boat, swim or tube in wetlands that are prime snake habitat.
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Jess Rubenstein at The Prospect Park reports that Dylan McIlrath (2010 - 1st) will most likely be suspended for the second time this season after a blow to the head of Victoria player Jesse Zgraggen during Moose Jaw's 3-1 win last night... To watch on YouTube click here.Rubenstein adds that with the way the WHL has been handing out discipline, as a second offender, McIlrath is most likely looking at somewhere between 5 and 10 games....hate to see this from McIlrath, who despite his physical nature doesn't strike me as a dirty player. He could have really hurt Zgraggen and deserves a double digit suspension for sure....hope this will be an eye-opener for McIlrath. He needs to learn where the line is and not step over it or it will be impossible for him to find regular ice time at the NHL level.H/T to Buzzing the Net for video.Remember to follow me on Twitter & Facebook or e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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