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The following Sunday post is part of what we would love to turn into an ongoing series here at the blog, in which writers conversationally share about the ways they write. If reading this post gets your wheels turning about your own stories, let us know. Submissions are being accepted at WritingSeries [at] FoodLovesWriting [dot] com.
From time to time, people email me to ask for advice from a writer. (Inevitably, I always think I ought to go find them one.) True, I work as a writer. I have a degree as a writer. I like writing sentences more than almost any other job I've known. But I don't feel like a writer. And these people who write to me, who ask for the way to go freelance or for tips on getting work, they want to feel like they're writers. They want paychecks to prove that their families were wrong. They want job titles that tell the world, "Look, she did it!" They want someone to read their work and say, "Wow!" and "You're amazing!" and "Well done!" They want to feel like they've made it, like they're okay. I know they want these things because I want these things. We all want these things, especially those of us who pursue writing work, but probably not only those of us who pursue writing work. I mean, I imagine you might doubt yourself if you're a business owner or a beekeeper or a crossing guard, too, I don't know. But the thing is, no one can make you feel like you've made it. The minute they do, look out, new doubts come. So instead of chasing the ever elusive sense of arrival, take the best advice I can give you: Keep writing instead.
Because listen, if there's anything I know about writing, this is the thing I know about writing: You have to write. Writing is about writing. It's not about talking about writing or dreaming about writing. It's about sitting down to your computer and stringing together thoughts, one by one by one. When your writer friend gets the Job Title, you write. When you are passed over for an award, you write. When you read an article so good, you want to give up your pen altogether, you write. When you write something you're finally proud of and you want the world to see it, you write again.
If you want to write, you write.
If you want to feel like a writer, well, you keep writing until the feelings come.
You write and you write, and when you finish something, you move on. You could get stuck; you could want to quit; you could beat yourself up for the mistakes in that last piece you turned in. But you don't—you keep writing (and you keep writing and you keep writing), instead.
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Advice I needed to hear on this Sunday morning, Shanna.
A few weeks ago I was listening to a podcast and Emily Freeman was talking about the same thing. She said something like, other people who have chosen other career paths don't question themselves the way that writers do. Doctors aren't afraid to call themselves doctors, but they also have a piece of paper that says they can be called a doctor. Writers don't get certificates or credentials to put behind our names — maybe that's why we're all so hesitant, I don't know.
Excited to read more of this series!
Many years ago I read, Letters To A Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke. Something you wrote today reminding me of this. I had to open the book once again and re read…
"Nobody can counsel and help you, nobody. There is only one single way. Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bids you write; find out whether it is spreading out its roots in the deepest places of your heart, acknowledge to yourself whether you would die if it were denied you write. This above all-ask yourself in the stillest hour of your night: must I write? Delve into yourself for a deep answer. And if it should be affirmative, if you may meet this earnest question with a strong and simple, "I must," then build your life according to this necessity; your life even into its most indifferent and slightest hour must be a sign of this urge and a testimony to it."
Love and appreciate your thoughts on writing as well:)
Helene @ French Foodie Baby
Such wisdom, Shanna, thank you so much. In doubt, write. It's so much harder than it sounds, isn't it? And so easy at the same time. I ought to write about that 😉 I have struggled to write for years and starting blogging is what got me unblocked and finally writing on a regular basis in a way that I enjoy and is not so torturous, so thankful for that. I always have so many doubts, which you describe with such insight and honesty here, but at least, I'm writing…
I went to a lecture by a very successful novelist a few months ago and she said that the one piece of advice that she gave to hopeful writers was that there's never a good time to start writing; you just have to start writing and not stop. I'm a great one for dreaming about writing rather than just writing but I'm trying to take that advice.
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Amazing, Shanna.
On a post-it on my office desk is the quote by Nicole Gulotta of Eat this Poem (i know you already know her cos I found her site through yours).
the quote summarizes what you just wrote in your post –
"if you are a writer, you must write".
I look at it every time I feel like I've run out of ideas; or when it seems blogging is just too much work to do without any remuneration except for the joy I get out of it. And it reminds me, just like you so aptly mentioned, that we have to keep on writing, during good times or bad, happy or sad.
Because this is what makes us writers. we write. whether on notebooks, on journals, draft posts in our heads, word documents, or scribbles in a notepad. This is what we have to do. So thanks for your reminder!
This is a treat! And definitely words I need to hear. Is any other passion/profession so plagued by self-doubt? When I feel like I can't write (or more like I'm too scared to write and disappoint myself), I read. Savoring good books while observing the mechanics of the writing is training ground (she tells herself).
I can't wait for the rest of this series!
Wise, wise words, Shanna – and it's so important to hear it. Writing is a lonesome activity, so there's something really wonderful about hearing others reflect on their practice. Looking forward to more of this!
Lindsey @ Pas de Deux
I love this post, and look forward to the series!
About a week ago, just before going to bed one night, I felt words burning in my head, and, bring pen to paper, wrote, "I have decided to become a writer. Or, perhaps, I have re-committed myself to an intention I set at age 7, in 2nd grade, when I certainly fancied myself a writer. The trouble is, at 26, how does one start?"
You have given me the simple (and yet challenging) answer: "If you want to write, you write."
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Shanna: Your words are simple and direct. There is NO other way to become a writer, than to purely write. And when one struggles over structure, point of view, or a dynamic headline, the words are what are left as we seek to share ourselves and our perspective. As a writer from 'old school', I have actually been "afraid of blogging". I have explored, started a blog that is just sitting there without a search engine. Isn't it strange to be fearful of extending one's self to the new technology that comes to us, rather than we to it? To rethink the writing venue and resources is radical for yesterday's writers. Today, writers have infinite avenues of potential opportunities just waiting for them. Case and point – Food Loves Writing, a lovely, tactful method of sharing and translating your heritage of cooking and kitchen exploration (of which I know of yours). As food loves writing, we love your approach and tasteful approach to writing, not just food. Thank you, Shanna, for your inspiration to young writers. And to the old school 'kids' who would knock on doors and hit the phones for a writing gig, may the 'sun rise to meet you' as the Irish blessing would say!
the hungry writer
Hi Shanna – 'If you want to write, you write'. I think you sum it up perfectly with that sentence.
It's been 25 years since I first wondered about the possibility of being a writer but before any idea of publication, and for some years too, there was a love of words, of shaping them on the page, of finding the best way I knew how to make them speak back to me. I try and pass that passion on to students… start from loving what you do.
You were one of my first inspirations when I started my blog back in 2010: I adore the honesty that comes through your writing and that's something I've tried to adhere to as well. And congratulations on your book too – really looking forward to reading it.
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Location: US-CO-Westminster
Posted Date: 1/10/2012
Division: DeVry University
Department: Admissions
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
About DeVry University:
Founded in 1931, DeVry University is one of the largest, private sector universities in North America, with more than 90,000 students enrolled in the United States and Canada. The university's mission is to foster student learning through high-quality, career-oriented education integrating technology, business, science and the arts. With more than 95 locations, DeVry University delivers practitioner-oriented undergraduate and graduate degree programs [1] onsite and online that meet the needs of a diverse and geographically dispersed student population. Home to five colleges of study, including Business & Management, Engineering & Information Sciences, Health Sciences, Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Media Arts & Technology, DeVry University's outstanding faculty members, work in the fields that they teach, providing students with real-world experiences that prepare them for high-growth careers.
DeVry University is institutionally accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, www.ncahlc.org [2]. DeVry University, a part of DeVry Inc. (NYSE: DV), is based in Downers Grove, Ill. For more information about DeVry University, find us on Twitter @DeVryUniv, Facebook /DEVRYUNIVERSITY or visit newsroom.devry.edu. [3]
This position is the first level within the Advisor job family. In this role, the incumbent will be trained by successfully completing an initial training and/or certification process. Under supervision, the Advisor I is responsible for generating prospective students for enrollment including all phases of the Admissions process from marketing the program with students to qualifying them for enrollment. Resolves most enrollment questions and problems and refers only the most complex issues to higher levels.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Completes certification process and associated training to develop broad Admissions knowledge.
- Applies TEACH Values in the completion of all job assignments.
- Networks and develops professional relationships to generate personally-developed inquiries.
- Provides excellent customer service to students through application and enrollment process.
- Screens potential student applicants by phone and sets campus interviews.
- Assesses prospective students to ensure they have the potential, traits, characteristics and financial wherewithal to be enrolled through graduation.
- Conducts personal interviews to qualify candidates and to explain academic programs.
- Handles appointments, interviews and applications in a professional and timely manner.
- Advises students in program selection, test counseling, registration, etc.
- Provides general customer service to students from enrollment through graduation
- Performs consistently to meet performance targets.
- Adheres to laws and regulations governing student recruitment activities as well as the DeVry Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
- Completes other projects and duties as assigned.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Below are the minimum requirements of the education, experience, knowledge, and skills required to competently perform in this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Previous Admissions experience helpful but not required.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills are required.
- Ability to work within a team and be a team player.
- Capacity to work in a fast-paced environment and to be a self-starter.
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President's Message
"Be yourself. Everyone else is taken." — Oscar Wilde
To live authentically, free of the self-consciousness that tethers us to the approval of others, can be challenging in a society that seems to foster conformity. Take, for example, the presence of the same collection of chain restaurants and retail stores in every major city, as if to reassure Americans that they are at home wherever they go.
Sometimes remaining authentic may require an act of courage — the courage to discard the protective carapace of fear and accept, even celebrate, the real you.
Ask Conner Mertens '17, the first bisexual collegiate football player to be open, on a national scale, about his sexual orientation. Or Emma Coddington, assistant professor of biology, who explores "impostor syndrome," a psychological phenomenon in which high-achieving individuals are unable to internalize their own accomplishments due to feelings of unworthiness. Or alumnus R. Gregory Nokes '59, who has combined scholarship and journalism to uncover the truth about shameful chapters in Oregon's history.
"The privilege of a lifetime," Carl Jung said, "is to become who you truly are."
Over the course of Willamette's 172-year institutional lifetime, authenticity has been, and continues to be, connected with a strong sense of place. Willamette's historic role in preparing the leaders of what was once Oregon Territory has grown to encompass successive generations of leaders — of the West, the nation and beyond, as our alumni pursue lives of achievement, contribution and meaning worldwide.
Their aspirations underscore our belief that an excellent education is not about being, it is about becoming.
The university's strategic plan, adopted in February 2013, challenges Willamette to become a better and more authentic version of itself. We challenge our students to do the same. Place-based student experiences immerse them in state and local politics; the history, art and crafts of indigenous tribes; area ecosystems, agriculture and forestry; service projects and internships with local businesses and nonprofits; and mentoring and tutoring at Bush Elementary, Willamette Academy and Chemawa Indian School.
Through this real-world engagement, students cultivate self-knowledge and build skills broadly applicable to their post-Willamette pursuits, no matter where on the planet they might lead.
This issue of The Scene illuminates, through the experiences of Mertens, Coddington, Nokes and others, the importance of finding, knowing — and being — yourself. Enjoy.
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"...an excellent education is not about being, it is about becoming."


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writers are smart. They know that viewers come back to their shows week after week because there are characters that they like and there are characters that they can't stand. You may want to see characters you dislike get what they have coming to them. They may not be "bad guys," but their habits could certainly be described as "annoying." In some cases, they become characters that you love to hate, but even if you don't hate them, you have to admit…these guys are the six most annoying characters on TV.
George Costanza, Seinfeld. Jason Alexander played George, who was Jerry Seinfeld's best friend and chief foil throughout the run of the show. George was basically a ne'er do well who excelled at making up lies and excuses. George was incapable of facing life on conventional terms, so he made up his own rules. For the large majority of the show, he had no steady job nor any significant relationship. This left him feeling inadequate, so he made up stories of being an architect, an importer-exporter and other made-up positions to make him look good in the eyes of others. George regularly blamed others for his problems and always tried to work an unethical angle. Many of George's antics were funny, but he was still incredibly annoying.
Dr. Peter Benton, ER. The long-running NBC series featured some brilliant performances by George Clooney, Julianna Margulies and Anthony Edwards, but Eriq LaSalle's portrayal of Dr. Benton was always over-the-top and overbearing. The chip on Benton's shoulder was always huge and he came into nearly every scene daring his co-workers and patients to knock it off. From time to time, Benton's anger would be justified, but for the most part he excelled at turning mole hills into mountains. How annoying.
Barney Stinson, How I Met Your Mother. This hit show would have you believe that Barney is a total hound who can get any woman he wants because of his undeniable appeal. Forget the credibility factor when it comes to Neil Patrick Harris being such a stud. It's almost impossible to stay with a full segment — commercial to the next commercial — because you would rather stick knitting needles in your eyeballs than listen to Barney shoot off lame one-liners or concoct ridiculously annoying schemes.
Christopher Moltisanti, The Sopranos. Christopher was mob boss Tony Soprano's nephew and he was tapped to be the next in line in Soprano's organized crime family in HBO's sensational series. Christopher (portrayed by Michael Imperioli) was a scrawny and nasal punk who was addicted to cocaine and wanted to live the Hollywood lifestyle. Christopher would regularly question Tony's orders even though he was a subordinate and his insecurities regularly got on under the skin of Tony and the rest of the Soprano crew. Tony always questioned Christopher's loyalty and sobriety and ultimately made him pay the price when he couldn't kick his annoying addictions.
Ally McBeal, Ally McBeal. The title character of the Fox series was a standout lawyer, but she was constantly worried about … everything. She didn't know if she was good enough, pretty enough, honest enough, loyal enough, sexy enough or talented enough. Ally (played by Calistha Flockhart) was about the most insecure lawyer in the history of series television. She was even tormented in her dreams, where a dancing baby kept her from sleeping peacefully.
Latka Gravas, Taxi. This was a comedic series that bridged the late 1970s and the early 1980s, and it featured the comings and goings of a New York taxi cab company. The series had some brilliant casting that included Danny DeVito as dispatcher Louis de Palma, Judd Hirsch as driver Alex Reiger and Marilu Henner as Elaine O'Connor-Nardu, the company's attractive woman driver. It also had the late Andy Kaufman as foreign driver Latka Gravas. Kaufman portrayed a driver who couldn't speak English, but you were supposed to understand his gestures and his sounds. He was incredibly annoying and overbearing.
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One of the most iconic moments in television history, the shooting of JR Ewing was a national phenomenon. Not only were millions of viewers left on edge after the gripping Season Three finale, wondering who among the many who wanted JR dead actually shot him in the gut. Adding fuel to the pop-culture fire, it was nearly nine months later before Season Four premiered and the question was answered. Not only did Hagman... » Read More


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Chapter 2, Page 64on December 20, 2012 at 6:31 am
Page 64. Back to the blues.
Next update will be next Thursday, as I'll be taking Christmas Eve off.
Everythings Blue…da ba de da ba di, I mean it's blue in his point of view.
Merry Christmas! Thanks for all you do!
Merry Christmas (or whatever) Blue!
Have a very happy holiday, Blue! Thank you for sharing this story with us every Monday and Thursday – they are always highlights of the week for me :)
now i'm wondering if alastair had ever felt any professional jealousy towards brendan?
or perhaps that look on his face (one which was not quite appropriate to be captured in a picture that is to be seen by Public's Eye {including brendan's}) only reflected alastair's regret that he is too afeared to stand next to the man (who is currently at 24?) with whom he shares a bed and, presumably, a portion of his heart?
´funny how that works, i think: because i know there are very-confident heterosexual dudes who have no problems being seen in quite-close proximity to one another, in public — ´being seen in public Doing Things, as a matter of fact, that some might consider "Queer," without ever batting an eye, or suckling each others' cock.
but al can't even countenance posing next to bren-bren like a statue of a deer that was Caught In Headlights: which may be "better," technically speaking, than never standing next to his little lover boy at all.
on another note, i'm glad brendan is comfortable around black people, and that apparently these specific two are, in some way, major players in (if not actually in charge of) this AI Con 2002.
finally: so the "perspective" has finally switched back to Alastair's, in the title logo! i was looking for that for a while now!
can anyone tell me if that star, under Al, was previously blackened out?
because i see there are three stars—one under each of the main characters—but i didn't note if any of these stars were lit up, in correspondence with whosever's perspective through which their story was being told.
Nope, the stars remain the same in each banner. You can see so here. Hopefully that link worked.
maybe blue will consider taking that into consideration in the future: that certainly would be a nice touch, switching those stars off and on according to whom the focus is on, of a given moment.
thank you, shoy, for taking up the trouble of finding blue's file for me!
are they celebrating Hanukkah is Brendan Jewish what
it appears that brendan is jewish, and is thus celebrating hannukah with his daughter.
FINALLY THEY'LL GET MORE INTERACTION! Also I love the nods to the convention and the Hanukkah and all that.
Naw, the clay robot is just too cute.
Also, happy belated brithday, Blue! Was my birthday too, I feel kind of special now…
I love it. *sniff* I love how it never drags to the point. And I love the art in the same time. It's a miracle! Merry christmas too!
Yay, we're back in blue! I have really loved every page of the flashback (and I'm sure will continue to do so) but the more I read of the past the more invested I am in these guys interacting and maybe resolving some things in the present.
I really love that photo of AI-Con, there. It neatly captures Al's wallflower/no-no-we're-just-friends state at public gatherings, and you can see that he minds, even though it's probably his own fault that he's not right there next to Brendan. And I also love that the lady beside Brendan looks like she has (at least) a prosthetic/robotic arm.
Happy Christmas Blue, and thanks again for sharing this story.
Oh! I only just noticed that, judging from the date on it, that star trophy looks like some sort of memorial prize. Gosh, all these poignant little details.
At first I was like, nooo, time shift! But I DO miss this timeline. Have a good holiday, Blue!


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Here's the book blurb from Jill Williamson's website:
Someone is covering up multiple secrets…
Martyr—otherwise known as Jason 3:3—is one of hundreds of clones kept in a remote facility called Jason Farms. Told that he has been created to save humanity, Martyr has just one wish before he is scheduled to "expire" in less than a month. To see the sky.
Abby Goyer may have just moved to Alaska, but she has a feeling something strange is going on at the farm where her father works. But even this smart, confident girl could never have imagined what lies beneath a simple barn. Or what would happen when a mysterious boy shows up at her door, asking about the stars.
There are two trailers - one from Abby's perspective and one from Martyr's.
You can also see the videos on Jill's website here.
Prizes include: a brand new Amazon kindle, your very own star named after you (fascinating, right?), ebook downloads, and the chance to become a Books-for-Life Guild Member and receive a free signed copy of every book he writes! Very nice!
For information on how to join the Quest, click here. The contestants work in teams trying to earn points while spreading the word about Mr. Batson's books.
The Errant King is the second book in the Dark Sea Annals Series. A while back, I wrote a review of the first book Sword in the Stars. Here's a link to the review if you care to read it: Sword in the Stars Review!
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Contending Definitions of World History
Which One Should We Choose for the Classroom?
by Ross Dunn
The American public in general probably has a fairly hazy perception of world history in the schools, regarding it as social education about places on the globe that are not the United States. However, people who decide what the intellectual scope, sequencing, and content of world history...
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by Fred Czarra and Heidi Roupp
Teaching a true global world history in our schools remains one of the most difficult challenges facing American education. Undergraduate training in world history for future social studies teachers is weak in many teacher training colleges and universities.
to World History
by Andrew F. Smith
Fifteen years ago, few high school students elected to take world history courses. Since then many states and school districts have instituted requirements for world history. Teaching world history with a global perspective remains one of the most difficult challenges facing social studies...
There are a variety of "classics available in paperback such as Edward Gibbon's Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, Oswald Spengler's Decline of the West, and Arnold Toynbee's A Study of of History. Some other lesser known works, with a non-western point of view, are Ibn Khaldun, An Arab Philosophy of History...
Most of these books cover large sweeps of history and interactions of cultures and ideas across geographical regions. Many present divergent points of view or new insights into history. As an example of the divergence of historical perspective read Andre Gunder Frank's, ReOrient as an opposing bookend to David Landis...
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Kevin Reilly. Worlds of History: A Comparative Reader. (Bedford/St. Martins, 1998)
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The World History Association promotes scholarship and teaching of a global conceptualization of world history. Since its founding in 1982, the WHA has provided its membership of secondary, college and university faculty the best of current world history research...
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When teachers of World History provide students with opportunities to write research papers, getting students to use electronic resources is no problem. Yet there is the problem of making certain that students are using websites that provide reliable, scholarly information...


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Life found in a Dream
Today I'm a lonely man living in a cold, cold world filled with indifferences and malice. As time marches on a harsh reality come to my mind, time is on no one's sided, it is only given once and all must die and tomorrow is not guaranteed. This seems so mean because having no one to really love or so it seemed, I was just a lone no one was on my team.
I started to think and reminisce about the think in life that I missed. Tears appeared in my eyes and my heart skips a beat so I lay down and felled into a deep, deep sleep. Suddenly and to my surprise I was on a beach with soft sand underneath feet. The sky was so blue and the air smelled oh so sweet; it dawned on me that this was a place few have ever seen.
I walk down to the water and what did I see; the sea was strange so let me explain; it was made of crystal with a glow all of its own and the waves gave off a musical tone. As my mind adjusted to sounds and the sight I spied out another wonderful delight. There across the sea, a city brighter than the northern lights, oh what a beautiful sight.
I fell down to my knees overwhelmed by the glory that was before me. I thought that I had died and stepped to the other side. I knew what I was seeing before just could not be true, such beauty, it could not exist, not in my world, never like this. A melody that I have never heard before arose from the City across that crystal sea. It had to be played by Angels, the music was so, so sweet; that I felt a joy from my head to my feet and knew deep in my heart that was where I belong,
Just when I decided to dive in and swim to the other side, I heard a soft voice call out my name. I turned around to see who it was that called out my name. There He was this gentle looking Man with sadness in His eyes. He spoke to me and this is what He said; my son, my son you cannot dive in and swim to the other side. So I ask Him why I can't swim to the other side, that's easy for me, am going to try. No, no, no it not for you it not your time was His only reply. I did not understand His reason but I felt His command and suddenly my feet was stuck in the sand, I cried out with hurt and pain in my voice; what lies on the other side, who are you and why can I not go on the other side?
This is the story that He told:
The city that you see beyond the crystal sea it belongs to me and it has streets that are paved in gold. There are many mansions lining the roads and in each one there are treasures that are a wonders to behold. There is no hunger, sickness or death, life everlasting and there you will find rest and for all eternity you will be My guest. Now I will answer your second question, my son, my son; I Am, who I Am! I came to earth a long time ago and I prepared The Way for all my children to come home. This is some that you should know, for it was written for all to read a long time ago. I am always with you in your times of needs you are never ever all alone. Last but not the least you ask me why; my son, my son it's just not your time.
Seek and you will find, knock and the door will be open, and until you love Me, it will never be. Now go back and remember what you seen and what you have heard, because time grows short. Spread My words that My kingdom draws near, repent, repent and stop causing Me tears.
I suddenly opened my eyes and I was home in my bed and I start to cry. Never have I felt such joy and peace deep within. I went down on my knees and I ask the Lord Jesus to please come in and would you please forgive me of all of my sins, please come and live inside of me until the end. I now sow the seeds and when the harvest comes the Lord will know if they landed on fertile ground. Keep this in mind cause when it is time He will separate wheat from the weeds and set all of His children free.
(Warning, Warning)
The time is now, and do it before it to late!
Time is on no one side.
Everyone want to go to heaven but no one want to die.
You do not have to worry if you have Jesus inside.
He there for the asking want you try
Do you want Him? He want you, it about free will and you must choose.
The Gift is free, Heaven are hell which will it be?
I hope that I have sowed a seed and it will grow, but it will only grow if you truly believe and have faith deep within your heart and soul.
Time waits for no one!
Faith is something sight unseen will you not set your spirit free? Is it so hard for you to believe that Jesus is the answer and all you need? The door is open want you please come in? Don't you think it time to find that Kingdom that is way up high filled with riches up in the sky?
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text: A record-breaking fish has been pulled from Irondequoit Bay by a West Henrietta man. James VanArsdall caught a freshwater drum measuring 33 and a half inches and weighing almost 27 pounds. It tops the old state record by more than 2 pounds. Freshwater drum are also referred to as "sheepshead." DEC Commissioner Joe Martens says this latest record fish is another great example of how New York continues to provide excellent fishing opportunities under Governor Cuomo's New York Open for Fishing and Hunting Initiative. Martens says the possibilities are endless for eager anglers.


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Wicker, Radley share lead at Brick Capital Classic
David Wicker and Jack Radley both carded four-under par rounds of 67 to be co-leaders after the first round of the 37th Annual Brick Capital Classic at Sanford Municipal Golf Course Saturday.
Play in the second and final round starts today at 8:30 a.m. with the leading groups teeing off ending at 2 p.m.
Wicker and Radley, both of Sanford, played in Saturday's morning shotgun group, as did the next two golfers on the leaderboard, Duff Meyer and Paul Jett, who shot three-under 68s. Brad McDougald shot the low round of the afternoon with a 69. Those were the five players under par.
The morning golfers played through a 45-minute rainstorm. The day as a whole was unseasonably springlike for late June. The rain did play a role though.
"I don't know if a single player was prepared for it," said Sanford Golf Course's PGA Professional David Von Canon.Rain is somewhat of a tradition with the Brick Capital Classic, though last June a big storm came in the late night and early morning before the first round.
About 160 golfers turned out for the Classic, which is part-competitive and part-social weekend for golfers who enjoy Sanford Golf Course plenty of other weekends during the year.
Spence Gilmore won closest to the pin on No. 14 and, with his first shot of the morning, Ron Randolph won closest to the pin sticking it to five inches of the cup on No. 2.
Gerald Harrington, Matthew Rhodes and senior-division leader James Doyle all shot even-par 71s. Also in the senior division, Odell Brady shot 74 and Paul Gay shot 76.
37th Annual Brick Capital Classic
at Sanford Municipal Golf Course
Top results
First round
David Wicker - 67 (-4)
Jack Radley - 67 (-4)
Duff Meyer - 68
Paul Jett - 68
Brad McDougald - 69
James Doyle - 71
Gerald Harrington - 71
Matthew Rhodes - 71
Jonathan Blackard - 72
Currie Howell - 72
Jonathan Hockaday - 72
Tom Aguilar - 73
Aaron Bayles - 73
Walter Brinker - 73
Anthony Cicogna - 73
Jimmy Kerns - 73


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Currently 44 states across America have the lottery, but Utah isn't one of them. However one Facebook group would like to see that change.
MALAD, Idaho (ABC 4 Utah) - The biggest jackpot in Powerball has Utahns in a ticket buying craze.
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If you run the Pig Example that comes with DSE - the results that you get from Cassandra are different from the results when you run the data directly using files.
I understand that the reason is that there are repeating values which causes the Cassandra based demo to come back with incorrect number as those columns are updated.
Qn -- Need the opinion of the expert for the best practices that should be followed for where you have repeating values.
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Teddie Pryor says there's a common theme running through all this criticism of government attorneys' salaries — "a jealousy factor."
If the jobs were open, the Charleston County Council chairman says, the people complaining would be the first in line.
And who can blame them? Lawyering pays pretty darn good.
This week, Warren Wise reported that the Charleston County Aviation Authority was set to give its longtime attorney Arnold Goodstein a $50,000 raise, putting his salary at about $284,000 per annum. On Thursday, they cut it to $265,000.
Some members of the Aviation Authority — which, make no mistake, still has a healthy political divide — wanted to put the job out for bid. But a majority felt the county would suffer if it lost Goodstein's 20 years of experience dealing with our airport issues.
That's a fair point.
But it's good that the authority decided to go over the new contract thoroughly and delay the vote until January. That will give them time to check into the claim that the job should go out for bid. Andy Savage, the authority's chairman — and a noted attorney himself — says he doesn't think that will be the case.
Of course, who is reviewing the contract? Yep, an attorney.
Pryor is not happy about that. The airport has in-house folks who could have done it. It is sort of the like the headaches he gets dealing with county attorney issues.
"If you don't want to spend money on attorneys, don't do stupid stuff," he says.
If only it were that easy.
How much money?
The mild consternation over Goodstein's contract pales in comparison to County Councilman Joe Qualey's jihad against county attorney Joe Dawson's salary.
Dawson makes just south of $200K a year, plus $90,000 for running the county's solid waste department. This year, he raked in another $100,000-plus for handling two county bond issuances.
"We could get better representation for half that," Qualey says. "It's just disgusting."
Qualey says he hears about this constantly from taxpayers, who are miffed that $400,000 of their tax dollars go into one man's pocket.
Pryor says most of the people complaining are other attorneys, who want a piece of the pie. And Dawson's salary is actually about $190,000. The $90,000 he gets for the solid waste division comes to an end in January. The bond issue fees only come into play every few years.
And it didn't have to be that way. Six or seven years ago, Pryor and Councilman Henry Darby proposed giving Dawson a flat fee, something between $195,000 and $225,000, to do everything. But the council said that was too much, and refused.
So Dawson can now charge for extras, like $120,000 for handling bond issues.
"They outsmarted themselves," Pryor says.
Guess they didn't read the fine print.
Good politics?
Qualey says Goodstein's salary is not cheap, but "it's not out of the realm" for someone with that experience and expertise in aviation law.
Yes, by all accounts Goodstein has kept the airport out of trouble as it has negotiated a series of complicated issues. Before the end of the year, we'll have a report that says whether he's paid fairly. The new contract will probably fly.
The big thing here, Savage says, is that all this is being done in the open — something that wasn't always the case at the airport.
The county may follow the airport's lead. Qualey wants the council finance committee to review Dawson's compensation. If it isn't lowered, Qualey wants him to resign.
Will that do any good? Probably not, but Qualey isn't giving up. He feels strongly about this. And probably a lot of other people do. Attorney fees are not cheap, and it's not wrong to raise questions about them when we are paying.
Especially, as Qualey says, other county employees get a $1,000 bonus and a "Merry Christmas" in lieu of a raise.
Pryor — who, as a member of the Aviation Authority, is dealing with both these issues — says harping on this just makes for good politics, even when the truth is another attorney would cost as much or more. It's just the nature of the profession.
It's good that the Aviation Authority is going through this process publicly, especially after the flak they caught for hiring state Sen. Paul Campbell as executive director (a decision that was made with good reason).
Maybe this extended look will give folks some confidence everything is OK at the airport. These days, you don't want to do anything wrong when negotiating a contract.
One little slip, and the attorney fees will eat you alive.
Reach Brian Hicks at email@example.com.
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Why is it necessary to put the European framework for national Roma strategies on the agenda of the General Affairs Council's meeting? In the past weeks, several other Council formations have discussed the matter.
Indeed, the European framework for national Roma strategies has been discussed and adopted by Justice and Home Affairs Ministers on 12 April, Employment and Social Affairs Ministers on 19 May, and Education and Culture Ministers on 20 May. On 23 May, the General Affairs Council also puts the matter on the agenda. It is necessary because establishing a political framework for Roma inclusion, and pooling different approaches in various policies represent a horizontal challenge. We will have to take a series of measures here, which affect many areas and almost all EU policies. The Roma matter is primarily about social, employment, educational, health care and housing problems, but of course, it has discrimination and human rights dimensions, as well. Following the GAC's consent, heads of state and government will adopt the European Roma Framework Strategy at the European Council's meeting in June.
Even though the primary responsibility of Roma inclusion falls on Member States, improving the situation of this minority is in our common interest, and cooperation at a Union level could be a considerable added value. It is extremely important, because at present, the EU's Roma population accounts for 8 million, and an additional 2-4 million in neighbouring countries. Despite efforts to advance Roma inclusion, many Roma are still inflicted by deep poverty, social exclusion and discrimination. Member States have to draw up national strategies in order to improve their situation by the end of the year, and these strategies have to be organised into a European framework.
But you will also discuss Croatia's accession, won't you?
We will thoroughly discuss all questions on the present state of Croatia's accession, during a working dinner. We will probably touch upon the issue of the accession's indicative date, as well as other relevant matters.
The next days will have key importance. The European Commission is currently drawing up a proposal for the EU's negotiating positions concerning the remaining five open negotiation chapters. As it is known, 30 chapters have already been temporarily concluded during the accession negotiations, only the ones on competition policy, fisheries, justice and fundamental rights, budgetary and financial provisions remain open, and a "miscellaneous" chapter. Croatia has remarkably accelerated its preparations in the recent weeks and will continue to do so in the upcoming days and weeks. Therefore, there is a chance to conclude the accession talks by the end of the Hungarian Presidency's term. It would be very important for the Southeast European stability to exploit the present momentum. We should not miss this opportunity. We still think that a delay would entail unpredictable risks. We are close to the finishing line, only the last meters are left, which require special efforts from everyone concerned.
What other issues will be on the agenda?
We plan to adopt Council conclusions on the experiences of the Charter of Fundamental Right's first year, which should be noted are quite positive. The Charter guarantees that the rights of citizens are not violated in the EU, but its enforcement requires control. If EU institutions fail to cooperate, the Charter remains a dead document. The Commission and the Council plan to strengthen this cooperation and commitment in these conclusions.
If we are not mistaken, Catherine Ashton has asked you to fulfill a task on Monday…
I am to preside at the 35th meeting of the European Economic Area (EEA), comprising of the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. It will be divided into two parts. Informal political dialogues will include the issue of North Africa, the piracy problem at the coasts of Somalia and the Middle East: in this part of the meeting, as President I will indeed act on behalf of Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. At the formal meeting, we will discuss the Europe 2020 Strategy, and exchange views on major global challenges as raw materials prices or energy and climate policies. The consequences of the financial crisis and the matter of financial regulation, will also be on the agenda. During our discussion, we will primarily focus on the effects these issues impose on the cooperation in the EEA.


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By JOCELYN NOVECK
Ah, Thanksgiving. A little turkey, some cranberry mold, maybe apple pie with ice cream, some football on TV. Getting together with the cousins. Catching up beside the fire. Togetherness.
On second thought: Scratch that. What were we thinking? This was an election year.
"The Thanksgiving table will be a battleground," says Andrew Marshall, 34, of Quincy, Mass.
Like many extended families across the country, Marshall's includes Democrats and Republicans, conservatives, liberals and independents. And so, like many families that count both red and blue voters in their ranks, they're expecting fireworks. Things had already gotten so bad on Facebook, the family had to ban political banter.
"It was getting brutal," says Marshall.
And now, it will all play out in person. In this family, the older generation is more liberal, the younger more conservative. So Andrew, a conservative, particularly expects friction with his aunt, Anne Brennan, 57. "She firmly believes in what she believes in, and we'll go head to head with it," he says.
As for Brennan, she's looking on the bright side: the wine they'll drink. "You always bring a good bottle," she told Andrew at a family dinner a few days ago _ perhaps softening him up for the holiday. No dice. "What are you talking about?" Andrew replied. "The wine just amplifies it."
But the Marshalls seem to be relishing the occasion. Not so the Davidson family in Alabama.
In fact, things have gotten so tense over politics between Brian Davidson, a 40-year-old attorney in Helena, and his father, 130 miles away in Russellville, that they've changed plans, forgoing their usual gathering.
"We're not even going," says Brian, who voted for Barack Obama, and describes his father as "a little to the right of Glenn Beck." Better to skip this one, he says, than suffer "a non-recoverable blowup."
Davidson, a Boy Scout leader and the father of two school-age sons, once was firmly conservative, even serving as an officer in the Young Republicans Club at the University of North Alabama. His parents _ particularly Dad _ always taught him and his brother to think for themselves, he says.
And so he did. Davidson eventually realized he no longer fit in with the Republican Party, which he saw as moving rightward, and now considers himself a political moderate with liberal positions on issues like gay marriage and the legalization of marijuana _ he supports both _ and conservative positions on foreign and fiscal policies.
Each Thanksgiving, Davidson typically loads up his family and makes the 130-mile drive to his parents' house. This year, Davidson will take the kids to wife Kim's family instead, but even that could be tricky: They are conservative as well. So Brian and Kim will try to avoid any topics that could lead, they say, to "an Obama rant" around the table.
"Anything can cause it," Brian says. "We're just going to suck it up."
For some families, it's not necessarily the presidential race that divided them. The Cox family in Colorado has long been split over the legalization of marijuana _ ever since Diane Cox first caught her son, David, trying to smoke the drug when he was 14.
David, now 31 and a peach farmer in Palisade, Colo., has volunteered for years on efforts to legalize marijuana. Diane, meanwhile, has spearheaded several successful protests to ban medical marijuana dispensaries in nearby towns _ even waving "BAN THE POT SHOPS" signs on the side of the road.
Colorado's recent vote to legalize marijuana for recreational use again divided mother and son, who served as regional coordinator for the legalization campaign. Discussion of the vote is likely at the family Thanksgiving, but David Cox doesn't seem TOO worried. "I don't think awkward's the proper term. The proper term is more, dissentious," he says with a chuckle.
After all, Cox says, some things are more important than politics. "They can see that I'm a successful, hardworking person," he says of his parents, "so they have absolutely nothing to say because I'm doing fantastic and they know it."
In Minnesota, the issue dividing Jake Loesch's family isn't marijuana but gay marriage. Voters defeated a proposed amendment that would have banned same-sex marriage in the state, and Loesch, 24, of St. Paul, was deputy communications director for Minnesotans United for All Families _ a group that fought the gay marriage ban. (It remains illegal under state law.)
Loesch is a conservative, like his huge family. He had difficult conversations with some aunts, uncles and grandparents when he took his recent job, and as the political season heated up, he tried increasingly to avoid the subject: "Having those conversations is healthy for the political process, but sometimes, when it's with family, it can be really, really hard."
But he found common ground with his grandmother, who is 85. She disagreed with his stance, but after the election, she posted on his Facebook wall: "Congratulations, Jake _ even tho I didn't agree with your stance on the issue I will have to say you really put your heart and soul into your convictions _ and I must say I'm proud of you!!!"
"Our family is very understanding of everybody's opinions," says Jake's grandmother, Bunny Arseneau. "We know where everybody stands because we're a very open family. Your opinion is your opinion and we respect you for it."
And so, Loesch says, he is hoping for the best at Thanksgiving _ after all, they're still family. Adds his grandmother: "My father was of the old school. You never leave the house mad at each other, and you never go to sleep mad at each other."
As for the Marshalls in Massachusetts, there's hope that the political discourse, however charged, may at least carry some levity as well.
Last Friday night, some family members gathered at the home of Andrew's parents, in Hingham, Mass., for homemade pizza and wine _ a dry run, maybe, for the bigger Thanksgiving dinner.
As a fire crackled in the fireplace, so did the political discourse.
"I did vote for Obama," noted Rebecca Malone, 27, Andrew's sister.
"Oh my God!" replied Andrew. "I didn't know that! You're out!"
But the family did find a few areas of agreement _ for one thing, they all agreed on medicinal marijuana.
And though some voted for Democrat Elizabeth Warren for Senate, who won, and others didn't, they all agreed that outgoing Sen. Scott Brown was good-looking.
As the wine flowed, Andrew waxed philosophical.
"If we didn't care, we wouldn't sit here and battle," he said.
Added Anne, his liberal aunt: "And it's all so much more interesting than the Kardashians."
Associated Press writers Amy Forliti in Minneapolis, Bridget Murphy in Boston, Jay Reeves in Helena, Ala., and Kristen Wyatt in Denver contributed to this report.
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it is ALL a game of LIFE
Whatever you feel or Anything that has happened to you. So, how is your LIFE?
The savory wretchedness of the cellist's
song rang out, harmonizing with the metallic
hum humming of the subway. The reverberations
of the cars clamorously shot down the rails,
rumbling in tune with his melody's melancholy.
The chaotic euphony burrowed itself deeply
inside of me and made itself a dwelling;
Housing this bitter sweet hymn I knew all too well
helped me hear, just maybe, what my soul sounds like.
"Let me play for you," he said, looking beyond, or,
perhaps, seeing me more than had ever been seen.
Shaved heads, bomber jackets, black boots with white shoelaces -- it used to be easy to spot a Neo-Nazi. But young far-right extremists are wearing more stylish and more coded clothes…Many of the symbols are straightforward. On one Thor Steinar T-shirt, the word kontaktfreudig is splashed across red splotches that look like spatters of blood. The word could be translated as "outgoing," or more literally, "happy to make contact."...The German far right likes the "N" on New Balance shoes for the same reason.
"They are getting harder to spot," she (Esther Lehnert at the Mobile Counseling Team Berlin, a non-profit that identifies trends in the German far right) said, taking a picture out of a folder showing far-right and far-left activists facing off at a march. Both groups wore Che Guevara T-shirts and checked scarves -- long a leftist symbol of solidarity with Palestinians. But the far right co-opted both symbols, she explained, just as neo-Nazis have taken to wearing all black, which used to be an anarchist fashion statement. Guevara may be the strangest appropriation of all. Neo-Nazis wear his image but don't hesitate to beat up people who look different -- including Latin Americans.
By Rachel Nolan in Berlin/Spiegel Online International/11/20/2008
Himmel donner wetter! It's Springtime and Berlin again reeks of scheiße on its fashionable Kurfuerstendamm boulevard. Yessiree, Indiana Jones' favorite Nazi leiter are back, having undergone a fashion makeover. Well, that's not quite true because the word 'back' might erroneously suggest that these goose stepping, schwantzlutscher-ing, schweinhund-fuckers had ever left. Let me make this perfectly clear. Nazis do not disappear; they simply hide under a rock, waiting for an opportune moment to rear their ugly arschgesichters. History has repeatedly shown that these optimal moments are times of economic hardship, not unlike…today.
The new breed of Nazis are a cross between old Nazis heel-kicking ideologues and today's bust-a-cap-in yo'-ass gang bangers. I've coined the word Doppelgängerbangers to atenebrate this unholy union. Since the use of old Nazi symbols are banned by German law, the Doppelgängerbangers have become expert at Verstekspiel, that is, the 'hiding game', coding their Nazi symbols as numbers and acronyms. For example, 88, a code for the 8th letter of the alphabet, refers to the letters HH, which is Heil Hitler; 28 refers to the letters B&H;, which is the acronym for Blood & Honor; and you can guess by now, 18 refers to AH, the carpet-fresser himself, Adolf Hitler, as opposed to 52, EB, his carpet-munching consort, Eva Braun. So, if you walked into a Doppelgängerbangers' comedy club the jokes would have the familiar ring of 2nd grade math: '18 + 28 = (-6,000,000)'; '18 + 52 = wall to wall carpeting'. Instead of laughter, the crowd stamp their New Balance sneakers in approval, chanting, '26-8', '26-8', '26-8' (Zig Heil). Hecklers are clubbed with swizzles of bratwurst (to quickly digest the evidence if the police are summoned) and then bounced on a one-way transport to the Black Forest for target practice.
I visited Simon Wiesenthal, the famed Nazi hunter who brought Adolf Eichmann to justice, to get his personal tips on spotting Nazis who don't want to be spotted, like leopards with a can of spot remover. Wiesenthal was a frisky nonagenarian, who spoke in a Jewish sing-song voice typical of Talmudic scholars or the alte-cocker retirees who keep losing the keys to their Miami condos. We met at the Second Avenue Deli in New York's East Village.
"I have ah toasted Everything with a shmear," Wiesenthal told the waiter. "Excuse me, who's paying for lunch?"
"I am," I volunteered, caught off guard.
"Vaiter, change my order. I'll have the corned beef and pastrami, very lean on wry laughter. Just kidding. On rye-bread. Get it! Wry. Rye. Nooo? Gornischt? Oy, getruffen a shlemazel with a goyishe kop!"
"I'll just have coffee," I said to the Puerto Rican waiter, who stood dumbfounded by Wiesenthal's multi-linguistic verbal assault. "So, Mr. Wiesenthal…"
"Call me Simon. It's more simple. Get it? Simple Simon!"
"Very clever," I said, stroking his ego. It swiftly dawned on me that I was dealing with a man with a desperate need for audience. He may have had a salt deficiency as well, having already gone through a half dozen complimentary sour pickles at our table.
"More pickles, please!" Simon yelled, hoping any waiter would be within earshot.
"So, Simon, what was your secret in spotting …"
"This is half-sour you shmegegi!" he yelled at a new waiter bringing the peck of pickles. The last waiter was still suffering from PTPS, post traumatic pickle syndrome and vowed to return to San Juan.
"What's your secret in spotting Nazis!" I blurted out, hoping I could get through my question without interruption.
"Don't holler so loud, or it won't be a secret no more. Okkie, Dokkie." Simon said, bringing his voice down to a whisper. With his hearing problem that meant a decibel below a 747 engine at take-off.
I would hang out at the chi chi outdoor cafés along Avenida Alvear in Buenos Aires or in the Ciudad del Este in Asuncion, keeping a keen eye out for Nazis and street vendors hawking panama hats below cost. One day, I see this guy wearing embroidered elk leather Lederhosen. When he stands up to pay his bill, poof! A cloud of confectioner's sugar falls from his chest. Right den and dere, I knew I've found dat sonovabitch, Eichmann."
"I must be missing something."
"Schlameil," Simon admonished me. "Nazis are pigs who must consume a minimum of six German pastries before they're sow bellies are sated -- mohnkuchen, kasekuchen, schwartzwalder kirschtorte, sachertorte, marzipan, stollen, krappel—the list is endless. Like pigs, they're sloppy eaters. So, when I saw the cloud of sugar, it was like a halo from heaven pointing me to the swine. And I was right. It was Eichmann, yemach shmo."
"Weren't the lederhosen a giveaway. Who wears lederhosen in Paraguay?"
"I didn't tink of dat. You know, shmendrik, with your eye for detail you should replace me when I retire at a hundred and twenty." Simon then added, "If it's alright wit you I want to order a little tongue sandwich to take home for my wife."
"But I read your wife passed away four years ago."
"It's to put on her shrine. Oy, did my Rocheleh love tongue."
"O.K., order the tongue," I said. "I write it off – to experience."
"Nu, it was a pleasure meeting you. I suggest you go to Germany if you want to get the 411 of this new litter of Nazi piglets. I'm clueless in dat department. Please don't forget to email me at email@example.com. Excuse me. Waiter! I need a doggie bag!"
After a final exchange of pleasantries and grandma's recipes for cherry cheese strudel, I did as 'Simon sez' and boarded a Lufthansa flight for Berlin -- on frequent flyer miles, of course. Who pays retail?
In Berlin, I met with Herr Klaus S. Grueber, überfuhrer for 'The Office for the Protection of the Constitution', the government's 'domestic intelligence' agency who aggressively seeks out and deports Filipino domestics invading the Bundesrepluplik Deutschland to do honest house cleaning while it does squat to abate the sprawling neo-Nazi cancer. Grueber was a sprightly gentleman well in his eighties, nattily dressed in a hunting blazer with shoulder and elbow patches, emblazoned with the German coat of arms. Its minatory black eagle, flexing its wings in a classic Schwarzenegger bicep pose also appears on the flag of Germany and was appropriated by the Nazis as its Reichsadler insignia, with its eagle clutching a swastika in its talons. Grueber spoke nearly impeccable Victorian English in a cadenced pawl-and-ratchet monotone. Perfect, were it not for the Teutonic tendency to supplant 'w's with 'v's as in, 'Ve have ways to make you talk,' or 'Vat! Not vienershnitzel again'. He sat behind a massive carved mahogany desk, stroking his white Persian cat, Schrödinger, which bore a small patch of black fur between its hoary whiskers.
Aspiring Nazi hunter that I was, I cut to the chase. "How many Doppelgängerbangers are there are in Germany today?"
"Papiere bitte!"
"Please show me your papers."
"My papers?" I asked, puzzled.
"Your press credentials."
"I am a freelancer. My work appears in many American magazines. You can Google me."
"I don't Google. I'm more a Yahoo myself. I vill take you at your vord as a gentlemen and answer your qvestions. There are about 40,000 active members of the German far right, vith roughly another 82,000,000 awaiting indoctrination.
"Why aren't they prosecuted? Doesn't your constitution clearly forbid these groups?
"As long as they don't display swastikas or explicitly support Hitler or his party, these groups are left alone. Also they have made themselves bulletproof to prosecution by creating autonomous camaraderies called freie Kameradschaften, vhich is neither a club nor a party."
"What is it then?"
"It is an organization vithout organization operating vithout membership directories or charters. In essence, it is a fellowship, vhich our constitution cannot prohibit vithout opening a can of vorms."
"What about wearing clothing with coded symbols? Can't you at least prosecute them for that?
"We tried, but '88' can be Heil Hitler, Harry Houdini, Holly Hunter, as well as an infinite number of possibilities. And so their lawyers argued, and so these cases vere dismissed, von by von."
"How do the freie Kameradschaften communicate?"
"There are 150 regional freie Kameradschaften with 5 to 20 fellows each. Typically, they communicate through the internet, where they announce marches, demonstrations and publish blacklists of the name, addresses and phone numbers of their political opponents."
"Sounds like terror cells. Do they get violent?"
"Sure they do a little arson, a little murder and arms dealing. Though ve did thvart a bomb attack at the groundbreaking of the Jewish Cultural Center on St. Jakobsplatz in Munich. Vhen they are violent ve close down a particular autonomous branch but days later they continue their activities under a different name."
"So what do you think is the best way to deal with these elusive Doppelgängerbangers who fly under the radar and have learned to circumvent your unenforced laws?
"We feel the best approach is education. We distribute brochures to the youth of Germany to create an awareness of these right wing groups and their gemeinschaft philosophy."
"But," I said, my frustration mounting, "you might as well make a bonfire of the brochures and toast marshmallows. Nazism is an ineradicable temperamental bias with cruelty and the hatred of the 'other' as its innate dispositions. Potential Doppelgängerbangers are not turned by speeches of tolerance, nor dissuaded by the schwerpunct of rational argument. Can I argue you out of being yourself?"
"Not likely," said Herr Grueber. "I'm sorry, but I must cut our lovely chat short. I am expected at a meeting at my hunting lodge. I am on the membership recruitment committee to bring in new blood to the lodge since a lot of us 'old-timers', like yours truly, have passed on or moved abroad to more temperate Latin climates."
As Grueber stood up to shake my hand, I was dusted with a cloud of confectionary sugar spilling from his gold buttoned blazer.
"Kommen Schrödinger," Grueber said to his cat, as they both decamped briskly into the impenitent German air.
Josef Schwantz, Hitler's Hunchman
I back up my all my poetry
at the end each day ~
just in case.
I pour so much of my soul into my writing,
I fear that if it were lost,
I'd lose an essential part of me.
You may call this
foolishness, poppycock ~ even paranoia.
But I know what it feels like to lose poetry.
It hurts.
It is as deep as a lover's heartbreak.
It fills you with regrets, saying to yourself,
'I should have done this or that' and you swear,
'This will never happen again.'
But the sad reality is,
no matter how much we beautify life with our words,
the world we live can be a hostile place,
where bad shit can happen overnight.
So, I've because the woman
who's once been raped
and forever sleeps
with a gun under her pillow ~
just in case.
Poetry is my Lourdes ~
a spiritual oasis where I come to heal
in the divine power of words.
The danger of turning thick-skinned
is though it shields you from hurt
it doesn't let the love in.
A bartender walks into a Bartenders Convention and sees
an Indian, a Rabbi, a bear, a horse, a duck a Minister, a Priest,
a terrorist, a prostitute, a stutterer, a dyslexic ~
in short he sees every character who ever walked
into his bar for the past twenty years.
He turns to the Priest and says,
'Wow, take a look at this turnout!
This here's the best bartender's convention I've ever been to.'
The Priest turns to him and says,
'Bartender's convention?
You're dead man and you're in Purgatory!
All these fine people have shown up here to torture you
because you beat your wife and watered down your drinks.'
The bartender says,
'Well then, I guess this time the jokes on me.'
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If you want to follow the real Führer, follow the anti-Semite, Ormond, who regularly attacks the two most noticeable Jewish poets on this site.
He's written over 100 hate haikus like this one:
Haiku ( only fair )
Dear sensitive soul . . .
If you could purge fucking hacks,
. . . Burn ??? and Nat now!
Burn, as in 'toss in the ovens'. I'm the ??? in this one.
He's written over 100 hate haikus like this about me and Nat Lipstadt and reposts his hate mongering to a dozen collections, DAILY!
HP members, please write Eliot that though you fully support freedom of speech on this site, anti-Semitism and hate mongering have no place on Hello Poetry! The man has crossed the line and should be banned from this site.
Make your voice heard and write to: email@example.com
"Evil Prevails When Good Men do Nothing."
~ Edmund Burke
Please read my mom's memoir:
Sara: From Bialystok to Brooklyn, A Survivor's Memoir
I sincerely apologize for posting this message to unrelated collections, but I feel ridding HP of the ant-Semite Ormond calls for a collective action on the part of all members.
Thank You!
Cathartic words are rain in reverse ~
rising up from the poet's soul
to touch his darkest clouds.
Hello Poetry is not just a poetry site ~
don't limit it
and it won't limit your growth
as a human being
or the writer you aspire to be.
For every free expression of the human spirit
every voice of hope
sharing of dreams
confession of guilt
manifesto of ideas
cry in the dark
announcement of triumph
peacocking of style
intimacy of endearment
definition of life
musing while the java brews
pie in the sky notion
communication to clarify
communion with a higher power
cry of freedom
observation within or without
gossipy detail of pillow talk
joyous occasion
questioning of faith
repartee thought of too late
tête-à-tête with your audience
ventilation of displeasure
schmooze with your soul
appraisal of your relationships
articulation of politics
execution of intent
update of status
touch of humor
assertion of hopelessness
fire raging in belly
critique of art
declaration of independence
gradation of love
hint of resentment
nicety endowed
subtlety of grief
dash of optimism
degree of happiness
shadow of depression
overflow of raw emotion
tinge of satire
elucidation of a thought
venting of anger
enunciation of ambition
exposition of a position
formulation of a hypotheses
twisted idiom
shade of sadness
celebration of joy
mention of a broken heart
pronouncement of goals
verbal rendition of an image
impression of nature
intuition going beyond the senses
utterance of discontent
mindful choice of words
unique turn of the phrase
is the expression of the human spirit
yearning to be free ~
and that, my friends, is
poetry at its purest.
I've been seeing
poems on Hello Poetry
posted in Russian, Georgian,
Turkish, Urdu, Hindi and Tagalog.
If these poets really want to be read,
they'd be much better off knocking on
their hated neighbor's door, and sayin',
"Hey, wanna to read some awesome poetry


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By Samantha L. QuigleyAmerican Forces Press Service
RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 12, 2004 It didn't matter that only one car finished as strongly as it qualified. The crews of three racecars sponsored by different branches of the military raced for the troops here on the third anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
The Army racing team mills around behind the No. 1 car on Pit Road. The car, driven by Joe Nemechek, was fourth in line to pull onto the track. The car finished 22nd in Sept. 11's Chevy Rock 'n' Roll 400 at the Richmond (Va.) International Raceway. Photo by Samantha L. Quigley (Click photo for screen-resolution image); high-resolution image available.
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They qualified fourth, sixth and eighth in a field of 43 for the Chevy Rock 'n' Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway. They finished 22nd, 21st and eighth, respectively, but all the crews agreed that the meaning of the day put the race in perspective.
"It makes what we do very unimportant," said Jay Frye, general manager of the Army racing team. The No. 1 car, driven by Joe Nemechek, placed 22nd. "It's a special night for us."
Frye said he knows NASCAR has a great many military fans. "Our great troops overseas watch us every weekend, and we'd love to win one for them," he said.
The crew chief of the Air Force race team, Michael McSwain, agreed that it's for the troops. "Me and the team really support everybody in Iraq bigtime," he said. "We need to win it for the Air Force. Somebody in the military (racing teams) needs to win."
While representatives of all three teams expressed support of the troops in Iraq, it was the reason those troops are there that made the race especially poignant. But the ways of dealing with the weighty anniversary were varied.
"We always push back out of our minds what we don't want to remember," said McSwain, whose No. 21 Air Force car, driven by Ricky Rudd, finished 21st after a fourth-place start. "We don't need to forget these things."
Donnie Ratledge, gasman for the No. 16 National Guard car, said he tried not to think about the anniversary. He was trying to stay focused on what he was sure would be a top-five finish by the No. 16 car driven by Greg Biffle, who finished the race in eighth place. "I'll mourn with them tomorrow," Ratledge said. "(The race) is for the soldiers. This is just a small token to them."
While all three cars managed to maintain positions in the top 15 into lap 25, the race got away from them. For Operation Iraqi Freedom I veteran Army Staff Sgt. Shajn Cabrera, that didn't matter. "Every day we get to do something like this is exciting," he said as he watched the commotion from behind the Army racing team's pit area.
Cabrera, who works in the office of the sergeant major of the Army in the Pentagon, said that he and his fellow soldiers love what they do, and that it's not only showing support, but also being shown support that makes events like this race special.
While the team's representatives all said that track position is especially important in this race, they made it very clear that they do what they do for the troops. None of the teams is in the chase for the Nextel Cup.


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As of Saturday, November 3, 2012
© Copyright 2015 Gwinnett Daily Post
ATLANTA -- Lou Williams, brought home to supply the Atlanta Hawks with instant offense off the bench, did all he could to rally his new team on opening night.
It wasn't enough, though.
James Harden, who beat out Williams for the NBA's sixth-man award last season, was just too much as he continued to sizzle in his new role as a starter after being acquired by Houston from Oklahoma City.
Harden had 45 points Friday night against the Hawks after scoring 37 in his Rockets debut in Detroit on Wednesday and Houston defeated Atlanta 109-102 before a wowed crowd of 18,238 at Philips Arena.
Harden scored 15 of his points in the fourth quarter and they were needed as Williams provided 13 of his 22 to spark a Hawks comeback from a deficit that had reached 16 points in the third quarter.
"We didn't play well, yet we gave ourselves a chance by fighting back," Atlanta coach Larry Drew said. "But we just had too many defensive breakdowns."
The Hawks took the lead at 90-87 on six straight points by Josh Smith. But Harden scored 14 of the Rockets' final 17 points as Houston pulled away from a tie at 92.
Harden, who signed a five-year deal worth $80 million with the Rockets, showed he was worth the money by making 14 of 19 shots, including 2 of 4 from behind the arc, and going 15 of 17 from the foul line.
Williams, given a three-year contract worth nearly $16 million by the Hawks as a free agent after seven seasons in Philadelphia, led his new team in scoring as he often did with the Sixers.
After going 1-for-5 in the first half and scoring only three points, the South Gwinnett graduate was 6 of 12, including 2 of 5 from behind the arc, in the second half and finished 6 of 7 at the foul line.
Williams, who also contributed five assists, four rebounds and three steals, had six points in the third quarter before breaking out in the fourth. He just couldn't match Harden.
"Any time you give a guy the ball and let him go, he's going to get his points," Williams said. "There was no surprise. He's a good player. Everyone knows that."
Smith had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawks, who were badly beaten on the boards.
Houston had a 58-36 edge as Omer Asik grabbed 19 rebounds -- nine on the offensive end. Asik didn't score a point, but his offense wasn't needed. Jeremy Lin backed Harden with 21 points and added 10 rebounds and seven assists.
"We didn't match their intensity," Williams said. "We have to play all the time like we did late in the third quarter and in the fourth quarter."
The crowd gave Williams a warm homecoming welcome, yelling out a prolonged "Lou!" when he was introduced and again when he entered the game for the first time with 4:07 left in the first quarter.
Despite the late entry, his 30:38 of playing time was third on the team behind only Smith and Al Horford. Williams played all of the fourth quarter.
Williams became the first reserve to lead his team in scoring since Dell Curry of Charlotte in 1993-94 when he averaged 14.9 points for Philadelphia last season.
The Rockets led 49-35 before the Hawks cut the deficit to 53-44 at intermission thanks to DeShawn Stevenson's 3-pointer at the buzzer. Harden scored 17 first-half points and Houston out-rebounding the Hawks 34-20 as Asik grabbed 12.
Williams is just one of the many new players on the Hawks. Danny Ferry was brought in as general manager to remake the team and built for the future despite five straight playoff appearances.
Gone is Joe Johnson and his big contract. Also gone is the Hawks' slow-paced offense. The team promises to run and run. With Williams and Devin Harris joining Jeff Teague in the backcourt, that is now possible.
But the Hawks have to rebound and defend. They didn't do either well in the opener.
"We're going to have to role our sleeves up and just get better," Drew said. "We're still trying to establish an identity."
More like this story
- Rockets race past Hawks for lopsided win ( December 31, 2012 )
- Teague, Hawks rally to beat Houston ( March 3, 2015 )
- New-look Hawks set to face Rockets ( November 1, 2012 )
- South's Williams ready for Hawks' debut ( October 31, 2012 )
- Williams' dunk clinches Hawks comeback ( November 7, 2012 )


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Sossusvlei, Namibia's highlight in the heart of the Namib Desert, is an enormous clay-pan enclosed by mighty sand dunes. Some of the spectacular hills of sand reach a height of 300 metres and belong therefore to the highest in the world. Only after a heavy rainfall, which is very seldom in this area, does the 'vlei' fill with water. However, as the clay layers are hardly impervious, a turquoise lake remains for quite some time.
During a good rainy season the Tsauchab River flows into the pan, which creates a haven for water birds. Even during the dry season, oryx, springbok and ostriches can be seen feeding off the sparse vegetation along the watercourses.
The dunes of the Namib Desert developed over a period of many millions of years. It is thought that the vast quantities of sand were carried into the Atlantic Ocean by the Orange River. This material was subsequently moved northwards by the Benguela current. The surf pushed the sand back onto land and coastal dunes developed as a result, which were shifted inland more and more by the wind. Wind continuously restacks the sand of the huge shifting dunes of the Namib Desert. It tirelessly forces the grains of sand on the flat windward slope upwards to the crest of the dune. Here they fall down in the wind shade. The leeward slope, therefore, is always considerably steeper than the windward side.
More places of interest in Namibia
Etosha National Park | Fish River Canyon | Namib-Naukluft Park | Sesriem | Swakopmund | Waterberg Plateau National Park | Windhoek


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Desktop and fonts not as clear as Windows
Okay, so here's my first disappoint with my Mac Mini. I have a Windows 7 PC connected to the same monitor (PC via DVI and Mac Mini via HDMI). Both displaying at 1080p resolution.
The Windows 7 desktop looks crisp and clear. The fonts are ultrasharp and neat. The Mac Mini desktop looks a but bland and out-of-date. The display is a little rough and blurry on shape edges and the fonts don't look clear. Even as i'm typing this post into Firefox on my Mac Mini, the text is not sharp and clear.
I really was under the impression that the Mac interface was all about the graphics! Any ideas on whether this is just something I have to live with or whether it can be improved?
You can certainly adjust the font crispness in the appearance control panel.
You may want to also adjust the gamma on the Mac mini -- Macs have a higher (superior) gamma to PCs and since you're used to the darker PC standard it may not "look right" to you until you adjust this, which you do under "displays" in System Preferences.
What type of monitor is it? I've had a blurry font problem when using HP monitors (and I believe there was someone else on this forum that had a similar blurry font problem on another HP monitor)
Mac Screen Looking Blurry? Optimize & Troubleshoot Font Smoothing in Mac OS X
I tried everything on that page and the monitor still looked horrible. The only reason I know that it was the monitor was because I hooked the same computer to a Dell monitor and everything looked fine.
It's a Dell 2709W connected at 1920x1200 (via HDMI for the Mac Mini).
A quick update: i've actually turned OFF LCD font smoothing and it is a little better, but still a far cry in terms of clarity from my Windows 7 desktop.
Have you tried the mac into the DVI port? That is the real way to compare apples and apples. Not saying it will be the fix, but just thought that maybe the port is somehow contributing.
In the meantime I have done a quick calibration of the display and the colours and contrast have vastly improved. But I guess I should try DVI-D.
Also, what is the screen resolution coming from your Mac Mini? You can change it in System Settings under Displays.
^ It's 1920 x 1200 which is native resolution of the my monitor.
[SOLVED] I finally resolved my font clarity issue. I used the supplied HDMI to DVI-D lead and used the DVI-D input on my monitor. The difference was remarkable. The display is very sharp and clear now, It does seem that HDMI to HDMI is really only useful for video. DVI-D works very well for text.
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Things to do today: 02.28.13
Events happening in the Coastal Bend Thursday
COASTAL BEND - Events happening in the Coastal Bend Thursday:
MOMS AND TOTS PROGRAM: The Moms and Tots program "Preschool Palettes" is from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Art Museum of South Texas, 1902 N. Shoreline Blvd. Kids ages 2-5 with an adult helper will use a rainbow palette of paints to create abstract art masterpieces. Cost; $10; $5/members. Information: 825-3500.
JAMBOREE: Refugio County Jamboree is from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday at Refugio County Community Center, 305 Swift St., Refugio. Performers include Harvey Bailey, JoAnn Hickman, Bill Quigley, Buddy White, Ronnie Murray and the Jamboree Band. Cost: $5. Information: 361-293-5887.
BINGO: Kiwanis Club of Padre Island will host Bingo at the Beach from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday at the Holiday Inn SunSpree, 15202 Windward Drive. Cost: $5/plus cost of Bingo cards. Information: 816-1243 or 361-779-0477.
ART SPEAKS: Corpus Christi Creative Connections presents "Art Speaks," a series of quarterly, gallery talks to support and promote the creative interests of local artists, students and the community at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Heritage Park. Guest speaker includes Lindy Burns of Youga Yoga Studios. Free. Seating is limited. Information: 883-2787.
CONCERT: Corpus Christi Chamber Orchestra and MWF Jazz Band present a spring concert at 7:30 p.m. in Richardson Performance Hall, Del Mar College East, 101 Baldwin Blvd. Under the direction of R. Todd Ehle, the concert will feature Robert Schwebel as clarinet soloist. The evening ends with a performance by Del Mar College's MWF Jazz Band under the direction of David Irving. Free. Information: 698-1214.
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Getting the haircut from 300 is significantly easier than getting the abs. The Caesar haircut is very short with a little bit of fringe cut horizontally across the forehead. It's a great cut for unruly hair and hot weather. It's also one of the best hairstyles for thinning hair because short fringe is combed forward over the forehead, concealing a receding hairline.
To ensure hair stays in place, work a small amount of hair gel or holding product into damp hair and comb it forward. Make sure not to use too much product which can great a greasy or stiff look.